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Hermes crashing too often

Hi all. I am new to the forums (although have been lurking some weeks) so a big hello to everyone.
I have a few issues with my hermes/tytn (a T-Mobile Vario II). A bit of background: I have installed and upgraded latest radio, bootloader, and LVSW to the device. It has a 2gig SanDisk MicroSD.
After my fifth soft reset today, I feel it is time to ask a few questions
1. My device keeps crashing. When I load contacts, slide the keyboard out, use internet explorer... pretty much anything. It seems intermittant so is hard to pin point. Is this what having the latest software entails? or is there something seriously wrong somewhere? My initial thought was that it must be something i've installed running in the background. All I had was spb weather and spb GPRS monitor. I have uninstalled both to no avail.
2. LVWS doesn't come with a task manager. I understand that this was due to problems with the default/MS one. That's fine, no problems. But after I open 5 or 6 programs -- bearing in mind my device seems already prone to crashing, it really bugs me that they are still open even though I have pressed the 'X'. Does everyone just deal with this? Am I the only person that wants their software to close when it's told? (i have tried iLauncher, that has working 'Close' buttons, but I dont like it).
3.I was just talking on the phone over wm6's built in voip client and the damn thing put itself in sleep mode. This killed the conversation. I press the power to get the phone back to life and it lights up but is frozen. You might say this is because the voip is a new feature, but i'm pretty sure it has happened on a regular voice call. Any ideas?
4.Is there anything similar to windows' Wireless Zero Config? I want to be able to walk around a town and be notified when an open AP is found. I would also like to be asked if I want to connect to it. Am I asking too much?
If there's nothing available, is there a market or a need for this? I am a programmer for a living so could probably create something...
5.My alarm does not go off. I presume this is because the damn thing puts itself in sleep mode. Any solutions bar turning off sleep?
6.I used to have a bunch of little squares/icons of recently used programs on the top of the start menu. These appear in horzontal mode (keyboard slid out) but not vertical. They used to appear for both modes.
OK. So there's my list of annoyances. Any solutions would be GREATLY appreciated. I am a first time PDA owner and I *think* I am converted. When this device is working it's great, i love it.
Many thanks,
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[Discussion] Bell JK4

I figured this would be a good place to discuss the new Bell JK4.
I noticed after getting JK4 that there are a few changes (ones I didn't know existed):
- the default wallpaper is different
- Bell bloatware is gone (mostly)
- the start-up Galaxy S logo is slightly different...it has a shadow effect
- in recovery mode there is now a "Format Internal SD"
- the drop down menu brightness trick doesn't work anymore
- the data logo seems different on the top bar

The data symbol is gray now, you're not crazy The GPS icon is also different.
- TouchWiz lock screen now has the provider name on it
- Menus are a little darker blue
- The setting for what to do on USB connection seems to be gone, incredibly annoying
- back and home together is a screen shot
My phone is certainly very fast now but that could be the factory reset. Also 75% of Skype calls turn into static, very disappointing as that was the main reason I wanted froyo. But overall excellent rom so far, I can mass install apps without it hanging for once.
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Pros/Cons
I've updated to JK4 as well and I'm quite satisfied.
1) Brightness setting trick - still works, but it seems you only have to drag the notification bar without having to pull it down a bit. This is good, as I used this feature frequently.
2) Bloatware - this still seems to be there, like the Yahoo search widget and other Bell apps.
3) "Car Home" and "Desk Home" - apps which are more or less shortcuts for apps frequently used in the respective environments.
4) Cursor Arrow - now there is a big arrow cursor thing whenever you click on a text so you can drag that arrow to get to a spot you want.
This is HUGE for me. This makes it so much easier to get the cursor to go to where I want it to be.
5) Copy & Paste Hovering Menu - along with the cursor arrow is the hovering menu which allows you to copy/paste. Again, dramatically improves the experience.
6) HQ Music Album Cover - Before, the album cover was low-quality even if you had high quality album art. Not anymore.
7) Video Player UI change - makes it look cleaner and nicer.
8) Auto-Rotation Shortcut - in notification bar
9) Pinch Zoom-out in Homescreen - sort of similar to Launcher Pro
Now many of these may not be specific to Bell's JK4, but I just wanted to throw it out there.
Performance wise, starting up apps feels faster, which may be real or conceived.
Downside seems to be that scrolling throw apps seems slower/laggier/choppier than before.
GPS is pretty much same for me. Works perfectly fine outdoors. Not so much indoors, though I'm not sure if GPS is supposed to work well indoors to begin with...
Sum up, an improvement over Eclair.

Gps won't find a fix for me. Ideas? I had cleared cache and did a reset once I installed jk4.
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Stood outside for 2 min and got nothing. Walked inside and turned it on for one last shot...got lock.
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I upgraded to froyo tonite and all is well so far but... I seem to be missing sseveral apps in my market downloads list even though they are still on the phone.
Anyone know why and how to fix?
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Think I might have a solution to the missing apps problem. I had the same issue all my apps were still on the phone but most (all the free ones) were missing from the marketplace. The solution is simply to download any free app from the market place, install that app and then close and reopen the marketplace, all my apps were restored. Hope that helps.
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FROYO killed my vibrant
Help! I just updated to FROYO on Kies... all good. After 10 minutes I started getting some process errors when running apps and suddenly (when trying to load Market), it died and started to cycle the white Samsung S GT1900M start screen, then black, then start screen, then black.... aaaaaaah! 3 button reset to get to recovery mode DOES NOT WORK (it had previously). Yanked the battery, no joy.
If I use 3 buttn rec using the volume down button I get the little android guy shoveling logo saying "Downloading.... Do not turn off Target!" but it has been sitting like that for 30 minutes.
Ideas?

Here's my list of pleasant surprises:
- Kies connection (MTP?) always works and disconnects fine. Before when I disconnected from Kies my phone would lose the internal and external SD's until I tried to mount/unmount when connecting USB.
- Overall very smooth feeling
- Calendar now supports bi-weekly repeating entries
- Gmail app seems to be much better. Plus there is an additional update to 2.3.2 that came out just today (Gmail 2.3 comes with JK4) that only works with 2.2 and 2.3 (Gingerbread). I had to download it from the Market.
I still haven't given the GPS much time but I have yet to get a successful lock. So far it is looking worse than JH2. I will have to do some more testing.
That's all I got for now without repeating what other people have said already. So far I really love the Froyo experience. I'll post more after playing with it some more.

jpyper2010 said:
Help! I just updated to FROYO on Kies... all good. After 10 minutes I started getting some process errors when running apps and suddenly (when trying to load Market), it died and started to cycle the white Samsung S GT1900M start screen, then black, then start screen, then black.... aaaaaaah! 3 button reset to get to recovery mode DOES NOT WORK (it had previously). Yanked the battery, no joy.
If I use 3 buttn rec using the volume down button I get the little android guy shoveling logo saying "Downloading.... Do not turn off Target!" but it has been sitting like that for 30 minutes.
Ideas?
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Download mode only does something when connected to a computer. You can use it to return to stock using Odin.

My GPS seems to be working pretty well, I can get a decent lock outside and in the top floor of my house in 15-30 seconds, and I tested Navigation a bit driving home from classes and it seemed flawless to me.

USB Setting
Frostshock said:
- The setting for what to do on USB connection seems to be gone, incredibly annoying
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Yeah, I was confused about that as well. But it's still there. They just moved it from Settings -> About Phone to Settings -> Wireless and network.
I guess connecting to PC is in the realm of networks. Anyhow, it's still there, and they now even have little android screens when you connect/disconnect.

Pre Froyo, the only problem I had with my phone (i.e., no lag w/100+ apps installed, GPS was perfect) was the wonky G-Sensor. After Froyo, it works absolutely PERFECTLY!! LOVE IT!
And I'm liking this thread. Anyone who has noticed new Froyo additions specific to our phones please post them! There was another post in one of the many Bell Froyo posts that had some but can't remember now...
Post hints and tips guys!!
Also, this is a general Froyo tip, but I love it: Chrome to Phone (Chrome extension, there is one for Firefox too) and Android to Cloud...love using these to send webpages, text, maps to phone and vice versa!

@jypyper
you have the internal sd card issue. The phone needs to be repaired.

I've noticed home page scrolling got smoother. App page scrolling on the other hand is slow and delayed. I've also had a few wifi errors now where the wifi doesn't kick in.
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Anyone having any GPS lock issue or My Location based on wireless network issue? I'm using this phone unlocked on Rogers, and they're not working since the update...
GPS sees several sats every time I try it outside..like 7+, but it doesn't seem to be locking on to any of them. Again, I did not have any problem with Eclair...

I can't find the xda developers app invthe market place after the upgrade? Anyone else experiencing this?

yongwanee said:
I've updated to JK4 as well and I'm quite satisfied.
Downside seems to be that scrolling throw apps seems slower/laggier/choppier than before.
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I've noticed this as well.

I'm having a problem where my 'Back' button freezes and will not work. I press it and the light on the button goes out with ho haptic feedback, but it does not exit the screen. I can press it 100 times and it does nothing. Then, if I press the home button, it takes a screenshot and seems to unfreeze the back button...any ideas?

Jsick said:
I'm having a problem where my 'Back' button freezes and will not work. I press it and the light on the button goes out with ho haptic feedback, but it does not exit the screen. I can press it 100 times and it does nothing. Then, if I press the home button, it takes a screenshot and seems to unfreeze the back button...any ideas?
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Bluetooth disconnection possible fix

Hello,
I have the SM-G935FD model. I am facing disconnection in Bluetooth. I tried it on 2 cars, whether using the Bluetooth or not and once it is properly paired, after a minute or so it disconnects. I also tried it on Sony headsets and the same happens.
Someone in the Samsung Members app mentioned that he contacted Samsung support and told him to try Bluetooth in the "Safe mode", and then back to normal mode, and if it still disconnects in the normal mode then a factory reset should be done. Now I tried the Sony headset in the safe mode and there was no disconnection at all, and when I returned back to normal mode it disconnected again.
So I just want to ask if anyone tried resetting the phone to solve this issue and if it really worked. I will do that soon as I have a lot of things to backup and I need time for that.
Thank you.

I have the same issue. How to enable the Safe Mode? Anyway i hope that Samsung will realease a fix soon.

Safe mode: hold the power button, choose restart and choose it once again then immediately press and hold the volume down button until the phone restarts, shows the Samsung logo then vibrates, there just release the volume down button. You will see "Safe mode" on the bottom left corner.
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So why is it working on safe mode? Can we send a report to Samsung?
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Just like Windows OS safe mode I guess, less files and maybe basic drivers work in this mode. Plus not all apps work in safe mode so there is almost no chance of conflict.
I am not sure if we can send a report to Samsung, maybe an expert here in the forum can help?
I will try resetting my phone this night and see if this will solve the problem and report back.
Let's hope someone here in the forum did it before so they can confirm.
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Ok, I reset the phone to factory settings and now the bluetooth is not disconnecting anymore.

supersonictt said:
Ok, I reset the phone to factory settings and now the bluetooth is not disconnecting anymore.
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Maybe there was a conflict with some apps.
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turtuv said:
Maybe there was a conflict with some apps.
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Actually it seems there is a conflict, even after resetting the phone and restoring my apps, the disconnection happened again.
I am not rooted so I don't know if I can get a logcat to identify the issue, maybe some one can help?
Thanks
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supersonictt said:
Actually it seems there is a conflict, even after resetting the phone and restoring my apps, the disconnection happened again.
I am not rooted so I don't know if I can get a logcat to identify the issue, maybe some one can help?
Thanks
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Samsung just released a 156mb update few days ago, we have to wait and see if it will solve this problem.

turtuv said:
Samsung just released a 156mb update few days ago, we have to wait and see if it will solve this problem.
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The changelog of the update that was released in India says that it correct a bluetooth problem which happen when both wifi and bluetooth are turn on.

turtuv said:
The changelog of the update that was released in India says that it correct a bluetooth problem which happen when both wifi and bluetooth are turn on.
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This is good news because I notice when I leave for work and my WiFi disconnects, the phone also disconnect my bluetooth connection. I couldn't figure out why but it seems that the phone likes to disconnect both when one losses connection
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I had this same issue when I had Good Lock installed. It would either randomly disconnect or when trying to connect to a device, it would cycle through all previously paired devices before getting to the one I was actually near.

JLintheTL619 said:
This is good news because I notice when I leave for work and my WiFi disconnects, the phone also disconnect my bluetooth connection. I couldn't figure out why but it seems that the phone likes to disconnect both when one losses connection
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That's it, i think that too. We have to wait the update, hoping it will arrive soon.

Have you tried Bluetooth Auto connect? If it gets disconnected it will try to reconnect, and you can set it so that if it doesn't connect within a certain amount of time it switches the Bluetooth off, I use it in the car all the time, it does take some playing about with the settings but it's worth it.
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The strange thing is that when I reconnect the phone with the button on the telephone screen, it reconnect itself without problem, but it doesn't do this on its own. I will wait for the update.
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Regarding the update, I had one few days ago (3 days maybe) but still no luck.

supersonictt said:
Regarding the update, I had one few days ago (3 days maybe) but still no luck.
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Is it the last one? Because last update has the bluetooth fix into the changelog.
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No it didn't say anything about bluetooth, and I think it was around 156MB.

supersonictt said:
No it didn't say anything about bluetooth, and I think it was around 156MB.
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It is the last one. I don't know what to say, strange.
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turtuv said:
It is the last one. I don't know what to say, strange.
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I think I found out what the problem is, it seems there is a conflict with the mobile banking app i use (Emirates NBD). Now I uninstalled the app and the bluetooth is still connecting with no problems. Someone on Google Play store reported the same problem when using the app.
So it is better to check what app(s) is/are making the conflict. I am not sure how to do it on an unrooted devices, but should be easy for the rooted devices to get the logcat.
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Status Icon

Hello guys, does anyone knows what does the screen icon with a diagonal WiFi symbol at the top right of my screen means and how do I get rid of it? Thanks!

Hello.
This icon means that you are connected to an other device on which you can stream, i.e your Smart TV or a Chromecast for example.

adunaph3l said:
Hello.
This icon means that you are connected to an other device on which you can stream, i.e your Smart TV or a Chromecast for example.
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Hmm this is really weird as I do not recall turning the feature on or making any new gadgets purchases recently, it just sort of appeared out of nowhere one day. Is there a way to turn it off?
Edit : I ended up going into Titanium Backup and uninstalling Samsung MirrorLink and another mirroring service. After a restart, the icon is gone, thanks for your help!

Get data from broken phone via mobile data or WiFi

Hello guys
I have got a phone (Samsung J5 (2016)) which after some mysterious action broke it's UI.
When I boot it up, the first thing that shows up is a message saying: Unfortunately, System UI has stopped.
If I press OK, it keeps showing up for a few times until the screen goes black or the background image flashes but no icons appear and no reaction to any button or touch gesture.
So resetting the phone would most likely fix the problem, but at first I would like to back up stuff from the phone.
So my question is whether someone knows if there is an app out there which I can install via Google Play Store that allows me to access the data?
What I can think of is maybe the app setting up a web server or enabling USB Debugging or any other way to communicate with the phone?
Also an MDM solution is enrolled on the phone and still synchronizing with the server so basic things do still work (no, unfortunately Sophos MDM has no ability to grab data from the phone) and I could install an app also via the MDM.
Thanks in advance...
...and no, I'm not a robot