.91 OTA Update Finger Scanner Hot Now Touchscreen Broken - Atrix 4G General

I'm guessing there's no fix for it but I wanted to see if anyone else is having this problem. I updated my phone yesterday and now the touchscreen is basically dead. The volume rocker and finger scanner work and the screen will come on but touching the screen registers nothing. The finger scanner gets blazing hot also. I took it by the att store and they told me it needs to be replaced and to call the warranty folks. I can use the phone in my car via bluetooth, but it's useless. Anyone else have this problem?

Do u have cwm recovery installed? Did u try a full wipe?

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I'd say try a clean install.
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[Q] (Q) touch screen not responding

My phone was working fine till a few minutes ago and now the center of my scream is not responding to touch, but everywhere else works fine.. Its locate in the center of the screen and it runs all the way across from left to right.
things ive already tried:
1. Pulling the battery /hard reset
2. Changed roms " miui, cm6, fresh"
3. Changed kennels "snap, kingklick, htc"
If anyone one have any other suggestion please do tell, thanks in advance
Are you using a program/widget that disables the lock screen?
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Nope, no widget for lock screen unless you mean the lock screen that comes stock on the rom.
But its not the lock screen that iam having problems with, its like theres a dead spot on my screen and its not responding to any touch input.
Download a multitouch app from the market. Test it and see if you get any sensors where the dead spot is. If you don't maybe your digitizer is broken.
i tried dotty, and it registers the touch on the screen untill I run over the affected area then it just jumps pass it or not respond at all.. -_-... do u guys think i can just unroot my phone and get htc/sprint to replace the phone since it's a mechanical defect? i also have insurance on the phone.
shif7i7down said:
i tried dotty, and it registers the touch on the screen untill I run over the affected area then it just jumps pass it or not respond at all.. -_-... do u guys think i can just unroot my phone and get htc/sprint to replace the phone since it's a mechanical defect? i also have insurance on the phone.
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Its not a mechanical defect.....but yeah they should be able to replace it. If you go through asurion you will have to pay the $50 or $100. Unroot the phone, take it to a Sprint store and show them the issue.
Sprint store will replace the LCD screen for ya. Result probably will vary how good the tech is.
I had it replaced once waiting close to 2 hours at the store, came home, noticed I can't hear a thing when making call while speaker phone worked. Went back to the store and asked for a new phone swap since I only had the phone for 2 weeks.
My phone was fully rooted with fresh rom, and ppl at the store didn't really care about it. They only checked for any physical damages.
Came back home, Unrevoked + rom manager = fully rooted in 20 minutes again.

[Q] seriously wierd screen problem

so this is whats going on. i have a brand spanking new aria, just did a insurance job on the last one. so rooted and put cyanogen rc2. now out of the blue my screen will not respond to touch. sorta. if i use one finger it wont work, but if i use two fingers in differant spots on the screen it will sorta respond. barely enough to get the screen lock open. track ball, power button and volume control work fine. i have cleared data twice and reflashed also. im beating my head against the wall. it makes no sense to me....please help
this happend to me last night with my rooted aria with cyanogen also I pulled the battery and it worked for me now it works again
it may help you
battery was the first thing i tried
If I recall correctly, most phones you get from insurance are refurbs, but they should have a warranty on them.
Anyway, try wiping the phone, then reflashing the stock rom. It will un-root the phone and convert it back to how it came from factory. If that doesn't work, then I'd give insurance another call, could be a faulty unit.
I would recommend pulling down the notification bar and trying again I have had problems where it causes the screen to not function right until I pull it down a second time.
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Gingerblur help!

so I just got the atrix today, rooted it, and then installed gingerblur.
It seemed to work fine, but now when it rebooted for the first time as gingerblur it says the finger print scanner is initializing and it won't let me unlock it manually. The screen then goes black and the only way to turn it back on is to take out the battery and put it back in, but it just does the same thing.
Did i already screw up my phone?
would it be bad to wipe data/factory reset with gingerblur on it?
owent92 said:
would it be bad to wipe data/factory reset with gingerblur on it?
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Should be able to use RSD Lite to flash back to 4.1.26, then update from there. All instructions are in forum.
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owent92 said:
so I just got the atrix today, rooted it, and then installed gingerblur.
It seemed to work fine, but now when it rebooted for the first time as gingerblur it says the finger print scanner is initializing and it won't let me unlock it manually. The screen then goes black and the only way to turn it back on is to take out the battery and put it back in, but it just does the same thing.
Did i already screw up my phone?
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I had/have the EXACT same issue. Here's what I can tell you I did to "work around" the issue. As the phone is booting up, continually swipe your finger over the scanner. Ultimately your finger will be scanned and the phone will unlock. Then go into settings and change your screen lock to something other than the finger scanner. This will allow you to unlock the phone and have it work again.
Ultimately when the screen goes black it's just the display timing out--but there is something that goes on with the finger scanner that won't let you wake up the display.
I'd still like to know why GingerBlur does this to my finger scanner (and yours apparently) but not others.

Need Advice N7 Screen issue.

Hello-
I usually do not open threads but I need advice on this recent touch responsiveness issue that has been happening. My Nexus 7 8 GIG was running great I had not had one issue with it, until one day I opened the case "Poetic leather case with magnet locks" and the screen came on notifications were on and animated everything looked fine. I went to unlock it and the touch screen did not respond to anything, now the screen rotates fine and all but it would not respond to touch. So I reset it with the power button, the touch screen then works until it times out and turns off, I wake it up and the screen does not respond again. I took it out of the case and have manually turned it on/off and it still does not respond to touch, but it will work every time I reset it. This problem has came out of nowhere it was running great.
I was originally on AOKP Milestone 1 with Franko's Kernel r25 so I thought maybe that was it so I re flashed Milestone 1 and kept the stock kernel and the problem persists. So I wiped everything and put BAMF Paradigm on it and it still does this, but the touch screen responds every time it is manually reset so I am trying to figure out if this is hardware or software related I am led to believe it is software considering the touch screen works flawlessly upon reboot but again I am not sure.
I have not added any new apps or anything like that to cause a memory leak or such. This problem started when I left the N7 for two days without touching it, then the problem happened after I tried to use it after the two days of inactivity.
Update: I turned the N7 off for about a day booted it back up now the touch screen is working every time I am confused.
So I still have 7 months on my ASUS manufactures warranty should I send this unit back? I just do not want to think its software related and it will get fixed through updates and then find out it is hardware related and be out of the warranty period.
I am on 4.1.2 with the last boot loader "not the new one"
latest version of TWRP
Thanks everyone in advance for your time.
It seems like a magnet bad effect to me! not sure though cuz the nexus 7 suppose to work fine with magnetic cases but it could be a Magnetic field effect. In my opinion as long as it works don't send it cuz you don't know what happens there in the service center, I mean once the device is opened it would never get the same as before.
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It seems like a magnet bad effect to me! not sure though cuz the nexus 7 suppose to work fine with magnetic cases but it could be a Magnetic field effect. In my opinion as long as it works don't send it cuz you don't know what happens there in the service center, I mean once the device is opened it would never get the same as before.
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Yea I had thought that was it but I took it out of the case and still does it so no dice on that field
well i flashed the latest google image and just started fresh. The touch screen is now working without issue so hopefully it was nothing still not sure though what would have caused this though -_-
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if anyone could shed any light on this issue it would be greatly appreciated thanks again.
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[Q] Touchscreen problem: hardware or software?

Hey
I had my Nexus 4 for a while now and today suddenly I have a problem with my touchscreen. It suddenly happend, it didn't fall or nothing.
So, the problem: there is a part of the screen that doesn't function properly. It's at a certain y value or height. It noticed this today when I wanted to swipe down the notification bar. Half the time it flips back up or doesn't do anything at all, sometimes it does work. If I swipe "fast" before that height, it usually works.
I downloaded an app to test the touchscreen and at that height it registers 2 or more fingers or it snaps above or under that line.
Can I fix this or do I need to bring it back for warranty? Is this a software or hardware issue? I also did a reset, but that didn't help...
I uploaded some videos to illustrate (can't post links so insert this in the youtube links please):
1. The problem: /watch?v=kNLbSU0smcw
2. Test: /watch?v=B8ERuBtYeBA
Edit: When I hold the phone horizontally, the notification bar works perfectly.
Many thanks,
Aaron
Update: from yesterday until now the screen was even worse, like I was touching it with 100 fingers, it went totally crazy...
A few hours later it works perfectly normal again
Any ideas?
Ok, I still have this problem...
However, the problem is present and I switch a few time to the lockscreen and back, it's fixed most the time. So I think this must be a software issue.
Maybe undoing a few updates might help? What's the best way to do that?
Are you on a Custom ROM / Kernel? If so, go back to stock ROM and Kernel and see if the problem still exists.
No, never used other roms, kernels or rooted..
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Maser00 said:
No, never used other roms, kernels or rooted..
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Strange, it's probably a problem with the phone then.
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I have the exact same issue.. Did you manage to solve it?
Nope, but sometimes I can use it like a week with no problem and sometimes I have it everyday.
At first I thought it might be because of the low temperature in my bedroom, but I tested it and I don't think that's the reason. I removed the cover I bought too, but I need to use it a bit longer to be sure it doesn't happen without cover. After that I'll put on the cover again and check again.
Is it possible that it happens when it is charging? Mine does this when it is charging.
No, as far as I know it's not affected by charging. The first time I had this problem I just picked it up from my desk..
I had touch screen issues as well, less than one month after getting the phone.
Occasionally, after pressing the power button to power up the display, the touch screen would not be responsive. I need to turn off/turn on the display again for it to work. It finally conked out one day when the entire part used for soft keys doesn't work anymore. Just an instant before this happened the touch screen started acting crazy for a few seconds.
Had the touch screen and LCD replaced under warranty.
The problem now is there's a bright white blob in the upper right corner of the LCD, and the proximity sensor sometimes doesn't work, resulting in no display when making or receiving a call.
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biffsmash said:
Is it possible that it happens when it is charging? Mine does this when it is charging.
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I have the same problem. I am using an other USB adapter for loading. And while the N4 is charging the screen responds like crazy. It often detects two fingers instead of one... And using the keyboard is impossible... If I use the original USB adapter it works with no problems...
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I know it might be a stupid and useless answer, but have you tried cleaning the screen?
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fmartinezjr said:
I had touch screen issues as well, less than one month after getting the phone.
Occasionally, after pressing the power button to power up the display, the touch screen would not be responsive. I need to turn off/turn on the display again for it to work. It finally conked out one day when the entire part used for soft keys doesn't work anymore. Just an instant before this happened the touch screen started acting crazy for a few seconds.
Had the touch screen and LCD replaced under warranty.
The problem now is there's a bright white blob in the upper right corner of the LCD, and the proximity sensor sometimes doesn't work, resulting in no display when making or receiving a call.
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Yeah, turning the display on/off a few times (so lock/unlock) helps sometimes. The warranty is a bit of a problem here, I bought it in Germany (MediaMarkt), but I live in Belgium. I tried registering at the LG site (Belgian version), but no option to select a Nexus 4 there for support... I did a live chat at the LG site, explained my problem and the helpdesk guy just left the chat I tried to contact them using Twitter, but they never replied. I asked MediaMarkt and they said I'd have to bring it in the a German MediaMarkt... It's a long way to Germany, so I'd rather not do that unless I can't solve it and they reject the warranty in Belgium (although they are obliged to).
I'm also worried that I'd get an even worse phone, like the problems you have with your new phone :s
Maser00 said:
Yeah, turning the display on/off a few times (so lock/unlock) helps sometimes. The warranty is a bit of a problem here, I bought it in Germany (MediaMarkt), but I live in Belgium. I tried registering at the LG site (Belgian version), but no option to select a Nexus 4 there for support... I did a live chat at the LG site, explained my problem and the helpdesk guy just left the chat I tried to contact them using Twitter, but they never replied. I asked MediaMarkt and they said I'd have to bring it in the a German MediaMarkt... It's a long way to Germany, so I'd rather not do that unless I can't solve it and they reject the warranty in Belgium (although they are obliged to).
I'm also worried that I'd get an even worse phone, like the problems you have with your new phone :s
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Ok..I have a RaZr and this happened to me too. One fine day. Playing a game. In the middle of nowhere. I was scared. S*it scared. So what did i do?
I just did a soft reboot. Pressing the right combination of keys and the phone reboots.
Also, here is a very long drawn attempt, but can u try doing a wipe data/dalvik/cache?
Go into stock recovery and do the rest.
It may help, it may not help.
WARNING: YOU WILL LOSE ALL DATA while doing this.
And oh: I am sorry but I think this is a hardware issue. I may be wrong.
I had the same issue with my EVO LTE. It would go away and come back just like yours. It wasn't a software problem , so I sent it in under warranty and they're fixing it free of charge.
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YeledKaki said:
I know it might be a stupid and useless answer, but have you tried cleaning the screen?
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That was my first thought. But yes I cleaned the screen and my fingers
But as I said after removing the USB power it works normal again.
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PROGUERAM said:
Ok..I have a RaZr and this happened to me too. One fine day. Playing a game. In the middle of nowhere. I was scared. S*it scared. So what did i do?
I just did a soft reboot. Pressing the right combination of keys and the phone reboots.
Also, here is a very long drawn attempt, but can u try doing a wipe data/dalvik/cache?
Go into stock recovery and do the rest.
It may help, it may not help.
WARNING: YOU WILL LOSE ALL DATA while doing this.
And oh: I am sorry but I think this is a hardware issue. I may be wrong.
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What's the combination? I'll try remove that folder if the problem occurs again.
Talal916 said:
I had the same issue with my EVO LTE. It would go away and come back just like yours. It wasn't a software problem , so I sent it in under warranty and they're fixing it free of charge.
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Yeah, but the warranty isn't easy to get...
scherfa said:
I have the same problem. I am using an other USB adapter for loading. And while the N4 is charging the screen responds like crazy. It often detects two fingers instead of one... And using the keyboard is impossible... If I use the original USB adapter it works with no problems...
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I bought a cheap usb charger facing the same problem with touchscreen on my iphone 4 and also with nexus 4. I threw it away and I'm using the original, but if you want to replace it pay attention to the cheap one
Sorry for my bad english, I'm italian, greetings from Italy
You have to have a custom recovery to wipe cache. Just reboot into it and select wipe cache
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