I've noticed that the touch screen will sometimes press before I actually touch it. How can I decrease sensitivity. I'm using CleanRom Developer Edition 1.2.
Yes! I've had this same problem too! No answer for you, though.
I believe I've had this all along, on GB, ICS, and a variety of ROMs, so I'm afraid it may be a hardware issue. But, I'm no expert...
Thanks. Definitely no reason to go to the GNexus (Ugghh). I've heard that screen protectors help so I ordered some to try that out.
swbf2lord said:
Thanks. Definitely no reason to go to the GNexus (Ugghh). I've heard that screen protectors help so I ordered some to try that out.
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I have a screen protector and this still happens. I never tried it without a screen protector so I don't know how much of a difference it will make
Surely there is a way to fix this. Maybe in the build.prop?
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Strangly im having a very sensitive touchscreen to. Especially when trying to use my keyboard. Ive calibrated as well
thanks
Use a screen protector. Helps.
Ordered screen protectors, they come in Monday. This is really the only issue I have with the device. If it's something that the phone just ships with I'm fine with it. If not, I'm wondering if I should return due to a faulty touch sensor.
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Use a screen protector. Helps.
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I have a lcd protector on and it doesnt help at all.
I have set up many rezounds for our company and the strange thing is that this oversensitive behavior you are reporting is happening with completely stock phones as well. I've noticed it with 3 different Rezounds. Very strange behavior indeed. Complete resets of the phones doesn't seem to help. I rooted one and did a complete reflash of the phone and the problem went away. It's almost like the flash went wrong somehow, but very strange to see from a phone that came directly from Verizon brand new.
Personally I like the sensitivity. I would rather a nice light touch be registered then having to mash my finger on the screen. Makes typing easier.
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I have set up many rezounds for our company and the strange thing is that this oversensitive behavior you are reporting is happening with completely stock phones as well. I've noticed it with 3 different Rezounds. Very strange behavior indeed. Complete resets of the phones doesn't seem to help. I rooted one and did a complete reflash of the phone and the problem went away. It's almost like the flash went wrong somehow, but very strange to see from a phone that came directly from Verizon brand new.
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Thanks so much. I don't care so much as long as it's a device flaw that's not localized. Can it be fixed in any way?
GrayTheWolf said:
Personally I like the sensitivity. I would rather a nice light touch be registered then having to mash my finger on the screen. Makes typing easier.
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It's not a light touch. I've checked, it sometimes registers just above the touch screen.
I have yet to have the sensitivity be a problem... Maybe yall came from different phones than me
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My rezound is completely stock/ not rooted/flashed or anything, I've noticed this since the day I got it in Nov. sometimes my fingers can be a few mm above the screen and it registers a touch. sometimes it doesn't bother me but sometimes if my finger is slightly above the search button and it registers it while i'm trying to do something else, it's pretty annoying
Stock, Rooted...
I've never seen this issue. The screen is very sensitive, but not any different from my previous phone (Orig Droid Incredible).
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Personally I like the sensitivity. I would rather a nice light touch be registered then having to mash my finger on the screen. Makes typing easier.
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Same. The sensativity is more like the iPhone. I hate to say it, but I loved the iPhone for that. I used to type so fast. Then I got my first android phone and had to slow down because it didn't seem to always register my input. The rezound I can type really fast again.
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I almost thought it was telepathy.
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GrayTheWolf said:
Personally I like the sensitivity. I would rather a nice light touch be registered then having to mash my finger on the screen. Makes typing easier.
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I agree with this as well. I do notice it's way sensitive. I remember a few times where it registered a touch and I completely swore I never touched the screen. Anyway it doesn't bother me one bit.
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I kept reading about this in the forums until I got mine and noticed it for myself. It's actually not light leakage. The light from the capacitive buttons is so bright, it reflects off of the, ever so slight, edge around the glass. If you feel around the edge, you can just barely feel the raised edge. The way this thing is built, I find it hard to believe that they would skimp on that part.
The light is visible even if you cover the buttons, so it's not reflecting from outside the chassis. No doubt it's hitting and reflecting off the glass, but it's internal, where you would expect there to be some sort of enclosure around the LEDs to prevent such an occurrence. Doesn't really bother me though.
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I kept reading about this in the forums until I got mine and noticed it for myself. It's actually not light leakage. The light from the capacitive buttons is so bright, it reflects off of the, ever so slight, edge around the glass. If you feel around the edge, you can just barely feel the raised edge. The way this thing is built, I find it hard to believe that they would skimp on that part.
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I believe you're right. Reaper said the same in a similar thread around here. This phone is sealed tight, it's not like the OG EvO. HTC needs to tone down the capacitive buttons in an update. For now, Screen Filter works.
the buttons on the bottom sometimes active when your thumb is hovering over it, not even touching it.. pretty crazy, i thought i was nuts but i've replicated it on not only my phone but my wife's phone as well
I like it better turned off.
Damn, your right! Oh well, not a deal breaker by any means. I guess I was quick to jump the gun, lol.
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the buttons on the bottom sometimes active when your thumb is hovering over it, not even touching it.. pretty crazy, i thought i was nuts but i've replicated it on not only my phone but my wife's phone as well
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haha, i've noticed this too. I keep doing this.
shark1987 said:
haha, i've noticed this too. I keep doing this.
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Mine too, it sucks, but I guess it's better than them being under responsive, lol.
ydoucare said:
The light is visible even if you cover the buttons, so it's not reflecting from outside the chassis. No doubt it's hitting and reflecting off the glass, but it's internal, where you would expect there to be some sort of enclosure around the LEDs to prevent such an occurrence. Doesn't really bother me though.
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Exactly...why don't you guys cover the buttons and tell me yours magically doesn't have the ring anymore...very annoying and unacceptable.
Geez some of you guys gripe over the most minor design flaws.
vinterchaos said:
the buttons on the bottom sometimes active when your thumb is hovering over it, not even touching it.. pretty crazy, i thought i was nuts but i've replicated it on not only my phone but my wife's phone as well
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Mine does it too. The capacitive threshold is set too light. Hopefully that's a build.prop value (or something along that line that can be edited) that we can adjust when we get root.
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Exactly...why don't you guys cover the buttons and tell me yours magically doesn't have the ring anymore...very annoying and unacceptable.
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Very clearly light leakage. I covered mine with electrical tape and it was still EXTREMELY obvious. I could honestly care less though.
Call it what you want, but it's due to the capacitive buttons being excessively too bright. People are complaining regardless of "light leakage". It needs to be toned down a tad.
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Geez some of you guys gripe over the most minor design flaws.
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A flagship phone should not have "minor design flaws"...don't recall any of my phones prior to this having any light leakage.
awenthol said:
A flagship phone should not have "minor design flaws"...don't recall any of my phones prior to this having any light leakage.
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Well not every phone has the same flaws. Name a phone that doesnt have a flaw.
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gmfeny said:
Well not every phone has the same flaws. Name a phone that doesnt have a flaw.
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Never has a single problem with my EVO in the year I had it, with the exception of dropping it down a flight of (concrete) stairs last month and completely destroying it. No light leaking. No speaker issues. No camera issues. No flash issues. No button issues...need I continue?
Clearly HTC is capable of making a (physically) good phone...don't know that this one is it.
there are plenty of people who had light leak and screen lift with the evo.
just because you got a good one does not mean that overall the build quality was better then the evo 3d.
Those damned lights are so bright, I can see the outside on a sunny day. What a waste. Gimme a setting to kill them permanently. I know there's an app, but I like auto brightness on the rest. Somebody make an app that let's me leve auto but turns off those lights!
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there are plenty of people who had light leak and screen lift with the evo.
just because you got a good one does not mean that overall the build quality was better then the evo 3d.
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And yet every single 3D does have leak...
Anyway, done arguing ...There's nothing I can do about it now. I just don't want people trying to claim it's not leakage when it clearly is.
Sheesh.. light leakage isn't the end of the world people..
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I think it's way to sensitive.
Sometimes when I move my finger pass the screen it presses the button. It doesn't happen all the time tho. Just 10% of my typing, which is also happening now.
Thank you for your time.
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weird, the default touch sensitivity is normal. may be either its not suiting your taste or your previous mobile is les sensitive.
Feels alright to me, but apparently Gorilla Glass 2 being thinner helps increase sensitivity.
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weird, the default touch sensitivity is normal. may be either its not suiting your taste or your previous mobile is les sensitive.
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Maybe you're right, as I can from the N8. How ever when I try to touch a specific key ONCE it gives me doubled press. And I think this should not happen.
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a lot of folk here in Thailand seem to get this problem too
they said it's like xperia sola floating touch but worse
I suspect batch product replacement coming soon
I've noticed that it's very sensitive too.
On the s2 people were saying the sensitivity is too low. Now ppl are saying its too high...
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The OFFICIAL samsung said my hands were dry with caused extra static (in Thailand it's a bit cold and dry despite that it's a rainy season, maybe it's the air-con)
and that they recommended applying Vasline to my hands prior to use... which seemed to be pointless, that's a lil too much of "Design for Humans" don't ya think lol
I wish i could readjust the sensitivity like I could with my Acer Iconia Tab A500
Mine does the ghost pressing too sometimes. It isn't often, but my finger hovering over the display will activate it.
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I tried the touchscreen with both latex and vinyl gloves and it works perfectly, so I guess it's really sensitive.
if you think it's very sensitive for you, then you can apply screen guard to reduce the touch screen sensitivity.
Hope this will help you..
exorcistz said:
if you think it's very sensitive for you, then you can apply screen guard to reduce the touch screen sensitivity.
Hope this will help you..
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already did.. not seems to thick enough it seems
Mine is also too sensitive. I noticed same symptoms like others in this thread after I applied screen protector prom PURO which is really really thick .
On the package it guarantees that it does not reduce touch sensibility... I guess they don't lie
I guess I need to find cheaper one
can you calibrate the screen?
maybe itll help.
can you calibrate the screen?
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Ok, how do you do that? Do I need external app?
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Ok, how do you do that? Do I need external app?
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no it might be under touch settings. I am not next to my phone and im on a rom but it might be there somewhere.
i dont have ICS though.
ddurandSGS3 said:
no it might be under touch settings. I am not next to my phone and im on a rom but it might be there somewhere.
i dont have ICS though.
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I only found gyro calibration and did that. I'm also on rom (Omega - ICS) but did not see anything on stock either. I remember on SGS2 there was option to calibrate where you had to touch corners and center.
It's not that annoying, at first I thought that it might be a feature - air touch
Or it might be that my screen protector does the opposite - increase sensibility. In any case I need to get new one because this one is not clear (its a bit matte) and colors don't show up correctly.
My Galaxy Nexus died in a horrible freak accident, and SquareTrade ended up sending me a wad of cash to find another phone. Logically, I wanted to take the S3 for a test drive because it's the newest, hottest kid on the block (and I missed not having a MicroSD card).
I picked up my T-Mobile S3 in store today for the full retail price, and walked out excited as I always am to have a new toy in hand. Now, beware, I'm going to say some negative things about this phone, but that is because I want you guys to tell re-assure me that I'll learn to love it, or they'll get fixed etc because I really want to like this phone.
First off, the good things over my dead GNex:
Speed: Holy cow, that Krait CPU is blindingly fast. I knew the GNex was never a rocketship, but I wasn't aware of how slow it was until I played with the S3. Things run like butter, and JB(4.1) is only going to make that more amazing.
Camera: Yeah, the GNex camera sucks. This isn't as amazing as I hoped it would be, but it is nice to have something that instantly looks like crap.
Screen: It is a sweet screen, but I'm not sure if it is better than the GNex. If it is, I don't really see it (and can't compare side by side) and is still in amazing screen.
Now, the things I don't like:
SMS: WHY THE **** does my SCREEN turn on EVERY TIME an SMS comes in??? WHERE IS THE SETTING TO KILL THAT?!
Lockscreen: The "barely touch" to unlock is a joke. (Yes, I know you can replace it)
The body: Man, that blue looks pretty, but holy balls is that phone a pain to hold on to in 90 degree heat. What's the point of making a gorgeous phone that you have to keep in a case?
Build quality: It honestly doesn't feel as "solid" as the gnex, but has anyone had any quality issues with theirs yet?
Bloatware: I thought the Sensation was bad when I bought it, but this phone has so many apps that I never want to use, it's not even funny. I spent the first half hour going through and disabling applications.
Signal Quality: I drive a certain stretch of road that is hell on connections. I've had HTC's, Samsungs, etc drop out. It's just a great place to test radios and phones... Well, this one? Drops as much as the old HTC G2 did, if not more. Absolutely impossible to keep a signal. Now, thinking it was a bad signal day, I popped my micro SIM in an adapter and back into my HD2 and drove the road again... This time? No issue.
Home button: Really? A hard to press, narrow button for the most used button on the phone? I worry about dropping the phone, as it is so light, I have to hold it tightly with one hand to press the button.
So I know this may seem petty, but I'm really hoping you guys can convince me one way or another. Sure, this phone will always be faster than my GNex, but a GNex is half the price, and for me, in many ways feels like a better phone.
Thanks
Another thing I've notice, the screen can't figure out if it wants to be dim or bright. It'll sit there and go from one extreme to the other over a minutes time. Never in the middle.
Is it sounding like I have a defective unit?
I also had a Nexus Prime and I would of kept it if it had an sd card slot and WAY better camera & that's where the S3 comes in. Sure it has bloat and touchwiz isn't the best but AOSP is on its way & with it, improvements. As for build quality, I like it better than the nexus. Signal wise I was have at least 3 bars so I'm happy. I do agree though that the unit gets quite hot sometimes, but overall I love this device
Higher the processor speed the hotter it runs. You could limit the processor speed but you lose the blazing speed.. but I also lose the blazing heat. LOL.
As for the build quality its not bad. It doesn't feel like it'll break when I try to bend the unit. The gorilla glass is pretty strong but its not shatter proof. Don't drop it! Already seen a few shattered screens.
The software issues are just that.. all just software which is easy to change either by using replacement programs like handcent SMS or rooting then replacing the rom or disabling and removing the bloat. All that should matter is the hardware and if you're happy with the performance, look, feel, battery life, and reception.
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Yes please but on a screen protector. Dont trust the gorilla glass its bad. they should just take gorilla glass out of the specs for the phone. it doesnt work. i dont care how many youtube videos you watch that says it does.... it doesnt
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Yes please but on a screen protector. Dont trust the gorilla glass its bad. they should just take gorilla glass out of the specs for the phone. it doesnt work. i dont care how many youtube videos you watch that says it does.... it doesnt
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I've never had issues with scratches on my Gorilla glass, even on my tablet which gets abused in the shop while I'm working on things. Then again, my HD2 never got a scratch either.
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Higher the processor speed the hotter it runs. You could limit the processor speed but you lose the blazing speed.. but I also lose the blazing heat. LOL.
As for the build quality its not bad. It doesn't feel like it'll break when I try to bend the unit. The gorilla glass is pretty strong but its not shatter proof. Don't drop it! Already seen a few shattered screens.
The software issues are just that.. all just software which is easy to change either by using replacement programs like handcent SMS or rooting then replacing the rom or disabling and removing the bloat. All that should matter is the hardware and if you're happy with the performance, look, feel, battery life, and reception.
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So Handcent can fix the screen on issue? GoSMS so far hasn't been any help.
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I also had a Nexus Prime and I would of kept it if it had an sd card slot and WAY better camera & that's where the S3 comes in. Sure it has bloat and touchwiz isn't the best but AOSP is on its way & with it, improvements. As for build quality, I like it better than the nexus. Signal wise I was have at least 3 bars so I'm happy. I do agree though that the unit gets quite hot sometimes, but overall I love this device
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You nailed it, the camera and the MicroSD slot are the two most compelling things about this phone for me.
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I've never had issues with scratches on my Gorilla glass, even on my tablet which gets abused in the shop while I'm working on things. Then again, my HD2 never got a scratch either.
So Handcent can fix the screen on issue? GoSMS so far hasn't been any help.
You nailed it, the camera and the MicroSD slot are the two most compelling things about this phone for me.
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Yes handcent fixes that screen on issue if you disable popup notifications. That's the kind of notification that shows a dialog box with a quick reply option.
If disabled then the screen doesn't turn on and the SMS stays in the notification area.
Infact you can enable the pop-up notification but choose to disable screen on for pop-ups. That works too.
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arthurbrownleeiv said:
Another thing I've notice, the screen can't figure out if it wants to be dim or bright. It'll sit there and go from one extreme to the other over a minutes time. Never in the middle.
Is it sounding like I have a defective unit?
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Are you sure you don't have the eye/face detection turned on? My screen does that at work (I have mine set on) and even though I'm not directly stairing at it, it picks up my eyes (I have my phone placed below my monitor). Sometimes it bugs me enough just to turn the thing face down.
or maybe it can be the autolight sensor.
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There's a setting in gosms to turn off the "screen turning on with an sms" option
My major concern is with the home button. What on earth were they thinking?
I'm a firm believer that AOSP on this phone will make it a true winner with the on-screen navigation buttons enabled and the capacitive and physical ones disabled. Maybe we could repurpose the big ol physical one to do something else in the future.
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franknozly said:
Yes handcent fixes that screen on issue if you disable popup notifications. That's the kind of notification that shows a dialog box with a quick reply option.
If disabled then the screen doesn't turn on and the SMS stays in the notification area.
Infact you can enable the pop-up notification but choose to disable screen on for pop-ups. That works too.
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I'll download that one and give it a whirl.
rosedog said:
Are you sure you don't have the eye/face detection turned on? My screen does that at work (I have mine set on) and even though I'm not directly stairing at it, it picks up my eyes (I have my phone placed below my monitor). Sometimes it bugs me enough just to turn the thing face down.
or maybe it can be the autolight sensor.
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Yeah, I turned off a lot of the gesture/motion things right out of the box, as some just didn't seem natural at all. I could never get the whole unlocking motion one to work either. That was annoying for a bit.
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There's a setting in gosms to turn off the "screen turning on with an sms" option
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I'll check again, but I'm not finding it.
Div033 said:
My major concern is with the home button. What on earth were they thinking?
I'm a firm believer that AOSP on this phone will make it a true winner with the on-screen navigation buttons enabled and the capacitive and physical ones disabled. Maybe we could repurpose the big ol physical one to do something else in the future.
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The sad thing is, as much as I'd love to have on screen buttons like the Gnex, then we're stuck with that long chin being nonfunctional. I guess it wouldn't be bad if the back and menu button never lit up and were completely disabled. Possible use the home button as a shutter button then? Who knows.
It really does blow my mind how they did a physical button for the home button of all things.
I enjoyed a physical home button on my previous phones. To each his/her own?
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I enjoyed a physical home button on my previous phones. To each his/her own?
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I loved the ones on the HD2. However, they weren't as difficult to press, and the phone was a lot heavier. It made it so when you pushed them, the phone didn't want to flip out of your hand. The SGS3 is so smooth and lightweight, I don't even try to hit the home button one handed anymore.
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I enjoyed a physical home button on my previous phones. To each his/her own?
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Although I have a trackpad on the g2 I use it to turn the phone on so I love the home button on the s3 since a lot of times I leave the phone on the desk or table during lectures and stuff and its just convenient to turn the phone on that way but like some said its hard to press without fearing of it falling out of ur hand due to the large size and thinness
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My home button is very easy to press and it never feels like it'll fall out of my hand while holding it with only one.
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My home button is very easy to press and it never feels like it'll fall out of my hand while holding it with only one.
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Maybe you have smaller thumbs? For me, I have a big wide thumb, and I have to press with enough force to make my thumb "go into the recessed" area to completely depress the button.
OK. I got my ICS update from Rogers and this smartphone picked up its speed. Fun!
Battery life is about the same - poor but I've learned to live with it. Extra batteries!!
However, I can't stand the 'phone' function of this smart phone. This might sound like me bashing Galaxy note but I swear to you this is a legitimate issue I'm having with this device. So bear with me and please help me if you can.
Issue:
Often when I dial someone and put the phone against my face, the phone buttons on screen will get pressed by my face. This is especially worse if I had keypad screen activated than regular dialling screen.
This is really a big issue especially when you are trying to get pass the automated system because after you input the correct choice, your face will start pressing all kinds of button eventually the automated system tells me they can't understand my response.
(I try to get by with speaker or headset but that's not always the available option. I often need to put the phone against my face, the traditional way.)
No other touch screen device had any issue with my face/skin. Is my galaxy note's proximity sensor broken?
FYI- I noticed when I was on stock GB, the phone always had this issue where when I take the phone away from my face, it took about 2 second for the screen to comeback on. Sometimes it blinks couple of times, not knowing whether screen should be on or off. Honestly, I can't confirm that this is gone since ICS update... only had ICS for short time.
But now I'm having a issue of pressing all kinds of button while talking to someone. This isn't fun for me or for the person on the other line.
With iPhone it was really simple:
close to my face -> screen off
away from my face -> screen on
I need this to work
You can test the proximity sensor by holding your finger over it. Take the phone away from your face when you're in a call and put your finger over the proximity sensor to see if the screen turns off.
You could also test it with Smart Screen Off:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.android.smartscreenoff
I haven't had any problems with my proximity sensor, at all.
EDIT: To clarify studacris' post below this one, I had accidentally quoted the entire OP. He's not calling out the OP, he was calling out me.
Was it really necessary to quote the novella that is the op?
Hey thanks for the reply. I forgot to mention I'm one of the user who is also having issue with smart screen off.
It could be type of case I'm using or the app also but now with phone issue I described in the previous post makes me think it's the device.
Also I read from the app review by users and many Note users trying to use this app are complaining it's not working for them....
I swear some people think xda is their own personal journal.
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What's wrong with me describing my exact issue? Trust me I don't talk about my phone problems on my personal journal... I don't know about you
try making a call and putting your finger near the proximity sensor, just right of the speaker. If the screen does not turn off, you probably have a defective phone and should get it replaced.
Yea, seems that if you post positions that are NOT exactly what others believe, you're just being a whiney pain in the butt, where as the general discussion forum is for just that GENERAL concerning the device. So this user has a crappy experience, guess what?? There are MORE of us that were true believers of this device until Samsung & AT&T put out software that completely disables features and makes certain features of the phone worthless. Personally, I didn't have an issue with the proximity sensor, mine was the GPS that went to crap after the ICS update, as well as the leaks that were put out. NOTHING that they (AT&T/Samsung) leaked or released for ICS for this phone has given reliable GPS functionality.
So yea, if you want to gripe, gripe on, if you don't have anything contributing to say, don't post. Just being stupid and snide to keep your post count high is pathedic. And if people take offense to anything I say, Oh well. If the shoe fits, I'll smack you with it and then shove it up your butt to remind you of the lesson.
Good day & good luck with your issue on the note. Mine is being resolved. AT&T is shipping me an HTC One X given I've had 3 different Samsung devices in under a year and ALL have been crippled by software updates from AT&T/Samsung. So not MY problem they can't update the device and keep it functional. Not taking referb, not using my warantee, NOTHING like that, they have replaced with NEW devices. So now I have a Skyrocket, Note, and the One X all in under a year and didn't pay for anything but the ORIGINAL phone on my contract, the Infuze 4G.
Just be firm, courteous, and you can get results from AT&T. It's well documented some of the issues since ICS (Especially the GPS), and they are seeing that the software isn't ready for prime time yet.
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What's wrong with me describing my exact issue? Trust me I don't talk about my phone problems on my personal journal... I don't know about you
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hey, so the proximity sensor isnt working for you for sure? Also it doesnt happen to be a white note does it? Im asking because some iphone white replacement screens do the same thing. Has you screen been replaced? have you tried a factory reset? Im just thinking here..
Some people just have no life. They give you some lame comment implying you shouldn't be posting or your post was a waste of space here, yet their own post was utterly useless and takes up space without contributing a thing. Pay no attention to such asshattery.
I can't say that I've had any issue like this with my Note. Seems to work exactly as expected. It definitely sounds like an issue with the sensor since it appears to have affected you across different OS versions. If I were you I'd bring the phone in for repair.
Sorry I can't be more helpful and good luck!
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Was it really necessary to quote the novella that is the op?
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Usually I try not to, but the XDA 2013 template automatically does if you click the reply at the bottom of a post.
deadman_raziel said:
Personally, I didn't have an issue with the proximity sensor, mine was the GPS that went to crap after the ICS update, as well as the leaks that were put out.
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My GPS has suffered too. I use my phone to track my cycling rides and sometimes it takes 5-8 mins to find my location. This is after the ics update. After the initial locate it is fairly good using My Tracks .
Haven't had any problems with the proximity sensor.
I have had blackberries, hd7, hd2, radar, iPhones, and more. I haven't had a phone I enjoy as much as this one.
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I have a black note without any screen protector... I just tried finger test someone suggested above and it works fine. One thing g I noticed was when speaker is on, and the proximity sensor becomes inactive.. But I think that's normal. So my phone's sensor is ok?
deadman_raziel said:
NOTHING that they (AT&T/Samsung) leaked or released for ICS for this phone has given reliable GPS functionality.
So yea, if you want to gripe, gripe on, if you don't have anything contributing to say, don't post. Just being stupid and snide to keep your post count high is pathedic. And if people take offense to anything I say, Oh well. If the shoe fits, I'll smack you with it and then shove it up your butt to remind you of the lesson..
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Oh cool. Threatening people you'll never meet behind a keyboard.
I'm not sure what's wrong with it GPS. Mine has been flawless on GB and leaked ICS
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If the sensor is working, then just aim the top of the phone to touch your face first. If you touch the middle of the screen before the proximity sensor registers, then it won't work.
OP, don't mind the smartasses. Some people can't help cluttering the forum with their dumb editorial comments, lol.
Anyway, I never had the problem you describe on Gingerbread, and haven't seen lots of reports, so I'm guessing it's probably a wonky sensor.
phailyoor said:
If the sensor is working, then just aim the top of the phone to touch your face first. If you touch the middle of the screen before the proximity sensor registers, then it won't work.
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Hmmmm. this could be it. Maybe I'm so eager to talk before listening. LOL. I will keep this in mind. Thx
Lucky for me.....I have a bluetooth and don't worry about these issues. I know what you're saying though, sometimes if I move the phone from my face and back quick it gets to where the screen won't turn back on during the call unless i wipe my finger across the sensor.
i believe its fine unless you had to cover a great amount of area. it is such a large phone to with at times. you use it on the right side of your head? yea i would do more test runs to insure that you are covering it up. i think the speaker thing is normal though, but i never use it so can't be certain. btw the issues the white iphones i had was solved by taking a little piece of electrical tape and poking two small holes and putting it over the prox sensor. the issue was that the glass was letting in too much light in. the sensor was still doing its job, but couldn't properly because the amount of light being let in.
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Ladies & Gentlemen, let's play nice...I know I am not a Mod.........yet.
I've been seeing my taps show up as swipes on my touchscreen. Would you guys mind downloading touchscreen test, setting the zoom to 0%, and tapping around like you're typing on your keyboard? On my other phones all the taps show up as dots, but on a few of the Pixel 6 devices I've tried, like 20% of the time they are show up as small swipes.
link to the app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.rallwell.siriuth.touchscreentest
see the small swipes happening here: https://gfycat.com/agreeablepertinentarachnid
The app hasn't been updated in nearly a year, maybe that could be an issue. But I don't have any touchscreen issues so perhaps someone else can help more.
bobby janow said:
The app hasn't been updated in nearly a year, maybe that could be an issue. But I don't have any touchscreen issues so perhaps someone else can help more.
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The app not being updated isn't an issue. I think most people don't think they have issues with the touchscreen, but it just may not be very apparent to them. That's why I wanted people to just try it and report back. It's definitely super janky on every P6 I've tried, even the ones in store, making me think its widespread.
Mg213 said:
I've been seeing my taps show up as swipes on my touchscreen. Would you guys mind downloading touchscreen test, setting the zoom to 0%, and tapping around like you're typing on your keyboard? On my other phones all the taps show up as dots, but on a few of the Pixel 6 devices I've tried, like 20% of the time they are show up as small swipes.
link to the app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.rallwell.siriuth.touchscreentest
see the small swipes happening here: https://gfycat.com/agreeablepertinentarachnid
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I've noticed that as well and always thought I was just ... doing it wrong lol. Sometimes a simple tap will bring down QS or my side launcher. Sometimes a tap does nothing at all and I have to tap an icon or widget 2-3 times before the Pixel agrees to do whatever it is that tap was supposed to do.
Then again I do use an "unsupported" tempered glass screen protector, so I'm inclined to think that's the reason.
I have also seen this and am not sure if the problem is due to the screen protector that i use (not one of the officially approved ones) or the software being still a little buggy or both in combination. It happens rarely enough to not bother me much.
So I loaded the app, got my magnifier out, and tried it. I have fat fingers and it seemed to go alright. If I touched it for too long there was a tiny swipe but then I corrected my touches and almost all were dots. Itsy bitsy swipes now and again but nothing that was super obvious as a flaw. I see a ton of little dots, where are your dots?
bobby janow said:
So I loaded the app, got my magnifier out, and tried it. I have fat fingers and it seemed to go alright. If I touched it for too long there was a tiny swipe but then I corrected my touches and almost all were dots. Itsy bitsy swipes now and again but nothing that was super obvious as a flaw. I see a ton of little dots, where are your dots?
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It just depends on the size of the itsy bitsy swipes that show up. For example mine are attached. I feel that these are too big and cause issue with the with tapping sometimes.
And actually I feel it's even worse when tapping with my index finger.
Seems good to me, I mean I got some micro swipes but I'm sure that because I swipe my finger a tiny bit.
You can't even see the dots on my 3 XL with 0 to 100 but zero swipes registered.
(I had made a post before where I didn't follow instructions so I edited all of it out and did it right).
Sure seems like a hardware issue to me.
EtherealRemnant said:
You can't even see the dots on my 3 XL with 0 to 100 but zero swipes registered.
(I had made a post before where I didn't follow instructions so I edited all of it out and did it right).
Sure seems like a hardware issue to me.
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thanks, it'd be good to see what other pixel 6 users see
Now that you say it, I'm pretty sure I'm experiencing the same, that would be why sometimes I have the feeling my commands are not registered. I don't know if it's software or hardware, I believe it could be easily fixed with software (a bit like a palm rejection feature, to ignore tiny slides)
I had similar experience. Once noticed my mind started exaggerating it I believe. Because I also have the same challenges with touch on my Galaxy S10 work phone. For me at least I think it's me not the P6. Will certainly try the app on both phones this weekend.
I have a completely different issue that I was suspecting for some time now. Taps don't register on the lower corners of the screen. I have to squeeze it to register. Swiping though at the same areas is working fine.
derausgewanderte said:
I had similar experience. Once noticed my mind started exaggerating it I believe. Because I also have the same challenges with touch on my Galaxy S10 work phone. For me at least I think it's me not the P6. Will certainly try the app on both phones this weekend.
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I mean, from your signature, it looks like you've gone through alot of phones. How could it be you, not the P6 if you've never experienced this before on anything other than your S10?
Mg213 said:
I mean, from your signature, it looks like you've gone through alot of phones. How could it be you, not the P6 if you've never experienced this before on anything other than your S10?
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I only have the P6 for a couple of months. The only other phone I currently have and rarely use is the S10 and I can only make a comparison to that. Or in other words, this might have been there all along and I never paid attention to it.
arvylas said:
I have a completely different issue that I was suspecting for some time now. Taps don't register on the lower corners of the screen. I have to squeeze it to register. Swiping though at the same areas is working fine.
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Yeah now that you mention it my lower corners don't respond either
Mg213 said:
Yeah now that you mention it my lower corners don't respond either
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I haven't had a phone since the P3 that responds on the lower corners all the time. I've learned to live with it since it's really not all that bad and it's not always. I mean this is a mass produced phone and I'm sure all devices have little quirks like this. It's not a lunar landing module that needs nano second response it's just a phone. I find that if I obsess over the small stuff I won't enjoy the device and I really don't want to do that. That being said, I do understand what you're going after and your upset. I'm just not there.
bobby janow said:
I haven't had a phone since the P3 that responds on the lower corners all the time. I've learned to live with it since it's really not all that bad and it's not always. I mean this is a mass produced phone and I'm sure all devices have little quirks like this. It's not a lunar landing module that needs nano second response it's just a phone. I find that if I obsess over the small stuff I won't enjoy the device and I really don't want to do that. That being said, I do understand what you're going after and your upset. I'm just not there.
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For sure. The device is fast but it feels like a step backward from all my previous phones in terms of usability since I find I often have to tap things twice or doesn't respond to touch the way I expect it to. To me this is completely unexpected. I guess most people just don't notice these issues and so if that's the case, it's never going to be fixed. I just want Google to do right but I give up. Moving on to Samsung or iphone now.
Thanks for providing the info all, I was thinking of downgrading from a Pixel 6 pro to the 6. Although the screen on the 6 pro is curve I have the exact same issue. Never experienced this on my past pixels.