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Damn ics ..help..

Well all of a sudden after not touching it all day its flashing on off the Asus screen. Did the reboot holding power and down and select restart android .. no luck. Ill try reformating .. all I did today was a factory reset this morn.
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OK so while its flashing all I have to do is hold the volume down and goes to the menu. Tried wipe data but start it then back to flashing.
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I am having the same issues with many others in the forum if you open some of the other threads. I fixed the stuck Asus screen by simply holding down the power button till it hard resets.
Many of us noticed that the random reboot happens during deep sleep of the device.
Hopefully we will get another OTA fixing the random reboot issue like what Asus did for the TF Prime users.
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Some how I had the android Guy show up and reinstall ics and seems fine. Also the wife's was powered down and had to reset hers. But it wasn't rebooting like mine. Wish they would have waited longer.
Both are model are B70..
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Nexus 4 booting up! HELP!!!

OK! Yesterday I use the GPS maps, drive 4 hour trip everything good! On my way back the phone boot up by itself... Between yesterday and now the phone boot up couple more times... Why did that? And how can I fix it please!!!
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How can we help you if you do not provide details about your rom, kernel, app etc?
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The phone is stock not root it... First Android phone so I don't know what details you asking???
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You mean it's turning itself on or it's rebooting on its own?
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shadrage said:
You mean it's turning itself on or it's rebooting on its own?
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If I keep using it for like 30 minutes (hard use) it reboot... How can I do a factory reset? Maybe that fix it...
PS: I notice when reboot it get really hot! I don't know if that is part of the problem..
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monchy36 said:
If I keep using it for like 30 minutes (hard use) it reboot... How can I do a factory reset? Maybe that fix it...
PS: I notice when reboot it get really hot! I don't know if that is part of the problem..
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You just answered your only question.

zephiK said:
You just answered your only question.
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So? A factory reset will fix it? That's the way I use to fix my iPhone... I don't know if nexus is the same???
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monchy36 said:
If I keep using it for like 30 minutes (hard use) it reboot... How can I do a factory reset? Maybe that fix it...
PS: I notice when reboot it get really hot! I don't know if that is part of the problem..
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You said your phone shuts off after hard use, and you said it is really hot when it shuts down. This sounds like a hardware problem. When the processor gets too hot, the device kills power to protect it from frying. Almost every computer has a similar last-resort power-off feature to protect its hardware.
Now the real question: What is making the device overheat? Most likely this is a hardware problem, but there is a remote possibility that the problem could be a rouge app.
A factory reset will remove the apps you installed. If there is an app running an infinite loop in the background, a factory reset might fix the problem. (I remember you said you are running stock without root, so there are no firmware issues. The only possible software issues are with your apps.)
I am sorry to say that you might have a defective board.
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KlipperKyle said:
You said your phone shuts off after hard use, and you said it is really hot when it shuts down. This sounds like a hardware problem. When the processor gets too hot, the device kills power to protect it from frying. Almost every computer has a similar last-resort power-off feature to protect its hardware.
Now the real question: What is making the device overheat? Most likely this is a hardware problem, but there is a remote possibility that the problem could be a rouge app.
A factory reset will remove the apps you installed. If there is an app running an infinite loop in the background, a factory reset might fix the problem. (I remember you said you are running stock without root, so there are no firmware issues. The only possible software issues are with your apps.)
I am sorry to say that you might have a defective board.
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But why start doing that after a month of using it? The only new I did was using the maps app for more than 4hours... A friend toll me to clear cache on map apps...
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If the problem really is hardware, it was a defect that made it past quality control. It's the same reason why a new hard drive might fail after a week of usage--infant mortality. Infant mortality is quite rare, but it does happen nevertheless.
Fortunately, Google's replacement procedure is quite nice compared to most other companies. If Google sends you a replacement, you can keep your existing phone until the replacement arrives. This way, you are not left without a phone temporarily.

Update! Did a factory reset and root it and it's good now! Looks like an app was causing the rebooting... Thanks for the help!
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monchy36 said:
Update! Did a factory reset and root it and it's good now! Looks like an app was causing the rebooting... Thanks for the help!
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Cool! I'm glad you got it fixed. Have a happy new year.
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[Q] Locked Out

Happy Sunday!
So I have an old Acer Iconia a500 laying around, and I decided I wanted to play with it. Turns out I forgot the password because I haven't used it in so long. Its connected to my home wifi, but whenever I enter the password incorrectly ten times it doesn't show the Forgot Password? tab. The volume rocker is completely broken, so there goes that option. Its also not rooted. Any suggestions? I don't care if I lose all my data.
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Happy Sunday!
So I have an old Acer Iconia a500 laying around, and I decided I wanted to play with it. Turns out I forgot the password because I haven't used it in so long. Its connected to my home wifi, but whenever I enter the password incorrectly ten times it doesn't show the Forgot Password? tab. The volume rocker is completely broken, so there goes that option. Its also not rooted. Any suggestions? I don't care if I lose all my data.
Thanks!
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Do you have access over adb?
If so, this should help.

apapousek said:
Do you have access over adb?
If so, this should help.
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I don't have adb installed, but I'll give it a go later this evening. Hopefully it works, and I thank you!
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No prob, good luck.

I finally got a chance to try, and I wasn't able to. I don't believe I checked usb debugging in settings. Anything else I can try?
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There's only one way out of this and that's a complete erase of userdata and cache I.e. hard reset/factory data reset.
If you had custom rom on there most of them have usb debug enabled by default that's not much help with yr issue tho.
If you have the v8 then use fastboot, see this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35500578.
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The tablets not rooted. So I'm not really sure what to do.
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You are meaning the password on yr Acer aren't u? Then the button combo hard reset is yr only option sorry.
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I tried everything. I decided to just do a drop test on it. It didn't hold up well haha. Thanks everyone though!
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Can't open settings.

Something strange is going on with my N4, every time I try to open my settings it just closes it again almost instantly. Also I've noticed that if I turn off wifi it turns itself back on straight away and then it goes into silent mode for a second (speaker symbol with dash through it) then back to full volume. I've tried restarting it and uninstalling recent apps. I am thinking about doing a factory reset but don't want to if I can help it... But I can't anyway because I can't get into settings! Nothing shows up in virus scans. Screen briefly flashes black regularly too. Any suggestions please? Thanks.
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Unfortunately you will have to wipe EVERYTHING on your device to fix this issue.
For now press and hold the power button, press and hold the power off option.
You should see a safe mode option, press OK and the device will boot to safe mode.
In that stage check the settings if it still works.
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Thanks, do you know what has caused this problem?
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Osborn82 said:
Thanks, do you know what has caused this problem?
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No idea, probably some settings or kernel bug.
Did it work?, if so then reboot to get off safe mode and see if it works.
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I can get the settings to stay open in safe mode but still same problem when I restart it again. Should I do a factory reset?
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Osborn82 said:
I can get the settings to stay open in safe mode but still same problem when I restart it again. Should I do a factory reset?
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Most likely an app is doing this, yes try factory resetting.
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Factory reset it and all good now! Thanks.
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Did you installed an antitheft app?? Usually they try to make the settings persistent when in locked to Help phone recovery mode which usually gets activated by changing the SIM card
A factory reset should fix that in most cases
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gierso said:
Did you installed an antitheft app?? Usually they try to make the settings persistent when in locked to Help phone recovery mode which usually gets activated by changing the SIM card
A factory reset should fix that in most cases
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Already fixed, read above your post.
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andyabc said:
Already fixed, read above your post.
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i did read it. i was pointing that out in case it happen again that could be the case

me too
strange enough, I also have exactly the same problem today (August 21). Also had to do hard reset. What's happening? Really curious to know what the cause is.

gierso said:
i did read it. i was pointing that out in case it happen again that could be the case
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What you said makes sense. So, just for the future reference. Should I uninstall my anti-theft app before changing sim card? Will this prevent if from happening? Thanks!

freeintruth said:
What you said makes sense. So, just for the future reference. Should I uninstall my anti-theft app before changing sim card? Will this prevent if from happening? Thanks!
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or deactivate the function in the antitheft app but yes uninstalling is easier some times

cant open settings in nexus 4
Osborn82 said:
Thanks, do you know what has caused this problem?
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Hi i cant open settings in my phone as well. I tried safe mode and that didnt work as well. Could you kindly help

Screenshot Dilemma

First, a bit of background. I have a disability that limits my hand movements.
I had absolutely no trouble in swiping the screen on my S III to take a screenshot. I now have a S4. After several hours of tweaking the gesture settings I still can't take a screenshot by swiping. Also, due to the limited movement in my hands I can't use the shortcut (Home + Volume buttons).
Thus, if an app doesn't exist to take a screenshot on the S4, I would gladly pay a developer to pay for a workaround.
Ideas? Thanks.
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Screenshot ux and screenshot ultimate are both good apps for a substitute. Some aosp/aokp ROMs allow a screenshot to be taken by holding down just the power button and clicking screenshot. Not sure about exposed framework for TW but there may be some screenshot customisations in it.
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Thanks for the tip. I'll check them out.
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Screenshot UX will not run on a phone that is not rooted. In addition, it only works after one uses the phone's screenshot method to crop, etc. Ultimate is similar but does supposedly has an out for non - rooted phones. You have to install a utility on your PC first. Haven't tried it yet.
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Unfortunately, Ultimate is out for the following reason:
" When you completed the steps below screenshot capability will be enabled on your device. However, Android will automatically disable it after every reboot / reset, so you will need to enable the screenshot capability after every reboot. We cannot prevent the disabling of the functionality after every reboot / reset, it is how Android is designed, apologies for that. Your device will NOT be rooted by using this, after a simple reboot everything will be the same as before again."
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I've looked at every screenshot app available for non-rooted phones & all have the same constraints that Screenshot Ultimate does. However, it's not the app's fault...it's a Samsung OS issue.
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