Not sure if I have a bad unit. On the bottom of the screen along the bezel, from the middle to the bottom right where the hinge is, if I press like I am tapping the screen, the screen flexes downwards. It actually feels weird when using an on screen keeboard and pressing the bottom row of letters/numbers.
Anyone else have this
Most if not all Dreams are affected by this. It's a flaw of the way the screen hinge is designed. Do a search of the forum for more details.
This is my first phone with a capacitive screen, so perhaps it is a quirk of them, but I have noticed that if I am not holding the phone in such a way that I am touching the metal bezel, the screen does not recognise touches that are close to the edges of the screen. It seems that the screen requires a circuit to be made with other metal parts on the phone before recognising the touch.
For example, if I put the phone on my desk and touch the backspace key with a single finger, nothing happens. If I keep holding my finger on it, and touch the metal bezel, hey presto, the button clicks.
This reminds me of a watch a friend of mine had a long time ago, that had a capacitive "hair trigger" button that only worked for him (because it required a circuit to be made with the back face of the watch, meaning when he pressed the button it completed a circuit through his body)
Anyone else noticed this? It is slightly annoying because I have to hold the bezel when I want to use the phone..
Confirmed.
And you might very well be correct in the assumption about the circuit not closing in every part of the screen. I think it's the nature of any capacitive surface tbh. If you press in the middle of the screen then there is enough adjecent space to actually complete the circuit while on the edges there is simply not enough space around your fingertip to not close the circuit at all. That is why touching the bezel works.
But as I have been holding my little Hero in my hand while typing anything I simply didn't know this little odd thing. I have read about it though.
Yet another reason to hold your precious little Hero in your hand...
Wierd not like that on my samsung.. its all plastic tho
Mine is the same.. especially on the right hand side of the screen. If it's in a case it makes it really bad!!
Sounds like bad shileding and grounding to me
Didn't notice this until I put a screen protector on but now it's really bugging me.
On a related note (metal bezel related), I've noticed that in dim lighting the button backlight flickers. But if i touch the screen and bezel, it stops.
herman3101 said:
Didn't notice this until I put a screen protector on but now it's really bugging me.
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Same here. Could it be that the screen protector slightly touches the aluminium casing and thus grounding the screen (or creating a wrong potential)?
I noticed that when i touch (=ground) the outer aluminum frame with just one single finger then the touch screen works flawlessly.
(I'm using the offical HTC screen protector).
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On a related note (metal bezel related), I've noticed that in dim lighting the button backlight flickers. But if i touch the screen and bezel, it stops.
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Hmm definatly bad grounding issue. Its either some pretty poor design or a defect.
i confrim, using hero without touch the metal edge result in less responsivity and difficult on multitouch operation
hope new firmware can solve this, too many errors using it like a normal keyboard on a table!
When I first got my Nexus 7, I checked to see if there was any noticeable screen lift, and I didn't notice any. I could use my tablet without issue, and can still use it without issue.
Yesterday I decided to actually inspect my tablet over carefully though (was bored at the moment). Turns out, either the glass screen itself or the silver bezel is uneven? The glass either goes above the bezel, or the bezel goes above the glass, at a few random spots.
The top of the tablet is fine. The middle of the left side is raised a bit, the bottom of the right side is raised a bit, and the entire bottom isn't as far down as the top.
I don't have any poping/cracking noises when I press on the screen, and afaik, all touches are registered without issue. Everything seems to be working just fine.
There is a saying about not fixing what isn't broken, but, is there perhaps a way to make the screen go down below the bezel more evenly?
The touch at edges is less responsive. I have to press little harder on edges than I would press on middle of screen.
Same problem here.... Mostly at the corners
Hi all
Today I noticed that the left hand upper corner of my screen is lifting slightly above the edge of the frame, about 1 mm max. I can push it down but it lifts again after 10 seconds of so . I also discovered this affects the operation proximity sensor.
For example, when i make a call (phone, whatsapp, etc) the screen goes black and stays black until the call is ended, no matter how close the phone is to my ear. This indicates symptoms of the prox sensor not working. But if i hold the screen gently at the left top corner (effectively re-seating the screen) the prox works just fine during calls.
*#0*# sensor check confirms this as well. Prox does not work unless i hold the corner of the screen
Otherwise phone is fine.
Wondering if i need new adhesive on this part of the screen?
Any other suggestions please?
Solution...
Gently, very, very gently, lift the screen at both corners. Guitar picks are good for this. Only lift about 2-3mm.
Then get some double sided 2mm wide tape. Stick the tape along the top edge of the phone frame using thin tweezers. Best length is between front camera (on the right) and LED (on the left). Its a bit fiddly to get the tape into the exact position but it can be done.
Once in place remove the tape backing
Remove guitar picks
Gently pres on hold screen for the tape to bond
Hey presto.