I put my Nexus 7, with no case may I add, in my laptop bag. In it's own compartment. I walk about 3/4 a mile to the town to catch the bus for work. Lately my nexus 7 screen has become less responsive (possibly because of the knocking?) sometimes the keyboard wont register presses or the notification bar wont register touch either. Also, if I push around the edges of the screen I get white light seeking through and ripples.
Is it worth walking to Carphone Warehouse and getting a replacement or will they not give me one?
Could it be my firmware that makes it less responsive?
Has anyone else had any problems like this?
What do you guys suggest? Thanks
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Hi,
I think I may have made a mistake, but was wondering if anyone else has / has not had a similar experience.
I got my Touch HD a couple of weeks ago, and although I was completely knocked out with its amazingness ( new word, patented by me! ), something bothered me about the amount of pressure I was having to use, particularly in the centre of the screen when touching.
I know there have been tweaks and hacks posted and the pressure required on the touchscreen is variable, so I fiddled and tweaked and carried on. It was only after I started using FingerKeyboard2 (which also warrants "amazingness" status.) that I noticed that when holding keys down and releasing for special characters and numbers, my HD was registering a second press upon release. So when holding for number "5" I got a letter "t" too when I released. This really annoyed me.
I've had a look from a varry shallow angle at the screen, with the device turned off and pressed in the middle and compared to the edges, and it seems as though the digitizer "domes" over the screen. There's a large void in the middle that's not present at the edges, which means that to register touches in the middle, I have to press the digitizer against the screen. I think this is causing the double presses, and having to apply extra pressure in the middle.
Anyway, to cut a long story short, I've taken it to CPW today and they've sent off for a replacement, which will arrive on Monday
Has anyone else noticed this, is it normal and I've sent a perfectly good Touch HD away? Have a look for me please, and spare an old(ish) man his sanity!
I can only speak for myself but, specially after tweaking, the hd screen is VERY sensible to touch, no need for hard presses at all. I think you actually had a faulty machine...
My touch screen is very good, shame the wifi has died on it and it's doing strange things. Mine will be back to CPW as well
My touchscreen works very well, without tweaking I think it does the job and recognizes my presses easily and accurately. However, my problem is that I can see the touch sensors even when the screen is turned on... I see small green-coloured dots, in a regular grid, specially when I have a white background. Annoying, but I think I can live with it... Better than send it to the service and wait a long time, with the risk of getting a new screen which may have dead pixels (I don't have any now).
Thanks for your replies everyone, makes me feel better about not having my Touch HD over the weekend. I pick up my replacement tomorrow and I think I'm suffering from withdrawal already.
I hope i"m describing this right, but basically I wanted to see if this is normal (i've never owned a tablet before) that when I try and hold the Nexus 7 when reading e-books (holding it like I would my kindle) my thumb is outside of the screen resting on the black border, but the screen picks up my touch and thinks i'm interacting?
Is there normally a little bleed over for the digitizer outside of the screen? Or should I consider this an issue?
This isn't a product killer, but super annoying when trying to use it to read ebooks.
Thanks!!!
xenogear74 said:
I hope i"m describing this right, but basically I wanted to see if this is normal (i've never owned a tablet before) that when I try and hold the Nexus 7 when reading e-books (holding it like I would my kindle) my thumb is outside of the screen resting on the black border, but the screen picks up my touch and thinks i'm interacting?
Is there normally a little bleed over for the digitizer outside of the screen? Or should I consider this an issue?
This isn't a product killer, but super annoying when trying to use it to read ebooks.
Thanks!!!
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If you have soft thumbs, it could be your skin bending/flowing causing it to touch the screen when it doesn't appear to be. This happens to me a lot
Get a case.
I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this. It is clearly a hardware issue, and I doubt there's much I can do since it's not under warranty AND has a hacked bootloader, but:
If it gets jostled too much, especially if a particular spot near the dock connector gets much pressure, the screen "glitches" and it becomes unresponsive. It even happened yesterday when it was on my lap at a 90 degree angle and fell over onto my stomach. It's very difficult to use it for more than a short 5-10 minute period without this happening unless I'm SUPER gentle with it.
The screen comes back visually and can continue to be "glitched" with that slight pressure to the right spots, but it never comes back to responsiveness. I have to hard reset.
I can create a video of this behavior if anyone thinks that'll help.
The whole thing is unresponsive - even with a mouse or keyboard attached, no response, so it's not like just the touch sensitivity is gone. I doubt anyone does, but if there are any ideas / good places that will repair it for a realistic fee, I'd love to hear it. Thanks!
dirtygreek said:
I'm wondering if anyone else has seen this. It is clearly a hardware issue, and I doubt there's much I can do since it's not under warranty AND has a hacked bootloader, but:
If it gets jostled too much, especially if a particular spot near the dock connector gets much pressure, the screen "glitches" and it becomes unresponsive. It even happened yesterday when it was on my lap at a 90 degree angle and fell over onto my stomach. It's very difficult to use it for more than a short 5-10 minute period without this happening unless I'm SUPER gentle with it.
The screen comes back visually and can continue to be "glitched" with that slight pressure to the right spots, but it never comes back to responsiveness. I have to hard reset.
I can create a video of this behavior if anyone thinks that'll help.
The whole thing is unresponsive - even with a mouse or keyboard attached, no response, so it's not like just the touch sensitivity is gone. I doubt anyone does, but if there are any ideas / good places that will repair it for a realistic fee, I'd love to hear it. Thanks!
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Why not just pop off the back cover and take a look around for loose connectors? Won't hurt anything.
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i have no such problem here matey and i ride a bike with the a500 in a laptop bag all day.
Trying to lower the top bar is practically impossible... Anyone else has this problem? Could this be a problem caused by the screen protector?
Noam23 said:
Trying to lower the top bar is practically impossible... Anyone else has this problem? Could this be a problem caused by the screen protector?
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I have the same problem but my problem is not limited to just the top part. i am having trouble with taps and swipes across the whole screen
Me too, I noticed my knock on wasn't working at all, but knock off worked fine...Then I noticed that if I drag the notification bar down really slowly about half inch down it just snaps up as if I lifted my finger, almost like its not detecting touch anymore when it reaches that section. My phone has worked great for 3 weeks, what could be causing this all of a sudden?
Is there a charger in the dock?
Lots of devices get touch screen issues when charging. (I have to double tap everything on my Tablet when it's charging). Some have bigger issues than others. Depends on how good the battery is shielded.
I almost never notice it on my G2 though. Only a tad. Depends on how stable the currency is in my house (The problem is almost non existent at my home. At my mom it's just like my tablet. Have to double tap everything)
Could also be because of a magnet or something in the car dock.
Hi,
I got my unit and after 7 days few air bubbles appeared (near front camera, near home button).
My screen got replaced (it was faster than returning and getting a new unit) and second screen has the same issue (but this time near the speaker).
I'm just wondering if this is a common issue with big screens or I'm just not very lucky one? I googled a little and seems that others had the same issues (on Galaxy tabs).
Later I will add a photo.
bat0nas said:
Hi,
I got my unit and after 7 days few air bubbles appeared (near front camera, near home button).
My screen got replaced (it was faster than returning and getting a new unit) and second screen has the same issue (but this time near the speaker).
I'm just wondering if this is a common issue with big screens or I'm just not very lucky one? I googled a little and seems that others had the same issues (on Galaxy tabs).
Later I will add a photo.
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YES I have this as well, top-right of my screen. It seems like I can wipe/gently scrape it away then it just reappears randomly a few minutes later or if I'm moving in/out of a building
It looks like moisture has built up under the screen which is impossible because I only ever put my phone in my pocket or on my bed and desk, I don't jog with it or take it into the bathroom when showering.
I missed my 14-day window to request straight-swap, don't know if I now want to have it sent back under warranty as that can take weeks and I'll be travelling soon.
Kinda sucks I always notice it now and I'm worried it will get worse.
Here's mine, just after cleaning the screen. You can see the outline where it's starting to form again... Soon it'll fill up like a white cloud in that area to the edge of the screen. Looks much more prominent in daylight but it's getting dark here now.
That's exactly the same:
If you wipe - it disappears and reappears after few seconds.
Temperature changes reveals air bubbles very quickly.
Seems that this issue is quite common.
I will bring my device to Samsug warranty/repair shop after my travels as well.
Anybody else have same issues?
Samsung replaces screens (because of air bubbles) in your countries without any problems?
bat0nas said:
That's exactly the same:
If you wipe - it disappears and reappears after few seconds.
Temperature changes reveals air bubbles very quickly.
Seems that this issue is quite common.
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Yes, when going from my air-conditioned office to the hot weather outside it instantly becomes more prominent. And vice-versa -if I clear it and then go inside where it's colder, it reappears again. I do recall having a similar issue with the Note 3, it surrounded the top speaker but it was less obvious. This covers a larger area, including part of the actual screen rather than just bezel area.