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Crashing issues possible cause

I just had another crash replying to a post here using tapatalk. The keyboard had small pink corruptions as if video memory had an issue.
I pulled the battery for about 10 seconds, tried to turn it back on. No dice. I tried again except pulled the sim as well, that worked.
Maybe some of us having crashes are sim related?
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I've had to do a second battery pull today. Phone locks up then about 5 seconds later the display goes dark. Not fun.
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I froze twice in the past three days. I was using hand cent and browsing. The battery had to be pulled in order for restart.
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Yesterday I noticed GetJar was keeping the device awake (in battery stats), but otherwise it was responsive and all good. I uninstalled GetJar and rebooted for good measure. It powered down fine, but wouldn't power back up. I had to pull the battery.
My first 'battery pull' so far!

I had my first crash today while I was replying to an SMS message. The screen produced these broken specs of green.
I couldn't exit from the SMS, eventually the screen turned itself off and then nothing.
I had to perform a battery pull to fix.
When the phone booted back up ICS complained that the launcher had crashed.
Instead of clicking 'stop' I clicked 'wait'.
Phone returned to normal after that.
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Did you guys restore old apps/app data from your previous Android device? If so, factory reset and START FRESH.
I can't count the people I know that had issues all stubbornly because they refused to start fresh from a new device.

KWKSLVR said:
Did you guys restore old apps/app data from your previous Android device? If so, factory reset and START FRESH.
I can't count the people I know that had issues all stubbornly because they refused to start fresh from a new device.
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I didn't use a restore. I just added my Google account and let the phone download my apps that I more or less had from my Nexus One.
Is that OK to do?
Or should I have done something else??
Let me know, Thanks.
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C64c said:
I didn't use a restore. I just added my Google account and let the phone download my apps that I more or less had from my Nexus One.
Is that OK to do?
Or should I have done something else??
Let me know, Thanks.
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This is how it works. When you login all the apps install automatically.
I just noticed this morning that a bunch of apps I had uninstalled already on my GN automatically reinstalled. Odd right?
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If you have "force 2d rendering" checked in the developer settings, that will cause many issues.

brian85 said:
If you have "force 2d rendering" checked in the developer settings, that will cause many issues.
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I don't have this checked.
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I don't have any dev options on. I'm basically seeing what others are. Lockup, sometimes with screen corruption, then the display eventually goes black some short amount of time afterward. Battery pull required. I thought it may be heat related at one time but it has happened when the device was relatively cool. Seems like a software driver issue that can hopefully be addressed.
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GS3 randomly freezing/shutting down

Hey ive had my gs3 since release, but pass couple of days it has froze up , once while just letting it sit and when I went to pick up screen would not come on , it wouldnt even do anything when I plugged charger to it, so I did battery pull and it turned back on like normal, fast forward to today was on phone with wife and noticed the screen would light up but was still able to talk on it, so got off phone and did battery pull again, and powered back on, so does anyone know what could be causing it to do that? And its not rooted.
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Rogue app hopefully. Otherwise it could be a hw problem.
If you can, backup your stuff and factory reset (itll wipe int sd too). Then run as bare as you can (no/few apps) to see if it still happens.
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Hmm, havent downloaded any new apps in a while, did update flipboard yesterday morning and then this started, gonna uninstall update to flipboard and find an sd card so I can move all my music to it before resetting , hopefully 1 of these works , really dont want a refurbished phone...
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Phone died - Very peculiar case

So last night I went to check my phone and it was off so I figured it had gone off on its own but upon trying to turn it on again I found that nothing was working. I plugged it in and got no response. Took out the battery, tried to boot to download mode, or reboot and have tried just about everything to be found online. I left it plugged in all night and nothing. I called samsung and their suggestion was to hold the power button pressed down for a few seconds so after that extremely well thought out suggestion didn't work they said that I'll have to take it in on monday as their service places here are closed during the weekends.
my problem is that I haven't backed up my info and I can't afford to lose it and they said that they will wipe it once they get their hands on it. I don't have a second battery to test but I just plugged it into my computer and it was recognized as a USB device. Nothing more, not what it is and doesn't show up anywhere and nothing has happened on the phone but at least it was recognized.
This is the most messed up issue I have every encountered and it happened entirely on its own. Im all stock and am running purely simple apps like viber and whatsapp and seriesguide and family guy. Its the most mild mannered phone and has the most messed up issue. Its like someone sucked the electricity from it. Please give me some ideas

You could probably enter download mode using an USB jig
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Aronuser said:
You could probably enter download mode using an USB jig
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meaning what?

kostas90 said:
meaning what?
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It's a certain thing you can buy
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Aronuser said:
It's a certain thing you can buy
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what exactly does it do? I basically just want to access it once to get my stuff out and then I can wipe it

kostas90 said:
what exactly does it do? I basically just want to access it once to get my stuff out and then I can wipe it
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It's a hardware thing that you can put in your USB port and bypass to download mode
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[Q] Please help. Phone in boot cycle and unable to solve

Hi,
I am using GNex with CM10.1.2 for past few months. A few months ago i noticed it suddenly reboots on using many applications simultaneously, but used to function normally when rebooted. One morning on connecting it to my home's wi-fi (same as everyday), it rebooted and went into a reboot cycle. It switches on for about 7 seconds and reboots again. When on during that time, i changed my screen lock from a pattern to slide, but the change seemed to be undone after the reboot. I flashed my phone, did a hard reset, factory wipe but the problem persisted. A friend tried changing the recovery as well, but the problem still persists. Tried to get help from some technicians, but no 1 could help. Please help me out.
Thanks

After you did a reset, all your apps and data were still there?
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Yes. It shows all the contents as it is.

Your emmc is dead.
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How do i fix that?

Isaiya2410 said:
How do i fix that?
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Im sorry but you have either the option to buy a new motherboard or a new phone..
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A technician in my area told me that i need to download some files from server in order to fix it. Can we do that?

Isaiya2410 said:
A technician in my area told me that i need to download some files from server in order to fix it. Can we do that?
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You can try. But I give a 0% chance. Sorry. But if you dont try youll never know
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Constant OTA update notification and no selfies using the heartrate monitor

I get a constant notification in the notification bar about an OTA update, but never updates my phone.
Another issue I noticed is that I can't take a selfie using the heartrate monitor, the way it's supposed to work.
Anyone knows what's wrong?
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Anyone with a fix?
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Factory reset?
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Squilchi said:
Factory reset?
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That's not a fix.
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Selfies with the heart rate monitor only works if you are using Selfies mode for the front facing camera.
Selfies for the 16m camera is automatic in backfacing Selfies mode as you have to try and guess where your face is and it's pretty difficult. Though it foes beep to let you know when it sees your face.

incisivekeith said:
That's not a fix.
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Have you tried it? Ive never received a notification for an ota update
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icexshinigami said:
Selfies with the heart rate monitor only works if you are using Selfies mode for the front facing camera.
Selfies for the 16m camera is automatic in backfacing Selfies mode as you have to try and guess where your face is and it's pretty difficult. Though it foes beep to let you know when it sees your face.
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I should have mentioned that I was trying selfies with the selfies mode on the front facing camera, and it still didn't work.
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Squilchi said:
Have you tried it? Ive never received a notification for an ota update
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I said a factory reset is not a fix because it doesn't fix the issue without causing a lot of work resetting the phone.
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incisivekeith said:
I said a factory reset is not a fix because it doesn't fix the issue without causing a lot of work resetting the phone.
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If you're not willing to reset the phone, then you won't know if its a software or hardware issue. It will wind up being your loss when you can't exchange it for a new phone before the return date is up. Reinstalling some apps and re-entering some basic info isn't rocket science.

DamageSource said:
If you're not willing to reset the phone, then you won't know if its a software or hardware issue. It will wind up being your loss when you can't exchange it for a new phone before the return date is up. Reinstalling some apps and re-entering some basic info isn't rocket science.
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Reinstalling 230 apps and configuring these apps is tedious, and resetting the phone should be the last resort, not first one. If I wanted to reset the phone, I wouldn't ask the question here on XDA; I would have called Samsung support.
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incisivekeith said:
Reinstalling 230 apps and configuring these apps is tedious, and resetting the phone should be the last resort, not first one. If I wanted to reset the phone, I wouldn't ask the question here on XDA; I would have called Samsung support.
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Then you should have called Samsung support. You have PHYSICAL and SOFTWARE functions that sound broken from what you've explained. I'll say it again, you provided us with an issue, icexshinigami provided you with information which you verified. If all of that is correct and your device is still not working correctly, you're either doing something wrong or you have a faulty device.
You got answers. Whether or not you liked them isn't my problem or anyone elses. Also, technically a restore is a fix. Samsung will tell you that over the phone after you verify everything you've already been told and they will either have you restore the device or return the device if you refuse to restore it or the restore doesn't work. How do I know this? I just went thought this with samsung and they did all this. Guess what? It was a FAULTY DEVICE.
Either take the time exhausting ALL your options, or don't ask for help at all. Man if reinstalling all "230 apps" is your biggest problem then I worry for you.
It wouldn't surprise me that after I post this everything gets magically fixed and you come with an explanation (if you even follow up) that wouldn't work anyways. Not trying to be rude but it sounds like you wouldn't own up to something you did and not the device.
And you have another thread on here asking questions about a problem on your phone. 2 and 2 together. I'm saying bad device. It happens.

I have the same problem. I've done a factory reset to diagnose a different problem (which helped, btw). It didn't help in this case though so it very well might be some hardware issue.
I should also state that when I place my finger on the heartrate sensor in the selfie mode, I do see it light up. It just never seems to vibrate or anything. Or perhaps it's just having trouble finding my face. Perhaps I'm just that ugly xD
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Quite interestingly enough, I toggled between both regular selfie mode and the wide selfie mode and right back to regular. It's working now.
The only thing I can suggest is, when you place it in selfie mode and you press the heart rate sensor, is it lighting up? If not, then have you also tried the built-in fitness app to at least verify your heart rate sensor is functional?

1) Backup with Kies
2) Factory Reset
3) Restore with Kies
4) Try your selfie again with H/R sensor, if it fails you have 1 of 2 problems
a) You're not touching the H/R correctly
b) Bad device
Simple Enough Logic for OP?

DamageSource said:
Then you should have called Samsung support. You have PHYSICAL and SOFTWARE functions that sound broken from what you've explained. I'll say it again, you provided us with an issue, icexshinigami provided you with information which you verified. If all of that is correct and your device is still not working correctly, you're either doing something wrong or you have a faulty device.
You got answers. Whether or not you liked them isn't my problem or anyone elses. Also, technically a restore is a fix. Samsung will tell you that over the phone after you verify everything you've already been told and they will either have you restore the device or return the device if you refuse to restore it or the restore doesn't work. How do I know this? I just went thought this with samsung and they did all this. Guess what? It was a FAULTY DEVICE.
Either take the time exhausting ALL your options, or don't ask for help at all. Man if reinstalling all "230 apps" is your biggest problem then I worry for you.
It wouldn't surprise me that after I post this everything gets magically fixed and you come with an explanation (if you even follow up) that wouldn't work anyways. Not trying to be rude but it sounds like you wouldn't own up to something you did and not the device.
And you have another thread on here asking questions about a problem on your phone. 2 and 2 together. I'm saying bad device. It happens.
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All that typing is not helpful, in case it wasn't clear.
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pr0cl1v1ty said:
1) Backup with Kies
2) Factory Reset
3) Restore with Kies
4) Try your selfie again with H/R sensor, if it fails you have 1 of 2 problems
a) You're not touching the H/R correctly
b) Bad device
Simple Enough Logic for OP?
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Not helpful. Thanks.
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Mods please close this thread. Thanks.
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