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Help! Flash has stopped working

Just been playing around with my HD2 and have taken a couple of snaps with my camera with automatic flash enabled. All of a sudden, it has become stuck on 'forced off' mode and when I press the flash icon on screen to change it it will not.
Any help would be appreciated

Shall we assume you already tried soft reset and hard reset?

Okay here's the latest. I put the phone on charge and once it was over 50% it worked again, weird?!

ijob said:
Okay here's the latest. I put the phone on charge and once it was over 50% it worked again, weird?!
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In this case, we clearly understand flashlight stop working on certain level of battery for prevent immediately discharge...

must be some way to change the minimum percentage left

so now we all know

Same here, but who the heck programmed that? Cause the flash is actually workin for instance with TorchButton but not with the Camera, thats very strange...

It's on the camera software so other software can still use it.

I found the battery capacity below 20% and camera flash light icon will be grey-out. seems like prevent battery drain speed I guess~~

Maybe a solution via Registry???

[q](STUCK) MULTIPLE ISSUES

Hey guys.
there are several major problems with my device.
first of all, lets see what we have here.
Exynos powered SM-N900 note 3 device
About 2 months old
rooted with CF- Auto Root
4.4.2 N900XXUDNA6_N900SERDNA6_SER firmware
that was the situation of device when the first problem showed itself.
Whiel i was watching video from an sd card, suddenly ı realised even if the device is on charge, (wall type) the battery percentage was dropping. when ı saw that, ı stopped watching the video, put down the phone and went to sleep. (it was 15 % at that time)
after 8 hours of proper sleep, I took my phone and saw that it was just 60%.
then ı began searching for slow charging issues. tried exactly everything about it, no luck. ( 5 different brands of different cables, 3 different brands of wall chargers, 2 different original note 3 batteries. tried both for AC and USB charging.)
All of them gave me the same result of charging current of 300 mah.
then ı tried all the wipe options, (wipe from recovery, factory reset from the settings menu, flashing another firmware which is CAC-N900XXUDNA8-20140210150816. ) still no luck. and things started to get worse.
a pain in the ass lag showed up, I'cant even use the camera. its like it comes and goes, but most of the time its there.
slow charging still continues, sometimes it does not charge at all,(had to reset couple of times) and when it charges, it's always 300 Mah and shows in the battery section as USB all the time ( even if I'm charging with the wall charger) ( already tried cache wipe for this, didn't make any difference.)
When I plug it to the PC, it does not recognize the device as a usb device, nor Kies, but ODİN does. (thankfully).
got this really weird screen, and some other screens close to it. (the screen actually faded away like in the picture ı uploaded. waited for it to go out for 10-15 seconds when ı pushed the wake button, the screen came itself just like nothing else happened 10 seconds ago!)
those are my problems, and the device is rooted, there is no warranty issue, so that means I'm stuck. it's not my first android device, and i consider myself just above average android user, but my hands are tied for this. any kind of help would be greatly appreciated!!

Really? No one can answer that?

rompinpumpkin said:
Really? No one can answer that?
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Did u try charging when mobile is off?if not give a try

Thanks for the reply.
Yeah I tried that. It kind of shortens the time of charging, but still, there are also other problems and some way ı think all of them are connected. That can be a solution only for slow charging, but the other issues still there.

rompinpumpkin said:
Thanks for the reply.
Yeah I tried that. It kind of shortens the time of charging, but still, there are also other problems and some way ı think all of them are connected. That can be a solution only for slow charging, but the other issues still there.
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may all your problems linked each other possible, try to uninstall third party apps you have installed, may some app is causing all the problems.

jdomadia said:
may all your problems linked each other possible, try to uninstall third party apps you have installed, may some app is causing all the problems.
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I'm afraid that is also not a solution, because i already performed a full wipe and flashed a clean firmware, which cleared all 3rd party apps, still problems go on.
appreciate the effort though!

rompinpumpkin said:
I'm afraid that is also not a solution, because i already performed a full wipe and flashed a clean firmware, which cleared all 3rd party apps, still problems go on.
appreciate the effort though!
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Read carefully & flash from below link, hop u will get your all problems sort out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519897

jdomadia said:
Read carefully & flash from below link, hop u will get your all problems sort out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519897
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are you suggesting EFS back-up /restore?
By the way, i have fresh brand new issues!!
now device doesn't close, if i close it and connect it to a charger, it reboots itself to recovery mode!!!
ı discovered something about the lag issue. if i run the cpu enough, (like playing games) lag goes out. when ı quit the game, it turns back!!
I opened up cpu monitor from the developer options, everytime lag shows up, i see from the cpu list this thing:
irq/563-sii8240
I think this causes all of my problems.
any ideas???

rompinpumpkin said:
are you suggesting EFS back-up /restore?
By the way, i have fresh brand new issues!!
now device doesn't close, if i close it and connect it to a charger, it reboots itself to recovery mode!!!
ı discovered something about the lag issue. if i run the cpu enough, (like playing games) lag goes out. when ı quit the game, it turns back!!
I opened up cpu monitor from the developer options, everytime lag shows up, i see from the cpu list this thing:
irq/563-sii8240
I think this causes all of my problems.
any ideas???
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EFS backup is very IMPORTANT, no Idea about what u say about CPU

jdomadia said:
Read carefully & flash from below link, hop u will get your all problems sort out.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2519897
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jdomadia said:
EFS backup is very IMPORTANT, no Idea about what u say about CPU
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I know the importance of the EFS, just couldn't figure out the relevance.

rompinpumpkin said:
I know the importance of the EFS, just couldn't figure out the relevance.
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It looks like a problem with a interrupt of the video driver. I read you already flashed a other firmware, correct?

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Have you installed any apps to monitor battery drain? I use GSAM Battery Monitor and every time I start to see weird things with my battery, I have a look to see which app is running wild. Removing the app usually sets my phone back to very good battery life. The other day HD Widgets updated their app and all of a sudden I was dropping battery life about 15% per hour when hardly using the phone. HD was the culprit, removing it put me back to normal again. This happens often when companies update their apps.
One other thing, does you phone run hot? In the notification screen, you can see the current temp of your phone. If your battery is draining fast, it will run hot.

Thank you for the feedback. I downloaded the app, here are my first results. Do you think its normal that my kernel alone 74% ? I recently turned into cvm recovery, any ideas for alternative kernels?
SM-N900 cihazımdan Tapatalk kullanılarak gönderildi

[Q] poor battery life and camera not focusing

1. after downgrading to 4.4.2 my battery life got worse
like really worse
around 3 hours of screen on time
meanwhile my note 2 used to get between 4 and 6 hours of screen on time
2. the camera doesn't focus very good. the lens are clear
what could I do?
thanks

xXmahriXx said:
1. after downgrading to 4.4.2 my battery life got worse
like really worse
around 3 hours of screen on time
meanwhile my note 2 used to get between 4 and 6 hours of screen on time
2. the camera doesn't focus very good. the lens are clear
what could I do?
thanks
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Have you try callibrate the battery?

xXmahriXx said:
1. after downgrading to 4.4.2 my battery life got worse
like really worse
around 3 hours of screen on time
meanwhile my note 2 used to get between 4 and 6 hours of screen on time
2. the camera doesn't focus very good. the lens are clear
what could I do?
thanks
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After downgrading did you wiped dalvic cache/cache and factory reset your phone. If not then do it.
It may help you as it formats data from previous ROM.
It is already proved that calibrating battery doesn't improve your battery life.
Regards,
hitman-xda

hitman-xda said:
After downgrading did you wiped dalvic cache/cache and factory reset your phone. If not then do it.
It may help you as it formats data from previous ROM.
It is already proved that calibrating battery doesn't improve your battery life.
Regards,
hitman-xda
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I'll try, thanks
I don't remember exactly, I think first time I booted after downgrade it was on the booting screen for a while and I freaked out, took out the battery and booted again, this time successful. I'll factory reset and format as you said but if even then the issue won't be gone what else could I do? And what would be an average screen on time for a note 3?
Thanks again

xXmahriXx said:
I'll try, thanks
I don't remember exactly, I think first time I booted after downgrade it was on the booting screen for a while and I freaked out, took out the battery and booted again, this time successful. I'll factory reset and format as you said but if even then the issue won't be gone what else could I do? And what would be an average screen on time for a note 3?
Thanks again
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If wiping cache/dalvic cache and factory resetting don't solve your problem that means the problem is with the battery or their are more apps that are running continuously in background.
Check for apps that are running continuously and use Greenify to freeze them. Also you can amplify module with xposed, to control wakeups of various apps.
Hopefully wiping and resetting should solve your problem
Regards,
hitman-xda

(Solved)(HOT) Android Lollipop Issue Ex-Heating,gaming,lag etc

People are complaining that they are facing lag,heating issue,battery draining........in Lollipop v5.1
Here is the solution........
1st- Before Upgrading to v5.1 do wipe and factory reset
2nd-take out your SD card before updating to v5.1
3rd-Again do hard reset after installing v5.1
4th-Done
Please Do hit thanks button if I helped you
Lollipop v5.1 Review by me
Antutu Score increased to Approx 40K
Games like Real Racing 3,Asphalt 8,Nova 3 doesn't lag anymore like kitkat do....(kitkat is very bad update for TN7)
Can't install benchmark tools from play store.
Browsing in Chrome is also improved
Battery performance increased by 15-20%
Everything is buttery Smooth...
Performance mode is hide by nvidia. Don't know why.(Download Activity launcher then select all activities then settings->setting>nvcontrolpanel)
Graphics performance increased a bit.
Music is Same.
Have a Nice Day Sir\Mam.....
Enjoy your LoLLipop ��

is this confirmed 100% that hard reset solves all heat and performance issues if i didnt hard reset before install this update ?

mortuus82 said:
is this confirmed 100% that hard reset solves all heat and performance issues if i didnt hard reset before install this update ?
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Yes I did v it... It worked for me...?

it resolved the lag and heating problems but still having problems with google apps connecting through my wifi connection. even if I can basically browse the web using chrome, I cant add a google account in the settings cuz of the issue im having.

Still having battery problems after this. The battery doesn't drain as fast but it takes 3X longer to charge.

didnt solve this that hard reset.. still getting micro freeze lag in games and tablet heats up to 40c playing games like clash of clans and boom beach and this is with 2 cores and 30fps limit set , if i plug in charger it seems stuck, only way is to turn of tablet and turn in cable then it charges normaly... no this is something not right here i never had heat issues or lag in the games i played what a disaster
It even stays at 41c even if i dont play any games, its like the cpu is at 100% for some reason but i did hard reset so wtf is this nonsense ?

mortuus82 said:
didnt solve this that hard reset.. still getting micro freeze lag in games and tablet heats up to 40c playing games like clash of clans and boom beach and this is with 2 cores and 30fps limit set , if i plug in charger it seems stuck, only way is to turn of tablet and turn in cable then it charges normaly... no this is something not right here i never had heat issues or lag in the games i played what a disaster
It even stays at 41c even if i dont play any games, its like the cpu is at 100% for some reason but i did hard reset so wtf is this nonsense ?
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When you say "hard reset" do you mean a reboot or a full factory wipe from the settings menu? I factory reset mine and have had no issues except a little stuttering, but it's far less than it was for me before the update. Make sure you're factory resetting from the settings menu and not from a custom recovery... it will erase everything and reinstall the OS from the factory image of the 5.1 update, which a wipe from a custom recovery doesn't do.

mortuus82 said:
didnt solve this that hard reset.. still getting micro freeze lag in games and tablet heats up to 40c playing games like clash of clans and boom beach and this is with 2 cores and 30fps limit set , if i plug in charger it seems stuck, only way is to turn of tablet and turn in cable then it charges normaly... no this is something not right here i never had heat issues or lag in the games i played what a disaster
It even stays at 41c even if i dont play any games, its like the cpu is at 100% for some reason but i did hard reset so wtf is this nonsense ?
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Installing a new ROM sometimes does this. I've had similar problems with my phone. Solved by calibrating the battery.
It may take several iterations though.
EDIT: by 'this', I mean heating up and draining of battery mainly.

I did a factory reset yes wiped everything, not just reboot the device sorry but problem is still there and this is from using the tablet over a year never any battery or heat problems.. all started after i updated to 5..1
so why do i have issues then ? it must be faulty update im not the only one having heat and battery problems now.. I feel cheated the update promised increased performance and stability improvements i dont see any of that so far only problems and negative stuff..
and how do u calibrate the battery then ?

mortuus82 said:
and how do u calibrate the battery then ?
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There are many versions of essentially the same thing, nothing is guaranteed though, you can google it. Usually it requires root, I guess that's not your case.
So what you have to do is switch off your device and let it charge to 100%. Do not unplug it even then and let it charge for 2-3 hours even after that. Switch on, use it normally. If it's solved then good, if it isn't repeat the process. Like I said, it could take several iterations.
(I calibrated even my laptop's battery the same way in the past. I thought it was gonna die but it worked for another year after that.)
My experience:
A while ago I flashed my phone with unofficial custom cyanogenmod recovery. It worked flawlessly. I used to manually flash the updates as well. This one time, I encountered battery heating up and draining like hell, even if the phone was connected to the charger, battery percentage would go down with each second. Luckily my phone was rooted. I tried calibrating apps from Play Store and it worked. I flashed updates after that as well, but recently, I flashed a new ROM update, and the problem is back. But this time, it's not resolving. I think I've tried every possible way. After a few tries, battery is not heating/draining when using normally, but as soon as I plug it for charging, it gets heated up. (EDIT: it's alright now, without doing anything else than regularly charging and using normally).
Charger is not faulty, I'm sure, plus I've tried a couple of different chargers. ROM is not faulty, if it was everyone would b having the same problem I guess. Also, I re-flashed the previous version, which used to work alright, but the issue remained the same. I'm hoping this would be resolved after a few more tries, or after a new update. As I said, it's not guaranteed, but it works sometimes.
People may tell you to delete the batterystats.bin (this is what calibration apps do, requires root). But a google engineer confirmed that it does essentially nothing as whenever you charge to 100%, the file is automatically reset. http://www.xda-developers.com/google-engineer-debunks-myth-wiping-battery-stats-does-not-improve-battery-life/
Although I'm not having any battery issues, I still liked it better before this update. I think I'm gonna downgrade it, if there's a way.
Sidenote: If you ever decide to flash a custom recovery or OTA update, make sure you have high percentage of battery. Flashing ROMs on low battery can cause issues too. (I don't have any evidence for this, just experience, so I may be wrong.)

battery problem is due to performance setting.........every app uses 100% 4Core max limit of tab.... even playstore,chrome etc like app

If u have back up on TWRP u can run TWRP via fastboot. Then install the SuperSU.zip with recovery and make restore. All works fine and 5.1 is gone.

fix heating and battery drain issue.
I solved lag issue by doing this, hope it helps.

Terrible battery - no deep sleep

[FIXED]
The problem was related to the motherboard. With the new one everything works properly.
Hi,
I have seen a battery drain for a one week. I can't stand with it. The battery drains very fast - especially at night because I got over 30% battery lose with everything turned off! I tried to wipe cache and factory reset but these ways didn't work. I dunno what's going on but it makes me sick. I think that the phone doesn't go into the deep sleep, because "Android System" takes a first place when it comes to the battery usage. Actually the battery is quite new (97,5% real capacity) so I guess that's a problem with system. I don't want to root my phone because of the knox privileges.
I attached a screenshot which shows a night usage of the battery (when I unplugged - battery percentage was 75%).
Any solutions?
What I tried:
- turn off Wi-Fi scanning
- turn off Bixby
- battery saving mode
- wiping cache
- factory reset (but I've used a backup - if that matters)
Didn't work.. So please, help me

i have exactly same problem for about two weeks. Android system is the first place in battery usage, even before screen, if i dont use phone too much. On samsung community there more people with this problem.
Maybe problem is polish version? Też jestem z polski, jedynie problem mam na modelu z plusem. Jeśli znajdziesz rozwiązanie napisz je proszę (if you find the solution please write it here)

Try not to use a backup, just for a dat or so.

Do you use OPV CSC? Or XEO? Which security patch? My is september. I unfortunately use OPV (Orange) and maybe that's the problem. Can you o provide a link to the Samsung community discussion?
I did a totally clear factory reset yesterday and it still doesn't work. ?
My sot is around 2h...

Same issue with me also.. stand by time is around 8-9 hrs only..
Not sure what happened.. service center ppl asked me to change the battery only..

Turn off GPS and your battery will last forever. On my S8 plus I only turn on GPS when really needed.

I have exactly same problem in s8+. Android system draining my battery for about 2 weeks. SOT in 2-3h.
@vemangor i've got Xeo and problem exist.

agawron91 said:
I have exactly same problem in s8+. Android system draining my battery for about 2 weeks. SOT in 2-3h.
@vemangor i've got Xeo and problem exist.
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2 weeks? Lol my problem has occured for the same period. I have no Idea what I can do with it. The biggest drain is always when the screen is off and I don't use my device .
Nothing actually works... the worst battery experience I've ever seen

same for 2-3 weeks..
1) display
2) android system
3) android os
4) device standby

vemangor said:
2 weeks? Lol my problem has occured for the same period. I have no Idea what I can do with it. The biggest drain is always when the screen is off and I don't use my device .
Nothing actually works... the worst battery experience I've ever seen
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Uncheck these 3,on apps ,show system apps

And check Developer options ,keep mobile data to be off

mihayash said:
Uncheck these 3,on apps ,show system apps
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Thanks for the info, what is the name of the theme you are using?
Thanks

mihayash said:
Uncheck these 3,on apps ,show system apps
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Any app background freezes or any issues??

all of these i try and still system android eating my battery...

I tried these steps and unfortunately didn't work ?. I see no any errors, freezes etc. Just battery which drains within 2 hours. During the last night my phone turned off because of... 51% battery lose. Everything was disabled. ?

vemangor said:
I tried these steps and unfortunately didn't work . I see no any errors, freezes etc. Just battery which drains within 2 hours. During the last night my phone turned off because of... 51% battery lose. Everything was disabled.
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Maybe you have apps that run in backround,just try to disable few apps(apps-show system apps- disable allow backround data usage),and disable body sensors from GmsCore from google,you can find it in permissions.
I dont have gmscore and playstore anymore on my S8+,and i have 8 hours SOT,these are the apps that i use right now,i've debloated everything that i dont use and i have Alexisrom 5.6.1

agawron91 said:
all of these i try and still system android eating my battery...
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You have to disable this too,i have over 8 hours SOT even if i use 10 hours aod

Thanks for your help. Unfortunately - these steps don't work as well... Hate that situation?

vemangor said:
Thanks for your help. Unfortunately - these steps don't work as well... Hate that situation
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What Rom do you use,Stock ,Custom ? Have you ever tryed AlexisRom ?Have you done factory reset ?

mihayash said:
What Rom do you use,Stock ,Custom ? Have you ever tryed AlexisRom ?Have you done factory reset ?
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I use the stock rom. I do not wanna to install any custom because of the Samsung Knox. I did factory reset for few times and no one fixed the battery problem.