Hi guys! Now my phone's screen have had a problem for a long time, the bottom of the screen doesn't really work in portrait mode. So when typing a message, pressing the last line of letters, m, n, b, etc will randomly input other letters. When dialing a phone number, I can't dial 0. In landscape mode it works fine.
I've learned to live with that. The real problem is, stupid me decided to password protect my phone when I put my phone to sleep. Now when I wake my phone, I can't hit the OK to unlock it!!! So basically I can only take phone calls. Is there anyway you guys know of that I can unlock my phone without resetting anything?
Thanks!
Well, if you have insurance you can get your screen replaced for free at a sprint repair store. You can also buy the parts and do it yourself. That's the only thing I got...I wouldn't know how to unlock it without doin a reset but someone might.
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I know there are hundreds of threads and articles posted about HD2s freezing with the lock screen but this issue seems different to me. My problem is that whenever I lock the phone the touch screen will freeze entirely. I thought a work around may be to install a different lock screen. After installing that I can get past the lock screen but the touch screen still is not responsive. I have no idea what to do. I already did a hard reset and it still does it. I would like to add that it is completely consistent. It happens every time without fail. In order to even use the phone I have to pull the battery and I get one use out of it before it locks and I have to pull the battery again. Does anyone have any suggestions? I would really appreciate it..
Update: I flashed the original ROM to my phone and the freezing problem still exists.. I have no idea what to do at this point.
Update 2: Narrowed down the problem to being the physical "power/end/lock" button. If I slightly press it but not fully it will go to the honeycomb style menu with all the apps. If I press it fully the screen will go out like normal but then if I restore it, the entire screen is locked up. Nothing will work after that until I pull the battery.
I've directly linked the issue with the power button. I dont know why all of a sudden the power button would have a different function. The work around I found is while the phone is locked and the screen is off I can press the green button to unlock the phone and the touch screen will then function. If I use the power button it will remain frozen. Any ideas what happened?
Hello,
I got some bad news for you, this issue is actually related to the digitizer (hardware) not software. What i would recommend is called HTC for a repair and send it in, it is covered by warranty, hopefully you have warranty.
A lot of people are having this issue, no-one yet has been able to pinpoint the cause, but here is the link a thread with similar problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=854165
Luckych
Thanks for the reply. I do not think I have a warranty on this phone considering I bought it privately. Ill talk to Tmo and HTC and see what I can do. Just a theory, I may be wrong. But I live in PA and its been getting below 20 here lately. I noticed today that my work around didnt work when I was outside working on my car. Then I went inside and used a blow dryer to heat up the phone and it started working again. The end button didn't function properly but I could unlock the phone with the green send button. Perhaps the cold weather is shorting out people's digitizers? I don't really know how they work so that's why i said its only a theory. I bought this phone in the spring and didnt have an issue until now when it started getting really cold.
Hello everyone.
Tried searching the forum response to my questions but not found.
1. I can not transmit anything via bluetooth. It's really just for my handset or having problems?
2. When I got the phone in my pocket, even with the screen locked, sometimes it turns off. Ie If you press the power button continuously, even with the screen locked, it turns off. Is it normal or is my problem with one?
Thanks
Windmaster said:
Hello everyone.
Tried searching the forum response to my questions but not found.
1. I can not transmit anything via bluetooth. It's really just for my handset or having problems?
2. When I got the phone in my pocket, even with the screen locked, sometimes it turns off. Ie If you press the power button continuously, even with the screen locked, it turns off. Is it normal or is my problem with one?
Thanks
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Hi!
1. WP7 does not support sending files via bluetooth since its a very cloud based device. Maybe with Mango we will have that option, but its unclear also because of the security issues...
2. I don't know about other WP7 devices, but with HTC 7 Mozart it works like that. But that never happen to me and i use it on my pocket all the time. Maybe those gel soft cases could help?
Hi,
In Mozart even if you are in the screen saver lock screen a constant press of your power button would switch it off.
There is no alternative for this now and the best way is to use a case (So that the power button does not get pressed when in your pocket)
Maybe this would also be take care of in the next updates
Finally someone who has the same problem as I do. If you follow my post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1055060 you will see that I have been *****ing about this power-off problem for some time now. People thought I was crazy. The morons who replied to the posts ALL debated weather or not it happens to them or not. WAY besides the point (and question asked). Windmaster, you are not alone - I share your frustration in the phone switching off whilst in your pocket. One day, hopefully, there will be a solution to this.
Hello all.
I recently purchased a used streak in the UK running the 2.2 o2 update and I'm having issues with the screen.
Every time I receive a phonecall and put the phone to my head to talk the screen powers off as a result of the proximity sensor doi. Gonna its thing. After hanging up the screen becomes unresponsive. At first I couldn't even turn the screen back on using the power button. I managed to get around this by installing the nolock application. Now the screen powers on the it 90% of the time but won't respond to touch at all. The only way to make it respond is to power the device off and on again by holding the power button in.
Has anyone else had this issue or know anything about it?
I have read about people not from being able to unlock the screen but no one has the phone call issue. I have tried the screen calibration but that hasn't made any difference. Neither has carrying the phone screen side out in my pocket.
Using the supplied headset enables me to make and receive calls normally but I'd really like to solve it as this isn't always practical.
Help would be much appreciated!
ThankThanks.
Sometimes it takes a few seconds for screen to come on after a phone call but I've never had complete unresponsiveness. My recommendation would be to perform a factory reset and if that doesnt resolve anything try a different rom (stock roms can be flashed without rooting so you can always restore 319 if things dont work and need to return the streak). If things still dont get cleared up I would probably send in the streak for a new one because that's a pretty big issue.
I have a new HTC flyer, the screen is unresponsive out of the box.
every thing else seems to be working fine, it can even connect to 3g, switch to landscape while locked.
I can't go past the unlock screen, so it's as good as bricked.
I didn't do any rooting or ROM downloading on it.
please help.
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I have a new HTC flyer, the screen is unresponsive out of the box.
every thing else seems to be working fine, it can even connect to 3g, switch to landscape while locked.
I can't go past the unlock screen, so it's as good as bricked.
I didn't do any rooting or ROM downloading on it.
please help.
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Take it back where you bought it, and get another one, replaced by your vendor,of course.
this is the problem .. .. I can't return it
I got it from overseas with one of my friends and he didn't keep the casing ...
any ideas ... what possibly could be the cause of this ? software, screen, digitizer ,... ?!!!
Turn it off. Then hold down the power button and volume down at same time. Then do Factory Reset.
hey, everyone...
quick question to see if anyone has come across this particular issue.
i've been running dirty unicorns, toast kernel alex uses for that rom.
woke the phone up yesterday am after spending the night on the charger.
still plugged in, i checked the time.
pushed the power button again to put it back to sleep.
nothing...the screen stayed on, but frozen.
unplugged it from the charger, screen powered down.
haven't been able to get the screen back on.
strangely, the home, menu, back and search buttons do manage to light up, though.
oddly, enough...the phone still works normally.
i can guess as to what my security pattern is, hit the magnifying glass to power up google now and ask it questions.
i can also receive phone calls and swipe to take or hang up the call as usual.
once on the call, i can guess as to where the red bar is for hanging up.
phone works like normal...as long as i can guess as to where everything is.
also, when in lock screen mode i can side swipe to get to the camera and take pictures.
so, essentially, screen doesn't work...but, it still recognises and accepts touch input.
i just can't see a damn thing.
any idea?
took it to a sprint corp store and they changed the housing for me...for free.
changed the screen, top housing, etc.
they said it looks like it might be the board.
any ideas beyond that?
thanks again, everyone!
also, on a weird note...my battery is bulging in the middle.
i guess it's on the way out...with everything else.
I've had this phone for years and am having this issue too. Anyone have an idea?
yeah, it turns out that my screen's fried.
at least that's what the sprint tech told me.
pretty much everything works perfectly.
impeccably...i just can't see it.
i guess that's it for the phone unless i want to replace the screen.
they're rather inexpensive...depending on where you source it from.