Hi guys.
I own a G3 32GB International/Unlocked from about a week or so. At first I ran the 4.4.2 stock firmware, until two days ago I was prompted to install the v20e lolipop update, stock too. At first it seemed a bit laggy, especially in the home screen. Yesterday I performed a factory reset, and so far, with half of the apps I used to have, it seems to be working a bit better, hopefully. [That's a brief intro just in case, lol]
So, onto the matter. A couple of hours ago I noticed some static noise coming from the back of my phone, mainly around the power/volume buttons. I hear it when I bring the phone close to my ear, otherwise I don't. When the screen is off, it's either way too quiet, gone at all, or there's a slight repetative clicking sound(maybe from the camera but I kind of doubt that). But my main concerns are when the screen is on - that's when the noise is louder and constant(still have to bring my phone to the ear to hear it, though). Furthermore, whenever I do something on the screen - i.e. sliding, opening an app, etc. - I start hearing this "working mechanism" sound(I couldn't think of a better way to describe it atm), until I stop doing anything - then it just resumes to the constant static noise. My question is - is this harmful to the device? If so, what do I do? Should I worry about this? Has anyone else experienced this "working mechanism" sound when using the phone? What have they done to fix it, if they have?
P.S. - The last thing I remember doing before I noticed the noises is copying most of my old photos and music from my PC to the internal storage. Around 1-2 gigs.
P.P.S. - The sound sliiiiightly resembles a hard drive I think.
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Hardrive-type squeal/whir from back of G3
I'm having the same issues!
I have a very sensitive ear so my LG G3 is giving me a headache at the moment.
My phone is brand new--it has been out of the box for a few days, got a full charge, was activated/powered on Dec. 24th at around 11:30pm. So it's been in use less than 2 days. I have hardly any software/apps aside from stock installed at the moment.
I did install two apps this morning before the noise started, so they might be the main cause.
The sound is very much like a tiny hard drive, so I'm thinking maybe one or both of the new apps are running in the background and beating up the poor phone. Just not sure if this is normal for the G3 or not?
Right now I'm having trouble putting up with the sound while typing so I hope there is a way to quiet it down
Hope this helps. I owned my g3 for a few months now. When i first got it. Ive heard the noise. It dosent bother me tho. But that sounds like the cpu going. Then again coud be the ssd. So far i have not had any issues with the phone
LASERWOLF452 said:
Hope this helps. I owned my g3 for a few months now. When i first got it. Ive heard the noise. It dosent bother me tho. But that sounds like the cpu going. Then again coud be the ssd. So far i have not had any issues with the phone
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I really hope that there's nothing wrong with the phone and that this is sonething normal. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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I really hope that there's nothing wrong with the phone and that this is sonething normal. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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you are welcome, if something dose happen to my phone, i will come on here to let people know, like i said so far mine is running fine without problems
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you are welcome, if something dose happen to my phone, i will come on here to let people know, like i said so far mine is running fine without problems
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thank god some else is having this i thought i was going insane. laserwolf452 sense it has been a few months have you noticed a change and is your phone still working fine
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Atinon said:
I really hope that there's nothing wrong with the phone and that this is sonething normal. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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have you had any issues?
phonegeek1998 said:
thank god some else is having this i thought i was going insane. laserwolf452 sense it has been a few months have you noticed a change and is your phone still working fine
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have you had any issues?
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Nope. All's running good so far, God bless. Guess the noise is just the processor working or something like that, it's still here.
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Highly unlikely it's the processor.
What it could be is a loose capacitor. If it became unsoldered or if it lost some of the soldering, it can vibrate under stress and create noise. See with other G3 phones, if you don't hear it on others - send yours in for warranty repairs.
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thank god some else is having this i thought i was going insane. laserwolf452 sense it has been a few months have you noticed a change and is your phone still working fine
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have you had any issues?
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been meaning to update this. my g3 died lol but it was not the cpu. some reason my antenna went bad. phone still worked with wifi. i got a new g3 via worrenty replacement new phone has the noise.
as for your answer yes the phone was working fine. as for the antenna went bad i think i know what caused it. just keep your phone away from strong magnets. my laptop has a few of those cause itwas working an hour ago when i tried to use it
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Mine does this about 10 times a day. I pull it from my pocket after not using it for a while and find that it is powered down. I then have to power it on by holding the power button. I have no idea what could be causing this. I know two other people that have the nexus and haven't had a single random power down or reboot. I have factory reset it three times in hopes of fixing the issue. Do I maybe have a defective device?
I had a few of these when on the stock Rom. After rooting and switching to rootzboat Rom I've had no more random reboots.
No issues at all and im happy about that. When got my droid incredible at launch it would reboot ask the time due to having issues connecting to cell towers.
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I had a few of these when on the stock Rom. After rooting and switching to rootzboat Rom I've had no more random reboots.
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I'm using the stock rom and I would be thrilled if that was the reason because it would mean my device isn't defective.
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I'm using the stock rom and I would be thrilled if that was the reason because it would mean my device isn't defective.
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I'd say your device is fine. If you're gonna stay stock just wait for a fix maybe with an upcoming update, or just root now and take care of the issue. Once I rooted my phone performs 100 times better in every way, plus no more reboots. Look around they have some great Roms out already. I'm running a 4.0.3 and its fantastic!
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I'd say your device is fine. If you're gonna stay stock just wait for a fix maybe with an upcoming update, or just root now and take care of the issue. Once I rooted my phone performs 100 times better in every way, plus no more reboots. Look around they have some great Roms out already. I'm running a 4.0.3 and its fantastic!
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Cool, I'll hold off til the next update from Google and if it hasn't resolved the issue I'll flash a custom rom.
Or is it possible to have a bad flash of the stock rom? I wonder if it would help to reflash it.
I definately think this is a problem. My nexus has been completely fine for a week and just starting yesterday it freezes and restarts constantly. It seems like it does it everytime there is more than one thing happening at the same time.
Like a text message rolling in at the same time Im trying to play a youtube video. Or hitting the volume rocker when I get a text...
It is absolutely crazy tbh - like I said phone has been completely fine.. and now its getting worse by the hour.
I am completely stock - no way im waiting for an update because there is no way my unit is not defective.
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Yeah, so I think my issue is different than OP's.
I have no idea what could have happened to make it this bad.
I decided to try a factory reset and now I cant even get through the activation without it freezing and rebooting... lol - so the phone at this point is completely useless - cant use it at all.
i have a gsm galaxy nexus which has been playing up since the last 2 days . random reboots and now its gone into a bootloop . the phone wont go beyond the google splash screen.
I think it randomly shut off when you're multitasking? I had it happen twice but can't quite figure out the cause.
I think I may have figured out whats going on with mine. It looks like the battery is a little loose inside the cover and if it moves too much it loses contact and the phone powers off. I tested this by dropping the phone from one hand into the other. I kind of threw it down at my other hand and when it hit it powered off. It doesn't power off every time but it powered down maybe 3 out of 20 tries. That makes me think that may be the issue.
Anyone that wants to try it out let me know your results. I may just have a defective device.
What do you guys think? here is the source...
http://www.popherald.com/20121107_samsung_galaxy_s3_att_jelly_bean_android_update_rumor-20586
If you google att galaxy s3 jelly bean in a news search and limit the range to past month you'll find that this info has been out for about 3 weeks. I have a website link on my work PC to a site that lists when the update is coming. Att still says pending though. I'll post the site monday if I remember. That said even 3rd world nations are getting it. Jelly bean should've been on this phone at launch and I'm really wishing HTC had an SD card slot so I wouldn't have bought this buggy POS phone.
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How is it buggy? I've had absolutely no problems whatsoever with mine.
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so I wouldn't have bought this buggy POS phone.
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Hmmm.....I think you got a lemon...mine's been flawless...18+ hour battery life, smooth...no crashes...no lock ups....
Hope this is true, as much as I love my AOKP ROM, I really do miss some of the TouchWhiz features like Smart Stay and AllShare. I'll probably switch over to a rooted, de-bloated TW ROM after this comes out.
I'll believe it when I see it.
We'll all believe it when we see it. At least we're getting close.
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The Rogers release will be out over the next couple weeks... won't be too long before we start whining for 4.2
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Looks like we have ourselves a good ole' fashion rumor train going with these Jelly Bean updates. You guys should do yourselves a favor and not worry about anything until an official announcement is made.
On that note, could we also have a single thread for all rumors of Jelly Bean updates? I can easily see threads like these getting to be annoying after a while, and I actually fully expect that to happen.
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To the OP I don't know what you're whining about this phone is not buggy at all and forget about HTC they're the king of slow and buggy
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The software on this phone is so good, I am running stock + root along with the KT kernel.!
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If you google att galaxy s3 jelly bean in a news search and limit the range to past month you'll find that this info has been out for about 3 weeks. I have a website link on my work PC to a site that lists when the update is coming. Att still says pending though. I'll post the site monday if I remember. That said even 3rd world nations are getting it. Jelly bean should've been on this phone at launch and I'm really wishing HTC had an SD card slot so I wouldn't have bought this buggy POS phone.
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The only reason you bought the phone was for the SD card slot?
Buggy? Have you read reviews? Are you on a rom or stock? You must either have a junk phone or you must be doing something to it.
Stock ICS on my S3
I've made a compilation thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984126
I am on the stock rom; never rooted. The first bug I had was that notifications I would apply in the stock calendar app wouldn't stay as I set them. The second bug I've had that's never been fixed is that it takes about 10 full seconds for the brightness to auto adjust; in fact it's ruining some of my vids/pics if my thumb covers the sensor by the front speaker. Another bug I have is that when I rotate the phone it often doesn't rotate (yes I've calibrated) then I have to rotate it back and forth to get it to go.
All that said I didn't mean to offend you hard core fans. I've had a lot of different Android phones and this one is decent enough. I've had to factory reset like 3 times to see if the problems go away....they do not. The notification sound not setting was fixed by the last update though. I may have a lemon but unfortunately it's not messed up enough that I can justify a replacement. It's slightly annoying all the time, and very annoying at other times; and that's when I factory reset and install back the exact same apps so I can't blame them.
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rpavich said:
Hmmm.....I think you got a lemon...mine's been flawless...18+ hour battery life, smooth...no crashes...no lock ups....
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I get amazing battery life, no crashes, occasional lock ups though. As far as smooth, I've never seen it run smooth.
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I am on the stock rom; never rooted. The first bug I had was that notifications I would apply in the stock calendar app wouldn't stay as I set them. The second bug I've had that's never been fixed is that it takes about 10 full seconds for the brightness to auto adjust; in fact it's ruining some of my vids/pics if my thumb covers the sensor by the front speaker. Another bug I have is that when I rotate the phone it often doesn't rotate (yes I've calibrated) then I have to rotate it back and forth to get it to go.
All that said I didn't mean to offend you hard core fans. I've had a lot of different Android phones and this one is decent enough. I've had to factory reset like 3 times to see if the problems go away....they do not. The notification sound not setting was fixed by the last update though. I may have a lemon but unfortunately it's not messed up enough that I can justify a replacement. It's slightly annoying all the time, and very annoying at other times; and that's when I factory reset and install back the exact same apps so I can't blame them.
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I get amazing battery life, no crashes, occasional lock ups though. As far as smooth, I've never seen it run smooth.
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Like I said you might have a junk phone. I have never seen any of those problems on my phone and I don't know anyone who has or does while running stock. In all honesty the only problem is that the phone gets really hot.
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I am on the stock rom; never rooted. The first bug I had was that notifications I would apply in the stock calendar app wouldn't stay as I set them. The second bug I've had that's never been fixed is that it takes about 10 full seconds for the brightness to auto adjust; in fact it's ruining some of my vids/pics if my thumb covers the sensor by the front speaker. Another bug I have is that when I rotate the phone it often doesn't rotate (yes I've calibrated) then I have to rotate it back and forth to get it to go.
All that said I didn't mean to offend you hard core fans. I've had a lot of different Android phones and this one is decent enough. I've had to factory reset like 3 times to see if the problems go away....they do not. The notification sound not setting was fixed by the last update though. I may have a lemon but unfortunately it's not messed up enough that I can justify a replacement. It's slightly annoying all the time, and very annoying at other times; and that's when I factory reset and install back the exact same apps so I can't blame them.
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I get amazing battery life, no crashes, occasional lock ups though. As far as smooth, I've never seen it run smooth.
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With that many defects, i would get a warranty replacement. They send you a phone, then you send your old one back.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1984126
So i got my note 3 Oct 2nd did the normal battery conditioning bought my wife one on saturday. Started seeing a huge difference in the two phones far as performance and battery life i would lose 20% overnight just sitting on the dresser. So i downloaded cpu spy found out my phone would not sleep at all but my wife phone was in deep sleep alot. So i had it replaced Oct 9th battery is excellent on this phone, just want to know is this isolated or anyone else have a defective note 3
Any tips on returning the Device? The manager at my store told me I only get one exchange Which I already used because the first had a defective screen but it was perfect all around beside that. The new one, the screen is good but I hate the battery on this one. Also to top it off, I have the weird buzzing/crackling noise when listening to music.
I'm having issues with two of them. Finally got my pre-order shipped to me Tuesday. Turned it on and it keeps restating when I go to install random apps off of the play store.
So I called up t-mobile and they sent a replacement that I got last night. We'll long story short it does the same freaking thing. So I upgraded my sim card and that didn't fix it either.
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lm that guy said:
Any tips on returning the Device? The manager at my store told me I only get one exchange Which I already used because the first had a defective screen but it was perfect all around beside that. The new one, the screen is good but I hate the battery on this one. Also to top it off, I have the weird buzzing/crackling noise when listening to music.
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I'm not feeling the store staff.
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lm that guy said:
Any tips on returning the Device? The manager at my store told me I only get one exchange Which I already used because the first had a defective screen but it was perfect all around beside that. The new one, the screen is good but I hate the battery on this one. Also to top it off, I have the weird buzzing/crackling noise when listening to music.
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It is the consistency of the these phones ( not just samsung ) that makes me hesitant to go replace phones as the next may have different characteristics than the first LOL
i was told that i can only exchange once after that it has to be a return battery life was horrible compared to mt note 2 it would stay at 300mhz even when not using the phone
i would go in system recovery and wipe dalvik/cache to resolve issue
Was that for me, I haven't rooted the phone yet?
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Leemstradamus said:
Was that for me, I haven't rooted the phone yet?
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there is a stock system recovery
I returned mine 2 days in due to the headphones constantly cutting out the music. Had to turn the music full blast just to hear it at a 1/4 of the volume. Then the next song plays and BAM music so loud it hurts the ears. Had the Tmobile store test it for an hour to reproduce the issue. Once he heard what I was dealing with i was able to get a replacement right away.
Since then I have had no issues other then this morning putting on the glass screen protector. Stupid fine hairs and dust. ARG...
Loving this phone even more now. Just wish it had a louder volume like the note 2 while wearing headphones.
dasudevil said:
I returned mine 2 days in due to the headphones constantly cutting out the music. Had to turn the music full blast just to hear it at a 1/4 of the volume. Then the next song plays and BAM music so loud it hurts the ears. Had the Tmobile store test it for an hour to reproduce the issue. Once he heard what I was dealing with i was able to get a replacement right away.
Since then I have had no issues other then this morning putting on the glass screen protector. Stupid fine hairs and dust. ARG...
Loving this phone even more now. Just wish it had a louder volume like the note 2 while wearing headphones.
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Seriously?!? Not long after you mentioned your volume problem I started to experience this. It happens in google music player. I will try other music player to test.
Edit: I tested several music players. They were not affected at the time. So then I switched back to Play Music, it was still happening. I then unplugged the headphones and the problem now cease to exist. Now music is waay louder than normal.
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Have done that and there is something wrong with installing apps off of the playstore.
Same issues in two separate phones.
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Leemstradamus said:
Have done that and there is something wrong with installing apps off of the playstore.
Same issues in two separate phones.
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have you tried reverting to a old play store happened to me on my note 2 went to a version before the one i was using no issues
charlie81 said:
have you tried reverting to a old play store happened to me on my note 2 went to a version before the one i was using no issues
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Just gave that a shot and it did the same thing. I'm thinking about returning them and getting the 10.1 2014 edition like I ordered for my wife.
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lm that guy said:
Seriously?!? Not long after you mentioned your volume problem I started to experience this. It happens in google music player. I will try other music player to test.
Edit: I tested several music players. They were not affected at the time. So then I switched back to Play Music, it was still happening. I then unplugged the headphones and the problem now cease to exist. Now music is waay louder than normal.
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I was having this issues on all forms of output. Youtube, Netflix (had to crank to full blast to hear), Regular player and ESPECIALLY Google. I get about 5-8 hours a day streaming google. I would constantly have to mess with the volume and pull out the phone. Made me upset. LOL
I was unable to get the volume waay louder like you are saying unless i put it full blast. This is with 3 different headphones BTW. Samsung stock, Cheap ones at Target and then Sony MDR-XB600. I know the Sony's are not getting the full potential but they sounded great with the Note 2!
I currently purchased some Monster Gratitude In-Ear Headphones to maybe help. I dont know but the reviews sound good.
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So then I switched back to Play Music, it was still happening. I then unplugged the headphones and the problem now cease to exist. Now music is waay louder than normal.
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While you were listing you unplugged then plugged back in and things seemed louder? I dont think i have tried that but have switched up headphones like crazy.
Returned my original Oct 2 phone for a new one today due to multiple problems. First, after conditioning the battery, as stated by a previous person, my phone began to reboot on its own. Second, many of apps while being used would close on its own, not to be confused with "force closing" with the error message, but just exits and disappears from the task manager. Third, while browsing apps like Tapatalk and Google Chrome, the phone got insanely hot. I had system turner pro's widget on my home screen reporting a CPU temp of 92*C before black screening. Forth, the wifi/4g radio was acting weird. While standing right next to my AC router, i would get an error message on some apps saying "no internet connection" but others ran fine like Facebook, Twitter, etc. Honestly though, as said by others these types of problems are all "hit or miss" because the new replacement I got today is completely fine. I'm beginning to think that its a bad batch in the original first shipment.
I'm using the replacement phone today and just took out my SD card and I had no more issues installing apps off of the playstore. Going to try this out on the first one when I get back home to confirm and I'll check back in.
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While you were listing you unplugged then plugged back in and things seemed louder? I dont think i have tried that but have switched up headphones like crazy.
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Yep. Exceptionally louder at that. I was thinking of rooting so I can apply the sound mod. No need for that now! :cyclops: But I'm going to hold out a couple more days to see if these issues continue to happen and see if I can live with them before I call TMO because I really don't want to take off this $30 screen protector again. I don't know if it would survive another installation.
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I'm using the replacement phone today and just took out my SD card and I had no more issues installing apps off of the playstore. Going to try this out on the first one when I get back home to confirm and I'll check back in.
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Im wondering what apps you had installed or installing when the reboots happen. I want to see If I can reproduce this, because this is a common problem.
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Yep. Exceptionally louder at that. I was thinking of rooting so I can apply the sound mod. No need for that now! :cyclops: But I'm going to hold out a couple more days to see if these issues continue to happen and see if I can live with them before I call TMO because I really don't want to take off this $30 screen protector again. I don't know if it would survive another installation.
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Im wondering what apps you had installed or installing when the reboots happen. I want to see If I can reproduce this, because this is a common problem.
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It seemed to be random but foxit pdf reader and speed test were two of the last ones that crashed it every time. Took out my 64gb SD card and they installed with no issue.
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so it seems the first wave of phones are defective
charlie81 said:
so it seems the first wave of phones are defective
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That's usually the case with phone releases and pre-orders. The people who get them first are also the people who are more likely to receive bugs/defects. Likely any phones after the pre-orders and first store arrivals will have these issues fixed. Some of these listed problems may or may not be hardware defects, sometimes software code can mess with things.
I've wanted a G4 since I first saw it. I liked the subtly curved screen and even more that the curve is less pronounced--it's a really nice phone and since I just got it, I can't complain. However, I had a Moto X (1st gen) for three years with Sprint and I really liked it! I didn't like Sprint's poor coverage and seemingly unsupportive customer service. But I liked the Moto X probably more than I've liked any phone I've ever owned because it seemed to be the perfect size, it felt like a tank, and was really fast for the hardware. But what I miss the most are the active notifications when the phone was idle.
I have no plans to return to the Moto X but I would like to see if active notifications ( or something like it ) are possible to enable on the G4. This might be a challenge with Marshmallow's Doze mode (that I just learned about).
Lastly, it would be cool if someone can provide a website or forum that supports users that have tricked out the G4. I already looked up rooting options--I always root my phones--but apparently there isn't one for the VS98625A yet. :fingers-crossed:
There's an app that I use called KinScreen that has an option to wave your hand over it and it will wake up the screen. However, it will drain the battery more quickly as our phones have an LCD screen. At one time there was an app could replicate the active notifications found on Moto devices.
It is possible to root your phone if you flash the lollipop kdz file using LGUP. If you search XDA you should be able to find it.
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Here is the thread that walls you through flashing lollipop. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3249803
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It's a nice phone but the battery is not great, especially for a medium to heavy user
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I'm a medium to heavy user and the battery life is acceptable. Any chance I get to plug in it throughout the day, I take it. I have owned a Galaxy Nexus before where the battery life sucked and I used a spare battery just to get through most of the day. I didn't enjoy having to carry around a spare battery all the time. With quick charging on the G4, I can plug it in occasionally throughout the day and it's enough for me. At least for now.
In July, my wife and I will be going to Alaska for two weeks, so I plan on buying a spare battery and charger for the trip. But for normal, every day usage, I don't have a need for an extra battery right now.
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Also, keep an eye on the apps that use a lot of battery, and disable them, if possible. Just the other day, I noticed that the Verizon cloud app was using a lot of battery, so I disabled it. I have noticed an improvement in the battery life since disabling it.
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Hi guys, does anyone know of a link to download the VS98625A kdz file???
JBracho said:
Hi guys, does anyone know of a link to download the VS98625A kdz file???
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i got mine from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-g4/general/kdz-download-marshmallow-kdz-25a-lg-t3354556
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Thanx, bro, for providing the link, I really appreciate it. I will try and let you know. Is this update better than the 24C in terms of stability and bug fix? I had to downgrade to 13B after too many random reboots on 24C!!!
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Thanx, bro, for providing the link, I really appreciate it. I will try and let you know. Is this update better than the 24C in terms of stability and bug fix? I had to downgrade to 13B after too many random reboots on 24C!!!
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I dont know. I only installed it to prove to people 25A can be down graded. I don't care for mm unless it involves root
Ok.
Ok, bro, I understand. It is completely downgradable as well as 24C. I did it and went back to 13B due to too many random reboots. However, it went to a bootloop and taht's a common problem you may have while downgrading... Had to do a hard reset.
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Ok, bro, I understand. It is completely downgradable as well as 24C. I did it and went back to 13B due to too many random reboots. However, it went to a bootloop and taht's a common problem you may have while downgrading... Had to do a hard reset.
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well hope it fixed your issue. cool that you understand. have fun with your g4 and i am glad to help you out
I am on version 25A now and so far so good. Apparently they fixed the issue with the memory as that was causing the automatic reboots. I did not do a hard reset after upgrading, but it is advisable. Hope all is smooth as butter now. Thanks, bro, for your comments.
Javier Bracho said:
I am on version 25A now and so far so good. Apparently they fixed the issue with the memory as that was causing the automatic reboots. I did not do a hard reset after upgrading, but it is advisable. Hope all is smooth as butter now. Thanks, bro, for your comments.
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No problem
Hi guy,
Not sure if anyone else has had this (can't find anything here, or with search engine, so starting to worry it's not software problem), but just the other night, was surfing then all of a sudden, I get this loud horn type noise from my phone... Certainly woke me up! Then stopped... Then no sooner did it stop, again it happened. I check, but my volume is almost at mute. So I close Chrome, and re-open, and haven't heard it since, but now I have noticed my speakers crackle and distort on certain frequencies.
I'm hoping this is just some software issue, that hopefully I can just update, or re-set, but I haven't come across anyone else having this problem.
Please help
Thankyou, O.
Ob1eron said:
Hi guy,
Not sure if anyone else has had this (can't find anything here, or with search engine, so starting to worry it's not software problem), but just the other night, was surfing then all of a sudden, I get this loud horn type noise from my phone... Certainly woke me up! Then stopped... Then no sooner did it stop, again it happened. I check, but my volume is almost at mute. So I close Chrome, and re-open, and haven't heard it since, but now I have noticed my speakers crackle and distort on certain frequencies.
I'm hoping this is just some software issue, that hopefully I can just update, or re-set, but I haven't come across anyone else having this problem.
Please help
Thankyou, O.
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Do you have any mods (audio) installed ?
Are you rooted? Running a custom ROM ?
We need a little more information..
If you're completely stock then no it's not normal and I'd put my money on a hardware defect..
If you are rooted with a custom ROM and perhaps some mods installed it still doesn't sound normal and I'd try to go back to a custom but stock type ROM.
Least then you can see; if it replicates, then it's more than likely a hardware issue.
Did u push the speakers a little too much with a mod? Over amplify them or similar? Any water damage? Drops?
From the outset it doesn't look good but until you / we can answer the above we won't know more.
Hopefully it's just a mod gone wrong.
If not then it'll be a defect covered by warranty anyway..So a return to stock and RMA will get it sorted, so a hindrance but not then end of the world.
Let us know.
Sent from my HTC 10 using XDA-Developers Legacy app
dladz said:
Do you have any mods (audio) installed ?
Are you rooted? Running a custom ROM ?
We need a little more information..
If you're completely stock then no it's not normal and I'd put my money on a hardware defect..
If you are rooted with a custom ROM and perhaps some mods installed it still doesn't sound normal and I'd try to go back to a custom but stock type ROM.
Least then you can see; if it replicates, then it's more than likely a hardware issue.
Did u push the speakers a little too much with a mod? Over amplify them or similar? Any water damage? Drops?
From the outset it doesn't look good but until you / we can answer the above we won't know more.
Hopefully it's just a mod gone wrong.
If not then it'll be a defect covered by warranty anyway..So a return to stock and RMA will get it sorted, so a hindrance but not then end of the world.
Let us know.
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Hi Dladz,
Sorry I didn't put more info in before.
I'm totally stock (running 7.0). Not running away mods, or audio changes.
I suspect that it is just that, a hardware issue, I was just hoping not. I've never had an issue with any of my HTCs' before, nor have any of my friends. The build quality has always been the best you can get.
I guess it's back to the supplier it goes :/
Thanks for the response,
O.
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Hi Dladz,
Sorry I didn't put more info in before.
I'm totally stock (running 7.0). Not running away mods, or audio changes.
I suspect that it is just that, a hardware issue, I was just hoping not. I've never had an issue with any of my HTCs' before, nor have any of my friends. The build quality has always been the best you can get.
I guess it's back to the supplier it goes :/
Thanks for the response,
O.
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Ah that is a shame and no worries, I've skipped info before as i'm sure others have and will
I wouldn't let it put you off HTC they do make some rugged devices and I swear by them, speak to a rep and see what RMA would take then get it done mate
All will be well, this wasn't your fault, I'm just thinking what could've caused it if anything?
Playing at loud volume constantly, music or audio with frequencies which put stress on the speaker??? Nah I dunno mate, either way it's not your fault so get yourself a nice replacement
Good luck fella. :good:
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Ah that is a shame and no worries, I've skipped info before as i'm sure others have and will
I wouldn't let it put you off HTC they do make some rugged devices and I swear by them, speak to a rep and see what RMA would take then get it done mate
All will be well, this wasn't your fault, I'm just thinking what could've caused it if anything?
Playing at loud volume constantly, music or audio with frequencies which put stress on the speaker??? Nah I dunno mate, either way it's not your fault so get yourself a nice replacement
Good luck fella. :good:
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Thanks Dladz,
I've loved HTC from the start, and still do. I recommend them to everyone I know and meet. This is just one fault in the entire history of mine and everyone I know who has or had one! I think that is a pretty good fault rate.
I'm already hankering for the HTC Ocean ? Can't wait ?
Cheers,
O
I had this problem too on my HTC 10 one month and a half ago . I was on leedroid with nebula kernel and no other sound mod and all of the sudden the bottom speaker started to crackle and make many distortioned sounds . I suspected to be the kernel so I asked the developer , but he said that he hasn't touched anything sound related . No one , but only me, had this problem reported on kernel thread . I asked on ROM thread but the same.
Now I see that someone on purely stock had this problem. Only thing I can say is that where I live 2 months ago was a really cold winter and that affected the speaker.
I had send it back to repair services and now it's all good
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Thanks Dladz,
I've loved HTC from the start, and still do. I recommend them to everyone I know and meet. This is just one fault in the entire history of mine and everyone I know who has or had one! I think that is a pretty good fault rate.
I'm already hankering for the HTC Ocean Can't wait
Cheers,
O
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HTC 11 will be interesting, wondering what they're going to do with the screen now that everyone is looking to go bezelless.
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HTC 11 will be interesting, wondering what they're going to do with the screen now that everyone is looking to go bezelless.
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I just hope they don't put the home button on the back!
It is this same issue that´s making me want to upgrade from my otherwise still great HTC One M8. A distorting top speaker that the repair shop couldn't fix (they tried 3 new speakers, to no avail). It´s very annoying and I am waiting to see if the HTC 11 ticks everything I want in a smartphone:
- Full Metal Chassis
- Stereo Front Speakers
- 64GB of UFS 2.1 Storage
- 4GG of RAM
- Support to Micro SD cards
- Snapdragon 835
- Great low light camera with IOS (like the Pixel)
- Preferably with water resistance
Otherwise, I am buying the HTC 10, which is much cheaper now since it´s been almost a year since it was launched.
I dont understand why we dont even have a Evan Blass rumor about the supposed upcoming HTC 11, that is making me a bit worried...
Cheers
I have the same problem.
Now if anyone know what is the certain solution for this problem?
stefan1234566789 said:
I had this problem too on my HTC 10 one month and a half ago . I was on leedroid with nebula kernel and no other sound mod and all of the sudden the bottom speaker started to crackle and make many distortioned sounds . I suspected to be the kernel so I asked the developer , but he said that he hasn't touched anything sound related . No one , but only me, had this problem reported on kernel thread . I asked on ROM thread but the same.
Now I see that someone on purely stock had this problem. Only thing I can say is that where I live 2 months ago was a really cold winter and that affected the speaker.
I had send it back to repair services and now it's all good
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I am running HTC 10 Android 9.0 - lineageos 16.0 w/ latest oreo firmware and im still having problems. I have tried several other firmwares/ROMs and I feel that it is a software defect but im going to replace the speaker anyway... I'll let you know..