I have a G2 running CyanogenMod 6.1rc1. It was working wonderfully until this morning, when it stopped displaying any image/video on the screen. The backlight still works, and I can unlock it (and turn on the LED flashlight) by memory, so the touch sensor is working, but I get no video at all (even in hboot/usb-fastboot).
I talked with a couple of guys in #cyanogenmod, and they say it's probably a hardware problem (damage to screen's ribbon cable), and needs to be RMA'd. I'd like to get CM off of the phone before sending it off, just to be on the safe side. Is there a way to do that without being able to see the phone screen (i.e., via ADB and/or specific keypress sequence for Clockwork Recovery)?
Thanks in advance!
Hi folks,
Today I realised that after I turn the auto-rotation on, my phone refuse to set itself to landscape mode as it should. I also tried the game bikerace, which was working a few days ago, now the bike constantly makes backflips as if I turned my phone upside down. No matter which direction I hold my phone, it always makes backflips, and never frontflips.. I usually turn the auto-rotation off so I don't know since when this issue exist. I'm sure not more than a week. even factory reset didn't help. any ideas?
The attached picture is a screenshot taken when the phone was absolutely horizontal-positioned.
Thanks
Hello, I had this problem on my phone that is the Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160. Initially I tried to use the Auto-Rotation feature back. Once could be in a state of Landscape, when I play back in an upright position at the same instant Portrait indirect screen returns to normal.
Then I tried to play the game Moto Racing, consequently always turn right and crashing. After my rather tilt the phone slightly to the left (left oblique) turns back to normal straight. I concluded my phone, there are problems with the G-sensor is slightly deviated to the left oblique.
I have tried to use the manual calibration sorts of apps Bubble, bubble and so on but the power has absolutely no effect.
Is there really a problem in Hardware G-sensor my phone. What had to be taken to the Samsung Service Centre? But I tried to fix this on their own and the help of friends here.
If there is a solution please help and let me know.
Using 4.4.2 CM11 nightlies, Philz Touch
My compass acts oddly when my phone is in landscape orientation. It works fine in portrait orientation. If my phone is flat on a table (i.e., the screen is facing directly up), it's fine. As I rotate the phone vertically (with the power button facing away from me), it works up until the phone is about at a 45° angle from horizontal. Then the compass can sweep though an angle of about 180°. I see this behavior in GPS Status & Tools and with the blue arrow in Google Maps.
In portrait, everything is fine. I prefer to have my phone mounted in landscape when I'm in the car. This is when I need my directions to be correct, and this is precisely when they are not.
It seems that there's nothing telling the compass that the phone is in landscape orientation. I don't know if this is a hardware problem or an issue with CM11.
However, Google Sky works when the phone is in EITHER orientation. I have no way to explain that.
I cannot find anything or anybody else describing the same issue or any way to resolve it.
Has anyone else had a screen rotation issue on their Note 4?
In almost all apps, rotating from portrait to landscape or landscape to portrait has a very long delay. Usually at least 10 seconds, and sometimes not at all unless I tap the phone on a hard surface, and then it rotates.
That might suggest a sensor problem, except for 2 things that do work:
1) In camera mode, the buttons rotate instantly when I rotate the phone
2) In GPS status, which indicates phone orientation, it registers the screen rotation as roll in the pitch/roll display, although the GPS status screen does not rotate correctly either.
These seem to confirm that the actual sensor is working ok.
I've tried safe mode, clearing cache, closing all open apps. Nothing changes in the behavior. I also tried turning off SmartStay, and changing display mode.
Some hits I found suggested turning off "smart screen rotation" on the S5, but that setting doesn't seem to exist on the Note 4.
Has anyone had this problem and found a solution?
Glen
and sometimes not at all unless I tap the phone on a hard surface, and then it rotates.
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This is like a dead giveaway for a hardware problem.
Wow, 10 seconds is a looooonnnggg time for a screen rotation. I've never experienced this on my Note 4, so the only thing I can think of is talking to your carrier or Samsung themselves to ask about it. Sounds like a hardware failure to me.
Yeah, that does make it seem like a hardware problem. But like I said, the camera buttons rotate instantly every single time, with zero lag. That would seem to say the hardware is working, unless the camera uses a different sensor for rotation than the rest of the UI.
Also, my wife has the same issue with her Note 4. We got them at the same time, so maybe it's a problem with that batch.
Since we both have it, it seemed like it could be caused by some app we both have, but I thought booting in Safe Mode would eliminate that, as only stock apps run in Safe Mode.
I guess I could wipe the device completely and see if it resolves. If not, I'll take it in as a hardware problem.
After a full wipe and cache clear, it still has the same problem. I called Verizon, and they are shipping out a replacement phone.
Glen