Hello,
I bought a Lenovo S860 phone some time ago and I have several questions on how to get rid of some annoyances.
The phone has 2GB RAM, and Build Number = S860_ROW_S402_141108, Android v4.4.2
(I know there are some official updates, but I rooted the phone after I bought it, and I don't have enough free time nor patience to invest in a backup + unroot + update install + re-root + restore backup).
So here are my questions:
1. Every time I connect to WiFi or Data Connection, in the Apps section of the settings, under "Running" and "Cached Processes" there are always some which I don't use/want to be active. For example, google play services, hangouts etc. I always have to manually stop them but sometimes they get activated again even when there's no internet connection. So, is there any way to force the OS to disable caching of certain apps?
2. Sometimes the data connection on my first SIM card does not activate. I need to activate it for the second SIM, then for the first again. Known issue? Solvable?
3. Sometimes the signal for both of my SIM cards appears cut off (there's a small red X on both of the top right icons). Only way to fix it is to restart my phone (which takes forever), and the biggest problem is that it happens out of the blue (nothing else changes too, I keep the phone in the same place and suddenly I can't call anyone nor receive anything). Any ideas on what might be the problem?
4. After recharging the phone to 100% (and doing the calibration at the same time), the battery seems to drain a lot faster until I restart the phone. Another related issue (to recharging) is that the battery percent(%) is not always accurate. It happened many times that from 60-70% it got to 15% suddenly and started to give me warnings. Is there any way to make this batter sensor work properly?
5. How to speed up the time in which the GPS finds my current location? If I'm standing in one spot it takes even 5-6 minutes sometimes. After I start driving the car, it usually converges after 2-3 minutes. Other phones with the same Android do it in under 30 seconds (so I guess the OS is not really to blame).
6. How can I take a screenshot with this phone? I've tried like 5-6 apps and key combinations (like Power+VolumeDown) but nothing is working.
7. Is there any way to have the "flashlight" led open even when I lock the phone(i.e. Power button)? Again I've tried some flashlight apps but I have to keep the phone unlocked all the time or the led shuts off. I'm using a drawing pattern unlock with my phone.
8. There were some threads on these forums (but I can't find them anymore!) about Android 5.0 on Lenovo S860. Did it come out yet? or, at least, are there any stable 3rd-party versions of it?
9. Is there any custom OS that works well with Lenovo S860? (I'm thinking Cyanogen)
Thank you
Can anyone help with any of these questions?
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Hi guys,
I Also post this thread in the Razr I forum, but since its more a general issue instead of a specific Motorola issue, i choose to post it here as well.
I have the Razr I since 3 days now, i orderd it via ebay on a german website. I really like the phone, its amasing fast and works really great.
But since i use the phone, there's something wrong with the battery (i think!). The phone just randomly shuts down for about 40 till 60 times a day, my record for keeping it on is about 1 hour. It doesn't just falls out, but shuts down like if your battery is empty of if you push the on/off button.
This is what I know for now, by observing:
- The phone is working correctly (on of off, doesn't matter)
- The battery gives an empy signal out of nowhere (but isn't really empty)
- Due to the empty signal Android thinks the phone is empty and starts the automaticly shutdown process
- When the phone is off, i can just turn it on and the battery level is where it was before
- This cycle happens randomly, in 1 minute til 1 houre...
What i've done so far:
- Searched on google, a few similar problems, but no solutions
- Caliberate the battery
- Factory reset
- Disable apps that may couse a restart (but i don't think its a software issue tough)
- Playing with different settings, profiles etc
All those things doesn't change the randomly showing cycle that i've wrote above.
I also send an e-mail to the company where i orderd the device, so i maybe can return it and get an other one.
By the way, the phone was on JB when i received it.
Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be? Or is it just what my own conclusion is, a broken battery?
I hope someone can help thiking about my problem!
Cheers
Hi everyone,
I have a Google Nexus 5, that has never been rooted.
Nearly each time my phone is running out of battery (meaning nearly every day because I am using Waze, a GPS app, quite often), when Android is starting a message saying "Optimizing 1 of x.. apps" and this take a lot of time (sometimes more than 10 minutes).
Do you know what is causing this issue and how to solve it?
It happens since I upgraded to a previous version of Android but I don't remember which one as is it not the latest one.
Now, my phone is running Android 5.1.1 build LMY48M.
Thanks a lot.
Can't solve your problem, but I will add some information and a test suggestion:
I have a Nexus 7 (2013) Tablet which was recently updated to Lollipop 5.1.1.
Not surprisingly, right after the update, the tablet went through the exact same app optimization process (no surprise there).
Although the tablet was charged and in 'Sleep Mode' last night, I woke up this morning to find the tablet powered off (which I considered strange).
Upon powering it back on, it went through the same app optimization process that you have described.
I considered the possibility that a software update had been applied to the tablet last night which did not require my permission (but that seems unlikely).
Then I wondered if the battery had somehow become depleted and that the app optimization process was a function of the power loss and subsequent restart.
In the Windows environment, an 'ungraceful' shutdown leads to a boot option to start the computer in 'Safe Mode'.
And I had considered the possibility that one or more Android processes or 3rd party apps might have triggered the requirement for app optimization upon restart.
This is what led me to your post.
However, I have now let the battery drain two times, with two subsequent restarts -- and I am not getting the app optimization.
So, I'm not sure what the trigger is -- but I have a suggestion for a test:
Restart your device so it is fresh
Do not start any applications or Android processes (other than those that start themselves)
Leave the device on so that the battery fully drains (you might want to accelerate the process by maximizing the screen brightness)
After the device shuts down due to battery loss -- charge it
Restart the device and see if app optimization happens
If it does not happen -- them maybe your app optimization is related to an ungraceful shutdown of one or more Android processes or 3rd party apps
If it does happen -- then I don't know what's going on
However, we can't ignore the fact that your device is a phone and mine is a tablet
And, therefore, your device always has processes running that might represent an ungraceful shutdown upon battery depletion.
Of course, this does not answer the question relating to the problem I witnessed this morning
But maybe I had too many apps open and too many browser tabs open when my battery depleted (although I still don't know why my battery depleted)
And maybe that triggered my own app optimization
There is one more thing: yesterday, for the first time, I ran an app on the tablet called Slingbox Player
That's the only thing different that I have done on the tablet for many months
And the Slingbox Player was open in the background when I went to sleep
I suppose a badly coded app could have drained my battery
But that still leave the question regarding the app optimization requirement upon restart
Please share your findings.
I have an LeTV Max (x900), which is a Chinese made android phone. Quite high spec for its time. Anyway, it was flashed with an italian rooted ROM, can't remember exactly now as near 2 years ago.
Current problem is that: phone does not detect any wifi. When pressing "scan". nothing happens, not even any error message. Also, using the phone as a mobile hotspot no longer works.
Circumstances leading up to problem: the phone experienced excessive battery drain, it was quite warm and charging took nearly 10x as long. Eventually, the phone crashed entirely, and the little penguin logo came up on screen frozen. Had to hold power button for 20 secs to turn off. I thought it was battery suddenly dying (as had some trouble charging when low battery), but battery now suddenly seems fine again.
What have I tried: random wifi apps on play store, deleting / restoring hosts file (don't know if that makes difference).
Is this likely to be a software or hardware problem? A full reset is obviously the last option which I don't want to do unless I'm sure it's not hardware. Any definitive way to make sure? Thanks
My almost 3 year old Samsung Note Edge keeps freezing 2-3 minutes after turning on, even without launching any app. Same behaviour happens even on Safe Mode. It just freezes, pressing on/off button doesn't trigger anything and the only way to turn it back on again is to physically remove the battery from the unit and replacing it back in, then powering the device on.
Each time this happens I notice the unit and battery gets hot.
The only time you can keep the phone on is if you enable ultra power savings mode within 2-3 minutes before it freezes. At that state it can actually last the entire day and can I use it to call, text, connect to Wi-Fi or Mobile Data and surf using the default browser and even launch twitter.
Not sure if this is a battery issue as I got new PowerBear batteries and as stated above, the phone is useable for the entire day as long as I can get it to Ultra Power Savings mode before it freezes.
Appreciate any help or suggestions. My phone is not rooted. Thank in advance.
darthjed said:
My almost 3 year old Samsung Note Edge keeps freezing 2-3 minutes after turning on, even without launching any app. Same behaviour happens even on Safe Mode. It just freezes, pressing on/off button doesn't trigger anything and the only way to turn it back on again is to physically remove the battery from the unit and replacing it back in, then powering the device on.
Each time this happens I notice the unit and battery gets hot.
The only time you can keep the phone on is if you enable ultra power savings mode within 2-3 minutes before it freezes. At that state it can actually last the entire day and can I use it to call, text, connect to Wi-Fi or Mobile Data and surf using the default browser and even launch twitter.
Not sure if this is a battery issue as I got new PowerBear batteries and as stated above, the phone is useable for the entire day as long as I can get it to Ultra Power Savings mode before it freezes.
Appreciate any help or suggestions. My phone is not rooted. Thank in advance.
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To me it sounds like you've got something running in the background that shouldn't be.
Any suggestions how to isolate whatever that is? Or a way to at least to recover data whilst the phone is on ultra power savings mode? I tried installing Samsung Kies but it needs the phone to be on normal boot.
darthjed said:
Any suggestions how to isolate whatever that is? Or a way to at least to recover data whilst the phone is on ultra power savings mode? I tried installing Samsung Kies but it needs the phone to be on normal boot.
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I would try turning off things like location trackers, auto updates (if you haven't), disabling Playstore, etc.
Do you have any add on apps that could cause this?
I tried Video Lan media player and had a heck of a time.
Got rid of it and all was well.
I love it on my PC though.
Short of that, maybe a full restore is in order?
The Radius Kid said:
I would try turning off things like location trackers, auto updates (if you haven't), disabling Playstore, etc.
Do you have any add on apps that could cause this?
I tried Video Lan media player and had a heck of a time.
Got rid of it and all was well.
I love it on my PC though.
Short of that, maybe a full restore is in order?
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I was trying to retrieve some photos this week and noticed a Samsung Cloud folder in my Gallery. which I havent seen there before. I remember signing on Samsung Cloud before my phone malfunctioned because I wanted to use it to backup my files (I'm due for phone replacement this year anyway). Is there some kind of correlation to this?
No I dont have the video lan media player installed.
I disabled ultra battery savings mode because I had to check the Gallery and now it wont even get past the Samsung Note Edge boot screen and either restarts or just freezes. It's at a point I just want to throw it.
Really disappointed, before switching to Samsung I was an apple fanboy, last one was an iPhone 4. Which I'm now using as a temp phone, it still works despite being in dead in the drawer for over 3 years.
I was looking to get the Note 8 but after this bruhaha, Google's Pixel 2 looks more appealing... they own the Android platform anyway so Im hoping their software updates go through more rigorous testing before it's released out.
Oh well. Good bye Samsung.
Hello. I'm sure this has been asked bunch of times, but whenever I google it, I get opposite results.
So.. I want my phone not to save battery. Like.. I want my notifications to come through instantly. Now only few apps are capable of doing that (calls, messages, alarm clock). But all other apps - like gmail, skype or FB Messenger are not. I only receive notifications when I wake up my device (or when someone starts spamming me messages, after like 5th message they come through, so I guess phone is receiving those messages, just not putting them through). Whenever I google solutions for this, I only get tips on how to make it worse (because for some reason everyone just want to save their batteries) or nothing that actually worked.
What I have done so far:
Battery optimization - off for every single application (even system).
Background activity manager - looks off (there is no toggle, only the 'blacklist', which is off).
Background activity cleaner - off.
Every app has 'Urgent' notification importance.
Phone is not rooted (nor it can be.. stupid Nokia policy). Android 8.1. Nokia 5.
Battery power saver - off (obviously).
Looks like I have data saving modes turned off (I might have missed some, but I only do not get notifications while device is sleeping).
Factory reset (multiple times (for various reasons)). I never received real-time notifications on this phone while it's sleeping.
I contacted Nokia support team, but they took 30 minutes to tell me to reboot the phone, so decided not to wait another half an hour to tell me to clear apps' cache.
I saw that with ADB I could turn off doze, but as I understood, it's temporary as restarting the phone brings this 'feature' back, but I have to restart this phone every day or two due to not a huge amount of RAM (2GB) as it fills up with trash and restarting the phone brings me the best performance, so it's really not a great option. Edit: also, it didn't help
I guess it's a manufacturer specific problem then? ;s