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Just picked up the phone today and noticed a long delay between pressing the power button and the screen waking up. When it is plugged in there is no delay at all. The delay occurs whenever the phone is disconnected from a power source. It is about a 2 second delay. Is anyone else experiencing this? Best Buy didn't have another unit and the Sprint store was useless and wouldn't unplug their demo unit to compare.
I saw a thread concerning the standard Galaxy S II, but nothing Epic 4G Touch specific.
Thanks.
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Just to make things perfectly clear, here is a video of the delay time:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqJc_nYuwac
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Downloaded Soft Locker Free and it allows the phone to instantly wake with no delay by bypassing a deep sleep mode. I'm unsure about how detrimental this is to the battery, but at least it's a fix. I'd still like to know if all Epic Touch phones have the wake up lag, though.
mine is doing this too.. are you using a SD Card wallpaper? I am. not sure if thats affecting things.
I have not noticed any delays on mine.
I have noticed this as well. I'm using a stock wallpaper.
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thedeadletters said:
Just picked up the phone today and noticed a long delay between pressing the power button and the screen waking up. When it is plugged in there is no delay at all. The delay occurs whenever the phone is disconnected from a power source. It is about a 2 second delay. Is anyone else experiencing this? Best Buy didn't have another unit and the Sprint store was useless and wouldn't unplug their demo unit to compare.
I saw a thread concerning the standard Galaxy S II, but nothing Epic 4G Touch specific.
Thanks.
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Downloaded Soft Locker Free and it allows the phone to instantly wake with no delay by bypassing a deep sleep mode. I'm unsure about how detrimental this is to the battery, but at least it's a fix. I'd still like to know if all Epic Touch phones have the wake up lag, though.
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You shouldn't do that, it will be detrimental to your battery. Deep sleep mode means that the processor is technically off, provided the phone doesn't have any tasks to run while the screen is off.
Its perfectly natural for your phone to wake up immediately when plugged in, because that's how samsung designed the galaxy's. No need to deep sleep when the phone's getting a charge.
By restricting your phone from sleeping (affectionately referred to as wake lock),your forcing your processor to run for nothing, most likely at 200mhz. When it's all said and done, I estimate you'll end up shaving off about 5 hours of battery life. Not worth it to me, just learn to deal with 1 sec it takes to wake up the phone.
On a lighter note, I find it amusing that you've installed an app that now makes the phone do something that is commonly known as a bug and a lot of people spend their time trying to squash. Lol.
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squshy 7 said:
On a lighter note, I find it amusing that you've installed an app that now makes the phone do something that is commonly known as a bug and a lot of people spend their time trying to squash. Lol.
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+1LOL*10
The amount of threads I have read, the hundreds if not thousands of posts I have seen the hundreds of developers that have all chased wake-lock bugs are all disgusted right now. Thousands if not tens of thousands of man hours have gone into chasing the wake-lock bugs down on many many many devices....in roms, in kernels in conflicting apps. For years. Sometimes its simple, sometimes it's given up on completely.
You are right. Wow, just, wow.
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The amount of threads I have read, the hundreds if not thousands of posts I have seen the hundreds of developers that have all chased wake-lock bugs are all disgusted right now. Thousands if not tens of thousands of man hours have gone into chasing the wake-lock bugs down on many many many devices....in roms, in kernels in conflicting apps. For years. Sometimes its simple, sometimes it's given up on completely.
You are right. Wow, just, wow.
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Lol, I'm actually crying a little from laughter. The scenario you described was exactly what went through my head when I wrote that
EDIT: to the OP, this is all in jest, no offense meant. But seriously, don't wake lock your phone.
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I've noticed it too, but it isn't too bad of a lag. Not snappy like the EVO 4G, but not a dealbreaker, not on this.
Don't wakelock the phone.
Voluntarily wake locking a phone? Haven't heard that before lol
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Journeyjeans said:
I've noticed it too, but it isn't too bad of a lag. Not snappy like the EVO 4G, but not a dealbreaker, not on this.
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Thanks for all the responses. My past Android phones (Evo and Evo 3D) didn't have any delay whatsoever, which is the origin of the original post. The power of the Galaxy S2 phones is pretty much legendary, which is why I'm surprised about this power saving feature. Reviews boast quick boot times, but I would argue that a regular wake time is much more useful and realistic to have. I do understand the basic premise that a powerful phone consumes more battery, but that didn't make any other dual core phone I've seen require this precaution.
Therefore, why is it that others forego this feature if it ultimately saves so much battery that Samsung has made it a default feature on their latest phones?
Updated the OP with a video. Please view and tell me if this is the norm.
I watched the video, mine is not that slow delay.
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I watched the video, mine is not that slow delay.
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+1 return it
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I wouldn't return it Hold tight for custom rom.
I'm sure tweak will be around the corner to improve wake up response
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I wouldn't return it Hold tight for custom rom.
I'm sure tweak will be around the corner to improve wake up response
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Funny how mine has all my apps on it... (over 40) and a **** load of music... And for the life of me I cant get it go lag like that.... I had a refurbished evo 3d that did that... I called sprint.after factory reset and.a few battery pulls... Id just return it.
roms dont fix all bugs let alone one random wake lag problem and the op may have to deal with it as most of us dont have lag like that...
@op if you got it from a store id bring it in.... if a rep says its suppose to do that.... Tell them your older android phone didnt do it... Then ask to speak to a manager
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Yeah... I had a feeling it was worse than it should have been. Though it's true a custom ROM could fix it, it would probably implement a fix similar to Soft Locker (which is obviously shunned for its battery draining ability). Also, I'd much rather have a device in proper working order to begin with. The Best Buy I got it from only had 2 on launch day, so here's hoping I find one that has it in stock.
Thanks for all the replies.
My delay is similar to the video. How does everyone else compare after seeing the video?
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I had the same issue. Move the pic from ur sd card to ur internal. Open in using myfiles and set as lockscreen
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Thanks. Stupid question but how do I move it. I only know how using root explorer on a rooted phone.
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I stepped out to grab lunch and I suspect the guy at the deli took my phone when I put it down to get my wallet out. Of course he turned the device off, so I can't call it. I checked Google latitude and it shows my last location as IN FRONT OF the deli, but since the guy shut the phone off its been idle for two hours. Unfortunately I dont have a password on the device so my concern is he will get in there and mess around with my emails and so forth. Is there anyway for me to remotely setup a password/pincode on the device so that when he does turn it on its locked? Assuming its locked I should be able to track it using Google Latitude or perhaps install one of those other apps. Any help would be greatly appreciated...
disassociate it from google and change your password so he cannot access that. otherwise there is little you can do at this point. also contact your carrier to get it kicked off the network as well.
Darunion said:
disassociate it from google and change your password so he cannot access that. otherwise there is little you can do at this point. also contact your carrier to get it kicked off the network as well.
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I am trying to install Android Lost on it now so that when he does turn it on it will have a PIN lock. However, once I have done that I plan on wiping the device if possible. How do I disassociate all the Google services on the device?
Not sure if this would work but you could log into the playstore and download the prey project app and make it install on your phone and then from there possible set it up from there website to add a lockcode and such
Im not sure though if the app will automatically download as soon as its turned on and if the app will work if you dont set it up though your phone
heres the link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prey&hl=en
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Not sure if this would work but you could log into the playstore and download the prey project app and make it install on your phone and then from there possible set it up from there website to add a lockcode and such
Im not sure though if the app will automatically download as soon as its turned on and if the app will work if you dont set it up though your phone
heres the link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prey&hl=en
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Since I already have Android lost (attempting) to run when he turns it on, at this point my primary concern is disassociating all Google services on that device. I am trying to figure out how to do that so if you have a suggestion please let me know!
As he said ..change ur Google password
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http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=166847
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=173390
maybe this is helpful a little?
Damn, bad luck. Maybe you can find something useful on the following link that might help:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/250040/how_to_locate_your_unprotected_android_device.html
If (hopefully) you can get this device back or for your next device anyway, I have one word for you: Cerberus
Good luck!
EDIT: NVM, seems all the stuff on that link has pretty much been suggested to you already
Install plan b
Change google padssword should be enough to disassociate it anyway
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Darunion said:
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=166847
http://support.google.com/a/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=173390
maybe this is helpful a little?
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Those links are great, but they appear to be for Google Apps users. Is there something similar for "regular" Google users who don't have Google Apps?
If I change my Google password what happens when the thief turns my phone back on? Will he still be able to see the old messages in my Gmail inbox, as well as all my contacts? Also, if I change the password now what happens to a pending installation from a service such as Android Lost? Will it still be able to install or will it fail since it cant authenticate to the device? Lastly, if I wait for Android Lost to authenticate and then change my Google password will it still work?
Dude. I stead of messing with apps go back to the frikin deli and see if they found your phone. Tell them you have a tracking device and it says its last location was the deli and where you last left it. Why assume the deli cashier room it. Some Joe behind you could have taken it also and turned it off and ran off . That's what I would do instead of installing apps.
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Personally, I would get some animal tranquilizers and wait for the deli worker to be alone. Knock him out and bring him back to the deli after hours. Then put plastic tarps over everything and duct tape him down to the prep board. Using a scalpel, cut his cheek and save a drop of blood for your trophy. Put pictures of your GNex around the room and talk to him about his crime before plunging a huge ass knife into his chest. When done, cut up his body and place the parts into 2-3 garbage bags. Finally, take a boat out on the water and dump the bags.
That should take care of the problem...until the next phone is stolen...
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Personally, I would get some animal tranquilizers and wait for the deli worker to be alone. Knock him out and bring him back to the deli after hours. Then put plastic tarps over everything and duct tape him down to the prep board. Using a scalpel, cut his cheek and save a drop of blood for your trophy. Put pictures of your GNex around the room and talk to him about his crime before plunging a huge ass knife into his chest. When done, cut up his body and place the parts into 2-3 garbage bags. Finally, take a boat out on the water and dump the bags.
That should take care of the problem...until the next phone is stolen...
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Seriously, you have issues.
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killyouridols said:
Seriously, you have issues.
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Your name is killyouridols....
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ExploreMN said:
Personally, I would get some animal tranquilizers and wait for the deli worker to be alone. Knock him out and bring him back to the deli after hours. Then put plastic tarps over everything and duct tape him down to the prep board. Using a scalpel, cut his cheek and save a drop of blood for your trophy. Put pictures of your GNex around the room and talk to him about his crime before plunging a huge ass knife into his chest. When done, cut up his body and place the parts into 2-3 garbage bags. Finally, take a boat out on the water and dump the bags.
That should take care of the problem...until the next phone is stolen...
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Yes!!!!!!! Ahahahahaha XD. THIS^^^
Guys try not to freak out too much. It's everyone's favorite serial killers MO. It's from a HBO series on TV. Dexter is the name of it.
Sorry your GNex got stolen. I'd be livid. Hope you can recover it...
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rani9990 said:
Your name is killyouridols....
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LMFAO
get GEE`D
lookout security can remotely wipe your phone, but you need it to installed on the phone first.
Does the Deli itself have any security cameras?
I wasn't being overly serious
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I have ordered one. Wanted to know if someone has used it with Galaxy S3?
Using it since last two days. All is good. Using it after fully charging and after about 28hours watch battery is about 70%, although my phone battery is bow draining much quicker.
One problem that I am having is that it will some how loose connection and won't connect then unless I unpair and pair again.
That happens about once or twice in a day.
Still testing and keep you guys update..........
Well as days have passed my smartwatch is now working more better but battery draining on the phone side is still a worry (maybe it's just cause now I have continuous Bluetooth connectivity)
Well for me all is working good and only thing I miss is more add-ons but then more add-ons require more syncing that will make battery drain more and the smartwatch get slow.
The connection lost problem I mentioned before is not here now but still sometimes my smartwatch gets dc and then reconnects again ( I think that's only cause the smartwatch app is killed by taskmanager on my phone)
All n all. Its working great for now and I am really enjoying it. It's more easier to keep my phone silent now and still easily knot miss a call.
Any good add ons links are appreciated
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Please post a review when you had a good amount of time with it. I am curious along with others.
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you can find below review @ galaxy note thread..i think its will also working well with s3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612208
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harunjo said:
you can find below review @ galaxy note thread..i think its will also working well with s3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1612208
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Interesting. I hear different opinions. Thanks for the info. I will read more of it later.
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it does work well i have personally used one for months
the only issue i have is charging it can be a pain because of the connector.
Im leaning more toward the Pebble Watch once it release's or maybe the Metawatch By Fossil.
Using it since last two days. All is good. Using it after fully charging and after about 28hours watch battery is about 70%, although my phone battery is bow draining much quicker.
One problem that I am having is that it will some how loose connection and won't connect then unless I unpair and pair again.
That happens about once or twice in a day.
Still testing and keep you guys update..........
Well as days have passed my smartwatch is now working more better but battery draining on the phone side is still a worry (maybe it's just cause now I have continuous Bluetooth connectivity)
Well for me all is working good and only thing I miss is more add-ons but then more add-ons require more syncing that will make battery drain more and the smartwatch get slow.
The connection lost problem I mentioned before is not here now but still sometimes my smartwatch gets dc and then reconnects again ( I think that's only cause the smartwatch app is killed by taskmanager on my phone)
All n all. Its working great for now and I am really enjoying it. It's more easier to keep my phone silent now and still easily knot miss a call.
Any good add ons links are appreciated.
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Hey guys,
If anyone can provide links to some other threads about this phone that will be appreciated and also please if you can provide links to threads with add-ons for this phone.
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I am having a problem, when I receive a call, I dont see the Answer button, only Red button to reject the call and mute icon on top to silent the ringer.
tigerfire25 said:
I am having a problem, when I receive a call, I dont see the Answer button, only Red button to reject the call and mute icon on top to silent the ringer.
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Just read comments in play store and found that the answer key only works on sony phones
tigerfire25 said:
Just read comments in play store and found that the answer key only works on sony phones
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Try my new app, Call Handling Pro. It will give an answer button and more.
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I'm very interested in the Galaxy Watch, but I'd be more tempted to go third party, just because Anyone have any suspicions that the Galaxy will be the game changer, or more of the same?
Today while texting in public with my N4, an idiot thief thought it was a good to snatch the phone out my hand and take off running, lucky me being me, I chased him down and got my phone back. (wont go into detail)
To get to the point, when I got my phone back it was still unlocked, leaving the thief to have full control of my phone, I already have the lock-screen activation set to the lowest value (15 seconds), yet for the minute or so where he had my phone, it didn't lock. Presumably because his hand made contact with the screen while running, thus leaving the screen on.
Okay so, the idea is: have a app that uses the accelerometer to detect sudden increases in speed, or certain motions, idea being when the phone is snatched out your hand, the app detects the sudden increase in speed (from the thief running away) or the motion of the phone being snatched out your hand, after which the app would lock the screen.
Sure, its not faultless, though it would be effective. Plus if a dev does pick this up, any faults would be ironed out.. but for now I'm just wondering if its possible at all.
I think it is not a great idea, it is very hard to decide when the movement is strong enough to lock.. and I bet i'd lock very often when you don't want.. Also, those kind of things don't happen very often.. It'd be a useless app for most of the ppl using it, as their phone will never be stolen of their hands..
Meh, just an idea.
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Meh, just an idea.
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I thought there was an app once that would do something to your device if it detected it was being dropped. Like save opens programs shut down the device or or something. Although now I know that no app could be that fast, unless you dropped it off a building lol. But that would be kinda neat too.
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iPhones in NYC get stolen everyday from snatches....
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dEris said:
iPhones in NYC get stolen everyday from snatches....
[LG NEXUS⁴] [LIQUIDSMOOTH] [MATR1X] [POETIC BLK BUMPER] [APEX PRO] [TAPATALK PRO]
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The thing is in NYC hardly anyone knows what a nexus is
So, ever time you get in a car your phone shuts ?
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Then when I do jumping jacks my phone will deactivate
I'll just take my chances
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AW: Anti-Theft app idea...
I think you could do it by building a Tasker profile that locks the screen when the accelerometer reaches a specific value.
Alternative idea: Make a Tasker profile that when a special SMS is received it locks your screen, sets a password and under the hood sends you the actual GPS coordinates of your phone.
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Use Cerberus, flashable in recovery so it'll survive a factory reset. And like the person above said, create a profile in tasker with sensor - gesture. This will do the trick for sure
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Shedao said:
I think you could do it by building a Tasker profile that locks the screen when the accelerometer reaches a specific value.
Alternative idea: Make a Tasker profile that when a special SMS is received it locks your screen, sets a password and under the hood sends you the actual GPS coordinates of your phone.
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There are a million apps that do that exact process.
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I Do not lock my phone
In contrary of you guys, I never lock my phone just because 99% of people who will steal my phone will just remove my sim card, delete what is not interesting for them and start using it. and as i have cerberus(anti theft app) installed ,I have lot of chance to get my phone back without a hassle.
If i had lock t , for sure they will give to a technician who will flash again the firmware and i will never gat my phone back.
What do ou think about it?
malosn said:
In contrary of you guys, I never lock my phone just because 99% of people who will steal my phone will just remove my sim card, delete what is not interesting for them and start using it. and as i have cerberus(anti theft app) installed ,I have lot of chance to get my phone back without a hassle.
If i had lock t , for sure they will give to a technician who will flash again the firmware and i will never gat my phone back.
What do ou think about it?
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Its a possible good tactic. I also never lock mine!
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The thing is in NYC hardly anyone knows what a nexus is
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But the app wouldn't be restricted to just the N4. It would be an app for the Play Store....
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Wow. I hope you kicked his ass.
Apple has ideas like this patented already... that is not a joke by the way
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It would definitely limit the usage of the phone during a drive I'd imagine. It's an interesting concept and I definitely think you'd have a decent group of users, just maybe not from this crowd specifically.
In contrary of you guys, I never lock my phone just because 99% of people who will steal my phone will just remove my sim card, delete what is not interesting for them and start using it
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What about some form of "reverse SIM card lock"? I actually thought the functionality I'm about to describe is what "SIM Card Lock" meant in many of the security applications available but apparently it's not: what about an application on the phone that securely wipes the phone when it is using any SIM card, or none at all, other than the one it's "assigned" to? Where "SIM Card Lock" locks a SIM Card to the phone; how about locking the phone to the SIM card?
Hey OP
The idea is cool in it self, but unfortunately its not as practical and that doesn't help you much. Imagine you had your idea implemented, and the thief just run away with your phone. What will that serve you? You were lucky to recover it by catching him, but what if you couldn't? This is where you need an app that can get your phone back instead of worrying about it the minute detail of having your screen locked by an action that is indistinguishable from other non-thefts situations from a software/hardware perspective...
There is an app I really recommend everyone to have and its called AndroidLost (many other app similar to it are available). What you can do with it is basically infinite, when you have your phone stollen or lost. From tracking it, locking it, disabling it etc...even if the sim card is changed. You can even take a picture of the thief and have sent to you without them realizing it...
It gave me such a peace of mind and hope it will for you too! Try it, its in the play store.
Cheers
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Hey OP
The idea is cool in it self, but unfortunately its not as practical and that doesn't help you much. Imagine you had your idea implemented, and the thief just run away with your phone. What will that serve you? You were lucky to recover it by catching him, but what if you couldn't? This is where you need an app that can get your phone back instead of worrying about it the minute detail of having your screen locked by an action that is indistinguishable from other non-thefts situations from a software/hardware perspective...
There is an app I really recommend everyone to have and its called AndroidLost (many other app similar to it are available). What you can do with it is basically infinite, when you have your phone stollen or lost. From tracking it, locking it, disabling it etc...even if the sim card is changed. You can even take a picture of the thief and have sent to you without them realizing it...
It gave me such a peace of mind and hope it will for you too! Try it, its in the play store.
Cheers
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Hey, just to clarify.. I do actually use a anti-theft app. (Avest) Its actually really good, you can flash it through recovery thus making it a system service and making it resilient from a wipe. The original idea came about as with my phone I have a unique feature: when the phone is locked, it cant be rebooted, or turned off from the power menu, though it can be soft reset via holding down the power button for 10 seconds, however the phone does boot back up and nothing is effected but when its unlocked it can be turned off, rendering any anti-theft app useless.
Sure its not practical in some situations, like driving.. but there's always a solution to a problem, right?
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Shedao said:
I think you could do it by building a Tasker profile that locks the screen when the accelerometer reaches a specific value.
Alternative idea: Make a Tasker profile that when a special SMS is received it locks your screen, sets a password and under the hood sends you the actual GPS coordinates of your phone.
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I have mine set up to max the volume and start screaming, light up the led, take photos front/back and email them, and report gps all from different codes in Tasker. There are other apps you could use to do it with, but I already have Tasker as a running process and dont need to duplicate that. Go nuts.
malosn said:
In contrary of you guys, I never lock my phone just because 99% of people who will steal my phone will just remove my sim card, delete what is not interesting for them and start using it. and as i have cerberus(anti theft app) installed ,I have lot of chance to get my phone back without a hassle.
If i had lock t , for sure they will give to a technician who will flash again the firmware and i will never gat my phone back.
What do ou think about it?
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Your coworkers are a lot nicer than mine. If I left my phone unlocked I would soon start coming out on Facebook as a raging homosexual.
Hey guys so I'm having an issue with a phone, it used to happen once in a blue moon, but now it's happening all the time to the point the phone is almost unusable. It acts as if menu keys are being pressed, when I'm not even touching the phone! This video is a great example, someone has to have seen this. What's the fix?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JdsrgVJM9k
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nim6us said:
Hey guys so I'm having an issue with a phone, it used to happen once in a blue moon, but now it's happening all the time to the point the phone is almost unusable. It acts as if menu keys are being pressed, when I'm not even touching the phone! This video is a great example, someone has to have seen this. What's the fix?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JdsrgVJM9k
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From what I've read it happens in low signal areas. Here's a thread that may be helpful.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23032612
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There is a way to disable the menu key and use the search key as menu. It's somewhere in the general forums buried somewhere.
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There is a way to disable the menu key and use the search key as menu. It's somewhere in the general forums buried somewhere.
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Yes here it is
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39466458
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Oh you guys are awesome.. big thanks for suggesting it, and then finding it
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There is a way to disable the menu key and use the search key as menu. It's somewhere in the general forums buried somewhere.
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I used that fix for a while, but over time, the problem actually gets worse and the search key will start phantom pressing, too. If you're one of the unlucky E4GT owners who have this problem, eventually ALL the capacitive buttons start randomly phantom pressing. Just a heads up from experience.
I suggest running a custom ROM with a Navbar (softkeys) you can enable, and then disable all the hardware buttons.
sasokutenshin said:
I used that fix for a while, but over time, the problem actually gets worse and the search key will start phantom pressing, too. If you're one of the unlucky E4GT owners who have this problem, eventually ALL the capacitive buttons start randomly phantom pressing. Just a heads up from experience.
I suggest running a custom ROM with a Navbar (softkeys) you can enable, and then disable all the hardware buttons.
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No need for a custom ROM. I have a tutorial for any rooted TW JB build using multiple ways to get it done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201012
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This is how I fixed my fantom menu button, maybe not a good idea but I was tired no to be able to use my phone, so far no problems at all, I opened my phone and placed a piece of magnet sticker on top of a connector that goes to the bottom of the phone, the the piece of magnet is from a business card that I had on the front of my refrigerator so I cut a little piece of it and put it on top of the connector with the plastic side to the connector to make sure not to touch anything, here are some pictures of what i did, if you want to do it (it is on you) , I am just giving my results so far 3 weeks with no problems.
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This is how I fixed my fantom menu button, maybe not a good idea but I was tired no to be able to use my phone, so far no problems at all, I opened my phone and placed a piece of magnet sticker on top of a connector that goes to the bottom of the phone, the the piece of magnet is from a business card that I had on the front of my refrigerator so I cut a little piece of it and put it on top of the connector with the plastic side to the connector to make sure not to touch anything, here are some pictures of what i did, if you want to do it (it is on you) , I am just giving my results so far 3 weeks with no problems.
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I'm not experiencing the issue but for the record, does it affect the button presses in any way after placing the magnetic piece there? Does all 4 of the hardware keys work without any hiccups?
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Everything works normal, just like new, I did removed the magnet and the menu bottom gets crazy so I did place it back and works like it should. I know it is no something that people should do but I did not care about my phone anymore.
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I can also back you up that this works!!!! Thanks sooo much works sooo much better!! Never woulda thought of it on my own. But did you notice any kind of signal issues after you did this
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1 month and no fantom menu, signal is normal.
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still going?
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1 month and no fantom menu, signal is normal.
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How is this working out still? I was contemplating doing it with a piece of rf shielding but that would've short circuited everything:laugh: That is totally genius on your part!
I loaded a custom ROM on mines and went back to EL26 modem (check my latest post to see the logic behind it)
If this works it's good for those who don't want to go the route I did :good:
I can say my problem with the Ghost menu is completely gone, and I totally forgot I had it.
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I can say my problem with the Ghost menu is completely gone, and I totally forgot I had it.
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Ok, I added your solution to my post and thanked you. I hope more people will benefit from your findings :good:
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This is how I fixed my fantom menu button, maybe not a good idea but I was tired no to be able to use my phone, so far no problems at all, I opened my phone and placed a piece of magnet sticker on top of a connector that goes to the bottom of the phone, the the piece of magnet is from a business card that I had on the front of my refrigerator so I cut a little piece of it and put it on top of the connector with the plastic side to the connector to make sure not to touch anything, here are some pictures of what i did, if you want to do it (it is on you) , I am just giving my results so far 3 weeks with no problems.
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Can you confirm that this fix is still working?? There is a guy on Youtube that does a similar fix but he removes the motherboard and sandwiches in some aluminum foil where you have the magnet on this side. I like your fix a lot more since it is obviously a lot easier. Please let us know if this fix is still working. Thanks!
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Can you confirm that this fix is still working?? There is a guy on Youtube that does a similar fix but he removes the motherboard and sandwiches in some aluminum foil where you have the magnet on this side. I like your fix a lot more since it is obviously a lot easier. Please let us know if this fix is still working. Thanks!
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I cannot. I believe the symptoms manifests in low signal environments, with the mobile network running. Turn off mobile data to test.
Some swear by it, but I lack the knowledge to validate it, as I am not an electrical engineer.
Much of this comes down to your tolerance for pain. I just bought the Note 3 due to this exact issue. Others have returned their phones because of it. Some replacements end up with this same problem, or busted power buttons.
If you have the desire to keep your phone and the ability to try the fix, then back up everything on it, and execute the procedure; or find someone who can.
Other options are turning off mobile networks whenever possible, trying to get a replacement, or...
Get another phone. The used marketplace is teaming with good deals on S3s, use an upgrade, get a granny phone. You have choice.
I hope that some of this is helpful.
Good luck!
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The only REAL fix that I was able to get is sending it back to Sammy and they replaced the PBA(motherboard). This is after sending it back to them two other times and they replaced the LCD screen and mini-jack. I just got it back and gave it to my wife when I got the S3, and immediately she said that in 3g areas it did the phantom menu. After calling and telling them two returns is unacceptable, they expedited the repair, fixed the RIGHT thing this time, and in over a month, there's been zero issues. Not sure if this is an option for anyone as you may be out of warranty, just passing on what finally worked for me. Good luck.
I have had this issue, non-stop, for the past year. It has gotten worse so I contacted samsung and sent my D710 to them to have it repaired.
They replaced the screen, sent it back but immediately (while trying to activate with Sprint) my phone began the phantom menu button. Not only the menu, but I also get phantom search & back key presses. I sent the phone back to samsung, again, and this time they replaced the PBA and still, i have the phantom issue. I called samsung but wont send the phone back a 3rd time. So I visit the sprint store after finding these threads, and the sprint tech replaces my screen again (free of charge) and before I even start my car to leave the parking lot... phantom key presses all over again.
I am convinced there is no fix for this, other than a hardware hack. I tried the magnet trick you guys speak of, but it did not change a single thing. I can trigger the phantom key press by simply sending (or receiving) a text message. It makes it near impossible to have a text-conversation with anybody.
My last resort is to sell the phone on ebay or craigslist to some unsuspecting fool, and replace it with a HTC or some other brand who actually understand RF interference and how stupid it would be to place the 3G antenna anywhere near such a sensitive chip.
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I can also back you up that this works!!!! Thanks sooo much works sooo much better!! Never woulda thought of it on my own. But did you notice any kind of signal issues after you did this
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So Jared is your "fix" still working???