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[Epic 4G General] rykey101:
camera

Camera/Video issue.

Updated via Samsung tool from straight stock.

The video is blurry as noted in low light, but what's even more of an issue is that it force closes whenever you try to select "sports mode" It screws up the phone so bad that after it goes into sleep mode once force closing it will not wake back up. Only a battery pull will get it to respond. I've seen this issue noted across at least 3 other forums, but haven't seen it addressed in this one yet.

Thanks-
[Epic 4G General] squshy 7:
Bump

Keep postin guys. The OP and myself want as much info as possible. I will be compiling this thread on Sunday to get a 1st draft out there.

Please, categorize your issues (ALL of them), feel free to agree with other peoples issues (but be SPECIFIC), and stay ON TOPIC!

THANKS :)

Sent from my baked and emotionless SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] cbpagent72:
I used Samsung's online tool and I am having GPS lock issues.
[Epic 4G General] incisivekeith:
Thanks. I am restating what you said, as below, for simplicity of searching later.

Update method:

Samsung's online tool (.exe)

Issue:

GPS:-

Takes long time to lock.

Thanks, squshy 7, for offering to compile a list of all the issues!
[Epic 4G General] blazinazn:
Method of Update:

Downloaded Samsung tool (.exe) from Samsung website

Bugs:

O/S - Time without Signal. Gotta toggle airplane mode to fix it.

Browser - Also seeing checkerboard effect when zooming/panning

Messaging - Not sure if it's the network, Handcent or EB13 but I'm receiving text messages with a space after each letter. If I restart Handcent it goes away but then comes back intermittently. Not sure if anyone else is seeing this issue.
[Epic 4G General] intx:
That's how TouchWiz 3.0 is...not necessarily a bug just a bad thought out feature.
[Epic 4G General] urirx98:
audio issues

Damm after reading 19 pages i have a problem my issue is going to be just MINE. I seem to be having problems every so often with the WINAMP not playing music, saying file not able to be played or even in QIK or Gallary, saying video cant be played, but if i do a reboot of phone ( which is PIA due to battery drain), they work again. I seem to remember this issue starting before i updated to FROYO EB13, but wanted to know if anyone else knew about it.

I was using SuperNovas rom over DK28 and to get to EB13, i actually just did a factory reset using ###786## and after entering MLS got a it. After that i went then signed into gmail account, got contacts back, then made sure to get a GPS lock ( outside only, inside house doesnt work) and then went to CWM and flashed the DEOXED version of EB13, I then flashed SUpernovas new rom and then did a ADvanced restore of Data. I never did an wipes in CWM but didnt have any info left after doing to Fact Reset. Anybody else use this method to get to EB13. Everything else works great, dont seem to have any other issues other that GPS lock inside house is still impossible.
[Epic 4G General] stud_muffler:
I just had this happened yesterday as well.

I was trying to listen to Amazon MP3 sample in AmazonMP3 app and it would not play.

Then I tried WimAmp, Built-in player, Pandora nothing worked. WinAmp and music player complained about files types etc. Also there were no sound notifications of new tweets, emails etc. There was no shut down sound either.

After reboot everything worked as before.

I posted my other bugs in this thread before with method of update OTA and still not rooted full stock hardware.

:cool:
[Epic 4G General] b15love:
not sure if anyone knows this but as far as the camera bug, go to firmware check on the camera settings and install the new driver for it. seems to have cleared it up on my end..
[Epic 4G General] rando991:
You are apparently the ONLY one this firmware update worked for, unless they have released another version...what does the date on your update say? Was it more recent than the 2 Mar version (That one did not fix the code that broke the camera)?
[Epic 4G General] mrzorbatron:
I want the old dialer back. Some complete moron's bright idea of putting text messages in the call log is really ticking me off. DI18's dialer's log had a longer memory too. This stupid DK28 and EB13 dialer makes you choose one specific category rather than just being able to turn off the damn text message listings.
[Epic 4G General] murso74:
my wifi has decided that when i turn it off its not goign to turn back on without a reboot. also when i disable all the keyboards but skype they mysteriously reenable themselves
[Epic 4G General] mouseglider:
Search this site for "call log" - there is a file called "LogsProvider.apk" - works for some and not others - I believe it is in the theme area - here it is: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=853177
[Epic 4G General] leftkidney:
are any of these issues fixed in the custom roms?

and when will someone find out who is responsible for this delay and now this crappy release that was canceled - who is the stupid software engineering team responsible for this - and why havent they just hired the people who d the custom roms?
[Epic 4G General] williest311:
Ok so I did the update using the update.zip file on the 24th of Feb. I wiped the phone and reformatted the sd card for good measure as well. As of Tuesday I have been having the following problems:

1. Incoming calls arent coming through right away or sometimes not at all. Contacts call and it will go straight to voicemail...they might get through on the fourth or fifth try.

2. Text messages will come in bulk minutes sometimes even an hour after the fact (using handcent). I've never had any issues with that text app.

Can anyone please help
[Epic 4G General] murso74:
tried usb storage for my phone for the first time today... i plug it in usb, choose mass storage and a new screen pops up asking me to press another button to enable usb storage. i press it and nothign happens

edit:: ok after 10 min a pop up on my computer says that the USB mass storage device wont start. i guess its not the phones issue. no idea how to fix this
[Epic 4G General] Pacorocko:
Found 2 more annoyances/bugs that I haven't seen anyone mention on the list or this thread yet.

- Text messaging indicator at bottom of homescreen keeps track of how many unread messages you have and shows it on top of the envelope icon. I can go into check text messages, and when I back out onto the homescreen again, the number is still there. I normally have to go in and back several times before it refreshes. This indicator was not there in 2.1. Nice feature if it worked properly.

- In 2.1, when I turned on Bluetooth, it would automatically pull up the Bluetooth settings menu, and bring up a list of devices for me to connect with. This no longer occurs. Now I have to turn on bluetooth, then manually go to settings->wireless and network->bluetooth settings in order to connect to a device. Not sure why this doesn't work like it did before.

Is anyone else having either of these problems? I apologize in advance if I missed someone else bringing them up.

Updated using .exe from samsung site from never rooted Eclair
[Epic 4G General] DurhamHusker:
I use Launcher Pro. For my setup, this number will stay there until I've marked all messages as read, but the number doesn't persist as you describe.

I am also seeing this. And I agree that it is annoying.
[Epic 4G General] Slovak65:
I think I have a bug. I have also noticed a touchscreen delay, or should I say lag while pressing certain things, especially in the dialer while on the phone.

For example, while on hold on a call if a recording says to press 1 for support etc., I press 1, or whatever number the recording says, and nothing happens, I have to tap the number I want to press again in order for it to register that I pressed a button.

Extremely annoying.

This also happens within certain apps, including stock installed apps, and on my home screen from time to time, but the worse is the dialer while on a call, does it every single time. Hard reset and battery pulls do nothing to fix this.

Anyone else experience this?
[Epic 4G General] murso74:
same thing here w/ the dialer
[Epic 4G General] intx:
This sounds like a network issue more than anything.
[Epic 4G General] incisivekeith:
I have this issue, too, and I have another thread regarding this issue (I am on my phone, so I can't post the link).
[Epic 4G General] t95mwp:
Last 5 day my emails just disappear and got deleted from phone and email server just like that.I have changed from enhanced email,K9 and stock email application and have the same problem.As soon I receive the email if I try to open it get deleted.
[Epic 4G General] beejmeister:
Yes! I too remember 2.1 doing this! BT on 2.2 is a PITA. It is really the ONLY thing I miss about the operations of my TP2 with WM 6.5 on it was that the BT operated VERY well. It automatically and quickly connected to a previously paired head set or my Benz's Bluetooth system.

Now, quite often, connecting up to my car is an annoying ordeal... and even once connected it doesn't stay consistently connected from call to call (MW 6.5 did so I know it isn't the car).

Anyway. I would ask that this Bluetooth issue be added to the list in the OP.

Cheers!
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
Yes whoever messed with the bluetooth in 2.2, should be slapped across the head in 2.1 it worked without a flaw and now i have to gointo the bluetooth settings pair it like 3 time then click again then finally connects, this is driving me crazy not because i use it ever cause my dad is complaing to me and doesnt understand why something newer and better has a major flaw, i hope there is a fix for this ive tried everything from putting older working bluetooth files to clearing opp data and its driving me bananas!! Whoever F**ked that up i want to slap for it!! The only flaw on my bonsai 3.0.1 rom and im not blaming the rom, its eb13 period!!! :mad:
[Epic 4G General] Impius:
Handcent FC's for me upon any reboot and will not work until uninstalled and reinstalled. Tried on stock EB13 and several custom EB13 ROM configs. Before each I reset and cleared everything each time.
[Epic 4G General] jayjohnson:
text messaging issue

i use go sms as my primary texting app. but i can only keep texts i receive if i have handcent installed. i receive them, get a pop up or a notification, but the second i touch the popup or notification, the message disappears. and if i only have the stock messaging app installed, i dont even receive them. i'm going to try to reflash my phone tonight, see if it helps.
[Epic 4G General] rocket321:
Does anyone know if Samsung ever looked at our compiled bug list here? I see EC05 is on its way next week, and would like to think they squished at least most of the issues reported in this thread.

Espically because it seems they can't seem to QA their own code worth a damn.
[Epic 4G General] shadyraver:
Hey

For some reason my pictures aren't showing up in the gallery and all of my ringtones arent showing up either..I can't figure it out..I was just wondering if you ever heard of this or know why its happening?

Thanks

My media scanner runs fine but it looks like its not reading it right, but I used astro and all of my files are there
[Epic 4G General] kuhne:
Not sure if this has anything to do with EB13 but I am using Syndycate Rom Frozen on my epic and I installed it just the way the instructions specified.

I have a strange situation in which if I take the sdcard out of my phone and access it with my pc and create a new folder in the root directory, lets say "Documents" and then put a bunch of files inside that folder, then put the sd card back into the epic, it all seems to work fine, I can access the files with documents to go perfectly but when I turn the phone off and then on again, the whole folder is deleted.

So i tried making the folder in the phone itself and that way the folder actualy worked, even if i turned it off and on, the folder was still there but the contents of the folder are still gone.

Any ideas with this?
[Epic 4G General] Giltp:
Yeah I have the same problem, it only happens when the sensor turns the back light on.

I work with sprint phones and I have noticed that some of the new phones come loaded with the new EB13. One of the most noticeable problems I have is the lag when flipping the screen, there is almost a 3 second lag. I tried this on the phone shipped with EB13 and the screen lag is non existent.

I hope this is all fixed with the EC05.
[Epic 4G General] mouseglider:
Try this - it worked for me;

You must have root

First download a free app called Android Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich. Then open it and follow this...

Type su then hit enter and accept superuser permissions

Then type /system/bin/sensorcalibutil_yamaha then hit enter.

It will then say lay phone on flat surface and hit enter.

It will then say calibration finished.

Exit app. Turn screen off then back on and u should be good to go.
[Epic 4G General] Jmelendez1:
I see what you mean. I'm getting this also. Hopefully the new update will fix this.
[Epic 4G General] nubsors:
Why isn't this an APP yet?
[Epic 4G General] collegedude10:
I most have one of the weirdest bugs around.

Every once in a while my phone, out of nowhere, will start to play this very low background music, while the phone is locked. Even after unlocking it I noticed the only way to stop the music is to pull down the status bar. Its sooo weird. I've looked at running apps to see if theres something running, and nothing.
[Epic 4G General] Unknown Zone:
I have noticed with mine on pandora or slacker, when I have it connected via the 3.5 aux on the car, and when the radio is off and I have not yet disconnect the 3.5 jack I can hear the music leaking through the phone speaker at a very low volume.

Interesting you have music starting on its own, you sure you don't have a active music widget even in the lock state
[Epic 4G General] icon58:
I had the same problem with my phone. I had to do a hard reset and that took care of that problem but now it will not always send my texts. I have to pull the battery and after that they will go.

Daniel
[Epic 4G General] icon58:
Nope I have the same issue. Really ticks me off cause now Sprint wants to send my phone bakc on my insurance...

Daniel
[Epic 4G General] icon58:
Not sure if this pertians to your issues, but I found out the text issue happend after I use task manager with the ram cleaner doing it on level two stops the radio. The only way I found to fix it is to pull the battery. My fix for now is to not use he ram cleaner.
[Epic 4G General] pockermj:
I found that when my text won't go through ill clear level 2 memory in the task manager and resend text, goes through just fine...
[Epic 4G General] Nick_Djinn:
I cant root or free tether since the upgrade.

I am about ready to cancel my plan and go with verizon unless somebody can help me free tether.
[Epic 4G General] twolostminds:
If you can't root your doing something wrong or not troubleshooting correctly.

How about a full description of your process and errors in its own thread?? hmm

As for the "if I don't get help stealing a service that I should be paying for I'm leaving my carrier" ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Epic 4G General] nicholishen:
Method: samsung tool on top of straight stock

Issue: audio quality

Any audio ie. Ring, pandora, doubletwist, ect has a terrible low level electronic white noise, humm, buzz sound. Its very noticable once the sound stops (as in pausing sound source) for a couple of seconds then goes quiet. To the trained ear this buzz can be heard during all music.

It reminds me of the interference noise we had on the rooted heros with oc kernels.
[Epic 4G General] blazinazn:
I experienced that with DI18 too. It is annoying but I got used to it. But if you have sensitive hearing I'm sure it's really annoying.

They did add some presets in the default music app. May want to try and play around with those to see if they help. Not sure if that carries over to other applications though..
[Epic 4G General] ae69ae:
SMS [Text Messages]

From stock to update file.

I was able to receive Text Messages, but all my sent messages didn't send.

It said "sending" on all the messages I was trying to send.

I tried sending a picture message, and the picture sent along with all the text messages that had the "sending" under the text messages.

Hasn't occurred again.
[Epic 4G General] mkasick:
These are relatively minor, but worth putting in one place so kernel/ROM developers can fix them. I can provide a patch for the first bug, haven't had a chance to write it yet.

Method of update: Irrelevant, but update.zip.

Kernel:

- USB mode mismatch: Enable "USB debugging" (ADB mode), then enable "USB tethering" (VTP mode), then disable "USB tethering", then disable "USB debugging". USB port should be in mass storage (UMS) mode now, but is actually in RNDIS (tethering/VTP) mode even though user-space tethering components are disabled and the phone will let you mount the SD card (which won't appear). Workaround: Cycle "USB tethering" once more.

UI / Fonts:

- Ugly/bad/wrong fonts in Opera Mobile, possibly other third-party apps. Problem is due to addition of new font "DroidSans_Subset.ttf" in SGS Froyo, which has the same NAME information as "DroidSans.ttf" (and thus, is confused for it) despite lacking many key glyphs including the entire Basic Latin block. Solution: Remove "/system/fonts/DroidSans_Subset.ttf" from ROMs.
[Epic 4G General] R0YB0T:
I did the manual update and have the blurry lagggy video issue and it is pretty severe.

I also have the checkerboard issue in the browser.
[Epic 4G General] squshy 7:
Bump

Hey!

Whats everyone eating for dinner?

Sounds good!

Now give us some more FEEDback!

And remember kids:

Please, categorize your issues (ALL of them), feel free to agree with other peoples issues (but be SPECIFIC), and stay ON TOPIC!

Sent from my baked and emotionless SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
I received the OTA from sprint.

Browser checkerboards.

Battery life seems a little less, but that could be due to the amount ive used it since updating. My audio volume is fine.

Sent from my never been rooted, stock Froyo Epic.
[Epic 4G General] :
Updated using update.zip on samsungs website mac version

- GPS

It works flawlessly for a day, but everyday in the morning i have to clear the gps cache using GPSstatus and redownload the data for it to get me through the way. Very accurate lock, is there a way to stop having to do this?
[Epic 4G General] lifeofbean:
Method of update:

Samsung's windows updater, previously running Epic Experience 2.0.07. Currently using EB13 with one click root applied.

List of issues/bugs:

Camera/Camcorder/Video:-

Camera has issues with exposure - in bright daylight I have to tap the screen a couple of times to get it to adjust the exposure properly, the preview is white until then.

Screen:-

Major lag (up to 5 seconds) rotating, sometimes it won't rotate until I shake the phone.

Messaging:-

So far one message has failed to send. Resending it worked fine?

Operating System:-

Using TouchWiz, icons in app drawer are no longer organized alphabetically; instead they're now organized by date installed. Annoying, but I prefer ADW anyway.

Battery life:-

I was actually getting over 30 hours between charges before the low battery popup, as long as the phone stayed on wifi (which is pretty much all the time except when I'm commuting). I got a low battery popup today at the 9:45 mark. I suspect this is because the rom I had previously didn't have MediaHub.

Attached photos show proof of battery life before and after.

Just waiting for someone to toss a rom together without mediahub or the Sprint bloatware (except Sprint Navi, I actually use that occasionally, but I can always push that back to the phone with ADB).

EDIT: Just verified that EB13 does include a ton of DRM **** running in the background. I don't use MediaHub or any of that, I just ripped out anything that had Mediahub or DRM as part of the filename. Booted up way way way quicker afterwards and everything seems to be working fine.

EDIT 2: Qik isn't working right, it only records about 5 seconds of video then the video freezes, though it's still recording audio and a still image. Not sure if this is Qik or EB13.
[Epic 4G General] Slovak65:
1. Checkerboard issue while pinch zooming in the browser

2. Camera force closes while in sports mode

3. Compass is totally hosed, 180 degrees off

4. GPS still isn't perfect, doesn't lock fast as some report, but I can live with it

5. In the call log, you can't just press the phone symbol to call a person back like in 2.1, you press the person you want to call back, then have to press call to dial

6. Overall a slightly lags compared to 2.1, but still acceptable
[Epic 4G General] shahin26:
Internet connection dropping on 4g and 3g e13

My phone constantly drops internet connection whether im on 4g or 3g. I had this issue ever since i went to DK28. I dont recall this problem on DI18. The problem still persists when I upgraded to eb13 (using samsung utility). The notification bar shows i have 3g or 4g signal but i can not load the market or youtube or webpages as i get a "connection failed retry error". this happens after using the 4g or 3g for 10 or 15 minutes. Can some one help me please?
[Epic 4G General] TheRogueX:
Updated via update.zip (Mac OS download option).

1) Gsensor issue that lots of people are having - compass is waaaay off.

2) GPS lock issue - takes forever to get a good lock.

3) Wifi issue - Wifi stops working after awhile. When I turn off the wifi and turn it back on, it sits for a long time before just saying 'Error' under the Wifi checkbox in Settings. If I restart the phone, it turns on, but it still isn't working right, on a speed test the needle will go crazy and end up being really low (>=1 when I have 50Mbps internet) and the upload test will fail altogether.

I'm not having any battery issues personally. I'll keep playing around with the phone and see what else creeps up.
[Epic 4G General] Jesse Buck:
I have several of the bugs listed.

Method: update.zip

1) Camera: Very bad lag in the video camera, and force close with "Sport" setting.

2) TWS bug is still present, airplane mode toggle solves it.

3) Browser has checkerboard when moving/zooming

4) Gyro had issues initially but after toying with 3rd party apps and calibrating upside down it now works properly

5) GPS still isn't phenomenal
[Epic 4G General] thetoady:
I've posted this many times, but in the dialer you can't search for contacts (from on screen keypad) by last name, only by first. really makes it much less usable.
[Epic 4G General] Jesse Buck:
6) Icons of apps on SD take a long time to load.

edit: sorry I was on the XDA app and could not figure out how to edit (on pc now)
[Epic 4G General] squshy 7:
You could have just edited your post, but thank you for updating...

Which is a good reminder:

Everyone please feel free to keep updating as you discover more issues, but if possible please edit your previous post.

No need to worry about your message getting lost, as I will be reviewing and compiling this entire thread top to bottom on sunday.

Thanks!

Sent from my baked and emotionless SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] blspyro:
I hope you all understand that because we have every aspect of this release in our hands yes they can release an update but in no way does this truly hinder your devs in fact for a few which have the ability to fix these problems it gives them something to do.Keep supporting your devs and we will take care of you.

PyRo
[Epic 4G General] APOLAUF:
Method of update: All

1. Bluetooth breaks after I hang up a call using my Jetta TDI's built-in bluetooth. It vibrates 3 times, and stops working. I have to cycle the radio to reconnect.

2. At the home screen, with no widgets, pulling out the keyboard creates a 20-second-long delay for my screen to rotate. Same on the way back. Both after upgrade, and after wipe. Seriously, more people aren't having problems with this???
[Epic 4G General] lifeofbean:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=961614 and SetCPU will take care of all your lag. :D Though that kernel and EB13 both try to show a boot logo at the same time, making the boot screens..... amusing.