I had the GS2 for a short time & a couple of things really made me want to get rid of it & wondered if these problems had been eliminated in the S3?
1: The radio was always way too loud, even at minimum volume.
2: When the battery was full the screen lit up & the phone made a noise, most annoying in the middle of the night.
Have these been addressed & fixed?
About Q2: Probably not. A fix is, to lay your phone further away from you when you sleep. And do you really wake up because of that?
And Q1: Almost never used radio, but no volume problems when I used it (SGS1).
+1 ^^ Have to agree with the user above me.
Sent from my SGH-I777 using Tapatalk 2
HKboy92 said:
About Q2: Probably not. A fix is, to lay your phone further away from you when you sleep. And do you really wake up because of that?
And Q1: Almost never used radio, but no volume problems when I used it (SGS1).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I mentioned the S2 not the s1.
Laying further away from the phone isn't a fix....It stays lit which cannot be a good thing.
I did use the FM radio - It was loud..
For the S2 there is a mod which deactivates the full charge notification. The one for the S3 will arrive soon after it is released.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA
Does anyone have an answer to the Radio volume question?
@home said:
Does anyone have an answer to the Radio volume question?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How would anyone know, if no one has the phone?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
joshnichols189 said:
How would anyone know, if no one has the phone?
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Someone might have read some info from around the net on the problem
Related
For whatever reason, at random times, the media volume of my phone will just flat out mute. Once mute, I am unable to get it up, even through the sound settings, it'll just go back to mute. My only fix so far is to restart the phone, but it gets really annoying.
Has this happened to anyone else and does anybody know why causes it? I did the whole increase volume thing with QPST and made the volume Lv4. I seemed as if everything worked correctly, but I noticed absolutely no change in volume =_=;
First suggestion, get another phone. I had the same problem...
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA Premium App
dirkyd3rk said:
First suggestion, get another phone. I had the same problem...
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Seriously? You can't automatically discard a phone for a little bug...
It's more than likely from the spiderman game... You might have to uninstall the update in the game until they fix this bug..
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Mega-Japan said:
Seriously? You can't automatically discard a phone for a little bug...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I had it happen.. it happened a lot with my g2x... And anytime I ran cm7 I had to reboot... I'm guessing just a faulty media driver or something else as it doesn't happen often.
Try a to download a different media player (music only obviously) from the market
Or just reboot your phone and increase the media volume in the "settings"
Im sure if its a major bug the developer's will find a fix
sent from a 3devo
Mega-Japan said:
Seriously? You can't automatically discard a phone for a little bug...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ugh yes I can, why not. I've been through 3 of them. I pay over 230 bucks a month if my NEW phone isn't working as it should Im going to get a new one! Especially if I'm still in my 30 days.....
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA Premium App
dirkyd3rk said:
Ugh yes I can, why not. I've been through 3 of them. I pay over 230 bucks a month if my NEW phone isn't working as it should Im going to get a new one! Especially if I'm still in my 30 days.....
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LOL, glad to see you got another! How is the 2D-3D slider on this one? I'm convinced they are all loose..even the demo models. My second phone has a big speck of dust under the screen...sucks!
-Apollo- said:
LOL, glad to see you got another! How is the 2D-3D slider on this one? I'm convinced they are all loose..even the demo models. My second phone has a big speck of dust under the screen...sucks!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They are all loose bud you are correct. This last one is great but I too have the dust under the screen but i guess I can live with that lol.
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA Premium App
dirkyd3rk said:
They are all loose bud you are correct. This last one is great but I too have the dust under the screen but i guess I can live with that lol.
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Bro what happens when you cant? You paid a lot for the phone. Every first run products has its defects. They're not going to deny you. If you just return and go buy at at another place. I know its a hassle but will save you in the long run
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA Premium App
beyond882001 said:
Bro what happens when you cant? You paid a lot for the phone. Every first run products has its defects. They're not going to deny you. If you just return and go buy at at another place. I know its a hassle but will save you in the long run
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yup! Radio Shack hosed me...had to cancel, get my money back and go over to Best Buy. Pain in the ass...pissed at the Shack. No dust issues on this one and everything seems good, feels like a winner! Now I'm gonna try and just enjoy my phone!!
dirkyd3rk said:
They are all loose bud you are correct. This last one is great but I too have the dust under the screen but i guess I can live with that lol.
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My slider is perfect, it snaps and takes the right amount of effort to slide. I've had two of these phones because of a part number mixup, had the first one for an entire weekend and both are perfect, good slider, no dust, light leak or dead pixels.
CitySuperstar said:
It's more than likely from the spiderman game... You might have to uninstall the update in the game until they fix this bug..
Sent from my PG86100 using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Fix: Go into Sound settings and change the Sound profile to Normal (preferably before launching the game, but works after-the-fact too, if you forget). Mine defaulted to Vibrate, and it seems that this game is programmed to disable sound (only after the splash screen and intro video, go figure) if it detects this or the Silent profile. Now I can hear the game, for a change.
Mega-Japan said:
For whatever reason, at random times, the media volume of my phone will just flat out mute. Once mute, I am unable to get it up, even through the sound settings, it'll just go back to mute. My only fix so far is to restart the phone, but it gets really annoying.
Has this happened to anyone else and does anybody know why causes it? I did the whole increase volume thing with QPST and made the volume Lv4. I seemed as if everything worked correctly, but I noticed absolutely no change in volume =_=;
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Doesn't sound like a phone problem lol sorry I couldn't resist lol
I know they turn on in low light but is there a way to keep them from turning off while in bright light??
many times I have wished they were lit so I can see them
I have been looking for the same thing!
Sent from my awesome Rezound using xda premium
Put a small, removable sticker over the light sensor on the top of your Rezound?
You can always get them to our come on, on demand, by placing your thumb or finger over the light sensor.
Sent from my HTC Rezound using Cyan Tapatalk
The ineffibilis gingerbread rom has the option to keep the lights on. ICS roms have them on all the time I think.
There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
sent from my newly unlocked Rezound
well I'm not rooted so the only fix I see above is the "tape" fix or the "cover censor if you need to see them" fix.
pwned3 said:
There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for posting that, that app works perfectly.
I was using the mik tweaks in the inneffabilis ROM for this, but you have to reselect it every time you restart.
jmorton10 said:
Thanks for posting that, that app works perfectly.
I was using the mik tweaks in the inneffabilis ROM for this, but you have to reselect it every time you restart.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It always persisted for me when I ran that rom iirc.
con247 said:
It always persisted for me when I ran that rom iirc.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Weird, I have to uncheck then recheck the box after every reset.
Other people in the ROM thread posted the same thing.
con247 said:
The ineffibilis gingerbread rom has the option to keep the lights on. ICS roms have them on all the time I think.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not the ics rom I am running. Desensed 3.8 and lights are currently off as I type this in the bright lobby of pennstation.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA App
Blocking the sensor works, but...
I just tried putting a small piece of tape over the sensor and found that it works. The red buttons always stay on regardless of the ambient light conditions, however, during a call the screen will no longer go dark so that your ear, cheek, etc are no longer prevented from inadvertently clicking on anything. Obviously the sensor has a double duty.
pwned3 said:
There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
sent from my newly unlocked Rezound
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks for the app tip. Have you noticed any battery drain using it?
Haven't noticed any worse battery life since installing it
sent from my newly unlocked Rezound
Or you could just turn auto brightness off?
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk
pwned3 said:
There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
sent from my newly unlocked Rezound
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks. That app works great.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda premium
Why would you want to do this though? I'm not trying to bash but that's gotta be a battery killer.
I Am Marino said:
Why would you want to do this though? I'm not trying to bash but that's gotta be a battery killer.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Father insisted that he get the same phone as me and he has never had a smart phone. I tell him to hit the "back" or "menu" button and he cant find them... heck in the day I have to guess where their at.
pwned3 said:
There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
sent from my newly unlocked Rezound
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sounds like a great app but just an FYI for the masses in case they missed it... it requires root. May be obvious but I thought I'd mention it. I'm not rooted so... :-(
...Sent from my Tab
pwned3 said:
There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
sent from my newly unlocked Rezound
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
App works great, I'm keeping an eye on battery life.
Sent from my HTC Rezound using Tapatalk
pwned3 said:
There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
sent from my newly unlocked Rezound
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
jdfrye said:
well I'm not rooted so the only fix I see above is the "tape" fix or the "cover censor if you need to see them" fix.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Or you can try the app suggested in the post right above yours.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using Tapatalk
I was on my way home from work and my son called. So I answered and was talking for about 2 mins, and right in the middle of our conversation I could hear my phone ring. I said hello Tyler are you still there then all of the sudden my mother in-law said hello. And my son was gone. It's like my phone randomly called someone. Plus my signal isn't very strong on the newest New leak. I also have had several dropped calls.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda premium
My phone has been acting weird and I'm still stock. Been getting a lot of 1x instead of 4g.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda premium
cam1pbell said:
I was on my way home from work and my son called. So I answered and was talking for about 2 mins, and right in the middle of our conversation I could hear my phone ring. I said hello Tyler are you still there then all of the sudden my mother in-law said hello. And my son was gone. It's like my phone randomly called someone. Plus my signal isn't very strong on the newest New leak. I also have had several dropped calls.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have not tried the newest leak, but I flashed the one before that. I can tell you if you don't go through the ruu twice on that one, you can end up with a lot of bugs if you manage to even boot it. I have no idea if that is still necessary with the new leak, but it may help to flash it twice anyway.
Also, I have seen pretty good reviews regarding signal strength and the new radios..
I have not had those problems specifically with this leak but I HAVE had that calling issue if I don't hold the phone correctly, like if I hold it with my shoulder and try talking then the proximity sensor can enable the screen to come back on, then my ear presses a contact causing the phone to immediately dial.
cam1pbell said:
I was on my way home from work and my son called. So I answered and was talking for about 2 mins, and right in the middle of our conversation I could hear my phone ring. I said hello Tyler are you still there then all of the sudden my mother in-law said hello. And my son was gone. It's like my phone randomly called someone. Plus my signal isn't very strong on the newest New leak. I also have had several dropped calls.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would not blame the leak I also have a screwy proximity sensor and the screen usually doesn't turn off causing many issues while on a call. I press the power button to turn the screen off before placing it up to ear to avoid having problems
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA
Another weird thing happened to me today.. I was just listening to music then there was a loud beep and the other it rebooted
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA
JT75 said:
I would not blame the leak I also have a screwy proximity sensor and the screen usually doesn't turn off causing many issues while on a call. I press the power button to turn the screen off before placing it up to ear to avoid having problems
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've flashed many roms and many leaks. I know roms and leaks have issues so I'm not blaming anything! I just haven't ever had this happen on a leak or ROM before. Just reporting it as it happens, that's all.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using xda premium
I've had the phone since it was released and noticed i was missing calls, emails etc. Come to find out my phones speaker is 99% dead.
If i place my ear to it, i can just barely hear sounds and music.
Anyone else experience this? Or am i lone wolf in this, lol
Frank
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
ultravorx said:
I've had the phone since it was released and noticed i was missing calls, emails etc. Come to find out my phones speaker is 99% dead.
If i place my ear to it, i can just barely hear sounds and music.
Anyone else experience this? Or am i lone wolf in this, lol
Frank
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Haven't heard of anyone else having this problem. Sounds like you are indeed alone.
Maybe search the international gnote forum too, but I haven't red anyone experiencing this.
Sorry, good luck
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using xda premium
The issue I've had is that my speaker seems to disable itself after I do a Hangout on Google+. Sounds only come though the earpiece afterwards until I power it off and on.
Call Samsung you might be able to get it fixed if you don't have a warranty
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I717 using Tapatalk 2
I've had my I717D (Telus version) for less than a week and from the first day I got it the external speaker would disable itself, then after a reboot it would work. It started happening more and more until today it doesn't work at all, I'm going back to get a replacement tomorrow.
lost2030 said:
The issue I've had is that my speaker seems to disable itself after I do a Hangout on Google+. Sounds only come though the earpiece afterwards until I power it off and on.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ive tried rebooting, factory reset, right now flashing the stock rom back and doing a counter reset. Dont think its going to help.
Apparently a few people with the international version have had this issue.
But att does give a 1 year warranty, so they should take care of it.
Frank
Has anyone experienced issues with the screen sensor not responding well while on a call?
Sometimes if you lock the screen while on a call and you try to unlock it the screen with shut off as soon as you touch it and will remain on that behavior until the call is ended, therefore not letting you unlock the phone or perform any other activities on the phone.
Anyone?
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2
Yes! It happens to me rather frequently. Thanks for starting this post. Hopefully someone can shed some light on this.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
girlygirl00 said:
Yes! It happens to me rather frequently. Thanks for starting this post. Hopefully someone can shed some light on this.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's funny because this is the 2nd HTC phone that I can report with this bug. I had the Evo 4G LTE before this one and it suffered the same issue even after all official updates.
The only solution with that phone was to flash a custom ROM which was good, but up to now I'm still on the fence about rooting this one; stock on this phone is stable and bloatware is minimal, I haven't justified taking the plunge yet.
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2
I'm with you there. I did root mine... but only for data restore purposes. It may sound crazy.. but I don't want SwiftKey to start over with learning my typing habits. Other than that, like you, this phone and my Nexus 4 are the only two phones that I have had no desire to install a custom ROM. Fingers crossed that there is a solution other than that.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
megabiteg said:
Has anyone experienced issues with the screen sensor not responding well while on a call? Anyone?
Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, happened with me quite a few times. Once a call is initiated (phone speaker on or off) and the screen goes black (due to proximity sensor), no amount of tinkering will bring it back until you press the power button which kills the call. It is damn annoying and am hoping there is a fix.
The phone is on 1.29 M7 TMobile ROM, rooted with S-OFF
I had that problem too on LG L7. Tried with various roms and nothing. But I fixed somehow with the app called "proximity actions". It lets you command your phone with hand suggestion via proximity sensor. I only installed it to check the hardware, wether the sensor works. I have no idea what happened, but it started to work again. The app somehow toggled the sensor and brought it back to life.
Sent from my LG-P700 using xda app-developers app
Not sure if all ROMs have the option but you can go in to the accessibility options and turn off power button ends call.
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
I've noticed this issue has significantly increased amongst other things like freezing since I unlocked my bootloader. :what:
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium
sbihue said:
Yes, happened with me quite a few times. Once a call is initiated (phone speaker on or off) and the screen goes black (due to proximity sensor), no amount of tinkering will bring it back until you press the power button which kills the call. It is damn annoying and am hoping there is a fix.
The phone is on 1.29 M7 TMobile ROM, rooted with S-OFF
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Never once has this happened to me. Bone stock.
Guess that's another reason I don't trust "IMAROM CHEFS!" ROMs that are "cooked up" on some random internet user's computer.
Stock is fine these days, IMO. Outgrew the glitchy nature of kitchen ROMs and such.
ericshmerick said:
Never once has this happened to me. Bone stock.
Guess that's another reason I don't trust "IMAROM CHEFS!" ROMs that are "cooked up" on some random internet user's computer.
Stock is fine these days, IMO. Outgrew the glitchy nature of kitchen ROMs and such.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Been using ROMs for years and I've hand,y ups and downs, I can't say I've had a horrible experience with any ROM I've used on any of my past phones. Now I do agree with you about the stability of stock ROMs these days and also the better specs of the phone. For instance I haven't rooted nor unlocked my phone because I personally feel that the delivered product is good and haven't felt the necessity to tinker with it. The issue described is with stock, not custom ROM.
With that said or you haven't had the scenario for it to happen or your just the lucky one....
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2