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My screen has wobbled since I bought it, but unfortunately I didn't have the common sense to get it replaced during the 30 day trial period. It's been getting worse, to the point that it wobbles even with the keyboard out, and when tapping the screen it makes a clicking sound as it hits the back part of the phone.
Has anyone developed a fix for this? I am not averted to opening the phone up if it's not super difficult.
Nobody has tried to fix it and if you take a look at the slide mechanism you'll see why, there is no way to tighten it.
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Xinlitik said:
My screen has wobbled since I bought it, but unfortunately I didn't have the common sense to get it replaced during the 30 day trial period. It's been getting worse, to the point that it wobbles even with the keyboard out, and when tapping the screen it makes a clicking sound as it hits the back part of the phone.
Has anyone developed a fix for this? I am not averted to opening the phone up if it's not super difficult.
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I had this issue on two of the first Epics within the first 30 days. It was disappointing how they could have those issues on such a large number of phones. I didn't come across any solution while looking for one. If you can get it replaced somehow, and get one that doesn't wobble, try for that.
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Xinlitik said:
My screen has wobbled since I bought it, but unfortunately I didn't have the common sense to get it replaced during the 30 day trial period. It's been getting worse, to the point that it wobbles even with the keyboard out, and when tapping the screen it makes a clicking sound as it hits the back part of the phone.
Has anyone developed a fix for this? I am not averted to opening the phone up if it's not super difficult.
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I took mine to the sprint store and I watched the tech disassemble my whole phone. He tried to tighten the mechanism but it didn't help at all. So I started talking to him about the problems I've been having about not being able to update my PRL or profile and the poor battery life I've been having since updating to EC05 and ended up ordering a replacement. It will be a refurb but I decided to roll the dice and hope that I get a phone that isn't as bad as my phone when it comes to screen wobble. Drives me crazy when I have the phone closed and it teeters like an unstable table when I'm using the touch screen.
I bricked my phone 2 days ago and got a new replacement for free and no more wobble
my old one wobbled like crazy which i had since it came out and one of the first people to get it..
So the newer builds definitely have improved sliders
i can confrim this cause all my family has epics and non of theme wobbled like my first phone and they all got them like 4 to 6 months after it came out
my new phone doesnt wobble at all now
my old one did even tho i never dropped it or i was never rough with it
the new one is great
Looks like you got a new refurb one
good luck and hopefully no wobble
Mines woobled out the box. I always bought htc phones and this is my first non htc phone. And let me tell you something. Htc phones wooble more and lcd screen fail all the time. So I didn't get bothered at all by the epics slight wooble.
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I did a search and found this thread instead of starting a new one happy..
Anyways has anyone found a fix for this yet? i got mine yesterday and its a bit wobbly.
I gave up on trying to get replacements. The one I have now has a wobble but hasn't gotten any worse than the day I opened it.
I don't use cases, but I tried one at the store and it actually stopped the wobble. Get a case as a workaround?
Nickdroid86 said:
I did a search and found this thread instead of starting a new one happy..
Anyways has anyone found a fix for this yet? i got mine yesterday and its a bit wobbly.
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Within a couple of months my screen would wobble from front-to-back when open. It hasn't gotten any worse and I've had my Epic since a week after release here in the U.S. I honestly wouldn't worry about it too much, especially since there's not much you can do about tightening it.
I heard if you get a new epic that will fix your problem.
I must have gotten lucky. I've never had wobble problems and even after dropping it multiple times without a case it is still perfect : )
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Hello people,
I was hoping somebody could help me, my phone got wet(stupid i know) and shut down because of the water.
I pulled the battery and put my phone in rice for a day, at first it wouldnt boot and kept refreshing the google logo, after awhile it started to boot normally (and work normally) except booting which took 2 or 3 google refreshes before it started bootanimation, and with the charger plugged in it took more(like 5).
Im not sure what is happening with booting, may be related to my next problem, the camera stopped working.
when i start up camera all i get is a black screen and my navbar buttons, no shutter button, no error or w/e just nothing. sometimes not even all the navbars show up.
Other then that the phone is working normal so i dont know if it is a soft- or hardware problem.
Does anybody know what is going on?
Id like to pull a logcat but it isnt working for me, says adb isnt a internal or external command after installing all the sdk tools etc.
It's likely that your camera module broke.
Lesicnik1 said:
It's likely that your camera module broke.
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Thx for input, if so, can i replace it?
Afwasmassi said:
my phone got wet(stupid i know) and shut down because of the water.
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Other then that the phone is working normal so i dont know if it is a soft- or hardware problem.
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I'd say chances are it's a hardware problem.
Afwasmassi said:
Thx for input, if so, can i replace it?
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Well you can replace it yourself, but assuming that you've never done disassembling and stuff, I don't recommend you doing it...
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It's likely that your camera module broke.
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kyokeun1234 said:
Well you can replace it yourself, but assuming that you've never done disassembling and stuff, I don't recommend you doing it...
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I get your point, i was thinking more along the lines of getting it repaced..
maybe warranty? I looked for a water damage sticker and i couldnt find a single one, can sb tell me where it is supposed to be?
Afwasmassi said:
I get your point, i was thinking more along the lines of getting it repaced..
maybe warranty? I looked for a water damage sticker and i couldnt find a single one, can sb tell me where it is supposed to be?
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You gotta pay Samsung to do it. Warranty doesn't cover that. If you're lucky, you can probably fix it from third party repair shop for a cheaper price
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kyokeun1234 said:
You gotta pay Samsung to do it. Warranty doesn't cover that. If you're lucky, you can probably fix it from third party repair shop for a cheaper price
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How do you mean, it cant pass as a fault from samsung itself? Like 'the camera stopped working'
Afwasmassi said:
How do you mean, it cant pass as a fault from samsung itself? Like 'the camera stopped working'
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You mean, stone cold lying to cover up your own mistake and let somebody else pay for it?
Afwasmassi said:
How do you mean, it cant pass as a fault from samsung itself? Like 'the camera stopped working'
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Well it's your fault, right? Plus, they'll know that something caused camera to stop working once they crack or open
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Afwasmassi said:
Hello people,
I was hoping somebody could help me, my phone got wet(stupid i know) and shut down because of the water.
I pulled the battery and put my phone in rice for a day, at first it wouldnt boot and kept refreshing the google logo, after awhile it started to boot normally (and work normally) except booting which took 2 or 3 google refreshes before it started bootanimation, and with the charger plugged in it took more(like 5).
Im not sure what is happening with booting, may be related to my next problem, the camera stopped working.
when i start up camera all i get is a black screen and my navbar buttons, no shutter button, no error or w/e just nothing. sometimes not even all the navbars show up.
Other then that the phone is working normal so i dont know if it is a soft- or hardware problem.
Does anybody know what is going on?
Id like to pull a logcat but it isnt working for me, says adb isnt a internal or external command after installing all the sdk tools etc.
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Man me too, i was out running with my phone yesterday (use my phone for GPS and music while running), 2 miles into my run and it started POURING! my phone got pretty wet pretty fast. I pulled the battery, wrapped it up in my shirt and ran that fastest 2 miles of my life back to my truck to get my nexus somewhere dry... its been sitting in rice since yesterday afternoon.... im scared to power back up
kyokeun1234 said:
Well it's your fault, right? Plus, they'll know that something caused camera to stop working once they crack or open
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thx for your input, i will take it to a local phone shop to see if they can get it fixed.
Kinda regret not getting insurance for it though.
Last question, would the broken camera module be the cause of the bootloopish behaviour?
codya321 said:
Man me too, i was out running with my phone yesterday (use my phone for GPS and music while running), 2 miles into my run and it started POURING! my phone got pretty wet pretty fast. I pulled the battery, wrapped it up in my shirt and ran that fastest 2 miles of my life back to my truck to get my nexus somewhere dry... its been sitting in rice since yesterday afternoon.... im scared to power back up
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Know that feel bro. i was scared ****less. but still the camera broke.
Any update on this?
I have EXACTLY the same situation with a little more info. Seems weird that the same components die in the same manner with water damage. Some traces too close together?
My phone wasn't actually soaked, just very humid. Was in my jacket pocket while running in a downpour. Jacket is completely waterproof, unfortunately it wicks a lot of water off me and the goddamn pocket is made of the same breathable wicking material. Time I realised what had happened, there was a lot of moisture in the pocket. Phone still working but .....
Flash modules no longer works. This is why the camera app fails to start. There's no error in logcat aside from the application taking too long to respond. Will dig a bit deeper here shortly, but I just found it odd that the phone is so susceptible to moisture in one specific piece of hardware. I know this isn't a ... catastrophic design flaw but it IS something any good electronics manufacturer should note and take into consideration. If a bit of moisture causes this failure reproducibly, it should be considered a design flaw, and addressed as such.
Back to the OP though. Did your phone ever miraculously start working?
Could you test if your flash module works (install a flashlight app and turn on...)?
codya321 said:
Man me too, i was out running with my phone yesterday (use my phone for GPS and music while running), 2 miles into my run and it started POURING! my phone got pretty wet pretty fast. I pulled the battery, wrapped it up in my shirt and ran that fastest 2 miles of my life back to my truck to get my nexus somewhere dry... its been sitting in rice since yesterday afternoon.... im scared to power back up
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Leave it on the rice a couple more days. And in between try to replace rice with new one. I have read in this forums number of times people who have successfully dried out their phone waited longer, that is several days in rice.
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I had an ogdroid take a swim in a Pool (i was pushed in). I left the phone & battery fully submerged in a bowl of rice for 2 weeks. I changed the rice out every to days. Reinserted battery and powered Up device and it when to bootloader. I sbf the phone....worked perfect as if it never went swimming.
The longer that you can leave it....the better. Oh and replace the water detection stickers. You can buy them just about anywhere on the net.
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I just got my note 2 yesterday. Whenever I set it down on a hard surface a little bit abruptly. It restarts!
And there's a certain place in the back of the device I can tap to restart it.
Is this normal? Are these devices really that fragile????
Mines an international one from France so warranty is going to be a pain ughhh...
Thanks!
bkc888 said:
I just got my note 2 yesterday. Whenever I set it down on a hard surface a little bit abruptly. It restarts!
And there's a certain place in the back of the device I can tap to restart it.
Is this normal? Are these devices really that fragile????
Mines an international one from France so warranty is going to be a pain ughhh...
Thanks!
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sounds like you got a bad unit.
It could be the battery is shifting around when you set it down hard.
Normally I'd just say send it back, but if a warranty claim is going to be problematic, you could try padding the back cover with some paper to hold the battery in place a bit tighter and see if this 'fixes' your issue.
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Dave
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Just done same test three times with my unit and it remained on, no restarts. You just got yours...so maybe you are still in the exchange period. I would get an exchange because it is not normal behaviour. You should have no problem getting an exchange. Just try to avoid telling the retailer that you've also been getting the problem when setting it down on a hard surface 'a little bit abruptly'. They will gladly play the "you've damaged it" card
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If you can't get it exchanged, then use a thin tape or something of the sort to hold the battery in place.
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bkc888 said:
I just got my note 2 yesterday. Whenever I set it down on a hard surface a little bit abruptly. It restarts!
And there's a certain place in the back of the device I can tap to restart it.
Is this normal? Are these devices really that fragile????
Mines an international one from France so warranty is going to be a pain ughhh...
Thanks!
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You know the "Chat On" piece of paper that you got when you purchase the device. Look in to the box it's probably still there. It will finally serve its purpose
follow the steps on the image:
://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/171/20130403173849.jpg/
Add http on the link
Problem Solved....
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I still experience it every now and then but that is only when i literally do hit the phone on a hard surface ....
but this should fix the "a little bit abruptly" issue that I had.
Hope it helps
You'll have a hard time transferring files through Sbeam since that requires tapping two phones.
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Or maybe u could try use others battery.. borrow or buy it from ur local supplier..maybe the battery its self screw up..gud luck!!
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I'm getting this exact problem too. Anyone tried a different battery? Wonder if it's the battery or phone itself that's loose.
bkc888 said:
Whenever I set it down on a hard surface a little bit abruptly. It restarts!
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Same here from the first day ive had the phone (since October). )
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kkrriiss said:
You know the "Chat On" piece of paper that you got when you purchase the device. Look in to the box it's probably still there. It will finally serve its purpose
follow the steps on the image:
://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/171/20130403173849.jpg/
Add http on the link
Problem Solved....
PS
I still experience it every now and then but that is only when i literally do hit the phone on a hard surface ....
but this should fix the "a little bit abruptly" issue that I had.
Hope it helps
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Wow this seems to have worked, this is the first day it hasn't rebooted since I got it! I did notice the battery moved around slightly when I opened it up, so I'm guessing that was the issue.
Do you think leaving it in there is dangerous? Like it will overheat and catch on fire or something?
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bkc888 said:
I just got my note 2 yesterday. Whenever I set it down on a hard surface a little bit abruptly. It restarts!
And there's a certain place in the back of the device I can tap to restart it.
Is this normal? Are these devices really that fragile????
Mines an international one from France so warranty is going to be a pain ughhh...
Thanks!
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So I didn't start having this problem until almost 2 years of owning the phone, but since then, it's been happening quite frequently. Sometimes it restarts and sometimes it simply turns off (this is quite annoying being that I miss many texts/work emails).
Well I decided to do some research and I came across some people saying it could be the battery coming loose for a split second.
I decided to try folding a piece of paper a couple centimeters (about the depth of the battery) and jamming it under the battery to push it up against the terminals. Much to my surprise, my phone hasn't restarted when bumped since!!! (Fingers crossed!!!)
I hope this helps, although I know this is a little bit late for most people, being that the Note 4 is already coming out. Better late than never!
Hello all. I woke up one morning and found my GNex laying in a puddle of water (radiator leak) struggling for life. I picked her up, dried her off carefully, took her clothes off and wiped her dry before finishing of with the hairdryer.
She slowly came back to life over the next day or two. Her face was a bit blurred but soon came back to perfection. Her charging socket and power button needed replacing and a gentle clean of all internal connections seemed have everything working fine again.
Few days later she developed a bit of a problem, her face (screen) was becoming unresponsive, sometimes was just a short delay before coming to life, sometimes no delay, sometimes a couple of minutes before everything became responsive again. This would always happen on start up and sometimes when she was active.
Problem is, now there is no response at all, totally catatonic.
I was able to plug her into the other darling in my life (laptop!!) and reset her mind totally clean using Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, in case it was a problem with one of her apps but now she is just stuck on the first set up page (country selection) and still totally unresponsive to my touch.
Is she paralysed for ever and would be best taken to one of those Swiss doctors for a comfortable exit from this world or can she somehow be brought back to responding to my touch?????
sferg.410 said:
Hello all. I woke up one morning and found my GNex laying in a puddle of water (radiator leak) struggling for life. I picked her up, dried her off carefully, took her clothes off and wiped her dry before finishing of with the hairdryer.
She slowly came back to life over the next day or two. Her face was a bit blurred but soon came back to perfection. Her charging socket and power button needed replacing and a gentle clean of all internal connections seemed have everything working fine again.
Few days later she developed a bit of a problem, her face (screen) was becoming unresponsive, sometimes was just a short delay before coming to life, sometimes no delay, sometimes a couple of minutes before everything became responsive again. This would always happen on start up and sometimes when she was active.
Problem is, now there is no response at all, totally catatonic.
I was able to plug her into the other darling in my life (laptop!!) and reset her mind totally clean using Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, in case it was a problem with one of her apps but now she is just stuck on the first set up page (country selection) and still totally unresponsive to my touch.
Is she paralysed for ever and would be best taken to one of those Swiss doctors for a comfortable exit from this world or can she somehow be brought back to responding to my touch?????
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If she doesn't come back, sounds like the screen digitizer could be bad and need replacing but I could be wrong.
Yes, I have thought that, but it is not an option as too expensive.. Cheapest screen and digi I see on ebay currently is about £80... Re-sell value of the complete phone is only about £150 now.
sferg.410 said:
Yes, I have thought that, but it is not an option as too expensive.. Cheapest screen and digi I see on ebay currently is about £80... Re-sell value of the complete phone is only about £150 now.
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very very true was going to say that but I was sure you already knew that!
Any other thoughts???
guess not.
disassemble your gnex and clean every part and connector with a soft teeth brush
Tried that... still no response from screen
Use a paralyze heal! Wait...
Seriously though, you've done everything you could've done short of replacing the digitizer.
sferg.410 said:
Hello all. I woke up one morning and found my GNex laying in a puddle of water (radiator leak) struggling for life. I picked her up, dried her off carefully, took her clothes off and wiped her dry before finishing of with the hairdryer.
She slowly came back to life over the next day or two. Her face was a bit blurred but soon came back to perfection. Her charging socket and power button needed replacing and a gentle clean of all internal connections seemed have everything working fine again.
Few days later she developed a bit of a problem, her face (screen) was becoming unresponsive, sometimes was just a short delay before coming to life, sometimes no delay, sometimes a couple of minutes before everything became responsive again. This would always happen on start up and sometimes when she was active.
Problem is, now there is no response at all, totally catatonic.
I was able to plug her into the other darling in my life (laptop!!) and reset her mind totally clean using Galaxy Nexus Toolkit, in case it was a problem with one of her apps but now she is just stuck on the first set up page (country selection) and still totally unresponsive to my touch.
Is she paralysed for ever and would be best taken to one of those Swiss doctors for a comfortable exit from this world or can she somehow be brought back to responding to my touch?????
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time for a new phone
yeah if you have already tried everything short of replacing the digi, might as well just get a nexus 4 now.
nah.. got a Nexus One Black instead.. and am very happy with it...
you just love that nipple on nexus one dont you
hhwong said:
you just love that nipple on nexus one dont you
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my mistake... i meant an HTC One Black... no idea what you are talking about with nipples...!!!!
i see.. original nexus one.. physical button is rather raised.. lol
Hey.. I flashed cm12 unofficial ROM 2-3 months ago on my lg d855.. There weren't any major bugs.. But recently I noticed that sometimes when I press the power button to unlock it .. The touch screen seems to stop working.. This happens only on the lock screen... I Also tried holding the power button and try to tap the "power off / reboot" buttons.. It doesn't work too.. But.. The weird part is..when I sort of slap the screen it starts to work again .. My question is .. Is it a ROM bug? Or is it a hardware issue.. If its a software issue.. Then why does it start working when I slap it.. And if its a hardware issue.. Why does it only occur on the lock screen? Please help.. Thanks
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2000ftt said:
Hey.. I flashed cm12 unofficial ROM 2-3 months ago on my lg d855.. There weren't any major bugs.. But recently I noticed that sometimes when I press the power button to unlock it .. The touch screen seems to stop working.. This happens only on the lock screen... I Also tried holding the power button and try to tap the "power off / reboot" buttons.. It doesn't work too.. But.. The weird part is..when I sort of slap the screen it starts to work again .. My question is .. Is it a ROM bug? Or is it a hardware issue.. If its a software issue.. Then why does it start working when I slap it.. And if its a hardware issue.. Why does it only occur on the lock screen? Please help.. Thanks
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Its not hardware issue for sure. Try to unlock with 3 fingers i think i saw this solution somewhere in the forum.
2000ftt said:
Hey.. I flashed cm12 unofficial ROM 2-3 months ago on my lg d855.. There weren't any major bugs.. But recently I noticed that sometimes when I press the power button to unlock it .. The touch screen seems to stop working.. This happens only on the lock screen... I Also tried holding the power button and try to tap the "power off / reboot" buttons.. It doesn't work too.. But.. The weird part is..when I sort of slap the screen it starts to work again .. My question is .. Is it a ROM bug? Or is it a hardware issue.. If its a software issue.. Then why does it start working when I slap it.. And if its a hardware issue.. Why does it only occur on the lock screen? Please help.. Thanks
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I haven't had this problem on the D851, but I would try updating your device to the newest version of Cyanogenmod.
Also, back when I had the G2 I went through this problem a lot and actually had about five of them because they were under warranty. The problem was that the seal for the screen would come undone, and it's hard to notice since the screen is literally the entire front of the phone. When this seal broke, water would seep in and cause chaos with the screen. Wouldn't work in certain parts and so much more. I haven't had this happen on the G3, but my seal has broken and I can see it, so it's only a matter of time before water gets in there (or until I get the screen replaced). I've always had this problem with LGs they're just so damn good that I live with it. I'd bet this is what's going on if it's not the hardware.
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I haven't had this problem on the D851, but I would try updating your device to the newest version of Cyanogenmod.
Also, back when I had the G2 I went through this problem a lot and actually had about five of them because they were under warranty. The problem was that the seal for the screen would come undone, and it's hard to notice since the screen is literally the entire front of the phone. When this seal broke, water would seep in and cause chaos with the screen. Wouldn't work in certain parts and so much more. I haven't had this happen on the G3, but my seal has broken and I can see it, so it's only a matter of time before water gets in there (or until I get the screen replaced). I've always had this problem with LGs they're just so damn good that I live with it. I'd bet this is what's going on if it's not the hardware.
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Absolutely... I can see... Whenever I press on the edges on any of the sides.. It sort of gets pushed in.. It looks like its not glued properly.. Its a bummer as the "screen" is the reason y I bought this.. From ur experience , does it stop working completely at some point?
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2000ftt said:
Absolutely... I can see... Whenever I press on the edges on any of the sides.. It sort of gets pushed in.. It looks like its not glued properly.. Its a bummer as the "screen" is the reason y I bought this.. From ur experience , does it stop working completely at some point?
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If you can push it in then the seal is definitely broken.
On my G2, when in a moist and humid environment condensation would form on the inside of the device, but it was nothing too big and went away after a while. However, when too much fluid built up in the inside it began typing on its own. Furthermore, it got to the point where certain parts of the screen were unresponsive. This is why I had about five of them because over time it did get bad.
Although if there is water in the device rice usually absorbs it. Get a ziplock bag and fill it with rice. Take your battery, sim card, and sd card out, then place the phone in the bag full of rice. Seal it and shake it up a bit and let it sit over night. Keep the back cover off as well. If this is an option. I understand you might need your phone, but if you get a time where about eight hours are free I would highly recommend this. I have no idea how it works, but it takes the moisture out of the phone. I've done this with waterlogged phones, my G2, etc.
When I did that on the G2 it fixed my problems until moisture got back in there. I don't take care of my phones too well, so moisture got back in fast. Try this out and if it works just avoid keeping your phone in moist places (like playing music in shower, being on it while raining, etc.). If this fixes the problem it should hold you off until you can get the screen resealed or a new screen.
If it is with the hardware and its still under warranty I would get a replacement. I would revert to the stock ROM (if you made a backup) or find one and make sure it's updated. I would then do a full unroot, and attempt to make it so they cannot tell it was rooted. I would then attempt to get the replacement. Rooting voids the warranty, but if you unrooted I doubt they could tell. Furthermore, if you have insurance on the phone this could also work.
Edit: If you try the rice then try to replace the screen I would ensure that the current screen works properly after the rice. Make sure all the moisture is out before you replace the screen that way no moisture is trapped in there.
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If you can push it in then the seal is definitely broken.
On my G2, when in a moist and humid environment condensation would form on the inside of the device, but it was nothing too big and went away after a while. However, when too much fluid built up in the inside it began typing on its own. Furthermore, it got to the point where certain parts of the screen were unresponsive. This is why I had about five of them because over time it did get bad.
Although if there is water in the device rice usually absorbs it. Get a ziplock bag and fill it with rice. Take your battery, sim card, and sd card out, then place the phone in the bag full of rice. Seal it and shake it up a bit and let it sit over night. Keep the back cover off as well. If this is an option. I understand you might need your phone, but if you get a time where about eight hours are free I would highly recommend this. I have no idea how it works, but it takes the moisture out of the phone. I've done this with waterlogged phones, my G2, etc.
When I did that on the G2 it fixed my problems until moisture got back in there. I don't take care of my phones too well, so moisture got back in fast. Try this out and if it works just avoid keeping your phone in moist places (like playing music in shower, being on it while raining, etc.). If this fixes the problem it should hold you off until you can get the screen resealed or a new screen.
If it is with the hardware and its still under warranty I would get a replacement. I would revert to the stock ROM (if you made a backup) or find one and make sure it's updated. I would then do a full unroot, and attempt to make it so they cannot tell it was rooted. I would then attempt to get the replacement. Rooting voids the warranty, but if you unrooted I doubt they could tell. Furthermore, if you have insurance on the phone this could also work.
Edit: If you try the rice then try to replace the screen I would ensure that the current screen works properly after the rice. Make sure all the moisture is out before you replace the screen that way no moisture is trapped in there.
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First of all.. Thank you soo much.. Thank you for the time.u put into these posts.. It has really helped me.out a lot.. I can totally see how the rice method could work.. But it has not got to the point where its un-usable.. As I said, its only in the lock screen.. It has never ever occurred during actually using it.. I haven't found any dead spots.. Nothing.. If I use the rice trick to take out the moisture,, and if I can use the same screen (which should still work) can I just take it out and glue it in to place? What type of adhesive should be good... I'm asking this because I got this from abroad.. And it's not an international warranty. So there's no way I'm getting a warranty replacement .. So ive gotta make with what I have.. But this is very sad though, specially from such a big company.. I mean gluing a screen is not that hard.. I played loads.. Lol.. I really hope hot glue works lol..
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2000ftt said:
First of all.. Thank you soo much.. Thank you for the time.u put into these posts.. It has really helped me.out a lot.. I can totally see how the rice method could work.. But it has not got to the point where its un-usable.. As I said, its only in the lock screen.. It has never ever occurred during actually using it.. I haven't found any dead spots.. Nothing.. If I use the rice trick to take out the moisture,, and if I can use the same screen (which should still work) can I just take it out and glue it in to place? What type of adhesive should be good... I'm asking this because I got this from abroad.. And it's not an international warranty. So there's no way I'm getting a warranty replacement .. So ive gotta make with what I have.. But this is very sad though, specially from such a big company.. I mean gluing a screen is not that hard.. I played loads.. Lol.. I really hope hot glue works lol..
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Well then I'd try to fix it before it does get unstable! Thing with the lock screen is you're swiping and the moisture defuses the area you're touching which could cause problems. Definitely try the rice! However, I wouldn't recommend gluing it yourself. I imagine it requires some sort of water and heat resistant glue to be effective, and on top of that a professional application. Hot glue definitely won't work! I imagine you want something that looks nice and I can only seeing that being messy and leaving residue. Furthermore, I'm not entirely sure on what lies beneath the screen and if disturbing that could cause further problems. However, I understand you're probably planning on it so please watch a guide such as: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcoEQVtUwYQ to see how it's done and what you need. There seems to be a lot more to it than just placing some glue on the screen and pressing it back down.
I'm sure you can get a replacement kit with instructions and all the required tools to do it properly for not too steep of a price. Check this out: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Replacement...46?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item54198f441a
Or you could take it to a professional like those at Broke Ass Phone: http://www.brokeassphone.com/smartphone-repair-selection/lg-smartphone-repair/lg-g3/ The price is steep, but it's professionally done and comes with a warranty.
Good luck to you!
ItsJacobee said:
I haven't had this problem on the D851, but I would try updating your device to the newest version of Cyanogenmod.
Also, back when I had the G2 I went through this problem a lot and actually had about five of them because they were under warranty. The problem was that the seal for the screen would come undone, and it's hard to notice since the screen is literally the entire front of the phone. When this seal broke, water would seep in and cause chaos with the screen. Wouldn't work in certain parts and so much more. I haven't had this happen on the G3, but my seal has broken and I can see it, so it's only a matter of time before water gets in there (or until I get the screen replaced). I've always had this problem with LGs they're just so damn good that I live with it. I'd bet this is what's going on if it's not the hardware.
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Hi, ItsJacobee,
Sorry for breaking in, I have the same issue with 2000ftt, and I did tried "rice trick" but no luck. I think the screen is perfectly fitted in the case, when I press the edges, the feel is solid and no room for further pressing in.
My device is D855, I flashed many custom roms (resurrectionremix, CM12, Nameless ROM, CloudyG3 2.1), the mentioned issue happens to many of them but never happened in CloudyG3 & stock rom.
Any idea?
Best regards.
D855Lover said:
Hi, ItsJacobee,
Sorry for breaking in, I have the same issue with 2000ftt, and I did tried "rice trick" but no luck. I think the screen is perfectly fitted in the case, when I press the edges, the feel is solid and no room for further pressing in.
My device is D855, I flashed many custom roms (resurrectionremix, CM12, Nameless ROM, CloudyG3 2.1), the mentioned issue happens to many of them but never happened in CloudyG3 & stock rom.
Any idea?
Best regards.
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Is it under warranty or do you have insurance on the phone?
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Is it under warranty or do you have insurance on the phone?
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Yes, it is under warranty, I am going to restore stock ROM and take it to service center. But I don't know how to trigger the issue (touch screen no response at lock screen while using power button to wake up), in stock rom and cloudyG3, this problem never happen.
Best regards,
D855 Lover.
D855Lover said:
Yes, it is under warranty, I am going to restore stock ROM and take it to service center. But I don't know how to trigger the issue (touch screen no response at lock screen while using power button to wake up), in stock rom and cloudyG3, this problem never happen.
Best regards,
D855 Lover.
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Restore Stock ROM AND do a full unroot beforehand.
ItsJacobee said:
Restore Stock ROM AND do a full unroot beforehand.
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Thanks for reminding. I restored the phone to stock with the downloaded .TOT file, then go to service center.
I can't trigger the problem in front of the service guy, however, they ask me to left the phone for checking, one day later, they confirmed that my phone is working fine no need to do anything, nothing to be replaced.
CM12 is already good enough, its speed and battery friendly....
I wish developers of CM12 would somehow fix the problem in future updates, as I knew some D855 user (but not much) also having the same issue.
Best regards,
D855Lover.