Smooth display colour issues?

Paz9 · Nov 8, 2019

So I notice something funky today

I'm on Nov sec patch
Dark theme on
If I open the dialler the themes is grey
However if I bring brightness to <50%
Lock my screen then unlock it the theme / colour goes almost purple?

I tried taking screenshots but the result is the same grey colour

Anyone else experiencing this?

nadiros · Nov 8, 2019

Yes, it's the way the screen works at the moment. Its why the 90htz was only used at higher brightness levels, but they tried to please the people complaining about it (Nov patch) and here we are.

So yes it's "normal" behavior for now.

Paz9 · Nov 8, 2019

nadiros said:
Yes, it's the way the screen works at the moment. Its why the 90htz was only used at higher brightness levels, but they tried to please the people complaining about it (Nov patch) and here we are.

So yes it's "normal" behavior for now.

Thank you
Guess I can deal with it until they come out with a fix

Bwyan Benton · Nov 8, 2019

nadiros said:
Yes, it's the way the screen works at the moment. Its why the 90htz was only used at higher brightness levels, but they tried to please the people complaining about it (Nov patch) and here we are.

So yes it's "normal" behavior for now.

Will never please everyone. People will always find a reason to b**ch.

Sent from my Google Pixel 4 XL using XDA Labs

Reuben_skelz92 · Nov 9, 2019

But this shouldn't happen. The 90hz isn't an excuse. It's a bug. The OnePlus didn't ever have this issue .
I've turned always on display and the issue goes away, but if I get a notification the horrible green returns, I turn the screen off and back on and it goes back to normal ...no tint. It's a really fustrating and rubbish bug

5m4r7ph0n36uru · Nov 9, 2019

Reuben_skelz92 said:
But this shouldn't happen. The 90hz isn't an excuse. It's a bug. The OnePlus didn't ever have this issue .
I've turned always on display and the issue goes away, but if I get a notification the horrible green returns, I turn the screen off and back on and it goes back to normal ...no tint. It's a really fustrating and rubbish bug

Neither running Smooth Display Option, nor on Force 90 Hz does this purple tint happen on my XL. Tested in pitch black surrounding.

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Reuben_skelz92 · Nov 9, 2019

5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
Neither running Smooth Display Option, nor on Force 90 Hz does this purple tint happen on my XL. Tested in pitch black surrounding.

Mines green lol

5m4r7ph0n36uru · Nov 9, 2019

Reuben_skelz92 said:
Mines green lol

Are you running the XL, or the standard 4!?

Paz9 · Nov 9, 2019

5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
Neither running Smooth Display Option, nor on Force 90 Hz does this purple tint happen on my XL. Tested in pitch black surrounding.

Sent from my Google Pixel 4 XL using XDA Labs

Take off force 90hz just leave smooth display on
No aod, or motion sense and no adaptive brightness or ambient eq

Put the brightness down in a dark room, open the dialler, lock the screen the unlock it

I just tried it on 3 pixel 4xls and all had the same thing
You can see the color change back when you put the brightness back up

Sometimes it doesn't stick but changes back pretty quick
At times it gets stuck purple ish

Reuben_skelz92 · Nov 9, 2019

virtyx said:
Take off force 90hz just leave smooth display on
No aod, or motion sense and no adaptive brightness or ambient eq

Put the brightness down in a dark room, open the dialler, lock the screen the unlock it

I just tried it on 3 pixel 4xls and all had the same thing
You can see the color change back when you put the brightness back up

Sometimes it doesn't stick but changes back pretty quick
At times it gets stuck purple ish

I can even notice it in normal brightness now, and gets worse as it dims. I've got AOD off. Sometimes the green is there other times I turn screen off and on its not, it's not normal

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5m4r7ph0n36uru said:
Are you running the XL, or the standard 4!?

4 xl

Paz9 · Nov 9, 2019

Reuben_skelz92 said:
I can even notice it in normal brightness now, and gets worse as it dims. I've got AOD off. Sometimes the green is there other times I turn screen off and on its not, it's not normal

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4 xl

Hopefully Google can fix it with a patch
I guess that's why they disabled 90hz under 75% brightness originally

5m4r7ph0n36uru · Nov 9, 2019

virtyx said:
Take off force 90hz just leave smooth display on
No aod, or motion sense and no adaptive brightness or ambient eq

Put the brightness down in a dark room, open the dialler, lock the screen the unlock it

I just tried it on 3 pixel 4xls and all had the same thing
You can see the color change back when you put the brightness back up

Sometimes it doesn't stick but changes back pretty quick
At times it gets stuck purple ish

I know how to do it, and as I stated, I can't seem to replicate it on my 4XL. Brightness was at 15% when I tried it yesterday evening after sundown and in absolute darkness of my bedroom. Didn't test it prior to November Patch, so I can't tell if I had it previously.

Sent from my Google Pixel 4 XL using XDA Labs

Reuben_skelz92 · Nov 9, 2019

virtyx said:
Hopefully Google can fix it with a patch
I guess that's why they disabled 90hz under 75% brightness originally

Maybe but I don't believe it's hardware limitations or the OnePlus would be the same or the green tint would be there all the time. Debating wether to get the 7t pro or try another 4 XL but it's driving me nuts. Why Google why lok

Paz9 · Nov 10, 2019

Reuben_skelz92 said:
Maybe but I don't believe it's hardware limitations or the OnePlus would be the same or the green tint would be there all the time. Debating wether to get the 7t pro or try another 4 XL but it's driving me nuts. Why Google why lok

Definitely software
Calibration curve is Off At lower brightness
Ievery pixel 4xl I have seen (so far 6) have the same thing going on

Reuben_skelz92 · Nov 10, 2019

virtyx said:
Definitely software
Calibration curve is Off At lower brightness
Ievery pixel 4xl I have seen (so far 6) have the same thing going on

Software or not it's doing my head in and noticeable most of the time. Might try another unit just in case

Paz9 · Nov 10, 2019

Reuben_skelz92 said:
Software or not it's doing my head in and noticeable most of the time. Might try another unit just in case

Yeah definitely!
Sometimes I notice it switches back to normal but most of the time it doesn't
I walked. into my local phone Shop and they had about 3 on display and It was persistent on all of them
I even showed the store assistant he was just as baffled as me haha

Reuben_skelz92 · Nov 10, 2019

virtyx said:
Yeah definitely!
Sometimes I notice it switches back to normal but most of the time it doesn't
I walked. into my local phone Shop and they had about 3 on display and It was persistent on all of them
I even showed the store assistant he was just as baffled as me haha

Why do Google have to mess up something. It bothers me enough to not have one ???

zetsumeikuro · Nov 10, 2019

Reuben_skelz92 said:
Why do Google have to mess up something. It bothers me enough to not have one ???

It's probably not going to be fixed until next month by the earliest. So either you have to put up with it or return it and get a different device. Sounds like returning it will be your best route cuase it seems to bothering you to the point where it's starting to cause stress/distress in your life and nothing is worth that honestly.

Reuben_skelz92 · Nov 10, 2019

zetsumeikuro said:
It's probably not going to be fixed until next month by the earliest. So either you have to put up with it or return it and get a different device. Sounds like returning it will be your best route cuase it seems to bothering you to the point where it's starting to cause stress/distress in your life and nothing is worth that honestly.

Ive ordered the OnePlus 7t to see how I get on..got from Amazon so easy returns. Although some of it I think it software, I don't think the quality panels of these are that great overall . I will get a pixel replacement too

zetsumeikuro · Nov 11, 2019

Reuben_skelz92 said:
Ive ordered the OnePlus 7t to see how I get on..got from Amazon so easy returns. Although some of it I think it software, I don't think the quality panels of these are that great overall . I will get a pixel replacement too

Good luck! I'm tired of the exchange game for oleds, it's very tiring. Did it with the Pixel 2 and now the galaxy tab 6 and did it once for this device for the purple hue and I just want to stop now. All the back and forth with Google support just saps the life right out of my body. Then having to pack everything up and set it all up put another screen protector. I still have a tab s6 with uniformity issues that doesn't show up in normal usage so I just gave up lol.. Years ago I would of kept going until I got perfection/near perfection with the chance of possibly having Amazon blacklist my account from all the returns/exchanges.

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