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[Fascinate General] drose6102:
I encounter the same issue but it always seems to happen when on the edge of losing cell signal. When going back n forth quickly from service to no service the capacitive buttons (I believe that's what they are called) seem to push themselves. And I have noticed this issue since DJ05 on any rom I have flashed since then and any kernal. I have run just about every rom posted except for miui and cm7. I can not confirm if cm7 has this issue because it is on my other fascinate and not on the cell network. I have terrible signal in the building at work and I have always seen this happen there, at least once a day.

You know am pretty sure I replied to this question before. I guess no one else has really has this issue and the thread died.

Also didn't matter which radio verison I used. I have come to terms that my fassy is just possessed lol
[Fascinate General] 420fan:
apparently you and I are the only ones that it happens to. I was hoping someone could give me some insight on how to at least find some relevance to a rogue program, bad kernal/rom combo or something. It's very strange and it does it to me more than once a day, and I have good signal most of the time.
[Fascinate General] JJHunterx:
Happens to me all the time when I'm at home where I have terrible signal.
[Fascinate General] landshark68:
I just started having this happen on CM7. The keyboard or the menu would randomly pop up. For me it happened more than just when I had bad signal, but it did seem to happen more often when I had poor signal.
[Fascinate General] thachizzle:
I have this problem too, it would back out of apps I am in too. Quite annoying.
[Fascinate General] bdanders:
I've been having this problem as well on CommRom 2.1. Seems to be related to poor signal for me. It's pretty annoying to deal with.
[Fascinate General] chasmanian:
Happens on a stock device also
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
Um. No. Not in my experience. Its something that has been well known that is associated with weak/intermittent signal. Didn't start for me until Comm Rom and became more pronounced with CM7…
[Fascinate General] jpricesd:
This happens to me too. Oddly though it only seems to happen during the night when it's plugged in and it doesn't happen all the time. Sometimes I will wake up in the mornings and my screen is on and the keyboard is up.
[Fascinate General] hrez2kx:
Do a search for phantom softkey presses. It's pretty common and is a hardware issue.
[Fascinate General] Mourningdark:
I as well have this happen. Mostly it happens in low signal area. Recent, my keys just stop working, until I got better signal, or sometimes I am forced to restart the phone.
[Fascinate General] brandonb81:
I just went back to stock ED05 mainly because of this ultra annoying issue and I am completely devastated to find out that it's still #$*%ing happening.

I am so pissed too because I called VZ a week ago and they offered me the Charge replacement, but I couldn't make it to the corporate store until yesterday where I was informed they stopped the replacement policy that day and that I was SOL. Argh. So angry. :mad:
[Fascinate General] lane32x:
I commented on this a while ago in the CM7 thread. I have it on stock ed04.

What I wanted to know was if you guys have a screen protector on yours or not.

I wondered if my Zagg Invisible Shield was what was "pressing" the capacitive buttons.
[Fascinate General] tmlhodge:
You have a shield on gorilla glass???
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
Verizon makes a metric **** ton selling screen protectors to those spending $200+ on a smartphone that doesn't need it.
[Fascinate General] ElStormChaser:
Well, just to back this guy up. I had it happen back before and during the time I rooted my phone, and it still happen after I returned to stock (via Factory reset and OTA updates).

EDIT: To the guy who asked about the screen protector, I did have a ZAGG on there, then took off only the section covering the softkeys. Still did it even after I made sure to fully clean it to eliminate any residue. Took the protector fully off, same full cleaning, and it seemed to have gotten worse (if thats possible lol).

I'm about to call tech support, but wonder if it's worth it now that the good trade-in is over.
[Fascinate General] neyenlives:
yeah im sure it happens but its fairly rare on a stock phone i would say.... :o
[Fascinate General] KitsuneKnight:
I have it happen semi-regularly. I'm currently on MIUI 1.7.22 / Glich 11.1 / ED05 radio, and never used a screen protector. I also had it happen back before when I was on Super Clean 2.9.2 (don't recall the radio), as well as most any other ROM I've been on.

It's not too uncommon that I would hit the power button to turn off the screen when back on SC2.9.2 and instead it would take a screen shot, because it assumed the back button was being held down!

Gotta love the Fascinate...
[Fascinate General] Azuma73:
Yup, I got the same issues! Although minor, these things just shouldn't be happening? There's gotta be a fix for this?!?!?!
[Fascinate General] 87wrangler:
I've been dealing with the same strange behavior for months since flashing one of the Froyo ROM's (can't remember which one) and now on VGBv2. It only happens to me while I'm commuting in on the train. After reading about it possibly having to do with weak signal issues, I put my phone in airplane mode as soon as it started happening on Friday evening and the phantom presses stopped. I had my phone in airplane mode for the entire ride in this morning and no phantom presses either.

-87W
[Fascinate General] ccmichael:
CM7 7/17

glitch kernel

No screen protector

Was on the Acela express today and everytime the signal dropped, the keyboard popped up and the back key activated several times in a row.
[Fascinate General] coltronathon:
Yup. Definitely related to weak signal. I get it bad at work since my phone struggles to keep 3g. As a bonus, holding the back key kills the running app. so every time I encounter this it'll nuke my text, browser, music, etc. Soooo annoying
[Fascinate General] keeena:
Was on the phone w/ VZW tech for a separate issue when the phantom softkey problem struck...was kind of comical as I started cursing becuase the phone had backed out of a multi-step operation we were in the middle of and I layed on the tech for all the lousy problems with this phone. I'm on a stock ROM and the issue hits multiple times during the day. Super annoying.
[Fascinate General] knowah:
I've had this happen to me on 2 different totally stock Samsung i500's for this problem. A little google will show that the people in this thread aren't the only ones.

I don't know if it were hardware, firmware, or software related, but Samsung claimed it was a warranty issue. My carrier then got me new phones. I don't know if I have a bad stream of bad luck, but even my 3rd one does it occasionally. It will keep your screen on for hours if you happen to wake it in your pocket (receive a message, etc).

So, for what its worth, it is an issue covered by warranty.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duce102:
So I know we don't technically have custom kernels for EF02 yet but how did Marcusant get the Droid eye boot animation in Anonymous Rom i3.... I've looked in the bootanimation.zip and there's only 1 PNG file in there (a solid black image).... I'm guessing the bootanimation is in a qmg file and if so how did he edit that type of file....

I'm not the only one pulling my hair out about this and would like anyone's insight on this matter.... Thanks In Advance =D
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flimsy888:
the boot animation is prob specific to the rom and can't be changed easily...and yes i am aware of the operation to change a boot animation!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duce102:
I wish he was still here to tell me his magic spell for customizing it cause this is hurting my head lol..... do you think its in the qmg file and how would I unpack the qmg?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flimsy888:
not a clue on how to unpack it and why isn't he here anymore?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duce102:
I don't want this thread closed :p but he didn't ask permission to modify someones software.....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ac16313:
Its because its no just a bootanimation.zip file, its the stock one, just rom another phone and it already supports stock ones so it was just a mater of switching out stock animations and not a custom one.

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duce102:
???so the Droid eye animation is stock to another phone and that's all he did.....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ac16313:
Yup its stock to the droid charge so its a port.

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duce102:
Dang well thanks for your help.... I really appreciate it =]
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ac16313:
No problem :)

Sent from my SPH-D700
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] NAZology:
Anyone considering this phone? The Nexus S is my first Android phone which I purchased in December of 2010 and to be honest its been average. Browser and keyboard lag is tough to deal with. When the phone works it's great though.

My biggest issue is typing. Coming from blackberry I just can't type efficiently on this thing and I think the Qwerty on the my touch 4g slide might help. Just wanted some opinions from people who have used multiple android devices. Thanks.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] mikeyinid:
its going to be a very nice phone. I think if you are a keyboard type person there wont be a better option. Itll run like a beast too.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] CB620:
I dont think I can go back to a keyboard. I blame the nexus s. Swype saves lives
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] jshields1986:
I dont know why I still cant get the hang of swype.

as well Ill be getting this phone for my GF, she refuses to not have a keyboard. if I was to go back to t-mobile myself Id be gettign this phone as well
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Drzfr3shboialex:
I am on T-Mobile and have very good service and want the slide but due to.the att I am not getting it my dad is.letting.me switch to.Sprint,as soon as the new.nexus comes.out I'm switching
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] derekwilkinson:
what.are.you.talking.like.this.for.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] randy92:
Only bad thing about getting the mytouch 4g sslide is that it won't get the newest updates like nexus line...I agree tthough about android keyboard ... nexus s was my first android phone and only thing I don't like is the browser and keyboard ..I came from an iPhone so I was used to on-screen keyboard
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] acesofbelkan:
I imagine they're using the gingerbread keyboard or something. I have a tendancy to hit the period rather than space a lot on the gingerbread keyboard
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Drzfr3shboialex:
Yeah lol its annoying.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ScottC:
Just got this phone, and happy to say it ships S-OFF. Rom is dated Jun 27, so they didn't have much time to flash em and box em up.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] enoch861:
How did you get one!?!?!?!?!!?!!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Clayfoot:
More to the point: Is this a retail phone, just like everyone gets? Does S-OFF mean that we'll be able to root and flash it at launch? I keep trying to find confirmation that the bootloader will be unlocked (or not) at launch, but this is the closest I've found, so far. Is there any official word from HTC or T-Mobile somewhere?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] zavien:
Upgraded

I've had the 3g sllide for some time now and i like it it's a decent phone but still, newer, faster, more hardware cap. is simply better... point blank period. I'm excited for the upgrade since i really dont want to leave the mytouch family and it's a must that i have keyboard. But the specs are looking good!, and since the glacier has achieved S-off i fairly certain that this will achieve perma-root about 3 hrs after official release (chuckles to self) if not sooner. I'm excited for what this forum will produce along with my very own venture into ginger bread app development

GET EXCITED

p.s

g+ damn u lol
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] petraman:
This was the one thing holding me back from placing a preorder... but now that I know HTC lived up to their word I'm ordering one now! Thanks!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] hd2brick:
Retail demo unit ships with S-on
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] joeyklatzko:
This phone looks pretty sweet. I had the MyTouch 3G Slide and the MyTouch 4G. Both were great phones. This phone is pretty much a MyTouch 4G with the internal components of a Sensation and the keyboard of a 3G Slide. I prefer the screen and sleekness of the Sensation but if you need a keyboard I'd be all over it.

I suspect this phone will be S-OFFed once AlphaRev finishes the Sensation/Evo3D tool. Otherwise you're waiting till at least September for the official unlock.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Reviewers:
It's shipped S-ON sadly , that mean's we can't flash custom roms correct ?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] joeyklatzko:
Correct. Hopefully not for long!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Appreciate this! Keep us up to date with the pros and cons!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] KevinMArchibald:
Icoman,

You mention you got two bars instead of the usual 1. How about the data transmission rates (upload and download)? Phonedog published the first full review this week, and compared the data transmission rates of a G2X and the Slide, side by side, and he was disappointed:

"Running several tests (using different servers) from different locations, the Slide's 4G speeds have consistently been about 2-3Mbps slower than the G2x. The most I could muster out of the Slide was 3.5Mbps down and about 1.15Mbps up (the G2x has averaged around 6Mbps down and 1.2Mbps up)."

This is disturbing because the Slide supposedly is spec-ed for HSPA+ 21.1 while the G2X is spec-ed for 14.4. Maybe the reviewer's demo phone wasn't calibrated properly, so lots of retransmissions were required?

Was hoping you, and others that have the retail phone, can share your data rates for comparison. Doesn't sound like an interference or signal strength issue for the reviewer since they were getting 3-4 bars and the phone seemed to hold the 4G connection (based on the titlebar UI, no radio logs provided).

Thanks!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] icoman:
My download speeds at my home are the same as they were with the 3GSlide at 1 to 2 bars(~1.25Mbps). I live out in the sticks and you won't get any faster speeds even if you have a new model cray super computer. However, when I go to town I get much truer 3G service. Oddly enough wal-mart seems to be a good test location as I always got great speeds there with the 3GSlide. I tested it out today and was getting around 5.5 to ~6.5Mbps at full signal with the new 4GSlide which is the same speed I got with the 3GSlide give or take half a megabyte. We still only have HSDPA where I am, no + yet so I can't comment on it. Do keep in mind that this phone will read 4G even if you are getting 3G unless T-Mo is now calling it that. You need to go into the about phone settings to check the network signal type.

For the record I just read the review you were mentioning and there were a few things that seemed odd. First of all, I get great speeds with the phone, compared to my 3GSlide, and second, the keyboard is not mushy it's Chiclety like a lenovo laptop. I also noticed that my hardware version reads 0002 so I'm wondering if his reads 0001 and something got fixed or changed at the last minute or maybe Phonedog received a bad one, which is also worrisome as we don't need quality issues.

To add more since I've been using the phone a few days.....

*No confirmation if this is Gorilla Glass or not. The 3G Slide and the Sensation, from what I understand, have Gorilla Glass.

*I wish the screen were 4" instead of 3.7 or at least a little wider but, it is nice to surf the net without your fingers covering up the screen so it does make for a better surfing experience.

*Like the 3GSlide it's hard to see the screen in direct sunlight. It isn't as bad as the 3GSlide but, not a whole lot better. I think you can purchase anti-glare screen protectors though but, I've never tried any myself.

*Pretty damn good camera once you get the hang of using it.

*The screen stays clean and does a great job of hiding and fighting off fingerprints

*Battery life is pretty good. I've used it for 11 hours and still have 10% left. I'd imagine you could get some serious up-time with a 3rd party battery.

*It's a chick magnet. "Oh is that a new phone?" "I love that color it looks so nice" "What all can it do" "That's a pretty screen" "That's a T-Mobile phone?" "Can I look at it?" "Do you mind if I hold it?"
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] daviddallas:
Hey Icoman, thanks for the review.

I have 1 question, have you had tried the speakerphone? I went from a TILT2 to a 3GS and the speakphone was disappointing on the 3GS..
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] icoman:
Hmm, I have not tried it yet. I did try out the rear speaker by playing some stuff from slacker radio and it sounded decent, a little harsh or mid-range boosted but not terrible but, I wouldn't say it sounded great either. I rarely use the speakerphone so I'm probably not going to be able to give you a good review of it. I also do not have any Bluetooth headsets or earpieces either. The phone does have a neat feature where you just lay the phone down on it's front during a call and it automatically switches to speakerphone.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Awesome. I was just going to ask that. I have that on my Touch Pro 2 and love it.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
This isn't official word, but you can probably assume, since the 3G, 3G Slide, and 4G were all Gorilla Glass: http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] KevinMArchibald:
Thanks for the update on the 4GS data rates. I'm less worried now.

Have you experienced any landscape-mode death grip issues like GSMArena encountered during their use of the Sensation? I was hoping that with the keyboard, the antennas would be relocated and alleviate the problem. Of course, in landscape mode, the keyboard will likely be exposed and the device held differently than the keyboard-less Sensation.

Have you tried GPS yet? I'd like to know how it compares with the Sensation and Galaxy S II in terms of cold fix times and accuracy over time. I think there's a test app, if you have time.

After using the phone longer and in different locations, have you experienced any issues with phone call audio quality? Phonedog's review of the Sensation said this about audio quality on calls: "It's clear that calling isn't the Sensation's best feature. Even in areas with strong service, call quality left a lot to be desired. The earpiece was a bit muffled at the loudest volume, and I noticed quite a bit of static and excess feedback during my calls. Some of my callers reported some distortion on their end as well. When I took the Sensation to a T-Mobile dead zone in the Charlotte metro area, I was able to maintain the call, though the call was very choppy with a lot of static." My friend has the Sensation, and he said he's experienced some of these audio issues.

I, too, would like know how the speakerphone quality is on calls. I usually use it after getting in my car before leaving my parking spot, so the speakerphone doesn't have to be extremely loud and clear with the closed cabin, as long as it's decent, and the other party can still hear me while talking at the device within a foot away or so from my mouth. But I can test it in the store, if it's not part of your regular use.

Have you had any trouble reliably connecting the device to a WiFi hotspot, even when right in front of the hotspot hub? That's a weak spot that the Galaxy S II supposedly has, for example. Didn't hear anything bad about the Sensation, but just wanted to know for comparison.

Thanks for the user feedback. As you can see with that Phonedog review of the 4GS and its supposed data rate issues, we can't always make buying decisions based on their results alone. So your experiences are much appreciated!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] NAZology:
Can anyone confirm video chat via gchat? I've heard it's not compatible even thought it's 2.3.4. Thank you.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] enoch861:
The screenshot that you showed was for TV out. If I'm not mistaken it can do TV out from the headphone Jack like all other Galaxy S devices.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ratchetrizzo:
Ugh, I ordered one of these today

Retentions gave me a offer that I couldn't say no to.

TOTALLY FREE *AND* they told me I can mail the rebate in, making the phone -$50.

How could I say no to being paid $50 to take a new phone on one of my lines.

Let the development begin!
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] enoch861:
What!? How you do that!? Last time I called to "cancel" the lady sounded like she was literally going to cancel the account she said she was gonna flag it for cancellation. Theyve only offered to trade my phones through warranty or whatever

I've been with T-Mobile for like 6 or 7 years by the way.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] itsluy:
Not there.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] itsluy:
Just came from a 4gs to a mt4gs and my two main complaints are resolved:

- Speaker phone

- Wifi

I'm still getting used to the keyboard though, anyone else think its shifted to right a bit much?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
I'm hitting backspace and .com when I'm trying to get "0" and "a" respectively, but hey, you have to get used to every keyboard and it really depends on what keyboard you're coming from. I think the blogosphere trashed the keyboard feel but I have no idea what they are talking about. I like this feel just fine.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] ratchetrizzo:
She initially offered me the phone for $199.99 with no rebates and I told her I wasn't sure if I wanted to do that since they make you pay a huge restocking fee if you return the phone WITHIN the 14 day grace period. She put me on hold for literally 15 mins and came back and said she could give me the phone totally free to "help offset" the restocking fee if I decided I didn't like it.

Retentions still seems to care if you ***** about all of the new fees tmobile has.

She also waived the upgrade fee and gave me free shipping.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] enoch861:
Wow. You got a nice lady.

So you basically called about your G2x and then they offered you a new phone? Dang. Did you get to keep the G2x?

I don't know if I feel like calling T-Mobile again. I might give it a shot again if it keeps randomly rebooting.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] dbpaddler:
Speedier than my Epic and otherwise I prefer my Epic. I really don't understand the allure of this base design at all. The Arrive (wp7 on sprint) is clearly superior and yet it's the only one. Nice 5 row keyboard with tilting screen. Real cursor keys and no trackpad. Cursor keys are much more functional for text editing and navigation as well as games. Give me that design with a 4" screen and I'd be a happy camper and moe inclined to switch the company over from Sprint.

The camera isn't really an upgrade from th pics I took with both phones. The processor is the only thing it has going for it. Using the 4gs for a week along side my Epic, I keep reaching for the Epic.

If I switch service I'll keep the 4gs as a backup and pony up for a real premium slider in Bell's Droid 3 because this isn't it. Tmob needs to step up, especially if sprint will have the Epic 2 and rumored G2x Slider.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Enjoy your subpar and sparse 4G.

I remember trialing an Evo 4G Slide for work. I never got 4G once and I was in multiple 4G zones. Great technology you've got going there, Sprint. I would be a subscriber if it wasn't for that.