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Automatic Shutdown?

Hi, I picked up a new 7" Tab 2 a few weeks ago, and it seems to randomly do an automatic shutdown if i haven't used it for a while. Sometimes when picking it up after putting it down overnight, or after I've left it home, the tablet is off, not just asleep. It also doesn't seem to matter if it is plugged in to power or not. Is this normal behavior, or is there a problem?

I would say it's a problem. I've left mine for several days on and off the charger and it never shuts down. Are you stock?
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Maximinus I said:
I would say it's a problem. I've left mine for several days on and off the charger and it never shuts down. Are you stock?
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Completely stock.

It could be a problem but, I've seen some tablets that have a setting to switch off after a certain amount of time. Check all your setting see if there's anything either ticked or highlighted by radio button to switch tab off

I have same problem one week ago, tablets restarts in my pocket two or more times in a day, since I installed cyanogen mod firmware al is ok, I was thinkin that may be an app is that make restart, not a hardware problem
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Its software on your tab. Trust me lol. Wiping or getting another rom will probably fix it.

Possible problems with built-in battery

I'm thinking of ordering N4 when it comes back in stock.. but as with all androids we often get errors Ans phone freezes on stock builds.. its no secret android isnt as smooth as ios.... so what happens when the phone finally freezes and the screen doesnt respond and we cannot fix it by removing and putting back the battery?
Thanx
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lol

Holding the power button will restart the phone no matter what.

Your last phone must be pre ICS.
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ASUS TF101 Does not turn on unless plugged in...

So... I cannot turn on my Asus tf101 unless I plug it in to a power source, once the screen lights up I can unplug it immediately and it functions normally when turned on. I bought this device refurbished from best buy a few months back, I dealt with the issue but now am looking to sell it. Any ideas on how to fix this? I have never rooted the device, however I have tried factory resets and cold boots.

mled203 said:
So... I cannot turn on my Asus tf101 unless I plug it in to a power source, once the screen lights up I can unplug it immediately and it functions normally when turned on. I bought this device refurbished from best buy a few months back, I dealt with the issue but now am looking to sell it. Any ideas on how to fix this? I have never rooted the device, however I have tried factory resets and cold boots.
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Are you holding the pwr button long enough. If so,it sounds like the switch is bad.

I hold the power button for 12 seconds and try it with different variation holding volume keys. It functions fine when the device is powered on.
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It could be a bad battery or your charger is only giving enough to power the device on. I would try a new charger first.
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But once powered on, it functions flawlessly. The only issue is turning it on.
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I'v got the same problem. So +1. Any ideas?

I have the same problem, i am actually talking with the Asus Support Centre

I emailed them. All I can do.
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I emailed them. All I can do.
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Do you have the keyboard docking station for it?
Are you on custom ROM or OEM?
What "app killers" are you running?
Some custom ROM's have had similar issues a long while back. maybe yours is getting that issue IF your running custom.
Keyboard dock, if you have it, does it do the same thing for powering on, where it needs to be plugged in to start the screen?
I only ask about the app killers because I had experienced a similar issue about a year ago due to an app killer I had installed. Removed it, and the phone worked fine. Put it back on and it reverted back to having to be plugged in to start the screen.
Have you tried a clean wipe of everything on the tablet? And I do mean CLEAN, no dirty flashes here (keep your pants on bud).
Lastly have you given the charge port a good ole blow out lately? Long bursts aren't really going to do any damage, but I would stick to short quick bursts of compressed gas, again NO VACUUM CLEANERS. They create static and the charge port is quite susceptible to static discharge.
I know your pretty intelligent, but let me put it out there again. DON'T be a fool and use alcohol on your tool.

This post made me laugh. I do not have the keyboard docking station. I have never installed any task killers as I do not believe in them. The tablet has been running the stock ROM the whole time and has never been tampered with.
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And yes I have done a factory reset twice with no success.
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And yes I have done a factory reset twice with no success.
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But you never said if you gave the ole girl a good ole cleaning in the slot.
I would venture to say that you need to send it in to Asus or take it back to Best Buy (if your able to). It sounds like there may be a voltage issue with the digitizer or the inverter.
And NEVER EVER EVER Invert your digits while cleaning out the slot.
You also didn't say if you went deep up in the ole girl and gave her a good rootin.

I'm working with Asus right now and of course there's something wrong with my serial number. Nerve been rooted. Blew it out and that did nothing.
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mled203 said:
I'm working with Asus right now and of course there's something wrong with my serial number. Nerve been rooted. Blew it out and that did nothing.
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Please keep us posted as I am curious to know how ASUS customer service is to deal with.

Well, I am trying to send my TF to Asus to fix the problem and they are a bit annoying. I have just dealt with HTC before and that was wonderful, but here they have send me 4 emails asking me to wipe, to update and to do everything that I have already done, and after that they have sent me to another web to fill another questionary. With HTC I just had to told them the IMEI and in 4 days I had my phone back

I had similar issue with mine. It was one of the reason I took back to best buy and used the buy back.
I then picked up the Nexus 7.
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I had a similar issue, do you use your device often ?
I figured out after a couple of months that each time it showed this behaviour the battery was in fact empty and it was in fact the root of the problem.
My transformer take much longer time to boot when plugged even with a full battery, and when it's empty it doesn't boot at all.
I must plug it, wait for it to be enough charged to boot unplugged, and do so. Then plug it back when started.
Considering that the transformer on stock cannot shut off when plugged to its keyboard (or even to USB ? Or is it just mine ? When I shut it off plugged to the keyboard then close it, it boot on again) When the tablet is left for several days unused the battery will be empty.
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Yes I do. But even if the device is fully charged it will still not power on unless plugged in and I don't have the dock.
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Ok, sounds to be a totally different issue then, sorry
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mled203 said:
Yes I do. But even if the device is fully charged it will still not power on unless plugged in and I don't have the dock.
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Do the power and volume buttons work normally once fully booted? I have had similar issues, one was improperly seated power button, the other was a loose ribbon cable way down in the guts of this beast. Also, was this happening the whole time you've had it , or after a firmware update?
Right now I'm dealing with one that the screen won't stay on once I get into ics unless I'm plugged in. I went in and noticed that if the auto brightness wasn't set, it works. So I tweaked the settings in display time off when unplugged and uninstalled some screensaver app, and now it's working fine. It was probably the first thing, even though was already set to one minute. Anyway, just letting people know sometimes it isn't hardware. But the op probably is since he's done factory reset.

Constant problems since 4.3 update!

Since I updated my S4 to 4.3 my phone keeps rebooting itself, bad battery life, constant "sd card removed unexpectedly..." and phone seems a bit slow
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Since I updated my S4 to 4.3 my phone keeps rebooting itself, bad battery life, constant "sd card removed unexpectedly..." and phone seems a bit slow
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I wish I could help you with that, but I was forced to downgrade mine to 4.2.2, wich gave me knox warranty 0x1, also I saw a norwegian online IT magazine claiming samsung has pulled the 4.3 update in USA and UK at least.
They used BBC as source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24995544
also: http://www.sammobile.com/2013/11/18...egarding-galaxy-s3s-android-4-3-update-issues
and
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...lls-android-4-3-update-for-samsung-galaxy-s4/

I've just checked them links out, it's crazy really as most my apps are on my sd card so unusable most the time and if I move them to the phone I have no space left so I can't win. Not a lot we can do really
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Backup your files. Then boot into the recovery and wipe cache. If problems persist, then wipe system/data.

Files as in images music etc? Will my apps stay on there?
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Everything will be wiped.
But your apps should be downloaded automatically when you setup your phone again.

Do you wreckon this will solve all the issues I been having?
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I've done as you said and I still have the same problems, rebooting, sd card unexpectedly removed and constantly "touchwiz has stopped working"
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I've done as you said and I still have the same problems, rebooting, sd card unexpectedly removed and constantly "touchwiz has stopped working"
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Go to Apps - Settings - More - About device and make us a beaty screenshot pls :highfive:

Here's the screenshot
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Rebootings and freezings is hardware fault not rom related.

Also keep getting errors such as "touchwiz has stopped working", "settings has stopped working " etc
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Rebootings and freezings is hardware fault not rom related.
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Agreed.. My old S2 started doing that.. It was the eMMC chip. You need to give more info about the phone itself, such as:..
How was the phone flashed?. If you used ODIN, was "USB Debugging" in "Developer Options" (active) Checked, also was "Re-Partition " in ODIN UN-checked, also did you use any 3rd party kernels or bootloaders or Radios,
Do you use a Case and screen protector, if not.. Have you dropped the phone, has it been cushed in your pocket.. or has it gotten Wet or condensation, maybe from excessive sweating or excersize.
Have you installed a Custom ROM.on it in the past but not read or followed the instructions properly, they are a minefeild if you dont follow the guides
Are you using a 3rd party Non Samsung Battery or a different Charger.
Has any hardware on the phone been replaced, such as the screen , camera or body part.. which may not have been put back properly.
Was the phone pre-owned, which case.. the previous owner couldve done anything to it..
Have you installed a faulty SD Card in the past or used an old SD from a Windows 7 or Windows 8 phone without formatiung it.
If the answer to these is No, Ide return it for a replacement or refund.
Good luck

How to fix wake up lag

If you are annoyed at the 2+ second wake up lag with the note 3, you can fix it by removing the sd card from the device. sounds weird but it works.

Or you could just disable media scanner.
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I don't have an SD card installed and see the lag.
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Or you could just disable media scanner.
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how

This lag sucks! Is there anything else i can do to fix this?
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I've used Rescan Media on other phones to keep the phone from scanning the SD card on every boot. I don't know if it'll work on the Note 3, but the phone is fast enough that I don't mind the 2 second lag. (The shortest lag I ever ran into that cost a life was well over 10 seconds. If takes me 2 seconds more to call 911, I don't think anyone's going to die.)

So every time you wake the device it takes 2s? Did it do this out of the box? I doubt it; so I'd suspect it's an app issue, or you've installed a bunch of wonky xposed modules or something.

My phone is stock for the most part. Haven't rooted the phone (killing me btw) but i did install your normal apps.
It lags from time to time and it does bother me. It shouldn't lag like that.
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I unchecked Wake Up Command option in Lock screen settings and lag actually disappeared and hasn't come back.
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I unchecked Wake Up Command option in Lock screen settings and lag actually disappeared and hasn't come back.
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Have that turned off as well. Can't be that
This same thing existed on the note 2. It was always said that it was due to the exynos going into such a deep sleep that it took a second or 2 to gather itself and wake up so to say. Someone made an app that would keep a constant wake lock so it wouldn't sleep. Obviously you can guess the side effects but it did work.
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Mine is set to off and I still get lag.
I want to fix it because it drives me nuts
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So, is it possible that it is the button lagging?
I notice a little lag when trying to wake my phone but I also notice lag elsewhere. After the home button is pressed there is a small delay before getting to your launcher. The menu button also has a delay when opening the menu (wallpaper, manage apps etc) on launcher.
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So, is it possible that it is the button lagging?
I notice a little lag when trying to wake my phone but I also notice lag elsewhere. After the home button is pressed there is a small delay before getting to your launcher. The menu button also has a delay when opening the menu (wallpaper, manage apps etc) on launcher.
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On the home button lag do you have s voice activation on via double press of the home button still? If so turn it off, if not.... I got nothing.
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Now it lags when trying to end a call. I tried what I can but not sure what else i can do. I would like to resolve this
I call Att and they put me in touch with samsugn support she suggested sending it to them for them to check it out but i would be without a phone for a week or so.
Not sure
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Ok, not 100÷ yet but thanks to someone else i may have found a solution.
He suggested that the problem comes from the sd card you use. He stated that he removed his old card and got a sandisk and it fixed the issue for him
I had my old pny 32gb card in but it has been giving me problems for a while. The note 3 was not reading it ( was at 1st)
So i took the card out and so far the lag is gone. Both on the lock screen and end call
Ill keep testing but so far there is a change. Weird.
I'm going to pick up a new card(have too) so lets see
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Mayonesa said:
Now it lags when trying to end a call. I tried what I can but not sure what else i can do. I would like to resolve this
I call Att and they put me in touch with samsugn support she suggested sending it to them for them to check it out but i would be without a phone for a week or so.
Not sure
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Ok, not 100÷ yet but thanks to someone else i may have found a solution.
He suggested that the problem comes from the sd card you use. He stated that he removed his old card and got a sandisk and it fixed the issue for him
I had my old pny 32gb card in but it has been giving me problems for a while. The note 3 was not reading it ( was at 1st)
So i took the card out and so far the lag is gone. Both on the lock screen and end call
Ill keep testing but so far there is a change. Weird.
I'm going to pick up a new card(have too) so lets see
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No SD card here and it lags. Can't be it. That might help if using an SD card but not a full solution as there's last without one as well.
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Well it has helped me. Since i took out my sd my phone hasn't lagged like before.
Even though it is the same phone each make act different. As an example, the guy got a SanDisk card and he was fine. May not work for my phone. So far removing the card helped me.
Shouldn't be like this. Our phones should all work perfectly but that is not the case. With this phone and others i have had in the past.
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Still no lag and battery seems to be better as well, unlike before
Unplugged at 0900 and its now 1400 and im at 92÷ with normal use. Calls etc.
I just hope then the new sd card i get works well
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I get no lag with my att note 3 with the no SD card. Wakes instantly. Stock
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Must be an issue with the earlier release models. I got mine less than a month ago and has a 32GB PNY card and no issues whatsoever. In fact it has NONE OF THE ISSUES stated in any of the threads on this site. If I press the wake button, bam! there it is. So this must be an issue for you early buyers.

I got my note 3 about 3 weeks ago. Dont know what model it is because i haven't looked.
My previous sd was given me problems before, had to reformat it twice and when I took it out it wasn't working. So maybe that was the issue.
I have a SanDisk card coming so lets see how that goes.
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