Had the phone maybe a week and whenever I'm surfing the Web (regular Internet not on chrome or anything) I'm constantly getting the pop-up for "choose an action" and the phone then plays a "default.wav" file if I select the music player or downloads it if I select downloads.
I've searched the forums on here as well as googled it and can't find anyone having this issue.
Anyone have an idea?
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The system first prompts me to "choose an action" with the options of Android system or downloads. Obviously if I choose downloads the system will just download the .wav file. If I choose android system I then get prompted to choose an action again with the options of Google play music or sound player. Either of the two will simply play the .wav file. Once I choose one of the two I continually get prompted to again choose an action only this time it's a choice between the sound player (or Google play music if I chose that one) and downloads.
Sk576c said:
The system first prompts me to "choose an action" with the options of Android system or downloads. Obviously if I choose downloads the system will just download the .wav file. If I choose android system I then get prompted to choose an action again with the options of Google play music or sound player. Either of the two will simply play the .wav file. Once I choose one of the two I continually get prompted to again choose an action only this time it's a choice between the sound player (or Google play music if I chose that one) and downloads.
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thats normal. just regular old tw. hit always and you wont see it ask you again until you add a new app that can also open the file.
Well the problem is I've already hit always... I've also cleared the defaults a few times and gone through the process of doing it again and as I usually do selecting always. But then it still continues to prompt me to choose an action between music player or downloads. This started happening from the get go as soon as I got the phone and before installing any apps.
i think it just does this. also if you hit always then go and clear defaults that gets rid of what you just did
I only tried clearing the defaults after it continually kept asking me to choose an action. Thought that might stop the system from constantly asking me to choose an action. But that didn't work.
I called Samsung who had me do a hard reset of the phone. Before installing anything onto the phone I was still getting the continuous pop up asking me to choose an action even after selecting the "always" option when given the choice between "always" and just once.
So I took the phone back to Verizon and they gave me a new one. Before installaing anything onto the phone I started getting the same thing all over again. Theres nothing installed on the phone but what comes with the phone from Verizon. No one else is having this issue?
The only thing I can think of is that my SD card has been used in 2 other phones prior to this. Perhaps there is something on the SD causing an issue, in which case I should simply remove everything from the SD card I want to keep (music and pictures/videos) and put it onto a PC. Then format the SD card and then hard reboot the phone.
Sk576c said:
Had the phone maybe a week and whenever I'm surfing the Web (regular Internet not on chrome or anything) I'm constantly getting the pop-up for "choose an action" and the phone then plays a "default.wav" file if I select the music player or downloads it if I select downloads.
I've searched the forums on here as well as googled it and can't find anyone having this issue.
Anyone have an idea?
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I've actually had this exact same issue with both my Verizon Note 3, and now again on my Verizon Note 4.
No matter how many times I select "always", it always still asks me.
Any solution to this?
SoCalNewb said:
I've actually had this exact same issue with both my Verizon Note 3, and now again on my Verizon Note 4.
No matter how many times I select "always", it always still asks me.
Any solution to this?
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Has anyone with this issue done a factory reset?
airmaxx23 said:
Has anyone with this issue done a factory reset?
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Ive done a couple factory resets. Samsung also had me do a "hard reset" which did not solve the problem. The only thing I can think of is that my SD card has something on it which is causing it. I have returned my original Note 4 to Verizon and the 2nd Note 4 is also doing the same thing. So the common denominator is my SD card.
As a point of clarification, the phone continually asks me to choose an action and wants to either play or download a file titled "default.wav".
Sk576c said:
Ive done a couple factory resets. Samsung also had me do a "hard reset" which did not solve the problem. The only thing I can think of is that my SD card has something on it which is causing it. I have returned my original Note 4 to Verizon and the 2nd Note 4 is also doing the same thing. So the common denominator is my SD card.
As a point of clarification, the phone continually asks me to choose an action and wants to either play or download a file titled "default.wav".
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Try to backup all your files to PC / Mac whatever you use. Format then Micro-SD and copy all your stuff again to note4
patt2k said:
Try to backup all your files to PC / Mac whatever you use. Format then Micro-SD and copy all your stuff again to note4
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That is precisely what I did this morning. Copied everything over to a pc and then formatted the SD card with the phone and then did a factory reset. Before adding any files back to the SD card immediately started having the same problem again. And no apps or anything were installed on the phone yet.
To rule out the SD Card....does it do it with no SD Card installed?
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SD card has been removed since doing a factory reset again earlier today. Still the same problem..
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Hello Everyone!
I just rooted using UnRevoked 3.0. I was installing apps on to sd card and suddenly (while installing free spades from Market) the phone just sat there at "Installing spades" and never completed. Even worse now NOTHING installs. Not even the OTA Sprint voice mail upgrade app. What I did notice is that I can't format the SD card, the option button is grayed out. When I try to unmount the card I get this error:
"Sorry! Activity SD & phone storage (in Application Settings) is not responding."
I have the option to FC or wait and if I try and wait, the message just loops. Is there ANYTHING ANYONE can tell me about this. Please, please help!!!!
Try restarting the phone and see if that helps.
restarting doesn't work, re-running Unrevoked doesn't work. I don't know what else to do. Am I just app-less now?
It happens. Sometimes it takes a few hours to go back to normal, at least in my experience. Is it working for you yet?
Amy7 said:
Hello Everyone!
I just rooted using UnRevoked 3.0. I was installing apps on to sd card and suddenly (while installing free spades from Market) the phone just sat there at "Installing spades" and never completed. Even worse now NOTHING installs. Not even the OTA Sprint voice mail upgrade app. What I did notice is that I can't format the SD card, the option button is grayed out. When I try to unmount the card I get this error:
"Sorry! Activity SD & phone storage (in Application Settings) is not responding."
I have the option to FC or wait and if I try and wait, the message just loops. Is there ANYTHING ANYONE can tell me about this. Please, please help!!!!
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I encountered a problem similar to this with my Evo. Basically the card stopped working and said I need to format it, but then it wouldn't let me actually format it. I contacted HTC and apparently they had a "bad batch" of the cards and they'll replace it for free, when they have some in stock. My advice would be to contact HTC or Sprint.
Not working yet. But one thing I forgot about is that after I rooted it I also installed "Choose install" from the Market and set the default to the storage card. I wonder if I should try and unroot my phone. I'm stuck there to because if I understand things right I would have to access my sd card to load a new zip file on it in order to unroot. My pc will no longer let me browse my device.
donnie_darko said:
I encountered a problem similar to this with my Evo. Basically the card stopped working and said I need to format it, but then it wouldn't let me actually format it. I contacted HTC and apparently they had a "bad batch" of the cards and they'll replace it for free, when they have some in stock. My advice would be to contact HTC or Sprint.
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Thanks for the tip. That could be why I can no longer browse the device from my pc. I will give that a shot. Thanks!
Amy7 said:
Not working yet. But one thing I forgot about is that after I rooted it I also installed "Choose install" from the Market and set the default to the storage card. I wonder if I should try and unroot my phone. I'm stuck there to because if I understand things right I would have to access my sd card to load a new zip file on it in order to unroot. My pc will no longer let me browse my device.
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You will need access to an SD card to unroot. My advice would be to either buy another one or just borrow a friend's or something. Why do you want to unroot anyways?
Aerodynamix said:
You will need access to an SD card to unroot. My advice would be to either buy another one or just borrow a friend's or something. Why do you want to unroot anyways?
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I don't really want to, I just thought I would have to do that to try and go back to "stock" or if I'm using the word right, back to the way it was when I got it. I thought it might be my last resort to fixing it. I would still re-root again so I can try and figure out how to get rid of all of sprints bloatware.
Just an update - I bought me a new sd card from buy.com, a 16 gb for about $30. It fixed the problem for a little bit. I started installing my apps, got a good amount of them on there and it happened again! I'm starting to wonder if you just can't install very many apps for this phone or by some odd coincidence I got a 2nd bad storage card????. Weird. I might start a new thread for this but thanks for all you who participated. You rock!
when it's stuck on install can you go to your manage applications option in settings and see if they're all stuck on 'computing' too?
Because this sounds all too familiar.
mmmtacos said:
when it's stuck on install can you go to your manage applications option in settings and see if they're all stuck on 'computing' too?
Because this sounds all too familiar.
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I have the same issue (seems to have started after I started using modinstallocation). About one in ten times I'm able to get my sd card apps back after battery pulls and multiple reboots, but not this time. When I go to manage apps, all the SD card apps are 'computing'.
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I have the same issue (seems to have started after I started using modinstallocation). About one in ten times I'm able to get my sd card apps back after battery pulls and multiple reboots, but not this time. When I go to manage apps, all the SD card apps are 'computing'.
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i got mine all back today. I wiped the Dalvic cache from clockwork mod, and everything came back after a reboot about 5 minutes later.
Has any one got a solution to why the android market will let you download some apps but not others. This problem only happens with certain apps.
Contacted one of the app developers, and he thinks there may be a problem with my data partition.
I'm on stock rom, latest froyo update, and have not rooted. thanks, in advance, for your help.
Do you get an error message?
I just get the message installation unsuccessful
Try resetting ur phone and clear cach or make a different Google account
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Go to menu/settings/applications/manage applications click the all tab and scroll down to market. Clear data and cache. That should fix it.
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pwraggcan said:
Go to menu/settings/applications/manage applications click the all tab and scroll down to market. Clear data and cache. That should fix it.
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+1 for this but if not can you list some example apps so we can see if it's just you (B. East) or not?
The apps i seem to have a problem with are, Cordy the game, storage analyzer, and gun brothers game. I some times have problems with updating from the market. I have to un-install some apps then download them again to update. this happens when the app has been moved to the sd card, but not with all the apps that I have moved to the sd card
B. East said:
The apps i seem to have a problem with are, Cordy the game, storage analyzer, and gun brothers game.
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No problems here. This is going to be something up with your phone.
B. East said:
I some times have problems with updating from the market. I have to un-install some apps then download them again to update. this happens when the app has been moved to the sd card, but not with all the apps that I have moved to the sd card
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Not all apps like being on the SD Card. Do all your apps specifically say they have been updated to allow them to be moved to sd card?
You may have to move them to phone if they continue to cause issues (and to be honest, with a 1GB internal memory, putting apps onto a slow sd card really isn't worth doing.
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Go to menu/settings/applications/manage applications click the all tab and scroll down to market. Clear data and cache. That should fix it.
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Did you try this?
If all of the above fails to work you will probably have to factory reset the phone.
I tend to download using wifi, going to try downloading over 3g and see if that makes any difference, if not, will do a factory reset. thanks for the help though.
Before you do that you still haven't said if you cleared the market cache. Did you?
yes, i done that, tried to download again and got a message, "could not install on USB storage or sd card". First time I have seen that message.
Is this whilst trying to update an app or download a new one?
If to update then move the app to the phone first.
this is trying to download a new app.
Had a quick Google and found something to try.
mount the phone so you can access the sdcard.
Set to show hidden files
Go to folder .android_secure
Delete a file in there smdl2tmp1.asec
Then try again.
thanks, I will give it a go. can I use a file explorer to do this, because am not sure how you mount the phone, I am quite new to android, use to use winmo mobiles
you can yes, my favourites are Astro, Linda and ES.
I had a look in android_secure, made sure all hidden files would be visible, and could not find any files at all. checked to make sure that the hidden file visible setting in the file explorer was switched to the correct setting, and could not see any files at all.
Have I lost some files? if i have i have no idea how. do I need to do a factory reset?
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I had a look in android_secure, made sure all hidden files would be visible, and could not find any files at all. checked to make sure that the hidden file visible setting in the file explorer was switched to the correct setting, and could not see any files at all.
Have I lost some files? if i have i have no idea how. do I need to do a factory reset?
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Damn. When I found that possible solution I noticed that as many people said they did have it as said they didn't. I was hoping you would be lucky.
In this case the same file (apparently this is a known bug and has been marked for next version fix) is being stored in the system directory of the phone and without root you can't get access to it.
I'm afraid the only way to clear it (without root) is a factory reset, sorry.
thanks for your help, I will factory reset and see what happens.
Phone has been working flawlessly the past couple days after I got my media messages working
Today I dragged some music onto my phone (not the SD card) and all my downloaded apps dissappeard. what the f??
Where did they go and WHY did they go? Really annoyed right now
Running the kingdom rewind rom btw
1) Try removing the songs you transfered. You might have it in a directory that they're not suppose to be in and it's messing up the apps.
2) Longshot, but maybe you deleted some app data by accident while transferring?
There's probably something else that you don't know about that is causing this, honestly I'm not sure but just suggesting the above.
already deleted the songs. all my apps were gone before i did this.
one thing i thought of just now. I did use the "low storage" app that came with rewind and didnt try any of my apps after that. moved em all to sd card and cleared cache. i think thats what did it
Lilsteve83709 said:
already deleted the songs. all my apps were gone before i did this.
one thing i thought of just now. I did use the "low storage" app that came with rewind and didnt try any of my apps after that. moved em all to sd card and cleared cache. i think thats what did it
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Try a complete reboot and see if they're there. I hit this occasionally when I connect my Incredible to the PC. When I disconnect, suddenly a handful of apps are gone. Fast reboot doesn't restore them, but complete power off and restart, or full reboot does.
hgoldner said:
Try a complete reboot and see if they're there. I hit this occasionally when I connect my Incredible to the PC. When I disconnect, suddenly a handful of apps are gone. Fast reboot doesn't restore them, but complete power off and restart, or full reboot does.
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ill try that. i did just a restart and nothing happened. whats the difference between all the new reboot options? before the new rom I had i think power off, restart, and something else now i have like 5 options
did that and still nothing. suppppeerrrr pissed
As someone who recently switched to using an android phone, I am still learning. That said, I've done something that's mucked up the phone, but I hope it's got a solution short of a factory reset.
I wanted to use a custom ringtone, so on the external sd card, I created a folder called ringtones, and put my ringtones in there. Within the contacts, I navigated to the external sd card, and selected the new ringtone. It used the new ringtone, but I didn't notice that the stock ringtones are now not showing up. They're still in internal memory; ES File Explorer shows them in their system location, but within the settings for a contact, they don't show up.
I thought that if I deleted the ringtones, the system may go back to having the stock ones showing up - nope, the selection window is blank, and the only options to navigate around, are to the external sd card, and the /0 partition on the internal memory (which doesn't show a way to get back to the system area anyways).
Rebooting, blowing away all the cache (via App Cache Cleaner), and within settings / application manager, and the Phone, Clearing Data (which also clears the Cache), and doing a Force Stop, also don't fix this problem.
My google fu is failing me. I haven't rooted my system, and if it is a matter of resetting Data or Cache, I don't know which category to do so. Best Buy's Samsung rep didn't know how to fix it. Samsung's tech support person on the phone wasn't able to remote into my phone via their Smart Tutor app (their system was having problems yesterday: they thought it may be a problem with too many people needing help).
What I did is affecting both the Ringtone selection and Message Alert selection. I plan on giving Samsung's tech support another call on Wednesday when they're open, but I was hoping that someone here may have some insight into this problem as well. Ultimately, I want to have both my custom and stock ringtones showing up and be selectable. Thank you for any help you may be able to offer. :good:
Do a factory data reset.
shaungregg said:
Do a factory data reset.
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Thanks, Shaun! I was able to avoid something quite so drastic. I was on the phone with the advanced tech support team from Samsung, and they had me do the following things to fix it.
I deleted the ringtones folder on my external SD card.
In the App Manager, in the bottom left menu, I chose Reset App Preferences. Then back in the App Manager, I chose Contacts, then Clear Cache. I did a hard shutdown and restart of the phone.
At that point, my stock ringtones show up, and also any custom ones I have, that are now in the folder on the internal memory, in a folder called Ringtones, that was already made by the system, and visible at the top of the Phone folder, when I connect it to my PC via USB.
If anyone else ends up with this error, I hope this information helps them out! :victory:
great..
boudicea00 said:
Thanks, Shaun! I was able to avoid something quite so drastic. I was on the phone with the advanced tech support team from Samsung, and they had me do the following things to fix it.
I deleted the ringtones folder on my external SD card.
In the App Manager, in the bottom left menu, I chose Reset App Preferences. Then back in the App Manager, I chose Contacts, then Clear Cache. I did a hard shutdown and restart of the phone.
At that point, my stock ringtones show up, and also any custom ones I have, that are now in the folder on the internal memory, in a folder called Ringtones, that was already made by the system, and visible at the top of the Phone folder, when I connect it to my PC via USB.
If anyone else ends up with this error, I hope this information helps them out! :victory:
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Thanks man...really helped me out.
This is a new one. Been using Android for a long time and am pretty experienced solving problems but I've never seen this prompt before.
I was trying to save images to my phone from Chrome, of which I've never had an issue with, and instead of saving the image I get a "complete action with" prompt and only gives me 4 options to work with.
Problem is it will not save the image, it will simply crash. Took a screenshot for you. I've cleared my cache and defaults for all my apps and rebooted as well.
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Does this have anything to do with the SD card media write problem (SD Fix)?
ChodaBoyUSA said:
Does this have anything to do with the SD card media write problem (SD Fix)?
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I had the same thought and installed the Kitkat SDcard fix and it reported no issues. Titanium backup has no issues accessing the extsdcard directory either.
I thought maybe Google had hotpatched their image search so that you could no longer "save as" but on the same Chrome build on my AOSP S4, it does it fine.
Wonder if Touchwiz has something to do with it.