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I bought an Inspire 4G off craigslist and the seller stated the phone wouldn't turn on but I was hoping I could fix it. This is what I discovered:
1) The phone won't turn on, no white boot screen, nothing
2) When I press the power button there is a light that blinks rapidly and it's orange at the top left of the earpiece, not green like I've read online about. Its stops blinking when I let go of the power button.
3) When I have the phone plugged into the wall charger the orange light blinks again constantly, very rapidly.
4) I tried connecting the phone to my computer through USB and it wouldn't recognize it.
Anyone have any idea what might be the problem or what I can do to fix it?
I would leave it on charge for a while then follow brick instructions in sticky, had a bad flash that did that
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How much did you pay for it? Haha and yeah I tottaly agree with ^^^ let it charge for a while.
I've had the same thing happen to me a few times, and all I had to do was pull out the battery and then everything went back to normal.
rboone - how long is a while? I left it charging last night for about 7 hours lol.
ThEiiNoCeNT - I paid $100.
zamula - I pulled the battery out too. I tried everything I could think of. I wanted to try to connect it to my computer to unbrick it but it wouldn't recognize it, I haven't tried ODIN or anything like that, but it didn't recognize it through "My Computer". When you take the battery cover off does the battery just slide out? Mine slides out, it doesn't click in or anything.
crossover37 said:
rboone - how long is a while? I left it charging last night for about 7 hours lol.
ThEiiNoCeNT - I paid $100.
zamula - I pulled the battery out too. I tried everything I could think of. I wanted to try to connect it to my computer to unbrick it but it wouldn't recognize it, I haven't tried ODIN or anything like that, but it didn't recognize it through "My Computer". When you take the battery cover off does the battery just slide out? Mine slides out, it doesn't click in or anything.
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Can you get it into hboot? And you can't use Odin that's a Samsung firmware for Samsung phones. You will need to get the ruu
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trell959 said:
Can you get it into hboot? And you can't use Odin that's a Samsung firmware for Samsung phones. You will need to get the ruu
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No, the screen won't turn on at all. Oh ok, I thought maybe Odin was only for Samsung. Just download the exe from this thread (link below) and follow the steps? Is there anything specific I should do since my phone won't even boot and I can't get my computer to recognize it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=952224
Have you tried holding the volume down button and pressing the power button?
Racing666 said:
Have you tried holding the volume down button and pressing the power button?
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Yes. I pressed the volume down button and held it and then pressed the power button. When the power button was pressed the orange light blinked again. It didn't turn on though.
crossover37 said:
Yes. I pressed the volume down button and held it and then pressed the power button. When the power button was pressed the orange light blinked again. It didn't turn on though.
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Did the person you bought it from offer any kind of hint as to what happened to the phone that caused this condition?
Probably not pre-sale, but now that he has your money, perhaps he'll be more willing to open up about it.
Scott_S said:
Did the person you bought it from offer any kind of hint as to what happened to the phone that caused this condition?
Probably not pre-sale, but now that he has your money, perhaps he'll be more willing to open up about it.
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Not really, I texted him now to see if he can give me some more info. We'll see what he says.
Something I noticed now is that the orange light doesn't blink when I press the power button without the phone plugged in, it did earlier with the phone plugged in and without it plugged in (just running on battery). Not sure if that's good or bad.
Probably dropped in water. Its toast most likely.
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quangxha said:
Probably dropped in water. Its toast most likely.
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Yea, I just checked the indicator and it's read. Water damaged! I tried to find the water damage indicator yesterday when I bought it but couldn't see it.
So...is it too late to try the rice in the bag trick? The orange light flickers...I'm wondering if that means anything positive.
If it is water damaged and you have no chance of turning it on I would throw it in rice anyways...
ThEiiNoCeNT said:
If it is water damaged and you have no chance of turning it on I would throw it in rice anyways...
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Ok, I'll try it. Take the phone apart and drop the pieces in rice? Put the phone without the battery in it in the bag of rice? or put the phone with the battery in it with the pieces on it as well (battery cover, sim card/sd card cover)?
I heard dropping it in rubbing alcohol helps too...should I avoid this and just try the rice?
crossover37 said:
Not really, I texted him now to see if he can give me some more info. We'll see what he says.
Something I noticed now is that the orange light doesn't blink when I press the power button without the phone plugged in, it did earlier with the phone plugged in and without it plugged in (just running on battery). Not sure if that's good or bad.
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Well, now that you've mentioned the condition of the water damage indicator, I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a response from the seller.
Dude's prolly in Canada by now.
Part it out on the bay. Prolly get more then 100 for it.
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Part it out on the bay. Prolly get more then 100 for it.
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Good idea. If that screen is in working condition, there's all sorts of peeps with shattered screens running around these parts. Or there was, at least.
I don't know how you'd go about testing it out, without a known working secondary inspire laying around willing to be a frankenstein test subject.
Scott_S said:
Good idea. If that screen is in working condition, there's all sorts of peeps with shattered screens running around these parts. Or there was, at least.
I don't know how you'd go about testing it out, without a known working secondary inspire laying around willing to be a frankenstein test subject.
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Go to bed Scott!!! Oops me too.
henrybravo said:
Go to bed Scott!!! Oops me too.
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Almost there.
One or two more obnoxious, off-topic, and completely useless posts, and then I'll call it quits for the day.
Scenerio:
Pulled the battery out of my note while it was on (at 27%). It was running fine, better than ever actually on cm 10.1 with flap kernel. I pull the battery on my phone everyday and swap, I never shut it off before doing so.
Now, when I put in a battery, it shows the white samsung sign and then goes blank (approx 2 seconds)...
If I hold "down" volume, while inserting the battery, I get recovery mode, but it too blanks out after approx 3 seconds
If I hold up and down volume simultaneously, I get to the glowing samsung sign before it cuts out, also approx 3 seconds of on time.
Plugging it in, while battery is in, results in constant vibrate, no other sign of life, plugging it into a pc yields the same result.
Tried having the pc recognize it, via odin, when in recovery. The pc does see it until it shuts off after 3 seconds...
I do not know how, but I think it is severly broken. I am wondering if a usb jig, or even jtag might solve my problem. Searched the net a bit to no avail.
Any ideas, anyone?
Check to make sure your battery pins are 100% straight and not bent, it could be something is not totally making contact.
No go
orangekid said:
Check to make sure your battery pins are 100% straight and not bent, it could be something is not totally making contact.
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Thanks but that's a no go, they are 100% fine
awe215 said:
Thanks but that's a no go, they are 100% fine
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use another batter?
orangekid said:
use another batter?
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I have fully charged one. That isn't it
Leave battery out of phone for 30 minutes and try again?
I doubt a jtag would fix it, sounds like hardware.
orangekid said:
Leave battery out of phone for 30 minutes and try again?
I doubt a jtag would fix it, sounds like hardware.
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Tried it this morning after leaving it out all night, no go again. I think I am in warranty though. I think I'll have to give that a try.
awe215 said:
Tried it this morning after leaving it out all night, no go again. I think I am in warranty though. I think I'll have to give that a try.
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that's probably what I'd do at this point.
orangekid said:
that's probably what I'd do at this point.
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Orangekid, thanks for the help and input. I'll have to update this thread as I go. I am sure someone somewhere will be in this boat again.
awe215 said:
Orangekid, thanks for the help and input. I'll have to update this thread as I go. I am sure someone somewhere will be in this boat again.
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No problem, sorry we couldn't get a good resolution, that is a really weird problem.
And you're 100% sure the pins are fine and the contact point for the pins doesn't have any gunk or anything.
orangekid said:
No problem, sorry we couldn't get a good resolution, that is a really weird problem.
And you're 100% sure the pins are fine and the contact point for the pins doesn't have any gunk or anything.
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Yup, I even pulled them out a bit, to ensure the connection was extra firm. Nada. :crying:
Fixed!
I took the back off (again!) as per the how-to youtube video....
Then I took some tweezers....
and wiggled the crap out of the power button. Side to side, back and forth....I wiggled with some force. I half hoped I would bust the damn power button off the board and just use usb to start the thing up....a working note, even crippled by usb start up, is better than none right?
So, needless to say, I fiddled then checked it with a battery...fiddled and checked it with a battery and when I could check it with a battery, where it wouldn't buzz and shut off immediately, I knew I was getting somewhere.
I am back in CM 10.1 with Flap kernel.
The moral? Grab the tweezers!
P.S. I am also very paranoid of my problem returning. The quandary? To get back on stock and clear my custom mod # which would put me back in warranty coverage (for about a month and a half)....or ride it out, knowing I can just break the damn power button (or replace via solder) when it goes south again. This long without my favorite phone (and facing a 300 dollar replacement) has been killer!
awe215 said:
I took the back off (again!) as per the how-to youtube video....
Then I took some tweezers....
and wiggled the crap out of the power button. Side to side, back and forth....I wiggled with some force. I half hoped I would bust the damn power button off the board and just use usb to start the thing up....a working note, even crippled by usb start up, is better than none right?
So, needless to say, I fiddled then checked it with a battery...fiddled and checked it with a battery and when I could check it with a battery, where it wouldn't buzz and shut off immediately, I knew I was getting somewhere.
I am back in CM 10.1 with Flap kernel.
The moral? Grab the tweezers!
P.S. I am also very paranoid of my problem returning. The quandary? To get back on stock and clear my custom mod # which would put me back in warranty coverage (for about a month and a half)....or ride it out, knowing I can just break the damn power button (or replace via solder) when it goes south again. This long without my favorite phone (and facing a 300 dollar replacement) has been killer!
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Wow glad you got it sorted out man.
My transformer will not turn on. I used it a couple days ago but don't remember if I fell asleep or powered down. I went to turn back on this morning but there is no response. If I plug in the charger I can see the light come on. Also if I hold the power button it will give a quick vibrate after about 10 seconds. Has anyone else had this problem?
Its rooted and unlocked. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance for your time.
I forgot to mention that there is nothing being displayed on the screen at anytime whatsoever...
cabo8243 said:
My transformer will not turn on. I used it a couple days ago but don't remember if I fell asleep or powered down. I went to turn back on this morning but there is no response. If I plug in the charger I can see the light come on. Also if I hold the power button it will give a quick vibrate after about 10 seconds. Has anyone else had this problem?
Its rooted and unlocked. Any help is appreciated, thanks in advance for your time.
I forgot to mention that there is nothing being displayed on the screen at anytime whatsoever...
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Try cold booting it? Turn it off and then turn it on while holding the volume down button.
Try connecting it to your laptop, see if detects it???
Maybe its a software app thing?
rickymh19 said:
Try cold booting it? Turn it off and then turn it on while holding the volume down button.
Try connecting it to your laptop, see if detects it???
Maybe its a software app thing?
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Already tried both. Problem is, is that there is no way to see if the device is even powered on... The battery meter on the screen doesn't even show up when its plugged in/charging...
Wow....that sucks.
If your computer doesnt detect it, then idk what you could do.... cuz if it did, then you could try to use adb to try and restarting t.
It sucks that its unlocked or i would have said to just contact asus to get it replaced.
Other than that, its hard to say...sorry man.
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Mine did the same thing today. Hold down Power, Volume Down, and Volume Up for a few seconds to force a reboot. It got mine going.
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Tried hitting the reset? It's in the little pinhole above the hdmi.
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Held down power, volume down, and volume up at the same time.
Then tried the paper clip in the reset button by the hdmi input.
Then I tried both ideas again with the charger plugged in....
Frustrating. Unless someone has anymore ideas I may just try and send it in. Hopefully they cant tell if its been unlocked or not because nothing is being displayed..
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Held down power, volume down, and volume up at the same time.
Then tried the paper clip in the reset button by the hdmi input.
Then I tried both ideas again with the charger plugged in....
Frustrating. Unless someone has anymore ideas I may just try and send it in. Hopefully they cant tell if its been unlocked or not because nothing is being displayed..
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You can't send to ASUS when you use unlock tool they get your S/N and save it in case something like this happens. The only way I can see around this would be if you bought it at a Best Buy. They maintain 1 year manufacturer warranties if you bought from them so you could feasibly take to geek squad/Customer service and say it just stopped working. They wouldn't have record that you unlocked the tab. You would most likely need the receipt or some confirmation you bought it there though. Good luck.
Sorry friend, seems like you are in real trouble. I had a very similar problem, my only solution was to exchange it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2203565
As you have unlocked yours, the warranty is no longer valid, and although Asus will fix it, you will have to pay to get it done. Since I'm on my second TF, and it even has had a problem that nearly bricked it, I am simply afraid to unlock it while still within the warranty period.
Might get lucky and see something with it connected to the HDMI port.
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You can't send to ASUS when you use unlock tool they get your S/N and save it in case something like this happens. The only way I can see around this would be if you bought it at a Best Buy. They maintain 1 year manufacturer warranties if you bought from them so you could feasibly take to geek squad/Customer service and say it just stopped working. They wouldn't have record that you unlocked the tab. You would most likely need the receipt or some confirmation you bought it there though. Good luck.
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Best buy does not honor mfg warranty they tell you to call asus.
I currently have a dead tablet as well.
lafester said:
Best buy does not honor mfg warranty they tell you to call asus.
I currently have a dead tablet as well.
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They did with my TF201 and this guys TF700 just a month ago http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240970
They took back my TF201 in August last year. I was told by BB it was done under the manufacturers warranty. It really does depend on who you talk to and how you approach them with the problem. Several people had to try different BB stores until they found that one person working there that either knew HOW to do it or was willing to take it back.
I had the same problem. Tried all the ideas mentioned above. I then put it on the charger for a day and afterwards it just booted like nothing had happened.
(mine is not rooted or unlocked)
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They did with my TF201 and this guys TF700 just a month ago http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240970
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TF201 is a different tab and basically BB and asus came to an agreement to take them back. The guy in your link got lucky. Probably only got a trade because of the extreme nature of the defect. Fact is you cannot just go into BB and get a new tablet under mfg warranty.
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They took back my TF201 in August last year. I was told by BB it was done under the manufacturers warranty. It really does depend on who you talk to and how you approach them with the problem. Several people had to try different BB stores until they found that one person working there that either knew HOW to do it or was willing to take it back.
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Exactly.
Now for the good news. My tablet came back to life last night after 3 weeks of trying. It was totally dead and wouldn't even vibrate anymore. plugged it in and it actually tried to boot right away but then turned off. Let it charge for a few and tried again and it booted no problem. Battery % is now showing accurately and it has now been running fine for 12 hours.
My problem is I went out and got an HP envy x2 (win8) tab on saturday. Now to decide which to keep... I love the envy but the new quad cores are coming out this fall which should really make it a versatile little laptop. Just don't know if I can live with android now that I have a taste of full win 8.
lafester said:
TF201 is a different tab and basically BB and asus came to an agreement to take them back. The guy in your link got lucky. Probably only got a trade because of the extreme nature of the defect. Fact is you cannot just go into BB and get a new tablet under mfg warranty.
Exactly.
Now for the good news. My tablet came back to life last night after 3 weeks of trying. It was totally dead and wouldn't even vibrate anymore. plugged it in and it actually tried to boot right away but then turned off. Let it charge for a few and tried again and it booted no problem. Battery % is now showing accurately and it has now been running fine for 12 hours.
My problem is I went out and got an HP envy x2 (win8) tab on saturday. Now to decide which to keep... I love the envy but the new quad cores are coming out this fall which should really make it a versatile little laptop. Just don't know if I can live with android now that I have a taste of full win 8.
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Wouldn't be a problem for me...Asus - Bye bye!:laugh:
I have received a RMA number and will send it in tomorrow. I will post what happens next when I get word from ASUS.
cabo8243 said:
I have received a RMA number and will send it in tomorrow. I will post what happens next when I get word from ASUS.
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Any updates? My TF700 stopped turning on as well. Same recovery efforts, now waiting on the battery to drain. I unlocked/rooted for cleanrom (faster/better). Worked fantastic till last thursday and it refused to turn on in my college class. This could signal my exit from Android even though I have a lot of money invested in apps.
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Any updates? My TF700 stopped turning on as well. Same recovery efforts, now waiting on the battery to drain. I unlocked/rooted for cleanrom (faster/better). Worked fantastic till last thursday and it refused to turn on in my college class. This could signal my exit from Android even though I have a lot of money invested in apps.
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I recieved my tablet back from asus. Appears they swapped motherboards and i have a stock tablet again. No charges to me. Took about two weeks. Of course i will try and root/unlock again.
cabo8243 said:
I recieved my tablet back from asus. Appears they swapped motherboards and i have a stock tablet again. No charges to me. Took about two weeks. Of course i will try and root/unlock again.
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Good to hear. Aside from the snappier response of cleanrom my biggest issue with the asus firmware was the waste of screen space on the home screen. It had like a 1" border all the way around that you can't put an icon in and that annoyed me the most of all. Been waiting the battery to go completely dead before I send it in just hoping that fixes it.
So I sent a text before dinner, put my phone down on the table, and ate. When I finished and tried to check my phone, it was off. The power key is unresponsive, along with no vibration on hold. I've done all the possible button holds for about a minute. It doesn't seem to register at all when plugged into the computer. I have a crack in my screen from an unfortunate drop about a month ago, so I know RMA is off the table.
Is there anyway I can fix this, or is this a case of ponying up for a replacement?
PS: It's also rooted, with CF-autorooter if I remember properly, with stock 4.4.2
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So I sent a text before dinner, put my phone down on the table, and ate. When I finished and tried to check my phone, it was off. The power key is unresponsive, along with no vibration on hold. I've done all the possible button holds for about a minute. It doesn't seem to register at all when plugged into the computer. I have a crack in my screen from an unfortunate drop about a month ago, so I know RMA is off the table.
Is there anyway I can fix this, or is this a case of ponying up for a replacement?
PS: It's also rooted, with CF-autorooter if I remember properly, with stock 4.4.2
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If the phone doesn't respond to any key combinations, there's little you can do with it.
Why not try to RMA it? If it's a little crack, I doubt whether they will deny RMA. Besides that, you've got nothing to loose.
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If the phone doesn't respond to any key combinations, there's little you can do with it.
Why not try to RMA it? If it's a little crack, I doubt whether they will deny RMA. Besides that, you've got nothing to loose.
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Haha, you've got a point! Thank you for confiriming
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Haha, you've got a point! Thank you for confiriming
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np m8. Good luck with the RMA! :good:
I know it doesn't last long, but has anyone found a way to disable the splash screen every time I plug in my phone? Ain't nobody got time fo dat.
So this mean you havent had any gfs yet right now right?
I suggest that you just should visit your psychologist plug it in unlocked.
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So this mean you havent had any gfs yet right now right?
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gfs?
egotheist said:
I suggest that you just should visit your psychologist plug it in unlocked.
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yay a snarky, yet helpful reply! I'll do that from now on. Thank you
Jeah this screen sucks, any helpful answer to turn it off?
Rushmed said:
Jeah this screen sucks, any helpful answer to turn it off?
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it doesn't do that if it's unlocked. My problem is i want to unlock it after I plug it in. And I have to wait on it
radi0chik said:
it doesn't do that if it's unlocked. My problem is i want to unlock it after I plug it in. And I have to wait on it
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How long does your last? Mine doesn't even last that long to be noticed, literally what seems like seconds. I am not trying to poke fun or bash you in any way, but didn't realize it lasted that long...to be considered an eye sore.
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How long does your last? Mine doesn't even last that long to be noticed, literally what seems like seconds. I am not trying to poke fun or bash you in any way, but didn't realize it lasted that long...to be considered an eye sore.
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it's not long. Like I said, I'm impatient I guess what my problem is, I mount the phone on my motorcycle and plug in the charger. When I turn my bike on, I want to open google maps and check traffic going into work. Once the bike turns on, the splash screen comes up, and I have to sit there and wait for it, before I can do anything. You're absolutely right it's only a few seconds, but it's still annoying me, when I'm trying to get to work, and have to sit and wait for the (totally useless) screen to go away before I can do anything.
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