I S-OFF`ed my EVO 3D, flashed a custom recovery and a custom ROM (LeeDrOiD's latest), so I'm not on stock (if that's what's causing this).
Back in January, when it was cold outside (5-10 degrees), at times, after extensively using the phone outdoors (like 15-30 minutes), once I went into a warmer place (warmer by a few degrees Celsius, like 5 or so), the touchscreen was completely unresponsive. I could only lock or unlock the phone, but was unable to do anything else (which means using the touchscreen or capacitive keys, for that matter). I figured it may be because the screen was very cold or something...
I had to wait ~30 minutes for it to recover!
I figured that has something to do with the screen being somewhat covered by a very thin layer of water/ice or something... which rendered it almost completely useless (I was still able to drag the lock ring up a milimeter one time, out of ~20 attempts ).
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Now, it's almost April. It's warm here, alright, which means no more moisture outside (regarding the temperature, at least).
But there was drizzle outside yesterday, and I had to text someone. Several tiny water drops landed on my phone's touchscreen (not too much, covering like 1 centimeter in lenght), and the phone began to register mistaken touches...
The same happens when I try to use my phone with my fingers BARELY wet. I have to wipe the screen ENTIRELY to make sure it's not registering 10105909 touches all by itself...
This is ridiculous. Not even the HTC Desire (which had only 2 multi touch points, and even those, not so accurate) didn't have this problem! Nor the Desire HD.
Am I the only one?! Are you experiencing this, too?!
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As far as I know there is a small current running on top of the screen. Any kind of moisture will make your screen go crazy. Thats why I use a screen protector, because my sweaty hand dont play nice with any touch screen phone like the Evo 3D
darkbones85 said:
As far as I know there is a small current running on top of the screen. Any kind of moisture will make your screen go crazy. Thats why I use a screen protector, because my sweaty hand dont play nice with any touch screen phone like the Evo 3D
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As a matter of fact, I do use a screen protector. I've used MOMAX Anti-glare, MOMAX Clear, and right now I'm using a no-name crappy sheet that makes the screen look all wavy and shyte... I'm gonna apply a MOMAX Clear again soon.
Still, that's not the issue. Screen protector or not, the issue remains.
If you ever had such problems, please tell me what device are you using. CDMA, or GSM (for Europe - golden or for US/Asia, like me - red)?!
Same here, even when screen is completely dryed out.. What can we do about it?
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rahditzz said:
Same here, even when screen is completely dryed out.. What can we do about it?
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I cleaned the screen with my blouse after I've been playing on it outside for 30 minutes. Cleaning did nothing...
Yesterday, it was raining. Not too big rain drops, but I let about 20 of them to cover the screen, some were little, a few were huge. The screen performed wonderful (in the time I tested it : scrolling across the menus, typing a fast message, probably less than 20 seconds).
What the hell...
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NO responses?! Come on, I can't be the ONLY guy this is happening to !
There are 2 common types of touch screens. Resistive, which respond to flexing a thin sheet of plastic, and capacitive, which responds to an electric current. Resistive is not accurate so no one really uses it anymore except on knock off Chinese tablets. We have capacitive touch screens, same as apple products and every other popular android phone.
Any kind of moisture will interfere with the touch screen. Even if the air is very humid. There isn't much you can do if you are having those issues. And all electronics have specific temperature ranges they will function in. I don't know what the evo is rated for, but I'm sure it's somewhere.
Best advice is to keep dry. And no, a screen protector won't do much to help.
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gk1984 said:
There are 2 common types of touch screens. Resistive, which respond to flexing a thin sheet of plastic, and capacitive, which responds to an electric current. Resistive is not accurate so no one really uses it anymore except on knock off Chinese tablets. We have capacitive touch screens, same as apple products and every other popular android phone.
Any kind of moisture will interfere with the touch screen. Even if the air is very humid. There isn't much you can do if you are having those issues. And all electronics have specific temperature ranges they will function in. I don't know what the evo is rated for, but I'm sure it's somewhere.
Best advice is to keep dry. And no, a screen protector won't do much to help.
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I know... I just thought the 3VO might be faulty, since, as I said, the Desire and the Desire HD never had this problem only with a few water drops...
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It may be hard to see in the picture, but my phone has streaks or ripples inside the screen. I noticed the problem day one before putting on a screen protector. Does anyone else have this issue or do I have a defective device?
If you're referring to the pyramid looking shapes "underneath" your screen that you can only really see from a side angle...that is what allows you to see the 3d images...if you're not referring to those...then we need a better pic, because there's too much going on in your current one to tell what could be a flaw
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It may be hard to see in the picture, but my phone has streaks or ripples inside the screen. I noticed the problem day one before putting on a screen protector. Does anyone else have this issue or do I have a defective device?
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It's tough to see exactly what you mean, but I think I see what you're talking about. The flash reflection makes it difficult to see. Anyways, if it's not the screen protector causing it, then I'd probably say it's defective. I have no flaws or blemishes in my screen at all. I'd take it to Sprint and get it checked out.
normal...stop looking at your phone in unusable angels under bright lights and you should be ok and never see it.
I do apologize for the lousy pic. I was reading about the 3D tech in the screen and understand that is there. Instead of my screen being solid black when it's off, it has random marks that kind of look like stretch marks. In a dark room its unnoticeable however at work(where it's bright as crap) I can actually see the lines while the screen is on. Couldn’t find any info on this anywhere.
I had the same thing on my first E3D and the guy at sprint thought I was crazy. You can only see them at the right angle so they are not noticeable 85% of the time. When I got my hands on a second E3D and held it just right the guy saw the same thing and did a return. No problems with the screen on my new one.
Mine is evident at any angle. I hate to complain, but I'll have this phone for over 2 years so I think I'll convince my sprint store to trade it out again. First one had large dust, dead pixels, majorly tilted screen. For me if I didn’t notice it all the time at work then it wouldn’t be an issue, but I do.
My friend had **** appear under his screen.... I want to say it looked like liquid, but it was very uniform and the water sticker things had not been tripped. it could only be seen under bright light such as the sun. Needless to say he returned it, the store employee said he had never seen it before.
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The original EVO had those ripples as well.....I happen to think thatsthe gorilla glass on the top.....I noticed that a long time ago with my OG EVO.....and I had 5 of em LOL......but yeah....not.doubting ya Vin.......but remember that from before.....
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The original EVO had those ripples as well.....I happen to think thatsthe gorilla glass on the top.....I noticed that a long time ago with my OG EVO.....and I had 5 of em LOL......but yeah....not.doubting ya Vin.......but remember that from before.....
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Slightly, but nowhere near as prominent and uniform as with the 3d. You had 5 bad phones homie!
Thanks guys I appreciate the feedback. I researched all over the internet and could not find a reasoning behind these so called water marks or stretch marks under the screen. It must have something to do with the way HTC melds the screen together. Anyway I'm going to the sprint store today to see if they will work with me as it is obviously a defect. Seems to be an extremely rare issue so far or no one has noticed. Unfortunately for me where I work we have very bright lights so I noticed it right away. As with any product there seems to be a few bad batches of these phones out there. Hopefully number 3 will be near perfect.
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Perhaps you could clean the screen and then post a fresh pic. I'm having a difficult time discerning smudges from what you're referring to.
Do you have a screen protector on your phone?
Me and 3 friends have 3d's. Every one has the same thing, if you look at them from the side, almost 90 degrees, you can see a texture to the glass, and it almost seems like you would be able to feel it, but I believe its just the gorilla glass resin.
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Me and 3 friends have 3d's. Every one has the same thing, if you look at them from the side, almost 90 degrees, you can see a texture to the glass, and it almost seems like you would be able to feel it, but I believe its just the gorilla glass resin.
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We discussed those textures (see my first post in thread), but those are not what he's referring to
The screen was totally clean in the new pic. Yes I have a stick on screen protector and it has no effect on my problem. I realized I couldn't whipe the streaks out before I put it on.
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Slightly, but nowhere near as prominent and uniform as with the 3d. You had 5 bad phones homie!
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lol.....I KNOW IT SOUNDS EXTREME, but i got my first one since launch...so yes, thru all the time up till i got my 3D i had 5.....i know 2 i dropped in paint at work....woo-hoo....LOL. hmmmm, i dunno it seemed to me that the ripples looks the same on both, but hey, i could be wrong.
EDIT....and im talking about the ripples....not scratches..i dont think scratched would be there by default
I would take it in. I can clearly see what you're talking about, and mine definitely doesn't have any kind of vertical streaking like that.
Okay, if the screen was clean in that last pic, I think I see what you're talking about now. The darker lines that almost look like a fingernail drew them? And you're sure they aren't between your screen protector and the glass? I'd take it back, that's not right.
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Does anyone else have issues with their screen acting crazy if your phone gets cold? When I am working outside I cannot even use my phone until I jump in the van and hold my phone over the heater for a minute.
I had an Evo 4g last year and don't remember having this issue.
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Occasionally I will notice the screen responding a little slowly in the cold. This doesn't seem to be a touch issue. Seems more like the screen is cold and it takes time for the graphics to change due to the cold. Are you noticing issues with touch functionality???
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Occasionally I will notice the screen responding a little slowly in the cold. This doesn't seem to be a touch issue. Seems more like the screen is cold and it takes time for the graphics to change due to the cold. Are you noticing issues with touch functionality???
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That can happen due to it being cold and your hands being hot will cause a humid like mist on the glass which will make it slow or laggy till you wipe it down.
Mine actually starts with phantom presses. I can't even answer a phone call sometimes.
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Mine actually starts with phantom presses. I can't even answer a phone call sometimes.
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I can get mine to do that. If I am outside in the cold or if I just washed my hands and go to use the phone as soon as it gets some humid or moisture on the screen it from slightly humid or wet fingers will go all funky and random things will happen. Lag or it will jump on to all over the place then hang wipe it down and your good to go.
If the glass is cold and your hands are warm it can do the same thing.
I just thought of a way to make money. A special phone pouch that attaches to your drawers. That way it keeps your phone warm, close to your junk, plus makes you look massive. It's a win-win.
KB112 said:
I just thought of a way to make money. A special phone pouch that attaches to your drawers. That way it keeps your phone warm, close to your junk, plus makes you look massive. It's a win-win.
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Where would you plug it in to keep the heat? And, being close to your junk isn't the best idea. Read about cell phones and sperm counts.
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DjDom said:
Where would you plug it in to keep the heat? And, being close to your junk isn't the best idea. Read about cell phones and sperm counts.
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I dunno about you, but my junk stays warm on its own. Thus it's a great great source. Plus, with 4 kids...I'm pretty sure I'm done.
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Does anyone else experience they're EVO 3d phone screen completely messing up when outside in cold weather usually about 50°F or colder? I have tried quite a few roms thinking maybe just the ROM but was just the phone. Phone screen becomes completely unresponsive and almost has a mind of its own while in cold weather and not again until the phone is in warm air and gets warmed back up. Any help would be great
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Lol thinking 50 degrees is cold. Its been low 40s here with dropping to low 20s and my phone works fine...
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That's due to your hands being hot and humid which causes a wet fingerprint to form on the glass due to it being cold normal man. Cold glass and hot hands does the same thing when you put your hand on a cold window the mist it leaves behind. The phone is fine.
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That's due to your hands being hot and humid which causes a wet fingerprint to form on the glass due to it being cold normal man. Cold glass and hot hands does the same thing when you put your hand on a cold window the mist it leaves behind. The phone is fine.
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just wanted to make sure. i thought that was the case after reflashing the rom a couple times and it still did it. lol. i just needed someone to verify. thank you reaper
Get special gloves made for touch displays.
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
Rydah805 said:
Get special gloves made for touch displays.
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
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Lol he could check out amazon or ebay. Tho I tend to just wipe my hands on my pants before I use my phone.
I've never had an issue using my phone in cold weather. I was just in Massachusetts last week and it was in the teens while I was outside having a smoke on multiple occasions. Phone worked normally.
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yea my phones works fine in the cold.. i live in Rhode Island and it gets brick!! phones good to go!!
You could have the problem I have seen a few threads talk about. Basically your touch screen gets messed up for whatever reason. Unless you have a lot of physical defects on the phone you may be able to get warranty on it. I have the same problem and it actually happens all the time. Across every rom I have tried in the past 6 months. I used the touch test app and can verify that a random point on the screen thinks im touching it at times. It happens mostly at the lockscreen. Which stops you from putting the correct pattern in. Turn screen off and back on and its gone for a while.
Hi folks,
I have a problem with the screen of my Active when wet (eg. under shower). When water splashes on the screen (even small drops) my screen goes like crazy. It acts like I'm touching the screen with every single splash of the water drops. (It does this when screen is unlocked of course). It also makes it impossible to control with finger when drops are splashing. I started to think that wet finger control is a sort of scam.
I've imagined listening to music and be able to use the phone while in shower before I purchase this rugged phone. However I see it impossible now.
Is it some sort of a mulfunction? or it is supposed to behave that way. How does yours behave?
BTW I have the screen protector on that came affixed with the phone.
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It is my understanding that the nature of the screen itself is such that working with water on the screen is not efficent. The reason why is that a capacitive screen acts by charging the screen with electricity and then monitoring the change in this charge as you touch it.
Water, just as your fingers, can absorb the electric charge on the screen and the screen would detect that as a touch. Therefor with some or much water on the screen it would be rendered unuseful (as the water would make the phone detect false input, as long as its on the screen).
There is however the possibility that this is not the case, but if so I am not aware of this. Possibly you could try some alternatives to controling your phone in such conditions when the screen is not useable.
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Armeddy said:
It is my understanding that the nature of the screen itself is such that working with water on the screen is not efficent. The reason why is that a capacitive screen acts by charging the screen with electricity and then monitoring the change in this charge as you touch it.
Water, just as your fingers, can absorb the electric charge on the screen and the screen would detect that as a touch. Therefor with some or much water on the screen it would be rendered unuseful (as the water would make the phone detect false input, as long as its on the screen).
There is however the possibility that this is not the case, but if so I am not aware of this. Possibly you could try some alternatives to controling your phone in such conditions when the screen is not useable.
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If that is the case what SE referring to as "Wet finger tracking" is? They must have done something so that the water on the screen does not effect (at least that much) the control.
After all St17i is a rugged and waterproof phone. Or at least I bought it because it is.....
Dude I'm sure it is waterproof.
Don't u c a difference between waterproof and frigging underwater capabilities... I say u ask too much maybe I dnt ask enuff
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It is my opinion that there is a noticeable difference from using your fingers on the screen when they are wet from using your phone while in the shower.
Even so, I don't really find it as a very big downfall. The reason I'd buy that phone is not it's ability to resist water damage as the possibility of throwing it at people without it breaking easily. But that is just me perhaps..
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Hey guys, I recenty activated my backup 3D because my primary somehow got a deep scratch in the screen (so much for gorilla glass...) the phone is brand new and had hboot 1.5 and got it downgraded to 1.4. Well on the stock I noticed a brighter portion of the screen and it looks almost like a bubble, the middle of the screen looks great but when using a app with a dark background there is a bright ring around the whole edge of the screen (maybe .25 inches around the whole screen) and I am not sure what to make of it. Has anyone else had this kind of problem?
I had this problem on my evo 4g, although it doesn't pose any sort of issue with the phone, its a stress mark. They occasionally happen in your pocket where something has pushed down on the screen.
Other than it being an eye sore, there's nothing wrong with the screen.
(Sprint store informed me in my situation that since my screen was too perfect they would only replace it if I was OK with having a sub-par used screen with scratches.
No Fox you can reemplace screen to Fox however actually uf it os too annoying
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Dubs devious said:
I had this problem on my evo 4g, although it doesn't pose any sort of issue with the phone, its a stress mark. They occasionally happen in your pocket where something has pushed down on the screen.
Other than it being an eye sore, there's nothing wrong with the screen.
(Sprint store informed me in my situation that since my screen was too perfect they would only replace it if I was OK with having a sub-par used screen with scratches.
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Not sure how that's possible because it is a new phone and has never been activated. Kind of sucks because I am very OCD with my electronics and that scratch in my other screen came from no where and it really pisses me off... Guess I just have to live with it or go back to the scratched screen.
I thought this phone had Gorilla Glass? I never had a screen protector on my OG Evo and that thing went through hell without a single scratch...
I thought the same thing about my evo 4g, apparently it just happens. My 4g was only a week old when it happened.
I'm so OCD about my phones they have a dedicated pocket that nothing else goes in to, I wont activate my phone without a screen protector, and I wont go more than a week without an otterbox case lol. Stress marks were a mystery to me as well