I’ve even read a report from someone who installed Ubuntu Touch / for Devices or Firefox OS (I forgot, maybe both) only to find that the “dead zone” issue exists there too. Some have found that adding some combination of apps that allow customizing the menu position or menu size serves as a good work-around while others report that after a while this will not be enough any more, up to the point where half of the screen becomes a dead zone. Some have reported that the soft menu buttons still work when the device is in landscape position but only when the buttons are on the earphone jack side (see video above!) while others (as I) completely lost button responsiveness. Someone started a petition for Google / LG to service those outside the one year warranty on.
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So understandably, many have complained and many have sought workarounds. Too expensive for an issue that may pop up out of the blue for no reason, on a phone that may be in “mint condition” only just over one year old, never dropped, scratched or even bumped more than in normal daily use like mine. However, getting a replacement part or a new phone is expensive when your device is no longer under warranty. The accepted answer on the largest thread on this topic is that the issue is a hardware problem and the device should be returned for repair. Is your Google LG Nexus 4 phone starting to show this behavior too? Then you’ll find we’re not alone as there are many threads about the soft menu issue on the Nexus Support Forum and other forums. So bad that I could not even complete the installation process because of unresponsiveness and random erratic taps. Finally I tried reverting to Android 4.4.4 but that made things even worse.
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Then, I hoped the 5.0.1 update that came soon after, would fix the issue but it didn’t. Here is a short video (not mine) that shows the issue well:Īt first, I thought it was because of a recently installed app so I removed the most recent ones and even did a factory reset.
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At first, I would just occasionally be unable to use the back, home or open-apps softkeys but within a few days it became increasingly worse up to the point where I would not be able to navigate out of an app at all any more and sometimes could not turn off the alarm clock or even answer an incoming call.
Hold button on nexus plugin upgrade#
My Google LG Nexus 4 started showing a very annoying issue after the recent upgrade to Android 5.0 Lollipop.