I have been having issues with my Droid 2 Global with the touch screen. From time to time it will go crazy and start typing or opening up apps. Sometimes it will open the apps around the lower part of the screen and other times it is an up and down motion that continues untill I lock the screen. Locking the screen will fix it sometimes others I have to pull the battery. I have had this issue with several Roms. I ran 2 different RCs of Venus and now I am running CM9. If anyone else has heard of this or knows something I can try please share the info. Thanks.
Yes, I had a very similar issue. My phone would detect screen presses around the bottom, usually near the unlock slider. It would actually cause my phone to open up my email and delete things on its' own. My only temporary fix was to lock the screen, try to wipe it off, and then unlock it again.
It's a hardware issue with the glass/digitizer, not a software issue. I fixed it by buying a replacement screen on eBay, and haven't had any problems since. If you do replace it yourself, make sure to do it in a clean environment with no dust, and save the tape that covers the speaker, or else dirt and dust will get inside the phone and make the screen look dirty.
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I just started having this "bug" yesterday. Basically, what happens (randomly) is that when I press the power button, remove the stylus, or slide the phone open to wake it up I'll be met with a black/blank screen. The backlighting will be on, and the phone is responsive (can receive messages, make calls, sounds/notifications work), but I won't be able to use the screen. If I use the power button to turn the screen back off and wait a few seconds, the screen might start working again. This is completely random and I cannot duplicate it with any guaranteed process, but it seems to be when the phone is waking up from standby. After a soft reset, probably half of the time I'll be met with this same delima, which leads me to believe it's hardware and not completely software.
At the same time the phone is also struggling to re-paint the screen from the change of Landscape-to-Portrait and visa versa. Also opening and closing windows to get back to the today screen also cause a problem. I've disabled TF3D to see if that makes a difference, it doesn't. I have a blank today screen with no plugins to free up the system resources, and am still having this issue.
I'm using JD's Rom (probably around 1.3, it's been running fine with no issues up to this point).
I'm also using S2U2 1.35 (if that makes any difference, haven't had any problems until recently)
The phone has never been dropped, it's in InvisibleShield, and normally sits on my desk charging all day.
This started happening last night for no apparent reason and it's really starting to irratate me.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks.
Re the black screen:
Sounds like its software related. For example, I sometimes have this if I leave PocketTwit in the foreground and turn off phone. What software did you install yesterday? Also, do you try to press the home key and see if that clears the screen?
After more testing..
After some more fiddling around with the phone I'm about 90% certain it's a hardware issue. I noticed that when I slide the keyboard out if the slide portion is past the number line then the screen will stay on, but not update. I don't know how well I can explain it. If I'm typing and hold the screen to keep it from opening all the way then I can see the letters/words appear (in txt msg/email), but if I let the screen goes and it slides all the way open then the screen will stay on and only show what has already happened, any more typed characters will not appear, but if I move the screen back to the number row then the screen will re-draw and update what has happened.
Is this something that Sprint should fix no questions asked?
lulugirl896 said:
Re the black screen:
Sounds like its software related. For example, I sometimes have this if I leave PocketTwit in the foreground and turn off phone. What software did you install yesterday? Also, do you try to press the home key and see if that clears the screen?
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The last piece of software I installed was Gyrator 2 on Friday-ish. Thinking that it was the problem, I removed it using MemMaid. I'm going to give the phone a flash tonight and see if it is software related (hoping for the easy fix) but as the post above says, I'm almost certain it's a hardware issue. I just wish I knew how it happened. . . So much for that time putting those InvShld on.
Final Update (this can be closed)
I took it into a Sprint store and they replaced the "flip" on the top for free (I have insurance).
Point of the story/thread, this can be closed, it was a hardware issue, and now it's fixed.
is there anyway to calibrate the screen? im having some calibration issues with my g2x and restarting the phone doesnt help!
I just looked through the hidden menu list. I don't see anything about calibration.
Out of my last three phones that had touch screens, Ascend, Evo, and Indulge, It seems like only one had a calibrate screen option, so I don't think it's real common.
What problems are you having? I've noticed a lot of times with my G2X that when I push a link, it highlights right above it. But the link still works.
I have issues as well, there are no calibration settings in Hidden Menu. Sometimes I press on the screen and it hits something else. Sometimes, I'm not even TOUCHING the phone and it will, by itself, select and enter into different apps on my screen. I thought I had a virus on this thing.
I checked around, other people are having these issues and have NO real fix for it. It has to be an SW problem. When I first started using my G2x, there were no touchscreen problems like there are now. Guess I'm gonna have to change my signature on the G2x away from "so far no issues".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1096800
http://forums.t-mobile.com/t5/T-Mobile-G2x/G2X-keeps-shutting-down-touch-screen-is-jumpy/td-p/825783
Damn LG and T-Mobile really screwed the pooch with these phones. =(
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Sometimes, I'm not even TOUCHING the phone and it will, by itself, select and enter into different apps on my screen. I thought I had a virus on this thing.
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I've noticed that the edge of the screen is very very sensitive. I'm constantly opening droidtv when the app drawer is open. It's right at the bottom left. My fat fingers overlap the edge enough to open it. Makes me laigh.
Also, I've set launcher pro to scroll the apps up and around like it is in the stock drawer. It cracks me up how it is so sensitive that you can open the app while the icon is scrolled up and around the corner. Even when it's two rows back and especially out of the way. Try it.
I know you said you weren't touching the phone, but maybe some of these times were when you were just holding it?
Yeah, when I'm holding the phone, the bottom of my palm near my thumb is close to the edge of the screen, and it registers as if I were pressing on the screen with my other fingers.
The screen jumping around randomly, I can't explain it. And it does happen when I'm not even touching it. I would put the phone down and watch it go, entering menus and apps and pressing all kinds of things. On one of the forums I linked, someone said to remove the battery and let it sit for a few seconds, then put it back in. So I've tried that, and so far the touchscreen isn't acting possessed anymore. This isn't a constant thing. It's just happening at random times on my phone, it's leaving me confused lol.
I've just began to run into this issue. It most apparent when using the keyboard, and switching keyboards doesn't even seem to help.
CM7 fixed the calibration and touchscreen issues long long long ago.
Hi guys
I have this strange behavior going on in my Sentation.
Out of nowhere my phone started to have strange screen behavior... Didn't light up after pressing the power button (had to phone my self in order to get screen on).
The next thing was that suddenly the screen goes to maximum brightness or goes to minimum without any explanation (tried both auto brightness or manual).
After that I noticed that the screen went off when I was using it but when I pressed the left side of it it lighted up and off again... making me think of some kind of bad contact underneath. As I already had changed a broken touch screen for t3 times, and let the phone fall for several times I thought it had to do with some plug out of line...
I disassembled the phone completely and mounted up back again. The thing is that the phone started to freeze every 5 minutes (screen on but completely freezed. I have to pul out battery). Sometimes it freezes even in the recovery menu. I've tried several rom's with full wipe and not installing anything and its all the same.
Some times I still not that the screen goes off during the freeze but when I touch the left side it goes on again, but that doesn't change the freezed state even that I let down the phone for several minutes.
I disassemble the phone again, tried different back cover and different battery (one stock and other extra strength) I tried also all the suggestion related to the small pin in the back not connecting well with the back cover (adding an aluminium foil, pulling the pin out, etc..)
Nothing seams to resolve anything so I have clearly an hardware problem... but I don't know what to replace or where to look the damage!!!
Can anybody help me please?!
Update
I have an update on my problem:
I noticed that when I leave the phone on top of some kind of metal part and don't touch it it works all day without any problem but, as soon as I start to touch the phone, it freezes within minutes!
Could it be some kind of static electrical problem? How to resolve it?
I would apreciate any help
Thanks
So I recently dropped my phone (with a case) and a rock may have hit the screen directly. There is only a tiny, minor scratch on the top of the screen but the internal touch sensor on the bottom half seems to be messed up. Certain places of the screen will identify touches randomly to other places on the screen causing random swipes and taps when typing. I probably wouldn't be able to type this post on my phone without it tapping out of the keyboard or exiting chrome completely. I could barely swipe through developer tools without it randomly tapping the enable toggle countless times.
Now I know I probably can't fix this cause its a hardware issue but is there any way to make my experience any better for me until I can finally get an upgrade?
RIP, looks like it was just the crappy block I was using to charge the phone
Couldn't find any similar topic except in forums for s10+, OnePlus and other phones. Sorry if I missed anything.
As in the subject, after unlocking, approximately half of the screen flickers black and goes to the home screen. It takes less than a second. Always top half, bottom half shows home screen right after unlock. This does not happen on each unlock, but also, there is no pattern - it can be after 5 or 30 unlocks, it can be after 5 minutes or 10 hours of not using the phone. It started mid-July and not only annoys but is starting to worry me. Solutions from other threads didn't help. For example:
Fingerprint sensor problem - I don't use it, I have pin lock.
Samsung Pay issue - I don't even have it available, so, don't use it either .
Animations - setting them off did not help.
I cannot guess anymore what would be the cause, if it's some app which wakes up after unlock or what else. The only thing I've changed (except updating apps) was adding another sim card, but my tiny little brain cannot find connection. I didn't test removing it as I need this sim active and don't have backup phone right now. Also, I would really like to avoid resetting the phone...
Did you experienced anything similar?
Thanks a lot for any help or suggestion.
are using Samsung or some third party launcher. Did you wipe cache? Latest firmware updates?
Yes, I did both, firmware update and cache wiping, no change. I'm using stock launcher.
did you try in safe mode to exclude some app causing it
Yes, I tried safe mode without success.
i would take it to Samsung repair centre if pos
Thanks for trying and all the steps. There's nothing like that where I live, neither any advisory place except for hotline. I can drop it at their service but will need to wipe it down before, which I keep as the last resort. I'll keep waiting for another firmware update and if nothing changes then I'm willing to do the hard reset. I just hope it's not a symptom of some virus - I'm trying to be most careful, scanning device periodically, didn't root, so I naively count on being safe...
i don't think it's virus. fingers crossed it's just software issue
hi again, just to let you know, I think I know what was causing this flickering and now I feel silly . Home screen rotation. I had this option turned on, and it's possible that sometimes, when I put my phone on the table, home screen rotates to horizontal position. Of course it locks after few seconds. I've noticed it completely accidentally, because one time, when screen flickered black there was slow-motion rotation animation in the background (which I've never seen before). That's why flickering was completely random to me, not connected to any type of notification whatsoever. Well, it's not, it has a pattern . I've checked it plenty of times and each time I lock my phone with home screen in horizontal view, but unlock in vertical, half of the screen is flickering black. That's it, at least I believe it must be this, because it happens each time and never when I lock my screen in vertical position.
Once again thanks for all the help!