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hey all,
so i was working with TF late at night, and i conveniently pushed the power button to suspend it (not turning it off), and the next morning, it just refuses to light up. I have the keyboard dock as well, but I was not using it at that time, and when i dock it, nothing happens.
any ideas? it starts to make me worry, since i had it for just 3 days.
thnx
Mine does that a lot.
First, plug it into the wall to make sure you've got some battery life.
Then try holding down the power button for a long time, maybe a minute. Then I push it a couple more times and it always comes up.
Just keep pushing that power button!
agreed sounds like the same issue that many of us have experienced (I've had it a dozen times or more). Each time just hold the power button for 10-12 secs, release then turn on as normal and it mysteriously comes back to life. Plenty of posts on this forum about it.
And unfortunately this problem persists for me even after the recent OTA update...
If the Samsung Tab 10.1 had a microsd slot, I think my Transformer would be on eBay right now.
Getting tired of unpaid beta testing.
Sorry for re-posting a common issue. On a side note, I was on the latest OTA firmware too.
I am off to work will try again in the evening.
Also, when it happens, does it also drains battery? Or is it just a not powering up issue
thanks for all the responses
It depends... Sometimes I get it to wake up and it says it has battery life. (Most of the time actually.)
Someone was saying that if you turn of the wifi new notifications option sometimes that helps. (I think that was the option...)
Please also refer this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1070343&page=7
SOD
I have the SOD problem with the official rom (asus), not rooted, at the last version.
I have the problem even if wifi is off prior to put it to sleep (power off, no shutdown). If it stay docked with keyboard, i have no problem. It looks like i always have the problem without dock, after about 20 minutes, it no longer resume and have to press power button for 10 secondes and then it restart to boot like if has been shutdown.
Is there a log file somewhere ?
I did not notice this problem the first few day i had my tf, only since yesterday.
Maybe one of the installed program is causing the problem ?
Adobe Flash Player 10.3
androidVNC
Angry Birds
Angry Birds (another one)
Angry Birds Rio
Artillery
Barcode Scanner
BBC News
BlastMonkeys
BreakTheBricks
Bubble Blasts 2
CNet News
CNN
Cordy
Drag Toilet paper
Earth
wBuddy
ElectroDroid
f1.Com 2011
FreeCell
Google Sky map
GPS Test
How to Tie a Tie
Klondike
Labyrinth
Mahjong
Maps
msnbc.com
Pinball Classic
Pinball Deluxe
Pyramid
Revision 3
Satellite AR
Skype
Slots Royale
Spades!
Spider
Stupid Zombies
SurvivalGuide
Talking Gina
Talking Roby Free
Talking Santa
Talking Tom
Tank Hero
TegraZone
Terminal Emulator
Tic Tac Toe
the ones i have installed lately :
Amazon kindle
Adobe reader
HW Solitaire
bang Bang racing
reckless Racing lite
I hope they can solve the problem soon, cause that make no sens to have to always reboot (take ~15 sec)
Only the programs that are currently running not installed programs.
If you have a mini HDMI cable try to hook it up to a tv or monitor to see if that works. I had the same SOD issue but it's not really a screen of death. What happened to mine was just the back light died. If you have good eyes and are in a dimly lit area try turning it on and see if you can see the lock screen. I was able to see the lock screen, enter my pin, and actually vaguely see the home screen. Also if it hooks up to the monitor and you have adb access, chances are the back light is dead. Let me know how it goes.
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bleclair said:
And unfortunately this problem persists for me even after the recent OTA update...
If the Samsung Tab 10.1 had a microsd slot, I think my Transformer would be on eBay right now.
Getting tired of unpaid beta testing.
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Seems to be alot of peoples sentiments.
Theres not even a chance of a dongle right ?
Asus transformer is turning into a very strange device with its combination of demand and HW problems.
don't know if this will help for you, but i fixed the sleep of death problem by removing my lockscreen to a normal unsecured login. prior, i set up a lockscreen pattern code.
it fixed my sleep of death problems when i was having it the first couple of days and i haven't had any since day 1.
sod
I do not have any password, only the default lock that you have to move out of circle.
Last night, i left it on sleep (power off but no shutdown) with no running application (had just reboot previoulsy) and in the morning i had to press power 10 seconds to make it reboot, the power on was not working.
just got back home, as for lock pattern, i had none, just plain honeycomb locking mechanism. I will try the 10sec power button trick right away though.
it worked! thanks all.
karlr30 said:
I have the SOD problem with the official rom (asus), not rooted, at the last version.
I have the problem even if wifi is off prior to put it to sleep (power off, no shutdown). If it stay docked with keyboard, i have no problem. It looks like i always have the problem without dock, after about 20 minutes, it no longer resume and have to press power button for 10 secondes and then it restart to boot like if has been shutdown.
Is there a log file somewhere ?
I did not notice this problem the first few day i had my tf, only since yesterday.
Maybe one of the installed program is causing the problem ?
Adobe Flash Player 10.3
androidVNC
Angry Birds
Angry Birds (another one)
Angry Birds Rio
Artillery
Barcode Scanner
BBC News
BlastMonkeys
BreakTheBricks
Bubble Blasts 2
CNet News
CNN
Cordy
Drag Toilet paper
Earth
wBuddy
ElectroDroid
f1.Com 2011
FreeCell
Google Sky map
GPS Test
How to Tie a Tie
Klondike
Labyrinth
Mahjong
Maps
msnbc.com
Pinball Classic
Pinball Deluxe
Pyramid
Revision 3
Satellite AR
Skype
Slots Royale
Spades!
Spider
Stupid Zombies
SurvivalGuide
Talking Gina
Talking Roby Free
Talking Santa
Talking Tom
Tank Hero
TegraZone
Terminal Emulator
Tic Tac Toe
the ones i have installed lately :
Amazon kindle
Adobe reader
HW Solitaire
bang Bang racing
reckless Racing lite
I hope they can solve the problem soon, cause that make no sens to have to always reboot (take ~15 sec)
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You touch on something here. I do wonder if it's some app that's causing issues. Looking at your list above, I do not have most of the apps you list, and my TF has never encountered the SOD. I have a dock as well, both updated to the latest firmware, and still no issues.
I really wonder if it's something running in the background that just doesn't want to let the device start back up.
I'd suggest to people encountering the problem to first (as much as it sucks) do a factory reset and then be sure the firmware is up to date. Then install only a few applications - just the core ones you use the most frequently - preferably only a couple at a time. Then use the sleep mode and see what happens.
I'll add this as well - I had an Archos 101 that had a SOD problem. I figured out that it happened a lot if the screen off timeout was exceeded. Meaning, if I had the screen timeout set to 2 minutes, and I put it into sleep for more than 2 minutes, a lot of the times, it encountered the SOD.
Right now, my TF is set to keep the screen on. Perhaps this is a factor as well?
If anyone would like to test either or both theories above, try only one at a time. If you change too many things and then fix a problem, it's a lot harder to tell which action resolved the problem.
still sof
I still have the problem. And it is not a dim problem.
nothing on the screen.
Have to press 10 seconds o the power to have it to boot.
Isn't Asus going to do something about it ?
karlr30 said:
I still have the problem. And it is not a dim problem.
nothing on the screen.
Have to press 10 seconds o the power to have it to boot.
Isn't Asus going to do something about it ?
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May I know which version you are using now?
Version no
Here are the version number :
Version android : 3.0.1
GPS : 1.2.4
Wifi : 5.248.35
Bluetooth : 6.12
kernel : 2.6.36.3-00004-g069b8b5
build : HRI.US_epad-8.2.3.13-20110511
Dock : EP101-0209
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I dont know but maybe i have something... i did'nt remembered but i think i started to have that problem when i changed the language of my tf to "french (canada)". Now i have reverted it back to "English US", and so far it doesn't look like i have the problem anymore... i'll continue to test that way and i will report back.
I have rebooted after changing the language, or else i still had the problem.
OK so yesterday I hooked up my tablet to my stereo and pulled up the siriusxm website and was streaming from there. So everytime the screen shutoff so did the stream. I tried the app but I cant get it to work it keeps saying checking for updates. So my question is, is there someway to make the browser continue to stream with the screen off I had to set it to never turn off and it worked great but it does do a number on your battery. Any help would be appreciated.
try with dualweb, maybe.
mine streams from ghosttown with the screen off and docked and closed.
Online streams do this to me, though oddly with upnplay from my own servers, never a problem. Perhaps its a power/bandwidth setting devs put in for smaller devices need to save battery, by default.
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No such problems using TuneIn Radio for Android. Continues to play, regardless of whether I tap the power button to sleep, let the sleep timeout elapse, or close the screen when docked. Also happily wakes up from sleep to play an online stream as an alarm clock.
http://tunein.com/mobile/android/
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OK so yesterday I hooked up my tablet to my stereo and pulled up the siriusxm website and was streaming from there. So everytime the screen shutoff so did the stream. I tried the app but I cant get it to work it keeps saying checking for updates. So my question is, is there someway to make the browser continue to stream with the screen off I had to set it to never turn off and it worked great but it does do a number on your battery. Any help would be appreciated.
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Do you have your WiFi sleep policy set to never?
If you have it set to shutoff with screen off that might be it, not sure.
EDIT: OK I missed that you are accessing XM through the browser, yeah I think when screen goes off or when you're out of the browser
everything shut down.
Wdustin1 said:
OK so yesterday I hooked up my tablet to my stereo and pulled up the siriusxm website and was streaming from there. So everytime the screen shutoff so did the stream. I tried the app but I cant get it to work it keeps saying checking for updates. So my question is, is there someway to make the browser continue to stream with the screen off I had to set it to never turn off and it worked great but it does do a number on your battery. Any help would be appreciated.
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I have the same issues with SIRIUS Their app fails.
Works great on my phone but wont work on my tablet.
Brandon
Yes everytime that I have to minimize the browser for some reason the stream stops is there some kinda of work around for this. I just want to start the stream and then shut off the screen and have it still run. Yes my wifi policy is set to never
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Wdustin1 said:
Yes everytime that I have to minimize the browser for some reason the stream stops is there some kinda of work around for this. I just want to start the stream and then shut off the screen and have it still run. Yes my wifi policy is set to never
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I beleive the issue is with SIRIUS. Their app is not made for honeycomb and does not work.
If you do the webpage honeycomb is set to turn off the inactive page. I noticed that I even lose audio if I switch to a different tabed browser or application. To me it appears to be a honeycomb featured mixed with a sirius application bug.
Thank God I can listen NP on my EVO 3d
Brandon
The application itself must tell the device not to sleep.
Have you ever noticed how when you install certain apps one of the permissions required is "Keep your Device Awake"?
This is why some apps keep playing when you turn the screen off. The browser however, cannot keep your Asus awake and when you turn the stream off it will stop.
sassafras
I had this issue with Music, and now have it with Music Beta.
When listening to a song, when the screen timeout engages, the player will never go to the next song (but it will at least finish the current song). Probably a feature, but would be extremely nice to override that.
Changing the Wifi settings didn't seem to fix it; only removing the screen timeout did.
On the same topic, I guess, but is there a way to keep the Youtube app running in the background while using another app?
I guess another thing would be if theres a way to keep flash videos running while browsing another tab in a browser, but Opera and the stock browser don't allow that.
not the kinda thing i want to write up first thing in the morning but i want to see if i'm alone here or if these are release wide bugs in which case hopefully asus will fix them.
for some perspective, i have a galaxy nexus and that does not have any of these issues.
Gallery: i downloaded a few files off of the internet and then never showed up in the browser, even after forcing a refresh and erasing the data they did not show up. After rebooting they showed up, but on first boot nothing would work.
MKVs/AVIs. diceplayer
So 720p MKVs are even worse than before. they lag so bad that it makes honeycomb look good. 720p avi file plays perfectly.
standard def avi files in diceplayer and moboplayer are being sped up just slightly. kinda like looking at a 120hz tv. was not like this in honeycomb.
And on my Galaxy Nexus these files play perfectly in diceplayer and moboplayer, so i doubt it's an ICS issue, but an asus issue.
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curious to see if anyone else has these issues. honestly very upset with the video issues. i was hoping that ICS would finally allow me to play my hd videos, and now my HD and SD videos are screwed up. almost like asus is forcing me to buy the prime if i want to watch videos, which i refuse to do
Two bugs I've seen so far:
-Battery meter taps out at 99%... It will not say 100. The lockscreen says Charged, but check in Battery and it says 99%, also in the notification area in the lower right.
-Two hours later, the Sync Browser in the Accounts and Sync is still thinking...
fatesealer said:
Two bugs I've seen so far:
-Battery meter taps out at 99%... It will not say 100. The lockscreen says Charged, but check in Battery and it says 99%, also in the notification area in the lower right.
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I have the same on my Moto Defy with ICS. It only reaches 100% when charger connected but will drop to 99% if removed. I guess, "It's not bug, it's a feature". You can try Battery Calibration if it never reaches 100%.
battery charge
My nexus S never charges over 96%. Then I found its a "feature". It is meant to prolong battery lifespan.
Stock internet explorer turns off by it self.
fatesealer said:
Two bugs I've seen so far:
-Battery meter taps out at 99%... It will not say 100. The lockscreen says Charged, but check in Battery and it says 99%, also in the notification area in the lower right.
-Two hours later, the Sync Browser in the Accounts and Sync is still thinking...
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Please read up on LiPo batteries. It is working as intended. LiPo's are not meant to be ever fully charged.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_polymer_battery
People having problems with things shutting down, done a factory reset?
I know it's a huge pain, but the lag/stopping of programs I was having appears (so far) to have been solved by a wipe, and re-install of all my apps.
Thiesen said:
Please read up on LiPo batteries. It is working as intended. LiPo's are not meant to be ever fully charged.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_polymer_battery
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Ok, as a remote control hobbyist who uses lipos all the time, this is just not true. There is no reason why at a certain voltage (4.2 per lipo cell) that the TF should read 100%, this is not normal behavior..but 1% is a negligible drop in battery performance, but could only get worse.
My major bug I discovered- Do NOT use ANY LCD density apps, it will severely mess up you keyboard scaling while not affecting anything else, so I used another one and my launcher is FC'ing will not even boot into it. Time to factory restore..
Factory restore worked, did not even lose root access, but in the process discovered two things, one cool, the other not so much.
1: Asus task manager widget!!
2: tapping VERY quickly seems to be registered as a long press..try it on a widget, just tap it very fast, see if it lags up and then highlights as if it is ready to be dragged, the next tap on the screen will be seen as a drop. Apparently there are touch screen issues even within the official build..CONFIRMED.
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2: tapping VERY quickly seems to be registered as a long press..try it on a widget, just tap it very fast, see if it lags up and then highlights as if it is ready to be dragged, the next tap on the screen will be seen as a drop. Apparently there are touch screen issues even within the official build..CONFIRMED.
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I can't seem to duplicate this error.
Regarding the widgets, I'm not so sure that it's a bug. Now I hate to harp that drum but it's very consistent in the way it acts, and I've only found that behaviour with widgets specifically. In fact, the whole tablet runs like a bloody dream after the update, with touch reaction being one of the improved things. Regarding trouble with video in dice, I'm lucky to not have the same fate. Then again I've always been on stock.
Holy ****, I'm actually blown away. Swiftkey feels so much better now too, and there's absolutely no typing lag in chrome, which was the first thing I downloaded. Wow
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But Chrome will never support Flash. Weh.
I as well am blown away.. Never going back to HC lol! ICS is just so smooth, and even with a couple quirks, better than HC
The quirks I see could possibly be with not having rebooted since install, so grain of salt with these please:
Slight lag when opening some programs that are not in memory
slight type lag if other things are going on (picky, I know)
bit of an install lag
Its damned good, but why oh why does the bloody GMail widget *STILL* not update/refresh properly?? i.e. what *should* happen is that new emails arrive, and the widget refreshes highlighting the new email in bold and showing an unread count..
Nope.. no dice.. seems to suffer from exactly the same behavior as the old Honeycomb widget, i.e. it updates some of the time at best (a force close on "Launcher" will cause it to refresh just as before).. In the grand scheme of things, this is small potatoes but it would've been nice if it just *worked*
In other news, the stock browser seems great and typing lag is definitely a thing of the past on forum sites like XDA
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Its damned good, but why oh why does the bloody GMail widget *STILL* not update/refresh properly?? i.e. what *should* happen is that new emails arrive, and the widget refreshes highlighting the new email in bold and showing an unread count..
Nope.. no dice.. seems to suffer from exactly the same behavior as the old Honeycomb widget, i.e. it updates some of the time at best (a force close on "Launcher" will cause it to refresh just as before).. In the grand scheme of things, this is small potatoes but it would've been nice if it just *worked*
In other news, the stock browser seems great and typing lag is definitely a thing of the past on forum sites like XDA
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as far as email widget, do you have push notifications on for gmail?
panorama mode doesn't work with the new camera app, it just shows a black screen. Has anyone else experienced this ?
I also got a random reboot, which is new for me,, as HC never did that.
Another thing I've noticed: When I do a shutdown, I have to plug in power to get it to come bakc on. No amoutn of holding or pressing the power button will work without power applied.. Doesnt bode well for me, as it happened also on spark rom when I had it. Seem that i'm the only one with this issue :/
No sound of any kind system, media or otherwise. Silent mode is not on. Really weird. Had no problem with the tablet playing/making sounds prior to the ICS update.
Anybody dock since ics? Im not seeing my battery info for the dock in notifications, just that it is docked.
Some of the buttons(namely the settings button) dont work or dont work the same. Maybe there is suppose to be a firmware update? Is there away for it to force a check for an update of the docks firmware?
kingofyo1 said:
as far as email widget, do you have push notifications on for gmail?
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Yep, all enabled. As I said above, it works *sometimes* and always after you force close Launcher, but we shouldn't have to do that..
Had a look around, and irritatingly some people get the same problem and some don't so there's no conclusive answer
G+ keeps closing
I did not notice any sort of issue with dice and 720p mkv files. Should I be looking for something specific ? (These profiles are baseline as high causes artifacts under hc).
Downloading now, clocks in at 691.01 MB
Enhanced SHIELD Hub Features
Network Test capability
User Customizable " My Android Game" and "My Media Apps"
Improved Touch Performance
Misc. Stability and Localization Improvements
Will let you know how it goes.
Do you still have root after updating? That is all I want to know before I update.
SuperSu was unable to preserve root, but Towelroot still works.
technoviking said:
SuperSu was unable to preserve root, but Towelroot still works.
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691MB means that most likely, the update is fully wiping /system and redoing everything.
The benefit of doing a full deployment instead of a delta is that while it uses up MUCH more network bandwidth, at least it is far less likely to fail.
Screen lag is no better for me, unless I use max performance.
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This update fixes the problem of embedded Youtube videos not playing in Reddit apps and things like the Play Store.
karehaq said:
This update fixes the problem of embedded Youtube videos not playing in Reddit apps and things like the Play Store.
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This is definitely a big plus. I wonder if Tapatalk will work after this update.
I wasn't expecting much from this update to be honest, "Misc. Stability and Localization Improvements" doesn't really give any information about what has been fixed...
I can however report that it has fixed my two biggest issues so far (admittedly this is only after two days of testing).
I haven't had a single SoD since the update compared to one every time the tablet was unused for more than two hours. This was reproducible every time on my tablet; 1:59:00 tablet would turn on without needing to do a hard reboot, 2:00:01 tablet wouldn't turn on necessitating turning it off by holding the power button for 10 seconds and then switching back on. I've now been able to turn the tablet on after leaving overnight for the last two nights
It also appears to have reduced the battery drain (maybe related to the SoD who knows...) when the tablet screen is off, instead of the battery stats showing a constant downward slope it's now a pretty much flat line while not being used overnight.
Again this is obviously early days but it's definitely made a difference to my particular tablet YMMV.
Guys, is it better to update or not? I have root and alot of games , Is this update will wipe and effect on my data?
LG G Pro2 - tapatalk
How do you block/prevent OTA updates on the Shield Tablet?
You can update whit no problem, you are not going to loose any data, but you will loose root access, but use towellrot to gain access again.
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SoD still there. This problem is killing me
What exactly is this problem ( SOC)
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rene130313 said:
What exactly is this problem ( SOC)
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I assume you mean SoD?
Sleep of Death; the tablet won't respond to any attempts to wake via the power button after it goes into deep sleep. This used to happen to my tablet after two hours every time. The update appears to have fixed my tablet I still haven't had any issues since applying it.
Still having the weak wifi issue when holding the tablet in portrait mode at the bottom, though I'm hoping when my case arrives that will resolve the issue as it did for my iPhone 4 back in the day...
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I assume you mean SoD?
Sleep of Death; the tablet won't respond to any attempts to wake via the power button after it goes into deep sleep. This used to happen to my tablet after two hours every time. The update appears to have fixed my tablet I still haven't had any issues since applying it.
Still having the weak wifi issue when holding the tablet in portrait mode at the bottom, though I'm hoping when my case arrives that will resolve the issue as it did for my iPhone 4 back in the day...
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Adding my case definitely helped some with the wifi drop, though didn't knock it out totally. SoD occurs quite often on my LTE replacement where it didn't happen as often on my wifi only I RMA'd. Factory resets and even no apps installed doesn't change the crashes and SoD issues. Even coming out of console mode it seems to do it 70% of the time requiring reboots to fix. Its almost comical how many crazy issues this tablet as a whole is having out the gate.
I have had zero SOD since upgrading to 1.2. Stinks that it is still happening for some though.
I think it is a hardware issue they are not admitting. I finally call NVIDIA support today to describe the lag and SOD I'm still having with 1.2 and was given a RMA without asking for one.
How do you flash the image files? I just didn't get the instructions from nvidia website. Can someone clarify everything on how to install the update using PC or using recovery? Ta..
Hi,
How do you turn off the Nexus player? I can't find an option for it, I had to just switch off the power instead.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
kaznad said:
Hi,
How do you turn off the Nexus player? I can't find an option for it, I had to just switch off the power instead.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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There is no "off" on the Nexus Player, just like the Chromecast. It goes into a low powered standby mode after a few minutes, waiting for any Google Cast connections to wake it up and start playing (with HDMI-CEC enabled on TV or receiver, it'll automatically turn on, switch inputs, etc to start playing your cast immediately).
kaznad said:
Hi,
How do you turn off the Nexus player? I can't find an option for it, I had to just switch off the power instead.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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Like @Elrondolio already mentioned, there is no "Power Off" feature (which I HATE!!!). However, you could look for some kind of switch that you could attach to the power adapter cord so that you don't have to unplug every time that you want to turn the device off...something like this: http://www.adafruit.com/products/1125 (though, I have no idea whether or not that specific cord actually will work...I'm just presenting the concept). I've done this with my raspberry pi and it's awesome!
Another option would be to plug the player into an outlet that is controlled by a light switch (which would be much nicer than the cord IMO).
bsara said:
Like @Elrondolio already mentioned, there is no "Power Off" feature (which I HATE!!!).
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I'm truly not trying to be confrontational here, simply curious: why do you hate that it's always on (in low power mode) so much?
To me, I see it no different than another phone or tablet in my home as it has nearly the exact same innards... all of my family's phones and tablets are on 24/7 as well, either on battery or charging on the mains. Having to boot up the box for a quick cast to show a quick video/trailer/etc to the family or start playing some music would be an inconvenience, I'd think, as having to wait for a receiver to boot its OS every time would be.
Again, simply curious as to your reasoning is all. Thanks!
Thanks everyone for your explanation.
I also have a Chromecast installed on my TV and I don't have any problem with it being always on WHEN my TV is turned on. However for the nexus player it will be truly always on unless you switch off the main.
I just got my nexus player yesterday so I dunno if it will be warm/hot if it's always on even when not in use. Anyway if it's not warm/hot if not in use then I've got no problem with it.
Thanks again everyone!
I've had my lean back launcher crash a few times, losing recommendations. It would be nice to have reboot
volwrath said:
I've had my lean back launcher crash a few times, losing recommendations. It would be nice to have reboot
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agreed, a reboot option would be nice. a 3rd party app can achieve this with root. such as: power menu
Elrondolio said:
I'm truly not trying to be confrontational here, simply curious: why do you hate that it's always on (in low power mode) so much?
To me, I see it no different than another phone or tablet in my home as it has nearly the exact same innards... all of my family's phones and tablets are on 24/7 as well, either on battery or charging on the mains. Having to boot up the box for a quick cast to show a quick video/trailer/etc to the family or start playing some music would be an inconvenience, I'd think, as having to wait for a receiver to boot its OS every time would be.
Again, simply curious as to your reasoning is all. Thanks!
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No worries about being confrontational, everybody has there own likes/dislikes...nothing wrong with that. Part of it is the made desire for efficiency that I have...why have something consuming power and bandwidth when it's not being used? Also, the amount of time that I and my family are using it is far less than the time that we aren't using it, if I was using it all day, I might not mind so much. Also, it's nice to do a reboot without unplugging the device, especially since I want to put it in a cabinet that is somewhat of a tight space. But, probably one of the biggest things that comes to my mind is connection to the internet on a 24/7 basis really bugs me. I know that my phone and my wife's phone is always connected...but it needs to be to notify me of things, my TV isn't notifying me of anything, I just want to use it when I want some good old couch potato entertainment, so why take up my bandwidth (I assume that it does some kind of check) and use any amount of power (which I do pay for, no matter how little the power usage is) when it isn't needed?
Personally, I believe that the following principle (highly advocated by Google) should have been followed: "Decide for me but let me have the final say" (http://developer.android.com/design/get-started/principles.html#decide-for-me). In other words, give the option to leave it on all the time for those that want it...but allow for powering off for those who don't. That way, everybody is happy.
I know this isn't an on-device fix, but if you're seriously concerned about your TV accessories only being on when the TV is on, there are many power strips out there that have a "master" outlet that toggles power to the rest of the outlets based on when the master device is on. So turning your TV on and off will switch power to the rest of your devices.
A reboot option would be nice. As for turning the NP off, I am using a TRIPP LITE TLP76MSG Eco Green Switched 7 Outlet Conserve Energy Surge Protector from Amazon.
Just an update, I found that when not in use the player is cool to the touch. As such I believe it goes into a low power/power saving mode. I have no issues with it being always on now. Way to go, google/asus. :good:
Confirmation of sleep mode
My nexus player's light is always on. Does anyone know if this means the unit is on or in sleep mode after the 30 minutes of inactivity? I have set it to 30 minutes and daydream does come on. Based on the manual, when the light is on the unit is on.
Thanks
https://support.google.com/androidtv/answer/6123074?hl=en&ref_topic=6121506
I think the light just means it has power, so it can be in sleep mode even when the light is on.
This was my main concern yesterday.
(I had since a week ago the Nexus Player but due my Internet provider's laziness, it was not until last night I could FINALLY setup my account and the device).
I noticed the DayDream options but I agree that the same OS needs an reboot option.
Mine doesn't switch back on when the TV is turned on again. Just a black screen and doesn't respond to pressing buttons on the remote.
wotandsdwys said:
Mine doesn't switch back on when the TV is turned on again. Just a black screen and doesn't respond to pressing buttons on the remote.
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I recently brought a Nexus Player, I am having the same problem like you. Is this a problem with the software?
Understand that you can't power off the Nexus Player, but will it damage the internal components of the player (flash drive, etc) in the long run if you just simply cut off the power supply, which is apparently the only way to off the device?
Blank screen
xblues said:
I recently brought a Nexus Player, I am having the same problem like you. Is this a problem with the software?
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Me too.. Screen is blank and will not come back to the launcher when a remote button is pressed. Does anyone know why? is it a hardware fault? Thanks in advance
shabba007 said:
Me too.. Screen is blank and will not come back to the launcher when a remote button is pressed. Does anyone know why? is it a hardware fault? Thanks in advance
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I actually got it exchanged at the store. The problem disappeared with the new one (also using 5.1.1). So get a replacement!
kaznad said:
Hi,
How do you turn off the Nexus player? I can't find an option for it, I had to just switch off the power instead.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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yeah i can't find it too. i switch off instead power off