touchpad lights up mysteriously??

scaredstiff · 01/12/2013, 03:50 PM

last night I was reading a book in my room when my touchpad lights up for no reason at all. Anyone experienced this? I did not feel any vibration nor there was any dialog box that came up

GMMan · 01/12/2013, 04:08 PM

Probably notification of some sort. Could be the charge complete notification, if you had it plugged in.

redrum0036 · 01/13/2013, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by scaredstiff

last night I was reading a book in my room when my touchpad lights up for no reason at all. Anyone experienced this? I did not feel any vibration nor there was any dialog box that came up

I have had this happen to me as well but no notifications and not charging. Just a strange thing only happened once that I remember.

Firepower · 03:19 AM

Its the ghost in the machine.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkGD2QrkXMk

redrum0036 · 01/13/2013, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Firepower

Its the ghost in the machine.

Ghost in the Machine {GitS vs I, Robot} - YouTube

Yea I'll be looking out for that ghost..pretty funny

WyreNut · 01/13/2013, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by redrum0036

Yea I'll be looking out for that ghost..pretty funny

What time is Backup scheduled? Same time as the Apparition?

WyreNut

redrum0036 · 01/13/2013, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by WyreNut

What time is Backup scheduled? Same time as the Apparition?

WyreNut

That's actually a good point i will look into that

ascMcLaren · 01/13/2013, 06:32 PM

this has happened to me many times and mine will actually stay on and drain the battery with the lock screen up. it usually happens after i click the power button and set it down within 10 seconds it magically comes back on, very annoying.

henri_p · 01/15/2013, 09:53 PM

I have the same, especially when it's booted into Android. Remarkably, when I switch off the wifi it stops..so it should be some app checking connection

con500 · 01/16/2013, 04:14 AM

mine gets to 100% Charged then lights up (on the touchstone) if I hit power button it switches the screen off, however it switches back on after a minute or so...One thing I notices is the time the screen is on seems proportianal to however long it stays off by hitting power...So at 100%, Screen comes alive...If I leave it say' 2 minutes then hit power it will stay OFF for same time (2 mins) But if I hit power as soon as screen lights up it turns off but turns back on in a few seconds.
I wonder if at the 100% mark it is going through a kind of mini cycle...Like' screen on=slight discharge Then power button turns screen off only to switch back on at full charge (100%)

Very confusing and all of this happens while it sits on the Touchstone and always reads 100%
For me its both cm9 and webos

Semma2 · 01/17/2013, 09:37 AM

I've noticed that it happens when the TP loses WiFi connection for a moment and then regains it.

henri_p · 01/17/2013, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Semma2

I've noticed that it happens when the TP loses WiFi connection for a moment and then regains it.

there is an option in Webos to switch off the wifi if the screen is dark, this solved the issue for me in webos, but in Android it doesn't work (yet)

mrrogers · 03/09/2013, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by henri_p

I have the same, especially when it's booted into Android. Remarkably, when I switch off the wifi it stops..so it should be some app checking connection

could this be a spyware sending logged passwords? I download and run lots of stuff on my touchpad

GMMan · 03/09/2013, 02:12 PM

Unlikely, if you only download from the Play Store.

**HelloNNNewman** · 03/09/2013, 02:27 PM

If you have any of the weather notification widgets installed, it will light up the screen each time they check for a weather update.

mrrogers · 03/09/2013, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GMMan

Unlikely, if you only download from the Play Store.

not using android.. But I do install developer apps from lots of sources and sometimes I am too excited to care if they are from verified sources..

Quote:

Originally Posted by HelloNNNewman

If you have any of the weather notification widgets installed, it will light up the screen each time they check for a weather update.

I don't do back up or have widgets.. But thanks

con500 · 03/10/2013, 04:03 PM

Since i last posted on this thread i have managed to narrow my issue down to a deffinite issue with the way my TP charges. I now can avoid the TP coming ON at 100%. I now have to have my TP to "Not" sit central on its touchstone. When it is centred on touchstone the pad will come on at 100% and no matter how many times i hit the power button to switch to standby...it continued to switch screen back on after a minute or so.

Now i have my TP sitting a little off centre (more to the left) and weirdly the TP stays off while on its touchstone. I can only assume 'my' touchpad has some battery/charging niggles

But it seems to be working ok using the above method.

KoaFeliciano · 03/10/2013, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by con500

Since i last posted on this thread i have managed to narrow my issue down to a deffinite issue with the way my TP charges. I now can avoid the TP coming ON at 100%. I now have to have my TP to "Not" sit central on its touchstone. When it is centred on touchstone the pad will come on at 100% and no matter how many times i hit the power button to switch to standby...it continued to switch screen back on after a minute or so.

Now i have my TP sitting a little off centre (more to the left) and weirdly the TP stays off while on its touchstone. I can only assume 'my' touchpad has some battery/charging niggles

But it seems to be working ok using the above method.

Sounds like it's going into Exhibition Mode but there is no app set for it to go to.

-Koa-

con500 · 03/11/2013, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by KoaFeliciano

Sounds like it's going into Exhibition Mode but there is no app set for it to go to.

-Koa-

It triggers exhibition mode clock when i drop it on the touchstone and if i hit the power button the screen turns off however after a minute or so it fires back up to the exhibition mode clock. But like i said if i position the TP slightly off centre i dont have the issue and the TP continues to charge.
I know it cant be a software issue as the same thing happens in both webos and cm9.

However keeping it off centre seems to be doing the trick for now. So all is good...for now

scaredstiff · 04/03/2013, 01:51 PM

Any more ideas? My issue is quite random, and it lights up no matter the percentage left in the device (not charging). There's no prompt and I turned the Backup off. I came across this thread and now I am super worried

Virus? Touchpad uploading large amounts of data morning and afternoon.

Could it be uploading my files in the touchpad and/or key log files (that's why it lights up?)

I also came across this

help! A virus on my touch pad!

01/12/2013, 03:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
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01/15/2013, 09:53 PM	#9 (permalink)
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01/16/2013, 04:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
con500 Member Posts: 46	mine gets to 100% Charged then lights up (on the touchstone) if I hit power button it switches the screen off, however it switches back on after a minute or so...One thing I notices is the time the screen is on seems proportianal to however long it stays off by hitting power...So at 100%, Screen comes alive...If I leave it say' 2 minutes then hit power it will stay OFF for same time (2 mins) But if I hit power as soon as screen lights up it turns off but turns back on in a few seconds. I wonder if at the 100% mark it is going through a kind of mini cycle...Like' screen on=slight discharge Then power button turns screen off only to switch back on at full charge (100%) Very confusing and all of this happens while it sits on the Touchstone and always reads 100% For me its both cm9 and webos
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01/17/2013, 09:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
Semma2 Member Posts: 248	I've noticed that it happens when the TP loses WiFi connection for a moment and then regains it.
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03/09/2013, 02:12 PM	#14 (permalink)
GMMan Member Posts: 2,090	Unlikely, if you only download from the Play Store. __________________ Contact: @GMMan_BZFlag (me on Twitter) \| webOS onTap \| @webOSonTap webOS Releases: Change your App Catalog country: TouchPad/PC \| TouchPad/webOS Resources \| Search suggestion patch for browser \| Cycling Email Notifications \| Don't Doctor! Make a good support request. \| How to post logs \| webOS Charge Monitor I will be busy, so I may not be able to provide private support.
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03/10/2013, 04:03 PM	#17 (permalink)
con500 Member Posts: 46	Since i last posted on this thread i have managed to narrow my issue down to a deffinite issue with the way my TP charges. I now can avoid the TP coming ON at 100%. I now have to have my TP to "Not" sit central on its touchstone. When it is centred on touchstone the pad will come on at 100% and no matter how many times i hit the power button to switch to standby...it continued to switch screen back on after a minute or so. Now i have my TP sitting a little off centre (more to the left) and weirdly the TP stays off while on its touchstone. I can only assume 'my' touchpad has some battery/charging niggles But it seems to be working ok using the above method.
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04/03/2013, 01:51 PM	#20 (permalink)
scaredstiff Member Posts: 13	Any more ideas? My issue is quite random, and it lights up no matter the percentage left in the device (not charging). There's no prompt and I turned the Backup off. I came across this thread and now I am super worried Virus? Touchpad uploading large amounts of data morning and afternoon. Could it be uploading my files in the touchpad and/or key log files (that's why it lights up?) I also came across this help! A virus on my touch pad!
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