My S3 is fully working. Only the issue is power goes off automatically some time later if it is not used and left.
Does anyone help me to fix this issue?
Galaxy S3 Turns Off (Fully Off) Overnight or When Unused
Having exactly the same problem.
When my Galaxy S3 is left for a while (more than half an hour or so it seems) I find it is not in idle mode, but has fully turned itself off.
The question is, whether this is due to a crash, or intentional (which would be a terrible feature if you wanted to receive a call overnight.)
Does anyone have any idea what could be causing it? - The first S3 I had developed screen issues and exhibited similar problems, turning itself off. But it turned out that one was faulty - the screen was corrupted after a while and it would not turn back on.
So, is there a feature we can turn off which does this that we can turn off? Or is it simply a flaw, and if so is there a way to trace it with say, logs or something else?
Any help gratefully appreciated.
No problems here. Running rooted stock rom and stock kernel. Maybe you've downloaded some faulty app thats screwing your phone.
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Faulty Apps?
knuckle03 said:
No problems here. Running rooted stock rom and stock kernel. Maybe you've downloaded some faulty app thats screwing your phone.
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Hmm... Perhaps, but if an app can cause your phone to shut off entirely without user input?... surely that's an O/S security issue
Well, I've seen a few other people with the same issue, I suppose I could try a factory reset and try for a few days without any extra apps. (Arg! The pain of no apps!)
Widgets could be a culpret I suppose. Still, turning off entirely? Seems a bit odd.
Anyone have any more ideas?
Experienced same thing when i was still new to android. Phone just reboot itself and sometimes it lights up itself with out touching it. Then i read somewhere that it could be some app causing it so i did a fresh start. Wiped up everything and install a stock rom thru odin. From then i always read user reviews and its permissions when downloading apps and when i find the permissions fishy il pass on it.
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3 days ago my phone randomly rebooted while I was using the xda app. I really didnt think it was a big deal, I thought it might be the application and not nesisarly the phone its self that caused this.
Yesterday, my phone randomly rebooted again, but this time while I was listening to music. Now what really concerns me is that today my phone has already randomly rebooted twice in only about 8 hours of being on. I have a feeling that this problem is going to get progressively worse.
I am running stock + root and I removed all the att bloatware and some of the useless Samsung stuff using titanium backup.
Has anyone else had problems like this? Do you think I should exchange my phone for a new one?
Should I reflash stock + non root and see if it helps?
Thanks for the help.
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patriot720 said:
3 days ago my phone randomly rebooted while I was using the xda app. I really didnt think it was a big deal, I thought it might be the application and not nesisarly the phone its self that caused this.
Yesterday, my phone randomly rebooted again, but this time while I was listening to music. Now what really concerns me is that today my phone has already randomly rebooted twice in only about 8 hours of being on. I have a feeling that this problem is going to get progressively worse.
I am running stock + root and I removed all the att bloatware and some of the useless Samsung stuff using titanium backup.
Has anyone else had problems like this? Do you think I should exchange my phone for a new one?
Should I reflash stock + non root and see if it helps?
Thanks for the help.
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Before even thinking of returning the phone why not simply fix the problem?
It's easy. All you need to do is to backup anything on the phone that
you think is important to you then go into CWM Recovery and select
"Wipe data/Factory Reset" and do a clean flash of whatever custom
or stock rom you are using now.
Your best bet would be to download and install the UnNamed v1.04 custom
rom since it's not only the best and nicest rom but it's also the most reliable
rom which is currently available for our phones.
Before you install or restore any apps, give yourself enough time so you can
tell for sure that there are no more random reboots or other issues.
If doing this resolves the issue, it means that you have install some app
which is not fully compatible to the phone or the app itself is faulty.
Good Luck!
I've been having the same issue but I'm 100% stock and also beginning to get worried :/
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Personally what I'd do is get back to square 1. I'd follow Entropy's thread which I'll link below and get back to stock. I'd choose the non-rooted version myself just to be 100% safe. Use it for a couple days and see how it goes. If you've then isolated that the issue no longer exists, then you can go from there.
Basically establish if the phone is in fact faulty first, then proceed to see what is causing the issue. That's just my advice...
Return to Stock - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1286432
I've had a couple random reboots....
Wasn't too big of an issue and I was planning on exchanging it sooner or later.
My boss was having the same problems. He exchanged his and its totally fine now.
You should be within your 30 days. Just have it exchanged at the same store you purchased it from.
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I've experienced no such issues.
What kind of reboots are you getting soft or hard. Does it reboot all the way back to the slash screen or just the ROM boot animation. Boot anim. reboots can be caused by apps or problems with the ROM, but hard reboots that take you all the way back to the Samsung splash screen are possibly kernel or hardware issues. Or bad oc/uv settings.
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What kind of reboots are you getting soft or hard. Does it reboot all the way back to the slash screen or just the ROM boot animation. Boot anim. reboots can be caused by apps or problems with the ROM, but hard reboots that take you all the way back to the Samsung splash screen are possibly kernel or hardware issues. Or bad oc/uv settings.
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It would be a hard reboot, it takes me back to the Samsung screen. I am neither overclocked or underv volted so that's not what's causing it.
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I had the same issue once but it turned out to be some of the apps that were moved to my external sd. If you have a sd inserted check that first..
Hi everyone,
i don't know if someone already encountered this but sometimes my GS3 does not respond when i try to wake him up. (it's not turned off just standby). The screen stays black en nothing works. One time the screen did woke up but i couldn't unlock it because the touchscreen didnt work. It could not be turned off and the buttons didn't do anything! The only way for me to get out of this was a battery pull!
I did not root or modify anything on this phone because i like the stock samsung TW for the first time .
Did anyone else have this problem? And how did u solve this? Thank u.
Possibly due to an app you have installed.
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Possibly due to an app you have installed.
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Thank u i didn't thought of that. Is their an easy way to find out wich app this could cause? I still find it very weird. If an app is not compatible than it just shouldnt install intead of breakin the phone right? XD
This happened me last night as well. Couldn't do anything other than turn the phone off, and when it came back on it was fine again.
Unrooted as well. Would like to find out how I can prevent this from happening again?
if you are not sure about the root cause of the problem better factory reset your mobile
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if you are not sure about the root cause of the problem better factory reset your mobile
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Yes, if it happens again than i will try that. But i already sent the unit back from were i ordered it. They will send me a new one because its their policy to send a new one if something happens in 2 weeks.
So i will see if it still occurs with the new one otherwise its one of my apps. Than i will install only a few apps and see what causes it. If it doesnt occur one more thime than the unit was faulty. Ill keep u guys updated.
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This happened me last night as well. Couldn't do anything other than turn the phone off, and when it came back on it was fine again.
Unrooted as well. Would like to find out how I can prevent this from happening again?
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Did it happen once? My phone had it like 3 times so thats why i sent it back. But if it still occurs with my new phone than it must be one of the apps i got Luckily they got DOA policy. I asked if it includes ''the phone does not work as it should" and they said yes send it back u will get a new one yaay but now i have no phone
I had this. After a hard reset, multiple times, and configuring with no accounts (no samsaung account, no google, nothing), it still happened. I ended up returning the phone and I've not had a single problem since.
I think it was either faulty memory or a dodgy firmware flash (more likely). Either way, I didn't care to find out and now it's all good.
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I had this. After a hard reset, multiple times, and configuring with no accounts (no samsaung account, no google, nothing), it still happened. I ended up returning the phone and I've not had a single problem since.
I think it was either faulty memory or a dodgy firmware flash (more likely). Either way, I didn't care to find out and now it's all good.
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Yes lucky i found this out early too.. Because after another week i wouldnt get a new one and now i get
Factory reset your phone.
Hope everything turns out alright.
Anyone else suffering this?
I'm on stock unrooted Rom and about 3 times a day my phone just won't wake using either power or home buttons.
Could this be caused by a buggy application or is my phone possibly developing a fault as it was fine for the first week or so?
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I had the same problem. I think it's a software bug. Got my phone 7 days back. Remove the battery and plug it back in. It turns it back on. It's been fine since 4 days now
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I have the exact same problem!
Does anyone know what this is? It looks like a software problem, but I can't seem to get rid of it by flashing a different rom/kernel...
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I have the exact same problem!
Does anyone know what this is? It looks like a software problem, but I can't seem to get rid of it by flashing a different rom/kernel...
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i try to figure it out after root and flash custom kernel. the best solution, back to stock.
how many apps are installed? (Actually I mean how much phone memory has been used?)
This happens to me also once every 2 weeks, can't really know the exact situation to be able to replicate it.
symptoms occur mostly in the morning, when the device doesn't wake up to do the morning automated tasks, such as Titanium Backup, turn on wifi, and most important: alarm clock....
When I press the Home button the device will wakeup and start immediately doing all the tasks it should have done earlier...
I am on a custom ROM (mine, in my signature), with Perseus kernel.
I am increasingly wanting to revert back to my S2 after 2 days of owning the S3, and getting nowhere with syncing and settings, wifi/packet data recognition (or lack of), being able to continuously use apps, motion settings not working for me and keyboard fail!!!
I have been trying to backup the S3 for the last couple of hours to Kies and it seems to be taking its time, however it is still switched on which is a good start I think.
Biggest issue is using the keyboard in the txt message app and in forums/social sites. The keyboard is extremely slow and unresponsive (new issue started today) and then when I hit send/post etc.. the phone screen goes blank and the phone becomes unresponsive. I have had to either remove the battery, replace and switch he phone on or long hold the power button - 7-10 seconds. I don't think this is normal. I am yet to root the phone but I'm too scared to in case I brick it. Yesterday it randomly switched off but today it is not only random but when I try to post anything.
Motion settings are enabled (major feature I chose it for) and they're not working either.
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1Candy81 said:
I am increasingly wanting to revert back to my S2 after 2 days of owning the S3, and getting nowhere with syncing and settings, wifi/packet data recognition (or lack of), being able to continuously use apps, motion settings not working for me and keyboard fail!!!
I have been trying to backup the S3 for the last couple of hours to Kies and it seems to be taking its time, however it is still switched on which is a good start I think.
Biggest issue is using the keyboard in the txt message app and in forums/social sites. The keyboard is extremely slow and unresponsive (new issue started today) and then when I hit send/post etc.. the phone screen goes blank and the phone becomes unresponsive. I have had to either remove the battery, replace and switch he phone on or long hold the power button - 7-10 seconds. I don't think this is normal. I am yet to root the phone but I'm too scared to in case I brick it. Yesterday it randomly switched off but today it is not only random but when I try to post anything.
Motion settings are enabled (major feature I chose it for) and they're not working either.
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don't cry. just return the set. what you are facing is absolutely not a normal situation. You have got a faulty set. just return it instead of rooting or trying roms etc.
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Really thinking I might have to, but it was painstaking to sync all data, apps, photos etc from the S2. I was hoping it was an issue with not having day/sleep mode settings? Or some other simple issue that I've over looked
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Definitely a faulty device return ASAP
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1Candy81 said:
Really thinking I might have to, but it was painstaking to sync all data, apps, photos etc from the S2. I was hoping it was an issue with not having day/sleep mode settings? Or some other simple issue that I've over looked
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ignoring such simple settings don't result in such a mess. If the set is in warranty then let Samsung take care of it instead of you going through the trouble. If motion sensors are enabled but not working then it may be a hardware issue (faulty gyroscope).
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First thing to do: factory reset!
Then do not restore anything from your S2 and see if you still have these issues
-if you still have these issues: faulty device to return
-if your issues are gone: something went wrong when you restore from S2
I would like to add that if you have everything enabled you will get lag and freezes, try disabling some of the features...face awake, some of the motions etc, usually it is just a matter of setting up your phone right, it only has a certain amount of ram and all those fancy novelties use it up
In the middle of a factory reset. Only took 4 hours to back up the device. I'll try to disable some features and post an update with how I go. I really appreciate the advice
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I think something went wrong with Kies. I uninstalled then reinstalled the program, rebooted the phone and slowly backed up only photos and contacts and everything is running ok now. Thanks for all the help and advice!
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I tried to speak to the 'tech' in the Telstra shop and even while I was there it switched off and they had no clue, only offering advice of removing the battery and restarting the phone :what:
Figured I was best speaking to real experts...
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Hey people,
Okay so this problem literally drives me insane to the point that I either want to smash open my SII or sell it.
The problem is that whenever on STOCK ROM/KERNEL, my touch screen becomes unresponsive in many areas at different times.
NO THE PHONE IS NOT ON CHARGING WHEN IT HAPPENS
Actually when the phone is on charging everything works perfectly. Now this problem arises only with the STOCK ROM/KERNEL and sometimes occassionaly on custom ROMs. I was on CM9 and PA and many other custom ROMs and the issue wasn't present there or was minimal that it was barely noticeable.
Now what could be the problem? I've had this phone on STOCK 2.3.4/4.0.3/4.1.2(leak) and the issue I feel gets worse by the minute.
On top of that, the KB lag is way too much. The KB keys get stuck, become unresponsive, some areas not being touched due to the screen not being responsive.
So my question is, what is the problem? The same STOCK ROM/KERNEL was tested on many friends' SII, same file that I flashed on their devices myself, on their SII, it performs brilliantly, my SII becomes an 80-year old guy.
So is this a hardware issue? Has anyone else faced this same issue (one without the charging)? I have run Multitouch tests and what not, it responds sometimes and sometimes it doesn't.
For me, I could switch back to a custom ROM but what's the use if the official ROM/KERNEL is doing this to the phone?
Sorry for such a long post and sorry if it is in the wrong section or has been asked before, I'm just seriously frustrated and thinking of selling the device.
If someone can guide me as to how to overcome this issue, I would be eternally grateful.
Regards,
Major
Only happens when not charging? Sounds like you might have enabled the power savings mode on settings. You can try disabling and see if that helps
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Only happens when not charging? Sounds like you might have enabled the power savings mode on settings. You can try disabling and see if that helps
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No the power saving mode is off all the time, I don't use it, is useless anyway.