What am I missing? I like LG phones just fine. I am very happy with my current phone, which is the v20 (the last with interchangeable batteries?).
I mean no offense to any of the lg V60 owners but the ATT V60 was very bad. Actually junk!
With a headphone jack and better battery life than the S20, the V60 seemed to be the best available 5G.
I will detail and perhaps someone can help decipher?
1, I have been using the LG V20 for several years. I don't change phones frequently. In fact, I bought 3 of V20s and am now to the last V20.
2. I set up the V60 using the android restore and later, the LG transfer (not sure if I even needed the 2nd operation).
3. During the course of using the V60, the following occurred:
a. The symbol ATT kept recyling in an endless loop! Not sure how it even got there! Pwr+vol- reset the phone. Over the course of evening of using the phone, this endless loop appeared 3 times. I dont do anything unusual. I didn't even use the camera. i was only using firefox, chrome and a couple of basic apps. No video games, no video at all!
b. As I started using the phone, I realized there is a small lag in operations.. like it is just slower than the V20. That was surprising.. Then I realized - my old V20 is an international version - no bloatware. I wonder if bloatware slows out the phone so much? Since I have used the V20 for 3+ years, I could easily tell that the V60 is slower for my usual use - just basic use mind you! Now I have decided to never buy a carrier branded phone in the future!
c. Several times, the browsers didn't work. The google search bar worked but neither chrome nor firefox worked at times. They simply froze.
Even after one reboot they didn't start working. After 2nd reboot, they worked. This made me decide that this phone is junk and return it following day.
I went back to my old V20 and it is such a relief! It is fast and crip handling! Go figure!
d. Several times, the finger print scanner circle lit up to bright green and I had to reboot the phone to get rid of it.. The finger scanning seemed better/faster on the V20 as compared to the V60!
ps: . On the V60, Yahoo finance app kept crashing when I tried to use an [email protected] email address. Yahoo mail app works but not finance app. Any ideas? Yahoo finance worked fine for a yahoo.com address on V60. On the V20, the ameritech.net address works fine. Any ideas about why the ameritech.net address won't work (its the email address given to me by ATT as a part of an old internet connection). I might get a V60 once LG sells non carrier, no bloatware version directly on their website.
mke1 said:
What am I missing? I like LG phones just fine. I am very happy with my current phone, which is the v20 (the last with interchangeable batteries?).
I mean no offense to any of the lg V60 owners but the ATT V60 was very bad. Actually junk!
With a headphone jack and better battery life than the S20, the V60 seemed to be the best available 5G.
I will detail and perhaps someone can help decipher?
1, I have been using the LG V20 for several years. I don't change phones frequently. In fact, I bought 3 of V20s and am now to the last V20.
2. I set up the V60 using the android restore and later, the LG transfer (not sure if I even needed the 2nd operation).
3. During the course of using the V60, the following occurred:
a. The symbol ATT kept recyling in an endless loop! Not sure how it even got there! Pwr+vol- reset the phone. Over the course of evening of using the phone, this endless loop appeared 3 times. I dont do anything unusual. I didn't even use the camera. i was only using firefox, chrome and a couple of basic apps. No video games, no video at all!
b. As I started using the phone, I realized there is a small lag in operations.. like it is just slower than the V20. That was surprising.. Then I realized - my old V20 is an international version - no bloatware. I wonder if bloatware slows out the phone so much? Since I have used the V20 for 3+ years, I could easily tell that the V60 is slower for my usual use - just basic use mind you! Now I have decided to never buy a carrier branded phone in the future!
c. Several times, the browsers didn't work. The google search bar worked but neither chrome nor firefox worked at times. They simply froze.
Even after one reboot they didn't start working. After 2nd reboot, they worked. This made me decide that this phone is junk and return it following day.
I went back to my old V20 and it is such a relief! It is fast and crip handling! Go figure!
d. Several times, the finger print scanner circle lit up to bright green and I had to reboot the phone to get rid of it.. The finger scanning seemed better/faster on the V20 as compared to the V60!
ps: . On the V60, Yahoo finance app kept crashing when I tried to use an [email protected] email address. Yahoo mail app works but not finance app. Any ideas? Yahoo finance worked fine for a yahoo.com address on V60. On the V20, the ameritech.net address works fine. Any ideas about why the ameritech.net address won't work (its the email address given to me by ATT as a part of an old internet connection). I might get a V60 once LG sells non carrier, no bloatware version directly on their website.
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Wow. I have the T-Mobile version and I have not had any of those problems. I'm sorry you had such a bad experience. I also owned a V20, although most recently a OnePlus 6t. For me the V60 is faster than both of them. I would have personally tried a factory reset, and then set the phone up fresh without transferring everything from a 4 year old device to see if that's what caused the problem before I returned it. Either you got a faulty device, or something about transferring the information caused a problem, because the issues you were having are definitely not normal.
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I would have personally tried a factory reset, and then set the phone up fresh without transferring everything from a 4 year old device to see if that's what caused the problem before I returned it.
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I'm inclined to agree, especially if this is an isolated complaint with the AT&T variant. Using transfer tools are great in theory, but there's tons of complaints like this after someone used it when upgrading their phone. Not just with LG's transfer, but across the board.
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I'm inclined to agree, especially if this is an isolated complaint with the AT&T variant. Using transfer tools are great in theory, but there's tons of complaints like this after someone used it when upgrading their phone. Not just with LG's transfer, but across the board.
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I agree. I've used restore tools like this with no problems in the past with no problems, but I've many stories if bugs being caused by it. Like you said, not just LG, but Samsung, OnePlus etc etc... Sometimes it either doesn't work right, or some old app that's not compatible with the newer version of Android gets transferred, it just some piece of corrupted data etc. It's definitely not specific to LG
I have the AT&T V60 and have had none of these problems. Faster than my S10+, noticeably. Before I disabled all the bloatware. Sounds like you need to do a reset and don't use the transfer app, only the Google account restore.
I usually just do a restore from my Google backup. Before that though I make sure to skip all setup and check for updates first. After all updates are installed I do a factory reset and then check for updates one last time. Then factory reset one last time for good measure. After that I stated my setup and restore from Google backup only. I know it's a lot of step but I find that that will save some headaches in the long-run. TMobile variant here and no issues except for a few lag which I think was due to either my Nova Launcher and or Android 10.
No issues with my AT&T phone. I did not do a full transfer from my V30, just messages and a few app settings. I have had the V30 since the day it was released, about 2.5 years ago. I also still have my G4.
So far this phone has been a surprisingly good upgrade. I was not expecting it to be a huge jump from the V30, but it has exceeded my expectations so far.
I did a transfer from my Verizon V30 (which I loved) to my Verizon V60. Everything appeared to be normal but I quickly noticed bad lag in some apps (camera especially) and the battery life was AWFUL.
I was convinced the V60 was garbage but I did a factory reset and restored contacts, text messages, etc individually and everything was fixed. The battery life is amazing.
Only things that remains buggy are the speakerphone issue and the crappy fingerprint reader issues.
To anyone with issues like OP after doing a phone transfer--do a factory reset. Forget the transfer apps, restore manually.
Having owned almost every Lg flagship since the G2 I can say this.. ONLY restore downloaded apps from a previous Lg device. Anything else can cause bugs. Set everything else up fresh.
I don't have any of the problems you listed here... I'm not loyal to any brand so I did have the need to defend LG. I suggest you swap it out and don't use any restore apps.
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AT&T LG V60 user (coming from an open-market LG V30+) and I cannot say that my experience is anywhere near that of what you're experiencing.
Worth mentioning that I only used Google's Backup and Restore option (I didn't touch LG's), like I always do with all my phones, and I used ADB and Fastboot commands to nuke a lot of the LG and AT&T bloat before I really started to use the phone as my daily driver.
Also worth mentioning, I've read here that using LG Sync (or whatever their own backup and restore solution is called) can cause significant issues. I read this after-the-fact, so it didn't play a role in my decision to rely strictly on Google's Backup and Restore functionality. I've only ever used Google's and never had any issue with it.
I would suggest a factory reset and either sticking only with Google's sync, or just starting completely fresh, and see if that helps at all. Good luck.
Only very small people would take any kind of offense that another person did not like something that they did.
That is really pathetic. *gasp* Someone doesn't like a product I had no hand in creating!
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I mean no offense to any of the lg V60 owners but the ATT V60 was very bad. Actually junk!
With a headphone jack and better battery life than the S20, the V60 seemed to be the best available 5G.
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I agree with everyone else. Restore from Google backup. I too came from a v20. I skipped restore and did all updates first, then factory reset and did a backup from Google backups, then I only restored apps from LG switch that did not restore the data, I can honestly say that this phone flies compared to my v20. As battery life is outstanding
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I had to send mine in for warranty repair because the camera focus was getting stuck. Other than that, I've really enjoyed the phone. It really feels weird being back on my V20 while I wait for the V60 to get fixed. such a huge difference between the two.
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OK guys. I don't know where to start. My first Android based LG Phone was GT540. The phone came with 1.6 and was later updated to 2.1. Although it was able to run 2.2, the update never came...
Updating the firmware with KDZ Updater was also as always pain in the arse. And I don't even tell how crappy the phone was.
Thank god I did not pay for it, it came to me as part of a project.
Now I have this Optimus 3D. Normally, I would be using 2.2 because 2.3 Update is still not released for my country (February 2012!). Anyway, I have updated the phone to 2.3 after struggling with about 20 nonsense step via KDZ Firmware updater. ( Update process failed 3 times just because the firmware filename was wrong.)
Now I have to mess with hosts file and sniffers and other struff to get KDZ Updater to work again.
To downgrade, I have no other option but to use a 10 year old OS, XP. Again not to mention pressing thousands of button combinations again and again to get the phone into download mode, which can be done with just 2 buttons with other phones.
I have updated to 2.3 but now I can not recieve calls. A phone that can notrecieve calls! Congrats LG!
I can not call others either. When I call, after about 3 seconds talk, the phone strats buzzing to my ear and voila, the call ends. When I tried to call back quickly, the phonesays: "Wait! I am doing some internal work". I have no people in my SIM, but it checks them every god damn time...
Also another isue is with 3G. It connects whenever it want's. I have to disable it, enable it, disable it, enable it and hope for it to connect.
Also due to this baseband problem, when someone calls and you are not near the phone, the call does not end. Phone keeps ringing until you dismiss the call. You can not imagine how fast this draws your battery. Sometimes, when you come back to your phone, the battery is over due to this problem.
I can not root it either. I am stuck with this firmware now. So, basically, I have to wait for the ICS, which is told to be out in Q3 2012, whic means I will get it in Q1 2013. B!tch please!
I believe there is nothing more to say.
I feel I am really lucky that I did not pay for O3D either.
I will never advise LG Mobile phones. I want to thank LG for ruining such an open and good platform like Android and closing it down by every means.
True to the last word! I wasn't lucky enough to have the Optimus 3D for free! I actually paid for that crap, so I am twice as disappointed. I'm never buying another LG product again unless I have evidence their support policy has changed.
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OK guys. I don't know where to start. My first Android based LG Phone was GT540. The phone came with 1.6 and was later updated to 2.1. Although it was able to run 2.2, the update never came...
Updating the firmware with KDZ Updater was also as always pain in the arse. And I don't even tell how crappy the phone was.
Thank god I did not pay for it, it came to me as part of a project.
Now I have this Optimus 3D. Normally, I would be using 2.2 because 2.3 Update is still not released for my country (February 2012!). Anyway, I have updated the phone to 2.3 after struggling with about 20 nonsense step via KDZ Firmware updater. ( Update process failed 3 times just because the firmware filename was wrong.)
Now I have to mess with hosts file and sniffers and other struff to get KDZ Updater to work again.
To downgrade, I have no other option but to use a 10 year old OS, XP. Again not to mention pressing thousands of button combinations again and again to get the phone into download mode, which can be done with just 2 buttons with other phones.
I have updated to 2.3 but now I can not recieve calls. A phone that can notrecieve calls! Congrats LG!
I can not call others either. When I call, after about 3 seconds talk, the phone strats buzzing to my ear and voila, the call ends. When I tried to call back quickly, the phonesays: "Wait! I am doing some internal work". I have no people in my SIM, but it checks them every god damn time...
Also another isue is with 3G. It connects whenever it want's. I have to disable it, enable it, disable it, enable it and hope for it to connect.
Also due to this baseband problem, when someone calls and you are not near the phone, the call does not end. Phone keeps ringing until you dismiss the call. You can not imagine how fast this draws your battery. Sometimes, when you come back to your phone, the battery is over due to this problem.
I can not root it either. I am stuck with this firmware now. So, basically, I have to wait for the ICS, which is told to be out in Q3 2012, whic means I will get it in Q1 2013. B!tch please!
I believe there is nothing more to say.
I feel I am really lucky that I did not pay for O3D either.
I will never advise LG Mobile phones. I want to thank LG for ruining such an open and good platform like Android and closing it down by every means.
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ok first of all LG support does actually suck. I mean they delivered gb late and with some bugs but flashing a fw which is not for your country and then blaming LG for having missed calls is lame. Lots of people report SOME missing calls but the freq you seem to imply (not getting almost any call) seems it has to do with flashing wrong version of fw for your country. Plus I have not even one missed call so far (being on the fw version for my country) and so do many other people.As much as you and I and everyone else wants to have a rooted version of the phone, rooting is not something that any company has to deliver. What each company tries to do (and lg achieved either by dump luck or by wasting good programmers in patching root instead of fixing gb probs or deliver ics) is to blok root so as to have as little work as possible on their service centers by people who f*@*d up their phones also because rooting itself means there are security isues with the phine which can be exploited. Samsung,sony and all major companies would prevent users from having root if they could I think.
Actually, this is not related to flashing an incompatible FW. People with offical updates are also reporting problems...
You got the phone for free. Stop being such a *****.
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i have the 4g version of your phone and love it running 2.3.5 v20c smoth as butter no drop calls no missed sms/mms runs fast battery isnt the best on earth but better then froyo i have no problems with lg
I have to say that I too am dissapointed with LG. My optimus 3d worked just fine when it was on 2.2.2. I patiently waited for the official update to come via the LG update software, and after months of waiting the update finally came - unfortunately, I have to say. The first thing I noticed was worse battery life. The battery is draining at least 20% faster than before. And today I experienced the ghost call issue. I hope LG responds to these issues quickly or I'll have to sell my phone. Last thing I need right now is an unreliable phone.
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Wow This complaints thread dont seem to end damn i for one never had any problems with gb exept for the screwd up battery manger lg dont give a sh*t lol compla
defcomg said:
Wow This complaints thread dont seem to end damn i for one never had any problems with gb exept for the screwd up battery manger lg dont give a sh*t lol compla
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They better give a **** cuz I am about to make it rain ****storm on them...
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They better give a **** cuz I am about to make it rain ****storm on them...
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I don't mean this in a nasty way but there is no way you can do that. Your a normal user like all of us except you seem to have the enviable superpower of getting lg phones for free
I'm on stock rom and its fine, no ghost calls or any problems you describe but if your going to mess with roms etc you have to accept that doing so can make the phone worse.
Are you now on stock rom for your country? If so you should still be able to root phone, if not well to be fair to lg its not their fault if you are using non lg firmware and they certainly have no legal duty to you unless your on stock non rooted rom for your country.
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I agree with you.
I paid for O3D, paid for unlock, switched from iphone 4, really like 3D, really like android, then suffered missed calls and missed sms, with no notice or warning whatsoever. Tried to get passed it, but after missing an important call and sms from someone the same day, I switched back to my iPhone 4.
I am hopeful LG will at some point resolve the ghost issues, and if that happens SOON, I'll try again, if not - I'll try to sell on ebay or CL, or may get stuck with it and burn my cash............................................
I just love the whole i hacked my phone now it dosent work so its lg's fault i personally love my Lg i have had no troubles other than it came unable to connect to my 850mhz 3G but that was easy fixed maybe flash back to stock?
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Prankzter said:
I just love the whole i hacked my phone now it dosent work so its lg's fault i personally love my Lg i have had no troubles other than it came unable to connect to my 850mhz 3G but that was easy fixed maybe flash back to stock?
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I have never rooted my phone, nor have I ever installed a custom ROM, or any ROM whatsoever. I used my phone for making phone calls, sending sms, surfing the internet and playing games. Then one day LG PC Suite tells me that there is an update available for my phone. I clicked update and things were never the same again.
Next time inform yourself before you start putting everyone under the same hat.
Same here.. with lg p500 i said LG NEVER AGAIN! 3 times to the guarentee and the same problem every time... now i have a nexus s rooted with ics rom and, what a happiness... i love android and hate ios... here, we are free... but understand what u say, but just because i read LG in yout post...
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When I got my O3D I was excited since it was my first dual core phone. I had and HTC Desire(CDMA) before. The phone was great at first, didn't bother rooting the phone or anything. Then I started getting random restarts and found out that I couldn't send email using LGemail with exchange as I would send 3 emails from my phone. So I decided to root and install cm7 nightly my email worked but then not having hdmi or 3D defeated the purpose of even having the phone so I installed GB then ghost calls so I went back to froyo as getting phone calls/texts was more important then my email issue, and paid $20 for Moxier Mail. Which has worked out fine but still having to deal with random reboots which kills my battery.
I know the issue with my phone isn't all LG's fault since my carrier sucks when it comes to working with android. Since I had issues with their other phones Milestone X, Samsung Fascinate(replacement for Milestone X), Galaxy S2.
But I just bought a Dell Venue Pro(WP7) unlocked and it has been working great so far had it for almost a week. No problems yet a couple of annoying things with the OS but a lot less annoying then my O3D issues.
Im thinking of changeing LG 3D, to LG 2x, because of the richer development stage on LG 2x.
They are about he same value in the market. Thought about the nexus S, but that can be the step backwards in the terms of cpu. And it is hard to get, and price is about the same as for new LG 3D, but Nexus S are second hand mostly. New ones are even more expensive than the new LG 3D.
What do you think people ? Is it worth to change to LG 2x ? I want fast and stable custom roms, cm7/9, miui, ICS, all of this
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Im thinking of changeing LG 3D, to LG 2x, because of the richer development stage on LG 2x.
They are about he same value in the market. Thought about the nexus S, but that can be the step backwards in the terms of cpu. And it is hard to get, and price is about the same as for new LG 3D, but Nexus S are second hand mostly. New ones are even more expensive than the new LG 3D.
What do you think people ? Is it worth to change to LG 2x ? I want fast and stable custom roms, cm7/9, miui, ICS, all of this
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I personally wouldn't change it for the 2X. I would go for the Samsung Galaxy R or something like that. If the ghost call issue isn't fixed in 3 to 4 weeks tops I'll be switching over to WP7 (HTC Titan to be precise). I'm not only getting tired of all these problems, but also getting tired of android too.
Galaxy R is rare in my region. Only nexus s, lg2x, atrix, sensation counts. Sgs2/R is too expensive in my region. If not it would be obvious choice, cause of the development of custom roms.
IFLPI said:
Im thinking of changeing LG 3D, to LG 2x, because of the richer development stage on LG 2x.
They are about he same value in the market. Thought about the nexus S, but that can be the step backwards in the terms of cpu. And it is hard to get, and price is about the same as for new LG 3D, but Nexus S are second hand mostly. New ones are even more expensive than the new LG 3D.
What do you think people ? Is it worth to change to LG 2x ? I want fast and stable custom roms, cm7/9, miui, ICS, all of this
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I also wouldn't do it, not with quad core phones on the horizon. I finally spend few hours today and downgraded my O3D to froyo with acura rom and believe me there is day/night difference now. No more freaking ghost calls, getting all calls, sms, installed all my apps from titanium and it's freaking fast and default clocked at 1300Mhz since they also undervolt it. I heard the GPU is at 400mhz as well.
only prob with camera as it resorts back to lowest resolution but i'm checking into it.
believe me it's brought back life to my almost useless phone.
I would wait for SGIII in near future when i'll swap o3D and iphone4.
edit: link to acura's froyo rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1502943
Looking at purchasing the Virgin Mobile Moto G [3rd Generation]. Any ROMS being developed for this phone?
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If you can see in the thread there loads of roms for Moto g 3rd gen
NetSpeedZ said:
Looking at purchasing the Virgin Mobile Moto G [3rd Generation]. Any ROMS being developed for this phone?
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if your bootloader is unlockable then you can use all moto g 15 roms otherwise no.
Im curious about getting this for virgin mobile also. I cant see any reason why you wouldnt be able to root and run the roms available. Nevertheless I want to ask first; has anybody unlocked the bootloader and rooted yet?
Virgin mobile is cdma, ie sprint. You'd have to find a rom that supports this.
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If you can see in the thread there loads of roms for Moto g 3rd gen
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And how many support CDMA which is what Virgin requires? Because I've tried a couple and none of them give me service...
That is really too bad. Finally Virgin Mobile gets a decent phone, where there is plenty of development early on and it seems its for the gsm variants then. I've had my last phone (HTC Desire 601) since Nov. 13' and it never received a single developed Rom after almost two years now. Hopefully someone will port to CDMA because I really want to buy this being that its in my price range.
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That is really too bad. Finally Virgin Mobile gets a decent phone, where there is plenty of development early on and it seems its for the gsm variants then. I've had my last phone (HTC Desire 601) since Nov. 13' and it never received a single developed Rom after almost two years now. Hopefully someone will port to CDMA because I really want to buy this being that its in my price range.
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I wouldn't let that hold you back from getting it. Stock is actually pretty good once you root and then remove the bloat on it.
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And how many support CDMA which is what Virgin requires? Because I've tried a couple and none of them give me service...
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I started out with CM 12.1 and followed this in order to get service on my Virgin Moto G3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/201...-g-3rd-gen-t3174926/post64104373#post64104373
I then wanted to test this method on another rom, say Resurrection Remix.
Flashed everything and used this method. boom! we have service and data.
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I started out with CM 12.1 and followed this in order to get service on my Virgin Moto G3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/201...-g-3rd-gen-t3174926/post64104373#post64104373
I then wanted to test this method on another rom, say Resurrection Remix.
Flashed everything and used this method. boom! we have service and data.
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Are you still using the Resurrection Remix Custom ROM on Virgin Mobile Moto G 2015 3rd Generation? Did you flash the Resurrection Remix ROM in TWRP and then the APN Fix referenced in the URL you posted?
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Are you still using the Resurrection Remix Custom ROM on Virgin Mobile Moto G 2015 3rd Generation? Did you flash the Resurrection Remix ROM in TWRP and then the APN Fix referenced in the URL you posted?
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While I was on RR, it baffled me that I was not be able to send/receive messages, which was the killer for me. I reverted back to stock because I really didnt want to deal with those issues. Data/wifi worked fine with the method I posted. Flash Resurrection Remix, gapps, then go to mount and check the box next to system. Flash the apn fix provided in the link, then you will need to power off your phone in twrp. What i did was I put the phone into download mode and flashed the derp3 boot image via command prompt on my computer.
Some observations I found:
First boot into the rom somehow I was able to send/receive messages
If I rebooted the rom only once after the first boot, I cannot send or receive messages anymore
Data and wifi worked fine for me the whole time
Signal bars in status bar didnt look out of the ordinary
This problem is why I went back to stock. It was a real hassle for me, especially because I had to do all these steps to get everything working, and even after I did that i still had the sending/receiving messages part and I could not figure out why that was happening.
Bottom line, go ahead and try the method. The apn fix and derp3 img are provided here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/201...-g-3rd-gen-t3174926/post64104373#post64104373
If you wanna experiment (like flashing the rom gapps apn fix but not derp3) go ahead, I tried it and it works fine.
The only rom in which everything worked flawless was cm 12.1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/2015-moto-g/orig-development/rom-cyanogenmod-moto-g-3rd-gen-t3174926
Hope this helps!
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While I was on RR, it baffled me that I was not be able to send/receive messages, which was the killer for me.
Some observations I found:
First boot into the rom somehow I was able to send/receive messages
If I rebooted the rom only once after the first boot, I cannot send or receive messages anymore
Data and wifi worked fine for me the whole time
Signal bars in status bar didnt look out of the ordinary
Bottom line, go ahead and try the method. The apn fix and derp3 img are provided here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/201...-g-3rd-gen-t3174926/post64104373#post64104373
If you wanna experiment (like flashing the rom gapps apn fix but not derp3) go ahead, I tried it and it works fine.
The only rom in which everything worked flawless was cm 12.1: http://forum.xda-developers.com/2015-moto-g/orig-development/rom-cyanogenmod-moto-g-3rd-gen-t3174926
Hope this helps!
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Appreciate the quick and detailed response.
That is strange if data was working, texting wasn't.
When texting, did you use the RR text messaging app or a third party texting app? If you were using the RR text messaging app, I wonder if something like Chomp (which has it's own built-in APN stuff) would work - or maybe 8SMS or Textra?
Were you getting 4G speeds when not using WiFi?
I would use the CM 12.1 but I'm a 'dark theme' junky. Have to have all my settings and windows, etc dark mode.
Thanks again for the quick response. :good:
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Appreciate the quick and detailed response.
That is strange if data was working, texting wasn't.
When texting, did you use the RR text messaging app or a third party texting app? If you were using the RR text messaging app, I wonder if something like Chomp (which has it's own built-in APN stuff) would work - or maybe 8SMS or Textra?
Were you getting 4G speeds when not using WiFi?
I would use the CM 12.1 but I'm a 'dark theme' junky. Have to have all my settings and windows, etc dark mode.
Thanks again for the quick response. :good:
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No problem man I actually tried to return this phone but couldnt...
I used RR's default messaging app and tried hangouts as well. Even a 3rd party app like hangouts gave me the same issue. In terms of Chomp or something like that, no I did not try that. Maybe you try it and tell me if it worked for you.
To answer your question about speeds, my plan was a bit odd. After 3gbs of "highspeed data" any data used after that would be reduced. And oh man it was a pretty drastic reduction in speeds. I used this phone for one month and was on unlimited everything, so yes with the high speed data I was getting 4G. It was consistent and fast after the reduction..
Ahh dark eh? Right in the same boat. On your phone go to this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283828 and grab the updater app
Once you have the app click the three lines in the upper left hand corner, choose themed apps. Then choose Main Apps. This will give you the option to choose individual apps you want blacked out (ex. Chrome, Hangouts, YouTube). For example, if i want to install the blacked out chrome I need to uninstall the default app from the play store first in order for it to work. I did this on my G2 running Marshmallow, so just choose the desired app and install it as an apk (in some cases you will need to flash it).
I will let you play around with that if you are interested. A great theme that comes with RR is their Pitch Black theme which you can find on the Play Store. This theme literally makes everything black and red, which is my personal favorite. :good:
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No problem man I actually tried to return this phone but couldnt...
In terms of Chomp or something like that, no I did not try that. Maybe you try it and tell me if it worked for you.
Ahh dark eh? Right in the same boat. On your phone go to this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2283828 and grab the updater app
I will let you play around with that if you are interested. A great theme that comes with RR is their Pitch Black theme which you can find on the Play Store. This theme literally makes everything black and red, which is my personal favorite. :good:
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I actually don't have the Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 2015 phone - yet. Just doing my homework before purchasing - which may be sooner then I expect as my current phone (ZTE Supreme) isn't getting any data at all. That just started within the last 30 minutes or so.
When/If I do get the Moto G, I will be trying the Resurrection Remix Rom. I had the TeamBlackOut app installed on my ZTE Supreme, however, I think they quit supporting the app at the first of the year. Whenever I would updates, no updates would be listed. Could have been that the site was down. Never did go back and check.
BTW, why couldn't you return the phone? Virgin Mobile has a new policy of 'no questions asked' when a customer wants to return a phone.
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I actually don't have the Motorola Moto G 3rd Gen 2015 phone - yet. Just doing my homework before purchasing - which may be sooner then I expect as my current phone (ZTE Supreme) isn't getting any data at all. That just started within the last 30 minutes or so.
When/If I do get the Moto G, I will be trying the Resurrection Remix Rom. I had the TeamBlackOut app installed on my ZTE Supreme, however, I think they quit supporting the app at the first of the year. Whenever I would updates, no updates would be listed. Could have been that the site was down. Never did go back and check.
BTW, why couldn't you return the phone? Virgin Mobile has a new policy of 'no questions asked' when a customer wants to return a phone.
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The blacked out apps are pretty awesome, even though it isnt supported anymore..
I bought the Moto G3 at a Best Buy store at the mall, and they only gave me a 14 day return policy. I unfortunately went over the 14 day period and could not return it. I am now trying to either sell it or just give it to someone for a present. Its a great all around phone, but it seriously got slow at times which I did not like at all. It is waterproof too! That's a plus.
Compared to my LG G2, the phone was a step back for me. It is a mid level phone, not a flagship. It got quite frustrating, but that's only my opinion.
i tried to return it for that reason and am stuck with it at the moment..
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The blacked out apps are pretty awesome, even though it isnt supported anymore..
Compared to my LG G2, the phone was a step back for me. It is a mid level phone, not a flagship. It got quite frustrating, but that's only my opinion.
i tried to return it for that reason and am stuck with it at the moment..
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That stinks that Best Buy won't take it back.
I agree, Blacked out apps are awesome. It's too bad nobody wants to keep them up.
Do you have an eBay account? You should be able to sell that moto 3G easily on eBay And probably get most of your money back.
Thanks for the input and advice.
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That stinks that Best Buy won't take it back.
I agree, Blacked out apps are awesome. It's too bad nobody wants to keep them up.
Do you have an eBay account? You should be able to sell that moto 3G easily on eBay And probably get most of your money back.
Thanks for the input and advice.
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No, but I can make one. And your welcome. If you have any other questions feel free to contact me again. Good day!
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No, but I can make one. And your welcome. If you have any other questions feel free to contact me again. Good day!
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Depending on the condition of your phone and the price, I may be interested in purchasing. I've purchased used phones in the past, however, I typically don't purchase unless the phone is in excellent to like new condition.
Virgin Mobile's current price on the Motorola Moto G 3rd Generation is $99.99. Beings that your phone's bootloader is already unlocked and you have tested Resurrection Remix and CM 12.1, might be a good thing for me to consider - Especially if you had a descent sized SD Card with a nandroid backup of Resurrection Remix on the card to restore after activating the phone.
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Depending on the condition of your phone and the price, I may be interested in purchasing. I've purchased used phones in the past, however, I typically don't purchase unless the phone is in excellent to like new condition.
Virgin Mobile's current price on the Motorola Moto G 3rd Generation is $99.99. Beings that your phone's bootloader is already unlocked and you have tested Resurrection Remix and CM 12.1, might be a good thing for me to consider - Especially if you had a descent sized SD Card with a nandroid backup of Resurrection Remix on the card to restore after activating the phone.
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While it is a budget phone, it may not offer the most high end specs. Its a solid buy for anyone who needs a decent working phone. Now with that said, unlocking the bootloader does take some work via command prompt and research. It's not one of those phones where you can just download an app and you would instantly have root. But, it seems like you are interested in unlocking the bootloader, and I can help you with that.
The major downside with this phone that I noticed was mine only had 8GB of storage, I could barley hold anything on there.
It also had 1GB of ram, so that may be the reason why performance wasn't as buttery smooth at times.
Could you link me to the phone you were thinking of buying? I can see if it is the same one I bought. I would recommend buying the 16GB with 2GB of ram variant if you are wanting to keep this phone for the long run.
And yes always make a backup when installing any rom in case something bad goes wrong. You will then have your old rom to go back to in case you run into that kind of situation.
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But, it seems like you are interested in unlocking the bootloader, and I can help you with that.
The major downside with this phone that I noticed was mine only had 8GB of storage, I could barley hold anything on there.
It also had 1GB of ram, so that may be the reason why performance wasn't as buttery smooth at times.
Could you link me to the phone you were thinking of buying?
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My apologies. I assumed the phone you had already had the bootloader unlocked and was rooted.
In any case, the Moto G I was considering was on Virgin Mobiles website. URL: http://www.virginmobileusa.com/shop/cell-phones/moto-g-3rd-generation-phone/features/
I have unlocked bootloaders and rooted many phones including the Moto G 3rd Generation. My personal feeling on phones is not to spend a lot on them as my occupation can be hard on phones (computer/network engineer) and a good but inexpensive phone is much easier on the wallet if it needs to be replaced.
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I originally used the Dirty Santa routine on my Verizon VS995, so it remained on VS99513A for a couple of years. Had all manner of issues over time - apps "failing to respond", YouTube not displaying video but rather black screens, green-screen crashes, etc. Finally had enough and used the LGUP process to return to stock and unroot, of course. I probably (assuming, anyway) could have gone right to the latest Oreo firmware with LGUP, but decided to go to the stock version of VS99513A and then just do the many system updates to get current.
It's now happily sitting on Oreo, and knock on wood it's like having a new phone! It's so much smoother, YouTube is working, lol, battery life is an order of magnitude better and it's working like a phone should work. No one knows the future, of course, but today, I'm happy.
Just passing this along, but I've gone from being ready to trash this thing to being able to enjoy it again without worrying about having to dump some $$$ into something else.
I had originally rooted to get around the Verizon mobile-hotspot check, but I have an unlimited plan that includes it anyway, now, so that's no longer an issue.
Possible placebo effect...
A clean stock unrooted firmware may run smoother than a few custom roms, but not smoother than a rooted version of the exact same rom.
I wouldn't give up on root, even if the best ever unrootable phone was given to me for free (Ad-blocking being the primary reason)
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Possible placebo effect...
A clean stock unrooted firmware may run smoother than a few custom roms, but not smoother than a rooted version of the exact same rom.
I wouldn't give up on root, even if the best ever unrootable phone was given to me for free (Ad-blocking being the primary reason)
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Blokada DNS changer. Also working without root. All problems gone. :good: for me the main reason for root is to prevent screen retention. The sucked soooo hart. If there would be an option without root I would also go with an unrooted stock fw.
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Possible placebo effect...
A clean stock unrooted firmware may run smoother than a few custom roms, but not smoother than a rooted version of the exact same rom.
I wouldn't give up on root, even if the best ever unrootable phone was given to me for free (Ad-blocking being the primary reason)
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It's not even a close comparison in my case. Admittedly I'm on Oreo now and not the original Nougat the phone came with (and was rooted with), but it's literally a night and day difference. It wasn't just performance - it was extreme instability, apps that wouldn't work or would constantly go into "not responding" mode, green screens, battery life that was awful to the point where it nearly always needed to be connected to a charger, etc. I'd tap on an app or a function in an app before, and I'd literally have to wait and wait for something to happen at times.
Now? Lightning fast and smooth operation, stability where there was none before, etc. And, as stated, for what I really needed root before (bypassing vendor check for mobile hotspot), it's no longer an issue due to the phone plan I'm on.
I'm not knocking rooting, so don't misunderstand. But for my experience with this phone, going back to stock where I could actually update the version of the OS, as well, has made all the difference in the world for my user experience. YMMV.
Interesting... I haven't tried stock Oreo yet but in every time I flash a new stock rom the phone runs great for 6 months then starts lagging.
oooh meee TOOO! me! meeeee!
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I originally used the Dirty Santa routine on my Verizon VS995, so it remained on VS99513A for a couple of years. Had all manner of issues over time - apps "failing to respond", YouTube not displaying video but rather black screens, green-screen crashes, etc. Finally had enough and used the LGUP process to return to stock and unroot, of course. I probably (assuming, anyway) could have gone right to the latest Oreo firmware with LGUP, but decided to go to the stock version of VS99513A and then just do the many system updates to get current.
It's now happily sitting on Oreo, and knock on wood it's like having a new phone! It's so much smoother, YouTube is working, lol, battery life is an order of magnitude better and it's working like a phone should work. No one knows the future, of course, but today, I'm happy.
Just passing this along, but I've gone from being ready to trash this thing to being able to enjoy it again without worrying about having to dump some $$$ into something else.
I had originally rooted to get around the Verizon mobile-hotspot check, but I have an unlimited plan that includes it anyway, now, so that's no longer an issue.
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Between the GIGANTIC pain in the ass that it was to root this phone (I have a VS995 rooted and on 13a ever since) and all the problems that rooting has caused I'd be ready to undo it all anyway. But due to some problem with internal storage* that started a couple weeks ago, I was fed-up and factory reset the phone. When it boots normally, a check in "about" shows the software status as "modified" but root checker says its not rooted, superSU can't find root (I installed it from play store).. Tried to update via the "system updates" in settings (could not get it to show developer options either).
* The storage issue: I have 50 gigs internal (or something similar) and I get a message that the storage is full and some apps may not work. Not possible, but I humored it and uninstalled everything, cleared cache, downloads cleared, etc ... still showing +/-1 gb free space avail. Factory reset, appears stock, but free space STILL less than 1 GB.
Regretted rooting this phone almost immediately since I still couldn't get rid of certain apps, I had to deal with the camera issues, etc... The only thing positive about it was that my work was unable to install their MDM crap (Mobile Iron shielding Gsuite etc). But anyway, it doesn't look like I'll be able to update the system - I tried it and now it boots to twrp, or boots regularly and then loops around to twrp again. I'm looking for the easiest way to get the phone working (with the persistent problem of internalstorage being full for no reason fixed) and at least reasonably updated. Don't care if it's rooted or not really.
Do you or does anyone have a link to a "play by play" for whatever might work? Its been too long since I rooted it for me to remember the nuances of the procedure so its safe to say that I don't really understand how Android works all that well, so instructions like, "flash xxx 3.2 then flash back to 2 then fastboot and load yer ROM but don't forget the dalvik blah blah" won't work... I'm looking for the idiot's version with hand-holding and everything.
Interesting analysis................ I mainly rooted my older phones due to the need for the mobile hotspot without paying VZ extra charges. However, now that I have the VS995, I was able to download and use the Foxfi app (I paid for the Pro upgrade license) so this left me thinking, do I really need to root my V20 at all? In the past, you couldn't run apps that ran many WIFI tools and other tech'y things, but it seems much of that has changed. I don't run custom ROMs so maybe I don't need to root. Would be glad to hear rebuttals on the subject
I received a new VS995 last week and I flash h910 to get FM radio. I could not be happier as I'm on OREO and the device is working perfectly without any issue whatsoever and with latest mk2000 kernel (2.2 beta) general interface performance is working very well - as it should. Hotspot needed a little workaround bit it wasn't too difficult. I wouldn't dream of going back to stock!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=79939652&postcount=269
I know it's not straight to bootloader unlock and root this phone but it's worth the trouble. I hope my new fone will last and last untill manufactures change mind about removable batter and horrible new aspect ratio! No thanks V30 !
You're right.
There's no good reason to root the v20. Even rooted you can't do things that other phones can do, like enabling monitor mode on the Wi-Fi. Nor have I been able to get an external Wi-Fi adapter to work on it.
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There's no good reason to root the v20. Even rooted you can't do things that other phones can do, like enabling monitor mode on the Wi-Fi. Nor have I been able to get an external Wi-Fi adapter to work on it.
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YOU ARE WRONG.
AD BLOCK Yeah they have rootless ad block but they work like ****
screen burn fixes. hows the ghosting?
titanium backup still best option for absolutely all apps getting backed up.
Sorry i have run root too long i cant live without it anymore.
is this happening to just verizon version of LG V20? anyone?
is this happening to just verizon version of LG V20? anyone?
Hi guys. I have recently updated my pixel 3 to android 10 and wow tons of bugs.
Now my notification is not showing. My home button is not working in any gesture mode, same as my multi task button. The only thing working is the back button. Not to mention the update failed 2 times earlier (stuck on google logo.)
I am planning to sue google for selling goods with manufacture defects. The same thing other people did with pixel 1 years ago. Any one wants to join. I have a membership with a lawsuit service so want to try to use it for at least once this year.
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Hi guys. I have recently updated my pixel 3 to android 10 and wow tons of bugs.
Now my notification is not showing. My home button is not working in any gesture mode, same as my multi task button. The only thing working is the back button. Not to mention the update failed 2 times earlier (stuck on google logo.)
I am planning to sue google for selling goods with manufacture defects. The same thing other people did with pixel 1 years ago. Any one wants to join. I have a membership with a lawsuit service so want to try to use it for at least once this year.
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My Pixel 3 is running beautifully. No issues what so ever. Have you performed a full reset and installed the factory image? Booted in safe mode to see if one of your apps is causing the issue? Love how there are so many people on the Sue wagon. No wonder the courts are so full of crap.
Having a membership in a lawsuit service says a lot about you. I have had my Pixel 3 since launch and it has worked flawlessly since the day I purchased it.
I would suggest a factory reset and then install the factory image then add one app at a time untill you find the offenders.
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Hi guys. I have recently updated my pixel 3 to android 10 and wow tons of bugs.
Now my notification is not showing. My home button is not working in any gesture mode, same as my multi task button. The only thing working is the back button. Not to mention the update failed 2 times earlier (stuck on google logo.)
I am planning to sue google for selling goods with manufacture defects. The same thing other people did with pixel 1 years ago. Any one wants to join. I have a membership with a lawsuit service so want to try to use it for at least once this year.
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Sounds like you were too impatient with the first two attempts at upgrading. It can take quite a long time sometimes for the phone to completely update itself and optimize the apps. The more apps you have, the longer it will take. Stopping this update process will cause all kinds of issues with your phone - the type of issues that you describe now.
Best bet would be to do a full wipe and installation of Android 10. This means losing all of your data, but it will fix your issues.
The root of your problem is not a hardware issue - it's user error.
A lawsuit service?
Lmao, no.
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My Pixel 3 is running beautifully. No issues what so ever. Have you performed a full reset and installed the factory image? Booted in safe mode to see if one of your apps is causing the issue? Love how there are so many people on the Sue wagon. No wonder the courts are so full of crap.
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The service is provided as a benefit of my employer.
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Sounds like you were too impatient with the first two attempts at upgrading. It can take quite a long time sometimes for the phone to completely update itself and optimize the apps. The more apps you have, the longer it will take. Stopping this update process will cause all kinds of issues with your phone - the type of issues that you describe now.
Best bet would be to do a full wipe and installation of Android 10. This means losing all of your data, but it will fix your issues.
The root of your problem is not a hardware issue - it's user error.
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I suppose 20 hours wait each time will be enough
I don't know what is happening here on this thread. When a phone manufacturer crushes your phone with an update and tells you that they don't have a good backup method and the only way to save your phone is to factory reset it and lost most of your data. Then the people here just say, then do it.
This phone sells 880 tax included not 699 as oneplus 7 pro. (Besides, that phone is the one more like 880 worth)
I hope all these people will face problem one day and told by the customer service that a specialist will contact them who won't show up no matter how long they wait.
Ugh
haotingliu1990 said:
I hope all these people will face problem one day and told by the customer service that a specialist will contact them who won't show up no matter how long they wait.
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OMG, do you hope so???
haotingliu1990 said:
The service is provided as a benefit of my employer.
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Let me guess. That employer is Apple?
haotingliu1990 said:
Hi guys. I have recently updated my pixel 3 to android 10 and wow tons of bugs.
Now my notification is not showing. My home button is not working in any gesture mode, same as my multi task button. The only thing working is the back button. Not to mention the update failed 2 times earlier (stuck on google logo.)
I am planning to sue google for selling goods with manufacture defects. The same thing other people did with pixel 1 years ago. Any one wants to join. I have a membership with a lawsuit service so want to try to use it for at least once this year.
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You have a 'membership for a lawsuit service'? You sound like an absolute weapon.
Hi, haotingliu1990.
I, like the rest of the people who have posted, have not had the negative experience that you are having, nor do I want part in a lawsuit. Also like others, would recommend wiping your phone and starting fresh. You mentioned that there no backup solutions but there actually are quite a few...
1. Google's built in back up and sync. This will take care of apps that support it, sms, wifi networks, and maybe a few other things (wallpaper, settings, etc. I don't remember all).
2. An app like titanium backup. That will cover any app and it's data that you need it to.
3. An app like sms backup and restore to, obviously, backup and restore your sms.
4. Google photos will automatically sync your pictures to the web so they don't get lost.
5. Some apps have a built in backup feature so you can export the settings to your storage.
6. Plug your phone into your computer and back up anything from your internal storage.
You can use a combo of those options and keep everything you need. As a note, multiple of those are provided directly by Google, so I doubt arguing that Google provides no backup support will get you very far.
Once you've backed up what you need, it's easy to start clean. You can either use the stock recovery to preform a factory reset, or, if your bootloader is unlocked, use the factory images (that Google provides).
As the rest of the people commenting don't seem to be experiencing what you are, it's a safe assumption that starting fresh would take care of your issues. Let me know if you'd like help. I have before and am willing to again, help someone one-on-one through the update/backup/install process to make sure it works for you.
Just as the subject mentions. Curious if it's just me?
Nada. No update. And when I mentioned this on their forum, they deleted the post.
I even tried the thing where you remove the SIM and search for updates then. Didn't make any difference.
Searching with Sammoblie and Frija, only the carrier version(A536U) from Xfinity/Comcast has gotten it in the US.
I don't have it either, what bothers me most is that 13 was released for older A phones including lower priced models already. Is it possible that because this is an enterprise phone (at least in the USA) it requires more time for testing?
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I don't have it either, what bothers me most is that 13 was released for older A phones including lower priced models already. Is it possible that because this is an enterprise phone (at least in the USA) it requires more time for testing?
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What bothers me was how quickly Samsung deleted my post on their forum after I asked about this.
It's been like 6 weeks since the same phone in other countries was given this. It's quite annoying.
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What bothers me was how quickly Samsung deleted my post on their forum after I asked about this.
It's been like 6 weeks since the same phone in other countries was given this. It's quite annoying.
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Samsung's discussions has a sticky at the top that updates happen whenever (edit: or at least it did before). And that's definitely how it goes for all their devices.
Even Samsung flagships go through silly stuff for updates and Android versions so its not A53 only.
The A53 unlocked has carrier apps on it so its tied to the carrier testing. Why will US carriers release Android 13 for older devices before newer? No idea but that's how their testing is going. They have some reason.
Really, you will get it when you get it. If you just think it won't show up until the year 2721 then it should be easier for you lol.
Its frustrating I know for unlocked to be dependent on carriers. But, waiting, it will at least probably have less bugs so that's fine enough. A buggy device isn't fun at all.
edit: Also A52 appear to be doing better than the A53 in getting Android 13 and listed as Enterprise. So, I don't think Enterprise has anything to do with it.
edit: The end result appears to be what Samsung's sticky said which is updates happen when they happen.
Samsung promised 4 years of updates for this phone so they have about 3 more years to give us android 13.
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Just as the subject mentions. Curious if it's just me?
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3 Days ago, my phone suddenly shut itself off, and then stuck itself in a bootloop and would not boot again. It's a Samsung A53 5G (ATT&T) running android 12 one UI version 4.1 at the time. After booting into safe mode and wiping application config data, it still would not come out of safe mode until I factory reset it and connected it to a wifi network.
Finally after all of this BS, I got it to boot normally, but then, as if by magic, my phone was running Android 13 UI Version 5.0!
WTF!?
So I spent an entire day recovering my bank accounts, cashapp, applications, and various accounts, and chalked this pain in the ass up to the game...
And then this morning, it ****in' happened again.
I'm done with Samsung. This phone has been a $500 piece of **** since day 1. It's not even 3 months old yet. Samsung has gone from the most badass manufacturer of android devices, straight to the bottom of the abyss in terms of quality.
The Bloatware they send with these devices now should be unlawful. The amount of YOUR resources they use to track every single thing you do, every place you go, every dollar you spend is unfathomably creepy and discomforting.
Do yourself a favor and get comfortable with 12. because 13 is an even bigger piece of ****, and in my case, it has totally wrecked my phone twice in 3 days now.
Do yourself an even bigger favor, and throw your samsung into the bottom of the ocean and go buy yourself an IPhone. I'm really sad about the way Samsung has turned out. I'm even more sad about the way Android has gone down the drain. And Google has turned into the world's most powerful creepy stalker with Facebook a close 2nd.
I think if people actually new just how intrusive these tech companies have become, they'd stop using them altogether. There needs to be new and better privacy regulations and trackers and spywares and metadata miners and these 'ad targeting' programs and applications should be illegal.
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3 Days ago, my phone suddenly shut itself off, and then stuck itself in a bootloop and would not boot again. It's a Samsung A53 5G (ATT&T) running android 12 one UI version 4.1 at the time. After booting into safe mode and wiping application config data, it still would not come out of safe mode until I factory reset it and connected it to a wifi network.
Finally after all of this BS, I got it to boot normally, but then, as if by magic, my phone was running Android 13 UI Version 5.0!
WTF!?
So I spent an entire day recovering my bank accounts, cashapp, applications, and various accounts, and chalked this pain in the ass up to the game...
And then this morning, it ****in' happened again.
I'm done with Samsung. This phone has been a $500 piece of **** since day 1. It's not even 3 months old yet. Samsung has gone from the most badass manufacturer of android devices, straight to the bottom of the abyss in terms of quality.
The Bloatware they send with these devices now should be unlawful. The amount of YOUR resources they use to track every single thing you do, every place you go, every dollar you spend is unfathomably creepy and discomforting.
Do yourself a favor and get comfortable with 12. because 13 is an even bigger piece of ****, and in my case, it has totally wrecked my phone twice in 3 days now.
Do yourself an even bigger favor, and throw your samsung into the bottom of the ocean and go buy yourself an IPhone. I'm really sad about the way Samsung has turned out. I'm even more sad about the way Android has gone down the drain. And Google has turned into the world's most powerful creepy stalker with Facebook a close 2nd.
I think if people actually new just how intrusive these tech companies have become, they'd stop using them altogether. There needs to be new and better privacy regulations and trackers and spywares and metadata miners and these 'ad targeting' programs and applications should be illegal.
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That's not the experience of most people. Since you bring up Apple as if that will help you avoid this when it can happen there too: https://myphotoyear.com/ios-16-update-goes-wrong/
Its just a fact of life.
More or less it could be improved or solved by multi-OS versions at the same time (such as dual boot on a computer), slower major OS versions, etc. This is not how Google or Apple thinks though.
To add, you can of course improve loss of data by using system backup and also backing up your stuff separately. Though Android still isn't perfect there.
Of course, if you see an update, avoiding updating for some months might also help though not ideal.
edit: For instance you could have used the Samsung restore which may be presented on first use setup or even manually done in Settings > Accounts and Backups > Restore which will restore much if you used the online backup or backup to sd card. Some apps and data will be missing if apps don't support it, etc. Unfortunately, it seems to only offer one backup at least online so any backup on the account since might have destroyed it.
edit: using that and backing up to sd card includes 10GB of stuff on my phone whereas the online is suggested as 2GB (it backs up files and also eg debug built from source apps). So, if you want the best, it may be what you should do from now on. Then restore it if need be. Still, up to apps to support backup individually. Make sure to run it weekly or something.
Also, I know you're pissed about that. Try not to be pissed with me lol. Thanks.
I'm thinking we're in for weeks, or months, more wait. We haven't even gotten a January Security Update.
Just received the Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update last night on my unlocked phone. Also includes the Jan 2023 security update. Looks like they just made the January cutoff
Hmm I have unlocked a53 on t mobile, I checked for updates today and it said there were none.
I received the update today for Android 13 including dual sim support.
I been checking my A53 unlocked running on Visible every week since Christmas for an update. Today it found the Android 13 UI 5.0 update. downloading it now.
How is the new version? any bugs found?
ok, once my phone updated and rebooted now I am no longer connecting to 5G. I've rebooted a few times and nothing has changed. I'm stuck back on 4G.
tmeader said:
Just received the Android 13 (One UI 5.0) update last night on my unlocked phone. Also includes the Jan 2023 security update. Looks like they just made the January cutoff
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5 days after your post (6 since you got the update), with daily checking, and it's still a No for me.
My A53 arrived this morning and upon turning it on, my device had a lot of firmware updates waiting for me. I just updated to Android 13 not too ago along with January's Security patch.
I happen to live in the US, use T-Mobile, and I'm using the international version with dual SIM support.
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5 days after your post (6 since you got the update), with daily checking, and it's still a No for me.
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Another 3 days...
Still no Android 13 update.
I may wind up going to the Samsung service location in my area. This is ridiculous.
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Another 3 days...
Still no Android 13 update.
I may wind up going to the Samsung service location in my area. This is ridiculous.
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They do rollouts on top of things.
You could of course use a sim from a different carrier that has the upgrade available and do it that way. Might just get it immediately or still not. Then switch back. That is a possible workaround.
Of course, if you see a signed image for download for Android 13 for your carrier. That might work too even though it still is a wait for it to show up that way.
I don't know if there's any other way here because of the CSC. It would be interesting to know if a Samsung service shop would do it for you. I can't imagine they would.
Received the update today. Seems to run faster.