So I finally got around to messing with my phone, and decided to see what it could really do for battery life! I'll try and be specific as possible about all of the tweaks that I've performed, but feel free to ask any questions as well.
To start out, my phone is rooted and is the Verizon version. Throughout the 50 hours, I was a little more conservative with usage than usual, but not overly so. I also used Titanium Backup to freeze and uninstall system app and VZW bloatware. In addition, I used a utility called 2x Battery that automatically turns off my 4G data when I turn my screen off, but enables it every 15 mins to pull down notifications. I also utilized wifi at home and kept the brightness fairly low (which I didn't find to be an issue because the screen visibility on this monster is great IMO). Another thing that I did was uncheck the 'Wi-Fi & Mobile Network Location in the Location Access Menu.
First of all, here is some proof! 50 Hours, 14 Minutes - With 6% battery left
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The following are screenshots from the battery menu of the things that are taking the most battery. In order of how much battery they used, here they are:
Android System (33% battery usage)
Screenshot 1
Screenshot 2
Cell Standby (15%)
Screen (12%)
Android OS (10)
Ok, so that is what the top usage on my phone, and I'd like to list out the settings I changed in Titanium Backup. I guess I'll give the generic warning that I'm not responsible for you messing with your phone, and you should make sure you know what you are doing so that you don't brick or ruin your device. That being said, I have seen very little or no negative effects of the items that are listed.
Frozen using Titanium Backup
Accessories 9
com.lge.mobilehotspot.ui 1.0
Email 6.1.3
Google Play Books
Google Play Magazines
Google Play Movies & TV
Google + 4.1.2.51968121
Help 4.3.012
Home Selector 3.0.029
LG VPN 2.6.1
Mobile Print 1.1.93
Music 4.2.5
My InfoZone 2.2.16
My Verizon Mobile 10.0.441
Sync Service 2.9.0.1.52
Text Link 4.3.11
Text Link Engine 1.6.2
Unified EULA 4.0.6
Unused Apps 1.00.00004
Verizon Hidden Menu 1.0.0.0505
VMWare Ready 1.3.2
VpnDialogs 4.2.2
VZW SMS Filter Service 1.2
VZWAPNService 8.0
Uninstalled (Through Titanium)
Car Home
Favorite Contacts Widget 4.1.3
Home Theme - Marshmallow
LGSetupWizard 4.3.002
Notebook 4.0.21
Picasa Uploader
Polaris Office
Richnote 4.0.19
Richnote Widget 4.0.5
Setup Wizard 1.3Setup Wizard 4.3.002
Slide Aside 4.0.10
TextTranslator 4.1.10
Wireless Storage 4.0.26
Backup Assistant+ Contacts
Life Square 4.0.28
Life Square Log Manager 2.5.42
So I would love to get some feedback as to how people think that we can continue to extend battery life on this already awesome flagship device! A few questions that I have:
Android System is using the most battery. What else can I safely disable to optimize this? Are there any that you see that I froze or removed that I shouldn't have?
Are there any other hacks that people think would be beneficial to try out?
What do you guys feel about disabling location services and/or auto-rotate?
Thanks for reading, good luck maxxing out your own battery!
Constrabus like! I've only seen up to 44 hours on my N4. Once on cm, you can pretty much guarantee at least almost 3 days with these settings.
Great sharing, I starred it for future reference, thanks
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Thank you for posting the list of apps frozen and uninstalled. That said I love slide aside and wifi storage. How do you not use those? :laugh:
To me I just don't see the reasoning behind Slide Aside. If I hold the home button it shows the passive running apps, and I just switch from there. But I haven't looked into it too much, what else do you like about it?
Also, how about the wireless storage, is that just an auto upload to your desktop? I use Dropbox to auto-backup my pics and videos, and music is backed up to Play Music. Most additional stuff like calendar or task list app are Auto backed to their own servers or Google's.
I'd love to hear more about the benefits of these apps, I'm always open to changing things up!
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Good job!
Nicely done.
For those that think you need root to accomplish great battery, I am on track to pass 33 hrs without root. Screen @ 40%
I've found the best way to increase my battery life is to turn of wifi & mobile network location, but that basically renders a variety of apps, including Google Now, useless.
I believe it. I been averaging 18hrs every day with mine but that is being used a good bit throughout that entire 18hrs. I usually keep my screen at 25% unless I'm outside and its really sunny. WiFi and all is off and I have quite a few uninstalled apps thru titanium.
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Just wanted to post this awesome battery life my phone has gotten after 4 charge cycles. This is better than my droid max I recently purchased. Anyone who says this phone has horrible battery life is either a liar or has a defective phone.
This is with 90% 4glte and brightness set to auto 75% baseline. Not turning anything off. I work a lot so screen time isn't that much but who really uses their phone for 6-8 hours a day? That a quarter of your life spent on a phone each day. Any ways great phone not much to complain about yet
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craigbailey1986 said:
Just wanted to post this awesome battery life my phone has gotten after 4 charge cycles. This is better than my droid max I recently purchased. Anyone who says this phone has horrible battery life is either a liar or has a defective phone.
This is with 90% 4glte and brightness set to auto 75% baseline. Not turning anything off. I work a lot so screen time isn't that much but who really uses their phone for 6-8 hours a day? That a quarter of your life spent on a phone each day. Any ways great phone not much to complain about yet
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Can someone explain freezing an app? Why wouldn't you uninstall it?
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Can someone explain freezing an app? Why wouldn't you uninstall it?
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You can't uninstall system app's..
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You can't uninstall system app's..
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You can, actually. If you use Titanium Backup, you can uninstall anything you want. You freeze apps in case uninstalling them breaks something, or it may be something you want to use in the future. A lot of the time, people will freeze an app and run it like that a few days. No issues? Uninstall the mofo.
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You can, actually. If you use Titanium Backup, you can uninstall anything you want. You freeze apps in case uninstalling them breaks something, or it may be something you want to use in the future. A lot of the time, people will freeze an app and run it like that a few days. No issues? Uninstall the mofo.
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Lol yes sorry I didn't clarify thanks for that.. I meant without rooting and without TiBu u can't
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I root uninstalled a lot of apps. Most were listed in the OP here. But I ran into 1 tiny little problem, that is causing me to factory reset and redo everything... I don't know what app it was that I uninstalled that causes this, but every time I would plug in a headphone jack or usb cable, it would show the animation at the bottom, but "pop and plug" (or "plug and pop", I forget) would force close. No other side-effects were noticed. Anyone have a clue what app uninstalled would cause this so nobody else makes the same mistake? I unfortunately did several apps simultaneously and did not notice the issue until much later.
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I root uninstalled a lot of apps. Most were listed in the OP here. But I ran into 1 tiny little problem, that is causing me to factory reset and redo everything... I don't know what app it was that I uninstalled that causes this, but every time I would plug in a headphone jack or usb cable, it would show the animation at the bottom, but "pop and plug" (or "plug and pop", I forget) would force close. No other side-effects were noticed. Anyone have a clue what app uninstalled would cause this so nobody else makes the same mistake? I unfortunately did several apps simultaneously and did not notice the issue until much later.
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Plug in pop is just an app that launches short cuts of apps that would use headphones. If you dont want it or the F/C just use titanium to uninstall plug and pop
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Can someone explain freezing an app? Why wouldn't you uninstall it?
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Mainly because a lot of the times we freeze apps we think we don't need, and by freezing them if you find out later having that app frozen caused issues, you can simply defrost it rather than trying to locate and reinstall it.
I've not disabled as many apps as you, but I make heavy use of Greenify to hibernate apps I don't want running in the background.
I've been off-battery for seven hours. I spent about two hours streaming Jim Rome earlier in the day (I can only take about two hours of Romey) and playing with the browser for a bit over lunch. I am at 89% with an ETA of 39 hours until the battery dies.
Very, very impressed with this phone's power management.
I want someone to try and just leave the fone on standby without using it, possibly leaving it in Airplane mode lol
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Since updating to 2.1 I've had a few issues with the stock messenger.....a few times I've had send failed messages, then the recipient got the same text several times (lol) and lately I haven't been getting any notification of new texts until I actually open the messenger.
Is there something I can do to resolve this???
btw, I've looked for the stock 2.1 messenger apk around here, but I can't find it....can someone please provide me with a link
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Since updating to 2.1 I've had a few issues with the stock messenger.....a few times I've had send failed messages, then the recipient got the same text several times (lol) and lately I haven't been getting any notification of new texts until I actually open the messenger.
Is there something I can do to resolve this???
btw, I've looked for the stock 2.1 messenger apk around here, but I can't find it....can someone please provide me with a link
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You will find it here.
Thank you!!!!
lightyear420 said:
Since updating to 2.1 I've had a few issues with the stock messenger.....a few times I've had send failed messages, then the recipient got the same text several times (lol) and lately I haven't been getting any notification of new texts until I actually open the messenger.
Is there something I can do to resolve this???
btw, I've looked for the stock 2.1 messenger apk around here, but I can't find it....can someone please provide me with a link
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Are you AT&T? If so, I had the same problem, especially with long text and MMS sending pics. I believe it was a problem within the APN. I don't know exactly how, but now I have 2 APN'S and the problem seems to be solved. I have MEdia Net and MEdia Net MMS, which is the AT&T brand name for their browser/network. I have tested the every APN setting posted in the forums, and they are the only ones that deliver large pics and 4page texts consistantly. If you need the settings, post here.
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yeah, I am using AT&T....that is actually part of my issue, and the other part is that the notification doesn't show up sometimes until I actually open the messenger.
I've downloaded handcent, and re-installed conversations.apk (the 2.1 messenger) just in case, and so far so good, but I haven't tried a really long text or large pic yet...I'll do that and see what happens
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yeah, I am using AT&T....that is actually part of my issue, and the other part is that the notification doesn't show up sometimes until I actually open the messenger.
I've downloaded handcent, and re-installed conversations.apk (the 2.1 messenger) just in case, and so far so good, but I haven't tried a really long text or large pic yet...I'll do that and see what happens
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I found the notification problem was in my task killer. Set messaging to ignore fixed it for me.
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I found the notification problem was in my task killer. Set messaging to ignore fixed it for me.
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We have discussed the task killer apps extensively here. And the consensus seems to be that they actually cause more harm than good.
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We have discussed the task killer apps extensively here. And the consensus seems to be that they actually cause more harm than good.
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Agreed if you just installed and use default settings, but if you take the time to hand set it up, it is a really useful app. Especially kill when screen off saves battery and data. I find I still have 30% battery on day 2 without charging. Without it my battery last 1 day max. If task killer effects an app/phone performance, then set it to ignore. No reason not to use it at all. Without it most apps with permissions would run continuously.
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Hmmmm.....interesting read!! I'll give uninstalling ATK, startup manager, etc. a shot for a few days and see what happens. Thanks for the info!!
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Agreed if you just installed and use default settings, but if you take the time to hand set it up, it is a really useful app. Especially kill when screen off saves battery and data. I find I still have 30% battery on day 2 without charging. Without it my battery last 1 day max. If task killer effects an app/phone performance, then set it to ignore. No reason not to use it at all. Without it most apps with permissions would run continuously.
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My battery is at 62% after more than 48 hours since unplugging it. I am an average user as I browse, text, calls...etc very frequently. I do not use ATK or juice defender anymore as I did not find any difference.
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My battery is at 62% after more than 48 hours since unplugging it. I am an average user as I browse, text, calls...etc very frequently. I do not use ATK or juice defender anymore as I did not find any difference.
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I probably use my phone a lot more than the average person. I run my own business with my phone when I am out of the office, not to mention my new addiction to the xda app.
I check my ATK frequently because every day is a balancing act of battery vs usage. After using my browser for 30 minutes, I can't believe how many of my installed apps are running for no reason...the list is 2 screens long sometimes.
Without ATK I wouldn't have any way to free up my system?? Are you saying apps running in background or when screen off is better than using ATK?? Hard for me to believe, but you haven't mislead me yet, Batman. I'll give it a try and report back.
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I probably use my phone a lot more than the average person. I run my own business with my phone when I am out of the office, not to mention my new addiction to the xda app.
I check my ATK frequently because every day is a balancing act of battery vs usage. After using my browser for 30 minutes, I can't believe how many of my installed apps are running for no reason...the list is 2 screens long sometimes.
Without ATK I wouldn't have any way to free up my system?? Are you saying apps running in background or when screen off is better than using ATK?? Hard for me to believe, but you haven't mislead me yet, Batman. I'll give it a try and report back.
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Even if you see a long list of apps, sometimes it is not the whole app that is running but only part of it for a while to do a certain task. Android then terminates them when they are idle for a period of time. I also have my brightness set on the lowest setting and only switch on WiFi/3G when I use them. You can download toggle widgets (e.g. APNdroid) from the market to make it easier to toggle these settings.
Also, if you have weak 3G coverage in your area, then that also drains the battery as the phone is constantly searching for the 3G network. Therefore, sometimes I switch my network mode to only 2G (or GSM only) networks rather than GSM/WCDMA preferred.
In conclusion, there are many factors that contribute to how fast your battery is drained, and apps running in the background is certainly one of them but, definitely not the only reason.
Let us know how it goes
Bruce Wayne
Just went about 5 hours with ATK disabled and had my first random reboot ever. Hmmmm.
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uninstalled atk & enabled jit with xrecovery last night.....so far so good Phone is running really smooth....will report battery level after work today (I usually kill my battery every single day )
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Just went about 5 hours with ATK disabled and had my first random reboot ever. Hmmmm.
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lightyear420 said:
uninstalled atk & enabled jit with xrecovery last night.....so far so good Phone is running really smooth....will report battery level after work today (I usually kill my battery every single day )
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Back in topic.. did you resolve your messaging problems? If so, what was your solution? I'm interested in hearing if you tried pics or long messages yet too?
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My solution is handcent It's much better for me than the stock app. The stock app is working, though. I tried mms & sms....both are fine. I found the custom vibrate feature in handcent and now I can actually feel it vibrate when I get a text because it stays on for a full second!!!
Did you uninstall stock app? I'm still trying to figure out why I seem to be the only one who has 2 APNs? It reverts back even if I change it, but it works.
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Did you uninstall stock app? I'm still trying to figure out why I seem to be the only one who has 2 APNs? It reverts back even if I change it, but it works.
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I believe you have a plan with At&t, correct me if I am wrong. One of the APN is for the data and the second one is for MMS.
Nope....I just reinstalled the app directly over the old install
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I'm still trying to figure out why I seem to be the only one who has 2 APNs?
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I have 2 apn's with AT&T as well....media net and media net mms
Hey for all the time in the chart the screen was off, about 12 hours, my phone has been awake. I don't understand how though as I have frozen all the hubs, and wifi sharing. Do any of you have this problem? Thanks very much for any help.
Oh yeah I'm also running stock Rom with latest UK updates.
Thanks,
John
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UPDATE: Yeah it is definately the facebook app that is the problem, now that i've uninstalled it i have only lost about 1~2% in the past 8 hours of idle time It seems that there is a problem with the official facebook app which keeps phones awake permanently, even when notifications are disabled within the app. It also seems to affect all android devices having done a few google searches of the issue. Now that I know what the problem is I may reinstall and have a fiddle about with it as I did really like the integration with the contacts list on my phone (display pictures auto appearing for all contacts, etc)
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and trying to help.
More important, what apps are installed. Can you post a list of your apps (appbrain) and/or a screenshot of battery graph and processes that used the battery.
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Thanks for replying, here is my appbrain thing: [email protected]@com/user/jbm1991/apps-on-the-phone
I'll go and boost my post count and i'll post the screenshots shortly when i'm allowed too.
I have all of my widgets on manual sync aswell by the way (facebook, accuweather, battery monitor widget, the google search bar thing, and the active applications one)
thanks
John
Does battery monitoring widget or os-monitor show up in the list below the battery graph?
Edit: Or facebook, this has been reported to mess up sleep as well.
no, neither of them have ever shown up there. not even 1% worth.
John
I think I have the same issue, but it only happend after I updated my phone.
When I have my phone locked the screen stays on.
when your phone is locked the screen stays on?? so the display is on permanently? or does it just say it is on permanently in the battery thing?
For my phone it says the display is off, just that the phone is awake permanently.
quick update though, I restarted the phone and charged it up to 100% and ive just had a quick look at the battery thing and the awake solidly problem seems to have gone for now. So i presume it must be an app i've used which has some sort of problem when it comes to closing itself down and its keeping my phone awake for some reason.
John
Actually no, i tell a lie. I've just looked again and the graph has changed and is now reading the display as being on, even though it isn't, and the phone being awake for the past half an hour. which is how long its been running off this charge so far, still 100% though. hmm strange.
Here's the battery chart from earlier.
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Lay off the red bull....
Seriously dude give more info about apps, logcat, battery stats and usage otherwise no one can help u...
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dude,,,am i seeing wrong,,,or is ur wi-fi is permanently on??....
ur phone wont sleep if the wi-fi remains on...just switch it off and see if that helps,,
Got no way to check right now but i highly doubt that wifi prevents the phone from sleeping.
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I agree. Wifi shouldn't affect sleep
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I had this problem this morning out of nowhere.
I uninstalled apps I had recently downloaded and froze some bloat.
System update
Voice command
Social hub
Stock email
Ap news
Digital clock
Thats fixed it for me.
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Thanks for the suggestions everyone. wifi being on doesn't keep the phone awake for the record. The problem turned out to be the Facebook app, even though I had notifications disabled it was keeping my phone awake for no reason. So I've uninstalled it and my awake time is back to corresponding with my screen on time.
Thanks everyone.
John
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I've updated the original post now that i've found my solution
Thanks everyone,
John
conantroutman said:
I had this problem this morning out of nowhere.
I uninstalled apps I had recently downloaded and froze some bloat.
System update
Voice command
Social hub
Stock email
Ap news
Digital clock
Thats fixed it for me.
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I'd like to do that, too, but I still couldn't bring myself to rooting (still worried about the warranty with the custom counter)
jbm1991 said:
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. wifi being on doesn't keep the phone awake for the record. The problem turned out to be the Facebook app, even though I had notifications disabled it was keeping my phone awake for no reason. So I've uninstalled it and my awake time is back to corresponding with my screen on time.
Thanks everyone.
John
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I'm glad it worked for you, though my phone is hardly awake and I still have the fb app installed and it is set to sync every hour. That app is buggy like hell, maybe uninstalling it will give me even better battery life, who knows. If so, what's a good alternative to the fb app?
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I'd like to do that, too, but I still couldn't bring myself to rooting (still worried about the warranty with the custom counter)
I'm glad it worked for you, though my phone is hardly awake and I still have the fb app installed and it is set to sync every hour. That app is buggy like hell, maybe uninstalling it will give me even better battery life, who knows. If so, what's a good alternative to the fb app?
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Seriously, root your phone, you won't regret it in the slightest. And you can just buy a jig off ebay for like 5 dollars or pounds or whatever which resets the ROM counter after you've reset and flashed the original non-rooted stock ROM which essentially revalidates your warranty. I was a bit aprehensive too, but using ChainFires guide it took me like 5 minutes and couldn't be easier.
As for an alternative to the facebook app, i've just bookmarked iphone.facebook.com in the web browser and stuck the bookmark as a link on my home screen. Works just as well, although no automatic notifications in the notification bar, you have to look manually on the web browser. But that's a sacrifice i'm willing to make seeing as facebook was destroying my battery life. I've been using my phone quite a bit today and i've only dropped about 10% so far.
But yeah, root your phone and freeze all the hubs and wifi sharing and wifi sharing manager and your battery life will get considerably better.
If you need a hand rooting give me a shout and i'll help
John
Something like "Seesmic" or "Tweetdeck" will allow you view facebook feeds...
If that helps any...
Also yeah, go for the root, its easy, safe (as long as you read the instructions) and can be reset with a jig. The benefits easily outweigh the negatives..
Facebook app has kept my nexus one awake for half a year now or more. Its been like that forever. Using system panel easily shows it.
This is the second day in a row google maps is the top app user of battery (behind screen of course).... the kicker is I have never even opened the app! Overall the battery life is still very good, but I don't get why maps is using my battery if I never use the app... I did open it up to see if I could force it to close, but I didn't see anything. Anyone else have this issue? I have the phone on wifi most of the day if that matters.
I noticed that too. Be sure you're signed out of the latitude layer. Also consider disabling geo tagging in the camera app settings...
Holy cow, there are a bunch of settings to turn off in maps. Who knew? Been noticing maps using battery also, but it didn't occur to me to go into its menu and look around.
i was curious about that.. the only thing i could think of was its the gps from the weather widget and it was labeled as maps instead of gps
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I noticed that too. Be sure you're signed out of the latitude layer. Also consider disabling geo tagging in the camera app settings...
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that might be it, I signed out of lattitude and fixed the setting so it so it didn't update my location. Thanks for the tip, hope that fixes it
You should be able to report the app from the battery usage screen. Tap Google maps and report should be on the top right.
I do that whenever one of my app is misbehaving. It will help the devs fix the bug.
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Mine was super dead and wouldn't even turn on when Received mine, I let it charge all night and unplugged it this morning and am down to 64% after 3 hours and 30 minutes of heavy use. I notice that it also was at 92% when I unplugged it so far better than the 3d but we shall see after a weeks worth of use or so.
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You should be able to report the app from the battery usage screen. Tap Google maps and report should be on the top right.
I do that whenever one of my app is misbehaving. It will help the devs fix the bug.
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I just did this, for a while I had location detection off.... but I like to be able to google search a business or place and have it show me the nearest locations of that business.... and that doesn't work if you turn off location detection... not to mention the weather lock screen doesn't work.... so right now my only solution is to leave the location detection on and live with maps eating my batter in the background.... I'm waiting a few more months to let the various dev created roms mature a bit before I try something other than stock sense
This happened to me several days in a row I don't use latitude and I reported it...I'm confused to be honest.
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I am having the same issue and I am curious if you fixed it. I have Sony Xperia Twith ICS but I guess this is not related to the mobile. What settings are needed to stop this high battery consumption?
Thanks,
Mugur
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If you use ROM toolbox, you can go to auto-starts and disable all the receivers for Google maps (or most of them, you choose which specific receivers). I think there are like 16 different receivers.
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If you use ROM toolbox, you can go to auto-starts and disable all the receivers for Google maps (or most of them, you choose which specific receivers). I think there are like 16 different receivers.
hurled from my AOKP'd Evo LTE. Enjoy.
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+1...I have every start up event disabled for Maps in autostarts (available in play store) and it doesn't start unless I launch it myself. You could freeze it with titanium backup also, but then you'll need to defrost whenever you wanna use it which can be annoying.
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iamkoza said:
I just did this, for a while I had location detection off.... but I like to be able to google search a business or place and have it show me the nearest locations of that business.... and that doesn't work if you turn off location detection... not to mention the weather lock screen doesn't work.... so right now my only solution is to leave the location detection on and live with maps eating my batter in the background.... I'm waiting a few more months to let the various dev created roms mature a bit before I try something other than stock sense
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Viper 4g 2.0.2 is very mature and stable. And its a sense ROM. It was my 1dt custom ROM very easy until I went to CMX and pa which I use daily!
Is that a hemi? No silly its Paranoid Android!
EVO 4G LTE S-OFF;-]
I had a Galaxy Nexus from the time it launched until about a month ago. I switched to the RAZR Maxx and love the phone, but couldn't wait for ICS. Having gotten it today I have to say I'm once again super happy with my device!
Only downside? No Disable button on many of the Verizon/Motorola apps. One of the things I love most about ICS has been disabled by Verizon I wonder if it would be possible to re-enable the option, or would it just be better to use Titanium to backup/freeze? Really sad.
Anyone else really disliking this?
I know it's not a solution but can you hide the app in the app drawer. I too just got the maxx yesterday after straight trading my gnex for it.
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If you use Titanium Backup to convert the apps to user applications from the menu by long pressing the app, then you should have control over them again.
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hotleadsingerguy said:
I had a Galaxy Nexus from the time it launched until about a month ago. I switched to the RAZR Maxx and love the phone, but couldn't wait for ICS. Having gotten it today I have to say I'm once again super happy with my device!
Only downside? No Disable button on many of the Verizon/Motorola apps. One of the things I love most about ICS has been disabled by Verizon I wonder if it would be possible to re-enable the option, or would it just be better to use Titanium to backup/freeze? Really sad.
Anyone else really disliking this?
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What are you talking about? You can disable apps. I've been doing it easily all morning. You have to un-install the updates on the bloat apps you don't want then you can disable them. This will help you.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/2...ble-most-of-the-bloatware-in-ics-on-the-razr/
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evltwn72 said:
What are you talking about? You can disable apps. I've been doing it easily all morning. You have to un-install the updates on the bloat apps you don't want then you can disable them. This will help you.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/2...ble-most-of-the-bloatware-in-ics-on-the-razr/
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Fair enough. Go to Backup Assistant+ and give it a shot.
No retort needed.
All you need to do is uninstall updates, then disable will appear. I've been disabling all morning too...
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IP IHI II IL said:
All you need to do is uninstall updates, then disable will appear. I've been disabling all morning too...
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No. It won't.
I've disabled around 10-15, but there are a good 5-10 that I'd like to disable that I can't.
I've been in the Android modding scene for years...I know what I'm talking about.
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Fair enough. Go to Backup Assistant+ and give it a shot.
No retort needed.
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Okay I'll give you that one. But VCast, VZW Navigator, and most all the other bloat apps can be disabled.
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evltwn72 said:
Okay I'll give you that one. But VCast, VZW Navigator, and most all the other bloat apps can be disabled.
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Then I guess it's a good thing I never said that "None" of the apps have a disabled button, eh?
Currently I count 12 applications that I want to disable. Most for battery life, but some purely because they get in the way (I'd like to reduce the number of buttons in places and keep certain things from running in the background and consuming resources).
I guess, for now, the only option is Titanium Backup until someone finds a way of enabling the button on all apps.
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Then I guess it's a good thing I never said that "None" of the apps have a disabled button, eh?
Currently I count 12 applications that I want to disable. Most for battery life, but some purely because they get in the way (I'd like to reduce the number of buttons in places and keep certain things from running in the background and consuming resources).
I guess, for now, the only option is Titanium Backup until someone finds a way of enabling the button on all apps.
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It's better than not being able to disable any at all. Before on GB your only other option besides rooting and using Ti Backup was to hide them. Some is better than none I guess. Good luck. :fingers-crossed:
hotleadsingerguy said:
No. It won't.
I've disabled around 10-15, but there are a good 5-10 that I'd like to disable that I can't.
I've been in the Android modding scene for years...I know what I'm talking about.
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Why dont you list the ones that you arnt able to disable?
hotleadsingerguy said:
I had a Galaxy Nexus from the time it launched until about a month ago. I switched to the RAZR Maxx and love the phone, but couldn't wait for ICS. Having gotten it today I have to say I'm once again super happy with my device!
Only downside? No Disable button on many of the Verizon/Motorola apps. One of the things I love most about ICS has been disabled by Verizon I wonder if it would be possible to re-enable the option, or would it just be better to use Titanium to backup/freeze? Really sad.
Anyone else really disliking this?
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I have been able to disable any app I wanted. If it won't let you once you drag it to "app info" because "disable" doesn't pop up in the box, then uninstall updates for the app and then disable. This worked for all the apps I couldn't directly disable.
If you go to the app info, You should see "Force close" and "disable".
If it isn't there, then maybe wait for a newer version of ICS. Trust me, it is still there
Just want to know, what are the features that you love on ics but disabled in Verizon razr ics??
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stkiswr said:
I have been able to disable any app I wanted. If it won't let you once you drag it to "app info" because "disable" doesn't pop up in the box, then uninstall updates for the app and then disable. This worked for all the apps I couldn't directly disable.
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Read through the 1st page of the thead, you can't disable the Backup Assistant apps. That's what the OP was trying to disable. Some but not all apps can be disabled.
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Read through the 1st page of the thead, you can't disable the Backup Assistant apps. That's what the OP was trying to disable. Some but not all apps can be disabled.
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What's the problem w backup assistant? Just don't log into it. It won't use resources. How much more battery would it really give you. I have tried everything from full aokp to all the leaks and there isn't really a difference at all. Disable what you can. Don't log into what you can't. Use your phone and be happy.
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What's the problem w backup assistant? Just don't log into it. It won't use resources. How much more battery would it really give you. I have tried everything from full aokp to all the leaks and there isn't really a difference at all. Disable what you can. Don't log into what you can't. Use your phone and be happy.
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I'd like to disable Backup Assistant too because even if you've never logged into it, it is always running in the background.
I can understand that but I think y'all are going a little overboard thinking you are going to notice a large difference. These are my attatched screen shots of running services for today and battery affected by them. Ba+ uses 3mb and doesn't even show up in battery usage as a real drain at all. Seems like your splitting hairs. If 3mb ram is really that important just use the 1 click root and freeze all with titanium.
I'm not talking **** so please dont misunderstand, it just seems like a lot of effort. Leave it alone and not logging into it won't hurt. I get 5-6 hours of screen on time on 4g. Solid benchmark scores. Great running phone and ba+ isn't even a concern.
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I've been in the Android modding scene for years...I know what I'm talking about.
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Then you should know how to freeze or uninstall bloat through Titanium Backup. I usually backup and freeze the bloat I don't want, then after testing I will delete said bloat with the ability to restore for upgrade if need be.
stkiswr said:
What's the problem w backup assistant? Just don't log into it. It won't use resources. How much more battery would it really give you. I have tried everything from full aokp to all the leaks and there isn't really a difference at all. Disable what you can. Don't log into what you can't. Use your phone and be happy.
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Who said there's a problem with it? I want to disable it...why does it matter my reasoning? The truth is, I just like running a clean ship. I like keeping minimal applications open and minimal processes running. It's not because I want to save a lot of battery or CPU, it's just that I want it to be easier to manage directly. I'm not sure why people are trying to dissuade this type of thinking...this forum exists for people that want to customize their devices.
buschris said:
Then you should know how to freeze or uninstall bloat through Titanium Backup. I usually backup and freeze the bloat I don't want, then after testing I will delete said bloat with the ability to restore for upgrade if need be.
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Ahh, you must not have read any of the posts on this topic (including the first one). I know exactly how to do it using Titanium (both by doing it through the app or switching them to User Apps and doing it through the system), but I was looking for an alternative way to do it natively. I'd rather do it natively because I like the easier management available through Android. A higher level of reading comprehension would have saved you the trouble of posting.
As for the "What apps do you want to remove?" question, here's a short list:
Apps (the verizon app)
Backup Assistant+ (all 5 of them)
Device Setup
DLNA
Downloads
Emergency Alerts
Face Unlock
Flickr Authenticator
Guided Tours
In Case of Emergency
Kaixin001 Authenticator
LastFM Authenticator
Mobile Hotspot
Motion Detector
MotoCast ID
Motorola Dock Service (and the helper service along with it)
My Files
My Gallery
My MotoCast
My Music
Orkut Authenticator
Photobucket Authenticator
Quickoffice
Smart Actions
Smart Actions FW
Social Location
Social Sharing
Vehicle Mode
Verizon Remote Diagnostics
Video Calling
Webtop
So, as you can see, it's more than 1 or 2 apps that I want to remove. None of them make a real impact on my battery life or CPU usage, but together they would free up a bit of both and make the phone just run cleaner (which I like). I've always done it through Titanium, but with my Nexus I was happy to be able to do *ANY* of it through the Android apps dialog. Verizon sticking their grubby fingers in there and removing that ability is an annoyance to me.
I just took the plunge and jumped on the leaked OTA (thanks to spc_hicks09 for the painless instructions and info). Kept root, updated easily. I know I'm new here but I figured I'd start this post to give some thoughts and ask you all what other quirks, improvements, or missing features you've noticed in the new Jelly Bean update.
Here are some of my personal observations so far.
I noticed this morning that there were no more rising alarm sounds for the alarm clock so the thing blared at me this morning. My girlfriend was off today and wasn't too happy. Sure I can download (and pay) for an alarm clock app (hate ads), but it's annoying when they remove a perfectly usable feature from a new build.
For anyone curious, it's well known that FoxFi isn't working for mobile hotspot but I've confirmed that the free WiFi Tether app works with root to connect my Nexus 7 (using auto profile). I am getting 4G speeds on the Nexus 7. I have not tried it on a Windows laptop yet. Occasionally the app will have a problem starting up tethering, but a reboot of the phone clears things up and it works fine.
Initially Google Now said I needed to update, but I got an error being unable to update Google Search saying it was incompatible with my device. I cleared the data in the Play Store app and was able to update it successfully.
Boot up sounds are much louder. Not a big deal, but annoying if you decide to reboot your phone at work. I know what it is, does my phone really need to scream DROID! at me when I boot up?
I've heard people say the opposite, but my radios are working much better. There is less delay when switching from 4G to 3G and back. When you're moving around, it seems to acquire new cell sites faster as well.
Overall the phone appears MUCH faster/smoother and it doesn't get choppy or freeze up like it did before. It feels almost as fast as my Nexus 7 so it's not just hardware. Project Butter is doing its thing and doing it much better than ICS.
I have not had it long enough to comment on battery life yet.
The Razr doesn't have lockscreen widgets like other Jelly Bean devices? Maybe I'm missing them somewhere but I haven't seen the option to enable them.
I will update with more impressions the more I play around with it.
Lock screen widgets are in 4.2 but not in 4.1.2. Same with quick settings and photosphere
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BaeckerX1 said:
Sure I can download (and pay) for an alarm clock app (hate ads),
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Get Adfree or Adaway from the play store if you are rooted.
BaeckerX1 said:
I just took the plunge and jumped on the leaked OTA (thanks to spc_hicks09 for the painless instructions and info). Kept root, updated easily. I know I'm new here but I figured I'd start this post to give some thoughts and ask you all what other quirks, improvements, or missing features you've noticed in the new Jelly Bean update.
Here are some of my personal observations so far.
I noticed this morning that there were no more rising alarm sounds for the alarm clock so the thing blared at me this morning. My girlfriend was off today and wasn't too happy. Sure I can download (and pay) for an alarm clock app (hate ads), but it's annoying when they remove a perfectly usable feature from a new build.
For anyone curious, it's well known that FoxFi isn't working for mobile hotspot but I've confirmed that the free WiFi Tether app works with root to connect my Nexus 7 (using auto profile). I am getting 4G speeds on the Nexus 7. I have not tried it on a Windows laptop yet. Occasionally the app will have a problem starting up tethering, but a reboot of the phone clears things up and it works fine.
Initially Google Now said I needed to update, but I got an error being unable to update Google Search saying it was incompatible with my device. I cleared the data in the Play Store app and was able to update it successfully.
Boot up sounds are much louder. Not a big deal, but annoying if you decide to reboot your phone at work. I know what it is, does my phone really need to scream DROID! at me when I boot up?
I've heard people say the opposite, but my radios are working much better. There is less delay when switching from 4G to 3G and back. When you're moving around, it seems to acquire new cell sites faster as well.
Overall the phone appears MUCH faster/smoother and it doesn't get choppy or freeze up like it did before. It feels almost as fast as my Nexus 7 so it's not just hardware. Project Butter is doing its thing and doing it much better than ICS.
I have not had it long enough to comment on battery life yet.
The Razr doesn't have lockscreen widgets like other Jelly Bean devices? Maybe I'm missing them somewhere but I haven't seen the option to enable them.
I will update with more impressions the more I play around with it.
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Escalating alarm sounds were a welcome addition when ICS hit, but I still liked the GB alarm clock the best. Now trying "Alarm Clock Plus."
Do not like Google NOW for voice search AT ALL!. Slow to activate, inaccurate results for voice dialing, and no "try again?" when it does mess up. Have to manually re-start. I want the old voice dialing back.
I also want the Voice Search to work like the old system when I say "Call..." and a local business. The old system dialed immediately, or, if confused, gave you a list of options. NOW pulls up the record then you have to hit the button to dial the number.
EDIT: OK, this seems to be working. I may not have been waiting long enough for the "built-in-pause" that was present, but more visually apparent in the old system.
I also had to update Google Search, as each time I started it, it thought it was the first time, and would go through it's "setup tutorial."
Boot up sounds were annoying, but I'm running RAGE ROM now, and no startup noises. Not sure if the ROM removes them or if my problem with the ROM upgrade (long story) caused it. Either way, I'm glad they're gone.
EDIT: If you use Root Explorer to navigate to /system/media/audio/ui you can rename (or delete) the startup ".ogg" files.
Operation does seem smoother and faster generally.
Battery life seems about the same for me, but my usage varies wildly form day to day, so it's hard to gauge.
I've read elsewhere that the SQL hack is the only way to get reliable tethering.
Andy
Your phone does not need to scream at you DROID! Just silence your phone before turning off and it is gonna be quiet.
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Sv: Impressions of Razr Jelly Bean OTA
Has there been any improvements of the wifi signal strength?
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Firstly welcome ...
I too am a curious mind like u and took the plunge...believe me..I've cancelled all my plans to sell of RaZr..(was gonna but low end WP8)
Anyways...
Here are some of the things I've observed...
The page to page scrolling is fantastic...and I meant FANTASTIC!
so is going from home > App drawer and back.
I really like the feature of customizing the app drawer...I can pick the apps I want and put them in one folder (though I'm told this existed way before JB):
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
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"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
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Also..multitasking is like never before..ultra fast and happens in a flash. App performance too has improved..
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BaeckerX1 said:
I just took the plunge and jumped on the leaked OTA (thanks to spc_hicks09 for the painless instructions and info). Kept root, updated easily. I know I'm new here but I figured I'd start this post to give some thoughts and ask you all what other quirks, improvements, or missing features you've noticed in the new Jelly Bean update.
Here are some of my personal observations so far.
I noticed this morning that there were no more rising alarm sounds for the alarm clock so the thing blared at me this morning. My girlfriend was off today and wasn't too happy. Sure I can download (and pay) for an alarm clock app (hate ads), but it's annoying when they remove a perfectly usable feature from a new build.
For anyone curious, it's well known that FoxFi isn't working for mobile hotspot but I've confirmed that the free WiFi Tether app works with root to connect my Nexus 7 (using auto profile). I am getting 4G speeds on the Nexus 7. I have not tried it on a Windows laptop yet. Occasionally the app will have a problem starting up tethering, but a reboot of the phone clears things up and it works fine.
Initially Google Now said I needed to update, but I got an error being unable to update Google Search saying it was incompatible with my device. I cleared the data in the Play Store app and was able to update it successfully.
Boot up sounds are much louder. Not a big deal, but annoying if you decide to reboot your phone at work. I know what it is, does my phone really need to scream DROID! at me when I boot up?
I've heard people say the opposite, but my radios are working much better. There is less delay when switching from 4G to 3G and back. When you're moving around, it seems to acquire new cell sites faster as well.
Overall the phone appears MUCH faster/smoother and it doesn't get choppy or freeze up like it did before. It feels almost as fast as my Nexus 7 so it's not just hardware. Project Butter is doing its thing and doing it much better than ICS.
I have not had it long enough to comment on battery life yet.
The Razr doesn't have lockscreen widgets like other Jelly Bean devices? Maybe I'm missing them somewhere but I haven't seen the option to enable them.
I will update with more impressions the more I play around with it.
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My question is, why does my MAXX after my 4.1.2 update search for a service subscription and then give me a message to contact my service provider?
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djnolo98 said:
My question is, why does my MAXX after my 4.1.2 update search for a service subscription and then give me a message to contact my service provider?
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Is your SIM card installed and seated properly?
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Its worth it straight dope, don't "take the plunge" love the plunge
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Is the sound bug fixed in JB? check here to see what I mean...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3nkucx4yuI
romdroid. said:
Is the sound bug fixed in JB? check here to see what I mean...
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I have never seen this problem on my device, before or after update.
BaeckerX1 said:
I have never seen this problem on my device, before or after update.
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Same here. I have no issues and have not even heard of the issue before.
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just lou said:
Same here. I have no issues and have not even heard of the issue before.
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I have experienced it several times with stock ics, and yes I've tried to wipe cache and data via recovery. No luck.
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romdroid. said:
I have experienced it several times with stock ics, and yes I've tried to wipe cache and data via recovery. No luck.
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Sounds like a hardware issue if wiping everything doesn't correct it.
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just lou said:
Sounds like a hardware issue if wiping everything doesn't correct it.
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It's not just him and it's not a hardware problem. Not sure if it's a bug only for the nonefigs version of ics.
I have it and read from many in another forum that have it too.
DrUnKenSTeiN said:
It's not just him and it's not a hardware problem. Not sure if it's a bug only for the nonefigs version of ics.
I have it and read from many in another forum that have it too.
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How are people getting audio back if wiping doesn't work? Do they have to reflash ICS?
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the audio bug is present in ICS. dont know what causes it, but once you press the volume rocker to change ringtone volume, the audio comes back. its weird, happens once in a while.
Sv: Impressions of Razr Jelly Bean OTA
Yes I am running nonefigs ics..
Already tried to reflash ics, didn't help. I think it's a ics bug. Hope it's fixed with jb
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stop flooding guys