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[Q] Phone freezes, looses connectivity

I cannot figure out a way to manage currently running apps more efficiently then the program already installed on the phone under "manage apps"
Basically the phone freezes and randomly drops signal. It is also running extremely slow and laggings even during simple txt messaging.
Any ideas

vg30deracer said:
I cannot figure out a way to manage currently running apps more efficiently then the program already installed on the phone under "manage apps"
Basically the phone freezes and randomly drops signal. It is also running extremely slow and laggings even during simple txt messaging.
Any ideas
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You need to be more specific, because right now the only thing more vague would be to say 'i have a phone'. But, seriously, we need to know if it's rooted, if so what ROM, any hacks or mods, and even what phone it is. This wouldn't be the first time someone posted in the wrong section.

heybobitsme said:
You need to be more specific, because right now the only thing more vague would be to say 'i have a phone'. But, seriously, we need to know if it's rooted, if so what ROM, any hacks or mods, and even what phone it is. This wouldn't be the first time someone posted in the wrong section.
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I can see your point... I am more familiar with the inner workings of automotive forums then this forum.
The phone is a t-mobile my touch 3g slide.
It is using the stock t-mobile program... I hate it, I dont know how to change it
It is not rooted, overclocked or modded in any way.

vg30deracer said:
I can see your point... I am more familiar with the inner workings of automotive forums then this forum.
The phone is a t-mobile my touch 3g slide.
It is using the stock t-mobile program... I hate it, I dont know how to change it
It is not rooted, overclocked or modded in any way.
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Ahh, ok. I know of a couple things that could cause the phone to be laggy. One is if you have a lot of text messages, you'll want to delete them. The second would be to clear your cache. Over time, apps that use data, such as the browser, will build up cache. To clear it you go to menu > settings > applications > manage applications > and you'll be brought to a list of your apps. Now just go through and start selecting apps and see if they have any cache and if so clear it. It will look something like the attached image. You'll also free up storage as well. The way you get to it may be a little different as it's been a while since I've messed with stock. Worst case scenario would be to do a factory reset, but I don't think that's necessary and should only be used as a last resort.
Also, I don't know about the random freezing, but the signal loss could be due to the SIM card coming loose or dying. The "locking" SIM card tray sometimes has a tendency to work it's way loose.

[Q] Auto Sign In For Wifi Splash Page?

Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone knows if this is possible. The company I work for has free wifi, and I connect to it with my Galaxy Nexus LTE. However, every time, I have go to my browser, and click on the "Proceed" button to connect. My login credentials are already in there by default. I was wondering if there is a way where I don't have to click on proceed. It's a minor thing, but I am just curious if there is a way, that the Galaxy Nexus could connect automatically. I am using ICS Browser.

Some help would be nice
Tomson74 said:
Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone knows if this is possible. The company I work for has free wifi, and I connect to it with my Galaxy Nexus LTE. However, every time, I have go to my browser, and click on the "Proceed" button to connect. My login credentials are already in there by default. I was wondering if there is a way where I don't have to click on proceed. It's a minor thing, but I am just curious if there is a way, that the Galaxy Nexus could connect automatically. I am using ICS Browser.
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I know this thread is old, but I have a similar question. I have some java coding experience but haven't ever made an android app.
Anyways, the place I work at just revamped the wireless network, and now we have to login to the network via a splash screen everyday. Very annoying, considering when I pull into the parking lot I auto connect to the network.
My goal is to write an app that will look for the network (say once every 15 minutes) and make sure it can get out (ie make sure the google page appears) if not it will go the url of the spash screen and login you in.
I dont know if all networks using a captive portals are setup the same, but this one allows you to connect without anything, but won't allow data to travel until you login. And also doesn't present the splash screen to login until you open a browser.
Any help would be great. I'm not looking for someone to write this, only a point in the right direction. Thanks

[Q] How can I make my Galaxy Nexus the "PERFECT" phone?

Because right now, it is missing a couple of things that are probably available, yet I have never found..
I am using the stock JB 4.1.2 on a Bell network Galaxy Nexus
- I would like to be able the Google Now voice search feature without having to touch the home button.. can't I set it up in some fashion to simply say "Google" from the lock screen instead of swiping to the Google button?
- I would like to have the phone read out my texts messages.. my friend has an S2 that has a Hands Free mode that detects when he is driving and speaks out his emails.. can't find something similar for the Nexus.
and speaking of Hands Free.. when you go to setting - Speech output you have a choice of Always of Hands-free only, but I have never found a way to turn on or set up a Hands-Free method of using the phone
- and finally.. has anyone ever gotten their phone to work with the SYNC system installed in Fords? I wish I could use the blue-tooth in SYNC to talk to Google now on my phone..

ccices said:
Because right now, it is missing a couple of things that are probably available, yet I have never found..
I am using the stock JB 4.1.2 on a Bell network Galaxy Nexus
- I would like to be able the Google Now voice search feature without having to touch the home button.. can't I set it up in some fashion to simply say "Google" from the lock screen instead of swiping to the Google button?
- I would like to have the phone read out my texts messages.. my friend has an S2 that has a Hands Free mode that detects when he is driving and speaks out his emails.. can't find something similar for the Nexus.
and speaking of Hands Free.. when you go to setting - Speech output you have a choice of Always of Hands-free only, but I have never found a way to turn on or set up a Hands-Free method of using the phone
- and finally.. has anyone ever gotten their phone to work with the SYNC system installed in Fords? I wish I could use the blue-tooth in SYNC to talk to Google now on my phone..
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Skyvi will read your texts outloud.

Point 1 would require the microphone to be active all the time, killing battery, so I doubt it will happen.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus

The hands-free mode is probably only activated when it's in the car dock.

[Q] how to bypass or get rid of "activation agent"

I put ATT sim card in Verizon note 4, everything seems to be good (I got 3G, no LTE, but that's okay), except the annoying message "the sim card is not from verizon". I checked it, and it was from "activation agent". Does anyone know how to get rid of it? Thanks.

liyapunov said:
I put ATT sim card in Verizon note 4, everything seems to be good (I got 3G, no LTE, but that's okay), except the annoying message "the sim card is not from verizon". I checked it, and it was from "activation agent". Does anyone know how to get rid of it? Thanks.
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give this a try - go into settings -> applications ->swipe to all tab, this will list all the apps and services, scroll down to 'setup wizard', tab on it and turn it off.(disable).

Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, the "turn off" (of setup wizard) is grey. Same thing happened to "activation agent". Does this mean I need to root (which is not available right now) first?
buhohitr said:
give this a try - go into settings -> applications ->swipe to all tab, this will list all the apps and services, scroll down to 'setup wizard', tab on it and turn it off.(disable).
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Just Force Stop the application. It'll stop showing the annoying message.

Update: just notice that there are two "setup wizard". One can be turned off, one can't. I turned the first one off, but it didn't help, i.e. message still pops up when the phone restarts.
liyapunov said:
Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately, the "turn off" (of setup wizard) is grey. Same thing happened to "activation agent". Does this mean I need to root (which is not available right now) first?
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area5x1 said:
Just Force Stop the application. It'll stop showing the annoying message.
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That works, but I hate to do that every time the phone is turned on. Want to find a more permanent solution.

liyapunov said:
That works, but I hate to do that every time the phone is turned on. Want to find a more permanent solution.
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This should help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4-verizon/general/disable-knox-ota-root-t2972263
I was able to disable activation agent through this, and havn't noticed any adverse effects.

in adb shell use the following command:
adb shell
pm block NAME_OFTHE_SETUP_WIZARD_APP
then it should be blocked and you won't see it.
I can't find the exact name of setup wizard so you have to find how the app is called in android. something like com_XX_XX

VzwActivationAgent.apk = com.samsung.vzw.activationagent

The defroster works for it as well. I deactivate the little notification and it's app after I switched my phone to cricket wireless

Install Debloater by Gates Jr. and the Samsung USB drivers. Enable USB debugging on your phone. Launch Debloater and it will read all .apk packages. For the S4 you will need to check off the Samsung (and not the Google) setup wizard. Once complete, you will no longer see the Verizon icon in your system tray, as well as the annoying message.

tw426 said:
VzwActivationAgent.apk = com.samsung.vzw.activationagent
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The package and command that worked for me on s8 plus:
pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.sec.android.app.setupwizard

Old thread, sorry, but my old Galaxy S8+ is actually still usable as a WiFi based browser and it has some games and Titanium Backup (phone was rooted). I'd like to use it to play some of those games and browse via WiFi at home with it to save wear & tear on the S20 Ultra. I would really like to know what I can use Titanium Backup to turn off so I don't see the "Activation Incomplete" message.

Learning My T-Mo D851 on ATT. Musings of a stranger in a strange land...

Hi everyone,
I'm the new owner of an unlocked T-Mo D851, and will be using it on AT&T. I bought the T-Mo version instead of the ATT version due to the unlocked bootloader and better Dev support. Love those Devs!
I figured I'd post a thread with the things I learn along the way, to help others that might benefit, particularly since I'm joining the G3 community long after the novelty has worn off. Folks like me that join have a lot of past experience to review here, and so much is out of date it can be intimidating, particularly when our new device acts a lot different from our old one. I hope this thread helps someone, but at minimum it will serve as documentation for me to refer back to, should I need that. I'll include links where appropriate.
I'm an intermediate level flasher, having worked with maybe 6-8 other phones/tablets. So, I know enough to be dangerous, but not enough to have an ego to bruise. My most recent phone was a T-Mo Galaxy S4. But I dropped it, and cracked the screen, just a few weeks after getting it all settled in with a nice 5.1.1 GPE ROM. Sigh.
I got the phone a few days ago but have just gotten around to working on it.
On day 1 I charged it up, skipped setup (touch corners, upper left, upper right, lower right above the softkeys, lower left above the softkeys... took 10 tries or so!), and connected the wifi (no sim card inserted yet). It immediately found update 20E (it shipped with kitkat). I let that update, but was surprised it didn't find the current 20G update. I want to make sure I start with the latest firmware/modems etc. installed.
In this thread, helpful user @mitbit2k3 pointed me to the online LG site that lets you download the LG Mobile Support Tool. It also gives instructions for installing the PROPER PC connection driver for the phone which works, versus the default Win7 driver that doesn't work for the purposes of the update. With proper driver installed, and with USB connection in the right mode (follow instructions to set the phone USB settings), I got up to 20G stock.
I exercised the phone a bit (still without SIM card) and made sure everything worked... cameras, GPS, wifi, etc.
Then I figured it would be time to install TWRP and take it from there. Much to my surprise, you need to root this thing FIRST. Even with an unlocked bootloader, you can't just fire up ODIN and flash TWRP.
I did my research on the forum and through Google... with all the versions of software since release there were numerous descriptions of how to root the thing, some of which were outdated. For me, on 20G software (5.01 Android), this worked fine:
https://www.reddit.com/r/LGG3/comments/3n0nk1/new_super_easy_oneclick_way_to_root_g3/
it references back to XDA of course:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g3/general/guide-root-method-lg-devices-t3129197
From this I learned to review the top level LG G3 subforums, not just the T-Mobile XDA subforums!!
OK, that rooted me just fine and installed SuperSU. I was able to use the "first way" which is super simple.
With that done, I was able to install TWRP. I went straight to the source for it:
https://twrp.me/devices/lgg3tmo.html
I used the "dd" method which involves running ADB on the PC. I use a version that is a "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" that works fine... I used it to mess around with my Shield tablet previously, so I was familiar with it. Basically you run the minimal ADB through a desktop icon, and it loads a command line interface. You type ADB Shell after plugging in the phone to the USB cable (it has to be on, developer options enabled, debugging enabled). Then you type the commands listed on the TWRP site. Pretty soon TWRP is installed.
Next I had to figure out how to get into download mode. Yeah, yeah... power plus volume down... been there done that, but on the LG you have to boot with power/down, then when the LG icon comes up you release for a second, then press the two keys again, then at the next screen tell it you want to wipe the phone, and confirm this again on the next screen. THEN it finally boots into TWRP. Kinda scary. And getting the keys right takes some practice.
Once in TWRP, I backed everything up (including EFS partition) to an external SD card, just in case I messed something up. I had previously erased the SD card from within the phone's SEttings/Storage mode, to make sure it would be able to be accessed. No problem.
So now I've got a rooted phone, with TWRP installed, and the next step is to figure out what I want to do ROM wise. I wish there were a 5.1.1 GPE stock + LG Camera ROM. But I haven't found one. I like plain ROMs. The default stock ROM, even if it were debloated, its a bit annoying to me (and just 5.0.1) so I'll probably move to BlissPop or Slim something, but I will research around.
It's time to stick my SIM in and see how the phone does on AT&T. I'd like to get a baseline before I go ROM-hopping.
I will say that on stock ROM, with no SIM but WIFI on, the standby power drain on this thing is incredible. It went overnight (7 hours) and was still reading 100%. A whole 24 hours in, it was only a few percent lower. Of course, I hadn't attached any Google accounts, so the phone was truly idle, but it's very impressive nonetheless.
Stay tuned. I'll be updating this as I go along.

OK, I'm a few hours in.
No problem with my ATT SIM card in the phone; the phone was purchased unlocked and everything hooked up fine as soon as I entered in the APN information for ATT (which you can get from here).
The phone gave me a warning about WIFI Calling invalid SIM; I went into the settings and turned off WIFI calling, since I'm on ATT and only T-Mo offers it.
One other problem I haven't sorted out yet is that I get a text each time I reboot the phone, apparently my phone is sending a text to a very long address 060504071000004163.... and the text I get back is an error message that this isn't a valid number. Not sure how to turn this off. Annoying, but once per boot won't kill me until I figure it out. Google will likely be my friend. EDIT: I think this relates to T-mo visual voicemail. I went into the T-Mo Visual Voicemail app and I immediately got another one of these texts. Time to remove this app...
Meanwhile I notice the WIFI reception of this phone is much stronger than the S4. On the other hand, it seems less likely to drop a weak WIFI in favor of a stronger one... I have several access points around my house, and I've found I've needed to switch them manually now and then. Haven't had to do this on the S4.
I'm also struggling to get restores to work from my Backup Your Mobile app. I moved the backup onto an SD card in the G3, but the app isn't recognizing it. Uh oh. That's got my MMS/SMS/Call log backups. So, I've still got things to work on.
I gradually entered my various Google accounts, and let Play Store download the updates needed for all the apps. I've got about 75% of the apps I use re-downloaded.
I've got one "serious" problem in that the Play Store says the ATT Visual Voicemail app, which is a cornerstone of how I use the phone (because it transcribes voicemails into readable text), isn't compatible with my phone. That's crap. It worked fine on my T-Mo S4 (running a generic GPE edition). I'll probably have to sideload the app, but it's annoying that it's locked out.

Making progress.
I still couldn't download the ATT Visual Voicemail app from the Play Store, and went stir crazy trying to find it on my S4 (which is rooted, so I should be able to find it, but...). I went haring off in lots of directions, including making a full apps backup with Helium, but then the G3 won't restore without using the PC app due to changes in 5.0... which is weird because my S4 (which is running a 5.1.1 GPE ROM) restores fine. I don't have the PC app installed so I tried using Backup My Mobile... but then eventually figured out that on the S4, with ES File Explorer, I not only had Root Explorer OFF (didn't know I had to turn it on), but it's easy to find apps with the APP Library. Once I found the app there, I uploaded it to my Google Drive, then downloaded it from there onto the G3. It installed fine.
I used System App Remover (which requires root) to get rid of all the T-Mobile specific apps and that annoying Lookout security program. Bah! This cured that spurious text message I get with each boot. It was definitely due to the T-mo visual voice mail. Problem solved!
In using the phone, I'm a bit bummed because it didn't occur to me that a big part of my bigger screen as compared to the GS4 would be taken up by the softkeys on screen. The S4 has a physical home button and capacitive keys to either side. So, my screen isn't effectively much bigger, when I account for dedicating some of it to the buttons. You can make the buttons autohide, apparently. One issue is I use my phone in landscape much of the time, and the buttons don't rotate to the new "bottom" of the screen when I rotate. Gotta figure that out.

This morning I installed the PC Helium App so I could enable backup/restore access on the G3. That worked fine, but Helium on the G3 still doesn't detect my external SD card, in order to restore from it. I could manually copy files over to the internal Carbon folder, and restores from there worked fine. Still, I'm not sure why I'm having so much SD Card angst. I know things change each version of Android wrt SD cards... maybe something is fixed in 5.1.1 (as I had on my S4) that is broken in 5.01 on the G3.
So, I've got some tweaking to do from here. The phone is basically set up and working fine except for some straggler apps that I won't bother with until I need them, with one major exception: I need to go in and set up Light Flow. That app is a big part of how I manage notifications on any phone...

If you rooted your phone, then download and run the SDFix app from the Play Store. Apps will then have the ability to write to the external SD card...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dsd+card+fix+kitkat&pcampaignid=APPU_1_bJMtVsTJBoKajwP4noeABw
... and yes, it also works w/ Lollipop.

redduc900 said:
If you rooted your phone, then download and run the SDFix app from the Play Store. Apps will then have the ability to write to the external SD card...
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nextapp.sdfix&hl=en&referrer=utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_term%3Dsd+card+fix+kitkat&pcampaignid=APPU_1_bJMtVsTJBoKajwP4noeABw
... and yes, it also works w/ Lollipop.
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Thanks. I'll give this a whirl!
EDIT: WORKED LIKE A CHARM. Thanks again! And thanks for the link, because there were several SDFix apps. The link made sure I got the one you intended.:good:

OK, I'm in a pretty good place after making some changes. Still plenty to tweak though.
First, I decided to abandon the stock Home launcher. It was a bit annoying with little UI tweaks LG made that make it just not how I expect it to look, but the kicker was that in landscape mode, the titles of the icons were not readable... they were mostly cut off. I use Rotate (Ultimate Rotation) so pretty much every screen including home is rotatable. But LG Home maintains in landscape mode the little dots representing the various home screen pages... these take up just enough room so that things get squished a bit and the titles cut off. Couldn't figure out how to disable that, so just bailed and installed Google Now Launcher which fixed me right up. That fixed the look and feel of the home screen, the apps drawer, and even reverted settings to the normal views I'm used to.
The only problem is that it kills double tap to sleep... or at least reduces the footprint of the double-tappable area to the notification strip at the top. Sigh. In another thread someone mentioned using Greenify to fix it. I'll try that when I get a chance.
Another weird thing I've got going on is that when I connect via Bluetooth to my car, it starts playing music. See this thread. That's pretty annoying... for now I deleted the default music that was playing, and with an empty directory nothing plays.
I put on a screen protector last night. I got the 0.2mm iCarez one. I performed the application in a steamy bathroom after running the hot shower for a bit, per some tips over in the Accessories thread. I left the backing on, positioned the glass on the screen, taped one side for the "hinge method" after getting it perfectly aligned and accounting for the eventual loss of thickness of the plastic underbacking, cleaned everything one last time with the alcohol wipe, peeled the backing, and plopped it on starting in the center. Got it perfectly positioned and no major bubbles. There were a couple of "spec sized" non-uniformities but they were gone by morning.
I'm gradually setting in... Still lots to play with.
I've noticed the WIFI, while it gets good reception, is a bit sluggish to drop a weak connection in favor of a strong one. Anybody got a tweak for that?

Frankenscript said:
I've noticed the WIFI, while it gets good reception, is a bit sluggish to drop a weak connection in favor of a strong one. Anybody got a tweak for that?
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Try this app for WIFI management. I have tried several and this is the best I have found. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.kman.WifiManager I agree completely that the wifi in the phone is very slow to drop a weak signal and grab a stronger one. But with wifi manager you can play with the sensitivity. Good luck.

Will do. Thanks for confirming it's not just me. Also on another note I just found the LG keyboard has lots of settings for customization. Not bad. May keep it!
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