For anyone experiencing frozen/lag on Kitkat, especially after lockscreen, please check the memory and CPU consumption when the lag is happening (e.g. Watchdog Lite on Playstore).
Suspect :
[SystemUI memory leak]
In 4.4 Kitkat this SystemUI service is launched in the same package of S-View Cover services and Keyguard (Lockscreen) services.
This problem was known in 4.2.2 and fixed on 4.3 JB but seems resurrected on Kitkat.
Some components were not de-registered from memory after created and no longer being used especially by using lockscreen (and S-View cover) this object recreation seems to be overloading the memory and also eating CPU slice time.
Known Workaround
- Restart cellphone
- Restart SystemUI
- Refrain to use Lockscreen + SView cover together until further updates
Old Ref (applicable for 4.2.2 not Kitkat) :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/gala...i-4-2-t2178962
I managed to isolate the problem, it is S-View cover used with Lockscreen that caused this. Dont know i this is closely related to TouchWiz or not. I'm currently still investigating.
[Workaround]
Use S-View cover without Lockscreen .. or use Lockscreen without S-View cover.
Thanks for letting us know this my good man.
I have been suffering from the same symptoms and have been investigating this, but since i do not have root, it seems to be very hard to track this.
please let us know if you find any answers to this nlatifolia.
ckhurana said:
Thanks for letting us know this my good man.
I have been suffering from the same symptoms and have been investigating this, but since i do not have root, it seems to be very hard to track this.
please let us know if you find any answers to this nlatifolia.
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For now, it is the Lockscreen that is suspected. Original Google Lockscreen is fine such on Nexus, on Samsung it has been modified to work together with S-View cover and to show Music Art.
Most symptoms are reproduceable if using S-View cover and Lockscreen at the same time though sometimes Lockscreen alone can cause this (apparently doing ****ty stuff in background on screen wake up).
To check ****ty stuff I use this : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zomut.watchdoglite
This happens to me also, i don't want to root the phone or downgrade it to 4.3 because it might trigger Knox and I already sent the phone back to them with an overheating problem, i don't want any more surprises from a very expensive phone that can't be covered by warranty.
I tried removing the password from the lockscreen and it's still having problems: i close the S view, push the power button and the screen stays off whilst the buttons light up. It's stupid cuz it's original Samsung software with original cover.....
Is there any way to downgrade without losing warranty or do you know if Samsung is thinking of pushing a fix?
I tried without success:
turning off all the sensors
turning off power saving
uninstalling a bunch of apps
I did not try factory reset yet, I'm afraid i'll kick the phone to pieces if i to a factory reset and nothing is changed, and i have to sent it to warranty again...
dumitrudan608 said:
This happens to me also, i don't want to root the phone or downgrade it to 4.3 because it might trigger Knox and I already sent the phone back to them with an overheating problem, i don't want any more surprises from a very expensive phone that can't be covered by warranty.
I tried removing the password from the lockscreen and it's still having problems: i close the S view, push the power button and the screen stays off whilst the buttons light up. It's stupid cuz it's original Samsung software with original cover.....
Is there any way to downgrade without losing warranty or do you know if Samsung is thinking of pushing a fix?
I tried without success:
turning off all the sensors
turning off power saving
uninstalling a bunch of apps
I did not try factory reset yet, I'm afraid i'll kick the phone to pieces if i to a factory reset and nothing is changed, and i have to sent it to warranty again...
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I have the S View from Spigen (slim armor) After trying everything, I am negotiating a refund/or a cover replacement. Don't know why a stupid thing like the phone cover is now a big deal with Samsung.
I sure do hope that Samsung would release a fix for the issue though. Let's see.
I have tried 3rd party apps for this too... And Sipgen advised me to install them! Imagine!
does anybody know if this problem occurs also with the original Samsung Chip from the original Sview Cover?
because otherwise it might be also a problem with the chip from Spigen.
duttla said:
does anybody know if this problem occurs also with the original Samsung Chip from the original Sview Cover?
because otherwise it might be also a problem with the chip from Spigen.
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Hi, I have an Original S Case bought from Orange Romania, with Samsung warranty and everything. The S-view function does not work with third party cases unless there is a specific software for it. Mine worked on 4.3 and on 4.4 with no added software, and i still have problems with the Screen not turning ON.
I did find a workaround however: turn of your lockscreen, any password, any swipe everything, and your screen will turn on with no delay. I had to remove my work email to get rig of the password....
By the way, does anyone know of an exchange email app that does not require the whole phone to be locked? it needs to be compatible with Office 365 like Cloud Magic is, but i also need my calendar displayed, and Cloud Magic does not do that.
no Sview works with the spigen armor view case @ Android 4.4.2
but I have the same problem like Ckhurana
ckhurana said:
Hi
I had the issues of screen not getting switched off on cover close and vice versa.
I got the replacement chip from spigen. Installed it 3 days back. Now the cover runs fine for 2 to 3 times only and after that it gives up.
The s view is more or less unusable now. It only gets launched if I either restart the phone or reinstall the cover.
Moreover I got the issue of screen getting switched on by itself when locked and thus a massive battery drain.
My phone is not rooted and I need to check if the s_view process is getting some issues. Any way I can do that?
And also if I can check if the chip is the issue or the low power magnet on the front flap. Let me know if anyone can help please!
Many thanks
Ckhurana
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Dear all,
the only way i have been able to get rid of this issue was by removing exchange mail/calendar and pin lockscreen. My note 3 has now low level of security ( swipe) but i can enjoy my samsung sview and docking station as i had issues with that one too.
Quite disappointed from a top device such as the NOTE 3
dumitrudan608 said:
Hi, I have an Original S Case bought from Orange Romania, with Samsung warranty and everything. The S-view function does not work with third party cases unless there is a specific software for it. Mine worked on 4.3 and on 4.4 with no added software, and i still have problems with the Screen not turning ON.
I did find a workaround however: turn of your lockscreen, any password, any swipe everything, and your screen will turn on with no delay. I had to remove my work email to get rig of the password....
By the way, does anyone know of an exchange email app that does not require the whole phone to be locked? it needs to be compatible with Office 365 like Cloud Magic is, but i also need my calendar displayed, and Cloud Magic does not do that.
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dumitrudan608 said:
By the way, does anyone know of an exchange email app that does not require the whole phone to be locked? it needs to be compatible with Office 365 like Cloud Magic is, but i also need my calendar displayed, and Cloud Magic does not do that.
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Touchdown works with Exchange and PIN enforcement. The policy will make the app enforce the PIN rather than the entire phone.
I do not know much about its compatability with Office 365, but it works well with exchange address book/calendar/email functions.
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---------- Post added at 03:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:19 PM ----------
I use a pattern unlock and in the beginning it would occasionally freeze with my Original Samsung Charging S View cover after the Kitkat update. In my case, removing all security and reapplying the pattern unlock lockscreen worked for me and I no longer have freezes. I have not tried with PIN or password unlock lockscreens however. Your mileage may vary.
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ckhurana said:
Thanks for letting us know this my good man.
I have been suffering from the same symptoms and have been investigating this, but since i do not have root, it seems to be very hard to track this.
please let us know if you find any answers to this nlatifolia.
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dumitrudan608 said:
This happens to me also, i don't want to root the phone or downgrade it to 4.3 because it might trigger Knox and I already sent the phone back to them with an overheating problem, i don't want any more surprises from a very expensive phone that can't be covered by warranty.
I tried removing the password from the lockscreen and it's still having problems: i close the S view, push the power button and the screen stays off whilst the buttons light up. It's stupid cuz it's original Samsung software with original cover.....
Is there any way to downgrade without losing warranty or do you know if Samsung is thinking of pushing a fix?
I tried without success:
turning off all the sensors
turning off power saving
uninstalling a bunch of apps
I did not try factory reset yet, I'm afraid i'll kick the phone to pieces if i to a factory reset and nothing is changed, and i have to sent it to warranty again...
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duttla said:
does anybody know if this problem occurs also with the original Samsung Chip from the original Sview Cover?
because otherwise it might be also a problem with the chip from Spigen.
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dumitrudan608 said:
Hi, I have an Original S Case bought from Orange Romania, with Samsung warranty and everything. The S-view function does not work with third party cases unless there is a specific software for it. Mine worked on 4.3 and on 4.4 with no added software, and i still have problems with the Screen not turning ON.
I did find a workaround however: turn of your lockscreen, any password, any swipe everything, and your screen will turn on with no delay. I had to remove my work email to get rig of the password....
By the way, does anyone know of an exchange email app that does not require the whole phone to be locked? it needs to be compatible with Office 365 like Cloud Magic is, but i also need my calendar displayed, and Cloud Magic does not do that.
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Labron said:
Dear all,
the only way i have been able to get rid of this issue was by removing exchange mail/calendar and pin lockscreen. My note 3 has now low level of security ( swipe) but i can enjoy my samsung sview and docking station as i had issues with that one too.
Quite disappointed from a top device such as the NOTE 3
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I'm currently using original Samsung chip (removed from original case and put into Spigen SAV) and the problem persists.
After a bit of more tests, I can safely conclude that the problem occured if we use S-View cover together with any type of stock Lockscreen.
[Current Workaround]
Use S-View cover without Lockscreen .. or use Lockscreen without S-View cover.
Note :
I'm currently trying to hack into the SystemUI code but no promise here as even if that suceeded I'm afraid we have to root to install the patch.
I'm currently using the original Sview Cover with no lock screen and it works without any troubles.
The phone has Android 4.4.2 and ist not rooted.
duttla said:
I'm currently using the original Sview Cover with no lock screen and it works without any troubles.
The phone has Android 4.4.2 and ist not rooted.
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Yes, and what do you do if you have work mail with exchange enforce security that makes you have a password...? seriously Samsung did this and nothing official about this? i cannot believe this..
nlatifolia said:
For anyone experiencing frozen/lag on Kitkat, especially after lockscreen, please check the memory and CPU consumption when the lag is happening (e.g. Watchdog Lite on Playstore).
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Btw, how much can be called leak?
Mine floating around 73Mb - 155Mb across several days (usually about 1 week)...
I use stock PIN lockscreen + xposed maximize widget + S-View cover from you
And I experience no lag/freeze after lockscreen.
What I noticed: S-Planner not displaying any dismis/snooze like Alarm on S-View, I have to open the cover to dismis it.
But when I use S5 S-Planner, it displayed, but I dont want S5 version, it got no handwriting feature...
Crescendo Xenomorph said:
Btw, how much can be called leak?
Mine floating around 73Mb - 155Mb across several days (usually about 1 week)...
I use stock PIN lockscreen + xposed maximize widget + S-View cover from you
And I experience no lag/freeze after lockscreen.
What I noticed: S-Planner not displaying any dismis/snooze like Alarm on S-View, I have to open the cover to dismis it.
But when I use S5 S-Planner, it displayed, but I dont want S5 version, it got no handwriting feature...
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Hehe u don't need use expose sview mod for that. Try use original S View stock app and see if that is the culprit.
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Thanks, Touchdown/no Pin workaround worked for me!
Hi all
I was having similar issues to dumitrudan608 in particular. Huge hang on the lockscreen of up to a minute and normally above 10 seconds on Note 3. We recently acquired 2 of these to be used as company phones and BOTH were experiencing this.
I tried wiping the cache, factory reset, no S view cover, S view cover and turning on and off all sorts of settings but none of this worked. I managed to pinpoint this down to the native e-mail app which had been configured to use Exchange. Similar to dumitrudan608 we were forced to use a PIN (which shouldn't really be an issue, it should just work!).
I also rooted both devices in order to use BetterBatteryStats (can't use without root on KitKat) and to try to determine which wakelocks were causing the device to freeze up. There wasn't a massive battery drain though so this doesn't seem to be the issue. Plus, one of the phone's had nlpwakelock as the most common process however for the other one it was AlarmManager so there was no consistency.
I've now just removed the exchange account from the e-mail app, changed the lockscreen PIN to a pattern & wiped the cache. I've then installed Touchdown thanks to the advice from monomer888 & set it up with the same PIN as was previously on the lockscreen. There is absolutely no lag whatsoever, the phone is now flying. I've yet to try on the other device however I will when I get the chance (unfortunately I believe it's been dropped into Samsung...) and report back here.
A note on Touchdown, so far so good, it does all we want it to so far, so seems to be a viable replacement.
Also, the S view cover is now being used and so I can assume that, at least for us, this was not the cause of our issue. I have read that Samsung have acknowledged that there is an issue surrounding 3rd party covers however due to a chip in the device.
The only issue with this workaround is that you need a pattern to unlock the phone and then a PIN to unlock the app which is a bit tedious.
This is really basic stuff that Samsung should be getting right though. I'll be unwilling to test if the issue is fixed in a future update as having this working is more important to us.
Thanks guys, hope this helps you!
Hi again
I have done the same process on the other Note 3 and am happy to confirm that the issue has also been fixed by the method I used above, so this definitely seems to confirm the problem we were having.
Dissapointing .. we need to contact support
I have Note 3 SMN-900 (kitkat 4.4.2) with original sview cover
this is very disappointing !
thanks for the workaround , which is fine, but a fix is essential to be able to use google deivce policy
How to file a ticket to Samsung support regarding this ?
AminoNote3 said:
I have Note 3 SMN-900 (kitkat 4.4.2) with original sview cover
this is very disappointing !
thanks for the workaround , which is fine, but a fix is essential to be able to use google deivce policy
How to file a ticket to Samsung support regarding this ?
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Have the same problem with my samsung note 3 after upgrade to android 4.42. I m using cloud magic as exchange mail for my company email. Just log ticket to samsung support malaysia but they claim this issue is related to google android 4.42 which have bug. So all the problem they throw it to google as this is not related to their device. How can samsung so not responsible for this issue.
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Hi,
I recently bought my first Android phone in the form of Galaxy Note. However I am so far disappointed with it.
The main reason being that Phone hangs way too often. Earlier I thought it could be due to apps I downloaded from the Android Market. There is no pattern, sometimes it hangs while I am using Market or sometimes when I am browsing Settings menu.
Most of the time when it hangs, I have to remove the battery, put it again and reset the phone. I am really disappointed with my experience. I have already experienced the situation where I could not restart the phone and I had to take the phone to Service center to resolve the issue.
But now even after formatting, Phone does hang intermittently. I am going to take it to the service center but afraid that the issue may not reoccur there and they'll give me some BS reason.
I am not sure if this is a phone problem or Android problem. Does anyone else face the same problem?
P.S. - I have the latest firmware installed on my phone.
ohmyigod said:
Hi,
I recently bought my first Android phone in the form of Galaxy Note. However I am so far disappointed with it.
The main reason being that Phone hangs way too often. Earlier I thought it could be due to apps I downloaded from the Android Market. There is no pattern, sometimes it hangs while I am using Market or sometimes when I am browsing Settings menu.
Most of the time when it hangs, I have to remove the battery, put it again and reset the phone. I am really disappointed with my experience. I have already experienced the situation where I could not restart the phone and I had to take the phone to Service center to resolve the issue.
But now even after formatting, Phone does hang intermittently. I am going to take it to the service center but afraid that the issue may not reoccur there and they'll give me some BS reason.
I am not sure if this is a phone problem or Android problem. Does anyone else face the same problem?
P.S. - I have the latest firmware installed on my phone.
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i've owned quite a few and flashed many different firmwares and i've never experienced what you're describing
ph00ny said:
i've owned quite a few and flashed many different firmwares and i've never experienced what you're describing
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Thanks for your reply. Then this must be phone issue. I'll take it to the Samsung service center , let's see what they have to say.
Sounds like a defective phone. Mine doesn't behave like that.
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I've had my Note for 2 weeks, never once has it froze.
100% you have a defective phone, take it back to Samsung service/repair centre.
Update - I took my phone to Service Centre and to my luck they too experienced the same freezing issue at boot start up. They have kept the phone for inspection and will let me know tomorrow.
I really hope they gave me replacement for my phone. Will update tomorrow.
ohmyigod said:
Update - I took my phone to Service Centre and to my luck they too experienced the same freezing issue at boot start up. They have kept the phone for inspection and will let me know tomorrow.
I really hope they gave me replacement for my phone. Will update tomorrow.
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Yup its a phone issue. My SGN hasnt had any issues yet. I am also using go launcher & added a couple of mods but not a single freeze in past 1 week.
Touch wiz on SGN is laggy compared to other versions.
These things happen to me when I try overclocking / undervolting too much but not on stock firmware. Looks like a defective device.
ohmyigod said:
Hi,
I recently bought my first Android phone in the form of Galaxy Note. However I am so far disappointed with it.
The main reason being that Phone hangs way too often. Earlier I thought it could be due to apps I downloaded from the Android Market. There is no pattern, sometimes it hangs while I am using Market or sometimes when I am browsing Settings menu.
Most of the time when it hangs, I have to remove the battery, put it again and reset the phone. I am really disappointed with my experience. I have already experienced the situation where I could not restart the phone and I had to take the phone to Service center to resolve the issue.
But now even after formatting, Phone does hang intermittently. I am going to take it to the service center but afraid that the issue may not reoccur there and they'll give me some BS reason.
I am not sure if this is a phone problem or Android problem. Does anyone else face the same problem?
P.S. - I have the latest firmware installed on my phone.
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Try to flash a new firmware and check the problem again.
What have you installed lately?
When I first installed widgetlocker, I tried to set a 5x5 widget grid and my phone hung constantly. Using default grid works fine
Also. Vibrate notify also caused the note to lock up hard. Any system app that flakes out can lock up your phone.
Try to remove your sd card to test.
Some brands of sd card are not compatible with note.
ChodTheWacko said:
What have you installed lately?
When I first installed widgetlocker, I tried to set a 5x5 widget grid and my phone hung constantly. Using default grid works fine
Also. Vibrate notify also caused the note to lock up hard. Any system app that flakes out can lock up your phone.
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As I had mentioned this is my 1st Android phone (and expensive one ), so I am not very adventurous with it at the moment.
I had downloaded following apps from Android market.
1. 3G Watchdog
2. Lookout security and Antivirus
3. etc
After my 1st major experience with Screen freeze, I performed hard reset and had performed updates for Flash, Google Maps. That's it. Still I found my phone freezing from time to time. There were no custom ROM or widgets on my phone.
BigQ said:
Try to remove your sd card to test.
Some brands of sd card are not compatible with note.
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I had not put SD card. 16GB is enough for me
As you guys mentioned, the phone was indeed a defective piece. FML
Service center guys wants to replace the faulty circuit with new circuit, however I am insisting on a new piece.
They say they replace the phone only if customer reports the fault in 4 days from purchasing which is BS policy. Not even a week complete and my phone started giving me trouble and they do no want to replace the phone. Big shame on Samsung for such stupid policies.
I have yet to hear from them as they want to speak to Samsung. Looks like I will have to raise storm to get my phone replaced. Rough ride ahead...wish me luck
ohmyigod said:
As you guys mentioned, the phone was indeed a defective piece. FML
Service center guys wants to replace the faulty circuit with new circuit, however I am insisting on a new piece.
They say they replace the phone only if customer reports the fault in 4 days from purchasing which is BS policy. Not even a week complete and my phone started giving me trouble and they do no want to replace the phone. Big shame on Samsung for such stupid policies.
I have yet to hear from them as they want to speak to Samsung. Looks like I will have to raise storm to get my phone replaced. Rough ride ahead...wish me luck
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hi ...im also facing the same problem as u...any update from samsung for ur phone?
I'd resist installing any security or anti virus apps.... Too intrusive and always running in the background.
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ok so i bought Galaxy S4 i9500.. like a week ago.. then i updated my firmware using keis like 2 days ago.. n now my camera crashes.. when not used after a very long time. im not sure is it either the samsung fault or android fault.. my current version is 4.2.2. if u need anymore details.. i will love to provide them!!
obaid_rock said:
ok so i bought Galaxy S4 i9500.. like a week ago.. then i updated my firmware using keis like 2 days ago.. n now my camera crashes.. when not used after a very long time. im not sure is it either the samsung fault or android fault.. my current version is 4.2.2. if u need anymore details.. i will love to provide them!!
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Does it say "warning;camera failed" ? And are you loading the camera from the lock screen or home screen?
obaid_rock said:
ok so i bought Galaxy S4 i9500.. like a week ago.. then i updated my firmware using keis like 2 days ago.. n now my camera crashes.. when not used after a very long time. im not sure is it either the samsung fault or android fault.. my current version is 4.2.2. if u need anymore details.. i will love to provide them!!
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the easiest way is to flash another firmware (Stock*) by Odin
download anther firmware from sammobile.com
ur setting and data will remain but problem will fix
:good:
I bought a new samsung galaxy 4s and the camera failed
obaid_rock said:
ok so i bought Galaxy S4 i9500.. like a week ago.. then i updated my firmware using keis like 2 days ago.. n now my camera crashes.. when not used after a very long time. im not sure is it either the samsung fault or android fault.. my current version is 4.2.2. if u need anymore details.. i will love to provide them!!
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I had the same problem with my new Galaxy S4 that I bought on 8 of may in 2013.
In the beginning, the camera work fine, but after several minutes, on each time that I tried to open the camera aplication it had black screen with an error message.
I tried to exit the battery and return it, it didn't help.
I tried to rebot to manufacturer settings, at the first couple of minutes the camera work fine, but later the black screen appear again at each time I open the camera application.
Here is a link to youtube that show the same problem that I had :
Search on youtube "samsung galaxy s4 camera fail"
What can I do ?
I am having the same problem with my s4; tried system update, factory reset... maybe i need to try to flash my firmware. so disappointed with Samsung. a flagship phone shouldn't have this problem!
to be safe, getting it exchanged... i never bought insurance before but it looks like i might need to if i am sticking with the s4.
It's a known problem. Loads of people have it. You'll just have to wait for Samsung to fix it.
gili1234 said:
I had the same problem with my new Galaxy S4 that I bought on 8 of may in 2013.
In the beginning, the camera work fine, but after several minutes, on each time that I tried to open the camera aplication it had black screen with an error message.
I tried to exit the battery and return it, it didn't help.
I tried to rebot to manufacturer settings, at the first couple of minutes the camera work fine, but later the black screen appear again at each time I open the camera application.
Here is a link to youtube that show the same problem that I had :
Search on youtube "samsung galaxy s4 camera fail"
What can I do ?
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From today speaking to a guy who repairs samsungs this is a hardware issue. Reboots and factory resets seem to fix the issue but the root of the problem is the the camera module either not correctly attached/or soldered to the connection so when rebooting or resetting the phone the movement of the device in your hand or laying the phone face up briefly re-connects the module to the device. I'm awaiting my new device as my carrier told me a few people have had this issue also.
Hope that helps
cameracartwright said:
Does it say "warning;camera failed" ? And are you loading the camera from the lock screen or home screen?
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no it dosent.. it just crashes.. with a black screen!
I have taken several pictures with my 2 days old GS4 but in one occasion when I opened the camera and switched from the front camera to the main, the phone froze and reboot it self :/
I hope i only was a one time failure and not hardware or software relate.
Cheers
There are several other topics created for this issue Slow or reboot when opening camera apps and [Q] Galaxy S4 - reboot launching camera from lockscreen
So far, temporary fixes are limiting the background processes to 4 from the developer options in the settings menu and disabling air view options and smart screen options. This has worked for me, I haven't experienced any other reboots but the lag is still present and sometimes when enabling both cameras feature the app would freeze.
I'm not sure whether this is a hardware or a software issue but nevertheless most GS4s experience lag with the camera app, especially those on the octa version, the GT-I9500. I bought the phone internationally, not using a carrier and switching mine will be a pain; therefore i really hope it's a solvable software issue.
This happened to me yesterday. I tried factory resets, going back to stock with Kies, clearing data, but nothing works. I thought it was because of something
I flashed yesterday, but that wasnt it. Sad it happened so quickly and hopefully it can be fixed.
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cameracartwright said:
From today speaking to a guy who repairs samsungs this is a hardware issue. Reboots and factory resets seem to fix the issue but the root of the problem is the the camera module either not correctly attached/or soldered to the connection so when rebooting or resetting the phone the movement of the device in your hand or laying the phone face up briefly re-connects the module to the device. I'm awaiting my new device as my carrier told me a few people have had this issue also.
Hope that helps
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how reliable is your source? will they fix it in the future.. like in the next batch.. n will they take the first batch back and give us the new models? can u confirm this with him?
obaid_rock said:
how reliable is your source? will they fix it in the future.. like in the next batch.. n will they take the first batch back and give us the new models? can u confirm this with him?
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He doesn't work for Samsung he just repairs them independently so he is speaking from experience. But I have since asked another independent business and the toldme the same. My problem has now stopped buti believe could be fixed due to my new case on the phone pushing the camera module slightly in place? Who knows but I am replacing incase it happens again (really don't wanna be lumbered with an s4 with a broken camera)
cameracartwright said:
He doesn't work for Samsung he just repairs them independently so he is speaking from experience. But I have since asked another independent business and the toldme the same. My problem has now stopped buti believe could be fixed due to my new case on the phone pushing the camera module slightly in place? Who knows but I am replacing incase it happens again (really don't wanna be lumbered with an s4 with a broken camera)
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Were you receiving any warning messages?. As I dug into this problem I've found there are 2 error types. In the 1st scenario the camera would crash and a message would be displayed. The 2nd one, would just turn the screen black after accessing the camera app and after a few seconds the phone would reboot.
If a message is displayed then it's most likely a hardware issue. If the phone restarts without warnings then disabling air gesture options and smart screen options along with disabling a few samsung apps temporary solved the matter, therefore being a software misbehave. It's not a permanent solution but until sammy releases a patch this could be a small fix.
G-XtremE said:
Were you receiving any warning messages?. As I dug into this problem I've found there are 2 error types. In the 1st scenario the camera would crash and a message would be displayed. The 2nd one, would just turn the screen black after accessing the camera app and after a few seconds the phone would reboot.
If a message is displayed then it's most likely a hardware issue. If the phone restarts without warnings then disabling air gesture options and smart screen options along with disabling a few samsung apps temporary solved the matter, therefore being a software misbehave. It's not a permanent solution but until sammy releases a patch this could be a small fix.
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No error message for me.. It justs reboots for me.. Btw what's the expected battery life?
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No error message for me.. It justs reboots for me.. Btw what's the expected battery life?
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Slightly less than 10% / hour with medium use. Coming from a Note 2 this is really frustrating.
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Slightly less than 10% / hour with medium use. Coming from a Note 2 this is really frustrating.
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yea i was expecting much better battery life than this... this sucks! my frnd has a note 2.. n thats awesome!
G-XtremE said:
Were you receiving any warning messages?. As I dug into this problem I've found there are 2 error types. In the 1st scenario the camera would crash and a message would be displayed. The 2nd one, would just turn the screen black after accessing the camera app and after a few seconds the phone would reboot.
If a message is displayed then it's most likely a hardware issue. If the phone restarts without warnings then disabling air gesture options and smart screen options along with disabling a few samsung apps temporary solved the matter, therefore being a software misbehave. It's not a permanent solution but until sammy releases a patch this could be a small fix.
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I have the first scenario. What would actually cause this? Flashing wouldn't cause it, would it?
G-XtremE said:
Were you receiving any warning messages?. As I dug into this problem I've found there are 2 error types. In the 1st scenario the camera would crash and a message would be displayed. The 2nd one, would just turn the screen black after accessing the camera app and after a few seconds the phone would reboot.
If a message is displayed then it's most likely a hardware issue. If the phone restarts without warnings then disabling air gesture options and smart screen options along with disabling a few samsung apps temporary solved the matter, therefore being a software misbehave. It's not a permanent solution but until sammy releases a patch this could be a small fix.
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Mine did both loaded camera app then black screen with message after a few seconds "warning:camera failed" then one time the phone didn't reboot it simply froze until I force restarted it. I'm getting replacement tomorrow evening as I use my camera a lot when I don't have a dedicated camera with me
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Mine did both loaded camera app then black screen with message after a few seconds "warning:camera failed" then one time the phone didn't reboot it simply froze until I force restarted it. I'm getting replacement tomorrow evening as I use my camera a lot when I don't have a dedicated camera with me
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Yup, I have that exact thing. Unfortunately, T-Mobile US doesn't have the S4 as part of their replacement "plan" yet. I'll have to check back later.
HI all, I lost my Nexus 7 today.
I was gutted - searched high & low in the local supermarket and couldn't find it.
Luckily a decent chap had found that his nephew was sat in the car playing with it (having found it) and I got it back. (cheers chappy!) :good:
I am still in shock about this, its my 3rd arm, my memory, my precious!
However - what in case this happens again?
I have Prey on it, but I have found that there is some delay when the alarm goes off and it being locked - long enough for me to find and stop prey.
I have lookout security on it.
So I can get a location and a photo, lock it (assuming the person with it is not techy and turns both off first.)
Can you recommend any other apps etc?
I think a big sticker inside my cover with my details might also be in order.
What would you suggest?
Google's own Android Device Manager https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
DON'T SET IT DOWN ANY WHERE AND FORGET ABOUT IT!!!
Hahaha. Sorry, I really don't have any suggestions (other than what I just said). I've never lost a device before an just don't see how anyone does! Especially in your situation, since you said how much it means to you!
SwiftKey'ed from my White Sprint Note 2 using XDA Premium
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HI all, I lost my Nexus 7 today.
I was gutted - searched high & low in the local supermarket and couldn't find it.
Luckily a decent chap had found that his nephew was sat in the car playing with it (having found it) and I got it back. (cheers chappy!) :good:
I am still in shock about this, its my 3rd arm, my memory, my precious!
However - what in case this happens again?
I have Prey on it, but I have found that there is some delay when the alarm goes off and it being locked - long enough for me to find and stop prey.
I have lookout security on it.
So I can get a location and a photo, lock it (assuming the person with it is not techy and turns both off first.)
Can you recommend any other apps etc?
I think a big sticker inside my cover with my details might also be in order.
What would you suggest?
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Order an iron cage and then hook that cage to yourself and make sure when you are not using it, it must be kept inside.
You will never lose it!
Great words from Alfred lord Tennyson: Tis better to have lived and lost than to never have lived at all.
On s serious not, I think cerebus is good. If you're rooted it can be a system app and even survive a factory reset. Not a factory flash though. Most people won't know how to though.
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I'd like to +1 Cerberus too.
I use it too, but you'd need to have / hope your tablet will hook onto a wifi network if you want recovery options. Otherwise, you'll have to hope Android's security options will protect your data if you consider it sensitive.
P.S. Worth every penny I paid for my life-time account. I have no affiliation to them other than being a customer.
Link to Cerberus: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lsdroid.cerberus
Nburnes said:
Google's own Android Device Manager https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager
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I never knew about this... But thanks...
Sent 4rm my Paranoid Nexus 4.3 LTE...
My wife is now insisting I get myself a man bag.
Something to put my Nexus, wallet, glasses, key, lippy in.
Hmm, one of those things is wrong - lol.
Yes I have installed Cerberus to have a look at only it tells me I'm not rooted.
Funny - I was a while ago - I must have put something on to tell it that its not to try and run the sky app then removed it with the sky ap (because I cant find it now).
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My wife is now insisting I get myself a man bag.
Something to put my Nexus, wallet, glasses, key, lippy in.
Hmm, one of those things is wrong - lol.
Yes I have installed Cerberus to have a look at only it tells me I'm not rooted.
Funny - I was a while ago - I must have put something on to tell it that its not to try and run the sky app then removed it with the sky ap (because I cant find it now).
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EDIT:AH! maybe the update to 4.3 unrooted it?
What would worry me most is
My home was ripped off and all they took were iPads. I at the time did not use any code to create security so I knew my iPad was gone forever. The thing that bothers me the most about your story is how some kid found your device and didn't tell anyone, just taking it out to his car and playing with it, intending to keep it of course,.
Two things about these 7" tablets. They are easy to carry along and easy to misplace so it behooves one to always have a place for it and always use security so it can't just be used without at least making an effort.
Yes that is a worry - I might have to start using a pattern lock or something.
Cerberus looks cool - but not all the features work - I think 'll neet to root it again for that.
Its cheap too - might go for it.
Oh and the android device manager is OK too.
Not sure if I should start another thread on this - but now that I have upgraded to 4.3 and its no longer rooted, will running wugfresh and re rooting it remove any apps or data on it?
SepticSid said:
Not sure if I should start another thread on this - but now that I have upgraded to 4.3 and its no longer rooted, will running wugfresh and re rooting it remove any apps or data on it?
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If the tablet is still unlocked (i.e., unlocked padlock symbol under "Google" logo while it boots up) then all you should need to do is flash the SuperSu zip file that can be found in many places on this forum to root, and a factory reset shouldn't be necessary, but always make a Nandroid backup just in case.
If you need to unlock the bootloader (necessary to root), last I checked a factory wipe is required.
Cheers, its backing up right now.
BBC1 has just featured Cerberus and shown how good it is.
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HI all, I lost my Nexus 7 today.
I was gutted - searched high & low in the local supermarket and couldn't find it.
Luckily a decent chap had found that his nephew was sat in the car playing with it (having found it) and I got it back. (cheers chappy!) :good:
I am still in shock about this, its my 3rd arm, my memory, my precious!
However - what in case this happens again?
I have Prey on it, but I have found that there is some delay when the alarm goes off and it being locked - long enough for me to find and stop prey.
I have lookout security on it.
So I can get a location and a photo, lock it (assuming the person with it is not techy and turns both off first.)
Can you recommend any other apps etc?
I think a big sticker inside my cover with my details might also be in order.
What would you suggest?
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Nice to know there are still since honest people left..
Lookout is good to but I
Installed avg pro and if you lose it not only can you track it down but you can even wipe it remotely if you can't get it back. Also.. Had the picture thing but the best thing is one payment.
No yearly or monthly.. That was why I got it and not lookout.
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I have purchased cerberus, it was cheap enough and does the job.
After several backups using the nexus toolkit etc I have used cerberus to see if it can wipe it.
It did.
Not sure whether to smile or frown lol.
Now I'm restoring, however I notice that my folders are not restored, just the apps so I have to sort everything again.
But it did the job, I wont use a pattern lock so if its lost the finder can either try to contact me or use it online - and thats needed to be able to take pics and locate it etc.
I think I'll look into the adding of cerberus to the rom also, also going to add the wifes phone & tablet to my account.
Oh hang on - restore has just finished.
Hmm - not happy - fast notepad does not have its notes
good job I did my own backup lol put em back now.
I use Cerberus, more powerful than Google device manager.
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+1 on Cerberus, and you don't need root for most of it's features.
Are Cerberus photos working for you guys? For me they come out as vertical streaks, regardless of the photo format selected. This seems to be a common problem, as far as I can tell.
Photos are working fine for me however I would note a few issues.
It does not always communicate well, wiping required root.
If the wifi is off then I need to wait until someone turns it on, so I cannot use a pattern lock on it.
If I send a siren message then they can instantly cancel it.
Mine is in a Lente Designs case with a magnetic cover so it auto locks it when closed.
However, the siren just goes "Brpp" with the cover closed, open the cover and it goes off, close the cover and it stops.
And the lock - if II enter the correct code the next time it sleeps I then need to enter the lock again.
So you need to send an unlock command to it to stop this.
All the same I bought it and installed it on my tablet, wifes tablet & phone.
I suppose at the very least I can find her when out shopping lol
+1 for Cerbus. I have it on 3 devices.
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Hello guys,
I have noticed something weird about my s view cover : sometimes when your power on your device, it doesn't ask me my PIN code and I start directly on my launcher : I don't have network ie I can't call neither send messages but I can see all the message, read contacts, access to all my apps without entering my pin code... is it my s view which is defective or a security problem ?
Thank you
I don't seem to have that problem with mine.
However, I tested it when not receiving messages or anything. Just an idle phone.
Same for me, I just power on my phone that's all but it doesnt ask me my code. I didnt get any messages.
Same problem for me.
Odd... I don't have this problem.
It could be firmware variations (I'm on O2 UK, N9005XXUBMJ1) or it can even be different S-View (Original S-View + Wireless Charging).
But I think it's more to do with the firmware.
Im on 4.3 MJ7
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Im on 4.3 MJ7
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Same.
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Do you guys have Galaxy Gears? a nearby gear will bypass the code because you are there.
Skander1998 said:
Do you guys have Galaxy Gears? a nearby gear will bypass the code because you are there.
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No I dont have a Gear.
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Dont have gear too.
This is the image that I see when my Verizon S5 locks up. Every version of Nougat that I have tried except Cosmic ROM causes the lock up.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxhxEZzV_giJWjYzWnA3elQ5VkM1STh0bkJPS0pVX2FOOHJn/view?usp=drivesdk
The lockups most often happen when I'm moving. Typically when I install the ROM and set it up in my house it is stable (until I leave home). The problem happens when I'm on the go. The only remedy is a battery pull.
Had anyone an idea concerning what can cause this screen?
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The problem happens when I'm on the go.
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Either avoid using magnets in your clothes / bag / etc.
Or just disable SView Flip Cover in the settings.
bbsc said:
Either avoid using magnets in your clothes / bag / etc.
Or just disable SView Flip Cover in the settings.
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I don't see that exactly. Under settings there is:
Flip Case
Under Flip Case there are three areas:
Behaviour
Design
Timeouts
I turned the flip case switch off at the top of this settings area. Is that all I need to do?
Is the phone locking up due to this feature a bug?
Thanks for the help.
martytoo said:
I don't see that exactly. Under settings there is:
Flip Case
Under Flip Case there are three areas:
Behaviour
Design
Timeouts
I turned the flip case switch off at the top of this settings area. Is that all I need to do?
Is the phone locking up due to this feature a bug?
Thanks for the help.
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SView Flip Cover is a product by Samsung.
Different ROMmakers may call it "case" or whatever.
Yes, you've done everything correctly.
bbsc said:
SView Flip Cover is a product by Samsung.
Different ROMmakers may call it "case" or whatever.
Yes, you've done everything correctly.
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In Lineage I find no setting to control this. There is a system app called:
org.lineageos.flipflap
I can't freeze this with Titanium Backup. Freezing it may be a solution but how can I control/ freeze it to see if turning it off is a fix?
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In Lineage I find no setting to control this. There is a system app called:
org.lineageos.flipflap
I can't freeze this with Titanium Backup. Freezing it may be a solution but how can I control/ freeze it to see if turning it off is a fix?
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I removed this system app with a System app remover by Jumobile. It is in the Playstore and requires root, but I have been up and running for 2 days with no lockup. Thanks again for bringing the Sview issue into my awareness.
You are using a non Samsung battery aren't you? This happens with my wife and I's phones from time to time when using the non stock battery.
Limeaide, you are correct about the battery but even though I still have my original Samsung battery there is no way for me to test your theory. Since disabling the part of the OS that reacts to the magnetic battery flap via the SView "app" I haven't had the lock ups.
A funny aside is that I wanted to get to a Nougat ROM because I was having some bizarre wake up issues with the Marshmallow ROM I was using. In retrospect I realize those issues were also related to taking the phone out of the magnet containing belt pouch.