EVO Bright Spots and wrong threading in sms

Earmuffs · #1 (**permalink**) 10-29-2010, 11:55 AM

Soooooo..... I got my EVO July 9th and decided to replace it just outside of my 30 days. I had this big arse bright spot in the lower middle quarter of the display. I got my replacement unit through Sprint and compared screens in boot loader (for the nice bright white) and bam the old one looks like crap and the new one was great. My first EVO had 3-4 bright spots this replacement after ~1 month has six and the same big diagonal bright spot in the middle lower quarter it's about a half inch long and an 8th inch wide. Sprint is sending me my third EVO and I just want to know if this is a common issue?

Also my txt threading is messed up I think I have seen elsewhere it happens while roaming. Any fixes?

Sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere I have not seen it.

K thnx bai!

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tool2269 · #2 (**permalink**) 10-29-2010, 06:07 PM

yes its a common issue its known as the "b" spot. since its at the "b" button if the keyboard was opened.

not sure what you mean by threaded text problem. there are sometimes issues w/ typing a text message and right before hitting send, the reciepent changes to someone else..

cuellarm · #3 (**permalink**) 11-01-2010, 12:36 PM

I have the b-spot issue on my phone too.

BenC · #4 (**permalink**) 11-01-2010, 12:59 PM

I feel left out.

tool2269 · #5 (**permalink**) 11-01-2010, 06:45 PM

call HTC support.. tell them you have a bright white spot and light leakage, you'll get a RMA number and a place to mail the phone. they will replace the lcd and overnight the phone back. you just have to pay shipping.

not all sprint service centers are replacing this issue.. some say its 'cosmetic'.

antjones21 · #6 (**permalink**) 11-01-2010, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Earmuffs

Also my txt threading is messed up I think I have seen elsewhere it happens while roaming. Any fixes?

Sorry if this has been discussed elsewhere I have not seen it.

K thnx bai!

Sent from my HTC "EVIL" 4G using Tapatalk

I have the text messaging problem as well when I'm roaming the messages are like 6 hours ahead of the time they should be. (example it's 9am and the text message will say 3pm) I've posted a few threads on here before but never got much feed back.

DreadfullyDespized · #7 (**permalink**) 11-02-2010, 08:46 PM

I posted a topic about the issue with froyo 2.2 on evo phones where the time stamping is off compared to mms picture mail sending and receiving.. well sending isn't the issue but receiving is.

Earmuffs · #8 (**permalink**) 11-26-2010, 07:14 AM

Woah! don't call HTC call sprint they drop a unit in the mail you get it in like a day or two and then you put your unit in the return mailer.

All free! Just s-on tool then flash stock rom from zip on SD to clear your BS and root and what not before you ship it back. I always make sure the new phone has a rootable OS before I restore the old one. Rather have root and bright spots than no root

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nautalis · #9 (**permalink**) 11-26-2010, 09:19 PM

I have three bright spots on my 002. The screen lifting and light leakage is growing. I bought my wife a white Evo, and although the screen color is nice, the new process to root the new hboot seems a little risky. I'd rather deal with my bright spots and have full root than not.

Earmuffs · #10 (**permalink**) 09-20-2011, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by nautalis

I have three bright spots on my 002. The screen lifting and light leakage is growing. I bought my wife a white Evo, and although the screen color is nice, the new process to root the new hboot seems a little risky. I'd rather deal with my bright spots and have full root than not.

I have the insurance on my phone 4 bucks for insurance and 4 bucks for total assurance. The second 4 bucks gets you in store phone service and used to get you advanced replacements by phone).

If you don't have it on your plan just go online to add it (or call but don't tell them you have a pre-existing issue) and go into the store like a month later. leave it on your plan you cant re-add after removal and I have used it like 6+ times in a little over a year. For me they will fix pretty much anything that is not a total loss. For a total loss (water shorted or lost phone) you need to go the insurance replacement with deductible route.

My phone has received excellent service

NOTE: Call the COPORATE store (only they service phones) ahead of time. Don't identify yourself or your account. Ask to speak to the in store technical consultant and ask them personally if they are root friendly. I have had good experiences. Worst case I nandroid backup EVERYTHING, S-ON tool, flash (from hboot) newest stock rom AFTER removing recovery.img and hboot from the stock rom zip. Do a factory reset before taking it in this way they have no excuse to run an RUU on it and ruin your root. Now you have nice mostly stock, and stock looking phone to take in. After they are done then you flash the s-off zip, wipe everything, run nandroid restore and you are golden

I found a fix for the SMS issue if anyone still has it

all of these apps work well

- SMS Timestamper Fix - Reptile Soft - http://goo.gl/7n64v
- SMS Time Fix - Matthew Precious - http://goo.gl/LRhJB
- SMS Sent Time - Johannes Zweng - http://goo.gl/4Hnm4