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[Q] Touch sensitivity issue cause?

I've been reading through the previous threads and I'm still confused if the issue is hardware or software related. I have the AUO panel and have broken swipes, and times where I can't scroll properly. This has been going on a couple months now and it's getting on my last nerve since it's frequently happening when I need my phone to work properly. All this time I assumed it was software but a couple threads mentioned it was hardware. Trouble is, some people with the JDI screen also have issues so I don't understand. My question is, has anyone ruled out software by flashing an AOSP rom? I'd rather not send this to Sony if at all possible since they don't cross ship and I'd be without a phone.

I have rarely an issue with the touch screen, when swipe up or down, it doesn't swipe it acts like I've just touched (clicked) once the display. I think it is a software issue, because in my case, if I turn off the display wait for 2-3 seconds and turn it on, it works with no problems.
Can you point me please to other threads that have this issue in discuss?
Thank you!

Have you removed the asf from the screen and placed an actual screen protector on it? I found that this really helped with the weird screen issues.

I have a screen protector over the ASF. But that has nothing to do with my issue, because, like I said, when I turn the display off, wait 3 seconds, and on again everything is working normally.

vibecatalin said:
I have a screen protector over the ASF. But that has nothing to do with my issue, because, like I said, when I turn the display off, wait 3 seconds, and on again everything is working normally.
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Yeah, I reboot usually and the issue temporarily goes away. Then it will come back a day or two later. I'm afraid to remove the ASF because I've read some issues with goes touches even with a screen protector. I just want the issue to be fixed... I was thinking of flashing a AOSP rom but wanted to see if anyone with that ROM had any trouble or not. Maybe the L update in January will fix things.
Here are the resources I've read on this issue:
http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Xperia-Z1-Compact/Touchscreen-loosing-touch-issue/td-p/580111
http://johnhaller.com/blog/2014-03-06--sony-xperia-z1-z1s-touch-screen-issue
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2770293

I have rarely that issue, like I said I just turn off the screen, and after 2-3 seconds turn it on and it's gone. I'm sure this is a software related issue.

If it helps at all, I never had the issue in the two weeks I tried an aosp rom. However the camera and battery life were a bit lacking so I'm back on a stock rom.

I haven't have the issue too in the past weeks, I've wiping cache and dalvik cache pretty often , because I've installed some system apps. Anyway I will really want to know the cause of this
L.E. I'm still on stock firmware.
L.E. 2 : The Glove mode function, in the Settings-Display menu has an application or something? Has a file redirected to it? Is there in the phone's system a file than can be edited or deleted or something for the glove mode function? Maybe we will find answers there.
I'm not sure that I've made myself understood with the question.

Random reboots and more

First off I'd like to say that I've already got the power switch replaced on this device. So I've ruled that out to some extent.
That being said, my device pretty much will freeze up at random times then either turn off or reboot. If it reboots, it will load the OS (or sometimes not even finish the boot), then either freeze up then reboot again, turn off, or freeze up and stay frozen for eternity. I've tried reverting to stock then reflashing all my **** and redownloading all my apps and stuff. While that helped for maybe, 3 days, it did not fix the issue. Also notable that this usually happens several times a day, and that sometimes leaving it on the charger helps it make a stable boot. I've also purchased a new battery with no luck. Not sure if this is related but figured it might be relevant that the device wakes randomly sometimes. This is not related to my specific ROM either, this happens on several pieces of firmware. Only cause I can think of is age (this model is almost 4 years old) or a faulty power switch (I've already had the switch replaced).
This has started to affect my schedule in that my phone loves to turn off when I'm sleeping so I miss my phone's alarm, which I highly depend on.
Completely unrelated issue but I'm on Sultan's Lollipop ROM and I can't download themes, apps, etc. The device gives me an error saying that the app/theme "failed to install". All of my current apps come from restoring /data from my 4.4.4 daily driver backup. Help with this would be very nice as well.
Thanks a ton in advance for the help.
Fixed! My overclock was too high. I can only assume that it was overheating, causing the freezing and rebooting. Min frequency is at 192 MHz and max is 1512. Stable for the time being.

As far as your reboots go, if it happens after flashing stock 4.1.2 with Odin, then it is hardware. Either the button still, or something else disrupting power momentarily.
Not sure about issue 2 though.
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LiquidPlatinum said:
First off I'd like to say that I've already got the power switch replaced on this device. So I've ruled that out to some extent.
That being said, my device pretty much will freeze up at random times then either turn off or reboot. If it reboots, it will load the OS (or sometimes not even finish the boot), then either freeze up then reboot again, turn off, or freeze up and stay frozen for eternity. I've tried reverting to stock then reflashing all my **** and redownloading all my apps and stuff. While that helped for maybe, 3 days, it did not fix the issue. Also notable that this usually happens several times a day, and that sometimes leaving it on the charger helps it make a stable boot. I've also purchased a new battery with no luck. Not sure if this is related but figured it might be relevant that the device wakes randomly sometimes. This is not related to my specific ROM either, this happens on several pieces of firmware. Only cause I can think of is age (this model is almost 4 years old) or a faulty power switch (I've already had the switch replaced).
This has started to affect my schedule in that my phone loves to turn off when I'm sleeping so I miss my phone's alarm, which I highly depend on.
Completely unrelated issue but I'm on Sultan's Lollipop ROM and I can't download themes, apps, etc. The device gives me an error saying that the app/theme "failed to install". All of my current apps come from restoring /data from my 4.4.4 daily driver backup. Help with this would be very nice as well.
Thanks a ton in advance for the help.
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Same happened with me... Since I've problem with soft navigation keys.... Refer here for more... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2999362....I think it's the same in ur case too

pawanzZ said:
Same happened with me... Since I've problem with soft navigation keys.... Refer here for more... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2999362....I think it's the same in ur case too
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i don't think that's the same issue. even so the thread you linked me to doesn't help anything..

LiquidPlatinum said:
i don't think that's the same issue. even so the thread you linked me to doesn't help anything..
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Hmm...hope u'll get fix soon..

Post-October Patch Issues

Hello all,
Is anybody having issues with their Pixel XL or Pixel after they updated to the Android 10 October Patch in regards to random rebooting, flickering while charging or unplugging from charger, irrecoverable soft reboots, major lag when locking the phone (taking 20 seconds to actually lock and if you try to use it before it fully locks it will freeze in a state showing both the lock screen and the screen you were on previously) or navbar colours not updating. These issues have been persistent throughout ROMs and Stock Firmware even on Android 9 making me believe this is a hardware issue with the phone. I want to know if anybody else here has had these issues, i have seen them been reported elsewhere but not on xda yet.
Thanks

Nothing here, my Pixel XL does not exhibit the said problems (and I hope it remains that way ). It is indeed scary to see quite a number of people saying the final update from Google caused their phones to be bricked (on reddit that is). Nearly had a heart attack when it took longer than usual to restart the phone after accepting the OTA update.

No problems with mine either.

Question Graphical glitches on A52s (Culprit found)

Update: Found the culprit! When the phone is on a 2G network, it happens always when there is any (voice or data) communication and glitches are stronger when the signal is weaker. It's probably caused by an interference and bad shielding of components. Similarly how 2G network makes buzzing sound in radio speakers, on A52s it makes a mess on the screen.
At least one user (bellow) solved it by RMA - sending the phone to service and getting back new/fixed one.
Update 2: Problem fixed. I sent the phone to service center with description how to replicate the issue (phone must be on 2G network, ideally low signal, data or voice transfer is happening). Got it back after 2 weeks. Report says they replaced the display and also battery for "construction" reason (as they described it) and issue seems to be solved!
To conclude: It is indeed hardware issue and is fixed by replacing the display. If this happens to you too, don't wait for software update or anything else, send it to a service for a fix covered by the warranty!
Since few weeks ago, maybe since last update a month ago (security update from 1st October 2021), I'm randomly getting graphical glitches on my A52s.
It usually happens when I wake my phone after few hours of screen off but today I also saw few flashes even when playing a (graphically not demanding) game.
There is colour noise flashing over parts of the screen. It is usually just few random quick couple of 1/100 sec flashes, sometimes it stays a second and it disappears and everything is okay after that.
I also saw noise not covering the screen but flashing instead of wallpaper... Like there's a corruption in graphical memory, driver or whatever.
It doesn't make a difference whether the phone is freshly rebooted or running a week or two.
Does anybody else have this issue?
Is my phone (the memory, screen cable or something else) dying or is ist just a bug in current system update? I don't experience any other instabilities or problems.
(I'd send my phone to RMA but since I didn't find any consistent way to replicate this, it would make just as much of a difference as locking my phone in a drawer for a month.)
I'm appending mock-up screen shots how some of the flashing glitches look.

Clear system cache, hard reboot.

Huh, I didn't really ask for help, but yeah, that's a good idea with clearing the cache.
I rebooted to recovery and wiped the cache partition.
(I also accidentally hard rebooted when trying different button combos to enter the recovery LOL, so I did both things. In the end I had to enter the recovery using "adb reboot recovery" command because none of the button combos I found worked for me.)
I'll report back in few days whether it solved the issue or not.

Your screen is dying. This is hardware issue

Easy fixes are a good thing...

EugenStanis said:
Your screen is dying. This is hardware issue
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A possibility as is a mobo failure but no harm in trying a few simple fixes first.
Samsung has been having a lot of issues with their displays this year...

It doesn't really feel like screen itself is dying when glitches can appear under the home screen icons in wallpaper or in the application area with status and nav bars being untouched. But I guess it can be; I have no idea how the image on screen is being redrawn.
But it happens especially after phone display is off for longer period of time. The phone then is quite sluggish, presumably because the system paused or killed some apps and is waking them up. And glitches mainly appear then.
That would suggest to me either a system memory being corrupted or something weird happening in the cache, depending on where these apps go when they're paused/killed.

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It doesn't really feel like screen itself is dying when glitches can appear under the home screen icons in wallpaper or in the application area with status and nav bars being untouched. But I guess it can be; I have no idea how the image on screen is being redrawn.
But it happens especially after phone display is off for longer period of time. The phone then is quite sluggish, presumably because the system paused or killed some apps and is waking them up. And glitches mainly appear then.
That would to me suggest either a system memory being corrupted or something weird happening in the cache, depending on where these apps go when they're paused/killed.
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Factory reset. Before loading apps confirm if ok.
Then be careful what 3rd party apps you load.
If the reset doesn't work, reflash it to a known good version.
If all that fails it's likely hardware.

The most likely cause is a 3rd party app given right to overlap other apps and this 3rd party app has crashed. Uninstall apps in opposite order of installing until problem is solved. Or factory reset.

I have the same problem, sent phone for repair.
In my case, the issue is occurring when phone is on 2g network. You could try going to network and set it to 2g only, check if it's happening, and then set it to 3g and see.
Cheers!

Bvid said:
I have the same problem, sent phone for repair.
In my case, the issue is occurring when phone is on 2g network. You could try going to network and set it to 2g only, check if it's happening, and then set it to 3g and see.
Cheers!
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So is it a hardware issue or software?

abood.mhd said:
So is it a hardware issue or software?
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It was a hardware issue, got a new phone.

Bvid said:
It was a hardware issue, got a new phone.
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I have the same problem, and I can't replace the phone, the question is here, will this problem increase and affect the screen more?

Same problem here...but mostly when I am on 2G network (anyone please try and post results)...Thinking of sending phone to service...will see how it goes

Huh, I didn't get notifications for my thread, so I didn't know about all the replies!
I tested different things in last few weeks and I came to the same conclusion - that it only and always happens when my phone is on 2G network. If 2G signal is strong, it's occasional small glitchy line here and there. When the signal is really bad, it just messes up the whole screen - I had my phone ringing with screen being all just noise and mess. So I guess it's probably because of interference similarly how the 2G network connection makes buzzing sound in a radio speakers. Except here it makes a mess on the screen.
Now that I know how to reliably replicate the problem, I'll back the phone up and RMA it after christmas.

i have the same problem from the first day, it happens only in 2g signal ...and only if 2g signal is weak... i sent the phone to Samsung , they inform me that they know the problem and it will be fix ..on another update ...it s software problem they told....from this day i have take 3 updates and nothing happened....the phone still have the problem

Same here, took my a52s to a Samsung authorized repair center, after 3 repairs (the third one being the display change) it seems that the problem is solved. To me, it has nothing to do with software.

So, it's a hardware issue, I face the same problem for almost 2 months, and I don't know what to do

Only solution is to contact Samsung and have it fixed

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Only solution is to contact Samsung and have it fixed
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Its not that simple...Some people send phone for repair...twice and still not fixed

Question Gboard intermittent freeze

Does anyone else have this issue where you are swiping and it will suddenly freeze and you have to wait for it to unfreeze, maybe Gboard needs updating for Android 12

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Does anyone else have this issue where you are swiping and it will suddenly freeze and you have to wait for it to unfreeze, maybe Gboard needs updating for Android 12
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Not specifically Gboard, but quite literally only just today I've been getting some little lags on my Pixel 6 Pro and experience the same freeze on SwiftKey.
Running Kirisakura and all has been well with no new apps installed recently, but indeed today been getting some weird brief lags....
Unsure what the cause could be, but thought I'd share my experience nonetheless

I had a ton of Android 12 issues that were tangentially related to Gboard: minimize arrow persisting even when the keyboard wasn't visible, mysterious System UI ANRs after using the keyboard, etc. At some point I had opted in to the Gboard beta and opting out to the production release build fixed all of my issues.

Yes. Sporadically

I've been having intermittent issues with both Gboard and Swiftkey. There's been a few times when the keyboard doesn't display when I'm trying to message or send an email. I have to restart the phone. A bit of a pain in the butt. BTW, I have not received the December update.

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I had a ton of Android 12 issues that were tangentially related to Gboard: minimize arrow persisting even when the keyboard wasn't visible, mysterious System UI ANRs after using the keyboard, etc. At some point I had opted in to the Gboard beta and opting out to the production release build fixed all of my issues.
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Trying the beta version now to see if that fixes it

I do also encounter some lag when typing. Already contacted google support about it. You can either wipe your phone, if the problem isn't gone you are able to send it in for warranty.
I assume it is a software problem, so I won't do anything for now.
But glad to see there are more people who have the same problem.

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I do also encounter some lag when typing. Already contacted google support about it. You can either wipe your phone, if the problem isn't gone you are able to send it in for warranty.
I assume it is a software problem, so I won't do anything for now.
But glad to see there are more people who have the same problem.
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As you worked out seems pointless wiping the phone when its most likely a software issue, the Gboard beta is so far ok for me

I've switched from beta to stable
I do also encounter lagging when browsing in chrome or switching between recent apps. Not a huge deal breaker, but it should be fixed

Maybe this is the cause
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/rpokg3

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Maybe this is the cause
https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/rpokg3
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Oh I'm glad this is being recognised! As whilst I don't use Gboard (SwiftKey instead) I have the lags, which aren't just typing but also when scrolling and so this lag explanation of occurring when the battery percent drops makes sense as it is very much intermittent.
Will hope to see a fix soon.

This is getting worse for me, was out typing before when it just locked and then after a few seconds a load of gibberish came out

I wonder if this is the cause of some entire screen lock-ups for some of us until we turn the screen off and back on?

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I wonder if this is the cause of some entire screen lock-ups for some of us until we turn the screen off and back on?
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I had one where the screen was 100% locked, couldn't turn the screen off or the phone itself for 5 minutes................no way of a hard reset etc so I was worried about screen burn, lucky it reset itself after 5 minutes

Shipoftheline said:
I had one where the screen was 100% locked, couldn't turn the screen off or the phone itself for 5 minutes................no way of a hard reset etc so I was worried about screen burn, lucky it reset itself after 5 minutes
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Damn, that's pretty bad and I haven't experienced a lock-up of that level. Have you experienced the lesser lock-ups as well? The one that I described in addition to your five minute lock-up?

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Damn, that's pretty bad and I haven't experienced a lock-up of that level. Have you experienced the lesser lock-ups as well? The one that I described in addition to your five minute lock-up?
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The small ones while typing

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The small ones while typing
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If it is the Accessibility Services issue plaguing others, it's pretty crazy how extreme the issue is for some. Vs the small delays/hithces that I've read, the majority are suffering. Hopefully Google fixes this soon as I don't want to play device lottery with a refurb.

zetsumeikuro said:
If it is the Accessibility Services issue plaguing others, it's pretty crazy how extreme the issue is for some. Vs the small delays/hithces that I've read, the majority are suffering. Hopefully Google fixes this soon as I don't want to play device lottery with a refurb.
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The only real Accessibility setting I used was dark mode either way this has been going on since October so I'm going to try this new patch from (Jan) Google but if it hasn't fixed it I'm gone and will never buy a Google device again, I found not being able to swipe text etc without freezing for all this time is just pushed me to far now

Shipoftheline said:
The only real Accessibility setting I used was dark mode either way this has been going on since October so I'm going to try this new patch from (Jan) Google but if it hasn't fixed it I'm gone and will never buy a Google device again, I found not being able to swipe text etc without freezing for all this time is just pushed me to far now
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I just had it happen once on a fresh install of the Jan build when I was scrolling through Discord. Haven't updated the apps yet so that could of been why. I also ran the Pixel repair tool and I'll see if it happens again. It is pretty annoying when it happens and having to stop what you're doing to turn the screen off and on again. Don't really want to deal with Google during a time where their support is non-existent and end up getting a scratched up, dinged up refurb replacement. That or get a replacement and the same crap happens.