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g2x just restarted on its own??

I never had restarting issues don't think it was what most of you guys going through this the first time it's happened. When it restarted all stock Widgets are back on the screen all firmware still the same runs a bit smoother don't really know what they changed anyone has a clue??????

Did it factory reset on you? All your apps still there?
I call it the G2x lottery, every time the phone reboots or I turn it off and back on, there's a chance it'll factory reset itself! I've actually been going on a month now with no random factory reset *fingers crossed*

Yea all my apps still here still logged in Google account just the original Widgets even the tip widget is restored seems a lil bit smoother.

filero555 said:
i never had restarting issues don't think it was what most of you guys going through this the first time it's happened. When it restarted all stock widgets are back on the screen all firmware still the same runs a bit smoother don't really know what they changed anyone has a clue??????
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Welcome to the party, pal!

filero555 said:
I never had restarting issues don't think it was what most of you guys going through this the first time it's happened. When it restarted all stock Widgets are back on the screen all firmware still the same runs a bit smoother don't really know what they changed anyone has a clue??????
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I know exactly what your talking about. I had to go through 2 other G2x'z before I got one that did not play opossum (freeze). But either Tuesday or Wednesday I heard the start up intro going off. Full battery. Then it happened today. Im sure it's an issue, but it's a different one than the others. Reason why I say different is that the others I had to remove the battery rinse and repeat when needed. With this issue, I simply have a Ghost reboot. I'll keep searching...
They don't call em Smart-phones for nothing.

I'm pretty used to the random reboots now. This is my 3rd G2x and it reboots the least. Once or twice a day. Actually Just rebooted 5 minutes ago sitting on the nightstand. Was hoping to see an update that would kill these random reboots but at this point, the terrible battery life and poor sound quality helped me decide that there won't be a 4th try.

Is this how it starts?

Bad day today. This morning started out with a very difficult time getting the screen to work. Everything took 2-3 touches. Some things I had to give up on. This lasted all day. A short while ago I was reading some pages and it got so bad I just pulled out my tablet. 10 minutes latter I grabbed the phone and it would not activate...just a black screen. Battery pull required. I recalled reading about black screens of death.
Is this part of a normal pattern of quality decline I'm seeing? Ill keep an eye on it for a few days, I have a 30 day remorse period.
Thoughts, suggestions, words of wisdom? Just don't say root..won't root in the remorse period.

alodar1 said:
Bad day today. This morning started out with a very difficult time getting the screen to work. Everything took 2-3 touches. Some things I had to give up on. This lasted all day. A short while ago I was reading some pages and it got so bad I just pulled out my tablet. 10 minutes latter I grabbed the phone and it would not activate...just a black screen. Battery pull required. I recalled reading about black screens of death.
Is this part of a normal pattern of quality decline I'm seeing? Ill keep an eye on it for a few days, I have a 30 day remorse period.
Thoughts, suggestions, words of wisdom? Just don't say root..won't root in the remorse period.
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Ummm.....
Rom?
Kernel?
Uv?
Profiles?
Oops didnt finish reading post. Root!
G2X

Sotty to say this mine does this.
Are you using auto brightness?
That's when my phone acts funny and don't want to wake up.
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KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
Sotty to say this mine does this.
Are you using auto brightness?
That's when my phone acts funny and don't want to wake up.
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Everything is stock out of the box. If auto bright is selected by default then yes.
What timing for this to occur. My sensation just arrived in Seattle for delivery tomorrow. Was hoping for an honest comparison.

when i first bought the phone, the screen felt insensitive too, also 2-3 touch, especially that "touch android" in the beginning to set it up. It was ridiculous for first impression
But hey, i rooted it and flashed it with a rom & kernel so everythings all good

If it helps the first g2x I got 420 I didn't root and it wouldn't turn of after a week .. rooted replacement with faux and now its been good
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Sounds like after awhile the phone starts to misbehave on stock everything. I have seen other ppl complain having same issues while on stock.
I had a my phone getting hot and it rebooted after that and then apn would not stick. I'm glad I had apn backed up so it wasn't much of a problem.
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Well my sensation arrived this morning at 1113. Its now 137 and its still not running. Apparently are still downloading. On the G2x, same apparently 20 minutes tops.
First thoughts after that, sensation is only a few fractions wider. Side by side no wifi, g2x pulls 2 bars 4g. Sensation 2bars 2g.
Screen comparison ...toss up..both look good...better? ?? They are different...
Scrolling is different. G2x is smooth uni page, a continuous page action. Sensation is page by page.
So far I'm leaning strongly towards g2x...except for that touch screen worry. That plays very heavy here. With no fix in sight, g2x would go back. But I've got 30 days
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Just perform a factory reset or reflash your rom and kernel to fix the black screen issue. Mine started doing it and that fixed it. Everytime I tried to unlock the screen it went black but was still on technically cuz I could unlock and open apps. I had to hit the unlock button and have mg finger on the screen already to keep it from going off, then I could unlock it.

JHaste said:
Just perform a factory reset or reflash your rom and kernel to fix the black screen issue. Mine started doing it and that fixed it. Everytime I tried to unlock the screen it went black but was still on technically cuz I could unlock and open apps. I had to hit the unlock button and have mg finger on the screen already to keep it from going off, then I could unlock it.
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hes all stock but yea he could do a factory reset of stock rom i dont really see it doing anything unless there is a corrupt app and the way to fix that is factory reset then when it says restore backup data you uncheck it, this way it doesnt restore anything or any app that was corrupt and then start fresh one app at a time, and keep it on for a few days then if its good add another app. thats the real way to find out, it is tedious and time consuming but it u will find out what it is. but... after the remorse period he could add throw on another rom and kernel that solved my issue with sleep of death issues on stock

With stock there is a bug where it is always in engineering mode or something like that. There is a patch available in the development section, but don't remember if root is needed to apply it. How long since you last shut the phone off? If I remember right, that bug would cause everything to slow down really bad after a couple days. Try rebooting once a day and see if this issue comes back. If that works, you may be able to get by until you are willing to root.

jsapp said:
With stock there is a bug where it is always in engineering mode or something like that. There is a patch available in the development section, but don't remember if root is needed to apply it. How long since you last shut the phone off? If I remember right, that bug would cause everything to slow down really bad after a couple days. Try rebooting once a day and see if this issue comes back. If that works, you may be able to get by until you are willing to root.
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Yes root is required because it requires ClockWorkMod to flash it.
This is why the phone boots up so quick out of the box because it doesn't preload anything but this causes it to become overloaded and run out of memory after some use and locks up.
The LG O2x had the same issues.
Stock REQUIRES the patch to function properly. Or just flash CM7 and enjoy the wealth of great features.

player911 said:
Yes root is required because it requires ClockWorkMod to flash it.
This is why the phone boots up so quick out of the box because it doesn't preload anything but this causes it to become overloaded and run out of memory after some use and locks up.
The LG O2x had the same issues.
Stock REQUIRES the patch to function properly. Or just flash CM7 and enjoy the wealth of great features.
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My thinking...and pardon the train of thought....if something out of the box is broke...like this....then...rooting it still leaves me with a device that had to be fixed...by me. I had 10 days of no issues with the G2x. I ordered and received the Sensation only because my son has one...and its nice. I have 30 days to try them out. I wanted to test them side by side....for basic comparison, the way I use a phone. Once I decide which one to keep, then root will most likely follow. But rooting to be able to compare side by side....misses the point of the comparison.
3 hrs after starting the setup on the Sensation...the battery is charged and everything is setup to test. One of the first, less obvious things I noticed on the Sensation is the multi tasking....running things like restore and browsing at the same time...is way slower than the G2x. It took 90 minutes to download the apps from backup....on the Sensation....the G2x is maybe 20 minutes. That couldn't be right and I tried it again. Still a long time. Finally I tried it again..and just let the phone sit...didn't do anything else....it downloaded just like the G2x.
When considering which phone, do I think about that slowness...in comparison to say....the Touch problems, Black screen problems....and reported rebooting....sure...thats why I'm testing them side by side.

alodar1 said:
My thinking...and pardon the train of thought....if something out of the box is broke...like this....then...rooting it still leaves me with a device that had to be fixed...by me. I had 10 days of no issues with the G2x. I ordered and received the Sensation only because my son has one...and its nice. I have 30 days to try them out. I wanted to test them side by side....for basic comparison, the way I use a phone. Once I decide which one to keep, then root will most likely follow. But rooting to be able to compare side by side....misses the point of the comparison.
3 hrs after starting the setup on the Sensation...the battery is charged and everything is setup to test. One of the first, less obvious things I noticed on the Sensation is the multi tasking....running things like restore and browsing at the same time...is way slower than the G2x. It took 90 minutes to download the apps from backup....on the Sensation....the G2x is maybe 20 minutes. That couldn't be right and I tried it again. Still a long time. Finally I tried it again..and just let the phone sit...didn't do anything else....it downloaded just like the G2x.
When considering which phone, do I think about that slowness...in comparison to say....the Touch problems, Black screen problems....and reported rebooting....sure...thats why I'm testing them side by side.
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And, as I'm sitting here....the G2x just did its first reboot. this kind of tells me...well... lets wait a week....and see.

[Q] Another G2x noob, is my phone going to be a lemon?

I'm kinda hesitant to post this, because I know you guys go through great lengths to emphasize searching first. I watched the video when I registered, nice touch. More forums could use vids like that!
oh well, here we go:
I have owned an Iphone every since they where introduced to the market. I have been wanting to make a switch for a while now. I was very close to purchasing a G2x back in April when they came out, but I held off. Well recently, a coworker let me check out his HTC G2 and I was amazed at the functionality, features, and other misc items compared to my old Iphone 3GS. I was never a fan of the slide out keyboard, so I knew the G2 was not for me.
Last week, I just missed the free promo on T-MO's web site, so Instead I purchased a G2X locally. I was totally unaware of all the problems you guys where having, as the typical review sites never mention these issues.
I have owned the phone for 8 days, So far here is whats been a going on:
7-29-11 Purchased the phone from Best Buy, decided to buy from them since they where the cheapest out the door with out rebate. I hate rebates! lol
Right before I am going to bed, I plug in to charge, and the phone shuts off, I cannot get it to power back up. I did not know about pulling the battery, I thought it had just died. I was going to wake up the next morning and take it back.
7-30-11 When I woke up, I looked around online, and found out about removing the battery and putting it back in. Now phone is working again.
I was able to get the OTA update to 2.3.3, right after the update, I did a master reset.
8-2-11 I downloaded a "radio scanner" app, and the first time I executed it, the phone froze, requiring another battery pull. Afterwards, the app ran fine.
Those are the only 2 major issues I have had.
Here are a few other things I noticed:
Screen: No separation, very slight light blur around top corners with lit black screen. Does not bother me, and I can't really notice it 99% of the time.
GPS: I know some have been having issues with this, for me, The time to get an accurate fix can sometimes take anywhere from 5-30 seconds. Even with the stock toggle always turned on, I do not always have the GPS Icon in the top bar, I don't know if I am supposed to. Can someone please confirm this?
WI FI: Seems to be working like intended, no complaints there.
BT: I have nothing to pair with the phone, so I will probably never know.
Making calls: this is kinda annoying, I will look through my call log and select a person, I see the dialer initiating so I put the phone to my ear, but a few seconds go by and nothing.... I look at the phone and find myself looking at the call log again, like the dialer crashed? Also, during the conversation the screen will turn off. I think this is normal, but when the phone detects motion shouldn't the screen turn back on?
Other than that, I love this phone so far. However, I do not want to swap handset after handset, refurb after refurb with T-MO or LG.
Is it possible that the phone will NOT continue to get worse as time goes on? Or should I take the first shut down as a sign of whats to come in the future? I have a 6 days left to take this thing back, but I am having a major conflict with myself about keeping it. What makes it even harder, Is I have already ordered a 32g micro SD, Trident case, and 3 extra data cables.
My plans are to root it, and run some sort of rom with it once I read up and half ass know what I am doing.
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TLDR:
Have owned phone for a week. Shut down instantly the first time I charged it requiring a battery pull. Froze/crashed due to an app maybe Second battery pull.
Question a few functions but otherwise works like a champ.
Purchased case, micro sd, extra data cables.
thinking of taking it back and cancelling contract to avoid future headaches, but not sure if I should or want to at this point. need avdice please!

Doesn't sound like a lemon. The stock software is buggy. If you're gonna root it and flash another rom then you're gonna love this phone.
The GPS indicator is normal. It only shows when an app is using GPS for your location. Otherwise it doesn't show.
G2X CM7

It doesn't sound like a lemon to me either. I bought mine in April and my phone had a few reboots while charging overnight and two freezes in the first month. It has been OK since then, although I did not do anything about it (and I'm still on Froyo). The only thing I do is that I reboot my phone manually once in 7-10 days because the phone starts to lag. I believe this is normal for all smartphones including iPhone...or am I wrong?

Oh, forgot to mention when I hit the power button to wake the phone and go to the lock screen, I briefly see the last screen I was in before the phone went into sleep mode. Total lack of QA in my opinion... Will a rom fix this?
And yes Man of La Mancha, the iphone would get somewhat glitchy, but a reboot always took care of it. I didn't really have to reboot it too often, maybe once every 2 weeks or so.

HTXg2x said:
Oh, forgot to mention when I hit the power button to wake the phone and go to the lock screen, I briefly see the last screen I was in before the phone went into sleep mode. Total lack of QA in my opinion... Will a rom fix this?
And yes Man of La Mancha, the iphone would get somewhat glitchy, but a reboot always took care of it. I didn't really have to reboot it too often, maybe once every 2 weeks or so.
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The lockscreen issue is a known bug. CM7, or any ROM with 2.3.4+ doesn't have that problem.

[Q] Infinity Self Brick?

I should start by saying I'm not that new to android, but I am by no means an expert and have not been able to figure out how to get out of a very confusing situation.
My tf700 is currently running 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and the newest firmware version 10.4.4.23. Before the firmwarm update, I had unlocked my device thinking that I would try out some of the newer roms based on many recomendations from the facebook Infinity group. I never got around to rooting and installing TWRP, and a few days later I updated to the current stock firmware version manualy (downloading zip from website, flashing from stock recovery). Everything worked great for the first 2 days, and I had compeltely forgoten about rooting/romming thinking that the risks far outway the reward as my device was already near perfect. This morning my infinity began to act funny. Touch responseiveness was awfull (about 1/3 times I pressed, it would react) and it would sporadically stop charging while connected to a power supply. Some time later, while I was watching a flash video my screen turned completely blue and I force restarted it by holding the power button. From then on, I could not turn on my infinity and I tried EVERYTHING (pushing the reset button with a pin, trying a cold boot, holding power for 30 sec etc.). When i tried any of these combinations, the device would start vibrating and the vibrations would not stop. Also, the screen remained black the whole time and nothing I did would even get me a faint glimmer of any sort of screen response.
Has anyone had this sort of issue? I do not think this is a firmware problem seing as it worked fine for 2 days with this firmware and I am at a complete dead end as to what to do. Because I am unlocked, I can not send in my infinity for repair as my warranty is gone. Any help with this issue would be greatly apreciated!
~ Rock

rock1324 said:
I should start by saying I'm not that new to android, but I am by no means an expert and have not been able to figure out how to get out of a very confusing situation.
My tf700 is currently running 4.1.1 Jelly Bean and the newest firmware version 10.4.4.23. Before the firmwarm update, I had unlocked my device thinking that I would try out some of the newer roms based on many recomendations from the facebook Infinity group. I never got around to rooting and installing TWRP, and a few days later I updated to the current stock firmware version manualy (downloading zip from website, flashing from stock recovery). Everything worked great for the first 2 days, and I had compeltely forgoten about rooting/romming thinking that the risks far outway the reward as my device was already near perfect. This morning my infinity began to act funny. Touch responseiveness was awfull (about 1/3 times I pressed, it would react) and it would sporadically stop charging while connected to a power supply. Some time later, while I was watching a flash video my screen turned completely blue and I force restarted it by holding the power button. From then on, I could not turn on my infinity and I tried EVERYTHING (pushing the reset button with a pin, trying a cold boot, holding power for 30 sec etc.). When i tried any of these combinations, the device would start vibrating and the vibrations would not stop. Also, the screen remained black the whole time and nothing I did would even get me a faint glimmer of any sort of screen response.
Has anyone had this sort of issue? I do not think this is a firmware problem seing as it worked fine for 2 days with this firmware and I am at a complete dead end as to what to do. Because I am unlocked, I can not send in my infinity for repair as my warranty is gone. Any help with this issue would be greatly apreciated!
~ Rock
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I can now rarely get it to vibrate for even a second holding the power for a long long time. Screen does not come on at all. Looks completely dead.

By your description sounds like a dead or dying LCD.
Sadly RMAing to Asus may cost you out of pocket.
Where did you get the tablet and how long ago?

Thats OK said:
By your description sounds like a dead or dying LCD.
Sadly RMAing to Asus may cost you out of pocket.
Where did you get the tablet and how long ago?
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I was hoping it wouldn't lead to something like this. I got my tablet from Amazon around the first week of september. I have treated it very well.
I'm not quite sure how it could have burned out, my brightness is usualy <50% and I have used the super IPS+ more less time than I can count
on one hand. If this is the case, Is it possible that a technical problem like this would still be repaired on warranty seeing as it has nothing to do
with the bootloader?
Also I'm not sure how this explain the constant vibrating that does not turn off untill the battery runs out. The way I see it is you could be right, the tablet is trying to tell me it's not going to work, or there is really some kind of software glitch.
Have you ever had LCD problems with a tablet? any idea how much this could cost?

rock1324 said:
Have you ever had LCD problems with a tablet? any idea how much this could cost?
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I've not had any manufacturing problems with my tab.
I don't see anything you may have done that caused the screen to go bad.
Sounds odd yet a few folks have had their tablet just start working again after seeing similar dead LCD's.
The vibrate thing is weird...almost like a bootloop with no screen.
There's a chance Asus may co-operate if you contact them for an RMA.
It's worth a shot...not sure if Asus has any standard repair rate for this sort of thing.
Curious do you see the back-lights in a darkened room?

Thats OK said:
I've not had any manufacturing problems with my tab.
I don't see anything you may have done that caused the screen to go bad.
Sounds odd yet a few folks have had their tablet just start working again after seeing similar dead LCD's.
The vibrate thing is weird...almost like a bootloop with no screen.
There's a chance Asus may co-operate if you contact them for an RMA.
It's worth a shot...not sure if Asus has any standard repair rate for this sort of thing.
Curious do you see the back-lights in a darkened room?
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Thanks for the advice, I have heard some terrifying stories of Asus customer support (never had a problem with them myself) and of devices just being completely lost in their care.
To answer your question, no the back lights are not visible at all. The only way I know the Infinity is somewhat alive is by the led coming on while charging and the somewhat random vibrating patterns that happen when trying to boot up.

Screen burn-in / image retention?

Hello all -- has anyone else been experiencing screen retention? I've had this phone *brand new* , not refurbished or used, or a little but over 3 months now, and it has noticable burn-in from the status bar.
I rarely use this phone outdoors / max brightness, and I was wondering if anyone else experienced this, because I'm disappointed from how 3 months of use can easily show on a brand new phone. It's much more pronounced than my 2 year old Moto G7 power.
Do I have a dud, or something wrong with my screen? I have a protector, a good case, and have kept my device well cared for. I'm considering sending it back to Motorola if i manage to unroot it and lock the bootloader back up.
Picture is attached. It looks more noticeable in real life, apologies for the bad picture.

How often do you restart your phone?

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How often do you restart your phone?
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Usually whenever I flash something / the phone is acting up, so not often at all. Is that the issue?

It's too late now. But every computer & modern cell should be rebooted at least once a day. There is no official uptime contest. Reboots reset everything. Also instead of or in addition to a power off of 10 minutes for a cell cools down the hardware. Should be done from first use. Oh & I don't care if others disagree with me on this I know from many engineers this is the truth.

zapjb said:
It's too late now. But every computer & modern cell should be rebooted at least once a day. There is no official uptime contest. Reboots reset everything. Also instead of or in addition to a power off of 10 minutes for a cell cools down the hardware. Should be done from first use. Oh & I don't care if others disagree with me on this I know from many engineers this is the truth.
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I don't reboot usually because I'm in the middle of working on something / don't find any need. But weirdly enough, this is the same for any phone I've had, but I've never had burn-in issues this severe so short into a phones lifespan

Ok. All I can do is put the information out there. A reboot takes less than a minute.