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vibrant accelerometer issue please help

There appears to be a problem with my accelerometer. It started to notice it when playing Homerunbattle3d. A few days ago, the motion was smooth. It was very fluid
Now, the motion is very jerky.
I tested the accelerometer using 2 bubble level programs as well with the same result. The bubble moved around with a jerky motion.
Is there a setting for accelerometer somewhere?
I'm not sure if my accelerometer is defective or if I messed up a setting somehow.
how do i fix this

exploderider210 said:
There appears to be a problem with my accelerometer. It started to notice it when playing Homerunbattle3d. A few days ago, the motion was smooth. It was very fluid
Now, the motion is very jerky.
I tested the accelerometer using 2 bubble level programs as well with the same result. The bubble moved around with a jerky motion.
Is there a setting for accelerometer somewhere?
I'm not sure if my accelerometer is defective or if I messed up a setting somehow.
how do i fix this
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Download android sensor data from the market.. run it. And try again. Definitely a software bug or this app wouldn't fix it.
I run it after every restart.. seems to calibrate the sensor.. its smooth as can be when fixed...
Can't believe more people haven't complained about this...

Man, it's something new every day with this phone, huh?
I hadn't even gotten into gaming performance / accelerometer issues. I've been stressing out over 3G reception / GPS and Compass being completely and 100% broken. One more thing to worry about with the ever-nearing Buyer's Remorse period running down...
I guess I'll go download some tilt games and see what happens. I'll report back with my findings.

Jon C said:
Man, it's something new every day with this phone, huh?
I hadn't even gotten into gaming performance / accelerometer issues. I've been stressing out over 3G reception / GPS and Compass being completely and 100% broken. One more thing to worry about with the ever-nearing Buyer's Remorse period running down...
I guess I'll go download some tilt games and see what happens. I'll report back with my findings.
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Yea this depresses me too.. make sure you kill games first,then open the app, then game......

What are some good games to test?

Jon C said:
What are some good games to test?
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try the homerunbattle3d both fun and great to test also the bubble level tool aswell
and thank you for recommending the accelerometer data thing it really help fixed the problem completely

I guess I should rephrase:
Any free games I could grab to test this?
I got PapiJump, and immediately noticed that something wasn't right.
I just finished wasting my time proving to some jack-off that there is an issue with 3G reception. Upon exiting SpeedTest, I put the screen to sleep and downloaded PapaiJump on my iPhone.
The controls worked perfectly, so I loaded up the Android version again, just to see if it was still wonky. Oddly enough, it controlled just as well as the iPhone version. I don't know if it somehow re-calibrated itself somehow, but the initial run was not a good sign: 'Papi' would constantly fly to the left, regardless of my input.
I guess I'll keep an eye on this issue and see if it was just a fluke for me.

Jon C said:
Man, it's something new every day with this phone, huh?
I hadn't even gotten into gaming performance / accelerometer issues. I've been stressing out over 3G reception / GPS and Compass being completely and 100% broken. One more thing to worry about with the ever-nearing Buyer's Remorse period running down...
I guess I'll go download some tilt games and see what happens. I'll report back with my findings.
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This is the over statement of the day. How is 3G, GPS and Compass 100% broken? Granted some people are having some issues but its not as bad as you're saying. I have no issues with 3G and GPS. Sounds like you have a broken phone.

This is kind of off-topic, but then again, so was your rebuttal.
Really? Your GPS is flawless and 100% accurate without wireless networks and WiFi? I've had two phones now, with exactly the same issues. Google Maps thinks I'm in another city, and satellite lock takes ~5 minutes.
As for 3G reception problems...really? You don't notice anything?
Here I am, with what I would refer to as 'decent' speeds for my area. This is my phone, sitting on a table, with no human contact.
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This is my phone, with only my index finger touching the device (propping it up with a single finger).
I guess it's possible that I might have two defective phones. I'm going to go ahead and say that it's unlikely. Feel free to replicate this test. As mentioned before: I'm using the silicon case with my device.
If you feel like debating this issue in another thread, feel free. Otherwise, let us get back to testing the rest of the equipment.
Are there any (free?) SixAxis games on the market, yet?

Jon C said:
This is kind of off-topic, but then again, so was your rebuttal.
Really? Your GPS is flawless and 100% accurate without wireless networks and WiFi? I've had two phones now, with exactly the same issues. Google Maps thinks I'm in another city, and satellite lock takes ~5 minutes.
As for 3G reception problems...really? You don't notice anything?
Here I am, with what I would refer to as 'decent' speeds for my area. This is my phone, sitting on a table, with no human contact.
This is my phone, with only my index finger touching the device (propping it up with a single finger).
I guess it's possible that I might have two defective phones. I'm going to go ahead and say that it's unlikely. Feel free to replicate this test. As mentioned before: I'm using the silicon case with my device.
If you feel like debating this issue in another thread, feel free. Otherwise, let us get back to testing the rest of the equipment.
Are there any (free?) SixAxis games on the market, yet?
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No free ones I know of.. and your speed drop is not normal. Most people lose bars not much speeds. I know I get awesome speeds even if bars drop and so do most people.. I'm not saying I don't believe you but 99% of people don't have that drop in speeds...
All in my opinion needing fixed is 3g bars how there's displayed, minor GPS fixes, fix compass, and now this accelerometer thing.. other than those I love this phone..

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Should've stopped right there.

I have the same problem. And it was also with Homerun Battle 3D. Before finding this thread I would restart my phone, uninstall the app and not find any way to get rid of the issue. Android Sensor Data fixes it but I haven't tested it more than once.
I'm on the original rom that shipped with the phone. I have some lag but it hasn't gotten in the way too much. Anybody else having this problem?

Gps

I know the galaxy s line has gps issues but in gps test my gps sees 2-4 satalites but never puts them in use. Also my phone is made after oct 2010.
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I know the galaxy s line has gps issues but in gps test my gps sees 2-4 satalites but never puts them in use. Also my phone is made after oct 2010.
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have you searched the fourms there is many threads on this topic.
You might want to get gps restore from the market

Lol tryed
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have you gone through any of the GPS fixes found on here, also sometimes, flashing a different rom helps too!!

I hadn't found found any gps fixes on xda and certainly I have been flashing tons of rom s
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No one else wanna help
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There is a sticky devoted to gps fixes. Right here in general.
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Flash Bionix rom (or maybe other), I had GPS issues with stock rom (same as u, see only 4 but never lock)
I am using Bionix now and have 8/14 lock

iLikeAndroids said:
No one else wanna help
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I seached and came up with this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912777
and this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=878970

If you are having problems with the phone there are couple of fixes that will work. One Software, if you have KB1, KA7 modem along with a new custom rom you may have the software fix. The Axura and Jellette Roms seem to work better for me GPS-wise, but that just may be my phone. You may want to experiment and try out. The other is the mechanical... Look at KWKSLVR's post on how to fix. basically there is a spring tab that is supposed to touch a flat antenna in the inner plastic back cover of the phone. That is the GPS antenna. If it is not engaging fully you get spotty reception. My fix was to bend up and place a small piece of toothpick jammed in there to keep 100% engagement. Now every time I do a test sitting inside my house I get 10-15 in view and within 20 sec 5-7 lock. I just checked I am 6/11 and 10m error factor. This is not rocket surgery
Follow this and follow the fixes in the stickies and you will get good results.

Hi
I want to share my Experience about GPS issues, I bought T-Mobile vibrant from Houston through craigs list. I brought that phone to Pakistan and unlcoked it. Every thing used to work fine except the GPS which rarely saw any Satellite and in case if it saw few, connected only once or twice in couple of months.
I tried hardware fix - Not Worked
Tried Samsung GPS Resore - Not Worked
Tried LBS Test - Both Cold Start - HOT - Did not worked
I tried GPS Booster Trial - Completely messed up GPS (No satellite viewable) infact my gps.conf got messed up
I did few manual tweakings
created new gps.conf as under
NTP_SERVER=asia.pool.ntp.org
XTRA_SERVER_1=h__p://xtra1.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_2=h__p://xtra2.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
XTRA_SERVER_3=h__p://xtra3.gpsonextra.net/xtra.bin
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In LBStestmode
changed SUPL_server to supl.nokia.com on port 7275
changed Operation mode in application settings to MS Based
As a result my GPS started again with some improvement in lockings in 2 to 5 minutes outdoors
Finally I installed Navitel (navigation software) with Pakistan's maps, somehow out of the blue Navitel made my GPS to lock to satellite in few seconds.
Still if I use google maps it takes time to lock but with navitel I always get lock in less then a minute. Infact today I got locked on to 11 Satellites through Navitel which was simply amazing for me.
Thanks
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TMO Vibrant
Stock Froyo

A simple factory reset could be all you need to get it working. Had the same issue and after I did a factory reset it was working amazingly well. Good luck!
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KWKSLVR's mechanical fix is one issue, so you could do that after trying the software fixes.
There are some other software fixes look in the bible for them.
Install this patch I uploaded, it is Master's GPS fix works pretty well I am always getting 10-15 view 5-8 lock 30-45 sec. OR, Get GPS AIDS off the market
This works for some as well I have tried and done all the above, it solves most of the GPS problems
Hope that helps you

Hard to take you serious when you say you looked for a GPS fix on XDA and didn't find anything.
There are two issues with GPS on the vibrant. Hardware and Software
If you running a custom ROM then most likely your software should be fixed. The latest modems and roms include very good GPS software compared with earlier versions.
If you are seeing sats but not able to lock then most likely you do have the hardware problem. I believe someone as already included a link to this fix.
I did both fixes and my GPS went from hardly working at all to useful with locks in seconds in doors or outdoor.
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Lol tryed
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Just one more reason to love it ;]

You know how sometimes when ur bored u simply open a browser and start searching for more reasons to fall in love with ur new gadget?
Let's see if that helps
-> http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=s624273
No idea why this wasn't. . well more advertised but indeed I get the fastest (and most stable) GPS fixes i ever had.
Just sharing the joy. .

bahkata said:
You know how sometimes when ur bored u simply open a browser and start searching for more reasons to fall in love with ur new gadget?
Let's see if that helps
-> http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=s624273
No idea why this wasn't. . well more advertised but indeed I get the fastest (and most stable) GPS fixes i ever had.
Just sharing the joy. .
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GLONASS support and fast GPS fix is well know...
Since it works so well, no one cares to complain ( like in SGS ) and less know.
You r right. GPS fix is fastest that i have ever seen. Way better than my garmin devices. Even on a cloudy day

GPS lock is insanely fast on this device. Samsung did a great job on this Peabody.

Barometer.

barometer can only make a difference in the altitude readings ( how high you are ) Broadcom states that the Note can use data from twice as many satellites than, let's say, GS2. And as winnie the pooh said: The more - the mucher

I can't wait to finally have good GPS again. My Captivate actually isn't too bad - for a Captivate. Having come from a Garmin iQue 3600, however, I have been very frustrated with it.
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GPS lock is insanely fast on this device. Samsung did a great job on this Peabody.
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Peabody - I can't believe you said that. I wonder how many will get the reference?
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bahkata said:
barometer can only make a difference in the altitude readings ( how high you are ) Broadcom states that the Note can use data from twice as many satellites than, let's say, GS2. And as winnie the pooh said: The more - the mucher
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Altitude has always been an issue with GPS. Garmin came out with an aviation 3600 that sold well, but the standard GPS measuring tools are better on the horizontal plane, rather than the vertical, it will be interesting to see how this has advanced.

bahkata said:
You know how sometimes when ur bored u simply open a browser and start searching for more reasons to fall in love with ur new gadget?
Let's see if that helps
-> http://www.broadcom.com/press/release.php?id=s624273
No idea why this wasn't. . well more advertised but indeed I get the fastest (and most stable) GPS fixes i ever had.
Just sharing the joy. .
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BCM47511 chipset? I was hoping the Note would have the SirfstarIV chipset...
But seems to be everybody is happy with the Note's Gps performance anyway so....it's all good..
Gonna get my Note in January....it's about time to make new gps videos...
The ones on my sign is from my sgs's eclair times

I can confirm the incredible quick fix of the Note'GPS: the best one I ever had .
Even the sensitivity is great. I just tried now to fix with the phone inside the apartment. It took 8 seconds for a cold fix while other phones or gps system were not even able to get a fix (including my previous GS II) .
In the car it takes +/- 5 seconds for a cold fix. In the past I could start driving for sometime while waiting for the gps fix in other phones or GPS system.
I'm fully satisfied with the note gps.

GPS Issues - No indoor signal

I didn't notice this problem at first and I think it has gotten worse with time. I mostly noticed it while playing ingress. Sometimes it will be perfectly exact as far as location, grabs a gps link fast, etc. Lately, it does normal when I am near the portal, but if I ever have to go inside a building I lose signal. I compared my Nexus 4 to my wife's Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4g last night at home sitting on my couch next to a window and her phone smoked mine. I'm trying to decide if I should RMA the device and hope to get one with a better GPS, or if all of them have issues. I'm using the app GPS Test. Could anyone else try this and see what kind of results you get?
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Mr. Monkey said:
I didn't notice this problem at first and I think it has gotten worse with time. I mostly noticed it while playing ingress. Sometimes it will be perfectly exact as far as location, grabs a gps link fast, etc. Lately, it does normal when I am near the portal, but if I ever have to go inside a building I lose signal. I compared my Nexus 4 to my wife's Samsung Galaxy Blaze 4g last night at home sitting on my couch next to a window and her phone smoked mine. I'm trying to decide if I should RMA the device and hope to get one with a better GPS, or if all of them have issues. I'm using the app GPS Test. Could anyone else try this and see what kind of results you get?
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Hi. I understand your question and i don't have a strait answer but a few ideas.
First of all, the samsung device can have the same gps-"reception" but show that it has more... newer devices often show worse number because they don't exaggerate the results, as a precaution so i doesn't show wrong location.
Second, the Samsung can have a better A-GPS, GPS and so on, because it's allot of more other things that have to fit inside the Nexus 4.
Third, the samsung can "steal" the signal if they are close together and have "priority".
Fourth, do the phones have the same distributor? Here in Sweden the A-GPS is based on what serviceprovider you have and some of them are better than others.
We have good GPS-reception here in Stockholm but only get GPS-signal if you're lucky near the window. But outside or in a car it's great.
Hope i helped a little....

I work for a GPS module manufacturer in the finance department (I’m not an engineer by any means), however our marketing does indicate differences between GPS modules used in phones. With that said, it’s definitely possible to have better single strength on one device vs. another depending on the parts that are used. Some modules are geared toward power efficiency, while other modules are advertised for their performance and accuracy. In many circumstances, there are tradeoffs for efficiency and I’m sure this is the case with GPS modules. With that said, I compared my Nexus 4 to my Galaxy S2 and I found that the nexus took a little longer to lock onto a satellite when standing outside. I just tried my indoor performance but I couldn’t lock onto a location. As I’m sure you are aware, GPS isn’t designed for the indoors, so you should expect some issues. I’m confident that your phone is operating properly and swapping it out might be overkill. I’m not trying to talk you out of swapping your device, but you might receive a replacement device that has more issues than the one you are returning. Not to *****, but my RMA device has a bad USB port and an ugly yellow screen. The first device I received had a really sharp blue color and no light bleeding, however the vibrating function didn’t work. I would trade having no vibrating function for the ability to properly charge my phone.
The company I am employed by does not manufacture modules for LG and does not manfucture modules for Samsung, so i have no technical specs to pull for you.

[Q] Problem with Note 4 SpO2 sensor?

Does anyone have a problem with SPO2 readings? I have no issue with Heart Monitor but when I try to use SPO2, it fails 99% of the times (today it's 100% ).
I am not convinced if it's software or hardware issue, since i don't know if it is the same sensor. Does anyone have the same issue?

maverickgr said:
Does anyone have a problem with SPO2 readings? I have no issue with Heart Monitor but when I try to use SPO2, it fails 99% of the times (today it's 100% ).
I am not convinced if it's software or hardware issue, since i don't know if it is the same sensor. Does anyone have the same issue?
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I've used the O2 sensor several times and feel it is registering a little low on occasion. It registered me at 70% one time, which I would think I would notice. Most of the time it registers 95% or higher, but I still think I am at 100%. I do have a thicker case on mine, Spigen Tough Armor, which recessed the sensor heavily. When I remove the case the sensor works fine.

iamaven said:
I've used the O2 sensor several times and feel it is registering a little low on occasion. It registered me at 70% one time, which I would think I would notice. Most of the time it registers 95% or higher, but I still think I am at 100%. I do have a thicker case on mine, Spigen Tough Armor, which recessed the sensor heavily. When I remove the case the sensor works fine.
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I use no case. Well I guess if noone else has an issue I will go to samsung support

maverickgr said:
I use no case. Well I guess if noone else has an issue I will go to samsung support
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I always get 98-100% , seems like it is working fine.

Finally I decided to give it to Samsung Support. I will let you know (for the record) if it was my fault

Im having the exact same issue that you are, Maverick. I have tried dozens of times to get an spO2 reading and I have not gotten a single positive reading. I would very much appreciate hearing what samsung support tells you.

Also having problems with mine. Takes about 5 attempts to get a reading
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They told me that they found an issue with the sensor and they are waiting for the spare parts to fix it. That was on Monday and their "SLA" is 5 working days so I am still waiting to see if it will be fixed. I will let you know :fingers-crossed:

maverickgr said:
They told me that they found an issue with the sensor and they are waiting for the spare parts to fix it. That was on Monday and their "SLA" is 5 working days so I am still waiting to see if it will be fixed. I will let you know :fingers-crossed:
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Im having he same issues with the sp02 sensor i have been only able to get one reading since i got my note 4

hey Guys, does anyone knows how this test works.. it's under SENSOR test when you dial *#0*#. All the people I know who own a Note4 also got FAIL result.
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Last update for anyone who may be interested.
They fixed it at samsung service and now it works perfectly.

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maverickgr said:
Does anyone have a problem with SPO2 readings? I have no issue with Heart Monitor but when I try to use SPO2, it fails 99% of the times (today it's 100% ).
I am not convinced if it's software or hardware issue, since i don't know if it is the same sensor. Does anyone have the same issue?
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I was having all kinds of problens with it reading my fingers I assume from heavy calluses.. it seems to work much better on the back of my hand next to my thumb...

I can't to find the sp02 sensor in S health. Running version 3.5.1.0693. Any idea why?