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.
I am having issues with my Verizon Galaxy S3 SCH-I353. Over the past few months this problem has been increasing in severity. My screen is detecting "phantom inputs". These inputs are rapid, horizontal movements in the top 1/3 of the screen. These movements render the screen unresponsive, and will register as touches to any screen item in that zone. Turning the screen on and then off stops the movements but only very temporarily. Some days this problem is minimal, while others my phone is nearly impossible to use due to the frequency of these inputs. These inputs occur in the same exact spot every time, and at the same spot that other people have reported, so I can rule out screen scratches or smudges. I created a .gif of the inputs after I turned on "show touch inputs" in the developer options.
I've seen others with this problem online, but no one has narrowed down if this is a software or hardware malfunction. Here are some of my possible problems:
1. Hardware: Possibly a loose cable? Malfunctioning Screen? Possible fix - taking it apart and putting it back together.
2. Software: Screen needs re-calibration of some kind (too sensetive?), would this be possible?
3. App running in the background that overrides touch inputs and is somehow creating this?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Other info: Problem started on stock 4.1.2, Verizon SCH-1535
Now on stock 4.3, rooted with xposed modules.
Phone was purchased new in Fall 2012.
No water damage.
My screen is showing the static that is symbolic of a broken flex cable, so naturally after a quick google i realised thatd be the part to buy.
I bought it and its been fitted and the phone is still not working. It shows colourful static still.
Whats unique about my problem that i havent been able to find elsewhere is that
a) if i bang the phone on the back the screen will flicker to the boot up (swirly pattern thing) and freeze and after a couple of bangs i can eventually get it to stick on a working screen, hence why i think this is a hardware issue.
b) not sure if this is a coincidence or not but when the phone was opened up and the back was off, pressing on the front facing camera and around that area appeared to help sometimes, could simply be coincidental though.
thanks
Trying to get my sons unit to work, first thing was the screen was unresponsive, I read to try a factory reset, seeing as the touch would work, I tried the volume/power button. After many attempts I finally got that to work.
navigated around with the volume button and selected reset. Now I am stick in the select Language which I can do but cannot continue as the next button is unresponsive.
I am think of trying to get a new screen etc .. would it just be the glass or both screen and glass . (if someone could clarify which and what to order)
sorry if I am totally stupid android etc is new... been a windows man for many years
Open it up and see if any cables have come loose, they are renowned for pulling out the display cable if they are dropped, possible it could affect touch too
The display cable is wrapped around the battery, which shifts when dropped, and pulls the cable out
sounds like a good idea, as I got him to own up to having dropped it and the back un snapped. will check that out tomorrow. thanks
I found one flat cable with the lock clip up, tried again got a lot of the touch working, just the bottom 3 back-home etc that will not respond. wonder if I have missed something like another cable or something.
I'd hazard a guess that it would be that one cable, maybe not fully making contact with the port it was pulled out of, I'd try fiddling with it more, see if it changes the places touch isn't working
Also check that the cable isn't damaged, they are pretty thin, possible it has ripped inside the shielding
Sounds like you're on the right track though
Check that it is not just those three navigation buttons not working, such as the whole bottom 1cm of the screen - rotate the screen, see if the touch points are dead in the same places
And I'm not 100% about this, but check if the screen end of that cable is removable too
thanks my friend, yea I rotated the screen several times and those three will not work. I did have a funny effect before I did another reset. I would try and press the reset in settings and the wi-fi settings would open. lolol after playing around I finally got it to work. I will keep fiddling.
2nd eldest daughter handed me her ipod with a lovely pattern of cracked glass.. so ipod added to my list.
Oh the joys of kids and expensive tech!
If the buttons won't work in any orientation, it sounds more like a ROM issue for that problem, if it was touch, the same part of the screen wouldn't work in any orientation, meaning the navigation buttons should work in either portrait or landscape, whichever is the opposite of the non working orientation
Good luck
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