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left side of touchscreen unresponsive

I bought a used nexus S today. and surpringly i found that an area (vertical rectangle) on the left side of the screen is not sensitive at all.
The screen is totally unresponsive on this area. So can you please help and tell me if it's a hardware problem or not? (no warrantly as it is a used phone)

morpheus302 said:
I bought a used nexus S today. and surpringly i found that an area (vertical rectangle) on the left side of the screen is not sensitive at all.
The screen is totally unresponsive on this area. So can you please help and tell me if it's a hardware problem or not? (no warrantly as it is a used phone)
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Most likely hardware problem try and flash different rom and see if it fixes problem.if not its probably the digitizer that is causing the problem
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rumor:
i have seen a problem very much like yours in other forum , in which , someone gave an answer and worked , but , i am not for if it is real or they were just bullshitting
get a lighter , you should have one if you smoke , take out that part which make fire , i dont know how exactly call it .
one way to identify it is what i want to say. if you put your finger over it , you should feel small electrical shock when you push the button
find that part , and shock the screen where unresponsive with it ...
don't ask me how is it works , i dont know ... you can either ignore me or take a shot...
good luck to you
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you may not have warranty , but i think you can find some mobile shop to fix it , of course , you need to pay for it...
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one thing i can tell you
in China , replace SLCD screen needs about 600 CNY , which means about 100 USD
SA creen nees about 900 CNY , about 150 USD ...

qtwrk said:
get a lighter , you should have one if you smoke , take out that part which make fire , i dont know how exactly call it .
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The flint???

No he's talking about an electronic lighter.
No idea how safe it is to send a shock of current through the capacitive screen though, read up more before you attempt.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App

see attached picture
i said this is rumor and i am not sure if it is real or just bull****
consider thing wouldn't get any worse , you may worth to try it

Flashed different roms and results is the same.
Did someone try the lighter solution?
Is it easy to change the digitizer?

morpheus302 said:
Flashed different roms and results is the same.
Did someone try the lighter solution?
Is it easy to change the digitizer?
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No you need to seperate digitizer from the screen. Risking breaking the screen. You can buy the digizteir and screen that is preassembled buy it's pricy.
.around 100 I think. Buy the digitizer and take it to the local shop its probably cheaper that way.
Sent from my Nexus S using Tapatalk

I have the same problem with the area by the backspace and "p" keys in portrait mode and along the status bar in landscape with the charging port to the right.
I went running with my phone in my waistband. Stupid I know. When I got home, my phone was soaked and the screen was 100% unresponsive and the colors would change intermittently.
I put it in a bowl of rice for a few days in a warm area of my apt, but it hasn't fully recovered two months later. You MAY consider removing the screen and checking for particulates or trapped water vapor. I've been meaning to, but haven't managed to get the tools yet.
I'd be interested to here about your solution if you find one.
Best of luck.
Sent from my Nexus S 4G using XDA App

yes , i saw a video someone solved this problem with lighter

qtwrk said:
yes , i saw a video someone solved this problem with lighter
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Can you please post a link to it? thanks

morpheus302 said:
Can you please post a link to it? thanks
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here is http://static.youku.com/v1.0.0192/v/swf/loader.swf?VideoIDS=XMjY3MDcwODI0&embedid=NzcuMjI4LjIwNy42MwI2Njc2NzcwNgIC
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in the first few seconds , the author demonstrated right side of his screen "number 3 6 9 " were non-responsive , and then he use that thing from lighter , shock the screen thought his finger, sure , that's gonna be little hurt...
but , be careful , i also read , this method MAY REDUCE THE LIFE OF SCREEN.

Thank you very much for your answer. As said above, things can't be worse. I'll try this method and tell you the results.

morpheus302 said:
Thank you very much for your answer. As said above, things can't be worse. I'll try this method and tell you the results.
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yep , wish you luck

Need some help with my screen issue

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iammorrongo said:
Hello guys, I'm new here, I've bought a g4 plus xt1644, everything's fine but i'm facing an issue with the screen, I don't know how to call it and not pretty sure if it's an issue, I think that is a kind of ghosting, but is really annoying, I came from a g2 and this never happened... here's a video:
Look at the icons bar when I scroll Can you guys see that ghosting effect? Is it normal with IPS panels? Set it to 60 fps to see it clearly.
youtube.com/watch?v=3eQ1zwo9jpo
Sorry I can't post links
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Screen burn,i am having the same issue coz of the lcd screen supplied is of lg which is causing this issue,just one solution get it replaced by the service center

anhoxhrs said:
Screen burn,i am having the same issue coz of the lcd screen supplied is of lg which is causing this issue,just one solution get it replaced by the service center
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Mine says mipi_mot_cmd_boe_1080p_546_v0 instead lgd

iammorrongo said:
Mine's say mipi_mot_cmd_boe_1080p_546_v0 instead lgd
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Seriously???then its also a problem from that vendor

Solved

I am having the same issue from the past few days. I find notification icons and time ghosting on the top corners of my screen, its visible only on grey backgrounds specially when the notification panel is pulled down. My device is only 2 months old and this issue is very annoying. It vanishes after i have turned off the display for 15-20 minutes. Is there any solution for this issue or will I have to replace my display from the service center? I am really afraid to visit the service center because device centers here in India are pathetic

True indian service center are pathetic,but till now only one solution is replace the display,i have the same issue 2 months old after a month and half use I saw that the screen burn on the screen.

anhoxhrs said:
Screen burn,i am having the same issue coz of the lcd screen supplied is of lg which is causing this issue,just one solution get it replaced by the service center
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have you replaced your lcd panel?
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iammorrongo said:
Yep, it's so annoying
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Where are you from ? Have you got your display replaced?

rajdip92 said:
have you replaced your lcd pannel?
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Where are you from ? Have you got your display replaced?
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I'm from Gujarat India,seriously I don't trust Motorola service center so I will not send untill it becomes seriously annoying.They have worst post sales service.

anhoxhrs said:
I'm from Gujarat India,seriously I don't trust Motorola service center so I will not send untill it becomes seriously annoying.They have worst post sales service.
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Its a major issue on moto g4 plus quite a few have reported this issue. Even LG G4 and LG G5 have the same issue specially LG G4 and LG V10. This a major issue is because of the LG lcd panels and unfortunately my moto g4 plus has a lg lcd panel. If the defect was related to some other hardware then I would have given the phone to the service centre , replacing the lcd is the toughest part and I doubt the service guys can replace it properly.

True,moreover they would take a month and tell you we are still waiting for the spare parts to arrive.They hell test your patience untill the customer asks for his device back.

anhoxhrs said:
True,moreover they would take a month and tell you we are still waiting for the spare parts to arrive.They hell test your patience untill the customer asks for his device back.
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In other countries if there is a major issue in a batch of device the company offers a free replacement to the customer.Anyways lets hope that the issue does not worsen

I am not sure if this'll work on moto g4 plus but it did work on my Asus zenfone 2, I faced the same issue with my zenfone 2 when I had one, this is what I did (I know this may sound stupid but it did work for me). First of all switch off ur phone & wipe ur phone's display for abt 3 to 4 minutes with ur palm thoroughly, wipe the display completely (all the areas), leave it untouched for abt 2 to 3 minutes & then switch it on, do not use turbo charger, get a tempered glass applied too. I hope it'll fix the problem.

Amit_timA said:
I am not sure if this'll work on moto g4 plus but it did work on my Asus zenfone 2, I faced the same issue with my zenfone 2 when I had one, this is what I did (I know this may sound stupid but it did work for me). First of all switch off ur phone & wipe ur phone's display for abt 3 to 4 minutes with ur palm thoroughly, wipe the display completely (all the areas), leave it untouched for abt 2 to 3 minutes & then switch it on, do not use turbo charger, get a tempered glass applied too. I hope it'll fix the problem.
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Well it being hardware issue it won't help much.but thanks for response.

Rainbow Effect on screen [Off topic thread, needs mod attention]

Hey, I recently purchased a Grand Prime. Rooting is one problem, but I don't need a lot of pressure to form a rainbow circle on the screen. When I'm not applying any pressure, when viewing the screen when it is off in direct sunlight, I can also see a rainbow circle. And no, I am not using any tempered glass, or a case. I have used those, but removed them when I noticed the issue. I can post pictures on request, but I really don't want to damage my phone further if you can understand me correctly. This does not feel normal. Does anyone else have the same issue? Also, when placing the case on, it it will be constant, and it will get worse if I place a tempered glass protecter on. Is it an air bubble between the screen and the LCD? If so, how do I repair this? I do not want to replace the device, as I have data on it, and Helium Backup is seriously painful to set up (half of the time it doesn't even work). Any ideas anyone?
Update: I meant to post this on another forum site. Sorry, I was half asleep at that time, please forgive me for posting a hardware issue in a software forum. Although I would appreciate it if someone helped. Mods, move this to off topic forum plz.

waleeds1 said:
I didnt face this prob using phone from a long time. Btw i have a tempered glass protecter so i dont get rainbow circles even if i press hard. And do u want to root? Of yes i will let you know. Btw whats your model
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Btw its not a big issue but its better you use a good glass protecter
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Guess my phone is defective then... And I use G530W, no screen protector, problem still there.

u0aol said:
Any kind of colour leak (rainbowing, etc) would indicate a defect screen
Sorry for the bad news but your phone needs to replaced
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I understand that it can be replaced, however, is there a way to release any sort of air bubble trapped in the lcd? I removed the battery and started poking the battery compartment and I see some smaller rainbow circles where I am pressing. There is still some hope, right?

Vibration during Charging on the back.

Today I noticed that when I charged my phone and it's lying with screen facing down it vibrates when I touch and move my finger on its back.
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While Charging your phone ,
put it on flat surface with it's screen facing down. Now touch and move your finger without breaking contact with the specified area.

Happened with OP3 too, that's to be expected when you have a metal case and no grounding - the charger has 2 prongs. The solution would be to ground the charger, but no phone manufacturer does that - it would make the charger bigger for no good reason - a few electrons on the phone surface during charging isn't a big deal.
This also happens with many ultrabooks, like the Asus Zenbook to give an example.

That happens with any notebook that has metallic case and power brick without grounding.

I didn't know that. And asked for replacement and pickup is scheduled for tommorow.

Does anyone know if all OnePlus 5 that have jelly effect,
have same kind of jelly effect or in some units it is stronger than other.

Giving the source of the effect (some extra calculations when rendering the image and refresh the screen) the effect should be present on each and every unit.
This is not really a defect, but more like a design consequence and each smartphone display has it to some extent (some display types/technologies might hide it better than others).

Ankit Kabeer said:
Today I noticed that when I charged my phone and it's lying with screen facing down it vibrates when I touch and move my finger on its back.
To reproduce this vibration- - -
While Charging your phone ,
put it on flat surface with it's screen facing down. Now touch and move your finger without breaking contact with the specified area.
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Wow. Just tried it. Works on my phone on the whole back, not only in the specified areas. :laugh:

tobby88 said:
Wow. Just tried it. Works on my phone on the whole back, not only in the specified areas. :laugh:
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OnePlus 5 is shaping up to be quite a phone where no one knows what kind of *feature* they'll get.

Wait, what? This is a bug? not a feature?
I thought it was a really nice feature, haha, I love it and was looking up how to make it do it more consistently.
It feels so nice. My friend was impressed when she noticed it

Ankit Kabeer said:
I didn't know that. And asked for replacement and pickup is scheduled for tommorow.
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Is replaced model work fine now? can you see same thing again.
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Ankit Kabeer said:
Today I noticed that when I charged my phone and it's lying with screen facing down it vibrates when I touch and move my finger on its back.
To reproduce this vibration- - -
While Charging your phone ,
put it on flat surface with it's screen facing down. Now touch and move your finger without breaking contact with the specified area.
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Is it serious? Did you replace ?

parimal.yeole1 said:
Is replaced model work fine now? can you see same thing again.
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Is it serious? Did you replace ?
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Yes I got my replacement device and I don't know if vibration is there or not because there's a dbrand skin on my device right now.

Ankit Kabeer said:
Yes I got my replacement device and I don't know if vibration is there or not because there's a dbrand skin on my device right now.
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Okey thank

Weird Backlight/Overheating issue

Hey guys, hoping you all can chime in on this.
Got an SM-t520. My dad grabbed one used off ebay a few years ago and when it arrived it had a weird backlight issue. half of the screen stayed 100% lit and the other side flickered-- if the tablet was pressed in certain areas the whole screen would flicker. My dad liquid damaged it months ago with a juice spill but the tablet still functions after letting it sit and dry for months.
Few weeks ago i started trying to fix it testing to see what works and doesn't.
From testing
Battery is fine (swapped it with a new one to make sure)
motherboard/daughterboards were fine after doing an alcohol dip/clean
the tablet charges, power/home/vol buttons work fine
and the SD card slot works perfectly.
The screen however...
still flickers. I read in a forum post on xda ( cant find it right now ) that the screen backlight issues were caused by the metal connectors on the motherboard being cracked and battery connector not making good contact.
I ordered a battery and new motherboard to swap them out since i suck at soldering. neither of these fixed the issue.
what I noticed with both batteries and both motherboards-- the screen on the bottom right side and along the softkeys overheat like crazy... like you could scramble an egg on it.
i thought it was the charger port -- (removed it) it wasn't the issue.
theres this space under the plastic framing for the screen that gets hot and im not sure why.
Do you guys think its the screen? or should I replace something else?
A new screen with the frame costs 125$ (if theres a better tablet for that price please let me know because id rather put money towards that instead)
Thank you

The screen is most likely just old. Mine glitches too (SM-T320), but by the looks of it that's the LCD and not the backlight. Otherwise, this tablet is about 6 years old by now so it makes sense it's doing weird stuff sometimes. About the "overheating", on the Snapdragon 800 SoC, it's completely normal to hit high temperatures under load. This is also specified in the manual as normal and not a defect. If you're really paranoid about this you could get some new thermal pads and place those on the chips/RF shields.
I recommend you to get a new tablet altogether since this one barely keeps up with browsing on the XDA forum. You'd be looking at something like a Lenovo Tab M8 (ZA5F0007SE). Specs can be found using the search term "Lenovo Tab M8 (FHD)". One minor downside is the lack of USB-C.

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Dude, the samsung T520 has exynos 5420

Marian94 said:
Dude, the samsung T520 has exynos 5420
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Samsung Exynox
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Well XDA just broke. Here's what I meant to send:
Marian94 said:
Dude, the samsung T520 has exynos 5420
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I didn't know that. I thought they all shipped with a SD800. Anyways, that one is a bad SoC too (in comparison with modern low end SoCs).
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