Slion 1,200 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, _DW_ said: hmm static build up maybe That would be my guess too. It was evolving over a few days, at first cleaning up the screen was helping until it got so bad it didn't help anymore. It was like the screen was reading my fingers even though they were 1cm from it. Edited June 19, 2020 by Slion 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,350 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 30 minutes ago, Slion said: That would be my guess too. It was evolving over a few days, at first cleaning up the screen was helping until it got so bad it didn't help anymore. It was like the screen was reading my fingers even though they were 1cm from it. It usually reads my fingers a few mm above. Have you got a screen-protector on? (I see the hoovering-read with and saw it without before). But could be a matter of the material of the protector how bad it is? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 3 hours ago, EskeRahn said: It usually reads my fingers a few mm above. Have you got a screen-protector on? (I see the hoovering-read with and saw it without before). But could be a matter of the material of the protector how bad it is? Nope, no screen protector. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 It was acting up again tonight for a short while. Cleaned the screen and that fixed it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 This morning it went mad again. Turned it off for one hour did not help. It's unusable ATM. I have to contact support. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 On 6/20/2020 at 11:55 AM, Slion said: This morning it went mad again. Turned it off for one hour did not help. It's unusable ATM. I have to contact support. It was off most of the afternoon yesterday. Used that time to customise another a new leather case. Turned it back on in the evening now using that new case as I'm suspecting the other case could be causing static build up. So far so good but let's see how long it holds. Last time it took like 24h for the problem to come back. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 The problem did come back last night. Pro1 is switched off. I still need to contact support. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 32 minutes ago, Slion said: The problem did come back last night. Pro1 is switched off. I still need to contact support. Try turning on "Show taps" in the developer options (accessible from Settings/System after clicking the build number in About a few times). If it is static build up you should see random activations I think, if problem with the touch screen like some other (me included) hass experienced, it will probably only be along a few rows/columns of the screen. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 46 minutes ago, hka said: Try turning on "Show taps" in the developer options (accessible from Settings/System after clicking the build number in About a few times). If it is static build up you should see random activations I think, if problem with the touch screen like some other (me included) hass experienced, it will probably only be along a few rows/columns of the screen. Looks like is mostly on one row. Just turned it back on and it's still acting up. Totally unusable, could not even reach the debug settings. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Sounds same as me, installed an app called Partial Screen to block effected parts of the screen. But not really trusting third party screen overlay so not entering anything sensitive on the touch screen with it on. But it made the phone useable while waiting for replacement screen from fxtec. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 53 minutes ago, hka said: Sounds same as me, installed an app called Partial Screen to block effected parts of the screen. But not really trusting third party screen overlay so not entering anything sensitive on the touch screen with it on. But it made the phone useable while waiting for replacement screen from fxtec. What was the solution from fxtec? Did they send you a screen for you to replace? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 20 minutes ago, Slion said: What was the solution from fxtec? Did they send you a screen for you to replace? Not yet, but they told me they will. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 1 minute ago, hka said: Not yet, but they told me they will. How long ago was that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, hka said: Not yet, but they told me they will. Have they also offered to fix it themselves? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 33 minutes ago, Slion said: Sounds same as me, installed an app called Partial Screen to block effected parts of the screen. Interesting maybe I could implement something like that in Fx Service too 😁 I just contacted support, let's see how well they deal with that. Regardless that does not bode well for the longevity of that device if it needs a screen replacement every six months it's going to get boring real fast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hka 131 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, Slion said: Interesting maybe I could implement something like that in Fx Service too 😁 ... That would be nice, some simple things that are a bit annoying with the Partial Screen app but it was the only one I could find. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VaZso 1,988 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, Slion said: Regardless that does not bode well for the longevity of that device if it needs a screen replacement every six months it's going to get boring real fast. It may happen the screen has quality problems but it may most likely reveal in a few weeks or a few months. However, I hope it is only a minority and it is most likely not happen later on. Anyway, my phone is almost seven months old so I really hope its display will remain working... Also, if it would be a common issue, this forum would be full of this problem - I hope replacing the screen will resolve this issue permanently. Edited June 22, 2020 by VaZso 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Was there a thread somewhere with instructions on how to replace the screen? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VaZso 1,988 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 40 minutes ago, Slion said: Was there a thread somewhere with instructions on how to replace the screen? Here is a teardown made by a forum member here. Also, if you contact F(x)tec, then they can provide a service document to do this replacement. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,350 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 6/22/2020 at 8:17 AM, Slion said: Looks like is mostly on one row. Just turned it back on and it's still acting up. Totally unusable, could not even reach the debug settings. OH! Just a thought. I have often problems using the touch while charging, Could that explain what you see? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 1 minute ago, EskeRahn said: OH! Just a thought. I have often problems using the touch while charging, Could that explain what you see? Nope, I hardly ever use my phone while charging. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,350 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Slion said: Nope, I hardly ever use my phone while charging. But it could be somehow related that the touch is sensitive to the electric potential, and as other have suggested static charge. Try (for the test) to make sure you are grounded by holding e.g. a water pipe, and see if that effects anything. (It could be the fabric of the clothes we are wearing, and the humidity in the air that make the static charge we build up change) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slion 1,200 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) 3 minutes ago, EskeRahn said: Try (for the test) to make sure you are grounded by holding e.g. a water pipe, and see if that effects anything. I'll give it a shot when I get a chance. Sadly, for now my Pro1 is often turned off as I'm waiting for support to come back to me with a solution. Edited June 23, 2020 by Slion Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VaZso 1,988 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 55 minutes ago, EskeRahn said: OH! Just a thought. I have often problems using the touch while charging, Could that explain what you see? If the charger is not really good (maybe noisy) it can happen. I have also experienced it with older phones and not really good charger. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EskeRahn 5,350 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 8 minutes ago, VaZso said: If the charger is not really good (maybe noisy) it can happen. I have also experienced it with older phones and not really good charger. Yes it is not original Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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