When i plug the phone into the computer the touch screen gets all wonky. Anyone else seen this?
Oskiee said:
When i plug the phone into the computer the touch screen gets all wonky. Anyone else seen this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The same thing happens to me when I try to use the phone when it is plugged into any power source. It seems like I cannot scroll left for about 20 seconds after the screen has come on but I can scroll to the right.
wierd. Never happened to me.. Hope its not a issue, thats one thing I hated about the n1 was the crazy screen...
I had the same issue when I use LauncherPro. Not sure if you are, but what I did was turn Landscape mode off, and I've been good now.
I have this problem when I am connected to pc, but not when charging on a wall charger...
I'm sure there will be a fix for it soon
(i work for t-mobile and have seen many of the phones do this)
kool. thanks, just wanted to make sure it wasnt just me. It only happens when i have the computer plugged in. when its just on the power nothing happens.
darn, not sounding, cool but.. O well. Bugs are expected at launch... Peace
Related
Hello all, im still having issues with my touchscreen being i guess mapped incorrectly or sometimes hardly working at all. The more i think about it the more i have to think it can be fixed and also i think about anything that could have happened to the phone b4 it started acting up and there was nothing, not a drop or hit. The only thing i can put on the same timeline is right after i installed lockbot is when it started acting up, is this by chance only or is there a chance lockbot modifies a file that could affect the touchscreen? Any help with this or even ideas would be great. Thanks, veritas
Ps...also after searching google for a few days i noticed a good bit of people posting that they had diff issues after installing a couple diff lockscreen apps, the only issue is that they are all only open post with zero responses to point in the right direction. Thanks
This happened to me too after installing lockbot.
I'm gonna try to reinstall the firmware and will get back with the result.
Currently it just comes and goes .. mostrly comes.. The bottom part of the screen doesn't work at all, and the sliding seems to work harder. Also, when I type a message in landscape, I press a key, and another one is actually shown to be pressed.
I also tryed different versions of lockbot, 1.8 and 1.13 before the touchscreen sarted to have problems, but when it actually happened, I had version 1.8 installed and it froze when I was using it.
Just reinstalled originial firmware, and problem didn't go away.. this is starting to get serious..
i seriously doubt it's related to lockbot. many people use it with no issue.
yeah.. lockbot might have been a coincidence.. I realized that I was using a different charger (not the original one) when using the phone when this problem appeared, and this seems to be consistent with the problem.
Actually I was charging the phone from the usb port of the computer, using also an USB extender.
I'll take the phone to waranty .. I tryed removing the battery and not using it for a day, leaving it to use up all the battery.. no success.
I think that there may be some wild static running through the phone from when I charged it off the usb.
If I play with the phone a lot now, sometimes the bottom part works bot not the top part.. and sometimes, I can press something on the screen just by hovering the thumb over it.
I'm getting the same problem! I press at the bottom of the screen and it selects something in the middle or nothing at all and at the home screen I won't even touch the scrren just hover my thumb over and the screen responds like its trying to go to the next screen but then gets stuck in the middle.
I called t mobile and they said to soft reset or hard reset, did both and no fix.
-------------------------------------
Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App
It's definetly a hardware issue.. it's sad that these touchscreens are so sensitive to the charging currents..
I would have imagined that they would have added some protection for this ..
btw, it's not just a htc hero problem, the web is full with all types of touchscreen phones being afected when using non original charger.
Paticakeman said:
I'm getting the same problem! I press at the bottom of the screen and it selects something in the middle or nothing at all and at the home screen I won't even touch the scrren just hover my thumb over and the screen responds like its trying to go to the next screen but then gets stuck in the middle.
I called t mobile and they said to soft reset or hard reset, did both and no fix.
-------------------------------------
Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's ALL T-Mobile knows how to do. Reboot your phone or reset your phone. If that doesn't work, they tell you its broke. Anyone could do that job.
alex_g_cl said:
It's definetly a hardware issue.. it's sad that these touchscreens are so sensitive to the charging currents..
I would have imagined that they would have added some protection for this ..
btw, it's not just a htc hero problem, the web is full with all types of touchscreen phones being afected when using non original charger.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ANY phone gets affected when using a different charger. People don't stop and look at the voltage of the new charger and leave their phone on it for 10 hours even though it's charged.
You can't protect from stupidity. Not saying any of YOU are stupid, but seriously, don't give your phone 100 volts when its made to receive 12.
I quess that ppl that use non-original chargers would read the voltage output..
Like I said above.. I just used the usb port from the computer to charge, if this is wrong, maibe they should have disabled it
It's definetly a hardware issue.. it's sad that these touchscreens are so sensitive to the charging currents..
I would have imagined that they would have added some protection for this ..
btw, it's not just a htc hero problem, the web is full with all types of touchscreen phones being afected when using non original charger.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I was saying here that other parts of the phone are just fine.. if there is a problem with the charger, why doesn't the whole thing brake.
Hello all. Sorry to post about this, but I see it's a somewhat common issue with some other 'Droids and figured I'd toss this in here to see if anyone else has had any issues.
Basically, whenever a USB cable is plugged into my computer and the phone, the screen stops responding properly. I've heard this could be a kernel issue?
Any suggestions?
not sure, its it fully unresponsive? I have minor issues with it not working for time to time but it will come around. This is both on and off USB. I just wiped everything and reinstalled super clean 1.0 and that fixed it, I also installed only apps I need and none are on SD as I think SD is not so responsive in this leak. My gallery app takes forever to load and I have a class 6 SD card.
I'm using RubikS' ROm of Froyo and just pluged my phone into my computer and the gui and all touch elements are working without issue. What version of Froyo are you using?
LightningXCE said:
Hello all. Sorry to post about this, but I see it's a somewhat common issue with some other 'Droids and figured I'd toss this in here to see if anyone else has had any issues.
Basically, whenever a USB cable is plugged into my computer and the phone, the screen stops responding properly. I've heard this could be a kernel issue?
Any suggestions?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I notice this when I'm charging the phone, I just avoid having to use it while it's plugged in.
I have my phone pluged in at work to my laptop all the time and have never seen an issue with the touch screen.
Not all USB power connections are the same
I have the USB provided with my fascinate. In addition, I have a cheap power only mini-USB connector. When I use the latter, on any ROM, I find the touch screen to be non responsive. When I use the stock power it works. Just a FYI, so please check your power cord first.
I'm using the stock cable that came with my phone (of which I picked up this last Saturday).
Right now, I'm running the Blackhole ROM, it happens quite often, but there are a few instances where the touchscreen does work fine. It seems to happen mostly whenever the screen goes to sleep and requires an unlock.
I don't think it could be the Blackhole rom, as it would have been more widely reported... could it be? I have absolutely no issues otherwise with it (Except pressing the redial button crashes the dialer and hitting "Setup Wizard" in the options causes an exception/FC)
this has always happened to me, i think its just an electric interference from the charger to the screen. a better cable might fix the problem but i'm not positive on that, just conjecture
Don't use 3rd party chargers/ cables, this is a known issue to messing up the touchscreen. Also hold your phone while you use it, you need to do this because it seems to ground the phone and make it responsive. I have tested this on a few phones and they do not like it when you touch the screen while you are not holding it.
My girlfriends EVO just died today. She couldn't turn it back on after it went to sleep and she heard some odd static type noises coming out of it. Backlight for the capacative buttons works, but the screen is dead. Won't even display anything if we attempt to boot into HBoot or Recovery. Sadly I wasn't there to hook it up to my computer and try to get a logcat or a screencast from Droid Explorer. She's having Sprint replace it. Anyone run into anything like this?
Stats on it:
New phone (less than a month old)
Running MIUI 1.9.23
No drops, no water, no nothing.
Did her battery die, as in super duper drained? Did you try a different battery, or removing the battery for 5 minutes, then then try to power it on?
gilliduck said:
My girlfriends EVO just died today. She couldn't turn it back on after it went to sleep and she heard some odd static type noises coming out of it. Backlight for the capacative buttons works, but the screen is dead. Won't even display anything if we attempt to boot into HBoot or Recovery. Sadly I wasn't there to hook it up to my computer and try to get a logcat or a screencast from Droid Explorer. She's having Sprint replace it. Anyone run into anything like this?
Stats on it:
New phone (less than a month old)
Running MIUI 1.9.23
No drops, no water, no nothing.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ye man sounds like a lemon phone. Unfortunately quality of work is down the ****ter. I would just take it back I wouldn't mention anything about it being rooted, though it shouldn't make any difference. I would also ask other users using the miui rom, and if they had issues with it..
I thought of that too, but doesn't seem battery related. Charging LED displays normally. Pulled the battery, let it charge, etc etc. 99% sure that something very random and possibly bizarre happened inside and the screen died as a result. I'm almost positive it's hardware related. Couldn't find any other posts online anywhere that described a similar situation.
gilliduck said:
I thought of that too, but doesn't seem battery related. Charging LED displays normally. Pulled the battery, let it charge, etc etc. 99% sure that something very random and possibly bizarre happened inside and the screen died as a result. I'm almost positive it's hardware related. Couldn't find any other posts online anywhere that described a similar situation.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its possible, though still worth trying. Best I have, since I haven't seen that problem before.
And from all looks the thing is completely stock, aside from being rooted. but thats it. my problem is the phone will not wake for any reason other than having a charge cable plugged in. If i'm away from a power/sync cable the phone is just pretty much wasting the battery. I dont know jack about these phones, so any help would be appreciated. Also, i tried the search, and didnt come up with any similar results
anyways, i'd appreciate some help.
Does the power button work when you have it connected? Some evos have problems with the power button.
If it's the power button, install "no lock". This will get rid of your lockscreen but allow you to wake the phone with the volume buttons.
If you want a lockscreen, you can use WidgetLocker and there's an option to wake with the volume buttons.
Sent from my Evo + MIUI using Tapatalk!
DRFritch said:
And from all looks the thing is completely stock, aside from being rooted. but thats it. my problem is the phone will not wake for any reason other than having a charge cable plugged in. If i'm away from a power/sync cable the phone is just pretty much wasting the battery. I dont know jack about these phones, so any help would be appreciated. Also, i tried the search, and didnt come up with any similar results
anyways, i'd appreciate some help.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
flashing a rom might actually solve your problem. and sense you don't know much click on the link in my sig. hope it helps ^_^
The power button doesnt work what so ever other than to turn the phone off from a battery pull. But other than that, no dice. I've also come to discover that the volume down button has broken off on the inside. but i still got volume up. But as off now something is up with it and i can't even get it to turn on. The White evo 4g screen will pop up briefly and then go out just as quick as it came up. its been doing this for a few days now. So glad this isnt the only phone i have. oh and apparently this thing has taken a swim at some point in its career. Its a good thing i shave my head cause i'd be bald pulling my hair out at this point.
ok 1st of all thanks for your time... I have a rooted Mytocuh 4G running on stock rom from tmobile (2.2.1)... problem is that brightness is not working at all, i try to change it in settings, but it does not work, I've also tried factory reset, changing roms, wiping data, cache, dalvik, battery stats, almost everything but still no clue of whats wrong, lcd is working great, touch responds good, only problem is brigthness, if theres a fix out there i'd be glad to hear it from u... thnx :good:
Your backlight could be going out. Does it come on at all?
estallings15 said:
Your backlight could be going out. Does it come on at all?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thnx for ur answer... mmm nope, it stays only at the lowest level...
oh God.... now the touchscreen is not working.... i dont know what happened, i cant even unlock my phone!! Help!! please.....
It sounds like hardware. If it were me I'd flash the froyo PD15IMG and see if anything magically starts working. If not, then I'd have my answer.
estallings15 said:
It sounds like hardware. If it were me I'd flash the froyo PD15IMG and see if anything magically starts working. If not, then I'd have my answer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok, so i just flashed back to froyo PD15IMG and the touchscreen works now, but the brightness is still not working, ive also noticed that every time i press the screen, it kinda fades a little... very weird... as u said before i think it may be a hardware problem..... any ideas of which part????
I believe that backlight is part of the display.
estallings15 said:
I believe that backlight is part of the display.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
ok, so today i found more problems, rotate sensors are not working, compass is dead, and also the phone does not recognize any headset i plug in, i cant even listen to my music.... i remember that a week ago, i plugged my phone to a wall outlt with an iphone usb charger, do u think that has something to do with it???
thanks
Doubtful. Was it an Apple charger or a Brand X (off-brand)?
I seriously doubt that would cause a systematic failure of your hardware. If anything it would fry the usb/charging port, were there something seriously wrong with the charger.
Sounds like you've got a paperweight on your hands.
estallings15 said:
Doubtful. Was it an Apple charger or a Brand X (off-brand)?
I seriously doubt that would cause a systematic failure of your hardware. If anything it would fry the usb/charging port, were there something seriously wrong with the charger.
Sounds like you've got a paperweight on your hands.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
it was an original iphone 3g adapter... well i think it might be a hardware problem so im gonna keep trying to fix it, ill let you know anything.. thanks 4 your help... :good:
wow this is so bad, now battery wont charge.... this is so frustrating... guess im gonna have to change to another phone....
Uuuuh, yeah. That baby is dying a slow painful death.
HTC mytouch 4g
estallings15 said:
Uuuuh, yeah. That baby is dying a slow painful death.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have same problem with my phone.
The phone first had a problem when I left it in the sun for abt half an hour.
The brightness setting has no effect.
Auto rotate screen does not work, however touch screen works fine.
The phone hangs up now and then.
only the backlight does not work and i can easily use the phone inside a room
the compass does not work
tried factory resetting the phone no success
The charge light does not come on even when the phone is charging. however when i turn my phone off and charge it, the charge light comes on.
usually during startup or booting the device, the brightness is supposed to be full. however no brightness during boot up
jonty.nik said:
I have same problem with my phone.
The phone first had a problem when I left it in the sun for abt half an hour.
The brightness setting has no effect.
Auto rotate screen does not work, however touch screen works fine.
The phone hangs up now and then.
only the backlight does not work and i can easily use the phone inside a room
the compass does not work
tried factory resetting the phone no success
The charge light does not come on even when the phone is charging. however when i turn my phone off and charge it, the charge light comes on.
usually during startup or booting the device, the brightness is supposed to be full. however no brightness during boot up
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Only fix i found so far for this problem was replacing the power flex plus the main flex of the phone.. that solved my problem...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FLEX-CABLE-...156?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f1a55d43c
good luck
it's done for...!
sorry bro but its good bye for your phone...!
I am having a similar issue with a friends phone. He had a cracked screen so i replaced that. 2 weeks later he brought it back to me and the brightness is stuck on the lowest level. Changing the level in options has no effect. I was just wondering is the backlight and the LCD screen one and the same? Should i bother changing the LCD or is there something else I should try repairing first. Everything else on the phone seems to function properly...its just a pain to see it!