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Ribbon cable is glued to the backplate, don't rip it like i did the first time i opened it, that damn cable is almost 100$ and quite a pain to find. My screen died too on monday for no reason, at first i tought it was the longest wake lag i ever had. How much did you pay for your screen? Where did you find it?
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I've been having some problems with my phone and I'm starting to thing it's the ribbon cable.
The first issue is that the left edge of my touch screen does not respond.
I didn't even know anything was wrong with it because of how slim the non-responding section is untill I tried to play backstab and couldn't push the continue button at the bottom of the screen. After a little more inspection i've found it impossible to drag up the notification bar when in landscape.
I wasn't fully sold until I opened up the sketchbook app and saw that I couldn't draw on the edge of the screen.
The second issue is that the trackpad button seems less responsive when pushed, but this may just be my imagination.
Any possible solutions? I purchased the phone second hand, and so I don't have a warranty. Would HTC fix it? (Even if they do charge a fee)
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Hey - did you ever get this sorted out? I'm having a similar issue and was wondering if you fixed it and, if so, how.
Buy a new digitizer/or a broken phone for parts. Should come with a new ribbon cable. What I did for my g1 anyways. Check it out. Do your research for teardown videos and be super careful sliding the new ribbon cable into its home. They rip in half ez.
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Why on earth do I always have problems with my Xperia PLAY when in fact I take care of it as if it was my girlfriend!?!? (My wife's jealous already!)
First, the slider flex was busted. I got it repaired. Four months later, touch panel (digitizer) got busted. Got it replaced. And now!!! Screen just freezes when the gamepad is closed, or it shows garbled image when I wake it up while the gamepad is closed but works just fine while it is opened!!!
Anyone having this problem? Could this be the slider flex busted again? Grrrr...
You got a lemon. Or, your wife picked it up and threw it on the wall, repeatedly, while you were sleeping.
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Might be. Send to Sony centre.
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jamesc760 said:
You got a lemon. Or, your wife picked it up and threw it on the wall, repeatedly, while you were sleeping.
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you're not helping.. totally.. so shut your piehole..
just so you know, we're 300km apart right now, job sucks
I got my One X over a month ago and all was good. My nephew dropped the phone last week and the phone screen got scratched quite a bit and the phone started playing up. WiFi kept dropping, software freezing. So since I still had insurance with my network I ordered a replacement. I received the replacement yesterday and when I pressed down the the sides of the phone I could see ripples all the way to the top of the screen. I called up and got a replacement for the replacement and it arrived today. Phone was completely drained in battery :S but I let it charge and then tested out the screen. Flex is still there but slightly less. This one is much more usable the the other but I was wondering, will it get worse? Do not remember this problem on my old one. Is it worth getting another replacement or should I stick with it?
Thank you
(1st was HT24, 2nd was SH24, 3rd is HT24)
And now I found a bright white pixel on the screen :crying: I'm seriously considering asking for another, but I'm dreading how bad that one will be.
I do also have a flex on my HOX. I own it already for 3 month. But it doesn't get worse. I think you should not worry about it.
I have no screen flex unroll I push really hard on ny screen and even then its only where I've pressed doesn't spread across the screen.
I would ask for a replacement but that's just me I take things back for the smallest of issues
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treebill said:
I have no screen flex unroll I push really hard on ny screen and even then its only where I've pressed doesn't spread across the screen.
I would ask for a replacement but that's just me I take things back for the smallest of issues
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See the thing is that the new one I received today shows the flex when I push on the side of the screen but but doesn't spread as much as the 2nd one. Seems to be fine with normal use. I'm just hoping it doesn't get worse as the screen is used more. I have 14 days to get this replacement replaced again so I will let you know how I get on.
Any more views would help!
Thank you
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See the thing is that the new one I received today shows the flex when I push on the side of the screen but but doesn't spread as much as the 2nd one. Seems to be fine with normal use. I'm just hoping it doesn't get worse as the screen is used more. I have 14 days to get this replacement replaced again so I will let you know how I get on.
Any more views would help!
Thank you
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You have 14 days so wait for like 10 then get one anyway might get a perfect one
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It doesn't affect it. You won't notice it with day to day use either as you won't be pushing that hard.
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well, i' have installed roms for a while and everything is ok, but in last days my phone sometimes stop responding, the screen doesn't turn on pushing the power button, but the funny is that apparently the phone still working, how do I know? if i have patience after a moment maybe 10 mins or in other cases is delayed 1 day the screen shows up in the last part where it was.
Now when I don't have patience and i pull off the battery and try to turn on the phone, the phone apparently turn on, vibrate, and then show the blue light and thats all , the phone still has keep in the black screen and I have to pull off the battery and repeat the process until the phone wants turn on
please help me this problem is really stressful
and a extra information..
2 or 3 months ago my phone fell down in a pool
maybe the problem is the battery? any help is valuable for me
So I can tell you 90% your Xperia Play suffers from a disease called "the flex cable damaged" disease. Your phone will have to undergo a surgery which will replace the damaged flex cable with a new one. Flex cable is the cable which connects the motherboard to the screen. Common issue for Xperia Play. Revert to stock, and I mean completely stock, then send to Sony Centre and replace for free if you still have warranty.
woww that was fast, unfortunately I have no warranty, my cousin throw me at the pool so i think he can pay me the flex cable... do you know how much is it?
by the way........rhank you sooooooo much
Er I am not sure about the price cause I got mine fixed under warranty. But I think it's not really expensive
So a tip for us is that open the slider slowly to avoid damage to the flex cable right?
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So a tip for us is that open the slider slowly to avoid damage to the flex cable right?
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Yep. Some people always push up hard (I am one of them ) then my flex cable is damaged.
I don't think it has anything to do with how hard you're using the device.
It has to do with how it was installed from the factory.
sometimes the cable can get bunched up underneath the screen and get a crimp in it.
My other spare screen slider cord has been crimped and i don't know how much longer it will last
but my other one is totally fine.
Guys I had problems too with my XP. One day the screen became all glitchy than i changed my flex cable and now the Device goes on when I push the on/off button the device thrills but no screen.
Any solution for this all ready flashed stock .TFT file.
Well after owning my HTC One X for a year I noticed that I'm having a problem with the digitizer (touchscreen). On the lower quadrant of the screen there is a rectangular (invisible spot) where the digitizer doesn't work properly. Sometimes causes the screen/keyboard/unlock all by itself. Aka the Phantom digitizer. When the digitizer is acting up I can't activate any part of the touchscreen in that area either.
Although this problem doesn't happen all the time. Just periodically through the day and some days more than others.
I think it's because of a dirty power supply to the digitizer that causes this problem. You may have seen other threads of people plugging in there phone and not being able to use the touch screen. This is also due to a dirty power supply.
Example: when I plug my phone into the wall at work (which I know is a dirty power supply) it creates the exact same problem.
Could the voltages/battery/power supply cause these problems with the digitizer?
I'm looking to fix this without spending money on a new screen.
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Possible causes:
Battery Connection issues
death grip (I have wi-fi issues) - testing now
Voltage issues - unlikely the problem now
dirty power supply
more if i can actually get some help
This is also similar to the One S button problem
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Currently flashing 100% stock rom.
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Bump for more help pls.
Will post a picture of dead zone later tonight
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Bump cuz I really really need some help.
I was hoping for my device to last at least a year.
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Hi mate, I have to say that if I use an LG ac adapter my digitizer doesn't work properly... But as soon as I unplug it becames normal as always
matt95 said:
Hi mate, I have to say that if I use an LG ac adapter my digitizer doesn't work properly... But as soon as I unplug it becames normal as always
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I know that's caused by a dirty power source. Sometimes old buildings outlets and crappy wall chargers cause this. My problem is even on battery. I think I either have a bad connection on the ribbon connection for the digitizer or a defective digitizer overall.
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I know that's caused by a dirty power source. Sometimes old buildings outlets and crappy wall chargers cause this. My problem is even on battery. I think I either have a bad connection on the ribbon connection for the digitizer or a defective digitizer overall.
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Hello sir.
I totally have the same problem. Can you please advise if you managed to fix it and how? Did you have to replace digitizer?
Thanks!
middleof said:
Hello sir.
I totally have the same problem. Can you please advise if you managed to fix it and how? Did you have to replace digitizer?
Thanks!
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Yes it was the digitizer and I figured out the problem as well! The polycarbonate unibody is very flexable and over time when you stick your phone in your pocket, sit on it by accident, hold it too tightly etc. etc... Th polycarbonate and the gorilla glass flexes that could cause damaging the digitizer. Another problem is that it gets worse over time so some type of connection loss.
A new digitizer fixed the problem and it still works to this day. My friend bought it from me after I did the repair myself and put a new polycarbonate body on it. Decided to go with the black color this time. If your going to do the repair yourself try and remove the old digitizer from the LCD BEFORE your buy your parts. This is because you are likely to damage the LCD like I did so I bought the LCD and digitizer together making the installation much easier.
My new polycarbonate body is much more stiff too so hopefully the problem doesn't happen again and no more scratches on the device. Sold it for $450 and only paid $100 for the parts on ebay.
Tw1tchy said:
Yes it was the digitizer and I figured out the problem as well! The polycarbonate unibody is very flexable and over time when you stick your phone in your pocket, sit on it by accident, hold it too tightly etc. etc... Th polycarbonate and the gorilla glass flexes that could cause damaging the digitizer. Another problem is that it gets worse over time so some type of connection loss.
A new digitizer fixed the problem and it still works to this day. My friend bought it from me after I did the repair myself and put a new polycarbonate body on it. Decided to go with the black color this time. If your going to do the repair yourself try and remove the old digitizer from the LCD BEFORE your buy your parts. This is because you are likely to damage the LCD like I did so I bought the LCD and digitizer together making the installation much easier.
My new polycarbonate body is much more stiff too so hopefully the problem doesn't happen again and no more scratches on the device. Sold it for $450 and only paid $100 for the parts on ebay.
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Thanks a lot Tw1tchy.
Indeed, this should be some sort of a connection problem because in some positions my phone has a higher chance of reaction than at others.
What is also curious is that this stuff started happening to me after latest ROM update (I'm on stock). I recall that the phone became really hot during the update and suspect that some sort of glue melting happened but I am no engineer so I'm going to a repair center tomorrow. Hopefully they can figure out what is causing the connection loss; if a replacement is needed I will probably have to pay $200 for everything
Sigh. This phone brought me so much unhappiness with HTC I already made a decision that this was my last HTC phone, next one is going to be new Nexus. Used to really like the company when I was using the Incredible S..
middleof said:
Thanks a lot Tw1tchy.
Indeed, this should be some sort of a connection problem because in some positions my phone has a higher chance of reaction than at others.
What is also curious is that this stuff started happening to me after latest ROM update (I'm on stock). I recall that the phone became really hot during the update and suspect that some sort of glue melting happened but I am no engineer so I'm going to a repair center tomorrow. Hopefully they can figure out what is causing the connection loss; if a replacement is needed I will probably have to pay $200 for everything
Sigh. This phone brought me so much unhappiness with HTC I already made a decision that this was my last HTC phone, next one is going to be new Nexus. Used to really like the company when I was using the Incredible S..
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So I took it to a repair center. What is curious, they said it is not a digitizer problem at all. They say it's a factory fault and willingly made the issue appear by pressing some certain part of screen.
Now I don't know what to do - sell it and buy something new or do the repair (the cost is approximately the same).