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Screen flickering colours like static

3shirts — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:01:06 GMT

Just got my phone today but there is an odd issue where every so often a little flicker happens. It's appears kind of like static across the whole screen but all colours. It only happs for a tiny fraction of a second.

Sort of feels like maybe a hardware thing, lose connection or something.

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

Thommo — Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:39:11 GMT

Happens to all phones if you stare at it long enough - It's part of the GPU rendering - It becomes an issue if it's a constant flickering

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

3shirts — Thu, 02 Oct 2014 06:23:29 GMT

Really? I never noticed it on my Nexus 4 or 5 and I used them much more than this. I guess I'll keep an eye on it and if it keeps happening, I'll take it for repair.

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

Yoshiki — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 05:40:39 GMT

like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr0d9AewqpU ?

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

sjw3000 — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 07:06:07 GMT

I have the same problem, and it is like Yoshiki's video. It usually happens very briefly but a couple of times it has stayed on for a second or two longer. I wish I could re-create the problem so I could take it back but it is very random...

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

sergioplay — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 20:38:23 GMT

I have the same problem... Any idea? Is it a hardware problem?

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

HussainQuadri — Sun, 12 Oct 2014 20:50:30 GMT

It's just the GPU updating and stuff (Post 2).

No problem.

Unless it happens for more than 2 seconds.

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

DoomSpiriT — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 00:03:11 GMT

This is generally a problem, such is not the iPhone 6! Sometimes hangs seconds 10 - 15, I think it's a marriage, as was the case with tablets from Sony, or a program glitch that output latest build software is not corrected ... and took almost a month!

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

barrynorton — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 04:14:20 GMT

I have this problem on my Z3 too. Often when the camera is in use.

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

darkhspade — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 07:53:55 GMT

Hi everyone,

got this problem with my Z3, too.

An i can't believe, it's normal, because my Xperia Z2 doesn't have such "glitches".

And i've looked for a very long time on the dispaly e.g. playing games (the same games on the z3).

So it's an bad code in the 4.4.4? Hope Sony will release a patch to solve this glitch error soon.

Greetz

darkhspade

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

Hytham — Sun, 19 Oct 2014 18:57:26 GMT

I have the same problem on my Z3 D6653. :smileywhew:

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

Pochocho — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:31:29 GMT

My Z3 is having the flickering screen issue, looks like this:

http://i.imgur.com/xo71vfc.gif

Thanks to pgqbd in another forum for the picture

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

barrynorton — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 16:57:39 GMT

Had my phone replaced by O2. No static screen issues with the new one which makes me think it's not a firmware issue but a hardware one possibly related to poor quality control/ build from the factories.

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

Pochocho — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 17:52:42 GMT

I got mine from COMVIQ sweden, they told me to send it for repair, they will not replace it. I have the phone less than one

month.

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

barrynorton — Sat, 25 Oct 2014 21:22:36 GMT

Mine was less than a week old, still under the 14 return period.

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

Pochocho — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:48:49 GMT

I discovered the fault a few days after I got the phone, I waited too long to report it. Sent the phone today for repairing.

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

Hytham — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 21:34:08 GMT

I bought my phone from US, thus can sony care at Saudi repair it under warranty?

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

shining__star__ — Sun, 09 Nov 2014 18:37:13 GMT

I have the same problem on my Copper D6653 Z3.

I was extremely excited to finally buy such a masterpiece of a phone and then! Bam! On the 1st hour I saw it flicker like this. Of course, I thought that I was just seeing things. How could such thing happen to a brand new Sony phone!?!?!?! Then, after the 3-4-5-10 time for 3 days I was sure there was something wrong with it! I called Sony Center and explained. They said to come over. I did like 2 hours ago. Of course, it didn't happen entirely - just some small middle section while taking a picture. So the guy at the shop couldn't really see it. But I insisted that they take it to repair. With enough time spent on it or just with luck to be there to see it when it happens, the tech guys should see it.

Anyways, obviously this is not just in my imagination - there are 3 different topics only here, and I am hoping they either fix it or replace it.

It's such a shame - such a beautiful phone and fast one!!!

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

ShizuruShu — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 04:49:36 GMT

Hi shining star. My previous z3 has that issue as well. Nothing can fix it. I even tried repair tru Pc Companion. But the flickering still exist. I just got my replacement phone yesterday. The only thing you can do is record it. And then let them watch if you capture the problem. Hope that you can get a replacement like me. Goodluck.

Re: Screen flickering colours like static

shining__star__ — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 22:07:00 GMT

Thanks! I hope I get it replaced too. It's in repair for 3 days now... No phone call yet. I am dying slowly. I hope they see it, because I can't spent so much time recording something that happens so randomly. I'm going tomorrow in the shop and we'll see how this turns out. I can't wait anymore. I need a phone!!!