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Slow screen rotation..

Hey guys, on my nexus when im typing anything I turn it to landscape mode for the bigger keyboard and sometimes it takes ages for the screen to follow - sometimes it doesn't do it at all. Anyone else have this prob?

It is slow on purpose.
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So that if you are in bed and turn sideways it doesn't just keep switching, and other similar situations.

No guys, I mean REALLY slow, as in 5-10 seconds. Sometimes I have to keep movin it around untill it turns. Today however its really playing up and not turning at all.. haha

AntonyStark said:
So that if you are in bed and turn sideways it doesn't just keep switching, and other similar situations.
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I find that actually it's the exact opposite.
When I want it to rotate, I need to wait ages (sometimes tapping the screen while waiting makes it faster).
When I lie in bed, it very often rotates when I don't want it to, and then I wait ages for it to switch back to the previous mode.
That pretty much forces me to disable automatic rotation every time I am in the bed. Whatever they tried to achieve with this, either they failed completely or I am somehow mysteriously missing the point..

macfre said:
I find that actually it's the exact opposite.
When I want it to rotate, I need to wait ages (sometimes tapping the screen while waiting makes it faster).
When I lie in bed, it very often rotates when I don't want it to, and then I wait ages for it to switch back to the previous mode.
That pretty much forces me to disable automatic rotation every time I am in the bed. Whatever they tried to achieve with this, either they failed completely or I am somehow mysteriously missing the point..
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Glad its not just me then. Ive just tried it again, while Im sat down and its working okay. Seems to be when Im walking about its a problem.. (and no, I dont walk leaning to one side or something.. haha)

macfre said:
I find that actually it's the exact opposite.
When I want it to rotate, I need to wait ages (sometimes tapping the screen while waiting makes it faster).
When I lie in bed, it very often rotates when I don't want it to, and then I wait ages for it to switch back to the previous mode.
That pretty much forces me to disable automatic rotation every time I am in the bed. Whatever they tried to achieve with this, either they failed completely or I am somehow mysteriously missing the point..
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Mine has been staying, and being used to the HTC Desire spinning instantly it was a bit strange at first. As regards to the tapping, there are some modes where tapping is what rotates it and it wont until you do.

Same damn concern very annoying
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AntonyStark said:
As regards to the tapping, there are some modes where tapping is what rotates it and it wont until you do.
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I mean in applications like the stock Browser. I'm not 100% sure, but 99% that it rotates faster if I tap the screen as compared to just waiting.

micflair said:
Hey guys, on my nexus when im typing anything I turn it to landscape mode for the bigger keyboard and sometimes it takes ages for the screen to follow - sometimes it doesn't do it at all. Anyone else have this prob?
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it's not slow
it's the smooth transition animation (like windows IE)
you will need some 3rd party tweak to disable it

AllGamer said:
it's not slow
it's the smooth transition animation (like windows IE)
you will need some 3rd party tweak to disable it
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No mate, its slow. Like I have said - sometimes it wont move at all without me shaking the damn thing. Im glad its not just me though!

I had the same problem. Seems to be fixed in the the latest update I just got 2 minutes ago.
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Dr Tone said:
I had the same problem. Seems to be fixed in the the latest update I just got 2 minutes ago.
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Got the same problem, what update did you get? Whats the version?

YevS said:
Got the same problem, what update did you get? Whats the version?
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ITL41F.I9250UGKL1
Kernel Version: 3.0.1-ga052f63

Many have the same problem concerning rotation.
On Google, search with these keywords : Galaxy Nexus slow rotation
Bonne journée!

I dont recognize this problem, my screen turns when i tilt the phone.

Bjidi said:
I dont recognize this problem, my screen turns when i tilt the phone.
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OP is talking about the screen taking awhile to finally rotate when he tilts the phone. He isn't talking about the phone not tilting at all.
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Dr Tone said:
ITL41F.I9250UGKL1
Kernel Version: 3.0.1-ga052f63
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I have I9250XXKK1
Maybe just a regional difference?

[Q] Sporadic Black Screen of Death, any solution?

I have the above issue with stock 4.2. Sometimes the screen goes blank (like a dark Grey back light), the phone is still on, but I can't get into it anymore. It registers touches etc, just the screen doesn't get back.
Flashed clean stock Image, factory reset and data restore.
Only battery pull helps. Happens 1 or 2 times per day in various situations (texting, browsing, whatsapp). Luckily I don't have any of the other 4.2 problems, except the missing December in Contacts. The phone is otherwise snappy as hell with 167 apps installed, recent tasks and swiping to close apps are instant.
Did anyone find a solution yet?
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nomad4ever said:
I have the above issue with stock 4.2. Sometimes the screen goes blank (like a dark Grey back light), the phone is still on, but I can't get into it anymore. It registers touches etc, just the screen doesn't get back.
Flashed clean stock Image, factory reset and data restore.
Only battery pull helps. Happens 1 or 2 times per day in various situations (texting, browsing, whatsapp). Luckily I don't have any of the other 4.2 problems, except the missing December in Contacts. The phone is otherwise snappy as hell with 167 apps installed, recent tasks and swiping to close apps are instant.
Did anyone find a solution yet?
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Same thing here, never had an issue with 4.1.2 but now it happens 2-3 times a day
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same me..
this is really annoying..anyone tried a clean install of 4.2 to see if its get solved? im bored to wipe..

andQlimax said:
same me..
this is really annoying..anyone tried a clean install of 4.2 to see if its get solved? im bored to wipe..
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Let me know how that works... I have been having this problem also. Screen is blank every 2 days it happens once. Ever since 4.2 update. Before that I had no issues like this.
Also un related but I've started to notice faint horizontal lines in my screen. I use auto brightness. Is this normal or return for warranty?

i can confirm this happens to me too.
4.2 stock only rooted with custom recovery.

Same here folks, It may a bug in the 4.2 builds since Sprint did not officially release 4.2 yet.

This happens on my GSM model. It's never been rooted, and only started doing this after the 4.2 OTA.
You can shut the phone down without pulling the battery. Press the power button once to lock (or just wait until it locks on its own). Press the power button again to bring up the unlock screen, unlock and then long-press the power button. A short vibration tells you when the shutdown menu is up, and the SHUT DOWN button is across from the midpoint of the volume rocker, so you can press it without seeing it. The display works fine when it's powered back up again.
I have a theory that the problem is related to another bug in the auto-brightness in 4.2. The display always goes to maximum brightness for a split second before going black. I have set my phone to manual brightness for the last day or so and have not seen the problem again (yet).

same issue here, I'll try to keep the brightness to manual to see if it works

chanchan305 said:
same issue here, I'll try to keep the brightness to manual to see if it works
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Manual brightness didn't work for me. Everything I have read seems to lead to something wacky in source. I finally went back to 4.1.2. It hurt to go backwards,but no more issues. I'll come back when it is fixed.
By the way, I did discover that if I was at my computer when it happened, I could reboot the phone using adb.

MondoMor said:
This happens on my GSM model. It's never been rooted, and only started doing this after the 4.2 OTA.
You can shut the phone down without pulling the battery. Press the power button once to lock (or just wait until it locks on its own). Press the power button again to bring up the unlock screen, unlock and then long-press the power button. A short vibration tells you when the shutdown menu is up, and the SHUT DOWN button is across from the midpoint of the volume rocker, so you can press it without seeing it. The display works fine when it's powered back up again.
I have a theory that the problem is related to another bug in the auto-brightness in 4.2. The display always goes to maximum brightness for a split second before going black. I have set my phone to manual brightness for the last day or so and have not seen the problem again (yet).
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bfprd0 said:
Manual brightness didn't work for me. Everything I have read seems to lead to something wacky in source. I finally went back to 4.1.2. It hurt to go backwards,but no more issues. I'll come back when it is fixed.
By the way, I did discover that if I was at my computer when it happened, I could reboot the phone using adb.
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I experience this issue, but not that frequent. Once every 4 or 5 days, i don't know. I've managed to pull a logcat today as i was near of pc, as posted before, adb/phone is responsive, it even locks the screen normally, there was nothing useful on dmesg. I don't normally use auto-brightness, but enabled it a little while ago, although now i'm not sure if it was enabled the first time it happened. This last time, it wasn't enabled, that I'm sure.
It happened to me both when I was using XDA-app. I have almost 0 user apps installed right now, also uninstalled XDA. Reporting back in a few.

the issue is related to location services
the "bug" has been reported to google http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40140
for a temporary fix turn off services/apps that track you e.g. latitude

ogdobber said:
the issue is related to location services
the "bug" has been reported to google http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40140
for a temporary fix turn off services/apps that track you e.g. latitude
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huh... i also don't have location services active nor gps. i never do.
and, in our case, the phone is still on, it doesn't reboot, just the screen is black. it's not the same issue.
edit: if i manage to hit it again, my next step will be unroot. full stock.

bk201doesntexist said:
huh... i also don't have location services active nor gps. i never do.
and, in our case, the phone is still on, it doesn't reboot, just the screen is black. it's not the same issue.
edit: if i manage to hit it again, my next step will be unroot. full stock.
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ok...star this issue https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40019

[Q] Freezing

Is anyone having any issues with their 2013 N7 freezing? I've had it completely freeze up on me once, and several time just today it has had major input lag (like 2-3 seconds later) or would just not accept input. It hasn't been localized to any particular app.
Is this a common problem? Should I just go exchange mine?

Seems like a software issue which can be easily remedied.

Username invalid said:
Seems like a software issue which can be easily remedied.
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When I first got my new Nexus 7 I did notice some "freezes" and unresponsiveness. Touches that would go unrecognized (links in the browser, back button). did a factory reset and watched it in case I decided I needed to exchange it. But it is seemed to improve and I rarely run into the freezing.
I've so far not returned/exchanged it, but an still keeping an eyes on it.

I have most certainly experienced a heavy freeze period while typing on the onscreen keyboard. While typing in all the credentials on first set-up I experienced moments of almost 20 seconds of non-response, followed by all input entering as if it was lagged out network style.
Rooting and flashing a new rom, this has yet to happen. This is why I love Android so much... its community knows that it is Unix and treats it as such.

Yea mines freeze sometimes
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yeah sometimes mine locks up for like a good 15 seconds.. hitting the power button doesn't shut the screen off either.. then when it unfreezes, it does everything I did lol like pull down the bar, hit home, and the screen off
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jayochs said:
yeah sometimes mine locks up for like a good 15 seconds.. hitting the power button doesn't shut the screen off either.. then when it unfreezes, it does everything I did lol like pull down the bar, hit home, and the screen off
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Same issue. I think I will factory reset it + install cleanrom with the jassy kernel and see if it helps. If not, I will swap it. I love this thing! Its getting more love than my ipad atm, but I think I can make room for both of them in my already-gadget-overloaded life lol.

Gabik123 said:
Is anyone having any issues with their 2013 N7 freezing? I've had it completely freeze up on me once, and several time just today it has had major input lag (like 2-3 seconds later) or would just not accept input. It hasn't been localized to any particular app.
Is this a common problem? Should I just go exchange mine?
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I have seen this several times with the Swipe keyboard. Since going back to SwiftKey it has not happened.

Gabik123 said:
Same issue. I think I will factory reset it + install cleanrom with the jassy kernel and see if it helps. If not, I will swap it. I love this thing! Its getting more love than my ipad atm, but I think I can make room for both of them in my already-gadget-overloaded life lol.
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I was wondering if its really the kernal that's causing the freezing. My N7 2013 right now freezes after about 15 minutes of turning it on, and the only way to unfreeze is by holding down the power for 10 seconds. My tablet will constantly do this after each turn on, but once I placed it in safe-mode there is no freezing. I am thankful that mine doesn't have the touch screen issue though! but this freezing problem is really driving me bonkers.

I nodded off for a few minutes the other day when I had FBReader up and when I woke up and tried to exit it was non-responsive. I get the impression FBReader forces the screen to stay on, but perhaps everything else goes to sleep anyway? That's the only freeze I can remember seeing.

[Q] Auto rotate does not work.

Hi Guys,
So I got my M9 yesterday and its awesome. The ony problem is that it does not auto rotate.
I have turned auto rotate on and off, no diffrence.
I have done the G-sensor calibration tool in display settings. The top bar does not move (Guess thats the problem one).
I have loaded the phone up in safe mode and done the G-sensor thing. Still not working.
The only time the screen rotates is when a app forces it to rotate. like in a game, camera app, and youtube.
I only noticed this late last night.
I have yet to do a factory reset as I am at work. Once home I will give it a try.
Any one got any ideas?

Sense never rotated whilst sober..

So I have done a factory reset. No change.
Got it at 3 (UK), they said I can do a swap.
Hopefully 2nd device will will rotate...

jauhien said:
Sense never rotated whilst sober..
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Not fully true, i think Sense 3.5 had it, but they removed it again after.
Could be 4.5 too, tho i'm not 100% sure, but i remember back with the Sensation that eventually a new Sense came that allowed rotation of Sense itself.

You're talking about Manila yeah? it was modded i.e. not that much sober..

I've got exactly the same issue on a UK SIM-free model. The Motion Launch gestures don't work either.
Did you get the issue sorted?

I got it swapped for a new device which works.
From what I understand the sensor was just broke. Don't know how though. It didn't seem like it was a software problem but more a hardware issue.
3 did the exchange after they had a little play with it. Was a quick swap.

That's good mate, I'm glad Three sorted it out for you.
Hope Amazon can help me out!

What a shame, sham
I have the same problem only I bought a privacy screen from Otterbox. I really dont want to swap for the Auto Rotate and G Sensor problem only to purchase another screen (Which I applied flawlessly). I have the Verizon HTC M9 Brand out of the box I had these issues. Its annoying when playing a game or trying to take a picture for it not to auto adjust the orientation. I've done the factory restore as the HTC rep suggested after I told him this happened out of the box I really feel like these support people don't listen to what the users are saying. Now I'm supposed to go back to my Verizon carrier and swap phones to setup again for the 3rd time... ridiculous!
Sidenote: this phone gets way too hot and the picture quality/stabilization is worse than the M8
lexx790 said:
Hi Guys,
So I got my M9 yesterday and its awesome. The ony problem is that it does not auto rotate.
I have turned auto rotate on and off, no diffrence.
I have done the G-sensor calibration tool in display settings. The top bar does not move (Guess thats the problem one).
I have loaded the phone up in safe mode and done the G-sensor thing. Still not working.
The only time the screen rotates is when a app forces it to rotate. like in a game, camera app, and youtube.
I only noticed this late last night.
I have yet to do a factory reset as I am at work. Once home I will give it a try.
Any one got any ideas?
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htc one m9
I got the same thing my auto rotate work then stop working have re set my phone 3 time and it happening but my bf got same phone but he his don't

This may sound funny..I had the same issue with my new M9. Had it for about 3 weeks then the problem occured. I tried these steps to no avail:
1. Restart
2. remove installed apps
3. Calibrate
4. Calibrate on Safe mode
5. Reset phone to Factory
I was about to call HTC until I saw another dude posted an unusual solution.. I didn't pay attention to him because it was silly but it did fix mine.
During calibration, I noticed that the top sensor is not moving, only the one at the bottom.. WHat I did, While on the calibration page, I dropped my phone about 6 inches to the carpet..did it twice until you see the top sensor also move.Then do the calibration..I have a dot view case so I would prefer u to drop the corner with a protective case on it...
If you have warranty and you have timne, then call warranty support...
Cheers..

Marcel41 said:
This may sound funny..I had the same issue with my new M9. Had it for about 3 weeks then the problem occured. I tried these steps to no avail:
1. Restart
2. remove installed apps
3. Calibrate
4. Calibrate on Safe mode
5. Reset phone to Factory
I was about to call HTC until I saw another dude posted an unusual solution.. I didn't pay attention to him because it was silly but it did fix mine.
During calibration, I noticed that the top sensor is not moving, only the one at the bottom.. WHat I did, While on the calibration page, I dropped my phone about 6 inches to the carpet..did it twice until you see the top sensor also move.Then do the calibration..I have a dot view case so I would prefer u to drop the corner with a protective case on it...
If you have warranty and you have timne, then call warranty support...
Cheers..
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Thanks. I can confirm this works. My top sensor was doing the same thing, i just slapped the phone in my hand about 10 times until that top sensor budged, then calibrated. rotate works now. :good:

Marcel41 said:
This may sound funny..I had the same issue with my new M9. Had it for about 3 weeks then the problem occured. I tried these steps to no avail:
1. Restart
2. remove installed apps
3. Calibrate
4. Calibrate on Safe mode
5. Reset phone to Factory
I was about to call HTC until I saw another dude posted an unusual solution.. I didn't pay attention to him because it was silly but it did fix mine.
During calibration, I noticed that the top sensor is not moving, only the one at the bottom.. WHat I did, While on the calibration page, I dropped my phone about 6 inches to the carpet..did it twice until you see the top sensor also move.Then do the calibration..I have a dot view case so I would prefer u to drop the corner with a protective case on it...
If you have warranty and you have timne, then call warranty support...
Cheers..
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u make my day, i was one week thinking i can't fix it and will use it without auto rotated because it works only in one direction and then i read about here to hit my phone and boom it works in all direction!!! :good:
thanks!!

Touch issue

I am not sure if it is touch issue or display issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdMbbML9ECg Please have a look at this link.
The touch works for 2 seconds of screen on. Anyone having same issue? Please reply if anyone has fixed this issue.

same problem.
It's like the smartphone, after a 2 second make a check then blocks the touch.
I noticed that if I touch the screen before turning on the smartphone, the touch does not hang after 2 seconds but after more than 2 minutes.
I'm not sure it's a hardware problem; I still believe that it can be solved by preventing the above control.

TouchScreen Issue
Hi! I have the same problem with my Zuk Z2 plus. Did you already fix the problem? If yes could you tell me how?
Thanks!

I just start facing the same problem, any news on this?

do u all use quickcharger 3?
i am facing the same issue any update??

Tushar Bali said:
i am facing the same issue any update??
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Which ROM and Kernel are you using? Should be a kernel related issue, try flashing a different ROM or Kernel.

sixth.pr1m3 said:
Which ROM and Kernel are you using? Should be a kernel related issue, try flashing a different ROM or Kernel.
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already tried but not switched kernel,i am running default kernel with jaguar oreo rom

I am also facing the same issue, since i have flashed custom rom [Pixel Experience], initially i was using PixelExp-24/01/2018 i didnt faced any issue i was using for almost 20-25days & recently i have flashed PixelExp-07/02/2018, after 3days the nav bar stopped working intermediately & the touch response only once after screen unlock & not responses until or unless i lock it & unlock it, then suddenly touch starts working but where ever i touch in the screen Google-Assistance opens.

Has anyone found a solution to this problem? Did any of you go to the lenovo Service center?

nirvikkhanal said:
I am not sure if it is touch issue or display issue. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdMbbML9ECg Please have a look at this link.
The touch works for 2 seconds of screen on. Anyone having same issue? Please reply if anyone has fixed this issue.
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I had the same. I used a piezoelectric of a lighter to give static shocks to the screen while touching it with the other finger. It worked.
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hi i get the same problem any solution for this problem

I had the same issue, and fixed it by removing the screen protector. Now the touch has been working since yesterday

vivaswan.cs said:
I am also facing the same problem on my phone.
I tried discharging the phone completely and charging again.
I use the original charger only.
I'm running Pixel Experience ROM on stock kernel. This problem started a week after unlocking and rooting my phone. I also feel that it is not a hardware issue.
The problem started with the nav. buttons: The rest of the screen functioned properly but the nav buttons were unresponsive. A little later (a few hours), the entire screen responded to touch intermittently, and after that it responded only a few seconds after unlocking the phone (the above mentioned problem).
I am having a very tough time as this is my daily driver and I'm stuck.
Please Help. Thanks a lot in advance.
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This is exactly what has happened to me too. It started with the nav. buttons and then the rest of the screen. Have you found out what is to be done?

Guyz try a cell ,u know those 1.5 v cells use them as the s pen im not joking it really works u just try once

No solution whatsoever!! I just cannot believe this is a hardware problem. My screen works (most of the time) for 2mins if I wake the screen up while touching it with one of my fingers, otherwise the screen works only for 2 secs.
This problem has been discussed in very few places although there are many people who are affected. Loosing hope.
Can I exchange this phone on Filpkart/Amazon in India?

chetaah said:
No solution whatsoever!! I just cannot believe this is a hardware problem. My screen works (most of the time) for 2mins if I wake the screen up while touching it with one of my fingers, otherwise the screen works only for 2 secs.
This problem has been discussed in very few places although there are many people who are affected. Loosing hope.
Can I exchange this phone on Filpkart/Amazon in India?
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I exchanged my z2 plus with this problem on Amazon without any problem. They only want a phone which switches on and whose display is not cracked

max.para said:
I had the same. I used a piezoelectric of a lighter to give static shocks to the screen while touching it with the other finger. It worked.
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Exactly how did you did that? Could you explain?

Broke a piezoelectric lighter and got the raw mechanism.
I made it discharge several times on the affected area while touching another area of the screen with another finger
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Exactly how did you did that? Could you explain?
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Workaround
I tried one workaround indicated by someone else on another thread. Follow below steps
Press power button to put screen off
Hold phone in left hand and put left thumb on screen
Press power button to start screen
Touch with right hand fingers
It will work till left thumb is there on screen..
If touch is lost follow from step one
Atleast this helps alot instead of only 2-3secs stuff..
Thanks to one who indicated this workaround

Found a solution
Hi I was also facing this problem and I was ready to give up then I tried changing custom ROMs and when I installed the dot os v2.4,the problem disappeared and I was back to using the device normally
Hope this helps