Why are the buttons near the top of my screen non responsive?

[AC Question]

No response from buttons near top of screen

Hi, just got my HTC one m8, it was working perfectly for about an hour. Now the screen seems unresponsive. When I try to click into the address bar, or the window tabs while online, nothing happens. Same with the next button while setting up whatsapp, and the slide bars in the settings menu. Anyone else got this issue? Thanjs

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: No response from buttons near top of screen

Welcome to Android Central! Does it seem to be specific areas of the screen? What happens when you go to landscape mode--is it still the same physical areas of the screen, or is it relative to the orientation? (That is, is it always the top of the screen near the URL bar, regardless of portrait or landscape?)

Do you have a screen dimming app active? Screen dimmers can sometimes prevent certain onscreen buttons from being pressed.