XP Automatically Resetting On Its Own - Sony Xperia X Performance Questions & Answers

In the last few days I've noticed that when turning on my screen that I'm forced to put in my PIN, which it says it always does after a reboot/startup. But I didn't reboot the phone myself.
Has anyone else noticed this? I wonder if this has anything to do with the Contacts app issue for int'l XP phones using a T-Mobile SIM card, or something else? It may just be that an app I have was malfunctioning (I did have issues with Chrome earlier right before this new auto reboot occurred), and that's what may have caused it.
Please let me know what you think. Also, PLEASE mention in your post which carrier you have, and also which region you got your phone from. For example, my int'l XP is from Hong Kong, so on the box there's a "ZH", which I guess is the Hong Kong version. You may also have an "HK" too. The Taiwan one says "TW" I believe.
Thanks!

Haven't experienced this issue. I'm using an x performance f8132 hk version.

I just experienced this for the first time yesterday. I updated Playstation Video, which now has the ability to download purchased content. I was downloading my movies to my SD card (35 of them) and the phone rebooted several times. It hasn't happened since. I'm on AT&T with a HK sourced device. I'm thinking this app update may have been causing my problem. I'll follow up in the next few days if I experience any other reboots.

MelvinzZ said:
Haven't experienced this issue. I'm using an x performance f8132 hk version.
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Ok cool. Yeah you have the same one I do. It's marked "ZH & EN", but I believe ZH is still the Hong Kong version.
Thanks.

augie7107 said:
I just experienced this for the first time yesterday. I updated Playstation Video, which now has the ability to download purchased content. I was downloading my movies to my SD card (35 of them) and the phone rebooted several times. It hasn't happened since. I'm on AT&T with a HK sourced device. I'm thinking this app update may have been causing my problem. I'll follow up in the next few days if I experience any other reboots.
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Hey Augie,
Hmm ok. You might be right!
I thought it was because I was using one of those apps that lets you enable "Night Vision" for easier nighttime reading. Some kind of issue with the "screen overlay". So I disabled "screen overlay" for that app and SO FAR it's been fine. You wouldn't happen to have an app like that would you (i.e. Blue Light Filter For Eye Care, Lux, etc)??
I didn't use Playstation app. Just disabled it actually, so I don't know if your problem and mine was the same? Mine would just reboot randomly, never repeatedly over and over at the same time.
Yeah mine is from Hong Kong too. Says ZH on the side, but I believe someone on here said that's still China.
Yes please do. I will too on Monday.
Thanks!!

No screen overlays here. I've used the phone for all kinds of things today without replicating the problem. I'm guessing a certain amount of non-response time from something running triggers a reset. I'll report if it reoccurs.

augie7107 said:
No screen overlays here. I've used the phone for all kinds of things today without replicating the problem. I'm guessing a certain amount of non-response time from something running triggers a reset. I'll report if it reoccurs.
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Augie,
Ok. That's good. I had also cleared not all the caches for all my apps but the "preferences", which is a setting in Apps menu in Settings. Then I rebooted. Not sure if that helped but I think for me it was the Screen Overlay issue. But it COULD'VE also been Playstation for all I know? Then again, this had been happening for last 3-5 days, so if Playstation app update just came in yesterday, then I doubt it was that.
Thanks! Please do. I will too on Monday.

I have not experienced random reboots yet. They could happen from battery saving apps like 360 though
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MGSBigBoss said:
I have not experienced random reboots yet. They could happen from battery saving apps like 360 though
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I uninstalled 360 from my phone several days ago as even though it worked on the Z5 and Z3 (and initially it SEEMED to work on my 1st XP), I can see it no longer is working on the XP, so it's not that.
Since clearing all the preferences on all the apps and also disabling the screen overlay on my one "night vision" app, the problem has so far not reoccurred any more (knock on wood!). I am trying out a different app very similar to 360 though on my phone called Hibernation Manager. I'm going to test it tonight/overnight to see how it does, and will report here tomorrow. I'm not holding my breath, but can't hurt to try it. Earlier today I gave it a good 2 hours and the percentage stayed the same during that time (100%), so there's potential I guess.
Update: Forget what I said above. See this updated post instead.

RockStar2005 said:
Hey Augie,
Hmm ok. You might be right!
I thought it was because I was using one of those apps that lets you enable "Night Vision" for easier nighttime reading. Some kind of issue with the "screen overlay". So I disabled "screen overlay" for that app and SO FAR it's been fine. You wouldn't happen to have an app like that would you (i.e. Blue Light Filter For Eye Care, Lux, etc)??
I didn't use Playstation app. Just disabled it actually, so I don't know if your problem and mine was the same? Mine would just reboot randomly, never repeatedly over and over at the same time.
Yeah mine is from Hong Kong too. Says ZH on the side, but I believe someone on here said that's still China.
Yes please do. I will too on Monday.
Thanks!!
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Hong Kong Version will state ZH, this mean chinese traditional, china one will have CN if i'm guess correctly.

Yeah sounds right kms. I have the ZH one.

MGSBigBoss said:
I have not experienced random reboots yet. They could happen from battery saving apps like 360 though
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Yeah Hibernation Master didn't work either. Greenify says it will only work automatically if I remove my fingerprint security and use "pull-up gesture" to unlock the phone. No thanks. lol Not sure what other good apps are out there that would work?
It's now been 2 days since I cleared the preferences of all my apps and turned off that Screen Overlay on that "night vision" app I had, and SO FAR (again knock on wood lol) it's been working fine. If by Monday it's still fine, I will consider this case (and thread) closed. lol

RockStar2005 said:
Yeah Hibernation Master didn't work either. Greenify says it will only work automatically if I remove my fingerprint security and use "pull-up gesture" to unlock the phone. No thanks. lol Not sure what other good apps are out there that would work?
It's now been 2 days since I cleared the preferences of all my apps and turned off that Screen Overlay on that "night vision" app I had, and SO FAR (again knock on wood lol) it's been working fine. If by Monday it's still fine, I will consider this case (and thread) closed. lol
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Use stamina mode dude lol
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MGSBigBoss said:
Use stamina mode dude lol
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I would, but new Stamina Mode is completely non-customizable. Old SM would let you set it up so it only works when the screen is off. But this new one is "all or none". No thanks. Don't want my phone slowing down, even to save battery life. Then I might as well have bought the XA. lol

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Use stamina mode dude lol
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Great.......so it restarted again about 20 minutes ago. I go to unlock screen and it says PIN required after startup. I had NOT restarted it since this morning.
What do you guys think? I was thinking about e-mailing the Amazon seller (NGP) and seeing if they have any Taiwanese models (TW) available. Was thinking maybe this had something to do with the stupid T-Mobile SIM stock Contacts app issue.

RockStar2005 said:
Great.......so it restarted again about 20 minutes ago. I go to unlock screen and it says PIN required after startup. I had NOT restarted it since this morning.
What do you guys think? I was thinking about e-mailing the Amazon seller (NGP) and seeing if they have any Taiwanese models (TW) available. Was thinking maybe this had something to do with the stupid T-Mobile SIM stock Contacts app issue.
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You're saying it went to the gray screen where you enter pin on phone start up?
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MGSBigBoss said:
You're saying it went to the gray screen where you enter pin on phone start up?
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Yeah the lockscreen.

RockStar2005 said:
Yeah the lockscreen.
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The lock screen is after start up. You're talking about the gray screen before the xperia boot logo?
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MGSBigBoss said:
The lock screen is after start up. You're talking about the gray screen before the xperia boot logo?
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No I mean the lockscreen AFTER startup.

RockStar2005 said:
No I mean the lockscreen AFTER startup.
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After using the finger print entry so many times itll say for extra security put in pin. That's normal.
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[Q] Z1 screen skipping

I noticed that every once in a while, the touchscreen on my Z1 "skips". i.e., if I draw a straight line with my finger, it will actually come out as a few short lines with a break between them.
I notice it most in the pattern unlock screen. I will draw my pattern, but it will connect 2 dots, jump, connect another 2 dots, jump again, until I get the pattern wrong error, and in the second attempt everything is fine.
Has anyone else experienced that?
Distaplia said:
I noticed that every once in a while, the touchscreen on my Z1 "skips". i.e., if I draw a straight line with my finger, it will actually come out as a few short lines with a break between them.
I notice it most in the pattern unlock screen. I will draw my pattern, but it will connect 2 dots, jump, connect another 2 dots, jump again, until I get the pattern wrong error, and in the second attempt everything is fine.
Has anyone else experienced that?
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This happens every once in a while for me while using Swype keyboard. I thought it was a Swype issue, but if you're having this then maybe it's the phone. Haven't noticed it anywhere else but haven't tested.
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I have this problem too... I tested it with "touch test", and confirmed my suspicion...
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I've run into something like this when trying to pull up the pie menu. Normally, sliding up onto the screen from below will trigger the pie menu to pop up (similar to the default "google now" trigger gesture). Every once in a while it'll instead register as a number of taps on whatever is already on that area of the screen (thus triggering some untended action or link most of the time). Of course it won't happen when I'm trying to reproduce it or running some kind of test, but when I least expect it, it happens again.
To verify this issue you can also try going to: Settings, About Phone (last entry on the bottom), Diagnostics, Test Device, Touchscreen.
If the recorded line really does skip you should contact your reseller/ Sony.
If it is just an occasional error it might be Software and not Hardware related. I have not had this problem yet, though.
Oh finally so it's not me alone. Great phone but this single problem lets it down. I'm suspecting a lot ppl have it and dont realise. Not everyone uses swype keyb or swype pattern unlock.
My suspicion is the sony screen protector fitted at factory. Tempted to rip it off.
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Hmm strange my phone's been having fur over a day now. I removed the screen protector that came supplied in the box and found the problem still existed. Now I've got a real cheapy one on and swyping has been real good.
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Hey guys I'm having the same problem, too! Which firmware version were you guys using? Because I think the newest firmware .257 has problems has touch I will try to revert to .524 and update you guys later
EDIT : Okay, I have just went back to 524 firmware to test and I can confirm that the problem still persists.
No problem here, maybe it's related to screen protector?
Ok now
@[email protected] said:
Hey guys I'm having the same problem, too! Which firmware version were you guys using? Because I think the newest firmware .257 has problems has touch I will try to revert to .524 and update you guys later
EDIT : Okay, I have just went back to 524 firmware to test and I can confirm that the problem still persists.
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Running 257: tried it with screen protector packaged in box plus no screen protector = same problem. Day 2 and still seems ok since installing the cheapest screen protector going
amm009uk said:
Running 257: tried it with screen protector packaged in box plus no screen protector = same problem. Day 2 and still seems ok since installing the cheapest screen protector going
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Hi, is your problem fixed? havent tried changing my screen guard.
Nope not really even though I was convinced at first. Problem comes and goes randomly.
My real issue is using Swype and it's driving me mad. As a workaround if I use my thumb it works fine. Must be the amount of surface contact while I swype.
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I confirmed the problem too
Please see this video
ttp://youtu.be/CeAw17LrdKE
Probably it is a cause of a hardware issue.
router0520 said:
Please see this video
ttp://youtu.be/CeAw17LrdKE
Probably it is a cause of a hardware issue.
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Can't see the video, how does it look like? is it really a hardware issue? if then my phone is hopeless.
Defenetly hardware... The metal frame ruinsvthe touch screen when finger connect them. Some onsulating case will solve this though, not such a horrible hw fault...
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shteren said:
Defenetly hardware... The metal frame ruinsvthe touch screen when finger connect them. Some onsulating case will solve this though, not such a horrible hw fault...
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where to get an insulating case and what it's made of so I can get it to check if that works
brapicoco said:
where to get an insulating case and what it's made of so I can get it to check if that works
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Any thing feom plastic that will seperate the body from the screen I think, so you can't short them with your fingers
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I have mine since end of September & I don't have any problems. Maybe bad batch ?
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LahiruRD said:
I have mine since end of September & I don't have any problems. Maybe bad batch ?
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yes it's a batch problem..
brapicoco said:
yes it's a batch problem..
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So is hardware problem and will never be fixed?
For few weeks I never saw that problem on mine so I was not worry about it but today I tested few nice games and I realized that after a minute playing the game (Minimotor or HAWX) the virtual joystick stopping working. I have to retouch the joystick with my hand or take off my hand from the phone. All the time.
This is bad, so the Flagship Device is comming to be a Crap Device.
Wee are here too:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2540950
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2564985

Terrible Camera

This camera is frustrating me. I'm trying to cash a check and it's so bad I can't even deposit a check through my mobile bank of America app. Never had this problem on my gs3.
Anyone else having problems with anything like this?
buckley101 said:
This camera is frustrating me. I'm trying to cash a check and it's so bad I can't even deposit a check through my mobile bank of America app. Never had this problem on my gs3.
Anyone else having problems with anything like this?
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I've deposited at least 5 checks that way, I don't recall ever having an issue.
Clean off the lens?
Might be a problem with your phone specifically. Camera is decent enough for that.
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I deposit checks with mine no problem. Maybe the app is having issues?
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No camera issues here, but haven't done online check deposit.
You didn't happen to mention what version of Jelly Bean you were running.
There was a camera update in 4.2.2 and Verizon has recently released 4.4 KitKat.
Perhaps check for updates if you haven't already.
buckley101 said:
This camera is frustrating me. I'm trying to cash a check and it's so bad I can't even deposit a check through my mobile bank of America app. Never had this problem on my gs3.
Anyone else having problems with anything like this?
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I had the same problem with the Chase app. The problem is that for some reason, the check gets cut off on the left side even though the whole check is in the viewfinder. I pull back a little more to make sure to get the whole check and it works fine.
clankfu said:
I had the same problem with the Chase app. The problem is that for some reason, the check gets cut off on the left side even though the whole check is in the viewfinder. I pull back a little more to make sure to get the whole check and it works fine.
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Ahh yes maybe that's it. I'll have to try that thank you
Yeah, its my US Bank app that messes the picture up as well. I deposit my checks all of the time, but it will stretch the picture vertically and shrink it horizontally.
Sent from my Moto X.
My usaa app was pretty fussy with my gnex, but worked on my moto x just fine. Maybe they released a bad update or something?
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The Bank of America app just doesn't work right on some phones. It's pretty crappy. Not the fault of the Moto X camera. Never works with my HTC One either. Pretty sure the app doesn't handle cameras with 16:9 aspect ratio sensors correctly.
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clankfu said:
I had the same problem with the Chase app. The problem is that for some reason, the check gets cut off on the left side even though the whole check is in the viewfinder. I pull back a little more to make sure to get the whole check and it works fine.
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I still couldn't get the Chase app to take a good enough picture to deposit, but they just put a new version out that put black bars on the screen to restrict the area of the check image, and it works for me now.
It's not the camera, it's the app. I first started having issues with the BoA app on my Note 2 after an update awhile back. I found that holding the phone about 12" above the check works best. I always have to make sure all the corners are visible, make sure there are no shadows visible, and the check has to be as flat as possible.
clankfu said:
I had the same problem with the Chase app. The problem is that for some reason, the check gets cut off on the left side even though the whole check is in the viewfinder. I pull back a little more to make sure to get the whole check and it works fine.
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Same here. Other than that it works fine..

Half of screen not working

I've had a strange bug since I got the phone that I'm wondering if anyone else has seen (don't think it is hardware).
I can reproduce it every morning after I wake up. Conditions are as follows:
Phone is on the clock daydream while charging. I use Sleep As Android as my alarm. Every morning when my alarm is going off and I reach for my phone half of the screen is not working and or black.
I just had a recurrence of this in the xda app after I lost wifi connection and was exciting a thread (pressing the back button) during the handoff to LTE. Easy fix is to just hit the power button to turn the screen off then turn it back on. Works right away.
Anyone seen or read about anything similar?
Thanks!
I made a post earlier about screen touch issues and this is one of mine as well. I can't reproduce it like you can but the right half of the screen just drops off to touch.
Have you seen the half (or third) of the screen go completely black? Seriously Wtf. I've only had it happen probably 4 times.... Comes back on immediately and worms as expected if I press the power button twice.
EmperorX said:
Have you seen the half (or third) of the screen go completely black? Seriously Wtf. I've only had it happen probably 4 times.... Comes back on immediately and worms as expected if I press the power button twice.
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Sounds like you have the ATT model which was recalled for that very reason.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/11/2...p-nexus-6-inventory-back-due-to-software-bug/
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Sounds like you have the ATT model which was recalled for that very reason.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/11/2...p-nexus-6-inventory-back-due-to-software-bug/
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Picked it up from tmobile on Wed morning.
Also, those issues seem different from what I read.. Screen is *completely* black and they get stuck. Mine works fine 100% except when I wake up with the prior conditions (over night, phone is on clock daydream, dimmed and I am woke up with Sleep As Android alarm). It has only happened once in any other circumstance. Also, my phone updated to LRX21O upon first boot.
At this point I can't tell if it is software or hardware... Not sure how tmobile handles this as I bought directly from them (no insurance as of yet) or if I go straight to Motorola?
I just wish I could conclusively rule out a hardware issue.
I'm having a similar issue. It seems to definitely be intermittent though. Also, I've only experienced it when my phone is in landscape mode. It goes back to normal when I flip it to portrait mode.
Did you ever find anything else out about the issue OP?
trustinhate said:
I'm having a similar issue. It seems to definitely be intermittent though. Also, I've only experienced it when my phone is in landscape mode. It goes back to normal when I flip it to portrait mode.
Did you ever find anything else out about the issue OP?
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Nothing other than what is in here. Still happens to me, though much less frequently. Hoping the 5.1 update rumored for Feb solves some of the quirks.
I honestly think this is a hardware issue of some sort. I had my original Nexus 6 for weeks and throughout heavy usage, I never had any issues. The first day I received a replacement device from Google, half of my screen would freeze/go black when in landscape watching videos, playing games, and sometimes even browsing the web. This was with 100% stock ROM and kernel without root (which rules out that being an issue). I tried reflashing the stock image and the issue still persists.
I contacted the GPS customer service last night and ordered another replacement device. This is issue is certainly specific to this phone, my first device was used heavily and this never happened even once.
I am convinced it is hardware as well.
I am experiencing the same issue with my phone and opened a ticket with Google yesterday and I want mine replaced. It's not just the Nexus 6 that's suffering from this as some Droid Turbo users are experiencing it as well.
lianw said:
I am convinced it is hardware as well.
I am experiencing the same issue with my phone and opened a ticket with Google yesterday and I want mine replaced. It's not just the Nexus 6 that's suffering from this as some Droid Turbo users are experiencing it as well.
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Same thing here. Tmobile 64 GB nexus 6. Bought mine from T Mobile, but they don't have a replacement to send me, so I contacted Motorola, and they sent me a new one that arrives tomorrow. I hope the same thing doesn't happen with this one.
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Look on the positive side of things, 50% less battery drain due to screen usage...
I still think this is, in my case, specifically software. Other people have reported different issues that are most likely hardware, don't think mine is. Also it has only happened two or three times in the past month, seems to with screen on and rotation occurring at the same time, though I can't confirm or repro reliably.
Well, just had my replacement processed over the phone. Only potential issue is that they said it may be a refurbished device. Anyone know how/if there is a way to tell??
I am not sure if this is somehow related-but my first Nexus 6 I got from t-mobile was working fine and on the second day of owning it the touch screen stopped working! I mean it won't register any touch whatsoever! The phone was just charging and I just used it like 30min ago....tried rebooting, resetting-nothing helped-went to a t-mobile store and replaced with a new one. The second one works...for now. The strange part is that they were no issues-it worked flawlessly and all of a sudden just stopped responding to touch.
I have never experienced issues like this with any smartphone in my life-I have owned android smartphones ever since the G1 was released...
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Well, just had my replacement processed over the phone. Only potential issue is that they said it may be a refurbished device. Anyone know how/if there is a way to tell??
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T mobile didn't have any available devices to send me, so I contacted Moto. Moto sent me a brand new phone.Build date is December 16th. So far no problems, but I just got it today. I'll report back if anything goes wrong.
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NastyNeil said:
T mobile didn't have any available devices to send me, so I contacted Moto. Moto sent me a brand new phone.Build date is December 16th. So far no problems, but I just got it today. I'll report back if anything goes wrong.
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Where do you see the Build date?
Sleeepy2 said:
Where do you see the Build date?
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On the box. Under the barcodes.
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NastyNeil said:
On the box. Under the barcodes.
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Thanx :good:
NastyNeil said:
On the box. Under the barcodes.
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Can you post a picture of where? I don't see any dates listed on the box.
On the bottom right just before SeQ#
But a better way to check is to boot into the bootloader/fastboot hit valume down until you see barcode then push power.
For me the date it shows is 1 day before the date on the box. The box says 2014-11-16 bootloader says 2014-11-15.

Software Update Fixed Rotation Issues

I plugged my edge into my laptop for the first time today, right away there was a popup stating that there was a update available for my phone. It updated and now my screen rotation works.
So, i guess it was a software issue and not a hardware issue like everyone assumed?
Just thought i'd share for anyone else with their screen not rotating.
How big was the file and what's your build number now?
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I honestly don't know how large the file was, it just started downloading as soon as i plugged it in. Download only took about a minuet. Build number - LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOC3
BTW, I rooted with Pinngpong before the update and i'm still rooted, so this doesn't remove root.
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I honestly don't know how large the file was, it just started downloading as soon as i plugged it in. Download only took about a minuet. Build number - LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOC3
BTW, I rooted with Pinngpong before the update and i'm still rooted, so this doesn't remove root.
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That was my next question, thanks! I haven't updated my phone (nor received an update) but our build numbers are the same... strange.
Dinc User said:
I honestly don't know how large the file was, it just started downloading as soon as i plugged it in. Download only took about a minuet. Build number - LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOC3
BTW, I rooted with Pinngpong before the update and i'm still rooted, so this doesn't remove root.
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Weird, that's the build I'm on but never updated. Got my phone the day it came out to.
Dinc User said:
I plugged my edge into my laptop for the first time today, right away there was a popup stating that there was a update available for my phone. It updated and now my screen rotation works.
So, i guess it was a software issue and not a hardware issue like everyone assumed?
Just thought i'd share for anyone else with their screen not rotating.
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The fix is making the phone use the gyroscope for screen rotation. If you have a way to check (very difficult 0n Verizon) I bet your accelerometer is still fried. I read on another forum that those who received the "fix" and were able to check their accelerometer found that it was still locked. Si it could be that the hardware is still at fault. ?????
Download Sensor Kinetics on the PlayStore and check your values!
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Weird, that's the build I'm on but never updated. Got my phone the day it came out to.
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yeah me too but did hear a sammy rep in a best buy say something about an update for some phones and i assume this person had it waiting for them the whole time but just got it because they state they just plugged it in.
i was hoping it was an update too
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yeah me too but did hear a sammy rep in a best buy say something about an update for some phones and i assume this person had it waiting for them the whole time but just got it because they state they just plugged it in.
i was hoping it was an update too
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my phone rotates without the update just fine..
is it only certain people? i have sdm frozen and if all it is is a rotation fix i dont have i will not update
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Lot's of speculation in this article, but my money is on the fast charger as the cause.
http://www.computerworld.com/articl...with-some-galaxy-s6-edge-phones.html#comments
Thankfully within the 14 day return period, I am getting a brand new 128gb model. I'll use an old charger until I see evidence that the fast charger is not the cause. Possibly a combination of that with the kernel allowing the phone to get too hot. I'd like to hear from anyone who's screen rotation works if they use the fast charger that came with the phone or not.
morrowa2 said:
Lot's of speculation in this article, but my money is on the fast charger as the cause.
http://www.computerworld.com/articl...with-some-galaxy-s6-edge-phones.html#comments
Thankfully within the 14 day return period, I am getting a brand new 128gb model. I'll use an old charger until I see evidence that the fast charger is not the cause. Possibly a combination of that with the kernel allowing the phone to get too hot. I'd like to hear from anyone who's screen rotation works if they use the fast charger that came with the phone or not.
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it is. i work for us cellular and they are going to start rolling out the update tomorrow. it clearly says its only on the edge device and it was caused by the fast charger.. so that article seems accurate
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elliwigy said:
my phone rotates without the update just fine..
is it only certain people? i have sdm frozen and if all it is is a rotation fix i dont have i will not update
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i have no idea what the update fixed as my unit came with the OC3
elliwigy said:
it is. i work for us cellular and they are going to start rolling out the update tomorrow. it clearly says its only on the edge device and it was caused by the fast charger.. so that article seems accurate
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It was the commenters that suggested it. The article is mostly fluff lol
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morrowa2 said:
It was the commenters that suggested it. The article is mostly fluff lol
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i forget what it said exactly and dont want to send the information outside of work lol. i doubt its burnt up the sensor/chip if a software update fixes the issue.. maybe something in the quick charge software causes it to lock up or malfunction on the device so the update fixed it.
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elliwigy said:
i forget what it said exactly and dont want to send the information outside of work lol. i doubt its burnt up the sensor/chip if a software update fixes the issue.. maybe something in the quick charge software causes it to lock up or malfunction on the device so the update fixed it.
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Funny though that most people report that a factory reset doesn't fix the problem. Guess time will tell with the update.
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morrowa2 said:
Funny though that most people report that a factory reset doesn't fix the problem. Guess time will tell with the update.
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well a factory reset would leave you on the same firmware.. im on oc3 and a factory reset would leave me on oc3 which does not have the fix.. youd hafta update
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elliwigy said:
well a factory reset would leave you on the same firmware.. im on oc3 and a factory reset would leave me on oc3 which does not have the fix.. youd hafta update
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Got it thanks
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morrowa2 said:
Lot's of speculation in this article, but my money is on the fast charger as the cause.
http://www.computerworld.com/articl...with-some-galaxy-s6-edge-phones.html#comments
Thankfully within the 14 day return period, I am getting a brand new 128gb model. I'll use an old charger until I see evidence that the fast charger is not the cause. Possibly a combination of that with the kernel allowing the phone to get too hot. I'd like to hear from anyone who's screen rotation works if they use the fast charger that came with the phone or not.
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My screen rotation works just fine and I've been using the fast charger since unboxing (the day it came out). 64gb black if that matters to you.
I actually wasn't even aware there was an issue with the device outside of poor memory management. Maybe I'll switch an an older charger for now.
Also, be careful taking updates ... it's possible they've fixed the vulnerability that allowed us to get root way before any of us truly expected it.
theresin said:
My screen rotation works just fine and I've been using the fast charger since unboxing (the day it came out). 64gb black if that matters to you.
I actually wasn't even aware there was an issue with the device outside of poor memory management. Maybe I'll switch an an older charger for now.
Also, be careful taking updates ... it's possible they've fixed the vulnerability that allowed us to get root way before any of us truly expected it.
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same here on 64gb black no issues lol. apparently its not every phone so if you dont have the bug youre probably fine.. i will check the email tomorrow.. i probably cant post it (dont want to get in trouble) but i can at least check further details on the issue/update.. it is for us cellular but id imagine its similar for all s6 edge ddvices since most variants seem to be getting the updates to fix it
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If it is an issue with the fast charger, how does an OTA update fix that???
Also, I have a white 128GB edge and have been using the fast charger since day one and no issues with screen rotation.

High Battery Use for PHONE

Hey guys. I'm on the unbranded, unlocked Snapdragon Note 9 on Metro. I am constantly having high amounts of battery drain from the PHONE app. Has anyone else experienced this? Any solution?
What's under additional info on that screenshot? Is it built in samsung phone app?
Wait... these things have a PHONE in them?! You mean like actually TALKING to another human being?
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Wait... these things have a PHONE in them?! You mean like actually TALKING to another human being?
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That was so funny OMG!!!!!
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Wasn't THAT funny...so no body else has experienced this?
SantinoInc said:
Wasn't THAT funny...so no body else has experienced this?
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I have not had a problem with the phone app using a large amount of battery. Is is the native phone app that comes with the phone or an alternate? I personally turn off the stock app with package disabler and use a modded pixel phone app which I like a lot more. Have you tried the standards of wiping the cache, etc.?
SantinoInc said:
Wasn't THAT funny...so no body else has experienced this?
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It was funny to him.
SantinoInc said:
Wasn't THAT funny...so no body else has experienced this?
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By the looks of it, no. I'm also in NYC, although on Tmobile (which runs Metro PCS). You didn't mention a couple things. You said you are unbranded, is that how the phone came or did you manually install the unbranded firmware. Did you buy the phone new, in box? Is your phone app perhaps spending its time looking for something that your phone does not have installed (if you manually flashed a different firmware)? What sort of location features do you have enabled in the phone app itself? Have you had this issue since the beginning, if not, how long. Can you relate it to anything that happened or anything you may have done? I am honestly just guessing here and trying to maybe steer the conversation to a culprit, I've never had this issue.
sputnik767 said:
By the looks of it, no. I'm also in NYC, although on Tmobile (which runs Metro PCS). You didn't mention a couple things. You said you are unbranded, is that how the phone came or did you manually install the unbranded firmware. Did you buy the phone new, in box? Is your phone app perhaps spending its time looking for something that your phone does not have installed (if you manually flashed a different firmware)? What sort of location features do you have enabled in the phone app itself? Have you had this issue since the beginning, if not, how long. Can you relate it to anything that happened or anything you may have done? I am honestly just guessing here and trying to maybe steer the conversation to a culprit, I've never had this issue.
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Samsung + notified me of this behavior on two occasions and it hasn't happened again since I created this thread. I use the stock Samsung phone app. I honestly don't know what caused it but I'm happy it's not still going on

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