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So I love this phone. I received it yesterday, and I can get a very accurate GPS lock in about three seconds, without the 'fix'. I havent noticed a single problem with the phone. The only thing I have a question about is this 5.1 Channel Surround Sound. It says you can only use it in headphone mode-but when I put in the headphones that came with the Vibrant the only thing I notice is it makes the movie/music higher pitched. Is that all it does or am I missing something?
It's an SRS sound processing effect, best for movies since you can't adjust the "TruBass", "Dialog Clarity", "Center/Surround" or "Focus"..
IMHO some of us would be loving a true SRS iWOW DSP, and not this crap Samsung gave us. It's best left off for music and it probably isn't that great for movies
Boy, ain't that the truth!
If there is some developer out there PLEASE port SRS WoW to
the android platform...!
Or at least give us some way to set the sound options on the
video player. I really like this phone but, even with headphone on
it's sometimes very hard to hear movies while they are playing.
alecjake said:
So I love this phone. I received it yesterday, and I can get a very accurate GPS lock in about three seconds, without the 'fix'. I havent noticed a single problem with the phone. The only thing I have a question about is this 5.1 Channel Surround Sound. It says you can only use it in headphone mode-but when I put in the headphones that came with the Vibrant the only thing I notice is it makes the movie/music higher pitched. Is that all it does or am I missing something?
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Mine was the same way until I rooted it.
After I rooted it I went from 18 hour battery life to 6-8 and the freezing problem got really really bad, the more apps I put on the phone the worse it got, it got to the point were I got a black screen for 3-5 minutes every other app I opened.
My GPS also worked perfectly but I try the 1st "fix" and I had nothing but problem ever sense I did it.
I returned mine for a new one and everything worked great except the GPS and I applied the 2nd fix and all works great now.
Moral of the story is
If it's not broke don't fix it
I'm not going to root my phone until things are ironed out.
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Mine was the same way until I rooted it.
After I rooted it I went from 18 hour battery life to 6-8 and the freezing problem got really really bad, the more apps I put on the phone the worse it got, it got to the point were I got a black screen for 3-5 minutes every other app I opened.
My GPS also worked perfectly but I try the 1st "fix" and I had nothing but problem ever sense I did it.
I returned mine for a new one and everything worked great except the GPS and I applied the 2nd fix and all works great now.
Moral of the story is
If it's not broke don't fix it
I'm not going to root my phone until things are ironed out.
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I loved reading what uninformed users think. The Update.zip only installs Superuser.apk, SU, and Busybox. All three only run when called upon by another application, and then exit. You battery issues are unrelated, more than likely caused by leaving your brightness up too high, or wifi or bluetooth on. The lag is a known issue by Samsung. It is caused by the way app data is stored, and can be remedied by moving the datadb to another partition and sym-linking. Blaming these problems on rooting is like blaming a flat tire on the oil change you got last week, it's just ignorant and uninformed.
Also, all of this is unrelated to the original post, so please, stop trying to thread jack and take your misinformed opinion elsewhere.
siberslug said:
Mine was the same way until I rooted it.
After I rooted it I went from 18 hour battery life to 6-8 and the freezing problem got really really bad, the more apps I put on the phone the worse it got, it got to the point were I got a black screen for 3-5 minutes every other app I opened.
My GPS also worked perfectly but I try the 1st "fix" and I had nothing but problem ever sense I did it.
I returned mine for a new one and everything worked great except the GPS and I applied the 2nd fix and all works great now.
Moral of the story is
If it's not broke don't fix it
I'm not going to root my phone until things are ironed out.
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Well, I don't know how rooting cause all that, 'cause all rooting the vibrant consists of is copying Superuser.apk, su and busybox over.
Zing!
That was a bit harsh.
720p and 480p lags seriously.
I tried the kernel: Eugen's and Nelson.
All the way or something I'm wrong?
dancer810 said:
720p and 480p lags seriously.
I tried the kernel: Eugen's and Nelson.
All the way or something I'm wrong?
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This will be solved in next version.
Neo first off, you're awesome. Thanks for your work. I'm looking forward to a stable camcorder but the lock screen is the only thing I really need working. Quick question, which kernel is best to fix lock screen bug? I'm on Eugene's but still get it occasionally:/ is there any certain CPU and governor/IO settings I should use? Thanks so much!
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This will be solved in next version.
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Thank you for your reply! I look forward to the next version!
In general, great job!
get a couple of bucks....
NeoBuddy89... AMAZING WORK!!!!! There are still a few things here and there that FC and cause the phone to stutter a bit, but this is the BEST ROM I've ever used. I flashed v9.2 sometime last week and the battery was really bad. It died on me a few times over-night and that was with Airplane-Mode on! Eek! But I charged it to 100% each time that happened... you know, I kind of did in imprompt-to re-conditioning on my battery. Well... I flashed v10 on Thursday and the battery last for over 2 days with moderate use (turned Airplane-Mode on each night... roughly 6 to 7 hours). WOW! I have screen-shots to prove it... but I can't post them yet. (DUMB) I was simply amazed!
I just flashed v10.6 (I LOVE the "no-wipe" feature this ROM has... BRAVO!) so I'll see how the battery does on this build. Great job to everyone working on this ROM! Keep up the amazing work!
Ok... now to my point -P)... with the camcorder, I can't use the effects. After I hit any of the effects to use them, the APP freezes and the camcorder FC's.
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Looking forward to it, other than that, AMAZING WORK, this rom is nearly perfect and beautiful!
Camera FC
amg-android said:
NeoBuddy89... AMAZING WORK!!!!! There are still a few things here and there that FC and cause the phone to stutter a bit, but this is the BEST ROM I've ever used. I flashed v9.2 sometime last week and the battery was really bad. It died on me a few times over-night and that was with Airplane-Mode on! Eek! But I charged it to 100% each time that happened... you know, I kind of did in imprompt-to re-conditioning on my battery. Well... I flashed v10 on Thursday and the battery last for over 2 days with moderate use (turned Airplane-Mode on each night... roughly 6 to 7 hours). WOW! I have screen-shots to prove it... but I can't post them yet. (DUMB) I was simply amazed!
I just flashed v10.6 (I LOVE the "no-wipe" feature this ROM has... BRAVO!) so I'll see how the battery does on this build. Great job to everyone working on this ROM! Keep up the amazing work!
Ok... now to my point -P)... with the camcorder, I can't use the effects. After I hit any of the effects to use them, the APP freezes and the camcorder FC's.
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I see the same issue with the camera FC when I change the resolution. When I open the camera back up the resolution changed however. I haven't seen much about this particular FC. I have started to wonder if it's just me and maybe a handfull of others.
Neo please add zoom to camera if possible in next release . Thanks for the best vibrant from .
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
neobuddy89 said:
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this is great to hear.
the video recording is pretty much the only major issue for my use case.
other than that, the rom is completely beyond my expectations! thanks for your work!
This ROM has been much faster than past versions I have tried. But funny thing is each time I reflash (wuth clear cache/dalvik, format system) problems get fixed and/or new ones crop up.
First time, battery was horrendous. Didnt bother with any other function. After trying to get batt to work for 2 days, decided to reflash.
Second time, battery got better but not as much as many have reported (lasted about 8 hours on light usage). GPS did not work. Music did not work. Camera and Camcorder were good (as in working).
Third attempt, today, GPS working (at least on first try). Music working. Monitoring battery. Camera crashes each time I change resolution. Same on camcorder. Sometimes when I invoke camera, the screen goes blank except for top taskbar. Video playback is choppy, but not too bad.
For the GPS try this method to see if it help.
meascom said:
This ROM has been much faster than past versions I have tried. But funny thing is each time I reflash (wuth clear cache/dalvik, format system) problems get fixed and/or new ones crop up.
First time, battery was horrendous. Didnt bother with any other function. After trying to get batt to work for 2 days, decided to reflash.
Second time, battery got better but not as much as many have reported (lasted about 8 hours on light usage). GPS did not work. Music did not work. Camera and Camcorder were good (as in working).
Third attempt, today, GPS working (at least on first try). Music working. Monitoring battery. Camera crashes each time I change resolution. Same on camcorder. Sometimes when I invoke camera, the screen goes blank except for top taskbar. Video playback is choppy, but not too bad.
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Mute n unmute problem
neobuddy89 said:
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I like this ROM and also everything in it but the most annoying problem for me is mute n unmute for calls. Solve it. When next release is expected.
it`s ok may be V11
I'll get right to it..my camera was just giving me a black screen and then force closing! It was very frustrating. It would occasionlly work for about an hour then just black screen..
So I started testing..I did fix permissions, changed Roms from ICS, to AOSP, to Sense and had the same problem.
Tried different wipes hoping to fix, but to no avail...just a black screen then force close.
So I figured it might be a hardware problem...I opened the back of the EVO(not so hard) to inspect the camera and found that it had come particilly unseated from the board..I pushed it back down, closed it up and the camera now works great!!
This was frustrating to me, and I did a lot of searching trying to find the problem but with no luck.
Hope this will help others with similar problems!
i have heard of another person having issues with an extended battery and camera not cooperating so it could be that..if u are using one.. and if not i have also heard of the camera coming unseated... now im not sure the process of getting at it but it was something as simple as removing some parts and pressing it back down a bit or something... dont quote me on the process but that seemed to be it
ben.nesheim said:
i have heard of another person having issues with an extended battery and camera not cooperating so it could be that..if u are using one.. and if not i have also heard of the camera coming unseated... now im not sure the process of getting at it but it was something as simple as removing some parts and pressing it back down a bit or something... dont quote me on the process but that seemed to be it
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The camera not being seated was my problem. Once I pushed it back down the camera has worked just fine.
It was fairly easy to fix: remove 6 #5 torque screws then pry around the case to remove the back...took maybe 5 minutes to fix a month of headaches.
I just figured I'd share because sharing is caring right
sent from my EVO running some version of ICS
indyjames said:
The camera not being seated was my problem. Once I pushed it back down the camera has worked just fine.
It was fairly easy to fix: remove 6 #5 torque screws then pry around the case to remove the back...took maybe 5 minutes to fix a month of headaches.
I just figured I'd share because sharing is caring right
sent from my EVO running some version of ICS
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Yea, typically happens due to drops [not saying you did] and general usage. The same thing happened to my mom's but I knew right away because of the discoloration, meaning some pins weren't connecting.
teh roxxorz said:
Yea, typically happens due to drops [not saying you did] and general usage. The same thing happened to my mom's but I knew right away because of the discoloration, meaning some pins weren't connecting.
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You can say it...I've dropped it a bunch of times
sent from my EVO running some version of ICS
As Sprint tech I bet I've fixed a truckload for the same reason. Some times the camera actually does go bad.. usually its just a bit out of the socket.
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Thank You,Thank You,Thank You
indyjames said:
I'll get right to it..my camera was just giving me a black screen and then force closing! It was very frustrating. It would occasionlly work for about an hour then just black screen..
So I started testing..I did fix permissions, changed Roms from ICS, to AOSP, to Sense and had the same problem.
Tried different wipes hoping to fix, but to no avail...just a black screen then force close.
So I figured it might be a hardware problem...I opened the back of the EVO(not so hard) to inspect the camera and found that it had come particilly unseated from the board..I pushed it back down, closed it up and the camera now works great!!
This was frustrating to me, and I did a lot of searching trying to find the problem but with no luck.
Hope this will help others with similar problems!
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You don't know how long I have gone without my camera, it stopped working (Black Screen and FC) soon after I installed CyanogenMod and I have always blamed CM7, I have done the same that you have, reinstalled everything atleast 3 times and finally did a superwipe and somehow it worked for a few days but soon after started to FC again, weird and that is why I assumed it was not a hardware issue but after finding your post I figured I had nothing to lose, so I opened my EVO up and sure enough the camera snapped down, it moved just a little bit but after i closed her up and rebooted my camera is back and fully working.
So THANK A MILLION, Your the best, thanks for sharing, because honestly I was ready to toss it since I rely on my camera quite a bit to take pics of items I sell on Craigslist, the only reason I have not upgraded is because Sprint has not released any decent phones or any that I deem better that my EVO.
If sprint gets the Samsung Note I will jump "Fingers Crossed"
chavezone said:
You don't know how long I have gone without my camera, it stopped working (Black Screen and FC) soon after I installed CyanogenMod and I have always blamed CM7, I have done the same that you have, reinstalled everything atleast 3 times and finally did a superwipe and somehow it worked for a few days but soon after started to FC again, weird and that is why I assumed it was not a hardware issue but after finding your post I figured I had nothing to lose, so I opened my EVO up and sure enough the camera snapped down, it moved just a little bit but after i closed her up and rebooted my camera is back and fully working.
So THANK A MILLION, Your the best, thanks for sharing, because honestly I was ready to toss it since I rely on my camera quite a bit to take pics of items I sell on Craigslist, the only reason I have not upgraded is because Sprint has not released any decent phones or any that I deem better that my EVO.
If sprint gets the Samsung Note I will jump "Fingers Crossed"
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Glad I could help!
I feel your pain, I was frustrated as well and never found a definite answer for a fix. With 5 kids i take lots of pictures and my camera had been out of service for a couple months...:banghead:
I'm also waiting to see what new stuff comes out, but would really like LTE in Indy, but don't see that happening anytime soon..
sent from my EVO running some version of ICS
omg thankyou
i must start out by saying i took the time to create an account just to make this post i have been looking for a camera fix that works i have tried
everything i could , different roms, updates , and several late nights. i just gave up on my evo camera was actually thinking of getting a new phone
less than 5min after all this time of not having my camera it works i forgot how good this camera was thank you so much
Thank you thank you thank you
Man, you just save my $1500 bucks!!!!!
Ive been having hell with the camera not working period! And I need it for work, so I was getting ready to go buy an SGS3 for the wife and a Note 2 for myself...
If i get one I gotta get the misses one....
So I found this post, and I am running th Evo 4g with Seidio ext batt. It stopped working after I dropped the phone. Granted I have dropped it several times, but it finally stopped...
Took the Seido Rugged Case off, and pulled the battery...
I didnt have to take the back of the phone apart,
the dang battery moved about 2 feet, reboot phone and VIOLA!
Thanks!
Htc evo 4g camera not working
I fought that battle forever until I deleted most of my text messages then the camera came back and every time it quits I delete old text messages and it comes back. I think if theres too much data stored the camera app won't work. I hope this helps other EVO 4G users
First of all: Thank you all so very much for being such a supportive community, and thank you, quarx, for your great builds!
Now, I have been using my Defy for almost two years as of now and have always had CM on it. I switched to 10.1 yesterday and I really am pleased, to say the least. It only came to my realization a few days ago, that more "modern" phones are a LOT more performant than the Defy.
So my question is: How does the use of your phone feel?
How long does it take to start the camera? How responsive is it in everyday tasks? How long does it take for your Defy to open up the Keyboard?
Thanks a lot for your impression,
steinerlein
Its a mediocre phone been in market for more than 2 yrs. and the way things changed with Android, yes its a slow performer compared to almost every popular phone in the market. However when it comes to daily usage and usual tasks, it still doesn't disappoint.
Frequent lags are there sometimes but nothing that makes it unusable. It just performs 'fine' for me.
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When using external apps such as Seeder and Greenify the lag isn't too irritating.
Loading the phone/messaging/camera usually take a while which is irritating; but as already mentioned it's an old phone and I'm glad we've managed to get JellyBean on it
I love it
Hi ... i had this phone about 2 yrs ago and if you know how to use it ... you will never go wrong ... performance wise...
If i leave it with my wife all day long she will use The defy instead of the Pc ... Youtube, googling etc ... she likes it
As a matter of fact i am going to buy another Defy+ for me soon and leave my old one to me wife lol
yeah there is sometimes it does its stupid things .. but if u know how to work around things ..IT OBEYS YOU .... joking
i remember when 1st i learned about CM7 and stuff ... i didnt know how todo things and I upgraded BL1 to maybe BL6 and somehow recently i upgraded to BL7 .... too late though .... but it stills works and performs brilliantly With JellyBean ...
Hey guys. I recently installed purify rom on my note 3 and man... my gps works, it's fast, battery is great. BUT losing my stock samsung camera has been a problem. I've tried the google camera but it's not great... especially the flash sometimes doesn't sync with the camera. I tried the lenovo camera and it's really really dark.
What happened and how can i solve this? the stock camera app took some amazing photos. I miss them
Riqz said:
Hey guys. I recently installed purify rom on my note 3 and man... my gps works, it's fast, battery is great. BUT losing my stock samsung camera has been a problem. I've tried the google camera but it's not great... especially the flash sometimes doesn't sync with the camera. I tried the lenovo camera and it's really really dark.
What happened and how can i solve this? the stock camera app took some amazing photos. I miss them
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You have to sacrifice the stock Camera if you want a custom CM based ROM.
I once used AryaMod for nearly 1.5years (till its development was stopped), its a stock based ROM with loads of mods.