Hello, i don't know if this is normal, or i'm just being nitpick but i've noticed on my new Redmi Note 8, that the image seems to be bigger by like 1 or 2 inches, it's like if the imagen doesnt fit on the screen and is cutoff in the left side, i noticed it with my G board keyboard with the Key Borders on, it practically doesn't have any border on the left side, also when i compare wthe whatsapp app with another android phone, everything is like cutoff like 1 or 2 inches in the left. When i use the screen capture button, it will show the full image with all the borders like it should be. is it a problem with the phone, or maybe with the Original global Rom? i'm not rooted and didn't make any changes because not sure if this is something with the OS or with the screen hardware. is there a way to center the image to fit the screen resolution?
thank you in advance!
Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Global 4gb 64gb, with MIUI Global 11.0.4
Mine is normal, Im using xiaomi eu, but pretty sure im not noticing something like that in global rom before.
How about statusbar, is it the same thing or perfectly center? Is it in certain app only or what? Can you provide more details? What happens if you put your phone on landscape?
Are you using full screen tempered glass? Like Nillkin TG XD CD+MAX, the black frame on the side a little bit big, blocking the screen a little bit, not to crazy though.
Have you tried factory reset or reflash global rom? And also try disable miui optimization in developers setting and enable Show layout bounds to show the margins, see if your screen is crooked or not
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Mine is normal, Im using xiaomi eu, but pretty sure im not noticing something like that in global rom before.
How about statusbar, is it the same thing or perfectly center? Is it in certain app only or what? Can you provide more details? What happens if you put your phone on landscape?
Are you using full screen tempered glass? Like Nillkin TG XD CD+MAX, the black frame on the side a little bit big, blocking the screen a little bit, not to crazy though.
Have you tried factory reset or reflash global rom? And also try disable miui optimization in developers setting and enable Show layout bounds to show the margins, see if your screen is crooked or not
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i noticed the "issue" even in the status bar, it's a little cut off by the left side, that's what made me wonder about the full screen glass thing, i'm think that could be it, because the seller installed it and it's a little to the right, i guess i will have to take it to him and make him to remove it (i doubt it could be reinstalled without ruin it) . i can't see those border with naked eye though. i didn't tried another rom or reflashing the global rom, didn't want to lose the warranty
by the way entering into the developer option to look after Show layout and testing it, when i returned to settings i noticed that whatsapp stopped syncing. it says "sync is currently experiencing problems" and all my contacts' names on whatsapp disappeared, first time seeing this problem, had to clear all data and reinstall again. maybe i pressed an option that didn't have to be selected on developer option? right now i only have selected/ON "developer options, automatic systems updates, thethering hardware acceleration, turn on miui optimization and notify about high-risk feature (which showed me a warning when i used the show layout option, didn't know it was a high risk option)"
thank you very much, so far i'm loving this phone
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i noticed the "issue" even in the status bar, it's a little cut off by the left side, that's what made me wonder about the full screen glass thing, i'm think that could be it, because the seller installed it and it's a little to the right, i guess i will have to take it to him and make him to remove it (i doubt it could be reinstalled without ruin it) . i can't see those border with naked eye though. i didn't tried another rom or reflashing the global rom, didn't want to lose the warranty
by the way entering into the developer option to look after Show layout and testing it, when i returned to settings i noticed that whatsapp stopped syncing. it says "sync is currently experiencing problems" and all my contacts' names on whatsapp disappeared, first time seeing this problem, had to clear all data and reinstall again. maybe i pressed an option that didn't have to be selected on developer option? right now i only have selected/ON "developer options, automatic systems updates, thethering hardware acceleration, turn on miui optimization and notify about high-risk feature (which showed me a warning when i used the show layout option, didn't know it was a high risk option)"
thank you very much, so far i'm loving this phone
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That probaby it, just try to remove it, see if that really cause the problem
Do you know which tempered glass are you using? The brand name I mean, if the tempered glass off center, it will blocking the front camera, no? How about the redmi logo in the bottom, is it perfectly fit?
Dont worry, the options is right like it should be, and you can turn off the developer options. Idk about that sync problem though, I never experienced that before, probably because you turn off the miui optimization, which I know they reset the permission in some apps.
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That probaby it, just try to remove it, see if that really cause the problem
Do you know which tempered glass are you using? The brand name I mean, if the tempered glass off center, it will blocking the front camera, no? How about the redmi logo in the bottom, is it perfectly fit?
Dont worry, the options is right like it should be, and you can turn off the developer options. Idk about that sync problem though, I never experienced that before, probably because you turn off the miui optimization, which I know they reset the permission in some apps.
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The Logo is Centeres, and the tempered glass doesn't block the camera but i noticed it's not centered 100%, so i guess your deduction is right, must be those tempered glass with black borders. i would have to remove it ( don't know if those are the one that can be readjusted)
about the sync problem, has to remove those accounts and relog, now everything seems to work as they should.
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2 quirks
1) sometimes when entering my PIN on voicemail, the screen just blanks out - it doesn't happen every time but probably 1 out of 3 times. I tested dialing 611 and entering digits and it never happens
2) Flipping screens on widgets or apps, sometimes it doesn't move to the next screen. I have to make sure my finger goes all the way to the right of the screen to flip it to the next page. Not sure if this has anything to do with the XO skin protector I put on but don't recollect this problem started right after I installed the protector
Any of you guys seen this?
What version of ICS you have on your phone, custom rom etc..? Also GSM or Verizon?
I notice sometimes the screen goes off when talking on phone, and it doesn't come back on when I move it away from my face (like it's supposed to right?).
Also I just tested flipping pages in the browsing all apps/widgets, and I only have to slide my finger as little as a half inch, to flip pages. However if you do this slowly it will not flip pages, so it depends on the speed to slide and let go of the screen. This is also true for the launcher, flipping screens. So not sure why this would be happening to you?? I also have a screen protector as well (cheap dry application one $1.99 from ebay)
Try turning off the screen next time if happens and then back on and see if it goes back to normal behavior...? Does the phone accurately follow your finger completely? If not it might be some hardware issue with the touchscreen. If it doesn't then I would definitely remove your screen protector and test for the issue.
is there an app i can use to test if the screen is following my finger properly?
verizon and using stock os (rooted it of course)
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is there an app i can use to test if the screen is following my finger properly?
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It's built in, just go to settings, developer options, show touches (check this)
It will show a small circle following where your finger is touching.
Also there is an even better setting above that called "show pointer location" Which will draw a line showing where you have been touching the screen.
Working fine
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Working fine
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Strange, is this something new to ICS 4.0.3? Can anyone else confirm? I've only used 4.0.2 and 4.0.1.
If its following your finger accurately the only thing that would make sense to me is the ROM or kernel/drivers...??
i'm on 4.0.2 with verizon - there aren't any other updates available when i check
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i'm on 4.0.2 with verizon - there aren't any other updates available when i check
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Ah for some reason I thought 4.0.3 was already pushed out to Verizon Galaxy Nexus phones, turns out that is not the case... ignore what I said earlier about it being associated with 4.0.2 I guess..
If you really want to get this fixed one suggestion would be to back up your phone (nandroid and/or titanium backup), and do a factory reset... if the page flipping issue goes away then you can at least isolate it the issue a little better...
I'm curious to see exactly the extent of the page/screen flipping issue you have, if you have the means, and have some time to blow, make a youtube video of the issue in action and maybe it will be a little clearer to see whats happening...
I have a HTC One m8 and the top half inch of the screen does not respond but occasionally it does sometimes for a little while. The top half inch generally tends to work when the battery is charged to 100% but sometimes that doesn't happen either. if it helps I use a tempered glass as a screen protector and the screen does not have any physical damage and it doesn't help when u boot into safe mode. I have also tried a hard reset.
Coincidentally i am working on a phone with the same problem (not mine). After a lot google research the owner decided to use another Launcher (Smart Launcher). This did not fix it entirely, if you are in Apps you can use the statusbar, but its not working on homescreen. I dont know why it behaves like that, but surprisingly many people get problems like that. I tend to believe that there is some software problem involved, because changing Launcher or using custom rom has been reported helpfull/fixing the problem (not allways tho..).
Now he had some other troubles with this phone and in the process i did a reset, that did not fix things as you said. I will install a custom rom next and will report back next week.
So i was wrong with saying a new lauchner solved the problem. Statusbar(sb) was accessible in home screen but not in app, said it wrong in the other comment. Now i had some time to test this and i can say that at least the phone i was working on is broken.
The top part does not recognize any touch input. The reason the sb showed some reactions is, that the launcher had a bigger trigger area (i guess), so you could pull it down. But still the top part was not responding. I tested it with stock, S-Rom and one Nougat Rom (dont remember), none of that showed an input in the top part.
Solution for now is different launcher or app that pulls down the bar. There are still some problems in daily usage, that this will not fix, so i guess its time for a new phone.
I am facing same problem. Is it any update which was pushed by HTC which makes the top 1 inch unresponsive ocassionally.. Indirectly, a marketing gimmick to push us by a new phone. So if it is really like that, who would buy a HTC phone again anticipating same problem again. Might go for Samsung (my own preference). huh !!!
I just tried turning on the 'Show surface update' option under 'Developer Options'. The screen flashes randomly even if I just keep the screen on without touching or doing anything with the phone.
I have a Xperia T2 Ultra, and if I try the same thing, the screen will only flash if I touch the screen, it doesn't flash the screen randomly like the ZUK Z2 does.
Is it happening to everyone on Stock Nougat ROM or just me? I am mainly concerned with the touch sensitivity of the phone, cause sometimes I feel, I'm missing out some screen swipes.
Any advice or suggestions?
I don't think the 'Show surface updates' setting is actually intended to show when the screen is touched. I believe it is used to indicate when the content of the screen changes; for example it might flicker if one of the icons in your statusbar changes like mobile/Wi-Fi signal strength or the clock. I guess the option you're actually thinking about is the one which says 'Show taps' under the Input heading, which displays a spot on the screen when the display panel is touched. (I don't know whether this is available in ZUI since i'm running AEX 4.5)
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I don't think the 'Show surface updates' setting is actually intended to show when the screen is touched. I believe it is used to indicate when the content of the screen changes; for example it might flicker if one of the icons in your statusbar changes like mobile/Wi-Fi signal strength or the clock. I guess the option you're actually thinking about is the one which says 'Show taps' under the Input heading, which displays a spot on the screen when the display panel is touched. (I don't know whether this is available in ZUI since i'm running AEX 4.5)
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Thank you for the reply. Whatever you said makes complete sense. But the issue is, I have got few Android phones running kitkat, lollipop and marshmallow, these devices only shows surface update on statusbar area if I don't touch the screen. In Z2's case it flashes the complete screen randomly and frequently, I tried leaving it in settings, a picture opened in full screen etc, but same result.
I don't mind if it's a bug with the ROM, I can flash a custom ROM. But if it's caused by a hardware issue, mostly related to touch, then I'm planning to send the device back for repair or replacement. Just going to be 1 week since I bought this device.
Any suggestions?
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Thank you for the reply. Whatever you said makes complete sense. But the issue is, I have got few Android phones running kitkat, lollipop and marshmallow, these devices only shows surface update on statusbar area if I don't touch the screen. In Z2's case it flashes the complete screen randomly and frequently, I tried leaving it in settings, a picture opened in full screen etc, but same result.
I don't mind if it's a bug with the ROM, I can flash a custom ROM. But if it's caused by a hardware issue, mostly related to touch, then I'm planning to send the device back for repair or replacement. Just going to be 1 week since I bought this device.
Any suggestions?
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I don't think there's anything to be worried about. I actually upgraded to a new phone today, and so flashed the Indian version of ZUI (2.5.104 ST) back onto my ZUK Z2 in preparation for selling it on Gumtree. (Which is the British equivalent of Craigslist, for those in the US) I had chance to test what you were talking about and sure enough, the same thing happens on mine; where the entire screen will occasionally flicker even with an image displayed in fullscreen, so that the statusbar icons are hidden. So unless you are noticing any actual problems whilst using the device, I don't believe there's anything to be concerned about at this stage.
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I don't think there's anything to be worried about. I actually upgraded to a new phone today, and so flashed the Indian version of ZUI (2.5.104 ST) back onto my ZUK Z2 in preparation for selling it on Gumtree. (Which is the British equivalent of Craigslist, for those in the US) I had chance to test what you were talking about and sure enough, the same thing happens on mine; where the entire screen will occasionally flicker even with an image displayed in fullscreen, so that the statusbar icons are hidden. So unless you are noticing any actual problems whilst using the device, I don't believe there's anything to be concerned about at this stage.
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Thanks a lot for checking it out for me, really do appreciate it. Was getting increasingly worried about this issue. You are a lifesaver. Thank you again :highfive:
Hi there,
So I finally got my beautiful panda Pixel 2 XL and I absolutely love it, except for one thing - touch latency or sensitivity.
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I took off the glass screen protector and I'm now using it naked. I feel some improvement BUT this is still far from perfect. I was expecting such phone coming straight from Google to blow me away in terms of touch latency and such, but for now it feels like my Oneplus 3 is actually more responsive. Super strange.
I'm not entirely sure what's going on, but basically I feel like I'm having a hard time registering a touch on the first try TOO OFTEN. Sometimes I would even try to scroll up or down a web page and it wouldn't register for a few tries.
Things to note I'm NOT using the screen naked, I'm rocking an AmFilm tempered glass screen protector, it's a dot matrix kind of screen protector, one that doesn't actually stick to the screen entirely, only at the edges. Could this be the issue?
Is anyone else having similar issues with or without a screen protector?
Again, other than that, the device is perfect. Also very minimal blue shift that doesn't bother me at all.
Thanks for your help
How is the sensitivity with the screen protector off?
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How is the sensitivity with the screen protector off?
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I know it's silly, but I don't want to take off the screen protector because I got it aligned perfectly and the only replacement I have is a different type - a tpu film.
The thing is, I didn't even have a chance to try out the phone without a protector since this was the first thing I did when I unboxed it :/
Was mainly wondering if anyone else is having touch screen issues with a tempered glass screen protector of any kind?
UPDATE I took off the glass screen protector and I'm now using it naked. I feel some improvement BUT this is still far from perfect. I was expecting such phone coming straight from Google to blow me away in terms of touch latency and such, but for now it feels like my Oneplus 3 is actually more responsive. Super strange.
You on latest 8.1?
I notice some touch sensitivity issues in the far edges of the screen. I'm not using any screen protection at the moment.
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You on latest 8.1?
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Yep, I'm on the stable 8.1 all stock not rooted or anything.
This is mostly apparent when scrolling, I would sometimes scroll down and the page would move downward and sideways altogether, as if it is registered as a swipe to the side with a scroll down. Same when scrolling up. Very annoying.
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Yep, I'm on the stable 8.1 all stock not rooted or anything.
This is mostly apparent when scrolling, I would sometimes scroll down and the page would move downward and sideways altogether, as if it is registered as a swipe to the side with a scroll down. Same when scrolling up. Very annoying.
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What's your Animation Scale set to in Developer settings? I changed mine to .5x and noticed improvements in scrolling & response...
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What's your Animation Scale set to in Developer settings? I changed mine to .5x and noticed improvements in scrolling & response...
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Yeah, definitely. I'm already on 0.5 scale unfortunately so this can't be it. Thanks for your help anyways! Appreciate it
Same problem after the 8.1 update answering a call is so hard. even unlocking my phone with a swipe up is very difficult. Swiping away notification takes 3 tries. I'm actually regretting the 128gb with google protect! So much money with so many problems. I came from a GS7 edge and it was way better performance wise then this phone. Feels like I'm just a beta tester for google. Seems like every update fixes one thing and breaks 4 more.
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Same problem after the 8.1 update answering a call is so hard. even unlocking my phone with a swipe up is very difficult. Swiping away notification takes 3 tries. I'm actually regretting the 128gb with google protect! So much money with so many problems. I came from a GS7 edge and it was way better performance wise then this phone. Feels like I'm just a beta tester for google. Seems like every update fixes one thing and breaks 4 more.
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Agreed. I actually miss my Oneplus 3 in terms of performance and fluidity. I can't type or browse with this phone without having weird glitches. Sometimes the tap wouldn't register, sometimes it's the scrolling acting up.. Very annoying as I said
I'm having similar issues. Randomly my phone decides I touched somewhere in the middle of the screen I didn't at all, or when scrolling down a list eg. YouTube or Twitter, it suddenly jumps me back to the top as if I swiped down at super human speed.
More over the most consistent issues I'm having is tapping on the edge. Eg. The elipsis (3 vertical dots) when looking at 'my channel' or a playlist such as my attached screenshot. I cannot touch the elipsis at all even with a stylist.
My device is Google Pixel 2 XL, 8.1.0, build OPM 1.171019.011
P.S I'm using the phone 'naked', no case, no screen protector.
Damn. Looks like we've got an actual issue here.
For me it is most consistent when I'm scrolling up or down a list that can also go sideways, like Instagram Stories stickers for example, or an email on Gmail where you can swipe left to get to the next message. It will randomly go right/left when I'm actually swiping up/down.
It also happens to me, sometimes, while scrolling up or down, 5 or 6 times successively, it doesn't recognizes one of the touches.
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Damn. Looks like we've got an actual issue here.
For me it is most consistent when I'm scrolling up or down a list that can also go sideways, like Instagram Stories stickers for example, or an email on Gmail where you can swipe left to get to the next message. It will randomly go right/left when I'm actually swiping up/down.
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Nimrodiny, would you mind trying to go on the YouTube app, and either on your 'my channel' list or a playlist try to tap on the ellipse?
It's completely impossible for me, every time either nothing happens or it decides I touched the video itself to play it. I'd like to know if my issue is not unique.
Addendum: I tried viewing this page in desktop view mode in Chrome and zoomed in. I was able to scroll up and down over and over without any side scrolling happening at least.
I have noticed sometimes it freezes when loadng a web page thought it was chrome but updated to the beta.
Same effect, something is off with the touch sensitivity but not always.
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Nimrodiny, would you mind trying to go on the YouTube app, and either on your 'my channel' list or a playlist try to tap on the ellipse?
It's completely impossible for me, every time either nothing happens or it decides I touched the video itself to play it. I'd like to know if my issue is not unique.
Addendum: I tried viewing this page in desktop view mode in Chrome and zoomed in. I was able to scroll up and down over and over without any side scrolling happening at least.
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Yep. I can definitely tap on the ellipse on YouTube via my channel.
BTW, just made a scrolling comparison - same website, same browser, on my Pixel 2 XL vs the OP3 and... The OP3 absolutely killed it. It was way smoother and never stuttered while the Pixel had tons of stutters and misreading of my swipes
Thanks for testing Nimrodiny. In that case I best go back to the store and exchange my phone, as edge tapping is definitely broken for me.
Ya. Happens to me.. not acurate touch.. try touching that 3 dots on YouTube app on full screen ( where u change resolution of youtube play back)
Ufff fed up with this.. display, speaker, touch.. how many more
I came from OnePlus 3 n got panda pixel 2 xl. I faced some touch sensitive issue while typing n sometimes browsing. M using my pixel with iq shield screen protector film. I did a factory reset it did helped with swipe issues to some extent. Also I disabled vibration n sound for touch and feel bit better while typing. Mostly while typing I had hard time pressing space bar , most of the time I had to press twice to register a space. lts like phone is unable to keep up with my typing speed(m not that fast though). It doesn't feel like using a flagship phone . I would say touch is good but definitely not great.
Other than that I face no display issues like screen burn in or weird sound issues . Ya blue tint is there but it's part of the display not an issue.
I would suggest try factory reset once n disable sound and vibration on touch and see if it does help some how.
Been using the phone for the last 12 hours and I noticed something towards the end of my use last night.
The screen seemed to become unresponsive. And when it would work it would start to make its own input when scrolling and opening any app or link my finger would drag over while scrolling.
Changed refresh rates, changed resolutions, even seen if the blue light filter was the issue. Nothing.
Almost seems like the screen drops frames when scrolling, like it gets caught on something.
New development. Fingerprint sensor doesn't respond at all and inputting a pattern is damn near impossible. Going to try removing the screen protector to see if that could also be the issue
Did a factory reset
Issue seems to be where the finger print scanner is
It's almost like a dead or unresponsive zone.
Sounds like a factory defect, better have it replaced if resetting didn't worked.
Small video showing when scrolling over the fingerprint reader, the screen almost loses input
Defect.
Samsung has been little help lol. They want me to send it in for repair instead of an exchange. They also said to just order a whole new one and return the one I have now except the black 128 is sold out
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Samsung has been little help lol. They want me to send it in for repair instead of an exchange. They also said to just order a whole new one and return the one I have now except the black 128 is sold out
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Sounds like Samsung support LOL...sorry you're having issues
Did you remove the factory installed screen protector? Maybe it's the cause of the issue
Return that pal, that doesn't sound good at all.
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Did you remove the factory installed screen protector? Maybe it's the cause of the issue
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one of the first things i did to trouble shoot. still having the issue. sometimes the screen completely loses all touch registration and it doesnt even know im trying to swipe or push on things. just realized it did this also after tmobiles new software update.
im still waiting here to hear back from samsung on how they are going to fix this issue
The same thing happens to me. Pulling down the notification shade seems to be the only thing that still works. It seems to goose the phone and it starts working again.
Test using the *#0*# diagnostic menu and use the Touch test.