Hey folks, got a couple of issues with the screen on my Galaxy S3 that I'm hoping someone can help me resolve, or at least shed some light on.
The first problem is as follows:
My lockscreen looks smudged/blotchy, however you want to call it. Search resulted in a few posts that say some smudging occurs on AMOLED displays, but I don't think this is what I'm seeing, as it looks different, and I am seeing it in well-lit environments as well as dark ones. Also, this only happens on the lock screen. The moment I slide the screen and the pattern unlock comes up, the issue is gone. There is also no "smudging" when I just open the image file that I have set as my lockscreen through the stock gallery app. Hard to describe how the screen looks (can't find my camera, not sure if it would be able to capture it even). It almost looks like what happens when you press an LCD screen, where a bright spot occurs where you press. Except this is way less extreme, and most of the screen is bright (normal), with some dark areas.
On to the second issue:
Sometimes, but not always, when I press the lock button to turn the screen on, the screen is very dim. Much dimmer than the lowest brightness setting. The screen stays like that while I unlock (pattern) and during the first few seconds of use. I do not have auto brightness on.
Now, the second issue is for sure quite new (I do not believe I had installed new apps close to the time the issue crept up).
I'm not sure if the first issue is new but I only just started noticing it recently.
Any help on either of the two issues is much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
The first problem is as follows:
My lockscreen looks smudged/blotchy, however you want to call it. Search resulted in a few posts that say some smudging occurs on AMOLED displays, but I don't think this is what I'm seeing, as it looks different, and I am seeing it in well-lit environments as well as dark ones. Also, this only happens on the lock screen. The moment I slide the screen and the pattern unlock comes up, the issue is gone. There is also no "smudging" when I just open the image file that I have set as my lockscreen through the stock gallery app. Hard to describe how the screen looks (can't find my camera, not sure if it would be able to capture it even). It almost looks like what happens when you press an LCD screen, where a bright spot occurs where you press. Except this is way less extreme, and most of the screen is bright (normal), with some dark areas.
On to the second issue:
Sometimes, but not always, when I press the lock button to turn the screen on, the screen is very dim. Much dimmer than the lowest brightness setting. The screen stays like that while I unlock (pattern) and during the first few seconds of use. I do not have auto brightness on.
Now, the second issue is for sure quite new (I do not believe I had installed new apps close to the time the issue crept up).
I'm not sure if the first issue is new but I only just started noticing it recently.
Any help on either of the two issues is much appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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