I know they can change with the apps which is cool and all but id much rather have the extra real estate that comes with capacitive ones. Plus, if an app freezes with onscreen buttons then you have no choice but to reboot the phone
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Honestly, 6 in one, half dozen in the other.
My tablet has the soft keys and I really don't notice the difference as far as performance.
I think on some of the other device's where you see them all the time it can take away from the look, but on this phone they disappear so nicely when not in use I actually prefer them to the soft keys
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Agreed why waste screen realistate
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I use both. Hardware and button savior.
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I use both. Hardware and button savior.
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This. At least if you have hardware buttons, you also have the option for the on screen buttons. Not true the other way around. Plus, the way ours disappear so nicely like they aren't even there.
I think this thread really puts the real estate issue in perspective:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035842
Look at how much more visible screen we have yet the LGOG and Nexus are the same basic size. I will take capacitive buttons over hardware and on screen buttons.
I won't buy a phone without some form of hardware buttons. Just don't like the on screen deal. Yes it's neat but when I buy a 4.7 inch screen that's what I want
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I won't buy a phone without some form of hardware buttons. Just don't like the on screen deal. Yes it's neat but when I buy a 4.7 inch screen that's what I want
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Whenever I try to write things down with the pen, I accidently press one of the buttons with my palm. What are your guy's solution to this if you had the same problem? Is there a way to temporarily disable the buttons?
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i know what you mean!
but i noticed that i can reach the top of the screen in landscape mode with the htc pen with my hand off of the flyer on the table
try that?
Yeah I have. Thanks for the tips though.
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Touch and hold the screen with your non writing hand before you begin to use the pen.
Wow thanks that worked.
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Touch and hold the screen with your non writing hand before you begin to use the pen.
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This solves everything for me.
Omg that's so stupid but it makes so much sense! Thanks!
This old thread is similar so I thought I would give a link to it.
Touching any metal or screen part gives a good capacitive link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1203816
I've been searching on google and on here and can't seem to find a thread on it.
My home button led seems to leak half way into my display when i'm viewing a black screen.
The screen would display a black image and having the buttons on makes the home button leak on the screen
It is really annoying... Anyone else have this issue? it looks like a lightsaber on my phone...
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Given where you sent this message from, I think you may be in the wrong forum.
If not, I can't say I've had such an issue, but apart from using a mod to turn off the LEDs for good, there's probably not much you can do.
i'm using my hd2 because I just got my vibrant from Samsung for a screen replacement....
No one has a problem if the led from home leaking?
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i'm using my hd2 because I just got my vibrant from Samsung for a screen replacement....
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haha thats what everyone would think but it had this problem before i even sent it out
thanks for your help!
Exact same problem with the home key, gradually learnt to live with it
How bad is yours? I just need to feel better about it lol
My gf is not as bad as mine
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In complete darkness it gets to about half of the screen. In normal light its not as bad.
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Yea I have the same problem, My gfs doesnt. I think its a factory defect when they are putting it together. One little pinhole in the paint that seperates the softkeys from the rest of the screen and boom, you have led glare half way up the screen.
I had 3 vibrants replaced an they all had same problem but I dont care buttons are off most of the time
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I have this problem but it's very minor. I barely see it when dark. Do they just give you a new vibrant for replacement? Were you able to force them to let you do like an upgrade to a better phone or something?
no they replaced the chrome bezel and the housing + the display and glass...
It's practically new now..
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I had 3 vibrants replaced an they all had same problem but I dont care buttons are off most of the time
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Same exact thing here. The home button leakage is on most(if not all) vibrants. But it's only noticable in near or in pitch dark really. Using 2.2.1 roms turn off the lights while not being used but for some reason, that particular build on whatever rom always decreases sensitivity to the point where going back to used applications(holding home) doesn't work while the processor is being used extensively(800-1ghz) which is REALLY annoying. Anyone else by chance?
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no they replaced the chrome bezel and the housing + the display and glass...
It's practically new now..
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Since doing the work it too much, Ilm sure they instead give you a refurbished vibrant and used your old one for parts. In other words, Samsung didn't repair anything for yours but gave you another vibrant(which could be using parts from various sources).
It's the same imei and the same way the home button leaks... I also have a minor scratch on the camera which mine still has
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So, I'm scrolling through my text messages (I have a lot), and I noticed that as you keep scrolling past the bottom of the screen, it still recognizes through the capacitive buttons...
To demonstrate, try this:
Open your messages application. Don't open any of the text messages themselves, but try and drag down (like you're moving up) the second to last message thread in your messages and watch as it continues to spring past the bottom of the screen into the capacitive buttons...
I'm wondering if there is still screen real-estate there, and they covered the actual ICS buttons with black paint and their own "capacitive" buttons.
Thoughts?
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Weird...
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You know the capacitive surface is in the glass and not the lcd, so the capacitive area of the buttons is the same as the screen. HTC just made sure to code it to read as one area through scrolling.
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This is how all the phones I've used have worked, even back to my TouchPro2 with a resistive screen and that zoom bar underneath. The capacitive sensor is simply larger than the screen to include the buttons.
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Same on the EVO 3d
Wow, never noticed this b/f!
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You cant really swype there, android just makes it seem that way
Yes we have the largest screen at 5.25ish inches. Take that samsung note!
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The OG Evo worked that way as well.
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Hmmm... If that area is in reality just an extension of the mapped/mappable capacitive sensor would that in theory mean that additional buttons and/or gestures could be put down there?
Interesting. My Galaxy Nexus doesn't do this.
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Quis89 said:
Interesting. My Galaxy Nexus doesn't do this.
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You don't have capacitive buttons...
I didn't notice that before. Very interesting! I hope that means we can increase the capacitive back button virtual size. I keep missing it since the spacing is different than my ns4g...
Wow really interesting...never noticed it
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Hmmm... If that area is in reality just an extension of the mapped/mappable capacitive sensor would that in theory mean that additional buttons and/or gestures could be put down there?
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If you have used the pokemon rom you will notice under tweaks that this already happens. For instance they are used to unlock the screen if you swipe from the back button towards the recent apps button.
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Does anyone else have a sunken in home button? I've had my SGS3 for about two weeks and the home button seems to be lower. I went to the Sprint store today and compared it to the floor model and the button on that one seems to be slightly raised. Is this just from daily use? I doubt it is since I've only it for a short period of time. Would love to have some insight from other members before I go in for a possible swap.
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Mine is doing the same thing. I guess we need to wait and see if it becomes a problem.
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Yeah, but I want to know while I'm still in my two week grace period
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Mine is doing the same thing. I guess we need to wait and see if it becomes a problem.
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Another reason to ditch the home button lol...i havent touched the home button since the first wk i got my phone, using LMT to replace the buttons
mine is like a half mm raised
maybe it's just a false perception due to a case?
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Another reason to ditch the home button lol...i havent touched the home button since the first wk i got my phone, using LMT to replace the buttons
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lmt?
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lmt?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
App that allows you to use either gestures or Pie chart with onscreen buttons to replace the capacitive/physical home button, I use pie chart u can remap the shortcuts, i never need to use the home button or capacitives.
Nah. I took off the case and screen protector to make sure and my button is definitely lower. Was just wondering if this is common after a couple weeks (which I highly doubt) or if my device is faulty
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330150
App that allows you to use either gestures or Pie chart with onscreen buttons to replace the capacitive/physical home button, I use pie chart u can remap the shortcuts, i never need to use the home button or capacitives.
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I'm going to try it also. Is there a way to unlock the phone with an action? It's a terrible interface, but has some useful features.
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Picked my One up today to replace my freshly broken Nexus 4. So far so good, but this home "button" registers about one out of five presses. Anyone else seeing this behavior? The back button works fine every time.
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Got a screen protector on it?
The sensitivity is a bit low for it to register perfectly. Happens on mine.
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I sure do! I guess I will try peeling it back and see if it helps.
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I have no screen protector and my home button doesn't register often either. Also when trying to touch places in the standard browser it doesn't register immediately. Starting to think there's a defect in screen or software.
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I'm having the sane issues it does it with the back button as well. Did it before I put the screen protector on it. It doesn't help that they sit so close to the screen. When I start tapping frantically trying to make it work I end up pressing whatever is right above it on the screen. Thinking about returning it to try another but if it's a common problem I don't want to waste my time. It's not too bad usually at least one of the two buttons will register if the other one won't
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I'm having the sane issues it does it with the back button as well. Did it before I put the screen protector on it. It doesn't help that they sit so close to the screen. When I start tapping frantically trying to make it work I end up pressing whatever is right above it on the screen. Thinking about returning it to try another but if it's a common problem I don't want to waste my time. It's not too bad usually at least one of the two buttons will register if the other one won't
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Yeah it's my back button as well, I thought about replacing. It seems that quite a few people are having the issue. I don't know should I try and replace or if it's a software issue.
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I know I just put the screen protector on along with a carbon fiber skin. The idea of having to go and deal with the people at AT&T alone makes me want to just deal with it. Also afraid I'll just get another one
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I know I just put the screen protector on along with a carbon fiber skin. The idea of having to go and deal with the people at AT&T alone makes me want to just deal with it. Also afraid I'll just get another one
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I agree, if the issue is only on our variant then it could be software or hardware. I have no idea what to do.
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I agree, if the issue is only on our variant then it could be software or hardware. I have no idea what to do.
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Me neither. I suppose deal with it and wait to see how common it is and if any dev can fix it. I'm waiting to unlock and root anyway
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I had the same issue on my device. It took three swaps to figure out it wasn't the phone but, the Zagg HD screen protector I had on it. Once I took it off, everything started behaving as intended,
I noticed last night that my Zagg screen protector still had some water bubbles (very tiny ones) near the home button. So today after another night the bubbles are gone and the home button works well enough I can assign a double tap short cut.
Never had any issues with the back button, just for reference.
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Noticed the issue as well. Saw it mentioned in a recent review of the phone. You have to be really precise because the buttons are so small.
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Noticed the issue as well. Saw it mentioned in a recent review of the phone. You have to be really precise because the buttons are so small.
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Precise isn't the word lol. I hope a software update will fix it completely
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abisai said:
I had the same issue on my device. It took three swaps to figure out it wasn't the phone but, the Zagg HD screen protector I had on it. Once I took it off, everything started behaving as intended,
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I'm almost 100% sure it has to do with the screen protector.
I was using an Otterbox Defender case which has the screen protector with the soft keys uncovered. I was using the phone without a hitch. But this morning I decided to use a different screen protector other than the one provided by Otterbox and that screen protector covers the soft keys.
Now I'm having issues with the sensitivity of the soft keys.
Somehow covering the soft keys with the screen protector affects the sensitivity level of the soft keys. I'm thinking of uncovering the soft keys just to finally confirmed that, that is the problem.
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Same problem on Sprint variant. I went to the store and the display model also had same problem. Neither had a screen protector.
This is either a widespread hardware defect or a widespread software problem.
Some have said the latest update to the Taiwan variant fixed it.
RE: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245637
I have had the issue as well and I believe it's software, rather than hardware. If my back button freezes and I turn the screen off and then back on, it works fine. It only seems to do it when I "overload" the back button in an app that needs it a lot, like this one.
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