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Battery problems with CDMA hero...

I was looking over the Sprint forums to see if everyone else was having issues with their battery not lasting a day. It seems like there is a huge problem with the dialer keeping your phone on. I'm posting the first post here to spread the word, maybe we can get a fix with everyone in the know.
(Full thread HERE)
My friend and I both purchased Heros and we are both seeing pretty poor battery life. Using a couple of different things we believe we have figured out where the problem lies, but we are unsure how to fix it!
Here's what we know:
Menu < Settings < About Phone < Status < Awake Time
Both of ours have an awake time of 100%. According to other Android users, the lower this number is the better your battery life. So basically this is saying that even when the phone is off, it's not asleep. It is fully awake 100% of the time. Up time should not be the same as awake time.
Using an app called Spare Parts (Spare Parts) you can dig a little deeper.
Spare Parts < Battery History < Partial Wake Usage < Since Last Unplugged.
My phone is showing that the dialer has a wake lock for 16h. This appears to mean that the phone can't sleep because the dialer has locked it.
You can also check under "Other Usage." I have "Running", "Screen on", and "Phone on." Running says:
Time spent without sleeping: 16 hours (100%).
PowerManager | Android Developers
Quote:
Originally Posted by Android Developers
PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK
Wake lock that ensures that the CPU is running. The screen might not be on.
*If you hold a partial wakelock, the CPU will continue to run, irrespective of any timers and even after the user presses the power button. In all other wakelocks, the CPU will run, but the user can still put the device to sleep using the power button.
So now the problem is how do we fix it?
UPDATE ON PROGRESS:
I have made some progress! I downloaded a program from the market that was simply called Task Manager. I previously had checked out TasKiller and TaskControl but neither saw the dialer. I opened Task Manager and clicked on "Phone" and got "This task is not exported. don't switch or stop it." Well I stopped it anyways. Instantly after hitting my power button I began to see a time difference between Up Time and Awake Time (5 minute time difference now).
I was also able to call my phone and text it! After doing so "Phone" showed back up in Task Manager however it is still sleeping properly. I'm not sure what else this is effecting yet or if resetting the phone causes it to mess up again.
UPDATE 2:
So I had to get some sleep last night.
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I will be doing lots of testing throughout the day. My phone slept about 7 hours through the night. I only had a 1% drop in battery life during the night! And I did receive a text this morning. The only thing I know for sure so far is that sending a text causes it to stop sleeping again. I will keep this thread updated as I run some tests today.
UPDATE 3:
So we have determined exactly when it happens. We tried all of the following:
receiving e-mail
checking e-mail
browsing the web
loading google maps and locking location
receiving text
reading text
making a phone call
receiving a phone call
Every single one allows the unit to go back to sleep without any issues. There are two things that prevent it from sleeping every time:
send a text
Turning the phone on with no activity
So sending a text is obvious. Every single time we sent a text, the phone would stop sleeping. Receiving a text is fine. What i mean by turning the phone on with no activity is if I turn the phone on and just let it boot up and disable the screen on it's own and never send or receive a text, it will stay awake even though the screen is off. The phone ends up turning the screen off before it actually boots 100%. Once I turn the phone back on and actually look at my home screen (after it's done booting) and then turn it off again, it will sleep properly.
I'll post more as we figure out more.
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Very interesting... I'm subscribing to this thread.
So after sending a txt can you simply kill dialer again to put it back to sleep?

Very interesting... I'm subscribing to this thread.
So after sending a txt can you simply kill dialer again to put it back to sleep?

I'd imagine that it would work that way, but what a PITA
Anyone with a GSM version able to confirm that this doesn't happen on your device?

I'm at a 24% awake time with my CDMA Hero, and my uptime is 5:23:30
Not sure what I'm doing differently, but I am using Advanced Task Killer to auto-end all apps I don't explicitly exclude every 30 minutes. Maybe you've got a runaway process?

Ok so I'm using Handcent SMS now to try and avoid this problem but I feel like it's not doing anything considering I still get notifications from the regular messenging application. I set Handcent as the default SMS/MMS app but I still get two notifications in the notification panel: one from handcent one from Messenger.
Also... I'm going to miss the messenging widget.. handcent doesn't have one. Just a shortcut.

Same problem here I have an awake time of 100% what a bummer. I knew there must be a problem because when I got to work today my battery was at full charge, we cant use our phones at work and I felt like following the rules today lol so I didnt take my phone out not once. I showed it to my friend but I didnt turn it on because it got busy. Anyways i get off work only six hours later, short shift, and remember this is with 0% use and my battery was almost dead.

install chompsms or handsent..

this is what to do
go to spare parts,general, end buton behavious, select "go to sleep"
now every time you press the end call button, the phone should hopefully go to sleep
try it out and say if it makes a difference

immya said:
this is what to do
go to spare parts,general, end buton behavious, select "go to sleep"
now every time you press the end call button, the phone should hopefully go to sleep
try it out and say if it makes a difference
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Spare Parts didn't help, still showing as continuous uptime with "go to sleep" enabled. I can confirm through spare parts that the Dialer is the culprit (Battery history-->Change CPU Usage to Partial Wake Usage)
This is a huge bug, can't believe that they didn't catch this before launch.

subscribed too, this explains why my battery goes away so fast.

I'm gonna subscribe to this. We chances are we're gonna have to fix this one on our own much sooner than Sprint or HTC will release an official fix.

I just noticed this today, a reset fixed it but hopefully they will get a real fix out for it soon.
Good thing I don't send many text messages.

poor_red_neck said:
Ok so I'm using Handcent SMS now to try and avoid this problem but I feel like it's not doing anything considering I still get notifications from the regular messenging application. I set Handcent as the default SMS/MMS app but I still get two notifications in the notification panel: one from handcent one from Messenger.
Also... I'm going to miss the messenging widget.. handcent doesn't have one. Just a shortcut.
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You can turn off the notification from the Hero's Messaging app, There should be an option in the app settings. Also, you can still use the Widget to read messages, but make sure you don't use it for sending them. It seems that sending the message is what causes the glitch.
Also, it appears that HTC is aware of the issue and is working on a fix: http://htcsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=770&Itemid=50

I did the workaround to handcent and I can say that I will not revert back to the stock messenger once a true fix is discovered. Handcent really is a better messenger application from the customizations available through to the delivery. The biggest aspect is finally being able to send picture mail without the error of the file being over 1mb. Handcent also tells me that the file is too big to send, but it asks me if I would like it to resize the picture to the correct size to send...yes! Not only that, but it completely plays well with the HTC messenger widget so you can keep that on a screen for easy access if you want to.
Another thing that I noticed was when I tried to send a contact to another device as a V-card file, it was sent through the default messenger but it did NOT cause an issue with the dialer??? I'm not sure how that happened, but it is great to know that using the default messenger for built in processes will not trigger the dialer issue.
In short, Handcent is the ****. Even after the workaround was discovered I was going to wait out a fix for the default app...don't waste your time like I did.
ps--I didn't go through the trouble of a hard/factory reset. I simply installed handcent after a restart and disabled the HTC messenger. No problems what so ever after 6 hours of testing and I also have had Advanced Task Kiler installed since day one. Just be sure to set handcent as the default app whenever there is a screen that asks you for it.
Awake time 38%

Sorry for the question but how do you set handcent as the default messaging app? I've been using it for a day now and haven't found anyway to make it default. I'm still getting 2 notifications and also still have the battery glitch... Any help would be greatly appretiated.

lgrulz said:
how do you set handcent as the default messaging app? I've been using it for a day now and haven't found anyway to make it default. I'm still getting 2 notifications and also still have the battery glitch... Any help would be greatly appretiated.
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I am used to using Handcent since I had my G1 but I think it has gotten even better during my time away. To set it as the default go to message app - settings and deselect notifications way at the bottom. Then click the message widget if you use it or a new text or whatever and select always use this option on the popup and select Handcent. Then REBOOT. Works perfect for me I now have an up time of 23 hours and an awake time of 19% and my battery is nearly full after decent use of browser and Navigation, with GPS, bluetooth, wifi, and lots of talking all day.
edit: also DO NOT open the message app and send a text or you will not see a fix, just throw away any shortcuts to the default app on your homescreen and forget that sucker ever existed

erasmogjr said:
I am used to using Handcent since I had my G1 but I think it has gotten even better during my time away. To set it as the default go to message app - settings and deselect notifications way at the bottom. Then click the message widget if you use it or a new text or whatever and select always use this option on the popup and select Handcent. Then REBOOT. Works perfect for me I now have an up time of 23 hours and an awake time of 19% and my battery is nearly full after decent use of browser and Navigation, with GPS, bluetooth, wifi, and lots of talking all day.
edit: also DO NOT open the message app and send a text or you will not see a fix, just throw away any shortcuts to the default app on your homescreen and forget that sucker ever existed
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I am trying to follow your instructions on setting this as default. I do my settings and my "Notifications" box is already unchecked.
I click on the message widget like you mention and it just brings up my message window. There is never a pop up like you mention so I am not able to set Handcent as default.
Any thoughts?

I don't know if this means anything and/or if this will help, but when I am going to install "Robo Defense FREE" from the market, it says this application has access to the following "System tools, prevent phone from sleeping."

WhiteiceDMSTech said:
I am trying to follow your instructions on setting this as default. I do my settings and my "Notifications" box is already unchecked.
I click on the message widget like you mention and it just brings up my message window. There is never a pop up like you mention so I am not able to set Handcent as default.
Any thoughts?
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Hit the "Clear Defaults" button in Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Messaging. with this cleared, you should now be prompted wih the choice of messaging apps. Select the one you want (assuming that it is NOT the native mesaging) and select as default.

[APP][8.24.14] Sprocket - Notifications, SMS/MMS, File Transfer, Remote App Install

I bought a gear recently and was sad to see a lack of apps tailored specifically for it so I made one of my own!
Sprocket
Features:
Native SMS/MMS functionality.
View/Send SMS conversations
View MMS
File Transfer
Send a file from the phone and it will automatically be saved in Internal Storage in the GalaxySMS directory and opened on the Gear from the default handling app
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Remote Application Install
Allows you to install apps on the gear that are installed on your phone.
*Note does not work for paid apps it seems. At least on my Moto X.
Installation
Install the apk on both the phone and the gear and you will be good to go. The application will be automatically run on startup, but needs to be started initially once first installed on both the phone and gear.
Its a good idea to have bluetooth already turned on when initially starting the app.
Install on Phone first, select device
Install on gear next, select device
Support
This app was written specifically on my Moto X so there may or may not be issues with other phones. Please send me a logcat and I'll see what I can do.
Update 7.29.2014
East2West said:
Hello everyone!
I've been working many hours on this release and have made several improvements.
ChangeLog
Better App Stability
System runs in the foreground now so it is less likely to be killed
Improved Connection Speeds
Increased buffer size to allow faster transfers
New Notifications For Texts
This is the one I'm most excited about. I took some inspiration from the new Android Wear Watches to create custom notifications for our beloved gear.
Installation
Install the update on both the Gear and the Phone. If you already have sprocket installed on your gear you can update it with the new version v1.1 attached to the first post using Remote Install. To enable notifications click "Enable SMS Notifications" on the Phone version and follow the prompts.
Right now the app supports all notifications for SMS, but if you would like to preview notifications across the entire device you may download a developer key available on the play store. It will unlock all other notifications (including ongoing and button control!) from the device and will help continue development from my end to give you new features to make our device more useful. A preview of these notifications below:
Install Developer Key*
*The developer key only needs to be installed on the phone
I'll be going through the thread to address any issues you have come across. Thank you all for the feedback
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Update 7.31.2014
East2West said:
Hello everyone!
I have a new version available to address some of the issues in the thread as well as to add some new features.
Download
Whitelist Applications
Go to settings/allowed notifications and uncheck the applications you don't want notifications for
[*]Local Application Updates
Updates will be checked on the phone when the application is started. You can also check by going to menu/check for update on your phone
[*]Crash/Log Reporting
When the application crashes, you will be presented with a dialog to send the crash report to me for analysis. This will help resolve issues on different devices.
[*]Clear Phone Notifications From Gear
When you hit clear on the notification screen on your gear, notifications will be cleared on your phone
[*]Resend Files If Not Connect To Gear at Transfer Time
Fixes an issue when you try to send a file when the gear is not connected. The file will send as soon as device is reconnected
[*]Crash Fixes
Fix crash for some ongoing notifications
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Update 8.7.2014
Hello! Thanks for your feedback and crash logs. I've pushed out an update that should take care of the ones I've seen so far with the Nexus 5 crashes and one's when clicking on a conversation on the gear and the contact app is not installed. Let me know if it solves the issues.
Sprocket 1.3b
Thanks,
East2West
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Update 8.9.2014
Hey Everyone!
I was on vacation last week, so I only had time to push some incremental updates for some bug fixes, but I'm back now and have some new features!
New UI for bringing up sms messages and notifications
New Media Controller
Works with any media player that responds to media button events.
*Developer Key Needed
Clock On Notification Screen
Stability Fixes
Screenshots
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Update 8.9.2014
New Update.
Connection Fixes
Fixed an issue where server would not connect on initial app launch
Try and reconnect to server on bluetooth toggle
New Settings Menu
Allows Muting of Notifications. 3 Settings
Sound On Symbol - Notifications will vibrate and turn on screen and play the notification sound
Vibrate On Symbol - Notifications will only vibrate and not turn on screen
Mute Symbol - Notifications will be silent
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Update 8.11.2014
Another Update!
Extended Notification Detail
Click on flashing icon to expand
New SMS/MMS Theme
Improved MMS image quality
Media Controller Now Works With Pandora
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Update 8.21.2014
Fixed notification buttons not fitting
Items that do not fit go on to the next row
Added reply button in sms notifications
Will take you to SMS Threads
Notification splitting option in settings
Updates to notifications usually replace the last notification in android. This will keep them separate so you can see how it changed over time. Excludes ongoing notifications
Faster connection speeds
Bluetooth reset on disconnection
Bluetooth on the gear will reset if the connection is dropped to improve speeds
Support for large images like sms/screenshots
Images from sms and other notifications will show in the main view
Added request timeouts
Notifications will not be sent to the gear after 15 minutes of being disconnected
Fixed crash when sms is received on the phone and bluetooth is off
Fix duplicate notifications such as email and google music and calendar coming in more than once
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Update 8.24.2014
Hello! Another update..
Widget Support!
Swipe left from main menu
Long press to change widget
Can also activate by clicking notification clock at the top
For both free and developer versions
Out of Memory Crash Fixed
Phone memory was greedy before. Should stay in memory much longer without crashing
Removed "Unable to connect" popup from phone
Will still show on the gear
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For others not able to connect to the gear after upgrading from version 1.3. It may be necessary to upgrade the watch apk manually as the UUID for the bluetooth service has changed and might not be recognized until upgrading the gear to 1.5

I run this on a K2 W100 and it works really well.

falum said:
I run this on a K2 W100 and it works really well.
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The same here including the dev key. Works like a charm.
Keep up the good work dev.

Thanks for this great app dev, will try it out immediately on my Zwatch :laugh:

Crashed sending SMS on smartq Z

Nedyar said:
Crashed sending SMS on smartq Z
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Can you send a crash log my way? I'll get this resolved for you

I pressed the send log button but nothing happenneed.

Nedyar said:
I pressed the send log button but nothing happenneed.
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On the watch or phone( whichever had the crash ) check in the /sdcard/GalaxySMS directory. There should be a file in there like CrashLog#######.txt

Great app! Is it normal that an ongoing notification will cause my watch to vibrate every few minutes? I would prefer that it only notifies me when it pops up initially. I'd also love to see an option to set this app as a lock screen. Thanks and keep up the awesome work!

I installed this on my SmartQ Z1 and oppo find5 (with CM11) and it is pretty sweet! Thanks! I think this might be by favorite notification manager by far (I've used some for the Z1 and the Pebble). :highfive:

Try sprocket with an app called Notif on your phone and you have an instant list maker/photo transfer. Love it

Updated Version 1.7
Sprocket 1.7a
Fixed notification buttons not fitting
Items that do not fit go on to the next row
Added reply button in sms notifications
Will take you to SMS Threads
Notification splitting option in settings
Updates to notifications usually replace the last notification in android. This will keep them separate so you can see how it changed over time. Excludes ongoing notifications
Faster connection speeds
Bluetooth reset on disconnection
Bluetooth on the gear will reset if the connection is dropped to improve speeds
Support for large images like sms/screenshots
Images from sms and other notifications will show in the main view
Added request timeouts
Notifications will not be sent to the gear after 15 minutes of being disconnected
Fixed crash when sms is received on the phone and bluetooth is off
Fix duplicate notifications such as email and google music and calendar coming in more than once

East2West said:
Sprocket 1.7a
Fixed notification buttons not fitting
Items that do not fit go on to the next row
Added reply button in sms notifications
Will take you to SMS Threads
Notification splitting option in settings
Updates to notifications usually replace the last notification in android. This will keep them separate so you can see how it changed over time. Excludes ongoing notifications
Faster connection speeds
Bluetooth reset on disconnection
Bluetooth on the gear will reset if the connection is dropped to improve speeds
Support for large images like sms/screenshots
Images from sms and other notifications will show in the main view
Added request timeouts
Notifications will not be sent to the gear after 15 minutes of being disconnected
Fixed crash when sms is received on the phone and bluetooth is off
Fix duplicate notifications such as email and google music and calendar coming in more than once
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Thanks for the update, it wouldn't install over the last version so I removed 1.6 and installed 1.7. works like a charm!

Does not work.
Hi to all.
The one app that gave me hope to send images to my device does not work.
I tried everything in this forum and still no hope.
And i am also unable to send the log it does not want to work.
Note 3 4.4.2 kitkat rooted.
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FdeKlerk said:
Hi to all.
The one app that gave me hope to send images to my device does not work.
I tried everything in this forum and still no hope.
And i am also unable to send the log it does not want to work.
Note 3 4.4.2 kitkat rooted.
Any help would be nice.
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Can you check for a crash log text file in the /sdcard/GalaxySMS directory? It will have the format CrashLog######.txt
If you can send that my way I can see about fixing the crash

Updated Version
Hey Everyone!
If you are getting a constant update notification there was an issue with my workspace and the version code would not update. I've reuploaded a new version to fix the issue.
Sprocket 1.7b

Updated Version
Hello! Another update..
Sprocket 1.8
Widget Support!
Swipe left from main menu
Long press to change widget
Can also activate by clicking notification clock at the top
For both free and developer versions
Out of Memory Crash Fixed
Phone memory was greedy before. Should stay in memory much longer without crashing
Removed "Unable to connect" popup from phone
Will still show on the gear

System Service draining battery life (SOLVED)

Within the past few days I've noticed that me x727's battery has been draining quite a bit faster. Always at the top of the list in battery stats is System Service. I always have location services and Bluetooth disabled. Has anyone had a similar issue and figured out the exact cause?
edit: I just came across this post from someone else who has Mint SIM and they suggested entering the APN values manually instead of using what the network gives your phone automatically. https://community.zteusa.com/thread/13643#74674. So far it seems like phone is holding a data connection immediately after Wi-Fi disconnect, but time will tell how battery life will be.
edit 2: manually setting the apn values using what Mint Sim provides on their website has completely foxed the issue! My battery life is back to normal and my data connection holds normally again.

I have this exact same problem, but with location services on. Also, I had Android OS draining the battery. I don't know what is causing these issues. Hope someone can find the problem.

Habe also problems with System Services
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Swipe away settings on recents

After one month without reboot or switch off the phone also i had the same problem: reboot the phone twice helped me.

Same issue here, System Service is about 50-70% of values of screen (e.g. if screen is 40%, System Service is 20-28%)

A reboot or swiping away settings don't seem to help for me.

Same here. I did rebooting the phone twice and swipe away settings does not seem to help, too.

- So enable background resource control if you disabled it before via *#46360000#*#*
- Limit the apps (particularly LeEco apps) running on start-up via Permissions setting
- Limit the apps showing notifications via Notification management

Joms_US said:
- So enable background resource control if you disabled it before via *#46360000#*#*
- Limit the apps (particularly LeEco apps) running on start-up via Permissions setting
- Limit the apps showing notifications via Notification management
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Disabling the background resource control cause the System service and Android OS to ramp up? I disable it, because of notification issues with gmail, whatsapp, hangout, and outlook mail. Notification only works when I open the app. Other than that, notification never works.

crazy1990 said:
Disabling the background resource control cause the System service and Android OS to ramp up? I disable it, because of notification issues with gmail, whatsapp, hangout, and outlook mail. Notification only works when I open the app. Other than that, notification never works.
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My notifications (gmail, yahoo mail, work email, messenger, hangout) are perfectly fine with Background Resource Control enabled.

Joms_US said:
My notifications (gmail, yahoo mail, work email, messenger, hangout) are perfectly fine with Background Resource Control enabled.
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Really? Did you change any setting in the phone manager app or something like power saving management, auto launch, align wakeup, etc? Or you leave everything alone as default? I had this issue since 19s. Lol. I might be missing something.

crazy1990 said:
Really? Did you change any setting in the phone manager app or something like power saving management, auto launch, align wakeup, etc? Or you leave everything alone as default? I had this issue since 19s. Lol. I might be missing something.
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I made sure the apps that send notification will auto-launch (Permissions menu) and they can notify (Notifications Management menu) and Important Notice star enabled as well. Google sync should be enabled under Account Management and some apps like Gmail have Sync options that should be enabled as well.
Align Wakeup and Ultra Long Standby both disabled and mine is running stock 21S.
And oh notifications are also coming thru my Gear Fit2 for convenience. =D
HTH

Joms_US said:
I made sure the apps that send notification will auto-launch (Permissions menu) and they can notify (Notifications Management menu) and Important Notice star enabled as well. Google sync should be enabled under Account Management and some apps like Gmail have Sync options that should be enabled as well.
Align Wakeup and Ultra Long Standby both disabled and mine is running stock 21S.
And oh notifications are also coming thru my Gear Fit2 for convenience. =D
HTH
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Thanks for the help. I recently change the setting and will test it for a couple of days.
Edit: I test the notification after making some changes on what you did. The notification works, but it's 15 minute delay. It's not an instant. Is this normal?

This is ridiculous. My mother's galaxy 6 life is better now with this issue.
Sent from my LeEco Le Pro3 using XDA Labs

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TheDethEgineer said:
This is ridiculous. My mother's galaxy 6 life is better now with this issue.
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Its common issue if you browse various forums, many users with many different devices has this issue. Ofcourse google could optimise system better, but 90% of times its due to user configuration/buggy apps. First thing i would do is turn off backup under settings and location history.

Incogn said:
Its common issue if you browse various forums, many users with many different devices has this issue. Ofcourse google could optimise system better, but 90% of times its due to user configuration/buggy apps. First thing i would do is turn off backup under settings and location history.
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It does seem to be a common issue from what i've found in my own research, however the issue seems to have gotten a lot worse on my device in the past few weeks for an unknown reason.

darkmuck said:
It does seem to be a common issue from what i've found in my own research, however the issue seems to have gotten a lot worse on my device in the past few weeks for an unknown reason.
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I can guarantee you its your configuration fault. Its either buggy app, a buggy app or data restore, or buggy system service not letting device sleep properly. As i said earlier, i would start by disabling backup under settings, also location history reporting. Thats 2 things known to cause these problems. If that doesnt help would start looking into apps, 1 by 1. Safest way is to just clean flash or factory reset, then turn off backup and location history, and before installing any app or backup, i am 100% sure, the phone will sleep as a baby. Then start installing apps and look for culprit if its there.

I can confirm, that disabling location service (and location history) is a solution for battery draining. When I disable it in system settings, problem gone.

Textra Doesn't display all the way to the top?

Hey guys,
I use textra as my standard messaging app. It seems like it gets cut off on the s8's display, not going all the way to the top. It leaves a black space between the top of the app and the notification bar. Not sure if this is a textra issue that needs to get updated or an app viewing setting somewhere in the s8 that I'm missing. Either way it sure would be nice if that dead space went away lol
Anybody know any tricks?
Cheers!
Edit: Apps this happens in I've found so far
Textra
theChive
Various banking apps
I'm thinking it's something with the individual apps not being able to display in a certain aspect ratio? Dunno.
A little extra testing showed that this is independent of launcher used. I didn't think it would have an effect but figured I would give it a shot anyways. I used the google now launcher with no difference.

Try Settings, display, full screen apps. Toggle the individual program to be full screen. Should solve the problem.
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chumpysv said:
Try Settings, display, full screen apps. Toggle the individual program to be full screen. Should solve the problem.
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Problem solved! No idea why this is an option I need to check. Bought the phone for a full screen, why would i not wanna utilize that full screen? lol

Programs aren't made to this aspect ratio yet. There could be glitches. You choose full screen you deal with the consequences.
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Have you noticed when you receive a text message and you click on it from the notification screen it makes you swipe to open still? I have the AT&T version and this annoys me.
Like any notification you tap it and instead of opening the phone it goes to a blurry screen and makes you swipe again.

yeah, I wish apps went all the way by default when you install them, and if they don't work that way, I can go in an turn off. I have to go in and turn them all on at the beginning which is annoying.

co.ag.2005 said:
yeah, I wish apps went all the way by default when you install them, and if they don't work that way, I can go in an turn off. I have to go in and turn them all on at the beginning which is annoying.
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how do you do that?

mistahseller said:
how do you do that?
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are you asking how to stretch apps all the way to the edges? It was described in post #2. I just wish they were enabled by default, I just have to go in and turn them on manually upon download.

co.ag.2005 said:
are you asking how to stretch apps all the way to the edges? It was described in post #2. I just wish they were enabled by default, I just have to go in and turn them on manually upon download.
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My error, I thought you were referring to my post.

mistahseller said:
My error, I thought you were referring to my post.
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no worries. I'm not sure about how to help with your question, though. I'm using Textra for SMS/MMS and when I click notification, it opens the Textra quick reply box.

co.ag.2005 said:
no worries. I'm not sure about how to help with your question, though. I'm using Textra for SMS/MMS and when I click notification, it opens the Textra quick reply box.
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Not the click reply like actually double tapping the notification to open the phone makes me swipe to open again.
Here's an example: https://giphy.com/gifs/l0Iy4KrShHt0Sa6Wc

mistahseller said:
Not the click reply like actually double tapping the notification to open the phone makes me swipe to open again.
Here's an example: https://giphy.com/gifs/l0Iy4KrShHt0Sa6Wc
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interesting. what app are you using? stock samsung messages?

co.ag.2005 said:
interesting. what app are you using? stock samsung messages?
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No that's Textra but it does it with any app.

mistahseller said:
No that's Textra but it does it with any app.
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I just watched your video closely. So you are talking about opening the textra message from the lock screen by double tapping? yeah, mine makes me unlock the phone too. I have iris scanner and FP setup. so if I double tap the message from the lockscreen, I have to unlock the phone first to see it or reply to it. I think that's pretty standard.
You can setup reply boxes on the lock screen. I haven't played with it much but I think it'll let you reply with a locked phone. Check out the heads up floating notification section under "when locked"
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co.ag.2005 said:
I just watched your video closely. So you are talking about opening the textra message from the lock screen by double tapping? yeah, mine makes me unlock the phone too. I have iris scanner and FP setup. so if I double tap the message from the lockscreen, I have to unlock the phone first to see it or reply to it. I think that's pretty standard.
You can setup reply boxes on the lock screen. I haven't played with it much but I think it'll let you reply with a locked phone. Check out the heads up floating notification section under "when locked"
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It's any app. I guess I'm nust not used to it coming from a pixel

mistahseller said:
It's any app. I guess I'm nust not used to it coming from a pixel
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did you not have lockscreen security setup on your pixel? I know on my OnePlus One running 7.1.2, if I don't have any lockscreen security (just set to swipe), I can do what you are trying to do. But I think anytime you setup a pin, pattern, fp, etc., you have to insert in those unlocking methods first.
OR, did you have some kind of smart unlock setup on your Pixel that you haven't on your S8 yet? like proximity (home), connection (bluetooth or wifi), etc?
Smart Lock https://imgur.com/a/nEXyh

co.ag.2005 said:
did you not have lockscreen security setup on your pixel? I know on my OnePlus One running 7.1.2, if I don't have any lockscreen security (just set to swipe), I can do what you are trying to do. But I think anytime you setup a pin, pattern, fp, etc., you have to insert in those unlocking methods first.
OR, did you have some kind of smart unlock setup on your Pixel that you haven't on your S8 yet? like proximity (home), connection (bluetooth or wifi), etc?
Smart Lock https://imgur.com/a/nEXyh
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No I've never used any type of lock I just have swipe to open.

mistahseller said:
No I've never used any type of lock I just have swipe to open.
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yeah, not sure. that would be annoying. on my OnePlus One, double clicking the notification unlocks phone immediately and goes to that app.

Stock messaging app wake screen?

This is weird one, I'm familiar that the screen doesnt wake when a notification is received. But just now I received a text via the stock messaging app which woke up the screen. Fortunately I had Nice Catch enabled to show this .
I never recalled that the screen would wake from any app based notifications. Is this feature unique for Samsung massaging app?
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Limeybastard said:
This is weird one, I'm familiar that the screen doesnt wake when a notification is received. But just now I received a text via the stock messaging app which woke up the screen. Fortunately I had Nice Catch enabled to show this .
I never recalled that the screen would wake from any app based notifications. Is this feature unique for Samsung massaging app?
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I believe so. My screen only wakes for the Samsung messages. Kinda annoying. I wish it would just flash the AOD instead

sruel3216 said:
I believe so. My screen only wakes for the Samsung messages. Kinda annoying. I wish it would just flash the AOD instead
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It is annoying that the screen turns on , I agree.
I tried googling this symptom and most results I found were for folks that wanted the screen to wake , which I don't. Its just this app doing it.
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Limeybastard said:
It is annoying that the screen turns on , I agree.
I tried googling this symptom and most results I found were for folks that wanted the screen to wake , which I don't. Its just this app doing it.
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I agree, it is very Annoying. Especially when you have chatty friends, family and wife who text you ALL DAY LONG lol. The phone never sleeps during the day because of texts alone. And I wear a Galaxy watch so I get notified of the texts anyway, i definitely don't need the screen waking up too.

mistermidas said:
I agree, it is very Annoying. Especially when you have chatty friends, family and wife who text you ALL DAY LONG lol. The phone never sleeps during the day because of texts alone. And I wear a Galaxy watch so I get notified of the texts anyway, i definitely don't need the screen waking up too.
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I'd be using another messaging app by now. However tmobile RCS messaging only works on the stock Samsung messaging app on my tmobile branded device.
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Just turn off the stock messaging notifications to 'Sound Only' for the specific sim and additionally go to Settings - Notifications-"In-app notifications" and turn off 'preview messages'. This should stop from waking the screen.

linom said:
Just turn off the stock messaging notifications to 'Sound Only' for the specific sim and additionally go to Settings - Notifications-"In-app notifications" and turn off 'preview messages'. This should stop from waking the screen.
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That didn't work either. I had to set it for the attached notification.
So now I don't get the screen wakes when receiving a text message which is a good thing, however the device no longer vibrates or shows icon on lock screen either.
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Limeybastard said:
That didn't work either. I had to set it for the attached notification.
So now I don't get the screen wakes when receiving a text message which is a good thing, however the device no longer vibrates or shows icon on lock screen either.View attachment 4759363View attachment 4759364
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You should have a 'Vibrate' option in your message app settings. (See attached). Not sure if its carrier dependent.
ASFIK the lock screen settings takes precedence over "preview messages" settings. So even if I turn off preview messages in the 'in-app notifications' but keep 'show content' or 'hide content' in the lock screen settings, the lock screen will show icon/actual message. What you could try is have on-tap AOD enabled and disable preview & lock screen content, that way you can see the icon on AOD screen. Alternatively, have the 'blink light' option turned on in message settings so the led at least notifies you.

linom said:
You should have a 'Vibrate' option in your message app settings. (See attached). Not sure if its carrier dependent.
ASFIK the lock screen settings takes precedence over "preview messages" settings. So even if I turn off preview messages in the 'in-app notifications' but keep 'show content' or 'hide content' in the lock screen settings, the lock screen will show icon/actual message. What you could try is have on-tap AOD enabled and disable preview & lock screen content, that way you can see the icon on AOD screen. Alternatively, have the 'blink light' option turned on in message settings so the led at least notifies you.
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These are the options I have for new messages. Which ones shall I change. Bearing in mind I've tried a few variables.
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Limeybastard said:
These are the options I have for new messages. Which ones shall I change. Bearing in mind I've tried a few variables. View attachment 4759571
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Notification Style - 'Sound' only
Lock Screen - "Dont Show Notifications"
In-App Notifications -> Preview Messages - Turn off.
Am not sure if the icon would appear on lock screen. Try out with AOD On-tap enabled. There is no 'blink light' option for you, but you at least get a sound alert & vibrate without waking up the screen.

linom said:
Notification Style - 'Sound' only
Lock Screen - "Dont Show Notifications"
In-App Notifications -> Preview Messages - Turn off.
Am not sure if the icon would appear on lock screen. Try out with AOD On-tap enabled. There is no 'blink light' option for you, but you at least get a sound alert & vibrate without waking up the screen.
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Thanks I'll try that. Won't be able to test until tomorrow. Wife locks her s10+. [emoji106] I use her phone to send myself test messages.
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Limeybastard said:
Thanks I'll try that. Won't be able to test until tomorrow. Wife locks her s10+. [emoji106] I use her phone to send myself test messages.
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Wow, what a coincidence! I tested the whole thing out using my wife's phone before replying to you!

linom said:
Wow, what a coincidence! I tested the whole thing out using my wife's phone before replying to you!
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I tried it just now, it doesn't wake up screen like it didn't in silent and minimized mode. However it does give me a audible notification which is good.
But still doesn't show icon on AOD. I use tap screen to show AOD.
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Limeybastard said:
I tried it just now, it doesn't wake up screen like it didn't in silent and minimized mode. However it does give me a audible notification which is good.
But still doesn't show icon on AOD. I use tap screen to show AOD.
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Not sure how to get the icon appear on AOD. Will test it out over the weekend.

linom said:
Not sure how to get the icon appear on AOD. Will test it out over the weekend.
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Almost forgot about this. Tried multiple settings, so it seems sometimes it works and the icon appears on AOD, but mostly it does not. Seems to be a bug or I'm not able to figure this out??