Hi,
Does anybody else experience buggy screen more and more often ??
The first few days, i couldnt' unlock it for 1 second or so... was fine
Then after 2 weeks, screen got unrepsonsive for a few seconds from time to times.
Then 3rd week, screen was unresponsive for 1 HOUR... found out cleaning the screen or decreseasing screen sensitivity with BsB seemed to help.
And today... i wanted to scroll down in some program, it reacted as if i had another finger on the screen and started to zoom in or out.... 3 mins later : my screen became unresponsive and it s unresponsive now for the last 2 hours... cleaning the screen doesn't help.. it just doesn't react at all and phone is useless now.
Question is : Do you guys also noticed some decreasing screen quality over time ?? (maybe in some DIFFERENT ways than i had.... like this guy here : http://wmpoweruser.com/?p=10735
I am not able to do what that guy did on the video ! :/
Maybe you should update rom
kaemon said:
Hi,
And today... i wanted to scroll down in some program, it reacted as if i had another finger on the screen and started to zoom in or out.... 3 mins later : my screen became unresponsive and it s unresponsive now for the last 2 hours... cleaning the screen doesn't help.. it just doesn't react at all and phone is useless now.
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Yes, I've had exactly the same problem for a few weeks - it's Summer here in Australia and I noticed the same thing happening when the phone gets hot while in use or connected to the charger.
It doesn't get better until the phone cools down. Believe it or not, I had to put mine in the freezer to unfreeze it. That's right, the freezer to unfreeze it...ah forget it...
I've tried several ROM upgrades and hard resets - makes NO difference. It's a device (not software) fault so you'll probably need to replace it.
Here's another thing you can try to see if you have the same problem as me - put a second finger at the bottom left edge of the screen and see if it presses soft buttons on the right hand side.
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everything was going well with my Imate Jasjam for 2 years, until one day i was taking a shower(1 month ago), a small spill of soap went into my screen, since that time i get screen align problem from the top screen only, down and centre is ok.
The screen gose unpositioned from the top only, it occurs one to 3 times a day until i realign the screen again. I think its not a hardware or software problem, because the screen is ok except on the top, and it occurs only one to 3 times a day.
how can I solve this problem?
b2000 said:
everything was going well with my Imate Jasjam for 2 years, until one day i was taking a shower(1 month ago), a small spill of soap went into my screen, since that time i get screen align problem from the top screen only, down and centre is ok.
The screen gose unpositioned from the top only, it occurs one to 3 times a day until i realign the screen again. I think its not a hardware or software problem, because the screen is ok except on the top, and it occurs only one to 3 times a day.
how can I solve this problem?
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Take apart and clean with an alcohol based cleaner?
Mike
Hi all,
i've been facing a strange problem for 4 days now , and sick and tired of this :/
i got my device for 2nd hand at the beginning of this month , and was using it with no problem.I installed 1drom and used it for a while with no problem again. Then four days ago was scrolling around forum and saw a beautiful rom "prophet future clean " i flashed it and used for 2 days. There were no problems first day but i needed to re-align the screen several times 2nd day. Then i turned it into "my speedy diamond edition 2" and used it for 1 day again with alignment problems.
After that i thought of flashing back 1d and so did i. But screen became unusable (even cant touch X button) after every alignment after 3-4 minutes.I thought it could be something touching the screen and removed the screen protector. It worked fine and had no problems since then. But until 2 hours ago when i charged it. I knew heat maybe the problem but after re-aligning many times it wasnt even usable
then tried flash back to prophet future clean , no succes at even first align after os flashed
then i installed latest radio rom thinking it would help but no success (well, i could align my screen at list after 2 hardreset) ..
finally now i turned back to offical "turkcell shipped rom" which is wm5 , and it's working fine now.
So ,has anyone got an idea what to do ? i really like my phone but also need texting which is impossible with not-working touch screen
now wm5 also not working :/
pfff
That has happened to me as well, I got it second hand, but even with the original ROM it dit that... I tried reflashing, same thing, and it still happens to me sometimes, the solution is aligning the screen, then cleaning the screen really well, specially on the edges... When I do that, it works for a long time...
karva said:
That has happened to me as well, I got it second hand, but even with the original ROM it dit that... I tried reflashing, same thing, and it still happens to me sometimes, the solution is aligning the screen, then cleaning the screen really well, specially on the edges... When I do that, it works for a long time...
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yeah, i kinda got used to re-aligning. But i can confirm that the reason of dis-alignment is (or very likely to be)
1- the screen protector
2-heat and pressure(when cleaning it f.e.)
3-dust at the edges...
Well, taking care of these, i can use without re-aligning for a day, or maybe one and a half, but no more... I guess i can live with that
Yes the main idea is cleaning.
Thin dirt and oil layer coming from your body sweat makes touch screen requiring re-alignment.
Cleaner the screen less re-alignment...
After 4 months of flawless work, the lower part of the screen (a strip several millimeters from the edge) suddenly stopped responding properly!
E.g., all buttons in this area (including launcher/phone/+ on home screen) either don't work at all, or sometimes activate after a while when strongly pressed with the thumb (orientation doesn't matter).
Just two hours before they responded fine to the index finger.
Also, I've noticed that when I "multi-touch" the lower line in a file browser with two fingers, it works nice! Buttons are too small for that, however
I first tried to restore backup, but it didn't help, of course.
Has anybody had the same problem?? I guess it's a warranty case ...
I would agree, it's probably a hardware problem that you'll have to bring your phone in for service to get fixed.
I'm having that same problem my self, but just now and then. What helped with me is that I press the upper left corner of the phone with my other hand and then the lower part works fine, so i think i should get a new digitizer or its just loose connector.
im having the same problem , i have put up with it for the past few weeks and its driving me nuts now. today i did a factory reset which made no difference , i called htc who didnt sound a bit suprised by my phone call it gets picked up tomorrow morning to go for repair so the question is ... is this a common fault? and how the hell am i gonna cope without my hero in my pocket ?
Yeah happened to mine last week, a few have had the same issue where it's just the launcher bit not responding. Although the good news is that I'm getting it back tomorrow though so it's good times!
I had the same problem with my touchscreen (after a month or so!)
Mine got picked up thursday by HTC and I just checked the tracking site and they just recieved it.
I wonder how long it's going to take
Visited their service center last week.
They've immediately replaced my screen with a new one without any ado. Now everything works as before!
BUT a friend of mine who bought his Hero in January is having similar problems now...
It is a common problem according to HTC.
Mine was repaired in just 10 days.
Same problem here, did htc said anything about this problem? is it a common fault?
thank you
I said it in the post above yours.
ah yes, right, thank you
mach2005 said:
It is a common problem according to HTC.
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If they acknowledge it officially, couldn't you provide a link please?
i gave mine last week to repair, they returned to me unfixed. on the paper stated that they only updated the software, what a dumb this htc guys. need to go back and tell them again the same story. im wasting my time only for this. wtf
I recently had this problem. The 3 buttons at the bottom of the screen wouldn't respond, took it into T-Mobile who said I'd have it back within about 7 to 10 days... 3 weeks later I got a text saying I could collect my phone...
On the paper sheet it says they've replaced the lens.. Which I can see they have as before I had a miniscule hairline scratch near the top.
They also mention a software update (1.0.0.A6288)
Either way it works nicely now.
I've recently experienced the same issue - the lower part of the screen, the one where the LauncherPro icons usually are stopped responding to touch. If I press really hard it works sometimes, but it's pretty annoying. I didn't sit on the phone or drop it recently, it just stopped working all of a sudden.
Is there anything I can do, as the phone is out of warranty ?
HTC South Africa gave me a new hero after I took mine in for the 3rd time. Hardware problem. Very happy with their service.
i have this exact same problem, is the only solution to send to htc? >_> Cuz my warranty's out already unfortunately... i flashed my hero to CyanogenMod 7 and it seems to have helped, but still not completely responsive... I also have a problem where at times i completely lose control of my touch screen where the spots i touch seem to respond to opposite sides of the screen... anyone else?
Remove battery, Remove sim card. put a dryer on the htc logo for about 40 mins. put the phone under a heavy object. Let it dry for about 15 mins and your fixed.
^ wtf do u mean?... are u just being a gimp...
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Remove battery, Remove sim card. put a dryer on the htc logo for about 40 mins. put the phone under a heavy object. Let it dry for about 15 mins and your fixed.
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i am having the same problem and i badly need to solve it please could u tell me that what do you exactly mean by put a dryer on the htc logo
thanks
Has anyone else found that occasionally the screen starts going mad? I will unlock the phone and suddenly it starts going into various menu options, brings up a browser or brings up widget settings. It's as if there is an invisible finger using the screen, although it's so fast it's as if there is a buffer of actions.
I'm not sure what causes it, but a colleague has a Samsung Galaxy and reckons he gets it when moisture gets on the screen. My screen has never been wet or near anything wet.
Additionally, I've noticed it was happening just now when I was charging the phone via USB. When I unplugged it the behaviour stopped.
Anyone else?
Yao
Never had that before , maybe a application you installed that is acting wierd?
I had a application installed that just drained my batt like hell.
I also reboot the phone after heavy duty, meaning using the explorer , games, ....
me too!
I'm getting the same problem at the moment. It takes me about 5 attempts to unlock the screen. Once I'm in, sometimes it responds to my touch, sometimes it doesn't, other times it just does random stuff. It's making the phone totally unusable .
I got the phone on Monday (3 days ago) this is the first time it happened. I'm sat in a cafe atm and it's quite humid in here; if it's a problem with moisture could the humidity explain it?
I once had a similar problem with an ipod touch after it had been in a bag with a leaking water bottle. It went OK by itself after a few hours.
Anybody else got any thoughts?
Thanks
Damian.
The thing that I had to get used to was gripping the phone properly. The lower right quarter of my right hand is a bit chubby, so when I gripped the phone my palm ended up wrapping around the phone and resting on the screen somewhat. This would result in the screen not always unlocking right, sometimes selecting widgets and icons on my homescreen, restricting scrolling in the browser and random text entry.
Since I've altered my grip I don't get those problems any more.
My tattoo does this all the time....
Looks like exposing the phone to extreme conditions like heat or humidity makes this...
I used to keep my phone next to my Burning furnace i7 HP laptop and there is an LCD leak now on the screen :-(...since i noticed the leak, the phone started behaving more cranky....
update ...
Just to give an update, my phone is OK again now. By the time I got home a few hours later it had sorted itself out.
It's a HTC Desire HD, btw.
Damian
I had the same problem when I used a non-HTC charger.
Same problem here happens when charging with the original charger, when tyring another HTC charger with the same model number the problem is gone.
My guess is the charger that came with the phone is defective.
A workaround: I'm using a case for my DHD, when this problem happens I can get the screen to act normal by keeping the phones body (metal part) in direct contact with my hand.
Hello all, I hope this post can help you with the same or similar problem I had.
My LG gt540 started having a problem 2 months ago, the touchscreen got offset by 2 centimetres(1 inch) verticaly down, this was very annoying specially texting and couldnt access the top panel. Ex: to unlock the phone I had to press 1 inch above the green button.
Sometimes(I dont know why) it went back to normal, but about a week since the problem started it just got permanent, I tried rebooting, taking the battery, etc, nothing worked... Even tried to go to the calibration option but the offset was to much so it said out of range...
Then I read something online about the heat caused touchscreen problems, so I was thinking... hardware dont really like heat, and I always carry my phone on my pocket, the body heat could be damaging the touchscreen, lets try cold, it could solve it, long shot but what do I have to lose?
Left my phone in the freezer for 10 minutes, turned on, and it worked! for 1 month now its back to normal!
Hope it helps you, but try first freezing it powerd off, may be safer.
i have got my phone 2,5 years and i havent got any insue with the touch screen
Hi
My phone started doing the exact same thing a week ago...
This is the only thing I haven't tried, lets see if it works for me....
Thanks
I've had screen calibration problems since i started flashing custom roms.
In my case the screen positions are slightly off at the right side of the screen. When I want to type an "p" i have to touch where the "o" is on a german keyboard.
I'm trying your solution right now.
mseebass said:
I've had screen calibration problems since i started flashing custom roms.
In my case the screen positions are slightly off at the right side of the screen. When I want to type an "p" i have to touch where the "o" is on a german keyboard.
I'm trying your solution right now.
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I have problems for the outer 4 sides.
It's worth to try.
Didn't work for me, it was only fine for 5 minutes....
Also didn't work for me.
Besides, after puting it in the freezer the display protection foil now looks a bit strange.
mseebass said:
I've had screen calibration problems since i started flashing custom roms.
In my case the screen positions are slightly off at the right side of the screen. When I want to type an "p" i have to touch where the "o" is on a german keyboard.
I'm trying your solution right now.
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I vave thar problem too, but I didn't find any solution...
Varrasco said:
Hi
My phone started doing the exact same thing a week ago...
This is the only thing I haven't tried, lets see if it works for me....
Thanks
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hope you fixed it
Hi, sorry for waking this thread up.
I also have the same problem, press 'o' to get 'p'.
I want to ask you guys who already tried this method. Did it work?
It's tempting, but it might be better to know more info.
Thanks.