I have found that by installing the free app "Captivate Keep Alive", all of my Sleep of Death issues have been fixed and I'm still getting excellent battery performance.
Unfortunately, I can't post outside links, yet, but just go to the Android Marketplace, and search for it, and it'll be the first result.
did you keep it at 85%, i'm trying it right now but i lower the % to 0. how long have you been using the app to confirm is a temporary fix?
EDIT: so far so good, 30 minutes without a single reboot or deep sleep while i use to get it almost everytime my screen would turn off.
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I put it down to 8%, and I haven't noticed the battery burning any faster than it did before.
So this is only a sleep of death fix. Not a battery one. You haven't even stated how it works or even how it is improving battery life. Sleep of death has nothing to do with battery. I have neither issue but just saying. Sure people would want to know details vs. Just install this app n hope it works.
I can't really explain the details considering I have absolutely no idea how it works. All I know is that when I first got my Samsung Captivate, it had the same issue, so I tried installing this app on my Prime, and it works.
wormat22 said:
I can't really explain the details considering I have absolutely no idea how it works. All I know is that when I first got my Samsung Captivate, it had the same issue, so I tried installing this app on my Prime, and it works.
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OK....fair enough...it might even be better if you just link to that app within your thread. Make it easier for others to try out
demandarin said:
So this is only a sleep of death fix. Not a battery one. You haven't even stated how it works or even how it is improving battery life. Sleep of death has nothing to do with battery. I have neither issue but just saying. Sure people would want to know details vs. Just install this app n hope it works.
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It seems to only work for sleep of death and random reboot. This will make your battery worse cause it will only refresh for the OS not to go to sleep mode. Sleep mode is the cause of sleep of death and reboot so this works good. Is a temp fix until asus fix it with a new firmware. Just run the app, it will show an icon where the clock is, set your limit to 10-0%. I set mine to 0% because the app will only work to the % you set it up to, afterward it will close itself.
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Actually, according to CPU spy,my prime is still going into deep sleep mode when I'm not using it...can't really explain that.
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I'm going to leave my prime unplugged tonight with Captivate Keep Alive turned on and hopefully it'll still be on in the morning with less than 5% of the battery drained. I'll update in roughly 12 hours.
Ok, so it stayed on all night, but it drained at about 3% per hour, which is according to advertised rates, roughly 3x the speed it should while asleep.
Ok, first post from a newb to this community. Just got my TF201 last week and I love it. Except for the fact that it wont sleep for even 5 minutes without locking up.
Serial number is: C10KAS...
It shipped to me with Honeycomb and I installed the OTA upgrade to ICS right after the initial setup. I never tried to make the tablet sleep with Honeycomb, so no data available in that column.
The OTA was .11 and right after installing it I realized that the tablet would lock up and get hot when I initiated the sleep function, via the power button. I tried setting up ICS to auto sleep after 10 minutes of inactivity and fount that 20 minutes later the system was locked up and the battery was very warm. Being afraid that I might damage the unit, I started shutting it off after each use. That kind of sucked. Google found the .13 update on the ASUS site for me. Same results with that install. Factory reset multiple times. No change. Bummerface.jpg
This morning, Google lead me to this thread. I installed this App tonight when I got home and was able ( for the first time) to get the system to sleep and recover after a period of 15 minutes. Second try=30 minutes. No lockup so far.
I am recording system activity with an App called System Panel. I will attempt to make the system sleep for an hour next... and after that for the night while I sleep. I'll post as much info as I can regarding the results tomorrow, when I have time.
I don't think this App is a fix, but it might be a reasonable work around until an official fix is issued. So far, working for me.
Also, I have it set at 1%.
wotak said:
Ok, first post from a newb to this community. Just got my TF201 last week and I love it. Except for the fact that it wont sleep for even 5 minutes without locking up.
Serial number is: C10KAS...
It shipped to me with Honeycomb and I installed the OTA upgrade to ICS right after the initial setup. I never tried to make the tablet sleep with Honeycomb, so no data available in that column.
The OTA was .11 and right after installing it I realized that the tablet would lock up and get hot when I initiated the sleep function, via the power button. I tried setting up ICS to auto sleep after 10 minutes of inactivity and fount that 20 minutes later the system was locked up and the battery was very warm. Being afraid that I might damage the unit, I started shutting it off after each use. That kind of sucked. Google found the .13 update on the ASUS site for me. Same results with that install. Factory reset multiple times. No change. Bummerface.jpg
This morning, Google lead me to this thread. I installed this App tonight when I got home and was able ( for the first time) to get the system to sleep and recover after a period of 15 minutes. Second try=30 minutes. No lockup so far.
I am recording system activity with an App called System Panel. I will attempt to make the system sleep for an hour next... and after that for the night while I sleep. I'll post as much info as I can regarding the results tomorrow, when I have time.
I don't think this App is a fix, but it might be a reasonable work around until an official fix is issued. So far, working for me.
Also, I have it set at 1%.
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best fix is to downgrade to .11
i tried this app, it does what is suppost to but tablet never goes to sleep mode. 100% battery 6 hours later while in standbye locked 84%.
i downgraded now i dont have any problems
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Update Should Be Out Soon
Gary just posted in another thread that they found the problem and are testing then getting the update out soon. If I wasn't such a noob, I would quote it but I cant figure out how.
eduardmc said:
best fix is to downgrade to .11
i tried this app, it does what is suppost to but tablet never goes to sleep mode. 100% battery 6 hours later while in standbye locked 84%.
i downgraded now i dont have any problems
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He already is on .11 " The OTA was .11"
I hope I fixed it....
Dear all my friends facing the SOD Sleep of Death issue with their Android devices... i found that it is totally related to Wifi Sleep policy related... i just changed the setting last night n now after 8 hours its running fine... no SOD found till yet... i will also be inform u later if i will get my device out of SOD issue... all of u just have to do one thing.
Go to settings>wifi settings>
from the options go to advanced settings
there is one option: Keep wi-fi on during sleep (go to this option)
there is 3 options: 1. Always, 2. Only when plugged in, 3. Never (increases data usage)
u just have to change ur option from 1 to 2 or 3, then i hope u will find that u will get ur device out of SOD issue...
Regards,
Nauman
(sorry for the poor english)
Whenever a new problem arises on your Android phone, it's smart to remove freshly installed apps to determine if they're the cause. Uninstall any apps downloaded just before the problem started to occur and allow the phone to enter sleep mode. If the sleep of death problem doesn't come back, it was likely the result of a bug in one of your new apps. Remove the apps one at a time so you can figure out exactly which one caused the issue.
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Well I loaded in the new sprint rom last night, and now my phone is completely useless. The radio has major problems, my signal goes from nothing to 4 bars, back and fourth, and the phone goes into permanent sleep mode when I let it sit. I found this out when I woke up this morning and missed 10 calls from a client havign an emergency overnight... wonderful. I have it sitting here on the desk, and it will go to sleep and require a reset every hour or so.
I haven't had any of those problems.
WM6 lag is basically gone now and the keyboard lag is gone.
Everything is WAY more responsive and the memory leaks seem better so far.
The memory "leak" / Cacheing is more managable, and the device isn't as laggy.
I've had no problems at all. I'm loving it.
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Well I loaded in the new sprint rom last night, and now my phone is completely useless. The radio has major problems, my signal goes from nothing to 4 bars, back and fourth, and the phone goes into permanent sleep mode when I let it sit. I found this out when I woke up this morning and missed 10 calls from a client havign an emergency overnight... wonderful. I have it sitting here on the desk, and it will go to sleep and require a reset every hour or so.
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my MOGUL also goes into Perminant sleep if I let it sit.
i've had to take out the battery about 4 times just today.
anyone know why this could be?
Me too
Got the same problem installed last night. Woke up got into the car and checked phone sleeping had to soft start. Then same thing at least 3 times today. Also watched a short video in MP and it was show a few sec then sleep. Soft start and then you could watch it. Seems like after being on for a couple of hrs phone runs out of memory or something a freezes up?
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Got the same problem installed last night. Woke up got into the car and checked phone sleeping had to soft start. Then same thing at least 3 times today. Also watched a short video in MP and it was show a few sec then sleep. Soft start and then you could watch it. Seems like after being on for a couple of hrs phone runs out of memory or something a freezes up?
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Check your power setting setup, maybe it's set to turn the device completely off after 1min etc... For some reason my phone never shut off even if I let it set idle for more than 30 mins like it was set to do. Perhaps with the ROM update it actually does what it's supposed to now. Just an idea.
it's not supposed to TURN OFF as in shut down, it's just supposed to sleep. and it never comes out of sleeping mode. i've had numerous other problems, with bluetooth, etc... going back to Colonels rom, which was much more dependable.
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Well I loaded in the new sprint rom last night, and now my phone is completely useless. The radio has major problems, my signal goes from nothing to 4 bars, back and fourth, and the phone goes into permanent sleep mode when I let it sit. I found this out when I woke up this morning and missed 10 calls from a client havign an emergency overnight... wonderful. I have it sitting here on the desk, and it will go to sleep and require a reset every hour or so.
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i too loaded it yesterday as well, but i want to wonder if you did a hard reset before you installed the rom. i did it, and it gave me no problems at all with radio version 1.47.00... oh, and the phone automatically cuts off when the alarm goes off while you charge it overnight (a big no-no, but you probably know this as well, but i ain't mad at ya). if you got anything, feel free to PM me. thanks in advance.
Thesian said:
The memory "leak" / Cacheing is more managable, and the device isn't as laggy.
I've had no problems at all. I'm loving it.
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Mine's still leaking, badly too.
Any of you try to use BT on this new rom?
If you did you'd know that this rom is worthless
-mark
The culprit appears to be the 1.47 radio. The 1.47 radio coupled with any rom version will experiance sleeping, bt and other problems.... so I am rolling back to 1.40 radio to see how it acts
As a tech in a corporate sprint store, i'd be interested in the details behind this "sleep mode" issue. What are ppl running? How can I, in the store, reproduce the problem? Is it reproducable on command or guaranteed, or is it hit or miss?
As I've said, I have the new Rom and Radio, and have no new issues, and the memory "leak" / cache issue isn't gone, but its definetly not as bad, the OS even seems to have a SLIGHTLY smaller ram foot print... maybe just a few megs smaller, but smaller on my device.
cbunting said:
The culprit appears to be the 1.47 radio. The 1.47 radio coupled with any rom version will experiance sleeping, bt and other problems.... so I am rolling back to 1.40 radio to see how it acts
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I tried that. The 1.40 radio with the new ROM still had all the new bugs.
D-pad cutting in and out...
I have found that if I push the power button to put the phone to sleep when it stops working, then turn back on, the d-pad works again. This seems to get it back to working. I wish that they could just get it right...
Jim
How do you get the new ROM?
I haven't updated yet, plan to over the weekend, but I would suggest anyone having problems to stop and consider their setup first...
What programs are installed that could cause problems?
What registry hacks have been done that may cause problems?
What configuration settings might need reset that may cause problems?
For example, after a hard reset, Enhanced Network over USB is enabled by default, and this often causes Active Sync to have issues. Likewise, power management tweaks will have reverted to defaults and you may like a more finely tuned setup.
As for memory leaks being better/worse, you may have programs installed that are out of date/buggy.
I realize it's easier to jump on the "this sucks" bandwagon, but it doesn't help you or other users with legitimate problems when no consideration is given to what is causing a given problem.
These situations are precisely why the instructions tell you that EVERYTHING will be erased. This is a good thing since it forces you to clean house, but it also means you have to pay attention to those things you often neglect or may have changed ages ago and forgotten.
Finally, if all else fails, try the ROM update again. Sometimes things go wrong.
Sorry if this seems like a rant, I just want people having issues to place blame where it truly belongs. After considering these matters, if you still have problems, definitely let HTC and the rest of us know.
Best Regards,
Aaron
Sorry, it's not anybody's installed programs. The bugs show up with nothing else but the bare ROM.
It's a train wreck.
There are more details on ppcgeeks and pdaphonehome -
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=10366
Basically, on a stock ppc-6800 phone with nothing else installed, the BT keeps shutting off.. For me whenever a call comes in or after using my headset for a few minutes on an outgoing call...
-mark
Clean rom, nothign changed at all, it sucks, clearly. We are the beta testers obviously, as usual, with most products today
I installed the new ROM after backing up with SPB Backup, then installed my backup file back on and I haven't noticed any issues. I don't use bluetooth however, so I can comment on that. But, I haven't had the sleep issue others are describing either.
If you gps isnt accurate, or takes forever to lock on, or is just not working
goto
settings--->Location & security---> uncheck vzw location services
try to use Standalone GPS services by itself, if not use Standalone and Google. just make sure the vzw one is off.
I tested with some people and it worked for them too.
WoW.... it really works... Just confirmed it myself. I am rooted, I did NOT do lagfix and updated to DI01
confirmed worked. it took 2 sec and was almost 100% accurate. with all 3 checked it was hit and miss and when it did find me it wasnt accurate and it took anywhere from 3-5 min to find me and it was usually about 1-2 football fields away,, still on old software, no update for me yet and no root
nice find
wasupwithuman said:
If you gps isnt accurate, or takes forever to lock on, or is just not working
goto
settings--->Location & security---> uncheck vzw location services
I tested with some people and it worked for them too.
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I have had that unchecked since the phone came out and still had problems. If there was any fix it was from the update.
unchecked... no difference, lock time is still measured around 1-2 mins.
didn't work for me...
Worked great for me. I was getting fed up waiting on the damn thing to lock onto me while I was driving and needed to find a place quick and directions. Thanks for the heads up.
stayqued said:
unchecked... no difference, lock time is still measured around 1-2 mins.
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didn't work for me...
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Kristoferallen said:
I have had that unchecked since the phone came out and still had problems. If there was any fix it was from the update.
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wasnt the update, because i had the update and my gps was sucking...
try to use Standalone GPS services by itself, if not use Standalone and Google. just make sure the vzw one is off.
I checked all 3 after reading about it somewhere then my gps started working with no problem with google maps and I live in nyc.
I think the result varies.
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downloading and running gps status also fixes it. it worked for me
My "VZW" was never checked.
Checked, unchecked, rebooted,ect....GPS Still hosed
Thanks though!
glemery007 said:
My "VZW" was never checked.
Checked, unchecked, rebooted,ect....GPS Still hosed
Thanks though!
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Take it in to verizon and show them... They will give you a new phone.
So are you guys getting GPS locks in a matter of seconds all the time, even after reboot? Mine takes a few minutes all the time to get a lock, or else is very inaccurate. If I wait for the lock I get accurate to within feet, and it'll stay that way.
Well, I thought that worked for me until I rebooted my phone to see if it really worked. No dice.
From what I understand (and I could be wrong) essentially what you are doing is turning off the cell phone triangulation that google/verizon provide and sticking with just the straight GPS unit. I don't necessary see why turning off the "rough location" would effect the warm up time of the GPS unit, but maybe it actually does.
Just didn't work on mine after my GPS unit was cold.
Does anyone know if this is a hardware issue or software?
Browsing multiple forums brings up slews of the same complaints, but no one has put forth any kind of solution, nor has Samsung.
I have all location services enabled, and I get locks virtually instantly almost all the time, and it's always accurate to within probably a few feet. Maybe I'm just lucky?
I'd hate to say it, but I fear it is hardware, seeing as I have yet to have a lock take more than 10 seconds, usually 4 or less.
This is really the first time I've been on the good side of a widespread issue.
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Yeah all of these "fixes" are merely temporary. All they are doing in storing the satelite info so they ock faster. If you reboot and turn off GPS for more than a few minutes it will start all over again. I will be paying VZW a visit tomorrow to see what they will do about since it seems not all phones are affected by this.
And I use my GPS a lot. The other day I was trying to find backway home and my GPS was so far off by the time it locked I was already stuck in traffic, had it locked normally, I would have been home free, my Droid1 would have never done this to me!!
I've only had issues with getting a lock after the GPS hasn't been used for a while. Lately, I've been wondering if some people who don't have issues have some type of app installed that periodically queries GPS? For example, I just installed the Asurion app that is supposed to check my location every hour. I haven't fully tested it yet, but now I'm wondering if this will keep GPS on frequently enough to the point where it won't have to re-start with the delay.
BTW... in early testing (when I first got the phone), I would wait to get a lock (maybe a minute), then after I got a lock I rebooted the phone and I still got an instant lock. So, once a lock is obtained, it seems like it keeps it for a while - even after a reboot. The main times I've had issues have been in the morning after the phone has been charging all night while asleep.
DeezNotes said:
I've only had issues with getting a lock after the GPS hasn't been used for a while. Lately, I've been wondering if some people who don't have issues have some type of app installed that periodically queries GPS? For example, I just installed the Asurion app that is supposed to check my location every hour. I haven't fully tested it yet, but now I'm wondering if this will keep GPS on frequently enough to the point where it won't have to re-start with the delay.
BTW... in early testing (when I first got the phone), I would wait to get a lock (maybe a minute), then after I got a lock I rebooted the phone and I still got an instant lock. So, once a lock is obtained, it seems like it keeps it for a while - even after a reboot. The main times I've had issues have been in the morning after the phone has been charging all night while asleep.
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Yeah, I have a fascinate and so does my girlfriend. Locks both take minutes at the very least.
If this is hardware or if anyone has some legit theories, I'd like to know before my 30 days is up so I can de-root mine and exchange them both for phones that actually get a lock in a decent amount of time.
Has anyone in Canada gotten the update yet? I haven't had either of the two recent updates, live in BC, I hit the refresh button looking for new updates nothing ever shows up.
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The update will be available this week sometime. Also, the .13 update has been by passed and instead you will just go straight to .14
Canadian update is NOW .14 is...
Yep, didn't fix GPS
Yes, i just got the update this morning. So far so good but its to early to tell for sure if everything is okay.
Mind you i never had any problems before either so am keeping my fingers crossed.
Any Canadians here have a working GPS? With or without new update?
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Yep, didn't fix GPS
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Did your update come down automatically, or did you have to do a system firmware update from about tablet. I am in Montreal and have not seen it come down automatically (C1OKAS serial number)
Thanks for responding in advance
I was on .11 with C10KOS WW SKU TFB (Wow that's not even English anymore ) and I did a manual check for system update around 8:15 AM EST and found the .14 update. Its a tiny download and I have been running it for about 1.5 hrs now with no problems.
- Wifi is better
- No random reboots or problems during update. Actually, I didn't have any of the problems listed on some of the threads with my TFB (i.e. Random Reboots, Screen bleeds, wifi or GPS problems).
- Didn't factory reset before or after the update.
Hope that helps
For Me:
WW Model (Canada)
Got the .14 update (prev had .11)
Not rooted
Prev: With heavy use about 1 reboot a day and it would always reboot after 20-22 min of watching netflix.
Did the update, didn't reset anything.
Was able to watch netflix for over 30 minutes without issue.
So far so good.
My GPS was very very weak from the beginning. Maybe 1 sat when outside. But I didn't buy a tablet for heavy gps use.
Just updated, no glitches, re-rooted with voodoo, checked setcpu and Im still at 1.6ghz
I have BCOKAS01, was on .11 with no problems except gps, rooted.
I'm stuck at 99% but will keep waiting. Running .11 right now.
I'm a C1OKA and despite a gps that has never seen a bird I've had no problems. My wifi is weaker than other devices in my home,but totally usable. The browser hangs a few times a day but only for a moment. I have no light bleeding or rebooting issues.
I must say i am happy so far. As long as firmware updates don't render my prime unusable I plan on keeping mine. Will update later.
I have been getting all updates the same day its out on the forums automatically without manual update checks. I have c1 bought from canada Computers
No prpblems until. 13 (reboots, sleep of death, and bad battery life)but now that I have been on. 14, there hasn't been any troubles
Took mine this morning. I hit the postpone button for 1 day but it popped up again 10 minutes later (and did the same the next two times I hit postpone) so I had no choice since I'm not rooted.
So far it seems to be at least as good as .11 though it hasn't been running for long.
I had absolutely no trouble on .11 either, which is why I didn't really want to update.
So far so good.
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THe update has been installed but now my tablet doesn't boot ... infinite loop of going from Asus Loading screen with the spinner to the "Eee pad" screen ...
I'll try rebooting it in 5 minutes if it's still in this state, don't want to mess with the update
Edit : Even after factory reset, it still doesn't boot.
My only guess is that somehow the update ate up all the battery and now the system doesn't think there's enough battery to first boot after a firmware update ...
Will have to wait tonight to get my charger, hopefully it's this, otherwise it broke my tablet
bimgirl said:
Did your update come down automatically, or did you have to do a system firmware update from about tablet. I am in Montreal and have not seen it come down automatically (C1OKAS serial number)
Thanks for responding in advance
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I checked and it was available. Pretty much a forced update. Same serial number C1OKAS...
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THe update has been installed but now my tablet doesn't boot ... infinite loop of going from Asus Loading screen with the spinner to the "Eee pad" screen ...
I'll try rebooting it in 5 minutes if it's still in this state, don't want to mess with the update
Edit : Even after factory reset, it still doesn't boot.
My only guess is that somehow the update ate up all the battery and now the system doesn't think there's enough battery to first boot after a firmware update ...
Will have to wait tonight to get my charger, hopefully it's this, otherwise it broke my tablet
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You can try this:
http://www.transformerforums.com/forum/asus-transformer-help/6594-how-recover-boot-loop.html
Thanks, but that didn't help ... maybe waiting for the battery to run out and then charging it again will fix it ... otherwise I'm good for RMA
amarsnl said:
I'm stuck at 99% but will keep waiting. Running .11 right now.
I'm a C1OKA and despite a gps that has never seen a bird I've had no problems. My wifi is weaker than other devices in my home,but totally usable. The browser hangs a few times a day but only for a moment. I have no light bleeding or rebooting issues.
I must say i am happy so far. As long as firmware updates don't render my prime unusable I plan on keeping mine. Will update later.
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Ok updated fine after hanging at 99 percent dl for 15 mins. I've seen no noticeable change in function at all in last 90mins of use. No reboots or problems, yet. Fingers crossed.
amarsnl said:
Ok updated fine after hanging at 99 percent dl for 15 mins. I've seen no noticeable change in function at all in last 90mins of use. No reboots or problems, yet. Fingers crossed.
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Still no GPS, but that is no surprise.
HungryEel said:
I have been getting all updates the same day its out on the forums automatically without manual update checks. I have c1 bought from canada Computers
No prpblems until. 13 (reboots, sleep of death, and bad battery life)but now that I have been on. 14, there hasn't been any troubles
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Sounds like you have the US version. The WW versions did not go through the .13 update.
my WW model received update today
i got the update this morning to .14 from .12....so good so far.....
Can anybody tell me if hey have a problem with their prime not coming on after it has been left on with the screen closed for some time?
If I close the screen down on mine and leave it for a hour when I open the screen up it doesn't come on and I have to hold the power button down for about 20 seconds before it then boots up as if it had been turned off.
I've tried the "cold" boot and I've tried a system restore but still the problem occurs. Other than that i have no issues with the prime I don't have a need for the
GPS and so thats never been an issue for me.
I'v got a stock 32gb prime and I'm running the latest firmware for the UK
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See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1576450&highlight=sleep+of+death
stinebd said:
See this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1576450&highlight=sleep+of+death
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Thanks for the link ill try out those tips
You may want to check this out as well. People reported it helped with their sleep of death http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1674551
Mine too. And none of those 'tips' worked. I use my TFP for at least 10 hours every day. It's a workhorse and it does the job. Best machine I've ever had. But it has all the bugs others report as well. Browser crashes. Yes. Reboots. Yes. Laggy browser. Yes. Games bombing, yes. Poor wi-fi range and data speed. Yes. Battery time down to a few hours. I'm fed up with the so-called 'fixes'. Most cause other problems. Every time an update is hinted at, I think, 'Great.' But the update rarely seems to arrive. How many weeks has the current one been in 'beta'? I doubt that we will ever see it. It obviously hasn't done what they hoped and we will see another beta going out for test.
Early days yet but after disabling the MobilDock Battery saving mode I left mine in standby overnight opened up this morning and it was working ....like I said early days but hope springs eternal.
thanks for all the suggestions though guys, appreciate it
I have been using my AT&T black Lumia920 for about 2 weeks now. It runs Portico out of box (maybe, dont actually remember). I have been a WP7 user since launch so I know how windows phone works.
The first 3 days on Lumia 920 were fine, everything went well, however starting from the 4th morning I noticed the phone wont wake up by pressing the power button, nor did the alarm sound. I had to soft reset to power up the phone. So simply it's sleep of death. This happens every night and occasionally happen during day time when I leave the phone for a few hours.
4 days ago I cant bear the problem anymore so did a hard reset then flashed Rogers ROM on it. However after I reinstall some of my previous apps the phone wont wake up again. I looked into the backgroud loading apps and uninstalled Engadget, the phone did make it to the next morning. However after I got a few other apps from the marketplace the phone is dead in mornings again. I cant figure out if this is an app issue or system issue this time.
Anyone else having this problem? Should I request a replacement phone?
amtrakcn said:
I have been using my AT&T black Lumia920 for about 2 weeks now. It runs Portico out of box (maybe, dont actually remember). I have been a WP7 user since launch so I know how windows phone works.
The first 3 days on Lumia 920 were fine, everything went well, however starting from the 4th morning I noticed the phone wont wake up by pressing the power button, nor did the alarm sound. I had to soft reset to power up the phone. So simply it's sleep of death. This happens every night and occasionally happen during day time when I leave the phone for a few hours.
4 days ago I cant bear the problem anymore so did a hard reset then flashed Rogers ROM on it. However after I reinstall some of my previous apps the phone wont wake up again. I looked into the backgroud loading apps and uninstalled Engadget, the phone did make it to the next morning. However after I got a few other apps from the marketplace the phone is dead in mornings again. I cant figure out if this is an app issue or system issue this time.
Anyone else having this problem? Should I request a replacement phone?
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I have this same issue but I on;y have it at home where cell signal is garbage.
If I'm at work (in the city) i have zero issues.
If I work from home the phone will SOD more than once in an 8 hour period.
I'm curious, do you have a strong signal all of the time?
quiksandjesus said:
I have this same issue but I on;y have it at home where cell signal is garbage.
If I'm at work (in the city) i have zero issues.
If I work from home the phone will SOD more than once in an 8 hour period.
I'm curious, do you have a strong signal all of the time?
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Signal is medicore at home where I charge, I use the phone a lot during the day so I cant really tell if SOD happens when siganl is good.
I don't think it has to do with the Signal. Me and my wife both have the Lumia 920 on the same Network, my wife never had this issue, I have it almost every day... I'm currently trying to get a replacement.
that happened to me once or twice before flashing portico, after flashing it never happened again
amtrakcn said:
I have been using my AT&T black Lumia920 for about 2 weeks now. It runs Portico out of box (maybe, dont actually remember). I have been a WP7 user since launch so I know how windows phone works.
The first 3 days on Lumia 920 were fine, everything went well, however starting from the 4th morning I noticed the phone wont wake up by pressing the power button, nor did the alarm sound. I had to soft reset to power up the phone. So simply it's sleep of death. This happens every night and occasionally happen during day time when I leave the phone for a few hours.
4 days ago I cant bear the problem anymore so did a hard reset then flashed Rogers ROM on it. However after I reinstall some of my previous apps the phone wont wake up again. I looked into the backgroud loading apps and uninstalled Engadget, the phone did make it to the next morning. However after I got a few other apps from the marketplace the phone is dead in mornings again. I cant figure out if this is an app issue or system issue this time.
Anyone else having this problem? Should I request a replacement phone?
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I've had this issue, I really never payed too much attention to it but its happening more often lately, with my wife having power button issues on her iphone 5 I began to think that mine was too having the same problem. But I can actually feel the button clicking which is something I can't feel with my wife's phone.
Nokia store updates to blame?
I've been having the same issue since I bought the device. It only wakes up after pressing the VolDown-Power combination.
My device has been running the Portico update out-of-the-box (8.0.10211.204).
To see if I could pinpoint the issue, I have been wiping my device and start all over. The wipe has been done last Friday night.
About 30 minutes after initial installation it prompts me for 6 Nokia updates:
* access Point
* network+
* accessories
* audio
* display+touch
* extras+info
This time, for the first time, I have NOT applied any of these updates, and until now it has not hung.
Another thing I noticed in the past is that when I disconnect from the charger (either cabled or wireless) it makes a sound.
After applying these updates in the past that sound was gone.
I will see if my phone keeps working throughout the week and then install the updates to see what happens next.
Loki1973 said:
I've been having the same issue since I bought the device. It only wakes up after pressing the VolDown-Power combination.
My device has been running the Portico update out-of-the-box (8.0.10211.204).
To see if I could pinpoint the issue, I have been wiping my device and start all over. The wipe has been done last Friday night.
About 30 minutes after initial installation it prompts me for 6 Nokia updates:
* access Point
* network+
* accessories
* audio
* display+touch
* extras+info
This time, for the first time, I have NOT applied any of these updates, and until now it has not hung.
Another thing I noticed in the past is that when I disconnect from the charger (either cabled or wireless) it makes a sound.
After applying these updates in the past that sound was gone.
I will see if my phone keeps working throughout the week and then install the updates to see what happens next.
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I tried the same, didn't work. Then what I did was uninstalling each one of those apps (my update list was bigger but some i couldn't uninstall as they were system settings) and then installing them back on the device instead of updating. No "SOD's" since, and i've had a lot. Hope it stays this way Either way I'm hoping the next update from nokia will fix these kinds of things.
Cheers!
mateusm said:
I tried the same, didn't work. Then what I did was uninstalling each one of those apps (my update list was bigger but some i couldn't uninstall as they were system settings) and then installing them back on the device instead of updating. No "SOD's" since, and i've had a lot. Hope it stays this way Either way I'm hoping the next update from nokia will fix these kinds of things.
Cheers!
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I have the same problem but I think that is related to notifications, after uninstalling apps that used push notifications the phone last longer before it goes to SOD. If I use skype and whatsapp a lot the phone SOD more often and more frecuent too when I have it in my pants pockets.
I've never tried not installing the updates and the phone is wih the carrier so I can't test
I had several issues with this, and here on the forums I have made several posts thinking it was because the Keep WiFi on. But it is not!
I think it might be Battery App related. Or some other app, as some1 noted, possibly because of push notifications.
I had the last SOD several days ago, I have turned on Keep WiFi on, no SOD so far, yet before it was like several hrs after it was turned on. Also, I had overheating of the device on 2 occasions, then I have uninstalled EverNote, and everything worked fine. Again 4-5 dasys ago I had the second overheating issue, and the phone was in stand-by whole the time, I turned it off, waited 30 secs, turned it back on, no issues so far.
So, for now I cannot say what the trouble is except it is NOT OS related, it is APP related (probably an app with push notification).
The solution? Pretty unpopular, but that is the only 1, except for hard reset. Uninstall all the non-system apps from the phone, and install them back 1 by 1, and testing each app at least 24 hrs.
So far, the "safe apps" are:
[My] Windowsphone
2013 FIa Formula 1
Accuweather
Any Converter
App Deals
Archiver
Assistant WP7
Box
Battery
Chrync
Cloudy Box
XE Currency
Flashlight
GDrive
GSMArena RSS
HERE (all of them)
Michelin travel
MSN
myAppFree
NFC Interactor
PDF Reader (from pompolutz)
Ringtones
Shift Scheduler
Shrink Storage
Skype
Speedtest
Speedtest.net
Viber
Wake My PC
WhatsApp
WPCentral
Ofcourse this list is far from final, but it will give u some idea what I am using, and so far I have no SODs (Thank God)
How long has it been since the last SOD?
miodrage said:
I had several issues with this, and here on the forums I have made several posts thinking it was because the Keep WiFi on. But it is not!
I think it might be Battery App related. Or some other app, as some1 noted, possibly because of push notifications.
I had the last SOD several days ago, I have turned on Keep WiFi on, no SOD so far, yet before it was like several hrs after it was turned on. Also, I had overheating of the device on 2 occasions, then I have uninstalled EverNote, and everything worked fine. Again 4-5 dasys ago I had the second overheating issue, and the phone was in stand-by whole the time, I turned it off, waited 30 secs, turned it back on, no issues so far.
So, for now I cannot say what the trouble is except it is NOT OS related, it is APP related (probably an app with push notification).
The solution? Pretty unpopular, but that is the only 1, except for hard reset. Uninstall all the non-system apps from the phone, and install them back 1 by 1, and testing each app at least 24 hrs.
So far, the "safe apps" are:
[My] Windowsphone
2013 FIa Formula 1
Accuweather
Any Converter
App Deals
Archiver
Assistant WP7
Box
Battery
Chrync
Cloudy Box
XE Currency
Flashlight
GDrive
GSMArena RSS
HERE (all of them)
Michelin travel
MSN
myAppFree
NFC Interactor
PDF Reader (from pompolutz)
Ringtones
Shift Scheduler
Shrink Storage
Skype
Speedtest
Speedtest.net
Viber
Wake My PC
WhatsApp
WPCentral
Ofcourse this list is far from final, but it will give u some idea what I am using, and so far I have no SODs (Thank God)
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In the last 3 weeks I had 1 SOD, that last one 8 days ago. And that happened very strangely, I have received an email (heard the sound), and since my phone was in my hand I immediatelly pressed the power button, and the screen didn't come on. Tried 2 more times, and I knew what happened, so I did a soft reset and that was that. From that time, no SODs.
Is this issue limited to certain ROMS or non AT$T models? I have had mine for 3 months now and have yet to have the SOD and I have even recently ran the OTA update and still no SOD two weeks after that OTA.
I got the same issue with my Lumia 920 (European network/sim unlocked). Happened once after night and already twice during the day... . Phone has all latest updates installed... no idea what to do...
galtom said:
I got the same issue with my Lumia 920 (European network/sim unlocked). Happened once after night and already twice during the day... . Phone has all latest updates installed... no idea what to do...
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Review what apps u have installed. I think I have proven that it is push, and app related. Possibly even some battery app is responsible for this. Try uninstalling some apps, and to see what will happen.
Well, basically I got my phone back from the carrier it passed 5 days of monitoring without SOD and after 24 hours in my hands it happened. I did a hardreset to my phone to clear all my info before giving it to the carrier and now I'm sure that is some kind of app or at least a function that isn't often used by the OS.
I don't know if a flash could fix the issue since not everyone is experiencing the problem.
In my case it seems that the issue is increasing in its frequency...
I think I will have to go to Nokia Care Centre
1308 update seems to have solved this issue. At least 4 me.
My phone does not show any updates available
Got my phone yesterday and today it was in SOD. Luckily I woke up earlier than planned. Have a meeting today and things like this is fatal.
I need to be able to rely on the alarm on my phone.
Is there some way of disabling push notifications for apps, like in iOS? That would help a lot in this case, as it seems it's caused by push notifications.
Regards
Izaac