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Just want to make sure we are all on the same page here.

so this wonderful phone we all have is a little... Buggy... I was one of those lucky people who wasn't having any issues with their phones now all of a sudden it gets a little laggy and the screen well shut off and not come back on (sometimes if I hit the power button repeatedly it will come back)... It kinda upsets me because I thought I had a good one... It was running fine after root, and after NVflash... It was after I started different kernels and roms that I had issues... Now I am running rooted stock with no other add ons and I am still having issues...
Question time.
Sounds like I am having the same issues as a lot of other people. True?
Should I get a replacement (sounds like a lot of the replacements are duds too) or just wait to see what the update brings?
I love this phone... I don't need perfect, just stable...
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BobbyDukes707 said:
so this wonderful phone we all have is a little... Buggy... I was one of those lucky people who wasn't having any issues with their phones now all of a sudden it gets a little laggy and the screen well shut off and not come back on (sometimes if I hit the power button repeatedly it will come back)... It kinda upsets me because I thought I had a good one... It was running fine after root, and after NVflash... It was after I started different kernels and roms that I had issues... Now I am running rooted stock with no other add ons and I am still having issues...
Question time.
Sounds like I am having the same issues as a lot of other people. True?
Should I get a replacement (sounds like a lot of the replacements are duds too) or just wait to see what the update brings?
I love this phone... I don't need perfect, just stable...
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Check my thread here, will give you an idea of how widespread the problems are: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107660

Same exact thing happened to me. One minute it was a perfect little baby, and next thing you know the booger starts acting up.
I was happy in the beginning when it gave me an awesome experience and was wondering why people are complaining about such an awesome device, then it struck me out of nowhere and began rebooting like crazy.

I want to ride this beast to the bitter end... I am hoping that the end is MUCH further down the road... so as far as we know, the "update" will be fixing most o these issues... i guess I am going to hold off on the replacement... seems like those have the same issues too...

And now the battery is heating up like crazy... I don't like this! Why it's this happening?
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Man this things idle battery is horrible also. I'm on my second unit..and this one is brand new. I pretty much know for a fact that anybody that says that they get good battery life with the internet still connected is plain lying. The only time this phone has good life is when on wifi. Smh
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I was just checking my facebook and the temp of the battery shot up to 100 degrees... Wtf?
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That happened on my old G2x, the new one doesn't heat up abnormally, but it does have more light leakage that is obviously noticeable. Gonna get another one when they receive the old one.
I have had a few random reboots, but thats about it. I think it was my fault for screwing around with faux's undervolt kernel lol.

I get good battery life .. on Edge.
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jonathan3579 said:
I get good battery life .. on Edge.
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That is my main gripe. Seriously this is worse than the HD2 I had, and that thing sucked.

greengoldmello said:
Man this things idle battery is horrible also. I'm on my second unit..and this one is brand new. I pretty much know for a fact that anybody that says that they get good battery life with the internet still connected is plain lying. The only time this phone has good life is when on wifi. Smh
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Ill leave my WiFi off all day tomorrow, then post a screenshot of my battery statistics (not the ones provided by Android) but more accurate ones from a app called "Battery Monitor" that gives a break down of use and what you had enabled. I don't want you to think I'm a liar or anything. I guess you could call me lucky but I have had nothing but good experiences so far. I haven't had any reboots, no lag, no freezing and great battery life. Probably better battery life than any other Android device Iv'e ever used. I take my phone off the charger at 7AM and don't return it until 9PM. Throughout the day I am making phone calls, sending texts, surfing the web, reading news from 4 different apps and playing some games. I don't know why anyone would lie about there battery life but maybe some people who say they only get 5 hours of battery life are just plain lying? See what I did there?

But does anyone else have a battery that is heating up for no reason? Should I look into a new battery or possibly a new phone?
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But does anyone else have a battery that is heating up for no reason? Should I look into a new battery or possibly a new phone?
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Nah, the only time my battery heats up is when I am charging the phone and at the same time playing a graphically intensive game. Even then it doesn't heat up to the point of being uncomfortable.

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Ill leave my WiFi off all day tomorrow, then post a screenshot of my battery statistics (not the ones provided by Android) but more accurate ones from a app called "Battery Monitor" that gives a break down of use and what you had enabled. I don't want you to think I'm a liar or anything. I guess you could call me lucky but I have had nothing but good experiences so far. I haven't had any reboots, no lag, no freezing and great battery life. Probably better battery life than any other Android device Iv'e ever used. I take my phone off the charger at 7AM and don't return it until 9PM. Throughout the day I am making phone calls, sending texts, surfing the web, reading news from 4 different apps and playing some games. I don't know why anyone would lie about there battery life but maybe some people who say they only get 5 hours of battery life are just plain lying? See what I did there?
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Yeah I see..but I'm not lying. I simply cannot believe that people actually get good battery life because I've had more than one phone and it exhibits the battery characteristics as the last ones. I wish I could experience what some people say, but it simply does not happen unless I'm on wifi. If only the phone didn't eat percents while screen off...
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Yeah I see..but I'm not lying. I simply cannot believe that people actually get good battery life because I've had more than one phone and it exhibits the battery characteristics as the last ones. I wish I could experience what some people say, but it simply does not happen unless I'm on wifi. If only the phone didn't eat percents while screen off...
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It also depends on how much your 4G signal fluctuates so it depends on your area. If your constantly going from edge to 4G then that is using up more battery than me if I am always getting a good 4G signal. The more work your radio has to do the more battery it will use. The phone is going to eat up percentages when the display is off but if it's eating up "Display" percentage then I would say you have a problem. If your device is in standby most ofthe day then "Cell Standby" will be at the top on the percentage list. It's doing what it's supposed to do. If there was something wrong, then display would be at the top of the list. Next time you take your phone off of the charger, play a game for 20 minutes right away then make a 10 minute phone call. At this point you should see "Display" and "Voice Calls" at the top and "Cell Standby" the bottom. If not then something is wrong. I know there are many people with bad battery's and ones who have had problems with multiple units. I am just not one of them.

I just plugged it in to charge and it is at 103 degrees!
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I just plugged it in to charge and it is at 103 degrees!
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I hope that's Fahrenheit! I'll let you know what mine is plugged in. What temp does yours run after being on idle for 10 minutes unplugged?

Charging on a non OEM charger but sitting idle overnight it was around 68 degrees...
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Charging on a non OEM charger but sitting idle overnight it was around 68 degrees...
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What are the specs on that charger? How many volts and milliamps is it supplying to your phone?
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Dunno it's at home right now... I will check when I get home... But I was using the stock charger at work last night and it was heating up like crazy...
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[Q] Should I root my phone?

So I posted a thread a while back and after rooting my phone, my SIM card kinda fizzled out and died (I suppose). I was getting problems like No SIM card detected/lack of connection. Perhaps it was just a coincidence and I just had a bad SIM card. I switched my SIM card about 3 weeks ago (unrooting my phone first) and so far everyone has been normal. I'm a little wary of rooting now, but my battery life is kinda being killer and I wanted to get TB. It can last an entire day but it's typically down to like 10% at the end.
Also, the other thing is that I'm just wondering about updates, like whatever happened to 2.3.6? I know they took it out, but if I root my phone, I won't be able to update it anymore right? So I was thinking that I should maybe wait another month and see if the fixed update was gonna come out...but is it even important? (And of course, the lovely ICS which will come out.....never lol)

if you cant handle it, dont do it...i dont get why people ask others to decide for them

CaptainAmerica247 said:
So I posted a thread a while back and after rooting my phone, my SIM card kinda fizzled out and died (I suppose). I was getting problems like No SIM card detected/lack of connection. Perhaps it was just a coincidence and I just had a bad SIM card. I switched my SIM card about 3 weeks ago (unrooting my phone first) and so far everyone has been normal. I'm a little wary of rooting now, but my battery life is kinda being killer and I wanted to get TB. It can last an entire day but it's typically down to like 10% at the end.
Also, the other thing is that I'm just wondering about updates, like whatever happened to 2.3.6? I know they took it out, but if I root my phone, I won't be able to update it anymore right? So I was thinking that I should maybe wait another month and see if the fixed update was gonna come out...but is it even important? (And of course, the lovely ICS which will come out.....never lol)
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The sim card thing had to be a coincidence, i cant see how its related. Rooting may or may not give you better battery life depending on your use. Running a slimmer rom with less bloat will help, and some kernel tweaks also help.
As far as updates, people here always grab them and upload them so you arent missing much honestly. UCLA3 was the latest "update" that got pulled again. IMO it is garbage and i still run 2.3.5 but other people love it and have had 0 problems with it.
Root it imo.

Root and ROM that ****!
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If you understand how it all works and what it all means then root that hoe
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Get all rooty tooty on that sucker.
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why would you want TB? my aunt died from tuberculosis!
jk, but yes you should its super easy, if you are worried just make sure you follow the directions exactly and you will be fine.

Im with the others, root it!
One extra bit of advice though. For battery life try an app called juice defender. There is a free and a paid version. If you're rooted you get extra functionality out of thru paid version. It more than doubled my battery life. I don't run it all the time but when i need my battery to last i switch it on. Seriously astounding results.
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SIM cards can, and do, go bad. Sometimes they will last years or sometimes hardly no time at all. My longest lasting SIM was almost 3 years and 4 phones, and I've had one at work last me maybe 6 weeks.

thisguy2431 said:
Im with the others, root it!
One extra bit of advice though. For battery life try an app called juice defender. There is a free and a paid version. If you're rooted you get extra functionality out of thru paid version. It more than doubled my battery life. I don't run it all the time but when i need my battery to last i switch it on. Seriously astounding results.
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Battery savers and task killers are straight up garbage, bruh
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thisguy2431 said:
Im with the others, root it!
One extra bit of advice though. For battery life try an app called juice defender. There is a free and a paid version. If you're rooted you get extra functionality out of thru paid version. It more than doubled my battery life. I don't run it all the time but when i need my battery to last i switch it on. Seriously astounding results.
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Huh?
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Huh?
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Not sure what you don't get.
I suggested he root. Then, because he commented on battery life i suggested the app called "juice defender". It controls data connections, wifi, location based wifi enabling/disabling, even cpu speeds if you are rooted. There are a lot of settings available in the paid version but even the free is good running under the default settings. As i said, when i have it running i get double the battery life. I don't run it all the time though because sometimes i just don't have the need for it and control it all manually.
Does that clear it up? Like i said, not sure what you were confused about.
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xcrazydx said:
Battery savers and task killers are straight up garbage, bruh
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I agree with you on task killers but i challenge you to run juice defender for a week and say you didn't see a difference. Go through the comments on it in the market. You shouldn't knock something you haven't tried just because you've been force fed the idea that they are all bad.
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thisguy2431 said:
Im with the others, root it!
One extra bit of advice though. For battery life try an app called juice defender. There is a free and a paid version. If you're rooted you get extra functionality out of thru paid version. It more than doubled my battery life. I don't run it all the time but when i need my battery to last i switch it on. Seriously astounding results.
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Oh I still am using JD. never considered the paid version though. I figured with TB ultimate's ability to freeze the ware that that would be enough.
To the second post, I'm asking because I just wasn't sure if rooting would cause my SIM card to fizzle (I didn't think it was because of the root, but there could always be a chance...?). And then I didn't want to keep unrooting, grab a new SIM card, root once more, etc. But I'll probably root this weekend what with my last spring break upon me.

thisguy2431 said:
I agree with you on task killers but i challenge you to run juice defender for a week and say you didn't see a difference. Go through the comments on it in the market. You shouldn't knock something you haven't tried just because you've been force fed the idea that they are all bad.
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I already did try it, and it sucked. I don't buy into hype, I try for myself and analyze results. it sucked down more power than without it. So it went in the trash can with the rest of the junk
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Read everything in all of the SkyRocket forums...twice. Then, read it all again. When you are done reading everything for the third time, root your phone. If there is anything you don't understand, use the "search" function. Then read everything a fourth time. After the fourth read (there will be a test) you will need to do several "Google" searches for popular SkyRocket problems. You guessed it, READ EVERYTHING!
After all of this (no cheating) you should be able to select a ROM of your choice and flash away.
Enjoy.

thisguy2431 said:
Not sure what you don't get.
As i said, when i have it running i get double the battery life. I don't run it all the time though because sometimes i just don't have the need for it and control it all manually.
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Thats the part that had me scratching my head. Because we only want great battery life sometimes?
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Phone occasionally locks and drops data

So, I love this phone but have one issue that seems odd to me. As an example I am currently running pandora and tried opening the xda app which caused what appeared to be a fc but my phone kept running pandora and went to a black screen for a minute then a faded screen which eventually lead to a drop in data (briefly). Every thing was briefly unresponsive... It acted exactly like a reboot without rebooting. When I was able to unlock the screen I had no data service (briefly) and all apps closed. Xda app often fc's which is not a big deal to me but causing the black screen and data drop is concerning to me. I also had this happen when opening the phone info app while running nothing else. Should I be concerned about this? Software or hardware? I am running stock.
Edit: Have also had to reboot due to dropped data but it may have been during a switch between 4G or 3g even 1x.
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Ryno77 said:
So, I love this phone but have one issue that seems odd to me. As an example I am currently running pandora and tried opening the xda app which caused what appeared to be a fc but my phone kept running pandora and went to a black screen for a minute then a faded screen which eventually lead to a drop in data (briefly). Every thing was briefly unresponsive... It acted exactly like a reboot without rebooting. When I was able to unlock the screen I had no data service (briefly) and all apps closed. Xda app often fc's which is not a big deal to me but causing the black screen and data drop is concerning to me. I also had this happen when opening the phone info app while running nothing else. Should I be concerned about this? Software or hardware? I am running stock.
Edit: Have also had to reboot due to dropped data but it may have been during a switch between 4G or 3g even 1x.
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same thing happens to me, not sure why. I went through and froze all bloat with titanium backup, and it still happens

It's not something I can make happen, just happens randomly. I have 5 days to return this so I would like to figure it out. If a software update would fix it I would just deal with it for now but I'm not sure what the problem is.
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I just talked to Samsung on their live chat and they recommended I return the phone and exchange for new. I am still in the 14 day return window so I will ask for brand new even if I have to pay their $35 fee.

Ryno77 said:
I just talked to Samsung on their live chat and they recommended I return the phone and exchange for new. I am still in the 14 day return window so I will ask for brand new even if I have to pay their $35 fee.
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The policy is there is no $35 reatocking fee for the same phone swap. Don't let them tell you different. Your phone is DOA. Its a warranty exchange.
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ancashion said:
The policy is there is no $35 reatocking fee for the same phone swap. Don't let them tell you different. Your phone is DOA. Its a warranty exchange.
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Thanks. I already exchanged and they did not charge me anything. Hopefully I won't encounter that problem again.
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Replacement phone just did the exact same thing..... Seriously only one other person has this problem?
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No.. tons of us have data issues. My phone hot booted in my hands the other night and it was the first time I experienced it, but I've seen reference to it before.
Your issues are not isolated.
I gave up with tech support and wishing a new phone would fix it and turned to third party development. My first time flashing a ROM. I used synergy and have been really thrilled with it.
Sucks to have to fix a brand new phone. Sucks to be a beta tester for Samsung and vzw.
Sorry for your troubles though.
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Not the dropped data, the unresponsive black screen... Sorry, should have been more specific.
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Ahh.. no. Sorry. Have you tried wiping/restoring the phone? Lame, I know...
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I did not try wiping the phone because the first one was only nine days old and I had not done much with it. The second one lasted a day and now I am on my third. I really hope this does not happen again. The people at the Verizon store said they have never heard of this..... They think it's an app... I only have 12 apps installed. I don't know what I'm going to do if this happens with this phone. This is frustrating. I do not want to get stuck with a phone that has a problem like this.
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I did not try wiping the phone because the first one was only nine days old and I had not done much with it. The second one lasted a day and now I am on my third. I really hope this does not happen again. The people at the Verizon store said they have never heard of this..... They think it's an app... I only have 12 apps installed. I don't know what I'm going to do if this happens with this phone. This is frustrating. I do not want to get stuck with a phone that has a problem like this.
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Mine does the same thing. Besides the stock stuff, I loaded Pandora, Google Music, Amazon MP3, and Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean: Master of the Seas game. It was nice enough to wait until just after the 14 day return window to start locking up and misbehaving. The only way I could get it back was to do a battery pull. Of course, when I brought it to the store it ran like a champ! If you can get another replacement, make sure it says 'UPDATED' on the box. Those have a newer kernel / baseband and seem to be working better.

All of mine have said updated on the box. I am trying to limit apps for now and will slowly add them if I have no issues.
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Hot to touch

Anyone else's getting hot to touch after bit of use? I took off my dot case after fifteen minutes of use and the back was almost too hot to touch. Even with the case off it never cooled down. I'll check my wife's phone to compare tonight.
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Should not be doing that. Exchange it.
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Definitely something wrong with the phone you have. This is by far the coolest running phone I've ever had. Doesn't get even remotely hot.
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mchief298 said:
Should not be doing that. Exchange it.
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This! I have the incipio dual pro case which is basically 2 cases in one and still doesn't get hot after 15+ minutes of straight dead trigger 2 gaming full graphics! While connected to 4g LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc.

This is the first device I've used that does not get hot, I would exchange

justin94 said:
Definitely something wrong with the phone you have. This is by far the coolest running phone I've ever had. Doesn't get even remotely hot.
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same here

Can install GSam battery monitor for free. Nice to see battery info in the drop down notification screen and will tell you how hot the battery is. People can have different "opinions" on the definition of hot but this way will give you an actual number. Under heavy use my device gets to 97 degree F. Believe that is the highest i've seen it get so far. Will try and play some dead trigger 2 for a solid 15min or so and check battery temp, that will get it high if anything else would!
I can say though coming from an HTC One X+ with overclocked Tegra 3 chip, that phone got up to 120 degrees F, that is freaking hot! Not a bunk device, just made with poor design as the Tegra 3 chip was never made for mobile devices, especially overclocked. Got in over my head with that device!

My silver model gets toasty with moderate use. My brothers grey is always ice cold though.
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Well according to the battery monitor my phone was dropping voltage ridiculously high so I'm going to install a battery monitor and keep an eye on it and see if I can duplicate the problem I'm still not sure what it was but I do know that I was in an area that should have had 4G in the highest setting I got was 3G not sure if that causes an issue or not but it's something I'll keep an eye out
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I can tell my phone will get slightly warm after some use but nothing crazy.

I have the grey model and it definitely gets warm after some heavy use. I was slightly disappointed by this because I remember reviews said it would never get even remotely warm. Its about on par with how warm my M7 got. I definitely wouldn't say it gets too hot to the point where I couldn't keep it in my hand for an extended period of time though.

I know I said that mine stays cool. With heavy use like gaming while charging, it gets a little warm, however no where near the level the lumia icon got. I'd have to put that brick down every 10 min or so and let it cool because it got to hot to touch.
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Just wanted to give an update. Google services was the culprit. disabled a few unneeded items and all is well. In fact i been using it all day on reddit and digg and 8 hours later I'm still over 80%. Loving this phone over my dna. But i can't wait till root to get rid of all the Verizon bloat.
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Google services loves to cause problems I see.
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Charging paused temperature too high

Okay I've seen people already posting about these issues, but nothing ever seems to be figured out. Either the thread dies, or the person swapped it out. Well I'm not able to do that. So here we go.
I spent $20 on an I727 Galaxy S2 Skyrocket. The phone did not come with anything, but I have an S4 charger, and a Note 3 charger. So I figured wth I'll be fine in that department.
Anyway. The phone will not charge. It says "Charging paused temperature too high". If the phone is off, and I try to charge it, it shows a caution sign next to the battery.
When I got it, it was running some version of ICS. I flashed JB, but the problem is still there. Needless to say the cache partition has been wiped, and I have done a couple factory resets. If I'm not mistaken, these guys shipped with gingerbread. So if someone thinks that will help, I'll try it, but I don't want to use that old system.
So I looked into other fixes. I saw that a possibility is the charging ic. Is that located in the usb part, or the actual mainboard? I'm not good with soldering so I may be out $20 if that's the case.
So what do you guys think?

Also gonna add this. Phone was not In use for around two hours. I feel like that is waaaay too hot.
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For comparison, here's my note 3 battery info. Running much cooler, and been in use muuuuuch longer.
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I wish someone had some input. anything, guys.
I called Samsung, and the device is out of warranty. So the repair cost is $70, in case anyone wants to take this route. I do not. They couldn't tell me what was wrong.

sireniankyle said:
I wish someone had some input. anything, guys.
I called Samsung, and the device is out of warranty. So the repair cost is $70, in case anyone wants to take this route. I do not. They couldn't tell me what was wrong.
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I'm guessing it's the battery. I'd try a different one if you can or buy one. They're not that expensive.
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jd1639 said:
I'm guessing it's the battery. I'd try a different one if you can or buy one. They're not that expensive.
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Thanks. I ordered one last night off Ebay (all the Amazon ones were in China). It's supposed to be here in 2 days.

Have you tried to charge it by using usb cable connected to a computer? I think it could be charger problem, both chargers for s4 and note 3 have higher output current。Try a different charger with lower output current eg 1A.
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airywl814 said:
Have you tried to charge it by using usb cable connected to a computer? I think it could be charger problem, both chargers for s4 and note 3 have higher output current。Try a different charger with lower output current eg 1A.
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The phone itself will limit the charging current, unless overriden via custom kernel, and since he's flashed a different rom I'd have to rule that out. Hopefully it's just a bad battery as that would be the cheapest fix...
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airywl814 said:
Have you tried to charge it by using usb cable connected to a computer? I think it could be charger problem, both chargers for s4 and note 3 have higher output current。Try a different charger with lower output current eg 1A.
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Viper67857 said:
The phone itself will limit the charging current, unless overriden via custom kernel, and since he's flashed a different rom I'd have to rule that out. Hopefully it's just a bad battery as that would be the cheapest fix...
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I have tried using my desktop's usb port. Same thing. The only way I can get this thing to partially charge is by wrapping it in a cold pack. It gets that hot. Obviously I leave the battery out now for fear of a fire. Should have my replacement battery on Thursday.

Let me just add this really quick; just from the little bit that I have used this little guy, I think I may actually like it more than my note 3 (AT&T). It's just so easy to customize. With the Note 3, I'm so limited in what I can do.

Got the battery today. The problem still exists. What's next?
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Attaching a pic of the guts. Can someone point out the charging ic? Google isn't helping.
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Forgot the back.
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just a suggestion
1. open the phone as best as you can (remove battery and sim,memory cards)
2. use a q tip and rubbing alcohol and wipe everything you see, do it a few times
3. wait for 5 minutes, put phone back together
4. see if it works if not try step 5
5. remove all items again and put phone into 2 freezer (sandwich bags). I would suggest leave in there for 2 hours
6. remove from freezer and let sit for 30-60 minutes at room temp to warm up
now try charging
if that fails you can go extreme and freeze the phone remove and try charging it right away
let us know what happens
it was probably water damaged and shorted some of the circuits inside

Will try that out tomorrow. Thanks for the advice. I will let you know how it goes.
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sireniankyle said:
Will try that out tomorrow. Thanks for the advice. I will let you know how it goes.
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any luck?
I meant to open up the device as best as you can, try to get to the guts of it and wipe clean with rubbing alcohol.

droiduzr2 said:
any luck?
I meant to open up the device as best as you can, try to get to the guts of it and wipe clean with rubbing alcohol.
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Still planning on trying today, but life is getting in the way. I'll pull the mainboard and usb port completely, and rub em down. The screen is fine, so I see no reason to subject it to anything.
Edit: I also got a hold of a local repair shop, and all the guy said was "Hi, honestly it's not worth fixing, you are better off buying a new phone. since the value of S2s is pretty low." He obviously doesn't get that this is not my main driver, and I am doing this for the sake of knowledge and fun.

Okay. I did the alcohol thing, which made it able to charge while powered off. It used to not even do that. It's in the freezer now.
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Unfortunately the freezing method did not help. Also the moisture indicators show no signs of moisture in the phone.
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sireniankyle said:
Unfortunately the freezing method did not help. Also the moisture indicators show no signs of moisture in the phone.
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so it's charging, good
do you get the overheating problem?