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Remember eclair, when the screen every now and then went crazy and registered in a whole completely different spot other than where ya touched, causing you to have to shut your screen off and back on. Quite annoying but not a big deal since it rarely happened especially on customs ...
I figured I'd wait for this poll to pop up or read about it, but itching to know.
Anyways has anyone experienced this behavior with froyo yet?
I have not and for me that's awesome. Although it was minor and infrequent it still wasn't cool...
I've had this happen twice so far in two days, both times in the bottom right corner of the screen. Tapping 1 inch away from the bottom right corner would actually tap 1 cm farther down from where my finger was. But a quick screen off fixed it.
I had this problem very frequently the last few days.
I don't know what happend, as I had no problems since the froyo-update, but now it seems to come back – worse than ever.
I have MoDaCo Froyo and sometimes the screen goes really crazy (at every second touch, so not just rarely as in the past). But it still fixed the problem, if I try turning it on and off again…
I hate it
Yeah same, only in the last 5 or so days has this started happening.
Bottom left corner. Whenever i try to press the letter 'a' im either pushing the numbers button or the 'back' button. A right pain in the arse!
Also experienced this issue frequently, recently. The difference is trying to type a space and it going back.
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happens when im typing. i hit "L" but it does backspace or any letter near the space bar as well. -__- like other people said a quick screen off fixes it. still annoying though.
Same for me. Used to be infrequent but since froyo its all the time. I eventually called support and they said must be acalibration issue so they are sending me a new phone. But I don't think its a hardware problem. We will see. Interestingly they did suggest a hard reset and of course I said I'd tried that (which I hadnt). So after the call 4 days ago I did try that and I have not had the problem since. New hardware should turn up tomorrow, so I guess I will swap it anyway and see what happens. Gina tripan was talking about this in This Week In Tech so I think its a widespread problem.
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So a hard reset resolved the issue for you? Did you do a Titanum backup or sth like this or would that restore the touchscreen issues as well?
I don't want to lose all settings/app data/... again
But I guess if I only restore apps and app data (and no system settings etc.) it might work?
I can confirm that teh hard reset did NOT solve the problem, and I am still waiting for my new hardware.
I did not do a titanium backup, I just had the setting checked for my data and apps to be backed up with Google.
All my apps got reinstalled automatically, all I lost was the notes from my AK Notepad app which I thought were stored on SD Card but which are not (you can manually export them and reimport after hard reset if you need to).
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running rooted stock Vibrant. Phone was doing great until yesterday.
All of a sudden It started going into a reboot loop. Did a factory reset. waited for about an hr.
Then started installing my apps. I only use a bunch of games, launcher pro and some others, nothing crazy. after about 3 hrs of playing word wise, it starts it again. This time I notice that the notification bar it takes a long time to run the media scanner. sometimes it scanned twice , then reboot over and over. I finally did a factory reset again.
Could it be Launcher pro? I havent reloaded any apps at this time, and it been 10 hrs with no reboot?
Anyone else had this sort of issues?
I've used LP since day 1 with absolutely no issues. I would have to venture a bad app?
I think it might be beautiful widgets, or fancy widgets. I think it went into a boot loop when it did a auto time and date update. I kept seeing that at the bottom of my phone before it rebooted.
dunno, will be very frustrated if I cant customize it the way I want.
Well, I've used BW from day 1 also, no issues.
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didnt figure it was one of those,
guess I will have to look at one app at a time.
Sorry man, if discovered, will you let me know via a PM so I can put it in the sticky as a possible problem?
are you using setcpu? i was having all sorts of problems with phone hanging and never waking and such with setcpu...i finally just did a nandroid restore and uninstalled...no issues since
not using set cpu. very wierd. hasnt happened since my last factory reset last night. installed apps, not all of them because I am in the process of seeing if I have a bad app.
just taking it slow to see if I can duplicate the problems.
only thing now is that I have a problem with disappearing icons on my launcher pro dock LOL
Over the past week or so, I've noticed a couple of really concerning problems with my T-mo Galaxy S7 edge:
The home button stops responding while the rest of the phone functions normally. (https://youtu.be/CEj1CrRbdkI)
The phone entirely hangs up for a significant period of time (1 min - 5 mins) and doesn't respond to any buttons or input, sometimes leading to a restart (https://youtu.be/wuo1Ngc9bqE, https://youtu.be/UXwIPle5rHw)
These problems happen completely randomly - whether I'm at home, work, on a train, it doesn't matter. The app or screen that I'm on doesn't matter as well. The videos I captured were just examples from today, after a fresh factory reset. I'm not sure what else to do at this point. Any suggestions?
Edit: I should also add that I recently sent in my phone to Samsung for a screen replacement (which involves swapping out the entire front plate). I wonder if they messed something up on the hardware side ...
That defenetly looks like it could be a hardware defect my friend. Sorry but your home button looks gone. Anything sticky you had on your hands? Children?
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nano303 said:
That defenetly looks like it could be a hardware defect my friend. Sorry but your home button looks gone. Anything sticky you had on your hands? Children?
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Nothing sticky, no, but you're right that it could be a hardware thing. Since Samsung replaced the entire front plate (including the home button, soft buttons, volume and power buttons) it could be that. It doesn't explain the complete hangups either though ... I clocked the latest one at EIGHT MINUTES. That's how long the phone was hung up before deciding to restart on its own. Really strange. I might just get it replaced through T-mobile instead of engaging Samsung again.
An update: I took it to the T-mobile store for a check, and the rep there discovered that there was something like 1.5GB of data sitting in my cache (which somehow escaped clearing from two factory resets - access it by Settings > Storage > Internal Storage > Cache data). I also refrained from disabling any of the stock apps. It's been less than a day but so far the problems haven't resurfaced.
I proceed with cautious optimism.
Thank you very much for the info! I am having the same issue, I hope this helps me out. Currently I have 1.38 g of cached data. fingers crossed.
fatannasty said:
Thank you very much for the info! I am having the same issue, I hope this helps me out. Currently I have 1.38 g of cached data. fingers crossed.
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No problem! Please keep us updated here if clearing the cache worked for you too. I want to make sure that the cache is the actual cause of the hang-ups. I still don't understand how it was unaffected even after two factory resets
Used to have reboot issues
I was wondering if you have the Samsung Good Lock installed?? I had it enabled for about 2 weeks and would get random reboots and the phone would become unresponsive. I tried everything to get rid of the problem but couldn't figure it out. Make a long story short, I unistalled Good Lock and no more reboots or issues. Worth a shot at least.
Also did you have saved fingerprints? I know on my Note 4 if you reset your phone when you had fingerprints setup that would cause issues because of how they are saved.
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sevengroove said:
An update: I took it to the T-mobile store for a check, and the rep there discovered that there was something like 1.5GB of data sitting in my cache (which somehow escaped clearing from two factory resets - access it by Settings > Storage > Internal Storage > Cache data). I also refrained from disabling any of the stock apps. It's been less than a day but so far the problems haven't resurfaced.
I proceed with cautious optimism.
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Bahaha! I had 4.3 GB. I was wondering why things seemed slow!
I do not have Good Lock installed, but I'll make sure to watch out for that one in the future.
I did have saved fingerprints, but they always got cleared after the factory reset. Besides, the problems existed before I decided to do the factory resets so maybe that isn't the issue.
4.3GB is high! But again I've been using the phone for just 3+ months (and only 1 month since I received it back from Samsung). We've all used phones for far longer than that without hte need to actively clear any cache. So I don't know, it still seems weird.
After 2 days since clearing the cache, the hang-ups seem to have stopped but I still noticed the home button being unresponsive a couple of times. It seems like they are separate issues, and I may still put in for a warranty replacement with T-mo for the home button issue if it persists.
Gah I don't know how to work multi-quote here sorry lol.
Final update: both problems are back in full swing. I even tried a 'hard reset' through recovery mode a couple of times and set my phone up as a new device (as opposed to restoring all my apps during setup). Stuck with stock everything, and did not disable any bloatware. Only apps I installed were Whatsapp, Inbox, and google Keyboard. Removed my SD card just in case. Still, both the problems highlighted in the first post continue to happen.
Based on the evidence I cannot see how this can be a software problem alone. Called in for a warranty replacement through T-mobile, which I should be receiving early next week.
Definitely a hardware problem.
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Definitely a hardware problem.
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Yea - kind of f*cked up that Samsung created a new problem for my phone while fixing the original issue (cracked screen). I specifically chose to send it to them and not a local store or even Staples (yup, they do repairs now lol) because I wanted to avoid complications ... smh.
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No problem! Please keep us updated here if clearing the cache worked for you too. I want to make sure that the cache is the actual cause of the hang-ups. I still don't understand how it was unaffected even after two factory resets
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So far my phone is still running great!
fatannasty said:
So far my phone is still running great!
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I just got my replacement unit yesterday and it's been performing like a champ. I set it up as a new device to play it safe, but since then I've installed most of the apps that I use and have been able to disable all the bloatware without problems.
Pretty much confirms that there was a f*ck up with the screen repair on my original unit that ruined the home button functionality (and more, probably).
A note about those looking to do a warranty replacement through T-mobile: If you do not have insurance on the phone through them, they charge a $20 warranty service replacement fee AND a $20 shipping fee. Neither of these fees were revealed to me when I processed the replacement over the phone. Very under-handed on their part, especially because in that conversation with the T-mo rep I actually talked about how sending it back to Samsung was one of my options (for free, but they take 7-9 days to 'process' the replacement). Shameful on that rep's part.
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I do not have Good Lock installed, but I'll make sure to watch out for that one in the future.
I did have saved fingerprints, but they always got cleared after the factory reset. Besides, the problems existed before I decided to do the factory resets so maybe that isn't the issue.
4.3GB is high! But again I've been using the phone for just 3+ months (and only 1 month since I received it back from Samsung). We've all used phones for far longer than that without hte need to actively clear any cache. So I don't know, it still seems weird.
After 2 days since clearing the cache, the hang-ups seem to have stopped but I still noticed the home button being unresponsive a couple of times. It seems like they are separate issues, and I may still put in for a warranty replacement with T-mo for the home button issue if it persists.
Gah I don't know how to work multi-quote here sorry lol.
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The fingerprints are stored in a weird way. A factory reset does make it look like they are cleared, but for some reason if you don't manually clear them before you factory reset the phone develops a lag. I have no idea why, I just know it was an issue on the Note 4/5 so I am not surprised it is an issue on this device as well.
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The fingerprints are stored in a weird way. A factory reset does make it look like they are cleared, but for some reason if you don't manually clear them before you factory reset the phone develops a lag. I have no idea why, I just know it was an issue on the Note 4/5 so I am not surprised it is an issue on this device as well.
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Oh that's really interesting - it's really a shame that Samsung doesn't sort these issues out. It's actually concerning to know that my fingerprint profile could be residually passed on with my device to a new owner because it didn't clear out with a factory reset like it was supposed to.
So I got the latest beta 10, and decided I wanted to start fresh cause it has been a minute. When it's all said and done Youtubes skip overlay does NOT go away on its own. Usually you can just tap the screen once and she's gravy but I have to manually hit the X and I hit the damn travel bar 90 percent of the time and it is driving. Me. NUTS.
I have factory reset the phone, factory reset the app, deleted the app entirely with SD Maid...I am at a loss. I cannot figure it out.
Anyone else have this problem before and know of a fix? Any halp would be fantastic. Lmao
Here is a screen recording of my problem with taps enabled
https://youtu.be/Yn_VpQvRLww
I put OB10 on my phone last night and mine doesn't do that...Only difference is mine wasn't a fresh install. Also I'm not rooted and bootloader is locked.
Jeffro64 said:
I put OB10 on my phone last night and mine doesn't do that...Only difference is mine wasn't a fresh install. Also I'm not rooted and bootloader is locked.
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Yeah I have never had this problem until now. It is hilariously weird. Not world ending but confusingly obnoxious.
Gytole said:
So I got the latest beta 10, and decided I wanted to start fresh cause it has been a minute. When it's all said and done Youtubes skip overlay does NOT go away on its own. Usually you can just tap the screen once and she's gravy but I have to manually hit the X and I hit the damn travel bar 90 percent of the time and it is driving. Me. NUTS.
I have factory reset the phone, factory reset the app, deleted the app entirely with SD Maid...I am at a loss. I cannot figure it out.
Anyone else have this problem before and know of a fix? Any halp would be fantastic. Lmao
Here is a screen recording of my problem with taps enabled
https://youtu.be/Yn_VpQvRLww
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Is it the stock YT app or Vanced?
ebproject said:
Is it the stock YT app or Vanced?
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Stock. I couldn't fix it. I had to Qdownload the latest beta 10 to get everything to work. the phone started freaking out out of nowhere and got the red bootloader message. Idk WHAT happened. I don't do any mods, just updates, magisk and a kernel. lol
All is well again.
This is really starting to get on my nerves now. Ever since I got my new S10+ from AT&T, it's occasionally done this thing where after I reboot the phone, I unlock it, and it briefly says "starting phone" on the home screen, and then will mysteriously do a quick reset, where it skips the AT&T logo and jingle, and just shows the Samsung splash screen , then takes me back to the lockscreen and it's usually fine after that.
However, Just now I decided to reset my phone, like one should do periodically, and it did the strange double reset after unlocking... Then when I unlocked it, after the "starting phone" message I tried to open a browser, and BAM! Quick reset again! Unlocked, let it start up, tried to open an app, BAM quick reset again after the screen briefly shifted from landscape to portrait mode (even though I was still holding it long ways in landscape position). Its never done this before and I'm getting concerned. It's never randomly reset while using the phone, this only happens right after a reset.
Any ideas? I've already tried wiping partition cache after big updates, doing soft resets. I'm worried that I'm going to have to end up resorting to a factory wipe, as others suggested I do when I was having battery drain issues on the ASD3 firmware, possibly because of restoring everything from a backup of my last phone when I got this one. Because supposedly restoring from backups from AT&T, Google or Samsung has caused all sorts of problems for people. I really don't want go wipe everything and spend hours try to get it all back on here manually if i don't have to.
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This is really starting to get on my nerves now. Ever since I got my new S10+ from AT&T, it's occasionally done this thing where after I reboot the phone, I unlock it, and it briefly says "starting phone" on the home screen, and then will mysteriously do a quick reset, where it skips the AT&T logo and jingle, and just shows the Samsung splash screen , then takes me back to the lockscreen and it's usually fine after that.
However, Just now I decided to reset my phone, like one should do periodically, and it did the strange double reset after unlocking... Then when I unlocked it, after the "starting phone" message I tried to open a browser, and BAM! Quick reset again! Unlocked, let it start up, tried to open an app, BAM quick reset again after the screen briefly shifted from landscape to portrait mode (even though I was still holding it long ways in landscape position). Its never done this before and I'm getting concerned. It's never randomly reset while using the phone, this only happens right after a reset.
Any ideas? I've already tried wiping partition cache after big updates, doing soft resets. I'm worried that I'm going to have to end up resorting to a factory wipe, as others suggested I do when I was having battery drain issues on the ASD3 firmware, possibly because of restoring everything from a backup of my last phone when I got this one. Because supposedly restoring from backups from AT&T, Google or Samsung has caused all sorts of problems for people. I really don't want go wipe everything and spend hours try to get it all back on here manually if i don't have to.
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Had an issue with this early on but seems to have been fixed at some point, I'm I'm exynos though so probably not much help!
mtm1401 said:
Had an issue with this early on but seems to have been fixed at some point, I'm I'm exynos though so probably not much help!
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Dang... So it does appear to be an issue experienced on both Exynos and Snapdragon variants. I wonder if there is or will be a fix for this. I've been asking around and haven't gotten many responses about this problem at all. I'm concerned because it seems to be getting worse than when I first got the phone.
I'm having the exact same problem. Sometimes it goes through quick reset, full reset, a couple more quick, then back to the Verizon logo, then starts up. Opening an app at that point usually does another quick, then full, then everything works. Glad I'm not the only one, but I haven't found any solutions either.
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I'm having the exact same problem. Sometimes it goes through quick reset, full reset, a couple more quick, then back to the Verizon logo, then starts up. Opening an app at that point usually does another quick, then full, then everything works. Glad I'm not the only one, but I haven't found any solutions either.
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Mine does the same. Unlocked bought directly from Samsung. I don't reboot the phone very often so it doesn't bother me that much.