i just received my note today..a couple of hours later i noticed it acted wierd..when i try to type a message, the keypad types random letters on its own, goes to to the app drawer, launches a random app and stuff...any of you guys experiencing stuff like this...i did a full restore twice, wouldnt help...any idea whats going on??
im sure i can return the phone if its a defect in it..but jus wanna make sure if therz sumthing else i can try before returning!
sanroy24 said:
i just received my note today..a couple of hours later i noticed it acted wierd..when i try to type a message, the keypad types random letters on its own, goes to to the app drawer, launches a random app and stuff...any of you guys experiencing stuff like this...i did a full restore twice, wouldnt help...any idea whats going on??
im sure i can return the phone if its a defect in it..but jus wanna make sure if therz sumthing else i can try before returning!
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Sounds like you have phantom taps.
I'd exchange it after you try a restore and it still doesn't work.
Maroon Mushroom said:
Sounds like you have phantom taps.
I'd exchange it after you try a restore and it still doesn't work.
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Is there an odin one click to restore to stock?
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bonefan03 said:
Is there an odin one click to restore to stock?
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You should be able to do it right from the phone like any other Samsung android
Assuming you haven't installed custom ROM/kernel, all you have to do is go to settings->privacy->factory data reset. I'm pretty sure that just clears out the stuff in /sdcard and removes any apps in /data (i.e. user-installed apps).
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I have been having some odd issues with my sms. I originally used the stock sms application and swype beta 3.0. When I unlock the screen with the sms app open, the message options open up (like when you tap on a message) and i have to lock it, unlock it, and hit home instantly to get out. then it is frozen on the home screen for a few minutes. it sometimes freezes on the home screen on its own when I use the sms app also. I switched to using Go sms pro and it worked fine for a few days. Now the same error is occuring and the message options (that only should open with the stock sms) are randomly opening in go sms pro and the keyboard will start having random letters pressed without me touching the screen. any ideas for how to fix this?
Thank you for your help in advance
Reflash
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JordanED69 said:
Reflash
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Sorry but I'm a complete noob with this stuff. What does that mean?
Edit: if your saying to restart my phone, I have done that several times and it runs normal for 5-10 minutes before starting up again
sjsharks93 said:
Sorry but I'm a complete noob with this stuff. What does that mean?
Edit: if your saying to restart my phone, I have done that several times and it runs normal for 5-10 minutes before starting up again
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He's assuming you're on a custom rom.. are you?
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no. everything on my phone is stock except for the go sms pro and swype
sjsharks93 said:
no. everything on my phone is stock except for the go sms pro and swype
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Delete Go SMS, power off your phone, power it on again then try to reinstall it. Worst case scenario you may have to format your phone back to stock. I've had issues like this in the past and following those steps would usually get me working before having to format back to stock.
Do you have too many text messages saved? Try deleting some.
Edit: Randomly started working straight after submitting report to facebook.
For about a week my facebook app hasnt been working properly but i thought its because they are planning an update so i let it be. But now, after the update, its still the same...
All i get when trying to check a feed or profile is this stupid loading screen..
Ive tried the basics eg. Wipe cache/data, uninstall then re-install.
Any ideas?
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The updated facebook app appeared this morning and is a vast improvement i have to say, i may even start using it again over m.facebook.com in my browser.
Riverriz said:
For about a week my facebook app hasnt been working properly but i thought its because they are planning an update so i let it be. But now, after the update, its still the same...
All i get when trying to check a feed or profile is this stupid loading screen..
Ive tried the basics eg. Wipe cache/data, uninstall then re-install.
Any ideas?
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looks like something else is doing it, id nandroid and do a full wipe and see what happens when installed on a clean rom
DramatikBeats said:
looks like something else is doing it, id nandroid and do a full wipe and see what happens when installed on a clean rom
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Sounds like too much hassle for just getting an app to work.
I checked the mobile site just now and its also f***ed up.
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Anyone else not having this issue?
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Soooo I started using WidgetLocker again yesterday along with ADW EX for an ICS-ish theme. Well today I started having some issues with WidgetLocker not allowing me to answer or even see a phone call when my phone was locked. Well to take things further; just an hour ago, when I woke up, when I unlocked my phone my screen was blank and unresponsive. All I had was the notification bar at the top, but it is unusable, and my wallpaper showing. So I rebooted my phone and then disabled WidgetLocker. Well now I'm stuck with just the wallpaper and notification bar on the screen. Nothing works accept the power button and I can't reboot or anything without pulling the battery. I never froze the Sense Launcher or HTC Lockscreen. So... WTF do I do other than wipe my phone and re-install everything??? :'(
I think you have some other problem and it is not widget locker.
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krelvinaz said:
I think you have some other problem and it is not widget locker.
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eh? had to edit my post. my screen isn't actually blank, or off, there just isn't a home screen or lock screen, and none of the buttons work accept the power one.
Are you rooted and unlocked? If so make a nand backup and try wiping. This will allow you to troubleshoot. Report back and we can go from there
I'm rooted on inef 1.4 , I did that and it didn't work. WidgetLocker kinda pisses me off that it can mess stuff up that badly now. Do any rezound users have problems with it? I went though the settings trying to find the culprit but couldn't. Then once I disabled the app everything just broke.
I ended up wiping and staring from scratch. Not using that app again.
I wanted aosp ICS looking stuff but I'm too lazy to desense and theme apps now. I miss MIUI lol. soo easy to change everything from system apks to icons. Makes want to buy a nexus and put up with all the missed opportunities on the phone just to have aosp lol.
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I'm rooted on inef 1.4 , I did that and it didn't work. WidgetLocker kinda pisses me off that it can mess stuff up that badly now. Do any rezound users have problems with it? I went though the settings trying to find the culprit but couldn't. Then once I disabled the app everything just broke.
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I use widget locker on every phone and Android tablet, including my Rezound... Never seen that type of problem before.
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If you do go back to using it again, set up HomeHelper if you haven't done so. Also, unsure of the package names, but you can uninstall using ADB. Having this happen once before, I had to ADB shell into the phone and remove ADW. It's a rare occurrence but does happen.
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WidgetLocker kinda pisses me off that it can mess stuff up that badly now. Do any rezound users have problems with it?
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It won't help you any, but I stopped using Widget Locker because it did the exact same thing to me. I did a wipe & reinstall from scratch just to get totally 100% rid of the POS.
never had any issues with it before, user error perhaps?
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never had any issues with it before, user error perhaps?
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LOL, I don't think so.
I used it forever in my DroidX & it worked fine. All I did was install it in my Rezound & I immediately lost the ability to answer the phone, how is that "user error" ??
boot your phone up without the sim, it should take you to the home screen. Dial *#*#4636#*#* and make sure cdma+lte auto is selected. Power down and re insert sim, and boot back up.
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completely remove widgetlocker and see if it still happens.
I did completely remove it. That's when my phone was totally unusable. Before I did that I could reboot to get it to unlock at least. Idk what the app did or altered to mess up that bad. I'm glad I was rooted and could fix it.
My fix I mean wipe and reflash the rom
I had nothing but problems with it on my thunderbolt. Great idea, poor implementation.
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nrfitchett4 said:
I had nothing but problems with it on my thunderbolt. Great idea, poor implementation.
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True. What's bad is that there is actually a market for a really good one. Money to be had there...
I have had troubles with this app as well. actually it worked kind of alright when it was installed (but it glitched/didnt work occasionally so i got rid of it) but when i uninstalled it somehow the widgetlocker lockscreen still comes up before my current lockscreen (GOlocker). i dont see how this is possible, any ideas? also it usually does this after booting the phone, after its on it pretty much never shows up. maybe reinstall it and wipe the app data with Ti backup, then uninstall?? not sure what to do here
This is a strange problem, which has become quite annoying. Lets say I open my gmail app, after using another app it randomly decides to open the other app (text messages, a game, etc.) It doesn't do it all the time probably about 25% of the time. Is there a fix for this?
klumos said:
This is a strange problem, which has become quite annoying. Lets say I open my gmail app, after using another app it randomly decides to open the other app (text messages, a game, etc.) It doesn't do it all the time probably about 25% of the time. Is there a fix for this?
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Rooted, Roms, Custom Kernels? If so you may need to do a restore to the stock image.
DarkMenace said:
Rooted, Roms, Custom Kernels? If so you may need to do a restore to the stock image.
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Oh I forgot to add im still 100% stock.
You could try to Odin the Stock Rom and see if the issue remains. If it does, you might have a bugged phone and should replace it if your within the 14 day period. I can send you some info if you'd like.
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You could try to Odin the Stock Rom and see if the issue remains. If it does, you might have a bugged phone and should replace it if your within the 14 day period. I can send you some info if you'd like.
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Yea if you could send me some info that would be great.
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Yea if you could send me some info that would be great.
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My SGS2 was suddenly rebooted itself when I connected it to my PC. It didn't happen before and it does not happen now.
My question is, when something goes wrong and the phone suddenly reboots or a specific app crashes or whatever (just one time, not on a regular basis) how can I know if any damage was done, to data for example, like a corruption, and whether or not should I reinstall this app or wipe and flash the phone?
I was just about to finish configuring settings and installing apps after a clean ROM installation when it happened, and so I thought about doing everything all over again because I wanted it to be "perfect".
If anyone shares this annoying habit I'm sure you will know what I'm talking about. I figured out I might just ask a pro about this thing I usually do, as I am aware that it is possible that there is absolutely zero logic to it and it is all in my head
Thanks.
P.S: Didn't post in the device forum because I figured it is a question that is based on the Android OS nature rather than subjective to a specific device model.
Clean install, re-flash rom.
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Clean install, re-flash rom.
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I was hoping for a little bit more info
Is there any reason to re-flash just because of a single crash? if so, please elaborate as I am very willing to understand the considerations.
Thanks.
Anyone?
why dont you do a research on logcats !!
if you can understand logcats fine or else just post the logcats in the forum of the app that causes crashing!!
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11930-learn-to-logcat-like-a-pro/
MoonBlade said:
why dont you do a research on logcats !!
if you can understand logcats fine or else just post the logcats in the forum of the app that causes crashing!!
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11930-learn-to-logcat-like-a-pro/
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Because I'm not asking about troubleshooting a crashing app... nor a faulty OS installation.
I'm asking about the general idea of re-flashing a phone just because the OS suddenly crashed, one time only, without any special use for the moment.
You said your phone rebooted after you connected it to the pc. This the problem. No need to reflash imo, just close all apps when connecting next time.
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Because I'm not asking about troubleshooting a crashing app... nor a faulty OS installation.
I'm asking about the general idea of re-flashing a phone just because the OS suddenly crashed, one time only, without any special use for the moment.
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what do you mean by OS suddenly crashed.. is it that it rebooted all of a sudden out of nowhere or are there some system process that gets FC ?
if its happened one time only no need to reflash... if problem exists reflash with proper wipe..
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You said your phone rebooted after you connected it to the pc. This the problem. No need to reflash imo, just close all apps when connecting next time.
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It was actually right after I power it up so maybe it was still loading some stuff? and btw, how do I close all apps? I can google it of course but then I will find about 5698 different ways to do it without knowing which one did you mean
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what do you mean by OS suddenly crashed.. is it that it rebooted all of a sudden out of nowhere or are there some system process that gets FC ?
if its happened one time only no need to reflash... if problem exists reflash with proper wipe..
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Kind of out of nowhere, yes, but even if it had something to do with me connecting it to the PC too soon after starting the phone - I am still curious if a sudden crash (a single one out of nowhere) can make some sort of a damage to any system or app data that it is recommended to re-flash or something.
I really hope you got my point. I used all my English skills to this one! :laugh:
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Kind of out of nowhere, yes, but even if it had something to do with me connecting it to the PC too soon after starting the phone - I am still curious if a sudden crash (a single one out of nowhere) can make some sort of a damage to any system or app data that it is recommended to re-flash or something.
I really hope you got my point. I used all my English skills to this one! :laugh:
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android can crash when it runs out of RAM. Doesnt necessarily mean that a system app is damaged. if however a system app is damaged it will show up as a FC (force close) rather than a reboot.
so still im of the opininon that you dont have to reflash you rom yet...
How exactly did it work? Did you connect your phone to PC and then it rebooted?
By closing all apps i meant removing everything from recents screen.
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android can crash when it runs out of RAM. Doesnt necessarily mean that a system app is damaged. if however a system app is damaged it will show up as a FC (force close) rather than a reboot.
so still im of the opininon that you dont have to reflash you rom yet...
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So you are basically saying that if something wrong happened like a sudden reboot, and it doesn't happen again, you wouldn't mind about it. Correct?
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How exactly did it work? Did you connect your phone to PC and then it rebooted?
By closing all apps i meant removing everything from recents screen.
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Yeah. But it didn't happen since. Just this one time.
I got curious about what might have caused it and what might have happened because of it and decided to ask here if it makes sense to re-flash
your rom is fine. The reboot used to happen to me from time to time when i plugged it into the computer or when i uninstalled an app. It had something to do with an app being executed in the background and not releasing every ressource. This didnt happen on the last few builds for me though...
wget21 said:
your rom is fine. The reboot used to happen to me from time to time when i plugged it into the computer or when i uninstalled an app. It had something to do with an app being executed in the background and not releasing every ressource. This didnt happen on the last few builds for me though...
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And can a sudden reboot cause any damage to any app or sys data integrity?
normally not. if you dont have fc over fc then you dont need to reflash
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So you are basically saying that if something wrong happened like a sudden reboot, and it doesn't happen again, you wouldn't mind about it. Correct?
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i wouldnt mind it if its a one time thing !!
Thanks guys.