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[ONE General] nazfalas:
I did try the aluminium foil grounding and it did alleviate the issue to some extent, but could not fix it completely when heat was introduced (yes, I've been experimenting quite a bit ^^). Aside from that it's not really a solution to touch aluminium foil while using my phone ^^

Yeah that's why I ordered the parts. I can sell a device with a replaced frame and screen. Just did not want to disappoint some poor fella with an unpredictable touch screen.

Wouldn't want to be in that position myself. Have heard enough stories (also from a friend of mine) where people just didn't mention flaws with the phones and in a private sale there's not much you can do warranty wise. :-/
[ONE General] pesche80:
:good: Wouldn't do it differently. :highfive:

Replace it. Point out the issues but also the new display. It is also possible to sell it as defective.
[ONE General] nazfalas:
I'm not entirely set on selling it, though. :D

If everything's working fine after the replacement I might sell the M8 again. Who knows.

I will probably also try to sell the old screen as defective, though. Might be someone there who's interested in a cheap slightly defective screen. ^^
[ONE General] marwan91:
How is the m8 is it good? Or you think the sgs 5 is better?
[ONE General] nazfalas:
M8 <> S5

Build quality is amazing, best in the android world IMO <> Well, Samsung. It's still very good with the S5. Not up to par, though

Screen is good <> Screen is AMOLED (depends on your preference)

Sense offers a crap load of features <> TouchWiz is meh...but that's just my taste

Duo camera has some interesting advantages (esp. low light), but obviously worse resolution <> S5 camera is comparable to OPO, but better form my experience

HTC bootloader unlock is permanent <> Samsung Knox Fuse also

HTC provides only basic source for kernel, many drivers missing, bluetooth disconnects, speaker distorted on loud volumes <> AFAIK the S5 only has Qualcomm variants and the custom ROM as well as developer support (Boeffla, ktoonsez, alucard are amazing kernel developers)

Both provide SD card slots and 16GB internal memory for storage

I would have gone for the S5 simply because of the developer support, but I needed a working phone fast and I got the M8 used for a dirt cheap price.

240€ with 19 months warranty remaining and only slight regular usage scratches on the back is a freaking great deal over here.
[ONE General] marwan91:
I found a seller selling new s5 on aliexpress for just 320$ which is really cheap. I guess I'm getting it.
[ONE General] sambaeallegria:
RMA it and then sell the new as you receive it so that you sell a new device and can raise the selling price.
[ONE General] Formhault:
Yay Galax S5 with no warranty yay.
[ONE General] nazfalas:
Bought it 1 week old from someone else back when the invites were extremely scarce and from all the great experiences with OP CS I have read I decided against that.

Not going to pay for shipping costs when the chance of them refusing to repair it because of a slight bump in the chrome frame or something is so high (read their forums. That happens constantly).

I have opened it now so not possible anyways. [emoji14]

I think I'm good this way. As I said I'm not set on which device I'm going to be using after the repair. Probably OPO if everything is smooth afterwards.
[ONE General] sambaeallegria:
Yeah I know, I've been following the forum for the past month and I'm aware of all those problems. I also submitted a ticket and after almost a month the accepted to RMA my phone. I did it because I didn't want to sell a faulty phone, so I will immediately sell my new device when it'll arrive.
[ONE General] marwan91:
I really don't care about warranty. Since I'm going to root it as soon as i put my hands on it, also the seller clams a1 year warranty.
[ONE General] Formhault:
Rooting your phone ain't gonna fix that sh*tty AMOLED as it ages.
[ONE General] marwan91:
I have a galaxy s1 with amoled screen and the whole phone still works better than my OPO now. Though it's 5 YO.
[ONE General] nazfalas:
I don't know what experiences you have had with AMOLED screens, but we still have 2 S3s in the household that have endured heavy use for a few years now. No burn ins and no issues.

Owned an S4 before the OPO and that screen was great. Not as bright as LCD, but still great to look at.

Haven't owned an S5 personally (just used friend's phone for an hour or so), but I can't imagine that the screen has gotten worse in durability. The brightness is also pretty good on the S5.
[ONE General] pesche80:
Exactly that happened to me :-/

Repair costs according to OnePlus 180 (I suppose Euro, not sure though) + shipping
[ONE General] Formhault:
Whoa. Okay. :(

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Had Note 1. White started to look green after ~6 months.

Had Note 2. Somewhat similar.

Had Galaxy S4. Half of the screen wasn't displaying gray as the other half was.

Note 3 (girlfriend). About 6 months so far, top side of the screen is more yellow than the bottom side (when displaying whites).

So yeah. :(
[ONE General] marwan91:
That's so unlucky
[ONE General] Formhault:
Go in any mobile phone store and test any Samsung device. Took some pics. Sure, those devices are on 24/7, but if they manifest that kind of behaviour in less than 2 months, then your beloved device sure will do the same in about half a year's worth of normal use.
[ONE General] marwan91:
That's technology it's never been perfect.
[ONE General] Formhault:
Been talking about AMOLED ffs... Anyway, we're off topic.
[ONE General] marwan91:
Well, amoled is a technology, isnt it? Btw the lg 3 included in the pics, doesnt have amoled screen.
[ONE General] Formhault:
Yeah. That's just what can happen if you squeeze it hard enough.
[ONE General] Jah_son:
I got what you meant, but I don't have those issues

Always true :D

I guess that's suggesting that nothing is ever really perfect then, I still remember my S4's over heating or sudden death issues.

Alas! The super saturated amoled screen, lol.....I can't see myself getting anywhere close to Touchwiz again though. Super heavy skins and over priced devices?
[ONE General] Formhault:
Well, it breaks down to how "trained" your eyes are. I see imperfections in displays where most other people see perfection (there really is no such thing there), so...

Anyway, some AMOLED displays tend to decay much faster than others. Which is why I don't encourage anybody to ever buy a Samsung phone with no warranty. Sure, you're gonna flash the heck out of it, but you can easily flash stock and pretend you don't know **** if the service ever asks you about the tripped knox flag.

I promice I'll stop with this here.
[ONE General] benj!:
Well, as expected, this started happening again last night! I've been using that multitouch app to test it over the week, and it's been fine until now - now getting the flickering/jumping.

I'll give Oneplus' firmware update a try when it's available. Until then, my One is back in the drawer :P
[ONE General] marhensa:
i think this is heat related problem.

and yes, it's hardware.

typing is like hell with this defect.

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[ONE General] Formhault:
So the issue just came back after ONE WEEK with the new display assembly?!?!
[ONE General] guille26:
I've read a few people has tried this fix but the problem is still there.

If I get another screen from an alien chinese online shop, will it work as I imagine it uses another touchpanel? Or it will still fail?

I've read people with the same problem with RMA's but I have doubt about a compatible screen.
[ONE General] Formhault:
[MENTION=5336943]benj![/MENTION] seems to have just that problem. Use the notorious Touch screen fix app until OnePlus releases a new firmware (hopefully with HydrogenOS on 28th of May?).
[ONE General] benj!:
I didn't actually change the display - I had stopped using my Oneplus for a bit, and did a full wipe and install of CM12.1 and found the issue had gone. I was using it without any problems for 2 weeks, until yesterday when the problem returned.
[ONE General] guille26:
What is "notorious Touch screen fix app"? This one http://xdaforums.com/oneplus-one/themes-apps/app-touch-screen-fixer-t3079029 ?

This command helps a lot but still there are ghosts touches and x-axis bug.

Thanks.
[ONE General] benj!:
Is this the app by Sabrwolf? I tried that one when I was having the problem before and it didn't work for me!
[ONE General] Formhault:
Well, until OnePlus sits up from their asses and provide a fix, that's the best shot we've got :eek:
[ONE General] guille26:
Yeah, anyone can confirm this insulating fix works? I've read it doesn't.
[ONE General] marwan91:
Don't waste you're time and open your phone, i did the "fix" it doesn't work. I also broke my volume flex cable.
[ONE General] guille26:
Ok, thanks for the info.

Then I may try a new screen.

CS doesn't answer me anymore and I'm not looking forward a replacement because they are also having issues.
[ONE General] benj!:
I'm not holding my breath, but it's nice to know there's something on the way... eventually... maybe... :P
[ONE General] Mentalmuso:
Replacing the screen is a 100% fix. But in constantly on the alert for this one to fail. But it is nice to have proper function. It is a beauty when it's working
[ONE General] andybfmv96:
Great work. I can confirm that my one that I bought last week (my second) doesn't have the issue from before that my first one suffered from. I haven't noticed much lag, ghost touches, or anything of that matter with the screen.
[ONE General] nazfalas:
That's great, but remember: Mine didn't have the issue for over 8 months.
[ONE General] jamal2367:
I See some user have massive problems with the Touchscreen... I have not this issue ....the product date is january 2015....touch works good by me !!

I think its a Hardware issue ...it was fixed by the newer production ..... Other Touchscreen build in the phone ?
[ONE General] Mentalmuso:
Mine was January production and it failed badly. I've seen others with even newer production dates with issues also. I don't believe anyone really knows where the issue lies, and being that people are having different symptoms and different fixes that work for them, means it's very hard to pin down a root cause. Replacement touch screen fixed every issue I had with my phone, including x axis issue, huge dead spots, it even cured general system lag. My CPU runs 10 degrees cooler also with a new screen. I believe there is an answer in the results, and I have my ideas, but I'm not going to speculate on here. All I know is, if those silly software patches and apps don't make your phone feel like new again, then its all placebo and desperation from the user trying to magically fix it.
[ONE General] marwan91:
I guess Oneplus had used cheap digitizers, that's all.
[ONE General] jamal2367:
Yup!!
[ONE General] guille26:
It would be interesting to know where we can buy nicer ones to replace ours.
[ONE General] KenjiHannya:
OPO Display Patch for touch ghost

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw8Ln2-hMxj3cHoxS29tZFJDT3c/view

Enviado de meu OnePlus One usando Tapatalk
[ONE General] AcmE85:
This is the same old "display patch" they send out to everybody who contacts their support...

it is just an old fastboot image of cm11s XNPH33R.
[ONE General] Messatsu:
Isn't it just as mentioned in this thread a 4.4 basic OPO ROM ? : https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/touchscreen-issues-we-hear-you.309395/page-80
[ONE General] theBIGone:
My screen is bugged like everyone elses here. I never experienced ghost touches untill today though. The ghost touches appeared when the phone was laying on my bare chest for 10 minutes. after about 4 minutes the phone calmed down again, and symptoms returned to just having issues with x-axis and multitouch. could it maybe be that ghost touches are the result of some sort of touch overload?
[ONE General] AngelusMortis:
I purchased 3 Oneplus one, one by one and returned them one by one due to this very annoying issue. The worst thing is that all three had touch issue :mad:
[ONE General] Formhault:
Touching the phone too much leads to ghost touches? No. Lol. It's software. Or hardware. Or both.

Or Samsung's wizards. I bet it's Samsung's wizards :(
[ONE General] marwan91:
Looks like the new firmware 15/5 fixed the problem. I don't have anymore ghost touches and the touch is much more responsive.
[ONE General] gsmyth:
[MENTION=4397261]vantt1[/MENTION] have you tried the new firmware yet? The latest (5/15) nightly includes new synaptics touch panel firmware. It seems to be resolving a lot of the issues people have been having (hopefully this lasts though!). Although if there is an underlying hardware fault then it obviously wont fix that.

Franco has posted a new update to his kernel for 5.0.x CM12 Roms, which includes the new firmware.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60747459&postcount=8989
[ONE General] pesche80:
Francos kernel r43 and cm12s is also OK now
[ONE General] StimpyMGS:
I dont know how they did it but the new firmware actually fixed al my touch issues!! Zoom on x-axis and fast typing works flawless now :D

Im still curious how synaptics got around a hardware problem by patching the firmware..
[ONE General] marwan91:
So bad, i opened my phone Trying to fix "hardware issue" and broke the volume flex cable :(
[ONE General] nhshah7:
Woo! Hopefully this is the definitive fix! My x axis problem is gone. Hopefully hear doesn't affect it wither. Fast typing is working fine without issue. Feels great!!! [MENTION=4397261]vantt1[/MENTION], can you link to it in the OP please?
[ONE General] Jah_son:
Yeah works perfect for me too, figured they had to move fast with a solution considering their release date is closing
[ONE General] Messatsu:
So...how did they manage to fix what looks like an hardware issue with a new firmware? :rolleyes:
[ONE General] pesche80:
I guess clever signal processing and filtering.

E.g. On my HP touchpad I also have the x-axis problem (or y-axis? I'm taking about landscape mode). But never had problems with typing or similar, like on the one .
[ONE General] Formhault:
Well, there's been people who replaced their whole display assembly only to find out it still happens.

So... :)

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X = horizontal. Y = vertical.
[ONE General] pesche80:
But what is the default on this tablet? Landscape or portrait mode?
[ONE General] aliyangohar4:
Good Job!
[ONE General] Cygnust:
Hi, is the firmware compatible with cm12?
[ONE General] Formhault:
Portrait. The OnePlus One is a phone, not a tablet :silly: .

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The touchscreen firmware is just a kernel commit, which was merged into all kernels by now (Render, AK, Boeffla, to name a few). You can flash any of those kernels on CM12, sure.
[ONE General] vantt1:
I have no need of the new firmware. Flashing it will probably make no difference for me.
[ONE General] nhshah7:
You'll actually probably notice an improvement regardless.
[ONE General] Fevves:
Just to add that Boeffla updated all his One+1 kernels with the newest touch panel commit, so if you want it on CM11S go for it and try it out.
[ONE General] nazfalas:
Just to update for my case (heat related issues), as well:

New touchscreen firmware fixed the issue completely. I feel foolish now, but it seems like CM already reverted the new firmware, because of:

"Causing 30mA sleep current. Revert until new version is ready."

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/98677/

That seems to confirm the battery drain issues. Just IMHO -> I doubt a new firmware version will be able to both fix the touchscreen issue and do so without causing a battery drain.

Let's hope they prove me wrong again.
[ONE General] vantt1:
So the firmware is either in the CM12 nightly or Franco Kernel? I'm on 5.1; the former requires flashing a 5.0.2 ROM and the latter requires already being on 5.0.2, so I would rather not downgrade if there's no reason to. You get quick settings drop down menus for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and better volume control in 5.1. Also, ringer modes are back!
[ONE General] nhshah7:
Cm12.1 and SlimLP both have the new firmware rolled into them I believe.
[ONE General] Formhault:
Don't doubt the devs! :silly:
[ONE General] nazfalas:
As I mentioned:

New firmware is already reverted in CM. So it's in the nightly from the 16th and 17th, but removed in the new one (18th).

The custom kernels almost all merged the new firmware so when you flash them you'll have it regardless of the nightly version.

edit:

Of course now the custom kernels have reverted the commit, as well. ;)
[ONE General] mcrgenci:
while I was having a ghost touch attack since the phone was in my pocket for a while I installed Proximity Fix from playstore and it stoped the ghost touches I don't know for how long though , could it be that the sensor is causing this ?
[ONE General] Formhault:
No. It can't be.

Well, ****. At this point, it could very well be the freaking blue sky. A firmware fix solved an issue which some users fixed by insulating a freaking cable. Trust no one. :(
[ONE General] mcrgenci:
yeah someone is mentioning the heat while mine does it everytime I leave it my pocket for long . 10 minutes ago I barely unlocked than I downloaded that app and I kinda helped for now but this is solo ****in unprofessional from opo guys
[ONE General] Formhault:
Flash CM12.1 or any CM12.1-based ROM. Then flash this kernel. Your touchscreen will be fixed, but you'll have to disable double tap to wake (or else... battery drain). A new software patch is on the way, hopefully, but until then, this will have to do.
[ONE General] mcrgenci:
thanks man I'll give it a shot , even though in my opinion its more of a hardware issue. thanks again

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wow man it did it for me hope it keeps this up , I can type again yeahhh :D
[ONE General] :
this thread should be retitled or closed as a haux
[ONE General] Formhault:
No, you!
[ONE General] patp:
Don't be silly. The digitizer sends a huge amount of data which is processed with pretty complex signal-processing algorithms to produce a decision about the moment-by-moment location of touches. It's entirely possible that the new firmware deals with noisy data produced by hardware glitches which for some people have been fixed by various physical interventions.
[ONE General] :
well, cosidering firmware before this one fixed it for some proves that the title is incorrect.

you are right that hardware issues can be solved with software, but that doesnt make it true in the previous hardware fixes or even the current one.

we are all speculating, which by definition makes the title of the thread misleading, cause its a statement which simply is not proven. This misleading is in my opinion wrong and unethical, so formhault, close yourselve will you
[ONE General] @work:
Hint, it was a software issue.
[ONE General] vantt1:
There, I made the title less "misleading". Doesn't change the fact that, after the fix, I can now use any kernel/ROM without having to worry about which one positively/negatively affects the touchscreen's performance by a noticeable amount. Same goes for those who once had touch issues but no longer do after replacing the screen, or those who fixed their existing setup.

You are right, we are all speculating. The software/hardware fix working for some and not for others just means that it could be a varying combination of both hardware and software, and at the moment it's unrealistic to say that is entirely hardware or entirely software. However, I stand by my personal judgement of my own case; how software alterations did not fix the issue I had but hardware modifications did.
[ONE General] jdfeos:
Very well said!! I have seen your videos and have followed you here and on the Oneplus forums!

I could not agree more with you! You have proven that there IS hardware issues! Only a blind can't see that!

If it can be mitigated trough software it's a bandage...which does not fix as you correctly said the base hardware issue! A shame, and one that could affect Oneplus as a company...who will trust them from now on? I surely have my doubts!

This only shows that Oneplus was greedy in applying glue instead of double sided tape...more fast and less costs involved?

I personally appreciate you sharing your findings with us and providing a fix for those who suffer from this hardware problem (grounding).

Please don't listen to trolls who come here with nonsense statements!

Have a nice day ;)
[ONE General] marwan91:
Glue or double sided tape, it's not the issue, there is a bigger hardware problem, such as faulty digitizer, and might be other issues too.
[ONE General] vantt1:
Nice to see you here!

A faulty digitizer is definitely one of the possible causes, as proven by those whose issues weren't solved by this fix but a replacement screen did.
[ONE General] marwan91:
I applied your fix bit it didn't work, so i ordered a screen replacement, hopefully it will solve the issue
[ONE General] jdfeos:
I'm talking about the unresponsive issues, where people put the phone in their pocket and it becomes unresponsive... aren't they grounding issues, but faulty digitizers? If they're faulty there are a LOT of them.
[ONE General] Formhault:
Not sure how software can compensate for a faulty hardware part...
[ONE General] silverton:
My phone didn't even start showing ghost touches until after that synaptics firmware update you're talking about. And flashing all sorts of different roms now isn't fixing anything. It just keeps getting worse. My OPO is only usable if it's idle.
[ONE General] Formhault:
What... :eek:

Ak kernel got two builds. One with the old touchscreen driver and one with the new driver. Try flashing the one with the older driver. On CM12.1-based ROMs, of course. See if that fixes it.
[ONE General] silverton:
I run CM nightlies for the most part. I worked my way through 5/15 when the firmware was included, everything was amazing, even I noticed an improvement on a phone that didn't have any issues prior. Then they had to remove the firmware because of the battery draw. This is where my phone started showing ghost touches. And now it doesn't matter, CM11S, CM12S, CM12, CM12.1 (even the 15th nightly again), OxygenOS.... Soon as the phone starts to get warm touchy touchy!!
[ONE General] Formhault:
Okay... Don't know what to say. Wait for a new touchscreen driver (even though I'm not sure if that's ever gonna come anymore)...?

One thing is for sure. I'll consider selling the OnePlus One and get something like the LG G4 some time...
[ONE General] nazfalas:
Guys, I don't know how and I don't know why (neither does the dev), but this CM12.1 build eliminated the touch issues for me using the "old" synaptics firmware without causing battery drain:

http://xdaforums.com/oneplus-one/orig-development/rom-kernel-unofficial-cyanogenmod-12-1-t3120259

Kernel is built completely from CAF sources so it is very different to CM sources in terms of drivers. I tried applying heat (which caused my issues before), but I can't reproduce the touch issues anymore. I don't know if this is a random occurance, but if it helps anyone else, thank [MENTION=4800121]Sultanxda[/MENTION].

edit:

You can flash it right over your current CM12.1 nightly, but don't use custom kernels.
[ONE General] silverton:
It did not work for me... And this is just the phone getting warm from coming from 12S official. Out in summer heat, it's useless. Mind you I'm only touching the outside edge.
[ONE General] king conan:
Not in my case. Ghost touch is back with this ROM....