Half the screen is blue and flickering. Sometimes.

[Guest crml]

This is slightly different to the usual blue screen problems.

Once or twice a day, the top half of my (OLED) screen will be tinted blue with the blue flickering. This can last for a few hours sometimes and then it goes back to normal.

I've tried several different ROMs but the problem won't go away. At this stage, I think it's probably a hardware issue.

Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas on how to fix it?

Thanks.

[Guest Lasse-hatten]

I have the same problem. It started like yours, on and off, but now it's there all the time. Not half the screen, though, maybe one quarter.

[Guest pajur]

This is slightly different to the usual blue screen problems.

Once or twice a day, the top half of my (OLED) screen will be tinted blue with the blue flickering. This can last for a few hours sometimes and then it goes back to normal.

I've tried several different ROMs but the problem won't go away. At this stage, I think it's probably a hardware issue.

Has anyone else had this problem? Any ideas on how to fix it?

Thanks.

Same problem here. The display was good for about 5 months but few days ago it started to flicker a little. Now the screen flickers all the time and it is very hard to watch. But I'm afraid it is a hardware error :D

See the photo of flickering display

[Guest domenico lamberti]

same here guys, the only way it seems to stop it is for the phone to get hotter, i overclocked my blade and when it gets to about 35 degrees it ggoes back to normal , and mine is rather bad, there is less than a millimeter that is normal now , its eating my screen whatever it is

*******UPDATE*********

my digitizer broke, so i went and got a replacement panel and when i went to the shop to pick it up they told me my OLED panel underneath had cracked aswell , the blue flickering on the screen means you have a clacked OLED/LCD panel beneath and the reason it goes back to normal when hot it because the glass touches and goes back together for a little while

Edited March 28, 2011 by domenico lamberti

[Guest Denzo]

I just noticed this problem with my San fran, the upper third or so of the screen starts flickering blue and then at one point it stays blue, I rebooted once and it went away, but soon came back. I thought it was a launcher issue or maybe rom, but now as I read this it seems its hardware. The thing is I have no idea how could I have cracked the OLED panel underneath, as I treated the phone pretty well, had no accidents or anything that could have caused any damage.

How did you guys solve this problem? I am not from UK so I cant easily get it fixed through warranty. Did replacing the OLED panel and the digitizer solve it? I sincerely hope there is another way. Please help.

[Guest domenico lamberti]

I just noticed this problem with my San fran, the upper third or so of the screen starts flickering blue and then at one point it stays blue, I rebooted once and it went away, but soon came back. I thought it was a launcher issue or maybe rom, but now as I read this it seems its hardware. The thing is I have no idea how could I have cracked the OLED panel underneath, as I treated the phone pretty well, had no accidents or anything that could have caused any damage.

How did you guys solve this problem? I am not from UK so I cant easily get it fixed through warranty. Did replacing the OLED panel and the digitizer solve it? I sincerely hope there is another way. Please help.

i havent managed to fix mine yet, am looking for a new panel ,and i think im going to hae to bite the bullet and buy an LCD panel,i will be sad to see my OLED go, but atleast i would like to see my screen properly again

[Guest Denzo]

Well I think the problem is limited to OLED panels, so maybe the LCD is still better and LCD has its advantages too. I just hope there was a way to fix it, cos I cant travel back to UK to get it replaced, nor I have anyone there to rely on. Do you happen to know how much does a new panel cost? Is it hard and risky to try and replace it yourself or is a shop still a safer bet? Also I read someone mentioning in other topic, that toasting the phone (without plastic parts on it) in the oven might help, I know people were toasting their graphic cards. I wonder if anyone fixed this without exchanging it for new one or buying new parts...

[Guest kokoki]

Damn!

I've been having this problem, too. A couple of reboots seemed to work, but now it looks like the problem is back for good.

I've only got my ZTE for 2 months, and it really really sucks. I will try to go see if I can get a replacement or anything from my operator's service, but I'm not very optimistic.

[Guest arnookie]

Damn!

I've been having this problem, too. A couple of reboots seemed to work, but now it looks like the problem is back for good.

I've only got my ZTE for 2 months, and it really really sucks. I will try to go see if I can get a replacement or anything from my operator's service, but I'm not very optimistic.

Well I have lcd phone and mine has started doing this also so it's not just old pannel that has this.

I am really peed off. Should I just get it replaced under warrenty and do I need to go back to stock rom before I do?

[Guest kokoki]

Well I have lcd phone and mine has started doing this also so it's not just old pannel that has this.

I am really peed off. Should I just get it replaced under warrenty and do I need to go back to stock rom before I do?

Unfortunately I didn't get a notification when you asked.

I did flash it back to stock everything, as much as I could (stock rom, hide/remove clockwork and splash image etc). Then I took it to the service center, and they (pretended they) didn't see anything bad firmware wise, so they replaced the screen. Good luck!

[Guest Mushroom_Lord]

I had this issue for a few weeks, but it seems to have gone now. Famous last words.

[Guest rwalton159]

I've experienced this today when I was out in the garage.

After 10mins in the house the phone was okay?

[Guest JudasLucifer]

I've experienced this today when I was out in the garage.

After 10mins in the house the phone was okay?

I suppose it *could* be a heat thing.

I've still got it, it comes and goes every so often (seconds, minutes, hours, days) "randomly"

Nothing you can really do to stop it afaik

[Guest WAWA72]

Make your Blade warm at the touchscreen side, the flickering get of to normal?

Test it, few weeks ago, i hade a blade with the same problem. i could not repair ist, but the trick with the heat has work.

[Guest rog8811]

At last I have tracked down some info about this problem! I have been looking, on and off, for days the only thing I found was this on YouTube.

The replies are

"I replaced my mother board" and " I phoned Orange for a replacement".

The original you tube poster never said what he did.

Warming the phone made the flicker go away but the blue colouring still remained in the top 1/4 of the screen. The phone is now in a warm place to soak, to see if it improves it more... this can only be a temporary fix of course.

*Edit* Having left the phone on my modem for half an hour I find the blue has gone, so as long as I keep it warm I should be ok..... <_<

Do the experts here think that replacing the LCD screen will be the answer or is it likely to be a waste of time and money?

Edited December 28, 2012 by rog8811