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Atrix shutting off

My phone has turned off on its own once our twice a day in the 4 days since
I got it. Now I have to do that fake lock for the bootloader that basically just removes the message. Anything else I should know?
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Couldnt help myself. But for real, you could help us help you help us all by giving more information.. What message are you talking about removing? What, if anything, have you tried to resolve the random reboot (im assuming) issue? And what is a fake lock for the bl, if there is such a thing I missed it. Have you done a wipe + fresh flash.?

zeropants said:
My phone has turned off on its own once our twice a day in the 4 days since
I got it. Now I have to do that fake lock for the bootloader that basically just removes the message. Anything else I should know?
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You live in Bloomington, it IS more than likely Aliens.
umm, I think you're implying you're trying to hide the fact that your phone's been rooted and bootloader unlocked, so you can safely return it? Are you returning to Asurion or AT&T?
Or are you implying something else??

Sorry, I didn't realize how vague that was until after I re-read it.
There's a process so the the unlocked message doesn't show. Then, I was planning on reloading the stock 2.3.4 rom through RSD. I bought the phone at a Best Buy Mobile so I was just going to turn it in for another Atrix...possibly something else. I was warned off the phone when I went in to buy it because of the number that get returned but I liked it anyway.
I don't know if it's necessarily shutting off so much as becoming unresponsive. The problem occurs after playing a game for a little while, or something similar that would make the phone a little warm. Whenever I finish, and I lock the screen, it won't unlock and the power button literally does nothing. I have to pull the battery, then I hit the power button and it boots right up.
I've been on 3 roms all with clean wipes, and they all do it.

Thats what we call "the sleep of death". Its unfortunate thats been happening, i have had that prob on the Captivate but not on the Atrix *knock on wood*. Are you using a custom kernel, OC/UV, SetCPU or a similar voltage control app? Those types of things was what had caused the SoD for me..
Edit: in this thread somebody is reporting he had the issue only when WiFi was always on, and Green Power fixed it, a similar app is Juice Defender. Those apps periodically turn the wifi on to save power (instead of having it on constantly). Another user said putting his phone in "performance mode" resolved the issue, thats in settings under battery.

I can confirm I have my wifi set to always on. I was using CM7's powersave governor but I just changed it over to performance. If this is not happening to everyone's Atrix I still think it would be worth me taking it back in to get a different one. We'll see what happens with the governor change.
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zeropants said:
I can confirm I have my wifi set to always on. I was using CM7's powersave governor but I just changed it over to performance. If this is not happening to everyone's Atrix I still think it would be worth me taking it back in to get a different one. We'll see what happens with the governor change.
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After changing to performance the phone reboots itself a few minutes after the game is over instead of just freezing. I think this is pure hardware defect.

It could be a hardware defect. I have always used performance mode. When I was on Froyo I had a bunch of random reboots but since gb I dont see many anymore. Every now and then I get a reboot but never a sleep of death (maybe because
Ive never used powersave?). There are many other threads about the reboots and I agree with what I read once that instead of an actual reboot it is a graphical shell crash. The reason I agree with this is because once during a call I experience one of these reboot/ graphic shell crashes and was able to continue my conversation the whole time the phone was "booting", my call never disconnected.

WiredPirate said:
It could be a hardware defect. I have always used performance mode. When I was on Froyo I had a bunch of random reboots but since gb I dont see many anymore. Every now and then I get a reboot but never a sleep of death (maybe because
Ive never used powersave?). There are many other threads about the reboots and I agree with what I read once that instead of an actual reboot it is a graphical shell crash. The reason I agree with this is because once during a call I experience one of these reboot/ graphic shell crashes and was able to continue my conversation the whole time the phone was "booting", my call never disconnected.
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I'll be taking it back in either today or tomorrow depending on how much time I get. I wouldn't mind dealing with this periodically, but I can pretty much count on freezing or a reboot after running a game for longer than 5 minutes.

I cleared everything off and ran the official firmware off RSD, now the phone just boots the AT&T logo splash screen and starts over.

zeropants said:
I cleared everything off and ran the official firmware off RSD, now the phone just boots the AT&T logo splash screen and starts over.
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If you have the option, I'd recommend the Inspire4G, if you're sticking with AT&T.
It's like the Atrix but . . . well, it has a bigger screen Not as easy to root though.

rynosaur said:
If you have the option, I'd recommend the Inspire4G, if you're sticking with AT&T.
It's like the Atrix but . . . well, it has a bigger screen Not as easy to root though.
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I was looking at that one, almost exactly like my Thunderbolt. I don't think it has the horespower the Atrix does though. We'll see what happens. The screen no longer says unlocked, so I should be OK.
I went into Android Recovery off of boot up but I don't get the factory reset options or anything. No buttons or any touch area on the screen bring up options on the recovery menu.

I was finally able to get a recovery done from the boot menu after finding out Motorola's instructions are crap. Since the recovery, the phone hasn't done a boot loop or shut off/restarted. Hopefully we're all good now.

My Atrix does the sleep of death on average 2 times a day. That being said sometimes it doesn't happen for a day, but the next has 4 sod's. My phone has exhibited this behavior since day one. Stock, unlocked, and multiple kernel and radio combinations all result in sod's. Took it to ATT and was told the phone just does that and any replacement will likely do the same thing.

zibrah3ed said:
My Atrix does the sleep of death on average 2 times a day. That being said sometimes it doesn't happen for a day, but the next has 4 sod's. My phone has exhibited this behavior since day one. Stock, unlocked, and multiple kernel and radio combinations all result in sod's. Took it to ATT and was told the phone just does that and any replacement will likely do the same thing.
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my phone has never done the sleep of death, and i'm sure a lot of people here have never experienced it either.
you got a crappy customer service rep who just didn't feel like replacing your phone.

I still have my fingers crossed, but in the 30 or so hours since I had the full reset done at the boot menu the phone is not getting as hot, and it's not doing the sleep of death. I played a few games, watched vides, etc, and it's coming out of sleep like it should. The good news is BB Mobile has a 30 day return policy on their phones instead of AT&T's 14, so if I continue to have trouble I can take it in.

zeropants said:
I was finally able to get a recovery done from the boot menu after finding out Motorola's instructions are crap. Since the recovery, the phone hasn't done a boot loop or shut off/restarted. Hopefully we're all good now.
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Can this be done on an unrooted stock gingerbread? I've tapped all over the screen while it was in Android Recovery, especially just above/around the Search button.

Tubboi said:
Can this be done on an unrooted stock gingerbread? I've tapped all over the screen while it was in Android Recovery, especially just above/around the Search button.
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I'm not at the menu now, but I believe the options are actually brought up by holding in volume up and volume down at the same time (I don't remember if the power button was involved...
The Motorola instructions call for tapping the screen but that didn't do it, thus my comment than that their instructions were ****.
Also, as an update, still no sleep of death since the reset.

zeropants said:
I'm not at the menu now, but I believe the options are actually brought up by holding in volume up and volume down at the same time (I don't remember if the power button was involved...
The Motorola instructions call for tapping the screen but that didn't do it, thus my comment than that their instructions were ****.
Also, as an update, still no sleep of death since the reset.
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Keep us updated...I had the same problem...Depending on how you go I will do a complete restore with RSD lite...Thank you

rynosaur said:
If you have the option, I'd recommend the Inspire4G, if you're sticking with AT&T.
It's like the Atrix but . . . well, it has a bigger screen Not as easy to root though.
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IMO, if I was going to keep my oversized and battery limited, inspire 4g, I would of gotten a HTC hd7s lol.
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kba712 said:
Keep us updated...I had the same problem...Depending on how you go I will do a complete restore with RSD lite...Thank you
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If you are on the original rom you can do the reset with the boot mode. If you're not you need to restore through RSD, then do the reset.
I've gone 2 straight days without any issues.

A500 wake up itself

My Iconia Tab A500 with Official 3.2 Honeycomb is wake up itself, when wifi is turned on. It's anoying me. Has anybody have same issue ?

Heheheh..
Mine's different.
If my A500 is on stand-by after several hours, it turns off by itself so I have to turn it on again.
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watitta said:
My Iconia Tab A500 with Official 3.2 Honeycomb is wake up itself, when wifi is turned on. It's anoying me. Has anybody have same issue ?
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I have the exact same problem, it's very annoying. I get the lock screen on and it stays on draining the battery. I'm using taboonay 2.1

watitta said:
My Iconia Tab A500 with Official 3.2 Honeycomb is wake up itself, when wifi is turned on. It's anoying me. Has anybody have same issue ?
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I do not have that problem.
Have you checked to see if there are any apps syncing when it happens?
I had to remove twitter from my phone for this reason. It would sync but get stuck or something and the phone would sit there for 10+ minutes with the screen on.

had this issue since I bought it. Both with wifi on or off it either wakes up then goes back to sleep or it wakes up drains the battery and the screen goes black so I have to hold power down then reboot

Any news on this?
Any news on this "wake from sleep" issue? I've updated wife's tablet to acer7.006.01_CUST_ROOT_BBv2_S.zip and it still occurs. Is it fixed with any other ROMs or Kernels? Please don't say OTA 3.2
Before the gift wrapping, I had done the OTA upgrade to 3.2 before reading in the forums that there was no way to root it yet. So I had to go do the recommended downgrade to get back to 3.0.1 rooted so that I could upgrade to the custom rooted 3.2. I really don't wanna go through that again

here is a 3.2 stock update you can flash which is rooted
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1290318
i upgraded to it and it hasn't solved the sleep wake issue it seems but i also didn't wipe before flashing. i'll probably do a full backup this week of my apps and wipe then flash it and hopefully it works

I'm having a similar problem, when I plug it in at night my music program comes alive and starts playing all of my music. I heard it downstairs last night. I have both the stock Acer Media program and the one called Music, and both seem to want to come alive and play music at random times.

watitta said:
My Iconia Tab A500 with Official 3.2 Honeycomb is wake up itself, when wifi is turned on. It's anoying me. Has anybody have same issue ?
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Same here, and it also stay on until the battery is dead...So so so annoying...I tried everything but i can't find a solution..

Running stock 3.2 rooted and still have just the sleep problem. If I disable wifi my tab sleeps fine, but I usually only sleep the tab for a few hours and turn off at bedtime.

Have you people thought that it could perhaps be some background application running that wishes to use Internet and thus wakes the tablet up? You could install CWM, make a full backup of your tablet, then wipe the tablet and restart it, and skip restoring settings or applications. Then just see for one day if the problem persists; if it doesn't then it's almost definitely something you have installed that's causing the issue.

WereCatf said:
Have you people thought that it could perhaps be some background application running that wishes to use Internet and thus wakes the tablet up? You could install CWM, make a full backup of your tablet, then wipe the tablet and restart it, and skip restoring settings or applications. Then just see for one day if the problem persists; if it doesn't then it's almost definitely something you have installed that's causing the issue.
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If only it were that simple. Yes, I have tried that to no avail. Other posters have done so as well (see prev messages in this thread and the 3.2 US thread)

I think I found the problem for this, at least for me is working since yesterday night...Is also so stupid that maybe is why some people get it and others no...However i just disabled the "notify me when a open network is avaiable" in the wifi setting and my tablet is sleeping without problems... Try it and let me know...

That setting was enabled on mine as well and I too have the wake issues.
Just turned it off. I'll let you know how it goes.

nothing...still getting random wakes up tonight...i'm really thinking about selling the tablet

entropyiv said:
That setting was enabled on mine as well and I too have the wake issues.
Just turned it off. I'll let you know how it goes.
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No good. Still waking up on me as well.

After I do a hard reset (not factory reset in setting menu), The problem is gone for two days.

Did you hard reset from recovery? did you wipe something else?

fabis_htc said:
Did you hard reset from recovery? did you wipe something else?
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I use hard reset method in this forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1276227

Cool thanks i'll try when i get home

5.1 droid turbo impressions

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https://motorola-global-portal.cust...prod_answer_detail/a_id/105508/p/30,6720,9277
Now that motorola dropped the bomb and even the update page it's public, I want to know how you guys feel with the update, please don't ask for off topic matters, like unrooting or going back to stock.
What do you think of lollipop?
What do you think about motorola?
Are you getting better battery life?
For me I had better battery on lollipop than kitkat

Did you get the update to 5.1 on your turbo as well? How is the camera shutter speed after the update?

Can one of you who has the update please extract the system.img so we can get to work on trying to create a rooted build? This is being requested by http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3147455
If you don't know how to do so I'm sure Computerfreek can assist. Some of us are unable (such as myself) to take the update so please help. That is what this community is all about.

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Can one of you who has the update please extract the system.img so we can get to work on trying to create a rooted build? This is being requested by http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3147455
If you don't know how to do so I'm sure Computerfreek can assist. Some of us are unable (such as myself) to take the update so please help. That is what this community is all about.
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Pm'd you the link from root junky with the ota. I'm not sure if I'm allowed to post it here so I'll just keep the mess in pm.

No big reason to hate it much at all. Loving the pull-down menu! Too much white, though.
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I updated with the rootjunky soak after checking its md5. Had the phone plugged in for the duration and let it update as I was going to bed. Woke up to a fully functional Lollipop, and haven't had any of the issues others are mentioning. Never rooted.
I didn't remember they stopped letting you change mobile data on/off automatically. I have horrible reception at work and like to turn off mobile data to save battery, and now I'll have to remember to manually change it. Luckily it's only four steps -_- (two-finger swipe down to get to quick settings, click on the cell icon, click the toggle on the top right, accept the confirmation dialog box). Three steps to turn it on - there's no confirmation.
Similar issue with location services: if you turn it off/on through the quick settings, it automatically changes it to High Accuracy instead of the previous setting (like Battery Saving). Luckily, Google changed the way locations are handled last year and this shouldn't be as big of an impact on battery as it had been previously.
The volume modes are going to be a headache to explain to my parents who also have Turbos. Glad I updated before they do...

JakeDHS07 said:
Can one of you who has the update please extract the system.img so we can get to work on trying to create a rooted build? This is being requested by http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3147455
If you don't know how to do so I'm sure Computerfreek can assist. Some of us are unable (such as myself) to take the update so please help. That is what this community is all about.
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We have to wait for Verizon or Moto release the full firmware and then you can patch it, I'm waiting for that too, for the firmware list

I absolutely love the new 5.1 Lolipop. Seems much smoother, faster, better overall appearance. Can't wait to really dig into this and see how the battery life is compared to stock 4.4.4
Overall: huge fan and love it!!

I've been very happy with 5.1 on the Turbo. Honestly, the Turbo seems to run 5.1 much better than my Nexus 9. I haven't had any major problems. I did, however, run into one odd issue that might just be a coincidence. I noticed after updating that I wasn't able to connect to my Verizon Network Extender, even though I still had Advanced Calling disabled (if Advanced Calling is on, and you have an LTE connection, you'll use that over a Network Extender). The Network Extender worked fine with other VZW devices. This went on for about a day, and then it magically started working again.

Forgive me if I over looked it, but I noticed now when I turn my phone volume down to silence it it just goes on vibrate rather than just silent with no vibrate. Did that feature disappear? I hate to be picky but I like to have it on silent while at work and I can't stand having it on vibrate.
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Did an OTA update a few hours ago. Didn't bother with a factory reset and so far no issues that I am aware of. Silky smooth.

streebs87 said:
Forgive me if I over looked it, but I noticed now when I turn my phone volume down to silence it it just goes on vibrate rather than just silent with no vibrate. Did that feature disappear? I hate to be picky but I like to have it on silent while at work and I can't stand having it on vibrate.
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press the volume key and click on the bell on the left, now you are on vibrate

I took the OTA, did a factory reset, and set it up as a new phone; not restoring any backups. It's installing lots of app updates right now, so I haven't done much with it, but I haven't noticed any new bugs. Unfortunately, Lollipop hasn't fixed the wi-fi bug where my phone continually disconnects and reconnects to my wi-fi. It may just be a problem with certain routers (mine is a Belkin N750 DB), but I've got the latest available firmware on my router, too, and everything else works fine with it. I think it's time to see if I can get a warranty replacement.

I'm liking the karate chop light feature!

RichSPK said:
I took the OTA, did a factory reset, and set it up as a new phone; not restoring any backups. It's installing lots of app updates right now, so I haven't done much with it, but I haven't noticed any new bugs. Unfortunately, Lollipop hasn't fixed the wi-fi bug where my phone continually disconnects and reconnects to my wi-fi. It may just be a problem with certain routers (mine is a Belkin N750 DB), but I've got the latest available firmware on my router, too, and everything else works fine with it. I think it's time to see if I can get a warranty replacement.
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I had that router for 7 or 8 years. towards the 6 year mark - it started dropping all my devices randomly so I bought a Cisco AC router and nothing has dropped off once unless I rebooted it or someone "accidently" unplugs it. In my case it was my router that was dropping my client devices off and this was before I bought my DT.

Jaocagomez said:
press the volume key and click on the bell on the left, now you are on vibrate
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Thank you, but I just want a silence feature without the vibration. Any way to do that?
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streebs87 said:
Thank you, but I just want a silence feature without the vibration. Any way to do that?
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pull all the lever volume down

The update fixed the main problem I had with the phone. I play music from my phone to my car's system (Ford Sync) through bluetooth, and it used to not be able to start playback again after returning to my car without me having to manually toggle bluetooth off & on to reconnect it. Now it starts up right where it left off without me having to mess with it, like my old HTC phone did.
I haven't had much time to explore the update yet, but so far so good. I did OTA with no factory reset and everything seems fine.

streebs87 said:
Thank you, but I just want a silence feature without the vibration. Any way to do that?
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Try the app "SoundHUD" (haven't myself, but supposedly gives a silent mode).

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Try the app "SoundHUD" (haven't myself, but supposedly gives a silent mode).
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Thanks, I'll give that a try.
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Inaccurate compass ?

Hello to you all !
I have an issue I ran into a day ago while using google maps. I wanted to go to a specific unknown for me location so I logically used gps to triangulate my position and point me in the right direction, but unfortunately, I ran into the problem of the compass readings. I think it is off by 180 degrees, meaning it shows me to go forward while it should say go backwards. Is there a way to fix it because I know that we don't have the luxury of the special menu thru the dialer. Running stock android with package disabler pro.

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Hello to you all !
I have an issue I ran into a day ago while using google maps. I wanted to go to a specific unknown for me location so I logically used gps to triangulate my position and point me in the right direction, but unfortunately, I ran into the problem of the compass readings. I think it is off by 180 degrees, meaning it shows me to go forward while it should say go backwards. Is there a way to fix it because I know that we don't have the luxury of the special menu thru the dialer. Running stock android with package disabler pro.
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Just needs a simple calibration. I have the edge so I can just simply pull up my compass and calibrate it on the spot with the edge features. Try downloading GPS Status from the app store. It will allow you to calibrate your compass again.

I have the same problem. I have used the same app but the fix doesn't last long. The next day it's messed up again. I was on a trail the other day and it told me I was facing west when i was facing east. God forbid if I was really lost. Every Galaxy phone I've had had this problem. The GS4G GS3 and now the GS7. I guess Samsung will never get it fixed.
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No issues with my S7 Exynos compass, sometimes a few degrees out which calibrating by moving the phone in a figure of 8 always fixes
Best way I can represent the angles of the figure of 8
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No issues with my S7 Exynos compass, sometimes a few degrees out which calibrating by moving the phone in a figure of 8 always fixes
Best way I can represent the angles of the figure of 8
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I tried that in the middle of the street in the dark on a cat walk one night. then the other way spinning in circles using GPS Status to calibrate it. If anyone saw me they'd be wondering what the heck i was doing. but it never lasts long. by the next day each time it's already out of whack. funny i never had problems with the HTC MyTouch 4G and the HTC One M7.

My compass is messed up too... I tried calibrating using GPS Status app, and still is messed up. Basically, North and south are flip flopped. It's odd. Can't for the life of me figure out how to fix it.
Running Echoe Rom 1.41

I was on a trip and spent several hours trying to fix this off an on, while not trying to look like an idiot waving my phone around constantly like a wand to try to get it to calibrate. GPS Status App seems to fix it for a while and sometimes it works while standing still. But nothing is a permanent fix it seems like.

Cool,at least I ain't the only one so one can pray for a fix some day. I can't even fix it at all,not even for a while ...

pursuitforce said:
Cool,at least I ain't the only one so one can pray for a fix some day. I can't even fix it at all,not even for a while ...
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Same problem here, nothing fixes it. Not even a different rom.

pursuitforce said:
Cool,at least I ain't the only one so one can pray for a fix some day. I can't even fix it at all,not even for a while ...
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Not to burst your bubble but i was hoping it would be fixed since the old Samsung S4G from like was it 2012. I don't know why a top competitor to Apple can't make a usable compass. My HTC phones and the iPhone 6+ i had, had a good compass. The main reason i even went to the iPhone was out of frustration of decent Android hardware choices. looks like the choices are still bleak. then you throw in the Note 7 fiasco it doesn't look good for android hardware choices for this year either.

Ooh,so I guess I will have to get used to it .. Btw,a little offtopic but has someone experienced a weird buzzing noise from the earphone (the speaker above the screen used for voice calls) when calling on messenger?

pursuitforce said:
Hello to you all !
I have an issue I ran into a day ago while using google maps. I wanted to go to a specific unknown for me location so I logically used gps to triangulate my position and point me in the right direction, but unfortunately, I ran into the problem of the compass readings. I think it is off by 180 degrees, meaning it shows me to go forward while it should say go backwards. Is there a way to fix it because I know that we don't have the luxury of the special menu thru the dialer. Running stock android with package disabler pro.
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I have the same exact issue. Can we install the firmware of the international variant, fix the issue and then revert back?
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pursuitforce said:
Hello to you all !
I have an issue I ran into a day ago while using google maps. I wanted to go to a specific unknown for me location so I logically used gps to triangulate my position and point me in the right direction, but unfortunately, I ran into the problem of the compass readings. I think it is off by 180 degrees, meaning it shows me to go forward while it should say go backwards. Is there a way to fix it because I know that we don't have the luxury of the special menu thru the dialer. Running stock android with package disabler pro.
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I have the same exact issue. Can we install the firmware on the international variant, fix the issue and then revert back?
I can not calibrate it with any third party app

Mine is doing the same thing. Any advise would be much appreciated.

rjs987 said:
Mine is doing the same thing. Any advise would be much appreciated.
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Download GPS status. Reset and re-download in manages Agps state. Then calibrate it again. Mine has been 180° off until I did that.

I tried what you suggested with GPS assist but it did not work. I also tried to flash the back to stock files using Odin but that failed. I guess you can't flash those files if your not rooted. I then used Verizon recovery software but that did not work either. I guess my compass is just broken. I will try calling Verizon to see if I can get a new phone....
If anyone has any other ideas please let me know.

Re 32.3.A.0.376 Can only non-rooted users post their experiences here

I've been following this forum re 32.3.A.0.376. There are many users commenting on sound issues, etc. However, many have rooted their phones and done modifications. I use my phone unmodified and would like to know if the various issues exist on the standard phone. Thanks.

rebecker said:
I've been following this forum re 32.3.A.0.376. There are many users commenting on sound issues, etc. However, many have rooted their phones and done modifications. I use my phone unmodified and would like to know if the various issues exist on the standard phone. Thanks.
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I haven't tried re-locking my bootloader so I do not know whether a locked bootloader would yield higher external sound volume. My *guess* is it won't.
I have however tried both with unmodified kernel and modified (RootKernel 5.20 with DRM fix) kernel and in both cases I experience a significantly lower volume from both Spotify and YouTube compared to Marshmallow.

I have been running unmodified stock since launch for the first time on an android, and flashed AU .376 this weekend, with thoughts that if it did not fix this sluggish poor-batteried clump, I would switch to something else like Huaweii.
So far on day 2.5 I experience a much more smooth phone with prolonged battery life, albeit not as much as it had on MM. I've not experienced the sound bugs with low volume, although when I sitting down to switch the various notification sounds while wearing earplugs, it suddenly started playing from the phone speaker.
So far I am happy enough that I will keep the phone for now, with no plans of rooting or unlocking it as of now.

Is the AU .376 legit to donwload? I mean, would my warranty be void if i download it before the official release?
non-root user

AndreasElia said:
Is the AU .376 legit to donwload? I mean, would my warranty be void if i download it before the official release?
non-root user
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It might void the warranty, ref http://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/Android-development/using-flashtool-void-warranty/td-p/924234. Although for me in Norway this might fall in a gray zone as we have some good consumer protection laws in norway.
I might reflash it without any wipe when the proper release is out just in case I am to sell it at any point.

Been using the new build stock since yesterday and noticed better battery life. I'm using a US stock E5803 on 32.3.A.0.376 Malaysia and I've disabled a bunch of extra apps. Here are a few pros/cons that I've seen so far.
Pros: Better battery life, improved camera post processing (white/colour balancing, sharpening), improved camera speed with video recording/photos, Improved ram management, LTE does not drop anymore, phone heats up a tiny bit less than before, fingerprint scanner works with no issues, better stamina mode options, and phone sleeps like a baby with no noticeable battery drain.
Cons: Lower volume on 3rd party apps using phone speaker (spotify, etc) and no issues so far with Anker bluetooth speaker.
Untested: Bluetooth with car stereo, call quality.

Im using Nougat since last week and im downloading MM back again. Im not satisfied with nougat. In my opinion the performance is worse than on previous release.

I installed the previous release (.372) via OTA, so far it's good but battery is a bit less.
My question here is, if .376 will be pushed to my phone via OTA or I will have to flash it manually.
Currently I'm waiting for OTA update and checking daily, so fsr no luck :/
Sent from my E5803 using Tapatalk

Way better than any Marshmallow firmware I ever used on my phone. ZERO PROBLEMS! No sound issues, no notification issues. I'm using .376 w/o root to test if battery life is longer than when using root. Anybody noticed differences in battery life between root and non-root?

Cerhio said:
Way better than any Marshmallow firmware I ever used on my phone. ZERO PROBLEMS! No sound issues, no notification issues. I'm using .376 w/o root to test if battery life is longer than when using root. Anybody noticed differences in battery life between root and non-root?
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How did you install it without root? Tried to do it with Xperia Flash and it give me a locked phone notification.
Also, is there a way to back up the current firmware before installing .376?
Thanks

AndreasElia said:
How did you install it without root? Tried to do it with Xperia Flash and it give me a locked phone notification.
Also, is there a way to back up the current firmware before installing .376?
Thanks
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Install the same way like with root. Use latest version of Flashtool to download and install new firmware.
I assume you have a locked bootloader which means no nandroid backup via TWRP, right?
You could try to backup via adb. Google for adb backup. You can also use a GUI called Holo for it if you not familiar with command prompts.
However from what i heard it's not as good as a nandroid backup and a few things can be missed in the backup.
But if you don't like nougat, you can also just flash back an old firmware via flashtool.

So, I woke up today to see OTA notification for .376 update.
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It was only 85mb download, so I downloaded it via mobile data and installed it. I took screenshots of before and after update, take a look.
Currently running with no issues, and will post update for battery time and performance.
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Just updated it to Nougat, no root, no unlocked bootloader. Everything is fine, volume is ok I guess (seems high both with music and with ringtones) very fluid. Camera is maybe a bit improved (quality is almost the same) but apart from the countdown before the selfie shooting, there is the possibility to set the Iso up to 3200 when using 20/23 mpx in manual mode (don't remember if it was in MM too); seems a little faster when taking the picture. Still no control over shutter speed in the stock camera, STILL limited to 1/10 in the manual camera app (damn), S T I L L no capability to shoot Raw. Overheating is still there, but not much a problem (at least in winter )
Good update, not really different after all but little improvements are there (damn Sony is too lazy on the camera though)

Gewiz said:
Install the same way like with root. Use latest version of Flashtool to download and install new firmware.
I assume you have a locked bootloader which means no nandroid backup via TWRP, right?
You could try to backup via adb. Google for adb backup. You can also use a GUI called Holo for it if you not familiar with command prompts.
However from what i heard it's not as good as a nandroid backup and a few things can be missed in the backup.
But if you don't like nougat, you can also just flash back an old firmware via flashtool.
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Good morning
Did everything you suggested without any trouble - used Android Studio for the back up and then download Xperia flashtool (Emma).
Unfortunately when reaching the point that i had to flash my mob with the new system, 'Emma' cannot proceed due to my phone been locked. Knew that it was too easy to finish everything fast and successfully Guess i ll have to wait

Anyone here with a nougat update in UK?

AndreasElia said:
Good morning
Did everything you suggested without any trouble - used Android Studio for the back up and then download Xperia flashtool (Emma).
Unfortunately when reaching the point that i had to flash my mob with the new system, 'Emma' cannot proceed due to my phone been locked. Knew that it was too easy to finish everything fast and successfully Guess i ll have to wait
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Nearly pal, i don't know if it should work with latest version of emma to. Never used before. Usually if flashtool is mentioned here, we mean another tool. Try it with this one(latest version):
http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php

I updated to the Vodafone UK firmware through Flashtool (I live in Norway) and I noticed they've fixed the white noise issues with sound through mini jack, which is amazing
However, it seems that my unlocked bootloader is causing some issues with the fingerprint scanner, Youtube, mobile connections etc. Think I'm gonna root, as the thermal engine still seems to be kind of meh :/. Also, no stutters so far, even when using Chrome and Word at the same time plus Messenger bubbles

It's been about 27 hours since the update and I'm loving it. No volume issues at all and battery life seems at least comparable to MM (my use was abnormal for the past day, so I'll report back if I notice drastically different battery life over time). Only thing I did after updating was cleared the cache. One small warning, though: my update took a LONG time... nearly an hour. I didn't expect that, and it had me worried that something went wrong, but it was fine.

jackpotbox said:
Anyone here with a nougat update in UK?
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Yes, got mine on O2. Not convinced on battery life is better but overall looking it
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Gewiz said:
Nearly pal, i don't know if it should work with latest version of emma to. Never used before. Usually if flashtool is mentioned here, we mean another tool. Try it with this one(latest version):
http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php
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Tried again last night, installing eveything right from the beginning. this time is seemed to be much easier and faster and at last updated to Nougat successfully! Only thing noticed until now is the smoother fingerprint sensor and i really enjoy the clear all and window switch commands.
Thanks for all the help, have a nice day
Andreas