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
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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
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?
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?
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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?
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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.
Hi
I've got a brand new PH-1 and haven't yet had time to set it up properly, only started it up, let it update software and used for an hour or so before testing the idle battery drain.
I haven't installed any apps or changed any settings other than to disable the google app (to prevent it listening for or responding to "ok google"). I tried out the 360 camera, signed in to gmail and browsed a few websites, before charging back to full and restarting the phone before this test anyway.
But leaving it idle with the screen off and with phone network disabled (there's not even a SIM inserted), only wifi on with good signal, it lost 65% battery in under 22 hours. Screen on time was less than five minutes.
Is this a hardware issue I should RMA, or is it considered normal? If this is normal and there's no easy fix, I'll probably end up having to return the phone anyway for a refund, because if it can't even last a day and half in idle there's no way it would last a reasonable amount of time with normal usage.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Since there isn't a sim card installed, try going to airplane mode and then turning WIFI on.
I am getting about 1.2% drain with cell network and wifi enabled along with all my standard apps installed.
On a typical day with 1-2h SOT, I usually have 60-70% battery left at midnight. I'd try to reset the phone, and then testing again - occasionally a system update will end up doing something funny
I left it overnight with airplane mode on, so even wifi was off, and it's a little better but not by much. Screen on time was one minute.
With airplane mode on, screen off, no dodgy apps, the phone really shouldn't be doing anything to drain battery.
I'll try a full factory reset and see what happens.
Just to follow up, a full factory reset seems to have fixed the issue. Even after doing the same things I had done before (connected to wifi, updated, logged in to gmail, etc) the battery now drains at a much more sensible rate.
Very strange that a factory reset made a difference since it was new from the factory when I had the issue, but I guess something strange happened in the update like dsip suggested.
Thanks for the help!
nickwp said:
Just to follow up, a full factory reset seems to have fixed the issue. Even after doing the same things I had done before (connected to wifi, updated, logged in to gmail, etc) the battery now drains at a much more sensible rate.
Very strange that a factory reset made a difference since it was new from the factory when I had the issue, but I guess something strange happened in the update like dsip suggested.
Thanks for the help!
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That's ? percent normal behavior. Anytime you flash a ROM (new phone =new ROM) you need to wait a bare minimum of a charge cycle (more like three in my experience) before you get the slightest idea what your actual battery drain is going to look like. think of it like breaking in the engine on a new car.
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Hi,
My S10e started to have low contrast (very poor back value) and is runny very hot in battery mode. When plugged in the phone is fine.
The behavior usually starts when the phone is waking up in battery mode. It immediately cools down when plugged into a power source. Switching the screen off and on again while plugged in is fixing the colors.
I have my S10e (G9700) now for one year. Yesterday it suddenly started the weird behavior. I haven't installed any new apps or changed any setting.
The only unusual was that it ran out of power and I was not able to charge it for a couple of hours. When I arrived home I plugged it in and charged it to 40%. I unplugged it and started the phone and I run into the trouble I described above.
Sometimes a restart helps till the screen is switching off for standby. Waking the phone up results again in the weird behavior of the colors and the phone is running hot and the battery drains in super fast.
I can't debug the behavior with adb as the phone is running fine as long it is plugged in.
Any ideas what that could be and how to fix that?
Is there a way to connect with adb in unplugged power condition?
I appreciate every help.
Cheers
The issue seems to be connected to the last System update for the S10e. After a factory reset the phone was working fine for two days. After the System update G9700ZHU2BTA2 the issue is appearing again.
And what happens if you go back to BSL7?
I installed BSL7 with odin. The same issue seems to keep happening. It seems the update G9700ZHU2BTA2 and the appearance of the issue was just a coincident.
I'll install ASJU in the next days just to check if the issue is existing in Android 9 as well.
I'm living in Singapore and Samsung support here has rejected to take care of the issue. They are not even able to send the device to Hong Kong to fix the issue. Neither is Hong Kong is accepting that I send the device to them. Only personal handover at the HK support center. Has anyone here experience how to deal with the Samsung support? I have not expected that from an global player like Samsung.
Anyone an idea?
It seems not to be connected with the power source. The issue seems to be connected with the "always on screen". When the always on screen is displaying nothing in the moment of waking up the phone this issue appears.
A workaround now for me is to turn the "always on screen" always on
A tool that is switching on the always on screen before waking up the phone would be hotfix. Any idea if it is possible with the Android SDK to hook in there?