Samsung Galaxy S5 started to glitch after turning off multi-window feature

Samsung Galaxy S5 started to glitch after turning off multi-window feature

System issues are among the most common problems reported by our readers. Ever since we started supporting the #Samsung #GalaxyS5, we received hundreds of those problems and I included some of them in this article. Issues like random and/or frequent reboots, SIM card recognition/detection error and getting stuck while booting up always make it to the top ten list. Read on to learn how to tackle these issues.

Other problems I cited here include glitches after turning off multi-window mode, sec.abt service sucking up the battery and issues after successful rooting process. I provided some explanations as well as recommendations on what to do if they occur. You may click on the link below to jump to a specific issue to know how to address it in case you encounter something similar.

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Galaxy S5 started to glitch after turning off multi-window feature

Problem: After using multi window for the first time after having phone for 6 months, exited by pressing the home button and then switched multi window off. After this I have bizarre interface issues where elements like keyboard, notification bar will move vertically around on the screen. When I try to use the keyboard in many apps including Chrome and Google Now it will suddenly display halfway up the screen. The notification bar will switch out to display a different app while I am still in another app. During reboot I have a white bar across the bottom of the screen for a second on the first boot screen. Sometimes inside apps that display text it will go into pseudo multi window mode and move the display around. The phone can freeze, or even just switch completely off and not be able to be switched back on for some time (concerning!).

This is intermittent and I have not worked out what triggers it. I switched multi window back on to experiment and noticed I sometimes get a sidebar of glitchy noise where the multiwindow sidebar should be – something very wrong here.

I am about to do a factory reset, but can’t back anything up at the moment and would like to avoid if possible. This is a Telstra Australia phone with stock launcher and very minimal third-party apps. Of course I will take it in to a Telstra store but just thought I would get your take on this as I can’t do this for a few weeks.

Answer: You’re not the only one to have experienced this problem but it’s actually just a minor problem with the firmware. Factory reset can take care of this but then you’ll have to go through all the hassles of backing up your data just to fix this.