yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtg465x:
If you flash another ROM, it will likely use another kernel that doesn't apply the screen calibration profile, which makes the screen look much cooler, which in turn makes the issue more noticeable.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paul211b:
lots of people are saying the UV light trick does not work, any other ideas how to remove the yellow band at the bottom?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xed888:
I can vouch that UV does NOT work.

Exposed it to 20min X 5. Band is still there
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dominatore:
Same here, 2 x 15min no change.

How much curing time do UV Adhesives need, normally?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcg:
4/4 of phones I have seen have this issue, and the owners who claimed they had no yellow band, after I pointed it out to them they admitted they had it on their device.

I think it's a good chance that ALL phones are affected and it's just how anal you are about it. I am pretty picky about the screen since it makes or breaks the phone.

This phone is off my list until OPO sources another display, these JDI displays are just too much of a gamble.

Surprised people are still doing the UV trick - I'd fully imagine it's a placebo or psychological effect. The glue is going to be run through UV at the factory or at least some heat to dry it. And even after all that time until it gets into our hands. Glue surely would have dried by then.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xed888:
Agreed. What is needed is for all xda-ers who have the problem to go over to their forum and post there too
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dominatore:
To complain on a Forum, where the Oneplus staff can delete or "merge" such topics is pointless and has been done several times before.

I'm surprised that there is so little rage about this on sites like reddit or the like.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eseanq:
They've deleted over 30 pages (and banned countless users) of a thread based on the yellow screen. The only reply from an admin is the first post.

All other topics get deleted/locked with the same generic response being the last post.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gasterakos:
Guys. As i heard many people after some usage of 2-3 weeks of their phone, the yellow tint disappeared by its own. So let's make some patience. Unfortunately i don't have only yellow tint but 3 dead pixels also. I hope i can change the phone now or get my money back :(
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
I vouch for the yellow disappearing over time. Received mine on July 9th, and it's almost gone now.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcg:
Doubt that's true, it's probably your eyes and mentality getting used to it. Just look at another phone's screen and back at the OPO; you'll see it glaring at you again.

Out of the 4 I saw (ie. met up with seller to purchase) one was a 1-2 week used phone and it was still pretty bad.

Unless it goes away at 3-4+ weeks, that's good... maybe I'll consider a used one down the road if it does indeed go away.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aegyo:
Mine might have that band but it's definitely much lighter than the picture above, you wouldn't notice anything unless someone told you to check for it. Some are more faint than others I suppose, but it's beautiful regardless.

This isn't bad right
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BAD_BOY_KIEV:
I don't want to insult anyone, or defend OP, but some people are clearly searching for this issue...they desperately try to find it...more desperately they try to make people believe they have one...don't make this crazy nolifers thread like on OP forums, full of yellow avatars...

It is there, the phone has it, in some cases, in case you don't see it - there is no problem for you, doesn't matter who says what.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcg:
For sure, it's one heck of a phone. I actually wanted to use it despite the issue.

But I just decided it wasn't for me. There will be others who don't find it bad, or don't see it at all - which is good, as they can enjoy the device 100%.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eseanq:
I'm not sticking around & use this phone for weeks hoping it disappears. I listed it on eBay, and have decided that if it doesn't sell, I'll blend it.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Will it blend? That is the question.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dt0xin:
I can say that I have a very very sight yellowing and dimming in the bottom of the screen. It is much less than when I first got the phone. So much so that I can only notice it when I purposely set a completely white screen and look for it. Even then I notice that it is a bit dimmer in the bottom corners, yellowing? Not really anymore.

This has largely become a non issue for me. Would I prefer it never have been an issue? Yes. But I don't really care or think about it anymore.

Also, this is not my eyes adjusting to it or me getting used to it. It was a good bottom 3/4 inch when I got the phone. Really just slightly dimmer on the bottom corners now.

-dt0x
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllTheWay:
Just received my phone today build date is July 15th. I definitely have the yellow hue at the bottom of the screen. Also my capacitive buttons at the bottom of the screen are very dim. Is this normal for most users? I can barely seems them now. Other users have reported that they are impossible to see on a bright sunny day.

Also the vibration seems to feel a little weird on this phone. Like the whole phone seems to vibrate when typing. Still deciding if I want to keep the phone.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aldaris565:
so even the Chinese version has this issue? I was about to buying one right now...
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dominatore:
My capacitive buttons are the same, almost invisible in (not that bright) daylight. It would be nice if it is a defect. Then I would stick with it until Oneplus gets a better (not yellow) batch of screens and change the phone via the warranty.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Mine aren't very bright either. I think it's by design.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rgshakur:
good

I dont have yellow screen im my opo lucky
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d_jaxx:
Mine is yellow too!

Here are two pics from One0lus forums.

With those you can see the yellow band very easy! View attachment 2875028View attachment 2875029
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
Have to say if I have it on mine I can't see it
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FuNKSioN:
The real problem isnt just the screen, but OnePlus themselves. They've gone out of their way to ignore, cover up, shift the issue of the yellow screens. Why would anyone give money to a company with such shady service? Where else have they cut corners? What happens when there's a larger problem? You certainly can't go after them when batteries start exploding.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
They're backed by OPPO, so if OPPO thinks they aren't taking the customers complaints to heart, then OPPO will just end up dissolving OnePlus into themselves, becoming the parent company. Either way, OPPO provides much better warranty, so if OnePlus goes "bankrupt", your device will be in safe hands. Also OPPO actually cares about the yellow banding, so I do hope OnePlus eventually: starts listening to the customer, or gets dissolved into OPPO.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FuNKSioN:
Just because OPPO and OnePlus are held by the same parent does not mean one has any obligation to the other or it's customers.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blyndfyre:
Got my second OPO. Yellow band again. Just as bad or worse than the first device. Could not live with it so I sold it with a heavy heart like I did the first one. I'm done with OP for good.

PS. Yes I informed the buyers of the yellow band, they didn't care and said they won't notice it with "On Screen Buttons" enabled.

---------- Post added at 01:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:48 PM ----------

I kept posting on OP forums about the yellow problem on threads not created by myself. I got a warning that I was spreading false rumors and would be banned. I continued to express my dislike of the uneven yellowness of both OPO's I've bought, as well as my disgust with the RMA system to which 3 weeks have passed and not a single response. Today I was banned.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Sorry buddy but screenshots don't show the particular characteristics of your screen, because they're just the data your screen is showing and not the way your screen shows it.

You'd have to take a picture and post it ;)
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d_jaxx:
Sorry buddy, but you missed the point!

Those are no screenshots!

They only make the yellow tint more visible!
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rahtrip:
Yellow Disappears over time

I can personally attest to the fact that with continued use of the OPO over a 2-3 week period the Yellow near the bottom panel disappears over time and it becomes less and less visible. There is still a very little bit of it left, but not as much as there was when I took it out of the box. I was told by a friend to not use a Screen Protector or Tempered glass on it for a little while, apparently it helps the glue used to dry. Leave the screen bare without anything on it for a while and use it. I averaged 5-6 hrs of screen on time usage a day. IDK if what he said is real or by chance, but it worked! LOL... Also my device was manufactured July 5th, if that helps to understand the time frame. Everyone else I know and know of that have the OPO have this issue. Thats 6 out of 6 devices, seems to be a widespread issue. IDK if anyone remembers but Apple had similar issues with some of their iPhones and iPads when they rush manufactured them to beat demand while they were pumping out an insane amount of devices per week.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SolarTrans:
Oh I understand now! Thanks for clarifying ;)
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cubfan99:
Sold mine, sadly. Liked the phone, and probably could have lived with the yellow as it was starting to diminish. The thing is just too damned big.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllTheWay:
What settings did you use to give your phone the blue color to it. I'm assuming it was customer just want to play around with different color options
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eseanq:
Ive been banned about 4 times. They have no idea how to respond to an argument so the admins just ban the person and delete their posts. They claim they're cleaning up the thread, but in the last 4 days, ~50 pages of a thread has been deleted. Roughly 10 pages a night.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BAD_BOY_KIEV:
The reason is quite frankly the *****ing, the uber funny jokes, avatars, this disguting piss **** jokes, acqusitions and profanity... I've been on this topic at OP forums for more than a week now and as far as I can see 15-20% of the posts are somehow related to the actual problem with info or experiences or pics or ways to solve it...
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blyndfyre:
I've had posts and threads dedicated to contributing to resolve the problem, as well as make others aware before they purchase. Trust me when I say they are trying to pull a fast one here. I'm sure forum cleanup is a part of it, but they are certainly trying to minimize the appearance of the yellow screen defect.

I brought up the fact that the speakerphones are not stereo, they are in fact mono and both speakers can only produce the same mono sound!!! They claimed right in the specs that it was stereo speakerphone. OP response: Stop spreading rumors that are not true, yes they are mono, but advertising as stereo was just a typo.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GTCC:
I wonder how many of the posts on the OP forums are by people paid by other phone manufacturers to slags it off.

No I'm not saying that the phone doesn't have its problems but like all sites I'm sure they have fake post as well. I have the yellow band at the bottom but I have to have a pure white photo on screen to see it and even then it is very hard to see.

If I had to give up the opo or the M8 it would be the M8 but I might not be saying that if I ever have a problem with it.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pieceofphil:
Got banned today too, I had the phone for almost one week and contributed in a normal manner my name was chandelier as I think the posts are still on the re:yellow thread.

I want everyone to be precautious about this company and their copy paste customerservice... David S. came to the thread today saying that the issue of yellow tint will be adressed in the next update of cyanogenmod. Well he did not seem to like my question whether this means that if the yellow band does not disappear after the update we can RMA again for faulty display as he said the problem was software related. Which is the 3rd story they tell about yellow tint/band whatsoever.

Neither did he like the question whether he can explain the fact OPPO does see the yellow band as a case for replacements and OP does not (as they share the same Manufacturer and production sites)

I'm happy I sold the phone but unlike OP I told the customer what he had to expect.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therebel88:
I still have yet to see anyone post of a photo of their OPO where the yellow band is NOT present. Also if you look at all the press release shots OPO themselves take, they all show the onscreen nav buttons enabled. Surely you'd think with the optional capacitive buttons being such a selling point, they'd have press photos where they're enabled. but oh wait, that would show the yellow band :rolleyes:
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobmarsh72:
I would be interested to to see a photo of a perfect screen.

Had the yellow banding issue on my HTC one x, sent the phone back 3 times until I had a decent screen. Fingers crossed for my opo that I'm waiting to be delivered!
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pieceofphil:
I've seen one posted which was pretty decent, will upload as I get to my notebook
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beastlykings:
Just received my opo yesterday, an offical one, not the chinese one everyone seems to be getting. But, I have a yellow tint at bottom of screen :/

Add me to the list of yellow screen people.

But honestly, I am in the camp that doesn't care, I can hardly hardly see it, it's not worth sending back and waiting/going without a phone/paying extra shipping fees. Honestly its harder to try seeing it, than to ignore it lol.

My wife is a cosmetologist though, and I've heard that UV nail bed things fix the screen, I'll toss it in there for a few minutes sometime soon and report back ;)
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lostatsea23:
How much did you get for it?

Jw in case I sell mine in the future.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pieceofphil:
I'm German therefore i can only tell you the price in Euro.

Got 375 minus Amazon fees 340 which at least leaves me+/- zero asi bought protector and case before i got the phone...

This phone cost me so much nerves...
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] [armitage]:
I had/have the small yellow band, but eventhough I did see it, it never bothered me that much.

Today I found the time to compare the One to my Nexus 5 and make a few pics.

The One has Team Gummy ROM on it with the standard CM color calibration ( they have CM's Screen Color tool in their ROM ) and the nexus 5 has AOKP Nightly on it (no color settings changed).

Both were on full brightness.

In daily use I hardly notice the band (eventhough I do believe you guys that the results from one OnePlus One to another might vary) but I think that this thing has been blown a bit out of proportion and that some people just got sucked in by the hype surrounding this issue.

Also I think that the color calibration of the whole screen is pretty good too.

Well calibrated screens alway look a bit yellow and the nexus 5 looks even more yellow than the One.

Ps. Just to be perfectly clear... I do understand that the screen calibration and the "yellow band" (backlighting issue) are two different things and I don't mean to "belittle" or insult anyone that is really bothered by this, but I just wanted to share my views on this issue.

http://www.image-load.net/show/img/OaONt8v55f.jpeg

http://www.image-load.net/show/img/zdicQhsDWh.jpeg
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BAD_BOY_KIEV:
Agreed! Also, you don't have any band))
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] [armitage]:
It doesn't completly show in the pictures, but there is a little tint.

Eventhough I think with some background lighting settings and maybe even some time (eventhough I don't think it has to do with glue settling) it seems to have gotten better.

In any case I don't think that it is really that big of a deal as some people make it out to be (Again, not trying to belittle anyones problems here).
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DuckMcQUack:
I have an international version bought directly from oneplus out of an invite and i don't have the issue. Maybe they've solved the problem in the latest shipments. :good::laugh:
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
You can only see it under the certain circumstances (or at least in the most obvious) at first I didn't see it but then saw it.

- White background (25-45% brightness level)
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DuckMcQUack:
It seems to be a little bit like corksniffing... You know what i mean? :)
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lostatsea23:
The problem is there and its annoying. It might not be too noticeable but its hard to not see it. Also the 2 stuck pixels that appeared on my device aren't fun either /:
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] [armitage]:
Well, it's not that I don't see it, I admit that there is a "problem".

But I still think that it is not as bad as many make it out to be.

My brightness setting is on "auto" and I adjusted the lux settings a little to my liking.

Looking at the "current light sensor value" it is either below 25% or above 45, depending on where I am.

I completely understand that some people may have it worse than I, but let's be honest for a moment here...

Do you really think that this would bug you that much, if you wouldn't have read about it in forums?

I mean many people have much worse lighting problems with their LCD TVs and it doesn't bother them that much.

I calibrate TVs from time to time and I have almost never seen an LCD TV that had perfect backlighting by the LEDs.

And one more thing...

Let's be completely realistic here for a moment.

I mean I don't really care about how much profit a company makes, but if OnePlus would really exchange all the phones that have a minor (or not so minor) backlight bleed, they could close up shop tomorrow.

So of course they're not going to do it. ;)

In conclusion, I can only say that I am happy with what I got for my 300 bucks.

Is it perfect? No... But it's more than good enough.

And btw, I haven't bought one thing ever, that was perfect in every way.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lemonspeakers:
I can see why you’d believe that. In my experience, I’ve already purchased 4 of these OnePlus One phones; One for each of my family member. And they all are different in terms of “yellow screen”

The very first one I received had a major yellow band on the bottom. It was noticeable and pretty gnarly. I eventually sold it on Craigslist.

The second one was the best with barely noticeable yellow. But it was still there.

The other ones were not as bad as the first one, but they were there, though not better than the second one I received.

So it’s a hit and miss. You get a good screen or a ****ty one.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lostatsea23:
Don't you mean pissy. Lol
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eseanq:
My listing only has 2 bids and its below what I paid for it :(

I'd rather blend it.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] glossgloss:
Decided not to sell my OPO. I have the yellow tint on the bottom. Is it proven that over the time it will diminish?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lostatsea23:
Is it proven? Nope...
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chainboner:
This phone was marketed as 'flagship killer' and 'never settle'. That is why it got so much hype from the community at a $350 price. This phone had to be perfect based on the One Plus moto and it isn't. If you are OK with settling for mediocrity on this device then enjoy it, the rest of us aren't. The phone has an obvious defect on the most important part of it, the display. So maybe One Plus needs to close up shop tomorrow because they failed to produce the device they marketed.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladashram:
My OPO has no issue with the display, it appears perfectly normal. I have no yellow tint that I hear about.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krazyq:
Got mine today and it has the yellow band at the bottom however it's barely noticeable.

I wouldn't have known if I never read up on it...

Hope it magically goes away though...
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsang_alan:
Just got mind yesterday.

And i tested it thoroughly. Details as below,

1. Yellow tinted hardly notice in Room lighting and Bright condition. And adjusting screen color do help to make a cooler color temperate, which reduce unnecessary yellowish.

2. In low light condition and screen is outputting low light, the yellowish is noticeable. Users, including me, notice that the yellowish is not uniform. the edges of the screen seems worse than the center. Have to admit, it is there!

Conclusion,

the screen in bright condition did perform well (contrast, color repo, accuracy), really better than i expected.

However, in low light condition, there is yellow tint. It won't give me trouble on reading and gaming but It is there. For me, I accept as the phone is selling at this price with this hardware and software. But if you are unsatisfied with inaccurate color repo at such condition, you may have to choose another phone.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] weysonn:
definitely notice it but in everyday use i think ill adjust

its not as bad as i thought it would be
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beastlykings:
Looking for the yellow, has caused me to notice one tiny little pixel that's stuck down near the bottom, yah lol.

Oh well, still love this phone, it is quite amazing :D
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marvelspires:
Hello guys, I've read a lot about this yellowish at the bottom of the screen. Some say that the glue, others say it's the calibration of cyanogen in the "coloros it does not. Well, today I was thinking to go with my wife at the salon because it will make the nail, and use the dryer nail with UV light.'s working or is it just talk? already thank you very much. :o

PS: have no risk to my phone, spoil not even doing it right?
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heisenberg:
They're talking about two separate issues. When they're talking about the glue they're discussing a small yellow band across the bottom of the screen. When they're talking about calibration they're referring to an overall warmness to the entire display.

Using the UV lamp at the nail salon is only appropriate if you have the yellow band at the bottom of the display. It shouldn't harm your device as long as you only have it under the lamp for about ten minutes, and as long as you have the device powered off at the time.

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[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marvelspires:
My problem is the yellow stripe at the bottom, it is clear, but it's there, and bothers me a bit because my eye always goes to her. I will try then UV ray in the nail dryer machine.

I'll be back here with results, thanks pal.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tssphysicsboi:
Got my one for a few days. I have the yellow band on the bottom. Put it under the sun for about 1hr in total. It APPEARS the yellow is fading but I can still see some yellow. Will keep going at it to see if it'll completely go away. Tried to msg support, no reply for 3 days.
[ONE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marvelspires:
placed for 10 minutes in UV light salon, changed nothing, still yellow, but my background is pretty weak, little bother, but every time my eye on that yellow will I regret a bit having bought this phone. For risked guarantee that I will not have to live in Brazil paying a high price by the standards of my country.