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Im sure you guys care less but anywho.
Screen has a greenish ugly looking tint on the left side of the screen going from top to bottom
You can see it in white pages or even this forum background as the page loads.
The so called 4G plain sucks outdoors and specially indoors, As soon as i step inside the house it looses the 4g, and also inside ANY place i walk in!
So i try using 3g, omg, i should say EDGE! LOL. SUPER slow.
Also, samsung still has this real dumb feature or hardware issue, the screen DIMS real low once the phone gets warm/hot. I hate that, ive used my iphone 4 and many others and NEVER EVER had to deal with this. It is so annoying.
Other than that and even the fact that the samsung hub wont let me play the movies i PAID for i loved the phone. So sad this is because i have no idea what to get next. Even if samsung releases a blow my mind phone again i will never buy one till they fix that retarded screen dim when phone gets warm or hot. Thats just crazy that i have to use it outside with such a faded screen!
Your complaints seen trivial and more than likely can be remedied by replacing the phone, other than that cool story bro
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Not a "cool" story "bro." take ur phone outside in the sun for a few minutes and watch the screen dim. Sg2 unlocked version did the same thing.
you can manually adjust the screen brightness without auto set by swiping the taskbar
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Not a "cool" story "bro." take ur phone outside in the sun for a few minutes and watch the screen dim. Sg2 unlocked version did the same thing.
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Everything you said is a dud unit + network related. The one thing that makes sense is the dimmer when it gets hot, but that's just a preference. I returned my EVO 3D because it skipped music tracks unless I downloaded an app (which had to be ran in the background) to prevent it. It's speakers were also so quiet that I'd sleep through my alarm. Then, to top it off, my text messages were displaying the wrong time (m texts would display the correct time, but incoming texts would be listed 2 hours before mine, so mine always appeared at the bottom and it was annoying!)....then my camera app became useless with green lines through it.
Anyways, done with going off-topic...I'd suggest getting a replacement or switching networks.
JasjarMan said:
Im sure you guys care less but anywho.
Screen has a greenish ugly looking tint on the left side of the screen going from top to bottom
You can see it in white pages or even this forum background as the page loads.
The so called 4G plain sucks outdoors and specially indoors, As soon as i step inside the house it looses the 4g, and also inside ANY place i walk in!
So i try using 3g, omg, i should say EDGE! LOL. SUPER slow.
Also, samsung still has this real dumb feature or hardware issue, the screen DIMS real low once the phone gets warm/hot. I hate that, ive used my iphone 4 and many others and NEVER EVER had to deal with this. It is so annoying.
Other than that and even the fact that the samsung hub wont let me play the movies i PAID for i loved the phone. So sad this is because i have no idea what to get next. Even if samsung releases a blow my mind phone again i will never buy one till they fix that retarded screen dim when phone gets warm or hot. Thats just crazy that i have to use it outside with such a faded screen!
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Slow down amigo, I am sure that up coming roms will take care of most if not all of those
Issues. That's the beauty of andriod you can pretty much customize anything. The size of this screen is awesome why go back to a 3.5". I don't see the greenish tint on my screen , Maybe you got a defective phone. Again I agree, some things are annoying but the devs can find solutions to most of the issues.
Return it and wait for your iphone 5. Ur a fanboy, I can see it in the way you talk. You had no business having a real phone like this to begin with. The beginners section is over at ApplefanboyIvegottheGBs.com.
Sounds like you got a lemon. There should be no green tint on the screen; S-AMOLED+ is amazing with colors and contrast.
Regarding network speed, 4G support is obviously dependent on whether or not there's 4G coverage in your area. I really hope you knew this before you bought the phone.
r3a1ist said:
Return it and wait for your iphone 5. Ur a fanboy, I can see it in the way you talk. You had no business having a real phone like this to begin with. The beginners section is over at ApplefanboyIvegottheGBs.com.
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Oh shutie! Fan boy of anything im not. I mentioned the iphone 4 because its the last phone i had before i got this one. Ive had the droids, thunderbolt, galaxy phones from tmobile, samsung infuse, nexus one, and others and the iphone 4 for a week. So you got anything else to say thats worthless?
Also, you guys mean that when ur outside in the car and you use your phone for a while the screen doe NOT dim down? The setting on my phone was all the way UP and the screen was super dim. As soon as it cooled off like 1 minute or so it went suoer bright. Used it again to stream music and the screen went down low again. I hope its just a lemon.
Ur screen has a technical problem. It's a very complex piece of technology. Our experiences don't show green tint or dimming problems. The opposite is true. It's vibrant, bright and the color reproduction is like nothing we've ever seen. I would exchange that phone as soon as possible.
Sounds more like a lemon then the majority. Get what works for you, obviously in this thread certain response is expected especially with an informed user base for the most part
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you can manually adjust the screen brightness without auto set by swiping the taskbar
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Wow, where can I learn more tips like this? That is great.
Torethyr said:
Sounds like you got a lemon. There should be no green tint on the screen; S-AMOLED+ is amazing with colors and contrast.
Regarding network speed, 4G support is obviously dependent on whether or not there's 4G coverage in your area. I really hope you knew this before you bought the phone.
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I dont have 4g in my town... And I pull faster 3g speed tests than any other carriers in my town...
I knowingly signed a sprint contracr knowing there 4g sucks (even though I dont haz it.... I hear its no good)
Why post a thread when you know its gonna be **** on?
Do you announce to your household when your gonna drop a log?
If no then why would anyone care when,how, and why you are returning ANY phone...
Opinions thats all....
And we all know opinions that bring useless negativity get **** on...
I retract any negativity I had toward this phone (mostly arrogant and some ignorant opinions I had based on my past experience with the sgs line)
I hope you feel like you made a point... Cuz I dont see it..?
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Search the web but here is one in xda. I seen more online though
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1268897
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Wow, where can I learn more tips like this? That is great.
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I dont have 4g in my town... And I pull faster 3g speed tests than any other carriers in my town...
I knowingly signed a sprint contracr knowing there 4g sucks (even though I dont haz it.... I hear its no good)
Why post a thread when you know its gonna be **** on?
Do you announce to your household when your gonna drop a log?
If no then why would anyone care when,how, and why you are returning ANY phone...
Opinions thats all....
And we all know opinions that bring useless negativity get **** on...
I retract any negativity I had toward this phone (mostly arrogant and some ignorant opinions I had based on my past experience with the sgs line)
I hope you feel like you made a point... Cuz I dont see it..?
I posted cause i felt like it. And who cares what you think, i dont. Its a forum so we all have the right to post. If its wrong let the moderators do their job but as for you who gives a. what you think. I sure dont dont like the thread move on, that hard for you to do? Why did you have to post? Dont write back i dont care.
lol @ not knowing how to adjust the settings. Might want to go back to a flip phone
LMFAO. Soo sick dude!
Sent far away from another galaxy....using my ET4G.
comeatmebro said:
lol @ not knowing how to adjust the settings. Might want to go back to a flip phone
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Hahaha
Tapatalkin' it from my Epic Touch 3g
comeatmebro said:
lol @ not knowing how to adjust the settings. Might want to go back to a flip phone
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I believe the reference is to what was said... Swiping the status bar. (Even it was worded different.) Way to post an invaluable remark.
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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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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.
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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....
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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?
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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!
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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!
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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
Poor Quality Control Verizon LTE GNex on 3 Issues & Severe Variations among devices
First of all, if your first CDMA Verizon galaxy nexus worked fine from day one; good for you! I am writing this entire post because I want more Galaxy Nexus owners in the future to experience the same thing...saying "Mine is perfect!"
I definitely can agree with how amazing this phone is...it's just that I had to go through many of them to find the One and with 4 months of misery. The difference between the good and the bad devices are light and day....It is amazing how some of us have an awesome Galaxy Nexus and some of us have horrible Galaxy Nexus....after paying same amount of money.
During the past 4 months, I have gone through 2 New nexus (first one I bought, second one new replacement from the store after going through SIM card replacements and factory resets) and 2 factory refurbished nexus after I literally called every week at 611 to call both technical & customer representative (tier 2 & 3) due to :
(1) One-way-microphone cut off issue even when Data is turned off, our voice will start turning into a choppy, static robotic voice to the other party as soon as 5 seconds into a call on 10-50% of phone calls via bluetooth / speakerphone / regular phone earpiece.
(http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=24019)
"Personally believe to be both hardware & software related"
(2) 4G LTE dropping voice/data every 5-10mins especially when you transmit large amount of data (e.g. youtube videos or google music cloud storage) deeming this phone unusable unless you turn off 4G entirely even in -75dBm full signal zone stationary in San Francisco, CA as well as anywhere else.
(http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=24345) "Personally believe that this is entirely hardware issue because my last one is better already after one day of using it, we will see."
(3) Vertical Banding / Severe Pink Tint / Grainy screen / purple tinted screen / heavy yellow tint on either 55% bottom of the screen or 100% of the screen even at 80% brightness (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1391509) (We are not trying to be picky, we know no sAMOLED screens are perfect. But some that I personally seen have been so poorly quality controlled that these panels shouldn't even have been used to see the light outside the factory.)
For the first 2 months when I talked to Verizon Wireless customer/technical service & samsung technical support (Samsung only says, they never heard about this issue and will say you have a bad antenna and they will replace it for you when you send the unit in for 3-4 weeks) they literally told me they are not aware of this issue and/or aware but it is a software issue which the update will resolve very soon. (The supposed update was first promised to come by end of Jan, then end of Feb, then end of March, then they started to admit that it is entirely upto Samsung and they have no control over this issue and at least some admit that there's technical bulletin written on this issue and this is a know issue.)
I know not all products are perfect. But I wish the Verizon Wireless was a little bit more up-front about these major defect and made official announcements that they are aware and is working on it (I say major because these issues are not like "Oh, my phone speaker is weak. or This phone is laggy time to time." but more like, I can't use this phone as a phone nor as a 4G LTE device.)
The bottom line is that there are so many variations among the nexus device that it's almost torturous to go through the "Bad Batches" if you were not lucky enough to find one that works within the first / second device. I almost expect 5-10% defected device from the production line in all electronics manufacturing process...But this is just ridiculous. We shouldn't try to defend VZW or Samsung because if we do, the next nexus will still come with poor quality control and let these phones out of the factory to the users hand. Even if it did happen, I want VZW to be more upfront about it then just caring for the massive amount of bad batches on an individual bases.
if you have any suggestions on how we users can do about preventing these from happening or at least minimize it, please share it with us.
My final wish is that One-Way-Microphone cut off issue is resolved in a timely fashion now...Because I really want to use this phone as a phone...
I can honestly say that every device I have ever owned has seen these "issues."
Not these specific issues, but issues where folks question quality control. I have seen them going all the way back to the Droid 1 and the battery doors falling off.
Of the issues you have mentioned, I have seen the third. My wife's phone has a washed out screen compared to mine. I am on my second device, but only because Best Buy is full of retards and insisted upon replacing my phone when the sim card was bad.
I don't get the robotic voice. I don't get the choppiness. Issues I have seen, but have either subsided or disappeared completely:
1. Caller cannot be heard after some time into a call. They can hear me, but I cannot hear them at all. The line goes silent. This hasn't happened again in over three months.
2. Screeching when answering a call. This one still happens, but is very rare. More often I hear my ringtone lagging into the initial call pickup. I think that is likely a software or radio firmware issue.
3. Calls lost. This was due to my wife hanging up with her cheek. Chalk it up to poor design for those with hearing aides and big touchscreens.
4. 4G drops. Improved with 4.0.4, but still bad. Cause: I live on a fringe 4G area. In good 4G areas, I never drop. Verizon has been slowly expanding the area, so it is less common I drop now, or if I do, I transition to 3G quickly.
adrynalyne said:
I can honestly say that every device I have ever owned has seen these "issues."
Not these specific issues, but issues where folks question quality control. I have seen them going all the way back to the Droid 1 and the battery doors falling off.
Of the issues you have mentioned, I have seen the third. My wife's phone has a washed out screen compared to mine. I am on my second device, but only because Best Buy is full of retards and insisted upon replacing my phone when the sim card was bad.
I don't get the robotic voice. I don't get the choppiness. Issues I have seen, but have either subsided or disappeared completely:
1. Caller cannot be heard after some time into a call. They can hear me, but I cannot hear them at all. The line goes silent. This hasn't happened again in over three months.
2. Screeching when answering a call. This one still happens, but is very rare. More often I hear my ringtone lagging into the initial call pickup. I think that is likely a software or radio firmware issue.
3. Calls lost. This was due to my wife hanging up with her cheek. Chalk it up to poor design for those with hearing aides and big touchscreens.
4. 4G drops. Improved with 4.0.4, but still bad. Cause: I live on a fringe 4G area. In good 4G areas, I never drop. Verizon has been slowly expanding the area, so it is less common I drop now, or if I do, I transition to 3G quickly.
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I believe you have devices that are actually equal or better than the one I currently own (the one decided to settle with).
Again, I am glad you didn't have to see many of the issues!
I can assure you that at least the devices that we have now, are great
But I know many are not as well.
I think a lot of our issues stem from the early bird syndrome:
1. Still 1st gen LTE.
2. 1st gen 720p samoled screen.
3. 1st to receive ICS.
That is a whole lot of 1st gen stuff right there and we are getting a lot of worms
adrynalyne said:
I think a lot of our issues stem from the early bird syndrome:
1. Still 1st gen LTE.
2. 1st gen 720p samoled screen.
3. 1st to receive ICS.
That is a whole lot of 1st gen stuff right there and we are getting a lot of worms
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I agree with you
As a person who jumped in the boat on android with Droid Eris though...
Above all, the phone should work as a phone though
ICS and LTE and AMOLED is awesome when we actually have a device that does it well!
If not? it is so difficult to go through the motion of getting a replacement device actually, depending on who you get to talk to when you call 611
This device, despite its shortcomings has caused me to stop looking at other devices for quite some time. I will not be buying another device until Jellybean is released to devices.
To me, ICS is 6 months old. I am ready for something new By the time ICS becomes a real player in the overall scheme of Android, we will be on Jellybean. I just can't bring myself to look at other devices even if they are shipping with ICS knowing that.
I got mine (Verizon) on release day and my only issue was low external speaker volume but I have "equalizer" installed and the phone is perfect except....
There is one flaw that I didn't have from the factory, and that's the faded/discolored lower portion where the action bar is. When I look at movies with a lot of dark/black backgrounds when the screen goes into full screen I can still see where it would be, it's lighter.
I'm wondering if it can be returned under warranty for that??? Anyone???
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inktownlegend said:
I got mine (Verizon) on release day and my only issue was low external speaker volume but I have "equalizer" installed and the phone is perfect except....
There is one flaw that I didn't have from the factory, and that's the faded/discolored lower portion where the action bar is. When I look at movies with a lot of dark/black backgrounds when the screen goes into full screen I can still see where it would be, it's lighter.
I'm wondering if it can be returned under warranty for that??? Anyone???
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Please don't exchange your device. You seemed to have one of the more flawless devices. Even if you decide to get a return, it will be impossible to get a refund. And the exchange you will get which are all like new refurbished phones, will have whole lot of problems that you are not seeing with your current device
Personally, my experience has been flawless. I have nothing to complain about. I definitely won't be buying another phone until the next Nexus, at least....
Nothing to report here. Bought mine at a Verizon store in ... February I think.
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Well add me to the list of people who have the 4G LTE issues. My wife and I both got Gaxay Nexus phones from Amazon wireless and they both have the LTE radio drop out problem. It's terrible.
i just called Amazon and they are sending two brand new phones out.
LTE will drop if you are in a fringe area.
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LTE will drop if you are in a fringe area.
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Dear adrynalyne,
Please take a look at this screenshot I took.
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=24345#c64
Since you have not experienced this yourself, that will give you a great insight to what we face and/or faced with these faulty devices.
In a stationary position next to the San Francisco Downtown LTE tower,
the drop still happens every 3 minutes along with voice.
Damn.
Actually, double damn. I would kill for that LTE signal.
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Damn.
Actually, double damn. I would kill for that LTE signal.
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As long as we have devices that can hold on to this LTE signal, 4G LTE is truly awesome..
I am consistently getting 25 mbps / 15 mbps (down / upload) and about 32-35mbps down 15 mbps sometimes.
I am finally loving the GNex experience man, my friend.
what a night and day difference. My life was miserable when my other GNexus couldn't hold on to that signal.. and verizon kept telling me the update will magically solve this issue.
Apparently, I feel it's the hardware issue in the first place.
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As long as we have devices that can hold on to this LTE signal, 4G LTE is truly awesome..
I am consistently getting 25 mbps / 15 mbps (down / upload) and about 32-35mbps down 15 mbps sometimes.
I am finally loving the GNex experience man, my friend.
what a night and day difference. My life was miserable when my other GNexus couldn't hold on to that signal.. and verizon kept telling me the update will magically solve this issue.
Apparently, I feel it's the hardware issue in the first place.
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Is the working device revision 10?
The reason I ask is a friend of mine started researching the differences between rev 9 and rev 10 devices and found out that the LTE radios (internal hardware) are different.
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Is the working device revision 10?
The reason I ask is a friend of mine started researching the differences between rev 9 and rev 10 devices and found out that the LTE radios (internal hardware) are different.
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My previous devices were faulty they were rev 9, rev 10. Manufactured in 11/12, 11/11.
I can surely confirm both rev 9 and 10 had problems.
My working device is rev 9 I believe. Let me check and let you know if its rev 10.
I am using it to tether to use internet right now
Adr, I know you had a tb. How come the tb 4g radio is so much better?
TurbineTester said:
Well add me to the list of people who have the 4G LTE issues. My wife and I both got Gaxay Nexus phones from Amazon wireless and they both have the LTE radio drop out problem. It's terrible.
i just called Amazon and they are sending two brand new phones out.
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I got mine this past Thursday from Amazon and I'm getting the same exact issue. What number did you call to get Amazon to replace it?
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Adr, I know you had a tb. How come the tb 4g radio is so much better?
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Samsung isn't very good with choosing radio tech.
Nokia just pushed out an update for the Lumia 900 on ATT!
Quote from Nokia Conversations
This update brings the following enhancements:
▪ Removes purple hue which affected the screen of some devices in low light conditions
▪ Improved sensitivity for the proximity sensor
▪ Other minor adjustments and enhancements
This update is only for Nokia Lumia 900 on AT&T’s network in the United States.
In addition to the enhancements mentioned, we’ll be rolling out new updates and surprises in the near future to all Lumia 900 users, so stay tuned!
Connect to Zune for the Update
Only change in About Screen was Firmware:
Was: 2175.1002.8112.12048
Now: 2175.1003.8112.12085
As per Radek Hulán: EU version, for comparison, has this FW: 2175.1601.8773.12141
Thanks! Updating now...
Cool, thx. I look forward to not reading about purple screens
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Cool, thx. I look forward to not reading about purple screens
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Oh boy, I second that... I'd be interested in feedback from those affected as to whether this fixed your issue.
Also, anything else you might have noticed.
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Oh boy, I second that... I'd be interested in feedback from those affected as to whether this fixed your issue.
Also, anything else you might have noticed.
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Same here, I am also interested in hearing from people who like me, didn't have the purple hue or the proximity sensor problem.
So us Canadians get shafted eh?
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So us Canadians get shafted eh?
Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express
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... don't know about that. It may just take a month or so to wander North. It depends upon Rogers feeling they need to address some of these issues as well.
I guess for the moment, yes, but they did say "all Lumia 900 users" for near future updates.
Wow this blows...
Can someone with the new update tell me if the "minor additional fixes" might include the touch screen lag issue?
i beg to God that this will fix the sensitivity issues that i am facing with the nokia lumia 900.
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Oh boy, I second that... I'd be interested in feedback from those affected as to whether this fixed your issue.
Also, anything else you might have noticed.
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I did not run automatic brightness...so seeing the purple everyday ...was not an issue. though, whenever I rebooted, you could certainly see the purple hue.
Just ran the update and rebooted....no purple...switched to auto brightness...no purple...
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I did not run automatic brightness...so seeing the purple everyday ...was not an issue. though, whenever I rebooted, you could certainly see the purple hue.
Just ran the update and rebooted....no purple...switched to auto brightness...no purple...
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I'm not doing the update yet. I'm going to wait until it is dark. What I'm thinking is Nokia's "fix" may just be removing the lowest dimming settings. If that is the case then those of use with working phones will actually have our working devices "crippled." Gonna see if I can video tape the difference... assuming there is one. Trying to understand the OLED screens.
Can the Rogers users flash the AT&T firmware or would the phone become locked to AT&T or Locked to Rogers again?
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I'm not doing the update yet. I'm going to wait until it is dark. What I'm thinking is Nokia's "fix" may just be removing the lowest dimming settings. If that is the case then those of use with working phones will actually have our working devices "crippled." Gonna see if I can video tape the difference... assuming there is one. Trying to understand the OLED screens.
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I had the purple hue setting and can confirm that the lowest brightness setting is still available. they did not take it away. On the contrary, it seems like they made the automatic 'low' brightness setting even lower than the 'low' manual setting.
I am not sure if this was the case prior to the update but what i had seen earlier, at least in a Samsung focus was was when you set brightness to 'Low' manually, and then changed it to automatic brightness, the lowest automatic brightness was equivalent. Now, the lowest automatic brightness is lower than the 'low' in manual.
Can anyone confirm this with their non-update lumia?
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I had the purple hue setting and can confirm that the lowest brightness setting is still available. they did not take it away.
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I did not mean that they "took it away." I meant are the number of lumens still the same.
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On the contrary, it seems like they made the automatic 'low' brightness setting even lower than the 'low' manual setting.
I am not sure if this was the case prior to the update...
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That is the way it was prior to the update. I'm just wondering if both low settings are putting out the same absolute number of lumens as the pre-fix settings.
I don't know that you can go back and forth with ROMS. I removed the Nokia flashing software from my computer and I don't want to hassle with it. So I am going to test and then do the update and see if there is a difference. I just need an objective way of being able to see a difference... if one exists.
Posted on a different forum. This is how the iOS works and looks like WP7 is supposed to as well.
Autobrightness is working, but it does look like it works differently than it did in the past.
Before, if you had auto brightness on and the brightness (level) set to low, the screen would go from the lowest brightness to the highest brightness depending on the ambient light. As long as auto brightness was on, it did not matter what the brightness setting was. The screen would adjust from the dimmest to brightest.
Now, it appears that the brightness setting affects the bias of automatic brightness. For example, if I have auto brightness on and the brightness is set to low, the screen will not get bright enough to read in the direct sun.
I now have auto brightness on, and I have the brightness level set to high. All seems well.
Based on reading some user guides for WPs, I think this is the way it was supposed to work all along. So, it looks like auto brightness not only works; it works as it should.
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Wow this blows...
Can someone with the new update tell me if the "minor additional fixes" might include the touch screen lag issue?
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I'm wondering the same thing. I haven't seen it come back yet, but sometimes, it was sporadic.
Also, I didn't have the purple hue issue, but I don't notice any difference on automatic brightness from before. Might be due to me not previously having the issue, not sure.
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I'm wondering the same thing. I haven't seen it come back yet, but sometimes, it was sporadic.
Also, I didn't have the purple hue issue, but I don't notice any difference on automatic brightness from before. Might be due to me not previously having the issue, not sure.
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Interesting, I've always had the lag issue, it's never changed or been sporadic. I used my dad's Samsung Focus the other day, and it was beautiful not having the delay with touch, or the release early tough bug... I miss my samsung SOOO much...
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Interesting, I've always had the lag issue, it's never changed or been sporadic. I used my dad's Samsung Focus the other day, and it was beautiful not having the delay with touch, or the release early tough bug... I miss my samsung SOOO much...
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I still have my Focus, and yes, it's buttery smooth. But, I'd be happy to trade you for your Lumia...
I'm just generally upset about my whole experience.
First, I was going to get the 900 when the $100.00 software-bug credit was there, but Rogers came back and said the $100.00 nokia rebate was only for new customers, not existing. Apparently existing customers had to pay not only full pop, but we weren't even eligible for the "month to month" price, we had to pay a higher cost for an "existing customer full buyout".
Then I accidentally break my focus, and get the 900. Returned it over 5 times, all had the purple issue.
The lag issue sucks, the battery issue sucks. I've accidentally let the phone completely discharge twice, and the last time I almost wasn't able to get it back (took over an hour to get it to power up).
Don't get me wrong, the phone is slick, beautiful design, specs are nice, etc... But I'm just getting SOOOO agitated at the Rogers/Nokia combo of issues.
Edit: I'm just ornery and having a bad day. Just extremely choked that Canadians didn't get the update as well... I tweeted Rogers, and they said they have nothing to do with it, they said it's all in Nokia's ballpark and they have nothing to do with the update process.
Ok this is beyond a joke now. Why in the hell would these morons remove face unlock only to add the absolute worst fingerprint reader I've ever dealt with on any phone I've ever owned. I never thought I'd consider going back to pin unlock considering that even the door to my house has a fingerprint reader. What are your thoughts on it?
Removing face unlock is very uncomfortable
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Removing face unlock is very uncomfortable
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Sometimes I still pick up my phone and stare at it like a complete idiot for a few seconds before I remember that it doesn't have face unlock
Well people wanted it for when wearing a mask but this FPS is a disgrace. It was quicker lowering my mask and using face unlock then this trash FPS. I'm sure it will improve in time but I'm also considering going to just a pin.
I really don't understand this company. They add and remove **** on every phone they release. Soli in then gone, squeeze in then gone, face ID in then gone. It's ridiculous. But hey...we have a curved screen lol.
It actually is the worst FPS ever! I just hope it's not a hardware issue and can be fixed by software
Try to just lay your finger on the scanner, ever so slightly, instead of pressing. Helped me.
I agree here, Faceunlock was beautiful. In an ideal world, we would have gotten Faceunlock AND fingerprint scanner (back).
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Well people wanted it for when wearing a mask but this FPS is a disgrace. It was quicker lowering my mask and using face unlock then this trash FPS. I'm sure it will improve in time but I'm also considering going to just a pin.
I really don't understand this company. They add and remove **** on every phone they release. Soli in then gone, squeeze in then gone, face ID in then gone. It's ridiculous. But hey...we have a curved screen lol.
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Worst decision... Curved screen. It adds nothing valuable!! It throws shadows. It makes it hard getting a proper screen protection. Useless. Absolutely.
FPS is a good idea - if added additionally to face unlock. Sigh.
Mine seems to be getting worse. 2 full seconds to register seems to be the average if it actually works the first time. About half the time it takes 2 or more tries. I'm coming from a scanner on a 5 year old phone that just works. I told myself I just needed to get used to it, but the opposite seems to be happening. The longer I own the phone, the more I just assume stuff will work, so I'm less careful with the FPR, etc.
Mine's erratic with performance all over the place. Sometimes it fails, sometimes it takes 3s to work, sometimes the screen stays blank until I use the power button.
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Ok this is beyond a joke now. Why in the hell would these morons remove face unlock only to add the absolute worst fingerprint reader I've ever dealt with on any phone I've ever owned. I never thought I'd consider going back to pin unlock considering that even the door to my house has a fingerprint reader. What are your thoughts on it?
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I agree with you entirely. I was strongly considering returning this POS and jumping ship to iPhone. I think instead I'll keep it and trade it in on an s22 or something. Not sure I can deal with iOS either.
If i didn't break my p4 xl...I would absolutely have returned this as this is an inferior phone in every single aspect other than the camera
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Worst decision... Curved screen. It adds nothing valuable!! It throws shadows. It makes it hard getting a proper screen protection. Useless. Absolutely.
FPS is a good idea - if added additionally to face unlock. Sigh.
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Exactly...well said
When the rumors were flying around about this phone months back and it was mentioned that 6pro might have a curved screen.... I cringed.
I've got about 5 or so days left to return. I'm seriously considering it. First time ever with a pixel phone.. I can't believe they actually moved forward with this FPS. It couldn't have worked much better while they were testing it? I'm on the pixel superfan page on FB. Every post someone makes about the FPS Google declines to post it. Instead, they've put those of us that did in a different, hidden thread to talk about it. It's effing BS. They're hiding it instead of acknowledging it and saying they'll fix it.
I did find something that helps, sort of. I read an article about folks who have the animations set to .5 were seeing a bug where the fingerprint was gone from the AOD/lockscreen. Setting it back to default fixed it. I had the same problem, so I changed it back. The fingerprint unlock is a lot more successful now. Still total garbage, but better. Hopefully this helps.
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I've got about 5 or so days left to return. I'm seriously considering it. First time ever with a pixel phone.. I can't believe they actually moved forward with this FPS. It couldn't have worked much better while they were testing it? I'm on the pixel superfan page on FB. Every post someone makes about the FPS Google declines to post it. Instead, they've put those of us that did in a different, hidden thread to talk about it. It's effing BS. They're hiding it instead of acknowledging it and saying they'll fix it.
I did find something that helps, sort of. I read an article about folks who have the animations set to .5 were seeing a bug where the fingerprint was gone from the AOD/lockscreen. Setting it back to default fixed it. I had the same problem, so I changed it back. The fingerprint unlock is a lot more successful now. Still total garbage, but better. Hopefully this helps.
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Unsure if I will return my P6P. However, for my first in screen finger print reader, this can't be right.
The FPR is so fickle. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Agreed that if anyone spent any time with this phone, they would know to fix the FPR.
There are a few issues I hope Google can resolve soon: FPR, auto-brightness and antenna (if there is a software fix for antenna hanging on to weak 5G signals instead of moving to a stronger LTE when it is available).
yeah mine was returned yesterday back to ATT store for this same issue, used it one day and went back into the box most horrible FP I ever used, I had had to eat 55.00 restocking because of this crap oh well lesson learn!
Mine works just as good as any OnePlus phones I've had in the past few years
It's working very well for me but that's because my expectations aren't ultrasonic sensor ones. The accuracy has been very good but it's the speed that varies from pretty quick to 3/4 a second. Key thing is to press and hold until the haptics confirm or deny it. With that in mind I rarely get misses. Maybe a handful a day. Could it be better, sure, but it's not total trash.
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I've got about 5 or so days left to return. I'm seriously considering it. First time ever with a pixel phone.. I can't believe they actually moved forward with this FPS. It couldn't have worked much better while they were testing it? I'm on the pixel superfan page on FB. Every post someone makes about the FPS Google declines to post it. Instead, they've put those of us that did in a different, hidden thread to talk about it. It's effing BS. They're hiding it instead of acknowledging it and saying they'll fix it.
I did find something that helps, sort of. I read an article about folks who have the animations set to .5 were seeing a bug where the fingerprint was gone from the AOD/lockscreen. Setting it back to default fixed it. I had the same problem, so I changed it back. The fingerprint unlock is a lot more successful now. Still total garbage, but better. Hopefully this helps.
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That helped mine changing the animations then changing it back. Seems to be better, hope it lasts.
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I agree with you entirely. I was strongly considering returning this POS and jumping ship to iPhone. I think instead I'll keep it and trade it in on an s22 or something. Not sure I can deal with iOS either.
If i didn't break my p4 xl...I would absolutely have returned this as this is an inferior phone in every single aspect other than the camera
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Wow... You loose absolutely all credibility when you say the pixel 4 is "better in every aspect other than camera". That is just an idiotic comment. I understand you can't please everyone and there will always be a handful of people that'll complain, but come on... You are being absolutely ridiculous.
BTW, not understanding how y'all are having the negative experience. Been using fingerprint since day 1, and maybe had 1 or 2 times where I had to try a second time to unlock the phone. Only negative thing I can say is it does seem to be slightly slower than other fingerprint phones I've used before. I'm sure Google will address it or someone will modify the kernel source to improve the overall speed. It feels like people expect to be 100 percent satisfied in every aspect and if something only reaches 90 percent, their brains explode and the world is coming to an end!
If a slightly delayed (we're talking tenths of a second) fingerprint reader is such a deal breaker and calls for all this complaining, I can only imagine how y'all deal with everyday life. Just saying.
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Mine works just as good as any OnePlus phones I've had in the past few years
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Same here - my FPS is working just fine, maybe just a bit slower than the one I had on my OnePlus 7T Pro, but still nothing to complain about...
Fp working properly for me...