The GOOGLE | ANDROID Thread

[trinitachi]

I've been using wanam's 4.1.2 Jb rom for a while now..working great..i wanted to try omega rom eh but its a lil too buggy for my taste..

On an s3.? On which network?

Yes on an s3 and on digicel (fone isn't locked to a network btw).

[christopherwilliams2]

I've been using wanam's 4.1.2 Jb rom for a while now..working great..i wanted to try omega rom eh but its a lil too buggy for my taste..

On an s3.? On which network?

Yes on an s3 and on digicel (fone isn't locked to a network btw).

Is that so...have you been able to use all the features of the phone..has it crippled anything...presently i am on stock 4.1.1...but i'm tempted to try something..especially if it holds a major advantage.

[ZeroOne]

Omega ROM working good, haven't seen any bugs.

BTW this doesn't have the new camera app either.

[Captainzaak]

I'm using Omega v31, brilliant ROM, only complain is that the dialer takes long to launch. Other than that works great.

[Ted_v2]

anyone using a blue tooth keyboard on their device? tabs

[nervewrecker]

Been getting a problem with an android device and I donno if it was discussed here before but here goes:

Everytime I try to connect to the wifi it keeps disconnecting.

Any solutions to this?

[trinitachi]

I've been using wanam's 4.1.2 Jb rom for a while now..working great..i wanted to try omega rom eh but its a lil too buggy for my taste..

On an s3.? On which network?

Yes on an s3 and on digicel (fone isn't locked to a network btw).

Is that so...have you been able to use all the features of the phone..has it crippled anything...presently i am on stock 4.1.1...but i'm tempted to try something..especially if it holds a major advantage.

Yes all features have been working.. its based on samsung JB stock..installation is really nice cause he makes use of aroma installer.. You should try it..just keep in mind its just a stripped and tweaked version of the samsung android so its actual look is the same but its smoothness is perfect..you will notice a difference in the overall performance and best of all BATTERY LIFE!

[christopherwilliams2]

I've been using wanam's 4.1.2 Jb rom for a while now..working great..i wanted to try omega rom eh but its a lil too buggy for my taste..

On an s3.? On which network?

Yes on an s3 and on digicel (fone isn't locked to a network btw).

Is that so...have you been able to use all the features of the phone..has it crippled anything...presently i am on stock 4.1.1...but i'm tempted to try something..especially if it holds a major advantage.

Yes all features have been working.. its based on samsung JB stock..installation is really nice cause he makes use of aroma installer.. You should try it..just keep in mind its just a stripped and tweaked version of the samsung android so its actual look is the same but its smoothness is perfect..you will notice a difference in the overall performance and best of all BATTERY LIFE!

what about the samsung specific features such as turn to mute and dialing a contact by just putting it to your head.?
i would love some more battery life.

[nervewrecker]

Been getting a problem with an android device and I donno if it was discussed here before but here goes:

Everytime I try to connect to the wifi it keeps disconnecting.

Any solutions to this?

anyone?

[fallen18]

Been getting a problem with an android device and I donno if it was discussed here before but here goes:

Everytime I try to connect to the wifi it keeps disconnecting.

Any solutions to this?

anyone?

Could be where you are the wifi signal isnt strong enough, an app battery saving app etc, some affect wifi connectivity or if you recently flashed a rom could be wrong radio or som.

[nervewrecker]

Signal is excellent, playbook has no problem connecting.

In all fairness the battery was low but it had no problem connecting with flow f-spot and digicel's wifi. I have a suspicion it maybe the router, i'll reset and see.

This problem common with the samsung's btw?

[kurpal_v2]

Signal is excellent, playbook has no problem connecting.

In all fairness the battery was low but it had no problem connecting with flow f-spot and digicel's wifi. I have a suspicion it maybe the router, i'll reset and see.

This problem common with the samsung's btw?

I had that with my sis s3 a few days ago. Just got it home and it won't connect to wifi, it kept saying "obtaining ip" and then it would not find the network for a few mins then back to square 1.


I end up changing the ip settings of the phone to static and that worked. Worked ever since.

[nervewrecker]

I saw that solution via google, was gonna message you last nite as I saw you got an SIII and ask you if you was getting the same problem (but I was too tired and sleepy).

Thing is, I not seeing anything like that on this phone. I will try another router and see, maybe its the router problem.
Saw something here about "G" and "N" routers: http://androidforums.com/lg-connect-4g/ ... d-fix.html

First time in my life I seeing these things lolz. Will try again when I get chance, had no trouble connecting to digicel wifi a little while ago though.

[kurpal_v2]

Most routers are n&g afaik


Reset yours and try?

[nervewrecker]

Will report back later when I get home.

[ZeroOne]

I'm using Omega v31, brilliant ROM, only complain is that the dialer takes long to launch. Other than that works great.

i don't find the dialer takes too long to launch, usually it just appears when i click it other times it lags by just about 1sec.

[nervewrecker]

restarted router, no success.

[Captainzaak]

I've been using wanam's 4.1.2 Jb rom for a while now..working great..i wanted to try omega rom eh but its a lil too buggy for my taste..

On an s3.? On which network?

Yes on an s3 and on digicel (fone isn't locked to a network btw).

Is that so...have you been able to use all the features of the phone..has it crippled anything...presently i am on stock 4.1.1...but i'm tempted to try something..especially if it holds a major advantage.

Yes all features have been working.. its based on samsung JB stock..installation is really nice cause he makes use of aroma installer.. You should try it..just keep in mind its just a stripped and tweaked version of the samsung android so its actual look is the same but its smoothness is perfect..you will notice a difference in the overall performance and best of all BATTERY LIFE!

Just flashed it, however I'm not seeing any live wallpaper >.<

Digging around to see how i can enable it.

[trinitachi]

When you installed it.. In aroma installer when it prompts you to choose what Samsung features you want to install.. Dis you check live wallpapers? Cause I have it
^_^

[sentraman]

Since the jellybean update on the s3 when charging besides it taking long to charge the red LED light is very dim. Anyone else experiencing this?

[ZeroOne]

^^no.

Using Omega ROM when i disconnect the charger the red light takes approx 3sec to go off.

[christopherwilliams2]

Since the jellybean update on the s3 when charging besides it taking long to charge the red LED light is very dim. Anyone else experiencing this?

exactly the same thing happened to me...read a few pages back in the thread..you'd see my experience.
long story short....use a charger that's just like it for another device. like use an s2 charger or a kindle or a nexus charger.

[sentraman]

Hopefully they will come up with an update to fix thi.

[Captainzaak]

When you installed it.. In aroma installer when it prompts you to choose what Samsung features you want to install.. Dis you check live wallpapers? Cause I have it
^_^

Yeah i totally missed that when installing it

Battery life on wanam is way better than Omega IMO tho, but i find Omega runs a bit smoother in some instances.

On bmobile 4G my battery life is horrible on either ROMs, i lose %1 roughly every 10mins, however on WiFi i lose about 1% every 45min-1hr.

Disabled fast dormancy, tried different modems and kernels, nada

[eyeballz]

I searched and found no mention...so

Charging paused. Voltage too high - that has been popping up on my phone a lil while now (since monday). I googled it and the popular suggestion is that it's the usb port corroded/malfunctioning and needs repair. The other was the ICS update so a did a reset to gingerbread or whatever it was before and that eh do anything. (also considering rooting jellybean)

Idk who I can trust locally to try and repair or what that cost might be.

I'm back to using my BB (you must understand my pain here) since it started cuz it's not holding charge anyway. and bmobile is blocking the bb plan from working on my s2, so trying to use it eh making any sense at all. (monday was a really bad day for me)

If i can't get it fixed i'll probably will have to buy a new phone, which i rather not right now. especially since there are only two options.. the s3 which would be my first choice but idk if the same issue will occur in a couple months, or jah kno i'll have to buy an iphone which btw will be going against everything i stand for.

2nrs... any suggestions? things bad.. is a BB I using

[achillies]

When you installed it.. In aroma installer when it prompts you to choose what Samsung features you want to install.. Dis you check live wallpapers? Cause I have it
^_^

Yeah i totally missed that when installing it

Battery life on wanam is way better than Omega IMO tho, but i find Omega runs a bit smoother in some instances.

On bmobile 4G my battery life is horrible on either ROMs, i lose %1 roughly every 10mins, however on WiFi i lose about 1% every 45min-1hr.

Disabled fast dormancy, tried different modems and kernels, nada

Is your phone entering deep sleep?

Get CPU Spy, see how much deep sleep you're getting, try while the phone is off the charger overnight, you should also try GSam Battery Monitor to see which apps are using the most battery and Better Battery Stats if you really wanna get down n dirty with regards to wakelocks

[achillies]

I searched and found no mention...so

Charging paused. Voltage too high - that has been popping up on my phone a lil while now (since monday). I googled it and the popular suggestion is that it's the usb port corroded/malfunctioning and needs repair. The other was the ICS update so a did a reset to gingerbread or whatever it was before and that eh do anything. (also considering rooting jellybean)

Idk who I can trust locally to try and repair or what that cost might be.

I'm back to using my BB (you must understand my pain here) since it started cuz it's not holding charge anyway. and bmobile is blocking the bb plan from working on my s2, so trying to use it eh making any sense at all. (monday was a really bad day for me)

If i can't get it fixed i'll probably will have to buy a new phone, which i rather not right now. especially since there are only two options.. the s3 which would be my first choice but idk if the same issue will occur in a couple months, or jah kno i'll have to buy an iphone which btw will be going against everything i stand for.

2nrs... any suggestions? things bad.. is a BB I using

Contacts in the USB port could be shorting, try using a dry toothbrush to clean it out and make sure that the center contact is not touching either side of port, if it is, use a toothpick or something similar to re-align it, its a common issue and sometimes just cleaning and adjusting works

[eyeballz]

thx achillies. I'll try the toothbrush and an alcohol based sumn as i'm seeing online later. I really hope thaz a good fix. the contacts aren't touching in mine tho.

found this thread and this guy seems to have some more insight. for tose experiencing the same problem as me take a read:http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=32633
Comment #15 by RCR

This issue is a combination of bad USB port, and the firmware written to manage the Samsung LiIon charging chips, which are apparently different from what is commonly used elsewhere.

The new firmware manages the battery more agressively, to prolong it's life cycle,
so it now cares about the input voltage to the charging chip. If it is too low, it does not attempt to charge the battery.

The problem is that the error message is WRONG. e.g. misleading.
It says 'voltage too high' when in fact the issue is that the voltage is 'too low'.
You get the error message when you UNPLUG the charger or the voltage seen, when current is drawn, is too low. There is also a race condition, where it detects charging voltage as low, (capacitor decay) when in fact there is NO input.

The AC charger can supply up to 1 amp, and the Samsung detects this by looking for the USB data pins to be shorted together. (High power mode as defined in USB spec for 'power only' devices). If the port is bad, e.g. one of the pins is not connected to the chip, the port thinks it is connected to power, when in fact it is not.

So it would appear that most people having this issue with Samsung devices, also have a BAD USB port.
This may be due to chip failure, but more likely due to bad mechanical design for the USB connector, wherein the PCB traces fracture right at the edge of the connector pins, giving one an intermittant data connnection.

In my wife's phone, D- was OPEN, so I could not use Keis via USB to back up her phone.
Once they replaced the USB port, the S2 behaved normally, but gave the 'charging paused...' error when she tried to use the car charger, because the contacts were not super clean. Once I cleaned off the oxidation with a pointy toothpick the phone behaved normally.

And like others, the phone keeps beeping until the battery gets down to 75%, at which point I assume the race condition unblocks.

So, there is DEFINITELY a problem with the firmare for battery management.

1) Wrong message delivered. Voltage is 'too LOW', not 'too HIGH' since it only shows
up on unplugging the connector, or if the connection is poor so the resistive drop gets to be too much.

2) The error routine needs to have a longer time window before invocation.
The phone needs to check to see if a charger is actually attached/detached for 100's of milliseconds before throwing the error and getting itself stuck in a look beeping every minute, when there is in fact NOTHING connected to it.

If I knew where the thesthholds for the battery mm't were kept, I'd just go in and tweak them so they weren't quite so fussy.

[fras]

Fellaz I have a galaxy S2 with bmobile sim (postpaid bis package) inside... Now the data was working okay until bmbile started there 4G BS and now d data isnt working! I went into bmobile and they change my package (from bis to data) and it still didnt make a difference!

Browser, facebook & watsapp doesnt work good unless im on wifi... Using data only, I get some watsapp msgs hrs late

Is there some settings I need to change on the phone or am I on d wrong network?

[ismithx]

you need to go into the wireless network settings and set your apn as "internet"... if that doesn't work it's a problem with your data package