Where should I start? - Vibrant General

I owned the vibrant maybe for a month or less, ever since then I made a lot of errors, I had freezes that made me delete all personal data, once or twice I had to reisntall google apps. The one thing I hate is when uninstalling stuff data stays there. As of now I cant open google maps because it will force close, I haven't tryed deleting it and reinstalling it, anther problem is my connection, I have full bars but.i dont get edge or 3g, I have walked the streets and the problem stays there so I want to restore it completely, where should I start?
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I would say after that many problems and errors I would have to admit defeat and reuben the phone under warranty and see what t mobile or samsung would do to resolve the issues...
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Not sure what you've been doing to your phone to have all those issues, but why not do a factory reset to the phone, and start from scratch?

Lol yeah actually probably a better option than returning the phone, at least to start.
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JakeRadden said:
... admit defeat and reuben the phone ....
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At least he gets a sandwich out of the deal.
Some very interesting typos since getting the illustious swype keyboard.
When my 3G says it's working and no map data arrives, my GPS just sits there and my screen lags after all fixes, I fumble when someone calls as I don't know which widget to use...I just smile to myself and thank God I don't have leprosy. Just be grateful you have a phone that makes calls LOL...sorry for sarcasm.

Lol thats what I mean by a complete restore,.i know I need to use odin but "where to start" btw thanks
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Which LagFix to use...

...there are several lag fixes out there now. Which one would be the best/safest to use???
edit: I have a stock rooted vibrant.
RyanZA without a doubt, one click. Get USB drivers. easy to do and easy to undo.
THIS ONE YOU DONT NEED PC AND TAKES 10MINS.....hope it helps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dSg3qsD7QQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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PREZNANDO said:
THIS ONE YOU DONT NEED PC AND TAKES 10MINS.....hope it helps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dSg3qsD7QQ&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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why do you keep posting this all over the General forums? especially when it is all in caps lock.... having a PC and a phone at the same time isn't difficult at all.
Staying off my satchels is even easier. ......CAN HEAR SIRENS NOW. .......ITS FORUM FEDERALES
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PREZNANDO said:
Staying off my satchels is even easier. ......CAN HEAR SIRENS NOW. .......ITS FORUM FEDERALES
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No offense, my friend, but spamming the forums everywhere with the same info in all caps is just a bit obnoxious. I mean, do what you want, but expect people to be annoyed.
read my post on RyanZA fix in batch file. tried V1 and V2.3, both have bugs.
This fix was stable for me, but there is a catch too. the limit for app data storage is 130mb, will you ever go over, i dont know. i didnt yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=727279&highlight=lag
kolyan said:
read my post on RyanZA fix in batch file. tried V1 and V2.3, both have bugs.
This fix was stable for me, but there is a catch too. the limit for app data storage is 130mb, will you ever go over, i dont know. i didnt yet.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=727279&highlight=lag
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I tried RyanZA's 2-3 batch file fix and I'm not having any problems...to which bugs are you referring?
The bug I’m aware of happens with apps that store data (such as texture) on the sd card outside of the new partition. Some games such as Asphalt 5, Homerun Battle 3d, heavy Gunner, maps... This is a problem with all the lags fixes. If you don't use those apps or apps like that it probably won't affect you.
For instance the load times for Homerun Battle were three times longer on start up, if it started up. I had several times where my phone just shut off. If it eventfully did start it would run fine. Chainfire talks about the bug in his thread found here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7712082&postcount=277
RyanZa 2.3 lagfix. Link in sig.
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Keep it stock.
dex1701 said:
I tried RyanZA's 2-3 batch file fix and I'm not having any problems...to which bugs are you referring?
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Played around with maps, gps on/off, zillow app., switching back and forth and phone froze on Alpha 1 as well as 2.3. Also this is a know issue and I got it too, on 2.3 I was not able to change fonts. And I hate default font
When i use RyanZA lagfix it works but when i reboot the phone everything gets screwed up anyone have this problem itll take ages to boot up and when it does alot of force closes and widgets outta place etc
Use chainfire. I believe it may be the safest, easily the most automatic one.
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Why is everyone giving PREZNANDO such a hard time? He is just trying to help people. Better then most of the *****ing and moaning I read that does not accomplish much.
Thx john im new and if I cando lagfix and root w/this video anyone can. ....JUST HELPIN BROS OUT. ....02
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Samsung Epic 4G CyanogenMod 7 Thread ( Post Your Problems, Feedback, Etc.)

I'm a guy with free time on my hand and I'm willing to help the original thread calm down with its increasing size of pages so yeah post what you want here
There was just a thread like this made... People are still trolling that one...
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marcusant said:
There was just a thread like this made... People are still trolling that one...
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It was him, he's been posting a bunch of threads, mods need to do some clean up
Edit: after looking at his stats it appears he has posted 8 threads and only 4 normal posts.
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Dude just me but if u have some complaints about something that is FREE!! Don't use it and leave everyone else alone
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It's going off the suggestion of nubecoder, and myself, however all the threads are unnecessary, but I think his intentions are genuine....it's just all the angry people are going to jump on this or another thread rather than allow it to be of benefit.
So how's the 11/24 build working out for people? I keep wanting to flash it but I've been using 4G alot lately. I don't care much about video recording and as for video playback I always use mx player anyways. Feedback?
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It's going off the suggestion of nubecoder, and myself, however all the threads are unnecessary, but I think his intentions are genuine....it's just all the angry people are going to jump on this or another thread rather than allow it to be of benefit.
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This. ^^^
Don't troll the guy, leave this thread for people that need some cm7 related help.
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theduce102 said:
So how's the 11/24 build working out for people? I keep wanting to flash it but I've been using 4G alot lately. I don't care much about video recording and as for video playback I always use mx player anyways. Feedback?
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Other than not being ble to call 911 if needed it is my daily driver. Love it so far. There seems to be a bug with ringtones that I have noticed so I just don't use the digital ringer. WiFi is pretty stable, but no reboots, lock ups, or much of anything else other than things listed.
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I could not get WiFi and 3G to work at the same time.
Definitely not ready for use at all.
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I could not get WiFi and 3G to work at the same time.
Definitely not ready for use at all.
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I have been using this for over a week with no WiFi OR 3G issues. Maybe you should try a fresh install??
Edit: I just read this again...WiFi and 3g have never worked at the same time that I know of on any ROM
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I could not get WiFi and 3G to work at the same time.
Definitely not ready for use at all.
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10/10.
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adamdelozier said:
I have been using this for over a week with no WiFi OR 3G issues. Maybe you should try a fresh install??
Edit: I just read this again...WiFi and 3g have never worked at the same time that I know of on any ROM
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No.
The way things were before I stopped using it, you can either have WiFi broken, or 3G broken. You cannot have both working, and have the phone change between the two of them.
Battery life is horrible with it. 50% worse than touchwiz roms.
It is really not worth using until it is ready, and it is not near that level yet.
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No.
The way things were before I stopped using it, you can either have WiFi broken, or 3G broken. You cannot have both working, and have the phone change between the two of them.
Battery life is horrible with it. 50% worse than touchwiz roms.
It is really not worth using until it is ready, and it is not near that level yet.
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Neither 3g nor wifi are "broken" -- and the battery life is based on how much of an idiot you are.
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Neither 3g nor wifi are "broken" -- and the battery life is based on how much of an idiot you are.
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Classy.
On 10-22, WiFi would cut out every now and then.
After updating to 11-24, WiFi no longer worked, period. There was a fix zip posted in the thread, which fixed WiFi, but broke 3G.
I reflashed to touchwiz at that point, as it was clear that CM7 was not going to work for me at its current stage.
Using touchwiz, I get 2 days of battery life.
I got around 28 hours with CM7.
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Classy.
On 10-22, WiFi would cut out every now and then.
After updating to 11-24, WiFi no longer worked, period. There was a fix zip posted in the thread, which fixed WiFi, but broke 3G.
I reflashed to touchwiz at that point, as it was clear that CM7 was not going to work for me at its current stage.
Using touchwiz, I get 2 days of battery life.
I got around 28 hours with CM7.
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K. Then use touchwiz
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K. Then use touchwiz
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And to think I wondered why there is so much drama in this developer community.
I have a problem logging into my goggle account. I had it set up fine when I came to cm7 (1122 build) from Acs Ics 4, as it prompted me after a clean install to login. I have since flashed the modified wifi 1122 build over the original 1122 and advance restored Data. I have now lost my goggle account login.
When I try to open the market it asks me if I want to login, yes or no. Whichever I select it takes me back to my homescreen.
So I go to settings, account & sync, add account: it only let's me create an exchange account (not sure if this is normal). I have entered my gmail account info, but it will not accept it and login. It asks for the domain and server... not sure if I can access my google account that way or not.
I don't really want to have to do a clean install every time a new build comes out and then reinstall all my apps. Doing an advanced restore to get data back in CWM is so much quicker and easier. Is there another option or remedy to this?
Any help is appreciated.
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rbjem said:
I have a problem logging into my goggle account. I had it set up fine when I came to cm7 (1122 build) from Acs Ics 4, as it prompted me after a clean install to login. I have since flashed the modified wifi 1122 build over the original 1122 and advance restored Data. I have now lost my goggle account login.
When I try to open the market it asks me if I want to login, yes or no. Whichever I select it takes me back to my homescreen.
So I go to settings, account & sync, add account: it only let's me create an exchange account (not sure if this is normal). I have entered my gmail account info, but it will not accept it and login. It asks for the domain and server... not sure if I can access my google account that way or not.
I don't really want to have to do a clean install every time a new build comes out and then reinstall all my apps. Doing an advanced restore to get data back in CWM is so much quicker and easier. Is there another option or remedy to this?
Any help is appreciated.
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Flash Gapps. There's a zip in the OP of the CM7 thread or you can do it from the rom manager, if you are on CWM5.
Doh! forgot the gapps..... works now. Thanks for the reminder.
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Mms is still a problem right? And I can't record video either I'm running now... but mms is becoming a deal breaker for me I might switch can't send pics to my girl lol. But besides that this rom is absolutely amaz1ng. Great job devs n forget 4g I don't even have service here lol.
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Genius Button problem

Hi my friend that owns an HTC my Touch on T-mobile has a problem that her phone today began saying "Genius Button has stopped unexpectedly". no matter if hitting the "force close" button or 'send/tell HTC" does nothing but the pop up to come up again. she is not tech savy and does not have her phone rooted at all. sorry if this has been discussed before, i do not own the phone. but she is scared because she really doesnt know what is going on with her phone.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks
here is a picture of it.
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I'm not a developer, but if all other ideas here from the more knowledgeable users fail, check my posts on this site. I changed roms recently and installed the app manually as it wasn't in the new rom.
If all else fails, you could root the phone and do it that way.
Not the easiest fix though, so I wouldn't do it that way unless you have to.
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Try to go into settings, applications, all-find genius and select it, then force stop/clear data, maybe reboot and see if that fixes it, otherwise if it is that big a deal, do a factory (hard) reset
Genius Button stopped unexpectedly
This started today with my phone as well, pops up instantaneously and continuously. Not a big deal unless you actually wish to use your phone. I'm slowly trying to get to Settings (close pop-up, push something quickly if possible, close pop-up, etc.). Anyone else who has corrected this problem or heard from the company would be greatly appreciated. This is my only phone so it is a very serious issue.
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This started today with my phone as well, pops up instantaneously and continuously. Not a big deal unless you actually wish to use your phone. I'm slowly trying to get to Settings (close pop-up, push something quickly if possible, close pop-up, etc.). Anyone else who has corrected this problem or heard from the company would be greatly appreciated. This is my only phone so it is a very serious issue.
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My friend to fix it on her own was funny she just sat there for 30 mins trying to go into settings and force closing the app and that fixed it . Hope this helps you !
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daniel4653 said:
My friend to fix it on her own was funny she just sat there for 30 mins trying to go into settings and force closing the app and that fixed it . Hope this helps you !
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If it happens again and she can't fix it, she may need to do a factory reset in settings. If she is worried about losing her sms messages, there are several backup apps that don't require root. Factory reset is kind of the last resort, but sometimes it is the only thing that will fix software problems on a stock phone.
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If it happens again and she can't fix it, she may need to do a factory reset in settings. If she is worried about losing her sms messages, there are several backup apps that don't require root. Factory reset is kind of the last resort, but sometimes it is the only thing that will fix software problems on a stock phone.
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Yes umm I think go backup is a free one that doesn't require root. But yeah back up her photos on a computer if you can and SMS then factory wipe it.
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daniel4653 said:
Yes umm I think go backup is a free one that doesn't require root. But yeah back up her photos on a computer if you can and SMS then factory wipe it.
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Photos are stored on the sd card on this device. No backup is necessary unless you're planning on formatting the SD card.
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Photos are stored on the sd card on this device. No backup is necessary unless you're planning on formatting the SD card.
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Ahhh didn't know that. I don't own and HTC device.
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daniel4653 said:
Ahhh didn't know that. I don't own and HTC device.
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It varies from device to device. I know the Thunderbolt and Evo 4G both save pictures on internal memory. I thought I'd tell you to save some time.
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It varies from device to device. I know the Thunderbolt and Evo 4G both save pictures on internal memory. I thought I'd tell you to save some time.
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Well I don't need help with this anymore. This was long ago.
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Camera not working anymore?

So yesterday I accidentally dropped my phone in milk. I picked got my phone out of it almost immediately, and dried it off. I didn't really think much of it, because everything was still working properly. Today, I tried to use my camera, but when I hit the camera button, the camera app FC'd. I reopened it and I got an error saying "Can't connect to camera". I thought maybe something happened in the ROM, so I restored a backup from about 2 weeks ago, and I got the same message.
Currently, I've got the phone in rice, just in case. Is it possible that the milk is what is causing this? If so, is there any chance that I can fix the camera without sending it in? (I don't have insurance)
The only thing that's keeping me from thinking that the milk is what's causing this, is the fact that everything else is working normally on the phone. I've called people, texted, games, everything is working fine, but the camera.
I'm running Zips most recent build, and my backup was IceColdSandwich. In a few hours when I take my phone out, I'll try a GB rom, but for now, does anyone have any ideas?
Thanks
Yea, MOST of the time, but NOT always, you can go into the phones settings, then into Applications, select the 'All' tab, and find the Camera on the list. Clear the cache, also clear data...that usually works. If not, maybe fix permissions? I always try those methods. But I don't care for ICS so I don't know if its the same as 3.5.....but try that.
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Yea, MOST of the time, but NOT always, you can go into the phones settings, then into Applications, select the 'All' tab, and find the Camera on the list. Clear the cache, also clear data...that usually works. If not, maybe fix permissions? I always try those methods. But I don't care for ICS so I don't know if its the same as 3.5.....but try that.
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None of that worked. Neither did going back to GB. Thanks for trying though!
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Have you tried flashing just a camera? You can go into the Apps and theme section and there is a thread with a few camera packs that you flash in recovery?
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jjbadd385 said:
Have you tried flashing just a camera? You can go into the Apps and theme section and there is a thread with a few camera packs that you flash in recovery?
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That didn't work either :/
Well I'm out of ideas...
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Well I'm out of ideas...
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Haha so am I. Thanks for the help though, I appreciate it.
Ya it definitely sounds like you nuked a critical component of the camera. Definitely lucky it didn't fry any of the other parts. If you've tried doing a factory reset and completely wiping your disks, don't think there's anything else you can do other than sending it in or attempting to fix it yourself which would require quite a bit of skill and probably some soldering expertise.
I'm using the same rom as you and the same thing happened to me at one point. I managed to fix it though by clearing camera cache, disabling and re-enabling it, and then clearing the dalvik cache and fixing permissions just for kicks. One or all of those things fixed it for me. Try that maybe?
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AlanB412 said:
I'm using the same rom as you and the same thing happened to me at one point. I managed to fix it though by clearing camera cache, disabling and re-enabling it, and then clearing the dalvik cache and fixing permissions just for kicks. One or all of those things fixed it for me. Try that maybe?
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Alright. I'll try it haha. I've been given new hope because the flashlight is working now, so I'm hoping the camera might start working again.
One question though, what do you mean by disabling it and re-enabling it?
When you go to clear the app cache you'll see a button next to the force stop option that says disable. From my understanding its basically like turning off the drivers for the camera. When you re-enable it (same button btw) you reactivate the drivers and it will communicate with the camera again hopefully.
If I'm wrong about any of that someone can correct me. But it still worked to fix my problem anyways
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AlanB412 said:
When you go to clear the app cache you'll see a button next to the force stop option that says disable. From my understanding its basically like turning off the drivers for the camera. When you re-enable it (same button btw) you reactivate the drivers and it will communicate with the camera again hopefully.
If I'm wrong about any of that someone can correct me. But it still worked to fix my problem anyways
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Nope, didn't fix it :/ I appreciate the help though!
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Nope, didn't fix it :/ I appreciate the help though!
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Np man. Hope you find some way to get it working again.
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Np man. Hope you find some way to get it working again.
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Thanks haha. I'm debating ordering a replacement camera and attempt fixing it myself.
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If you do plan on doing that make sure to search the general threads. I saw a really good video there once with someone walking through how to properly disassemble this phone.
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If you do plan on doing that make sure to search the general threads. I saw a really good video there once with someone walking through how to properly disassemble this phone.
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Alright, I'll try to find that. The website that I'm ordering the camera from apparently sends step by step instructions.
I guess that's one thing I enjoy about iPhones. They come apart and can be repaired very easily haha
Hope?
Okay, so I randomly tried opening the camera again today, and to my surprise, the app didn't force close or give me the message saying it couldn't connect. Nothing was appearing though, so I didn't think much of it. Then I remembered in Zips build you had to turn force preview on, so I did. Nothing happened, but I tried to take a picture, and the screen turned green with a weird little brownish area in the middle.
I'll upload a picture of it later if anyone wants and thinks maybe they can help me figure it out a little more.
The fact that it's working all of the sudden makes me think it might just randomly go back to normal. However, it might not.
But the fact that the camera is actually turning on now, that means that if anythings broken, its the camera itself, right? Not the hardware around it?
Hmm, upload a picture. My camera started taking those glitchy looking photos before it died on me. If you hadn't mentioned the green and brown detail I would have forgotten.
I'm not saying I can give any more suggestions than I already did but if you're getting the same problem I had then maybe you can categorize this back in the realm of software issues. Better than a hardware failure at least...
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Here it is.
But I tried to change the megapixels of the camera, and it "died" again. So I have no idea what to think anymore lol
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Must be a picture of your phone's soul
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Here it is.
But I tried to change the megapixels of the camera, and it "died" again. So I have no idea what to think anymore lol
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So, the MyTouch 4G has shown several camera issues; from a black screen to FCing when opening the app. It seemed to be like an update issue to the newest GB but even stock phones that hadn't been updated were also having issues. If anyone has anymore info on this subject please reply here or PM me. I am very interested in this issue as I have a coworker witht the same problem. It has also been shown to reoccur after people think they have "fixed" it with a factory reset or such.

[Q] Voice Recognition now working?

Ok so I searched the forums and haven't found anything. For me, voice to text is very very hit or miss. It will show that i'm talking, but not write anything down. It might just miss everything. It might pick up half way through my sentence. Or it might actually work. Any clue what is going on? I am non rooted, no frozen apps, I've done a factory reset. Contemplating just taking it back to ATT though I would be annoyed since I'll lose the screen protector I put on it. I love my S4, just need this to work. I use it while driving all the time with my phone mounted.
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Ok so I searched the forums and haven't found anything. For me, voice to text is very very hit or miss. It will show that i'm talking, but not write anything down. It might just miss everything. It might pick up half way through my sentence. Or it might actually work. Any clue what is going on? I am non rooted, no frozen apps, I've done a factory reset. Contemplating just taking it back to ATT though I would be annoyed since I'll lose the screen protector I put on it. I love my S4, just need this to work. I use it while driving all the time with my phone mounted.
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When my voice recognition goes to crap on my voice search app, it usually works to open the app in app manager and clear data and clear cache. Hopefully this helps
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When my voice recognition goes to crap on my voice search app, it usually works to open the app in app manager and clear data and clear cache. Hopefully this helps
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Ya I've tried that. Just isn't working.
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Are you using Samsung Voice or Google voice... See which one works better for you.
Has nothing to do with the phone, just the software.
I've tried both. Neither works well.
Mine sucks too... Even Siri had better recognition
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redstar299 said:
Mine sucks too... Even Siri had better recognition
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