Replacement Touchscreen Erratic
I recently replaced my touchscreen using the kit from ifixit.
Initially it seemed like everything was working fine. Now it frequently stops responding, registers touches in places I'm not touching and begins typing when I'm not touching anything.
I've reset all settings, done a hard reset, and preformed a software restore.
I can usually get it to respond by locking it then unlocking it. So if it stops responding completely, I can lock it, and then slide to unlock works. Seems weird to me.
Has anyone experienced anything like this?
Thanks,
-peel
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5 Comments
Did you have any strange behaviour befor you changed the touchscreen? What forced you to do that - could whatever happened have damaged the input circuitry?
by Spikey2
My 2 year old decided that "his iPhone" (sounds more like 'my i-own') would make a good hammer. This, as you would imagine, shattered the screen.
While trying to decide what to do, the iPhone worked flawlessly, I just got tiny shards of glass in my finger if I played solitaire too long, or swiped too vigorously.
So, while it may have damaged the circuitry, it doesn't appear to have been the case.
As a side note, the comment/vs answer thing is a little weird here.
by thepeel
A couple notes.
ifixit is sending out a replacement screen which is super, hopefully that fixes it. Before I actually try to replace it again, I'll triple check the cables.
Another thing I thought of. When removing the glass from the plastic part with the home button and other stuff, I ended up having to remove the rubber gasket that surrounds the screen. I've tried covering the area around the screen and it doesn't seem to affect it. Just thought I'd make sure I added all pertinent info.
by thepeel
Before I replaced the glass again, I checked the cables. That helped, but the problem returned.
Then I replaced the glass again, which helped temporarily.
I noticed that every time I reopened it, the cable marked 1 seemed to be loose.
I took a couple of small pieced of gaffers tape and stacked them on top of the cable and crammed the screen back in place.
Things work better, but I occasionally have to press the glass in the area where cable #1 connects.
At least for now it is tolerable.
by thepeel
I've changed 3 different touchscreens on my 3G. Each of them periodically ceased to react to touches and only pressing of buttons Power, then Home forced touchscreen to work normally.
by iZelDol