so i'd like to collect the issues (and solutions) for the captivate glide's new official android upgrade (ice cream sandwich).
we all know about the keyboard backlight issue,but its already solved (thanks for it to the devs), moreover we have an opportunity for rooting, as well.
Apart from that I experienced that after a few seconds of black screen, "com.android.phone stops" after I receive or make phone calls. That is also can be solved by making a factory reset.
But I have a problem I couldnt solve yet: screenshot/screencapture. On gingerbread you had to hold home button while pressing the lock key. On ICS it doesnt work. I read that on ICS you should press volume down and lock key at the same time, but that doesnt work for me either. Do you know a solution for this?
I've got one more problem, but I'm not sure if its a fault of the ROM: on the stock web browser,everything works fine, but on google chrome, I cannot use virtual keyboard,nor copy/paste functions.
Thanks for your help
soadzoor said:
so i'd like to collect the issues (and solutions) for the captivate glide's new official android upgrade (ice cream sandwich).
we all know about the keyboard backlight issue,but its already solved (thanks for it to the devs), moreover we have an opportunity for rooting, as well.
Apart from that I experienced that after a few seconds of black screen, "com.android.phone stops" after I receive or make phone calls. That is also can be solved by making a factory reset.
But I have a problem I couldnt solve yet: screenshot/screencapture. On gingerbread you had to hold home button while pressing the lock key. On ICS it doesnt work. I read that on ICS you should press volume down and lock key at the same time, but that doesnt work for me either. Do you know a solution for this?
I've got one more problem, but I'm not sure if its a fault of the ROM: on the stock web browser,everything works fine, but on google chrome, I cannot use virtual keyboard,nor copy/paste functions.
Thanks for your help
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Press and hold Power + Home button together for a screenshot.
Keyboard works fine for me on Chrome, as well as copy/paste. But mine can be a different scenario as i'm running NardROM with the LH2 kernel.
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Press and hold Power + Home button together for a screenshot.
Keyboard works fine for me on Chrome, as well as copy/paste. But mine can be a different scenario as i'm running NardROM with the LH2 kernel.
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Thanks a bunch! if i press them at the same time and hold them, it just works as a charm! Im wondering why I didnt figure that out by myself.
The chrome with virtual keyboard is still no better.. anyone has a tip?
If anybody knows how to get past KIES because it never recognizes my phone, I'd love to get ICS to load.
just use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841502 It's what I am using and most people were using before the Official came out. No diffidence between the 2 version practically. Make sure you have CWM then flash. Oh and as always do a nandroid backup before. It is the only way back as well.
I'll admit it... I'm a n00b that this and don't want to brick my phone. Dare I wait till Samsung / AT&T get their stuff together and get the KIES & ICS issues fixed or do I try the link dudejb suggested? A clear step by step would be appreciated (no offense intended). I'm just not too technically savvy.
If you're new to android flashing and not comfortable with something like that, I wrote up a nice newb-friendly guide here that walks you through installing the 4.0.4 leak, as well as installing ClockworkMod Recovery, fixing the keyboard backlight issue, and rooting.
I'd say go for it, you'll be waiting quite some time just to see Samsung fix the keyboard light, let alone address your issue of kies not seeing the phone.
I'd like to chime in with another problem I've noticed. With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again. Has anyone else experienced this? Since I have the force-closing problem with the phone, I'm planning on doing a factory reset. Maybe that will solve my keyboard problems.
Also, I can also confirm problems with the on-screen keyboard in Chrome. All the other browsers work fine, but the keyboard just won't show up in Chrome. Combine that with the physical keyboard problems I've been having and Chrome becomes essentially unusable.
On the plus side, my battery life seems better. It used to be that I couldn't go more than eight hours without the phone dying on me, but now it's still going strong at 20-30% after eight hours.
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With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I'm not having that problem with the LH2 update (checked in the stock browser and text messages).
Here's my list of bugs/complaints with the LH2 official update:
1. no keyboard backlight (I know there's a fix.)
2. occasionally getting "com.android.phone has stopped" after ending a call. (I've seen at least 4 people report this problem on this forum.)
3. email app display is blank after adding a email account (solved by changing font size, then it's fixed)
4. email app doesn't remember which view you selected after closing (i.e. standard/conversation view, always defaults back to standard view)
clpo13 said:
I'd like to chime in with another problem I've noticed. With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again. Has anyone else experienced this? Since I have the force-closing problem with the phone, I'm planning on doing a factory reset. Maybe that will solve my keyboard problems.
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I can confirm the problems with the keyboard's alt and shift keys. It's a pain
My physical keyboard works just like before. I haven't looked, but I imagine this is something you can set in the Input tab in Settings?
EDIT: It's not there, sorry. I also have the CRT-Off, Custom Boot Anim and Backlight fix mods installed. Perhaps that makes a difference?
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My physical keyboard works just like before. I haven't looked, but I imagine this is something you can set in the Input tab in Settings?
EDIT: It's not there, sorry. I also have the CRT-Off, Custom Boot Anim and Backlight fix mods installed. Perhaps that makes a difference?
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I too had the keyboard problem. I traced it back to the keyboard app "Swiftkey3." If I use any other keyboard app (stock or not), the physical keyboard works as it should. If Swiftkey is enabled, the caps or alt keys lock on with one press. VERY annoying.
Other than that, I've experienced some txt messages coming in multiple times. Like sometimes more than 15 copies of one txt. Seems to have calmed down some since I moved from the official leak to NardROM 0.4, but I did have a txt last night come in twice. Maybe that one was on my friend's end and he actually sent it twice.
Right now, my main concern is battery consumption on NardROM 0.4. Seems a bit worse than when I was running the stock leak (rooted). Battery profile attached. I've barely used my phone today since unplugging it, yet plenty of drain. I have no idea why the phone is "awake" so much when the screen is off.
bakageta said:
If you're new to android flashing and not comfortable with something like that, I wrote up a nice newb-friendly guide here that walks you through installing the 4.0.4 leak, as well as installing ClockworkMod Recovery, fixing the keyboard backlight issue, and rooting.
I'd say go for it, you'll be waiting quite some time just to see Samsung fix the keyboard light, let alone address your issue of kies not seeing the phone.
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I haven't tried to do anything yet because the link you supplied has in it this phrase which concerns me.... "First, make sure you have Kies installed, so that you have the correct USB drivers." I cannot connect to the phone using the latest KIES installed on my PC. Is there supposed to be KIES on my phone, because if there is, it's missing. Again, please be patient with me and thank you all for everybody's help.
clpo13 said:
With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again
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I experienced the same but I realised that it depends on the program you use. At some browsers it is the way you just described it, but with texting, and with the stock browser, everything is fine to me
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I haven't tried to do anything yet because the link you supplied has in it this phrase which concerns me.... "First, make sure you have Kies installed, so that you have the correct USB drivers." I cannot connect to the phone using the latest KIES installed on my PC. Is there supposed to be KIES on my phone, because if there is, it's missing. Again, please be patient with me and thank you all for everybody's help.
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i have a difficult time connecting to my phone with Kies as well. Here are some steps to take that have helped me:
download the latest version of kies.
remove battery from phone for 30 seconds, then let it boot back up fully before plugging to computer (this was from samsung tech support)
uninstall kies, run ccleaner registry cleaner, reboot, reinstall kies.
download the 1.5.xx version of samsung USB drivers.
I've had to do all of those things to get Kies to see my phone.
and on a couple of computers, it just won't read it, at all.
euro1990 said:
Right now, my main concern is battery consumption on NardROM 0.4. Seems a bit worse than when I was running the stock leak (rooted). Battery profile attached. I've barely used my phone today since unplugging it, yet plenty of drain. I have no idea why the phone is "awake" so much when the screen is off.
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Toggle off wi-fi and bluetooth, ya dingbat! :silly: Your phone is likely trying to re-sync BT connection and/or sending a wifi heartbeat, and/or searching for wifi network.
euro1990 said:
I too had the keyboard problem. I traced it back to the keyboard app "Swiftkey3." If I use any other keyboard app (stock or not), the physical keyboard works as it should. If Swiftkey is enabled, the caps or alt keys lock on with one press. VERY annoying.
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How about that. I did have SwiftKey installed and enabled. I switched to another keyboard and it's working fine now. Strange that it would affect the physical keyboard like that.
bakerb316 said:
I haven't tried to do anything yet because the link you supplied has in it this phrase which concerns me.... "First, make sure you have Kies installed, so that you have the correct USB drivers." I cannot connect to the phone using the latest KIES installed on my PC. Is there supposed to be KIES on my phone, because if there is, it's missing. Again, please be patient with me and thank you all for everybody's help.
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Simply having Kies installed on your PC should make sure you have the drivers you need, you don't actually need to run Kies. Follow the instructions for download mode, and see if you get a green OK in the 4.0.4 exe. If so, you'll be fine.
Apparently Samsung has heard enough complaints about the issues with ICS and the Glide, so they made this 'announcement' on their website.
AT&T Cell Phones: How do I update my Samsung Captivate Glide to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich?
The update for the Samsung Captivate Glide has been put on hold while Samsung works to optimize the update for our users.
Here's would be the link if I would be able to attach it.
Not too sure what those 'optimizations' entail (Keyboard back light I'd assume to be one of them), or if Kies connectivity is one as well because I had a chat with one of their online support agents and he said this...
"As there is huge demand on the Kies server and that is why the update is put on hold. As the Kies server is busy the phone would not be detected."
Sounds fishy to me, but plausible.
a new update for chrome has been out today! now the onscreen keyboard is visible and works well!
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I did a quick search of this forum and only saw this issue brought up once before (not answered, and dif version of this handset), so I will put it out there again.
Occasionally after I get an SMS, or send one, I will open up the keyboard but I get no response. It will light up if it is dark. The handset recognizes it is being opened (switches to landscape), but the keys do nothing. I am able to open up the software keyboard and continue whatever I am doing, but nothing on the hardware one. I usually will finish my texting, and move on to other things, and when I check later, it works fine...as if nothing was ever wrong. No soft reset, or anything... This has happened several times, but I will go weeks without it happening.
Oh yeah...I am using the stock ROM for the tilt 2.
have you applied the hotfix already?
I was not aware of any hotfix for this. I did a quick search and found nothing. Can you please point me in the right direction and I will look into this...
I'm having the same problem with my Tilt 2. Factory ROM, and I have applied the hot-fix. And yesterday I preformed a hard rest. Its still does it. The keyboard will partially stop working at times.
I get the same response, with the keyboard out the phone switches to landscape, the hot keys work (contacts, Internet, home, etc.), but it wont type letters or numbers. Sometimes after going into sleep mode it will work latter, but usually I have to soft rest. This is happing several times a day. Quite annoying!
Starman_thc said:
I was not aware of any hotfix for this. I did a quick search and found nothing. Can you please point me in the right direction and I will look into this...
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http://www.htc.com/us/support/tilt-2-att/downloads/
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http://www.htc.com/us/support/tilt-2-att/downloads/
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I dont think that this applies to the 6.5 rom, I have tried to install this and it wont. I think this was discussed awhile back about this hotfix.
I followed the above link, however, I did not see a hotfix that fits what I am experiencing unless "freezing in SMS" is what you guys are thinking. I did not interpret my symptom as 'freezing' as I am fully able to use the screen...just not with the hardware keyboard.
Never-the-less, I have no problem installing the hotfixes. I am not clear on whether or not they apply to my version, however, they are dated after my purchase, so I am thinking that they should be OK.
Oh yeah...where would the discussion be regarding whether or not this applies to me...I was unable to find it...
Same issue for me, flaky hardware keyboard. I'm running the AT&T stock ROM, and I put the hot-fixes on immediately after they came out.
The issue is with the Stock ATT ROM. I am the chef of the e2 ROM series here and my ROMs are customized for AT&T. With my custom ROMs I have no issues with the keyboard at all. This is because most of the packages were updated. So if you want to fix your keyboard, you'll need to flash a new ROM. If you want/need a customized ROM for ATT then check out the e2 ROM series in the ROM Development thread.
Thank you for the info/invite. I will certaintly check out your ROMs. I have been reluctant to flash this phone as I can't afford a replacement if things go bad (not to mention the hassle of reinstalling/re-setting things up)...
Capacitive Touch acting up ever since OTA update w/ unlock pattern &Onscreen Keyboard
Has anyone else had problems with their touch input since the OTA update? When I enter my unlock pattern, there a 33% chance it gets screwy with my input, and I must hit the power button to enter it into standby, then turn it back on again in order to get it working.
Also, sometimes when I use the second function letter keys on the onscreen keyboard, (example "k" is also "?" if held down for a second) the second function key does not appear. Upon holding, it just shows the hovering letter ("k" for example) and then it disappears while still holding down.
This happens I'd say 50% of the time.
Anyone else having these problems?
Can a MOD please move this to the EVO 4G General Section, my bad
Can a MOD please move this to the EVO 4G General Section, my bad
Thanks!
Anytime I run a custom rom based off the ota my screen acts crazy..
Sometimes it has a mind of its own and starts pressing stuff by itself..
I've heard others mention it also but apparently not enough people for anyone to look into it though.
MrDSL said:
Anytime I run a custom rom based off the ota my screen acts crazy..
Sometimes it has a mind of its own and starts pressing stuff by itself..
I've heard others mention it also but apparently not enough people for anyone to look into it though.
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Thanks for your input!
I am running stock though, weird huh?
I'm not too worried, the Froyo update should fix it
kyelerner said:
Thanks for your input!
I am running stock though, weird huh?
I'm not too worried, the Froyo update should fix it
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mine isnt stock but it is the same ota as you version wise so it has to be something in there.
mine does this too!!!!!!!
I dont know since when this problem persisted but the keyboard on my desire is weird.
Everytime i try to type fast, there's other letter i don't touch appear in the screen as if i touch it. Mostly the letters appear are y, g, and v.
Knowing that, i then did some test. I tried to type fast only using the letters near my left and right thumbs like a/s and l/k and i did it continuously. As the result, i could see the letter g touched itself while i never touched it AT ALL and then it appeared on the screen.
Then i tried the other line by touching q/w and o/p and the letter y appeared just like the letter g.
That also happened with the third line with the letter v.
This happens everytime i use keyboard (messaging, notes, email, etc)
I dont know if the ROM i'm using causes this because I have tried using some ROMs (not all yet but plenty)and the only one I did not experience this is when i'm using Open Desire ROM. But I dont like Open Desire because I want Sense on it.
I also believe the applications did not cause this since this problem appears just after i flash the ROM and havent installed any application yet
Anybody knows why it happens and how to solve the problem?
FYI my Desire is rooted with Unrevoked way and right now using Lambros ROM.
Any reply is appreciated. Thanks.
Edit:
After trying using Open Desire again, it looks like the problem also occurs with it. I also have calibrated the keyboard but the problem's still there.
Still waiting for anyone can help.
Hi!
I have the exact same problem! (I'm using standard Froyo on a non-rooted Desire).
There's something else, when I type faster than usual and the random letters start appearing the backspace key stops working. I can't delete anything at all and the only solution is to retract the keyboard and then bring it up again. If I do that it works perfectly... until it starts acting up again!
My solution? Well.. I tried Swype and it seems to work just fine! Sure, it's WAY different but it's worth it. It just works flawlessly. And if I don't want to swype I can always type normally, it works for that as well and it doesn't malfunction like htc's keyboard.
Opalid said:
Hi!
I have the exact same problem! (I'm using standard Froyo on a non-rooted Desire).
There's something else, when I type faster than usual and the random letters start appearing the backspace key stops working. I can't delete anything at all and the only solution is to retract the keyboard and then bring it up again. If I do that it works perfectly... until it starts acting up again!
My solution? Well.. I tried Swype and it seems to work just fine! Sure, it's WAY different but it's worth it. It just works flawlessly. And if I don't want to swype I can always type normally, it works for that as well and it doesn't malfunction like htc's keyboard.
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Thank you very much for the reply and the solution.
Me have the same problem with the backspace either. I will try using swype although i don't use english often for text messaging or else.
Still waiting for other input which might have another solution without installing third party application or add-on.
So does the official froyo cause this? because i haven't had a problem like this when i was using eclair based custom ROM or N1 froyo based custom ROM as i recall
better keyboard is fab !!!!!! and it works very well typing fast .. the swype thing is rubbish , as I cant spell very well...
dgattenb said:
better keyboard is fab !!!!!! and it works very well typing fast .. the swype thing is rubbish , as I cant spell very well...
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Well it doesn't matter any application you want to use since that's not the main concern. I'll try Better Keyboard as well. But when I tried to search it in the market with keyword 'better keyboard', I couldn't find it because too many add-ons and the application itself was beneath them. Can anyone help me with it? I can also not find Swype since there's only one application appear when I type 'swype' on the market and it's not Swype
this is beacause desire has no real multitouch.
any keyboard will have same issue
Better keyboard is a paid app. Can't see those if you are not living in eligible country...
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this is beacause desire has no real multitouch.
any keyboard will have same issue
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So this means that all Desire have this kind of problem?
Tenhi said:
Better keyboard is a paid app. Can't see those if you are not living in eligible country...
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I see. I tried the one in blapkmarket but it's still the same
It's been so long and i finally got the solution after all this time.
My friend told me that this problem is caused by multitouch error and that means hardware problem. He had the same problem but his is HTC Hero.
Then, I tried changing my ROM to MIUI J-Style 10.29 and unexpectedly the problem is gone. From that, I at least can conclude that this is not hardware problem. Anybody having similar problem can try having MIUI for the device's ROM. But maybe some Android-freak dislike it because it has iOS look.
Quite frequently, my glide's physical keyboard stops working. A reboot fixes it but is kind of annoying to do this once a day
This is a new phone (less than a week old) and I am trying to find out if this is a known issue and if there is a fix for it. If my phone is defective, I might be able to still get a replacement from newegg.
I notice that there was another thread in XDA on the same topic but it quickly moved on to discuss some other issue with no clear advice.
Thanks and appreciate your help,
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Quite frequently, my glide's physical keyboard stops working. A reboot fixes it but is kind of annoying to do this once a day
This is a new phone (less than a week old) and I am trying to find out if this is a known issue and if there is a fix for it. If my phone is defective, I might be able to still get a replacement from newegg.
I notice that there was another thread in XDA on the same topic but it quickly moved on to discuss some other issue with no clear advice.
Thanks and appreciate your help,
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Stops working all together or opens up different applications when you press a key? I had the latter. If it is the apps opening up double check you do not have any shift type button stuck as that would make it act funny and appear to not be working properly.
Tap on "ALT", "SHIFT", "SEARCH" see if that fixes it.
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Stops working all together or opens up different applications when you press a key? I had the latter. If it is the apps opening up double check you do not have any shift type button stuck as that would make it act funny and appear to not be working properly.
Tap on "ALT", "SHIFT", "SEARCH" see if that fixes it.
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Thanks for the response. I went back to my old iPhone 3 (Yuck). Let me double check on that when I get home this evening.
urundai said:
Thanks for the response. I went back to my old iPhone 3 (Yuck). Let me double check on that when I get home this evening.
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If it is launching Different apps then it is the Quick launch that is the cause. You can see what Shortcut is associated with which app go here:Settings -> Applications -> Quick Launch
Most Launch with Search + any key. Perhaps your search button is stuck.
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Mine has that problem as well usually requires a reboot as well but can't ever get it to just do it on command. U on a custom rom? Or stock?
If the random apps are opening, open the landscape keyboard and press the search button. If you accidentally press it and then you press a corresponding letter to open a certain app, it'll so that. And when you hit back, the phone thinks that you pressed the wrong letter key and has that quick open on. Just press search again. That's all lol
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I also have the problem of physical keyboard that stops working. No random apps, it just stops working. What to do to fix the issue, aside from rebooting?
Thx
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Mine has that problem as well usually requires a reboot as well but can't ever get it to just do it on command. U on a custom rom? Or stock?
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I am on stock. It's just annoying when it happens at least once in 2 days.
I am thinking of rooting it and installing a custom rom to see if that takes care of it. Will keep you all posted.
I might turn on the debugging level in the logs as well to see if I can find out what's going on. Given that this happens only every two days or so, not sure if that will help much but let me see.
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I also have the problem of physical keyboard that stops working. No random apps, it just stops working. What to do to fix the issue, aside from rebooting?
Thx
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I am on Rogers stock ROM. At this point, it certainly looks like something to do with the software (will be hard to find several of us having the same hardware problem).
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Stops working all together or opens up different applications when you press a key? I had the latter. If it is the apps opening up double check you do not have any shift type button stuck as that would make it act funny and appear to not be working properly.
Tap on "ALT", "SHIFT", "SEARCH" see if that fixes it.
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+1.
My keyboard stops working too, but this doesn't happen very often. I experience this about once in 3-4 weeks for now.
I have had this problem a few times as well (on stock AT&T).. QWERTY doesn't respond at all, reboot fixes it! Got me worried the first couple of times though
I continue to run in to this once in a while. I have tried pressing all kinds of keys (search, alt etc) with no success. At times, I see some of the keys working but not others.
Anyway, this looks like software / driver issue. Looks like reboot is the only cure so far.
My touchscreen is not working yet again. I can only control the phone using the gamepad but I can't accept calls from anyone, which is a really big problem. Please help....I really really need this phone because I don't have any backup phone :crying:
Same Problem
X-Giga said:
My touchscreen is not working yet again. I can only control the phone using the gamepad but I can't accept calls from anyone, which is a really big problem. Please help....I really really need this phone because I don't have any backup phone :crying:
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I have the same problem since a few months. I've changed the flex for a new one and that fix it for a week. Then it happened again. It recurrently happens after the battery gets totally empty, and when you power in again the touch pad doesn't work. I'm actually using aurora play rom, and I'm going to restore the stock rom, I have the feel that there will be the problem, but no sure. I would like to know if you have problems with your battery too. For example, when I connect via usb cable to my pc or the ac'adapter, it turns the phone slow and some times it shut down immediately. what have you done before to get the touch again, because you said it happened again? and are u using stock or a custom rom? It maybe help me to help you. Well finally a have the same problem. If I can solved I'll give you a better answer. Sorry because the writing I'm Latin american and my English it's poor.
Slider flex cable again?
Anyway, only way that i found that can be used for answering/ending calls is xposed module called "xposed additions". Very few options in it, but it can bound any key to be used as answering key.
It is working on stock rom, with xposed framework for GB installed.
You can find apk of it in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44034334 and actual module you can download from XF app itself (you only need root, but that is pritty much easy these days)
Only down-side is that front buttons can't wake device, only power button. But since you unlock by sliding out, it won't affect you. I personaly have search key enabled for calls, but even home or menu key can be used.
Also, check keyboard at
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tomjenkinson.emergencykeyboard
You can use it for texting. It will be slow, but better then nothing
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