How to: Fix the p*ss yellow band on the One's screen!

[erdal67]

Hello,

I saw this video on YouTube which supposedly fixes the yellow band on the screen, but nobody shared it and since it seems a big problem here is the fix(I don't own a Oneplus one right now so I can't test).


The fix is putting the phone in a UV light for 5-10 minutes, this dries the glue inside the screen...

Go ahead and watch it![emoji1]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B6Y8o8bd00&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[zephiK]

great video and quite entertaining to watch with his commentary. too many youtube phone related channels dont speak their mind, quite nice change.
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tl;dw... easiest way to resolve it
1) go to a nail salon and put the bottom portion of ur phone on the UV rays for 5-10 minutes and the yellow tint will go away
2) put your phone on the dashboard for several hours in direct sunlight
3) use the phone and it'll cure eventually.

id probably go with #1 #3 as people talked about #2 doesnt work because the windshield filters out UVB radiation

 

[the Doctor]

2) put your phone on the dashboard for several hours in direct sunlight

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#2 doesnt work because the windshield filters out UVB radiation

+1

If you want to expose your phone to UV, this won't work. Nearly all automotive glass contains additives that absorb UV to prevent premature aging of interior plastics. I'm not sure about household glass, but I'd assume the same.

 

[The Jack of Clubs]

keep in mind, this guy is not a very trustworthy source. he recently faked an email from oneplus to try and drag them through the mud.

 

[the Doctor]

keep in mind, this guy is not a very trustworthy source. he recently faked an email from oneplus to try and drag them through the mud.

Do you have a source? Not doubting as much as I'd like to see the evidence for myself.

 

[beastlykings]

I thought I read somewhere here that the yellow is a cm11 'color adjustment' feature, and that if you install color OS the color isn't there at all?
Not calling fake, on either count, but I'm hearing conflicting information.

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[Mr Woolf]

I thought I read somewhere here that the yellow is a cm11 'color adjustment' feature, and that if you install color OS the color isn't there at all?
Not calling fake, on either count, but I'm hearing conflicting information.

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Lol. I was 'lucky' enough to get this feature, but many people do not have the piss band. Maybe they'll get it in the next update.....

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[angus242]

keep in mind, this guy is not a very trustworthy source. he recently faked an email from oneplus to try and drag them through the mud.

Actually, he received email from what he believed was OnePlus. He mentioned multiple times he could not prove it was legit. After talking with a legal team, they were not able to confirm the source of the message so he recanted the statement(s).

 

[Sisyphus306]

You could probably do something like #2 if you work in or have access to an older building. My employer's building's windows don't block UV rays, so if necessary I could place the phone on the sill on a warm, sunny day. A lot of schools and churches are probably the same way.

 

[1n9i9c7om]

I thought I read somewhere here that the yellow is a cm11 'color adjustment' feature, and that if you install color OS the color isn't there at all?
Not calling fake, on either count, but I'm hearing conflicting information.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using XDA Free mobile app

There are different kinds of yellow'ish screens. One is just the warm color which you can change somewhere in the settings AFAIK (I don't have the phone yet, but I believe I read that somewhere), and the other one is the issue with the glue where you have a yellow'ish band on the bottom of the phone.

 

[an_xda]

The UV light is hit or miss for a lot of people on the 1+ forums and nobody really knows if using it for a prolonged period of time will cure the 'glue' (nobody can confirm this is a glue problem either). The problem is too inconsistent, if it really were glue most of the phones leaving the factory ASAP would have the same issue...

 

[Matt7262]

great video and quite entertaining to watch with his commentary. too many youtube phone related channels dont speak their mind, quite nice change.
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tl;dw... easiest way to resolve it
1) go to a nail salon and put the bottom portion of ur phone on the UV rays for 5-10 minutes and the yellow tint will go away
2) put your phone on the dashboard for several hours in direct sunlight
3) use the phone and it'll cure eventually.

id probably go with #1 #3 as people talked about #2 doesnt work because the windshield filters out UVB radiation

Thanks!

 

[vanessaem]

For further discussion about the yellow screen issue, please go to this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2786802
There's no need to open duplicate threads about the same issue.