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[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blestsol:
Has anyone successfully done this without having to restart? I tried going from Megatron to Gnub and restored my backup...fresh start. Tried copying the xml with the saves...restart. I spent too much money (stupidly) in this game to restart AGAIN. No bueno.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] diegodbm:
Google Music didn't offline ANY song.. it says "there's a conection problem...", but I have try with WiFi and 3G... nothing...

Maybe is the same problem that affect Genie Widget??
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] JohnM:
Galaxy S3 "Android OS" Battery Usage and Drain - Research and Potential Fixes

Many users have reported of Android OS taking up much of the battery. This thread is dedicated to fixing the issue.

I've gathered this information from using stock touchwiz (no non-google apps, custom roms, anything like) with Google Sync on.

This problem is specific to Touchwiz.

What is it?

The issue seems to be when your phone starts to get warm and lose battery quickly. It can happen randomly. Going to settings>battery will show that Android OS is taking up the most battery and accounts for much of this drain and warmth.

Is there a fix?

There is a temporary fix which is rebooting the phone. Rebooting may or may not make the problem go away. If you reboot, however, the problem can come back later.

What part of the Android OS is doing this?

This is what the goal of the thread is to find out. Once we know this, a developer or user could come up with a fix.

From one instance when this happened, I was able to gather:

Partial Wakelocks:

Kernel Wakelocks:

*The phone has been in deep sleep for 5 of the 7 hours too

As you can see, it seems like gTalk and Android Talk are the issue. Clearly they shouldn't take up so much battery.

I encourage every to download betterbatterystats and show us data when this happens to you. Any information that you know about this or can gather will help with trying to find the cause and fix. Remove betterbatterystats after you collect the data since the app itself causes battery drain.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Andrew_han:
It seems to me that the firmware allows certain apps to go rogue and eat up large amounts of the cpu usage, for me it hasnt been google talk
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Elite49:
So if you use a different launcher and freeze touchwiz its fine?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] Vdubtx:
Yes, have had this happen multiple times. One time with Maps another with Facebook then another with nothing in particular. Reboot or going into application manager and stopping them fixes it too.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] abanh:
I find that the Gallery app has a partial wake lock once a day. It tries to sync pictures once a day, and it stays awake until I manually force it to stop.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] JohnM:
Nah, that's wouldn't work because touchwiz isn't just the launcher - It's being used throughout the whole system. Install a ROM like Cyanogenmod which is (almost) pure google. Then compare it to a touchwiz ROM. You'll see how much they changed.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] JohnM:
Yeah, I've noticed it happen with Maps once, so I stopped maps. Then it happened with gtalk so I freezed gtalk. One time it happened with Audio_out1 which wasn't even an app so I had to reboot.

I'm thinking here that it isn't the fault of any app but instead the OS doing something to the apps?
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] || Acer ||:
If they download it, uninstall it the second they're done because betterbatterystats itself causes a huge battery drain as well. There's a post the Epic CM team talked about the app doing so.

Sent from my Sprint Galaxy S III
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] JohnM:
Hmmm, thanks for informing me. At first I was also concerned if the app itself would use a bunch of battery but reassured myself it wouldn't since it's an app to help battery. Thanks for informing me that this isn't the case.
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] jayrod88:
I've had an issue with a wakelock titled "bam_dmux_wakelock". I've posted in a few battery threads and found nothing. It is very random. I'll un-install better battery stats to see if my Android system drain drops.

Sent from my Galaxy S3
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] || Acer ||:
No prob! This is the post in case anyone was interested:

http://epiccm.blogspot.com/2012/03/battery-optimization-guide.html

Just scroll down until you see the red text.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] hwhitewolf:
Hi. I flashed the Final Retail.BR Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0.4 [RSD Lite] which I found in this thread through RSD Lite, and it works perfect.

The only problem I found is that I cannot put widgets on my screens, nor clocks, nor any.

When I try to put them the way I used to, which is by holding touch on screen and then choose 'add widget', there is no 'add widget' on this ICS, only 'wallpaper's.

So, if anyone could help me, these widgets help a lot. And I don't want to go on Play Store to get each one...

Thank you
[Motorola Droid RAZR] shangrila500:
When you open you app menu if you will look at the top it should say apps on the left hand side and widgets on the right. If you will tap on widgets it will show a small preview of them and to put one on a screen you just long press the app and it will take you back to your screens and you can choose which screen and all that. At least that's the way it is on my phone. I am running 6.16.215 on Verizon so it could be different but I doubt it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] hwhitewolf:
Thank you so much. I feel so stupid now. Hahaha
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phatmodder:
First off I know I shouldn't have done this before I was sure what I was doing, but I have done it.

I have used chainfires mobile odin pro to flash siyah's latest kernel to my rooted s3. i put the .tar on external sd. Opened mobile odin, opened file, and pressed flash. It said it's dangerous, I pressed continue and the phone immediatly rebooted, and is now stuck on boot loop.

I had never updated the phone from when it first came out, I just rooted and kept stock rom.

Any help much appreciated,

Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delsus:
Try to boot into download mode if this works you can flash a stock or custom Rom and kernel through Odin ans it should fix your problem.

Or try to boot into recovery and flash a custom Rom, either way should fix the bootloop.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
As a precaution I'm going to ask if you have the American or international model.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phatmodder:
Currently in download mode, going to try to install the latest kernel. Do you think that should work, or should I install custom rom?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delsus:
I would say you just need to flash the kernel if that's all you changed, the Rom should be fine.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B3311:
Did you choose kernel>open file>flash?
[Motorola Atrix HD] IP IHI II IL:
So far I'm diggin the HD, coming from the RAZR it's pretty similar. I'm a tiny bit annoyed by the sensitivity on screen, though... When trying to scroll, it keeps selecting instead of starting my scroll. In Play, when scrolling through my apps it selects when I'm trying to scroll. That's only annoying because Play doesn't keep your progress when scrolling through your list of apps (and mine is a LONG one). Even here in XDA, it keeps trying to thank or quote people I don't want to thank or quote... Lol.

Hopefully an update will come to fix it, or we'll get root and roms soon!

I took the red pill... It's the mAtrix for me...

http://android-gz.com
[Motorola Atrix HD] mqguitar:
I sometimes have this issue as well. Sometimes even keyboard gets stuck and over types. Both swift and stock.
[Motorola Atrix HD] hotrod010:
Well i kinda have similar problem but not with screen sensitivity but with keyboard!! Sometimes i kinda fell i press wrong key more often than i would like!!! Dont knw if its problem with me or onscreen keyboard!!
[Motorola Atrix HD] RobAndroid:
The screen seems a little INsensitive, so when I swipe my finger lightly it doesn't register as movement and thinks I tapped instead. Other times, I tap something and it doesn't register until I press harder.
[Motorola Atrix HD] Kedakari:
I have a pretty thick screen protector. It seemed to have helped with the screen sensitivity issue.

It like to think you are taping instead of pressing and swiping. It tries to register the swipe as a finger lift for some reason.

anyways, I'm fine with my screen, and as I've said the thick screen protector kinda helps.
[Off-topic] InvisibleNinja98:
--ANDROID:

Okay, let me first say I am what you call a FReQueNT data user. Literally. When I'm not home 97% of the day, I'm out, and about and without Wi-Fi for my various high-end data users (YouTube, Netflix, Play Store & more) So, I am going to choose the highest amount of 4G data offered because I'm either going to use it all, or dang well close to it.

The Plan Recommended for Android:

$60 Unlmtd Talk & Text w/ 2GB@4G / $70 Unlmtd Talk & Text w/ 5GB@4G

And if you are constantly out and ever fear that the phone may break (drop or anything) you can also add the $7 Monthly4g Phone Protection, im going to buy it next cycle.

--IPHONE:

Since the iPhone uses no more the EDGE, the only plan you BETTER buy if you are in your right mind is the $50 Unlmtd Talk & Text w/ 0GB@4G

I doubt if the Monthly4G Phone Protection works with an non T-Mobile phone, so I wouldnt even try it.
[Off-topic] deathnotice01:
sorry but i think this goes to the networking section not off-topic
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nyijedi:
Out of nowhere, my GSM Galaxy Nexus (stock JB) won't lock onto any satellites. It literally started happening out of nowhere. I navigated fine somewhere, did nothing to my phone, and on the way home I couldn't get a lock. Actually, I FINALLY got a lock after about 20 minutes, but I've been unable to get a lock since.

I reset and redownloaded agps data using GPS Test, and nothing. I also cleared data and cache in maps, and pulled the battery. GPS Test shows that the phone quickly sees 7 to 11 satellites, but none in use.

Any ideas? I'm really stumped. What could have caused this? Should my next step be flashing a different radio, reflashing JB, or anything else? Help!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Thyrus:
Same here tried multiple roms and no luck. But be something universal... server or similar
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jjjsong:
Same here. I just noticed this yesterday.

It actually will lock for me but it would take like 3+ minutes using the GPS test app.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nyijedi:
Very interesting. Did it just start last night as well? At least this would indicate it's not a hardware problem.

Also, for what it's worth, the GPS is working fine on my buddy's Nexus 7 and my wife's Verizon galaxy nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] achan68:
Bizarre...this happened to me as well...GPS Test would indicate that the phone was seeing 7-8 satellites, but would take forever to lock, if at all. At the time I was playing with Tasker and automating some GPS actions, so I thought maybe I screwed something up. GPS lock seems a bit better today, but still not as good as before
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jjjsong:
While GPS test for me would take a few minutes before any lock, Google map will seemingly to get 0 lock no matter how long I wait.

I had my nexus 7 next to my phone yesterday. I started Google map on my galaxy nexus for 5 min or so with no lock but the nexus 7 only took 5 sec to get a lock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] virus5877:
This definitely happend to both me and my girlfriend just yesterday evening! I did nothing, neither did she. I'm running JellyBelly v3, she's on stock Jelly Bean.

in GPS Test app, both of us can see 8-9 sats, but get 0 locks.

I've tried editing gps.conf file on both phones, no luck.

I've reflashed my ROM 3 times, no luck.

I have no idea what's going on here, I thought it was just us until I read this thread!

so glad I'm not going insane....

Now to just find a fix :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wmdnc1990:
Same thing for me... No gps for navigated today..

Also news and weather won't connect to the server either... All happened at the same time
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] burhanistan:
I was wondering if I had a defective unit. GPS sucks on the Nexus. On my Note, it locks within a few seconds.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] achan68:
I agree that the GN GPS is not as strong as some other devices, but it's never performed as bad as it did yesterday. This is really curious that the problem was this widespread. Maybe some solar flares yesterday that impacted some weaker performing devices like the GN? :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nitrogen618:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/21/sun-solar-flare-sunspot_n_1690576.html

solar flare

Solar Flare messes with the GPS on some device, if not all the devices..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] usfslacker86:
It locks on my nexus in just a few seconds as well... normally. Ever since yesterday evening, Google maps and Nav never get a lock regardless of location or amount of time I wait. The nexus has a pretty crappy Wi-Fi radio, but the GPS has previously been pretty stellar. I'd like a word on what's going on here.

Also, I just tried to lock with my galaxy tab and my friends stratosphere and neither of them are getting locks as of yesterday. Can Samsung have screwed something up?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pimpinmane:
Wow same issue here. Just noticed it today. Seems to be be fixed. Odd indeed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChrisM001:
Same here in Germany.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChrisM001:
Also News Widget stopped working all of sudden. Possibly Google server problems.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] divinewisdom:
Had the same issue last night and it continued to this morning; but it seems to be fixed now. Was not getting GPS lock, downloaded GPS Status, let it run and it locked after like 3-4 mins. Since then its locking fine like before.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nyijedi:
This is great. I was getting really worried my gps radio was screwed up, but there's obviously some type of server side problem. I wonder what the hell it is though, since other Android devices and CDMA Galaxy Nexus devices are working fine.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] achan68:
Same here...was about to re-lock my bootloader and get an RMA to send my phone for warranty repair :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andrewNY:
Happened to me today too. T-Mobile in NYC.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] virus5877:
ran through method described here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1563226

Now I get 7-8 fixes with 9-10 sats found. locks down to 5m accuracy in <10 seconds!

Fantastic!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
What is this file? CAn you open it in text editor?

I don't have it in JB FNV ROM.

We should see if ICS had it....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] :
I had this exact issue yesterday while driving in a crowded downtown area, post baseball game. I convinced my wife to let me try out my GN + JB as our GPS and she accepted with extreme reservations (apple fangirl...)

After 20 minutes of being lost, we broke out the iP4S maps program and drove home :(

"it must be android" she said :rolleyes:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tbbo514:
I'm not doing it with WiFi loc I just have WiFi on I'm not connected to any networks I turned WiFi on and I get a GPS loc in my house I get it outside I get it wherever I go

Sent from the Galaxy: Nexus bow down before your leader
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tbbo514:
I used to have to do that on my galaxy s lol.. I just turn my WiFi on *not connected to any WiFi networks* and my GPS locks for some odd reason no matter where I am in about 8-10 seconds

Sent from the Galaxy: Nexus bow down before your leader
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] netnerd:
i copied these 2 files from ATT galaxy Note

put these file in /system/etc. and change permisson to rw-r--r-- (like rest of the files on Nexus)

AGPS_CA.pem

and this Sirfgps.conf (this is for Sirf gps chip, dont think Nexus is using Sirf, but just stick it in anyway, it wont hurt :)

after i put these 2 files in /system/etc, gps locked in less than 30 seconds or less after reboot or power on/off. i tested it multi-time!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pfmiller:
Getting the location from wifi does not have anything to do with being connected to a wifi access point. All you need is a wifi access point to be visible to your phone and it will use the cellular network to map that access point to your location. Yeah, it will work most of the time because most places have wifi access points around, but it will not work on a freeway and navigation won't work if that's the only location data you're using.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mauro2390:
GPS with JB nexus stock fine ! No localization service enabled no WI.fi
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wbknox:
i am on cm 9 no problems with GPS, i was on jb switch back to cm9.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jlalchan:
GPS GNEX

very interesting, reading through the forum and it seems like its wide spread. I'm From Toronto Canada, and it looks like all locations aren't working.

i figured it could be, because I'm running a Rooted version of CM9 and the G Apps isn't working, although I've done all necessary updates, and reboots, nothing has come of it.

GPS not working for 2 weeks now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dullknives:
i've never had any google location services turned on and have had intermittent issues for a few days. last night i couldn't get anything after trying for 10 minutes or so, then a few hours later i got lock within a few seconds. just tested a minute ago and got lock within a few seconds again. stock gsm from play store.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wilsonlam97:
Google has fixed the problem since yesterday. All is good now:laugh:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nyijedi:
Yes, it's been working great for me all day too. Wish I knew exactly what caused the problem though. I'm very curious.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dyingearth:
odd. I had initial issue, but found a fix for it. I'll look for it once I get home.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bukithd:
Solar flare may have kicked the satellites out of whack.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/21/sun-solar-flare-sunspot_n_1690576.html

It supposedly didn't affect us but it looks like it snagged a few sattelites.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] freeewilly:
http://m.androidcentral.com/psa-galaxy-nexus-gps-problems-jelly-bean-theres-easy-fix
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jeetS:
Im still having problems. Flashed mitchs patch yesterday and all was well, then tried to get directions somewhere this afternoon and wouldn't lock…tried for at least ten minutes. Now its working again…

Super frustrating
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SophT:
Ha! I was wondering what that was! I went to Beijing last Friday to pickup my new motorcycle and when I got their I couldn't get directions back to town :p

Good thing I'd printed the directions before I left home.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tbbo514:
Ok makes sense that's true . I kind of overlooked that part lol..

Sent from the Galaxy: Nexus bow down before your leader
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GldRush98:
4:30pm CDT today it was still giving me massive fits, refusing to obtain a lock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] subvertz:
Seems like the file is a certificate, but I can't tell what its for. Dropping it didn't seem to make any changes, but this is during a window where Google AGPS is working. We shall see.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sidhaarthm:
Seems GPS is back!

Hey all,

Just a quick update. By now, many of you have probably realised that GPS is functional again (sorry for those who are still struggling). I have been trying to get a fix every few hours ever since the problem was diagnosed over 72hours ago. I can confirm that the GPS on my Galaxy Nexus is now locking within seconds. This is without WiFi and with all Google/Location services turned on. PS* I am still using Mitch's cfg settings.

Screenshot below:

Nexus 7 never had a problem, and is still working perfectly.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] painterceessie:
Here in the netherlands the gps is working again.

I think the problem is gone.

:)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mister2quick:
Just checked today and it looks like mine is working again. However I have to have Google's location services check on. Not too happy about that...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] emgineering:
Not working for me either. Still get 1900meter accuracy on maps and no gps lock.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ChrisM001:
Try to switch off and on the 3 location service entries or reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] emgineering:
Yeah I tried that a few times, no luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Entropy512:
This is not in any way, shape, or form related to the Galaxy Nexus.

Even standalone GPS receivers such as Garmin units have been having issues.

It is most likely due to high solar activity lately.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] emgineering:
After four days of no GPS, it started working suddenly at around 7PM last night.

I didn't do anything, just went to my maps and all of a sudden BAM, started working.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] klink77:
This is the only thing that fixed my GPS on my GSM Galaxy Nexus. Thanks for your help!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] redzone321:
still issues here in Toronto canada

just cannot get a lock.

once in a while i will but only for a few seconds at a time. tried all the turning off / on etc

havent tried the gps files people have provided as they don't seem to fix it for alot of people.

BAH i need my gps!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Androidin':
Had to use the GPS today and my GN will not lock onto any satellites. I'm running stock Jellybean 4.1.1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quiksandjesus:
I'm in Toronto too and my GPS doesn't work. I have applied the patch though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] artjef:
I guess they missed your response. The solar weather is increasing but some do not remember the last high activity season.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kolyan:
My GPS always worked 100% and lately its stopped working at all. I am still on ICS AOKP 6. My G2x finds 10 sats and Nexus none
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] redzone321:
this seems different then just solar flares. why would the device just stop searching for sat all together ( ie no flashing ball in the circle?)?

its very odd. i wish another new agency would take a look. or google. they shoudl let us know whats going on!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Androidin':
Yep my GPS still doesn't work on my Galaxy Nexus but works fine on my Nexus 7. I don't think Google really cares....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] strobolus:
I flashed this on my LiquidSmooth v2.0 and the GPS inon in the status bar does not even blink anymore.

Anything I can do about this?

Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kolyan:
well, i played around with my ROM a bit and kernel too...dont know if any of that made difference but my GPS seems to work now

what i do know and what 1 developer already said is that gps.cnfg file tweaks do not work at all, and they havent worked a bit for me on both Nexus and G2x
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] redzone321:
Still nothing here. can you share what ROM/kernal Your using? Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] killacammylv:
yeah mine still isnt working properly. applied the "fix", unchecked and rechecked location services, etc. It will randomly get a fix after about 2-3 minutes but it is in no way consistent at doing so.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] atiartstudio:
Shame on our gnex its pure hardware . My old nexus one connect indoor outdoor for less than 5...7 sec and with amazing accuracy. My gnex with several radio and rom updates has really unstable results. Directly pure results . I'm really disappointed from Samsung. Its not software or area problems its hardware and over clocking made it worst.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ToxicPaul:
Just noticed this weekend that my GPS wasn't locking at all. Anyone else having this issue? Did something new crop up? Or should I go back and try to figure out the fixes that others have applied?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jeff_in_LA:
I get a lock fast when I turn off location services. It's a soft issue for sure. Reminds me of the backwards compass. I hope the devs fix this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] atiartstudio:
Defiantly is not sat problem my nexus one loc normally.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] quiksandjesus:
I reflashed my rom and gps works fine now. All of my apps and settings lived on. No issues.