[Q] Touchscreen Bugs?

QuacoreZX · Apr 25, 2009 9 0 0

So I've had my Nexus One since release at the beginning of 2010, and I'm finally coming out to ask: does anyone else have occasional trouble with their touchscreen detecting touches at completely the wrong places? At random points while using the Browser (maybe once or twice a week) I'll be trying to scroll and I'll get a quick zoom instead. Also, if I touch about 1 inch above the Back/Menu/Home/Search keys, they will be recognized as those keys instead of touching the screen! This bug happens outside of Browser too (though it always seems to start there) and has been consistent across CM6, MM's Gingerbread Builds, and several other ROMs. It always goes away with a reboot, but I just wanted to see if anyone else has had similar problems

Clarkster · Dec 31, 2010 at 5:17 PM

I'd bet 99% of Nexus owners have this problem. You don't have to reboot, just turn your screen off and on again to reset it.

saffad · Dec 31, 2010 at 6:01 PM

It's a hardware problem, the touchscreen panel isn't very good in the Nexus One..

But, It's fine in the newer phones like G2 and Nexus S

josemedina1983 · Dec 31, 2010 at 7:10 PM

yup I have the same issue not a major issue I think battery draining & memory has been my main issue at the moment.

Dirk · Dec 31, 2010 at 8:26 PM

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878477

Since getting mine back from repair the problem occurs less often but is still there.

richardpap · Sep 17, 2009 18 0 0

QuacoreZX said:
So I've had my Nexus One since release at the beginning of 2010, and I'm finally coming out to ask: does anyone else have occasional trouble with their touchscreen detecting touches at completely the wrong places? At random points while using the Browser (maybe once or twice a week) I'll be trying to scroll and I'll get a quick zoom instead. Also, if I touch about 1 inch above the Back/Menu/Home/Search keys, they will be recognized as those keys instead of touching the screen! This bug happens outside of Browser too (though it always seems to start there) and has been consistent across CM6, MM's Gingerbread Builds, and several other ROMs. It always goes away with a reboot, but I just wanted to see if anyone else has had similar problems

Same to you, I have this problem either.

helloworld1 · Jan 1, 2011 at 12:25 PM

I have swapped my n1 3 times and finally got one without this problem. I mean completely gone, not occur even once. So I suggest you swap it.

traxxus · Jan 1, 2011 at 12:27 PM

Same here. Yesterday, the half upper screen doesn't recoginze any input

khaidottk · Jan 1, 2011 at 3:30 PM

helloworld1 said:
I have swapped my n1 3 times and finally got one without this problem. I mean completely gone, not occur even once. So I suggest you swap it.

Same here. My first one had the issue a couple times a day, the next phone was particularly bad with my screen screwing up every few minutes. This current phone hasn't had the issue in the month I've owned it.

Part numbers and the touchscreen panel part numbers are the exact same in the last two.phones.

RogerPodacter · Jan 2, 2011 at 4:14 AM

This bug is a year old.

Jep4444 · Jan 2, 2011 at 3:37 PM

Amazingly I've never had that issue so I don't think its universal though my screen sometimes fails to respond at all but that'll go away after a minute or so.

GldRush98 · Jan 2, 2011 at 8:19 PM

RogerPodacter said:
This bug is a year old.

It's not a bug, it's a hardware defect. There is no way to prevent this in the software.

Rusty! · Jan 3, 2011 at 9:12 AM

I only seem to get it when on charge, and there is a thread about the same thing in the NS forum, so it's not just us.

logger · Jan 3, 2011 at 11:35 AM

GldRush98 said:
It's not a bug, it's a hardware defect. There is no way to prevent this in the software.

Granted. However I can envisage a piece of software that cycles the screen off/on momentarily every few minutes that may in practical terms fix it.

My first N1 was only slightly effected by the screen fault, even after going back to HTC for a new power button. When the power button failed a second time I elected to go for a refurb on the second warranty return. Unfortunately the refurb is quite badly effected by the screen alignment fault.

Most annoying thing is when the alignment goes out, I have no choice but to use the power button to cycle it off. I am trying at all cost to avoid using the power button on my N1 to defer its inevitable next failure.

tomerbn · Feb 22, 2003 49 0 0

There's a fix for it

I can confirm that replacing Radio to "Korean Radio" solves this problem!
Verified in 4-5 different devices.
You can find the radio here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=816917

Tomer

tehgeekguy · Jan 3, 2011 at 7:56 PM

tomerbn said:
I can confirm that replacing Radio to "Korean Radio" solves this problem!
Verified in 4-5 different devices.
You can find the radio here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=816917

Tomer

That's not entirely true... I'm on that radio and I have this issue from time to time.

Rusty! · Jan 3, 2011 at 8:23 PM

As above, radio isn't a fix, can't think why it would be.

RogerPodacter · Jan 4, 2011 at 10:28 PM

logger said:
Granted. However I can envisage a piece of software that cycles the screen off/on momentarily every few minutes that may in practical terms fix it.

My first N1 was only slightly effected by the screen fault, even after going back to HTC for a new power button. When the power button failed a second time I elected to go for a refurb on the second warranty return. Unfortunately the refurb is quite badly effected by the screen alignment fault.

Most annoying thing is when the alignment goes out, I have no choice but to use the power button to cycle it off. I am trying at all cost to avoid using the power button on my N1 to defer its inevitable next failure.

i avoid the power button too when i need to cycle the screen. i use cyanogen ROM which has the Zzz button in the drop down shade, which blacks out the screen. then just hit trackball to wake it back up. power button avoided!

vinnyjr · Jan 9, 2011 at 1:01 AM

RogerPodacter said:
i avoid the power button too when i need to cycle the screen. i use cyanogen ROM which has the Zzz button in the drop down shade, which blacks out the screen. then just hit trackball to wake it back up. power button avoided!

There is an app in the market for a buck, it's called screen off. It comes with a widget or app and one of the choices is an invisible widget so if you don't want to see it you don't, (just remember where you put it)...........
I use it for shutting my screen down all the time for saving battery life.

galaxys · Jan 9, 2011 at 4:03 AM

vinnyjr said:
There is an app in the market for a buck, it's called screen off. It comes with a widget or app and one of the choices is an invisible widget so if you don't want to see it you don't, (just remember where you put it)...........
I use it for shutting my screen down all the time for saving battery life.

I'm using the Lock widget to power down...it's free on the market! There's a transparent version in the Android theme section.

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