Hello,
1. Thank you very much for being so helpful
2. I am very new to Android, so please refer me to the definition of the word you used if it has some sort of special Android meaning (even rooting, since I'm not 100% sure I understood what it means)
3. My problems are as follows:
A. The battery runs out really fast. is there a way to: 1. Stop applications who came with the phone from starting and restarting automatically after I close them without me using them? 2. make the battery last longer? (not talking about closing Wi-Fi when not using and stuff like that)
B. The sound is really weak when I try to hear music with headphones. I saw someone recommending using AC!DAudio but that requires rooting. I am afraid to do that since I don't understand anything about it and since in Sola, rooting requires unlocking bootloader and Sony stated on their site that it will remove responsibility. Is there any way to increase the audio without rooting? or a way to "install" AC!DAudio without rooting?
C. I saw online that it is possible to find you're phone if the GPS is on. I tryed leaving it on, and without using my device at all the battery lost 25% after only an hour an a half. Is there anyway to leave the GPS on without wasting that much battery? or a recommend way to find my phone that takes less battery?
D. Charging takes a really long time. Is there any way to change that?
Phone is as it came from the box. Didn't update or change anything (besides allowing unknown sources for applications and installing several applications).
I am sorry if I posted this in the wrong place or broke any rules, please tell me if I did since I wouldn't know since I'm new here,
Thank you all very much again,
opeller
Hi, i dont know why you got so many problems (some of them strange like loosing 25 % of the battery), but:
1. You can do a hard reset to refresh the device, may be something is torturing it. That will remove a program, which can cause this battery behavior.
2. Stopping applications is a no no, because it can cause the phone to work slow and waste more battery. Android is made that way, to have images of some app in its memory to start apps faster.
3. The other thing in my mind is if you battery is wrong, you can try a service center too. They can measure the capacity and tell if its ok.
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Hi, i dont know why you got so many problems (some of them strange like loosing 25 % of the battery), but:
1. You can do a hard reset to refresh the device, may be something is torturing it. That will remove a program, which can cause this battery behavior.
2. Stopping applications is a no no, because it can cause the phone to work slow and waste more battery. Android is made that way, to have images of some app in its memory to start apps faster.
3. The other thing in my mind is if you battery is wrong, you can try a service center too. They can measure the capacity and tell if its ok.
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first, thank you for you're replay
1. how do I do that? does it involve any risks? (I don't mind loosing applications I have on the phone, I can just redownload them. nothing else I need there except for the phone list which is on the sim card )
2. are you sure? since I saw some on the runnig applications list that I didn't need. for example, I finished watching a video and MXplayer, which I used to watch it, was still there. I didn't need it until the next day. It took some ram (maybe it was like 30 but with a device who has 512 and always has at least half of it used for system stuff, it is quiet a lot) so I closed it so it wouldn't slow down my phone down an wouldn't take some of the battery. Is closing stuff from the running applications list really is bad? can it harm anything? are my reasons not ok?
3. That is an option too. I do hope it isn't since this device is only 2 weeks old. Is this not a problem all Sola users face?
thank you again,
opeller
opeller said:
first, thank you for you're replay
1. how do I do that? does it involve any risks? (I don't mind loosing applications I have on the phone, I can just redownload them. nothing else I need there except for the phone list which is on the sim card )
2. are you sure? since I saw some on the runnig applications list that I didn't need. for example, I finished watching a video and MXplayer, which I used to watch it, was still there. I didn't need it until the next day. It took some ram (maybe it was like 30 but with a device who has 512 and always has at least half of it used for system stuff, it is quiet a lot) so I closed it so it wouldn't slow down my phone down an wouldn't take some of the battery. Is closing stuff from the running applications list really is bad? can it harm anything? are my reasons not ok?
3. That is an option too. I do hope it isn't since this device is only 2 weeks old. Is this not a problem all Sola users face?
thank you again,
opeller
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1. No risk mate, hard reset is an option in the phone, it erases apps and returns the phone in new condition, like when it was bought. I think it is in restore&back ups, look in this menu personal data/erase. Click on it and on the next screen you must tick erase again and voila.
2. Using the RAM is not bad mate, dont worry. In the past i had a task killer and the phone was not better.
3. Many users who upgraded to ICS facing something like this - battery lasts less than in Gingerbread, nut what you mentioned above "25 % in hour and a half" - its strange imo mate.
mirost1 said:
1. No risk mate, hard reset is an option in the phone, it erases apps and returns the phone in new condition, like when it was bought. I think it is in restore&back ups, look in this menu personal data/erase. Click on it and on the next screen you must tick erase again and voila.
2. Using the RAM is not bad mate, dont worry. In the past i had a task killer and the phone was not better.
3. Many users who upgraded to ICS facing something like this - battery lasts less than in Gingerbread, nut what you mentioned above "25 % in hour and a half" - its strange imo mate.
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thank you again
1. Ok, if I'll see the need to do so, then I'll try it.
2. I'll give it a try for a day
3. This happend only today, when I left the GPS on. The phone was also very hot when I cheked and saw it lost 25% after an hour and a half, but I was in a cool place. Today was the first time it happend. I'll see if it happens again tomorrow, when I'll leave the GPS off.
4. I see that you use Sola two. How did you get around the low volume when hearing music problem?
BTW I saw people complaining that the volume is low when talking on the phone. I do not hace this problem. Talking on the phone is just fine, but when hearing music the volume is very low.
opeller said:
thank you again
4. I see that you use Sola two. How did you get around the low volume when hearing music problem?
BTW I saw people complaining that the volume is low when talking on the phone. I do not hace this problem. Talking on the phone is just fine, but when hearing music the volume is very low.
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I flashed custom roms, thats it.
I'm in this position too, I've tried everything trying to fix the battery drain and am definitely going to buy a new phone in the new year. In the meantime, has anyone found anything to help? I've done all the usual things, minimum brightness, remove many internet apps, use power management, airplane mode at night, reinstall latest upgrade...
Also, I want to raise the volume throughout the phone also, I've tried a few custom ROMS and found *NO* difference whatsoever...
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the phone powered off it self until i pressed the power button to turn on again. i noticed this often happened when i put in my pocket for a while. but when i put it on table over night it didn't happen.
roms that i tried that had the same problem:
batista 3.7++
lightening 3+,6+
cognition 1.4+
apps that i tried uninstalled but no avail:
-setcpu
-daemon control(batista rom)
-juice defender
is it due to motherboard issue? appreciate your advice. thanks.
have u tired wiping data and dalvik cache before installing any rom?
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have u tired wiping data and dalvik cache before installing any rom?
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thanks, yes, i in fact wiped all and even install stock rom before any mod roms. and i also changed few kernels(stock, nipo, CF..)but still the same..
now trying to use kh4 stock rom and see..
So the this issue s only occurring when the phone is in your pocket and never when out of your pocket.
this happens to my Phone as well.. its kinda random...
sometimes when am listening to music and sometimes when its just on standby
for example it just restarted which reminded me to search for this error...
few days ago it was on standby and had shut itself down and the battery was completely drained after 5 hours without anything on.
achillies400 said:
So the this issue s only occurring when the phone is in your pocket and never when out of your pocket.
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xD3S1x said:
this happens to my Phone as well.. its kinda random...
sometimes when am listening to music and sometimes when its just on standby
for example it just restarted which reminded me to search for this error...
few days ago it was on standby and had shut itself down and the battery was completely drained after 5 hours without anything on.
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yes, found it only happens when putting in my pocket. when charging over night or putting on my work desk, it didn't happen.
and yes, it happened few times when it turned off it self, it lost about 10% to 20% battery in just few minutes... the phone was warm when it happened. that was why i took out to check and found it already powered off..
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this happens to my Phone as well.. its kinda random...
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What firmware you have? I run on XXKH3 for 3 days (previously on XXKG3 for 2 weeks), no boot issues.
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What firmware you have? I run on XXKH3 for 3 days (previously on XXKG3 for 2 weeks), no boot issues.
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lightening 3.2 = KG2
Batista 3.7 = KH3
Cognition 1.4 = KG6
all happened to shut down it self. so i guess it is not rom issue..
I would try a stock ROM for a week, just to be safe (no apps/tweaks/kernel, etc., really stock). I'm pretty sure a recent stock ROM will not give you issues, I would not worry about the hardware.
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I would try a stock ROM for a week, just to be safe (no apps/tweaks/kernel, etc., really stock). I'm pretty sure a recent stock ROM will not give you issues, I would not worry about the hardware.
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thanks for your advice, will try stock rom then
Ya, do that... just to see what is going on.
More on the technical side, the screen needs minimum 500Mhz to get out of Sleep Mode. Some custom Rom's use a low voltage or "underclock" feature that reduces the power consumption but also the number of CPU steps. That is what makes your phone crash and reboot randomly.
Once you put the stock ROM, do a sdcard wipe (if you use one), just to be safe. It should take several hours, so do it over the night. Personally I would not use an external sdcard during the one week test, just be sure.
You could also have a RAM (hardware) issue, ya. But 99% of the time is related to software. Bad memory degrades fast so you will see your random reboots pop at a faster frequency. If you did all the above and still experience random reboots, run adb logcat to see what is going on at that specific moment. If you get error codes like:
Code:
code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 00000000
you are dealing with bad memory unfortunately and need to service your phone.
astoncheah said:
I noticed this often happened when i put in my pocket for a while. but when i put it on table over night it didn't happen.
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I also heard that some people had bad battery contacts on their S2. Clean them with some audio head tape cleaner and cotton swabs, than make sure the contacts are proper... it should eliminate this possibility. In a way, it makes sense since you move a lot with your phone in your pocket.
Edit: I just clicked on Thank You button for your OP, instead of Quote.
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Ya, do that... just to see what is going on.
More on the technical side, the screen needs minimum 500Mhz to get out of Sleep Mode. Some custom Rom's use a low voltage or "underclock" feature that reduces the power consumption but also the number of CPU steps. That is what makes your phone crash and reboot randomly.
Once you put the stock ROM, do a sdcard wipe (if you use one), just to be safe. It should take several hours, so do it over the night. Personally I would not use an external sdcard during the one week test, just be sure.
You could also have a RAM (hardware) issue, ya. But 99% of the time is related to software. Bad memory degrades fast so you will see your random reboots pop at a faster frequency. If you did all the above and still experience random reboots, run adb logcat to see what is going on at that specific moment. If you get error codes like:
Code:
code 1 (SEGV_MAPERR), fault addr 00000000
you are dealing with bad memory unfortunately and need to service your phone.
I also heard that some people had bad battery contacts on their S2. Clean them with some audio head tape cleaner and cotton swabs, than make sure the contacts are proper... it should eliminate this possibility. In a way, it makes sense since you move a lot with your phone in your pocket.
Edit: I just clicked on Thank You button for your OP, instead of Quote.
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you got my THANK button too. but how to run "adb logcat"?
Is all explained into link. Time to read?
However, I have a feeling this is your problem, since the phone restarts in your pocket only. Don't smack it like the guy did, heh. Go easier, think like it is your girlfriend...
Just clean the battery contacts and make sure they touch properly.
is there a guide on how to install Stock ROM back on? cant find any...
how can i root my sgs2...?
it also happened to my phone. so i brought it back to the store where i purchased it and told them that it was shutting down randomly when i put it in my pocket. after 15 days of waiting i called them for follow up because they told me it will take 7-10 working days. they told me that the phone never shut down in the service center. what can i do about it? i don't know how to flash or root. this is my first android phone.
I have finally found a solution... installed XXKH3 FW stock, not rooted yet, and installed an application from the android market called Load Monitor
Code:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.landak.loadmon
and enabled only Add Notifications, only notify high load, autostart and only screen on... seems to do the job, no battery drainage and most of all NO SOD (Sleep Of Death) or restarts anymore
If you still have problems try checkin wake lock from the options of the app...
Hope it helps
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nikkoangelo said:
it also happened to my phone. so i brought it back to the store where i purchased it and told them that it was shutting down randomly when i put it in my pocket. after 15 days of waiting i called them for follow up because they told me it will take 7-10 working days. they told me that the phone never shut down in the service center. what can i do about it? i don't know how to flash or root. this is my first android phone.
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The phone did not rebooted in their store because they did not move it, you have a bad battery contact that can be fixed easy.
dusnoki said:
I have finally found a solution... installed XXKH3 FW stock, not rooted yet, and installed an application from the android market called Load Monitor
Code:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.landak.loadmon
and enabled only Add Notifications, only notify high load, autostart and only screen on... seems to do the job, no battery drainage and most of all NO SOD (Sleep Of Death) or restarts anymore
If you still have problems try checkin wake lock from the options of the app...
Hope it helps
Sent from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
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Weird, people reported that app adds load to the phone. Why not use terminal instead to check the stats?
yqed said:
Is all explained into link. Time to read?
However, I have a feeling this is your problem, since the phone restarts in your pocket only. Don't smack it like the guy did, heh. Go easier, think like it is your girlfriend...
Just clean the battery contacts and make sure they touch properly.
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ops..missed you link..ok will read it.
lol, i do hope it's my problem and not my phone's.. i've been modding this and that on it for the past 3months since i bought it, i think it's time to treat it nicely like my girl friend and see what is her response to me.. it's been one day testing, so far ok.. thanks..
This is my second Galaxy S2...first one had a defective screen (white spot on gray colors), now I'm having issues with this one...
While playing games (any game pretty much), randomly the game "reloads" (as if I went back to the home-screen and then returned to the game, which in some cases pauses the game after the reload but in others the games just close themselves).
I'll be honest, after all the good things I've heard about this device I'm really confused how did I end up with 2 phones with issues this big (both were brand new, though the first one was on the store's display-shelf) =/
What I've tried:
Resetting the factory settings
Updating to the latest ROM available for my area (2.3.5 Vodafone Spain)
Switching to a newer ROM (2.3.6 Open Germany)
Problem still exists.
Could this be a battery problem? (the battery I have is still from the first phone so I can assume it's defective aswell, but wouldn't that restart the phone itself rather than cause the issues I'm having?) That also crossed my mind when once a battery widget I use dropped 20% during a phone restart...
Any ideas? Something I should try?
I'm really desperate with this issue since "no gaming" on this phone pretty much makes it useless...
Thanks in advance for any replies.
CrisR82 said:
This is my second Galaxy S2...first one had a defective screen (white spot on gray colors), now I'm having issues with this one...
While playing games (any game pretty much), randomly the game "reloads" (as if I went back to the home-screen and then returned to the game, which in some cases pauses the game after the reload but in others the games just close themselves).
I'll be honest, after all the good things I've heard about this device I'm really confused how did I end up with 2 phones with issues this big (both were brand new, though the first one was on the store's display-shelf) =/
What I've tried:
Resetting the factory settings
Updating to the latest ROM available for my area (2.3.5 Vodafone Spain)
Switching to a newer ROM (2.3.6 Open Germany)
Problem still exists.
Could this be a battery problem? (the battery I have is still from the first phone so I can assume it's defective aswell, but wouldn't that restart the phone itself rather than cause the issues I'm having?) That also crossed my mind when once a battery widget I use dropped 20% during a phone restart...
Any ideas? Something I should try?
I'm really desperate with this issue since "no gaming" on this phone pretty much makes it useless...
Thanks in advance for any replies.
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You have to change the screen timeout delay and or any timeout delays example your screen pattern or password. This is not a battery problem. The battery dropping 20% you obviously changed the current battery in the phone to a different 1. If you have to do this just clear the battery stats in CWM.
EDIT: There is nothing wrong with your phone its working perfectly
CrisR82 said:
I'm really desperate with this issue since "no gaming" on this phone pretty much makes it useless....
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You're so right - absoluetly pointless device without games. Anyone would think it's a phone if we weren't sure - thanks for the clarification.
I'm going to buy a DS for my telephone needs.
bahmonkeys said:
You have to change the screen timeout delay and or any timeout delays example your screen pattern or password. This is not a battery problem. The battery dropping 20% you obviously changed the current battery in the phone to a different 1. If you have to do this just clear the battery stats in CWM.
EDIT: There is nothing wrong with your phone its working perfectly
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Tried changing the screen timeout today from 30 seconds to 1 minute, the problem still remains (no passwords/patterns are in use), while playing Asphalt 6 it randomly re-loaded again.
Just to make sure you didn't get the wrong idea, the issue is not that the display turns off (phone lock), the issue is while it's in use.
Did I miss doing something in your instructions?
CWM = clockworkmod? Doesn't that require rooting the phone? (mine is unrooted, only used Samsung official ROMs on it)
Can you give me the steps needed to clear the battery stat? (unless it's displayed right on the menu, then I won't need "tutorials" o.o )
Thanks in advance.
B3311 said:
You're so right - absoluetly pointless device without games. Anyone would think it's a phone if we weren't sure - thanks for the clarification.
I'm going to buy a DS for my telephone needs.
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People don't buy a 450€ phone just for calls or internet. Phones were good enough for calls/internet/videos/photos 4 years ago.
I just installed AndroWook rom. I didn't want to, not really. I was hoping to never have to unlock my prime. But then there was the thread about performance, and the other one about users not being able to unlock. How could I possibly walk away from that kind of a challenge? So I downloaded it just to see if it would work. And it did. So then I had to install TWRP, and then I had to install a rom.
So I installed AndroWook with Motley 3.0.5 and all the tweeks it had to offer.
I didn't wipe, I cleared cache and dalvik. I have nearly 2 years of screwing around on an HTC desire, so I felt comfortable with this level of deleting. Everything booted up properly, no apps were missing and everything (as of now) is working at least as well as before.
Then came the big test. The one that annoys me more then anything else. Copying a file from a USB thumb drive to internal memory. It usually takes 10 times as long as my windows PC does. So I plugged in the drive and copied a 250mb file. It took all of 20 seconds (I didn't really time, but it was MUCH faster). My jaw dropped.
I'm sold. ASUS has no clue what they're doing. This thing is great. I can copy files to the internal storage without staring at the percentage copying 10, then stoping, 12, stop, 15, stop, 20... This time it went smoothly from 0 to 100%.
If you haven't unlocked your device, you're missing out.
Appreciate the oppinion. Would like to hear more from your experiences with custom firmware as I'm also very unsatisfied with stock rom.
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Appreciate the oppinion. Would like to hear more from your experiences with custom firmware as I'm also very unsatisfied with stock rom.
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Well I've been up for about 2 hours now, and while I'm not sure if it 'feels' a lot of faster, but I haven't had screen tear issues. I'll keep running this rom for at least a week and I'll update if anything changes. If there's anything you'd like me to test (as long as it is free or I already have it) let me know!
Parastie, you sound just like me almost. I've been twitching at all these challenges being presented before me. Failed unlocks, failed roots, better performance. How I've managed to resist unlocking so far is beyond me. My poor desire s didn't last so long, its been flashed so many times I don't think it knows what kind of device it even is anymore.
So you say file transfer is slow on stock, eh? I must witness this. Might be the straw that breaks the camels back for me. The one last push to unlocking.
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Parastie said:
Then came the big test. The one that annoys me more then anything else. Copying a file from a USB thumb drive to internal memory. It usually takes 10 times as long as my windows PC does. So I plugged in the drive and copied a 250mb file. It took all of 20 seconds (I didn't really time, but it was MUCH faster). My jaw dropped.
I'm sold. ASUS has no clue what they're doing. This thing is great. I can copy files to the internal storage without staring at the percentage copying 10, then stoping, 12, stop, 15, stop, 20... This time it went smoothly from 0 to 100%.
If you haven't unlocked your device, you're missing out.
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Welcome to the club!
So when you say copying from thumb drive to internal memory, you mean via the usb port on the dock right? (must be because I can't think of how else you would be doing it.)
The reason I ask is, I've been unlocked for a while, but haven't done any thumb drive to internal memory copying since I unlocked. I also found this unbelievably slow when running stock though (and all the starting and stopping made me think WTF???)
Gotta try it out tonight.
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Welcome to the club!
So when you say copying from thumb drive to internal memory, you mean via the usb port on the dock right? (must be because I can't think of how else you would be doing it.)
The reason I ask is, I've been unlocked for a while, but haven't done any thumb drive to internal memory copying since I unlocked. I also found this unbelievably slow when running stock though (and all the starting and stopping made me think WTF???)
Gotta try it out tonight.
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Yeah the copying to internal memory was the most annoying. Slow as dirt, it makes putting HD movies on this thing impossible. I've only tried one file, but I'm going to try another large file when I get some time.
Also note, screen tearing still happens. I got it to stop by locking the screen for a few seconds, but that's still an issue.
Parastie, you sound just like me almost. I've been twitching at all these challenges being presented before me. Failed unlocks, failed roots, better performance. How I've managed to resist unlocking so far is beyond me. My poor desire s didn't last so long, its been flashed so many times I don't think it knows what kind of device it even is anymore.
So you say file transfer is slow on stock, eh? I must witness this. Might be the straw that breaks the camels back for me. The one last push to unlocking.
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Anyone know if handwriting notetaking is better with any custom roms? My biggest problem with the prime has been how bad the digitizer seems to be (as in trying to draw a diagonal line the prime makes a crazy wavy line). Touchscreen tune helps but doesn't fully fix the problem.
Not sure if this is something a ROM can really fix or not.
It does help some, I can tell the difference in a well performing rom by using handwriting apps. The handwriting apps when a rom is slow or sluggish don't keep up, kind of like an underpowered android phone and keyboard lag. But when performing properly, the handwriting is more accurate and keeps up with the stylus or finger, in my experiences.
Without seeing your problem, I can't say if it's because of your software and/or configuration, or if it's some very strange hardware problem that software can't fix. But I can tell you that typically a tablets performance overall greatly affects how things react to the touch screen and how the graphics render.
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Well I've been up for about 2 hours now, and while I'm not sure if it 'feels' a lot of faster, but I haven't had screen tear issues. I'll keep running this rom for at least a week and I'll update if anything changes. If there's anything you'd like me to test (as long as it is free or I already have it) let me know!
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Can you please either confirm or contradict one thing: I had a battery drain issue. For example before going to bed the tablet was docked and both batteries almost full, in the morning - dock battery flat, tablet - half empty. SystemPanel suggested it's a Facebook app and, miracle, as soon as I deleted the app I haven't seen leaks anymore.
This's a bit strange because this app has never caused drain issues before. Syncing and notifications were disabled.
Parastie said:
I'm sold. ASUS has no clue what they're doing. This thing is great. I can copy files to the internal storage without staring at the percentage copying 10, then stoping, 12, stop, 15, stop, 20... This time it went smoothly from 0 to 100%.
If you haven't unlocked your device, you're missing out.
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I won't defend asus as far a knowing what they are doing but I have never used a stock mobile device that could not be drastically improved by dedicated developers. The hardware companies are only focused on a product as long as it takes to hit a shelf and then by and large you are on your own. Thats why this is the best site on the internet for non sheep type people.
svladimir said:
Can you please either confirm or contradict one thing: I had a battery drain issue. For example before going to bed the tablet was docked and both batteries almost full, in the morning - dock battery flat, tablet - half empty. SystemPanel suggested it's a Facebook app and, miracle, as soon as I deleted the app I haven't seen leaks anymore.
This's a bit strange because this app has never caused drain issues before. Syncing and notifications were disabled.
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This sounds like a text book app or widget problem and not a device problem.
svladimir said:
Can you please either confirm or contradict one thing: I had a battery drain issue. For example before going to bed the tablet was docked and both batteries almost full, in the morning - dock battery flat, tablet - half empty. SystemPanel suggested it's a Facebook app and, miracle, as soon as I deleted the app I haven't seen leaks anymore.
This's a bit strange because this app has never caused drain issues before. Syncing and notifications were disabled.
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if you want to keep the facebook app, try turning off wifi when you turn the tablet off before you go to bed. super easy with the dock and i've gotten in the habit of doing so myself. i see 1-2% battery drain on teh tablet overnight, and <1% on teh dock. you might also want to try setting wifi to not stay on during sleep by default in settings, but idk if a wakelock via facebook would fix this.
also, did you try clearing data and cache or restarting and it still did this? anyways, sorry to be so OT to the OP. PM me if you want to chat about this some more.
I also bit the bullet yesterday.
Unfortunately my experience was not so good...
1. Unlocked, installed TRWP, made backup (and titanium).
2. Wipe device.
3. Install Androwook.
4. Tried to restore Titanium backup on to find it will prompt you twice for every app (I was not going to do this for 150 odd apps).
5. Go back to recovery, wipe device, and restore backup (this 'only' took about 30 minutes...).
6. Reboot, took about 15 minutes to boot.
7. My home screen was messed up, none of my installed apps would run, only the apps included in ROM.
8. Go back to recovery, wipe again, and installed AndroWook again.
9. Spent the entire day downloading apps from the play store again.
During the last step, the poor tablet consistently froze and even had a random reboot. Play store ANR'd about 15 times...
Eventually had everything back installed, but all my 'user data' is lost (hopefully I can recover this with Titanium if needed).
To be honest. It does not really feel any different. No OOOOHH's and AAAAAHH's like everyone says.
So now I have 2 problems. A useless tablet and no bloody warranty.
To top this off, I discovered another dead pixel (white one, not so noticeable) yesterday.
leppie said:
4. Tried to restore Titanium backup on to find it will prompt you twice for every app (I was not going to do this for 150 odd apps).
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The paid version of Titanium Backup allows for one-click batch restoring...
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Then came the big test. The one that annoys me more then anything else. Copying a file from a USB thumb drive to internal memory. It usually takes 10 times as long as my windows PC does. So I plugged in the drive and copied a 250mb file. It took all of 20 seconds (I didn't really time, but it was MUCH faster).
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Thats the only thing which is bugging me on the stock rom. Can others confirm this major improvement? Can anyone say what is responsible for this I/O enhancement? Is it the ROM (IO schedulers) or is it Motleys kernel?
Stefan
Parastie said:
Yeah the copying to internal memory was the most annoying. Slow as dirt, it makes putting HD movies on this thing impossible. I've only tried one file, but I'm going to try another large file when I get some time.
Also note, screen tearing still happens. I got it to stop by locking the screen for a few seconds, but that's still an issue.
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I was on the fence about this issue too. Screen tearing & I/O performance was a big issue for me. Looks like it's device dependent, some users dont have it, some have it. Our device have this issue. ;(
B4 this I've read a few posts from other forumers claiming that tearing still happens on custom kernel & ROM.
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I was on the fence about this issue too. Screen tearing & I/O performance was a big issue for me. Looks like it's device dependent, some users dont have it, some have it. Our device have this issue. ;(
B4 this I've read a few posts from other forumers claiming that tearing still happens on custom kernel & ROM.
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Wouldn't be a surprise as they're based off the stock rom.
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MXR2 said:
I was on the fence about this issue too. Screen tearing & I/O performance was a big issue for me. Looks like it's device dependent, some users dont have it, some have it. Our device have this issue. ;(
B4 this I've read a few posts from other forumers claiming that tearing still happens on custom kernel & ROM.
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Well screen tearing still happens here. Of course, I did not do a full wipe and I'm running Wook which is based on stock. It is possible that AOKP or CM9 would not have this problem. I was going for what most people said was the fastest. As far as day-to-day use goes, after a full day I don't really see a huge difference. It was great before, and it still is.
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Anyone know if handwriting notetaking is better with any custom roms? My biggest problem with the prime has been how bad the digitizer seems to be (as in trying to draw a diagonal line the prime makes a crazy wavy line). Touchscreen tune helps but doesn't fully fix the problem.
Not sure if this is something a ROM can really fix or not.
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I suspect JB ROMs will be better at this as it bumps-up the CPU speed for user interactions.
Hi,
This is my first post so I do not know if it is in the right section.
I have an Android Phone (ZTE KIS V788 – Full spec: gsmarena.com /zte_kis_v788-4586.php)
It runs Android Gingerbread 2.3.6
It keeps turning off and restarts, it is basically not usable anymore.
What can I do to fix it?
And is there any way to update its software manually? (It has 256MB RAM, and 800MHz CPU)
Thanks!
dell5 said:
Hi,
This is my first post so I do not know if it is in the right section.
I have an Android Phone (ZTE KIS V788 – Full spec: gsmarena.com /zte_kis_v788-4586.php)
It runs Android Gingerbread 2.3.6
It keeps turning off and restarts, it is basically not usable anymore.
What can I do to fix it?
And is there any way to update its software manually? (It has 256MB RAM, and 800MHz CPU)
Thanks!
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Your issue is the device. No matter what you do to it, it will still act up. The issue is that the device doesn't even have enough ram to run the os properly. 256 mb of ram is just not gonna cut it.
zelendel said:
Your issue is the device. No matter what you do to it, it will still act up. The issue is that the device doesn't even have enough ram to run the os properly. 256 mb of ram is just not gonna cut it.
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But at new it used to run well, and still has the same firmware (Gingerbread), how is it possible that this issue started just a month ago?
Thanks for the reply!
dell5 said:
But at new it used to run well, and still has the same firmware (Gingerbread), how is it possible that this issue started just a month ago?
Thanks for the reply!
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I bet over the last month you have used it right? Meaning new apps, filling up database files in info? Phones like that are ok at best if left completely stock and maybe an app or two but they all sooner or later suffer the same thing. Mainly as they dont use an Official release version of android. Best advise I can give you is to keep it as clean stock as possible, Use cloud storage for pics and what not so you wont have them eating up space on the device.
You can get out of the soft bricked phase by try rebooting in fastboot menu. If that doesn't work you can try flashing the phones original files which will reset everything on your phone. Though, I recommend getting a new phone because, your still running gingerbread. That is an extremely old os as most newer devices are running lollipop and kitkat. If you don't plan on spending a lot of money on a phone, there are plenty of cheap phones out there. If you do manage to get out the bootloop than I wouldn't run any newer apps on it, as it will crash the phone.
zelendel said:
I bet over the last month you have used it right? Meaning new apps, filling up database files in info? Phones like that are ok at best if left completely stock and maybe an app or two but they all sooner or later suffer the same thing. Mainly as they dont use an Official release version of android. Best advise I can give you is to keep it as clean stock as possible, Use cloud storage for pics and what not so you wont have them eating up space on the device.
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Thanks for the reply!
I have always kept it stock, only installed Facebook and whatsapp.
This is a very weird issue, as the phone behaves normal when charging and does not randomly turn off.
I downloaded an app that checks the battery health, and it says that the battery is good.
I also noticed that when the phone turns off and I switch it back on then the battery is completely drained – for example I have it at 100% charge and after the random restart it shows only 9%.
Brent Austin said:
You can get out of the soft bricked phase by try rebooting in fastboot menu. If that doesn't work you can try flashing the phones original files which will reset everything on your phone. Though, I recommend getting a new phone because, your still running gingerbread. That is an extremely old os as most newer devices are running lollipop and kitkat. If you don't plan on spending a lot of money on a phone, there are plenty of cheap phones out there. If you do manage to get out the bootloop than I wouldn't run any newer apps on it, as it will crash the phone.
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Thanks for the reply!
I tried rebooting it, wiping the whole phone and cache in the menu that comes up when it turn the phone up with the + volume button, but it did not help.
How can I flash the phones original files? (I'm new to this)
Hello house,
I have a problem, my IPx8 Quad Core-2.2GHz (1GB,16GB HDD,3G,WiFi,Dual SIM) 8-Inch Android Tablet, with MTK6582 chips, running 4.4.2,
Can I get a rom that can work for it. Or can I load 4.2.2 on it, is the same MTK6582.
dell5 said:
Thanks for the reply!
I tried rebooting it, wiping the whole phone and cache in the menu that comes up when it turn the phone up with the + volume button, but it did not help.
How can I flash the phones original files? (I'm new to this)
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To flash the phones original files, you will need to look up a video either on YouTube or find another website with informative directions. Basically, you will need fastboot files and roms/ img files to revert your phone. You will need a computer and usb cable for this. Go to YouTube and search how to fix a bootloop or how to fix a bricked/soft bricked phone. Best of luck.
dell5 said:
Thanks for the reply!
I have always kept it stock, only installed Facebook and whatsapp.
This is a very weird issue, as the phone behaves normal when charging and does not randomly turn off.
I downloaded an app that checks the battery health, and it says that the battery is good.
I also noticed that when the phone turns off and I switch it back on then the battery is completely drained – for example I have it at 100% charge and after the random restart it shows only 9%.
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Sounds like your battery is one of two things. 1. Its going bad. (Many reasons why the app is tell you its fine, Thats 2) 2. The battery is a fake and there is software that was changed to hide this. A common practice in some places in the world. The reason it is only now failing "could" be that it is starting to die but the software is still set to show you its good.
The fact that it works fine when it is plugged in would support those theories.
You could try reflashing the files as suggested, but do yourself a favor and DO NOT use some youtube video. At least not before reading up. The issue with youtube videos is that if something goes wrong then you are stuck even worse with no idea what to do. Then you will find yourself right back here.
Hi there everyone, hope someone can give me some explanation.
I will not ask about technical poblem,its more likely about common problem but I didnt find the answer, so the point is, is it okay for my smartphone screen is always on for hours? What I meant is always on for full screen on apps not samsung feature always on.
For example I'm a traveler so I use google maps etc for my direction guidance,my phone screen will always on while navigating for almost 2-3 hour if there's no problem on the way, if there's a poblem I will played some games or watching movies while waiting, that's a total of 5 hour screen time continously for my phone.
To sum up, is it okay for my phone screen is active for 5 hour running apps,games & watching movie continously? Btw I'm using Xiaomi Mi Mix2S. Any answer will really be appreciated, many thanks..
Syphro said:
Hi there everyone, hope someone can give me some explanation.
I will not ask about technical poblem,its more likely about common problem but I didnt find the answer, so the point is, is it okay for my smartphone screen is always on for hours? What I meant is always on for full screen on apps not samsung feature always on.
For example I'm a traveler so I use google maps etc for my direction guidance,my phone screen will always on while navigating for almost 2-3 hour if there's no problem on the way, if there's a poblem I will played some games or watching movies while waiting, that's a total of 5 hour screen time continously for my phone.
To sum up, is it okay for my phone screen is active for 5 hour running apps,games & watching movie continously? Btw I'm using Xiaomi Mi Mix2S. Any answer will really be appreciated, many thanks..
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The main disadvantages of keeping your device on for hours is the battery drain problem and heating of device
This may reduce your processor speed by eating up the RAM's memory however if you clear cache/davlik cache once in a while it may not be an issue
You are also advised to factory reset after a period of few months to avoid any lag related issues
Talking about the hardware it may become an issue in the long run but as of now it will be working fine
Apart from these you may have health problem which are not discussed here being an Android forum
Hope my information was helpful:fingers-crossed:
Regards,
milkyway3
milkyway3 said:
The main disadvantages of keeping your device on for hours is the battery drain problem and heating of device
This may reduce your processor speed by eating up the RAM's memory however if you clear cache/davlik cache once in a while it may not be an issue
You are also advised to factory reset after a period of few months to avoid any lag related issues
Talking about the hardware it may become an issue in the long run but as of now it will be working fine
Apart from these you may have health problem which are not discussed here being an Android forum
Hope my information was helpful:fingers-crossed:
Regards,
milkyway3
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Hi milkyway3
Battery drain problem is inevitable, however my device doesn't feel hot at all, Xiaomi had done a great job with their phone.
Bottom line is, I'm concern if my usage style to my phone can effect on the phone, such as the screen black out or the phone go died on me considering I'm often in remote area which will be a big trouble if my phone go died on me.
Well hopefully for now it will be working fine like you said:fingers-crossed:
Any other input will be highly appreciated, thanks & peace.
Syphro said:
Hi milkyway3
Battery drain problem is inevitable, however my device doesn't feel hot at all, Xiaomi had done a great job with their phone.
Bottom line is, I'm concern if my usage style to my phone can effect on the phone, such as the screen black out or the phone go died on me considering I'm often in remote area which will be a big trouble if my phone go died on me.
Well hopefully for now it will be working fine like you said:fingers-crossed:
Any other input will be highly appreciated, thanks & peace.
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If by any means your phone screen gets black out then as per your usgae it would be most probably due to a software issue
In case of such an emergency you can always keep a pendrive handy with you and a zip file Firmware of your device in the pendrive thenafter if anything as such happens you can install your firmware back via a Custom Recovery and everything would be fine
You can Google search for how to install custom Recovery and stock firmware of your "device name"
I recommend you to try it out once or a few times so that when you get stuck up in an emergency you would be easily able to use it
Note: This will factory reset your device
But at least you will be saved from such an emergency
Regards,
milkyway3