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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vikramjatt11:
rooting or not has NOTHING TO WITH THE ISSUES!!

- I have had a stock phone since the day it came out, and have "watchdog lite" installed, watchdog alerts me about 10-15 times a day that "suspend", "events/0", and "base system" in my phone are using over 50% CPU while the phone is sleeping... LOL, it JUST happened again while i was typing this...

- also had the LOS issues 2 times, has to restart the phone to get signal again

- once, i was in a call, and when i went to "end" the call, i could not click the end button... the other side wud NOT hang up because it was customer service, they r not allowed 2 hang up on a person... so i had 2 restart the phone to fix this

- sometimes i click the power button to wake the screen, n nothing happens for about 5 seconds... so i click the button again, and the screen turns on and back off right away... n den i have 2 click the button a 3rd time to wake the phone...

- sometimes app just close randomly, and if you try to open the app again, its begins from the VERY BEGINNING, so w.e. u were doing in the app is lost... this sucks for games, and if ur in the middle of something important

- when the phone is on charge, the keyboard sometimes acts weird, typing letters u never click... and also u have 2 touch the screen 2wice sometimes 2 make selections... only happens when on charge, u take it off charge, n its back 2 normal right away

cant think of anything else as of right now... but there are some issues in the phone that can most likely be fixed either via root, or thru a sprint update...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dkotoric:
I had the nexus s 4g and due to the antenas that phone was practically unusable especially on wifi. The gs2 doesnt have any of those issues. This is the first phone since the evo 4g that has impressed me snd i have owned the evo 3d and photon as well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] geolemon:
I seem to be having an issue with battery draw whenever wifi is on.

I'm not rooted, my phone is 100% unmodded. I haven't even installed a different launcher.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ipetloudog:
Im hoping for an update so my games dont continue to crap the bed 10 mins into them. Nothing like trying to lvl up in nova and never finishing an online match.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] boe:
LOS can occur with or without the root. I've only experienced it once but it was in an area with good coverage and no one else with Sprint phones at my office encountered it when I did. It only happened once but I do NOT have a modified ET4G - it is stock. There is a detailed thread on this on android forums and it can occur with or without a root. Apparently it was listed on android forums or android police that this is a known issue. I don't use wifi but it seems to be a common issue for people using wifi from what has been reported.

That being said, I would highly recommend this phone to anyone looking to get a phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dalmus:
Yeah... you would think that being unable to handle games for more than 10 minutes would have been something that the engineers would have caught during development...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawrj:
I have had no issues either. I had one LOS after I flashed the rooted kernel. Went right back to stock kernel and no issues since. And none before the rooted kernel either.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ChodaBoyUSA:
This is always good to remember in order to keep things in proper perspective.

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Although I have not had an LOS event, my unrooted phone does experience the WiFi constant scan and "suspend, events/0" issues. I wonder if there is a possible relationship between the LOS and "suspend, events/0" issue that affects some phones worse than others?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zorachus:
I read the Android Central and Phandroid forums, and see a lot of posts of people returning the phone due to poor signal, and dropped WiFi signals, etc...They all say they love the device, the best smartphone they have ever owned, but because of the bad radio they are not keeping it.

Would an update even fix these issues ? Or did Samsung use a bad/old radio to begin with, and this can't be fixed ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] geolemon:
I have a feeling "a lot" is relative - look at your source.

If you are on an enthusiast forum, you likely already are dealing with elite(ist) group who know more and have less patience / higher demands.

Then, of those people, some percentage of them will post threads illustrating every issue they have. Because they are on a forum, they reenforce each other - same perception you are having "hey, I'm not the only one! Maybe it's a symptom!"

That influences their decision, and they decide to return the phone.

That doesn't mean "a lot" of people are returning the phone. Possibly not even enough to make Samsung aware. You just happen to have seen two people in the same room who claim they were going to return their phone. Two people does not an epidemic make (or whatever number).

...and to answer your question, an update might, or might not fix issues. Depends on the cause of the issue, and the controls available for software manipulation.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
+ 10 zillion!!!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] moeinyoho:
never gettin a update

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never will get a update from samsung
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] strawman1988:
bad phones

i got my phone on 9/26 it wouldnt even connect to activate! 3g spotty right out of the box 4g connects then sleeps in about 30 seconds speed test on both my phones about the same low 5 download below1 upload technical support couldnt get it to work any better after activation got my replacement 10/3 its worse than original phone not rooted either see no reason to root this phone it works flawlessly excepy no damn signal and if you research the entire net everyone seems to be having the same issues whether rooted or not and as far as expectation when you come from the greatest android phone ever created to date the evo 4g you are right when the industry claims a home run on the eg4gt it better hold water will return my 2nd phone for one more the i will probably throw it thru the corporate window and reactivate my evo htc rules!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Dulanic:
The wifi strength is a software issue. It was seen on the OG Epic also. The OG Epic GB leaks have weaker wifi strength also over the froyo OG Epic release. It seems like a mix of a display bug showing weaker strength and a radio software issue with a bad driver. I have no doubt it will be corrected and/or CM7 can correct.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
not everyone has any of these problems; I've never dropped a signal, call, or wifi signal, and get faster wifi speeds than on ANY phone I have ever owned; 3g sucks just like it did on my last 3 sprint phone, because their network is horrible..

As always, generally only people with problems post on the internet..

Anyone who wants this phone should buy it, and use it, and if you have problems, just like any other phone, return it or exchange it.

But to say EVERYONE has problems with this phone is totally misleading..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] evolart:
I have no problems with low signal, loss of signal, or wifi strength. Truthfully I have zero problems with this phone at all. Unlike the Photon which I had multiple problems with.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] geolemon:
My GPS has been spotty and weak.

Twice now (out of the 3 times I've pulled it out and tried to navigate from Google Maps) it's just hung on "locating satellites".

Granted, it was cloudy and/or raining both days - but I NEVER had a problem with my MyTouch 3G I was running prior.

I'm hoping that's also a software fix.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] eagercrow:
I've had more LOS than I can count. Stock, rooted, modified kernel, ect....What I've seen that is the common trait is switching the radio. home to roam, roam to home, airplane to either, either to airplane, weak signal.

The worst I experienced was a modded kernel. I couldn't use wifi without killing cell signal.

None of my friends have my issues, but they don't ever leave a 30 mile radius. I travel all over the place and sprint sucks as far as coverage and speeds go. If I stay in a good sprint area I don't get LOS, I only get LOS when the signal is weak or non existent.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rockky:
Not true. I had the SGSII for 2-3 months and we had at least 2 maybe it was 3 updates during that time....course they didn't have a carrier to deal with...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Jjday7:
I personally wanted this phone really bad and currently I have a motorola Photon and it has been a great phone so far. I have had almost all of sprints higher end phones.

I am writing this because I see a lot of people saying the update should hopefully take care of this problem. I think what people are failing to see is the Nexus S 4g was plagued with some similar problems and to this day they have not been resolved. That phone had signal issues, wifi issues, gps issues, and phone getting hot and Samsung did drop two updates but both did nothing to help the situation. I tried the Nexus S when the newest update came out and it did nothing to help the situation.

Samsung is notorious for making a stunning phone with all the goodies and dropping support all together. I think anyone who visits this site already knew that going in. I see so many complaints about this phone and it worries me because I really want to get this phone for it's multimedia powerhouse options. Unfortunetly these issues are yet to be fixed or ETA given on when they might be. I worry that some of the cheaper radio's put on this phone will cause an issue when and if a fix is found. I am not bashing this phone but the reality is they did this with other phones. What makes you think this is going to be any different. Samsung has your money.

Need I mention that the epic and galaxy S phones in the U.S are still running on 2.2. That shows you that samsung is not about the customer and is only focused on sales and income.

Hopefully they will find a fix and everyone can continue loving this phone. I doubt this phone will see an upgrade to ICS. Why would Samsung come out with the new Nexus with ICS and then do a free upgrade on the galaxy SII which they spent tons of time getting the new Touchwiz running on. Common Sense guys.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jromankvcc:
Strong/Weak WiFi

I returned my first Epic 4G Touch on the 14th day. It was a pain to get data working. I NEVER had a LoS. However, My 4G only had two bars at work, as opposed to almost full bars on my Evo3D. But even on 4G, sometimes it just felt like it wasn't doing anything. I'd try to open my mail and it would go inside the message but would not show the message. The 4G would go to sleep. I would try going back out and back into the message several times, but nothing. I'd disconnect 4G, try on 3G. It'd work albeit slowly, then I'd reconnect to 4G and it'd work for a while. Even on WiFi, I was having problems getting into the Market. The market would pretty much only work on 3G. The browser would have same issues as well.

BestBuy rep told me she was having problems hooking up to their own WiFi. After some juggling around, she gave me a new E4gT.

I've been testing this one. I get full bars at work, like I did with the Evo 3D, and so far I've had no problems with the Market, browser, emails, etc.

I haven't rooted yet, and I have had no LoS in either of the devices (knock on wood...). I'm planning on rooting now that the return window is closed.

I'd say it's a very slick phone. My second one is faster than the first one I got, and so far I've had no overheating issues.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ace0603:
Your wrong I got my phone the day it came out and had all the above issues. I did not root it. I then returned it after 2 weeks and received a new one with no issues. It is not a root problem. I personally think it is hardware on some phones because I had no issues until my battery started to heat up after 5 minutes of moderate use. I have rooted many phones, but not this one yet because of the known NON-ROOT issue. Please do not blame the root process because be glad you can unlike Apple.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] move_over:
One thing everyone who has had android devices should know, whether it's a phone or a tablet, is that you can never say something is 100%. No problem will be seen, no fix will work, no rom will install and run, on every single unit of the same device, the same way. My phone has no LOS on stock kernel, and it did on custom ones. Doesn't mean only custom kernels will get you that symptom. Just seems to be that android is a slightly crazy os.
[Droid Pro General] jaha:
Hi,

I am living in Norway and are looking into importing a Motorola Pro. Motorola is not present in Norway since some years ago so I have to import it from another country. In Norway we have three letters in addition to the ordinary letters. These letters are "æøå" and are not present on the Pro's keyboard.

My question is: Does it exist software that makes it possible to replace a string of letters with another string when typing? What I mean is if I write "aa" it become the letter "å", "ae" become "æ" and "oe" become "ø". So if I write the word "vaar" it will be replaced with the word "vår" or "soeke" will be replaced with "søke" and so on.

My second option is to change the key map so if I press for example ALT-A it will write the letter Å, ALT-S will write the letter Æ and ALT-D will write the letter Ø.

I would prefer the aa,oe,ae replacement option if it exist.

Thanks in advance :-)

Jarle
[Xperia Play General] Dousan:
As the tittle says it's all off topic in here and nothing is to far out or off topic. I just felt we needed a thread for this, a place to write anything that comes to mind that has nothing to do with android and/ or phones. It also could be regarding android and/or phones (our phone) that has no other place.

You could even just say hi as a new or old user :)

Let's mingle and see where it goes :D

I'll start out:

I've been searching for a belgian comic book for ages now in vain. It's about a boy who's parents disappears and when the boy get's older he descovers that it was through a telly that his uncles has in his house where the boy is now living. The boy now sets out to find his mom and dad. He goes through the telly into another dimension and here he takes on a wild adventure that ends with a 'to be continued'.

I lost this comic book and would like to find it again. Haven't got anything more to go on. Thought that this place would be a great place to ask as most people playing games also read some sort of comic books aswell ;)

Regards Dousan...
[Xperia Play General] Deoxlar:
Hi guys,

I don't know the comic you are referring to since I never read any until naruto in university haha.

My topic would be for starcraft 2. Any play users play that game? All my friends quit for some reason, it'll be nice to play with people I somewhat know.

Acc. Name :Style

Character code 635

I'm a master terran player but i've recently switched to zerg and lost 30 games in a row to get demoted. This way I can start at a lower level.

Also I'm hooked on rainbow 6 cuz the play makes it so easy to headshot. Name: IMStyle.
[Xperia Play General] antispiral:
Today I +1 the google maps app on the Android market and it was at 13.9k and after I clicked it, it increased to 14k. I was the

14000th person to +1. I feel special!
[Xperia Play General] Mr. Clown:
There is a forum exclusively dedicated to this. On that note, thread closed.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] R16:
I wonder if the application androilost enable the GPS in your sgs2 through

Site "enable gps" I tried but I do not work.

thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JJEgan:
Unlikely as the location is from the network not GPS if you read the details.GPS would need to be already on .

jje
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] R16:
what? let see if me explain...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JJEgan:
Try reading the apps forums .

How a signal can be sent to turn on GPS is what puzzles me . It states where you marked that it may not work on all phones .

jje
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] R16:
yes, i understand what you said. what i dont understand is why it works on other people´s phone, but not mine.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] eboosted:
Did you guys sort this out?

The GPS activation feature would be awesome in order to save battery, I have to keep the GPS enabled all the time and it causes the battery to deplete before night.

With GPS not enabled the battery lasts all day long
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Joey2o11:
Just use Samsung dive http://www.samsungdive.com/DiveMain.do
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] manmad:
ya, use samsung dive or root your device and use avast anti theft!!! (download anti-virus, configure anti-theft and then uninstall anti-virus again so you only have anti-theft!!

Its the best out there and needs no internet connection to work! i tested it with data off!

If you rooted your device it can enable gps and it also cant be removed by doing a hard reset! So even if its hard resetted it will work!!!

Only way for thiefs to stop it is to flash another rom!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Nyssa1104:
avast! Anti-Theft

Better still use avast! Anti-Theft security you need to download & install avast! mobile security before hand and then download the Anti-Theft security once set up you may uninstall the avast! mobile security http://www.avast.com/en-gb/free-mobile-security
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] celiocalves:
Yes, I can't too enable GPS from androidlost.com :S
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] JJEgan:
Turns GPS on .

http://phonelocatorpro.com/

jje
[LG Revolution] Haxcid:
VLC player is coming to android. There a pre-alpha release but you need to know if your phone is a neon or non neon...

The revolution is a neon phone. The apk can be downloaded from here:

http://dl.cvpcs.org/android/test/common/VLC-neon.apk
[LG Revolution] Samsuck:
Thanks for posting, I already had it on my REVO but failed to share :P

It works really great guys! Especially with .MKV's

Too bad it sucks ass on a Xoom :(
[LG Revolution] trampledbyturtles:
Works great! Not as buggy as i expected it would be...
[LG Revolution] gimpcell:
Vlc remote for those who love open ports
[HTC Sensation] Lysiana:
Hi there,

I am working through the Guide to Unlocking your Sensation and the link to recovery v5.0.0.8 for the Sensation is not working.

Is there another place I can download the file?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Lizzie.

Edit:

Looks like someone updated the MultiUpload Link. Thanks guys!
[HTC Sensation] freco:
You may download it from here: http://download.clockworkmod.com/recoveries/ Just search for ....pyramid.img and flash from fastboot.

But I suggest you to get the latest v 5.0.2.0. Works fine in every aspect.
[HTC Sensation] Lysiana:
New CWM Version?

How do I update to the new version? Will it affect the back-up files that I have already made?

Sorry if the questions seem silly.

I'm still trying to get the hang of all this!

-Lizzie
[HTC Sensation] Lakeshow423:
Open up rom manager and hit the first option...it will flash to the latest CWM recovery. Your old bckups will still work.
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
Make sure you are connected to the internet via mobile or wifi. Then go to Rom manager. Open the app and press Flash ClockworkMod recovery and the bottom should list your old one and the phone will flash the new one automagically :D
[HTC Sensation] toowave:
now if i try unlock bootloader with htc dev method

fastboot oem get_identifier_token ---> [ERR] command errror !!!

Edit : WrongForum .... ;)
[HTC Sensation] weiloon1234:
may i ask how to flash the .img file?
[HTC Sensation] The-Last-Hylian:
I'm using the guide to S-OFF etc...

It states to use recovery v5.0.0.8.

A file called PG58IMG, I cant find this, I've S-OFF'd and I'm looking to update and then use recovery.

What's the best file? Does it need to be the Zip file?
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
I have uploaded CWM 5.0.2.0 here: http://www.axifile.com/en/EC384AC809

MD5: 85b5f10c9afe33fb50396bd5f54bc7de

I just flashed it on my phone and it seemed to work fine, I was on 5.0.2.0 and still am ;-)

I uploaded and downloaded it and it's the same MD5 as the one on my phone that worked.

Just rename to PG58IMG.zip boot up from scratch (Power and Vol -), vol + to flash. When it wants to reboot after flashing pop the SD-card out and rename it after booting.
[HTC Sensation] The-Last-Hylian:
I came across this, it might be abit outdated but I'm guessing it'll work fine.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17173579&postcount=86

I've put it into my root on my SD card, and updated it.

I'll do recovery now.
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
Hmm, version 5.8.0.2 Not certain what the differences are. I tend to stick with something that works until I need to change ;-)

Well you're winning, from zero to two versions to pick from now ;-))
[HTC Sensation] The-Last-Hylian:
I've flashed the ROM, just rebooted... I'm guessing the first boot will take awhile.

Will all my data be on the phone?

I guess by checking System settings etc I can see if it's worked.
[HTC Sensation] beston94:
....I remember how frustrated I was when I found out that there were no working links anywhere. But, maybe I just didn't know how to search.
[HTC Sensation] The-Last-Hylian:
I did try searching, I tried alot, I just wasn't too sure if I was finding the correct information is all.
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
If you're changing ROMs did you Superwipe before flashing?

If you Superwipe all data/apps on the phone will be zapped, the SD card should remain intact.
[HTC Sensation] The-Last-Hylian:
Erm, I've only gone from stock to ARHD 4.1.13 so far...

All I did was S-OFF, CWM Recovery and flash the ROM on.

I haven't done anything else yet.

All my apps and data on my SD card are fine atm.

I do want to flash an ICS ROM onto my phone, I'll be following this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1459767

For the firmware.
[HTC Sensation] beston94:
Yes, that was my exact feeling. I mean if you get a brand new £250 phone, then your not going to mess around with it, are you? No. You are going to try and get the prefect amount of information and clarity so you know you won't mess up.
[HTC Sensation] gol_n_dal:
In the ARHD (mike's) thread there is a SuperWipe script in the downloads. Use that when changing between ROM flavours, or if recommended by the dev when changing versions. E.g., VI from 2.0.0 -> 3.0.0 required a SuperWipe.

MAKE sure you take regular Nandroid backups before/after you changing anything.
[HTC Sensation] The-Last-Hylian:
That's precisely it, I've had my Sensation for a while now and want to get the full user-experience from it. I know it is irritating for you guys to have to answer the same Q&A's over and over again, I did try reading everything but with so many answers and so many flavours it's a bit overwhelming.

I might write a guide from a noobs perspective (for noobs) on what to do...

Oh right ok, well I've been advised to change my recovery to EXT4, which I'll do tomorrow. Nandroid backups, is that when I go into HBOOT and choose Recovery? That's a good idea. So when I do go to update my ROM to ARHD 6.xxx for ICS I'll use Superwipe to clear out my app etc... So by using recovery I'll keep my app data/saves etc?
[HTC Sensation] goggi10:
Root fail

I do evrything but when i get to bootloader he starts to read fails from sd card and then says phrasing****** and then nothing. How to root