Hey, so I got my nexus s a few days ago and love it, how ever I've been having some problems with it.
Randomly the soft buttons on the phone, mainly the search key stars pressing its self. As in I'm not touching the phone but the button is being pressed.
I'm running cm7, don't really think its a rom thing but any help would be great.
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I have the same problem with my Home button. Drives me crazy!
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That used to happen to mine too, I found that by booting into recovery and wiping data and wiping cache and dalvik cache fixed that problem.
Give it a try and let me know if it also works for you guys.
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Ya I reset everything and really flashed. Still doing the same thing.
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Long thread on it at google support. If you have an I9020a, then it's a known "bug". it is associated to the modem and only happens when on 3G
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Maybe put it back to stock and exchange it for a new one. Tell them the phone is defective.
Ive flashed the older radio and it seemed to help, do I still have warrenty if I got the phone from the U.S.?
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mafiaboy01 said:
Ive flashed the older radio and it seemed to help, do I still have warrenty if I got the phone from the U.S.?
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The problem exists I the kb2 modem also though not has bad.
The warranty is not good across the border your will ned to ship it to the US then have it serviced from there. Pointless in my opinion since it is a software problem.
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I guess ill just learn to live with it then, thanks for all they help guys.
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is this a known issue? software or hardware?
my back button lights up partially (around the arrow) and is not responsive. this has happened twice in the past week. i have noticed that other samsung devices have this issue on the forum. does anyone else have the back button issue on the nexus s?
Mine doesn't do that. That could be a hardware problem. If so, use your warranty.
But check first if it's software. Did you flash a rom? Kernel maybe? Your apps? Try a fresh flash of stock rom.
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I did the factory reset.
The issue has not yet been resolved.
I did catch the key issue on video a couple of times.
I've seen that a few times. Just press it harder than usual a few times and give it a few taps to shake the inside touch sensor. I fixed mine and friend's this way.
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Mine does it all the damn time. Even when I was on stock unrooted :/
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Mine never did this. You guys should get Samsung to replace your phones.
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So I have Nexus S and this doesn't happen a lot but about every month or so my phone just reboots itself. I know why this happens, but I wanna know If I can prevent it...
I know this sounds stupid but I am hoping that I can prevent it... I'm not rooted or anything so I can't do anything that has anything with rooting.
Thanks
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More often then not it has to do with some sort of memory leak, and your ram bleeds out so the phone reboots. Can be caused by almost anything, system apps, user apps etc. Also, how long is your uptime on your phone? The longer its on typically the lower the available resources.
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Um not mor than like 2 weeks... Also when my Nexus S booted up, it randomly rebooted itself again which was kinda weird... Any suggestions?
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I suggest you to wipe everything in CWM and reflash the stock rom.
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I suggest you to wipe everything in CWM and reflash the stock rom.
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You think that's the only way? First of all I have terrible experience with wiping and such, so I don't wanna go that far... Can you please think of something else?
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kyokeun1234 said:
You think that's the only way? First of all I have terrible experience with wiping and such, so I don't wanna go that far... Can you please think of something else?
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Leave it alone. You're much better than anyone else here who has this happening almost every day LOL
I suggest rebooting every week or so just for the sake of preventing it. But no matter what you do you'll get a reboot eventually. Maybe get an app that forces a reboot at night everyday. But seriously if you have an up time of 2 weeks than that's very good
i generally try to reboot manually once daily, it keeps the phone speedy and gremlin free
Thanks everyone! I was worried that I have to wipe my phone! I'm glad that there's nothing wrong with my phone!
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Thanks everyone! I was worried that I have to wipe my phone! I'm glad that there's nothing wrong with my phone!
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Its definitely not a problem with your phone! I would suggest actually rebooting everyday or week rather then preventing them though.
Happy new year to you!
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shockem said:
Its definitely not a problem with your phone! I would suggest actually rebooting everyday or week rather then preventing them though.
Happy new year to you!
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Thanks and I will! I was just kinda surprised that it just happened suddenly but thanks to you guys, I feel much better now
And happy new year to you too!
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I noticed that the Clockwork Touch recovery is on ROM Manager. Just curious if it works and if there's any issues.
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yes havent had any problems with it you can get it here or donate to dev and buy it through app. nexus s http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.0.2-crespo.img
nexus s 4g http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/recovery-clockwork-touch-5.8.0.2-crespo4g.img
or here if you want flashable zip http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22044793&postcount=82
it works perfectly for me as well
Thanks guys.
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Thanks guys.
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Works perfect for me also...Thank you!!
I've been using the free version posted here on xda for the past couple of months. It works Great and makes obsessive flashing so much easier!
I've been using it since I figured it all out and I absolutely love it. Makes everything so much quicker.
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Just a word of warning: I watered my phone a couple weeks ago and the touch screen was out of commission for a few rice-filled days If you need to do recovery operations while the phone is convalescing, you might want the mechanical switch option.
I haven't tried touch, though, does it still allow button operation?
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Just a word of warning: I watered my phone a couple weeks ago and the touch screen was out of commission for a few rice-filled days If you need to do recovery operations while the phone is convalescing, you might want the mechanical switch option.
I haven't tried touch, though, does it still allow button operation?
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Yes, you can still use the hardware controls.
Got it working... works good. Aside from if you don't pay attention when formatting for a new Rom and are not VERY careful with how you hole your phone... I wasnt trying to select format sdcard.. but it clicked it. Then when it got to confirmation I noticed and tried to back out but accidentally touched one of the soft keys on bottom. and BAM my phone was wiped clear. Really pissed me off. Soooo gay...
But it works how its supposed to that's for sure.
Hi guys I recently got my nexus s and started fooling around with it and I've noticed the very bottom of my screen doesnt respond to touch and while its a relatively minor problem it means I often miss type words. I am on rooted stock but have tried apex with matrix.
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Restore your stock back up and see what happens. If it still happens, return your phone.
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Just Flash It !!!
There is a touchscreen tester built into ICS Developer options. If there is no response at all after a quick test, try going back to gingerbread or something along those lines, with a full wipe in between. If there is still no response it's most likely a hardware issue. You'll have to either live with it or give samsung a ring (or possibly replace the entire screen and try your luck).
Same issue with gb and I've read about these problems before so I'm not the only one
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any follow-up to this? what did it turn out to be?
this happened to me intermittently, recently. however, it seems to be a permanent thing now...
It can happen if you are not using original charger. Or touch dies. It could be kernel related too, but if you are on stock one and got this.. I would say it needs repair.
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Hello,
my Backbutton activates itself. While I am watching Videos, or whatever I do it stops shining and I am out of every application I'm using. After about half a minute it's shining again and I can use it normally. It's like pushing the button multiple times. Does anyone has an idea how to fix it? I tried different roms but it looks like an hardware failure to me.
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Happened to me as well it is an issue sometimes with samsung but covered under warranty bring it in to sprint
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Sending it back for support is not an option for me. I imported my device from the US to Germany. The support at Samsung Germany told me that they are not responsible for AMOLED devices.
My second problem ist that my IMEI is crashed since I flashed a rom where the dev made a little mistake. So Samsung won't give me any support.
I thought about changing the display but the price for a new one is about 190 Euro. Way too much... I can assemble and disassemble the device but I think that cleaning the device will not solve the problem.
Any suggestions?
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Sending it back for support is not an option for me. I imported my device from the US to Germany. The support at Samsung Germany told me that they are not responsible for AMOLED devices.
My second problem ist that my IMEI is crashed since I flashed a rom where the dev made a little mistake. So Samsung won't give me any support.
I thought about changing the display but the price for a new one is about 190 Euro. Way too much... I can assemble and disassemble the device but I think that cleaning the device will not solve the problem.
Any suggestions?
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It has nothing to do with the display though.
That's likely the part failing:
http://www.globaldirectparts.com/Nexus-S-Navigator-Flex-Ribbon-p/smsng6098595.htm
http://stellatech.com/samsung-gt-i9020-nexus-s-ui-flex,a,en,810423.html
Verify that the one you currently have isn't simply not connected right.
Thank you. I will have a look if the part is not right connected.
Maybe I have to replace it. But in that case 25 Euro are much cheaper than 190.
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This happened to me once. A day later my display completely died. I could turn on my phone, answer calls, etc the touchscreen worked, but I couldnt see anything. I had to get a new one..
I had this problem too.
I flashed a different radio, and boom!! issue resolved
I occasionally get this too. It only comes up when I'm using cm/cm based kernels though, very odd. I'm on matrix right now and it seems to Beowulf, anybody have some tips or suggestions?
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I tried a different kernel and it looks like the problem is solved. I know that you should not count your chickens before they are hatched. But I really think that the kernel was the problem.
Anyway, I am just happy that my phone is working properly.
And now I am waiting for jellybean.
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I tried a different kernel and it looks like the problem is solved. I know that you should not count your chickens before they are hatched. But I really think that the kernel was the problem.
Anyway, I am just happy that my phone is working properly.
And now I am waiting for jellybean.
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What kernel were you using?
It was not the Kernel!
Changing the radio solved the problem.
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Check out this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1277226
I had same problem and fixed it that way.
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I don't see how the kernel would have anything to do with the backbutton. Although if it worked out then hey that's awesome. Amazing how much I have learned by reading the forums on this site.:victory:
Just clean off the the backbutton, and maybe it will stop or you have a software bug.