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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.
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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.
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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.
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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

Home button double clicking out of itself.

My homebutton will sometimes double click when I just click once, which makes the carkit menu come up. This will happen like once a day. Anyway to resolve this?

mine kept doing this, drove me mad!i just disabled the button altogether , job done lol

Is there a fix beside that?
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get it replaced

Same problem here. And i cant get it replaced where i live :-(
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I had the same issue. Seems like the home button isnt the best built like the iPhone.
I had mine replaced by a whole new front panel (Included a new screen as well, which was good since I had 1 dead pixel)
Best bet is to get it replaced.

how's the new screen treating you? I need to get mine replaced because of blotches and lines, =(
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how's the new screen treating you? I need to get mine replaced because of blotches and lines, =(
dhruvmalik said:
I had the same issue. Seems like the home button isnt the best built like the iPhone.
I had mine replaced by a whole new front panel (Included a new screen as well, which was good since I had 1 dead pixel)
Best bet is to get it replaced.
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I have a stain

ceycey84x said:
I have a stain
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bit of aerial will sort that out mate

Yup I've had this issue since day one.
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SAlmighty said:
how's the new screen treating you? I need to get mine replaced because of blotches and lines, =(
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how's the new screen treating you? I need to get mine replaced because of blotches and lines, =(
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The new screen is working just fine (knock on wood). Although its not as bright as my original screen at the same brightness level setting. But thats a very small marginal difference.

My home button is still doing this. Should I return my phone to get it replaced?..

Just figured out that I still had the plastic on the home button never knew it was there before because it is really hard to see. I but I peeled it off and my home button is a lot better now. I suggest anyone else having problems and doesn't realize it is there to peel it off.
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Mine does this every once in a while, not enough for it to be a real problem though. The thing that's more annoying is when my back button double backs. I have to be real careful with it.

it really annoys me that you can't disable this 'feature'. Forced me to root to get rid of it.

screen touch problem

Did anyone face a problem where the touch screen won't get clicked?
It happened sometimes to me when I was try to type and it always happen in the same spot and that is when I try to type "I"( this also happen right now btw ). Thx for the answer

Adityagiann said:
Did anyone face a problem where the touch screen won't get clicked?
It happened sometimes to me when I was try to type and it always happen in the same spot and that is when I try to type "I"( this also happen right now btw ). Thx for the answer
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did your screen had tampered glass?

No I'm using a plastic one

Adityagiann said:
No I'm using a plastic one
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i didnt have any problem with touchscreen..try send to samsung center and tell them what your problem..they will check for you

This also is happening to me after I put screen protect on my screen.
This is not problem with the touch screen.
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I think my glass protect is too much thick, I think I need get <0.2mm glass protect, sry for bad english..

khaisttj92 said:
i didnt have any problem with touchscreen..try send to samsung center and tell them what your problem..they will check for you
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Yea i was already did it and took 4 days to run a test on my phone and do the fix bro.. damn ??

Davva said:
This also is happening to me after I put screen protect on my screen.
This is not problem with the touch screen.
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I think my glass protect is too much thick, I think I need get <0.2mm glass protect, sry for bad english..
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Well if I remember, it has already happened on the day i bought the phone but i didn't really excpecting this to be the screen problem that is really annoyed me. So i think its's not because the screen protector, rather the screen itself because it only happen in 1 spot, not the entire screen.

Adityagiann said:
Well if I remember, it has already happened on the day i bought the phone but i didn't really excpecting this to be the screen problem that is really annoyed me. So i think its's not because the screen protector, rather the screen itself because it only happen in 1 spot, not the entire screen.
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first day i bought the phone has flicker when unlock tbe phone then send to samsung center they change the screen..then flicker still exist then send back again..they change motherboard then still flicker...then got software update flicker doesnt exist anymore..so i dont know about the screen..because i had change my screen earlier..btw did you have problem in greyish aod when your surronding is dark?

khaisttj92 said:
first day i bought the phone has flicker when unlock tbe phone then send to samsung center they change the screen..then flicker still exist then send back again..they change motherboard then still flicker...then got software update flicker doesnt exist anymore..so i dont know about the screen..because i had change my screen earlier..btw did you have problem in greyish aod when your surronding is dark?
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What is flicker? Like blinking? I don't experienced it. And software update?? I didn't get that until today. For aod I thought it happened because my eyeglasses a bit dirty but it is greyish. I try install always on amoled app on s6 phone and its clear. No greyish thing around it dude

Adityagiann said:
What is flicker? Like blinking? I don't experienced it. And software update?? I didn't get that until today. For aod I thought it happened because my eyeglasses a bit dirty but it is greyish. I try install always on amoled app on s6 phone and its clear. No greyish thing around it dude
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last year update december..j7 pro..because of aod greyish in the dark so i turn of aod

khaisttj92 said:
last year update december..j7 pro..because of aod greyish in the dark so i turn of aod
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Ohh i bought this phone on 2 january. Is it really bother you?? ? it's not like you always do your activity in the dark place

Adityagiann said:
Ohh i bought this phone on 2 january. Is it really bother you?? ? it's not like you always do your activity in the dark place
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it kill your battery and mybe will get other issu..not do activity inn dark place i mean when at night..before you sleep..

khaisttj92 said:
it kill your battery and mybe will get other issu..not do activity inn dark place i mean when at night..before you sleep..
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Well with my aod on it survive 1 day full and i just realise on ehat you mean. Well the i see the difference when aod turn on and when i got Line(chat application) pop up

Adityagiann said:
Well with my aod on it survive 1 day full and i just realise on ehat you mean. Well the i see the difference when aod turn on and when i got Line(chat application) pop up
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now u realise..that why im off my aod..if im using only at day and turn off at night

Adityagiann said:
Did anyone face a problem where the touch screen won't get clicked?
It happened sometimes to me when I was try to type and it always happen in the same spot and that is when I try to type "I"( this also happen right now btw ). Thx for the answer
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Confirmed. So what would be the best way to solve this problem?

final_triumph said:
Confirmed. So what would be the best way to solve this problem?
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You face this problem too? Well i bring my phone into samsung service center since it's the product disability (my sister face this problem too and ofc same phone)

Adityagiann said:
You face this problem too? Well i bring my phone into samsung service center since it's the product disability (my sister face this problem too and ofc same phone)
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I see, yes I do. Will have to bring it to the repair center as well :/

final_triumph said:
I see, yes I do. Will have to bring it to the repair center as well :/
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I suddenly regret my choice to bought this phone ?

Guys, just update and it will be fine. Last kernel included in january firmware fixed all bugs (aod grayishness, screen flickering etc.) You can flash Luxembourg firmware if you have carrier unlocked j730.

I the most times you just need to do factory reset

Broke my axon. Maybe not fatal damage. Need help please.

Okay so, my axon recently had display issues and I concluded that the display ribbon was loose because with a bit of pressure it would work just fine.
I disassembled the device, secured the ribbon and voila it was good again.
BUT.
I f***d up my digitizer somehow and the display is way less responsive now, plus the recents and back buttons don't work.
I'll hit the bed now because I'm very tired, any tips or instructions would be incredibly helpful.
Thanks everyone.
Hope I can revive my device somehow as I can't afford to buy anything right now.

nfsmw_gr said:
Okay so, my axon recently had display issues and I concluded that the display ribbon was loose because with a bit of pressure it would work just fine.
I disassembled the device, secured the ribbon and voila it was good again.
BUT.
I f***d up my digitizer somehow and the display is way less responsive now, plus the recents and back buttons don't work.
I'll hit the bed now because I'm very tired, any tips or instructions would be incredibly helpful.
Thanks everyone.
Hope I can revive my device somehow as I can't afford to buy anything right now.
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Check every wire/connection. You might have knocked something else loose.
Also has it been two years since you bought the device? It might still be under warranty.

SY Corgi said:
Check every wire/connection. You might have knocked something else loose.
Also has it been two years since you bought the device? It might still be under warranty.
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I did just that but no avail.
Also yeah it should be under warranty but the service is really far away that's why I tried doing it myself.
If I send it anyway wouldn't they put it off warranty since I opened it myself?
They can tell, I mean I could tell myself.

Have you tried restarting your phone?
Can you access your phone? Apps etc? Try reversing the nav buttons in settings.
You could try the test mode too?
Enter test mode using phone key pad
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I'm guessing you used a heat source for the teardown? Possibility there was too much heat?
I hope you get it sorted.
I did a teardown on a Samsung device and the charge port was never the same after.

Syberclone said:
Have you tried restarting your phone?
Can you access your phone? Apps etc? Try reversing the nav buttons in settings.
You could try the test mode too?
Enter test mode using phone key pad
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I'm guessing you used a heat source for the teardown? Possibility there was too much heat?
I hope you get it sorted.
I did a teardown on a Samsung device and the charge port was never the same after.
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Thanks for your input.
I can use the device normally, boot, use apps.
The problem lies with the display.
Touch is less responsive than before, and the multi task and back buttons do not function at all.
Home button works though.
I can not access the test app because I'm running LOS.
Yeah I used a hair drier to remove the speaker grills, this must be the cause right?
Any idea how can I fix this?
Reapply heat and pray?

nfsmw_gr said:
okay so, my axon recently had display issues and i concluded that the display ribbon was loose because with a bit of pressure it would work just fine.
I disassembled the device, secured the ribbon and voila it was good again.
But.
I f***d up my digitizer somehow and the display is way less responsive now, plus the recents and back buttons don't work.
I'll hit the bed now because i'm very tired, any tips or instructions would be incredibly helpful.
Thanks everyone.
hope i can revive my device somehow as i can't afford to buy anything right now.
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you have a 2 year warranty on everything for $79 after the 1st year. They just replaced my axon 7 twice - free the 2nd time. And i now have lighted lower buttons.

Aerialaerins said:
you have a 2 year warranty on everything for $79 after the 1st year. They just replaced my axon 7 twice - free the 2nd time. And i now have lighted lower buttons.
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I'll try to contact the service then.
No way around it I guess.

Aerialaerins said:
you have a 2 year warranty on everything for $79 after the 1st year. They just replaced my axon 7 twice - free the 2nd time. And i now have lighted lower buttons.
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Oops... you took it apart. Warranty no good. HOWEVER - one of the first issues I had with my Axon... I dropped it face down on cement. Half the screen was dark. Right down the middle. I could shake and smack it to work. I was about to send it in and found some "pixel" repair/testing app, here, I think. Ran it once - BOOM... fixed. I think there might also be one on ZTE. I'll also see if I have a code to run the test. ZTE sent me several sheets of codes to do I DUNNO?
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nfsmw_gr said:
I'll try to contact the service then.
No way around it I guess.
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I have good contact info in Grapevine Texas where you need to contact.
Please click the below link.
http://61.132.54.13:8080/AnswerInFo2015Q3.htm
Please note, in addition to completing the survey. If you are having any issues with your device that require immediate attention, please contact our Customer Service
department at 877-817-1759.
Thank you for your time and feedback.

Aerialaerins said:
Oops... you took it apart. Warranty no good. HOWEVER - one of the first issues I had with my Axon... I dropped it face down on cement. Half the screen was dark. Right down the middle. I could shake and smack it to work. I was about to send it in and found some "pixel" repair/testing app, here, I think. Ran it once - BOOM... fixed. I think there might also be one on ZTE. I'll also see if I have a code to run the test. ZTE sent me several sheets of codes to do I DUNNO?
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I have good contact info in Grapevine Texas where you need to contact.
Please click the below link.
http://61.132.54.13:8080/AnswerInFo2015Q3.htm
Please note, in addition to completing the survey. If you are having any issues with your device that require immediate attention, please contact our Customer Service
department at 877-817-1759.
Thank you for your time and feedback.
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Gonna search around for the app you mentioned but I strongly think this is a hardware issue.
I'm located in Greece and I know the official site service partner is in Athens so I don't think I'll need to send it to Texas.
Thanks for everything so far though.
Gonna do the survey right now.

What is wrong with this oneplus 6t screen? (link in thread)

https://vimeo.com/335039371
Bought this phone used. $400 Canadian for a oneplus 6t 256gb hdd and 8gb ram. Note I was told he had the screen replaced. Fingerprint reader also doesn't work. See the lines on the screen? The skinny vertical and thicker one up top running horizontal? It's definitely the screen itself. Perhaps backside of the screen. Note you can only see these lines with black background / phone screen off and only under certain lighting. With phone on and anything other than black you cannot see at all.
Is this a botched screen repair? Fingerprint sensor is on backside of phone. But u need to take off back to disconnected the screen cable at back. And these lines.... Dirty inside of screen or what would you guess???

Probably a screen not made by OnePlus. I've never seen that before.

Return it asap, if you can.

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Return it asap, if you can.
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Defo not returning it for $400 Canadian. Phone as is could sell for $600 lol.
I'm just wondering what people think it may be. Like the first reply, likely just a bad screen. Replace it for $50 or whatever and will be all good.
The actual good thing about replacing the screen is you have to take off the back of the phone anyway. And well, while they are back there I can have them check the fingerprint sensor. Maybe the ribbon cable is just loose. Could fix both things in one shot.....
If fingerprint readers are available online and are like $20 then to be honest, I could just buy now and bring with me when I go back to screen repair....

brockmo said:
Defo not returning it for $400 Canadian. Phone as is could sell for $600 lol.
I'm just wondering what people think it may be. Like the first reply, likely just a bad screen. Replace it for $50 or whatever and will be all good.
The actual good thing about replacing the screen is you have to take off the back of the phone anyway. And well, while they are back there I can have them check the fingerprint sensor. Maybe the ribbon cable is just loose. Could fix both things in one shot.....
If fingerprint readers are available online and are like $20 then to be honest, I could just buy now and bring with me when I go back to screen repair....
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Then sell asap. OP7 is few days away, I believe. You can already score 6t used on eBay for $450-500 USD if you are patient. Your potential profit will only get smaller once 7s are released and the repair costs associated with your phone.
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Also, genuine OP 6t screen replacement by OP is around $143 USD (screen is $90, plus taxes, shipping and handling).
Don't know about FP reader.

radekmazur said:
Then sell asap. OP7 is few days away, I believe. You can already score 6t used on eBay for $450-500 USD if you are patient. Your potential profit will only get smaller once 7s are released and the repair costs associated with your phone.
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Also, genuine OP 6t screen replacement by OP is around $143 USD (screen is $90, plus taxes, shipping and handling).
Don't know about FP reader.
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Yeah. All considered. It's very close and probably bordering an even deal for the hassle. $500 USD is $675 CAD (for reference). I paid essentially $300USD for the phone. And ya, official repairs is what I'm looking into. 7 day turnaround or so and then like $130USD or so. Will end up being around $450USD and some wait.
Hmm
oh and researching more i actually believe the fingerprint reader is fine. Probably does not work because of non official screen. If it were bad though, it's a $20 part and wouldn't charge extra labor, apparently

My s8 had marks like that. It was from the wallet case and cards I had in it.

brockmo said:
https://vimeo.com/335039371
Bought this phone used. $400 Canadian for a oneplus 6t 256gb hdd and 8gb ram. Note I was told he had the screen replaced. Fingerprint reader also doesn't work. See the lines on the screen? The skinny vertical and thicker one up top running horizontal? It's definitely the screen itself. Perhaps backside of the screen. Note you can only see these lines with black background / phone screen off and only under certain lighting. With phone on and anything other than black you cannot see at all.
Is this a botched screen repair? Fingerprint sensor is on backside of phone. But u need to take off back to disconnected the screen cable at back. And these lines.... Dirty inside of screen or what would you guess???
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It's not a 6T if the FP sensor is on the back of the phone.

tech_head said:
It's not. 6T if the FP sensor is on the back of the phone.
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I was kinda thinking that too...

matangii said:
My s8 had marks like that. It was from the wallet case and cards I had in it.
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OMG! You may have nailed it. I remember the original owner took it out of a wallet case. Did you find any "fix" for this? Rubbing alcohol or anything?????
tech_head said:
It's not. 6T if the FP sensor is on the back of the phone.
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I've read though that even aftermarket screen protectors cause the fingerprint reader to not work. So installing a different screen (not official oneplus) could cause this I'd think. Also to get to the front of the screen and replace it I believe you need to get at the back and take the back off, to disconnect the screen.

brockmo said:
OMG! You may have nailed it. I remember the original owner took it out of a wallet case. Did you find any "fix" for this? Rubbing alcohol or anything?????
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I never really looked for a fix but it became barely noticeable once I applied a screen protector

matangii said:
I never really looked for a fix but it became barely noticeable once I applied a screen protector
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Riiight. Well this is worth a try before I send to oneplus to fix for $200. Or go to town with rubbing alcohol and see.
It's almost like screen burn in on a tv. But physically. On the phone layer so you'd think you could fix it...
I'm gonna text the guy to confirm. But there must be a way. I'll google.

brockmo said:
Riiight. Well this is worth a try before I send to oneplus to fix for $200. Or go to town with rubbing alcohol and see.
It's almost like screen burn in on a tv. But physically. On the phone layer so you'd think you could fix it...
I'm gonna text the guy to confirm. But there must be a way. I'll google.
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If the sensor is on the back of the phone; it's not a 6T.
It might be a 6, but a 6T has the fingerprint sensor under the screen.

tech_head said:
If the sensor is on the back of the phone; it's not a 6T.
It might be a 6, but a 6T has the fingerprint sensor under the screen.
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1:16 of this replacement video shows that the fingerprint sensor is connected/disconnected on the backside of the phone underneath the battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5x1GI5Oxg&t=93s

brockmo said:
1:16 of this replacement video shows that the fingerprint sensor is connected/disconnected on the backside of the phone underneath the battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5x1GI5Oxg&t=93s
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I guess what I meant is where you connect or disconnect the fingerprint reader, where you were reading it as where the actual sensor is

brockmo said:
1:16 of this replacement video shows that the fingerprint sensor is connected/disconnected on the backside of the phone underneath the battery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS5x1GI5Oxg&t=93s
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He didn't say connected on the back of the phone, but that the sensor was on the back of the phone.
Anyway if it's reporting right my interpretation of what he said doesn't matter.

tech_head said:
He didn't say connected on the back of the phone, but that the sensor was on the back of the phone.
Anyway if it's reporting right my interpretation of what he said doesn't matter.
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Yeah haha. You were not wrong here. We just misinterpreted each other. The actual sensor vs where it connects ?

matangii said:
I never really looked for a fix but it became barely noticeable once I applied a screen protector
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I tried a bunch of stuff to try and rid of the perma smudge or whatever you wanna call it, with no luck. I can see why a screen protector would fix this though as you can only see the lines in reflective lighting. A screen protector usually limits glare. I think this is the way to go vs a $200 screen repair ?