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Tilt keeps locking up on me!!

I've had my tilt for about a month now and for some reason it keeps locking up on me. I don't know what program it is that's causing it, i really like my current setup too. There's no specific thing that causes it to lock up. sometimes checking texts, opening ie, whatever it may be. Here is my list of installed apps.
HTC Touch Keyboard + Keypad
Microsoft Live Search
TCMP
Wizard reTOUCHED dialer
Teksoft A2DP Toggle
HTC Audio Manager
SPB Mobile Shell
SPB Pocket Plus
AT&T Xpress mail
Cingular Pre-Midlets
OZ Communications OZ IM
AT&T Xpress Mail
All this on the OEM ROM
any help is appreciated, Thanks

notice that there is a thread right below this that talks about freezing Tilts and has 85 replies...

Ya, but the issue is there are at least several different types of freezing problems.
I have an idea...
It seems there are different types of freezing. I suggest we create a video library of such issues. I think all the suggestions people give only help certain situations. And its hard to get the right corrective action, when there is one because of it.
E.g. there's the PIE freezes, the Nav freezes, the Task Manager freezes, the one I experienced, the one described by acboydston, etc. We could have dedicated help threads for each one. People could try to match what they are expeirencing to the video of symptoms and get the "right" help...That's the best idea I can come up with to diagnose and solve these things, rather than having lots of different problems in the same threads...And you should only create new "freezing issue" thread if you have the video and it's unique...
So, if you are expeirencing freezes, you should try to video what yours looks like and post it. Then people can see what you are talking about. And suggest ideas to fix it for that particular issue. Different freezes have different resolutions. And having them all grouped as the same "freezing issues" just makes things more confusing.

the only reason i posted a new thread is most of the ones i read from the previous one said they were just short lock ups. mine literally locks up and can only work when i pull out the battery and restart

noamaniac said:
the only reason i posted a new thread is most of the ones i read from the previous one said they were just short lock ups. mine literally locks up and can only work when i pull out the battery and restart
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I still suggest video if you can do it.

With all you have on that tilt your going to have to do a hard reset and than add your programs one at a time till you figure out which one id causing your lock up problem. Did you throw them all on at one time? Best way is to do it one program at a time and try it out.
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Slow to Ring

I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but I've searched high and low and still cannot find a solution.
I'm getting pi**ed off that the Diamond seems to take almost 3/4 rings from a landline before it even makes a peep. The weird thing is, as soon as the landline starts the ringing sound, the diamond lights flashes immediately.
It's almost like the software can't keep up with the hardware. At the moment, I'm missing every single call as the answerphone kicks in before I even know I'm receiving a call.
Any clues/ideas/fixes.
Again sorry if I'm repeating a thread, but I couldn't find the answer anywhere.

here are several threads about this....
I did a search for 'ring'
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=417359&highlight=ring
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=403915&highlight=ring
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=416100&highlight=ring
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=400590&highlight=ring

alanplum said:
I'm probably going to get flamed for this, but I've searched high and low and still cannot find a solution.
I'm getting pi**ed off that the Diamond seems to take almost 3/4 rings from a landline before it even makes a peep. The weird thing is, as soon as the landline starts the ringing sound, the diamond lights flashes immediately.
It's almost like the software can't keep up with the hardware. At the moment, I'm missing every single call as the answerphone kicks in before I even know I'm receiving a call.
Any clues/ideas/fixes.
Again sorry if I'm repeating a thread, but I couldn't find the answer anywhere.
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Was the same on my Trinity device and someone elses Wizard device. A feature of WM perhaps

there is a cab
fixs it..welll sort off
use the search and you will find
i have it on my diamond and its alot beter now

1. seems to me impossible that you, after soooooo much searching didn't find a thread to join instead starting a new one.
2. to my best knowledge (and i read and i really searched) there is no solution to this problem except the usual change the ring tones to mp3/change the rings to wav and a few very dubious cab files that (as a later everybody is complaining) had no effect. there is also one tweak in the Diamond Tweak program that also has no result (at least on my diamond).
3. just to add a slap to the insult, even the BT in my car start ringing before the diamond! i hear the BT device ringing and looking at my diamond i can see that he is still in the "mute but blinking" phase. most of the calls i pick and answer before my diamond's first ring.
4. now going to report this thread and ask some mod to glue it to an existing one. next time search and if not satisfied with the findings just post on an existing thread...
meanwhile you got more help than you deserve.

So friendly......
Fixed it now due to this thread. Disabled phone skin and changed mp3 to wav.
No issues now.

alanplum said:
So friendly......
Fixed it now due to this thread. Disabled phone skin and changed mp3 to wav.
No issues now.
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just to stay on the "friendly" side: disabling the phone skin also gives you 10mb of more memory like in this post:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2501745&postcount=27
or this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2486722&postcount=1003
and pay attention at others have to say:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=2486738&postcount=1004 so maybe i am wrong.....
why i didn't recommend it to you? because is not so simple. it also disable a few other things. what things? i'll let you find out alone (this time).

[Q] Twitter client - slow !

Anyone else find the official Twitter client slow to update ? Sometimes I just give up and switch it off, the iPhone on the other hand pulls updates instantly so I'm not sure what's going on here. The HD7 in general seems to have network issues in general
Ian

konnexion said:
Anyone else find the official Twitter client slow to update ? Sometimes I just give up and switch it off, the iPhone on the other hand pulls updates instantly so I'm not sure what's going on here. The HD7 in general seems to have network issues in general
Ian
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yea same with facebook..takes some time to update.. id like to try the focus on att.. tmo slow

I'm assuming both of these apps, as well as others, will release updates to improve their experiences...it has nothing to do with the network, as both apps are slow over wifi as well...they just aren't optimized yet...

its a general problem with most apps, and something i hope they fix very very soon. The fact that the apps cant freeze there state when you leave (i.e mobile 'multitasking') it makes them almost useless. If you exit to answer a text for example, you're forced to wait a minute or 2 to reload the entire app.
Updates will trickle down eventually, remember the OS is less than a month old. *Officially

Whats it like on WIFI? i was getting annoyed at mine being a bit slow and gave up on the facebook app and since then I change networks from O2 to Three (didnt realise just how **** O2s reception was till I moved to three!) and they are nice and quick at updating now.

silverkiller said:
its a general problem with most apps, and something i hope they fix very very soon. The fact that the apps cant freeze there state when you leave (i.e mobile 'multitasking') it makes them almost useless. If you exit to answer a text for example, you're forced to wait a minute or 2 to reload the entire app.
Updates will trickle down eventually, remember the OS is less than a month old. *Officially
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not quite true. You could press the windows key from within the twitter app. Start the messaging app and do what you need to do. When done hit the back key until you are back in twitter with the state restored. Its not that fast and not really intuitive but its there.

Compass Issues

So, I'm having issues with my compass.
It is consistently 45 to 90 degrees off (I notice it whenever I'm using Google Maps and centered on my location as opposed to navigation).
This is my first RMA'd device (but I did not RMA my first one specifically for the compass).
I've tried this "figure 8" gesture, and I've also tried the compass calibration within GPS Status. I'm sort of fed up with this. I have no idea how to fix it, and it's extremely annoying when I'm out in the city and I just want to know what direction I'm looking and what is in front of me/near me.
Any ideas?

LiquidSolstice said:
So, I'm having issues with my compass.
It is consistently 45 to 90 degrees off (I notice it whenever I'm using Google Maps and centered on my location as opposed to navigation).
This is my first RMA'd device (but I did not RMA my first one specifically for the compass).
I've tried this "figure 8" gesture, and I've also tried the compass calibration within GPS Status. I'm sort of fed up with this. I have no idea how to fix it, and it's extremely annoying when I'm out in the city and I just want to know what direction I'm looking and what is in front of me/near me.
Any ideas?
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Posted in the wrong section. Nonetheless, have you tried a factory reset or re flash ?

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Posted in the wrong section. Nonetheless, have you tried a factory reset or re flash ?
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No, it's not the wrong section. This isn't a support question, it's a discussion of the compass issues I'm experiencing. As the forum title states, this section is for discussion, and tips/tricks. The "any ideas?" I added to the end does not make it a discussion, it invites people to contribute. Not that I don't appreciate your help, please don't take it that way.
A factory reset has not helped. It is consistent over many ROMs, including bone-stock. Eventually, it evens out, temporarily, and then it skews itself again, always counter-clockwise.

LiquidSolstice said:
No, it's not the wrong section. This isn't a support question, it's a discussion of the compass issues I'm experiencing. As the forum title states, this section is for discussion, and tips/tricks. The "any ideas?" I added to the end does not make it a discussion, it invites people to contribute. Not that I don't appreciate your help, please don't take it that way.
A factory reset has not helped. It is consistent over many ROMs, including bone-stock. Eventually, it evens out, temporarily, and then it skews itself again, always counter-clockwise.
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Oops, I did not read " any ideas ?" so my apologies. My friend had the same issue and he did an RMA. They told him it was an issue with the GPS. It was strange becuase his would go up to 98 C in less than 5 minutes. Got his device back about a month a go and never had that issue again.

dia_naji said:
Oops, I did not read " any ideas ?" so my apologies. My friend had the same issue and he did an RMA. They told him it was an issue with the GPS. It was strange becuase his would go up to 98 C in less than 5 minutes. Got his device back about a month a go and never had that issue again.
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I hope I don't have to RMA to fix it. Navigation works fine because I think it uses speed and vectors to determine where I am moving, but the Maps part is just a tad annoying.
I definitely don't have heat issues though, so I'm happy about that. Thanks for the help, I appreciate it!

Even I have the same issue with my N5... but since I don't use maps a lot, I don't think I'll RMA it just for this reason even though it is annoying...

apoorv24 said:
Even I have the same issue with my N5... but since I don't use maps a lot, I don't think I'll RMA it just for this reason even though it is annoying...
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That seems to be the conclusion I'm arriving at.
I know the N4 had a compass fix, I'm not sure if the N5 will get one.

I have the same problem. Neither calibration nor factory reset helps. Several compass apps report "abnormal magnetic field strength". A few weeks ago I rebootet the phone and suddenly it worked correct. But after the next reboot it stopped working again. No matter how often I reboot the phone now, the compass just stays broken.

Mine was off too, but after calibrating with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2 it works as it should.

The most frustrating silly bugs, makes the Mi 9 a pain to own

This phone was meant to be the best mobile I've ever purchased, but silly things are putting me off. I am only 4 months into ownership, and now looking to part company with my Mi 9 as soon as possible.
1. The data just stops working when the phone loses and regains signal - as covered in a variety of other XDA threads and elsewhere. Makes the phone totally useless to someone like me who does a lot of travelling on underground trains and on motorways - I am missing alerts, messages, emails because of this.
2. The flashlight/torch keeps turning itself on randomly without any user intervention.
3. Since the last update, Google Photos has all the images showing with a crazy contrast level that makes them hard to look at. Again, covered in lots of threads elsewhere including temporary "fixes", but frustrating.
Anything I'm missing?
I'm not in a position to root etc to try other ROMs as I rely heavily on Google Pay which is broken on rooted/unlocked phones. Current ROM 10.2.28.0 (PFAEUXM). Reporting to Xiaomi I might as well just shout my grievances into a well... :crying:

Not judging just having question to
1. Does it not reconnect to the Internet after it lost signal? When I use the underground and loose signal but get out of it it works for me still. Or is your problem different?
2. Did you link the flashlight with the Assistant button?
3. I just checked Google photos but don't see any difference in picture view. How do I see the high contrast you have?
Sincerely a new Xiaomi user

Same version of miui, locked, unrooted.
1. Never had I experienced something like that
2. Never had I experienced something like that
3. Most likely a Google photos issue. After the latest Google app update (not Google photos app) it seems to be fixed.

bungalowbill said:
This phone was meant to be the best mobile I've ever purchased, but silly things are putting me off. I am only 4 months into ownership, and now looking to part company with my Mi 9 as soon as possible.
1. The data just stops working when the phone loses and regains signal - as covered in a variety of other XDA threads and elsewhere. Makes the phone totally useless to someone like me who does a lot of travelling on underground trains and on motorways - I am missing alerts, messages, emails because of this.
2. The flashlight/torch keeps turning itself on randomly without any user intervention.
3. Since the last update, Google Photos has all the images showing with a crazy contrast level that makes them hard to look at. Again, covered in lots of threads elsewhere including temporary "fixes", but frustrating.
Anything I'm missing?
I'm not in a position to root etc to try other ROMs as I rely heavily on Google Pay which is broken on rooted/unlocked phones. Current ROM 10.2.28.0 (PFAEUXM). Reporting to Xiaomi I might as well just shout my grievances into a well... :crying:
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I agree on 1 and 2
The 3rd bug I experienced also on havoc gsi so I don't really think it is miui specific.
I would add to the list weirdly working auto brightness, on other phones it works way better than on mi9
Also notifications icons limit on statusbar is set incorrectly, fix for that is in beta since month or maybe two but xiaomi prefers to change notch shape rather than fixing bugs in stable rom...
And the last one is more like a visual "glitch" than a bug. statusbar is a little taller than a notch

I don't have any of these bugs (running Revolution OS - modified MIUI stock rom).
Point 3. (as someone already said) disappeared after an update, although the official google support told me it has something to do with the vendor in particular (even though some OnePlus 7 pro devices are affected as well).
Never heard anything like point 1. tbh. I would recommend leaving stock rom behind and either go for xiaomi.eu/revolution OS or some other sort of Rom. Trust me there is way less bloatware and a much better overall experience compared to stock rom.

cihot said:
Not judging just having question to
1. Does it not reconnect to the Internet after it lost signal? When I use the underground and loose signal but get out of it it works for me still. Or is your problem different?
2. Did you link the flashlight with the Assistant button?
3. I just checked Google photos but don't see any difference in picture view. How do I see the high contrast you have?
Sincerely a new Xiaomi user
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1. That's correct - it shows full bars and the 4G symbol and you can make and receive calls and texts, but you cannot pass any data until you toggle data off/on or reboot. This is number one bug - what use a communication device that stops communication and you don't know about it. I am confused how it does not affect everyone on this ROM however there are more than enough people saying it is happening to them.
2. Yes, long press of assistant button to toggle flashlight. But it still turns on randomly even when the phone is just sat on the desk!
3. This is fixed apparently by disabling automatic contrast and then reinstalling Google photos - so maybe you won't see this? The symptoms are - open Google Photos, tap on any photo, after a second it changes the contrast of the image so you can barely see it.

1. Even worse: if my Mi 9 loses signal it will never reconnect unless I restart the phone. Happened on Global ROM and Xiaomi.EU ROM.

1. The data/Signal problems are 100% Provider/Region related. If not, everybody would have that same Problem.
2. If you blame the device / Stock Rom why do you come with those problems to xda? Nobody here is working for xiaomi, go to them.
3. If you like xda you should be able to use the search, all of your problems are solved a long time ago and solutions are all over xda. Just search for it.
The way you did it looks like a little child laying under the table crying and kicking around no matter who is around.

1. Can confirm mine definitely doesn't do that, would be horrible if it did, I wholeheartedly agree(miui 10.2.28 PFAEUXM). Then again I only had it for 2 weeks, wouldn't be surprised if something like this would start happening in the future, such is the life of "flagship killers", but I knew the risks when I jumped aboard even though I had the budget for an s10+ or 7 pro.
2.Never had it happen but that sounds like the kind of bug that would definitely be fixed with a minor software update. If the problem has been reoccurring after subsequent updates then a hard reset would be worth a try.
3. Not an app I use.
If you have a warranty then it should be applicable for that signal issue, it should also be easy to reproduce in a competent repair service.

Here is mine...
1. I also experience this sometimes, connection seems lost even though 4g signal is full bar, have to turn on airplane mode to refresh then it will have connection again.
2. Never happened to me..
3. This was fixed now, just update google app and gphotos. It was weird when it was like that, but now it is ok.

1. What's your preferred network type set for? I had all sorts of connection issues on AT&T USA until I switched to GSM/WCMA/LTE. I had it set for LTE Only for the longest time but on a road trip realized that wasn't always possible.

1. Never had that
2. Never had that
You might want to check with your ISP.

Yeah,there are some annoying bugs that im experiencing as well. That shouldnt happen in the flagship line. But on the other hand,there is no better phone i could buy for the money,so i will just wait and hope those bugs will be fixed soon. Otherwise its just great phone and i wouldnt give up this phone just for the camera itself.

Research dont complain
saturday_night said:
1. The data/Signal problems are 100% Provider/Region related. If not, everybody would have that same Problem.
2. If you blame the device / Stock Rom why do you come with those problems to xda? Nobody here is working for xiaomi, go to them.
3. If you like xda you should be able to use the search, all of your problems are solved a long time ago and solutions are all over xda. Just search for it.
The way you did it looks like a little child laying under the table crying and kicking around no matter who is around.
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I agree with your response totally bro !

saturday_night said:
1. The data/Signal problems are 100% Provider/Region related. If not, everybody would have that same Problem.
2. If you blame the device / Stock Rom why do you come with those problems to xda? Nobody here is working for xiaomi, go to them.
3. If you like xda you should be able to use the search, all of your problems are solved a long time ago and solutions are all over xda. Just search for it.
The way you did it looks like a little child laying under the table crying and kicking around no matter who is around.
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Wow, what a sense of community. What did your reply add to the conversation? Nothing. Disgusting behaviour.

bungalowbill said:
Wow, what a sense of community. What did your reply add to the conversation? Nothing. Disgusting behaviour.
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Well, you were the one that came here complaining. As he explained you, the signal problems are operator related, otherwise we all would have them, and I can tell you I used 3 different carriers in my country and they all work flawlessly.
Also, those problems you talk about have long been solved, I'd suggest you spend your time searching the forum instead complaining for no reasons.

omgomg said:
Well, you were the one that came here complaining. As he explained you, the signal problems are operator related, otherwise we all would have them, and I can tell you I used 3 different carriers in my country and they all work flawlessly.
Also, those problems you talk about have long been solved, I'd suggest you spend your time searching the forum instead complaining for no reasons.
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I agree
Best would be to close this thread

bungalowbill said:
Wow, what a sense of community. What did your reply add to the conversation? Nothing. Disgusting behaviour.
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Totally agree
Get used to this
Almost all xiaomi mi series communities are just horrible and often unacceptable

1. Never had that
2. Same
3. App specific issue - already fixed.
I do have other bugs that annoys me more, like:
1) screens turns on out of the blue, no notification is shown - but if I unlock the phone, I can see that there is a lower priority (not showed on lock screen) notification..
2) when alarm rings, opening the clock app (by clicking on the current time on the widget) does not show the alarm and a stop button, instead I need to pull in notifications and click on the stop action there.
3) android auto: different issues.. sometimes the call app does not appear on the notification area, so I had an issue where android auto disconnected, and I could not disconnect the call. Spotify also does not launch from the car dash, I have to manually open it on my phone. could be app specific, but knowing issues with android auto on other Xiaomi phones, I'm not sure.

omgomg said:
Well, you were the one that came here complaining. As he explained you, the signal problems are operator related, otherwise we all would have them, and I can tell you I used 3 different carriers in my country and they all work flawlessly.
Also, those problems you talk about have long been solved, I'd suggest you spend your time searching the forum instead complaining for no reasons.
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I can't find anyone explaining how to fix 1 and 2.
Also, 1 not carrier specific - happens to me on both EE and Vodafone in the UK and other people reporting other various networks Europe wide.
Frankly, I would say if you don't have anything to add, you leave the thread. Or carry on wasting your time replying to things you can't help with, your choice.