Hi,
Has anyone else experienced intermittent NFC funcionality on the 920?
For a while the NFC just doesn't work, and comes back after some minutes.
I have a lumia 920 and a lumia 720 and both phones are experiencing the same issue.
Anyone else?
ellokomen said:
Hi,
Has anyone else experienced intermittent NFC funcionality on the 920?
For a while the NFC just doesn't work, and comes back after some minutes.
I have a lumia 920 and a lumia 720 and both phones are experiencing the same issue.
Anyone else?
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I think what you are experiencing is the NFC system going into sort of a sleep mode. Then when you use it it takes a few moments for it to pick up the signal from the tag or other device to wake it up. It also drains your battery horribly to leave it on. i would suggest turning it on only when you are about to use it. Then it should be active and ready to receive. You also could be seeing some badly programmed tags or cheap tags that do not have the correct level of RF output.
Solarenemy68 said:
I think what you are experiencing is the NFC system going into sort of a sleep mode. Then when you use it it takes a few moments for it to pick up the signal from the tag or other device to wake it up. It also drains your battery horribly to leave it on. i would suggest turning it on only when you are about to use it. Then it should be active and ready to receive. You also could be seeing some badly programmed tags or cheap tags that do not have the correct level of RF output.
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I see no difference in battery life when turning it on and leaving it like that.
I don't think the problem is the tags, because I cannot pair with other phones neither while it has the issue.
ellokomen said:
I see no difference in battery life when turning it on and leaving it like that.
I don't think the problem is the tags, because I cannot pair with other phones neither while it has the issue.
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Sounds like you got a bum phone then. Use your warranty and trade it in.. My NFC reader has never lagged and has always recognized tags and other devices within 1 second of being near them.
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Sounds like you got a bum phone then. Use your warranty and trade it in.. My NFC reader has never lagged and has always recognized tags and other devices within 1 second of being near them.
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two brand new phones with the same issue? I don't think it's the hardware itself.
Also, I found more posts about the same issue on the nokia forums, maybe they need to fix something on the software side.
ellokomen said:
two brand new phones with the same issue? I don't think it's the hardware itself.
Also, I found more posts about the same issue on the nokia forums, maybe they need to fix something on the software side.
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Are you running the latest 1314 firmware? There was an official update, but it did not get pushed and you have to go into settings and force the phone to look for it..
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Are you running the latest 1314 firmware? There was an official update, but it did not get pushed and you have to go into settings and force the phone to look for it..
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yes, I have 1232.5962.1314.0001
I can also vouch that keeping Tap+Send on doesn't affect my battery life at all. Also, I've noticed on the 920, it's very iffy on the location. You have to touch the sensor to perfection (which annoys me with the charging stand) for it to function. Maybe that's the intermittent behavior you're experiencing.
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I can also vouch that keeping Tap+Send on doesn't affect my battery life at all. Also, I've noticed on the 920, it's very iffy on the location. You have to touch the sensor to perfection (which annoys me with the charging stand) for it to function. Maybe that's the intermittent behavior you're experiencing.
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I can say that the NFC transmitter on this phone works at medium distances, I have several NFC tags scattered in my desk, and sometimes I put things on top of them (like my wallet) and if I place the phone on top of the wallet it interacts with the NFC tag beneth the wallet, and that's like 7cm apart from it.
when the issue appears, no matter how close I put it, it just doesn't work.
I'm planning to put the phone in Test mode using nokia care suite and test the behavior for a while to see if something interesing comes up, kind of difficult because this happens randomly.
My NFC works great, except when I'm sharing something between 2 lumia 920s, sometimes it takes a few tries to get the phones to notice eachother.
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Hey guys, a friend of mine is selling his 8 month old S2, and he is willing to give it to me for a good price, I was thinking it would be worth the upgrade (using a i9003 now) and a brand new galaxy nexus is just too expensive (so are the other 720p screen resolution monsters ) since the s2 is still a formidable force and has loads of dev support it seems like a good idea, so this is what I wanted to know.
He is selling it because he gets poor battery life, I feel he has not optimized it right, and in right hands will do well, what is the average you guys get? I'm happy with a day (That's what I get currently on my current phone)
The phone has suffered a strong fall once on a tiled surface, this was more than 6 months ago but the only damage was a cracked screen, the touch response is perfectly fine, there's only a crack on the screen. He will fix it and sell it.
What else should I look out for? He is giving me the phone for a day to check out and use, so I wanna know what all should I check thoroughly, so that I don't buy a lemon , like issues facing the I9100, the screen discoloration, wifi strength, gps,overheating or any other issues I should know about and can be detected. (I got burned once buying a used xperia x10 which used to overheat and restart all the time! was barely even usable!) also any issues facing the early batches, any diagnostics that should be run etc...
Just asking because I'm curious and want to make an informed decision. don't wanna end up with a dud!
Thanks in advance!
Make sure it boots up and and it can take your sim card as it could be network locked , if this be the case unlock apps are on market and within this forum..
Check battery chack phone charges ok. Like anything have a play before you take up their offer..
Check whether the following:
1.Simcard slot
2.Memory card slot
3.all physical buttons
look out for:
1.scratch in camera lens.
2.condition of usb port and headphone jack.
you can leave out the software as it will be ok with a new flash, anyway check the working of all sensors by using some apps from market.
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Make sure it boots up and and it can take your sim card as it could be network locked , if this be the case unlock apps are on market and within this forum..
Check battery chack phone charges ok. Like anything have a play before you take up their offer..
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bala_gamer said:
Check whether the following:
1.Simcard slot
2.Memory card slot
3.all physical buttons
look out for:
1.scratch in camera lens.
2.condition of usb port and headphone jack.
you can leave out the software as it will be ok with a new flash, anyway check the working of all sensors by using some apps from market.
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Regarding network lock it is not locked because I'm in india and the phone is from the UK and he has been using it perfectly. One question, how many water indicators are there? just in case I need to check? The usb port doesn't have a cover so it remains open so that's a concern.
@bala_gamer I see you had the same phone as I do now, and I'm contemplating a similar move!
any stress test apps I can run to see if all is ok under pressure?
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If it is really a friend, why I are you scared of getting a lemon? Or is it just some guy you know, who is not really a friend?
Real friends don't sell you crap I would imagine?
*#0*# Takes you to LCD test mode. Should be able to see if screen has dead pixels and such.
It feels like no one has really answered your question so far!
I'll give it a shot.
Battery life - you're right, optimally configured SGS2s go a long way - mine will last through a day with 50-60% left over with 2 email accounts syncing (nothing else though, no Facebook, Twitter etc)
The battery life is absolutely not a problem if it's a day you're aiming for.
Problems:
Most if not all cameras have a pink spot in the centre - I don't mind it, but you can see it.
Yellowish left side of display - I have this, it's quite distracting sometimes. However, this was fixed up by the latest kernels, which balance it out a bit better. Mine is also a phone from the UK from 8 months ago, so its safe to assume this will be a problem as well, given the frequency of the problem. Not really an issue for me though with later kernels.
CM9 - ICS will be late to the party on the SGS2 because of closed source drivers - if that's a problem, get a different phone because thats unlikely to change anytime soon!
There aren't really any other problems which I can think of - its a thoroughly good phone!
Remoteconcern said:
It feels like no one has really answered your question so far!
I'll give it a shot.
Battery life - you're right, optimally configured SGS2s go a long way - mine will last through a day with 50-60% left over with 2 email accounts syncing (nothing else though, no Facebook, Twitter etc)
The battery life is absolutely not a problem if it's a day you're aiming for.
Problems:
Most if not all cameras have a pink spot in the centre - I don't mind it, but you can see it.
Yellowish left side of display - I have this, it's quite distracting sometimes. However, this was fixed up by the latest kernels, which balance it out a bit better. Mine is also a phone from the UK from 8 months ago, so its safe to assume this will be a problem as well, given the frequency of the problem. Not really an issue for me though with later kernels.
CM9 - ICS will be late to the party on the SGS2 because of closed source drivers - if that's a problem, get a different phone because thats unlikely to change anytime soon!
There aren't really any other problems which I can think of - its a thoroughly good phone!
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Thanks man appreciate it, been reading up on the threads here and saw the major things afflicting it are the banding issue, the pink spot, the display faults... anything else?oh and what is the approx cost of replacing the cracked screen? Anyone from india can let me know?
Bump! Guys anyone knows how much a screen replacement is? Anyone from India perhaps?
Oh and guys the camera glass cover has some tiny scratches around it, nothing major but it does have a few, not too deep, but visible, will this have an effect on the quality? Because I couldn't notice anything in the pictures taken, but would like it to be at its best!
My new Lumia 800 arived yesterday and first impressions are very good. I've got a slight bug, when i scroll up or down in a list of items and then hold my finger on the screen, the list jitters up and down very slightly as if it can't work out where my finger is. Does anyone else have this problem?
EDIT: I've uploaded the videos to show what I mean.
Jittery screen with charger attached
Jittery screen at end of lists with no charger attached
yeoldgreat1 said:
My new Lumia 800 arived yesterday and first impressions are very good. I've got a slight bug, when i scroll up or down in a list of items and then hold my finger on the screen, the list jitters up and down very slightly as if it can't work out where my finger is. Does anyone else have this problem?
I'll try to get a video of it to make it a bit clearer.
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I have only noticed this bug in some places when you are at the beginning or at the end of a list. For me to replicate the bug I have to scroll further so that the elastic effect comes in effect. So for me that small bug is pretty much never noticable. Just noticed it by chance. It never happens in the middle of a list for example. Just at the extreme ends when swiping further so the elastic list effect is applied and then hold my finger still.
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I have only noticed this bug in some places when you are at the beginning or at the end of a list. For me to replicate the bug I have to scroll further so that the elastic effect comes in effect. So for me that small bug is pretty much never noticable. Just noticed it by chance. It never happens in the middle of a list for example. Just at the extreme ends when swiping further so the elastic list effect is applied and then hold my finger still.
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Mine happens anywhere in a list. It seems to come and go though so I'll see how noticeable it is over the next week and if it gets worse then I'll take it back for an exchange.
I've noticed that too. But yesterday I recived the 11500 firmware update and now I'm not able to reproduce that anymore...
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I've noticed that too. But yesterday I recived the 11500 firmware update and now I'm not able to reproduce that anymore...
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I've not had a chance to update the firmware yet so I'll give that a try.
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I've noticed that too. But yesterday I recived the 11500 firmware update and now I'm not able to reproduce that anymore...
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I have a german t-mobile too. Haven't gotten the firmware upgrade yet though. Did you just get the update in Zune or did you do the "disconnect trick" to get it?
I can't replicate this on my Pink Lumia 800 with 11500...
I saw it on a video somewhere though before I bought it, so I was a bit nervous... But like I said... No such problem for me.
Hey guy. I just got mine from Nokia. The first thing I found out that the screen is flicking every where . Still on firmware 11451. So it seems like the firmware update will fix this problem. It does not really affect much, but I hope I could get the new firmware as soon as possible.
I've only had the issue when my phone is plugged in, and it is still present on 11500.
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I've only had the issue when my phone is plugged in, and it is still present on 11500.
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I haven't tried replicating it with a plugged in phone yet, I'll get back to you.
I've seen this problem before. It's a problem with the touchscreen controller, a grounding issue. It's mainly seen when on AC power, although this effect can be mitigated with a better power adapter. They might be able to fix it in software but it's a hardware issue.
Is nokia using a different controller than other companies for some reason? This issue is non existent on the majority of touch screen phones (I.E. the controller is built to work around the problem).
I often use an HTC A/C adaptor, and the jitter is still there.
Rusty! said:
I often use an HTC A/C adaptor, and the jitter is still there.
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A good charger (which the HTC might not be), with a ground pin, can hide the problem but the only real solution is an algorithm that 'hides' the effect.
All capacitive touchscreen phones have the same basic problem, they've just programmed the touchscreen controllers so you never see it.
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I've only had the issue when my phone is plugged in, and it is still present on 11500.
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That's why it seemed to go away for me. It only does it inthe middle of a list when the charger is plugged in! It jitters around at the top and bottom of lists without a charger.
I've uploaded videos in the 1st post showing the screen bugs.
I contacted Nokia Support about the issue and they replied with a list of things to try.
A. Reboot your phone.
B. Reset the device.
C. Hardware reset.
D. Update software
If none of those work then you can send it to them via UPS and they'll look at it.
http://www.nokia.com/gb-en/support/troubleshooting/warranty?c=1
Seems like there is a problem when a charger is connected for me aswell, but only sometimes...
When I first tried it I couldn't even unlock my phone... But when I charged it last night it was completely fine without any jitter at all... Any idea why that is?
I used the same charger (Lumia original) and the same wall outlet and the same extension cord (between outlet and charger).
It's a charge/grounding issue. The screen detects changes in charge, if the ground level is changing then the measurements become erratic leading to the hitter. If the grounding is good then it is fine. It could just be that you aren't as charged as normal (maybe the air is more humid?)
Well... It's about 10c colder outside when I charged this time than last time...
Just a thought, do all Lumia 800 phones suffer from this problem or is it just a sporadic issue?
Hi everyone,
I got my HTC at the turn of the year when everyon else was buying the lumnia 800, i went with the bigger screen and the front facing camera
I actually quite liked it, but for some reason it is a very unpopular phone. I have never come across anyone with a Titan, and it took me forever to find just a case for it, maybe its just because I live on mainland Europe......i dunno.
Does anyone have an idea why its so....ignored?
I used have this problem with the Titan that once the battery got really low it started acting funny, it would stay on the lock screen and the touch wouldn't function normally. I figured this was just because it had low battery, but lately even when it has plenty of battery to spare it still shows the same problem....does anyone else have this issue as well? Do I need to contact a shop to see if they can fix it?
I totally agree. I live in Spain, and when the phone was released, it was showed during one week only in a shop called "The Phone House" (also know as "Carphone Warehouse") and of course, only unlocked, not with special prices with operators and that stuff.
And about the problems that you are experimenting, you should contact with HTC, The phone, even without invoice, is still in warranty period, because it was released the last year and the warranty time for Europe is 2 years.
Good luck!
Funny, I saw it for the first time in phone house as well...they had it on display!
I am wondering though if it falls under the warranty...from experience I know that they often try their best to blame it on the customers.
The touch screen being unresponsive with a low battery is a known bug in the EU ROMs. I have a US Titan, I flashed the EU ROM, and this started happening to me. So I flashed a US ROM again to fix it.
If you convince HTC to send you a new titan, you probably will still have this issue.
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I used have this problem with the Titan that once the battery got really low it started acting funny, it would stay on the lock screen and the touch wouldn't function normally. I figured this was just because it had low battery, but lately even when it has plenty of battery to spare it still shows the same problem....does anyone else have this issue as well? Do I need to contact a shop to see if they can fix it?
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Hi, Making sure the battery saver setting was switched on stopped the unresponsive low battery problem for me and others!
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Hi, Making sure the battery saver setting was switched on stopped the unresponsive low battery problem for me and others!
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Wow, that really worked for me! Thank you
Since installing the GDR3 preview my phone does some really strange things when sitting on the wireless charger. It's gotten so bad lately that I have to put it in vibrate mode at night to keep from waking me.
When I first set it on the charging plate, it wakes up and dings just like it always has. However, a short time after, it will start doing that same thing over and over again. The last few days I'll take a look at it when I get up in the morning and it's got multiple apps running. This morning it was the Pro camera and picture apps. Yesterday it was Facebook and email. The day before that it was multiple settings pages...
Weirdness abounds!
Anyone else experiencing this?
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Since installing the GDR3 preview my phone does some really strange things when sitting on the wireless charger. It's gotten so bad lately that I have to put it in vibrate mode at night to keep from waking me.
When I first set it on the charging plate, it wakes up and dings just like it always has. However, a short time after, it will start doing that same thing over and over again. The last few days I'll take a look at it when I get up in the morning and it's got multiple apps running. This morning it was the Pro camera and picture apps. Yesterday it was Facebook and email. The day before that it was multiple settings pages...
Weirdness abounds!
Anyone else experiencing this?
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When you put it on the charger place it so that the bottom end where the speakers are line up with the edge of the charger where the LED is. Also make sure it is centered from side to side. The last update turned down the sensitivity of the NFC system which is what the charger and phone use to talk with each other. If it is not lined up just right the phone does not think it is on the charger correctly and is warning you. It also apparently will chime now when it reaches full charge. I have not found out how to turn that feature off. I assume you can't. I think this is limited to the AT&T release of Amber only.
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When you put it on the charger place it so that the bottom end where the speakers are line up with the edge of the charger where the LED is. Also make sure it is centered from side to side. The last update turned down the sensitivity of the NFC system which is what the charger and phone use to talk with each other. If it is not lined up just right the phone does not think it is on the charger correctly and is warning you. It also apparently will chime now when it reaches full charge. I have not found out how to turn that feature off. I assume you can't. I think this is limited to the AT&T release of Amber only.
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Interesting...I have noticed that it doesn't do it on the charging plate I have in my office, only at home. Of course, I have a Fatboy charging pillow and if MS did make the signal weaker, then that may explain it. I'm going to pull the charging plate (standard Nokia) out of the Fatboy and try it tonight.
I'll report back, thanks.
i not notice any strange behavior... have wireless chargers Nokia CR-200 and Nokia DT-900
dxdy said:
i not notice any strange behavior... have wireless chargers Nokia CR-200 and Nokia DT-900
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But you are not running the official AT&T Amber update that was sent to our phones OTA. As I said I think this is just AT&T adding their usual BS to a ROM to make it theirs.
i'm also running GDR3 on my 920, but i've got this "problem" from the beginning with one of my chargers...
interesting, where did you get that information about the weaker NFC singal? And are you shure, it does'nt work the other way around? (that the charger sends the signal/power to activate the NFC chip/tag on the phone?! seems to make much more sense to me)
What wireless charger model? Some of wireless charger has NFC inside and can use it to launch the app.
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What wireless charger model? Some of wireless charger has NFC inside and can use it to launch the app.
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Both are DT-900. Thinking about trying one of those models from eBay since they're larger than the Nokia.
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Both are DT-990. Thinking about trying one of those models from eBay since they're larger than the Nokia.
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Did your model number wrong? I can't find DT-990 that be wireless charger.
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Did your model number wrong? I can't find DT-990 that be wireless charger.
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Oops...fat-fingered it. Should be DT-900.
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Oops...fat-fingered it. Should be DT-900.
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DT-900 do not have NFC inside. But to make sure. Did you try to turn tap+send off before charging?
So I've been experiencing the same issue disucussed here on reddit
https://www.reddit.com/r/SonyXperia/comments/un62zy
Basically, after the phone has been one for a few hours to a day or so, the figerprint senor essentially acts like it doesnt exist. Even the fingerprint manager disapears from the system menues. Restarting the phone usually brings it back, but not always. I've seen some people attribute it to heat, but my phone rarely gets hot.
It really feels like a software issue. I contacted sony about this issue, and they say they are aware of it, but all they can really offer is to use the sony Xperia companion program to wipe the phone.
It might help to mention that i am rooted and unlocked bootloader. However, my phone has been for months before this issue started. I don't feel like those two things are connected.
It doesn't feel like a hardware issue. But does anyone have an idea what the issue might be?
I have the same problem as you. Neither a wipe nor a different firmware helped me eventually.
I sadly learned to live with it.
Is it after a few hours no matter what, or have you noticed it stop working after charging? Cuz a bad charger can knock it out, though usually only while charging but it's possibly you have a charger that causes it to stop working until reboot?
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Is it after a few hours no matter what, or have you noticed it stop working after charging? Cuz a bad charger can knock it out, though usually only while charging but it's possibly you have a charger that causes it to stop working until reboot?
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I think for me, it is, no matter what it becomes faulty after a while, been using the original Sony charger + cable.
But I have a substitute that I can try, thank you for the info.
I've officially gotten to a point where neither a reboot nor safe mode brings it back.
It's such a weird issue. This phone won't be as easy to take apart as my previous phones.
cheesepuff said:
I've officially gotten to a point where neither a reboot nor safe mode brings it back.
It's such a weird issue. This phone won't be as easy to take apart as my previous phones.
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I still hope that Sony will release a Software Update that fixes it …
Hello Everybody,
Same here, i updated to the last version 61.2.A.0.418.
I have the Xperia 1 Mark III UK version. I did a Factory Reset, and the fingerprint sensor works from time to time and stops working completely.
Then I did a hard reset and format, from Xperia Companion. Also with the same result.
It is the third time that I completely reinstall it using Xperia Companion.
- The fingerprint sensor does not work and if you restart the system it works for a short period of time.
- Another thing that I have noticed is that the problem that the Gmail application does not receive notifications of new emails (despite being turned on and configured) has also returned as it happened in other firmware updates.
- And finally, it only happened to me once but the notification LED turn on in blue light and did not go off until I did a forced shutdown.
I don't know what is happening, why this update has broken so many things. I hope sharing this will help others.
It seems to be an electrical noise design defect. My original Xperia 1 III rebooted if it had a fingerprint set, the screen off, and was fast charging with the factory charger. It self-destructed while sending it in for repairs and SBE made false claims that I had altered the firmware. I exchanged it and the replacement has issues too. I can pick up the phone off the table and it says the fingerprint reader is disabled from too many attempts. The touchscreen sometimes goes crazy too. Tap-to-wake is essentially run-battery-dead-because-screen-never-turns-off.
The other issues in this thread are software bugs, probably with the low-memory-killer. This is definitely not my favorite phone.
I have a UK 1 III and have not really had any problems with the finger print scanner, it struggles to open the phone if the screen is off, but if I pick the phone up and the screen comes on, it unlocks every time using the scanner. I have not modded the phone or changed software and have had the phone for just over 2 years.
Hi I wonder if anyone has tried to replace the fingerprint sensor and flex cable to try to fix it. These could be bought for like 10 dollars together in China so might be worth a try!