Good afternoon, dear X1 and Windows Mobile gurus!
I have heard that it's impossible for alarm to fire in WM devises when it's completely turned off. I know, it's WM "feature".
BUT I want to ask, if there is some possibility to change this fact with Xperia, using its hardware? Just if to think about it... At least, its clock are ticking when it's turned off...
You will probably say: "No, it's a small computer...", BUT I have a computer at home which can be set to automatically turn on(in specified time - NOT wake up, but turn on!) when powered off (can be set via BIOS setup). For sure it's motherboard will be powered on(it's led is on), but I think something like this should be in devices like Xperia! Otherwise, just think: we pay over 600 euro for a device which can't make simple thing, available in a very cheap mobile phone
Thank you for your suggestions, every of which will be appreciated!
No. I'm actually not aware of any phone that can be powered on through an alarm. Xperia hardware is not different from the other windows mobile devices in this perspective. All WM devices can keep track of time when off, yet there are no programs that allow any of them to be turned on to run a program when turned off which means that it's impossible.
Don't forget that non WM devices can do this easily, wake on for alarm or even calendar events.
Well, there is also another problem (or so called), while the device is in sleep mode, it wakes up at midnight to reorder the notifications and alarms for the next day, it wakes up completely, screen at full intensity, all apps, my question is: can't WM wake up internally without screen activity?
I leave my mobile near the bed, screen upside, and at midnight i see this light in the whole room ....
Thanks for the answer.
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No. I'm actually not aware of any phone that can be powered on through an alarm.
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I assume you meant "PDA". Because any phone can do it nowadays.
I'm asking because there just could be a wise guy, who makes(or tried to make) some tests and tried to make it work when powered off... It would be nice to have such availability, because a lot of people are turning their phones off evenings to not waste its accum power.
Very interesting, my old W800i woke up on alarm and the X1 doesn't, but I think that's good so I know it is really off and no one can track me or anything else (because if it wakes up for alarm it could wake up for some other things too...)... and the standy mode it not too bad...
I have to look on my X1, I haven't seen that the screen turns on at midnight When I'm asleep at midnight, I don't remark that...
Xkan said:
Very interesting, my old W800i woke up on alarm and the X1 doesn't, but I think that's good so I know it is really off and no one can track me or anything else (because if it wakes up for alarm it could wake up for some other things too...)
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I believe that there is an option in W800i (just like in my K800i) to NOT turn the phone on while a calendar event or alarm fires. So you can be fully protected from any kinds of trackings The same idea could be used and in Xperia X1... if somebody told us that it's theoretically possible... maybe using another OS or soft or something...
Yes, but if I can turn the option on a hacker can do the same, it there is no way to turn such an option on, a hacker also can't do... but let's stop these hacking things, I know that option is nice and I liked it with my W800i
Would be nice to have some developers here to look at this thread... I doubt if I should have posted here instead of "Development" subforum...
not possible since this is a PDA with Phone functions.
turning the Phone off means its off. just liek a computer. (plz dont start a coversation ehre about how computers and phones still suck some power)
K800i, and other PHONEs have this feature build into the hardware. so unless u reverse engineer the whoel hardware and find some way soldier some additional hardware and reqrite the Windows Mobile kernerl, thers not much chance of fireing off an alarm.
There is always the possibility to turn off the phone call functions by the communication manager, and letting the PDA part on to use the other functions !
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Well... My main goal was to turn off my X1 for nights to save the accum. Now... if we can't turn on X1 from "powered off", then we can turn everything off, EXCEPT our alarm program. But I assume that it's already done in standby mode(when screen goes off). Therefore goes a question: is there anything that can be turned OFF in standby mode, to maximally reach "powered off" status and power consumption? Hope the question is clear...
PDA phones are not designed to be powered off at all. The reason why electronics can still keep the time while "powered off" is because they're actually still drawing power- enough to keep the time running (think about the same current as a simple calculator or a wristwatch) It's not like this phone actually consumes a lot of energy, the battery in its entirety is only 5.4Wh and it lasts 2 full days with a data connection active the entire time for me- it'll probably last a little short of a working week with it off. You're not really saving much energy by turning the phone off.
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Well... My main goal was to turn off my X1 for nights to save the accum. Now... if we can't turn on X1 from "powered off", then we can turn everything off, EXCEPT our alarm program. But I assume that it's already done in standby mode(when screen goes off). Therefore goes a question: is there anything that can be turned OFF in standby mode, to maximally reach "powered off" status and power consumption? Hope the question is clear...
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As Trudi already mentioned: Just press the icon for "flight mode" on the SE-Panel. All the phone functions are disabled then and the phone hardly draws any power in this state.
I do this every night (from 12pm to 6am) and the battery lasts for 5 days with normal use. So in my opinion, flight mode + standby are fine and on top of that I don't need to switch my phone off and on and off an on and off and...each night.
Thank you for your replies!
The conclusion is: "flight mode + standby" is very-very close to "powered off". That's all I wanted to know.
Thanks!
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Here's the full story.
The first time i encountered the problem was when i was done using Froyo from the Android thread (works perfectly btw). I restarted the device via the button on the back like i've done a hundred times but this time it vibrated and nothing showed on screen.
I figured it was some random fluke - i yanked out the battery, put it back in and powered the phone - everything was fine so i didn't think anything of it.
Two days after that i picked up my phone from my desk and tried to turn on the screen but nothing happened, thinking it was stuck somehow i rested via the button - this time it didn't vibrate and it didn't turn on. I tried a couple more times to restart it - nothing. I pulled the battery and tried to turn it on via the power button - nothing. After three tries of pulling the battery and pressing the power button it vibrated but the screen didn't turn on, i left it like that for a minute and i heard the startup sound from my ROM (Energy's from july 1th).
I pulled the battery again and tried again - this time it turned on vibrated and i saw the smart mobility screen after it booted into WinMo i noticed that the wi-fi was turned on, so while i was mashing the screen i must've activated it. This leads me to speculate that WinMo was powered on and the touchscreen was registering input. I set it down trying to think what the problem can be and turned off the screen - it went to complete black first (noticed it due to being in total darkness) and then turned off - couldn't get it to turn on so I again restarted - it vibrated again, but again no smart mobility screen, the startup sound came and i pressed the power button - that turned on the screen and everything was fine.
Frustrated i performed a hard reset but that didn't help - again the screen wasn't powered on.
A couple of more hard resets later i decided to do a task29.
After the task29 i flashed Energy's 8th july ROM, but the problem is still there. (After flashing i couldn't power it on for a while).
So to sum up:
- from time to time no screen
- did a hard reset and a task 29
- i have access to the bootloader and it loads every time (the screen turns on every time)
So due to the fact that the bootloader turns on the screen every time i think that i can rule out a hardware problem with the screen, but i did a task29 and flashed a new rom so it shouldn't be anything software related either...
The phone works after a while and is fully functional but the problem happens from time to time (i haven't installed any additional software to eliminate interference).
What do you guys think?
I've been doing some testing and the "blackout" presents itself at random.
If i leave the phone on after a while it blacks out when i press the power button the screen stays off but the button at the bottom work, also the volume buttons change the volume and i can hear the sound. If i leave it for a while and try again the screen does turn on. I can't figure out why and what causes it to do that...
One time that it did boot up properly there was this message
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I noticed that i had a Microp at the bootloader screen. Does anyone know what it is and why it's tormenting me?
Also while the phone is charging and the led light is on and the phone goes in black out "mode" the light doesn't go off after i unplug it even after it goes out of blackout mode. Maybe that's a clue.
I'm stuck and have no ideas...
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I've been doing some testing and the "blackout" presents itself at random.
If i leave the phone on after a while it blacks out when i press the power button the screen stays off but the button at the bottom work, also the volume buttons change the volume and i can hear the sound. If i leave it for a while and try again the screen does turn on. I can't figure out why and what causes it to do that...
One time that it did boot up properly there was this message
I noticed that i had a Microp at the bootloader screen. Does anyone know what it is and why it's tormenting me?
Also while the phone is charging and the led light is on and the phone goes in black out "mode" the light doesn't go off after i unplug it even after it goes out of blackout mode. Maybe that's a clue.
I'm stuck and have no ideas...
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i think microp stands for microphone
update it?
don't where from but will post if i find it or someone else migt be able to find it.
another problem is how are you going to install it for that i do not know unless the phone still operates then you can install it by cab if not maybe it can be cooked into one of the new roms.
hope you get your phone running again soon!
Best Regards,
Zac
Sorry for re-bumping an old thread, but I think my phone may be doing something similar.
Did you manage to get it going OP?
My phone has worked fine since I got it (a year or so ago) - but just lately it has been a complete a**e to boot up. I was using the BSHenge ROM (USPL) when the problem started and my phone randomly froze, leaving no alternative but to reset it. After the reset I either get a black screen only, or the initial boot screen "Smart Mobile" with the ROM version in the bottom right corner eventually appearing. Then it hangs.
I did a hard reset, installed the latest NRG ROM and my problems seemed to get worse, I persisted resetting and yanking the battery and eventually it did boot, but froze when trying to do various basic tasks.
I've sort of got it working by hard resetting again, choosing the latest BSHenge ROM and re-flashing... It's still really slow on boot up but does seem to get there... I haven't dared put my storage card back in yet - I intend to back it up and re-format it... I just get the sinking feeling that this problem is getting progressing stil and is possibly hardware?
I don't know what a task 29 is, so I don't think I've done one of those - I've done a hard reset (power and vol-up to boot), and I'm pretty well versed using the USPL and flashing the ROM.
I haven't seen this posted, if it was, i apologize in advance...
My Galaxy Tab is the Sprint Tab. I am not sure if this method works for other carrier's Tabs. *ALL TABS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED*
If your Tab freezes, you can power the Tab down by holding in the POWER Button for 8-10 seconds or unit you see the screen turn off.
Personally, like any computer or high-tech device, i usually like to wait at least 10-15 seconds before powering such device back up.
After the device has been OFF for 10-15 seconds, hold the POWER button in for 3 seconds or until your device turns ON.
AGAIN, if Galaxy Tab freezes (ALL TABS CONFIRMED):
1) Hold POWER button in for 8-10 Seconds, or until powered OFF
2) Leave Unit OFF 10-15 seconds.
3) Hold POWER button in for 3 seconds, or until powered ON
4) Enjoy
If you are using a Verizon Tab or a GSM Tab (AT&T, T-Mobile, or Euro) and attempt this method, please say so and i will edit the post.
Thanks in advance!
*EDIT*
It has been confirmed that ALL Galaxy Tabs, CDMA & GSM (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, and Euros), can use this method to unfreeze.
Same with Euro tabs.
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Same with Euro tabs.
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thanks for the info!
Thanks for the info, this worked like a charm!!
Also, just an FYI: The only reason they advise to wait to power up a PC 10-15 seconds after powering it down in this fashion is to give the hard drive a chance to stop spinning. Since the Tab doesn't have a hard drive, you should be good.
Again, thanks for the info! I thought I had to let the battery die or something.
Funny you mention this... the *DAY* i bought my tab, a few hours after tinkering with it, it froze (i was trying to power it down or something).
Anyway, it froze and i had no clue how to fix it.
I think i searched and found the hold Power button trick for as long as mentioned above.
So i can confirm this works with the BELL Galaxy Tab as well.
There is another method for really problematic Tabs:-
1. Connect the Tab to a Mains (not PC USB) power source.
2. Press & Hold the Power On button for 30 seconds AND touch & Hold the Middle of the Tab's screen. This will then bring up a menu asking if you wish to Reboot.
3. A Battery Charging Indicator will appear with a progress bleep sound at the bottom of the Tab.
4. Detach the Power cord and press On and then Off again... It should now reboot.
Asori said:
Thanks for the info, this worked like a charm!!
Also, just an FYI: The only reason they advise to wait to power up a PC 10-15 seconds after powering it down in this fashion is to give the hard drive a chance to stop spinning. Since the Tab doesn't have a hard drive, you should be good.
Again, thanks for the info! I thought I had to let the battery die or something.
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thats not entirely true its also to let most of the little caps on the mobo discharge all the way
This is just a 'standard hard reset' on lot of android device as a dedicated button on your desktop PC if it has... Not a Tab exclusive feature. Long press power button reset Galaxy S, HTC Legend, Hero etc... (I had...)
If you are on power line it will just switch off but if just on accu. then will restart as well.
Bye,
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There is another method for really problematic Tabs:-
1. Connect the Tab to a Mains (not PC USB) power source.
2. Press & Hold the Power On button for 30 seconds AND touch & Hold the Middle of the Tab's screen. This will then bring up a menu asking if you wish to Reboot.
3. A Battery Charging Indicator will appear with a progress bleep sound at the bottom of the Tab.
4. Detach the Power cord and press On and then Off again... It should now reboot.
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Thanks for that. On every device I've had I have at some stage had to do a 'battery pull' (ouch!) with the screen still on. As the SGT battery cannot be pulled this is probably the best way.
vs2 said:
Thanks for that. On every device I've had I have at some stage had to do a 'battery pull' (ouch!) with the screen still on. As the SGT battery cannot be pulled this is probably the best way.
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No problem... If you think it's enough to deserve a vote of Thanks, please see the 'P.S.' in my Sig.
Late to see this thread as i did tried already post # one when my Smart(Philippine) SGT P1000 freezes this morning while testing the Lookout Mob Sec locator.
Thanks both of you(post #1 and 6)
Rgds,
jojo
xda2jojo said:
Late to see this thread as i did tried already post # one when my Smart(Philippine) SGT P1000 freezes this morning while testing the Lookout Mob Sec locator.
Thanks both of you(post #1 and 6)
Rgds,
jojo
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Than for the vote, your thanks has earned another £10 to charity.
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your thanks has earned another £10 to charity.
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...really? then another thanks for you.
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Oh dear... I had better stop saying Thank You then, or else my Nurses will have a field-day invading my wallet...
Appreciated.
hi.. i've had my hd2 for a while, everythings worked fine.. today it stopped working. i run android and the screen started freezing on wakeup from standby. i tried a different build and when i press and hold power to turn off the phone completely or reboot, the screen freezes and i can't click turn off. the same thing happens in windows mobile (i've tried several different roms, even the stock one). everything works fine, but when i hold power to turn off the device, the menu pops up but i cant click anything and everything freezes so i have to pull the battery. any suggestions as to what the problem is? is it a hardware problem? thank you..
edit: actually, i dont even have to press anything. the phone works perfectly fine until it goes into standby. i cant get it out of standby, it just freezes at the lockscreen. is it a hardware problem?
malikadnanm said:
hi.. i've had my hd2 for a while, everythings worked fine.. today it stopped working. i run android and the screen started freezing on wakeup from standby. i tried a different build and when i press and hold power to turn off the phone completely or reboot, the screen freezes and i can't click turn off. the same thing happens in windows mobile (i've tried several different roms, even the stock one). everything works fine, but when i hold power to turn off the device, the menu pops up but i cant click anything and everything freezes so i have to pull the battery. any suggestions as to what the problem is? is it a hardware problem? thank you..
edit: actually, i dont even have to press anything. the phone works perfectly fine until it goes into standby. i cant get it out of standby, it just freezes at the lockscreen. is it a hardware problem?
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This was a common error for me in the past. I solved it by:
HSPL3 (2.08)
Task29
Flashed latest radio (_14)
Flashed new, titanium winmo ROM
Backed up then reformatted my microSD card
Installed a fresh desire hd-based Android from mdeejay
Turned off "Live Wallpaper"
Installed "Advanced Task Killer" (by ReChild in the Market)
Set ATK to kill all but white-listed apps when the screen turned off
Installed "Overclock Widget" (by Billy Cui in the Market)
Set my overclock to 1200, screen off clock to minimum
Also, make sure that your microSD card isn't falling down and going into "read-only" mode. This happened to me and I had to replace the card
Hope this helps!
malikadnanm said:
hi.. i've had my hd2 for a while, everythings worked fine.. today it stopped working. i run android and the screen started freezing on wakeup from standby. i tried a different build and when i press and hold power to turn off the phone completely or reboot, the screen freezes and i can't click turn off. the same thing happens in windows mobile (i've tried several different roms, even the stock one). everything works fine, but when i hold power to turn off the device, the menu pops up but i cant click anything and everything freezes so i have to pull the battery. any suggestions as to what the problem is? is it a hardware problem? thank you..
edit: actually, i dont even have to press anything. the phone works perfectly fine until it goes into standby. i cant get it out of standby, it just freezes at the lockscreen. is it a hardware problem?
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I had exact same issue... it is a hardware issue with the button chasis/ digitizer or motherboard. Call up HTC directly and most likely phone should still me under warranty.
This happened to my previous hd2, but not before i tried Android. never tried it on this one, hasn't happened.
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This happened to my previous hd2, but not before i tried Android. never tried it on this one, hasn't happened.
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Absolutely nothing to do with android, You just happen to be using it at the time.
You have/had defective hardware its as simple as that.
It's the digitalizer my good man, I just had my phone replaced because of it. I had the same symptoms you describe when the phone comes out of standby the touchscreen is paperweight.
I've been running Android for a few months now with no problems, a few weeks ago my touch screen locked up and I couldn't unlock the phone for a couple of hours. later that day everything worked great, untill today. The screen locked up again, so I pulled the battery, but now when it asks if I want to boot into Android, i can't push yes. I've tried more than a few times, hoping to get lucky. A previous post says it's a hardware issue. Do i need to revert back to windows to get it fixed? Can I revert without the use of the touchscreen?
I had the same problem. I would use the phone, then keylock it and put it away. later take it out, press the red button and the screen would turn on, but couldnt slide the unlock bar. Had to pull the battery out and restart it. It would always work fine until i press the red button to turn the screen off, then the same thing.
I took it to the shop i bought it from here in China and they basically told me to F**k off! I ended up going to Taiwan and getting the motherboard, screen and buttons replaced.
Even now its not quite right as when i press the red button to turn the screen off, its as if i pressed it twice. The screen turns off then quickly on again. Other times i press the red button and its as if i never pressed it. Phone doesnt crash, everything is working, just as if i never pressed the red button. Its definatly the phone as i have tried 4 different windows and 2 different Android versions.
Hi. So yeah I figured it was a hardware problem. It wouldn't freeze if I turned it on from standby using any key besides the red end call button. But if I turned it on using the end call button the screen would turn on but it would freeze. I called up T-Mobile and got a replacement. HTC offered a replacement too but they were gonna take 2 weeks so I went with T-Mobile. Hopefully this helps anyone else who has this problem. HTC will replace it. Thanks for everyone's help
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Same issue here, called up tmobile. Will be receiving a new or "like new" unit next week.
Dear, I had the same issue today, but finally I found some people said it is becacue of the electrostatic problem, the problem cuased by the PC/laptop Power Cable is not connected to the earth.
The solution is just opening a cigerate ligher or even touching the water piple can solve this.
I did solve it.
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Dear, I had the same issue today, but finally I found some people said it is becacue of the electrostatic problem, the problem cuased by the PC/laptop Power Cable is not connected to the earth.
The solution is just opening a cigerate ligher or even touching the water piple can solve this.
I did solve it.
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This is exactly what is happening to me now it is rly driving me mad, how does a cigarette lighter help this?
edit: First i have tried installing a new build and that didn't work, after that i did task29 and fresh install at first it was the same. The strange thing was sometimes when i turn the screen on with back button it would start working, as if it didn't want to work any other button. This is where i lost any hope i just started randomly putting metal coins on the screen, touching pipes radiators and at the end somehow it started working. I was like wtf this is beyond strange, how can someone make this infernal device.
What about using a wall charger? Still no ground? I used both computer and wall charger but the problem remained. If my new unit messes up ill try the car lighter
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fix?
did anyone know the cause for all of this? i had my hd2 replaced yesterday.
Same issue here... unfortunately that's a hardware issue. I've sent mine to HTC service center, awaiting to get it back!!!
so do i have to install windows 6.5 before i send it in?if so how do i do this?because i have installed a nand android.thanks
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so do i have to install windows 6.5 before i send it in?if so how do i do this?because i have installed a nand android.thanks
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Yes I did that I was running on Energy ROM as primary OS and android from SD card, so before sending it to service center I downloaded the latest ROM from HTC site and flashed it on my device. Although it stuckked at first time configuration wizard
spoon_me said:
so do i have to install windows 6.5 before i send it in?if so how do i do this?because i have installed a nand android.thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=893948 = step number 5
hey so i followed the step 5 and when i held down the volume button this is what i got
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is this what the stock one looks like?
spoon_me said:
hey so i followed the step 5 and when i held down the volume button this is what i got
is this what the stock one looks like?
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Yup! when it has hspl it should look like 2.08.HSPL and now you have 2.10.0000. i think you should be ok. i returned mine like that too and installed stock winmo 6.5
Hello all,
Today I stumbled onto something that is rather annoying. As I was tweaking which apps I'd like disabled, I noticed that the "Check Battery" box pops up on every reboot, especially if I don't immediately unlock my phone. Because I never noticed before, I thought it was all the tweaking I did so I re-enabled everything. It still continues to show though, so I decided to factory reset. It still continues to show!
Now, when you first buy the GS5. If you remember, upon every reboot, you will be welcomed with a "make sure to check battery cover" until the third message, which allows you to disable the dialog all together.
Now, this is where my problem exists(perhaps even yours as well). Reboot your GS5. Do not unlock it when it starts up. Let the phone shut off the screen(default is 30 seconds). Wake the phone and unlock\swipe to go into your home screen. You should see a glimpse of the picture attached. It happens very fast, but it is clearly visible.
Funny thing is... if you reboot the phone, log in immediately after, there is no problem with this quick dialog pop up at all. I mean, it isn't really a problem to begin with. I would just like to know if its faulty software or my GS5.
Thanks in advance,
Dominick
No one? Oh man, I'll definitely be heading to the Verizon store later... lol
dnap941 said:
Hello all,
Today I stumbled onto something that is rather annoying. As I was tweaking which apps I'd like disabled, I noticed that the "Check Battery" box pops up on every reboot, especially if I don't immediately unlock my phone. Because I never noticed before, I thought it was all the tweaking I did so I re-enabled everything. It still continues to show though, so I decided to factory reset. It still continues to show!
Now, when you first buy the GS5. If you remember, upon every reboot, you will be welcomed with a "make sure to check battery cover" until the third message, which allows you to disable the dialog all together.
Now, this is where my problem exists(perhaps even yours as well). Reboot your GS5. Do not unlock it when it starts up. Let the phone shut off the screen(default is 30 seconds). Wake the phone and unlock\swipe to go into your home screen. You should see a glimpse of the picture attached. It happens very fast, but it is clearly visible.
Funny thing is... if you reboot the phone, log in immediately after, there is no problem with this quick dialog pop up at all. I mean, it isn't really a problem to begin with. I would just like to know if its faulty software or my GS5.
Thanks in advance,
Dominick
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It's that the notice on cover not tight? To let you know that it's not water safe?
Yes. I believe this one is referring to the battery covery. It's closed. It's tightly closed. The message appears so fast I had to slow motion a video to obtain the picture I've provided above. It doesn't happen every reboot. It only happens when I reboot, let the phone turn off screen, and then unlock it. I'll see a glimpse of that message and it closes automatically.
tsachi said:
It's that the notice on cover not tight? To let you know that it's not water safe?
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Okay so I had some time and made it down to the Verizon store. I can replicate the problem with ease. I know most of the average phone users will probably never notice, but I think I can confidently say that this is a software glitch on all of our GS5's. lol
dnap941 said:
Okay so I had some time and made it down to the Verizon store. I can replicate the problem with ease. I know most of the average phone users will probably never notice, but I think I can confidently say that this is a software glitch on all of our GS5's. lol
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This is normal. I get the warning everytime I reboot my phone. This is just a warning, even if your cover is tight. You can check the option do not show this again to get rid of the warning.
Also a trick you can do to take a screencap of your phone is to press and hold home and power at the same time.
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You know what, I've noticed this too.
It's quite fast. It's probably the same message box that comes up, and since I've checked to not see the message again, it comes up and then disappears. You have to be very quick to catch it.
yea n there is another one that says to make sure the battery door is closed properly where you plug the micro usb in to.. its to make sure its properly sealed in case it comes in to contact with water
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dnap941 said:
Hello all,
Today I stumbled onto something that is rather annoying. As I was tweaking which apps I'd like disabled, I noticed that the "Check Battery" box pops up on every reboot, especially if I don't immediately unlock my phone. Because I never noticed before, I thought it was all the tweaking I did so I re-enabled everything. It still continues to show though, so I decided to factory reset. It still continues to show!
Now, when you first buy the GS5. If you remember, upon every reboot, you will be welcomed with a "make sure to check battery cover" until the third message, which allows you to disable the dialog all together.
Now, this is where my problem exists(perhaps even yours as well). Reboot your GS5. Do not unlock it when it starts up. Let the phone shut off the screen(default is 30 seconds). Wake the phone and unlock\swipe to go into your home screen. You should see a glimpse of the picture attached. It happens very fast, but it is clearly visible.
Funny thing is... if you reboot the phone, log in immediately after, there is no problem with this quick dialog pop up at all. I mean, it isn't really a problem to begin with. I would just like to know if its faulty software or my GS5.
Thanks in advance,
Dominick
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Yes, I saw that as well. I think it just a reminder so people pay more attention to close the back cover properly and firmly to avoid water to get in if phone accidently drops in water since s5 designed to prevent from water damage.
urcboss07 said:
Yes, I saw that as well. I think it just a reminder so people pay more attention to close the back cover properly and firmly to avoid water to get in if phone accidently drops in water since s5 designed to prevent from water damage.
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thats exactly what it is lol. mine never pops up on reboot since i selected not to warn me when i had the chance
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initial_k said:
This is normal. I get the warning everytime I reboot my phone. This is just a warning, even if your cover is tight. You can check the option do not show this again to get rid of the warning.
Also a trick you can do to take a screencap of your phone is to press and hold home and power at the same time.
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Many S5s do not have turning those pop-up warnings off like Verizon models, we need a solution to turning these off without compromising the phone's warranty...
I downgraded my SM-G900F from Android 4.4.2(PDA G900FXXU1ANJ1, build date 1.10.2014) to Android 4.4.2(PDA G900FXXU1ANCE, build date 31.03.2014) with Odin. According to Odin everything went fine:
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However, if I boot up the phone, I hear the Samsung bling, blue LED turns on for few seconds and after that the boot process seems to be looped as phone vibrates lightly with 10 second interval and both back and recents keys are lit. Screen is off during all this.
My initial idea was to factory-reset the phone(clear /data and /cache partitions), but if I power on the phone with power button while pushing volume up and home buttons, the phone just vibrates for a fraction of a second and that's it. It does not enter into recovery and looks like the phone is off.
When I try to enter into download mode(push power button while home and volume down buttons are pushed down), the phone behaves exactly like in case I simply push the power button which I already described above.
Just for information, if I connect the charger to phone, then the phone vibrates for a fraction of a second and around half a minute the red led is lit(indicates that the device is connected to a charger and it is charging).
Is there a way to unbrick phone if there is no access to recovery and download mode? Please let me know if any additional information is needed.
Try the following: remove the battery. Hold down the buttons and insert battery. Perhaps you have to ask a buddy to help... You should enter download mode....
disobiech said:
Try the following: remove the battery. Hold down the buttons and insert battery. Perhaps you have to ask a buddy to help... You should enter download mode....
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I did that, but unfortunately phone just starts to vibrate for a fraction of second with 8 seconds interval as long as I keep the buttons down. There are no LED lights, no sound and no output to screen.
What I find especially weird is that accessing the download mode earlier, when I posted my initial post, the phone behaved exactly like in case I simply pushed the power button, i.e I heard the Samsung bling, blue LED turned on for few seconds and after that the boot process seemed to be looped as phone vibrated lightly with 10 second interval and both back and recents keys were lit. Or maybe I did not push all three buttons properly down when I tried to access the download mode during my initial post
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I did that, but unfortunately phone just starts to vibrate for a fraction of second with 8 seconds interval as long as I keep the buttons down. There are no LED lights, no sound and no output to screen.
What I find especially weird is that accessing the download mode earlier, when I posted my initial post, the phone behaved exactly like in case I simply pushed the power button, i.e I heard the Samsung bling, blue LED turned on for few seconds and after that the boot process seemed to be looped as phone vibrated lightly with 10 second interval and both back and recents keys were lit. Or maybe I did not push all three buttons properly down when I tried to access the download mode during my initial post
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Perhaps a USB Jig will do. I never had to try one... Search for "Jig Download Mode Samsung Galaxy" on amazon etc...
good luck....!
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Perhaps a USB Jig will do. I never had to try one... Search for "Jig Download Mode Samsung Galaxy" on amazon etc...
good luck....!
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I made an USB jig myself and also bought this one and while both worked with my GT-I9100, they did not work with SM-G900F. If I inserted USB jig to SM-G900F, the phone simply vibrated once and that was it.
Is it possible to JTAG SM-G900F? Use some sort of flasher like ATF-box? Or if one can not access the download mode, then there is nothing to do other than sell the phone into parts?
I finally took my Galaxy S5 to Samsung service and they replaced the front panel In other words phone got the new screen and now it boots up just fine. How to explain this? I would have thought that motherboard, where the flash memory modules are, needs to be replaced.