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is it normal that my touchscreen goes nuts sometimes? I find that sometimes (usually at night or first thing in the morning) my touchscreen on my n1 is inaccurate. I'll touch in the middle of the screen and it will click on something on the bottom of the screen. if I reboot my phone, the phone works great again.
yes its normal, its been posted here that even stock rom will get that problem now and then. Although mine has been random, not at a certain time.
Google is working on a software fix for it, and cyanogen 5053 (for my experience) has cut that problem to a minimum. I think ive experienced that problem 2 times since flashing. So a span of 3 weeks it happend twice. So i say its been pretty good.
And you dont need to reboot, just turn off the screen and turn it back on. Last i had a problem, i did that and it worked.
So as soon google fixes it im sure this board will be flooded with threads about it. And the devs are fast enough to implement it to their ROMS!
Are you holding it differently at those times? You mentioned at night or in the morning. Are you still in bed? I find I sometimes grip the phone is a way that my hand touches the edges of the screen. That throws off the touches and I've noticed it jumping down to a different icon at times. Just make sure your hand doesn't wrap around to the front of the screen.
My nexus one touchscreen will go nuts at times too. Locking the phone and unlocking does fix it though. I'm also 100% positive it has nothing to do with erroneous input from the way I'm holding it.
ya I was making sure that I wasn't holding it weird. hopefully Google makes a fix : )
p.s. thanks for the tip on turning off the screen rather than rebooting the device.
mine does this too but it seems that if I just put it to sleep and wipe it off it's back to normal
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Mine too does this w/ cyanogen 5053. sometimes it's so bad that i cannot even unlock the phone. I never noticed it this bad before on stock... but then again i only used stock for about two weeks before i rooted it.
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I'm on a non modded phone and I get it every once in a while. Hit the power button and all is well.
Hi all,
I got my Nexus 7 from the Play Store a couple of months ago (one of the pre-orderers). The first time I turned it on, I noticed the screen slowly dimming and turning off during the boot animation. I would see the 'X' but it would slowly fade out, disappear totally and then reappear on full brightness. The screen then totally turned off after completing booting and I couldn't see anything. A couple of reboots later and the screen finally turned on which was great. The tablet would run anything perfectly after that except if I turned the brightness to the lowest setting which would cause the screen to turn off. This didn't bother me either since I always use it on full brightness anyway.
However, over the last couple of weeks I noticed the touchscreen becomes unresponsive after prolonged use. This made me decide to get it replaced. I called Google who said they would send me a replacement :victory:.
Here's the problem...Since I was rooted and running CWM recovery I decided to revert to the factory image for warranty purposes. So I reverted to stock and rebooted but I now have the same problem I had at the first boot. My screen won't turn on! I tried rebooting a couple of times to see if that would do it but it just happens everytime.The bootanimation completes and the screen just turns off. The problem is I can't relock my bootloader which is going to jeopardise my warranty IMO since my tablet is scheduled for return on the 12th of this month (10/12/2012).
Well finally could anyone please help? Has anyone had the same issue? What steps did you take?
Sorry for the long post. I'm just worried that I'm going to be stuck with the defective tablet which I worked hard to save the money for in the first place
BUMP. I really need any help I can get since i've got less than 48 hours to get it fully stock before the courier comes to pick it up for RMA.
Did you follow this guide to return to stock/relock the bootloader? I had this exact same problem and your best bet would be to get an RMA.
Actually I did perform all those steps but I just can't seem to enter the stock recovery. I just keep getting the Android with the red triangle. Thanks for the suggestion anyways. I'll give you a thanks just for that
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Sounds to me as if your auto brightness is stuck....wake it up and shine a flashlight or something on the screen. If you can see your screen, go into settings and turn off your auto brightness.
Well I did what you said and guess what IT WORKED! Thanks a million. I'm really dumb for not having thought of that..
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My device constantly freezes when I try to unlock it. The lock screen comes up when I push the power button and it's randomly completely non-responsive. I will lock the screen again with the power button and repeat the process and it will then work.
Anyone else having this problem on their Nexus 4?
I've tried disabling lock screen widgets with no help. All I am left to wonder is whether it's from an application I've installed.
If I want to completely reset the phone and remove any fragments of old applications, is doing a factory reset enough to get this done?
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My device constantly freezes when I try to unlock it. The lock screen comes up when I push the power button and it's randomly completely non-responsive. I will lock the screen again with the power button and repeat the process and it will then work.
Anyone else having this problem on their Nexus 4?
I've tried disabling lock screen widgets with no help. All I am left to wonder is whether it's from an application I've installed.
If I want to completely reset the phone and remove any fragments of old applications, is doing a factory reset enough to get this done?
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Yep , not as much as u though , and never since installing AOKP
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Yep , not as much as u though , and never since installing AOKP
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How often on stock 4.2 did you have the freezing?
crazeco said:
My device constantly freezes when I try to unlock it. The lock screen comes up when I push the power button and it's randomly completely non-responsive. I will lock the screen again with the power button and repeat the process and it will then work.
Anyone else having this problem on their Nexus 4?
I've tried disabling lock screen widgets with no help. All I am left to wonder is whether it's from an application I've installed.
If I want to completely reset the phone and remove any fragments of old applications, is doing a factory reset enough to get this done?
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Happens to me once every two days.
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I had random reboots from lock screen. I wiped and flashed the factory image. I haven't had the issue in the last 3 days.
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No issues at all.
jasonwc said:
I had random reboots from lock screen. I wiped and flashed the factory image. I haven't had the issue in the last 3 days.
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I spoke too soon. My phone just locked up while in a deep sleep overnight. I had to Power + vol down to restart it.
+1 . Mine generally freezes overnight. When I got to unlock my nexus 4 to check the time I find the phone frozen on the lock screen then the phone reboots itself. I did a factory restore, did a factory re-flash, and nothing seems to help. Today I shut off google now to see if that was the issue. Reading through various threads it seems the problem is widespread and across multiple nexus devices including the nexus 7 and galaxy nexus. This gives me some faith that the phone itself maybe fine. Google please fix ASAP. I need my alarm in the morning, not a frozen phone. :crying:
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Just to add, I did a bug report and called tech support. Nothing I mentioned seemed like news to my tech nor did he have any recommendation other then to RMA. I told him I would give the phone another week to see if anything improves its stability. I still have my Gnex as a backup. I have not noticed any issues with 4.2 on my Gnex but then again it's been in my backpack since my nexus 4 arrived. Perhaps I will leave my Gnex on as we'll to see if I run into any issues with it.
Lock screen freezes once or twice every day, the fix is easy, just press the sleep button again, but its still annoying. 4.2 has pretty bad quality control.
i had the same issue on my old N4. Especially when i got incoming call, lock screen freezes all the time
I will get replacement tho..
crazeco said:
My device constantly freezes when I try to unlock it. The lock screen comes up when I push the power button and it's randomly completely non-responsive. I will lock the screen again with the power button and repeat the process and it will then work.
Anyone else having this problem on their Nexus 4?
I've tried disabling lock screen widgets with no help. All I am left to wonder is whether it's from an application I've installed.
If I want to completely reset the phone and remove any fragments of old applications, is doing a factory reset enough to get this done?
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I had the same issue. Seemed to be related coming out of the lockscreen after having done some BT music playback. Anyway, I had this "lockscreen widget disable" app installed. Removed it again, and now I have not had any lockups in the last 3 days.
I'm glad to know I'm not alone here. I did a full reset and I still have the problem. I get a lock 4-5 times a day.
I do use bluetooth and google music...
Knowing other people are having this issue really makes me think it's software and not hardware.
i notice that when mine freezes on the lock screen, [i use a pattern], that pressing the power button to turn the screen off then back on solves the problem.
crazeco said:
My device constantly freezes when I try to unlock it. The lock screen comes up when I push the power button and it's randomly completely non-responsive. I will lock the screen again with the power button and repeat the process and it will then work.
Anyone else having this problem on their Nexus 4?
I've tried disabling lock screen widgets with no help. All I am left to wonder is whether it's from an application I've installed.
If I want to completely reset the phone and remove any fragments of old applications, is doing a factory reset enough to get this done?
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This is the only disappointment for me, having to press the power button a few times in order to unlock this damn phone.
Power to turn screen on, frozen touch, power to turn screen off, power to turn it on again and the it registered touch.
I am surprise not many have this problem.
A friend of mine ordered at the same time as I did, and does not have this problem.
Feels so stupid having to turn the screen on and off a couple of times to get into the homescreen.
Especially when friends asked to play with the phone and the damn thing wont unlock, and I have to explain to them the process of unlocking the phone.
I want to rma, but shoot, might not get a replacement till next year.
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This is the only disappointment for me, having to press the power button a few times in order to unlock this damn phone.
Power to turn screen on, frozen touch, power to turn screen off, power to turn it on again and the it registered touch.
I am surprise not many have this problem.
A friend of mine ordered at the same time as I did, and does not have this problem.
Feels so stupid having to turn the screen on and off a couple of times to get into the homescreen.
Especially when friends asked to play with the phone and the damn thing wont unlock, and I have to explain to them the process of unlocking the phone.
I want to rma, but shoot, might not get a replacement till next year.
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RMA won't help a software defect, which it is 100%, it's freaking annoying and makes me think google literally makes the phones and never uses it to see if it has any bugs.
Same problem here. So it is hardware related?!
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Same problem here. So it is hardware related?!
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Any updates on this issue? My lock screen still freezes.
Never had one, probably a rogue app.
You might have 3rd party application on the lock screen that does this?
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doquentin said:
Same problem here. So it is hardware related?!
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I think I've had it happen 2 or 3 times so far. I don't think it's hardware related, it seems to be software to me.
I figured out the first time it happened, if I grab and slide up to launch Google Now, it lets me unlock it. So it definitely isn't hardware, as it is registering touches.
I purchased a Nexus 4 8GB on launch day. The device consistently (multiple times per day) would be non-responsive to my touch on the lock screen when I pushed the power button to do a PIN unlock. I had to cycle the power button to get it to respond to my touch.
I called in an RMA the other night, Google overnighted a new phone to me. The same problem occurs, I haven't installed ANY programs. What are the odds it's hardware and not software?
Does nobody else have this problem???
I can replicate it: Turn the screen off, put five fingers on the screen, at the same time push the power button to bring up the unlock screen. My screen will usually not respond, or it delays a response by a couple seconds. It can take a couple attempts to get it to do it.
The only thing I added was the Google News and Weather widget to the main screen.
crazeco said:
I purchased a Nexus 4 8GB on launch day. The device consistently (multiple times per day) would be non-responsive to my touch on the lock screen when I pushed the power button to do a PIN unlock. I had to cycle the power button to get it to respond to my touch.
I called in an RMA the other night, Google overnighted a new phone to me. The same problem occurs, I haven't installed ANY programs. What are the odds it's hardware and not software?
Does nobody else have this problem???
I can replicate it: Turn the screen off, put five fingers on the screen, at the same time push the power button to bring up the unlock screen. My screen will usually not respond, or it delays a response by a couple seconds. It can take a couple attempts to get it to do it.
The only thing I added was the Google News and Weather widget to the main screen.
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did it hppen will charging???mny facing this problm....with quad core cpu 2 gb ram so smooth it should be...have try install launcher???i watch the video in other web...it so frustating..mayb upgrade/update jelly bean solve the problem..i dont know just guessing...mayb that y it upgradeable...
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I purchased a Nexus 4 8GB on launch day. The device consistently (multiple times per day) would be non-responsive to my touch on the lock screen when I pushed the power button to do a PIN unlock. I had to cycle the power button to get it to respond to my touch.
I called in an RMA the other night, Google overnighted a new phone to me. The same problem occurs, I haven't installed ANY programs. What are the odds it's hardware and not software?
Does nobody else have this problem???
I can replicate it: Turn the screen off, put five fingers on the screen, at the same time push the power button to bring up the unlock screen. My screen will usually not respond, or it delays a response by a couple seconds. It can take a couple attempts to get it to do it.
The only thing I added was the Google News and Weather widget to the main screen.
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I just tried doing that around 10 times and I couldn't get my screen to not respond. Have you tried flashing a different rom to see if it helps? Switching roms is the best way to pinpoint software or hardware as a culprit.
yoft1 said:
I just tried doing that around 10 times and I couldn't get my screen to not respond. Have you tried flashing a different rom to see if it helps? Switching roms is the best way to pinpoint software or hardware as a culprit.
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I updated to 4.2.2 ... I can still get it to become non-responsive. Try hitting numbers very quickly after you hit the power button. Make sure all five fingers are on the screen when you hit the power button.
I also have this issue. I press the power button to turn the screen on, and it will be unresponsive until I turn the screen off then turn it on again and all is fine. Sometimes it is just really laggy for 10 seconds, then it returns to normal. I am thinking this may be a bug in the stock kernel, but I'm not sure.
What programs do you have installed and which widgets do you use? Give me a complete list.
How many Google email accounts are added to your phone?
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crazeco said:
What programs do you have installed and which widgets do you use? Give me a complete list.
How many Google email accounts are added to your phone?
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I use apex launcher, have the Google now widget and clock, and only one gmail account. I still think it is the stock kernel, I have flashed Franco's kernel this morning, and have yet to encounter the issue. I will report back at the end of today of the results.
I am rooted and have been encountering this in stock 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 and CM 10.1.
Why do you think so few people notice it? Now that I've had it on two separate devices... It has to be software/kernel. Please do update.
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Franco's kernel didn't work. Still have the issue, though less occurring.
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Okay, so if there is any multi-touch on the screen when it is turned on, it will be unresponsive. The OP says put five fingers on the screen and turn on the screen (while still holding the fingers on the screen). However, the same results can be replicated by only having two fingers and turning on the screen. What this means is, say, if you are holding the phone, and your thumb and finger are on the screen (on the sides, even barely) and turn on the screen, you will get an unresponsive touchscreen.
Multi-touch still works so it isn't a defective touch panel. I don't think this is any hardware issue other than the hardware used in the few affected phones could be of a different revision number, so the kernel isn't working with it the same as the commonly used panel. I could be wrong, but this is just the conclusions I can draw from this.
Is there an official Google thread or report on this issue?
I can confirm it will do it with just two fingers.
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Same thing here. Just don't touch the screen when turning it on.
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Is there an official Google thread or report on this issue?
I can confirm it will do it with just two fingers.
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I don't think there is an official Google thread for this issue yet.
crazeco said:
Why do you think so few people notice it? Now that I've had it on two separate devices... It has to be software/kernel. Please do update.
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I don't know what to tell you. I've tried it with every number of fingers from 1 to 5 on the screen when I turn it on. I've tried it with and without a PIN. In no way shape or form can I get my screen to lag. I told you before to wipe and try flashing a different rom as that is the most comprehensive way to separate a software issue from a hardware issue. Not updating, but root, wipe, and flash.
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I don't know what to tell you. I've tried it with every number of fingers from 1 to 5 on the screen when I turn it on. I've tried it with and without a PIN. In no way shape or form can I get my screen to lag. I told you before to wipe and try flashing a different rom as that is the most comprehensive way to separate a software issue from a hardware issue. Not updating, but root, wipe, and flash.
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Well it's a lot problem that exists for other people in the thread as well. I've had two separate devices, both factory settings with no software installed that do it.
I wish I could try out your device...
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Using Franco's kernel, I have only run into the issue while turning on the screen once, where as I have encountered it many times a day before. I could also be that I know what causes it, so I subconsciously attempt to turn it on with nothing touching the screen, but I don't know.
It seems I have found the issue. I have deleted all lock screen widgets and it seems to fix it. Google, next update please fix this.
Hey guys,
So I was on PowerUser 2.0. For months I was fine but it started going nuts yesterday when I woke up. I somehow managed to get it back to stock JellyBean but there are still the same issues.
What is happening:
I can get the phone to start. Sometimes it goes through the LG screen multiple times, though. It usually freezes up 2-5 minutes after startup and just restarts. If the screen turns off it's even more likely to be frozen. This is more like the black screen of death -- can't get it to turn back on but the phone is still "on."
Then I have to hard reset it and go from there and rinse repeat.
Is this the hardware failing? Any ideas for what to do?
Adding on to this. The led is blinking in a weird pattern when the screen is off(not when it fails to wake up but just in general). I'm able to use it for hours at a time now but I think it may have something to do with heavy use or it heating up. Just seems weird that it is still functional and everything seems fine it just seems like I can't get the display to come back on. I'm relatively sure the phone is fine behind scenes but then again a lot of the freeze ups come with the phone on and the whole screen just won't react then it restarts on its own
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No ideas?
So I can get it to work generally if I just keep using it. If it heats up it seems to restart a lot. If it does start restarting I generally have to hold the power until it is fully off to restart it or it just loops the LG logo.
There's times when it goes hours between restarts, and then times it does it every ten minutes. I really think over heating has something to do with it, but I have no idea for sure.
I can't seem to find anything like it online
So I'm using a loaner phone and am letting the battery run out on the g2. It hasn't shut down once when I'm not using it. So like 3 days of uptime.
Does that help anyone with maybe pining down what's up?
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