Does G4 still have touchscreen problems? - G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I'm about to buy one and I get scared by all the people saying their touchscreen is unresponsive. Has an update solved this? Are the newer phones not having this problem? And I'm getting the international version, no carrier.

No.
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Sfkn2 said:
No.
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No what?
I've never encountered ANY touchscreen problems.
Only thing that happens once in a while, is the double tap to wake feature that sometimes doesn't recognize too quick and/or shallow taps, that's all.

Never had this issue. Could be an old software version that was patched by an update.

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Vibration not working

My vibration not working on any rom. Is it kernel problem or hardware problem? Does anyone experienced it? My phone had a water damage 5 months ago and caused my volume button not working. And now after a long 5months the vibration is not working. Please anyone help me. My warranty period is over.
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I think it's a hardware related problem. Go to a GSM service and find out what is causing VIBRATION problems
RazOne said:
I think it's a hardware related problem. Go to a GSM service and find out what is causing VIBRATION problems
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I think I'm going to give up on this phone because the volume button is already broken. Now it don't vibrate. I'm not going to waste my money on it.
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You can send me your phone if you don't use it i can test roms on it.
RazOne said:
You can send me your phone if you don't use it i can test roms on it.
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That's what I'm going to do with it. So sorry can't give it to u
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[Q] Camera not working.

I bought this phone a few months ago and knew ahead of time the camera had previous issues. Thing is, it appears to be both hardware AND software related. The front camera works for face unlock in certain roms. The camera app on any rom results in it opening but when pressing anything in the camera I get a freeze and a force close. Same goes for any app that tries to use the led flash. Has anyone had something similar to this issue? Im curious what the cause is, also, has anyone tried physically swapping the part out and can give any tips?
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komputerfreek said:
I bought this phone a few months ago and knew ahead of time the camera had previous issues. Thing is, it appears to be both hardware AND software related. The front camera works for face unlock in certain roms. The camera app on any rom results in it opening but when pressing anything in the camera I get a freeze and a force close. Same goes for any app that tries to use the led flash. Has anyone had something similar to this issue? Im curious what the cause is, also, has anyone tried physically swapping the part out and can give any tips?
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Seems to be a hardware issue. Have you tried checking the connection on the motherboard? I have never had issues with software unless I forgot to check hardware connections.
graydiggy said:
Seems to be a hardware issue. Have you tried checking the connection on the motherboard? I have never had issues with software unless I forgot to check hardware connections.
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Yeah I just ordered a tool kit with the screws required. Gonna take a look at it and hopefully If it works I can turn quite a profit. I bought this phone for 40 dollars.
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Took the phone apart and checked the camera. I replugged it back in and it still did not work. Order a new camera for 10 dollars on ebay and will try again.
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If that doesn't work, you should do a one click restore to stock. That could possibly fix it.
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graydiggy said:
If that doesn't work, you should do a one click restore to stock. That could possibly fix it.
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Already one clicked a few times and nothing changed.
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Update : Ordered a new camera, came about 10 minutes ago in the mail. I replaced it and everything is working fine. For future reference. I'd the back camera does not work, neither will the flash. My flash did not work until I replaced the faulty camera.
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komputerfreek said:
Update : Ordered a new camera, came about 10 minutes ago in the mail. I replaced it and everything is working fine. For future reference. I'd the back camera does not work, neither will the flash. My flash did not work until I replaced the faulty camera.
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Awesome! :thumbup:
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Momentary Screen Freeze - ATT Note 8.0

Just got the ATT Galaxy Note 8.0 and have a slight issue with the screen freezing momentarily
while trying to scroll.
About once an hour or so I will try to scroll the screen with my finger and it wont move.
Lifting my finger and placing it back on the screen will get scrolling again. This has happened 3-4 times in the
browser and market so far.
Device is not rooted.
Is this normal ?
I only got the device on 6-24-2013 so I can exchange it if I need to.
Thanks
Same here and I have the latest firmware as well.
Really annoying.
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I have the wifi only version. I exchanged mine for a new one due to this issue. The new one does the same thing. Running newest firmware.
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Same problem here.
Just have a moment patience and it will continue working properly.
Gives me the comforatble Windows feeling.
Same here. Hoping its something a software update will fix
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Same Here
Glad to know I'm not the only one having this issue. I'm assuming it can be fixed with a software update.... at least I hope so
Same here, and yeah, glad to know this is a feature, not an issue
Same problem on the wi-fi model I just purchased. Also glad to know it's not just me lol.
+1, not that this does any good... For me, it doesn't even have to be scrolling. I could be on the launcher and this still happens.
BrettXNA said:
Just got the ATT Galaxy Note 8.0 and have a slight issue with the screen freezing momentarily
while trying to scroll.
About once an hour or so I will try to scroll the screen with my finger and it wont move.
Lifting my finger and placing it back on the screen will get scrolling again. This has happened 3-4 times in the
browser and market so far.
Device is not rooted.
Is this normal ?
I only got the device on 6-24-2013 so I can exchange it if I need to.
Thanks
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My AT&T Note 8 does the same thing. Seems to be pretty universal issue.
purepulse64 said:
Glad to know I'm not the only one having this issue. I'm assuming it can be fixed with a software update.... at least I hope so
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Who knows how long it will take. That's if samsung even knows about the issue. Hope there will be an update soon because it is getting annoying.
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Just checked and there was a small update for stability on the wifi model. Maybe to fix this issue........ Maybe.
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slushbilly said:
Who knows how long it will take. That's if samsung even knows about the issue. Hope there will be an update soon because it is getting annoying.
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Just checked and there was a small update for stability on the wifi model. Maybe to fix this issue........ Maybe.
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I'm seeing this as well. AndI don't remember experiencing this before the update!
Edit: Never mind, I didn't realize there was another update. Maybe this update fixes the lag caused by the last one. Thanks for the tip!
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BrettXNA said:
Just got the ATT Galaxy Note 8.0 and have a slight issue with the screen freezing momentarily
while trying to scroll.
About once an hour or so I will try to scroll the screen with my finger and it wont move.
Lifting my finger and placing it back on the screen will get scrolling again. This has happened 3-4 times in the
browser and market so far.
Device is not rooted.
Is this normal ?
I only got the device on 6-24-2013 so I can exchange it if I need to.
Thanks
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Same for me. My version is the wifi version. I didn't have this problem until the latest firmware update. I started a thread a few days ago.
It is good to know that this is a pervasive issue. I hope it gets fixed quickly.
Jim in KY USA
exchanged
I exchaged mine out just in case, new one still has the same issue.
Same problem here, although I resolved mine by taking a couple of news app widgets of a home screen. Was having a few redraw problems cured that as well
I assume it's issues with cloud agent or the s-pen detection.
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I can definitely say that the new update did not make any difference. I hope that samsung will fix this problem soon.
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Seems to be just the capacitive input that is freezing. When i use the s,pen it doesn't seem to freeze at all. I tried scrolling with my finger and as soon as it freezes switched to the pen and it worked ok so I think it's the capacitive part of the screen that has the problem.
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Baldrick1963 said:
Seems to be just the capacitive input that is freezing. When i use the s,pen it doesn't seem to freeze at all. I tried scrolling with my finger and as soon as it freezes switched to the pen and it worked ok so I think it's the capacitive part of the screen that has the problem.
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That was my observation as well. Samsung said they would get my Note 8 back in a week. I'll be interested to see the problem crops up again.
Jim
Its happening not only on my att one, but my wifes wifi one as well
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[Q] Vibration suddenly doesn't work

Yesterday I noticed my Haptic feedback wasn't working. I tried ticking every setting and seeing if I could find what turned it off. Doesn't work when I receive a text, a call, or even when the alarm goes off. So I downloaded a vibrator app and it doesn't work. Suggestions? Halp?
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ArtificialMusik said:
Yesterday I noticed my Haptic feedback wasn't working. I tried ticking every setting and seeing if I could find what turned it off. Doesn't work when I receive a text, a call, or even when the alarm goes off. So I downloaded a vibrator app and it doesn't work. Suggestions? Halp?
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+1 I've been having the same issue. Running ViperOne At&t with ElementalX.
I'm on ViperOne 1.8 but stock kernel.
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I'm on ViperOne 1.8 but stock kernel.
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Hmm so it's not a kernel issue then. Even when I boot up the phone there's no vibration that usually indicates the boot up. Even in TWRP I don't get any feedback when selecting options. Faulty motor?
Do you have quiet hours turned on I've seen it keep haptic off even if its not the specified hours
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I don't use quite hours.
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OK but just check its not turned off in quiet hours as it can affect it even if your not using it
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Checked it out and it's been off this whole time. Even in Recovery Mode it doesn't vibrate as normally. Will try installing a new rom today.
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Hmm so it's not a kernel issue then. Even when I boot up the phone there's no vibration that usually indicates the boot up. Even in TWRP I don't get any feedback when selecting options. Faulty motor?
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How long as your issue been going on? Where did you get your device? I'm wondering if it was a production issue.
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How long as your issue been going on? Where did you get your device? I'm wondering if it was a production issue.
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I got my device from an At&t authorized seller about a month or so ago. The feedback occasionally does come back for a few seconds before dying off again. Very odd. I haven't tried flashing a new rom but I did a factory reset yielding no results.
Guess I'm gonna need to take the HTC advantage.
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Did you ever flash a new Rom?
No I just made a back up and noticed it wasn't working on twrp.
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Hmm I'll try flashing another ROM today and if that doesn't work, I'll have to unroot, which is totes lame.
I installed PA Alpha 1 with Furance OC kernel. Bought the Faux Clock app so I can **** with the kernel settings and no go. Looks like I gotta look into making my device look completely stock and get it sent into HTC..
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ArtificialMusik said:
I installed PA Alpha 1 with Furance OC kernel. Bought the Faux Clock app so I can **** with the kernel settings and no go. Looks like I gotta look into making my device look completely stock and get it sent into HTC..
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Oh wow. So it seems its a hardware issue. Oh well guess only option is to unroot.
Yeah. Im gonna get a warranty replacement from Att tomorrow or Tuesday. Oh well. New phone? Just wish I could get the sexy red one. Lmao
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ArtificialMusik said:
Yeah. Im gonna get a warranty replacement from Att tomorrow or Tuesday. Oh well. New phone? Just wish I could get the sexy red one. Lmao
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LOL just that unrooting seems like a bit of a tedious process. And I don't really have access to a windows pc, since the program is a windows one. Oh well, I'm just wondering if this is a common occurrence amongst other M8 owners or just happenstance.
Well. You can just take it to the warranty department. My only thing I think they would trip about is the red text screen. I'm gonna s off and fix that tomorrow.
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My M8 hasn't had this issue...
However, the LG G2 I had a few months back did. It worked great one day, and had no vibration the next.
I wonder if smartphone companies are just buying cheap vibration motors nowadays to save cost, and the cheap motors blow out easy or defect often.

Screen Sensitivity

My screen does not record every press. Never misses a beat typing but selecting a thread from a list or a tweet from twitter feed or almost any random thing the first click may not record. I have to do it again. I wish I could increase sensitivity.
Does anyone else have this issue? Any suggestions?
Thanks!
My Verizon note 7 is on the truck for delivery today. I will share my experience after a day or of playing with it. Since it sounds like I can't root it yet I guess I can't tweak it too bad. Do you have a screen protector on yours by chance?
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I have the same issue. Typing is on point with every touch but I too am noticing I have to press 2 and three times on things like links and such.
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My Verizon note 7 is on the truck for delivery today. I will share my experience after a day or of playing with it. Since it sounds like I can't root it yet I guess I can't tweak it too bad. Do you have a screen protector on yours by chance?
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I should have mentioned I had the VZW rep put on a Zagg but it had bubbles and was peeling so I took it off. Problem did not improve. The odd thing is it doesn't affect typing at all. I type fast and no lags nor unrecorded presses. It does happen randomly in any app or screen though. Never when clicking to open an app but clicking on a phone number in missed calls, clicking a link in the browser, clicking to open a tweet or tapatalk thread or basically anything anywhere on the screen. Not a dead spot. The second click always works. It's incredibly annoying when you kind of look for it to happen again and of course it does
MODERATOR - Would this be a legit topic for main thread or strictly a Q AND A thing? It would get more looks in a main Note 7 thread. Thanks
kleigh774 said:
I have the same issue. Typing is on point with every touch but I too am noticing I have to press 2 and three times on things like links and such.
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Are you going to keep or exchange? I'm not sure what to do. I love the phone but really hate this issue.
Some claim an update will fix it but I called VZW and Samsung tech support and both said they never heard of any problems at all with Note 7. How can I hope for a fix if they don't know there is a problem?
I've had the same problem. Glad it's not just me.
jonspad said:
I've had the same problem. Glad it's not just me.
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Why?LOL Misery loves compamy? j/k I was hoping a hundred people would say "Me too!" Then there would be hope of a software fix in ota but since it is very few of us it just means we have lemons....which sucks. I hate returning phones.
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I noticed things don't tap cause my hand is touching the edge sometimes. Think it will stop when I finally get my case today.
jjayzx said:
I noticed things don't tap cause my hand is touching the edge sometimes. Think it will stop when I finally get my case today.
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I have a case.
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I have a case on mine also. I'm not sure about taking it back just because of the time it takes me to set up. I can't see it being a hardware issue because the same point of touch will work perfect on somethings but not on others. Kinda torn on if its worth the setup time to exchange. As far as tech support have they ever admitted to a problem with any phone lol.
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kleigh774 said:
I have a case on mine also. I'm not sure about taking it back just because of the time it takes me to set up. I can't see it being a hardware issue because the same point of touch will work perfect on somethings but not on others. Kinda torn on if its worth the setup time to exchange.
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Me too. The s7e was too sensitive an dpeople complained so they made ours not sensitive enough. I just wish there were a software fix but no root so no hope. OT but do you know how to get the Twitter app to automatically start on the most recent post? I keep missing the temp blue box that offers to jump to most recent post because of the insensitive screen.
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recDNA said:
Me too. The s7e was too sensitive an dpeople complained so they made ours not sensitive enough. I just wish there were a software fix but no root so no hope. OT but do you know how to get the Twitter app to automatically start on the most recent post? I keep missing the temp blue box that offers to jump to most recent post because of the insensitive screen.
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Wish I did cause I have the same issue lol. Was to busy to hop on Twitter for two days which lead to a very long scroll session lol.
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Have the issue as well. Some presses required are uncomfortably hard presses. Sammy view case.
pump142 said:
Have the issue as well. Some presses required are uncomfortably hard presses. Sammy view case.
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Keeping or returning phone?
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I have the same issue. Sometimes two or three presses (harder each time) to get response.
RicoX9 said:
I have the same issue. Sometimes two or three presses (harder each time) to get response.
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I wonder if there are a bunch of bad digitizers out there or if this is software?
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Having the same issue and I also have the Verizon tempered glass screen protector installed
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Having the same issue and I also have the Verizon tempered glass screen protector installed
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Did u have it before screen protector too? Anybody returning their phone? I'm torn
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recDNA said:
Did u have it before screen protector too? Anybody returning their phone? I'm torn
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Screen protector was installed at the same time I purchased the phones, so I don't know
As far as returning the phone absolutely not, But I came from a note 3

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