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Xperia Play Touch unresponsive! HELP!

My Xperia Play's touch screen no longer responds to my touch. I used to be able to do a couple battery pulls and it's fine, everything would work. Now, it no longer responds, no matter how much I try to get it to work. I bought it second hand so i have no warranty.
Here's what I've done:
- About 24 battery pulls...
- Tried software update, which succeeded, but didn't solve my problem.
- Factory Reset, nothing.
- Tried Repairing Phone instead of Updating software, that dind't work (failed for some stupid reason).
Can anyone help me out? Everything else works, just the touch screen.
Thanks.

I think its a hardware fault since you have re installed the software... ermm how old is the device?

According to the guy I bought it from, it's about a couple months old. I got it about a week ago.
Actually, the touch screen just started working again out of nowhere, and it's working as if though nothing happened. If I power off the phone or pull the battery, the touch doesn't work again until I do a few more battery pulls. When it does work, there's no flaws to it, it works perfect..

EVERY Sony erricson comes with a 1 year warranty. I got mine 2nd hand but then after a while my screen died. I phoned Sony and told them the problem. Of course I didn't tell them I bought it off a friend but they didn't ask for proof of purchase. I got my phone back and it's working perfectly.
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SkaterOllie795 said:
EVERY Sony erricson comes with a 1 year warranty. I got mine 2nd hand but then after a while my screen died. I phoned Sony and told them the problem. Of course I didn't tell them I bought it off a friend but they didn't ask for proof of purchase. I got my phone back and it's working perfectly.
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Okay, so what if I don't have the box? They don't exchange the phone right? And I just took off the screen protector that was on the phone (The one from Factory) and I saw there was a small crack which I didn't see until now since the screen protector did a good job at hiding it. It's was only about an inch and a half long and didn't even come on the screen portion. Would this impact their decision on fixing it?
I think i got pretty screwed over...

KM626 said:
My Xperia Play's touch screen no longer responds to my touch. I used to be able to do a couple battery pulls and it's fine, everything would work. Now, it no longer responds, no matter how much I try to get it to work. I bought it second hand so i have no warranty.
Here's what I've done:
- About 24 battery pulls...
- Tried software update, which succeeded, but didn't solve my problem.
- Factory Reset, nothing.
- Tried Repairing Phone instead of Updating software, that dind't work (failed for some stupid reason).
Can anyone help me out? Everything else works, just the touch screen.
Thanks.
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TheCraig said:
I think its a hardware fault since you have re installed the software... ermm how old is the device?
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KM626 said:
According to the guy I bought it from, it's about a couple months old. I got it about a week ago.
Actually, the touch screen just started working again out of nowhere, and it's working as if though nothing happened. If I power off the phone or pull the battery, the touch doesn't work again until I do a few more battery pulls. When it does work, there's no flaws to it, it works perfect..
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SkaterOllie795 said:
EVERY Sony erricson comes with a 1 year warranty. I got mine 2nd hand but then after a while my screen died. I phoned Sony and told them the problem. Of course I didn't tell them I bought it off a friend but they didn't ask for proof of purchase. I got my phone back and it's working perfectly.
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KM626 said:
Okay, so what if I don't have the box? They don't exchange the phone right? And I just took off the screen protector that was on the phone (The one from Factory) and I saw there was a small crack which I didn't see until now since the screen protector did a good job at hiding it. It's was only about an inch and a half long and didn't even come on the screen portion. Would this impact their decision on fixing it?
I think i got pretty screwed over...
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may i ask how you guys solve this?

quiksilver669 said:
may i ask how you guys solve this?
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Unfortunately I no longer own an Xperia Play, and I never had the problem with a non-responsive touch screen. I recommend you call Sony, or return it to the store where you bought it.

[Q] possible bricked xperia play

Hello all
i have read through these forums found a range of ideas but have found no specific answer to my problem.
heres a few details (i am not up to scratch on the technical details but will do my best)
a coupe of weeks ago i did something to my phone (rooting i thinkit is called ) where i created a partition on my sd card so i could use the app sdlink. the reason for this was after every app update i was getting low memory and my phone was very sluggish so i wanted to shift it all to that partition. i managed to do this no problem, the phone worked absolutly fine afterwards.
over the weekend i was away and i noticed my phone getting slower, when ever i wanted to take a picture the camera would take ages to load. this just got worse and worse to the point of the screen hardly coming on when i activated it, the only thing that got the screen up was sliding the gamepad open and shut a few times.
it also became extremly sensitive, i could use the screen when i got it back on but the slighest nudge on the slide mechanism and it would go blank.
when i got home i tried the repair open on pc companion and it went completly black.
i have tried this a few times, i have flashed with ftf files i have used SEUS many times and nothing. it will occasionally come on, load up but the slighest touch and it goes blank.
Is the phone usesless?
shall i keep trying? i have rang up my insurance and they will want me to send it to them in a few day, i want to keep trying myself though because the excess i cant really afford to pay at the moment.
Thankyou, any help would be greatly appreciated

That sounds like a hardware fault - something wrong with your screen or a cable. I'm afraid your only option is to get it repaired

well, i am going to have to concede its a hardware problem. my phone rang and i didnt even realise it was on. it showed on my screen i lightly touched it and it went blank but continued to ring. thanyou anyway

try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1252038

If the screen came on, then flipped back off, I highly doubt that process will fix it. You're better off just getting it exchanged.
Did you look into a warranty replacement? The phone, itself, is not quite a year old, so you should still be under warranty. Reverting it to stock using the .ftf process would have gotten rid of root, so your warranty shouldn't be voided anymore.
Edit: Maybe the phone is a year old, but do look into it. You have a year manufacturer's warranty that, unless you got the phone right when it was released, should still be in effect.

xperia play dead!!
my case my xperia play is totally off, its only vibrate whn i press power button. Some days ago my play working perfectly but whn i slide up or down my screen display goes off but my mobile is on & thn i press lock button and thn press unlock the screen, but oneday i was using my mobile and suddenly my mobile display off again at tht time mobile on only screen off thn i pulled out battery and restart my mobile but thr was no luck, my xperia play dead only vibrate. i flash my mobile several time through flashtool but no luck. I think its slider cable issue or may be motherboard, is thr any luck to send my mobile to sony repair center bec i am a secnd owner but no purchase slip or any bill. kindly confim me, is thr any chance that sony repair my mobile???
your early response in this regard will be highly appreciated..

The infamous slider flex cable. Same thing wrong with mine.
I'm starting to think that slider is a faulty design. More and more people are having issues. After taking apart my xplay, I can tell you the way it's designed puts a lot of stress on that cable. The engineers weren't doing their job..
Sony needs to do a warranty extension/recall because of this IMO
Maybe we should all make a petition.

So I have a rooted CDMA xperia play running 2.3.3, my question is is it possible to unlock the bootloader of my phone? Cuase from my reading CDMA xperia plays are unable to have the bootloader unlocked

gagebiddy said:
So I have a rooted CDMA xperia play running 2.3.3, my question is is it possible to unlock the bootloader of my phone? Cuase from my reading CDMA xperia plays are unable to have the bootloader unlocked
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The only way is to pay to have it unlocked

Screen flashes black

Hi, when i open my gamepad slightly my screen will flash black, and if i hold it in a certain positionbit will stay black until moved.
This also happens sometimes when picking up my phone
Is it a loose cable or something?
Should i get it replaced?
Rooted stock R800i, .42
Thanks

Probably the ribbon cable inside the slider. It's a known defective part.
Sent from a Galaxy far, far away..

So i could claim it on my warranty?

I got this problem too. But mine worse, sometimes when I wanna type a message the screen goes black, or the screen's light go like disco light, keep blinking at the home page and camera. I sent to Sony Centre to claim warranty but after few days they returned me and told me it was a software problem. Could this be kernel problem?

Yeah, sometimes just touching the screen can do it
I want to unroot before i cant see anything haha

Ive noticed that its just the backlight that goes off, if i make it go black and look at the screen in light i can still see the things there
Im going to request a replacement regardless, starting to annoy me

I tried to reinstall stock firmware but no use. Still the same. I'm gonna tear everything apart and take a look at the ribbon.
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jeff7424 said:
I tried to reinstall stock firmware but no use. Still the same. I'm gonna tear everything apart and take a look at the ribbon.
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DO NOT I repeat, DO NOT take it apart!!
Once you do that your warranty is void permanently and no way to hide it! I can guarantee it's not your software. Revert it to absolute perfect stock and show them it still happens. I'm positive it's the hardware, NOT software.
If they don't wanna fix it after factory restoring, threaten to call head office about it because you already know it's hardware error and they are refusing.
And also mention that many people on the internet are aware that the slider cable is faulty, many have replaced it and fixed the same problem you have.
I'm thinking of mailing them, and requesting they have a recall because more and more people are having the same problem.
Sent from a Galaxy far, far away..

Ok, the screen only flashes black on SYSTEM APPS. The installed apps dont have this issue
Seems to have happened after i rooted
Any new ideas?

Okay. Thanks captain. I will follow your orders.

Ok, so ive tried to claim on my warrenty. They said they were gunna send a packet out to return the phone for repair. This was a few weeks ago. Within this time i have called them up 3 extra times stating i havnt recieved the pack.
Is this easy enough to fix myself as im bored of waiting for them and im doubting im ever going to recieve any repair
Thanks
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Have you tried flashing a fresh stock firmware?
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Yeah, used se repair thing
Problem still there
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQXH5GAf9UA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Thats a video of my problem
Notice when it goes closer, when the screen goes black you can still see the homescreen
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I will buy a used Xperia S but i am afread from the yellow spot on screen!

Hi guys:
Tomorrow i am going to buy a Xperia S, i can test all hardware parts over 1 thing that i saw people say that when they play hard games for like 30 muinits they got yellow spot on the screen...
When i will buy the phone i can test it for just some muinits and i can't play on it for 30 minits to see that if yellow spot will apear or no.
How to know if the phone have that problem with less that 5 muinits​?

im playng on my xperia S and sometime longer then 30 min. and i dont see any yellow spot

My xs has the yellow tint, it took about 2 month to start as well but got mine from new. It's like it burns the screen, if you get chance to check one just check it on a white background, you will be able to see it almost straight away
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The $niper said:
Hi guys:
Tomorrow i am going to buy a Xperia S, i can test all hardware parts over 1 thing that i saw people say that when they play hard games for like 30 muinits they got yellow spot on the screen...
When i will buy the phone i can test it for just some muinits and i can't play on it for 30 minits to see that if yellow spot will apear or no.
How to know if the phone have that problem with less that 5 muinits​?
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just check its 12W20 & beyond
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It was only the first lot that had the issue. Its since been fixed. So find out how old it is
Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S

I had the yellow tint problem. It occurs in certain phones when they get warm - the screen gets a sort of yellow cloud which then disappears when the phone cools done.
As far as I know this issue, as others have said, has been resolved and is only present in the very first Xperia S phones manufactured. I don't think you'll be able to find out if this problem happens in your phone in just 5 minutes unless you put the phone somewhere very hot.
I was able to return my phone for one without the yellow tint. Make sure you buy it from somewhere reputable and keep your receipt!
Good luck! It is an excellent phone!

Thank you guys , i hope that i will not have it because the phone is from the oldest Xperia S phones.

The $niper said:
Thank you guys , i hope that i will not have it because the phone is from the oldest Xperia S phones.
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It is a problem of all Xperia S before 8 week of merchandise. Also my phone has this problem. In Italy is possible to change the screen, in warranty, with the only spedition cost. The screen works good, the only problem is the tiny yellow color. But your phone has all its functionalities
Sorry for my bad english

stibuz95 said:
It is a problem of all Xperia S before 8 week of merchandise. Also my phone has this problem. In Italy is possible to change the screen, in warranty, with the only spedition cost. The screen works good, the only problem is the tiny yellow color. But your phone has all its functionalities
Sorry for my bad english
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Ooh ****... i hope that the phone will not have that problem because here in syria there is no warrently.​

Random (and ghostly) touches on screen

Hi guys!
I have a F180L (converted on a E975), my phone never fell from any distance, or had any kind of impact, BUT...Since I updated to last version o Carbom ROM, I've got a issue on my screen...
There are random touches on my down-left corner of the screen. It's completely random, while the charger is plugged, or not. But it only happens when an app is opened, while in homescreen (even on google now cards) everything is ok...
I've already flashed another rom, the AOKP Android L release 11, the problem still here...I installed a screen tester app, and this corner is not recognizing when I touch.
What can I do? Is there any kind of fix for it?
It's really annoying (mainly while typing)...
Thank you for any help!

I guess its time for a replacement.

Made some research on other forums and found some people with the same problem, but on other devices...On Nexus 4 and Xioami (mostly)...They solved this by replacing the battery...I'll try to do that this week...
But any other tip about can help...

it might be a kernel issue
if u have jolla kernel try changing the kernel first

I have also the ghost touching on my E975.
Tried to do a scan with antivirus with no luck.
For instance it's hard to dial number, because there are ghost touches often.
It's like on tihs video, but I have touches even more often:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHFtafL-HKc
I'm on stock KitKat 4.4.2 ROM.
Any ideas about the issue?

smoke2 said:
I have also the ghost touching on my E975.
Tried to do a scan with antivirus with no luck.
For instance it's hard to dial number, because there are ghost touches often.
It's like on tihs video, but I have touches even more often:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHFtafL-HKc
I'm on stock KitKat 4.4.2 ROM.
Any ideas about the issue?
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I also had this problem and I sent it to service center (Still in warranty period). They replaced my phone touch screen and the problem is solved.

artit said:
I also had this problem and I sent it to service center (Still in warranty period). They replaced my phone touch screen and the problem is solved.
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Thanks.
It's relatively common issue, hope it will not appear again...

Sorry to resurrect this thread but I seem to have a problem with my screen, not with the ghostly touches but my screen has like one part of it not responsive to touches especially the keyboard. While typing in portrait mode I can't type in the letters x and d and the whole line of the screen above those letters can't respond to my touches. The others are OK though. Anyone else having the same problem or is it just me? Already flashed different ROMs but same problem

So...I didn't manage to get a new battery to perform a test yet...Maybe I'll do that until the end of this week, and post the results here...
About the kernel...Mine is "3.4.0 [email protected]" ...
Going to update to new Kevin's L ROM and see what will happen...Hope I can help u, guys...

I had the same problem as well, unfortunately my phone was just out of the warranty period so I couldn't get a repair or replacement. I tried everything to do with the software and firmware at first to see if that was the issue(no luck). I noticed when my phone was either hot from heavy usage or charging, it was at its worst..couldn't even put my lock pattern in without it spazzing out. After almost throwing my phone at a wall numerous times I decided to get a new digitizer (easily bought online at reasonable prices). Watched a tutorial on Youtube and replaced it successfully and haven't had a problem since.

kayotic321 said:
I had the same problem as well, unfortunately my phone was just out of the warranty period so I couldn't get a repair or replacement. I tried everything to do with the software and firmware at first to see if that was the issue(no luck). I noticed when my phone was either hot from heavy usage or charging, it was at its worst..couldn't even put my lock pattern in without it spazzing out. After almost throwing my phone at a wall numerous times I decided to get a new digitizer (easily bought online at reasonable prices). Watched a tutorial on Youtube and replaced it successfully and haven't had a problem since.
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That's exactly the SAME situation the occurred today, almost threw at a wall...when data is on heavy usage, it gets worse...I'll try this, but I seriously thinking about to get a new Moto G...'cause this digitizer gonna take a long time to arrive at my country
Thanks for ur information, dude!

So tried the touchscreen test and found out it was like a whole strip of screen that got affected. It was okay just a few days ago though,

dashcsn said:
That's exactly the SAME situation the occurred today, almost threw at a wall...when data is on heavy usage, it gets worse...I'll try this, but I seriously thinking about to get a new Moto G...'cause this digitizer gonna take a long time to arrive at my country
Thanks for ur information, dude!
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Yeah no problem and thats unlucky. I've got the Korean variant and wasn't ready to wait weeks to get my new digitizer either from Asia. I managed to find a european version that arrived next day and included front housing aswell (although modifications were needed a bit for the internals to fit). Yeah the Moto G look great but it seems to be more of a downgrade from your current handset right?
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Yeah no problem and thats unlucky. I've got the Korean variant and wasn't ready to wait weeks to get my new digitizer either from Asia. I managed to find a european version that arrived next day and included front housing aswell (although modifications were needed a bit for the internals to fit). Yeah the Moto G look great but it seems to be more of a downgrade from your current handset right?
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Where did you get the eu one? My screen has been like that for a long while, I have learned to live with it, but would love to change it.
thanks

hh0829 said:
Where did you get the eu one? My screen has been like that for a long while, I have learned to live with it, but would love to change it.
thanks
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I live in the UK I managed to find one here on ebay. I know you can get some from Italy , Spain and I'm positive there some in US aswell. Search "E975 housing or digitizer" depending on what your after. Do be careful as some replacements screens lack the LG logo or a bad quality. Im would give direct link but im not sure about the forum rules on that are. If your still unsure do PM me your country and I'll PM you back an appropriate link.
Hope I helped.
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