The screen of my gs2 twinkles/flashes in some apps. Help please - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

[/YOUTUBE]Hello,
I've had my gs2 since last year and i'm happy with it. I have used the stock Rom 2.3.5, CheckROM v4 and now I'm using v6 of checkROM.
But.. Sometimes the screen starts to twinkle / flash when I open some apps. I have found this error with facebook, twitter (oficial), video (stock one) and open feint screen. I cannot use the app while it's twinkling, but the status bar does not twinkle and I can open the notifications, I can hold the home button and the recent apps dialog appears and I can select an app from there or just press the home button. However, menu and back buttons don't respond (the last one does it if I press it as a crazy kid).
If I kill the app in the task manager, the app starts to work but not fully. The first screen of the app works but if I go to other screen -> hello twinkle. For example, Facebook timeline works but if I open a notification, a profile, a groups the app starts to twinkle.
If I reboot the phone it works for a while but after few hours it appears again. I've seen this error in the stockROM and CheckROM v4, v6.
What could it be? Has anyone seen it before? Any ideas of how to solve this problem? Reboots eat and drink my battery.
Here is a video!
Thanks
EDIT: I thought I posted this on the Q&A Section, could somebody move it?

...................................
Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Still problems use usb jig to set rom counter to zero .
Return to service centre .
jje

+1 .I have the same issue from the day I bought my S2 but to claim warranty I dont know how to recplicate it to service center. Have observed it many times in FB app... I dont think its ROM issue its purely a screen issue

@JJEgan I will try to do that. I'm downloading the correct stock firmware.
darshanbangre said:
+1 .I have the same issue from the day I bought my S2 but to claim warranty I dont know how to recplicate it to service center. Have observed it many times in FB app... I dont think its ROM issue its purely a screen issue
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't think is a screen issue. If I kill the app, it starts to work in a way (unless I move inside the app). If I reboot they all work.
Unfortunately, I cannot take the phone to service center because I bought through expansys usa and I live in Venezuela

JJEgan said:
...................................
Clean Slate for those that balls up the firmware .Or need to return to service or decide if its hardware/firmware problem .
Backup data first if phone is working .
Boot CWM recovery
Mounts and Storage
Format cache data system sd card .
Remove battery
Boot to download mode
Open Odin
Install correct stock firmware .
Still problems use usb jig to set rom counter to zero .
Return to service centre .
jje
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It worked! I formatted everything, flashed the stock ROM and the problem seemed to be gone.
Now I'm back to CheckROM v6. Thanks!

Related

[Q] Problem turning on Wi-fi (KPQ)

So I installed the latest firmware KPQ and wiped data and cache. Everything is working fine with on exception. When I turn on Wi-Fi, only sometimes it stalls and the Wi-Fi icon in the notification bar is stuck at the "turning on" mode.
I do not know what causes this as there is no pattern to when it happens, if just seems to happen randomly. The worst part is when this happens, if I lock my phone, it will not turn on! I have to remove the battery in order for it to work. This is a HUGE annoyance as when I remove the battery my battery percentage usually drops quite a bit.
Like I said, I have the stock firmware (not rooted) and cleared all data and cache prior to and after installing the rom. The issue is random and has only happened three times since the day the rom came out. Which I guess would be about a week.
Anyone have any information on a fix for this? I haven't found anything on this forum or searching google on this subject...
I also have the same problem. I'm on stock XXLPQ (rooted).
First step is backup data and factory reset phone .
Second is reinstall firmware .
How did you install KPQ ??
K is so last year .
jje
JJEgan said:
First step is backup data and factory reset phone .
Second is reinstall firmware .
How did you install KPQ ??
K is so last year .
jje
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wiped everything from my phone. Then I flashed via Odin. Then I wiped again.

[Q] S3 Text messages suddenly disappear. Return after reboot

I'll get a new text message & go to read it but then all the conversations have disappeared & I can't send or receive any new ones. Once I reboot the phone they all reappear.It happens 3 4 times a day. KIndly Help. I am using 4.1.2 XXEMA2 Official.
Factory reset and or flash stock firmware .
jje
same with me isnt there anyother way without installing stock app factory reset doesnt help
I'm having the same problem. Seems to be getting worse. Used to be about once a week, now almost daily. Doesn't matter what messaging app I use, happens with all of them, including stock. Very strange.
I still have this problem, any solutions yet?
same issue running stock unrooted phone.. started happening a week or so ago but now its multiple times a day. factory reset is not working.
Sounds like your DB files are getting corrupted and are rebuilt on reboot. Might need a full wipe and reflash of the roms your on
Wayne Tech S-III
its happening to me and im on synergy rom. and its also happening to my brothers note 2 and hes stock everythiing, not even rooted. must be a samsung thing. if anyone has a fix id like to know tho since its happening almost every day now.
Its happening to me also, S3 completely stock, un rooted
we really need help here
Post 2 and post 7.
Or contact Samsung .
jje
Any fix for this?
I think it has something to do with Play Store.
Every time I restart my phone after they disappear, play store has new updates available.
Had the same problem. Hard reset solved the problem. Vol up + home button + power button. Select factory reset. And voila.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda app-developers app
I had the same issue and described solution that worked for me here https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=72283217&postcount=21 (root and adb required).

After 9 mo, starts freezing and rebooting itself...

I have i9300 w/stock 4.1.2 rooted. The last few weeks, it started freezing and sometimes rebooting itself. Sometimes it will freeze and not respond with lock screen on. Sometimes it will not respond to pushing a button to wake it up when screen is off. In the beginning, it was once a week. Now it is once or twice a day.
Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions?
Thanks!!!!
Basic stickied faqs and guides read the freezing and sudden death syndrome threads .
jje
BaronInkjet said:
I have i9300 w/stock 4.1.2 rooted. The last few weeks, it started freezing and sometimes rebooting itself. Sometimes it will freeze and not respond with lock screen on. Sometimes it will not respond to pushing a button to wake it up when screen is off. In the beginning, it was once a week. Now it is once or twice a day.
Has anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions?
Thanks!!!!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can link you a quote about the freezing
Originally Posted by : Rob2222
The freezes are caused by the sudden death fix. On that kind of freezes the phone unfreeze itself after 5-25 minutes.
The phone freezes when writing data to an affected eMMC block.
An eMMC block is affected, when it's internal block pararameters (as f.e. write count for that block) are in such a state, that these parameters trigger a corrupted block without SD-fix (4.1.1) or trigger a freeze with SD-fix (4.1.2).
When a phone is hitting an affected block with a writiing operation is completely unpredictable.
So these freezes can occur on almost each situation on the smartphone when it writes data.
But you have indeed a higher chance to trigger a freeze when writing much data.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Here is a link to that tread click here
If you don't like the freezing i would suggest to flash a stock rom like MB5 or something newer many people reported that they newer had freezing with those roms including myself i used MB1 , MB5 and MC2.
Instruction on how to flash a rom (THIS IS ONLY FOR GT-i9300 International S3 model)
Instructions For Flashing Firmware:
1. Download the firmware (download I9300XXEMC2 here provided by Faryaab)
2. Extract the firmware only once when you get a .tar file don't extract it any further you should also have another file there a small one named something like SS_DL.dll
3. Open the included Odin (click here to download uploaded by Faryaab)
4. Turn off your device
5. Put your device into Download MODE (Home + Volume Down + Power)
6. Connect your device to the PC
7. Click PDA and select *.tar.md5
8. Then finally click START!
When its done your device should boot normally but its recommend that you wipe data and cache for best performance (this will reset your device)
9. Put your device into recovery mode (Home + Volume Up + Power)
10. Chose wipe data then wipe cache and then chose reboot .
Here is the original tread were i got the firmwares and the guide click here
What is strange about my experience is that I never had it at all before a couple of weeks ago. And now ... Nothing changed except perhaps a couple of new apps.
Hummm....
Try a factory reset first.
BaronInkjet said:
What is strange about my experience is that I never had it at all before a couple of weeks ago. And now ... Nothing changed except perhaps a couple of new apps.
Hummm....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I linked you a tread about the issue , the bug is in eMMC and the phone dies after about 9 monts but as you have an early 4.1.2 rom with a bug fix that prevents it from dying it starts freezing but the rom i suggested should have a newer fix that doesn't involve freezing . I installed the newer roms because i feared my device was going to die and i don't have warranty , also factory reset should help you but it would only last a few days if you have the SDS issue then it would start freezing again. If you have warranty on the device then stay on that rom and hope your phone will die so you can get it to samsung to fix it for you or you can flash the newer official samsung stock roms and hopefully get rid of the freezing .
Sorry for my english i learned it by playing mmorpgs

Galaxy S2 Restart problem

I bought Galaxy S2 from one guy. And i have a problem.
I put mobile on charger every night. In the morning i wake up and the phone freeze. It has the samsung logo on screen and it freeze. So i need to restart it to start working. ( Happen 3/3 mornings ) .
Usually the mobile restart on itself example. Today mobile restarted like 4 times. It stand on table and restart on itself without any my action. Sometimes it restart 2 times in a row.
It has version 4.1.2 and this happens.
I usually have installed like 5 apps . Facebook, Outlook, Messanger, Skype, Viber, Fiverr.
I'm desperate don't know what can cause this problem
Change Battery Bro
karabasan61 said:
Change Battery Bro
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Will try it.
Thanks bro i have one more battery.
More advices ??? In service they said that software may cause that problem. I tried with instaling only two apps but still the same next thing is baterry change.
t3cho said:
More advices ??? In service they said that software may cause that problem. I tried with instaling only two apps but still the same next thing is baterry change.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think it's time to reflash the stock rom. Download from samfirmware or other websites then flash the files using odin. Doing a factory reset might solve the problem. (Go to the phones recovery, there are millions of guides, then select factory reset then clear cache partition). Do that first and if problems persist, do a reflash of the rom.

Samsung S7 shuts down

Hello, I have a Samsung S7. It boots up fine, you go into APP's or messages, pictures, but after 10 or 15 seconds it reboots or and or, it never operates normally. I would like to know if there is a way to fix the phone. Or if there is a way I can get all the information off the phone. Pictures and text messages.
I can't believe no one out there has had this problem. Can it be a battery problem? Can I load old firmware with ODIN? Any help would be great.
joebudd said:
I can't believe no one out there has had this problem. Can it be a battery problem? Can I load old firmware with ODIN? Any help would be great.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you're unrooted , it's really strange to witness such an issue . Backup your stuff including the internal storage and then boot into recovery using the Vol UP + Home + Power button together . Scroll down to wipe data/reset . AFter it's complete .. reboot .
WARNING : This will wipe your phone completely including the internal storage . SO backup
If the above solution still doesn't work - FInd the latest firmware for your device from sammobile.com/firmware and flash it through odin
All set. Loaded the latest firmware this morning and I am all set.

Categories

Resources