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One important security-related difference I have noticed after installing this ROM over the stock ROM I had:
On my stock ROM, holding down the power/sleep button on the lock screen used to do NOTHING. I had to unlock my phone (with the pattern lock) before I could power off the phone.
On this ROM, I can power off the phone even when it is locked.
If a thief steals my phone, I want to be able to track them as long as possible. As the HTC One does not have an easily removable battery, they would not be able to power off the phone or its data connection with my lockscreen password. On this ROM, that security feature is gone.
I'm hoping this is just an obscure setting somewhere, but I already tried checking in Settings -> Security and Settings -> Power. Can anyone give me some insight into this?
ZippyDan said:
If a thief steals my phone, I want to be able to track them as long as possible. As the HTC One does not have an easily removable battery, they would not be able to power off the phone or its data connection with my lockscreen password. On this ROM, that security feature is gone.
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There is a Xposed module that can be used instead of the one in this ROM that has exactly what you are concerned.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594642
Sent by smoke signals, then translated to Morse, and digitized by Monkeys.
ZippyDan said:
One important security-related difference I have noticed after installing this ROM over the stock ROM I had:
On my stock ROM, holding down the power/sleep button on the lock screen used to do NOTHING. I had to unlock my phone (with the pattern lock) before I could power off the phone.
On this ROM, I can power off the phone even when it is locked.
If a thief steals my phone, I want to be able to track them as long as possible. As the HTC One does not have an easily removable battery, they would not be able to power off the phone or its data connection with my lockscreen password. On this ROM, that security feature is gone.
I'm hoping this is just an obscure setting somewhere, but I already tried checking in Settings -> Security and Settings -> Power. Can anyone give me some insight into this?
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if your phone is stolen, this is your friend. google.com/android/devicemanager just log in with your e-mail and you're good to go
ZippyDan said:
One important security-related difference I have noticed after installing this ROM over the stock ROM I had:
On my stock ROM, holding down the power/sleep button on the lock screen used to do NOTHING. I had to unlock my phone (with the pattern lock) before I could power off the phone.
On this ROM, I can power off the phone even when it is locked.
If a thief steals my phone, I want to be able to track them as long as possible. As the HTC One does not have an easily removable battery, they would not be able to power off the phone or its data connection with my lockscreen password. On this ROM, that security feature is gone.
I'm hoping this is just an obscure setting somewhere, but I already tried checking in Settings -> Security and Settings -> Power. Can anyone give me some insight into this?
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I have found avast make such an app that your after I can't get URL at the moment but search through the play store for avast rooted and stolen, I will see if I can get you a link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.antitheft_setup
dronepro said:
if your phone is stolen, this is your friend. google.com/android/devicemanager just log in with your e-mail and you're good to go
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Didn't know about this, thanks. But it is useless if the phone is OFF (I just tested).
Madaz2 said:
I have found avast make such an app that your after I can't get URL at the moment but search through the play store for avast rooted and stolen, I will see if I can get you a link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.antitheft_setup
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I already have a paid subscription to Avast Anti-Theft and it is installed on my rooted HTC. I appreciate the suggestion but you are entirely missing my point. It is BECAUSE I have installed tracking software on my phone that I am so concerned about someone being able to turn off the phone at the lockscreen. Avast is slightly more useful than the google device manager because it can keep a historical record of where your phone has been, but it is still not very useful in finding a stolen phone if the phone is OFF and not transmitting current data about where the phone is!!
Thela7 said:
There is a Xposed module that can be used instead of the one in this ROM that has exactly what you are concerned.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2594642
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This looks good, but I am left uncertain about whether it would work on this phone. Browsing the thread reveals this information:
Confirmed Working Devices/Firmwares
HTC devices: HTC One X 4.2.2 stock Rom with Sense 5
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Promising, except we are on 4.4 now. And the thread also indicates there were problems getting it working with Sony devices after 4.3 which had to be fixed in a separate mod. I also see this note:
A user has reported that sound options disappear when using this mod on HTC One. I currently have no idea why this happens, and I'm too busy to figure it out at this moment. Sorry.
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ZippyDan said:
I already have a paid subscription to Avast Anti-Theft and it is installed on my rooted HTC. I appreciate the suggestion but you are entirely missing my point. It is BECAUSE I have installed tracking software on my phone that I am so concerned about someone being able to turn off the phone at the lockscreen. Avast is slightly more useful than the google device manager because it can keep a historical record of where your phone has been, but it is still not very useful in finding a stolen phone if the phone is OFF and not transmitting current data about where the phone is!!
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yeah, but IF you have lost or had your phone stolen i was pretty sure if they take out your sim and put in a new one the phone will go into stolen mode and features will be disabled
Madaz2 said:
yeah, but IF you have lost or had your phone stolen i was pretty sure if they take out your sim and put in a new one the phone will go into stolen mode and features will be disabled
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I'm not worried about that. In my opinion, the first few hours after a theft are the most crucial (in fact, the first hour while he is escaping to his den). What I'm worried about is the thief IMMEDIATELY turning off the phone after it gets stolen, and then having the phone wiped at his leisure.
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I'm not worried about that. In my opinion, the first few hours after a theft are the most crucial (in fact, the first hour while he is escaping to his den). What I'm worried about is the thief IMMEDIATELY turning off the phone after it gets stolen, and then having the phone wiped at his leisure.
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What if the thief just turns airplane mode on? Does avast override it?
ZippyDan said:
One important security-related difference I have noticed after installing this ROM over the stock ROM I had:
On my stock ROM, holding down the power/sleep button on the lock screen used to do NOTHING. I had to unlock my phone (with the pattern lock) before I could power off the phone.
On this ROM, I can power off the phone even when it is locked.
If a thief steals my phone, I want to be able to track them as long as possible. As the HTC One does not have an easily removable battery, they would not be able to power off the phone or its data connection with my lockscreen password. On this ROM, that security feature is gone.
I'm hoping this is just an obscure setting somewhere, but I already tried checking in Settings -> Security and Settings -> Power. Can anyone give me some insight into this?
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Holding down the power button for 10 seconds will always simulate a battery pull on the one whatever lock screen you have.
clarkson63 said:
Holding down the power button for 10 seconds will always simulate a battery pull on the one whatever lock screen you have.
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then pray that the thief doesn't know about this :silly:
But yea, I think it's important to have long-press power button disabled when the phone is locked.
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Promising, except we are on 4.4 now. And the thread also indicates there were problems getting it working with Sony devices after 4.3 which had to be fixed in a separate mod. I also see this note:
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Ah k. Yeah, I'm still using 4.3 so I don't know about if it works on KitKat.
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ZippyDan said:
Didn't know about this, thanks. But it is useless if the phone is OFF (I just tested).
I already have a paid subscription to Avast Anti-Theft and it is installed on my rooted HTC. I appreciate the suggestion but you are entirely missing my point. It is BECAUSE I have installed tracking software on my phone that I am so concerned about someone being able to turn off the phone at the lockscreen. Avast is slightly more useful than the google device manager because it can keep a historical record of where your phone has been, but it is still not very useful in finding a stolen phone if the phone is OFF and not transmitting current data about where the phone is!!
This looks good, but I am left uncertain about whether it would work on this phone. Browsing the thread reveals this information:
Promising, except we are on 4.4 now. And the thread also indicates there were problems getting it working with Sony devices after 4.3 which had to be fixed in a separate mod. I also see this note:
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I am not aware of anything that can be helpful if your phone is off... Every app or software will require a satellite or cell tower ak or echo request in order to find your phone. if you can find anything that magically can turn your powered off device on and you're able to track, lock or delete it, I think the entire community will love you
dronepro said:
I am not aware of anything that can be helpful if your phone is off... Every app or software will require a satellite or cell tower ak or echo request in order to find your phone. if you can find anything that magically can turn your powered off device on and you're able to track, lock or delete it, I think the entire community will love you
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I don't know how you guys keep misinterpreting me I know nothing is useful when the phone is turned off. This is exactly why I am so eager to make sure it is impossible or at least more difficult for a thief to turn off my phone from the lockscreen, so that it STAYS ON so that I can track it.
ZippyDan said:
I don't know how you guys keep misinterpreting me I know nothing is useful when the phone is turned off. This is exactly why I am so eager to make sure it is impossible or at least more difficult for a thief to turn off my phone from the lockscreen, so that it STAYS ON so that I can track it.
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Ah I see, it's my understanding that holding the power button for about 15-30 seconds will power off your device no matter what. As sad as that is, I think it should be that way because if for any reason your phone locks up while asleep and you cannot wake it up, you should be able to turn it off. otherwise, if it gets stolen and the thief cannot turn it off, simply removing the SIM card will render any security feature useless until the phone battery is fully discharged and he can charge, enter recovery and wipe it...
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What if the thief just turns airplane mode on? Does avast override it?
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Avast does have an option (only when rooted I believe) to automatically activate WiFi and Cellular data even if turned off.
Of course, if you have a lockscreen this does not even matter as they would not be able to turn it off.
There is another option to have the device automatically search for open WiFi's and join automatically. I'm not sure if this is part of Avast or AndroidLost as I have both installed.
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Holding down the power button for 10 seconds will always simulate a battery pull on the one whatever lock screen you have.
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If this 10-second press is a hardware-limitation (as in there is no way for a ROM to override this), then so be it. But I would like that to be confirmed.
But what I am mainly asking for, at the very least, is that the 3 or 4 second power button hold be disabled when on the lockscreen. I know for sure that this has changed from whichever stock version I was running to this latest Revolution ROM I am running now.
10-seconds is a long time to hold the power button, and as a thief may not know about this feature (and it might be different for every brand or model), they might give up before they hit the 10-second mark. For example, I think the Sleep + Home button hard reset for the iPhone is much more widely known, but it also requires only like 5 or 6 seconds of holding.
ZippyDan said:
If this 10-second press is a hardware-limitation (as in there is no way for a ROM to override this), then so be it. But I would like that to be confirmed.
But what I am mainly asking for, at the very least, is that the 3 or 4 second power button hold be disabled when on the lockscreen. I know for sure that this has changed from whichever stock version I was running to this latest Revolution ROM I am running now.
10-seconds is a long time to hold the power button, and as a thief may not know about this feature (and it might be different for every brand or model), they might give up before they hit the 10-second mark. For example, I think the Sleep + Home button hard reset for the iPhone is much more widely known, but it also requires only like 5 or 6 seconds of holding.
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The 10-second press is a hardware thing. All HTC One's have it, regardless of what model. This is because of the non-removable battery, so that you can simulate a battery pull should need be, as mentioned already. I'm sorry, there is no way around this. And trust me, you would rather have that feature should your phone become unresponsive. THAT is more likely to happen than a thief stealing a phone. The only times I've ever heard of someone stealing a phone is when someone is careless with where they leave their device. Just be cautious and don't leave it in stupid places. Simple.
HTC_Phone said:
The 10-second press is a hardware thing. All HTC One's have it, regardless of what model. This is because of the non-removable battery, so that you can simulate a battery pull should need be, as mentioned already. I'm sorry, there is no way around this. And trust me, you would rather have that feature should your phone become unresponsive. THAT is more likely to happen than a thief stealing a phone. The only times I've ever heard of someone stealing a phone is when someone is careless with where they leave their device. Just be cautious and don't leave it in stupid places. Simple.
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Well put.
HTC_Phone said:
The 10-second press is a hardware thing. All HTC One's have it, regardless of what model. This is because of the non-removable battery, so that you can simulate a battery pull should need be, as mentioned already. I'm sorry, there is no way around this. And trust me, you would rather have that feature should your phone become unresponsive. THAT is more likely to happen than a thief stealing a phone. The only times I've ever heard of someone stealing a phone is when someone is careless with where they leave their device. Just be cautious and don't leave it in stupid places. Simple.
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Well put.
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Terribly put. I accept the 10-second press. Let me return to my original concern which is the much shorter 3 - 5 second which now allows the phone to be turned off from the lockscreen with an on-screen menu. I would like that gone.
The second part of the post is uninformed at best or arrogant at worst. The OP is probably speaking from the point of view of a first-world resident.
I live in a third-world country. I have had a iPhone 5 that was stolen from me by two men wearing helmets who drove an untagged motorcycle onto a sidewalk just to snatch the phone out of my hand. On a public bus, I was sandwiched by 3 men just so that one could pickpocket my HTC Desire (a 3-year old backup phone) from behind. When I confronted them, I was punched and left bloody so I let them go (valuing my life over a phone).
I have another friend who has lost two iPhone 5's. Once, she was pickpocketed in a crowded mall. Another time, she was walking on the street near a public metro station with her phone clutched to her chest. A man grabbed her arm as she was passing and threw her to the ground. Afterwards he ran across a busy divided highway into a slum area.
I just met a foreigner here who was riding in the back seat of a taxi while using his Galaxy S4. The taxi suddenly stopped and two men armed with guns and knives jumped into the taxi from both sides. The taxi then continued moving. His quick reactions allowed him to escape by jumping out a window while the taxi was moving. He showed me his scrapes and bruises. Unfortunately, he had to leave the phone behind, but he may have avoided being kidnapped.
I have another friend who has a brother whose entire bus was robbed of their phones at gunpoint.
I could go on. All of these instances have occurred in both poor and very nice areas, and the nature of this country is that utter poverty and extravagant wealth are often located side by side. It might sound like a hellhole, but most days are perfectly normal, and some are wonderful, even in a third-world country. You learn to live with the badness, but it still makes sense to take proactive measures just in case.
There are other measures I can take as well: I usually use a much cheaper "decoy" phone in public. I try to ride the metro more than taxis and taxis more than buses. I try to always keep my valuables in a bag in front of me instead of in my pockets. When riding a taxi, I try to always make a note of the taxi number and lock all the doors from the inside. But you can't seriously blow me off and tell me to be 100% vigilant all the time. Sometimes I forget one of these precautions because I am in a rush or my mind is preoccupied with other things. And the nature of the modern world dictates that I use my phone constantly throughout the day, for both professional and social reasons, just as I am sure you do.
The fact is the probability that my phone will get stolen here is much higher than in other places, even if I am not careless with where I leave the phone, because people are seeking to actively rob others, and it is extremely unrealistic to expect that I keep my guard up 100% of the time.
Additionally, my work involves frequent travel, and requires me to do lots of work and communication on the internet. Therefore, a fast, powerful smartphone is a necessity for me to put bread in my mouth.
Now, you may understand why my perspective is that the security features on my costly and essential phone are so important. Your perspective is probably from some rich, relatively safe country in Europe, the USA, or Asia. I hope I have educated you on the fact that the world does not revolve around your socioeconomic situation.
I will be honest and say that your post irritated me, but I have tried to keep my post civil and explain why your response is pretentious and insulated idealism. If you still want to lecture me from your world about how I can magically solve the problems of my very different and more dangerous world by simply being "cautious", I will have just two very small words to gift you.
Good God, can we please stay on topic of this fantastic Rom and what's coming soon?!
If you have issues with how HTC have developed their phone, please take it to the Questions & Answers section ?
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AT&T Galaxy S3, unrooted, stock rom 4.4.2.
So yesterday on my way out of the office, I noticed that Accuweather said it was 95 degrees outside but the weather card on my Gear Live said it was 72. Weird, but whatever.
On the way home my wife sent me a chat via hangouts, and I replied using voice from the watch.
At home about a half hour later, I tried to set a reminder using "ok, google"....and nothing happened. Tried 7 or 8 times to get the watch to recognize the command with no luck. So then I tapped the watch face to try to get it to start listening so I could set a reminder and it couldn't hear me. It just went to the list of commands. Now even in hangouts it doesn't recognize that I'm speaking.
I'm using the Google Now Launcher on my GS3. I have Ok Google Everywhere turned on there, and in the voice search widget I can see the microphone icon go to "deactivated" when I do the wrist gesture thing on the watch to get it to start listening to me.
It's almost like my microphone hardware went bad
I've rebooted the watch several times and the phone as well. I am using Airwatch MDM and it was updated July 31st. I am not sure if "Ok, Google" has worked since then because I'm not sure I used it this weekend.
I think my next steps are to remove Airwatch to eliminate that variable, but it's required for me to get my work email and calendar on my phone.
Anyone else had a similar problem? Any suggestions?
I had something similar happen to me a few weeks ago. I would say "OK google" and nothing happened. After a couple of hours though, it started working and hasn't happened since.
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So--in this order--I've reset the watch, removed Airwatch, decrypted the phone, reinstalled the Wear app....and I got nothin.
Paired it with another phone and same thing.
Called Google, went through all that again while on the phone with a tech (bless her heart, it can't be easy being tech support for a brand new product that pretty much only technophiles buy).
40 minutes later...She had to pass it on to level 3 or whatever, and I'm expecting to be contacted within 48 hours.
I'm having the same issue. Did you get any solution?
I'm having the same issue. Did you get any solution?
I hope it's not a hardware issue.
I had a similar issue (voice completely stopped worked... ok google, as well as touching the screen and then giving a command). I did a complete device reset twice, as well as used the toolkit to wipe/reinstall. Nothing fixed it. Called google, who just confirmed that I did everything they would have, and had a new device shipped out to me. I have to return the broken one. Called them Monday morning and had the new device Tuesday afternoon
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I had a similar issue (voice completely stopped worked... ok google, as well as touching the screen and then giving a command). I did a complete device reset twice, as well as used the toolkit to wipe/reinstall. Nothing fixed it. Called google, who just confirmed that I did everything they would have, and had a new device shipped out to me. I have to return the broken one. Called them Monday morning and had the new device Tuesday afternoon
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So I, too, called google and they shipped me a new watch under warranty. I'm glad I'm not the only one who's had this problem, BUT....
Now my *NEW* watch has done the same thing!
wizardPC said:
So I, too, called google and they shipped me a new watch under warranty. I'm glad I'm not the only one who's had this problem, BUT....
Now my *NEW* watch has done the same thing!
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I too am on my third watch being shipped out today in fact. New one worked just fine for 2 weeks and then no microphone at all even after a compete device reset.
Add one more to the list. Just got off the phone with Google, sending me a new watch. I am admittedly a bit nervous, hearing that even the replacements are having the same issue. I wonder what the refund protocol would be in that case?
Just an FYI for anyone down the road, they do put a hold on your card for the cost of the watch, and say it will be released "within 21 days" of receiving the defective unit.
Herb.Grinda said:
Add one more to the list. Just got off the phone with Google, sending me a new watch. I am admittedly a bit nervous, hearing that even the replacements are having the same issue. I wonder what the refund protocol would be in that case?
Just an FYI for anyone down the road, they do put a hold on your card for the cost of the watch, and say it will be released "within 21 days" of receiving the defective unit.
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I was told if the 3rd one had any issues whatsoever they would issue a refund. Just an FYI
Same here.... It is randomly working for me.... Most of the times it does not work.
I have reset the watch 3 times already and seems to be working for some minutes and then it stops working again
Looking back at my calendar, I was in an extremely loud (hearing protection required) environment the day before i noticed my first watch failed and immediately before the second one failed.
I don't see anything in the manual or warranty that indicates this is a problem, but I now suspect the mic couldn't handle it.
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Looking back at my calendar, I was in an extremely loud (hearing protection required) environment the day before i noticed my first watch failed and immediately before the second one failed.
I don't see anything in the manual or warranty that indicates this is a problem, but I now suspect the mic couldn't handle it.
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Interesting theory... I work in a shop where hearing protection is required, plus I go shooting at an indoor gun range. I don't remember if either prior warranty replacement happened right after extended time on the shop floor or shooting range, but i'll keep it in mind.
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Interesting theory... I work in a shop where hearing protection is required, plus I go shooting at an indoor gun range. I don't remember if either prior warranty replacement happened right after extended time on the shop floor or shooting range, but i'll keep it in mind.
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I think you are right. Number 3 no longer works after I went to the range today...
I went to the shooting range yesterday and had to exchange my Gear Live at Best Buy today. The microphone clearly can't take the SPL. I would suggest not wearing your Gear Live in any environment that requires hearing protection.
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Mine quit responding after I went shooting. My second stopped after using a saws all.
Same problem, but don't think it's hardware...
First watch I had was dead out the box. Second one was fine for a month, then occasionally it would stop listening to voice commands. Sometimes "OK google" would work, other times not. Then later it would work again. No reset or charging or any interruption between it working and not. Sometimes when "OK google works, the "speak now" screen would come up, but it would no longer listen - so it can't be a hardware thing since it heard me immediately before it stopped working, and in fact I can go back to the watch face, say "OK google" again, it'll go to the "speak now" screen, and again won't respond. Also, when it's on the "speak now" screen, after a pause it just scrolls down to the next option in the menu ("take a note", "Play music" etc). I haven't used it anywhere loud (no gun ranges or anything), and the problem is sporadic, but frequent enough to be unusable as it should be. I did all the usual to try to fix the problem (re-pairing, removing apps, resetting, restarting, including a factory reset) but to no avail.
I have sent it back for another replacement ($200 temporarily on my card...), but I'm worried about this problem, and the dead out of the box issue. If it happens again, I'm going to get a refund, and choose another watch. Such a shame because this was a Christmas gift for me.
Same problem
I was looking for someone with the same problem as mine and found this post. Happens exactly the same for me and, reading your answers I realized the microphone stopped working the day after I went to a shooting range too. In real my voice commands do not stop working at all, but I have to SCREAM besides the watch to work.
My problem is, I live in Brazil, and bought a used watch during a business trip to the USA, than I don't have the coupon, or warranty. Anyone knows if it is possible to change only the microphone? seems difficult to replace welds on this boards. I guess will I have to replace the complete main board. Does someone have done that already? It is hard to find replacement parts for these watches...
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Just to complete the information, according to IFixIt (www .ifixit .com/ Teardown/Samsung+Gear+Live+Teardown/27038 - remove the spaces on the beggining of the link), the microphone is a InvenSense ICS-43430 (I don't know how they know that, because on the picture, over the mic is written NL2031).
Considering this is the right component, it is really cheap to buy a replacement - store .invensense .com/ProductDetail/ICS43430-InvenSense-Inc/495200
Than lasts only the final question. It is possible to replace this component? People who gave cell phone assistance should be able to do that?
same here.
Count me in. The microphone stop, working about after 3 weeks. The problem is I live in Greece and i bought it through ebay from US so no documents nothing. Isnthere any solution on this?
Big ask I know but you are a bright bunch.
My note 8 pairs with PayPal Here m/c at work. It's their mini card reader but all the typing (apart from PIN) is on the phone and it worked fine until recently.
Now when you select 'item' the keyboard on phone flashes up for a second and disappears. The amount selection press works and I can type that in ok.
PayPal support were useless and say it's not their APP which I kind of believe as it works on other phones.
I've tried a few different keyboards on the N8 but all the same.
Long shot I know but any thoughts?
Screenshot?
Sorry no, the keyboard pops up just as it should when you two item, but it drops back down again in a split second - too fast to capture ?
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Sorry no, the keyboard pops up just as it should when you two item, but it drops back down again in a split second - too fast to capture ?
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Ok so before we throw out suggestions and I am following right. Using paypal. Having issues with mini card reader. Issue being keyboard popping up and disappearing. I take it this card reader uses an app of it's own? Since paypal said app not there's.
All the PayPal unit does is take the card and accepts the pin number. Everything else is an APP on my Note 8. So if it needs a signature it pops up on phone. The items and amounts are entered on the phone too. It even sorts the receipt at the end - text, email or none - as the reader is tiny.
Great system until it stopped working. I now have 2 readers, both give same issue on Note. Plus as I said I've tried 3 different keyboard APPS.
Thanks for having a go though.
I have a sim free UK Note 8. Since the much anticipated Oreo update I seem to be having little glitches/delays with some actions but my main issue is with the SPen.
When I take it put I get my normal star wars light sabre sound, the screen pops up as normal but the pen doesn't register on the screen? Fingers do but not the pen. If I reinsert it the screen goes away again as normal.
Any thoughts?
Try with another S pen, if it works fine, then the s pen is faulty, otherwise, the ptoblem is within the device itself
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I have a sim free UK Note 8. Since the much anticipated Oreo update I seem to be having little glitches/delays with some actions but my main issue is with the SPen.
When I take it put I get my normal star wars light sabre sound, the screen pops up as normal but the pen doesn't register on the screen? Fingers do but not the pen. If I reinsert it the screen goes away again as normal.
Any thoughts?
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Are you rooted, running any mods, etc.? A factory reset might help too.
No root no mods just normal phone. I changed the tip of the pen this morning and it's working but I'm not convinced that would sort it. Maybe it's intermittent. Thanks for comments so far, I'll report back. Does a factory reset lose everything - so backup with samsung & google?
stewarta13wsb said:
No root no mods just normal phone. I changed the tip of the pen this morning and it's working but I'm not convinced that would sort it. Maybe it's intermittent. Thanks for comments so far, I'll report back. Does a factory reset lose everything - so backup with samsung & google?
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Ok cool. Yes a factory reset would wipe data so make sure you backup before going that route. Although if the pen works now that suggests it's hardware rather than software (i.e. no need for a reset). Maybe the tip was just loose or something.
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I have a sim free UK Note 8. Since the much anticipated Oreo update I seem to be having little glitches/delays with some actions but my main issue is with the SPen.
When I take it put I get my normal star wars light sabre sound, the screen pops up as normal but the pen doesn't register on the screen? Fingers do but not the pen. If I reinsert it the screen goes away again as normal.
Any thoughts?
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How do you customize the sounds? I Don't see an option for that.
I can't remember exactly but it involved downloading an app called note buddy. If you Google it you'll find it. Sorry I couldn't be more help. It's worth the hunt though and it must be easy if I did it!!
stewarta13wsb said:
I can't remember exactly but it involved downloading an app called note buddy. If you Google it you'll find it. Sorry I couldn't be more help. It's worth the hunt though and it must be easy if I did it!!
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Found it in the play store but the sounds I selected won't play.
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There is another one that I use, s pen tools
I found the setup instructions on YouTube if I remember, with a link to the sound files.
stewarta13wsb said:
I found the setup instructions on YouTube if I remember, with a link to the sound files.
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Thanks. I got it working then decided I didn't really care for it.
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Just got my 5a and the camera app keeps crashing when attempting to access the main camera.
I've tried the following:
Close the app
Clear app cache and storage
Reboot Phone
Disable App, reboot Phone, and re-enable app
Factory Reset Phone
Restart in safe mode
None of these solve the problem. I've Installed the September OS update, have bootloader unlocked, but am not yet rooted. This has been occurring since the first time that I tuned the phone on, before unlocking the bootloader.
I even downloaded Open Camera to see if it is an app issue, or hardware. Believe it is hardware, as i don't even see the option to access the front camera (camera icon with circle arrow) while using the app.
Assume I'll have to RMA, but wanted to see if anyone here had similar problem first.
This is the first time I tried to use it, but I just verified that the google camera app can toggle to the front camera, and I see myself in the live preview.
Thanks for the help. All I can use is the selfie camera, if I try to switch to the main it crashes.
Ha, I should have also said that the app starts with the main camera by default and I've used that multiple times already. But the toggle and the other options to change field of view all seem to work normally for my 5a. The main camera has .6x 1x and 2x, the front camera has 1x and 1.4x
Thanks again. Pretty sure I have bad hardware.
mac62 said:
Thanks again. Pretty sure I have bad hardware.
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yeah, last resort is factory reset, which you've done. If still a problem, then replacement. Unfortunately, you will get a refurbished phone. I just tried that because of something else. You can return the phone and ask for waiving the $30 restocking fee and place a new order of you want a brand new one. Not Okay move from Google in my opinion.
good luck
Contacted support and was told I would get a new phone since I was within 15 days of purchase. We'll see when it gets here...
New phone arrived today.
mac62 said:
New phone arrived today.
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hope all is good now. Cheers
definitely not the kind of problem you want to see on a new device. could have been damaged by the fedex used for transportation. the packaging on my shipping was not very robust. just the phone inside the box, inside another box, with a piece of air bubble filler. I've had phones shipped from ebay sellers in better protection. I'm lucky mine arrived in good shape with no known defects in any hardware I've tried to use.