⟐ Edited by author mai 02, 2026 at 0:11 UTC−7

What else could be causing this intermittent white flashing? Is this a known issue with the Pixel 9a OLED panel, or could it be related to another internal component like the logic board?

However, upon receiving the device, it appears the issue with this Pixel 4 XL is slightly different. The device does indeed have a green tint, however, its different from the green tint issues most Pixel 4 XL owners have reported, because unlike what's commonly reported, my Pixel's green tint stays consistent across the whole brightness spectrum, whereas most users report the green tint being more apparent at lower brightness. Some Pixel 4 XL users have reportedly fixed the issue by turning off the 90Hz refresh rate, night light, or always-on display, but for me, toggling these settings haven’t done squat. Also, Google has supposedly fixed the issue with a software update (as it was a software glitch) in early 2020, but I'm on build 220405.003 of Android 12. Now there are things I've noticed about this green tint issue that are uncharacteristic of what most other Pixel 4 XL owners have experienced, such as areas on the display that should be displayed as black are instead green. For this reason, while I am a big fan of dark mode, I haven't used it on the Pixel 4 XL because in essence its looks more like ‘green mode' on this particular device. I'll include some photos to demonstrate what I mean.

In all the above images, the green areas should’ve been displayed as black.

Something else I've noticed too is that the display looks kinda "milky", in other words, its not clear and crisp like you'd normally expect:

The images don’t seem to do justice, but trust me, there is a slight green tint. Plus you can notice the display doesn’t look crisp and clear like the Samsung.

I have tried factory resetting the device numerous times, none of that seemed to help. I thought it might be the display, so I grabbed another broken Pixel 4 XL that I had on hand and swapped the motherboards, but the issue persisted across two different displays. I installed the CleanSlate kernel by tbalden, as this custom kernel has a degreenify feature, but while that helped a little bit, its not fixed it, there is still too much green.

I've come to the conclusion that the issue is not with the display, but with the motherboard, either software or hardware. Anyone have any ideas where specifically the issue may be or a possible resolution?

Thanks in advance!

⟐ Commented mai 01, 2026 at 5:09 UTC−7

That means no phone unless I use speakerphone, no google assistant, no voice recorder, etc.

I have done nothing other than replace the screen. I was wondering if there could be a problem with the screen connector, that could cause this?

I've tried all the other things on the internet, factory reset, blowing air into the microphone port, making sure microphone isn't disabled in apps, installing third party apps, lots of unlikely desperation stuff.

Does anyone have any ideas?

⟐ Answered avril 29, 2026 at 17:06 UTC−7

⟐ Commented avril 28, 2026 at 14:52 UTC−7

⟐ Answer edited avril 26, 2026 at 8:44 UTC−7

The issue occurs after any minor drop, and it has occurred multiple times now in the same way. After a minor drop (~2 feet w/ case), the screen at first becomes completely non-responsive -- just black. After about a minute, the power button will cause the screen to turn on, but the touchscreen will not work at all. I can force restart the phone at this point using the power + volume up button procedure, and the screen comes back on, but the touchscreen still doesn't work at all. Eventually, after multiple restarts and several minutes to half an hour of waiting, touchscreen functionality will come back, seemingly at random. At first it's hit-or-miss, failing intermittently only to come back just as suddenly. Eventually it goes back to normal -- but another minor impact will start this process over.

What's going on here? It feels like some kind of loose connection perhaps, but is there anything I could check? It seems odd to me that the phone seems to "get better" after a rest period, almost like the drop is resetting something that needs to "heal" before it works again. Obviously, that's not how electronics work, but I can't explain it any other way.

Any insight would be much appreciated!

⟐ Commented avril 23, 2026 at 13:16 UTC−7

I've tried my thumb numerous times and also other fingers. The screen is clean, I've reset the phone, turned off and on, added moisturiser, pressed hard then gently, put screen protector mode on, etc. All of the troubleshooting tips given by AI.

It allows me to go through the process, but the second I press my finger on the sensor for the last time, to complete the set-up completion ring to 100%, a notification instantly pops up to say "Can't complete finger set-up. You can try again now or set up your finger print later"

Can anyone give any advice on this?

⟐ Answered avril 23, 2026 at 8:55 UTC−7

⟐ Commented avril 21, 2026 at 16:04 UTC−7

Just replaced my screen and when I try to unlock it, touch not working so I need to press power button couple times and then it starts working. Once unlocked, it's working fine.

I'm thinking the problem is related to proximiter sensor.

This is ideal camera frame placement. But mine isn't aligned well with the hole, like for 1-2mm vertical shift. Probably bad screen copy. I wonder if it's the issue?

Also, there is little optical thing inserted in that camera frame, maybe I should glue it to the screen too?

Anyway, if you think the problem is in misalignmnent, can I cut screen coverings so I can enlarge camera hole?

I returned the next day to have the screen removed. During the screen removal, I took a photo of the internal structure of my phone and noticed a small piece of transparent plastic film above the sensors area.

I checked teardown images of Pixel 7 Pro on iFixit, and this plastic film doesn’t seem to be part of the original design. I also contacted Google official CS and they told me there shouldn't be a plastic film. This makes me wonder if the technician may have added or modified something during the first repair.

Would really appreciate any insight!

(The phone is closed now as I later bought an original screen myself and asked another shop to install it. New screen is ok. However, I just observed this plastic film when scrolling through my album. I feel confused why this area is different to the teardown image from iFixit.)

⟐ Answered avril 12, 2026 at 23:50 UTC−7

⟐ Commented avril 11, 2026 at 6:20 UTC−7