Hello, I have recently discovered a very annoying problem with the touchscreen on my Motorola Defy:
I have noticed that the touch screen acts strange sometimes, so I have installed a touch test application(Touchtest by Hermit). In this application I have noticed that if I touch the screen in two different points in a fast succession, a line appears between these two dots. This makes a lot of application that require multitouch pretty much useless, because I have to restart the application to have the touch screen working again.
Is there any solution for this? I have heard that this may be a software issue, so I have e-mailed Motorola, but they have not answered yet.
I have attached two pictures to illustrate what I am saying, one taken before this strange error, and one after pressing on two spots very fast. You can see the line connecting the dots in the second picture. I can make a video if you still can't figure out what I am saying.
Thank you.
Im having a very similar problem here on my defy. When I play games on psx4droid and when I keep pressing x key, it stops working for a while then I have to release the button and when I press it again, it stops working and it continues
I encounter similar problems with my Defy.
When for instance using slide to unlock , 1 / 5 sildes fails. I have to slide 2 - 3 times until it unlock.
It also scrolls very slow in applications and the same thing happens when typing a message.
Solution : Unse lock button.
It currently runs Pays ROM, but the situation appeared since I installed 2.2.1.
I don't remember having this problems on 2.1.
Don't know if the situation is only related to software but it is really annoying.
Found this info regarding touchscreen slowness, but I am using the original charger so it doesn't apply for me.
Motorola Defy Touchscreen Problem
I recently got my Motorola Defy,my Defy's touchscreen acts sometimes really weird, on keyboard it's hard to enter 'r' or 'b' and some other characters, it takes little while to unlock the phone, it automatically opens applications, I don't know if it's due to faulty handset or software, I am considering it returning to Phone4U and get a replacement handset.
What version of Android are you using ?
Same problems here, but I think it is a software issue.
I'm having the same problem on my Defy.
After a while, the multi touch stops. I posted on the Motorola Forums
https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/44733
but no response.
I used YAMTT and when having two touches, after 20 seconds, one of them disappears
This is repeatable
2.51.1 UK with 2.1 Android
Well, it is clear that this is a problem that affects many Motorola Defy users. But I wonder if someone could fix this thing?
Looks like the new software version 2.51.1 did not fix this bug. I haven't tried it yet, but I see some of you have.
So it looks like our only solution could be a developer from XDA. Could someone help please?
This is ridiculous...i've sent my phone to motorola only because it was giving this problem and basically what i think is that their own software is causing this problem so i'll be waiting for 3 weeks and when i get my defy...it'll still have that problem...Ridiculous...
I did a bit more experimenting.
I flashed the 2.2 Finnish blur, multitouch still disappears after 20 seconds using the touch testing programs
I also booted into Safe Mode (vol up + vol down during boot)
The same problem persists; I was using gallery image zoom to test.
However, I got my friend who has a Motorola Droid to install YAMTT. The multitouch lasted about 30-40 seconds. Not sure what to make of that. He's running some version of Cyanogen Mod on Android 2.3
efpob said:
I did a bit more experimenting.
I flashed the 2.2 Finnish blur, multitouch still disappears after 20 seconds using the touch testing programs
I also booted into Safe Mode (vol up + vol down during boot)
The same problem persists; I was using gallery image zoom to test.
However, I got my friend who has a Motorola Droid to install YAMTT. The multitouch lasted about 30-40 seconds. Not sure what to make of that. He's running some version of Cyanogen Mod on Android 2.3
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Defy doesn't support cynogen mod and 2.3
I was messing around today and even the single touch disappears after a while
30 seconds or so
Mine sometime stop response after few seconds
really wierd
Tell me who is on stock rom and is having problem..because im on 2.2 leaked..so i cant really say if u hv this problem on 2.1...
I got this response from a Motorola employee. Anyone know of a way around this?
Motorola Employee said:
If you touch the screen and don't move for a long time, the screen will eventually try to ignore that touch as it'll be considered invaild. That's what you're seeing. If you continue to move your finger(s), touch will continue to work. Also, when you release the screen, it acts to clear the invalid touch region that you generated earlier.
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https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/44733
have simular problems............100 procent hardware problem..... if i twist phone a little it will go back to normal for a while
any ideas for disable it?changing some parameter or something?
I have the same problem. screen sometimes go crazy. i am using stockrom eclair SEA 2.59. sometimes it seems that it tap icons or part of the screen even without I actually tap on something. and it seems it affect the capacitive button under the screen. I am not touching the search button but the search box suddenly appear.
I have to push the power button and unlock the screen to make it normal.
somebody please help us. I am also having this weird problem. Touchscreen gets pressed itself not everytime but it happens very frequently. Tried everything, hard reseted too.
At least I gotta hope that its not a hardware problem as many of u are also facing this problem. Any body please confirm if flashing cm7 has helped u or any other solution.
brjshshrma said:
somebody please help us. I am also having this weird problem. Touchscreen gets pressed itself not everytime but it happens very frequently. Tried everything, hard reseted too.
At least I gotta hope that its not a hardware problem as many of u are also facing this problem. Any body please confirm if flashing cm7 has helped u or any other solution.
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i returned my defy months ago but what you can do is, try to flash cyanogenmod on your defy...that should fix the problem.
Hi, I've registered myself just a minute ago, reading the link that efpod left here and I've remembered that I charged my Defy with a Galaxy S i9000 charger friday (I've charged it once the batery was drained later with my original charger) and today it is failing A LOT, it's really anoying.
I got Cyanogen Mod (latest) installed on my phone so that doesn't fix the problem.
I'm uncharging it with "StabilityTest - CPU / GPU Test" and when the battery drains out I'm gonna charge it with the original one, after that, I'll test it during the day and I'll leave a messege to keep you informed.
My Galaxy S Duos has a problem with the touch screen, I recently installed a kernel in it, and suddenly the touch it stopped working, it will work again once in a while, but only for a few minutes and then it stops again, I know if the touch will not work because when the touch dont work the phone takes at least 5 minutes to turn on, and when the touch works he turns on in less than 1 minute, i'm needing help because I will not be able to take to warranty, as my flash counter listed as modified = / ... I also want to know a quick way to reset the flash counter and put the status as official ..
sorry if I missed a few words, I am Brazilian and not speak English very well
Hi, i'm new and i need your help, please
My galaxy s duos gt s7562L is crazy, the wifi does not turn, it becomes bright green color, and when it does turn on only for two or three seconds and then my phone reboots, I have to remove the battery to stop doing that.
Sometimes I turn it on and do not touch, and I want to unlock it after 45 minutes I realize that is off, someone can help me please: (
Move thread to Galaxy S Section, There you'll find your answer
Hello guys. I need help with my cherry mobile cosmos x2. Which runs mtk6582. I has a problem with it's multitouch.. and it supports up to 10 fingers.. So here is my problem, whenever I press the screen with 1 finger, and then press the screen again with another finger (while not releasing my first finger) when I remove the 2nd finger. It suddently wont detect my first finger unless I move it again.. It's soo disturbing when I am playing games (I am a heavy gamer) Any fix?? Any response would be appreciated!
Btw, I have tried several roms and it is still like this
Perhaps the problem I have to be a little "weird" to understand, the fact is that it works, but I ask the help of the community, if possible ...
I have a Galaxy S6 Flat (SM-G920I model), and there is a problem with my touch. When I click on the screen, it takes about 3 seconds to respond. But if I disable the "automatic lighting", the touch screen works (you can see on the display image that the button has been pressed), but there is no answer. I made this test an official ROM from Samsung ...
On the other hand, I did the same test patterns above, now a custom ROM (NobleRom_edge + _20151218 deodexed), thanks to XDA for the ROM. After the same process (3 seconds) remain with the problem, but when I disable automatic lighting ..... VOILA !!! Works normally touch, but the "scroll" only works if u move your finger on the touch down very slowly.
Also I made a test call on the device, but the screen is blinking during the course of almost dark call, really weird right? Oh, and after 15 seconds of inactivity, my device does not turn off the screen just stays on.
Finally, given these problems, I do not know whether the problem may in fact be the touch, or the light / proximity sensor, since disabling the option, touch works ...
...regardless of the aid (which I believe is a major challenge), I'm grateful, because I do not want rid of that S6 is an excellent player and I love it !! Sorry for my bad english
Thanks and regards...