Red tint on edges S8+

[LineKill]

With hindsight I would have waited. As with any new model there are always teething issues and it may take Samsung a few months to alter the production process to address this issue.

At the moment the phone has lost its shine if you like because I'm spending so much time waiting for replacement devices, returning defective ones and phoning the carrier to sort things out. It's a right pain to be honest.

My advice..wait.

I am sorry you are having so many problems. Hopefully it's true what they say, third time is a charm.

Yeah, it really sucks, takes the fun out of the whole thing. Fortunately not everyone has been so unfortunate.

I will keep my fingers crossed for you

 

[zipro]

Can't find anything online to say if this latest software update actually fixes the issue.

According to some Twitter Posts, the update does not fix the issue if your phone has a red tint along any of the edges. It only works if yours has a screen that's uniformly tinted.

 

[JimA]

Here's a simple, unscientific test... Download the image below to your phone and open it in the gallery app. Give it a moment and it should go to full screen. If you have pink around the edges only I would return the phone. If you have a uniform pink tint, you can adjust that in Settings >> Display >> Screen Mode >> Color Balance. I would agree with the previous post that the patch will only fix the overall tint issue but I cannot say that as a fact. But my first phone (Vietnam) had heavy pink, especially along the top edge and the AOD. The new phone (also from Vietnam) had a overall pink tint that I adjusted in Color Balance. Hope this helps.

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[omgitselaine]

Thank you JimA

I did as suggested and I'm happy to say mines is all white. This is with slight adjustments made with the the hues of course.

 

[James E1]

Here's a simple, unscientific test... Download the image below to your phone and open it in the gallery app. Give it a moment and it should go to full screen. If you have pink around the edges only I would return the phone. If you have a uniform pink tint, you can adjust that in Settings >> Display >> Screen Mode >> Color Balance. I would agree with the previous post that the patch will only fix the overall tint issue but I cannot say that as a fact. But my first phone (Vietnam) had heavy pink, especially along the top edge and the AOD. The new phone (also from Vietnam) had a overall pink tint that I adjusted in Color Balance. Hope this helps.

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They are both defective. Get it replaced.

 

[GrumpyMomofMacR]

Guess we'll just have to wait and see. I have really been struggling on whether I should get the S8 or not, this makes it a little easier, to hold off for a little bit anywaysツ

I plan on getting the Note 8 unless they make it into something I really would not like to have. So I will stay with my trippy iridescent pink S8+ since everything else seems to be in good working order except for some animation lag that I could adjust but stubbornly keep at default. The more time I have with my S8, the better.

The crazy thing is now I am seeing pink everywhere. On my iPad display, on my older Galaxy displays. I'm thinking of downloading the new pink unicorn themes and wallpapers I saw on Samsung's store. If you can't beat the pink, embrace it!

Also I ordered direct from Samsung and do not want to put myself through the aggravation of dealing with their phone based return service. Not for a problem I'm not going to notice after my retinas burn out properly. I don't intend to resell my S8+. It will serve the rest of its sentence in solitary confinement in my VR headset when/if I switch over to the Note 8.

As for the Note 8, I don't plan to preorder and I don't plan to buy direct from Samsung again. I will buy from my local AT&T store.