Screen mirroring issues - Galaxy S 4 Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, guys! !! I'm experiencing some issues concerning the screen mirroring function in my s4 mini. I manage to connect it to my LG smartv and my chromecast 2, Which is attached to my regular TV. But after a few minutes, the image in my TV gets blurry and the connection fails. I contacted Samsung and they made me perform a series of tests,all of Which amounted to nothing in the end. Then , they said I Would have to do a factory reset. First of all, I'm a little weary about this, couse if it does not work, I'll have done a lot of work for nothing. What should I do?? Is it a hardware problem? I'm counting on you guys!!

Viniviusdessaune said:
Hi, guys! !! I'm experiencing some issues concerning the screen mirroring function in my s4 mini. I manage to connect it to my LG smartv and my chromecast 2, Which is attached to my regular TV. But after a few minutes, the image in my TV gets blurry and the connection fails. I contacted Samsung and they made me perform a series of tests,all of Which amounted to nothing in the end. Then , they said I Would have to do a factory reset. First of all, I'm a little weary about this, couse if it does not work, I'll have done a lot of work for nothing. What should I do?? Is it a hardware problem? I'm counting on you guys!!
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Using "caffine" to keep your device awake, might be a work around. (turn it on in the quick settings pull down menu, tap to set time, or for more control get the app of the same name on Play store)
Or try testing it with another casting app from play store that might keep the device from sleeping.

Thanks for Your reply! !! Unfortunately, I dont think thats the problem. While the Screen mirroring function is on, my s4 mini Screen is fully awake. The transmission then starts to falter. The images on my TV Screen (and my s4 screen)gets blurry and freezes. Then the connection breaks. ..but i'll install caffeine anyway. ..any Other suggestion?

Viniviusdessaune said:
Thanks for Your reply! !! Unfortunately, I dont think thats the problem. While the Screen mirroring function is on, my s4 mini Screen is fully awake. The transmission then starts to falter. The images on my TV Screen (and my s4 screen)gets blurry and freezes. Then the connection breaks. ..but i'll install caffeine anyway. ..any Other suggestion?
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oh I see. Maybe it's more like the modem/router being overloaded? Or wifi channel interference?

I dont think so. I turned off the wifi of all my other devices and the problem persisted, so its not overload. And I dont think its wifi interference either, because all my other devices can mirror the screen Just fine. All these tests Ive already performed, following sumsungs support instructions. They suggested a factory reset. Do You think That could work?

Viniviusdessaune said:
I dont think so. I turned off the wifi of all my other devices and the problem persisted, so its not overload. And I dont think its wifi interference either, because all my other devices can mirror the screen Just fine. All these tests Ive already performed, following sumsungs support instructions. They suggested a factory reset. Do You think That could work?
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strange problem. What version of Android? Stock? Are you using inbuilt casting like in CM13? Or Have you tried another casting app? I could only get mine going with allcast app from Cyanogen (or was it Google?)
Factory reset might fix it, I have no idea, but it's a last resort for me!

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Touchwiz and battery problems

Hi,
I bought Tab S 8.4 recently (3 weeks ago).
I face two issues and I appreciate your help..
1- Toucwiz: it happens frequently after I restart my tablet to find the error message (Unfortunately, Touchwiz stopped working). When I press OK, the screen blanks and starts working fine. I tried resetting the tablet to factory settings, clearing cache, clearing Touchwiz application setting.
The problem goes for some time and comes back. it doesn't really impact the tablet function but it is a kind of irritating.
2- Battery drains: I used to have ipad mini, the battery life was about 5 to 6 days.
For the Tab S, it is maximum three days. taking into consideration that I am using the tablet for emails, browsing, and rarely lite games.
Please, let me know if you face these problems and if you know the fix.
Thanks,
a_k_gano said:
Hi,
I bought Tab S 8.4 recently (3 weeks ago).
I face two issues and I appreciate your help..
1- Toucwiz: it happens frequently after I restart my tablet to find the error message (Unfortunately, Touchwiz stopped working). When I press OK, the screen blanks and starts working fine. I tried resetting the tablet to factory settings, clearing cache, clearing Touchwiz application setting.
The problem goes for some time and comes back. it doesn't really impact the tablet function but it is a kind of irritating.
2- Battery drains: I used to have ipad mini, the battery life was about 5 to 6 days.
For the Tab S, it is maximum three days. taking into consideration that I am using the tablet for emails, browsing, and rarely lite games.
Please, let me know if you face these problems and if you know the fix.
Thanks,
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1. Re-flash your device firmware with Odin. Many guides about on its use. Check sammobile.com or samsung-updates.com
2. The browsing time has been shown to be less than SOME other tablets but media play exceeding most others (including mini) of the same form factor. Don't know what users expect for such a thin device device with a very high resolution. There are far more pixels to push
There is also power saving mode and ultra power saving mode. You could also use auto brightness with lower setting.
As your coming from an Apple device here are some info on best battery saving practices for Android :
7 Quick Tips To Extend Battery Life on Android 4.4 Kitkat
http://www.idroidspace.com/best-tips-to-extend-battery-life-on-android-4-4-kitkat-devices/
Specifically for Tab S:
- (I don't use this one as to me it reduces the value of my tablet) : "Select adaptive display off and use basic color better battery life but sacrifice some color". This suggestion came at the beginning of August before at least one update which may have negated it's value.
- Settings:
- Increase the time between services being synced (GMail, Calender... Etc)
- Turn off syncing for any service you don't use
- Turn off Bluetooth if your not using it
- Turn off WiFi scanning once you have added your WiFi access point(s)
- uncheck WiFi remaining alive when tablet is asleep (sorry forgot the specific setting name)
- Anything you can tolerate that reduces screen brightness.
- Turn off auto brightness and control it manually
- Reduce the auto brightness value assuming you still want auto brightness
If that is still not enough then you can install a battery app which tracks "wakelocks" (apps that keep your app awake even when it is not being used). After analyzing that info you can uninstall the worst offenders. Sometimes the worst ones are part of the system or an essential app so you must put up with the drain. See this XDA post for a good battery analysing app which is free for XDA members.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15869886&postcount=2
Likely the 1st link to the 7 tips article will give your the best bang for the buck.
Good luck
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The weird thing is that the Touchwiz error appears only at the restart. Then the tablet continues working fine.
it is less probable to happen when I restart the tablet after it is shut down, and more probable to happen when I restart it by command.
It is not stopping me from using the tablet, but it is some how irritating.
a_k_gano said:
The weird thing is that the Touchwiz error appears only at the restart. Then the tablet continues working fine.
it is less probable to happen when I restart the tablet after it is shut down, and more probable to happen when I restart it by command.
It is not stopping me from using the tablet, but it is some how irritating.
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So you didn't bother to re-flash ?
UpInTheAir said:
So you didn't bother to re-flash ?
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Not exactly, ... I downloaded the SW and planning to do it... was just asking if it really deserves?
one silly question... can it be a HW issue?
Thanks,
a_k_gano said:
Not exactly, ... I downloaded the SW and planning to do it... was just asking if it really deserves?
one silly question... can it be a HW issue?
Thanks,
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Not a silly question.
A lot will be cleared up if you go ahead. You're data should be OK, but always recommend to save it off device.
UpInTheAir said:
Not a silly question.
A lot will be cleared up if you go ahead. You're data should be OK, but always recommend to save it off device.
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I reflashed the SW.
so far so good.. will keep you updated.
Thanks,
a_k_gano said:
I reflashed the SW.
so far so good.. will keep you updated.
Thanks,
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Problem appeared again... looks like it is related to some application.
I tried the safe mode and it works fine every time I restart the tablet in safe mode.
I downloaded Nova advanced launcher and it works fine so far...
a_k_gano said:
Problem appeared again... looks like it is related to some application.
I tried the safe mode and it works fine every time I restart the tablet in safe mode.
I downloaded Nova advanced launcher and it works fine so far...
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You just need to remember what you did between then and now and narrow down the cause. ....
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You just need to remember what you did between then and now and narrow down the cause. ....
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I found the trigger ... Or I think I did
I cleared the Touchwiz data and cache .. so it went to the default configuration. I then started adding my widgets and shortcuts one by one.
I figured out that the Touchwiz fault happens when I add a short cut of an application installed on the microSD card.
I moved all the applications from the microSD to the internal memory and now Touchwiz works fine.
Now going to the microSD. The microSD I have is Transcend cat 10. It should be quite fast, and it is actually fast (R/W). However, I recall some posts regarding Transcend in-compatibility with new Samsung devices.
I have Galaxy S5 as well... same Transcend type and works fine.... BUT ... There is a Samsung application called User's digest for Samsung (or you can find it in the name of Vitamin's for Samsung).. It has a feature to place some tests to the handset. Both Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Tab S show the microSD card test result as "Disconnected"! ... I didn't care that much on the S5 as it didn't cause any problem, but now I started to care after what happened with the Tab S.
I ordered Samsung 32GB cat 10 microSD... should arrive in a week... will let you know about my experience.
It's confirmed now the touchwiz problem while starting the tablet is triggered by microsd.
The transcend I was using was fake. I am using an original one now and I can sense the enhancement in the read speed, as well as no touchwiz problem anymore.
Thanks,
How do I reboot in safe mode in galaxy tab s t705?
Thanks

Screen goes black watching videos.

So, brand new thing I have ran into recently is that no matter what app I use when I turn the phone horizontal the screen goes black and I can't see the video. Any tips to fix this? I am rooted with xposed.
Is there a screen protector or cover possibly causing this issue?
Have you restarted? (Had a similar issue and restart fixed it)
Sincerely,
ASUS_USA
There is at least one other thread about this. Try the search to see if they found a fix. I had something similar, but only with mp4 files, no matter which app I used. Partial or completely black screen, but the sound was fine. It went away for me with the last firmware update.
No case on there for me.
Hi,
I encountered this problem and have a thread on this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/help/video-playback-issue-ze550ml-2-18-40-7-t3139304). Basically, I had to perform a factory reset in order to fix it. Hope it helps.
Cheers.
Hi, did you managed to fix the problem and how if you did?
I have already performed factory reset with the last update 9/7/15 but still have the same problem.
Is it video files or does this also happen with YouTube and other streaming apps?
Just videos, camera videos that I took and others, Youtube works normaly
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Asus Splendid was the problem, it was disabled and after enabling and updating it works normally.
If someone have the same problem ...
Video turns black - unfreeze Splendit and autostart
Nemanjath said:
Asus Splendid was the problem, it was disabled and after enabling and updating it works normally.
If someone have the same problem ...
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Thanks a lot. That safed me hours of searching! I was just starting to think about the videocodec and all other things I changed..... Would have led me in the wrong direction.....

No audio in or out, weird audio glitch

Heya!
As of yesterday I've been having an unusual issue. My galaxy a50 seems to not have any audio. The speakers and microphone don't work, there's no audio when connected by 3.5mm either.
The second aspect of my issue is that all media (YouTube, Netflix, Spotify, podcasts) is sped up. The timeline skips in increments of approx. 7 seconds.
I've done a reboot, checked settings, checked accessibility settings, wiped cache, booted into safe mode and done a factory reset. None of which worked.
I'm running stock android 9
Maybe a hardware failure. What about a reflash with smart switch?
nemes480 said:
Maybe a hardware failure. What about a reflash with smart switch?
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Thanks for the reply! I haven't tried a reflash yet, I'll give that a shot and update the thread.
Please check this accessibility settings
Hey guys, I apologize for the wait, it's been a chaotic few days. I hadn't had time for the reflash yet, but the issue seems to have fixed itself. I'm sorry that no real solution was found but glad I've got my audio back
No more splitscreen and WPS
Since when samsung removed this functions of a50?
Can I revert those update?
judas22 said:
Since when samsung removed this functions of a50?
Can I revert those update?
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We still have split screen, you access that from the recent apps. Just tap to the icon of the app. And wps is have to be somewhere in here, just we don't know where

Philips 65PUS8204 Random Reboots and Crashes

Hi All,
So I've just bought this TV and I've done all the updates I can, and even checked the website for any manual updates. I've done at least 3 full resets too.
As the title says, I'm getting random crashes or reboots - even when it's just sat on a menu screen doing nothing. Streaming anything such as Netflix seems to exacerbate the issue. I'm very lucky if I can even watch a single 40 min TV episode without it rebooting.
Any ideas? Has anybody else had this? Philips are being useless at the moment and simply referred me back to some instructions for 2014 Android TV's despite this one being a 2019 model, and then closed the support ticket before I could even reply.
Cheers,
James
Do you have any firmware updates?
Have you done any firmware updates on your TV?
Also did u check any auto-shut down feature?
Hello,
Thanks for the reply. As I stated I've done all updates already and also checked the website for any manual updates.
The TV isn't shutting down, it's rebooting randomly during viewing, and crashing when doing nothing requiring me to pull the plug to get it working again.
Any other suggestions?
james2k2 said:
Hello,
Thanks for the reply. As I stated I've done all updates already and also checked the website for any manual updates.
The TV isn't shutting down, it's rebooting randomly during viewing, and crashing when doing nothing requiring me to pull the plug to get it working again.
Any other suggestions?
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Do you have any HDMIs, SATALLITES connected to your TV?
Please remove them and maybe re-installing the latest firmware would help
https://toengel.net/philipsblog/firmware-download/
Also,
http://philips-tvconsumercare.kxondemand.com/Portal/en/Faq/All/6595
Hello, my apologies I didn't see the notification for reply.
I've tried leaving it disconnected but unfortunately the issue still occurs. I will look at reinstalling the firmware.
Thanks for your help so far.
Hi all again,
I just wanted to provide a small update. So I think I've worked out that it's the remote causing the crashing. Which in turn suggests a Bluetooth issue. It isn't consistent, so I'm now monitoring but it seems when the remote gets moved and goes to reconnect it then crashes and reboots. I'll post another update if my findings seem true.
on my Phillips the Isuue came from firetvstick4k.
If i changed Always HDR i have massive problems with lag in UI of my Phillips 65PSU7310.
If i changed it in Firetv to Adaptive...all Lag was gone from my Phillips TV
https://www.4kfilme.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Amazon-Fire-TV-Adaptives-HDR.jpg
Also AptoideTV app has given me much Bootloops.
After deinstalled AptoideTV and Gave Firetvstick only Adaptive HDR.All Problems has gone.no bootloop and no Lags anymore.
Perhaps it helps you !
greatz
I habe the Same Problems and Philip’s Support think That i am stupid“did. you try a firmware Update?“ and some other things like That. The Problem is since the Last Auto Update 6-8weeks ago most it happens After 1hour streaming youtube. First reboots android,than nothing Happens After That Philip’s bootlogo and then android Boot apears again all Bye its own.
TV.: 65PUS8602
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Hi,
when you are in a bootloop, try the upgrade_loader for your TV... see my blog - firmware archive + instructions
[email protected]
No Not in bootloop.
And your downgrade discription does Not work on my TV.
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james2k2 said:
Hi all again,
I just wanted to provide a small update. So I think I've worked out that it's the remote causing the crashing. Which in turn suggests a Bluetooth issue. It isn't consistent, so I'm now monitoring but it seems when the remote gets moved and goes to reconnect it then crashes and reboots. I'll post another update if my findings seem true.
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Hi James2k2,
I know this post is a bit old but I have a Philips OLED with exactly the same random reboot as you get.
You just said it was maybe a Bluetooth issue, can you tell me if you could confirm that? and how did you resolve this please?
Thanks a lot
drgonzo69 said:
Hi James2k2,
I know this post is a bit old but I have a Philips OLED with exactly the same random reboot as you get.
You just said it was maybe a Bluetooth issue, can you tell me if you could confirm that? and how did you resolve this please?
Thanks a lot
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Hey drgonzo69,
Unfortunately I never got the issue resolved. Philips support just asked me to reinstall the firmware, which I did and I still had the problem. In the end the supplier accepted it back and I bought an LG TV instead (should have gone with my gut and done this in the first place instead of trying to save some money).
james2k2 said:
Hey drgonzo69,
Unfortunately I never got the issue resolved. Philips support just asked me to reinstall the firmware, which I did and I still had the problem. In the end the supplier accepted it back and I bought an LG TV instead (should have gone with my gut and done this in the first place instead of trying to save some money).
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Hi James2k2,
Thanks for your answer.
Unfortunately warranty is expired and I can't give the tv back... I'm just going to wait for new firmwares hoping that system will be eventually more stable.
drgonzo69 said:
Hi James2k2,
Thanks for your answer.
Unfortunately warranty is expired and I can't give the tv back... I'm just going to wait for new firmwares hoping that system will be eventually more stable.
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Ah that's a shame! I have to say, for the money the display itself wasn't bad at all. Hopefully a fix will come out.

Question [Solved] A52s 5G freezes and going back to home screen by itself

Hi Guys! I am new here, my samsung A52s 5g just freezes and always going back to home screen specially when connected to wifi. It just happened all of a sudden, I didn't even downloaded anything, I just use my phone on social media platform and some games.
Here's what I did
I tried factory reset - issue still persists
I tried hard reset, clear cache - issue still persists
I tried reprograming with Odin the latest version of Odin - still didn't fix the problem I even downgraded the android version with the old A52s firmwarw with Odin but the issuw still persists.
Does anyone encountered the same issue? And know a solution? Please let me know. TIA
Welcome to XDA
Sounds like a hardware failure.
If you did all that not much else left.
I hope someone know a solution how to fix this problem. It just happened all of a sudden. The phone was working fine beforw my son just turned it off. When I turned it back on it freezes wherever I go and going back to homescreen by itself. It happens all the time when the wifi is on. But when the wifi is off, it is somehow ok.
Well leave the wifi off. You went back to a known good firmware version and set the data user partition to its default settings. Unless you installed a buggy 3rd party after that there's not much left other than a hardware failure.
Data user partition should be in default settings I guess since flashing to known good version.
Wilsaryu said:
Data user partition should be in default settings I guess since flashing to known good version.
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You did a factory reset as well.
blackhawk said:
You did a factory reset as well.
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Yes sir!
Sounds like you're having the same issue as me: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/a52s-randomly-rebooting-freezing.4503129
When this happens, do you see the Samsung logo that you normally see when you turn on your phone?
Stonos said:
Sounds like you're having the same issue as me: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/a52s-randomly-rebooting-freezing.4503129
When this happens, do you see the Samsung logo that you normally see when you turn on your phone?
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Yes, restarting phone is fine like normal, but whenever I browse on my a52s it keeps lagging but when press the return/back button it goes back to normal but when I repeat browsing the same thing it keeps lagging, sometimes it freezes and going back to home screen.
Wilsaryu said:
Yes, restarting phone is fine like normal, but whenever I browse on my a52s it keeps lagging but when press the return/back button it goes back to normal but when I repeat browsing the same thing it keeps lagging, sometimes it freezes and going back to home screen.
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What browser? Try clearing that browser's data.
Try a different browser like Brave.
Google chrome browser but not just on browser also in every app. Even in Settings it keeps freezing and going back to home screen
Wilsaryu said:
Google chrome browser but not just on browser also in every app. Even in Settings it keeps freezing and going back to home screen
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That's likely a hardware failure of some type probably the mobo.
Hello guys! My A52s is now working in properly, no more freezing/lagging. What I did is I drained the battery to zero and had it fully charged then I saw an update from android 12 to android 13. Voila my a52s is back to normal like new . Thank you guys for your time to reply. God bless us all
Wilsaryu said:
Hello guys! My A52s is now working in properly, no more freezing/lagging. What I did is I drained the battery to zero and had it fully charged then I saw an update from android 12 to android 13. Voila my a52s is back to normal like new . Thank you guys for your time to reply. God bless us all
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Time will tell. I find that disconcerting. Did Samsung release that model with that big of a glitch in the firmware for some models of that production run? Yes, well... that's Samsung.
I've had this issue. Sent it back for warranty claims and they sent me a replacement unit, Initally I though GalaxyMax Hz caused this issue - so I haven't used it again.

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