I am running wanamlite 14.3 (didn't want to upgrde to 14.4 due to getting use to the ROM).
Recently I found that the UK lotto app I use uninstals after a reboot or power off/on. I contacted the developer and he said to contact google, as the issue was out of his control.
However, I used T Backup and made the app a system app, that seemed to have done the trick as the app doesn't uninstal now.
Yet, aside from this problem often when trying to access my camera, the camera app will freeze and become unresponsive and after several reboot will then only work.
Also, after a full recharge the phone sporadically discharges to fast (after1hour of browers use) and/or over-heat causing the phone to turn off automagically.
All of these issues have been occuring over the last 3-4weeks.
I am unsure what if any relation to one another this has and why, as I haven't downloaded any new apps.
Advice and guidance would be appreciated, to resolve these issues.
Regards
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SGS2 GT-I9100 using xda prem
Go stock.
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Can you suggest a stock type ROM? or are you suggesting to go back to my out of the box ROM?
The reason I ask is that my original stock-ware was Gingerbread and I'm now on JB, and I was earlier told I cannot go back to GB (or it's hard to). I do have a nandroid backup both of my original stock-ware and one related to my current ROM (once I configured my apps and setup etc, after the original flash).
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s_m_a_s_h said:
Can you suggest a stock type ROM? or are you suggesting to go back to my out of the box ROM?
The reason I ask is that my original stock-ware was Gingerbread and I'm now on JB, and I was earlier told I cannot go back to GB (or it's hard to). I do have a nandroid backup both of my original stock-ware and one related to my current ROM (once I configured my apps and setup etc, after the original flash).
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ICS XWLP7->very good battery and performance
JB XWLSS ->better performance,JB,lower battery
I recommend these firmwares.You can download both from Sammobile,or search on XDA.I personally don't recommend GB.The choice is on you,JB or ICS.
Only go back to GB if you must.I use GB as I think ics/jb are battery eaters.This is a pic of what I got when I went from jb>gb.
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maybe your an iphone expert
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Of course they are, drainage comes with functions.
Mobile Odin will save you from that cwm error.
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Well after my initial posting my battey failed. I'm sure it's the battery and not something on or happening to my phone. I hope.
Battery charged to 100% disconnected charger, phone ran down to about 90% and switched off!!
Will only switch on when connected to charger.
I am away from the UK so looked to buy a new battery.
I am now on the 2nd reconditioned battery, I say this as it's obvious that somebody has been tampering with the battery (looks and feels empty [no cells] and the battery feels flimsy/empty to hold). I can only assume it's reconditioned, as the wrap around samsung label peels back to easy. Tried a similar battery on Sat; it charged to 100% then switched off completely at 50% and needed to be plugged-in/recharged, the battery indicator displayed 0%!!
I took the battery back and went to another store after a refund, only to buy a similar feeling and looking battery. I can only assume samsung don't distribute here hence fake **** everywhere.
However, when using the phone all apps worked and it felt speedy(er), I guess.
Just a question: can something on my phone be causing this battery killer or its all down to fake batteries, I know my q sounds daft given the obvious physical fake battery appearance but I just wondered if anything on a smart phone can kill a genuine battery in such way? My original battery was just over 2yrs old came with the s2 new on launch.
(FYI, I do use a battery calibration app when changing batteries and roms).
Off to get a refund for this 2nd battery (same problems with the 1st one) and then into the near city to find a genuine battery (fingers crossed).
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Recon battery. Omg you tight sod. . You pay for what you get and you got crap. Take it to cop shop and report them for selling fake rubbish. Money Bk? Me id rather go cop shop and at least try and help others from buying rubbish. If it don't look real it not real. Sam have high standards crappy little shops don't.
tight??? hahah nah just where I am on holiday here's no real avenue to buy genuine so I tried the 2nd best option (thought they'd last at least a couple of months, if that, never thought it would be scaled in days.. a day!!
Finally tracked down a genuine battery, inserted battery it was 52% charged on insertion I've had it on standby and small use for the last 2hrs and its down to 44%. Not bad given I haven't charged it yet or calibrated it.
At least I know it's genuine!
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Cool glad you sorted it :thumbup:
Related
Ok so for those of us who like to flash roms without paying attention to what our battery charge is I have a friendly bit of experiential advice. As a quick background story, I tried flashing the new eclipse 2.0 over the 413 version of 2.3.5 (kept root using OTARootkeeper). That didn't work (don't try) and it left my phone utterly useless to the point where it wouldn't even charge my battery. I thought to myself "hey no problem, I'll just sbf," and I got the little annoying message saying "battery too low to flash" (anyone else hate seeing that?). So now im stuck with a phone that wont work, wont charge, and wont sbf. I tried several things but none worked. Then I found this http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B005C20U5G/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1324880394&sr=8-1, a fantastic little gadget that cost me a fifth of the price of a new battery (including shipping) and worked like a charm. So if this sort of thing ever happens to you, don't panic, and don't spend $50 on a new battery (if you don't want to).
Best regards.
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I'm looking to get a second hand galaxy s2, is there any way to check the lifetimer of the phone?
The *#*#info#*#* is not showing the info that i need. Is there any other code that i could use.
Thanks
J
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Lifetimer?
Don't know which one u like to know by that word - Life-timer
1.If u meant- the phone's manufacture date and Warranty period:
Go to this place.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=2
Register.Then put the serial number[found on the label inside the phone under the battery] in the space provided and hit send.U will get ur answer.
2. If u want to know the Phone's up-time, it's really tough as a factory reset will put the counter to Zero.
I think he means how much the previous owner has use it ... like how much calling ......
I wouldn't go there at all, because you can never be 100% certain of anything with a 2nd hand phone. Get a new one. Or get a cheaper Android phone. There's heaps of them from different manufacturers.
Why paying 500€ on a phone that will be replaced soon.
Anyway...yes, i want to know if there's a code that will show you the up time from new. Nokia use to have one...
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MistahBungle said:
I wouldn't go there at all, because you can never be 100% certain of anything with a 2nd hand phone. Get a new one. Or get a cheaper Android phone. There's heaps of them from different manufacturers.
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I always buy second hand phones, never got a bad surprise. It's a question of testing functionalities before buying (Quite easy, really)
As far as I know android does not have lifetimer functionality but I could be wrong.
Your only other clue would be date on the battery unless seller replaced it with new.
Thanks Idan73, just checked the battery date on my galaxy s and is made in the same month i bought the phone.
The S2 i'm looking to get is only 2 weeks old according to the seller. I was hoping i can check the usage with some code.
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Sorry! But even nokia war0anty code can be reset...
But like I said battery is pretty good indicator (within a month usually cause these things don't stay in stock long) and most importantly visual inspection and for God sakes, play with the phone before buying.
Also important to check for USB damage. Telltale signs are in info menu under battery when full it will say overcharge, phone refuses to shut down, temperature warning while booting...
Hey guys, I came had the HTC Sensation, and I broke it VERY bad, and T-Mobile refused to give me a new one, so I bought the Amaze 4G on Amazon.
The phone worked okay for the first week, and about 10 days after I had it, it started to randomly freeze and I would have to lock and unlock the screen for it to work again.
Wasn't a big deal at first. It was almost as if the processor wasn't getting enough voltage for example, on my Sensation if I undervolted it too much it would freeze up and I would need to pull the battery.
Not as big of a deal though, but it is SO ANNOYING when trying to text or type something and having to go through the whole process.
But then the device was getting very slow when I had it on the charger, so I argued with Amazon to take it back and they said I would have to contact the private dealer.
I had no luck with the dealer, so I basically got screwed over out of 500 bucks.
BUT... I think the problem is fixable...
Correct me if I'm wrong, (and I probably am), I am NEARLY 100% positive this is a battery issue or a processor issue.
And maybe one of you phone geniuses will be able to help me out (You guys never dissapoint)
But before I drop 15 dollars on a battery, I want to know if one of you have had experience with a problem like this. Even after rooting, wiping, installing countless roms and apps, I have had no luck at all.
Did you buy it used?
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Did you buy it used?
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Yea it was "Certified Refurbished" by the company, but they said that there was no way to prove it was like that when it left their shop, so basically I got screwed out of everything. I tried contacting HTC also and they said a standard repair could range up to 100 dollars, and I really don't want to spend that unless I have to, but I am almost positive it's the battery that doesn't give the phone enough power. I will take it up to T-Mobile and see if they have a tester battery I could use. Very weird problems though, it makes me wonder if it's more than the battery.
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Yea it was "Certified Refurbished" by the company, but they said that there was no way to prove it was like that when it left their shop, so basically I got screwed out of everything. I tried contacting HTC also and they said a standard repair could range up to 100 dollars, and I really don't want to spend that unless I have to, but I am almost positive it's the battery that doesn't give the phone enough power. I will take it up to T-Mobile and see if they have a tester battery I could use. Very weird problems though, it makes me wonder if it's more than the battery.
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I think we need more info before we can think of possible reasons for the problem.
Are you rooted?
What software version are you using?
Did you do the factory reset?
What apps are running background?
Did you try different sd card?
Did you get logs (logcat, etc.)
etc. etc.
It may be purely hardware issue like you say, but as you say, software can cause similar problems, too. Especially, if you can remedy the problem by going in to the lockscreen and back, I think it is software related.
EDIT: Wait a minute! You're the same guy asking about s-off'ing the phone with ICS leak, aren't you? Probably you didn't flash the original ICS RUU before flashing a custom ROM? Mismatched firmware can cause tons of problems and there's no easy solution to it rather than to flash the firmware. But then, if you're not s-off'ed, you can't flash firmware to begin with. What a mess you are in.
Also if you think it's a battery problem plug the thing in problem still there not the battery. It will get full power plugged in even with a bad battery.
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I have been running Siyah 1.7rc1 dual booting Omega v30 as primary and AOKP milestone 1 as secondary. I also have the 4.2 camera and keyboard mods installed. The phone has been working fine until last night.
Last night the phone was fully charged. This morning the phone was off and wouldn't turn on when I pressed the power button. Hoping it was just a depleted battery, I put the phone on the charger for a couple of hours. However, it still won't turn on. I can't get to either recovery mode or download mode with the vol_up+home+power or the vol_down+home+power.
There is no reaction from the phone to any combination of buttons. I have removed the battery a few times with the same results.
Does anyone have any ideas? I might try and see if Samsung service can fix this but wanted to know if there was any advise from XDA.
Well if you do want to go to samsung service """ you have a freaking rooted phone bro"""""",,,BTW your phone is dead.
As repair is chargeable i would first try a new battery or borrow one and a USB jig to boot to recovery mode .
jje
*sob*
Mine has gone exactly the same way.
Had it on charge. Took it off charge and checked emails then left it on my desk. Came back 30 minutes later, picked it up and phone was completely dead.
No light when plugged into a charger, phone won't power on.
Plugged it into a computer, no luck.
Different chargers, different cables, no luck.
Tried a USB jig, no luck.
I've NOT tried a new battery yet, that's next on my list. I suspect this won't make any difference either.
I suggest you send it to samsung bro.
happened to my phone too.
They won't find out you rooted/have custom ROM etc, cause this is caused by hardware failure. They'll need to replace it to get it to boot, so they can't tell if you rooted or not.
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I suggest you send it to samsung bro.
happened to my phone too.
They won't find out you rooted/have custom ROM etc, cause this is caused by hardware failure. They'll need to replace it to get it to boot, so they can't tell if you rooted or not.
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take it back to the shop first, if you havent had it too long them may just swap it out. If not then they will send it back for you and should lend you candybar phone to use if you leave them a deposit (depends on the shop though).
Sammy wont even both to check if its been rooted, they will just replace it.
Thanks both. I'm going to send it straight to Samsung as soon as I've found proof of warranty. Hopefully it won't take too long to sort out.
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Thanks both. I'm going to send it straight to Samsung as soon as I've found proof of warranty. Hopefully it won't take too long to sort out.
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Like i said its a paid for repair .
Totally dead mobo that requires change you will probably get away with warranty .
jje
I did try using a friend's battery. No go. I saw another thread on XDA where a bunch of people seem to have hit the same problem in the last week. I am wondering if it is some time-triggerred bug?
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I did try using a friend's battery. No go. I saw another thread on XDA where a bunch of people seem to have hit the same problem in the last week. I am wondering if it is some time-triggerred bug?
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I've just got round to trying a friends battery too. Likewise, no go.
I think it's probably more likely a design flaw on Samsungs part.
I wonder if they've produced a different revision of the S3 circuit board to fix it? I've heard on other threads that Samsung just replace the system board when it's sent back for warranty repair...
Well there certainly has been quite a lot of them over the last 4 weeks or so. Probably some sub-standard motherboards found their way into the production line every now and then (given the number of units produced), or a design flaw as noted above. It's going to be a reasonably expensive exercise for Samsung if they end up having to replace a lot of them though...
I just hope that the new one they put in my phone isn't going to commit suicide again in 4 months time
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I have the exact problem.
But it was my fault in this case. Flashed an "unmatched" md5 file of WanamLite.
It booted up normally. Then i proceeded installing TiBu & restore apps. After 10mins, i came back with a dead phone.
After some googling & advice from phone shops, there's a possibility that the motherboard may be fried.
I sent to Samsung Service Centre, and within 2 working days, my S3 is alive.
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Hi all,
I recently bought an i9100 GS2 from a friend for a really cheap price. $100AU. He works for a telco and hence gets phones given to him to trial. The phone was not previously used often as he used his iPhone instead. So essentially it has been sitting around unused for close to 2 years.
My issue is: The phone tends to shut down and become totally unresponsive at random times. When this occurs, it requires the battery to be pulled in order to restart the device. The phone is also really hot at this point in time. It generally occurs when the device is on charge, however it has also happened when the device has simply been left on standby.
I have purchased a new battery (2013 stock) in order to replace the original (2011 stock) however this has not fixed the problem. The phone is also rooted with ThinkingBridge ROM (Stable 1) installed.
Does anyone have any ideas? Is there an app to track and pinpoint the cause?
Thanks.
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Clean the battery contacts in the phone with isopropyl alcohol on a cotton bud, could also be symptomatic of the USB/charging circuitry (which the battery/connections is part of) on the way out as well. Is it an original Samsung battery (Tho many people have no problems with 'el cheapo' batteries, a lot do) ?
After cleaning the contacts, do a clean install of stock to see if the issue persists to rule in/out a rom/firmware issue.
If it does persist on stock, it's probably the 2nd thing I mentioned. If that's the case, you may be able to swap the relevant board out with one from a donor phone with a broken screen (this is what you'd do to replace a motherboard, I'm assuming you can do the same with the USB board), or you can send it to a service centre. Or even a local mobile shop may be able to diagnose & repair.
But if that problem persists on a clean stock install w/new genuine battery, my money is on a hardware issue.
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Clean the battery contacts in the phone with isopropyl alcohol on a cotton bud, could also be symptomatic of the USB/charging circuitry (which the battery/connections is part of) on the way out as well. Is it an original Samsung battery (Tho many people have no problems with 'el cheapo' batteries, a lot do) ?
After cleaning the contacts, do a clean install of stock to see if the issue persists to rule in/out a rom/firmware issue.
If it does persist on stock, it's probably the 2nd thing I mentioned. If that's the case, you may be able to swap the relevant board out with one from a donor phone with a broken screen (this is what you'd do to replace a motherboard, I'm assuming you can do the same with the USB board), or you can send it to a service centre. Or even a local mobile shop may be able to diagnose & repair.
But if that problem persists on a clean stock install w/new genuine battery, my money is on a hardware issue.
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Thanks for such a prompt and thorough reply!
I've cleaned the battery contacts on the phone, and the battery to be sure. It is an original Samsung battery so should be no problems there.
With an install of the stock ROM, am I able to root the phone to allow myself the freedom to restore data for apps etc etc...? Would you recommend doing a clean install of the latest stock ROM found here?
Not too keen on trying to fix it if it's broken. May just sell up and get a GS3.
Cheers!
Yep a rom from that thread will be fine. Yes, reinstall/restore your apps & what not; just trying to ascertain if there's something funky in the rom/kernel you're currently using causing the issue or not.
You're welcome Let us know how you get on after you've done that.
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Yep a rom from that thread will be fine. Yes, reinstall/restore your apps & what not; just trying to ascertain if there's something funky in the rom/kernel you're currently using causing the issue or not.
You're welcome Let us know how you get on after you've done that.
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If it makes any difference, it has occurred on multiple custom ROM/kernel combinations...Hopefully the clean with isopropyl alcohol solves the situation!
That sounds ominous (and not in a good way) in that case.