Back button not working - Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A

Since the JSS15Q upgrade, my back button often fails to do anything. It lights up when I touch it but no action occurs. This indicates that the touch is detected by the touch screen.
I restarted in Safe Mode and the problem does not occur. This lead me to believe it is caused by an app. After restarting in normal mode, my keyboard remained Google Keyboard instead of my normal Swiftkey Tablet Keyboard. I did a short test using Google Keyboard and the back button seems to act normally. I suspect, based on this short test, that JSS15Q and Swiftkey Tablet have some sort of incompatibility. More testing is needed to confirm.

I have confirmed the conflict. Swiftkey Tablet and JSS15Q do not play well together.
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Aha good to know.
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jrhodes973 said:
I have confirmed the conflict. Swiftkey Tablet and JSS15Q do not play well together.
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I have this problem too, but i have never has swiftkey installed.

Had that issue in the beginning but after the update have it no more well at least not that often as before it rarely fail now.
BTW have SwiftKey Tablet and I can confirm it doesn't like Android 4.3 in general. Is not the Tablet is the App.
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jrhodes973 said:
I have confirmed the conflict. Swiftkey Tablet and JSS15Q do not play well together.
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Maybe it is not Swiftkey. The back button has failed without Swiftkey running but it happens rarely. Back to the hunt for the cause...
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Back Button not responding
Same here.
I was playing either Tapped Out or Real Racing 3 one day (2 weeks ago) and all of the sudden the back button wont respond. The light goes on but it does not function.
My 2012 Nexus 7 does not have any swiftkey installed nor is it rooted.
I formatted the Nexus 7 and it is still doing the same thing prior to downloading all my apps from Google Play.

I've noticed the same thing on recently on my Nexus 7. Back button is "pressed", but fails to do anything.
Seems to occur in several different apps.
I don't have Swiftkey installed.
It's only started happening recently, but not at a specific enough time that I can directly correlate it with some specific change (or app I installed/updated).
UPDATE:
For what it's worth, I noticed one other symptom that seems to correlate with the Back button misbehaving.
I use ADW Launcher Ex, and use PIN security on my lock screen, no widgets. I have the Quick Launch disabled. Normally, there would be nothing showing in the soft buttons row. Just recently, the dotted circle of the Quick Launch showed back up. I mostly mention this because it seems something is messing with my Soft Buttons,
UPDATE 2:
I found a way to reproduce: I use Battery Monitor Widget Pro (excellent app, btw). I have recordings every 1 min, history file size 4MB. When I look at the History as a list, and swipe down through the long columns of numbers, often the Back Button fails to work. That's a pretty uncommon way to Reproduce the problem, but something I noticed.
I have also had the Back Button stop while just browsing through my files using Root Explorer.

I had this problem today and found a cure.....it works for me anyway...do not allow Google Keyboard to update to version 2.0.19133.927933a.
Version 2.0.19003.937116a works fine.
I purchased my Nexus 7 today and it booted with 4.3....had it rooted before I allowed the 4.4.2 system update to apply.
I always turn off automatic app updates when I get a new device....this helped me find the problem.
I then applied the system update and it was still working well. Had to re-root, of course.
I had made TWRP backups before and after the system update, so I was in good shape.
Next I started removing apps I did not want, then went on to update apps I was keeping.
Next thing you know...the back button stops working for most operations.
After it aggravated me enough, I restored the post-4.4.2 update backup and the back button worked fine.
I started working my way back to my goal-config and it kept working until my last step......updating the keyboard. Then it failed.
I removed the update and after a reboot the back button works fine. Did this twice to verify the fix.
Hope it helps others!

Rafael4096 said:
I had this problem today and found a cure.....it works for me anyway...do not allow Google Keyboard to update to version 2.0.19133.927933a.
Version 2.0.19003.937116a works fine.
I purchased my Nexus 7 today and it booted with 4.3....had it rooted before I allowed the 4.4.2 system update to apply.
I always turn off automatic app updates when I get a new device....this helped me find the problem.
I then applied the system update and it was still working well. Had to re-root, of course.
I had made TWRP backups before and after the system update, so I was in good shape.
Next I started removing apps I did not want, then went on to update apps I was keeping.
Next thing you know...the back button stops working for most operations.
After it aggravated me enough, I restored the post-4.4.2 update backup and the back button worked fine.
I started working my way back to my goal-config and it kept working until my last step......updating the keyboard. Then it failed.
I removed the update and after a reboot the back button works fine. Did this twice to verify the fix.
Hope it helps others!
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I have the same issue after unlocked my N7 and did some customizations, would you please upload the working version of Google Keyboard so I could give it a try?
Thanks!

I don't currently have any online account to upload it to. If there is one here at XDA I am not aware of it.
If you PM me an email address I can certainly send the APK for the working version.

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Major issue. launcher stopped

Hi Guys
Got a major problem.
My sgn now does not work.
When you turn the phone on it boots up as normal but then displays this -
Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped.
Report / ok
If you press report it sends a report and repeats, if you press ok it just repeats.
Can't use the phone at all. Took battery out and still the same.
The phone is stock with no mods, the only thing i have done is encrypt the phone today so i can she exchange email. Its been working fine since i did that now boom.
HELP!!!!!!!
scooby8272 said:
Hi Guys
Got a major problem.
My sgn now does not work.
When you turn the phone on it boots up as normal but then displays this -
Unfortunately, Launcher has stopped.
Report / ok
If you press report it sends a report and repeats, if you press ok it just repeats.
Can't use the phone at all. Took battery out and still the same.
The phone is stock with no mods, the only thing i have done is encrypt the phone today so i can she exchange email. Its been working fine since i did that now boom.
HELP!!!!!!!
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Factory reset the phone.
how do i do that.
scooby8272 said:
how do i do that.
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Press and hold the volume up and down buttons at the same time as the power button and the phone will boot in to a bootloader and you can then use the volume buttons to select recovery mode, press the power button to confirm and this will basically reset the phone.
Please thank if this helps.
Rik.
You most likely installed an app or widget not yet compatible with ICS.
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Try to get into the settings first before doing a factory.If you are quick enough you should get there via the notification bar shortcut.
Go into apps - switch to "all" - search for the launcher and delete data. That should reset your launcher.
you might be able to clear your launcher data, might be more work then its worth though
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Probably can't do anything with the launcher dead.
Factory reset seems to be the only option... although there was a problem with encryption staying on across factory resets (at least the password). If that's the problem, it could result in it failing every time.
I forget the solution the Guy found in that thread. Hopefully it doesn't come down to anything intense.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
Maybe try to push an alternative launcher to the phone from the market website. Install and use the alternative launcher to trouble shoot and clear data on the stock launcher.
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player911 said:
Probably can't do anything with the launcher dead.
Factory reset seems to be the only option... although there was a problem with encryption staying on across factory resets (at least the password). If that's the problem, it could result in it failing every time.
I forget the solution the Guy found in that thread. Hopefully it doesn't come down to anything intense.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
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He flashed stock images via fastboot.
Thanks Gokpog.
I managed to get into the notification bar (about ten attempts)
Anyway Cleared The Launcher Cache And Back To Normal?
As Always Thanks For The Help?

issues with the at&t ics for captivate glide

so i'd like to collect the issues (and solutions) for the captivate glide's new official android upgrade (ice cream sandwich).
we all know about the keyboard backlight issue,but its already solved (thanks for it to the devs), moreover we have an opportunity for rooting, as well.
Apart from that I experienced that after a few seconds of black screen, "com.android.phone stops" after I receive or make phone calls. That is also can be solved by making a factory reset.
But I have a problem I couldnt solve yet: screenshot/screencapture. On gingerbread you had to hold home button while pressing the lock key. On ICS it doesnt work. I read that on ICS you should press volume down and lock key at the same time, but that doesnt work for me either. Do you know a solution for this?
I've got one more problem, but I'm not sure if its a fault of the ROM: on the stock web browser,everything works fine, but on google chrome, I cannot use virtual keyboard,nor copy/paste functions.
Thanks for your help
soadzoor said:
so i'd like to collect the issues (and solutions) for the captivate glide's new official android upgrade (ice cream sandwich).
we all know about the keyboard backlight issue,but its already solved (thanks for it to the devs), moreover we have an opportunity for rooting, as well.
Apart from that I experienced that after a few seconds of black screen, "com.android.phone stops" after I receive or make phone calls. That is also can be solved by making a factory reset.
But I have a problem I couldnt solve yet: screenshot/screencapture. On gingerbread you had to hold home button while pressing the lock key. On ICS it doesnt work. I read that on ICS you should press volume down and lock key at the same time, but that doesnt work for me either. Do you know a solution for this?
I've got one more problem, but I'm not sure if its a fault of the ROM: on the stock web browser,everything works fine, but on google chrome, I cannot use virtual keyboard,nor copy/paste functions.
Thanks for your help
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Press and hold Power + Home button together for a screenshot.
Keyboard works fine for me on Chrome, as well as copy/paste. But mine can be a different scenario as i'm running NardROM with the LH2 kernel.
ninthsense said:
Press and hold Power + Home button together for a screenshot.
Keyboard works fine for me on Chrome, as well as copy/paste. But mine can be a different scenario as i'm running NardROM with the LH2 kernel.
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Thanks a bunch! if i press them at the same time and hold them, it just works as a charm! Im wondering why I didnt figure that out by myself.
The chrome with virtual keyboard is still no better.. anyone has a tip?
If anybody knows how to get past KIES because it never recognizes my phone, I'd love to get ICS to load.
just use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1841502 It's what I am using and most people were using before the Official came out. No diffidence between the 2 version practically. Make sure you have CWM then flash. Oh and as always do a nandroid backup before. It is the only way back as well.
I'll admit it... I'm a n00b that this and don't want to brick my phone. Dare I wait till Samsung / AT&T get their stuff together and get the KIES & ICS issues fixed or do I try the link dudejb suggested? A clear step by step would be appreciated (no offense intended). I'm just not too technically savvy.
If you're new to android flashing and not comfortable with something like that, I wrote up a nice newb-friendly guide here that walks you through installing the 4.0.4 leak, as well as installing ClockworkMod Recovery, fixing the keyboard backlight issue, and rooting.
I'd say go for it, you'll be waiting quite some time just to see Samsung fix the keyboard light, let alone address your issue of kies not seeing the phone.
I'd like to chime in with another problem I've noticed. With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again. Has anyone else experienced this? Since I have the force-closing problem with the phone, I'm planning on doing a factory reset. Maybe that will solve my keyboard problems.
Also, I can also confirm problems with the on-screen keyboard in Chrome. All the other browsers work fine, but the keyboard just won't show up in Chrome. Combine that with the physical keyboard problems I've been having and Chrome becomes essentially unusable.
On the plus side, my battery life seems better. It used to be that I couldn't go more than eight hours without the phone dying on me, but now it's still going strong at 20-30% after eight hours.
clpo13 said:
With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I'm not having that problem with the LH2 update (checked in the stock browser and text messages).
Here's my list of bugs/complaints with the LH2 official update:
1. no keyboard backlight (I know there's a fix.)
2. occasionally getting "com.android.phone has stopped" after ending a call. (I've seen at least 4 people report this problem on this forum.)
3. email app display is blank after adding a email account (solved by changing font size, then it's fixed)
4. email app doesn't remember which view you selected after closing (i.e. standard/conversation view, always defaults back to standard view)
clpo13 said:
I'd like to chime in with another problem I've noticed. With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again. Has anyone else experienced this? Since I have the force-closing problem with the phone, I'm planning on doing a factory reset. Maybe that will solve my keyboard problems.
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I can confirm the problems with the keyboard's alt and shift keys. It's a pain
My physical keyboard works just like before. I haven't looked, but I imagine this is something you can set in the Input tab in Settings?
EDIT: It's not there, sorry. I also have the CRT-Off, Custom Boot Anim and Backlight fix mods installed. Perhaps that makes a difference?
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Evil Alex said:
My physical keyboard works just like before. I haven't looked, but I imagine this is something you can set in the Input tab in Settings?
EDIT: It's not there, sorry. I also have the CRT-Off, Custom Boot Anim and Backlight fix mods installed. Perhaps that makes a difference?
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I too had the keyboard problem. I traced it back to the keyboard app "Swiftkey3." If I use any other keyboard app (stock or not), the physical keyboard works as it should. If Swiftkey is enabled, the caps or alt keys lock on with one press. VERY annoying.
Other than that, I've experienced some txt messages coming in multiple times. Like sometimes more than 15 copies of one txt. Seems to have calmed down some since I moved from the official leak to NardROM 0.4, but I did have a txt last night come in twice. Maybe that one was on my friend's end and he actually sent it twice.
Right now, my main concern is battery consumption on NardROM 0.4. Seems a bit worse than when I was running the stock leak (rooted). Battery profile attached. I've barely used my phone today since unplugging it, yet plenty of drain. I have no idea why the phone is "awake" so much when the screen is off.
bakageta said:
If you're new to android flashing and not comfortable with something like that, I wrote up a nice newb-friendly guide here that walks you through installing the 4.0.4 leak, as well as installing ClockworkMod Recovery, fixing the keyboard backlight issue, and rooting.
I'd say go for it, you'll be waiting quite some time just to see Samsung fix the keyboard light, let alone address your issue of kies not seeing the phone.
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I haven't tried to do anything yet because the link you supplied has in it this phrase which concerns me.... "First, make sure you have Kies installed, so that you have the correct USB drivers." I cannot connect to the phone using the latest KIES installed on my PC. Is there supposed to be KIES on my phone, because if there is, it's missing. Again, please be patient with me and thank you all for everybody's help.
clpo13 said:
With Gingerbread, the physical keyboard worked just like the on-screen one: tap shift or alt to modify the next keystroke, tap twice to lock the modifier. With ICS (the official firmware installed via Kies), however, a single tap on the physical keyboard keeps modifying keystrokes until tapped again
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I experienced the same but I realised that it depends on the program you use. At some browsers it is the way you just described it, but with texting, and with the stock browser, everything is fine to me
bakerb316 said:
I haven't tried to do anything yet because the link you supplied has in it this phrase which concerns me.... "First, make sure you have Kies installed, so that you have the correct USB drivers." I cannot connect to the phone using the latest KIES installed on my PC. Is there supposed to be KIES on my phone, because if there is, it's missing. Again, please be patient with me and thank you all for everybody's help.
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i have a difficult time connecting to my phone with Kies as well. Here are some steps to take that have helped me:
download the latest version of kies.
remove battery from phone for 30 seconds, then let it boot back up fully before plugging to computer (this was from samsung tech support)
uninstall kies, run ccleaner registry cleaner, reboot, reinstall kies.
download the 1.5.xx version of samsung USB drivers.
I've had to do all of those things to get Kies to see my phone.
and on a couple of computers, it just won't read it, at all.
euro1990 said:
Right now, my main concern is battery consumption on NardROM 0.4. Seems a bit worse than when I was running the stock leak (rooted). Battery profile attached. I've barely used my phone today since unplugging it, yet plenty of drain. I have no idea why the phone is "awake" so much when the screen is off.
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Toggle off wi-fi and bluetooth, ya dingbat! :silly: Your phone is likely trying to re-sync BT connection and/or sending a wifi heartbeat, and/or searching for wifi network.
euro1990 said:
I too had the keyboard problem. I traced it back to the keyboard app "Swiftkey3." If I use any other keyboard app (stock or not), the physical keyboard works as it should. If Swiftkey is enabled, the caps or alt keys lock on with one press. VERY annoying.
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How about that. I did have SwiftKey installed and enabled. I switched to another keyboard and it's working fine now. Strange that it would affect the physical keyboard like that.
bakerb316 said:
I haven't tried to do anything yet because the link you supplied has in it this phrase which concerns me.... "First, make sure you have Kies installed, so that you have the correct USB drivers." I cannot connect to the phone using the latest KIES installed on my PC. Is there supposed to be KIES on my phone, because if there is, it's missing. Again, please be patient with me and thank you all for everybody's help.
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Simply having Kies installed on your PC should make sure you have the drivers you need, you don't actually need to run Kies. Follow the instructions for download mode, and see if you get a green OK in the 4.0.4 exe. If so, you'll be fine.
Apparently Samsung has heard enough complaints about the issues with ICS and the Glide, so they made this 'announcement' on their website.
AT&T Cell Phones: How do I update my Samsung Captivate Glide to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich?
The update for the Samsung Captivate Glide has been put on hold while Samsung works to optimize the update for our users.
Here's would be the link if I would be able to attach it.
Not too sure what those 'optimizations' entail (Keyboard back light I'd assume to be one of them), or if Kies connectivity is one as well because I had a chat with one of their online support agents and he said this...
"As there is huge demand on the Kies server and that is why the update is put on hold. As the Kies server is busy the phone would not be detected."
Sounds fishy to me, but plausible.
a new update for chrome has been out today! now the onscreen keyboard is visible and works well!

Selecting Security under settings cause Settings to force close

Is anyone having issues with security setting under personal? When I select it, the settings application force closes with Unfortunately, Settings has stopped. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Standard Verizon note 4. no root.
Played around a bit and decided to do a settings reset which corrected issue.
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I had the same issue, factory reset fixed it but now 2 days later the problem has returned. Can't access the security settings without it force closing.
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Thanks for the feedback. Reset settings worked for me. Only had to change a few things back from default. Did not have to redo apps. I spoke with Verizon and a patch may be coming in Jan. Some apps and wireless charging have been causing an issue with the security setting.
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Yeah just tried resetting the settings and it didn't fix it for me. Thanks for the suggestion though.
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Problem returned for me last night. This time I had to reset. Did the problem come back again for you?
Resetting the settings didn't work for me and I don't feel like factory resetting my phone every couple days so I guess it's gonna stick around a while.
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I had to start in safe mode to get security settings to open up for me. Not a great long term solution but it worked so I could change the unknown sources setting.
Thanks for the reply, how do you start in safe mode?
These are the instructions for the Note 3 but they work:
With the device powered off, press and hold the Power button until the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 logo appears then release.
With the logo on the screen, press and hold the Volume down button until Safe mode appears in the lower left of the screen then release.
Note This may take up to 45 seconds.
Thanks!
plyle said:
These are the instructions for the Note 3 but they work:
With the device powered off, press and hold the Power button until the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 logo appears then release.
With the logo on the screen, press and hold the Volume down button until Safe mode appears in the lower left of the screen then release.
Note This may take up to 45 seconds.
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Thank you. Just got this device today, and one of the first things I tried to do was install an app I am testing. It kept crashing trying to get to security. I tried Safe Mode, and it worked great. Thanks again.
KeylanHalfdan said:
Thank you. Just got this device today, and one of the first things I tried to do was install an app I am testing. It kept crashing trying to get to security. I tried Safe Mode, and it worked great. Thanks again.
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No problem. Glad I could help. I was very frustrated with it. Hope they send an update to fix this soon.
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That kept happening to me and I finally figured out a solution! I kept having my apps reinstalled from Google and, whenever an app that I had previously used that required root access was installed, Settings would crash whenever I tried to open Security. So, it was a long process but I reinstalled only those apps that didn't need root access. Afterwards, I kept testing to make sure I could still access Security without the crash and, when something was installed that caused the crash again, I knew which app it was, uninstalled it, and all was fine again. I had to reset the phone 6 times to figure this out but all's good now!
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That kept happening to me and I finally figured out a solution! I kept having my apps reinstalled from Google and, whenever an app that I had previously used that required root access was installed, Settings would crash whenever I tried to open Security. So, it was a long process but I reinstalled only those apps that didn't need root access. Afterwards, I kept testing to make sure I could still access Security without the crash and, when something was installed that caused the crash again, I knew which app it was, uninstalled it, and all was fine again. I had to reset the phone 6 times to figure this out but all's good now!
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Glad you got it working. Would you be able to tell me what app it was? I have the same problem.
I had so many apps that needed root that it just made sense to not have Google install my apps after resetting. I really can't recall specifically which one it was. What I do suggest, which will take a while but is so worth the time, is to make a list of what's on there now and only reinstall like 3 at a time and then check to make sure that everything's ok. If it is, install a couple more, etc. That way, if one screws it up, you'll know which one to uninstall rather than having to reset it all over again. At least if you do install one that needs root and, therefore, screws it up for you, you can just uninstall that one program. Good luck! Let me know how it goes. ☺
Was finally able to figure this out (for me anyway). Its my S View cover. With the cover off I have no problem getting into security put it back on and it forcecloses. I went to Best Buy and tried 2 others and they both caused the security to forceclose as well.
Was chatting with a Samsung Rep where they remotely control your phone and she came up with the conclusion that it is a bad app and wants me to do a factory reset and add the apps back 1 at a time. I will wait till I flash a ROM and do it then. I am leaning towards that it is a app. If every Note 4 with a S View cover had this issue then it would be more widely known.
I had the S cover and that wasn't the problem. Like I said, it was cos I was having Google automatically install my old apps, some of which were apps that needed root like Titanium Backup, Rom Toolbox, etc.. I was able to put Apex as my home, just not apps that needed root. Titanium is the reason I want root so much. Being able to clean up or delete apps I don't use.
Yes, i had the same problem with my s view cover. Once i took it off, i was able to go back into the security settings.
skillzo1 said:
Yes, i had the same problem with my s view cover. Once i took it off, i was able to go back into the security settings.
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I figured out the app that was causing the issue for me. I use Nova and also TelsaUnread. I uninstalled Telsa and no more problem even with the S View cover.

Update for Verizon

I just got prompted for 12a (VS98612A). My update was unsuccessful because I'm rooted.
Apparently there are many updates (over 450 MB).
Here is the only link I could find.
http://phandroid.com/2015/10/09/tou...g-out-a-huge-system-update-that-could-fix-it/
I got the update and seems to have wrecked Google Hangout notifications. Was getting them just fine until after the update.
1) checked notifications were turned on .. they were.
2) messages are coming in only after I check.
3) uninstalled and reinstalled hangouts - no change.
4) wiped cache and reset defaults.
Did it help touch screen issues (if you were having them)?
I'm curious about touch screen issues as well. I did not realize how much it bothered me till I used a samsung phone the other day and not a single miss. It was bliss!
mistertek said:
I just got prompted for 12a (VS98612A). My update was unsuccessful because I'm rooted.
Apparently there are many updates (over 450 MB).
Here is the only link I could find.
http://phandroid.com/2015/10/09/tou...g-out-a-huge-system-update-that-could-fix-it/
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Assuming this is a StageFright patch? I'm rooted as well, but if this does patch StageFright, I want it. Any advice on how to get it and stay rooted?
DaBunny said:
Assuming this is a StageFright patch? I'm rooted as well, but if this does patch StageFright, I want it. Any advice on how to get it and stay rooted?
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This
I've got sync issues as well after the update. Not happy about this at all. When the lollipop update came on the g3 the same thing occured. Had to disable ipv6 on the phone or get it working properly on a router.
I have not tried a reset yet.
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Holy cow, I was able to scroll through Facebook without clicking on a story every time I scrolled and liking stupid memes! Using my finger to move the cursor when selecting a word is so much easier now too.
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Do we have confirmed fixes for the touchscreen? Or is it just placebo effect right now. I'd love to hear some honest feedback. I'm currently rooted and running xposed but if reverting to stock and taking 12a fixes touchscreen issues it would be worth it for me [as long as root for 12a will be possible ]
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I got the update and seems to have wrecked Google Hangout notifications. Was getting them just fine until after the update.
1) checked notifications were turned on .. they were.
2) messages are coming in only after I check.
3) uninstalled and reinstalled hangouts - no change.
4) wiped cache and reset defaults.
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Have you tried a factory reset yet?
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Do we have confirmed fixes for the touchscreen? Or is it just placebo effect right now. I'd love to hear some honest feedback. I'm currently rooted and running xposed but if reverting to stock and taking 12a fixes touchscreen issues it would be worth it for me [as long as root for 12a will be possible ]
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For me it's definitely not placebo. Knock on is working great. No problems scrolling now. I got used to it before but now it seems like a new phone. I was getting jealous of my wife's s5 but not any more.
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Looks like just the Google acct isn't syncing, still getting notifications via Facebook. A lot of accounts disappeared in the settings -> accounts menu (Facebook , Microsoft)
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So after a few hours on this update I can tell you that I didn't notice ANY touchscreen misses at all. Also less lag with opening and transferring of big apps. Even tapping the google search bar worked immediately without extra taps or lag. So as much as I like root, it's crazy to figure out what an actual working phone feels like again. Maybe someone will root 12a. Hopefully.
Edit: and no missing account anything on my particular device either.
So if we rooted 11A, do we have to kdz to get the update?
kafreeman said:
Have you tried a factory reset yet?
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Not yet. That is my next step. Have to wait until Monday because I'm running GOOD Work and will need a new pin after the wipe. I also removed and re-signed in to my Google account. Right now notifications with Hangouts are hit or miss. Sometimes I get them, sometimes I don't, sometimes it takes 5-10 minutes.
As for the touch screen issues. I have noticed a major improvement. Can scroll through FB without clicking a picture or a link unexpectedly. Also, better hits when I'm typing a character using the edge of the screen, letters, numbers, and hitting the send button. Registers every time now. Also, noticed that when connected to bluetooth in the car, the radio displays song information again.
So there are definitely a few improvements I've noticed.
sbutera said:
Not yet. That is my next step. Have to wait until Monday because I'm running GOOD Work and will need a new pin after the wipe. I also removed and re-signed in to my Google account. Right now notifications with Hangouts are hit or miss. Sometimes I get them, sometimes I don't, sometimes it takes 5-10 minutes.
As for the touch screen issues. I have noticed a major improvement. Can scroll through FB without clicking a picture or a link unexpectedly. Also, better hits when I'm typing a character using the edge of the screen, letters, numbers, and hitting the send button. Registers every time now. Also, noticed that when connected to bluetooth in the car, the radio displays song information again.
So there are definitely a few improvements I've noticed.
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Camera was also updated. There is an actual "slo-mo" button now. It seems like an update with some meat to it.
sefirosu0522 said:
So if we rooted 11A, do we have to kdz to get the update?
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You could try the super user unroot option and update, probably have to wait for a confirmation to root this version.
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Can someone pull the camera apk and upload it, maybe us on 11a can utilize the update.
sbutera said:
I got the update and seems to have wrecked Google Hangout notifications. Was getting them just fine until after the update.
1) checked notifications were turned on .. they were.
2) messages are coming in only after I check.
3) uninstalled and reinstalled hangouts - no change.
4) wiped cache and reset defaults.
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This update seems to have wrecked all my notifications actually..Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.
Seems like its only Google applications..
I can definitely say the phone is much smoother than it was before. No more missed letters while typing, and mistaps whole scrolling. Sucks it took so long to get this update, but the phone is working like it should have from day 1.
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scrillakev said:
This update seems to have wrecked all my notifications actually..Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't.
Seems like its only Google applications..
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Did you remove your Google account and set it back up again?
I noticed after the update I wasn't getting notifications when an email arrived. Disconnecting and reconnecting my Google account fixed that.
Otherwise I feel your pain. Hangouts notifications are still hit or miss.
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Snapchat

Shot in the dark I guess but since I got this device, Snapchat has been terribly laggy and almost unusable. Specifically when using the keyboard for text. Sometimes when I launch it, the camera is just black for roughly 5 seconds and then the back camera comes on finally. The chat feature is very slow at times and the entire app seems to stall and crash at least once a day. Anyone else notice this?
A quick google search yielded several recent topics on various forums complaining about the same thing, all on 6.0 Marshmallow. Hopefully it's not just this device.
I'm getting this exact thing
I went through that too. Once I had to restart it to make the camera work again. My tip is do not try use volume keys until it load completely. It just frozen the app in a black screen. Isn't perfect but can be used.
It's probably not optimized as well for 6.0 yet
Snapchat hasn't been perfect for me, but I've never experienced any of those issues. The worst I get is a little delay when pressing the home button.
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I have had this problem we will have to wait for an update!! Basically that's what I've been telling myself lately about marshmallow
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I can tell you guys I had this problem on my Nexus 6 on Marshmallow, it has to be something related to 6.0, I'm on a LG G4 now and snapchat runs just fine.
Kinda laggy for me too. And I can't get it to play a notification sound when I recieve snaps. I have turned it on in settings and I get a notification as normal, but no sound. Does anyone else have this problem?
Just uninstalled it from the n5x will have to limit myself to using it on n72013 it was unusable. Crashes camera failed to load then started to affect the stock camera app, would cause system crashes and could only be sorted with a reboot.
Same here its completely horrible to use of this phone. Phone ****s itself every time I try use it!
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The app has been perfectly fine for me, up until the update I got yesterday. Now I see exactly what everyone is talking about....it's completely unusable now.
Our of curiosity...are you guys all encrypted?
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thesoldier said:
The app has been perfectly fine for me, up until the update I got yesterday. Now I see exactly what everyone is talking about....it's completely unusable now.
Our of curiosity...are you guys all encrypted?
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Decrypted & rooted running Chroma with Elemental-X.
ViRb3 said:
Decrypted & rooted running Chroma with Elemental-X.
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Ok never mind then. I've been decrypted since I got the phone, until I took an OTA recently. It's been crap since then, but I guess it's unrelated
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stock & encrypted and snapchat runs like poo for me. shame because its one of my most used apps :/
Well again Snapchat just updated, and now I'm back to it working fine again....
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The past few updates have been good for me luckily.. Just don't try to send a snap while in landscape, I tried to add text and Swiftkey went all wonky and overlayed the screen even after I pressed Home, had to force close Snapchat and Swiftkey both :/
me too I have same issues the lag and so slowly for texting and even after update marshmallow update 6.0.1 the problem still the same I hope can anyone help me with issue what should to do and thanks you
So I am a power snapchat user and had this same problem and might have accidentally stumbled on a possible solution after having a login failure. I enabled the travel mode so it's not downloading constantly. I installed snapprefs and I can't explain why but it's flying now. No lag on window switching or opening the camera. I'm on 6.0.1 December rooted
Everytime I take video from Snapchat, it produces the sound "dug" at the first second of the video, never put my finger too hard on the phone so it isn't bcs of my finger knocking the screen, anybody know why?
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