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Epic just died.

Just now. I was on xda app and suddenly the screen started having a titty attack (its happened numerous times before on froyo)
i wasnt worried cuz i figured my processor was just being overworked so i downclocked it to 400mhz.
Usually this happens in miren or dolphin. Then it clicked. It MUST BE ALL THE ENERGY BEING USED TO RENDER THE WHITE! cuz i always use my [phone at or near max brightness....
the thing was, i lowered the brightness and it stopped, but then it just shut off....i had to unplug it and plug it back in for the charger to even start charging it again.
So my question...is the screen dying (which means it has been for a while.) or is the processor dying (which means it has been for a while lol)

just wonderin are you using a stock battery or a cheapy from ebay? i had this happen too, and it turned out to be neither the screen or the core. it was only happening when i was using my aftermarket chinese battery.

im using stock battery
maybe its not getting enough juice anymore? i do plug my phone into things alot...lol

A_Flying_Fox said:
im using stock battery
maybe its not getting enough juice anymore? i do plug my phone into things alot...lol
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I had a screen crap out on me. I had similar symptoms leading up to it. The next thing that happened was the touchscreen became unresponsive unless keyboard was open. Then it stopped altogether. Thank goodness for my insurance because it did die. When I took it to a Repair store they had to open a new one to replace it because it is not a common issue.
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How bad is it, I know we can all experience the screen f'ing up just by raising the brightness all the way and go to settings>display>and uncheck power save mode then go to any screen that is white. Its a problem with the super amoled.
But if you have the power save mode thing checked I think ur f'ed
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A_Flying_Fox said:
Just now. I was on xda app and suddenly the screen started having a titty attack (its happened numerous times before on froyo)
i wasnt worried cuz i figured my processor was just being overworked so i downclocked it to 400mhz.
Usually this happens in miren or dolphin. Then it clicked. It MUST BE ALL THE ENERGY BEING USED TO RENDER THE WHITE! cuz i always use my [phone at or near max brightness....
the thing was, i lowered the brightness and it stopped, but then it just shut off....i had to unplug it and plug it back in for the charger to even start charging it again.
So my question...is the screen dying (which means it has been for a while.) or is the processor dying (which means it has been for a while lol)
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This has happened go me before. But it was because I was trying to flash roms over a custom stock rom and I didn't know. I suggest you Odin back to stock. Leave it for a week or 2.
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xopher.hunter said:
How bad is it, I know we can all experience the screen f'ing up just by raising the brightness all the way and go to settings>display>and uncheck power save mode then go to any screen that is white. Its a problem with the super amoled.
But if you have the power save mode thing checked I think ur f'ed
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I just tried this and experienced nothing. Eh?
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RushAOZ said:
I just tried this and experienced nothing. Eh?
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My screen flickers really hard on all white pages when the screen iks on full bright and power save off. Not all the time though, only when my battery is under 20 percent or so.
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austin420 said:
My screen flickers really hard on all white pages when the screen iks on full bright and power save off. Not all the time though, only when my battery is under 20 percent or so.
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Similar experience but usually only when under 10-15% battery left and full brightness. The screen just can't draw enough current I guess.

DroidApprentice said:
Similar experience but usually only when under 10-15% battery left and full brightness. The screen just can't draw enough current I guess.
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Out of curiosity, are you overclocking?
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JohnCorleone said:
Out of curiosity, are you overclocking?
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No sir. Never have.

DroidApprentice said:
No sir. Never have.
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I hardly ever get below 25% on a battery because I carry a backup but when I did, I had strange things happen.
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DroidApprentice said:
No sir. Never have.
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Ohhhh, well that's interesting. Because if you OC or if your phone heats up enough data corrupts and your screen spazzes out. But I wonder if weather could play an affect towards that.
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AproSamurai said:
Ohhhh, well that's interesting. Because if you OC or if your phone heats up enough data corrupts and your screen spazzes out. But I wonder if weather could play an affect towards that.
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Its funny you mentioned that. It was 103 degrees in SoCal yesterday and I was getting random reboots and freezing ON FROYO and that never happens to me.
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My screen goes glitchy when its on 100% brightness, and I go to a mostly white app(like google search), but its cause mines a refurb.
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Avelnan said:
Phones are going to come to life someday. Take note: LG Optimus line. ASUS Transformer. And now the Nexus Prime.
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My phone usually goes to force close hell if I forget my phone in the car while its using navigation and bluetooth on a hot day.
Its like a damn baby! (Disclaimer: I do not leave babies in cars)
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Its like a damn baby! (Disclaimer: I do not leave babies in cars)
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Lol thanks for that.
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Screen no longer rotating

I'm running the stock ROM, unrooted, and ever since my update to JB, the screen will no longer rotate. When the screen is locked it WILL rotate, but once unlocked, it won't. Any ideas?

Do you have an app such as this installed?

TXKSSnapper said:
Do you have an app such as this installed?
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Nope...but I can give it a shot. It was auto-rotating until the JB update.

Check your notification area there is a switch next to the Wi-Fi switch turns auto rotation off my son switched it and it had me stumped for a couple hours
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SL_Don said:
Check your notification area there is a switch next to the Wi-Fi switch turns auto rotation off my son switched it and it had me stumped for a couple hours
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You know what, that's probably it...I was looking all over the Settings and couldn't find it...I'll look when I get home tonight. Sounds like it was right in front of me the whole time .
Thanks for all of the replies.

Yup, that was it...duh! Thanks for the help...I feel like a real idiot now .
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My son did the same thing to me also...took me an hour to figure it out.
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[Q] Has anyone found a PGM replacement?

Hey guys
Long time Galaxy Nexus / Galaxy Note 2 user here.
One of my fave apps was the PGM because it allowed control of the phone without hitting the unlock button to unlock it.
I know the dev (who lives in Poland) hasnt gotten an N4 yet, so he hasnt been able to write the kernel tweak yet.
Anyody found any options?

I have been using the app Sleep Tweak. What it does is if you get a text it wakes the phone but doesn't turn on the screen. If you pick the phone up within X seconds after receiving a text the screen turns on. Same with if the phone times out by itself if you pick it up within X seconds it will turn the screen back on. Not the same I know but it lets me decide whether I want the screen to turn on for a text or something.
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No answer for you, but a question..
Wouldn't something like PGM (Nexus) drain the battery? As it would require the screen to be "on" to detect any type of touch from the user?

UberSlackr said:
No answer for you, but a question..
Wouldn't something like PGM (Nexus) drain the battery? As it would require the screen to be "on" to detect any type of touch from the user?
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The battery drain was very minimal on my gnex when i was using it, maybe 5% tops.

UberSlackr said:
No answer for you, but a question..
Wouldn't something like PGM (Nexus) drain the battery? As it would require the screen to be "on" to detect any type of touch from the user?
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No,
Snce it's written into the kernel itself the device still deep sleeps and so the effects on battery are minimal.
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joshnichols189 said:
I have been using the app Sleep Tweak. What it does is if you get a text it wakes the phone but doesn't turn on the screen. If you pick the phone up within X seconds after receiving a text the screen turns on. Same with if the phone times out by itself if you pick it up within X seconds it will turn the screen back on. Not the same I know but it lets me decide whether I want the screen to turn on for a text or something.
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I mean, that's not bad at all, but man I wish I had 2 N4's I could ship this guy, so we could finally get that.
No lie, it's the ONE app I NEED on a device
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peachpuff said:
The battery drain was very minimal on my gnex when i was using it, maybe 5% tops.
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5%? No. It's way less than that. When I use it it feels like it has absolutely no impact on battery life because it's a kernel module.
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Lock screen clock update delay

anyone else notice that when you turn the screen on after leaving it off for a while the lock screen clock briefly displays the last time from when it was on then quickly updates to the current time? not a big deal or nothing just kinda annoying. only other phone I had that did this was the g2x
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I didn't notice it. But the one thing I don't like about the lock screen clock is, that the hour is in bold print , and the minutes isn't .
Anybody like it that way? I think it looks weird.

tiltman71 said:
I didn't notice it. But the one thing I don't like about the lock screen clock is, that the hour is in bold print , and the minutes isn't .
Anybody like it that way? I think it looks weird.
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if your rooted download "lock screen policy" from the play store, there's an option to un-bold the hour text
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Eye detection issues

I'm having some issues with this, and thought maybe I'm not the only one.
Whenever my phone untouched or I'm reading something or whatever the screen fades because I'm not touching it. Then the little eye icon appears in the status bar.
Does this icon mean it's looking for my eyes or that it's currently tracking them?
Because regardless if I'm looking at the screen or not it turns the screen off shortly after that.
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Feature is useless. I just disable it
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Brava27 said:
Feature is useless. I just disable it
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I tried it once and never bothered again.
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SweStag said:
I'm having some issues with this, and thought maybe I'm not the only one.
Whenever my phone untouched or I'm reading something or whatever the screen fades because I'm not touching it. Then the little eye icon appears in the status bar.
Does this icon mean it's looking for my eyes or that it's currently tracking them?
Because regardless if I'm looking at the screen or not it turns the screen off shortly after that.
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yes it is useless feature for me. turn it off for 5 extra minute of battery juice

SweStag said:
I'm having some issues with this, and thought maybe I'm not the only one.
Whenever my phone untouched or I'm reading something or whatever the screen fades because I'm not touching it. Then the little eye icon appears in the status bar.
Does this icon mean it's looking for my eyes or that it's currently tracking them?
Because regardless if I'm looking at the screen or not it turns the screen off shortly after that.
Sent from my LG-D802 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I am seeing the same behavior, but I would like for it to work. Will check around for possible solutions/ideas.