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This seems to be more of a software issue than a hardware issue. I'm thinking it might have something to do with the kernel as well but I'm not sure...
Anyway the touchscreen on my rooted Evo 3D with hboot 1.50 is acting up. Sometimes it completely freezes up, and other times when I try and press different parts of the screen, like the the app drawer it just doesn't register. When it freezes up it also affects the soft buttons at the bottom of the phone.
I've tried wiping it several times, and I've also tried this across several different roms, even nandroids, and it is still causing problems.
Any ideas on how to fix this?
Try calibrating your screen threw settings to see if that helps.
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""shooter on Deck""
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Try calibrating your screen threw settings to see if that helps.
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""shooter on Deck""
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I had that thought too but it still didn't work. I should also mention that the only way to "fix" the screen temporarily is to hit the power button and then hit it again to wake it back up. It usually does the trick... for a little bit. Also sometimes it just goes berserk and start pressing things without me even touching the screen
Are you running any kind of lockscreen program such as widgetlocker? I had similar problems when doing so, all issues stopped when I uninstalled.
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Are you running any kind of lockscreen program such as widgetlocker? I had similar problems when doing so, all issues stopped when I uninstalled.
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I wish I was so I could fix it but I'm not.
Sorry man, was stabbin in the dark. good luck.
Think it's the Digitizer...
I have the same problem with an Evo3D hboot 1.5 also. It is rooted (ship s-on) I've had the phone for about 4 months, taken good care of it, and thus thought this bug was a software issue as well...
This is what I've tried:
-Factory Data Reset
-Restore Backup partition to original ROM
-Tried different ROMs (sense3.0, olympian xe, sicksense vX)
-Deleted and reformatted SD card
-Leaving SD card unmounted
It seems to be a popular issue, and after searching the CDMA Development forums I have found at least two other threads on the same topic here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398048
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1383707
I don't have insurance, and rooting hboot1.5 is not reversible, for it is permanently recorded on the bootloader, so I'm assuming that my local Sprint representative will be of little help in the matter. From what I can find it would seem that our options are limited to:
A.) Replacing the Digitizer/LCD assembly. Looks like this runs between $70-$120. Here is a solid video on YouTube demonstrating how to remove and replace the Digitizer/LCD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suS34kNNuLo
B.) Replace the Digitizer only. From what I've gathered this is a risky maneuver which is best left to professionals with the *right* equipment, however is a much cheaper option, Digitizers are around $20.
I left a message with a local cell repair shop asking if they could replace the digitizer without a new LCD, and expect a response tomorrow probably.
Unless anybody has found an alternate cause/solution to this problem, which I would be eternally grateful for, looks like hardware replacement is the only solution.
2 questions one are you guys using screen protectors some of them will cause issues crazy ones from random clicking to unresponsive screen . Also are you using your phone out in the cold weather or really humid out ? A cold screen and hot hands will also wig it out.
I have a Zagg screen protector, which Radioshack carries for numerous phones; however it was installed when I bought the phone, four months ago, therefore I cannot imagine it would suddenly be the problem.
Also, the screen glitches at room temperature, at the most unfortunate times.
I just flashed Timat Kernels, with no results....
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I have a Zagg screen protector, which Radioshack carries for numerous phones; however it was installed when I bought the phone, four months ago, therefore I cannot imagine it would suddenly be the problem.
Also, the screen glitches at room temperature, at the most unfortunate times.
I just flashed Timat Kernels, with no results....
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I have a zagg on mine I put on no issues for me. How do you carry your phone ? Do you tote it around in your back pocket? Just curious. Some folks have squished there phone sitting on them and messed up the screens. Not sayin you did that . Also folks carry in pocket on hot summer days and sweat gets inside the unit and messes with it.
Also is your phone brand new or a refurbished unit?
The phone is a new unit and I try to be conscious of high-moisture situations, so hopefully that is not to blame. If anything, excessive pressure may have been the cause, from a vacuum-sealed Drycase; but I'm hoping HTC's build quality would withstand such force, which should be minimal compared to being sat on.
Others are experiencing issues with the E3D digitizer, and I'm 90% sure my phone is not misbehaving from physical/moisture damage.
Is there a moisture damage indicator that can confirm/dismiss that theory?
Thanks for the suggestions
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The phone is a new unit and I try to be conscious of high-moisture situations, so hopefully that is not to blame. If anything, excessive pressure may have been the cause, from a vacuum-sealed Drycase; but I'm hoping HTC's build quality would withstand such force, which should be minimal compared to being sat on.
Others are experiencing issues with the E3D digitizer, and I'm 90% sure my phone is not misbehaving from physical/moisture damage.
Is there a moisture damage indicator that can confirm/dismiss that theory?
Thanks for the suggestions
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Check the battery it has a sticker that will turn a solid color if it seen some water or high humidity. Also I think there is one inside the phone.
I have in the pass seen evo's that were refurbs or new units that were sat on the refurbs glass wasn't glued well and moisture got under the glass and screwed the screen up with random issues. New phones can have the same issues I guess if you really put pressure to it tho there sealed pretty well.
If the Digitizer was going bad from pressure your screen would have faint black lines going down it kinda like graph paper.
I have my phone in a trident kraken case it's been doing good so far.
After hours of research, countless nandroid wipes, and even a few ROMs, I have determined this to be a hardware issue! (at least in my case)
Much thanks to Landon4444 for providing a way to test for a lame digitizer
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20791773&postcount=40Here's how to check if this issue is result of a faulty/worn digitizer:
In the phone dial exactly *#*#3424#*#* to access the HTC diagnostic menu.
Choose line test from available options, screen will turn black.
Draw small test squiggle.
Hold phone by corners with fingers/thumbs (landscape).
Gently, twist phone torsional-ly. *GENTLY!*
In my case, certain slight torque creates a false contact in the upper-middle of my screen. Fortunately twisting slightly in the opposite direction HAS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. (that was easy) However, I would not expect this tactic to work for long, and am looking into getting the digitizer replaced at the cell shop.
Evo 3d help guys!!
Okay so I just got a raise and an Evo 3D part of my boss's incentive package. (I know I have a great boss!!) but anyway its been less than a month and I haven't purchased any of the screen protector stuff or case. It is now 17 degrees in New York and I'll just drop the phone in my pocket while walking but yesterday at the beginning of a date the parking meter wouldn't take my money and upon trying to use my phone it started dialing it's own numbers and wouldn't let me enter any of the numbers for my code (to unlock). *Mind you my date kept telling me all night "Its a sign that you need the iphone" and I totally like the HTC 3D.I tried calibrating **BY THE WAY IT'S NOT ROOTED YETTT* but the only options your given is the GSensor Calibration. I've noticed that after I enter a warm area the phone starts working fine again. I've never had a smartphone and I think,upon finally getting one, that's it's totally ridiculous that the phone stops working because of the weather. At this point I think I have a faulty phone and am gonna return it to only get another 3D,but has anyone heard of this issue and if so how can I fix it. I mean like what if I had a car accident or an emergency and my "smartphone" starts acting up because of the weather???
Hey guys...I put this post up a few days ago and still haven't received a response. my timing to retunr the phone is running short so I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP PLEASE!!...Is this a normal circumstance that my phone is going through? if not I'll return it and get another one.
Its some grounding issue occuring due to maybe screen touching the main board. Its occurs on my phone very frequently and when normal occurs only if i press hard on screen
my phone also freezes up sometimes and goes crazy and it takes it some time for it to start working....
I ended up replacing the unit.it was faulty. Funny thing is I was trying to tell the guy the problem and when he grabbed it he saw it was broken.the problem worsened to the point the the phone was dialing on its own and going haywire.
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Hope most of you are aware of the problem, yes the ghost touches and partial touchscreen dead(1 cm above the touch buttons mostly in my case)
this is so annoying it happens mostly wen i am in urgent need...i have read many threads but nothing seemed to be working
i am using the sprint cdma version which i got shipped from the USA to INDIA and as there is n sprint store i have to deal with this problem on my own..
i love this phone and don't wanna lose it...neither do i want to spend much
as what i have realised this is not a hardware issue.... i am having hboot 1.5
s-off and locked..every thing stock
i have tried touchscreen booster also but nothing worked....
never dropped the phone and treat it like my baby...
plz someone help me...)
regards JOBAN
i hope this gets fixed as well. i was fortunate enough to have the ghost touches once out of my 9 or 10 months of having this phone
I wonder if it is really a hardware issue because when I used some of the ICS roms it never happens.... I only notice the touch issues when I use a stock based rom.
Mine doesn't happen too often but when it does its really annoying. I've tried to take it into sprint and have them fix the screen but the screen didn't act up when I took it in.... So the sprint techs wouldn't fix anything....
yesterday i did the line draw test when the screen was giving me problem...by *#*#3424#*#*
method... and the lower part of the screen acted weird... but in d morning the screen was okay and no issues were reported not even with the line draw test...
but i know the problem will come back...
and thnx for the reply guys..)
still fix needed... idk y there is no fix for the issue when so many people are facing the problem... maybe because almost ol of them have a nearby sprint store... i don't have one coz i am in INDIA.... so help me..)
???
no help..
dj_joban said:
yesterday i did the line draw test when the screen was giving me problem...by *#*#3424#*#*
method... and the lower part of the screen acted weird... but in d morning the screen was okay and no issues were reported not even with the line draw test...
but i know the problem will come back...
and thnx for the reply guys..)
still fix needed... idk y there is no fix for the issue when so many people are facing the problem... maybe because almost ol of them have a nearby sprint store... i don't have one coz i am in INDIA.... so help me..)
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Maybe your best bet is to either return it to where you bought it or send it in to HTC for repair... Although I can see its a bit tough shipping thins from India.
My friend had this same issue with his EVO 3D. He had to take it in to Sprint and they replaced the digitizer/lcd and bezel from another phone that was just returned. I guess if you are in India, you could look online to see how much one would cost to get shipped in.
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same problem, i too from india. i also got an spare touchscreen, but from fews day problem has not arisen.
btw, my friend just open my phone for changing touch screen, but was unable to change it, but what he has done is tighten the touch screen cable.
now i am not facing any issue. though its just an week. i am testing it.
tnx fo reply
Yea shipping is a major issue here in India... And HTC don't just replace the digitizer,the whole assembly costs 170 $ (converted from Indian rupees around 8000) ...so if nothing woods ill buy a digitizer from eBay.....
And tightened cable sounds good... But let's see if that works..
Maybe the problem is you and not your phone Cheerz!
hello joban,
I got your pm i thought it would be better to post here,
I was getting this ghost problem very frequently. It was like in every 15 to 30 minutes. I tried various roms but moreover it was more in sense.
I was very annoyed as i also have a small white spot.
so, i thought digitizer is an issue. I order one digiter from ebay. its took around 2 months to reach india. I was having a spare fascinate so i kept evo 3d aside till that time.
as i got my digitizer,
i gone to my friend, he is having a mobile shop, i told him that there is some touch problem so i need to change the digitizer. so, he opened my phone,then he disconnect all the cables (Which are very delicate tell him that that connecter will unlock from white side not from the brown side. as the connecter are of two colors brown from the back side and white from the front side.)
after that motherboard got separated. Lower part he said that it is very delicate as its will be difficult to assemble it back. He referred me to some other dude who can do that. he repair phones but basic phones & chinese phones.
he asked me the exact issue, i told me phone behaves weirdly. He said this problem is not with the touchscreen. something else is the problem.
he told me as if touchscreen problem arise it will not work or a specific part will not work.
now. he connected my motherboard back. tighten it. and told me to check.
LOL as this problem is not frequently.
I told him i will test it and let you know. He suggested as if in case problem arises again, he will just hot air the touch screen connecter area and nearby component.
(mann mein toh doubt rehta hi hai yaar , abhi bhi saala tension hai soch raha hu fatafat nikal dallu )
but believe me its been more then a week. I have not faced this issue yet. I am on viper rom, stock kernel. also uncheck on off crt animation as i have seen its having bit problem with sense. and sometimes it act weirdly due to which touch doesnt response, you need to lock and unlock again.
LOL my spare touchscreen is eating dust now.
have you tried calibrating it with the htccalibrate app?
stevestone said:
hello joban,
I got your pm i thought it would be better to post here,
I was getting this ghost problem very frequently. It was like in every 15 to 30 minutes. I tried various roms but moreover it was more in sense.
I was very annoyed as i also have a small white spot.
so, i thought digitizer is an issue. I order one digiter from ebay. its took around 2 months to reach india. I was having a spare fascinate so i kept evo 3d aside till that time.
as i got my digitizer,
i gone to my friend, he is having a mobile shop, i told him that there is some touch problem so i need to change the digitizer. so, he opened my phone,then he disconnect all the cables (Which are very delicate tell him that that connecter will unlock from white side not from the brown side. as the connecter are of two colors brown from the back side and white from the front side.)
after that motherboard got separated. Lower part he said that it is very delicate as its will be difficult to assemble it back. He referred me to some other dude who can do that. he repair phones but basic phones & chinese phones.
he asked me the exact issue, i told me phone behaves weirdly. He said this problem is not with the touchscreen. something else is the problem.
he told me as if touchscreen problem arise it will not work or a specific part will not work.
now. he connected my motherboard back. tighten it. and told me to check.
LOL as this problem is not frequently.
I told him i will test it and let you know. He suggested as if in case problem arises again, he will just hot air the touch screen connecter area and nearby component.
(mann mein toh doubt rehta hi hai yaar , abhi bhi saala tension hai soch raha hu fatafat nikal dallu )
but believe me its been more then a week. I have not faced this issue yet. I am on viper rom, stock kernel. also uncheck on off crt animation as i have seen its having bit problem with sense. and sometimes it act weirdly due to which touch doesnt response, you need to lock and unlock again.
LOL my spare touchscreen is eating dust now.
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Hi,
Could you please help me with any mobile repairers in Mumbai/Pune who can fix broken touchscreens? My Einstien brain managed to cut the flex cable to touchscreen and its now not responding at all. I'm using Tinji i9300 mt6577 chinese phone. Reuqest your help plz. Thanks.
So my bro's had an Atrix for a little over a year.
Some time back, it started exhibiting this behaviour where the whole screen would just become totally unresponsive.
Searching around, I see issues where people lose responsiveness with a fraction of their touch screen, or the entire screen starts spazzing out with all these presses and swipe actions the user did not enter...
...but his just seems to have these periods. He'll be stuck at the lock screen from anywhere between 1 minute and a whole day... I can usually get it to work with random rapidfire hardware commands... and when it works, it works completely for a certain amount of time.
Thing is, that's only temporary, and the touch-screen ends up going back to an unresponsive state.
Any clue what's going on, or how to resolve it?
What's the software is he currently on? Is the phone bootloader unlocked and/or rooted?
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You know what's (not so) funny about this? All of the things that you think are causing this sound really complicated. Is my phone corrupt? hardware defective?? etc etc.
You know what I found it caused this behavior after numerous factory resets and weeks of research and tweaks to my phone?
The f-ing goddam screen protector.
Yep, that's right. The over-priced, highly (over)rated $20 iShields brand one. I know for a fact that was the cause, after I figured it out and started talking to other atrix owners (minus the liar fanboys that lurk in every forum saying "works fine for me derp!" whenever someone dares to suggest a product has flaws).
Problem immediately went away, forever. I've gone naked since May /11 without a single scratch. IMO screen protectors on gorilla glass is for people who wear a seat belt in a car wash. I'm not sure, but I suspect the problem happens when the screen protector starts to age, and/or when it gets really warm. I also suspect it's a problem with certain phones and the types of touchscreens on those phones not playing nice with screen protectors. Started happening on mine after just one month.
omnius1 said:
You know what's (not so) funny about this? All of the things that you think are causing this sound really complicated. Is my phone corrupt? hardware defective?? etc etc.
You know what I found it caused this behavior after numerous factory resets and weeks of research and tweaks to my phone?
The f-ing goddam screen protector.
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That rant's nice and all, and I'mma let you finish... but there's no screen protector. He's been going bare gorilla all since he got it...
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What's the software is he currently on? Is the phone bootloader unlocked and/or rooted?
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Just to offer some backstory, this started a couple months ago back when he just had the stock AT&T rom (2.3.X or 2.2.X I think? I can't recall clearly) During one of it's "working" periods (last week), I unlocked his bootloader and flashed it with CM9...
Probably won't mean much since the problem existed before I unlocked+CM9'ed it, but while it's not freaking out, I can give you some numbers:
• Model Number: MB860
• Android Version: 4.0.3
• Baseband Version: N_01.77.15P
• Kernel Version: [email protected] #47
• CyanogenMod Version: 9.0.0-RC0-olympus-KANG
omnius1 said:
The f-ing goddam screen protector.
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Yeh, I have had this problem with screen protectors interfering with capacitive screens before, I am now using some really cheap protectors (5 for £3) and have had no such problems since and have a good bit of pocket money left .
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That rant's nice and all, and I'mma let you finish... but there's no screen protector. He's been going bare gorilla all since he got it...
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ah ok in that case, I have nothing else, I'm only good for ranting. GL!
My touchscreen randomly does these freak outs and stops working:
Usually for me it is caused when the phone is really warm (like on the charger in the car) or when my hands are sweaty (also could just be the the phone is warm in this case as well)
Once it's done with its freak out, I turn off the screen (my power button still works) and clean off the screen with my shirt, wipe the sweat off my hands and turn it back on...everything is then fine.
Also, with my old phone (dell streak) if I kept the phone in my pocket with the screen facing towards my leg it would exhibit this behavior (probably again a case of the screen becoming really warm) but if I kept it screen out it was fine.
I have the same exact problem and have gone back to my Captivate because I couldn't figure it out.
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News on this? Here's my experience.
Any news on this, guys? I'm going insane. Here's my experience: I used to get these touchscreen-stops now and then but then they started getting more and more often. What I do to make them stop for a while is a clean restore, that is wiping boot, system, preinstall, cache, userdata with fastboot before installing a new ROM or restoring from backup. Whenever I do that, it comes back to life. If I flash a new ROM without all those wipes, it doesn't work. What sucks so bad is that, even though that fixes the problem, it's only temporary. It starts again after a few weeks. There is NO way this is hardware, and there's also NO way we can't find a solution for this!!!! Come on, guys!!! HELP US OUT, PLEASE!!!!!!!
Have you tried the raindrop fix? I was having similar problems and it worked for me.
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My screen has ghost fingers if my hands are even the slightest damp.
A buddy of mine had really bad touch screen issues and had to send back for warranty.
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I'm having the same issue
I'm having the exact same issue. It sometimes works, sometimes doesn't. Anywhere from one minute to a whole day, everything you described exactly. No screen protector. I wiped it once and it worked temporarily, but it's back to the old sporadic unresponsiveness again.
I'm still not convinced that it isn't a hardware issue. I'm going to buy a T5 Torx Screwdriver and open her up and see if one of the connections is loose. Has anyone else done this?
I'll post tomorrow night with my results.
Here is a handy trick to determine if your digitizer it going out.
1. Find an appliance like a cable set top box, AV receiver or computer for example
2. Lay your phone face down in the warm air that emits from devices like this.
3. Leave it alone for about 10 to 15 minutes.
4.Pick your phone up and perform some finger swipe heavy tasks.
If you notice its a lot more sensitive like you remember when you first got it then you have a digitizer that is going bad. If nothing changes then its most likely software related.
Okay so I took it apart (removed the motherboard, disconnected the radio and 3 cables, then put everything back together. It's not fixed 100% but it's a lot more consistent than it was. youtube dot com/watch?v=kxuF_73YIIY
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Okay so I took it apart (removed the motherboard, disconnected the radio and 3 cables, then put everything back together. It's not fixed 100% but it's a lot more consistent than it was. youtube dot com/watch?v=kxuF_73YIIY
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Could be the ribbon behind the digitizer, if its loose or moves it can kill all response to touch. You may have to replace your digitizer to fix this.
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I'm dying here
I opened it up like the video explained. Everything looked OK. I used a heat gun at 50 C to eliminate any trace of humidity and put back everything in its place. Then, I did a full wipe and a new ROM flash. STILL NOTHING!!! This phone is a little over a year old! This is not possible :crying: Any new ideas???? THANKS!!!!
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I opened it up like the video explained. Everything looked OK. I used a heat gun at 50 C to eliminate any trace of humidity and put back everything in its place. Then, I did a full wipe and a new ROM flash. STILL NOTHING!!! This phone is a little over a year old! This is not possible :crying: Any new ideas???? THANKS!!!!
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I would also suspect the digitizer. I replaced mine for $45 (frame pre attached attached highly recommended).
The connections are very small, so there is much that can go wrong while doing this kind of brain surgery and the ribbons will rip easily.
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Same problem here. It is like some Ghost is operating it without my permission
Sometimes feels like is should hit the phone on the wall.
I know its not gonna help.
Anybody there who has solution for this
Hello all
This is my first post here so let's hope I do everything correctly here
I have a Sony xperia Live with walkman (wt19i) which I dropped unfortunately and decided to replace it after a while because I was annoyed by all the cracks and was up for an experiment.
After a long search, I came up with this:
amazon.com/gp/product/B006MQFFZQ/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_hst_1
I also posted my findings there already to help other people who might want or need to replace their digitizer as well.
But the bottomline is that the screen sometimes just locks up or starts acting weird... then I have to lock/unlock and it is all OK again for a while.
At least once a day I have to take out the battery because the trick I explained above doesn't work anymore at all.
The hardware buttons do.
I have the idea that when I keep playing a game for too long; it locks up faster, so the device warms up.
I guess I already know the answer but I was hoping that someone had any idea's how to fix this as I already did the installment of the digitizer over again without much luck.
Thnx in advance!
Jelle
Hello! I was facing the same trouble with my Xperia Mini Pro which unfortunately expired yesterday.
I had to replace the digitizer+Lcd whichI bought off eBay (money wasted). One thing that you should see is what you use for sticking the screen unit to the phone (I am assuming that it was stuch to the phone using some kind of adhesive as this is the case in Xperias and maybe others too).
When I replaced mine, it was working fine until I used (very carefully) quick drying adhesive on the edges. My guess is that some of that got between the digitizer and the lcd by seeping in because after that, I started to experience the SAME issues as you. For me sometimes, rebooting would be the only thing to make it work again.
I hope it gets fixed for you soon. It only went downhill for me though
navneetkhare said:
Hello! I was facing the same trouble with my Xperia Mini Pro which unfortunately expired yesterday.
I had to replace the digitizer+Lcd whichI bought off eBay (money wasted). One thing that you should see is what you use for sticking the screen unit to the phone (I am assuming that it was stuch to the phone using some kind of adhesive as this is the case in Xperias and maybe others too).
When I replaced mine, it was working fine until I used (very carefully) quick drying adhesive on the edges. My guess is that some of that got between the digitizer and the lcd by seeping in because after that, I started to experience the SAME issues as you. For me sometimes, rebooting would be the only thing to make it work again.
I hope it gets fixed for you soon. It only went downhill for me though
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Hi there and thx for your reply.
Sorry to hear that you are experiencing the same kind of problems.
Unfortunately I've had this problem from the beginning, when I unpacked it, I could already see that it wasn't an original part under bright light.
I've used 1mm Wide Double Sided Layer Adhesive Sticky Tape Sticker for Mobile Phone, which I also bought on Amazon, despite of how hard it was to apply, it the replacement went fine with it.
The second time I took apart my phone just to see if I did connect everything well, I also re-applied the sticky dual sided tape.
But that did't really help.
But so i've someone has some knowledge or knows some tricks I can experiment with, that would be nice
I read something about heating up the phone like this thread here for example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041943
I'm willing to try that if there is really no other option
But as I said, it's probably just a badly constructed digitizer I got from China.
Jelpot said:
Hello all
This is my first post here so let's hope I do everything correctly here
I have a Sony xperia Live with walkman (wt19i) which I dropped unfortunately and decided to replace it after a while because I was annoyed by all the cracks and was up for an experiment.
After a long search, I came up with this:
amazon.com/gp/product/B006MQFFZQ/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_hst_1
I also posted my findings there already to help other people who might want or need to replace their digitizer as well.
But the bottomline is that the screen sometimes just locks up or starts acting weird... then I have to lock/unlock and it is all OK again for a while.
At least once a day I have to take out the battery because the trick I explained above doesn't work anymore at all.
The hardware buttons do.
I have the idea that when I keep playing a game for too long; it locks up faster, so the device warms up.
I guess I already know the answer but I was hoping that someone had any idea's how to fix this as I already did the installment of the digitizer over again without much luck.
Thx in advance!
Jelle
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You changed the screen?! Fire! even though I can do nothing helpful....sorry...
Linnunium said:
You changed the screen?! Fire! even though I can do nothing helpful....sorry...
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No, I only replaced the digitizer.
The screen was still fine and they weren't really stuck together
Jelpot said:
No, I only replaced the digitizer.
The screen was still fine and they weren't really stuck together
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But digitizer and screen are one unit and not intended to be separated. Maybe that's the problem!
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mihahn said:
But digitizer and screen are one unit and not intended to be separated. Maybe that's the problem!
Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
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Yes, I've read that here before, but my mind cannot really get around the why... ?
It wasn't like they were stuck together that I could damage the other when replacing it.
Neither were the parts sold together.
The screen still works and the digitizer as well, it's not like it's not working at all.
The digitizer just stops working after a while and when I lock/unlock again it works fine again.
As far as I remember I also had do connect the digitizer to the mainboard, not the display itself.
It isn't an easy issue, that's for sure
Hi, my phone accidentally fell into a water tub and i tried to save by following some procedures if your phone got wet but now my problem is there is no display on the screen but the phone still works and still receives some notifications. anyone knows how much does a screen cost?
s020407 said:
Hi, my phone accidentally fell into a water tub and i tried to save by following some procedures if your phone got wet but now my problem is there is no display on the screen but the phone still works and still receives some notifications. anyone knows how much does a screen cost?
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hard to say since there might be components that were damaged...... take it to store!
if its still under warranty, take it to the service center, if it doesn't, I'm afraid it will gonna be costly..