Very strange thing happened to me today, went to wake my phone up from lock screen but I pressed the power button and nothing, no wake! I knew I had lots of battery left, but thought maybe it died for some reason, plugged in charger, no response still could not turn on, even holding the button down did no change, nor opening keyboard.
I then removed the battery and re-inserted, booted up and its working fine again
What happened?!
It just happens This happens to my Desire Z every month or so, no matter what rom I use. Recently I changed the radio the latest release, but it won't help I suppose... we'll see.
It seems nobody knows why this happens, many questions are scattered around the the forum about this hang and no answer
sorry for my english
gps make this problem (+ google maps + all google maps based programs)
just turn gps switch off
when you have to use gps, turn it on, use it, turn it off, reboot
and DZ should work fine
http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/thread?tid=69305f1c1e5f8c31&hl=en
Not sure what causes this, but it happens occasionally to me too. Maybe once a month or so... Happened earlier today. Hadn't used Google Maps nor do I have any apps that use GPS to track my location.
Happens to me all the time, in average about once every 1-2 days. I put my phone on my desk with screen off, and an hour later it does not respond to the on/off button at all. Sometimes it will reboot when I press the button for over 15 seconds, but most of the time I have to pull the battery, which is a drag since I have a silicone phone protector. I have also noticed that every once in a while, the battery will be fully discharged when it does this. This morning my phone was at 80% battery power, I used it for a minute to check mail, then put it down. 15 Minutes later it was dead, and when I pulled the battery, all I got was a little screen saying 'Please connect charger immediately'. Kinda scary.
I've seen lots of posts about this too on androidforums.com and on MoDaCo. My wife has a Samsung Galaxy Ace on Android 2.2.4 and she has the exact same problem. I haven't found a solution yet, but it seems to be software-related (since it's not limited to Desire-Z), and more specifically Android-related (as it also happened on stock phones without any third-party apps installed). I upgraded to Android 2.3.3 last week and that did not solve it.
Other suspicions I found on other fora:
Correlation between 'phone sleep' and 'WiFi going to sleep' (some people report they benefit from keeping WiFi always off unless they really need it, some people report success keeping WiFi always on; for others - like me - it does nothing or made it worse)
Correlation between phone and SD card (phone does not work properly if the SD card is not the original one, or has not been formatted on the phone)
Correlation between WiFi and SD card (people report reformatting the SD card on their device helped, after they've turned WiFi off)
I have heard people that have had their phone replaced 7 times and all 8 phones did it, some others got the problem solved with one replacement, so it seems not all devices do it.
Check out this thread: http://androidforums.com/samsung-galaxy-ace/312084-randomly-turning-off.html
A personal observation of mine - and maybe hardware gurus can comment on it - involves the micro-USB connector. Not only is it a pain to connect (compared to mini-USB), but I have noticed that it very easily 'jitters' if there is a slight bend in the cable or if you move the phone while it's connected. The plug will then sit slightly crooked in the connector and the phone will stop charging. And actually, I'm pretty sure that the first time it 'died' on me was when this happened. Would it be possible that this triggers the event? And that the micro-USB is the common cause?
I wonder what radio all these dying phones were running? I had 12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26 , now I'm running latest radio, but only a few months will tell if that helped or not...
Update: it's been about a week now since I've disabled GPS and I haven't had a single SOD since! Seems that at least in my case GPS was the culprit, like others on here already suggested. Can anyone else confirm?
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Grrruk said:
I wonder what radio all these dying phones were running? I had 12.28b.60.140e_26.03.02.26 , now I'm running latest radio, but only a few months will tell if that helped or not...
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It's not the radio
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Spastic909 said:
It's not the radio
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+1.... no way it can be
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I also have random shutdown issue... Not sure it is related to the rom... But it happens when i get out of my house, maybe caused by wifi disconnect issue.. it happen just a few days ago... Now i off the wifi seems ok...
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SteRo said:
Update: it's been about a week now since I've disabled GPS and I haven't had a single SOD since! Seems that at least in my case GPS was the culprit, like others on here already suggested. Can anyone else confirm?
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i have the same since a few weeks
SteRo go plese to the google link in my post (#3) and report gps problem
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i have the same since a few weeks
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my GPS on 24 hours already is ok... but Wifi is a no... i come out of the house this morning... it hangs again... totally black screen and it boot up again when i press the power button so my story tells me never on the wifi when you do not needs it... maybe i'll sent it to HTC SC for checking when i get a new phone... i duno whether i can survive 3~5 working days without it...
try this for a week or too:
have gps allways off when you dont use it.
when you have to use gps, turn it on, then after use turn it off and reboot the phone
and notice how many times you phone hangs in this too weeks
Hello,
i have the same issue with my Desire Z. Many people say its GPS related, i think so, too.
I never hat issues with GPS while navigate. But because the issue is probably caused bei GPS, i have a idea.
I use the wipe efs-data using for GPS from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1028405
I never had freezes since this. Maybe it helps everyone. Please try and give feedback. Thanks.
Yesterday my Desire Z did exactly that. For the first time. First I thought the battery would be dead, but connection it to the charger didn't even make the orange LED turn on. So only taking out the battery and re-inserting it brought my phone back to life.
I had WiFi turned ON and GPS NOT turned OFF (though no Maps or anything running, so there was no satellite icon in the status bar the last time I had used it).
I will keep watching it, if GPS OFF or an EFS-WIPE might help. But right now it has crashed the first time in about two weeks, so it will be hard for me to tell any improvement before at least a month has passed. ;-)
Tronar
Addendum: after finishing this post, I went downstairs to pick up my phone. And it was dead again! Seems to be happening more often at the moment, than I thought. So I'm going to do an EFS-WIPE now.
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no Maps or anything running
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google maps is running still in background (also when You try to kill it with taskkiller it will stand up) and use (or try to use) gps for example for location for weather forecast. it can happen that the gps icon cam in notifications bar only a few seconds so You can't see it
it is possible that another apk use (or try to use) gps to get Your location, geotagging photos or so.
just have always gps off (when you haven't to use it and reboot after using) it helps
Bad News, wiping efs-data did not resolve the SOD . Yesterday it happens again.
My gf has the Desire Z and loves the phone - cept for this random issue of her phone freezing on standby. After a bit of screwing around I found out it is definitely related to the GPS module. Whether it's a hardware or memory leak it doesn't matter to her. You can crash her phone anytime by simply using the GPS and any software (she likes google maps / navigation) when she's done whether she turns off the gps or not, makes no difference - within a few hours at the most - it'll crash every time.
The short version, after using your GPS you'll have to restart your phone and you'll never have it crash again.
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The short version, after using your GPS you'll have to restart your phone and you'll never have it crash again.
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exactly as i allready wrote in the #3 post
I've been using Cyanongen 7.0.3 for a couple of months now. Recently the phone is acting quite strange. It's constantly lockig up(I need to remove the battery to restart it). Has anyone else noticed this behavior? Can this be caused by an app that's installed?
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I have noticed the same problem with every non-sense roms i have tried (oxygen, CM, Redux and MIUI). In my case it specially occurs when I used Spotify, It stops paying music and then force-close after that the rom gets very slow, cant restart the normal way either, have to pull out the battery...
I think I've found the problem. After uninstalling JuiceDefender the problem stopped(at least for now)
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I've been using Cyanongen 7.0.3 for a couple of months now. Recently the phone is acting quite strange. It's constantly lockig up(I need to remove the battery to restart it). Has anyone else noticed this behavior? Can this be caused by an app that's installed?
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My Desire phone has been doing that since it was new - last January. When I make or receive a phone call, the screen locks so that I cannot use the keyboard for an automated answering system. Finally, I can never hang up. Pressing the power button sometimes shows the hang up button for about half a second.
I sent it to the HTC agent for repair and was told nothing was wrong with it!
I have rooted the phone, to see if I could change the settings controlling the phone, but so far have had no luck. I can't use the phone as a phone!!!!!
PS. At first, I uninstalled all the apps I had collected, but the problem continued. I have also reset the phone to factory settings, but still no improvement. I wonder how many users have this sort of problem.
got the Firmware back in May and to this day it hasn't been fixed, WTF
how do I fix this, the keyboard goes blank every other time I text, texting is a basic thing for mobile communication how did they let this slip by! I doubt this firmware was tested at all before release it's like releasing a car and forgetting to add a wing mirror......
No one is forcing you to use mods if it's not upto your high standards. FYI, I text a lot (hardly call), and am still to experience this bug you are referring to.
Someone else posted the same problem in the Cyanogen community, got no response, I'm not saying I wish to remove this mod, I'm asking what do I have to do to fix this issue, I am not the only one having it!
try this, text your friend, press the back button or home button or even the power button after you have done texting. tada! blank keyboard = reboot
Am I missing something I've been in this forum everyday and have never heard of a bug like this???? When was last time you flashed?
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had some recent problems but nothing i couldnt fix with help from xda members but never had a single keyboard problem (fingers crossed). i would say if you dont or havnt then you need to do a clean install.
I literally flashed it like 3 days after they figured out how to put Cyanogen on the wildfire..
this bugs been here from day one, my friends have it also (2) and I saw a recent post from an american having the exact problem.
I have unlimited texts so I text lots everyday...
and if I keep texting and play about with my phone like check phone logs (basically, pressing the back button often from texting to menu etc)
I will get a blank keyboard, very frustrating, I only can fix it by REBOOTING
There's been like 200+ updates since may?? Why don't you update??
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never had this issue.. :/ and i texting 500+ everyday
where are the updates?!? I've been on 7.0.3 since may and have never updated I haven't seen a new release?
Download
Download from here http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=nightly&device=buzz
There's a stable version called cm7.1 rc1 in the development section but I recommend flashing the latest nightly which is updated daily as its better, faster and more stable in my opinion.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1015532
Edit: he beat me to it!
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Hello zideeq,
I had the same problem few days ago and thankfully I sorted it...
If u r using any sorta themes on ur cm7 then just apply the default 1, reboot ur phone and see if it still happens
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This thread still makes me chuckle, are you guys waiting for someone from the cyanogen team to pop round and fix it for you?
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I know there have been a lot written about the "overheating" problem or "charging" problem but those subjects does not match 100% with my problem or provide a solution.
When I use my Desire for navigation and charging at the same time in my car, the device will reboot after some time. I have had it send back two times. They told me they swapped the motherboard both times. The second time the problem seemed to be solved. At that time I was convinced it was a temperature problem.
Then I updated my desire to the official 2.3.3. And the problem was back again! So I guess it is a software problem? I also watched the battery temp closely today when I was out for a test. The reboot occurred at 36 C. This is not very hot, wright? Although the device feels hot.
What is the problem? Is there a solution? I have searched but can't find a solution. Maybe I missed it, please post a link! Use of Setcpu did not help.
Sorry for the poor English.
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I have my phone few days ago, it's EU edition. The phone has a really annoying problem, sometimes it turns itself off for a while, during that time, I can't do anything to turn it on again. It takes around 3 to 5 minutes before pressing the power button can help. Does anyone have this problem also? I don't know should I exchange for a new one or return it....
P/S: My friend also has one and it also has same problem.. and that was his exchanged device...
Try disabling the motion gestures
Omg I've been experiencing that quite often recently!
It's freaking annoying and I can't do anything about it.
Happened once when I was using Google keep and taking a photo when a whatsapp text came in and several other random times.
I'm on Asian stock unrooted
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Use Volume up + power to force a reboot
On topic though, it shouldn't be doing that at all
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Software number
I have software number 1.54, I updated the phone right after I unboxed it, should it because of this update?