Hi All,
Picked up a new SGT 10.1 today on the Staples deal. Well, actually two, the first suffered badly from the dust under screen issue and I returned it, cleaned out two stores in the process.
Trouble is, after the first time I engaged the orientation lock (literally the first time I locked the orientation), it no longer auto rotates when on the home screen. Worked fine for a couple hours prior to that. When I go to the camera app, it rotates (although lags sometimes, but can't tell the cause).
I've tried hard resetting multiple times with two different methods, made no difference. Searched around, found only one other person describing the problem and no solution.
Has anyone heard of this? Is there any app I can use to further test the sensor?
Thanks all!!
Try using a game that uses the sensors for movement. That should tell you pretty quickly if it's your sensors or some other software glitch.
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I have a T-Mobile Pocket Phone Edition,
It's had a rough life but as kept going for over 3 years now.
For the last year I would have to realign the screen 2 or 3
times a week but over the last few months it keeps getting worse.
Sometimes the screen won't respond to anything anywhere,
then after I tap it a few times boom works fine.
Sometimes I'll tap on the “Ok” and the “Start menu” will activate.
Sometimes drawing a line up the center of the screen will end up
shooting all over the screen.
And sometime it will work perfectly!
I thought the problems were to erratic to be hardware so
I hard set after awhile it started again,
So I hard set and installed a different ROM after a coupe hours
the problem was back.
Also sometimes the align program will get stuck in a
loop that doesn't end.
I've searched but can't find an answer? Anyone have an idea?
I've already taken it a part once but couldn't see how to get
any further after I toke the back panel off? Please help!
WOW nobody? So no one was heard of this problem before?
Can anyone direct me to directions on taking apart the Wallaby?
Thanks <><
It's a problem with touch screen. You should check (and fix) it.
Maybe it is necessary to press well screen to the motherboard. (Sorry my english).
Ok, Can you tell me where that connection is?
Thanks
Toke everything apart, found the connection, cleaned everything (w/ screen wipe)
put it all back together. Still have the touch problem and now the backlight won't work!
I've found if I press the unit in my hand the touch panel works right,
I don't think it's a lose connection to the main board so I think it must be
one on the main board.
If anybody thinks they want it for parts let me know! :?
As stated almost every time a new thread hits this forum, the search function sucks, which is why I don't know, if this has been mentioned before, but:
Has anyone experienced, that once in a while the screen just rotates randomly, without any physical influences? I can even have it placed in the, so-called, multimedia dock, and the tab just rotates to portrait mode for a second or two, and then back again. It's highly irritating, and it hasn't been resolved with a factory reset.
Anyone with similar experience, and/or with a solution?
Same issue here. I use a cover case, it could be what causing this, i will try to remove it and let you know.
I haven't seen that, but I have seen mine rotate for a split second from just the slightest of tilts. Like sitting on my chest, I breathe with one hand holding it causing a slight tilt to that side.doesn't happen often at least.
whithout the case, it's better... Weird :/
Yes, this issue has been reported before and i also have this problem. But it's really rare, maybe 3-4 times a week?
I searched the forums and it seems almost no one is having problems with Auto-Rotate not working (found 2 posts - no suggestions besides factory reset which I just completed). If you are having this problem would you please respond to this thread. My auto-rotate was "sticky" even with base HC and now it just will not do it at all (and after the reset it hasn't yet downloaded ICS so that isn't the issue).
I did verify that the auto-rotate setting is checked in the settings -> display section and I have done a factory reset. So any other suggestions are welcome.
About my device - I have root and used SetCPU to fix the horizontal black bands in the display. My wifi is fine.
Since so few people have reported this issue I'm thinking it may be HW and I'll go ahead with the return I have scheduled for Monday (and I'll get another because I think the Prime rocks). I figure that black band issue didn't hit everyone either so maybe I can get HW that fixes both these issues. So if anyone has a good reason why this particular issue would be software please feel free to make that argument.
thx,
Craig
I'm glad I'm not the only one with this. I'm having the same issue with the launcher. All my apps rotate fine, but the launcher refuses to budge. I haven't tried a reset yet.
I disabled auto-rate during HC, and got my dock on the night ICS download opened, so needless to say auto-rotate became a forgotten memory as I haven't de-docked my tablet since.
When this happened to me they told me to wait for ICS and still no rotate. It is a software issue because when the OS would boot wrong meaning images screwed up the rotate would work. After reboot back to no rotate. I returned mine
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I have been having problems too. Initially i thought it only happened when I used the keyboard dock, but then it seemed to happen after waking it up from sleep. I have been in touch with Asus uk about this and the GPS and two dead pixels over the last two weeks and they said it was a software issue and would be fixed. Now after ICS it is worse, today it happened 4 times and this time straight from turning the pad on. I have also found that scrolling and typing very difficult when the pad is placed on a surface, it loses the touch sensibility and is out when touching links.
I have decided to return it now as this concerns me that it could be a hardware faulty rather than software. I would have kept it otherwise even down to the gps and two dad pixels issue. Still going to order another as it is very good.
I have the same issue with auto-rotate. I go and uncheck the setting then check it again. Have tried rebooting as well and I still have the issue.
mine has not done that yet, only time it wouldnt rotate is when it was docked. I kinda wish it would because i was using an app that only runs vertical, and i really didn't wanna undock it.
Mine seems to be getting worse. Yesterday and today the rotation does not work from booting it up. I have changed the live wallpaper to see if that helps and from rebooting it allowed the screen rotation. Not sure whether coincidence or not but the screen rotation is still working after 3-4 hours. I did have the asus live water on and now changed to asus day scene. May just be coincidence but It was getting to point that the screen rotation was never working...
You are correct. As soon as I changed my Wallpaper to the original generic, Auto-Rotate works great.
Update - This only worked for a short period. MANY things cause the auto-rotate not to work: a) many apps will break the auto-rotate features; b) docking/undocking at times breaks the auto-rotate feature. I experimented with this all day. I reset to factory default, installed only a couple basic apps, etc. I could get auto-rotate back after doing a few things, but it would not continue to work. Have not found a solution yet. Will update this post if I find one. Thirty-day timeline, though, is running out for me.
Hi,
I'm having the same problem with my prime (got it from amazon germany on dec. 30th). However I think it started with ics-update and hadn't happened before this (although I'm not sure)... and gradually got worse.
Besides this: my currently "fix" is to start elixir2, go to sensors, check gyro-sensor and go back homescreen. After this procedure the rotation is working again for some time on my prime.
Nevertheless I thinking about RMA as gps is not working (actually no deal as I dont intent to use it), too and today my prime just went off and didnt wanted to start again for like 4min (very very very long pressing of power-button + usage of external power did the job).
RichieG1 I don't mean this in a creepy way, but I want to have your babies.
I changed the wallpapaer from the ice blocks back to the stock pretty tree, did an off/on and now my screen is rotating for the first time since ICS upgrade.
Also, Transformer Prime rocks.
Today something strange started happeneing. When the pen is a short distance from the screen, the flyer starts to pick up the pen's movements.
Yesterday I was using it and this was not happening. I didn't update anything overnight so this has me a bit baffled.
Last week I added a screen protector but the pen has been working without issue since. Well until today. This on the official HC ROM.
Any thoughts?
Battery may be getting weak.
I'd check the batteries.
how long has it been used?
i had taken it off the battery probably 2 hours earlier.
anyway i switched it off for some time (30 or so minutes) and since then it has stopped the behaviour. strange.
milomak said:
i had taken it off the battery probably 2 hours earlier.
anyway i switched it off for some time (30 or so minutes) and since then it has stopped the behaviour. strange.
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Check the scribes batteries....
I had similar issues and replacing the battery did not help.
I ended up opening the entire pen mechanisim, (un screwing the front and back portions) and cleand all the electrodes,
The pe is working well again.
This happened to me. I took out the battery, and then screwed the back on as tight as I could, and it worked properly again.
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Does your tablet pickup strong frequency?
My flyer also show strange behavior yesterday on one particular place.
My pen is battery off but most of the time tablet pickup all finger touch as pen touch, take screen shot and cannot navigate with finger touch. Reboot didn't make any changes.
After 20 minute tablet become back normal function. I suspect on place that happen. Probably tablet pickup some frequency and though as pen is nearby and reply every touch as pen touch.
I cannot verify since cannot go back to that place.
I have this problem all the time in class, I think I figured out how to fix it and avoid the problem.
To fix it: Remove the battery and wait about 10 seconds.
To avoid it: I have a nasty habit of playing with the two input buttons. I think that if you press both buttons together at the same time or even possibly some odd combination, it causes the board to crash and thus you get the behavior described.
Hallo,
I had the problem too, but getting out of the battery doesn't help. The other day suddenly it works again (and i set my Flyer off and on without success the day before).
I have no explanation for this behaviour. I know for sure I didn't press both keys.
Greetings
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I have a HTC Jetstream and faced similar problem. But faced the problem only after wiping the screen. May be too much static which caused the pen's scribe field to be amplified creating this strange phenomenon. When I swept my hand across the screen and tried or after a while of use-like 15min or so, the problem self resolved.
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If the buttons are facing up the problem goes away
I bought a Mate 20 Pro on preorder and noticed within a few days a seemingly non-responsive part of the screen that was an intermittent issue.
Basically every now and again (often enough it’s annoying but not every time) after I unlock the display I am unable to select any app icons in the lower half of the touchscreen. The top half is fine - the home buttons are fine but everywhere from the middle down is non responsive.
I assumed a hardware fault so amazon replaced it for me - and the new device is exactly the same!
Am I just super unlucky and have managed to get two faulty devices a month apart from Amazon or is something else causing the issue?
Thanks.
Think you've just been unlucky,nothing like that on mine
Fine here too. I assume you tested this as soon as you got the phone before installing any app / custom launcher?
Have you tried running smart diagnostic tests manual mode in hicare, there's a touchscreen display test.
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I only noticed it in use after I used a custom launcher however I tried multiple launchers and saw the same behaviour.
I just did the HiCare test and it says normal. I did hard reset it the other day and it hasn’t happened since so I will see if anything else happens. I can’t say I am thrilled by the thought of another swap from amazon if it does happen. That’s super bad luck.
Hi how did it go after the hard reset?
I got the same issue myself but instead of being the lower half, my entire screen does not respond to touch. I've done a hard reset my self and i do run the stock launcher. Even though my screen still doesn't respond to touch now and then after unlocking the screen or receiving a phone call.
Touchscreen issue
Yup I get it annoyingly so as well! Often takes a "double tap". Pain in the ace!