I connected my motorla s9-hd bluetooth headphones to my sensation, and it constantly skips, so I thought it was the headphones. So i bought a Platonics bluetooth ear piece and it does the same thing.. They both work fine when the phone is 2 feet from the ear pieces. But if it's in my pocket or my hands are around it it breaks up. I read about the "grip of death" on this phone, and was wondering if anyone had a solution. I called HTC and they said they have no fix. Does anyone elses Sensation do this? Thanks, Nikko
Well HTC has some weird BT stacks, that could be the problem, but blue-tooth will always be effected by obstructions. I too have a s9-hd and ill try it out to see if i get the same problem.
I have the exact same issue. The headphones work great when connected to my MacBook, but when connected to my Sensation they constantly skip and cut out. I am waiting for CM7 as it should have better Bluetooth stacks.
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I talked to some people nd they said the phones Bluetooth and WiFi antennas are behind the battery cover and that's why hands interfere with it.. I know obstructions will interfere with it, but your hands and pockets shouldnt
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I have the same problem. Also a S9 and Sensation. The interference come whenever I an farther than 6 meters away...
550 dollar phone and the Bluetooth works for **** lol
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I'm having the same problem with my phone. I can't get a reliable or even a passable connection on either of my headsets(S9 & Blueant T1) or my car stereo. The bluetooth on this phone is an absolute JOKE. It's barely functional & is easily the worst bluetooth performance of any phone I've ever had. It will pair & connect but I can't even turn my head while streaming audio without it skipping & cutting out, and that's with it just sitting on my desk in front of me, not being touched at all. I can't put it in my pocket or get more than 10 feet from it without it disconnecting completely either. I've tried various roms including CM7(the Kang build) & the problem persists with every one. I've been using my old HD2 for the past 2 days & both headsets work just fine with it so I know it's definitely the phone. This is absurd, I didn't pay $400 for this damn thing(early upgrade) just to NOT be able to use a common feature that even the cheapest dumbphones can manage to do right. T-Mo offered me a G2X when I called to request a replacement yesterday & I chose another Sensation just b/c I already have so many accessories for it, but if the new phone has the same problems I'm just gonna send it back & take the G2X. I think this phone just might be the end of my run with HTC >:|
Does your replacement do the same thing?
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Does your replacement do the same thing?
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Yes, there was no difference at all. Its definitely a design flaw. I ended up sending the refurb back anyway cause the damn earpiece speaker died in the middle of a phone call after 1 day.
Im gonna keep the sensation just cause I do have so much stuff for it, but as soon as the Hercules comes out I'm jumping the HTC ship. I'm done with their form-over-function BS. I'll take an ugly, 'plasticky' phone that works well over a solid, pretty one that's full of glitches >:/
What ROM are you running? I have a motorola s305 Bluetooth headset, and I experienced the skipping issue on the stock ROM. After I switched to a ROM with less garbage running in the background and/or an overclocked kernel, the problem went away. I think the problem stems from a busy CPU.
Android Revolution (3.1.0), Insert Coin (2.2.5 sse w/bricked kernel 0.91) and Cyanogen Mod 7 Alphas 1, 2, 4 and 6 have all played back by music with less or no skipping. Insert Coin is the best for me.
I am using mike's 3.6.1 de Rom
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Also want to put this out there. I was reflashing a few things and tried out the older faux kernels and such and came across that the kernel actually borked my bluetooth all together. I tried pairing and nothing worked. I rebooted a few times to no avail. I reverted to stock kernel and now all works and bt still works fine for me.
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Also want to put this out there. I was reflashing a few things and tried out the older faux kernels and such and came across that the kernel actually borked my bluetooth all together. I tried pairing and nothing worked. I rebooted a few times to no avail. I reverted to stock kernel and now all works and bt still works fine for me.
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I've had some odd problems like that too. I go back and forth between CM7 alphas and insert coin and sometimes on switching back to IC (by restoring a NAND backup with working bt) bt is just broken. I can sometimes get it to work by deleting my headset from the "pairing" list. Not quite the same as your problem, I know, but it does seem like bt is sensitive to changes in the kernel. Like I said before, bricked 0.91 at 1.53gHz works with effectively no skipping (only ocassional delays on locking the screen).
It skipped for me with the stock Rom as well. If its directly in front of me it works fine.. also (altittle off subject) how is everyone's battery life. On the new de mine is horrible! 3.2 with the dual core patch was awesome
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I contacted T-Mobile for a replacement and they said no because its a known issue and there working to fix it.. so well see!
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I never had that short range problem that you are describing. Worked fine on sense based roms. But I do know that htc uses screwy bt drivers. I switched to cm7.1 and I believe they are the normal bt drivers for android. You might give it a try and see if perhaps your range increases or whatever other problems go away.
ya i have same problem put phone in pocket = bluetooth sucks
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Hi,
I've had my shift for about a year now, and it has treated me wonderfully so far. The fact that the phone has so much more power under the hood than many realize is amazing, but there seems to be an issue I've been having for about 2 weeks now is bringing me here looking for advice.
My Shifts regular phone headset seems to have died. Whenever I place a call, or try to listen to (e.g. vm) anything via the headset I can't hear anything. When I play anything through the speaker though (music, calls ON speaker) it works fine. At first I thought it was the ROM I was using so I did a complete wipe and flashed a fresh one (even tried a stock rooted) but nothing would work. I do have the insurance for it, but my dilemma is that I think having a stable root and being completely set in that manner is more important to me than having a working headset on a non-rooted 2.3 phone.
Any suggestions on what I should do to possibly fix the phone? And ideas as to whether or not I would be able to root a replacement phone as I've rooted this one and not have any issues (temp root only, etc etc)? I'm stuck because not many understand why I wouldn't want to get a new phone except me.. lol.
Thank you in advance
Well I know 2 Saturdays ago my ear piece quit working so did my girls and my dudes all at the same time
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Really? Wow.. and the speaker works fine? That's crazy because that's exactly when mine stopped working, did you get a new one?
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I had to go back to using my Blackberry curve after using the Sensation 4G for about 7 months. There are two problems. First is the ring volume. With the volume turned all the way up I can't hear the phone ring if there is even moderate background noise. If the phone is in my pocket I can feel the vibration, but in the holster I can't.
The second is that the phone will sometimes just quit. It will not make or receive calls and I have to pull the battery to get it to operate again. T-Mobile replaced the SIM card and that didn't help. I rooted the phone and installed the Sensation XE ROM, but the problem still persists.
The last straw came yesterday when I missed three important calls. I'm not sure if I didn't hear it ring or if it had one of those black outs, but whatever the reason I can't afford to miss calls like that. So I got the old Blackberry out, changed my service with T-Mobile and put it in operation.
I've spent many hours on the phone with T-Mobile tech support and they are unable to correct the problem. I'm not going to send it back for replacement because I did that with a Blackberry 8220 Pearl flip and after 8 (yes 8) refurbished exchanges the phone still didn't work and I'm not going though that again.
Yay t-mobile
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Well since you're not going to be using it. You should send it to me I'll just use Volume+ for the sound issue. I'll pm you my address.
Contact HTC and get them to fix it
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I'll buy it off of you. My phone screen got cracked after 3 months...
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It might be easier to just repair the screen yourself. Definitely cheaper and worth trying it out. There are some videos on youtube. I can't post the link because I don't have enough posts, but go to youtube and type in "HTC Sensation Screen Repair".
I have absolutely non of the issues you have stated. I also use this phone for business/personal and never had a "blackout" of missed calls. Maybe u had a bad device. I love my sensation.
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Send it to HTC, they gonna fix it, BUT SAVE ALL YOU'RE DATA, they gonna change the mother board ...
My one is restarting some times but i'll gonna send it.... they told me that they gonna change the mother board or the cell
Id request a new one
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I have had issues with missing calls when I had headphones plugged in. I had to go to accessibility and turn tty off. Not sure why it was on.
Also having the same issues, low ring volume. The speaker is pretty weak but turning SRS on in the music app and turning on the hearing impaired function really helps.
Maybe you need a hearing aid instead? I can hear my phone from the next room.
No point in this going on...
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I have started using a BlueANT T1 that I was using with my Nexus One with my HTC Sensation 4g (Evil T-Mobile) since I finally retired my N1. The issue I am having is if I put the Sensation in my phone holder on my belt, the person on the other line can hear me, but I can't hear them. So I figured I would do a small test and I can get 8ft away from the phone if I put it down before I start dropping signal. My Wifi seems fine, and the connections on my phone under the back cover are connecting. I am just wondering if there is a way to increase the range of the bluetooth. I am using the "recommended radio" for the rom "[ROM] Android Revolution HD 6.6.5" but would flashing another radio give me a better range on the bluetooth? I tried posting in the forum, but haven't gotten a response yet.
Thanks in advance!
Anyone else having Wifi issues even after installing the new RUU?
yup, its frustrating
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yup, its frustrating
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Wow...thought it was just me. I like the phone but I seriously thinking about selling it on ebay before the folks at ATT realize that they won't be able to give away this phone for free. I keep trying to look past the hype about the phone and find something positive to say about it and I really can't find much. The Wifi and bluetooth are horrible. HTC decided to go the rout of the iPhone and have a none replaceble battery and no expansion slot. If I wanted that I would have got the iPhone. I stuck with Android because they were different then the iPhone...after this release I don't know. And then they make the phone so light and plastic like that you really don't feel like you paid for anything. If I wanted that I would have bought samsung phone...LOL!!!
I must be one of the few... since upgrading from the original 1.73 I've had zero problems....
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I must be one of the few... since upgrading from the original 1.73 I've had zero problems....
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Yeah I have the HTC Vivid and the One X, the Vivid has all full wifi bars and the One X is laying right next to it with 1 wifi bar flickering on and off. I have to keep toggeling the wifi off and on to get it to download anything. Today I swapped the sim card with a sim card adapter to used my Vivid all day with no problem. Now that I have been using the Vivid I'm thinking about selling the One X.
I'm hoping I'm in my 30 day window when the GS3 comes out, I just want to exchange it
My Wifi issues subsided with 1.82 and still now with 1.85. Strange that an update would solve the issue for some and not others... Only significant problem I have now is the ****ty multitasking.
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My Wifi issues subsided with 1.82 and still now with 1.85. Strange that an update would solve the issue for some and not others... Only significant problem I have now is the ****ty multitasking.
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Well it surely not the worst phone HTC has ever put out, but surely not the best quality wise. The Vivid is a much more solid feeling phone and not plastic feeling, but the sense 4.0 is nice on the HTC One X...still not enough to make me want to keep it, because i'm sure sense 4.0 will be ported for the HTC vivid soon now that the One x has been released. I have about 2 weeks left before I can return it..but I don't want to pay a 35.00 restocking charge.
I'm having issues with WiFi too (doesn't disconnect from WiFi when out if range)...but when its connected its very strong and never loses its signal.
I don't know what problems you're having with blue tooth, but I haven't had any problems. I run with the phone using wireless headset, stream music to my computer and use hand free in car. Bt seems to be ok.
I'm fairly certain that all of us that have WiFi problems will get it resolved with future radio updates. Its still a very new phone.
(counting my blessings)... i'm running CleanROM 2.1 and have no wifi issues here. when i'm out of range it disconnects and when i'm back in range it connects without issue. my Advanced WiFi settings only has Network notification checked, and that was the default setting. as an FYI, i'm using a FiOS ActionTech router (have no clue who the maker is) and a D-Link router as well. i also do not have any task killers running in the background.
bluetooth with my car and my Q2 and Plantronics Headsets is working without issue as well. (hope i don't have to return later and edit this post!)
All this talk about how horrible it is and we haven't even had an update yet. Why don't you wait to pass judgment untill the official update? Which update are y'all takin about anyway? The Asian 1.88? Or the week old 1.85? None are official updates, they are leaks. You can't judge the phone off of unofficial leaks.. At least wait for something official before you put the noose around it. I've had most of the flagship devices and this is by far the best even with bugs. They will get fixed.
Edit Bluetooth hooked up to my pioneer avic bt130 sounds amazing (slacker,tune in, spotiffy, audio galaxy) with hertz audio mille components front and rear and 2 12w6s in the trunk. I sometimes forget and think I'm on iPod (aac 256 & losless) input
I'm on 1.85 and still have wifi issues. So I turned back on best wifi performance and its just as good as my iPhone 4s was with wifi and I don't think it uses much more battery. My at&t signal is no ware near as good as my iPhone. I'm hopping they fix that. The phone seems to have a lot less lag on 1.85
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With all the fuss about new roms, especially ICS and kernels, etc. It seems everyone has alreasy forgotten the dreaded Wi-Fi death-grip that most Desire S, including mine, is suffering.
So I guess I'm trying to call out those, who still experience it. And also maybe, who thinks they've fixed theirs. May it be with the use of hardware modding or simply software.
I don't know about you guys, but for me this issue still bugs me.
P.S.
Do not recommend on buying a new phone as I dont have the money. As I've said on my previous post that I've made, I've recently got robbed.
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I know(maybe wrong but less probably) that the death grip issue is hardware related.
So i doubt we can do something about it, but for me the new radio is a good upgrade. I have a more better reception with it.
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I know(maybe wrong but less probably) that the death grip issue is hardware related.
So i doubt we can do something about it, but for me the new radio is a good upgrade. I have a more better reception with it.
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This is definitely hardware related no matter what hacks we make, it's a fact that the Desire S has poor signal...
My solution was to move the WiFi router closer to my room!
So now I don't have as much problems, but the signal still isn't as strong as other devices..
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I know that we aren't talking about the same device but, a friend of mine (big Samsung fan) used for a month a Htc Incredible S
He said to me that the WiFi signal was the best he had on any device owned by him(previous Samsung Galaxy S+, after Nexus)
I have a fix.
Hold your phone lower.
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Tested by wrapping a pillow to see if there's a signal drop but the signal is still full.
The same with battery pull. The 1st time i heard about the emmc problem, i pulled my battery countless of times. I remember i got a sticker somewhere that said HTC....rev2.
is there a wifi range issue? i can detect the wifi from the my room upstairs. can't connect to my neighbor's wifi though. what is the suppose wifi range? my previous nokia(s) have about the same range.
I don't have any WiFi problem. Have full recception at home and at work. On the other hand my girlfriend has a WiFi problem on her SGS with every ROM I flashed on her phone. And I recently changed the router, still the same, my DS has full reception everywhere while her SGS has bad reception. So I don't know what you are talking about. I had exacly the same reception with my old Desire phone.
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Keep your hand in the left upper corner, you will notice the problem
So anyone here who have ventured and have done hardware modding to fix the problem?
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I got a great hunch that the problem is just the camera back cover. Any way that we can improve it?
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With the new radio update from the leaked RUU WiFi becomes much stronger. I can even get a signal where my laptop fails. So far so good. I have to mention that those of you who are HTCdev unlocked cannot flash this via fastboot.
The so called "wifi death grip" is as mentioned before hardware related and there is nothing we can do softwarewise. The only thing possible is to hack the cam cover where the antenna is suited and make it longer. That may help but only if you know what you are doing (a specific length is needed) There are dome vids on YouTube about it but since I know "how to hold it" there is no need for me to do that.
The problem occurs especially in landscape when you cover the antenna with you hand. That's it.
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I think the deathgrip issue is mainly hardware.
Tbh, due to the design of current phones (where they put the antenna near the case), any phone has deathgrip issues, just some more than others.