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Internet Sharing and battery drain

So...I use internet sharing as my primary source of internet as ?I am on the road a lot. Recently my phone has started to stop charging at some point while using internet sharing. I am trying to figure out why, the best I can find online is it is a heating issue and the phone stops charging at a certain temp. Should I keep it in my freezer at home wrapped in a cloth or something? Really annoying when I am working and the phone dies and I have to go out w/o a charge. Anyone know if it could be a radio issue? Thanks in advance,

votum said:
So...I use internet sharing as my primary source of internet as ?I am on the road a lot. Recently my phone has started to stop charging at some point while using internet sharing. I am trying to figure out why, the best I can find online is it is a heating issue and the phone stops charging at a certain temp. Should I keep it in my freezer at home wrapped in a cloth or something? Really annoying when I am working and the phone dies and I have to go out w/o a charge. Anyone know if it could be a radio issue? Thanks in advance,
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Its definitely a heating issue.
You can try different radios and see if that helps.
I have had some radios get my device really hot, compared to others.
Keep it by an AC vent or when it overheats, unplug it, cool it down and plug it back in.

what app are you using for internet share? im using the HTC Internet Sharing app that recently came out and i had the same experience BUT i figured that its because its using WIFI and also connected to data soo i believe its normal, what i find is that if u go on simple sites or use an IM without surfing the net, it wont overheat as quick, or if lucky it wont at all, the reason is the amount of data transferred to the phone then it transfers (via WIFI) it to the wireless pc at a fast rate which uses alot of CPU, which can be the blame for the over heat and mysterious non charge even if its connected to the charger...those some of the things thats causing ur problems, and btw yes sometimes keep it next to an AC, could lower down the temps a little bit

Slingplayer issue!

Ok ive had to purchase this app THREE times so I have some experience with it (iPhone,iPad,and Android). My issue is..constant freezing, no matter what channel (HD and regular) or what settings (Standard or High quality). I have more then enough dl speeds etc for it to work flawlessly, but on 3G,LTE and WiFi, it freezes within 20 seconds of starting up. I have reconfigured my router for manual setup according to the video guide again but it still wont play in a usable manner unless I like looking at the static picture with voices in the background lol.
Anyone else use this app that has it running fluidly?

When I had my Thunderbolt, it didn't matter what I was using (3G,LTE, Wifi), the picture would always stutter about and freeze up for a good while, maybe sometimes even up to two minutes when I started using it.. After those initial stutters and freeze ups, though, it would always play without a hitch..
I know it doesn't really help, but just my experience with it.

ugh yeah mines consistant. Even over WiFi it freezes so its frustrating

Hmm, the only things I can really think of would be:
New ethernet cord between the router and the slingbox?
New cable cord (Probably not, but hey it could work)
orrrr.....
maybe the cords from the slingbox to the cable/dish receiver are bad?

I had the issue too and I found the problem was in the slingbox itself. A capacitor had gone bad and I had to swap it out. Look for a bulging capacitor. Here is a good guide:
http://placeshiftingenthusiasts.com...izing-losing-connection-check-the-capacitors/

[Q] ATT - Samsung Skyrocket Getting Heated Up - Exchanged Phone !!!

I just bought Samsung Skyrocket phone from ATT, initially after about 20 mins of video or voice chat phone was getting really heat up at the back by the camera. I exchanged the device but still the same issue. Is this just how Skyrocket works or is there a setting which can be changed? It is getting heat up than normal phone

Mines been fine. The only tome it'll her hot is if I'm playing gta + charging the phone.
Or if I'm talking + charging; and even then its after like 5 minutes of use
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They get warm under constant use. Make sure your battery is seated well. If it causes issues with the phone exchange it again, otherwise I think it is normal for these phones.

Any phone will get warm (not hot) with prolonged use. My inebriated girlfriend kept me on the phone for 2.5 hours last night. I wouldn't say it was ever more than "warm." By no means uncomfortable.

Same problem. After 15 mins of talk time i wouldn't be able to hold the phone close to my ears. I don't two devices can be wrong, its probably something wrong with the manufacturing of Skyrocket. I am very disappointed and returning this back unless someone here has a trick to reduce that heating? Thanks

Try charging and running GPS at the same time, and you can cook your hand. I was guiding my wife yesterday trying to find car dealers and with the phone plugged into a car charger + running GPS, I had to set it down because it was getting too hot to hold.
Doesn't seem much different from any other phone I've used GPS extensively on, other than it got to those temps a lot faster than most. I mostly figured that was related to the fact that it's such a thin device.

If I use navigation while I'm driving, it gets more than warm.
If I charge it while navigating, it definitely gets really hot. I believe it may even overheat and the GPS turns itself off temporarily for a minute.
It gets warm during phone conversations.
Other than that, it stays cool doing anything else like playing a video for even hours.

Lucidmike said:
If I use navigation while I'm driving, it gets more than warm.
If I charge it while navigating, it definitely gets really hot. I believe it may even overheat and the GPS turns itself off temporarily for a minute.
It gets warm during phone conversations.
Other than that, it stays cool doing anything else like playing a video for even hours.
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Hmmm...then really whats the point in having this phone when other phones do not have this pbm

have not had any issues with the phone, only been warm when tethering via hotspot

Mine gets pretty toasty when charging and talking and using GPS, but I've got a case on it as well (which probably isn't great for the battery) but I don't notice the heat as much because of the case.

Check your actual battery temperature and see what it is when it is warm and post the results here

Mine gets warm if it's sitting in my pocket in an area w/ spotty connection. Needless to say, my battery also drains very rapidly when this happens, too.

dumb question..how do i check?

Mine gets heated under extensive use...I used wifi and slacker for 3 he's and if was warm.
rocketed to da sky using mah brain and mah thumbs...

I tried the following:
i) rooted the phone
ii) removed all att apps
iii)disabled 4g
Used for 15 mins to make a call, still same issue it gets rediculously hot. I can say for sure it is definitely gets hot than a normal phone.
Wanted to give ONE last try, exchanged the phone at att store and this phone also had same issue. I gave up and returned the phone. I might get a S-2.

I would just wait...at this point there are at least 3-6 new devices coming out and the sr and s2 will be old news
s0619212 said:
I tried the following:
i) rooted the phone
ii) removed all att apps
iii)disabled 4g
Used for 15 mins to make a call, still same issue it gets rediculously hot. I can say for sure it is definitely gets hot than a normal phone.
Wanted to give ONE last try, exchanged the phone at att store and this phone also had same issue. I gave up and returned the phone. I might get a S-2.
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I got a new skyrocket from AT&T and have exactly same issue - when I try to use GPS and talk on the phone while driving, it gets really hot.
Exchanged 2nd time Yesterday & if it continues, need to get something else -- surprisingly all the sales guys in the att store say that they haven't heard this problem :-(

I hear you guys complain about it but I no have teh issue
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See the problem is, because of the nature of smartphones, and that android is actually a linux os, many problems people face are'nt actually hardware problems. They are problems caused by installed apps and settings the user themself had done. Dumbphones, blackberrys and iPhones lock off this functionality, which is y I don't consider them a computer in ur hand, android is. That being said it is both a blessing and curse, this flexibility we have

Lucidmike said:
If I use navigation while I'm driving, it gets more than warm.
If I charge it while navigating, it definitely gets really hot. I believe it may even overheat and the GPS turns itself off temporarily for a minute.
It gets warm during phone conversations.
Other than that, it stays cool doing anything else like playing a video for even hours.
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Same here. Navigation while charging in the car gets very warm on mine.
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Battery discharge while on charger

Using CM11 snapshot january update
I woke up late last night to see my phone still with the yellow charging light on while it was on the charger. i found that odd since it had been on the charger for almost 4 hours. i went to bed with it at 75% and when i went to the battery page it was at 50%. wierd thing is the graph says "3hr and 50 min on battery" but the line graph shows that its is, in fact, charging. another thing ive noticed is that the wifi line graph is solid, im not 100% sure its supposed to be intermittent, i.e. phone is sleeping and what not.
once i noticed that it was still discharging i looked at running apps, nothing outside what anyone else would have running at the end of the night. after i cleared the running apps it started charging again.
i know that i may have answered my own question at the end of the second paragraph but chargers put out more power than a phone can consume while being dormant so im trying to isolate a handful of things.
1. is the wifi line graph supposed to be solid all the time? (I didnt think so but)
2. is the rom im using (cm11 snapshot current update) on an outdated kernel?
3. whatever else that can brainstormed
and before i get a but of wrong forum reply's, i dont have a choice i need my 10 reply's to get this into the correct forum..... unless admin moves it into a developer forum....eh...eh?
thanks for any help you guys can provide.

Justyn86 said:
Using CM11 snapshot january update
I woke up late last night to see my phone still with the yellow charging light on while it was on the charger. i found that odd since it had been on the charger for almost 4 hours. i went to bed with it at 75% and when i went to the battery page it was at 50%. wierd thing is the graph says "3hr and 50 min on battery" but the line graph shows that its is, in fact, charging. another thing ive noticed is that the wifi line graph is solid, im not 100% sure its supposed to be intermittent, i.e. phone is sleeping and what not.
once i noticed that it was still discharging i looked at running apps, nothing outside what anyone else would have running at the end of the night. after i cleared the running apps it started charging again.
i know that i may have answered my own question at the end of the second paragraph but chargers put out more power than a phone can consume while being dormant so im trying to isolate a handful of things.
1. is the wifi line graph supposed to be solid all the time? (I didnt think so but)
2. is the rom im using (cm11 snapshot current update) on an outdated kernel?
3. whatever else that can brainstormed
and before i get a but of wrong forum reply's, i dont have a choice i need my 10 reply's to get this into the correct forum..... unless admin moves it into a developer forum....eh...eh?
thanks for any help you guys can provide.
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forgot..

solid wifi line.. go to the phones main settings, wifi, wifi settings(3 dots bottom right), advanced, disable scanning always available.
cm uses cm kernel. outdated is when a kernel is no longer good, a lower kernel number doesnt mean anything.
and this kind of post have no business being in development, no mod would ever even consider moving it there. development is for development, not questions that are very basic. you actually got the right forum.

Weird. As Sims said turn wifi scanning to off.
It could be a nightly issue with CM at the current moment, check there.
PS: There are other ROMs than just buying a phone and throwing cyanogen mod on it.

Good deal. Thanks guys.
I know I could put any ROM on a phone I used to have an s4 and did several ROMs with that. Then I had to send it in and they gave me one that was mf3 and I was just tired of jumping through hoops. But I put cm on mine because I getting away from full service and using strictly Google voice on a data only plan for cheaper service (Att is the best service overall where i am but their no contract sucks), and cm, so far, is the only one that has voice plus to integrate gv SMS into you native SMS app. That's my big thing. But if there's other ROMs at utilize voice+ I'm open to them.

I'm going to be of no help to you, but just to let you know, this is the correct forum. Nothing except something that you developed goes in development. Nothing. Questions and all other random things go in either Q&A or General.

I don't see you mention which charger you used. Wired? Stock charger and cable? The WiFi bar will be solid over night with your WiFi on and never intermittent.
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Yea after I was told to look at the WiFi settings, I changed some settings. But yes Its wired. I played around with the cable and it wiggles a bit but I didn't notice it disconnecting but I'll do More investigating on that front over the next few days.
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Justyn86 said:
Yea after I was told to look at the WiFi settings, I changed some settings. But yes Its wired. I played around with the cable and it wiggles a bit but I didn't notice it disconnecting but I'll do More investigating on that front over the next few days.
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Wiggle won't effect charge speed. Using a different adapter or cable then what came with your phone will effect charging speed however as well as the phone's current draw.

Well yea right. What I meant to say was that I may not be getting a solid connection, and if I had it sitting a certain way, it may not be charging at all, making appear as though the battery was draining "while charging" when it actually wasn't even charging. My biggest thing was that this is the first I've noticed it so. Maybe the cable is just crappy and is giving out. ( not the OE cable)
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Justyn86 said:
Well yea right. What I meant to say was that I may not be getting a solid connection, and if I had it sitting a certain way, it may not be charging at all, making appear as though the battery was draining "while charging" when it actually wasn't even charging. My biggest thing was that this is the first I've noticed it so. Maybe the cable is just crappy and is giving out. ( not the OE cable)
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Most likely it's just the cable then. You may be interested in the contents of this thread including a quick comparison video Bacon made.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2609087
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGYkt4CeYuk&feature=youtu.be

Wow that's pretty impressive makes me want to get Motorola cable
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Turns out a combo of things. One being the cable with now power output. And the other was just being a cheap cable and was fitting in the port loosely and not maintaining a connection all the time. Thanks for the help.
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Issues with my Note 7.....

So let me say I love the note series and have owned all but the 1 and the 5 (no expandable memory or removable battery, sounded like an iphone to me) i even still have my Note Edge (often forgotten about in the line up)
And cant really see going to anything else but not really sure what the future holds for the Note.
Well im on my second note even though i had zero issue with my first note but i decided to play it safe and swap it out for the safe unit.
Since i have done this im starting to have some issues with my safe unit and figured id share my experiences with you guys.
The first issue was and is i occasionally get the moisture detected in charging port notification when i plug my phone in to charge it. The phone has never been in or near water not even in the bathroom during a shower so its strange. Also when this notification pops up the phone wont charge via port but you can still charge it wirelessly.
The latest issue is that ive gotten a irregular charging detected notification and with this one it charges and stops charges and stops constantly like a loose connections or when your cable is frayed and you have to position it just right.....lol
Now if you go into the setting and turn off the fast charge this issue goes away, matter of fact both issues go away. Im wondering if these issues plagued the ones that went poof.
Is anyone else having any similar issues with their Notes?
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bignibb said:
So let me say I love the note series and have owned all but the 1 and the 5 (no expandable memory or removable battery, sounded like an iphone to me) i even still have my Note Edge (often forgotten about in the line up)
And cant really see going to anything else but not really sure what the future holds for the Note.
Well im on my second note even though i had zero issue with my first note but i decided to play it safe and swap it out for the safe unit.
Since i have done this im starting to have some issues with my safe unit and figured id share my experiences with you guys.
The first issue was and is i occasionally get the moisture detected in charging port notification when i plug my phone in to charge it. The phone has never been in or near water not even in the bathroom during a shower so its strange. Also when this notification pops up the phone wont charge via port but you can still charge it wirelessly.
The latest issue is that ive gotten a irregular charging detected notification and with this one it charges and stops charges and stops constantly like a loose connections or when your cable is frayed and you have to position it just right.....lol
Now if you go into the setting and turn off the fast charge this issue goes away, matter of fact both issues go away. Im wondering if these issues plagued the ones that went poof.
Is anyone else having any similar issues with their Notes?
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No issues like that here. Neither on the first note 7 I had and this revised replacement.

Just as a side note im running the latest software updates as well so no rooting or other mods
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bignibb said:
Just as a side note im running the latest software updates as well so no rooting or other mods
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Same here. On PHE too, no root or mods. Wish PHE was rootable though.

I saw a youtube video about the note 7 exploding under stress tests. And before one of them exploded, the notifications that you explained started happening. Couldnt charge the phone anymore. Wonder if its a charging software glitch that is causing the problem.

Im keeping an eye on it but so far so good. Everything is working like it should mot even any notifications today.
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