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Touch Screen Issues

I have a stock N1, updated to Froyo. So every now and then, ever since I got the phone, the screen just stops responding when waking it up. Sometimes, the screen doesn't turn on at all, but the soft buttons light up. And the only way I've found to fix the problem is to either restart the phone, or connect it to my USB.
Was wondering if it's a hardware or software issue?

same thing happening to me aswell...seems to be only since Froyo flash. Really crappy when you are trying to show off the phone and you have to reboot first. Im gonna mess around a bit tonight and see if I figure anything out...Im also not getting any trackball notifications... I think its software related, for now.

I can say it's not Froyo since I've had this problem before the update, unfortunately.

mailliw320 said:
I can say it's not Froyo since I've had this problem before the update, unfortunately.
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Ok some weird stuff going on for sure..
With CM 5.0.6 every couple days I would the keyboard would "uncalibrate", but the screen would never freeze up.
Since installing Froyo I am getting the freezing and unresponsive screen at least once a day.
Lets hope my it is not my screen getting worse. Ill have to flash back to CM 5.0.6 and see if I still get freezing.
Bye bye Froyo, see you in a couple days!!

So...anyone else with this issue pre-Froyo?

ive never had my nexus freeze, then i flashed froyo and that day it froze for about a minute, now it has done the hard sleep thing and it does it more times per day each subsequent day.
I know that we have an early "test" version of froyo so this stuff isnt grave, but since there seem to be groups of people experiencing different issues, i also wonder if its possible that specific apps can cause problems unrelated to the app since they arent really ready for froyo...is that possible and does anyone know of apps to beware of? not so much apps that dont work but apps that cause other problems?
Edit: my phone is stock by the way

i used to have a lot of problems when i switched from landscape to portrait mode with the calibrations but since ive put on 2.2 that problem is long gone and i have no other issues...

I had shocking touchscreen issues on 5.0.6, to the point where the phone was unusable and I had to reboot or pull the battery. Turning the screen off and on using power button would work occasionally but not always. Unfortunately I am still having the occasional problem on froyo. I had some mates trying to troubleshoot for me and took a few logs, the recurring error was (CM 5.0.6):
I/InputDevice( 117): Dropping bad point #1: newY=176 closestDy=3401 maxDy=2779
I haven't taken a log while on froyo

Thanks for the input, fellas. Sounds like it's a more apparent issue in this test release of Froyo. I've had the issue since before flashing the update, with stock 2.1, but it's sounding like it's software related and nothing actually wrong with my phone. Guess I won't bother contacting HTC haha

[Q] Lagging or weird hehavior found on my buttons

I have been having this weird problem for over a month now.
Virtual Button gets stuck as if im touching it rapidly. it happens randomly too. for example, after a reboot i was using xda app. After hitting "back" button, its button backlight goes off and doesnt respond. Everything else still works but the button gets stuck like that for 20second.
Sometimes when im watching a movie without hording it, quick option pops up as if i have pressed the button next to home button.
anyone else with this issue???
I have 2.1 stock rom uptodate with kies, ryan lag fix, and realook screen protector on it.
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josb0513 said:
I have been having this weird problem for over a month now.
Virtual Button gets stuck as if im touching it rapidly. it happens randomly too. for example, after a reboot i was using xda app. After hitting "back" button, its button backlight goes off and doesnt respond. Everything else still works but the button gets stuck like that for 20second.
Sometimes when im watching a movie without hording it, quick option pops up as if i have pressed the button next to home button.
anyone else with this issue???
I have 2.1 stock rom uptodate with kies, ryan lag fix, and realook screen protector on it.
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This just started happening to me (literally 15 seconds ago) and I want to find out what's going on.

+1
same thing happens to me. But after pressing the central button, the buttons reappear. strange weird
I do not install any lagfix or change the rom, I have my Samsung Galaxy S as a wine factory

I just started to have exactly the same issue with my Vibrant.
Any follow up on this?

Well, one thing i wanna ask you guys is that how many apps do you have installed on your system? Im actually having less of this symptom these days as i have uninstalled dozens of software. Not sure if that was the issue tho.
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I deleted few apps which I installed in last few days and so far so good....but its just few minutes of use yet!
Specifically deleted "Noled".

Still getting lag with BACK button. Though it happens once or twice a day....very weird!
I have been using Samsung Vibrant for 3 months now and this problem just started two days back.

I'm having problems with buttons going off by themselves now. Browsing the internet or writing a message, the menu pops up by itself; Its annoying and its starting to get worse. I'm starting to wonder if I should trade in my phone; this is my third phone.
// galaxy s

I too have this exact same issue with my i9000m. Stock rooted rom with voodoo lagfix. Uninstalled everything, factory reset, clear cache, unroot - nothing fixes it. I have a replacement phone on backorder that will be replaced no questions asked thankfully.
Sounds like it's a somewhat common problem.

now this is getting irritating! seems like an issue with only Bell version I9000M. Couldn't find this problem any where else on web.

did a hard reset and before loading any apps..... played around with phone and found the same lag with back button!

After looking at your replies, it seems like these two factors are causing this strange button lag:
+Bell Mobility
+2.1 Éclair
Can we confirm please? Are you all using Bell & 2.1 with the issue?
Hopely Froyo can fix this issue. My phone was alright for couple of weeks but it came back worse than ever!
I’m starting to hate Samsung more than ever for the lag of updates & lies.

it might be only with some phones
i'm on i9000m as well, 2.1 stock, but i do not have the button problem you guys are describing.

AllGamer said:
it might be only with some phones
i'm on i9000m as well, 2.1 stock, but i do not have the button problem you guys are describing.
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AllGamer, I think you're the lucky one when it comes to your Galaxy. I'm curious if this issue happens to phones running custom roms or the official froyo release.

On stock firmware i9000m and OCLF with root. Im getting a huge lag (10-15 seconds) whenever I hit my home button. Using launcher pro but the problem only popped up yesterday.
Checked watchdog and it only shows 4mb free BUT task manager shows 65mb free. Any thoughts?
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You're not the only ones with the issue. Look at this guy using a Bell SGS on youtube (apologies if this is one of you guys )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBe0txXobwY
Also, its not just the Bell SGS, my AT&T Captivate does it on the Menu key and its very very annoying. Theres a similar thread in the captivate forum and no doubt, on in every SGS forum as they all use the same touch panel.
If its very common, which seems to be the case, could it be related to dust ingress into the touch panel?

Disabled Quickdesk (glcery handy app), left the office early, and now everything works great. Not sure which one worked....
I was getting a black screen for 5-10 seconds every time i pressed the home button. Anyone else with quickdesk issues? Suggestions?
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I factory reset my phone and then un-rooted it just for the sake of testing out some ideas. It didn't help at all and the problem persisted for awhile until I found something interesting;
If you are having the buttons 'stick' or malfunction, go to recovery mode via 3-button. Once you are in there, start pressing your soft keys (I did this for 10 minutes straight when my buttons were sticking).
Tell me how your buttons respond, do they stick or not? We could determine if it's software or hardware.

hol17 said:
I factory reset my phone and then un-rooted it just for the sake of testing out some ideas. It didn't help at all and the problem persisted for awhile until I found something interesting;
If you are having the buttons 'stick' or malfunction, go to recovery mode via 3-button. Once you are in there, start pressing your soft keys (I did this for 10 minutes straight when my buttons were sticking).
Tell me how your buttons respond, do they stick or not? We could determine if it's software or hardware.
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I thought the buttons didnt respond in recover mode...

They light up and respond to touches; if you press the menu key it actually removes and restores the recovery screen.
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[Q] Soft Keys Not Working

This is my second SGS with this problem and I am trying to determine if it is common or if I am just monumentally unlucky.
During normal use the bottom soft keys (menu and back) will become non-functional. One will stay lit and one will go out, but both will cease to work. Everything else on the phone is still responsive, sometimes the keys 'revive' themselves after a short period of time, other times I need to lock the phone to get them back.
I got this phone (a replacement) on the 6th, and this started on the 12th and has been happening more and more often ever since. Has anyone else seen this or have an idea what it may be? Or is this phone is destined to be my 2nd DOA in a month?

Here is a video showing the problem: '
you tube.com/watch?v=1s-wqWsHaIs

That is definitely not normal behaviour.

Exact same problem here; it seems to happen when I'm using the phone quite a bit but when I leave the phone alone for awhile, problem seems to go away then return because I'm using it too much.
// galaxy s

hol17 said:
Exact same problem here; it seems to happen when I'm using the phone quite a bit but when I leave the phone alone for awhile, problem seems to go away then return because I'm using it too much.
// galaxy s
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FYI: Samsung support told me to return my phone.
It is almost like one of the soft keys gets stuck 'down', because it is the same behavior if you just hold down one of the keys. Mine seems to happen more when bluetooth is on and it comes and goes in spurts; good for an hour, bad for an hour, etc.
ETA: I am sure now that the soft keys are getting 'stuck down'. I have seen it 3 times now where I would press the left soft key and the light on the key will remain out, then after a second or so the quick search screen comes up and the left soft key light is still out.

any solution to this problem? i seem to have a slightly different issue
this just happened to me recently everything was working fine until this morning when i tried to press the menu and back buttons it wouldnt work, although the buttons light up and is registering my actions when i press them the light turns off and let go is lit up again.
could this be a software issue or something conflicting with my lednotification mod?
please reply ^_^

I've got the exact same issue with my soft keys getting stuck too. Just started a couple days ago, phone's less than a month old. I was also told to take my phone in for repairs.
Oh one tech support guy told me that Froyo might fix it... I'm kinda hoping for that, seeing as how this issue isn't exactly 100% reproducible for the warranty service department

I have the same problem its almost like the soft key is being held down, anyone find a fix for this?

Add me to the list
Add another one to the list. I too am experiencing this problem and I'm unfortunately screwed because of it. I attempted to return the phone, however the store in question refused to accept it because they tested it and found it had been unlocked. Two week old phone on stock FW bought outright ($600) and they won't replace it.
Unbelievable!

robcarey said:
Add another one to the list. I too am experiencing this problem and I'm unfortunately screwed because of it. I attempted to return the phone, however the store in question refused to accept it because they tested it and found it had been unlocked. Two week old phone on stock FW bought outright ($600) and they won't replace it.
Unbelievable!
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Lock it back and go again.

I know this post it's a bit old, but i was harvesting the web looking for an answer to my problem that seems to be the same posted here.
I have a i9000T with eclair 2.1 and soft keys get stuck now and then. I couldn't find a way to reproduce this behaviour.
Recently (yesterday) i flashed a new 2.3.3 firmware hoping this curse to end. The problem seems to persist, but in some situations that i asume for a bad flashing (i didn't repartition neither wipe the phone before flash).
Anyway, can anybody tellme if this is a software or hardware issue? I'll have to return my phone or this is going to be 'fixed' with a nice flash?
Thanks.

cknu said:
I'll have to return my phone or this is going to be 'fixed' with a nice flash?
Thanks.
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Only one way to find out mate.
You need to flash a 2.1 rom that consists of 3 files. 512 pit and re-partition.
Should get you back on track again.

I did flash it again with the 2.3.3 JVH, a few moments ago. Also did a repartition and wipe data and cache. It seems nice, but in a few minutes the same happend. Now, when i press the menu button it takes a nice screenshot of the phone. xD
I need to flash to a 2.1 version? Why is this? I thought flashing with any rom will work.
Thanks.

Solution to this problem!
Hey all - I found a solution to this problem - I can confirm this has fixed the problem on TWO phones for me - read the whole thread as this fix doesn't like custom firmwares, but works fine with all the regular FWs I've downloaded.
Works perfect - and simple fix!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=869492

^^^
Do not do this unless you have a i9000m. You will break your buttons.

electrotune1200 said:
^^^
Do not do this unless you have a i9000m. You will break your buttons.
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Too bad i didn't see this before
I have I9000T used this 2663 method and now my soft buttons doesn't work anymore...
Didn't find a clear solution in the forums so i want to ask, like i said my phone is a I9000T with official 2.2.1 (UBPJA) rooted using SuperOneClick and unlocked editing the nv_data.bin file.
I was thinking on doing a hard reset to get back to the factory defaults but i see many ways of doing it that it gets confusing... i see peolple doing it through the privacy menu but i think that only erase data and doesn't restore anything OS wise, also see other people doing it using volume + home + power and selecting later clear storage, i think this is the same that the option in the privacy menu, and finally i see some people typing this code *2767*3855# what is the proper way to get back to the original OS in my case?
Thanks in advance...

[Q] Swype problem in official ICS update?

Just updated my phone to the official ICS. (XEN)
Now, Swype works for an hour or so, after that it doesn't react anymore.
Allready did an factory reset, but i still have the same problem.
Does anybody know whats going on, and how I can solve this?
Reboot every hour is a little

Ok, I think Thumb keyboard is the problem.
I bought this a while ago, so with restoring my Google account it was installed automatically after the factory reset.
After deleting this prog the phone works fine.
I hope it stays like this...

Use swift keyboard X
It's best.... I was tried every keyboard out there but bought only swift x..
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I have this same problem. It suddenly freezes and will not work. Only way to get it started is to choose another keyboard, wait a long time, then go back. It STILL freezes after a while. STUPID ICS update.
I have googled everywhere and there still isn't a solution. SWYPE can't do anything cause its built into the Samsung update and not a stand alone app... Come one Samsung! How can you put out an update without checking! Grrrrrr
I need my swype working!

Ok, it did freeze again but just once.
Eskasi, what firmware do you have?
Mine is XEN.

eskasi said:
I have this same problem. It suddenly freezes and will not work. Only way to get it started is to choose another keyboard, wait a long time, then go back. It STILL freezes after a while. STUPID ICS update.
I have googled everywhere and there still isn't a solution. SWYPE can't do anything cause its built into the Samsung update and not a stand alone app... Come one Samsung! How can you put out an update without checking! Grrrrrr
I need my swype working!
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At last someone else has the same issue as me!!!! I am on an SGS2 and it's doing my head in, no matter what version of MIUI I install the new swype just stops working as you say unless I choose another keyboard then it seems to be hit and miss whether it works or not.
Any solution found?

After installing another rom I am fed up with this, there is however an alternative, try the TouchPal Keyboard, similar to swype and actually in a couple of instances better, like sliding up on the number keys to get a number straight away or slide down to get a character straight away, rather than holding the button down, so far after 5 minutes of use works fine. See how you get on.
Try Touchpal Keyboard from the market - it's free and I find is so far as accurate as swype without the headache of freezing.

Same problem for me after ics update. It would freeze on me and while doing that drain my battery as well. Note is performing so much better after disabling swype. I hope they come with a fix soon though,I love swype...
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I have same problem, what I did is delete swype data file from Application\Swype, them reboot.
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[Q] XT861: Software Update after Radio Unlock: Is this safe to do?

Hi guys, I'm back again with a noob moment!
So I have this problem with the physical keyboard in my XT861 Milestone 3, it's been radio unlocked so it believes it's the Chinese XT883.
Some people with this phone have said they have problems with the physical keyboard, and some have suggested from google search results that a software upgrade fixed it. Now, I did check to see if there was a software upgrade available, but since this is just using the radio.img and nothing else, I didn't know if using the software update button was a smart idea. It doesn't sound like it. Any ideas on how I can address the problem? Is the update function safe? This phone -was- pretty badly beat up, it stands to reason things may have shifted internally, the lights on the smart buttons on the glass look like they're not centered right, and the key presses sometimes don't register and sometimes double-register. I just figured I'd approach the problem from software first since others reported similar.
Admittedly, the time without a solid useful keyboard has gotten me used to Swype (which doesn't like working after the radio update, so I basically used root uninstaller, got rid of the on-board swype, and installed a new one which works fine) but I would rather use my keyboard.

saadow said:
Hi guys, I'm back again with a noob moment!
So I have this problem with the physical keyboard in my XT861 Milestone 3, it's been radio unlocked so it believes it's the Chinese XT883.
Some people with this phone have said they have problems with the physical keyboard, and some have suggested from google search results that a software upgrade fixed it. Now, I did check to see if there was a software upgrade available, but since this is just using the radio.img and nothing else, I didn't know if using the software update button was a smart idea. It doesn't sound like it. Any ideas on how I can address the problem? Is the update function safe? This phone -was- pretty badly beat up, it stands to reason things may have shifted internally, the lights on the smart buttons on the glass look like they're not centered right, and the key presses sometimes don't register and sometimes double-register. I just figured I'd approach the problem from software first since others reported similar.
Admittedly, the time without a solid useful keyboard has gotten me used to Swype (which doesn't like working after the radio update, so I basically used root uninstaller, got rid of the on-board swype, and installed a new one which works fine) but I would rather use my keyboard.
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1. update will probably fail if you edited the build.prop and/or removed any stock apks
2. update will likely change radio back to stock
3. It likely is a XT883 update
4. unlikely that update will help physical keyboard issues.

That's about the sum of what I thought, thanks @sd_shadow!

When I had the Chinese version if I did a system update the whole phone became permanently Chinese! Don't do it you might mess stuff up more
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DroidBoy123 said:
When I had the Chinese version if I did a system update the whole phone became permanently Chinese! Don't do it you might mess stuff up more
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It's not permanent, but could be several steps to get back to way it is now.