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Extreme Charging time on wall charger - only 40% in 7 hours

Thanks for taking the time...
My Note 8 3g is showing a strange behaviour as of late.
I leave it plugged in the original wallcharger from Samsung, switched on/ 3G active.
Plugging in at roughly 10% that would give me 50-60% in the morning after 7-8 hours.
Battery & Task manager don't show any permanent CPU hogs or wake locks.
Device is loaded with a couple of generic apps but not rooted...
With a 4600mAh battery and a the 2000mAh Samsung charger charging at 0.5C the tablet should be finished after roughly 3 hours.
My Note 8 is taking twice the time for half the charge?!
Before giving it a hard reset I would like to know, if someone has an idea / solution.
Thanks again for Your time,
Yoko

That is a worry. I get full charge after about 3 hours on my samsung charger, and about 10% charge per hour on my blackberry charger at work. Mine is the wifi only model though, i dont know how much juice the 3g and what ever other connections you have running will use and if that would make up much difference. Sounds like a significant amount slower though. Do you have access to another 2A charger to see if its a problem with the samsung charger rather than the tablet?

In my case was the faulty charger cable, I was getting nuts searching for help when someone (don't remember which tread was) said about that. There's a free app on playstore that shows you how much current are receiving your device. With that app I realized that it was the cable, not the charger or software related.
Hope that helps.
Sent from a note from another galaxy.

Yokobln said:
Thanks for taking the time...
My Note 8 3g is showing a strange behaviour as of late.
I leave it plugged in the original wallcharger from Samsung, switched on/ 3G active.
Plugging in at roughly 10% that would give me 50-60% in the morning after 7-8 hours.
Battery & Task manager don't show any permanent CPU hogs or wake locks.
Device is loaded with a couple of generic apps but not rooted...
With a 4600mAh battery and a the 2000mAh Samsung charger charging at 0.5C the tablet should be finished after roughly 3 hours.
My Note 8 is taking twice the time for half the charge?!
Before giving it a hard reset I would like to know, if someone has an idea / solution.
Thanks again for Your time,
Yoko
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I have this issue too. I'm going to try to find a new charger and see if that works.
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snc74 said:
In my case was the faulty charger cable, I was getting nuts searching for help when someone (don't remember which tread was) said about that. There's a free app on playstore that shows you how much current are receiving your device. With that app I realized that it was the cable, not the charger or software related.
Hope that helps.
Sent from a note from another galaxy.
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where did you get your new cable?

snc74 said:
There's a free app on playstore that shows you how much current are receiving your device. With that app I realized that it was the cable, not the charger or software related.
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Can you please say what the app's name is?.. I seem to have charger issues as well.

Spartanus said:
Can you please say what the app's name is?.. I seem to have charger issues as well.
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Galaxy Charging Current "Lite"

Shofar1 said:
Galaxy Charging Current "Lite"
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Oh, thanks a lot!

Yokobln said:
Thanks for taking the time...
Before giving it a hard reset I would like to know, if someone has an idea / solution.
Thanks again for Your time,
Yoko
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I would try, in order:
1. Check your battery stats to make sure nothing weird is chewing up the battery (should be screen, Android OS and possibly Google Services as the top culprits...if there is any *app* above those and you're not really using the app, uninstall it)
2. Bypass a surge protector (if there is one) and plug directly into the wall.
3. Try a different cable
4. Try a different charger
5. Try the charger and cable on a different device that uses 2.1a if possible
If there are no rogue apps, nothing changes and the charger seems to function properly, then you are probably looking at a hardware problem with the device. I would guess a factory reset wouldn't accomplish anything.

also if you are looking for a diff charger make sure the amps are the same. i believe its a 2a charge on this tab. if not then charging will take longer.

Thanks to all Your kind replies!
Sorry for staying quiet for a couple of days, it's been a very busy week for me.
My problem appears to be solved - it has indeed been the USB cord!
Seriously....who would have thought.
I use the exact same cable to charge my HTC One S without an issue.
Thanks again to all of You! :good:
Regards,
Yoko

I faced the same Issue. Just let the battery Drop to %0 and Turned off then let the device pwged in overnight. For me that fix it without using any apps
NB. I know letting Li-ion battery drop to %0 is bad!
good Luck
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[Q] Sleep of Death (Solved)

Greetings,
The other day woke up to my Tab 3 10.1 absolutely dead. I tried plugging it into the charger, but nothing happened. After hours of research I decided I would tape something to the power button for 24 hours to try and deplete the battery all the way. I then let it sit on the charger for about 2 hours and there was still no response from the tablet.
Device Info
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 GT-P5210
Recovery: CWM 6.0.2.8
Rom: Grievous 3 [01/17/2014]
Can someone please provide some insight on the issue?
EDIT:
I tried absolutely EVERYTHING mentioned for SOD issues with no luck. I filed an RMA with Samsung, but my Tab is rooted and figured they would demand a couple hundred $$ more to fix it. Well I just got done taking out the battery and guess what? IT LIVES!!! The battery is back in it now and am working on moving over to another rom...

Edit: Solved

I work for samsung tech support, and these tab 3 7's have been dropping like flies. When they get to the service center, they do exactly what you did- pull the battery and reconnect, then they box it up and send it back.

You know, the guy I was speaking to to get my RMA had said something similar. That they were getting a lot of the 7" with a SOD issue, but not as common on the 10.1. I just couldn't bring myself to send in my rooted tab so that's when I decided I would try pulling the battery out to kill all power. I wish he would have been allowed to tell me that techs just take out the battery, would have saved me the anxiety of not really knowing if it would work.

mobile_mogul said:
You know, the guy I was speaking to to get my RMA had said something similar. That they were getting a lot of the 7" with a SOD issue, but not as common on the 10.1. I just couldn't bring myself to send in my rooted tab so that's when I decided I would try pulling the battery out to kill all power. I wish he would have been allowed to tell me that techs just take out the battery, would have saved me the anxiety of not really knowing if it would work.
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Can you do a DIY on 'HOW TO' remove and replace the battery for other users with the same problem?
Thanks for sharing your story.

jimmbomb said:
Can you do a DIY on 'HOW TO' remove and replace the battery for other users with the same problem?
Thanks for sharing your story.
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Sure thing, I'll make a video later today.

jimmbomb said:
Can you do a DIY on 'HOW TO' remove and replace the battery for other users with the same problem?
Thanks for sharing your story.
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you have here one how to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lDOWB6els0

pl4t!n said:
you have here one how to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lDOWB6els0
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Great! Thank you

Apparently if you hold pwr+volDOWN for 30 seconds EXACTLY, it simulates a battery pull. Let me know if this works for you please. ~Fake

competentfake said:
Apparently if you hold pwr+volDOWN for 30 seconds EXACTLY, it simulates a battery pull. Let me know if this works for you please. ~Fake
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I tried that.... my Tab was locked up bad...

Worked for me
Just adding my experience with what I thought was SOD.
My T210 was on it's charger overnight and this morning was non-responsive.
After trying every button combination without success I put it back on the charger. Still no indication of life. No battery image, nothing.
So after finding this thread and the video link, I popped the tablet apart and disconnected then reconnected the battery, and reassembled.
STILL nothing! I then thought it may be fully discharged so I put it back on the charger. Nothing again!
I then took the charger and tablet back to my desk and found the charger-to-cable connection wasn't pushed in completely. After fixing and reconnecting the tablet it is now charging and showing the normal battery icon on the display. After a few minutes charging it turned on with no problems.
The battery was fully discharged. I think the battery fully discharged overnight while on the half-connected charger.
So it may have been SOD or it may have been a badly connected charger problem. My advice is to check everything (especially basic stuff) twice.

[Q] "Helpful" battery full notification

Anyone know how to permanently get rid of this? I used G3 Tweak Box but that just removed the notification in the pull-down. It still vibrates irregularly if you use the phone while it's plugged in as the voltage level climbs and falls. PLEASE for the love of FSM let's get rid of this!

Unplug charger. It gone

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Unplug charger. It gone
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... that's not a fix. It's not even a workaround.

Any other ideas?

Try removing g3 tweak box and exposed then see if it does it. My phone does not. Asked a few other guys and they don't have this issue

BACARDILIMON said:
Try removing g3 tweak box and exposed then see if it does it. My phone does not. Asked a few other guys and they don't have this issue
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It's not Tweks Box or xposed, this stupid notification is a LG feature and there's no way to turn it off. Yet.

JustLok said:
It's not Tweks Box or xposed, this stupid notification is a LG feature and there's no way to turn it off. Yet.
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Could be bad hardware cause mine don't vibrate like his. Also xposed does phone to act stupid. Not for everyone but it does.

Its probably because the phone starts charging again when it hits the 99% mark (or close to 99%) then tells you its at 100 again. This phone doesn't have a pass through for power. If your phone is on its using battery even if its plugged in.

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Its probably because the phone starts charging again when it hits the 99% mark (or close to 99%) then tells you its at 100 again. This phone doesn't have a pass through for power. If your phone is on its using battery even if its plugged in.
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Damn I charge mine and when I use Pandora plugged in it never drops below 100%. Hmmmm that is weird

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Damn I charge mine and when I use Pandora plugged in it never drops below 100%. Hmmmm that is weird
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Different batteries but it could be my phone thats broke. All I know is this is the first phone I have owned that I can't remove my battery even though its plugged in.

There's been several of these same threads about the persistent battery notification in this forum as well as the general G3 forum, it's not Xposed or faulty phones. What it seems to be is the charger that's being used, most notably if it's not the OEM charger.
Some are saying it's the battery/phone dropping from 100% to 99%, then charging back to 100% and gives the notification. Others are saying it's just saying you're at 100% and flashing it once a minute or so to remind you.
I'm wondering if it's the charger, as when I'm home and it's plugged in on my old Note 3 2amp charger, I don't get that notification during the night when I'm sleeping.
But, when I'm at work and I'm using my Samsung 1amp cube charger, it keeps displaying and sounding that stupid battery full, unplug to save energy notification over and over.
It could be as ThePagel said, the phone is not getting the full power it needs from the charger, so the battery drops to 99% and charges back up to 100%, display notification, rinse and repeat.
That's why I'm assuming it might be the chargers perhaps.

Could be why I don't have this issue. Both my chargers are 2 amps or higher

JustLok said:
There's been several of these same threads about the persistent battery notification in this forum as well as the general G3 forum, it's not Xposed or faulty phones. What it seems to be is the charger that's being used, most notably if it's not the OEM charger.
Some are saying it's the battery/phone dropping from 100% to 99%, then charging back to 100% and gives the notification. Others are saying it's just saying you're at 100% and flashing it once a minute or so to remind you.
I'm wondering if it's the charger, as when I'm home and it's plugged in on my old Note 3 2amp charger, I don't get that notification during the night when I'm sleeping.
But, when I'm at work and I'm using my Samsung 1amp cube charger, it keeps displaying and sounding that stupid battery full, unplug to save energy notification over and over.
It could be as ThePagel said, the phone is not getting the full power it needs from the charger, so the battery drops to 99% and charges back up to 100%, display notification, rinse and repeat.
That's why I'm assuming it might be the chargers perhaps.
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This describes the problem perfectly. The charger I am using is a 2.1A charger, though, so I don't understand why it keeps doing that. I also don't understand how it could possibly be using enough power to actually discharge the battery down from 100% to 99% WHILE being charged even from a 1A charger. How much freaking juice does this thing need to use?!

ThePagel said:
Different batteries but it could be my phone thats broke. All I know is this is the first phone I have owned that I can't remove my battery even though its plugged in.
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My Galaxy Note II was like this too, so was my Nexus One and my T-Mobile G2 (HTC Vision). This isn't a strange phenomenon AFAIK.

starkruzr said:
This describes the problem perfectly. The charger I am using is a 2.1A charger, though, so I don't understand why it keeps doing that. I also don't understand how it could possibly be using enough power to actually discharge the battery down from 100% to 99% WHILE being charged even from a 1A charger. How much freaking juice does this thing need to use?!
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What charger are you using?

BACARDILIMON said:
What charger are you using?
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I just checked it; it's actually a 2.4A and it's designed to be able to charge two devices at the same time. It's a PowerGen HLPG-001-12W. http://www.ebay.com/itm/PowerGen-Bl...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item46234c30b0 Mine is white, but it's the same one.

BACARDILIMON said:
Could be bad hardware cause mine don't vibrate like his. Also xposed does phone to act stupid. Not for everyone but it does.
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I'm not trying to to bad mouth xposed or anything it is really cool but it seems like everything I ever tried to do with xposed is buggy. It really is to bad that most roms depend on it so much now a day's. I miss the hard framework modifications that worked perfect unless the developer made a mistake. But I do understand it can take a long time to add some of the stuff xposed gives for example reboot options. Sorry I just realized I went way off subject lol.

starkruzr said:
I just checked it; it's actually a 2.4A and it's designed to be able to charge two devices at the same time. It's a PowerGen HLPG-001-12W. http://www.ebay.com/itm/PowerGen-Bl...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item46234c30b0 Mine is white, but it's the same one.
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That might be the issue. It might be 2.4 all together but 1.2 per port. I have the note 3 which is 2 amp and the lg one also 2.1. My car has 2 port but it is 4.3 amp so it could do 2.1 per port. That be why I don't have that issue. Try the lg plug and see if it same thing.

BACARDILIMON said:
That might be the issue. It might be 2.4 all together but 1.2 per port. I have the note 3 which is 2 amp and the lg one also 2.1. My car has 2 port but it is 4.3 amp so it could do 2.1 per port. That be why I don't have that issue. Try the lg plug and see if it same thing.
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I'm now remembering that the LG charger is the one on my nighttable at home and it definitely has the same issue on that one.

starkruzr said:
I'm now remembering that the LG charger is the one on my nighttable at home and it definitely has the same issue on that one.
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Just found an old blackberry USB charger. Holy cow that's old lol. It is .9 amps. I been using my phone and it keep dropping back and fourth. I really dunno what to tell you bro. When I use normal amp stuff I am OK when I use low amp I get what you get. Maybe the new kernel that came out will help you out.

Tablet won't charge well or at all.

Today I plugged in my Nexus 7 and came back a few minutes later to find that it had lost battery. I installed battery monitor widget to find it was discharging, so I unplugged it and replugged it a few times (this worked with my 2012 N7 and I have no clue why) and it started gaining 200 mA. I was feeling kind of desperate, so I factory reset it and it started gaining 500mA when I plugged it in, which means it will still take about 8 hours to charge. It was charging in about 4 hours yesterday, and I have not done anything to damage it as far as I can tell. Does anyone know why this would happen or a possible fix to make it charge in its normal time again. I fear that it will slowly degrade and force me into getting a new tablet because I use mine for doing work on the go frequently. I am using the stock charging block and an AmazonBasics cord I picked up about a week ago.
Thanks for your time,
Twilight52

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I fear that it will slowly degrade and force me into getting a new tablet
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It is a 3 year old unit and the battery is degraded already but I would not change the tablet because of it. A new battery is cheap and easy to replace. Perhaps a power bank could help in the meantime. Anyway, we could have a closer look at your battery's stats.

k23m said:
Anyway, we could have a closer look at your battery's stats.
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I did that command. Did not find what I was supposed to be looking for, but I will attach the dmesg anyway. Using adb I noticed how the port is very loose and hard to use. I had to hold the cord weirdly to get the tablet to recognize that it was being plugged in. The port has been finicky for a while now, but I didn't know it was that bad. In this case it might just be the port that is the problem.

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I did that command. Did not find what I was supposed to be looking for, but I will attach the dmesg anyway. Using adb I noticed how the port is very loose and hard to use. I had to hold the cord weirdly to get the tablet to recognize that it was being plugged in. The port has been finicky for a while now, but I didn't know it was that bad. In this case it might just be the port that is the problem.
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While your dmesg log from a non-ElementalX kernel has very little battery info, it did detect the real problem nevertheless :laugh:

k23m said:
While your dmesg log from a non-ElementalX kernel has very little battery info, it did detect the real problem nevertheless :laugh:
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Indeed it did . I will probably order a port soon and see if that fixes the problem.

It could just be a problem with the connector on the bottom of the tablet.
You might want to try a QI wireless charging pad. That's one of the first things I got after purchasing my tablet in order to minimize wear and tear on that connector and to make sure that I could charge it if it ever did go bad.

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Indeed it did . I will probably order a port soon and see if that fixes the problem.
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Do you plan to solder in a new usb port or just order a whole new daughter board?

blueberry.sky said:
Do you plan to solder in a new usb port or just order a whole new daughter board?
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In this case I do not recommend a new daughterboard because "IMPORTANT *** Please note that this part may have to be calibrated to work with your unit. To do this you will have to send your tablet to an Asus service center for calibration" and there is no alternative method of calibration.

Pixel stand is not rapid charging

I have had my phone on charge this morning for way over 3 hours. It's not even charged 20%.

I didn't use my pixel stand. But I used a third part wireless charger today at work (I know, only 5w) and it couldn't even get my phone more than 4% charged from where it started. I've been using this wireless charger for a week and left work every day with 98%. Today I'm at 69%. Was there a software update overnight?

mine works perfect. make sure your centered on the stand, i know that one night, i thought it was on the stand correctly, but it wasnt.. and didnt charge at all that night.

The obvious
Any wireless charger even the better ones like the pixel specific one will always be a lot less than the I see n charger.
The idea behind the dock is that whenever you rest or down during the peak hours when you're using it on and off, you end up resting it on the charger, so at the very least it stops depleting.
If you need a proper quick charge boost, like 10 mins before you jump in a taxi at 2am to your new tinder / grindr friend, then use the dedicated quick charge plug

grifforama said:
I have had my phone on charge this morning for way over 3 hours. It's not even charged 20%.
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Reboot your phone and try put it again at the stand. Every time it works for me when mine begin to charge at the stand slowly. Hope Google will fix it.

I had this issue when i first got my pixel stand while using it with a case.
I had the moment case on my phone, and it would only slow charge. I took the case off put it on the pixel stand (which now shows fast charge), took off stand put the case back on and when i put the phone back on now it always shows fast charge.
hope that helps

lookitzjohnny said:
I had this issue when i first got my pixel stand while using it with a case.
I had the moment case on my phone, and it would only slow charge. I took the case off put it on the pixel stand (which now shows fast charge), took off stand put the case back on and when i put the phone back on now it always shows fast charge.
hope that helps
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Once I put my Pixel at the stand and it showed "charging slowly". I left it there, but when I checked it some time later it showed "charging rapidly". So, maybe in some cases it needs some time to recognize protocol and switch from slow to rapid charge. It happened several times (but before the last update).

the pixel stand is a buggy expensive mess! it randomly switches to slow charging and even in rapid charging it doesnt charge as fast as Samsung does on wireless charge

Do you guys have an issue with the Clock Screen Saver coming up? If i set it for "charging or docked", it will work while charging via USB every time. But it rarely, if ever, works on the Stand.

I'm a bit disappointed with the stand as well! Especially since it costs so much!!
I've seen people talk about updates?? Is there anything I need to update in regards too the stand??

I have had no problems with the stand at all. Rapid charges, pulls up pics when the lights are on, switches to clock when I turn the light off, and initiates do not disturb. All good here.
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varun.gid said:
... the pixel stand is a buggy expensive mess! ...
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scmeiss said:
... pulls up pics when the lights are on...
Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk
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I can't believe you're satisfied with the POS called PhotoFrame... It stops for the DUMBEST reason and NEVER RESUMES the slideshow! WTF! Why is grabbing something near the pixel stand STOPS the slideshow? Why is a SPAM CALL stops the slideshow? But that is really not a big problem if the slideshow is smart enough RESUMES after a period of time. But it never does! It's a BROKEN FUNCTION and they have the nerve to charge us money for it... A wireless charger aint worth $100!

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I can't believe you're satisfied with the POS called PhotoFrame... It stops for the DUMBEST reason and NEVER RESUMES the slideshow! WTF! Why is grabbing something near the pixel stand STOPS the slideshow? Why is a SPAM CALL stops the slideshow? But that is really not a big problem if the slideshow is smart enough RESUMES after a period of time. But it never does! It's a BROKEN FUNCTION and they have the nerve to charge us money for it... A wireless charger aint worth $100!
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I'm even disappointed that I had to use free store credit to purchase this glorified wireless charger. It seems to offer a lot of great ideas that fall short of poor execution and logic that simply makes no sense.

An update has just been released for the Pixel Stand app.

What pixel stand App? Have search on the words in Play store. Nothing with the specific phase.

gatorcq said:
What pixel stand App? Have search on the words in Play store. Nothing with the specific phase.
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I have no idea what to search for, but here is the link.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.dreamliner

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I have no idea what to search for, but here is the link.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.dreamliner
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Ok, already installed on my device

Says no longer available

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Says no longer available
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Probably getting an Android 10 build up, but I don't know. I have two of them, but I don'e use any of the actual app functionality.