I noticed this problem 3-4 days ago. From time to time, after putting finger on screen, the white area of it where the fingerprint reader is located starts to flash very quickly - it doesn't shine with constant light, as usual. Has anyone had a similar problem? Is it eligible for repair? Fingers weren't sweaty, I don't have any screen protectors, screen has no damage.
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I just got my Galaxy Note about 2 weeks and I have noticed one issue that's driving me crazy and was wondering if there's any fix for it, touchscreen sensitivity, it's mainly with swype that it's an issue, when swyping words it randomly and frequently acts like I lifted my finger off of the screen and put it back down even though my finger was firmly touching the screen the entire time, is there anyway to fix this problem?
For anyone who is interested, here is my method for fixing the black unresponsive screen during a call.
Like most of you reading this message I had the dreaded black screen during a phone call, which makes it impossible to end the call or dial numbers for automated systems. A lot of suggestions and fixes included blowing into the upper right corner of the phone or into the ear piece. This doesn't work (or it didn't for me) because the proximity sensor which you are allegedly blowing dust off of is pretty well sealed against the outside world. I'm on firmware 1314, which is supposed to have fixed the issue, but did not.
What did work every time was to pinch the phone front to back at the upper right corner right around where the proximity sensor was. I actually later found out you could pinch the phone anywhere in the upper half and the screen would light up.
I opened up the phone, saw that the proximity sensor just kind of flaps freely with a metal back that touches what i think is a grounding plate on the frame. When you pinch the phone it shorts this circuit and makes the proximity sensor behave properly. To make the contact better I cut a piece of aluminum foil, folded it up a couple of times, and wedged it behind the proximity sensor. Put the phone back together, made a call, and voila - screen on away from my face, off when sensor is covered.
Here is a picture of what the proximity sensor looks like on the pcb. I just wedged the foil behind the circled piece and replaced everything.
http://imgur.com/dAqCBGd
This absolutely works for me, but YMMV. I used the youtube video from le55ons for disassembly instructions. It's fantastic.
Excellent work. Subscribing in case I get this issue in the future
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Do you have a screen protector installed. I did and it covered the proximity sensor, which gave me issues, took it off, no issues
mikeschevelle said:
Do you have a screen protector installed. I did and it covered the proximity sensor, which gave me issues, took it off, no issues
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I didn't have a screen protector on, but i can see how it would cause a problem if it covered the sensor. Now that it's working properly I can see how sensitive it is. If i hover my finger an inch over the sensor, the screen will go dark.
Does anyone have any experience with dead screens? My phone inadvertently had a magnet fall on it. At first there were vertical scanlines along with yellow discoloration, now the screen will not function at all (besides touch response). Applying pressure at the top of the phone will cause some pixels to activate occasionally, though they activate when the screen is off and do not correlate to what would be on the screen normally anyway.
My fit gear (1st gen) worked flawlessly for 3 months, until I got it covered in fine dust and rinsed it off with water. Now, the screen is dim, showing only red/orange hue, even though all the functions on the watch are fine. Sometimes, it will glitch for half a second and show half of the screen intact, only to go back to the dim, reddish screen. The watch is supposedly dust and water proof, so I don't know what happened. I'd love to post a picture/video of it, but don't see that option on this forum. Any suggestions on how to fix it?
I've bought a used S9+ like 3 days ago and run a QA test inside the phone. The screen was fine and it responds normally, however after 2 days I couldn't use a keyboard because of its issues while typing. Basically, when I'm typing a longer sentence, I have to either slow down or sometimes press a button 3-5 times for it to respond. It stared to occur yesterday and I don't know if that's the touch control issue or something with the display. P.S. I've tested it on Gboard, Samsung keyboard and Grammarly keyboard, all with the same issue.
Is there any fix I can do without paying for a new display? It will cost me the same amount of money as the phone itself.
Thanks!
Are you using a screen protector? If not, try it. Maybe touch sensitivity is turned on in display settings, try changing it to see if it's better. I've noticed that on some screen protectors, they retain a lot of humidity so I have to constantly clean the screen to get rid of "ghost touches"
ShaDisNX255 said:
Are you using a screen protector? If not, try it. Maybe touch sensitivity is turned on in display settings, try changing it to see if it's better. I've noticed that on some screen protectors, they retain a lot of humidity so I have to constantly clean the screen to get rid of "ghost touches"
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No, I don't use any screen protectors. My phone has a Spigen case, which is slightly over the screen both at top and the bottom. I tried to turn on and off touch sensitivity and it didn't help. Funny part is that it sometimes stops and goes again.
Had this myself, especially with the space bar ?
Same here, have to press space up to three times (intermittent issue). Screen protector on, sensitivity does nothing.