odd problem just happened - Samsung Galaxy Nexus

this is what just happened!
my phone was on my desk for about an hour of not using, them....my secondary phone rings and someone tells me that my phone is closed. i said, wtf? then....i pressed power button.....nothing......picked it up.....the phone WAS HOTTTTTT at the earpiece area and the camera area and it didnt want to turn on. i removed the battery, then it started and the battery was at 4% from 30% on hour ago!
what was this? anyone else with this?

You were running GPU hungry apps on the background of the phone. Don't worry, just make sure you have a ha bit of closing and deleting apps that you don't need.

i didnt start anything......and how come it was dead....and only started after pulling the battery out!?

Thermal protection.
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but i dont have any games installed! what high gpu? nothing was on!?
i have a task manager.....i always use it......but maybe it is not good for ics! what do u use?

Do you have cats?
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Uninstall your task manager.
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Skrazz said:
Do you have cats?
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you lost me!

joshnichols189 said:
Uninstall your task manager.
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why? how do i close apps?

gangstar said:
why? How do i close apps?
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The way I understand it is this...
Google spends a TON of money developing the Android Platform. It was orginally and continues to pride itself on multi tasking. That said they didn't just forget that programs running in the background could drain the battery. Android manages your apps perfectly and to think they would leave it up to a 3rd party software to assist the OS is a joke. App management software is bad, all bad.
More people come on here asking why their phone suddenly died, and majority of them have app management programs. Don't know if they are causing the issue, but it seems possible.
Hope that helps

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why? how do i close apps?
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:multiple face slaps at the same time from all possible directions:

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Weird Vibrations

I have a weird problem with my phone. Every so often, my phone wjll vibrate twice, in two really short bursts that arent powerful at all. It is completely random. And whenever im playing music, it will stop the music for 5 seconds. If anyone knows what this is it would be greatly appreciated because this is happening on my new phone, as well as my last two galaxy s 2's (ive gotten 3 replacements)
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I think this happens to me too, may just be my head, but I really do believe.
Do you get a notification?
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new ion? said:
Do you get a notification?
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Nope. Nothing. It just randomly vibrates ALOT. And im on stock ROM ans unrooted so...idk its weird
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Do you have a case on your phone? If so, which one?
G1ForFun said:
Do you have a case on your phone? If so, which one?
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Nope. No case at all
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What apps do you have that give off frequent notification? Do you have facebook, friendcaster, word w/f, etc.? Can you give us a small run down?
you can also download betterbatterystats (free here on XDA) and look at what frequently runs perhaps it appears as a wakelock.
or you can always look at logcat
Scoutamis said:
I have a weird problem with my phone. Every so often, my phone wjll vibrate twice, in two really short bursts that arent powerful at all. It is completely random. And whenever im playing music, it will stop the music for 5 seconds. If anyone knows what this is it would be greatly appreciated because this is happening on my new phone, as well as my last two galaxy s 2's (ive gotten 3 replacements)
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It's a kernel crash. It's a part of android. It usually happens to let you know that it crashed but android reloads where it last left off. Hence the reason for the gap in music. If you press home immediately after you will catch it trying to finish reloading.
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PulldOvr said:
It's a kernel crash. It's a part of android. It usually happens to let you know that it crashed but android reloads where it last left off. Hence the reason for the gap in music. If you press home immediately after you will catch it trying to finish reloading.
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Is there anyway to fix it? Cause i happens like once every 10minutes
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Try running master's kernel cleanser and reinstalling the kernel, that's a place to start
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You will have to root first... Unless someone with more experience chimes in with a different idea
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new ion? said:
You will have to root first... Unless someone with more experience chimes in with a different idea
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I shouldnt have to root my phone to get something simple working Ugh
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Is the same app running every time it happens? It may be a 3rd party app that isn't completely compatible running on your phone. Try deleting any third party widgeta.. then going into your task manager and clearing your memory. Then add one widget at at time til it starts doing it. If it doesn't do it, then open one of your e eryday apps at a time till you have the vibrating again. You may find some crappy lil app that you installed is causing all the problems.
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Ill try that thanks
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Is the same app running every time it happens? It may be a 3rd party app that isn't completely compatible running on your phone. Try deleting any third party widgeta.. then going into your task manager and clearing your memory. Then add one widget at at time til it starts doing it. If it doesn't do it, then open one of your e eryday apps at a time till you have the vibrating again. You may find some crappy lil app that you installed is causing all the problems.
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any updates?
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PulldOvr said:
any updates?
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I just got the phone replaced and it has completely stopped. Thank the lord!
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[Q] ICS Task Manager/Clear Memory exception list?

Hey guys, is it possible to create an exception list for the ICS Task Manager. My problem is that whenever I "clear memory" it will close my Widget Locker and I have to go in and restart it. As much as I clear memory in a day thats alot of restarting. Any help would be appreciated.
Also, I don't need recommendations for other task managers, I would like to keep it native.
You shouldn't be frequently clearing memory as is. Android isn't like a Windows Mobile phone. You're supposed to use the task manager in the event of a misbehaving app and thats pretty much it.
So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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mdsevol said:
So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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I never clear memory. Just use task manager to close open apps. My battery life is great and phone runs like a charm. Just my 2cents
mdsevol said:
So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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Hold home and swipe the apps you're not using to the left or right.
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Right on. I appreciate it guys.
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mdsevol said:
So it isn't necessarily a bad thing if the memory bar is full?
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No its not. Those apps are just being stored in cache. They aren't actively using battery (unless its a poorly programmed app). Android should automatically remove the ones that are idle on its own, though. Just let Android do its thing.
If you're really worried about runaway apps, use this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...sMSwxLDEwOSwiY29tLnpvbXV0LndhdGNoZG9nbGl0ZSJd
Its a different kind of task manager. All it does is monitor what apps are using the most CPU. ONLY kill the stuff it alerts you that are using crazy high CPU processing.

(?)good task killer

I need a good task killer, my phone is freezing and locking up.... other people i know use them and say they work great, i know some dont like them but i dont like pulling my battery several times a day!
I use active apps.
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The other people you know don't know what they're talking about.
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Try memory booster lite. But you are better off installing the V6 Supercharger.
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I use the regular TW Task Manager and just clear memory is all. i DON'T clear the RAM levels its not advised to.
Like kenny Said v6 does help out
XxLostSoulxX said:
I use the regular TW Task Manager and just clear memory is all. i DON'T clear the RAM levels its not advised to.
Like kenny Said v6 does help out
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I clear ram levels all the time. I am curious why it's not advised.
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what is the V6 Supercharger?
Nabisco_12 said:
what is the V6 Supercharger?
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helps out with lag here take a look
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276/
danipoak said:
I clear ram levels all the time. I am curious why it's not advised.
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Its just not especially Ram Level 2.
Just hit clear memory on the Ram Tab. And kill any unnecessary apps on the active apps tab
XxLostSoulxX said:
helps out with lag here take a look
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276/
Its just not especially Ram Level 2.
Just hit clear memory on the Ram Tab. And kill any unnecessary apps on the active apps tab
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The ram level 2 isn't an option anymore.... its a non-issue now...
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flastnoles11 said:
The ram level 2 isn't an option anymore.... its a non-issue now...
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Ahh ok. Well still TW Task Manager is the best
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XxLostSoulxX said:
helps out with lag here take a look
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276/
Its just not especially Ram Level 2.
Just hit clear memory on the Ram Tab. And kill any unnecessary apps on the active apps tab
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i went there im am somewhat confused, were they rating jst the app? where is the download?
Nabisco_12 said:
i went there im am somewhat confused, were they rating jst the app? where is the download?
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its not an app its a script you install through recovery.
if you run AOKP here's the script you can install through Recovery
http://android.mimic.ca/download/cea87b9810cef44d26195600fc22aab6/epic-4g-aokp-milestone-6
just choose the CWM version.
Don't use any. Let android do what it does.
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XxLostSoulxX said:
Ahh ok. Well still TW Task Manager is the best
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Agreed... the only one I use... and I only use it if I start to notice any lag.... which is very rarely...
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
Don't use any. Let android do what it does.
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I wish I could like the same post multiple times. So many people ask me how my Epic runs so smooth even after days of uptime and constant use. I answer "with good settings, choosing good apps, and otherwise letting Android do what it's built to do and not changing things assuming I know better".
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so r u saying keep letting it run like poo? because what it is doing is pissing off right now
Try Memory Booster lite or the built in task killer. Just don't keep killing system apps that are going to reload anyway because that will drain your battery. Android on the miniscule amount of memory the Epic has, does not always handle memory correctly and some apps are poorly written and do not release memory and resources.
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so r u saying keep letting it run like poo? because what it is doing is pissing off right now
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My epic is running fine with 2 day uptime. I have no ram mods or "superchargers".
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
My epic is running fine with 2 day uptime. I have no ram mods or "superchargers".
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Same here. I run CM9 RC1 completely stock and let it do it's thing. I'm at 200+hrs uptime and it's still smooth as butter.
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As we all know every phone and every user and every configuration is different. Marcusant and Zeinzu both of you have had more than your share of your phones acting different than the majority. It would be more helpful to suggest how to help this guy than brag about how wonderful your phone is. Makes you guys sound like someone else we know. Some phones do not clear memory well and can use help.
OP use some of my suggestions here.
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Best task killer for note 2

I have used advance task killer and tas killer and unimpressed by both, I want one to save battery and kill apps, anyone have a good experience with something differnt. See screen shot for rom and kernel Info
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you're better off finding out which app is killing your battery and removing it. the only device i had task killer on was my old archos 101 since it only has 256MB of RAM.
nas02302 said:
I have used advance task killer and tas killer and unimpressed by both, I want one to save battery and kill apps, anyone have a good experience with something differnt. See screen shot for rom and kernel Info
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Best one is to hold your physical home button until recent apps show and click the trash can.
bhint15 said:
Best one is to hold your physical home button until recent apps show and click the trash can.
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i was going to say the same thing.
Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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nas02302 said:
battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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Buzz words that mean nothing,
try a basic ROM with nothing installed for a day, if that works add stuff in till something breaks.
nas02302 said:
Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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Yeah, you've got something wrong that a task killer won't fix. That's more than abnormal. Either you're running something/everything with bad sync settings... Or some ****e app is runaway.
Run "better battery stats" for a few days.
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nas02302 said:
Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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something else is deffinitly wrong. i get 25 hours with 6 hrs screen on time alone. rooted stock.
skyjedi said:
Buzz words that mean nothing,
try a basic ROM with nothing installed for a day, if that works add stuff in till something breaks.
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Just trying to eliminate things that could be wrong..... If you don't have a solution than keep scrolling!
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nas02302 said:
Been doing all that.....I point get 6 hrs top with battery calibrated and under clocked.... my battery tested good and charger is also fine
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Wow.. maybe a bad battery? Or Rom?
Running Macksrom.. light usage I'll get 2 days plus out of my phone. Heavy screen and media still get's me 24 hours or more with no charge. This phone I've had no fear of using all that I please when unplugged. The only "task killer" i use is ES Task Manager to control my white list.
Also, that is running overclocked
Like someone said, find the app that's killing your battery and work on that first. I recommend gsam battery. If that doesn't help you then get juice defender. The pro option gives you even more options. There is no need for a task killer on android. The os is made to be as efficient as possible.
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Battery calibration does nothing. Battery stats are wiped automatically everytime you charge to 100%. Task killers are worse for battery than not using one. Android manages apps just fine on its own, killing them with a task killer just forces the OS to unnecessarily wake up everytime it needs to restart a service. Your best bet is to use better battery stats to find what rogue app is killing your battery and/or using autostarts app to stop things you don't use from starting to begin with.
I like to break stuff!
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Battery calibration does nothing. Battery stats are wiped automatically everytime you charge to 100%. Task killers are worse for battery than not using one. Android manages apps just fine on its own, killing them with a task killer just forces the OS to unnecessarily wake up everytime it needs to restart a service. Your best bet is to use better battery stats to find what rogue app is killing your battery and/or using autostarts app to stop things you don't use from starting to begin with.
I like to break stuff!
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
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Try gsam battery monitor from the play store to narrow it down.
Depending on usage, 6 hours could be normal. I get that with extremely heavy usage.
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bhint15 said:
Best one is to hold your physical home button until recent apps show and click the trash can.
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I do this quite often, but was curious if this actually closes the app? Or does it just remove it from recently opened list?
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Subiegsr said:
I do this quite often, but was curious if this actually closes the app? Or does it just remove it from recently opened list?
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Hit the little thing that looks like a pie on the left, it opens task manager
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Don't waste time installing junk task killer, it will drain your battery. Just use the stock one. Hold home button and hit the trash icon.
The best task killer is no task killer
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more than likely, as stated earlier, it is probably your battery. i had this problem with my stock battery as well. and yes it tested and charged fine but it clearly was not. after purchasing 2 anker batteries and charging them everything is back to normal and getting 2 days out of one battery with light use.
MultiLockOn said:
The best task killer is no task killer
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I was gonna saybthis but you beat me to it. Ics and jb have pretty good memory managment to begin with and the note 2 having 2 gb of ram helps a lot
Best way to charge your phone is a 500mah or 700mah charger. Takes forever to charge but the battery loves it better and gets a much stronger charge. The slower you charge the longer it lasts. Whenever I go to sleep I plug it into my pc
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Camera Raondomly Opens

My wife's S4 has a goofy problem. Sometimes the camera just randomly opens. Primarily when she unlocks her phone, and then sometimes when she hits the back button she says it opens. She is rooted with stock. Nothing special. It's just driving her crazy. She can't think of any apps she has recently updated or installed that would cause it. This has been going on about 3 weeks. Anyone else experience this or have any thoughts...?
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Recalibrate the screen
Move the phone app icon.
Run a virus scan.
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Gunkk said:
Recalibrate the screen
Move the phone app icon.
Run a virus scan.
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What do you mean "move the phone app Icon?"
So you really think it could be virus related? Never thought of that....
I also Googled screen calibration and didn't see and option for that..
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Well, it's pretty obvious the advantages of rooting a phone. Titanium Backup being probably one of the biggest reasons in addition to Ad Blocker apps. The ability to theme or mod certain things that maybe you couldn't do otherwise. So, that's why. Yes she does mostly text and call and Facebook but she has a lot of apps and things to restore and rooting it makes it easy. Not that it's any of your business anyways.
Life Lesson: listen first and speak second. There is often a good reason for something. You may never have thought of.
Now, she does have the camera widget which was my first thought, but she says that's not it.... And it opens other times as well.
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Well, thank you. Anyone got anymore ideas of wth the camera keeps just opening on its own..? :banghead:
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