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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SovereigN7:
Seems like it was a rom issue. I had the newest cm rc1 and north was pointing wherever the ground was. I just returned it back to rooted 2.3.4 stock and seems to work fine, except it's shaky now.

EDIT: There is the "Compass" app that still points down, but google map and the other compass apps works somewhat fine (still shaky and about 10-15 degrees off or so)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AtomicPC:
I wonder is it pointing TRUE north or MAGNETIC north? Where I live there is almost no declination however some areas are +-15 degrees.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolmib:
For my case in the original post, both phones are running the stock ROM of 2.3.4 (unrooted). I tried several compass Apps from the Market, none of them pointing to the right direction.....I wonder if it's a hardware problem.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SovereigN7:
Try using "Smart Compass" if you search for "Compass" in the market, it's usually the second one from the top.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koyanishi:
I have experimented a bit more with NS compass and have to agree that its accuracy is random - occasionally it will point north but more often it will be off by 10 to 20 degrees.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolmib:
Just downloaded and installed "Smart Compass"。 Same problems persist...:(
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] littlesthobo:
try the compass built into the mapping app Locus. Best compass i've found yet.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koyanishi:
Yes I think it is a hardware problem.

While researching a problem I have with NFC reading tags I cam upon this gem from this tread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=905512&highlight=nfc+-reading+tags

And chadrockey had this to say in post # 1 of that tread.

Now I never, as far as I know, have had strong magnets near the nfc antenna, but the nfc app does not read nfc tags so it could be that it is magnetized.

But if I take the back cover off my NS as chadrockey recommends, then the compass reading will be spot on.

oh, and btw, the best compass app that I know comes from swiss army knife which is one app containing a number of other neat apps
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] walker7373:
I have the same problem with my nexus s compass, north is not accurate ever and augmented reality application like streetview defect because the compass seems to vibrate, even if I have my hand stable the screen vibrates like I'm shacking the phone...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koyanishi:
did you try using the compass without the case back cover?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolmib:
tried removing the back case, compass still not working
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jottosson:
I gave up my compass a couple of weeks after i got the phone. Shakes like a drug addict and the accuracy is worse than a blind guy trying out sharp shooting for the first time.

Ive removed the back cover, tried different apps and "calibrated" the compass multiple times but to no avail.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] msnxda:
Join the club. The compass is a failure and google is not fixing, or not able to fix it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] [hfm]:
I

yep. Its annoying watching the arrow in maps wriggling or even more annoying google sky map shaking.

Half the time I have to wave the phone around in figure 8s to try to get it to point the right direction. I'm sure I look rather amusing on the sidewalk doing that just about every time I exit the subway and want to get my bearings for a place I've never been.

None of my other htc phones had that issue. Thankfully I still love the nexus s for many other reasons.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pegasolabs:
I found useful a lot this procedure posted by another user:

http://www.s3sensor.com/en/s3/calibration/recalibrate/index.html

It does the trick for me.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] swaipa:
That did the trick for me, thx a lot!
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Declan79:
Folks,

Anyone ever tried this docking station? the price is good enough, looking for review about it

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] {Diemex}:
Because U didnt provide a link I just searched a little - I didnt know that there are so many docking stations.

I just decided to post my findings.

This is the One U ment?

http://www.amazon.com/GSI-Quality-D...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1309707880&sr=1-15

This is the Old One:

http://www.amazon.com/GSI-Quality-Data-Sync-Computer-Vertical/dp/B004HLN1EU

The Amazon Reviews look quite positive

This One looks the best to me.

http://www.amazon.com/Fosmon-Charge...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1309707880&sr=1-10

This one even Includes cradle dock, USB cable, and AC power adapter.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=467128533&pf_rd_i=468294
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Declan79:
yes that's one of those the 3rd link
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Declan79:
which one you using mate? is it well charging? looking for the best:)
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] dtswk:
Thanks for the links.

Looks great.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] {Diemex}:
Hmm I#m currently using the usb cable that came with the tab, im not sure if a dock is worth it, for me its only worth it if it has an extra ac adapter so i dont have to use the one that came with the tab.

I might get a second cable, not so sure about the dock yet, as the one I prefer doesnt appear to be on the german amazon site. :(
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Declan79:
i finally get one but different form the picture i posted earlier, will post it here soon:)
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Declan79:
Finally,

i choosing this cradle dock charging

Its charging well and the most is it can hold both vertical&horizontal

sent from my 2.3.3|dxkg3 DJGalaxy S2
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Declan79:
Im thinking to give a little bit modified with additional ducktape to hold more comfortable while its in stand position

sent from my 2.3.3|dxjpe DJGTabs7
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Declan79:
Here is the cradle dock look like after minor surgery using 3m duck tape,it gives more to hold the back cover :

sent from my 2.3.3|dxjpe DJGTabs7
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Declan79:
send from my premium XDA GT-P1000 2.3.3|DXJPE
[HTC EVO 3D] 30bushido1:
DROPPED CALL'S :(

I've had my phone since launch day and had zero problems until today when I must have dropped at least two dozen calls!! I admit this s after excepting the OTA's but after reading what was going on with Fre3vO development and still inside the 30 return policy I figured what the heck right. Ultimately I'm just looking to some feedback to see if anyone else has experienced these issues pre or post OTA?

sent from my Bushido3VO Shooter
[HTC EVO 3D] campchi:
i have no problem so far...no drop calls at all...i did the ota update as well...
[HTC EVO 3D] 30bushido1:
I did notice it was when I removed my otterbox.probably just excessive traffic due to the holiday weekend ..

sent from my Bushido3VO Shooter
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prouder:
Like the stupid idiot I am, I took my phone for a swim while it quietly rested in my pocket. It's been in my pocket for about 5 minutes until I had noticed. I quickly jumped out, tried to turn it on, but it didn't want to. I took it to my house and took out the battery, the sd card, and the sim card for it to dry as well. However, I heard that if you put in your charger, it messed up everything? If it does, I'm so done for. My warranty doesn't cover water damages. Other than letting the phone and battery dry out in the sun, is there any more advice I should follow? It won't turn on at all. When I take out the back cover, I do see some water drops INSIDE the phone, and I can't get that to dry at all.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shadowskorch:
Put it in rice?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prouder:
I was told that method doesn't work and it's risky

EDIT: I guess I'll give it a try.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khanam:
5 minutes is way too long for it to work. I lost a phone least year in less than 30 seconds in the pool. Sorry but i truly think you need to figure out how to get a new phone.

Sent from my thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gnoop:
I'd say it may work but it may take a while. A couple years ago I accidentally took my phone swimming with me. It was in a while, too. Probably 10-15 minutes. It wouldn't work. Dried. It wouldn't work. For some random reason, months later I tried firing it up. It worked. It's now been donated to the kids to play around with. When it decided to start working again, I'm not positive, but it's still working 2 years later.

For those wondering, it was... I believe.. a Motorolla Krazr. Not exactly a smart phone, though. Best of luck.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Farva0412:
Yeah when phone is on/ battery in it and water hits it for more the 20sec ur screwed. I dropped my tbolt in sink immediately pulled battery and stuck in rice after a couple hrs It worked.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emarusamun:
Took mine swimming 3 weeks after i got it and didn't have insurance. For whatever reason it didn't carry over from my dinc. After a few days in the sun and a few days in rice I was able to boot it up just long enough to unroot.

Went *****in at vzw store that my insurance should have been on my account. They treated it as a manufacture warranty, I forked over the 90 bucks like it was an insurance claim and walked out the store with a brand new bolt.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddgarcia05:
Just toss the phone and claim it lost.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Farva0412:
Lol +1
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prouder:
I think my warranty covers only hardware or software problems.

If I send it in and lie that it's either one of those, aren't I done for? I'm continuing you dry it, however, it's rooted. If they manage to get it on, aren't I screwed?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilovesoad:
Just to double check, you aren't paying for insurance are you?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] youarealwaysthereMD:
Whatever you do don't plug it in. Let it thoroughly dry out for at least a couple days, possibly using the rice method or placing it near a household item used to remove moisture from the air (sodium hydroxide if you have it). After a good few days try powering it on with just the battery.

It could also help to put a fan by it.

This worked with my friends iphone.

Note: anything you do is at your own risk.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThunderStick:
Let it dry. My son went swimming with his nexus one and didn't notice until an hour later. We pulled the battery, used a vacuum to suck out any water and let it sit in a bowl of rice for 3 days. After turning it on it would not hold a charge. Replaced the battery and bingo good as new.

Your phone will mosf likely short circuit and kill power immediately when water hits it. This why you should not try to turn it on until you are certain it is dry.

Sent from my thunderstick
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prouder:
Time to get a new phone.

Did both of the things you told me not to do: tired to turn it on when it was wet and put it in the charger when it was SLIGHTLY wet, it was before i put it in rice.

Still gonna keep it in the rice and pray tho.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrfitchett4:
yeah, you did about everything you shouldn't do with wet electronics.

My wife washed my phone a few years ago in the washing machine. Pulled the battery, put everything in a bag of rice for a week. Charged it up and it came back to life. Screen was a little off for a while, but over time it came back to normal.

I've read you can also put it in the oven on warm for a couple of hours.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] altimax98:
I put my old Motorola Q in the oven after my mom made a Turkey and it was cooling down... worked like a charm after :-)

Edit: I wouldn't recommend it unless your careful
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robsonline:
My wife dropped her Samsung i730 in her glass of ice tea. It was only in there for a few seconds, but it was long enough. I dried it out the best I could, and put it in a bag of rice for 3 days. After the 3 days, it fired right up! I had to take a toothbrush and a little water to un-stick the buttons, but we used it for another year.

I was separating all of my old cell phones a few weeks ago to donate, and I came across my i730. I plugged it in, and it still works!

Give it time, you may be surprised that it will be ok.

Rob
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ThunderStick:
On another note,

I fried my TB a month after I got it. Swimming as well. Tried drying it fast, vacuum and heat. Let sit for few hours and my patience ran out. Turned it on, and a sizzling sound came from the phone. Yup, bad news. I had insurance though so I shelled out the $100 for a replacement and chalked it up as a lesson learned.

Sent from my thunderstick
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Prouder:
Missing out on RC4.. I guess it's a lesson learned for me as well
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Victrola666:
Hello.

i'm curious about installing cm7. i know it requires a full wipe. i'm on cm6.

i've never wiped the phone before and i'm wondering if a wipe affects previous nandroids? if i wipe the device now, and then choose to reload a previous nandroid backup, will the wipe cause the backup harm? or, by reloading the nandroid, everything gets put back where it was?

does that make sense?

thanks.

v.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aiwetir:
the latter.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fazulka:
A nandroid backup is like a snapshot of the system, it will back up everything (except SD card). I have found that after a nandroid restore the phone even remembers where I had a song paused!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Victrola666:
thank you, guys.

i'm gonna try to flash a new rom tonight without fear.
[HTC EVO 3D] polo79:
I have had the 3vo since monday and on two occasions the screen became unresponsive. While stuck in that condition the 2nd time I noticed the bottom half of the screen was indeed responsive. i navigated that way until the issue disappeared on its own. I then became concerned enough to search out if anyone else was having similar issues. I ran across this while searching for the official htc forum. Basically the EVO 4G and the incredible had the SAME ISSUE.

http://community.htc.com/na/htc-forums/android/f/94/t/3264.aspx

I have searched htc's site and xda and haven't seen anyone else reporting the same issue on the 3vo. I then called htc support and of course they weren't "aware of the problem on any of those phones".

So I'm thinking of calling it a factory defect and returning the phone for a replacement. Anyone with more info to add?

Edit:

Found this as well.

http://community.sprint.com/baw/message/308119?tstart=0
[HTC EVO 3D] flomexico:
I can also confirm this. Lasted about a minute. Noticed it after I plugged my headphones in.
[HTC EVO 3D] Wingilot:
It has happened twice to me while trying to search my concact list. I just backed out and opened people again and it worked fine.

What were you running when it was unresponsive?
[HTC EVO 3D] polo79:
I believe I was in the launcher. Also, phone was in my hands.
[HTC EVO 3D] tgkdubb:
Had the happen 1st time ever tonight. And it was the same...the bottom half was responding and buttons but not the rest of the screen. Can't recall which apps I had open. No headphones though.
[HTC EVO 3D] polo79:
Uh oh...... I hope it's a small batch.
[HTC EVO 3D] scoobrel:
It has happened to me too a few time. Usually when i select kill all under task manager.
[HTC EVO 3D] LostRib:
I've had it happen once or twice, I think both times I was opening a forum thread with lots of embedded images ie a show your screenshot thread.
[HTC EVO 3D] ktrotter11:
The screen is responding the app just isn't lol... It's refreshing the list when u kill all
[HTC EVO 3D] SurferNerd6987:
Mine did it tonight for the first time. A reboot fixed it.
[HTC EVO 3D] Pyxl3D:
I have seen this as well a few times

The phone thinks that the notification menu is "dragged" down and it keeps you from tapping any icons or flipping through the screens.

To solve it without rebooting just pull down the notification menu and slide it back up and everything works fine again.

Definately a bug with Sense 3.0
[HTC EVO 3D] polo79:
DEFINITELY not what I saw. I was able to do everything except the top half of my screen was totally unresponsive.
[HTC EVO 3D] davec1234:
It has randomly happened here too.
[HTC EVO 3D] duck9191:
Ok i thought I was just crazy, but I have been having the same issue. It has gotten better and haven't had it happen in a while but It's a pain when it does.
[HTC EVO 3D] Pyxl3D:
You aren't able to click on any of the icons that the "pull down" notification menu would be blocking until you "repull" down the notification menu and slide it back up.

I was just offering how I was able to "workaround" the issue on my phone.

If this doesn't work for you, fine.. I was just trying to help with the experiences I have had.
[HTC EVO 3D] polo79:
Sorry. No animosity intended.
[HTC EVO 3D] skhong:
Same here..

Able to do everything except the top half of my screen was totally unresponsive.

And also the back button (capacitive button) is not bright enough as others (Home, Menu, Search).

Already sent to HTC for the screen replacement, but have to wait till next week because the screen no stock..:(

- Reboot the phone does fix the problem, but it will happen again & again..

- Already performed hard reset as requested by HTC cust service rep, but same thing happened within 24 hours, in clear system.

Unrooted EVO 3D..
[HTC EVO 3D] picklerick:
I also experience touch screen problems, i just turn the screen off and back on and it works again for a short period of time.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Blaqhawk:
I have used this technique and can confirm, it works well if done properly.

From my Charge - XDA Premium
[Verizon Droid Charge] szgeti:
Are the first few steps what is referred to as "bump charging"?

I think this has worked quite well. I flashed Humble 1.2 (at 40% battery) last night, charged up, then started this procedure. After I got done, I took it off the charger and after 15 minutes of trying a new game, listening to a minute of music, and checking various things, I was still at 100%. i left it off, went to bed with wi-fi on, and woke up at 95%. Awesome. My all-day phone is back. :)
[Verizon Droid Charge] Serinety:
Yup :-) glad that this works for folks
[Verizon Droid Charge] thecontrolm7cl:
What happens after the calibration process? do i have to do this everytime i charge my battery or does like normal mean i can just leave it charge whenever. Also with what frequency should i be doing this? once a month calibration?
[Verizon Droid Charge] haza12d:
Just did this... 1 hour 15 mins. and still at 100% Sent two text messages out and played Words with Friends for a minute. Thanks!
[Verizon Droid Charge] thecontrolm7cl:
Did this and it didn't work advice on what I am doing wrong I did the bump charge 2 times ran the phone down 100% and am now looking at 88 percent of next to no use after about an hour and a half of having the phone on.
[Verizon Droid Charge] brian1972ct:
I am in the same boat with you.....I'll just have to accept the fact that I will have to charge every 6 hours, which was a 2 hour step up from the TB.
[Verizon Droid Charge] droidr:
This works, going on 17 hours and still at 65%.
[Verizon Droid Charge] thecontrolm7cl:
What I am curious to know is what is usage like for the people that this worked for. Don't get me wrong I'm not doubting the op but I am a pretty heavy user and even so I'm not really experiencing this awesome battery life everyone talks about when I'm not using it heavily
[Verizon Droid Charge] gman8966:
For all of you that are getting the great life, what percentage does it list for display? This is under settings > about phone > battery use.
[Verizon Droid Charge] triton302:
I'll have to try this method. My battery life is actually worse now after I tried doing the drain to 2% method. I'll report back with my observations.
[Verizon Droid Charge] knodalyte:
Are we talking 3G or 4G here?

I would find it useful when people are talking about how good (or bad) their battery life is to know if they are in a 4G area and have 4G turned on, or are they using 3G only?

Trying to figure out how bad a hit 4G takes on my phone...

Thanks.
[Verizon Droid Charge] countthes:
So I tried this out yesterday...I don't have a rooted phone so I could not wipe battery stats (does anyone know how to do this without rooting your phone?)...but I did follow steps 1-4 three times and I have gone 23 hours on my charge without having to plug it in. I am in a 4g area and had 4g and background services on for the full 23 hours. Had bluetooth, GPS, and wifi turned off. I sent a couple texts, used whatsapp to send texts, used google voice to send texts, made 3 phone calls (about 4 to 5 min each) played angry birds for about 20 min, played words with friends for 10 min, surfed the web on and off, was on tapatalk and browsing forums for about 20 min and I installed a new keyboard and web browser on my phone in those 23 hours.
[Verizon Droid Charge] nowens0520:
I am very curious to know if this will improve battery life after that first initial bump charge.

If you do a regular charge after depleting the charge, do you still see improved battery life?
[Verizon Droid Charge] triton302:
Well... did this too with no luck. I'm just going to have to deal with the fact that this is a power hungry phone.
[Verizon Droid Charge] hooskins:
You may have a defective phone or battery.
[Verizon Droid Charge] triton302:
I'll try another battery... but I've already been through too many DC's and I'm not returning this one. I have no issues with it at all, just this battery problem.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Cilraaz:
Yes. The phone will pull the necessary power for download mode and the Odin flash from the USB port. Just be sure to use a primary USB port (usually the ones on the back of the computer), rather than a hub, as the hub tends to cause problems.
[Verizon Droid Charge] letsgophillyingeneral:
Unfortunately this didn't work for me either. I tried both methods and I still have crappy battery life.

My phone just magically went from 46% to 26% after installing a .zip within CWR. Explain that one. You want some more magic? My battery % just went from 26% to 27%.

What in the balls is going on?
[Verizon Droid Charge] brian1972ct:
I am one of the unlucky few it hasn't worked for either.
[Verizon Droid Charge] chiahead52:
I am starting to think maybe CWM is not wiping the battery stats correctly
[Verizon Droid Charge] letsgophillyingeneral:
Maybe different CWR versions have different results?

Would using an extended battery throw off the regular batteries? I have two stock batteries and one extended and I cycle through them like clockwork ( ;) ) . I have the Droid Charge media dock which I use to charge my spare batteries. Would this have any effect on the crappy battery life?
[Verizon Droid Charge] brian1972ct:
I charge my batteries the same way, stock & extended both in the media dock. I've tried the bump charge method everyone raves about by letting one battery run out, then taking the other battery (fully charged) from the media dock and running that one out.

Hasn't made a difference whatsoever.....