I bought this phone a few months ago and knew ahead of time the camera had previous issues. Thing is, it appears to be both hardware AND software related. The front camera works for face unlock in certain roms. The camera app on any rom results in it opening but when pressing anything in the camera I get a freeze and a force close. Same goes for any app that tries to use the led flash. Has anyone had something similar to this issue? Im curious what the cause is, also, has anyone tried physically swapping the part out and can give any tips?
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I bought this phone a few months ago and knew ahead of time the camera had previous issues. Thing is, it appears to be both hardware AND software related. The front camera works for face unlock in certain roms. The camera app on any rom results in it opening but when pressing anything in the camera I get a freeze and a force close. Same goes for any app that tries to use the led flash. Has anyone had something similar to this issue? Im curious what the cause is, also, has anyone tried physically swapping the part out and can give any tips?
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Seems to be a hardware issue. Have you tried checking the connection on the motherboard? I have never had issues with software unless I forgot to check hardware connections.
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Seems to be a hardware issue. Have you tried checking the connection on the motherboard? I have never had issues with software unless I forgot to check hardware connections.
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Yeah I just ordered a tool kit with the screws required. Gonna take a look at it and hopefully If it works I can turn quite a profit. I bought this phone for 40 dollars.
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Took the phone apart and checked the camera. I replugged it back in and it still did not work. Order a new camera for 10 dollars on ebay and will try again.
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If that doesn't work, you should do a one click restore to stock. That could possibly fix it.
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If that doesn't work, you should do a one click restore to stock. That could possibly fix it.
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Already one clicked a few times and nothing changed.
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Update : Ordered a new camera, came about 10 minutes ago in the mail. I replaced it and everything is working fine. For future reference. I'd the back camera does not work, neither will the flash. My flash did not work until I replaced the faulty camera.
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Update : Ordered a new camera, came about 10 minutes ago in the mail. I replaced it and everything is working fine. For future reference. I'd the back camera does not work, neither will the flash. My flash did not work until I replaced the faulty camera.
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Awesome! :thumbup:
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This only happens when I'm trying to type a text message or play a game that requires the use of a touch pad (like zenonia 3 and 4). The touch screen just refuses to respond properly and is causing me to be annoyed. Anyone know how to resolve this issue so I don't have to go back to Verizon and get a replacement?
NOTE: I've already tried to pull out the battery, format the phone, and the sd card. None of them worked.
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Are you rooted?
AgalychnisCallidryas said:
Are you rooted?
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Yeah, but even when it wasn't rooted, my phone did this.
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david_hume said:
Yeah, but even when it wasn't rooted, my phone did this.
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On aosp roms I had the same issue.. just randomly would not respond. My soft keys would still and anything but the keyboard.. I don't know why. What I would do is turn my screen off and back on and it would start normal again.. then I just went back to sense and no issues
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Ok, then I think it's probably an issue with the digitizer. I would take it to Verizon and see if you can get a replacement.
AgalychnisCallidryas said:
Ok, then I think it's probably an issue with the digitizer. I would take it to Verizon and see if you can get a replacement.
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I was afraid you would probably say that, but I'm probably gonna do that around march or april. Unrooting my phone is gonna be a pain and redoing the process over, but I have little choice in the matter. Thanks.
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I just got a used Epic Touch 4g from Cowboom. Today is the first day using it and I really like it. However I am having some weird issues. While the phone is on and I am either in a browser (Dolphin, Stock) or an app the 4 capacitve buttons will light up automatically. Then sometimes after they light up at the bottom of the screen the Options menu will show up. When this happens the phone haptic feed back goes off.
Anyone know what is going on and possibly a solution before returning? I really don't want to return this phone.
I'm having the exact same issue. It started doing this since I installed the "official" ICS. I didn't have this issue with GB. I have not gone back to GB since I really like ICS...
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Mine does it all the time being that I never have good signal here in Tallahassee
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Same here I noticed this randomly since I have been on Official ICS.
Has this phone been out for over a year? Since I bought it used I don't know if there is any manufacturer's warranty left on it. I didn't purchase insurance.
I had the same issue for months but only when cell service was crappy. They replaced the screen at the Sprint store and it never happened again.
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I had something similar going on. I called Sprint a few times and ended up going into one of the stores with a service center. I left it for about 45 minutes and the guy said the cable that connects the front capacitive buttons had come loose. I haven't had any issues like this in two months, simple fix. Also, I had an ICS rom on the device prior to the official release and the guy didn't say a thing.
Good luck.
Kyle
How long has this phone been out? Is there a one year manufacturers warranty? I may need to see if I can take advantage of that since I didn't purchase insurance.
this is a known issue, if you search the forum you'll find lots of examples of it, most have just taken it to sprint, even w/o insurance they probably fix it/swap it out for the $35 as this seems to be a common problem
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I thought this was a common problem with AOSP builds.
It only happens to me when I lose signal.
But this is a hardware problem?
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I thought this was a common problem with AOSP builds.
It only happens to me when I lose signal.
But this is a hardware problem?
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Yeah this is the first time I heard about it being a hardware (screen) issue too. I never had it happen across all GB ROMs, and just about every leaked ICS build. I didn't experience it until I flashed CM9.
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Yeah this is the first time I heard about it being a hardware (screen) issue too. I never had it happen across all GB ROMs, and just about every leaked ICS build. I didn't experience it until I flashed CM9.
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the button lockup is common in ics, the menu presses are the hw issue....
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the button lockup is common in ics, the menu presses are the hw issue....
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I haven't experienced any button lockups, only phantom menu button spam when I hit a extremely low signal. This only happened to me in the 10 months I've owned this phone, after flashing CM9.
I've noticed this when plugged into a car charger and using navigation in spotty service areas. I always thought it was a heat/capacitance issue.
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Hi im hopeing someone can help me i have tried to update my epic g4 touch to ics i tried roms odin oneclicks no matter wat i do bluetooth will not turn on on ics or jellybean i tried on 6 different phones can someone help me out. It must be something im missing i seem to be the only one with this problem
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Hi im hopeing someone can help me i have tried to update my epic g4 touch to ics i tried roms odin oneclicks no matter wat i do bluetooth will not turn on on ics or jellybean i tried on 6 different phones can someone help me out. It must be something im missing i seem to be the only one with this problem
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No one have this issue I have tried afew more phones same thing no bluetooth it has to be something I'm doing but I even went back to totally stock and took ota still same thing
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Does it just not turn on at all? Sounds like your Bluetooth is not functional if it doesn't even work in stock ota
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Does it just not turn on at all? Sounds like your Bluetooth is not functional if it doesn't even work in stock ota
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Correct when I try turning it on it just goes right back off
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I would load stock and take it in to be checked out.
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I would load stock and take it in to be checked out.
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Take in all 9 of the phones I have tried ics on cause at this point I have tried it on 9 different phone same thing I don't have 3 of the phones I tried but I still have 6 of them
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If you have tried nine separate phones and none of them have Bluetooth working you have to be doing something wrong our have EXTREMELY bad luck
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If you have tried nine separate phones and none of them have Bluetooth working you have to be doing something wrong our have EXTREMELY bad luck
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I doubt its bad luck nine dif phone I'm doing something wrong I'm sure but wat cause I even went back to completely stock no root or anything took the ota same thing no bluetooth
Edit: I should also add that I'm new to samsungs and odin/mobile odin etc. I've dealt mostly with htc
Edit: i got 2 more first one i update to ics ota no bluetooth 2nd one i got was already ics with working bluetooth i downgraded to el29 then did the same process as all the other phones but this one works????
Edit: ok so the one phone I got that was already on ics Bluetooth works but its white my personal phone is black I wanted to keep it black but have Bluetooth working so I swap motherboards but then Bluetooth didnt work once it was in the black housing nor did the white one anymore I restored them both to el29 then upgraded back to ics now Bluetooth works on the white phone again with the motherboard from my black phone but still dont work on my black phone even though the mother board in my black phone worked in the white housing, I then realized if I put the motherboard from any of the other phones ive tried in that white housing Bluetooth will work. Is it the antenna? If so y would i have so many with bad antennas plus they all work on gb
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My note2 reboots when i drop it from small distances like 5 cm or 10.I think that shouldnt happen and i need help for it.Thanks to any answers
The only reason I could see this not being a hardware issue that you would have to go to a service center to fix, is if some peculiar bug with the motion sensor causes the phone to reboot.
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The only reason I could see this not being a hardware issue that you would have to go to a service center to fix, is if some peculiar bug with the motion sensor causes the phone to reboot.
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if it is a bug, is there a way i can fix it by myself?
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My note2 reboots when i drop it from small distances like 5 cm or 10.I think that shouldnt happen and i need help for it.Thanks to any answers
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if you haven't done so already, open the back cover and take the battery out and then put everything back. mines was doing that for a few days after that it stopped, but I'm always trying crap on my phone so could've been something else.
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Is anyone else having problems with photosphere not working? It won't get past the calibration part.
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Is anyone else having problems with photosphere not working? It won't get past the calibration part.
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Just tried mine. Didn't ask for calibration and started
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Just tried mine. Didn't ask for calibration and started
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This is a pic of where it gets "stuck" or never aligns..
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deltawye said:
This is a pic of where it gets "stuck" or never aligns..
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I tried in portrait and mines didn't freeze then either. I'm stock out the box not rooted.
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I tried in portrait and mines didn't freeze then either. I'm stock out the box not rooted.
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It doesn't freeze, just never aligns... Kinda frustrating.. And mine is completely stock as well :-\
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deltawye said:
It doesn't freeze, just never aligns... Kinda frustrating.. And mine is completely stock as well :-\
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If you can try to return it. I took two photosphere pictures without any issue
OfficeMax 32gb
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If you can try to return it. I took two photosphere pictures without any issue
OfficeMax 32gb
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Yep guess that's my next option..lol
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I have the same problem.....returning it tonight hoping the next one doesn't have any of the other issues
Just found out that mine doesn't pass through the aligning part either. I wonder how many more people have this issue..
Photosphere doesn't work on my Nexus either.
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I have this same issue... And I am wondering if it's a bug or we are just doing something wrong? Mine didn't work completely stock and now it's not working on PA.
Any updates on this issue?
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same problem here, i tried several accelerometers and gyroscopes tests and it seems to work well but when I try to take a photosphere it stays in calibrating.
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same problem here, i tried several accelerometers and gyroscopes tests and it seems to work well but when I try to take a photosphere it stays in calibrating.
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Hopefully one of the devs will pop in and read this.
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It is really strange, it seems like a hardware issue but when I do the testing either gaming o with Z-device test app everything is working just like my Nexus 4 :S.
Alright I guess I'm taking mine back and asking for a replacement.
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bajasur said:
Alright I guess I'm taking mine back and asking for a replacement.
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Took mine back got a new one. Issue resolved. It's a defect for sure
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Same problem here too!
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Seems to be on the same angle as the OP's
According to the sticker on the box, mine was manufactured China 2013.07
Same problem for me too. Completely stock.
Tried it today:
No probs on mine . . .
Batch 2013-08 China, bought in Germany
Just wondering, particularly if photo sphere isn't working on your nexus 7 2013, if you install AccelermoterTest does the ball move to the bottom left corner - even when the device is on flat ground? Mine does... maybe hardware fault?