Dropped tablet and now screen has inverted colors (did not crack)

[ActAlive]

My tab 2 10.1 fell from my bed onto the tile. The screen did not crack, but now the colors are almost all inverted or generally just messed up. I'm wondering if there is a wire or a connection possibly loose that I might be able to fix, or will I have to purchase a brand new part in order to resolve this issue? Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Here's what it looks like:

 

[Christopher Jacobi]

Not cracked where you can see it? Or did remove the screen from the device to verify it is not cracked? I think it's probably cracked.

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[Rasheed Adanijo]

HI,

I have the same issue. My kids were playing with my tablet and the next thing i saw was the strange screen color. Were you able to resolve your own issue?

Thanks
Rasheed

 

[rafiq dudhwala]

did anyone resolve this as i have the same problem, is it a new screen or is the motherboard gone?

 

[pjm10]

i just joined and saw this, i remember someone had the same problem. it was nothing to do with a cracked screen.
there was a button that needed o be pressed in settings. good luck

 

[Saundi Helton Phillips]

So what is the answer here? I did the exact same thing. Is there a fix I can do? I'm living in Myanmar and I can't just make a simple phone call or take it to a dealer or repair place. What can I do?

 

[kevjey]

Have a look in settings, accessibility, then is negative colours ticked.

Kev...

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[brlase12]

I am having same problem. Just did a factory reset and the colors are still inverted.
I don't have any options relating to 'negative colors' in the Accessability menu.

Any other ideas? Looks like it is probably a hardware problem.

 

[Brian Hallman]

your the man kev.... thank you. darn kids!

 

[ischnura37]

What a lot of unhelpful answers.
Samsung answer was incomplete and not much help!

So: select SETTINGS
Then DEVICE tab
Then ACCESSIBILITY from left hand menu
then VISION
then you will see a NEGATIVE COLOURS option. Remove the checkmark from the box and your problem is solved.

This is not difficult to do, but the sequence is not immediately obvious. Samsung documentation is very poor, lacking in essential detail.

 

[bribray]

My daughter dropped her tablet and the screen is all different colors can't turn it off is there anything I can do

 

[venkat230278]

Try changing the lcd flex cable

 

[Jeffrey You]

It happened to my Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, I factory reset it, and voila, it was fixed!
I hope this works for you!!!

 

[amrinder bhullar]

Re: Dropped my phone and now screen has inverted colors (did not crack)-Fixed issue

hi ,
i dropped my android phone on the floor and when i picked up all the colors on the screen were inverted.so this is what i did to fix this issue:
i went to
>Settings
>Accessibility
>Display ->Color Inversion
I turned the Color Inversion "Off" which was Accidentally turned "On".
So this Fixed My issue and now all the colors are back on my screen
Thanks

 

[riguelorion]

Hi everybody, thanks for all the useful answers. I have the same problem except my tablet didn't fall. I've tried searching the SETTINGS menu, then ACCESIBILITY tab, but there's no VISION tab, hence, no INVERTED COLORS tab either. The Android version is the latest (4.4) so I can't see where the problem is. Other than that, the tablet is working fine. Any help with this? Thank you so much.

 

[Shaun the sheep]

Same problem here with my Prestigio tablet, no vision tab to change, anyone know if this can be fixed?

 

[Ousama Samer Khuffash]

I am having same problem. Just did a factory reset and the colors are still inverted.
I don't have any options relating to 'negative colors' in the Accessability menu.

Any other ideas? Looks like it is probably a hardware problem.

i discovered that inverting those colours gets them again but i dont know any programs that can do this
Can anyone mention one of them

 

[maxrrussell]

My girlfriends nextbook 12 inch tablet purchased from Walmart lost the colors in the screen and she could not get them back. I worked delegently attempting to resolve the issue and to no results until I read the post with instructions. I tried the solution and she now is back with a colorful screen. Thanks for the valuable resolve!!!!

hi ,
i dropped my android phone on the floor and when i picked up all the colors on the screen were inverted.so this is what i did to fix this issue:
i went to
>Settings
>Accessibility
>Display ->Color Inversion
I turned the Color Inversion "Off" which was Accidentally turned "On".
So this Fixed My issue and now all the colors are back on my screen
Thanks

 

[Dr_Deladash]

Turns out I can't post a link with my pic on it, but trust me when I say the video cable was seated crooked. The image looks a lot like when an HDMI is half unplugged.

Look up a teardown video and reseat the cable. I did not realize that the cable could also be detached from the LCD end until another user recommended you replace the LCD cable. Technically, this would work as well, but my cable is undamaged. Fixed my tablet. Good luck with your repair.

 

[BaabyGirl Cardinal]

Which button?