Sprint Tab 3 SM-T217S B8 - Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i am looking for a Rom that truly works on this tablet i have tried a few different ones and they all seam to have there own problems but all of which i have tried share one problem and that is that the screen flickers constantly and i cant stop it not matter what i try i know this is probably a long shot considering i couldn't find any myself but if there is anyone out there that has a Rom that really does work and doesn't flicker or have problems with WIFI please tell me about it so i can get off of this stock Rom that i have. Thank You

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[Q] Apparently need some help...

Alright so not even a week ago got my Nexus coming from a Charge so don't know if maybe there's something I'm missing or overlooking, but when running stock then Liquid Smooth 1.4 I have a signal and data (even though I have poor signal strength, don't know if that might be part of the problem.) So when trying to flash any other rom/kernel combination I won't have a signal and I'll start roaming and won't connect to data. I've looked and couldn't find anyone else with the same problem. I've tried AOKP, MIUI.us, Black Ice with Franco, IMO Lean, Popcorn etc. I did a clean install and have the newest radios (even tried the leaked 404 radios) but to no avail. I'm hoping there's something I overlooked but I dunno. ANY help would be MUCH appreciated as I would definitely like to try out some of these awesome roms (not that there's anything wrong with LS) because that's the whole reason for getting rid of my Charge (lack of development) And no, none of the roms I flashed were GSM versions. Thanks in advanced to anyone who can help!
Well that's interesting... my first thought would have been that the activating screen at the beginning after every flash takes a little more "juice" or power to get a reliable signal, but if you're going back to LS and it connects fine every time, then it couldn't be that... have you tried going back to stock and seeing how your phone reacts to that?
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Well that's interesting... my first thought would have been that the activating screen at the beginning after every flash takes a little more "juice" or power to get a reliable signal, but if you're going back to LS and it connects fine every time, then it couldn't be that... have you tried going back to stock and seeing how your phone reacts to that?
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I know that before I flashed LS there were no signal/roaming issues. That's actually a thought I had today at work and was going to use my nandroid from before LS when I was still stock. Also I am going to try flashing from stock. Didn't think it would be an issue coming from LS as long as I wiped everything but we'll see. Got my fingers crossed and if anyone else can think of something it might be please feel free to let me know. It's frustrating to want to try out some new rom goodness and can't get service/roaming... Thank god for nandroids

Spotify and AOKP

Hi guys,
I recently flashed AOKP JB (the official one, I believe, not Euroskank) but cant get Spotify to work on it. The app opens but wont show anything, it just stays blank. I can even open the sidebar-tab-thing but it is also blank. Does anyone else have the same problem or am I alone with this one?
I really like AOKP due to the features it is offering and would not want to go back to rooted stock or any other ROM but I also like to use Spotify every now and then which I now seem to be unable to do. Any fix (other than I already mentioned) would be very welcome. I am also using Trinity kernel if that helps.
Thanks in advance for everyone who at least tries to help!

Why does my phone always crash....

Every time I root my phone install custom ROMS or Kernels it will always Crash or reboot it self every time. I have tried unrooting the device several times I also tried Tried very popular ROMs like AOKP & CM and still they end up crashing within a day of use. I don't know what I am doing wrong here... I assumed it was the phone so I called Verizon to send me a replacement one but if anyone knows why this is only happening to me and not all the rest of my friends even Fiance then please let me know....
At the moment I am on stock ROM and Stock Kernel and still rebooting and crashing every time and its rooted so if anyone has any idea please let me know i am about to give me on this Phone....
P.S. If you have recommendations on ROMS or Kernels I can try besides Franco or Trinity that will be great, I also tried them and also the same problem
My gnex has recently started to do this as well. I think its an overheating issue because it'll "crash" when it feels really hot.
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[Q] S3 camera forces reboot taking flash pics. T999

I wanted to ask someone with expertise regarding my d2tmo.. I am experienced with flashing roms and anything with rooting and trying roms. I wanted to ask you about a camera issue I am having. The problem is when my camera is using flash to snap pics and also sometimes when making videos without flash my system crashes and forces reboot. Before seemed like was only in aosp roms and i was thinking it could be just that cm10 bug with the cameras, but then I noticed it was happening in Tw roms and so i odin flashed stock firmware and the problem still persists. I asked someone before and they told me it for sure was a software issue and not hardware, but since I was on stock seems like could be hardware. Have you heard if this happening before? could you offer me some kind of insight for this? I am sending the phone back to tmo and getting a warranty replacement for another issue ( and yeah i triangle awayed lol) , but i was wondering if this would happen still with the new phone if i decided to flash some custom roms.. Is there a chance that samsung could of improved components or did anything different since I bought my s3 last october? I am sorry for the long story, but I really can't find help anywhere else and I really use my camera alot for work.
thanks in advance.
- J.RAD

Tab S 10.1 Touch Screen Stops Working

Ok so I am having a strange touch screen issues with both mine and my wife's tab S 10.1. It started on mine several weeks ago. When using the device, the touch screen will all of a sudden stop responding. If I press the home button, the device goes to the home screen, it just does not respond to any touch. If I press the power button to put the device to sleep and push it again to turn it back on the screen is working again but it will freeze up again, sometimes in less than a minute. When it first happened I tried to do a factory reset to see if that would help and the problem actually occurred during the initial device setup then so I know it's not related to an App that I have installed. I have sent mine to Samsung now three times trying to get them to fix it. They have replaced the screen once and said that there is nothing wrong the second time (still waiting on the determination of the third time). I have tried to research the issue but have not seen anyone experiencing the same thing. I do not have the rebooting issues that others have mentioned and turning the screen off and then back on does make it work, at least temporarily. I only remember noticing it since upgrading to Android 5 so I am going to try getting the device downgraded to Android 4.4.4 to see if that helps. Wanted to see if anyone had any other ideas. Samsung has basically told me if their techs say there isn't a problem they won't do anything for me.
A few people have mentioned touchscreen problems after upgrading to v5.0.2 mostly 8.4" but some 10.5" have you had any horizontal/vertical lines on the screen.
John.
Tinderbox (UK) said:
A few people have mentioned touchscreen problems after upgrading to v5.0.2 mostly 8.4" but some 10.5" have you had any horizontal/vertical lines on the screen.
John.
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I have never noticed any lines. I have noticed after the first time at the repair center that the touch screen also seemed to be acting erratically, jumping around when trying to scroll or pan instead of having smooth motion. If I am able to get the device downgraded to KitKat and that improves things, I will just stay there until they figure out what is wrong with Lollipop.
I have stayed on kitkat because of the problems with lollipop, it`s just not worth it to me, but the majority of people don't seem to have any problems with it, I cannot see how upgrading to lollipop affects some touchscreens and not them all, but some people have reported the problem after upgrading i just don't know what to say.
It is normal for the touchscreen to behave erratic if you use it while your tablets is being charged, it is mentioned in the user manual.
I would say you have a faulty touchscreen, do you use a screen protector, have you tried the setting that increases the sensitivity of the touchscreen.
John.
I did not know about the charging item so that might explain the erratic behavior. I thought it might explain the screen locking up too but I know that has happened at times when I am not charging the device. I will be interested to see what happens this time when it comes back the third time from Samsung and whether downgrading my wife's device helps the issue on hers or whether we will need to fight with Samsung about hers as well.
For a couple months, I've had exactly the same problem on my Galaxy Tab S 10.5 (SM-T807V). It comes and goes in severity; some days, I lose all touch input every 5 minutes, it seems, while other days, I can go hours without trouble. Using the device without a case seems to help, as does restarting it, at least temporarily.
I have not sent my device to Samsung, nor have I performed a factory reset. But based on your experience, I'm not sure if either option is worth it.
Hi.
I would suggest removing any screen protector and cleaning the screen looking for any damage, download a touchscreen tester app from google play and testing your screen.
After searching around i found an touchscreen recalibration app for android, but i am very wary of it being fake or causing more damage or that it is for a specific brand of phone/tablet.
EDIT: I used an hex editor, and found this text within the apk file, see photo below.
John.
Well Samsung is finally sending the device back to me. This time they said the found the problem and replaced the main board and updated the software. So we will see what happens when it gets back to me tomorrow.
For anyone who is having this problem like I did. My wife has not had problems since she stopped using the device while it was charging. I have not had problems with mine since it got back related to this but whether that was Samsung fixing the issue or the fact that I also am not using it on my charger, I do not know. So if anyone else if having the problem, try the charger thing; otherwise, you may be looking at some kind of hardware issue that Samsung will have to resolve for you.
Most devices behave erratically while being charged. My HTC does it so does my tab.
Samsung even mention it.
Hi, i am having EXACTLY the same issue. The tab toucj freezes and normalizes if i lock it and unlock it with home button. I think its a software issue.
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I have two of these from Verizon (T807V) and after updating them to 5.0.2 they both have this same behavior.
Quite annoying.
Any luck finding a cure ? I have noticed that the ram usage gets crazy. Any given time 1.8 gb is utilized out of he 2.77 gb available. I have uninstalled quite a few apps and shut down background processes but still the system is eating too much ram. Can any one help me on how to monitor aap ram usage ?
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Hi.
I was reading the HTC forum as i have qone of their phones, and i read that some people were using an Samsung touchscreen app to boost the touchscreen as they were having problems, the app is called "SGS Touchscreen Booster" link below, The Tab S1 has it`s own touch screen booster in the settings, maybe try that first.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=br.shop4apps.touchscreenbooster.com&hl=en_GB
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1581098
John
siddiqui.nauman said:
Any luck finding a cure ? I have noticed that the ram usage gets crazy. Any given time 1.8 gb is utilized out of he 2.77 gb available. I have uninstalled quite a few apps and shut down background processes but still the system is eating too much ram. Can any one help me on how to monitor aap ram usage ?
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That's how android works. Its pointless trying to reduce ram usage if there is still ram to spare.
Android utilises ram not wastes it.
siddiqui.nauman said:
Any luck finding a cure ? I have noticed that the ram usage gets crazy. Any given time 1.8 gb is utilized out of he 2.77 gb available. I have uninstalled quite a few apps and shut down background processes but still the system is eating too much ram. Can any one help me on how to monitor aap ram usage ?
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I had multiple problems with 5.0.2, ram hogging, touchscreen problems, my solution was to root and install a custom rom 4.4.4 the tablet is so much more responsive after reverting back to kitkat. I know it's not a solution for everyone but it fixed mine (SM-T800). Just throwing it out as an option.
Used kies today to upgrade to the latest firmware but still the problem continues. I have the Samsung sm t807v Verizon locked. Is there a way I can downgrade it to kit kat? Xda experts are saying it's bootloader is locked
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Steve1698 said:
I had multiple problems with 5.0.2, ram hogging, touchscreen problems, my solution was to root and install a custom rom 4.4.4 the tablet is so much more responsive after reverting back to kitkat. I know it's not a solution for everyone but it fixed mine (SM-T800). Just throwing it out as an option.
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This is a strange one I used to have the opposite. 4.4.4 every now and then touch screen stopped responding. Pressing power resolved it.
When I upgraded to LL the problem went away.
However I mostly use custom builds. At the moment the best for me is PhoeniX ROM.
Absolutely bug free so far.
Can't say I had any issues with Ironrom either.
ashyx said:
This is a strange one I used to have the opposite. 4.4.4 every now and then touch screen stopped responding. Pressing power resolved it.
When I upgraded to LL the problem went away.
However I mostly use custom builds. At the moment the best for me is PhoeniX ROM.
Absolutely bug free so far.
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I'm running BlissStalk (discontinued) but I haven't had any issues with it. I was running the CM11 unofficial also without issues. But the stock 5.0.2 it had on it when I purchased it (used) had issues. All my devices eventually end up with a custom rom eventually!
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siddiqui.nauman said:
Used kies today to upgrade to the latest firmware but still the problem continues. I have the Samsung sm t807v Verizon locked. Is there a way I can downgrade it to kit kat? Xda experts are saying it's bootloader is locked
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I flashed stock kitkat firmware via Odin... But it is a different tablet than yours (SM-T800). I found the following thread when I was trying to do it. Just make sure you flash the firmware for your specific model.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-tab-s/help/sm-t800-best-to-downgrade-5-0-2-to-t3069929
Bootloader unlocking
So basically searching around the internet to find a kitkat firmware for this. I think it can be downgraded but I need the stock firmware for the sm-t807v.
XDA forums have support for the other variants but for the one I have which is Verizons sm-t807v there are no STOCK firmwares anywhere.
Ashyx and steve if you know any resource, please help me out. I need to get this fixed. I don't have access to any verizon stores where I could go and get this fixed or sorted. It just me and the internet.

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