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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azarin:
Managed to arrange for a return of mine after providing some sample photos. While there is a noticeable pink tint compared to other devices, my eyes seem to adapt to it if I don't have another device nearby as a point of reference.

What was more of an issue was the lack of consistancy of the display - the top had pinkish tint, and the bottom a yellowish tint. Not noticed this on anything for a long time - I remember it being noticable on old TN flatscreens many years ago, but not the more modern technologies.

Fingers crossed the replacement is a bit better!
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevew84:
So do they actually charge you for the replacement device? I did this in the past for a different device through Google and there was no charge.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azarin:
The replacement is done as a special kind of order - you get a link to 'Buy' the replacement device. Provided you return the faulty one within 14 days your card is not actually charged though. At least that seems to be how it works in the UK, I'm not sure if it is different in other parts of the world.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NateK:
That's how it works in the US as well.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkouk:
There are fellow sufferers on the Galaxy S6 forums with similar problems with their amoled screens. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3074865

I sometimes wonder if we're just victims of our own ocd?! [emoji14]
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TobiS87:
This clearly seems to be a common AMOLED problem. The screen if that S6 looks pretty similar to my N6P's screen. My RMA Unit should arrive tomorrow and I am really hoping that it will be better. I don't have the patience to go through numerous RMAs just to find a flawless unit.

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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkouk:
I'm waiting for my 6th replacement :(
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] synplex:
I hate that the only problem I have with my 6p is that when I lower my brightness to >50% anything white suddenly looks pink =-/

Drives me insane at night when my brightness is usually set around 30-40% and i'm web browsing. The crazy thing is that the pink tint is uneven, it's stronger on the top half of the screen and slightly Bluer (Purplish) on the bottom half.

Guessing it's time for a RMA =-(

-Nexus 6p Frost 64gb
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
OK so new development, my phone was perfect on 6.0, I updated to 6.0.1 and now the pink is horrible... This sucks. Maybe software related after all
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NateK:
I'd be curious to hear what'd happen if you flash back to 6.0. Although, I'm guessing coincidence - perhaps something got messed up inside when your phone heated up during the update?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
No it never heated. I'm interested in knowing if I downgrade too. I heard they made changes to resolve the issue I wonder if that did the opposite effect
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
I noticed that it seemed much worse after 6.0.1 as well. Double check your sRGB mode, mine was turned back off after the update.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
Yeah I always stop by sRGB first boot, but mine actually got better and seems to be back where it was originally. Very odd, I hope it doesn't change.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NateK:
I'm getting device #4 delivered tonight. If it's bad, I'll have to reconsider if the 6P is worth the hassle or if I'll pick up a Moto X Pure or go cheap and buy a used Nexus 6 on Swappa (at least then I'm not paying premium prices even if the screen is bad).
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TobiS87:
So my replacement has an even worse pink tint over the whole right side. The left side has a green hue and there is a pretty clear gradient. As I don't have the patience to go through several replacements I will just wait one/two months and hope that this issue gets resolved. I managed to get the pink hue nearly unnoticeable with custom color calibration on my first device so its acceptable. In conclusion I still think that it is nearly impossible to get a good screen for me. That's the reason why I swore myself to never get an AMOLED again after the HTC One S. These Screens just seem to be wrong for my eyes.

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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NateK:
Phone #4 - Still pink, but better screen.

However, the graphite coating is inconsistent and splotchy (like square patches where it's not as dark). Additionally, there's a dent in the frame around the screen.

WTF Google and Hauwei??
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
so I finally unlocked the BL and tried a custom kernel out. I notice if I use the kernel color tuner and add a tad more blue it removes all pink/yellows from the whites and make it uniform and accurate. I'm starting to think this could be easily resolved with a kernel update/mod. It looks SOO much better and much closer to the LCD whites however I like sRGB and even with tuning it still has the AMOLED saturated look. It doesn't take a lot of tweaking to completely erase the pink, give it a try. (I tested with the latest Elemental kernel and the EX Kernel manager app the dev produced...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
Yeah it for sure is more noticeable when the screen is completely white. Here is another one. You can still kinda notice it but not as much as when it's all white
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pecata:
Yep, just slightly...I don't understand what may be causing this...it almost look like there is too much pressure there from the back...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
But you can see why I'm going back and forth about getting a replacement. While I notice it, it's not THAT horrible. I don't know if I want to risk getting one worse.

To the people who see the pink tint.. How would yours compare to mine? Better? Worse? The same?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pj1980:
i saw on a screen comparison with a few different phones that the nexus 6 had a pink screen compared to the other phones, i didn't have the nexus 6 so i'm not sure how many people noticed it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wazka2:
This pic show difference in my screen look at the colour on top and bottom of the screen.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtherrell:
On N6 we had the same issue. Luckily solved by custom kernel tweaker.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
I think I see it more in my pics than I do yours.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sewannabe:
Have you set sRGB mode? If so can you take a before and after picture? People tend to prefer warmer tints and as such that is likely considered in the default calibration. Your white screen photos viewed on my color calibrated XPS9350 look very pink to me. Your pictures look like what I would expect from 3 year old or so OLED devices, not a current top of the line display. Try sRGB and let us know. I still have not received my phone yet but I would not be happy with a display that is color inaccurate to the degree your device appears to be.

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Your screen is also definitely pink as viewed on my calibrated display. It appears to be most pink in the lower right and decreases as you move diagonally to the upper left of the screen. That being said the photo is not taken from straight on so that may affect the resultant image. Is your phone set to sRGB mode? If so try that and report back. I'm not at all a fan of amoled displays for reasons that this thread again seems to be highlighting. I moved back to IPS displays to get away from such but the recent reviews of the Note 5 and Galaxy 6's lead me to believe these issues were taken care of.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luciferiusXI:
Never really fixed it because you cannot fix a junk screen like the one the N6 had. Post an all white screen of your N6 and let's see. Plus, how long did you have to wait for custom kernel that fully supported color calibration? On your screenshot there is no gamma calibration.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Trainstation:
Note sure how to include a photo, but I ordered two and one is very pink. The white is equivalent to someone putting a red shirt in the white clothes wash. Its terrible. Grey is just as bad. Sending it back.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dg2119:
Mine is pretty much the same as yours.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daivee:
What do you guys think? I have it on 100% brightness.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luciferiusXI:
Not bright enough
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sewannabe:
Yes it definitely has a pink hue on my calibrated monitor. Do you have sRGB enabled? If not could you enable sRGB and post before and after pictures. That would be appreciated.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] graffixnyc:
I tried sRGB mode and while it does help a bit, I still see it. I also don't like sRGB mode it makes the colors seemed washed out.

Can you upload them to imgur.com and post the links here? I'd love to see two side by side.

I think I'm going to chat in with them tomorrow and see about getting a replacement to compare
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zetsumeikuro:
http://m.imgur.com/d4Yia4U,94S1gwP

I don't get the salmon pink hue when I have adaptive brightness on in low light settings. My Nexus 6 has that plus a zone where it has a slight pink hue. Excuse the rainbowing/distortion as I do have a non glass protector till my glass comes in. Edit: I can see the discoloration from the film protector yuck! But without it on, I think my screen looks good =].
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fchowd0696:
Turn off adaptive display.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daivee:
Lol. Come on. Don't you think I would have checked that already. I'm no noob to settings. Google is sending me a new unit by the way.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 2ndammendment:
I work as a rep for Samsung. I've noticed the slight hue on my N6p. I also had the same thing on all of my Note 4s. Its unfortunately "normal". In my experience the pink hue isn't evenly distributed, on my 6P the right side has a slight hue but the left does not. Usually this is also accompanied by slight luminosity varriances as well. There are 10+ million LEDs that make up the panel and its hard to get them all perfect. Some phones have it bad, most only have a slightly hue and people don't notice it. I have seen a few phones come across my desk that had flawless displays.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BadBoyR:
What launcher are you using?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Draje0:
What exact settings did you use in EX Kernel Manager?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bweN diorD:
i have been doing the same thing for a while, but i back down the red :)

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personally, i take 20 off the red, and 7 off the blue, but you should adjust it to your liking.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markwebb:
In my case not truly: screen is much better with these new color profiles using custom kernels, but I never fully get rid of pink. Right now it is the best it has ever been on third phone but I truly believe it is what it is with huawei using sub par displays thanks to Samsung. I never achieve a gamma of 2.2 and best is always at 1.8.

Still on the fence about returning as I don't anticipate a correction since Google wanted a specific price point.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NateK:
The problem with color profiles is they can't fix inconsistent/gradient screens. I've yet to get a screen that is consistent, sadly.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raijin:
I'm trying to get a replacement from Google Store Spain. My screen have a pink tint in the left side of the screen, and greenish tint in the right side. You can see it if you pay a bit of attention.

I'm not going to stay with a 650 € phone that its screen

The girl who took the call didn't knew nothing about pink tints, uneven screens. Nothing technical.

First, they requested me pictures of the problem or screenshots. The camera doesn't catch good the problem, so they requested me more pics or screenshots. Yes, screenshots! What they are trying to see in a screenshot. I told them that the problem is common in AMOLED screens. A lot of Galaxy S6 owners complain about uneven screens and tints.

I send them more pics, and then they requested me in a prefabricated mail to try secure mode, install latest Android version, factory reset.

They asked me if the terminal suffered damage, water, rooted or previously repaired, in order to make the replacement

I think the next time I'll buy the device to Amazon. They know (a bit more) about what they say, and they immediately replace the device with no questions the times it's necessary. I'm getting tired of Google.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janjan881:
Hue

I bought a Nexus 6p last week. What is seen can't be unseen, so I discovered a pink hue too. It's driving me insane. In comparison to my iPhone 6, the colors are a bit more yellow, but I can live with that. But the pink hue is extremely distractive during reading on a white background. My ordered a Nexus 6p too, thus I can compare the phones. Should I RMA mine? :crying:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TobiS87:
That's up to you and if you can live with that flaw. My RMA unit is even worse than my first device so I spoke to a Google support member and she lets me send the replacement back and keep my first unit.

With the color calibration of ExKernel Manager I managed to tweak the colors so that the pink hue is barely noticeable. Even the slight color shift to a green hue on the left of my screen isn't that noticeable anymore.

My plan is to try to get used to that screen for approx one month and then decide whether I should RMA again or not in the hope that Huawei/Samsung do fix this problem in the future.

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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janjan881:
Well, I lived with bad screens on my iPhone (yellow hue). Maybe I can get used to the hue, but in my opinion it is unacceptable for such a high-end device (€700, European price).
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshuadjohnson22:
Interesting, mine went away completely. 100%
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jjschafe:
I received device #6 last Friday, and it looks like the sixth time was a charm. It finally has a uniform display. Yes, still a very slight pink hue, but very uniform throughout. I'll be sending back #5 today and I finally feel like I have a phone I can keep. For those that are thinking about settling, don't. Good phones are out there.

FWIW, build date on this phone is 11/7. Every bad phone I received was built in October. Purely speculation, but maybe things are getting under control now.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
I noticed it on first few days, but now it's gone..
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TobiS87:
Interesting read about the problem which seems pretty widespread among Samsung AMOLEDs:

https://www.buyfromwhere.com/galaxy-s6-the-ugly-truth-about-its-screen/

This somehow gives me even more doubts that I will ever find a device which has a "normal" screen

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[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] janjan881:
I have to admit. I own almost no perfect screens. Even my LG TV has a slight yellow tint in the middle. Only my mother's iPhone 6 Plus and my Eizo computer screen do have a perfect screen. But, the pink or yellow hue on my Nexus is much worse.

I tested the Galaxy S6 of a friend of mine. It appears he doesn't have a pink hue, but indeed a color shift in yellow.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tones1971:
Makes you wonder why they decided to use amoled if they all have problems. Or how they didn't notice the problems it's caused on so many phones
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkouk:
I think they're ignoring the complaints because the majority of people will not notice these defects, hence making a lot of money from selling sub par screens to various manufacturers.

Even the Google Store customer service people pretend it's not an issue. I rang yesterday for an RMA and asked the lady if they've heard of this problem before, I never used the the word "tinted" to describe the problem. I simply said that my screen is darker on one side than the other. She said that they've not heard of issues with screens before.

Later... I get an email from the rep with the subject line "tinted screen issue". I never used such terminology to describe the issue with my device, so it looks like they are aware of it...that or I'm just paranoid. [emoji14]
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guiper:
I have a similar issues with my recently bough Nexus 6P (build date of 4th of November), bought on the amazon.fr promotion last week.

The center and top of my screen is more yellowish than the bottom, where it has a "proper" white. Also apparently the right of the screen is slightly more bright than the left. Finally also can notice a minor pink hue (pretty small I can say) on the right bottom corner. I do believe that not everybody will notice it at first, girlfriend didn't notice it until I asked her explicitly if she can see it. The problem is that once seen can't be unseen.

I noticed it more in the first two days. Right now not sure if it's disappearing or I'm just getting used to the screen (using it for 4 days). Not sure if to RMA and risk or just keep this phone, which otherwise has no other issues at all. Right now can't really enjoy the display always looking at the "problem".

Anybody already went through the RMA process with Amazon? Are they flexible with the screen issues?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sungoesdown:
Good article...one could effectively swap out references to "Galaxy S6" with "Nexus 6P" and it would read exactly the same. The bright side is that it's not necessarily a Nexus problem, but rather a Samsung problem (as they're the display source) and potentially even an AMOLED problem.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azarin:
Just a quick update to say that I have received my replacement Nexus 6P, probably a little bit less pink, however it still has the annoying lack of uniformity.

The top is a bit pinkish, and the bottom is a little yellow. I'm not really sure it is worth returning another one based on other people's comments - something to live with I guess, despite how frustrating it is.

It isn't something I have really noticed on screens since the early days of TN panels when the colour looked a bit different at the top and the bottom.

It is worth noting that the AMOLED screen on my Moto X 2nd Gen and Moto X Force don't seem to have the gradient and lack of uniformity.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpbl1976:
Do yourself a favor and don't give in to the temptation. I came from a Note5 and never looked back. The Nexus 6P is a better device overall.

For one thing, the burden of Crapwiz is worse than the annoyance of an uneven or slightly pink-hued panel. Seriously. Some have also complained about pink tint on their Note5's (one example: http://xdaforums.com/tmobile-galaxy-note5/help/pink-tint-screen-t3194518/page2).

Second, there is still something very chintzy about Samsung's home button even with improvements to its materials -- Apple's home button is still light years ahead in terms of fit and finish. In the same vein, some have complained that the glass back shatters easily (I can't confirm this -- I'm always very careful with my gear).

Third, there is literally a dozen variants of the Note5 so dev support is split among several variants. Also, custom ROM support is mainly limited to stock ROMs with a few tweaks, while custom kernels have weird quirks (some have gotten better with time) -- nothing at all like what you have (and can expect to have) for the 6P.

Finally, Samsung still has a poor track record with software updates -- these aren't timely, aren't deployed simultaneously across variants and some major software upgrades have the effect of severely degrading device performance (seems like Samsung copied Apple in that respect too), especially for those whose devices are carrier-locked.

If you must move to a Samsung device, I suggest waiting for the SGS7 (or S7+ or whatever the big variant that's rumored to be simultaneously be released is called). It won't be much longer now.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markwebb:
I find Amazon to be excellent with any return and without asking questions. However, I am in the US and a Prime member but you shouldn't have a problem. Credits are almost instantaneous as well. Very easy and accommodating.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daffie:
Having owned both the S6 and Note 5 and now the 6P, I can wholeheartedly agree with each and every point you make in preference of the 6P. Spot on! :good:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ant987:
So I jumped too on the Nexus 6P train, I couldn't resist, coming from an S4 I was so tired of lags and slow updates. I live in Italy and bought it on Amazon. Received a few days after. Build date was 4th November 2015 and.....It had a pink hue :( It was quite obvious on the left part, I have very sensible eyes and couldn't live with it, so asked for a replacemente, which I received just one day after, excellent service by Amazon. The replacemente was a little bit better on the color side but still had a visible pink tint on the bottom part of the display plus the plastic band on the back was not completely aligned with the aluminum. I was quite disappointed to be honest, I loved the phone so much and I thought that these were only isolated issues, but they seem to be more common than I thought. Anyways, since I loved the phone so much, I decided to give a third try. And BAM. The third replacement is just perfect! The screen is perfectly uniform, it's a little bit warmer, slight yellowish but that's again probably my eyes, a normal person would not notice it ahahah. Most importantly, it is uniform, finally! And I agree with those who are saying that they are probably using two different types of displays. I'm more than happy now with it, this phone is amazing.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bipoler:
"Slight pink hue" " slight yellowish tint " " uniform" - huh. ...lol seems to be reaching for SOMETHING to always be not up to par. I'd hate to work in returns at Google
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NateK:
On device 5 right now. This one's left half is pink and the right half is white.

I've gone this far, might as well keep rolling the dice. I'll find a good device eventually...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtwlbz:
I saw green hue on the bottom of the display. This phone has terrible viewing angle which makes this problem. And it varies.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxwellr:
What do you guys think of this one: http://imgur.com/wBmpm75?

It looks slightly dimmer on left hand side. I am either gonna keep it or return it. Not gonna play the RMA game again as its stressful as hell :)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NateK:
Yeah, it looks like the left has a more yellow/muddy cast to it. It didn't jump out at me like the pink hue pictures, however. Only you can decide if you can unsee what you think you're seeing.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hanano17:
If it hasn't been said, and because I'm not reading 60 pages, the panel issue isn't exclusive to the 6P. It's not google or huawei buying cheap or old gen panels from samsung, its just how amoleds are. The yield for 'perfect' panels isn't as high as say LCDs. Look at S6, N4, N5 forums and you will see these threads there. Google's return team isn't going through anything the carriers or samsung hasn't already been going through for a while now lol.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gizmoe:
Well said.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hexinn:
Received 6p yesterday. Half green / half pink. What a joke. Waiting for RMA. Build 29/10/15