Help Using HTC wildfire with a car cradle

[ukstan]

Hi, I bought a car cradle for my Wildfire on ebay which is supposed to be escpecially for the wildfire. I did try a universal holder but it covered the volume control and the usb plug. My problem now is that when i put it into the cradle the touch screen does not work corresctly. Sometimes i have to touch it very lightly or press it hard about 5 times to get it to do anything, it was the same with the universal holder I had
Any ideas guys ? i was wondering if putting it in the cradle then trying to calibrate the screen from there might help ?
stan

 

[Jobak]

Same problem here! No operation when its in the cradle.
But just touch the wildfire elsewhere with another finger, whilst for example unlocking. Then it works fine. I think when its in er vertical position, without holding it in your hand its supposed to be "locked".

 

[ukstan]

But just touch the wildfire elsewhere with another finger, whilst for example unlocking. Then it works fine.

I dont quite understand this. Are you trying to say it just needs the thing unlocking ? i can open it up with the switch but then tapping the icons does nothing

 

[nickelsmell]

Same problem here, really can't explain it....

I've found a way around this, either by holding/touching the phone with one hand while I use the other to touch the screen, or by one hand, using the thumb to touch the screen while the rest of the fingers are holding/touching the phone.

Strange stuff..

 

[Jobak]

Same problem here, really can't explain it....

I've found a way around this, either by holding/touching the phone with one hand while I use the other to touch the screen, or by one hand, using the thumb to touch the screen while the rest of the fingers are holding/touching the phone.

Strange stuff..

Exactly what I was trying to say...
You dont unlock it by tapping the switch, it justs "wake up".

 

[ukstan]

Exactly what I was trying to say...
You dont unlock it by tapping the switch, it justs "wake up".

Hmm mine doesnt, i have to press the switch for a second to wake it up, tapping the screen doesnt do it

 

[ukstan]

Oh right, now i get it and yes it does work, touching with one hand or finger and using another on the screen, thanks guys for your help, i still dont quite understand the
You dont unlock it by tapping the switch, it justs "wake up".

 

[ukstan]

Oh right, now i get it and yes it does work, touching with one hand or finger and using another on the screen, thanks guys for your help, i still dont quite understand the
You dont unlock it by tapping the switch, it justs "wake up".

 

[Jobak]

Oh right, now i get it and yes it does work, touching with one hand or finger and using another on the screen, thanks guys for your help, i still dont quite understand the
You dont unlock it by tapping the switch, it justs "wake up".

Maybe I wrote it a bit "cryptic".
When you tap the switch on the top -> you "wake up" the phone.
When you afterwards slide the bar down on the screen, you unlock it..
Is that better?

 

[ukstan]

Maybe I wrote it a bit "cryptic".
When you tap the switch on the top -> you "wake up" the phone.
When you afterwards slide the bar down on the screen, you unlock it..
Is that better?

Perfect ! I couldnt have said it better myself

 

[NightAngel79]

htc incredible had this same issue. video's of it on your tube demonstrating it as well (search unresponsive screen or something like that)
Never heard what was done about it though

YouTube - Verizon HTC Incredible - Unresponsive Screen Test 3


incredible thread on the subject
http://androidforums.com/incredible...0366-unresponsive-screen-when-car-dock-1.html

 

[doa]

I have a wildfire - about two months old - has exact same problem reported here - I can't use it on a desk with one finger - I always have to use it with two hands.

A friend brought his new wildfire round to me and his is perfect everywhere so I think this is down to poor manufacturing (I've done a full reset to clear any other apps away and it doesn't help)

I'm going to try to get a replacement of a different make.... how I'm supposed to do that when I'm on a 24 month contract I have no idea!

bought mine from mobiles.co.uk (am I allowed to mention that?) and it's a redemption deal which probably complicates returns I guess... I'll see what they say though.


Edit: As I expected... mobiles.co.uk have refused to replace it - not only with a different phone make that works but also with a replacement wildfire. Sucks really. They want to send it away for a 'repair' - why should I accept a repair - I want a phone that is 'fit for purpose' for the entire 12 months of the minimum warranty period. So I have to be without a phone now while they play with it and return an item that is not a manufactured right first time phone that I paid for... I wouldn't pay full price for a refurbished phone to begin with, so why would I accept a refurbished phone now? Now I'm wondering what company would look after its customers like Apple does but in the Android world... Anybody? I really regret going cheap now... A lesson for life I guess...

 

[Spooky_]

I experience the same troubles with my Wildfire. When it's lying on a surface somewhere, without me holding it, and I want to interact with one finger on the touchscreen, it simply does not work properly often times. It somehow depends on the surface though. I can only assume this has something to do with electrical grounding.