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Confirmed on store! Faulty compass and accelerometer on Xperia Play

16 Xperia Play with the same problem and counting
Reported on stock rom, DoomLord and CM7 for now
Problem: The compass and accelerometer sensors do a little weird or inexact movements
Conclusions for now: The sensors on the Xperia Play work correctly but under low current and that makes the sensors don't work correctly. Faulty driver? Faulty batch? Defect in the fabrication process? Don't know
Tests made with Xperia Play and other phones to compare (I tested on a Nexus One and a HTC Wildfire). Results that Xperia Play performs less than other worst or similar phones
Test you can do to look for this problem: Install any aplication that uses compass or acelerometer, I used "3d compass" because it uses the two sensors, compass to point north and accelerometer to move the 3d model on screen, in "3d compass" if the compass doesn't points perfectly to north or move smoothly (my Nexus One does) you have this problem.
You can look how are working your sensors too with an apk like "Z-DeviceTest", it shows the sensor's actual state, power current, resolution and sensibility
Known solutions: ¿? none for the moment
Problem confirmed on store by an the employee tested my phone and 2 Xperia Play more, the other two phones have the same problem. Reported to SonyEricsson
On the Vodafone store the employee said me that if I want, they send my phone to repair at SonyEricsson but they can't change it, because the other 2 phones that they have in the store have the same problem. That seems that the sensors on this phone are like this, but they will report that to their distribuitor and SE to avoid client complaints. (My complain seems the first one about this)
"History of the problem"
Yesterday I was trying "Satellite AR" apk, and found that it doesn't works correctly, compass and accelerometers weren't working correctly. So I tried "3d Compass" apk, and the same thing, the compass was making weird movements, so I took my old Nexus One and installed the same programs. I found that the programs work perfectly on the Nexus One, smooth movements in compass and accelerator.
So I installed Z-DeviceTest apk and found that the Nexus One had the same or older sensors that the Xperia Play, but the sensors were working with more power and precission on the Nexus One than in the Xperia Play. Strange don't you think?
I asked a friend to try Z-DeviceTest on his HTC Wildfire, and I found that it has exactly the same sensors as the Nexus, they work a lot better than in the Xperia Play but different that in the Nexus One. o_0 why?
I asked on HTCmania forums for help and found that other person has the same problem with a different rom (DoomLord 2.3.3), mine is the official UK one 2.3.3 (4.0.A.2.368) rooted but with blocked BL.
Now I think that this can only mean two things, bad drivers or a faulty batch of Xperia Plays
Can someone else try this, and see if the values are the same, and has the same problems?
By the way, here are some "screens/pictures" (I haven't got time to connect all phones to my computer so I didn't make screenshots, sorry)
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A video I made in one of the tests I did.

anyone with this problem

Seems like you need to get a new play. got a warranty?

You can reset the magnetic compass by moving your play in a figure of 8.
Sent from my R800i using Tapatalk

Any way to reset the accelerometer?
Mine has always leant to the left.

Azeazezar said:
Seems like you need to get a new play. got a warranty?
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And why diferent persons of diferent places have exactly the same values? (bad luck?)
What values has your Xperia Play? is your Xperia Play moving smooth in compass and accelerometer apks? and what rom did you have?
More info, better for all the people with that problem
I will change the phone yes or yes, because I wanted the black and when I bought they didn't have it, and this is the perfect excuse to change it. But if there is a problem with the driver in some official roms, it doesn't matters if I change the phone
AndroHero said:
You can reset the magnetic compass by moving your play in a figure of 8.
Sent from my R800i using Tapatalk
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Done one "jillion" times, this is not the problem. Thanks anyway

dsswoosh said:
Any way to reset the accelerometer?
Mine has always leant to the left.
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As AndroHero said, you can calibrate the sensors by making an eight in the air with your phone on the hand (There are tutorials on youtube too ^^)
If you can, post your sensors specs here to see if you have the same problem that I have

I've tested my Xperia Play with the app Z-Devicetest and I get the EXACT same results seen on the capture from the first post.
Sony Ericsson should do something about this...

Miles Wolf said:
I've tested my Xperia Play with the app Z-Devicetest and I get the EXACT same results seen on the capture from the first post.
Sony Ericsson should do something about this...
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Well I'm not alone in XDA forums ¬¬U
1 user of HTCmania forum, 1 user of XDA-developers forum and me. 3 for the moment, it's posible that more people have this problem and don't know it.
"Test please"

Miles Wolf said:
I've tested my Xperia Play with the app Z-Devicetest and I get the EXACT same results seen on the capture from the first post.
Sony Ericsson should do something about this...
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I usually don't have any problem with the accelerometer, but I can confirm that the e-compass is wonky at best. Compared side by side (YES, _AFTER_ running some figure 8's) with other devices (Moto Droid, HTC Thunderbolt, an old Windows Mobile phone) the xPeria play is twitchy and often gives the wrong heading. I haven't been able to figure out what is causing it exactly though.

I just tried Z-device test and my accelerometer seems to be all over the place even if lying flat on the table.
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AndroHero said:
I just tried Z-device test and my accelerometer seems to be all over the place even if lying flat on the table.
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Same here, as I said I think it's because the sensor doesn't receive the correct current to work well and the result fluctuates

I took my phone to the vodafone store and reported as a faulty one, the employee tested 2 Xperia Plays more and they have the same problem. Confirmed that this problem isn't mine, clearest imposible.

Another one confirmed on HTCmania forums (link)

Does this issue with accelerometer prevent the phone to switch correctly to landscape/portrait mode ?
And is it annoying with games such are Doodle Jump ?
I'd like to know because I'm getting the phone next week and it's always time to cancel my order if I find theses issues being real flaws to me (on the other hand i don't care about compass but I understand how irritating it can be..).

Sorry, but I found the dramatic music in the video to be hilarious

Mekano said:
Does this issue with accelerometer prevent the phone to switch correctly to landscape/portrait mode ?
And is it annoying with games such are Doodle Jump ?
I'd like to know because I'm getting the phone next week and it's always time to cancel my order if I find theses issues being real flaws to me (on the other hand i don't care about compass but I understand how irritating it can be..).
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The e-compass is a bit different than the accelerometer. However, I've noticed the Accelerometer to be a bit twitchy. I can certainly play Doodle-Jump on my phone, but have to under-do my movements. I think this is mostly in relation to the e-compass, it does affect the accelerometer, but not in so nearly as dastardly a way. On the e-compass, it causes havoc and completely wrong headings.

Mekano said:
Does this issue with accelerometer prevent the phone to switch correctly to landscape/portrait mode ?
And is it annoying with games such are Doodle Jump ?
I'd like to know because I'm getting the phone next week and it's always time to cancel my order if I find theses issues being real flaws to me (on the other hand i don't care about compass but I understand how irritating it can be..).
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It's less acurate than other phones with worst quality, but works

its certainly not ideal but my compass still points in roughly the correct direction, i might not trust it to go hiking with tho

I bet this will screw up my ghost radar app

4.2.2 Update Review

Having updated the phone for a few days for now,it's time to review this latest update from Sony,so let's get going
First of all,
THE GOOD
- update came sooner than we all
expected
- transparent navbar/notification bar and improvised quick settings look beautiful
- Lockscreen now has customizable screens(pre configured)
- Task manager now looks more like the stock jellybean, but now small apps can be customized as per one's need also uninstalled from task manager itself,also widgets can now be converted into small apps
- Display now changes brightness more quickly resulting in better contrast in all lighting conditions (Sony changed the algorithms)
- Camera now gives better performance,that is it focuses more easily and quickly at the subjects,also the camera app now launches in less than a couple of seconds rather than 3-4 secs taken by previous firmwares (no mention of quality here)
- Messaging UI is tweaked a lil bit
- My Xperia, is added incase the handset gets lost,support for dualshock3
- 64gb SD card is now supported
- Stamina mode now works brilliantly and can save some serious juice for the device, overall the battery now lasts a little longer.
New feature,named magnification gestures is added for magnifying anything on the screen by tripple-tapping the screen,daydream is added
- UI for Movies is tweaked
- Wi-Fi connectivity issue is now fixed and does not loose signal at its will
- More options are added in smart connect app
And now,,,ofcourse
THE BAD(includes known bugs)
- Update came with more bugs then we expected
- Though the lockscreen is meant to be customizable,,it has a limited number of screens to choose from and we can't have screen of our choice(customizable,huh?)
- The keypad tones are still inaudible,& hands-free volume can still be annoying
- The swipe up/down to unlock message does not disappear on touching the screen and is annoying as it spoils the beautiful lockscreen
- Camera quality is not improved overall( I mentioned about performance earlier not quality,remember?),,though the camera now takes some decent shots(better than burst mode,now),,it still does not do justice to the hardware provided.. The photos look good in the mobile because of the Bravia engine but once viewed on other devices or computers,the shortcomings are clearly evident...noise is less here but photos come with too much softness for everyone's liking,,in low light and indoors this becomes worse..HDR needs some serious improvement,also photos are over-compressed resulting in a mere 2-2.5 mb/photo which is ridiculous for a 13mp camera.same can be said for capturing videos, which still allows us to take a 1mp photo while recording
- My Xperia can find your handset if it's lost.but it requires both GPS and mobile network to work simultaneously,, and there's no provision for doing it remotely,,meaning it's pretty much useless at this point.
- Though stamina mode now works more effectively,,there is a serious bug which makes the battery die almost suddenly making it reboot the device, and once it's rebooted it gains 15-20% battery,,which can make any layman laugh at your ZL :-S
- Also once a photo is taken from the camera app,,and you preview it from the thumbnail provided there,,doing a pinch to zoom will result in a bad lag(last for 10-12 seconds)
- And talking about lag,,the device now laggs in homescreen swipes(though mere,it's quite evident) and also in applications,and while browsing webpages.The device now scores less than the previous firmwares in almost every benchmark(some suggest benchmarks don't tell anything,but they can surely tell the difference due to the firmwares on the same device)
- Through systemcontrol app I found out that the first core now works more harder in standby mode(12-15% now,from the previous 2-5%) this suggests that the New firmware is more heavier on the hardware then the previous one's,transparent navbar and other visual tweaks can be the culprit here..this overall gives us an idea of the lag faced during homescreen swipes.
-More bugs to be found out soon
In all we can say that Sony did do a great job getting this firmware ready early as promised,but they could've done a better job, if they released it a little late(- the bugs)..
But we can be sure about one thing that there are a hell lot of firmware updates coming soon for us,,hope that'll get us rid of these serious bugs.
These were compiled over a set period of time and bugs mentioned here have been reported by multiple users.If you find anything inappropriate here kindly let me know
If you feel that I've helped you in any way,,please hit the thanks button
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so will you stay on 4.2.2 instead of 4.1.2?

Also the scrool is so much laggy now.... In 4.1 it was very much smooth.
The lockscreen is much worst both in look and performance.
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Hmmm, I'm on 4.2.2 and I'm not having any lag issues on my home screen, lock screen, camera pinch and zoom, and as well my scrolling xD but I am rooted so I made some modifications battery wise removing similar bloat ware and wake locks from 4.1.2 and my battery lasts 7% = 25-30 minutes as well I've been keeping intense watches on partial wakelocks and other apps that disturb deep sleep. Anyways nice post though, I've been seeing these problems everywhere but I haven't encountered one other than Apollo freaking out on my lock screen when I went to change songs and unlock quickly.
Oh a quick fix to your battery dying then restarting with 15-20% is to download batterycalibrator wait for 100% then calibrate, in better battery stats make a custom ref and use your phone regularly after your battery is almost dead check out wakelock detector and betterbatterystats to be aware of your battery drainers. As well the only lag I get is when I try making a long word and the phone keeps trying to suggest what I'm writing and if I write a huge 1 word it lags a bit. Otherwise I'm happy as hell froze a ton of apps in titanium backup btw to avoid drain xD also Greenify/hibernate now is a glorious app.
Edit 2: if anybody knows how to insert a personal dictionary for the Xperia keyboard I'd be a happy camper xD

I also don't have any lag issues. Guys, what are you doing with your phones. You can't load every apps from play stores. Not every app is a good app. A lot of them cause lags, slow performance, battery drains, etc. Be smart, less is more!

is there a way to wipe cache? like on samsung devices by pressing some keys it enter to the android menu ?

danieldp1990 said:
is there a way to wipe cache? like on samsung devices by pressing some keys it enter to the android menu ?
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Clean Master (cleaner) from KS Mobile is a really good app and it's free !

sarobi said:
Clean Master (cleaner) from KS Mobile is a really good app and it's free !
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but i mean not to clean internet and all that stuff, I mean to clean dalvic cache and errors on sistem and all that. :good:

danieldp1990 said:
but i mean not to clean internet and all that stuff, I mean to clean dalvic cache and errors on sistem and all that. :good:
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Sorry, my misunderstanding

This is a pretty good list, but something tells me it is not complete. I've noticed a lot of things that make me scratch my head.

No any lag issues on mine at all. But I gotta face to the bug of time without signal always more 20%, never ever been on previous 4.1.2. anyone else on c6502 got this? except that, 4.2.2 is a deserved choice still.

Some UI things I didn't like at all...
This "platform" is really strange...
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Color of semi-transparency is terrible.
Should be as the app drawer...
Terrible white... Should be black or semi-transparency though, with smaller size and smaller icons, closer with each other...
What the hell is this blue strip at the top when selecting things...
Nevertheless, the scroll overall is terrible. Using Tapatalk, for example, scrolling in a 20 post page with some pictures or YT videos, it gaps as hell.
The wifi here is the same ****. Already dropped sometimes and the signal is the same... Terrible (comparing with S3, for example).
Battery is the same.
Sony lacks on UI friendly. Even though they want to do as close as possible to stock, with lots of things calling stock pop-ups, different from Samsung, they lack on unifying the theme, colors, animations,...
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Almost forgot, the backlight shortcut on notification drawer have a bug. It doesn't go back to the previous brightness that you set, before active it to full brightness.

I just noticed something for the first time after the 4.2.2 upgrade. My screen flickers, I can see it very clearly when viewing pictures/apps that are dominated by medium to dark gray background. It's so annoying.
After running into this, and getting fed up with the new lockscreen (hated it on my Galaxy Nexus), I just said screw it and flashed back to 253. Phone is smoother and no flickr issue. I'll wait until Sony releases an update to address all these issues before updating again.

Now is a new update via OTA??I hope they fix the problems
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For me I am using Xposed framework with Xperia V mods module and have changed nav bar fpi to 36 and there is an option to improve scrolling. Which worked and itd awesome now ultra smooth
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Easy. Back up your phone completely, then download the appropriate 253 stock FTF for your specific model (e.g. C6506 US Generic). Search the forum, users posted them back in May. Then flash the FTF with Flashtool (version 0.9.10.2beta6).
Worth noting you don't need an unlocked bootloader (and will obviously remain locked).
reynan29 said:
how to downgrade back to 4.1? haha
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It's the same number as the one released last week via PCC, so same update, same issues
nutzuTo said:
Now is a new update via OTA??I hope they fix the problems
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spielnicht said:
Easy. Back up your phone completely, then download the appropriate 253 stock FTF for your specific model (e.g. C6506 US Generic). Search the forum, users posted them back in May. Then flash the FTF with Flashtool (version 0.9.10.2beta6).
Worth noting you don't need an unlocked bootloader (and will obviously remain locked).
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It's the same number as the one released last week via PCC, so same update, same issues
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Ok how can it be the same??last week I got 253 over OTA today 423 hmmm
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The 253 update (Android 4.1.2) has been available since the middle of May, where as the 423 (Android 4.2.2) started rolling out via PCC/SUS last week, and generally takes about 5-7 days before being made available via OTA, which happened to be today So, the problems that everyone is reporting are related to the 423 update they have been installing since last week.
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Ok how can it be the same??last week I got 253 over OTA today 423 hmmm
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spielnicht said:
The 253 update (Android 4.1.2) has been available since the middle of May, where as the 423 (Android 4.2.2) started rolling out via PCC/SUS last week, and generally takes about a 5-7 days before being made available via OTA, which happened to be today So, the problems that everyone is reporting are related to the 423 update they have been installing since last week.
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My bad wow I have to stay away from it wow no way I will update
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No worries, but yeah, hold off on the update, the cons definitely outweigh the pros.
nutzuTo said:
My bad wow I have to stay away from it wow no way I will update
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Runkeep offline GPS running support!

https://support.runkeeper.com/hc/co...093065-Androïd-wear-app-for-Sony-Smartwatch-3
Good news! sign up to be on the beta!

Great news. Just dropped them an email.
Hopefully Runtatsic will follow suit!

powerful_rogue said:
Great news. Just dropped them an email.
Hopefully Runtatsic will follow suit!
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I use Runtastic too ! I hope it will be compatible with the watch's GPS and cardio at the same time !

Amazing.
Signed. Looking forward to try it!!!

The beta just started!
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king conan said:
The beta just started!
Did you just send an email to them to test the beta? I have a half-marathon tomorrow and want to test this really bad. I hate running with my phone in my hand or in my pocket.
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Jmetts23 said:
king conan said:
The beta just started!
Did you just send an email to them to test the beta? I have a half-marathon tomorrow and want to test this really bad. I hate running with my phone in my hand or in my pocket.
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I sent an email on the 13th and received the Beta testing app on the 14th.
Have a look at the link in the first post, tells you how to get on the beta program.
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I sent an email on the 13th and received the Beta testing app on the 14th.
Have a look at the link in the first post, tells you how to get on the beta program.
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That link just takes you to the feature request. It didn't say anything about joining the beta program. I did send an email to the androidwear email address and I also commented on the feature request. Hopefully one of those avenues are successful.
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Jmetts23 said:
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That link just takes you to the feature request. It didn't say anything about joining the beta program. I did send an email to the androidwear email address and I also commented on the feature request. Hopefully one of those avenues are successful.
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Ah, looks like it must have been edited. There was a link to a form you had to fill out.
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I tried briefly the beta app and works ok.
If you open it from the watch the app does not ask for the phone and you're ready to go.
Sadly there are no options to change the display and its exactly the same like when you run with your phone. You can see distance, time and pace.
The only issue I can see is that GPS only starts to work when you press start the running activity. The problem is that the watch needs about 30 seconds to get accurate data so during these first moments you get crazy speeds and distances...
At least is a good start. I didn't try the music at the same time. I'll post when I try it.

king conan said:
I tried briefly the beta app and works ok.
If you open it from the watch the app does not ask for the phone and you're ready to go.
Sadly there are no options to change the display and its exactly the same like when you run with your phone. You can see distance, time and pace.
The only issue I can see is that GPS only starts to work when you press start the running activity. The problem is that the watch needs about 30 seconds to get accurate data so during these first moments you get crazy speeds and distances...
At least is a good start. I didn't try the music at the same time. I'll post when I try it.
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It would be nice to be able to edit the fields displayed on the watch.
I wear glasse but do not like to wear them when I run so I like the way Endomondo lets you display only speed...or distance...or pace.
Runkeeper has all three on the watch face which makes them to small to see without my glasses.

king conan said:
I tried briefly the beta app and works ok.
If you open it from the watch the app does not ask for the phone and you're ready to go.
Sadly there are no options to change the display and its exactly the same like when you run with your phone. You can see distance, time and pace.
The only issue I can see is that GPS only starts to work when you press start the running activity. The problem is that the watch needs about 30 seconds to get accurate data so during these first moments you get crazy speeds and distances...
At least is a good start. I didn't try the music at the same time. I'll post when I try it.
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Did you try to use a cardiofrequencemeter directly connected on the watch ?

how do you sign up for the beta? or can someone post the apk?

Is there any voice feedback with using headphones such as coaching, lap, pace, distance etc. or is it only displayed on the watch? I'm afraid we won't get these features with or without music playback. I hope I'm wrong.

No voice feedback at the moment. Only the information of time, distance and pace.
There aren't options to change anything.
Heart rate monitor connected to the watch makes no sense today. There are no apps to show the info without the phone...
It's a beginning guys.
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how do you sign up for the beta? or can someone post the apk?
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The beta was opened last Thursday, but I think they closed it two days later.
But they promised it will be very soon in next update in Google play.
Don't expect much, though. Just that, basic info leaving the phone at home.

king conan said:
No voice feedback at the moment. Only the information of time, distance and pace.
There aren't options to change anything.
Heart rate monitor connected to the watch makes no sense today. There are no apps to show the info without the phone...
It's a beginning guys.
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The beta was opened last Thursday, but I think they closed it two days later.
But they promised it will be very soon in next update in Google play.
Don't expect much, though. Just that, basic info leaving the phone at home.
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ahhh ok, thanks for the reply!

battery
How bad is the battery drain when running? I know without GPS I can go 2.5hrs and have 30% left. That is with screen on the whole time.

king conan said:
No voice feedback at the moment. Only the information of time, distance and pace.
There aren't options to change anything.
Heart rate monitor connected to the watch makes no sense today. There are no apps to show the info without the phone...
It's a beginning guys.
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The beta was opened last Thursday, but I think they closed it two days later.
But they promised it will be very soon in next update in Google play.
Don't expect much, though. Just that, basic info leaving the phone at home.
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Are you able to see your SW 3 on the Settings page? When I click on "Connect a Device" it keeps searching for devices, but nothing shows up on "Available Devices"

Jmetts23 said:
How bad is the battery drain when running? I know without GPS I can go 2.5hrs and have 30% left. That is with screen on the whole time.
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The battery use seems no different then myTracks at the moment.
I was able to run both runkeeper and myTracks simultaneously as well
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The only issue I can see is that GPS only starts to work when you press start the running activity. The problem is that the watch needs about 30 seconds to get accurate data so during these first moments you get crazy speeds and distances...
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The update today makes it go to the start screen by default now instead of the activity

It still has some small bugs, but the app is getting there! It works great with Bluetooth audio as well, no skipping while tracks causes audio skipping.
If they can add in some features like being able to change what fields to show, wait for gps lock, history stats, and some of the SW3 specific items like dimming and such, this could really be a great app. If they managed to put music controls as well it would be killer.
Soo soo close to have me replace my garmin running watch, but without HRM pairing, ability to change fields, GPS lock its still not fully ready

Touchscreen delay - anyone else experience this?

Running the latest global beta 7.6.1 ROM just updated tonight... was same on 7.5.16 too
My Google pixel does not experience this.. It is really bad on games too - like Pixel Gun and Minecraft PE

I have similar stuff happening on 7.5.19 Xiaomi EU ROM. But it doesn't bother me.
Basically, I think the ROM gives some tolerance on how far should the initial movement has gone to unlock the pointer from the initial position. Definitely not a hardware problem.

Does anyone else have this issue? I am thinking about returning my MI6.. can anyone else take a video using the multitouch tester like me, and doing a touch and fine movement on the screen without making the circle move? please help! I really need to know if this is just the phone, or whether mine is faulty. thanks so much in advance

cheetah2k said:
Does anyone else have this issue? I am thinking about returning my MI6.. can anyone else take a video using the multitouch tester like me, and doing a touch and fine movement on the screen without making the circle move? please help! I really need to know if this is just the phone, or whether mine is faulty. thanks so much in advance
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Actually the touch is very sensitive, just the way they decide that if you put down the finger like that, no mistouch (no movement is recorded). Whenever I play game, just push enough and move your finger and I have no problem with that (as a habit of gamers, I don't stiched my fingers on the screen that much).
Actually if you put the finger down and move it a little, it move the circle. But if you hard push for longer, slightly move don't move the circle. Hope you can sort it out.
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That's what I have suggested to him too.
There shouldn't be a problem if you immediately move your finger upon touch. It's just if you don't move, it'll create some threshold in order to the cursor to be movable from the initial position.

Does the multitouch works good when you are not holding the phone in the hand? try putting the phone on a pilliow and try using 5 fingers on the screen with this multitouch tester app and see if it recognize all 5 fingers.
I had the nexus 7 2013 and it had that problem :/

someone261 said:
Does the multitouch works good when you are not holding the phone in the hand? try putting the phone on a pilliow and try using 5 fingers on the screen with this multitouch tester app and see if it recognize all 5 fingers.
I had the nexus 7 2013 and it had that problem :/
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There's actually no problems at all touching the screen. its only when I touch then drag, I need to move my finger greater than 5mm for it to recognise the finger is moving - if moving the finger slow... Watch the video I posted in first post and you understand.
In a game, for example. playing a FPS game like Minecraft - you select the block you want to remove and then you swipe your finger from that block to the next its very jerky, because the pointer does not unlock with small finger movement. takes big movement then its unlocked. once unlocked its fine - the whole time I don't lift my finger from the screen..
So its really annoying playing games - because I have to touch the screen, then swipe to unlock the pointer, then I can aim and shoot at the enemy or remove blocks in minecraft.
Some have said its the game, but you can also try with the stock launcher - going between screens of apps, you swipe left or right, it takes 5mm finger movement before the screen starts to move to the next..
I tried the inbuilt Finger touch sensor tester, and the touch and move finger 5mm is represented as 2 pixel dots - instead of a line. so something is farked up in the software. I have 2 x MI6 (bought another to test) and both seems the same... Xiaomi need to fix...

Well my Mi 6 is on the way from GearBest China and when i will get it i will install the Global Rom and will try to do this test with this app and will see if i have the same problem as you.

Purchased mine on Gearbest aswell (international rom), came with 8.0.2.0 upgradeable to 8.2.2.0, I upgraded and I have not this problem at all.

Maybe they fixed it with the latest update?

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Maybe they fixed it with the latest update?
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I'm on 8.2.2.0 stable global. nup..

someone261 said:
Does the multitouch works good when you are not holding the phone in the hand? try putting the phone on a pilliow and try using 5 fingers on the screen with this multitouch tester app and see if it recognize all 5 fingers.
I had the nexus 7 2013 and it had that problem :/
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I also have Nexus 7 2013. The problem was jittery touch when you do multi-touch. It's kinda different problem.
But the case in Nexus 7 2013, it can be fixed by pushing the fix via ADB.

Same here.
But i think the developers want it.
I think it is a feature, not a bug. For better usebility.

Yes lol, a feature that we don't really want exactly like the notification light new feature which is that it only have one color - white.

Hmmm.. Maybe I'll order the OnePlus5 when its out... and use the MI6 as a spare

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Hmmm.. Maybe I'll order the OnePlus5 when its out... and use the MI6 as a spare
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Some googling suggests that's it possible to to calibrate the touch screen, did you try that?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/37umy0/tip_calibrate_your_xiaomis_touchscreen/

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Some googling suggests that's it possible to to calibrate the touch screen, did you try that?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/37umy0/tip_calibrate_your_xiaomis_touchscreen/
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There's no "Touch calibration" option in my Xiaomi.eu ROM. Only "pass" or "fail"

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Some googling suggests that's it possible to to calibrate the touch screen, did you try that?
https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/comments/37umy0/tip_calibrate_your_xiaomis_touchscreen/
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There's no way to calibrate the screen... a few apps on play store do nothing..

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There's no "Touch calibration" option in my Xiaomi.eu ROM. Only "pass" or "fail"
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There's no way to calibrate the screen... a few apps on play store do nothing..
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Okey, I don't own this device so I had no way to check, if it was possible or nor, I do consider buying this device myself, but that touch issue, sounds really annoying....

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Okey, I don't own this device so I had no way to check, if it was possible or nor, I do consider buying this device myself, but that touch issue, sounds really annoying....
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I tested this, on a friends Xiaomi Rednote 4, the touch delay wasn't there as far as we could see, so it doesen't seem to a feature of MIUI, maybe it's a bug or something.
It was running MIUI 8.1 I believe.
If it is a bug, you should ask Xiaomi to fix it.

Question Encountered ui5 bugs or issues

Hello again all, with this one I was curious if any has any one encountered anybugs sense they have gone to the latest update??
But before updating I wast able to use xda on tapatalk
And now with the latest update i have issues with the xda app and in Firefox when I try to replay, make a post that i end up in the quote typing, the reply box just keeps next line down and I can't get back to what I am typing and eventually just have to use Chrome,
And not sure if it a ul5 but it seem my touch whennim typing is pretty bad it end up with alot of typos but it could be fat thumbs and something I assum could be hogging up my ram but I change my virtual ram to 6gbs and fresh rate is 60htz vs the 120hrz but let me know
Thanks in advance!!!

The front camera can randomly break.

NikoZBK said:
The front camera can randomly break.
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Hmmm kinda like the green light comes on when your not using it? If not I was just look throught something wen I noticed on!!

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Hmmm kinda like the green light comes on when your not using it? If not I was just look throught something wen I noticed on!!
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The little green light comes on when the camera/microphone is accessed... If you weren't using an app that was supposed to be using the camera (or microphone) then some other app was spying on you...

Hi, just updated to the new software (Dec firmware) but I am still having issues with auto rotate stack widget on my fold 4. Can anyone don't mind help me to test pls?
To replicate:
1) Have stack widgets on cover screen on home page and 2nd page, press and hold, edit stack and have auto rotate on for both pages.
2) Turn off cover screen mirroring
3) Unfold phone
4) Fold phone
5) Edit stack setting on cover screen.
Does the auto rotate widget switch to off on the home page? How about the 2nd page?
Thanks!

Lock screen disappears on front screen, just can see the wallpaper.

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And now with the latest update i have issues with the xda app and in Firefox when I try to replay, make a post that i end up in the quote typing, the reply box just keeps next line down and I can't get back to what I am typing and eventually just have to use Chrome,
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Yeah, this bug happened awhile back in OneUI 4.x (which got fixed by a keyboard update if I'm not mistaken) and now it's returned. I avoid using the Fold to reply in a forum... I have to resort to using different device.