I got my Focus Friday and have been using it a lot since. This morning, it seems like the capacitive button feedback is much weaker; it's barely noticable when I press the button.
Notification vibrate seems fine as far as I can tell, and I don't care much about the buttons. I'm just curious about
A) Has anyone else experienced this, and
B) Could this lead to other vibration problems?
Thanks.
I seem to have the same problem. In fact, all vibration has gotten weaker. I am guessing it has something to do with dust? perhaps dust is jamming the vibration motor.
Yes!
I have this problem as well and from what I can tell, it's definitely not dust-related. My guess is it's some kind of firmware issue. I've done a hard reset of the phone (AT&T's stupid suggestion) and that didn't help at all. They tried to tell me it was because "I have so many apps installed and they can affect the functionality of the phone"...BS.
If you go into the Diagnosis App, the button presses are MUCH stronger like they should be. Enter ##634# in dialer and then call. Then enter *#0842# to go to the Vibration Test. I did this a selected "Vibrator On" then exited. This fixed my problem for about a day, then it came back. I've talked to AT&T 3 times about this and finally got to an Escalation Officer. I have to go to the store now so they can "verify" and probably tell me it's fine. The people on the phone said it's still vibrating so "technically it works," which is ridiculous.
I would try this troubleshooting stuff first if I were you to see if it helps but it was a temporary fix for me. I miss a ton of messages and calls when my phone is on silent because of this. The phone isn't working properly so this is a warranty fixable problem in my opinion. Good luck.
This happened to my focus in winter night, when it became cold the vibration didn't work properly. But after some time (and several restart) it's worked as normal
I've had a look around the internet and it seems the problem I'm encountering isn't an isolated one.
Inconsistently, when I tap the Home Key on my phone it acts as if it's being held down, the LED home button backlight dims and the recent apps screen comes up. After 5 seconds or so the LED comes back on and it's all ok again. This can happen repeatedly (I had it happen 3/4 times from Gmail then the final time it functioned as it was supposed to.) but it's largely intermittent.
I've seen various solutions online from a factory reset to tightening some screws on the back of the phone to demanding a replacement handset. This is my second NS already and I'd rather not go for a third if possible.
Does anyone have a suggestion?
This happens to me as well, regardless of the ROM I'm on. Locking and unlocking the screen fixes it but it's more of a minor annoyance to me.
Since posting, it hasn't happened at all.
GPS has stopped working though.
Hi,
i have tome hassle with the hard press home thing.
Sometimes its working ok sometimes it does weird things.
for instance ... if i press the button hard it some times vibrates , when i let go it vibrates again and its unlocked... thats when i think its working correctly.
but sometimes it just vibrates two times although i didnt let go ...
sometimes on homescreen i swipe the homebutton slightly to clean it a bit... not hard pressing and its vibrating. sometimes one single time sometimes two times in a row .
anyone with the same issue ?
thanks
no one ?
Check what sensitivity you have the button set at. It could be too high or low.
I have mine set in the middle and never have an issue.
i tried severeal sensitivity settings ... sometimes it gets better and sometimes worse... but for me its not satisfying
i think i have to weit for an update or so ...
I had the exact same issue with my S8. Sometimes it just works, sometimes it doesn't detect it, sometimes it registers several hard presses even though I've barely touched it (sensitivity reduced as far as it goes).
This has been driving me crazy for the past week. The hard press function was unusable because of this.
At first I thought it's a software issue (something to do with calibration maybe?). I got an update which didn't fix it. I tried resetting it which didn't work either so I sent it back to Samsung yesterday. Waiting to see what they have to say about it.
The lack of complaints about this so far made me think it's just a weird issue with my unit.
I'm having exactly the same problem and it's driving me nuts for not knowing if it's a hardware or a software problem.
I've googled around and this is the only thread so far. Seems like there are very few people with this issue.
Let me know how the repair request went.
i sent it back also
new one is coming tomorrow ... lets see... will report
I have that issue too. Dont know what to do.
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i sent it back also
new one is coming tomorrow ... lets see... will report
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Oh wow, that's really fast. I still haven't heard anything from them. Did they give any information about what's wrong (hardware/software)?
no ... i didnt sent it back to samsung.
i bought it from amazon.de and ordered a replacement.
thats faster
it will arrive today then i can sent back my first one...
same here, having issues with the home press function .
I also send it back to the shop where I bought it
I´ve send mine back to the webshop also. My mate got his s8 2 days ago and his hard press was perfect and responded smoothly all the time. So i guess it must be a hardware problem.
Will share more info when i get feedback from the repair.
Same problem here, sometimes it works, sometimes (when the device is in standby) it works only after several tries and pressure in different spots.
Can someone who has got a new device or sent it to repair report if it is better now?
Hardware issue... my replacment Works fine now
Same problem
I have this issue also. Mostly it works, but sometimes it doesn't work and the phone hesitates to come back to life. If I press the power button after hard pressing the home button or just wait 5-10 seconds, the screen will come on. Oddly, when it doesn't work (and occasionally when it does), the small vibration thing happens. I have this turned off, but sometimes when hard pressing the home button, I get the vibration, but the screen won't come on. Other times, I get the vibration and the screen will come on. Mostly I don't get the vibration and the screen comes on. Annoying.
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I have this issue also. Mostly it works, but sometimes it doesn't work and the phone hesitates to come back to life. If I press the power button after hard pressing the home button or just wait 5-10 seconds, the screen will come on. Oddly, when it doesn't work (and occasionally when it does), the small vibration thing happens. I have this turned off, but sometimes when hard pressing the home button, I get the vibration, but the screen won't come on. Other times, I get the vibration and the screen will come on. Mostly I don't get the vibration and the screen comes on. Annoying.
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As i said ... it seems to be a Hardware issue. Get a replacement
Mine does this often, i personally could care less for the home button function so I set the sensitivity to max and yet at times if I barely touch the home button area it acts like I have hard pressed the button.
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I have the same problem maybe even worse. To me it looks like it is accumulating presses, the more times I press the button the more times it vibrates. So at the end I sometimes get 4 or more vibrations for just one press. Sometimes after I lock the screen it vibrates by itself and turns on the screen.
Looks like I'll get mine replaced ASAP.
Got the same issue once in a while.. also have a faint red glow on the screen. Considering getting it replaced but dont want to wait for a replacement.
I'm on my second S8 with the same issue, I replaced the first one due to a cracked screen. Samsung support can't help me, as all they did was remote into my phone and turn my ringer from sound to vibrate and reenabled all the bloat I disabled before I cut off the remote, then asked if I'd like to fill out a survey on their customer service... So anyways I haven't made a connection to a specific action causing it, it seems random, all vibration will just cuts out, but the phone behaves like everything is still working, nothing is greyed out I can turn the volume up and down, mess with vibration settings etc, it just doesn't vibrate. Sometimes it'll come back if I leave it alone for a few hours, but it'll always come back after a restart. Anybody having a similar issue?
p.s. also while I'm here anybody have issues with YouTube stuttering? Both my S8s do that too
I bought One Plus 5 in October last year. A new problem has arisen recently. It randomly starts rebooting. The lock button is perfectly fine but it is continuously set to 'PRESSED' position by I don't know what. The button is perfectly fine. But something keeps triggering the on button. It's been bugging me and randomly happens and randomly stops.
Anyone knows what's going on?
This is probably the worst phone at this price that I've ever seen. Never taking a One Plus 5 again. Other than modding and camera, it provides nothing but hardware issues 99% of the time.
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I bought One Plus 5 in October last year. A new problem has arisen recently. It randomly starts rebooting. The lock button is perfectly fine but it is continuously set to 'PRESSED' position by I don't know what. The button is perfectly fine. But something keeps triggering the on button. It's been bugging me and randomly happens and randomly stops.
Anyone knows what's going on?
This is probably the worst phone at this price that I've ever seen. Never taking a One Plus 5 again. Other than modding and camera, it provides nothing but hardware issues 99% of the time.
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You mean something is pressing the power button randomly so it reboots? Sounds like a hardware issue, so I would claim warranty.
Personally I don't hear about it as a common problem
strongst said:
You mean something is pressing the power button randomly so it reboots? Sounds like a hardware issue, so I would claim warranty.
Personally I don't hear about it as a common problem
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It's gonna take time I think. I placed my phone where the power button is facing the ground and the volume buttons are facing the ceiling. Then I jerked my phone and it worked! It's not locking on it's own. But after using it for a considerable amount of time, the problem starts again. I don't know what's wrong!!!
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It's gonna take time I think. I placed my phone where the power button is facing the ground and the volume buttons are facing the ceiling. Then I jerked my phone and it worked! It's not locking on it's own. But after using it for a considerable amount of time, the problem starts again. I don't know what's wrong!!!
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Claim warranty, best you can do