It’s defective.
Is it common?
Common enough that it can happen on any display.
I think it’s sick.
seems like it could be a hardware issue. if you have warranty or anything I would suggest using it
I only got it a couple of months ago, so I think I will. Just a little worried since I don’t have another usable device in the meantime
It’s fixed by a restart, but it seems to happen once every few days, and almost always while I’m using Netflix or another video streaming service. Anyone else had this issue?
How does it change with brightness? Looks like the green tint issue that OLEDs sometimes have. I’d get it replaced if I were you.
Hmm, that was actually the one thing I didn’t test, but yeah, I think I’ll ship it off to be repaired under warranty
Update: it just did it again and I was able to test it. Changing the brightness does nothing, however it does make the screen turn black for about a second after I take my finger off the brightness slider
I was going to say the same thing. I was on Android 14 beta and when I was using Netflix, my screen turned green. I restarted the phone and it was fixed. Used the phone for days no issue, I started using Netflix and green again. Now I’m using stable android 14 and as for now, I haven’t experienced this when using Netflix
Sounds like an HDR issue.
Netflix uses HDR and it triggers the bug.
It did it to me when I was on android 13 too. I’ve never used an android beta version so the issue is definitely still present
Nevermind. I just got the green tint screen again. I guess I’ll have to contact Google and see how I can proceed and return this device. I have around one more month under warranty.
I contacted them and they told me they’ll replace it under warranty, but it takes up to 2 weeks to get sorted and I don’t really have another functional phone I can use in the meantime
Was this through the Google store, Google Fi, or carrier? If I’m not mistaken, I bought my phone through the Google store.
I bought it outright through a local store but contacted Google directly since they issued the warranty
Thanks for the information
Happened to me today using Netflix. First time. I rarely watch Netflix on my phone.
It’s crazy this post exists today of all days.
Pixel 7
It’s happened to me a few times before today as well
Do you have your Display Color setting set to anything but natural?
I have them on
vividadaptiveCould that be glitched and overcorrecting?
Potentially. I’ll have a look into it
As everyone else is saying this seems to be a hardware issue, try squeezing the screen around the sides if it does anything. Had a similar issue where it looked normal while holding the top. Not a fix but at least verifies the problem as hardware.
No dice. Not so much as a click when squeezed. Also almost every single time it’s happened I haven’t even been holding it
Pixel 7 LeafGreen Edition
Better than the Galaxy Note 7 Fire Red
Mine does the same thing, but I don’t know what causes it. I’ve only experienced it twice in the time I’ve had it but both times I was streaming from Netflix or Plex, I don’t remember which.
My wife has had it a few more times, usually while watching Peacock or so like that.
Restarting always fixes it. I can’t help but to think it’s a software bug, as if it was hardware related it would happen randomly and restarting would be less likely to fix it.
I’m on my 2nd Pixel 7 Pro, as my first had this same issue. It started after a few months of using the phone. For me the green was initially only showing up near the volume buttons and a restart would frequently fix it. Then the green got worse and rebooting no longer fixed the problem. I spoke with support and they ended up RMA’ing the phone.
Mine started doing this as well today
Mine did this once to me last month while watching a youtube video but it hasn’t happened since, I joked about it being google’s top secret night vision mode but I’m thinking its some sort of software bug related to graphics rendering, maybe something funky going on with its GPU.
I also restarted my pixel 7 and it went back to normal so who knows what really causes it.
Newton mode!
Interestingly my 7 pro is doing something like this. Less green though but only since Android 14. Restart and it’s fine. I want to say it’s doing it after leaving the camera on and then locking. It’s only happened twice but within the last few days.
Interesting. Everyone else seems to only be getting it on Netflix, YouTube, or plex. I wonder what the go is
Someone mentioned HDR. I suspect that’s the trigger.
Mine will do the same periodically and thus far a reset has always fixed the issue. Hopefully it continues to fix the issue.
Looks like a pinched ribbon cable. You might be able to find replacement displays but replacement is a pain and a torn ribbon cable means the screen is a write-off.
The screen connector is right about in the middle of the phone on the left side, the internals of the 7 is nearly identical to the 6’s EXCEPT in the 7’s theirs no screw on the connections bracket that holds it down to the motherboard. Thats been seenbas a bad move by most, given your issue fits a bad connection, thats probably all it is.
Next time it does it give it some pressure in that area see if it goes back, obviously not too much. These are easy enough phones to open up, but if you dont reglue the exterior water / moisture could be an issue.
Watch a Pixel 7 teardown video, then watch one for a 6, it’ll make sense what’s most likely happening. I’d assume that was done to help, because the screw that holds that bracket down on previous phones is a fucking nightmare, but then this can happen.
The thing that’s getting me is that it’s always when watching Netflix, plex, or occasionally YouTube, always occurs 10-30mins into watching and is fixed by just turning the screen off and back on
