Anyone found their Chacha disables it's WiFi on it's own? Mine has done it twice to my knowledge. The first time I assumed it was down to the power saving kicking in, but today, the battery had 60+% remaining and it cut off after about 10 hours.
I've had numerous Android handsets, from 1.5 thru to 2.2 and none of them disabled WiFi. The router is in the room directly below where the phone is, so signal strength is not an issue. The BB9700 that was also in the room at the same time still has it's connection.
On a different note, disabling FB chat and having a good signal (via Femtocell) seems to have improved battery performance. Still have 50% battery after 12 hours and about 30mins of calls and FB/twitter, with WiFi on for 10 hours and tracesaver app, which uses GPS and uploads data on phone usage.
Will do a firmware upgrade, as I'm on 1.15 right now, but there are more bugs in this phone than I've seen on any other Android handset. Like the form factor, but the honeymoon period is coming to an end. Moto FIRE could be a suitable replacement, but I've not had a good history with Moto.
When you say disabling wifi, do you mean wifi turns off? Or you get disconnected from your router?
I have had issues where I will get disconnected from a router before.
Software version 1.15 is waay old, try updating to 1.57 here
swtesting.ro/alex/downloads/ruu_chacha_htc_asia_wwe_1.57.707.2_radio_47.23.35.3033h_7.51.35.19_release_228383_signed.zip
You may need a goldcard (modified sdcard) to run this update, there's an easy tutorial how to make a goldcard here: theunlockr.com/2010/03/10/how-to-create-a-goldcard/
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Mine turns itself on by itself I am pretty sure its an app doing it but not found which yet
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I have a sprint touch pro, it was fine for the first day or so including active sync always connected.
Then I noticed it would get really warm and the battery was draining very fast, long story short but on a hard reset with only CMP battery monitor installed (which was not installed when the problem first presented itself) the unit uses between 0-100 mah normally but if I have activesync on always connected or even no active sync profile but manually enable the data connection it goes to 200-400 (average around 300 mah) causing it to heat up, super fast battery drain, etc.
One thing I noticed is that it is flipping between EVDO and 1x a lot too I am not sure if this is the cause?
I have several other phones (mougl, 6700 etc) all which would stay on EVDO without a problem here. Is it a defective unit?
Also to note my battery can train from about 100% to dead in a few hours when the data connection is active, vs day+ without.
I also am having a similar problem as the thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=2851168
where basically while in a strong evdo area it will rarely connect over evdo and if it does it generally will break the connection within a few minutes and default back to 1x. I think this may be the cause but it still doesn't explain why this is happening.
Mine seems to be having the same sort of issues, my battery, on average is only lasting me about 6-8 hours, I keep bluetooth and wifi turned off. I just got the phone less than a week ago, so it is seeing abnormally heavy use, but I'm really trying to make it last me a day and this isn't looking good so far.
Keeping background programs closed (except glight and gyrator)
Signal for this area is strong, 3g everywhere. I used to be on Helio (using Sprint's network), and my 3g signal never dropped. This phone, when sending a text message, the box switches to 1x, the text sends, then it goes back to Ev. It's the same for making calls. I'm not "dropping" 3g I guess, it's just switching off to make a cell transmission. Browsing sites or using data keeps it connected to 3g.
ROM version: 1.03.651.3
Radio version: 1.03.15F
Now, you think us Sprint Touch Pro users will possibly see a new ROM and Radio soon? I want to try reflashing the ROM, but don't know where to get another stock Sprint one, and I'm positive a GSM radio won't work.
If only the touch pro had 1/3 the following the Diamond seems to :/
Yea I don't think that its due to any programs, at this point I run a hard reset with nothing loaded but the battery monitor and no wifi/bt. As for sprint roms nuechem will be releasing a new rom tonight (see is blog at nuerom.com ) you can flash over.
I think the problem is related to the network however as in 3 different locations now as soon as I go to use a very good strength evdo signal it will drop to 1x for an unknown reason.
I have a stock rooted atrix2 and was getting pretty good idle power usage (typically just over 1%/hr) and had tried both wifi sleep policies of 'never' and 'never while charging'.
I recently added another wifi AP to my house (D-Link DIR-601-A1 running dd-wrt) and configured it with the same SSID as my original (linksys wrt-54g running tomato). Suddenly, my battery life started to suck dramatically (10%/hr) and I noticed a few things after seeing my battery life *improve* when I left the house.
1. my wifi sleep policy would switch to *never* no matter how many times I switched it and *saved* that config.
2. my atrix2 would spend alot of time sending out SSPD packets (media service autodiscovery) and this probably accounted for the ****ty battery life.
3. this problem didn't change much until I stopped using the d-link and switched back to only the linksys.
I'm curious if anyone else has seen such strange wifi behavior out of their atrix2.
EDIT: I'm still seeing the sleep policy switch to 'never' even config'd to only use the old wifi AP. If I switch it back to 'never when plugged in', it auto-switches back to 'never'.
I have mine set to never and don't have anything like the battery drain you have. I use a rt n56u with third party firmware.also have a network drive attached as a file/media server.my battery lasts better than if I'm out using 4g.
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I have mine set to never and don't have anything like the battery drain you have. I use a rt n56u with third party firmware.also have a network drive attached as a file/media server.my battery lasts better than if I'm out using 4g.
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I noticed that behaviour as well with my OG atrix, but I haven't tried it with the atrix2. There's got to be something on my atrix2 that is causing a spike in battery usage while connected to wifi, and auto-switching the sleep settings as well.
Anyone seen this before?
My (unrooted) Atrix 2 has a terrible time staying connected to WiFi, even after all manner of tinkering. Just seems to turn itself off after a certain amount of time, no matter the Sleep/Data Manager settings. Even on two different access points that I have configured in any number of ways.
Getting really frustrated.
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I also had this issue until rooting the device. Haven't had the problem since.
I'm testing a theory on my Wifi problem (somewhat different from the OP, but perhaps still of interest). I'm someone who always hits the power button to turn my screen off rather than just letting it go back to sleep. It does appear that breaking myself of that habit, and leaving the phone to turn off the screen on its own, lets the WiFi stay connected. Otherwise, it's incredibly unstable when sleeping, with disconnects or sometimes the antenna ending up turned off.
I also have WiFi Keep Alive running, but that didn't appear to really help as much as just not using the power button.
We'll see if it continues to be the case.
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Overall I am loving this phone. I have never had an Android phone this fast. I can't find a hint of lag on this thing.
I am, sadly, having a couple of other issues and want to get other peoples thoughts on things before I do anything "Drastic".
1) I heard somewhere they boosted the sound by 25%? If I have mine at full... I am hearing static and popping... like it is too much for the speakers. This is when I get a text/ringtone, or when I am playing a game (Robot Unicorn Attack for instance... don't judge).
2) Wifi.... I am getting weird "lag" when I am on wifi. Websites take longer to connect to and load... same with apps and the Playstore. Speed test I am only able to pull down 15MB/s. Low ping... but it takes forever (6-10 seconds) to connect to start the test. Have tried three different routers, same results (Netgear,an E3200, and a D-Link). Everything looks normal under settings. Full strength (in the room of the router... gets worse when I am downstairs). I unchecked the Wifi Optimization. Also it is doing this on 5 and 2.4 GHz.
3) GPS Lag - It seems to be taking longer than normal. I am going on a trip this weekend, and I will really get to test this then... but wanted to know if this is normal for an HTC device now a days (last one I owned was the Thunderbolt.... shivers, and GPS was always wonky).
Any help appreciated. Thanks!
1 - In my experience so far, the speakers are definitely louder, but I haven't found any distortion besides audio files that I artificially increased the volume on for previous devices.
2 - I haven't seen any WiFi lag yet. But I'm on vacation currently and the internet here is only 12mbps, instead of my 65mbps at home.
3 - The Engadget review noted some wonky GPS issues.
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1 - In my experience so far, the speakers are definitely louder, but I haven't found any distortion besides audio files that I artificially increased the volume on for previous devices.
2 - I haven't seen any WiFi lag yet. But I'm on vacation currently and the internet here is only 12mbps, instead of my 65mbps at home.
3 - The Engadget review noted some wonky GPS issues.
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If you could... when loading up a web page or something... see if it is taking longer than normal to connect to a web page initially. Mine is acting like there is no internet... then all the sudden it loads up fine.
I am also noticing MMS is taking longer than normal to send (I had an S4 before this and it didnt take half as long... maybe it was compressing it more?)
I have just had radio issues in the past with HTC devices and want to nip them before it is too late.
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If you could... when loading up a web page or something... see if it is taking longer than normal to connect to a web page initially. Mine is acting like there is no internet... then all the sudden it loads up fine.
I am also noticing MMS is taking longer than normal to send (I had an S4 before this and it didnt take half as long... maybe it was compressing it more?)
I have just had radio issues in the past with HTC devices and want to nip them before it is too late.
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I've been browsing a good bit on WiFi and LTE in the past 2 days. Haven't noticed any lag prior to pages starting to load, at which point I just blame the slow internet here.
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Sadly I am still having this issue. Now that the phone has been out a week, anyone noticed anything?
I am not having issues connecting to the Wifi, I am just having issues connecting to the internet once connected to the Wifi. I have now tried this on 5 different home routers and several public Wifi areas and all the same results: going to a webpage has a delay anywhere up to 15 seconds before the page starts to load, and apps have issues connecting as well (Instagram will tell me unable to refresh, and Facebook will tell me I have no network connection). I have tried everything: Renamed the Device to HTC One, tried switching to 2.4 and 5 Ghz band, Unchecked WiFi Optimization... nothing is fixing this "lag".
Speaker issues - Still hearing a popping and crackling of the speakers, and I am seeing others are having the issue as well.
GPS - Went on my trip, I think I was getting the typical "Chicago GPS" lag before, as I would normally get a lock on with my GPS in 3 seconds or less while out in the middle of no where this past weekend.
I personally do not want to go through 15 phones trying to find one that has working WiFi, as it seems the One series has been having issues with WiFi since 4.3. Anyone have any suggestions?
Just browsing the forums for a WiFi issue my M8 has, to hopefully find a fix. This is what I have, not sure if it fits your symptoms as well:
Speedtest on network and bluetooth 11.39Mbps down / 3.85Mbps up
on network no bluetooth 13.98Mbps down / 3.98Mbps up
Speedtest on WiFi and bluetooth 2.53Mbps down / 5.53Mbps up
on WiFi no bluetooth 20.79Mbps down / 6.67Mbps up
Basically, if I keep my BT off, my speeds are fine and inline with what I expect to get, but if it's on it's at a crawl. Seems like WiFi and BT don't want to work in tandem. I haven't found much information on my issue yet, but I'm hoping to before I either do a a full reset or warranty replacement.
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Just browsing the forums for a WiFi issue my M8 has, to hopefully find a fix. This is what I have, not sure if it fits your symptoms as well:
Speedtest on network and bluetooth 11.39Mbps down / 3.85Mbps up
on network no bluetooth 13.98Mbps down / 3.98Mbps up
Speedtest on WiFi and bluetooth 2.53Mbps down / 5.53Mbps up
on WiFi no bluetooth 20.79Mbps down / 6.67Mbps up
Basically, if I keep my BT off, my speeds are fine and inline with what I expect to get, but if it's on it's at a crawl. Seems like WiFi and BT don't want to work in tandem. I haven't found much information on my issue yet, but I'm hoping to before I either do a a full reset or warranty replacement.
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No problems here with simultaneous bluetooth and WiFi. I am using a 5GHz router.
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First off, I’d like to start by saying I believe, overall, battery life on the N5 with 5.1 is better than 5.0. However, after upgrading, whenever I was home I noticed extremely poor battery life—and the built-in near useless battery monitor didn’t reflect anything interesting. Thinking it might be related to the poor cell signal I have at home, or my Wi-Fi connection—because I didn’t have the issue when I was not on Wi-Fi at home—I upgraded the firmware in my wireless access point at home and the problem just went away. Instantly battery life was back to normal.
Hope this helps someone else!
Cheers.
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First off, I’d like to start by saying I believe, overall, battery life on the N5 with 5.1 is better than 5.0. However, after upgrading, whenever I was home I noticed extremely poor battery life—and the built-in near useless battery monitor didn’t reflect anything interesting. Thinking it might be related to the poor cell signal I have at home, or my Wi-Fi connection—because I didn’t have the issue when I was not on Wi-Fi at home—I upgraded the firmware in my wireless access point at home and the problem just went away. Instantly battery life was back to normal.
Hope this helps someone else!
Cheers.
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I'm curious what kind of router you have? Router reboot probably would have resolved it for a while. Doesn't matter though, battery life still sucks since 5.x.
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I'm curious what kind of router you have? Router reboot probably would have resolved it for a while. Doesn't matter though, battery life still sucks since 5.x.
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Technically my router doesn’t apply here, but most people have a router that also does Wi-Fi. I use an enterprise-class wireless access point at home from Ruckus Wireless and, while possible, rebooting enterprise-class devices tends not to change much.
Had you searched a bit you would've found some older threads from 4.4.2-4.4.4 where people discussed certain network traffic causing weird wakelocks on their phones. Given that 5.x is still new we're not seeing a lot of talk about this yet and it can't be certain whether it's the same issue.
This could also be a factor of settings you have. Wifi optimization, scan while sleeping, avoid poor connections, etc. These are variables that need to be accounted for.
That said, the best test for you right now is to run some controlled tests.
Before you go to bed, reboot your phone, note the battery level, and leave wifi enabled. Note battery level when you wake up and about how much was lost per hour of sleep.
Next night, do the same. Reboot phone, but turn wifi off this time. Note amount lost per hour in the morning.
This determines if wifi is the culprit. If it is, turn on AP isolation on the router (wireless devices can't see/talk to each other), reboot phone, enable wifi, note amount lost per hour. If AP isolation fixes the issue, then it's the weird traffic wifi wakelocks we saw in the past.
I'm still on 4.4.4 because **** lollipop and it's issues, and because my phone works fine without any weird crazy battery loss. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. So I can't really test for you.
But you need to start testing, controlling for variables, and recording results if you want to narrow down the problem.
So, to start... My phone is 100% stock, no aftermarket anything or custom anything. After the most recent update to the OS a week or so ago, I'm noticing weird stuff, see below. Anyone have any suggestions? No changes were made to the phone, no weird apps installed, etc.
- Battery drains significantly faster. At 85% it's saying I have 12 hours of battery life.
- Wifi drops outside, despite being only 15 feet from my router. This never happened before.
- Phone will not consistently connect to my Sprint Airave (mini cell tower, Google it). Generally will have one bar of LTE rather than full bars of 3G while on wifi.
Backup everything and reset the phone. Start from scratch. Latest CRC builds are better than 1st CRAP build.
Feedback later.
Good luck
Haven't done the reset yet, but I think the issue with the Sprint repeater is that the Sprint device only runs on 3G, which is fine since at home I'm on wifi. The phone seems to want to connect to the one bar of LTE that I have rather than that. Is there a way to force it to only look for 3G connections instead of LTE? Under the Connections > Mobile Networks section of the settings menu, I don't see it. I recall seeing it there before on this device and other devices.