Seems that as of the past couple of weeks, touch screen failure has become a very common problem. This is is something that is being evidenced by the amount of chatter about it here, and also by my conversations with various T-Mobile representatives in getting my own phone fixed. In the past couple of weeks, we've seen a lot of development on the HD2...Android NAND, WP7, etc etc etc. I'm wondering if these hacked OS's could be the culprit somehow, and if any one in particular is the primary culprit. Anyway, I was thinking a poll might help shed some light on this.
Edit: If you're dual booting at all, indicate which OS you're using primarily.
Interesting thread, i myself have not long had my hd2 and is currently rockin the original wm 6.5. No touchscreen issues....As Of Yet, But i am slightly worried that it will eventually happen i am seeing more and more of these type of threads pop up here and other forums where people are having these touchscreen failure issues, and is quite disconcerting to new users of the device.
I have no idea if flashing the device has anything to do with such issues or indeed specifically nand/android is at fault, tho i guess i can see why some would think it...But also have to remember touchscreens do fail on many devices using stock OS.
What is strange is there seems to be a large influx of posts/threads reguarding this matter over the last few weeks which is odd, i mean does a phones touchscreen or hardware on the MB have a shelf life from the manufacture stage, Or is it just coincidental?
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Interesting thread, i myself have not long had my hd2 and is currently rockin the original wm 6.5. No touchscreen issues....As Of Yet, But i am slightly worried that it will eventually happen i am seeing more and more of these type of threads pop up here and other forums where people are having these touchscreen failure issues, and is quite disconcerting to new users of the device.
I have no idea if flashing the device has anything to do with such issues or indeed specifically nand/android is at fault, tho i guess i can see why some would think it...But also have to remember touchscreens do fail on many devices using stock OS.
What is strange is there seems to be a large influx of posts/threads reguarding this matter over the last few weeks which is odd, i mean does a phones touchscreen or hardware on the MB have a shelf life from the manufacture stage, Or is it just coincidental?
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I don't think touch screen failure is too common on other devices actually....ie my wife has been using an iPhone 2g for more than three years now, and although the screen has been cracked for most of that time, the digitizer/touch screen is working fine.
I too am finding it a little odd that the frequency of this occurring has ramped up in the past couple of weeks. I'm wondering if any OS in particular is culprit, or if its a matter of how old the phone is, as the TMOUSA version was released close to a year ago.
No issues whatsoever, simply using Android in NAND.
However, I've only ever flashed by phone no more than 15 times (this is probably a huge overstatement), including my current Android flash.
I flashed my phone over 100 times, tried everything, have my phone for almost a year now, and it's still superresponsive, but I always guard it with my life nothing ever comes close to it hehe.
I've had my hd2 for over a year. I've noticed touchscreen problems from day 1. Also with 6.5. Mostly just with certain games tho like throttle copter. It's actually better since i switched to nand android. It could just be the apps is what i'm saying
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Another touch screen thread? Quite comical
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I don't think touch screen failure is too common on other devices actually....ie my wife has been using an iPhone 2g for more than three years now, and although the screen has been cracked for most of that time, the digitizer/touch screen is working fine.
I too am finding it a little odd that the frequency of this occurring has ramped up in the past couple of weeks. I'm wondering if any OS in particular is culprit, or if its a matter of how old the phone is, as the TMOUSA version was released close to a year ago.
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Ye, good call on the 2g iphone...Iv also got the old 2g which i mainly use as an alarm clock now haha. But the last couple of years with it has shown no issues at all with the touchscreen, a bit scratchd up but pretty solid otherwise
My HD2's touch screen suddenly stopped responding after ending up one call. After that I rebooted, still screen didn't responded.
I removed battery for a min and then boot up. This time touch was working properly.
Again after few hours touch stopped responding and it never came back. I tried to hard reset/reflash stock os but no luck.
I suspect its a hardware issue and nothing to do with OS running on it. I just sent mine to HTC service center yesterday.. Waiting to get it fixed.
Although I was running WM6.5.x as main OS and Android from SD card (used to play games ). I guess it's nothing to do with software, I'm just unlucky to get faulty hardware.
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Well after reading through the forums and seeing a lot of the threads I thought I was going to regret buying the Leo. I got it a week ago on Tmobile for £20 a month and it cost £31 for the device. A lot cheaper than getting an iphone.
Basically none of my fears have been realised. The keyboard worries were sorted by switching to Swype, which is truly amazing. The SMS problems I never had really because I changed to ROM 1.61 early on via Goldcard. The battery life seems fine to me for such a high specced device with a huge screen. That screen is amazing. The size is immense, I love it. The sensitivity is incredible and was something that I always longed for since coming across the iphone. The phone is big but thin and I don't even notice it in my pocket.
HTC Sense is really good. Not perfect but way better than a lot of reviewers would have you believe. I've come across a few things that have bugged me but so far I have managed to find something on this forum to overcome them all. The only thing that still hasn't been sorted is the pink hue to the camera and the inability to control the bluetooth volume on the handset. But these are liveable with.
I should add that I came from an HTC Kaiser and maybe I am a bit jaded because I grew to love that device despite the frequent need for reboots and the many limitations (the whole hardware acceleration debacle). I love customising my phones and overcoming the problems and xda-developers is surely one of the best resources ever. This site really makes owning a windows mobile phone a pleasure. TBH If it didn't exist I don't think windows mobile would still exist.
Anyway I am convinced that the Leo/HD2 is by far the best phone on the market by a long way.
Its nice to read positive threads, Im getting mine tomorrow and hope I have the same experience Mines on Tmobile too so I hope I dont get the sms problems, however Im just gonna go to the 1.48 ROM as Im waiting for a hardspl.
Merry Christmas
By far the best phone experience I've had.
Of course there's a few issues like getting use to ultra sensitive qwerty and a red camera (installed hotfix, tinge is still there though improved slightly). But most of my qualms are with vodafone who won't issue a like for like replacement if the phone gets damaged or won't allow any new rom upgrades.
Still. Loving it!
Would it be a better idea to perhaps return my phone for a new one perhaps the ones made after the first batch are better and run faster with better battery? Mine of which was made 6/27 it says on my box
I got mine day one and have had only the issues that seem to be universal. Namely the default mediocre battery and occasional stutter, both of which I've solved.
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I believe I read elsewhere that the date on the box is actually the ship date, not the date of manufacture...however its likely a strong telling of what time frame the phone was built in.
I went from a 7-2 to a 7-12 with my swap. This one seems a spec quicker, and the lock button is much nicer. Still have GPS and freezing problems though albeit only once so far on the new one.
I've found the battery on both phones to be adequate. As good if not slightly better than my healthy G1.
My box says 7/02 and I haven't had any problems. (picked it up on 7/22)
No issues here and got it on release.
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I got mine day one and have had only the issues that seem to be universal. Namely the default mediocre battery and occasional stutter, both of which I've solved.
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Mind detailing what you did. Did you do the "lag" fix where it moves the app data over to NAND? My battery life is quite good, what did you find was killing your battery?
Box says 7/2/2010 and Ive had 2 different phones, same minor issues
Mine is made 6/27. Im just wondering if i can exchange it, will my phone be better since it being a newer batch.
If the date is after 7/15, then it's a new batch, or possibly later. Otherwise, it was all manufactured under the same design, process, and materials.
Return it if you want to, your decision. My first one dated 7/10 had the menu button acted up and when I exchanged it, it was 7/1, which is much better as of now.
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Mind detailing what you did. Did you do the "lag" fix where it moves the app data over to NAND? My battery life is quite good, what did you find was killing your battery?
Box says 7/2/2010 and Ive had 2 different phones, same minor issues
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would also like to hear what you found about the battery. mine is suffering horribly. mine more or less sucks.
Short answer: no.
I exchanged my first for a newer made one. The GPS still didn't work any better and the newer one had a rattling volume key. I exchanged rattling volume key phone and the new handset is developing an unresponsive home key.
It could just be my bad luck but an exchange risks a while new set of issues. If your only problem is GPS then I'd say wait it out. If there's another problem, then go for it. That's just my opinion.
If you're getting a constant black (completely DEAD phone, different from unresponsive) freeze up, your Vibrant is probably defective. The only time that has happened on my new one (it reared it's ugly head on my old one) is when I changed the GPS settings without a reboot. Same batch of phones too. So if a reset doesn't solve this, a new one probably will.
I got mine day one and my box says 7/9/10
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If i do a factory reset while the phone is rooted, will it brick the phone?
i've been thinking of doing it but i don't know what is going to happen to the phone.
i just want to see if that fixes some of the issues i'm having as some people say that it works better after a reset.
i'm i going to have to root it again?
Do all the first batches have issues. I got mine on the release date, and havent had any real issues with it? wondering if i should swap?
I went from 7-4-10 to 7-10-10. Same GPS issues.
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As I said earlier, mine says 7/02, but I thought I should mention that my GPS has no issues either. I just tested Lookout's "Find My Phone" feature, and it was accurate, right on top of my house.
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Would it be a better idea to perhaps return my phone for a new one perhaps the ones made after the first batch are better and run faster with better battery? Mine of which was made 6/27 it says on my box
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Mines 7/12 with ZERO problems. My GPS works fine, the fits air tight...all good.
Now to answer your question, IMO I firmly believe that every electronic device has a personally of their own. Call it crazy, but I've found it to be true over and over again.
I've had phones in the past that were of the same batch but total lemons. When I swapped it out it was perfect.
It doesn't matter what batch it comes from, you'll always get lucky ones and not so lucky ones. It's just the way it is and that's a fact. (Heck, explain how out of the six Vibrants I have, my phone's SAMOLED was the clearest and bluest one out of them all? It was like the odd ball of the litter if you know waht I mean, but I like that it's different. The bluish tint is fresh. Now when I look at other screens they seem too soft and yellow to me. They are all 7/12 shipped date.)
So if you feel the need to swap, the by all means do it. You have nothing to lose and another chance to land a lucky one, that is IF yours is acting up.
GOod luck!
I have had my HD2 for a little over a year now, nice phone but had several issues with it. Occasionally draining from near full battery to completely dead overnight, screen discoloured as if its on 256 colour setting, blue tinted bands of colour across the screen and occasionally not being recognised by USB. Also occasionally just locks up requiring a soft reset, which usually happens when im out and about with out a pen or other sharp object to do this leaving me without a usable phone.
I called HTC regarding these issues and how much to repair, they told me to buy a new phone which IMO is not acceptable advice and to me shows the lack of reliability in this device and HTC in general.
I notice you can now switch completely to Android OS, but if my hardware is stuffed then there is no point doing this to my phone.
I would like to repair it if possible and if its not going to cost half the value of the phone or more. I have searched for the problems I am having but havent really found any good information to pin point what the problem may be and how much to repair.
My question is, repair or replace (with a non HTC phone of course) with a new phone? Iphones seem to be much more reliable than HTC (judging by friends), but Iphone screen is too small IMO. It is primarily a business phone now as well.
Im thinking Samsung Galaxy maybe?? Im looking for an Android phone.
Any suggestions welcome. I basically like the specs of the HD2 but just want a reliable phone.
FYI still running on stock ROM never messed with any of that.
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I have had my HD2 for a little over a year now, nice phone but had several issues with it. Occasionally draining from near full battery to completely dead overnight, screen discoloured as if its on 256 colour setting, blue tinted bands of colour across the screen and occasionally not being recognised by USB. Also occasionally just locks up requiring a soft reset, which usually happens when im out and about with out a pen or other sharp object to do this leaving me without a usable phone.
I called HTC regarding these issues and how much to repair, they told me to buy a new phone which IMO is not acceptable advice and to me shows the lack of reliability in this device and HTC in general.
I notice you can now switch completely to Android OS, but if my hardware is stuffed then there is no point doing this to my phone.
I would like to repair it if possible and if its not going to cost half the value of the phone or more. I have searched for the problems I am having but havent really found any good information to pin point what the problem may be and how much to repair.
My question is, repair or replace (with a non HTC phone of course) with a new phone? Iphones seem to be much more reliable than HTC (judging by friends), but Iphone screen is too small IMO. It is primarily a business phone now as well.
Im thinking Samsung Galaxy maybe?? Im looking for an Android phone.
Any suggestions welcome. I basically like the specs of the HD2 but just want a reliable phone.
FYI still running on stock ROM never messed with any of that.
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Fisrst off I am not saying you don't have a hardware problem as you may will have one. Bit I am willing to bet most of the issues you are having, if not all, are coming from the stock ROM you are using. Especially if you are using the 3.10 stock ROM it was a very unstable ROM in my opinion. If I was you I would first look and see if it is a 3,14 official stock ROM you can upgrade your HD2 to and flash that ROM. Give the ROM atleast two to four days of use to see if you can notice a difference. If you can not upgrade with a officcial stock ROM then I say go with a custom ROM, aAndroid ROM, or even a Windows Phone 7 ROM from here on XDA. But like I said give whatever you flash a good couple of days to see if you notice any of the old issues.
I am currently running Android on my HD2 and it is very smooth. I will be going back to Windows Mobile before long though as I miss the true functionality Windows Mobile has as a portable computer if you will, but that is just my personal opinion hours my differ.
If you flash your HD2 with any of what I mentioned earlier and you still see issues with the screen, battery drain, or SD card not being recognized then you probably have hardware issues and at that point if you still want to get a different phone feel free to as it is you that has to be happy with the device you have.
One last thing I do suggest you go for a Windows Mobile custom ROMfirst bbegore Android or WP7 if you can not upgrade to a official stock 3.14 Windows Mobile ROM as it will be less hard for you to adjust to using a Windows Mobile ROM than Android or Windows Phone 7 on your HD2. If you have any other questions post them here or feel free to PM me if you want.
Hey guys! I thought I'd start a poll to see how many Note owners have issues. It seems that a lot of people complain, and it may seem exaggerated. Let's find out.
THE POLL: 2 phase poll
Are you having issues?
Please elaborate in the thread.
the 2 threads thats posted, theres only about 5 people with issues.
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the 2 threads thats posted, theres only about 5 people with issues.
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That's why I started the poll, to actually see how many people are having issues or not. I showed this thread to my room mate, and he laughed and said "I'm sure some of them are Apple employees trying to steal some thunder" lol.
Regardless, I've taken the plunge, and I hope I get a good one, but just to see, I read a lot on this forum and I see a lot of negative remarks, which worried me, and I'm patient enough to read a lot, so I'm sure there are others who are less patient and just want to know what the real situation is... hence this thread's creation
Interesting!
Biggest issue with any device is the internet. You have to take what you read with a grain of salt. If I listen to the internet I wouldnt have a house full of nice things.
Wouldnt have ended up with my favorite vehicle dodge magnum or my plasma tv if it was up to the internet. Years later they all work perfectly till this day.
All in all, people tend to post more when there having issues then when not. If I created a thread about how awesome the note is, it would maybe get 20-50 post if your lucky and sink to the last page of the website. If I made a thread about something negative about the note I would have a 100+ post and 100000 views.
If majority of the galaxy notes in the world had issues, you wouldnt have to visit xda or android forums to find out. Good luck with your poll.
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Biggest issue with any device is the internet. You have to take what you read with a grain of salt. If I listen to the internet I wouldnt have a house full of nice things.
Wouldnt have ended up with my favorite vehicle dodge magnum or my plasma tv if it was up to the internet. Years later they all work perfectly till this day.
All in all, people tend to post more when there having issues then when not. If I created a thread about how awesome the note is, it would maybe get 20-50 post if your lucky and sink to the last page of the website. If I made a thread about something negative about the note I would have a 100+ post and 100000 views.
If majority of the galaxy notes in the world had issues, you wouldnt have to visit xda or android forums to find out. Good luck with your poll.
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I know this to be true. But still in my opinion I've seen more negative things said in this forum than any other that I've frequented... just my 2¢
I don't see any harm in having this poll either. I think it'll reaffirm more than it will bother. Especially since it takes all of 3 seconds to vote and hit the back key.
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No issue so far. The only problem I face is kinda "short" battery life. Got 5:30 at most with non-stop heavy usage. So I have to charge it twice a day. And the charging time kinda slow due to big battery capacity.
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No issue so far. The only problem I face is kinda "short" battery life. Got 5:30 at most with non-stop heavy usage. So I have to charge it twice a day. And the charging time kinda slow due to big battery capacity.
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That's actually not that bad. I have the 2.000 mah battery from Samsung in my sgs2 and I get around 3-4 hours of screen on time. So 2.500 for that big of a screen I think is good.
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Got my note last week and right off the bat I noticed my wifi signal kept getting dropped (as in auto turned itself off). At first I thought it was just a freak accident, but after having to repeatedly turn on wifi I realized something was wrong; I re-setup my wifi connection settings a couple of times, did the OTA update avail to my unit (unlocked, unbranded version) and even did factory reset twice but to no avail. I guess I should say factory reset seemed to fix it the first time, but the problem came back after close to an hour of testing. Thankfully I just bought it so I returned it to the seller who claimed after testing for 2 hrs my problem never flared up, but still decided to send me a replace thank God! I hope this isn't the case with the new handset I will be receiving in a few days, but I wonder if anyone has had this?
btw the wifi connection was setup to a secured network so it wasn't about being booted off for too many devices to my router
got no real issues, some battery drain problems that i can easily detected and destroyed thats all.
I have problem with Android OS eating CPU when Wi-Fi enabled. Disabling it helps. This is a software issue, I had the same with my SGS2 once a while.
until the screen everything is near perfect! with the screen i have the same issue as with my first galaxy S2: one side of the screen has a tint and is considerably darker at low brightness levels. (S2: left side, yellow tint; Note: right side, blue tint)
I used to have "sleep of death" issue but not anymore since I flashed the latest KL3 firmware.
Seems i may have some problems with call clarity, but i don't really care as i only use it for that in emergencies. Also this may change with the addition of a blutooth headset or if i get some more practice calling people/being called on it.
I bet most of you have units with the horizontal lines appearing. You just gotta look closely at low brightness, lol. These statistics don't look appealing to me; I've seen over 10 Notes all over India and all have identical issues. No difference, lol. Go Figure.
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I bet most of you have units with the horizontal lines appearing. You just gotta look closely at low brightness, lol. These statistics don't look appealing to me; I've seen over 10 Notes all over India and all have identical issues. No difference, lol. Go Figure.
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its possible that all India units had a bad production line. And if you REALLY need to look that closely, why would you care if it's not noticeable? This is always true with cars, your body (as no one is completely symmetrical), or anything hand made. this is no different, but if you can't notice it yourself, and you use it happily, then why bother yourself FINDING AND LOOKING for issues?
If you have to look closely then thats not a real issue, but yeah even upon closer inspection the screen should not have any of those since the lower end SAMOLED devices dont have it.
On my end the main issue I have is the lines as well but you dont need to look for it, at any brightness level its visible even at 100% but its been approved for a screen replacement anyway.
A small issue is on the ear piece but I've gotten used to this on samsung devices since the galaxy S1, the volume on the ear piece is EXTREMELY low.. my older and cheaper phones have about 3x more volume and about TWICE the clarity.
Touch screen sensitivity is rather poor compared to the Galaxy S1 ( pre 2.2 update ) it has the same sensitivity level as an untweaked Galaxy S2.
Gamma levels need to be worked out, the HD screen is moot.
No issues yes.. Owned it for two days only..
If you included the pink spot on the poll that would probably be the most selected issue.
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Got my note last week and right off the bat I noticed my wifi signal kept getting dropped (as in auto turned itself off). At first I thought it was just a freak accident, but after having to repeatedly turn on wifi I realized something was wrong; I re-setup my wifi connection settings a couple of times, did the OTA update avail to my unit (unlocked, unbranded version) and even did factory reset twice but to no avail. I guess I should say factory reset seemed to fix it the first time, but the problem came back after close to an hour of testing. Thankfully I just bought it so I returned it to the seller who claimed after testing for 2 hrs my problem never flared up, but still decided to send me a replace thank God! I hope this isn't the case with the new handset I will be receiving in a few days, but I wonder if anyone has had this?
btw the wifi connection was setup to a secured network so it wasn't about being booted off for too many devices to my router
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I had a similar issue, however I tracked the problem down to my setup. A couple of weeks after acquiring the Note, the wi-fi started to turn itself off 'on it's own'. This happened for several days in a row, so I thought there was a problem with the phone, however...
I use an application call Llama to automatically switch on and off my Wi-fi when I enter or leave my home GSM cell (there's only one cell in the village where I live!). I'd been using this app for well over a year on my Desire without issue, so I'd automatically installed it on the Note. It turns out that that the cell tower was either faulty, being fixed/upgraded or both. I told Llama to spend 5 minutes relearning the cells in my area and the problem has now gone away
Hi, I have looked through the threads but haven't found info, wanted to see what fellow Canadian owners have done in regards to the touchscreen issue. Also wanted to add this thread as to show another variant having issues, Rogers was unaware until I called them and they saw xda threads. They were helpful but unfortunately advised have to wait for LG to send an update. I have tried all of the suggestions for the other variant phones including installing SGS touchscreen booster and unfortunately nothing helped. Have the Rogers variant and was wondering if others have found a solution temporarily. Rogers hasn't received the lg keyboard update yet. Thanks all.
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Hi, I have looked through the threads but haven't found info, wanted to see what fellow Canadian owners have done in regards to the touchscreen issue. Also wanted to add this thread as to show another variant having issues, Rogers was unaware until I called them and they saw xda threads. They were helpful but unfortunately advised have to wait for LG to send an update. I have tried all of the suggestions for the other variant phones including installing SGS touchscreen booster and unfortunately nothing helped. Have the Rogers variant and was wondering if others have found a solution temporarily. Rogers hasn't received the lg keyboard update yet. Thanks all.
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I'm on Rogers, and SGS fixed my issues. All the US carriers are releasing updates as we speak, so I can only assume the Canadian carriers will follow soon. LG is getting returns because of this issue, so you can bet they will be all over a fix.
As for Rogers being unaware of the issue...that's bull. They always say that. Rogers knows.
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Thanks for the reply. Awesome to hear SGS worked for you. Did you do anything else, developer options etc? I will perform another factory reset and try again. Hope I can get it working, pain in the arse having the missing touches. Hopefully rogers does it sooner than later.
OP, there's another post for CDN models here. LINK
I am also experience pretty annoying touch screen issues, and I can't even exchange with WIND since they claim they're out of stock.
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Thanks for the reply. Awesome to hear SGS worked for you. Did you do anything else, developer options etc? I will perform another factory reset and try again. Hope I can get it working, pain in the arse having the missing touches. Hopefully rogers does it sooner than later.
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I didn't change anything in my developer options (other than disabling all animations). My Touchscreen issues weren't bad to begin with, and I DO NOT use the stock keyboard. Both of those are most likely why SGS helped me.
Thx for the info guys, I will read through the cdn section and start using swift key with sgs.
I think this whole issue is overrated. Yes, I get the occasional miss but so what? Same thing has happened with every smart phone I've owned. Maybe I didn't tap hard enough, maybe I did. But why does the occasional miss get people's knickers in such knots. It has virtually no effect on the user experience with this great phone.
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I think this whole issue is overrated. Yes, I get the occasional miss but so what? Same thing has happened with every smart phone I've owned. Maybe I didn't tap hard enough, maybe I did. But why does the occasional miss get people's knickers in such knots. It has virtually no effect on the user experience with this great phone.
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I wouldn't say that. You might not be getting the issue as others are. Apparently it's pretty bad with some phones.
If you didn't know, the LG G2 had a huge issue with its touchscreen where the top portion of the screen stopped working, edge to edge, so people couldn't tap on anything in that portion of the screen.
The G3 also had its issues and now G4. LG clearly needs to change their touchscreen/digitizers and use someone else's if they're incapable of reliability.
Anyways, I was coming here to start a new thread and ask if someone tried the version from Wind to see if it has the touchscreen issue before I buy the phone. Thank you to the person who mentioned it !!
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I think this whole issue is overrated. Yes, I get the occasional miss but so what? Same thing has happened with every smart phone I've owned. Maybe I didn't tap hard enough, maybe I did. But why does the occasional miss get people's knickers in such knots. It has virtually no effect on the user experience with this great phone.
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It might not be too apparent for other people, but on mine it's been getting worse. Someone mentioned before that it actually seems issues get worse as the phone gets hotter.
Not sure how much of that is true, but it kills the experience for me.
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I wouldn't say that. You might not be getting the issue as others are. Apparently it's pretty bad with some phones.
If you didn't know, the LG G2 had a huge issue with its touchscreen where the top portion of the screen stopped working, edge to edge, so people couldn't tap on anything in that portion of the screen.
The G3 also had its issues and now G4. LG clearly needs to change their touchscreen/digitizers and use someone else's if they're incapable of reliability.
Anyways, I was coming here to start a new thread and ask if someone tried the version from Wind to see if it has the touchscreen issue before I buy the phone. Thank you to the person who mentioned it !!
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I have WIND one, and the issue is there.
It started off being hardly noticed now and could seem to be my mistake. Now it's much worse and every other swipe registers as a type, taps are missing around 50 - 60%. Can't get it exchanged either since WIND claims their sold out of G4's in the GTA region, with an exception of one return for an S6.
Not entirely sure I will keep my G4 as much as I love it.
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It might not be too apparent for other people, but on mine it's been getting worse. Someone mentioned before that it actually seems issues get worse as the phone gets hotter.
Not sure how much of that is true, but it kills the experience for me.
I have WIND one, and the issue is there.
It started off being hardly noticed now and could seem to be my mistake. Now it's much worse and every other swipe registers as a type, taps are missing around 50 - 60%. Can't get it exchanged either since WIND claims their sold out of G4's in the GTA region, with an exception of one return for an S6.
Not entirely sure I will keep my G4 as much as I love it.
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I think going for the S6 is the best choice. I'm considering the 3 phones, M9, g4, s6. S6 seems to be the least buggy, as usual. M9 has its hardware issues or I'd get it.
Ramsey said:
I think going for the S6 is the best choice. I'm considering the 3 phones, M9, g4, s6. S6 seems to be the least buggy, as usual. M9 has its hardware issues or I'd get it.
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Honestly every phone has it's quirks, by no means will your S6 have no chance of issues. You can check out the S6 forum on XDA for more info.
Even with that being said, this LG G4 touch screen issue seems pretty big IMO in comparison to the number of issues on the S6.
Apart from Touchscreen issues, are you guys getting the Wi-fi issue?
Ramsey said:
Apart from Touchscreen issues, are you guys getting the Wi-fi issue?
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I am. I find it pretty weak. The phone is useless with using Dnset app.
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Check the S6 forums at Android Central. The S6 is a train wreck of issues compared to the G4.
Overheating, dead gyroscope, lagging, front camera purple dots, horrid battery life....
GibMcFragger said:
Check the S6 forums at Android Central. The S6 is a train wreck of issues compared to the G4.
Overheating, dead gyroscope, lagging, front camera purple dots, horrid battery life....
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To be fair, some of those aren't real issues that ONLY affect the S6.
"Overheating" seems like almost a loose term as people complain about their phones getting hot, but it happens to nearly every android phone.
Lagging "issue" seems to be something people will always complain about with every new phone for some reason, heck there's even post about it here.
"Horrid battery life" isn't really that bad. Yes the G4 is better, but even then people still complain about having a issues with it.
I still think having touch screen issues is the worse, especially since the updates for the US seemed to have fixed it for some while others are still plagued by it.
It leaves me in a state indecisiveness where I love this phone and want to believe it can be fixed via software or I should just cut my losses and exchange to an S6 while I can.
I agree with you. Overheating is going to be an issue for any high end phone going forward, because processors keep getting more powerful (with no active cooling), and phones keep getting thinner. Overheating is also subjective. Most people feel their phone getting warm and assume it's overheating. If it doesn't warn you and start throttling, it's not overheating.
Battery life is totally subjective as no two users are the same. Screen on time is the worst way to measure battery life. Someone surfing the net is going to get a lot more screen on time than someone gaming and watching 4k videos.
LG G4 Touch screen issue is present in Canada as well
I am reposting my reply on this Canadian thread:
To all Canadian LG G4 buyers, the touch screen problem is alive and present in Canada as well. I bought a Wind Mobile LG G4, everything was fine at first but once I plugged it into the charger, it started to to miss touches and being unresponsive (the touches won’t register on the first try) the good test is when you double tap to wake or sleep OR when you go to phone’s setting and touch “about phone” or something else and it misses the first touch. It SHOULD NOT miss any touches, period. I put it next it to my LG G3 and on my LG G3 double tap to wake and sleep worked every time and no missed touches in the phone setting either, when it was plugged into the charger.. but it didn’t work on LG G4 which is unacceptable for $700 phone, once again it only happens when you PLUGGED IT in to the charger, if its disconnected it works fine. I returned that phone