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[Q] Galaxy Nexus shutting down

My GSM Galaxy Nexus has been experiencing random shut-downs, especially when it is in my pocket. I haven't noticed any problem with overheating and I tried rooting it and installing the latest version of ICS 4.0.4 directly from Google's source.
I also have Lightflow installed, but I doubt that it causes shut-downs, since I've only heard of reboot problems.
I suspect it could be a problem with the battery because, whenever this happens, the charge level goes down by at least 5% or more.
So, does anybody know how to remedy this? Or will I have to exchange the phone?

This has happened to me a couple times. I never know how long it's been off. I'll take it out of my pocket, and it's just totally off. I hold the power button and it starts up. Very frustrating bug though... as rare as it may be.
I'm still stock, unrooted 4.0.2 using the extended battery on VZW. Holding out for the first update, then we'll see...

Just so you know next time that happens grab a log and post it. Also, if you battery is down, try wiping stats, that usually brings it back.

obsanity said:
Just so you know next time that happens grab a log and post it. Also, if you battery is down, try wiping stats, that usually brings it back.
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Sorry for being such an ignorant and a noob but by log you mean a crash log right? Which is the best way to obtain them?

This happens to me about once a day. I'll come back to the phone and it will just be off. I aslo have root and lightflow installed. What's the best log to get?

It was the battery for me...
This was happening to me too, almost every time I took my phone out of my pocket, it was turned off.
After a couple weeks of troubleshooting and googling, I figured out what it was. It was the phone getting "twisted" in my pocket from sitting and standing. If you twist your phone like your're trying to wring water out of it (not too hard), the battery loosens just enough to cause the phone to lose power. I fixed this by taping a thin piece of foam to the inside of the battery cover to keep the battery in place. Makes the back of phone feel firmer too.

Hello !
I'm experiencing the same kind of power off.
Very often it's in my pocket, but sometimes not.
I've leave the debug mode on for the day, so last time it happens to me i've save a "abd bugreport" to a file.
Is there any clue that can be found in this file to know why the phone shutdown ?
Regards,
Antoine
EDIT : I have YAKJU 4.1 stock ROM, no root, no unlock.

I noticed a while ago before seeing the videos that if I banged my GN against the table a certain way against its bottom left corner that it would shut down. I solved that like the poster above by putting an extra something in between the battery and the cover (paper). That solved lots of the problems I had with my phone shutting down when I put it down on hard surfaces. There is though, I believe, a second software caused issue for some of the shutdowns. I still pick it up once every couple days to find that it's off. I've banged it, tapped it, twisted it, and I can't get it to shut down physically like that anymore.
I'd like to know more about how to pull the logs and find out what's going on.

I've had my Nexus for three days now, and I've had several shutdowns. Two of them were during a phone call, and the other two were during a workout using micoach app. The twisting/pocket option doesn't apply to me, because during the calls I was holding it in my hand, and during the workout it was strapped to my arm. I also have lightflow, and will uninstall to see if there is any difference. Running totally stock unrooted 4.1.1. This is making the phone totally unreliable, and I will return it if I can't get this fixed soon.

Every would have had that problem due to how poorly Samsung constructed the battery slot for the battery to fit it. What I did to fix that problem was take out the battery. Even from time to time rage quit and rip the battery out while the phone was on. And put it in, and push it a bit up toward the camera. That fixed my battery issues. Others have put a foam thing (sorry I don't know the name) where the battery slot golden things were so the battery wouldn't move. You can also try that.
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I uninstalled Lightflow after posting my previous message, and since then have not had any random shutdowns. All calls are performed flawlessly, and I've used micoach several times again (this was when the problem was most obvious) without any problem. I haven't changed anything else, so I'm pointing my finger at Lightflow. I'm installing it again to make sure it was the cause, will report back.
Regarding the battery problem, I've been looking at it and can't see how it can become loose. It is really tight, and there is no spare room to add any kind foam. Maybe thye have tweaked the design on later batches? My GN was built March 2012.

I had the same issue and it was caused by an app. The app "Boid", a twitter client still in beta, was causing the reboots. The reboots occurred once or twice a week, they happened on 100% stock ICS, 100% stock JB, custom roms also.

Like the above poster, I uninstalled LightFlow and am no longer having any issues. I'll try and get in touch with the developer and see if there are any logs I can get to help.
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galaxy s4 randomly shut off???

I've been using my s4 for about 10 days. everything's fine but it has happened like 3 times the phone just shut off itself without me touching it. it's in my pocket, and i was using it like 5mins ago, then when i take it out i found it's totally off already.
the battery had enough juice at the time and the phone didn't feel too warm either. i totally have no clue why this happened. anyone here is experiencing the same thing with your s4? :crying:
for the first two time i can just press and hold the power button to turn it back on. but today when it happened the third time, the press and hold didn't work until i took out the battery and put it back. when it's on, the battery still had like 70% power.
this is frustrating... should i contact t-mobile for an exchange?
p.s. i rooted the phone and from what i can recall, besides titanium backup i didn't install any new app that i didn't have on my old htc sensation. the sensation didn't have this random shutting down problem. (i don't think the titanium caused either).

It used to happen on my s2. But I change roms and it went away.
Change rom and see what happens.
If possiible go full stock for few days.
Otherwise return it.
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I've had my phone since the 2nd. Not 1 error or reboot. I've also been running cm nightlies for the past week as well.
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I actually have a problem when I'm on the Internet or doing other things. My phone just got stock on a blue screen and I can't do anything to get out of it. I hav3 to turn off my phone in order to ho back . It happens to me like 8 times since I got the phone im frustrating
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One question did you install the flash player app from the web
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i didn't install the adobe flash player, nor did i install a different rom. everything is stock. i fully factory reset the phone once and after that i even didn't disable or delete any bloat ware. but the random shutting down still happens... annoying

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Mine has done the same thing twice, first time assumed it was me (before the latest firmware upgrade which "improves stability") the second time it was in my pocket, took it out and it was off - thought battery was dead but tried to switch it on anyway and guess what, battery was 90%+
Have no idea why it shut off - stock rom, only "odd" app is Good for enterprise .
Could it be related to overheating in the pocket?
Anyone got any ideas?
W.

Happen to me and to some other Italian guys, too! In my case, the I9500 turn off itself, sometimes reboot itself, just now! Depends from the rom, I don't know why. One rom reboot it, try another rom and after a bit of second shutdown it. And always after tha the display go off
I9505 not, it had only the problem of the audio crackle, for now.

I am also having this issue , please if someone can help...
I am having an i9500 (octa core version) and running United Arab Emirates 2013 June 4.2.2 I9500XXUBMEA I9500OJVBMEA firmware (stock , no root) , frequently when the phone is locked it will shut down on it's own and I have to keep the power button held a bit longer than usual for it to start (like 20 seconds) , I do not want to root it because the company I bought it from is not that...good....so I am very afraid of sending it to their service department , please , any info/suggestions would be greatly appreciated

There is some update about this problem?
I have stock, randomly turns off, sometimes I have to take out the battery to turn the phone on.
It's the only problem I have with the S 4, for the rest is the perfect phone

nazzza said:
There is some update about this problem?
I have stock, randomly turns off, sometimes I have to take out the battery to turn the phone on.
It's the only problem I have with the S 4, for the rest is the perfect phone
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It's a firmware issue as far as I could tell Good luck finding a good one , I gave up and traded my i9500 for a i9505.

I found out that if i put my phone in the loader it shuts off... Maybe battery problem..

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Hi
My S4 is randomly shutting itself down when in my pocket, can you advise how to rectify this situation please?
Thanks

Ok so i may have isolated the cause. at least a physical one. I am an electrician, and i do a LOT of repetitive tasks so i love listening to music while i work. thats when i noticed a pattern to the problem. and this will blow your mind.
( I do not recommend you try this yourself unless you particularily like the sound of 700$ going SNAP)
i took my phone out of my pocket, and by pressing both thumbs on the center of the screen and physicaly bending the phone forward, ( Dont give me crap for this, im smarter than most and i understand limitations. I was impressed that this phone can bend nearly a full 1/8th of an inch!) i was able to replicate the problem.
My theory is, since samsung used a softer plastic for there entire frame, and since the phone is so thin, when ever id bend down, (Pulling pants tighter across my thigh with the phone facing my leg) it would bend and physicaly seperate the metal pins that contact the battery.
PS: just got home, DGAF about spelling right now. is it this hot for anyone else right now!? lol

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Ok so i may have isolated the cause. at least a physical one. I am an electrician, and i do a LOT of repetitive tasks so i love listening to music while i work. thats when i noticed a pattern to the problem. and this will blow your mind.
( I do not recommend you try this yourself unless you particularily like the sound of 700$ going SNAP)
i took my phone out of my pocket, and by pressing both thumbs on the center of the screen and physicaly bending the phone forward, ( Dont give me crap for this, im smarter than most and i understand limitations. I was impressed that this phone can bend nearly a full 1/8th of an inch!) i was able to replicate the problem.
My theory is, since samsung used a softer plastic for there entire frame, and since the phone is so thin, when ever id bend down, (Pulling pants tighter across my thigh with the phone facing my leg) it would bend and physicaly seperate the metal pins that contact the battery.
PS: just got home, DGAF about spelling right now. is it this hot for anyone else right now!? lol
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I've been running the GT-I9505G play edition phone for the last month and only in the last week has the phone began to reboot on its own. What's strange about it is it usually happens when I'm not using the phone. I've seen it reboot maybe a dozen times over the last week. The phone always reboots and doesn't just turn off.
I'm going to see if factory reset takes care of the problem, if not I guess back to Google for a retread...
Thanks B

Yes I do a lot of bending down and I always have my body in awkward angles while working on the flight line and I used to have the same exact problem at work. I always thought that my S4's shutting off was due to the tiny half a mm gap between the bottom of my 7500mAh ZeroLemon Extended Battery and the bottom of the phone's battery slot, in-turn causing the battery to move inside my S4 and make the battery disconnect from the pins. I noticed a tiny gap in the fitting of the battery to the phone and that the battery was never really snug as much as it was with the 3500mAh Anker Extended Battery for my S3; it's really easy to remove the ZeroLemon battery and thought the battery shouldn't be easy to remove.
So I figured it was either the gap causing it to shut off or my movements somehow causing the power button to be pushed while it was in my pocket. I had a feeling it couldn't be the latter though because the thigh-located cargo/map pockets of my ABU's are a bit too large to not have enough room in the pocket for the power button to be pushed. I ended up solving my shutting off problem by cutting a very small piece of thick, durable paper the length of the S4's battery slot and I used the paper as a shim between the bottom edge of the ZeroLemon battery and my S4's battery slot to close the miniscule gap. Since I did used a thick piece of paper as a shim, I've yet to get any sudden shut-off's... even with the amount of times I bend down and move in ways that would cause it to shut off.
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I just recently have same issues, it is turning off while the battery is not dead! i have tries to reset the factory setting but it dose not help at all.
what frustrated that Samsung mobile costumer services in UK is not helping much!!!
any help please

if your phone shuts off and than you try to restart it and the battery is a lot lower than before than your battery is broken

I get exactly what you describe, only takes a slight bend to shutdown. doesn't do it with the back cover off, without the cover the battery moves out slightly and the phone stays on.
Hellion_zk said:
Ok so i may have isolated the cause. at least a physical one. I am an electrician, and i do a LOT of repetitive tasks so i love listening to music while i work. thats when i noticed a pattern to the problem. and this will blow your mind.
( I do not recommend you try this yourself unless you particularily like the sound of 700$ going SNAP)
i took my phone out of my pocket, and by pressing both thumbs on the center of the screen and physicaly bending the phone forward, ( Dont give me crap for this, im smarter than most and i understand limitations. I was impressed that this phone can bend nearly a full 1/8th of an inch!) i was able to replicate the problem.
My theory is, since samsung used a softer plastic for there entire frame, and since the phone is so thin, when ever id bend down, (Pulling pants tighter across my thigh with the phone facing my leg) it would bend and physicaly seperate the metal pins that contact the battery.
PS: just got home, DGAF about spelling right now. is it this hot for anyone else right now!? lol
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[Q] Tab Pro 12.2: Screen and Button Issues

I just got this tablet (to replace the garbage SGH-I467) a few days ago (Thu., May 15th). For the first couple of days it worked like a dream. However, the last 4 nights/3 days, I have been encountering some strange issues. What I will do here is describe the issues I've been having, what I have done in attempts to fix them, list some of the things I think may have caused it, and include any additional info/questions.
Before all that though, I would like to mention that I am not a developer, but I am a bit 'tech savvy' and am more familiar with/knowledgeable of technology than the average user. Also, I have spoken with Samsung tech support and even had the support guy access my Tab Pro 12.2 remotely (I will explain what I learned from that below). So, without further ado (I apologize in advance for the long winded nature of this post, but I want detailed):
The Issues:
1) Screen "flickering"—By flickering I mean that it is shutting off and turning on rather rapidly and sporadically, though inconsistently.
I first encountered the problem 3 days ago (the 18th).
Four nights ago (the 17th), before going to bed, I plugged the device into the same outlet I have used for all my mobile devices, when I woke up (on the 18th) the screen was doing exactly what I described. I hit the home button a few times and it stopped.
That night (the 18th) I plugged it back in to the usual spot before going to bed. The next morning (yesterday, the 19th), the screen was "flickering" again. I tried to press the home key a few times, as well as both the soft keys, nothing. In between "flickers" you can see the lock screen, where I have to enter a pin, but even while visible I can't type anything. So this time, to try to solve the problem, I held the power button + volume up to get to recovery and wiped the cache partition, rebooted the device, and viola, it worked again. Thinking that I may have to factory reset the device if the problem persists, I used Kies to backup all my data. I used the tablet the rest of the day, even plugged it in (in a different outlet than the one next to my bed) for a while and had no issues.
Last night (the 19th) I did pretty much the same thing, but this time, thinking that it might be an issue with the device getting too much power (the Quick Start Guide says: "Note: Connecting the travel adapter improperly may cause serious damage to the device."), I used a travel adapter from one of my other, USB 2.0 devices (the only difference between the adapters is the output: 2.0 = 5.0V—2.0A vs. 3.0 = 5.3V—2.0A, and output was specifically what I was concerned with). This morning (the 20th) the problem has returned, but now includes my second issue: the hard home button and both soft keys, back and recent apps, no longer function. So I immediately tried to wipe the cache partition and reboot, but this time it didn't work. Thankfully I had anticipated this yesterday and had that Kies backup, so I wiped the entire device back to factory settings. But alas, it was unsuccessful and the problem persists, including the loss of button functionality, with the exception of the power and volume buttons.
It is important to note that when I first got the Tab Pro 12.2 and set up the lock screen, I used the option that delays the actual locking of the device 10 minutes after screen timeout, but set it so that if I lock the screen with the power button it ISN'T delayed and immediately locks. That being said, a couple of times when the "flickering" stopped long enough to momentarily use the device, I was able to enter my pin and unlock. But when the screen starts flickering again, it locks the device, so the power button must be affected as well. Though since the first factory reset of the device, I haven't set up a pin. I have done several factory resets and none of them have worked. The best result has simply been limited (no back, recent apps or home key) and momentary functionality. I tried using Kies to do emergency firmware recovery, but every time I click the option it disconnects the device.
When Samsung tech support remotely accessed by device (I used one of the momentary functionality windows to download the required application) the agent was able to utilized soft and home key functionality, even though I couldn't. This tells me that it was hardware related, not related to UI/software.
So there are a couple of things I think may have caused/contributed to the problem:
The first, which I vaguely touched on above, is the power issue. Perhaps I have shorted the device out somehow. The outlet I use to charge things while I'm sleeping is on the wall behind my bed, so I have to use a common extension cord, one that has 3 outlets at the end. I have a light plugged into that and in the past have charged both my SGH-I467 (AT&T Note 8.0) and my SGH-I747 (AT&T S4 Active) with that cord and outlet. That is the only place I have charged the SM-T900 overnight, but none of the other power sources I have used have caused these issues.
The second possibility is a virus some sort. I have never used the Samsung app store on any of my other devices, but in order to update the Hancom Office suite I had to. Since I had an enjoyable time using it to that end, I decided to see what else I could find on Samsung's store. I downloaded a couple of things (the "Official Captain America game" and a couple wallpaper/theme apps) and was looking around the store to see if there was anything else I wanted to download. I found several apps that had reviews claiming they were trojans, so I immediately checked the reviews for the apps I had downloaded, but none of them had similar reviews. However, that does not mean they didn't have viruses.
So, what do the resident Android gurus of XDA think about these issues?
I tried searching all over the forums and elsewhere online for people having the same issues, but couldn't find anything. Have any of you ever encountered something similar to this?
Until recently, I hadn't ever heard of anyone getting a virus on an Android device. Are they common? What is the nature of Android viruses?
If these issues do have something to do with overcharging/shorting the device, how can I mitigate that problem? Tonight when I charge the tablet, instead of using the USB 3.0 charging cable, I am going to try just using the 2.0 cable. As I understand it, that can be done by simply plugging it into the right side of the port. Hopefully that will stop exacerbating the problem.
Again, I apologize for such a long winded post. I would like to thank you all in advance. If ever I have problems with an Android, you guys are the ones to ask!
*UPDATE* Before I started typing this I was attempting to run the Kies 'Firmware Upgrade and Initialization', as opposed to 'Emergency Firmware Recovery', to see if that too would disconnect the device. Unfortunately it said that my device needed to be charged first. So I shut it down and plugged it into a surge protected strip and began typing this post. Occasionally I would go over an check the charge. While it was shut down and charging I was able to use the home key to bring up the green battery. Once the charge looked like it was about 75% complete I turned it back on and lo and behold, the "flickering" issue looks resolved and so does the button issue. I can go back, enter the recent apps and task manager, and use the home key functions. For how long this will last, however, is unknown. I guess we'll see in the morning. I'll post what happens tomorrow.

What kind of case are you using? Some users have seen issues with some cases that use magnets for auto-sleep-wake. When the front of the cover is flipped back behind the tablet, the magnets seem to activate the auto-sleep feature
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What kind of case are you using? Some users have seen issues with some cases that use magnets for auto-sleep-wake. When the front of the cover is flipped back behind the tablet, the magnets seem to activate the auto-sleep feature
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I am not using a case or cover at all...

same issues here
Sounds exactly as the same issue I have had the last week. I have done several factory resets triad to avoid installing as many applications as I had prior the factory reset (to see If it was an app causing the issue). No solution yet but I will try your way with kies described above. I have a tab pro 8.4.

VeinkWiles said:
So, what do the resident Android gurus of XDA think about these issues?
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I am no guru, but it sounds like a loose connection. Maybe it is affected by temperature. Try it on a (not too) hot water bottle or on freezer packs.

Mike Austin said:
I am no guru, but it sounds like a loose connection. Maybe it is affected by temperature. Try it on a (not too) hot water bottle or on freezer packs.
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It's not overheating. It can get warm, but it's never gotten hot. And I've had other devices that have seriously overheated and still functioned, albeit slowly.
**UPDATE**
After I got it working the night I originally posted I let it fully charge (it's important to note that I got it up to about 75% while it was off; green battery the only thing on the screen, and I had home button functionality), then disconnected it and disabled all the radios, put it in power saving and left it over night without power. Doing that I was able to use it all day yesterday. But while I was full-charging it, after it reached 100%, I noticed that it started acting up almost immediately. The sound was on and kept making the lock screen sound (that's how I noticed it from across the room). So it is tied to the power/lock key. But disconnecting it before it could get out of control mitigated the problem. Last night I was going to try to charge it over night with USB 2.0, but I fell asleep before changing the cable out, so it charged on 3.0 all night and is back in poor repair. I'm currently trying to full charge it while off to see if that gives me functionality again.
Either way, each time I fix it the solution becomes more difficult/timely than the previous one. It's clearly not getting better, so I'm going to have to send it in to repairs.
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It's not overheating. It can get warm, but it's never gotten hot. And I've had other devices that have seriously overheated and still functioned, albeit slowly.
**UPDATE**
After I got it working the night I originally posted I let it fully charge (it's important to note that I got it up to about 75% while it was off; green battery the only thing on the screen, and I had home button functionality), then disconnected it and disabled all the radios, put it in power saving and left it over night without power. Doing that I was able to use it all day yesterday. But while I was full-charging it, after it reached 100%, I noticed that it started acting up almost immediately. The sound was on and kept making the lock screen sound (that's how I noticed it from across the room). So it is tied to the power/lock key. But disconnecting it before it could get out of control mitigated the problem. Last night I was going to try to charge it over night with USB 2.0, but I fell asleep before changing the cable out, so it charged on 3.0 all night and is back in poor repair. I'm currently trying to full charge it while off to see if that gives me functionality again.
Either way, each time I fix it the solution becomes more difficult/timely than the previous one. It's clearly not getting better, so I'm going to have to send it in to repairs.
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Sorta sounds like a screen grounding problem. I had a nexus seven with this issue and the charger seemed to really make it act up. Needless to say I gave that to my wife and bought this. If the digitizer is not grounded properly it will act up.
Turning on developer settings and set it to show touches on screen. See if when charging the screen registers more touches than you are doing.
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Sorta sounds like a screen grounding problem. I had a nexus seven with this issue and the charger seemed to really make it act up. Needless to say I gave that to my wife and bought this. If the digitizer is not grounded properly it will act up.
Turning on developer settings and set it to show touches on screen. See if when charging the screen registers more touches than you are doing.
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Damn! That's an outstanding idea! The only downside is that last night I sent the tablet to Samsung's repair department, so I can't test that out. But once I get it back, if the problem persists I will definitely be doing that first. Thanks for the advice dottat.

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Sounds exactly as the same issue I have had the last week. I have done several factory resets triad to avoid installing as many applications as I had prior the factory reset (to see If it was an app causing the issue). No solution yet but I will try your way with kies described above. I have a tab pro 8.4.
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Hey dude, check out dottat's reply. He's got a really good idea that may shed some light on the source of the problem. Unfortunately, I can't try it out. If you do it, let me know how it goes. Maybe you can take some screenshots? Either way, hopefully you can get something out of it.

[Q] Moto 360 not waking on wrist turn

Hey guys I recently bought my moto 360 and love it! The only problem I'm currently experiencing is that the watch face no longer wakes when I turn my wrist to look at the watch. This is extremely annoying because I want to be able to have more functionality with just one hand. Other than that the watch works perfectly. I've even been getting 16 hrs+ battery life on average. I tried looking through the settings to see if there was an option to change the wake settings but there are none. I don't see any other forums or anyone else posting about this issue so if you've had this issue please let me know what you did to fix this. ThankS!!

That started happening to me after the most recent update. Battery life improved by a few hours but then the wrist turn stopped being reliable

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That started happening to me after the most recent update. Battery life improved by a few hours but then the wrist turn stopped being reliable
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Since battery life is a bit more reliable, have you tried going with Ambient Mode again? While it admittedly doesn't last as long on as off, it does result in much more 'reactive' wrist turns to tell the time more quickly and repeatedly.

mine's a bit odd. Wakes fine normally, but when I mute notifications, it doesn't wake the screen unless I really move my wrist in an obvious way.

I actually got it to work now. The problem was going on when I had the keislertech stainless steel band on it. I switch the band with the leather one and the watch started waking every time I turned my wrist. I'm guessing the steel band was interfering with the accelerometers considering they use electromagnets.

Im still having this problem. And im only using the leather band. Any fix? Yesterday was working fine when i was driving to work then i noticed at work when i twisted my wrist nothing happened.

Try more of a 'flick' with your wrist than a 'turn' with your wrist.

I too am having this issue. I just did a complete factory reset on the device, still no luck. I was worried my gryoscope may be busted, but it seems to be working at least by using a testing app I found, though I am not sure how reliable that is.
No matter how hard I flick my wrist, the screen won't come on. What's more, putting it in Ambient mode will show the black and white screen for 1 second, then the screen turns off, as if the device was face down.
Quite honestly, I think it may be a busted Gryoscope, which would suck, so I'm going to test a few more things and see.
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Factory Reset with no apps installed didn't help. Called Motorola, they are shipping me a new device.
Can't think of it being anything other than a busted Gyro that always points down.
Question for the OP, at any time did you use the latest Nexus QI charger to charge your device? Doubt that has anything to do with it, but want to know just in case.

Well, the Gyro in my watch is working again, but I'm still going to follow through with the replacement, since I don't want to risk it happening again. Nothing was done to fix it, it just randomly started working Saturday night. The sensor test I mentioned earlier is showing full functionality now.

Candidly, you're probably smart to do so. Tech being what it is, often times you get a device with bugged hardware. Let us know how the replacement works out for you.
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Well, the Gyro in my watch is working again, but I'm still going to follow through with the replacement, since I don't want to risk it happening again. Nothing was done to fix it, it just randomly started working Saturday night. The sensor test I mentioned earlier is showing full functionality now.
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Same problem here... Seems to have a link with aftermarket QI charger. The first time I've put it on the charger pad the screen flipped upside down. Since then, no waking up from wrist movement and even on the original charger it's showing upside down.
I don't know what to do !!!
This is my second watch i had a crack on the first one taking it out of the box I don't want to wait another week to get a replacement !

glabbe0299 said:
Same problem here... Seems to have a link with aftermarket QI charger. The first time I've put it on the charger pad the screen flipped upside down. Since then, no waking up from wrist movement and even on the original charger it's showing upside down.
I don't know what to do !!!
This is my second watch i had a crack on the first one taking it out of the box I don't want to wait another week to get a replacement !
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Came back to normal without any reasons... oh well....

my moto 360 also doesn't wake anymore, but also not when i tap it
if i tap and hold, i feel the vibration that shows up to change the watch face and when i click the side button you see this menu before it goes back to the clock

Wow, this just started happening to me too! I was hoping to find the solution in this thread, so I hope this isn't a sign of universal hardware failure!

Started happening to me too just yesterday.

Bummer
Been a few days for me. . . not responsive on wrist turn or tap.
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Started happening to me too just yesterday.
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skeralum said:
Been a few days for me. . . not responsive on wrist turn or tap.
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Got mine working again. If you haven't already tried, open android wear app on your phone, then toggle the setting "tilt to wake screen" a few times (make sure it ends up ON however). Also, on your watch, make sure theatre mode is off.

I was having the same problem. It was theater mode. Somehow it was turned on,I turned it off and now the wake function works again.

Mine stopped working too a few days ago. I toggled 'tilt to wake screen' in the wear app and it started working again.

davegravy said:
Got mine working again. If you haven't already tried, open android wear app on your phone, then toggle the setting "tilt to wake screen" a few times (make sure it ends up ON however). Also, on your watch, make sure theatre mode is off.
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Thanks! Toggling the "tilt to wake" setting worked for me too!

Tab 3 10.1 Touchscreen going LOCO!

Okay, maybe not LOCO but It definitely thinks i"m touching it when i"m not. This mostly occurs in the bottom right and bottom left corners.
This is also my first post to the forums! So thank you all for taking the time to read this! I have been a long time reader/lurker and have had
lots of success through tutorials on this website and for that I say thank you!
So lets get started shall we?
The Issue: After powering on the tablet within a few minutes or so it begins to act erratically. It thinks that I am pressing it in different spots
when I surely am not. Sometimes it does not register my touches, but that is not as annoying as the clicking it does on its own, so I will focus on that.
When it does decide to touch / click on its own, it usually sticks to the bottom right of the screen. Although sometimes It gets a bit excited and will
press on the bottom left as well. I will be attaching a video of me & the girlfriend playing with it in a multitouch sensor app so you can see what I mean!
{ The Video would go here but I have to have 10 post before I post external links so I will post it when I do so! Otherwise if you are looking to help
pm me and I will send you the link. }
I have done alot of googling and havent been able to find much on my exact problem. I did find that turning on Developer options > Turn off hardware overplays
& Force GPU Rendering seemed to help the first 10 minutes after I enabled them, but the issue continued on. ( Could have just been behaving for the moment )
The tablet is the 16 Gig Wifi Only version, Running android 4.4.2, the Kernel version is 3.4.34-2435918
Hope to hear from you Droid GURUS! Thank you!

J,
hi,
i jad similar issues with the tab when i still had it,
at first i thought it to be temperature related as i experienced the issue while operating the tab at roughly 64 degrees farenheit
and below.
I did notice a seeming issue with operating the tab while plugged in , both to usb and charger.
there are documented instances of issues with the tab from an out of the box state related to improperly secured connector cables
inside the tab as well.
My particular issue was "solved" by operating the tab unplugged, then responsiveness seemed to return to "normal"
check the edges of the digitizer to see if the adhesive is giving out and allowing moisture to seep in.
Also if you are not using a screen protector, try using an alcohol swab from a first-aid kit to break up and clean away oily build-up from usage and dry thoroughly with any cloth meant for cleaning glass. I've done that for years and have never damged a touchscreen.
Lastly , i do believe it's more likely a kernel related issue if it's not connectors.
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moonbutt74 said:
J,
hi,
i jad similar issues with the tab when i still had it,
at first i thought it to be temperature related as i experienced the issue while operating the tab at roughly 64 degrees farenheit
and below.
I did notice a seeming issue with operating the tab while plugged in , both to usb and charger.
there are documented instances of issues with the tab from an out of the box state related to improperly secured connector cables
inside the tab as well.
My particular issue was "solved" by operating the tab unplugged, then responsiveness seemed to return to "normal"
check the edges of the digitizer to see if the adhesive is giving out and allowing moisture to seep in.
Also if you are not using a screen protector, try using an alcohol swab from a first-aid kit to break up and clean away oily build-up from usage and dry thoroughly with any cloth meant for cleaning glass. I've done that for years and have never damged a touchscreen.
Lastly , i do believe it's more likely a kernel related issue if it's not connectors.
m
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Hi Moonbutt! ha nice name, thanks for the response.
I dont think tempature is the issue here seeing as im in Florida and it rarely gets cool enough to effect any electronics ( inside my house is about 78 degrees )
outside is about 90+ on any given day. ALTHOUGH the humidity could be a problem but I dont see any spots where the adhesive is worn.
Would the moisture be able to get through the usb & headphone jacks?
The tablet seems to operate the same if plugged in. I am not using a screen protector but rather a case that fits the android with 4 different brackets at each
corner. I thought initially that could be that problem but it was not. I have also wiped with no luck.
Well the worst case scenario would be a hardware problem seeing as this is my girlfriends tablet. It was a hand-me-down to her from her father a couple days ago
and is obviously dated and im sure theres no warranty left on this thing. Not to mention I broke her old one and this being the reason she got this one! ha
If you dont mind Moonbutt I could PM you the youtube video I took of me playing with it so you can get a better idea of whats going on. Let me know!

Sure,
but a thought, if moisture is the issue try leaving it near a dehumidifier for a day, it sounds goofy but it could work.
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@JSFloGrown
okay, i think i see your problem,
Your tab is totally pissed off that the tune in the background sounds like a shameless rip-off of a Portishead tune !!!!!!!!
xD
okay seriously though, your exhausting your available ram and coming close to crashing a service is my guess,
multitouch app isn't a reliable indicator.
Boot to recovery and make a full backup of your current rom, while you are navigating in recovery make a mental note of touch responsiveness.
After your backup is complete perform a factory reset of the current rom, which just mean you are ditching all your accumulated data, apps etc., and setting the rom back to cherry install. After this is done and you have rebooted to normal operation, now test your responsiveness.
The ram on the gt-p5210 is lethally inadequate and a minimalist/slim rom build is really the only way to go.
The stock rom had the same issue due to bloatware. @CAG-man did a very nice job of trimming down the stock offering and CagRom was what i ran until i passed the tab on to a family member.
Now if there is no change i absolutely recommend running the tab over with a lawnmower! :silly:
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@moonbutt74
Hater.
but I agree, Citizen Cope pandora station can take you to some strange places..
Anyways, It has the stock rom at the moment and Im defiently going to try that custom one out.
This thing is pretty much unusable at the moment so anything would be an improvement ha.
WELL Its been years since ive played with roms so lets see if I can not brick this thing! ha thanks moonbutt