hello,
My Samsung S3 it has become sluggish or slow reacting to the home button and when I want to Unlock the device. At least a 2-3 second delay before it reacts. I've cleared cache, removed all open/running apps, cleared ram, restarted phone nothing happened.
I try as much as I can to clear everything daily twice a time, but even though it doesn't help. I also clear the Application for Task Manager and Running Application also that I do want, but no joy. I don't browse much, I don't have lots of Pictures of Videos.
I have only installed a few applications;
WhatsApp
UberSocial for Twitter
Gmail Client
Exchange Server Mail configured on it
Andriod Keyboad 2.3 (ASOP)
TouchPal Keyboard
App Cache Clearer to clean all Application Cache
habibalby said:
hello,
My Samsung S3 it has become sluggish or slow reacting to the home button and when I want to Unlock the device. At least a 2-3 second delay before it reacts. I've cleared cache, removed all open/running apps, cleared ram, restarted phone nothing happened.
I try as much as I can to clear everything daily twice a time, but even though it doesn't help. I also clear the Application for Task Manager and Running Application also that I do want, but no joy. I don't browse much, I don't have lots of Pictures of Videos.
I have only installed a few applications;
WhatsApp
UberSocial for Twitter
Gmail Client
Exchange Server Mail configured on it
Andriod Keyboad 2.3 (ASOP)
TouchPal Keyboard
App Cache Clearer to clean all Application Cache
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Make sure you have 'power saving mode' off!!!!
123shree said:
Make sure you have 'power saving mode' off!!!!
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Hello,
Power Saving Mode is always off. I did a Soft Reset as well, but that didn't help..
Thanks,
Don't you think you are clearing (cache/memory) too much?
BTW which rom/build are you on?
watsa said:
Don't you think you are clearing (cache/memory) too much?
BTW which rom/build are you on?
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What is your suggestion about the Cache/Memory?
4.0.4 latest firmware PDA:LFB/ PHONE:LFB / CSC:LF3 (XSG)
Are you using a custom ROM/kernel? If then, return to all stock.
he is on stock indian build
@OP I was on LFB a few days back and it was really snappy for me.
First advice is to stop worrying about cache/memory. Let android handle it. Second try and uninstall cleaner app, reboot and then see
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Are you using a custom ROM/kernel? If then, return to all stock.
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Hello, I don't use any ROM/Kernel at all. it's stock and I never played with it's OS other than upgraded to the latest Android. 4.0.4
There's always a delay when pressing the home button when waking up the phone. This is a hardware problem and the S II, the Note and some other Samsung phones all suffer from it. However 2-3 seconds is too much. Go into S-Voice and disable the "double tap activation" in its settings. It should speed things up a bit.
maybe do a factory wipe/reset?
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he is on stock indian build
@OP I was on LFB a few days back and it was really snappy for me.
First advice is to stop worrying about cache/memory. Let android handle it. Second try and uninstall cleaner app, reboot and then see
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Hello,
App Cache Cleaner removed and rebooted the device, still Response of the Unlock Button and Swipe on the Screen is slow compared with first week when I used it.
Thanks,
Deusdies said:
There's always a delay when pressing the home button when waking up the phone. This is a hardware problem and the S II, the Note and some other Samsung phones all suffer from it. However 2-3 seconds is too much. Go into S-Voice and disable the "double tap activation" in its settings. It should speed things up a bit.
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Hello, the S-Voice disabled since I purchased it. I don't use all the handy features as well such as Screen Rotation, sounds with keyboard and keys, I don't use Navigation, Maps, Latitude, google+, Local, Dropbox, etc etc.. I'm just keeping my phone so light, but the responsiveness of the the Unlocking device is irritating me.
Thanks,
habibalby said:
Hello,
App Cache Cleaner removed and rebooted the device, still Response of the Unlock Button and Swipe on the Screen is slow compared with first week when I used it.
Thanks,
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backup your data, factory reset, upgrade to LH1 and then try? Don't install any cleaner/task manager app this time
m7ammed said:
maybe do a factory wipe/reset?
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Hello,
So far I did only Soft Reset.. but didn't see any improvement.
Thanks,
watsa said:
backup your data, factory reset, upgrade to LH1 and then try? Don't install any cleaner/task manager app this time
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How can I get the upgrade to LH1?
habibalby said:
How can I get the upgrade to LH1?
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Settings --> About Phone --> Software update
watsa said:
backup your data, factory reset, upgrade to LH1 and then try? Don't install any cleaner/task manager app this time
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Hello,
I'm currently on I9300XXLFB
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Settings --> About Phone --> Software update
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Hello,
It says no Update Available.. earlier I updated to the Latest firmware version using Kies..
ok my bad. didnt see that you were on XSG csc. Try what I posted earlier (ignore upgrade)
habibalby said:
Hello,
It says no Update Available.. earlier I updated to the Latest firmware version using Kies..
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update via odin...
Related
Mine are dead since the update...
How can I fix them? Maybe using an older apk?
Thanks,
TD
Nah mate mine still work, just make sure refresh is set to never but notifications are turned on. I get em roughly 20-30 secs later than the actual website
DramatikBeats said:
Nah mate mine still work, just make sure refresh is set to never but notifications are turned on. I get em roughly 20-30 secs later than the actual website
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Yes that is how they are set, as they were pre 1.8.2,and they used to work flawlessly. I also tried rebooting, and logging off and back on in both Facebook and Facebook messenger, still nothing
Got the same problem.I stopped getting notifications after the update.Only get them via google mail but super late.Reading the comments on the market it seems that its happening to many people.Guess its a hit and miss thing weather the update works or not.Some people are also uninstalling the update and going back to the previos version untill its fixed.
cooza said:
Got the same problem.I stopped getting notifications after the update.Only get them via google mail but super late.Reading the comments on the market it seems that its happening to many people.Guess its a hit and miss thing weather the update works or not.Some people are also uninstalling the update and going back to the previos version untill its fixed.
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Can you help me go back to the previous version?
not work i put the 1.8.1 version
for who whant the 1.8.1 version you can find it on aptoide
Just clear application data from settings/applications/manage applications/Facebook and relogin. It will start working again. This happens to me numerous times.
h3llboy911 said:
Just clear application data from settings/applications/manage applications/Facebook and relogin. It will start working again. This happens to me numerous times.
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I cleared the data and cache, logged back in, but it didn't solve it.
tylerdurden83 said:
Can you help me go back to the previous version?
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Trying to do the same.It doesnt have an uninstall updates option so Im trying to find out how everyone else did it.
cooza said:
Trying to do the same.It doesnt have an uninstall updates option so Im trying to find out how everyone else did it.
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I went to http://www.apktops.com/ and downloaded v1.8.1, then I placed the apk into my phone via kies air, doesn't really matter in which folder. I went into application management, cleared data and cache (just to be safe), uninstalled facebook. Then I went to the folder where I placed the v1.8.1 apk, clicked on it, and installed it. I haven't received a pm yet, so I can't say yet if it did fix push notifications.
Still not working anymore.... I'm so mad at this....
I went back to 1.7.1...current versions are too buggy.
I tried everything, I
Cleared cache and data for Facebook, Facebook Messenger and Go Facebook Widget
Uninstalled those 3
Reinstalled Facebook only, different versions, v1.8.2, v1.8.1, v1.7.2. Tested with FB only, nothing
Reinstalled the latest Facebook Messenger, still nothing
Reinstalled the latest Go Facebook Widget, still nothing.
I'm out of ideas really...
PS: my mate with GS2 with official XILA2 (android 2.3.6) says that his galaxy's notifications are also dead, but he has them just fine on his Transformer tablet with honeycomb
Facebook app is pretty bad period tbh comparing it to the iphones . Sometimes randomly it would give me nasty wakelocks.
i heard ads are coming to it soon :-/ lol
looks like an iphone but powered by android!!!
Noone else has any idea about how to fix these?....
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Noone else has any idea about how to fix these?....
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Have you tried this?
http://www.androidnz.net/2011/11/how-to-enable-push-notifications-in.html
I just uninstalled it all together. will try an older apk.
I must say I got push notifications to work by logging into my facebook on my mums blackberry then logging off. Maybe thats whay I still get the notifications? Wish I could help mate but if you know someone with a blackberry then try the idea posted above
Yes I did that trick with the blackberry emulator like 4 months, ago, and it worked just fine till the last update. I've since tried to revert to an older facebook apk, and redo the blackberry simulator trick, but they still won't get back on
So...refresh interval slould be "never" and notifications "on", ok?
That's my options in facebook aplication. I deleted app data in setting, but still no push working.
If anybody have a solution, please help.
Thank you...
Hey Guys,
If you are having the re-draw issue, try this. I can confirm that it fixed my re-draw issue.
Settings>Developer options>Uncheck "Don't keep activities"
After you do this, you should get the re-draw one more time, afterwards, there should be no more re-draws. I was also able to re-create the re-draw issue when I checked the "Don't keep activities" option.
Hope this helps!
Btw, I'm using the Nordic Combined version of ICS right now.
bill1clinton said:
Hey Guys,
If you are having the re-draw issue, try this. I can confirm that it fixed my re-draw issue.
Settings>Developer options>Uncheck "Don't keep activities"
After you do this, you should get the re-draw one more time, afterwards, there should be no more re-draws. I was also able to re-create the re-draw issue when I checked the "Don't keep activities" option.
Hope this helps!
Btw, I'm using the Nordic Combined version of ICS right now.
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was already unchecked for me by default.
Bad developers,or bad android os.
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Worked for me, my friend. Just thought I'd see if it could help others.
I also cleared my internal storage and reset my phone before the flash. As well, I have "automatic restore" in Backup and Reset, unchecked before I re-downloaded all my apps.
Thanks a lot !!!!!!!
It fixed my re-draw issue. No more home screen re draws for me yayyyyyyyyyyy
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Settings>Developer options>Uncheck "Don't keep activities"
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Isn't that the default option (if you flash a ROM fresh, that option is unchecked by default). So how does it help
Try opening loads of windows in the browser and looking for a good 10-15 mins and see if it's still fixed?
Sent from my Xperia S on which The Kernel has been installed but he bought no chicken.....
Thanks for the trick, it work!
bill1clinton said:
Worked for me, my friend. Just thought I'd see if it could help others.
I also cleared my internal storage and reset my phone before the flash. As well, I have "automatic restore" in Backup and Reset, unchecked before I re-downloaded all my apps.
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Thanks Mate worked for me too. Initially i also flashed directly on .75 but was feeling lags. Today i reflashed after clearing Internal memory and restoring too default. But today I was very unhappy with the lags that too when i have only the stock softwares. The Leg was killing me when i perform basic functions such as going to dialer and it shows redraw while coming back to home screen the icons on home screen will take second or two to come back and was thinking of going back to GB but your post helped me.
I really don't think sony has worked very well on the update or may be they haven't provided proper installation information to customers.
Please note when i initially flashed wihtout restoring to default and clearing internal memory even for me these options are unchecked. Also today i flashed with SUS not PCC.
LiveSquare said:
Isn't that the default option (if you flash a ROM fresh, that option is unchecked by default). So how does it help
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To tell you the truth, after flashing and before I did anything else (install apps, etc.), I would go into settings and set everything back to how I had them on GB which included checking that option. So this time around, I installed all apps before settings which led me to discover that that option was what was causing my redraw issue.
Ben36 said:
Try opening loads of windows in the browser and looking for a good 10-15 mins and see if it's still fixed?
Sent from my Xperia S on which The Kernel has been installed but he bought no chicken.....
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I don't know how many windows that I usually have open, but under normal use so far, I haven't had another redraw of my home screen. Give it a try, it only takes 2 seconds, my friend.
bill1clinton said:
I don't know how many windows that I usually have open, but under normal use so far, I haven't had another redraw of my home screen. Give it a try, it only takes 2 seconds, my friend.
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Mine already is unchecked as stock?
Ben36 said:
Mine already is unchecked as stock?
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Hmmm, have you tried to check it then start a few apps in the home screen and then uncheck it? It was unchecked by default, then I went and checked it (unknowingly), then once I unchecked it, the redraw issue was gone.
Does clearing internal storage help lags? because im facin sluggishness when opening apps like dialer SMS or contacts...
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realfelix said:
Does clearing internal storage help lags? because im facin sluggishness when opening apps like dialer SMS or contacts...
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I can not confirm whether it does or does not. However, I've taken a browse at some of the folders and files that are left behind from various uninstalled apps and such, I would propose that it is probably a good idea to clear your internal storage and perform a factory reset before your flash. Now, once again, I can not confirm whether this actually does anything, but it's just what I did.
mhm okay.. could you try to open some heavy apps like browser or games and then right after open the dialer or contacts and tell me how fast it is?
realfelix said:
mhm okay.. could you try to open some heavy apps like browser or games and then right after open the dialer or contacts and tell me how fast it is?
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I tried it. The initial launch was a slower than normal however, after that, it was fast like normal.
okay.. just cleared everything.. its way faster now imo.. thanks mate! =)
It should be unchecked by default in all pure stock ROMs. If it was enabled on your phone it means you manually enabled it before, or the custom ROM you installed had it enabled.
Yes, it was unchecked. But as a habit (probably because, like everyone in here, I'm obsess with making sure that I have the most amount of memory free), after flashing, I would go and check it; not knowing that it was causing an issue with this version of ICS. Now, I certainly suspect that this alone did not "fix" the issue, I'm thinking that it was a combination of clearing the internal storage, resetting the phone, and not checking "kill application" that fixed this issue.
I'm totally stock and I updated to kitkat a few days ago. But I've noticed after I start typing for about 5 seconds, my phone locks up and doesn't reply to touch for another 5 seconds. This also happens when attempting to scroll through messages, the internet, or even playing games. It keeps locking up. I did a factory reset and it didn't do a damn thing.
Also, I keep getting told my wifi connection is unstable and I'm a good 10 ft from the router.
Someone please tell me what I can do. My phone is not rooted. And I'm hoping I can solve this without root.
Did you do a full factory reset after installing it? You could also try flashing the full tar.md5 in PC Odin and do a full reset after everything installs and settles down.
oscarthegrouch said:
Did you do a full factory reset after installing it? You could also try flashing the full tar.md5 in PC Odin and do a full reset after everything installs and settles down.
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Yes I did. I'm so confused and upset cause I thought kitkat was supposed to be better. Now I'm afraid my phone is all messed up.
aplacetorest said:
Yes I did. I'm so confused and upset cause I thought kitkat was supposed to be better. Now I'm afraid my phone is all messed up.
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The stock I/O scheduler for NAB is cfq i have found that changing it to deadline or noop works better. See this post for more information thanks @cun7 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2649820
You need to be rooted and a cpu manager I use "CPU Adjuster" free from Play Store.
slow_one said:
The stock I/O scheduler for NAB is cfq i have found that changing it to deadline or noop works better. See this post for more information thanks @cun7 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2649820
You need to be rooted and a cpu manager I use "CPU Adjuster" free from Play Store.
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Rooting the phone shouldn't be an answer to a stock ota update that caused my phone to get lock ups.
Can anyone confirm this happening to them as well, or suggest a solution?
Stock unrooted 4.4.2 NAB build running just fine here. No force closes or lockups so far.
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aplacetorest said:
Rooting the phone shouldn't be an answer to a stock ota update that caused my phone to get lock ups.
Can anyone confirm this happening to them as well, or suggest a solution?
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Then did you try to clear cache/data from the stock recovery?
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Then did you try to clear cache/data from the stock recovery?
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No I did not. Can you please tell me how?
Also, I read reported instances of this happening but only on the nexus 4 or 7. I believe it's called ghost touches, or phantom touches or something. Even as I'm typing this it locks up and the screen becomes unresponsive for a little while. I liked 4.3 way better.
aplacetorest said:
No I did not. Can you please tell me how?
Also, I read reported instances of this happening but only on the nexus 4 or 7. I believe it's called ghost touches, or phantom touches or something. Even as I'm typing this it locks up and the screen becomes unresponsive for a little while. I liked 4.3 way better.
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Power off the phone then press Power & VOL + & Home button this will take you to recovery mode (yes it does exist even on stock). then using the volume button move to clear cache/data and finally select it with he power button, after that move and select YES and presto. Reboot phone enjoy.
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Power off the phone then press Power & VOL + & Home button this will take you to recovery mode (yes it does exist even on stock). then using the volume button move to clear cache/data and finally select it with he power button, after that move and select YES and presto. Reboot phone enjoy.
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Ok I wiped cache and it said it was complete. But the little android in the background said error which I thought was weird. I rebooted and it still locks up. I'm so confused
aplacetorest said:
Ok I wiped cache and it said it was complete. But the little android in the background said error which I thought was weird. I rebooted and it still locks up. I'm so confused
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Probably you have bad flash, my suggestion is to flash the stock NAB again check that the file is not bad with the md5, or test that you do not have faulty hardware touch screen using a touchscreen tester found in app store. I used Odin 3.09 and it worked since the first time no problem.
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Probably you have bad flash, my suggestion is to flash the stock NAB again check that the file is not bad with the md5, or test that you do not have faulty hardware touch screen using a touchscreen tester found in app store. I used Odin 3.09 and it worked since the first time no problem.
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I will give that a shot thank you. I appreciate the help.
Sidebar, camera 360 was one of my favorite apps ever and it doesn't work on kitkat. It launches and I can see fine, but after pressing the shutter, images don't save. Is this an app problem or?
aplacetorest said:
I will give that a shot thank you. I appreciate the help.
Sidebar, camera 360 was one of my favorite apps ever and it doesn't work on kitkat. It launches and I can see fine, but after pressing the shutter, images don't save. Is this an app problem or?
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If you tell me the exact name of the app i can test it on my phone.
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If you tell me the exact name of the app i can test it on my phone.
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Camera 360
aplacetorest said:
Camera 360
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Camera 360 by Salex has been replaced by Camera 360 Ultimate by pinguo inc. I just intalled it and it works takes pictures and save no problem.
If you like you can try this one https://www.dropbox.com/s/c91q2v5jhjpo32u/SCG_arm_hd_std_sus.apk
I have an issue that I cannot pinpoint the cause of figure out a solution to. Maybe someone here can help.
My Sprint G3 is always crashing and rebooting the launcher (phone doesn't turn off, just closes evwrything). I'd be in the middle of any app and it will randomly close every single app. The running apps page always displays after every crash. It's as if too much ram is being used, but it will happen even after a fresh phone restart and launching something simple like WhatsApp.
My phone is rooted via the Stump one click method. I don't have any type of rooted mods enabled, only Adfree. I use Nova launcher (paid & updated).
Is there some sort of event viewer that will log the activity of the phone so I probably someone here can see what might be causing the phone to crash? I'm tempted to Unroot and restore back to stock... But if I can avoid that, I'd greatly appreciate it.
Syph said:
I have an issue that I cannot pinpoint the cause of figure out a solution to. Maybe someone here can help.
My Sprint G3 is always crashing and rebooting the launcher (phone doesn't turn off, just closes evwrything). I'd be in the middle of any app and it will randomly close every single app. The running apps page always displays after every crash. It's as if too much ram is being used, but it will happen even after a fresh phone restart and launching something simple like WhatsApp.
My phone is rooted via the Stump one click method. I don't have any type of rooted mods enabled, only Adfree. I use Nova launcher (paid & updated).
Is there some sort of event viewer that will log the activity of the phone so I probably someone here can see what might be causing the phone to crash? I'm tempted to Unroot and restore back to stock... But if I can avoid that, I'd greatly appreciate it.
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If you're running ART that could cause that. Go back to dalvik and see if that cures it.
engine95 said:
If you're running ART that could cause that. Go back to dalvik and see if that cures it.
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I believe I'm still on dalvik as I never changed that setting.
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I believe I'm still on dalvik as I never changed that setting.
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Maybe it's Adfree then. There's a special version that some people are using. It's in it forum somewhere. I'll see if I can find it.
In the meantime, uninstall it and see if it goes away.
engine95 said:
Maybe it's Adfree then. There's a special version that some people are using. It's in it forum somewhere. I'll see if I can find it.
In the meantime, uninstall it and see if it goes away.
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Thanks. I've reverted my adfree hosts file and uninstalled it. But I think the issue persists. If I try to use any app that clears cache, specifically Clean Master, when it's doing the scan of apps it'll crash midway through the scan. If I go to system settings > Apps & wait for all the downloaded apps to load the details, it'll crash there too.
This is the oddest thing.
Edit:
This visual may help. It's a video of me running Clean Master & seeing how it just crashes. I can replicate this issue every time like this, but the crashes are random when using other apps.
Link to video: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9-N9bB35E-QdnY3Zk1FaW9EMXM/edit?usp=docslist_api
Ok, so I began uninstalling some apps that I thought may have been the issue... Which they weren't as the crashing still continues. I decided to reboot under safe mode and the problem occurs there too.
I honestly cannot recall if this began before or after rooting with stump. I may have to Unroot & factory restore. =/
Syph said:
Ok, so I began uninstalling some apps that I thought may have been the issue... Which they weren't as the crashing still continues. I decided to reboot under safe mode and the problem occurs there too.
I honestly cannot recall if this began before or after rooting with stump. I may have to Unroot & factory restore. =/
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I'm at a loss... The 2 things I mentioned can be the culprits, but not for you I guess. Some other ideas?
Did you uninstall Stump after getting root?
Have you froze or uninstalled any system apps/ priv-apps?
It might even be Nova is having issues.
That's all I got.
engine95 said:
I'm at a loss... The 2 things I mentioned can be the culprits, but not for you I guess. Some other ideas?
Did you uninstall Stump after getting root?
Have you froze or uninstalled any system apps/ priv-apps?
It might even be Nova is having issues.
That's all I got.
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Thank you for your help. Nova was one of the apps I removed. I did remove the stump app after rooting & did not freeze/remove any system critical apps/files. I'm also at a loss.
I would try a restore to stock as the final option. If that doesn't fix it then I dunno man.
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haoleflip said:
I would try a restore to stock as the final option. If that doesn't fix it then I dunno man.
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I plan to do that this evening. Was hoping to not restore to stock... It'd always a pain setting up themes & apps again. Lol.
Syph said:
I plan to do that this evening. Was hoping to not restore to stock... It'd always a pain setting up themes & apps again. Lol.
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Pssh all of that stuff can wait and can be downloaded again. My main priority would be getting my phone working again lol
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haoleflip said:
Pssh all of that stuff can wait and can be downloaded again. My main priority would be getting my phone working again lol
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Tried to unroot but the phone doesn't move past the "Firmware Update. Do not unplug the phone..." screen after holding Volume Up & plugging into the computer. I installed the drivers before hand. But the "CDC Serial" doesn't update. I attempted to manually update the driver by browsing for the folder, but no go.
I may end up having to go to Sprint and exchange the phone for another one.
Syph said:
Tried to unroot but the phone doesn't move past the "Firmware Update. Do not unplug the phone..." screen after holding Volume Up & plugging into the computer. I installed the drivers before hand. But the "CDC Serial" doesn't update. I attempted to manually update the driver by browsing for the folder, but no go.
I may end up having to go to Sprint and exchange the phone for another one.
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any updates? did you ever fix the problem?
thanks!
JT-KGY said:
any updates? did you ever fix the problem?
thanks!
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TL;DR version = Yes, I did fix it. Factory restore did the trick.
A few days after my last post the phone wasn't as bad as the video. It would still crash and reset but mainly after heavy app usage or when trying to clear app cache using any app like Clean Master.
Once my storage reached about 40% used and I couldn't clear the cache, I began to get constant Play Store error messages. No apps would update. I think it was error 483 or something close to hat number.
Since I couldn't flash back to stock because the drivers wouldn't install, I gave up and tried a factory reset. I nearly sh-t myself bc once I confirmed the restore, the phone didn't want to automatically reset per the instructions. I pressed the button multiple times and nothing. I pulled the battery and when I turned it back on, I got the initial screen with the "powered by android" and then black. It did not wanna do anything. Pulled battery again, same outcome. It left it for maybe 10min and still nothing.
I was ready to go back to sprint and see if I could exchange the phone. While researching the closest store, the phone beeped and the initial android setup screen appeared. This was about 25min of waiting on a black screen.
The phone is now back to working order and it's still rooted. There must have been a corrupt file that was erased/restored once the g3 decided to behave.
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TL;DR version = Yes, I did fix it. Factory restore did the trick.
A few days after my last post the phone wasn't as bad as the video. It would still crash and reset but mainly after heavy app usage or when trying to clear app cache using any app like Clean Master.
Once my storage reached about 40% used and I couldn't clear the cache, I began to get constant Play Store error messages. No apps would update. I think it was error 483 or something close to hat number.
Since I couldn't flash back to stock because the drivers wouldn't install, I gave up and tried a factory reset. I nearly sh-t myself bc once I confirmed the restore, the phone didn't want to automatically reset per the instructions. I pressed the button multiple times and nothing. I pulled the battery and when I turned it back on, I got the initial screen with the "powered by android" and then black. It did not wanna do anything. Pulled battery again, same outcome. It left it for maybe 10min and still nothing.
I was ready to go back to sprint and see if I could exchange the phone. While researching the closest store, the phone beeped and the initial android setup screen appeared. This was about 25min of waiting on a black screen.
The phone is now back to working order and it's still rooted. There must have been a corrupt file that was erased/restored once the g3 decided to behave.
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Congrats!
My G3 is crashing in the similar manner as the video you uploaded.
Except that it only happens when I'm in office connected to office wifi with almost no cellular reception.
On top of that, as far as I could tell... only two apps are causing the launcher to crash... the game Clash of Clans and LINE.
Very very strange....
Is there any kind that actually works? I keep fishing around on Google play and everything is either old, doesn't work, or is full of sh*t, or a combination of all 3.
Welcome to XDA
If you're running Android 9 or higher simply do a factory reset. There are no known rootkits that can worm out of the user partition, once that data is wiped so is the malware.
Don't reload it again after the factory reset.
blackhawk said:
Welcome to XDA
If you're running Android 9 or higher simply do a factory reset. There are no known rootkits that can worm out of the user partition, once that data is wiped so is the malware.
Don't reload it again after the factory reset.
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Thank you for the welcome. Sorry bout the late reply. I don't suppose there's another way is there? Im literally fresh out the box, I've never done a factory reset.
Michael Romanov said:
Thank you for the welcome. Sorry bout the late reply. I don't suppose there's another way is there? Im literally fresh out the box, I've never done a factory reset.
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You're welcome. The other way is to find the malware and delete it completely.
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You're welcome. The other way is to find the malware and delete it completely.
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Which would be how? Would I need a app or something for the pc? And if so do you have any recommendations? I have the mixsilver file manager on my phone (pixel 6 "Not pro"). Would there be a way I could find it thru there? Also my device is not rooted. So would I need to root? I'm sorry if this gets on your nerves. If so tell me, won't hurt my feelings. I'm literally a noob at this stuff. I've been trying to teach myself and just do trial and error but im getting in over my head and don't wanna accidentally brick my phone or worse.
What makes you sure you have spy/malware? Or do you mean adware?
Cheers
Tom
With Avast or AVG Antivirus you can do a pretty good scan of your apps, even system apps if you want.
For Factory reset see here https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4596836
or go here on a PC (you need your Pixel connected by usb to the PC then): https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/carrier_selection
tom1807 said:
What makes you sure you have spy/malware? Or do you mean adware?
Cheers
Tom
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Chrome ****tin out 3 gigs of data a day. I have unlimited so it's not that big of a deal but still.....and some of the options I had in settings like "permissions, enable/disable, clear data/cache" that I know for a fact I had not too long ago are now greyed out or nonexistent. Also sometimes when I bring up "location" thru the settings menu everything is supposed to be "off" but there's 2 or 3 that look like they are switching back to say "off" as soon as the page shows. 1 of them outright takes several seconds to display any "on or off" setting at all. I've found a "Verizon" system app on my phone, some kind of Samsung telephony thing. And it seems like I can input a change to settings or something and when I look at my phone in the morning everything I had set up is back to it's previous settings.
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With Avast or AVG Antivirus you can do a pretty good scan of your apps, even system apps if you want.
For Factory reset see here https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/4596836
or go here on a PC (you need your Pixel connected by usb to the PC then): https://pixelrepair.withgoogle.com/carrier_selection
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Thank you. Umm.....stupid question but I've never done a full reset before so.....how and would I need to move my apps to another storage or could I just go back thru the play store and redownload? And any paid apps and subscriptions?
It probably explains all that in those links doesn't it?
Just do factory reset and you are okay.. Then start using phone as new..
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Chrome ****tin out 3 gigs of data a day. I have unlimited so it's not that big of a deal but still.....and some of the options I had in settings like "permissions, enable/disable, clear data/cache" that I know for a fact I had not too long ago are now greyed out or nonexistent. Also sometimes when I bring up "location" thru the settings menu everything is supposed to be "off" but there's 2 or 3 that look like they are switching back to say "off" as soon as the page shows. 1 of them outright takes several seconds to display any "on or off" setting at all. I've found a "Verizon" system app on my phone, some kind of Samsung telephony thing. And it seems like I can input a change to settings or something and when I look at my phone in the morning everything I had set up is back to it's previous settings.
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For what it's worth, the Verizon system app comes with the phone in case you use a Verizon sim.
If you end up clean flashing or factory resetting, I would not restore any apps from backups. I would reinstall everything fresh or you could just be putting the malware back on your phone, if that indeed is what you have.
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Thank you. Umm.....stupid question but I've never done a full reset before so.....how and would I need to move my apps to another storage or could I just go back thru the play store and redownload? And any paid apps and subscriptions?
It probably explains all that in those links doesn't it?
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Just redownload them. Google remembers your bought apps or subscriptions in your Google account, so as long as you use the same email/account for logging in to Playstore after Factory reset you're good.
Your contacts normally are also synced to your Google Account, so you get them back also then.
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Just redownload them. Google remembers your bought apps or subscriptions in your Google account, so as long as you use the same email/account for logging in to Playstore after Factory reset you're good.
Your contacts normally are also synced to your Google Account, so you get them back also then.
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Thank you. I was worried it wasn't gonna remember me.
Lughnasadh said:
For what it's worth, the Verizon system app comes with the phone in case you use a Verizon sim.
If you end up clean flashing or factory resetting, I would not restore any apps from backups. I would reinstall everything fresh or you could just be putting the malware back on your phone, if that indeed is what you have.
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But that's the thing. I don't use Verizon I use sprint which is part of t mobile. That's why I just don't get it.
Michael Romanov said:
But that's the thing. I don't use Verizon I use sprint which is part of t mobile. That's why I just don't get it.
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It comes with the phone by default just in case you do use Verizon. Basically that app helps give the phone Verizon support, of sorts. It's disabled by default if you don't use Verizon so there's really nothing to worry about with that app.
Lughnasadh said:
It comes with the phone by default just in case you do use Verizon. Basically that app helps give the phone Verizon support, of sorts. It's disabled by default if you don't use Verizon so there's really nothing to worry about with that app.
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Man thank you. There's stuff on here that I don't understand and I've been thinking it's something I've downloaded or whatever. I'm new to all of this.