donjlegacy
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Occasionally my screen will begin to flicker blue, during this, there is faint horizontal lines present, and I am able to see what is underneath the blue but not clearly. The speed of flickering, if or not the flickering occurs with the blue, how often it occurs, and the frequency of horizontal lines all appear to be random. One thing that is always the same is that the blue covers about 90-95% of the screen, leaving a small area at the top that looks proper. I have done some research by googling the issue, and it seems this is a known problem, even in the new HD models. Some say its related to temperature, some are saying it is a glitch occuring with the automatic brightness feature. I have turned off automatic brightness adjust and set my own value (about 20%), time will tell if doing that will solve the problem... Of the 2 days I have owned the phone, yesterday I spent the day indoors and encountered the issue maybe 3 times for very short durations, while today I was outside frequently in approximately 0 celcius and the problem was happening much more often. When I got home, the issue has not occured. It might just be in my head, but this seems to support the theory that the issue is related to temperature. Anyhow, I would like to hear what you guys have to say about this... Have any of you encountered it? What is your opinions of the likeliness of the cause here? This phone was purchased on E-bay and the previous owner lived in the USA, I live in Canada. He shipped the phone with only the charger to go with it, no paperwork, so I am not sure if there any warranty options available to me, however he claimed that he owned the phone for approximately a month before selling it.
Well it is still doing it... turning the automatic brightness adjuster off didn't do the trick. I called Motorola and they basically said they wouldn't help me because I am in Canada. I notice that the error is occurring mostly when my phone has been sitting for a while, and it starts almost immediately after I turn the screen on and start using it. When I have been sitting and using it for a while, the problem goes away, but as soon as I let it sit for a while again, it comes back. I am wondering if this is something that could be caused by an app or a setting?
If I do a factory reset will the phone still be unlocked? The phone is Verizon, but I am using it on Bell.
Well it is still doing it... turning the automatic brightness adjuster off didn't do the trick. I called Motorola and they basically said they wouldn't help me because I am in Canada. I notice that the error is occurring mostly when my phone has been sitting for a while, and it starts almost immediately after I turn the screen on and start using it. When I have been sitting and using it for a while, the problem goes away, but as soon as I let it sit for a while again, it comes back. I am wondering if this is something that could be caused by an app or a setting?
If I do a factory reset will the phone still be unlocked? The phone is Verizon, but I am using it on Bell.
