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Something funky is going on here.

I am not sure how to keep this from happening. I set it and it stays for a while and then somehow it just randomly changes back.
I have unchecked update automatically in the phone options menu as well...
Any ideas? I searched for this but I got no hits. Perhaps I am not searching properly. Any help would be appreciated.

Please guys and gals. I could really use some help. I have seen lots of threads and it all jumbling up.
I am begging here...
Thanks.

what is ' it '?

You didnt even post the problem you are having.. what is updating? whats wrong? Explain yourself more thoroughly

I've some crazy and vague posts in my day... this one takes the cake.

MOD: close this worthless thread.

Im receiving my Vibrant on Monday... what can I do to limit the issues?

So im receiving my Vibrant on Monday, and from what I have read a lot of people seem to say that you should do a factory reset on it. Should I do this straight out of the box so I dont have to do it later on once everythings installed on it? And is there anything I can do to make the battery last a little longer? such as charge it up all the way, drain it completely, and charge it up again, and do this cycle three or four times or does it not help at all?
What I would like to know overall is what should I do straight out of the box to fix (if possible) the issues with the:
1. GPS (I understand the GPS and Compass issue are going to be fixed in the first OTA update, but until then can I do anything?)
2. Compass
3. Lag
4. Battery drain
5. Should I immediately do the factory reset, or wait and see if I have any issues?
From what I have read, it seems like 100% of people have issues with the phone, but maybe thats just because the people who dont have any issues with it are out enjoying the phone?
All help is extremely appreciated!!!!

C'mon, just enjoy the new phone.

jake...
exuse my most basic of basic questions. I am fairly new to the droid phones.
I see your question of problems with the Vibrant.
Well,you said GPS, and then compass
Well I know what GPS is, and I certainly know what a compass is.
HOWEVER, Not within the text of a phone. Is it simply a compass that is used by a GPS to function?? Again, excuse my bare bones knowledge guess. I should have PM'd you it is so silly. Maybe not
I would love to hear back from you. It sounds like you try to be one step ahead of the game. I would love it if you had the time to take to PM me...could you
My name is Eric (If I hear any more I will pass it on)

tengtengvn said:
C'mon, just enjoy the new phone.
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i really want to. but i have had so many issues with phones that this time I really want to know if there is anything I can do to prevent issues in the future.

The simplest guide to happiness with your new Vibrant
Reset it out of the box
Root
Install SetCPU
DONE
You should use a black or dark background to reduce drain on the battery and you also have to give the battery some time to adjust. GPS should be fine, but if it's not you should do a reboot first and you should try increasing accuracy before doing anything else. I have my Vibrant and I don't need any of the "fixes" to get a solid GPS lock. Solid enough for now until Samsung issues an update so we can lock onto more sats. I've seen the latest beta perform extremely well, locking on 6 sats at a time with 10Ft of accuracy (moving).

I just got my Vibrant today and was using the GPS just fine without a master reset or anything. Didn't even know there was an issue lol

heygrl said:
The simplest guide to happiness with your new Vibrant
Reset it out of the box
Root
Install SetCPU
DONE
You should use a black or dark background to reduce drain on the battery and you also have to give the battery some time to adjust. GPS should be fine, but if it's not you should do a reboot first and you should try increasing accuracy before doing anything else. I have my Vibrant and I don't need any of the "fixes" to get a solid GPS lock. Solid enough for now until Samsung issues an update so we can lock onto more sats. I've seen the latest beta perform extremely well, locking on 6 sats at a time with 10Ft of accuracy (moving).
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great! thanks for help. the only issue is the rooting part... i can root a phone if i wanted to no problem, but the only issue i have with rooting is voiding my warranty-my MyTouch was replaced three times under warranty-if i need to replace this phone for any reason I would like to keep my warranty.
now i just have a question tho, how do i increase my GPS accuracy? all i see are threads on 'fixing' it.
thanks for the help,
-alecjake

alecjake said:
great! thanks for help. the only issue is the rooting part... i can root a phone if i wanted to no problem, but the only issue i have with rooting is voiding my warranty-my MyTouch was replaced three times under warranty-if i need to replace this phone for any reason I would like to keep my warranty.
now i just have a question tho, how do i increase my GPS accuracy? all i see are threads on 'fixing' it.
thanks for the help,
-alecjake
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Increasing the accuracy number (not "accuracy" in the literal sense) can be done by accessing the LBS (location based services) menu. It's under Application Settings from there. The code for getting there is in all of the fix threads. Just increase the stock 50 number to 100 and it should lock a bit easier.
Root, I don't believe there is a way to unroot back to stock. Not 100% sure on that so someone else can correct me. Root would only be useful for SetCPU, the ability to take screenshots and other minor things. No WiFi tether is reliably working right now which is bothersome and one of my biggest reasons for rooting.

heygrl said:
Increasing the accuracy number (not "accuracy" in the literal sense) can be done by accessing the LBS (location based services) menu. It's under Application Settings from there. The code for getting there is in all of the fix threads. Just increase the stock 50 number to 100 and it should lock a bit easier.
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alright i just spent half an hour looking for the code and I cannot seem to find it. does anyone know what the code is?

alecjake said:
alright i just spent half an hour looking for the code and I cannot seem to find it. does anyone know what the code is?
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*#*#1472365#*#* but I wouldn't bother at all if your GPS is perfectly fine.

heygrl said:
*#*#1472365#*#* but I wouldn't bother at all if your GPS is perfectly fine.
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great! thanks for all your help. and for the battery, you just recommend using a dark background for awhile and hope for the best, correct?

alecjake said:
great! thanks for all your help. and for the battery, you just recommend using a dark background for awhile and hope for the best, correct?
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That's one way to help, make sure all of your syncing is done at the longest intervals and things of that nature.. keep WiFi on for when the screen goes off you have WiFi.

alecjake said:
great! thanks for all your help. and for the battery, you just recommend using a dark background for awhile and hope for the best, correct?
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Thanks for the great questions and posts in this thread. It helps.
Alec and Heygrl...I saw you ask about increasing the GPS accuracy of the Vibrant.
Then this code appeared. I have just never seen that. So I just type that in
My GPS is ok at best. If I use the code, and it was't quite necessary, it wouldn't hurt it, would it.
Thank you for your help, and your help throughout the thread

eric0668 said:
Thanks for the great questions and posts in this thread. It helps.
Alec and Heygrl...I saw you ask about increasing the GPS accuracy of the Vibrant.
Then this code appeared. I have just never seen that. So I just type that in
My GPS is ok at best. If I use the code, and it was't quite necessary, it wouldn't hurt it, would it.
Thank you for your help, and your help throughout the thread
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it would not hurt it. if it did, you could just change the setting back to 50.

Wow. You can unroot. There is a working tether option. Very likely you will not have any issues outof the box. Many of us have no issues with gps. You can do a factory wipe immediately after logging into the phone,i just don't see the point (seeing as it just came from the factory).
Strongly encourage you to read the sticky thread.
Also, not sure I see the reason for installing SetCPU, right now, as there are no kernels for overclocking.

[Q] Phone goes to sleep, doesn't wake up 50% of the time.

Hi all,
I'm running OzDROID 2.0 for my rom, 2.10.50.26 for my radio, and Hyperdroid1.6 for Android. Also TMOUS. I just recently updated my rom from an energy build to this one (wanted a lighter, faster loading WinMo). I've been having a nasty problem with the screen not coming back on when it goes to sleep. The buttons light up when i press them, but the screen stays black. Just today alone, i've had to pull the battery FOUR times. Some days it's ok, some days it's a nightmare. I checked the hyperdroid post for a radio recomendation but couldn't see any. I've tried using SetCPU to adjust clock speeds using profiles for sleeping, etc in hopes that some obscure thing will work. no good. I mean, what if i see bigfoot and want to snap a pic but the screen doesn't turn on?
My only ideas left include:
-Formatting my 16gb SD card. (would like to avoid, but will do if people think it would help. I hate setting stuff back up)
-Getting Hyperdroid1.7. (Havent yet cause 1.6 w/ Cyanogen is pretty F'n awesome, and minus this problem, i LOVE it)
-Updating my radio. (Going to do this anyways as i randomly get the "robot voice" problem. I plan on upgrading to 2.12.50.02_2 unless anyone has better suggestions)
I just wanted to check here to see if anyone has one of those "Ohh, enable <enableable option>, dumbass!" fixes. I'm not that experienced with this phone stuff. If anyone could help I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!

Searching is your friend. App tray->Settings->Display->Auto-Rotate to OFF/Auto brightness to OFF. This has been covered bajillions of times, the HD2 builds of Android have problems with rotation and the light sensor causeing the kernel to wig out and BSOD.

Sorry for inconveniencing you. If you had any idea how much time i've spent on here trying to figure it out, you'd understand why I decided to just ask this myself. I've had this problem for a month and am finally just now posting. If I found that anywhere I would have gladly done it. The funny thing is - those two ARE disabled, and have been. I dont like auto-rotate and auto-adjust brightness has always been off.
I even took the time to read the "similar posts" that are recommended after typing in the subject.
Since those two are off and my problem persists, I suppose I should format my SD card and try other stuff. So while that problem may have been covered "a bajillion times" it appears your solution is not the miracle cure and is probably a good reason as to why it's been asked "a bajillion times."

Why is it then when I tell people to search, they instantly peg me as some jackass just trying to pawn them off. This issue, the "black screen of death" or, "my phone wont wake from sleep under android" HAS INDEED been covered many, many times. It's cause by either what I just told you, or the particular kernel that you are running is one that tends to get stuck in the sleep mode and won't let the screen come back on. Seriously 9 times out of 10 the problem is caused by auto rotate or auto brightness.

Ashasaur is right but also none of the android versions are very stable anyway and eventually you will face this problem on all of them some sooner than others but they will eventually crash in one way or another
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ashasaur said:
Why is it then when I tell people to search, they instantly peg me as some jackass just trying to pawn them off. This issue, the "black screen of death" or, "my phone wont wake from sleep under android" HAS INDEED been covered many, many times. It's cause by either what I just told you, or the particular kernel that you are running is one that tends to get stuck in the sleep mode and won't let the screen come back on. Seriously 9 times out of 10 the problem is caused by auto rotate or auto brightness.
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I don't doubt that, but when you reply to someone asking for help with a tone as if they are retarded, don't expect them to buy you flowers. Sorry this has been asked so many times but I feel i put good time into researching this problem and didn't see a problem asking a Question on a QUESTION and answer forum. Like i said, sorry i inconvenienced you and I do appreciate your response, however you did come across as a jackass. I understand you probably deal with a lot of crap as a forum mod, but I didn't post this intending to ruin your day. You can see my post count and gather from it that I don't spend days posting pointless questions. If I came across a solution that worked, this post wouldn't exist.

Try a different radio(2.11.50.20) seems to be doing good for me, also try copying your files to a better SD card. And there is a tab under Setting>Home>>Items that says Home Timeout: 4 Hrs... try unchecking that box. I am new to the HD2 also and trying to tweak it just right so it stops turning off in the middle of the night and making me late for work cause no alarm lol

[Q] Still need OTA link or file?

I've got a stock that hasn't received notification or started to download the 1st OTA update. Can I help out in any way with grabbing the OTA file? I know some people try to logcat when the device has already downloaded it but it hasn't been installed.
My device hasn't downloaded anything yet and I'd be happy to parse out any log information if I can get some directions on how.

TyFactor said:
I've got a stock that hasn't received notification or started to download the 1st OTA update. Can I help out in any way with grabbing the OTA file? I know some people try to logcat when the device has already downloaded it but it hasn't been installed.
My device hasn't downloaded anything yet and I'd be happy to parse out any log information if I can get some directions on how.
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Yeah. I had been running aLogcat since i picked up my replacement and having it save to the SD card every fifteen minutes and still managed to miss the update, but I think I figured out why.
I was turning on/off my phone alot, and every time start aLogcat the first save will be 15min from that point. So when the update downloaded to my phone, I installed it before that 15min was up. So what I'd recommend you do is go ahead and install aLogcat and have it save like I was. BUT before you install the update, manually save the log.

Ahh, good catch - okay, I'll be sure to snap a log manually.
Also to double check my settings:
Level: Verbose
Format: Raw - I changed this thinking it might be better
Buffer: Main
Then Periodic Save: 15mins

Just got the notification for the update!
I can't update yet because my battery is too low. I'm charging now. Once it's charged enough, I will do the steps you suggest.

daryllh said:
Just got the notification for the update!
I can't update yet because my battery is too low. I'm charging now. Once it's charged enough, I will do the steps you suggest.
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Actually, you have to be logging before you get the notification. The notification is for install, not download. That probably happened in the background, at least it did for me. Thanks for trying, though!
Btw, completely offtopic, how are you liking your MT4G?

unremarked said:
Actually, you have to be logging before you get the notification. The notification is for install, not download. That probably happened in the background, at least it did for me. Thanks for trying, though!
Btw, completely offtopic, how are you liking your MT4G?
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Crap. That would explain why I thought it wasn't right when I hit the update and it powered off.
I am liking it so far. It's a very nice phone and I'm appreciating the performance jump from my Sprint Hero. I'm happy I went with the MT4G instead of the G2.

Yes, I'm logging prior to the 48 hour time period. I fully suspect I haven't missed the download beginning.
Anyone know if logcat still saves to SD card when the screen is off? Not the device off.
Tonight I'm disabling WIFI and leaving the phone in an area where I know it gets strong reception. I'm logging every 15 mins.

Called back in again and my "update not received" form was done on the 13th and it "can take up to 7 days" from the time that was done. So, 2 more days before I return this and get a new phone. Hoping to catch an aLogcat (still running) of things if they do go through automatically.

In the dev section of the forum there is a way to force the update and root. It works I did it myself because i never got the update and I'm now rooted w/ update.
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Yeah, I saw. Still fishing for the update link and I've got a few minor hardware defects on my phone too (vanity things, really -- bowed bezel, small chip on the bezel, bowing around camera lens) that the guy at the store wouldn't return it for because "well your phone works fine functionally". Waiting gives me the ammo to swap it anyhow.
Sorry for being vain, but I paid full retail for my phone so I'd like my shiny $450 toy to be about as perfect as it can be!

TyFactor said:
Yes, I'm logging prior to the 48 hour time period. I fully suspect I haven't missed the download beginning.
Anyone know if logcat still saves to SD card when the screen is off? Not the device off.
Tonight I'm disabling WIFI and leaving the phone in an area where I know it gets strong reception. I'm logging every 15 mins.
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Update:
Did not receive last night but also haven't hit the 48 hour mark yet so I will be logging all day today and hoping for the best.
Can we confirm the link will show up in logcat? (=

Genocaust said:
Yeah, I saw. Still fishing for the update link and I've got a few minor hardware defects on my phone too (vanity things, really -- bowed bezel, small chip on the bezel, bowing around camera lens) that the guy at the store wouldn't return it for because "well your phone works fine functionally". Waiting gives me the ammo to swap it anyhow.
Sorry for being vain, but I paid full retail for my phone so I'd like my shiny $450 toy to be about as perfect as it can be!
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If you're in your remorse period they don't need *any* excuse/reason to exchange it. If you're not, you should be able to get tech support to put a note in your account to exchange it for not having been able to recieve the OTA (they are aware some people just aren't getting it).

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If you're in your remorse period they don't need *any* excuse/reason to exchange it. If you're not, you should be able to get tech support to put a note in your account to exchange it for not having been able to recieve the OTA (they are aware some people just aren't getting it).
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Return, yes, for a re-stock fee. They would not exchange it at the store for a minor cosmetic defect, though. I already tried.

TMo store or other?
Most stores have a no questions return policy - can you simply do that and then get another somewhere else?

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TMo store or other?
Most stores have a no questions return policy - can you simply do that and then get another somewhere else?
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T-Mo store. Only one around I've seen so far, and AFAIK most places won't accept a return they didn't sell as it comes out of their sales numbers.

Genocaust said:
T-Mo store. Only one around I've seen so far, and AFAIK most places won't accept a return they didn't sell as it comes out of their sales numbers.
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I meant return to the store purchased from. TMo won't let you just return it - I thought that was allowed by their terms and conditions?

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Return, yes, for a re-stock fee. They would not exchange it at the store for a minor cosmetic defect, though. I already tried.
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They tried to get me to pay a re-stock fee once, but I think it was just $10 and that guy was a douchebag who was overruled by his manager when I made a stink about it.
Could always go with the good old "I'm taking my ball and going home" routine. Either they exchange the device for another and make you happy, or you are returning it completely and walking out the door with your cash. Preferably get a Manager around. If they still won't exchange it, I'd get my money back, then go to another T-Mobile store, complain about the service at the other for a possible discount, and re-purchase.

Just got the update notification five minutes ago. Had alogcat running all day, saving every 15. I've had my phone by me most of the night, I know the time span it came in so if there's a link it should be easy to find. Too fraking tired to look now unfortunately, I'll search through in the morning, but does anyone know just what I should be looking for?

kitsunisan said:
Just got the update notification five minutes ago. Had alogcat running all day, saving every 15. I've had my phone by me most of the night, I know the time span it came in so if there's a link it should be easy to find. Too fraking tired to look now unfortunately, I'll search through in the morning, but does anyone know just what I should be looking for?
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Should be an https web address.
Search for clients.google

kitsunisan said:
Just got the update notification five minutes ago. Had alogcat running all day, saving every 15. I've had my phone by me most of the night, I know the time span it came in so if there's a link it should be easy to find. Too fraking tired to look now unfortunately, I'll search through in the morning, but does anyone know just what I should be looking for?
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I'm not sure but I believe the file comes from google/android.
Do you know regex?
Possibly a search for .android. or .google. might be a start.
Grats on this - hopefully it shows up in there. I've been logging for the last two days and still ahve not received the OTA, thinking about doing a hard reset but I don't want it to start downloading before I get logCat running.. Thinking about how to hardreset, put the phone where it gets no signal, and installing logcat frmo the SD card. Not sure how to do this. Not sure how I would install an ADK without downloading something to do so.
The phone stock can't install from SD card can it? What if I move an app to SD card now, prior to hard reset?

whats up with search feature?

i dont know if its just my PC or is the search down?
it worked once in last 3-4 weeks
every time i try to search it says it will be back up in 20-30 minutes.
but it never is...

fuzzysig said:
i dont know if its just my PC or is the search down?
it worked once in last 3-4 weeks
every time i try to search it says it will be back up in 20-30 minutes.
but it never is...
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Hmmmm maybe yous should notifiy one of the adminastators or modarators about your problem. This is odd that the search h is not functioning for you.

No problems with the search here as well....

Search function always stops working between 10pm and midnight in my time zone. It's been like that since mid-2010, I believe.
...And this doesn't have anything to do with the HD2...

fuzzysig said:
i dont know if its just my PC or is the search down?
it worked once in last 3-4 weeks
every time i try to search it says it will be back up in 20-30 minutes.
but it never is...
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Ok since no one has seemed to notice (atleast no one has posted it here). The reason for search not working is a issue with some of the servers that XDA uses. There is currently a link at the top of the forum to information about this and a article in the XDA Portal talking about it. So here is a link to the annoucement at the top of the forum. And here is a link to the article in the Portal.