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LiveView App in the Market!

Hey guys, just checked: theres an app called "liveview application" in the market ;-)
So launch shouldnt be too far away
Sent from my 2.1 X10i using XDA App

Are you buying one? If yes could you share the points that you think matters for you to own one?
Thanks

I'm definitely considering buying one, or at least asking for it for Xmas if I don't get around to buying it. I've kind of been wanting to get a watch anyways and this brilliant little device would be a nice watch and great for seeing what messages friends are sending to me while I'm working. I'm also an accessory whore so theres that as well. Why buy a fancy watch when I can get something that connects right to my phone and does much more than tell me the time

If it isn't astronomically priced I would consider getting one. Sony made an older bluetooth watch that is still available on ebay for a fairly high amount though.
I amuse myself with the thought of kids in school being able to check their text messages / social networks from their watch. I would have.

I have one since yesterday but display wont work,battery wont load,so bad.
Send it back.

sndytime said:
I have one since yesterday but display wont work,battery wont load,so bad.
Send it back.
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Where did you get it from?
Didn't know it was for sale already..

I am also interested. Explains, explains, the place you bought?

I heard there was a first bunch available for a short time which is already sold out.
In germany/austria, amazon releases it on november 20th for 59,97€
http://www.amazon.de/Ericsson-LiveV...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=ce-de&qid=1289038767&sr=8-1

I have bought my device here in Switzerland at Digitec but the first charge is sold out!

Can someone post the apk file here? I am not able to find it on the market!
Thaaannnkkkksss

Alleniv said:
Can someone post the apk file here? I am not able to find it on the market!
Thaaannnkkkksss
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Here is LiveView,LiveWare Manager and SportyPal App.

i think its actually hard to just grab ur phone and do ur things
btw, if u would buy one, lemme know how long the x10 battery lives, im pritty sure its not longer than halve a day cuz of the bt...

Yes, it's difficult to get the phone to a backpack when riding the motorcycle.
Tomorrow I get my Liveview . I also think I will have problems with the battery. I will explain.

Hawkysoft said:
btw, if u would buy one, lemme know how long the x10 battery lives, im pritty sure its not longer than halve a day cuz of the bt...
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I'm actually thinking of buying this one too. regarding battery life, right now I have my x10 connected to my mbw-150 and IS800 and so far my phone lasts a day, granted I only wear them when I go out which is like 6 or 7 hours a day.

6 hours are the normal battery time for the liveview device!
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6 hours battery life is putting it a little low. Got mine since Friday 19th and have been using it since.
The battery holds for about 14 hours with on and off (regular) usage.
But as with all new devices, you'll probably drain that thing dry in about 5-6 hours, since you will be fumbling it all the time.
But as time goes and you'll use it normally, you should see a days worth of usage from the thing.
What concerns me, personally is the stability of the Software.
I don't know, how much is the apps fault (fixable), or that of the device (I've read no mention of it being update-able).
I already wrote SE for a statement on the matter.
As it is now, the device regularly quits working.
It wont go further then showing you the watch (time and date).
Nothing else.
After turning it off and on again, it automatically connects again and works though (taking about 10 seconds and two button presses).
With that behavior it's quite unreliable for notifications (it's main purpose).
I hope, SE can somehow fix that.

Got mine from ldlc.com
work nice.
But I'm a little bit disapointed with my mw600 now. I don't understand why the LiveView can display my contact name and my music title and the mw600 not ....

Dear All Thanks for the application
can anybody post the other 7 applications for live view since i dont have the android market in my x10 mini pro
apprecaite......

Can anybody please provide the updated version of liveview.apk?
Thanks, Sigi

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I'm actually thinking of buying this one too. regarding battery life, right now I have my x10 connected to my mbw-150 and IS800 and so far my phone lasts a day, granted I only wear them when I go out which is like 6 or 7 hours a day.
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MBW-150????!! i have that watch and i couldnt make it work like should be, its there any apk like in WIMO for it to works???

A quick review after 48 hours use

I have had the phone, bought from phones 4U contract free for the past few days and i wanted to give my views for people who may be undecided if it is a sound purchase. Just for the record i still have my iPhone 4 & Desire HD, so i am not biased.....
I was unsure about the form factor when reading the specs, but the lack of hardware buttons means it is literally 95% screen real estate, the display is a thing of beauty. I know others have reported colour issues, but i have not had problems with yellow hue. Or any other display issues. It also feels light but sturdy, i'm sure you will have seen the scratch test video. I'm confident that the screen will stay scratch free unless i drop it (To be fair i will probably drop it)
ICS - It is a great update for android. People have commented about it not being intuitive or user friendly. I spent the first few hours setting things up and finding my way around the OS and while it takes some getting used to it is far better than gingerbread. It is of course biased to Google+ - people who have concerns about not being able to sync their facebook contact pictures should use "syncmypix" it has done a great job populating my phonebook pictures. I have had some force closes, and apps from the market do need an update due to some compatibility issues. As this is a software issue i am not concerned. I would like to add that the face unlock is actually very good. I set the "gimmick unlock" to test it, and it has proved to be more than adequate for day to day use. It does not work in low light, but again hardly a surprise.
GPS is also excellent on the phone seeing a connection established nearly instantly.
I must be missing something with the connecting to other hardware issue. I guess people use their smartphones differently, but from my point of view i connect my phone to my PC to transfer files back and forth and sometimes tether my laptop to use the internet. Both of these things work fine and quickly, so i am clearly missing the issue.
The camera: Ok, the camera isn't going to set the world on fire. In the right lighting it takes a pretty decent snap, but if you are looking for a phone with a heavy emphasis on photos it probably isnt for you. No software updates will change that. I do like the instant shutter speed and it comes with some nice effects.
The battery: Hmmmm the jury is out on the battery. I usually like to cycle the battery over a few days till it settles down, i can then make a valid comment. So far though the battery is giving me approx 12 hours of use, i would consider myself a heavy user (It's a new phone and i'm playing with it lots)
Overall - If you love tech, and are an early adopter it's a great phone. The OS is lightening fast and the display is great. If you want something that 'Just works' i would hold on.
I HAVE NOT HAD THE VOLUME PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE COMMENTED ON. LITERALLY NOT ONCE.
Please feel free to ask anything about the phone, or if you would like me to try something out just let me know.
Cheers

theshakyone said:
I HAVE NOT HAD THE VOLUME PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE COMMENTED ON. LITERALLY NOT ONCE.
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are you even aware of the conditions that trigger the fault?
If you are not on O2, Vodafone, giffgaff, or Tesco Mobile...then you wouldn't experience the fault. Please give more info about what network you're with.

*sigh of relief* as I'm on Three I hope I won't develop these problems, as there's no 2G to switch to.
OP: good review, mainly mirrors my sentiments.

rikbrown said:
*sigh of relief* as I'm on Three I hope I won't develop these problems, as there's no 2G to switch to.
OP: good review, mainly mirrors my sentiments.
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actually 3 does have 2G connectivity via Orange albeit dwindling down. Either way, both 3UK and Orange do not use 900MHz frequency band for their 2G service.

oscillik said:
actually 3 does have 2G connectivity via Orange albeit dwindling down. Either way, both 3UK and Orange do not use 900MHz frequency band for their 2G service.
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Oh TIL . But fine, good to hear that.

oscillik said:
are you even aware of the conditions that trigger the fault?
If you are not on O2, Vodafone, giffgaff, or Tesco Mobile...then you wouldn't experience the fault. Please give more info about what network you're with.
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Yes i am even aware of the conditions that trigger the fault. I have used my O2 sim for a few hours at a time over the weekend and have not seen the fault yet. I am primarily on T-Mobile.
Others may not be aware of the conditions that trigger the fault, so thanks for posting up the link.

theshakyone said:
The battery: Hmmmm the jury is out on the battery. I usually like to cycle the battery over a few days till it settles down, i can then make a valid comment. So far though the battery is giving me approx 12 hours of use, i would consider myself a heavy user (It's a new phone and i'm playing with it lots)
I HAVE NOT HAD THE VOLUME PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE COMMENTED ON. LITERALLY NOT ONCE.
Cheers
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Good to know about the battery. I've heard many bad things about the battery life, so it's good to know that yours is lasting as long as one would expect.
Please post what operator you're one so that we can determine if it's all handsets that are being plagued by the volume problems, or just some or most.
I'm with Optus in Australia and I'm fairly certain that they operate on the 900Mhz GSM frequency

Niksko said:
Good to know about the battery. I've heard many bad things about the battery life, so it's good to know that yours is lasting as long as one would expect.
Please post what operator you're one so that we can determine if it's all handsets that are being plagued by the volume problems, or just some or most.
I'm with Optus in Australia and I'm fairly certain that they operate on the 900Mhz GSM frequency
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Hello
I'm on T mobile for the majority of the time. But do use my O2 sim and have tested it with both. Over the next few days im sure a clearer picture will emerge regarding the problem.

Thanks for the review. My contract is up and I keep going back and forth between wanting this phone and waiting for CM9 or some other ICS based ROM to drop for my dinc.

theshakyone said:
Yes i am even aware of the conditions that trigger the fault. I have used my O2 sim for a few hours at a time over the weekend and have not seen the fault yet. I am primarily on T-Mobile.
Others may not be aware of the conditions that trigger the fault, so thanks for posting up the link.
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so then you are not going to encounter the fault. Would've helped if you had made mention of this in your original post.

Niksko said:
Good to know about the battery. I've heard many bad things about the battery life, so it's good to know that yours is lasting as long as one would expect.
Please post what operator you're one so that we can determine if it's all handsets that are being plagued by the volume problems, or just some or most.
I'm with Optus in Australia and I'm fairly certain that they operate on the 900Mhz GSM frequency
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I am pretty unimpressed with the battery personally. Since coming off charge at 8am this morning (now almost 2pm) I'm on 55%. 49% screen 21% Android OS apparently. Light use.

rikbrown said:
I am pretty unimpressed with the battery personally. Since coming off charge at 8am this morning (now almost 2pm) I'm on 55%. 49% screen 21% Android OS apparently. Light use.
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That is poor. Are you using live wallpapers? Is the screen brightness on auto or manual, and lastly how many charges has it been through?

Good Review - Thank you
Thank you for taking the time to write that review.
Some obviously don't appreciate the time you took to do one, but i do. it makes me more sure i want to buy it
Thank you

mhbr12742 said:
Thank you for taking the time to write that review.
Some obviously don't appreciate the time you took to do one, but i do. it makes me more sure i want to buy it
Thank you
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Thanks for your comments. I guess some people are upset about the volume issue, and are venting. I'm glad the review was of some use to you....

theshakyone said:
That is poor. Are you using live wallpapers? Is the screen brightness on auto or manual, and lastly how many charges has it been through?
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Screen brightness auto. No live wallpapers. Two full charges. One gmail account on push and one Exchange on push. I browsed Reddit for about 10-15minutes after waking up and that saw the battery down about 6% or so.
Since then I listened to Spotify on the walk to work (15mins). I've replied to some texts, installed/used a network Speed Test app once, showed the camera to a friend and took a panorama. And played with a few settings. Nothing intensive.
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Screen on time 1h9m. 6h1m49s on battery.

rikbrown said:
I am pretty unimpressed with the battery personally. Since coming off charge at 8am this morning (now almost 2pm) I'm on 55%. 49% screen 21% Android OS apparently. Light use.
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Well that's 12 hours (till empty) with the screen on almost 50%. Not bad.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV

Thanks for the review - I really appreciate the time you put into it. I wondered if you think it is worth paying £100 pounds + more for this handset or go for the tried and tested the GS2 which is due to get the ICS upgrade at some point....There seem to be a few p'd off people leaving comments all over this forum regarding this phone.
theshakyone said:
I have had the phone, bought from phones 4U contract free for the past few days and i wanted to give my views for people who may be undecided if it is a sound purchase. Just for the record i still have my iPhone 4 & Desire HD, so i am not biased.....
I was unsure about the form factor when reading the specs, but the lack of hardware buttons means it is literally 95% screen real estate, the display is a thing of beauty. I know others have reported colour issues, but i have not had problems with yellow hue. Or any other display issues. It also feels light but sturdy, i'm sure you will have seen the scratch test video. I'm confident that the screen will stay scratch free unless i drop it (To be fair i will probably drop it)
ICS - It is a great update for android. People have commented about it not being intuitive or user friendly. I spent the first few hours setting things up and finding my way around the OS and while it takes some getting used to it is far better than gingerbread. It is of course biased to Google+ - people who have concerns about not being able to sync their facebook contact pictures should use "syncmypix" it has done a great job populating my phonebook pictures. I have had some force closes, and apps from the market do need an update due to some compatibility issues. As this is a software issue i am not concerned. I would like to add that the face unlock is actually very good. I set the "gimmick unlock" to test it, and it has proved to be more than adequate for day to day use. It does not work in low light, but again hardly a surprise.
GPS is also excellent on the phone seeing a connection established nearly instantly.
I must be missing something with the connecting to other hardware issue. I guess people use their smartphones differently, but from my point of view i connect my phone to my PC to transfer files back and forth and sometimes tether my laptop to use the internet. Both of these things work fine and quickly, so i am clearly missing the issue.
The camera: Ok, the camera isn't going to set the world on fire. In the right lighting it takes a pretty decent snap, but if you are looking for a phone with a heavy emphasis on photos it probably isnt for you. No software updates will change that. I do like the instant shutter speed and it comes with some nice effects.
The battery: Hmmmm the jury is out on the battery. I usually like to cycle the battery over a few days till it settles down, i can then make a valid comment. So far though the battery is giving me approx 12 hours of use, i would consider myself a heavy user (It's a new phone and i'm playing with it lots)
Overall - If you love tech, and are an early adopter it's a great phone. The OS is lightening fast and the display is great. If you want something that 'Just works' i would hold on.
I HAVE NOT HAD THE VOLUME PROBLEMS THAT OTHERS HAVE COMMENTED ON. LITERALLY NOT ONCE.
Please feel free to ask anything about the phone, or if you would like me to try something out just let me know.
Cheers
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player911 said:
Well that's 12 hours (till empty) with the screen on almost 50%. Not bad.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
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Actual screen on time was 1h9m for 6h1m49s on battery. The % was where the battery was going (as displayed in the battery part of Settings).
I guess it's okay, but I'm used to a lot higher from my previous iPhone 4 and HTC Radar. But I guess they also didn't have 4.65" 720p displays
I've turned off Exchange push for now, as I don't really care about getting work emails on it anyway. Will see if that improves things, as read some vague topics saying that Exchange is a battery hog.

player911 said:
Well that's 12 hours (till empty) with the screen on almost 50%. Not bad.
G2x - 2.3.7 CM7
Transformer - 3.2 Revolver OC/UV
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If one is considering the total screen on time, its actually about 2 hrs 18 min. (Double of 1hr 9 min). The % isn't measured according to time.
@rikbrown: Thanks for the tests and info!

ock said:
If one is considering the total screen on time, its actually about 2 hrs 18 min. (Double of 1hr 9 min). The % isn't measured according to time.
@rikbrown: Thanks for the tests and info!
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No problem. I've posted a topic to get others' opinions/battery life experiences, so I can stop hijacking this review thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356581

Phone fixed

Hi,
I sent my phone to HTC for repair as the screen was yellow and had poor battery life
they changed the screen and the battery and its amazing now
there are no yellow spots and it works like a charm
the battery lasts 1.50 days dispite heavy use
for those having issues please send it to HTC.
If u send it back to your retailer for an exchange u are not guaranteed to get a phone without an issue, screen especially whereas sending the phone to HTC they make sure there are no issues after a repair they have done a good job and Im really happy with the phone now

8 years I buy HTC phones and have very good experience with them.
Only once I had a issue with my phone, they picked up and returned the machine fixed in 3 days.

htc will fix/replace your device if it has yellow spots?

100% its called Mura. Tell them and they will replace the lcd and u wont face the issue ever again as it s a known issue
Mine had this issue mainly and the new screen rocks

they are easier to deal with then apple... i will never buy another apple product mainly because of their customer service...

DallasGT01 said:
they are easier to deal with then apple... i will never buy another apple product mainly because of their customer service...
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Thats odd, I had an ipod touch a few years back and my experience at the time was really positive. I had a problem and scheduled a visit online, went down to the local mall and gave it to them, they swapped it out for me. I've never had that good of an experience with anything else I own. Of course, that was the only new apple product I've ever had, so maybe regular apple users have a different experience, dunno.
I also have sent my HTC off for repairs (to some place in houston). It wasn't the screen, I had a problem with my mobile data that all but stopped working indoors and barely worked outdoors. I'll see how that goes. They did tell me that if they need any parts, it will cost me $20 because my One X is from france, whatever that means. Its really sad though, I don't really have any other usable android devices at the moment so I'm stuck using my work's blackberry while I wait. I hate that thing, I feel like i've gone back to the 90's.

That's very strange they ask $ 20 for it because HTC warrantee is worldwide.
The phone they fixed for me that time was a HTC Artemis P3300 from the US and I live in Holland. They didn't charge anything.
bveditz said:
I also have sent my HTC off for repairs (to some place in houston). It wasn't the screen, I had a problem with my mobile data that all but stopped working indoors and barely worked outdoors. I'll see how that goes. They did tell me that if they need any parts, it will cost me $20
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The battery lasts 1.50 days dispite heavy use
What sort of heavy use, can you post some stats, wondering if I need a repair ? bet a few other people are thinking the same

pickup9785 said:
The battery lasts 1.50 days dispite heavy use
What sort of heavy use, can you post some stats, wondering if I need a repair ? bet a few other people are thinking the same
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Hi,
Im a recruiter so i have to constantly make calls a lot of calls.
Also to achieve this i had to do the following
wifi sleep policy disabled when asleep
i also disabled apps like books, movies, watch, sound hound, google + fm radio stuffim never going to use to see the disable button u need to uninstall updates first.
these ate battery like hell cos they were running in the background.
Hope that helps

viniturb0 said:
Hi,
Im a recruiter so i have to constantly make calls a lot of calls.
Also to achieve this i had to do the following
wifi sleep policy disabled when asleep
i also disabled apps like books, movies, watch, sound hound, google + fm radio stuffim never going to use to see the disable button u need to uninstall updates first.
these ate battery like hell cos they were running in the background.
Hope that helps
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Screenshot of the usage and display time please. Otherwise I think you have the same battery everyone else has...
Also Stock unrooted phone I believe? If so can perfectly compare with my usage.

Laurentius26 said:
That's very strange they ask $ 20 for it because HTC warrantee is worldwide.
The phone they fixed for me that time was a HTC Artemis P3300 from the US and I live in Holland. They didn't charge anything.
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Yeah, they said because I live in the US and I purchased a phone from france and the repair place is in the US they would need to special order parts. Who knows. I'm actually a little concerned since they mistyped my email address (luckily I got the email anyway since I own the domain) on the rma info and even though they received the device on wednesday (according to the post office), there have been no updates to the website that they've received or are repairing it. So... I'll have to call them again and see what happened.
There is something to be said to buying devices directly from a local carrier.

bveditz said:
Yeah, they said because I live in the US and I purchased a phone from france and the repair place is in the US they would need to special order parts. Who knows. I'm actually a little concerned since they mistyped my email address (luckily I got the email anyway since I own the domain) on the rma info and even though they received the device on wednesday (according to the post office), there have been no updates to the website that they've received or are repairing it. So... I'll have to call them again and see what happened.
There is something to be said to buying devices directly from a local carrier.
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I sent mine off to HTC too in the UK. They picked it up on Wednesday, Thursday evening it was showing as device received on their repair tracking.
Today afternoon it is showing as in repair.... :\ hopefully i get it middle of this week as i have no phone to use whatsoever. hopefully they will fix my yellow spot, i think the gorilla glass was not sitting properly on the LCD. as when i pressed it slightly it was gone.

xl VipeR lx said:
I sent mine off to HTC too in the UK. They picked it up on Wednesday, Thursday evening it was showing as device received on their repair tracking.
Today afternoon it is showing as in repair.... :\ hopefully i get it middle of this week as i have no phone to use whatsoever. hopefully they will fix my yellow spot, i think the gorilla glass was not sitting properly on the LCD. as when i pressed it slightly it was gone.
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Better luck than me... My phone was delivered on the 13th but never made it to 'received'. I now have an escalation ticket into HTC to find it. It took a few calls to them for them to even care that my phone was missing, they just kept saying that the repair place was probably behind. I then had to call them for an escalation ticket, then had to call a few days later to re-do the escalation ticket because the last guy didn't do it properly, then a call a few days later to get someone assigned to the escalation ticket. I'm now at the few days mark again, so I'll have to call again on monday and can hardly wait to hear the response this time.
I couldn't use the blackberry any longer, so I spent the other night screwing with my old captivate to at least get it working again so I'm not living in the dark ages anymore.

So, after a bunch more calls back and forth, they finally found my phone. At which point it sat for a couple more weeks while they ordered parts. Then they called back with the bad news. Apparently they can't order the parts because it's an international phone and due to copyright laws (supposedly) they can't ship the parts it needs overseas. The only options are to 1) return the phone, 2) send the phone to HTC France or 3) Replace the phone with an AT&T One-X. Obviously #1 is out. #3 isn't a great choice either, because the AT&T isn't as good as the International version, and so I discussed #2 with them. #2 apparently is only an option if I have a French shipping address, which obviously I don't. So, I'm pretty much out of options.
I think I may just take them up on replacing it with the AT&T one, and since it's new, I'll just ebay it and take the money to -mostly- pay for the S3. I really liked the One-x, but I don't want the limitations it already has (SD & Battery) combined with the more severe limitations of the AT&T version (dual core, 16gb storage - I can't use LTE so that's not a benefit).
Luckily my captivate has been holding up during this whole fiasco, but It's really on it's last legs.

bveditz said:
Yeah, they said because I live in the US and I purchased a phone from france and the repair place is in the US they would need to special order parts. Who knows. I'm actually a little concerned since they mistyped my email address (luckily I got the email anyway since I own the domain) on the rma info and even though they received the device on wednesday (according to the post office), there have been no updates to the website that they've received or are repairing it. So... I'll have to call them again and see what happened.
There is something to be said to buying devices directly from a local carrier.
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It happened to someone else too. It's not parts, it's this...
BarryH_GEG said:
This makes sense but not for the reasons given. The U.S. One X's have the "app picker" disabled; users have to pre-set an event in settings for a single action to occur when clicking on a link in an app. Those sold outside the U.S. present a list of apps to choose from each time you click on a link just as every other Android device. Making sure the U.S. versions didn't have this feature enabled therefore violating Apple's patent is what held them up at customs. HTC U.S. restoring that feature, even on an international device, would be in violation of the patent. So if they had to replace the motherboard they couldn't load the international s/w on it and they have no alternative ROM with the feature disabled that runs on Teg3.
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BarryH_GEG said:
It happened to someone else too. It's not parts, it's this...
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Great, thanks for that explanation. I didn't really understand and I don't think the HTC guy knew or was able to explain it either.

[Q] Holy crap! Is this battery usage normal?

All I have running is Facebook in the background and chrome browsing XDA. My battery drops 1% every 3 minutes.
Is this normal for you guys too? I turned off sync to save battery but its still eating it up.
I really wish a root come out soon. My rooted HTC One last so much longer

NoWayIn said:
All I have running is Facebook in the background and chrome browsing XDA. My battery drops 1% every 3 minutes.
Is this normal for you guys too? I turned off sync to save battery but its still eating it up.
I really wish a root come out soon. My rooted HTC One last so much longer
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What brightness? I got like 5 hours at 50% when I did Futuremarks Peacekeeper test, but that is pretty heavy test for browsing, so reading posts should result in better.

Did you just receive the phone? If so, it may take a day or two for the battery to become fully optimised.
I had this issue with my G3 - the first couple of days I had horrid battery life. But after a few days of use, I couldn't kill the battery.

wargreymon89 said:
What brightness? I got like 5 hours at 50% when I did Futuremarks Peacekeeper test, but that is pretty heavy test for browsing, so reading posts should result in better.
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Brightness is set at auto.
AhsanU said:
Did you just receive the phone? If so, it may take a day or two for the battery to become fully optimised.
I had this issue with my G3 - the first couple of days I had horrid battery life. But after a few days of use, I couldn't kill the battery.
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Oh Really? I got the phone a day ago. I'll continue to test it and benchmark it again after a week and see if the battery will last better.
Btw does anyone know where i can buy spare batteries ?

NoWayIn said:
Oh Really? I got the phone a day ago. I'll continue to test it and benchmark it again after a week and see if the battery will last better.
Btw does anyone know where i can buy spare batteries ?
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Yeah, my G3 was getting atrocious battery life for about the first few days, then it got better a lot quicker. I can't say this is absolutely the case with the G4, but I'm guessing so.
If you live in the U.S., you can get free stuff from LG by simply showing them a picture of your IMEI# and receipt. Here's a link: http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/g4/battery Follow the steps accordingly.
I've supplied a link from the main LG website rather than the direct page where you fill out your information, just in case anyone is a bit suspicious since the address changes in the URL when you get to the step where you fill in your info.
If you do not live in the U.S., you'll have to wait to get reasonably priced spare batteries/backs. Once the market gets flooded with them, the prices will drop. It's pretty atrocious how eBay sellers are currently asking for $60-$70 for the leather back right now. This will not be the case in a matter of a month or two.

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Yeah, my G3 was getting atrocious battery life for about the first few days, then it got better a lot quicker. I can't say this is absolutely the case with the G4, but I'm guessing so.
If you live in the U.S., you can get free stuff from LG by simply showing them a picture of your IMEI# and receipt. Here's a link: http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/g4/battery Follow the steps accordingly.
I've supplied a link from the main LG website rather than the direct page where you fill out your information, just in case anyone is a bit suspicious since the address changes in the URL when you get to the step where you fill in your info.
If you do not live in the U.S., you'll have to wait to get reasonably priced spare batteries/backs. Once the market gets flooded with them, the prices will drop. It's pretty atrocious how eBay sellers are currently asking for $60-$70 for the leather back right now. This will not be the case in a matter of a month or two.
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I see. Thanks for the input and information.

AhsanU said:
Yeah, my G3 was getting atrocious battery life for about the first few days, then it got better a lot quicker. I can't say this is absolutely the case with the G4, but I'm guessing so.
If you live in the U.S., you can get free stuff from LG by simply showing them a picture of your IMEI# and receipt. Here's a link: http://www.lg.com/us/mobile-phones/g4/battery Follow the steps accordingly.
I've supplied a link from the main LG website rather than the direct page where you fill out your information, just in case anyone is a bit suspicious since the address changes in the URL when you get to the step where you fill in your info.
If you do not live in the U.S., you'll have to wait to get reasonably priced spare batteries/backs. Once the market gets flooded with them, the prices will drop. It's pretty atrocious how eBay sellers are currently asking for $60-$70 for the leather back right now. This will not be the case in a matter of a month or two.
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I filled out the free 128gb promo and the free battery with 32gb sd. Entered imei and screenshot of online receipt. Hope they take the screenshot as "proof of purchase". Anybody else know if the screenshot of receipt is good?

Exact same problem here. I turned off smart settings and my places location and it helped a lot. Still could be better but it's not falling like that anymore. I want to use those features though and shouldn't have to compromise new features to save battery on a $600 phone. I really hope root becomes available faster than I anticipate..
Oh I also uninstalled greenify til root too.

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I filled out the free 128gb promo and the free battery with 32gb sd. Entered imei and screenshot of online receipt. Hope they take the screenshot as "proof of purchase". Anybody else know if the screenshot of receipt is good?
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I imagine it'll be good, otherwise - how do you prove an online purchase?
Where do you see the 128gb promo btw? I know T-Mobile had it, but that's only if you got the T-Mobile version. Did you get the H811?

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I imagine it'll be good, otherwise - how do you prove an online purchase?
Where do you see the 128gb promo btw? I know T-Mobile had it, but that's only if you got the T-Mobile version. Did you get the H811?
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Yea when i filled out the online form they responded "your submission will be reviewed" which kinda made me think theyll say no. i got the t mobile variant because its the least pain in the ass model when it comes to boatloader. I like it not having the t mobile branding

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I imagine it'll be good, otherwise - how do you prove an online purchase?
Where do you see the 128gb promo btw? I know T-Mobile had it, but that's only if you got the T-Mobile version. Did you get the H811?
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I forgot to say that I heard from someone else's post about the 128 gig sd card. I just googled 128 gigabyte T Mobile promo. the page looks exactly like the aforementioned promo by T Mobile. did you find it?

Users from India – do Flipkart sell the real P2a42 version?

Hey, as I consider getting this phone but don't have many reasonable options for purchasing the non-Chinese model from where I'm at, I thought to try ordering the 4gb/32gb one from Flipkart in India and have it sent to me internationally through a forwarding service.
I simply saw some comment on GSMArena from a person claiming he bought it on Flipkart yet received a "made in China" model. I don't know whether the P2a42 is actually manufactured outside of China, so maybe he misunderstood?
I just don't want to go through all this hassle and end up with the same model they sell and readily ship on AliExpress and other Chinese websites. Thanks in advance.

yes,they sell the real p2a42 version.I ordered mine (3gb/32gb) from flipkart and got the p2a42 version.

kus12345 said:
yes,they sell the real p2a42 version.I ordered mine (3gb/32gb) from flipkart and got the p2a42 version.
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Hello, and how can you check in comparison to a P2c72 that had its ROM replaced? Is the model variety written on the phone somewhere?
Also, did you experience any bugs with your phone like some people reported? In addition to the more common reports of audio-video desynchronization and a couple of other issues, I also found a thread on the official Lenovo forum where a bunch of people said parts of their touchscreen stopped responding to touch.
It wasn't sure whether it's software or hardware issue, and I don't think the model versions where declared by the users (no official comment was issued by Lenovo).

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Hello, and how can you check in comparison to a P2c72 that had its ROM replaced? Is the model variety written on the phone somewhere?
Also, did you experience any bugs with your phone like some people reported? In addition to the more common reports of audio-video desynchronization and a couple of other issues, I also found a thread on the official Lenovo forum where a bunch of people said parts of their touchscreen stopped responding to touch.
It wasn't sure whether it's software or hardware issue, and I don't think the model versions where declared by the users (no official comment was issued by Lenovo).
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yes,on the back of the phone below the lenovo logo,it is written model p2a42 .I the moment i recieved my phone my upgraded it to nougat so i dont know about the audio sync issue, but there is a video lag issue in nougat which occurs every 3-5 mins which can be irritating , other than that this phone is very nice and the batter is phenomenal,its will easily last you a day if you are a heavy user and the quick charge can charge from 0 to 100 in 2.3 hrs. its a very good phone but you should try to avoid it if you are going to be watchin a lot of vids.

kus12345 said:
yes,they sell the real p2a42 version.I ordered mine (3gb/32gb) from flipkart and got the p2a42 version.
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yes,on the back of the phone below the lenovo logo,it is written model p2a42 .I the moment i recieved my phone my upgraded it to nougat so i dont know about the audio sync issue, but there is a video lag issue in nougat which occurs every 3-5 mins which can be irritating , other than that this phone is very nice and the batter is phenomenal,its will easily last you a day if you are a heavy user and the quick charge can charge from 0 to 100 in 2.3 hrs. its a very good phone but you should try to avoid it if you are going to be watchin a lot of vids.
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What kind of lag, exactly? I read a few say their videos skip frames, but if that happens only once every few minutes it doesn't sound too bad. I also saw people who claim they experience no such bugs, but I think many also used the official ROM, so I wonder why is there a difference. I hope it's not a hardware issue with some of the phones, thus in case it happens with the stock ROM, perhaps a custom one would solve the issue.
Did you check the temperatures it's running at under load? I've seen some that claim it stays in the 30s range while others shown their's reaches ~45°, with one YouTuber strangely getting to 60+ after playing a particular one of the games he had.

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What kind of lag, exactly? I read a few say their videos skip frames, but if that happens only once every few minutes it doesn't sound too bad. I also saw people who claim they experience no such bugs, but I think many also used the official ROM, so I wonder why is there a difference. I hope it's not a hardware issue with some of the phones, thus in case it happens with the stock ROM, perhaps a custom one would solve the issue.
Did you check the temperatures it's running at under load? I've seen some that claim it stays in the 30s range while others shown their's reaches ~45°, with one YouTuber strangely getting to 60+ after playing a particular one of the games he had.
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yea it skips frames ever few minutes, sorry i haven't really noticed the temps but i would say it would reach around 38-41 under max load. and due to quick charge it also goes to 38 while charging.

kus12345 said:
yea it skips frames ever few minutes, sorry i haven't really noticed the temps but i would say it would reach around 38-41 under max load. and due to quick charge it also goes to 38 while charging.
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OK, that doesn't sound too bad. But you checked with a monitoring app like CPU-Z, right?
I actually also saw a bunch of people say their quick charging turns to regular charging moments after beginning to charge. Someone claimed that it happens automatically when the temperatures are getting too hot, so you should AC the room when charging on a hot day. Did you encounter something like that?
(I hope you're OK with all of these questions, I just want to be more certain about the purchase before going through all of this effort to import it from India)

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OK, that doesn't sound too bad. But you checked with a monitoring app like CPU-Z, right?
I actually also saw a bunch of people say their quick charging turns to regular charging moments after beginning to charge. Someone claimed that it happens automatically when the temperatures are getting too hot, so you should AC the room when charging on a hot day. Did you encounter something like that?
(I hope you're OK with all of these questions, I just want to be more certain about the purchase before going through all of this effort to import it from India)
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Yea i checked with cpu-z and i never encountered any problems while quick charging , been using this phone for about 3 months and no major bugs or problems so far. Just do as much research you can before purchasing so you dont end up regretting your purchase.

kus12345 said:
Yea i checked with cpu-z and i never encountered any problems while quick charging , been using this phone for about 3 months and no major bugs or problems so far. Just do as much research you can before purchasing so you dont end up regretting your purchase.
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Oh, I'm doing my research. It's just these inconsistent reports about issues from users that make me worry whether there are some manufacturing defects going on with some of the units. At least you told me that your P2a42 unit is working pretty much as intended, and I believe many (if not most) of the bugs came from people who bought a "Global Chinese" unit as sold on Chinese websites, so perhaps it's less likely to happen on the Indian version, but who knows.

kus12345 said:
Yea i checked with cpu-z and i never encountered any problems while quick charging , been using this phone for about 3 months and no major bugs or problems so far. Just do as much research you can before purchasing so you dont end up regretting your purchase.
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By the way, I should ask. The Indian forwarding service I consider using claims that mobile phones in India can't be shipped without having their battery completely discharged first. Thus, they said they will need to unbox the new phone and turn it on until whatever charge it came with runs out (good luck with that...).
That sounds quite strange and not something I'd like to have done to a new item I order, which I expect to receive sealed as it had left the shop. I found several people on a BlackBerry forum say they ordered using this company. They have all received their phones as far as I can tell and they were all told the phones need to be discharged first.
Do you know about this as a resident of India? Shouldn't internally-shipped phones also go through this process then? Do you always received air-mailed gadgets opened and discharged? I found a UPS file explaining lithium ion batteries outside of equipment (so I think it doesn't even apply to mobile phones) should hold no more than 30% charge, not necessarily be drained to 0%. I couldn't find anything about this on any Indian website, though.