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i have a 12 day old Nexus 4 and i can't swipe down the notifications bar.

  • i've tried turning it off
  • i've tried performing a factory reset

If i go into an application that supports landscape mode (e.g. Chrome), and turn the phone landscape, then i can swipe down notifications from the "top".

But then i can't click the "Home" button, which is then located on on the right hand side of the screen, which is the top of the physical phone - near the earpiece).

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Edit: i forgot that the whole point of including the picture was to demonstrate the home button can't be clicked when it's near the "earphone" (e.g. on the right in the above photo). Unfortunately, in this picture all shadow detail as been lost. But trust me, the earphone is on the right side in the above photo.

  • Nexus 4; Model LG-E960

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A hardware issue may be? Are you able to swipe / touch in that particular area when it's showing something else than notification bar? – Suraj Bajaj Dec 6 '12 at 5:29
@SurajBajaj No. In the above picture, where the "top" of the phone is now on the right, i cannot click on the Home, Back, or Switch buttons. – Ian Boyd Dec 6 '12 at 14:22
I would say it's probably a hardware issue. – ZnewmaN Dec 6 '12 at 14:29

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This is a hardware issue most likely.

The only way to solve this would be to send the device back to the manufacturer.

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