[Q] Extremely high ping/latency issues - 8.9" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Whenever the the wife uses the Kindle HD 8.9 over wifi, it crushes anything i may be doing that is latency sensitive (i.e. MMO, MOBA, FPS, etc) with well over 1s pings, sometimes reaching 1500ms. Other web browsing will also go very slowly while this happens. We have 7Mb/s DSL which isnt amazing but does the job considering we're in Alaska
This usually only happens in bursts then settles and fires up again.
Done the usuals, set to low quality with QoS router setups. Ive only tested with Hulu and Netflix.
Nothing seems to stop this tablet from manhandling our connection.
None of our other android devices or the Wii U do this using the same services and apps. I own a SGS3 running latest slimrom, the wifes is a stock SGS2.
The kindle is rooted but remains stock, rooted for the play store and the apps i own there.
Any clue what is happening? Others experience this issue?
I also prefer not to use the custom rom here as we use the HDMI out. (i guess audio isnt working yet)

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Phone lock up/freeze when using Netflix app

Noticed an issue, thought I'd see if anyone else was seeing it. I don't know if it's isolated to Netflix or not, but it is the only time I've had my phone freeze up on me. I have had it happen twice so far. I don't know how to recreate it though. I'll play Netflix for a while, and then all of the sudden it freezes. I have to pull the battery and restart the phone. Once frozen, it won't accept any input.
Hey. I just had the same problem as you. I was watching netflix and within 10 minutes, the epic 4g touch froze and none of the button worked, not even the power button. I had to removed the battery to reset it. Then it happened again 1 hour into my movie on netflix so I decided to search and saw your post. This is the first time my phone has ever locked up like this.
I use netflix all the time and haven't had it happen to me.
If you look at the Netflix app I'm the market, you will see this started with the latest app update...its the app not the phone. Glad I didn't up date mine...still works great.
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chazglenn3 said:
If you look at the Netflix app I'm the market, you will see this started with the latest app update...its the app not the phone. Glad I didn't up date mine...still works great.
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I have the latest update, and it still works fine on my phone.
I did have this once in a while. Maybe once a week? Exact symptoms as you describe. I couldn't repeat the bug consistently. Although it seemed to happen when watching more than 45 mins on the phone.
As of the latest update (a week ago), I haven't seen the problem come up actually. It has something to do with the app, not the phone.
Since having the issue I have done an update or two on Netflix. I have been watching a significant amount of video using it too.. I think i'm over 10GB on my plan lol... Anyway, I haven't seen it since. Must just have been Netflix like many of you have noted.
glad to find this post. I've had the same issue on my AT&T GS2 and was about to return the phone.
It's odd to me that an app without root access can freeze the phone and all buttons so easily. Doesn't speak well for the phone's stability. Perhaps something's overheating...
Netflix locks up, no buttons or anything work. First time I pulled my battery to reset it. Didnt think anything about it. So I noticed my phone was getting low on battery so I hooked up my charger and went back to watching X-Files. After an episode and a half I had a little bit of a charge so I pulled the plug and moved to my desk to work while I watched. Couple mins later, blam...lockup. This time I held the power button down and the phone did reset itself, but then I noticed my battery was at 6% when it had been at 60ish before I unplugged it. Then oddly enough, it started climbing about 1% every ten minutes. Wtf?
So anyway. All that novel of a post us to say that i've tested and can recreate the lockup regularly while watching on battery, but haven't had it happen yet when connected to the charger. I'm running unnamed ROM with no other mods or themes. Is it possible this has something to do with CPU profiles changing as the battery drains?
I just wanted to add that the same thing happens to me as momentary.
I'll be watching Netflix while plugged in (USB in this case), phone locks, have to remove the battery, reboot and the battery reads almost dead. It'll go from like 70% to 7%.
This has happened 3-4x.
Anyone have a solution?
I have two sgs2's in the household, its happened on both phones.
Has happened to me on stock,midnight,and unnamed.
Netflix is a buggy app in general. I had to use an old version until recently because it would freeze on both my phone and my CM7 touchpad.
Calkulin 2.9.1 EL29. I have a hunch that this happens only while using Wifi. I've been testing Netflix on 3g and have yet to run across it. It sucks because I only use Netflix while at home and work, and at home I have a lousy 3g signal, especially while downstairs...
Anybody's phone locking up while using Netflix on 3g?
I have been having the same problem for the last few weeks, I usually use 4G on battery and it does freeze on me occasionally. When I am out of 4G, I use 3G with no issues so far. I have yet to use it with WIFI to see if that could be a problem as well.
I hook my phone up to my TV via MHL and run Netflix off my Wifi...
First episode of Deep Space Nine always plays flawless.
Second episode typically locks up the phone and stutters the last half-second of audio until I reset it.

Graphics stuttering

After rooting and doing a hard reset my nitro is significantly faster, but I'm still experiencing stuttering on high quality YouTube videos. It doesn't occur for normal video payback, but does seem to happen using maps or graphics intensive games. The playback will slow down and then go very fast to catch up. Is this just the gpu having a hard time keeping up? Or is this a software problem that can be alleviated through either an update or a fix on my part?
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I'm experiencing this myself. I can watch vids on the desktop version of YouTube at 720p with out a problem anything but the app seems to stutter from time to time.
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What particular graphic intensive games are you having trouble running smoothly?
Dragon Fly! ran smoothly, although it gave an "Async" notice that I never saw on my Atrix 4g. Fruit Ninja had issues with lag and Minecraft would stick entirely for a few seconds, although I realize that game is in alpha.
Additionally, Google Maps will often stick when loading up traffic, satellite and other info when trying to move or zoom.
Just some thoughts, trying to see if anyone has similar experiences.

Gpu rendering, reccomended?

Now that ics has been out for a while, is it a good idea to have this on?
It does make the phone faster and only affects two of my apps but i still dont know how does it affect battery or RAM(i read somewhere it affects ram)
Do you guys use it?
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It's useful for scrolling in 2d apps. Although on xda makes the pictures not come up. I only use every once in a while.
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I've chosen to not use it. It was useful in the early days when not a lot of apps worked well on ICS, but nowadays it breaks more than it fixes in my experiences.
I don't use it. I find it makes many apps laggy. Though it does boost a quadrant score.
In theory, it would be better to the let the GPU render stuff as it takes the strain off the CPU. Too bad it breaks many apps, though.
nope dont use it. does more problems than good
I use it, never encountered any of this, EXCEPT for a GUI glitch in Power amp. Besides that, every works perfectly.
On side note, back when the Samsung Vibrant first got ICS (somewhere around December), I found that many apps just crashed when using it, such as trying to pick out a wallpaper in GO SMS. Nowadays, nothing besides that Power amp glitch I've noticed. And battery life is somewhat better too.
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The United Airlines app used to have problems when this was on -- would show up as an incredibly tiny rectangle on the screen, as if scaling was totally thrown off. I was flying a lot then, so I unchecked the option. The United app has been updated a few times in the past few months, and I tried checking force GPU, and the latest version of the United app works again... I've got 104 apps installed, and the only other one I've seen that complains is Flipboard -- got a message once, yesterday, that it's not designed to work with forced GPU and that I should turn it off. I ignored the message, though, and Flipboard seems fine -- as does everything else I'm using.
I'll leave it turned on until / unless I run into incompatibilities with apps that I find important...

[Q] Pandora stuttering/choppy...

Hi,
I've been a lurker for a while, but made an account because I have scoured the forums for an answer to this "old" question and none of the answers have solved it for me. I wish there was a forum for people who have tried everything and have had 0% success haha.
So, sorry if this is the wrong location for this, and sorry if it has been answered already 100 times!
I have a first generation Note 3, and have recently rooted (like 4 months ago?). I got the Pandora Patcher and figured out how to get it working, so I use Pandora v5.6.1 with Pandora Patcher v3.6.1.
BEFORE I started using Pandora Patcher I did not have any stuttering (maybe because i was on the current version of Pandora? But since I've been using the Patcher it stutters after every other song for 5 seconds or more, it almost sounds like lag or something. I've tried everything short of wiping it, as it was working before i downgraded Pandora for the Patcher.
My question is, am I out of luck with the Patcher? Or is there a way for me to have my cake and eat it too? (use the patcher and not have stuttering/choppiness)
Thanks for reading, appreciate the help!
Try installing a stock version and see if that works.
And what's this patch /file that you install for?
Pp.
Thanks for the reply, I believe I have a stock version of pandora. The patcher is an app root users can get that helps you get the features of a paid subscription and other stuff. Which, I only use it so I can listen to a continuous stream, since I sleep with it on...
Try this, delete your stock pandora and patch from your files, then install this apk https://www.dropbox.com/s/n5hp7rabgoa5i9w/pandora5.5FULL.apk?dl=0
It's for pandora one free with unlimited skips and no charges.
After installing just log in with your regular pandora account and enjoy.
Pp.
Wow, I didn't know this existed, THANKS! I just did what you said and downloaded this, and it seems to have unlimited skips, but will it still time out after a few hours? you know, the "Are you still listening?" pop-up?
Much appreciated, I will have a better chance of testing this out later after work and will update to see if this is solved or not.
Don't know about "Are you still listening" pop up. I use it all the time, longest about 4 hrs. Enjoy.
Pp.
So, I've had it running the past few hours like normal, except I'm using the app you linked me. It still stutters on some songs, but not as often. It was REALLY obnoxious before, and now its fairly bearable. I really appreciate it, but I wouldn't consider this solved.
This version is MUCH BETTER though, it doesn't time-out on me, and I can skip as much as i want.
Are you running stock /rooted rom?
Or a custom rom?
You may be having an app causing some conflicts.
I'm running stock /rooted / debloated rom and it works smoothly, also running on an GS4, GTAB 2 10" and GalTab Pro 7" , getting same smooth performance on all devices.
Pp.
I'm running the stock/rooted rom v4.4.2. no custom recovery...
I do not have a debloated rom ( I didn't know that was a thing!), but if there is a bloatware causing conflicts, then that would make sense? I don't have any task killers or anything I can think of that could possibly interfere. Usually when I play Pandora, its the only app running in the foreground (to my knowledge). I'm also not sure how one would go about checking for that sort of thing...
Things I've tried but did not work for me
-delete both caches
-use a wifi app to keep wifi from being throttled when screen is turned off (which btw this happens on data 4GLTE and wifi)
-use regular Pandora app without any hacks (still stutters, I was wrong before about it working then not working)
Thank you for taking the time to help me, Pancho!
I run CWM recovery which allows me to use Romtoolbox Pro and delete all that Samsung and T-mobile junk they stuff the phones with, including Knox.
The operating system runs lighter and saves your battery.
Edit; custom recovery not needed to run Romtoolbox Pro, just root will do.
Pp.
Hey,
So I wanted to test this over the weekend to see if it worked, and it has been SOLVED!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Here's what I did/happened:
I saw what you said about CWM recovery, and learned that I could get Rom Toolbox Pro without it, so I did using Lucky Patcher.
Now, here's the funny thing. I remember reading in another forum somewhere that some people were able to solve their stuttering with a CPU manager. I stupidly didnt even try that assuming it wouldnt work haha. So since Rom Toolbox comes with one, I used it there.
switched the Governor to "ONDEMAND" and changed the lowest speed it could have to 300 instead of 200(default).
I did all of this on Friday 2/20 , and have used Pandora everyday since (with the Pandora Patcher, I went back because of the time-out) and no stuttering or anything. I've used Bluetooth, aux and just the phone speakers and its all fixed! I cant believe it was the CPU, and I hope I never forget that in the future haha.
EDIT 3/11/15: So, I was horribly horribly wrong about how this worked for me, and I believe I have now fixed the stuttering problem for my situation specifically (knock on wood).
Here's what has happened since I wrote this "solved" post.
I realized that the previous solution only worked on some kernels (mostly custom) but not the one that came standard with my Note 3 N900T. I also stopped using the ROM Toolbox CPU Manager, as I needed something with profiles.
So I flashed LeanKernel, and got setCPU. I use LeanKernel's InteractiveX Governor with I/O ROW, and it improved my phone overall, but specifically for Pandora stuttering, it did nothing. So I use setCPU profiles.
My setCPU profiles for Pandora (really my only profiles):
100 priority - App Pandora + screen off + charging (any ) = CPU Max 2726 - Min 422
99 priority - App Pandora + screen off = CPU Max 422 - Min 422
I originally had an issue getting the profiles to even stick/activate, but what I had to find out for myself is if you go to the Governers tab in setCPU, just check set on boot, and set in profiles, then it should work. ALSO, I learned that even with all of this going on, if I'm listening to Pandora and go look at a different app, or return to the home screen (basically putting Pandora in the background) The profiles do not work. Pandora has to be in the FOREGROUND in order for the profile to be active. When that happens, and the screen is off, I get flawless playback.
This is just for me specifically, I hope this helps someone else, as this was A LOT of trail and error... sorry for jumping the gun earlier
Thanks Pancho, from the bottom of my heart, I thank you and wish to give you plenty of internet hugs!!! Please have a wonderful day and I hope this helps anyone else that was in my predicament.
TL;DR: FOR ME PERSONALLY, I GOT LEANKERNEL AND SETCPU (USE INTERACTIVEX AND ROW), USED PROFILES FOR PANDORA + SCREEN OFF AND PANDORA + SCREEN OFF + CHARGING. THEN MAKE SURE PANDORA IS IN FOREGROUND WHEN PLAYING AND SCREEN IS OFF, THEN NO MORE STUTTER!!!

Question YouTube lags

Global OP11, the latest OOS. YouTube video lagging during playback every few seconds – a little freeze then continues playing. Not happening to all videos but to many of them. Clearing the all data helps just temporarily, lags come back very soon.
Any idea how to fix this? It's so annoying.
Yep, that depends on OnePlus that block the FPS to 60 on some apps and even the clock speed
found out that lagging happens only when connected to wifi. so not sure if it's related to the 60 fps limit.
Bad wifi or bad internet
trx888 said:
found out that lagging happens only when connected to wifi. so not sure if it's related to the 60 fps limit.
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ChrisFeiveel84 said:
Bad wifi or bad internet
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wrong
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wrong
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Why?
Test it with Revanced i use it and have no lege
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Why?
Test it with Revanced i use it and have no lege
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because I know my wifi connection is fast and stable. all my other phones, tablets and laptops don't have this issue.
trx888 said:
because I know my wifi connection is fast and stable. all other phones, tablets and laptops don't have this issue.
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Maybe the op11 have probs with your wifi 2.4ghz or 5ghz wifi ?
Youtube has geo bandwidth allocation and can cut down streaming speeds almost to 56k modem performance.
Either they are testing or intentionally slowing down downstream to users in your area.
No issues with YT app for me, I was traveling entire week by car with YouTube streaming constantly videos without any issues.
I have this exact issue for a while. Only on wifi, I'm using revanced, and my wifi is very stable at 600 up and down. When toggling off wifi, YouTube says "back online" it is more of just a stutter every few seconds, but it's noticable and again only on wifi.
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I have this exact issue for a while. Only on wifi, I'm using revanced, and my wifi is very stable at 600 up and down. When toggling off wifi, YouTube says "back online" it is more of just a stutter every few seconds, but it's noticable and again only on wifi.
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I had the same video lag issue in my revanced YouTube. It got fixed after I enabled Spoof App Signature.
Bug on youtube (looks familar after 8 min yt crashes on my j120f)
I can confirm this happens on my end as well. Super odd. Also noticed the app itself kinda goes into a very brief unresponsive state. I'll try scrolling through comments and it'll delay a second or so every so often. Other times, works totally fine. Using WiFi 100 percent of the time, so if it is anything with WiFi, not sure why it would only be periodic and not constant? I use the same wifi and it's been reliable on times I've noticed this behavior.
I may install a logcat/dmesg app and see if I can pinpoint where the issue is occurring. Anyone happen to grab a log I could take a peek at since it only happens on a rare basis on mine.
The condition the lag will happen on my side.
Is when playing a video/livestream in minimized mode (the video still playing at the bottom)
Then when scrolling through video catalogue it will lag.
Also when scrolling through comments it will lag.
Ok, I just tried what you all experience and everything is working fine. tested on my 5Ghz wifi at home, 5 and 2.4Ghz wifi in the office, different hours, multiple testing sessions.
No lags besides atrocious 60fps scrolling.
Playing video and then scrolling through comments, everything works fine, another batch of comments is loaded in very fast.
Minimised video and browsing through Home tab, Subscriptions or Library - everything is working fine on wifi.
I have Asus RT-68U at home and typical professional IT hardware switches, access points for networking at the office.
Since day one and 60fps there was no issue with YT app for me and i use it daily for videos, long review or video podcasts during my frequent traveling.
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Ok, I just tried what you all experience and everything is working fine. tested on my 5Ghz wifi at home, 5 and 2.4Ghz wifi in the office, different hours, multiple testing sessions.
No lags besides atrocious 60fps scrolling.
Playing video and then scrolling through comments, everything works fine, another batch of comments is loaded in very fast.
Minimised video and browsing through Home tab, Subscriptions or Library - everything is working fine on wifi.
I have Asus RT-68U at home and typical professional IT hardware switches, access points for networking at the office.
Since day one and 60fps there was no issue with YT app for me and i use it daily for videos, long review or video podcasts during my frequent traveling.
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My issue is when simply watching videos in Fullscreen and on wifi, but only every now and then. Either way, if you use revanced and use microg version, the app is not 60fps limited. (You may not want to for battery, but it's worth it for me.)
I use stock YT app, don't need anything else. I have YT premium subscription.
No problems with fullscreen videos on wifi.
I experience this as well on my stock US variant

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