Hi.
Would really appreciate some help...
I updated to 4.3 yesterday on my Nexus 7 and initially all was well. However, the battery drained completely over night and when I charged the device up and switched it back on this morning, auto rotate wasn't working. I've checked that auto rotate is properly selected in the top left pull down menu - still nothing.
More importantly, Androsensor app can't find any data from accelerometer or gyroscope.
Is this connected to 4.3? Or is it just coincidence and I need to repair/replace device?
any ideas gratefully received!
Thanks,
Steve
Try flashing a different kernel as that is what bridges hardware and software.
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Hi,
My Desire's screen rotates perfectly when I rotate the phone from portrait to landscape, with the buttons facing to the right.
However, when I then rotate phone back to portrait, the screen doesn't rotate itself. If I go back to the home screen and launch the app again it displays in portrait mode. This occurs in all applications I've tried (Internet browser, Maps, Mail). I've recalibrated the g-sensor numerous times but this doesn't help.
Has anyone else had this problem? Any suggestions on how to fix it?
Thanks,
Noggin
Unfortunatly (for you) Mine is fine, Looks like it is an isloated incident
Have you Hard Reset your Phone? Might reset the G-Sensor Fully. Sorry I can't be of more help.
KYI
Just wanted to post back that killyouridols suggestion of a hard reset solved my problem. Many thanks for the help.
Noggin
This has happened again and I'm loathe to do another hardware reset. Has anyone else had similar problems?
Hi,
I have the same problem, except it won't rotate from portrait to landscape. Did a factory reset which worked, re installed all previous apps, rotate still worked fine. Battery ran out and turned itself off, charged it overnight, turned it on this morning, and the rotate problem is back, ie no rotation.
Will do another factory reset, but this time I'll be selective over the apps I reinstall in case it has anything to do with one of those - what do you think? Could it be a software issue relating to an app???
Chris
killyouridols said:
Unfortunatly (for you) Mine is fine, Looks like it is an isloated incident
Have you Hard Reset your Phone? Might reset the G-Sensor Fully. Sorry I can't be of more help.
KYI
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Silly question
Hard reset meaning take out battery?
dahmmy said:
Silly question
Hard reset meaning take out battery?
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Restore to factory default. Make sure you back up contacts to sim and any apps (sign up to AppBrain and sync) etc
Hi, I have the same issue. It started after I calibrated.
I have to shake the device for it to return to portrait mode.
Is this normal?
Fixed mine
I was having the same probem...screen stuck in landscape in certain apps only. I calibrated the phone on a flat surface and now it's fine a first for me!!
How to calibrate phone with slim...
technophobe73 said:
I was having the same probem...screen stuck in landscape in certain apps only. I calibrated the phone on a flat surface and now it's fine a first for me!!
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I am having this problem after installing slim yesterday. Can you tell me where/how to calibrate the phone?
Thanks...this problem is annoying
Sorry, I don't have this HTC Desire phone..I am on a Samsung Captivate. Will post somewhere else.
Thanks
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Just recently, my Auto Rotate function broke.
I noticed it failing intermittently over the last couple of weeks, but didn't think anything of it, as I thought it was a setting issue.
But then the other day it failed completely.
The camera is stuck in Landscape mode, but the rest of the phone functions in Portrait mode.
I can't change either.
When I started trouble shooting a couple of days ago, I did the following:
- Power cycled the S3. Didn't fix the issue.
- recalibrated Gyro sensor. Still broken.
- Pulled battery for 30 seconds, reinstalled and rebooted phone. Auto Rotate was still broken. I repeated the process, and auto rotate started working again. But only for a couple of minutes, then it broken again.
- Repeated the above process, worked and then broke again.
- I reset my S3 to Factory Default, but Auto Rotate is still broken.
- Auto Rotate completely broken at this point.
I called Sprint, created an eticket, and went to the Sprint store. They checked it out, and verified that Auto Rotate is broken. They are ordering me a replacement S3 Pebble Blue, 32GB device. Hopefully I'll get a new device, and not a refurbed.
I don't know why Auto Rotate broke, but I hope it is not a widespread issue, as I'd hate for it to keep breaking.
Auto Rotate used to be a simple function, but Samsung added a few options to the Auto rotate feature, maybe complicated the way it works, which is prone more to breaking the feature. I don't know.
I just noticed that my Screen Off while on a call is not working. I checked the appropriate setting.
I'm unsure when exactly that function broke, and I don't think it's related to the Auto rotate function, as it's a different sensor.
I used to be able to cover the sensor with my hand, and the screen would shut off, but not anymore.
Anyway, if anyone else is having the above issue(s), it may not be a setting issue, but a hardware failure.
Maybe you turned auto rotate off?
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That was one of the first things I made sure of.
Are you running a custom launcher like apex or holo? If so, the launcher settings will override your phone settings. If you have a custom launcher, make sure that auto rotate is enabled in both the launcher and system settings.
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As I mentioned, I reset the S3 to Factory Default, and still have the issues.
The Auto Rotate is still broken, as is the Screen Off sensor during calls.
I am running ADW Launcher Ex, but the above doesn't work with either the stock or ADW Launcher.
As for the proximity sensor, make sure that you don't have any apps that use the sensor as a function such as "wave control".
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No apps, as my apps are at a minimum since I'm swapping out phones Tuesday.
I didn't even bother to Root this S3 again.
Sounds to me like you just got a defective device. Hopefully the replacement will be good! I have not heard of many problems with this phone at all so I am sure you will be good to go with the next one.
wow! i'm having the exact same issue, guess i'll unroot and swap it... thanks for the post (a year later )
bender beerman said:
wow! i'm having the exact same issue, guess i'll unroot and swap it... thanks for the post (a year later )
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It's only been a couple of months
So at some random point my Gyroscope, Accelerometer AND compass all stopped working. I first realized web pages weren't changing orientation so I tried turning Smart Rotation on and off. No luck. Auto rotate is turned on. I also tried recalibrating my Gyroscope in the settings and still no luck. Everything from games to the browser and even apps to show info on all 3 of these things will not work and the compass reads North/NW all the time. I can't find a decent app that just says yes/no the gyroscope/accelerometer are/are not working, but I can flip my phone around and move it fast, etc etc and the readings don't change on the apps I have found. I wouldn't think it's a hardware issue unless all 3 of these are on the same part? I'm no too keen on the hardware end so I'm kind of blind, but I wouldn't be posting for help if I didn't try everything I could think of. Any help or suggestions would be incredible!
Oh, and also good to know: I even tried full wipe and changing to the AT&T CleanROM coming from v6? of the Jedi ROM thinking it could just be some random thing I missed... Although I did use Titanium Backup to restore everything... Anyways, I'll try any and all ideas. Thanks in advance!
Bliznade said:
So at some random point my Gyroscope, Accelerometer AND compass all stopped working. I first realized web pages weren't changing orientation so I tried turning Smart Rotation on and off. No luck. Auto rotate is turned on. I also tried recalibrating my Gyroscope in the settings and still no luck. Everything from games to the browser and even apps to show info on all 3 of these things will not work and the compass reads North/NW all the time. I can't find a decent app that just says yes/no the gyroscope/accelerometer are/are not working, but I can flip my phone around and move it fast, etc etc and the readings don't change on the apps I have found. I wouldn't think it's a hardware issue unless all 3 of these are on the same part? I'm no too keen on the hardware end so I'm kind of blind, but I wouldn't be posting for help if I didn't try everything I could think of. Any help or suggestions would be incredible!
Oh, and also good to know: I even tried full wipe and changing to the AT&T CleanROM coming from v6? of the Jedi ROM thinking it could just be some random thing I missed... Although I did use Titanium Backup to restore everything... Anyways, I'll try any and all ideas. Thanks in advance!
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Download https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=zausan.zdevicetest&hl=en and see what is and isn't working. :good:
hope this helps
Edit: btw if you use APEX Launcher, did you enable "lock desktop" option by any chance? Don't know if that keeps your screen from rotating or anything... just a thought!
*#0*#
Then select Sensor and see if they display readings.
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Get into the diagnostic screen by typing *#0*# into the dialer screen and check the sensors if they are gathering the right data.
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Okay, I did the number thing and a bunch of different things came up...
"UPC-A
EAN-13
EAN-8
Code 39
Code 128
Interleaved 2 of 5
Codabar
GS1 Databar"
Do I need to do something here? Thanks for the responses!
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So it must be a software thing. I used the app retrorom posted about and it seems like the compass doesn't work. But the accelerometer and gyroscope work on both the green and red axis but the blue seems to stay in position.. Not sure which is which (x/y/z). Still unsure if this is a software or hardware issue... I'm running Nova Launcher, by the way.
Bliznade said:
Okay, I did the number thing and a bunch of different things came up...
"UPC-A
EAN-13
EAN-8
Code 39
Code 128
Interleaved 2 of 5
Codabar
GS1 Databar"
Do I need to do something here? Thanks for the responses!
*UPDATE*
So it must be a software thing. I used the app retrorom posted about and it seems like the compass doesn't work. But the accelerometer and gyroscope work on both the green and red axis but the blue seems to stay in position.. Not sure which is which (x/y/z). Still unsure if this is a software or hardware issue... I'm running Nova Launcher, by the way.
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Hmm ok. I just tried the compass feature with ZdeviceTest and when I move the NoteII left to right and up and down I can see all three lines moving. So that seems not normal that your "blue line" on the compass feature doesn't move. Maybe it really is a hardware issue then, I hope not...
Since 4.3 ROM I'm having trouble with my ZL accelerometer. It gets crazy sometimes, not responding or doing it wrong, thinking the phone is upside down for example. It's a real pain in the a$$.
To fix it, I had to enter the service menu (*#*#7378423#*#*) and calibrate it. Sometimes even this didn't work, Y axis got stuck, only rebooting made it go right.
The problem persists in KitKat 4.4.2. I don't know if it's a software problem (I didn't do a hard reset or tried reinstalling the ROM yet) or it's a faulty hardware (and the warranty is already expired, damn! ).
The service menu in KitKat is different from Jelly Bean. I can test the accelerometer in the service test menu (that little ball is not behaving well in my ZL), but there's no option to calibrate it.
How do I do that? Is there a way to calibrate the accelerometer in 4.4.2?
You can also suggest something to fix it definitively.
Great question,
I seem to always be pointing in the wrond direction in Maps as well.
I think it could be the same issue.
Anyone else having these issues?
Anyu sugestions.
I am running rooted - Stock 4.4.2
Cheers :highfive:
I Have the same issue with the accelerometer and don't find any solution for this
So not sure why but noticed my auto rotate is no longer working. It's definitely switched on. Tried it with face detection too with no change. I am using RICE Renovate, Minot Substratum theme and Repainter. It's not RICE as I turned it off and problem still persists. Don't think it's Minot as I deactivated the System UI tweak with no change. Repainter, I disabled theming and still no bueno. Have rebooted and togglef auto rotate quick toggle on and off. What could be causing this?
So I did some digging and confirmed my accelerometer is stuck on the y axis at -156. I've tried hitting the phone to correct it but no dice. Going to chat with Google tomorrow and get this phone replaced. Already had to have the screen replaced first month I had it.
Just more and more problems...
Starzboy77 said:
So I did some digging and confirmed my accelerometer is stuck on the y axis at -156. I've tried hitting the phone to correct it but no dice. Going to chat with Google tomorrow and get this phone replaced. Already had to have the screen replaced first month I had it.
Just more and more problems...
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Did you ever drop your phone?
Update.
Google is sending me a replacement device however it says on the order form it's refurbished which doesn't make me happy. We'll see what condition it's in when it arrives but there is no way I can go on with a broke. Accelerometer sensor.