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SYNET7LP 7" 16:9 800x480, 1GHz, 256 RAM, 2GB IS / 32GB ES, 1920x1080p HDMI, 802.11b,g, 2x USB, Android OS 2.1
Full on going review.. (note I just got this late last night)

Sears/K-Mart Lowered Price .... Veterans Day Special?
Just picked this up in-store for $149.95 plus tax. So far it has booted extremely fast. Trying to confirm the Android OS version. Website says 512MB of memory (which I took as ram) but the box says 256MB. Was told by telephone support that it had a camera but that is not the case (picture on some sites looks like it has a camera but this model my local Sears had does not have a camera).
Too bad about the camera. It may be going back although I like the HDMI output....
No G-sensor! (at least on mine). Have to pick the orientation by upper menu selection (although had to change the setting from automatic to reveal that feature).

Battery life??? Seriously?
I picked up one of these yesterday and was very impressed at first...
As soon as I remove it from the charger (fully charged) the battery drops to 85%. At first I gave it the benefit of the doubt and chalked it up to a bug...
After less than two hours of heavy web browsing and full screen brightness the battery was dead... I chalked it up to my usage, plugged it into the charger and went to bed.
This morning at work I turned it on and set up my email. I turned the screen brightness down to low, the display time out to a minute, and disabled wifi. I let the screen time out to, what I assumed, was standby mode and went about my work. I came back a hour and a half later and the battery was at 14%!! I clicked on battery usage and something called 'Cell Standby' was taking up 80%... Now its dead with no way to charge it until I get home (won't charge from usb).
I'll search for a why to possibly disable whatever 'Cell Standby' is but this thing is probably going back to sears TONIGHT!

i was thinking of grabbing one of these, so i emailed them and asked if 2.2 was ever gonna be on option for these tablets. Got this response:
Sylvania said:
Hello my name is Josh, and I work for Digital Gadgets Customer Service.
I received your email about the Sylvania 7-inch tablet.
From what I understand you want to know when will the 2.2 update will be available.
At the moment I do not have an ETA on it, but there be a software update for 2.2 sometime this month.
You should received an email letting you know when it is available.
If you have any further questions please email me at [email protected].
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Mine is sitting waiting for UPS to pick it up. with the possibility of 2.2 that gets me hoping more that this one pans out and isn't a defective POS like the Maylong.

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Not too much happening on the Sylvania thread. I got mine today. I will be returning it since I ordered an Archos 70 today, but I will play with it for a few days anyway and comment on my experiences with it here.

FredOak3 said:
Mine is sitting waiting for UPS to pick it up. with the possibility of 2.2 that gets me hoping more that this one pans out and isn't a defective POS like the Maylong.
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EDIT: Oh I see you where you got that from. That is good news.
Fred, did you hear that they may upgrade it to 2.2?

Sylvania
First impressions are that the menu button on the back sucks. There should be one on the front of the device. I did install the Aldiko app the market place without any problem. I just find it annoying that to pull up a table of contents I have to push this small button on the back of the device instead of one on the front.

Should be delivered by the time I get home today.
Yea, I saw that they plan on doing 2.2 (probably get it before I get the official one for my Captivate).
I saw the video about potential upgrade issues. So I' figure I'll load everything up before I do the upgrade.
That Archos 70 looks decent, have to let us know how that one is too.
If I take the Sylvania back I still have a couple under $200 units I might try, If not I guess I move up into the near $300 range.

Sylvania
I spent a few more hours with this thing today. There does seem to be a battery issue with the device. I charged it up for 8 hours last night and within 5 minutes of turning it on I had downloaded the battery booster app, checked the status of the battery, and it showed a remaining charge of 75%. I would say from that point on I got around 2.5 hours of use browsing the internet, reading, and downloading a couple other apps. The lack of a g-sensor/accelerometer was not a big deal for me since I could change the screen orientation using the button provided. Maybe this is more of an issue with some games--I don't know.
Otherwise, I like the weight and balance of the tablet. The screen size is ideal for me to read on and I hold it fairly easily with one hand. The resistive screen works fine with a stylus or a fingernail. It does not work well with the ball of the fingertip, however.
I don't think there is a significant overheating issue. It does get obviously warmer during charging but I am usually holding the edges of the device so it wasn't a big deal.
Assuming an upgrade is forthcoming to 2.2, and assuming it improves the battery life closer to 4 hours, I would say this is a decent tablet. However, assuming the Coby Kyros comes available soon for about the same price, I would check it out first since it has a menu button on the front and because an accelerometer is included.
P.S.
I have stayed away from doing any software updates that may exist to this point. It sounds like they may cause more problems than they resolve.

Got mine last night, yea I have the weird battery meter issue too.
Loaded up a ton of stuff that I had on my Captivate, so far so good.
Did the upgrade and didn't have any issues, was still able to install apps unlike that video that is out indicated.
Also got it rooted with no problem using Z4Root, rooted in about 2 minutes, so I got Titanium Backup on it and CPU Tuner going on it.
So far I'm really liking this and if they keep their promise with the fixes and upgrade this is a sweet little device.

Between rooting it and doing the upgrade the battery issue seems to have resolved itself.
The only thing I have found is certain apps will change the screen orientation for a reason not related to the app and I get the force close warning now and then, but if I click WAIT instead it comes right back.
Funny the only web site that I seem to have a problem loading is XDA, and the XDA app seems to crash every time after I log in.
Other than that, I'm satisfied with this for what I wanted it to be. But I can see myself getting a decent tablet to replace my one netbook once it is out with gingerbread or honeycomb.

Battery
I had charged it 8 hours and it wouldn't turn on. I plugged it in the charger and it wouldn't boot up past the Sylvania logo. I performed a reset and was able to boot-up. I then immediately performed the update mentioned in the Sylvania booklet. It is now charging.
I am beginning to to think that the battery booster app that I downloaded doesn't work properly with this device since the readings are always seem dubious. Anyone have a battery app that they think works for their Sylvania?
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The booklet specifically says to take out the SD card when doing the update or they will be deleted.

Installing apps
After completing the update, everything seemed to be working fine but I just tried to download and install a new app and I am receiving the error message that the SD card can't be found. I have removed and reinserted the SD card a couple of times to verify it is seated properly and the OS is recognizing it since I can use file manager to explore the contents on the card.
At this point it doesn't really matter since I am planning to take it back anyway, but it does seem that the update causes problems.

I got that error immediately after the update, took the SD card out put it back in and it's been fine.
I'm using a 8Gig Kingston card, wonder if the card has anything to do with it?

There are2 usb ports the one is host only.
The other one is non-functioning until they release the net firmware update which they told me is in beta and should be out shorly.

How to reset?
Elmonica - or anyone else who has performed the reset -
How is this done? I see the reset button on the back, but if I press it while the unit is on, the screen goes blank (looks like powering off) and nothing happens.
The documentation online stinks and the manual leaves a lot to be desired. Any feedback is appreciated!

I also stood in line at Toys R Us and picked one of these up for $139.
And I also noticed the battery being chewed up very quickly on what seems like a full charge. For example, used it for 2 hours yesterday and set it down with 61% battery remaining, after about 6 hours of stand by - dead.
Looking at the running processes it appears the dev's didn't disable the cell phone portion of the OS.
aLogCat also reporting loads of fails on the radio buffer:
E/RIL (1957): opening data channel device - /dev/ttyUSB0. retrying...
Also, if you check your running processes and battery usage statistics you'll see the "Dialer" and "Cell" processes running. Not sure why.
I've tried killing these via term but they start back up again.
Maybe killing the WiFi before I set it down will save some juice.

After rooting it I got some battery improvement. But certain apps still time out on occasion and I'll get a run away key stroke while typing that is really annoying.

FredOak3 said:
After rooting it I got some battery improvement. But certain apps still time out on occasion and I'll get a run away key stroke while typing that is really annoying.
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Have you had a chance to load a different launcher? I loaded ADW and got away from that goofy launcher. One press of the home screen gets you all the apps you have installed and press it again for a screen with widgets. Whats the point of having widgets if they are not on the screen full time?
Now I have to figure out how to disable the cell/radio process for good and also kill that silly yahoo api weather widget.
Next step is to solve how get adb working....

New phone. But it keeps crashing?

Hi all,
So I got a Samsung galaxy s7 from o2 yesterday. It's less than 24 hours old, and it seems to run quite hot!
Sometimes it'll be next to me, I'll pick it up, send a few texts and browse the internet and I can feel warmth/heat coming from just near to the camera.
It's also frozen on three occasions where I've been on chrome. The screen and all buttons become completely unresponsive, and even holding the power button down doesn't do anything, for a while at least.
I've read on Google factory resetting can help, but surely that shouldn't apply considering this was fresh as of yesterday? I'm pretty sure my phone shouldn't be crashing and being unresponsive so quickly into its life.
Question is, is this a fault? Or software?

It can sometimes, I would recommend resetting it, giving it some time and if needed taking it back for replacement

sstanton86 said:
Hi all,
So I got a Samsung galaxy s7 from o2 yesterday. It's less than 24 hours old, and it seems to run quite hot!
Sometimes it'll be next to me, I'll pick it up, send a few texts and browse the internet and I can feel warmth/heat coming from just near to the camera.
It's also frozen on three occasions where I've been on chrome. The screen and all buttons become completely unresponsive, and even holding the power button down doesn't do anything, for a while at least.
I've read on Google factory resetting can help, but surely that shouldn't apply considering this was fresh as of yesterday? I'm pretty sure my phone shouldn't be crashing and being unresponsive so quickly into its life.
Question is, is this a fault? Or software?
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Hi. I went through the same issue a few weeks back. Mine was a unlocked uk model brand new.
I did everything from factory resetting, to installing firmware from scratch and nothing helped.
Ultimately for me I believe it was a hardware issue and ended up returning for a full refund.
Also for me I was getting a lot of random reboots.
My model was manufactured in march.
Used the phone info app on Google play to check.
Could you check to see when yours was made.
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hyperthrust said:
Hi. I went through the same issue a few weeks back. Mine was a unlocked uk model brand new.
I did everything from factory resetting, to installing firmware from scratch and nothing helped.
Ultimately for me I believe it was a hardware issue and ended up returning for a full refund.
Also for me I was getting a lot of random reboots.
My model was manufactured in march.
Used the phone info app on Google play to check.
Could you check to see when yours was made. View attachment 3851130
Phone : Samsung s7 G930F
Android: MM 6.0.1
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Hi mate thanks for replying.
Mine was made in April according to that app.
I think I fixed the issue, and it was to do with 'Mediaserver' being the number one thing using my battery up. So I reset the phone, cleared the cache etc and it seems to work fine now with no crashes. It's a shame because the average user would just buy the phone and not even think about doing what I did.
My phone still gets warm though. Did you find that? And if applicable does your new s7 gets warm too?

sstanton86 said:
Hi mate thanks for replying.
Mine was made in April according to that app.
I think I fixed the issue, and it was to do with 'Mediaserver' being the number one thing using my battery up. So I reset the phone, cleared the cache etc and it seems to work fine now with no crashes. It's a shame because the average user would just buy the phone and not even think about doing what I did.
My phone still gets warm though. Did you find that? And if applicable does your new s7 gets warm too?
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Mine gets warm too, so I downloaded GSam to monitor the temperature. After monitoring the temperature for a while I realized that my nexus 5 runs hotter but I don't notice it cause it's made out of plastic instead of metal/glass.

hyperthrust said:
Hi. I went through the same issue a few weeks back. Mine was a unlocked uk model brand new.
I did everything from factory resetting, to installing firmware from scratch and nothing helped.
Ultimately for me I believe it was a hardware issue and ended up returning for a full refund.
Also for me I was getting a lot of random reboots.
My model was manufactured in march.
Used the phone info app on Google play to check.
Could you check to see when yours was made. View attachment 3851130
Phone : Samsung s7 G930F
Android: MM 6.0.1
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Yours is rooted? Why is Knox flipped?

Yes, it is or was. I was having the problems before rooting and after rooting.
Made no difference at all.
Mine was just defective. No software updates made a difference.
Phone : Samsung s7 G930F
Android: MM 6.0.1

I went into o2 store earlier today explained the problem, and because i was in my 14 day period i got it replaced no questions asked. So far even though this phone was manufactured a month prior to the one i returned (March), it seems fine and was only warm downloading the latest updates. Hopefully im on to a winner here!

Hey,
I have the same problem!
I have tried many things but not rooted my phone or did any modificiation.
I found out that I got these problems because of my Spotify App and I am sure the actual version of Spotify causes a big problem deep in the system of the S7.
Have you an idea how I could prove that?
I removed my Spotify App for 2 weeks and had not even one problem. Since I reinstalled Spotify, I get all those issues again

sstanton86 said:
I went into o2 store earlier today explained the problem, and because i was in my 14 day period i got it replaced no questions asked. So far even though this phone was manufactured a month prior to the one i returned (March), it seems fine and was only warm downloading the latest updates. Hopefully im on to a winner here!
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So the new one doesn't get slightly warm after browsing for more than 20 minutes?
Are you using a case?

Travis Bickle said:
So the new one doesn't get slightly warm after browsing for more than 20 minutes?
Are you using a case?
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Slightly warm. Was during downloads etc but not anything abnormal or to worry about. The other handset was clearly faulty.
No case either for now.

One thread to discuss issues with the razer phone.

Really interested in this phone but obviously worried as it's there first generation phone. So can those who actually have the phone please use this thread to highlight the main issues they have encountered with the phone, to help others decide please.

Vibration motor sounds feels and sounds like theres a poor animal inside being shocked occasionally to cause the rumble (and sound)

When making calls people on the other end I cannot understand or make out what's being said but incoming calls are just fine

Started a similar thread, but getting sidetracked irl..
This thread is only focusing on the negatives to help people decide whether or not to buy it?
What about the positives? (which really do outnumber the negatives by a lot)
I'm also saying this after receiving a defective-speaker phone first time. Still wouldn't trade this phone for any others even if ya paid me or gave it to me for free.
It's like this...
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When making calls people on the other end I cannot understand or make out what's being said but incoming calls are just fine
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For what it's worth i don't have this issue.

I find it's quite a hefty phone - that reeks of quality, but the square angles and smoothness of the build means it has slipped out of my hands a few more times than other phones. Though I am kinda being a bit namby pamby with it till my screen protector and case come through from Amazon, so it's probably just me.

When my phone vibrates, the bottom speaker area is what rattles.. Hold that or squeeze it and it will stop rattling temporarily.

I've been using this phone for two full days now. I love it. Amazing.
There are a few issues I'd like to list and come back too later to see if anyone else is having the same issues, but first let me start with what I love about the phone because I really do love this phone.
What I Love:
Yuuuuge screen. At first I thought I really wanted to go for the OP5T for the 18:9 Ratio. I actually compared side by side and I like this screen much more.
Phone is bulky, yes. But it gives me a feeling of quality. Like its going to last. My last three phones **** on me which were all Samsung. They look pretty, but they aren't built to last anymore. I am certain Samsung builds phones now to be replaced just like apple. My last phone the S7 Edge literally nothing wrong with it. The alarm went off in the morning like always, when I went to swipe the phone froze, got incredibly hot and shut down. After it cooled down I tried resetting it. Booting in safe mode, etc. Nothing it shows a black screen and what bugs me is that the phone works, I can get text message and unlock etc but the screen is black. This bothers me so much because the boot logo and animation shows up so I know its not a hardware issue. Right as the S8 comes out? Coincidence? I don't think so...
Anyways....
The Razer just seems durable to me, No fancy edges etc. (Cheaper to fix a flat panel in the case of cracks as well).
Screen is smooth as butter at 120hz. It really is noticeable, however after the first day I stopped noticing it. It became a passive thing for me. But I do notice when a game is not running at a high fps and it aggravates me now lol. Most of the games I used to play are literally unplayable to me now.
2TB MicroSD - Wow. No way I will ever need all that but still cool.
Audio, Dolby app. So good.
What I hate: Please let me know if any of these have been addressed by Razer.
Phone does get warm in use at, usually when set to 120hz. Like Youtube and gaming. Even regular use like watching youtube videos in HD gets the phone warm. Never hot, but warm.
Bluetooth audio when on youtube can get out of sync. Only way to fix is with restart. Happened twice so far.
I don't know if its just my mind playing tricks on me, but I notice the screen flash to a dimmer brightness at times. It happens in an instant and gradually gets back up. It's hard to explain, but I will be looking at the screen watching a youtube vid or something then look away and when I look back it seems like it's not as bright, but the more I look at it the more I can't see the difference anymore.
So yeah,
EDIT: Also what is ticking me off is that this has the same camera module as the S7 Edge yet better processor and twice the ram yet I can't shoot video in slow-mo 120fps. I know Razer is working on Camera fix, and I sure hope this feature comes along with it.

I thought the phone has a heat pipe or something like that?. Anyway for me seriously am done with phones that generate heat, especially when it's for gaming!

marvi0 said:
I thought the phone has a heat pipe or something like that?. Anyway for me seriously am done with phones that generate heat, especially when it's for gaming!
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Is this the unicorn you speak of :
I wouldn't rule out this phone based on one or two users experience,at least until they can show how "bad" it is,with some footage/apps that record heating/etc........
Especially if they're charging the phone while playing a grapic-intense game.

marvi0 said:
I thought the phone has a heat pipe or something like that?. Anyway for me seriously am done with phones that generate heat, especially when it's for gaming!
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No doubt, phones or computers that generate heat are so mid-90's. They're just dumb.

I've had an issue, happened twice now, but it is difficult to reproduce.
Dolby Atmos app open and turned on, wired headphones (Bang & Olufssen in ear buds). I was listening to an audiobook (Audible app, AAX file extension) and after 25-30 minutes of continuous playback (from 1 audiofile), the sound got weird, like it was coming through a drainpipe. This has never happened with music MP3, and only happened twice but each time after a lengthy playback. So far I haven't got it to happen without Atmos running.

Screen touch response seems like it is not very sensitive. Coming from the axon 7 that you could hover over the screen and it would be detected at times, I find myself double tapping home a lot. Really sucks not being able to change nav bar key placement.

RUNNERX said:
Screen touch response seems like it is not very sensitive. Coming from the axon 7 that you could hover over the screen and it would be detected at times, I find myself double tapping home a lot. Really sucks not being able to change nav bar key placement.
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I came from the Axon 7 and screen responsiveness was horrible on mine. This phone is a significant leap forward from anything ZTE has offered or ever will offer.

tabletalker7 said:
I came from the Axon 7 and screen responsiveness was horrible on mine. This phone is a significant leap forward from anything ZTE has offered or ever will offer.
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I am having more small issues with the razer than I did on the axon. Like auto rotate not working at times, not being able to move files from the internal storage to the SD card listing to headphones and the dongle gets moved to much and audio cuts off. I am hoping that once there are custom roms somethings will be fixed.

RUNNERX said:
I am having more small issues with the razer than I did on the axon. Like auto rotate not working at times, not being able to move files from the internal storage to the SD card listing to headphones and the dongle gets moved to much and audio cuts off. I am hoping that once there are custom roms somethings will be fixed.
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Granted while I have not tried the dongle yet I have no problem moving files from internal to external sd and back again (I used a third party file manager). I have to ask the stupid question. Have you tried a factory reset?

tabletalker7 said:
Granted while I have not tried the dongle yet I have no problem moving files from internal to external sd and back again (I used a third party file manager). I have to ask the stupid question. Have you tried a factory reset?
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It's not every file, some move some don't. No I have not reset yet, have not reached that point of annoyance yet. Don't get me wrong I really like the hardware it's the little software bugs that are what I have trouble with, and that's coming from a guy that usually runs buggy custom roms.

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I am having more small issues with the razer than I did on the axon. Like auto rotate not working at times, not being able to move files from the internal storage to the SD card listing to headphones and the dongle gets moved to much and audio cuts off. I am hoping that once there are custom roms somethings will be fixed.
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Can't say I've not had the auto rotate not work. It was annoying the home screen is set to portrait in Nova settings.
What files are you trying to move though? From the 64GB internal to a SD?

My only issues are random restarts when I try to wake up my phone, and the metal surrounding my power button being slightly bent.

hello, for my experience, i love this phone a lot, but for downside is,
1. Mirror cast, cast doesnt detect other device on my phone, its like not even trying to find.
2. Bluetooth, so hard to connect audio bluetooth to my car radio, even if i can connect it, it play for just a less than a minute, then it stop.
3. Vibration, yep is kind a anoying vibration.
4. Heat, playing a mobile legends for a minute like playing for a hour, but i solved with using razer phone hard cover, at least i didnt feel the heat too much.
So far is good, but compared to my s8 plus, razer still have a lot to do.
Cheers.

Best version on android for Pixel 1?

Hi,
So after smashing up my S7 i have got a Pixel 1 with Android 7.1 installed, the previous owner said he hadnt updated due to possible problems.
I have read quite a bit about people having battery issues with v9 and others saying their battery usage improved, and people saying v8 was best, then v9 has better camera software......
so
1) Should I update to v9
2) Can I manually update to v8 if I want?
Any advice or more websites to read?
Thanks

My only suggestion would be to unlock your bootloader if it isn't already, it will save you some drama if you get bootlooped at any point in the future if you choose to update.
I'm on stock 10 at the moment and can't say battery is any worse than 9, I get a days use out of a charge on calls, texts, bit of browser, messaging, labs and the odd photo.

I did briefly read about the bootloader at some point, if I unlock it it doesnt affect the phone in any other way does it?
And from what I remember I will need an unlocked bootloader to downgrade?
Thanks

I unlocked the bootloader as soon as I got mine, you will have to put up with the brief warning screen on a reboot or boot up and Google pay and banking apps may play you up as it may not pass CTS profile check but as I don't use banking apps etc it don't bother me (there are workarounds for that if you search)
You'll be able to flash what you want with it unlocked, from factory images to custom ROMs etc

slippyjim said:
I did briefly read about the bootloader at some point, if I unlock it it doesnt affect the phone in any other way does it?
And from what I remember I will need an unlocked bootloader to downgrade?
Thanks
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The only way it affects the phone is if lost or stolen it will be easy to just reinstall android OS and use the phone again. Also anyone can get your data which is on the phone. This is the only risk of having unlocked bootloader.
Well if you won't unlock it, at some point you MAY end up with bootlooping device, which you won't be able to use. I recommend to unlock and NEVER relock bootloader!
As to what OS to install. I highly recommend after unlocking bootloader just flash android 10. It works GREAT. I can show you my battery life.
here https://imgur.com/g0zd2M3 https://imgur.com/a7dmx9U
I ALWAYS get more then 4 hours SOT. No matter what i do. Play games, LTE and so on. The only thing i do not do i almost never use GPS.

Best Android version is the latest. This is a Pixel not a Samsung or Huawei. It's made to run the latest.

Thanks for your recomendations.
I've unlocked the bootloader and currently downloading v9 then hopefully 10 and will see what happens
1.5 hours on hill climbing 2 and youtube, that is very impressive!!! My s7 would be close to dead after playing a game for that long

installed v10 and everything seems to be all good so far, no problems at all.
thanks

Android 10 = Best for *any* Pixel (so far)
Flipz77 said:
Best Android version is the latest. This is a Pixel not a Samsung or Huawei. It's made to run the latest.
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The family has Pixels at both ends (Mom has an original; I have a 3a) - the quirk is that I bought mine new, but she bought hers refurbished (after she turned down a new 3a XL for Mother's Day - she complained it costs too much). Both are running dead-stock 10 (in both cases, by choice). In her case, it's definitely because of the Camera (app) - which is why I wanted to buy her a 3a XL; she has ALWAYS been picky about pictures. I have not been - largely because I seldom take ANY pictures; with the Samsung S7 (which I used for a year before replacing it with the 3a) I took twenty pictures. Total. Therefore why would I normally care about either the camera hardware OR the Camera app on the phone? (Hence "#whatcamera".) The $0.64USD (sixty-four cents in US currency) question is how much is the Camera app of the Pixel 4 modified from the 3a series - if at all? (I'm hearing a lot of bragging on the Pixel 4's Camera app - even compared to that of the 3a. However, the same app that is on the 3a is on every Pixel that got stock 10 (which is all of them - unless the owners said NYET); what if the same thing is true with the Pixel 4's Camera app is what is true with the app in all the predecessors - better software, not better hardware? I'll let the technowizards dig; meanwhile I'll simply enjoy the deadliest stock camera (app) on any phone - at darn near any price.
#teampixel #pixelfamily #SmartphoneSanity

slippyjim said:
Thanks for your recomendations.
I've unlocked the bootloader and currently downloading v9 then hopefully 10 and will see what happens
1.5 hours on hill climbing 2 and youtube, that is very impressive!!! My s7 would be close to dead after playing a game for that long
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What percentage was your pixel after 1.5 hour hill climbing 2 and youtube?
Once i played hill climbing for 4 hours in parts throughout the day and my OG Pixel worked great even had some 20% after.
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I havent played any games or youtube on my pixel yet, but I have been impressed with battery life so no complaints from me so far.
Not a huge fan of the fingerprint on the back as i often use my phone with it on the desk, but apart from that i am very impressed with the phone as a whole

slippyjim said:
I havent played any games or youtube on my pixel yet, but I have been impressed with battery life so no complaints from me so far.
Not a huge fan of the fingerprint on the back as i often use my phone with it on the desk, but apart from that i am very impressed with the phone as a whole
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You don't HAVE to use the fingerprint reader - my mom doesn't (hers is PIN-only). The reason I do is because that is what I am used to (came from the S7 - which was pattern+PIN; my 3a is fingerprint reader+PIN).

Actually battery life worsened on android 10 for me, performance is slightly worse and phone overheats with easy tasks which wasn't the case on android 9. I'll be downgrading pretty soon after I back up my data.

Question Camera Error/Failed

Hello!
Anyone else having this kind of problem? Here is an intermittent error, sometimes it appears when trying to take a picture, sometimes when recording. I've done everything on the internet to solve this problem, but nothing solves. Apparently it resolves for a while but ends up coming back.
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Try clearing system cache.
Clearing cam data.
Disable global power management... destroyer of worlds.
May be a 3rd party app causing this.
When it happens immediately go to Device Care>memory and see what apps just loaded on the top of the list of cache apps. Many times this can lead you to the culprit.

if you haven't yet, reproduce the issue then submit error report to samsung members app > get help > error report.
also, I suggest you try booting to SafeMode and see if the issue reproduces. You noted that it was somewhat random, but give it a few tries and see if it reproduces. If it doesn't the there is a chance that it's caused by 3rd party app.
Lastly, could you share the phone's model number, software version running, and the camera app's version

I am experiencing the same exact issue. It's not consistent which is really annoying. Hard reset helped a little bit. Cleared data and cache and that didn't help. Factory reset didn't help me either. SM-S908U SP1A.210812.016.S908USQU1AVC8 Camera version 12.0.01.50

b00st4ddicted said:
I am experiencing the same exact issue. It's not consistent which is really annoying. Hard reset helped a little bit. Cleared data and cache and that didn't help. Factory reset didn't help me either. SM-S908U SP1A.210812.016.S908USQU1AVC8 Camera version 12.0.01.50
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Return it if you can. It could be a hardware issue.

Eramix3 said:
Hello!
Anyone else having this kind of problem? Here is an intermittent error, sometimes it appears when trying to take a picture, sometimes when recording. I've done everything on the internet to solve this problem, but nothing solves. Apparently it resolves for a while but ends up coming back.
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I actually had this issue about 2 weeks ago on my Verizon S22 Ultra. About 2 weeks ago in the morning, I grabbed my phone to take some pics. I had been walking with it in my pocket for a bit. When I pulled it out, I noticed my phone was a bit hot, I tried taking a few photos of something and I was in direct sunlight and that error popped up. I closed the app, tried again and got the same pop up, I was holding the phone in landscape mode as well when this kept happening in direct sunlight that was behind me.
A few hours later I was taking pics and it worked fine and has been taking pics ever since without issue. Not sure why it happened but it hasn't happened since the 2 times it popped up about 2 weeks ago.

Justinphxaz said:
I actually had this issue about 2 weeks ago on my Verizon S22 Ultra. About 2 weeks ago in the morning, I grabbed my phone to take some pics. I had been walking with it in my pocket for a bit. When I pulled it out, I noticed my phone was a bit hot, I tried taking a few photos of something and I was in direct sunlight and that error popped up. I closed the app, tried again and got the same pop up, I was holding the phone in landscape mode as well when this kept happening in direct sunlight that was behind me.
A few hours later I was taking pics and it worked fine and has been taking pics ever since without issue. Not sure why it happened but it hasn't happened since the 2 times it popped up about 2 weeks ago.
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Exactly same issue here

b00st4ddicted said:
I am experiencing the same exact issue. It's not consistent which is really annoying. Hard reset helped a little bit. Cleared data and cache and that didn't help. Factory reset didn't help me either. SM-S908U SP1A.210812.016.S908USQU1AVC8 Camera version 12.0.01.50
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you are fully updated and even the app is up to date... hence it implies that it's not really a software issue... or even if it is, it's specific to your device or handful of people.
I would assume hardware issue and visit authorized repair center (you can also report the issue to samsung just to cover all grounds and receive confirmation that it's not a software issue).

I have a US Snapdragon 512GB version and been having the same issue since 2 months. It's very annoying. I had few software updates in this period and hoped that it would fix it but no luck.
I don't know if it's a hardware of software issue at this point. I took it to couple of service centers they don't have the parts in stock to replace camera module

It does sound like it is a hardware problem. You may have to either do a warranty replacement, or send it to Samsung for repairs.
In either case, it won't be an immediate fix.

krishkanth787 said:
I have a US Snapdragon 512GB version and been having the same issue since 2 months. It's very annoying. I had few software updates in this period and hoped that it would fix it but no luck.
I don't know if it's a hardware of software issue at this point. I took it to couple of service centers they don't have the parts in stock to replace camera module
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oh snap~ repair centers are running out of parts now???? could it be the supply shortage hitting the repair businesses too