hi guys,
i have a new evo 3d with the last stock rom (no brand).
it turn itself off several times. battery contacs are ok.
the only strange thing i noticed is that it happened only when i'm at university, so i thought it could be a wifi problem. however i have it since friday, so it may be a coincidence.
any suggest?
Strange, try turning wifi off and gently tapping the back cover, turn wifi back on do the same.
Had issue once similar with another htc phone. could it be a rogue app that uses wifi?
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markdexter said:
Strange, try turning wifi off and gently tapping the back cover, turn wifi back on do the same.
Had issue once similar with another htc phone. could it be a rogue app that uses wifi?
Sent using my htc evo 3d, typed with chubby fingers
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tryed, but nothing happened...
i don't think it may be an app because the first time it turned off i had only system apps installed.
i did an hard reset and everything worked good for 3 days.
but, since yesterday, it happened again...2 times
i think i have to send it to htc
Whenever a phone starts this auto-power down scenario, more than likely it's a battery problem. When you plug to charge do you have to play with the charger at the port or does it charge fine? If it connects with no play or doesn't require to be held at an angle or pressure, it's the battery causing the problem. If you clasp the battery with your thumb & pointer & middle fingers, does it feel at all swollen, spongy or hard as a rock?
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intrlude said:
Whenever a phone starts this auto-power down scenario, more than likely it's a battery problem. When you plug to charge do you have to play with the charger at the port or does it charge fine? If it connects with no play or doesn't require to be held at an angle or pressure, it's the battery causing the problem. If you clasp the battery with your thumb & pointer & middle fingers, does it feel at all swollen, spongy or hard as a rock?
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you're right!
if i clap the battery it turns off. i hope it's under warranty.
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Has anyone had the problem that their Galaxy S2 randomly turns itself off when it's in their pocket.
It's happening quite often now, twice today, several times yesterday.
Take the phone out of my pocket and it's got a blackscreen that doesn't respond to being woken.
Holding the power buttons makes it reboot and all is fine again.
At first I thought it was because of the position of the power/wake button being pressed while in my pocket, but I've tried recreating this and it's not easy to do.
I am running Widgetlocker, so not sure if this is causing an issue.
It's an O2 branded phone, not rooted.
Cheers
I had it happen to me once, the first day I got it, but it hasn't happened since.
The only thing I can think of was that the phone was very very warm in my pocket, so I guessed that it might have overheated.
Yes, I did wonder if it was a heat problem. But it would have been sat there doing nothing so shouldn't have got too hot.
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Now that's 3 times today. Within 5 minutes of being in my pocket.
Checked it straight away and it wasn't particularly warm.
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Hi,
Happened to me few times, its not something very wrong with the phone.. What i did and after that I have no such reboots:
opens the back cover, cleaned the battery contact point (electric points) on battery and phone, put it back tightly, closed the back cover so there is not gap (not even a very small gap) between cover and phone..
after this never have reboots even having the phone in my pocket. hope this helps
Bobbajob said:
Has anyone had the problem that their Galaxy S2 randomly turns itself off when it's in their pocket.
It's happening quite often now, twice today, several times yesterday.
Take the phone out of my pocket and it's got a blackscreen that doesn't respond to being woken.
Holding the power buttons makes it reboot and all is fine again.
At first I thought it was because of the position of the power/wake button being pressed while in my pocket, but I've tried recreating this and it's not easy to do.
I am running Widgetlocker, so not sure if this is causing an issue.
It's an O2 branded phone, not rooted.
Cheers
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nasgilani said:
Hi,
Happened to me few times, its not something very wrong with the phone.. What i did and after that I have no such reboots:
opens the back cover, cleaned the battery contact point (electric points) on battery and phone, put it back tightly, closed the back cover so there is not gap (not even a very small gap) between cover and phone..
after this never have reboots even having the phone in my pocket. hope this helps
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Thanks for the tip. I've given it a good clean and put it back together and I'll monitor the situation.
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Thanks for the tip. I've given it a good clean and put it back together and I'll monitor the situation.
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please post back with your findings - i've had the same a few times recently and it's annoying to say the least ...
This has never happened to me but hopefully nasgilani's method would work for you
nasgilani said:
Hi,
Happened to me few times, its not something very wrong with the phone.. What i did and after that I have no such reboots:
opens the back cover, cleaned the battery contact point (electric points) on battery and phone, put it back tightly, closed the back cover so there is not gap (not even a very small gap) between cover and phone..
after this never have reboots even having the phone in my pocket. hope this helps
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I've seen this happen on other phones. The original Palm Pre needed a foam spacer in the second hardware rev. Maybe a piece of paper or two between the battery and the cover to make better contact. I'm happy saving 30 grams (and a better phone period) but this does chalk up a point to the Sensation build quality.
It's been okay so far today after cleaning the battery contacts and reseating the battery. But it has spent most of the day sat on my desk at work. So hardly a good test.
any update ? mine turned off again today. :-(
Mine has been doing this randomly as well. Its very annoying.
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Mine has been doing this randomly as well. Its very annoying.
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glad to hear that it's not just me. i really hope that it doesn't turn off in the middle of the night otherwise ...
It's been fine now for the last 3 days after cleaning the battery terminals and refitting the battery.
It looks like the battery was losing connection briefly while in my pocket causing it to turn off.
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I also have the same issue. It's really hard to replicate the error and some days it doesn't happen. For some guy in this forum it turned out to be a faulty RAM... I hope this isn't the issue for us too!
A good way to check this is by enabling USB debugging, connecting to a pc and run "adb logcat" in the command console... then you wait for the phone to crash and post the logs here, hoping that someone will spot the error for you.
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yup mine does too. some days 4 or 5 times some days not at all.
Have you tried giving the battery contacts and clean.
It might also be worth wedging a bit of paper folded up at the top of the battery to slightly increase the pressure on the terminals.
Mine only ever did it while the phone was in my pocket so a bit difficult connecting by usb.
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This seems to be a widget locker problem for me. It opens with the home button even when locked does it not?
Just guessing.
Mine happened the last 2 nights, when i wake up I have to switch it on,
I have widget locker.
But i'm gonna uninstall it and see if it resolves it.
I had this going on but in my case I soon figured out that it was overheating from something that I'm guesssing had the phone at 100% although it was idle. Never did figure out what it was as a logcat showed nothing after the fact but that the phone was very hot to the touch if caught just after shutdown. That had been on villian rom which I liked but without being able to see a smoking gun in a logcat and never catching an app or system process running amok I ended up changing roms and the problem was gone. It should be noted that several people have reported doing a system reset and ridding themselves of this problem.
My HTC Amaze will not hold a charge. I am using the stock included USB Wall plug and the Micro EXT 12 Pin Cable which only comes with the AMaze (it is also included with the Flyer Tablet). When I first plug in the phone to charge the charge light blinks orange for five minutes and then remains solid. When I return hours later the light is totally out (no green indicator light showing a full charge which I used to get). When I try to turn on the phone the Screen flashes for a split second but nothing happens.
I tried to troubleshoot by swapping in my HTC Sensation battery and that does power up the AMAZE. I have now switched the included Amaze charger with the one that came with the HTC Sensation. The orange power light comes on immediately although it only blinked with the other charger. I am worried that maybe the Power adapter is frying my batteries.
Does anyone know if these included chargers share the same specifications for the Sensation, Amaze etc??? Anyone else experience this problem??
The only thing I can think of is your version of Recovery. I know that the phone will not charge while it is turned off if you have not flashed the most recent version that includes the fix for this problem. Try turning the phone on and then plugging it in to the charger.
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The only thing I can think of is your version of Recovery. I know that the phone will not charge while it is turned off if you have not flashed the most recent version that includes the fix for this problem. Try turning the phone on and then plugging it in to the charger.
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Is there a fix for this problem? Does the version of recovery affect the phones ability to charge when its turned off?
either recovery or faulty battery! what happens when you put amaze battery in to sensation?
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When I put the HTC amaze battery into the Sensation and try to charge it the light blinks. Then after 5 minutes goes solid orange. After hours the light shuts off and I unplug it and try to power up but NOTHING. Dead. I purchased two Anker batteries, tried to charge them in Sensation. One works fine but cannot be charged in the HTC Amaze. I have even tried it with both the White Amaze USB cable and both the HTC Amaze included charger and the Sensation included charger. ( I believe they are the same model). Could it be the USB connection is somehow not allowing the phone to charge?
Doesnt HTC warranty the battery for any period of time???
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Is there a fix for this problem? Does the version of recovery affect the phones ability to charge when its turned off?
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Yes, there is a fix if that is indeed the issue. Are you able to determine what version of recovery you are using? It could still be a faulty battery though.
Upgrading my phone from a SGS 4g
I heard that the Battery is a big issue on this phone.... can someone tell me if they fixed it with updates or is it still a problem because i really love the camera on this one and im really loving the design but there were other statements abt poor reception in some areas which leaves me in doubt.... Bottom line should i go for Galaxy s 2 over this???
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I heard that the Battery is a big issue on this phone.... can someone tell me if they fixed it with updates or is it still a problem because i really love the camera on this one and im really loving the design but there were other statements abt poor reception in some areas which leaves me in doubt.... Bottom line should i go for Galaxy s 2 over this???
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After rooting and using custom roms I don't think there is any battery issues. IMO Battery life is great. Phone is still one if not the best and can be in the top best phones for a while, only thing right now is development. If your all about development then go with s2 if not then amaze. I'm happy with what I have
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Tell me something, what is it that really drains the battery on the Amaze? Is it the 4G? Thing is, my device would be on WiFi for the majority of the day. I've seen some apps where you can auto switch network based on proximity. So I'd only be using 3G/4G while I'm in transit.
Also, is there a way to disable 3G/4G so as to only get EDGE?
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Tell me something, what is it that really drains the battery on the Amaze? Is it the 4G? Thing is, my device would be on WiFi for the majority of the day. I've seen some apps where you can auto switch network based on proximity. So I'd only be using 3G/4G while I'm in transit.
Also, is there a way to disable 3G/4G so as to only get EDGE?
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When I walk in my house, my WiFi comes on and 4g turns off... No special app... I think its a feature of the ROM I use. Sometimes it doesn't kick in until I open my WiFi networks though. If you have WiFi on though when you aren't connected to a network, the constant scanning will drain your battery.
Also, other things that drain the battery:
Sense Widgets... Although attractive, huge battery Hog
Live Wallpapers - Duh
Overclocked Kernels... Faster performance = Faster drain
Heavy usage... When the screen is always on and the data network is constantly being used, it also drops.
On the new Energy ROM, its nice because when your phone is not being used, neither is your battery. My phone went 3 hours with only changing 1%.
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Did somebody make a statistic - which SOFTWARE drain battery more quick on Amaze?
Are there any apps that select Wifi based on your GPS location? I'm just trying to figure out how I can get this phone and actually be able to use it without having to pull an arm and a leg.
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hey guys, i've had an amaze for about a month now, and these last 2 weeks that i've had it, the phone will randomly shut off once a day when im at or around 50%. I'm not sure if this is a battery or a hardware issue. I have used a non-stock charger and cord to charge it 2 times a week so i'm not sure if this might have anything to do with it. I have the official unofficial ICS update, did a full wipe, relocked the bootloader and unlocked it again and basically put a clean ICS on it. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Arcandel said:
Did somebody make a statistic - which SOFTWARE drain battery more quick on Amaze?
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You mean, like the battery use graph that Android provides?
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Are there any apps that select Wifi based on your GPS location? I'm just trying to figure out how I can get this phone and actually be able to use it without having to pull an arm and a leg.
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Llama. It doesn't even use GPS, it uses cell towers to determine location, which your phone's doing already.
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hey guys, i've had an amaze for about a month now, and these last 2 weeks that i've had it, the phone will randomly shut off once a day when im at or around 50%. I'm not sure if this is a battery or a hardware issue. I have used a non-stock charger and cord to charge it 2 times a week so i'm not sure if this might have anything to do with it. I have the official unofficial ICS update, did a full wipe, relocked the bootloader and unlocked it again and basically put a clean ICS on it. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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I've seen reports like this that were resolved by a new battery. Could be the handset, though.
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Are there any apps that select Wifi based on your GPS location? I'm just trying to figure out how I can get this phone and actually be able to use it without having to pull an arm and a leg.
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Proximity WiFi is a very light weight app for this.
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HTC Amaze is 12 Pin Charging - Beware !!!!!
schlockmaster said:
My HTC Amaze will not hold a charge. I am using the stock included USB Wall plug and the Micro EXT 12 Pin Cable which only comes with the AMaze (it is also included with the Flyer Tablet). When I first plug in the phone to charge the charge light blinks orange for five minutes and then remains solid. When I return hours later the light is totally out (no green indicator light showing a full charge which I used to get). When I try to turn on the phone the Screen flashes for a split second but nothing happens.
I tried to troubleshoot by swapping in my HTC Sensation battery and that does power up the AMAZE. I have now switched the included Amaze charger with the one that came with the HTC Sensation. The orange power light comes on immediately although it only blinked with the other charger. I am worried that maybe the Power adapter is frying my batteries.
Does anyone know if these included chargers share the same specifications for the Sensation, Amaze etc??? Anyone else experience this problem??
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This link shows the new 12 pin technology that MUST be used with the Amaze. This is a real pain, just purchased two HTC-Amaze phones and taking them back for the Galaxy.
I hate it when they change technology and make all your charging cords in your phones and your computers obsolete and don't tell you. Also, the Amaze is designed for European drivers. The charging cord plugs into the left-upper middle of the phone and it is dangerous to pick up to unplug wile driving because the cord hits the steering wheel. How do you spell DANGER? Really heavy and clunky phone too. Galaxy has bigger screen and is lighter - another reason to pass on the Amaze. Be careful with this phone if you aren't aware it is in a tech world of it's own. Just replacing the charging cords in our autos and computers cost more than the phone. Sheesh!
Here is the link to help you from T-Mobile support.
//support dot t-mobile dot com/docs/DOC-3062 Turn the dot to a period in each case in your browser and you should be able to go to the T-Mobile page.
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This link shows the new 12 pin technology that MUST be used with the Amaze. This is a real pain, just purchased two HTC-Amaze phones and taking them back for the Galaxy.
I hate it when they change technology and make all your charging cords in your phones and your computers obsolete and don't tell you. Also, the Amaze is designed for European drivers. The charging cord plugs into the left-upper middle of the phone and it is dangerous to pick up to unplug wile driving because the cord hits the steering wheel. How do you spell DANGER? Really heavy and clunky phone too. Galaxy has bigger screen and is lighter - another reason to pass on the Amaze. Be careful with this phone if you aren't aware it is in a tech world of it's own. Just replacing the charging cords in our autos and computers cost more than the phone. Sheesh!
Here is the link to help you from T-Mobile support.
//support dot t-mobile dot com/docs/DOC-3062 Turn the dot to a period in each case in your browser and you should be able to go to the T-Mobile page.
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I use a standard micro USB to charge my Amaze. Works fine.
I think you may mean "designed for English drivers", since they are the only European country that drives on the left side of the street and thus have the driver on the right side. But in any case one is not supposed to be messing around with the power while driving anyway.
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This link shows the new 12 pin technology that MUST be used with the Amaze. This is a real pain, just purchased two HTC-Amaze phones and taking them back for the Galaxy.
I hate it when they change technology and make all your charging cords in your phones and your computers obsolete and don't tell you. Also, the Amaze is designed for European drivers. The charging cord plugs into the left-upper middle of the phone and it is dangerous to pick up to unplug wile driving because the cord hits the steering wheel. How do you spell DANGER? Really heavy and clunky phone too. Galaxy has bigger screen and is lighter - another reason to pass on the Amaze. Be careful with this phone if you aren't aware it is in a tech world of it's own. Just replacing the charging cords in our autos and computers cost more than the phone. Sheesh!
Here is the link to help you from T-Mobile support.
//support dot t-mobile dot com/docs/DOC-3062 Turn the dot to a period in each case in your browser and you should be able to go to the T-Mobile page.
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As mentioned, conventional microUSB cords work fine, and some of HTC's own documentation says so, some even recommend it. I do find I get a better/faster charge using HTC's cables,but they are functionally the same as microUSB. The odd connector is more secure, though -- it's longer and inserts further in the socket.
You should not be picking up or juggling your phone while driving. Period. End quote. Just don't.
I am also disappointed to the Nth degree with the Amaze, actually not so much the phone which is lovely and solid and attractive and loaded with hardware features, I'm furious with HTC's absolutely stupid mess with drivers, and refusal to quickly resolve issues with the software. It's October, 10 months after purchase, and I have problems with WiFi, Android Beam, Bluetooth, surprise shutdowns (just finding the phone has turned off by itself). In short, it's failed to function as a reliable phone.
I'll never buy from them again. Never. Ever. Google Nexus phones for me from now on, and not on a carrier contract either. I've been burned for the last time.
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ChromeJob said:
As mentioned, conventional microUSB cords work fine, and some of HTC's own documentation says so, some even recommend it. I do find I get a better/faster charge using HTC's cables,but they are functionally the same as microUSB. The odd connector is more secure, though -- it's longer and inserts further in the socket.
You should not be picking up or juggling your phone while driving. Period. End quote. Just don't.
I am also disappointed to the Nth degree with the Amaze, actually not so much the phone which is lovely and solid and attractive and loaded with hardware features, I'm furious with HTC's absolutely stupid mess with drivers, and refusal to quickly resolve issues with the software. It's October, 10 months after purchase, and I have problems with WiFi, Android Beam, Bluetooth, surprise shutdowns (just finding the phone has turned off by itself). In short, it's failed to function as a reliable phone.
I'll never buy from them again. Never. Ever. Google Nexus phones for me from now on, and not on a carrier contract either. I've been burned for the last time.
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From what I've read, the shutdowns may be caused by the battery. You might want to try replacing the battery you are using. So far I have not found one better than the OEM.
I dont know if this is a hardware or software problem. My pen randomly stops working, and sometimes it will be detected when it is not even touching the screen. i changed the battery but the problem still persists. is there anything that i can do about it?
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I dont know if this is a hardware or software problem. My pen randomly stops working, and sometimes it will be detected when it is not even touching the screen. i changed the battery but the problem still persists. is there anything that i can do about it?
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Same thing happened to me not too long ago, I just assumed it was either because i washed it with my clothes or the battery was dead.. i'll look into it a bit more and let you know if I find the cause.
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I have this problem too! Either it cannot be detected or it suddenly becomes overly sensitive. Not sure what's the cause, but I think it's the pen.
The way I solve it was to remove and then re-insert the battery. And it will be fine again.
It's kinda irritating especially when I'm taking down notes halfway.
I struggled with the same problem for some time and several fresh batteries later. HTC support was not able to figure it out. In fact, they had no other tickets logged in regards to poor pen behavior.
Here is what worked for me...I finally stopped messing around with the 9v battery hack method. I discovered that the aaaa cells they use to make the 9v are not a perfect 1.5v I guess, since they are linking them in a series, they can get away with lower quality and a slight cut in voltage (tester showed them all 1.3v new). I also stopped with the non-brand name battery. I use a Duracell Ultra now and have had no issues since. They really only cost a few dollars for a pair.
Not sure if this helps you, but thought I'd share.
I ended up opeing the pen and cleaning the electrodes
The pen has been working well fot the last month.
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alanman said:
I ended up opeing the pen and cleaning the electrodes
The pen has been working well fot the last month.
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Same thing happen to me! Very irritating... sometimes make me feel like throwing the damn thing out of the window.
How do you open up the pen? Care to show us some step by step instruction?
Thank you in advance.
Contacts may need cleaning
I am having the same problems every other month with my HTC EVO View 4G. I bought a six pack of Energizer AAAA batteries (instead of generics) to make sure I had good batteries. And in the past month all my batteries were "bad". I bought a battery tester (a little better than using a regular multimeter since it puts a small load before checking the voltage) and it said ALL my batteries were 90%+ up to 100% (the multimeter all said all of them were 1.45v to 1.51v). So I decided to clean the contacts (without opening the pen since I could not figure it out) using a small screw driver to gently scrap the inside battery contact and electronic cleaning solution in the cap and the spring. Also, for good measure I rub the ends of the battery. So far so good (with the "weakest" battery).
But for those who that does not work, Amazon now has both the black and the silver version of the Scribe pen for less than $10 (free 2 day shipping for Amazon Prime subscribers).
Hope that helps.
I was very happy to get my new phone, tossed on a screen protector, gave it a change, put it in it's nice new case. Then today it started vibrating. Non-stop. It kept vibrating even after I killed the power. Even after I did a factory reset. Still vibrating.
What I discovered is that if you put a little bit of pressure on the back of case about a half inch below the led flash, it makes some kind of mechanical connection causing the vibraion motor to activate. In my case it didn't take much pressure at all, and would often "stick" like that.
I had to take the cover off and massage the plastic a bit to get it to stop vibrating at me. It will still get stuck if I apply a bit of pressure on the back of the case.
Did I get a lemon, or does anyone else have this issue.
-E
Breken said:
I was very happy to get my new phone, tossed on a screen protector, gave it a change, put it in it's nice new case. Then today it started vibrating. Non-stop. It kept vibrating even after I killed the power. Even after I did a factory reset. Still vibrating.
What I discovered is that if you put a little bit of pressure on the back of case about a half inch below the led flash, it makes some kind of mechanical connection causing the vibraion motor to activate. In my case it didn't take much pressure at all, and would often "stick" like that.
I had to take the cover off and massage the plastic a bit to get it to stop vibrating at me. It will still get stuck if I apply a bit of pressure on the back of the case.
Did I get a lemon, or does anyone else have this issue.
-E
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Must... restrain... joke...
I think you have a lemon that wont make lemonade. You're still under warranty, so why not just send it to a sprint repair store?
Try pulling the battery
Maybe it the screen protector touching the soft keys...
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Try pulling the battery
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That's cold.
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shook187 said:
Try pulling the battery
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Seriously, that's the first thing I wanted to do when the problem started. *smirk* That was a bit frustrating. I thought I was going to have to wait until the motor draining my battery. Sounds like I'll be taking it to the store. Annoying. Oh well, I'm making up for the perfect luck I had buying the original EVO on launch.
-E
Hopefully not a design issue and just a lemon.
I've had screen protectors do weird crap if they have tension on them. Pretty rare these days though.
I'd try removing screen protector (but I hate to see you waste one if that's not it).
Also if you hold volume down it will vibrate. Not sure if it will be continuous.
You might stopp fussing with it and get swapped out, when it's easy to show the problem they should replace it on teh spot.
Newest HTC evo LTE also vibrates nonstop even with power off
Same problem as noted. I have this HTC evo LTE 4 months
No screen protector.
Phone was on bedside night table charging when it wakes me up at 4AM on a Sunday with the nonstop vibrating. Powering off did not stop the vibrations.
Any suggestions
Going to necro rez this thread to share my experience with an identical issue.
Couple weeks ago I noticed that once in a while the vibration motor of my Evo 4G LTE (bought in June 2012) would turn on for a second or so for no particular reason (no incoming notifications). Several days later the motor started vibrating constantly, even when the phone was powered down. Taking off the back cover and "massaging" the area around the camera LED and headphone connector would slow down the rotation speed and sometimes completely stop it, but it would always start rotating again in minutes/hours. Putting the back cover on would always start the motor again.
I took the phone to the Sprint store for repair. The tech said he had never seen this issue before, but was quickly able to figure out that there was a short circuit in the two-pin connector for the vibration motor leads. Luckily, he had an extra connector, so I was out of the store in about 15 minutes with a perfectly working phone. Who knew I didn't have to RUU and S-ON, the guy didn't even turn it on
I'm having this issue as well. Exactly as described in OP. Pull the plastic cover and no more vibration, just the slightest pressure towards the camera and it starts again.. sucks.
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I'm having this issue as well. Exactly as described in OP. Pull the plastic cover and no more vibration, just the slightest pressure towards the camera and it starts again.. sucks.
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Like I said in the post above yours, might be a very simple repair that's worth a trip to a Sprint store.
Replaced vibration motor worked for me
I believe someone else mentioned on another site they replaced the vibration motor and the phone stopped vibrating all the time.
That is what worked for me. Took about 10 minutes. I had an old Evo LTE that was not working (glad I kept it) and removed the vibration motor assembly from it and swapped it for the one in my working phone.
All is well now. FYI...If you don't know what the motor looks like search for HTC Evo LTE vibration motor.
They are also being sold on Ebay for about $6 if you don't have one handy.
Thanks for the help, viva la Internet!:good:
I have the same problem. it is so annoying
Hey guys,
This is only the 2nd time this has happened, but was curious if it has happened to you...
When resting the phone on a laptop, the phone automatically shuts off, I had to do a battery pull to reboot and turn it on. Pressing Power alone did not help. The first time it happened, the phone was resting on the dryer...
Must be some kind of electrical interference? Also noticed the wallpaper went from Phase Beam to Stock ICS, and my battery % went from like 68% to 99% upon reboot...WTF hahah...
maybe the metal kickstand is causing some sort of conductive static discharge??? does this happen when you set the phone screen side down?
R2DeeTard said:
maybe the metal kickstand is causing some sort of conductive static discharge??? does this happen when you set the phone screen side down?
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Hey R2, thanks for the response. I always set it screen up..you're on to something with the kickstand though...Yeah it's only happened twice in a year, so it's not a big deal, but I was able to duplicate the incident when I put it on my laptop again...the laptop itself was shut off, but still plugged into charge..it might have something to do with it..pretty whack.
I get that all the time if I'm not careful. Particularly when I put it on a metal desk at work. My phone's a little unique, so I thought it was particular to my device.
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Yeah, it's pretty strange...maybe that's why they took the kickstand out of the Photon Q?