Chrome browser hanging/crashing after 2.20 OTA - AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL

Title says it all. After installing the OTA, chrome browser hangs after about 30-60 seconds. Tabs can't switch and pages don't load. I have tried wiping the phone and the problem persists.

Go to app manager and clear the data and cache for chrome and see if that works if not try uninstalling the app and reinstall again from the play store
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E.Cadro said:
Go to app manager and clear the data and cache for chrome and see if that works if not try uninstalling the app and reinstall again from the play store
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Already tried that. I even went into recovery and did a "clear storage" to reset my phone. Same thing, chrome not working.

Does the stock browser work okay? Just trying to narrow down the problem
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E.Cadro said:
Go to app manager and clear the data and cache for chrome and see if that works if not try uninstalling the app and reinstall again from the play store
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E.Cadro said:
Does the stock browser work okay? Just trying to narrow down the problem
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Yes, stock browser works perfectly.

dwizzo said:
Yes, stock browser works perfectly.
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That is really odd I am running a 2.23 based rom which is pretty much the same as the 2.20 release and I use chrome as my default browser and have no problems. If I think of something else I will post it up
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E.Cadro said:
That is really odd I am running a 2.23 based rom which is pretty much the same as the 2.20 release and I use chrome as my default browser and have no problems. If I think of something else I will post it up
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Me too, no issues.

I am stock, and not rooted. I would like to hear from someone else in the same boat. I can't imagine it's just me.

I have the same issue. Sites won't refresh, it will just get stuck at about 20% progress. Opening a new tab doesn't work because it's a blank tab and won't even show my favorites. Lastly, it won't let me close a tab because it's stuck in full screen view rather then backing out to the preview tabs.....
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sonicrhythms said:
I have the same issue. Sites won't refresh, it will just get stuck at about 20% progress. Opening a new tab doesn't work because it's a blank tab and won't even show my favorites. Lastly, it won't let me close a tab because it's stuck in full screen view rather then backing out to the preview tabs.....
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Exact same issue I am having. Funny thing is now that I am using the stock browser I like it better

dwizzo said:
Exact same issue I am having. Funny thing is now that I am using the stock browser I like it better
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I have always wondered why people like Chrome on Android. Chrome on Widows kicks ass, but on Android I find it lacking. The swiping to change tabs is about the only useful feature it has, but the touch zones at the edges of the screen are too narrow to make it unusable, at least with a TPU case. No reading mode, no full screen either. I also have Chrome installed out of curiosity, but am ready to dump it. The ability to transparently see the same tabs on the desktop and phone is just not enough of a benefit for me.

Chrome was rock solid on 1.85, but on 2.20 it freezes every time I open a second tab, requiring a soft reset.

Same issues as the rest of you all but my stock browser is freezing as well but that may have been due to my wifi

I just tried a fresh install of Chrome on my HOX with 2.2 OTA. Never had it installed before, so, there should be no oddities with old files.
I can confirm that when opening a 2nd tab and trying to go to a site, the browser hangs.
Personally, I use ICS browser. Much faster and sleeker than anything else out there, imo.

sonicrhythms said:
i have the same issue. Sites won't refresh, it will just get stuck at about 20% progress. Opening a new tab doesn't work because it's a blank tab and won't even show my favorites. Lastly, it won't let me close a tab because it's stuck in full screen view rather then backing out to the preview tabs.....
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exact same problem! Omgggg its so annoyin..... -__-

bugga214 said:
exact same problem! Omgggg its so annoyin..... -__-
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Same issues here. Haven't found any solution yet. I did find this though:
https://support.google.com/chrome/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=known_issues.cs
Under "Site display issues" > "Pages are blank, distorted, or flickering on my HTC..."
Their "workaround" doesn't work for me though. Looks like we might just have to wait for a system update...(if you're on stock that is)

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GroovyGeek said:
I have always wondered why people like Chrome on Android. Chrome on Widows kicks ass, but on Android I find it lacking. The swiping to change tabs is about the only useful feature it has, but the touch zones at the edges of the screen are too narrow to make it unusable, at least with a TPU case. No reading mode, no full screen either. I also have Chrome installed out of curiosity, but am ready to dump it. The ability to transparently see the same tabs on the desktop and phone is just not enough of a benefit for me.
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Not sure what the issue is, but I dumped Chrome after being enamored with it. Felt like it was slower, using more battery, and constantly refreshing. Oh, and took up huge amount of resources. Switched back to Opera, playing with Firefox Beta. Much smoother.

dwizzo said:
I am stock, and not rooted. I would like to hear from someone else in the same boat. I can't imagine it's just me.
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I came to this board to see if anyone else was experiencing this! Yes, I am experiencing it too and it sucks, chrome is basically unusable. I have cleared the cache, data, uninstalled, etc.
Unfortunately, I am on stock rom/unrooted (just recently bought it and updated before checking the dev boards, whoops! hopefully some awesome dev figures out 2.20 soon). In the brief time I used 1.85, I did not experience this problem, maybe at&t f***ed it up. hopefully chromium gets an update, or better yet, bring on jelly bean, HTC!

The latest Sept 12 chrome update still does not fix this problem. Dolphin beta and stock browser working good.

dwizzo said:
The latest Sept 12 chrome update still does not fix this problem. Dolphin beta and stock browser working good.
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Count me in with the issue. Had it on 2 different HTC One XLs.

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Working full Flash (not flash lite) without using froyo!!!!

Since I hadn't seen this posted I wanted to let everyone know that they can get full working flash on their Evo's without having to install Froyo. I in no way take credit for this work (AuxLV originally posted this in the Nexus One forum). Without any further delay here is the apk. Just install and enjoy!
Source: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=6569529&postcount=16
Gonna try this out, sounds pretty sick.
I'm loving it. I'm streaming the Boondocks on my phone right now. lol Hell yeah!
mysterioustko said:
I'm loving it. I'm streaming the Boondocks on my phone right now. lol Hell yeah!
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Streaming from where?
testing on engadget now, no dice. though i am using dolphin gonna try regular browser
thorpe24 said:
testing on engadget now, no dice. though i am using dolphin gonna try regular browser
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let us know
Doesn't seem to be working for me in the stock browser or Dolphin HD.
yea i can't find anything to work
TheBiles said:
Doesn't seem to be working for me in the stock browser or Dolphin HD.
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bunk then?
if it is bunk (not sure yet) then it would probably be best to uninstall since it is probably slowing down our browsers, anyone have any flash sites or heavy flash ad sites i can try for you?
flash adds are working nicely on gizmodo so far.
updat, its doing something now that i'm on a video but it got hung up gonna refresh, guy streaming boondocks where you doing it from.
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Streaming from where?
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Streaming from here: http://www.divxden.com/61jc8zcxrc0x/the.boondocks.s03e04.hdtv.xvid-fqm.flv.html
that site works just fine wonder how bad it eats battery though.
One way to find out lol
I just get little hour glasses in all of the flash spots, and they never load. I'm using wifi, so it isn't a speed issue.
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I just get little hour glasses in all of the flash spots, and they never load. I'm using wifi, so it isn't a speed issue.
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What site are you getting this on?
mysterioustko said:
What site are you getting this on?
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I tried YouTube and the site that the guy just posted he was streaming from.
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I tried YouTube and the site that the guy just posted he was streaming from.
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I'm able to stream from youtube with no problem. Are you using android 2.1 or froyo? I'm running everything stock and it's working. maybe try reinstalling the apk and then try closing your browser and reopening it. Not sure why it isn't working for you.
Did you remove flash light first before installing?
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Did you remove flash light first before installing?
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No. I didn't have to remove anything. All I did was install that apk and restart my browser. After doing that site that normally would not have worked are working for me now.
Adultswim.com works. Even loaded a flash game.
This gives me a chubby boner.

S8+ being laggy?

So my wife and I both got s8+ when they first got released. It seemed as if when we first got the phones, they were running flawlessly and fast as hell. Now a month or so later, both our phones seem laggy and sluggish. I always run device maintenance on both to keep things cleared up. Dunno what else to try. Wish we had root already so I can get rid of all this bloat and unnecessary stuff. Any recommendations from anyone? Dunno if maybe debloating apps or programs with a app is possible without root?
Same problem here !
albaniandroid said:
Same problem here !
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Idk what else to try. Wonder if anyone else is having this problem
powerstroke said:
Idk what else to try. Wonder if anyone else is having this problem
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Idk , i tried hard reset but still nothing its like im using galaxy s3
albaniandroid said:
Idk , i tried hard reset but still nothing its like im using galaxy s3
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So doing a factory reset didn't help? I've tried wiping cache in recovery several times and it doesn't seem to help much.
I'm just waiting for the OnePlus 5 . This lag isn't horrible but unacceptable at this point.
Tw has always been laggy sluggish.
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So doing a factory reset didn't help? I've tried wiping cache in recovery several times and it doesn't seem to help much.
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It didnt help at all
Have you checked who the offenders are in your phone? Which apps/processes are running the most and see if they are 3rd party apps that ruin the experience.
Have you tried changing launchers, maybe try Nova
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So my wife and I both got s8+ when they first got released. It seemed as if when we first got the phones, they were running flawlessly and fast as hell. Now a month or so later, both our phones seem laggy and sluggish. I always run device maintenance on both to keep things cleared up. Dunno what else to try. Wish we had root already so I can get rid of all this bloat and unnecessary stuff. Any recommendations from anyone? Dunno if maybe debloating apps or programs with a app is possible without root?
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I never faced any issues or lag except *bixby* for sure. I am using the exynos variant here i am not sure if it's something related to snapdragon chipset or not but
* we encountered lots of problems with note 4 snapdragon variants with emmc bug failure. The nand seems to be corrupted within 2 years and no solution for this kind of problem unless you buy a new motherboard
I bought this phone month a go and it runs as fast as it should
* my only advice for you is to try enabling debug GPU overdraw under developer option google it, definitely it's a 3rd party app causing this problem but in both phones i doubt.
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powerstroke said:
So my wife and I both got s8+ when they first got released. It seemed as if when we first got the phones, they were running flawlessly and fast as hell. Now a month or so later, both our phones seem laggy and sluggish. I always run device maintenance on both to keep things cleared up. Dunno what else to try. Wish we had root already so I can get rid of all this bloat and unnecessary stuff. Any recommendations from anyone? Dunno if maybe debloating apps or programs with a app is possible without root?
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albaniandroid said:
Same problem here !
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Are you guys using any of the Bye Bixby remapping apps? I had a slight lag but after uninstalling the app it's completely gone. By slight I mean I notice a little stutter when scrolling through my apps in settings, other than that nothing to complain about.
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Are you guys using any of the Bye Bixby remapping apps? I had a slight lag but after uninstalling the app it's completely gone. By slight I mean I notice a little stutter when scrolling through my apps in settings, other than that nothing to complain about.
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No never used any of these apps !
powerstroke said:
So my wife and I both got s8+ when they first got released. It seemed as if when we first got the phones, they were running flawlessly and fast as hell. Now a month or so later, both our phones seem laggy and sluggish. I always run device maintenance on both to keep things cleared up. Dunno what else to try. Wish we had root already so I can get rid of all this bloat and unnecessary stuff. Any recommendations from anyone? Dunno if maybe debloating apps or programs with a app is possible without root?
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Try this...
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink?ur...share_tid=3616562&share_fid=3793&share_type=t
[Possible fix] Stuttering with the notification pull down and app switcher.
Disable the animations in developers​ options​
You'll see the change !
NexuStar said:
Disable the animations in developers​ options​
You'll see the change !
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That just hides it.
Galaxy S8+ Black
For me also it's the same...the shutters and lags are more when I unlock the phone after few hrours of inactivity and after using the phone for a while they seem to reduce...my one plus3 was way smoother than this phone...
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mine will randomly start lagging sometimes after long uptime i think, a reboot fixes it though
Yeah see how much free space you have left... on your internal memory? I have noticed that my phone is filling up with all sorts of crap from a couple games I play and stuff the little advert videos and stuff it's taking up gigs of space...
The only place I see lag in the UI was when using the stock launcher. On the Snapdragon S8+ that i have the launcher that came with the phone is the worst performing launcher I've had out of the box in my 5 years of buying Samsung phones.

OP6 Android P dev 3

Hey guys I was wondering if anybody is having any issues with the OnePlus 6 running Android P Dev 3 with sending and receiving phone calls SMS and MMS?
No DP3 is very solid for me!
So far it has been very smooth for me as well. The other day I was having issues with sending an MMS and it was because I didn't have all the permissions set.
Side note. Has anyone done a dirty upgrade. Rather not wipe, and I'm hearing it works.
strictlyphat said:
Side note. Has anyone done a dirty upgrade. Rather not wipe, and I'm hearing it works.
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/info-op6-android-p-dp3-released-t3817955/page30
A few people on this thread have commented here and there that they've dirty flashed without any issues. For me, I've been experiencing inconsistent battery drain although it seems like it's settling down somewhat after about a week of use. I've also gotten a couple of crash dumps.
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Dirty flash here and running good. This is my second install though, both dirty flash over 5.1.9. this first time I was having some connection issues so I rolled back. Then I got bored and decided to try it again, and no issues so far this time. :good:
Can anyone confirm how safe it is to update will it be safe to use it as a daily driver?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-6/how-to/info-op6-android-p-dp3-released-t3817955/page30
A few people on this thread have commented here and there that they've dirty flashed without any issues. For me, I've been experiencing inconsistent battery drain although it seems like it's settling down somewhat after about a week of use. I've also gotten a couple of crash dumps.
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Thanks for feedback. I may take the jump today.
Yeah so far this rom is pretty smooth no major issues. A few app crashes here and there but it's probably because the apps haven't been updated yet to run with Android 9.
I dirty flashed then did a factory reset.
Any body else have a persistent carat symbol on the OnePlus Launcher? Can't get it off no matter what I do.
t2jbird said:
Any body else have a persistent carat symbol on the OnePlus Launcher? Can't get it off no matter what I do.
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Should only be there on your home screens to show that you slide up for all apps list. Definitely shouldn't be there on the dock. Did you try clearing cache in recovery? Are you completely stock on the P beta, or are you using other mods/changes to the system?
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I dirty flashed then did a factory reset.
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ok thanks
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Should only be there on your home screens to show that you slide up for all apps list. Definitely shouldn't be there on the dock. Did you try clearing cache in recovery? Are you completely stock on the P beta, or are you using other mods/changes to the system?
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Completely stock. There are actually 2 carats on the home screen, a bigger one and the small one seen in the screenshots.
Doesn't effect performance, just annoying.
Have cleared cache from recovery and on just about every system app that it will allow me to clear it. Can't downgrade the launcher unfortunately.
My OCD won't allow me to look past it lol

Question Question for OP 9 owners.

So I have this weird scrolling issue, like the one on this video:
Can someone please test if their phone does the same? I will replace the phone if this turns out to be a hardware fault. Thanks!
Hi,
I have the same issue on my OP9. But if I hadn't seen this video, I would never have known there was such a problem. Like in your video, problem exists only in stock launcher.
Dominius said:
Hi,
I have the same issue on my OP9. But if I hadn't seen this video, I would never have known there was such a problem. Like in your video, problem exists only in stock launcher.
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Alright, thank you! Yes it is a minor issue, but still quite annoying (at least for me and my way of using the device). Hopefully they will fix as it soon, as it seems to be happening only on the base non-pro 9 model.
First thing i do is install NOVA launcher. So never noticed an issue.
nujackk said:
First thing i do is install NOVA launcher. So never noticed an issue.
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This happenes throughout the device, regardless of the launcher used. Can you please try replicating the steps as shown in the video?
I did didn't notice any problem. But reading the previous post said only occurred in stock launcher which i uninstalled
I've lowered my animations to 0.25 with joneplus tool so that may make a difference as well
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I did didn't notice any problem. But reading the previous post said only occurred in stock launcher which i uninstalled
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Okay, that's weird. Maybe I'm just too sensitive but scrolling feels off to me because of this.
Also, are you using the preinstalled screen protector?
Nope, didn't come with one. Got phone from t-mobile this time. Using one from Amazon forget which brand
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Nope, didn't come with one. Got phone from t-mobile this time. Using one from Amazon forget which brand
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Thanks for all the info so far! Just one more thing, could you please test it again, but keep your finger still for at least a second before flicking.
I am really sorry to bother you with this, but I am going to replace the phone, if yours turns out to be ok. I'm just paranoid that you might have missed it because it's so subtle.
In Nova the app drawer is side to side, but no issue there and in trying up and down in couple apps no issue . Even tested keyboard and virtually instant response using exact same keys from video. P0qla no delay at all
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In Nova the app drawer is side to side, but no issue there and in trying up and down in couple apps no issue . Even tested keyboard and virtually instant response using exact same keys from video. P0qla no delay at all
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Alright, something is wrong with mine then... Or maybe the T-mobile version of the phone doesn't have this bug, since it uses a slightly different software.
Yeah could be. Maybe t-mobile turned down the touch rejection.

Question [Camera Failed]

Hello all. Often I get lag and camera failed error. It happens mostly when I launch camera from double press off power key, into video mode. The camera is unusable for some time.
*How do I update the camera APK from APK mirror. I always get app not installed when side loading system apps. This issue I had on previous Samsung flagships.
is the app your trying to sideload signed ? are you rooted ? sorrry they seem like obvious questions and i think i remember your name from back in the day on the evo 3d forum ??? so your not new to this, but had to check
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is the app your trying to sideload signed ? are you rooted ? sorrry they seem like obvious questions and i think i remember your name from back in the day on the evo 3d forum ??? so your not new to this, but had to check
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Thanks for reply. I mean they are from APK mirror but not sure if signed. I'm not rooted and have no plans to.
Hahaha you got me, I'm an old head lol. Haven't needed to get help often so yeah it's been a while
I would not side load this.
There may be a glitch with using the side key to launch it.
Try in safe mode to rule out a 3rd party app...
Keep trashware social media apps like WhatsApp, Tic-tok, FB, etc off the phone.
Clear system cache.
Clear cam data and try again.
thought the name seemed familiar, think weve crossed paths several times with various devices over the years, you would need root to sideload it im quite sure, as it would be trying to overwrite the original app
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thought the name seemed familiar, think weve crossed paths several times with various devices over the years, you would need root to sideload it im quite sure, as it would be trying to overwrite the original app
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Noooooooo lol that's trash lol. I knew it was like this for a while but a always gave up before finding the answer. Sucks it's not like a patch as in the old days.
And yes lol HTC Evo and all Samsung flagships since the epic lol. Awesome we are still here
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Noooooooo lol that's trash lol. I knew it was like this for a while but a always gave up before finding the answer. Sucks it's not like a patch as in the old days.
And yes lol HTC Evo and all Samsung flagships since the epic lol. Awesome we are still here
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Yeah I was hoping init2winit was gonna come back multibootibg on the evo 3d nine different roms was awesome
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Yeah I was hoping init2winit was gonna come back multibootibg on the evo 3d nine different roms was awesome
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Definitely miss the days of flashing custom roms and having the phone freeze up so you miss your alarm to wake up for work lol
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Definitely miss the days of flashing custom roms and having the phone freeze up so you miss your alarm to wake up for work lol
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lol, yeah especially with the evo3d it was great but custom roms were not great, i think maybe leedroid and king cobra were about the only stable ones, and remember the zeppelinrox v6 supercharger script , ah memories, those were the days
Go to Device Care and in memory clear the cache apps. Now try the side switch cam thing, after it launches go immediately back to Device Care and see what apps loaded since it was cleared.
It may give a clue to the cause. I've used this technique to track down some nasty little buggers. It's saved me from a factory reset.
blackhawk said:
Go to Device Care and in memory clear the cache apps. Now try the side switch cam thing, after it launches go immediately back to Device Care and see what apps loaded since it was cleared.
It may give a clue to the cause. I've used this technique to track down some nasty little buggers. It's saved me from a factory reset.
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blackhawk said:
Go to Device Care and in memory clear the cache apps. Now try the side switch cam thing, after it launches go immediately back to Device Care and see what apps loaded since it was cleared.
It may give a clue to the cause. I've used this technique to track down some nasty little buggers. It's saved me from a factory reset.
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I think I did it right
Clean it first to purge all the cache apps... if you didn't.
blackhawk said:
Clean it first to purge all the cache apps... if you didn't.
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That was after cleaning it lol
hayabusa1300cc said:
That was after cleaning it lol
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You can't clean the "reserved" apps?
I'm using the old banned 360 degrees variant, I firewall block it. Works really good.
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You can't clean the "reserved" apps?
I'm using the old banned 360 degrees variant, I firewall block it. Works really good.
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Correct, I can't. Didn't know that was a thing as I never cleared from here before
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Correct, I can't. Didn't know that was a thing as I never cleared from here before
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Hit this...
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Hit this...
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Yup that's what I hit. Only camera app shows up. I will try to isolate the problem and see what conditions this behavior occurs.
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Yup that's what I hit. Only camera app shows up. I will try to isolate the problem and see what conditions this behavior occurs.
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Do you have the return option still available?
This problem occurs more than you might think. I am extremely annoyed at paying dearly for a smartphone full of annoying problems. I get even more annoyed because Samsung doesn't release software updates to fix this. The last update for my version was released in Feb.
Eramix3 said:
This problem occurs more than you might think. I am extremely annoyed at paying dearly for a smartphone full of annoying problems. I get even more annoyed because Samsung doesn't release software updates to fix this. The last update for my version was released in Feb.
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I was hoping last week's 1557mb update would fix this...
And no return option. I pre-ordered

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