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Phone shutting down very frequently.

So I got a replacement thunderbolt from Verizon. Rooted it, all was fine for the first few days. Now the phone randomly shuts itself off. I'll have it in my pocket, go to take it out and the thing has shut itself off. It's happened on MR2 and MR2.5. The phone is fully charged so I don't think its a battery problem.
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Mine rebooted 3 times randomly in one day this weekend, and one morning it was just shut off completely, like you mentioned. Being on-call 24/7 means this is no good for me... lol, as you can imagine. I am also rooted using jcase's method.

Any suggestions or solutions?
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I thought at first maybe it was app-related so I uninstalled all the apps that I didn't have previously on my EVO (was with Sprint) and it hasn't rebooted since but that's only been 24 hours. I'll report back if it reboots again.

pl4tinum514 said:
I thought at first maybe it was app-related so I uninstalled all the apps that I didn't have previously on my EVO (was with Sprint) and it hasn't rebooted since but that's only been 24 hours. I'll report back if it reboots again.
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Sound like it might be overheating. You Overclocking?
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As soon as I booted it back up it was only sitting at 36 or so celcius. What temp do these phones really start acting funny
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My phone was unrooted stock, and after the MR1 update my phone would restart 1-3 times a day. Then it started to shut off once or twice a day. Verizon had me do a factory reset, and that stopped the shutdowns, but not the reboots. Not long after that, i installed the leaked MR2 for non-rooted phones, and haven't had any reboot issues yet.

I dropped from 1.4 to 1.2 ghz and seems to be doing better for now.
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Does doing a factory reset unroot the phone?

factory reset does not unroot your phone. also, try updating your kernel. if you are running an AOSP ROM, make sure you are running an AOSP kernel. If you are running a Sense ROM, be sure you are running a Sense kernel. I personally run Imo's latest 3.5.0 GB sense kernel. he just released it yesterday. Running very smooth so far.

I have had this problem before.
I noticed for one thing certain apps cause this to happen. I had this problem twice and one time it was right after going on an app downloading spree. The second time was after flashing a kernal that my phone apparently didn't like.
The solution
I wiped data and reflash rom.
The first time I had the problem I just went into recovery and recovered my most recent back up and that seemed to work fine. I just wiped data and reflashed the ROM to ensure the problem was solved the second time it happened.
Obviously if this problem is related to the kernal just flash a different kernal. I starting using the dream kernal and I haven't had a reboot/shutdown problem since.

[Q] Text Messaging problems

I'm having a problem sending text messages. wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I can receive fine. I can send on WiFi or 2g, not "4g". Curious Picture messages send fine on all networks.
I have used several ROMs along the way. I have a good list of nandroid backups from various back to stock. Restoring any and all exhibits the same.
Tech support thinks it may be a service issue in my area. My son has a myTouch 4g and has no problems texting.
Anyone have an idea?

Is this with the stock messaging app?

jamadio said:
Is this with the stock messaging app?
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Stock, or handsent. Just started yesterday. Curious
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Have you tried a hard reboot? Hold volume up + power til your phone reboots. It doesn't delete anything but it. It fixes connection issues for me most of the time.

Good thought. Tried and no go. Interestingly I turned data off and, text messages send. Went to the t-mo store. They guy there took a look at it. He pulled my SIM and put it in their demo unit. My SIM works on their phone. He says "I can get you a replacement but I need to do a factory reset" Sure go ahead. I could tells this guys was a by the numbers guy. I told him sure, then I remembered I'm running Weapons the "weapons" splash and I figured, I'm done. No, he didn't notice. New phone on the way. So I guess I need to revert to stock unrooted when I get the new one.

mmandros said:
Good thought. Tried and no go. Interestingly I turned data off and, text messages send. Went to the t-mo store. They guy there took a look at it. He pulled my SIM and put it in their demo unit. My SIM works on their phone. He says "I can get you a replacement but I need to do a factory reset" Sure go ahead. I could tells this guys was a by the numbers guy. I told him sure, then I remembered I'm running Weapons the "weapons" splash and I figured, I'm done. No, he didn't notice. New phone on the way. So I guess I need to revert to stock unrooted when I get the new one.
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Lol glad it worked out. Still have to wonder why they won't send ...

It is bothering me. I think I've reformatted everything from within recovery. Flashed a fresh version of Weapons, restored from a very old nandroid, rooted 2.2.2
Just another thing to make me nuts.

I have this issue now as well only on 4g... I went to another rom and all was well the problem came back I haven't downloading anything out of the ordinary so I haven't the slightest clue on why this is happening... gonna revert back to stock if the problem persist.
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I went to stock, same problem. I needed to so I could send it back. Replacement coming today.
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I wonder what the cause of this could be.
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I am having the same problem also, this sucks

FeloHFP said:
I am having the same problem also, this sucks
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what rom are you running or what roms have you flashed recently? when did this problem occur?

mt3g said:
what rom are you running or what roms have you flashed recently? when did this problem occur?
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My Problems began Saturday night, I believe after I flashed back from jboxer's Experimental http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330911
That is when I noticed it.

The only thing I haven't tried is the lg.updater. Since I have a replacement in hand, I probably won't try...
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mmandros said:
The only thing I haven't tried is the lg.updater. Since I have a replacement in hand, I probably won't try...
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I also tried the experimental, not sure why it would cause these issues after a full/complete wipe and restore of rom's that I've had no issues with at all when it comes to receiving/sending sms/mms.
did you revert back to a OTA stock, and stock recovery, no root at all? That is my last option which will be tonight probably...

I found a nandroid OTA and restored that. That was stock, unrooted. Then I flashed back the stock recovery.
I flashed several roms prior with no luck. Like I mentioned, perhaps the lg updater would fix what is missing?
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I can confirm the same thing happening to me on Weapon and stock GB. Messages will send fine on EDGE and wifi perfectly, but it's hit and miss on 4G.
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mmandros said:
My Problems began Saturday night, I believe after I flashed back from jboxer's Experimental http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330911
That is when I noticed it.
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Pretty sure after i tried the 1.1c hybrid rom:-\

so everyone tried a jboxer rom and it started happening? I like his roms a lot but obviously something is going on here.

mt3g said:
so everyone tried a jboxer rom and it started happening? I like his roms a lot but obviously something is going on here.
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I was a tester for the LG UI ROM.
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Skyrocket screen staying completely black?

Completely stock skyrocket, for whatever reason a couple times a week my screen will go completely black and won't be able to unlock. The only way to get it working again is too remove the battery. In this state I still hear txt tones and such, but no buttons will brig the screen back.
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Scythe024 said:
Completely stock skyrocket, for whatever reason a couple times a week my screen will go completely black and won't be able to unlock. The only way to get it working again is too remove the battery. In this state I still hear txt tones and such, but no buttons will brig the screen back.
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What have you done to your phone so far? Root? Install ROM? Kernel? OC? UV?
All of these things will be useful to know when trying to solve it.
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kr3w1337 said:
What have you done to your phone so far? Root? Install ROM? Kernel? OC? UV?
All of these things will be useful to know when trying to solve it.
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First 2 words of my post "completely stock". No roms, kernals, or flash. Just straight out of the box phone with 2.3.6 update through att
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That honestly sounds like a sleep death, which definitely should NOT happen on a stock rom... If you can I would definitely take that phone back to ATT or wherever you got it to get it replaced.
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Could a app cause this? Think it started after I downloaded ICS keyboard. The screen sometimes goes black when I unlock it, but its not a deep dark black like the sleep mode, when this happens if I hit the back button, it fixes it. So I switched which ics keyboard o use now, so hope it stops both issues
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i had 2 stock sgh-i727r completely unmodified do this. i did factory resets and issues re-occurred. could have been app related but i was having it with no apps after.
didnt bother troubleshooting more than a hour, took it to rogers as both phones had problems < 15 days of getting the phone
first one lasted just 12 hours, rogers store did a DOA replacement and got it right away.
2 weeks later, my replacement sgh-i727r had the same problem. called rogers, got my replacement in 3 days.
so far so good.
rogers chalked it up to hardware issue after asking if i had rooted the phone each time.

This happened to me for the first time ever, yesterday.
I received a text. Phone made a notification sound, but then the screen would not come on. I could hear keys and notification sounds, but no visuals.
I took the battery out and now all is ok again.
I am on a stock 2.3.5 Rogers ROM.

if this problem persists, follow these steps.
Backup apps with titanium backup, but only the ones with information u really need
export contacts to sd
download darkside to sd
boot into cwm and flash darkside
reboot the phone BUT RIGHT BACK INTO ODIN.
Flash the stock rom or one of the pre-rootex ones
Problem solved :-D

icenight89 said:
if this problem persists, follow these steps.
Backup apps with titanium backup, but only the ones with information u really need
export contacts to sd
download darkside to sd
boot into cwm and flash darkside
reboot the phone BUT RIGHT BACK INTO ODIN.
Flash the stock rom or one of the pre-rootex ones
Problem solved :-D
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This is on a comoletely factory Phone though. It is not rooted and I do not wish to trip the flash counter
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Scythe024 said:
Completely stock skyrocket, for whatever reason a couple times a week my screen will go completely black and won't be able to unlock. The only way to get it working again is too remove the battery. In this state I still hear txt tones and such, but no buttons will brig the screen back.
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This EXACT thing happened to my skyrocket and my friends on our bone stock phones.. We have both since flashed quick wiz rom onto our phone and has not happened a single time... The problem? ATT Sucks... just flash your phone

This started happening to me today and it has happened more than 4 times now :/ I get the notification... BLN comes on but I can't turn on the screen. If I click the power button or volume buttons, the backlights go off for a few seconds and then come back on. This is getting really annoying
Edit: Rebooted the phone just now and it happened AGAIN on the first text I received... wtff is this

[Q] wierd problem

on my infuse when i am in a edge only coverage i get the following message sim not allowed mm#3 cant make calls no internet nothing when i get back to h+ coverage message goes away and i can make calls and everything else any ideas
have this problem across multiple roms

oh yeah took sim and put it in another phone and dont get the message everything worked took a friends sim put it in my infuse same problem

Are you running stock or custom?
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omnimanx1 said:
Are you running stock or custom?
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Was on zeus 6 when it started then went to the leaked lb3 problem still there
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have a customers phone doing the same thing... 100% factory... was never rooted or anything. they lookes at me like i was crazy when i started asking about that stuff lol. dit a backup for them and a hard restore and still having the same problem. tried the customers sim in an i-phone 3gs we have laying around and worked flawlessly... so... 100% factory (always was) with factory hard restore... no luck... what gives i see this problem posted all over the net but no real solutions... I feel bad for this kid he didnt do anything wrong but his parents are pissed lol

LTE issues (no LTE after Phone Info)

Well to save battery I ran across a post on Droid Life about an app turns off LTE since we don't have a setting for that. The app is called Phone Info. I was able to switch it to 3G but now I can't get LTE back. I tried to select "LTE/CDMA/EVDO" but it doesn't stick. It keeps going back to "CDMA Auto (PRL). I tried rebooting and even wiping the phone but nothing. Any help guys?
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What Rom are u on and do you have any themes installed??
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NAU420 said:
What Rom are u on and do you have any themes installed??
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I'm on Beans n have no themes. I tried flashing Synergy but still the same issue. I'm thinking I need to Odin back to stock but I kinda don't want to since I bought this phone used and it came rooted already. I have very little knowledge on Odin :/
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In the phone info, switch it, then select turn radio off, then turn it back on. Has worked for me in the past.
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xXJay_RXx said:
Well to save battery I ran across a post on Droid Life about an app turns off LTE since we don't have a setting for that. The app is called Phone Info. I was able to switch it to 3G but now I can't get LTE back. I tried to select "LTE/CDMA/EVDO" but it doesn't stick. It keeps going back to "CDMA Auto (PRL). I tried rebooting and even wiping the phone but nothing. Any help guys?
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It's been discussed around here pretty extensively but it's an issue with Bean's rom (mb synergy too, I don't know) but once it is switch off lte/cdma/evdo you can't switch it back .
When it happened to me, the only thing that fixed it was nandroiding back to my stock/rooted rom, changing it and then reflashing beans and leaving everything alone.

I just did this today and just switched back to lte with no issues whatsoever it went straight to 4g.

The other night simply I opened this app and lost all data on beans b6...It was as if the app glitched because the screen glitched and bam, data/voice was gone... so I went to device info and the app automatically changed my device to wcdma preferred wtf? I got 3g back by switching to cdma, but still no LTE even after switching to lte/cdma/evdo...
So I ended up having to reprovision my device by dialing: *2767*3855#
This will wipe data so have a nandroid ready, but it should restore LTE...atleast it did for me.

jws86 said:
I just did this today and just switched back to lte with no issues whatsoever it went straight to 4g.
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On Beans? It works on stock, but hasn't worked on Beans. mb it got fixed in B7 though.

Similar issue here. I flashed CM10 last night. My 4g worked for about 10 minutes, but it dropped 2 times within 5 minutes, then for good. I rebooted to see if it would come back, no luck. Went back to a restore, same thing. Got phoneinfo and I can get data only on LTE/WCDMA and LTE/GSM/WCDMA. LTE/CDMA/Evdo shows no data, and roaming. Can't seem to get 3g at all. Phone won't even show as activated in CM.
update: Droidstyle's fix seems to have worked. Too scared to play around with the preferred network or CM now though

Avoid jellybomb theme and beans rom if you use the phone info app
VERIZON GALAXY S 3

xXJay_RXx said:
I'm on Beans n have no themes. I tried flashing Synergy but still the same issue. I'm thinking I need to Odin back to stock but I kinda don't want to since I bought this phone used and it came rooted already. I have very little knowledge on Odin :/
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I just had to restore my last good backup.

droidstyle said:
The other night simply I opened this app and lost all data on beans b6...It was as if the app glitched because the screen glitched and bam, data/voice was gone... so I went to device info and the app automatically changed my device to wcdma preferred wtf? I got 3g back by switching to cdma, but still no LTE even after switching to lte/cdma/evdo...
So I ended up having to reprovision my device by dialing: *2767*3855#
This will wipe data so have a nandroid ready, but it should restore LTE...atleast it did for me.
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Thank you so much. This worked like a charm. I work night shift n this happened to me at work. When I got home, I started to download the stock files to Odin back to stock to fix it but when I seen your suggestion, I did it but I fell asleep waiting for it lol n when I woke up, I got a pleasant surprised. Got my 4G back thanks a lot
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even doing the whole reprovision thing has not allowed me to go back to lte/cdma/evdo.. im still stuck at either gsm or cdma auto prl... this is getting really annoying...

Personally i would avoid using that app period, it seems to cause issues on any rom

Neverendingxsin said:
Personally i would avoid using that app period, it seems to cause issues on any rom
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I did. I had a backup of it on titanium backup but I quickly deleted it after I got my LTE back. It has 4 and a half stars in the market so I thought it was good
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Listen i am begging anyone at this point to help me get back LTE .. i have tried everything i am so damn desperate right now its not even funny. Please someone i beg you help me...

ddarvish said:
Listen i am begging anyone at this point to help me get back LTE .. i have tried everything i am so damn desperate right now its not even funny. Please someone i beg you help me...
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Dial that number that was posted a few posts back. That helped me. Or Odin back to stock and re root
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