Does anyone know what how to get rid of a big gray circle, in the middle of the Note 9 Home Screen, which has the battery power level within the circle?
Does anyone know where this circle came from? It just recently started showing up on my Home Screen and it's very annoying when I'm trying to work with my phone.
Hopefully the Screenshot uploaded.
Thanks!
jbrahma said:
Does anyone know what how to get rid of a big gray circle, in the middle of the Note 9 Home Screen, which has the battery power level within the circle?
Does anyone know where this circle came from? It just recently started showing up on my Home Screen and it's very annoying when I'm trying to work with my phone.
Hopefully the Screenshot uploaded.
Thanks!
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you do know about the concept of charging a phone and getting a notification of it and the current %.....
jbrahma said:
Does anyone know what how to get rid of a big gray circle, in the middle of the Note 9 Home Screen, which has the battery power level within the circle?
Does anyone know where this circle came from? It just recently started showing up on my Home Screen and it's very annoying when I'm trying to work with my phone.
Hopefully the Screenshot uploaded.
Thanks!
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What he meant to say was, "it's the new notification from the newest Pie update."
I think it's to get people to unplug their devices once the battery level reaches 100%.
bober10113 said:
you do know about the concept of charging a phone and getting a notification of it and the current %.....
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I got you covered fam. Translation completed!:highfive:
"you do know about the concept of charging a phone and getting a notification of it and the current %....."
Really!! I'm not an idiot!! Of course I know!! The problem is that the damn circle continues to show up about every 30 seconds, whether the battery has gained a power percentage point or not; same thing when the battery is discharging...almost continual displaying of the circle.
Turning off Adaptive Battery does not stop the circle from appearing. I want, and need, to know how to turn this circle off or disable it altogether. I've also noticed that my battery does not charge as well as it did before this PIE update....sometimes it charges and sometimes it doesn't. Also, keep in mind that the Damn circle is using battery power just to try and look "cool" and make Google think they did something constructive.
Again, any help would be appreciated. Thanks. FYI, I may be a "junior member" since I do not post but, I've been a member for over 25 years, I believe...probably longer. I'm just getting gray as you will be soon. LOL!!
jbrahma said:
"you do know about the concept of charging a phone and getting a notification of it and the current %....."
Really!! I'm not an idiot!! Of course I know!! The problem is that the damn circle continues to show up about every 30 seconds, whether the battery has gained a power percentage point or not; same thing when the battery is discharging...almost continual displaying of the circle.
Turning off Adaptive Battery does not stop the circle from appearing. I want, and need, to know how to turn this circle off or disable it altogether. I've also noticed that my battery does not charge as well as it did before this PIE update....sometimes it charges and sometimes it doesn't. Also, keep in mind that the Damn circle is using battery power just to try and look "cool" and make Google think they did something constructive.
Again, any help would be appreciated. Thanks. FYI, I may be a "junior member" since I do not post but, I've been a member for over 25 years, I believe...probably longer. I'm just getting gray as you will be soon. LOL!!
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age has nothing to do with the elaboration on one's issues and the means used to ask for help.
1- nowhere did you state that this appeared or not when you actualy had the phone on a charger and which type.
2- maybe your charging cable is defective in some way or form. try an other. the 2nd message you posted now points to something that is not normal.If you use wireless charing then it would seem you might just be out of range or are using a chit Qi charging pad or even a case that might be just a tad too thick.
3- samsung makes the phone and the one UI. not xda. maybe take it up with them.
as you can see well describing your problem can go a long way. BTW the junior title in your profile matches your status correctly.
also:
XDA Developers (also known simply as XDA; often stylized as xda-developers) is a mobile software development community launched on 20 December 2002
and 25 years ago, smart phones did not exist.
Sorry Guy, you are wrong, in all cases. Check out your history. Oh wait! No one checks history anymore; that's why everything is going downhill. XDA-Developers was around alot longer than you realize. I was on, under a different user name, probably before you were able to read. It's people like you, who always look for others mistakes, that cause legitimate posters to not post. People like you are Bullies and Trolls. So, piss off!
The problem with the circle is that Android Pie (version 9 to those of you who don't check history) is flawed. The batteries are draining faster than they can be charged; there are touch screen issues; adaptive display is messed up, et cetera. Samsung is aware of the issues and is allowing a reflash to fix the problems. Other phone manufacturers, as well as Service Providers, are doing the same or they are denying the problems at the detriment of their consumers. Check out the uproar in Europe. Pie is just now hitting the major markets in the U.S. so, the problems are not widespread yet.
Don't upgrade to Pie until Google decides to fix their mistakes. Good luck!
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Sorry Guy, you are wrong, in all cases. Check out your history. Oh wait! No one checks history anymore; that's why everything is going downhill. XDA-Developers was around alot longer than you realize. I was on, under a different user name, probably before you were able to read. It's people like you, who always look for others mistakes, that cause legitimate posters to not post. People like you are Bullies and Trolls. So, piss off!
The problem with the circle is that Android Pie (version 9 to those of you who don't check history) is flawed. The batteries are draining faster than they can be charged; there are touch screen issues; adaptive display is messed up, et cetera. Samsung is aware of the issues and is allowing a reflash to fix the problems. Other phone manufacturers, as well as Service Providers, are doing the same or they are denying the problems at the detriment of their consumers. Check out the uproar in Europe. Pie is just now hitting the major markets in the U.S. so, the problems are not widespread yet.
Don't upgrade to Pie until Google decides to fix their mistakes. Good luck!
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lol... seriously?
have you install any application for battery status check, if yes, then it may be a widget of that app showing percentage of battery.
Lol "dont update to Pie" ?? i have updated 5months ago and dont have any problem...u guys install battey saver, battery guard etc and think it will help ?
Whoa, this escalated quickly.??
like an elevator.
Hey bober. Stop helping people. That's not help.
jbrahma said:
Does anyone know what how to get rid of a big gray circle, in the middle of the Note 9 Home Screen, which has the battery power level within the circle?
Does anyone know where this circle came from? It just recently started showing up on my Home Screen and it's very annoying when I'm trying to work with my phone.
Hopefully the Screenshot uploaded.
Thanks!
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Well if it keeps coming up every few minutes you either have a faulty usb port, or cable, or power brick.
Try cleaning the dust from the usb port.
Check to see if any battery app that you use might be causing it.
If all checks out and if you think it's a bad usb port or software bug then please, BACKUP phone and do a factory reset. This will either tell you if it is a software bug or a hardware fault.
(It might be a bad ota update to pie. Only way is to factory reset it and start clean.)
Good luck!
gruuvin said:
Hey bober. Stop helping people. That's not help.
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ok ill run everything by you next time.
BluePhnx said:
Well if it keeps coming up every few minutes you either have a faulty usb port, or cable, or power brick.
Try cleaning the dust from the usb port.
Check to see if any battery app that you use might be causing it.
If all checks out and if you think it's a bad usb port or software bug then please, BACKUP phone and do a factory reset. This will either tell you if it is a software bug or a hardware fault.
(It might be a bad ota update to pie. Only way is to factory reset it and start clean.)
Good luck!
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Thank you! I have done all of what you suggested. I do not use any unnecessary apps, especially battery apps. I believe, as Samsung does, that it is a bad OTA update, as you suggested. I will be going in to a Samsung repair facility on Tuesday for them to re-flash the update. Believe me this is basically a nightmare since I use my phone for programming purposes, at times.
Thanks, also, to everyone else who responded constructively.
Munawar Mehmood said:
have you install any application for battery status check, if yes, then it may be a widget of that app showing percentage of battery.
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No. I definitely do not install battery apps and I don't install any unnecessary apps. But, actually it is an unnecessary side effect of the Adaptive Battery feature which is a waste of battery power, just to let you know what the battery level is, and/or as a reminder to unplug your phone. Anyway, as per Samsung it is a bad OTA Update and it will be fixed on Tuesday, if I have the time. Thank you for your suggestion!
bober10113 said:
ok ill run everything by you next time.
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You're in every post. Your jumping all over people. Go get some fresh air, dude.
gruuvin said:
You're in every post. Your jumping all over people. Go get some fresh air, dude.
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fine advice. but can i?
just want to run it by you first.
jbrahma said:
Thank you! I have done all of what you suggested. I do not use any unnecessary apps, especially battery apps. I believe, as Samsung does, that it is a bad OTA update, as you suggested. I will be going in to a Samsung repair facility on Tuesday for them to re-flash the update. Believe me this is basically a nightmare since I use my phone for programming purposes, at times.
Thanks, also, to everyone else who responded constructively.
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You should backup your phone first ! Samsung will most likely just do a factory reset on the phone . You can do that yourself, there is 2 places you can go to do it:
1) Recovery mode
2) Settings / General Management/ Reset (or in settings just search for "reset")
Just make sure you'll have your Google account (usually your gmail and password) password if not don't do reset first get the password first then reset or you'll be locked out of phone.
But if not comfortable then just backup phone to pc and have the store do it.
I have same issue on Samsung a10e. While plugged in the current percentage pops up every 10 seconds in that circle. How to turn off??
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Ok here is the Problem,
several times throughout the day i go to pull my phone out of its nice little holster and i hit the power button to wake it up and it was off.
very frustrating because it has to boot up and then i have like 5 emails 9 texts and the phone begins to ring telling me they have been trying to get ahold of me for the last 20 minutes or so. ooops soory run on.
here is what i have on my tilt
winterface
throttle launcher 9.5
s2u
s2v
live search
sirius wm5
google maps
Ygo!
PSNES
Diamond TV
core player
icontact
blah blah blah....
etc... the usuals.
i have uninstalled winterface and TL and tried it that way still no luck.
the holster that i use is this one.
http://www.daydeal.com/product.php?productid=13622&cat=2955
(it has a pouch for my blutooth and spare batt...)
Edit: i seem o recall someone saying not use a holster with a magnet or something? any truth to phone interferance from a magnet.?
Answer: (for when its figured out)
Please gurus throw me some ideas, and dont just say mean stuff just because i didnt search the forum first cuz i did. also people who are mean on the internet are usually punks or nerds in real life. I happen to be mean in real life and a nerd on the internet. lol...
Whew. thats a lot
Carefully clean the contacts on your battery and on the device...
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Edit: i seem o recall someone saying not use a holster with a magnet or something? any truth to phone interferance from a magnet.?
Answer: (for when its figured out)
Pl...
Whew. thats a lot
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As to the case with magnet, i use one that has two in it, with no issues,
What are your power management settings ? incase you do not know, go to settings>power> then at the bottom advanced tab, un-check the turn off device box .
F2504x4 said:
What are your power management settings ? incase you do not know, go to settings>power> then at the bottom advanced tab, un-check the turn off device box .
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Well in this case power off means to put the device to standby -- this is normally what you want to keep your battery from draining too fast.
It sounds like in his case the phone is actually turning off, since it has to boot.
hence my advice to check the contacts
burtcom said:
Well in this case power off means to put the device to standby -- this is normally what you want to keep your battery from draining too fast.
It sounds like in his case the phone is actually turning off, since it has to boot.
hence my advice to check the contacts
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I agree, it's a good idea to clean the contacts carefully with a cotton bud and contact cleaner or IPA (applied to the cotton bud). Any grease (such as from fingerprints) will likely not be seen on the contacts, but it's effects will be felt in this way along with possible erratic indications of low battery charge state or charging probs. If that doesn't make a diff, the next thing to check would be to remove the blah blah blah package, that software company always makes unreliable programs
But seriously, the o/p is unlikely to find someone with the exact same combination experiencing the same problem so I think the easiest way to track down the culprit is to do a hard reset and then progressive reinstall, testing for a day or two after installing each package until you find which package, when installed, brings on the problem.
thank you for your answers folks.
here is what i have done, cleaned the battery contacts.
using a different case.(not sure if it matters but no magnets)
and removed Winterface...
so far there have not been any issues with the Phone's power being off.
(yeah i knew it after i wrote it the whole standby/off thing thanks)
so far no issues for 12 hours or so.
@F2504x4
How long have you used the magnet case, and do you use it everyday?
just curious...?
mrphatpat said:
thank you for your answers folks.
here is what i have done, cleaned the battery contacts.
using a different case.(not sure if it matters but no magnets)
and removed Winterface...
so far there have not been any issues with the Phone's power being off.
(yeah i knew it after i wrote it the whole standby/off thing thanks)
so far no issues for 12 hours or so.
@F2504x4
How long have you used the magnet case, and do you use it everyday?
just curious...?
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first Glad to hear that you hopefully resolved the issue, but it will be hard to say just what fixed it, I drive racing karts, and one thing I learned is to only make one change at a time in order to figure out if it was helpful or not..something to think about..
As to the case, been using it for over a year just about 24/7 with both a 8525 and the Tilt, before I had a Pearl with a magnet , no issues , cool thing about the Pearl was that the magnet would cause the Pearl to go into sleep mode when holstered it, by design and would wake up as soon as you pulled it from the pouch .
so i do no think the case was the issue.
BTw the magnets are very strong and the flap will not open very easily.
Whenever I leave the house, I unplug my Note to take it along but every time, before I stick it in my shirt pocket I have to turn it off first. That's because it on by itself just because I removed the charging cable. At first I thought this would just be a minor annoyance, but by the time I've needlessly turned off the thing a few hundred times the damn thing really starts to annoy me. And it's even worse when I try to charge it in my car because every time I turn the key one way or another I have to turn the phone off yet again. It's a bit more difficult because I have one of those silicon rubber protector things so it takes a little longer to find the off button. But I like the protection that this cover provides. I suppose I could just wait for the timeout (which I like at 5 minutes), but that would waste some battery power that I may need later. Plus it just annoys me if it is on when I'm not using it. (Actually it is the same problem when I plug it in to the charger as well!). So who decided on this ridiculous behavior? If it is an Android thing - shame on Google. If it is a Samsung thing - shame on them. (If so I might even switch phones ... although I haven't heard of another phone that can compete with the Note). Or is it just a quirk of my ROM? (I only used GB for an hour or so, and didn't have time to observe this behavior or not - then I flashed PA which I have been using ever since.) I love this ROM although I would switch in an instant if I could get rid of my only real annoyance with this phone.
~Paul
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Whenever I leave the house, I unplug my Note to take it along but every time, before I stick it in my shirt pocket I have to turn it off first. That's because it on by itself just because I removed the charging cable. At first I thought this would just be a minor annoyance, but by the time I've needlessly turned off the thing a few hundred times the damn thing really starts to annoy me. And it's even worse when I try to charge it in my car because every time I turn the key one way or another I have to turn the phone off yet again. It's a bit more difficult because I have one of those silicon rubber protector things so it takes a little longer to find the off button. But I like the protection that this cover provides. I suppose I could just wait for the timeout (which I like at 5 minutes), but that would waste some battery power that I may need later. Plus it just annoys me if it is on when I'm not using it. (Actually it is the same problem when I plug it in to the charger as well!). So who decided on this ridiculous behavior? If it is an Android thing - shame on Google. If it is a Samsung thing - shame on them. (If so I might even switch phones ... although I haven't heard of another phone that can compete with the Note). Or is it just a quirk of my ROM? (I only used GB for an hour or so, and didn't have time to observe this behavior or not - then I flashed PA which I have been using ever since.) I love this ROM although I would switch in an instant if I could get rid of my only real annoyance with this phone.
~Paul
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First the silicon protector that you put in your phone because it cover also the power when put it in your pocket it keeps triggering it, its like a hair trigger.
Of course when you plug the charger it will trigger the screen to on.
Why dont you just adjust the screen time out to one minute.
I dont have this problem but anyway, a quick fix would be to use Tasker which lets you easily automate everything in your phone
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Why dont you just adjust the screen time out to one minute.
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That would result in about as many needless and annoying presses of the power button as it turned off when I didn't want it to.
hotelier1984 said:
I dont have this problem but anyway, a quick fix would be to use Tasker which lets you easily automate everything in your phone
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That would be great if Tasker could turn it off again for me when it was turned on automatically. I took a quick look at the hardware events that tasker can act on such as:
Display: Off/On/Unlocked
File: File Closed/Deleted/Modified/Moved/Opened/Attributes Changed
Hardware: Camera Button, Search Button Long-Press, Card Mounted/Removed/Unmounted
Misc: Gesture, Shake
Phone: Missed Call, Phone Idle/Offhook/Ringing, Received Text, SMS Send Success/Failure
Power: Battery Changed/Full/Low/Overheating
System: Device Boot, Device Shutdown, Device Storage Low, Locale Changed, New/Removed/Updated Package, Wallpaper Changed
However being plugged in or out is not in this list. So how can it be done?
~Paul
I'd like to know too.
I can understand "screen on when charging cable plugged in". But its annoying as hell to have the screen on when charging cable is removed. Since 95% of the time it's going right into my pocket.
press the power button and screen will go of...
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press the power button and screen will go of...
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Sad to see such an ignorant reply. Or perhaps he just has a dry sense of humor. Hard to tell which.
~Paul
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let's understand this better:
Your phone is off and turns on upon disconnected from the charger, or it is already on, but you don't want the screen to lighten up when you disconnect?
If it's the first case, that's weird...mine never auto initiates...If the second case, really don't know what you could do.
If it's the first scenario, maybe a factory reset? But beware of the brick bug and flash a safe kernel first.
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pmennen said:
Whenever I leave the house, I unplug my Note to take it along but every time, before I stick it in my shirt pocket I have to turn it off first. That's because it on by itself just because I removed the charging cable. At first I thought this would just be a minor annoyance, but by the time I've needlessly turned off the thing a few hundred times the damn thing really starts to annoy me. And it's even worse when I try to charge it in my car because every time I turn the key one way or another I have to turn the phone off yet again. It's a bit more difficult because I have one of those silicon rubber protector things so it takes a little longer to find the off button. But I like the protection that this cover provides. I suppose I could just wait for the timeout (which I like at 5 minutes), but that would waste some battery power that I may need later. Plus it just annoys me if it is on when I'm not using it. (Actually it is the same problem when I plug it in to the charger as well!). So who decided on this ridiculous behavior? If it is an Android thing - shame on Google. If it is a Samsung thing - shame on them. (If so I might even switch phones ... although I haven't heard of another phone that can compete with the Note). Or is it just a quirk of my ROM? (I only used GB for an hour or so, and didn't have time to observe this behavior or not - then I flashed PA which I have been using ever since.) I love this ROM although I would switch in an instant if I could get rid of my only real annoyance with this phone.
~Paul
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Hey there Paul,
Man, that is one hell of an issue you have.
Anyway, I don't have much to advice you as I'm not using PA rom on my Note(for the moment ), but hey.. you said it for yourself that you were not able to test it thoroughly your Note before in GB right? only about an hour before flashing to PA?..hmm... logical advice I guess on my end would be to try to flash it back to GB again and observe it for 1 complete day to see if the same issue still occurs.
By the way.. you have a very sensitive Note there bud.
Again, going back to GB is the only way(if you we're to ask me), to confirm if the 'sensitivity' is still there or not anymore.
P.S. I might suggest to you to take out that screen rubber protector in the meantime also. Just use it 'naked' for a day on stock GB.
See how it goes after.
Cheers!
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let's understand this better:
Your phone is off and turns on upon disconnected from the charger, or it is already on, but you don't want the screen to lighten up when you disconnect?
If it's the first case, that's weird...mine never auto initiates...
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It's the 1st case. My phone is off and charging. I remove the charging cord and the screen just turns on despite the fact that I have not hit the power button - or any button for that matter.
I think it is more weird that you don't have this problem than the fact that I do. I've googled this and found many people complaining about it, but no explanations anywhere why it works this crazy way or how to fix it. And "Noodled24" who responded to my post above is yet one more person who is annoyed by this problem. I suspect there are thousands more (maybe even millions?), most of whom don't vocalize their annoyance.
BTW I'm being pretty glib with my use of the word "off". I'm really just referring to "screen off" - i.e. what happens when you briefly press the power button. I'm aware that this is not really off in the more conventional sense. If I power down using the power button long press, then no ... I don't have any problem with it turning on all by itself. So if this is part of the confusion, sorry about that. In fact, like most phone users, I almost never do a reboot (true power off) unless something goes wrong with the phone.
And recently I've found some people complaining about this problem regarding other Android devices, so I no longer think that this is a problem just with the Note, or just with the particular rom that I am using. Although I still don't know how wide spread the problem is.
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By the way.. you have a very sensitive Note there bud.
Again, going back to GB is the only way(if you we're to ask me), to confirm if the 'sensitivity' is still there or not anymore.
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I don't think my Note is "sensitive". I've very carefully removed the power cord many times (even without the rubber cover) to be sure that I am not touching the screen or any button whatsoever. And BTW the problem does not happen 90% or 99% or even 99.9% of the time. No - as far as I can tell the problem occurs 100% of the time!. So I wouldn't call my device "sensitive". I would just say that it has been improperly programmed to work in this bizarre fashion. Usually such programming mistakes can be fixed, which of course is why I have posted to this forum.
I don't think going back to GB will solve the problem. I think the same problem happened, although I can't be sure since as I mentioned before I didn't use GB for long before flashing to ICS (PA). However even if it did solve the problem, IMO going that far backwards wouldn't be a very attractive solution.
~Paul
So you don't have to go back to GB......screen turns on when unplugging my stock rooted GB. I think that is the normal behavior.
I agree, unplugging shouldn't turn on the screen, but Google does lots of things that don't make sense in real life usage.
kraz
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I've had a touchpad that has been bricked for awhile, kept trying to charge it and it would not come on.
So I decided to replace the battery, upon opening the touchpad I found the old battery had leaked all over the board. So now battery in, put back together and.... still nothing.
When plugged in the charge the home button lights do stuff... inconsistently, sometimes on or the other on solid, sometimes blink back and forth, sometimes both on, sometimes on goes from dim to bright...
So has anyone ever figured out what these lights mean...
Oh, and miracle fix suggestions are welcome as well.
well I do not know the answer but look up tpdebrick, the developer JSCULLINS is helping people who have bricked touchpads (typically those with the questions mark of death) but it might be relevant to you since the QMOD is often caused by a miscommunication with the battery and touchpad firmware.
Yeah HP made some big mistakes and if the touchpad and battery get "out of sync" it sort of bricks.
Additionally since your battery leaked, it could have nuked something and be totally toast. Sorry.
I would contact HP, while you are probably out of warranty, it might be not be super expensive to send it it.
Buy some Isopropanol alcohol and clean the board with it. Beyond me why you'd connect a new battery without cleaning it, just massively increasing the chance of breaking it.
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Buy some Isopropanol alcohol and clean the board with it. Beyond me why you'd connect a new battery without cleaning it, just massively increasing the chance of breaking it.
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*Sigh* I did, I did. I've done some electronics work before so I'm familiar with cleaning battery acid off circuit boards.
A member sent me a link to the following thread, I'm sure it's been posted around a few times now. But I'm going to add it to my thread in case someone is wondering the same thing I am.
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/36658-tpdebrick-v01
I have not had time to try to figure out if whats contained there will actually fix my problem, but considering the first reply also recommended the OP of that thread I figure it's worth a go. I'll post back in a few days what the outcome was.
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 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
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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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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Well put.
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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.
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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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Hi,
First of all, Sorry for Bad English, Bear with me.
Long Story, Short!
It keeps happening!
It would turn off, won't reboot
Won't take charging
I will leave it for a while
If I leave it off after when I am tired trying to turn it on, a few hours later It will be WARM like it was being used, Then I would plugin again and THIS TIME IT WOULD TAKE CHARGE and EVEN REBOOT!!
After when I am using it for a while (10-12min) GOES BACK TO POINT 1
I ERASE EVERYTHING, FACTORY RESET IT, and This time.. IT would work for more than 10-12min,
I will install apps, login into the account, and then again... The same thing would start to happen! !
What Really Happen? Day ZERO!
I bought this Red Magic 3 phone 3 months ago and it was working super awesome and everything was great until last week after a 30-40 min gaming session on this phone, I went back to sleep and kept the phone on the table.
The next morning I noticed that the mobile is turned off, I thought Maybe battery drained so I plugged in to charge and continued with my morning routine.
After an hour I noticed that mobile is still not charging I tried plugging in and out multiple times and it didn't start charging, I checked the Data Cable on my MI MAX 2 (that also supports Type C) and Cable and Adapter were working fine.
I immediately realized that SOMETHING IS WRONG!!!
I saw some youtube video and I tried that Vol Key + Power Key thing and that Bios look alike menu opened up, I can see all the reboot, recovery boot, etc option but nothing worked.
So I picked the WIPE DATA option and It worked, Formatted the Phone and IT REBOOTED.
I figured maybe some software issue was causing it.
BUT SINCE THAT DAY it keeps happening!
It would turn off, won't reboot
Won't take charge when I plugin
I will leave it for a while
a few hours later It will be WARM like it was being used, Then I would plug in again and THIS TIME IT WOULD TAKE CHARGE and EVEN REBOOT!!
After when I am using it for a while (10-12min) GOES BACK TO POINT 1
Service Center
They are no help! They don't know what is wrong with it, Even they formatted it in front of me they did the Factory RESET it, I tried using it in Front of them for a while and the SAME THING HAPPENED!
then they installed some updates using some official package.
But still,
IT would work for more than 10-12min,
I will install apps, login in the account
suddenly... The same thing would start happening again!
Their Resolution is :
Motherboard issue and I will have to get the motherboard replaced.
This simply means EVEN THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT and CHANGING EVERYTHING is their SOLUTION!
and they said it won't be covered on the warranty! Because the warranty has been voided BECAUSE THERE IS A SMALL CHIP on the phone! -_- which happens to be 40-50 days old.
I know is their Excuse to get money from me! Now I don't know what to do with it.
For me it was my first expensive mobile. I never bought a mobile for more than 200$.
Same thing for me.
Germany, Europe.
Download Ampere.
What's your battery health at, voltage, and how many ma draw when just sitting in that app.
I've learned my lesson with this company. A couple of extra capacitative buttons and a large battery are not a reason to buy a phone. The build quality is ok, the software abysmal (I still get random **** getting pressed when I unlock the phone), and support horrendous. Do yourself a favor, threaten to speak with the governing authority in your country regarding warranties. Tell them a small crack on the screen is not indicative of internal damage. Tell them you will post a youtube review of the company and phone if they do not abide by their warranty and fix your phone.
Once you fix your phone, sell it and cut your losses.
When will people learn YouTube won't do anything. You need subscribers to have any kind of weight. I'm at 2.4m lol.
I don't know the warranty laws in your country. I know here they have to prove that what you did was the cause. Nubia is really shady and not only scams but will flat out lie all the time. I seen people had bad battery's and they say they need a replacement board.
Just let me know what I asked and we can start going in a little deeper. Start off with the basics then move into some other stuff. Could be a simple easy fix.
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Any update?
I'm curious to see if this is a battery issue or something else
Mineapple said:
Same thing for me.
Germany, Europe.
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So What did You do....!
Ok I attempted to help you trouble shoot this issue and get it fixed but it's pretty clear this is an uphill battle and a waste of my time.
bignazpwns said:
Ok I attempted to help you troubleshoot this issue and get it fixed but it's pretty clear this is an uphill battle and a waste of my time.
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Thanks for your time.
I got the Battery Replaced thinking it was the issue but right after the installation. I turned it on to use it and it didn't work... I am still facing the same issue.. Meaning Battery was fine.. there is something else that causing it to turn off like this..!
Still, it acts like in COMA, then it heats up, I will charge it, It will boot.. If I will try using it ..it will turn off and won't turn back on!
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Any update?
I'm curious to see if this is a battery issue or something else
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Well.. I got the battery replaced and it was a waste of another 2,000INR. Still Facing the same issue. This means this Turning Off issue is not caused by the Battery.. It is due to something else..! :crying: