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Good Morning Guys,
I have a strange experience to tell to me fellow users. After using my Samsung Focus, I placed it next to me, momentarily, on the sofa. With the device still on, no lock screen, I turned to it and tried to flick the start screen up to get to the marketplace (which is on the bottom of my start screen). There was no response.
I picked up the device and the start screen scrolled to the bottom when I flicked to the bottom, as I normally experience.
I placed the phone back on the sofa and tried to perform the same task, but the screen was unresponsive. I propped the phone up against the back of the sofa and tried to the flick the screen up, no response. I placed the phone on a wooden end table - the screen responded to my touch.
Has anyone else experienced anything similar?
Thanks for your time,
M
Sometimes this happens to me. It seems my thumb gets better response than my finger, but maybe it's because I hold it up. Doesn't happen often, but it is a little annoying. Hopefully it will be addressed in an update.
THanks for your input. Maybe we need to have a greater electrical field
Shocking eh?
Same thing sometimes my phone thinks I'm clicking on something when scrolling. It just stops and opens w/e I was over. Also noticed it only happens when I use a finger that isn't my thumb
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This happens to me when the phone is on its back flat...It's like it doesn't recognize that it is being touched. It is annoying but I think i will deal with it for now.
Biggzz said:
This happens to me when the phone is on its back flat...It's like it doesn't recognize that it is being touched. It is annoying but I think i will deal with it for now.
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This is exactly what happens to me; however, for me it has to be surrounded by either fabric or placed on paper (although there is some slight touch responsiveness on paper).
However, if the device is flat on it's back and I hold the edges with my other hand, the screen responsiveness returns.
I was wondering whether electrical grounding and/or static electrical buildup is an issue.
Thanks for everyone's responses so far. Once I get a few more peoples responses (and maybe some suggestions !!) I may forward the issue to Samsung.
M
I have noticed this same issue with my Focus as well. At first I thought it was just in my head but it happens all the time when I lay the phone flat on my bed.
All of your situations have happened to me.
It has to do with whatever happens when you're holding it. Touch responsiveness and accuracy go way, way, way up when holding it. But if it's lying on something non-conductive or even in a dock of some sort, it gets funky.
I mention some experiences of my own in the Multi-touch Issues thread.
I"ve submitted the question to Samsung via their Community Q&A webpage. The question will show up in approximately 72 hours.
The question was submitted at 7:45pm 11/22/10 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Hopefully those details will help you find the question when it's posted. It's posted under the name Molal
I included a link to this thread, so please continue to post your experiences, even if you have experienced nothing of the sort described here. I want it to be as objective as possible
Thank you all.
M
Molal said:
I"ve submitted the question to Samsung via their Community Q&A webpage. The question will show up in approximately 72 hours.
The question was submitted at 7:45pm 11/22/10 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Hopefully those details will help you find the question when it's posted. It's posted under the name Molal
I included a link to this thread, so please continue to post your experiences, even if you have experienced nothing of the sort described here. I want it to be as objective as possible
Thank you all.
M
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It is annoying as i like to lay my phone on a table or desk and still use it.
Could it be related to this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL6sLW7Ll0E&feature=player_embedded
Def. Not as bad as that but it is annoying. Hopefully someone can find a simple mod to fix this. I wonder if using a case would get rid of the issue
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MikeyMike01 said:
Could it be related to this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL6sLW7Ll0E&feature=player_embedded
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Excellent find, thank you MikeyMike. This is exactly what I experience.
M
MikeyMike01 said:
Could it be related to this?
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Interestingly enough, my experience on my Focus is the opposite of that..
i.e. when I place it on the table - the phone is *less* responsive compared to placing it on my desk mat (leather) - which is is more responsive.
Overall - it's not as bad as the video. The phone is just less accurate (i.e. I swipe the phone to move the tiles and it opens the program at the start of my swipe instead of moving the tiles). In the hand, the phone is very responsive - and - if I touch the top/bottom of the phone with another finger on the same hand as my "swiping" finger - it's responsive no matter what.
I too find the focus touch sometimes screws up, it happens randomly, also the browser seems to scroll not as smoothly as at first.
I'm really looking forward to some Microsoft updates, but overall the phone has been really good, I've even got adjusted to the onscreen keyboard.
Using focus now.
Its also the first phone that works well enough I have used where I don't mind browsing my morning sites on and not miss my laptop
The touch buttons really piss me off though, I always press them accidentally.
I just discovered this issue recently and its very annoying to me. Seems to be a problem to the ground of the device so I feel it is a hardware problem. Just watched that video of the HTC Incredible doing the same thing and it seems to be what the case is. Girlfriend had to brag about saying "oh iPhone doesn't have that problem blah blah blah" and started using it on the same table.
Wow its like you guys read my mind. I was showing off the phone to my brother and it was laying on the kitchen table when it started having the same exact issues. Could it be a hardware problem? Im about 2 second away from returning this phone tomorrow. Too many little annoyances.
This guy has the same problem on his Samsung omnia 7 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o52nzpzg8Aw
Haven't forgotten about this thread. I have been checking the Samsung website everyday for my question; however, it has failed to show up. In the next 2 days I'll be contacting Samsung directly via telephone to discuss this issue.
M
olieebur said:
Girlfriend had to brag about saying "oh iPhone doesn't have that problem blah blah blah" and started using it on the same table.
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It's got the opposite problem. It only works when you don't touch it.
My brothers Focus either A) just started doing this, or B) he just noticed it.
OK, after being so annoyed with the Navigation on this phone not working, I finally found a fix that is working for me and I am in shock that what I did produced a working GPS. First, anyone who doesn't know how to take apart the black cover (not the battery cover) do a search. Next, after removing the cover, the GPS Antenna without a doubt is one right next to the power button. I found this out by putting a piece of electrical tape over every gold connector that touches an antenna, then closing the black cover, turning on the phone, running gps test, and after trying different spring connectors, I noticed I had the correct one when the app GPS Test couldn't locate any satellites. Next, I also noticed that on the inside of the cover that I took off, the one that requires six screws, there is a silver looking strip that is supposed to make contact to the connector that has a full metal top part, so when the cover goes back on, the silver strip must make contact to this negative grounding harness top. I added a bead of solder to the silver strip on the inside of the black cover so that I knew it was making contact. I believe that this is a source of everyone's problems with navigation. That strip must be a shield and the design doesn't look like it makes good contact to the connector's ground metal plate. You'll see what I mean when you open the cover.
Next, while I had the cover off, I wrapped a 30 gauge wire around the gold spring pin that connects to the GPS antenna and ran that wire down the side of the phone right along the PC Board in hopes that it extends the antenna. I just ran it like 3 inches and remember, I ran it down, not up. The GPS antenna already goes up. I put a tiny bead of solder on the wire where it contact the gold spring contact that is attached to the PC Board so that it does not come off accidentally. And believe me, it is really simple. You cannot mess anything up. Just a dab of solder is all it takes.
I put the black cover back on, and then ran the GPS test app and at one point I had 12 satellites read and used with a 7 foot accuracy!!! Next I went to the Navigation app and started playing around with different addresses and my navigation WORKED!!! I am still in awe three days later. I drove from New Jersey to Rhode Island yesterday and had the Nav running for the entire trip. Only one time did I get a small circle about the size of a half inch which lasted for 4 seconds. At that point, I was driving though a forest type side road with limited sky view.
Please try this fix for anyone who has Navigation issues with their Nexus S and let me know if it fixes it.
Dan
Awesome. Samsung should have hired you before they released the Nexus S and 1st-gen SGS phones. My Captivate never had reliable GPS. I might as well have had Ray Charles giving me directions.
Funny thing is Google nexus phones are bugged...
Nexus one multi touch bug
Nexus s compass not working...
I think the issue here is with whoever was choosing and picking the hardware that would have powered a nexus...
HTC and Samsung do not surprise me... But Google not testing the compass on a flagship phone before releasing scares me :-\
Luckily my gps works fine (i9023 here) but the broken compass create a lot of troubles with gps navigation as very often the phone thinks to be driving in the reverse direction...
The nexus one digitizer wasn't a bug. Just a crappy digitizer. It worked as it meant to. It sucked but wasn't a bug.
The GPS and compass issues for the nexus s are different as well. Some devices have crappy ones and apparently don't work. My GPS and compass works perfect on the other hand. Always has
evcz said:
Funny thing is Google nexus phones are bugged...
Nexus one multi touch bug
Nexus s compass not working...
I think the issue here is with whoever was choosing and picking the hardware that would have powered a nexus...
HTC and Samsung do not surprise me... But Google not testing the compass on a flagship phone before releasing scares me :-\
Luckily my gps works fine (i9023 here) but the broken compass create a lot of troubles with gps navigation as very often the phone thinks to be driving in the reverse direction...
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I don't have problems with navigation, even tho i hardly ever use it. However, this compass thing; I downloaded an app called Smart Compass and it works really well... Where I know it's north, the compass points north and so on. but mind you, I got my phone after companies stopped selling it so I might've gotten the last of the good batch
Could you post a photo of the finished fix so I can check if I'm going to fry something ? Thanks !
@VOLTAGEROCK:
post some photos for better help if it's possible, before and after modifications please
thanks in advance
I will but gimme a day or two. All I know is I'm on day five and its still working!
wow
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DmA81 said:
Could you post a photo of the finished fix so I can check if I'm going to fry something ? Thanks !
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I should have at the time of doing it, but I didn't know what i was doing was going to work!! Now I have to take the phone apart again, but you give me a reason to hook up my Touchstone from the Pre while the phone is open and accessible. I will do my best to put the pics up in a timely manner and in the meantime, if there's anyone out there, go to the iteardown fix it (i think that's what its called) and look at the video or pics of the Nexus being taken apart.
Again, I have no reason to believe that I didn't fix the problem as it's working everytime, when it wouldn't work at all before the mod. When you're looking at the phone from the back, the GPS antenna location has a letter G engraved into the black cover after the battery cover has been taken off. It's right below the electrical type tape that covers the antenna FYI.
*#*#gpsclrx#*#* always fixed my gps woes and i had a lot. no hardware mod required.
Sputnikk23 said:
*#*#gpsclrx#*#* always fixed my gps woes and i had a lot. no hardware mod required.
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What does that do by the way.? Because my mod works everytime and you never have to use the code you just put up. Even though I appreciate you putting that there. Also, what type of problems were you having with your navigation? Did it work periodically? Did it never work like mine? Just curious as to the problem you had with your navigation. Thanks
Dan
I can confirm this hardware mod fixed voltages gps. He's gone thru 2 nexus s phones and both GPS would constantly lose the position every few minutes then reacquire, and show a huge circle for his position. Somehow this hardware mod fixes some design issue with the nexus s where a shielding isn't properly grounded. And also he extended the GPS antenna with a wire for good measure.
By the way it was the sprint nexus s 4g he modified.
Please post pictures to go with your narrative. I would like to try this!
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RogerPodacter said:
I can confirm this hardware mos fixed voltages gps. He's gone thru 2 nexus s phones and both GPS would constantly lose the position every few minutes then reacquire, and show a huge circle for his position. Somehow this hardware mod fixes some design issue with the nexus s where a shielding isn't properly grounded. And also he extended the GPS antenna with a wire for good measure.
By the way it was the sprint nexus s 4g he modified.
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Thanks for the clarification nation, Podact.
VOLTAGEROCK said:
What does that do by the way.? Because my mod works everytime and you never have to use the code you just put up. Even though I appreciate you putting that there. Also, what type of problems were you having with your navigation? Did it work periodically? Did it never work like mine? Just curious as to the problem you had with your navigation. Thanks
Dan
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wipe gps data. not the same thing as the gps status wipe (which didn't work for me). try it, doesn't really hurt anything. seems a software code is worth a shot then opening up the phone you know?
Some ROMs it never worked. Other ROMs it was sporadic. When I would get it to work, it always eventually "lost" its ability to lock, etc.
But hey.. if you want to get all hyper-sensitive over your mod.. go for it. Was just throwing another method out there for the faint of heart.
Sputnikk23 said:
wipe gps data. not the same thing as the gps status wipe (which didn't work for me). try it, doesn't really hurt anything. seems a software code is worth a shot then opening up the phone you know?
Some ROMs it never worked. Other ROMs it was sporadic. When I would get it to work, it always eventually "lost" its ability to lock, etc.
But hey.. if you want to get all hyper-sensitive over your mod.. go for it. Was just throwing another method out there for the faint of heart.
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I am sensitive as I cried at your remark, and then I got really hyper and started running in circles with joy that my nav works. So I guess you're right, I am hypersensitive! Btw, I was being nothing but nice to your reply. Its OK. I forgive you.
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Check out the pics. One of them shows some solder on the silver shielding so it makes better contact with the connector when they close back up. The other shows a 30 gauge red wire soldered to the gps pin and running down the phone. Hope this clears up what you guys need to do to get the gps to finally work on this dag gone phone.
.I've been using navigation and never had such a problems.my gps always locking under 10sec and doesn't loosing signal.
Btw i live in UK and using nav in big city.
Do a search for Nexus S 4g on sprint nav problems and you'll see a whole slew of people with problems.
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a friend brought me a CLARO milestone 2 Argentina because he was possessed, the touchscreen was a disaster only, or all day was just pressing and there was no way to stop. I got out and as he did not hesitate to put him froyo to Ginger, because I saw it was CLARO the official version, anyway, I did, it was a love, was walking well and better than before, more fluid more consistently say, a beautiful version, the touch was wrong everywhere, tried the angry birds that had the apk here and went great, all was well until I got to the keyboard to call or send sms tab not recognize the touch, that is, if vertical, closed, and I want to dial a phone number, the numbers 2,5,8 and SEND does not touch them, do not squeeze recognizes not know how to say no, but do not walk, I jump to the side, as if he had a hahahaha dome, but it does not go well. I tried putting it on its side, if you use that are not going well is horizontal, or 4, 5 and 6 ... if I want to send messages, do not walk half the virtual keys, the whole area of the ghee and those around, but the rest goes as well, if I use the calculator goes all genius, if I use an application area screen goes as well ... I do not know is a very rare thing and I tried everything, I put ginger, I put another above that which I can not remember what i root CM9 unroot 10 and it turned to official ginger since in all cases I get the same ... I searched all the forums, in spanish in English do not know everywhere, and took two days and I'm going crazy over anyone not know what happened wave ... not hardware before and did not work the other apps rather the keyboard, Ideas?
Of course, if you read this far, thank you.
OFF: I put it here because I think it's firmware if a mod thinks it's wrong or what moves me know, all right. Thank you. Sry for my very poor english I_I
I had the same problem when a got my screen dirty, you may try clean it. I hope it's help...
You can uses the option to show your touch points in the development options, in CM10 has, by there you can try to find a way tô fix the problem
jonasgitz said:
I had the same problem when a got my screen dirty, you may try clean it. I hope it's help...
You can uses the option to show your touch points in the development options, in CM10 has, by there you can try to find a way tô fix the problem
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Mine also creates ghost pressing when the screen is dirty.
Plastic screen covers helps to reduce this a lot, as well as touch failures when charging.
Are you shure thats's not a hardware problem? I never had this problem even when the scree is oil by touch my face. You better check this out.
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.
I remember trying to use this tablet solely as a GPS for my car, it never quite worked alright, I thought it was the Lolipop upgrade then I thought it might be something wrong with the antenna hardware.
It finds my position, with approximately 100 meters precision then it keeps jumping around up to 300 meters, things gets better while moving but it has no clue what direction I'm going when I come to a stop.
I have tried many apps and tweaks to fix the GPS, none have worked. I remember the GPS working once when this tablet was new,
that's it, or maybe I was hallucinating?
In all these cases the tablet was using a stable internet connection in my car.
Tried Kitkat, Lolipop, custom and stock kernel :crying:
nitzero said:
I remember trying to use this tablet solely as a GPS for my car, it never quite worked alright, I thought it was the Lolipop upgrade then I thought it might be something wrong with the antenna hardware.
It finds my position, with approximately 100 meters precision then it keeps jumping around up to 300 meters, things gets better while moving but it has no clue what direction I'm going when I come to a stop.
I have tried many apps and tweaks to fix the GPS, none have worked. I remember the GPS working once when this tablet was new,
that's it, or maybe I was hallucinating?
In all these cases the tablet was using a stable internet connection in my car.
Tried Kitkat, Lolipop, custom and stock kernel :crying:
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So true. Gps sucks. Not accurate and takes long time to get the position.
Now i am not even able to use my tab. It always freezes within few seconds after i turn on the tab. Tried every possible solution. Used custom rom, stock rom, stock kernel, custom kernel, flashed fresh rom via apx mode nv flash. :crying:
My tab even freezes in recovery and had to hard reboot it.
Even posted a thread in xda but no solution given by ny1.
It's not so bad with Kitkat, after uninstalling everything leaving the rom completely naked with the barely essentials to not leave it glitchy the performance is acceptable.
Got 41k on Antutu, the lowest score was memory which scored 57 lol.
I suspect this tablet does not have a proper compass sensor, I've changed and resoldered the antennas but it hasn't changed anything.
Seems like a problem with drivers or hardware level.
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Lol I finally sorted it out.
Who would put a compass between a couple of magnets?
Exactly, it's the magnets for the flip cover making the compass sensor utter useless.
Removing them fixes the GPS issue. They're actually inside the tablet near the upper bezels where holds the pen.
nitzero said:
Lol I finally sorted it out.
Who would put a compass between a couple of magnets?
Exactly, it's the magnets for the flip cover making the compass sensor utter useless.
Removing them fixes the GPS issue. They're actually inside the tablet near the upper bezels where holds the pen.
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How to remove compass
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How to remove compass
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You must take the magnets off, the compass is needed in order to make the GPS to work properly, get a metal object and stick it to the tablet.
That's exactly where the magnet for the flip cover is located, just carefully pry the tablet open and remove them.
There's two of them.
Please note you must take off the pen, the SD card and the flip cover to open the tablet.
You shouldn't have problems to open it up using ordinary tools such as plastic pry tool or even a credit card.
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