Hi,
My brand new Umi Zero will no longer allow me to use the touch buttons (settings, home and back) located at the bottom of the screen.
I reinstalled the last update but no luck. Resey to factory settings did not help either. After random manipulations in the settings yesterday the buttons came back to life but only for a short while.
I don't know how to get back to the hone screen without these, so I need to restart my phone continually.
Can you point me to a solution or to a alternative to reach the home screen again?
Thank you for your help!
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Anyone else have this problem? Sometimes, if the screen goes to sleep, when I wake it back up, the touchscreen is unresponsive. I have to soft reset to get it to start up again. Any ideas on how to fix it?
I had the same problem, and flashed another rom, and problem gone.
Hello guys,
I was just searching through the forum with this exact problem and found this thread.
If the phone wakes up from sleep the touchscreen is unresponsive for a few seconds. If I insist to press it it only takes longer for it to respond. This is a very big problem because I sometimes miss calls because I can't answer them. Not even the for hard buttons don't work (maybe because they are also touchscreen).
I've tried flashing different ROM's (Miri, Dutty, NRG) even flashed back to the standard one and again back to a 6.5 one (as I saw this step fixes a lot of problems for some people) but the result is the same. I'm running out of ideas.
I don't think it's a hardware issue because if i leave the phone until the backlight dims and touch it, it goes back on, so it registers the press but doesn't act on it.
It's a very serious and I'm hoping someone here has a solution.
Nobody else is having this issue? Is there no hint on what is going wrong with our phones?
It appears it's happening more and more often and the screen is dead for more and more time.
Hi
I have had the same problem but solved tonight
There are many threads about this but no real solution I tried them all.
My first HD lasted till last week when I had to replace it because of a "Newton Ring" problem. In 10 months of ownership I got a screen freeze maybe 5 times.
My new replacement arrived last Saturday - same original Orange Rom and radio.
I have loaded exactly the same programs from the old phone and have found that when I put it in sleep mode via the power button its a 50/50 chance of it waking up. Receiving a text message does not wake it up either.
I can hear the volume control working and the haptic buttons provide feedback - but black screen. If I hold the power button down I get the bleep to ask if I want to power the device off - then all goes dead. If I wait 5 minutes the haptic buttons/volume buttons work again and the screen comes alive revealing the yes/no option to power off.
Also strange whilst in this locked state the orange charging light comes on - when it goes off I know i can wake the screen up !
I tried :
Enabling and disabling the Today Screen timeout
Auto adjust backlight off and on
Different screen brightness
Manual/default operator selection
Checked HD Tweaks settings were correct in registry and things I can't remember.
What has worked :
Start - Settings - System - Power - Advanced and unchecked the box "turn off device if not used for 5 minutes"
The daft thing is this was enabled on my old phone and would always wake up with a text/call or power button push !
What has changed ?
r
Andrew
Update - Found the problem
Whilst the above fixed my freeze problem it has been bugging me why - as the advanced power features are useful and I don't always remember to hit the power button to sleep the device.
I have now realized what was not set up the same as my old phone.
No start up password !
To enable this I found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=5004821 and changed my registry setting to 0.
This immediately takes you to the lock screen where you can now enter your password details and make them stick.
I now have a start up password and can set the timeout to 24hrs.
All the power settings now work correctly - and no screen freeze
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Andrew
Spoke too soon
3 hours ago went to use my phone - black screen
Connected via activesync and MyMobileR.
Rebooted and got the "Microp Version Mismatch 0" message.
Checked out threads about this error on the mainly Diamond forum and can confirm my screen is well and truly dead.
Contacted Orange and they are sending another replacement tomorrow.
What p*sses me off is the number of hours I have spent to get one normal days use.
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Andrew
Sorry to keep posting to this thread - but I am hoping that my experiences may help somebody
As said I am getting a replacement tomorrow and in one of the threads a guy said put it in the fridge for 20 minutes !
Well I thought what the h*ll and did.
Wrapped it in some tissues to absorb the condensation when I took it out - replaced the battery and it works - no Microp message and has behaved ok for 6 hours.
Got to be a hardware issue ?
Your thoughts.............
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Andrew
Hi Bigfish,
please let me know the phone is still ok after more hours out of the fridge. i have similar problem on my HTC touch- ELF and i have been searching for solution, and i found this
http://www.fixya.com/support/t982721...not_responding .
i do not have tools to open it myself and would like to try it.
if you r familiar with it please let me know.
cheers
M.
Hi
Sorry your link is not working.
As to the phone it was still ok 26 hours later when I had to exchange it for my replacement.
Weird !
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Andrew
Hi Andrew,
the fridge trick did not work for me. i kept searching for solutions and i found out that the problem is the digitizer (the touch screen). it might have received a shock (dropped on the ground) or other unusual pressure (in the pocket), and the digitizer gets out of initial position. the digitizer takes that contact as a tap -a continious tap- and does not respond to other taps. you might have to open the device and reposition the digitizer or replace it is there is some damage.
cheers
mumur
Sorry to hear that.
My replacement phone - so far has behaved perfectly.
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Andrew
it strikes me that if I shake the phone that the phone jamming. I get no response. Even when I tap my finger hard against the rear top I get a crash. The only solution is to take out the battery and reboot. I think it has to do with a hardware problem.
there are others who also suffer from it?
Hello everyone this is my first contribution to this forum which I really had benefit from in the past and I have this problem in my HTC wing that I want to share maybe someone could help me fix it?
I installed an application(Game) on my HTC wing and as I was checking it everything seemed to be working ok but when I tried to exit it seemed for me that I can't find the exit option in the game menu ..Tried countless methods still can't exit the game. The best solution for me was to pop out the battery so the HTC would turn off then I tried to put the Battery back again but it won't turn on. It has been sitting on my desk for more than 2 weeks not knowing what wrong with it knowing that I plug it to the charger and the green light appears but still it won't turn on. Moreover it seems like no hard or soft reset methods are creating any response to the device. Anybody has any idea how to fix this problem Please?
Going Bald here. I have searched this forum and the more I am reading the more confused I am becoming.
After a partial update my Acer Iconia A 500 froze. I tried rebooting and it took me to the start up screen where the lock is and nothing. Frozen solid.
I got acer support and they told me to Hold the vol button while turning the power on for 3 seconds the turning the screen lock on off on off. I get a green robot with a yellow exclamation mark. I am guessing this is called bricked!
I purchased the Tablet at Best Buy in the USA and brought it home to Australia.
The Acer support wants me to send it in for repair and also says...quote "However, considering that your device has been flashed to the US firmware, there may be an issue with resetting the unit to Australian standards."
I have read about OTA and kernels Roms.... YIKES. Most say download the OTA for your tablet ( how do I know what one if I cant get into it)
Can some Guru here please explain in clear English what I should do. Where I should go. You guessed it total Newbie here. HELP
Thank you in advance
There are several things you can try.
First, on the right hand side of the device there's a little hole. This is a reset hole (but doesn't wipe RAM). Try pressing this. You might have to reset a couple of times. If that doesn't help, read further.
Next, the step they describe is to force a wipe of the device. But it depends which volume button you pressed. With the device in landscape mode, it needs to be the side of the rocker furthest from the power button. Hold both down, then when you get the text, release the (I think) power button only, and toggle the orientation lock a few times.
If THAT doesn't work, contact the user sc2k on these boards via PM and he may be able to help you recover your tablet.
Question. When you tried to update your ROM, was it with an official OTA? And did you use Clockworkmod? If you used CWM, did you use the custom one in the A500 section, or the one from the market. The one on the market WILL BRICK YOUR TABLET.
Finally, for future reference, all questions belong in the Q&A section, not the development section.
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Hey everyone my HTC HD2 got the Non-Responsive screen problem a week ago, & did a lot of research and found out that it was most likely a hardware problem with a cable..... So a lot of people would tell the people with the problem that the "Touch Screen Digitizer" is dead (like the cable), or it needs to be cleaned... pretty well go out and buy a new one... BUT I have never found evidence that someone has done this and it has successfully "cured" their HTC HD2 Non-Responsive touch screen problem...
So I was looking for anyone on the forums that could confirm this is a solution or give me any tips on what I should do.... AND no I don't have enough money to get a new phone, nor do I live in the USA so I can't send it in to fix it...
This is what I was going to buy for it:
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/NEW-OEM-HTC-H...item519a3d2e45
Thanks for taking the time to read my Thread, its much appreciated!! I hope I can find a fix!!
PS: If anyone wanted to know what it looks like out of curiosity I posted 3 pictures with RED circle HIGHLIGHTING the problem when I try to touch something....
I really want to know this as well, because my phone is basically unusable at this state. I can get into it maybe 2 or 3 times a day, if i really try (locking and waking up the screen over and over until it becomes responsive). I don't want to buy a new digitizer if it isn't going to fix it, but i would gladly buy one if it will fix it. If you try it, and it does work for you, send me an email at [email protected] .
Anyone with any other information on this please help us out, there is a surprisingly small amount of info on this issue, considering how many phones were affected.
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I have read some threads on the power button being the cause. Try pressing it several times. Once you get the screen operating go to the market and get screen off app and a reboot app. Place them on your home screen toolbar. I use adw and it has an extra hidden toolbar if you swype down and then up on toolbar and up then down to close it. Either way you do it is fine. This keeps you from pushing the power button which has been discovered to be the problem. Hope this helps. I haven't had the problem, but seeing that it's happening more often I use these apps to keep from using power button unless needed to boot into magdlr.
dmunseyautotech said:
I have read some threads on the power button being the cause. Try pressing it several times. Once you get the screen operating go to the market and get screen off app and a reboot app. Place them on your home screen toolbar. I use adw and it has an extra hidden toolbar if you swype down and then up on toolbar and up then down to close it. Either way you do it is fine. This keeps you from pushing the power button which has been discovered to be the problem. Hope this helps. I haven't had the problem, but seeing that it's happening more often I use these apps to keep from using power button unless needed to boot into magdlr.
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Thanks for the help, yeah I havee seen that problem and I think that is my problem as well.... I am going to get a T5 Torx Screwdriver am pop open to see if I can maybe fiddle with the cable to get it to work again.... if it doesn't i might get a new digitizer or just have to go back to my old phone and save some money for a new smart phone
I have http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=933951 on my hd2 and theres an option in cynogenMod settings > input > long press home settings that lets you change the action that happens when holding down the home key. Just set that to "screen off."
Hi guys,
this is my first time posting here and is my last resort in trying to fix this issue.
Recently i noticed my phone no longer turned off it's screen when i press the power button.
The button itself is not broken, as long pressing it brings up the power menu just fine, and i have tried using apps to turn off the screen, but they open, the screen flashes black, then phone just returns to the home screen, as if nothing happened.
here's what i've tried to fix the issue:
checking wakelocks to see if any app was preventing sleep ( there were none i could see)
reinstalling/removing recent software to see if that was the cause
(hard) factory resetting
after these attempts, i am none the wiser, and the screen will still not turn off, so i come to you guys for help.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Sir,
Please wait until mods will move this thread to the device specific forum for more relevant answers.
Stand by
Good luck
BUMP