[SpartanAir]

I updated my phone on Thursday to the latest update, in hopes it would fix the awful touchscreen issues.

AND IT COMPLETELY HARDBRICKED MY PHONE.

I can't express how livid I am. When I first got the phone, it was great. Then along came Lollipop, with serious touchscreen issues, and the shitty Profiles system.

And now this. I've been in touch with OnePlus and had umpteen people get back to me with suggestions; now there is a 2 week waiting list for a remote tech session to help fix the problem.

Anyone else experience this? Anyone have experience resuscitating a hardbricked phone? (no lights, no charge, nothing)

I'm pretty sure I'm done with OnePlus after this, I just can't deal with this unreliability.


*** And for those experiencing touchscreen and lag issues with the phone getting hot, you are correct. Out of nowhere I started to get an unresponsive screen, and started a support ticket etc. believing it was a software issue.

Then I read something about the adhesive softening under heat, causing a short in the screen flex cable. Then I paid attention to how I was carrying my phone: I put it in my left front pocket, screen facing my leg because a) to protect the screen in case I bump my leg on something and b) the contour of the back of the phone is curved, and follows my leg.

Then I started to put it in my pocket, screen facing out: All of a sudden, no more touchscreen issues. (at least less frequently, the piece of shit still acts up)

Conclusion: the body heat from my leg was heating up the screen, causing it to not work well.

I've had many phones, and always carry them the same way, in the same pocket. Never have I experienced such bullshit.

As soon as I get this thing up and running, I'm selling it. If anyone is dumb enough to buy it.