Anyone else's keyboard flashing using Handcent? - Epic 4G General

My Epic runs the Nebula ROM.
I've noticed (not sure if it's every since i used Froyo, or just this ROM), that when i am texting, and i leave the keyboard open and handcent is open, the keyboard will flash every 10 seconds or so for no reason.
This occurs when there are no notifications.
Anyone else experience this? Any fix?
Thanks

zeravla531 said:
My Epic runs the Nebula ROM.
I've noticed (not sure if it's every since i used Froyo, or just this ROM), that when i am texting, and i leave the keyboard open and handcent is open, the keyboard will flash every 10 seconds or so for no reason.
This occurs when there are no notifications.
Anyone else experience this? Any fix?
Thanks
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Known issue with DK28 and other versions of froyo should search and check other posts about known issues with stuff you're using =P

kenvan19 said:
Known issue with DK28 and other versions of froyo should search and check other posts about known issues with stuff you're using =P
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I conducted a search and i couldn't find anything, but thanks on informing me. This was my first time on a message board and the internet.

Does it work well other than that ? I love handcent but I stopped using it in 2.1 as it was kept randomly force crashing

quik99 said:
Does it work well other than that ? I love handcent but I stopped using it in 2.1 as it was kept randomly force crashing
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Yes, never really had a problem with Handcent, force closing or anything else.

zeravla531 said:
I conducted a search and i couldn't find anything, but thanks on informing me. This was my first time on a message board and the internet.
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But you didn't look at the "Known DK28 issues" thread, where this issue is stated =(

kenvan19 said:
But you didn't look at the "Known DK28 issues" thread, where this issue is stated =(
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I did a search for "handcent keyboard flashing" and nothing came up. Gosh, sorry my search and thread viewing wasn't thorough enough to live up to your expectations and i posted a thread about the issue. The world is obviously ending.

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[THINK TANK]POSSIBLE SOLUTION FOUND ~ fix froyo messaging to the wrong person???

From this thread and my experience it seems as if the Vibrant based roms (Cog 2.4) do not have this issue. This lead me to cruise around the vibrant section and I found a couple useful files.
Applying sombionix's modified TW MMS file on clockwork has seemed to have fixed the issue for me. I do need to use/test it for a little longer to be sure. I triedseveral times to reproduce the bug and it is texting the right people If it didn't have that stupid gloss look it would be perfect
I am going to give this a tryCyanogenMod 6 MMS Modified for puzzle lock by untermensch . Since it is part of CM this should 100% not have the issue, and it is nicely modified to make use of the puzzle lock screen.
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From what I understand this is an issue with all froyo roms, I have experienced this with most cognition builds since 2.2b3-2.3b3. When switching between a message conversation and new messages in the stock messaging app, messages are often sent to the wrong person.
I am going to try my best to describe what I believe leads to the problem, these steps may not replicate the issue exactly:
1. I must have just recieved and replied to a message conversation with "individual A"
2. I receive a message from "individual B"
3. Without leaving A's conversation I pull down the notification bar, and access "B's" new message and conversation.
4. while viewing "individual B's" conversation i try to send a reply to B, but it switches me back to "individual A's" conversation and sends them the reply (instead of B).
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This has been very frustrating, embarrassing, and incriminating -- especially when I have accidentally sent messages to my boss, mother, and certain coworkers that don't understand some of the "things" me and my friends txt about.
I have created this thread to hopefully get everyone thinking about a way to fix this. In my opinion this is one of the biggest bugs with the Froyo roms.
If you have something constructive to add please join in the discussion. Suggestions like, do not use the notification bar, or install handcent are not helpful.
Thanks!
I use chompsms and have never had that problem, even with the quick reply feature.
I use the default sms, and have no such problem.
Get rid of the ( and ) in your contact numbers.
I don't know what to tell you man, I just tried this on Cog 2.3b3 and couldn't replicate your problem.
Perhaps you haven't found all required pieces to replicate the issue.
And shouldn't this be in the general Q&A forum?
I too have had this problem. Has gotten me in a lot of trouble also I just don't use the notification bar anymore. Your not the only one
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I have had the issue with some of the ROMs. With 2.4, everything seems ok.
wow! I have not had this problem yet, but thanks for the heads up. this could really get me in trouble with the wifey.
This *almost* got my ass on fire. Thankfully it was vague and didnt cause any alarms. We gotta figure it out, and also. When i open up the messaging app from the icon on the home screen, instead of going to the person i was talking to last, it goes to someone in the middle of the convo list.
Now i made it a habit of looking at who im texting before clicking on the send button.
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I started using handcent when I first got my phone and haven't looked back.
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cog 2.4 doesn't have this issue
I have the same problem!
It is extremely frustrating and embarrassing sometimes! (especially if you are talking about a girl and you mistexted.... to the girl!)
Im running cog 2.2 and gonna upgrade to 2.4 to see if that fixes the problem.
I just switched to cog 2.3b4 from 2.4.1 and the issue is back. I am gonna try using the Mms.apk from the vibrant build to sweet if that fixes the problem.
It is annoying that my first couple hours on 2.3.b4 I already noticed the bug. I didn't have any issues with 2.4.1 in the few days I used it.
One thing I haven't seen mentioned is are those having these issues (I have never had this issue) restoring old texts after flashing? Use handcent myself
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zelendel said:
One thing I haven't seen mentioned is are those having these issues (I have never had this issue) restoring old texts after flashing? Use handcent myself
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I don't restore texts and I get this issue a lot. It seems to happen most when I'm already in one persons text, I get a notification for a new text from another person, so I go to the text using notification pulldown. Once i type and hit reply, it moves the text to the person who's text I was in before I recieved the new one.
I hope that wording makes sense lol.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=841011 I just flashed that in cwm and I wasn't able to reproduce the issue.
I will see if it fixes the problem completely. It is really easy to apply if anyone else wants to try it.
zelendel said:
One thing I haven't seen mentioned is are those having these issues (I have never had this issue) restoring old texts after flashing? Use handcent myself
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Because you use hand cent is exactly why you don't get it.
I just about got into this very trouble the other day. I am running cog 2.4.1, and if I reply to a message from the drop down menu from the top, it sends it to the last person I was talking to in the messaging folder. Regardless of who it says you are texting! This really needs to be fixed. The person I'm talking about isn't always the last one I talked to!
klloyd said:
I just about got into this very trouble the other day. I am running cog 2.4.1, and if I reply to a message from the drop down menu from the top, it sends it to the last person I was talking to in the messaging folder. Regardless of who it says you are texting! This really needs to be fixed. The person I'm talking about isn't always the last one I talked to!
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Whoa, you got the issue on 2.4? I usually have the bug effect me once every couple days, but while on 2.4 I haven't noticed. I have been trying to make it happen with the vibrant mms.apk, but I haven't been effected yet.
I really hope designgears notices this problem and helps fix outif it exists in the vibrant based roms too.
Yep. And I do not restore messages either. When I wipe one, I wipe it!
I think it can be reproduced by going to the messages folder and texting some one. (Person a) then after you have replayed to person a, have person b text u. Answer with the pull down menu from the top. It worls the first time, not after that, and although it says its going to person b, it is really going to person a. Some times it takes several seconds for the names to change. I actually sent 3 txt back to back to the wrong person! Had to hit the back button to get back to the root of the message folder to see they all went to the wrong person. It clearly said it was going to person b!

EB13 Market Issues...missing apps

I loaded up EB13 last night and had no issues until I started downloading my apps. I have Slingplayer that I purchased to watch my Slingbox on my phone while on the go. If I search the Market it is missing. At first I thought it was something with paid apps, but I noticed my other bought apps were listed. I also noticed Ringlert was not listed in the market...a free app.
If I login into the Market on a PC web browser I can find those apps with no issues. But it says I have them installed on my phone already. Umm..no I don't!
Anyone else having issues like this?
There seem to be some people, myself included, that are having issues with protected apps. I noticed that NYTimes is not showing up and neither is TMZ. I need to try a clean install and see if I still have the problem, I cannot tell if this issue is happening after a data restore from CMW, or if its a real bug. Did you do any data restore?
The problem is the market does not recognize this release as a legitimate. It will take a few days before it does. There is a fix you can apply if you search for it in the device section.
Sent from an Epic I haven't bricked yet.
mattallica76 said:
The problem is the market does not recognize this release as a legitimate. It will take a few days before it does. There is a fix you can apply if you search for it in the device section.
Sent from an Epic I haven't bricked yet.
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Kinda figured something like that... think that's the i9000 fingerprint fix or something like that.
Also, try to contact the developer of the app. They might be able to change something that might make it work.
Just for the Record, I'm having the same problem as well. I Installed the EB13 and Slingplayer isn't listed in the Market, I'll wait a few days to see what happens. Hopefully it's back in there cause I really don't feel like screwing around with crap.
Im having the same problem .... cant find Slingplayer in market after EB13 ... Does anyone have the fix??????????
betulike2know said:
Im having the same problem .... cant find Slingplayer in market after EB13 ... Does anyone have the fix??????????
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metallica said in a previous post that there is a fix somewhere the development section. it has to do with the i9000 fingerprint. search for it.
I can not find it. I wish someone could post a link to it. And do I have to root the phone to use the this FIX?
betulike2know said:
I can not find it. I wish someone could post a link to it. And do I have to root the phone to use the this FIX?
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I'm not sure about the i9000 fingerprint, but here is the Nexus One fingerprint.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848778
And yes, you must be root to use this fix as you will be editing a system file (/system/build.prop).
betulike2know said:
I can not find it. I wish someone could post a link to it. And do I have to root the phone to use the this FIX?
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This is the old fix here
Same problem. I have eight or so apps that I used to have that either can't see in the market after applying EB13, or that come up as "not found" on AppBrain now. Google customer service suggests that I reboot my phone. *sigh*
From Google:
Hello Rob,
Thanks for writing in. We believe we have identified the cause of this issue and should be able to resolve this within next seven business days.
Regards,
The Android Market Team
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I had the same problem. Try clearing the cache and data in the market app.
Settings-applications-manage applications
I hope this helps.
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serrada36 said:
I had the same problem. Try clearing the cache and data in the market app.
Settings-applications-manage applications
I hope this helps.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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Slingplayer still missing. Missing on another phone that isn't rooted. He refuses to root his phone.
Clearing the cache won't help with this problem. It's on Google's side.
If you are rooted, you can always backup the apk file while on the old 2.1 or DK28 build when it showed up in the market, then reinstall by hand after loading EB13
This is now resolved for me.
WATRD said:
This is now resolved for me.
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Same here, the app I couldn't find before today is showing up now.
Yep looks like Google fixed it...Slingplayer is now showing with an update to boot.

Strange behavior with browser "back" button

I wasn't sure where to post this as it's kind of an odd problem.
With the default browser I am suddenly getting strange behavior with the back button... instead of going back a page in the history, it is jumping to the top of the page, or seemingly refreshing the page.
It did used to work fine, and this started after I rooted (although I have no idea what may have caused it).
I guess I am trying to find out if it is a known issue, or if anyone else may have experienced this.
Thanks.
Drybonz said:
I wasn't sure where to post this as it's kind of an odd problem.
With the default browser I am suddenly getting strange behavior with the back button... instead of going back a page in the history, it is jumping to the top of the page, or seemingly refreshing the page.
It did used to work fine, and this started after I rooted (although I have no idea what may have caused it).
I guess I am trying to find out if it is a known issue, or if anyone else may have experienced this.
Thanks.
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Had sam3 issue, dl 11b kernel it resolved my issue,
cowballz69 said:
Had sam3 issue, dl 11b kernel it resolved my issue,
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Ok, great... weird that it's a kernel issue, but I'm happy that you were able to help me identify it. Thanks!
Is this the kernel you used to fix the issue? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1109630
Also, I'm running Prime 1.4... have you reported the issue and fix in that thread? If not, I can mention it.
Thanks again.
cowballz69 said:
Had sam3 issue, dl 11b kernel it resolved my issue,
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Oh really? I've been having this problem and figured it was just a bug in the browser. I'll try the kernel to see if it fixes it.
Update: Oh wow, it works now, interesting.
it's happening across multiple devices. my gt10.1 just started doing it as well as my transformer. both at about the same time. so either some setting that i can't find was synced or it's just coincidence that both are getting weird on me at the same time.
nice to know that a custom kernel will the problems on both.
For me it only does this on the xda forums...every other site ive been to so far has worked normally.
cowballz69 said:
Had sam3 issue, dl 11b kernel it resolved my issue,
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same kernel didn't help me, still can't use back key and this is both stock and dolphin browser.
Opera work great.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk
Yeah, keyboard lag/misbehavior is frustrating wih the default browser. Opera is somewhat better. I'll try Firefox next.
baseballfanz said:
same kernel didn't help me, still can't use back key and this is both stock and dolphin browser.
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Was yours also working ok before rooting?
This has been a rather annoying issue for me since 2.1.
However, it only happens while a page is loading. If you stop the page loading before hitting back it won't do it.
Drybonz said:
Was yours also working ok before rooting?
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it was working before root yes, it was working after prime 1.4 was first flashed.
i try going back to stock kernel with no luck
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk
Switching the theme under user CP in xda to xda classic fixed the problem for me. Strange issue for sure.
miatawnt2b said:
Switching the theme under user CP in xda to xda classic fixed the problem for me. Strange issue for sure.
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Gonna have to keep that in mind. Sites like Yahoo and CNN give me the same problems however. Only Opera work like it should, maybe something with flash?
Just flashed Prime v1.5 and it's working like it should.
Gonna flash a custom kernel to see what happen.
Ok, the problem returned, using kernel 13. I think its not quite as simple as a kernel issue.

[Q] GoSMS Pro trouble

I found a few other threads, but none that really solved my problem.
Nearly every message sent using GoSMS is sent twice, and it's really starting to get annoying to myself and other people because I never know when it is acting up, people just get mad at me lol.
I know I am not the only one with this problem and I hope there is a fix because I prefer Go over Chomp, Scent, and the multiple other apps I've tried.
yeah apparently that's been happening to me too recently, but i don't know how to pinpoint the problem.
thezoolander said:
I found a few other threads, but none that really solved my problem.
Nearly every message sent using GoSMS is sent twice, and it's really starting to get annoying to myself and other people because I never know when it is acting up, people just get mad at me lol.
I know I am not the only one with this problem and I hope there is a fix because I prefer Go over Chomp, Scent, and the multiple other apps I've tried.
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contact a dev that makes it. i have "enable go sms run peristently" seems to run better,dont know if that would fix anything. i havent really had this issue, that i know of. freeze your stock app, then enable that "stock app is uninstalled" it will make gosms your default.

[Q] How do I stop google maps running

so how do i stop the bloody google maps running in the background? It keeps popping up again in my end task manager.
I don't want to uninstall it.
irishmoe said:
so how do i stop the bloody google maps running in the background? It keeps popping up again in my end task manager.
I don't want to uninstall it.
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I keep my GPS turned of when I'm not using it, and Google Maps is never running in the background.
Do you use Google Latitude or have any maps/latitude widgets on screen? those will cause this activity.
Nova5 said:
Do you use Google Latitude or have any maps/latitude widgets on screen? those will cause this activity.
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Have latitude but never use it and no widgets or the like
kjy2010 said:
I keep my GPS turned of when I'm not using it, and Google Maps is never running in the background.
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Mine is always off too
irishmoe said:
Mine is always off too
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No idea then Moe, sorry. It never shows in my running services unless I have my GPS turned on and actually running MAPS.
kjy2010 said:
No idea then Moe, sorry. It never shows in my running services unless I have my GPS turned on and actually running MAPS.
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Yeah it's a pain in the feckin arse!
irishmoe said:
Yeah it's a pain in the feckin arse!
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When I cooked my ROM, I took everything out that ran in the background that I never used;
Clearfi, Media Server, etc. but never touched anything related to GPS, or maps, so I have no idea why it wouldn't be running on mine, and running on yours. Which version of HC are you running?
I'm running taboonay and richardtrip's kernel
irishmoe said:
I'm running taboonay and richardtrip's kernel
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Ahhhhh there's no telling then lol
Send them PMs and see if you can get an answer that way.
so how do i stop the bloody google maps running in the background? It keeps popping up again in my end task manager.<br />
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I don't want to uninstall it.
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Use system tuner pro and freeze any app.it won't run again until you boil it.
I think that the maps service will run if you have 'shared your location' with the browser or other apps that use maps for location specific information. This can be switched on in Settings -> location and security.
josinpaul said:
Use system tuner pro and freeze any app.it won't run again until you boil it.
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I'm in Taiwan where google have pulled paid apps so can't get that app here!
irishmoe said:
I'm in Taiwan where google have pulled paid apps so can't get that app here!
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No, but you can make sure everything related to location in your settings is turned off as stated by someone else?
Check under Settings and disable anything related to location, besides GPS (really not needed to disable, it only runs when an application that use GPS is running) .
See my screen capture.
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QUOTE=kekinash;18423471]Check under Settings and disable anything related to location, besides GPS (really not needed to disable, it only runs when an application that use GPS is running) .
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Thats what my screen has looked like from day one.
kjy2010 said:
No, but you can make sure everything related to location in your settings is turned off as stated by someone else?
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Yep I know you suggested it but I had already unchecked everything. Still running though
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See my screen capture.
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Thats what my screen has looked like from day one.
Yep I know you suggested it but I had already unchecked everything. Still running though[/QUOTE]
irishmoe said:
I'm running taboonay and richardtrip's kernel
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My bet is your problem lies in your ROM/Kernel mix, but just a guess then.
kjy2010 said:
Thats what my screen has looked like from day one.
Yep I know you suggested it but I had already unchecked everything. Still running though
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My bet is your problem lies in your ROM/Kernel mix, but just a guess then.
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Possibly, was wondering if anyone else encountered the same problem before i start messing around with changing kernels or roms. Plenty of people using this combination and haven't seen any posts with same problem as me. Thanks for the help anyway. Maybe I'll try a different kernel
irishmoe said:
My bet is your problem lies in your ROM/Kernel mix, but just a guess then.
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Possibly, was wondering if anyone else encountered the same problem before i start messing around with changing kernels or roms. Plenty of people using this combination and haven't seen any posts with same problem as me. Thanks for the help anyway. Maybe I'll try a different kernel[/QUOTE]
Quick question Moe. Why do you use a custom kernel? Do you overclock?
Just asking, because when I first got my tab I must have flashed every ROM and kernel that was out at the time, and found none with less problems, and more stable than the stock 3.2 kernel.
Nothing more than curiosity.
kjy2010 said:
Possibly, was wondering if anyone else encountered the same problem before i start messing around with changing kernels or roms. Plenty of people using this combination and haven't seen any posts with same problem as me. Thanks for the help anyway. Maybe I'll try a different kernel
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Quick question Moe. Why do you use a custom kernel? Do you overclock?
Just asking, because when I first got my tab I must have flashed every ROM and kernel that was out at the time, and found none with less problems, and more stable than the stock 3.2 kernel.
Nothing more than curiosity. [/QUOTE]
To be honest I'm just trying stuff out to see what all the fuss is about. Both seem to be highly recommended so when i decided to go custom I just went with those two.

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