I hear people are still pulilng there battery all the time to reset there frozen non responding phone.
Just so everybody knows if you hold down volume up, volume down and power all at the same time the phone will reset without having to pull the battery out.
Just passing this on as it seems a lot of people are saying still they had to do a battery pull.
Thanks, I'm no technotard but didn't know this. Will most certainly try it next time!
frickin awesome!
I'm always pulling the Damn battery
Evo 3D in full Affect
But does it work while the phone is frozen?
If so, this is really amazing.
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But does it work while the phone is frozen?
If so, this is really amazing.
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Yeah, its also working, when your phone is frozen/in a bootloop or whatever.
...I knew of this feature for some months now - was working on my hd2 running android too.
I wonder, if this is a general android or htc feature.
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Well I'll be............ Great post!
Sometimes it doesn't work but the majority of the time it does!
NICE ...... this is another reason why I love this site, everyone helping each other weather it is something major or something small like this that actually eliminates alot of headaches.
thanks. will test it out next time my phone gets stuck. it's actually very helpful to me...pulling my battery entails removing the skeleton, the rubber cover, the case, and then the battery door...so it's a lot of steps for me
My phone has yet to freeze on the stock rom, but thanks for the info.
Doesn't this work for most devices? I know that's how I reset my touch pad too.
boom!! from my shooter
Awesome, did not know this either
Thanks for the tip. I been using HTC android phones for a year now, rooting, flashing and all, and didn't know abt this.
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Well yes, but pulling battery also disconnects the phone from the cell towers which can reset poor data/ voice connections
Are there many people who experience their phones freezing that often? I honestly havent had my phone freeze on me once.
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Thanks for the tip. I been using HTC android phones for a year now, rooting, flashing and all, and didn't know abt this.
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Same here.
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
Thanks for the tip. Repped!
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Are there many people who experience their phones freezing that often? I honestly havent had my phone freeze on me once.
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It doesn't freeze often but every once in a while mine will freeze or reboot.
Thanks for the tip. Didn't know about it. Whnever I'm connected to my computer and it freezes I just fire up a command prompt and "adb reboot". Faster, unless your not around your comp.
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Hey fellow photon owners, looks like im the first to post on the photon boards hahahah jk....but seriously I traded in my evo 3d for this thing and couldn't be more happy. Its faster, has better reception, looks cooler, and just feels like an overall better phone.
Here's to hoping development for this phone takes off!!! Cheers!!
Edit : I guess in the midst of me posting 3 other threads have been created lol so I take back being the first to post
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Yea, I'm really liking it as well. I returned the EVO 3D because I was having signal strength issues and this seems to be MUCH better. The EVO 3D would get 0-1 bar in my office while the Photon is picking up 3-4. So hopefully I'll see an improvement in the battery life since it won't constantly be searching for a signal.
I haven't had a chance to watch any Netflix or HBO Go movies yet so I hope those stream well. I've played a few games which played well. I do like the Motorola text messaging app.
So far, so good
All we need now is for a dev to jump on board and see exactly how locked down this phones bootloader really is
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I'm thinking if this device can become a popular upgrade for those coming from an ogEVO, then the development will come as well. If so, this device will get rooted one way or another.
All going to depend on how popular this is. Only thing I can see slowing it down are the peeps holding out for the Within.
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All we need now is for a dev to jump on board and see exactly how locked down this phones bootloader really is
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i have been looking into it all night and lets just say she's tighter than a ducks ass in the water...looking at sideloading the unlocker may be a viable option if fastboot were working proper...wasn't able to get into fastboot or recovery last night so i'm gonna keep digging...
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i have been looking into it all night and lets just say she's tighter than a ducks ass in the water...looking at sideloading the unlocker may be a viable option if fastboot were working proper...wasn't able to get into fastboot or recovery last night so i'm gonna keep digging...
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Vol Down + Power Hold worked for me to get into FB & Recovery.
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Vol Down + Power Hold worked for me to get into FB & Recovery.
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i tried that and via adb but no such luck just sat on the screen that says fastboot protocol and a screen with the icon in the middle for recovery...no text...no menu just the icon
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i tried that and via adb but no such luck just sat on the screen that says fastboot protocol and a screen with the icon in the middle for recovery...no text...no menu just the icon
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It will have a Menu at the top of the screen that gives one option at a time...basically it cycles to the next option when you press volume down key.
So with phone powered off...hold vol down + power, continue to hold til you see the splash screen for Moto, and White text at very top middle. Will say Fastboot. From there, you can cycle thru the other options using Down Vol, Up Vol will select current action.
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I'm thinking if this device can become a popular upgrade for those coming from an ogEVO, then the development will come as well. If so, this device will get rooted one way or another.
All going to depend on how popular this is. Only thing I can see slowing it down are the peeps holding out for the Within.
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I'm one of those peeps. I decided to wait for the Within to come out so I could compare side-by-side with the Photon and the E3D to decide which of the three phones are closest to what I really want. I would love the Photon but am worried about the Pentile display. I would love the Within but am not happy about 800x480 screen resolution and like the Photon's world phone/business features. Love HTC as a maker and prefer Sense to Blur/TouchWIZ but don't like the 3D screen - you may be able to turn it off but it is not as good a screen as it would be if 2D. The layer that makes it 3D-capable affects 2D viewing too.
OMG yay 4 juggs welcome!! Im sooo happy to see u got a photon!! Longggg time user of your Roms from back in the winmo days!!! Will u be developing roms for the photon if we get root?
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OMG yay 4 juggs welcome!! Im sooo happy to see u got a photon!! Longggg time user of your Roms from back in the winmo days!!! Will u be developing roms for the photon if we get root?
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It's been rooted
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Whattttt??????? Its been rooted!!!???!!!
I was about to say the same thing, if so thats awesome.
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Whattttt??????? Its been rooted!!!???!!!
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Yep... Check out the thread on possible root and irc.... You will need the latest webtop dock though....
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On the evo 3d only thing 3d which is a option is pictures & video's. So if you want the 3d but worried about it on its only a option. On certain rom's if your rooted, I guess there a option for 3d homescreen, that's only certain rom's though & again just a option.
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Yep... Check out the thread on possible root and irc.... You will need the latest webtop dock though....
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Which is why the E3Ders are LOL!!! $100+ webtop dock for root.
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You will need the latest webtop dock though....
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Question: don't you just need the hdmi cable to get in to webtop docked mode?
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Which is why the E3Ders are LOL!!! $100+ webtop dock for root.
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I was planning on getting the dock anyways for webtop, but this just stepped up the game!!
Oh and I am LOVING this phone. I did a factory reset and it is even faster than before!! The battery life will straighten itself out in a few days as my Evo 4G and Vibrant(2.3.3 dev rom) did. Seems that the OS wants to run like crazy for the first few days then it settles once all the caches and optimization's are done. But big screen Wiimote gaming last night was awesome!! just have to setup all the buttons.
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I was planning on getting the dock anyways for webtop, but this just stepped up the game!!
Oh and I am LOVING this phone. I did a factory reset and it is even faster than before!! The battery life will straighten itself out in a few days as my Evo 4G and Vibrant(2.3.3 dev rom) did. Seems that the OS wants to run like crazy for the first few days then it settles once all the caches and optimization's are done. But big screen Wiimote gaming last night was awesome!! just have to setup all the buttons.
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Yeah I a having problems with my battery not wanting to go past 5 hours. Hopefully seido comes out with a bigger battery
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Yeah I a having problems with my battery not wanting to go past 5 hours. Hopefully seido comes out with a bigger battery
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In a few days it'll get better. I am not sure what it is with gingerbread but all three phones with gingerbread on it have done this. I never seen that on Froyo.
Hi all,
Couldn't find a thread about this, sorry if it exists.
My EVO 3D has been experiencing what can best be described as phantom touches. I leave the phone alone with the screen on and it moves the home screens in a jittery fashion or randomly presses the screen. Approx middle, slightly to the left just below the centre of the screen and also closer to the home/menu soft keys. It's not a permanent issue, but it does go absolutely "mental" at times making the phone unusable until it settles down.
It also interferes with the lock screen, playing havoc with the pattern unlock.
Tried all the usual... factory reset etc etc but to no avail.
Has anybody else come across this?
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I've had mine do that albeit, rarely. He home screen goes sporadic or the app drawer scrolling is messed up.
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It used to do that for me when I had it plugged in to my car.
Video record it! Then take it to the sprint store and say that you're scared of your phone and get a new one. If it can work for my neighbor, it can work for you! ⊙﹏⊙
Mine does this horribly when my phone is in cold air. My last 3d also had this issue and it was replaced when installing a new digitizer did not help.
It's getting more frequent.
I'm in the UK.. I'd have to be REALLY scared of it to go to Sprint in the US
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Lol Yeah, that would be a long trip. You ever thought about rooting it and installing a new ROM?
My Atrix does that when I set it down in certain surfaces, like a mattress out pillow, or carpet, but as long as I am touching the case of the phone, it doesn't do that.
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Lol Yeah, that would be a long trip. You ever thought about rooting it and installing a new ROM?
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Yep, tried that too... well I went from stock to a rooted version of a more up to date stock ROM.
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ashinsel said:
My Atrix does that when I set it down in certain surfaces, like a mattress out pillow, or carpet, but as long as I am touching the case of the phone, it doesn't do that.
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I took the screen protector (Martin Fields) off and was trouble free for two days. I suspect that was coincidence though as it's now worse than it was prior to that.
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Mine doesn't do that but there are times when I unlock it and it automagically goes to what ever app is in the lower right side of the screen. My wifes has started doing it also. Even replacements that I have gotten have done it.
i actually just had mine swapped out for the same reason.
did it on ICS, MIUI, and warm.
I say take a chance at running the newer OTA update combo pack that Xhausx put out. It does include some sorry of touch panel firmware update I believe. It's worth a shot just for the hell of it.
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i actually just had mine swapped out for the same reason.
did it on ICS, MIUI, and warm.
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Likewise. After a month of having my Evo 3D, the screen would act possessed. No matter what I flashed or did, nothing would make the slightest difference. It got so bad that I ended up returning it.
OP, return it. It's a common issue with these phones.
SAME PROBLEM! i have flashed viper, synergy, olympus, warm, and more im sure! Same problem every time ! Please let me know if anyone finds a fix without returning the phone! THANK YOU!
It is a hardware problem, changing the ROM isn't going to help.
My d1 did the same thing after a year or so. It actually still works as long as you can keep the phone at a certain temp, but as soon as it warms up from use it goes back to it.
My girlfriends started doing that today
downloaded touchscreen tester from the market and what do you know digitizer is jacked some spots show as multitouch with only one finger
ok that helps. so, do i have to actually return the phone to fix the problem? or can i get a touchscreen tester and find the problem and fix it? or is that not even worth the trouble?
Thanks for the help
Oddly I just started encountering the same issue two days ago and now can barely use this phone.
Bit of an update.
I did S-On and so far haven't had the issue reappear. Obviously since it is an intermittent problem, it's not definitely gone.
I'll give it a day or so and report back.
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Mine doesn't do that but there are times when I unlock it and it automagically goes to what ever app is in the lower right side of the screen. My wifes has started doing it also. Even replacements that I have gotten have done it.
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+1 on this.
Now I know it's not me being crazy. I've always had random apps opening up after preforming an action even though I was sure I never touched that app.
Not trying to brag or anything, but when I see reviews for this phone I see people saying it gives random reboots, locks up, crashes, overheating, and that It's just so problematic..however I never witnessed any of that, my phone never froze once on me and never had any problems like that. I've had this phone for about a month and a couple weeks and no issues
Yeah. Not every phone is built the same. I've had mine since day one. Still runs like a champ.
Don't know what all the fuss is about it's an excellent phone in fact I couldn't be happier
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Hmm Unless you don't follow proper procedures with flashing roms and kernels there shouldn't by any instability.
Also make sure u follow the devs suggestions for specific kernels and mods
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Been using this since it launched in the UK. No problems whatsoever. My phones running default, had nothing done to it and It's smooth as butter.
The happy users won't complain or sing praises on forums much as we are satisfied with our product, while those that aren't happy will make themselves heard everywhere.
The only issue I have had is w/the touch screen freezing during calls --- although since I went on a flashoholic binge over the past week jumping between Sense based ROMs, CM7, CM9, and MIUI it seems to have fixed itself. I haven't had any issues all week.
All in all, I love it! Couldn't be happier!
I only really have four problems with this phone.
1 - The battery cover doesn't go on tightly in the top left corner.
2 - There is some dust under the screen.
3 - the phone gets quite hot under use occasionally.
4 - Having a PG86100.zip on the SD card makes it so that you can't boot to recovery through bootloader. Sure, it's easy to just remove it, but sometimes I forget to delete it and experiment too much. When I need to get into recovery in those cases, I can't because of the zip file. On my OG Evo if I didn't want to install the file, I could just say no and then tell the phone not to reboot. With this phone, if I say no, I HAVE to reboot.
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Great phone, like it alot, also got an Sensation XE but I prefer my Evo 3D, don't know why, it's magic for me.
It gets very warm next to the camera(s) when I play graphics intensive games and the default music player is cruel, but I got PowerAmp and all in all I'm verry satisfied. Seriously, now the 3D-features aren't used for many times...but it's great to amaze people!
Here in Germany it's just 269€, means ca. 350$, cheap for the given value.
Yep, I never have any stability issues either, stock or rooted. This thing is a very stable beast!
I bought this phone on the release day for my dad's birthday. He had so many problems he had to get a replacement. I swear one day he was doing something on it and out of nowhere he had a reboot. He said it would happen all the time. I took possession of this phone about six weeks ago and have had not one problem at all. Maybe it didn't like him. But overall, this phone is awesome. Wouldn't give it up for anything in the world.
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I only really have four problems with this phone.
1 - The battery cover doesn't go on tightly in the top left corner.
2 - There is some dust under the screen.
3 - the phone gets quite hot under use occasionally.
4 - Having a PG86100.zip on the SD card makes it so that you can't boot to recovery through bootloader. Sure, it's easy to just remove it, but sometimes I forget to delete it and experiment too much. When I need to get into recovery in those cases, I can't because of the zip file. On my OG Evo if I didn't want to install the file, I could just say no and then tell the phone not to reboot. With this phone, if I say no, I HAVE to reboot.
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Do a search for 7in1 mod it allows you to boot into recovery without going.through the boot loader
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The problems seems to be in the CD a versions
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Got 2 E3D's in June, no problems with either one. I'm lovin HTC!!
Mine reboots like it won't go more than 20 minutes of use and it powers of and reboots,is their anything I can try to fix that? Or should I just get a replacement
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Do a search for 7in1 mod it allows you to boot into recovery without going.through the boot loader
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I do that usually, but when you can't boot the phone because of a ROM issue you can't exactly choose that option...
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I do that usually, but when you can't boot the phone because of a ROM issue you can't exactly choose that option...
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Adb
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Yes, I've owned this phone for almost a year note and haven't had a problem since. I luv it. I'm currently running viperrom on it and its great.no complaints....:thumbup:
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Jonathan 9969 said:
Yes, I've owned this phone for almost a year note and haven't had a problem since. I luv it. I'm currently running viperrom on it and its great.no complaints....:thumbup:
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yeah buddy I have used viper and only viper on this phone for roms.
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Mine reboots like it won't go more than 20 minutes of use and it powers of and reboots,is their anything I can try to fix that? Or should I just get a replacement
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That needs a replacement if it is stock...
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This is an incredible phone I also had since launch day zero issues...
The metal frame makes it feel more sturdy compared to other phones.
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Have had mine since day one. Only problem ive had are restarts but only happens while using htcs task manager.
Stock unrooted
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Does anyone else's phone actually work? Just seems like there are a lot of problems going around.
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Does anyone else's phone actually work? Just seems like there are a lot of problems going around.
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No different than any other device the first few weeks it is released.
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No different than any other device the first few weeks it is released.
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Yeah pretty much repeats a lot of them....
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DJ1994 said:
Does anyone else's phone actually work? Just seems like there are a lot of problems going around.
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Of course,
Early adopter effect, every phone forum has it.
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Maybe placebo from mine being less than 48 hours old, but I've got 0 issues with the exception of Google wallet being retarded.
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I figured it was just cause its new. It just gets tiresome.....ah well at least there is only on gsIII thread.
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True that to gsiii thread
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You should have seen the transformer prime forums when that launched. Damn that was bad and not even a phone..
I just avoid the problem threads. I have no issues that i notice so i figure why go looking for them. If they are pointed out to me I'll be annoyed even if it previously didn't affect me.
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You should have seen the transformer prime forums when that launched. Damn that was bad and not even a phone..
I just avoid the problem threads. I have no issues that i notice so i figure why go looking for them. If they are pointed out to me I'll be annoyed even if it previously didn't affect me.
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Exactly. Put me down in the zero-issues column. If I notice something, I'll search for a solution, but I won't go chasing after device hypochondria.
Agreed. I've had mine since May 24th and have had 0 issues.
The sad thing is is everyone will jump on board in a problem thread, but then again, those that are enjoying there new toy and have 0 issues won't post a thread just to say this is awesome.
With that being said, we are still within the first 2 weeks of launch, and only 2 days past the official launch date. The dev community is getting geared up, and there are still a lot of great dev's waiting to get their devices.
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No different than any other device the first few weeks it is released.
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Exactly.
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Evryone wants a perfect phone I been thru a lot release from the OG evo, to the 3d, iPhone 4s, and galaxy nexus, and man they all the same... Do you have dust under screen? Is your screen warm or blue? Do you see lines? Does your speaker does this?, people going over 3 iPhone or Evos and there still no happy, I seriously don't know if I'm just lucky or I really don't noticed anything cause I never had a problem like that, for example when the 3d came out they said the screen was tilted, I don't freaking now how much time you need to have to noticed that cause to me it was normal, or the "screengate" on the iPhone forums, idk man my phone is good best reception since og evo and talking and browsing the Web is amazing when you use it so I'm happy evo owner
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People who are OCD and look for problems will always find them. Mine is perfect.
sent from my Evo LTE, usually.
No-one likes change.....at first.
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No-one likes change.....at first.
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I dunno man I love this phone
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No issues really took a little getting used to the no search key but remaps helped .
Other than that no issues love this phone
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No issues here cept the ones I cause
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Yet another useless thread...why oh why lord?!?
I know I shouldn't have even bothered with my useless reply...my apologies...
Mine would spontaneously reboot, maybe 5-10x in the first 24 hours I had it. Yes I did factory wipe. No I didn't restore any apps, root, or even install an SD card.
So I exchanged it, and this one seems solid, not a single reboot. I'm convinced there was something wrong with the first one.
With that being said, I love this phone.
I think I have a bum phone.
The stock browser disappears quite a bit. Text wrapping for the browser, gmail app and others isn't right. I have to swipe left and right to read.
Sense launcher has long reload times when exiting apps.
My screen is slightly protruded at the top right corner and the battery life for me yesterday off a full charge only lasted eight hours. Normal work day of checking emails, a few phone calls, browser look ups etc. No games or heavy use.
I'm going to exchange it as soon as I have time.
Stock not rooted or anything.
I miss the search button but have mostly got used to the dots.
Anybody has this happening to them? Ever since updating to stock ICS phone will be fine until the battery changes from green. Once that happens phone gets extremely hot. Would like to trouble shoot the device but it's one of my lines which I don't have access to so often. So far I've seen that the power saving options are gone so there's no setting that could be kicking in once battery gets to a certain level.. If anyone has any feedback about this please share. Thanks
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A buddy of mine who is not rooted had the same problem. He said Sprint suggested a soft reset, which didn't work, and then a hard reset, which fixed it. You lose all your data, but he says it stopped the overheating.
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Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately a hard reset is out of the question for now. She don't want to lose her things and phones not rooted to back up.
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Either a hard reset or her battery life becomes much shorter so she can't use at all later
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