How to Fix Nexus 7 Touch Screen Problems

[@kristinaelliott4284]

I can't believe it!!!!!!! I know Nothing about electronics!!! I was so stressed out, having to go by another tablet. I decided to you tube the issue quick and your video came up. it took me 4 replays and alot of pausing to watch exactly what you were doing!!! I got the back off, followed your instructions! and the touch screen is. ow working beautifully!!!! thank you!!!

[@giraffesocialenterprises9477]

Hey! Brilliant! I had a cracked screen and I replaced the screen and the digitizer... when I reassembled them i was having tons of trouble using the touch screen - it was horrible... But I did what you said and simply reseated the digitizer cables carefully and voila!!! It works perfectly again! Thanks so much...

[@laurencestaley96]

right first i had several problems like you mentioned during the video and so i thought id have to spend a load of money to repair my screen, i was on KZbin and decided to see if anyone else had this problem and found your video...any way long story short this video has fixed my tablet! thanks!

[@mitchamatrudo]

N7 screen worked intermittently. Finally I did the "drop it on the floor" trick and it worked, so I yanked the back off and I'm pretty sure the ribbon cable connecter was not in all the way. We'll see, but I'm confident that it worked for me. Thanks a lot !

[@djgrab1]

Thanks man! Software reset worked like a charm. Just a minute ago I was applying 5 lbs of pressure to my fingertips, but now its just as sensitive as it was out of the box.

[@maryallen3217]

THANK You!!! So glad to see there is information for such an "ancient" device. Was starting to panic because all the others said to turn it off first. How do I turn it off when the touch screen isn't working?? Did the soft reset, twice, and it is back! THANK YOU again!!!

[@bounpheng4197]

thank you you save me. was out of options. screen touch didn't work and couldn't turn off to reset it. now its working again thanks to you.

[@steventaylor6364]

I had eratic responce from keyboard when typing, I pulled out flat cable and put it back and this fixed the problem. Thank You.

[@ThomasPartida]

dude, my nexus 7 2013 was acting up and it would not respond to my touch. the reset to care of the rest. thanks. everything else was good to know. definitely subscribing.

[@cavglv]

Thanks, I tried the 1st method on my Venturer to restore touch screen and it worked like a charm. Thanks. Simple things seem to work a lot of the time.

[@RumKnucklesXLIV]

Thanks soooo much.The first option worked .I didn't know that holding the power button long enough will switch the device off.Thanks again.

[@TigerGreene]

Thank you so much! My screen was completely unresponsive so I couldn't even touch to power down. I didn't know I could hold down the power button for 10 seconds to reset. That did the trick. :-)

[@cliffordleblanc3659]

Thanks I did the soft reset on my Nexus 7 2013 and it fixed the touch screen.Thanks a lot.

[@glenmaxwell2935]

Thanks, here it is Oct of 2022 and this info is still sooooooooooooo apreciated

[@troym57]

randomly my nexus 7(2nd gen) wouldnt respond to my touch so i used ur first method and it worked, thanks.

[@stephenmcallister2169]

Just did the same thing!! Works 100 times better!!!

[@alexdimartino4192]

Thank you! It worked for me! I opened the back as you showed and fiddle those flatwires and reinserting them. Funny because I did that when I replaced the screen and digitiser. Hope it will last ;-)

[@fredricqjblaholtz4845]

Great way to make little jagged marks - using a narrow metal screwdriver to pop the lid. It's also easy to crack the flat cable holders if using just the edge of a screwdriver. Use plastic tools. The software reset actually helped a little, I swapped the entire screen and digitizer in this one (wishing I had gotten one with the frame as well). So it's hopefully just a poor connection. I'll try a cleanup and reattachment later. Thanks for the tips.

[@Saku3409]

thank you soo much for posting this. my touch screen just stopped working. the first trick worked for me.

[@mal.practice]

Hi there, thank you very much for this video. I gave my device a pretty severe bump I guess last night and was contemplating dumping it or an expensive repair. Watched your tutorial , opened it up which was a little tricky and then checked connections and got a very present surprise when I put it back together. Great stuff and best of luck to you.

[@stephenmcallister2169]

I was having the same issues, then did your method 1 and now my tablet is amazing!! Thanks for the tip!

[@jimboyd007]

Thanks The fix was easy and it save me from buying a new tablet. Thanks again!

[@hisroyalsucculence]

My screen frustratingly doesn't recognize when I use a single finger for touch almost all of the time. If I use two fingers, however, it always works. I can literally sit there and press an icon/ink/app/whatever with my index finger over and over and nothing will register. Thanks for providing the ASUS warranty info!

[@bighonkerz]

I don't have a nexus but I used it on my nuvision and the first method worked I'm so happy thank you

[@meinasalon]

I seem to have solved my slow response screen by getting rid of a website in my frequently visited display in Chrome. I'm figuring they were fat and sucking resources. I dumped them and my touch screen is snappy again. It was real sluggish before. I was a little afraid to try your fix but will have the tech at the store do it. I'm sure its worth it as you say. Thanks.

[@jimmysjamin1]

great job in doing the video the reset process worked perfectly glad I found you before I took my tablet and threw it against the wall probably wouldn't have done it but I sure felt like it thanks so much !

[@karlyaz]

Thank You. My Nexus 7 fell and the screen broke, after replacing screen it wouldn't respond to touch. I opened it up reset the touch screen connections as per above video and it fixed the problem.

[@ROBERTGUERO]

I replaced a cracked digitizer/touch screen. I had bought a LCD and digitizer already assembled as seeing others that only bought digitizer was way to much work. After install at 3am I put on charge and did not test. This morning bottom corners of digitizer would not work and touch was jittery. Looked at this very helpful video. Pulled back off of tablet. The line on the left side ribbon cable was slightly off compared to connector. I unplugged both ribbon cables, meaning the ones with the clips you have to lift up. Removed ribbons cables from connectors. I noticed ribbon cable does not match straight up with connectors. They are actually slightly to the right. I inserted both ribbon cables into their respective connectors. Then by pushing on the bulk of the ribbon cable that is on the out side edge of the tablet board I aligned the left side ribbon cable line with the connector and pushed down connector clip to hold in place. The right side was pretty much aligned so I closed connector clip. Put back together. WORKS PERFECT. Thanks for the video.

[@seennana12]

Thanks a lot, my nexus was dropped and half of the screen didn't work. I tried to fix the touchscreen connection. It is working.

[@TampaTec]

cool, good job!

[@eminemfan3799]

What did you do,

[@bongie555]

tnx a million mate... dropped mine and sure enough touchscreen probs. you saved me a lot of moolah($$)...and headaches... tnx again..

[@HisNameIsGreatest]

dude. that actually worked. i played with wires a little bit. and tada! it wiorked. thanks a lot!!!!

[@vagrantmessiah]

I want to thank you for this tutorial, you were very clear through each & every step and made this repair quick, easy & painless.

[@joaodallarosa362]

Thank you sooo much!!! You saved me a Nexus 7!

[@SaraEmmaLouise]

Thank you! Video was good and helped me fix my two kids tabs since they have holes in there hands and keep dropping them. I followed your vid and they are working a treat again!! Thanks!! New sub!

[@TampaTec]

Good job, get thick rubber cases for their tabs, just in case.

[@dajalynrobertson2943]

+Tampatec how can u fix a rca like that

[@SeekingHighFidelity]

Worked for my nexus 7 (older model). Thank you!

[@aaron_ow]

Thanks a lot. My nexus 7 (2nd gen) started getting a bit of lag on the side of the screen, I tired the power method and it worked perfectly . Thanks again

[@TampaTec]

remember to close background apps too

[@anniebegum4931]

Your first method is work thank you

[@muffinman9162]

Thanks dude, did the first step and it worked!

[@jamiegomersall9713]

Brilliant this worked first time!!

[@rthomas201011]

Sorted. Turned out to be a loose connection from the battery which is unrelated, but the video showed vlearly what wires were what. If you have 'static' lines on a black screen the battery cables might just need a push back in. So easy to do, and I can stop feeling guilty about dropping my nieces tablet!

[@hellper198]

Thank you, very much. The software reset worked for my Nexus 7 2013.

[@tonylake8779]

Thank you so much brilliant video luckily tip one worked so no need to take nexus apart

[@mightyan2252]

thanks i try it and it work, of course mine had the black tape covering it, at first i thought it was important until i saw other video where they remove it. i just push the gold piece of plastic inward and didn't touch the display connector but it work so thank you!!!

[@N3wyorker69]

thanks my new tablet was glitch screen blur/color line on the top pat of the screen i just did the rest and its gone problem solved great vid bro.

[@voc9teel]

Dude, you made my day!! Finally I can use my Nexus 7 without glitches.

[@tonymosley6951]

Hard reset works. Thanks!!!

[@sweettooth1016]

thank u so much my lil sis neutab 7 screen was not working. so i used the first method, thanks😁👍

[@betsymyers4090]

Thank You very Much......My Table works now

[@issa035]

it worked!!!! you're a savior. Thanks a lot!

[@bee45rpm]

Thanks so much - the software reset has helped with touch and speed.

[@michaeledgerley3707]

Do you have the same instructions for the 2013 version of the Nexus 7? I took the back cover off and it is definitely not the design seen in the video. I had the misfortune of dripping a small amount of water overnight on my Nexus 7 and the touch screen does not function at all. Thanks so much for all you do!

[@larsokkenhaug148]

Michael Edgerley try getting a micro usb to usb cable and plugging a usb mouse into it

[@harambemagana8837]

thank you so much bro you helped me alot 😀😀 I got worried that I wasn't gonna be able to use my tablet

[@Maddoxxx]

it's a let down by google.. i remember my nexus 4 used to have this issue but after they updated the software everything turned out good but my nexus 7 2gen have this issue and i just updated the rom into 4.4.4 yet the screen still buggy.. anyway man... there's a application on playstore...digitizer booster (free version) that you guys might want to try.. it did help little of fixing the issue but not completely gone.. now im using ur reset method #1 with the digitizer booster... thanks man

[@annepaulschuur]

Thanks man my tablet works fine again

[@russellanderson7460]

Thanks a lot, your video helped a lot to fix both my tablets. Awesome job

[@lanhikari5031]

You just have saved my Nexus 7 :D thanks a lot

[@WINDOWS94198]

thanks you so much men, you save my 3 yr old son's tab, amazing!! just software reset!! thanks a lot cheerrsssss Bless U

[@jean-pierrewalker5517]

resetting the cables worked...i also replaced the screen and digitizer but re-securing the cables finished the job,

[@ElpaladarMexicano]

Now is working , thank you for the video 🤩

[@Sazonman]

Thanks for your help, I just purchase my Asus Zenpad 7 yesterday and today it wouldn't allow me to power it down or restart, so I did exactly what you state in your video by holding down the power button and what do you know it started to allow me to power it down and restart the Zenpad 7...once again thank you sooooooooo much.

[@albertoeng5388]

it is amazing... i have the same problem... your video helped me. thank you!!!

[@derekrubadue4710]

Thanks for this. I just replaced my screen and digitizer yet my touch screen didn't work. I forgot to flip the clips for the touch screen connection. I was starting to fear I had just thrown away a good sum of money on parts when I should have purchased a new tablet.

[@millyandlenny]

Thank you very much for posting this - it has remedied a very annoying problem that has returned our tablet to its former glorious self.

[@IndianBullionaire]

Really awesome sir. Thanks a ton !

[@BluBelle516]

What gen is your N7? I ask because as you went to open it up, I was all excited, "OMG, I'm gonna do this!" Then, went to open it up, and the sides curve in a way that does not allow a tool to get in there. I bought mine in Nov 2013 from Amazon, if that helps. Have any suggestions on how to open my gen N7? Thnks!

[@CA-qx4xn]

thank you so much the first method worked 👍👍👍

[@universalproductionsllc8304]

your video was the only help thanx!!!!

[@AndrasNemeth]

I got same problem and fixed similarly. It does come back, though. :( However, I noticed you got completely different Nexus 7 casing than mine(Nexus 7 2013 model). Mine is cracking at the edges. I see yours have metallic edge. Did you buy/install that separately? Where could I get that? Thanks in advance.

[@cannaat]

Thanks, resetting fixed the touchscreen issue om my N7II

[@Constellasian]

My Nexus 7 looks a bit different from yours. I see that yours doesn't have black stickers covering the area where you're using the flat-head to adjust the latches for the touch screen. Would it be a good idea for me to remove these black stickers on mine?

[@afrikaninked6605]

Thx now is it just the digitizer I need? I heard they can be hard to replace or it comes with the LCD. Lost on this one

[@TampaTec]

yes it can be hard to replace and some break screen so call asus 1st PC tablet repair services 1-888-678-3688 or 1877-339-2787 NEXUS PRODUCTS- Call 855-83-NEXUS

[@MrThaiLuan]

You're a life saver!!!! THank You!

[@TampaTec]

no prob, check out my other easy common fixes on my channel 8^)

[@morganjones6012]

Excellent worked a treat thanks

[@heavyhawky]

thx for this description.

[@karryarvag554]

thanks so much I was worried and you helped me fix it!

[@gottem_]

I was having this issue also and this helped! thx for help

[@skullhead132]

The I tried the first method and it worked thanks

[@deepakddongre]

Thanks a lot 4 this vdo, It resolved my issue.

[@ImtiazEvon]

Thanks! Worked perfectly!

[@MaxKhadar]

Now my Nexus 7 Fixed thanks alot *****

[@HomeRemediesNetwork]

It worked. Thank you so much.

[@BaliHouseMafia]

My Nexus 7 (2nd gen) screen rotation stopped working and then all of a sudden so did the screen, no touch input. software reset fixed it. Thanks

[@asanasuda5636]

you are a genius✌

[@hashmohd9466]

thank you so much!!! the 2nd method works..

[@sanmarg77]

it worked for me.... thank u very much

[@afrikaninked6605]

The tape on top of the cable slightly came off but I put it back in place this is located right where the touch screen is not working..the connection right before the charging port which already went out. Thanks

[@mistletoe724]

thanx..didnt know how to restart with an unresponsive touchscreen.

[@AshleyForsmankitty]

when opening the back there was no cable for screen or the white line u mentioned, it had something over it. what do i do to fix my tablet then?

[@ghannooajmal9118]

Great job Boss. Thnx

[@danielletapley6191]

thank you so much i love your channel

[@joshuapsmith12]

I am trying the second method but when I take the back cover off there is what looks like electrical tape covering the parts you are talking about. Is there anything I can do about that?

[@grimgirl11]

I have a visual land 7qs presteige tablet. will this also work on this? My screen does not allow touch on a specific side of the screen. ASV along w back button atop will not touch, everything else works fine.

[@xristinamosxovidou6522]

saved my life :) thanx a million ...

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΓκογκακης-υ9ξ]

thanks very much for ur help !!! it worked for my pablet promblem .

[@gorgyW]

Nice, good know it can be repaired by a simple tweak, thanks

[@afrikaninked6605]

Hey tamp, I have tried this twice still no luck. I bought it off eBay and it has a hairline crack. 3/4 off the screen works but the other 1/4 is unresponsive. What do u think ?

[@TampaTec]

:( need new screen maybe but i heard few people just sent in their nexus7 tablet to asus and they fix it for free if its a flawed frame but can cost about $100 to fix. so if you bought it for 50 and cost 100 to fix = $150 nexus7 is still good thing 8^)

[@wenonanettelbeck2988]

Thankyou so much, it worked.

[@NathalieMorrisonSweetNataly]

Wow verry good thank you

[@h.e.r.o8670]

Good stuff man. Thanks!!

[@MostafizRahman]

I applied the first method and the problem is fixed for sometime. But it starts random touches after using the tab for couple of hours. Should I follow second method?

[@realjungkook144]

thank you so much you are a life savor