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[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] king718:
He had an S3 before and just got him the Note 4. There was some sync error and the contacts weren't synced to google. It's a common S3 problem I think. Anyways my brother went and cleared contacts data thinking it would fix it. Instead it deleted all the contacts. I tried restoring contacts with google but since it never really synced it had nothing to restore.

My dad is with Sprint which means no sim cards, so it's on that either. I have no idea what I can do now. Can anyone please help figure this out. Is there any possible way he can get the contacts back?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ungraph:
If there was a sync error, then it's an indication that at least you had an active Google account registered on the device.

Login to https://www.google.com/contacts/ and see if his contacts are there.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] king718:
yeah I tried that. It didn't work :(
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TML1504:
if no backup of contact data exists then contacts are lost, sorry
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] rastapapa:
Hello,

I used to use the following apps regularly until my OTA update to NG2. It seems that the apps now have trouble reading or writing to internal SD storage, which (Correct me if I'm wrong) I believe is a fault of the developers not updating andrioid's new security restrictions.

The particular apps I'm referring to are:

Line (sending or receiving pictures/videos no longer works)

QuickPic (regular error messages while looking at pictures)

SwiftKey (unable to save language packs)

My goal was to see if others are experiencing similar issues and to perhaps shed light on something that might help those developers update their apps correctly.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 General] daniel4653:
There have been permissoj issues with apps trying to write to internal storage since 4.4.2 KitKat.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] templeka:
Ok so I haven't noticed this when I got my mobile (I bought it recently and I froze Chrome that came by default since I generally use Dolphin) but I have no settings button in my Chrome browser. There's only the tab switch button and that's it, no 3 dots in there. I searched around and found that this usually happens when your phone has a hardware menu button but hey we don't have one. I'm using this app All in one Gestures instead of the soft keys (I hid those by adding qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 in build.prop). Could this be the cause of my issues?

Anyone knows how I can make those 3 dots appear inside Chrome tab view too since this is the only place I don't have them?

Example in the 2 pictures below.

[IMG="3 dots"]http://core0.staticworld.net/images/idge/imported/article/ctw/2013/07/19/chrome-android-draggable-menu-100384132-orig.jpg[/IMG][IMG="No 3 dots"]http://forums.androidcentral.com/attachments/chrome-os/78768d1377904060t-no-settings-button-chrome-active-6-.jpg[/IMG]

Edit: Ok so it seems qemu.hw.mainkeys=1 is the problem. Once I went back with this Chrome displays the 3 dot menu. Now my question remains the same how can I make Chrome display the 3 dot menu since this app is the only one that doesn't display them? I tried Xposed 3 dot module and it didn't work, I tried App Settings module to enable legacy menu for Chrome only and didn't work, I tried using another app to hide the softkeys (GMD Auto Hide SoftKeys) and it doesn't work (Chrome doesn't display 3 dots). Growing a bit desperate here. I conclude that I have to modify Chrome in some way to show those 3 dots (I haven't found any option to do that in chrome://flags/ like in the first picture I posted above). Any help/ideea is welcome.
[Xperia Z1 Compact Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] templeka:
Ok so 59 views and no ideea/solution to have softkeys hidden and also the 3 dots button in Chrome (it only happens in Chrome as i said)?
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuresonic:
Hi,

I have a moto g second gen that I had rooted running stock rom. All was fine until I went to install Aero Kernel after which my phone wpuld not reboot. I tried to restore from a back up in TWRP stored on the external SD, but this kept failing. After trying I had a go at putting back to stock and this did not. And kept going to fastboot. I now have a phone eith no rom, recovery and will not be picked up by my pc also stuck in fastboot. I have tried to flash stock with RSD Lite, but it does not see my phone. I am on the brink with this so any helopwould be brilliant.

Thanks Chris
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SentinelGerrant:
I do not think the Moto G first gen and second gen are the same. Check your device's forums.
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
Please post in the correct device section

Thread moved
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] futuresonic:
I'll check and move to the right forum. Thanks.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgr208:
About 3 out of 5 times when I make a call when I am originally on LTE the phone call drops. I am on AT&T and when I make a call it switches from LTE to H+ then all of a sudden it just completely drops signal and thus the call and about 3 seconds later regains signal. Does anyone know what may be causing this issue or has had this issue? I am on 4.4.4 Stock with Root.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Citizen_Snips:
Well dropping calls isn't normal, but dropping from LTE to H+ is. VoLTE isn't really a thing yet. Calls don't work over LTE, so when you make a call it automatically drops to H+. That's normal behavior.

Did this just start happening out of the blue? Or always done that? Make sure you have the correct APN settings. If so try calling your provider and see if there's anything they can do for you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgr208:
Sorry forget to mention I knew that was normal for the drop to H+, but yes the signal drop is not. Well it started out of the blue. IS there a thread on here with what should be the correct APN settings? Also my old nexus 5 started to do this before I returned it under warranty for refurbished, then I had a moto G lte for a month worked fine, got a refurbished (due to warranty) and started again.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgr208:
Here is a graph of my network coverage to show that the signal just drops.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Syndrome666:
same problem

Mine doesn't seem to have any particular count pattern, it happens very randomly, usually when attempting to call someone and once they pickup on their end, my phone would hang up. This happens maybe 40-50%of the time, can't estimate a guess, but i can say that it happens enough to piss me off. I've checked my AT&T APN, which matches to what the carrier has it set, i even went and got my SIM replaced, rebooted in safe mode, gps works, so it's not a third party app causing this. Last resort is factory reset, although I'm almost positive that won't do anything. I'm currently also running android 4.4.4 stock aosp on a 32Gb N5. Device was purchased new in early may 2014, and came with android 4.4.2 preinstalled. The random call drops issue started in early October, a few months well into 4.4.4 update. All I've found online is that i it has something to do with a missing cellular radio, but to be honest, i don't want to mess with those as that may cause further problems. Called Google, and they act like they're clueless about this issue, all they can offer is a replacement, which is nice, but to be honest, it's probably going to happen again even with the new device. My coworker has the same issue with his 16gb N5 black model. If anyone with this device trying out android 5.0 lollipop preview can chime in on if this problem still persists, would be very awesome. I'm going to wait and see when the official android 5.0 comes out, if that fixes the dropped calls problem, then N5 can be used, if not then I'm getting it replaced and reselling it, may go with the moto x+1. So either a good portion of nexus 5 devices are factory defects or this really is a cellular radio problem. Really hope that lollipop will fix this issue.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raptir:
The APN only handles packet data and not voice so that shouldn't be the issue.

I would try setting your phone to 3G only for a while and see if the drops still occur when you are on 3G prior to the call.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgr208:
Yea it wasn't an exact count but like 3 out of 5 says, enough that is annoys me. Tried all those as well and like I said I have a moto g lte that the sim worked in so it isn't the sim. This is my refurb unit, but the other one I have since November started to do the same thing in August as well on 4.4.4 never had an issue before that. Where did you find that if you don't mind me asking? I am comfy enough to mess with that stuff, so i'll give it a shot.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgr208:
Already did and it doesn't but is an annoyance then since part of the price of the Nexus 5 is to have LTE and I am not getting the full product then which is not ideal.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Syndrome666:
cell radio fix

I found it here (just take away the spaces after .com and after 02/): ianmarmour.com /2014/02/02/ google-nexus-5-fixing-modemcellular-issues-on-34g-networks

It's an older post from February, but seems to have the best details and fixes. If you simply search nexus 5 cellular radio issues or nexus 5 4.4.4 call drops, you should find a lot of these recalls from lots of N5 users. I'm tempted to try it, but don't really feel like sorting all my files in case i brick my device. I'm also not sure if ota update will work if i tinker with cell radios. Otherwise that's the page containing all the details you'd need including links and step by step guides. And hey if it works for you, let me know, maybe I'll try it out if it goes well for you.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Syndrome666:
Exactly, i know that's totally possible, but i wouldn't want a smartphone that has no lte and/or hspa+ service at this point in time. This seems to happen wherever lte isn't as strong or available but hspa+ is. I think the modem responsible for switching between lte and hspa+ causes calls to drop. I took note of it a couple hours ago when i attempted to make a few phone calls resulting in instant call drops. Seems to do it while switching from lte to hspa+ network. I just wish Google would stop burying their heads from the outside world like an ostrich, and get in top of this. I mean this is their flagship device until N6 goes on sale. They should seriously fix this issue or at least stop denying that they've never heard of any complaints with their N4 and N5 customers. I love this device, but a simple fix like this not being addressed by Google is not very professional, especially because it's primary function is to call people. I'm really tempted to flash those radios, but really want to see if Google addresses this issue with an official ota lollipop update.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ecurbb:
Factor resetting it won't help, I've tried it already.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
part of the price? no. you dont see any phone more expensive because it can handle lte. your issue is with your network, and its signals around you. as we all know that the lte available can not handle voice calls. your isdue involvez lte handing off to H or 3G. thats where your network comes in.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgr208:
Then why does my moto g work fine in the same locations? And LTE isn't more expensive on a phone? Please explain then how a LTE phone is more expensive then the 3g variant. Go compare the moto g to moto g LTE. Defeats your argument.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
lol, ok. the moto g variants are an exception to the majority. their already cheap price point being the reason.

those are two different devices, with differing hardware. its possible that moto can catch the signal from a little further away than the n5 can. the n5 was made less expensive because they used less expensive hardware in places. a shorter antenna being one of those places.

---------- Post added at 09:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:44 PM ----------

anyways, if you bought it from google, you can request an exchange.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anactoraaron:
I wouldn't try any hardware mod, etc as the issue is with the software. This kind of thing happens to me also, regardless of where I am or what network I'm on (tested this with a friends AT&T sim also). In the settings menu my signal strength just says "0" (kid you not ZERO) and sticks there until I manually set the phone to 3g when I go to a place with weak LTE (like a basement).

DISCLAIMER: I am only assuming this as I don't know that much about this topic, but I think stock 4.4.4 doesn't understand that LTE can still be received at worse than -115dbm and causes this fault. It doesn't matter which radio you flash (using the newest dev preview radio on 4.4.4 still has this issue, but on 5.0 it works flawlessly), what network you are on, where you are with strong LTE coverage... If you go to the wrong LTE dead spot you have this issue. It's as if the radio is saying "I'm still good on LTE" and the phone says "-115dbm isn't good we need to switch" and the radio says "I'm still connected to LTE though" and the conflict causes the signal to go to 0. I don't think it's got anything to do with the handoff from LTE to 3G either (but it might, as I said I'm no expert). -115dbm seems to be the doom number for me on LTE with 4.4.4.

Try flashing the new dev preview if you want LTE. No network = 0 bug. Hell I can even get LTE in my basement (at worse than -115dbm, of course). I had to flash back to 4.4.4 though, too many games/apps not updated yet.

Long story short, this is fixed in Lollipop. Less than two weeks... :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgr208:
It worked until august so your argument is void.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgr208:
Def wasn't gonna try hardware and only software and great to hear! Did you try out lollipop yet?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
if it worked until august, then it supports my point of probably being an issue with your network, and not the phone itself.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgr208:
But then why does my moto g work? Why is the issue also all the way from Philadelphia to new jersey to new York. That supports software if you ask me. Also it working it lollipop supports software. Also if it was network I think we would hear more about this issue from other phones as well
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
well, try the lollipop preview, it was working for the other guy, see if itll work for you. if it does, great.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VOLTAGEROCK:
More annoying news. Right when I entered Jersey, I made 4 test calls on LTE and sure enough they all dropped. Switched to 3G and it was fine.

Sent from my wondrous Nexus numeral 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aleem15:
Thanks guys. I've been experiencing the same problem for the last 3-4 weeks also. I'm in the Philadelphia area. And here I was about to get rid of the phone and get a 1+1, I guess the N5 lives on. I hope AT&T sorts this out soon.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a940600:
I am having the same problems as well. I found this thread and I am on the ATT GS3. I am facing the problem on any ROM past 4.1. If I ODIN back to stock, I am able to call on LTE (or so it says) without dropping. I thought it was my phone and went through many times flashing the phone. It does not seem to be a sim card problem as I have tested in it my brother's phone which is a Note 2. I have attached a logcat of my radio as I make a call. Hope someone is able to read it.

I know this is a Nexus 5 thread, but this problem seems to be extending past just N5 phones. I am in NJ on ATT as well.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VOLTAGEROCK:
Yeah other people here mentioned the gs3 as well having problems. Haven't heard of this on the gs4 or 5 but I'm pretty sure that lollipop is going to fix this if att won't for our phones on kit Kat. I'm just mad cuz I really like cm11 and don't wanna switch yet. I use so many features that this ROM gives.

Sent from my wondrous Nexus numeral 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murray42:
I'm on a GS4 and have similar issue on Bell Canada in New Brunswick (NE from Maine)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a940600:
I've tried making a call while in east Brunswick,nj where there is h+ signal and I'm able to make a call perfectly fine. More confirmation its a network problem.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subs:
You are if you want to make calls and have them last longer than 5 seconds.

:p

-subs
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nico4k:
I have the same problem. I called google and they sent me to LG. I sent my phone to them for repair, I'm waiting for their response. I will try everyone's suggestion by switching to 3g to see if that works when my phone comes back.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] subs:
Don't bother replacing your phone...

Aha- sorry to be the one to tell you- but I swapped out to a new phone and the problem persists. It's not a problem with your phone. I called Google and convinced them to replace my device under warranty. They did. New LG Nexus 5 from Google: Same problem, dropped calls. I wish I hadn't bothered with the swap.

Pretty clear from these threads- AT&T is up to something in the tristate area opinion seems to be that they are testing voLTE, and that when our phones connect, and the AT&T network attempts to scale up to LTE for voice our phones drop/get dropped.

You should, if you have not yet, make sure you call AT&T, log this as a case, explain the problem, they will give you a case number. Maybe if enough of us do that they will fix it? Hope so! :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nico4k:
Yeah, I did talk to ATT before going the google route. But oddly enough, this doesn't happen with my LG G2 (been using it for a a couple of weeks now). We will how it goes when I get my Nexus 5 back . Lol. Thanks. :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cancan101:
ATT No Record of Issue

I called ATT Tech support and they said they have no record of an issue with the Nexus 5 having dropped calls. They told me to replace the SIM card.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justin0469:
I just arrived in Newark NJ and immediately had this problem with my Nexus 5 on Android 4.4.4. Guess I'll be switching to 3G for now...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rbalfury:
Latest CM11 Nightly Works

I was looking over at the oneplus one forum and they were talking about how the latest CM nightly seemed to fix the problem.

Well sure enough I installed the 11/9 CM nightly and making calls with LTE on no longer drops the call.

I'll be using this until the official 5.0 comes out for our phone
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wchesterpa:
Working now

So I got back from Malaysia this weekend and don't seem to have the problem anymore. Haven't used the phone a lot but no problems with dropped calls on the 3 or 4 calls I've had today. I'm on stock and haven't made any other changes to the phone/OS since returning.

(and to confirm, I swapped out the SIM in Malaysia for a local network and didn't have any problems)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VOLTAGEROCK:
My problem returned today after getting back from Rhode island to jersey. Tried 4 calls while at work. Had to forced to 3g dag nabbit.

Sent from my wondrous Nexus numeral 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgordon00:
I'm also still having issues. This problem is 100% not resolved. On my 2nd ticket with AT&T and expecting a response tmrw. I assume it will be worthless.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greeneyez15o:
Im on 3rd ticket with att, still nada. Im the only calling in with this problem they told me. So i gave them this webpage...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rav4kar:
i did the same thing last week.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] greeneyez15o:
Issue fixed ? Just got a message from att telling me problems solved
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgordon00:
I got a call from AT&T this morning as well and the guy said AT&T engineers fixed the problem in the NYC area. I just made two calls from world trade center on LTE (with WiFi off) and both worked fine. I'm going to keep testing but so far this looks promising. Interested to hear what others are finding.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scales11:
I just tried after a reboot and still have the problem on my gs3.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nsiti:
I can confirm that the problem appears to have been corrected (AT&T in NYC, Galaxy S4 GPE).
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crzycrkr:
I had this problem on LI and flashed SimpleAOSP Lollypop. Solved the issue
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgordon00:
FYI Galaxy S3 is apparently still a prob. One plus one and the Nexus 5 are both working now – so says the senior AT&T advisor I spoke with!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scales11:
So does this mean that they acknowledge that the GS3 is a problem? Or that they will fix it?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pcloadletter1:
In NJ, my mother's phone, stock 4.4.4 on AT&T was experiencing this issue until I made it 3g preferred. I had no problem on 5.0 DP on Cricket (AT&T towers).

Do the new radios in L have an affect of how calls are handled?

Apparently, the N5 is trying to use HD voice on LTE and it's not working. Are MVNOs be affected?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teamshao:
Confirmed fix in Philadelphia area (I live in Cherry Hill, NJ). Running Nexus 5 with ParanoidAndroid on 4.4.4.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GrimesNJ:
Problem is fixed for me here in NYC - kitkat 4.4.4 on Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raistlin1:
I still can't make calls in NJ, I even rebooted after going back to LTE but it still rings twice and just drops. I am pretty close to NYC as well, in Union County.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgordon00:
They know it's an issue and are working on it. I was told this was an issue with all BYOD (bring your own device) phones because Nokia and Ericsson (whose systems power the cell towers) screwed up and didn't add BYOD devices to the list of phones that could connect to upgraded towers that will support HD voice (aka VoLTE). Either that or AT&T forgot to give them a complete list.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rav4kar:
+1. Made 3 calls on LTE in Middlesex county and all dropped in 1 or 2 seconds into the calls.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VOLTAGEROCK:
I can't wait to test this out tomorrow! Thanks for the info. I hope it works for all of us.

Sent from my wondrous Nexus numeral 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a940600:
I am a little south of you and I am still having the issue as of today.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VOLTAGEROCK:
I made 3 test calls just now on my drive to work with LTE on and the calls did not get dropped. So I'll try throughout the day and see what happens. But this will be the best day in 3 weeks if this is for real.

Sent from my wondrous Nexus numeral 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VOLTAGEROCK:
I'm at work in fort lee right next to nyc and made 3 more test calls while on LTE and am having no problems.

Anyone else?

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[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jettinvr6sc:
Out on Long Island , made several calls no issues as of yet.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a940600:
Tested it out in Brooklyn and was able to make a call on LTE. Need to test at home again. As of last night that wasn't working.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clausClapEqn:
LTE Functioning

Seems like the issue is fixed for me. I'm in the UES in NYC. I've made 5 calls on LTE, and all got thru okay.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scales11:
Still not fixed for the gs3.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] czrobi:
LTE working

I just call my wife and phone is working on LTE without dropping calls in NYC
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhilipTD:
AT&T must have fixed it, the problem disappeared today. :good: