Yesterday, right after purchasing my new phone, I clicked change home screen from 5 to 7, and I can't figure out how to change it back. The option in grayed out now. I'm sure I need to got to settings and empty a cache or dump data, does anyone have an insight?
You can only go back to 5 with a factory reset. The phone tells you that when you switch to 7 screens.
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importflip said:
You can only go back to 5 with a factory reset. The phone tells you that when you switch to 7 screens.
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It should be the same like on the slide where you goto settings->applications->Rosie/sense(has picture of sense)(clear cache/data).
importflip said:
You can only go back to 5 with a factory reset. The phone tells you that when you switch to 7 screens.
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Poop.
Thanks, I zapped it.
Ace42 said:
It should be the same like on the slide where you goto settings->applications->Rosie/sense(has picture of sense)(clear cache/data).
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Tried this first, it sounded less painfull than a factory reset. Cleared the data, then rebooted. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work on the MT4g.
sym1 said:
Tried this first, it sounded less painfull than a factory reset. Cleared the data, then rebooted. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work on the MT4g.
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Sorry that it didn't work, google for help before formatting.
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On my 6/23 kingdom Rom I have the option to restart in normal, hot restart, recovery, and there's one more I can't remember. I just wanted to know what will happen if I do a hot restart.
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droidhype said:
On my 6/23 kingdom Rom I have the option to restart in normal, hot restart, recovery, and there's one more I can't remember. I just wanted to know what will happen if I do a hot restart.
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Try it my friend, it wont blow your phone up. it will simply restart your phone and pretty fast if I do say so myself. It just clears out cache and is similar to a log off in windows pc. Next time go for it....lol
So it won't erase any info like contacts or text messages etc...?
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So it won't erase any info like contacts or text messages etc...?
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Nope, nothing like that will be erased
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So it won't erase any info like contacts or text messages etc...?
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its just a restart... they would never put something like that on your screen that will erase stuff...lol
Go for it man! lol
It restarts the OS without power cycling... if that makes sense. It's faster than a normal reboot, but still gives you a clean slate.
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droidhype said:
So it won't erase any info like contacts or text messages etc...?
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lol it says restart, not wipe data.....
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It restarts the OS without power cycling... if that makes sense. It's faster than a normal reboot, but still gives you a clean slate.
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It does restart the OS but I suspect that it is not quite a clean slate. Something about the boot process is skipped, assuming it was already done.
I had an instance of a repeatable bug with the Freedom kernel that killed all audio on the handset. The only way to clear the problem was a full reboot. A Hot Restart did not clear the problem.
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It does restart the OS but I suspect that it is not quite a clean slate. Something about the boot process is skipped, assuming it was already done.
I had an instance of a repeatable bug with the Freedom kernel that killed all audio on the handset. The only way to clear the problem was a full reboot. A Hot Restart did not clear the problem.
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So what cleared the problem. Should I just wipe cache and dalvic?
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So what cleared the problem. Should I just wipe cache and dalvic?
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No just fully power down your handset and power back on
So my wife has been having these issues with her phone lately. When she sends an sms it will duplicate it sometimes up to 30 messages will be sent when only 1 was intended to be sent. Anyone have any ideas as to what could be the cause? She is using the stock messaging app with stock rooted rom. I believe that super user access is disabled on it too.
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Try doing a factory reset and see if that helps
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Back up with Google!
Make sure your accout and contacts are backed up to Google before you reset.
So nobody has any idea or experience with the issue?
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Have you tried a factory reset?
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gamingwiz said:
Have you tried a factory reset?
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He probably doesn't want to do a factory reset on his wife's phone. I've done it before and you get *****ed at for days because they can never get it just like they had it before.
You might try backing up her messages and clearing all data on the sms app. See if it fixes it. If it does, restore the old messages and continue to test.
Edit: If that doesn't work, boot into recovery and clear dalvik cache and cache, then re-flash your ROM. That should fix it.
I'm guessing she's running the ROM you released in the dev section way back or a variant of it?
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estallings15 said:
He probably doesn't want to do a factory reset on his wife's phone. I've done it before and you get *****ed at for days because they can never get it just like they had it before.
You might try backing up her messages and clearing all data on the sms app. See if it fixes it. If it does, restore the old messages and continue to test.
Edit: If that doesn't work, boot into recovery and clear dalvik cache and cache, then re-flash your ROM. That should fix it.
I'm guessing she's running the ROM you released in the dev section way back or a variant of it?
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Oh yeah, been there.
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That's exactly it. Full wipe is pretty much the last possibility before buying her a new phone haha. I'm have to wipe caches and wipe data on the sms app. She hates when anything is changed and I hear about it for a couple of days. She is running the debloated one that I did awhile back.
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eqjunkie829 said:
That's exactly it. Full wipe is pretty much the last possibility before buying her a new phone haha. I'm have to wipe caches and wipe data on the sms app. She hates when anything is changed and I hear about it for a couple of days. She is running the debloated one that I did awhile back.
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Man, I'm good
Did you try reflashing? Nothing major should change.
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estallings15 said:
Man, I'm good
Did you try reflashing? Nothing major should change.
Ordered my Nexus 4 on the 13th. Still waiting.
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Not quite yet, the seems sporadic so she's not that worried about it I guess. I read somewhere that it could also be a bad signal issue also.
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OK! Yesterday I use the GPS maps, drive 4 hour trip everything good! On my way back the phone boot up by itself... Between yesterday and now the phone boot up couple more times... Why did that? And how can I fix it please!!!
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How can we help you if you do not provide details about your rom, kernel, app etc?
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The phone is stock not root it... First Android phone so I don't know what details you asking???
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You mean it's turning itself on or it's rebooting on its own?
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You mean it's turning itself on or it's rebooting on its own?
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If I keep using it for like 30 minutes (hard use) it reboot... How can I do a factory reset? Maybe that fix it...
PS: I notice when reboot it get really hot! I don't know if that is part of the problem..
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monchy36 said:
If I keep using it for like 30 minutes (hard use) it reboot... How can I do a factory reset? Maybe that fix it...
PS: I notice when reboot it get really hot! I don't know if that is part of the problem..
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You just answered your only question.
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You just answered your only question.
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So? A factory reset will fix it? That's the way I use to fix my iPhone... I don't know if nexus is the same???
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monchy36 said:
If I keep using it for like 30 minutes (hard use) it reboot... How can I do a factory reset? Maybe that fix it...
PS: I notice when reboot it get really hot! I don't know if that is part of the problem..
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You said your phone shuts off after hard use, and you said it is really hot when it shuts down. This sounds like a hardware problem. When the processor gets too hot, the device kills power to protect it from frying. Almost every computer has a similar last-resort power-off feature to protect its hardware.
Now the real question: What is making the device overheat? Most likely this is a hardware problem, but there is a remote possibility that the problem could be a rouge app.
A factory reset will remove the apps you installed. If there is an app running an infinite loop in the background, a factory reset might fix the problem. (I remember you said you are running stock without root, so there are no firmware issues. The only possible software issues are with your apps.)
I am sorry to say that you might have a defective board.
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KlipperKyle said:
You said your phone shuts off after hard use, and you said it is really hot when it shuts down. This sounds like a hardware problem. When the processor gets too hot, the device kills power to protect it from frying. Almost every computer has a similar last-resort power-off feature to protect its hardware.
Now the real question: What is making the device overheat? Most likely this is a hardware problem, but there is a remote possibility that the problem could be a rouge app.
A factory reset will remove the apps you installed. If there is an app running an infinite loop in the background, a factory reset might fix the problem. (I remember you said you are running stock without root, so there are no firmware issues. The only possible software issues are with your apps.)
I am sorry to say that you might have a defective board.
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But why start doing that after a month of using it? The only new I did was using the maps app for more than 4hours... A friend toll me to clear cache on map apps...
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If the problem really is hardware, it was a defect that made it past quality control. It's the same reason why a new hard drive might fail after a week of usage--infant mortality. Infant mortality is quite rare, but it does happen nevertheless.
Fortunately, Google's replacement procedure is quite nice compared to most other companies. If Google sends you a replacement, you can keep your existing phone until the replacement arrives. This way, you are not left without a phone temporarily.
Update! Did a factory reset and root it and it's good now! Looks like an app was causing the rebooting... Thanks for the help!
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monchy36 said:
Update! Did a factory reset and root it and it's good now! Looks like an app was causing the rebooting... Thanks for the help!
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Cool! I'm glad you got it fixed. Have a happy new year.
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Happy Sunday!
So I have an old Acer Iconia a500 laying around, and I decided I wanted to play with it. Turns out I forgot the password because I haven't used it in so long. Its connected to my home wifi, but whenever I enter the password incorrectly ten times it doesn't show the Forgot Password? tab. The volume rocker is completely broken, so there goes that option. Its also not rooted. Any suggestions? I don't care if I lose all my data.
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Happy Sunday!
So I have an old Acer Iconia a500 laying around, and I decided I wanted to play with it. Turns out I forgot the password because I haven't used it in so long. Its connected to my home wifi, but whenever I enter the password incorrectly ten times it doesn't show the Forgot Password? tab. The volume rocker is completely broken, so there goes that option. Its also not rooted. Any suggestions? I don't care if I lose all my data.
Thanks!
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Do you have access over adb?
If so, this should help.
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Do you have access over adb?
If so, this should help.
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I don't have adb installed, but I'll give it a go later this evening. Hopefully it works, and I thank you!
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No prob, good luck.
I finally got a chance to try, and I wasn't able to. I don't believe I checked usb debugging in settings. Anything else I can try?
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There's only one way out of this and that's a complete erase of userdata and cache I.e. hard reset/factory data reset.
If you had custom rom on there most of them have usb debug enabled by default that's not much help with yr issue tho.
If you have the v8 then use fastboot, see this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35500578.
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The tablets not rooted. So I'm not really sure what to do.
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You are meaning the password on yr Acer aren't u? Then the button combo hard reset is yr only option sorry.
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I tried everything. I decided to just do a drop test on it. It didn't hold up well haha. Thanks everyone though!
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Something strange is going on with my N4, every time I try to open my settings it just closes it again almost instantly. Also I've noticed that if I turn off wifi it turns itself back on straight away and then it goes into silent mode for a second (speaker symbol with dash through it) then back to full volume. I've tried restarting it and uninstalling recent apps. I am thinking about doing a factory reset but don't want to if I can help it... But I can't anyway because I can't get into settings! Nothing shows up in virus scans. Screen briefly flashes black regularly too. Any suggestions please? Thanks.
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Unfortunately you will have to wipe EVERYTHING on your device to fix this issue.
For now press and hold the power button, press and hold the power off option.
You should see a safe mode option, press OK and the device will boot to safe mode.
In that stage check the settings if it still works.
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Thanks, do you know what has caused this problem?
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Osborn82 said:
Thanks, do you know what has caused this problem?
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No idea, probably some settings or kernel bug.
Did it work?, if so then reboot to get off safe mode and see if it works.
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I can get the settings to stay open in safe mode but still same problem when I restart it again. Should I do a factory reset?
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Osborn82 said:
I can get the settings to stay open in safe mode but still same problem when I restart it again. Should I do a factory reset?
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Most likely an app is doing this, yes try factory resetting.
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Factory reset it and all good now! Thanks.
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Did you installed an antitheft app?? Usually they try to make the settings persistent when in locked to Help phone recovery mode which usually gets activated by changing the SIM card
A factory reset should fix that in most cases
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gierso said:
Did you installed an antitheft app?? Usually they try to make the settings persistent when in locked to Help phone recovery mode which usually gets activated by changing the SIM card
A factory reset should fix that in most cases
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Already fixed, read above your post.
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andyabc said:
Already fixed, read above your post.
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i did read it. i was pointing that out in case it happen again that could be the case
me too
strange enough, I also have exactly the same problem today (August 21). Also had to do hard reset. What's happening? Really curious to know what the cause is.
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i did read it. i was pointing that out in case it happen again that could be the case
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What you said makes sense. So, just for the future reference. Should I uninstall my anti-theft app before changing sim card? Will this prevent if from happening? Thanks!
freeintruth said:
What you said makes sense. So, just for the future reference. Should I uninstall my anti-theft app before changing sim card? Will this prevent if from happening? Thanks!
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or deactivate the function in the antitheft app but yes uninstalling is easier some times
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Osborn82 said:
Thanks, do you know what has caused this problem?
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Hi i cant open settings in my phone as well. I tried safe mode and that didnt work as well. Could you kindly help