At first, I did not have any of these issues, however recently they have popped up leading me to wonder why..
1. When I plug in my phone to charge, occasionally it takes about 2-3 seconds for the screen to come on and show that it is charging. Sometimes it's still almost instant, but more and more it seems to take a few seconds to acknowledge the fact that it's plugged in. This is using a wall outlet
2. "Mobile Life Contacts" seems to automatically change my settings in account & sync after reboot. I had de-selected "sync contacts" as I do not wish for T-Mobile to have all of my Google contacts synced, however after a reboot it automatically changes it back. When I go to accounts & sync it shows that "sync contacts" is selected.
Anyone have similar experiences?
ingenious247 said:
At first, I did not have any of these issues, however recently they have popped up leading me to wonder why..
1. When I plug in my phone to charge, occasionally it takes about 2-3 seconds for the screen to come on and show that it is charging. Sometimes it's still almost instant, but more and more it seems to take a few seconds to acknowledge the fact that it's plugged in. This is using a wall outlet
2. "Mobile Life Contacts" seems to automatically change my settings in account & sync after reboot. I had de-selected "sync contacts" as I do not wish for T-Mobile to have all of my Google contacts synced, however after a reboot it automatically changes it back. When I go to accounts & sync it shows that "sync contacts" is selected.
Anyone have similar experiences?
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im having the same issue as your charging one.... i noticed that too it takes a few seconds for the phone to charge since you can hear the charging tone and the red light come on..but its not instant.... it could be because of the cable... i havent tested it yet, but it seems that it charges right away when its on my laptop with a different cable..i havent tried using a different cable for the wall outlet one..
I'm thinking it may have something to do with the wall charger?
Because you're right, it does not happen when I use my USB on my PC.
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wailord said:
It does the same thing to me. Hit the home button right after you plug it in and it will acknowledge that it is charging right away.
I should mention I am running fully stock.
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Yeah I was experimenting and if the screen is on (i.e. the phone is awake) then it recognizes it immediately. Must be a sleep issue.
Perhaps due to the fact it's activating MTP when you use a PC, it forces the wake faster, thus it does not appear to have the same issue.
Wonder why I did not notice this in the beginning though..
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I am just wondering if I am alone with this problem because I can't find anyone with similar problems.
When I put the phone in the cradle when its off, after a minute or so the phone turns on and ActiveSync starts. This is obviously very annoying because it syncs when I don't even want it to. I have never had this problem with my wallaby only my blue angel.
I have gone throught the settings and turned off any automatic sync options but still it does it. Have I missed any options or am I doing something wrong?
Thanks, Ian
Not to be one of those 'oh! I have that problem, too!', but you asked if any others are having this problem, sooooo....
I've got the same problem! I notice that this happened with other USB devices, too. I had an IPAQ that did the same thing. It would power up when connected to the USB, even after a few hours.
What I think is happening is this:
I think that the USB lines are separate from the lines that the charger connects to (someone correct me on this?). There are 2 lines on USB for voltage, the other 2 are signal I think. So, when the device sees a voltage on the USB line (like when you first plug it in), it turns on. Perhaps the USB is changing state for some reason, causing the thing to turn on?
To keep it from sync-ing (I just want it to charge), I kill WCESMgr.exe and wcescomm.exe to stop activestynk. But then something even more annoying starts to happen if the phone is left on... windows constantly connects the USB and then disconnects... over, and over, and over...
What the heck?
At least somebody else is having the same issues
I came to the same kind of conclusion as you I think. As far as I know its a driver/hardware problem on the USB side, where the USB 'wakes' every now and again, in turn powering on the phone.
I am going to update my USB drivers and see if it makes a difference.
You can also open connection settings in activestink and remove the tick in the box marked "Allow USB connection with this computer".
While my phone is plugged in via usb and charging, it will randomly pop up a message asking me my charging option even though it was already charging.
Anyone experienced this?
I have had this issue with previous android phones if Sync was not installed. The only way I can get it to not pop up is to turn off USB debugging. Not sure if yours is on but I would check it.
I can consistently get that message to pop up "randomly" when I use a task manager to kill all running apps. Apparently one of them is managing which option you chose and when you kill it, it re-detects that you're plugged in and asks again.
Not sure specifically which app it is.
i had the same issue with Sync not being installed BUT once you install Sync you must reboot before it work consitantly I have found.
I've read a number of posts that deal with problems syncing, but none that matches exactly the problem I'm having.
When initially connected via USB, everything goes according to plan: the icons on the device and in Windows both show the connection, the sounds alert me to the handshake having been successful, and the device and PC sync. This state lasts a varying amount of time, usually about a half an hour or so. Then, without the device being touched, the ActiveSync icon on the PC goes grey, and the "connection dropped" sound on the PC is played. Nonetheless, power is still being transferred, and the charging light (orange then green) is still lit. If I disconnect and reconnect, the same pattern occurs every sing time. I've tried with a number of USB cables, always with the same behaviour.
Note that the device is out of warranty by now, so the lest desirable response is "send it back to HTC for repair".
[ edit ] Forgot to mention: Yes, I gently cleaned out all the pocket fluff that had connected in the mini USB connector on the device, but have not attempted a more prodigious cleaning.
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Really? No one else has experienced this problem?
pistou said:
I've read a number of posts that deal with problems syncing, but none that matches exactly the problem I'm having.
When initially connected via USB, everything goes according to plan: the icons on the device and in Windows both show the connection, the sounds alert me to the handshake having been successful, and the device and PC sync. This state lasts a varying amount of time, usually about a half an hour or so. Then, without the device being touched, the ActiveSync icon on the PC goes grey, and the "connection dropped" sound on the PC is played. Nonetheless, power is still being transferred, and the charging light (orange then green) is still lit. If I disconnect and reconnect, the same pattern occurs every sing time. I've tried with a number of USB cables, always with the same behaviour.
Note that the device is out of warranty by now, so the lest desirable response is "send it back to HTC for repair".
[ edit ] Forgot to mention: Yes, I gently cleaned out all the pocket fluff that had connected in the mini USB connector on the device, but have not attempted a more prodigious cleaning.
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I know you may not want to here this, but that sounds an awful lot like a symptom of a faulty USB port on the device. One way to test it is to flash the latest stock ROM for your carrier/device model and see if it works with that. If it doesn't, then you'll need to learn to solder to replace the USB port. If it does work, then you've got some troubleshooting to do on your current ROM to figure out what is causing the connection to drop.
Also, in the rare case that you are already on a stock ROM, you'll need to reflash it and test it from scratch without anything installed.
cajunflavoredbob said:
in the rare case that you are already on a stock ROM, you'll need to reflash it and test it from scratch without anything installed.
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Yes, Bob, I am on the stock ROM and yes, you are right, I don't want to hear anything about flashing -- even less about soldering. I, too, suspected that it might me a hardware issue with the USB port. I guess it's time to start shopping for a new device! [ sigh ]
I have had 2 tp2's, and my wife has also had one, and every single one of them has had the same issue. It will be plugged in, working fine, synced fine, and one small tap of the wire, computer, or phone will end the sync. It could just be that the mini port is ****. With that said, don't move your phone when it is synced...
my mini port has problem syncing. it's fine for TV output and headphones. but has same problem as you describe - so now I always use BT to sync/copy files instead of USB.
Ah well, have been looking around for the next great device. There's word that AT&T will get the HTC Sensation, but nothing confirmed.
Just wondering here if you tried sync with another system - same device.
At work I never had issues, but on the road with my Acer laptop I began having the same symptoms you describe, the usb ports on this (fully updated system) just won't enable proper sync (miss my Dell). Well I'm sure you thought of this but just a thought.
If hardware fault, try to change a new cable first. Usually the cable will tear out faster than the port on board.
Hi guys,
I had this problem now a few times. Scrolling, Playback etc. gets very choppy until I reboot my phone. Am I the only one? Btw not been able to replicate until now.
Also happens to me on my LG Quantum.. Though I usually don't have to reboot, it typically stops after locking/unlocking the screen once or twice. This issue also occurred during the mango beta.. Unfortunately.
This is very well known, it happens occasionally when you plug your phone in to charge on your home network. It's been there since Nodo and probably before that too. (Gotta love Microsoft.)
It gets choppy because it is unsuccessfully trying to Wifi Sync with your PC. If you open Marketplace on your phone, you will see that it has the Zune dots pattern (the same as when you connect via USB) and there is a Cancel button at the bottom of the screen. Press it and no more choppiness.
(I get this a lot when I get into bed, plug the phone in and try to use it.)
shinygerbil said:
This is very well known, it happens occasionally when you plug your phone in to charge on your home network. It's been there since Nodo and probably before that too. (Gotta love Microsoft.)
It gets choppy because it is unsuccessfully trying to Wifi Sync with your PC. If you open Marketplace on your phone, you will see that it has the Zune dots pattern (the same as when you connect via USB) and there is a Cancel button at the bottom of the screen. Press it and no more choppiness.
(I get this a lot when I get into bed, plug the phone in and try to use it.)
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Yep, this is exactly what causes it. I'm not even sure there is a way for Microsoft to avoid this.
There has to be more to it than that, because it happens on my phone when it is nowhere near an outlet, and I don't even have WiFi syncing set up (the PC where I run Zune is wired, not wireless). And I don't recall seeing the problem pre-Mango.
yep, happened once on my mozart when i was exiting an app. disappeared after a few seconds
Pixel XL - constantly defaulting to "USB supplying power to attached device"
No matter what I do, this phone constantly defaults to setting it to "USB supplying power to attached device" mode. I have never used this option so I'm unsure why the phone is doing this. I also need to adjust the settings when I try to charge it because it does not recognize that it is plugged in to a charger. After plugging in the phone to the charger, sometimes it will correct itself to "Charging" mode by switching it in the drop-down of the notification area and sometimes it will switch over after opening the Battery in settings. I have to play with the settings just to get it to charge every time and always have to have it plugged in first otherwise it will immediately default back to "USB supplying power to attached device" mode.
This phone was purchased used from someone who said they rooted the phone, but didn't install any images or roms. It currently is not rooted. And it is the Google Store version with the unlocked bootloader. Not sure if that info helps.
Can anyone tell me if this is a hardware or software issue and how to fix it?
Oddly enough after the last update I started having this problem with my radio.
I have a kenwood dnx694s. When I would plug my phone up for Android auto I would instead get the message you are getting."supplying power to attached device".
I simultaneously installed ex kernel and bought a new type c cable so I cant tell you which one fixed it. But the problem did not occur after that.
Only problem I'm having now is my charging port is going to hell. Cables don't stay in, and while trying to use my phone while charging it quickly changes between charging and discharging.