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[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Daddy:
Alternatively you can change the 3g icon to an H or 4g as well. Just extract the systemui.apk. copy the H icon and rename it to whatever the 3g icon is called. Wrap the apk back up and push it back.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluedot33:
This happens to me and it causes a problem. It is a brand new Nexus 4 and I am on Wind Mobile in Canada.

The 3G/H switch actually causes me problems - every time I go to use my phone's data, it takes maybe... 15 seconds and a few attempts before I can get online. It happens every time I go to use my data.

It's extremely annoying as you can imagine - what can I do? Is there any way to force my phone to remain on H all the time?

I am running stock 4.2.2

thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aka_Telo:
I think I know exactly what you're talking about. I'm with Telus in Canada and I experience the same thing. Except for me the network always sits on HSPA, and when I go to use the data (in any form - IM, reddit, browsing) it switches to HSPA+ before loading the page. And that transition takes several attempts and 15 seconds sometimes. I've been searching for a solution ever since I got this phone. Glad to see it's not just me (or even Telus it seems)...

I used to have an HTC Desire, and the same sim and APN settings on that phone did not have this delay. And the only difference I can think of is that the Desire stays on regular HSPA, whereas the nexus switches to HSPA+ when a data connection is attempted. I have read some posts for Samsung devices that allow you to force it to use only HSPA. It was like typing *#30179# or something and getting a menu, but that combination does nothing on the Nexus4. Will keep searching, collectively I'm sure we can figure this out!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vickpick:
My phone never shows 3G.. only H or E.. goes straight to E from H. Weird.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apu95:
OMG I'm so glad I found your posts. I'm on Fido (Montreal) and I'm having the same issues. It takes a while to switch from 3G to H sometimes, and sometimes it just seems to not switch at all! For example, if I'm in WhatsApp and I send a message, sometimes it'll just stay there waiting for a good long time before it's actually sent. It's like the phone doesn't "realize" that there's an app requesting to send/receive data! Super annoying, and definitely an issue that can be reproduced. It happens to me in WhatsApp, Twitter, Facebook and even the Gmail app.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bleuf1sh:
same issue here... it takes almost a min to transition from 3g to H and visversa

mako | paranoid | harsh
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clvnng:
EXACT same problem. I'm also with wind...... and on 4.2.2.

I tried swapping sim cards... still same issue.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apu95:
I'm wondering as well what could be done. Other than flashing the stock image of 4.2.2 but I've done that already and it did nothing :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jsick:
I'm on AOKP and I get the same problem.

My network shows H, but whenever I open Facebook, Twitter, etc. there is no data for usually 5-15 seconds. Then, the status bar switches to H+ and everything loads. It's almost as if there is a long delay for data to kick in.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisrozon:
Are you using any battery saving apps?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apu95:
I have the same issue and I'm using a completely stock OS without any battery saving apps or special tweaks. It's an OS issue, not an add-on/tweak one.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djdanska:
The delay happens on my t-mobile usa phones when im in an area with high usage. Otherwise it just takes a second. I get near a cubs game and it will take 10-60 seconds to switch to h+.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s10shane:
iv'e noticed my data lagging as well from time to time or sometimes i open a page up and i get no connect error. then all of a sudden my data starts working. its really weird. but my data is almost useless where i live in california. here is pic for proof lol. this speed test was at 4am. but during the day its usually a bit slower. lol
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moldovanos:
I am in Metro Detrot with excellent Tmobile signal. I have this issue only when I set Kernel to conservative setting. On interactive and ondemand it takes only a second to switch.

I dont know what to say about stock rom though, it should be switching fast
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twobeardlessmums:
Same problem on Wind

I'm having the exact same problem, with Wind Mobile in Toronto. Glad to find a forum that even mentions this specific issue! Unlike most mobile issues I've ever looked up, this one is not widely reported.

Does anyone know anything about why it's happening? I flashed (stock 4.2.2) and rooted my N4, but otherwise it's pretty standard. No power-saving tools needed. I've also tried setting the phone to WCDMA-only (via *#*#4636#*#*), but it made no difference. It takes a long time to negotiate a connection regardless.

Also, it seems to happen to me repeatedly, even without much down time between data transfers. In other words, it smells vaguely like there's a really short timeout lurking somewhere. IMH speculation anyway.

Is there any known connection to specific carrier(s), OS version(s), or settings? If it's just a "feature" of Wind, I'll think hard about using the unlocked goodness and find a new carrier...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apu95:
Unfortunately it doesn't seem like it's carrier specific. I'm on Fido (Canada), a friend is on Telus (Canada) and we both get it. Other people here are on T-Mobile and they're also getting it :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
It also seems to be happening to me on 3UK, although slightly different, it establishes a connection, but only H, not H+, and a speedtest will give low speeds, but if I do another speedtest before the H+ changes to H, speeds will shoot up. Anyway to fix this?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apu95:
No known way right now :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
That sucks. Is it possibly caused my Fast Dormancy? Although I don't know how to enable/disable it on non Samsung phones.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apu95:
Maybe, I haven't looked into that. I know that people have tried fixing it by using different kernel profiles and also other ROMs and it still happens to them.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
What would probably be useful is a full Samsung ROM port so we can use the service mode to check fast dormancy settings, not sure if it's possible though?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apu95:
No clue about that. I've never read anything about porting a ROM :(
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJustin:
I get something similar on bell network, Canada, as well. although it doesn't seem to be as bad on 4.2.2, compared to 4.2.1 :confused:
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kthejoker20:
Come help us troubleshoot this freaking problem

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2195995
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clockcycle:
I dialed *#*#4636#*#* and switched wcdma preferred to gsm auto prl, it seems to transition from 3G to H quicker. Pages load faster, I'm not getting time outs. It also loads pages while still showing 3G, where as it didn't use to... Might be placebo... But it makes my user experience better.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
Just tried that, doesn't seem to make much difference for me.

Is there an app anywhere that can replicate the features of service mode for Samsung phones on non-samsung phones?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JPfication:
does the stock 4.2.2 rom supports hspa+? because lately i havent been getting it, and with a custom rom i did.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
They all support HSPA+ as it's a hardware feature, but only some custom roms show it in the status bar, do a speedtest and then quickly go to status in the about phone menu and you'll see HSPA+:15, usually it's UMTS:3 or HSPA:10 when no data is being used to save battery.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stevz34:
xperia arc HSPA

Not exactly a "problem", but something I'm curious about. I have a Rogers-issued Sony Ericsson xperia arc that's been recently unlocked and switched to the Bell network. When on Rogers it would stay on 3G when idle and bump up to H when data was actively being transferred. Now that I'm on Bell it's always stuck in H, even when idle. While it seems to actually perform better this way, it seems the battery life isn't as good as it was with Rogers, even though I have full bars almost all the time. I am also seeing a consistently larger percentage of the battery being used by "Cell Standby". Is this due to the phone being customized and tuned by Rogers to switch modes on their network only? I've even flashed a generic LT15a firmware on to the phone just to get rid of the infamous Rogers "bloatware" and the behavior is the same. Any thoughts on this would be appreciated, although like I stated above, it's not a problem but more of an annoyance.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshnichols189:
Rogers must support fast dormancy (the tech that allows the phone to idle on 3G) while Bell must not.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
Anyone found anyway for the switch from H to H+ to become faster, still waiting a few seconds for it to start up which makes loading apps and pages slow.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waltibaba:
I'm having the same problem with all custom roms and all modem versions. Though its even worse for me, I get full bars on H+, and it attempts to connect (the upload arrow pops up) but it apparently gets no response. I've tested for over 10 minutes continuously with 3-4 bars of H+ but no data connection is established. Whenever it goes back to just HSPA, its fine; connects instantly and has very fast speeds. Except when doing a cell handover, then the data connection drops sometimes. E.g. in the subway: continuously 3-4 bars (my provider has repeaters in the subway tunnel), but data disconnects every few stations.

I'd love to have a workaround to force hspap off. I think there's a build.prop entry along the lines of ro.ril.hspa=1 (or 0 for off), for hspa, have yet to check if an hspap one exists.

I now reverted to completely stock unrooted with .48 modem, and my normal subway route that has a 5 minute blackout zone in the middle is no longer an issue, full reception all the way (streaming TuneIn radio/youtube audio).

By the way, data connection on the same route was never a problem using the same SIM with: HTC HD2, Nexus S i9023, Note N7000, and a really old HTC Kaiser running Android.

I think this ties in with the data/wifi drops that are a software (firmware/modem) issue. Wild guess: crap drivers from LG.

Fix for the data drops confirmed from Google, apparently they didn't make the deadline to push it with the last JDQ39 OTA. Not sure if that will solve our issue.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apu95:
I didn't know Google had confirmed the issue with the data drops. Hopefully the next OTA will fix it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waltibaba:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=41855

There's the google code thread. IIRC somewhere in there a google dev confirmed the constant reconnects due to msm_hsic problems were fixed, but didn't make it to the last OTA.

The issue ties in to the data drops, though the thread complains about battery drain primarily because of the constant failed data connections and subsequent reconnect attempts.

EDIT: Got it confused with the wifi sleep error, also on google code: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=42272
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrwoody:
I kinda found a workaround.

The switching and lagging between the 3g indicator and H+ has been driving me nuts because I use my phone for tethering and it's is my primary source of internet at home.

I am no software developer and I don't understand why I was having this problem or how my phone works.

But I AM a problem solver.

I noticed that as long as there's any sort of data being pushed/rec'd on the phone, the H+ appears and the internet works great (tethering and all).

So my solution was to force a continuous data connection.

I downloaded a torrent app, found a nice big file (an HD movie in this case), and set my download and upload limits to 1kbs.

The internet on my laptop does not lag what-so-ever anymore. I click and it goes. No lagging and waiting for H+.

I am not sure but I assume this will drain my battery when mobile but at home I can just keep my phone plugged in.

I just decided to do this tonight so I will post again after I get some battery drain data, etc.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apu95:
Wow, that's a really clever solution, though for sure battery drain will be a big factor.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrwoody:
I've kept the torrent client open and downloading/uploading at 1kb all day so far. I've only used the tethering for about 20 minutes this morning and have used my phone regularly for a few calls, texts and the occasional reddit browsing.

Phone was unplugged at about 11am and it's now almost 3:30 and I am at 83% battery. Pretty good so far.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lsv-1:
This worked for me!, now I have no delay switching from 3g to HSPA :good:

I use WCDMA only because here in Costa Rica my service provider (Claro) has no good coverage and my phone switches to Edge too often, the internet gets unusable, but with this trick my data transfer is way more responsive. I'll check if the data will work in Edge mode and reply back.

Can someone explain why this happens, what could be the difference between WCDMA only and GSM Auto (PRL) in terms of 3G/E data communication (it looks like there is no data transfer at all or some sort of timeout when using WCDMA only).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrwoody:
Most of your questions were answered to the best of people's knowledge in the thread.

I too thought switching to GSM Auto helped but it was a placebo. You'll see. It's not faster.

Try my torrent trick. It works flawlessly so far besides some extra battery drain.

It's a good easy workaround until LG/Google are able to fix the problem (read the rest of the thread).
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apu95:
Interesting. I'm curious if it's a placebo effect too since this solution has been suggested in other places. Only way to see if it really works is to get some before/after timings of the data switching.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lsv-1:
Is not a perfect solution, the delay is still there, but at least I notice that the switch does not take that long... Try it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apu95:
This reply was just posted on the Google Code page regarding this issue.

"I just installed 4.2.2 from the image here: https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images

A complete wipe. Then, using the *stock* recovery (not a custom one), I wiped the cache and factory reset. After that, the problem went away and has not come back for three days. I think that this problem is caused by the OTA upgrade, not by Android 4.2.2 itself. And wiping all user data did not initially solve the problem, but a fresh install and wipe did."

Has anyone tried this and gotten the same results?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lsv-1:
Sounds like a solution, but I do not want to re-image my phone, this issue sucks, please keep testing and reply back if the problem does not come back in a few more days, thank you.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lsv-1:
Can someone disable the WiFi optimization from the WiFi advanced menu and reply back if that helped?

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
Out of curiosity, why would you think that would help? As It's a mobile data issue?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lsv-1:
As you know, that particular setting has been designed to save battery, so, maybe is affecting the data somehow too. I changed that and there is no delay anymore, i.e If I access the speed test app, the app finds the server right away, the play store loads everything right away when scrolling down, whatsapp messages go out right away, etc...

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
Strange as that's only WiFi optimization, I never have WiFi on because of the issues with screen off, so in my mind I see no reason for it to affect Mobile Data.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lsv-1:
Try it, if it does not work, you can enable the WiFi optimization again, no big deal right?

The only thing I've got to say is that my 3G problem went away.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
Just tried it and I don't see any difference at all.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lsv-1:
That's all I wanted to know, thank you.

Maybe because I've been switching from wcdma preferred, GSM Auto and all that the problem went away, I don't know...

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] myturbo1:
Are you actually seeing a 3g icon when on 3g , or H

Mine never goes off h , unless I force 2g one..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
Mine shows H all the time at home, but when I'm in town (15 minute walk) then it starts to idle at 3G instead of H. But I still have to wait for it to switch to HSPA+.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lsv-1:
.

Sent from my Nexus 4

---------- Post added at 05:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:53 PM ----------

Sounds that there is an app retrieving constant data. It should be on 3g when idle

Sent from my Nexus 4
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] myturbo1:
Hmm I wonder what it would be then.. I've never seen anything except H on my nexus

---------- Post added at 09:45 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:42 PM ----------

How could this be I have background data off for evening except for play store in
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
I'm sure 3G idling is fast dormancy, or something like that, whilst yes it would conserve battery staying on 3G (UMTS:3), staying on HSDPA:10 is still ok for being idle which means that your network doesn't support fast dormancy (I think, correct me if I'm wrong), data use is, for most places, going to HSPA+:15.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onisuk:
I'm on 3 mobile in the uk and suffer from this data issue ! please help its so annoying !!!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nellisere:
It's not really an issue, it's just how the networks work, it's mainly a battery saving "feature", keeping the phone in a constant state of data activity would use alot more battery than what it does now. Fast Dormancy makes the switching quicker and more efficient, but I haven't found a way to check it's status on non-samsung devices.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unL33T:
On Telus with international Note2 (not branded) and have the same problem. There is a program called "Data Fix" on the Play Store that kind of helps by monitoring your connection and disabling and enabling data which seems to help most of the time but takes like 2 minutes to work. I've had where my data won't work for like 5-10 minutes for some reason and then just comes back. Speeds are great when it's working.

I honestly only ever use data so I'd really like it to just stay on. Everyone says it's easy to fix on Samsung devices. What do I need to change?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KKTHX:
Does anyone have stock kernel from Samsung JB 4.1.2 LKC firmware ?

Kernel can be in CWM .ZIP or .TAR.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bowenac:
So I can't get my phone to remote debug in chrome. Every time I issue the adb forward tcp:9222 localabstract:chrome_devtools_remote my device is not found...

I tapped on the build number in about phone to enable the dev options. I selected USB debugging in developer tools as well as chrome but its still not working.

Has anyone been able to get this to work? I have searched around and can't find anything about the nexus 4 and remote debugging.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mahnn:
What does adb devices say?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bowenac:
Just says list of devices attached and doesn't show anything.

When I plug in my phone I know it is detected, it shows up as Nexus 4 in windows explorer.

I don't get it...
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Your drivers aren't installed properly.

1. Ensure USB debugging is enabled (as you said it is... but double check anyways)

2. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1514942 use those drivers instead. follow the steps there.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bowenac:
Thanks, it was the driver.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Hit the thanks button if I helped :) thanks very much
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] Ryano89:
Since the JB update I don't seem to ever receive my mms messages on the stock app. Is there anything to be done about this without rooting? Will switching to a different messaging app fix it? Please and thanks

Edit.. A battery pull seems to have fixed it.. Sorry.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] tingox:
How do I get sshfs (or sshfs-like functionality) on a CM10 ROM? Is there a how-to somewhere? (I have searched, but maybe my Google-fu isn't strong enough)

I'm currently running NexusHD2-JellyBean-4.1.2-CM10 v1.3a on my HD2 (thanks!) and have tested browsing and playing media files stored on a Samba server - this works fine using ES File Explorer and MX Player.

But - my main file server is set up to only export files via ssh (and I want to keep it that way), on other systems I use sshfs to access it.

If not sshfs, is there a file eplorer with built-in sshfs functionality available? (I've tested a few, but they all just seem to have FTP over ssh functionality, not sshfs. I do not want to copy the files to my HD2, just stream them.)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lither:
Does BetterBatteryStats app uses more battery and cause more wakelocks?

Should I install it?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xcly:
Haven't noticed any battery draining from BBS. It only presents the already existing battery usage stats in more detail. It would use more battery if you grant it superuser status to check for alarm and networks stats.

It does help identify any rogue battery draining apps you might have. Haven't really found a use for it otherwise. Won't worry too much about installing it if you already have good enough battery life atm.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magik_Breezy:
What I do is enable it every week or so under a normal usage scenario, see what's draining my battery and fix it (I usually have installed and removed alot) then I freeze the app with Titanium because there is no reason to have it running