Hey guys I am a brand new T-Mobile customer as of yesterday (coming from US Cellular) and I got the G2x phone. Previously I had the Mesmerize (Galaxy S).
I've got just a couple questions that are probably simple enough. First of all, as soon as I got the phone last night, I downloaded the LG Update Tool from the LG website and updated the phone to Gingerbread. Now today it appears the update is OTA. Is the update I got last night the same as the OTA update, so I don't need to update again?
For whatever reason, when I go into the settings to check for updates, it keeps saying there was an authentication error rather than just saying there are no updates. Is that normal? My build number is GRI40 and Android version is 2.3.3.
Second, on my old phone, in the pull down menu, at the top there were buttons to toggle WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and silent mode. On this phone, there is nothing there, just big letters that say T-Mobile. Is there a way to get the toggle switches? I found them pretty useful.
And lastly, in the pull down menu, it constantly says I have a new voice mail and to dial some weird number, with no way to clear it. I've already set up my voice mail box and I don't have any messages. What is this notification that won't go away? Thanks for any help!
PS:
Any easy way to root this phone?
New to T-Mobile, just got the G2X.....read the threads.
The update is the same. In your phone settings under about it should say Android Version 2.3.3 and v21e. The pull down menu toggles are available with Cyanogenmod and some other custom ROM's. As far as your notification that won't go away, not really sure whats up with that. On a personal note, I would take that phone right back to the store and exchange it for a Sensation. I've been an Android user since the G1 and I can say without doubt this is the worst phone I've ever owned. It is plagued with bugs.
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Hey guys I am a brand new T-Mobile customer as of yesterday (coming from US Cellular) and I got the G2x phone. Previously I had the Mesmerize (Galaxy S).
I've got just a couple questions that are probably simple enough. First of all, as soon as I got the phone last night, I downloaded the LG Update Tool from the LG website and updated the phone to Gingerbread. Now today it appears the update is OTA. Is the update I got last night the same as the OTA update, so I don't need to update again? I've heard they are the same.
For whatever reason, when I go into the settings to check for updates, it keeps saying there was an authentication error rather than just saying there are no updates. Is that normal? My build number is GRI40 and Android version is 2.3.3. People are having issues with the update.
Second, on my old phone, in the pull down menu, at the top there were buttons to toggle WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and silent mode. On this phone, there is nothing there, just big letters that say T-Mobile. Is there a way to get the toggle switches? I found them pretty useful. You could download my favorite app- Anycut and it will allow you to make a toggle And lastly, in the pull down menu, it constantly says I have a new voice mail and to dial some weird number, with no way to clear it. I've already set up my voice mail box and I don't have any messages. What is this notification that won't go away? Thanks for any help! The strange number is the number to your voicemail. I added it to my contacts for a quick dial to my messages and thatr message disappeared.PS:
Any easy way to root this phone?
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There is a way, I'm nor familiar with it I guess you flash the rooted update to the phone?
Hope this helps
userno69 said:
Hey guys I am a brand new T-Mobile customer as of yesterday (coming from US Cellular) and I got the G2x phone. Previously I had the Mesmerize (Galaxy S).
I've got just a couple questions that are probably simple enough. First of all, as soon as I got the phone last night, I downloaded the LG Update Tool from the LG website and updated the phone to Gingerbread. Now today it appears the update is OTA. Is the update I got last night the same as the OTA update, so I don't need to update again?
For whatever reason, when I go into the settings to check for updates, it keeps saying there was an authentication error rather than just saying there are no updates. Is that normal? My build number is GRI40 and Android version is 2.3.3.
Second, on my old phone, in the pull down menu, at the top there were buttons to toggle WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and silent mode. On this phone, there is nothing there, just big letters that say T-Mobile. Is there a way to get the toggle switches? I found them pretty useful.
And lastly, in the pull down menu, it constantly says I have a new voice mail and to dial some weird number, with no way to clear it. I've already set up my voice mail box and I don't have any messages. What is this notification that won't go away? Thanks for any help!
PS:
Any easy way to root this phone?
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Welcome to the G2x!! In the next few hours you will either be flamed for buying a crappy phone, or welcomed for buying a Great phone. I personally think its a great phone.
Your questions:
1. The LG update and the TMO OTA are almost the same. Same basebands and builds. Looks like the OTA does change some icon colors. Stay tuned here for how to get both.
2. There is NO in the top bar tool for that. But there is a widget called power control that does the same thing. Check it out.
3. I really don't know about the voice mail and will leave that to someone else.
As far as rooting, there are several good how to root and how to 1 step root threads located on this forum. Its quick and easy. Make sure you look at the Recovery threads too for the easy 1 step recovery options. You'll find these located in the General sub forum
And remember, use the search feature for any questions....many have already been answered. Check out the search feature in the general sub forum and type, How to root your g2x, or how to mod your g2x. You will get some good hits.
Welcome.
Search sucks, isn't always that easy.
But I can definately recommend you read the stickies here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1049154
They are very very helpful.
Thanks guys... I fixed the voice mail notification by sending myself a voicemail from another phone and then deleting it from mine.
So does anybody else get a authentication error when they use the phone to check for a software update after having used the LG Updater to install Gingerbread? In my phone the build is listed as GRI40, but on the LG Update Tool it reads the phone's build as V21E.
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And I was seriously considering the Sensation. But in the end, the only advantage seemed to be the extra 128MB of RAM, which doesn't seem to help in benchmarks or usage. At first I thought qHD was going to be an advantage, but the screen just didn't pop and seemed washed out... unlike the G2X which looked much nicer, and I believe is IPS. Also from all the reviews I've seen the Tegra 2 seems faster than the dual core Snapdragon and Adreno 220 in the Sensation. Plus the Sensation having 1GB of internal storage is kind of lame, where as the G2X has 8GB!
With regard to the feature toggle widgets, I use a tool from the market called Elixir. It lets you set up your own widgets, among other cool things. For example, I have a widget on my home screen that has seven (not four) widgets across: silent/vibrate/normal ringer; wifi; GPS; Bluetooth; wifi hotspot; battery status; and day/date.
I got g2x and sensation. Only thing good on sensation is camera, and sense sucks. Screen like you say is washed out
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So I updated to Froyo (the "hacked" version from on these forums) from stock 2.1 so I am now running Froyo.UVJK2- Kernel- 2.6.32.9. I am also rooted. I literally downloaded it on a HP dragged it into the Vibrant and then went thru clockwork and had it install from there. My problem comes in because I've had a few issues since that though and after tons of research I have come up with nothing. Basically, I have no haptic feedback with my Android keyboard even though its checked off in settings, my messaging app sometimes opens to the last thing i was doing such as internet page or email, etc., one of my apps won't stay where i put it even though i save it to that spot - itll save on page 7 but when i restart the phone its back on page 1, I am not receiving voicemail notifications at all (huge issue since ive had a bunch of people complain), and sometimes when i am on wifi calling i don't receive notification that i got a text.
Also would i be able to receive an OTA from t-mobile even though i have this version and my phone is rooted?
Thanks, any info helps and please try to be explanatory- i'm new to this (sorry)... also if there is any apps that i can install to help with the problems i'm open to them BUT i rather hear a fix.
Hey guys,
New to the forum and to Android.
I've been an iOS guy for the last five years and I switched over to Android because AT&T in my area is awful so I went to Verizon. However, the current iPhone doesn't support the 4G/LTE so I got a Rezound for the time being. I love this phone. Absolutely awesome.
Ok so I flashed Newts One XXX Rom and did the patches and what not. Noticed that everytime I received an MMS my data would cut off. Found a patch to fix that however I noticed that I no longer get a badge notification on the Messages app on the dock. I get them for Mail/phone but not messages.
Could the patch to fix the MMS/data loss have something to do with it?
Also, I cannot seem to find my Voicemail on the app.
Please help.
Hey all,
Since upgrading to ICS on my I727r, I keep getting voice notifies, for instance, if I get an email, it will say "ONE NEW EMAIL" or this morning my alarm went off and it said "FIVE-ZERO-ZERO A.M."
To me this sounds like an Accessibility option, but when I look in there, everything's turned off.
I thought it was an interesting feature at first, but it's starting to get annoying. Anyone have any idea what this is, or how to disable it?
Thanks in advance.
I've managed to find the solution, though I've been poking around on my phone for 2 days now.
I have Voice Talk installed, which I thought was a standalone app, but it turns out to be running in the background as a service.
It was set to Driving Mode, which it's been set to since I was using it on Gingerbread. However in Gingerbread it never did this.
Anyway, I disabled Driving Mode, and my phone is quiet now.
Also, I recommend everyone give Voice Talk from the Samsung Apps a try, if they haven't.
Hello all,
Me and My Wife both have New Photon Qs, Mine has been rooted, Custom Recovery and all that on the newest stock rom.
Hers it completely stock, she moved to upgrade it to the newest release last night the upgrade went off without a hitch however not when she calls out she gets an audible error "Error 16, Switch 321" and Texts Fail to send, how ever 3G works, 4G not available in out area,
I kept both of our MSL codes and compare settings, nothing different except the obvious, Also forced a Reactivation on her phone ##RTN# this did not work either.
As she is still well within her 14 day return, and 30 sprint warranties, should I have them swap this phone out?
Sprint was not much help in this Matter
Try to force a PRL update.
Then I would at least have Sprint look at it.
JaceAlvejetti said:
Hello all,
Me and My Wife both have New Photon Qs, Mine has been rooted, Custom Recovery and all that on the newest stock rom.
Hers it completely stock, she moved to upgrade it to the newest release last night the upgrade went off without a hitch however not when she calls out she gets an audible error "Error 16, Switch 321" and Texts Fail to send, how ever 3G works, 4G not available in out area,
I kept both of our MSL codes and compare settings, nothing different except the obvious, Also forced a Reactivation on her phone ##RTN# this did not work either.
As she is still well within her 14 day return, and 30 sprint warranties, should I have them swap this phone out?
Sprint was not much help in this Matter
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yeah, after the update, phone service can fail. when she makes a call, if she stays on the line the error should redirect her to Sprint Tech who SHOULD be able to fix it and tell her to reboot the phone. i went thru that 2 or 3 times(messing with my phone and re-updating ). i think i tried manual methods but to no avail.
Thank you both for the replies, I have Forced the PRL and just forwarded your message yogi2010, to her to have her try it as I am at work
JaceAlvejetti said:
Thank you both for the replies, I have Forced the PRL and just forwarded your message yogi2010, to her to have her try it as I am at work
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cool, that should do the trick. i just remembered she will have to provide the account PIN or answer the security question to authorize the reset.
She has all security info, I guess as of this morning, after leaving it off all night, she can make phone calls again, just not Text
Hi there! I've recently had an issue with my phone where i have no service. My bars have a little x next to them, as though i have data turned off.
Here's the info I've gathered:
My preferred network option is stuck on 22.
It tell me to connect to WiFi (despite being connected) when i attempt to send a text, but tells me to turn off airplane mode when trying to make a call
Nothing data related works, but WiFi is fine.
Now, I've found another thread from early 2022 with the same exact issue. Only thing is, they were having the issue after updating to Android 10.
My phone is still on Android 9. Like, I'm pretty sure its not even the most recent version of 9 either. Like, i have build number PKQ1.190302.001, which isn't the latest build for even 9, let alone 10 and onwards. However, i can't update. I've checked in the settings and everything, it keeps telling me there's no update available, which i don't believe.
I get my service through Boost Mobile, so I'm not sure if they didn't get the update, or if something else is going on. Either way, i have no service, which is a serious problem as i have no other phone and can't get a new one until late February.
I'm sorry if making a new thread wasn't a good idea, its just the only other thread I've found was from a year ago, and my issue is technically different.
Thank you in advance for any help!