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It's starting to get really annoying and should be a priority. Does anyone know if it's in the works?.
Also I let a friend with an android phone try out my phone and the keyboard kept dissapearing on him. Needless to say, he will never buy windows phone.
I thought it was just me. I thought I was somehow touching the screen by mistake.
Now, I really want to throw this thing into a wall.
I read somewhere its to do with background tasks, everytime one in the background starts up the keyboard disappears so if its a rly big problem then try disabling all background tasks and live tiles?
Happens to me often as well.
I also get the LG logo/sleep of death often enough now.
Hmmm I don't have any of these issues :S
The latest update didn't fix it. Seems to have made it worse. I barely use that phone now. The keyboard closes out way too often resulting in misclicks and lost text that I had typed into input boxes.
I thought this was common knowledge. It even happened when typing this. wpcentral "http://forums.wpcentral.com/windows-phone-7-os-discussion/182948.htm" forums also have reports of this.
I just think and hope a fix is soon. No excuses.
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I thought it was just me. I thought I was somehow touching the screen by mistake.
Now, I really want to throw this thing into a wall.
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I'm soooooo glad 2 know that others are also suffering from this stupid glitch, (now I know I'm not crazy anyway), I find that when it happens if I put my phone to sleep, and then wake it up, that seems 2 fix the issue; of course until it happens again 5 seconds frickin' later
I swear, sometimes I think Microsoft wants 2 lose WP7 customers, (and potential customers), and not because of the issues per say, (every phone has it's issues), but it's their total lack of giving a sh*t, dragging their asses, and not getting on a damn fix, (or @ least acknowledge there's a problem, and let people know you're working on it, $%#@%$#%@$%!!
**I think I'm going 2 join vetvito, and throw this MOFO right through the frickin wall, ARGHHHHH!!**
It doesn't seem to happen on my lumia 800, it hits the dvp hard now that I've finally begun to use the on screen keyboard on it.
Wow I thought it was just me too. Figured I would tap somewhere off the keyboard. Doesnt happen that often to me. Really only when Im using the xda app.
What would fix it just about every time was tapping off the input box somewhere then retapping on the input box.
Possibly an issue with non mango apps in mango.. Cuz the xda app is one of the only apps I use that hasnt been updated since mango. I cant remember if it ever happened to me while using IE.
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I'm soooooo glad 2 know that others are also suffering from this stupid glitch, (now I know I'm not crazy anyway), I find that when it happens if I put my phone to sleep, and then wake it up, that seems 2 fix the issue; of course until it happens again 5 seconds frickin' later
I swear, sometimes I think Microsoft wants 2 lose WP7 customers, (and potential customers), and not because of the issues per say, (every phone has it's issues), but it's their total lack of giving a sh*t, dragging their asses, and not getting on a damn fix, (or @ least acknowledge there's a problem, and let people know you're working on it, $%#@%$#%@$%!!
**I think I'm going 2 join vetvito, and throw this MOFO right through the frickin wall, ARGHHHHH!!**
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You realy need to work in your anger management ...
Its just a "frickin" problem man and it will be fixed in the next update ...
Take it easy m8...chill out
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you must've spent about 800 bucks for that Lumia , if your in Austin , Ill wait a bit before I shell that much for a phone
I can't believe there is no fix for this yet. Its the second most annoying thing right after the push notification not working.
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@reeg420 - Thanx for the work around, I was using the sleep function 2 get around this very annoying issue, but your workaround is so much faster, and less frustrating
@colossus_r - Just because you're content w/ owning a expensive device, that can't even get the simple things right, (and it's been over a year), doesn't mean I am. I don't need anger management, because I am actually a very laid back guy, but when I wanted 2 vent I vented; who cares.
I see it like this, I paid close too $700 for my phone, waited for over a year 2 get the most basic functions, (and this is from a company that is supposedly, "trying", 2 keep/gain customers), and now those basic functions are again not working, so I don't know about you, but I believe this is bull****, and if Microsoft really wanted 2 fix the issue they would.
It's not like this issue just cropped up today, and only affects 1 person, and it just so happens that the keyboard working properly, is just a little wee important. like N8ter said, this among other issues almost makes the phone a pain in the ass 2 use, so why use it @ all, and I think I'm going 2 start taking a stance like him, because this is unacceptable; period!!
**Hell, I even updated my phone just about an hour ago, but alas no fix, I guess, "the theory", of the fix being in the next update kinda fell flat on it's face**
I boxed this phone up for days and eventually whipped it back out. The keyboard issue is so frustrating... They really need to get that fixed asap.
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Does anybody know if there is a way to make the keyboard come back up while writing an email.
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I've just got back from looking at the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0" on display in the Carphone Warehouse.
Has anybody else noticed that the screen doesn't respond smoothly to pinch-to-zoom gestures in Google Maps? I tried exactly the same thing on a couple of other tablets on display - e.g. TF Prime, Galaxy Tab 7.7 and they responded exactly as I would expect. The errant behaviour I noticed was that the zoom didn't always change the way I expected it to - some gestures resulted in wildly different zoom levels than I was expecting, and it just didn't do a good job of tracking two fingers at once. (Just sweeping one finger over the screen was okay so far as I could see.)
For some reason, the stock web browser seemed to be pretty well behaved. I tried rebooting the device, but that didn't seem to make any difference. Have Samsung cheaped out on the input digitiser, or was the unit in the store faulty?
I'd appreciate any feedback - at £200 I was walking into the store ready to buy one, but my experience with Google Maps really put me off.
I would never use a store model as a performance benchmark. They are good for getting a physical feel for the device but when you have a popular device that just came out that tons of people are using, installing different (Possibly malicious) apps, and just basically abusing they tend to never perform the way they will when you actually own the device.
I will test out maps myself but I believe this device is plenty fast enough for anything you throw at it.
Thanks for taking the time to reply, and for agreeing to give it a go - I look forward to hearing your impressions...
I don't have any issues with Google Maps on my tablet. I haven't used it that often, but I don't notice anything unusual when zooming in and out.
I made a video and went to post it to youtube but it's not letting me. Basically Maps is smooth as butter. I had no trouble zooming in and out and moving around the entire map. No lag at all.
Thank you both for your responses, it's been very helpful to get some real world opinions! I clearly need to give this tablet a second chance.
I'll report back soon once I've made a second visit to the shop...
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Thank you both for your responses, it's been very helpful to get some real world opinions! I clearly need to give this tablet a second chance.
I'll report back soon once I've made a second visit to the shop...
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I would definitely say at least restart the tablet before you start using it. Makes a world of difference.
It's my experience that this tablets screen is a little unresponsive. My phone has a very responsive screen as compared to the tablet and when I use the tablet with a mouse all the issues go away. I use a Logitech mouse (M110) I bought locally for under $10.00 with this tablet. When using the mouse there is no lag and unresponsiveness.
I still think this tablet is great and am very happy using it daily especially with the app "tablet talk" installed.
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It's my experience that this tablets screen is a little unresponsive.
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I have to agree. Sometimes it's perfect. Sometimes it acts like it's doing something else and too busy to respond. It seems to be most prominent in the all the different browsers I've tried. And it seems to get worse as I add more apps - though I never get past more than half-a-dozen or so before it becomes so bad that I give up and start over. I've tried to isolate it to one specific app, but it even does it in a box-stock configuration. Performing a factory reset fixes it for a time, and then it gradually starts to degrade again.
Sadly, I'm returning it.
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I have to agree. Sometimes it's perfect. Sometimes it acts like it's doing something else and too busy to respond. It seems to be most prominent in the all the different browsers I've tried. And it seems to get worse as I add more apps - though I never get past more than half-a-dozen or so before it becomes so bad that I give up and start over. I've tried to isolate it to one specific app, but it even does it in a box-stock configuration. Performing a factory reset fixes it for a time, and then it gradually starts to degrade again.
Sadly, I'm returning it.
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wow never had anything close to this
I notice a stutter sometimes when I am loading the screen up from sleep with the widgets, but after that its fine and I purposely never reboot just to see how it all lasts.
Reboots seriously do help me though. My home screen will be laggy about hallway through the day but I reboot and then, its smooth.
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Poor screen response on mine too. I'm gonna jump over to Samsung threads and see if any reports are being discussed there. Will post findings :banghead:
Soooo, nothing at samsung
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Thank you all for taking the time to respond. It almost sounds like there could be a couple of hardware versions out there. Is there any way to find out, as one does with Device Manager in Windows, what the exact hardware configuration is of an Android device? A useful app from the market?
Does ICS come with an easily accessed CPU usage monitor? It sounds like the screen response might be worse when the processor is loaded up...?
(I'm also not familiar enough with Linux to know what command lines might work, if there's no app which would show hardware configuration.)
I'm hoping to get back to the Carphone Warehouse tomorrow, and will ask the salesperson nicely if it's possible to try a new device that hasn't been put out on display...
I'm pretty sure it's bad form to keep replying to your own topic, but here goes anyway!
My plans changed at the last minute this morning and I had another chance to visit the shop. I discovered the CPU usage overlay in the developer options, and noted that when idle there didn't seem to be any gremlins sucking up all the CPU time. Maps was still a problem, and the gallery was a bit wonky too. It might just be me, but I also found precision selection (e.g. picking a hyperlink out of small text in the browser) to be a little less likely to succeed than I expected.
I wanted to speak to the staff about looking at another example of the P3110, but they were generally uninterested and I had to get back to work after hanging around for 20-30 minutes. Anyway, after looking at their returns policy, it seems like you have no rights to a return an item you buy in-store unless there is a fault which you can convince the staff about. Given their lack of interest in the problem when I brought it up on my last visit, I'm not really willing to risk that!
I'd suggest that anyone interested in buying one of these tablets does so over the phone or internet, because you then have a 14 day return period. The Carphone Warehouse terms and conditions state that if you want to return a tablet ordered online or on the phone that you must adhere to the following:
"Tablets:
* You can turn the tablet on and try it out. But you can't make any calls or send texts or emails, or add anything to its memory (such as saving numbers or taking a photo)
* The tablet must be returned in its original condition"
...So presumably, keep it clean and do a factory reset before you take it back!
For my part, I wouldn't want to buy one without a get-out clause, so I will be considering this option.
To conclude:
After this second visit, I think that many people would be fine with the device - it does respond to your inputs, it's just that under some circumstances it might take two or three goes to get the desired response. With a little patience this is not a problem at all, and considering the price point it's probably acceptable.
Unfortunately, I guess I'm not so patient as I once was - I'm too used to the way that my Galaxy S (Stock 2.3.5 ROM, XXJVT) responds to inputs, and I'd rather not take a step backwards. Ultimately, I'm now considering combining my desire to have a small ICS tablet with a mobile phone upgrade, in order to justify a Galaxy S III with its larger display (once the blue version is fixed/available).
Samsung would probably be happy with this outcome - after all, I'm now talking myself into spending £500 on one of their products instead of 'just' £200!
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It sounds like the screen response might be worse when the processor is loaded up...?
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Intuitively, the first thing I checked. In my case, nothing obvious indicated by the built-in task manager. I even tried using the setting Developer Options -> Do not Keep Activities
I hadn't seen that before, but it didn't help.
BodHack said:
Unfortunately, I guess I'm not so patient as I once was - I'm too used to the way that my Galaxy S (Stock 2.3.5 ROM, XXJVT) responds to inputs, and I'd rather not take a step backwards.
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I guess I'm in the same boat. I'm really looking for a 7-inch Droid X - without the phone.
Seems like some of us are having issues and some of us aren't, might it be a faulty hardware thing or a bad batch?
androidpixar said:
Seems like some of us are having issues and some of us aren't, might it be a faulty hardware thing or a bad batch?
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I just bought mine over the weekend so it is possible I got a newer revision than others who bought it in early May.
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I just bought mine over the weekend so it is possible I got a newer revision than others who bought it in early May.
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You having issues? I got mine last week and no issues so far.
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You having issues? I got mine last week and no issues so far.
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No, I am not having issues. Sorry said that earlier in the post.
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androidpixar said:
Seems like some of us are having issues and some of us aren't, might it be a faulty hardware thing or a bad batch?
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It reminds me of the first attempt by VZW/Moto at rolling out GB on for the Droid X. Some people praised it. Others cursed it. Some people got a new X2.
I was a cusser. Happily humming along now, still on FroYo.
It's true, though. Hardware continually gets revised and updated - not always for good. It could be as simple as changes in tolerances, or supplier's manufacturing processes.
Hi, I was going to exchange my phone for the 3rd time because of the wifi issues, losing signal, dust under screen,etc (I have insurance). Anyway, the main reason I wanted to exchange the one x was because it was stuck in airplane mode. When I was driving to futureshop, they said that they couldn't exchange it because they have to SEE the problem since I exchanged to many phones. Is there a way to put the phone stuck on airplane mode so I can exchange it? This phone has some serious problems. I'm with Rogers BTW.
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Really? If you're just going to post three periods, why even bother posting at all? If you don't like the question and have nothing good/informative to say, don't bother posting a useless response.
OP, sorry, but I just hate seeing people post useless responses (which is ironic, because my post doesn't contribute to the thread either). Good luck finding a way to replace the phone though.
These are all clearly software problems (except dust under screen). Others are having the same problems. Why do you keep exchanging? I say buy a different phone if you can't live with these issues as this type of practice drives up prices for everyone. 99 percent of time itis not a hardware issue unless something (wifi etc) never works.
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I do want to get an other phone, I want to get the galaxy note. The One X has too many issues for me. I'll probably buy the One X in the future, when the problems are resolved.
File an insurance claim and say your nephew or some other toddler took it when nobody was looking and just get one. You lost it. Don't know where it is. Then sell it if you like.
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I feel inclined to defend the above statement by saying that I don't condone fraud and whatnot but when the phone bill looks like a car note you gotta feel cheated.
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It is a software problem.
Nobody here knows how to resolve it.
I suspect if there is ever a firmware update it maybe a bug that gets fixed but I do not trust Rogers approve a firmware update.
Other than this minor pain i love the device.
Mine locked in airplane mode 4 times I purchased it I love the device.
When the annoying bug pops up, I just power off a reset the phone.
I say to myself .... minor issue.
I suspect anything I buy will have some minor bugs somewhere.
I just wanted to post, saying thank you to everyone here.
I've had my Infuse for almost 2 years now, and while it will kinda be sad to let it go here soon for a Nexus 4, I have to say, you all turned my opinion on the phone around.
I run through AT&T, and when I got the phone, it was my first smartphone. My biggest problem was all the AT&T bloatware on it. It kept running in the background, making it hard to do anything as it lagged up my phone. It really ruined it for me. I looked up online to see when I could finally leave Froyo and maybe see if it would run faster on GB, and learned about the Kies upgrade. I started the method, and it sat there for half a day doing nothing but sitting at 30% until I finally disconnected it in frustration. Turns out, it was upgrading, but the cord wasn't good enough to do it, and I had bricked my phone. I panicked, as I was trying to find a job, and without my phone, I was screwed.
I came to this site looking for help. When I finally tried a new cord and Heimdall one-click, it worked gloriously (big thank you to qwkster for all of your help on that with your informative posts here). I was so excited to run gingerbread, but something was wrong. I couldn't save contacts, and my phone just generally didn't want to work. I didn't want to try messing with it again, because I didn't want to break it. Eventually, my phone bricked itself, and at this point, I checked to find a warranty on it. My warranty had expired 3 months after I got the phone, so as AT&T tried to run me through the hoops of either an insurance claim or an early upgrade, both of which cost me money I didn't have, I finally told them I was not doing either, and told her that the best help she could give me was telling me that I don't have a warranty. I decided to root my phone that night.
After 4 hours of searching for a one-click that rooted my phone and removed all the bloatware, I finally found one of qwksters helpful posts and got it to work. My phone was finally mine, actually mine to fully control, and it was great. It ran so fast, and it just felt amazing to use, I was so excited. I started working at a corporate radioshack after that, and thats when I started getting some nice cases for it to just make me feel more like this phone was truly my phone. The cases made people think I had a stronger phone than I did, and it just made it that much more awesome.
The night before Halo 4 released though, I had remembered that halo 4 would support smartglass, and went to download the app. M$, being the great people they are, didn't let it support GB, so I looked on here again to find a work-around, and learned about Cyanogen Mod. My night was cleared and set ahead of me, and I prepared to turn my already awesome phone into something even better.
I did all the work-arounds, and got my phone upgraded to JB. At first, I worried that there were some big issues with it, such as facebook sync not working. Found out, that was really a minor issue that made me worry a lot, and it was fixable, though I've been too lazy to use it lol. Either way, I got to work to next day, and my Store Manager was dumbfounded at my phone, questioning why I didn't get a new phone at the store. I told him it wasn't a new phone, and he was surprised at what I had done to my phone, one that was discontinued and kinda forgotten about. I love what this phone does now, I love what google did with Android, and even moreso, I love the xda community for making me realize just how good an Android phone can be when the user is given control of it.
The biggest downfall is the battery life, but it lasts a day so its really not that bad. Plus, we have chargers all over radioshack, so its normally fine lol. Either way, this phone is spectacular, and I have to admit, I will hate to see it go, but I can't wait to try out an officially branded google phone.
When the day comes that I jump over to the Nexus 4 forums, I just want it to be known here that you guys made my Android experience the best it could be. The CM team and qwkster in particular are two of the greatest assets to this, and I can't thank you enough. I love this phone, and I love google even more for how well they have done with their OS and supported the community to do even greater.
Keep on doing what you are doing here, it works, it works miracles
Are you on the backorder list for the N4 as well?
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Well written. Most of us have had similar experiences with XDA community.
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Absolutely. You couldn't have sucked it out of my mind any better. This entire community is awesome. I donate to everyone whose code I use, and am quite happy to do so.
The Infuse is an awesome phone and my first smartphone too. It was indeed scary to to that first rooting...but it opened the door to lots and lots of other great experiences and trials with my phone.
Whatever my next phone is, I will be turning again toothed excellent folks here, and hopefully can give some code of the my own back someday.
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Let us know how you like the Nexus 4
That was beautiful :'(
Yea i am also proud of the infuse and all the support it has been given.
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Love the infuse. I would definitely still use that as my daily driver, but i am using a 4s just because it will not ever fail, like my phone on debloated stock gingerbread, stable as a rock. But it is on a heavily modified CM10 i made lol, still rocks. I was looking at a nexus 4, and played with the optimus G at Best Buy, and boy let me tell you, i could not slow the dang thing down! I was looking at the G, Note 2, and One X+ but something way better like the S4 will be out soon, and i might as well wait now until my contract is up in 4-5 months now.
To be honest, I have not heard one good thing about the N4 to date. Granted I haven't heard any really bad things, like the phone exploding in your hand the second you try to run it at 100%, but enough to sway me away from it.
Like you in a way, I came to these forums some time ago whilst working on what was one of my first smartphones, the HTC 8195 Wizard. Slider phone with full keyboard, halfway decent graphics, but sucky WM5.0 OS.
Next up was the HTC 8925 Kaiser, AKA "ATT Tilt", which ran WinMo 6.0 at best, but some pretty crafty and resourceful devs here on XDA ported Android to it, not just firmwares but kernels as well. L1q1D taught me a few things on kernel structure and memory mapping (really important on those phones), and the rest just seemed to fall into place; I was hooked.
The best I could do was try to port Honeycomb through use of "blind porting" from another HTC phone, but I couldn't get the kernel to fully come on line with the new memory structure, and all I could get was a really long bootloop and an almost non-functional homescreen.
Which brings me to the Infuse, which I aquired through the normal upgrade channels when contract came up. I got 2 of them, one for me, one for the now ex-girlfriend, who constantly bugs me to upgrade her phone since she's still on 2.2.1 Froyo.
Everyone here, devs and noobs, are always kind and willing to lend a kernel of knowledge, if it's something they know how to fix. If they can't fix it, they can point you to someone who can.
Lots of love and respect for everyone here on XDA, not just this forum.
There is a wealth of knowledge and information out there on just about any phone/smartphone available around the world. You can even step outside the bounds of your subscribed forum (this one) and find another phone using similar hardware, and maybe use some apps that also run on that device, even some "bloatware" from the manufacturer that you find useful, yet is not included in your favorite firmware.
Again, hate to lose another "Infuser" to the N4, but choice is choice... just don't drop it...ever.
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Again, hate to lose another "Infuser" to the N4, but choice is choice... just don't drop it...ever.
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I went the way of the N4 as well. I read many things about the phone that were bad, but after about two weeks of use I have nothing to complain about. I still use my infuse at home for browsing the internet and some games, I guess you could say my "phablet" because I can't make calls with it. I still browse these infuse forums daily! Don't think I could ever get rid of it.
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So theres a new One X update out today it seems. My dad is currently using a One X. But every time theres an update it turns into a HUGE ordeal with having to listen to him complain for days and days about it, and the day of usually non stop hours worth of it that would drive you mad (And usually him calling up our phone provider to complain at them about it and drive them crazy to). So i'd REALLY like a way to just disable the updates from happening. Unfortunately I have yet to find any real info on doing this.
All the people ive seen talk about it are using rooted phones (Which his is not and i'd rather not do so either. He has a way about messing up technology. Last thing he needs is an easier way to mess things up). So hoping maybe someone knows a way to disable them or block them. Any help would be appreciated so I can avoid another long period of pain.
Unfortunately I don't think you can, I may be wrong. I would reccomend just putting a custom ROM on his phone and telling him not to touch certain apps I.e titanium backup or the su app etc
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