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I have T-Mobile USA with radio ver. 6.24 and OS 6.00.14. I noticed that GPRS in this version is constantly ON (I have not found a way to selectively turn it off), even when I resume from stand by it'll still show ON. I don't have problem with that since T-Mobile has a flat fee for GPRS the only corncern is that since it's always on it'll consume energy from my batteries when I'm actually not using my phone or I misunderstanding something....
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Re: Constantly connected GPRS will eat a lot of battery powe
artisticcheese said:
... I noticed that GPRS in this version is constantly ON (I have not found a way to selectively turn it off)...
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I hold my red hardware "end" button down for about 3 seconds and GPRS disconnects.
artisticcheese said:
... only corncern is that since it's always on it'll consume energy from my batteries when I'm actually not using my phone or I misunderstanding something
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This has not been my experience. I am connected to GPRS virtually 24/7 for weeks now and have not seen any appreciable difference in battery life. Like GSM itself, I suspect the transmissions required to maintain a connection are quite lenient.
-Max
But holding End button also disconnects phone which I don't want to do
artisticcheese said:
But holding End button also disconnects phone which I don't want to do
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I'm assuming you mean that it turns the phone radio off, as opposed to it hangs up the call you are on.
On my phone, if I'm connected to GPRS, a 2-3 second hold of the end button drops the GPRS connection, but the phone stays on. A subsequent second press of 4-5 seconds then shuts the phone off; But the first press does not. Is yours different?
I am running "hybrid", that is I have a formerly ATTWS phone that I'm now running on T-mobile-- ROM 4.00.11 ENG from the kitchen, "stock" RSU A.20.10 from ATTWS.
I too have noticed very little difference in battery life with GPRS left on. Actually I'd say no difference, though I'm sure it's got to make at least a tiny difference. I wouldn't worry about it.
Everday my phone goes off by iteself once. I don't know what is the problem. At first I thought it might be firmware related but I've switched 5-6 different firmwares and right now im on Cloudyfa's latest firmware and it still gives me this problem. Does anyone else face this problem?
ashwark said:
Everday my phone goes off by iteself once. I don't know what is the problem. At first I thought it might be firmware related but I've switched 5-6 different firmwares and right now im on Cloudyfa's latest firmware and it still gives me this problem. Does anyone else face this problem?
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Does it power off fully (as in shut down, and need to be restarted), or just turn off the screen?
I've the same problem on mine but me, for shure it's a battery problem. When it's turn off I must wait about 3 minutes to take it on or just plug it on AC charger. When I plug it, the LED blink once red and orange like a charge directly after one or two seconds and I can start/unplug my phone how is generaly at 45~65 % charged.
Not everyday cause it's only a test phone (I use Artemis) but every long test (stability in full chargeor overclocked) too much ressources are needed from my (hold) battery and it lock the alimentation. The Red Light is for hardware problem, that sure
So at the moment of the power off plug it intoo wall charger and say to me what is the reaction.
Sorry for bad English
l3v5y, it powers off. I have to restart or sometimes even soft reset to get it up again.. Perhaps its the battery too?
ashwark said:
l3v5y, it powers off. I have to restart or sometimes even soft reset to get it up again.. Perhaps its the battery too?
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Sounds like the battery if different ROMs haven't helped.
l3v5y said:
Sounds like the battery if different ROMs haven't helped.
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i had the issue where my dopod rebooted by itself even though the power meter was still at around 40-50%. As time goes on, it got worst. So I replaced my 1 1/2 year battery to a new one. Problem solved. So I agree wilth l3v5y.
FYI
Thanks mate! I shall try replacing the battery and see how it goes! cheers
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Does it power off fully (as in shut down, and need to be restarted), or just turn off the screen?
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Hi,
Mine one happen just now, suddenly it just turn off the screen while green led still blinking, I press any button nothing happen except soft reset....
clustered said:
Hi,
Mine one happen just now, suddenly it just turn off the screen while green led still blinking, I press any button nothing happen except soft reset....
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Were you running lots of programs? Is the battery (relatively) new?
hello
i got a problem with my hd2, when i call somebody or they call me the phone turns on speaker immediately. i have tried to install new rom and radio nothing helps.
i don't now if its have somthing to do with, the last couple of times i have installed new rom and the first time i turn it on it open navipal automatic almost like it think it is in car kit mode
I have the same issue. Still no fix. What i think is the pgone thinks it´s plugged in to the AC.
try this. When unplugged play with the dim sliders for the backlight. if it changes with the "on ac power" slide, then we have the same issue.
The only temporary solution for me is plugging back the AC and unplugging a few times until it comes back to normal.... for a while.
just happened to me today,, started when i unplugged earphones whilst dialing out.
fm radio was playing, i hit send, selected number, dial, unplugged phones, canceled fm radio no aerial error, person answered and speaker came on.
been like it ever since, and yes, the external power brightness slider changes brightness even though nothing is plugged in.
soft reset doesn't help, gonna play with the power and if not hard reset.
update - home button now stopped working, hard reset, stock flash, nothing helps. Oh wellm back to o2 tomorrow.
this is because some error in the proximity sensor ! first see that u r not wearing on the head ..if u r wearing then the sensor detects it as a solid part and not skin thats why the phone vibrates and automatically turns into the speakerphone mode ! ...try readjusting the phone when it is near your ears ..maybe it will solve the problem ! cheers
coolbeer1990 said:
this is because some error in the proximity sensor ! first see that u r not wearing on the head ..if u r wearing then the sensor detects it as a solid part and not skin thats why the phone vibrates and automatically turns into the speakerphone mode ! ...try readjusting the phone when it is near your ears ..maybe it will solve the problem ! cheers
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no, its not that, there are a raft of other problems, such as when hard resetting, all the setup screens are in landscape so impossible to hit 'next', , ,the PC wont recognise it, but it will charge, when you pre4ss 'send' to open phone screen it auto jumps to landscape, opera auto jumps to landscape, the backlight sliders think the phone is on external power... and on and on.
Thanks for responding tho!
samsamuel said:
no, its not that, there are a raft of other problems, such as when hard resetting, all the setup screens are in landscape so impossible to hit 'next', , ,the PC wont recognise it, but it will charge, when you pre4ss 'send' to open phone screen it auto jumps to landscape, opera auto jumps to landscape, the backlight sliders think the phone is on external power... and on and on.
Thanks for responding tho!
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have u tried a task29 format and then installing any good custom rom ?
i task 29 around 5 times a week, usually every 5 or so flashes.
besides, i know its not that, i did extensive testing last night (much to the gf's disgust), flashed several roms, task29 (well, mtty, i dont use task29), stock roms, all kinds of things.
Wiggling the usb connector twice fixed it for around 5 minutes. Its deffinately hardware.
Anyway, it went back to O2 today, so im stuck using my htc elf for the next few weeks, , , and HOW small is teh screen?????
You can wipe the phone all you want It wont fix it.
It's more than likely a short between the pins (I forget which pin) but the navi program auto launches when a pin in the usb gets grounded. The phone will also act as navigation mode so it auto speakerphones it.
The navi software also disables data connections as it should only be charging and no data should be passing thru it. Even if you disabled the navi program, the phone still thinks its in car mode.
Boot loader still works normally for data. If you are in windows/normal have fun holding the cable at the right angle to "un-short it"
I firmly believe its the micro usb connector on the hd2.
I hated the micro usb connector design as it looks so flimsy to break/corrode.
I just got my replacement phone today (been back ordered 1.5 weeks)
samsamuel said:
when you pre4ss 'send' to open phone screen it auto jumps to landscape, opera auto jumps to landscape, the backlight sliders think the phone is on external power... and on and on.
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that was exactly my exact same problem. It just started last night and I also hard reset the phone but no fix. I thought it was in some sort of short circuit because of the strange behavior.
Anyways I found this thread and yanked the micro USB cable and it's working back to normal so far. Hope it stays that way cause I can't afford sending it back for repair. I bought it from amazon
HTC phones have always been kind of "delicate" ... this is my 4th HTC phone. 2 different ones died with so little. Not like the motorola phones those are really troopers.
i have same issue here, my speaker is always turning on and well, i`m not happy with it, also when i flashed my HD with some new ROMs, in first boot it started navipanel, also usb connection is not working well, so i guess its this issue ... will be good to know where problem is or i`ll go to O2 to send phone to repair
some people have had success cleaning out the usb port with a toothbrush.
i have a same problem
can you explain the toothbrush that you success, how did you clean out the usb port
I had the exact same problem. Couldn't test it in android because it wouldn't boot. One night it connected so I took the chance and did a full android installation from NAND. After that it worked like new for almost 3 months. Last saturday it went back to no-working. Haven't figure out what to do yet.
I had the same happen after phone got a bit wet lol, Speaker came on during call and nav panel etc, It went back to HTC and luckily they didn't charge me, All been fine since they replaced main board.
Hi. The phone application was not functioning well and the F/C dialog showed up. I powered off the phone and from that point, the phone won't turn on.
The battery was fully charged before this happened.
When I press the power button, the phone vibrates for half a second, the screen brightens up but does not show anything but a black screen.
I removed SIM and SD cards, removed the battery and performed the above steps but nothing happened.
I also tried to put on the charger to see what's going on. Once I plug the charger, the phone's screen brightens but shows only blank (even without pressing the power button)
When connected to the charger, the green light for charging is on for some minutes, then goes off automatically.
I tried to connect it to the PC, and PC Companion finds the device as usually. It even shows the dialog on the pc screen to mount the device.
I tried a hard reset, but does not work
On some point, the sony logo appeared and then a dialog saying: "sorry process system is not responding". The first time I pressed Force Close and the phone turned off. Immediately after that, the phone turned on and showed the exact message. I pressed "Wait" but nothing happened in the next 15 minutes.
I called Sony's support center and they suggested a software update. Did the process exactly as it should, but again, even after the software update the screen shows nothing but black. It is all the time brightened for some reason.
I tried to turn off the phone for some time by removing the battery, but as soon as I put the battery back on, the phone's screen brightens and stays that way forever.
The phone was functioning perfectly up until this issue. The only application I had installed apart from some games, was AWDLauncher. On the screen I had only a TASK widget and a battery status widget.
The phone is 3 months old and has been always in perfect condition.
ANY help would be appreciated!!!!
Many Thanks
Try to format phone with this method hope it should work as it seems the issue is with OS only ..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=717949
Many thanks for the prompt reply. I will try to do so and let you know how it goes!
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Try to format phone with this method hope it should work as it seems the issue is with OS only ..
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I tried the steps found in the link you gave me, but I couldn't go any further after step no (5) from the tutorial, as it would require to enable Debugging mode and I cannot access the OS (since the device won't turn on).
Is there a way to format all the contents of the device and have them replaced by running SEUS (as it always says that my device is up to date now)?
Was it this:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/sup.../detailed/updateservice/xperiax10?cc=gb&lc=en
That Sony Ericsson told you to do?
If not, use that.
Download it, follow the steps when it says you have the latest version, press "Install Anyway".
Hope this works.
Hi itTim. thanks for the response
this is what i did but no improvement at all ((
Sounds like you broke your LCD screen somehow.
That would suck because I broke mine and it cost me $200 to fix.
Hi Hypercore.
Yes that could be the problem. The thing is that I always took rally good care of the phone, always carried in a leather pouch and never droped it. How sensitive is this lcd anyway?? Did you notice any cracks on your lcd or was the problem simillar to mine?
Thanks
When you turn on the phone does the lcd backlight turn on?
If so, look for any faint lines of color (usually a hairline size). If you see any of those then your screen is cracked.
the backlight is on, but there are no lines of colour on the lcd screen.
another weird thing is that the green light on the top blinks one or two times every time i put on the battery. even if the phone is off, once I insert the battery turns on automatically after a couple of seconds.
If all else fails you could try to flash back to your original fw with the tools here:
ht tp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=683793
AyDee said:
If all else fails you could try to flash back to your original fw with the tools here:
ht tp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=683793
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That won't do anything.
I had almost the same issue. Nothing worked. But, when I removed the battery and left it for a day (24h) without it, it just started working again. Still working without issues..
Good luck!
Devtone said:
I had almost the same issue. Nothing worked. But, when I removed the battery and left it for a day (24h) without it, it just started working again. Still working without issues..
Good luck!
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Phones are very wierd pieces of technology. I once bricked my k610i and that's a phone that's supposed to be impossible to un-brick, but out of nowhere a month or so later i picked it up, hit power and it turned on perfectly. Made no sense at all, but it worked.
Taking the battery out for a long time probably took all the electrical charges from it (kind of like how a computer power supply / monitor can hold power charges) and reset your handset.
Hypercore said:
Phones are very wierd pieces of technology. I once bricked my k610i and that's a phone that's supposed to be impossible to un-brick, but out of nowhere a month or so later i picked it up, hit power and it turned on perfectly. Made no sense at all, but it worked.
Taking the battery out for a long time probably took all the electrical charges from it (kind of like how a computer power supply / monitor can hold power charges) and reset your handset.
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Indeed. It could be a frozen chip, memory fault, power-regulator and so on.
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That won't do anything.
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Ah, debug mode needed- I see now
tasaki said:
I tried the steps found in the link you gave me, but I couldn't go any further after step no (5) from the tutorial, as it would require to enable Debugging mode and I cannot access the OS (since the device won't turn on).
Is there a way to format all the contents of the device and have them replaced by running SEUS (as it always says that my device is up to date now)?
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if you have done this and did not worked , then it is the LCD.
send it to workshop and check it there.
Guys i Really need the solve of this problem , my xperia has blank screen now without backlight and the phone completely doesn't work . when i put the battery and prees the switch botton it gives me 3 red signals , i've updated and hard reset but it didn't work , and btw the LCD is fine , any idea. did removing the battery worked???? . please answer
After a looooot of time since my latest post, finally my Xperia came back to life. There was a battery failure which means the phone was ok all the time. Weird thing is that the led light showed that the battery was charging ok. I removed the battery and after a lot of time it is working ok again. This was really really odd.
FYI for anyone else that gets this issue.
I just had this for the past hour after trying to change my baseband....could not get it back for anything.
What I did finally try was run another baseband via flash tool, connected to usb and it started flashing....after flash phone powered on again...yeah I agree with everyone, that is freaking scary when it happens.
Hi,
Just few minutes ago my brand new phone just broke on me. I was holding it in my hand, locked screen, like minute later I tried to unlock it to no avail, screen just stayed black. There was a sound when I touched it by the fingerprint sensor, but no light up from behind the screen. I tried holding down power, then power+volume up, phone only vibrated, no reaction on the screen. I've connected it to the charger, and now it seems to be in bootloop - screen is turned off, and every few seconds phone vibrates. I've managed to somehow turn it back on once, phone booted to system, everytthing worked just fine, then I locked screen and it just stayed black, now I can't reproduce that, can't even turn it off, it's just vibrating every so often. Did it really brick in my hand? Software of Hardware? Everything worked just fine, maybe battery was draining a little bit too much for my taste, (15-20%/hour with screen on+lte/wifi) but 120Hz refresh rate+bright setting and AOD turned on 9am-9pm could do that. Do you guys have any suggestions, or I'm expecting trip to the service?
Sorry, but i cannot guess any reason. I am stumped as this bootlooping shouldn't beb happening... Very strange. May be its better to show it to service center guys.
Btw, i had tried this on my previous android phone to shut it down, like a hard shutdown. I had pressed power + volume down + volume up keys together to shut it down completely. Basically by pressing all the 3 keys. If you want to try, you can try it. I have not tried it on my GT, but had used it on Oneplue 2 and Honor View 10.
Hope your issue gets resolved asap...
Okay, I've contacted support via livechat, they told me it's definetly just software glitch, and to resolve this I have to wipe dialer cache (?) and all system settings - I did it, everything worked just fine, but today, again, same thing happened. First time phone just died in my hand, second time it was while listening to music via Pulsar, today I was just sharing wifi as a hotspot, phone randomly broke connection and would not unlock, but still I could tell it was on, because of vibrations and sounds. Not a software glitch after all? If I manage to unlock it I'll just recover it to factory settings, we'll see if that helps, but I don't like the sound of that.
What apps are -you- installing?
Launchers and power management apps are prime suspects...
Otherwise, mobo failure. It may be firmware but how far do you want to take it?
It should run fine out of the box.
Last time I played with launchers was with good old SGS about 5 years ago, only app out of ordinary was AccuBattery to check that SoT drain, but could it make such a damage without root privilages?
d4m4in said:
Last time I played with launchers was with good old SGS about 5 years ago, only app out of ordinary was AccuBattery to check that SoT drain, but could it make such a damage without root privilages?
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Accubattery isn't the culprit...