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[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] haziago:
I don't use pandora or google music on my phone opting instead to use mp3's stored on my phone using the stock player as I always have. They play just fine, until I connect to Bluetooth. After the ICS update playing mp3s from stored memory over bluetooth has been subject to a great deal of skipping, usually multiple times every song. Going through different music players on the market to see if any help currently.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mike21pr:
Im loving ICS so far, but I have noticed some quirks also and I want to know if anyone has had these issues before.

1. Backlight buttons rarely turn on, and when they do they shut off again shortly and stay off most of the time even after i press them in normal operation.

2. While playing videos in the Youtube app while full brightness, when I turn the phone to landscape, the screen dims in brightness

My Vivid is stock unrooted, updated via OTA
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
I did notice the back lighting. It's a bit weird now. It seems its completely dependent on light or dark. I covered my front camera with my finger to test the theory and sure enough, the back lighting came on.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mike21pr:
I did not catch that. Tried it as well and it did respond to light sensor, thanks!!! Dont see a setting to turn this off though... Oh well, no biggie

Forgot this one...

3. I cant open youtube links via the Youtube app anymore. Doesnt ask me if I want to open with the app anymore, just opens browser. And it doesnt appear in app associations in settings
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] haggardh:
You covered your camera? Or the sensor?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mike21pr:
Backlight reacts when i hover my finger over the sensor just to the left of the AT&T logo. Nothing happens with the FFC on my end
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Lol well I'll be dammed there is a sensor there! My bad, covering the front camera does nothing, my thumbs are just so large I happened to cover both
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slimslim:
this ^... I'd like to know too.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] brucegil:
I believe this is an old issue. There was a thread on it last fall. I tested my phone then. The button backlights would come on only when I was in a dark room. The opinion of others was that this was done to reduce the battery drain.

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If you have not done so already, you and all the others with the skipping problem need to send an e-mail to HTC support. No, they don't have a fix for it, but they need to know the extent of the problem so they and/or Google will (hopefully) fix it. I would not count on HTC or Google reading this forum looking for things to fix.

It's clear that the ICS upgrade broke several things. HTC is in a better position to pressure Google, but we have to pressure HTC. Talking among ourselves may provide some workarounds (Voice Dialer replacements for example), but we have to hit HTC hard. Also, I took every opportunity at CNet and ZDNet to post my complaints. We should also be doing the same on the other Android forums.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Boss428man:
I upgraded a friends Vivid and now his headphone jack doesn't work. It continues to play sound/music through the phones speaker. Is this a problem with ICS on the Vivid? Same headphones and audio jacks work perfect on my Thunderbolt.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
Don't have that issue. Mine works fine, use it everyday. May be a hardware issue and not software. Try different types of headphones. Also see if the headphone jack pops up and also the beats logo should come on if enabled while plugged in and music is playing.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
My biggest issue really with ICS is Sense just rapes it too much. Sense was great on GB, an overall improvement to everything. But its just not necessary on ICS. Stock ICS is beautiful the way it is. Sense 3.6 makes the phone feel like its just a slightly updated gingerbread. I mean most of the features are intact, aside from the widgets in the app drawer, but the look of sense 3.6 is just too gingerbread for my tastes.

I know its not the issue we're looking for in this thread, but I had to get that off my chest. I had a Captivate before this, and I had true ICS on my phone at one point, 100 times better looking than "sense 3.6" ics.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] StrangeShadow:
The more I hear, the less I want do the upgrade. Sounds like nothing but problems.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slimslim:
That's because the name of the thread is "ics issues" :-). Personally I like the upgrade, I see it as an improvement overall.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
I think if you haven't upgraded yet then plan to do a full system wipe afterwards. I wish I had honestly.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] mike21pr:
Entirely not true, If it wasnt for the ICS update, i would have gotten rid of this phone a long time ago, performance imo has increased 100% in smoothness and overall user experience, not to mention Beats Audio also. GB was crap, Sense was jerky, browser was laggy, it did not feel like a dual core phone expecially since my last phone was a SGS2. Im totally happy with the Vivid now and a couple of minor quirks wont change that
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Don't get me wrong the update is totally worth it. The issues are all and all pretty minor. All and all everything is better over gingerbread just mixed on sense in general. I will say sense 3.6 launcher is easily the best stock launcher, great customization and very smooth animations and the usual top notch widgets. Also I read a long article comparing sense 3.6 to 4.0 and 4.0 is alot like 3.6 but the main difference is the UI features stock ics elements ie flat black borders instead of textured gray. Its ashame we didnt get 4.0. Thats really my primary gripe about 3.6 and ICS, google apps just don't match the sense look! Also I hate how the widgets selection menu is the same as it was on gingerbread in a list with no previews. 4.0 they display just like stock ics
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] -Epix-:
any way to down grade. i tried to reset reset and it just cleared everything off of ics. i wanna go back to ginger.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1529669

Have a look here.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] -Epix-:
im not rooted so i dont think i can flash that file
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
You don't have to be rooted to flash the file. You download it, put it on the root of your external sd card, boot into hboot, and it does the rest. The only thing you have to be is unlocked for it to work. Also, after flashing it make sure to delete the file as every time you boot in to hboot it would run that file.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] -Epix-:
ok i need to research how to unlock hboot
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Why would you want to go back to gingerbread? That's like wanting to go back to windows xp!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] -Epix-:
Its like ICS is making my phone skip. its horrible
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
Have you tried a custom rom? I am using one and have not had any issues. Stock ics has a lot of issues.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] -Epix-:
just bought the phone today. i came from a rooted htc inspire. trying to not brick this one like i did my lg thrill lol

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so i see miui isn't available on this device. :( what is a good one for vivid ROM that is
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] DUTCH Van Atlanta:
HTC says that it is not possible to go back. I would link their page that says this, but it appears their whole website is down right now.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
There usually anyway provided by the manufacturer. Also be careful to if your phone came with ics putting gb back on may brick it. I bricked a refurbished captivate once that came with 2.2 trying to put 2.1 back on simply because the refurbished one was a newer model that didn't support 2.1
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] StrangeShadow:
Yeah, I realize it's an issue thread, guess it's just more than I expected. But then there always are issues no matter what. If the overall improvement outweighs the issues than it's worth it, just hadn't really seen that said yet.

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Good to hear, I think that's what I really hadn't heard anyone really say too much yet.

Thanks added.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
In all honesty I think ics runs very stable. A few minor and random issues there but not like gingebread ran 100% stable all the time. Such is life really. The only thing that might be a deal breaker to anyone is the lack of a native voice dialing app, but you can always grab one from the market.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] -Epix-:
Yeah going back to gingerbread was actually pretty easy. Going back to unroot gingerbread was confusing. But I got it. Just had to read.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] CoreyMG:
Stock ICS Vivid issues

I got my HTC Vivid with stock ICS 4.0.3 on wednesday of last week, every morning i wake up to a reboot crash error report. also the startup when ICS updates and optimizes applications what's that about? it doesnt really bother me but cant find an actual explanation about it. I tried to get the stock PUU from HTC but the link posted earlier in this thread doesnt work, does anyone have a new link location? also has anyone found a way to get carrier billing in Google Play to work?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
I would try a factory reset first. Ics is buggy no doubt and I think alot of it has to do with getting 4.03 instead of the more stable 4.04. I really don't care if we see jelly bean or whatever comes after but I hope we do get a system update that updates the android version to 4.04 and fixes all the issues as well as providing better battery life. Here's all the issues I have :

*third party keyboards are laggy and sometime don't display right in landscape

*wifi randomly shuts on and off

*third party messaging apps such as Voxer Walkie Talkie don't always notify me.

*Battery life is nothing short of terrible. I have 2 batteries and often can't make it through a day of work without swapping

*can't play pandora over bluetooth via lte or battery will overheat and the phone will just shut off.

*can't play slacker over bluetooth with wifi because audio cuts in and out constantly.

* No voice dialer

otherwise it's stable. still don't wanna go back to gingerbread.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] slimslim:
I really have to try out the pandora and slacker over Bluetooth, cause I have no problems with overheating on tune in radio, and I use it constantly daily for at least an hour.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
yeah without bluetooth both services work fine. Guess I should add that I also can't purchase apps with my att account
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Markavich:
Hmmm... I plan on upgrading from my craptastic Sony Ericsson Xperia X10a, to the HTC Vivid sometime this week. Seems to me that a lot of issues stem from the OTA update, so I will be doing mine from a PC.

At some point I plan to unlock and root my phone. If anyone can suggest a fast and stable ROM for the Vivid, I would be most appreciative. I'd like it to be as close to ICS as possible, and, maybe this is the bad taste in my mouth from my Xperia, but I would also like it to have Sense 3.6.

Thank you!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] GlowingStar:
There is a way for you to downgrade back to gb but in order for that to work, you need root.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
Honestly it's not that bad on ics stock. I definitely prefer it to gingerbread
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] bestialbub:
I just upgraded my phone from a sony x10 (running z's rom/kernel) to a refurbished htc vivid for a penny (thru the att store, plus 25 bux tax+36 bux activation). refurb vivid is like new/clean display (the misses vivid has a very minor scratch on display)

the vivid is great, physically solid, and should likely come preloaded with ics 4.0.3 with sense 3.6. runs great as stock.

no problem unlocking with the help of htc, and no problem turning the partitioning security off (s-off). the s-off procedure (which i assume opens up the ability to flash kernel/recovery) does require you to void your phone's warranty by removing a "void" sticker on a screw to perform the s-off function.

DarkRaider seems to be a popular rom, and one that I'm running with no problems. it has a really nice gui installer once ran from recovery that works great with default settings, but has a lot of options for adding/removing app, features and replacing/using several different prepackaged kernel's on the fly, or even after installation.

I'm looking forward to dissecting the vivid roms in the near future; stock as well as custom and documenting them all on a file level. ;)

the xperia was swell for me (upgraded from a moto backflip), but the vivid rules.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
I gotta ask, out of curiosity why did anyone get a xperia x10 when the Galaxy S Captivate came out before it with a more up to date os better screen, and better build quality? That's what I had before my vivid and loved it, but now the hardware is too out of date, great in 2010 though

Samsungs build quality aren't as nice as htc but from what I've seen of se they are massive globs of recycled plastic. had a z750a flip and it was garbage and my buddy had the play, and it was flimsy as hell
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] WirelessMike:
HTC Vivid replacement

So I finally spoke with an AT&T rep regarding the issues I've had with my Vivid since the ICS update after trying re-flash of the official AT&T release and wipe of all personal data with no success.

AT&T stated the problem had to be associated with the physical electronics, so they sent me a replacement, which I had to update to ICS and apply all my settings (easy enough, as I backup everything).

Seems they were right. New (to me) phone is working on ICS with NO issues. It's a shame I had to go through a warranty exchange to fix it, but honestly, who needs the frustration? I'm glad all those issues are gone!

:D
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Wolfhawke:
Don't laugh...Windows XP was a hell of a lot more stable than Vista...and I have a bad feeling ICS 4.03 is the "Vista" of Droid flavors...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
maybe so. 4.04 afterall is just major bug fixes, no visual differences. I really hope we get it eventually
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Hunt3r.j2:
This is the result of HTC losing a lawsuit to Apple.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Cor-master:
I don't think thats related to the apple thing. That was about tapping a phone number an email and bringing up the dialer
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
On the front page of Engadget and The Verge. Android widgets FTW, son!

http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/26/2...ndows-phone-challenge-defeated-by-android-4-0

http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/26/world-demands-justice-for-galaxy-nexus-owner/
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] iSxy:
Most of us know now we have Beats Audio for our Ace..Y not Beats Audio bootanimation...

I founded this one and looks cool..I Wish :rolleyes: if someone resize it..
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] kolaveri-di:
Wowww
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] TheSG:
Devs should resize that.:)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] SnowPluralism:
Ive done re-sizing gonna test it now if ok ...

Gonna post in a bit! ...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] SpaceCaker:
its already resized :D

look at the Beats with smooth sense rom

has that bootanimation :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] SnowPluralism:
Beats Bootanimation!

Here it goes! Enjoy
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] pablox.mo:
how this is work?.. i've curious :B, and how to install in my ace
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] SnowPluralism:
just like a cartoon ... many pictures moving really fast ;)

How to install ... it depends!

Are you on a custom or in a stock rom?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] pablox.mo:
i've a custom rom...cm7.2 kang by frozenaceteam
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] SnowPluralism:
Install Root Explorer

Download the file to your sdcard

Now use root explorer and copy the bootanimation.zip to System/Media, overwrite the existent file (you should backup him first ;)). Done, Reboot, Enjoy! ;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] pablox.mo:
it works! ;).... is really simple, very sofisticated, and i like it!...thanks!
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] jask0:
Hi everyone. I ran a search for this and couldn't come up with anything. I'm somewhat new to this forum, and I see that I'm breaking the rules by posting a question here, but I saw other "[Q]" threads here and there's no Q&A for Kindle Fire. Admins: Please forgive me.

Basically, my question is there any way to turn the brightness down below the standard percentages (less than 25%)? I downloaded several apps in the market that control brightness, but none accomplished what I'm looking for.

I'm starting to read on my Fire now and it's still bright at night with the black background. I downloaded apps like Adjbrightness and it said that it could not be done on my device.

Does the Fire allow this at all? Am I just wishful thinking? Any help would be appreciated!
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] airmaxx23:
Display Brightness will allow you to go down to 1%. It also puts a nice slider (that auto hides) on your screen to adjust the brightness.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] BleedsOrangeandBlue:
I use screen filter since I can set it as a widget and just toggle it on/off
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] jacewt:
screendim goes even lower than display brightness
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] Laquox:
Is there any chance of damaging the kindle by going lower than the factory settings? I am curious because the lowest factory setting is still just too bright for my eyes.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] jacewt:
I do it at night, I don't know if it's bad for the kindle.

It has 2 sliders, one lowers the backlight all the way to .4

The second slider lowers the contrast and it looks even darker late at night.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] Laquox:
That's what worries me. I know some devices when you start playing with their brightness you can damage the screens and this piece of tech costs a bit too much to be playing without knowing the repercussions.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] jask0:
Great. Thanks for all the replies everyone!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdm212:
i was rooted but im thinking i did not have the bootloader unlocked. so after installing clockwork i tried to install a rom, it sat for over 25 min and no prgress. i pulled the battery and thats where it all came crashing down. now i have a phone stuck at se logo. anyone know the steps to revert to stock again?

also once i get back to stock i need to really get a good step by step. maybe its me but rooting and unlocking the bootloader on this phone seems confusing. :(

how can i tell if the bootloader is locked or not?

thanks for the help in advance...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Selim873:
FlashTool

http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/

Find your phone's ftf file - Should be here somewhere - and flash that with FlashTool. I've had to reflash my Verizon R800x multiple times due to dumb mistakes, that should take care of it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kdm212:
when you say find the file...do you mean within that program? or somewhere on the forum? also do i have to do the us version or can i go global? global would be better right?

update: flashed a world generic ftf file and now im left with a black screen. not booting up. also, tried rebooting the phone and the flashlight turns on lol but nothing else!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eksasol:
I'm guessing you have the ATT version, see the if R800a ftf files work. I found this link on google for the R800a: http://www.mediafire.com/?l1a5xbp9wa73f0a
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CloudShepherd:
http://xperiagamer.com/Stock-Roms/234-stock-firmware-for-root.html

For r800i and r800at

If you have something else, especially r800x, i have no hope for you
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] savage24x:
The boot loader is locked. You can't do anything, sorry.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Selim873:
Um, not necessarily. My boot loader is locked. You can flash stock ftf files on a locked boot loader, but you can't flash unsigned kernels (DoomKernel, DarkForest, etc.)
[Xperia Arc General] hej11:
Plzz help me i have root my arc 2.3.4 42 and installed cwm installer and installed recovery after I download a rom Ics and update it, so it retryed know it frezzing on sony ericsson i waited 1 hour nothing happend, I update back to normal use -updater servies after I trying again update new rom Ics is frezzing again what to do

Unlock bootloader Yes

Supercharger v6 not installed
[Xperia Arc General] jimbo77:
did you flashed a compatible Boot.img? It seems that you've missed that part.

Flash either Stock Advanced ICS Kernel or Doomlord's ICS Kernel V4 and from there install the update.zip
[Xperia Arc General] rymdkatt:
Did u clear all cache and so on?
[General Questions and Answers] harribel:
Okay strait to the point! I've got a Galaxy S2 with Android 4.0.3 bought it 4 months ago.

I accidently dropped my phone and cracked my screen on the bottom right corner. The crack went from bottom and a diagonal line up til the right side. I took a picture below.

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This happened about 2 months ago. No problem since. I dropped the phone a few times afterward but it didnt seem to affect it lucky me.

Yesterday i tried watch some series over my WIFI and the phone got really hot around the camera area. The phone wasn't acting well either and then battery dropped from 75% til about 10% in 10 minutes without any video still showing up. (Never had that problem before). I stopped using it and instead put it on recharge for the next day. And today on the morning it was still okay. Went to school and back with the mobile still working. Put it on my table and checked my PC.

About 2 hours later while cheking up on my galaxy i discovered this.

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I think that the LCD finally busted but i need to be sure if it has something to do with the previous crack and also if you could provide any info about what to do with it? Does my warrenty cover this? Or do i need extra insuranse?
[General Questions and Answers] harribel:
I really need help right now LCD blackned spots

The screen has started to turn black from the core of the LCD leak. I now really think this is a broken LCD screen and not a software problem. If someone knows what i could do to fix this i really could need the help right now.
[General Questions and Answers] rhodium9:
Someone correct me if I'm wrong,

But it sounds to me like you've busted the digitizer portion of your device. As to it being caused by the small crack on your screen.. i don't really know(can't really see if it's a crack in the glass or digi). At any rate, judging from the second picture you provided us it most definitely looks like you damaged the digitizer.

Most companies don't really cover damaged screens caused by users. However, being that your S2 is only 4 months old you could possibly pass it as "it did it by itself, I don't know what happen". Worth a shot I guess...

If all fails you could bring it to a electronics repair shop or you can repair it yourself via a digitizer part bought on ebay(probably pretty expensive being that its part of the screen)
[General Questions and Answers] cbr69er:
If all else fails check ebay for a new screen.