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cyanogen 5.0.5.3 touch screen

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.

Anyone else having problems with there menu button?

Lately my menu button has not been registering when i touch it. i have to touch it several times to get it to register. Also some times it brings up the search option.
Either this just started today or i just started to notice it. Its annoying.
Is anyone else having this problem?

Yes the Home button has quit working unless it is pressed a dozen times or so. Any fix???

My home is getting harder to use... Yes there is a fix and it sucks, exchange it.

No problems here. Picked up the phone on launch day and my buttons are working the same as they were out of the box.

My phone did the same, the home button stopped working had to click it multiple times for it to register.just exchange the phone. My new one had been great, every button registers on the first click
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All I noticed is if the bottom buttons are off I have to touch them once to turn them on, then after they are on they register the first time.
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The only time my buttons don't register is when the phone is doing something else at the same time (and that's very rare). It feels kind of like when my computer is doing a backup and it slows everything else down.
Can anyone confirm that these button issues happen when nothing else is running in the background?

Pneumatic said:
The only time my buttons don't register is when the phone is doing something else at the same time (and that's very rare). It feels kind of like when my computer is doing a backup and it slows everything else down.
Can anyone confirm that these button issues happen when nothing else is running in the background?
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Yes I can. I can take my phone in an awake but not busy and apply the same pressure to each key... All buttons except the home key vibrate and cause an action to occur. The home key I have to push much harder.

I noticed the home button lagging or you have to press it harder when running the Samsung widget Buddies now. If you have that widget running, delete it and the home works like a champ again.
I actually find the widget helpful for a favorites contacts so I'll continue to run it and just press home a little harder.

Here we go... video taken with a Vibrant of a vibrant showing the home button issue. When I hold the phone the problem is not as bad as the vid makes out. Vid makes it look like the button never works. It does but it takes some effort.
One thing to note. Home button action on home screen should bring up preview of all home screens.
Don't forget to watch in stunning 720p
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erCVddGkHLE

Well the home buton issue started with me just now. Worked fine until then on my unrooted, non screen protected vibrant. Other soft keys work fine, but all the sudden home is not working half the time.
Just wanted to let other know that its not an out of the box issue but a developing problem.
Update: after ranting about the issue and showing several people my broken phone, I enabled the GPS and the issue disappeared while trying to show another person my issue. I disabled the GPS and the issue is still not present. SO I don't know if its was just coincidence but maybe its just a software bug. Keep in mind that a power cycle of the handset did not affect the home key working.

Thanks for everyone that posted. Looks like the majority is having issues w the home button. My Home button is working totally fine.
Anyway, my menu button started working again for a while, but its back to being buggy.
It seems to me to be a software issue.
What a pain, i already done a ton of customizations. I'm going to see what happens over the weekend. If the problem continues, i guess i'll unroot it and return it.

My home button works perfectly fine... but the search button doesn't work 1/2 the time @[email protected] I hope it's a software problem >.>; don't feel like going to the store to exchange
*edit* Okay I really think it's a software problem now because when the backlight is on for the search button, it would not respond 1/2 of the time. When the backlight is off, the search button works perfectly fine. I hope they fix this ^^;

When I first got the phone I had issues with the menu button. I had to use the whole pad of my thumb instead of the tip of my finger like the other buttons. The second day I had the phone it all worked fine and had continued to work. Definitely seems like software issue to me.
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I concur about it being software related. I have the home button problem, and when it isn't working right (comes and goes), it always seems to have different quirks, including the one where it doesn't respond while the light is on and does as soon as it turns off. One thing is for sure...it's ruining my otherwise almost perfect experience with this phone. --and it worries me, because if it's software, getting it replaced isn't going to solve the problem. --and if I wait until the problem is discovered and fixed, I'll be past the return period for the phone, I'm afraid. I think all the people returning the phones are not addressing the real problem, and it may delay the process of finding a real fix. Does anyone know if Samsung is aware of this issue and have addressed it like they have for the gps? If not, how does one clue them in?
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I concur about it being software related. I have the home button problem, and when it isn't working right (comes and goes), it always seems to have different quirks, including the one where it doesn't respond while the light is on and does as soon as it turns off. One thing is for sure...it's ruining my otherwise almost perfect experience with this phone. --and it worries me, because if it's software, getting it replaced isn't going to solve the problem. --and if I wait until the problem is discovered and fixed, I'll be past the return period for the phone, I'm afraid. I think all the people returning the phones are not addressing the real problem, and it may delay the process of finding a real fix. Does anyone know if Samsung is aware of this issue and have addressed it like they have for the gps? If not, how does one clue them in?
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I think its a ground issue. Put phone down and search is hard to get to respond, pick it up works everytime....
Also have you a link to samsungs statement on GPS?

Yeah they have a lot of bugs to work out when they update this, lol.

temperbad said:
I think its a ground issue. Put phone down and search is hard to get to respond, pick it up works everytime....
Also have you a link to samsungs statement on GPS?
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I sure hope it isnt a ground issue. That would be hard to fix with software. I am afraid you are right though as my issue came back.

I'm not so sure about a ground issue. No problem whatsoever for 5 days in any situation, and then it hardly works in any situation? Seems like software. And no, sorry I don't have a link to Samsung re: gps. I just know I've seen a couple times in a few places that they have acknowledged the issue and are working on a fix.
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DesignDawg said:
I'm not so sure about a ground issue. No problem whatsoever for 5 days in any situation, and then it hardly works in any situation? Seems like software. And no, sorry I don't have a link to Samsung re: gps. I just know I've seen a couple times in a few places that they have acknowledged the issue and are working on a fix.
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Cool thanks. Yea I hope they send a update soon there a few minor things they need to get ironed out..
Hopefully it is software... heck maybe a bad apparently installed?

[Q] Anyone having freezing issues on the lock screen?

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

drawde40599 said:
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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8gb Nexus 4 stock
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.

unfaix said:
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?!

doquentin said:
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.

[Q] Verizon G2 buggy touch screen?

Is anyone else having issues with the touch screen triggering at different places when touched, or randomly knocking off the phone when you're not even touching the phone? I turned off my knockon feature, but I would see my notification bar be highlighted without me touching it. Just wondering if i'm the only one with this problem.

No issues at all.
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I just picked mine up yesterday and have not had any problems with it.

I've had since launch and For the first time today I had a glitch. Touched a link in the browser and it clicked a link 3 links down. Clicked back button and it went back.tried to click the link again and it clicked several links down. I exited the browser and restarted.Clicked the link and it worked perfectly. The only time I've had an (issue?) At all.the phone is practically perfect in every way to me. My favorites smart phone and I've been phone jumping since the HTC touch Windows mobile
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I have had issues when typing, some times the letter is entered in like 3 tines. I have also had some other very strange issues but I still love this phone!
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dru06 said:
I have had issues when typing, some times the letter is entered in like 3 tines. I have also had some other very strange issues but I still love this phone!
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this glitch is kinda what happened with mine, and i confirmed what it was doing
in swiftkey, you know how tehre's the option to change the long press delay? well i was holding down that little bar to drag it down, and i noticed while holding it inplace, the numbers were going crazy..it was going up/donw/up/down incredibly fast, instead of just staying stationary..i was like, wtf? so i went to dev options, turned on show touch points and the trace so i could see the axis, and i noticed it was freaking out. holding my finger in place, it was as if it was moving around like crazy.
so i did a factory reset and flashed the clean verizon rom scott posted, and it hasn't done it since. no idea wtf was going on. i realized it was messing up bc my typing became really bad, and it would enter things i didn't type.

Touch Screen has a mind of its own - bad digitizer??
I woke up today to find my screen on, showing the lock screen which I found odd. Now most of the time the screen has a mind of its own where basically its like an invisible finger is randomly touching the screen at a frantic place. This opens up apps, moves icons around, calls people if the phone app manages to get opened, etc. After struggling to override the "invisible finger" I've done a reboot from the power menu, powered off from the power menu and left it off for 10 minutes before turning off and held down the power and volume down button to reboot. None of these methods fixed the problem0
Please note I did accept the Verizon update but was good on it for a day prior to this issue. I have installed minimal 3rd party apps and can't attribute the problem to starting right after installing something. I do use the Ghost 100 wireless charger but have been using this from day 1 without issues so I don't think that'a problem either. The Verizon store sold me this charger and although its not listed as being compatible on Verizon's website I have a feeling that's cause the phone is so new. The charger is WPC certified. Being that this problem is intermittent (happens way more often than not) I think it may be a software issue and I'm about to do a hard factory reset. If that doesn't work then I'm convinced its a hardware issue and probably a bad digitizer. I've been very gentle with the phone - haven't dropped it, no moisture or water exposure, not rooted, etc. I'll report back if the factory reset works. Anyone else having the same or a similar issue?

Super buggy lockscreen!!!
prophecy408 said:
Is anyone else having issues with the touch screen triggering at different places when touched, or randomly knocking off the phone when you're not even touching the phone? I turned off my knockon feature, but I would see my notification bar be highlighted without me touching it. Just wondering if i'm the only one with this problem.
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You're not alone! My G2 has been driving me crazy the last couple of days when trying to use the lockscreen. It'll spaz out and either skip a connection of display a whole different pattern than I drew. It will also shut off the screen and reset the "wrong password" counter. I love this phone but this is super aggravating!

Hard reset didn't help at all. I went to a Verizon store and they exchanged for a new one and determined I had a hardware failure.

Phone keeps turning off! Never while using it & sometimes when phone is not moving.

Phone keeps turning off! Never while using it & sometimes when phone is not moving.
I have an LG-D801 running 4.4.2 kernal 3.4.0 and software D80120a. I also have and use TWRP for recovery. Ever since I rooted my phone and installed this rom, everything has been perfect! That was about 4 months ago. I have and use lots of apps, most of which I have been using for years without any issues. Lately I have been finding my phone off in my pocket for some reason. It now is happening maybe 6-10 times a day which is really getting annoying.
The LG G2 battery doesn't come out so not like it got loose. I have tested it by sitting on the desk lightly and checking it later to STILL find it turned off. So I know I'm not bumping it. I have tried an app killer to kill apps before turning off the screen but it still seems to happen. The phone is still relatively new so I doubt it's hardware, I baby my phones.
Any ideas for ways to make it STAY on without flashing a new rom? Or maybe ideas for how to diagnose what is shutting it down?
(I am looking for ideas and useable feedback, please don't respond that my phone has hardware issues and needs to be replaced!)

UnknownCloakedMan said:
I have an LG-D801 running 4.4.2 kernal 3.4.0 and software D80120a. I also have and use TWRP for recovery. Ever since I rooted my phone and installed this rom, everything has been perfect! That was about 4 months ago. I have and use lots of apps, most of which I have been using for years without any issues. Lately I have been finding my phone off in my pocket for some reason. It now is happening maybe 6-10 times a day which is really getting annoying.
The LG G2 battery doesn't come out so not like it got loose. I have tested it by sitting on the desk lightly and checking it later to STILL find it turned off. So I know I'm not bumping it. I have tried an app killer to kill apps before turning off the screen but it still seems to happen. The phone is still relatively new so I doubt it's hardware, I baby my phones.
Any ideas for ways to make it STAY on without flashing a new rom? Or maybe ideas for how to diagnose what is shutting it down?
(I am looking for ideas and useable feedback, please don't respond that my phone has hardware issues and needs to be replaced!)
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Are you sure it's actually off and not just asleep and not waking up. I've never seen a generally working phone turn itself off. On another device we called it the SOD (Sleep of Death) and required a long press on the power to reboot. It's most likely a rooted app like something Xposed related perhaps.

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Are you sure it's actually off and not just asleep and not waking up. I've never seen a generally working phone turn itself off. On another device we called it the SOD (Sleep of Death) and required a long press on the power to reboot. It's most likely a rooted app like something Xposed related perhaps.
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How can I tell the difference? Basically I press the power button once quickly to turn the screen on and it doesn't come on. I hold it for maybe 3 seconds and get the booting up stuff. I am guessing if it was sleeping I'd have to hold it much longer?

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How can I tell the difference? Basically I press the power button once quickly to turn the screen on and it doesn't come on. I hold it for maybe 3 seconds and get the booting up stuff. I am guessing if it was sleeping I'd have to hold it much longer?
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Yeah bud, that's a new one on me. Do you have any root apps that could be the cause? Like Xposed.

wolfclan68 said:
Yeah bud, that's a new one on me. Do you have any root apps that could be the cause? Like Xposed.
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Thanks for the help. After reading your previous post, I decided to remove GravityBox KK and Xposed. I was using it because I find it annoying that when I plug in my phone at night, it turns on my screen. Not a big deal...
I also use SuperSU and LuckyPatcher which both use root. The only other thing I can think of is that I semi-recently upgraded my Play Store (v4.8.19 using Lucky Patcher) which I had some troubles with. It kept saying my /system was out of space and for some reason, even with root, it tells me acces denied when changing stuff inside the /system such as boot animation.

so... just an update. It's still doing it even after I uninstalled all the apps that need root. I really wish there was a log or something (like Windows) to tell me why it keeps turning off!
I have noticed it seems to happen much more often if I am texting somebody even though I'm using the default app for messages. It literally was turning off after every message I sent early before the other person was able to reply for about 5 messages in a row.