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Hey guys, when I plug in my phone to charge the keyboard input starts to freak out a little. When I try to text or use the slide feature it picks up a completely different letter. Is this just like a bug or something? Does this happen to anyone else or is it just my phone? Thanks!
There's a grounding issue with the stock charger on some phones. Try a different charger.
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jrwingate6 said:
There's a grounding issue with the stock charger on some phones. Try a different charger.
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Odd, cos its aftermarket chargers that cause this for my. My htc charger is fine
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djmaz said:
Odd, cos its aftermarket chargers that cause this for my. My htc charger is fine
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Exact same here.
Beanerico said:
Hey guys, when I plug in my phone to charge the keyboard input starts to freak out a little. When I try to text or use the slide feature it picks up a completely different letter. Is this just like a bug or something? Does this happen to anyone else or is it just my phone? Thanks!
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There's a big thread HERE already. Quite a few have had this by the looks of it. Only happened to me when i bought a dock and used the cheap **** charger that came with it.
cjm1979 said:
There's a big thread HERE already. Quite a few have had this by the looks of it. Only happened to me when i bought a dock and used the cheap **** charger that came with it.
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Thanks man, I'll check it out!
Okay so I was having all kinds of touch screen issues,with the lock screen and in general the display wasn't recognizing swipes and was constantly opening Widgets and apps on the home screens.So I went to do a warranty exchange and took off my Tpu blue argyle case and after a reboot everything went back to normal so just thought I would post(even though this probably won't help anyone)there is a chance that it might.Please post your responses whether this helps or not and if your phone has been naked all it's life and still having problems.I usually always have my phone naked in a Nexus one pouch as I bought a bunch of them and like the protection they offer.
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platinumandroid said:
Okay so I was having all kinds of touch screen issues,with the lock screen and in general the display wasn't recognizing swipes and was constantly opening Widgets and apps on the home screens.So I went to do a warranty exchange and took off my Tpu blue argyle case and after a reboot everything went back to normal so just thought I would post(even though this probably won't help anyone)there is a chance that it might.Please post your responses whether this helps or not and if your phone has been naked all it's life and still having problems.I usually always have my phone naked in a Nexus one pouch as I bought a bunch of them and like the protection they offer.
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Thanks for contribution, but this is NOT a fix, trust me. Not for most people anyway.
Your a little to late to the dance my friend. This has been said multiple times over the past 6 weeks. Works for some and not for others. A lot of people also report that after a while, the problems come back whether the case is on or not.
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Right on no biggie,that's why in my post I said this most likely wouldn't help anyone I just wanted to know if anyone else noticed a difference and if it came back,and like you said it does so thanks.I just thought it was odd that a case was causing problems,I was also having wifi problems and since I took the case off those too have been resolved so I guess I have to wait and seen if there is a direct correlation or couincidence as I didn't have any issues pre case.
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Right on no biggie,that's why in my post I said this most likely wouldn't help anyone I just wanted to know if anyone else noticed a difference and if it came back,and like you said it does so thanks.I just thought it was odd that a case was causing problems,I was also having wifi problems and since I took the case off those too have been resolved so I guess I have to wait and seen if there is a direct correlation or couincidence as I didn't have any issues pre case.
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The case is blocking some of the WiFi signal. I know its not much but a piece of rubber is enough to **** up a already weak signal.
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I owned 2 sensations and both of them i returned for that same problem.
No matter how many resets or messing around with settings the screen woldnt register my touch after about a week and a half.
Im going for the mytouch 4g slide now and pray it works fine lol
I no longer have the problem after removing bloat ware and putting on a screen protector. Not sure which one fixed the problem. Try both!
jrwingate6 said:
The case is blocking some of the WiFi signal. I know its not much but a piece of rubber is enough to **** up a already weak signal.
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Dude you don't have to be so hostile,if your having a bad day I am sorry,I noticed your a Firefighter and want to say that you for the job you do.I in no way meant for my post to be provocative and irritate anyone.
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platinumandroid said:
Dude you don't have to be so hostile,if your having a bad day I am sorry,I noticed your a Firefighter and want to say that you for the job you do.I in no way meant for my post to be provocative and irritate anyone.
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Uh? I am in no way bei g hostile at all and am very sorry if my post looked like I was. I was just saying that a lot of people are complaining about weak wifi signal and that a rubber case is thick enough to weaken the signal more. Sorry again man but I really was just giving you some info.
Ask anyone who knows me. If I am bei g hostile, trust me, you'll know it.
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Uh? I am in no way bei g hostile at all and am very sorry if my post looked like I was. I was just saying that a lot of people are complaining about weak wifi signal and that a rubber case is thick enough to weaken the signal more. Sorry again man but I really was just giving you some info.
Ask anyone who knows me. If I am bei g hostile, trust me, you'll know it.
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Right on,thanks for the apology and I appreciate the info,your right it's common sense and it's just I have read of sooo many people complaining about this phone (death grip,poor wifi,touch screen issues,random reboots)and I hadn't experienced any of them until last week when I bought a case and for the last week I have had problems until today and when I took of the case off presto all MY problems disappeared.Which is odd since my wife has a similar case and has used it since launch and never had any issues.I just normally never use a case with any of my devices and haven't for a few years.
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Touchscreen problems start when you use the phone while on charge. Go to my thread, and read a bit.
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tinky1 said:
Touchscreen problems start when you use the phone while on charge. Go to my thread, and read a bit.
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I haven't seen this at all and I use the phone while charging all the time although I don't use the stock charger,I use my Nexus One wall charger due to the sweet length on it.
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There's some things I would do if I were you just for precaution.
1. Turn "Tell HTC" off. Its a setting under "About Phone". A lot of people have reported improved touch sensitivity and speed.
2. Take your battery out and keep it out over night.
Those two things seem to be fixing the issues the most.
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I encountered the laggy unlock ring problem about 2 weeks after I got the phone. It lasted about a week and then went away. I haven't had any problems for almost a month now. I've never put a case on my phone, but I did disable all HTC syncs and disabled most HTC and Tmobile apps.
Alright, so I got a Sensation from a friend today that has a smashed screen and a broken back from being thrown at the ground. I was wondering if any one knows how to check if the board is still good? It won't vibrate so I'm guessing that means its broken. If the LCD and digitizer aren't attached will the phone even power on? I also tried plugging it into the wall charger and nothing happens. Any advice? Do you guys think its broken? Thanks!
Here is a picture of the damage, kinda shows how hard it was thrown...
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Take it apart and take a good look, that's the best advice I can give. Replace the LCD (if needed) and the digitizer if the board and components look alright.
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Take it apart and take a good look, that's the best advice I can give. Replace the LCD (if needed) and the digitizer if the board and components look alright.
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Thanks, the insides look perfect.
Anybody else? I would really like to know if I should drop the cash to fix it.
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TB13 said:
Thanks, the insides look perfect.
Anybody else? I would really like to know if I should drop the cash to fix it.
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The screens the difficult part , the housing will only cost you 12 bucks off eBay. Well if you replaced the screen and housing and it looked and worked ok, you could probably get 200 for it on eBay or the forums here. So do the math and see if you'll break even
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I'd give it a try, I paid 500 for my sensation its very worth it if you can fix it. Parts are not too expensive. I say go for it! Don't sink too much into it incase it can't be fixed but do give it a try! Man your friend needs anger management if he does this stuff to his devices, haha lol!
Good luck let us know how it goes ok?
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yahhboy said:
The screens the difficult part , the housing will only cost you 12 bucks off eBay. Well if you replaced the screen and housing and it looked and worked ok, you could probably get 200 for it on eBay or the forums here. So do the math and see if you'll break even
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Thats what i was going for, I think i am going to try, if it doesnt work, i can most likely get my money back out of it even broken.
realsis said:
I'd give it a try, I paid 500 for my sensation its very worth it if you can fix it. Parts are not too expensive. I say go for it! Don't sink too much into it incase it can't be fixed but do give it a try! Man your friend needs anger management if he does this stuff to his devices, haha lol!
Good luck let us know how it goes ok?
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I really like the phone, and I really don't want to trash it. When he told me what he did to it I was shocked and thought the are thing. I am going to order some parts this next week and I will post back with findings.
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better you buy a new one, brand new unlocked sensation here cost $360
If you do try to fix it, report back on the process/success, would be interesting to know how it goes
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You could try to boot into bootloader and see if fastboot works
aimcr7 said:
better you buy a new one, brand new unlocked sensation here cost $360
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Why? The parts are only about $70.
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If you do try to fix it, report back on the process/success, would be interesting to know how it goes
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Will do!
ziddey said:
You could try to boot into bootloader and see if fastboot works
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It won't do anything, even plugged in.
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Does anyone know how I can test the LCD to see if its any good?
you've got bigger fish to fry if you're getting nothing via usb
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you've got bigger fish to fry if you're getting nothing via usb
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Yeah... any ideas on what I could do? I'm guessing with how hard it was thrown it messed up the main board and its pretty much trash now...
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I've had my black HOS for about 3 weeks now and since then it had a distinctive rust odor.. I know it has to do with the micro-arc oxidation thing..but is it normal to have that kind of smell? I wouldn't call this a severe "issue" since it isn't affecting its normal functionality and aesthetics.. not even a scratch. Anyone else experiencing this?
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I've had my black HOS for about 3 weeks now and since then it had a distinctive rust odor.. I know it has to do with the micro-arc oxidation thing..but is it normal to have that kind of smell? I wouldn't call this a severe "issue" since it isn't affecting its normal functionality and aesthetics.. not even a scratch. Anyone else experiencing this?
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I also used to have a "rust" kind of smell, but found out later that it was the smell of the recycled box.
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You guys are lucky. Someone early on pointed out that the grey anodization smells like hair...Never looked at my phone the same way again
el_smurfo said:
You guys are lucky. Someone early on pointed out that the grey anodization smells like hair...Never looked at my phone the same way again
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I can't say I smell hair... However, I work in a machine shop and deal with anodized parts and different types of metals... So I could be used to it.
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Jeez, thanks a lot guys! Now I keep smelling my damn One S! LOL! Yes it's smells rusty. I'll call him Rusty. :silly:
I can't wait for my Cruzerlite Persona TPU cases to come in. I hope they don't smell bad either. LOL.
Can honestly say I've never once sniffed my phone?!?!?!?!
Okay now I have an well I cant smell anything really.
sounds like your One S has bad BO. time to give it some lynx for Christmas!
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Can honestly say I've never once sniffed my phone?!?!?!?!
Okay now I have an well I cant smell anything really.
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Neither have I until now.
Hahaha just sniffed my phone for the first time.
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Smells like balls after a long day:thumbdown:
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Mine smells like the box where it came from.
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Hello xda. Let me get straight to the point. My mom, step sister, brother and cousin all have the EVO shift. My cousin is on his 6th. My bros on his 3rd. Sisters on her 3rd and now my mom is getting her second. All do to touchscreen malfunction. I attached some pictures of the dead spot on the phone. Not only can I not touch there but sometimes when the phones just sitting there it'll touch random spots. Is there a fix to this? Maybe running an RUU?
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I've had the same problem in the same spot since I got my phone. Sprint and Wirefly screwed me out of insurance... So I just work around it by rotating the screen.
Changing the build.prop helps. Change windowsmgr.maxevents to 240. If you're not rooted you are outta luck tho, no update is gonna fix that.
bilgerryan said:
I've had the same problem in the same spot since I got my phone. Sprint and Wirefly screwed me out of insurance... So I just work around it by rotating the screen.
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The phones did work good for a while but then after time the touch just starts dying. Almost a total of 12 phones have had the same problem. Although phone with keyboards tend to malfunction more than bar phones.
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Yeah that is usually the flex cable but mine had a small dead line across the screen and progressively got worse. My wife's does too but hers happened after getting dropped in a drink lol. I'll just say I have done a lot with Android and I can't fix this problem, it is a hardware issue, no software will fix it.
That's what had happened to a few of the shifts. The cable started to crease and that shorted the screen to a point where it was unusable.
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It's defiantly a Hardware issue. Usually the Flex Cable. I've had them bought to me for repair acting just like yours. Usually end up replacing the Digitizer also. Because people tend to bang on the Screen harder, thinking that that will make it work. Which does nothing but cause more damage. If you have TEP, take it in. Just make sure to RUU before you take it in.
prboy1969 said:
It's defiantly a Hardware issue. Usually the Flex Cable. I've had them bought to me for repair acting just like yours. Usually end up replacing the Digitizer also. Because people tend to bang on the Screen harder, thinking that that will make it work. Which does nothing but cause more damage. If you have TEP, take it in. Just make sure to RUU before you take it in.
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Called sprint talked for a bit. They're sending a refurb. But last one sent here was broken upon arrival so let's see how this ones going to act. Hopefully it'll solve the problem.
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how do i get to that setting to find my dead spots,im using the aokp speedy milestone 6.3.1 rom,thank any help appreciated.
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bstangs1 said:
how do i get to that setting to find my dead spots,im using the aokp speedy milestone 6.3.1 rom,thank any help appreciated.
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It is not a setting, it is an app. Search "touch screen test" on Play Store.
bstangs1 said:
how do i get to that setting to find my dead spots,im using the aokp speedy milestone 6.3.1 rom,thank any help appreciated.
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After the third time for the same issue you can request a NEW one. They may not be to happy to oblige, but if you stay on them they should do it. Also after the third time for the same issue, you can request a different device. It would be without a penalty. Meaning you should not have to use your Upgrade.
Either im really lucky or really careful, because nothing has gone bad on my shift except the battery. And that's after two years.
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JESUSARIUS REX said:
Either im really lucky or really careful, because nothing has gone bad on my shift except the battery. And that's after two years.
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I didnt have any shift problems till my shift died around May of this year with screen...and now my refurb started having issues so I had to take it in...
Mine was awesome. Until I killed it :crying::crying::crying:
So sorry man.
prboy1969 said:
Mine was awesome. Until I killed it :crying::crying::crying:
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Ebay has a lot of shifts lol
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jesuscash said:
Ebay has a lot of shifts lol
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Yeah I'd like to buy one from there, but the thing is how reliable their reports of the phone state is :silly:
Maybe I'm just paranoid but if the person selling doesnt say what all the little problems are, then those could turn into bigger problems for me
At least with Sprint theres the guarantee that I can always pull the unhappy paying customer card
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Ebay has a lot of shifts lol
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I already upgraded to the SGS3. But I still have my tester
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CNexus said:
Yeah I'd like to buy one from there, but the thing is how reliable their reports of the phone state is :silly:
Maybe I'm just paranoid but if the person selling doesnt say what all the little problems are, then those could turn into bigger problems for me
At least with Sprint theres the guarantee that I can always pull the unhappy paying customer card
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Meh, they're not that expensive and most products have that eBay protection thing.
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prboy1969 said:
I already upgraded to the SGS3. But I still have my tester
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If I don't get the note two I'm getting the gs3. My friend had it and I've used it but only for a minute. He's reall protective about his phone. So I haven't really used it but I know its a beast. Not getting an iPhone ever. Haha. Or maybe..just maybe another HTC. I don't want to but the one x looks preety awesome. Maybe even the EVO 4glte? I don't know. Well ill see in 30 days . And happy new year everyone!!!!
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Another quesiton,
So wait, to fix this problem do you need to buy the digitizer or flex cable? or both? because i have the exact same issue right on that same spot.