I've a Moto X Pure (XT1575) which is rooted and running 6.0.1. Not exactly stock as I flashed CYMD before, had problems and returned to near stock. Two days ago I flashed LineageOS and when I turned my phone on the screen was cut perfectly in half with the right half all static. I restored the phone to a backup I'd made before the flash and the screen was fixed, while in bootloader and that the screen was normal. Then yesterday I take the phone out of my pocket and the problem is back, this time when I'm in bootloader/recovery the problem persists. Did a restore again to no avail. The touch still works on the right half of the screen just cant see anything. I've seen a few threads like this and they all say it's hardware related, which it probably is, but why would it happen straight after flashing Lineage and without dropping it since? I also had a new screen installed a few months back by a third party, not Motorola.
I've attached a picture of what it looks like.
I just logged in to post in the other thread that my replacement screen only lasted a week and I saw this.
This is my third screen.
The first replacement was because I dropped my 4 hour old phone, the second was replaced because the left side of the screen went all staticy just like your picture, and now my third screen crapped out all staticy on the right hand side after only 3 days of use. At $50+ a pop for new screens I think its time for a new phone.
They are real easy to replace though if you choose to go that route.
My old Nokia Lumia 920 had this problem too, after I upgraded it to Windows 10, but the whole screen looks like what happened to your half screen. The problem could be caught by the Lineage OS, maybe it's the kernel's problem I think...
Yea this will be my second replacement screen. Replaced the first myself but don't have the proper heat gun/glue tape myself so may pay to get it done this time. Bringing the cost up to near $100 a screen. Time for a new screen is right, just waiting to see what comes out in the next few months
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I bought my original 8525 in December, and it worked fine until two weeks ago when I started to get the white screen of death. I called AT&T and they overnighted another phone. I don't know if it's a refurb or new, but it came with just the phone and no accessories. I'm thinking refurb.
Got the new phone (and sims card) on 7/2, and loaded Majik, and a couple of days later, started having the phone quit any program I was using and going back to the start page. I was out of town, and it was a PITA. Got back into town and re-flashed just see if it helped, and the same problem started again soon after.
Called again, and got another phone today. I decided to keep this one stock and see what happens...10 hours later, the new phone starts the same problem.
Others seem to have the same problem, and it may be caused by pressure on the touch screen from too much torque on the screws underneathe the screen. With use generating heat, expansion causes the touchscreen to close out all programs like hitting the X button.
Thoughts? What's the next best phone similar in function and size to the Hermes?
Wait another month or so for the Kaiser. Much better specs and a bit thinner.
I contacted HTC America about the problems with my phones, and here's part of their reply...
"There is no such known issue with the device however, this issue can also be due to a glitch in the software and performing a master reset and go through all of the set up prompts once it boots up should solves the problem."
I find it hard to beleive that no one else has contacted HTC about screens fading to white and touchscreens failing.
I had cyanogen 7.0.3 (stable) with the theme Dark Ginger since it came out until about 6/17/11 .. I was using the phone texting and web a few minutes before the phone restarted by itself I took it out and saw the HTC screen and put it back in my pocket when I checked the phone back a few minutes later after I unlocked the phone by pressing the track pad the screen was black and I know the phone was on since the command buttons on the front of the phone was on .. So took out battery and reboot about 3/4 of the HTC screen was black and the remaining portion had random white lines running vertically when it got to the second splash it was completely black with a few gray lines and when the phone started up the only thing that was on was the lights on the buttons again .. There is no physical damage on the phone so I know the screen was not cracked and even though the whole screen was black I picked up a call by swiping my fingers across it a few times lol ... Just wanted to share my experience maybe you can't have a rom on your phone more than a month or 2? I guess you have to keep flashing new roms on the phone ... I got a new g2 in the end luckily
that does sound more like physical damage or a manufacturing fault. I would be very very surprised if a rom could do that to a phone
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maybe you can't have a rom on your phone more than a month or 2? I guess you have to keep flashing new roms on the phone
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You kidding? The vast majority of smartphone owners stay on the stock ROM, and are on the same ROM for many months, maybe even years, aside from OTAs (and depending on your phone and carrier, the OTAs can be very infrequent).
I agree with above, what you've described sounds more like a hardware issue. Even if the phone was not damaged, things just go bad after a while. And screen failure is a known issue with this phone.
Its probably a manufactured fault .. When I had my g1 I used to flash new roms every other day or week I had it for 2 years without any problems .. the g2 is the first time I actually left the same rom on my phone for an extended period hence the thought that the rom was to blame was a possibilty since it looked like it got a virus or something when it crashed* so suddenly :/
It doesn't seem like something a ROM would do to your phone.. probably faulty connections to the screen or something..
I've had a nokia and a motorolla do that, one was dead the other was the connector. If it's under warranty, which I doubt since you've flashed it, send it back otherwise open it up and check the ribbon connector to the lcd screen isn't loose (based on how I fixed my moto). Failing that you could probably get a replacement screen off ebay (based on my nokia).
Thanks for all the responses I actually got an exchange for another g2 .. I appreciate all the hard work the devs put into their roms and the time they spent on them I just posted this topic to maybe solve the problem incase someone else is faced with it .. since I don't have the phone anymore I can't verify if it was the screen or some other mechanical problem
Ok, so first thing's first. I've been researching this for a few days now before creating this post. The touchscreen issues I'm finding online, are similar to what I'm experiencing, but the solutions have already been done, or my phone is not responding to them. I'm making this thread to see if anyone else has experienced the same issues or has any new news before I a) return my phone to stock, b) replace the digitizer, or c) buy a new one or upgrade to the G3.
My G2 was rooted, but kept on stock ROM with only small tweaks here and there. After the latest update, I noticed my work G2 had much better reception, so I returned my phone to stock to download the update. After updating, I re-rooted the phone, this time, the only thing I changed was the keyboard which I replaced with the G3 keyboard. Everything was fine for months until about a month ago.
It started with not being able to pull down the notification shade on the right half. No biggie, but after a week or so, it got worse. While using instagram, I noticed that the confirm button was sporadically responsive. Sometimes it worked fine, other times it didn't work at all. It began to progressively get worse on an almost daily basis. I decided to see what was going on and enabled both input options in the developer options menu. I found that the entire right side, about 1/8" was not responding to touch, the area not covered by glass screen protector( i removed it later while trying to troubleshoot). The upper right area showed about a half inch block that wasn't responding (the area where the data ribbon is). I was ok with that as instagram was really the only thing I used being affected.
About a week ago, the mid left screen area started being errratic. It began to get worse and started to affect the front touch screen buttons ( the area where the other data ribbon is). I enabled the input options again and saw that I now had a good portion of my left side of the screen was unresponsive. Even though I didn't drop it, I thought maybe the data ribbons had come loose as those 2 areas are where they are. I opened and disassembled the phone and re-sat the connctions after inspecting them. I double-checked all the other connections and LDIs in case humidity was the culprit. Everything looked good. Didn't fix the problem.
I've had to set my phone to unlock by facial recognition to ensure I don't get locked out, and changed my pin to use numbers not affected. I'm going to replace the digitizer, but wanted to see if anyone else had the same issue, or knew if it was, indeed, a software issue before I spend $75 (I will be replacing the digitizer and LCD to get it working sooner rather than risk damaging the LCD while replacing the digitizer and having to wait another week). I don't want to send it in to LG because I bought it on ebay and have no proof of purchase for warranty, and I want it working sooner.
One thing I noticed that may help with diagnosing, the screen now looks different when off. Before, in direct sunlight, you could see the dotted matrix from the digitizer, and that was it. Now, I can see the retangular pattern across the entire screen. I checked my work G2 which I just received a few months ago and the rectangular pattern is only visible on the edges of the screen, the center is black with only the dotted matrix visible. Keep in mind, this is in direct sunlight. In shade, the rectangles are visible on both.
I'm hoping it's a software issue, but I'm wondering if the digitizer is starting to separate from the LCD. I don't see any acutal separation though.
Thanks for reading the book, and for any feedback. Also, because it will probably come up, I want to avoid upgrading if I can because the G3 is just a little too big.
I restored the phone to stock with the most up to date software. Still doesn't work. It appears to be a hardware issue. I really thought it was software because the dead spots word for a split second after turning on the phone. Oh well. Guess I'm going to order a new digitizer or LCD combo.
Hello,
The left side of the screen shows some Missingno type glitching (I've attached some pics)
Does anyone know where this type of problem comes from?
I had the screen replaced and it worked beautifully afterwards for a couple of days...
I also installed system updates.. so I'm wondering; is this a hardware or software issue?
Thanks for your time and interest
/Shady69
Happened to my wife. Needed to be returned and fixed, hardware glitch not software. I am not sure if it was a screen issue or some other hardware.
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Did you have the screen replaced because of the screen flashing, or did the flashes start only after you had the screen replaced?
If the problem has been consistent over the course of two different screens, it would point towards a hardware fault on the sending end of the display connector, right where the ribbons leave the motherboard.
If this problem is brand-new, it might just be that the display connector was not fully secured when the new screen was installed.
Mine is doing the exact same thing. Left side goes all grey and static looking.
I took it apart and reseated the screen ribbon connector and at first I thought it made a difference, but now it continues to glitch out. I took it apart a second time and it has the half screen right at boot up. Sometimes it goes away just setting on the desk but seems to come back regularly. Its only the visual part of the screen, the touch points are still all in the same locations. And when I took a screen shot while it was glitching, the screen shot came out normal. So I am hoping its only the screen/digitizer that is going bad.
I am going to buy a new screen and see if that fixes it. Its only $60 on eBay and its pretty simple to take apart. I will post back if it fixes the problem. That way if someone else has the issue they will know.
Moto x style display problem
I have got the similar problems with display and I will return for warranty repair. I will tell you later what happened.
Downgrade to Lollipop , It worked for me.!
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(This is the tip for everyone)
I replaced the screen and that seems to have fixed it for now. I haven't had much chance to use it since the screen replacement though. I will update in the next week or so and let everyone know how the screen replacement holds up.
The replacement screen only lasted about a week and now the righthand side has glitched out. I am going to take it apart and put it back together but i think its time for a new phone.
These phone are getting cheap and I really like it so I may just get another. Although the lure of a dual sim version is attractive.
Hi,
I own an Oneplus 2 for over a year now, in which I had to replace it's display two times . The first time I ordered a new display+digitizer assembly and replaced it myself, went great and everything worked fine. The second time was a month ago, I ordered the exact same display from the exact same seller on Ebay and did the replacement. I tested the display before assembling the Phone and it worked as it should. But an hour later when the phone was already assembled I discovered that the touch screen was completely unresponsive
After some trial and error I came to this conclusion:
the problem seems to be caused by applying a mild pressure anywhere on the bottom right quarter of the screen
the display does always respond when I hold my finger on it (with or without applying pressure) for about 4 seconds, then it sees my finger and I can swipe around (while still holding it down)
if I try the method above a few times, or let the phone rest on a desk for some time, the problem disappears and the touch screen works fine again.
So far, it looks like a hardware-issue, maybe a faulty screen or I messed something up while replacing it. But it gets weirder:
My OP2 is rooted and at the moment of replacement, it was running Lineage OS 14.1 (nightly, 2017-03-30). And when I wanted to update that to it's newest build, I realized that this whole touch screen problem doesn't exist in the TWRP recovery interface. It worked perfectly fine even when I tried to recreate the problem by applying firm pressures on every spot on the screen. So this made it look more like a software-issue, however the update of Lineage didn't resolve it and even restoring my backup of OxygenOS 3.5.6 didn't help.
I found this XDA-post about having firmware issues for the touchscreen with Android 7, but running their fix did not resolve anything either.
Right now my phone is pretty unusable since having it in my pocket is creating the problem. :crying:
Does anyone have any ideas of what the exact problem could be? Or anyone having similar issues? Why is it that there is no problem at all when booting into recovery (TWRP)?
It looks like loose connections between the display and digitizer.
After all it was a hardware issue. I disambled the phone again and after a lot of trial and error I found that there was something that came in contact with the back of the lcd that must have created a short cicuit or something. I placed a thin sheet of paper on the back of the lcd to prevent this and it all worked again! Still weird though that it didn't happen in TWRP.