How to fix Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge screen flickering issue, display goes black and white

The Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge is still one of the best smartphones in the market today with a huge screen sporting the company’s latest AMOLED technology. Its display is one of its selling points that’s why owners expect a lot from it. However, it seems that some users are currently bugged by a problem or two involving the phone’s screen and the most common issue is the flickering.

Screen flickering ranges from the simply turning on and off of the display to having lines appearing from time to time. Such problems can be caused by both liquid and physical damage, although there were also cases wherein some inconsistencies between the apps and the firmware resulted to such kind of problem.

Read on to learn more about this problem and know what to do if ever it happens to you. You may learn how to troubleshoot your device to determine what the cause or the problem is all about. It’s imperative you take a few minutes doing the steps below as it may save you from a lot of trouble.

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Galaxy S7 Edge screen started to flicker without apparent reason

Problem: I have a galaxy s7 edge and yesterday it started to flicker when i turn it on, when this happens in my phone you see like 3 stripe white lines and then it turns yellow, but the phone still works and i can even scroll through the apps,i do not know what i can do. Is there a fix to this?

Solution: If your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge had not been dropped or has liquid damage then most likely your device has a firmware related issue. In fact, lots of reports we received from our readers saying that after the firmware update the device screen started to flicker without apparent reason. However, since we don’t really know what caused the issue the best thing that you should do is to isolate the problem by performing the basic troubleshooting procedures. Here are the steps that you need to follow:

Step 1: Restart your phone to Safe mode to determine if there were apps triggered it

By booting your phone in Safe mode your device will run all the pre-installed apps in the system and will disable all downloaded applications. So, while in this mode try to observe your device if the issue persists. If not, then most likely a third-party app  caused the problem you can uninstall it and see if the problem will occur again.

1. Press and hold the Power key.
2. As soon as you can see the ‘Samsung Galaxy S7 EDGE’ on the screen, release the Power key and immediately hold the Volume Down key.
3. Continue holding the Volume Down button until the device finishes rebooting.
4. You may release it when you can see ‘Safe mode’ in the bottom left corner of the screen.

However, after the procedure and the screen still flickers then it could be a firmware or hardware-related issue. In that case, you can perform the next procedure for further troubleshooting.

Step 2: Delete the System cache of the phone for it might be corrupted

If the firmware had been updated the device won’t automatically delete all the system caches stored on your phone. Instead, the firmware will continue using it and that may be one of the factors that the problem occurs out of the blue. In this case, all you need to do is to delete all old caches to force the device to create newer caches that is compatible to the new system. Here’s how:

1. Turn off your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
2. Press and then hold the Home and Volume UP keys, then press and hold the Power key.
3. When the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge shows on the screen, release the Power key but continue holding the Home and Volume Up keys.
4. When the Android logo shows, you may release both keys and leave the phone be for about 30 to 60 seconds.
5. Using the Volume Down key, navigate through the options and highlight ‘wipe cache partition.’
6. Once highlighted, you may press the Power key to select it.
7. Now highlight the option ‘Yes’ using the Volume Down key and press the Power button to select it.
8. Wait until your phone is finished wiping the cache partition. Once completed, highlight ‘Reboot system now’ and press the Power key.
9. The phone will now reboot longer than usual.

So, while in this mode and the issue remained, then you can jump to the next procedure.

Step 4: Perform Master reset to your Galaxy S7 Edge

Before giving a conclusion to the issue the last thing that you can do is to perform a reset on your device. Most of the time, by simply bringing back the device to its factory default may fixed different types of issues like what you have right now. But take note that all your files on your phone will be deleted once you will perform this procedure. So, make sure to backup everything.

1. Backup your data.
2. Remove your Google account.
3. Disengage screen lock.
4. Turn off your Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge.
5. Press and then hold the Home and Volume UP keys, then press and hold the Power key.

NOTE: It doesn’t matter how long you press and hold the Home and Volume Up keys, it won’t affect the phone but by the time you press and hold the Power key, that’s when the phone starts to respond.

1. When the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge shows on the screen, release the Power key but continue holding the Home and Volume Up keys.
2. When the Android logo shows, you may release both keys and leave the phone be for about 30 to 60 seconds.

NOTE: The “Installing system update” message may show on the screen for several seconds before displaying the Android system recovery menu. This is just the first phase of the entire process.

1. Using the Volume Down key, navigate through the options and highlight ‘wipe data / factory reset.’
2. Once highlighted, you may press the Power key to select it.
3. Now highlight the option ‘Yes — delete all user data’ using the Volume Down key and press the Power button to select it.
4. Wait until your phone is finished doing the Master Reset. Once completed, highlight ‘Reboot system now’ and press the Power key.
5. The phone will now reboot longer than usual

 

But if all procedures may not worked on your phone then you can bring your Galaxy S7 Edge to the nearest shop in your area to be checked by the technician.

Galaxy S7 Edge screen went black and white like in Ultra Power Saving Mode

Problem: My girlfriend screen on her s7 edge went black and white and when i go in her setting it’s like her phone is in ultra power-saving mode but it’s not cant get into any of the system settings at all.

Solution: This issue is similar to the problem that I discussed above, there are two things that you need to look into that may have triggered the issue, either the device has a firmware or hardware-related issue. So, before jumping to the conclusion you need to isolate first the issue by performing from one step to the other. At this point, we recommend you to boot your phone to Safe mode to know if there are apps triggered the problem. This procedure will temporarily deactivate all downloaded applications in the system and if the issue is not happening while in this mode, then obviously one of the downloaded apps triggered it. You can uninstall the suspected app until the issue is fix.

However,if the problem remained while in Safe mode then most likely there’s something to do with the firmware or hardware of your Galaxy S7 Edge. In this case, deleting the system cache is the best thing to do to force your phone to create newer files in the system. To do so, you can follow the procedure above.

At this point, after booting in Safe mode and deleting the system caches and issue remained, then you can perform the more complicated procedure by resetting the device. But before doing so try to backup all your files because it will be deleted once the procedure is performed. On the other hand, after the master reset and still the screen is flickering then you don’t have a choice but to bring it to the nearest shop because it might be a hardware issue.

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