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Hey guys, i need some advise here!
For weeks, i anxiously waited for the mailman to bring my my GNex and for a few days im very happy with it. Unfortunatly, the major plus of android, it never freezes, isnt true for my brand spanking new Gnex!
Seeming randomly, the phone freezes, refusing all input from the screen and the On/Off button. This happens about every 20 hrs.
Ususally i advise people with this problem to exchange their phone with a different one, but im afraid i wont get a stock 'yakju' build back in return, so want to try to fix (or at least determine) the problem first.
Can you guys give me some tips on how to get to the bottom of this?
Thanks in advance!
Info:
Model: Galaxy Nexus (GSM)
Android version: 4.0.1
Smalbandversion: I9250XXKK1
Kernel: [email protected] #1
Build: ITL41F (yakju)
And again, it's all stock
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i had a lot of problems with the 4.0.1 fw, have you tried updating the phone to 4.0.2 it solves a lot of bugs!
I tried to update the phone through the system update menu in the settings, but it listed my phone as 'up to date'. I find this is odd, since i have a Nexus ánd the Google build
Is there a way of updating the phone without a lot of hassle?
I looked into it, in the Netherlands the 4.0.2 update should roll out in a few days. If it isn't, I'm going to flash it myself! Were your problems with 4.0.1 similar to mine e.g. crashes and freezes?
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In my experience most of the time when that happened was caused by 3rd party apps that weren't ics optimized.
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Well freezes and crashes maybe, but the whole phone unresponsive? Isn't there a try/catch somewhere which prevents this kind of 'dirty code' to crash the whole OS, anyway there should be.
Also, ( I forgot to mention this in #1) the phone reboots sometimes while its active as well as when its idle. The rebooting is always paired with a loud *click*
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Same problem
Panatella said:
Also, ( I forgot to mention this in #1) the phone reboots sometimes while its active as well as when its idle. The rebooting is always paired with a loud *click*
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That exact thing happened to me yesterday as well (running 4.0.1). I pulled down the notification bar, clicked on the email notification, and when the notifybar started collapsing again, the animation stopped, sound was caught in a loop, and two seconds later my phone rebootet with a clicking sound (I hope that it was just the speaker reacting strangely to the sudden signal loss...!)
The same day, the Nexus kind of crashed while I was streaming internet radio to my bluetooth speaker. The music kept on playing fine, but I wasn't able to turn on the screen. Even holding the vol+/- and power buttons only shut the phone down, but I couldn't restart before I removed the battery.
I really hope this is gonna be fixed with the 4.0.2 / 4.0.3 firmwares. This thing is crashing a little too often right now, for my taste
I'm getting the same problems as noted above. I've just picked up the nexus to move away from Apple's iPhones, but I'm left wondering I've made a serious mistake in doing so. An added problem is that the crash has also occurred when I've been recharging the battery while asleep- so the alarm I set did wake me.
Honestly, it's an unreliable product. I'm a customer, not a Samsung lab rat.
Got the same issue. 2 crashes in 4 days. Not a huge problem for me yet, but 4.0.3 better fix it.
Well most of my problems went away when i updated my phone. You should definitely try to update. Personalty I went straight for 4.0.3. The best ROM i've tested is definitely Android Open Kang Project :http://rootzwiki.com/topic/11455-rom-android-open-kang-project-maguro-build-13/
Everything just went so smooth and bugfree as far as i can tell. And i love the quick setting he put in notification bar.
You can see how to unlock your phone here using the gn toolkit :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392310
I had those kinds of crashes, too. My phone would crash maybe once every 3-4 hours on 4.0.1... doing anything. Whether it be idle, with no extra services (factory reset), or while composing messages. Anything would do it.
Anyway, I rooted the phone and I've been on Bigxie's ROM since V1 (AOSP 4.0.3) and the issue stopped, for the most part, except for an idle reboot every 18-28hrs. Suspecting it was kernel related, I swapped out the Apex kernel and threw on Franco's... since then, my phone can run for almost two days (of moderate usage) without a charge.
Any of you guys enabled 'force 2d hardware acceleration'? I don't know how relevant it is, but all my problems went away when I stopped to use this function.
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Uv'ing too low can crashes also.
My grandma beat me down and took my nexus. Sent from a jitterbug with beats by dre.
Well this is exactly what is happening to me on my phone, it reboots every 2 days or so. sometimes it becomes completely unresponsive, the keyboard doesnt open up or of it does, it doesnt accept any input
even the settings page starts crashing, i dont know what is going on
it works ok otherwise but this crashing and becoming unresponsive is really driving me crazy. i have 4.0.1 as i am in the UK and since they are not releasing 4.0.3 for such a long time here, it means the fixes available in it is not really for stability and maybe they are for LTE version available in the US
Also, I dont have the 2d acceleration checked off already, so not sure what else to do to fix it. should i return the phone???
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Well this is exactly what is happening to me on my phone, it reboots every 2 days or so. sometimes it becomes completely unresponsive, the keyboard doesnt open up or of it does, it doesnt accept any input
even the settings page starts crashing, i dont know what is going on
it works ok otherwise but this crashing and becoming unresponsive is really driving me crazy. i have 4.0.1 as i am in the UK and since they are not releasing 4.0.3 for such a long time here, it means the fixes available in it is not really for stability and maybe they are for LTE version available in the US
Also, I dont have the 2d acceleration checked off already, so not sure what else to do to fix it. should i return the phone???
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U sure it's not a software u installed recently? For me changing back to the stock music player fixed the random crashing.
In general, I can say some apps are not stable at all.
I experience random crashes too, although they coincide with the sudden loss of signal, as described in these threads:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390816
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1387943
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20816554
I have started to make some logs to try to identify the cause of this problem. I use Log Collector for making a log and No Signal Alert to obtain a time stamp when the signal drops. What I see in the logs is that just before the signal drops I notice an entry in the log something like "process:com.lookout has died". Could this have something to do with the Lookout app I have installed or is it just coincidence that the app and a certain Android process have the same name?
By the way, does anybody know if there are websites or people who can analyze the logs I have created? Most of the content is mumbo jumbo to me and a knowledgeable person might be able to shed some more light on what happens inside the phone and what might trigger this problem.
I just upgraded to 4.0.2 on Thursday, but the problem persists.
Android version 4.0.2
Baseband Version: I9250XXKK6
Kernel Version: 3.0.8-gaaa2611
[email protected]#1
Build Number: ICL53F
ICS stock; non-rooted
Well i guess you tried already to remove the lookout app right?
My GSM Nexus with stock 4.02 (unrooted) freezes randomly too.
When it occurs i cannot switch the screen on using the power button. Only thing that helps in this state is pulling the battery.
Iam starting to get extremely annoyed by Google/Android because my previous smartphone the Nexus One was also buggy ever since the Gingerbread update while beeing perfect with Froyo.
It's definately my last Android device if this will not be fixed with 4.03.
The phones are way too expensive to be a happy participant of a perpetual Google beta.
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My GSM Nexus with stock 4.02 (unrooted) freezes randomly too.
When it occurs i cannot switch the screen on using the power button. Only thing that helps in this state is pulling the battery.
Iam starting to get extremely annoyed by Google/Android because my previous smartphone the Nexus One was also buggy ever since the Gingerbread update while beeing perfect with Froyo.
It's definately my last Android device if this will not be fixed with 4.03.
The phones are way too expensive to be a happy participant of a perpetual Google beta.
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Are you sure it's the OS not some buggy/incompatible apps? I've had the phone since launch and it never froze even once. Stock 4.02 too.
And you should try out different OS. Then you will know what suits you.
Hi,
I recently bought a Galaxy Nexus and rooted it right then and there. A couple of weeks later it went into the bootloop (disease) and I had to restore my phone from scratch (loosing all my SD card stuff as well ). So I decided to go with AOKP M4.
Again a couple of weeks later AOKP just freezes while I was trying to access Maps. No buttons work and the screen stays ON. Had to pull out the battery to bring the phone back to life.
This time I said, let's go for ARHD 3.0... all works fine and I flash to ARHD 4.0 with complete superwipe. Then last night it freezes again when I was trying to access GTalk. Same thing, had to pull the battery out to bring it back to life.
Now I'm wondering if there's a problem with the GAPPS on the GNex? Or there's something else brewing in the background while I carry on my daily tasks. The phone is great, but this freezing is making me go crazy.
If you guys have had similar issues before, and have found any solutions to those, I'd appreciate your help in that.
Thanks.
could be one of your apps
I had a few lockups on stock 4.0.1 when I first got my phone, but after it updated to 4.0.4, and my subsequent move to custom ROMs I haven't had any issues with my phone freezing.
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could be one of your apps
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This. Were there any shared circumstances between your lockups? I noticed that my phone lockups on 4.0.1 all occurred under the following circumstances: I was listening to music and writing a text message when a new message was received. Every time.
I definitely haven't had any freezes like that so far for the life of my 3 months. It certainly sounds like something unique with your setup is following you around. An app most likely.
Hmmm ... thanks for your help. I have seen the phone freeze twice in two days. Battery pull restores it every time however.
I don't have anything installed which plays around with my settings (ex: setcpu etc.) Except Tasker!
I can try disabling the app for a week to root cause it!
Thanks.
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Hello everybody,
I purchased my galaxy note 2 in late December, I kept the stock samsung ROM (android 4.1.1)and almost rooted it immediately after I had opened its box. Rapidly, I noticed it rebooted from time to time, it seems it happened randomly, i.e. not whilst performing a specific task on my phone. For instance, sometimes when I wanted to check my emails or texts, I picked it up from my pocket, and android was asking me to enter my SIM PIN. So basically my phone rebooted while sitting in my pocket. More rarely, it also suddenly rebooted while I was using it. (but to be honest, it spends more time in my pocket than it does in my hands, that's definitely why it did the latter far less frequently).
I saw that there was an update available, so I flashed the 4.1.2 stock ROM using kies, and rooted it again shortly after. But the reboots issue was still there, so in February I decided to give a try to a cyanogen mod 10.1 nightly build. For like a week or 10 days, it appeared to work properly, no more random reboots. However, after that delay, unfortunately it started to randomly reboot again.
I don't think that rooting the phone can cause such an abnormal behaviour, can it? I use several apps that require root privileges, that's why I did root it every time I flashed a new ROM.
Well the bottom line is that it's really pissing me off, so I'm considering to return it to samsung using a RMA procedure. But anyway, if you have any idea that could help me solve this problem, please feel to let me know, I'll gladly appreciate it. Also I'm wondering if anyone has an alike problem?
If need be, I'll return it for a repair or an exchange, if so, what do I need to do to reset it to factory defaults? I can re-flash the stock ROM, that should unroot it, but resetting the flash counter is also required, for that purpose I'll probably try the 'Triangle Away' app, hopefully it's gonna work. But AFAIK, when doing so on my former phone - a samsung galaxy S 2 - there was another counter, that counted how many times the first counter has been resetted, so one has to actually reset both of them in order for the mobile not to look having been tinkered with. Is anyone aware of a similar second counter on the galaxy note II? If you think of anything else I forgot to mention, please give me a shout.
Thanks for reading my post and helping me out.
Sadly it sounds like you might have a defective Note II. I have a stock (not rooted) Note II and, while I've only owned it for a month, it hasn't exhibited any problems with rebooting. Nor did I have anything like that with my S3 previously.
Probably not what you were hoping to read, sorry.
Thanks for your input muppetmania, well fortunately all galaxy note II don't have this problem
I just hope that if I return it, they'll be able to reproduce the annoying issue as they probably won't install as many apps as I did, or use it the same way, etc ...
My note 2 is the first android phone I've had that I have not rooted (yet). I've had it about a month now and it has randomly rebooted 3 times so far.
Every time it has happened it's been while I had 10+ tabs open in Chrome and was reloading several at once while also using other apps. For example one time I was composing an email and pulling excerpts from several sources on different web pages.. midway through composition and BAM, random reboot
In my opinion you did not cause this by rooting the phone
nebenezer said:
My note 2 is the first android phone I've had that I have not rooted (yet). I've had it about a month now and it has randomly rebooted 3 times so far.
Every time it has happened it's been while I had 10+ tabs open in Chrome and was reloading several at once while also using other apps. For example one time I was composing an email and pulling excerpts from several sources on different web pages.. midway through composition and BAM, random reboot
In my opinion you did not cause this by rooting the phone
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If mine had only rebooted 3 times in a month then I'd be "happy" But for me it's more like 3 times a day. Well any random reboot is never a good thing, especially if you're are typing a text or writing an email. I'm scared it happens when I'm using my phone as a GPS on my motorbike, could be really pesky if I have to stop, wait for the mobile to reboot, get another GPS fix, and set my destination again ...
Just out of curiosity, you're also running the stock samsung ROM? Switching from it to cyanogen made virtually not difference for that matter.
I still have not rooted this device so yes... I'm running the stock Samsung rom
In case it may be relevant though, I do also use nova launcher and LOVE it. This new generation of TouchWiz is not bad at all not Nova is better, imo
I use the default launcher, both for the stock ROM and cyanogen Mod. I did not really like touchwizz, but I think the dual screen function and the stylus management were quite good though.
I gave a call to the after sales service, and they advised me to go to a Samsung store in order to get my phone repaired. Just to make sure it's going to be be alright (I mean that I don't want them to find out that I have rooted / installed a custom ROM on the mobile and use that as a pretext for refusing to fix it), can someone tell me exactly what do I need to do in order to revert the phone back precisely to its factory configuration?
So far, here is what I plan on doing:
- install the last official samsung ROM (which is currently the 4.1.2 version of android if i'm not wrong), that should unroot the phone altogether
- Use an app called "triangle away" to reset the flash counter
But I still wonder is there is anything else that would allow them to know that I flashed / rooted the phone. Is there anything like a second counter, that counts how many time the counter mentioned above has been resetted itself? Also I do remember that when I flashed my galaxy S II with an insecure kernel, a yellow triangle with an exclamation mark appeared during boot up (I know that "Triangle Away" should remove it), I don't currently have that on my GN 2, but I don't know whether Samsung still uses this method or if they have implemented something else?
Thank you.
Chime in if you recently are getting random reboots/bootloops/"optimizing apps"/etc
Over the past few days my G4 has been infinitely more laggy that before, and then started getting random reboots, bootloops, and occasionally would "optimize apps" at startup multiple times in a row. When it shuts off on its own, 50%+ i have to do a battery pull to get it to start again and then it may bootloop or never even make it past the LG or the AT&T screen.
At this point my phone is unusable and a warranty replacement is on the way. It wont stay on for more than a few minutes tops. I'm getting fearful there is some flaw that is emerging if other people are experiencing the same thing around the same time.
This is on an AT&T 810, rooted on 10e firmware.
If you're also having issues, list your model/firmware as well.
Thanks,
yes!
I literally just had the same type of question haha! http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/optimizing-apps-1-233-rising-t3224808
I have the H815, running on 10b firmware
Its so strange i hope someone can help!
Do you by chance have xposed installed? This started happening on my Note 3 after I updated to L and installed xposed. If not, I don't know the problem but if it's xposed, prolly have to remove it.
I had this happen to the point where the phone wouldn't boot up anymore, it would hang on Android, and then fade to black. I sent this issue to the sprint store and got a brand new LG G4 in 5 days. Just get warranty and say the phone won't turn on, and get a factory fresh LG G4 in a week or so.
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Do you by chance have xposed installed? This started happening on my Note 3 after I updated to L and installed xposed. If not, I don't know the problem but if it's xposed, prolly have to remove it.
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No xposed, basically nothing other than root
De_Falt said:
I had this happen to the point where the phone wouldn't boot up anymore, it would hang on Android, and then fade to black. I sent this issue to the sprint store and got a brand new LG G4 in 5 days. Just get warranty and say the phone won't turn on, and get a factory fresh LG G4 in a week or so.
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Have a warranty on the way, my concern is the warranty phone will be on a later firmware with the anti rollback counter past the point of no bootloader unlock in the future. We shall see. Shame its working out this way.
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YES. I joined just to post this reply lol. I have an unlocked H815 (Bought from Amazon, included documentation was in Czech, Slovak, and English) and I've been having this issue for weeks now. I couldn't find much on google and thought it was just my device, but now it seems more and more people are having the same problem. It is incredibly frustrating and it hurts.
Symptoms:
- Randomly (6-7 out of 10 times I want to use the phone for whatever) it'll throw itself into a reboot frenzy til it decides to stop doing it whenever, usually after 5-15 reboots or about 5-15 minutes.
- During the reboots, sometimes it'll reboot even before the phone boots up at all (on the LG boot animation).
- And for the times it does boot up, it'll reboot again within up to 20 seconds or so.
- Some reboots are immediate - phone shuts off and turns on again immediately randomly. But for some reboots, the phone freezes briefly before the reboot. On some of these freezes, there's a horizontal screen glitch at different heights every time.
- During the reboots the phone overheats considerably.
- The battery drains very quickly during the reboots. Percentage "skips" occur frequently.
- It also sometimes "optimizes" apps...
- The number of apps it needs to optimize for whatever reason can be different (I pulled the battery out several times when it was "optimizing", and the number would vary; though it did not boot at all until it finished "optimizing" apps, which took forever).
- Not sure if related, but just 3 days ago completely out of the blue overnight (no updates or anything) the camera developed a green blotch on the upper right-ish side too; seems to go away or get stronger depending on lighting. On google I found a Taiwanese H815 having an identical problem too so it can't be a hardware problem; also due to the fact that it almost immediately disappears when a different camera app is launched under the same conditions (such as Snapchat).
Device:
- Unlocked H815 European model.
- Kernel version 3.10.49
- Build number: LMY47D
- Software version: V10d-EUR-XX
- No root. No unlocked BL. All stock except the launcher (Nova). Plenty of storage space.
- Network is T-Mobile and have a 32GB MicroSD inserted.
What I've tried so far:
- Tried using the phone without SIM card. Did not help.
- Tried using the phone without MicroSD inserted. Did not help.
- Factory reset and immediate restore from LG backup. Did not help.
- Factory reset and no restore - only contacts. Seemed to work fine for almost a day, then problem came back. Probably a coincidence it ran okay for a bit.
- Since the phone overheated and the battery drained very quickly during the reboot spells, it stood to reason that the CPU was being stressed considerably. Most likely by some app or process obviously.
- Tried disabling some "stock" apps after a clean factory reset (the stock apps were the only apps on the device). Tried Google Play Services, and most other Google apps. Tried a few LG apps too. None worked.
- Tried updating some "stock" apps after a clean factory reset; same apps as above. None worked.
- From developer menu, enabled "Show CPU usage". The goal was to see what processes are running during the problem to see if it's associated with a memory leak or a CPU stress. No process seemed to stand out. No memory or CPU leaks as far as I could tell.
- Enabled event, kernel, main, memory, power, radio, and system log from hidden menu (277634#*# -> SVC Menu -> Log Service -> Log Enable). After a random reboot, copied log files to sd card from the same menu in hidden menu and tried to analyze them to see if there was a smoking gun. Logs are huge and I merely looked at the end of them, but to no avail so far. Interestingly though it seems the kernel log was cut mid-line on the last entry...
- I also noticed that after a factory reset, if you opt not to restore from a backup, the phone requires an internet connection to be set up. After the phone is ready for use, the Software version is listed as V10d-EUR-XX. The phone did not ship with this version. I believe it was V10a. For whatever reason, even after a clean factory reset, the phone runs the seemingly latest Software version. Not sure if this information is of any use, but it may be relevant.
I love this phone and when I got it, it was working absolutely flawless. Now with the software updates it seems it's just gotten buggier by the day to the point which it's pretty much unusable now, very disappointed. Hopefully this info will be useful to some of you out there.
Same here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g4/help/g4-bootloop-t3223130
TLDR;
-Not Rooted/Not BL Unlocked
-Reboots/Bootloops/Optimizing
-Resulting in "not fixable" Bootloop
-Phone in Warranty/Brought it back to retailer
-Don't know which Firmware
-H815 unlocked
-Messaged LG-Customer Service Conversation translated to english in Thread
Really not impressed by LG so far (First Lg Phone i own).
i think i'm gonna chime in....
these kind of things happened on my fellow G4 user here (H818P)
one of them have found and proven that on his V10D H818P, if the phone stays on for longer than 30 minutes, every reboot will start as optimizing apps
and one of them had worse luck: he was laying his G4 on his work desk and when he's about to open a newly arrived text message, the phone suddenly reboots and bootloops until no end.
thankfully one of them got the mainboard replaced, while one of them is still waiting for the warranty to be processed
Same issue is happening with my H815 now - unrooted and no modifications. Constant reboot loops or if it does boot up, it'll shut off randomly and go back to the reboot loop. Unfortunately, I have the Taiwan version and live in the US, so I think warranty coverage is not likely.
wow.. I just got this phone yesterday and i'm getting this bad. of course it was from a 3rd party seller... no fun
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tmobile
brand new
occured on 10h
updated to 10n and it's still happening (Update: Only happened once)
is this real life?
Update: I seem to have gotten past the problems after updating to 10n. Now running stock debloated 10n rom with no reboot issues (so far)
R.Suave said:
wow.. I just got this phone yesterday and i'm getting this bad. of course it was from a 3rd party seller... no fun
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brand new
occured on 10h
updated to 10n and it's still happening (Update: Only happened once)
is this real life?
Update: I seem to have gotten past the problems after updating to 10n. Now running stock debloated 10n rom with no reboot issues (so far)
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v10n?? Is that even released for the h815? Are you rooted?
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v10n?? Is that even released for the h815? Are you rooted?
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v 10n on Tmobile. Sorry I didn't specify. I am rooted but it's also reported happening on un-rooted G4s
For those who have upgraded already, how did the upgrade process go and how are you liking it so far?
This is a big upgrade and I'm nervous about pulling the trigger until this is vetted out a bit.
Chris
The process went well. I had to play with the display resolution and zoom to get things looking right. I had to re install my theme store theme to get it back. Other than that, it runs great. Only a few apps not compatible with n. But I have like 400 apps. So not bad! Oh yes, I did need a couple of reboots too.
Sweet! Well... having to go five steps back first was a PITA but when finished (and thank God for the Samsung Cloud Backup System - I had just done a backup three days before this project and it saved my arse!) Once I finished the AT&T OTA of QB2, I did a Restore from the Samsung Cloud and the phone looked EXACTLY like it had with Nougat PL4! Desktop, Apps, (most) settings... awesome!
Going good, process went smooth. I'd just say plug up and stay plugged during upgrade
Just did the upgrade. I have to say guys, this was BY FAR the smoothest stock upgrade I've ever experienced from Samsung. They did a nice job on this.
I'm just running into the issue of UI Lag. The update went smooth enough though. I will also say I am having issue with video playback in chrome if I flip to fullscreen then the ability to control the video is gone and i cant minimize it i have to hit the home key to get out of the video.
I just finished installing QB2. Everything works smoothly except one annoying bug. The Activity Zone app launch not in full screen. It's like 70% of the screen. I tried to change the display resolution but the same.
Anyone having the same issue?
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I just finished installing QB2. Everything works smoothly except one annoying bug. The Activity Zone app launch not in full screen. It's like 70% of the screen. I tried to change the display resolution but the same.
Anyone having the same issue?
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No, mine launches full screen!
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CFoote said:
Just did the upgrade. I have to say guys, this was BY FAR the smoothest stock upgrade I've ever experienced from Samsung. They did a nice job on this.
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DITTO!
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No, mine launches full screen!
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DITTO!
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Yes, it launch in full screen but the content of the app is not. Please see attached picture. Do you have the same?
It was full screen in marshmallow
That is quite strange, my Activity Zone is full screen, do you have your Zoom function under "Display" set to small?
Upgrade went smooth , i did it manually and not OTA , all working good with good battery life.
What i did is as follows :
1- Odin the PI2 as a base line
2- Then via recovery from the device I used "update from SD card" and upgraded to PK2
3- Then i did it again via recovery from the device I used "update from SD card" and upgraded to QB2
Download the needed files from the following thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-active/how-to/s7-active-sm-g891a-ota-updates-firmware-t3540866
I updated to the BQB2 build via OTA about a week after it became available. I'm generally pleased with it, but there are a few things here and there that make me think that perhaps I'm due for a factory reset and start over.
Battery life is slightly down for me, which doesn't match up with reports I'm hearing from others. It's not much lower, but it's noticeable.
UI seems to be slightly more 'laggy'. Reduced the animation scales in the dev options to compensate. Maybe because I was running 'Good Lock' when the update happened?
Seems like wifi connection is not 100% stable. I see the notification bar 'flicker' from time to time, and it keeps re-posting the notification about what network I'm connected to.
Seems to get warmer while charging wirelessly, to the point that it pauses the wireless charging. But, this is in a cradle in my car, with Waze running, and it's warmer than it had been for a few months so not really sure if the update is involved in this or not.
Probably one or two other smaller things that I'm not thinking of at the moment. Obviously they weren't showstoppers, since I can't recall right now.
I like that they included the mobile hotspot toggle again (finally!), but they still don't have a 'mobile data' one. System UI Tuner is still gone, although I've read some people think that's the case with Nougat in general, so not sure.
All that being said, it updated to the BQC2 build today. The wifi thing seems to be resolved, despite this being only a 'security update'. I'll let it shake out for a few days or so and see if I still think it's worthwhile to start all over.
Went smooth for me, took literally less then 2 minutes.
All my apps/settings are working flawlessly and I experienced no issues thus far.
I updated to Nougat since it was released and I can't say I'm happy. Battery looks slightly worse and at least 1 or 2 twice a week my phone slows down getting almost unresponsive. I have to restart it.
That never happened with Marshmallow. I'll try it for one more month and if not I will go back to Marshmallow. Is that still possible?
That is a good question. I know that with small version upgrades the phone keeps the original version stored for a full wipe, but on a big OS upgrade I am not sure. Hopefully someone will know. I want to say yes it can be done.
Im on QD4, loving Noguat at how quick it is. But, i hate how all the menus and settings are all bunched and i have use search to find basic things.
I actually am having some issues with my s7 active I installed the 7.0 update a few months back and never looked back because the 7.0 stock rooms great no issues except recently last week's my phone started rebooting on its own . I though no biggie cause it did every once in a while , but now it has greatly increased . What happen was it froze on Facebook messenger app when I was trying to reply to a message and would not unfreeze so I had too force restart it that is when the problems really begun. The moment I force restarted it and it rebooted and i got into hone screen i keep getting notifications that apps were crashing over and over and the phone decided to restart on its own and keep doing the same thing . So I was like wtf maybe it's a app or something so I decided to do a factory reset and clear cache and rebooted the phone looked like that fixed the problem for a whole 2 minutes then the crashing of apps and random restarts . I was tired so.i was like ok I just turned the phone off and notice that it was kinda warm and decided to go to bed and mess with it tomorrow . So when I woke up I booted the phone up and it was acting normal no crashing or anything no reboots but after 2 hours it randomly started rebooting and sometimes the apps crash bit currently the phone is working but i get random freezes and reboots all day . I have tried searching for a solution but no luck. Some people claim its a app but when I have no apps Installed and it still does it its not a app problem . Some people say it could be the mother board flus faulting out or bad battery can't send it in for repair cause I bought the phone off eBay. Is anyone else having these issues and know of a fix maybe thanks sorry for the long post.
Upgraded to BQB2 a week ago, I am very happy with everything, it's smoother, faster and manages RAM better (well I was Rooted on 6.0.1 so it was laggy) all my apps work perfectly and I've disabled many things with Package Disabler Pro, I've been testing running music, google maps chrome, whatsapp, messenger, face all at the same time, very smooth BUT I must say it does drain battery much faster than before.
Now my phone wont make it through the day, it even drains on standby, I've already flashed 7.0 twice and wiped cache, I'm still, thinking if I will keep this or go back to 6.
Yesterday alone, my battery went from 89% at 1:30am to 52% at 10:30am, only on standby. When I check Battery use my com.android.systemui is the one eating up most of it, I even set my resolution low to HD. If anybody has a solution, any help would surely be appreciated, I don't wanna go back to Marshmellow, but if I must......
Upgraded and everything was fine apparently, then I saw the huge battery drain, tried averything I found and decided to go back to marshmallow.
KGB7 said:
i hate how all the menus and settings are all bunched
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Can you please provide screen shots?
There are 2 more ups after QD4 (side load), I need to know if I should be prepared to go that far if I proceed with QD4.