Hi everyone.
Does anyone else have GPS problems with their Xperia Z? The trouble is, I am using RunKeeper to track my cycling efforts, and the phone goes berserk and this is what I get:
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As you can see, it seems I rode my bike into buildings instead on the (white) roads. It's not an app issue, my friend uses the exact same app on his Note II and doesn't have this problem.
Any tips you can share are welcome.
You cannot confirm that it's not an app fault,note2 doesn't have full hd display
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gm007 said:
You cannot confirm that it's not an app fault,note2 doesn't have full hd display
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Um, what?
robogo1982 said:
Um, what?
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He mean that xz screen is full hd and note ll doesn't have
That is the issue
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What the hell has the screen res got to do with anything.
I can confirm I had this same issue (but on google maps location history) on my Xperia T and I get the same on the Z.
But the app My Tracks works fine for tracking my route
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What the hell has the screen res got to do with anything.
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Thank you, kind sir, for properly reading my question and giving me a proper answer, unlike some other people here.
So I guess it's hardware? Not much to do here?
Howdy howdy. Another Runkeeper user here. I find the GPS a lot better than my iPhone 4S for tracking accurately, but I digress. Few things to note:
1) Make sure your phone has a clear line of sight to the sky. If you can, put it in an arm band, (or like me) put it on a handlebar mount. That'll give you great results. A thigh pocket generally will give you odd results. Thighs of steel FTL.
2) Have you tried the Faster Fix app? A more accurate system clock will give you a quicker fix (and possibly a more accurate GPS result).
3) If I have to put my phone in my thigh pocket, try placing the phone screen towards your leg. My educated guess is that the GPS is closer to the back of the phone than the front.
4) Leave mobile data and wifi on. These are all used to try and cross-reference your location for when GPS is not being great.
-Soen
Hey Soen
My phone is in a light bag I carry around my upper body, usually it's on my back. 3G is on all the time, I used my old S3 like I use my Z and never had such problems. Haven't tried FasterFix or anything like it since GPS... well, works. But I'll give it a go, thanks for the tip.
If you flashed a custom Rom you probably received GPS data for that area. Eg mine was to source my GPS data from somewhere in Europe or something, yet I am in Australia.
Faster Fix fixed it up no problems
Before I pretty much could not get a a proper fix for any apps, and whether widgets kept thinking I was in weird cities/countries.
In your case it may be that you are close enough to get a fix, but a very inaccurate one.
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Yes I can say that the GPS is not as accurate as any of my HTC phones, it is a little annoying with my in car GPS software, because it can switch 10km/h up and down at times as often as every second. Where this is annoying is that it now tells me very often that I am going over speed, when I am not.
I use software called GPS Status to help manage the a-GPS, and verify the satellites around me... Very good tool.
DreadPirateDan said:
If you flashed a custom Rom you probably received GPS data for that area. Eg mine was to source my GPS data from somewhere in Europe or something, yet I am in Australia.
Faster Fix fixed it up no problems
Before I pretty much could not get a a proper fix for any apps, and whether widgets kept thinking I was in weird cities/countries.
In your case it may be that you are close enough to get a fix, but a very inaccurate one.
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The thing is, I am using a stock ROM (.434). I patched things up with FasterFix and cleared and reset A-GPS with GPS Status like danw_os below. Now I'm waiting for my muscles to heal so I can test it out on my bike again.
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Yes I can say that the GPS is not as accurate as any of my HTC phones, it is a little annoying with my in car GPS software, because it can switch 10km/h up and down at times as often as every second. Where this is annoying is that it now tells me very often that I am going over speed, when I am not.
I use software called GPS Status to help manage the a-GPS, and verify the satellites around me... Very good tool.
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I did that too just yesterday, will report back on the GPS accuracy.
robogo1982 said:
The thing is, I am using a stock ROM (.434). I patched things up with FasterFix and cleared and reset A-GPS with GPS Status like danw_os below. Now I'm waiting for my muscles to heal so I can test it out on my bike again.
I did that too just yesterday, will report back on the GPS accuracy.
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How did you get on?
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How did you get on?
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I am happy to say: much better. The phone tracked my route a bit more accurately, the lock was a bit more steady. All I did was fix stuff up with FasterFix and updated A-GPS data with GPS Test.
I will check up on this issue a bit more and report back. Thank you all for your suggestions btw this could be something to write Sony about.
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I am happy to say: much better. The phone tracked my route a bit more accurately, the lock was a bit more steady. All I did was fix stuff up with FasterFix and updated A-GPS data with GPS Test.
I will check up on this issue a bit more and report back. Thank you all for your suggestions btw this could be something to write Sony about.
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I am not sure how much Sony give a toss to be honest, it seems that they are not listening to anyone about anything, it has been a long time since we have been released any new firmware, yet there are still soooooo many things that need to be sorted. This was always my concern moving to Sony, when I have had stupidly slow updates from them with any other Sony device I have owned. But I though I would give them an opportunity to redeem themselves, after the Statement that they wanted to be the top three this year for phone sales etc, I assumed this would mean that they would put a lot of effort in the development as all the other sucessful manufactures do.
HTC have already released a Camera quality improvement fix for the HTC One, which is not even fully available yet.
Sony;
WIFI drops and signal strength.
Cellular network drops and issues with 3G & 4G switching.
Camera picture quality low for 13MP due to intense noise reduction.
GPS.
There are more than this, but these are issues that are really annoying me.
We have a work around for the GPS, but the other three things mentioned need Sony to provide better drivers.
The issue persists. I still get erratic readings as if I'm cycling into buildings and riding my bike at 1552 km/h.
What a massive letdown.
I would return the phone. I have a ZL and had similar issues as well as a very slow lock. Tried many things including the factory reset with PC Companion at Sony's suggestion to no avail. Went to a Sony store and swapped handsets, and there is a huge difference. Now I have immediate lock on, and great accuracy.
Easier said than done, here they'd send the phone back and flash a new ROM, maybe, and say they weren't able to reproduce the error.
robogo1982 said:
The issue persists. I still get erratic readings as if I'm cycling into buildings and riding my bike at 1552 km/h.
What a massive letdown.
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Dude, your amazing . All GPS in phones are hit and miss in the city
I had another issue up until a couple of days ago. According to GPS Test, the phone WOULD NOT for the life of it achieve GPS lock using GLONASS satellites. Nothing helped until I wiped A-GPS data. Now I get a lock inside my house in roughly 8 seconds within 5 meters since it's 9:30, and showers with thunderstorms are predicted around 11:00... means I don't have much time to test it today, so I'm off
EDIT: the issue persists. I will not accept any other explanation other than that the phone is messed up. Yesterday during cycling it seems I have crossed a four lane highly busy road for a second, and then returned onto the bike lane, whereas my friend with his Note 2 has no problems at all (and super precise readings).
As of yesterday, my XZ is for sale.
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Hi there, long time reader, first time poster. After searching on the forum for an answer I am posting for help. I was wondering if anyone else's X1 powers down when they slide the keyboard back in?
At first I thought it was the custom ROM I was using but after flashing back to the official R3 UK ROM it is still happening so I suppose it could affect anyone. Does this happen to you? If so do you know of a solution?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Tristan
I have the same problem but when my keyboard is slided up. When you slide it up, in like 15 seconds it will just turn off. The phone completely shuts off and not just turn off the display. I thought it was a custom rom problem too but i installed a different rom and came up with the same problem. I guess i will send it out to sony and let them fix it, only after softspl and stock rom is installed. But sony does fix it fast! They usually just give you a refurbish xperia instead of fixing your current one.
Ah that's what I mean, when I slide my keyboard in it happens. To be honest it's getting a crack up near the stylus as well (which is odd for one of the black ones I believe) so I definitely need a new one... I'm actually quite disillusioned with the phone altogether after both these problems but I guess Vodafone aren't nice enough to give me a different phone :\
Try closing it slowly(dont make it smash) and see if it still turn-off your unit.
I sometime have the same problem when I closed the slide quickly, so it smash to the another side and my unit went off. I think some power connector, sensor, switch inside must be loose or something.
You are right, I discovered this yesterday that closing it slowly does not power it off BUT today for some random reason the phone has turned itself off whilst doing it slow too. I'm getting quite fed up which is a shame because I quite like the phone.
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You are right, I discovered this yesterday that closing it slowly does not power it off BUT today for some random reason the phone has turned itself off whilst doing it slow too. I'm getting quite fed up which is a shame because I quite like the phone.
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This is definetely a hardware problem if it recurs accross ROMs. I'd say get a replacement NOW. BTW are you a girl (Tristy sounds like girls name haha)?
Try to insert a small piece of folded paper at the bottom of battery, your x1 may work properly even quick slide. (My x1 has been down the power for quick slide or small impact, but I just fixed it by doing that).
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Try it, and hope you can fix your x1 too.
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This is definetely a hardware problem if it recurs accross ROMs. I'd say get a replacement NOW. BTW are you a girl (Tristy sounds like girls name haha)?
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Yeah it's most definitely hardware and I'm afraid not, it's short for Tristan which is much more of a guys name over here.
As for vcivilen, thanks a lot, I'm going to give this a try until Vodafone get their courier here.... whenever that may be.
After getting off the phone (ironically not my x1) with Vodafone they acknowledge that this phone has two recognised problems. 1. This problem 2. sometimes it doesn't pick up business email (not really a concern to myself). Either way they are sending me a "new" x1. I treat the word new with some reserve as they don't stock it in stores anymore. I was assured it would be new but suspect I'll get some refurbished one until this one breaks... and another... haha!
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After getting off the phone (ironically not my x1) with Vodafone they acknowledge that this phone has two recognised problems. 1. This problem 2. sometimes it doesn't pick up business email (not really a concern to myself). Either way they are sending me a "new" x1. I treat the word new with some reserve as they don't stock it in stores anymore. I was assured it would be new but suspect I'll get some refurbished one until this one breaks... and another... haha!
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Enjoy your new X1. I am still going to think you're a girl because of the name (it's intuitive when i see tristy).
I'm experiencing this problem as well and I've learned to slide my phone slowly instead of "snapping" it back and forth.
However, when I pass it around my friends, some of them would still snap it hard and cause the phone to reboot. It doesn't happen all the time though.
Going to try vcivilen's trick and see if it works, if not, it is time to send it back to get that and the keyboard fixed...
i had this same issue as well.. and i thought it was the battery.. i did vcivilen's trick b4 as well, but this is in fact of the issue with the bad quality of the casing.. i have mine with cracks issue but i leave it till i got time to bring it to the service centre.. then i got this problem so i put that piece of paper like vcivilen did and it works.. after a few months, my touch screen wont work when its on landscape, wont respond to any touch.. now it wont even rotate the screen. when i open the battery cover, look under the battery and noticed the crack got bigger.. so if u have this issue i suggest you get it fixed b4 its too late.. its still covered by SE since its related to crack issue, but i lost interest in using xperia now, will fix it and sell it ASAP.. omnia touch pro would be my next device..
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After getting off the phone (ironically not my x1) with Vodafone they acknowledge that this phone has two recognised problems. 1. This problem 2. sometimes it doesn't pick up business email (not really a concern to myself). Either way they are sending me a "new" x1. I treat the word new with some reserve as they don't stock it in stores anymore. I was assured it would be new but suspect I'll get some refurbished one until this one breaks... and another... haha!
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Trust me - it wont be new.
Slider Problem degenerates into a slow death
I had the same slider problem. After about a week or so of it, it wouldn't turn on. I had to continuously take out the battery, wait 30 seconds then re-insert it. Eventually, applications stopped working, messaging disappeared, etc.
I tried re-installing the OS via Update 4-5 times over the course of about 2 weeks. It would work for a few days then, as before, apps started not working. Some even claimed missing files though I saw the files in file explorer.
I think it was a bad ram chip or something but I really couldn't tell. Since I'm in the Philippines, I took it into a local SE shop for repair. They kept it for 3 weeks "Under Observation" No kidding - that's the exact quote. Like they had an IV and a machine that goes "PING" hooked up to it.
Anyhow, after 3 weeks, they reported the unit as DOA to SE and I had a NEW - not refurbished - unit in my hand within a day.
This new unit is functioning flawlessly so far. I personally think they had a bad run of units of which we all seem to have been sold.
Neural666 said:
I had the same slider problem. After about a week or so of it, it wouldn't turn on. I had to continuously take out the battery, wait 30 seconds then re-insert it. Eventually, applications stopped working, messaging disappeared, etc.
I tried re-installing the OS via Update 4-5 times over the course of about 2 weeks. It would work for a few days then, as before, apps started not working. Some even claimed missing files though I saw the files in file explorer.
I think it was a bad ram chip or something but I really couldn't tell. Since I'm in the Philippines, I took it into a local SE shop for repair. They kept it for 3 weeks "Under Observation" No kidding - that's the exact quote. Like they had an IV and a machine that goes "PING" hooked up to it.
Anyhow, after 3 weeks, they reported the unit as DOA to SE and I had a NEW - not refurbished - unit in my hand within a day.
This new unit is functioning flawlessly so far. I personally think they had a bad run of units of which we all seem to have been sold.
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Ah you went directly to SE - yea that is probbably the best thing to do because Vodafone will definatley not give u a new one in the UK -
When you get your new one check to see if it says NN XPERIA X1 or Nearly NEw Xperia X1 - NN=Nearly New meaning it is used/refurbished they were sneaky
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Ah you went directly to SE - yea that is probbably the best thing to do because Vodafone will definatley not give u a new one in the UK -
When you get your new one check to see if it says NN XPERIA X1 or Nearly NEw Xperia X1 - NN=Nearly New meaning it is used/refurbished they were sneaky
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I never did think Vodafone would give me a new one but I shall definitely check this when they do deliver it. I do like the phone a lot but it's a shame Vodafone just don't catch on. I know they've stopped selling them in the shops due to a lot of these issues, I honestly think I should be given the option of another phone not just giving me something that could inevitably go the same way as my last one. Oh well... we'll see how this one goes before I rage at them
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I never did think Vodafone would give me a new one but I shall definitely check this when they do deliver it. I do like the phone a lot but it's a shame Vodafone just don't catch on. I know they've stopped selling them in the shops due to a lot of these issues, I honestly think I should be given the option of another phone not just giving me something that could inevitably go the same way as my last one. Oh well... we'll see how this one goes before I rage at them
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If u read my "mein Kampf" thread you will know how difficult vodafone can really be - i spent literally 2 hours a day on the phone to them because they never actually made the orders for delieveries and gosh it was just awful but if you make a fuss about not wanting a refurbished one (like i did) i got sent about 5 different x1's being promised they would be new only to find out they were "NN" but at the end i said this phone is the reason i started the contact and they said if you dont want it we can offer you a similar phone but x1 was the only Windows Mbile phone they offered If you ask them they will probbably give you an option for a different phone)
Oh God! I had read that Mein Kampf post before, about 2 or 3 months ago. That was you hey :\ bad times! I think I might see how long this new x1 they're bringing tomorrow lasts. I mean if it can last 6 months like this one has until I'm due an upgrade again then that'd be nice. I know there are a lot of good looking phones coming in the future. And I'm actually quite excited to see Windows Mobile 6.5 on my phone when it's all out of beta and being cooked into some tasty ROMS.
But I think we can both agree Vodafone are being a bit of a letdown. I've been with them for going on 6 years now, you'd think they'd appreciate their long time customers a little more than the possibility of a NN x1
I have same problem too when opening or closing the slider fast or any relatively violent lateral shock on the phone. Seems like some contact is loose inside the phone (Not battery contacts Im afraid). I also have the cracks in usual places.
Hope these problems all stop right here and phone works untill WM7 is ready.
Just tired of all these crap
tristyB said:
Oh God! I had read that Mein Kampf post before, about 2 or 3 months ago. That was you hey :\ bad times! I think I might see how long this new x1 they're bringing tomorrow lasts. I mean if it can last 6 months like this one has until I'm due an upgrade again then that'd be nice. I know there are a lot of good looking phones coming in the future. And I'm actually quite excited to see Windows Mobile 6.5 on my phone when it's all out of beta and being cooked into some tasty ROMS.
But I think we can both agree Vodafone are being a bit of a letdown. I've been with them for going on 6 years now, you'd think they'd appreciate their long time customers a little more than the possibility of a NN x1
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Well lets hope its gunna be new!
... will be the one already included in JG* or JM* firmwares?
If they had a fix they should have leaked it somehow in order for the devoted xda beta testers to test it for free all around the globe.. This is why I think that the fix might be just the dumpening of the signal along with an algorithm that would do dead reckoning (possibly by using also the compass / accelerometers of the device)...
Just a thought - still hoping for the best..
Yep it worries me big time. I'd almost bet my house the "fix" is a firmware we've already seen...which might be why it keeps getting pushed back so they can refine it even more...i hope so anyway.
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I don't believe you have seen it in any of the leaked firmwares. I don't even know if Samsung have received the fix to leak to anyone yet.
I do believe I'm getting tired waiting for it though.
JM5 seems fine to me, it locks very quickly. Initial lock is within a few secs, even inside just jumps around a tiny bit.
Best case it may be fixed by something simple like using higher precision data units to improve accuracy, buffering the signal a bit to drop packets where accuracy temporarily drops or other changes to the algorithms. Worst case is that they release a new backplate for the galaxy S with a better antenna embedded. Someone has confirmed the gold jack behind the backplate is a GPS antenna port.
I've heard its a Broadcom GPS so it SHOULD be good (but unconfirmed, so unsure), and since Broadcom don't really do linux drivers, Samsung probably wrote the Linux drivers themselves (its quite clear Samsung are using new chipsets, because the SGS does have BT3, which seems to further boost this theory). Disassemblies do seem to point to a single chip handling Wifi/BT/GPS and other things.
Anyway, GPS is one of the more difficult things to test.. But JM5 to me is a HUGE improvement over the initial results I got on my original firmware (at the very least it locks much quicker), and certainly better than JG1-5 where I got NO lock.
So, I still have confidence. If the GPS isn't fixed by Froyo's release though, then I'll worry, but I have seen progress.
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I've heard its a Broadcom GPS so it SHOULD be good (but unconfirmed, so unsure), and since Broadcom don't really do linux drivers, Samsung probably wrote the Linux drivers themselves (its quite clear Samsung are using new chipsets, because the SGS does have BT3, which seems to further boost this theory). Disassemblies do seem to point to a single chip handling Wifi/BT/GPS and other things.
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About 95% of Broadcom's consumer platforms are Linux based.
it was never an issue, because it works freat for me, when i'm on the bycicle, and when driving my car
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About 95% of Broadcom's consumer platforms are Linux based.
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So why do so many linux people seem to whinge about Broadcom I wonder? Although, since I don't really use Linux these days, it's possible that my facts are outdated too
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So why do so many linux people seem to whinge about Broadcom I wonder? Although, since I don't really use Linux these days, it's possible that my facts are outdated too
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I guess it depends what they are whinging about. Any large company will invariably suffer complaints.
forget where, but there was a couple reports that the new release to the arabic market, that they're GPS's were on the money - has anyone tested the arabic market firmware?
I think if they had the fix, they might've announced it just so some prospective buyers wouldn't hold off, and maybe worse, get a different device.
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... will be the one already included in JG* or JM* firmwares?
If they had a fix they should have leaked it somehow in order for the devoted xda beta testers to test it for free all around the globe.. This is why I think that the fix might be just the dumpening of the signal along with an algorithm that would do dead reckoning (possibly by using also the compass / accelerometers of the device)...
Just a thought - still hoping for the best..
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I think an incremental approach would be better than nothing, as long as you tell users what's up, but I don't work in their marketing department. As far as an algorithm do any other companies do this? If so, then we have a perfectly logical explanation of where they went wrong and how much to expect improvement. Would this have no effect on battery life? These sensors are running as long as the device is in map mode anyways, right?
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forget where, but there was a couple reports that the new release to the arabic market, that they're GPS's were on the money - has anyone tested the arabic market firmware?
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I've been using the arabic firmware myself. I find it to be the best one available. I9000JPJG8 Africa firmware from samsung-firmware. Locks nice and quickly with GPS - using my GPS test application (available from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7556720&postcount=13 ) my phone gets a full lock on 5-10 sattelites with <50m accuracy within 7 seconds while INDOORS! (Big window though). When outside, my app shows me getting a full fix without 2-3 seconds. Navigation works perfectly too. With other firmwares it can sometimes take 30 seconds before I can get a full fix.
Anyway, try out the app yourself. It lists the time to lock according to both the GPS, and according to the clock.
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I've been using the arabic firmware myself. I find it to be the best one available. I9000JPJG8 Africa firmware from samsung-firmware. Locks nice and quickly with GPS - using my GPS test application (available from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7556720&postcount=13 ) my phone gets a full lock on 5-10 sattelites with <50m accuracy within 7 seconds while INDOORS! (Big window though). When outside, my app shows me getting a full fix without 2-3 seconds. Navigation works perfectly too. With other firmwares it can sometimes take 30 seconds before I can get a full fix.
Anyway, try out the app yourself. It lists the time to lock according to both the GPS, and according to the clock.
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Please post a picture of GPSTest locked on to more than 8 satelites.
interesting, especially seeng someone else confirm it's working -
now i have to work up the "balls" to root
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Please post a picture of GPSTest locked on to more than 8 satelites.
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My bad, 5-10 visible satellites, about 4-7 locked. I forgot about the whole "8 fixes is too little! GPS can't work with only 8 satellites!" debate...
larryccf said:
interesting, especially seeng someone else confirm it's working -
now i have to work up the "balls" to root
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Don't take my word for it - I have always had satisfactory GPS performance on the JG series firmwares. (Well compared to my iPhone 3G which had terrible GPS performance).
You'd be better off waiting until the GPS crazies in the audience declare the problem fixed in 6 months time, when someone tweaks something to average off reported locations and give a smoother path...
larryccf said:
interesting, especially seeng someone else confirm it's working -
now i have to work up the "balls" to root
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Or wait until the fix is released. None of the current firmwares have the fix in them. Until one of the released firmwares can do this:
{
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"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
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There's no point rooting or upgrading just for GPS problems.
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Or wait until the fix is released. None of the current firmwares have the fix in them. Until one of the released firmwares can do this:
There's no point rooting or upgrading just for GPS problems.
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So how did you get that photo? (is that a galaxy?) , but yeah I've never seen anything close to that on my phone...
Kilack said:
So how did you get that photo? (is that a galaxy?) , but yeah I've never seen anything close to that on my phone...
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I think Trav used a special kind of fix for that one. It's called Photoshop.
I'm still waiting for my GPS antenna (hope it didn't get lost in the mail, maybe the delivery guys use a SGS for GPS navigation to customers ahahah) and then maybe I'll have fatter SnR numbers to show too.
Today while driving home I used my Nokia E72 with Ovi Maps. I used to think it was rubbish both in accuracy and speed but after 4 days insisting on Galaxy S GPS usage... oh boy, the lame Nokia felt like a luxury high-tech nav device.. it was easy to forgive its occasional late instruction
Seriously, even if the fix deals with <20 SNR locks and 9+ locks, my instinct still tells me the antenna design is very ineffective and will never get better without servicing (hope I'm wrong).
Beowulf_pt said:
I think Trav used a special kind of fix for that one. It's called Photoshop.
I'm still waiting for my GPS antenna (hope it didn't get lost in the mail, maybe the delivery guys use a SGS for GPS navigation to customers ahahah) and then maybe I'll have fatter SnR numbers to show too.
Today while driving home I used my Nokia E72 with Ovi Maps. I used to think it was rubbish both in accuracy and speed but after 4 days insisting on Galaxy S GPS usage... oh boy, the lame Nokia felt like a luxury high-tech nav device.. it was easy to forgive its occasional late instruction
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Ahh good old photoshop, I thought he might have had some secret trick up his sleeve
How much was the antenna? where did you order it from?
you don't need any photoshop, depending where you live your reception might be better or worse than other
I noticed my signal strength is very poor from day 1, but it is generally on my workplace the signal quality is piss poor so I opened up the phone. For those who want to open it head to iFixit Nexus 5 teardown to open the back cover. It's simple really, if you have a guitar pick you can start opening from 3.5mm jack.
DISCLAIMER: I HELD NO RESPONSIBILITY OF DAMAGED IMPOSED FROM THIS MOD. SOME PEOPLE GET WORSE RESULT THAN WHAT I GET AND POTENTIAL TOTAL SIGNAL LOST.
IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH HARDWARE IN GENERAL I STRONGLY ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM DOING THIS MOD.
Explanation of risks
kuroguy said:
Amateur radio operator/builder here. you can get away with using a random wire lenght for a receive only antenna. doing that with an antenna used for transmitting is a bad idea. if the antenna isn't designed to accept the frequency you are trying to transmit on, the signal will be reflected back from the antenna towards the finals (the transistors used to transmit the signal) and the RF energy is absorbed by them. this usually burns out the finals and I suspect that is what has happened to the cellular transmitters for those of you with no cellular connectivity after making this mod. Don't mess with the antenna, the one that comes with the phone is designed to minimize the standing wave ratio and ensure that the RF signal is transmitted out of the antenna instead of being reflected back at the finals and destroying them.
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You gonna need a thin wire like the one you found on DC motor engine winding inside, such as pictured below:
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Next locate the GSM antenna external port, I highlighted in yellow below (image courtesy of iFixit)
Next is very simple just put the wires in the holes and put a simple tape to ensure it won't move around. Put the other end of the wires near batteries or something wherever you fancy
So that's it, now at work I always gets full signal strength and my phone is noticeably cooler and batteries is anywhere from 10-25% more from the same usage. You can try it as it's very simple.
Will this have the same effect as it did on the Galaxy Nexus? Being that once you plug something into the external port, the internal one will cease to function? Meaning once you remove that wire your phone will have absolutely 0 signal no matter what you do?
RoyJ said:
Will this have the same effect as it did on the Galaxy Nexus? Being that once you plug something into the external port, the internal one will cease to function? Meaning once you remove that wire your phone will have absolutely 0 signal no matter what you do?
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I still get a signal after I removed the external wire and used the internal ones
Can you show some comparision (signal dB or something similiar) without this mod and with?
mr-tical said:
Can you show some comparision (signal dB or something similiar) without this mod and with?
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Signal strength at my house is good, the only place where the signal is poor is at work
Changing WiFi and GPS antenna will be also good,
I think WiFi is that left from battery. Anybody know where is GPS antenna hidden?
Do you have to have the wire in that tiny hole or does it just have to touch it?
Snoop05 said:
Changing WiFi and GPS antenna will be also good,
I think WiFi is that left from battery. Anybody know where is GPS antenna hidden?
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From the label on the back cover I believe this is the antenna for GPS and bluetooth/WiFi
psycho693 said:
Do you have to have the wire in that tiny hole or does it just have to touch it?
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I put it inside the tiny hole
Very interesting, may try soon thanks!
I see 2 wires in the pic but no mention in description ?
rickslick said:
I see 2 wires in the pic but no mention in description ?
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I believes he says "wires" in his description. Its just two pieces of wire loosely intertwined.
Hum, I just try this "mod" but wasn't able to get it working. And now, surprise, "no signal", even after reboots.
Hope a reflash of /system will fix it
Charlus97 said:
Hum, I just try this "mod" but wasn't able to get it working. And now, surprise, "no signal", even after reboots.
Hope a reflash of /system will fix it
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Let us all know A.S.A.P.
EPayne123 said:
Let us all know A.S.A.P.
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Reflash of /system did'nt solved the problem. (I'm on Android L build). Note that GPS & Wifi work fine.
I'll check later to make a full backup & reset.
Charlus97 said:
Hum, I just try this "mod" but wasn't able to get it working. And now, surprise, "no signal", even after reboots.
Hope a reflash of /system will fix it
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Double check to make sure none of the components came undone inside the phone. The internals are pretty delicate.
OP, I known it's common knowledge, but maybe a disclaimer on the top of the thread in the first post stating that this modification will void out your warranty and has the potential to render your phone useless if something goes wrong?
RoyJ said:
Double check to make sure none of the components came undone inside the phone. The internals are pretty delicate.
OP, I known it's common knowledge, but maybe a disclaimer on the top of the thread in the first post stating that this modification will void out your warranty and has the potential to render your phone useless if something goes wrong?
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As I just removed the back cover there's no risk that components gets misplaced. I'll check this later.
Charlus97 said:
As I just removed the back cover there's no risk that components gets misplaced. I'll check this later.
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well, hope you don't spoil your phone, he used enamel wire- which is non conductive unless you scrape the coating off.
what wire you used?
bradputt said:
well, hope you don't spoil your phone
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Well I hope too. And I just tought that this phone doesn't come from play store but from another reseller >.<
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Well I hope too. And I just tought that this phone doesn't come from play store but from another reseller >.<
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Okay, after many tests here's my situation :
- GSM & Edge doesn't work (no signal)
- 3G & 4G seems to work proprely
- A /system, boot & radio reflash did'nt solved the problem
- A total reflash (on latest 4.4.4 stock iamge) did'nt solved the problem
Does anyone has an idea/solution for this problem ?
Thanks
OP can you post what type of wire and the length you used? I wanted to try it but seeing the issues @Charlus97 faced I wanted to make sure I did exactly what you did so I don't screw anything up.
PsychDrummer said:
OP can you post what type of wire and the length you used? I wanted to try it but seeing the issues @Charlus97 faced I wanted to make sure I did exactly what you did so I don't screw anything up.
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I used exactly the same wire as him (thin wire found in a DC motor) :/
I can't seem to find any reviews on the x performance. have any of you spotted any?
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Taiwan got the first XP
http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=569&t=4827136
But it is non English article
This is about the XP camera
http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=18625
http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=569&t=4828243
n710c said:
Taiwan got the first XP
http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=569&t=4827136
But it is non English article
This is about the XP camera
http://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=18625
http://www.mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=569&t=4828243
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Are you able to sum it up?
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HellRoot said:
Are you able to sum it up?
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Yes, it is the good phone, get one. LOL
Hope this helps, the google web translation. not very good but understandable
http://translate.google.com/transla....mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=569&t=4827136
http://translate.google.com/transla...tp://www.mobile01.com/newsdetail.php?id=18625
http://translate.google.com/transla....mobile01.com/topicdetail.php?f=569&t=4828243
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_x_performance-review-1451.php
battery life is a laugh! they should be ashamed of themselves.
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http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_x_performance-review-1451.php
battery life is a laugh! they should be ashamed of themselves.
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so basically, from this:
to this
avatar_ro said:
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_x_performance-review-1451.php
battery life is a laugh! they should be ashamed of themselves.
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so basically, from this:
to this
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The comparison is not exactly valid. You're comparing a smaller 4.6" screen with HD resolution only (Z3C) with a 5.0" Full-HD (X Perf.).
Think it's more realistic to compare it to the Z2, Z3, Z3+ and Z5...
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I really like 89 hr battery life z2 i really hope they start return that kind of battery life i want 100+ hr not 61 hr. They should start thinking of how hd games eat battery life
HellRoot said:
I can't seem to find any reviews on the x performance. have any of you spotted any?
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My initial review of the int'l dual-sim XP, which I JUST got yesterday btwl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67368906&postcount=160
Lemme know what you think!
RockStar2005 said:
My initial review of the int'l dual-sim XP, which I JUST got yesterday btwl
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=67368906&postcount=160
Lemme know what you think!
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Thanks for the review...
I have a few things.. The phone going to 3g is normal, in Denmark when making a call to a number from another provider it goes to 3g but when making call to one using same provider it uses 4g for HDVOICE.
LTE is the same as 4G even though it is not 4g but that is another story. It is the same...so no big deal there.
I will await my phone and I look forward to it, my old z3 is in bad shape ?
Thanks again and have a great weekend ?
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HellRoot,
Sure thing man!
Well here a phone w/o VoLTE should stay in 4G at least, but I guess if the one is not FROM (or locked) a carrier, it's not gonna get 4G. I just found out what I'm getting during a call is that it's switching back & forth between 3G and H+, or 3.5G. Some real BS eh? lol
Yeah NOT during a call my int'l XP shows LTE, which I know now is the same as 4G LTE. But it's DURING a call that is what I'm concerned with. Apparently there's more to it than just the VoLTE-certification, b/c my phone is no different than the T-Mo Z1s (which again does NOT have VoLTE either) EXCEPT that it's unlocked and int'l.
Yeah I had the Z3 too and I LOVED it!! Got the S7 but it just wasn't the same. lol Tried the HTC 10 too but still.........to me, Sony is still the best. The Z3 had better battery life than the XP does though, so make sure to get that 360 Hibernation Master app (full paid version!) too. See my review for all the details. Also a QC 2.0 or esp 3.0 charger will help deal with that too.
YW. You too buddy!!
xperia "X" vs. "X Performance" Ctrl c - ctrl v test by gsmarena
Lte is 4g, it is exactly the same as lte4g or whatever you want to call it. The shown symbol or name is down to region of firmware only.
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This phone is finally a fine replacement for my z3c. The z5c has been a huge disappointment, horrible battery life, average camera, constant resets or firmware reinstalls.
First off, it's ridiculous that the contacts app force closes. Not sure how that doesn't get caught in beta. Aside from that the phone stays cool, is fast, takes amazing photos, and is eminently stable.
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Bialynia said:
This phone is finally a fine replacement for my z3c. The z5c has been a huge disappointment, horrible battery life, average camera, constant resets or firmware reinstalls.
First off, it's ridiculous that the contacts app force closes. Not sure how that doesn't get caught in beta. Aside from that the phone stays cool, is fast, takes amazing photos, and is eminently stable.
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Hey Bialynia,
Yeah I really love it too! I wish it had a bigger battery like my Z3 did, but it's still pretty good, esp when using the 360 Hibernation Master app with it. Works like Stamina Mode but better.
Yeah I think it's ridiculous too. I started a thread on here a few days ago about it. MGS seems to have found a fix, but it didn't work for me, though it might for you? Take a look at the thread here. Let me know if it works for you or not (if you try it)!
I agree on all points....... the camera is definitely better than the HTC 10's and even my now former Galaxy S7's! More detailed than the 10, and more color accurate (and not oversaturated) than the S7's. It runs and loads up apps much quicker than the S7 did, and that had an extra GB of RAM on it! The speakers sound much better than the S7's super awful lone speaker, it doesn't skip while playing music through MicroUSB port with headphones like the S7 constantly did, looks really premium too, etc. I have absolutely no regrets about buying it this phone.
I'm hoping to have an unlocked US version of the X performance possibly late this week and will post thoughts.
lindseybp,
Nice. Despite Sony Mobile not advertising it for the US XP, many people are claiming that the US XP WILL in fact be IP65/68 compliant. It'd be nice if someone (not saying you lol) could test that. Others on here say sometime soon (if not already) someone will develop a flash for the US XP that will actually activate the fingerprint sensor. You may want to ask around on here about that if you want to use it. They say it won't require root or even unlocking of the bootloader, which is extra nice. lol
RockStar2005 said:
lindseybp,
Nice. Despite Sony Mobile not advertising it for the US XP, many people are claiming that the US XP WILL in fact be IP65/68 compliant. It'd be nice if someone (not saying you lol) could test that. Others on here say sometime soon (if not already) someone will develop a flash for the US XP that will actually activate the fingerprint sensor. You may want to ask around on here about that if you want to use it. They say it won't require root or even unlocking of the bootloader, which is extra nice. lol
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Would be nice to have a flash like that. I would definitely give it a go. As for testing the IP65/68......I would have to think about it....
lindseybp said:
Would be nice to have a flash like that. I would definitely give it a go. As for testing the IP65/68......I would have to think about it....
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Yeah it would. lol So far I've been told you need something called Flashtool (bookmark that link and download now) and then the FTF file (int'l individual firmware file which will just activate the fingerprint sensor, vs the full int'l firmware file which will change everything, but you may not want that.) It's nice b/c unlocking the bootloader on an Xperia phone has been known to permanently mess up the camera, but this doesn't require that or again rooting either. I'd also check through these threads with the word "firmware" being the search term used for the XP. Or just start your own requesting that FTF file.
Haha again, I WASN'T implying you should test that, but someone. I'm sure someone on YouTube will soon enough too, so I'd keep checking there.
Bialynia said:
This phone is finally a fine replacement for my z3c. The z5c has been a huge disappointment, horrible battery life, average camera, constant resets or firmware reinstalls.
First off, it's ridiculous that the contacts app force closes. Not sure how that doesn't get caught in beta. Aside from that the phone stays cool, is fast, takes amazing photos, and is eminently stable.
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My contacts app doesn't not force close. It currently takes up like. 824kb of space and fully working.
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Bialynia said:
This phone is finally a fine replacement for my z3c. The z5c has been a huge disappointment, horrible battery life, average camera, constant resets or firmware reinstalls.
First off, it's ridiculous that the contacts app force closes. Not sure how that doesn't get caught in beta. Aside from that the phone stays cool, is fast, takes amazing photos, and is eminently stable.
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I started having other issues with XP this weekend. It randomly restarted like twice on its own, and now after doing another factory reset, I'm noticing that during calls where I have Speakerphone off the screen is STILL not turning off. So returning it for a new one, and am hoping I'll have the same luck MGS did with everything including the Contacts app. lol
Have seen many posts saying the problem is fixes after the new update.
If you try samsung diagnostic menu, you will see the problem again.
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I don't notice the problem in real use, but many people do, samsung should recall all unites and fix this.
I remember this diagnostic tool is not appropriate for some reason. Download Touch Screen Test from Play Store and do the test again. Also, the latest firmware update BUA5 has been reported to fix the issue completely, which my phone hasn't received yet (unlocked on Verizon).
tkshk said:
I remember this diagnostic tool is not appropriate for some reason. Download Touch Screen Test from Play Store and do the test again. Also, the latest firmware update BUA5 has been reported to fix the issue completely, which my phone hasn't received yet (unlocked on Verizon).
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You can use a drawing app if you want, and same problem.
The touch screen test app does not show any problems, only if you swipe fast, but anyway, looks like a shady fix
Aren't you suppose to follow the rectangles with your lines? Invalid input...
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Aren't you suppose to follow the rectangles with your lines? Invalid input...
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? it is valid, it recognizes the ghost touching tf
I think you're suppose to follow the rectangles and make an "X"; if those register after being touched it's working correctly.
If you have an after market screen protector this may screw it up.
If you're inadvertently touching the screen that can screw it up.
Try increasing or decreasing touch sensitivity.
Try enabling accidental touch protection if that's an option.
Clear the system cache on the boot menu.
Try a hard reboot (not reset!!!).
blackhawk said:
I think you're suppose to follow the rectangles and make an "X"; if those register after being touched it's working correctly.
If you have an after market screen protector this may screw it up.
If you're inadvertently touching the screen that can screw it up.
Try increasing or decreasing touch sensitivity.
Try enabling accidental touch protection if that's an option.
Clear the system cache on the boot menu.
Try a hard reboot (not reset!!!).
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the thing is it's probably happening to more people because they ****ed the phone with cheap components
the fix they promise just hides the problem away in the touch screen test app
that's why im angry
I'm on the latest BUA5 and for me it didn't fix the issue. Maybe it did make it a little bit better, but it is not completely gone. For me the touch issue is so small, I don't mind. I can only encounter the problem in the test app.
My guess is that many who think it is fixed, didn't swipe fingers fast, close or long enough. The problem won't occur if you swipe on the edges of the screen and it won't occur immediately, only after some time.
OR then it is really fixed for some, but then I guess I'm not the lucky one
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I'm on the latest BUA5 and for me it didn't fix the issue. Maybe it did make it a little bit better, but it is not completely gone. For me the touch issue is so small, I don't mind. I can only encounter the problem in the test app.
My guess is that many who think it is fixed, didn't swipe fingers fast, close or long enough. The problem won't occur if you swipe on the edges of the screen and it won't occur immediately, only after some time.
OR then it is really fixed for some, but then I guess I'm not the lucky one
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YES but what can you do? big company.
i play games, use social media, etc etc
never notice any issue, only with test
but it's so weird that samsung almost dont talk this
bernardorosa said:
the thing is it's probably happening to more people because they ****** the phone with cheap components
the fix they promise just hides the problem away in the touch screen test app
that's why im angry
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Samsung will substitute components and smaller chipsets as needed during a production run.
Result unpredictable behavior after firmware updates because the firmware wasn't configured for the substitute chipset.
It's so bad Sammy doesn't know what chipsets were used without physically examining the unit.
After which they can correct the firmware... presumably or replace said component.
Send it in or get a replacement if you believe you have a major issue.
Welcome to Sammy's beta hardware test program
Huberttus said:
I'm on the latest BUA5 and for me it didn't fix the issue. Maybe it did make it a little bit better, but it is not completely gone. For me the touch issue is so small, I don't mind. I can only encounter the problem in the test app.
My guess is that many who think it is fixed, didn't swipe fingers fast, close or long enough. The problem won't occur if you swipe on the edges of the screen and it won't occur immediately, only after some time.
OR then it is really fixed for some, but then I guess I'm not the lucky one
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You are right. Swiping up and down alternately with two fingers close enough still creates ghost touches, far apart no issue. Although the fix may not be perfect, in day to day use I'd say the fix is good enough, because we hold a phone in a landscape mode when playing games, and two thumbs are far apart from each other.
blackhawk said:
Samsung will substitute components and smaller chipsets as needed during a production run.
Result unpredictable behavior after firmware updates because the firmware wasn't configured for the substitute chipset.
It's so bad Sammy doesn't know what chipsets were used without physically examining the unit.
After which they can correct the firmware... presumably or replace said component.
Send it in or get a replacement if you believe you have a major issue.
Welcome to Sammy's beta hardware test program
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If I send it in, and they open and change something, water resistant is gone, and I lose ip certification.
I probably can't get it replaced because of laws.
Do you also have this phone?
I don't know about that hardware beta tester, because even people that bought the phone days ago, have this issue.
It's universal
bernardorosa said:
If I send it in, and they open and change something, water resistant is gone, and I lose ip certification.
I probably can't get it replaced because of laws.
Do you also have this phone?
I don't know about that hardware beta tester, because even people that bought the phone days ago, have this issue.
It's universal
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I have the 10+. If Samsung repairs it they will send it back with the original seals. It's not rocket science.
In time after enough have been seen Samsung may well include a firmware patch for the effected units. Lol, after over a year and a half Samsung finally has the Buds+ firmware dialed in... they sound great, now.
You could also demand a full refund.
If I could get one out of Sony... anything is possible
Rule #1 no free rides.
Free lessons in assertiveness are a stone cold pleasure. Indulge yourself if so inclined.
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I have the 10+. If Samsung repairs it they will send it back with the original seals. It's not rocket science.
In time after enough have been seen Samsung may well include a firmware patch for the effected units. Lol, after over a year and a half Samsung finally has the Buds+ firmware dialed in... they sound great, now.
You could also demand a full refund.
If I could get one out of Sony... anything is possible
Rule #1 no free rides.
Free lessons in assertiveness are a stone cold pleasure. Indulge yourself if so inclined.
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It is what it is...
They will probably in some months completely fix it. It doesn't affect normal use anyway so, i will just let it go
Imagine paying so much for the buds + and only after a year the firmware is right
They have been putting out firmware updates, and the problem has been getting fixed, but not 100%
Maybe one UI 3.1 does the trick
Already update the BUA5 firmware... Touch issue still happen, now can't even play any fps game... Always miss touch and ghost drag especially when using multi touch..
Samsung should hv make recall and change the screen/digitizer....my xiaomi mi8 games bettter than this **** phone.
darrez said:
Already update the BUA5 firmware... Touch issue still happen, now can't even play any fps game... Always miss touch and ghost drag especially when using multi touch..
Samsung should hv make recall and change the screen/digitizer....my xiaomi mi8 games bettter than this **** phone.
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In what games does that happen to you?
Can you Record and show it?
I would like to try and see if I get issues, i play cod mobile, pubg, asphalt 9, and 0 touch problems
No problems with mine after latest update. BUA5. Bought from Samsung store last month.
Had run the test from the samsung diagnostic menu (*#0*#).
Swiped fast left-right for more than 30-40 times each side.
ToothFairy' said:
No problems with mine after latest update. BUA5. Bought from Samsung store last month.
Had run the test from the samsung diagnostic menu (*#0*#).
Swiped fast left-right for more than 30-40 times each side.
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You had problems before the update?
Yes!
In the same test, on the aprox. same no. of swipes, there was, maybe, 7-8-... lines which crossed from one side to another.
Now it's much, much better.
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Yes!
In the same test, on the aprox. same no. of swipes, there was, maybe, 7-8-... lines which crossed from one side to another.
Now it's much, much better.
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Guess all I can do is waiting for update, since the problem is gone for you, it will probably be gone for all of the users
If so, all the hard earned money that I spent will be worth it