Is anyone else experimenting random freezes while using the task switcher? When I'm scrolling through apps sometimes I swipe to keep swiping and my finger keeps moving but the screen won't react for a couple of seconds? The same happens to me while using chrome and the facebook app.
But the worst case of the phone misbehaving has to be on whatsapp, it freezes, it lags, the keyboard goes crazy, a letter stays magnified and the rest of the stop wont appear on screen for at least 1,5 seconds, the keyboard just stops working it wont vibrate until the rest of the words I typed appear on screen.
I know my phone its not faulty because this is the second pixel 2 I'm using and the first one showed the exact same issues ; I tought to myself maybe its just some android 8.0 bugs, they will fix it with 8.1 but I got another pixel 2 and got the 8.1 and it fixed none of those issues . :crying:
Never had anything like that. So if it's happened with 2 devices for you then logically it must be something about your setup (or rather, something that's different between yours and mine). The question is, what?
Large Hadron said:
Never had anything like that. So if it's happened with 2 devices for you then logically it must be something about your setup (or rather, something that's different between yours and mine). The question is, what?
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I dont have a lot of apps, I like keeping blout to a minimum, the only thing I can think of is that I have the phone set to vibrate when I use the keyboard and that I have 3 languages set up on my keyboard? :crying:
That would be odd if that was the cause (though keyboard haptics are the first thing I turn off on any phone).
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I did a couple of tweaks nothing to major just the speed, battery, got rid of the message notification and thats it but now when I use the slide key board sometimes it doesn't work and when it does its slow and puts extra letters ie. hello what you been up to? will come out like hello wwwwwwhat you bbeeeennn upto? and then my phone stopped ringing periodically some times it rings other times it doesn't usually I will just pull the battery out and it fixs it temporarily any ideas are helpful I was thinking virus? idk.
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chp10_8 said:
I did a couple of tweaks nothing to major just the speed, battery, got rid of the message notification and thats it but now when I use the slide key board sometimes it doesn't work and when it does its slow and puts extra letters ie. hello what you been up to? will come out like hello wwwwwwhat you bbeeeennn upto? and then my phone stopped ringing periodically some times it rings other times it doesn't usually I will just pull the battery out and it fixs it temporarily any ideas are helpful I was thinking virus? idk.
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First off what ROM are you using and secondly, you may have done something
ie operator error...
i dont know what the rom is everything is pretty much stock the only thing that i did was the notification delete and some speed ones and unlocked the phone but i didn't flash the ROM
chp10_8 said:
I did a couple of tweaks nothing to major just the speed, battery, got rid of the message notification and thats it but now when I use the slide key board sometimes it doesn't work and when it does its slow and puts extra letters ie. hello what you been up to? will come out like hello wwwwwwhat you bbeeeennn upto? and then my phone stopped ringing periodically some times it rings other times it doesn't usually I will just pull the battery out and it fixs it temporarily any ideas are helpful I was thinking virus? idk.
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This also happens to me sometimes, I have an EnergyROM. I just do a soft reset when it happens and things get back to normal.
I do a soft reset almost every 15 minutes things go back to normal for about 5 minutes then things start going back to what they used to be now my screen goes vertical and horizontal without me even sliding out the keyboard and my ringer doesn't ring man I just wanna throw it then I remember expensive phone expensive phone
Hard reset and quit tweaking the phone until you know what you are doing. Screen rotation is normal with this device.
Most of what you describe, you have caused or there is an easy fix available, particularly for your keyboard issue.
Just search, read and learn.
You'll be amazed!
I've been getting a strange issue lately. It can happen in any app, but it usually occurs during or just after a transition of some sort (sliding or something like that). The problem is that I get a field of random graphical static somewhere on the screen. While I've seen it happen in quite a few apps it happens randomly and I can't reliably reproduce it. It almost always happens in the same places in each app, however.
I've attached a screenshot (the static is the block in the top-left corner). This particular app is Reddit News Pro, but like I said, it can happen in almost any app. I'm on stock 5.0.1 on my N5, rooted, Xposed.
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I've been getting a strange issue lately. It can happen in any app, but it usually occurs during or just after a transition of some sort (sliding or something like that). The problem is that I get a field of random graphical static somewhere on the screen. While I've seen it happen in quite a few apps it happens randomly and I can't reliably reproduce it. It almost always happens in the same places in each app, however.
I've attached a screenshot (the static is the block in the top-left corner). This particular app is Reddit News Pro, but like I said, it can happen in almost any app. I'm on stock 5.0.1 on my N5, rooted, Xposed.
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Your device is dying. Sorry.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56905192&postcount=1031
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Your device is dying. Sorry.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56905192&postcount=1031
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I find it interesting that is happening at a software level, were you able to take screenshots as well? I once had a glitch that looked like that, only on the status bar when opening the feedly settings on lollipop. I don't use lollipop and I've never seen it again.
If the phone is certainly dying, I once held a galaxy note (or note 2? all samsung devices look the same to me) which I could not reflash or even partition but entered in the boot-loader, and the owner told me a few months later that someone fixed it. I don't remember what it had or if he told me at all though.
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I find it interesting that is happening at a software level, were you able to take screenshots as well? I once had a glitch that looked like that, only on the status bar when opening the feedly settings on lollipop. I don't use lollipop and I've never seen it again.
If the phone is certainly dying, I once held a galaxy note (or note 2? all samsung devices look the same to me) which I could not reflash or even partition but entered in the boot-loader, and the owner told me a few months later that someone fixed it. I don't remember what it had or if he told me at all though.
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I don't think it's software. Pretty sure your digitizer is dying. Mine went quickly, yours seems more slow. Over the course of a week mine went from the (entire) screen occasionally glitching for a few seconds or minutes, to permanently showing what's in the pic. In that state the device was unusable except for hard rebooting by long-pressing the power button.
vaindil said:
I've been getting a strange issue lately. It can happen in any app, but it usually occurs during or just after a transition of some sort (sliding or something like that). The problem is that I get a field of random graphical static somewhere on the screen. While I've seen it happen in quite a few apps it happens randomly and I can't reliably reproduce it. It almost always happens in the same places in each app, however.
I've attached a screenshot (the static is the block in the top-left corner). This particular app is Reddit News Pro, but like I said, it can happen in almost any app. I'm on stock 5.0.1 on my N5, rooted, Xposed.
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I don't think it's software. Pretty sure your digitizer is dying. Mine went quickly, yours seems more slow. Over the course of a week mine went from the (entire) screen occasionally glitching for a few seconds or minutes, to permanently showing what's in the pic. In that state the device was unusable except for hard rebooting by long-pressing the power button.
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It may not be software, but I just find weird that it appears on screenshots so, If it is hardware indeed then I don't think it can be repaired as the phone I previously mentioned. Just in case I would roll back the phone to Kitkat and give it a try before thinking the worst. The main reason I rolled back to kitkat was graphic and lockscreen glitches that would force me to soft reboot the phone every now and then.
Hi!
I have a third generation Motorola Moto G with 1 GB RAM. I bought it a few days ago, it's brand new, original Android 5.1.1 is on the phone.
The phone has some problems:
- sometimes SwiftKey doesn't react when I start writing... and it might take several minutes
- occasionally when I quit from somewhere, the phone freezes, it takes few seconds, then restart
- I don't get notifications when I get new messages in Messenger (I think it's not the phone's fault, Messenger has same bugs on other phones)
- when the Sleeping mode ends, the phone keep in quiet mode, and the alarm clock don't ring
I tried lots of things, but the phone has the same problems.
I hope you can solve my problems.
Thanks!
Sounds like every single "bug" you describe has absolutely nothing to do with the device, but rather the software you've got installed.
Yeah, these sound like software issues... I would factory default and try running it with just the embedded apps and see if your issues continue, which I suspect they will not. Then slowly add your apps back in a few at a time and try to see where the issue is coming from.
BTW, I use Swiftkey as well... never seen a delay at all, but I do have the 2GB RAM version.
Swiftkey used to be a good keyboard alternative but as far as I'm concerned, it totally sucks now. With the recent versions, I had delays so bad on both my phone and my Samsung tablet that I had to drop it. You can stop the keyboard problem by going stock or try another keyboard, there are tons out there. My favorite is Smart Keyboard Pro, no swipe, but I don't use swipe anyway.
Yesterday I tried a full factory reset, I did not keep any apps. I think it works.
I will install all applications step by step, and I can see which is the guilty.
Thanks the advices!
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And Touchscreen sucks. Ghost touch can be fixed by flashing old touch drivers, but the panel is insensitive and doesn't catch some of the strokes.
I have an Asus Padfone S+, almost 2 years old. In the last few months I've observed the following behaviour:-
- Screen touches would not register reliably (roughly 90% failure rate, that is I would tap the screen 20 times and maybe 2 or 3 touches would register)
- Whatever app is currently running runs fine and smooth, and other input (hardware buttons, bluetooth keyboard) work fine without the registration problems
This behaviour seems to occur randomly, but almost always when the device is not plugged in to some form of charger (either USB from my laptop or from a wall outlet). I've had it about... once... in the last few months when it was plugged in, all other occasions (must be about 50-70 times by now) it was while unplugged.
System load is unremarkable, it can be very high without the problem occurring, and can be very low with the problem occuring.
I removed my external SD card, but no change in behaviour.
I have done a hard reset, with roughly 50% decrease in this behaviour (possibly because I did not reinstall all the apps I had before that) initially, with the behaviour roughly being as constant as before the hard reset by now.
The behaviour persists (rarely) even when I'm in TWRP. I've only really had this happen twice, so can't definitively make conclusions, but it's certainly not limited to normal operation.
Killing all apps does not seem to help.
Plugging my phone into the included tablet dock (Padfone, after all), I don't seem to get these symptoms at all. However I rarely use the touchscreen when it's in the dock, preferring to use my bluetooth keyboard, so I can't say for sure.
Possibly related - I have a DIY set of neodymium magnets stuck to the back cover, which I use to secure my phone in a DIY holder in my car. This may or may not be a cause or trigger for the problems above.
What sort of troubleshooting can I engage in for this issue, and has anyone seen something like this before?
Anyone?
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Anyone?
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Maybe it's hardware issue, or maybe it's because you have multiple social media apps installed (Facebook, Messenger, Whatsapp, Kik, Snapchat, etc..), they are famous for slowing devices down and making them sluggish/unresponsive.
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Maybe it's hardware issue, or maybe it's because you have multiple social media apps installed (Facebook, Messenger, Whatsapp, Kik, Snapchat, etc..), they are famous for slowing devices down and making them sluggish/unresponsive.
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Any suggestion on how to figure out which is the case? The thing is my phone doesn't feel sluggish/unresponsive in the manner you describe, only the touchscreen is unresponsive. For example if the problem is happening and I try to type with my Bluetooth Keyboard it's all snappy (typing wise) but trying to do anything with the touchscreen isn't.
Hi all, I did a search with no luck, so hopefully this is a valid question!
I have a weird problem with my moto G3 2015 and was hoping you guys wouldn't mind reading about and possibly offering some kind of advice if it's not too much trouble.
Every so often, I'd say at least once a day, the screen becomes unusable until I press the power button a couple of times (to turn the screen off and on again). Even when I do this quick fix, the problem comes back very shortly afterwards. It only goes away after 10 minutes or so, or if I get annoyed and put my phone away. I thought this was a hardware issue but don't believe that now due to the following:
1. It is a different problem depending on the app I am using. In facebook, scrolling is no longer smooth, and doesn't continue scrolling if I flick down the feed. It only scrolls down while my finger is actually on the screen. I am also unable to actually 'click' on anything, only scroll. In Brave (my browser) it acts as if I've just double tapped the screen, as in if I move my finger down it zooms in, and if up then it zooms out. In snapchat when watching a friend's story it acts as if I've held down on the screen in order to forward their snap to somebody else, and then it doesn't respond at all to any touch.
2. The 3 buttons at the bottom are always functional no matter what
3. If the problem begins when I'm in an app, if I go to my home screen, I am able to navigate my home screen and app drawer with no problems. It's as if the problem is contained within the apps.
This started a few months ago while I was running the copy of android that the phone came with. I put on lineage OS (lineage-14.1-20170629-nightly-osprey-signed) and pico gapps (open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20170629). This seemed to fix the problem for a while but then it started again a week or so in.
The fact that the problem is only happening while I am in the apps, and disappears when I exit out of them makes me think it can't be a hardware issue? I am also no expert with phones or android, but am somewhat experienced in rooting and playing with settings etc. (I'm not sure if it happens in other apps I'm afraid, I can test if need be next time it happens).
Thanks so much for any help, and please let me know if there is any more info I can give you!
P.s. The new ROM is much better than the old one.! The battery definitely drains faster though, but that's a whole other problem
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Hi all, I did a search with no luck, so hopefully this is a valid question!
I have a weird problem with my moto G3 2015 and was hoping you guys wouldn't mind reading about and possibly offering some kind of advice if it's not too much trouble.
Every so often, I'd say at least once a day, the screen becomes unusable until I press the power button a couple of times (to turn the screen off and on again). Even when I do this quick fix, the problem comes back very shortly afterwards. It only goes away after 10 minutes or so, or if I get annoyed and put my phone away. I thought this was a hardware issue but don't believe that now due to the following:
1. It is a different problem depending on the app I am using. In facebook, scrolling is no longer smooth, and doesn't continue scrolling if I flick down the feed. It only scrolls down while my finger is actually on the screen. I am also unable to actually 'click' on anything, only scroll. In Brave (my browser) it acts as if I've just double tapped the screen, as in if I move my finger down it zooms in, and if up then it zooms out. In snapchat when watching a friend's story it acts as if I've held down on the screen in order to forward their snap to somebody else, and then it doesn't respond at all to any touch.
2. The 3 buttons at the bottom are always functional no matter what
3. If the problem begins when I'm in an app, if I go to my home screen, I am able to navigate my home screen and app drawer with no problems. It's as if the problem is contained within the apps.
This started a few months ago while I was running the copy of android that the phone came with. I put on lineage OS (lineage-14.1-20170629-nightly-osprey-signed) and pico gapps (open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20170629). This seemed to fix the problem for a while but then it started again a week or so in.
The fact that the problem is only happening while I am in the apps, and disappears when I exit out of them makes me think it can't be a hardware issue? I am also no expert with phones or android, but am somewhat experienced in rooting and playing with settings etc. (I'm not sure if it happens in other apps I'm afraid, I can test if need be next time it happens).
Thanks so much for any help, and please let me know if there is any more info I can give you!
P.s. The new ROM is much better than the old one.! The battery definitely drains faster though, but that's a whole other problem
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That is actually typical behavior on older devices using as many social media apps as you're using. Especially Facebook and Messenger if you're also using it.
Have you tried booting to recovery and wiping cache when this happens?
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Thanks for replying!
When I flashed lineage OS I believe I wiped the cache. I will do it again though to see if it helps.
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Thanks for replying!
When I flashed lineage OS I believe I wiped the cache. I will do it again though to see if it helps.
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Yeah, you wipe cache when you flashed, or at least you should have.
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tump13b said:
Hi all, I did a search with no luck, so hopefully this is a valid question!
I have a weird problem with my moto G3 2015 and was hoping you guys wouldn't mind reading about and possibly offering some kind of advice if it's not too much trouble.
Every so often, I'd say at least once a day, the screen becomes unusable until I press the power button a couple of times (to turn the screen off and on again). Even when I do this quick fix, the problem comes back very shortly afterwards. It only goes away after 10 minutes or so, or if I get annoyed and put my phone away. I thought this was a hardware issue but don't believe that now due to the following:
1. It is a different problem depending on the app I am using. In facebook, scrolling is no longer smooth, and doesn't continue scrolling if I flick down the feed. It only scrolls down while my finger is actually on the screen. I am also unable to actually 'click' on anything, only scroll. In Brave (my browser) it acts as if I've just double tapped the screen, as in if I move my finger down it zooms in, and if up then it zooms out. In snapchat when watching a friend's story it acts as if I've held down on the screen in order to forward their snap to somebody else, and then it doesn't respond at all to any touch.
2. The 3 buttons at the bottom are always functional no matter what
3. If the problem begins when I'm in an app, if I go to my home screen, I am able to navigate my home screen and app drawer with no problems. It's as if the problem is contained within the apps.
This started a few months ago while I was running the copy of android that the phone came with. I put on lineage OS (lineage-14.1-20170629-nightly-osprey-signed) and pico gapps (open_gapps-arm-7.1-pico-20170629). This seemed to fix the problem for a while but then it started again a week or so in.
The fact that the problem is only happening while I am in the apps, and disappears when I exit out of them makes me think it can't be a hardware issue? I am also no expert with phones or android, but am somewhat experienced in rooting and playing with settings etc. (I'm not sure if it happens in other apps I'm afraid, I can test if need be next time it happens).
Thanks so much for any help, and please let me know if there is any more info I can give you!
P.s. The new ROM is much better than the old one.! The battery definitely drains faster though, but that's a whole other problem
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Hi there
If the issue was software related, a change of rom should have solved it.
If the issue is kernel related, all users must face the same issue...but that is still not the case.
So This might be an issue with the screen being old. When the power consumption fluctuates, lcd screens can misbehave.
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