Hy, there ! My Z1 Compact had the screen a little bit curved on the outside, meaning that when I pushed against the middle of the screen , the screen went back into the right position.
The phone was bought online from UK before Sony launched it in Romania. So, no guarantee. The screen cracked at some point. I have image, I have touch below the crack, but above the crack no touch.
1 - Why did the screen curve outside ? Is it the battery ( got bigger because of the heating up while using GPS , playing or charging ) ? Or is it common that the screen detach itself ?
2 - Is it worth to replace the screen ? All the shops told me there aren`t any original screens, only OEMs. Some say the image is the same, others say it is not. But what`s more upsetting is that some say that these new OEM screens crack very easy, even when they`re in the pockets or in your hand, or crack at first drop. Is there anyone here who replaced the screen ? What should I do ? What to expect from these OEM screens ? Is there anything else I should be aware about ?
3 - I cannot unlock the phone because the starting character of the password unlocking screen is above the crack . What can I do to recover the data from it ? SMS, Contacts , pictures..
4 - Should I replace the original battery with a new OEM one or these are worse that a 2 year old original battery ?
Thank you in advance !
PS : the only problems I had with Z1 C were :
a - If I was in a call and somebody else callled me, if I ended the 1st call to engage in the 2nd call, the other person could never hear me, that resulting in dropping the call and calling again. The same problem I had with my Z1 also.
b - ocassionally restarts, but those I ve see an ALL my android phones
c - when talking in speaker mode, you cannot hear well and the other person could not hear at all , most of the times.
d - the max volume of the music was kinda 1/2 compared to samsung phones. It s not the speakers that upset me, but the low volume when connecting the phone to sound system, for example.
e - it got very very hot when using GPS - and the battery drained in 3 hours tops of continuous use of GPS and internet mobile.
My Z1 is another story. I bought it for my former job, because my employer could not afford to buy me a phone. It was SH, from a shop, originally sold by Vodafone Germany. It had some issues and the bloatware from vodafone was annoying, so I decided to take back to the shop ( i had 3 months guarantee ) to resoft the phone. After a week I got the phone back with the original software. But the phone started working worse and worse, because of The Intermittent Touch Screen Issue - that I find out about only after I got very mad 2 nights ago and smashed the phone to the floor. The screen is now in a million pieces. I am very sorry now, my both phones are unusable and I don`t know what to do and if it`s worth to repair them. Can this The Intermittent Touch Screen Issue be fixed ? I mean the phone wrote iself or deleted everything I was writing or I could not press some letters on the keyboard or one letter remained pressed for eternity ... everytime I had to press power button of and on again until the phone started working properly again. That`s why I got so mad ... Has anyone experienced these problems with their Sony ? Is there any solution ?
Sorry for the long text, but I really need some good advice now.
Thank you for your patience and possible advice !
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I am facing the problem recently last 2 3 days
my Xperia restarts automatically
sometimes there is 30% to 40% charging left still its shut automatically and never been start.. i have to change new battery
any solution for this or anyway to find the problem?
regards
anybudy would like to answer this please?
I'm having a similar problem...my x1 sometimes shuts down while in the middle of doing something, like opening apps, sliding out the keyboard or even navigating touchflo. I suspect it could be a battery problem, as someone in the forum discovered, having also shut down problems, that his battery is loose and the connectors are not properly met so he stuck a bit of hard paper to fix it, but I checked mine and the battery is not loose. I don't want to spend on a new battery if these shut downs weren't really cause by faulty batteries, so yeah anyone has a clearer understanding on this?
Hi all
I am also having a similar problem the past 2 days and as of now i cant use the qwerty keyboard because just as i begin to slide the qwerty out the screen goes black and the phone need to be rebooted.
I have just changed to Valkyrie 2.4 yesterday thinking that maybe its was software problem with Touch X but the problem still persists. Only difference is that with Touch X the phone would reboot itself.
Anyone else having any similar issues and what would the fix be, or shall i be off to my nearest service provider for repairs?
Thanks
Uhm.. about that problem when you slide it out and the device turns off.. i had that too and i send it in to repair.. it will probably be fixed under warranty, and stock rom or custom rom doesnt matter the problem was still there... and it happend to me 5 days ago..
knufh said:
I'm having a similar problem...my x1 sometimes shuts down while in the middle of doing something, like opening apps, sliding out the keyboard or even navigating touchflo. I suspect it could be a battery problem, as someone in the forum discovered, having also shut down problems, that his battery is loose and the connectors are not properly met so he stuck a bit of hard paper to fix it, but I checked mine and the battery is not loose. I don't want to spend on a new battery if these shut downs weren't really cause by faulty batteries, so yeah anyone has a clearer understanding on this?
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'When i slide the thing out it sometimes restarts'
I used to have that with the stock ROM so this all might be more software related...
yeah I am having the same problem, No Water Damage btw. i found that if i sometimes in portrait mode if pressure is applied to the top right region, it will shutdown and/or restart. When I slide my screen up to landscape mode it screen is just black. I'm going to contact Sony Ericsson to see what they have to say about this.
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'When i slide the thing out it sometimes restarts'
I used to have that with the stock ROM so this all might be more software related...
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It resets when the phone freezes. Sometimes it freezes so bad you have to manual reset.
My phone is doing the same thing but when i slide it up. The screen goes blank and then it restarts by itself. I never flashed my phone so I thought it was a firmware issue. I finally updated to the R3A firmware and lo and behold the same results, but instead it didn't restart, it just turned off or the screen goes blank. I've sent the phone to Sony Ericsson and they told me that I would have my phone back in 7 to 10 business days, but they're liars!!! It's been 13 business days and counting and no word as to whether the phone can be fixed or updates on status other than it's in "work in process". So then I called again today and complained to SE and the result is that they are "awaiting parts and Xperia parts are on back-order". After further probing SE told me that they would call me on Monday to officially let me know what the hell is going and why it's taking so long to repair my phone. I paid $800 usd for the phone and I would expect that their repair service would be a lot better and quicker than what it is! During my wait time for my phone, my PS3 broke down, I sent it in, got it fixed and returned already. That was within a week. There is definitely something wrong I tell you! They just need to send me a new phone!
Sorry about my rant guys, but I'm pissed!!!
My damn phone has the same issue, Until now, this hasn't been repaired for it's crack. And I'm almost out of warranty days, I think I bought it 2md day after the xperia was released. I'll try testing abou the presuure point though. I give you update
I did have the same problem..
Hi... I did have the same problem n I couldn't find any solution... So i send it to repair...
U can check my threads..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=520143
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=519322
mca
EDIT : It seems that is an XPERIA PROBLEM!!!! LOOK!!! : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=550242 !!!!! , many people is having the SAME problem...
I'm disappointed..
Hi guys I've got a HTC Ignito and Id like abit of advice the touch screen on my phone seems to be acting up as u can press on the left hand side and it will detect pressure but only the top and bottom 5mm will work properly the rest it will activate what is on the opposite side or will do nothing.
when Ive tried to calibrate the screen it just constantly repeats the calibration process non stop but if you do a hard reset it will start working properly but as soon as you reset phone it messes up again.
Any one any ideas is the touch screen broken or is it another problem its got the stock rom on it
Sorry for the bad structore of post feeling abit tired as been up for hours annoyed at my phone.
I noticed a simmilliar issue starting a couple of weeks ago. Looks like the X-axis of the digitizer starts to die. In my case it only detects touches in Y direction, but not in X.
So far it only appeared under hot condition like sunlight or constantly running device in craddle. After cooling down it always came back to normal behaviour (so far)
Cheers bud for the reply. Its weird tho as its same as yours as it will detect the Y axis movemnt as when i hadnt hardrest it you could minamise the clock but that was it. Simalar problem happened to my grandads orbit and acted like urs then got progressivly worse over a few months.
I wonder if anybody knows if it would be sortedby getting a new touch screen.
HI...
Hopefully we are not the only ones... But yeah my MDA Compact (Diamond on T-Mobile UK) is doin the same thing. Like you guys, mine has staterd to get worse, before it was just a few edge icons that i could'nt press..but now sometimes pressing the screen anywhere does nothing, all i can do is scroll up or down.
Axelpix... you make a good point about temp...mine gets quite warm when charging on the USB. I will try to see if this is causing the problem.
Any info on fix would be greatly welcomed.
PS i'm running the Windows 6.5 Energy ROM. 14/07/2009
Hi guys least im not alone I think the only way to fix this problem might be to replace the touchscreen im just looking to see how much it would cost to buy a new one and if its easy to just replace the screen or if it comes attached to the lcd screen like on the orbit
continuous request to calibrate the screen
Yes, I have experienced this when i switched the handset on for the first time after purchase but it went off when I forced a restart to the handset.
First of all. Xperia x1 - the best phone till this day.
but i have some problems. I have the phone abouth 5-6 months now and:
1. M, N and SPACE buttons sometimes when i vant to tap a button they write like MMMM or NNN ajd SPACE semethimes tipes 3-4 spaces instead of just one.
2. for the last 3 weeks sometimes while making a call i dont hear a thing but then i turn on the speaker and i can hear the ringing or the other person who has already answerd. but it i turn off the speaker i dont hear him any more. I noticed sometimes it helps if i slide open and close the phone but not always.
3. Abouth an hour ago I wanted to slide open the phone to surf the net a little and when i start tho slide the screen (even very slowly) whe screns every other row gets black imediatly, the other rows of pixels that didnt get black imediatly start to fade and in a second of 2 the whole screen is black here and there some grey stripes are visible but it looks awful. like my xperia is diyng.
problem 2 and 3 seem to be caosed because of some slider/contact problem.
Now i have hard SPLed my xperia and i would like to get it to factory settings. I would like even that bootloader version or what ever its called to be the factory one. I have original WWE R3AA but the bootloader is stil the dard SPLed one Onlix or something like that.
Does anyone have any ideas abouth my 3 problems?
Does anyone have any idea abouth recovering the factory bootloader?
Ty guys
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Does anyone have any ideas abouth my 3 problems?
Does anyone have any idea abouth recovering the factory bootloader?
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1- Send it to the repair center
2- Learn to read. The answer is in the same thread where you have found the hardSPL...
Mopral said:
1- Send it to the repair center
2- Learn to read. The answer is in the same thread where you have found the hardSPL...
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I lol'd.
OP he is right. Your problems are hardware related, not software.
yeah i have the same problem! most of the keys of the left side of the keyboard write multiple times. I'd not call Xperia the best mobile... sony messed up on this phone! all the pre release hype amounted to a greatly faulted machine! if 800$ gets you a phone whose case paint comes off easily, keyboard starts to die, cracks on the case and really sucky panels then how can it be a great device! too bad now i am stuck with this abomination!
The keyboard issue is a common one I think. I took mine back to be repaired and it came back with a new keyboard....
Hi,
I've had my Touch Diamond since August last year, so 08/2008 to 11/2009, just over a year and all of a sudden yesterday, I came to use the phone and the screen would not respond. (Never dropped, squezzed or got wet)
After resetting it, turning it off, on etc... its just not responding. The physical button lets me scroll the menu and I can receive and answer call, but the touch screen is dead?
I was looking at it in a shop today and it caught me eye that when the screen is off (in stand-by) it appears there is a kind oily / shiny looking square thin layer under the screen... I'm thinking its burnt out of something. its hard to see and you need the right light.
Has anybody seen this before or had it happen to them? Is the phone fit for the bin now? Whats the story with manufacture warranty (as I got it on eBay)
Unfortunately I lost my job to redundancy / recession not long ago, so can't afford a new one, any ideas what €150 / €200 would get me that has a nice big screen like the Touch Diamond, Wi-Fi and maybe GPS too... I've go so used to my Touch Diamond comforts that I don't think I could go back to a boring Nokia lol (I know beggers can't be choosers)
Would love a HTC Hero! Anybody want to sell me one for €200
Thanks for listening and letting me mourn the passing of my beloved phone. Any help / advice is much appreciated!
DG.
Hi Guys
I've been having some serious problems with the screen on my X1, most of the time now the screen doesn't respond to me tapping it, alignment is a waste of time.I'm wondering is there something I can do to fix it or will it simply be a matter of returning it. I'm in my last few months of a 18month contract and based on my recent experiences I doubt I will be getting another x1 (or even x2)
Thanks
Simon.
Exactly whats happened to mine! Its my 3rd X1 now and O2 cant (wont) fix it. Its a terrible phone. I cant use it now and you know what, I dont care, I would rather have a Nokia 6310.
Ive had every problem going and Im careful with my phones. First one the screen died when opening, second one no one can hear me and now this. I have also had the usual cracks issue on all 3 phones. Even when the phone works the reception terrible and it hangs all the time. Never a sony Xanything again.
Alignment problems and touch screen problem
I just updated my X1 last week ( 02/17/2010, my phone it's 1 year old with no problem at all, before this ) and everything was OK. Then on sunday the screen wasn't aligned, and I started to aligned almost every hour. Then I realized that after sliding the keyboard, the touch screen was death (not black, but doesn't work the touch function) for about 40 seconds, and after that it works again ( opened and Landscape). I also need to align the screen very often.
Before this happend, I never aligned the screen, only when I updated the X1. Also, on last friday ( before the screen problem ) I installed the Youtube aplication for the X1, and gave me problems because it doesn't have a Landscape screen, and the X1 crashed when I slide it, then I had to reboot it.
After this problem I started to have problems with my X1 ( alignments and death touch screen with keyboard opened )
Does some body have an idea to solve the problem?
Im sure this has to do with software or advanced settings like HKEY config.
Thanks in advance.
i have the same problem
but now, the problem is horrible
the alignement doesn t accept
when i touch the down list (call, contact etc...) the xperia open the Start bar
arggg
Noelch said:
i have the same problem
but now, the problem is horrible
the alignement doesn t accept
when i touch the down list (call, contact etc...) the xperia open the Start bar
arggg
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and it returns to normal after a while
what could cause this problem
i flashed many roms, with same result
It's not something either of you installed, but your hardware - either your digitizers are on the way out or your flex.
its hardware
yes, i can say its hardware. I have repaired many of them now.
Most of the time when its black/no touch screen response its the flex cable.
somehow the cable damages very easy when opening/closing it.
its hardware
yes, i can say its hardware. I have repaired many of them now.
Most of the time when its black/no touch screen response its the flex cable.
somehow the cable damages very easy when opening/closing it.
Have try this?
1. Use a registry editor
2. Navigate to or search for:
HKLM/Drivers/TouchPanel/PressureThreshold
and
HKLM/Software/OEM/TFLOSettings/FingerPressure
(eg search on "pressure" and you'll find both)
3. Edit the values to any VERY VERY high value such as 999999999 (nine 9s)
*** CAUTION: do NOT change either of these fields to anything less than about 2000
because if you go low enough you will make your touchscreen unresponsive,
at which point it's tricky to change it back (learned the hard way)
Do I welcome aboard?
I have the same problem now and before I read this thread, I formatted my X1 cos I thought that problem was caused by software. Now I am sure it's about hardware. Have to open it soon
are you sure it's an hardware issue?
for me it started today after hard reset...too bad!
Well screen problems in Xperia are mostly caused due to the loose flex cable. Mine had the same problem. At times the screen would work and sometime the screen would not appear. But if you want to open your X1 and have a go at it yourself then do so.
I managed to fix my flex cable without causing any damage *phew*
If you have nothing to loose then give it a try and see if you get lucky.