Has anyone else noticed a flickering issue at the bottom of the screen on the AT&T Fuze? After being turned on for a while, my fuze begins flickering at the bottom, then if I slide out the keyboard, it will not completely redraw at the bottom area, leaving the "phone" and "programs" soft buttons stuck there in a ghost like image.
I have already exchanged this fuze twice, making it my third unit with this issue. The build date it 10/07/08.
As of now I'm planning on keeping it for around two weeks then exchanging it again for a unit with a different build date. Hopefully that unit will not have the same issue.
So has anyone else had similar issues?
I've had a similar issue where the onscreen keyboard will not open, in fact the icon for the keyboard disappeared and pressing in its position on the bottom bar caused the icon to flicker. As I was trying to type at the time I just opened the keyboard and finished however I did not experience the redrawing that you mention. What I was able to do was correct the issue but I don't recall how exactly.
Mine just started it today. It's like burn in almost, I can see the "calender" and "contacts" text behind other programs and it fades out. Any ideas?
Thanks
This is now happening to my Fuze as well. I just returned my first one yesterday because the bluetooth could not pair to any headsets. Now the screen flickers. I really want to love this phone, but what's up with this?
Found that if I turned the device off for an hour that cured it and it hasn't returned. Don't know if I could turn it off for shorter than that and it might work ok.
Cool, I'll try that. The issue did seem to get worse as the screen warmed up. When I left the screen off for a while the problem went away.... but then came back again. I will try shutting the whole phone off overnight and see if that helps.
I'm not seeing those issues on mine at all. I've had it about a week now, and the Build Date is 10/20/08.
This happens to my Fuze as well occasionally, usually itll go away when the screen is turned off for a little bit.
I just looked at the build date and mine is 10/07/08 also. Gonna wait a couple weeks to exchange mine too.
I bought mine at Amazon, and it has a build date of 10-20-08. I am having zero display problems with it, if that helps any.
i noticed this thread has been off since december 2008.
i recently bought mine yesterday and have been having this problem this morning.
my guess is that it's a hardware flaw since if i use MyMobiler to show the screen to my PC it's displaying correctly.
has anyone been able to locate where the problem is?
e.g. changing the LCD totally fixed it but not able to claim warranty for this?
and does the build date really matters? or you guys simply mean a flawed batch of products? how do you check the build date?
another of my finding, my leather case is still very tight, so if i use it quite long, it will develop the problem. if i let it out of the case for about an hour or so, it will heal itself.
i know at this point it's okay coz it's self-healing, but it would be better if i can completely solve this problem.
thanks in advance for any comments and suggestion.
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I've googled and done a search on the forum, read several posts, but not been able to find what I've been looking for..
I got my Orbit 2 last Friday, on the train home I noticed something a bit strange...
In any of the windows other than the today screen icons were ghosted slightly, the title bar didn't have the usual fluid blue colours and was all bitty, a thin light blue line inline extended up from the scrollbar through the X at the top, and extended below the scrollbar into through the lower bar.
The software is all factory set, no fiddling. It was almost like the phone had lost it's colour depth.
I had been looking at Co Pilot 7 when I came out, did it again later and it did the same, so uninstalled it... to no affect.
I tried restarting it, (just turning off and on), and it was still doing it. Another time turning it off and on worked. It seems to enter into the issue, then come back out and work as normal as and when it feels like it.
It's been doing this strange behaviour intermitantly, just wandered if anyone else has known it, and if I need to call O2 and get a replacement.
Grateful for any advice.
Cheers
Kev
return it, ghosting and random lines isn't the norm.
Thanks for the reply badass, theiir swapping it tomorrow, just got to back up contacts and such.
Have started to wander if it's a heat issue, as seems to occur after it's been used for 10 minutes or so.
Hopefully next one will be up to scratch!
Hey guys,
I am going crazy here, searching forums did not help me at all.
The lower section of the screen keeps flicking, and not always, what do i mean by flicking, its like the screen at the lower section keeps doing like a strange low refresh rate, and has an old imprint of some old menus. Happens especially when there is the color of gray.
Made a screenshot of the phone, no problems, there, so its not a software rendering problem, might be a drivers problem though, or a defec tin the screen itself.
Frequency is high but not always, and am unable to determine when does that happen exactly. going crazy here, is this a defect? or all touch pro's have this?
Exact explanation summary:
1CM from the bottom of the LCD sometimes flickers as if that 1CM is having an extremely low refresh rate. Mostly happens when there is light gray, but not necessarily, and a soft reset for the phone does not remove it. It happens on random!
Hey,
Yeah it happens to me too! You don't need to do a soft reset, it actually fades away if you watch it closely! I don't know what it is either, and yes it is random as you have stated! I initially thought it was an application I installed as it only started happening after that, so I did a full hard reset and its still happening! Not sure what or how, but hoping next firmware version stops it!
Cheers,
mpls-te
As it happens, that's exactly why I've logged on here today! Any ideas whta the cause might be?
OK, good to see that others have this, so am not alone here, experts here, any ideas? other touch pro users, can you please leave your statements?
I hope its a driver issue.
But from what i noticed, its like, the screen is OFF, as in blank and no back light, but somehow, the application working on the screen before you turned off the device is somehow printing something on the LCD, something that we don't see, and when we actually start the phone and its back light, that OFF LINE imprint pops on screen. Something like that.
Its completely illogical, but dunno, can't find any sense here and am going crazy
Same thing happened to me and a few others as well.
See my thread here.
What rom is everyone using?
I've noticed a similar issue with mine, except rather than something software it seems like it's the backlight for the bottom 1cm of the screen flickering slightly. I don't see any weird pixels or inappropriate screen information, just a dimming/high speed flickering of the backlight in that same regionas yours. It comes and goes. Sometimes weeks without it, then maybe 3 times in a day for a minute or two at a time. Everything else works fine and whatever screen I go to displays fine.
I'm assuming it's a hardware problem with the LED(s) that light up the bottom portion of the screen, and I'm going to use it as an excuse to get a warranty replacement somewhere near the end of the warranty when the phone's getting a little old and worn.
maxh said:
I've noticed a similar issue with mine, except rather than something software it seems like it's the backlight for the bottom 1cm of the screen flickering slightly. I don't see any weird pixels or inappropriate screen information, just a dimming/high speed flickering of the backlight in that same regionas yours. It comes and goes. Sometimes weeks without it, then maybe 3 times in a day for a minute or two at a time. Everything else works fine and whatever screen I go to displays fine.
I'm assuming it's a hardware problem with the LED(s) that light up the bottom portion of the screen, and I'm going to use it as an excuse to get a warranty replacement somewhere near the end of the warranty when the phone's getting a little old and worn.
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Lool, evil, lets just hope that this problem DOES occur when you go to their shop for your replacement
Good idea though, might do the same thing except that i have to travel abroad to where i got the phone from to actually get the warranty working. Don't forget to re-enable stock SPL and stock ROM
It happens frequently enough I'll be able to get it on video just in case they need proof, but typically they just exchange by mail.
I just posted in another thread about this issue. I have run into the same thing a few times. The bottom portion of the screen flickers, and when i do things that have a dark gray or black screen I can see a ghost image of the left and right soft keys from my TFL3D home screen. It seems to be most noticeable when the screen brightness is set to max. To get it to go away I usually do a few soft resets, and then, if needed, i will turn off the phone and take the battery out for a while. I have never tried waiting it out to see if it will just go away on its own.
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I just posted in another thread about this issue. I have run into the same thing a few times. The bottom portion of the screen flickers, and when i do things that have a dark gray or black screen I can see a ghost image of the left and right soft keys from my TFL3D home screen. It seems to be most noticeable when the screen brightness is set to max. To get it to go away I usually do a few soft resets, and then, if needed, i will turn off the phone and take the battery out for a while. I have never tried waiting it out to see if it will just go away on its own.
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I see that everyone posting in this thread,that has their signature filled in, is using the Energy ROM. I find that very interesting.
i am having the same problems, sometimes touchflo3d will flicker at the bottom, near the edges. I also get text that can be read through other screens. Like on pocketshield i can see the left and right softkey words still at the bottom. its so odd !
P.S im on energyrom
I'm on NATF v2.2, not an energy rom. But then again, mine looks more like a hardware issue, as I've never seen any ghost images of text or softkeys, just flickering.
can somebody post screens?
maybe the same problem here...
hardreset, other roms > problem still there:-(
Same problem here and I am using stock rom!
here are 3 screens of my xda diamond pro, using latest official o2 rom and newest romeOS eng
hope you can see this prob?! same like yours?
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I see that everyone posting in this thread,that has their signature filled in, is using the Energy ROM. I find that very interesting.
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Well, i doubt EnergyROM has anything to do with that problem, since my Stock ROMz had same problem, never got fixed with any updates HTC used to release. MAYBE some Cooked ROMs out there have this solved, if any, please let us know And my problem is nothing close to screenshots above :S
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here are 3 screens of my xda diamond pro, using latest official o2 rom and newest romeOS eng
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hope you can see this prob?! same like yours?
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Dude, those photos are awful, after seeing them am happy with my phone flickering, its nothing close to this.
You see, in your photos, all three of em, you some kind of shadow effect, where text of a button for example has that same text beneath it 3x6mm, that is not my case at all.
My case is as follows, IF i am on the home screen for example all looks ok, except that the bottom 1CM of the screen is flickering. If i go to another window, either a total black one or any other screen, i would still see a ghost of the old home screen, for example, and only at the bottom 1CM.
Will post photos once i get my cam back. Cheers
similar issue
my issue is kinda similar, instead of getting the bottom 1cm or so discoloration or stuck pixels, I get streaks of red or blue on my screen. I have had this happen on each version of NATF I have tried, but don't remember it happening on the stock version (which I am tempted to try again to see if that's the issue).
Could this be a driver issue?
mind is even worse than all you guys, the touch screnn dose not response, and i have the energy rom on it, before it goes wrong. it just suddenly dose not response, than i send it to HTC, they ask for 425.00 for fix.... I will just send this to Asia and get some one to fix it.
But I hope before i send it out, some one can help me here.... anyway can fix it easy!!!!
Hi all, i have the same problem, here's another topic about it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=447891&page=2
Okay so I've had the HTC Fuze for 3-4 days now and 1 thing that i noticed is in the screen, by the bottom (where the touchflo is) the screen is like "blinking".
It's hard to explain, but if you get closer to the screen you see like its moving and shaking but when you look at any other spot its not.
Is this normal or my device could have a problem?
Oh and sometimes when i use the keyboard and the screen rotates, the "right side" which is the bottom (keeps blinking) sometimes has the letters of the menu before i rotated the phone, so it has like letters with opacity there as if OVER the screen.
Any of you have this problem? Or is it just me?
What can I do? My device is still in warranty but its a really small problem, it just bothers me the screen like that.
Thank you.
PS. Ill post a video if you want to see more clearly.
not normal
I agree this is not normal. Reflash your ROM.
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I agree this is not normal. Reflash your ROM.
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I've never done this before. But i wanted to take all the A&T stuff of my phone and make it faster. What ROM would you recommend me?
There's other threads about this on these boards. It's a hardware issue with the Fuze, and yes, it is normal. I've gone through 4 Fuze's, all of them were sent back on warranty, because of this exact problem. I just seen a thread not too long ago about it and someone mentioned that it was a hardware problem but I really don't remember his/her explanation of it.
PryorDaniel said:
There's other threads about this on these boards. It's a hardware issue with the Fuze, and yes, it is normal. I've gone through 4 Fuze's, all of them were sent back on warranty, because of this exact problem. I just seen a thread not too long ago about it and someone mentioned that it was a hardware problem but I really don't remember his/her explanation of it.
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Oh so should I send mines back or just keep it?
It doesn't bother me at all, i mean, i could live with it, but sometimes i think it would be better if it didnt do that.
It just happens when my device is hot. I mean, when you use WIFI the phone gets warmer and thats when the screen starts doing that, when i turn it off and let it rest it works fine again, and sometimes when i put it in standby mode and then back to normal it comes with the blinking thing and sometimes not.
Like I said, I've gone through 4 and still have the problem. My advice, either switch the TF3D look so it's not as noticable in portrait or just switch a totally new ROM with a new TF3D look. It's still going to happen but you'll notice it less. Even on this new Fuze it's still happening. I'm using EnergyROM Mercury right now, and while I still have the problem, it's nowhere near as obvious as before.
Another thing I've noticed that seems to help a bit from time to time is to turn off the screen and plug the charger in. Weird, but it fixes it sometimes. As you also noticed, it only happens when the device is hot. A prime time for it to happen is when you hang up a call.
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Like I said, I've gone through 4 and still have the problem. My advice, either switch the TF3D look so it's not as noticable in portrait or just switch a totally new ROM with a new TF3D look. It's still going to happen but you'll notice it less. Even on this new Fuze it's still happening. I'm using EnergyROM Mercury right now, and while I still have the problem, it's nowhere near as obvious as before.
Another thing I've noticed that seems to help a bit from time to time is to turn off the screen and plug the charger in. Weird, but it fixes it sometimes. As you also noticed, it only happens when the device is hot. A prime time for it to happen is when you hang up a call.
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Thanks a lot for this information!!
Ill just keep my device and live with it.
I'm flashing to a new room soon, ill see which one i'd like.
Thanks again.
Hey everyone,
This is my second HTC Touch Pro 2 for Verizon Wireless and I returned the first one because the phone would shut off when I closed the slider. This happened once every few tries. I received my replacement phone last Thursday and just discovered the second phone does the same!
Has anyone experienced this issue with their Touch Pro 2? Open and close it a few times in a row and see if it shuts down. I'm two for two so far. I'm going to return the phone and get my money back and wait till Verizon releases the new HTC Imigio or the Samsung Omnia II.
Just curious to see if anyone else has witnessed this issue.
Dan
ive got the verizon tp2 and i dont have this problem...i just tried it to be double sure...sorry
Open and close the keyboard over and over and it turns off? Why would you do that anyway? My VZ TP2 doesn't do that.
I bet his finger is hitting the power button on top when he is closing the KB. I was doing that and it drove me nuts. There is a cab file that disables the button when the KB is open. Solved it for me.
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I bet his finger is hitting the power button on top when he is closing the KB. I was doing that and it drove me nuts. There is a cab file that disables the button when the KB is open. Solved it for me.
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this, very common for people to bump it on accident
nylaw said:
I bet his finger is hitting the power button on top when he is closing the KB. I was doing that and it drove me nuts. There is a cab file that disables the button when the KB is open. Solved it for me.
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power button? are you referring to the backlight ? on verizon the power button is the end key.
also, wheres this cab!! ?
thanks
Actually, it's definitely not the power button or the backlight button. I understand you would never shut and close the slider a few times in a row, but the reason I said that it to see if anyone else is seeing this problem. For example, I just replied to a text, sent it out and shut the keyboard and the phone shut off and started the boot screen instantly. I'm very surpirsed no one else is seeing this as this is my second phone. I want to stay with the Touch Pro 2, but I'm concerned the 30 day warranty from Verizon will pass and I'll be stuck with this issue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKmDOkRJrfw
Check out the video. This is exactly my situation.
I thought there was a one year warranty? That's how it was with my ENV2.
Also, this doesn't happen with mine either.
Mine does not have this issue either, but I'd like the cab mentioned that prevents screen sleeping when kb is open. I'm hitting that button by accident when writing emails. It is mildly irritating having to be so careful. If a cab would prevent it , that'd be great.
Loose battery? It does get a little bump when it opens and closes, could it be the battery area is a bit bigger then it should be and the battery wiggles? See how flush it is.
Also in the video that's the sprint TP2, not verizon. Or is that not you and it happens on both?
I'll check the battery. It's an issue across all brands (Verizon, Sprint, etc.). Not just the Verizon version. The video is just an example of what's going on. I'm really surprised no one else has witnessed this problem. I love the phone and want to keep the Touch Pro 2, I just don't want a defective phone which I just paid $489 for. It should work perfectly.
Now that you mention the battery, I'm curious if the battery I received with the original phone is physically smaller in dimensions. The first phone had the issue along with the second phone. However, Verizon ships you a new phone without the battery since you're supposed to use your original. Now I'm really curious....
I have expierenced the same problem he is talking about. These phones are real sensitive to moisture. That's the cause I had the tech open it and blue dry it out and it started working again. Then it was raining and it left it in my hand and the mositure got back into the phone and the tech had to do it again. Then it got a little bit of moisture from the car wash I work at and I had to have the tech do it again.
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I have expierenced the same problem he is talking about. These phones are real sensitive to moisture. That's the cause I had the tech open it and blue dry it out and it started working again. Then it was raining and it left it in my hand and the mositure got back into the phone and the tech had to do it again. Then it got a little bit of moisture from the car wash I work at and I had to have the tech do it again.
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So you got the phone wet working in a car wash and you are still hitting the backlight buton?
A wet phone is not a VZ problem, sorry son!
This has nothing to do with moisture from what I can see. I'm going to cntact tech support tonight. The only connection I can make between phone no. 1 and no. 2 are the batteries. Going to see if they can ship me a new battery instead. Not sure if that's possible. They currently only have replacement phones available and not new ones. So not sure if I can get just the battery.
I can guarantee you it's not because of moisture though.
Just contacted Verizon... they're shipping me a brand new battery for free. Going to test it to see if that solves the problem. Not sure if it will, but at least I'll have a second battery when I finally have a phone that's working!
I'll put my vote in for the link for the CAB to disable backlight button when keyboard is out....
please provide.
Just an update. I received my new battery and the phone seems to work fine. Some how the sliding feature of the phone would jiggle the battery and some how turn the phone of because of loss of power.
Interesting.... So I guess I never had two defective phones huh?
Hi
I upgraded with the official WM 6.5 rom from HTC yesterday,and the unit shuts down when I close the slider(and I do not touch the power button).I then went back to the original WM 6.1 and the problem was gone.I then assume this is a software issue? Anyone else with this experience?
Regards
Steinar
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Hi
I upgraded with the official WM 6.5 rom from HTC yesterday,and the unit shuts down when I close the slider(and I do not touch the power button).I then went back to the original WM 6.1 and the problem was gone.I then assume this is a software issue? Anyone else with this experience?
Regards
Steinar
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the official wm 6.5 for USA CDMA is out already?
I am on sprint and am having the same exact problem!!!
I searched and couldn't find anything, so here goes.
I'm not sure what exactly to describe it as, but I'm looking to see if anyone else has this issue or has dealt with it. Most of the time when I'm using my TF the screen freaks out. If I sit at the home screen it will click (I turned on screen selection), sometimes it will open up the widget settings like I'm long pressing the screen, if I try and play Words with Friends it has picked up tiles, dropped them, and then scrolled the screen up and down, in the Market it has selected apps then scrolled through the app page all without me touching it. It honestly acts like it's possessed. I'd had rare issues with my Evo with this, if there was static on my hands or something like that, but the TF is doing it like 75% of the time I use the tablet. I'll try to take and include a video, but if anyone knows what I'm talking about or how to fix it, please let me know.
OTA, non-rooted, completely stock. Just bought yesterday, 7/21. Thanks.
100 % hardware issue.Look like this ips display screen quality not stable.
My one only one vertical line.Now already sent to service centre for checking.
Just bought two weeks only already happen.
Your one look terrible because many line at horizontal.
Better go to ask for replacement new set.