[Q] Annoying orange box!!

DrCherryCoke · Apr 20, 2012

I've only recently started to have these orange boxes highlight everything all throughout the UI. It is so ****ing annoying!! I don't know if I messed with a setting of some kind or if it's an app that's causing it but I want it off! I've searched the web for an answer to no avail. Does anyone have a solution to this?

Edit: I have uploaded a screenshot for those who do not know what I'm talking about.

DrCherryCoke · Apr 22, 2012

Is anyone going to help me? Is this normal??

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

nikeairj · Apr 22, 2012

DrCherryCoke said:
Is anyone going to help me? Is this normal??

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

It'll help if you tell us what apps are affected. I've never seen any orange stuff on my nexus.

@rbiter · Apr 22, 2012

Its not a show touch setting in dev options is it?

bow chicka wow wow.

novo2393 · Apr 22, 2012

same

@rbiter said:
Its not a show touch setting in dev options is it?

bow chicka wow wow.

That was my first thought aswell

DrCherryCoke · Apr 22, 2012

It is not on. It affects the browser, Wikipedia, Pulse, Facebook. I'm thinking any app that is text based.

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killyouridols · Apr 22, 2012

Using a kernel with an overclocked GPU? They can tend to cause screen artifacts if your device can't handle the increased clock speed

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akira02rex · Apr 22, 2012

Are you on the stock rom unrooted?

If not Id suggest backing a backup with CWM, perform a full wipe. If that fixes it then it could be a third-party app causing it.

DrCherryCoke · Apr 22, 2012

I'm rooted stock. I will try wiping.

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Theshawty · Apr 22, 2012

DrCherryCoke said:
I'm rooted stock. I will try wiping.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA

To be sure it all wipes ok, connect to fastboot and type: "fastboot erase userdata"

That will erase ALL data, even the internal "sd-card". I remember a user here had a really painful bug where his home button wouldn't work and there was no lockscreen and that was all solved by erasing userdata through fastboot.

DrCherryCoke · Apr 23, 2012

Does anyone use Pulse? I have nearly reinstalled all of my apps and I don't see the boxes.

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Emhalwis · Apr 23, 2012

Pulse user here. Never had problems with it. Also first time seeing boxes like the one you have. I even have restored my feeds several time due to multiple rom flashing.

turdbogls · Apr 23, 2012

also a pulse user....never had any problems like this...and i haven't ever seen a problem like this.
good luck with it though...that would be really annoying.

Jarsky · Jul 31, 2012

having the same issue here as the OP. It doesn't seem to be Nexus specific, I have a Galaxy S3 (i9300T) running ICS 4.0.4.
I have rooted (cf-root) the phone and am running Siyah kernel. Have gone through every single setting I can find in Android & browser, have also uninstalled all the 3rd party Apps without any resolution.

It seems that the orange box surrounds the first submit/input field and affects anything text based - my default browser, chrome, facebook app, etc...I've just realised now I can also have multiple boxes on each screen if i've visited the link.

I got really frustrated because this 'orange box' left me in a google account login loop whenever I try to use the browser to search google.com. As google account is the first link on the mobile page. It's reaaaaally frustrating!

Will have to wipe and reinstall again but hopefully this is of some help to others.

Dragn4rce · Jul 31, 2012

Turn this off. That'll solve the box issue.

Hit the thanks button if this work So I know.

EDIT1: I just read this thread. You guys seriously went to point of wiping and formatting your phone????

Can't believe I'm the only one who knows about this.

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WiredPirate · Jul 31, 2012

Dragn4rce said:
Turn this off. That'll solve the box issue.

Hit the thanks button if this work So I know.

EDIT1: I just read this thread. You guys seriously went to point of wiping and formatting your phone????

Can't believe I'm the only one who knows about this.

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If I have helped you.... hit that sexy thanks button. ^_^

Nice find, I figured it would be an option in settings. You saved me the time of finding it myself.

Hung Wei Lo · Nov 29, 2012

Dragn4rce said:
Turn this off. That'll solve the box issue.

Hit the thanks button if this work So I know.

EDIT1: I just read this thread. You guys seriously went to point of wiping and formatting your phone????

Can't believe I'm the only one who knows about this.

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If I have helped you.... hit that sexy thanks button. ^_^

Thank god for you guys! I've had this issue on my RAZR for a while now, but just now got around to looking this up..I kind of panicked when I didn't see the "Enhanced web accessibility" option - but there's an "Install web scripts" option and that was it...thanks!

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