Talk back - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshootin

I accidently turned this feature on and had a devil of a time figuring out just how to get the phone to work in this mode.
I now have it off but it still talks back to me when I open and download a Web page. It is driving me crazy.
How do I turn it completely off?
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Did you turn on any other accessibility items (like lightflow or tasker etc)?
Its a issue with Samsung and google. I just delete the TTS apps but you lose S-voice. Apparently if you move the Samsung one to data partition it supposedly works and you can keep S-Voice.
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Try a battery pull. Saw the same problem on another forum...
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Is there a way to disable Carrier IQ? It's annihilating my idle battery.

I keep my GPS off to help my battery life, but every once in a while the GPS turns itself on randomly and tries to get a lock. It's an issue because while I'm inside it really struggles to get a lock and eats battery like a mofo. I got to work with 97% battery and an hour and a half later I now have 85%.
What can I do to stop this from happening short of waiting for cyanogenmod?
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Install System Tuner, free from market (lots of annoying ads, no big deal).
Click the red System Android, click Android System, Details, then uncheck all 7 CarrierIQ related processes.
Worked OK for me and no FC issues with calls or anything.
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Which ones are carrier IQ? I don't see ant that are explicitly named...
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There's a list in the carrier IQ thread in general
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EDIT: figured it out, Thanks!
THANKS! @zxrax:good:

Battery Drain issue and Resolution

Long story short, my gps just kept coming on by itself even after turning it off multiple times. Even after rooting, installing twrp and flashing Clean Rom 1.1 (THANKS SCOTT) it was still there. Looks like it was the carrier IQ causing the issue. I've done these three steps and haven't seen it since. Step 1: Settings>Location access> check 'Wi-Fi & Mobile network location' then uncheck 'GPS Satellite'. Step 2: On your device go to Settings>apps>runnings>Android System> IQServices> Stop. Step 3: Download 'Disable Services' app, open the app and go to android system the uncheck IQServices. That should solve the problem, also I use Wakelock and Greenify. Wakelock allows me to see what apps run while my phone is suppose to be idle and Greenify lets me put apps in hibernation so they wont do anything or process anything unless I actually open the app. I have an ATT G2 by the way..
Do you have any issues with knock on with greenify?
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Nope works perfectly fine for me.
joshuadjohnson22 said:
Do you have any issues with knock on with greenify?
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
Do you have any issues with knock on with greenify?
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There was someone talking about how greenify broke knock on, but it ended up he just had a craptastic screen protector out on it. After he took it off it was fine.
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Im using greenify and knock on works as it should
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Cache Update Service not letting phone deep sleep

It is a Google service and I have disabled location services and Google Now. Does not seem to make a difference. I have looked everywhere and have come up with nothing. I have the phone set up basically the same apps as my N4 and my Nexus is crushing my G2 in battery life. Any ideas would be great on what is causing this.
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Are u talking about google service that you see when you go into battery usage options? If yes, im in the same boat as you.
What percentage of battery doew the google service use?
I would like to know how to take care if this problem as well
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I am using better battery stats and it is partial wake lock I guess I did not bother looking at the overall usage. I am trying a few more things and will report back later.
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add me to the list of people this is driving nutzo.
Question, when you go to google sync under settings/accounts and sync, does it show that 'sync is not available at this time?'
I wonder if that could be causing it?
I am waiting for my case to make it my daily driver but last night I tinkered and went and set up all my Google apps and changed my Google plus photo to only upload on charger. When I turned it off it was deep sleeping and and that wake lock was no where to be found. If anyone wants to try this and see if it helps.
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Panzerapple said:
I am waiting for my case to make it my daily driver but last night I tinkered and went and set up all my Google apps and changed my Google plus photo to only upload on charger. When I turned it off it was deep sleeping and and that wake lock was no where to be found. If anyone wants to try this and see if it helps.
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Thats how i've had mine set from the beginning. weird. I'll mess around with it and see if it changes things.
Well my phone seems to be deep sleeping once again. My guess is setting up all my Google apps fixed it Still have some work to do get my deep sleep better but it is not awake all the time now.
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High Google Play services?

For some reason google play services seems kinda high... its the second highest on my list. I'm not sure what could be causing this.. any ideas?
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Also. Sync is off, GPS is off. I am not signed into hangouts or google+
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That app is a hog! If you're rooted go ahead and make it a user app then greenify it. If you aren't rooted then Idk what you can do because unfortunately you can't uninstall it. :/
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xamadeix said:
Also. Sync is off, GPS is off. I am not signed into hangouts or google+
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Make sure in the location services WiFi and data is unchecked. And you can also download betterbatterystats to figure out what the drain is also. Your battery should look like this. Screen should be the most used.
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Make sure in the location services WiFi and data is unchecked. And you can also download betterbatterystats to figure out what the drain is also. Your battery should look like this. Screen should be the most used.
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I turned off location services and location history last night before I went to bed, Seems much better. Google play services isn't even on the list anymore. I'll have to see how it goes today.
yeah, it seems every app wants access to your location.
i seem to have more issues on kk roms and none on TW roms like Golden Eye--may vary for others--

Galaxy S4 Battery Drain After 4.4.2 Update [ NC1 ]

Please Help Me Next Update AT&T Surely Rectify...
If I Want Increase Battery Life . What Should I Do For That..
Anyone Giving This Battery Life Like Me :crying:​
Not so far but have u turned on ur gps, data connection, wifi, etc?
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Not so far but have u turned on ur gps, data connection, wifi, etc?
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No Only Wifi Look .. Wifi Only 1 Hour... OK & You ?
Thats weird. Did you check the battery? Is it fine?
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My phone gives me a good time though my wifi stays on
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Maybe its because of the Samsung applications. They sync a lot.
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Try turning off or disabling samsung apps. Are any sensors turned on? NFC?
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Try turning off or disabling samsung apps. Are any sensors turned on? NFC?
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Everyone Getting This Battery Life
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2740656
Check Out ......:silly:
Weird :x
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There must be something done about it. Let me check every poat I can find.
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My battery life has gone to hell since the 2nd 4.4.2 update on [email protected] last week. I was getty 36 to 48 hours every time. As soon as the new update went in things changed the next day. Now I am lucky to get10 to 12 hours out of it. I have started pulling app but nothing has worked.
The battery drain on my once perfect S4 is now worse then on my LG Thrill!
Some things that helped control my battery in Kit Kat
In KitKat Google changed how location services works which seems to cause a lot of the battery drain issues. If you have Wi-Fi turned off during sleep, apps are likely trying to get your location using GPS which will easily drain your battery. It seems like even with Location Services is turned off that some apps can still continue to try and request location. Personally I like using the location services and that many apps use in Android so completely disabling wasn't an option for me.
I've played around with it quite a bit myself and found these settings have helped me::
-Leaving Google Location Services on at High Accuracy has been better on my phone's battery life.
-Leave Wi-Fi always on if it's available. (Use something like Llama or Tasker to automatically turn Wi-Fi on and off.)
-Setup My Places in Locations that correspond to Wi-Fi, etc
-Try uninstalling/reinstalling updates to Google Search, Google Play Services and Google Play Store
-Go through your apps and uninstall anything you aren't using or is not from a reputable developer. A lot of apps seem to have keep awake and location permission enabled by default that don't need it. You won't see these apps in the battery screen because they hide behind tiny wake lock requests and Google Play Services.
Another tip for saving battery is to use LLama or Tasker to disable Account Syncs any time you disconnect from a Wi-Fi network.
Good Luck and Cheers

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