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Hi guys,
I've got an issue with my HTC S740 with the GPS
I've got Garmin Mobile XT and my GPS never find any satellite.
On the GPS settings, the GPS is setup on COM4:COM4: (the other choice is COM7:COM7, but Garmin is always setting automatically on COM4)
Even with GoogleMaps, the GPS is not recognize (I mean not signal)
As I cannot change or find the port used by the GPS, do you have any idea to make the GPS running onb my dear Rose ?
Thx
Murray Bozinski
are you in a building?
i had the same problem but after 2 resets it started working again... dont know what caused it but i think it might be 2 apps using the same port?
schiefersoft said:
are you in a building?
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Ahahahaha... ok, I will try outside ;-)
sjukperro said:
i had the same problem but after 2 resets it started working again... dont know what caused it but i think it might be 2 apps using the same port?
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I already try to reset my Rose, but no success... I also try the "Microsoft_Smartphone_GPSID_Settings.cab" but the program said "You've got insufficient privileges" when I click on apply...
That's so strange
Ok, I'm getting crazy now...
Here is the summarize of the diffrent tests i've done :
ROM version : 1.14.406.0 (10/27/08)
Inital Config :
Launching QuickGPS
Tried to use the GPS with GoogleMaps and Garmin Mobile XTwith default config
After 45mn outside, no signal
GPSID Settings :
After installing GPS Intermediary Driver (GPSID), i tried to change the baud rate to 4800 (was set to 300) or change the tick box "Manage Automatically". When I click on "Done", I get an error message "An error occured in Settings.exe...". On "Details", i get an NullReferenceException in DoneButtonClicked() function.
And when I try to change the hardware port, i've got another error message : "You have insufficient permissions to map the hardware port"
GPS Test :
Ok, i don't give up, I tried GPS Test 1.04
Hard reset and installed GPS Test
So it found the Port4 as a GPS receiver, but it couldn't get any signal
The first time, it found one or two satellites but the color remains yellow, "GPS Starting up", with "Fix 1D"
So still no signal in GoogleMaps, neither Garmin
Please, I really need some help !!!
Any idea are welcome
IMHO it definitely looks as an hardware failure. Static and under open sky it shouldn't take more than 75 seconds to localize (cold start, without A-GPS). Normally if I start GPS within Google Maps it takes less than 10 seconds to get position.
At least you probably won sad prize having first Rose with HW failure (as far as I know from all s740 related forums which I read).
I had the same issue. Tried GPSID, Google Maps (0 satellites), GPS Test (stucked on COM4)... Nothing worked. (I was always trying it outside for a few minutes with QuickGPS updated. My other phone got the fix within 15 seconds)
Today I master reset the phone, set date, updated QuickGPS, installed Google Maps... Fix within 15-20 seconds.
moneytoo said:
Today I master reset the phone, set date, updated QuickGPS, installed Google Maps... Fix within 15-20 seconds.
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What's finally bad news (sorry Murray ). For me that means - GPS radio in Rose (at least using default ROM) may freeze and stop responding to OS for unknown reason.
In the best case (a bit funny), it's sensitive to proper time/date/timezone setting...
Guys, I decide to go back to the shop where I bought my phone and they said this is the second Rose they received with the same issue.
So they give my money back and I finally deceided to buy a Palm Treo Pro.
I'm a bit disapointed with HTC (my previous S730 was really bad quality)
Now I'm very happy with the TP
Thanx for your support
Murray Bozinski
i think that this is software problem
my gps disappears too when I change my ROM to Orange Orange_UK_1.17.61.2
previous version works fine with GPS
and there is no any GPS software (like GoogleMaps) in Orange ROM.
So if your ROM is Orange too - this may be ROM bug
I try to change ROM to stock 1.14.707.0 soon
hi all, i had the same gps issue and could not get a fix using googlemaps and some other software amazegps, . i tried several hard resets but nothing seemed to work.
after a few days of investigation i bought copilot 7 from a guy on ebay, hard reset again.... then booted her up. after 5 minutes i had a fix and was being directed down my road.. written on my favourite htc phone so far... s740
Never get gps
My Rose buy in Portugal in November has the same problem. Never get any signal sattelites(fix).
Rose version: 1.14.401.1
Rom data: 10/06/08
Radio version: 0.24.30.24
My first ROM (beta 1.07) was russian with Google-maps pre-installed. GPS works fine
then I try to change it to Orange UK 1.17 ROM. There is no built-in GoogleMaps and GPS doesn't work
I try to use stock english ROM 1.14. In this case there is no GoogleMaps and GPS doesn't work too
Yesterday I found russian rom 1.14 and try it. This ROM has pre-installed version of GoogleMaps and.. GPS works!
So in my opinion there is no GPS driver or something else in some ROMs. But if ROM must have pre-installed GPS software then GPS driver of course exists and everything works fine
I can take link to russian 1.14 ROM to compare it with english 1.14 ROM
Looks like mine works too after a Hard Reset with Google Maps, GPSTest and gpsVP. Interesting...
i work with Garmin XT and Mc Guider and no problem.
my settings is
Port: COM 4
Baud : 19200
GPS on my Rose worked fine after hard reset but I didnt use the phone for few weeks, installed some new software and then it stopped working once again.
Fortunately I was able to fix that just changing the port number and restarting.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver
\Multiplexer
DriverInterface = COM4: to COM8:
Awaiting Better GPS Accuracy
My question to HTC Customer Service:
GPS radio in my HTC s740 freezes and stop responding during undefined time. For example, when I use Garmin Mobile XT for Windows Mobile 5.00.20w GPS works, but suddently it writes: "Awaiting Better GPS Accuracy" and stop responding during undefined time. Google Maps have this problem too. Hardware reset cannot help, may be it's ROM software error? My HTC Rose have СЕ OS 5.2.20279 (Build 20279.1.3.4), Radio Version 12.23.30.06H_0.24.30.24. Rom version: 1.14.402.0 (25.10.2008). Send me please ROM upgrade or specify another method to resolve this problem. Thanks!
Answer from HTC Customer Service:
Dear valued HTC customer, Thank you for contacting our Customer Support Center. We are dedicated to providing you with the best quality service and answering all of your questions and concerns. There is no Romupdate available at the moment for your device, all available updates are published under this page http://www.htc.com/europe/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=163&act=sd&cat=all. If you have issues with GPS connection, please perform hard reset on your device, but before doingthat, please save all your files. To do hardreset please go on start - expert - clear storage - 1234 and confirm it with yes. If issue still persists after that, device can be send for repair so that engineers can check it. If you want to send it for repair, please contact your local customer support line. If the above steps do not resolve your issue, we invite you to visit the support area on our Web site. Please go to: http://www.htc.com/www/support.aspx Or you can go to: http://www.htc.com/select_country.htm, select your country and then click on the Support tab. You can also call our Call Center, choose Option 2 if you have further questions. Thank you once again for your continued patronage. Best regards, Europe customer support team HTC Corp. Global Service Division
My answer to HTC Customer Service:
The same problem with GPS also have some my friends (s740 model seller: Latvia Mobile Telephone, www.lmt.lv ). You can find the same problem at internet forums, for example here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=465564 May be it's a global problem for all s740 phones (hardware or software)? I know, that new models of HTC Rose have new ROM, for example: RUU_Rose_HTC_RUS_1.14.411.1_Radio_sign_12.23.30.06_0.24.30.24_CRC_Ship Can you help me more seriously? It seems that we haven't a HTC local customer in Latvia. Thanks for answer.
Answer from HTC Customer Service:
Dear valued HTC customer, Thank you for contacting our Customer Support Center. We are dedicated to providing you with the best quality service and answering all of your questions and concerns. There is no Romupdate available at the moment for your device, all available updates are published under this page http://www.htc.com/europe/supportdownloadlist.aspx?p_id=163&act=sd&cat=all. If you have issues with GPS connection, please perform hard reset on your device, but before doingthat, please save all your files. To do hardreset please go on start - expert - clear storage - 1234 and confirm it with yes. If issue still persists after that, device can be send for repair so that engineers can check it. If you want to send it for repair, please contact your local customer support line. If the above steps do not resolve your issue, we invite you to visit the support area on our Web site. Please go to: http://www.htc.com/www/support.aspx Or you can go to: http://www.htc.com/select_country.htm, select your country and then click on the Support tab. You can also call our Call Center, choose Option 2 if you have further questions. Thank you once again for your continued patronage. Best regards, Europe customer support team HTC Corp. Global Service Division
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So please write to HTC Customer Service: http://www.htc.com/europe/CS_Mail.aspx with the same problems, they must understand that this problem exists. Tell him my Question Activity ID with this problem: 09LVCW18RUA000005.
GPS Stopped working after Hard Reset
The GPS worked fine till recently.. I did a hard reset as i wanted to see how much memory i could free up.. now all of a sudden GPS fails to find any satellites.
Can any one guide me?
TIA
Jonty
jontykay said:
The GPS worked fine till recently.. I did a hard reset as i wanted to see how much memory i could free up.. now all of a sudden GPS fails to find any satellites.
Can any one guide me?
TIA
Jonty
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Do another hard reset. It worked for me. After the reset, I've updated QuickGPS, installed Sygic and it worked.
Torque77 said:
Do another hard reset. It worked for me. After the reset, I've updated QuickGPS, installed Sygic and it worked.
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Hard reset do not resolve this problem. It's ROM or hardware internal bug (see my post to HTC support). Try to change GPS COM port to COM8: (for exampe, via Resco Registry):
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\GPS Intermediate Driver
\Multiplexer
DriverInterface = COM8:
5 days it works ОК on my HTC Rose, may be it's a slolution of GPS freezing problem? Please write here if this solution helps you...
P.S. May be somebody says about this actual problem to HTC support?
Hi all,
This is my first thread... I've looked every forum, every existing thread looking for an explanation / solution, with no luck at all... I hope somebody has experienced this with its prime and found a solution, because I'm thinking in RMA it...
The thing is that my sensors stopped working! No accelerometer, no magnetometer. The screen rotates itself to portrait mode when an app asks for it, but it stays that way when exiting the app. I have to go to Settings -> Display to uncheck and check Autorotation to go back to landscape mode. This is annoying! I installed an app called Elixir 2 and in the sensors page only the microphone is listed as present. Every other sensor is displayed as not present.
I noticed it two weeks ago, but I wanted to look for a solution instead of getting it replaced. I think it came with a .15 and it was updated to .21 in the first connection to Internet. I waited for the .28 to be released just in case it fixed the problem, but it did nothing, still has the problem.
By the way, I tried a cold boot and a factory reset... still nothing.
If I can have any word from anyone I will be pleased!
Thank you!
PS: forgive my english, I'm from Spain
Get the app called elixir2. its free. Kirk show u detailed info on everything, including sensors. itll show real time info on them. allows u to cut them off n on or reset them. it might help.
demandarin said:
Get the app called elixir2. its free. Kirk show u detailed info on everything, including sensors. itll show real time info on them. allows u to cut them off n on or reset them. it might help.
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Well, that's exactly what I did! I said it before It just shows an X beside every sensor and under them it says something like "not present" (I don't have the Prime here right now). In that sensors page the only one that is shown as working is the microphone.
Any idea?
Thank you anyway!
demandarin said:
Get the app called elixir2. its free. Kirk show u detailed info on everything, including sensors. itll show real time info on them. allows u to cut them off n on or reset them. it might help.
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Here's a snapshot of the Elixir2 sensors' page.
Hi, I cannot suggest anything new to try.
Today I noticed some of my sensors were not working, tried playing Riptide and found I could not turn. Also tried a level app and found that the orientation was not being detected. My problem was fixed by powering off then turning on again. I did not try elixir2 before the power off, therefore could not say if my prime was in a similar state.
Good luck in getting your prime going again.
Cheers stv
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA
stvlgm said:
Hi, I cannot suggest anything new to try.
Today I noticed some of my sensors were not working, tried playing Riptide and found I could not turn. Also tried a level app and found that the orientation was not being detected. My problem was fixed by powering off then turning on again. I did not try elixir2 before the power off, therefore could not say if my prime was in a similar state.
Good luck in getting your prime going again.
Cheers stv
Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201 using XDA
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Well, at least someone experienced the same... even with a reset I can't make it work. Is there any "ultra-reset" I can do?
Before .28 I get the same issue.
Sensor can restart after a reboot or a cold start, but after I plug on the dock or after a deep sleep,the sensor stop.
Sometime, after a restart the sensor was not recognized. I use elixir also to check.
Now with .28, the sensor work well.
DesmoRFR said:
Before .28 I get the same issue.
Sensor can restart after a reboot or a cold start, but after I plug on the dock or after a deep sleep,the sensor stop.
Sometime, after a restart the sensor was not recognized. I use elixir also to check.
Now with .28, the sensor work well.
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Did you update to .28 over wifi or using a microSD?
Thank you!
Update done through Microsd.
I have tweaked buil.prop on .21 and result Fota didn't work.
Think also to make a cold reboot and clear cache of all application (can be done with elixir).
demandarin said:
Get the app called elixir2. its free. Kirk show u detailed info on everything, including sensors. itll show real time info on them. allows u to cut them off n on or reset them. it might help.
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demandrin - off topic, do you know where I may be able to get the circiut board that has the microsd slot and the touch screen sensor connectors. I accidentally damaged the connectors and now I can only use the tablet with the keyboard dock as a mini laptop. I emailed Asus but they would not sell me the part. I wonder if Gary would be nice enough to sell me the part.
Is HP the only company that sells parts to customers (I love HP for that reason LOL!!)
DesmoRFR said:
Before .28 I get the same issue.
Sensor can restart after a reboot or a cold start, but after I plug on the dock or after a deep sleep,the sensor stop.
Sometime, after a restart the sensor was not recognized. I use elixir also to check.
Now with .28, the sensor work well.
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An update with my problem: I finally installed the .28 through SD card, having wiped all the data first, and the result is the same: no sensors are present. No autorotation, no compass, no auto-brightness. Elixir shows only the microphone as one of the sensors, everything else is shown as "not available" (as shown on my previous snapshot).
Any help?
Thank you!
sunne2k said:
An update with my problem: I finally installed the .28 through SD card, having wiped all the data first, and the result is the same: no sensors are present. No autorotation, no compass, no auto-brightness. Elixir shows only the microphone as one of the sensors, everything else is shown as "not available" (as shown on my previous snapshot).
Any help?
Thank you!
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And yesterday, with no reason at all, ALL of my sensors (accels, gyro, magnet field, etc.) started working again. I just powered the tablet on and voilà, everything was perfect! Elixir showed all the sensors up and running!
I think this post can be closed now... I hope it doesn't happen again!
4.4.2 ROM bluetooth does not work well!
Phone connected to the bluetooth headset is not working well. Sometimes the connection is lost!
4.3 ROM is not such a problem.
Does anyone have a similar problem?
Can anyone help?
Jackal107 said:
4.4.2 ROM bluetooth does not work well!
Phone connected to the bluetooth headset is not working well. Sometimes the connection is lost!
4.3 ROM is not such a problem.
Does anyone have a similar problem?
Can anyone help?
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i had a similar problem but with my car's bluetooth. i cleared up my contact listed and the problem was resolved.
here is where i found the solution: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2646592&page=2
hope you come right.
Please help, after 4.4.2 with my note 2, bluetooth headset connection quality got crappy. I cant walk away from my phone more than 1 meter. Anyone experiencing this problem????
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onurcandan said:
Please help, after 4.4.2 with my note 2, bluetooth headset connection quality got crappy. I cant walk away from my phone more than 1 meter. Anyone experiencing this problem????
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I did not find a solution yet! You yeah?
Jackal107 said:
I did not find a solution yet! You yeah?
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I have the same issue with my headset. Hope someone will find a solution soon.
I too have same problem!!
Whats wrong with samsung!!, sometime Wifi problem and sometime bluetooth.:silly::silly:
earlier I was on 4.1.2 and it was working good with my jabra clipper bluetooth headset, after updating to 4.4.2 it sucks!.
according to my observation,
The OS is trying to save battery by limiting the bluetooth signal strength!, and the same problem with wifi also.:silly:
Looking for a workaround. If i find any will post for sure.
I have the same issue with my Note 2 after update to 4.4.2..
It seems to be a distance problem with my headset, every distance more than 50 cm creates
sound break up´s .. In my car the phone has a fixed place, it happens too, but not this much.
Maybe it is caused by a lower power managment for BT after update ?!
Found some others having the same issue e.g. here
http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...nge-extremely-dropped-after-4-4-2-update.html
Frank67 said:
I have the same issue with my Note 2 after update to 4.4.2..
Found some others having the same issue e.g. here
http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...nge-extremely-dropped-after-4-4-2-update.html
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Yepp, I know that threat. But on my N7100 nothing works. In the meantime I'm on Paranoid ROM with 4.4.4 and it's a little better, but not much.
Frank67 said:
I have the same issue with my Note 2 after update to 4.4.2..
It seems to be a distance problem with my headset, every distance more than 50 cm creates
sound break up´s .. In my car the phone has a fixed place, it happens too, but not this much.
Maybe it is caused by a lower power managment for BT after update ?!
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Hi
and have the same problem with the bluetooth, the phone in my pocket, Samsung headphones on the head and lose the music signal, conclusion .... android version
Before to upgrade I had 4.3 and works very well and now I upgraded to 4.4.2 my Note 2 with Phantom_V7.0 and work awesome but has a minus....... the bluetooth signal gets lost and it's not about the power,for ex i have battery with 4200 mAh
I will continue to keep looking this problem and I will return
There is no way to get better connection. The only way is using a 4.3 ROM
Seems like the problem is solved.
Hey guys!
It seems to me I’ve found the solution!
But firstly, a few words about the problems I’ve got…
I have Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and, when I decided to replace my old Plantronics Discovery 975 with their Voyager Edge, it had installed Android 4.3.
Both events, start using the new Bluetooth devise and upgrading to KitKat (4.4.2) occurred almost simultaneously, so it was pretty difficult to recognize what was the source of the problems that I run into – hardware/firmware issues of Voyager Edge or KitKat’s quirks. The problems were the following:
- Poor Bluetooth connection that resulted in distorted sound (not always, but often) thru the headset.
- Regularly losing the ability to use various Edge’s features, such as calling back to the last number, checking the battery status, recognizing who's calling, etc.
- Note’s battery drained badly – instead of 50-60% left at the end of the day, I got 10%...
I spoke several times with Plantronics support, but they ended advising me to replace the headset. I have neither found the specific solution in the internet and it was even reported that the factory reset would hardly help. So, that was almost the dead-end. But there was one pretty weird solution that helped to some people – deleting the duplicates in the phone’s contact list. But, since I had NO duplicates, it didn’t seem to be helpful. But then, I noticed one very strange detail – during the moments when Edge worked properly it correctly pronounced the names from my phone book, even tho some of them were quite unusual for English speaking "robot". All of them, but one – my mother’s record, which was a simple “Mom”, but when she called me, the Edge’s notification was definitely not “calling from mom”…
So, I just renamed “mom” to “mother”!
Guys, can you believe that, but ALL the problems (both phone’s and headset’s) have just gone! I’ve been using it for almost a week already and it’s OK. So, you may check your contact list, whether it sounds correctly.
Well, one issue left – weird/funny bug of the Edge’s firmware – start playing music when you take it off the cradle. (2 latest firmware updates didn’t cure that…). I just long press the voice button on the Edge to pause it. Not a big deal, to be honest.
Oh, just one last note – since Voyager Edge cannot be rebooted you can do the following if/when you neither hear the music (!), nor the report that the headset is connected when you take it off the cradle. Just long press the Call button on the headset (in my case it runs Note’s S-voice) and then everything works just fine. (Checked twice.)
Hope that this will help you too.
Cheers,
Max
Hi Max,
nice story, but I can't belive that this entry or change of entry will make the BT signal better.
cheers
Harvey
harvey186 said:
Hi Max,
nice story, but I can't belive that this entry or change of entry will make the BT signal better.
cheers
Harvey
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Hi Harvey,
Absolutely the same reaction was mine, when I read the comment by dawolverune (see page 1 of this thread). How deleting duplicate contacts might help…
Well, if assume that I tell the truth (and I actually do! ), then the solution may be explained in 2 ways: a) logical – I’ve been hammering with all this stuff for almost a week and nothing helped until I renamed that single contact and then, it just start working and b) technical – since Voyager Edge pronounced the wrong name it means that it took it from somewhere, but definitely from the wrong place and this might require extra “efforts” from the Bluetooth receiver/transmitter, etc. This indeed may result in abnormal behavior of the devise and “eating” the battery. If re-phrase the title of S. Coppola’s movie – here we had “Lost in Bluetooth” case.
Cheers,
Max
hack fix
Jackal107 said:
4.4.2 ROM bluetooth does not work well!
Phone connected to the bluetooth headset is not working well. Sometimes the connection is lost!
4.3 ROM is not such a problem.
Does anyone have a similar problem?
Can anyone help?
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Am guessing someone has a fix to this issue by now, if so let everyone know
if not i just tried a hack that seems to work. when facing crackling/distortion of audio on Note2 just switch on the WiFi hotspot and range seems to improve
hope it helps......plzz educate about downsides of this hack
ivan_109 said:
Am guessing someone has a fix to this issue by now, if so let everyone know
if not i just tried a hack that seems to work. when facing crackling/distortion of audio on Note2 just switch on the WiFi hotspot and range seems to improve
hope it helps......plzz educate about downsides of this hack
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cool, it seems, that this hack is working
Thx
Jackal107 said:
4.4.2 ROM bluetooth does not work well!
Phone connected to the bluetooth headset is not working well. Sometimes the connection is lost!
4.3 ROM is not such a problem.
Does anyone have a similar problem?
Can anyone help?
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I have the Exact Problem, and no one seems to have a solution to this. Did u find any by any chance ??
Thanks
SOLUTION OF BLUETOOTH DROPPING after 4.4.2 update
Yo !
I found the solution. No one has to downgrade Note 2 (N7100) to Jelly-bean in order to fix the Bluetooth range and WiFi dropping issue.
The fault is with the latest update from Samsung itself, May be it is a tactic to make people shift to the newer phones.(who knows) !
Anyway the solution to this problem is to Flash it with Odin it a previous release of 4.4.2.
In my case which is from the INU (India) region the release of August that is 29.08.2014 is a faulty update.
So i downloaded the older one and flashed it.. then everything worked perfectly as if the phone was new
Here is how to do it:- [BACKUP YOUR PHONE WITH KIES 3]
1. Check your version from *#1234#, Compare the version with Near August version of your Region. If it is same you better change it to get a way better performance.
2. Look up the earlier ROM version released from samsung-updated .com , http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=GT-N7100&details=Galaxy_Note_2__International , I personally flashed it with the first version of Kit-Kat that came for note 2 in INU region. on the 8th April (08.04.2014).
3. Download ODIN http://www.mediafire.com/download/mbvtjub21ehsxrl/Note+2+Odin.zip
4. Install Samsung USB drivers http://www.mediafire.com/download/9qaqkld45387lzi/Skyrocket_GSII_ADB_Drivers.zip
[IF THE LINKS DON'T WORK then GOOGLE THEM AND INSTALL]
5. Power off your Samsung Note 2.
6. Hold Volume Down, Power, and Home Buttons at the same time. You will enter the ODIN DOWNLOAD MODE on your phone.
7. Press Volume up to Continue. It will Show "Downloading" "do not power off"
8. Connect your device to the PC where you have put ODIN and the md5 file (Firmware you want to flash with)
9. It will show connected to your device name on the top left of ODIN which means that it recognizes your device.
Click on PDA and select the firmware that u downloaded to flash Note 2 with.
It will lag for a few seconds but let it take its time.
When it is done. [Refer Image attached]
10. Press Start [It will take around 5 minutes, 3 minutes give or take]
11. It will Automatically Reboot your phone. Do not disconnect the USB cable.
After the boot is Complete ODIN will show a PASS on the left Side. Which means that the Flashing Process has been a Success.
If it shows fail then Repeat the process from STEP 6 all the way till STEP 11.
{ RECOVERY STEPS:- this will wipe all your data}
[Also, If device is Stuck at setup connection or on any other process, then disconnect your Note 2 from PC, close Odin, remove phone’s battery and put it back inside AFTER 5 seconds, press Volume up, Home key and Power key at the same time, When the Logo comes then Leave the Power button but keep pressing the other 2. Wait for it to show MANUAL MODE. Select Wide Data and Factory reset with Volume down and press power to continue, Then again wipe Cache.
Select Reboot . Now it should work perfectly.
CAUTION :- DO THIS AT UR OWN RISK.
Is this problem appears in official update? Want to update, but dont want any probs)
Yes the problem is with the official update. Better not update it till there is another update of it available.
I'm thinking this might have to do with Samsung dropping the Bluetooth version from 4.0 back to 2.0. I have no idea why they would do that but I've been wondering why my phone listed version 2.0 when the specs for this phone always said version 4.0. As you can see my debug screen shows it as version 2 and not 4.0. My Edge shows 4.0 on that same screen. I can't recall if older builds for the Note 2 had 4.0 listed but I believe they did and kitkat lowered it. Guess that's their trick to get people to upgrade, break things on our phones quietly...
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Hi all,
Recently got myself a Ulefone Armor 2. The device is not too bad so far. I switched to it after cracking my Power2's screen multiple times. It comes with a stupidly basic Android 7. So I just wanted to start a thread to see if anyone's got their hands on it and started hacking around. See the bookmarks below for all things customisation.
I've edited this first post multiple times to reflect the recent developments. Some people got root & Magisk working see links after my first remarks:
About the latest Software Update (aka 20180224_s21v57c2k_gq_fp or S21 GQ3037LF2 Ulefone V12 20171009-Update 20180224):
alpsayin said:
Nope, it's not the same. Something is fundamentally off with this ROM. Accessibility services get turned off automatically every time screen goes off. Half the background apps are killed every time screen stays off for a minute too. I've already reverted back to what I had before. I suggest stay away from this build.
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If you've updated your phone to latest ROM use the below instructions to revert back but use https://www.needrom.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/S21_GQ3037LF2_Ulefone_V12_20171009.zip instead of the latest one:
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First remarks:
-Some people and I are having problems with USB-C headphone adapter (https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/ulefone-armor-2-t3684566/post74367962#post74367962)
-Device bluetooth volume level is separate from the headset's volume. (EDIT: fixed with recent ROM update)
-Adaptive brightness might be a tad bit aggressive in my opinion so I switched it off. (EDIT: less aggressive with recent ROM update)
-Android Pay does NOT work. It says device is not verified (which is sad, I really wanted this to work). (EDIT: works now with also recent ROM update).
-Camera button launches a camera app if you press for 5 seconds only. Useful to trigger underwater.
-SOS button needs 5 seconds push to start calling emergency contacts, but even then it causes a lot of pocket dialling.
-PTT button only works inside the Zello app. Kinda wish these buttons could be reassigned for other things (EDIT: see this reply https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74451451&postcount=78).
-Generally buttons are easy to push, i change the volume every time I put the phone in my pocket, then again i might just need to get used to having a brick with 4g.
-Speakers are not great, but it's indeed waterproof. Took it into shower and gave it a good abuse.
-Fingerprint sensor is a bit annoying at times but I believe this might be because I was sent a phone with improperly attached screen protector. (EDIT: it was the badly aligned screen protector)
-Power menu doesn't have the shortcut to the power saving mode that I like so much
-Be gentle with your USB-C cap, mine broke. It's still waterproof, but now it's pretty easy to lose the cap.
-If you wanna save some serious battery, disable Google App data backup (App backup&restore).
-Sports mode in battery settings will make the phone "snappier" probably at the expense of battery life.
BOOKMARKS:
ROM Stuff (some need TWRP)
See this reply for instructions to update to recent ROM:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74294320&postcount=31
TWRP Flashable Stock ROM with Magisk Root (Android Pay working, Buttons disabled, needs opengapps)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74749806&postcount=174
Restore or write IMEI numbers:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74450547&postcount=76
TWRP
See these replies for root and TWRP (v1, legacy):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74399450&postcount=60
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74429860&postcount=68
See these replies for TWRP without OTG and root (v2, now also legacy):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74488885&postcount=96
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74490010&postcount=97
English TWRP in zip and img formats, also something about Forced Encryption (v3, but also follow instructions from v2)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75544568&postcount=281
Magisk and Root
Summary of SuperSU, Magisk, Xposed and Android Pay compatibilities:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74580626&postcount=135
Magisk Installation (legacy, but use it for instructions):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74472235&postcount=89
Latest Magisk (permissive, hidelist persists, allowing module installation, yay!):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75803660&postcount=299
Re-flashing STOCK ROM and/or updating Magisk while keeping data (requires TWRP)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75064226&postcount=223
Audio Issues
Fix for Armor 2 Bluetooth Disconnect Issue
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75461843&postcount=279
Audio not routing through or unstable USB-C headphone jack?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/ulefone-armor-2-t3684566/post74621805#post74621805
Tweaks (Buttons, Persistent Notifications)
How to disable default PTT & SOS functions and replace functionalities (requires ROOT):
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74445439&postcount=72
How to get rid of Persistent NFC notification
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75049379&postcount=216
Fingerprint scanner is NOT SECURE
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=75796254&postcount=297
Credits: @sumec100 @djvinniev77 @enzovic @Sebastl @jemmini (? from 4pda.ru) @TuksOID @sargon__
Have you had any software issues and can you assign anything else other than emergency contacts to the SOS button? I have an LG X Power with a cracked screen and have been looking into this phone because the doogee s60 and bv8000 pro both show problems and I don't feel like spending 600 for a cat s60 or s41
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Wish there was a way I could disable the sos button on my doogee s60
Hi,
i got mine a week ago, and i think this phone is really great so far. Only thing i'm missing is a way to root it, i have tried everything i could find, but nothing has worked so far.
Tommy
I really wanted to like this phone, but Bluetooth is essencial to me, and I cant keep a Bluetooth audio connection constant with out disconnects and connects randomly, is very frustrating, I was expecting a better quality of the audio of the internal speaker when making calls, the holes of the back speaker one is a dummy the is no sound from it, and battery is good but not so good for the capacity, I was expecting more, and the camera is really sub par with a slow auto focus. I why didn't they make the screws of the sim compartment flush with case, was so simple.
fluis70 said:
I really wanted to like this phone, but Bluetooth is essencial to me, and I cant keep a Bluetooth audio connection constant with out disconnects and connects randomly, is very frustrating, I was expecting a better quality of the audio of the internal speaker when making calls, the holes of the back speaker one is a dummy the is no sound from it, and battery is good but not so good for the capacity, I was expecting more, and the camera is really sub par with a slow auto focus. I why didn't they make the screws of the sim compartment flush with case, was so simple.
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I just tested the Bluetooth on a speaker, i had no issues with it. As for the battery, there is a lot of settings you can tweak, and turn off all of the Google draining apps. I have installed Greenify too.
Camera is not the best, but it does the job. We get what we pay for, and for that price i cannot expect to get a better phone, that probably would survive a nuclear war lol
tmiland said:
I just tested the Bluetooth on a speaker, i had no issues with it. As for the battery, there is a lot of settings you can tweak, and turn off all of the Google draining apps. I have installed Greenify too.
Camera is not the best, but it does the job. We get what we pay for, and for that price i cannot expect to get a better phone, that probably would survive a nuclear war lol
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I'm glad that you having a better experience with Bluetooth, I do hope that I can solve my problems with it.
I also just bought an Armor 2, and I also want to be able to configure the ptt and sos buttons in a better way. I hope people who know about this give us a hand. regards
I can assign emergency contacts to SOS button. Multiple ones in fact; if first person doesn't answer automatically calls the next one and so on. I was just curious to give them other functionalities, such as launching apps.
tony442 said:
Have you had any software issues and can you assign anything else other than emergency contacts to the SOS button? I have an LG X Power with a cracked screen and have been looking into this phone because the doogee s60 and bv8000 pro both show problems and I don't feel like spending 600 for a cat s60 or s41
Sent from my LG-K450 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
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Did anyone manage to get Android Pay working? Android Pay doesn't verify the android, I was really looking forward to being able to use it...
I just got mine, love it for the price but unfortunately didn't read about android pay. I just tried and yep, no good to add payment cards. If you have a banking app that accepts card integration, it works that way, so it's just android pay/Google security.
Now, has anyone tried downloading the latest official ROM from needrom? They cite one from 10/9, I tried to install after ensuring the device is properly detected and the process fails. Something about Brom incompatible.
Not sure if anyone here has had successes with flashing MediaTek based devices, any tips?
djvinniev77 said:
I just got mine, love it for the price but unfortunately didn't read about android pay. I just tried and yep, no good to add payment cards. If you have a banking app that accepts card integration, it works that way, so it's just android pay/Google security.
Now, has anyone tried downloading the latest official ROM from needrom? They cite one from 10/9, I tried to install after ensuring the device is properly detected and the process fails. Something about Brom incompatible.
Not sure if anyone here has had successes with flashing MediaTek based devices, any tips?
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Well, I was using a ulefone power 2 before this one. SP Flash tool version >5 works great. You just need to make sure device is fully powered off and connect usb cable. It might get into a bootloop, but if you start the flashing process while it's off it will get off of the bootloop and flash it. Hopefully at least.
I am using TSB, Santander, and nationwide. I guess none of them has card integration?
I'm searching a custom-Rom (lineageOS) for Armor 2. This Link ( rootmygalaxy[dot]net/lineage-os-15-for-ulefone-armor-2/) says "download it", but I can't found the Rom.
If I would self-compile it. Where I can find the driver for Armor 2?
With regards to android pay, I emailed ulefone support and they noted that they are working on it, need to get the keys to fix. They asked for device IMEI and will try to make the update via OTA. You can email them from their website. Looking at 3 weeks but I'm not counting on it. At least someone replied right away.
djvinniev77 said:
I just got mine, love it for the price but unfortunately didn't read about android pay. I just tried and yep, no good to add payment cards. If you have a banking app that accepts card integration, it works that way, so it's just android pay/Google security.
Now, has anyone tried downloading the latest official ROM from needrom? They cite one from 10/9, I tried to install after ensuring the device is properly detected and the process fails. Something about Brom incompatible.
Not sure if anyone here has had successes with flashing MediaTek based devices, any tips?
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i installed the last room (nedroom) yesterday and was ok ok, i had a problem with connecting the usb (did not want to run the download process), helped "volume up" ON , the phone off, and then connect the usb to the pc and when I started process the "volume up" OFF , it started Mint 18.2 cinnamon 64-bit, SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1728_Linux - run as root , the MTKxxxx driver setting, for linux is here on XDA.
I would also be happy for recovery and root for armor 2.
with greetings of sumec.
sumec100 said:
i installed the last room (nedroom) yesterday and was ok ok, i had a problem with connecting the usb (did not want to run the download process), helped "volume up" ON , the phone off, and then connect the usb to the pc and when I started process the "volume up" OFF , it started Mint 18.2 cinnamon 64-bit, SP_Flash_Tool_v5.1728_Linux - run as root , the MTKxxxx driver setting, for linux is here on XDA.
I would also be happy for recovery and root for armor 2.
with greetings of sumec.
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Nice. Did you wipe everything or was it an in place update that retained your data?
djvinniev77 said:
Nice. Did you wipe everything or was it an in place update that retained your data?
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I deleted everything like a new phone. If you have a backup date so when you start offering a recovery from a backup or as a new phone. Every update to rom through flashtool makes full wipe data, so it's a good root and recovery.
Is there any way of disabling that wretched camera button ? I am fed up with clicking noises from my pocket as it takes shots, and deleting them all afterwards....
Gnubi said:
Wish there was a way I could disable the sos button on my doogee s60
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I use the APP "Button Mapper" Ver: 0.54 Free
You can reconfigure PTT and SOS buttons to open your desired Apps.
You can also disable operation with the Lock-screen
My actual configuration for PTT button is:
Short press: Nothing,
Long press WhatsApp,
Double press: switch between DND, Vibrate and Outdoor sound mode
and for SOS:
Short press: Nothing,
Long press: PayPal
Double press: Shazam
wilkofife said:
Is there any way of disabling that wretched camera button ? I am fed up with clicking noises from my pocket as it takes shots, and deleting them all afterwards....
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Camera button requires pro version, but I can live without it :good:
I noticed today that my USB-C to headphone jack cable is not working. Anyone else had that problem?
Also, ButtonMapper works great but sometimes it causes a soft reboot...
touchscreen has half not working, anyone has any solution tyo remote control the screen so i can acess the settings?
this Java app can be used to view and control watch via ADB only:
https://github.com/MajeurAndroid/Adb-Remote-Screen
I have the same problem, my right touch stopped working and I can't access the watch options or the last 2 weather information, you can try using adb command to reset the watch, in my case it is still not working. My watch is new and I have used it only for 1 week
I have exactly the same problem. Is this ROM related?
The right side of the touchscreen seems to be working on all other screens - I can for instance access the Compass and the Stopwatch that are also on the right side but on a different menu.
There's a youtube video showing the problem but I can't post because I'm newly registered. Just search for "Settings Button on Amazfit Stratos Not Working" on Youtube.
same problem
my stratos is with the same problem.
one solution would be to develop a ROM with the configuration button on the left side of the screen.
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lfom said:
this Java app can be used to view and control watch via ADB only:
Someone tried this?
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New firmware update didn’t fix the problem for me ?
I tried installing different ROMs but nothing seems to work, i think that the problem is the touchscreen and not software related.
The only way to access the watch setting that i found is to enable the app list using the huami amazfit tool and then swipe at the end and select settings (which is written in chinese).
Since i have the watch bootloader unlocked, i'm not sure if you can enable the app list with the bootloader locked.
Hope it helps. :good:
Andreaji said:
I tried installing different ROMs but nothing seems to work, i think that the problem is the touchscreen and not software related.
The only way to access the watch setting that i found is to enable the app list using the huami amazfit tool and then swipe at the end and select settings (which is written in chinese).
Since i have the watch bootloader unlocked, i'm not sure if you can enable the app list with the bootloader locked.
Hope it helps. :good:
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If you go all the way to the right and access the menu where you have the Compass and the Stopwatch, can you click on those? I can, and that's why I think it is software related but of course, I might be wrong
sribas said:
If you go all the way to the right and access the menu where you have the Compass and the Stopwatch, can you click on those? I can, and that's why I think it is software related but of course, I might be wrong
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In my case it is hardware issue, the right touch is not working in any others screen.
You can check the touchscreen response by activating the hidden mode Lab and then enable the pointer location. If i touch the left part it appears the pointer and all the movement that i do, if i try to touch the right part nothing happens, it's dead, hardware issue
I have the same issue. But with latest international firmware 2.3.5.0. Did you solve it? What did Amazfit support say?
Something weird. After some useless rebooting and using the ADB remote screen I can now use the lower right part of the touchscreen again. However now sometimes the widgets just jumping forth and back.
Hey,
I have the same problem.
app control
Andreaji said:
I tried installing different ROMs but nothing seems to work, i think that the problem is the touchscreen and not software related.
The only way to access the watch setting that i found is to enable the app list using the huami amazfit tool and then swipe at the end and select settings (which is written in chinese).
Since i have the watch bootloader unlocked, i'm not sure if you can enable the app list with the bootloader locked.
Hope it helps. :good:
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This app is for Android?
Do you can access settings wifi, time format, ....?
Just use ADB remote screen for this.
Please help, is this above described mostly unresponsive touchscreen (setting icon) a software problem or a hardware problem? I cannot try out because I do not want to loose warranty while flashing back or to the latest chinese beta. I just have recognized it since 2.3.5.0. Thanks!
I did not rinse the watch with water for some days because I did not do workouts with it. Now the touch screen is working more and more again. There is still a dead spot in the middle which makes swiping down the quick settings menu a bit difficult but the settings and brightness icons are now working again. I guess there is water within the watch causing this. Maybe the watch is not as swimmprove as advertised. I just did one pool while taking care of kids. Nothing more. Since it is a swimming watch, water is probably not coming out of it's own.
Good news, I'll trying.
I'll trying good luck for us.
SteffenBerlin said:
I did not rinse the watch with water for some days because I did not do workouts with it. Now the touch screen is working more and more again. There is still a dead spot in the middle which makes swiping down the quick settings menu a bit difficult but the settings and brightness icons are now working again. I guess there is water within the watch causing this. Maybe the watch is not as swimmprove as advertised. I just did one pool while taking care of kids. Nothing more. Since it is a swimming watch, water is probably not coming out of it's own.
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Guys, do you know if that screenshot off the hardware menu of stratos is normal?
I just bought it. First thing as soon as I paired it, it was to upgrade at 2.6.3.1
As I was checking out I noticed that on "Stopwatch" I couldn't press the reset/lap button whatever I tried.
Also at "Timer" I couldn't press the stop button or couldn't select the minutes on previews screen.
It seem to me that the lower left corner off the touchscreen isn't responding.
Does my finding on hardware menu (picture) confirms that?
left corner
P.S. : None intervention was made at the watch. Only upgrading.
I restored to factory settings 3 times and the problem remains.
nutrialex said:
Guys, do you know if that screenshot off the hardware menu of stratos is normal?
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If you clean it very well and the problem persists, then probably the digitizer (touchscreen) is damaged.
I just got my Stratos back from repair. They apparently replaced the touchscreen. But I don't know if it was caused by water entering the device or just a crappy screen. But now it is working fine.