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Wierd LCD Problem with Samsung Nexus S

Problem Details below:
The problem is with the screen, though there is not a single scratch or anything wrong physically..
the screen misbehaves from left side of screen, only that portion.
it automatically starts touching itself... :cyclops:
had found its solution too but it which works temporary.
have to use an electric lighter on the screen to make it stop misbehaving.
This way phone works easily for almost a day without troubles.
Please let me know if any one has a permanent solution for the problem!
In case of any further query, please post in or pm me, any help in this regard will be appreciated.
Thanks & best regards,
Mortal Eternity!

Seems to me that digitizer is broken. You'll need to replace it.
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Ted Mosby said:
Seems to me that digitizer is broken. You'll need to replace it.
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by digitilizer you mean screen? no sir the screen is not damaged form any where....

I mean glass or touchscreen. It doesn't matter if u can see the damage or not, it can be faulty either way...
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You tried changing roms, kernels, etc? This can help you identify the solution.

screen is blank black with a back light

guys i am in serious problem!
i'm unable to unlock my nexus and screen is blank black with a back light.
i am restarting the phone to access after every time the phone gets locked!
i'm fully on stock and nothing happened not even a faint fall or rough use. I wasn't using the phone from evening and this popped up..
initially i thought it was bricked but after restarting i'm able to access until the phone is locked..
please help ASAP

eshopper said:
guys i am in serious problem!
i'm unable to unlock my nexus and screen is blank black with a back light.
i am restarting the phone to access after every time the phone gets locked!
i'm fully on stock and nothing happened not even a faint fall or rough use. I wasn't using the phone from evening and this popped up..
initially i thought it was bricked but after restarting i'm able to access until the phone is locked..
please help ASAP
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Wrong thread mate..post a new one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help

wideasleep1 said:
Wrong thread mate..post a new one here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/google-nexus-5/help
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i did a factory reset and still the problem persist.. isn't it considered as a defect ??

It's clearly a software issue. Reflash might help.
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kealke said:
It's clearly a software issue. Reflash might help.
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i visited the service center today.. it was issue with hardware.. they replaced a flex board around the battery and the phone was normal again.. took 20mins max and no charges was levied as the phone was under warrenty..
thanks for all the help! :good:

Very strange, a hardware issue which temporarily disappears when you reboot. Oh well, luckily it's fixed now.
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eshopper said:
i visited the service center today.. it was issue with hardware.. they replaced a flex board around the battery and the phone was normal again.. took 20mins max and no charges was levied as the phone was under warrenty..
thanks for all the help! :good:
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Sounds like the flex ribbon cable to the display had poor contact. Where do you live to get such quick service? Cheers!
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wideasleep1 said:
Sounds like the flex ribbon cable to the display had poor contact. Where do you live to get such quick service? Cheers!
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He's from India. But 20 mins is really sick!

wideasleep1 said:
Sounds like the flex ribbon cable to the display had poor contact. Where do you live to get such quick service? Cheers!
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yes exactly.. i live in bangalore..
I had prepared for two days waiting
but he had few repairable handsets and components in hand ready and pulled out one and repaired to mine instantly..

[Q] Touchscreen issue?

Hello! Sorry if my English is not great, it's not my first language.
I have a Prestigio 3400 Duo and I have two issues with my touchscreen, the multitouch function in particular. My phone is freshly factory reset, done while trying to solve this problem, and
The first problem is pretty apparent, when I'm holding two fingers on the screen in a horizontal line it registers only one point at the center of the two I'm actually pressing (that's what a multitouch test app sees, at least). This happens exclusively in an horizontal line.
The second problem I have is when I'm holding two fingers on the screen and I let one go, the other one - the one that's still holding - is not getting registered for an instant before appearing again. So when, say, I'm playing a game on the phone and my character walks and I press a button at the same time, the character stops for a second. Really annoying stuff.
Is there any solution for either of these? I saw some fix for other phones but they're exclusively for those, not mine.

gyrozeppeli said:
Hello! Sorry if my English is not great, it's not my first language.
I have a Prestigio 3400 Duo and I have two issues with my touchscreen, the multitouch function in particular. My phone is freshly factory reset, done while trying to solve this problem, and
The first problem is pretty apparent, when I'm holding two fingers on the screen in a horizontal line it registers only one point at the center of the two I'm actually pressing (that's what a multitouch test app sees, at least). This happens exclusively in an horizontal line.
The second problem I have is when I'm holding two fingers on the screen and I let one go, the other one - the one that's still holding - is not getting registered for an instant before appearing again. So when, say, I'm playing a game on the phone and my character walks and I press a button at the same time, the character stops for a second. Really annoying stuff.
Is there any solution for either of these? I saw some fix for other phones but they're exclusively for those, not mine.
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Maybe it's a hardware problem.
What did you do before it happened?
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Ragkhuza said:
Maybe it's a hardware problem.
What did you do before it happened?
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Well I don't know if it was something that I've done that caused this, I don't play many games so I've noticed it only recently. I can tell you that for a while the phone was rooted - now it isn't - but I've never installed CFWs or stuff like that.

gyrozeppeli said:
Well I don't know if it was something that I've done that caused this, I don't play many games so I've noticed it only recently. I can tell you that for a while the phone was rooted - now it isn't - but I've never installed CFWs or stuff like that.
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What do you mean by recently the phone was root - now it isn't. Can you explain specifically.
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Try intalling custom rom or reinstalling stock
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Ragkhuza said:
What do you mean by recently the phone was root - now it isn't. Can you explain specifically.
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I took off the root thing because I wanted to play a game that doesn't accept rooted phones.
tchen100 said:
Try intalling custom rom or reinstalling stock
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Can you direct me to a good custom rom or how to reinstall stock? I'm not good at these things, I don't know much about it.

gyrozeppeli said:
I took off the root thing because I wanted to play a game that doesn't accept rooted phones.
Can you direct me to a good custom rom or how to reinstall stock? I'm not good at these things, I don't know much about it.
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Take a look at this thread --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578187

Ragkhuza said:
Take a look at this thread --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2578187
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Thank you, but there's no stock rom or a tutorial there, so...

I'm bumping the thread, hoping that someone that knows how to fix the problem can see this.
I'd like to at least solve the second problem, because the first one is barely noticeable to me. I basically can't play any game with the second issue because it's really annoying. I read that sometimes these kinds of problems are when you have an app that is used to block the touchscreen of the phone, but I've never used any of those so I don't know.

[Q] Black spot/shadow on nexus 5's screen

I have just received a refurbished nexus 5 and i noticed a rather distracting blemish on the screen under the glass (on the status bar to the left of the wifi icon), it's not a solid colour so i don't think it's dead pixels, it's more of a shadow and it's barely visible when the phone is in landscape but flip the phone portrait and there it is.
I have never seen anything like it before so it would be interesting to find out what it is and if i can fix it easily myself.

Sent it back and get another
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I'm taking it in for repair on Monday but i just wanted to know what it was before i went and if it's easy to fix or not
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Couldn't even see what was wrong

davidstech11 said:
Couldn't even see what was wrong
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Look at the left side of the screen, about 2/5ths of the way down
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It's a defect, don't waste your energy trying to explain it further. Send it back for a new one.

_MetalHead_ said:
It's a defect, don't waste your energy trying to explain it further. Send it back for a new one.
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I have been waiting a few weeks now for the place i bought it from to get in some new stock but they haven't as of yet.
It would have been nice to know what the defect is and if it's easy to fix so i know if it's worth taking it in for repair

I9295 aka s4 active. Screen is off

Hi.
Weird problem, everything is working fine, even the touch, but the screen is black, no display and no backlight.
Software or hardware, what do you think?
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kintaro84 said:
Hi.
Weird problem, everything is working fine, even the touch, but the screen is black, no display and no backlight.
Software or hardware, what do you think?
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Have you changed anything in the software?
If not it definitley sounds like hardware, try booting into recovery to see if screen lights up. If not it definitley sounds like it's the screen at fault.

No software changes. Original firmware and all. My wife doesn't trust roms. Haha got bricked anyway.
So, does it worth opening the device and looking for something loose or just replace the screen?
Any other hardware inside can cause that failure.
Please be reminded that the touch input works great, i hear the sound response of unlocking and everything...
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Problem resolved.
Opened the device, pressed on the connectors, worked like a charm.
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it may be
kintaro84 said:
Hi.
Weird problem, everything is working fine, even the touch, but the screen is black, no display and no backlight.
Software or hardware, what do you think?
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it maybe a hardware fault.visit service center