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gps bug?

Dont know if anyone else has noticed this but has happened to me a couple of times now. If I start up an app that uses gps i.e speed test then when I quit out of the app the gps symbol remains in the notification bar flashing. I dont know how to get rid of it and have to reboot my phone. Any ideas guys?

Is it possible that your app is still running in the background even after you quit? Some apps do that.May explain why gps is still running.
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Hi. Yeah thats a possibility and have been thinking it through. Take for instance speed test, it has no exit key so you have to quit out of it by either clicking back or home. Maybe that is where the bug lies and its nothing to do with my nexus.
One other question I have if you could help me out is about multitasking. Say if I hit the home button when an app is running it still runs in the background. How long does it do this for with out resorting to using an task killer or similar?
Cheers

rob77 said:
Dont know if anyone else has noticed this but has happened to me a couple of times now. If I start up an app that uses gps i.e speed test then when I quit out of the app the gps symbol remains in the notification bar flashing. I dont know how to get rid of it and have to reboot my phone. Any ideas guys?
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This problem is not unique to the Nexus S. I actually haven't seen it on the NS (yet), but I see it routinely on my SGS i9000.
You should be able to easily get rid of it by just turning on and off the GPS with the Power Control Widget. No need to reboot. Turning on and off Location Services in Settings screens for the phone should also do it for you.

Thanks ill try turning it off using the location settings next time it happens. I did try with the widget but when i turned it back on it returned and was still there.

rob77 said:
Hi. Yeah thats a possibility and have been thinking it through. Take for instance speed test, it has no exit key so you have to quit out of it by either clicking back or home. Maybe that is where the bug lies and its nothing to do with my nexus.
One other question I have if you could help me out is about multitasking. Say if I hit the home button when an app is running it still runs in the background. How long does it do this for with out resorting to using an task killer or similar?
Cheers
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From my VERY limited experience, some apps stop running as soon as you press home screen (e.g. website/forum apps), some you need to specifically exit the app (if there is an exit option), and then there are others that stay running until you force stop it. Seems like it depends on the design (or mis-design) of the app.
You can view what apps are still currently running under Manage Apps. You can also manually stop those processes there if need be.
Hope this helps.

Thanks. I've tried looking under manage apps/running apps before but the task I think the gps bug is coming from is never listed in there. Infact not a great deal gets listed in the standard gingerbread applications settings. Games that I know are still running in the background dont get listed either for some reason.

Status and Navigation bar disappear when using any app

Wondering if anyone else is having this problem, and if there's been a fix.
Sometimes, when I go to any app that isn't the home screen, my status and nav bar will disappear. Not completely disappear, mind you--they're just blacked out. I can still pull down the notification shade, and I can still tap the buttons on the nav bar. But I cannot actually see them.
This seems to happen completely at random, sometimes rotating to landscape and back again will fix it. Other times, I'll have to reboot to get it to stop. I've tried getting a screenshot of it, but everything appears just fine in the screenshot itself...

Xodium said:
Wondering if anyone else is having this problem, and if there's been a fix.
Sometimes, when I go to any app that isn't the home screen, my status and nav bar will disappear. Not completely disappear, mind you--they're just blacked out. I can still pull down the notification shade, and I can still tap the buttons on the nav bar. But I cannot actually see them.
This seems to happen completely at random, sometimes rotating to landscape and back again will fix it. Other times, I'll have to reboot to get it to stop. I've tried getting a screenshot of it, but everything appears just fine in the screenshot itself...
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I haven't seen anything like that, it may be particular to your device somehow. Is there any pattern in which apps or types of apps cause the problem?

I thought it had something to do with TeslaLED, so I uninstalled it. But it just crops up completely at random. Even if I haven't used the phone (or used any apps) all day.
Maybe my particular Photon is a lemon. Because now it's beginning to also have Wi-Fi failures.

Xodium did u install argggghhs kernel... if so its a kernel problem u can't run it at 1.89 ghz... I had the same problem with my phone until I figured out the kernel
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gtownswagga said:
Xodium did u install argggghhs kernel... if so its a kernel problem u can't run it at 1.89 ghz... I had the same problem with my phone until I figured out the kernel
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I am running arggggh's kernel, but this was happening even before I touched the bootloader/recovery/kernel in any way. I am also running it at stock speeds (with the minimum set to 96MHz)
I have photos coming. Hang on...
Here's what I mean: http://imgur.com/a/tCO48

Quick settings randomly pops up?

When my infinity is running at random the quick settings pop up, and is really annoying. Is this happening to anyone else? If yes, is there a fix?
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No it's not normal.
Either you have a defective touch screen or keep touching the bottom right of the screen without realising it?

djnikko said:
When my infinity is running at random the quick settings pop up, and is really annoying. Is this happening to anyone else? If yes, is there a fix?
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Are you referring to the notification drawer (the pop-up window with the date, time, connection, toggles, etc.)?
Have you checked your screen for dust enclosed under the glass, or other cruft/fatty smears? Very minor chance, but on other devices, it caused touch registration. I'd look for it primarily in the lower right section of the screen.
No dust? Tough cookie. On which ROM are you? If stock, factory reset would be my next option (if I'd get annoyed enough), and then check if it happens with a nearly 'naked' install. If custom, I'd go stock. If it happened again (multiple times), you might have a hardware issue.
Do you have the dock attached? Which launcher do you have? Do you have an swipe gesture associated somewhere with opening the notification drawer?

Stock ROM, but rooted.
Not unlocked
Yes dock is connected
Yes I'm referring to the toggles, date, time, power selection..
Stock launcher by Asus.
No swipe gestures applied.
I will try and clean screen tonight, I will also see if issue persist when I disconnect from dock. The dock is the tf201 one.
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djnikko said:
Stock ROM, but rooted.
Not unlocked
Yes dock is connected
Yes I'm referring to the toggles, date, time, power selection..
Stock launcher by Asus.
No swipe gestures applied.
I will try and clean screen tonight, I will also see if issue persist when I disconnect from dock. The dock is the tf201 one.
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Mhhhhhh... This doesn't bode too well. Give the screen a good wipe, and I hope you get lucky and the issue goes away all by itself. You might try and reinstall the stock ROM by the file method provided in the stickies (can be done with a locked bootloader). If that doesn't help, well... I can't think of anything else at the moment. I then wouldn't take the risk, so I'd return it. Sadly. Sadly, but surely.

I'm actually having the opposite problem as you, sometimes I can't open that notification area. I know when it's going to happen because where it normally says External Storage Inserted it's blank there, and I can't click it.

So I tested last night. Cleaned smudges and such. Seems as though the keyboard is the culprit. Hinges are loose. And now it puts pressure on lower right screen bottom. Thanks for everyone's help.
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Awkward issue in Maps (all versions)

alright, so i bought the nexus 5 month or so ago.
the issue i'm having:
i go in maps. say i'm rather close over berlin. i enter "Munich" in the seach bar. the "flyover" starts. however it doesnt finish over munich, it stops halfway through.
on my device its reproducable. no matter what destination i enter, the flyover just stops somewhere around halfway through, always at the very same spot. it i then go back to the search bar and tap on the "go" button again, the flyover continues, but still doesnt end. it takes me 3 times tapping on the "go"/"search" button until munich is visible. however it is still not centered. even after 5 further clicks its still not completely zoomed in.
this really bugs me. i dont use maps very often, but when i do i have to see this crap.
not quite sure if related, but i'm playing family guy lately. whenever you order a character to do something, the camera usually locks on the character while he walks to wherever he has to go. on my device, the camera just stops following him after a few seconds. seems the same/similar issue than whats going on in maps.
any idea what it could be? i really dont want to root and install a custom rom on the nexus 5 until google supports it.
i already cleared the cache, cleared the data and uninstalled all updates. in every version in every configuration this bug persists.

murfi said:
alright, so i bought the nexus 5 month or so ago.
the issue i'm having:
i go in maps. say i'm rather close over berlin. i enter "Munich" in the seach bar. the "flyover" starts. however it doesnt finish over munich, it stops halfway through.
on my device its reproducable. no matter what destination i enter, the flyover just stops somewhere around halfway through, always at the very same spot. it i then go back to the search bar and tap on the "go" button again, the flyover continues, but still doesnt end. it takes me 3 times tapping on the "go"/"search" button until munich is visible. however it is still not centered. even after 5 further clicks its still not completely zoomed in.
this really bugs me. i dont use maps very often, but when i do i have to see this crap.
not quite sure if related, but i'm playing family guy lately. whenever you order a character to do something, the camera usually locks on the character while he walks to wherever he has to go. on my device, the camera just stops following him after a few seconds. seems the same/similar issue than whats going on in maps.
any idea what it could be? i really dont want to root and install a custom rom on the nexus 5 until google supports it.
i already cleared the cache, cleared the data and uninstalled all updates. in every version in every configuration this bug persists.
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First step I would try is rebooting your phone into Safe mode. If the problem persists then you can eliminate 3rd party apps from the equation. If it's fixed then you can assume one of your apps is causing the issue.

bblzd said:
First step I would try is rebooting your phone into Safe mode. If the problem persists then you can eliminate 3rd party apps from the equation. If it's fixed then you can assume one of your apps is causing the issue.
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sorry, forgot to mention: i tried safe mode. problem still persists.

murfi said:
sorry, forgot to mention: i tried safe mode. problem still persists.
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Have you tried different Locations settings? Does the same thing happen during High Performance, Battery Saver, and Device Only?
Only other thing I can think to try is resetting the phone to factory default.

bblzd said:
Have you tried different Locations settings? Does the same thing happen during High Performance, Battery Saver, and Device Only?
Only other thing I can think to try is resetting the phone to factory default.
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i have all locations settings turned off. but tried it with them turned on, still the same.
i suppose a factory reset is whats left to do... :/
i might as well root it, while i'm at it

Black screen after 5.0 update

I received OTA yesterday and so far found one bug. There is a black screen comes up randomly. Top and bottom bars are visible but I can't do anything to get out of it. The only thing that works is restart. I can't pinpoint the app that might be causing it. It happened while updating apps or using Firefox. Anybody else having this issue?
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Did you wipe your cash after updating? I had experienced several bags after the OTA update too, but i cleaned cash from the recovery mode and now everything works just fine.

Did wiped cache from recovery mode yesterday and it was OK. Today the black screen issue is back. It's quite annoying having to restart.
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Hi there, I am currently having the same bug on my Nexus 4 device.
It appears the same way, with the Softbuttons visibile and the top bar still able to be pulled down. Plus that there is no option if I restart to get my SIM card recognized. Pretty annoying when you have an encrypted nexus device and have to wait 2 minutes to restart with a 40% chance of NOT getting the black screen again.
My assumption is that it has something to do with the kernel. Any suggestions/confirmations?
Best regards

JYBM said:
Hi there, I am currently having the same bug on my Nexus 4 device.
It appears the same way, with the Softbuttons visibile and the top bar still able to be pulled down. Plus that there is no option if I restart to get my SIM card recognized. Pretty annoying when you have an encrypted nexus device and have to wait 2 minutes to restart with a 40% chance of NOT getting the black screen again.
My assumption is that it has something to do with the kernel. Any suggestions/confirmations?
Best regards
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Same problem here... black screen with only softbuttons visible and notification bar working.
I think the problem occurs when an application is in full screen mode (no softbuttons visible) and you do a little swipe to make the softbuttons appear... It must be something with the way the softbuttons overlap the screen, I think.
Any help?

I am also seeing this problem on my Nexus 5 which I flashed the factory image with full wipe. I have had it when exiting apps and also when an app is open it can just happen. If i swipe up from the bottom sometime I get a flash of the screen during the animation so it is as if a layer is over the screen. I hope this is fixed as it is random, this morning it happened and after a reboot i logged in and it happened before I opened an app, reboot, then happened again a few mins later, but after a 3rd reboot has been ok???

For everyone that is experiencing this problem... do you have Tasker installed?
I disabled tasker and since then I don't have this problem... so far.

Still happening once in awhile and I do have Tasker.
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It happens to me. My current theory is that, in my case, it may have to do with a profile manager I use which turns the lock screen pattern lock on and off depending on where I am.

Cool_fury said:
For everyone that is experiencing this problem... do you have Tasker installed?
I disabled tasker and since then I don't have this problem... so far.
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I also have tasker, don't want to disable it as I find it too useful, can you keep us all informed if it cures the issue.

rpudner said:
I also have tasker, don't want to disable it as I find it too useful, can you keep us all informed if it cures the issue.
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I also find tasker very useful.. but I think it was causing the problem. No more black screens since then.
To try to narrow it down even further... do you have a profile to enable/disable the lockscreen in certain situations?

Cool_fury said:
I also find tasker very useful.. but I think it was causing the problem. No more black screens since then.
To try to narrow it down even further... do you have a profile to enable/disable the lockscreen in certain situations?
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I do use tasker to disable the lock screen, I wish that the smart lock would completley disable the lock screen, and not just the secure section. I will take all the lock screen options out of my tasks and reboot, will test for a few days.

I tested over the weekend and had no black screens with all tasker/secure settings lock screen disables turned off, I left all other actions on , so I think you are correct. actualy got on OK using the smart unlock, although when in my house sometimes GPS is lost so it will relock, but not a real issue. Thanks for the heads up