[Issue] [Resolved] Touch Screen randomly stops recognizing touch inputs? - Onetouch Idol 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So My gf & I both have the same phone (Idol 3 5.5, Single SIM) Mine works fine so far without any issues, though hers has had the touchscreen randomly stop receiving touch inputs at least twice during work today?
I'm pretty savvy, so I've already tried a few things to try and work the issue out.
Disabled all gestures under settings
Factory reset
Still it has happened again.
Any thoughts guys?
UPDATE: Contacted Amazon for replacement, they were happy to comply with the request.

mrm0rbid99 said:
So My gf & I both have the same phone (Idol 3 5.5, Single SIM) Mine works fine so far without any issues, though hers has had the touchscreen randomly stop receiving touch inputs at least twice during work today?
I'm pretty savvy, so I've already tried a few things to try and work the issue out.
Disabled all gestures under settings
Factory reset
Still it has happened again.
Any thoughts guys?
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Sounds like a hardware defect (broken digitizer)

mrm0rbid99 said:
So My gf & I both have the same phone (Idol 3 5.5, Single SIM) Mine works fine so far without any issues, though hers has had the touchscreen randomly stop receiving touch inputs at least twice during work today?
I'm pretty savvy, so I've already tried a few things to try and work the issue out.
Disabled all gestures under settings
Factory reset
Still it has happened again.
Any thoughts guys?
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Hardware problem.
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I messed with it for awhile when she got home today. Performed another factory reset. Eventually it bootlooped several times before I called it quits. Amazon is already sending a replacement.
Guess she got a lemon. Nuff said.

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TF300T touch screen no respond

I bought my TF300t from B&H on April and it works fine. But a couple days ago, its touch screen did not work. Sometimes, after reboot, it responded a short time but failed soon. I have performed a factory reset, it seemed to have been resolved. But the touch screen failed again in a day.
I noticed a few report of similar problems but still have no idea how can I fix it. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
same here
longbow0 said:
I bought my TF300t from B&H on April and it works fine. But a couple days ago, its touch screen did not work. Sometimes, after reboot, it responded a short time but failed soon. I have performed a factory reset, it seemed to have been resolved. But the touch screen failed again in a day.
I noticed a few report of similar problems but still have no idea how can I fix it. Does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks!
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Exactly the same Problem Here.did also factory reset.happend again. Only 8 apps installed. Ans news. Im in the newest Android Version available
Sometimes my touchscreen just goes flipping around, acting like it got impulses but i dont touch the screen..
Then i do screen off and on and its okay it happenes a lot actually lately

[Q] [HELP] Phone suddenly freeze and show weird screen

Hi, I have been looking all over the internet and search the xda thread but I couldn't find anything related to my problem.
So this morning when I wake up, I turned on my phone and after I used it for awhile suddenly my phone stopped working (freeze/hang) and started to reboot itself. After it reboots my phone's screen as per attached below.
The problem lasted for a day and started to driving me nuts!
Anyone experienced same problem?
I am running KK4.4.2 fyki.
Thank you very much for your kind help!
are you unlocked, rooted, custom recovery, rom, kernel, anything? can you access the bootloader?
xBeerdroiDx said:
are you unlocked, rooted, custom recovery, rom, kernel, anything? can you access the bootloader?
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Nope, I am all stock without any modification nor and fancy stuffs.
Just pure android 4.4.2
I am thinking that the hardware might be faulty..
hellyeahdykk said:
Nope, I am all stock without any modification nor and fancy stuffs.
Just pure android 4.4.2
I am thinking that the hardware might be faulty..
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If you're stock, it could be hardware. Though have you ever attempted to root?
Is it just randomly happening?
Definitely hardware
teh roxxorz said:
If you're stock, it could be hardware. Though have you ever attempted to root?
Is it just randomly happening?
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Yes, it just randomly happening. It started yesterday morning until now..
The phone started to not responding at all and then my screen goes broken (same screen as broken TV I might say).
If I let it cool for 15-20 minutes the phone is usable, but then after 1 hour of normal usage the phone started to freeze again.
Just curious, none of you experienced the same?
this kinda looks like the static i was getting on screen on my n7 2012 when i let the battery get too low. charging it up and a few reboots fixed it. but im not sure if that's what is going on with yours
hellyeahdykk said:
Yes, it just randomly happening. It started yesterday morning until now..
The phone started to not responding at all and then my screen goes broken (same screen as broken TV I might say).
If I let it cool for 15-20 minutes the phone is usable, but then after 1 hour of normal usage the phone started to freeze again.
Just curious, none of you experienced the same?
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I just got mine, 32gb from the playstore, a few days ago, and nothing like that.
If it's happening when your device is hot | overheating, you may wana see if you get it replaced.
It happened to me once. The phone was with his screen off and when I try to turn it on that exact same screen came. But it just happened once, also I experienced random poweroffs and reboots. I did a factory reset and power off issues and freeze stops, but had one reboot once I start installing my apps. I think its a software issue but I'm not sure.
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I'm glad (and kinda of sad) to know that I'm not the only one with this issue.
The problem started about two weeks after I bought mine(Telus). It's done this about 5 or 6 times,randomly.
I found that having someone call me will "unfreeze" the device and the screen gets back to normal.
The first couple times it happened, I was running stock 4.4.2. I since rooted it and installed Xpposed/GravityBox and I'm still getting the problem...
I think that I'll have to return it...
Idk if i need RMA the phone. Its a great phone and the reboot issues has stopped. What should i do?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Edited: Nevermind my phone have defective gpu. i will RMA it
Same problem
jakov.90 said:
Idk if i need RMA the phone. Its a great phone and the reboot issues has stopped. What should i do?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
Edited: Nevermind my phone have defective gpu. i will RMA it
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Hi, I have the exact same problem, I posted a video on youtube /watch?v=m0EkC_ak01g but I got to the same conclusion that it might be a GPU issue. So there is nothing I can do right?, the worst thing is Im in Argentina and LG dont take my warranty because I bought it in Germany. So there is absolutely nothing I can do?, I know how to avoid the flickering a little bit, when I hit "Ok Google" button it seems responsive and as long as I touch the screen it works (you can see it in the video) but as soon as I stop touching it, after 2-3 seconds it becomes unresponsive again, and when I say unresponsive Im saying the screen doesnt reflect what Im doing, I can still push the buttons and all. So Im not 100% sure its a GPU issue, but a software too. Thanks.

[Q] Bad digitizer or software issue? Random input.

My M8 is on stock ROM, rooted with Xposed and a handful of modules.
Half the time I'm in the Play Store viewing a list of my installed apps, my phone will somehow register a touch anywhere randomly on the display while I'm not touching the screen in any way. Initially I assumed it was a busted digitizer, but it ONLY does this while I'm in the Play Store, from what I've noticed at least. My phone does this while unplugged from any charger/cable.
Also, a lot of times while I'm using the phone while charging, the digitizer will freak the hell out while I'm touching it and register inputs all over the screen and very rapidly. I've seen this on other phones as well while using a crappy non-OEM charger, but this phone seems very much more sensitive to what charger you're using. Chargers that worked fine on my Note 2 and my wife's current GS4 make my M8's digitizer freak out. Has anyone else noticed this?
FYI, I can see these random inputs by enabling "show touches" in the developer options. I'll see touches register on the screen without me touching the phone at all in both of the scenarios above.
T4rd said:
My M8 is on stock ROM, rooted with Xposed and a handful of modules.
Half the time I'm in the Play Store viewing a list of my installed apps, my phone will somehow register a touch anywhere randomly on the display while I'm not touching the screen in any way. Initially I assumed it was a busted digitizer, but it ONLY does this while I'm in the Play Store, from what I've noticed at least. My phone does this while unplugged from any charger/cable.
Also, a lot of times while I'm using the phone while charging, the digitizer will freak the hell out while I'm touching it and register inputs all over the screen and very rapidly. I've seen this on other phones as well while using a crappy non-OEM charger, but this phone seems very much more sensitive to what charger you're using. Chargers that worked fine on my Note 2 and my wife's current GS4 make my M8's digitizer freak out. Has anyone else noticed this?
FYI, I can see these random inputs by enabling "show touches" in the developer options. I'll see touches register on the screen without me touching the phone at all in both of the scenarios above.
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Are you using any sort of cases/screen protectors? If so try taking them off and seeing if the issue persists. Also wipe down the screen and get rid of any smudges and fingerprints and see if that fixes it as those can apparently sometimes cause this.
Lastly you can try doing a 'Factory Data Reset' from your recovery such as TWRP, I do not know if the stock recoveries have these but if they do and this is a software issue than this will solve your problem. (Requires S-OFF if it's not available in stock recovery)
If doing the factory data reset does not solve your problem than it is almost definitely a manufacturer defect.
Do take note I did my own research just now to bring you these answers and I am not capable of giving you an overly educated answer like someone else may. Good luck! & I hope the software/case solutions fix it.
Edit: Try disabling Xposed and see if the problem persists too.
T4rd said:
My M8 is on stock ROM, rooted with Xposed and a handful of modules.
Half the time I'm in the Play Store viewing a list of my installed apps, my phone will somehow register a touch anywhere randomly on the display while I'm not touching the screen in any way. Initially I assumed it was a busted digitizer, but it ONLY does this while I'm in the Play Store, from what I've noticed at least. My phone does this while unplugged from any charger/cable.
Also, a lot of times while I'm using the phone while charging, the digitizer will freak the hell out while I'm touching it and register inputs all over the screen and very rapidly. I've seen this on other phones as well while using a crappy non-OEM charger, but this phone seems very much more sensitive to what charger you're using. Chargers that worked fine on my Note 2 and my wife's current GS4 make my M8's digitizer freak out. Has anyone else noticed this?
FYI, I can see these random inputs by enabling "show touches" in the developer options. I'll see touches register on the screen without me touching the phone at all in both of the scenarios above.
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It's a known issue, phantom touches. It might be software or hardware related. No known fix yet. Happens to me sometimes also. I've also only really noticed it in the Playstore.
Haven't noticed anything with different chargers, you could have a hardware problem.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
S1L3nTShaDoWz said:
Are you using any sort of cases/screen protectors? If so try taking them off and seeing if the issue persists. Also wipe down the screen and get rid of any smudges and fingerprints and see if that fixes it as those can apparently sometimes cause this.
Lastly you can try doing a 'Factory Data Reset' from your recovery such as TWRP, I do not know if the stock recoveries have these but if they do and this is a software issue than this will solve your problem. (Requires S-OFF if it's not available in stock recovery)
If doing the factory data reset does not solve your problem than it is almost definitely a manufacturer defect.
Do take note I did my own research just now to bring you these answers and I am not capable of giving you an overly educated answer like someone else may. Good luck! & I hope the software/case solutions fix it.
Edit: Try disabling Xposed and see if the problem persists too.
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Using a Supcase that doesn't touch the display and no screen protector. It does it without the case being on too.
I've recently did a full system wipe and tried a new ROM (Clean ROM) and it still does it, but only in the Play Store, which is why it's confusing me as to if it's a software or hardware issue. I've had HTC send me a replacement M8 out because of it and the new phone ( and previous 2 other phones I had hardware issue with) never did this, which makes me believe that it is indeed a hardware issue. It's just bizarre that it only happens in the Play Store.
When I flashed this new ROM though, it didn't do it initially during the setup of the phone and getting all my apps installed/updated. Once I installed Xposed, it did it, so I uninstalled Xposed to see if it continued and it did, so I'm not sure if it was a coincidence that I didn't have any "phantom touches" before installing Xposed or not.
BadUsername said:
It's a known issue, phantom touches. It might be software or hardware related. No known fix yet. Happens to me sometimes also. I've also only really noticed it in the Playstore.
Haven't noticed anything with different chargers, you could have a hardware problem.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
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Are you rooted and/or running Xposed as well?
T4rd said:
Are you rooted and/or running Xposed as well?
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Rooted, no xposed. It was doing the Phantom touches when I was unrooted also.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
Just want to bump this to see if anyone else is experiencing it and maybe fine a possible fix. I've replaced this phone 3 times now for different issues and would like to see if I can fix this without swapping it out again. It has gotten a tad worse now and the phantom touches have extended into Hangouts when I initially open it and start typing into a conversation, it will register taps on the keyboard and I have to delete the erroneous input immediately upon the keyboard opening. Otherwise, I don't see it anywhere else in any other apps or situations. Friggin weird. It has followed me across ROMs and factory resets. So I'm guessing it's just a weird-ass hardware issue.
I also facing this issue yesterday & getting worst today. I on ViperRom stock, no xposed or whatsoever.. just viper rom.. this phone just 2 months in my hand.... not only the phantom touches, but dead band as well...
did you send to service centre to get it fix or replacement?
mrvearn said:
I also facing this issue yesterday & getting worst today. I on ViperRom stock, no xposed or whatsoever.. just viper rom.. this phone just 2 months in my hand.... not only the phantom touches, but dead band as well...
did you send to service centre to get it fix or replacement?
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Mine eventually resolved itself. I was only having Phantom touches on Google Apps. Mainly the playstore and Gmail.
Playstore updated and the issue went away, started using inbox instead of Gmail and it also went away. Haven't had a problem since.
Your issue sounds like it might be more of an issue, but updating both of those apps fixed my problems.
Sent from my HTC6525LVW using Tapatalk
i too have same prob
T4rd said:
My M8 is on stock ROM, rooted with Xposed and a handful of modules.
Half the time I'm in the Play Store viewing a list of my installed apps, my phone will somehow register a touch anywhere randomly on the display while I'm not touching the screen in any way. Initially I assumed it was a busted digitizer, but it ONLY does this while I'm in the Play Store, from what I've noticed at least. My phone does this while unplugged from any charger/cable.
Also, a lot of times while I'm using the phone while charging, the digitizer will freak the hell out while I'm touching it and register inputs all over the screen and very rapidly. I've seen this on other phones as well while using a crappy non-OEM charger, but this phone seems very much more sensitive to what charger you're using. Chargers that worked fine on my Note 2 and my wife's current GS4 make my M8's digitizer freak out. Has anyone else noticed this?
FYI, I can see these random inputs by enabling "show touches" in the developer options. I'll see touches register on the screen without me touching the phone at all in both of the scenarios above.
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Any fixes for the phantom touch??

[Q] Fingerprint sensor

I have my device unlocked, not coded - european version. It was all good no problems with anything.
Just last night i went to sleep and when I woke up in the morning I noticed this error on my S6:
"An error has occurred with the fingerprint sensor. if this message appears repeatedly, restart your device."
Clearing cache did not help. Nor dit the factory reset...
Tried running fingerprint test by typing *#0*# on the phone app but it stopped with no result so I guess there must be something wrong with the fingerpring scanner.
Honestly I am very dissapointed and must admit that i would not expect one of the major funcionalities to stop working after less than 48 hours from buying.
Anyone else having this?
Nahemahe said:
I have my device unlocked, not coded - european version. It was all good no problems with anything.
Just last night i went to sleep and when I woke up in the morning I noticed this error on my S6:
"An error has occurred with the fingerprint sensor. if this message appears repeatedly, restart your device."
Clearing cache did not help. Nor dit the factory reset...
Tried running fingerprint test by typing *#0*# on the phone app but it stopped with no result so I guess there must be something wrong with the fingerpring scanner.
Honestly I am very dissapointed and must admit that i would not expect one of the major funcionalities to stop working after less than 48 hours from buying.
Anyone else having this?
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I've just started getting this too. Mine is 11 days old. Did you figure out if it is a hardware or software problem?
MrPez said:
I've just started getting this too. Mine is 11 days old. Did you figure out if it is a hardware or software problem?
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Kind of.
Apparently some of the SGS6 units are faulty and have loose home button or not well clipped or anyhow you describe it.
So its a hardware problem. They should repair it by replacing the front screen, glass and home button or just give you another phone.
Give it to the warranty.
Today I am very dissapointed in SGS6, would not buy it another time. It is not that spectacular at all.
Better wait for Note 5 or choose another brand.
Cheerz
Nahemahe said:
Kind of.
Apparently some of the SGS6 units are faulty and have loose home button or not well clipped or anyhow you describe it.
So its a hardware problem. They should repair it by replacing the front screen, glass and home button or just give you another phone.
Give it to the warranty.
Today I am very dissapointed in SGS6, would not buy it another time. It is not that spectacular at all.
Better wait for Note 5 or choose another brand.
Cheerz
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Thanks for the info. Must say, I share your view. The phone looks nice but thats about the best thing I can say about it at the minute!
I'll speak to Samsung in the morning and see what they say.
Sometimes it happens to me too but its very rare and I just have to unlock the phone via password and then the sensor restarts working. I dont think (hope) its a hardware issue.
Well mine is not working for a month now. Not a single time. So its hardware believe me.
I will give it to warranty when possible.
Yours apparently is software issue, or even hardware but not that serious.
I spoke with samsung and was told it is a known issue that they can deal with under warranty. Fortunately mine presented quick enough that I'm getting a replacement from EE.
I had the same issue of sporadically not working. Replaced the phone (warranty). Have the exact same issue on the new phone. Guess I'll exchange yet again. Very frustrating.

Screen non-responsive when using Smart Display - Hardware or Software Issue?

Hi
Just got my U12+ today. I've noticed that quite often if I unlock the phone by fingerprint, it shows the home screen but the screen is totally unresponsive. I can't click/touch anything.
It remains unresponsive, even if the screen times out (1min later) and then I reunlock.
The only way to fix it is to use the power button to switch off the screen and then it will work immediately afterwards when I unlock.
I have done multiple restarts, and 1 hard reset and it is still happening.
Any thoughts on what is causing/how to fix?
UPDATE:
I've spent quite a few hours googling and testing different setting options, and the issue seems to only occur when "Smart Display" is turned on.
If the Smart Display is on (either motion or always on) gets engaged, if I then unlock via Fingerprint, it shows the home screen, but the touch screen is totally unresponsive. It doesn't register any taps/touches (I turned on Dev options).
Is this a hardware or software issue? Anyone else experience this?
Thanks
leginag said:
Hi
Just got my U12+ today. I've noticed that quite often if I unlock the phone by fingerprint, it shows the home screen but the screen is totally unresponsive. I can't click/touch anything.
It remains unresponsive, even if the screen times out (1min later) and then I reunlock.
The only way to fix it is to use the power button to switch off the screen and then it will work immediately afterwards when I unlock.
I have done multiple restarts, and 1 hard reset and it is still happening.
Any thoughts on what is causing/how to fix?
UPDATE:
I've spent quite a few hours googling and testing different setting options, and the issue seems to only occur when "Smart Display" is turned on.
If the Smart Display is on (either motion or always on) gets engaged, if I then unlock via Fingerprint, it shows the home screen, but the touch screen is totally unresponsive. It doesn't register any taps/touches (I turned on Dev options).
Is this a hardware or software issue? Anyone else experience this?
Thanks
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Phone model and current software build.
Are you rooted? Any root based mods, kernel, room, etc.
Hi
Thanks
U12+ running 1.21.454.3
Totally stock. Only got the phone on Saturday.
Did one hard reset and issue still there.
In usage since my last update, it is 100% related to the Smart Display. Absolutely no issues when it is turned off. When I enable Smart Display, then it starts freezing again on unlock.
Hi,
I'm having the same problem too..
I got my set on the 15/09/18, Hong Kong Set.
Mine is currently on 1.25.708.3. But prior to the update, I am already having the same problem described by leginag.
I even tried to do a factory reset but the problem still surface. It will become unresponsive after waking up after a period of screen off (not sure how many minutes).
After turning off Smart Display ( thanks leginag!) , I'm able to use it flawlessly. I was about to unlock the bootloader and flash a custom rom though..
I think this problem is quite disruptive, especially when a call comes in, or when launching the camera app through the edge sense. I can only snap using the squeeze.
Nonetheless, I hope there are other alternatives to Smart Display though..
Hi, I've been having the same issue. Thanks for looking into it hopefully it gets fixed in the next update.
شیرخدا said:
Hi, I've been having the same issue. Thanks for looking into it hopefully it gets fixed in the next update.
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I hope it does get fixed. I reported it to HTC and they said they would forward it to their engineers. That was 2+ weeks ago, and nothing else heard back.
Best thing for you to do may be to submit a support ticket to HTC. If everyone who has the issues sends it in, this will flag it with their engineers that it is a wider problem.
Could you let us know your model/firmware?
leginag said:
I hope it does get fixed. I reported it to HTC and they said they would forward it to their engineers. That was 2+ weeks ago, and nothing else heard back.
Best thing for you to do may be to submit a support ticket to HTC. If everyone who has the issues sends it in, this will flag it with their engineers that it is a wider problem.
Could you let us know your model/firmware?
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I have contacted HTC and am awaiting a reply. My current software version is 1.25.708.3
Thanks.
Hoping this issue is software related. So far, only people with Asia models have reported it (only 3, but at least I'm not going crazy by myself!)
ASIA HK - x2
ASIA JP - x1
Got a response from HTC, saying it is a software issue and should be fixed in next update - around mid-October.
Today, I got information about that this issue will be solve by software update.
Moreover, it is arranged on around middle of October.
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leginag said:
Got a response from HTC, saying it is a software issue and should be fixed in next update - around mid-October.
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Thank you for this. I just got my u12+ and thought it was faulty.
Turned off smart display.
I'm having this problem as well, Asia HK.
Curious, is anyone also having problems with TWRP? I almost always get a nonresponsive screen when fastboot booting.
Just a heads up that the 1.30 update has fixed the issue for me.
Which is a relief. Not that I was missing using Smart Display, but just feel better not having an issues with my phone
Hi there,
I am using Asia HK and have the same problem with you.
But I still didnt receive any update patch for 1.30. May I ask which area did your phone belong to?
raymondlo88 said:
Hi there,
I am using Asia HK and have the same problem with you.
But I still didnt receive any update patch for 1.30. May I ask which area did your phone belong to?
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Asia TW and Asia JP have already received the 1.30 update (I had to manually check for it though). Hopefully HK will be soon!
leginag said:
Just a heads up that the 1.30 update has fixed the issue for me.
Which is a relief. Not that I was missing using Smart Display, but just feel better not having an issues with my phone
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I've had this issue twice, once on 1.25 and once on 1.30 so I do not think it is fixed yet but it has been very rare for me. Only twice since the phone launched but it is very inconvenient when it happens. I could only fix mine with a reboot.
Removing my original reply as I don't believe it relates to this bug after all!
(A Factory Reset sorted out my device, incidentally)

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