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Touch screen and soft key buttons at the bottom not working.

As the title says. It's been like this for about 24 hours. I am able to receive calls and text messages but cannot access anything apart from the home screen with the clock. The volume button on the side also works as it is a hard button.
This happened after I was viewing web pages on the handset yesterday, I didn't close Opera and just switched the screen off via the top button then when I came back to it, the touch screen wasn't working at all. After several resets the problem resumes.
Any ideas how I can resolve this problem?
Many thanks

Try hard reset.

How? Can't access the phone...

try to peel off screen protect and paste up same

paste up same?

c|2iMiNaL said:
paste up same?
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dude help him..
turn off the fone.. press vol up, vol down and power. hold up and down buttons. then follow the on screen instructions.
and yes ull loose all your data

peel off screen protector afterward can paste screen protector
Sorry for my poor english

HerM3s said:
peel off screen protector afterward can paste screen protector
Sorry for my poor english
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just curious how this can help.. ours is a resistive screen.. how can the screen protector b the cause.. did u ever face this problem and did it help you?

c|2iMiNaL said:
As the title says. It's been like this for about 24 hours. I am able to receive calls and text messages but cannot access anything apart from the home screen with the clock. The volume button on the side also works as it is a hard button.
This happened after I was viewing web pages on the handset yesterday, I didn't close Opera and just switched the screen off via the top button then when I came back to it, the touch screen wasn't working at all. After several resets the problem resumes.
Any ideas how I can resolve this problem?
Many thanks
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i have had this happen on a few roms
are you using max's theme maker?
if so you may have have selected the wrong tf3d manila version when you're customising. i've never been able to fix it once its been done.

c|2iMiNaL said:
As the title says. It's been like this for about 24 hours. I am able to receive calls and text messages but cannot access anything apart from the home screen with the clock. The volume button on the side also works as it is a hard button.
This happened after I was viewing web pages on the handset yesterday, I didn't close Opera and just switched the screen off via the top button then when I came back to it, the touch screen wasn't working at all. After several resets the problem resumes.
Any ideas how I can resolve this problem?
Many thanks
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Did you get this resolved?

did find a solution for this? I have the exact same problem! can anyone help? I have tried hard reset and I have reinstalled the original rom (I have never used a custom rom).
Please help!!! Anyone?!

suffix642 said:
did find a solution for this? I have the exact same problem! can anyone help? I have tried hard reset and I have reinstalled the original rom (I have never used a custom rom).
Please help!!! Anyone?!
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Sounds like a hardway problem rather than software then, so I'd recommend returning phone under warranty

Touch Power Button....

.... is broken, no more ,...
Is there a way to assign some other button to do such a function,.. power on/off and stand=by on/off?
Tnx

you can lightly press the reset hole to turn it on and if you are gental enough it will turn it off with out turning it on

i guess i am not gentle enough ;(
I reset it every time,...
any other ways guys?
tnx

akyboy said:
i guess i am not gentle enough ;(
I reset it every time,...
any other ways guys?
tnx
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Try HButton. I have the same issue on one of my Vogues...

egzthunder1 said:
Try HButton. I have the same issue on one of my Vogues...
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Looks like there is no option to select to do sleep on/off.
that's what i actually need.
When phone is off, i can turn it on with reset hole. I don't need to be able to turn off phone. reset is enough.
I only need it to go to and off sleep. Now i am running it always on which is draining battery fast, couple of hours even with brightness lowered to 20%.
plsssss

I did try what brandonledski mention. but looks like it will only turn of screen but not on.

i could make you a shortcut under start menu for the power options as im not sure about being able to map it to another button

How i will turn on screen then ?

akyboy said:
How i will turn on screen then ?
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oo crap ya i forgot about that ahahah lol ill look into this for you

ok found an answer, i could make a shortcut to the option to reset, shutdown or sleep functions and then what u do is got here
settings/system/key lock
and set it so no keys are locked

brandonledski said:
oo crap ya i forgot about that ahahah lol ill look into this for you
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lol,... tnx!!
with AE Button, i am able to turn it off, but cant put it back On

akyboy said:
lol,... tnx!!
with AE Button, i am able to turn it off, but cant put it back On
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so now we have a half solution

wait,... i got it!!!
i assigned left button hold for screen off on,... looks like its working!!!!
im testing it now,...
EDIT
Hm,.. i am using Phone Alarm and its adjusted to Shut Down after 15sec. If its shut off automatically with Phone Alarm i cant use AE Button to turn it ON. Hm i guess these are different functions?

akyboy said:
wait,... i got it!!!
i assigned left button hold for screen off on,... looks like its working!!!!
im testing it now,...
EDIT
Hm,.. i am using Phone Alarm and its adjusted to Shut Down after 15sec. If its shut off automatically with Phone Alarm i cant use AE Button to turn it ON. Hm i guess these are different functions?
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AE Button only works when your phone is on, to cold boot your phone you would have to hit the reset button

brandonledski said:
AE Button only works when your phone is on, to cold boot your phone you would have to hit the reset button
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So i guess ill adjust Phone Alarm setting not to shut off display, leave ON, then do it manually every time i need with AE buttons
EDIT:
Hm,... so i adjusted Phone Alarm not to touch power options,.... AE works for ON/OFF Display, but looks like when its off for some time i cant turn it on any more,.... only if i am switching it off/on one after another
EDIT: Actualy problem was Auto Locking app, as soon as phone is locked i cant ON any more,.... ill try to see if i can add exception in this auto locking app ( its CSDevCtrl APP)

Lock all buttons was an option available for older devices, which should still be available via reg edit (as brandolenski mentioned). I'm gonna try that myself.

AE Button kinda works but battery is draining faaaast.
If i can somehow resume phone from `Shutdown` mode which is set by Phone Alarm (http://www.pocketmax.net/phoneAlarm.html) that would solve problem. This mode i guess put phone in Stand-By (save battery) not only turn off display as in AE Buttons

Alternative way to turn on / wake screen (capacitive buttons / accelerometer)

Hi guys,
Got my Desire HD last Friday and I'm really pleased with it, stunning device. The problem is, I'm using a case which protects the phone nicely and looks decent too but the power button is very tough to press in (let alone without a case TBH). I have Cyangens "Menu Unlock" enabled but I'm wondering if there is a tweak or APK to enable the capacitive buttons when the screen is off so I can turn it on easily (using Button Remapper). Maybe even a shake to enable app to wake the phone. Oh, cover below:
When I had the Galaxy S, I could just wake the screen with the main physical Home button.
When I had the Milestone, there was an APK to allow me to wake the screen with the buttons.
Any help or direction would really be appreciated. Would love to be able to unlock it that easily.
Cheers #auggie2k

Just a quick bump

auggie2k said:
Hi guys,
Got my Desire HD last Friday and I'm really pleased with it, stunning device. The problem is, I'm using a case which protects the phone nicely and looks decent too but the power button is very tough to press in (let alone without a case TBH). I have Cyangens "Menu Unlock" enabled but I'm wondering if there is a tweak or APK to enable the capacitive buttons when the screen is off so I can turn it on easily (using Button Remapper). Maybe even a shake to enable app to wake the phone. Oh, cover below:
When I had the Galaxy S, I could just wake the screen with the main physical Home button.
When I had the Milestone, there was an APK to allow me to wake the screen with the buttons.
Any help or direction would really be appreciated. Would love to be able to unlock it that easily.
Cheers #auggie2k
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Buttons will be disabled when phone is asleep. The closest is to try "Tap Tap App" from the Market. Its free. Try and see how it could give you possibilities. Basically, it will allow you to set lock/wake permissions using the proximity sensor.
I use it as an alternative to pressing the power button all the time during shorter phone sleep/wake intervals

Much appreciated Jacob, cheers for the quick reply.

You can try WidgetLocker too, allow you to power up the phone using volume button.

auggie2k said:
Maybe even a shake to enable app to wake the phone.
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now THAT is a cool idea
but, it would drain the battery...

panyan said:
now THAT is a cool idea
but, it would drain the battery...
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Its possible without much battery drain I remember using Pocketshield with the HD2 where it unlocks when you flip the phone facedown and up or shake from side to side. Seems they're still hung up on Windows till now... I hope they come around to turn to Android soon

auggie2k said:
Much appreciated Jacob, cheers for the quick reply.
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You're welcome mate! Test the proximity settings, I used to use "Easy Detection" but found it too sensitive, it unlocks with short finger waves which was cool but also gets screwed up with strong winds when outdoors... lol
Since, I've changed the setting to "safe mode (default)" and it responds well to 2 mild taps. Hope it works for you too!

bryant_16 said:
You can try WidgetLocker too, allow you to power up the phone using volume button.
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only works if u're on stock kernel

try no lock, unlocks it with the volume buttons.

rossysaurus said:
try no lock, unlocks it with the volume buttons.
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isnt this the same as widget locker, i.e. it works only on stock kernel

Just installed "Tap Tap App", works perfect for me as an alternative unlock/lock. Thanks a lot!
Jacob1369 said:
Buttons will be disabled when phone is asleep. The closest is to try "Tap Tap App" from the Market. Its free. Try and see how it could give you possibilities. Basically, it will allow you to set lock/wake permissions using the proximity sensor.
I use it as an alternative to pressing the power button all the time during shorter phone sleep/wake intervals
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Jacob1369 said:
You're welcome mate! Test the proximity settings, I used to use "Easy Detection" but found it too sensitive, it unlocks with short finger waves which was cool but also gets screwed up with strong winds when outdoors... lol
Since, I've changed the setting to "safe mode (default)" and it responds well to 2 mild taps. Hope it works for you too!
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Those settings work perfectly for me too, it makes the phone seem so much more "fancy" and has already spooked my poor iPhone owning friend, lots of WTF's Cheers for the suggestion.

auggie2k said:
Those settings work perfectly for me too, it makes the phone seem so much more "fancy" and has already spooked my poor iPhone owning friend, lots of WTF's Cheers for the suggestion.
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lol... I was doing the exact same thing to my buddies with an iP4

Screen Getting Dim after timeout but not turning off.

Hello,
I am using ARC S with DoomLord's Kernel and JJ's Hybrid 3.2 MOD.
After 15 seconds my screen get's dim but it doesn't turns off completely.
I have tried many different settings but nothing worked.. Pls Help.

Solved, there was a download running in background which was causing this, i stopped it and all went good.
is there any way to make it turn off even when a download is running ?

Press the power button.

I know about power button, the problem was without pressing it screen was not turning off

KashishGupta said:
I know about power button, the problem was without pressing it screen was not turning off
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Obviously as you've already stated...
KashishGupta said:
Solved, there was a download running in background which was causing this, i stopped it and all went good.
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...then asked a question you already know the answer to...
KashishGupta said:
is there any way to make it turn off even when a download is running ?
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...so why bother asking.

Being able to just touch the home button to unlock, instead of actually pressing it??

ok. before i received my s7e, i saw on some tips and tricks vid, that you can change having to push the home button down, to get to the fingerprint unlock, to just touching the home button, and the fingerprint unlock will kick in. but now that i've got my s7e, i have watched at least twenty vids, and haven't found it again. a google search turned up nothing. so, does anyone know how to do this? if so, can you direct me to the instructions, or just outline it?

Simple answer you must press the button first

How many threads to you plan on starting with simple questions that can be found all over the forum?
Sent from my Star-Tac

If the screen is ON, but locked, you don't need to press the button. But for the fingerprint reader to work the screen must be on, so you either need to press the home button or the power button first.

Protip: Or press and hold at same time and it's one fluid motion.
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m3dd0g said:
Simple answer you must press the button first
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Brava27 said:
How many threads to you plan on starting with simple questions that can be found all over the forum?
Sent from my Star-Tac
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meyerweb said:
If the screen is ON, but locked, you don't need to press the button. But for the fingerprint reader to work the screen must be on, so you either need to press the home button or the power button first.
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first, m3ddog, the whole idea is NOT to have to press the home button, but to just touch it. second, brava27, i have searched through out the board, and have not found a single answer to this. what i have found is people misunderstanding this, like the other quotes on here. so if you have nothing substantive to add, stfu! lastly, meyerweb, the whole point is that the screen is OFF. i said when the screen is off, or only the "always on" feature is showing, there is an app, which turns the home button into a capacitive button, so you can just touch it to launch the lockscreen, instead of depressing it. that is the entire reason for the thread, to get to the lockscreen where i can use my fingerprint, without having to acutally depress the home button. hope that clears it all up.

h3ck said:
Protip: Or press and hold at same time and it's one fluid motion.
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what?????? the entire idea of this thread is NOT TO HAVE TO DEPRESS THE HOME BUTTON, but to turn it into a capacitive button. but thanks anyway...

stevae said:
what?????? the entire idea of this thread is NOT TO HAVE TO DEPRESS THE HOME BUTTON, but to turn it into a capacitive button. but thanks anyway...
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Can I ask why you are so against pressing the home button? Is yours defective? Are you trying to avoid wear & tear?
There is a solution of sorts.. install gravity screen pro, which turns on your screen when you pick up your phone.. then you just touch your finger to the fingerprint reader and wala

Stevea, I perfectly understood what you're asking for. It doesn't exist. I told you how it works, and the only way it works. Sorry you don't like the answer, but those are the facts.

ingenious247 said:
Can I ask why you are so against pressing the home button? Is yours defective? Are you trying to avoid wear & tear?
There is a solution of sorts.. install gravity screen pro, which turns on your screen when you pick up your phone.. then you just touch your finger to the fingerprint reader and wala
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yeah, the whole idea is past experiences with wear and tear of home buttons being pressed so much they fail. and my problem with your other solution, if i am right, is that the sensors are always on, looking for you to pick up your device, which kills battery life. if i'm wrong about this, please correct me, however. the other thing is i saw it in a tips and tricks video, and it worked perfectly for the reviewer. but now i can't find that video, and didn't write down what it was. but i might try your gravity screen pro. thanks for the tip.

meyerweb said:
Stevea, I perfectly understood what you're asking for. It doesn't exist. I told you how it works, and the only way it works. Sorry you don't like the answer, but those are the facts.
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meyerweb, you obviously didn't understand perfectly well what i said, because i said that i saw a video, where the reviewer DID use this technique to get to the lock screen several times, so it obviously DOES exist. just because it doesn't come into contact with your little world, does not mean it doesn't exist.

I suspect that the video you saw wasn't actually showing what you think it was. Which is why you can't find it again.

After giving up on trying to enable soft nav buttons without root. I started searching for similar funcationality.. ie use the finger print scanner as a capacitive button.. stumbled across this.. I think this might interest you.. There's an app call easyhome https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.easyhome&hl=en
It doesnt work from the lockscreen, but if you use the power button to turn on, then with this app you could essentially never press the home button.. It seems to work pretty well from my 5 minute look..
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After giving up on trying to enable soft nav buttons without root. I started searching for similar functionality.. ie use the finger print scanner as a capacitive button.. stumbled across this.. I think this might interest you.. There's an app call easyhome https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.easyhome&hl=en
It doesnt work from the lockscreen, but if you use the power button to turn on, then with this app you could essentially never press the home button.. It seems to work pretty well from my 5 minute look..
---------- Post added at 02:30 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:30 AM ----------
After giving up on trying to enable soft nav buttons without root. I started searching for similar functionality.. ie use the finger print scanner as a capacitive button.. stumbled across this.. I think this might interest you.. There's an app call easyhome https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.easyhome&hl=en
It doesnt work from the lockscreen, but if you use the power button to turn on, then with this app you could essentially never press the home button.. It seems to work pretty well from my 5 minute look..

meyerweb said:
I suspect that the video you saw wasn't actually showing what you think it was. Which is why you can't find it again.
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yes, because it's much more likely that i looked right at something, watched it happen, and somehow my vision misinformed me, rather than you just be wrong. seriously man, your powers of deduction suck! i don't need any more input from you, as you've added nothing positive to the thread. find something else to do with your time.

llewelld said:
After giving up on trying to enable soft nav buttons without root. I started searching for similar funcationality.. ie use the finger print scanner as a capacitive button.. stumbled across this.. I think this might interest you.. There's an app call easyhome https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.easyhome&hl=en
It doesnt work from the lockscreen, but if you use the power button to turn on, then with this app you could essentially never press the home button.. It seems to work pretty well from my 5 minute look..
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yeah, i looked at it, but it screws up the fingerprint sensor. so i got rid of it. but thanks for the info. i really appreciate your response.

Found some related info, posted in a different thread => http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66028308&postcount=42
Enable 'easy screen turn on' and you can bring the screen up, and unlock it with fingerprint, without any button clicking at all.

Mistaken post

I was about to suggest the wave to wake option
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try easyHome for Samung. It does what u want

You can use the following to turn on the screen and use fingerprint scanner without pressing the home/power button.
1. Open the Settings application and go to the Accessibility settings
2. Tap to open the Dexterity and Interaction settings
3. Touch the Easy Screen Turn On option and make sure it is toggled ON. (If you want to disable the Wave to Turn On Screen feature on Galaxy S7, make sure to toggle it OFF)