Hi everybody -
I've got a weird issue that I wanted to see if anybody else is experiencing. I noticed this a couple of days ago, and I also seem to remember that I wasn't having this problem before (but I could have just not noticed it). I'm running unrooted stock.
When I get my s-pen tip close to the screen, it reacts with it - no touch needed. So this causes my screen to go crazy, especially if the keyboard is on at the time. It will register multiple letter presses (same letter), etc. I've experimented with this, and even in S-Memo, it will draw on the screen even if the pen is not touching the screen, but just above it.
Has anybody else seen this? Am I crazy?
I'd venture to guess that this is happening when you're holding the pen at an upwards angle (such as when laying in bed and looking up to see the phone screen), correct?
If so, there's a thread about that& a few possible remedies.
No, it happens pretty much all the time, regardless of my physical position ...
There is a thread about that too
mathman76 said:
No, it happens pretty much all the time, regardless of my physical position ...
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are you using a case with a Magnet enclosure?
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No case at all.
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There's a lot of info out there... just search this forum for "s pen" or google "s pen problem" which will also show links to YouTube videos on this.
Here are links to four threads in this forum, and there are more in the international note forum. I'd recommend you try to return it (I'm on my third Note), and if that doesn't work try the metal foil tape solution shown in the first thread below.
1. AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note MAJOR ISSUE with Stylus!
2. screen responds to spen when not touching screen?
3. Anyone having issues with unintentional S-pen actions(?)
4. Galaxy Note problems, should I return?
You can turn down the response of the screen to pen using TouchScreenTune.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1536154
mathman76 said:
... I noticed this a couple of days ago, and I also seem to remember that I wasn't having this problem before (but I could have just not noticed it).
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I forgot to mention that these S Pen problems often come up only after using the device for a while. My first Note took a couple of days to go bad, my second one took just a couple of hours. My third one took about 6 hours for this issue to start to appear (and I finally just put the aluminum tape on the pen).
Some folks with international Notes said the problem showed up after about 30 days of use.
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While freezing some bloatware I came across a NFC app installed on the system. Its a pretty small app but thought that was pretty interesting. Now to monkey around and try and figure out how to launch it.
On a seperate note the s pen sucks so far. Way off center. I used an international one a few days ago and it was spot on. What could be different?
How do you freeze apps? im kinda a noob. anyway i noticed the s pen is off. And i can't find any calibration.
I have an issue with the spen as well.its off buy 1/8 of an inch. I don't see where to calibrated it.
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I agree, I was playing with the s-pen in the memo program and was disappointed that it's not accurate. In my case, when looking at the grid and tapping the screen with the s-pen, the resulting mark is almost a full square higher than where I actually tap. I was poking around the menus to find a calibration tool for it but didn't see anything.
Is it accurate for you guys or also off?
Orange_furball said:
How do you freeze apps? im kinda a noob. anyway i noticed the s pen is off. And i can't find any calibration.
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I use an app called root uninstaller. It allows you to freeze or uninstall any app so you do need to be very careful.
Sorry this is about the pen calibration posts a couple of posts up. Forgot to hit quote...
I had this problem until I switched to left-handed mode somewhere in the pen settings (I'm a lefty). Don't know if that will help you but made a huge difference for me.
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I seem to have developed a kind of dead spot where the "i" is on the keyboard. I have tried 2 different Swypes, the stock keyboard, Switftkey Flow, and the 4.2 keyboard. It will work sometimes, but if i repeatedly tap the i, sometimes it will go for periods of 20+taps without registering, or stop indefinitely until I swype over and include the I. All of the other buttons work perfectly. It has been in a case since the minute I got it, I have never dropped it, hit it, or anything, and recently I put a screen protector on it. Should I bring it back to Verizon for a warranty replacement?
Edit: This doesn't happen when I use the S Pen to tap, it only fails to register when I use my finger.
sounds like a touch screen defect, do take it back
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i have the same exact problem but its on the 'u'. did you take it back for a replacement?
If you have a screen protector installed try removing it to see if the issue goes away. Have seen touch input issues with marginal screen protectors.
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i have the same exact problem but its on the 'u'. did you take it back for a replacement?
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Yup I took it back. They did a hard reset and said I absolutely had to reproduce it for them to swap it out, so I sat there and pressed it until it started giving me problems again. Swapped it out no problem. It did this with or without the screen protector, do that wasn't the issue.
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Has anyone notice the L button doesn't work every time you press it? I called verizon they said it's a known issue. my white n2 worked perfect. Now the grey one has that problem.. Press on the L key real fast and u will see what I mean . it doesn't register every time. I don't have to do it real fast for it not to work on mine.
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So this is a wierd situation for me. My old Thunderbolt had this exact same problem, certain keys would not register most of the time, and I'm pretty darn sure L was one of them. When I downloaded this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.batterypoweredgames.mtvistest&hl=en and tried pressing on the screen where my L key generally is, I could see what was going on. Something was wrong with the digitizer or how the software was interpreting the input.
Now this is where I got scared. You are not the first person to talk about this problem with the Note 2, and when I tried it after reading the first post a few weeks ago, I too was having the problem. It was about in the same spot as the L key. And sure enough when I opened up the touch visible app and checked that spot there was something wrong. There was like a dead spot in the shape of a circle in that area. Now I don't know what happened to it, but that was on stock unrooted. Once I unlocked and installed Jelly'Beans' the problem went away and I haven't had it since... knock on wood.
If it's software then whatever, software can be fixed easily. Hardware though.... ugh I do not want to replace this thing.
Hmmm I hope I dont have this problem, that exact thing happened on my thunderbolt also and drove me nuts it just started one day always had to use in landscape thats why I got the note 2...hopefully its just some sorta software issue
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Has anyone notice the L button doesn't work every time you press it? I called verizon they said it's a known issue. my white n2 worked perfect. Now the grey one has that problem.. Press on the L key real fast and u will see what I mean . it doesn't register every time. I don't have to do it real fast for it not to work on mine.
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I had this problem on my rezound, I replaced the digitizer twice.
Surely after the first digitizer you realized that wan't the problem?
adrynalyne said:
Surely after the first digitizer you realized that wan't the problem?
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Actually I thought I messed up the first one, there was dust under it and I took it back off by prying instead of taking the phone apart. It also worked if I rotated the phone 180 degrees
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Actually I thought I messed up the first one, there was dust under it and I took it back off by prying instead of taking the phone apart. It also worked if I rotated the phone 180 degrees
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I noticed the same thing with my Thunderbolt. If I put the phone in landscape those dead spots worked just fine using https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.batterypoweredgames.mtvistest&hl=en to see if the screen was registering. This lead me to believe it was a software issue, and it unfortunately was never resolved.
Thankfully though I am not on the Note 2 and am not experiencing and screen dead spots, yet (knock on wood)
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Just out of curiosity...are any of you using the Otterbox Defender? I have the dysfunctional 'L' key, and I think it's because the screen protector built into the case is raised at the edge of the screen. When I take it out of the case, I never get the 'L' key problem. Oh, and also the backspace key as you've noted. LOL I'm just glad I'm not alone.
Hi all,
I just picked up the SGP311 today and I've noticed if I'm holding it in one hand from the side (landscape) I'll occasionally get lots of phantom screen touch events, almost like its bending under it's own weight and registering random touches. It doesn't seem to happen if I'm holding the tablet in two hands or resting it on my chest or lap, only if im holding it from the side in one hand
Has anyone else experienced this? I'll probably take it back tomorrow as faulty and take a replacement but im just wondering if this is a common problem with this tablet?
Ta!
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Never happned to me what is ur tablet version? Have u ever update it?
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The model number is SGP311A1/B, after I first turned it on it completed the latest android update from Sony.
I'm pretty sure it's a faulty hardware issue, I can reproduce it quite reliably now. I was only really concerned if it was a common problem that might occur again in a replacement Other than that I love my new toy, I've been using the Asus TF101 for the last two years and it's been getting a little sluggish, the Sony is beautifully smooth in comparison
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I came to this forum for an unrelated reason, but ran across this thread and I'd like to add my own experience with the OP's "phantom" inputs.
I tend to use the tablet on landscape with my left hand holding the tablet. My thumb is well within the black border but it seems the screen senses my thumb sometimes. At times I'm unable to scroll or drag properly (ie an opposing input is stopping the action) and if I move my thumb closer to the edge of the tablet, the problem seems to go away. I haven't bothered recreating the problem, it just occurs once in awhile and it hasn't gotten to the point of annoyance. I've only been using the tablet for about a week
I have the SGP311 and running stock 4.1.2
I have this problem in some 4.4 custom roms. And weird thing is that it sometimes registers touches even when tablet is on table and screen is of... So, is my tablet breaking down or is there anything else I can do?
Try to search for flex/flexing in this Forum.
It is a problem with the torsion, because of the flat design.
I had this exact problem after I unpacked my device, and was also worried abut this being a HW issue. I then upgraded to 4.3 (10.4.B.0.577) and haven't seen this issue since. I hope that means it's gone, but I've only been using this device for less than 2 days so it's too early to tell.
Hi,
Just bought Tab S7 LTE 4 days back. Now i am facing weird issue with S-Pen. Screen registers clicks without even touching S-pen to the screen. i mean if i hold the pen just 1 or 2 mm over the screen, it registers the action, or starts writing or drawing.
It is mostly on the upper most part of the screen if you hold the tab vertically. Anyone facing this issue? i have hear this issue in older tabs and note series.
Any help?
Tarunalpha said:
Hi,
Just bought Tab S7 LTE 4 days back. Now i am facing weird issue with S-Pen. Screen registers clicks without even touching S-pen to the screen. i mean if i hold the pen just 1 or 2 mm over the screen, it registers the action, or starts writing or drawing.
It is mostly on the upper most part of the screen if you hold the tab vertically. Anyone facing this issue? i have hear this issue in older tabs and note series.
Any help?
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I was experiencing odd touch issues but ended up getting an ota from at&t with September security and think the issue resolved.
macgyver40 said:
I was experiencing odd touch issues but ended up getting an ota from at&t with September security and think the issue resolved.
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I updated to September security patch on the first day. But started facing this issue yesterday only.
Hi,
I have shown my tablet to the Samsung store from where I bought. They confirmed that the issue is with the spen. Other spen were working absolutely fine.
They have asked me to register complaint to service center.
It's not the Spen, Mine worked perfectly until the last firmware updated, then started doing the same thing!
i dont have any issues with spen on Tab S7 T875. But the Nib of the spen got un usable after 15 days. was not registering writing properly.
I thought spen has problems. Then i changed its Nib to a Note3 Nib and it works superb.
Tarunalpha said:
I updated to September security patch on the first day. But started facing this issue yesterday only.
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ilstec3 said:
It's not the Spen, Mine worked perfectly until the last firmware updated, then started doing the same thing!
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Any updates guys?
Started with mine as well, after the update on 08.12. , though not sure if it was immediately after, or couple of days later...
Also, what's interesting is that once you press spen firmly to the screen, and hold it for a second or two, spen functioning returns to normal but only temporary, as some time after, issue returns...
djurkash said:
Also, what's interesting is that once you press spen firmly to the screen, and hold it for a second or two, spen functioning returns to normal but only temporary, as some time after, issue returns...
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I'm using the Tab S6 and my SPEN started doing the same weird ****. If it press it down hard normal function returns for a while and then it goes back weird like what you have.
I narrowed it down to a dodgy nib. Install a new nib and press it firmly in. What I believe happens is that the nib needs to contact some active part of the pen to provide the capacitance required to trigger the screen (think of those cheap rubber tipped pens you get off ebay). When it doesn't contact, it thinks that air actions is in play. So I installed a new nib making sure I press it in really tight... and so far it continues to work as it used to.