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Hey,
i know this has been discussed in many threads..just want to have some answers.
i bought my Nexus S a few months ago, it's the I9020 not I9023, from UK.
i really love the phone itself, it's just awesome. had a htc hero before.
but i hate those random reboots, happens to me ~1 time per day. the screen wents really dark and a never ending bootloop happens. have to pull out battery to get it back to work, most times i don't even notice this and the phone is dead after a while of bootlooping... no fix yet right? anyway i "can" live with this but hope to get a fix soon...
GPS and Compass were unuseable since i have it. even my hero has a faster and especially safer GPS-Fix, GPS on Nexus S just loose fix every few seconds and compass does not jump around 50-100°. THIS really sucks! I have already searched around on google and XDA and wherever if this is a hardware or software issue and if there is a possible fix for it but i haven't found a real answer yet and this is what i want to know now.
is this hardware or software related?
is there a fix possible?
like i said, love the phone itself but these issues would make me resell it...
hope i'll get some answers and don't be rude, my english issn't the best.
Best regards and happy easter
Flo
edit: im using latest CM7 with latest Netarchy-Kernel with no additions.
The boot loop/reboot problem is definitely a CM7 issue. None of the other ROMS have this problem.
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Vandam500 said:
The boot loop/reboot problem is definitely a CM7 issue. None of the other ROMS have this problem.
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Thanks! so they will probably fix it soon
but whats with the GPS/Compass issues?
that really really sucks! can't use it at all...
floomat said:
Hey, i know this has been discussed in many threads..just want to have some answers.
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You could still have bumped an older thread, though. Like mine: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1035005.
I think if all the people with GPS problems could get together in one thread (needn't be mine, of course, there's lots), this issue would get more exposure and eventually be fixed.
floomat said:
is this hardware or software related? is there a fix possible?
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No idea, but since the Nexus One and the Galaxy S with 2.3.3 have similar issues, I'm still hoping it's software. There is no known fix at this time.
fallenguru said:
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I think if all the people with GPS problems could get together in one thread (needn't be mine, of course, there's lots), this issue would get more exposure and eventually be fixed...
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i guess you are right, and im doing my share here. i have at least 2, 3 random reboots everyday, even if its a clean install, everything wiped. there's something buggy in every cm7 based rom
I guess its the radio problem, for the gps,
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when i have my phone locked and im not even touching it, every few minutes the screen will turn on and sit there for around 30 seconds then will turn back on a few mins later, this is very annoying and im sure uses a ton of battery over the course of a day, im running leedroid 3.1.2 and it used to do it on 3.1.1 so idk if its rom related
Are you sure your not getting notifications??or if any app is causing it (alerts?)?
hyun18 said:
Are you sure your not getting notifications??or if any app is causing it (alerts?)?
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No thats the weird thing, i have no notifications at all when this happens
scottrod said:
No thats the weird thing, i have no notifications at all when this happens
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Check for any stray apps. Install "Battery history for GB" app from market and check for apps that are using "wake lock" excessively.
I had a similar problem with my inspire. It seemed to be caused by a faulty usb cable. After I plugged my phone into my car charger it started working fine.
I have an Inspire 4G with the same problem. I doubt that it is an app, because I changed the rom 3 times so far. And with every one of them, the problem persists. Anyway, i'm trying the Battery log now.
kevin_3_57 said:
I have an Inspire 4G with the same problem. I doubt that it is an app, because I changed the rom 3 times so far. And with every one of them, the problem persists. Anyway, i'm trying the Battery log now.
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Do you have any apps that you set up profiles for, i.e. Llama? They can be buggy sometimes with the screen commands.
I have the same problem. Going to have to waste my upgrade in august for a new inspire. I am trying battery history for gb now. IF anyone has any ideas, please lets us know. This is absolutely ridicolous.
diablo009 said:
Check for any stray apps. Install "Battery history for GB" app from market and check for apps that are using "wake lock" excessively.
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That app isnt on the market, at least not that i can tell. I found one in the desire hd forum.
gho5t82 said:
That app isnt on the market, at least not that i can tell. I found one in the desire hd forum.
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In my signature (the "here" link after you see "Targeting Battery Drain").
Thank u very much.
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Simba501 said:
In my signature (the "here" link after you see "Targeting Battery Drain").
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The links in your sig are excellent. They should be required reading before anyone starts a "My Battery Life Sucks" thread.
meiguoguizi said:
The links in your sig are excellent. They should be required reading before anyone starts a "My Battery Life Sucks" thread.
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Thanks, hopefully people will notice them and check them out. That's my aim. Surely they'll help someone.
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annoying screen randomly turning on
Hey I've been having the same issue, my SGS I9000 international version keeps turning the screen on by itself randomly, I've flashed my phone back to stock Eclair 2.1 and then I went to Froyo, Cyannogen mode 7, ICS rom which I forgot the name of it, and then I'm running on the new value pack now which is 2.3.6XXJW4 however nothing has solved this damn problem, my screen keeps turning on and it's killing my battery, help please..!! I've tried to see if the sensor is not working, however I believe it's something else.. please let me know if someone has fix for this..!
I'm running LeeDroid v5.1.1 and haven't experienced this yet. I've been running it close to 2 weeks now with no real issues. Just an occasional lag spike on wake up.
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No such problems like that for me.maybe someone is trying to contoll your phone?? Lol jk
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ok peeps been searching this for a week now n ive solved i have htc one s n screen random turns on .its one of 2 things no1 is usb port clean it out n blow dust out of it and no2 is change your recovery I guarantee one of these is the issue to check if it is usb port plug in charger n wiggle it and if screen comes on its that one
Hey xda followers!
I have a hardware problem with my Transformer since the beginning and was too lazy to change it by a new one...
My problem is that I use my device with no problem but sometimes I am loosing touch inputs...
If I let the Transformer go into sleep mode alone and unlock it, I have to force lock and unlock again to have good touch responses back...
Then I can have a good session of 30 minutes of use without any problem and then, randomly, touch input precision is lowering, until I can't use it anymore and I must lock and unlock rapidly again...
Very annoying problem for sure...
But today I decided to search through google, forums, xda, to have a beginning of solution to my problem.
And I found THE Touchscreen Booster application.
It's an application that was made for Viewsonic G tablet at the origin. The famous Bumblebee discovered it at first so thanks to him for that. And the thread talking about that is from gojimi. He modified the application to be more easily usable. So thanks to him too!
Being an android application and having titanium backuped all my applications, I thought: why not trying!
So I installed it and launched it... AND... TADAAA! Just incredible. It worked, no problem at all, no force close, no freeze, nothing.
AND: touchscreen inputs are incredibly smoother, sensitivity has been greatly improved, response time between writing letters is better, multi touch is improved... It's just paradise. I don't know if you tried Ipad but the result is that type of sensitivity...
This application can be used by all types of roms and for people who have problems with touchscreen sensitivity or just want a bigger one
Please leave here your feedback, positive or negative, and remember, do it at your own risks, I am not responsible of the potential problems after applying this application.
It worked for me, my Transformer had never been so smooth, so why not yours!
Maybe you will have to launch the application some times, when you feel that sensitivity was better before, or after boot... But you can put the application on your desktop and touch the button FixMe!
Share, enjoy, and say thanks
Original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934500
Seems to have worked for me....the keyboard doesn't seem that much more responsive though...the screen transitions are alot more smooth.
Thanks for this find!!!!
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Happens to mine sometimes, I just turn the screen off with the power button, and then back on and its fine again
Thanks for the apk though I`ll try it out
Wow, nice. My touchscreen was a little slow and not very sensitive to touch input. running the app has helped quite bit.
Omg this is perfect.
Can you link the original thread.
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i am curious if this will have an effect on any of those handwriting apps we know and love.
Do you need to root to use this?
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i am curious if this will have an effect on any of those handwriting apps we know and love.
Do you need to root to use this?
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This probably edits something in build.prop and other system files, so yes. I'll confirm this once I try it.
EDIT: Doesn't require root. I feel no difference though...
SwiftLegend said:
This probably edits something in build.prop and other system files, so yes. I'll confirm this once I try it.
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Well, when you launch it, there is no SuperUser action popup to allow the application so I am not sure that you need to have root access...
And, yes, it has an effect on every touch app (try writing a message before and after applying the apk or try playing angry birds, there is a big difference)
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SO i gave this a shot and some aspects do seem smoother to me. None of the handwriting apps i tested were any diff as before the test.
I already had what i felt is a smooth responsive touch screen, but was curious to see if it was going to get any better.
QUESTION: when you run the app it says after hitting the calibration button "Follow the directions exactly"
I hit the button and it says calibrating screen dont touch, but no other directions.
Am i missing something here or is that the extent of the directions...
All in all not sure if it is just a placebo or if it is actually smoother. I suppose others with really bad touch response may see an effect.
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QUESTION: when you run the app it says after hitting the calibration button "Follow the directions exactly"
I hit the button and it says calibrating screen dont touch, but no other directions.
Am i missing something here or is that the extent of the directions.......
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same question for me...
tonyz3 said:
SO i gave this a shot and some aspects do seem smoother to me. None of the handwriting apps i tested were any diff as before the test.
I already had what i felt is a smooth responsive touch screen, but was curious to see if it was going to get any better.
QUESTION: when you run the app it says after hitting the calibration button "Follow the directions exactly"
I hit the button and it says calibrating screen dont touch, but no other directions.
Am i missing something here or is that the extent of the directions...
All in all not sure if it is just a placebo or if it is actually smoother. I suppose others with really bad touch response may see an effect.
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No, it really is not a placebo, believe me. It was even more noticeable in my case (read my first post about my hardware problem) but even when my device was ok, it wasn't so smooth as it is right now.
For the instructions, you don't miss anything.
The important thing is "DO NOT TOUCH SCREEN WHEN CALIBRATING" because it could screw up the calibration, and if you do the opposite, the result would be that you wouldn't be able to use the device anymore, because not being able to relaunch calibration (if you have the dock, no problem at all )
That's all
flolep said:
Hey xda followers!
I have a hardware problem with my Transformer since the beginning and was too lazy to change it by a new one...
My problem is that I use my device with no problem but sometimes I am loosing touch inputs...
If I let the Transformer go into sleep mode alone and unlock it, I have to force lock and unlock again to have good touch responses back...
Then I can have a good session of 30 minutes of use without any problem and then, randomly, touch input precision is lowering, until I can't use it anymore and I must lock and unlock rapidly again...
Very annoying problem for sure...
But today I decided to search through google, forums, xda, to have a beginning of solution to my problem.
And I found THE Touchscreen Booster application.
It's an application that was made for Viewsonic G tablet at the origin. The famous Bumblebee discovered it at first so thanks to him for that. And the thread talking about that is from gojimi. He modified the application to be more easily usable. So thanks to him too!
Being an android application and having titanium backuped all my applications, I thought: why not trying!
So I installed it and launched it... AND... TADAAA! Just incredible. It worked, no problem at all, no force close, no freeze, nothing.
AND: touchscreen inputs are incredibly smoother, sensitivity has been greatly improved, response time between writing letters is better, multi touch is improved... It's just paradise. I don't know if you tried Ipad but the result is that type of sensitivity...
This application can be used by all types of roms and for people who have problems with touchscreen sensitivity or just want a bigger one
Please leave here your feedback, positive or negative, and remember, do it at your own risks, I am not responsible of the potential problems after applying this application.
It worked for me, my Transformer had never been so smooth, so why not yours!
Maybe you will have to launch the application some times, when you feel that sensitivity was better before, or after boot... But you can put the application on your desktop and touch the button FixMe!
Share, enjoy, and say thanks
Original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=934500
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So, to people who tried this application, what is your appreciation now after one week of use?
Anyone for some feedback for who has used it for about a week now?
With my TF I have a "dead" / "very unresponsive" line (about 5 mm wide) under the camera over the length of the screen.
This is very annoying when opening the market (difficult to select the search field) or when trying to tap the taskbar when the TF is rotated 180 degrees.
Sometimes it works normally, so I do not know if it is the ROM / Kernel or just unresponsive hardware.
Could this solve it?
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So, to people who tried this application, what is your appreciation now after one week of use?
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Best thing that happened to my tf
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I am going to see if this really does anything good to mine...Thanks
I beleive that my TF101 on Prime 1.9 and Clemsyn-Blade Elite 18a kernel OC'd at 1.344 Ghz is pretty smooth, already. I will try adding this and report back with my observations.
It works CD thanks
Sent from my revolver!
definitly improved responsivness and accuracy.
Battery drain
Has anybody noticed any battery drain ??
Or any bugs ?
Btw. Will this also work on an archos 101 ?
TheTransformer said:
Has anybody noticed any battery drain ??
Or any bugs ?
Btw. Will this also work on an archos 101 ?
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After several weeks of use, I didn't see any battery drain more than when not using it...
Archos 101, well, it worked on Viewsonic G tablet and Transformer, maybe Archos 101, but I don't have it so I can't test...
Why not testing it if you have it and report here, and if it works, in archos 101 forum too?
I managed to get GTA III mobile on my inspire and it runs great. Very little lag even with the extra effects enabled and without overclock.
However, the accelerometer seems to be 90 degrees offset, I have to hold the phone portrait in order to steer straight and steers hard right/left depending on which landscape I'm in. Anybody have any ideas on how to fix this?
How is your accelerometer doing in other apps?
If it's not responding as desired, you can download/try one of the accelerometers calibration apps found in the market.
mateusm said:
How is your accelerometer doing in other apps?
If it's not responding as desired, you can download/try one of the accelerometers calibration apps found in the market.
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I have plenty of other accelerometer/racing games and never had this problem. Something to do with GTA III. I'll try calibration.
Personally I'd try redownloading the app and try it again
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Did you download the data when the app prompted or download on your PC?
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Did you download the data when the app prompted or download on your PC?
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I downloaded when prompted. Tried calibration and still no fix.
I just tested it on my phone and it also bugs.
I really don't know what it could be.
You could try other ROMs.
I've actually tested 3 different roms myself, but they didn't prove much difference in performance for me.
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I have the same problem on my htc sensation, you have to hold the phone upright, aill look around and post here if i find a fix.
im running the the newest beta ics on my inspire it runs great for about 20 secs of play then the hole phone freezes i am oc,d tho but also have tried on gb builds and same thing happens havent tried using the acc but i need to figure out why it freezes any ideas i do skip the beginning intro doubt that would be the prob ive downloaded the data twice just to be sure and same prob even with chainfire disabled on the gb build same thing
edit works on miui 1.12.23 and im on the 1.2 now
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im running the the newest beta ics on my inspire it runs great for about 20 secs of play then the hole phone freezes i am oc,d tho but also have tried on gb builds and same thing happens havent tried using the acc but i need to figure out why it freezes any ideas i do skip the beginning intro doubt that would be the prob ive downloaded the data twice just to be sure and same prob even with chainfire disabled on the gb build same thing
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What version GTA III do you have?
V1.1 quit after playing some 30, 40 sec.
1.0 appears to be fine.
Edit: doesn't quit, it freezes, having to "battery pull"(it's not even a force quit).
ya thats how it was for me the whole phone froze couldnt power off or anything 1.2 fixed it for me
Yep same here on stock GB non rooted inspire... All other games work fine..
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lows10 said:
ya thats how it was for me the whole phone froze couldnt power off or anything 1.2 fixed it for me
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Any other better performance in 1.2?
Ya runs flawless for me now although I wish it worked for me on ics without the freezing problem
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4G using XDA App
The issue persist for me on 1.3 as well
I heard is it's a compatibility problem; when a game is built to be played in a tablet, where it's default screen is landscape, the accelerometer in the game will play normally, but when playing the game in a phone, witch is made to be always in portrait, (badly made games dont know it's in portrait) the game wont compensate for the 90 degrees between sideways and upward position.
If you downloaded a hacked version or whatever, didn't get it from the market, this may be the issue.
Edit, idk if the explanation was too confusing, I just woke up.
technically it works like this:
If a game built to be played on tablet, or badly built game:
When played on tablet: 0 degrees difference in accelerometer.
When played on phone: 90 degrees difference (from landscape to portrait devices) that the accelerometer SHOULD compensate for, but doesn't. Same with the tablet, if the game is playable in both landscape and portrait, it should compensate those 90 degrees when switched screen modes...
just bought it from market. Still no fix (SGS3).
Hi
I love my Sensation, but I do have one small problem. Whenever I use it I seem to catch the camera with my thumb and have to turn off the camera before I use the phone. I realise I could just move the camera button, but then I would just get the same issue with another app.
Has no-one else had this? It happens both with stock ROM and ARHD (currently using 6.6.5)
Not to be rude, but it doesn't sound like a "phone" issue...
To answer your question, no I do not have that problem.
Well, I beg to differ, but it is a phone issue, as that portion of the screen appears to be over-sensitive. I thought other people may have had the same problem and the fact that they haven't would seem to indicate that it could be a fault with my phone, which is what I was trying to establish.
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Well, I beg to differ, but it is a phone issue, as that portion of the screen appears to be over-sensitive. I thought other people may have had the same problem and the fact that they haven't would seem to indicate that it could be a fault with my phone, which is what I was trying to establish.
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Interesting choice of words there.
Overly sensitive?? You happen to touch the icon for the camera app, it opens, and you're surprised?
My goal here is to help, but...
Sorry, I'm speechless.
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GROGG88 said:
Overly sensitive?? You happen to touch the icon for the camera app, it opens, and you're surprised?
My goal here is to help, but...
Sorry, I'm speechless.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using Tapatalk 2
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Really? Your goal appears to be condescension. I am not an idiot, I have owned other smartphones, even other HTCs, but even my palm on the side of the screen opens the camera. I am not even directly touching the icon.
Please don't bother replying to this, as it is not helpful, but IS very annoying.
Have you tried just kind of training yourself not to touch it? I believe that is the first and potentially last step to solving this problem.
Took phone back to shop, they agreed that the screen was faulty and it has now been fixed so that the problem no longer occurs.
Still, thanks for your help folks