I picked up my pre-order Nook Tablet from local B&N store right after work today. But unfortunately after playing with it for a while i began noticing some flickering issue with flash streaming videos (most amazon video and youtube video i tried suffer from the same issue to some degree). I took the NT back to to B&N store and talked with a nook specialist, and we try the same video on 2 other demo NT unit on the counter, and they also have the problem.
We agree that this is most likely an Adobe flash player app issue, and can be taken care off with a software update, but there is no telling how long it will take for B&N to release a software fix. So for now i decided to return the NT before my 14 day refund period.
To see the problem yourself, play this following youtube video in 720p, you should notice the video flickering issue within the first 10 second.
http://youtu.be/5n4V3lGEyG4
The good news is that this issue doesn't affect people who does not use the NT as their streaming video player (i have amazon prime instance videos that i stream alot). I also tested MP4 video directly loaded on to the NT, and it doesn't have the same flicker issue.
So i just want to let you guys know about this issue. I still think the NT is a great upgrade for my NC, but i will be holding off on repurchasing it until either B&N work the issue out, or CM7 come to our device.
Just tested the video you posted, with no issue.
No flicker at all.
Telling you, it's something with that batch of Nooks.
No flicker here at all, but the audio seemed to be just off a tad from the movement in their lips.
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No flicker here at all, but the audio seemed to be just off a tad from the movement in their lips.
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Ive seen that in a lot of music videos, thats just the effect they use.. slowed down movements..
Hmmmm, I tried that link from My Nook Tablet and it just stuck at "Loading Video..." before it finally give me an error that said:
"Activity Browser (in application Browser) is not responding."
lol.
You have 14 days, and you returned it within 20 hours?
ok.
Hmm so far DarkDvr seem to be the only person that detected a hint of the flickering i am talking about. I guess I am just super sensitive to the video flickering issue, since that is what I use my NC, and the NT mostly for. There is hope that soon as CM7 hits the NT, this issue will be resolved.
Also hopefully the news about the NT having a locked bootloader is not true. I really like the form factor of the NC and NT, having the "n" button next to the screen make turning the screen on for the NC and NT really convenient. But without CM7, NT is no where as useful as a full tablet as it can be.
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Ive seen that in a lot of music videos, thats just the effect they use.. slowed down movements..
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I am seeing voice sync issues with YouTube videos as well as Ted Talks. I copied over an MP4 file and that seems to work fine. The voice seems to trail about 3-4 seconds from the video.
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I am seeing voice sync issues with YouTube videos as well as Ted Talks. I copied over an MP4 file and that seems to work fine. The voice seems to trail about 3-4 seconds from the video.
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Wow, nothing that drastic for me..
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Wow, nothing that drastic for me..
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I am seeing voice sync issues with YouTube videos as well as Ted Talks. I copied over an MP4 file and that seems to work fine. The voice seems to trail about 3-4 seconds from the video.
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So we might actually be dealing with 2 separate problem with the NT building in Flash player (10.3.186). Not a good sign, hopefully B&N will release a firmware upgrade very soon to update the flash player to 11.1, and fix the 1GB user storage space issue.
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So we might actually be dealing with 2 separate problem with the NT building in Flash player (10.3.186). Not a good sign, hopefully B&N will release a firmware upgrade very soon to update the flash player to 11.1, and fix the 1GB user storage space issue.
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Yeah the storage is kinda dumb, definitely don't like that. But, easily fixed once we have root.
Regarding flash - seriously, I have no issues with flash at all. Maybe you guys are watching some weirdly buggy flash videos somewhere..
I watched like 6-7 20-40 minute vids on youtube in bed last night - all in 720p HD. I didn't see any flickering or sound problems, it was beautiful and as good as it possibly can be.
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Regarding flash - seriously, I have no issues with flash at all. Maybe you guys are watching some weirdly buggy flash videos somewhere...
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Hmm DarkDyr, I remember you commenting on the other thread that you did see some very minor flickering on the Walter Issacson 60 minute interview flash video, or did I misunderstood your comments?
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Hmm DarkDyr, I remember you commenting on the other thread that you did see some very minor flickering on the Walter Issacson 60 minute interview flash video, or did I misunderstood your comments?
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The interview video - yes, there was very minor flickering there, but if you didn't tell me, maybe I wouldn't even have noticed.
Besides, that was the ONLY flash video that I've seen this happen in, so I'm willing to blame the player or that particular video.
I saw it too.. only noticeable in one area of the screen.. near the top of the video.. not noticeable unless it is full screen.. and only on youtube..
netflix looks perfect..
Every flash video that I have watched (YouTube, FOX and ABC) has had about a 2 second delay on the voices. It did not happen on a video that I have uploaded. Like the rest of you I am hoping that an update will be released in the near future and I REALLY hope that development on this thing starts. I love the form factor and the specs, but the device is really disappointing from an out of the box approach.
Mobile flash is quite disappointing.. there's a reason adobe is dropping it.. I've yet to have a good mobile flash experience on any device..
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Every flash video that I have watched (YouTube, FOX and ABC) has had about a 2 second delay on the voices. It did not happen on a video that I have uploaded. Like the rest of you I am hoping that an update will be released in the near future and I REALLY hope that development on this thing starts. I love the form factor and the specs, but the device is really disappointing from an out of the box approach.
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Can you elaborate on that? What makes it so dissapointing? I'm planning on getting one tomorrow.
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m.youtube is working fine for me. No delay on any videos that I have seen.
Just fired up amazon instant video in the browser, and I'm definitely seeing some significant flickering, though only on the top part of the video.
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My first smart phone was the eris. I hated iphones and and pretty much everything else seemed overpriced. So i decided to step into the world of smartphones. I was persuaded by my research of the phones that were out at the time to go with a droid eris as i didnt find any other phones that were strictly touch screen. This was around November. I was shocked by how insane the possibilitys with this phone. I hadnt rooted as it was not possible that the time. Few months later i choose to look back and see what the news was. I came across this place to see that root had been found and how excited i was to have discovered this place. I looked into rooting and how to install things like the recovery img and what a rom was! The people seemed to be very kind and helpful to bringing this phone out of the dark age that was the restraints on this phone. after about months and months of fooling around i learned to own my phone like a 7 year old owning his father at halo. But issues were brought to light sadly and the eris community seemed to slow down with the excitement as is expected of an EOL phone. my sadness slowly over came me but i never left this place hoping to see what the left over momentum would bring out. New roms and small tweaks seemed slow at first then a sudden rise started. Unsure of what it caused brought a rush of new content to this site. The devs seemed almost overjoyed with the small titan that is the Eris. The wave slowly picked up and almost topped off till one thing came to view.
FROYO
This is the start of a beast of a update to the eris. It has givin this phone a burst of reason to buy and even use the phone once more. I hope i can speak for the entire eris community. THANK YOU!! thank you for making this phone the one toy/tool worth showing off to everyone i meet. You devs keep it up and if any help is needed from the community dont hesitate to ask. I will strive to do all i can to make this phone a power house in the android community!!
I echo your sentiments almost exactly! Except I didn't get my phone till a couple of months ago, and I don't play Halo because I don't want to get embarrassed by those same 7 year olds online and then talked smack to lol. Other than that, I am hoping this Froyo concept gets some more members interested in working with this phone a bit more before it passes away. I believe that they have stopped selling it, but geez, there are quite a few of us that can't afford to spend $100s on the latest and greatest phone without a new contract, so let's make the most of it while we can!
dont be so fast to give it an insane rating...Although we might have:
Overclock (to 806mhz)
Apps2SD (save internal memory by installing apps to SD card)
Live Wallpapers
Root
Navi
and now Froyo
We still can't watch video files on our phones..
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We still can't watch video files on our phones..
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*cough*rockplayerbase*Cough*
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Thisssssssssssssss
What kind of videos are we talking about here? Flash or downloaded formats like AVI and MP4? I use Meridian and haven't had any issues with downloaded movies, although I've really only tried a couple since I don't care to use my phone to watch anything longer than a youtube video or something along those lines.
Rockplayer basically plays everything, avi and mkv are supported I believe. Of course mp4's are.
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Rockplayer basically plays everything, avi and mkv are supported I believe. Of course mp4's are.
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hm...I'm running damageRom 4.6 r2.....I used the rock player apk from the xda home page from last night...and I got nothin man..it doesnt play a 350mb avi file..
I'm running Sense-able 3.1, and I can install Rockplayer, but when I try to open a video file the screen goes blank for 1-2 seconds, and then goes back to the directory listing. I've never been able to get it to play a video.
To counter this, I've just been encoding my videos using mp4 h.264, and playing them using the gallery. It's been working fantastically so far.
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I'm running Sense-able 3.1, and I can install Rockplayer, but when I try to open a video file the screen goes blank for 1-2 seconds, and then goes back to the directory listing. I've never been able to get it to play a video.
To counter this, I've just been encoding my videos using mp4 h.264, and playing them using the gallery. It's been working fantastically so far.
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Hmmm...when you "encode" your own files, I'm guessing youre converting any file onto either h264 or mp4 without making any changes to the resst of the file...like size, bitrate, etc....
Netflix is here for Android users!
I've packaged up the APK into an easy little installer that takes about 5 seconds.
Have fun!
EDIT: This was pulled from an LG Revolution dump. It doesn't allow you to play anything streaming yet. But it does allow for everything else.
Sooo close!
I got really excited when I saw this. Can't wait till its all ironed out and ready to go.
Thanks for this! Can't wait until we can get streaming, and also Hulu Plus for that matter. Down with traditional cable!
Cant wait til I can actually stream lol
Is this new? Its been leaked for about a week or more and I already installed it. I really thought this was a working version and was pretty happy.
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Is this new? Its been leaked for about a week or more and I already installed it. I really thought this was a working version and was pretty happy.
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The original post from this discussion was from a week ago. Someone just commented and bumped it.
Might be a stupid question. But do you have to pay for these movies?
If yes, why not just use the regular Netflix service.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
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Might be a stupid question. But do you have to pay for these movies?
If yes, why not just use the regular Netflix service.
Never live in the past but always learn from it.
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If you have a Netflix account then you can stream "Watch Instantly" movies over the phone, just like you can on the computer or Roku box.
i thought the deal was that you'd need a phone with the right drm capabilities before being allowed to stream? Not saying it won't get hacked for other phones, but i'm a little skeptical that we'll be able to just pull an apk and get streaming.
Just downloaded and tried it with my Atrix and Netflix account. Streaming is allowed and videos start to load, but after a few seconds screen goes white, then flashes back to Netflix main page.
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Just downloaded and tried it with my Atrix and Netflix account. Streaming is allowed and videos start to load, but after a few seconds screen goes white, then flashes back to Netflix main page.
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Streaming is not allowed. The app hasn't even gone official yet. The app is trying to stream but it can't because it's not enabled yet.
You guys see the new netflix app on the evo forums.
any luck you guys?
I uninstalled the original version and installed this but after pressing login it fc
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same here, after login goes white screen and app closes.
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You guys see the new netflix app on the evo forums.
any luck you guys?
I uninstalled the original version and installed this but after pressing login it fc
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Same result here.
I got an email last night from Netflix. Before today, when trying to load a stream, it just was try to play and go back to the main menu. Today I am getting an error.
We're sorry you may have had trouble watching instantly
Dear XXXXX,
Recently you may have had trouble instantly watching TV episodes or movies due to technical issues.
We are sorry for the inconvenience this may have caused. If you attempted and were unable to instantly watch TV episodes or movies yesterday, click on this account specific link in the next 7 days to apply a credit to your next billing statement. The credit will be 3% of our $7.99 a month plan that lets our members instantly watch unlimited TV episodes and movies. Credit can only be applied once.
Ready to start watching again? Check out our latest selection.
Again, we apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. If you need further assistance, please call us at 1-866-923-0898.
–The Netflix Team
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LOL should I call them for assistance?
this was because their servers were down a few days ago. I got the same email
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this was because their servers were down a few days ago. I got the same email
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I concur - I got this email too, I'm on the trial so they gave me one extra free day on trial. Woopty freakin doo
same
I got the same email. I was also excited to see this thread. Netflix app is the ONLY thing I miss from the iPhone world. Glad I still have my unlimited data so I am ready to stream movies at work!! COME ON NETFLIX!!!
anyone heard anything about when the official launch is i want to see the vid qual streaming over LTE
Hi. I'm creating this thread because I can't seem to find any solution to this.
HD video recording basically sucks .
No matter what ROM or kernel, when I try to record both 720 and 1080 video, the image keeps stuttering (I think that's the term, but I'm not sure which word I should use to describe this in english) in intervals of a few seconds.
That is, starts working smoothly, then the images start "jumping", then works well again, etc... Like if it recorded at very few FPS at times.
I've thought this could be any number of things. Maybe the phone can't write fast enough on the SD card, but I tried both internal and external, also the external worked fine with my SGS, and also the image behaves exactly the same on both 720 and 1080, and if it was a writing problem 1080 should be worse.
Then I thought "kernel problem"... Exactly the same behaviour on stock, speedmod and siyah. "Schedulers"... the same thing.
I tried on a S2 of a friend. Same terrible recording.
It bugs me that I don't see mny people complaining about this, and seems to be a general problem.
So, is there a solution to this? The first SGS recorded well and the S2 can't? What's up with that?
I do not is the same problem but when start to take a video in 720p the camera begining to blinking. The problem is only in 720p and I have stock version 2.3.4 UHKG7.
That's a weird problem. I haven't bothered with any 1080p recording, but 720p on the stock Camera app at highest bitrate has been smooth as butter. None of the weird stuff you guys are reporting. I guess no one else is complaining because they don't have the same issues?
Can't think of what else you could try other than 1) checking Samsung Apps store for any newer camera firmware or 2) revert to stock ROM, don't install any apps and just run the Camera to see if the issue comes up again. If it does, probably means faulty unit?
You could check this link out from GSMArena.com.It explains about the video capture and the shakiness between the 720 and 1080 being caused by the auto focus and the scaling down of the 8mpx sensor in 1080p mode and the problem of digital noise in 1080p mode.They recomend 720p.
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i9100_galaxy_s_ii-review-597p9.php
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That's a weird problem. I haven't bothered with any 1080p recording, but 720p on the stock Camera app at highest bitrate has been smooth as butter. None of the weird stuff you guys are reporting. I guess no one else is complaining because they don't have the same issues?
Can't think of what else you could try other than 1) checking Samsung Apps store for any newer camera firmware or 2) revert to stock ROM, don't install any apps and just run the Camera to see if the issue comes up again. If it does, probably means faulty unit?
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The thing is that I tried to record 720 with another S2, older and from another brand, and behaves exactly the same...
I'll see about that firmware update, and that gsmarena thread. Thanks.
Edit: The updater says I've got the last firmware. Damn...
Edit+: I CAN NOT believe this. I never could record a video without the mentioned problem. All right. I thought I could record a couple to upload here and show the problem.... It didn't happen
I recorded both 720 and 1080 for a minute each, and the problem didn't happen. Nothing has changed since yesterday. I am utterly confused.
i have the same issue what you have did with ??? which camera fw ??? thanks
It happens to me also. I opened a thread here on xda about this problem, but no one answered. I believe it is extremely obvious in lower light, but it can be spotted even outside, in sun. I cannot use 720p/1080p videos, they are terrible. I ordered an usb jig lately, i will take it to warranty and change it.
It is a well known issue! Have a look in the cam thread on here which deals with the red dot and later with the stuttering.
I contacted Samsung about it and they basically said: Send in your device! I only bought it a week ago.
The problem has been known since June and Samsung is giving a sh*t about it and doesn't fix the problem which is said to be a firmware problem.
yes I agree, it just sucks.
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As spected the joy didn't last long and the problem returned.
I'll have to buy a jig and start the whining to samsung, then...
Seems that on my ATT lg v10, completely stock, 1440p youtube videos freeze after a certain amount of time, and 60fps options are completely gone. Has anyone else had this issue or is it just me? My nexus 7 2012 plays the same videos just fine
and yes ive cleared cache and uninstalled the app and such. Might need a factory reset
I'll add that I've got a 45mbps connection that should be perfectly capable of 60fps and 1440p
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Seems that on my ATT lg v10, completely stock, 1440p youtube videos freeze after a certain amount of time, and 60fps options are completely gone. Has anyone else had this issue or is it just me? My nexus 7 2012 plays the same videos just fine
and yes ive cleared cache and uninstalled the app and such. Might need a factory reset
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i have this issue on t-mobile v10
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i have this issue on t-mobile v10
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Got an OTA from AT&T this afternoon that seems to have fixed 1440p. I went about 2 minutes into a video before I decided it was fixed. 60fps is still broken. I like need 60fps
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Got an OTA from AT&T this afternoon that seems to have fixed 1440p. I went about 2 minutes into a video before I decided it was fixed. 60fps is still broken. I like need 60fps
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Nope. Turned off "force 2D hardware acceleration and 1440p broke again
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Got an OTA from AT&T this afternoon that seems to have fixed 1440p. I went about 2 minutes into a video before I decided it was fixed. 60fps is still broken. I like need 60fps
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Loaded the video in Firefox for Android and sure enough 1440p60 shows, and runs smoothly
Im having the same issue on my Tmo V10 Stock Non Rooted.
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Im having the same issue on my Tmo V10 Stock Non Rooted.
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Tell me if you find anything. I really want this fixed. So annoying. Is it working for anyone else? Is a factory reset worth it?
You should post the links of the videos you have issues with. it'd be easier to verify whether other people are having issues with the same videos.
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You should post the links of the videos you have issues with. it'd be easier to verify whether other people are having issues with the same videos.
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It happens on all videos, not just a select few
I'm having issues playing 1080p videos as well! Buffers every 10 seconds. I'm getting 80+mbps so it isn't bandwidth. Going back to T-Mobile to see if I can get this issue addressed.
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I'm having issues playing 1080p videos as well! Buffers every 10 seconds. I'm getting 80+mbps so it isn't bandwidth. Going back to T-Mobile to see if I can get this issue addressed.
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I'm going to factory reset tonight and see.
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I'm having issues playing 1080p videos as well! Buffers every 10 seconds. I'm getting 80+mbps so it isn't bandwidth. Going back to T-Mobile to see if I can get this issue addressed.
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Same here. Even playing vids in 1080p now show very lackluster performance. I've factory reset 4x before I went into the tmobile store to explain and demonstrate the issue. They refused to budge. The $50 dollar restock fee would not be waived for a replacement. Regardless of the fact that the display model V10 also had the same problems, while the G4 beside it performed excellently. They might be more helpful at your store though. Good luck :good:
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Hi, has anyone had any popping, crackling, or skipping when listening to music? I get it about twice to 3 times per hour when listening to spotify or local music. There was one time in particular where i was listening to music, when opening the recents menu and opening a recent app caused a serious crackling distortion.
Should I return my phone?
Side note: have tried safe mode. Crackling still occurs. Have tried repeating the same file. Crackilng does not occur at the same time.
Second side note: on version 119. Phillipines has no updates beyond that.
Mine does it too. This phone has more bugs than a bush tucker trial!
Haha. Yeah, it does. I've also have had apps randomly open sometimes and another music player play for a few seconds when I press play on Spotify, then return to spotify. I'm planing to try and have my handset exchanged tomorrow at the store. Hopefully they will.
I do believe this phone has really great potential, if only it wasn't so buggy.
Had too sometimes.
However, I think problem is Oreo, not the phone!
I want to believe it's oreo, since everything else on my phone works great (minus the hiccups mentioned above). No wifi or reception issues. Not even sure I want to get a replacement and do a lottery again.
so glad to see its not just me. phone is terribly buggy. settings turning on and off. sometimes after being on the phone for like 5 mins, the phone locks itself. sometimes without me even touching the phone eg when im watching youtube with it propped up on my desk. has anyone who exchanged their phone actually received one that doesnt have these issues though?
whats up with the blue light remaining on in settings when you turn a setting off? UI nightmare
Hmm. This makes me think we should run a poll so we can identify the common issues everyone is having to rule out hardware issues.
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Had too sometimes.
However, I think problem is Oreo, not the phone!
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A lot has to be with Oreo as these issues don't exist in other Huawei phones. Also i wonder if some of these unreleased roms that folks are using have bugs in it compared to the official roms received via OTA.
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A lot has to be with Oreo as these issues don't exist in other Huawei phones. Also i wonder if some of these unreleased roms that folks are using have bugs in it compared to the official roms received via OTA.
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Yeah me too...
I'm waiting an update !
I have some bugs with contacts sync, gmail and music popping.
Except that, everything is fine !
Ah well, i guess I'll just lean on the huawei warranty instead.
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Ah well, i guess I'll just lean on the huawei warranty instead.
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As you want but really think huawei is not the problem...