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stock HTC charger causing touchscreen issues. video for proof another works give

Connected to the htc charger the phone wigs unless touching the phone while touching the screen. Connected to my vibrant charger it works fine without issue,no need to ground it.
I know people said connected to charger it has issues but its specifically the stock one (atleast in my case,hopefully you too) and the charger itself causing the issue. So get a new charger. Htc will have to make new ones cause these are junk.....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOp0_tiTHJg&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Crazy ,anyone know how or why that's happening inside the htc charger?

I had the problem with.the charger if the phone was on its back laying somewhere and I tried to use the Screen it would go crazy. My replacment charger comes in on Monday. Hopefully they have fixed the problem.
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Doesn't happen here. Everything acts the way it should and yes im using the charger and cable that came with it

phantomevo77 said:
Doesn't happen here. Everything acts the way it should and yes im using the charger and cable that came with it
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I think they made a bad batch.. cause that's just wack ..

Its what made me exchange my 1st phone. No issues with the new charger.
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Yep, I have no issues while charging the phone with the stock charger/USB cable.

No issues so far. Charger, no charger, holding it, not holding it. Never any problems with screen responsiveness. But I've only had it 3 days, so we'll see. Knocking on wood while typing...

Dude, you might actually be on to something. I have come to the conclusion that whether anyone believes it or not. The touch screen issue IS NOT a software issue. I really do think that over time, the device is holding on to static electricity which is causing the issues. My old phone that was doing this would stop after I pulled the battery for 1 hour but would start to act back up as the day went on.
Plus, this is the first Android device I've used where the battery starts acting up if you don't use the cable included with the Sensation.

I had the exact same issue. I use my MT3G charger now, as I like the shape much better. I hate how the Sensation charger sticks out so far from the wall.
Scoop24 said:
Its what made me exchange my 1st phone. No issues with the new charger.
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You exchanged the whole phone for a bad charger? That seems..... excessive

mpjohns3 said:
I had the exact same issue. I use my MT3G charger now, as I like the shape much better. I hate how the Sensation charger sticks out so far from the wall.
You exchanged the whole phone for a bad charger? That seems..... excessive
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It had touchscreen issues in general. The whole charger thing just put it over the top.
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I can't believe it
I too have this problem but not with the stock charger. Since I got my phone I have been using the same old no name charger with no name usb cable. Until I came upon this posting and tried to unlock my phone or type something while it was charged it would go crazy. I even touched the phone as in the video and tried to use the touch screen but it didn't work as normal. Now I have to try and use the stock charger to see if its the phone or the charger it self.
**used the stock HD2 charger and cable and no problems**

jrwingate6 said:
Plus, this is the first Android device I've used where the battery starts acting up if you don't use the cable included with the Sensation.
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i use the usb cable from a nokia phone to connect the sensation to the pc and i don't have any problems. haven't tried using it in the charger but im not going to test my luck now lol.

jrwingate6 said:
Dude, you might actually be on to something. I have come to the conclusion that whether anyone believes it or not. The touch screen issue IS NOT a software issue. I really do think that over time, the device is holding on to static electricity which is causing the issues. My old phone that was doing this would stop after I pulled the battery for 1 hour but would start to act back up as the day went on.
Plus, this is the first Android device I've used where the battery starts acting up if you don't use the cable included with the Sensation.
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I was thinking this exact same thing.... About the static electricity...
Another weird thing is that even when you plug in the wionky charger, the first few swipes are golden, then about 3 swipes later, wonky.

I've used my old BlackBerry USB cable to sync it and have had no problems. It's really surprising to see so many people with problems...I was actually going to return my Sensation because of the WiFi death grip issue but I don't want to run the risk of getting another one of these issues.

aNYthing24 said:
I've used my old BlackBerry USB cable to sync it and have had no problems. It's really surprising to see so many people with problems...I was actually going to return my Sensation because of the WiFi death grip issue but I don't want to run the risk of getting another one of these issues.
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Maybe the stock causes issues like mine and another charger is fine .... Just checked again my stock charger makes it crazy..
And don't exchange for WiFi issue.. they all have it. Well the three I've had..

Haven't had any issues with the stock charger but I mostly use the Nexus one wall charger due to its awesome length,imo It's the best charger htc has provided with a device
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platinumandroid said:
Haven't had any issues with the stock charger but I mostly use the Nexus one wall charger due to its awesome length,imo It's the best charger htc has provided with a device
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And yea, what's up with this two foot charger junk..lol. I feel like I'm humping the socket using it while charging..

I can certainly say that it the problem affects more devices than you think. I'm not totally sure what causes it but you guys should see my zune hd.. It will literally control itself. Play music by itself, go in and out of menus (super fast by the way). If you guys want a video I can upload one if I can find it... It freaked me out when it first started to happen keep in mind, the zune is perfectly normal and works fine. The charger was one of those cheap chinese stuff.. So it could be a quality issue. I have yet to have the problem on my myTouch 4g though. I had it in a vibrant, hd2, I think even a G2 .
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smashpunks said:
And yea, what's up with this two foot charger junk..lol. I feel like I'm humping the socket using it while charging..
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lol
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My Nexus1 used to do that on some chargers. Had to turn the screen off and back on to get it to clear up. Figured they were just slightly out of spec chargers and tried not to use them anymore.

Touch Screen Issues (ideas plz)

Hello fellow G2X owners. Need some opinions from people with experience in tinkering with electronics.
My touch screen would lock up and would only become responsive after toggling the power button. Also, it would make random touches by itself while just sitting on the table. This made me suspect maybe a grounding issue. I was really praying that wasn't the issue because I bought this phone from eBay so I don't have a warrenty.
After doing a lot of Google searches I found iPhone users had similar problems in which they said the techs would clean and reseat the digitizer connector. I thought that would be my only hope of fixing this issue so after reading that, it reassured me this was something I could fix. I went ahead and broke the phone down and cleaned all the connectors since I had it open and then reseated them. This seems to have helped a lot but the issue is still persisting but thankfully on a much smaller scale. The screen still becomes unresponsive once in awhile and still makes random touches when the phone is just sitting on the table. Like I said, its not doing this nearly as much as it was, but I want to completely eliminate this issue.
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks guys!
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Just send it to LG and not T-Mobile. U should have warranty

Could you explain a little more please. This phone was used so I would assume it had a limited warrenty from LG that has run out by now. Also, when I broke this phone down, I didn't find any seals that would show evidence of tampering with the device thus breaking any warrenty. Makes me wonder if this phone was been opened before.
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Has a one year warranty through LG and since the g2x hasn't yet been out for a year......
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I bought this phone new, and I can't find the seal anywhere either, don't worry.

Just wondering if u have any case on the phone? I found a little bug on the Trident aegis if unplug the USB rubbery port and replug it after about 10 secs the screen wont work but when u unplug it it works again. Its hard to explain but maybe ill make a video on it if everyone wants one
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Yes, I have that exact case your talking about. If that's really what's causing this, I'm surprised I haven't noticed. Even more surprised how a piece or rubber could do that. Strange though, I actually took the case off earlier before reading your post and haven't had a single issue in the past hour. I will do some testing of this theory.
Edit: after looking into it I releazied the rubber flap that covers the USB doesn't actually touch anything but the external housing. The audio jack cover however, actually sticks inside the jack port.
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Ok I thought it was just me. Take something metal and touch the rubber to discharge it. Works for me for like a 1 week.
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I, too, have been having this issue, as I posted in this thread: Link
and showed in this video:
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At first I thought it was a software issue due to the randomness of the occurrence, but now I'm pretty sure it's hardware as a firm push at the top section of the screen often helps, as does a firm whack, but only for a minute or 2, tops.
Pressing power always helps, but holding it doesn't. Taking apart the phone and reseating all the connectors (I wasn't sure which one the digitizer was though, so I didn't clean any) barely helped.
Input is always appreciated

I found that g2x touchscreen acts crazy when used with one of my usb cables.
Looks and acts like a touchscreen problem.
Could this be related to your issue?
Are you charging or connected to computer when it occurs?

androph said:
I found that g2x touchscreen acts crazy when used with one of my usb cables.
Looks and acts like a touchscreen problem.
Could this be related to your issue?
Are you charging or connected to computer when it occurs?
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Low quality USB chargers / cables can cause issues, but I've only ever encountered that on my Galaxy Spica, and my issue appears both when charging and when not.
Not sure about OP though; don't want to thread hijack, but the issue sounds similar.

Naw, it'll happen no matter what. Been 24 though now without that case and not a single problem. If it goes a week with no case and no issues, I'm gonna sign it off as the case being the culprit. Hate not having a case. Not having a case is what forced me into buying a new phone.
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Did u tty to trick I told u?
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moeahmad1995 said:
Did u tty to trick I told u?
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What trick?
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Hold a metal screw on the rubber plug thing. I also rebooted surfing the process. This night be a gimmick but it worked for me. Try and tell us if it worked
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Naw haven't tried that yet. I'd rather just make sure its the case first, then I'll see about discharging any static built up in the case. I am currently in a very dry climate and would probably have to discharge it fairly often.
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Ok well I'm glad I'm not the only one. Shoulda posted this find but I didn't know if it was just a user mistake or not.
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Well after a week with the case on and a week with the case off, I can't really say it is the case. Its been well over a week since I've had any issues so I'm hoping that whatever it was has worked itself out.
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Well that's good it worked. Probably since u didn't use the case it didn't have any static stuff. Its hard to explain.
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I just received this phone from ebay today and am having the same exact problem, no case, I've had it for only a couple hours, any ideas?

[Q] Charger Noise

I leave my charger plugged in to the wall, even when not in use, out of laziness. While my phone is connected, it's silent. But as soon as I disconnect my phone, it makes a barely perceptible, high-pitched whining noise.
Does anyone else experience this? Is it a sign of potential danger? Is it wasting much electricity?

I've most definitely noticed, drives me crazy that I'm the only one in my house that can hear it.
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I've had that problem also with my charger, actually just recently went into the at&t store and they replaced it without a problem, no questions asked
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ughhhh, I hate when you guys find stuff that I never noticed. Now I'm gonna be hearing that too, probably.

charger is dying, unplug when not in use and get a new one asap

I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.

kwoodyusa said:
I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.
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Me too.
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Yup, mine randomly kicked in with the sound one day. Paused my TV and turned off the ceiling fan like 5 times before I tracked it down.

kwoodyusa said:
I have the same problem drives me crazy. Thanks for ATT replacement idea. I will see if they will replace mine this week.
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Anytime! They didn't give me the same one though, kinda sad because I liked the square copy-off-apple look of it, plus its tiny size but the new one isn't so much larger. Gets the job done that's all that matters I suppose
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rccar said:
Anytime! They didn't give me the same one though, kinda sad because I liked the square copy-off-apple look of it, plus its tiny size but the new one isn't so much larger. Gets the job done that's all that matters I suppose
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as long as its 1A, anything less and they jipped u bro

Wait it's not supposed to make that noise?

nope, means charger is faulty

May just be my imagination but seems to take forever to get a full charge also.
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bacheezy said:
May just be my imagination but seems to take forever to get a full charge also.
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Mine takes about 2.5 hours from completely dead to 100%

xcrazydx said:
Mine takes about 2.5 hours from completely dead to 100%
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I'd say mine took at least that long...before today at least...
Just left att store with a new zero charger and new cable as well. I'll see if anything changes and report.

my charger does this also! Maybe that's why my phone acts screwy half the time while it's charging at home? My car charger it's always fine

Micro USB port getting loose

The micro USB port on my infuse is getting really loose. Its to the point where if I pick my phone up.while its plugged in and even just check my phone it will fall out shortly after picking it up. Is there anything I can do to try to fix it? Would Samsung do anything about it? I haven't even had it a year yet.
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Awizzle said:
The micro USB port on my infuse is getting really loose. Its to the point where if I pick my phone up.while its plugged in and even just check my phone it will fall out shortly after picking it up. Is there anything I can do to try to fix it? Would Samsung do anything about it? I haven't even had it a year yet.
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Yeah, join the club. I had the same problem. I started charging it with the cable to the slightly older model of this. http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digit...Portable/dp/B0041OSAZS/ref=dp_cp_ob_e_title_1 It was a little bit nicer quality than the one that it came with. I would maybe get some backup batteries with a charger. I ordered http://www.amazon.com/Anker-1800mAh...2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1335451042&sr=1-2 Then you would no longer have to worry about charging with the cable if you didn't want to. For data transfers you just have to be really careful and don't hit it. I'm actually in the process with Best Buy to getting a new phone. Their black tie plan is covering me and getting me a refurbished phone. But those are your options. Good luck..
And just for the record, I ordered them with a jig thinking that would fix my phone. All that I know is they both charge, and I only bothered trying one of them with put my phone into a bootloop very well.
Thanks >>

I used to connect using cable before even for little data. But now I have a folder called temp in my dropbox, and use that for transferring little little files (unto 100 MB or so) and use wifi to get that data from db to my phone. Saves on battery too cos connecting cable for little times multiple times could take its toll on battery too, not just the port.

HeLlO - Kies Air.

I'm using usb cables from nokia and blackberry they fits more stable for some reason.

No problems with my USB port, however I have been battery swapping since December. I also transfer data via drop box or airdroid. I'm really loving drop box, my wife takes pictures and video of the kids while I'm out of town on business and they automatically get uploaded. Works out pretty well.
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Awizzle said:
The micro USB port on my infuse is getting really loose. Its to the point where if I pick my phone up.while its plugged in and even just check my phone it will fall out shortly after picking it up. Is there anything I can do to try to fix it? Would Samsung do anything about it? I haven't even had it a year yet.
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You could always try to get it back to stock and send it in. It has a year manufacture warranty on it.
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I had the same problem. Got to the point it wouldn't charge. Called AT&T. After some troubleshooting, they determined I should take to my local service center. It was replaced with a new (refurb) phone. Of course I had to get it completely back to stock. So far happy with the new one. Updated it with stock Gingerbread. Will stay with that for a while.

I've been using dropbox too for data, but it's the charging or charging it in the car that's annoying. Like when using it fir GPS and having the cable pop out all the time makes it annoying. I might try calling att and seeing if I can get anything done under warranty. Should have some time to deal with them soon. Thanks for the ideas.
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Touch Screen Not Working

Morning all,
My Xoom (MZ602) was exposed to some water. While the unit powers up and the screen comes on its not responding to touch, swipe, etc. Does this mean the digitizer is prolly shot? I am trying to determine what spare parts I need to purchase to bring this beloved device back to full operation.
Thanks,
Steve

I think my battery went bad and mine was doing the same thing as yours but only when plugged up. Once I unplugged it the touchscreen worked fine. No the battery is dead and won't charge
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Androider4Life said:
I think my battery went bad and mine was doing the same thing as yours but only when plugged up. Once I unplugged it the touchscreen worked fine. No the battery is dead and won't charge
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Mine does it either plugged or unplugged. I can charge the device with no issues. Based on all I have read it looks like I will replace the screen and digitizer, and go from there.
Thanks!