I noticed a white hue on the top of the screen and ONLY on the homescreen. I thought it was a Fairphone 5 issue, but now i noticed it on my Nothing Phone 2a (photo)as well. What is it? - eviltoast

After i got my Fairphone back from the repaircenter (they thought there was something wrong with it), they told me it was an intended design. However, i see other people mention they don’t have it.

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          6 months ago

          It means it isn’t there. I don’t see the hue either. Which leaves, screen issue.

          Edit: It seems like a contrast issue? I took the screenshot and modified it contrast value -3× Modified contrast

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          6 months ago

          Yeah it is visible, but much more subtle than on your original picture in the post.

          Easier to see against the black background:

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            6 months ago

            Yeah, it looks way worse on my original photo, because brightness was turned on to the max. On Fairphone it is a little worse then on my Nothing phone, but not that much.

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          I guess I just have an ancient phone that can’t display it. I see it on the photos that people posted with the contrast turned up…but can’t see it at all on the original.

          Trusty s10e finally showing its age…

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      I see it. At least we know it’s a software issue at least.

      Let’s try to narrow down the issue. Did you try a different launcher?

      Edit: Nevermind. Reading your other comments, it looks like it is the launcher.

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        Well, that’s nevertheless somewhat odd. Fairphone and Nothing have different stock launchers. I think they just modified the standard launcher and thus used a “feature” that was included in the first place? All things point to an actual intended design choice which can’t be changed.

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          I think the reason why some people see it and others don’t is because screens have variances and are not calibrated properly. This happens even in the same batch of a phone release.

          I saw the gradient but I barely saw it on my Pixel 5a. I could’ve easily missed.