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Well, it seem every phone I use in last 6 month getting this disease when you swipe or touch on screen and nothing happens, or when you press one key on keyboard and it inputs completely different character from opposite side of the screen...
Just now I had the same exact crap going on on Nitro!
I pressed and hold on back button on the gb keyboard and it was acting like I'm pressing random keys at 50 keys per second!
But before that I had trouble unlock the phone, since the slide off motion didn't register at all, the slider would move a few pixels and go back.
The weird fact is the most noticeable this occur when phone is plugged in and charging, unplug it and problem usually goes away or at least become manageable.
What the hell I'm doing to these phones that causing this? Actually this is the first phone where I f.k with the system files, all others I either used CWM or market, nothing else.
I have not had any touch screen issues with this phone other than its just a hair less sensitive compared to my captivate.
[email protected], are you a ghost? I have heard that sometimes phones will act strangely during use if you are a ghost. Something to do with spiritual electromagnitism. This would also explain why you are having compass issues!
Okay, so back to being serious. I've had the EXACT same issues you speak of when my phones (yes, this has happened to other phones too) were connected to 'dirty' power.
What I mean by 'dirty' is either a power supply that was very low quality or using a USB cable that the phone didn't like. Just recently my Nitro was acting erratically while I have it plugged into my computer. It shouldn't have been a problem because I was using a high quality, well shielded Blackberry branded cable (worked perfectly fine with my Nexus One), but as soon as I used the usb cable that came with the Nitro then everything worked correctly again.
Hope this helps!
i had that promblem today ... but nothing i did fixed it so i was able to pull the battery and do a dreded hard reset and its working as good as gold now
tokie_ said:
i had that promblem today ... but nothing i did fixed it so i was able to pull the battery and do a dreded hard reset and its working as good as gold now
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Just got the same problem. Tried everything listed here to fix it. No luck.
Any other suggestions ?
I've found what Namuna said to be true. Also, I experienced this issue with my phone plugged into the power strip on the nightstand. Apparently there is a grounding issue in that power strip.
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AllstarE4 said:
I've found what Namuna said to be true. Also, I experienced this issue with my phone plugged into the power strip on the nightstand. Apparently there is a grounding issue in that power strip.
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Could be it. I use a power bar also. Plus I think I'm using a cable from a galaxy nexus now that I think about it.
Maybe I'll try to find an official lg cable.
Thanks again.
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khanfed said:
Could be it. I use a power bar also. Plus I think I'm using a cable from a galaxy nexus now that I think about it.
Maybe I'll try to find an official lg cable.
Thanks again.
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I haven't had a complete loss of touch responsiveness, but I have experienced the erratic behavior; but only when plugged in and only while charging in AC mode. I've noticed this a lot more since I dropped my phone with the charging cable attached... I can be in USB mode and the slightest touch will knock it off charge yet I have no touchscreen problems. Once, every now and then, I am lucky enough to get into fast charging AC mode; which is much more stable as far as touching and using while charging... but the screen is almost unusable due to the erratic touches. I turned on "show touches" in developer options and while in AC mode, it shows multiple touches in a horizontal line relative to where my finger is. It even affects my soft keys.
Happens with every charger I've tried; my original charger, both HTC chargers I have, and a charger I found a few weeks ago. I've experienced the problem in my house, multiple hotels, and a few other places; both with and without a power bar. Pretty much, what I'm saying, I'm sure I've been connected to a good grounded source of power, yet I still experienced those problems.
Out of curiosity... have any of you either replaced or had your digitizer replaced? I've replaced mine twice, and my problems began shortly after cracking the screen the 2nd time.
Well i tried the charger that came with my optimus g (using a power bar ) and it seems to work fine now.
One more thing i did was try it without my memory card for a bit. I don't know if that had anything to do with it also.
Anyways so far so good.
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Hello all! Ive just recently got my Xperia arc, and flashed a nightly build of CM7 on it, number 20. Everything seemed to run smoothly, but just now screen started to behave very weird, it almost seem to have osme kind of "ghostly" second touch.
The upper part of the screen is almost impossible to use, when I try select an app to move it on the screen, by holding finger down, it just flickers for a second and gets deselected. If I manage to select it and drag+hold, it starts spazing out all over the screen, with screens switching between eachother by it self.
The problem is especially noticeable in games, where you usually have a joystick controller in bottom left corner. When using it, I usually trigger the buttons above it in the upper left corner which I am no where near at with my finger.
Is this a ROM issue, or hardware issue? Ive been using the rom for couple of days with no strange to it, and now this happens. Any ideas what the source can be?
ROM failure.
Sorry for bump, but apparently the problem remained. I changed to XDA rom, which too is based on CM7 thou and after a day I stumbled upon same problem of ghotsly second touch on screen.
I cant hold to move apps, cant precisely press a button in game on left side of screen, it then triggers some other button nearby. I do get haptic feedback from long press on a homescreen, but the "add new" menu popups only every few tries Any ideas of what may be causing this? I would really like to avoid the hassle of resetting the phone and sending it back for repairs :/
try stock one or miui.
It sounds a bit like your screen had a bad encounter with water...
Could this be the case?
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It sounds a bit like your screen had a bad encounter with water...
Could this be the case?
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No, this phone is only few days old.
I think I am noticing a pattern.. screen behaves this way only late evenings, till next morning. I never noticed the issue during the day, but then it was there again for no reason after I left phone for couple of hours (it's past midnight here at the moment). Now when I think back, same was previous two evening, issue only noticeable during late evenings. Could my phone be possessed lol?
It's quite weird issue too. Upper half of the screen seems to have a ghost touch as I said. When trying to add a widget to upper screen, I only get a haptic feedback from long press. When playing games, all buttons on left side (landscape mode) get activated as soon I press one of them. Most weird of all, is that screens works perfectly in app drawer and settings, but not in app/homescreen. I will test how it is again tomorrow and report. If it works just fine again as if nothing happened I will be really puzzled.
Currently on CM7 Xda version, same was for official version. I am considering updating to MIUI, just gotta figure this radio difference stuff, but am becoming sceptic to whether this issue really lies with ROM and not app/settings.
Yep, issue is gone like nothing happened at the morning, this is is haunted ._.
I've figured the cause, it only happens when the phone is plugged in and charging. Beats me why thou, what remains to see now is if it is tied to the kernel or not. Posting it here in case others with similar problem stumble upon the thread.
Are you using the stock charger, i used to face bit similar problem when i used to connect my old HTC USB charger... later i discover the HTC charger was giving only 500mA , where as sony one is rated at 700mA.
mangemayur said:
Are you using the stock charger, i used to face bit similar problem when i used to connect my old HTC USB charger... later i discover the HTC charger was giving only 500mA , where as sony one is rated at 700mA.
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Thanks for the tip! Turns out it didn't like my 1000mA charger I am using for all my usb stuff, but the stock on works perfect (it's 850mA).
Hey guys,
I have some weird issues with my XS and I don't know whether they are caused by software or hardware. Here's what bothers me:
Every time I connect something to my XS like the usb cable to charge it or transfer files, an hdmi cable or even headphones my phone gets totally unresponsive. The touch buttons respond after about the tenth press and even the screen is unresponsive as hell. If I scroll through the app drawer for example, my swipe gestures are often recognized as a press so that apps are launched although I made a fluid swipe gesture. On the other hand pressing on a screen to launch some app sometimes isn't recognized at all. If I plug out the whatever cable, everything's okay again.
So, what do you think? Is this a hardware or a software issue and what should I do now?
Some background information: I already tried a factory reset and such things. My phone software is stock ics (see signature).
Regards
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Hey guys,
I have some weird issues with my XS and I don't know whether they are caused by software or hardware. Here's what bothers me:
Every time I connect something to my XS like the usb cable to charge it or transfer files, an hdmi cable or even headphones my phone gets totally unresponsive. The touch buttons respond after about the tenth press and even the screen is unresponsive as hell. If I scroll through the app drawer for example, my swipe gestures are often recognized as a press so that apps are launched although I made a fluid swipe gesture. On the other hand pressing on a screen to launch some app sometimes isn't recognized at all. If I plug out the whatever cable, everything's okay again.
So, what do you think? Is this a hardware or a software issue and what should I do now?
Some background information: I already tried a factory reset and such things. My phone software is stock ics (see signature).
Regards
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Hmm i havent experienced that before. Try updating to .50 stock and see if it is still there. If it is try and roll back to gingerbread. This will tell you for sure if it is sofware or hardware.
I'll try that but if you say that you never experienced that before, hardware would be more suspicious.
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Many people experienced this, i still have it.
They said its a touchscreen fault or something and its needs to get replaced by sony.
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Are you planning to send it in? I mean I hate this bug and it bothers me a lot, but giving away my lovely phone for a while seems a bit cruel
Can I send it directly to Sony or do I have to send it back to my vendor (amazon)?
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Are you planning to send it in? I mean I hate this bug and it bothers me a lot, but giving away my lovely phone for a while seems a bit cruel
Can I send it directly to Sony or do I have to send it back to my vendor (amazon)?
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Guys I have the same problem. When connected to the official charger and USB cable the problem is minimal. However with a car charger or an auc jack/headphone the touchscreen is unusable.
I found this on talk.sonymobile.com (not allowed to post links as newbie.. so hIIp://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/50236
Sep 24, 2012 7:27 AM (in response to diyotama)
Re: Touch screen problem with Xperia S (LT26i) [ICS Problem?]
Hey diyotama,
The guys at Meteor Ireland that sold me the phone are sending it to Sony for repair today.
Thanks,
sobanek
PS. They've identified the problem as a battery problem (something with voltage) that's why when anything was plugged into the phone, the touch screen would lag - because it didn't have enough voltage for the touch screen, and therefore, it wouldn't recognise all my touches.
The problem is I've unlocked bootloader and flashed some roms, lately very satisfied with Slimbean. However there are some issues with flashing and warranties.
I wonder if sending in my phone for repairs would be wise. So I would like your advise.
Is the cause a battery related problem? Is this ROM related?
Send in the device or live with the results of flashing?
I still dislike this issue but I can live with it now.. I noticed that my touchscreen bugs mostly in the lower parts of the display. So I installed some framwork mods that allow to use my phone upside down (rotated 180° and onscreen buttons enabled). So in the end its not a big deal for me anymore because the most touches are performed in the lower section of the screen.
I also unlocked my bootloader lately. If you want to send you phone in you can relock it but maybe they find out what you've done. But in my opinion this is a clear hardware issue which hast nothing to do with unlocking or flashing. So I think they can't say that this is your fault.. Regarding the voltage theory: interesting theory but I don't think this is true.. As I said: my touchscreen works perfectly in the upper part while charging but not in the lower..
I had issues like this when I used a different charger.
Yeah thats right.. I found out that the original Sony charger delivers 1500 mA.. If my phone is connected to this charger, the effect is at least noticable.. But when I connect my phone to my 800 mA car charger, the phone feels absolutely unusable..
wut... I got tired of using a screen protector, so I took it off. Immediately I noticed the screen became unresponsive at times, and discovered it was the bottom part that was unresponsive (as @mister-g1 wrote). But it only happened when the charger or aux was connected . And then I re-applied the screen protector and the problem was completely gone! I can reproduce this in real time with the app "touch test" and record it if anyone is interested.
So it looks like I need to buy some new screen protectors..
Also, did anyone send their phone in for repair and got it fixed?
When the screen protector is altered, you must change it. Regarding that other problem, well...always use original chargers, headphones...etc. If along the way you did otherwise, well, that's the source of your problem. My advise is that from now on you must use only original chargers/headphones/etc and your phone will adapt back, it may take a while but it will do it.
TIP : Try plugging in the headphones while the screen is off. See what happens when you turn it on.
Best of luck.
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When the screen protector is altered, you must change it. Regarding that other problem, well...always use original chargers, headphones...etc. If along the way you did otherwise, well, that's the source of your problem. My advise is that from now on you must use only original chargers/headphones/etc and your phone will adapt back, it may take a while but it will do it.
TIP : Try plugging in the headphones while the screen is off. See what happens when you turn it on.
Best of luck.
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I should be able to use it without screen protector.. Anyway I bought 6x screen protectors, so I have enough for a while The problem occurs with original charger and headphones, and when I plug it in when the screen is off. And even though I have used my N7 charger, that should not be a problem.
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Same here.. I always used the original charger and the problem was always present.. And using another charger shouldn't be a big deal.. Thats definately a hardware issue.. Think of the yellow tint screens and so on.. Sony does not always deliver the best screens.. The Xperia SP has similar problems like shown in this video:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/05/17/some-xperia-sp-units-suffering-from-display-glitch/
Exact the same thing happens if I try drawing linesa while charging..
Hey, had my Z1 Compact for a week now and I've noticed a very annoying issue where sometimes when using the touchscreen to drag, say for predicitive text, the drag line will stop and then restart after missing some of the screen. This is results in having to retype a lot of text, and also requires multiple attempts to unlock the phone with a pattern.
I've replicated this in Settings --> About phone --> Diagnostics --> Test Device --> Touchscreen.
Basically if I keep trying to draw a 4 on screen for example, maybe 2/10 times it will miss part of the drawing. This isn't always the same part, so I dont think it's a dead section of screen.
Anyone else had this problem? Any solutions? BTW I've not put any screen protectors on yet, not even the one in the box as it looks like thats just a replacement for the factory fitted one.
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Many users are having this problem including me. I have faced this issue just once so I am waiting to get the issue again before going to service centre.. This problem is common in micromax and sony devices.. And from my previous experience I can clearly tell that this is hardware problem.. Dont know how some people told it software issue.. Day by day this problem will increase and soon the screen will be unusable.. I can say that charger may have some relation with this because in my previous micromax the problem started while charger is plugged in and after some days the problem began without charger..
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Many users are having this problem including me. I have faced this issue just once so I am waiting to get the issue again before going to service centre.. This problem is common in micromax and sony devices.. And from my previous experience I can clearly tell that this is hardware problem.. Dont know how some people told it software issue.. Day by day this problem will increase and soon the screen will be unusable.. I can say that charger may have some relation with this because in my previous micromax the problem started while charger is plugged in and after some days the problem began without charger..
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Good point about charging. I have experienced this with previous phones whilst plugged into a cheap charger. I put it down to the charger not being powerful enough. In the instance I mention above, the battery is fully charged and not plugged into the charger. Plus the only charger I've used so far with it was the official one in the box.
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Good point about charging. I have experienced this with previous phones whilst plugged into a cheap charger. I put it down to the charger not being powerful enough. In the instance I mention above, the battery is fully charged and not plugged into the charger. Plus the only charger I've used so far with it was the official one in the box.
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You might wanna use some other charger I haven't actually faced this problem more tab once cause I've used the original charger only a few times N it's in best interest to use a lower output rated charger might take longer, but it's best for the phone N it's battery
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I dont think the charger is the issue as it happens when it's not connected to the charger and it's been rebooted since. This is a different issue to what I talked about with previous phones and cheap charges whilst actually charging.
I've searched the net and it looks like a fairly common issue with some Z1s and Z1 Compacts:
http://johnhaller.com/blog/2014-03-06--sony-xperia-z1-z1s-touch-screen-issue
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z1-Compact/Touchscreen-loosing-touch-issue/td-p/580111
It sounds like the Z1C can come with 1 of 2 different screens, and only one of them suffers from this problem. Also, if you dont use swipe unlock or swype text then you probably wouldnt have noticed it anyway.
Reading all the comments, it's hoped that a firmware update will fix this, but no confirmation from Sony if they will do this and when.
The place where I got my phone from has offered to replace it so I'll take my chance with another one and hope it's from a different batch that doesnt suffer this! Awesome phone, but having swipe unlock and swype text nearly unusable is a major issue.
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I dont think the charger is the issue as it happens when it's not connected to the charger and it's been rebooted since. This is a different issue to what I talked about with previous phones and cheap charges whilst actually charging.
I've searched the net and it looks like a fairly common issue with some Z1s and Z1 Compacts:
http://johnhaller.com/blog/2014-03-06--sony-xperia-z1-z1s-touch-screen-issue
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z1-Compact/Touchscreen-loosing-touch-issue/td-p/580111
It sounds like the Z1C can come with 1 of 2 different screens, and only one of them suffers from this problem. Also, if you dont use swipe unlock or swype text then you probably wouldnt have noticed it anyway.
Reading all the comments, it's hoped that a firmware update will fix this, but no confirmation from Sony if they will do this and when.
The place where I got my phone from has offered to replace it so I'll take my chance with another one and hope it's from a different batch that doesnt suffer this! Awesome phone, but having swipe unlock and swype text nearly unusable is a major issue.
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Then maybe I got the better screen I use swipe to unlock and swipe keyboard only I love Swiping all the time N I haven't had this issue
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stu83 said:
I dont think the charger is the issue as it happens when it's not connected to the charger and it's been rebooted since. This is a different issue to what I talked about with previous phones and cheap charges whilst actually charging.
I've searched the net and it looks like a fairly common issue with some Z1s and Z1 Compacts:
http://johnhaller.com/blog/2014-03-06--sony-xperia-z1-z1s-touch-screen-issue
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z1-Compact/Touchscreen-loosing-touch-issue/td-p/580111
It sounds like the Z1C can come with 1 of 2 different screens, and only one of them suffers from this problem. Also, if you dont use swipe unlock or swype text then you probably wouldnt have noticed it anyway.
Reading all the comments, it's hoped that a firmware update will fix this, but no confirmation from Sony if they will do this and when.
The place where I got my phone from has offered to replace it so I'll take my chance with another one and hope it's from a different batch that doesnt suffer this! Awesome phone, but having swipe unlock and swype text nearly unusable is a major issue.
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Siftware update cant fix hardware defect.. And this problem is not only common in xperia devices but also in micromax devices.. I dont know how can people say a softwarw update can fix this.. And I can bet this problem will get worse day by day.. I have already faced same issue in a micromax canvas 3D and the screen got unusable within 3 months..
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This happened to my xperia s. Had to sent it to service center 4 times. They replaced the screen the 4th time. No problems after that. Have the same issue on this z1 compact
I made a video of it.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3elzrpr0jcbt3f5/31-05-14-12-53.mp4
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So they have replaced ur screen 4 times?? That means u got same problem after replacing the screen 3 times?
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weird mine works perfectly, i got AUO panel.. may i know whats yours?
For those which dont have this problem, have you got a screenprotector on it? If so, is it the one out the box or a third party one?
I haven't put a screen protector on mine, just wondering if that would somehow help.
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For those which dont have this problem, have you got a screenprotector on it? If so, is it the one out the box or a third party one?
I haven't put a screen protector on mine, just wondering if that would somehow help.
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I do have one on I didn't get any in box, brought a cheap one
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Try activating Pointer Location in Developer Options
I have tried activating Pointer Location in Developer Options since I also sense some sort of problem with screen input like touch being jumpy at times.
When swiping with two fingers, everything seems fine as long as they are far enough. If my two fingers are very close and swipe the screen most of the time, one finger's Pointer Location would break at some point and continue. Can anyone confirm if this is normal? Would like to have a screenshot of this but Pointer track would be lost.
I have an AUO screen by the way, Thanks guys!
So I've had a little test tonight.
Tried finding what screen type I have but it complained about permissions when trying to access the file, it's been mentioned on another thread that access to this was locked on some update. So no idea which panel I have.
Anyway, used PC Companion to Repair the Phone and go back to factory settings. Build number showing as 14.3.A.0.757. Android version 4.4.2.
Ran an update but it says it's already the latest.
With a naked screen (except for the factory fitted anti-shatter film) ran through the touchscreen diagnostic multiple times, and nearly every other test I had a missing part of a swipe.
I put the temporary protective film back on (which came on it already with the little pull tab on the corner, the one that's not fully see-through) and ran through the diagnostic test, and this time I couldn't get a swipe to miss. They were all good!
Took the temporary film off, tried again and it missed bits again. Temporary film back on, re-tests and no missing bits. This may just be a crazy coincidence, but it looks like having a screen protector on fixes this. If you have this problem, give it a try. If it's still problematic, maybe try another screen protector or if you still have that temporary one try the tests a few times with that on.
I've had touchscreen issues for some time now, even with a screen protector on. But since I flashed doomlord's kernel some days ago, everything is fine. I don't know if there are even changes compared to the original kernel, but for me, it worked. Swiping this posting would have been impossible before.
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I had the exact issue as the op but since upgrading from firmware 681 to 757, the issue has been resolved. It also resolved the sound bug which I only got occasionally.
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Same problem for me
Not exactly the same but screen sensitive problem with z2 tablet
This will help me switch to apple and iPhone 6 after my 5 previous Xperia
Normally the phone behaves fine but when I use the phone while charging, the touch registered by the screen is often erratic and a lot of time touch is registered at a different part of the screen than the one I am touching. This happens for a split second and then returns to normal for a couple of seconds.
Does anyone else face this problem and is there anything I can do about it?
I am currently on AEX ROM, but this issue was also present in stock ROM.
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All I know is that I had a similar problem on my playbook tablet when I was using some weird Chinese adaptor for my charger, same as what you describe, it would even register my touch a few milimeters off the screen
Interesting.. I am using the bundled charger, but just in case I will try a different charger and see if things improve. Thanks
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