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[Q] Google Maps Compass Calibration Bug w 3.2

Since I upgraded to 3.2 I can't use Google Maps for more than a few minutes without a popup asking me to calibrate my compass by moving the tablet in a figure 8 motion. Does anyone know a solution for this bug?
Thanks

You've done the calibration I assume?
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About 10 times...just keeps on popping up.

Do you have your tablet in a case that has magnets?

rtadams89 said:
Do you have your tablet in a case that has magnets?
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No case. I also experienced a problem with the google search widget taking text but not launching into a browser.
I did a factory reset of the tablet. It fixed the google search widget. I am still having problems with the compass. Also this morning when I turned on the tablet the Wifi was not working...
I am going to try doing a reset again. This time I won't allow google to do a restore. I will just load apps manually. I will see if that makes a difference.
Thanks,

No better....I have factory reset the unit three times. I am still constantly getting the compass calibration request and wifi disconnection...I may have a bad unit. I can't tell if these are 3.2 bugs because I just received my unit yesterday and I upgraded almost immediately.

sstea said:
Since I upgraded to 3.2 I can't use Google Maps for more than a few minutes without a popup asking me to calibrate my compass by moving the tablet in a figure 8 motion. Does anyone know a solution for this bug?
Thanks
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I am actually having the same issue when playing Roboto, pops every few minutes. Haven't seen the issue with Google Maps yet though. I also have no case for my tablet.

Turn off the compass..
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The compass calibration error message started popping up for me after the update. I do have a case with a magnet, the roocase, but, never had the popup happen prior to the update. I've had the case on since July 8th.

I have no case on mine and it just started doing it after upgrade. I may try uninstalling the map update to see if that does anything.

I am getting the same message when using Google Earth. It has to be a 3.2 bug.

I get it with Falling Fred.

i am getting this as well in maps. Has anyone tried seeing if it works outside? I am going to try stripping the update as well.
EDIT: update is not the issue. Stripped it from the device with the same results.

scoobdude said:
i am getting this as well in maps. Has anyone tried seeing if it works outside? I am going to try stripping the update as well.
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Since i get this in the game Falling Fred, I don't think it is a bug with Maps. Rather, it would seem to be with the Android OS as a whole.

Just verified here as well in Maps. I know it has been reported, but unless ASUS sees this as a problem for the majority they will not fix or push Google to fix.

Okay - me too, then. I'm getting it in google maps and a couple of other gps apps. - sheureka

Count me in, I got it when using the Earthquake app. I restarted it and didn't see it again but I didn't stay on there too long so I will monitor it. I believe this is another 3.2 bug but I've been wrong before...

I'm getting it too since upgrading to 3.2.
Happens only when I play games...
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KingDavid63 said:
Turn off the compass..
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How exactly would one do this?

called asus support
I wasted time on the phone with Asus support today. They were completely clueless about this problem. They suggested that I return my unit for repair. I just received it two days ago from Best Buy so I exchanged. This time I tried out Google maps before I did the 3.2 update. The first time I launched the app it did complain about the compass briefly but no figure eight message. I can't remember the exact message. After that there were no more problems. I updated to 3.2 and the incessant compass calibration messages started again. it is also popping up in an unrelated app (game). This is a significant sw bug. I am surprised more people are not reporting the problem. maybe there is some hw dependance but I experienced the same problem on two different units. The first was a B70. My current unit is B60.
This sucks...

YouTube issues?

Just got my Maxx HD last night and loving it so far. But I ran into an odd issue last night, I couldn't play anything from the YouTube app. I was on wifi and the stream just wouldn't start playing. I was able to push YouTube video through DLNA with iMediaShare, but the YouTube app didn't work at all.
Been getting more FC than I think I should too. Not sure if I installed something it doesn't like or what.
Edit: YouTube seems to be working fine on 4G at work, I'll have to try it on wifi again when I get home. I got to thinking about it and both Netflix and Hulu didn't want to work first time I tried them on wifi at home. Maybe the cheap router I'm using as a range extender in the living room is the problem.

Bump. Anyone else experiencing these issues? I'm also having problems with youtube. Mine will play on wifi but it takes forever to load the video and will buffer constantly while watching. It seems like I can only watch about 15-30 seconds before it has to pause and load some more.

I have the same issue too sometimes it works my major problem is trying to lunch a YouTube video from a website like DroidLife it won't play.

I watch probably 20 minutes of YouTube per day on Wifi before going to bed. I haven't experienced any issues so far with the MAXX HD. I do know that the 720p phones take a bit longer to buffer than the older phones as its loading higher res video.

I'm on the maxx hd as well but sometimes its just like watch 30 seconds of video, pauses to load for about another 30 seconds, play 10 seconds of video and that process just repeats itself.

I get the long buffer times and rebuffering on wifi, but not on 4G. Speed tests say my home wifi is faster than my 4G (and it should be generally with the 4G I get at home). If that's the case I'm not sure why it would do better on 4G than wifi. I'm gonna blame Verizon. *shakes fist at sky in righteous indignation*

Bumping this thread now that there are some roms out for this phone. This is still insanely frustrating. Play 5 seconds of video > Buffer for 15-30 seconds > play 5 seconds of video. Terrible. Anyone else have issues or better luck on other roms? I have yet to root the phone and remove the crapware.

I have to say I have the same issue. On HD, constant buffering making watching very frustrating. 4g fixes this. Home Wi-Fi is over 8mbps down. Oddly, my home pc was buffering on YouTube today as well. Speed test shows plenty of speed. Is this possibly on YouTube's end? Maybe it doesn't like my ISP...
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GBerg2119 said:
Bumping this thread now that there are some roms out for this phone. This is still insanely frustrating. Play 5 seconds of video > Buffer for 15-30 seconds > play 5 seconds of video. Terrible. Anyone else have issues or better luck on other roms? I have yet to root the phone and remove the crapware.
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No problems here on Verizon. Have you tried a speed test or factory resetting your device
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jfriend33 said:
No problems here on Verizon. Have you tried a speed test or factory resetting your device
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Update: I cleared my cache partition and that seemed to help. Didn't realize you can do it while stock. Looks like I'll be doing that monthly.
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Bluetooth skipping a cure?

Got a unlocked maxx that has serious issue with bluetooth skipping during playback of MP3s on an LG headset. Has done this from get go on 2 different phones and all three versions of OTA as well as 3 different LG head sets.
Thinking it is the way files are being cached or written to the phone. (Corrupted file transfer or fragmented files, I know no way to defrag on android)
Any one else have this issue and were you able to cure and how.
Thanks
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Just for kicks, try disabling WiFi and see if it gets better. Or, if it's possible, go into advanced settings in WiFi and change the Wi-fi frequency band to 5 GHz only.

5 GHz only will have to check. That is all we use at home but will see if that is an option as only 5.
Post back when I find out.
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rekids said:
5 GHz only will have to check. That is all we use at home but will see if that is an option as only 5.
Post back when I find out.
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It's definitely an option on the phone. Settings / Wifi. Tap the menu control bottom right, and choose Advanced. It's in there under "Wi-fi frequency band".
BT also uses 2.4 GHz, so it's possible that the radios are interfering. It's also possible that too much is running in the background, causing the media app to pause too long. Media playing on Android definitely is not as good as on iOS. But, the WiFi interference is worth ruling out.

My lg Bluetooth works fine with Wi-Fi or not. Not sure if this comment helps.
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I've had this issue since the first upgrade to 4.4... Disabling Wi-Fi or switching to 5GHz band doesn't seem to help at all. I am assuming this is a software issue as it was fine on 4.2

OK so I switched to 5ghz only and made no difference. I was on 4.2.2 before but also started to use the newer radio with the first ota released radio back in Dec (first 4.4 release) so if it is a radio issue would think it would be starting back then but seams it did it before that even.
I reloaded the firmware again last night with a full wipe for other reasons and loaded only 1/4 my music back on and tried it again with most boaters frozen or deleted and it skipped for the first 5 songs then got better for the rest of the album. Maybe it is the memory since it doesn't have an SD card (sucks) it not writing to the memory consistently. I noticed if I wrote from PC to phone it's slower but random file order compared to using a otg cable to thumb drive copy to phone.
It's there any way to compare the files between PC and phone like a quick MD5 check of the files on phone to what is on the PC or thumb drive.
Or maybe it is the radio? Can I use the older radio of say 12.15.15 on SU2.3(current 4.4)?
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OK found it only does this during music play back since a phone conversation no longer skips using the Bluetooth and LG head set after having a long conversation yesterday with my brother.
So I deleted a few music files that were skipping and will copy them again to see if that they are corrupted files or if it lies with the player or phone software.
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There is a setting under Advanced Wi-Fi settings that I turned off and so far I hadn't had any skipping yet; Scanning always available. I keep my Wi-Fi off at all time though and will continue to test different scenarios around Wi-Fi causing the issues...

Yeah think it is a radio issue. With my job I am around a lot traffic and a lot of Bluetooth signals coming and going.
I found a way to verify my mp3 files on phone to the ones on PC and all is good with that now. I did notice of I move phone from right side to shirt pocket on my left side it skips way less you'll an hour and half one time before it skipped but that may have been cause I was under high voltage lines.
Thinking maybe the older radio in 12.15.15 maybe the way to go.
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Tethering now blocked

I have been tethering on T-Mobile for some time and haven't had any issues. Now all of the sudden, they are blocking tethering for me. I am on DU 4.4.4. What can I do besides switch ROMs?

I don't think ROMs have anything to do with your tethering issues. Perhaps glitched out on your current ROM.
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No I just realized that it still works with my laptop but if I try to tether on my ps3 or 4 and I open a browser, it displays a message about paying for tethering and that its blocked. How did tmo catch on with psn but not my laptop?

That's weird. I have Xbox one and can't replicate the problem you are having. Youtube plays fine, can play online games and browser searches without hiccups. I don't see why PlayStation might be an exception, I think you might want to check on your APN and perhaps reflash your ROM. Just back up your current one and see if new flash makes any difference. If not just recover back. I am almost certain that reflash will fix your problem automatically.
Oh I forgot to mention that I am also a T-Mobile user.
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Using Sky Go app on TF300T

Hello.
I am currently struggling with the quality of Sky Go app on my aging Windows laptop - the app really is very CPU intensive and makes the video really jerky.
I has suddenly occurred to me that it might worth having a go with my TF300T instead. I often forget what a great little device it is and it only really gets used when I go on Holiday.
I have it running the latest version of Katkiss.
I would be really grateful to know whether:
1. There will be any issues with running the Sky Go app - I know that it refuses to run if it senses that a tablet has been rooted and
2. Whether I output the video via my mini-HDMI, so I can plug it into my TV

elsmandino said:
I would be really grateful to know whether:
1. There will be any issues with running the Sky Go app? - I know that it refuses to run if it senses that a tablet has been rooted and
2. Whether I output the video via my mini-HDMI, so I can plug it into my TV?
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First of all if the tablet is on KatKiss-7.1_TF300T_037, you may run Sky Go on it without any issues. There will also be no problem to use the mini HDMI to connect the device with any HDMI able TV.