So I recently purchased the 16 gb htc flyer on buy.com for $200 refurbished, now I see I can get the 32 gb View for $250 new.
Ive searched and found they are basically the same thing with the exception of the view being a sprint 3g/4g contract deal.
Im thinking that Id rather get the view with more memory and in "new" condition for a bit more cash.
But I see various things about sprint logos always popping up and always searching for a signal etc.. One amazon review said that you get constant pop-ups asking to sign-up and its a major hassle.
Im not planning on rooting it, and the fix's I've seen require that it seems. Are there ways to remedy this without rooting?
My question is should I get the view and return the flyer? I really dont want to have to always have sprint stuff popping up and the related hassles of always searching for a signal draining the battery
My View is not rooted, and it's running the stock OTA Honeycomb software.
The only time anything from Sprint will pop up is when you boot up or restart the tablet. It gives you an activation prompt, which you can easily dismiss. Nothing from Sprint ever pops up at any other time. I use No Lock from the market (which does not require root), and somehow it not only serves it's major function (deactivating the lock screen), but it completely gets rid of the Sprint activation prompt when first booting up along with dramatically decreasing the boot time. My View will be completely up and ready to use within 10 seconds of turning it on from being shut down.
Searching for signal ("cell standby") is something that is easily taken care of as well. Simply turning off cellular data in the settings isn't enough since the View is also set up to receive text messages. The easiest, non-rooted way is to run it in airplane mode. That's what I do. You can still use WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS in airplane mode without any problems whatsoever (you'll just have to turn them on after you've activated airplane mode the first time). Once turned on, the tablet will remain in airplane mode, even after reboots (so there's no need to have to remember to turn it on all the time), making the option very easy. Other options are discussed in this thread.
So yes, there are easy ways to solve everything you've mentioned without rooting.
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My View is not rooted, and it's running the stock OTA Honeycomb software.
The only time anything from Sprint will pop up is when you boot up or restart the tablet. It gives you an activation prompt, which you can easily dismiss. Nothing from Sprint ever pops up at any other time. I use No Lock from the market (which does not require root), and somehow it not only serves it's major function (deactivating the lock screen), but it completely gets rid of the Sprint activation prompt when first booting up along with dramatically decreasing the boot time. My View will be completely up and ready to use within 10 seconds of turning it on from being shut down.
Searching for signal ("cell standby") is something that is easily taken care of as well. Simply turning off cellular data in the settings isn't enough since the View is also set up to receive text messages. The easiest, non-rooted way is to run it in airplane mode. That's what I do. You can still use WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS in airplane mode without any problems whatsoever (you'll just have to turn them on after you've activated airplane mode the first time). Once turned on, the tablet will remain in airplane mode, even after reboots (so there's no need to have to remember to turn it on all the time), making the option very easy. Other options are discussed in this thread.
So yes, there are easy ways to solve everything you've mentioned without rooting.
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Can't say anything better than this.
Spot on information
bsweetness said:
My View is not rooted, and it's running the stock OTA Honeycomb software.
The only time anything from Sprint will pop up is when you boot up or restart the tablet. It gives you an activation prompt, which you can easily dismiss. Nothing from Sprint ever pops up at any other time. I use No Lock from the market (which does not require root), and somehow it not only serves it's major function (deactivating the lock screen), but it completely gets rid of the Sprint activation prompt when first booting up along with dramatically decreasing the boot time. My View will be completely up and ready to use within 10 seconds of turning it on from being shut down.
Searching for signal ("cell standby") is something that is easily taken care of as well. Simply turning off cellular data in the settings isn't enough since the View is also set up to receive text messages. The easiest, non-rooted way is to run it in airplane mode. That's what I do. You can still use WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS in airplane mode without any problems whatsoever (you'll just have to turn them on after you've activated airplane mode the first time). Once turned on, the tablet will remain in airplane mode, even after reboots (so there's no need to have to remember to turn it on all the time), making the option very easy. Other options are discussed in this thread.
So yes, there are easy ways to solve everything you've mentioned without rooting.
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MAN thank you for the No Lock app idea...i don't want a lock screen on my tab, and didn't even think to look for an app that did it! haha
actually it kinda messed my stuff up..when i unlocked it, the signal bars were on the bottom, and it turned wifi off and i guess turned the radio on, then gave me a black screen and somewhat froze lol
Thanks for the info.
Im planning on installing the tablet in my cars dash. They make a dash bezel/trim thing that will hold a 7 inch tablet/gps and looks like a factory item.
I was worried of pop-ups etc... when I use the device as gps navigation but seems I can get around it.
Do all flyers have GSM phone capability or only certain models do? Does anyone know?
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Do all flyers have GSM phone capability or only certain models do? Does anyone know?
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Most do not only certain (more expensive) versions.
ai6908 said:
Do all flyers have GSM phone capability or only certain models do? Does anyone know?
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if you buy a 3G/Wifi version and put a sim card in it, yes
jacobbones said:
Thanks for the info.
Im planning on installing the tablet in my cars dash. They make a dash bezel/trim thing that will hold a 7 inch tablet/gps and looks like a factory item.
I was worried of pop-ups etc... when I use the device as gps navigation but seems I can get around it.
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That sounds awesome. Links to product?
I also would like that link. I've seen a few ways to do it, but this is one of my primary reasons for wanting a 7" tablet, to eventually disassemble it and make it into a head unit.
If you check ebay and search "your car here" navigation. See what pops up for dash kits for your car.
I have a soul so I cant say whats out there for other cars, but I bought one like this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KR-Auto-GPS...ke:Kia|Model:Soul&vxp=mtr&hash=item5648d3f07b
jacobbones said:
If you check ebay and search "your car here" navigation. See what pops up for dash kits for your car.
I have a soul so I cant say whats out there for other cars, but I bought one like this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KR-Auto-GPS...ke:Kia|Model:Soul&vxp=mtr&hash=item5648d3f07b
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That's a pretty interesting idea. The one for my car is a bit too pricey and doesn't integrate as well as for the soul. My idea was to get a car PC doubledin chassis and basically use the tablet as a front end and build a decent amp into the extra space. But their method is much easier. Although for the price and look in my car and the fact that you lose the ability to take the tablet with you I'd say I'll just get a dash mount. Have one for my epic and it works well enough.
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can any of you guys tell me how the experience was with buy.com? I posted this on the deal thread but since someone here bought some then maybe its better to ask here.
What was the overall condition of the device and what was included? I am thinking about picking up one since there back to 199.00 again.
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I bought it from buy.com for 200.
Came pretty quick, they used fed-ex
Tablet came in a white box, marked as refurbished. In it was just the tablet wrapped in bubble wrap and the AC adapter.
Tablet looked like new, It didn't have any scratches or other marks anywhere. Wasn't even fingerprint marks all over it.
It worked fine as well, booted up quick. Just had to set the time and was good.
Buy dot com eval
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can any of you guys tell me how the experience was with buy.com? I posted this on the deal thread but since someone here bought some then maybe its better to ask here.
What was the overall condition of the device and what was included? I am thinking about picking up one since there back to 199.00 again.
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I have bought many things from Buy; and have never had any issue.
Are these reconditioned ones coming with a stylus? Assuming not if the pc cable isn't present.
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Are these reconditioned ones coming with a stylus? Assuming not if the pc cable isn't present.
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It's highly doubtful. The brand new ones don't even come with the Scribe. With the exception of some limited, retailer specific deals, the Scribe has always been a separate accessory.
I agree buy.com has done good by me. $200 for a flyer is a google. Check out eBay for a pen. 2$20 to $30.
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In another month or two I will be upgrading to a new phone. My6-YO daughter likes playing games on my phone, and I would like to give it to her after I upgrade so she can keep on playing games on it. Is there any way to "fix" the phone so it can't possibly make any phone calls, including 911, but still be able to play games?
I don't know about getting rid of the phone function completely, but perhaps install a 3rd party launcher and hide the phone shortcut from the dock/menu bar area so it won't be as easy to launch and dial.
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use titanium to freeze it
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What he said.
I would freeze any app you wouldn't want her to use and then have a app that password protects TB so she wont go there or any other system app ( that u shouldn't freeze) that you wanna keep her away from.
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I like the Titanium idea a lot. That will be perfect! Thanks a lot.
Presumably the phone won't have a sim in it, so it could only make emergency calls. My view is that if the phone has that capability, then a 6 yo will find a way. Maybe you should either remove the modem.bin file, or flash one from different hardware that simply won't connect to the gsm network.
My 6 and 7 yo's both have ipod touches that they use for gaming. Be prepared to have lots of family arguments about just how much is too much.
You could always flash one of the slightly older CM7's with the 911 bug Between that and no SIM, there shall be no calling done from that phone...
That, or using Titanium/Root Explorer to freeze/delete the dialer and modem.bin, as previously stated.
Froyo will be better for gaming on the vibrant, also airplane mode should be on at all times (you can still use wifi in airplane mode =]) Thats how I've been using mine since I cant afford my bill right now. My battery life has been CRAZY! =D Also I would go with a 1.3ghz overclock for performance to battery ratio (or just stick with plain old 1ghz =P)
I stumbled on this a while back but have not tried it. You could check it out and see if it helps any as well. Even if it does I would still use Titanium to freeze the dialer as well just to be on the safe side.
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.kidsproof
Credit due to the Android Police roundup where I read about it just a few days ago. Thanks to them this was still fresh in my mind.
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Presumably the phone won't have a sim in it, so it could only make emergency calls. My view is that if the phone has that capability, then a 6 yo will find a way. Maybe you should either remove the modem.bin file, or flash one from different hardware that simply won't connect to the gsm network.
My 6 and 7 yo's both have ipod touches that they use for gaming. Be prepared to have lots of family arguments about just how much is too much.
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My 7 y.o daughter actually shows my wife how to use her HTC MyTouch 4g and she could navigate perfectly throughout my Vibrant.
If I freeze/remove modem.bin, and try to keep the phone in airplane mode, I should still be able to use wifi for updating games and/or downloading new ones. Correct? Even with the sim removed?
I like the idea about the kidsproof app. That will come in handy. Thanks for the tip.
Any more permanent tips for disabling in-game ads? That's actually the biggest problem I have now with the phone when I give it to her.
Yes, my daughter frequently shows my wife how to do things on my phone. Pretty funny, actually.
Maybe someday they will put a micro-switch under the battery which disables the phone (and maybe a second switch for wifi) so that we can hand our phones down when we are done with them. These phones are getting pretty nice and it kinda sucks to just toss it/donate it.
1. Try it and let us know. 2. There is a app called Ad Free in the market but I'm not sure if it been updated to still work but u could try it. 3. B4 you know it your daughter is gonna need a phone, thats how fast they grow.
Here are a few problems I have with the amaze so far...
1) Fluctuating service. I hate this. I will have all the bars showing and then all of a sudden I get no service. What's up with that? The sensation would at least holds two bars at all times. (Oh and no wifi calling!)
2) Overheating issue. This phone gets too hot for no reason. For example I browse for 15 minutes and bam..its really hot. I make sure I exit apps by hitting the back button and my brightness is at 15%. There's no excuse for this.
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4) wifi turning off??? I could be on wifi for a good hour and everything is OK, then I turn on the phone again to use it and I'm not connected to wifi anymore. I manually turn wifi on and off to get it to work again.
5) On the bottom in between the menu and back key my amaze has some light leaking through. Its tiny. I didn't notice it until it was completely dark but its there and now I can't help but keep staring at it. I wish I had a camera to take a picture of it.
6) Lastly and the most annoyong thing for me is a clicking sound. When I pick up the phone it sounds like something getting snapped in place. And its almost everytime. Wtf is that. haha.
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the no wifi calling thing sucks, will be fixed with root/update so meh
my battery drains about 50% when i'm sleeping, though this may be to mediocre service that goes in and out, going to try and shut mobile network off tonight and see if it fixes the issue
Though I agree with most of the other "problems" ya'll have listed...
I was told by 3 representatives, and one sales person (who sold me the phone) that you have to activate the new sim card included with the device to take advantage of the new wifi-calling that T-Mobile is rolling out (this includes the new GSII on t-mo). - I spoke with so many because none of them could activate the new sim correctly...and were baffled themselves as to why it was so difficult...haha.
Honestly, I havent been able to test wifi calling because the place where I'm renting has never worked with mobile devices, except for apple devices (of course...haha). I may report back here later when i go somewhere else with wifi.
Just wanted to pass on some info I was told by 4 separate people - they all claimed that's what a memo showed on their system when they pull up the AMAZE and GSII.
I come from a mytouch 4g, i have the same issue, suddenly i have no service then it's back on again. Never had that with the mytouch...
Well, I have had mine since launch day. I have a little but not much light bleed. I have had no heating issues. Last night out at bars I saw the signal issue. One sec I could speed test and pull down 14. Then I would notice no 4G symbol, try to speed test again and it would say no signal. Still love it though, nice and fast!!
My buttons light up when it's dark, but not when it's light. Is there anyway to turn this light sensor off and keep these lights on so I can see my home, menu etc buttons?
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Though I agree with most of the other "problems" ya'll have listed...
I was told by 3 representatives, and one sales person (who sold me the phone) that you have to activate the new sim card included with the device to take advantage of the new wifi-calling that T-Mobile is rolling out (this includes the new GSII on t-mo). - I spoke with so many because none of them could activate the new sim correctly...and were baffled themselves as to why it was so difficult...haha.
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This doesn't sound right to me at all. I activated a new sim and I don't have the feature. How can a sim control the software on the phone?
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My buttons light up when it's dark, but not when it's light. Is there anyway to turn this light sensor off and keep these lights on so I can see my home, menu etc buttons?
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Definately seems there is a (buttons) light sensor, they do basically stay on at night, not in daytime.
Prolly see some update/option to this in the future, keep em' on or leave to the sensor.
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random restarts
anyone else been having random restarts and asks to send error to htc? really seems to be the only problem ive been having.. have had 4 restarts since the 12th
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This doesn't sound right to me at all. I activated a new sim and I don't have the feature. How can a sim control the software on the phone?
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The sim is not controlling the software, but it can affect what information is communicated with t-mobile.
I don't know what you mean by you don't have this feature. Among other ways to activate the hotspot capability, you should find the "Wi-Fi Hotspot" app on the device.
Just to repeat/clarify my original statement/post: The Amaze 4G and the GS II (according to others) allow you to activate the wifi hotspot feature, have your other wifi-enabled devices connect to your phone, but when you try to access the internet with those wifi-enabled devices, you are prompted to upgrade your plan to include the $15/mo. plan.
I hope this is clear to all.
Te whole service popping in and out is starting to drive me nuts!!!! 3 bars of 4g then nthing! 1 bar of 4g then it turns into 2 bars of 2g! WTH!?!?!? Never had soo many reception issues on ANY of my Tmo phones!
Dosent seem to matter where I am when this happens as it happens often, far too often!
I have to assume that of all the connection point inside the back cover of the phone at least ONE of them is some sort of antenna?????
Cmon Tmo?!?!?
Even if it does warm up, I doubt that you will feel it if you put it in a case. Unless the phone is burning up..then yeah.
I am coming from a HTC sensation 4G and it had WiFi calling and WiFi hotspot feature.
The manual that comes with the amaze shows how to use WiFi calling also the one on HTC's site,
If I could put the sensation Rom on the amaze I would be happy as the sensation had what I want working,
I love the feel of the Amaze it feels much more masculine and fits nice in my big hands I find my self not mistakenly touching the softkey's as much.
Also I can seem to figure out where 4gb or the Rom is as it shows only 9gb for storage and 2gb for something else
On another note I have seen a post that shows an Amaze with WiFi calling, the had an earlier firmware,
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I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but you guys can probably still exchange the Amaze for the SGS2. I'm really not having any of the problems described here. It dropped the GPS once yesterday... that's about it so far.
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I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but you guys can probably still exchange the Amaze for the SGS2. I'm really not having any of the problems described here. It dropped the GPS once yesterday... that's about it so far.
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why would you get flamed. only 99% of the people on this site know more about the devices theyre holding and things their carrier offers to them then the actual employees, one of the most known things probably being the grace period you have to return/swap out your phone if you want... noooo, no reason to be flamed.
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anyone else been having random restarts and asks to send error to htc? really seems to be the only problem ive been having.. have had 4 restarts since the 12th
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Has happened to me twice both after trying to use WiFi hot spot . Which you have to pay for now
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strangetator said:
anyone else been having random restarts and asks to send error to htc? really seems to be the only problem ive been having.. have had 4 restarts since the 12th
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I had six in 2 days, took it back and decIded to give thee SGS2 another chance.
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To those who are experiencing issues with the Amaze especially after returning it a million times before buyers remorse is up, I recommend testing out the GS2 aka Hercules. Other than the resolution this phone is really great. The resolution isn't that noticeable unless you have OCD.
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I jumped ship to the GSII. So far I'm happier. The amaze does have more bells and whistles but it was a bit heavy for me and the GS II has got - not substantially - but improved battery life and a more visually appealing screen. Also my eyes aren't great, so I actually appreciate the lower resolution screen which keeps the icons bigger. I can see the pixels easier than on the qhd of the amaze, but i have to be "looking for them" to really notice.
Some people are having better luck with their Amaze so just like a ton of other companies out there these days...there's a big quality control issue.
Looking service is really getting on my nerves now and i dont like this any more. Wonder if there will a fix for this from HTC or Tmobile
I just find it weird that some of you guys have problems with stuff such as ( I will include why I believe you have issues)
Wifi
You need to change your router settings just play around with it until you get better range usually you need to disable the wireless N function It may also be for you like the second replacement the andand tech guys got where their apple AP was interfering with the prime... Who knows but my router prime combo works wonderful! I can walk all the way to my mailboxes over 500 feet away from my access point through 6 inch walls
GPS
When you are doing a test you need to make sure that the little icon is flashing in the notification area if it is not then change your performance mode and do not touch the screen afterwards this is why you loose a lock! I can navigate for 2 hours without loosing a lock! But if I touch the screen (check email anything) I instantly loose the lock (This appears to me to be a tegra 3 powersaving feature as the GPS is a power vampire) I can drive for 2 hours and constantly keep a lock on 7-11 satellites
lockups+ reboots
( I have no idea why you have issues)
Unkown serial numbers
Seems like someone forgot to input your serial number before boxing it up
Just thought I would post this feel free to put in your own input on these issues
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Worst thread ever you fail lockup issues are 100% out of users control and has nothing to do with apps if your going to make a thread like this at least know what your talking about. I won't even waste my breath about the GPS
My own take on the reasons people are having these issues:
Wifi
You're not holding it properly...hold it over your head with your left hand.
GPS
You're not pointing it directly at the satellites.
lockups+ reboots
You only paid $500 for the darned thing...you want it working? That'll cost you at least $1000!!!!
Unknown serial numbers
It's a tablet..not a PC. You can't expect it to remember everything, can you???
Just trying to throw a little humour in.
wow.... just... wow!
I hardly know how to respond. I thought by the title of your thread that you were referring to HARDWARE differences between units. As in why some get crappy GPS performance, and others get HORRENDOUS performance (or NO performance) There is OBVIOUSLY some hardware variance at play here, with the screen banding, ICS failures with Lockups and reboots. A good deal of those updates were done after cold boots, and some even did a Data Wipe/Reset before updating. How would "Bad apps" have caused issues there.
Asus has released an interesting mix of quality, and it's obvious that there are differences. Support has referred in several cases to "Older hardware revisions" but I have seen no Serial number confirmation or otherwise to back that up.
Why is it you can get a lock, and keep it with GPS:
"GPS
When you are doing a test you need to make sure that the little icon is flashing in the notification area if it is not then change your performance mode and do not touch the screen afterwards this is why you loose a lock! I can navigate for 2 hours without loosing a lock! But if I touch the screen (check email anything) I instantly loose the lock (This appears to me to be a tegra 3 powersaving feature as the GPS is a power vampire)
when I can not GET a lock? I can, and have done a Data reset, and tested with a) Just Honeycomb 3.2 and b) Just ICS. NO OTHER INSTALLED SOFTWARE. Clear sky, middle of a 9 acre FLAT park with clear views of horizon. I get 2, and sometime 3 satellites of maybe 7-9 to lock, for a spit second, then they lose it. This is with the unit fully charged, powered, and in "Performance Mode" (what used to be "Standard" in Honeycomb) no other apps running.
What do you think the difference COULD be? It's not "bad apps" I will tell you that much.
EDIT: Almost forgot. This is not how to resolve issues:
Wifi
You need to change your router settings just play around with it until you get better performance
Sure you can tune for better performance, but why should you HAVE TO? All my other devices require no such tuning, they work fine out of the box!
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I just find it weird that some of you guys have problems with stuff such as ( I will include why I believe you have issues)
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You need to change your router settings just play around with it until you get better performance
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you're an idiot for thinking i'm going to change my wifi settings to get "better performance"
you're even more of an idiot for thinking i'm going to hack every router i connect to (including my school) to make sure their router is optimized for my TFP
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you're an idiot for thinking i'm going to change my wifi settings to get "better performance"
you're even more of an idiot for thinking i'm going to hack every router i connect to (including my school) to make sure their router is optimized for my TFP
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opss did not mean to thank you but anyways your school would not be brodcating on the wireless n network unless you go to a super advanced private school!
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Reboots, crashes can very much be an apps issue. I had a very smooth TFP, which suddenly started misbehaving.
I was pretty frustrated as well, however I started doing my research, for e.g. I went into running apps and could see my available ram drop after boot (from 300 mb used, 700 free to around 700 mb used). By eliminating apps one by one, I got to the culprit and deleted it. Things were soon back to normal. Some apps just haven't been updated to work properly on ICS and that's that. However, if there are crashes off of a fresh install, then thats different.
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you're an idiot for thinking i'm going to change my wifi settings to get "better performance"
you're even more of an idiot for thinking i'm going to hack every router i connect to (including my school) to make sure their router is optimized for my TFP
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After changing the settings on my router not only did my TFP work better but all my other devices did too! Never knew about the different setting but Im glad I do now. Before nothing worked in my garage now everything does
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opss did not mean to thank you but anyways your school would not be brodcating on the wireless n network unless you go to a super advanced private school!
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you're body naturally "thanked" me cause i was right.
no, i go to a normal school, they brodcast g and n, the signal in most areas is average, some really good, and some very poor. i only have good speeds when im close to the routers around campus, if i don't have excellent reception, its snail speed..yet my phone right next to it can connect fine with primo speeds
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Reboots, crashes can very much be an apps issue. I had a very smooth TFP, which suddenly started misbehaving.
I was pretty frustrated as well, however I started doing my research, for e.g. I went into running apps and could see my available ram drop after boot (from 300 mb used, 700 free to around 700 mb used). By eliminating apps one by one, I got to the culprit and deleted it. Things were soon back to normal. Some apps just haven't been updated to work properly on ICS and that's that. However, if there are crashes off of a fresh install, then thats different.
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You have a valid point....but mine will do it after a complete wipe clean stock factory reset.....with 0 apps loaded.
Wordlywisewiz said:
I just find it weird that some of you guys have problems with stuff such as ( I will include why I believe you have issues)
Wifi
You need to change your router settings just play around with it until you get better range usually you need to disable the wireless N function It may also be for you like the second replacement the andand tech guys got where their apple AP was interfering with the prime... Who knows but my router prime combo works wonderful! I can walk all the way to my mailboxes over 500 feet away from my access point through 6 inch walls
GPS
When you are doing a test you need to make sure that the little icon is flashing in the notification area if it is not then change your performance mode and do not touch the screen afterwards this is why you loose a lock! I can navigate for 2 hours without loosing a lock! But if I touch the screen (check email anything) I instantly loose the lock (This appears to me to be a tegra 3 powersaving feature as the GPS is a power vampire) I can drive for 2 hours and constantly keep a lock on 7-11 satellites
lockups+ reboots
( I have no idea why you have issues)
Unkown serial numbers
Seems like someone forgot to input your serial number before boxing it up
Just thought I would post this feel free to put in your own input on these issues
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Ignore the nerd raging haters. Good thread bro!
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Phone details are in my signature. I reset the phone right out of the box as I always do when new phones or after doing a software upgrade.
I've noticed that marketplace isn't notifying me of app updates available.
When I buy something, it keeps says I have to buy over and over again and never lets me download the app even though I get the email confirmation from MS.
The on-screen keyboard, at the password screen or even when I go to start a text, there is a full 1 second delay or more in the first letter/number I push, always. Is this a defect in the touch screen or software?
My old WP7 had none of these issues.
Anyone else?
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Phone details are in my signature. I reset the phone right out of the box as I always do when new phones or after doing a software upgrade.
I've noticed that marketplace isn't notifying me of app updates available.
When I buy something, it keeps says I have to buy over and over again and never lets me download the app even though I get the email confirmation from MS.
The on-screen keyboard, at the password screen or even when I go to start a text, there is a full 1 second delay or more in the first letter/number I push, always. Is this a defect in the touch screen or software?
My old WP7 had none of these issues.
Anyone else?
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Take it back and get another one. At a store they should swap it right there and then. It could be software related like every phone at launch has issues or a serious hardware problem
92GTA said:
Phone details are in my signature. I reset the phone right out of the box as I always do when new phones or after doing a software upgrade.
I've noticed that marketplace isn't notifying me of app updates available.
When I buy something, it keeps says I have to buy over and over again and never lets me download the app even though I get the email confirmation from MS.
The on-screen keyboard, at the password screen or even when I go to start a text, there is a full 1 second delay or more in the first letter/number I push, always. Is this a defect in the touch screen or software?
My old WP7 had none of these issues.
Anyone else?
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Have you synced your device with the desktop Zune client yet? It might be worth a go before you finally swap it.
drupad2drupad said:
Have you synced your device with the desktop Zune client yet? It might be worth a go before you finally swap it.
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Yes so I could sync all my pics, video, etc.
I already have the device setup exactly how I want it, I'd hate to return it when there is no backup/restore option in Zune. Dang it.
If its a software issue we can rule out Factory Reset... and that Im aware of there hasn't been an RUU leak for 8112 for the titan2 so flashing it is impossible.
Was the issue present from the get go? Like the moment It was turned on before setting up anything?
Tachi91 said:
If its a software issue we can rule out Factory Reset... and that Im aware of there hasn't been an RUU leak for 8112 for the titan2 so flashing it is impossible.
Was the issue present from the get go? Like the moment It was turned on before setting up anything?
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After turning on my phone out of the box, I went straight and did a hard reset. So I noticed everything after that. Marketplace not notifying of app updates and the touchscreen keyboard issue yes. I only tried buying that app after reinstalling all the other apps I had bought for my previous WP so I can't say about that issue.
I think I will just hang onto the handset until the Tango update is released and hope that resolves the issues.
UPDATE: Looks like marketplace is now notifying me of app updates correctly now and the app purchase I made has no gone through. I guess something was maybe going on with MS's side of things. I'll just deal with the keyboard/dial pad delay thing and hope Tango fixes it, it's only delayed on the first character I enter when I start typing anyway.
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UPDATE:I'll just deal with the keyboard/dial pad delay thing and hope Tango fixes it, it's only delayed on the first character I enter when I start typing anyway.
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A temporary fix is just to turn off the "key press" sound. Once sound is off, there is no delay. Same issues with the Focus S and my Titan 2.
xs2k said:
A temporary fix is just to turn off the "key press" sound. Once sound is off, there is no delay. Same issues with the Focus S and my Titan 2.
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Thank you, that worked! I wonder why some windows phone have this issue and some don't? Perhaps the quality & latency of the nand flash? I have noticed this phone is a little slower than my Arrive was.
I had the exact same keyboard / touch screen delay issue. Turning off the keybaord sound definitely seems to have fixed the issue. Thanks.
I had a Lumia 900 and trades it for the HTC Titan II because of the camera issues with the Lumia. The HTC is better in my opinion but the tap delay issue was a real pain and I did not experience it with the Lumia.
I'll give it a shot, too as I have the delay. I also swapped out my Lumia for a Titan 2 and very much prefer it.
I have exactly same issue on my titan II.
I used focus before titan II. But focus hadn't this issue.
I think it can be fixed but now I feel inconvenience a lot.
92GTA said:
Phone details are in my signature. I reset the phone right out of the box as I always do when new phones or after doing a software upgrade.
I've noticed that marketplace isn't notifying me of app updates available.
When I buy something, it keeps says I have to buy over and over again and never lets me download the app even though I get the email confirmation from MS.
The on-screen keyboard, at the password screen or even when I go to start a text, there is a full 1 second delay or more in the first letter/number I push, always. Is this a defect in the touch screen or software?
My old WP7 had none of these issues.
Anyone else?
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Re-flash the ROM with stock ROM. HTC they have serious problems in doing their initial setup. I had problems with my 2 HTC devices, and flashing helped me.
jazeelkk said:
Re-flash the ROM with stock ROM. HTC they have serious problems in doing their initial setup. I had problems with my 2 HTC devices, and flashing helped me.
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Do you have the stock ROM for the Titan II?
Anybody please help with htc stoke rom for titan 2, thanks
Stock ROM is much appreciated ! Anyone with some information ?
i too had the keyboard issue, but have mostly gotten used to it, but it would be nice to have it fixed while keeping the keyboard sound.
another issue im having is more hardware related- when i press lightly, on the edges of the screen, there is a "glow" around the area i press like on a pc when you touch the screen. i can also feel the screen around the edges bending slightly, like the screen is loose. anybody else have this?
i have never had this on anything else with a touchscreen- ive had 2 iphones, a samsung gs2 skyrocket, and an asus transformer prime
mbucks911 said:
i too had the keyboard issue, but have mostly gotten used to it, but it would be nice to have it fixed while keeping the keyboard sound.
another issue im having is more hardware related- when i press lightly, on the edges of the screen, there is a "glow" around the area i press like on a pc when you touch the screen. i can also feel the screen around the edges bending slightly, like the screen is loose. anybody else have this?
i have never had this on anything else with a touchscreen- ive had 2 iphones, a samsung gs2 skyrocket, and an asus transformer prime
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That is probably because of the unibody design they've opted for. This issue is much similar to what annoyingly cheap hardware feeling I get when I press hard on "Windows" softkey. You can feel the spring and at times it makes that cracking sound too. But from what I've read around, as time passes on with these unibody designs, the back case get lose and so does the front chasis. Probably that "glow" you are referring to is due to lose screen chasis?
drupad2drupad said:
That is probably because of the unibody design they've opted for. This issue is much similar to what annoyingly cheap hardware feeling I get when I press hard on "Windows" softkey. You can feel the spring and at times it makes that cracking sound too. But from what I've read around, as time passes on with these unibody designs, the back case get lose and so does the front chasis. Probably that "glow" you are referring to is due to lose screen chasis?
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no one else has this? because the phone is brand new and did this out of the box
I'm actually having this problem as well new right out of the box. But also its not only the keyboard sound but sound in games as well. When I play games its really glitchy as the game will pause for a split second when there is a long enough gap in sound.
I bought the phone new in box unopend off craigslist for my girlfriend so im not sure if I can get this warrantied. Additionally I tried flashing the stock rom like people have been suggesting but with no luck the issue is still present.
Its a shame that such a nice phone could have such a frustrating problem right out of the box. My first gen wp the HTC Arrive never had this issue. Yet I really haven't seen much online or a fix expect whatever has been said on this thread.
Can my girlfriend just simply activate the phone and take it to at&t and get it replaced without proof that she bought it at the store?
NIKOKAPS said:
I'm actually having this problem as well new right out of the box. But also its not only the keyboard sound but sound in games as well. When I play games its really glitchy as the game will pause for a split second when there is a long enough gap in sound.
I bought the phone new in box unopend off craigslist for my girlfriend so im not sure if I can get this warrantied. Additionally I tried flashing the stock rom like people have been suggesting but with no luck the issue is still present.
Its a shame that such a nice phone could have such a frustrating problem right out of the box. My first gen wp the HTC Arrive never had this issue. Yet I really haven't seen much online or a fix expect whatever has been said on this thread.
Can my girlfriend just simply activate the phone and take it to at&t and get it replaced without proof that she bought it at the store?
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I found that if you turn off key press sounds and disable the sound enhance, the phone works much much better.
Look I'm sorry if I broke one of the 500 rules here, I am just desperately in search of help.
I have been a smart phone owner since 2009. I bought an iphone 3. I upgraded to a 3gs eventually, then last summer got my first note.
I went through five iphones because I kept sending them back due to various issues. I thought Android would be great and fix all my issues, but honestly I hate my phone and I just want a smartphone that works. Like I said I bought my first one in 2009 and I have just been trying to have a fully functional smartphone ever since and it is something I have never gotten to experience. Four years! Jesus, I just want one that works and doesn't give me random issues everytime I try to use it.
So my note is running android 4.0.4 I am going to list various issues I am having with it in the next post. I would do it in this post but I had it all typed up then this page just turned blank and I lost what I typed. I have no idea why.
Please keep in mind I have owned five Notes. I have sent them back for various issues, but these problems have persisted across all of them.
1. If I am using a web browser in landscape mode and go about ten seconds without touching the screen or buttons, the right side of the screen flashes black repeatedly.
2. When I use the default audio player the last song I picked automatically starts playing. It used to not autostart the music. How can I disable this?
3. When I am in an app and press home, sometimes after the app minimizes it comes right back up instead of going to the home screen. Why?
4. How come sometimes when I go to unlock my phone, the clock is in the middle instead of the top, which is what I have it set to?
5. When I attempt to download an image off the internet through any of the five browsers I have installed about 50% of the time the download fails regardless of 4G or wifi connection strength. How can I fix this?
6. Sometimes when I click a link on a webpage, the page jumps to another part of the webpage and activates a random link from that area. Wtf?
7. If I close every running app, disable every unrequired service and turn my screen brightness down all the way, I cannot use my browser and charge my phone at the same time without the battery draining quicker than it charges. How can I browse the web and charge my battery at the same time?
8. If I click up by issue #5 or #6 to edit something, this website scrolls the edit box all the way up to the top. The only way I can get back down to where I am typing this is to drag the text selection tool. Kind of annoying.
9. My lock screen setting is set to auto lock after ten minutes because I prefer to manually lock my phone when I'm done using it, not use auto lock. When I get a phone call this setting is overidden and the screen locks after ten seconds of inactivity following a phone call. How can I get my phone to always respect the value I selected for that setting rather than some of the time?
10. the default camera app has an option to set custom shortcuts. This is a useful feature. However every time I exit the application the shortcuts are reset to default, making that feature worthless. How can I set custom shortcuts permanently?
What's the common denominator among all these devices(ip*/sammy)?
Saved and Texan by the Grace of God, Redneck by choice.
Maybe you should try the latest BlackBerry
mrhaley30705 said:
Maybe you should try the latest BlackBerry
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Or an old Nokia!
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boneless9000 said:
Look I'm sorry if I broke one of the 500 rules here, I am just desperately in search of help.
I have been a smart phone owner since 2009. I bought an iphone 3. I upgraded to a 3gs eventually, then last summer got my first note.
I went through five iphones because I kept sending them back due to various issues. I thought Android would be great and fix all my issues, but honestly I hate my phone and I just want a smartphone that works. Like I said I bought my first one in 2009 and I have just been trying to have a fully functional smartphone ever since and it is something I have never gotten to experience. Four years! Jesus, I just want one that works and doesn't give me random issues everytime I try to use it.
So my note is running android 4.0.4 I am going to list various issues I am having with it in the next post. I would do it in this post but I had it all typed up then this page just turned blank and I lost what I typed. I have no idea why.
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Ok I hate to be the one to say this but you will never find anything that will not have random issues. This is the way of smartphones. While One device may run perfectly the same device and the same OS version will have random issues.
Also might want to look into something called a logcat. It will help you find the issues you see
Tx Redneck said:
What's the common denominator among all these devices(ip*/sammy)? .
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They all feel like a waste of money?
let me see if I can either answer or help you clarify what's needed to solve these issues.
First are you stock unrooted? running a custom rom? Rooted?
(each of the following number correlate with the issues you listed):
1) Stock web browser or all of the one's you've tried? By flashes black, does half the screen start flashing black then back to what's being displayed quickly?
2) the playing the last song if I recall is a restart "function" that the player does, check in the settings for that. Maybe someone else can answer this as I don't use my phone as an MP3 player, just pandora.
3) I've had this happen from time to time with my phone as well. I've noticed that it happens with memory intensive programs. I just hit the home button again. Don't know what to tell you there
4) Are you referring to the clock on your lock screen or status bar?
5) Is this issue one specific image? is it from one given website? have you tried dolphin browser? I can tell you that it does work on my phone from google front page.
6) This happens to me as well, it's annoying and I feel your pain. It happens to me when I go to click a link when I have my keyboard open which resizes and moves the webpage and then activates the click in the new location. Is this similar to your issue?
7) Are you using the charger that came with the phone or a charger that pipes 1A to the device for charging? a lot of chargers our there will only do 500mA and a lot of cables will limit the charging to speed to 500mA because they aren't shorted for full power charging. Though someone should correct me if I'm wrong here.
8) Editing likes to jump around, mainly due to what I mentioned in response to 6 because it closes and reopens the keyboard. Again that's from my experience. this has been limited when I moved to swiftkey and a JB rom.
9) I have no clue about this one. and have no idea what to tell you. I'd say play in the settings for this one.
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List o' stuff you posted...
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You kindly asked for help, so I’ll kindly try my best.
1. I have NEVER heard of anything like this. So you say this happened on different Notes? That is akward. I wonder if a different dpi setting will cure this for ya. If your rooted you can install xposed and change individual app dpi’s This will also aid in resolving your #8 issue.
2. This is a normal setting in default audio players. I suggest GoneMad audio player. It has TONS of features and device controls to solve this for ya.
3. I noticed this problem once before. I believe it’s an animation lag. I never seen it happen if I turn off transition animations. Try that and repost back.
4. This sounds like a governor issue. The cpu frequency drops when phone is locked. When it wakes up it lags and the clock doesn’t pop back to where it’s suppose to be. I notice this a LOT when I rotate from portrait to landscape while lockscreen is up.
5. When your image downloads fail, what’s going on with the phone? Same with when they do download. Is anything else running? Is screen locked at all during the download?
6. I notice this happening with different individual webpages. Sometimes a webpage will have an advertisement that slowly loads at the top or side. When it does eventually load the screen elongates which moves the spot we were on. But of course this always happens right when we’re clicking a link! Could this possibly be what’s happening to you?
7. Are you using the stock supplied usb cable and charger plug? Aftermarket chargers have different output voltages. If your using a cheapO it will only charge when not doing anything. And even then it’s still slow to charge!
8. Our phones aren’t the greatest for typing LONG paragraphs or replies. I changed my keyboard dpi so it’s a lil smaller. It gave me more room in landscape mode to see what’s above and I can scroll thru what I wrote easier. That’s not a perfect solution but it helps!
9. I believe this problem is a default security issue. I remember reading somewhere that a phone is set to lock after a phone call because our face could be touching it and press something it shouldn’t. Also that if you were to give your phone to someone to make a phone call having the phone unlocked could be a security breach to you. When you think about it for a second it’s not a bad feature afterall! I’ve given my phone to a coworker during a call and I wouldn’t want him playing with my phone for a second! But when the boss is on the phone with me and wants to talk to whom I’m standing beside I let him! Your problem could be solved with a newer release of JellyBean. I notice a setting in my phone that says "Exit to last activity on end call" which will allow phone to exit to the previous activity screen on end call rather than going to call log and locking.
10. This problem makes me think that you might of tweeked something you shouldn’t of. Why else would an app not remember it’s settings you stored? If it’s not a tweek issue, you can try installing a different camera app. There’s literally 100’s!
Sorry if those responses are of no help. I’m no expert they are just my thoughts on your issues. Good luck!
Originally Posted by boneless9000<br />
Look I'm sorry if I broke one of the 500 rules here, I am just desperately in search of help.<br />
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I have been a smart phone owner since 2009. I bought an iphone 3. I upgraded to a 3gs eventually, then last summer got my first note.<br />
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I went through five iphones because I kept sending them back due to various issues. I thought Android would be great and fix all my issues, but honestly I hate my phone and I just want a smartphone that works. Like I said I bought my first one in 2009 and I have just been trying to have a fully functional smartphone ever since and it is something I have never gotten to experience. Four years! Jesus, I just want one that works and doesn't give me random issues everytime I try to use it.<br />
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So my note is running android 4.0.4 I am going to list various issues I am having with it in the next post. I would do it in this post but I had it all typed up then this page just turned blank and I lost what I typed. I have no idea why.
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Ok I hate to be the one to say this but you will never find anything that will not have random issues. This is the way of smartphones. While One device may run perfectly the same device and the same OS version will have random issues.<br />
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Also might want to look into something called a logcat. It will help you find the issues you see
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Hey its batman
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God I ****ing hate my phone. I had my entire response typed out, got a phone call, then when I went back to my browser it refreshed the page and my **** got deleted. I cannot express how much I ****ing hate this piece of ****. That is not what I expect when an OS is advertised as having true multitasking. What garbage.
stock unrooted.
Flashes in every browser ive tried.
That music app never did that before and there is no option to chsnge it. i am not interested in replacing the app, i want to know how i can change the behavior back to how it was.
4. lock screen. setting stays the same (top) but when i go to unlock the phone sometimes its at the top something the middle. im just wondering why.
5. any website any browser any connection. I can be in a ****ing att store using their hotspot trying to download the google.com logo and it works half the time if that.
6. i dont know it just raneomly jumps around and clicks ****.
7. i am using the chargers that came with my phone. i cannot use my browser with all other apps closed and screen brightness cranked all the way down while my phone is plugged in and have the battery even stay level much less charge. my battery drops 10% if i look at my ****ing phone. i already got a second battery from att and this is the fifth note ive had too.
its so ****ing frustrating how there is no answers for anything at all. im just venting in general. i really, really appreciate people like you trying to take the time to help me out...but at the end of the day i have ****ing nothing at all to go on. i never ever find a solution to anything. everyone always says oh just try a different app or att is all well just send you a new phone. for ****s sake i just want the phone i use and the apps i use to ****ing work. ****.
Theoriginalgiga said:
let me see if I can either answer or help you clarify what's needed to solve these issues.
First are you stock unrooted? running a custom rom? Rooted?
(each of the following number correlate with the issues you listed):
1) Stock web browser or all of the one's you've tried? By flashes black, does half the screen start flashing black then back to what's being displayed quickly?
2) the playing the last song if I recall is a restart "function" that the player does, check in the settings for that. Maybe someone else can answer this as I don't use my phone as an MP3 player, just pandora.
3) I've had this happen from time to time with my phone as well. I've noticed that it happens with memory intensive programs. I just hit the home button again. Don't know what to tell you there
4) Are you referring to the clock on your lock screen or status bar?
5) Is this issue one specific image? is it from one given website? have you tried dolphin browser? I can tell you that it does work on my phone from google front page.
6) This happens to me as well, it's annoying and I feel your pain. It happens to me when I go to click a link when I have my keyboard open which resizes and moves the webpage and then activates the click in the new location. Is this similar to your issue?
7) Are you using the charger that came with the phone or a charger that pipes 1A to the device for charging? a lot of chargers our there will only do 500mA and a lot of cables will limit the charging to speed to 500mA because they aren't shorted for full power charging. Though someone should correct me if I'm wrong here.
8) Editing likes to jump around, mainly due to what I mentioned in response to 6 because it closes and reopens the keyboard. Again that's from my experience. this has been limited when I moved to swiftkey and a JB rom.
9) I have no clue about this one. and have no idea what to tell you. I'd say play in the settings for this one.
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OP you went through five iphones and five notes?
I don't think the phone is the problem.
boneless9000 said:
God I ****ing hate my phone. I had my entire response typed out, got a phone call, then when I went back to my browser it refreshed the page and my **** got deleted. I cannot express how much I ****ing hate this piece of ****. That is not what I expect when an OS is advertised as having true multitasking. What garbage.
stock unrooted.
Flashes in every browser ive tried.
That music app never did that before and there is no option to chsnge it. i am not interested in replacing the app, i want to know how i can change the behavior back to how it was.
4. lock screen. setting stays the same (top) but when i go to unlock the phone sometimes its at the top something the middle. im just wondering why.
5. any website any browser any connection. I can be in a ****ing att store using their hotspot trying to download the google.com logo and it works half the time if that.
6. i dont know it just raneomly jumps around and clicks ****.
7. i am using the chargers that came with my phone. i cannot use my browser with all other apps closed and screen brightness cranked all the way down while my phone is plugged in and have the battery even stay level much less charge. my battery drops 10% if i look at my ****ing phone. i already got a second battery from att and this is the fifth note ive had too.
its so ****ing frustrating how there is no answers for anything at all. im just venting in general. i really, really appreciate people like you trying to take the time to help me out...but at the end of the day i have ****ing nothing at all to go on. i never ever find a solution to anything. everyone always says oh just try a different app or att is all well just send you a new phone. for ****s sake i just want the phone i use and the apps i use to ****ing work. ****.
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no worries I completely understand the pain of having an issue and feeling like I'm the only one EVER to deal with it.
SO don't hate me for these next set of recommendations, it's just all part of the troubleshooting process. What I would do is a full factory reset. I mean wipe everything, and I do mean everything because I'm almost suspecting it could be a rogue app causing at least some of your issues. I believe you can revert all the way back to GB (someone will correct me if I'm wrong, it is the internet after all). then without installing anything at all try the stock web browser see if it still flashes and jumps around. If it does well it's what some Microsoft programs like to call a "feature". as for your power consumption issue. try installing this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manor.currentwidget&hl=en . it isn't perfectly accurate, but it should tell you close to what your amperage that's going into your phone, which should be around 1000ma (or 1A). I know the issue you're referring to and it happens to me when I use the GPS on my truck using my truck adapter which is only 500mA. battery just drops and drops and drops.
After you've done all that and still don't have the desired results, flash ICS and try again.
Lastly I hate the browsing system on these phones as well. you can clearly tell it's a simulated multitasking system and it won't even load multiple pages at the same time and if you switch between the tabs it'll refresh the page and redownload it. Annoying as crap especially when you're trying to watch some pr0n. But it is much better than on my ipod touch so I deal with it. Where I guess I differ from a lot of people who buys this phone is I think of it as a place to get my emails, phone calls and look something up to prove something wrong. I don't feel a smartphone has really become a laptop or netbook replacement yet.
I hope these steps help. If all else fails and you're still having issues, maybe this phone just won't do what you want it to do. I know, I know that a phone should do what it advertises but when it doesn't live up to it, it's time to step to a different device. The S4 was just released and the HTC One is supposed to be a smokin phone too. And with the documented cases of issues you've been having I bet they'd be more than happy to get you to a different device without having to pay full price.
Again I hope these help.
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OP you went through five iphones and five notes?
I don't think the phone is the problem.
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Well explain how this happens:
- Three iphones in a row had an issue with getting dust under the screen. At the time I had an office job, so the phone saw clean slacks pockets and my desk at home, nothing else. The first time it happened they did a screen replacement first and the problem persisted. I never exposed them to extreme environments, never dropped them, nothing.
-I have had the audio port on my Note fail on three different Notes. I use headphones maybe once or twice a week, and when I drive I sometimes plug it up to my tape adapter. They are never subjected to unreasonable force, I never jam the plug in there or anything etc.
-I have had iphones and Notes run at about 30-50% overall speed as the others I have tried, when they are 100% fresh straight from the factory and have not had a single 3rd party app installed or anything.
-I have PC components from the 80's, a circa 2000 HDD based MP3 player from iriver I even used while skateboarding, an original NES and gameboy, the original Razor and countless other electronic devices that have performed flawlessly in the time that I have owned them.
Seriously, explain to me how it is my fault that all five galaxy notes I have tried fail to download a simple image file no matter how good my connection is.
Explain to me why every email application I have used on any smartphone, ios or droid, is so ****ing slow that after hitting refresh inbox I can switch to my browser, open my email providers page, type in my login infox and open my mailbox quicker than the app. Explain why its my fault I can refresh my inbox when I expect mail, see nothing, refresh it again immediately, then have it download five emails from an hour ago. What did I do wrong?
Explain to me why a week ago my phone decided I can't upload images due to "insufficient memory" despite having changed no settings, added no new apps etc. Explain to me what else I can do after resetting the phone, deleting chromes cache, manually stopping and disabling every non essential app that was running, clearing all running processes, clearing ram and resizing the photo. Explain to me why after all that I still cannot upload that photo with Chrome or any other browser, but I can intentionally run as many apps as I can at once, then upload the full size, unedited photo with an imgur app and it goes through no problem. How is that my fault?
How is it my fault that my battery dropped 5% in the time it took me to type this with screen brightness cranked to a minimum, no other apps running, wifi bluetooth and gps disabled and my phone plugged in to a known good outlet with factory wdapters? How is this my fault that I cannot use my phone and charge it at the same time?
How is it my fault that the camera app will not keep my shortcuts?
How is it my fault that a week ago, my music playing application decided to do the following: I pick x song off y album and let it play through a few songs. Q song, the fifth one in the album, is currently playing. I decide I want to listen to another artist. I unlock my phone and go back to the app while the song is still playing. As soon as I open the app it stops the current song and restarts the last song I opened, closing out song Q for song X. It never did that before. I changed no settings. What did I do wrong?
I have a total of maybe five apps I've even downloaded since getting this phone. A 1mb< notepad app, chrome, a sketchbook program and pdanet. All except the last were straight from googles store.
I just dont know. I feel like I paid 500$ for pure, condensed frustration that fits conveniently into my pocket. Every other electronic device I own does what it is supposed to. My PS3 doesnt decide to just stop working. My Wii is a tank. My car is a champ. My digital cameras are workhorses. What is so difficult about obtaining a functional smartphone?
I am A+ and Network+ certified. I know the basically means jack ****, but I'm not a complete idiot when it comes to electronics. I know how to take care of them, I know how to teoubleshoot. I built my first PC before my voice cracked. When I try to troubleshoot my phone I feel less productive than if I were to bang my head against a wall.
boneless9000 said:
I am A+ and Network+ certified. I know the basically means jack ****, but I'm not a complete idiot when it comes to electronics. I know how to take care of them, I know how to teoubleshoot. I built my first PC before my voice cracked. When I try to troubleshoot my phone I feel less productive than if I were to bang my head against a wall.
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As an A+ certified tech myself, you should know there is nothing like wiping the hard drive and starting over fresh.
The previous poster walks you through to factory reset the device, which is what I would recommend as well.
When wiping select factory data reset and wipe the cache too.
This will erase the internal SD card contents. Transfer that stuff over to external SD if you need it.
Set it up. Give it a couple reboots.
Computers and phones are different beasts. As I have incorporated the latter more into my business as of recent.
Hey boneless, I'm sorry to have offended you. Remember, I don't know anything about your background or your technical skills. I don't know how high your expectations of electronics are. So please, no offence intended. I'm just passing on my observation in an open forum.
If you want to blow off steam, go ahead. And I hope some of the suggestions help.