I've had this happen for a while now, I've had the phone pretty much a year, and I've noticed some issues that I've found on other LG phones dating back to the EnV Touch.
First problem, more frequent, and more annoying:
Pretty much every other time I push the back button to shut the screen off, it plays the little tone, and the screen fades, and then pops back awake. Sometimes, I need to push the button 2-3 times for the screen to turn off and stay off. I also have knock-on disabled (Activity Launcher app allowed me to find that menu in settings, which for some reason Verizon decided to hide from the main settings menu). The reason I did this was to, in theory, save battery from not having the digitizer always on and actively scanning for taps.
Second problem, more rare, but has happened from the start:
Sometimes when waking the screen up, the screen will show up as if it was melted, just a bunch of various colored vertical lines. Swiping does nothing, so it's not like I can unlock the phone blindly. I have to push the sleep button to turn the screen off, and push it again to wake up and get my normal lock screen. I've had this happen even on the last LG phone I owned before this one: the EnV Touch. See pic for reference, ironically I had to use an iphone to take a picture of the melted screen on this phone, so pardon the crappy quality image.
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I'm hoping either of these are known issues, at least if it's not happening to just me, then maybe it'll get fixed in an update, although I have my doubts.
In case anyone asks, this is running STOCK VS98625A firmware, never rooted.
Thanks in advance, I think my 1 year warranty expires in 5 days, I'm curious if I should just bring this up to VZ.
Ive had that first problem (hardware lock button putting the phone into sleep & back on in an instant) ever since I can remember - I have knockon enabled because i find it worth the bit of drain.
I use this great app Screen Off & Lock to have a soft key in a convenient place on the home screen and helps me lock the phone without having the rely on the weird button behaviour. Device is VS986 & this has been the issue on 13A, 24C as well as 25A. Living with it!
Thanks, I'll look into that as an option, I just really wish LG would get their things in order. They've never seem to have a stable rom, even on old flip phones.
Another issue I'm noticing is that when I lock my screen, and it wakes itself up and stays lit up for ~30 seconds, the lighting will flicker dimly every 10 seconds or so, like it's trying to put itself to sleep and failing. I should just make a video of all these issues, lol.
I have the 2nd problem mentioned. I get vertical colored lines sometimes. For me it only happens when I plug or unplug the charger when the screen is off. The plugging/unplugging wakes the screen in this funky mode. I turn it off, turn it on, then all is fine. Happens maybe once per 20 times.
Wow, I have the same issue! The only thing is, it only happens when I unplug it. I wish I knew how to fix it though, because sometimes it can be annoying
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I've slowly come to realise that my GNex is making a quiet popping sound from the rear speaker. Also happens across by Bluetooth headphones.
It happens when I tap the screen a second after I tap it, and then if I don't do anything else, 5 seconds after that. It can be anywhere on the screen, even the android buttons.
If I pinch to zoom, it doesn't do it.
Its very quiet, but quite annoying.
Anyone else got it/noticed it?
Phone settings>sound>touch sounds <-disable this.
I also get this even after turning off that option
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You can turn it off in the settings. If you still encounter it, even after doing this, there is something wrong. Go through the usual troubleshooting steps before taking the phone back to the retailer.
Strangely, it seems to happen only in certain apps, twitter for example, but browser seems fine.
hellraiser_rob said:
Strangely, it seems to happen only in certain apps, twitter for example, but browser seems fine.
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That popping in Twitter is a feature of Twitter whereby you pull down the twitter stream and it auto-refreshes, giving you a popping sound once it has completed.
It also does this popping sound upon entering the application, because it auto refreshes when you start it up.
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Perfect. I didn't believe this could be it as it made the popping sound, even with the volume off, but turn the volume up and yup, there's the correct tap sound, turn it all the way down (off) and it makes a faint pop sounds. Switch Touch sounds off and no pop, any time.
NEW ISSUE! The pop sounds happens as soon as you stop doing something which makes a sound. With Touch sounds off, turn your volume up to full until it makes the full volume set "chirp", then 3 seconds later, around the time the volume slider fades away, you'll here the pop is there.
Or at least it is on mine. Almost as if the sound card powers off a few seconds after it was was used and discharges into the speaker in doing so to cause a pop.
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I also get it after turning off "touch sounds"
Known issue, complain to google. Maybe if we get enough complaints, they will do something about it.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=22307
I have had 5.0.1 for a week now, both versions. It runs pretty smooth overall and I get great battery life. However every day I have had it it will just stop giving notifications at some point. It shows connected, I can update watch faces etc but I get no notifications of any kind. As an experiment I removed all 3rd party apps other then Moto Connect. So far it has made no difference. I have tried restarting the Android Wear app on my phone and rebooting the phone, neither made any difference. The only fix is to restart the watch. I am using the newest version of Android Wear on my phone which is a 2014 Moto X running 4.4.4. I have fully reset the Moto 360 several times, it still does it after a number of hours running, quite possibly after receiving a few notifications in rapid succession.
So with that said I wish I could go back to 4.4 as for me 5.0.1 sucks!
I just wanted to report the exact same problem.. my notifications disappear after i receive several whatsapp messages in rapid succession!
this wasn't before the update
huh I don't seem to be having theses problems but I will try to pay more attention to it. I'am running 5.0.1 on my Nexus 5 though also not sure if it makes any difference.
When the problem occurs all notifications stop, so it should be pretty easy to detect. I have seen a few other reports of the same problem on other sites so I know it isn't just me but if it was everyone I think I'd see more posted about it.
So, I hardcore derped and realised that the watch syncs notification mode with your phone. I didn't realise this and thought I wasn't getting notifications but saw them when I swipe down on my watch. Might anyone else be having the same derp?
raynan said:
So, I hardcore derped and realised that the watch syncs notification mode with your phone. I didn't realise this and thought I wasn't getting notifications but saw them when I swipe down on my watch. Might anyone else be having the same derp?
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I don't have lollipop on my watch yet but don't beat yourself up about missing this. Google got rid of silence mode so I know for myself I use priority mode as silent. But if you do that your watch won't get notifications so then its like what is the point. I want my watch to vibrate and have my phone be silent I don't understand why they would change that.
I haven't received the update yet, when I look for it manually, it just says system is up to date... well, I'm kinda glad I didn't get it yet since you guys are having issues
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I have this problem too...I have to restart the watch when they stop working. I thought it was fixed after the second update but it seems that it still does it
Notifications are the only real use for this watch. Now I have a useless piece of metal on my wrist. Luckily it looks good.
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I don't have lollipop on my watch yet but don't beat yourself up about missing this. Google got rid of silence mode so I know for myself I use priority mode as silent. But if you do that your watch won't get notifications so then its like what is the point. I want my watch to vibrate and have my phone be silent I don't understand why they would change that.
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did you tried the turn on the option mute connected phone in android wear application and leave the phone notifications in "All" mode?
I'm having the same problem today for the first time. I have an HTC One M8 running kitkat so it's not an issue with Lollipop "priority mode." I am not getting any vibration on my watch when receiving notifications on my phone. I have tried both mute connected phone on and off to no avail.
Restarting the watch fixes the issue. The only guess I have is that something hangs when the watch is put in and out of theater mode, as I have been using Theater mode on my drive in to work.
i don't have this problem but for those that are having the issue, how are you "turning your watch off"? are you allowing the screen to timeout or are you pressing the button?
i've found that a single press of the button does not immediately turn the face off like it used to. this is because there are new shortcuts with the button to perform different tasks.
1 press = turn face off
2 press = enter theater mode
3 press = enter sunlight mode
theater mode will turn notifications off. so if you are expecting the watch to turn off after first press and you press it again, you're entering theater mode. you should technically see a mute icon in the center of your display and you can check the new settings menu for the option.
again this is just a thought as I don't have these issues.
I don't turn my watch off at all. It goes in the charger every night and on my wrist during the day. At some point with no warning I just won't get notifications anymore. It happened three times yesterday - often enough it can't be trusted at all.
I personally wouldn't say they have stopped working, but i have had to restart a few times a day, so yeah that's lame.
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i don't have this problem but for those that are having the issue, how are you "turning your watch off"? are you allowing the screen to timeout or are you pressing the button?
i've found that a single press of the button does not immediately turn the face off like it used to. this is because there are new shortcuts with the button to perform different tasks.
1 press = turn face off
2 press = enter theater mode
3 press = enter sunlight mode
theater mode will turn notifications off. so if you are expecting the watch to turn off after first press and you press it again, you're entering theater mode. you should technically see a mute icon in the center of your display and you can check the new settings menu for the option.
again this is just a thought as I don't have these issues.
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Interesting but this can't be it because theater mode changes the watch screen behavior and would be noticeable. Also a small icon appears on screen in theater mode..
I suspect that certain types of notifications may crash the notification handling service on the watch.
I am having same issues after getting the update last night. Randomly wont get any notifications and a reboot temporarily fixes it. also when i do get email notifications i cannot delete the email from watch. watch will say "Sorry, that didnt work"
Pull down twice on the watch
Hi,
I'm still waiting for my update but I did see this youtube video that covered the new features of 5.0.1 and it may have info that can help. Android Wear "Lollipop" First Look and Tour! start at around 1:05 to see the notifications features.
If you pull down a second time on the window you can set you notifications to None, Priority or All.
Cheers!
That is great info, but clearly the reviewer was running a beta build or something because I have no such option. I have only mute on/off. The only other possibility I can think of is that the additional features are only enabled when running a phone with Lollipop on it. I am stuck on 4.4.4 for a little longer.
So does anyone have those options?
nope. this isn't an option.
I just got my update.
The Notifications priority from the video is the first card of the pull down. Tap to switch between None. Priority or All.
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I just got my update.
The Notifications priority from the video is the first card of the pull down. Tap to switch between None. Priority or All.
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So very strange, I only have mute on/off. It must be related to the OS on the connected phone.
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My phone is setup with pattern unlock, with a 3 min relock time. However, once unlocked, if I turn the phone off and back on (standby like when you put it in your pocket), it always come up with a swipe screen and I have to swipe up. Never had to do this before with other phones, Note 4, S6 Edge Plus etc.. is this an AT&T 'feature'??
Thanks
Andy
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My phone is setup with pattern unlock, with a 3 min relock time. However, once unlocked, if I turn the phone off and back on (standby like when you put it in your pocket), it always come up with a swipe screen and I have to swipe up. Never had to do this before with other phones, Note 4, S6 Edge Plus etc.. is this an AT&T 'feature'??
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It appears that the note 5 will always fall back to a "swipe" unlock when other lock methods are excluded (and "none" isn't the selected option.) The same thing happens with a fingerprint unlock if within the timeout or if the phone has a BT connection to a "trusted device."
I'm not sure if this is a samsung decision or something with lollipop. I can understand the reasoning (which probably is that unless you specified NO unlock mechanism, the lock screen should always show to prevent unintended taps.)
andythilo said:
Hi
My phone is setup with pattern unlock, with a 3 min relock time. However, once unlocked, if I turn the phone off and back on (standby like when you put it in your pocket), it always come up with a swipe screen and I have to swipe up. Never had to do this before with other phones, Note 4, S6 Edge Plus etc.. is this an AT&T 'feature'??
Thanks
Andy
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I know this is a dumb question, but are you trying to unlock in less than 3 minutes? Pattern unlock will only show up after 3 minutes since that's how you have it set up.
Yeah but that's not the problem. If I unlock before the 3 mins it comes up with a swipe to unlock screen. So if I close it, and open it a few seconds later, swipe to unlock screen. Looks like this:
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Oh and is there anyway to change the date format to dd/mm/yy instead of mm/dd/yy?
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i never had the lock screen on.. all of a sudden it has appeared and won't go away. i have it on none but it still appears. help
The infamous "lock screen bug" is plaguing my N920A note5 (like my Note3 and Note4) whenever I have fingerprint lock enabled.
When I tap the HOME button to unlock the phone, the screen instantly switches off (as though I pressed the power button to lock it).
This cycle keeps happening until I leave the phone as is for about 10 seconds then try again.
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The infamous "lock screen bug" is plaguing my N920A note5 (like my Note3 and Note4) whenever I have fingerprint lock enabled.
When I tap the HOME button to unlock the phone, the screen instantly switches off (as though I pressed the power button to lock it).
This cycle keeps happening until I leave the phone as is for about 10 seconds then try again.
As the topic says, the glance view and double tap stopped working after shutting down there phone and leaving it in charge. Turned back on noticed that some features like glance view, double tap to wake up, vibrate on tap wouldn't work. Fixes vibrate on tap by turning off and on again, recalibrated phone still the glance view and double tap to wake up isn't working with screen time out being 1 minute and it dims and turns off in seconds.
Any one know this problem or a fix may be. Kindly put your effort and thoughts I to the topic thank you.
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1. Download this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sika524.android.quickshortcut
2. Open app and select normal search
3. Search with keywork "knock" and add that shortcut.
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Then open that shortcut and make sure that knock on is turned on.
sampathkumar2811 said:
1. Download this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sika524.android.quickshortcut
2. Open app and select normal search
3. Search with keywork "knock" and add that shortcut.
Then open that shortcut and make sure that knock on is turned on.
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Thanks, it worked. The knock code was turned off.
I have no idea what went wrong.
I just noticed that even my time is in 24 hour format. I never set it that way. Surely something went wrong.
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stylazation said:
Thanks, it worked. The knock code was turned off.
I have no idea what went wrong.
I just noticed that even my time is in 24 hour format. I never set it that way. Surely something went wrong.
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You are welcome
That was really helpful. But my problem is wierd. But first is there a away to turn Glance view off or on. My problem is it doesnt respond to knockOn while screen is off. But what I noticed it sometimes catches some swipes or touches to turn the screen on. No Glance view niether knockOn is working like supposed to. I already did a reset. I did removed the screen protector and case and restart still no luck. Please any idea. It used to work till a couple a weeks when I changed my UI launcher to pixle launcher. So i thought it was the problem but after reset no luck.
One more thing which is the most annoying . I used to unlock my phone using knockcode while screen was off. Now every thing went to a disaster. I also tried contacting LG they want me to send it for repair And I cant just live without a phone.
After disabiling knockon. It still wake up by touching it or swiping down. It doesnt change its behavior. But what I noticed is covering th front sensors does stop it from waking .
Update: After testing. I noticed the problem. When I double tap for knockon. It takes 2 to 5 seconds for the screen to respond and turn on. Glance view same behavior but still hard to get it right I have to touch and hold and wait then swipe down and wait. But what didnt even work knock code while sleep. Anyways the delay in respond is really bad. It never took that long.
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That was really helpful. But my problem is wierd. But first is there a away to turn Glance view off or on. My problem is it doesnt respond to knockOn while screen is off. But what I noticed it sometimes catches some swipes or touches to turn the screen on. No Glance view niether knockOn is working like supposed to. I already did a reset. I did removed the screen protector and case and restart still no luck. Please any idea. It used to work till a couple a weeks when I changed my UI launcher to pixle launcher. So i thought it was the problem but after reset no luck.
One more thing which is the most annoying . I used to unlock my phone using knockcode while screen was off. Now every thing went to a disaster. I also tried contacting LG they want me to send it for repair And I cant just live without a phone.
After disabiling knockon. It still wake up by touching it or swiping down. It doesnt change its behavior. But what I noticed is covering th front sensors does stop it from waking .
Update: After testing. I noticed the problem. When I double tap for knockon. It takes 2 to 5 seconds for the screen to respond and turn on. Glance view same behavior but still hard to get it right I have to touch and hold and wait then swipe down and wait. But what didnt even work knock code while sleep. Anyways the delay in respond is really bad. It never took that long.
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Did you find a solution for this problem, my phone is behaving the same as yours and i even had it send to the service at lg but it came back the same, they said thet they change the motherboard in the phone.
I noticed that if i change my knock knock code to a pattern or just not useing a double tap in the code (just a single tap on every square) it enables the double tap to wake but still w/ a problem.... the glance dosen't work but if i touch the screen just once it truns on wich is very annoying because it turns the screen on in my pocket and ther it gose the battery.
I'm very sorry for my bad english.
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Did you find a solution for this problem, my phone is behaving the same as yours and i even had it send to the service at lg but it came back the same, they said thet they change the motherboard in the phone.
I noticed that if i change my knock knock code to a pattern or just not useing a double tap in the code (just a single tap on every square) it enables the double tap to wake but still w/ a problem.... the glance dosen't work but if i touch the screen just once it truns on wich is very annoying because it turns the screen on in my pocket and ther it gose the battery.
I'm very sorry for my bad english.
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I wish I were able, But not. I use dual boot with linageOS as daily driver I switch to the stock ROM in sec when I need to take photos. And back to LinageOS.
Thats not a solution. But no other I could do.
Last time I will use an LG product.
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Did you find a solution for this problem, my phone is behaving the same as yours and i even had it send to the service at lg but it came back the same, they said thet they change the motherboard in the phone.
I noticed that if i change my knock knock code to a pattern or just not useing a double tap in the code (just a single tap on every square) it enables the double tap to wake but still w/ a problem.... the glance dosen't work but if i touch the screen just once it truns on wich is very annoying because it turns the screen on in my pocket and ther it gose the battery.
I'm very sorry for my bad english.
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I have exactly what you have. To stop the phone waking itself in your pocket, I disabled KnockOn. This means we can't double tap to wake but it's better than a dead battery. Scroll up as someone has shown steps on how to enable/disable this.
Hi,
Yesterday I was driving around all day with Phone connected via Bluetooth and using voice only Navigation in Google Maps.
In the evening I reached 20% battery and the phone automatically activated Battery Saver Mode.
Suddenly while driving I heard the "GPS Signal Lost" Notification.
Picked up my phone. Took a look at gMaps and saw it repositioning. Navigation continued.
Put it back down in the middle Console, 3 Minutes later... GPS Signal Lost.
Didn't realised at that time why this happened but today I tried again, with Full battery. Drive around. No Problem.
Activate Battery Save Mode... 2min Later GPS Signal Lost.
This does not occur when you hold your phone Straight Into the sky, but when enclosed in the middle Console of the car GPS Signal is not strong enough.
It does work fine without battery Save Mode though.
So my Claim is:
Battery Save Mode DOES also reduce GPS Signal strength.
If anyone could confirm this I'd be grateful
Yes, it reduces power usage all together and probably drops you down to "battery saving mode" under the location settings, which is location by wi-fi, bluetooth, or mobile networks.
http://www.htc.com/mea-en/support/htc-10/howto/722079.html
Nope, still on high Precision and GPS connects.
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I see your battery level is at 33. Is Power Saver Mode even activated?
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It's German but you have the same in English if you activate Battery Save Mode.
Constant GPS signal loss when "Power Saving" mode is enabled
I do have similar issue. I do like the "Power saving" mode since I do see considerable difference in power usage. However, when I have this setting on and use a google map to navigate around, I keep losing GPS signal. This is sort of dangerous since, you'll be missing a turn. I did confirm this by disabling the power saving mode and went for a 5 hour drive.
I do wish the pull down menu has a "Power Saving" enable/disable button instead of the current "Extreme Saver" disable/enable icon.