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Hi I'm new to this forum but I've already found the threads really useful. One problem with my Desire which I cannot find is this, however; it takes around a minute to turn on and two to turn off. It's not that big a problem, I just find it irritating. Does anyone have a similar one or have any advice please? It's T-Mobile locked. Thanks in advance.
i havent measured mine but it takes probably about a minute to turn on specially with the tmobile logo and the pink circle loading, but it turns of in about 10 seconds
so i dont know really, maybe its faulty ?
Thanks for the reply the turn on sounds the same I'm a bit worried about the turn off.
ipodtouch1001 said:
Thanks for the reply the turn on sounds the same I'm a bit worried about the turn off.
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ok just done a quick test, and ye it turns off in about 10 seconds
turns on in about 50s, takes about 25 to go to the white htc screen then its the tmobile intro for bout 10-15 and then it goes to the main locked screen
Well from my experience the more apps you have open, the longer it takes to turn off. Not surprising really, just think of your computer does the same thing. I just use the task killer and then turn it off, it only takes a matter of seconds then.
As far as turning it on, well can't really do anything about that, just be patient!
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Thanks for the reply the turn on sounds the same I'm a bit worried about the turn off.
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Yeah mine takes about 5 seconds to turn off. Don't have too many widgets and apps installed though
No, I use advanced task killer to keep on top of running apps, keeping them to a minimum and it still takes two mins to turn off.
isnt the task killer bad for the system ?
yeah, as far as I know its better to let android close them and don't kill them.
Android is known for longer boot time. Although the desire is already much faster at boot than the Hero. We are talking about full boots are we? Not something you would usually do a lot, or at least it should not be the main thing on a phone
Two minute shutdown is very long through, could also be some app you installed who knows.
ipodtouch1001 said:
No, I use advanced task killer to keep on top of running apps, keeping them to a minimum and it still takes two mins to turn off.
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in fact, that could be the reason! when you use task killer in android, android will try to reassign this memory, which obviously takes more time and power compared to when you dont kill them.
here read this about how Android manages the memory, and how task killer might do you bad more than good
http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
just try the following, uninstall task killer and see how it goes.
good luck
Will try thanks for the advice coming from an iPhone I'm used to having to kill running apps for the memory. Will try it.
Update: Sadly, it is still as slow as ever, and the last four power offs (which I timed) have all taken over six minutes.
Help!
irkan said:
in fact, that could be the reason! when you use task killer in android, android will try to reassign this memory, which obviously takes more time and power compared to when you dont kill them.
here read this about how Android manages the memory, and how task killer might do you bad more than good
http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
just try the following, uninstall task killer and see how it goes.
good luck
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Hi,
You seem to know what you are talking about after reading a few of your posts and I know you will be helpful.
So basically If I use the task killer to kill stuff like my music and games is that bad as well??
Thanks
Yes, what the article basically says is that Android is designed to deal with processes itself, so you shouldn't use a task manager to kill them yourself. Does anyone have any ideas to help my problem please?
ipodtouch1001 said:
Yes, what the article basically says is that Android is designed to deal with processes itself, so you shouldn't use a task manager to kill them yourself. Does anyone have any ideas to help my problem please?
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take it back to a shop ) 6min is really long!!
Yeh sadly I think I'm going to have to do that.
I've got an issue with mine. If I go to switch it off, it just hangs with the little window in the middle saying Power Off and then the little spinning thing and Shutting Down.
To switch off I have to take the back off and pull the battery out. I've left it 15 minutes each time and it still does the same and hangs
Any thoughts?
Mine took about 10 mins to turn off yesterday. I was thinking maybe it tries to update the contacts, etc? I was out at the time and I was using a gsm data connection. I wouldn't be worried about it though. Definitely not taking it back...
I don't want to take it back, I just think it's not normal so i should take it back, I'm gonna today.
ipodtouch1001 said:
I don't want to take it back, I just think it's not normal so i should take it back, I'm gonna today.
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It is definitely not a problem with the phone but with the software.
It can be the Android OS, or the HTC Sense UI, or some App, that you used and took a long time to close...
Try Turning it OFF, then ON. And the Turn OFF again, and see how long it takes. It will only be about 30sec.
How about doing it the Windows Mobile way? Just take out the battery and reinsert -> instant shutdown.
I don't see why anyone would return a smartphone for long shutdown times though. You're not supposed to turn the phone off!
If I have the hardware keyboard out and the phone goes into sleep mode and I close the phone, when I hit the power button, I get the issues shown in the attached images. It won't respond to anything unless I open out the keyboard and close it again or, tap on the notification area and close the notification screen. No issues if the phone is not allowed to sleep.
Don't want to hard reset if I can avoid it, anyone else had this issue?
I have never seen my device do this, but I don't think I have ever let my device go to sleep while in landscape.
To avoid this, why don't you just change your backlight settings? While on battery power, set the backlight to turn off if idle for 5 minutes or something. This way you'll never have it fall asleep on you. Unless of course you read extremely slow and a page takes 5 minutes.
Was thinking about increasing the backlight settings for a bit longer. I had that situation by chance last night and tried various things, uninstalling software, bluetooth head set, changed radio, hard reset and even task29 and a new flash, still same issue.
Just starting to get fed up with these little annoyances, would be nice if it just worked, lol.
Wow that's rather odd that you did a hard reset and still had the issue. That would suggest that it is most definitely device specific. Maybe you can call your carrier, and if it's your lucky day they can replace your phone. ??
Why no try Energe ROM, It has no such problem.
I have had my Htc Evo rooted for a long time now. This problem recently just started and I'm not sure if it's because my phone is rooted or maybe it's just an electrical or hardware problem. The top right button to lock the phone or to wake it up from sleep doesn't register all the time. I sometimes have to push it several times for it to work. Do you think I should restore my phone? Maybe it's because it's rooted? Something got corrupted? I'm leaning more towards hardware problems..
Any ideas?
Thanks!
steveojp said:
I have had my Htc Evo rooted for a long time now. This problem recently just started and I'm not sure if it's because my phone is rooted or maybe it's just an electrical or hardware problem. The top right button to lock the phone or to wake it up from sleep doesn't register all the time. I sometimes have to push it several times for it to work. Do you think I should restore my phone? Maybe it's because it's rooted? Something got corrupted? I'm leaning more towards hardware problems..
Any ideas?
Thanks!
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Are you just having trouble waking the phone up with the power button, or is it all functions of the power button are acting weird? Does it put the phone to sleep fine? I've had it happen a few times, where the phone wouldn't wake up by pushing that button. That was attributed to the ROM i was using at the time, and also having the min clock setting at 128.
If your case is different, and the button isn't working properly for all of it's functiopns, and not just waking up the phone, it could be a hardware issue, or the button mechanism could be hanging up or something.
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Are you just having trouble waking the phone up with the power button, or is it all functions of the power button are acting weird? Does it put the phone to sleep fine? I've had it happen a few times, where the phone wouldn't wake up by pushing that button. That was attributed to the ROM i was using at the time, and also having the min clock setting at 128.
If your case is different, and the button isn't working properly for all of it's functiopns, and not just waking up the phone, it could be a hardware issue, or the button mechanism could be hanging up or something.
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All the functions of the power button is acting weird..sometimes I have to push the button like 10 times for it to wake up so I can unlock my phone. Sometimes I have to push it 5 times or more to turn it off. It's weird though how this randomly started doing this. I was hoping it was the Rom. I'm running Fresh I've never had any problems with it. That's why I leaned more towards the hardware. Is there any way to go around pushing the power button to wake up the phone? Do you think I should restore my phone to see if it maybe fixes the problem?
Thanks!
steveojp said:
All the functions of the power button is acting weird..sometimes I have to push the button like 10 times for it to wake up so I can unlock my phone. Sometimes I have to push it 5 times or more to turn it off. It's weird though how this randomly started doing this. I was hoping it was the Rom. I'm running Fresh I've never had any problems with it. That's why I leaned more towards the hardware. Is there any way to go around pushing the power button to wake up the phone? Do you think I should restore my phone to see if it maybe fixes the problem?
Thanks!
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If it was me, I would make a nand backup of your current setup, and then try flashing a different rom, and seeing if the problem persists. If it continues, I'd then unroot and return to stock setup. If it happens on stock setup, I'd then take it to Sprint to have it looked at.
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k2buckley said:
If it was me, I would make a nand backup of your current setup, and then try flashing a different rom, and seeing if the problem persists. If it continues, I'd then unroot and return to stock setup. If it happens on stock setup, I'd then take it to Sprint to have it looked at.
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Alright, I'll do that. Thanks
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Power BUtton Problems with Waking etc.
Not sure if you ever resolved your issue, but I have the EVO 3D, NOT rooted but with the latest updates, and ever since the last OTA update that moved me to software level 2.08.651.2, I have had issues with the phone not waking on an inbound call until I hit the power button and then wait about 8 seconds for the screen to come on. I have Factory Restored it 3 times, which seems to fix the problem temporarily, but it always comes back.
I just did a warranty replacement claim to see if that will finally resolve the issue. I even found a post where someone said the stock batteries are somewhat loose, so I took a business card and taped it to the bottom of the battery, opposite of the charging posts so that the fit would be better, still no luck.
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Alright, I'll do that. Thanks
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Hey All,
I'm currently on the CM11 04/22 nightly, and have made it all the way up to the 04/27 nightly to try and resolve this issue and have not been able to. Basically - the sudden death issue has been hitting me very hard - I can't use my phone at all.
I understand the 04/11 nightly is stable and doesn't have this issue, howevery CyanogenMod does not have this on their website.
Does anyone have this install available? (CM-11-Nightly-20140411-D2LTE.zip)
Thanks so much in advance
SLiK
please explain what you mean by sudden death? thanks
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please explain what you mean by sudden death? thanks
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I'll be using the phone (say checking my Instagram or reading a book on Play Books) and the screen may be on for about 5-6 minutes. The phone will suddenly shut off on its own. I'll start it up and then shut down again when the phone is loading. It will also sometimes say it has 1-2% battery when it really has 45% (which is what it shows when I plug the phone in).
Hope this clears it up.
SLiK786 said:
I'll be using the phone (say checking my Instagram or reading a book on Play Books) and the screen may be on for about 5-6 minutes. The phone will suddenly shut off on its own. I'll start it up and then shut down again when the phone is loading. It will also sometimes say it has 1-2% battery when it really has 45% (which is what it shows when I plug the phone in).
Hope this clears it up.
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I had the same issue a week back. Was the most frustrating thing ever...
I finally narrowed it down to the power button. It actually had to do with the power button switch which is soldered to the motherboard. The power button was super sensative, therefore being engagded at all times, causing the phone to hard shutdown every time I tried to turn the phone on.
How I fixed it:
1. Opened my phone up
2. Broke the switch off
3. Done
Now I use my phone without a functioning power button but it was a quick and free fix so it doesnt bother me.
If I decide to do so in the future, I can also solder a new switch back and get the power button working again.
DO NOTE: This might now be the issue you may be facing, so do your research
Finally, I watched this YT video which showed me how to break the power button switch and eventually fix my phone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Glllc7bEJs
Good Luck
imcol said:
I had the same issue a week back. Was the most frustrating thing ever...
I finally narrowed it down to the power button. It actually had to do with the power button switch which is soldered to the motherboard. The power button was super sensative, therefore being engagded at all times, causing the phone to hard shutdown every time I tried to turn the phone on.
How I fixed it:
1. Opened my phone up
2. Broke the switch off
3. Done
Now I use my phone without a functioning power button but it was a quick and free fix so it doesnt bother me.
If I decide to do so in the future, I can also solder a new switch back and get the power button working again.
DO NOTE: This might now be the issue you may be facing, so do your research
Finally, I watched this YT video which showed me how to break the power button switch and eventually fix my phone:
Good Luck
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I'm fairly confident that this isn't the power switch. And if it were I'm not sure how comfortable I would feel breaking the power switch off.
The thing that begs me to think this is a software issue is that I'll have 45% battery, the phone will die, and then I'll try to turn the phone on again only for it to tell me I have 1% battery left. I'll put the phone on charge (after it dies again) and it will say charging - 45%.
Anyway I've rolled back a few updates and it seems to be fairly usable now...
Try cleaning the USB port real well and don't use a cheap cable. Use a needle and make sure there is no lint packed in there. These things can cause the phone to cycle itself even when not plugged in. I've fixed several doing exactly what you describe.
Hello,
I was looking through the XDA, but haven't found anything similar, so I hope somebody could have an idea what could it be.
First of all, phone is HTC One X-32GB International version.
Few days ago, I noticed that after some idle time, my HOX touch screen becomes unresponsive.At first, I didn't pay too much attention, because everything was fine after restar by power button, but problem continued to repeat.I thought it could be because of the heavy use, so I started to disable app by app but nothing changed.I restarted it several times after that and noticed that if I try side buttons, they show volume is going up and down when I press them.Also a big screen clock is normally working, so my next guess was that maybe a factory reset would solve the problem,but it didn't.
So what i shappenintg?
When I surf the net,or dialling numbers,or whatever else, everything works fine to the moment I stop touching it and leave it idle for a while.After few minutes, screen is unresponsive, doesn't matter if I put screenlock on or of.I can't even answer the call when it rings.Everything looks just as it should look,but is unresponsive.Except side buttons.Then again I have to restart it with long press power button.If I don't touch the screen after phone restarts, after minute or two it goes to unresponsive state again.
I hope somebody has idea what could or what should I do.
Thanks in advance
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Sometimes helps if I press power button...
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Now it's not helping any more if I press power button, seems that power button is not reacting at all sometimes, only if I hold him long enough to restart it.
In fact, now even restart is not helping.
I'm sorry, what ROM do you have? And do you have sweep2wake function on? 'cause I also have had problems with touch, when s2w was on, but I am not sure, what was the ROM that time...
VaskivskyiYe said:
I'm sorry, what ROM do you have? And do you have sweep2wake function on? 'cause I also have had problems with touch, when s2w was on, but I am not sure, what was the ROM that time...
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It's a stock ROM-And sweep2wake is not on.
Have no idea what else to try.I tried to unlock bootloader,put CWM in because you can control it with buttons, made a backup of everything to USB, format everything, put everything back, but problem is still here.Now I also noticed that it has a delay when push power button for example when I press it screen goes off immidiately,but when I press it again, sometimes it takes 20 seconds just to turn screen on again.And of course, it still not reacting.
Now my last hope is that a ROM became corrupted somehow,so I will try to delete everything, and put some other ROM in.
Since, I am a noob, there will be a lot reading for me .
Everything wiped, unboxed ROM on, and a problem still persists.
Newest discovery:if I twist upper right corner a little bit, everything works fine.
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Open up your phone and check the connector for the digitizer is properly connected, even remove it and blow into the connector to make sure there's no dust causing problems.
You can test the screen response before putting the back cover on again, its pretty easy and there are videos on YouTube showing how to remove the back, good luck.
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Open up your phone and check the connector for the digitizer is properly connected, even remove it and blow into the connector to make sure there's no dust causing problems.
You can test the screen response before putting the back cover on again, its pretty easy and there are videos on YouTube showing how to remove the back, good luck.
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I found some time to open it yesterday evening, and connectors are as they should be.I also tried to remove them, and blow them out, but no use.
Thank you anyway.
I think I will sell it like this for parts.