Hi guys,
Has anyone ever had this problem. To my knowledge the phone was never dropped or shocked yet the accelerometer seems to be stuck. (yes rotation is on ) I used a diagnostic app to see if any data was coming from the accelerometer / gyro but it does not move at all. I was rooted and ROM'd with TWRP and Clean Rom (been that way for months), but put it back to stock kernel and rom. Nothing. Same problem. has anyone any knowledge as to changing the gravity sensor chip or any ideas at all? THanks in advance for any suggestions.
joe
Rotation Lock Adaptive Free app. It has many rotation options that may be an answer to your problem.
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joelisajer said:
Hi guys,
Has anyone ever had this problem. To my knowledge the phone was never dropped or shocked yet the accelerometer seems to be stuck. (yes rotation is on ) I used a diagnostic app to see if any data was coming from the accelerometer / gyro but it does not move at all. I was rooted and ROM'd with TWRP and Clean Rom (been that way for months), but put it back to stock kernel and rom. Nothing. Same problem. has anyone any knowledge as to changing the gravity sensor chip or any ideas at all? THanks in advance for any suggestions.
joe
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I had the exact same problem. Androsensor showed that the accelerometer was not working at all. After googling...all I found was to bang on the back of the phone. I didnt believe it at all, but after hours figured I would try it. Took the back cover off and banged on the he phone fairly hard. Turned it back on and everything was working. There are several sensors that apparently get stuck sometines.
I did the same thing with switching roms. Try banging the phone before you waste more time. I was all set to go to Best Buy the next morning to return it.
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michigan66 said:
I had the exact same problem. Androsensor showed that the accelerometer was not working at all. After googling...all I found was to bang on the back of the phone. I didnt believe it at all, but after hours figured I would try it. Took the back cover off and banged on the he phone fairly hard. Turned it back on and everything was working. There are several sensors that apparently get stuck sometines.
I did the same thing with switching roms. Try banging the phone before you waste more time. I was all set to go to Best Buy the next morning to return it.
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Yeah, saw that and tried it. Hit it pretty hard too!! Still no joy.
joelisajer said:
Yeah, saw that and tried it. Hit it pretty hard too!! Still no joy.
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Did you take the battery cover off? I laid mine face down with the battery cover off. I really couldn't believe that it worked. There wasnt any other information for a fix that I found. You might have to return it.
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Help!
This is the second time my SGS2 keeps turning itself on after I've switched it off.. Last time I removed the battery and then lost all my settings/widgets on the homescreen - pain in the a*** to set it up again! Obviously I don't want to have to do it a third time!
Anyone else having the same problem? Any ideas on how to permanently fix this issue?
Any thoughts are greatfully received.
Jamie
FreshFreddie53 said:
Help!
This is the second time my SGS2 keeps turning itself on after I've switched it off.. Last time I removed the battery and then lost all my settings/widgets on the homescreen - pain in the a*** to set it up again! Obviously I don't want to have to do it a third time!
Anyone else having the same problem? Any ideas on how to permanently fix this issue?
Any thoughts are greatlyfully received.
Jamie
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What rom are you running? Stock or custom? What kernel? Details man, details.
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Fair point. Stock. Not rooted.
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FreshFreddie53 said:
Fair point. Stock. Not rooted.
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Cheers. Ok , so you are on stock, could you go into settings, about phone, and give the baseband,build number kernel version? Also, where are you? Uk/europe/asia/etc.
I know its a lot of details, but so far theres around 7 different versions of the stock software. Depending what you have, there might be an update for you, or not.
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Man, you're putting me to shame here... Sorry!
Baseband version - I9100XXKE4
Kernel Version - 2.6.35.7-I9100XWKE7-CL215725 [email protected] #2
Build Number - GINGERBREAD.XWKE7
I'm in the UK and bought the phone unlocked from Carphone Warehouse.
Appreciate you putting up with me!
Have you tried putting it in your pocket?
feralicious said:
Have you tried putting it in your pocket?
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not very helpful.
On topic, sadly:
I could say, flash this, flash that. wipe this wipe that. but it does sound like an odd problem. And rather than advise you to do something that may void your warranty......I'm going to suggest that you try to get it exchanged. Rather get it replaced now, than waste time trying to fix it, and then still have to get it replaced/repaired.
GSOH. Looking for a permanent fix though...
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FreshFreddie53 said:
Help!
This is the second time my SGS2 keeps turning itself on after I've switched it off.. Last time I removed the battery and then lost all my settings/widgets on the homescreen - pain in the a*** to set it up again! Obviously I don't want to have to do it a third time!
Anyone else having the same problem? Any ideas on how to permanently fix this issue?
Any thoughts are greatfully received.
Jamie
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Without being an expert I would suggest that some application in your phone is switching it on for updates etc.Check in your phone for active applications & switch them off one at a time or all together & see it that cures the problem. Hope this helps.
so i dont know much about the technical stuff, but i totally had this same problem. but like other people the only time my phone seemed to stay off with the battery in, was when it was plugged into the mains charging. so i tried a combination of plugging the phone in to charge whilst the phone was on or off, and then switching the phone off, and then removing the charger whilst the phone was still off. i'm not sure exactly what combination worked, but one did, and since then, sofar atleast, my phone no longer restarts every time i switch it off!
not very technical, but hope that helps!
Hi
I recently bought Amaze. Pretty awesome! I was all happy and clicking lots of pictures and stuff after which I decided to root because of the battery problem. Never mind that all good. But yesterday I randomly opened up the G-Sensor settings in display and I noticed some lag in the movements of those bubbles, I was confused and I knew this isn't how those bubbles move. I downloaded AndroSensor to check if everythings alright. But it wasn't I think there is some problem with my Accelerometer and Gyroscope :l those number besides the Accelerometer and Gyroscope keep on changing even if the phone is kept on the ground without any motion. If someone has experienced this or has a solution to it please help. I really don't want to ruin my experience with this phone.
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Seriously no one? :O
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I would just say get it exchanged man. I haven't had any issues along those lines and rooting shouldn't have any effect on those sensors =/
I also got probably a similar problem with the accelerometer. The phone began rotating the pictures as well as application windows absolutely wrong, unexpectedly and may say randomly.. and it isn't rooted yet..
P.S. I decided to go for the factory reset..
Now re-installing and re-setting all my operational environment
Anyhow the G sensor seems to resume its duly performance.. ))
jauhien said:
I also got probably a similar problem with the accelerometer. The phone began rotating the pictures as well as application windows absolutely wrong, unexpectedly and may say randomly.. and it isn't rooted yet..
P.S. I decided to go for the factory reset..
Now re-installing and re-setting all my operational environment
Anyhow the G sensor seems to resume its duly performance.. ))
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Try and get AndroSenser from Market and let me know if the accelerometer values keep on changing even if the phone is kept on a surface with no movements.
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Well my Amaze also has a prob with the g-sensor. it doesnt work at all there is no auto rotation , nothing. i have just had the phone for 2 days now. any solutions?
Try removing the battery and let sit for about a half hour. I had the same issue and this worked for me. Good luck.
the-other-gordo said:
Try removing the battery and let sit for about a half hour. I had the same issue and this worked for me. Good luck.
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didnt work for me what should i do ? my other sensors are also not working
Got the same issue, at this point it doesn't work at all yet if I flash a rom with out a full wipe it'll work again until I restart. That being the case it feels like a driver issue to me... I'm not sure if anyone has a tool that will allow me to flash the proper drivers?
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didnt work for me what should i do ? my other sensors are also not working
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Call HTC as far as i know the phone hasnt even been out a year yet which means they should all still be under warranty. Htc sent me a new back, a battery and charger for things i made up so i could have back ups should anything go wrong. All sent for free and they dont even ask for the bad parts back. Their customer service is great. Unless you like messing with stuffvif a factory reset dosent fix it. Get a new one. & to the guy with the? About the accelerometer numbers they always dance around a little even when set down flat. As long as the phone rotates correctly and maybe get a game that uses it and az long as everything functions your good dont freak out because the numbers dont hold completely still.
My auto rotate stop working. I have it checked under settings. I tried to download compass and labrynth and its still not working.
When I open the camera and YouTube it rotates to landscape.... but the goes back to portrait.
What am I missing?
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Had this problem yesterday after installing sportcaster, that is a portrait only app. After I rebooted, it worked fine.
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Did a factory reset and it still isn't working.
Any other suggestions?
Will be returning it if I can't get it too work.
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I hate to ask, so forgive me if you've tried, but you don't have screen rotation locked do you?
Nah, its clicked on but doesn't rotate.
I'm losing hope. It doesn't work anymore.
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That's weird, my autorotate doesn't work either. The other thing I did recently was install he latest update that was released today.
MisterBao said:
That's weird, my autorotate doesn't work either. The other thing I did recently was install he latest update that was released today.
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Same here.
It worked fine before.
Those that updated - Can you guys check your auto rotate and report back?
Thanks.
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Mine is still working fine after the update.
Okay I powered it down completely then fired it back up and now everything works. Tested all the sensors via the phone tester app. Before, none of the sensors were working for me.
I hadn't noticed but mine wasn't working after the update either. Rebooted and it's working again.
Mine isn't working after a reboot.
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Anybody else experiencing auto rotate not working?
Before I take it back....
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Mine hasn't been working either. I haven't installed the new update yet but I will see if that changes anything. Mine has been on and off since I got it. It would work half the time and then sometimes not at all even after a reboot or a hard reset. If this update does not fix this problem I will be asking for an exchange.
kunp21 said:
Mine hasn't been working either. I haven't installed the new update yet but I will see if that changes anything. Mine has been on and off since I got it. It would work half the time and then sometimes not at all even after a reboot or a hard reset. If this update does not fix this problem I will be asking for an exchange.
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I really think its the update because mine was good before all this.
I can't use my camera either because my camera update always fails. It says you must update your camera firmware.
Damn, my auto brightness stopped working also. Can't believe this mess.
I had a perfect transformer... damn you ASUS!
I still have the receipt but they are out of stock. I'm going to keep it until the 12th and see if ICS fixes everything. I can't let go of you Prime.
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Had this issue. Updated my firmware last night. Closed out of all my apps. Didn't do anything. Followed it up with a reboot. Started working fine.
So I updated the tablet last night and it did not seem to help. Using the app elixir I checked to see the status of the sensors, and none of them are responding when this problem occurs. I also noticed that if I turn the auto-rotate feature off and turn it back on in 10 - 15 min it starts working again. I have tried everything to figure out what is wrong, but have no idea. I will be going to Bestbuy this Friday and asking for an exchange, but it will more than likely be a return because of stock. Till then i'll be on the forums hoping for a solution.
I just got my tablet last night, and I'm having the same issue Nothing seems to work to fix it, like rebooting it or resetting it to factory. I've never had it work, but I didn't test before I installed the Firmware update. Has anyone talked to Asus about the issue? Figure I'll give them a call tonight and see what they say before I have to try to exchange it through Amazon (and who knows when I'll get the tablet back...). My first Android tablet, really makes me feel frustrated with it.
Qamel said:
I just got my tablet last night, and I'm having the same issue Nothing seems to work to fix it, like rebooting it or resetting it to factory. I've never had it work, but I didn't test before I installed the Firmware update. Has anyone talked to Asus about the issue? Figure I'll give them a call tonight and see what they say before I have to try to exchange it through Amazon (and who knows when I'll get the tablet back...). My first Android tablet, really makes me feel frustrated with it.
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So you didn't notice if it was working before you updated?
Yeah, this sucks. My auto rotate and auto brightness use to work.
Let us know what ASUS tells you.
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.
chicoelnino said:
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.
Hey guys,
I've tried searching everything I can think of, but have had no results and I'm hoping someone can help me out.
I recently broke the digitizer in my S4, and got it exchanged at Geek Squad since I have insurance through them. (Which is a joke by the way)
Now, since I've got the new S4, I've been having problems out of it. It's really just down to two major issues.
1. When I lock the screen and unlock it again, 80% of the time it freezes up and I can't unlock it or anything. The touchscreen becomes completely unresponsive.
2. My Wifi keeps kicking itself off, regardless of what network I'm on. I also have gone into the settings and have made it always on, so it shouldn't be doing that at all.
I thought that it might just be a bad OS or something, so I re flashed the stock ROM for it, and had the same problem. So then, I rooted and flashed it using a custom ROM, and STILL have the same problems.
Could it just be in the hardware? Apparently this isn't as common of an issue as I was hoping.
CooCooCthulhu said:
Hey guys,
I've tried searching everything I can think of, but have had no results and I'm hoping someone can help me out.
I recently broke the digitizer in my S4, and got it exchanged at Geek Squad since I have insurance through them. (Which is a joke by the way)
Now, since I've got the new S4, I've been having problems out of it. It's really just down to two major issues.
1. When I lock the screen and unlock it again, 80% of the time it freezes up and I can't unlock it or anything. The touchscreen becomes completely unresponsive.
2. My Wifi keeps kicking itself off, regardless of what network I'm on. I also have gone into the settings and have made it always on, so it shouldn't be doing that at all.
I thought that it might just be a bad OS or something, so I re flashed the stock ROM for it, and had the same problem. So then, I rooted and flashed it using a custom ROM, and STILL have the same problems.
Could it just be in the hardware? Apparently this isn't as common of an issue as I was hoping.
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Hi, I've never heard of those problems before, but if the 100% stock wipe factory image isn't working out for you I am pretty sure it is a hardware issue. If this is a software issue, your phone would have been totally fine with a odin restore. (but then again..im a newbie soo yeah )
Raymondlikesroot said:
Hi, I've never heard of those problems before, but if the 100% stock wipe factory image isn't working out for you I am pretty sure it is a hardware issue. If this is a software issue, your phone would have been totally fine with a odin restore. (but then again..im a newbie soo yeah )
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+1 on the hardware issue. Was your replacement phone from Geek Squad actually a new phone or was it reconditioned? Either way I would reflash the Stock OS, return it to Best Buy and try another replacement. It should not be locking up at the get-go upon receiving a replacement.
Edit: I went thru 6 replacement S4's with VZW before I got a genuine working phone. If you paid for the replacement insurance you are entitled to get a phone that "works" to your satisfaction.
Yeah, I figured that was most likely my only option. I was just hoping I didn't have to deal with Geek Squad anymore haha.
Thanks guys. I appreciate it.
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CooCooCthulhu said:
Yeah, I figured that was most likely my only option. I was just hoping I didn't have to deal with Geek Squad anymore haha.
Thanks guys. I appreciate it.
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NP, good luck :good:
They're called Geeks for a reason.........
Edit: I would hold off rooting or flashing any custom Rom's until you get a stable replacement running on Stock. Takes less time to switch out another replacement.
Does your screen become unresponsive only when your WiFi is on?
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