So I love froyo and for the past week that I've had it (via ota) it has been really great, but today I began having these sudden problems:
I can't install certain apps (market or sideloaded), even though I have plenty of room for them.
Random apps that are normally stable just crash out of the blue.
The phone just keeps slowing down and things are taking longer than they should for both 2.1 and 2.2.
The phone crashed today, meaning it decided to reboot on its own accord, once when I was running a few apps at once (something that I do almost every time I pick up the phone) and was switching between them, the second time was when I had some background processes and I was browsing the web.
I was just wondering if anyone else was experiencing these problems, and if you are did it just happen suddenly one day like me or was it from the beginning? I also want to know if anyone has suggestions or a diagnosis that I should consider before emailing google.
Thanks for all the help,
Liam
Try resetting the phone to Factory (Settings-Privacy). Or if you're rooted...Wipe.
SiNJiN76 said:
Try resetting the phone to Factory (Settings-Privacy). Or if you're rooted...Wipe.
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Does that wipe apps, settings and all other data, and is there a way to get it all back?
My Captivate has been soft resetting more and more frequently. I have already done a warranty exchange with no improvement.
Running KF1 (perhaps there is something to this beta thing), rooted, with tethering manager frozen via TiBU, otherwise stock. Freezes usually occur when screen locked/off, but has reset with screen active and unlocked. Occurs with both GoLauncherEX and LanucherPlus as launcher (I am using Executive Assistant) as a lock screen).
Given this has happened with two phones, I've got to believe this is software related. What's the best way to track down which one is misbehaving?
stoobie-doo said:
My Captivate has been soft resetting more and more frequently. I have already done a warranty exchange with no improvement.
Running KF1 (perhaps there is something to this beta thing), rooted, with tethering manager frozen via TiBU, otherwise stock. Freezes usually occur when screen locked/off, but has reset with screen active and unlocked. Occurs with both GoLauncherEX and LanucherPlus as launcher (I am using Executive Assistant) as a lock screen).
Given this has happened with two phones, I've got to believe this is software related. What's the best way to track down which one is misbehaving?
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Well, I have noticed that Stock KF1 is not all that stable. You should move over to Cog 5 v2 if you like the stock feel. I have found it a lot more stable than stock and a lot faster thanks to ext4 formatting.
I am using launcherpro free and have not had any problems, but I have not tried those other launcher either.
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We don't have an ICS Bugs thread going on. I wanted to check with some of the people here on XDA to see if they are experiencing what I am. Currently on .213, but most of these bugs I've seen since the begining. Oh, I'm also in Canada running on 3G HSPA+. I'm stock, but rooted with safestrap installed.
1) When placing a phone call, the phone hangs up immediately (you here the disconnected beep), then retries the phone call a few seconds later (it always succeeds). I have tried this on a freshly wiped phone and found the same experience. I have also tried disabling the Assisted Dialing, but have found ikt's the same thing
2) When using Google Chrome, if there is a input box, most of the time my keyboard won't appear (I'm using Swype as my default keyboard)
3) Phone runs hot sometimes, and when it's running hot it slows down to a halt. Usually happens after a day or two without a restart
4) My photo doesn't appear in the text messaging app (worked in AOKP/CM9 on my D3, as well as it works on my gf's Nexus S)
The only bug I noticed was that it initially booted up in global mode, and wouldn't connect to 4G/CDMA. Switching it to CDM+LTE fixed the issue and I haven't seen a bug since (213).:good:
podspi said:
The only bug I noticed was that it initially booted up in global mode, and wouldn't connect to 4G/CDMA. Switching it to CDM+LTE fixed the issue and I haven't seen a bug since (213).:good:
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Is your chrome working properly? Specifically the bug I mentioned in the OP...?
I didn't comment on that because I use Opera
Just tried the Chrome Beta now just to see, and I can confirm I am seeing the same behavior. I use Swiftkey, so it isn't a Swype-specific bug either.
What exactly is the difference between Chrome and the built-in browser? Aren't they both Webkit-based? Why is Google bothering to work on both?
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I didn't comment on that because I use Opera
Just tried the Chrome Beta now just to see, and I can confirm I am seeing the same behavior. I use Swiftkey, so it isn't a Swype-specific bug either.
What exactly is the difference between Chrome and the built-in browser? Aren't they both Webkit-based? Why is Google bothering to work on both?
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Chrome is way faster at many things since it users hardware acceleration for video. Does text input work properly on opera?
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I'm in the US also running .213
I haven't noticed any bugs, its working fine for me. I do not use chrome beta so I can't comment on that. The stock is not too bad, I don't use it much anyways.
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danifunker said:
Chrome is way faster at many things since it users hardware acceleration for video. Does text input work properly on opera?
Sent from my XT894 running ICS
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Text entry works fine in both the stock browser and Opera. BTW, Opera also has hardware acceleration, which is why it never worked in any of the Frankbuilds of ICS based off the GB kernel ... So you can have your teh snappy and type with it too :laugh:
I'm on the 212 build and i can't screencap using power + volume down.
Is this fixed in 213 or am i just doing it wrong?
Also on 212 i can't control the default google music app or winamp from my bluetooth headset when the screen is off. I could do this before with the same version of the winamp app when i was back on gingerbread. I tried upgrading winamp, but that did nothing. Is there any change in 213?
Thanks ahead of time
Edit: just tried it and the volume down + power combo worked. Lol
One question, possible thought to ponder.
Are the bugs being described here really bugs of Android 4 or are they bugs in the individual app itself not being fully compatible with Android 4 yet?
Do similar bugs happen on a non-motorola device with android 4?
I'm considering flashing one of the leaks, so I'm trying to understand how you are sure these are ics bugs before I make the leap and run into issues.
Thanks.
Apologies if this constitutes hijacking the thread, if it does let me know and I"ll edit it to delete the question.
I was able to figure out bug #4, I had to login with my Google+ account again, since the update yesterday everything seems to be working fine.
Bugs 1 through 3 still exist, although I've switched off Global mode for now and put it to GSM only, it seems like the phone runs a lot cooler in this mode.
Even after updating Chrome to the final version, I'm still experiencing that text input bug. Maybe it's a Motorola issue... Can't wait for the next version of the leak!
I have tasker reboot my phone every morning at 6am. The phone doesn't need to be rebooted every day, but it ensures that it is fresh and ready to go every morning :laugh:
Nothing more annoying than trying to do something with your phone and having to reboot it because it is slow for whatever reason.
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I have tasker reboot my phone every morning at 6am. The phone doesn't need to be rebooted every day, but it ensures that it is fresh and ready to go every morning :laugh:
Nothing more annoying than trying to do something with your phone and having to reboot it because it is slow for whatever reason.
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for this reason I think there will be other leaks, ICS is supposed to handle killing processes much better than GB, however the settings seem to not be aggressive enough in 213.
Probably there will be, though I likely won't update again for a while. Don't feel like losing all that data...
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Probably there will be, though I likely won't update again for a while. Don't feel like losing all that data...
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You could just do what I do: once you have root install safestrap and then take a backup of your phone before flashing the upgrade.
Once you're all done upgrading, re-root and re-install safestrap, then do an advanced restore and only restore the data. Voilla, all your apps are back.
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Probably there will be, though I likely won't update again for a while. Don't feel like losing all that data...
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I don't know, just had a random reboot after watching a youtube video in firefox, most likely memory related, not sure who's fault though, Motorola or Firefox. gotta root and use system tuner to change memory mgmt states.
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You could just do what I do: once you have root install safestrap and then take a backup of your phone before flashing the upgrade.
Once you're all done upgrading, re-root and re-install safestrap, then do an advanced restore and only restore the data. Voilla, all your apps are back.
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That is a great idea. Though there hasn't been another leak since 213, so
Notification Bar Sticking/Wont Pull Down
I am on 212 currently, and I have noticed in 208 and 212 something that has happened only twice so far. Today, I just tried to check my notifications, and the bar will not pull down.
After a reboot it works fine, and it has only happened 2 times in the past couple weeks since the leaks first appeared.
Obviously it is a minor glitch, but just thought I'd throw it out there in case anyone else has seen it and overlooked it. :cyclops:
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You could just do what I do: once you have root install safestrap and then take a backup of your phone before flashing the upgrade.
Once you're all done upgrading, re-root and re-install safestrap, then do an advanced restore and only restore the data. Voilla, all your apps are back.
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I have heard of a few others using this method successfully. If you are not using safestrap or just don't want to go this route take a look at the post link in my signature. It's a modified version of the original Droid 4 Utility and includes a script to jump from one ICS leak to another without losing data. It also flashes the GB files and the Kernel (boot.img) in one script, thus making it easier to go from one leak to another.
Regarding bugs, my wife got a razr yesterday. It wouldn't pull down the ICS update, so I just sideloaded it. We both run some of the same apps. So this gave me a chance to do side by side comparisons.The issue with some of the icons being small in the left top of the status seems to be a app issue. The chrome issue isn't present on the razr, of course there isn't a physical keyboard. Otherwise my 213 ICS seems to run great.
I found a new bug, it looks like GSM call forwarding doesn't work properly... at least it doesn't with my SIM card, I'm on Rogers in Canada.
Does Verizon support call forwarding? Does it work on there?
I have noticed in Chrome that pressing shift and then one of the symbol keys (like @) will only work if you hold the shift key.
More importantly I don't get notifications of app updates from google play. Check to see if you have any apps that need updating. Superuser had a update on July 1, dropbox yesterday and voodoo rootkeeper on June 28, I think. Anyone else?
I updated to Central Europe 4.3 this morning and all went well but my device seems quite sluggish when initially unlocking it and sometimes just when doing general tasks.
Is there anything I can do to restart my phone properly or will it just settle in time with use? I did it with user data wipe so the phone was started from scratch and it reinstalled all my apps.
I have noticed Google play services is constantly trying to run at the moment and the phone is getting a bit warm but theres no programs I can see that should need to be updating or anything.
Well the cuplrit seems to be the update to google play services (hangouts says it needs an update to get it to work with the most recent version) the updated version constantly keeps data on though and the phone gets hot and eats battery.
Google now says it cant run without the updated version either sadly not tested whether thats for any of it to run or just certain cards.
If anyone has any ideas of fixing this ill give them a try but i can live with an old version if need be.
Hi there,
guess that's my first post here after ages of just reading. I really appreciate this community.
I updated my S5 mini from 4.4.2 to 5.1.1 weeks ago, but sadly the battery drain issue made me nuts; every night at about 3 or 4am the device decided to only go down as far as 300 MHz, so no deep sleep anymore. I just came back to 4.2.2 (hoping that there'll be more sane versions of 5.1.1, not just for Russia and India - which are the first ones to roll out so maybe they fix this issue in an upcoming build).
So back on 4.4.2 I rooted and cleaned the ROM (bloatware). Happy so far, except for a few orphaned entries in e.g. the system settings, like S Planner or eMail settings. Both apps have been removed so clicking these now halts the settings. I am sure that the whole settings menu is a bunch of XML documents somewhere with these features edited in (as they aren't on stock Android).
Can someone shed some light on where to look or where to start?
Thanks!
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Hi there,
guess that's my first post here after ages of just reading. I really appreciate this community.
I updated my S5 mini from 4.4.2 to 5.1.1 weeks ago, but sadly the battery drain issue made me nuts; every night at about 3 or 4am the device decided to only go down as far as 300 MHz, so no deep sleep anymore. I just came back to 4.2.2 (hoping that there'll be more sane versions of 5.1.1, not just for Russia and India - which are the first ones to roll out so maybe they fix this issue in an upcoming build).
So back on 4.4.2 I rooted and cleaned the ROM (bloatware). Happy so far, except for a few orphaned entries in e.g. the system settings, like S Planner or eMail settings. Both apps have been removed so clicking these now halts the settings. I am sure that the whole settings menu is a bunch of XML documents somewhere with these features edited in (as they aren't on stock Android).
Can someone shed some light on where to look or where to start?
Thanks!
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Sadly i dont know but i know something that will fix the 5.1.1 issue you have
go to my thread *fix sim and wifi after updating to lollipop* it should fix your battery problem
also check my thread *unleash the power of the galaxy s5 mini* to remove the bloatware so easy and make the device faster i hope it helps
Well, it wasn't wifi or sim problems, it was clearly some task stalling with wakelocks, and Google Play Services was in the middle of it. Read a lot, but so far could not pinpoint the problem. Now on 4.4.2 all is rock solid, battery fine etc.
Also, yes, tried your ROM cleaner and that worked nicely. Also removed such bloat entries in the settings, but that's 5.1.1, so thought I'd ask for 4.2.2. I am sure there's maybe a generel thread or something.
I know the name of thread is sim and wifi but it solves alot of problems in fact i had a terrible battery life and the finger scanner didnt worked when i first updated to 5.1.1 along side with lag and the sim&wifi so i thought you might try it out as well it might work