From yesterday my phone's touchscreen isn't working properly i.e. if I tap continuously then after 3-5 seconds it works, the taps after that keep working for similar time, and then again the taps don't respond. This is happening the whole day and I don't know what to do.
I've reset the phone, done as many things as I could find to resolve, but nothing's helping. Nothing happened with the phone till now, not even in the past few days before this the phone fell in water or had a drop or something. If there's some screen replacement etc to be done by service centre then it'll be a huge cost for me, I want to avoid that, please help.
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I noticed earlier today my phone kept freezing.
the phone HAS been freezing on me recently, at least once an hour
but now every 3 minutes it freezes or resets itself. I have missed a LOT of calls and ttext messages etc.
today has been a disaster. i havent even synced my numbers and contacts. what should I do?
if you haven't installed anything new or tweaked just before the problem started:
as usual - backup and hard reset...
There is a free program called "pim backup" that will backup all your contacts, messages and call log. Then you can do a hard reset.
my phone freezes before I can even back up anything. its the worst
now it seems like if my phone is plugged in and charging, it gives no problem, but as soon as I unplug it, frozen.
im going to try to find PIM backup to see what that can do
wow now I have a bigger problem now. my phone fell and the transcriber cracked so only part of the screen works with touch BUT that was before I hard reset the phone and now the screen align is appearing but I cant touch all of the targets
is there a way to bypass this?
When its at the align screen you can plug it into computer and connect with active sync. Delete the Welcome shortcut from Windows/startup and soft reset. That should skip the alignment. Sorry to hear about the phone. I have a couple moguls if interested PM me about it.
I am having the same issue he was before he cracked his screen up.
I get freezing whenever the phone goes into standby and it will only restart with 2 hits of the reset button. Also it is a coinflip as to whether it will actually start up fully or just keep soft reseting for an extended period without ever loading up fully.
Anyone have any incite or ideas. I am running a ppckitchen vs of windows mobile 6.5 now. It is a kitchen version with few added programs. However I also experienced something similar to this issue with Titan Reloaded 1.3.4 as well but it stopped so I never bothered looking into it. Now this problem occurs about 10-15 times per day and it is frustrating. I am out of warranty and cant send my phone in because I replaced the housing myself.
Thanks
Dave
Also, I have US Cellular if you need to know that.
Thanks
Dave
I had the same problem kind of. Out of nowhere mine would lockup or freeze randomly. Usually after being in my pocket, after hitting all the buttons or squeezing it, it would work again (sometimes but usually after numerou reboots) but then lockup shortly after or flipping the case open and closed. Finally took the case off my phone and blew inside it today put it back together and havent had a lock up all day (1st time since i started havin the problem). It wasnt rom related as i had the same rom for a while, tried reflashing to different kinds of roms and radios but same random lockups. Somethin musta been loose
Well, I went to take my phone apart, probably the 8th or 9th time that I've done it and I ended up ripping the cable for the screen right off. So no more HTC for me for awhile. Unless of coarse someone wants to mail me a cable for free (im broke in college and my rent is due soon.) By judging by how easily the cable ripped I would bet the crease I found right by the rip had already had a slight tear in it.
Thanks for your help.
Dave
Hi,
I've just joined after getting linked to this site. Seems like a huge site with plenty of info but unfortunately after a few searches I haven't been able to figure out my problem.
I recently followed a guide on here for replacing the digitizer on my xperia x10 and I followed it to the letter. After re-assembling the phone it refuses to switch on and there is no response when I connect the charger.
A little history.....
The problem started when I dropped the phone in water. I know I have been told that it would never be right again etc etc but I did everything I could to dry the phone and for a couple of months after the incident the phone would switch on and display perfectly and the buttons would work fine also. The only problem was that the touch wouldn't work rendering the phone useless as I couldn't even unlock the screen.
Anyway, every now and again I would switch the phone on again to cHeck if it had made a miraculous recovery but no joy. After asking some questions I decided to replace the screen/digitizer. I remember the last time I tried switching the phone on a few days before taking it apart it wouldn't switch on. It simply gave out a few flashes from the LED. I put this down to the battery being dead and carried on replacing the digitizer.
The only response I get from the phone now is when the charger is connected to my laptop and I remove the battery, the LED gives out a red flash every 2-3 seconds. Although this doesn't happen all the time. Most of the time I get nothing at all. I must add that I did charge the phone at least once or twice successfully after the water incedent so something else must be causing this.
I have heard of issue with these phones not charging but I don't see why this would happen to mine if it wasn't even being used. The phone was only a month or two old when damaged.
Sorry for the long winded introduction and if anyone has any ideas I would greatly appreciate hearing them.
Thanks,
Gav.
anyone had any similar problems to this before?
I know this is an old thread, BUT my X10 won't switch on either now :/ not dropped it ever and ive never got it wet, i turned it off due to it being laggy and unresponsive and now it won't turn on :/ no ROM's not rooted just stock anyone have a fix ? and no i have tried putting it in the computer for the SEUS to fix it but nothing unresponsive
I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 Wi-Fi, model # GTP7510MA that I purchase from Best Buy about four months ago. In the last few days the touch screen has become progressively worse as far as being able to do anything with it. I have done a complete reset and wiped everything and have gone back to the stock rom. After the inital boot up with all stock settings it seemed to work but after a couple of minutes the touchscreen becomes unresponsive. You cant do anything, touch anything, etc. If I hit the power button sometimes the screen will work for a few seconds, but eventually it ignores all inputs again. I have seen a few threads that seem related but none have helped me so far. I have tried rotating the screen when this happens, and even set wi-fi to never sleep. This doesnt do anything for me. All the hardware buttons still work when the screen becomes unresponsive, but again no input from the screen itself. Hopefully someone has some help for me, or I guess I will have to contact Samsung to see if they will cover this under warranty. Thanks for your help.
I have gone through troubleshooting with Samsung tech support, they told me to send it in for warranty repair. Only problem now is Samsungs website is kind of glitchy, i get to the last page of submitting my report to send it in and their pages just locks up and I can't complete the procedure. I have tried numerous times now. I will give a few days and try again. This is really frustrating.
Follow up
Just to follow up, I finally got a return ticket worked up to send the unit back to Samsung. They said it needed a new screen/digitizer. They replaced it and sent it back to me free of charge, all in about 4 days from door to door. The Tab works great now, glad it was still under warranty.
Hi everybody,
Since this morning, my Huawei Honor U8860 on Gingerbread (stock ROM) keeps showing me the Power Off menu that is usually obtained when one presses the Power button for 1-2secs. After putting the haptic option on, I can say that it pops up every second almost, as this mode makes the phone vibrate when it appears.
I'd like to know what to do to solve this problem, because it prevents me from doing anything with my phone.
Here is what I did so far :
- After a while, I figured that if I pressed continuously the Power button, the menu stops poping up, so it's like the button is working reverse if I'm not wrong...
- Inspired from 'droidforums.net/forum/droid-2-general-discussions/88196-disable-power-options-while-locked.html' I tried then to deactivate this button. So after I rooted my phone, I installed a file browser/editor and modified the following files :
- /system/usr/keylayout/qwerty.kl
- 'key 116 POWER' changed from 'WAKE' to ' ', then to 'NONE', did nothing, then to 'WAKE_DROPPED' , stopped the popup for 10mins, then not anymore- did the same with surf_keypad.kl and touchscreen-keypad.kl with the 'key 87 POWER' as I didn't know if it was useful or not, so just in case.
- Installed 'Button Remapper' to see if it could help, but when I change the POWER button to WAKE_DROPPED or NONE, it doesn't do anything...
So if anybody has an idea to either deactivate the Power Off menu, or maybe deactivating completely the Power button as I tried (I would prefer the first solution, but it could work), you're welcome!
Thank you in advance for any piece of advice.
P.S. : The only reason I could find for this sudden change in behavior is that yesterday night I biked under a hailstorm, so maybe it got humid. But the problem appeared only this morning as I used my phone fine last night...besides the hail didn't really soak like rain, and my phone worked under rain many times before, so I'm really not sure...
So I let my phone on the whole night and it's still doing it, and I'd like to mention that as the Power Off menu continuously pops up, the screen is always on, which kills the battery.
So even though I found a temporary solution by pressing continuously the Power button to make the phone work properly, it's not gonna be a viable solution as the battery is probably not gonna last more than 8-9h...
So if someone has a solution, you're welcome ^^
Up!
I still didn't find any solution to my problem, if anyone has a solution, he's welcome
Hey
I've just started to have to same problem, with my Huawei Honor. a long time ago someone spilled some beer over my phone, and it went crazy for a long time, but then it started to act normal again, and i thought the trouble was over. But now i have the exact same problem, it's like my power button is stuck, i think that we need to change the power button itself or clean it. But so far i haven't succeeded..
And here is a fun fact for you, if you switch to Airplane mode (no antenna signal) or just remove the simcard, you wont have any trouble with the phone at all! Well except that fact that you can't call or receive calls..
Have you done anything after your last post?
Best regards
Alcohol + Glassbrush FTW
Duuude! I solved it!
First i took the motherboard apart and soaked/bath it in alcohol 93 % for about 30 minutes and then dry it the night over.
This morning i brushed the motherboard with a glassbrush (That's what is called in Denmark, it's a fine brush made of tiny glass straws), And voila the phone is now working without a complaint!
I'm not allowed to attach a link to my post so do a googlesearch for: "glasbørste" and look at picture no. 6
I had the same problem as you, a few days after the rain episode everything was fine again, and since then, it happened two times, for like two days where the problem appears again, but then it just goes away.
I don't think I am ready to soak my MB in alcohol and brush it after, so I'll just bear with it ^^
But thanks for the info, and maybe it can help some other people (even though I'd wait a month or two to see if it doesn't do it again after your bath, but let's keep our fingers crossed)
I'm also hitting the same issue for past one month. So not able to use the phone at all. Recently went out of warranty.
Any other solutions?
maniabbas said:
I'm also hitting the same issue for past one month. So not able to use the phone at all. Recently went out of warranty.
Any other solutions?
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I had the same problem and i managed to work it out. Firstly i dissembled the phone so i had the motherboard by itself, search on youtube for guide. Then i dipped the motherboard in 93% alcohol, for about 30 minutes, removed it and lot it dry the night over. I then brushed all the exposed metal areas with a glassfiber brush (especially on the backside where it connects with the screen). After that the phone has been working perfectly!
I'm not allowed to attach a link to my post so do a googlesearch for: "glasbørste" and look at picture no. 6
It's a bit complicated but i managed to do it and i'm not the biggest handyman or phone geek, so it's possible. And the phone is just about useless if you do nothing, so you might just as well give it a try.
If it's too much work for you, you can hold the power button when you want to use the phone, this stops the button error..
Best of luck, let me know how you're doing
penpex said:
I had the same problem as you, a few days after the rain episode everything was fine again, and since then, it happened two times, for like two days where the problem appears again, but then it just goes away.
I don't think I am ready to soak my MB in alcohol and brush it after, so I'll just bear with it ^^
But thanks for the info, and maybe it can help some other people (even though I'd wait a month or two to see if it doesn't do it again after your bath, but let's keep our fingers crossed)
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Same thing happened to me... when water went inside my phone... the POWER MENU was appearing continuously .. when i went to service center they said.. MOTHERBOARD needs to replaced... and the price quoted was equivalent to new device...:crying::crying:
After going thu this youtube video i finally managed to un-assemble my phone fully .. and used HAIR DRYER to for about 4-5 mins...
And than phone started working normally...
Hope it helps some else with the same issue:good::good::good:
Hi all,
Looking for a bit of advice as to whether there is any hope left for my poor S3.
Back in November I dropped it down the toilet (don't ask!). Although I was able to scoop it back out of the water, the damage was clearly done. I stupidly turned the phone back on pretty much immediately and the screen flickered and went dead. The phone seemed to be a goner.
Since then, I completely dismantled the phone and battery and placed them in a bag of rice in my airing cupboard at home. I've left it there for the past 5 months and now, when I take it out of the rice and put it all back together, then phone boots up (I managed to flash a official firmware image back from a slimrom I had on there successfully) and loads perfectly into android. I can then use the phone absolutely fine, open apps, play music, take photographs, for around 30-40 secs until the screen just stops responding completely! It is soooo frustrating. Once this happens, it can take some time to get the phone to reboot in the same way and allow me to use the screen, often booting up and being completely unresponsive.
When the screen stops responding, all the hardware buttons continue to function as expected and both of the buttons (back and menu, I think) either side of the home button continue to respond by giving haptic feedback and sounds.
This has been the case with the phone now for the past couple of months. Each time I try it, I just get frustrated and pull it apart again and put it back into the bag of rice in the cupboard. I have been reluctant to get rid of the phone (won't get much money for it as it is water damaged) in the hope that it will miraculously start working properly again. This doesn't look like it is going to happen and I am now thinking of getting rid of the phone for what little money I can get for it. It is in mint condition minus the screen not responding - I had only had it for 3 months when I dropped it!!
My question then is; is there anything else I can do or try to get the screen to continue responding for more than 30 secs after I reboot it? It just strikes me as odd (and incredibly annoying!) that the screen is obviously capable of working for a set duration but then consistently stops responding after a consistent amount of time. If it can work for 30 secs, why can't it continue to work!? Any ideas as to what might be causing it to lock up?
I'd be really grateful to hear any ideas or suggestions.
Thanks.
No, there is no miracle fix for water damage. Almost certainly the corrosion has caused an increase in resistance, hence why it works for a few seconds until it overheats. As the voltages are tiny even a slight change will break the screen.
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I thought as much.
Oh well it was worth asking.
Thanks for at least clearing up why it is probably working for a short time.