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[Q] Browser Stuck at 20-30%

Just yesterday I updated to 3.2 and flashed Tiamat 2.1 ROM and Tachi Kernel also. I am not able to access certain sites such as fb, xda, xoomforums ets. But youtube loads fine. This problem was present in 3.1 also. But it solved by itself. What is the issue?
Thanks in advance.
Honeycomb 3.2
Tiamat XOOM ROM 2.1 Hammerhead
Tiamat XOOM 2.1.0 "TACHI"
Connected over ad hoc wifi using Joikuspot on nokia 5800

Please correct me if I am wrong
Upon reading your request and reading about 2.1 Hammerhead and TACHI (url's are where I read) I am to believe that you have the 3g Model of the Motorola Xoom, and not the Wi-Fi only one.
Before you flashed the ROMs, when you were on STOCK, you were able to access the Web Pages and had this trouble before but it fixed itself.
Here is my list of questions to help us, help you!
Are you using the Browser that came with the tablet (Not Opera/Firefox/Dolphin/Etc)
~If no, then which broswer are you using?
~If yes, Have you tried to clear the browser history/cach/cookies?
~~I ask this because when I have lock up for downloads it is because of too much information being stored in one place...
When you use your Youtube function, are you going to WWW.Youtube.com, M.Youtbe.com, or the APK? Same with the other websites that you use too please
Are you in a 3g zone and have you not gone over your allotted package that you pay for through your carrier?
I hope we can help you fix this as soon as possible!

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Cranvis said:
Please correct me if I am wrong
Upon reading your request and reading about 2.1 Hammerhead and TACHI (url's are where I read) I am to believe that you have the 3g Model of the Motorola Xoom, and not the Wi-Fi only one.
Before you flashed the ROMs, when you were on STOCK, you were able to access the Web Pages and had this trouble before but it fixed itself.
Here is my list of questions to help us, help you!
Are you using the Browser that came with the tablet (Not Opera/Firefox/Dolphin/Etc)
~If no, then which broswer are you using?
~If yes, Have you tried to clear the browser history/cach/cookies?
~~I ask this because when I have lock up for downloads it is because of too much information being stored in one place...
When you use your Youtube function, are you going to WWW.Youtube.com, M.Youtbe.com, or the APK? Same with the other websites that you use too please
Are you in a 3g zone and have you not gone over your allotted package that you pay for through your carrier?
I hope we can help you fix this as soon as possible!
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I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=945 to update to 3.2. It says wifi only. Also since I connect to an ad hoc network which the stock HC doesn't support, I'm unable to check if my wifi is broken unless I go my friends home which has a wifi router.
That aside.
-I am using the stock browser. I tried Dolphin but the same problem persists.
-Tried clearing cache, cookies, history and even application data. Even force close, factory reset, reboot Nothing works.
-I navigate to www.youtube.com from the browser itself.
--> Normal apps can use the internet normally.
-I share the 3g from my phone and my plan hasn't run out
--> I tried uninstalling and installing Joikuspot, restarting the phone etc. Issue is not with the phone. Else why woud only a few pages load on my xoom but on my laptop it works fine.
PS- When this problem happened earlier I was on 3.1 with the team tiamats rom and kernel. The whole reason why I upgraded was hoping this problem would go away.
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Atuljohn said:
Just yesterday I updated to 3.2 and flashed Tiamat 2.1 ROM and Tachi Kernel also. I am not able to access certain sites such as fb, xda, xoomforums ets. But youtube loads fine. This problem was present in 3.1 also. But it solved by itself. What is the issue?
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Hypothesis: XDA and other sites use advertising banners which might block loading while their content is loading: sometimes their servers are slow.
(I have this issue occasionally on my Xoom, but not on the same sites with my desktop/netbook because of adblock plus.)

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Atuljohn said:
I used http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=945 to update to 3.2. It says wifi only. Also since I connect to an ad hoc network which the stock HC doesn't support, I'm unable to check if my wifi is broken unless I go my friends home which has a wifi router.
That aside.
-I am using the stock browser. I tried Dolphin but the same problem persists.
-Tried clearing cache, cookies, history and even application data. Even force close, factory reset, reboot Nothing works.
-I navigate to www.youtube.com from the browser itself.
--> Normal apps can use the internet normally.
-I share the 3g from my phone and my plan hasn't run out
--> I tried uninstalling and installing Joikuspot, restarting the phone etc. Issue is not with the phone. Else why woud only a few pages load on my xoom but on my laptop it works fine.
PS- When this problem happened earlier I was on 3.1 with the team tiamats rom and kernel. The whole reason why I upgraded was hoping this problem would go away.
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Ok, you are using stock browser, which means that it is trying to load up pages as a ANDROID PHONE/TABLET which makes pages read funkly because they are not coded for mobile. (Examples of mobile pages are but not limited to - M.Google.com M.Facbeook.com www.53.mobi and so on...) I asked if you used Dolphin because it has a setting in the browser that allows you to change the Reader to emulate a desktop computer, a IPod Touch, an IPad, and so on. (Opera Browser Also allows you to do this.) I am actually talking to you on my Dolphin Browser at this current moment on the Desktop Setting!
There is a way to test to see if this is the problem with pages not being able to load in the Android version of the code reader on the Stock Browser (as Dolphin and Opera are just a slight copy and epic change of it.) Here is the list of steps --
Open Stock Browser
type in to Address Bar, without quotes -- "about:debug"
Go to Settings for the browser though the menu key (the drop down at the top right of the tablet)
Go To Debug On Settings (at the very bottom usually)
Go to UAString (Towards the Bottom) and when you open it, you will see Android, Desktop, Iphone, (or something close to this)
Select Desktop and back up to the main part of the browser (This will save the settings)
From there, go to www.facebook.com and if it does not change your url to m.facebook.com, you have sucessfully changed your browser to emulate a Desktop Browser *Please note, that if you are not wanting to do this, Please use the settings in Opera Browser or PDolphin, where they openly state this process in roughly 4 clicks in the settings!*
Please let us know if this helps and if it does, WALA keep the settings (or do what I do, get Dolphin/Opera/Firefox and make them the Desktop Broswers and then use the regular browserfor pages that I know are mobile!)
GOOD LUCK!

[Q] Tiamat 2.1: always rebooting , app crash, gmail crash , glitch

Hello.
I installed Tiamat 2.1 yesterday on my 3G+Wifi EURO Xoom (before flash I did wipe + cache reset).
I also installed SetCPU (tried also to put frequency on 1ghz but same problem)
The first hours worked fine...I also restarted it 2-3 times and everything was ok!
Then this morning I noticed many problems:
1) Rom is draining battery much more than my 3.1 stock (before installing Tiamat). But maybe I should wait some days to be sure
2) Gmail with multiple accounts crash on system boot (I use gmail widget). I read this is common problem and may be solved with Tiamat 2.0 gmail.apk but where is that? And how should I install it? (like a normal app?)
3) And the main problem is... every time I open an app after few seconds / click it crash or the tablet reboot
Is all this normal?
Thanks

drag83494 said:
Hello.
I installed Tiamat 2.1 yesterday on my 3G+Wifi EURO Xoom (before flash I did wipe + cache reset).
I also installed SetCPU (tried also to put frequency on 1ghz but same problem)
The first hours worked fine...I also restarted it 2-3 times and everything was ok!
Then this morning I noticed many problems:
1) Rom is draining battery much more than my 3.1 stock (before installing Tiamat). But maybe I should wait some days to be sure
2) Gmail with multiple accounts crash on system boot (I use gmail widget). I read this is common problem and may be solved with Tiamat 2.0 gmail.apk but where is that? And how should I install it? (like a normal app?)
3) And the main problem is... every time I open an app after few seconds / click it crash or the tablet reboot
Is all this normal?
Thanks
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You have a combination of problems that can be resolved one by one.
Did you overclock with SetCPU and click on "set on boot" by any chance? That can cause reboots if you have set a clock speed that your Xoom can't handle. Also is it set on interactive as suggested? Leaving it set on performance (which is good mainl for benchmark testing) can have the same effect with oc.
Temporarily, remove all but one gmail account. Search in the Hammerhead thread for the gmail.apk from 2.0 (from yesterday, I believe) and download it (click on it and it will download). You will need to remove the current gmail apk, which is a system file, with a program that lets you do that (i use Root Uninstaller). Reboot. Then go into your downloads folder with Root Explorer or another such program and click on the file. You should be asked if you want to install it. Say yes. If it doesn't work, you can probably push it through adb. Or revert to your previous backup which you so thoughtfully did prior to messing around with system apps.
Excessive battery drain can be caused by a number of things...set screen brightness as low as is reasonable and usable, set screen-off profile in SetCPU to cnserve the battery when sleeping, reduce the amount of apps that are constantly syncing....and remember that overclocking does run up the battery use.
On edit: Here's the link to that apk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16772297&postcount=512

okantomi said:
You have a combination of problems that can be resolved one by one.
Did you overclock with SetCPU and click on "set on boot" by any chance? That can cause reboots if you have set a clock speed that your Xoom can't handle. Also is it set on interactive as suggested? Leaving it set on performance (which is good mainl for benchmark testing) can have the same effect with oc.
Temporarily, remove all but one gmail account. Search in the Hammerhead thread for the gmail.apk from 2.0 (from yesterday, I believe) and download it (click on it and it will download). You will need to remove the current gmail apk, which is a system file, with a program that lets you do that (i use Root Uninstaller). Reboot. Then go into your downloads folder with Root Explorer or another such program and click on the file. You should be asked if you want to install it. Say yes. If it doesn't work, you can probably push it through adb. Or revert to your previous backup which you so thoughtfully did prior to messing around with system apps.
Excessive battery drain can be caused by a number of things...set screen brightness as low as is reasonable and usable, set screen-off profile in SetCPU to cnserve the battery when sleeping, reduce the amount of apps that are constantly syncing....and remember that overclocking does run up the battery use.
On edit: Here's the link to that apk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16772297&postcount=512
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What he said...damn oka do you ever take a day off? Lol

oka seems to be the poor fellow who has to reply the same answers to everybody... good man he is

joshndroid said:
oka seems to be the poor fellow who has to reply the same answers to everybody... good man he is
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Haha, thanks guys...but that's the kind of community this is...people helped me and I help when I can, same as you. The developers are the producers so it's up to us enthusiasts to guide each other along.

I'm experiencing almost the same problem sometimes. Plus occasionally "open with" window stop poping up. Any known solution for this?
Thanks.

shrisha said:
I'm experiencing almost the same problem sometimes. Plus occasionally "open with" window stop poping up. Any known solution for this?
Thanks.
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The problem with dimming and no "open with" window is easily resolved. Make sure that auto-rotate is enabled in settings, and then, when that problem occurs, just rotate the Xoom--like from landscape to portrait mode. That should do the trick.

Great! Thank you for fast replay.

okantomi said:
You have a combination of problems that can be resolved one by one.
Did you overclock with SetCPU and click on "set on boot" by any chance? That can cause reboots if you have set a clock speed that your Xoom can't handle. Also is it set on interactive as suggested? Leaving it set on performance (which is good mainl for benchmark testing) can have the same effect with oc.
Temporarily, remove all but one gmail account. Search in the Hammerhead thread for the gmail.apk from 2.0 (from yesterday, I believe) and download it (click on it and it will download). You will need to remove the current gmail apk, which is a system file, with a program that lets you do that (i use Root Uninstaller). Reboot. Then go into your downloads folder with Root Explorer or another such program and click on the file. You should be asked if you want to install it. Say yes. If it doesn't work, you can probably push it through adb. Or revert to your previous backup which you so thoughtfully did prior to messing around with system apps.
Excessive battery drain can be caused by a number of things...set screen brightness as low as is reasonable and usable, set screen-off profile in SetCPU to cnserve the battery when sleeping, reduce the amount of apps that are constantly syncing....and remember that overclocking does run up the battery use.
On edit: Here's the link to that apk
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16772297&postcount=512
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I followed your advice about gmail. Download apk from your link. Unistal original gmail with root uninstaller. And new one is failed to install. Now I have no gmail Any thoughts.

shrisha said:
I followed your advice about gmail. Download apk from your link. Unistal original gmail with root uninstaller. And new one is failed to install. Now I have no gmail Any thoughts.
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All I can say is revert to your back-up (that I advised you to do) or try another way to install the apk.
You could also post your question in the thread that you got the apk from. Others used it successfully and someone can probably help you there. You have more than 10posts so you can post a question in the appropriate thread.

shrisha said:
I followed your advice about gmail. Download apk from your link. Unistal original gmail with root uninstaller. And new one is failed to install. Now I have no gmail Any thoughts.
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I tried root uninstaller (thx 4 the hint).
To restore gmail you have to go to root installer, select gmail, click on he android guy in he top with he looking glass and then find your download to install the new version.

[Q] Blue box & Question mark instead of pictures in forums

First off I have searched here and every other forum without a solution. They all seem to think this revolves around Flash, BUT I removed Flash off my Bionic and it still displays the pictures.
When surfing forums, if a user has the site host a picture, I receive a blue box with a white question mark inside it. If I click the question mark, what should be an enlarged picture is just a black box and the picture never loads, even if I wait 20 minutes.
My Xoom is stock (maybe that is the problem hehe)
I have tried the stock browser, Dolphin and Skyfire with the same results
Removed flash (11.1) and reinstalled it, no change
Factory reset, reloaded flash, no change
This happens on 3g and wifi
Popup blocker on or off makes no difference
Right now I have no other software but what is there from a factory reset and flash and still the same issue, blue box.
My Bionic and the Wife's Incredible both run Skyfire and display the pictures no problem, I mimicked those settings on my xoom still get the blue box.
I have included a screen shot of the Xoom but can't post a link for the example. It is not just one forum it is all forums.

Ok, I screwed up and put this in the X forum instead of the Xoom forum....if someone would be so kind to move it

So moved.

Surely I can't be the only one having this problem....
So in trying to figure out what is going on I unlocked the xoom and flashed a fresh stock image...still the same freaking problem.
I am ready to throw it out the window.

psrumors said:
Surely I can't be the only one having this problem....
So in trying to figure out what is going on I unlocked the xoom and flashed a fresh stock image...still the same freaking problem.
I am ready to throw it out the window.
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Usually it means that the image/file is in a format your browser or plugins cannot read. Check you Google Browser settings, reset it back 2 default (if you can). Are you running an ad-blocker app by any chance? What Stock version are you running ICS?
When the html version of Google shows the question marks instead of all of the images, You can request "Desktop Site" (In the browser settings menu) and the images should display fine.

Mjamocha said:
Usually it means that the image/file is in a format your browser or plugins cannot read. Check you Google Browser settings, reset it back 2 default (if you can). Are you running an ad-blocker app by any chance?
When the html version of Google shows the question marks instead of all of the images, You can request desktop site (In the browser settings menu) and the images should display fine.
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Browser is set to default settings and no ad-blocker.
I have looked at the site in desktop and droid settings only to have the same thing. My Bionic displays the images just fine.
I am really beginning to believe there is something corrupt with my Xoom.

psrumors said:
Browser is set to default settings and no ad-blocker.
I have looked at the site in desktop and droid settings only to have the same thing. My Bionic displays the images just fine.
I am really beginning to believe there is something corrupt with my Xoom.
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that is just weird. Maybe your Browser.apk is corrupt. Can you view images in your Gmail? Since your bootloader is unlocked, go ahead and root your device install a dif ROM and see what happens. You can always go back to stock if need be to send your device in for repair. Sorry I could not be of much assistance.

Mjamocha said:
that is just weird. Maybe your Browser.apk is corrupt. Can you view images in your Gmail? Since your bootloader is unlocked, go ahead and root your device install a dif ROM and see what happens. You can always go back to stock if need be to send your device in for repair. Sorry I could not be of much assistance.
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I can view pictures in Gmail and other mail no problem, this is the only problem I have...well that and the pptp VPN not working.
Just installed EOS 1.0.0...no change still cannot view the pictures from the OP

[Solved] GMD GestureControl developer (me) need help to update TF700T support

I'm developer of GMD GestureControl:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1535740
I got feedback that TF700T received firmware update recently and application stopped working. I need some help in order to update application.
If you have installed that recent update and have rooted device please send me touch events protocol sample. This can be done easily from my application:
1) Install application from XDA thread or from market (free Lite version is sufficient)
2) Open Help tab in application
3) Click Email developer
4) Click 'Send protocol sample'
5) Follow instructions on screen, basically you need to hit 'Start', do a few single touch and multitouch gestures, click 'Stop'.
6) This will generate email and attach protocol sample. Select you email program and email it to me (it fill address, subject, etc).
You can review email, its in text form and attachment is zipped text too, no private information is sent.
Thanks.

works fine it seems.....
I hate to admit this but I recently got the transformer pad infinity, and installed a illegal copy of of gesture control root to test to see if it works.:crying: Im running latest update on the pad and everything seems to work decently. I can use back gesture, home gesture, application switch, basically all of them. I am using superuser and it runs smooth. I just dont know how to make gestures yet.
android 4.0.3
nova launcher prime beta 8
superuser
wallpaper comes back randomly when I turn the status bar off
latest asus patch 9.4.5.30
us version tab
HC_Default
blacklist works great
power saving mode on infinity runs it well no lag
Im going to purchase ur app soon, I like it very much and would hate to be without the latest updates. Thank you for yout great app

Tried & no go
I'm running stock .30 & Shell 3d
Here's screen shot when I tried to email.
It seems to work, but Shell tries to do it's thing
The app may be useful for others, but not my cup of tea.

Hi,
a very happy GMD user here, just awesome app! Thank you for your hard work and contribution to a better world :good:
I don't think there is anything wrong with gestures as such.
It doesn't work, that is true. But as soon as the app is opened, it works without a problem.
So, I think maybe it just isn't started automatically or something.
Hope it helps.

Svashtar said:
Hi,
a very happy GMD user here, just awesome app! Thank you for your hard work and contribution to a better world :good:
I don't think there is anything wrong with gestures as such.
It doesn't work, that is true. But as soon as the app is opened, it works without a problem.
So, I think maybe it just isn't started automatically or something.
Hope it helps.
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Thanks, I will investigate why autostart might be failing.

Root cause for Gear 2 high battery consumption found, at least for non-Samsung phones

Edit: with new Gear Manager (Jun release), this method doesn't work anymore. The new approach is to install a "contact synchroniser killer" app on the rooted watch. More details are in this post.
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Hi all,
Ever since I started using my Gear 2 Neo with my HTC One M8 phone (using the guide in this forum), I noticed that my watch consumes battery significantly faster than most of the users have been reporting. Even more strangely, sometimes after resetting both the phone and the watch (and I've done this a lot while experimenting and trying to get more stuff working) I had streaks of stellar battery life, well in line with optimistic reports here and elsewhere, but then, after a while, it started deteriorating very quickly.
So I decided it was time to do something about it. I installed Tizen SDK, hooked the watch up and started poking around. The first thing I noticed my watch CPU was, most of the time, sitting on 40%! Well, that doesn't sound right, does it? Then I noticed the log (located under /var/log/dlog_main) was full with messages related to contact synchronisation. It turns out the damn thing synchronises all of my contacts every several seconds. The trouble is I have well over 1500 contacts (that's consolidated from different sources, the number of raw contacts should be well over 3000). So it takes significant time to do this, meaning my watch (and the phone!) are thrashed by these stupid full contact syncs all the time! What's even more striking is the fact it doesn't help when I change it to "favourites only". Apparently, this affects only the contacts displayed on the watch, however, the sync process still takes all of them.
At this point I started poking around Samsung APK files to try and understand what was going on. Apparently, the APK responsible for contact sync is called GOPROVIDERS. Indeed, if you kill it, the thrashing stops, however, other important functions cease working as well. Aside of Contacts vanishing from the Gear, "Find my phone" is gone as well, but, more importantly, notifications stop working. While I could tolerate the first two, the last one was too much to give up.
I started decompiling and analysing sources. Apparently, there is a process running every several seconds that analyses if any changes have been made to the contacts. It uses pretty bizarre logic which seems to be relying on Samsung-specific fields in the contacts. Now, this already sounds suspicious, and, apparently, leads to full sync every several seconds. Obviously, the more contacts you have, the harder you're hit.
An interesting point in all this is that I'm not 100% sure the logic is working properly even on Samsung devices, so it might well be that the same issue is affecting people with high number of contacts using Samsung phones as well. I'd be really interested to see any feedbacks regarding this.
So, long story short, instead of fixing the logic (which is quite difficult in SMALI), I made a simple change which dilutes this logic invocations, right now 1:64. Since then I'm enjoying MUCH improved battery life.
The fixed APK is attached. You're welcome to give it a try at your own risk (you need to enable installation from untrusted sources + reboot and clean dalvik cache).

mpogr said:
So, long story short, instead of fixing the logic (which is quite difficult in SMALI), I made a simple change which dilutes this logic invocations, right now 1:64. Since then I'm enjoying MUCH improved battery life.
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Could you please explain your "logic invocations, right now 1:64" change?

JimSmith94 said:
Could you please explain your "logic invocations, right now 1:64" change?
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In the fixed APK the logic is actually invoked 1 time out of 64 attempts. It makes its frequency about every 40 minutes instead of every 30 seconds.

mpogr said:
In the fixed APK the logic is actually invoked 1 time out of 64 attempts. It makes its frequency about every 40 minutes instead of every 30 seconds.
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Thanks, I understand now. Congratulations on your find and fix! I'm going to try it.

mpogr said:
The fixed APK is attached. You're welcome to give it a try at your own risk (you need to enable installation from untrusted sources + reboot and clean dalvik cache).
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Someone who knows where this should be shared and divulged to the rest of the community should do so! It sounds like this is a pretty bad bug that should be addressed officially, but BIG TIME props to you for figuring this all out!!
Thank you!!!

Im on samsung f/w (note3) yesterday ive experience on severe battery drain .. in a few hours it was completely drained.. I wasnt even wearing it.. so that logic aint the only faulty one .. thx for tgat fix.. il see if it helps
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Guys, everyone with abnormal drain, it would be extremely helpful to troubleshoot your root cause if you could send me the log file from your watch that includes the affected time span. In order to do that:
Enable USB debugging on the watch (under settings->Gear Info)
Download and install Tizen SDK.
Connect your watch to the computer using its charging cradle.
Open the command line (cmd.exe), change to the folder where the SDK files are installed (the default is c:\tizen-sdk\tools) and then run the following command:
Code:
sdb pull /var/log/dlog_main
This will pull the log file to the same folder. Then send it to me via PM (ZIP first!), so I could have a look.

mpogr said:
Guys, everyone with abnormal drain, it would be extremely helpful to troubleshoot your root cause if you could send me the log file from your watch that includes the affected time span. In order to do that:
Download and install Tizen SDK.
Connect your watch to the computer using its charging cradle.
Open the command line (cmd.exe), change to the folder where the SDK files are installed (the default is c:\tizen-sdk\tools) and then run the following command:
Code:
sdb pull /var/log/dlog_main
This will pull the log file to the same folder. Then send it to me via PM (ZIP first!), so I could have a look.
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well I decided to reformat my watch in case that woudl help but will surely grab a log next time somethign like this occurs.

Excellent work mpogr!! Will try this and report back
Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk

I think I too have this issue and I have an S5. Does the goproviders-signed.apk go onto the phone or the Gear2?
Are there some instructions on getting the goproviders-signed.apk file onto the Gear2?

apexhugger said:
I think I too have this issue and I have an S5. Does the goproviders-signed.apk go onto the phone or the Gear2?
Are there some instructions on getting the goproviders-signed.apk file onto the Gear2?
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The APK file is installed on the phone. It is strongly advised to clear goproviders data before installing it.
I just made a new version of this APK corresponding to the new version of Gear Manager (2.1.14052101), it's attached to this post.

mpogr said:
The APK file is installed on the phone. It is strongly advised to clear goproviders data before installing it.
I just made a new version of this APK corresponding to the new version of Gear Manager (2.1.14052101), it's attached to this post.
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Thanks for that. Is there a guide for getting this file onto the Gear2 (and clearing goproviders data)?
I'm quite new to this but good at following instructions

apexhugger said:
Thanks for that. Is there a guide for getting this file onto the Gear2 (and clearing goproviders data)?
I'm quite new to this but good at following instructions
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Clearing data is usually available under "Settings->Apps" and then find the app (goproviders) and find "Clear Data" buton.
In terms of installing, you need to enable installation from untrusted sources first of all. Then, you can use any file manager software (e.g. "Root Explorer" or "Super Manager"), when you tap on an APK file, it will ask if you want to install it.

mpogr said:
Clearing data is usually available under "Settings->Apps" and then find the app (goproviders) and find "Clear Data" buton.
In terms of installing, you need to enable installation from untrusted sources first of all. Then, you can use any file manager software (e.g. "Root Explorer" or "Super Manager"), when you tap on an APK file, it will ask if you want to install it.
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I'm having trouble getting this file to install, it doesn't let let me tap install (tapping Install does nothing). Does the phone need to be rooted?

Won't let me install, keeps failing.
Any ideas? I uninstalled with root uninstaller, still fails.
Do you think disabling Super User would temp fix the drain?
Sent from my SM-G900T using XDA Free mobile app

bubblebuddyi said:
Won't let me install, keeps failing.
Any ideas? I uninstalled with root uninstaller, still fails.
Do you think disabling Super User would temp fix the drain?
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Please, check if installation from untrusted sources is enabled.

mpogr said:
Please, check if installation from untrusted sources is enabled.
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It is.
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bubblebuddyi said:
It is.
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Actually, I think I faced it before. Gear Manager apparently checks if all of its components are installed and sometimes silently reinstalls them again.
Please, uninstall goproviders and install the alternative APK quickly afterwards.
I use Super Manager, one advantage of it is that you can see if the app is already installed (it show uninstall option when you tap on the APK in such case). I saw once, when I uninstalled the original app and then tried installing the new APK, it failed, but then, after tapping on it again, Super Manager showed that it was already installed. What I think happened was Gear Manager silently reinstalled the original app while I was trying to install the new one. Uninstalling (from Super Manager) and quickly installing again fixed it.

mpogr said:
Actually, I think I faced it before. Gear Manager apparently checks if all of its components are installed and sometimes silently reinstalls them again.
Please, uninstall goproviders and install the alternative APK quickly afterwards.
I use Super Manager, one advantage of it is that you can see if the app is already installed (it show uninstall option when you tap on the APK in such case). I saw once, when I uninstalled the original app and then tried installing the new APK, it failed, but then, after tapping on it again, Super Manager showed that it was already installed. What I think happened was Gear Manager silently reinstalled the original app while I was trying to install the new one. Uninstalling (from Super Manager) and quickly installing again fixed it.
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I tried that with Root Uninstaller, it definitely silently installs it. Faster then I could install it. And apparently disabling Root in SU uninstalled it, because now I can't re-enable it. As long as I'm not rooted, I shouldn't have an issue right?
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bubblebuddyi said:
I tried that with Root Uninstaller, it definitely silently installs it. Faster then I could install it. And apparently disabling Root in SU uninstalled it, because now I can't re-enable it. As long as I'm not rooted, I shouldn't have an issue right?
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No idea mate. Just make sure you've got the right "goproviders" installed at the end of the process. The final APK will reside under /data/app and will be named "com.samsung.accessory.goproviders-N.apk" (where N is a number like 1, 2 etc.). Just grab it (e.g. by "adb pull") and do binary comparison with the file you installed ("diff" on Andoid/Linux or "fc /b" on Windows).