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    Blury FRONT camera! Not fixable?

    b. diddy: oh okay. i will give both a go. first recovery and then factory reset. let's hope that solves it. thanks for the suggestion. ineedcs: i will post a picture later on to show the difference, but yes, it's been like this since i got the phone a good while ago. cannot get it on warranty...
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    Blury FRONT camera! Not fixable?

    no screen protector is present. so if the recovery does not work, it is most likely a hardware problem..? and by changing the camera, it means changing the screen etc, or?
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    so. i gave up on the S3 and now im struggling with my S4, as you can see here: http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/443367-blury-front-camera-not-fixable.html#post3928985 - any ideas what might be wrong, huh?
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    Blury FRONT camera! Not fixable?

    So. it seems that me and smartphones are not getting along whatsoever sadly.. my front camera on my galaxy s4 (i9506) is blury all the time whenever i want to take a photo using that camera! i have checked and tried the following: - i have checked the camera settings and turned everything OFF...
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    yeap, i have done that too. same result. it really sucks. i will try it once more to see how it goes. if that doesn't work, i will just give it up or something. so if that does not work, what else should i try out..? or just get myself a new phone/new digitizer again?
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    so. that's it then. :( im just officially sadened up and all frustrated now.. even with your amazing help and advising, it is still all CRAP! i made a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pjv5SijoaM - and as you can see, NOTHING is working...... the screen is being complete FAIL! over and...
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    ok so i finally managed to access my phone by connecting the cable from my phone to usb on my pc. i have managed to store everything EXCEPT sms and contacts.. i am trying with kies but it won't allow me to access my phone because i need to lock it up on my phone, and since i cannot display my...
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    alrighty. i still got about 10 hours until the download is finished so i will post an update tomorrow to see how this goes then. also, is there ANY other way for me to get the files from my phone to my pc other than through usb cable..?
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    Well yeah... it must be Telenor considering that my phone was bought in Norway... and wow that is one VERY big file! :O what do i do afterwards once the file is downloaded? do i use the Odin-way to upload the new firmware, hmm? and that will not remove my saved photos and files, right..? i...
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    Carrier.. does that depend on the digitizer, or? If not, I suppose it is Telenor.. But the Sim-card I am using normally is from MyCall (mycall.no)..
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    ok.. here is what happens: when i try to start up by holding down the power button down. i keep holding it down, but it does not go longer until the GT-i9300-logo and after that, it reboots on its own. if i choose to release the power button after the GT-i9300 logo appears and start holding...
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    "The update for this version cannot be downloaded" is the failure message I get once I try the firmware upgrade... :( And now I tried the cache partition deletion, but no friggin success. So. what now? :(
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    hey.. this is interesting.. after it reset itself 2-3 times, i got to THIS window: Bildr.no and im now trying the firmware update fix as you linked me to.. :) you recommend that before cache partition delete, yes?
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    hmmm... ok, then that leaves me to one thing... i have important photos and notes stored on my internal memory .. should i go to regular mode and transfer the photos the normal way before i start this process, maybe?
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    ok, so i will first choose "wipe cache partition" and then just "reboot system now" when that is done, yes? i haven't chosen anything yet..
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    OK! so now at the Android system recovery menu.... now what do i do from here? i got following options available: apply update from ADB apply update from external storage wipe data/factory reset wipe cache partition apply update from cache which one do i choose? i have the usb cable connected...
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    ok, so im officially a very sad person now. so now im $130 for the digitizer + $20 for the installation shorter AND im now completely without a phone.... hooooray! :( AND ALL of your amazing help for...THIS... :( i am so sorry....and frustrated over this right now. :( so. im trying to enter...
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    INDEED it is.. :/ ok, i would really like to try doing what you are suggesting, but! i encountered another problem... so maybe it is not hardware related after all..? because now this happens: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bM_y2Ys_Yeg&feature=youtu.be as you can see, when i am holding down...
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    hey, sorry for slow update... i FINALLY got around to find a mobile store that could do the job for me for like small amount of change... i went there today to get the phone, and i tried entering this and that, and it seemed working nicely. the guy told me that "you know that the digitizer you...
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    Samsung Galaxy S3 BLACK screen/not working?! Sound working ok....

    Ok, hmm.. since the price is that much lowered... would this one work, even if it is a different color than my white? It shouldn't make any difference, right? I am talking about this one: GENUINE SAMSUNG I9300 GALAXY S3 REPLACEMENT LCD And DIGITIZER BLUE | eBay - or MUST I get white color..?