Strange Camera Issue - Defy Android Development

Hey guys, i have sum strange issue with camera. whenever i open the camera it shows me inverted images, means i see everything upside down.
I thought its because of faulty hardware so i given it in service center. They have changed the hardware and given it back to me. Everything was working ok but as soon as I rooted it, the same problem happened again. Now even after flashing a full stock sbf doesn't solve the issue.
Surprisingly the first time the problem happened also after rooting.
This is really irritating now. What I m thinking now, it may be due to a software bug or the camera is getting damaged upon rooting. I still cant figure out the exact reasons. I am posting it in developer's section so that more developers can see it and solve my problem.
I have the option to give it in service center and get the camera hardware replaced again, but from then onwards I will not be able to root and couldn't enjoy the full benefit of Android.
Guyz please help me, I love my defy.
The stock SBF that I have is JRDNEM_U3_3.4.3-36-1.7

How did you root your Defy?

twa_priv said:
How did you root your Defy?
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with superone click. (cant able to find the version).
you can find that one in the attachment.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/misc.php?do=showattachments&t=966537

Rooting has nothing to do with camera(apk) apps as far as I know. Or perhaps you could try clear data/cache in manage application -> camera..

farsight73 said:
Rooting has nothing to do with camera(apk) apps as far as I know. Or perhaps you could try clear data/cache in manage application -> camera..
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Things that I have tried till now.
1. Flashed a full SEA 2.2.2 sbf
2. Cleared cache/data from camera app.
3. Tried MIUI/CM7
Maybe some one can give me the camera libs from stock 2.2.2 (and tell me if replacing that on MIUI rom will not have any adverse effect.)

I have the SAME issue.. But with me, it happens since I bought the phone.
It happened on 2.1, 2.2 and now with CM7.
I gotta say, I must have tried EVERYTHING excluding sending the phone away. I hate, hate, hate this bug, and nobody seems to know how to fix it.

crizolli said:
I have the SAME issue.. But with me, it happens since I bought the phone.
It happened on 2.1, 2.2 and now with CM7.
I gotta say, I must have tried EVERYTHING excluding sending the phone away. I hate, hate, hate this bug, and nobody seems to know how to fix it.
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and its got to be a software bug coz its happening even after changing the camera hardware. And so many people are suffering with this problem. Sadly no developer in the forum is willing to help even after I sent a PM to many developers.

just try this i hope it can help
use root explorer
this is easy fix. Guys went wild with bit rate just a bit. In /etc folder edit your media_profiles.xml
find the line starting: <Encoder profile quality ="high">
and edit bitRate value. I believe By default it is set to 10000000 just change it to 5000000 or 3000000 and set freameRate to 30
you'll be good to go. Dont forget to restart after making changes
if it help say thanks to (zmesler) on miui forum
http://forums.miuiandroid.com/showthread.php?10390-Video-recording-and-playback-problem

salah_heart said:
just try this i hope it can help
use root explorer
this is easy fix. Guys went wild with bit rate just a bit. In /etc folder edit your media_profiles.xml
find the line starting: <Encoder profile quality ="high">
and edit bitRate value. I believe By default it is set to 10000000 just change it to 5000000 or 3000000 and set freameRate to 30
you'll be good to go. Dont forget to restart after making changes
if it help say thanks to (zmesler) on miui forum
http://forums.miuiandroid.com/showthread.php?10390-Video-recording-and-playback-problem
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dude that fix is not at all related to this problem.
Anyways, thanks for atleast taking interest.

My Defy has come to the point where 50% of the time I start the camera, it's upside down.
40% the camera will start OK, but when I try to take a picture, it becomes all laggy and non responsive, then freezes, next time, it's inverted.
And the other 10%, it will work.
Anyone, help, please.

those facing issue can try this.
open build.prop in text editor with rootexplorer.
remove the line "ro.media.capture.flip=horizontalandvertical" and reboot
now everytime you will see upside down image.
Now open build.prop again and add the same line where it was i.e. "ro.media.capture.flip=horizontalandvertical" and reboot.
The problem should be solved.
I did the same and the problem happens for me only 1 in 100 times.
*do it at ur own risk, i have just tried it and it worked for me, not sure about you.

Hey man, just did what you posted, and so far so good!
I took a bunch of pictures, kept entering and leaving the camera app, things that would normally make the camera inverted, and everything looks normal.
I'm trying not to get too excited about this, since I really didn't test that much, but if it at least reduces the amount of the occurrence by half, I'll be a happy man.
Thanks!!

Glad that it helped.
Sent from my Moto Defy

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(Rom) EVOlutionV9 and EVOlutionX2 -updated

EVOLUTIONX2
UPDATE-EVOX2
Alright this is just an updated X. i had alot of ideas in mind but i cant get them to function properly. Just as many updates in the V series were small, they led to bigger things. with source and everything this week it has been hard to stay focused on one rom. X3 will be a completely new beast. so for now pick V or X series. they work the same
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EVOlutionX-This is a DroidX themed Froyo. its as reliable as V8 but now it has alot of motorola elements. i started Seem editing moto razrs so im going back to the beggining .
i recommend wiping everything then Flashing. IF you have V8 or Hero_overs rom, you might not HAVE to wipe because its froyo over froyo but if you experience problems, wipe then flash
This is a very visual rom. i love it so far. If you dont like it just restore your V8 or w/e. This is a new series of froyo roms so i will continue updating this with the V series.
New-Wifi-tether
sprint tv
all red
new bootscreen
new launcher
new live wallpaper
new market
new icons**
new froyo leak
wireless N
Ability to flash OC kernels
lots more!
EVOlutionX2
So enjoy it.
New Series Changlog
-EVOlutionX-Droid theme. million extras.
-EVOlutionX2- Revamped everything. much faster, smoother.
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EVOLUTION V9
Alright EVOV9 is based on FRF85B and has the Evo update applied. it fixed alot of little problems. Much more stable and smooth. This is considered very beta as the new updates kill alot of things, it was hard to get it right. 35+ test roms actually. I will be updating as problems are found. but the only things that are not fixed are mms, BTmono, cameras. everything else should work. I recommend a wipe coming from anything, but as always it may not be 100% needed coming from another froyo rom.
Please enjoy EVOlutionV9
EVOlutionV9
Quirk- some people may get no sim card inserted at google login. just click back and it will fix it. this is one of the issues i have fixed but i will address them at a later time.
I will be adding patches, one for MMS fix and another with a white taskbar incase you dont like the black one.
You must flash coming from any rom. Go to market and download TITANIUM BACKUP. click (problems?) and install busybox. after that push menu and select batch. BACKUP ALL USER APPS. when its done you will then have all your apps backed up. then install rom, rinse, repeat.
for people who dont want use this because of cameras, i posted this up and i guess people dont think about it. Nandroid backup your 2.1. after its done wipe everything, flash this rom, set up the 2.2 rom to your liking, titanium backup works on froyo, and nandroid backup this rom. nandroids are sorted by date so just remember the earlier one is 2.1. you can rename but people say it messes up sometimes. then use froyo when you dont need cameras, and just wipe dalvik and restore 2.1 when you do. thats what i do and i love it.
Working-A2dp BT
Some mono headsets.
Wifi
GPS
Phone
SMS
MMS-Handscent
Video player
Lights
JIT
Market
Not Working-
Cameras i am still in testing but i have not done all the tests yet so theres still hope
Changelog-
Froyo test 2-toasts current release.
Froyo test 3-Changed around xmls for mag sensors(accident) Fixed Bluetooth HW issue so now it starts and pairs. Fixed wifi reconnect issue.
Froyo test 4-Fixed all sensors. lights stay on for right now. Wifi works, Gps works, Bt works, no a2dp. 4G now works but no app to use.
Froyo test 5-Based on different froyo leak. many many changes. new boot.img. fixed bluetooth 100%. should fix bootloop
Froyo test 6-Completely Deodexed. more refined. no cameras same things apply from before but its more stable now. and now we can customize.
Froyo test 7-Cleaned up everything. Fixed lights and sensors. fixed market. added more BT. fixed roaming. fixed launcher lag. Overall much much faster. Haptic is still low to keep other fixes.
New changelog-
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EVOlutionV9- Fixed all the little issues. Now based on newest leaks and added the evo updated files. Theme by nexus devs. The only things that dont work now are cameras, mono BT, and mms. mms should be fixed this week.
enjoy!
Recommendations- i want to include this as i know how it is just starting android rooting. when your start flashing roms, the first thing you do is look for flaws. now these little things kept me from going to roms. the biggest problem i forget is that there are apps out there that can replace the small ones.
Handcent-Ultimate msging app. i suggest you download this, go into the stock msg app and disable notifications. this will help with Voicemail issues.
Rootexplorer- you must have this. it is one amazing app
Better keyboard- the stock skin on this beats anything i have used. i recommend this app also.
Titanium backup- USE THIS AND BACKUP ALL APPS WEEKLY!!!
i will add to this as i continue. and one very very important thing, i got my htc hero in november. i didnt join XDA until january but i downloaded roms from day1. leave comments!!!! as a developer the most important thing is not how many people use your rom or how much money you make. its all about you all telling us you love our rom. theres no greater feeling than sitting down for 6 hours at a time and fixing issues and hearing thanks. so this is just something to think about thanks for the support everyone
Credits-Toast for first build!!! Without that i would be working on something else
Credits go to the the nexus forum where i got the icons
-thanks to the dev who found wireless N
-anyone i forget, i do not in any way shape or form want to take away from other developers. if i forgot you please pm me and i will include you and get you the credit you deserve.
great work, I downloading , will report back when done.
looks like fun, hopefully froyo is ported over before its official evo release
Running well.
Good work.
as stated above. please list in detail EVERY problem you find i will go threw and try to fix what can be fixed.
starting with BT. tell me what profiles do and dont work. i know a2dp doesnt but lets see about the others
thanks!
Not able to download from link.
Testing right now. I have to root with Toast. I'll report.
Nice work, getting closer to a stable froyo, will try when a get out work and report back with problems that I find.
yea.. 4shared isnt letting any browser download it.. I wait 90 seconds.. then the link comes up and then it re-counts down 90 seconds..
tyrnight said:
yea.. 4shared isnt letting any browser download it.. I wait 90 seconds.. then the link comes up and then it re-counts down 90 seconds..
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OP, thank you so much, i've been waiting for test 3 and didn't think it was ever going to come. if everything besides mms and camera works, you're about to get the biggest donation today. thanks once again man and i will post back results.
can someone mirror this? the link on 4shared is not working.
edit: i got it, nevermind.
p-slim said:
can someone mirror this? the link on 4shared is not working.
edit: i got it, nevermind.
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Still not working for me, did you do anything different?
If not do you think you could mirror it somewhere, 4shared is being a pecker head.
theoottesen said:
Still not working for me, did you do anything different?
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after the countdown, i waited about 30 seconds before clicking the download link. I'm stuck in the infinite boot loop, and i factory reset, wiped cached, and wiped davlik cache.
p-slim said:
after the countdown, i waited about 30 seconds before clicking the download link. I'm stuck in the infinite boot loop, and i factory reset, wiped cached, and wiped davlik cache.
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Ok I'll try that, let you know what happens.
Link is still not working...ugh
Confirmed.. dont know why.. but waiting 30 seconds worked
can anybody get this rom to load? i'm trying to give some money away but i've done everything and am stuck in this infinite boot loop. I can flash another rom but i want this one.
p-slim said:
can anybody get this rom to load? i'm trying to give some money away but i've done everything and am stuck in this infinite boot loop. I can flash another rom but i want this one.
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Damn me and my impatience, tried it again and bam, it worked.
Thanks for the ROM. Here are 3 problems I am incurring:
1. Can't pair with bluetooth device.
"There was a problem pairing with LG HBM-570 because the PIN or Passkey was incorrect." The problem is, android doesn't pop up a keypad for me to type in any PIN. Then when I hit the back key, I get an error message:
"Sorry! The application Settings (process com.android.settings) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
2. Screen auto-rotate to landscape doesn't work at all. I tried in Messaging and the Browser. The setting Auto-rotate screen is checked under Display setting.
3. Proximity sensor doesn't work. When I'm on the phone the screen doesn't turn off automatically.
Other than that everything else seems to be running fine. The LED light goes away when I unplug, finally! I also updated the eri.xml to get rid of the roaming indicator. I will post updates as needed. Thanks
theoottesen said:
Damn me and my impatience, tried it again and bam, it worked.
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have you gotten the rom to actually load? i get stuck in this infinite boot loop. I flashed another rom and it booted up right away. i flash back to this and i'm stuck. I tried wiping everything including dalvik cache. any ideas?

Help Please

I have a strange problem with my Hero that is hard to describe. Even before I rooted my phone I had this problem which leads me to believe it could possibly be a hardware malfunction. Anyways..
The problem is that over time after a complete wipe and flash of a custom rom (I've tried several) that my phones slowly deteriorates. It will be running fast and great for a week or two and then its starts to slow down to the point where it is completely unusable and I am forced to wipe and flash again. While its acting this way I have tried killings tasks, emptying cache, hard resets... every simple solution I can think of....
The other odd thing is that I use my phone very lightly. I only install 4-6 apps and those are the basics like pandora and such...
And I'd like to add that maybe I'm wrong about my phone acted this way when I had 1.6 official on it. It's been awhile.... so maybe I corrupted something when I rooted my phone for the first time?
Really I wish you could see the way my phone acts... its ridiculous . I would take a youtube video of it if I wasnt too lazy too. Crazy stuff like it taking a whole 30 seconds to a minute for a unlock pattern to finally go through, Or how when I try and type a phone number its like 3 or 4 presses "behind" as I type ( and im not typing quickly) or when I try to scroll through my contact list it just gets stuck and then finally it "catches up" and stutters all the way down to the bottom because of how many swipes I attempted.....
...help
have you tried.....?
Have you tried to run an RUU of eith 1.6 or 2.1? if you runn an RUU it will clear out any lerking "software" issues and then just re-root and try that out then try a custom rom after that.
Try Autokiller from the market. Once you install it, run it. Set the autokiller settings to something like Optimum or Strict (if that doesn't work for you, try Aggressive).
This will adjust the low memory killer settings to a more aggressive number. This, hopefully, will help.
smash58 said:
I have a strange problem with my Hero that is hard to describe. Even before I rooted my phone I had this problem which leads me to believe it could possibly be a hardware malfunction. Anyways..
The problem is that over time after a complete wipe and flash of a custom rom (I've tried several) that my phones slowly deteriorates. It will be running fast and great for a week or two and then its starts to slow down to the point where it is completely unusable and I am forced to wipe and flash again. While its acting this way I have tried killings tasks, emptying cache, hard resets... every simple solution I can think of....
The other odd thing is that I use my phone very lightly. I only install 4-6 apps and those are the basics like pandora and such...
And I'd like to add that maybe I'm wrong about my phone acted this way when I had 1.6 official on it. It's been awhile.... so maybe I corrupted something when I rooted my phone for the first time?
Really I wish you could see the way my phone acts... its ridiculous . I would take a youtube video of it if I wasnt too lazy too. Crazy stuff like it taking a whole 30 seconds to a minute for a unlock pattern to finally go through, Or how when I try and type a phone number its like 3 or 4 presses "behind" as I type ( and im not typing quickly) or when I try to scroll through my contact list it just gets stuck and then finally it "catches up" and stutters all the way down to the bottom because of how many swipes I attempted.....
...help
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tkirton said:
Try Autokiller from the market. Once you install it, run it. Set the autokiller settings to something like Optimum or Strict (if that doesn't work for you, try Aggressive).
This will adjust the low memory killer settings to a more aggressive number. This, hopefully, will help.
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I agree. I use auto killer on aggressive with CM6 and it runs great forever
My phone does the exact same thing!
I first really noticed it when I flashed the official sprint 2.1 update. I think it has something to do with the buildup of cache on the phone.
I have been running CM6 for a little over a month and have recently noticed it getting slightly hung up at times, but nothing compared to how it was with the official 2.1 update. Also, remember that CM6 does not have Sense, which can really slow down the phone.
I also I agree with you that it seemed like my phone did not do this on 1.6, but it has been quite sometime since I flashed 2.1.
Does anyone know what really causes this exponential slow down; to the point where the phone is barely useable?
hm... I will try autokiller.....thanks for the advice
as for CM6..... I've tried not using sense UI but to me its my favorite part of my phone... for example the facebook/twitter/flickr integration with my contact list is invaluable.... is there a replacement for this?
is anyone else able to add anything else?
smash58 said:
hm... I will try autokiller.....thanks for the advice
as for CM6..... I've tried not using sense UI but to me its my favorite part of my phone... for example the facebook/twitter/flickr integration with my contact list is invaluable.... is there a replacement for this?
is anyone else able to add anything else?
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Try Zen-Rom. It has all that you are looking for and is very fast and stable.
Sent from my Zen-Rom Hero!
Auto killer is the way to go. I found Aggressive setting too much for my tastes; if I was on a webpage, then went to the home screen for something else and opened back up the browser, it would have to reload it because it was killed. I set it on optimum, and get no slow down, and can still truly multi task.
chefthomas99 said:
Try Zen-Rom. It has all that you are looking for and is very fast and stable.
Sent from my Zen-Rom Hero!
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Or NFX-Hero. I'm not a Sense guy, but I've experimented with that ROM, and it was the fastest Sense 2.1 IMO.
Just curious but does pandora have a cache file on your sdcard? I had an app that was reading and writting to a cache on my sdcard and it would slow my phone down a lot. When your phone slows try ditching some of your apps and see if maybe one could be responsible for it, if it is there are tons of options different apps that do the same thing.

wow... Camera Failed... just wow :(

wow... this came totally uncalled for. after it had worked perfectly since i got the Galaxy Tab, and i just more or less randomly opened the camera app to see the settings, i get this error message on camera start-up:
"Warning - Camera failed"
blablabla... fixed it
it was in fact my tampering with the Email.apk. i removed the original email.apk and email.odex, however only replaced email.apk but no *.odex... that screwed my camera
that will teach me tampering with something i have no clue about ...
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Thanks. I had no idea Email app could cause this.
Ohh so I randomly found this post... This is the exact same issue I was having!! Thank youuu sooo much!!! I had no idea deleting the email.apk would cause this issue... Luckily I hadn't deleted it but placed it into "removed apps" folder. You're awesome!
I have the same problem, please can you tell me more details about the fix of this problem?
Tnx
fixed my camera thanks so much even if this thread is from 2010 xda makes my day almost everyday
fleurdelisxliv said:
fixed my camera thanks so much even if this thread is from 2010 xda makes my day almost everyday
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How did u fix it??
my camera is also not working,, i have installed few apps from market though factory reset solve this problem but i need those apps and whenever i download them my camera shows warning "CAMERA FAILED".
Please give a solutions to this problem ??
Soumya said:
How did u fix it??
my camera is also not working,, i have installed few apps from market though factory reset solve this problem but i need those apps and whenever i download them my camera shows warning "CAMERA FAILED".
Please give a solutions to this problem ??
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would help if you listed which app is causing the issue
soumya said:
how did u fix it??
My camera is also not working,, i have installed few apps from market though factory reset solve this problem but i need those apps and whenever i download them my camera shows warning "camera failed".
Please give a solutions to this problem ??
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well my problem was the same as the op i froze\deleted my email and some how its connected to the camera so i just unfroze the email and rebooted and the camera worked again perfect hope that helps any
Just a note.
Default camera will stop working on <200 LCD Density on 2.3.3 (I'm using 180) it's quite surprising since this problem never occur in Froyo before.. Even in the same density
mine fails sometimes when i change my LCD density, changing it to a higher number fixes it. i am at 190 right now.

My camera and video playback causes reboot, several roms tested. Dead?

Hi, I have a problem with hard reboots. When i try to start my camera, from app drawer or key press the screen turns black and the phone reboots. Also similar thing happens when i try to play you tube videos. The screen freezes when i hit play and the hard reboot. Is this the end for my phone or is it a software issue. I have tired a couple of kernels and releases of cm9 that have worked before. factory reset, reverted to backups that worked before etc. Can anyone help me figure this out. The phone is only 1 year and 2 months old
Paitor said:
Hi, I have a problem with hard reboots. When i try to start my camera, from app drawer or key press the screen turns black and the phone reboots. Also similar thing happens when i try to play you tube videos. The screen freezes when i hit play and the hard reboot. Is this the end for my phone or is it a software issue. I have tired a couple of kernels and releases of cm9 that have worked before. factory reset, reverted to backups that worked before etc. Can anyone help me figure this out. The phone is only 1 year and 2 months old
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try a fresh install of a stock rom
Can you provide the output from 'adb logcat' when this crash occurs?
Also, are you still using the original battery? I experienced problems with my MT4GS with the original battery after about 8 months. Random hard resets. Buying a new Anker battery solved my issue. Cheap Chinese batteries (ie., not Anker) did not play nicely with my MT4GS either.
Also if you need a copy of the stock ROM PM me, I made a nandroid backup of my MT4GS before I flashed a custom ROM.
icewewe said:
Can you provide the output from 'adb logcat' when this crash occurs?
Also, are you still using the original battery? I experienced problems with my MT4GS with the original battery after about 8 months. Random hard resets. Buying a new Anker battery solved my issue. Cheap Chinese batteries (ie., not Anker) did not play nicely with my MT4GS either.
Also if you need a copy of the stock ROM PM me, I made a nandroid backup of my MT4GS before I flashed a custom ROM.
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Hey, don't knock all cheap Chinese batteries I bought a battery at a shop in Shanghai over the summer, 1900mAh, paid the equivilent of about $5 for it. Works great and last longer than any other battery I've had, including an Anker.
Hi, I did a total reset to stock. The problem is still there, or at least video playback because I can't come through with the introduction after i click next it wants play a video. BAAM! it reboots. Cant restore back to CM9 either because I can't come through to settings and disable fast boot to install revolutionary, i have HBOOT-1.44.0007 that I don't like to upgrade.
Don't have random reebots. Just video playback and camera. Everything else worked. Can't do a logcat either in this state.
Any idea on how to disable fast boot? Maybe how to skip the introduction with the video?
Right now i just want to restore my backup where everything works except camera and video.
I called my phone to access the phone > contacts > mail > gmail > browser > www.facebook.com > "Do you want to install the app" = yes > market > installed first best launcher > settings = Victory
Paitor said:
I called my phone to access the phone > contacts > mail > gmail > browser > www.facebook.com > "Do you want to install the app" = yes > market > installed first best launcher > settings = Victory
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Glad you figured that out. :good:
oki, so how do I make a logcat?
Can someone take a look at these logcats? I don't understand them
Edit: And this is with original battery. Same issue with the Anker 1900mAh though
Anyone?
just a quick browse through it my best guess it isnt hardware but software and you didnt do a complete wipe between flashes or restored stuff you shouldnt. you also seem to have a lot of sh*t apps running that look kinda like malware.
first thing id do is start the phone in safe mode, then check camera and youtube, if they run in safe mode then yeah for sure vicious apps.
if this dosent work (or i guess either way) do a complete wipe, and definitely a fastboot-w as well, reformatting would be best but im not sure what fastboot commands work with the revolutionary spl, try it though or use adb if you must.
also may not be a bad idea to reflash firmware, if your willing to do the wire trick and gain radio s-off this becomes easy and will help ensure a phone that is easier to resurrect in case something worse happens in the future... but choice is yours
demkantor said:
just a quick browse through it my best guess it isnt hardware but software and you didnt do a complete wipe between flashes or restored stuff you shouldnt. you also seem to have a lot of sh*t apps running that look kinda like malware.
first thing id do is start the phone in safe mode, then check camera and youtube, if they run in safe mode then yeah for sure vicious apps.
if this dosent work (or i guess either way) do a complete wipe, and definitely a fastboot-w as well, reformatting would be best but I'm not sure what fastboot commands work with the revolutionary spl, try it though or use adb if you must.
also may not be a bad idea to reflash firmware, if your willing to do the wire trick and gain radio s-off this becomes easy and will help ensure a phone that is easier to resurrect in case something worse happens in the future... but choice is yours
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I have made a full whipe and went back to stock everything including HBOOT. The issue came first thing when I tried to runt the intro movie. I didn't do a log then but the issue is the same. If I need to go back again and make a log I'll do that.
Here is logcat for stock. Same issue with video. But this time the phone didn't reboot on camera. Just turns the screen black and freezes
No answers? Anyway. I have ordered a new one now. Thought it was time for a new phone. The only one that seemed better was Motorola Photon Q 4G LTE. After reading about bad battery life and buggy software that corrupted the sd card I finally decided that MT4GS is still the best phone out there. New on ebay for 213 USD inclusive postage isn't that expensive either.

Strange behavior.

So... I had no problems with my(second) idol 3, all was well and dandy. But recently the colours on the screen became more saturated, almost like an amoled display, followed by a significant decrease in performance. Nothing is changed, no root no nothing. Totally stock, except for the launcher. That would be Nova launcher and I used it since the day I got the phone with no problems. What the hell happened and has anyone else experienced this?
Random restart happened today and all my wifi passwords are lost.
in which app the colors are saturated? stock gallery app?
All over the phone. Not just the gallery. Perhaps the gallery is the fault for it?
Camper°7 said:
All over the phone. Not just the gallery. Perhaps the gallery is the fault for it?
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i asked the gallery 'cause on my idol mostly (but not the only one) the gallery app that distorts color badly... have you tried a CM rom? in my case there is no color distortion on CM at all so the stock rom obviously has the wrong color balance settings
check this
https://www.reddit.com/r/idol3/comments/4g9ld9/distorted_colors_in_stock_gallery_app/
Yeah, I know about the gallery app too. Can't really install a CM rom due to warranty, it's only two monts old. I'm sure that the problem can be solved with a full wipe but that is not the answer I'm looking for.
Camper°7 said:
I'm sure that the problem can be solved with a full wipe but that is not the answer I'm looking for.
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I doubt that a wipe can solve errors like this. I did it a few times, restored firmware with Mobile Q, color distortions on stock ROM never disappeared. Best experience was with Color Balance app from Play Store. It's just too expensive for my budget.
I have tried wiping cash but to no avail. The performance has slightly improved during the day but has returned back to garbage now. This is so annoying. Is there a way to check the "settings" for this without root? Maybe something in build.prop or such?
Camper°7 said:
I have tried wiping cash but to no avail. The performance has slightly improved during the day but has returned back to garbage now. This is so annoying. Is there a way to check the "settings" for this without root? Maybe something in build.prop or such?
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without root you can't do any really useful. if you don't want to install cm, check this app (earlier i made a mistake with its name):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.uk.quickdoc.screenbalance&hl=en
If it can stop color distortion, at least you'll know that the phone hardware itself is correct, just the stock rom sucks.
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just read the new symptoms, at first i'd make a full reinstall with mobile upgrade q, if it doesn't solve anything, i'd go to a cm rom.
The problem seems to have fixed itself. I don't know what happened. All it's buttery smoothnes has returned after an accidental tap on the gallery app. The saturation has returned to normal too. I'll check out the app link for good measure. Thanks for all the help. How does one close a thread?
Guess I spoke too soon. The phone just did something of a restart. The whole boot animation happened but none of my open apps(gmail and chrome) have closed once it booted. Very strange.
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The whole boot animation happened but none of my open apps(gmail and chrome) have closed once it booted. Very strange.
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that's normal, opened apps don't disappear from 'recent apps' after a reboot on lollipop.
however a reboot just from nowhere isn't normal.
jani0417 said:
that's normal, opened apps don't disappear from 'recent apps' after a reboot on lollipop.
however a reboot just from nowhere isn't normal.
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I did not know that. Guess I will have to do the mobile upgrade q procedure. I'll give it a few days before I do that though.
Welp. I've given it some days and the problem has not returned. Also, a fun thing i didn't mention. This replacement idol 3 is not exactly the same as the previous one. For example the camera lenses had a green tint on the first one, but on this one they're blue. And the logo niw sits flush with the surface instead of being pushed more inside.

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