I posted a few times over the past couple of months complaining of problems with animated gifs and call quality but now another problem as surfaced.
First of all, animated gifs are STILL broken unless I use Textra. The work around is nice but still not a solution.
Second, call quality STILL sucks. I had hoped a replacement would fix the problem (faulty parts) to no avail. I've tried unselecting "Advanced Calling" as well as "Voice Enhancement" with no success, either. Callers are still complaining that I sound a mile away and sometimes sound garbled.
Third, over the past couple of days I've been getting an "Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped" error repeatedly. I've tried rebooting with no luck. I googled a solution and everyone says to uninstall Google Play Store's updates - also with no luck.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH MY PHONE? I swear it's possessed. Is this an LG problem or Verizon? The people at the Verizon store have no idea what's going on and I got no where when I called Verizon, too.
I'm beyond frustrated. Someone please help!
I have the same problem with voice quality. Same exact thing you speak of; mile away from the phone and garbled. I also got a warranty replacement and same problem. I have even done a factory reset, did not install any apps and still have the same issues. It seems to be interment with no known location that I make or receive a call to be the problem. I am just waiting to maybe get an early edge upgrade and jump ship. I use my phone more for talking than texting in a given day. I had the same problem with call quality on the G2, this will be my last LG phone.
I've tried a factory reset, too. I wonder if I ***** enough if they'll let me get a different phone.
justbenny2k said:
I posted a few times over the past couple of months complaining of problems with animated gifs and call quality but now another problem as surfaced.
First of all, animated gifs are STILL broken unless I use Textra. The work around is nice but still not a solution.
Second, call quality STILL sucks. I had hoped a replacement would fix the problem (faulty parts) to no avail. I've tried unselecting "Advanced Calling" as well as "Voice Enhancement" with no success, either. Callers are still complaining that I sound a mile away and sometimes sound garbled.
Third, over the past couple of days I've been getting an "Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped" error repeatedly. I've tried rebooting with no luck. I googled a solution and everyone says to uninstall Google Play Store's updates - also with no luck.
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH MY PHONE? I swear it's possessed. Is this an LG problem or Verizon? The people at the Verizon store have no idea what's going on and I got no where when I called Verizon, too.
I'm beyond frustrated. Someone please help!
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how do u hold ur phone..try holding ur phone a different way...i heard some pppl complain and theyre issues cam down to how they held the phone..finger blocking bottom mike or something like that...
crazy4android said:
how do u hold ur phone..try holding ur phone a different way...i heard some pppl complain and theyre issues cam down to how they held the phone..finger blocking bottom mike or something like that...
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Or having the phone (mike) too close to their mouth.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Or having the phone (mike) too close to their mouth.
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got my point across..auto correct doin its thing
crazy4android said:
got my point across..auto correct doin its thing
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I'm so tired I couldn't even think of the proper way to spell anyway.
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
I'm so tired I couldn't even think of the proper way to spell anyway.
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mic will do
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mic will do
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AH! Thank you! Man I feel so stupid, but really I'm tired. I couldn't even remember what "mike" was an abbreviation of.
XDA must've released their 8-a-day limit on Thanks through the web browser!
roirraW "edor" ehT said:
AH! Thank you! Man I feel so stupid, but really I'm tired. I couldn't even remember what "mike" was an abbreviation of.
XDA must've released their 8-a-day limit on Thanks through the web browser!
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weird part is right now i have no idea if ur serious or just tryin to take me for a ride well i figurd predictive typing/ auto correct change my mic glad u found it xt the poor guy will ask verizon if his "mike" is kaput
crazy4android said:
weird part is right now i have no idea if ur serious or just tryin to take me for a ride well i figurd predictive typing/ auto correct change my mic glad u found it xt the poor guy will ask verizon if his "mike" is kaput
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I was totally serious, worked 13 hours yesterday and have had two days of screwed up sleep. Felt great earlier after my boss suggested I sleep in and work from home today, woke up at 11, felt great for four hours and then it started hitting me again. Why am I still on my tablet!? Goodnight! ☺
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Believe I found a fix after a search. Go into "google now" and click "settings" click on "hot word detection" and make sure "from any screen" is off. I have not had an issue for two days now!
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I got the lollipop update this past weekend and over-all my phone is running much smoother. I'm no longer having sound issues while on the phone, nor am I getting google play service errors anymore.
However, I am STILL unable to receive animated gifs. WTF!!!
I'm still here and still having gif issues and call issues if anyone has a suggestion.
I've tried disabling "OK Google" from any screen but that hasn't helped. Friends are still complaining about my call quality to the point where they're now harassing me for not getting an iPhone!
I'm still receiving broken gifs in anything other than Textra.
???????
I gave up on LG a while ago due to the call quality problems I was having. Same complaints as others, people say I sounded under water, far away etc. The net is full of complaints. See the archives. My company gave me an iPhone all unlimited so I'm using that. It works fine but I do prefer Android devices. I know one thing, I will NEVER purchase another LG phone again. And I will never purchase any phone through a 3rd party like Best Buy because it just adds another layer of complication when it comes time to get things fixed.
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So I was using my prime inbetween finals today..
So I was using wifi kill to get back some bandwidth on the school network..... (i have used this same app before on the prime worked fine! NO. Reboots intact this was my first ever reboot..)
Then when I am done downloading my file and exit wifi kill bam instant reboot then I let it do its thing for Atleast 5 minutes... Nothing but the asus screen..
So then I wipe data... Try to start nothing
Try loading recovery kernel I get the dead android guy with the exclamation mark.. Then it reboots and loops again. This time I waited 20 minutes..
Now all that is left to do is try unzipping the firmware onto a micro sd and trying to flash the recovery kernel from that...
Of course we have no ADB because of the fact it needs asus sync to work and the tablet needs to be on for that to work... And of course the bootloader is locked...
My prime was perfect for the almost 1 month I had it
No reboots no screen bleed gps worked fine.. Wifi was fast and range was good.. Nothing just perfect!
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This is karma and what you get for creating that other thread trash talking everyone having problems saying it was user error you totally got what you deserved here and for the record I am sure yours is not working right now because you did something to bork it
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I think I am returning my 2nd one that actually seems fine for a refund I keep seeing crap like this. It is painfully obvious the quality of these Primes is crap regardless of if they appear to be working or not I cannot see them holding up and lasting years.
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No I had it rooted...
It is very unlikely root did this but keep yours
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Has anyone had a similar issue...?
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Dang, sorry to hear that. Did you still have the overclock applied while this happened? Anything else you can think of that you did or added to prime after rooting? running any extra scripts other than overclock?
Maybe try killing the battery to do a reboot like that. so old processes or whatever cause it will more than likely be killed. What kind of file did you download? seems like the file or app you used has something to do with it since it happened immediately after.
Good luck getting it up n running. Keep us posted.
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PrimeTimeBro said:
This is karma and what you get for creating that other thread trash talking everyone having problems saying it was user error you totally got what you deserved here and for the record I am sure yours is not working right now because you did something to bork it
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I knew someone was gonna say that..lol.
what is wifi kill? do you have a market link??? thanks in advance
PrimeTimeBro said:
This is karma and what you get for creating that other thread trash talking everyone having problems saying it was user error you totally got what you deserved here and for the record I am sure yours is not working right now because you did something to bork it
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But he's right, right? user error and this time user is him...
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Dang, sorry to hear that. Did you still have the overclock applied while this happened? Anything else you can think of that you did or added to prime after rooting? running any extra scripts other than overclock?
Maybe try killing the battery to do a reboot like that. so old processes or whatever cause it will more than likely be killed. What kind of file did you download? seems like the file or app you used has something to do with it since it happened immediately after.
Good luck getting it up n running. Keep us posted.
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I knew someone was gonna say that..lol.
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No I have ran the apps (wifi kill almost every day) before and the file was a harmless playstation 1 rom zip
Overclock was not applied........ I have changed nothing in the system files except for throwing in a better GPS config file but I have shut the prime off many times before this... Hell I even left all of the bloatware!
the only thing else I can think of was that I was listening to music VIA headphones.... then all of a sudden it started playing over the speaker even though the headphones where plugged in....... it was really weird.... I forgot to mention this part as I almost got in trouble because other kids where still finishing their Final
Because this was the first time I had used headphones in it........ never check that before.....
One thing you could try would be the pin hard reset........not sure which pin hole to use but look it up.....might get you out of your boot loops.
slayer69 said:
One thing you could try would be the pin hard reset........not sure which pin hole to use but look it up.....might get you out of your boot loops.
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Its the one right below the volume and micro SD slot
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Yeah that is no help at all its the same as holding the power button just like pulling a battery on a phone..
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Good post, OP. It proves karma is real, and that people who are pr!cks get what's coming to them.
ARP spoofing (what Wifikill does to disrupt other connections) is an old man-in-the-middle attack that can be used for wiretapping. IOW, it's ILLEGAL and you can be prosecuted. Would that happen? Probably not, depending on where you use it and how vigilant IT is.
But what will happen is that if you use it on a regular basis--or if you publicize it on forums so more dweebs like you can get their paws on it to get their "whoa cool" kicks--IT will get annoyed from all the complaints and will trace you down. Hope you like long vacations, because for a work or school setting, you will be somewhere else after they get done with you.
Edit: For those who have their Internet connection disrupted by twits using ARP spoofers like wifikill, there are Anti Netcut for Windows, and Wifi Protector for Android. Protector is a paid app, but the author has made it free here on XDA. If you use a hotspot, this is a must-have.
I've not used either, but from Wifi Protector's blurb below, you can pinpoint the attacker's IP and MAC, and report it to your admin.
For those putting up a public hotspot, better routers have a "client isolation" setting. Enabling this setting should defeat many MITM attacks. If your router doesn't have this, get one that does.
ARP attacks aren't new, and there are ways to bring the attackers to heel. The people likely to get hurt most are the mom & pop stores that don't know how to protect themselves, like these folks.
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I have been data droping for a long time and have been able to fix it. I think it could be doe to the lower right side of the phone "giving in" to much with not really trying. I don't know if I should try and wait this out MORE for an update, try for a Droid fighter on 4/12/12, try and swap it for a "new" phone now or Go for a SGS3 when it comes out and say by-be big BAD red.
I would really like a fix to this, becuase every one thinks it has to be a AT&T phone when they see it mess up and that happens a lot.
Edit: 8 videos in all
1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxJoGv3FLA
2) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUyt2R69Ya4&feature=channel
3) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ozWxWYPgI8&feature=channel
4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luzvVb79-Qg&feature=channel
5) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXPlolDGtfs&feature=channel
6) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgDnByyo0tw&feature=channel
7) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuvYptf5k2M&feature=channel
8) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J50sJnwLVHM&feature=channel
Edit2: They said I live in a good 4G area and this should not be happening, So they are sending me a refurb. I will report back after I get it.
Edit:3 I got the "new" one it's feals better build than my old one and it has only droped data one time and that was for only about 30sec. If it does any were near as bad as my 1st one, I will be making some calls. It seems to run 10-20F cooler, so thats good.
Edit4:I can't seem to get 1080p youtube videos to play right. I don't know how to put it, but it looks like a slide show. I updated the flash player my self and no change. I don't want to take this phone back due to it failing this one test. I just like what I am paying for thats all. I see it has a dead pix just like the old one, but I don't care about that. any help on this would be nice. thanks
Edit5: 1080P video fixed buy it's self, but the phone has droped data 2 times and fell back to 3g in the past two days. Still way better than what old phone did. Will be keaping an eye on this and here's the video of it were it had fallen back to 3G: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqetYdaiIYg&feature=channel
I know verizons 4G network is unstable and for them to call it the Most Reliable 4G network is full of it, but right now I am just glad It's more than usable. I will be testing both it and my S2 side by side for the next few days to make sure this phone work's good or at lest better than the first one.
Edit6: ok now I know this is full of it. I have lost data two times to day and had to reboot the phone just for it to fail me again. I will be uploading videos soon.
Edit7: I have no idea how to deal with this. I think I am being throttled
P.S were is my ICS update?
Try downloading Fresh Network.
I just droped data looking for that app and then It does not seem to help so I removed it. Thanks for trying
What area are you in. Sorry if i dont see on the left side. Using tapatalk. But ive run across that but man not as bad you though.
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From what I was tolled I live in the best 4G network area and there have not been any "outages". I think it's a software/hardware clash bug of some type that has to do with the battery level.
You have run across it before, can you tell me more and if phone swap will fix or if not then what will.
Thanks
4ktvs said:
From what I was tolled I live in the best 4G network area and there have not been any "outages". I think it's a software/hardware clash bug of some type that has to do with the battery level.
You have run across it before, can you tell me more and if phone swap will fix or if not then what will.
Thanks
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I see that your tethering or mobile hotspot was active the whole time. Have you tried turning that off or uninstalling then reboot and see if it still happens? Have you also tried with a fresh install (as in not letting any apps download at all)? Just wondering if it could be an app causing the data issue.
I turned it off at some point in the video to see if that would help. I have rebooted the phone just about every day. I can't uninstall the stock tethering. I could reset the phone and not let ANY apps install, but I don't think any of the 3rd party apps are making it do this kind of thing.
I may try a reset some time, but I don't think it will fix it.
Thanks for the comment.
Edit: 3ooth post oh yea and I droped data yet again
Edit2: I turned it off at about 3:45 in the video.
Updated with 2 more videos.
have a look
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Ok and what does that meen?
This should fix it:
http://www.droidrzr.com/index.php/topic/744-having-lte-issues-try-this-app/
If you have market-based battery saving widgets, try to disable all settings related to signal/data and see if you lose it again (after running the above app)
Thanks, but I have tryed that app 2 times and still the new videos happened. I wished so bad that it would fix it, but it did not. I don't have any battery saver apps installed, but I tryed it any way. It would take me a day or maybe two to find out for sure if any thing posted here fix's it or not.
P.S I wish I had a maxx for the battery life.
Edit: Would calling 611 help or do they all not know what a USB cable is and that you can tether from it?
The 4g is working now, but I can never tell what will set it off. ( before the updates USB tethering would make it drop data all the time, but now it's just as likely as loading a m-site on the phone.)
Update: I talked to advaned tech and ...... He said to clear all data from all internet apps. I was trying to tell him, that this crap is very unlikely do to me not Clearing cahe. I showed the guy at a Verizon store this and he said that there "thotting" me.( He did not want to use that word, but thats what he ment.)
If this crap keeps up, I think I WILL be going back to AT&T 100%. I am sick of this crap. The guy I talked to in the AT&T store seemed to know a lot more than: 2 verizon store guys, tech and even Advaned tech.
4ktvs said:
Update: I talked to advaned tech and ...... He said to clear all data from all internet apps. I was trying to tell him, that this crap is very unlikely do to me not Clearing cahe. I showed the guy at a Verizon store this and he said that there "thotting" me.( He did not want to use that word, but thats what he ment.)
If this crap keeps up, I think I WILL be going back to AT&T 100%. I am sick of this crap. The guy I talked to in the AT&T store seemed to know a lot more than: 2 verizon store guys, tech and even Advaned tech.
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Or you could just stop being a data hog.
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I have used 17GB so far on my AT&T phone and guess what. It never has done any of this. If you had home internet at 1.5mbs WHEN YOU ARE PAYING TW FOR 10. I bet you would use more data too. AT&T tell's you what the F they are doing to your phone or they fix it. Verizon does not tell crap. I will now be uploading more videos. I will not stop intill it's fixed or I drop them. They will not get away with this BS.
I have never herd of any one who talks on the phone all day to be a phone hog, when they are the ones PAYING FOR IT FOR THEMSELFS.
Any way, whats a "hog" 20GB THEY sell a 20GB plan. 10GB,5GB,4GB,2GB or is 1GB a HOG becuase 95% don't even use a 1GB.
I just what the phone fixed or tell me more about there data thotting, so that I know. AT&T users now have SOME idea about when this MAY happen. I don't, know the when/if/WHY they "thottle".
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I have used 17GB so far on my AT&T phone and guess what. It never has done any of this. If you had home internet at 1.5mbs WHEN YOU ARE PAYING TW FOR 10. I bet you would use more data too. AT&T tell's you what the F they are doing to your phone or they fix it. Verizon does not tell crap. I will now be uploading more videos. I will not stop intill it's fixed or I drop them. They will not get away with this BS.
I have never herd of any one who talks on the phone all day to be a phone hog, when they are the ones PAYING FOR IT FOR THEMSELFS.
Any way, whats a "hog" 20GB THEY sell a 20GB plan. 10GB,5GB,4GB,2GB or is 1GB a HOG becuase 95% don't even use a 1GB.
I just what the phone fixed or tell me more about there data thotting, so that I know. AT&T users now have SOME idea about when this MAY happen. I don't, know the when/if/WHY they "thottle".
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Everyone throttles data regardless if they tell you or not. Data throttling is your carrier controlling the speed at which data transfers between your phone, servers. Most carriers throttle only the top 5% of their customers. Some probably throttle more.
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Not only do they "throttle", but they cut you off. The last ISP that did that to me was AOL. And guess what be-by they went. I am ok with the "throtting" for the most part, but losing data this much is sub par to say the lest.
P.S So you think losing data connetion about every Day is ok. If thats VZW standerd's then:
1) They should be SUED BIG time for all the crap thay put on tv.
2) I am so moving back to AT&T %1000.
3) Upload ALL MY videos after going back to AT&T.
Can't sue them, it's in your contract.
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I can sue for "miss leading tv ads". (I really just going to vote with my $, but just pointing that out.)
I will be reporting them for Bait-and-switch Fraud if this does not get fixed.
I guessing you work for verizon as a sales rep right? I bet if you tryed a AT&T phone or a sprint one for that matter you would see the truth.
As soon as I buy a new cam, I will do vs videos and that will do it in for them.
I am one of the best when it comes to waiting, but this crap has been going and going with no signs of geting better.
Any way if you care to look at any of my uploaded videos before you spill crap every were you may be on my side.
4ktvs said:
I can sue for "miss leading tv ads". (I really just going to vote with my $, but just pointing that out.)
I will be reporting them for Bait-and-switch Fraud if this does not get fixed.
I guessing you work for verizon as a sales rep right? I bet if you tryed a AT&T phone or a sprint one for that matter you would see the truth.
As soon as I buy a new cam, I will do vs videos and that will do it in for them.
I am one of the best when it comes to waiting, but this crap has been going and going with no signs of geting better.
Any way if you care to look at any of my uploaded videos before you spill crap every were you may be on my side.
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Well I'm just letting you know that you will do nothing but waste your time and money. You won't win.
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Concerned your phone's hardware is not functioning properly? Eliminate the software and talk directly to the hardware with this......
From the dial pad:
*#SELF#
Or
*#0*#
Some other useful codes for testing:
Battery info: *#0228#
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Very nice!
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Yay something to play with!
Nice find
Just in case you are wondering this is completely safe. You cannot mess your phone up using this. Its just a testing platform
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Seems like a good way to test your phone. Verified works on Sprint GS3.
Thread stuck.
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Seems like a good way to test your phone. Verified works on Sprint GS3.
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Cool! I can't get the light sensor to test.......
I wonder if my ghost armor is letting light through....wouldn't the light sensor be one of the ones nest to the ffc lens?
Any test I can perform to see why i'm getting the error when trying to do a software update?
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Any test I can perform to see why i'm getting the error when trying to do a software update?
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Clear cache and data for Google framework and any apk that says fota or ota
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das7982 said:
Clear cache and data for Google framework and any apk that says fota or ota
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Ok, I found google services framework in the application manager and cleared all data and cache. Where might I find the apks you're talking about? Oh, and once I find them, what exactly am I supposed to do with them?
not to sound like a idiot but how are you able to enter alpha characters in the dial pad? i cant seem to natively. tried a few workarounds like making a new contact with that "number" or even pasting the text into the dial pad. nothing seems to work.
using stock VZW rom and Stock Dailer.
s0me guy said:
not to sound like a idiot but how are you able to enter alpha characters in the dial pad? i cant seem to natively. tried a few workarounds like making a new contact with that "number" or even pasting the text into the dial pad. nothing seems to work.
using stock VZW rom and Stock Dailer.
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*#SELF#
equals
asterick,pound,seven,thre,five,three,pound
s0me guy said:
not to sound like a idiot but how are you able to enter alpha characters in the dial pad? i cant seem to natively. tried a few workarounds like making a new contact with that "number" or even pasting the text into the dial pad. nothing seems to work.
using stock VZW rom and Stock Dailer.
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You're not the only one...how the heck do I enter ALPHA in dailer?
does nothing on mine, maybe because I'm running custom ROM (FreeGS3)
Thanks for this. I actually used this to show a Verizon employee the dead pixel my brand new Galaxy S3 had. We used the touchscreen test mode to circle the area with the dead pixel. It showed up nicely on the white background.
I'm still unclear on what the light sensor is testing.I do get a reaction. It flashes black/blue, zero/one.....but what is it doing and how do I test the light sensor here?
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ExodusC said:
Thanks for this. I actually used this to show a Verizon employee the dead pixel my brand new Galaxy S3 had. We used the touchscreen test mode to circle the area with the dead pixel. It showed up nicely on the white background.
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Did they replace it? I was under the impression they don't warrantee against dead pixels, which would infuriate me.
The proximity sensor on this phone has much better range than my old phone. In good light, with a piece of white paper, the prox sensor would consistently get tripped at 9cm (3 1/2 inches)!, which is almost double my old phone's.
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ickster said:
Cool! I can't get the light sensor to test.......
I wonder if my ghost armor is letting light through....wouldn't the light sensor be one of the ones nest to the ffc lens?
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You have to put your finger directly on the light sensor (directly to the left of the front cam) for it binary flip from 1 to 0. It doesn't show gradually reduced sensor values as you approach.
ickster said:
Did they replace it? I was under the impression they don't warrantee against dead pixels, which would infuriate me.
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The initial floor employee would not acknowledge the problem. He kept saying "oh they won't see it and I'll get fired, etc". I remained calm but continued to press him about it, but he wouldn't budge.
I got frustrated and after arguing with him on a different route (the 14-day exchange period) he even refused to acknowledge that Verizon obliges themselves to a 14-day return. I pressed him more on it before he finally went to talk to a manager, and said "oh right we can do that". I was grudgingly going to pay the $35 restocking fee out of frustration.
Eventually, after he fumbled with the computer system for a good 20 minutes or more, he got the manager to look at the computer. The manager then asked me to see my phone, and I put it into the hardware test mode and showed him the affected area. He made a quick call to another store, as he was wondering if they had any similar problems (he said one person's phone had a damaged back plate out of the box).
After he saw the dead pixel he confirmed that I could swap it out for free. I apologized for making a fuss over a single dead pixel, but he assured me I didn't have to explain myself, and that he would have done the same thing had he paid for a defective device.
So, yes, I did get them to replace it, but only after an hour and a half of waiting, arguing, more waiting, etc.
Thankfully my new Galaxy S3 seems fine.
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Concerned your phone's hardware is not functioning properly? Eliminate the software and talk directly to the hardware with this......
From the dial pad:
*#SELF#
Some other useful codes for testing:
Battery info: *#0228#
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*#0*# is better Imo.
wont work for me. does it only work on stock? im on freegs3 r3
Edit: just realized this was for VW. It is not working (for me) on tmo
Kpop as the testing melody? AWHHH YEAAAAAAH
I know the wifi nag can be annoying because of its uselessness and persistence. It seems minor to me considering what wonderful potential this phone has- when I root and rom and all that. But if anyone knows a way to turn is off for stock....
Not at the moment. The trick that worked on the SG3 doesn't work for us.
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Are you talking about the icon in notifications, auto on or the notify you when launching apps?
hieu2ueih said:
Are you talking about the icon in notifications, auto on or the notify you when launching apps?
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The wifi icon in the notifications. When wifi is turned off the notification stays on always, to let you know- i guess , that wifi is an option for you to use. Like I didn't already know that the phone has wifi and I can use it when I wish. That wifi icon is basically a permanent short cut to wifi settings. I know seems strange, but Im fine to live with it for a bit. It goes away when you turn on wifi.
that was not nice to plaster that there
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The wifi icon in the notifications. When wifi is turned off the notification stays on always, to let you know- i guess , that wifi is an option for you to use. Like I didn't already know that the phone has wifi and I can use it when I wish. That wifi icon is basically a permanent short cut to wifi settings. I know seems strange, but Im fine to live with it for a bit. It goes away when you turn on wifi.
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That's the thing, I never use WiFi. It's about the only thing that stops me from saying the Dinc 4G is perfect out of the box...in my experience so far. It just clutters up a person's notification panel for absolutely no good reason. I hope VZ themselves take it off, but maybe I'm too optimistic Yea, it's a little thing, but it's an odd move that almost seems like a mistake. I mean, what's the difference with a WiFi widget? I use the BlueTooth widget and Hotspot and Brightness widgets, why not put all those up in there too? We should have the option to disenable it, especially if you own the phone outright...and I'm just speaking on a stock level. But I'm also hopeful that some bright person will find a way and salvage that space back from our panel.
it's something I'm personally working on,
I'm quite certain Nitsuj17 is as well
it's quite annoying and every trick known for sense 4 isn't working.
hopefully with time.
I also think HTC messed up BIG time ridding our quick settings.
but those I'm already using and you guys will be too, soon.
andybones said:
it's something I'm personally working on,
I'm quite certain Nitsuj17 is as well
it's quite annoying and every trick known for sense 4 isn't working.
hopefully with time.
I also think HTC messed up BIG time ridding our quick settings.
but those I'm already using and you guys will be too, soon.
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Thanks for your efforts and the others...I think I'm still going to call VZW and tell them to take it off...we'll see where that goes...
pumah350 said:
Thanks for your efforts and the others...I think I'm still going to call VZW and tell them to take it off...we'll see where that goes...
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no where hehe
Yeah some of the other newer phones are coming with that as well. Think it's the "new thing" for big red.
Right, in the Galaxy SIII forums they hypothesize that this constant notification is an effort to have users data be on WiFi (and off their 4G network) as much as possible. I've tried playing with SQLite Editor and "wifi_networks_available_notification_on" in the settings storage as posts like this describe, but find the database is locked, and any attempts to change that have bricked my Incredible 4G. So I hope someone else figures this out!
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Right, in the Galaxy SIII forums they hypothesize that this constant notification is an effort to have users data be on WiFi (and off their 4G network) as much as possible. I've tried playing with SQLite Editor and "wifi_networks_available_notification_on" in the settings storage as posts like this describe, but find the database is locked, and any attempts to change that have bricked my Incredible 4G. So I hope someone else figures this out!
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bricked your inc4g?
do you know what bricked means?
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bricked your inc4g?
do you know what bricked means?
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I wonder if he/she does.
I worked on this as well and even got it changed once with no removal of the notification but my device was never bricked. Never even had to re flash my device.
blazingwolf said:
I wonder if he/she does.
I worked on this as well and even got it changed once with no removal of the notification but my device was never bricked. Never even had to re flash my device.
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Bricked, as in the phone won't turn on or get past the boot screen. The system files are quite fragile, while I managed to get this setting changed, it wouldn't reboot so that I could see if it worked. But its not my first time at the rodeo, and I had TWRP recovery to get me out of that state, and into a new ROM, which is the only way I think this little nuisance gets removed. Nitsuj17's ROM, for example, has this feature on their To-Do list, but it probably isn't their top priority.
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Bricked, as in the phone won't turn on or get past the boot screen. The system files are quite fragile, while I managed to get this setting changed, it wouldn't reboot so that I could see if it worked. But its not my first time at the rodeo, and I had TWRP recovery to get me out of that state, and into a new ROM, which is the only way I think this little nuisance gets removed. Nitsuj17's ROM, for example, has this feature on their To-Do list, but it probably isn't their top priority.
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So you weren't bricked then. You can't recover a brick which is why it is called that.
As for the nag, everyone wants to get rid of it so it is being looked in to.
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Bricked, as in the phone won't turn on or get past the boot screen. The system files are quite fragile, while I managed to get this setting changed, it wouldn't reboot so that I could see if it worked. But its not my first time at the rodeo, and I had TWRP recovery to get me out of that state, and into a new ROM, which is the only way I think this little nuisance gets removed. Nitsuj17's ROM, for example, has this feature on their To-Do list, but it probably isn't their top priority.
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So you weren't bricked then. You can't recover a brick which is why it is called that.
As for the nag, everyone wants to get rid of it so it is being looked in to.
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its just a pita frankly...im sure (well not sure, but id think) there has to be a simple on/off somewhere in a jar
i had thought i had it nailed in wifi in services.jar but was for naught
nitsuj17 said:
its just a pita frankly...im sure (well not sure, but id think) there has to be a simple on/off somewhere in a jar
i had thought i had it nailed in wifi in services.jar but was for naught
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No doubt in my mind that you will get it eventually.
I've exhausted my meager skills trying. lol
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I also think HTC messed up BIG time ridding our quick settings.
but those I'm already using and you guys will be too, soon.
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thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=29531197&postcount=130
Nit figured it out, was right under my nose the whole time
I am very happy this is gone, on the other hand I'm banging my head cos I can't believe I missed it.
Way to got Nit!!!
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Nit figured it out, was right under my nose the whole time
I am very happy this is gone, on the other hand I'm banging my head cos I can't believe I missed it.
Way to got Nit!!!
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Is there something we can flash to join the No Nag Party? Or will a patch be added for UKB?
To anybody that has had time to explore the GPS capabilities with the Mega ; How well does the GPS tracking set initial location, and stay locked in ?
(I have to use Google Maps on the job)
No problem here
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It seems there is no problem with GPS, instead I have found this Mega can lock GPS faster than my old S3.
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It seems there is no problem with GPS, instead I have found this Mega can lock GPS faster than my old S3.
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That's good to hear. Physics would suggest that a larger device also acts as a better antenna.
I switched from the samsung infuse to this one and as far as I can tell the GPS on this is great that was one of my huge factors when I switched to this. All in all I have noticed it locks on within 5 to 15 seconds not to much longer and not once has it dropped on me even in the most remote of areas.
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I switched from the samsung infuse to this one and as far as I can tell the GPS on this is great that was one of my huge factors when I switched to this. All in all I have noticed it locks on within 5 to 15 seconds not to much longer and not once has it dropped on me even in the most remote of areas.
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Sorry to bring this back up... I had no problems with GPS, but the last 2 weeks I have been having terrible issues. It is constantly getting off track when travelling in the car. Losing contact with GPS... especially right before I get to a major turn in the directions. Taking forever to relock. I did a full factory reset and that didn't help.
Anyone with any ideas? I sure do not want to have to pay for insurance replacement.
Perhaps atmospheric anomalies or problems with the GPS system itself ?
Lose GPS when connecting or disconnecting power
I have found that I lose GPS if I connect or disconnect power. This usually happens when I get into the car while playing Ingress and I reconnect the power. It is easy to overcome as I just turn off and on the GPS from the Notification Panel. It is obnoxious however. Can anyone else test to see if this is happening to them?
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Sorry to bring this back up... I had no problems with GPS, but the last 2 weeks I have been having terrible issues. It is constantly getting off track when travelling in the car. Losing contact with GPS... especially right before I get to a major turn in the directions. Taking forever to relock. I did a full factory reset and that didn't help.
Anyone with any ideas? I sure do not want to have to pay for insurance replacement.
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Hi, I have exactly same problem with my Mega. So why did you do to fix the problem?
anilhk said:
Hi, I have exactly same problem with my Mega. So why did you do to fix the problem?
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At this point I have not solved the problem. I did find that clearing the cache will alleviate the problem for a short while but it comes back. I did a support chat with Samsung and that was the first thing they had me do. Also when I loaded the new firmware update, same thing since that cleared the cache too. Samsung said to call back after testing the cleared cache step but I have not gotten around to it yet. I did find that if you have the GPS die that just hitting the GPS off and on from the notification drawer will restart it, but you probably already knew that. Glad to know that I am not the only one experiencing this issue. I am holding out hope that this will be fixed with 4.3 whenever it comes out. Otherwise I will have to do something drastic.
I also find that if I am using my GPS and bluetooth for a period time while my phone is in it's case then the GPS dies. When I remove the phone from the case it is very warm and the GPS does not come back to life from restarting it, but give it a minute to, I assume, cool down out of the case then it starts working.
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At this point I have not solved the problem. I did find that clearing the cache will alleviate the problem for a short while but it comes back. I did a support chat with Samsung and that was the first thing they had me do. Also when I loaded the new firmware update, same thing since that cleared the cache too. Samsung said to call back after testing the cleared cache step but I have not gotten around to it yet. I did find that if you have the GPS die that just hitting the GPS off and on from the notification drawer will restart it, but you probably already knew that. Glad to know that I am not the only one experiencing this issue. I am holding out hope that this will be fixed with 4.3 whenever it comes out. Otherwise I will have to do something drastic.
I also find that if I am using my GPS and bluetooth for a period time while my phone is in it's case then the GPS dies. When I remove the phone from the case it is very warm and the GPS does not come back to life from restarting it, but give it a minute to, I assume, cool down out of the case then it starts working.
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same for me
waltpinpin said:
same for me
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Do you have a custom rom loaded? From your sig it appears you have TWRP loaded and stuff. So are you having the same issue even thou you have a custom ROM loaded?
str3tchb0y said:
Do you have a custom rom loaded? From your sig it appears you have TWRP loaded and stuff. So are you having the same issue even thou you have a custom ROM loaded?
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you're right
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you're right
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Well crap. That means that the problems we are having are not software related (unless it is a kernel issue). I was hoping/waiting for the KitKat update to see if that solved but now I don't have that much confidence it will.
Wait, my bad. This rom you have is a stock rom so it could still be a software issue. Oh well I guess I will still wait.
str3tchb0y said:
Well crap. That means that the problems we are having are not software related (unless it is a kernel issue). I was hoping/waiting for the KitKat update to see if that solved but now I don't have that much confidence it will.
Wait, my bad. This rom you have is a stock rom so it could still be a software issue. Oh well I guess I will still wait.
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like you I expect the official kitkat and I would see...
I have i9205, stock 4.2.2. GPS is excellent. Locks on within a few seconds (very, very occasionally takes maybe 20 secs) & I've never lost sync.
Possible solution
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you're right
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So I have been reading on AT&T forums and the Note 3 had the same problem. I have even gone into the AT&T store and tried this, unplugging a Note 3 while it had a GPS lock, and it loses the GPS just like the Note 3. Well the Note 3's Kit Kat update came out and the people reporting the issue before are reporting no issue now with 4.4. So there is hope that Kit Kat will solve this one complaint I have with the Mega.
The GPS on the Sprint Mega sucks complete ass. Will never lock more than 1 out of at least 22 detected satellites. Note 3 is on top and Mega is on the bottom. I'm going to discontinue use of my Mega until Sprint and Samsung fix this garbage.