HTC Wildfire S with touchscreen fault

This HTC Wildfire S was only a couple of months old when the touchscreen started to be unresponsive in specific areas - some letters on the on screen keyboard and the lock icon on the unlock screen. It's currently with HTC service for the THIRD time and I hope they replace it as it has turned out to be a bit of a lemon. Otherwise (if you get a working one) it's a great phone.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• HTC
• HTC Corporation
• phone
• mobile
• faulty
• fault
• insensitive
• service
• repair

[cariad81]

Youngest is getting one for Christmas, I hope it doesn't do this :-S

[cxmcxm]

@cariad81 I think it's a rare fault. If it does do this, then get it replaced under the warranty. They are brilliant phones when they work. Having said that, I had to get a budget Android smartphone for someone this Christmas and chose a Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray instead... :)

[rapeyadog]

I had the same problem, but it went away after a few weeks :)

[cxmcxm]

@rapeyadog the problem on this unit was intermittent - it would sometimes work. But, it often came back. So, if your unit is in warranty I would suggest getting it repaired if you can see the fault at all.

[TobiasChr96]

I have exacly the same problem. It's annoying as hell!

Anyone know how to fix it?

[cxmcxm]

@TobiasChr96 in this case the problem was fixed by HTC replacing the unit at a third attempt at repair. I am guessing that it might be repairable by replacing the glass screen and digitiser. The parts are available on the internet but doing the repair yourself might be tricky and would invalidate the warranty. I suspect it is a manufacturing flaw in the digitiser, or alternatively an assembly fault making the flexible cable or connector not work properly.

[wizzard313]

ps dont forget too ude the vibrate function

[wizzard313]

apply more finger pressure the harder you finger the more responsive it gets works on all touch pussy phones

[BIRKERBOYZ]

I know this problem. In Germany we've got a update. It looks very nice now but there is another problem now: You can't answer incoming calls -.-

[ranjeetverma0007]

Today I rooted my phone but its not fix the touch problem

[ranjeetverma0007]

Plz give a link for download the file 'PG76IMG'

[ranjeetverma0007]

I also suffer this problem and today I change touch but its not fix after that same condition. How to fix this problem.

[brainbox55]

@508490 Where can i get the hard update and how do i apply it

[brainbox55]

iyaa im having this problem and am really guted about it coz i do like the phone (even if it is slow) but this will be a big problem for me

a i do know a shop that will fix the screen and digitilizer due to the weather at thw moment i am unable to get there

If anyone knows anyway to fix this temporarily (or posibly perminantly) by your self with little tecnical knowlage i would much apreashiate the info

[508490]

update your SW !!! 100% work, i fix that troble by hard update by PG76IMG.ZIP

[RobQos]

Ha ha, mine does that too. You have to swipe down like that to answer a call. I often lose the call because that swipe down action won't work. I love the phone and hate it at the same time. I think I will go back to Sony Ericcsons after this. Still have another 10 months to go before my free upgrade with T Mobile though. Also the letter 'e' doesn't work on the keyboard. So I can only get a letter e if it brings it up with predictive text.