Screen not responding after cleaning

[droiddekka]

i used a TINY amount of rubbing alcohol to clean the earpiece of my OV and now the screen is not acting right.

it is very difficult to unlock my phone...and if i CAN get it unlocked the screen does not respond to touch at all or it responds erratically.


did i just bork my phone?

 

[cole2kb]

Not sure man.. I checked out this link: http://forums.androidcentral.com/sprint-optimus-s/57527-how-tearing-apart-your-optimus.html and it seems that the LCD flex connector is close-ish to the earpiece, if you used too much, it may have gotten down there. I'd honestly just give it a while, see if it corrects itself. Hopefully someone smarter than I can chime in and give you some decent advice.

 

[droiddekka]

the problem certainly did correct itself after about an hour.

thanks for the link tho! i'm gonna bookmark it in case i ever need it for real.

 

[cole2kb]

Good, glad to hear it.

 

[Locool676]

Our screen is super sensitive to moisture. I cleaned my screen, lost function in the lower half, and tore the entire thing apart to dry.

 

[Zhara]

Glad you got it working again. For future reference, rubbing alcohol is safe to use on electronics, you just gotta make sure it's completely evaporated before you turn it back on

 

[magus7091]

Additionally to advice already given: I would recommend to use the highest percentage rubbing alcohol you can find, as it evaporates sooner.

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[droiddekka]

Additionally to advice already given: I would recommend to use the highest percentage rubbing alcohol you can find, as it evaporates sooner.

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this is where i went wrong. i was using ghetto-a$$ dollar store alcohol.



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[DeAnna Hayden]

I have the same problem except I didn't use alcohol. I used handsoap like the kind Hospitals use. It's a foamy blue soap. I can't seem to unlock my phone to do anything including shutting my phone off. Is there a residue on the screen that can come off if you use soap? I'm worried.