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List of known issues - unconfirmed

I decided to wait until the 2nd or 3rd batch to avoid some mishaps and slowdowns...Also to wait till we get some devs over here and possible root by than. We all know the hiccups that come with the first batch of phones(Especially coming from the G2X lol) But all in all what have you been experiencing problem wise....Please Share
Thanks.
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charlieb620 said:
I decided to wait until the 2nd or 3rd batch to avoid some mishaps and slowdowns...Also to wait till we get some devs over here and possible root by than. We all know the hiccups that come with the first batch of phones(Especially coming from the G2X lol) But all in all what have you been experiencing problem wise....Please Share
Thanks.
**Sidenote**
I still have my Sensation till than that I plan on ditching, and I'm using a Amaze for now.
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Honestly I have no serious issues with this phone. The very little I have is checkerboarding in the browser (although the browser is fast and smooth as hell), home button seems to be the only button on the phone that lags (this is definitely a software issue) and screen resolution isn't as sharp as I am used to coming from the Sensation.
The pros on the GS2 definitely outweigh the cons so I'm happy with my purchase. Coming from the Sensation I was faced with wifi/data signal issues, overheating, lag (mainly on stock software), and a few random reboots and so far I have neither issues with the GS2. I recommend this phone to all!
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OuncE718 said:
Honestly I have no serious issues with this phone. The very little I have is checkerboarding in the browser (although the browser is fast and smooth as hell), home button seems to be the only button on the phone that lags (this is definitely a software issue) and screen resolution isn't as sharp as I am used to coming from the Sensation.
The pros on the GS2 definitely outweigh the cons so I'm happy with my purchase. Coming from the Sensation I was faced with wifi/data signal issues, overheating, lag (mainly on stock software), and a few random reboots and so far I have neither issues with the GS2. I recommend this phone to all!
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Those are my only issues too. I can't really say they are issues because the browser checkerboarding was known before purchasing. They all do it. The home button taking a little bit to react has to be from the double tap on the home button option. This can be fixed and i'm hoping it will be on an update.

Im experiencing that its not a sensation..... You're wasting time waiting for a new batch. The phones flawless unless it has a brushed metal screen.
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The only con I am experiencing is I seem to have trouble charging this thing with anything other than the included AC adapter. I cannot charge this phone while it is connected to a computer with the screen on and streaming music.
I think the radio in this phone is a bit weak as well, I have trouble getting reliable service while inside large buildings.
Otherwise it is an excellent phone. My 4g speeds are 14900 Mbps, I've had a 3700 Quadrant, and battery life is exceptional. I went to sleep at 0300 with a charge of 80 and woke up at 1000 with a charge of 71. Compared to MotoBlur, Touchwiz seems to be a lot easier on the battery while idle.
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Phone has been amazing since day 1 none of the problems people seem to have here
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I picked up mine today from tmobile, i gotta say, i LOVE it. Its giving me no problems whatsoever
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brian6685 said:
I picked up mine today from tmobile, i gotta say, i LOVE it. Its giving me no problems whatsoever
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Definitely agree with it. I came from the Sensation and it would overheat. This phone barely gets hot even while charging! Maybe that's why Samsung phones charge so slow. It pushes out less power and since it pushes out less power the phone will most likely not overheat do to this.
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The "brushed metal" screen thing has been only problem I've had. I exchanged it for one that looks pretty normal & I'm honestly not having any other problems. This phone is unbelievable & everything I've ever wanted in a phone. Great signal(I get signal at my work now, which I didn't before), great sound, great battery life, great colors, doesn't overheat, and the bluetooth range is excellent. I can literally walk across my house without it disconnecting, which is a breath of fresh air coming from a Sensation that I couldn't get more than 5 feet from :3

Agree. Hardware wise there isn't much if at all that needs to be fixed. Everything is nice and solid...great finish.
It's blazing fast..doesn't overheat and does everything well. Reminds me a lot of a Mac...It turns on, turns off and does what it's suppose to well. Reliable.
The phones amazing and I recommend it to EVERYONE.
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Im experiencing that its not a sensation..... You're wasting time waiting for a new batch. The phones flawless unless it has a brushed metal screen.
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I exchanged mine yesterday because it had the textured screen flaw. It was made on 9/27, got a new one made on 9/28. Looking great now, still messing around with it, a functional GPS is my biggest worry. I'll be testing that today when on the road.
Only down side I see is the occasional lag with TouchWiz. Coming in and out of applications, you notice a few slow spots here and there. Nothing I really care about. Coming from the G2X, this phone is a dream.

my phone works great the only issue i have is the phone acts strange when i try to use it and its charging...weird

kennyp987 said:
my phone works great the only issue i have is the phone acts strange when i try to use it and its charging...weird
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Try a different charger. I've had this problem on several phones, it has to do with the charger outputting the wrong voltage or something. My phone does this too with the old Sensation charger that I use at work but it doesn't do it with my home charger.

bighulk666 said:
a functional GPS is my biggest worry. I'll be testing that today when on the road.
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You're in for a treat. This things lock very fast and I used it today just to try it out.

kabuk1 said:
Try a different charger. I've had this problem on several phones, it has to do with the charger outputting the wrong voltage or something. My phone does this too with the old Sensation charger that I use at work but it doesn't do it with my home charger.
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i am using the included charger ;/

kennyp987 said:
i am using the included charger ;/
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Try a different one anyway, I've had included chargers cause this problem with the phones they came with.
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One more slight problem that I've noticed- occasionally Doggcatcher & certain music players will give me errors about not being able to access the sd card. Its like it unmounts itself randomly or something. PlayerPro is the only one so far that hasn't done this.

kabuk1 said:
Try a different one anyway, I've had included chargers cause this problem with the phones they came with.
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One more slight problem that I've noticed- occasionally Doggcatcher & certain music players will give me errors about not being able to access the sd card. Its like it unmounts itself randomly or something. PlayerPro is the only one so far that hasn't done this.
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What kind of memory card is it?
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Bluetooth headphones (of any kind) wont work. just rapidly skips through the tracks without playing them, or it tells me that the format is incorrect (its not) wired headphones work fine...

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Bluetooth headphones (of any kind) wont work. just rapidly skips through the tracks without playing them, or it tells me that the format is incorrect (its not) wired headphones work fine...
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My motorola bt stereo headset works just fine... As a suggestion maybe try deleting the pairing and pairing again?
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I don't have a lock screen anymore for some reason weird, and if I hold the power button I don't get that pop up that gives me the option to put it into fight mode and blah. It just shuts off
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Anyone else with random menu key issue?

I've been having this issue for a few weeks now and it's only seemingly getting worse. HOWEVER.. I think I have an idea of what may be going on.
Can a bad USB cable cause this issue? Maybe some kind of static electricity build up or something. If anyone else out there has this issue can you weigh in? Are you using any damaged or 3rd party cables? My problems started around teh time i orderd a (samsung) micro usb cable for use in my car with a cig lighter power converter thingy that has a usb port on it.
to test I wiped the battery stats in CWM and it actually seemed to help.. until last night when I used the new cable in the car again and it went haywire. I wiped the battery again and ill avoid using the new cable to see if it helps any..
I happened to catch it on video last night so I'll post a link up later. I'd like to get to the bottom of this since sprint wants to charge me to replace the device -___- .

I dont see anything in there about what the actual random "problem" is. only problem I have with my menu button is that my "phone" icon is right above it and with my case on the phone it makes it harder for my fat thumb to just hit menu and I sometimes launch the dialer...

so uhhh.. what's the "problem?"

The menu key will randomly activate without me actually touching the screen. Like I said, I have it on video and I'll post it as soon as I get home so everyone can share thoughts on it.
it's exactly what it sounds like. I'll be using the device, sometimes just reading and sometimes not even holding the device at all (as demonstrated in the vid) and the menu key will activate rapidly and very randomly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gP2Ju8Xvyo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Here's the video as promised. Taken last night. It happened today as well even after flashing the lastest stock ek13.
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bumpity bump bump

Well, the Video is down. Id like to see if its the same problem as I have.
I believe It may be. Its quite annoying. The Menu Button just activates. I always assume that its just Oily or dirty, something is making it do it. But even after a wipe it does it and Only with the Menu Key. Not Home, Back, or Search. I also use the Matte Black back TPU case, no difference on or off. Cant find a Rhyme or reason.
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For the record, im also on FC24.

haven't seen the video but I noticed during LOS testing when the phone came out that I got random menu pop ups in low signal areas.
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Amusing, it did it when I hit "post reply".
I get it off and on, be damned if I can figure out how to replicate. Just does it.
I was starting to think it was my screen protector, since it started around that time. Happens plugged in and unplugged. Can go days without, then it just happens. I do know it only started for me when I flashed ICS.

Have you tried reflashing and seeing if the problem still exists. Last week my phone was randomly doing stuff like that. I did a full wipe and reflashed and everything has been fine since.

I've flashed several ROMs and have had it.
I can say I have had it only on ICS, some more than others. Never tracked it closely, but have had it on the homescreen, browser. Only 2 times since Fd02.
Wish I knew how to make it happen. I will say signal/battery levels have no effect.

its likely there's a short or something. I would take it into sprint. There's no reason not to. If they can't fix it you'll get a new phone.
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Here's what's worked for me on ALL Android phones that have had this problem, go to your custom recovery, and clear cache and dalvik cache and reboot... Your phone will take a few minutes to boot...
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I just got a refurb because of a blue led of death and mine is doing this as well. I've tried ICS roms, stock EL29, and even did a complete factory reset after flashing back to stock EL29 to no avail. It mainly occurs while I'm on a call or texting. It's driving me nuts and if it continues it's going back to Sprint.

I have been testing a theory relates to this.
Last night it was pretty bad, so I turned the setting for the hard buttons lights to "always off".
Hasn't happened since.
Only reason I tried this is that I noticed they came on right before the menu went nuts.
As I've said before, I don't think mine is a short since I NEVER had this occur when on gingerbread. Others may be, but I'm nearly certain mine is not.
If anyone else can try this to see if it does help, would be nice to see.

jfcooley said:
I have been testing a theory relates to this.
Last night it was pretty bad, so I turned the setting for the hard buttons lights to "always off".
Hasn't happened since.
Only reason I tried this is that I noticed they came on right before the menu went nuts.
As I've said before, I don't think mine is a short since I NEVER had this occur when on gingerbread. Others may be, but I'm nearly certain mine is not.
If anyone else can try this to see if it does help, would be nice to see.
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I'll give that a shot, thanks!
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Good idea. I'll try the always on setting and see if that helps as well, that way we'll cover both ways.

Doesn't work. Had it come back k last night.
Not sure what to try.

Mine did it a few times yesterday and I noticed when it did either the gps was trying to connect or it was trying to connect to wifi or 3g. Maybe a coincidence or not, who knows, but it's something else to look at.

My phone did the same thing, it isn't the USB cable nor the screen protector. Its a bug when signal drops below a certain level. However, I believe its a touchwiz issue as I have yet to have it happen on any AOSP rom, input anyone?
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[Q] Phone turns off randomly

My phone randomly turns off when I'm not using it. (Like when I leave it too charge overnight or don't use it for a couple hours)
What could be the problem? How to fix this problem?
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Benwaffle

are u rooted? have cwm installed? custom rom?

Rooted, ardatdat kernel, cwmr. Actually it didn't seem to happen last night, and I just installed the new kernel yesterday
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if it happens again after you changed the kernel, try a different rom and stay away from overclocking it and stuff. can't hurt to inspect your battery contacts if you spilled anything near it.

Turns off or locks? some people are getting it to lock it's called the sleep death and happens if you put your phone to charge at night with Wifi on. Some people try different Roms to fix this issue.

Hehe my phone doesn't sleepdeath...I charge it on with wifi...maybe it's different
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Aquethys said:
Hehe my phone doesn't sleepdeath...I charge it on with wifi...maybe it's different
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That was a very helpful post.....Nah just kidding it doesn't happen to everyone. I have had my phone since December last year and I can count on 1 hand how many times it has happened to me. I always charge at night with WIFI on. But when it does happen I simply hold the power button till it reboots, so not a very big issue to me.

Reviving this thread because I'm having a similar problem...
Running on stock, rooted.
It happens often enough for it to be a problem.
Only concern is when I go to sleep and rely on my phone as an alarm clock. I need my phone to work
Please note last charge cycle on the attached screenshot. Battery was at 84% and completely dead after sleeping for 8 hours. It doesn't even show me how the phone died, or what made it die.
During the day, I think I have the same problem. My phone will simply not turn on at times. I have to do a battery pull before I can get the phone to turn on again.

Check the battery. Take it out and put it on a flat surface like wood or metal. Spin it like you would as a bottle, if it does that, then your battery is swollen and will cause problems like what you're experiencing. If that does happen, you need to replace the battery, as that is your only option. Sorry . It happened to me, but i was covered under warranty.
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doode2011 said:
Check the battery. Take it out and put it on a flat surface like wood or metal. Spin it like you would as a bottle, if it does that, then your battery is swollen and will cause problems like what you're experiencing. If that does happen, you need to replace the battery, as that is your only option. Sorry . It happened to me, but i was covered under warranty.
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Battery looks fine. Not visually swollen and doesn't spin on a flat surface. Wish I had another battery to test this out...

I saw that you're using another rom. Did you wipe battery stats and cache before installing it? I remember with my DHD I didn't do that and it would die randomly here and there. After I reinstalled the rom, it was working alright.
Save your apps on TB and do a nandroid backup before doing it so you don't lose any data.
Also, try out the literom, it's basically stock without bloatware.
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doode2011 said:
I saw that you're using another rom. Did you wipe battery stats and cache before installing it? I remember with my DHD I didn't do that and it would die randomly here and there. After I reinstalled the rom, it was working alright.
Save your apps on TB and do a nandroid backup before doing it so you don't lose any data.
Also, try out the literom, it's basically stock without bloatware.
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I've been running it on stock, just rooted.
I don't believe wiping battery stats will do much, considering they're wiped every time you charge to 100%. But the battery level is definitely off. I reboot my phone sometimes and end up going from 50% down to about 10%. It's not reporting accurately.
I will be installing a new rom over the coming weeks, just have no time right now. I just wanted to know if this seems to be a hardware problem or software.

Let me know how it goes. Sorry for the late response. I have been busy with school and work
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I'm having this same issue with my Glide of 3 weeks. I remember having a similar problem several years ago - can't remember what phone it was - may have been the N900. I think that one was fixed by conditioning the battery. Where you drain it to 20% and then recharge several times. Does that technique sound familiar to anyone else?
I am stock GB/rooted and not opposed to flashing a new rom if that would help. Any suggestions on a minimal rom with working camera? (my one requirement)

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Let me know how it goes. Sorry for the late response. I have been busy with school and work
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Looks like it was a rom specific issue. More importantly, it was a battery drain. Something was causing my phone to hang and drain the battery overnight if I didn't leave it on charge. Not happening with CM10.1
Gingerbread on this phone has a lot more bugs than I normally like. I don't know how Samsung didn't catch these or found it ok to market the phone despite knowing these bugs exist. For example, stock music app periodically slows down and force closes for no reason.

My girlfriends phone is having this same issue after I re flashed the stock rom, rooted it, and installed twrp. Does anyone have any insight to this issue before she throws the phone against a wall?
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doode2011 said:
Check the battery. Take it out and put it on a flat surface like wood or metal. Spin it like you would as a bottle, if it does that, then your battery is swollen and will cause problems like what you're experiencing. If that does happen, you need to replace the battery, as that is your only option. Sorry . It happened to me, but i was covered under warranty.
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Thank you! I was having this issue, and this helped me figure it out. My battery was definitely swollen, and after seeing this, I now notice it actually doesn't even sit flat in the battery compartment anymore. Luckily when I called AT+T they said it was still under warranty and sent me out a new battery with little hassle.

Charging issues

Hi I am using the ICS leak and sometimes when I plug the micro USB cable to the phone and other end to the wall the phone does not charge.I have tried multiple chargers and the only thing that fixes it is rebooting the phone, but recently at times that does not help. Does anyone else experience this? I am thinking charging may be controlled by the ROM and I may switch to something else.now I am only hopping it is not hardware but I do know it is slightly buggy connecting to the computer. This is why I am asking to know if anyone else experiences charging issues.
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I haven't experienced any charging issues. It might actually be hardware related which sucks.
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I had the same problem on GB plus my volume key on the bottom side didn't work. But a couple of days later, I dropped it hard by accident. Everything was back to normal. Not saying you should drop yours intentionally but my phone had so many problems and yet still love the thing.

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I had the same problem on GB plus my volume key on the bottom side didn't work. But a couple of days later, I dropped it hard by accident. Everything was back to normal. Not saying you should drop yours intentionally but my phone had so many problems and yet still love the thing.
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Thats funny haha lets drop our phones and see what happens haha
I have no charging issues
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I think it's the microusb ports that are the culprit as I had similar issues with it that included connectivity issues when trying to update to ics. I had to "hold the phone" with one had & the cable with the other to keep a stable connection to get it to complete.
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My microusb port is really loose and the cable moves and pulls from side to side a lot. Haven't had charging issues yet though. Hopefully I never will.
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Would not charge all day then it gave me a message that it needed to be charged,I plugged the cable in and it started charging again. Weird.
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That's weird, I wonder why it did that...
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I think it is hardware,I push down on the connector when plugged to phone then it status charging.but once it starts no movement stops it.must be 1 contact that is not being made to initiate the charging.
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[Q] HELP! phone crashes/hangs-restarts with dead battery

Hi everyone, I am having an unusual problem. I was running re-calked fi29 and when I would be using my phone somewhere between 50-80% battery it would freeze and reset the phone (or I would have to remove the battery). Upon restarting, my battery will be less than 12% then will immediately shut off and won't restart until I put it on the charger (when I do it still shows battery above 50%>. I always flash el29 before flashing roms, reset battery stats, and caulkin format all. I switched to Phantom rom and I continue to have the issue. This is happening every day and has left me up **** Creek since I am on vacation and using maps. Any suggestions? Thanks.

Also, upon plunging the phone in, it works ok, doesn't crash

Are you by chance under volting at all?
-TeaM VeNuM Like A Boss

Is ur battery bulging out of the battery door?
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No to both questions.

Put your battery on a flat surface, smooth table, countertops, desk, etc and spin it, if it spins like a top its starting to bulge. The symptoms you're describing are those of a bad/bulging battery. Oddly enough it can be bulging but still test good in the machine at the repair center and they will do the spin test to confirm bulging and swap the battery out(as long as they have one in stock) even if it tests good. I've been having the same issue with mine and waiting for the corporate store to get some more batteries in so i can get mine swapped for free. If they don't get any soon I'm just gonna go the Samsung route and get it swapped thru them and just buy a cheap replacement to use while I wait for Samsung to receive my bad one and ship a new one out.
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Damn I'm having similar issues, but my phone will randomly reset without freezing. It usually happens when I'm in the middle of something on the phone too. I flashed 3 different roms, incase it was a rom incompatibility issue but no dice.
The battery thing is interesting though, I also carry a spare Samsung battery with me and the phone will still restart with either one in. Not sure what the issue is since this recently started happening.
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Subiegsr said:
Damn I'm having similar issues, but my phone will randomly reset without freezing. It usually happens when I'm in the middle of something on the phone too. I flashed 3 different roms, incase it was a rom incompatibility issue but no dice.
The battery thing is interesting though, I also carry a spare Samsung battery with me and the phone will still restart with either one in. Not sure what the issue is since this recently started happening.
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well if u tried two diff batts on 3 diff roms u might wanna have your phone checked out.. unless ur doing something to cause it with all 3 roms you tried
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Agreed.
I had this issue before, but was only when undervolting.
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