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Capacitive Buttons activating on there own

Hello
I have just received my Galaxy SIII after a long long wait and have a slight issue.
Sometimes, the capacitive menu button activates every 10 seconds or so and when this happens the menu and back button are unresponsive until I lock the phone. Once unlocked it seems fine again.
I have reset the phone as it first happened on first boot and seemed OK all last night until my first use with it this morning it did the same. Again after turning the screen off then on again (not a restart) it works fine.
Any ideas if this is a hardware or software issue? Has anyone else had this problem? I have searched but couldn't see anything.
Many Thanks
Russell

Definitely a hardware issue with the touchscreen digitizer. You should return that phone as soon as possible.
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eXecuter.bin said:
Definitely a hardware issue with the touchscreen digitizer. You should return that phone as soon as possible.
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That's not the answer I was after
I'll contact the supplier and see what they will do. Don't think they have that much stock.
Thanks for your help.

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.

Chaw Rash said:
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...
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

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.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G

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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.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G
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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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Out of standbay without use power button with underwater housing

I wrote some months ago here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109383&page=2
I have bought ipega for Galazy S3 and fit very very well but there is no way to push the power button. Is there any way to out the standbay without it?
http://www.amazon.com/iPEGA-Waterproof-Samsung-Galaxy-i9300/dp/B00AIIF2VQ
Thx for help and sorry for my english.

marcomanni said:
I wrote some months ago here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2109383&page=2
I have bought ipega for Galazy S3 and fit very very well but there is no way to push the power button. Is there any way to out the standbay without it?
http://www.amazon.com/iPEGA-Waterproof-Samsung-Galaxy-i9300/dp/B00AIIF2VQ
Thx for help and sorry for my english.
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If your phone is rooted you can try to flash a kernel which supports slide to wake (e.g. Franco, etc) and install the App "Touch Control (Nexus 4)" ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101488). Then you can wake your device either by double tapping or sliding over the screen. No need for buttons.
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Thx for your help, but for the pepole live me that don't root the device there is also this Solution.
http://android.hdblog.it/2013/08/08...ifiche-attive-per-tutti-i-device-android-4-3/

Screen died?

Since this morning I'm not able to switch on screen.
Power and volume buttons are working, led as well, but nothing in screen.
I went to bed with "night clock" activated.
The phobe didn't fall
It was in charge.
Phone is running stock rom.
Any help will welcomed
Regards
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Huck33 said:
Since this morning I'm not able to switch on screen.
Power and volume buttons are working, led as well, but nothing in screen.
I went to bed with "night clock" activated.
The phobe didn't fall
It was in charge.
Phone is running stock rom.
Any help will welcomed
Regards
Envoyé de mon SM-T700 en utilisant Tapatalk
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Shut down your phone:
Hold volume up + volume down + power (5 - 10 sec) ...repeat this to be sure that the phone is turned off
Afterwards, turn the phone on. If this does not work, the problem has to be severe I suppose.

tuk1maar said:
Shut down your phone:
Hold volume up + volume down + power (5 - 10 sec) ...repeat this to be sure that the phone is turned off
Afterwards, turn the phone on. If this does not work, the problem has to be severe I suppose.
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Hi
This will make a hard reset, , no?!
I woukd prefer not to make a hard reset or as the utlilate solution.
Thanks for your help
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Huck33 said:
Hi
This will make a hard reset, , no?!
I woukd prefer not to make a hard reset or as the utlilate solution.
Thanks for your help
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no its a soft reset no data will be lost

I already did that (vol down + power) but i that didnt change. The screen suddenly light on after stzy without uding gir ciuple of hours. It's weird
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Huck33 said:
I already did that (vol down + power) but i that didnt change. The screen suddenly light on after stzy without uding gir ciuple of hours. It's weird
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you need to read:
you should press vol-up AND vol-down and power
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TML1504 said:
you need to read:
you should press vol-up AND vol-down and power
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I know.
I found also a method by presding only down & power.
Thanks for your help
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In addition it's hard to know if the phone is on or off.
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Ok. It's seems it doesn't work. I mean nothing on screen ?
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Huck33 said:
Since this morning I'm not able to switch on screen.
Power and volume buttons are working, led as well, but nothing in screen.
I went to bed with "night clock" activated.
The phobe didn't fall
It was in charge.
Phone is running stock rom.
Any help will welcomed
Regards
Envoyé de mon SM-T700 en utilisant Tapatalk
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It happened to me, screen suddenly turned black after showing purple streaks across the screen. Heard similar cases from others with the S7 Edge. Phone still rang when called, notification lights and capacitive buttons still lit up. I took it to a local service center, they diagnosed the problem as a "display fault" (they tapped on the screen a few times, don't know how reliable of a diagnosis that is). Since I bought it less than a week ago, it was eligible for a replacement. So the guys at the place gave me two options: I could get a new phone or they could fix the screen for me (free if you have the little gold card). Didn't want to waste the warranty so I got a replacement.
See if you can get a replacement, don't get it fixed, not worth your warranty (if you just bought it). New device is all good and well, no screen issues so far. Good luck.
Also perform a quick factory reset. Go into the recovery mode through vol. up + home + power (or something; can't really remember) and feel around the menu and factory reset, even if you can't see the screen. That is if you are really paranoid about your data.

Huck33 said:
I know.
I found also a method by presding only down & power.
Thanks for your help
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Totally different thing. That's just download mode which alone will do nothing.
Please try the volume up and down method and report back.
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riso123 said:
Totally different thing. That's just download mode which alone will do nothing.
Please try the volume up and down method and report back.
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Unfortunately it didn't work.
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I have the same problem. On Saturday morning I wake up, unplug my charger, open a game..... Everything seem normal. But after I start playing the game for a few second my phone blackout and shut off. At first I think it maybe a infamous black screen of death but the thing is... It doesn't seem to be the same case because after that I force a reboot the bootlogo came up normally for a few seconds then it start to flicker and show a messed up multicolor noisy screen(only once) then it go back to flickering at boot screen then stop flickering at the lock screen a few seconds then start flickering again then dies. I force reboot the phone for a few time until the screen show no output at all(black screen) but somehow the phone manage to boot up and stay on. The touchscreen still work! I can enter my pin. I can open camera and blindly take a photo by touching the screen. The phone still ring when there are incoming call and I can blindly accept the call by swipe the screen.
In conclusion everything else work fine except the screen output.
I took the phone to samsung service center and they diagnose it as the dead screen and will replace the screen under warranty but I need to wait for the part for 1-2 days
The thing is I'm not totally convinced that the screen is dead. what I mean is that when the screen stop flicker the screen color and image looked fine and the multicolor noisy screen at bootup look similar to when my S4 gpu crash when I undervolt it too much. Also the touchscreen is still working! So I think it might be that the gpu is the one that is dying but these might not be true, it's just my hypothesis.
Now I will just wait and see whether screen replacement solve the problem.
I hope it's not the design/engineering flaw though or else it might just dies again in the near future.

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I have the same problem. On Saturday morning I wake up, unplug my charger, open a game..... Everything seem normal. But after I start playing the game for a few second my phone blackout and shut off. At first I think it maybe a infamous black screen of death but the thing is... It doesn't seem to be the same case because after that I force a reboot the bootlogo came up normally for a few seconds then it start to flicker and show a messed up multicolor noisy screen(only once) then it go back to flickering at boot screen then stop flickering at the lock screen a few seconds then start flickering again then dies. I force reboot the phone for a few time until the screen show no output at all(black screen) but somehow the phone manage to boot up and stay on. The touchscreen still work! I can enter my pin. I can open camera and blindly take a photo by touching the screen. The phone still ring when there are incoming call and I can blindly accept the call by swipe the screen.
In conclusion everything else work fine except the screen output.
I took the phone to samsung service center and they diagnose it as the dead screen and will replace the screen under warranty but I need to wait for the part for 1-2 days
The thing is I'm not totally convinced that the screen is dead. what I mean is that when the screen stop flicker the screen color and image looked fine and the multicolor noisy screen at bootup look similar to when my S4 gpu crash when I undervolt it too much. Also the touchscreen is still working! So I think it might be that the gpu is the one that is dying but these might not be true, it's just my hypothesis.
Now I will just wait and see whether screen replacement solve the problem.
I hope it's not the design/engineering flaw though or else it might just dies again in the future.
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How long have you had your phone.... Weird
Galaxy S7 edge

Kjc99 said:
How long have you had your phone.... Weird
Galaxy S7 edge
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For 3-4 weeks