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EVO 4G disconnects randomly on BMW iDrive

Hi all,
I have a 2011 335xi w/ iDrive that I paired my Sprint/HTC Evo 4G to (running Android 2.2 w/ latest patches). My phone connects fine and transfers contacts and all but randomly during calls will disconnect and the sound goes back to the phone. In order to get it back working, I have to turn off and on my bluetooth a couple times (on the phone) then go back into the telephone screen, try connecting a couple times and eventually it works. It's so frustrating as this can happen like 3 or 4 times during a one hour drive and seems like more of a distraction to me as the driver than a way to avoid distractions (not so hands free when I am switching on/off bt). Any ideas? Thanks.

WE GOT IT!!! YOU OWN A BMW!!! JEEEEEZZZ
(just wanted to do that... have no idea what your issue is... cause I drive a Ford)

reedsw said:
WE GOT IT!!! YOU OWN A BMW!!! JEEEEEZZZ
(just wanted to do that... have no idea what your issue is... cause I drive a Ford)
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Lol, I only mentioned the car model and year because people familiar with BMW would want to know that since the iDrive gets updated all the time. I have a September 2010 build too if anyone wants to know (so fall update is included...guessing the issue isn't on the car's end).

Haha... I know dood. Like I said... just wanted to do that.

reedsw said:
Haha... I know dood. Like I said... just wanted to do that.
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yup, all good

Got the same issue here with 2011 328. I've read on some other forums people are having these BT issues with other vehicles and various ROMs. I have not been able to find a solution yet.
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/17083-evo-bluetooth-issue.html

6uPMAH said:
Got the same issue here with 2011 328. I've read on some other forums people are having these BT issues with other vehicles and various ROMs. I have not been able to find a solution yet.
http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g/17083-evo-bluetooth-issue.html
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I def know I never had wifi on, which seems to be the most common response on that thread. I haven't tried to hard reset yet, no time to reload all my apps and such (although contacts just sync). If you do figure it out, let me know. Things went well after the recent update to the stock rom, but now they are worse than ever...its not even really connecting, and I've tried completely removing and re-pairing the phone, changing the phone name, turning bluetooth audio off and just keeping phone connection, etc, idk what else to do, very frustrating phone.

Did you try to use the phone without ANY of your apps, bone stock? My friend had a similiar problem in an 11' S4 and we finally figured that the problem was with one of his apps, he tried goin stock and it would be fine, but when he restored all his apps using TB it would do the same. The last thing i could think about is that the BT is somehow going in to sleep mode, try having the power plugged in in the car if you haven't done so already.

lacrossev said:
Did you try to use the phone without ANY of your apps, bone stock? My friend had a similiar problem in an 11' S4 and we finally figured that the problem was with one of his apps, he tried goin stock and it would be fine, but when he restored all his apps using TB it would do the same. The last thing i could think about is that the BT is somehow going in to sleep mode, try having the power plugged in in the car if you haven't done so already.
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Hey, I haven't had much time to hard reset my phone and reload things, but that may be my last resort. Do you know by any chance which App was causing the problems for your friend? I tried using the phone plugged in but no luck either.

Car Home Hell! Please HELP!

It keeps popping up every single GD SECOND! Everything I do it POPS UP and WONT Leave me ALONE! PLEASE HELLP! I bought Root Explorer but I cant find Car Home Anywhere! How DO I Purge my evo from this demonic evil!!!!!!!

crakerjaks said:
It keeps popping up every single GD SECOND! Everything I do it POPS UP and WONT Leave me ALONE! PLEASE HELLP! I bought Root Explorer but I cant find Car Home Anywhere! How DO I Purge my evo from this demonic evil!!!!!!!
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Huh?
Sent from my PC36100 using XDA App

When it is open press menu and go to options and it will say something about automatic launch, un check that, then if you are rooted get titanium backup and uninstall it from there. Are you having problems with the speaker phone being on every time you make or receive a call? That's my problem and I can't figure out how to stop it.

Clay333 said:
When it is open press menu and go to options and it will say something about automatic launch, un check that, then if you are rooted get titanium backup and uninstall it from there. Are you having problems with the speaker phone being on every time you make or receive a call? That's my problem and I can't figure out how to stop it.
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Yes it puts me on speaker all the time also, orientation cannot be disabled,screen lock cannot be disabled, volume stays at the same volume and cannot be adjusted. It is truly fubar'd!

crakerjaks said:
Yes it puts me on speaker all the time also, orientation cannot be disabled,screen lock cannot be disabled, volume stays at the same volume and cannot be adjusted. It is truly fubar'd!
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Still have same issues stated above plus the car mode!

crakerjaks said:
Still have same issues stated above plus the car mode!
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Me too!!!! Any help is greatly appreciated!!!!

Assuming you mean Car Panel.
Is it docked? If not, you should probably reflash your ROM and if you are restoring using Titanium Backup, don't restore Car Panel or the system data for it.

Car Panel
my evo cm7 wouldnt charge in my car even though the car panel app came up. i uninstalled it through Titanium Backup and now my phone charges!

My wives EVO is having the same issues. It started on FreshRom, so I switched to MikFroyo, and its doing the same thing. Would flashing a new radio have anything to do with it, because FreshRom was fine until a few days ago?
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My friend's phone just started doing this. His USB started bugging out at the same time so I'm thinking the two issues might be related.

i fixd the car home thing!
ok.. for those who are seeing car home annoyingly pop up.. here is my solution.
1. extract the zip file that u use to install the google apps on ur computer.
2. once extracted, delete the car home apk found under system>app> carhomegoogle.apk.
3. once deleted, go to the first sub folder in the extrated folder. ( the folder should have two folders in there called META-INF and system)
4. highlight those folders and create a .zip file.
5. rename it something simple ( gapps may work. since your are replacing the original gapps.zip folder)
6. mount on to the root of ur sd card.
this part might sound a bit extreme but this is the only way to make sure..
7. go to ur phone's recovery, and reinstall cm7 and the new google apps.
thats it.
the key here is to delete the car home app from the zip file. since anything inside cant be tampered with,u must extract it and modify it that way. then remake a new .zip file that does not contain car home.
enjoy.
i am now car home free.

for anyone still having this issue, which just started for me this morning, it seems to be a hardware issue not a Software issue. I could fiddle with my USB jack and it would stop for a few then start back up i am guessing mine is worn down and causing it to send a false call for a car dock.
Just look up "Dock no-op" on the market that fixed it for me.

Titanium back up works well too. It's also faster and easier in my opinion.
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[Q] dhd gps starting all the time

Ok so having changed Rom recently from cm7 to leedroid all of a sudden the location service keeps starting up by itself and is wrecking my brain so bad i want to throw the phone at the wall!!!!
it starts up all the time even during calls which puts the phone onto loudspeaker, any ideas how to uninstall location as i dont use it anyway, or anyone got any suggestions as to a rom that doesnt have it on ?
Any help greatly appreciated

I remember reading something somewhere about the phone thinking it's being connected to a car dock all the time. It sounds like that's what is going on in your case, it would explain the GPS and the loudspeaker for calls - this is what you want when you're connected to a car dock.
If you don't use the car dock (I have never used it but I know people do) you could uninstall it, see if that fixes it
edit: found this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=901175

yeah found that one myself mate thanks, i uninstalled locations through cmd then switched off plugged usb in and switched on, this worked but only for one or two calls. gonna have a look and try uninstall the car dock app, if anyone knows how to do it , that would be great !!!

tommytenbellies said:
yeah found that one myself mate thanks, i uninstalled locations through cmd then switched off plugged usb in and switched on, this worked but only for one or two calls. gonna have a look and try uninstall the car dock app, if anyone knows how to do it , that would be great !!!
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Search for SystemApp Remover. It allows you to remove system apps.

joooe said:
Search for SystemApp Remover. It allows you to remove system apps.
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or Titanium Backup is a free option that does the same plus more
Good luck with it

Camera, Gallery and Talk doesn't work

So I got the Galaxy Nexus GSM today and it's one hell of a sexy device.
It obviously came with Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box. And errors out of the box. Right when I start the phone, Talk FCs. When I try to start the Camera, it FCs.
I though "What the heck, Jellybean probably fixes that", so I unlocked it and flashed Paranoid Android. Everything is a lot faster now, but I still have the same problems, except now Gallery just crashes, which renders the Camera unusable, because they're apparently linked together in Jellybean.
I tried 3rd party apps (Zoom Camera, Paper Camera and a few others) and none of them work.
So it seems that everything that has something to do with the Camera doesn't work.
I tried everything that I could think of;
Reflashing
returning to stock
force stop Camera
Disable and enable all network related functions in G+ and Gallery
Clearing cache - both for individual apps and the option from the recovery
Trying 3rd party apps
Googling everything I could think of
Installing G+ (that made me able to open Gallery, but Gallery still force closes when I open Camera)
Changing battery
Of course I can't see it being anything but a hardware issue, but some people who have compiled CM10 by themselves have the same errors. I don't know if that helps me.
So before I return it some time this week, does any one have any suggestions to what I could try?
I'll give this thread two days before I return it.
Thanks in advance.

You rooted? If not and you know how to root, root it, replace the app (gallery, camera, whatever is not working) with stock JB version. Hopefully it's just corrupted apps... That's easy to fix

Thanks for the reply. I've already tried the Jellybean version of Paranoid Android and it made no difference.
I though "What the heck, Jellybean probably fixes that", so I unlocked it and flashed Paranoid Android. Everything is a lot faster now, but I still have the same problems, except now Gallery just crashes, which renders the Camera unusable, because they're apparently linked together in Jellybean.
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mrhaxx1 said:
Thanks for the reply. I've already tried the Jellybean version of Paranoid Android and it made no difference.
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Might be a long shot, but have you tried fixing permissions in recovery?
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I have, but I just tried again and it made no difference.
Also, I forgot to mention that it's not a storage issue, as I can save screenshots just fine.

mrhaxx1 said:
I have, but I just tried again and it made no difference.
Also, I forgot to mention that it's not a storage issue, as I can save screenshots just fine.
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Any solutions for this yet? having the same problem.

Nope, nothing yet.
And to make the bad things worse, I've lost the receipt. So I can't even return it.

Bumpity bump!

mrhaxx1 said:
Bumpity bump!
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I just went ahead and called verizon.. and they're shipping me a new phone today. I see a lot of posts about this, with no solution. It'll be quicker to do it this way. Except you call whatever your carrier is. Or samsung, if nothing else.

Well, you see, I bought the phone refurbished. There was a guarantee on it, but I lost the receipt, so I can't return it or get a new phone.
I ordered a rear- and front-facing replacement camera. It should arrive in 7-15 days because I'm ordering from the USA.
I looked into it, and disassambling and assembling it should be fairly simple. Nearly the same process as the Nexus S, which I've disassembled before.
If it doesn't work, I've only lost $22 and it's not like I have a valid guarantee on it anyway.

Oh well, replacing the cameras didn't work.
And I even managed to break the volume buttons.
Even if I got hold of the receipt, there would be no way they would repair it now.
I can as well just go buy a new phone. Next month. Maybe. At least everything else still works.

When you flash ROM, do you ensure you completely wipe previous ROM and data? Also, if you use something like Titanium Backup to restore your apps after flashing a new ROM, make sure you don't restore system apps or data. That will definitely screw things up in every ROM as incompatible files are mixed.

Try doing a full wipe of your device it could help
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It was like that on the stock rom.
And yes, I always ensure to wipe everything. As said in the OP, I even tried returning back to stock.

I got the same problem, I GOT IT FIXED NO HARDWARE FAILLURE!!
Hi,
this is what i did, got it fresh from the box, didn't even bother to set-up, I instantly updated to Jelly Bean..
everything worked perfectly, besides the camera, it crashed instantly.. (gallery did not respond)..
i rebooted it 2 times, then pressed the Power button + volume down.. it went to an system boot thingy.. the i connected it to my pc with an usb (usb debugging enabled).
my win7 pc said the drivers were installed, then i pressed the power button. after loading. the camera worked perfect.. thats REALY everything i DID.. i'll keep you posted if it fails again.
it also worked after unplugging the usb.. Hope I helped you a bit.

I can second this fix!
IvanGrozni87 said:
Hi,
this is what i did, got it fresh from the box, didn't even bother to set-up, I instantly updated to Jelly Bean..
everything worked perfectly, besides the camera, it crashed instantly.. (gallery did not respond)..
i rebooted it 2 times, then pressed the Power button + volume down.. it went to an system boot thingy.. the i connected it to my pc with an usb (usb debugging enabled).
my win7 pc said the drivers were installed, then i pressed the power button. after loading. the camera worked perfect.. thats REALY everything i DID.. i'll keep you posted if it fails again.
it also worked after unplugging the usb.. Hope I helped you a bit.
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So, I was having this exact same issue and was ready to call Verizon for a replacement, when I tried this as a last resort and VOILA!! IT WORKED! I am still unsure of how this all came about, but for the purpose of hopefully helping someone with the same issue, I will second this quick fix as IT DID WORK FOR ME.

I had this same problem (camera/talk fc'ed on start, whenever opening either app), tried all the fixes I could and nothing worked. I eventually disassembled the phone and used a toothbrush and isopropyl alcohol to clean the main board and the connections for each of the camera modules. After a couple rounds of cleaning, everything started working again.

navjas73 said:
I had this same problem (camera/talk fc'ed on start, whenever opening either app), tried all the fixes I could and nothing worked. I eventually disassembled the phone and used a toothbrush and isopropyl alcohol to clean the main board and the connections for each of the camera modules. After a couple rounds of cleaning, everything started working again.
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Thanks for this information, I'll try to do it with mine too. Any results I will post here.

problem with keyboard htc one m8

after i update phone to 5.0.1 sometimes i have a problem with keyboard ,randomly they stopped work ,
when i tapping the place and keyboard should appear nothing happens.
after one or two minut going back :/
any experience with this,,
thank guys

i noticed the same thing...i had to reboot the phone few times...

Same issue here!
You can wait till christmas, but nothing works to get your keyboard back..except booting..

Yes same issue here. I've mentioned it not long after the Developer Edition received the OTA.
It's not even something that we can recreate, it's just completely random. It stays that way until a reboot and then it's fine again. Very irritating.

try to clear data in app settings, that work for me :/ 4 days no problems

vahica said:
try to clear data in app settings, that work for me :/ 4 days no problems
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do other keyboards work?

vahica said:
try to clear data in app settings, that work for me :/ 4 days no problems
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not an expert here; can you explain how/where/what?

Donky1973 said:
not an expert here; can you explain how/where/what?
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go to ;
settings-apps-all-htc sense input- clear data

mxisme said:
do other keyboards work?
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They've never worked for me... unfortunately.

vahica said:
go to ;
settings-apps-all-htc sense input- clear data
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ah...the sense-input thing...makes sense...thanx!

No problems here.

Deleted cache but problem still occurs...randomly of course.... not that many times anymore though..

Donky1973 said:
Deleted cache but problem still occurs...randomly of course.... not that many times anymore though..
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Hello, the same problem with the keyboard .On any firmware, I have 6 different firmware problem persists.
p . s . TEL Verizon

Still having this damn problem.. Anyone know if it's isolated to Verizon phones? I'm on Verizon 5.0.1 stock, both the HTC and Google keyboard do it. Completely random, about once every day to 2-3 days. So annoying.

I'm having trouble with my HTC one M8
vahica said:
after i update phone to 5.0.1 sometimes i have a problem with keyboard ,randomly they stopped work ,
when i tapping the place and keyboard should appear nothing happens.
after one or two minut going back :/
any experience with this,,
thank guys
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I had a problem with the keyboard lagging which got worse after the lollipop update, I was considering a warranty claim or rooting the phone and then the microphone packed in and the decision was made, I called the network who advised me to send it to HTC for repair which I did, it also had a few sync problems too, I asked the technical support guy about this problem and he said it would have to be reflashed, I sent it to them and they did the work, replacement microphones, replacement receiver, replacement lower board, replacement rubber something or other which I was told is something under the screen, replacement camera and a few others and of course it was flashed, I got it back after 8 days expecting my otherwise brilliant phone to be as it should be as I have come to expect from HTC, I switched it on and did the initial stages of making it work, I let it restore the last backup I made (off the phone with faults) which reported had failed but it started to restore the backed up apps, settings and my contacts, everything restored to how I had it before minus a couple of apps and a few notification settings, I have been using it for 2 days now however the keyboard has not been fixed by flashing it, unless the errors could have been brought in by the restoration? I have experienced the screen freeze and start jumping, jumping to the all open apps page, keyboard lag, keyboard is inaccurate, I went into the EE shop and they said that it should go back to HTC again, I haven't tried to hard reset it and go back to the factory settings and not restore the backup image this time, I've never had any problems with the 3 HTC phones I've owned, it is a good phone otherwise

Damn, I just went back to Dev Edition and sure enough it happened to me. Has this ever been fixed? This is way too annoying for me.

Possible Fix
For what it's worth, I went into App Manager to clear the Sense Input data as suggested by a previous poster (thank you) but did not have a 'Clear Data' button. There was a 'Settings' button though where I was able to turn off HTC Sense Input, after which my Swype keyboard immediately started working again. First time I've been able to resolve this SUPER annoying issue without rebooting the phone. Time will tell if it's a real fix; I'll update this post if not.
Phone is a brand new M8, still on stock 5.0.1