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[Q] Can't come back after idle

Problem: If I leave my Q idle overnight (I only use it mornings) I have to reboot it in order to play music on it.
Details: I'm controlling it with a Nexus 7. The N7 will see the reboot happen "Lost connection with Nexus Q" so I don't think it's a connectivity issue. I did notice that for whatever reason you have to be on the same wireless frequency as the Q to control it. My N4 and N10 are on 5Ghz and they can't talk to it at all. I'm using a Netgear R6300. The N7 reports "Unable to play requested stream." when I try to use the Q.
I called Google about it and no one at the support center even knew what it was. "I know you said it's a Nexus Q, but what *is* it? What does it look like? ... Everyone is huddled around my desk trying to figure out what this thing is! ... Have you tried calling the manufacturer?"

Look two threads below you. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2185112
Its being looked at by Google. We can only hope it gets fixed.
https://productforums.google.com/fo...oid-devices/other-google-products/0a0nDlo7Bz8
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium

I'd read that thread and it didn't seem like the same thing to me. As long as I keep my Q playing it keeps working.

riddley said:
I'd read that thread and it didn't seem like the same thing to me. As long as I keep my Q playing it keeps working.
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You tried factory data reset? I used to have that problem. Now that I think about it after re imaging after trying cm10 I haven't had it happen.

I've tried both the "GUI" version (telling the N7 to factory reset it) and the manual hold the button down version and neither has fixed it.

Internet unresponsive

Hello all. So I use my Nexus 4 as an internet device. I've been doing this for about a month, but today, my N4 is unresponsive on the internet. My WiFi is working, I can connect with my N5, N7 and my PC. Certain websites will eventually load, but not all. And some that load will display a blank screen with the website address in the address bar. I have rebooted several times. I toggled WiFi on/off. But it still will not load. Will this require a manufacturer reset? Thanks for any advice.

First try another browser. How about dolphin or chrome browser?

CCody said:
First try another browser. How about dolphin or chrome browser?
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I'm currently using Chrome, I tried Dolphin to no success.

What about google play store? Can you downlaod an app or anything?

CCody said:
What about google play store? Can you downlaod an app or anything?
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Google play is also unresponsive. The loading circle just spins. Earlier there was an app trying to update, got to 90% then stopped. It eventually did update though.

What android version are you on? Custom rom? Custom kernel?

CCody said:
What android version are you on? Custom rom? Custom kernel?
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4.4.4. No custom Roms or anything. Also, my mail app no longer syncing, weather app as well.

And can you do calls or sms? Whats about your 3g signal.

CCody said:
And can you do calls or sms? Whats about your 3g signal.
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Im using my Nexus 5 as my main squeeze right now. The Nexus 4 is just another internet device when my N7 drops low on battery.

I want to confirm if there is something wrong with your radio signal. Maybe it isnt just your wifi.

CCody said:
I want to confirm if there is something wrong with your radio signal. Maybe it isnt just your wifi.
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OK. How would I do that?

jc0187 said:
OK. How would I do that?
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Just send a sms or call your nexus 4.

CCody said:
Just send a sms or call your nexus 4.
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OK. Have to install Sim card.

I bet its not the phone but the router. have you tried turning off the router for 3 minutes, then turning it back on?

simms22 said:
I bet its not the phone but the router. have you tried turning off the router for 3 minutes, then turning it back on?
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I believe you were spot on about that. I tried calling and SMS, all worked but still no WiFi activity. I did as you suggested and so far it worked. Thank you. Its just odd how all of my devices worked on my WiFi, but not my N4. Odd.

jc0187 said:
I believe you were spot on about that. I tried calling and SMS, all worked but still no WiFi activity. I did as you suggested and so far it worked. Thank you. Its just odd how all of my devices worked on my WiFi, but not my N4. Odd.
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this thread, well almost identical to it, i must have read 50+ times over the last 6 years, lol. and the answer is almost always the router itself, where a simple reboot of the router fixes the problem

simms22 said:
this thread, well almost identical to it, i must have read 50+ times over the last 6 years, lol. and the answer is almost always the router itself, where a simple reboot of the router fixes the problem
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I know. I should have tried the obvious. Thanks for the help though.

jc0187 said:
I know. I should have tried the obvious. Thanks for the help though.
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no problem

Phone freezing when playing music?

Hello,
I originally posted this in the Pure Nexus Project thread because I thought it might have had something to do with the rom, however, I don't think that's the case judging from the other replies. I still haven't found the solution, so I figured I should try posting it here:
Anyone having issues with the phone randomly freezing when playing music? Actually, i'm not sure if it applies to all music apps, but for me, it happens when using Spotify. Really random too. Sometimes I go days without freezing, whereas other days, it's just constantly freezing one after another.
I do have V4A installed and maybe it's due to that. Anyone else have this problem and can confirm that it is V4A? or even Spotify?
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One user stated that disabling battery optimization for the app in the battery settings fixed it for him. I tried this, but still get the random freezes. Has anyone possibly found out what's causing the issue and if there is a workaround? Thanks in advance :good:

Buffering problems with Twitch

The twitch app will stop streaming after a minute or so. The problem pertains in other apps as well as in chrome. Found a thread on reddit (can't post link because just registered)
there AT&T sent an update and that solved the issue. I am in Europe and my phone is from another EU state. Is there any fix for me? I believe this is a wifi issue as this doesn't happen when on LTE/3G. I haven't received any updates since I got the phone a week ago. Netflix seems to be working fine.

Any insight? This is definitely a wifi problem, since twitch streams just fine over 3/4G. It is most likely related to other numerous wifi problems that the s7/edge have. If so why is it that cell providers in america released fixes and oem phones didn't receive any updates so far? Have samsung released any statements on the matter?
Its kind of a big deal for me.

youngniggapreach said:
Any insight? This is definitely a wifi problem, since twitch streams just fine over 3/4G. It is most likely related to other numerous wifi problems that the s7/edge have. If so why is it that cell providers in america released fixes and oem phones didn't receive any updates so far? Have samsung released any statements on the matter?
Its kind of a big deal for me.
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You dont happen to use a Adblocker that works only on wifi? I have noticed some "streaming" does not work very good with a wifi-adblock.

TeamSlayr said:
You dont happen to use a Adblocker that works only on wifi? I have noticed some "streaming" does not work very good with a wifi-adblock.
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Nope. This problem is exclusive to s7/s7 edge. There's a couple other threads like this around the web, as well as many other that report wifi issues.

I have the exact same problem. I'm living in Norway (europe) and no fixes from my provider yet. I even returned my phone and got a brand new one today, but the new phone has the exact same buffering issues after watching twitch for 5-10 minutes. What I also noticed is that when the buffering starts, the Internet doesn't work in other apps also. Have to disable and re enable the WiFi. Really hoping to see some genius figure this thing out cause it's 100% an issue with the phone/software for galaxy s7 edge. I had the phone on service 3 times before they finally gave me a new one. What they did was factory reset (which I also did), change WiFi antenna, changed the whole motherboard. Nothing fixed the issue.

Smoug said:
I have the exact same problem. I'm living in Norway (europe) and no fixes from my provider yet. I even returned my phone and got a brand new one today, but the new phone has the exact same buffering issues after watching twitch for 5-10 minutes. What I also noticed is that when the buffering starts, the Internet doesn't work in other apps also. Have to disable and re enable the WiFi. Really hoping to see some genius figure this thing out cause it's 100% an issue with the phone/software for galaxy s7 edge. I had the phone on service 3 times before they finally gave me a new one. What they did was factory reset (which I also did), change WiFi antenna, changed the whole motherboard. Nothing fixed the issue.
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Yes, this is exactly how it goes down. Soon as the buffering starts some other apps (neflix, instagram) also don't seem to be working. Normally, I wouldn't reconnect to wifi, but just wait for a minute or two instead.
Now, I've been travelling a lot lately and I noticed that the problem doesn't occur everywhere. Once I was even able to watch twitch for 3-4 days without any interruptions, some other places I was not able to watch it at all, but that was mostly due to ips. So, I suppose it could be a router/ap incompatibility issue, which seems pretty strange as the problem only appears in twitch. What I've also noticed is that if you set quality to high rather than source you can go on for much longer without buffering.
I've received 2 updates (from samsung i guess) since I started this thread. First update about a month ago (some 350mb) didn't fix anything. Second (19 mb) just yesterday, haven't had the time to check properly yet.
The only more or less real solution thaat I found so far is outing the stream to VLC with the TC viewer app (I'd tried doing the similar procedure with mx player and other twitch apps with no success). And if you do that you can even notice where the buffering is supposed to occur, but instead vlc just stops video for a second and continues streaming like nothing hapenned.
So far this whole thing is a mystery to me, but connectivity issues are pretty common with the s7/edge. For example randomly dropping mobile data for prolonged periods of time (~30 minutes) hapenned to both me and a friend.
Ps. Ever since i got this phone i started spending less and less time on watching streams, which I am pretty happy about lol

Hey thanks for sharing your workarounds. I will have to check that out. Yes it might be a router compatibility issue. But then what causes it? It's definitely the g7 edge that doesn't work cause I've had 5 or 6 different phones working flawlessly on my router. It's so weird that this is not a huge problem, only like 3 guys posting they have some issues

I am having the same issue. I dont stream often but i use twitch when i do. Problem is not my wifi. My note 3 did not have any issues. Once i started using the 7 edge is when my buffering issues began.
I have used different devices to watch the stream and they work fine. Is there a download that that i need to do? Or should i take my phone to Sprint?

i have the same issue did you find any way of fixing this please help if you can

HugzOverDrugs said:
i have the same issue did you find any way of fixing this please help if you can
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Wow it is strange to hear that the bug hasn't been fixed yet. I lost my S7 edge ages ago.

HugzOverDrugs said:
i have the same issue did you find any way of fixing this please help if you can
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Also affects the Galaxy S8+, I got an engineer helping me from the Samsung Members app, sent him logs and he says he is troubleshooting.

Skander1998 said:
Also affects the Galaxy S8+, I got an engineer helping me from the Samsung Members app, sent him logs and he says he is troubleshooting.
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i did but greek people are so bored they wont even help all they told me is to return the phone...if u find any way of fixing it yorself plz share

HugzOverDrugs said:
i did but greek people are so bored they wont even help all they told me is to return the phone...if u find any way of fixing it yorself plz share
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Sounds good so far, I am told they believe it's a connection issue and will "investigate". Maybe we'll get a software update.. I don't know.
I'll reply here when they do.

Skander1998 said:
Sounds good so far, I am told they believe it's a connection issue and will "investigate". Maybe we'll get a software update.. I don't know.
I'll reply here when they do.
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i think i just found a fix not sure tho i watched 1080p twitch stream for about 2h without a problem. i just downloaded an dns changer app and put in google's dns this worked for 2h for me

HugzOverDrugs said:
i think i just found a fix not sure tho i watched 1080p twitch stream for about 2h without a problem. i just downloaded an dns changer app and put in google's dns this worked for 2h for me
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No good news from me, they eventually just gave up and told me they won't look any further into it since it's a "third party app" despite the problem existing even when using the browser.
Will try your dns fix.
EDIT: DNS didnt do it for me.

This may be a bug that lies very deep in samsung software/hardware, I broke my phone and had to switch to 2013 Note 8 temporarily, and it has a very similar issue - 1080 streams stream for just about 1 second and then stop, sound keeps on streaming. Streams with resolution below 1080 stream just fine though.

music pause

So I always experience music pausing for no reason every few minutes.. First believed it may be power saving but it happens if screen has stayed on and all.. Any suggestions

ykjae said:
So I always experience music pausing for no reason every few minutes.. First believed it may be power saving but it happens if screen has stayed on and all.. Any suggestions
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have u checked setting of music player? or any bluetooth or headphone setting?
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Geeks Empire said:
have u checked setting of music player? or any bluetooth or headphone setting?
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It couldn't be music player because it's also YouTube and SoundCloud.

ykjae said:
It couldn't be music player because it's also YouTube and SoundCloud.
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doesn't your phone have option that pause video and ... when looking away from your phone!
i remember this feature in galaxy s4, s5

Geeks Empire said:
doesn't your phone have option that pause video and ... when looking away from your phone!
i remember this feature in galaxy s4, s5
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I haven't seen smart pause.. Smart stay and everything else I checked out and it's not causing the problem. I'm hoping it's not a hardware a problem. I'm going to reflash a different rom and see where it gets me.

This also started happening to me after last software update. Dont knownof its the app update or the phone os marshmellow update...

ssgunner20 said:
This also started happening to me after last software update. Dont knownof its the app update or the phone os marshmellow update...
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Hmm.. Not sure. All I wanna do is try to reflash rom but that takes a lot of backing up just when everything else is perfect.

Yea thats true. My gallery just started acting up too where half my pics appear to be half grayed out by a vertical bar.
Considering a reflash but to lazy to back up and ensure everything is backed up. Dont wanna miss nothing.

ssgunner20 said:
Yea thats true. My gallery just started acting up too where half my pics appear to be half grayed out by a vertical bar.
Considering a reflash but to lazy to back up and ensure everything is backed up. Dont wanna miss nothing.
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Yeah its almost as it's probably worth just dealing with the problem lol.

same problem
ykjae said:
So I always experience music pausing for no reason every few minutes.. First believed it may be power saving but it happens if screen has stayed on and all.. Any suggestions
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I have same problem. not only music player but also Youtube, Browser. Dıd you find a solution?

Basically I still deal with it. And it's not as bad. I really just want to upgrade to nougat but without xposed.. Nope

I upgraded to nougat. But problem still exists

I had the possibly similar issue
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/audio-randomly-cutting-s7-edge-t3373944/post72126191#post72126191

Type of pause?
How long is pause?
Is it clipping?
Is it at a high volume?
Do you have any type of mono or Bluetooth apps installed?
Are you using WIFI or mobile connection for streaning?
Does it occur at certain locations or everywhere?
*Do you use OK GOOGLE or any similar Voice activated apps?
*Check your NOTIFICATIONS! Try changing SOUND NOTIFICATIONS to VIBRATE for all apps by going into sounds & notif in settings.. Change MODE to vibrate.
*Also try playing in AIRPLANE mode & do not disturb
*Does it occur when streaming to a tv or media device?
With these questions we can rule out various "connectivity" issues or interference as WELL as apps fighting for control over speaker or microphone, for notifications etc. As there are many
You should find the cause as with almost all media streaming apps most have options to go into a do not disturb mode as other apps utilize the same reaources resulting in conflicts like you described! After changing to VIBRATE notification mode and/or AIRPLANE mode, it becomes just a matter of narrowing down offending app.. Until then it will work at least!
HOPE THIS HELPS! There r days I need help! too

I had same problem and ı thought this problem can be related to an app ı installed. And it was. When i uninstalled Sputnik news. My problem had gone. If u have it, uninstal. If u dont have, may be one of other app causes. Try uninstalling each app, and find the app causes this problem