Man I've been having problems since day one. I've had it for a couple of days now and I'm so frustrated that I'm thinking of going back to my LGV10 and returning it back. At first I was super excited to open up the package but then......
1st problem...
Wasn't able to install the SD card and sim card. I kept on trying to install it but it would jump out of its slot and fall off. With the weight of the phone I had to also not just try to insert the cards but try to not drop the phone while juggling to balance it.
2nd problem.....
SD card doesn't read...
I have a 200gb SD I had on my V10 so I thought I could just pop it in and enjoy me some movies on this big screen and enjoy some music but Nope, it doesn't seem to want to read it and making me reformat it. I don't think so.
I installed a new one. Had to format it and thought I could transfer files to it and..
3rd problem.....
No OTG..... I didn't know that I tried to manually install some files and no luck.
Oh yeah I dropped it already also but good thing it was on the carpet.
I really really like the phone so I there's anything anyone can help me with I would be much appreciated .
Thanks and sorry I had to vent..
This phone could be great, but it really needs some dev love. If it could be unlocked and rooted I really think a custom rom could make this phone really shine. Maybe in the near future. For now I went ahead and ordered the Zenfone 3 Ultra. Going to spend the next week comparing the two. If I can get over the lack of LTE and the Zenfone has better user experience I will probably return the Lenovo.
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Man I've been having problems since day one. I've had it for a couple of days now and I'm so frustrated that I'm thinking of going back to my LGV10 and returning it back. At first I was super excited to open up the package but then......
1st problem...
Wasn't able to install the SD card and sim card. I kept on trying to install it but it would jump out of its slot and fall off. With the weight of the phone I had to also not just try to insert the cards but try to not drop the phone while juggling to balance it.
2nd problem.....
SD card doesn't read...
I have a 200gb SD I had on my V10 so I thought I could just pop it in and enjoy me some movies on this big screen and enjoy some music but Nope, it doesn't seem to want to read it and making me reformat it. I don't think so.
I installed a new one. Had to format it and thought I could transfer files to it and..
3rd problem.....
No OTG..... I didn't know that I tried to manually install some files and no luck.
Oh yeah I dropped it already also but good thing it was on the carpet.
I really really like the phone so I there's anything anyone can help me with I would be much appreciated .
Thanks and sorry I had to vent..
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I had a 7" display phablet. It had simcard instructions printed on the back shipping plastic. I kept the plastic on because it was a very handy reminder and was hidden by the case anyway. The way I did the simcard in Slot 1 and the sdcard in Slot 2 was to keep the phone flat on its face on a table. Open the slots one at a time... Install the cards... The table made it so easy!!! My simcard had to go into a plastic adapter to make it the right size and it was a real juggling act before I tried this - it also aids in not losing the teenie cards. They land right on the table. Now, it's possible that you have to put the phone on its back on the table... It just depends on the orientation of the card in the tray and the tray in the slot!!! Don't let that be the reason why you return the phone! Try it!!!
Another thing, I am not a techie but a few people here have mentioned that our old sdcard format doesn't work in this phone. They have (usually) purchased a new card (which I'm going to do once I get lucky enough to get this phone in my hands!) and reformatted it to work in this phone and then transferred the data from the old card onto the new one... I am not a techie so I am still going to research this different format... I still have some questions about whether my pc card reader reads that format or do I need to get a reader? Are a lot of newly released phones changing the sdcard format? Why would they request the new format? But I am not letting that stop me... I really want this phone. In my area the Chinese phones don't give good MMS text performance or I would be doing an ASUS Zenphone 3 Ultra!!!
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Yeah I figured out the card inserts & I also installed a brand new SD card. I format it to how it was suppose to be and I installed one song. Took me forever just for that one song. I just hope to figure it out before it's to late to return. Just want to be happy with it if you know what I mean lol.. Thank you
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Got me a Gtab today and the micro sd card wont stay in. I push it in all the way, with the contacts to the back of the device and she just keeps popping out. I tried another card and it did the same.
Whats the trick to keep the micro sd card in the slot ?
David
There is no trick - once you insert it all the way in, it should "click" into place. You might actually have a defective device.
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Got me a Gtab today and the micro sd card wont stay in. I push it in all the way, with the contacts to the back of the device and she just keeps popping out. I tried another card and it did the same.
Whats the trick to keep the micro sd card in the slot ?
David
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Push it further into the slot by a couple of millimeters, below the top of the slot.
Then you will here the "click".
Thanks...that worked! Used something to push it in further than my nail could reach and she stayed in.
Thanks guys
I have the same issue. At first I thought it wasn't being pushed in far enough, but even bottomed out it would not click. I have a friend who had the same problem and his magically worked one time and he hasn't taken it out since.
I found that if I come in at a little bit of an angle I can hear a very quiet snap, then when I take it back out and put it in normally I get the normal click and it stays put. I have repeated this numerous times. It is almost like the internal clip sticks to the side and needs to be convinced to pop back out a bit so the card can actually engage it.
Of course this is all conjecture, I have no clue how the locking mechanism actually works nor can I see in the slot well enough to see if there is something funny going on in there. So my observation is purely touch, feel and sound based. I would be interested if anyone has a different opinion or suggestion as I'm a bit afraid to pop the card for fear it will not go back in the next time.
I've had several GTAB's and never had a problem, but it takes a bit of trial and error to get it just right. The sad part is that they could have moved the mechanism just a bit and allowed the SD to protrude, and it probably would have fixed this problem.
I can't cut my nails, for fear that I won't be able to get the darn thing out.
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I've had several GTAB's and never had a problem, but it takes a bit of trial and error to get it just right. The sad part is that they could have moved the mechanism just a bit and allowed the SD to protrude, and it probably would have fixed this problem.
I can't cut my nails, for fear that I won't be able to get the darn thing out.
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I used a screwdriver to get mine in. You really have to push it in quite a bit farther than you would think necessary to get it to lock.
One word......toothpick. Does the job nicely, cheap and disposable. Plus, you can walk around looking like Dusty Baker.
Received my tab and everything seems to be going great except when I attempted to insert my Micro SD card. The card never seems to click in and I have tried 3 different cards.
Am I doing something wrong or is this a known malfunction?
The card goes in quite far before it locks.. I needed to use a mechanical pencil point to get it ti seat well.
I just had the same issue, then was able to get it to stay in by having my daughter use the tip of her long fingernail to push it in. It finally clicked & locked. I hope this helps!
Well you have just made me blush, problem solved and boy do I feel stupid.
Thank you, I was about to contact woot which would have put a damper on my day.
Hey guys, I've been having problems with my memory card lately. The one that came with the phone got damaged (due to me putting it into my card reader backwards) so I got a new one from Walmart. Since then I've had a lot of trouble. It worked ok for a day or two then at work one day I took it out of my locker and it said "bad removal". The card wasn't touched, it was just sitting in my locker. It has happened again a few times. I can temporarily fix it by reseating the card in the slot but it comes back. Now that doesn't even work. It just comes up saying I don't have a card. I've ruined my otterbox case trying to get this working (it won't grip the phone anymore because I've removed it so many times) and I'm very annoyed. I figured I'd ask if anyone has any idea what could be wrong before I go back to Bell with it. By the way, the phone is stock Android 2.2
Edit: Just realized I posted this in the wrong forum. Mod please move?
anyone got any ideas?
What brand of card did you get? Some cheap cards are notorious failing long before their time.
Maybe its defective. If its still pretty new, try to exchange it.
The other issue is that maybe you damaged the card tray when you inserted the card backwards.
This really sounds like you got some b-ware. You should return it to your dealer.
What brand of card did you get?
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It's a Lexar.
Some cheap cards are notorious failing long before their time.
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Two days? Seriously?
Maybe its defective. If its still pretty new, try to exchange it.
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It worked okay for the first day.
This really sounds like you got some b-ware. You should return it to your dealer.
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WTF is b-ware?
Well I went into Bell and they suggested I try another card so they got one of theirs and it worked fine. It's been okay so far so I guess I'll have to keep it. Only problem is I got a 4gb instead of the 8gb from Walmart for the same price. They wanted another 20 for the 8gb. The guy wasn't totally sure what it was but he assumed it was that their cards have been tested with each phone to ensure they work whereas the otehr is just a generic card. And he mentioned something about it being class 6, whatever that is.
My G2 has been experiencing SD card issues for a month or two now. I've been exclusively on CM7 nightlies, but since nobody else seems to have had this issue, I assumed it was me. Usually when using something that accessed my SD card, the phone would "unexpectedly" remove itself. Sometimes a reboot would mount my card again (can't mount through settings), but oftentimes I'd have to wait it out and reboot after a few days/reboot 20 times in hopes that it'd read it. I would re-set my SD card in the slot several times, but it doesn't do anything.
I'm still at the mercy of it and am contemplating unrooting my device to bring it in for warranty because it is a very big issue that is crippling my phone. I purchased a new SD card, but the problems still persist. Multiple data wipes/rom changes have occured as well as formatting said cards, but it's all the same.
Right now I just flashed CM7 stable (card was working [it plays funny, but if I try to use the camera, it usually dies]), and I hope that my card issues are gone, but I am fairly confident it's a hardware issue.
Hello Everybody
I'm newbie here , I have a probleme with my Asus eee pad TF101 , when i plug the Microsd in the micro sd slot it always jumps out but after a lot of tryng i succeed , then i have to set it in by an adhesive tape to prevent it from jumpin out.
After days it jumps out again then i have to repeat that again ......
First excuse my English
Second the country (morocco) i live in is not supported by asus warranty , i have just bought it from a third party seller safe and new and never been unboxed .
Third , i want to share my problem just in case .
Finally i have another request : is there any other option to buy android apps apar from android market ? Because my country is not supported by android market .
Please I need some help , i will be gratefull and thankfull
Thanks a lot
Soufiane
Are you sure you are pushing the microSD card in the slot deep enough? If I don't push using my nail, my card also jump.
The card slot have two positions, locked and unlock, maybe by some previous unsuccessful try you left it locked and the card jumped, I have faced this problem before, all you need to do is to push the card in the slot again, since it's locked, the card won't go in, but It will unlock and you need to push again and the slot will hold the microSD.
Yeah, I hate that too. By the way, does it mess up the usd card if I mess up and don't push it deep enough?
Shouldn't mess up the card if not pushed in all the way, it just won't work. Wonder what the record is for these cards flying out, I've had mine go 4-5 feet
First Thanks a lot for your help i really appreciated it, I tried so hard to push it in, but it looks like the resilience spring doesn't work well, i changed the microsd card but it didn't work either.
I have just bought a u12 plus and sometimes the camera loads fine other times it takes up to 30 seconds to load, other times it fails to open at all. I'd rather not have to send it back after spending the day setting it up but I use the camera a fair bit. Something simple to fix or RTB? Spotify also won't behave either freezing or not loading. I moved my memory card from my old u11 to this phone, any connection? Thank you in advance for any help...
Not good form to reply to my own post but... Card works in a reader on laptop so contents copied, card reinserted into phone, formatted but still playing up in the phone. Is there a way to determine if its a problem with the phone reading the card or just the card itself? Cheers...
Try factory reset ,it solves some problems for me after otas.
Thanks for the reply (Awesome username btw !). I really was hoping to avoid this after taking most of the day to get it how I wanted it tbh. I've ordered a new card to see if this does the trick as it appears to work fine without one inserted & I tried re-formatting in both the phone & the laptop but it failed on both attempts leading me to point towards the card. I hope not to have to but will use the Hard Reset as a last resort after testing the card when it arrives. Thanks for looking in and taking the time to try & help, appreciate it...
Memory card was the issue in case anyone else experiences this...
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Memory card was the issue in case anyone else experiences this...
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I'm glad you sorted it out