No matter what I do what ROM my menu pops up
Is this a fixable or known issue
I've owned 3 s2 epic touches none did this
Any fixes
Currently on 4.1.1 paranoid android
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It is a hardware issue. Get it replaced. Nothing can be done about it. Low signal triggers that. And read before posting.. there is a thread just below yours about it.
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Fixed had sprint mod out a LCD Cleaning / replacement they also mentioned 9/10 u can clean the debris under that area fixes it !
for future reference
no problems since
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What debris could possibly be inside a brand new phone? Many have had this issue fresh out of the box
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What debris could possibly be inside a brand new phone? Many have had this issue fresh out of the box
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Who knows? It fixed the issue.:thumbup:
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Oh thank you!! I thought I was the only one. LoL!! So try doing some cleaning? I guess I can get a replacement. No matter what ROM I use, my battery dies in lyk 1 hour of straight usage. Lyk Battery Monitor Widget tells me I'm using 2000mA. =.S
Anyways, that's off topic. So glad I stumbled upon this. LoL!!
Ive had my phone apart twice now cleaning/wiping. This fixes things temporarily but both times has come back with a short time
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So a few times a day my phone will start bugging out, vibrating and the same menu that would pop up if you pressed the menu button would come up. I find it pretty weird, I can't reproduce it but it comes and goes.
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Same with me.
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This kinda sucks because I have a feeling it's a hardware issue, I'm over my 14 days and I'm scared that I might get a phone with LOS. Damn I thought I almost got away with a problem free epic.......
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Same is happening to me, I made a thread about it and no help, might be a hardware issue.
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tonight mine freaked out a little bit but not exactly the same as yours. My phone appeared to freeze up for a few seconds and then anytime I pressed any of the capacitive buttons the voice talk app would say "what would you like to do?" I had to reboot it to get it to stop.
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Same is happening to me, I made a thread about it and no help, might be a hardware issue.
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I Google's it a bit and it looks like others have this issue as well. It used to only happen once a day but lately it's more often. Issue seems to be getting worse. I know for sure tho when I bring it to sprint it won't happen at all and I'll have to argue with them.
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sorry for ressurecting an old thread. but anyone with a fix for this? i swear this hasnt happened untill like my 15th day lol..
someone help!
Im having the same problem.. But I can watch my menu open and close on its own. I cant figure it out to save my life. I got this oct 15th its now nov 4 th.. If I go to our sprint store & get a hassle, someone will be eatin this phone..
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Well front desk girl almost ate this phone.... I felt kinda bad abt it afterwards.. Repair guy stayed behind the glass window... So after some pressure, they decided it was a hardware issue with the touch screen, an replaced the phone.
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Yea, I get this issue every now and then. Some of the ROMs give me less frequency, but it always seems to happen again.
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Well front desk girl almost ate this phone.... I felt kinda bad abt it afterwards.. Repair guy stayed behind the glass window... So after some pressure, they decided it was a hardware issue with the touch screen, an replaced the phone.
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congrats on getting a replacement. unfortunately, im outside my 14- and 30-day period so i suppose im stuck with this issue
anyone with any more info on this? Mine starting doing this recently.
Factory Reset was a no fix.
This started happen to me too, my home button gets "stuck" when i press the power it would take a screen shot. I hope its not a hardware issue, i really baby my phone. I am calk rom 2.0. Also i belive samsungs warrenty should cover it for free.
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This started happen to me too, my home button gets "stuck" when i press the power it would take a screen shot. I hope its not a hardware issue, i really baby my phone. I am calk rom 2.0. Also i belive samsungs warrenty should cover it for free.
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Damn, that doesn't sound right. I wouldn't wait if it happens anymore. If you don't have insurance, will they charge the $100 deductible?
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My phone was bought off Craigslist and I can't afford a new phone my hardware power button got conductive oil inside of it now whenever pressed it acts like. Held and hard restarts, I found an app called any unlock or something like that on the market my problem is when my phone sleeps it kills the process and I cant wake it is there a Dev who can help me make this program start in foreground I read about it but am clueless so I could really use help also if anyone knows where I can order the hardware button part that would be killer cause I could pay a shop to do the circuit soldering, I use this as my work phone and am worried I as I need to invest 500 into tools for work this month and can't afford repair, also my phone is on boost so there is no warranty, I can not take it to sprint, thank you
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If you use CM9 you can set the volume buttons to wake the phone up. Could be a temporary fix for your problem.
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That sounds good but with it is now I'm not sure I can get it into download or recovery, I can't remember the buttons off the top of my head, but if I can that sounds like a good temp solution, thanks ... do you know if there is a one click Odin for that and if I can just flash it over stock rooted el29 also if its ice based apn settings are an issue for me I need to be able to change them to boost mobiles, I contacted a store that does button soldering and replacement so I may give that a shot on Friday
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Have you tried this app yet?
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.maicas.android.wsleep
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So far that is working, I think the screen off in the notification bar keeps the system from killing it, thanks
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Digglez said:
So far that is working, I think the screen off in the notification bar keeps the system from killing it, thanks
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Good deal. Hope you get it worked out!
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Yep I found a place that will replace the button for me, I'm thinking about ordering a custom back since I gotta take it apart anyways
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I just got a used Epic Touch 4g from Cowboom. Today is the first day using it and I really like it. However I am having some weird issues. While the phone is on and I am either in a browser (Dolphin, Stock) or an app the 4 capacitve buttons will light up automatically. Then sometimes after they light up at the bottom of the screen the Options menu will show up. When this happens the phone haptic feed back goes off.
Anyone know what is going on and possibly a solution before returning? I really don't want to return this phone.
I'm having the exact same issue. It started doing this since I installed the "official" ICS. I didn't have this issue with GB. I have not gone back to GB since I really like ICS...
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Mine does it all the time being that I never have good signal here in Tallahassee
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Same here I noticed this randomly since I have been on Official ICS.
Has this phone been out for over a year? Since I bought it used I don't know if there is any manufacturer's warranty left on it. I didn't purchase insurance.
I had the same issue for months but only when cell service was crappy. They replaced the screen at the Sprint store and it never happened again.
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I had something similar going on. I called Sprint a few times and ended up going into one of the stores with a service center. I left it for about 45 minutes and the guy said the cable that connects the front capacitive buttons had come loose. I haven't had any issues like this in two months, simple fix. Also, I had an ICS rom on the device prior to the official release and the guy didn't say a thing.
Good luck.
Kyle
How long has this phone been out? Is there a one year manufacturers warranty? I may need to see if I can take advantage of that since I didn't purchase insurance.
this is a known issue, if you search the forum you'll find lots of examples of it, most have just taken it to sprint, even w/o insurance they probably fix it/swap it out for the $35 as this seems to be a common problem
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I thought this was a common problem with AOSP builds.
It only happens to me when I lose signal.
But this is a hardware problem?
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I thought this was a common problem with AOSP builds.
It only happens to me when I lose signal.
But this is a hardware problem?
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Yeah this is the first time I heard about it being a hardware (screen) issue too. I never had it happen across all GB ROMs, and just about every leaked ICS build. I didn't experience it until I flashed CM9.
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Yeah this is the first time I heard about it being a hardware (screen) issue too. I never had it happen across all GB ROMs, and just about every leaked ICS build. I didn't experience it until I flashed CM9.
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the button lockup is common in ics, the menu presses are the hw issue....
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the button lockup is common in ics, the menu presses are the hw issue....
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I haven't experienced any button lockups, only phantom menu button spam when I hit a extremely low signal. This only happened to me in the 10 months I've owned this phone, after flashing CM9.
I've noticed this when plugged into a car charger and using navigation in spotty service areas. I always thought it was a heat/capacitance issue.
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i work in the sprint store and in the past few days we have gotten at least 4 people with an epic touch still running gingerbread (with no option to update to ics) having issues with the bottom buttons not responding, touch screen acting weird, vibration activating sporadically, and with one case the media scanner runs in a loop. the only way to solve these issues have been to factory reset. but could only be temporary. the customers havnt returned. these issues have not just been happening on older devices but recent activation's.
is this a common issue? is there a fix? (without rooting!) we are a sprint store. we cant promote that lol
Check your same thread over in q&a...
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I noticed this after going from ics back to gb
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I just activated my phone yesterday morning. I am getting very similar issues as the OP. See here. The 4 capacitive buttons when they light up won't respond for a few minutes on mine also. Then the 'Options' button shows up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815553
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Sounds like a batch of bad software flashes from the warehouse. Probably just need reflashed?
FYI, our store hasn't seen this
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Sounds like a batch of bad software flashes from the warehouse. Probably just need reflashed?
FYI, our store hasn't seen this
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I thought the same thing but its been mostly from well established customers. It may have just been a coincidence but I'll see how this week turns out. The factory resets seem to have fixed the issues. Just could have been gingerbread getting confused after being used for awhile lol. Which brings me to another question.. is there any way to push the ics update to an epic touch that's still on gingerbread without Odin. Keep in mind this is a sprint store and we are very limited on our resources
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I am having a problem that every time I make a phone call my screen shuts off. Its annoying because I can't get the screen back on unless the person I call answers and hangs up, or I pull my battery. Wondering if anyone else is experiencing this and if there is a fix? It used to only happen on aosp based Roms but now it doesn't seem to matter what the base is ljc, lk8, ma5 or aosp. I am currently running the latest paranoid android from slick rick with the latest twrp; I've yet to try an ma5 ROM, but it was happening on a stock lk8 ROM.
Any help is greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance
Most likely a faulty proximity sensor. Probably need a replacement, I did.
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Most likely a faulty proximity sensor. Probably need a replacement, I did.
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what was the code to enter test mode? I cant remember.
I thought mine was faulty but turns out it is my defender case
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Sorry I can't remember. If the guy has a screen protector, I would try removing that first. The test should show all zeroes though.
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Most likely a faulty proximity sensor. Probably need a replacement, I did.
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thank you, im gonna take it into a sprint store today if i can. I thought it might be something like that but was hoping it wasnt.
No screen protector either, or a case, just phone.