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[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] eallan:
Mind posting some pics?
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] holz75:
It's really hard to capture yellow tint or no yellow tint from a picture. :(
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
Keep it trying :) Just take a pic from the phone parameters and we will notice, or not ;)
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
So, I received my other unit, from Amazon this time. And let's say that this unit has a worst screen than my first unit: the tint is noticeable at both bottom and top edges...

I guess I'll have to get in touch with Amazon and still hope for a homogeneous screen =o
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] holz75:
Ugh. I'm sorry to hear! You can either return for another or ask for a replacement, no questions asked. I just explain the yellow tint on the comments. The phone is great when the screen in good!
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
Yeah, I already asked for a replacement - Amazon doesn't bother us for justifications anyway. Plus, I'm just in my satisfied or refunded period of 30 days, even if I just got it today x)

Let's see if I can beat you on the number of units before getting the good one.

Can't wait to have that great screen because yeah, the phone looks really amazing without these defaults!
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] eallan:
I think this is a consequence of an edge lit lcd. All the backlights are at the bottom.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] evak2979:
Mate,

Keep the second one and enjoy it. This coming from someone who once went through 9 s8s due to tint issues and about 6 htc u11s for dead pixels. In the end I kept a u11 and forced myself to use it. I won't lie the first couple of weeks were hard but afterwards I simply did not kotofr anymore.

Now I have had a pixel xl 2 for months and though there is some banding I hardly notice when I use it. Provided my mind does not go looking for it. Just pick up your phone to use it not to look for things and when your mind galls back into the habit take a moment, relax, and pick it up again to use it.

Once you start getting better with it you'll see that we can be way too picky about things that hardly matter.

I would seriously keep the second one.

Good luck whatever it is you decide to do
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] holz75:
With OCD, it's harder said than done! Hahaha. Seriously, why settle for an 800 dollar device that's flawed? I couldn't... and didn't!
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] evak2979:
Up to you mate :)

I've yet to ever find a perfect display and I have been through hundreds of them in general.

I just feel its more worth working on not caring so much than it is going back and forth to post offices sending and receiving items back and forth!

Not saying you should accept everything. Eg dead pixels are a big no no to me even know unless barely noticeable, but tints and stuff I just stopped caring.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
At the end, it might not be a real default, if the phone was built this way.

Thanks for your support, buddy :)

Like I've already sent my second unit, I still have to wait the third one. Amazon received the phone but I currently have no news about the next replacement unit... And plus, I just discovered the phone is now selling below 700€ (to be precise: 679€ ≈ $758) on Amazon France! If they don't move soon, I'll ask a refund to buy it back again with this cheaper price.

But you're right, maybe I'll deal with the next one because it's (not that) noticeable but doesn't affect the every day usage.

I own a S7 edge for now 2 years, and during the first days, the screen was perfect. Now, (no) thanks to AMOLED and burn-in, it's really more yellowish than anything else, but I learnt to live easily with. So why not with a less slighty yellowish LCD? ;)

I don't want to have an AMOLED screen anymore because of burn in with the time, and LCD is the perfect choice for a long term usage. So better to have a good one at the beginning :p I trust the next unit I'll have, and I guess I'll be able to live with it now :)

I'll keep you up to date anyway.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
OK, so Amazon isn't able to send me back a new one and gave me a full refund...

This will be a bit longer than expected but I'll have a HTC U12 under 700€ by buying it again so let's say it's not that bad :)

Is this price drop a good sign for HTC?...
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] holz75:
Yeah, they'll only send you one replacement per item. After that, you need to get a refund and reorder.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
The fact is it was the first time I ordered on Amazon. The first unit I ordered was on HTC.com/Digital River.

So I'm waiting the refund and we'll continue our story after =]
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] eallan:
This yellow gradient is really the only reason I can't love this phone.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] AtAM1:
I initially replaced the phone twice because of this issue and ultimately ended up contacting HTC's country office and spoke directly to the service manager. I was frank and calm when discussing the yellow tint issue and explained to him that this display lottery was unacceptable, the issue was widespread and that they would lose me as an avid customer if HTC didn't rectify it.

Shortly after taking my details, I received another call from the service center manager who offered to ship a replacement unit (brand new - boxed unit). I countered his offer by telling him that I preferred to visit him at the service center.

The new phone he had prepared for me had the same yellow tint and he clearly couldn't tell the difference. Good thing the service center's front desk staff noticed the issue on the 2 phones and were able to point out the area of the displays that had the yellow tint without me saying a word.

He then proceeded to unbox the last 2 phones (translucent blue) he had in stock and the last phone he unboxed didn't have a trace of the yellow tint issue. As you can imagine, I was very happy as I really wanted to keep the U12 but at the same time was super annoyed with the experience and I made sure they knew this. My old and HTC's 2 newly unboxed phones were shipped to Taiwan for inspection. I also referenced this thread in my discussions with the service manager.

Don't give up or settle for a phone with defects as you/we paid a premium price and should therefore expect a defect free phone.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
Wow, thanks for sharing your story.

Let's say you had the "chance" to visit the HTC's offices and you you did it right by showing them the tint right after unboxing the phones.

I'm thinking about waiting a new production wave to avoid this yellow tint for sure.

HTC, please take this problem seriously and correct it for the next units you'll produce.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] holz75:
Wow, that is amazing! What country are you in? He still had nothing to say about the tint issue as to why it happens with HTC panels?
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] AtAM1:
He left that for HTC's headquarters to comment on but it took me and the front desk agents several attempts to convince him the yellow tint, including some backlight bleeding on some units, were visible on the displays... And he wore glasses.

I guess some people simply can't tell the difference and think it is normal for a display to be like that.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] eallan:
Anyone able to take a photo of a u12 without the tint?
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] diamond09:
What tint?
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] eallan:
Going to go out on a limb here and say the tint that everyone in this thread titled "the dreaded yellow tint" has been talking about.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] diamond09:
So why do you ask for a photo of a white display? Never had this so called yellow tint.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] eallan:
Because I'd like to see evidence of a u12+ that doesn't exhibit this problem obviously.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] diamond09:
So as a Screenshot would not show it, you just have to believe that there are a lot of devices without the yellow screen.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] eallan:
That's correct. A screenshot wouldn't show it. I'd hope there are lots of good devices. But I've had two and every picture I've seen shows it.

A photo of a white background or the settings menu will show it.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] JEANRIVERA:
Like this?
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] JEANRIVERA:
Another one?
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] eallan:
Thanks for the pics. Unfortunately, it looks like you’re phone has the exact same characteristics as mine. In that, the bottom of the display is a slightly different color than the top. See the pic with the bottom placed on the top: https://imgur.com/gallery/04MHQeA
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
Hey everyone!

Just received my third U12 unit, again from HTC.com/Digital River. Thought it would be a solution to wait some new production wave.

Well, the yellow tint is still here, but I guess it's OK, I think I will deal with it. Maybe it's normal and it might even vanish with time, who knows? Maybe I'm also used to the homogeneity of the S7's AMOLED panel and the IPS panel disturbs me...

If really, this screen doesn't convince me within the following days, I'll send it back a last time and will take a look at the Galaxy Note9, back to AMOLED.

Too bad, the IPS LCD panel was the main thing to get this phone for me.

(If you want to know more about LCD vs AMOLED lifespan: https://www.rtings.com/tv/learn/permanent-image-retention-burn-in-lcd-oled)

Hope you guys enjoy your phone :)

(Maybe you can send some more pics with the app "Screen Test" to compare, especially with the full grey image)

Edit: sorry buddies, I really can't deal with this yellowish thing. It's like it is more and more visible...
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] eallan:
This is me, I've moved on to a Note9. I'd be much happier with the U12+ if this one single problem didn't exist. It just bothers me every time I use it.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] holz75:
That's why it took me 4 phones to finally get one without the tint! You shouldn't have to live with it... It looks awful!
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
Never giving up in life... Fourth U12 coming tomorrow morning (or rather in a few hours) from Amazon. Let's see if I'll be lucky or not, and maybe I'll ask a fifth exchange! \o/

Don't want to go back to Samsung, even though they make great latest devices.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] EMJI79:
It's just the glue that has to dry by using the phone.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] holz75:
No, it's not. It's a flaw with the phone and does not go away.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
So I come back to you to share my experience with this fourth U12.

Let's say it's the least worst of all the units I've had. It does have a yellow tint but it's really light compared to the old ones, but even with that, I'm quite satisfied with this unit.

What EMJI79 wrote has also sense, but indeed, our case doesn't really sound glue. I tried to rub the yellow corner to see if anything changes but I don't. I checked the screen of my colleague's phone, a Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 (IPS panel too), and noticed his unit has also a light yellowish tint at the bottom border too, like we had. If this is a glue problem, it could vanish with time or by exposing to sun to dry it. I'll see later.

I'll also check in shops for other phones with IPS panel if this yellow tint is spreaded for other manufacturers.

But for now, it seems I'm gone to keep this unit. Thirty days before the return window of Amazon ends after all.

However, I noticed that between units, screens aren't calibrated the same way. When I had two units, I could compare the defective one with the last one and I saw they both have a different overall tint. The defective one had a more red/pinkish tint while the new one is more green/yellowish with same calibration settings. That might explains why my latest unit seems "better". Story of luck I guess. (I took pictures but we don't see it, while it was clearly visible with eyes)

When requesting a exchange/refund with HTC, I pointed them this topic to show my case isn't that isolated. Hope this will climb to the concerned departments of the company, for not doing this mistake again for their next units or generations :)

Otherwise, this phone is a beast, I also discovered we could take raw pictures even with the front-cam with Open Camera app!
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] EMJI79:
Have you kept a unit at least one month?

---------- Post added at 09:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:19 PM ----------

If you wanna tweak your phone you could try one of the kernel in the Kernel-ROM sub forum. You could then tune red green blue to your liking.

But I advise to do it after using the phone for a while when it does have its nearly definitive aspect.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
Thanks for the hint! Currently setting up slowly the phone, and my next step will be the tweaks. I'll take a look to this particular tweak but I'm pretty sure I'll get to it, if I'm not already :D

My white is pretty white so I don't need anything more for now.

Hopefully my light yellow tint will decrease over the time, or stay like it is already, and not getting worse.

Final note: I took a look at an old Xperia Z screen, and believe me or not, it has a real slight yellow tint at the bottom border too! Maybe I'm too OCD? :silly: I'll start to think it's "normal" x)
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] holz75:
I have kept a yellow tinted phone for up to 30 days before returning it, and it does not go away. The same thing happened with the HTC 10. It's a defect, and I think someone else in this thread actually visited an HTC center overseas. They couldn't explain it either. Personally, I think it's an LCD issue because I've never heard of the issue with an AMOLED screen. Could be wrong though.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
The other issue with AMOLED is burn in. It tends to be yellow over the time, at least with my usages and previous devices (Galaxy phones, brightness set not over 70% most of time).

I've heard that Samsung introduced a sort of new algorithm thing into their latest devices (S9, Note 9) to prevent screen burn in and it seems to work because I don't see anyone to complain about it yet.

Do we know the manufacturer of the U12's screen? OnePlus had troubles with yellow tints by using JDI displays.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] eallan:
It is an LCD issue. The backlights are at the bottom and the diffusing layer isn't perfectly distributing the light.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
Hey everybody,

Managed to get my... 5th U12 from Amazon, and this time, I received a really really perfect screen which has not any yellow tint nor any color hue problem . So this is a proof that some (if not most of) units really does have a screen tint problem.

Now, this fifth unit has other physical issues like kind of scratch on borders below and above the screen but this is a different issue and Amazon suggests me to get an new exchange... I'll see what to do (maybe these scratches are a sign of tint fix from HTC too?).

So for users who are OCD and suspect there is a yellow tint in a small corner of the screen, it IS an issue and you definitely can have a "perfect" unit like I do, even if you have to deal with 5 or 6 units before. Just a matter of time and patience.

Good luck for the ones who are in battle with this!
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] holz75:
Awesome news! I'd throw a case on that and wouldn't look back.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
I have that kind of scratch or whatever you want to call it on on side or so too, but it's under that glass, but I don't care even without case I don't care neither do I with a case xD nothing important to exchange it again, if screen and everything else is perfect just keep it
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Tony-Coasterrider:
Thanks for sharing this information.

Indeed, the scratches I mentioned are under the glass too! That could really be a fix for the screen tint from HTC after the assembly.

My phone is in a case so the marks are hidden but somewhere in my mind, I just wanted to have the full perfect phone.

But I think I'll be able to handle it with the time. Thanks for the help, buddies ?
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] DeeZZ_NuuZZ:
There is and never will be a fun perfect phone, just like no human is perfect, or car or whatever.

I'm okay with it, since it's nothing that makes the usage bad :D

I'm just happy to have this phone :)
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] mtshure:
Recently I got a U11 and installed LeeDroid rom with root. Personally I do not like LED, and I wonder if it is possible to disable LED completely. I am aware that I can disable LED notifications sent by apps, but I could not find a way to get rid of LED alerts for charging and low battery warning. Or is there a rom that has this functionality?
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] mtshure:
Well, no way to disable LED? It's especially annoying at night...
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] robocopvn:
a very black tape could help you out :)
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] sergeymetallic:
Yes, https://www.google.nl/search?q=htc+.....69i57j0l2.6107j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

You can change when to flash and which apps will flash the LED when there are new notifications.

From the Home screen, tap > Settings > Sound & notification.

Under Notification, tap Flash notifications. Choose whether to always flash the LED or flash it only when the screen is off.

Tap App light notifications.
[HTC U11  Questions & Answers] mtshure:
I know that setting. It is already set to "Off", so no app is flashing LED. My question was how to disable LED completely, even when charging.
[Samsung Gear S3] imran421:
Hi,

I am newbie to rooting. I am trying to remove the reactivation lock from samsung gear s3. I was able to connect odin with s3 through ap mode. I am not sure what to do next. Any one can help me that would be great.

Thanks in advance.
[Samsung Gear S3] dersie:
Not possible without paid an Hacker to do this ;)
[Samsung Gear S3] exWizard:
I found a solution but it's in Russian

4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=687583&view=findpost&p=72402868
[Nexus 6  General] mrphil101:
I had a spider cracked glass on my phone so I order the replacement. Had it for a bit but couldn't seem to find the time to fix it. Dropped it another time or two, the the digitizer went. Broke the ribbon cable to power/volume buttons. My beloved Nexus is officially dead. So I find myself holding a brand new replacment glass, a otterbox defender case, and I know i have a few screen protectors in a box somewhere. Couldn't find another Nexus 6, had no phone, couldn't/wouldn't spend the bucks on a pixel2, so I bought a moto z2 play. unlocked and not much bloat, so I am happy for a time. Sub $400 dollar phone, but ok features for a mid-range device. Had an motorola Atrix way back when, and it had a finger print reader on it. Missed it since then, glad this phone has it. So, good by to nexus folks. Mod Edit: no selling/trading on XDA - use www.swappa.com

peace out folks
[Nexus 6  General] Darkshado:
Wait... they made an actual, real deal Otterbox Defender for the shamu? Or are you talking about some random rugged case for it? Got pictures?
[Nexus 6  General] def1003:
no otterbox but im fairly certain it is in reference to this case https://www.amazon.com/SUPCASE-Full-body-Protective-Protector-Resistant/dp/B00OHFGMGU
[Nexus 6  General] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
I actually found that case for $5 at the thrift store, unused. The timing was excellent as my old case had just failed. Ironically, the failed case was one of the dual-material Unicorn Beetle cases from Supcase. The TPU separated from the hard plastic at the seams. Anyway, the case mentioned in the previous post was both a pain to put on and remove, and made the N6 even larger. Add approximately a half inch total to each of the three dimensions: length, width, and height, and be thankful Supcase included a belt holster, because you're going to need it.
[Nexus 6  General] def1003:
ya i had it too it was a major piece of crap, ironically the 95 cent ones from china or wherever someone posted a year or so ago work great :fingers-crossed:
[Nexus 6  General] Strephon Alkhalikoi:
I went with an Incipio DualPro as a replacement and that worked well. So well in fact that the second thing I did with my Pixel 2 XL after purchase from Google was to head to the nearest Verizon store and pick up the DualPro for the P2XL.

My roommate uses the N6 now, but she didn't like the fact my DualPro case was in black. She got one in pink *rolls eyes*
[Honor 8 Lite Questions & Answers] lepidas:
Hi, accidentally I managed to ruin the vendor partition in my girlfriends Honor 8 lite, it's a Europian LXA1,

where can I find this (I believe must be named vendor.img) file to flash to the partition;
[Nexus 9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] turnert:
So recently I was trying to plug in my charger to my nexus 9, but somehow I accidentally got it partially in backwards and the charging port started smoking so I instantly unplugged it. After that my tablet wouldn't charge so I bought a new charging port and now it charges but touch doesn't work and it doesn't seem to hold a charge very longl. Touch should work it worked after I broke the usb port but it didn't work after my repair. Any ideas on how could I fix this?
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] THUNDEROID:
*SOLVED* (See my post #11)

Hello all,

I'm having trouble getting any text on my U12+. I've seen one other case on androidCentral forums but not much of any results. Figure i would chime in and see if anyone else figured this out.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Jarras:
I had this issue as well. I had to go to a Verizon store and get a new sim card, which he activated in my old HTC 10 then put into the U12+. After that the tech suspended my sms service then reactivated and I was good to go. The only issue I have is that I can not receive MMS messages from any 3rd party app, so I am stuck using the stock one.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Icculus760:
Call Verizon -- spent 3 minutes with a level 1 technician who re-provisioned the phone for sms & mms. All is working as expected (although the stock messaging system wouldn't send GIFs, but I downloaded Textra and it works fine).
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Unmoses:
Are you able to receive mms in Textra? I can send mms and sms in any app, but can only receive mms pictures in Verizon messages
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Icculus760:
Soooooooo, it turns out there's an MMS bug with Textra which hasn't been fixed yet. I tried all the suggested steps (clean install, change MMS behavior, modify APN settings, etc) and MMS doesn't work with Textra. I emailed the developers and we'll see what happens.

I then downloaded Pulse and everything works as expected with that app. Not sure about any other third party messaging apps right now.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Jarras:
I emailed textra support over the weekend and after running through all the settings, they had me install android messages and that did not work with MMS as well. I tried with a few other 3rd party apps and they came to the conclusion that it is an android Oreo bug and they can't do anything to fix it.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] THUNDEROID:
Thanks everyone! I will try the steps mentioned above and report back.
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] Unmoses:
Interestingly enough mms receive works for me on Verizon messages and the default htc text app. It does not work (just receiving pics) in Textra or Android messages. This feels like an OS side issue? I was on the phone with tier 2 support when I first got it and they reprovisioned twice. Then said just use the apps that work lol
[HTC U12+ Questions & Answers] daillcyruz:
Hey Guys I have something similar I have a ticket opened with tier 2 but my problem is that I can't get incoming text messages. I can send from the stock app but just no incoming... I factory reset twice, reset network settings twice but still same problem. Also tried the android messages app and Verizon app.