When my TP2 is in standby/sleep mode, shouldn't the LED at the top blink green every 10-15 seconds? I thought it did this, but now it's not or I just thought it did this.
Mine doesn't. I, too, have the Verizon TP2.
My Apache, Mogul and Vogue all did.. but not the TP2, not for me.
I'm sure there's a setting somewhere to change this, though.
-mak
Hmmm odd, I could have sworn it did as it did on my 6700 and 6800 models. It flashes green every 5 seconds or so if i have a new email or other type of notification, but man I could have sworn it flashed every 10-15 seconds just for the hell of it lol.
the TP2 did away with the blinking LED letting you know the phone was on & in service. Good riddance...
yeah as the person above me said htc did away with the service led on all of there new devices the G1 doesent to and niether do the touch diamond, and touch pro, touch diamond 2, touch HD, magic/mytouch, or the hero. i totally feel you though i had a blackberry cuve before my tp2 and i feel a little empty with out the flashing light, but on the other had i see why HTC threw it out because its more of a novelty, it makes much more sense to have it only to flash for notifications.
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Hi guys! any idea what this is?? this morning my faithful hermes started making a high pitched noise, loud enuff to hear only when i put it to my ear. if i turn sound down or off it still emits, yet if i turn screen off it stops? what is this?? Can it be fixed? is this the excuse ive been looking for to upgrade?
I would also like to know the answe rto this, Is it normal? The same thing happens to me, I bought my hermes used and thought it was normal because of the LCD screen but sounds like I may be wrong.
This is wierd....there is one more thread on this one...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=357107
I have had lots of similar electronics like palm pilots and such that have done it so I just thought it was normal. I just hope when I get my WM7 phone next year it has an OLED screen so I dont have to worry about it.
This is not normal. I went through 3 of the m3100 devices under warranty with Orange before getting one that did not do this. Phones would be fine for a few weeks and then would randomly start this. Just so annoying.
Both my colleague and I have a new Touch Pro 2 WWE Rhodium since about 2 months.
My colleague was, since he has the telephone complaining about very short battery life. Mine lasts easily 7 days in regular use (now shorter because 24/7 direct pushmail connection). His battery is completely drained within 24 hours.
We contacted the dealer and they have ordered a brand new battery for him. He tried the new battery and I now have his "bad" battery in my phone. But his battery is still dead within 24 hours and in my phone it lasts 'forever'.....
Today I offered to upgrade both phones firmware to make sure all settings were cleared and both phones are configured exactly identical!
Well. I first went to go give both phones a cold boot (call+end+power > vol up). On my phone works perfectly, but my colleagues phone does not respond to the VOL UP button, it completely freezes and does not respond to any button, so I have to pull out the battery. Tried it over at least 20 times!
At last I just updated both firmwares which went OK, but even after that the COLD RESET is not possible.
Finally I found out the END/HOME button didn't respond. My colleague just always used the on-screen end button, so you couldn't accidentally skip the option to create a call note.
After that I tried to get into the COLD reset screen by only using the CALL + POWER button, and that worked!
To make a long story short, the phone is now going back for service. It's a plain DOA and I am positive this is related to the battery drain problem. His phone gave very high "device usage" durations.
PS. Why the long story? At the end when typing this thread I found the cause of this problem. I was hoping someone could point me to the solution but I found it myself.
My final little question is: Is this a common problem with this type of phone or is my colleague just plain unlucky? Do I have to worry about the buttons of my phone? My HTC TyTN buttons broke down on me twice and once on my colleagues phone.
7 DAYS??????!??
Amazing... mine wont last more than 8 hours with gprs connected 24/7, 1 push exchange account, 2 push yahoo account with seven, 2 hours call, 100+ emails a day, IM+.
Can you give details what apps running in your phone?
Maybe he uses his phone way more than you? I use mine a lot and if I was away from a charger for 24 hours it for sure wouldn't make it.
Sorry but B.S. on going 7 days , It won't do that in standby.
I just had to warranty my phone tonight because the end key is dead on my phone. I have the Verizon version and the end key is actually a combination button that is also the power key. It acts like its stuck down so when the phone boots it immediately tries to turn itself off and i have to watch it boot so i can select "No" to the power off question. After that I get zero response from the key. I know it works though because if I pull the battery out I can turn the phone on with it. Hopefully these are isolated and this doesn't become a common problem with these phones because I love it otherwise.
Thanks,
Ben
Do you have the Touch Pro 2 or the Imagio? Doesn't the Verizon Touch Pro 2 have the power button on top like all the other ones?
its the verizon touch pro 2 and no the power button is long press end key and the top button is only used to turn the screen off.
Yeah that's true. It works differently for the Verizon TP2 just as the guy above me has mentioned.
You should have given this post a different name, along the lines of " hardware button issues " or something like that. You might have gotten more feedback from the community.
I got mine a couple of weeks ago (at&t branded tilt 2) and it's pretty damn solid. My Business partner has had the telus world phone version for a little while now and no problems there, as well my friend bought one of the European models (htc branded Touch Pro II) a while back and he has no issues with his.
The battery thing is definitely normal, my tilt II barely survives a day. Seven day's is ridiculous.
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its the verizon touch pro 2 and no the power button is long press end key and the top button is only used to turn the screen off.
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That is how they all are. The top button puts the phone to sleep like any other phone. Turning the phone off actually turns it off, no incoming calls or messages.
That's weird that Verizon uses the End Key to power the phone on and off.
The Tilt 2 has it as Silence, which is what every single HTC phone I've used in the past, despite carrier, has had it as.
I don't think anyone should realistically expect this phone to last more than a day unless it's used for nothing but text messaging and an occasional phone call (let's face it, there are people who SHOULD have a dumbphone texter like a Rumor2 but insist on having this phone because it's great looking and expensive). Smartphones, in general, last 24 hours and should be charged when you get home. I mean it's a miracle if my Palm Pre can last two days.
Until battery technology catches up I advise getting really friendly with your charger and/or dock
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That is how they all are. The top button puts the phone to sleep like any other phone. Turning the phone off actually turns it off, no incoming calls or messages.
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that is not the way they all are. I have a TMoUSA TP2 and the top button is clearly marked power and if you hold it pressed it will turn the device off. If you just tap it it will, as you say, put the phone to "sleep". (Turn the screen off). BTW I have no problems with any buttons so far and going on two months. None of my previous HTC devicces gave me trouble either.
We got two tilt 2's yesterday. First, MINE (ugh) makes a click sound when putting the tilting screen back to flat. Doesnt do it when moving the screen anywhere but just as it gets back to completly flat to the base. A little click or snap noise like a peice of plastic breakage. It keeps doing it every time. The other one doesnt do this.
Secondly, right after we got them and left, i noticed her led was blinking showing power was on. Mine wasnt blinking at all. I just checked and i dont get a blinking blue light with blue tooth enabled either. I am not able to check the other tilt 2, but i suspect hers would be blue if the blue tooth was enabled.
Im thinking about hard resetting. If that doesnt cure it, exchange? Problem is, they were the only 3 the store had and some one else took the other as we did our thing.
I don't know about your other problems, but my phone also makes that noise when closing the screen flat. It doesnt really bother me that much so I don't plan on returning it unless it becomes worse.
How about the Tilted screen? when you touch it tilted, or shake it slightly when tilted, does the screen wobble? I got mine yesterday, and if I hold it at an angle to straight in my hand, when I touch the screen it 'plays' back and forth 3-4 degrees... very annoying
And yes, it clicks too when closed flat...
Me thinks it goes back for another unit.... how do your units behave? Is the screen firm when tilted, or does it wobble?
I've never gotten a blinking light with power on any HTC phones.
Maybe it's a voicemail indicator?
I haven't learned the ins and outs of the LEDs yet. I know with EnergyROM installed I don't see a Bluetooth blinkenlight when BT is on, but currently I'm set as not discoverable and not paired with anything.
duplicate... where's the delete?
This is bothering me too. Lights don't do anything unless it is connected to a charger. My old Tilt would at least flash to let you know you had a signal (and it was on). I also don't get a flash when the GPS is active like I did with the Tilt, nor WiFi. If you go to the notifications section, there are "flash light for ..." options for things like new txt msgs, new voicemail, missed call, etc., but they can't be enabled: they are all grayed out. Someone had a cab out for the old Tilt that would let you customize the behavior of the lights, but I don't think I ever tried it.
As far as the click, mine clicks too, but it doesn't bother me. I'm just glad my screen doesn't wobble (rotate) back and forth like the demo unit in the store did.
We have 4 old tilts and every single one the lights work. If the phone is on, left led blinks every 30 seconds or so indicating power or signal (not sure). Turn on wifi right led flashes (yellow?) every 30 seconds or so, and enable blue tooth and right led blinks blue.
Now with the tilt 2's
Checked my wifes phone. No blinking at all. Then we noticed a left flash when there was an unread anything, think it was text at the time. Both have solid left led for charging.
I had hard reset my phone for nothing, i guess.
Went to att this morning. He was gonna get me another one today or tomorrow. Checked my wifes phone and came to realize the leds just arent doing what i expected them to do.
The tilting back to flat and snapping sound.......
He had a demo and it was doing it to. Ok, so maybe my wifes phone is messed up cause hers aint doing it. He is gonna call me when they get another one in tomorrow and tell me what tht one does ..... off to the mall
Go to att in the mall, find another tilt 2 on display. It makes the snap sound too.
NOW i am thinking my wifes phone isnt right cause all the rest are making that noise. And if you go real real slow, it feels like it is supposed to do that. Indicates that it is closed? I DONT KNOW
To me it almost feels like the hinges are magnetic, but that sounds strange and unlikely.
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We have 4 old tilts and every single one the lights work. If the phone is on, left led blinks every 30 seconds or so indicating power or signal (not sure). Turn on wifi right led flashes (yellow?) every 30 seconds or so, and enable blue tooth and right led blinks blue.
Now with the tilt 2's
Checked my wifes phone. No blinking at all. Then we noticed a left flash when there was an unread anything, think it was text at the time. Both have solid left led for charging.
I had hard reset my phone for nothing, i guess.
Went to att this morning. He was gonna get me another one today or tomorrow. Checked my wifes phone and came to realize the leds just arent doing what i expected them to do.
The tilting back to flat and snapping sound.......
He had a demo and it was doing it to. Ok, so maybe my wifes phone is messed up cause hers aint doing it. He is gonna call me when they get another one in tomorrow and tell me what tht one does ..... off to the mall
Go to att in the mall, find another tilt 2 on display. It makes the snap sound too.
NOW i am thinking my wifes phone isnt right cause all the rest are making that noise. And if you go real real slow, it feels like it is supposed to do that. Indicates that it is closed? I DONT KNOW
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Hello there... just to let you know... clicking sound is completely normal... (mine as well as 3 other I have got in my hands... all do the clicking... so not to worry... (your wife's tilt 2 not doing click... yeap... that's the one with issues not yours) about led... I have Original Tilt and now Tilt 2... just to confirm again... yes... original Tilt flashes left light about every 15 sec... while new Tilt 2 flashes only on new email/text/mms
I wonder if there is a way to remap the blinking lights via registry in order to set them like Original Tilt...
RTFM & search. there is only a green & orange LED. there is no blinking lights for bluetooth/wifi/cell phone signal. there is nothing wrong with your phone. The light only blinks for whatever you set in the Sounds & Notification settings, low battery, & charging.
as for the clicking when you go back to flat: my Tmo TP2 has done this since day 1 as did the first one i had. I just think of it as a auditory confirmation that the screen is back to where it's supposed to be.
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The light only blinks for whatever you set in the Sounds & Notification settings...
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Too bad that's grayed out so we can't set them. Mine appears to be set to only blink for five minutes. That's fine if I happen to look at the phone within five minutes of the event.
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Too bad that's grayed out so we can't set them. Mine appears to be set to only blink for five minutes. That's fine if I happen to look at the phone within five minutes of the event.
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Any fix for this? Ideally I would want to see if I have missed event past the 5 minute cutoff... I wonder if there is a registry setting. any help??
TIA.
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Page 26 of my Manual says;
* The Notification LED shows a:
*Flashing green light when there are new SMS, MMS or email messages, missed calls, or reminders.
*Solid green light when the device is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged.
*Solid amber light when the battery is being charged.
*Flashing amber light when the remaining battery level reaches below 10%.
Hope that helps.
I don't think the clicking noise when the screen seats in the flat position is due to plastic flex. It sounds metallic to me -- as though one of the components of the metal hinge is seating into another -- i.e. sort of a mechanical clickstop when the flat position is reached.
The screen wobble in tilted position is due to the continuously variable tilt angle feature. Doesn't bother me, as long as it doesn't get so loose with wear that the screen doesn't maintain a set angle. The alternatives would be either fixed tilt positions (click stops) instead of a continuously variable tilt; or making the hinge so tight that it would be a pain to tilt it.
Has anyone else noticed that the bottom lights on the phone only stay on for 5 seconds and then turn off even when screen is active? Its annoying as hell.
Most (if not all) phones with capacitive backlit buttons do this, to conserve battery life and reduce the amount of needless ambient light when doing things like reading and watching videos. There are only three of them and they're in the same place on every Windows phone handset, so it shouldn't be that hard to get used to, especially compared to an Android device.
Very true, but when a screen is turned sideways when watching said movie or reading, it takes a bit to discover what direction to turn the phone because you can't see the buttons. This is especially true when you have a case on the phone and the physical buttons aren't viewable. Just a comment and was curious if anyone knew how to keep them on while the screen was on. Obviously this is a windows thing but we curious. Like the phone otherwise.
Well actually it's a Nokia thing. My Surround lights always stayed on. They thought it would be good for the battery. Took a few days but I am used to it now.
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Well actually it's a Nokia thing. My Surround lights always stayed on. They thought it would be good for the battery. Took a few days but I am used to it now.
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Correction, its actually a Lumia 900 thing. My lumia 800's lights always lit up when the screen was on (as long as it was in auto mode)
Ok, so mixed reviews. Is it driving anyone else mad? It sounds like my previous comment about it being windows was incorrect. It appears to be a firmware issue.
I have noticed they don't stay on very long. It is sometimes annoying. If they could just have them lit up for a little while longer it would be very helpful.
I don't need them on constantly.
Also, I had a Lumia 800 for a while and those buttons would stay lit for a lot longer until Nokia pushed out an update and one of the things they changed was a shorter time for those buttons to stay lit and I couldn't figure out why because it was so much better before that.
Drives me crazy too. Might as well not have the lights at all - forever missing the spot and hitting the screen multiple times to register. At least make the dead space around the back arrow register as "light up"!
Ok, at least in not the only one. I am probably going to contact Nokia about it. But obviously that will do nothing. ohwell, I guess it's something I will have to deal with.
If anyone would like to vote for this change, you can go here.
http://windowsphone.uservoice.com/f...ption-to-have-button-backlights-on-while-scre
Drives me nuts too. And I hated it on the Captivate, but a little Root action fixed that. I'm so used to having physical buttons on my Desire, which didnt matter if they lit up or not, I could still feel them.
Only thing I don't like about physical buttons is in very circumstantial situations it is unDesireable (see what I did there?) to apply the required pressure to press the buttons (like whin in a gooseneck car mount for instance)
My G2 might be dead. It won't boot up. When I press the power button it vibrates three times then blinks an orange light on and off continuously. The only way to stop it is to remove the battery. When I hold volume down and power it vibrates about five times then has a green light for a little bit. Either way nothing shows up on the screen. It was doing this same thing a few weeks ago, I messed with it a little bit and it worked fine. Adb will recognize the phone only if it has the blinking orange light. I have tried charging it, of course. When charging it has a solid orange light until full, then it's green; just like normal. I wasn't doing anything unusual when it started (flashing a rom, messing with system files, etc.) it just happened out of nowhere. My rom is LewaOS. The first time it happened I think I was using JoyOS. I don't think it is a faulty battery, because I tried swapping batteries with my brother's MyTouch 3G Slide and the issue was the same. (I know they don't have the same battery, but I held the battery in at an angle so the contacts would meet). Has this happened to anyone else? I would really like to get this figured out, because I don't have enough money for a new phone and the old school Nokia I am using for the time being is sort of a pain.
Does this mean it is bricked?
What happens when you plug it in to PC? Does windows auto search for a driver called qusbdownload or something like that?
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If it is "on" when I plug it in Windows tries a driver called Qualcomm Technologies something or other then says the driver failed.
Then chances are its bricked, this means the phone is trying to get into an HTC download mode that no one has gotten to work with the vision to the best of my knowledge. There has been work done on other phones (the debricking project) that makes use of this mode to unbrick your phone, but nothing for this phone
You can try to leave out the battery for a week (fully charge battery first) and the test it, some say this works and it did work for me on a similar phone in a similar circumstance or you could get someone to JTAG it back to life.
Also I have read that some people have been able to open the phone and clean it thoroughly, reassemble and then it works. I've opened these phones many times and don't know what components need cleaning but you can enter this mode holding the volume down button while plugging phone into PC, so maybe the volume rocker or USB needs cleaning
Just some thoughts, best of luck to you!
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Even though you're basically informing me that I have a bricked phone, I'll hit the thanks button for your knowledge. I will try some of what you said, then probably commence the search for a phone I can afford.
haha, i dont require thanks, i help for the sake of helping! but thanks!
HERE IS A LINK to more info about the vision, including brick advice and teardowns of your phone.
If your looking for a cheap fix you can often find a used cracked screen broken g2 on ebay for under 40$ and its easy to swap logicboards. if you really want a qwerty phone there are few to choose from and this is still one of the top choices.
I own many qwertys, htc g1, g2, mytouch 4g slide, samsung sidekick 4g, just bought a samsung relay and really my favorite to this day is still the htc vision.
my advice if you cant get yours working, consider swapping logicboards, take about 10 minuets and LOOK HERE cant promise anything of course but sounds like a perfect phone to swap logicboards and only costs 24$
best of luck!
Goodbye
I guess this is my farewell to the G2 and Desire Z forums. You guys have been great. I thought about buying a Vision with good internals and swapping them, but in the end I decided it was time to try something different. I've had this phone for a while. Ideally, the HTC One (M7) would be the successor of my G2, but it just doesn't work with my tiny budget. My second choice would have been a HD2, but, again, I don't have enough money (that's how small the budget is). Today I ordered a Motorola Milestone 3 for $49 on ebay, so when it arrives I'll hopefully be able to get my SIM to work in it. I thought I would never buy a non-HTC phone again (never a Samsung, not even once). Oh, well. Who know, maybe someday my desolate G2 will get jealous of the Milestone and decide to boot up again.