Noticed some bugs today..... :( - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

OK so biking to work today noticed a few different bugs I had not noticed so far, coming from iPhone I had never experienced these problems with Apple.
My bluetooth simply will not auto connect to my garmin 510, I have to go into both devices and "forget" paired devices and reconnect a fresh, every time I turn either device off/on.
Headphones crackling at high volume (which isn't really that high to be fair) can't be the headphones as there very high spec. Atomic Floyd HiDefDrum
Just tried to compose an email (original email client) and as I write the email the cursor moves by itself back into the middle of the line im writing making it impossible to write a full line??? WTF?
TBF, at the beginning of this note I seem to compare to Apple, but thinking about it these are basics that should work on any device, I have been perfectly happy with the S4 up until now.... But the 3 jobs I wanted it to do properly today, it's failed at....... miserably!!

OK, So I've managed to write my email. Had to switch to original samsung keyboard (from swiftkey)
Can anybody replicate this error using original email app/swiftkey

jus71n said:
OK, So I've managed to write my email. Had to switch to original samsung keyboard (from swiftkey)
Can anybody replicate this error using original email app/swiftkey
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I think I've read one or two complaints about the cursor issue. You can just install another keyboard from the Play Store. Thats the joy of android..
About the crackling, there's a whole thread on that topic. It seems that the S4, majorly the qualcomm LTE version I think, has crackling issues when you use headphones with a resistance lower than 14-16 ohms, so you're out of luck as of now until that issue is sorted by Samsung. You can find more info here, just search for it next time:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2258831

jus71n said:
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I recommending this anti bug spray.
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Is very comfortable, you can carry in a pocket. When you see bugs just spray all over it with this magnificent product.
(But remember, this is not for internal use)

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some crazy thoughts about my HD

few days ago, i had a chance to play around with the vodafone blackberry 9500 also known as 9530 from US verizon. i was very impressed with the blackberry UI and its OS too comparing with buggy WM6.1 on the HD i have.
After testing the blackberry, I almost traded in my HD for the blackberry; yet, I still wanted some feedbacks here if the current problems can be solved.
two things impressed me the most from blackberry
1. the feedback mechanism on the blackberry 9500, it makes you feel like you are actually pressing on a keyboard
2. the landscape mode is much responsive and precise comparing with either too laggy or sensitive on the HD..
my question is:
has anyone ever thought about installilng blackberry OS on the HD? the other is, is there a possibility to change the feedback mechanism when press on HD just the same feeling as on the blackberry?
any feedback is appreciated
As for the feedback on the Blackberry Storm (9500), that is achieved by the display unit actually floating on a button at the middle.
This image will clarify...
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Thus, it is impossible to create that type of feedback on any device without the same design.
In other news, I've tried that device myself and it didn't do much for me at all... Pushing in on the screen itself was just...weird and unnatural.
And if buggy is what you're looking for, try out the Blackberry OS 4.7 that is currently on the Storm. I have to admit that winmo can be...iffy at times, but at least the issues can be resolved by either using other software or actually making changes to the OS. Blackberry OS 4.7 has be a nightmare and users can do nothing but wait for RIM to put out an update to fix the problems.
1. install touch response and the phone can vibrate every time you press the screen making it feel like your hitting a something.
2. the storm has had terrible reviews with buggy software. altho yes will agree with the bold is probably faster than the HD, but you can't put your onw rom on the bold.
storm has no wi fi ^^ that's enough for me to prefer the HD

Request: SMS Pop-up like this!!!

Are there any sms-pop ups like this one for wm?:
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Would be great to have a good looking sms pop-up app that shows photo of the sender like this one, seems there are several available for Android but all the ones I've found for wm looks like ****
Try SMS-Chat by Vito Tech, it has a pop-up that is pretty similar to that.
I know but I don't think it shows an image of the sender...
S2U2 does this, but it will only show if the lock screen is on.
And the picture wont be that big.
Just use XDAndroid, or get an Android phone haha.
Edit: Wait nevermind, I see use already use it, haha. Good choice.
Yes it's very nice, the problem is I can't use it at daytime or at work due to the battery drain, so I only use XDANDROID at home at the moment. But it was XDANDROD with handcent sms that first made made me go wow! and wondered why we don't have anything like it in wm...
You've probably already seen it but it takes it even one step further and allows you to fast reply in the pop-up:
Oh, really? With the latest builds I have been getting fairly decent battery life as long as I'm not constantly using data connection. So I have been using XDAndroid pretty much as my main OS throughout the whole day. But I also have an extra battery just in case.
I do really like the SMS popup with Handcent. The quick reply is really what sells it for me. Very useful.
Well I have constant data connection with push mail and stuff running so it really makes some difference I've noticed but yes the battery life has improved a lot in new releases and isn't way behind wm now except for when using wifi that is!!!
I'm searching something like this too?
+1
Im looking this!!!!
Cheers!

What I'll Miss Most about my G2

Upgraded to a new phone last week. Since then it's just been sitting around in my backpack on WiFi getting emails and stuff. I'll probably still use it every once in awhile with the Game Gripper for portable gaming. And it'll be a solid backup up phone. But this is what I miss most...
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I just got an Samsung S3. And my constant thought is, "Man this is a big phone" and "I miss my keyboard". Oh well, I'll have to wait for them to make a sensible sized phone again.
I still have to two of em, so I think they may be turned into home automation controllers.
Now, I am using different smartphone and definitely I miss hw kb the most.
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Now, I am using different smartphone and definitely I miss hw kb the most.
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got an iphone 5 and a one S on my drawer, those are my backup phone.
I also have an S3, but with a broken screen, don't know if I will repair it soon.
Still use the DZ as business phone. Open lot of dwg and pdf drawing on it. music. watching olympic games, and of curse lot of calls.
Thanks to the battery door, since its my buisness phone = 2 batteries a day.
i refuse to move away from the G2/DZ just because I love/need/want the physical keyboard.
coming from Blackberries and the G1... a physical keyboard is just impossible to do without, for me, because most of the time, I have to type up emails on my phone and having the ability to feel the key press and buttons allows me to type faster and sometimes without looking down on the phone.
Definitely the hardware keyboard and the battery time. I didn't get 8 days on it (duuude), but I got 4.
I just moved on to a SGS2 and I refuse to get rid of my DZ.
Keyboard
The keyboard is surely what I miss the most.
Those bluttooth keyboard just can't give me the same feeling as my Desire Z(G2):crying:

So, I just got an update notification on my Boost Aquos Crystal

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Is this a stage fright patch? Or a lollipop update? I rather stay on kitkat since lollipop was a mess. I use it as a wifi device and its never been connected to Boost.
Here's the end result
The update hangs quite a bit around 77%-90% (phase 1) then it goes into phase 2 and finishes the update.
strange I can't find info about this patch ..
are you seen something new after update?
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strange I can't find info about this patch ..
are you seen something new after update?
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me neither. if you can tell by the timestamps on my screenshots i was looking all over the place. it is snappier but that could be a placebo. also, i don't know about call quality or mobile data since i basically use it as an iPod.
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me neither. if you can tell by the timestamps on my screenshots i was looking all over the place. it is snappier but that could be a placebo. also, i don't know about call quality or mobile data since i basically use it as an iPod.
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I search in sharp and sprint webpages but there still show s4081 as last update.. for now I will not update my phone bcs I don't want to waste my chances to unlock bootloader or root if some one find a way...
Maybe???
I just got it too my phone won't install it cause me battery is to low but, I'm pretty sure its a patch to fix the multimedia message problems . too small of a file to be lollipop .or maybe it's a straight to SD patch idk probably one of the two..lol.
Just updated. Touch feels more responsive but it usually does after an update. Here's to hoping it doesn't crap out again.
Compared to the last build it has a new kernel. So far the only thing I've noticed, is that instagram doesn't auto play video with sound, (finally!) like it should. Before it would blast the speakers whether you tapped on the video to turn off/on sound.
It fixed my MMS problems.

2 questions new head unit install

Hi all-
at one time I was interested in converting a tablet into a head unit, but lacked the know-how so I finally just bought one from ali express and installed it; android 4.4 and I can't post links so you can
use the ali search and enter: 2 DIN Android 4.4 7 Inch Bluetooth Audio In Dash to find the specific unit that looks like
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For the most part, it's great- but I have two questions that would make it even better
(1) I can play music and audiobooks (two different apps) over bluetooth, and the audio is perfect. When I get bluetooth calls though, it starts with a blast of static and then nothing- I assumed it was a mic or feedback problem, but I just played a voicemail recording from the phone AT&T "visual voicemail" app, and it did the same thing even though that is just playing a recording and shouldn't be using the mic at all. Does anyone know what if there is some other difference between 'audio out' apps that might cause some to work find, and others to have problems? There are rear ports for audio input, but I don't think those replace the mic, so for now I'm stuck with external troubleshooting (I'm not ready to take it apart and start doing surgery on the unit)
[EDIT: it also plays the audio from Google Maps with no problem]
(2) The unit has a very long splash screen- so long, that I can get out my 150' driveway and down the block before it goes away and allows BT to connect to play my audiobooks. I looked through the menus but haven't found a way to shorten that screen. I realize this may require rooting if it is not a publically available setting. Where should I be looking (or is it stored in a file somewhere?), and if rooting is required, how does a newbie like me figure out the best options for rooting, preferably leaving the rest of the OS as-is so I don't accidently jack up the reverse and forward camera functions, etc?
I'm not a frequenter of XDA, but this seems to be the most knowledgable place for this type of thing- so I appreciate you pointing me in the right direction
Many thanks!
Cap

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