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Has anyone tried it? I, for some reason love it!
Yea i've been using it a lot recently pretty cool love the multiple contact feature
Been using it for about 2 weeks.. works great..
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My sister and I LOVE it, we can't wait for the rest of the family to switch to androids!
Love it, but it DESTORYS the battery.
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Love it, but it DESTORYS the battery.
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not mine...
Love it, but it DESTORYS the battery.
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huh. then you have a super battery or dont use it much. everyone i talk to on it says it kills their battry as well
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I havent noticed any battery difference. Seems less for me than a continuous call. After a few seconds silence the connection stops until someone pushes the talk button.
I havent noticed any battery difference. Seems less for me than a continuous call. After a few seconds silence the connection stops until someone pushes the talk button.
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but it stays on in the background. i unno. ive seen my battery go from 99% to 90% in one convo.
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I dunno bout battery drain but it's great fun and easy to use. plus they just added in the much needed not available option yay!
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but it stays on in the background. i unno. ive seen my battery go from 99% to 90% in one convo.
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No issues at all here. Less battery drain than phone calls themselves...
its says my carrier isnt set for it?
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its says my carrier isnt set for it?
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This is weird, me and a few of my family members use this app. It is great for me because I hate sustaining a conversation, so a few exchanged words and its back to whatever I was doing. I didn't notice any battery drain out of the ordinary.
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This is weird, me and a few of my family members use this app. It is great for me because I hate sustaining a conversation, so a few exchanged words and its back to whatever I was doing. I didn't notice any battery drain out of the ordinary.
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I know...i have 3 people using it..an im the only one rooted...but my phone says that the carrier has not set a country code?
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I know...i have 3 people using it..an im the only one rooted...but my phone says that the carrier has not set a country code?
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I just got that error
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I just got that error
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I uninstalled an installed v1.6 an it doesnt say that anymore but it FC's
I have to apologize, I hadn't redownloaded it since rooting my phone on Sunday, but I did re download it today and I do not get any error or FC.
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No issues at all here. Less battery drain than phone calls themselves...
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Yeah i apologize i think it was probably my rom i had at the time.
battery kills me too. not during use, but when it is constantly pinging the server (even with use on WiFI only setting)
I will try reinstalling to see if I can fix it, but I wish it didn't have to CONTINOUSLY run in the background
okay i got it up an runnin, error on the roms side..fixed the rom now im TIKL away..it does seem to drain battery life..i have been using this rom for 4 days now with incredible battery life (22-30hrs). with TiKl up its down to 7-hrs...thas no good, but it has to stay on to get calls...so if you want to use it, then use it...if not then dont...no way to fix..if you kill the process/task then you will not recieve the calls
Can someone else who's running VTOK confirm that your phones awake time is almost identical to the uptime? I've noticed the program is running all the time, even though I'm not even signed in to it. I deleted it about half an hour ago & my phone is finally showing that it's not awake all the time.
Is it the program that's running or the service? You know it has to be on for you to receive video chat requests.
Yup, i uninstalling it after it kept my phone awake draining my battery in 3 hours
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Is it the program that's running or the service? You know it has to be on for you to receive video chat requests.
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Don't remember. That's the thing though, I was signed out & didn't want it on unless I knew I was going to make a video call. It starts automatically & ran no matter what.
I've emailed the developer & I hope they respond
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Yup, i uninstalling it after it kept my phone awake draining my battery in 3 hours
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Notice an improvement yet?
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Notice an improvement yet?
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+1, please let us know.
Finally have a difference of 1 hour between Awake & Uptime & seems my battery isn't draining as fast now
Another app that seems to always be running is Movies by Flixster. I run this app once in a blue moon yet it seems to always have a process & a service running. Same with TeleNav & I don't use that at all!
Don't know if anyone's interested, but here I go:
Bought a Thunderbolt back in April and have had it replaced 7 or 8 times for various reasons. Each replacement, I've also had intermittent issues sending email from my POP3 account.
I demanded a Rezound, but they only gave me a Charge. Here's the comparison:
Speed: Charge wins EASILY. I expect at least 20 on the charge and hope for at least 10 on the Thunderbolt.
Weight: Charge is MUCH lighter. I like that.
Display: Charge wins easily. AMOLED is fantastic.
Screen: Charge. I love the way the screen feels. Much smoother than the Thunderbolt at times.
EVERYTHING ELSE: Thunderbolt. It's "quicker" overall, more responsive, GPS locks in within seconds (Charge took about 5 minutes), phone pad is more user-friendly and didn't require as much reaching from the thumbs, Thunderbolt NEVER freezes (Charge did), no longer randomly reboots (Charge did), camera sends portrait pics right-side-up (Charge doesn't), and I'm sure I'm forgetting something.
I should point out that because of its positives, I really wanted the Charge to work for me. It was a VERY hot chick. But it was not a wise choice. So for functionality, I'm sticking with the Thunderbolt. Just gonna deal with it not sending mail intermittently.
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How can you say thunderbolt is faster if you say that in terms of speed charge is better ??
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How can you say thunderbolt is faster if you say that in terms of speed charge is better ??
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I'm guessing he's referring to the 4g speed
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Just put Tweakstock on with the V6 Supercharger and Voodoo Screen Tuning. You won't go back to the TB and its ****ty battery life. Plus, with Imnuts' new PBJ kernel we can finally overclock and undervolt for maximum performance and battery life. Loving this phone again :]
Tweakstock? V6? Voodoo? I assume all of that requires rooting, right? Sorry. I'm too chicken to root.
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Rooting is the only way to go for the best possible experience.
I had a Thunderbolt, Revolution, and Charge so I have experienced all of them and will have to give it to the Charge as the best overall.
Thunderbolt was the only Android phone I had fail on me after 3 months of use. It also is considered a dud, with countless complaints from reboots, to radio issues, and so on.
It has a worse GPU/processor
Hardware buttons are TERRIBLE. They are mushy and flush, which doesn't sound like a big deal, but to me it's very annoying every time I use the phone
No hot-swappable SIM/SD
Less battery capacity 1400 vs 1600 and also by far the worst battery life of the three.
Hardware keys>capacitive keys
Thunderbolt does feel better in hand and I like the design.. I also am envious at the development/ROMs the Thunderbolt has, such as MIUI...
the only thing I'm jealous of the Thunderbolt for is the notification LED... I like everything else on the Charge (except the damn data drop which still happens occasionally for me ), and am content with the amount of dev work we have though admittedly little
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Tweakstock? V6? Voodoo? I assume all of that requires rooting, right? Sorry. I'm too chicken to root.
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Son, do you realize where you are?
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Son, do you realize where you are?
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I lol'ed
Yeah, yeah...so will the gps and responsiveness improve if I root?
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Just put Tweakstock on with the V6 Supercharger and Voodoo Screen Tuning. You won't go back to the TB and its ****ty battery life. Plus, with Imnuts' new PBJ kernel we can finally overclock and undervolt for maximum performance and battery life. Loving this phone again :]
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Yeah, yeah...so will the gps and responsiveness improve if I root?
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Yes, if you root and download "FasterFix" your GPS will be much better. Although, it doesn't work for some people so you might need to edit a file in your /system. Either way your GPS will be much better. Rooting is insanely easy, you plug your phone into the computer, run a program, reboot, install a file and bam, you're rooted. Just check out some of the guides in Development. Also, don't feel chicken to root, we have the files needed to completely fix a bricked phone(unless you happen to brick it while messing with Voodoo Lagfix, which with our current ROM/kernel choices is almost impossible, and even then it can be fixed 99% of the time).
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Install Imnuts' new PBJ kernel(its posted on Rootz) in CWM, then install Voltage Control and mess with your voltages/CPU clocks to your hearts content, although I warn you, never go over 1.4GHz or you run the risk of frying your CPU since anything over 1.4 heavily overvolts which is a very big no-no.
That's helpful...thanks for the advice. I've never rooted before, but that's quelled some of my concerns. I should mention that I'm getting some INSANE download speeds here in Kansas City...usually north of 23 and up to 49. It's great. I'm having issues with losing data connectivity (altogether) which requires a reboot. Other than that, I think my phone is getting used to me and adjusting accordingly.
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That's helpful...thanks for the advice. I've never rooted before, but that's quelled some of my concerns. I should mention that I'm getting some INSANE download speeds here in Kansas City...usually north of 23 and up to 49. It's great. I'm having issues with losing data connectivity (altogether) which requires a reboot. Other than that, I think my phone is getting used to me and adjusting accordingly.
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You should try toggling airplane mode when data drops.
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Yeah, I've tried that, too. Sometimes it works but usually it doesn't.
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I lose 3G data for days and I am on my 3rd phone. The last replacement lasted 2 hours before the data dropped for 10 hours.
It's weird, I think some Charges have data issues possibly due to quality control the either the 3G or 4G basebands or both, whereas other Charges don't have issues.
I can personally attest to having a reliable charge, although I rarely go to a 4G area.
I live in a solid 4G area but still the data droppage on mine is horrendous, problem is that its not reproducible in store because of their signal boosters so no go on a replacement (I don't like dealing with the reps on the phone either, most don't know what they're doing and I don't wanna call 50 times just to get a good one lol)
I'm saving up for a Nexus or I might wait for the next HTC superphone, either way I like my Charge a lot but the data issue on mine is a deal breaker otherwise I'd stick with it till my upgrade
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I live in a solid 4G area but still the data droppage on mine is horrendous, problem is that its not reproducible in store because of their signal boosters so no go on a replacement (I don't like dealing with the reps on the phone either, most don't know what they're doing and I don't wanna call 50 times just to get a good one lol)
I'm saving up for a Nexus or I might wait for the next HTC superphone, either way I like my Charge a lot but the data issue on mine is a deal breaker otherwise I'd stick with it till my upgrade
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Unfortunately I heard that it's not just a Charge issue, but a Samsung issue. Just from reading online articles it seems that the Nexus has the same issue. At lease it did with 4.0.2. I dunno about 4.0.3.
It is a Sammy issue. A lot of people came from the fascinate to the charge for just that issue.
We had 2 fascinates in the house bought at the same time. Mine dropped once in awhile the other was solid. I got the charge as a replacement and it has been very solid. My wife has a stratosphere and she loses data once in awhile but a quick airplane toggle restores it. It is a weird issue and must be in quality control, though the fascinates issue was resolved with a software patch eventually
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The last couple days my phone has always been at around 39-40ish Celsius. I'm not sure whether or not its because the days are also getting hotter. Usually around 75ish here in Jersey for the last couple days.
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The last couple days my phone has always been at around 39-40ish Celsius. I'm not sure whether or not its because the days are also getting hotter. Usually around 75ish here in Jersey for the last couple days.
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Do you play games or watch videos with it a lot?
iArtisan said:
The last couple days my phone has always been at around 39-40ish Celsius. I'm not sure whether or not its because the days are also getting hotter. Usually around 75ish here in Jersey for the last couple days.
Running HFP 2.1
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if you have recently installed any new apps, they could be running/locking up and causing excess heat, and if you changed the kernel or just recently upgraded your rom without wiping data, that could definitely cause that too.
either way, as long as your not suffering any really bad performance, or battery life, there is nothing to worry about. this phone is perfectly happy up to 50C (and if you don't care about the longevity of your battery, up to 70C or so)
TL;DR: you've got nothing to worry about
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Do you play games or watch videos with it a lot?
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Not games at all. And a few YouTube videos here and there. I don't think its the root of the problem..
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if you have recently installed any new apps, they could be running/locking up and causing excess heat, and if you changed the kernel or just recently upgraded your rom without wiping data, that could definitely cause that too.
either way, as long as your not suffering any really bad performance, or battery life, there is nothing to worry about. this phone is perfectly happy up to 50C (and if you don't care about the longevity of your battery, up to 70C or so)
TL;DR: you've got nothing to worry about
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You sure about the numbers? Just curious if you have any sources. the stock battery is built for <40°C so idk
The funny thing is, the battery shows do not subject to >40C temps.
But my battery always seems to run over 40 without any problem. So you should be fine. It's normal.
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Not games at all. And a few YouTube videos here and there. I don't think its the root of the problem..
You sure about the numbers? Just curious if you have any sources. the stock battery is built for <40°C so idk
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The number your reading is the cpu temperature. a ton of heat dissipates by the time it reaches the battery (and the outside of the phone)
And I'm not 100% about the battery temp, but i am completely sure about the cpu temps. (i honestly don't care about my own battery, they cost like 10 bucks online and are easy to get... And I have a release day phone that hits 60C just about every day, and my first battery is still chugging along fine.
If you have a source for the battery operating conditions id love to get then for reference.
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My source would be the back of the battery lol.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer my question, feel a lot less paranoid abt my phone getting hot now.
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My source would be the back of the battery lol.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer my question, feel a lot less paranoid abt my phone getting hot now.
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Are you overclocking the CPU at all? That can cause excess heat. Not sure what else it would be besides the combination of warm temperature outside and having the phone/screen on a lot.
Yeah I've always had it to 1.4ghz. Never encountered the heat issue before tho.
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My source would be the back of the battery lol.
Thanks a lot for taking the time to answer my question, feel a lot less paranoid abt my phone getting hot now.
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lol wow look at that... never noticed that before
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Yeah I've always had it to 1.4ghz. Never encountered the heat issue before tho.
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And you've been on the same rom or have you flashed a new one recently?
it started acting weird lately (last week) so i restored it to a previous version - without wiping first IIRC.
Should I nullify and reflash from scratch?
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Wondering if anyone else is experiencing the typical Android crackling while playing music on this phone? Using Poweramp and wondering if anyone found a fix? I read over on the international boards they fixed it with a kernel and tweaking the min cpu. The CPU doesn't respond to music when the screen is off.
It seems like something Samsung can easily fix.
do you mean the hissing? i hear that mostly when using Spotify.. only very little with Poweramp, but still noticeable compared to when i had the original Incredible. that phone's audio was quiet. i sure hope there's a fix.. i heard that the US versions' overall gain is slightly higher than the international version, hence why the US versions were tested to have a higher overall volume. so it does seem like it can be fixed via software tweak.
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do you mean the hissing? i hear that mostly when using Spotify.. only very little with Poweramp, but still noticeable compared to when i had the original Incredible. that phone's audio was quiet. i sure hope there's a fix.. i heard that the US versions' overall gain is slightly higher than the international version, hence why the US versions were tested to have a higher overall volume. so it does seem like it can be fixed via software tweak.
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Hissing? No, the pops and crackles that every Android I've used has had. Would love to see this fixed soon.:highfive:
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Hissing? No, the pops and crackles that every Android I've used has had. Would love to see this fixed soon.:highfive:
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def did not have sound issues with the htc incredible. the S3 hisses, but def no crackling or popping. sounds like you've had some lemons.
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def did not have sound issues with the htc incredible. the S3 hisses, but def no crackling or popping. sounds like you've had some lemons.
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I have the cracking and popping issue as well. The international version has/had the issue and I believe it was resolved with a firmware update from Samsung. I read through the "Official Sound Quality Thread" in the GSIII I93000 forums and plenty of people mention this issue, rooted and stock.
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I have the cracking and popping issue as well. The international version has/had the issue and I believe it was resolved with a firmware update from Samsung. I read through the "Official Sound Quality Thread" in the GSIII I93000 forums and plenty of people mention this issue, rooted and stock.
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Had this with my Droid 2. Pissed the S III still has it. that was one reason I upgraded, thinking dual core processor with 2 GIGS of RAM would be enough to play a friggin' mp3. It's like these phone companies don't even spend 5 minutes testing their product like an actual user would.
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Had this with my Droid 2. Pissed the S III still has it. that was one reason I upgraded, thinking dual core processor with 2 GIGS of RAM would be enough to play a friggin' mp3. It's like these phone companies don't even spend 5 minutes testing their product like an actual user would.
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I've only owned two smartphones with the Droid Incredible being my first. This issue cripples my otherwise great experience with this phone. However since I read through that entire thread that I mentioned in my last post (more for any info on sound quality), I am confident this can be resolved via an update. Yeah it sucks but time will tell.
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I've only owned two smartphones with the Droid Incredible being my first. This issue cripples my otherwise great experience with this phone. However since I read through that entire thread that I mentioned in my last post (more for any info on sound quality), I am confident this can be resolved via an update. Yeah it sucks but time will tell.
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Hopefully.
I pre ordered my GS3. Received it on July 9th. I listen to Sirius all day long. The first time I set up my GS3 and turned on Sirius I had a popping and cracking noise (through my BT headphones). I lived with it for about 12 days. Also, when I connected it in my wife's car (BT) it did the same thing. So I called vzw and after going through about an hour of trying different tricks, they sent me a brand new phone. The new phone does NOT do it.
I also tried the headphones that came with my phone and didn't hear it. So for me it was strictly a BT issue. Funny thing though, my new GS3 doesn't get as good of a connection as the first one got. Using the same apps in the same location. So, depends on how bad it affects you. You might end up with a different issue. Oh, and this is my fourth android and I've never had an issue like that.
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Elite49, does this happen with the device plugged in to either the PC or the wall, or not at all?
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Elite49, does this happen with the device plugged in to either the PC or the wall, or not at all?
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For me, it happens in every scenario. It happens with mobile data on/off, airplane mode on/off, etc.
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For me, it happens in every scenario. It happens with mobile data on/off, airplane mode on/off, etc.
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Same here. It's terrible when the phone is plugged into the car aux. Pops and glitches. Happens in several apps as well (not limited to one). I'm on Bean's R11 anyone know of a solution or source yet?
Its most likely because of the kernel (voltages, cpu freg). I had the same problem with imoseyon version 8 and 9 but not 5.
If your kernel can tweak voltages, increase the voltages have helped some peeps (1000 to 1150mV...or higher for lower frequencies).
The other option is to increase your lower CPU frequency until the crackle and pops go away (500 mhz or higher)
Third option is to use another kernel. I have not had this problem with ziggys kernel
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Flash the beats by dre dsp or something, Mess with the equalizer. If you listen to music at work or home maybe get some external speakers. Monoprice.com has some cheap nice rechargeable ones.
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Its most likely because of the kernel (voltages, cpu freg). I had the same problem with imoseyon version 8 and 9 but not 5.
If your kernel can tweak voltages, increase the voltages have helped some peeps (1000 to 1150mV...or higher for lower frequencies).
The other option is to increase your lower CPU frequency until the crackle and pops go away (500 mhz or higher)
Third option is to use another kernel. I have not had this problem with ziggys kernel
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Thanks for this info! I didn't think of it being the kernel as I hadn't seen any "sleeps of death."
I flashed to LK 0.5 and rode for 30 minutes listening to music the whole time. Not one pop or glitch. As the problem was decently intermittent, I'll try it out over the next couple of days. If I get any more pops or glitches, I'll be sure to post.
Thanks again for the input!
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Thanks for this info! I didn't think of it being the kernel as I hadn't seen any "sleeps of death."
I flashed to LK 0.5 and rode for 30 minutes listening to music the whole time. Not one pop or glitch. As the problem was decently intermittent, I'll try it out over the next couple of days. If I get any more pops or glitches, I'll be sure to post.
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Sure man.
Never had any problems with imo.5. Should work out....
Just to follow up, running LK 0.5 fixed the issue. Also bumped the voltage higher on 0.9 and it also worked. Interestingly enough, I've been on cm10 lately with LK 1.0 and it hasn't had the same issue. Running at 925mv on 384mhz.
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I had the same problem even before any ROMs/kernels.. finally called Verizon and got a replacement.. glad I did... music is normal now..
Guess we've been lucky - we play music from both of our stock Galaxy S IIIs in the car and I've recently been using headphones, but I haven't heard crackles or pops during playback.
- ooofest
I still have this problem regardless of kernel/voltage combo however it's only with PowerAmp and only with M4a files. My stock music player has zero audio popping/cracking on those same files which is so odd. I even took the same albums that glitch/pop on my GSIII and put them on my Droid Incredible and played them with PowerAmp. The result was no cracking/popping, which is exactly how audio on that phone has always performed-flawless.
For those still having or that have had this issue, could you post which music file extension had this issue? Example: mp3, AAC, Flac, m4a, etc.
Edit: It almost feels like I'm setting since I can use the stock player but I know PowerAmp (or other music players) offer a more complete listening experience. Maybe I'll try another go at tweaking voltages. Anyone know how they affect your phone btw?