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[Tasker Tips & Tricks] XDARoni:
4 Best videos that explain Tasker (If you don't get it)

Tasker can be one of the most useful Android apps you'll ever use. The problem is getting to understand it. It's not exactly easy and at first it makes less sense than when your Mom told you that she's leaving the family to be with some guy in southern California who owns a restaurant. But anyways, if videos help you get a grasp on what's going on then you might want to check out these. I went through youtube to find the the best Tasker videos that are easy to understand. These will explain the basics of the app and how to get started.

Tasker The Basics Explained

[YOUTUBE]yQC8PfXPn6Y[/YOUTUBE]

How to use Tasker : A Beginner's Guide

[YOUTUBE]rDpdS_YWzFc[/YOUTUBE]

Intermediate Guide to Android Tasker

[YOUTUBE]J259WzkO3-Y[/YOUTUBE]

Basics of Tasker -- Automate Your Phone Tasks

[YOUTUBE]3FWrzuvMaPI[/YOUTUBE]

These videos are the most helpful and easiest to understand. Some of these are older videos, but the basics of Tasker has stayed the same so they're all still relevant. Feel free to post link to videos that were particularly helpful for you.
[Tasker Tips & Tricks] flash629:
Tasker 101

Take a look at this page. It has a bunch of tasks that you can learn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzY9te12UI0&list=PLjV3HijScGMynGvjJrvNNd5Q9pPy255dL
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] +cs.tribal:
Hello XDA community!

Here is a video tutorial for those who have problems like, powering on their device and it seems like a DEAD device!

I had the same problem, i bought the Asus Zenfone 2 and when i first tried to open it, it was like the device was dead(not working at all). So I'm here to share my experience with it and how I fixed it!

Done panic, try some of these steps and hopefully you will have your device working like a charm!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRYlhS9i56o

[YOUTUBE]<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XRYlhS9i56o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>[/YOUTUBE]

Actually many people say that these steps worked for them so, why not to give it a try before you send your device back to ASUS :good:

I hope I helped some of you out there guys!

:good: CHEERS :D
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[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baonxxx:
lol i have this problem yesterday , i though the problem was on charger port then i take it to service center and now its done :v
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _WiNNa_:
I had this problem with 2 brand-new zenfone 2.

My solution was to let them both charge for 8 to 12 hours!

There was no orange led, no battery symbol or vibration on plugging in the charger. But after long hours of letting them both connected to the charger, they both started working on reconnecting the charger!

So, give it a try. It's just a couple of hours of waiting [emoji12]
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] moz2k12:
same problem here! also let him charge for 8hr's, after that working like a charm
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ondrej97:
Same problem today. Only 1 hour charging and all works good.
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giuliog.96:
Same problem here, but not solved. Yesterday evening my ZE551ML started to overheat, and i shutted it down. Then I tried to power it on, without results. I left charging all night, and this morning it powered on for 30 seconds, but wifi wasn't working, neither physical buttons and vibration too.

Now I'm not able to power it on, but it is fully charged.

What can I do? Thanks!
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asus_USA:
Please see the following support page to see our best practice guide for first time usage on our Asus Android mobile devices - http://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1014469/

If you have any questions, concerns or would like further assistance, please feel free to contact me direct at cl-frank@asus.com.

Sincerely,

Frank

ASUS_USA
[ZenFone 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mangbhoy:
I'm helping out a friend with an ASUS Zenfone 2. She was playing a GameBoy Advance Emulator (MyBoy) and was playing while charging the phone. The next day, the phone didn't turn on.

Basically here's what's happening (or not happening):

1.) No led indication of charging

2.) If left with a charger on for a few hours, battery gets hot

3.) Sometimes when I push the power button it vibrates once but that's it. Recently, no vibration at all.

Other than these, no other observations.

I've looked around the Zenfone 2 forums, especialy on the Troubleshooting thread, and there are vague & uncomplete solutions that never worked for me.

1.) Charged the phone using the ASUS adapter and USB cable overnight (tried with a Samsung one and a Sony one overnight - that's 3 nights total. Didn't work for me.

2.) I would like to try to open the phone myself but I'm not so sure and I don't know exactly how to remove the battery to reset the phone.

Has this been solved yet???
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanhdat2212:
My phone: Nexus S, 16Gb, Rom CM11, Android 4.4.4 (List of updates: https://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=crespo)

My story

Yesterday, (about 9.00pm 13/12/2015) my phone got some laggy, so I powered him off. I left it there, 15 minutes later I came back, and I forgot that he had been powered off, so I thought it was just sleeping. I picked him up and press PowerButton. Nothing happended!

Then I got a look at CM rom, found that interesting is my Rom just got a new update at 2.00pm 13/12/2015. I think that my phone has auto-updated!!

In the past, sometime he behaved the same: PowerButton not respond. So, after that 1st press, about 5 sec later, I started to press the PowerButton repeatedly and rapidly, hopefully the phone would wake up.

But no, the reality was that he was being off. There were about 6-7 presses, I will describe slowly below (assume between each press is 0.2 sec):

1st and 2nd press: nothing happened

3rd press: the phone vibrated, and Google logo appeared

4th press: (I had no mean to continue pressing, but it was too fast, I couldn't stop) suddenly, the Google logo disappeared (so the logo stayed on screen just for about 0.2 sec; while normally, it should stay there for atleast 5 sec)

5th and 6th press: nothing happened!

And from then on, no more, anything happened.

What I tried

Hold PowerButton for even 1 minute: nothing happen!

Hold PowerButton + VolumeUP for even 1 minute: none!

Hold PowerButton + VolumeUPandDOWN for even 1 minute: none too!

Connect to charger (wall or pc): no Battery Animation show up!

BUT the phone and Battery get warming up!

Take out the Battery for even 15 minutes, then put it back, and PowerButton: nothing!

And the phone not get recognized by PC too.

Sumary

No display

No vigration

No recognized by PC (because of this, I can not follow this method: http://xdaforums.com/oneplus-one/general/guide-unbrick-oneplus-one-t3013732

More Information

In the past, the VolumeDOWN sometimes seems get stucked, cause the phone silent and auto boot to safemode, after many try to press and reboot, the phone may get out of safemode (because VolumeDOWN back to normal)

PowerButton sometimes not respond.

My Battery is not good, sometimes it drops too much! Eg: having 50%, after reboot, dropped to 3%, and start to increase slowly, max around 30% and become normally.

Hope you guys have some ideas! I still can't do anything, when the phone is not regconized by PC!!

Thanks for reading!

Thank you!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
Hey,

2 things come to mind and I bet are both the problems. First off you need a new battery and you seem to know this, very cheap now a days but still buy a good one as cheap knock offs are abundant and don't support the power they say, try mugen, anker or stock oem

Also you need to replace power button, this phone was always notorious with bad ones, a new one is cheap but many often found just a loose connection so if you open up the phone, check the ribbon connections and then throw in that new battery all should be well, hopefully

Best of luck!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanhdat2212:
Thank you. I'll try your suggest ASAP.

But I'm wondering, that do you think that CM Update maybe also a reason? :D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
I kind of doubt it as that should only effect the software, if you were getting a bootloop or anything to that extant yeah, but being it won't power on at all I doubt it
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bebis24:
thank you
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FalconFour:
Nope, I've seen these symptoms before - exactly the same thing. Dude, I think your phone is Superbricked.

I've got a stack of 3 Nexus S 4G's that have exactly the same problem - the eMMC card is trashed by a buggy "secure erase" implementation. See: https://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/EMMC_Bugs

My "working" one was working great, even set it up to sell on eBay, when I went to wipe its data with a factory-reset from the settings menus. When it shut down to reboot, I pulled the battery. That's what bricked it - because the eMMC was halfway through a background erase/rewrite procedure, it wiped out the boot loader somehow and completely bricked the phone. It now does precisely, exactly the same thing you describe - absolutely nothing, except when it's plugged in, it warms up after a while.

Best I can tell, the only way out from here is to use a JTAG device to reflash the chip, but even then, the eMMC itself might be "unbootable" (i.e. can't start up, can't be read or written, can't be reformatted/restored).

I just called it "end of life" for those phones and now they're just a sour reminder on my shelf :(
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thanhdat2212:
thank you!!

my heart just stop breathing :'( :'(
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FalconFour:
God, I wish there were a solution to it. I'd really like to donate a phone to anyone that thinks they have the tools or skills to make a "how I did it" explanation - involving whatever tools/software are necessary - to bring these phones back and help us all. I bought 2 of those 3 phones as "for parts" on eBay, and it turned out that both of those phones appeared to have exactly this same issue (though one also had a cracked glass). I even verified the issue by swapping in my good phone's eMMC (at least on the NS4G, it's a swappable card module), and the boards booted up. I only needed the one for the good screen (as I had a good board but completely destroyed display panel) - and that's how I got my one working again.

Then, in the end, I accidentally stumbled upon the method by which the previous two phones were bricked - and now there are three. It seems like a fairly common problem. :/
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exec360:
Hello,

I recently upgraded my Huawei Nexus 6P to 6.0.1 (dirty-flash, sideloaded).

I had trouble getting LTE to work at first (turning on/off Airplane Mode makes LTE work). I kept trying to change Field Test settings to make LTE work.

However, when I factory reset it the phone won't make or receive phone calls.

It sticks on "dialing..." and it just won't work. However, data and messaging work just fine.

I forgot to back up my EFS partition so it's partially my fault.

My IMEI number and MEID show correctly, however on the My Verizon website it shows a different MEID that's nothing close to the original one. The last 2 digits were different. Neither the MEID or IMEI were changed during the upgrade process, so it should have worked fine.

I recently called Verizon Tech Support about this and they said they'd change the MEID within 72 hours to 4 days. (I called Friday evening)

They kept having issues with the server rejecting the MEID and I checked, it's not blacklisted. They told me about a "wrong form" being filled out and ran some tests and nothing worked.

The phone MEID and Field Test menus showed properly though, just calling any other number (even Verizon's activation number) won't work.

I kept factory resetting, even downgraded to 6.0 (clean flash with recovery/radios, unrooting and all that), and LTE worked better, but STILL no phone calls! :(

Whenever I try to activate it on the website, it keeps telling me to contact their number. I'm not sure if I'll need a new SIM card because I've tried another SIM card and will also not make calls.

I'm not sure if calling has to do with the MEID or IMEI or anything else.

Do you have any tips/suggestions to fix this annoying issue?

Thank you,

Exec360
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rsalas187:
I've seen the issue going from Wireless to LTE and vice versa but I have no issue making or receiving calls. Texting and MMS work ok also. I went from 6.0 to 6.1 by doing a factory image flash. Now I'm Chroma and I'm curious if I would have this same issue on Stock so I will probably flash factory or a slim rom stock tonight. I'm on Verizon and had a nexus 6, I popped the sim in my 6p and it activated with no issue.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exec360:
Same here, except I popped out the SIM from my iPhone 5S.

Ironically, when I put the same SIM back into the 5S, calling and voicemail, in addition to data worked, even though the device was recently deactivated from Verizon.

I'd say the issue probably comes up from a corrupted IMEI/MEID or other identifier. (Not completely sure about this though — the IMEI/MEID was the same between popping in the SIM for the first time and after resetting...)

Verizon detected my device as a Huawei 1511 phone and thinks it's an old Samsung feature phone when I run it through support/help pages.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] un9a7y:
I have the exact same problem with my phone and I don't know what to do.

update: I just flashed the efs backup file and it worked again.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exec360:
I forgot to back up my EFS partition and I had 2 chances to do so...

My IMEI, MEID and SIM ID show perfectly in the About section, even when factory reset and bootloader locked, but calls still don't work, very odd.

I used Wugfresh and just about every IMEI recovery tool I could find (EFS Professional) but it keeps giving me errors such as "Access Denied..." with BusyBox installed.

Still no email or response from Verizon techs tonight, expecting one tomorrow.

If not, I'll have to RMA.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exec360:
More specifically, I cannot find an EFS folder or a nv_data.bin file in any file explorer — Root Explorer, Solid Explorer, TWRP, etc.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exec360:
Alright, I've actually figured out that the problem is NOT the EFS after I sent it in to Verizon.

My IMEI and MEID number and everything else were actually just fine.

It wasn't flashing or anything that ruined my phone... I recently called Verizon one night on my phone about LTE issues on 6.0.1 and after that, the calls just stopped.

In fact, the problem IS on their end.

They gave me a new SIM card and it didn't work. They realized the phone was new on the network and that would cause incompatibility issues.

Now I have to ship my phone to their IT department which takes about 2 weeks.

If that is your case:

Verizon guide to getting your calling back

:

First, I'd try flashing an old EFS backup when your phone was working. If that doesn't work, call their support number (1-800-922-0204) and select the tech support option or say it if it asks.

Give them your SIM card number to try activating the phone. If that doesn't work, you can still send in your phone — just ask them and a phone kit will ship.

Sending it in to the IT department will take around 1-2 weeks, so you should definitely have a backup phone or communication device on hand (you can also just use Google Voice from a PC which is a great temporary solution).

I'll say, BIG props to Verizon for giving us very good support. ;)
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tech_head:
AN easier method is to use any Verizon phone with a microSIM and activate on their network.

Once the SIM is active, cut it down to a nanoSIM and put it into the Nexus 6P.

It just works. All this about sending your new phone to them for two weeks is crazy.

I pulled the SIM from my LG G3 and cut it. Up and running in minutes.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exec360:
Unfortunately, my other phone does not have a microSIM. NanoSIMs usually work with LTE connections.

Trimming a microSIM is dangerous and could actually damage your SIM card tray and your phone.

Thank you for the advice, but I should warn you taking that risk may actually damage or cause issues with the SIM card itself such as not being able to read its SIM card number.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exec360:
EDIT:

After 5 days, 3 factory resets, and many flashes of the older radio, it has been SOLVED!!!!! :D

First, try disabling, reinstalling the factory version of Google Connectivity Services, then updating it in the Google Play Store.

Next, dial *#*#4636#*#* on your phone application to get to field test mode. This function will work no matter whether the phone is working or not — it's just an information screen.

Click the 3 dots and select "change radio band". Select Radio Band 6, NOT USA or Radio Band 7 — Verizon told me to try both of those and they are glitchy.

Source: "Attaching 2 screenshots. One with band 6 where calling works but data is 1x. Another with USA band where LTE data works but no calling. Looking closely it's set to emergency calls only." (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64149076&postcount=8)

Now my GSM service is working and calls work extremely well!

Glad it had nothing to do with EFS/IMEI numbers after all.

Make sure to set your APN to "VZWINTERNET" if it hasn't been set already.

I'm glad I can share this with XDADevelopers so that they can benefit from this information.

- Exec360
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohawahba:
I have the same issue with model h1511 and i bought the phone from Ebay but im living in Qatar .. i dunno what to do .. LTE data connection working fine .. sending and receiving sms is working ok .. only I can't make or receive calls. i'm not sure to whom I should report this issue
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scoobysnack:
Where was this thread yesterday when I needed it...lol I was messing with my radios and screwed my phone up. Please not this method may not work on a custom ROM I had to flash back to 6.0.0.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohawahba:
I have the same issue but I live in Qatar. the thing is that my phone has the exact same issue urs. im glad you could solve it. Can you help me solve mine ??
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exec360:
In the US, all carriers are supported for Nexus 6P use. Since you live in Qatar, you may have a different carrier.

Here are a few other points or solutions for this issue

:

If your carrier is not Verizon, does your carrier whitelist the Nexus 6P or only phones sold through them?

Do you get an IMEI number in the Settings application? (don't put it here for privacy reasons) If you don't, then your issue most likely has to do with accidentally deleting or modifying the EFS partition. Try restoring an EFS backup. ALWAYS back up your EFS before you install something else or root your phone — and keep it in a safe location! Alas, that was not the case for me.

Have you tried turning Roaming on inside your cellular network settings or have a specific roaming plan?

Do you get decent reception when making calls in Qatar? Where do you have this issue most, indoors or outdoors? You should get 1x at least.

Try the field test mode (*#*#4636#*#*) in the phone application. Go to "phone info".

If you see "GSM service: emergency calls only" on Verizon, the GSM band is not connected which makes phone calls. Switch to Band 6.

Otherwise, if you see the same thing for GPRS, try switching to another band. I'm not familiar with carriers except Verizon or other US carriers (AT&T, T-mobile, etc.)

I've emphasized this a lot, but try a factory reset. Lock the bootloader and remove your custom mods to the system. It may just work for you.

The case may be that the phone service does not work in Qatar, your reception is weak, or you have a specific phone plan. It may be your carrier not being compatible with certain bands, like GSM.

If that is the case, try calling their support and ask them for any possible solutions to the problem.

EDIT:

You also stated that you bought your 6P from Ebay. Many risks can come from buying used phones off of there rather than the official websites. It's likely that someone messed with the EFS and IMEI numbers.

It could be a stolen phone too... in those cases, it would be illegal (in some countries, not sure if in Qatar) to change the IMEI number unless you have an EFS backup. Sorry, you may just be out of luck. Try another solution like Google Voice or Skype (paid) for now until you get it fixed.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohawahba:
Thx bro

---------- Post added at 01:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:10 AM ----------

Here in qatar, i have one friend having the same fone from amazon and it is working fine. Here no CDMA plus texting and data are working. If the efs is corrupt or as u say screwed, it would work data and text? Band USA and 6 re ok with data and text.. Band 7 dead.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exec360:
In general, it may corrupt the phone function but texts/data may work fine.

Most carrier connectivity issues usually come up from a corrupt EFS or the service not being activated on your plan.

http://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/423732-understanding-cwm-backups-efs-partition-etc.html

For you, it seems like Band 6 is the correct one. No CDMA — and GSM is working again. Good job :D

Another method to try:

Update the Preferred Roaming List (PRL) - dial *228 on the phone app or figure out your carrier's PRL update number

That might work, didn't affect my calls since I don't use roaming services.

By "Band 7 dead", do you mean that the service just won't connect? My issue came from messing with the bands to fix the LTE issue and messing up my phone.

Try to call your carrier's support — try getting a new SIM card or collect information about the Nexus 6P compatibility, if they don't have it on their website.

Was the phone working since you first used it? Have you rooted or done any system-level modifications to it? Also is your carrier Verizon, because I don't think they have strong roaming service in Qatar... I am in the USA right now using Band 6, working fine.

https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/494218

When you dial, do you get "Dialing..." and just have to wait until it hangs up, or is there static, or a carrier message? Does your friend have the same carrier (Verizon) as you do?

Sorry I'm asking so many questions. I just can't quite identify your issue very well.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohawahba:
Thanks everyone for helping me resolve my issue. biggest thanks goes to [MENTION=5621301]@scoobysnack[/MENTION] who helped me greatly to get over it.

Installing Chroma ROM solved the issue because basically it was a problem of bands. Chroma had more bands that work in Qatar. and I could return back to stock rom again without any problems ( but don't mess up with bands in phone information )

Thanks [MENTION=7140532]Exec360[/MENTION] for offering me your great support >>>
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scoobysnack:
I told you chroma would solve your problems. :) it has different bands to select and I figured the "AUS" bands would work.