I understand that there are a couple of topics opened for this but I wanted to have a new one with the title showing that a solution has been found as I want to help other who are experiencing the problem.
I'm not sure if this would resolve the issue for you but it did for me so please don't blame me if it didn't work for you, I say this because the solution requires an install of a paid app.
So I've had my transformer for 2 weeks and the SOD has been happening since day 1, it would happen every time I left my transformer asleep for more than 2-10 minutes (WIFI on or off). I've tried everything but could not resolve the issue. The only time the SOD didn't happen is when I had it plugged into the charger.
Solution: WidgetLocker, it's an SOD killer
All I did was install it and left everything as is, I also made sure that the stock lock screen is disabled.
I dont think it's widget locker that fixed the problem its disabling the stock lock screen. I had the sleep issue the first few days I had the xformer but after disblong the lock screen it went away.
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I had SOD issues when I had Juice Defender installed. I knew it was causing the problem because it started happening right after it was installed. Haven't had one SOD occurrence since I removed it.
I had te stock lock screen disabled for days but the problem never went away until I installed widgetlocker.
I don't want to be a Debbie Downer, but I think you'll find the SOD will reappear when you least expect it. Mine didn't do it for well over a week after I fiddled with all the suggestions offered on this forum, and now it's just as random as ever. I hope 3.1 fixes this, but it sounds a lot like a Transformer issue rather than a HC issue, since you don't hear the Xoom or Iconia owners complaining about the same thing.
Anyone else tried this?
Thanks
the SoD is probably caused by the big frequency/voltage jump when you wake the system up. This is probably what's freezing the system. Someone with a rooted transformer that's having the issues should get the netformer kernel and sit minimum frequency to something higher (400~600 MHz) and see if they still get the problem.
FYI: We had the same problem with the HTC hero when some hero's would lock up when asleep when you set the minimum frequency too low which meant they made a big frequency jump when the screen got turned on.
I've got the acer and this happens all the time with it. I notice it also will randomly turn the screen on just sitting there. Wonder if it's just a 3.0 issue and not something just the asus has.
L0$t$0ul said:
I've got the acer and this happens all the time with it. I notice it also will randomly turn the screen on just sitting there. Wonder if it's just a 3.0 issue and not something just the asus has.
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I don't think we've had the screen waking up issue.
It's been over 24 hours and not a single SOD since installing WL. I used to get it SOD every time I left my ASUS unused for few minutes.
If I use dock I never have that problem only without dock.
Glad to hear the wake issue isn't happening here. It's really annoying. Just had my acer not wake up again though. Happens at least once a day.
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I don't think we've had the screen waking up issue.
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Sorry bit I've only just found this thread. I too am suffering with the SOD after 5-10 mins of standby. But I also have the random "waking up" when in standby -sometimes after a couple of seconds, sometimes after a couple of minutes. Seems you can't rely on it doing what it is supposed to do i.e. sleep until woken !
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Sorry bit I've only just found this thread. I too am suffering with the SOD after 5-10 mins of standby. But I also have the random "waking up" when in standby -sometimes after a couple of seconds, sometimes after a couple of minutes. Seems you can't rely on it doing what it is supposed to do i.e. sleep until woken !
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3.1 update fixed this for me and no Widgetlocker is needed.
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Random shut down solution! At least for me.
My phone shuts down pretty much 2-5 times a day since i got it. No matter what I do to it. But I tried the app, load monitor and enabled WAKE LOCK and my phone hasnt rebooted in 4 days!
Anyone else had similar experience.
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Umm, not meant in an asshat way at all man, but your real solution is to take that sucker back. I wouldn't put up with that at all. Bad phone. Just my opinion.
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I have to agree with the post above mine. I believe it's a hardware issue and that you should return it for another one. I have two captivates and neither I've of them have ever had the random shutdown issue.
Truth is, the phone is bad. Ask for a warranty replacement. I went through 2 phones until I got a good one with no issues. A perfectly good working phone should never randomly shut off as mine were doing before (4-10 times a day) Even setting Set-CPU to 1000mhz 100% of the time didn't fix the other phones I had. Hell, even leaving the screen on the entire time one of them still shut off once.
Others have found that the "wake lock fix" has not worked (although it initially seemed promising). If your shutdowns recur, exchange the unit. That's been the only remedy to date.
Did you have set cpu installed? That's what happened to me after installing set cpu. Sometimes it would lock up after the screen went off & sometimes it would just reboot randomly. I got around this by setting the min clock speed to 200mhz. I think set cpu sometimes undervolts the cpu when scaling especially at 100mhz & at 1000mhz when the screen is off. If it did that stock then I would definitely return that pos! Wake lock will kill your battery life.
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Well we will see. I was in the process of a rma and just got the phone last night.
I see if the new one has any issues. By the way this will be my 4 th phone(3 through the first month, this one through rma). So the get another phone idea kind of sucks.
Just a curser glance at the back of the rma phone and I can see its different. So maybe I'll get lucky on it.
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Same here, I'm in Australia, I bought the phone from the US, It used to shutdown 3 - 5 times a day, especially when it's fully charged. Wiped the phone (Internal and external) and now it's solid stable. no special apps or settings or whatsoever. It's a little bit weird though.
I think the problem may be from the phones overcharging. Mine was brand new and I left it on the charger overnight then took it off the charger in the morning and when I came home from work it was powered off. It may be a safety feature built into the phone and not a defect. I had it happen to me twice when I didn't take it to work with me after charging it all night the night before.
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I leave mine plugged in all the time overnight and it has Never booted off
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galaxyjeff said:
I think the problem may be from the phones overcharging. Mine was brand new and I left it on the charger overnight then took it off the charger in the morning and when I came home from work it was powered off. It may be a safety feature built into the phone and not a defect. I had it happen to me twice when I didn't take it to work with me after charging it all night the night before.
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I thought the same, but last night I forgot it on the charger with no problems at all, No shutdowns... Strange...
It happens to my Samsung S Vibrant and I *think* I can reliably reproduce the issue, at least on my phone.
Steps:
1. Go to a spot where you know it has failed, for me this is my office because it has bad reception and it seems to only shutdown for me when there is bad reception.
2. Make sure 3G is turned on and open an application that uses data.
3. Wait for the phone to sleep, do not hit the power button or anything to make it sleep (not sure if this step matters)
4. Wait ~30 mins without touching the phone (You can play music with it while this is happening if you want, the music will stop to let you know it's failed)
5. Try to wake up your phone, it is now dead.
I'm not sure this will work for everyone but last night I could reproduce 3 shutdowns in an hour and a half. And reproduced about 7 shutdowns yesterday when my phone only usually shuts down ~2 times a day.
I'm testing out all kinds of software permutations (disabling stuff, installing things like Captivate Keep Alive). Nothing has worked so far, my guess right now is that the problem lies in the Pattern Unlock feature so I have disabled it, I read that on a forum somewhere.
My guess is that if you have too much running in the background it might take up too much cpu or ram so that when the phone tries to come out of sleep it can't get enough CPU power to come out of sleep and therefore gets stuck in a kind of limbo. This theory could then be releated to the SetCPU problem when you set the CPU too low when it sleeps the issue occurs.
Moral of the storey is I have no idea what's going on, but please post if this works or doesn't work. Maybe it will shed some light on the issue, or you can tell me I'm wrong so I can give up. Let me know if you have Pattern Unlock enabled...
Luckily I'm not past the 30 day mark and I'm exchanging for a new Vibrant tonight. Wish me luck!
UPDATE: It's not the fault of Pattern Unlock, just reproduced the issue with it turned off.
UPDATE #2: Got my second Vibrant, just reproduced the issue within 30 mins of getting into work in the morning.
My Captivate used to shut off once every 2 weeks. Now it's doing it 4 times a day. However, I just found this app:
http://uk.androlib.com/android.application.org-bluesteel-cka-qxnim.aspx
Looks promising. I hope this works.
My wife's stock Captivate has been doing this for a week or two (our phones are about 6 weeks old). My rooted Captivate has -not- been doing it. We both have the same "plug it in all night" charging pattern. Hers will be going back shortly.
Jack45 said:
Others have found that the "wake lock fix" has not worked (although it initially seemed promising). If your shutdowns recur, exchange the unit. That's been the only remedy to date.
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Tha'ts not true.
My phone was working fine. Then I rooted it. Then I started sideloading bunch of apps. Randon shutdown started to happen. I started tracing back and deleted apps one by one. Didn't work. Replacing the phone was out of the question because I live in Canada and bought the AT&T phone cash off a seller.
SOLUTION:
if you have had SetCPU (or overclock app) and had it to anything to your phone, this is what you got to do.
Run the SetCPu again, and make sure that you do Max 200mhz and Min 200mhz.
Reboot the phone.
Then go into SetCPU, disable autodetect. Then uninstall app.
No more random shutdowns.
It is NOT a hardware issue.
I can confirm that the App stops my phone from shutting down.. unfortunately I have to set it to 65% charge for it to work (whereas others can leave it on default 80%).
Found my issue, it was happening when my phone was jumping between the 850 mhz band and the 1900 mhz band. It would freeze and only happen in areas of bad signal. Locked it on to the 850 mhz band and havent had a freeze since.
100 hours of uptime and counting
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8612667&postcount=386
I have also heard that some phones experience the issue when fully charged and that putting a wake lock on your phone with captivate keep alive will solve the problem. These are two independant issues.
i'm not really that knowledgeable about how the phone interacts with different bands, but i'm trying to fix this problem as well and i'll try anything. are there any side/adverse affects to locking it onto a single band?
Has anyone tried removing the sim? to see if it still turns off?
The problem im having is when its near full and goes to sleep i need to turn it back on (like it shuts off) but i tried removing the sim and has not had this problem
Hey everyone!
My problem with random shut-downs on the captivate became unbearable, and I kept searching through threads for a solution, and I finally found this:
http://uk.androlib.com/android.application.org-bluesteel-cka-qxnim.aspx
This app doesn't let your CPU completely turn off when on standby.
I used it for a whole day and no shut-downs.
Usually, I'd get at LEAST 3 shutdowns a day.
I hope this helped you all.
What have you done to be getting random shutdowns? I've flashed multiple roms and used modded framework files and still I never get a random shutdown.
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Hey everyone!
My problem with random shut-downs on the captivate became unbearable, and I kept searching through threads for a solution, and I finally found this:
http://uk.androlib.com/android.application.org-bluesteel-cka-qxnim.aspx
This app doesn't let your CPU completely turn off when on standby.
I used it for a whole day and no shut-downs.
Usually, I'd get at LEAST 3 shutdowns a day.
I hope this helped you all.
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Not bad. Wouldn't you want to have the convenience of NOT worrying about random shut downs (with or without) the app tho? I guess its just me, but those things would really irk me. lol
cappysw10 said:
What have you done to be getting random shutdowns? I've flashed multiple roms and used modded framework files and still I never get a random shutdown.
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It's just pure luck. Some phones will randomly shutdown regardless what ROM you use. Some don't.
The only true solution so far is get a warranty replacement, or maybe couple replacements (the refurbs you get back may still suffer the same problem). Samsung itself has no clue what's the cause of it yet last time I checked.
NeoXerO said:
Hey everyone!
My problem with random shut-downs on the captivate became unbearable, and I kept searching through threads for a solution, and I finally found this:
http://uk.androlib.com/android.application.org-bluesteel-cka-qxnim.aspx
This app doesn't let your CPU completely turn off when on standby.
I used it for a whole day and no shut-downs.
Usually, I'd get at LEAST 3 shutdowns a day.
I hope this helped you all.
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CKA is a possible solution for one of the anomalies that causes shutdowns. For additional information, use the forum's "Search" function and look for "Captivate Keep Alive."
i just starting to get shutdown once a day started 4 days ago. i trying to uninstall 1 app at a time to see what happen. just uninstall dolphin browser v4.0.
Jack45 said:
CKA is a possible solution for one of the anomalies that causes shutdowns. For additional information, use the forum's "Search" function and look for "Captivate Keep Alive."
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Really? Well, this worked for me, and I had it pretty bad with those random shutdowns (even happened to me on stock 2.1 before flashing).
I think some people might be getting random shutdowns due to certain apps.
I 2nd that. I installed Keep Alive because my would shut down once a day after full charge but only if GPS is on. Mine doesn't shut down if GPS is off. Now it's been 3 days without any shut down and I leave GPS on continuously.
my phone shut down (1 time) daily, and i'm unable to reproduce the shutdown. maybe it' a memory leaks, it shuts down when it runs out of ram. going to reboot my phone (1 time) daily to see what happens...
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Really? Well, this worked for me, and I had it pretty bad with those random shutdowns (even happened to me on stock 2.1 before flashing).
I think some people might be getting random shutdowns due to certain apps.
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I concur, I never had any shutdowns until I went to cog 7... And for the first week I didn't have any shutdowns, only after installing apps did this problem start. So I think you are correct that out has something to do with certain apps. Probably an app that is not fully compatable with android 2.2... I just wish I could figure out which app is causing this issue.
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My phone keeps shutting off also. At first thought it was software, but even with a clean install of 2.1 with Odin and nothing added to it, it still did it. Then I thought it was the SD card, but still not it. I started noticing a pattern with it doing fine for 11-16 hours with a full charge depending on how much I used it, but it eventually shuts off. Every time I turned it back on, the battery is at <65%. I completely drained the battery last night and charged it back up and now it's doing it at 70%.
Anyone in this thread that has had at least 1 random shut down, or more, should look into a warranty replacement. A perfectly good working phone shouldn't shut down for the hell of it or because it "runs out of memory"
I went through this before and messed with the phone for a few days taking off apps, re-flashing etc... ultimately the problem went away when I simply just asked for a replacement unit.
Hi everyone.. I searched a bit but couldn't come up with any more answers so I'm wondering if I missed something.
I've had my TF since like May, and for as long as I've had it, I've had this issue.
No matter what kernel or Rom or anything, my TF always randomly reboots ONLY when my screen is shut off and the wireless is left on. It doesn't reboot if I'm using it, and the only way to make it not happen is to turn on airplane mode when I'm done with it.
Its not a big deal, but it is annoying, especially if I leave it in the living room and forget airplane mode. Then whoever is in there gets to watch my TV constantly and randomly reboot every few minutes.
Its just more annoying than anything. Id love to just keep wifi active so it automatically connects when I turn the screen on.
Other than this, my TF has been flawless for like 6 months
Thanks if anyone has any information!
I've suffered through the same issue with my 16gb TF. By any chance do you have your pattern lockscreen turned on? Can't quite remember where, but I read that having it stops the reboots.
I tried it on mine and haven't had one since...but it's only been a day or 2. Can anyone confirm if the lockscreen stops or limits the issue?
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I've suffered through the same issue with my 16gb TF. By any chance do you have your pattern lockscreen turned on? Can't quite remember where, but I read that having it stops the reboots.
I tried it on mine and haven't had one since...but it's only been a day or 2. Can anyone confirm if the lockscreen stops or limits the issue?
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Wow, ill have to give this a try. I've never used the pattern lockscreen.
random reboots
I get this after about an hour of use. If I sitch it off via the button then when I press it again it reboots. If I just let th TF switch itself off (after 5 mins) it switches on normally when I press the start button.
I also had similar problems with my wife's TF, it rebooted randomly just about anytime (not just with screen off), apps crashing randomly. When I returned it to the store where I bought it, they immediately replaced it with a new one that doesn't suffer any of those problems.
If you have such problems, I'd recommend taking it back to the store for repair, because that is definitely not the expected behavior.
unfortunately the lock screen thing didn't work
Can't really take the thing back, I've had it for months.... fortunately this is the only issue I have... I can live with it. Its purely an annoyance that doesn't affect me when using it...
MODS : Please move to GENERAL SECTION. Thanks.
Hi, starting this thread to roll up on bugs reporting. Will compile all your reports, verify them and inform Samsung about it and hopeful for a fix.
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1) Sleep of Death (two users)
2) Floating Dialer popped up without being asked for... (two user + myself)
sleep of death. Its rare for me but still annoying when it happens. Plus, sometimes when I have the browser set to quick menu when you drag from off screen for the toolbar. The right side will bring up the dial for a second and disappear. Other than that awesome tab!
I get randon reboots and shutdowns, at least one of each everyday, usually right after I first turn it on for the day. It also sometimes is a bugger to wake up, sleep of death? I thought it might be powersaver mode causing me problems but they persist after I turned it off.
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I get randon reboots and shutdowns, at least one of each everyday, usually right after I first turn it on for the day. It also sometimes is a bugger to wake up, sleep of death? I thought it might be powersaver mode causing me problems but they persist after I turned it off.
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I do not have this issue at all.
Try to flash the original firmware and hard reset. Do not root or install apps. Run it for a couple of days and see the result.
But I do believe it can be related to the motherboard.
Example, my original P1000 tablet was superb, no hangs or SODs... but I bricked it (excessive tinkering) and Samsung changed the motherboard. Since then, I started to experience hangs and a few SODs... sold it off...
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sleep of death. Its rare for me but still annoying when it happens. Plus, sometimes when I have the browser set to quick menu when you drag from off screen for the toolbar. The right side will bring up the dial for a second and disappear. Other than that awesome tab!
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happens a couple times a day to me.. I am getting tired of it for sure..
Not trying to be mean, but not development related. Should be just Q&A
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I've been fortunate so far also but if I start to get SOD then I would root grab set cpu and raise your minimum to 400
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sorry for not posting sooner, removed the Micro SD card and reinstalled everything, that was a week ago, not one single SOD or reboot.
Not sure what it means, but it could be looking for the SD to index or update files and not reading the card causing the reboot?
What do I know, it just could be luck, but worth a try.
Let me know how it works for you.
Hi all. Since updating to 2.3.5 my screen randomly lights up. The phone will be just sitting on the table, next to bed etc and the screen will light up for a few seconds and the turn off.
Not been on a stock ROM in a while, but I do remember hearing about this problem when the update rolled out. Just can’t remember if the problem was solved. Had a quick search and no joy. I'll keep looking. I have a theory though...
I had this problem once, and it was down to an app and the WiFi sleep policy. The WiFi sleep policy was set to ’15 minutes’ so the app was occasionally forcing a wake-lock to stop the WiFi from shutting off. This would also cause the screen to come on briefly. Could it be something like that? Sorry I can’t remember what the app was. Try leaving WiFi off and see if that stops it. If not successful try leaving auto-sync off. It will at least rule out or confirm something trying to force a wake-lock to sync something.
Edit: Does this do it only when on charge? Try opening up Car Dock Mode, and turning off 'Auto Launch'.
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Not been on a stock ROM in a while, but I do remember hearing about this problem when the update rolled out. Just can’t remember if the problem was solved. Had a quick search and no joy. I'll keep looking. I have a theory though...
I had this problem once, and it was down to an app and the WiFi sleep policy. The WiFi sleep policy was set to ’15 minutes’ so the app was occasionally forcing a wake-lock to stop the WiFi from shutting off. This would also cause the screen to come on briefly. Could it be something like that? Sorry I can’t remember what the app was. Try leaving WiFi off and see if that stops it. If not successful try leaving auto-sync off. It will at least rule out or confirm something trying to force a wake-lock to sync something.
Edit: Does this do it only when on charge? Try opening up Car Dock Mode, and turning off 'Auto Launch'.
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thanx for the answer friend.i ll try it.
efialtis1971 said:
Hi all. Since updating to 2.3.5 my screen randomly lights up. The phone will be just sitting on the table, next to bed etc and the screen will light up for a few seconds and the turn off.
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I noticed this too, but only on a Sense 3.5 ROM...Endymion (because, frankly, i didn't care much about any other Sense ROM to stay on it long enough to notice anything) ...but for me, the screen only lit up like a camera flash, just for a fraction of a second! not for a couple of seonds as you have experienced. Been on ICS betas, and RCs and currently on Reaper, but this issue never repeated itself. So far, this has happened to me only on a Sense 3.5 ROM...and my setup, sync frequency, installed apps hardly ever varies from ROM to ROM...I'm pretty consistent about how i like to use my phone.
And frankly, even when this was happening, i didn't bother much because it wasn't affecting performance or battery life... Sense is quirky, to say the least, but i've learnt to tolerate it like you would a sexy girlfriend. If it's sexy enough, it can get away with anything!!
I had this issue on the stock 2.3.3 ROM.
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I can confirm that issue, like enigmaamit described it. I'm on endy 3.4. Weird...
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I had the same issue but just one time few minutes after i pluged my phone .
Same here with MIUI... Just for a 1/10 of a second...
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I get this on ICS (virtuos quattro) when screen is off and charging, like half a second on and off again...
i've had this issue with pretty much every ROM, actually had it since i've had the phone. The phone lights up for a quick second. Enough for you to realise when your eyes are closed. i don't pay much attention to it anymore. But i don't think mine lasts seconds like yours. Mine was just a blank screen flashing
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i've had this issue with pretty much every ROM, actually had it since i've had the phone. The phone lights up for a quick second. Enough for you to realise when your eyes are closed. i don't pay much attention to it anymore. But i don't think mine lasts seconds like yours. Mine was just a blank screen flashing
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Hmm I think I'm only one but I gess not. It flash for like 0,1-0.2 sec. Just a little bit and I have seen it only in night when room is dark but I'd you don't motivated hardline to see. Flash is low light with blank screen
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