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odd touchscreen problem

When I have my screen shut, and I use the touchscreen, the only places the screen will register taps is on the Start bar and the bottom bar with either Contacts or Calendar. If I open the screen a partial way or all the way open, my taps are registered correctly everywhere on the screen. Has anyone experienced this also and can I fix this problem other than having to always slide it partially to use the touchscreen?
Thanks

RRCsteve said:
When I have my screen shut, and I use the touchscreen, the only places the screen will register taps is on the Start bar and the bottom bar with either Contacts or Calendar. If I open the screen a partial way or all the way open, my taps are registered correctly everywhere on the screen. Has anyone experienced this also and can I fix this problem other than having to always slide it partially to use the touchscreen?
Thanks
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Well there are some possibilities that spring to mind.
Firsy there is no software involved in opening the keyboard just a lttle bit. (Iassume you are NOT opening it far enough to trigger landscape mode). If my assumption is correct then the magnet operated landscape switch is not invplved with this problem. That being the case, then I see two possibilities.
1. The flex cable that runs between the keyboard section and the main body is moved when the keyboard moves. Thus a loose flex cable connection is possible or worse a crack in a wire within the flex cable.
2. The pressures on the case and internal parts/connections varies a little between the closed position and with the keyboard out/partially out. The various connections you see in the picture below could be moving slightly when you partially open the keyboard. Prime candidates would be the D/pad connector with the two screws and the digitizer circuit.
Pic shows the flex cable and possible locations of loose connections.
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There is one thing you can try (a remote possibility) and that is to ajust the torque on the visible screws at the back of the screen (when keyboard is open) Slackening a Little these screws is reported to help with some whitescreen and alignment issues and might just have some effevt. Other than that I see little option but to either send for repair or dismantle to check those connections and the flex cable for wiring integrity.
Mike

Cheap screen protector for bottom touch sensitive portion?

Hi, does anyone know where I can get a screen protector for the touch sensitive buttons on the bottom portion of the screen? Those buttons seem like they would get scratched easily and I just want to make sure they are protected.

have a look on ebay

!!!
Take the scrissors and make it !!!

Get an invisible shield that covers your entire phones body and you won't be sorry.
Takes some patience to install but well worth it.

I don't think this would be a good idea, as that bottom portion is capacitive wouldn't covering it with anything render it useless?

elypsar said:
I don't think this would be a good idea, as that bottom portion is capacitive wouldn't covering it with anything render it useless?
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I have an "screen" protector over the buttons and I can tell you they still work correctly.

I have the invisible sheild installed on mine and I had no idea it was touch sensitive until blamo I zoomed in acouple days ago when Iwas sliding my thumb around so yes it still works and I recommend the invisible sheild butyou have to take your time follow the instructions and be paitent or you will hate it cause you will have funked it all up and well thats your fault then.

to be honest, the bottom section wont get scratch very easily, just the DPAD or the little inner bowl part but other than that the rest of the part seems that u have to be aggressive to it in order to see scratches, i always clean that part with an old tshirt and when it showed under the sun i dont see any of those scratch marks...sooo im guessing the finish is scratchproof or im really stupid that there is a protector on it already that i cant tell from looking at it <_<
any suggestions?

XERO_Racer said:
to be honest, the bottom section wont get scratch very easily, just the DPAD or the little inner bowl part but other than that the rest of the part seems that u have to be aggressive to it in order to see scratches, i always clean that part with an old tshirt and when it showed under the sun i dont see any of those scratch marks...sooo im guessing the finish is scratchproof or im really stupid that there is a protector on it already that i cant tell from looking at it <_<
any suggestions?
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not entirely accurate, i accidentally put keys and my phone in the same pocket (in my jeans) one day, when the worst thing happen, the bottom area got scratched, fortunately the screen had a screen protector but the bottom part didnt , i highly suggest getting it just to be on the safe side

I went with invisibleshield for the body and martinfields for screen/bottom buttons:
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The clarity on the screen part is amazing, and the bottom section is adequately protected. (note the scratch i got on it already, haha)

Xperia casing question

Hi guys, I just noticed that on the right side of the X1 (the side with the camera shutter button), in the chrome section, there is a very fine "joint" right in the middle.
It doesn't look like it was caused by damage however I never noticed it before until just then, and I haven't seen anyone else's x1 to verify, could anyone check their x1 if they got such "joint" ? Thanks heaps.
Regards,
Eric

anyone please? hope someone can spend 2 seconds to respond whether it is normal... thanks..

i would be very helpful if you took a picture of what you think might be wrong. I would like to answer your question but unfortumately I do not know what "joint" you are talking about.

well I would have took a picture too.. unfortunately I do not have access to a proper camera now and the camera on the mobiles that I have access to does not show enough detail to show that "joint" or gap.. its like a very fine gap in the middle of the chrome bits on the casing...
just wondering do you happen to have any "gaps" (the gap is like very very fine.) at all on the chrome that is on the phone? it is between the camera button and the volume button.

I have looked at mine very carefully (x1a) and do not notice any gap/joint that you refer to.

i have that to by the camera button i think its normal.

No, there is none on my X1i. The chrome is just one piece all the way around the phone. Your's could be a crack in the chrome.

do you mean the lines here its like a joint???

Comodoor,
Those are just normal mold lines from the casting. If you look at the opposite side of the phone, the lines goes to the opening of the speaker.
My guess it erichui is talking about the chrome band around the side of the phone.

i tought he was talking about those lines i said it was normal.
it was more clear if erichui could upload pics

Hi guys, sorry about the lack of picture, I have finally got hold of my camera and here is a picture of the "joint" that I am talking about. it is very small however I can't recall if it was there since I had it the first day.. its not big deal but I would just like to know if it was there before or is actually a "crack" caused by some other reasons.
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this side is the camera shutter side btw, and that "joint" is only on the camera shutter side...
Thanks guys for the replies.

I don't have this "joint" on my x1.
Maybe you scratched it with a zipper on your pocket or something?

Nope, I do not have that, i remember somebody talking about that (i don't know if it was this forum or esato) and he mentioned it was not a crack. just something that happend during molding process - aesthetics.

skycamefalling said:
I don't have this "joint" on my x1.
Maybe you scratched it with a zipper on your pocket or something?
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Hi Skycamefalling, I do not believe that is a scratch, becuase if I look carefully down from the screen, I can see that "joint" in the inside of the chrome as well. So its either there due to the molding process, or caused by something else. Another reason I asked is because this "joint" just cuts off right in the middle and looks very "aligned" to me, but I haven't noticed it until today..

can't see it on my black one.

erichui said:
Hi Skycamefalling, I do not believe that is a scratch, becuase if I look carefully down from the screen, I can see that "joint" in the inside of the chrome as well. So its either there due to the molding process, or caused by something else. Another reason I asked is because this "joint" just cuts off right in the middle and looks very "aligned" to me, but I haven't noticed it until today..
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Hm...when it's no scratch then I could be a failure from the injection moulding process -maybe a small particle that was inside the mould when the parts opened. It can't be a "joint" because the mould can't be split like this. But I wouldn't bother about it as long as the plastic doesn't fall to pieces

Checked my black X1a, no joint at all on the camera shutter side.

alright thanks guys. just wanted to verify not going to worry about it then but at least I know it is not "designed" to be there

hardware qwerty keyboard key slightly pop-up

Hi
Yesterday I had a bit of accident - I've caught with my fingernail one of the hardware buttons for softkey actions and it slightly pop-up. Some photos:
http://my.opera.com/lwiczek/albums/show.dml?id=780762
the problem is it hinders sliding the keyboard back (i can push it and then slide keyboard but it's damn annoying ). I've tried to push it hard back (or something) with the hope it will "glue" itself back, but that didn't work. I don't know how the keys are attached to the rest of the phone but I'd be glad for any tips on how to fix it (preferably without taking the phone apart ).

The keys are all joined together with thin plastic between the kays. They do not contact the circuit board directly. Theres is rubber membrane layer after the keys and then another white layer with metal discs that contact the board.
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It should be possible therefore to put a spot of a soft (PVA type) glue under the key and hold it down until dry, without it damaging the keyboard.
Mike

Thanks, I've pull up a bit broken key (with the whithis foil under it), put a bit of glue and it seems to be fixed (tho it doesn't click anymore and it's harder to press, but at least sliding back works now :] )
Thanks!

lwiczek said:
Thanks, I've pull up a bit broken key (with the whithis foil under it), put a bit of glue and it seems to be fixed (tho it doesn't click anymore and it's harder to press, but at least sliding back works now :] )
Thanks!
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Probably as good as you can do. The click is made by the little metal disc moving in and out. With the little bit of glue perhaps it softens the click but so long as it works. Well done.
Mike

As it turned out I've put a bit to much glue (what is 'too much' at this amount anyhow? (; ), and key got glued to the rest of the keyboard casing and got stuck permanently. I've tried to separate it, tho with little succes. I'm looking at it from the bright sight - at least there won't be any more any accidental sending of sms, and the another key (on the main part of phone) is still working
Thanks for help eitherway!
cheer

lwiczek said:
As it turned out I've put a bit to much glue (what is 'too much' at this amount anyhow? (; ), and key got glued to the rest of the keyboard casing and got stuck permanently. I've tried to separate it, tho with little succes. I'm looking at it from the bright sight - at least there won't be any more any accidental sending of sms, and the another key (on the main part of phone) is still working
Thanks for help eitherway!
cheer
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a spot of a soft (PVA type) glue
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Well as you say you can work around the problem. There are keyboards for sale on various websites so if it is a real problem it could be changed.
Mike

No, it's not a problem (as I said in previous post - i still have touch screen and another button). I was just updating the post with notice of my failure (;
Probably will be changin phone in few month either way

Few problems. If anyone could advice.

My phone is stock 4.4.2 with recent updates and not rooted. No issues at all just few small issues.
1) This is a weird one, if I play a video and sometime after closing video player the screen becomes like high sharpness, the white color in the screen increases. Its hard to notice but it does. But after turning off the screen and turn on again it became normal. Also I tried taking screenshot of both condition but all looks normal in that, only visually I can see that. Anyone see this issue ever?
2) Skype is very important for me for work and in its setting > Notification > I checked Vibration but it never does. Its notification sound cant change also its very low to hear outside. Please advice.
3) Spen: I dont know if its usual for everyone as I didnt tried any other Note 3 but in my phone the Spen is not responsive mostly at the screen edges. Suppose drawing a line it ends before the screen edge and mostly same all sides. I’ve a screen protector but that is not a thicker one. Its very thin so I doubt if the screen protector could cause this.

1- I notice that all the time ur not the only one
2- try clearing the skype data and reinstall it.
3- no problems with spen on my phone. I have a pretty thick screen protector on it as well. I didnt understand by unresponsive if u meant dead spots or just slower to draw but either way no problems on my handset.
Cheers!
Sent from my SM-N900 using Tapatalk

georgesmh said:
1- I notice that all the time ur not the only one
2- try clearing the skype data and reinstall it.
3- no problems with spen on my phone. I have a pretty thick screen protector on it as well. I didnt understand by unresponsive if u meant dead spots or just slower to draw but either way no problems on my handset.
Cheers!
Sent from my SM-N900 using Tapatalk
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Thanks for your feedback.
1) Its good to know I’m not alone, and probably a OS fault. Hope on next update this will be fixed.
2) I don’t want to clear skype data as I don’t want to lose chat histories. Somewhere I read this will require to enable Vibration 1st on setting and then it will work. But I have already enabled vib for call. Don’t know if there have any other option in setting to enable vibration.
3) By unresponsive I mean it works flawlessly but I’ve to press it little hard on the screen to write properly. With firm writing or light gentle pressure if draw a straight line across the screen it creates a line like this ------------- gap ------------- gap ------------------------
Also it was not working on a particular spot (attached image) but today I found it was due to the flip cover magnet. If I keep the magnet away it works perfectly.
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