Custom Unlock Splash Screen In VZW Store - Verizon Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I rebooted both of th display phones in my local store and they both had this. Not sure why but thought I'd ask if anyone else's phone does it. I know my s4 does it but it is unlocked mdk bootloader. Any ideas??

ldjr said:
I rebooted both of th display phones in my local store and they both had this. Not sure why but thought I'd ask if anyone else's phone does it. I know my s4 does it but it is unlocked mdk bootloader. Any ideas??
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Some have posted that this sometimes happens after switching runtime system to ART. Did you switch it? If not, perhaps someone did in the store...

No I didn't, but that doesn't mean someone else didn't switch it.

ldjr said:
No I didn't, but that doesn't mean someone else didn't switch it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Totally...maybe check to see if dev options is unlocked, and if ART is selected. If so, I would guess that's the reason.

Im curious now. I'll try to swing back by there tomorrow and check it out.

When I enabled ART I started getting that every time I rebooted. So I'd guess that's why. Nothing is really unlocked.

When I was exchanging my S5, I switched a display model to ART just to mess with those (VZW reps) who might see it and understand what it use to mean, not knowing ART now activates it... I also rooted another device.
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

It's something to do with art. It also happened to me.
Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

Actually I don't think it has anything to do with ART. I have a friend that works at a Verizon store and I turned the first display model on with the wrapping still on it and It had that splash screen
Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk

This is caused by the Verizon related stuff that is injected to the units which become display units for stores.
Nothing to do with ART.

My phone has this unlocked custom symbol. My wife's does not. I do have ART enabled. Came here to find out why I may have this. Hoping maybe I would have some mistakenly unlocked bootloader. I'm leaning towards ART being the cause.
Sent from my SM-G900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Related

Phone calls causing phone to power off

since I've had my nexus s I have noticed that It keeps wanting to shutdown during phone calls. Anyone else seeing this?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
yellathcir said:
In the since I've had my nexus s I have noticed that It keeps wanting to shutdown during phone calls. Anyone else seeing this?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
and buy shut down you mean physically power off? or the screen turn off?
Cuz if its just the screen that is normal, its the proximity sensor
Power down
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
Its weird, I haven't had this problem on any other android phone, its happened twice in the last 24 hours. I'm completely stock. Unrooted
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
I can count on one hand the number of phone calls I've been on since I got the thing, but I haven't had it shut down on me any of those times.
I've had it happen every time when rooted and had apps. I went back to no apps and still had it happen. I went back to stock 2.3.1 via the nandroid around here and locked it back up, still doing it.
The only thing I didn't test was 2.3 vs 2.3.1 but I do believe it started happening to me, at least, when going to 2.3.1, now that I think about it.
I have this problem but rarely. It will reboot the phone show the nexus startup screen without the backlit LED. Is that whats happening to you?
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
Same here, and I have used every T-Mobile Android phone to date, never seen anything like this before! This is the only phone I haven't rooted yet, not sure what the issue is...
It only happened once so I didn't think anything of it.
I didn't know it was a common problem.
Btw I will be exchanging my phone cuz this one has done really annoying bugs, like freezing in between homescreen slides and apps constantly fc during use
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
ya i havent made very many calls, but thats why it kind of concerns me. i have probablly made 10 calls and i think its rebooted 3-4 times while on the call or at the end of the call. i wonder if its a bug with the phone app?
did you root the phone or something ? if its still on stock firmware like how you bought it, then try to restore factory sittings, if its still doing that you then you have a I/O chip problem. and you will need to replace your phone.
thats what the HTC care told me when my HD2 used to have this issue
ll_l_x_l_ll said:
did you root the phone or something ? if its still on stock firmware like how you bought it, then try to restore factory sittings, if its still doing that you then you have a I/O chip problem. and you will need to replace your phone.
thats what the HTC care told me when my HD2 used to have this issue
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would believe it was hardware if it happened randomly, but for phone calls only, that sounds like software.
Sent from my Nexus S
Happened to me just now. Stock 2.3.1 with an international call.
I'm not rooted, I just cleared data for the dialer app and cleared cache on the whole system, we'll see if that does anything. Good thing I rarely use my phone for making calls or I'd be pissed
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App

Lock screen and Knock On Solution

Strangely, my phone stopped responding to knock on to wake the screen. When you pressed the hardware power button to wake the screen would immediately close. It would take about 10-15 tries to unlock the screen in that split second before it closed. To troubleshoot I flashed back to factory and I still had the same issue after the phone was allowed to sleep just a few minutes. I took the OTA, same problem.
I was ready to box it up and swap out, but decided to try one other thing. I went to the screen off effect and changed it to Simple. Everything worked fine after that. I switched it back to retro tv and it would take many more tries to wake the screen. apparently its some kind of software bug. Thought I'd pass the info on to anyone else having similar issues.
Apparently root apps that play with system files trigger the bug too, like greenify. So the bug isn't tied to one screen effect, just switching to another fixes it until you play with system files via flashing or root apps. Hopefully it's something they fix in the next update.
It seems if you flash or change any system files, it reverts back to the retro tv effect and the issue repeats until change to another transition.
So the knock on feature is supposed to be more reliable if I do this?
in_dmand said:
So the knock on feature is supposed to be more reliable if I do this?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you are suffering from the same software bug, it works. If you flash a mod or do anything that does a "updating android" on reboot, it reverts back to the default screen effect and the knock on becomes unreliable. After a deep sleep you can't wake it with a knock most of the time. Strange but saved me a trip verizon hell for a swap.
Wow!!! I can totally confirm that this is working! Thank you so much... I was getting to the point that I didn't really use the knock on feature due to the flakiness of it... Now it works flawlessly!
in_dmand said:
Wow!!! I can totally confirm that this is working! Thank you so much... I was getting to the point that I didn't really use the knock on feature due to the flakiness of it... Now it works flawlessly!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Glad it helped man. I restored my recovery,reflashed stock and took the ota before i found the bug. lol Works as advertised now.
Im getting the same problem with mine, but the retro screen switch to simple isnt solving the problem. Tsking so many tries and not being able to knock on is making the phone unusable.
Any other suggestions or off to Verizon? Im within the 14 days...
Sent from my GT-N5110 using xda app-developers app
dpaul01 said:
Im getting the same problem with mine, but the retro screen switch to simple isnt solving the problem. Tsking so many tries and not being able to knock on is making the phone unusable.
Any other suggestions or off to Verizon? Im within the 14 days...
Sent from my GT-N5110 using xda app-developers app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Make sure the sensor area to the right of the FF camera is clean. If you have a screen protector over it, you might want to pull it off and clean the area really good. If that sensor is blocked or not working, it will do the same thing whether or not you change the screen off settings. Could be a bad sensor and you may need to swap it out.
Tried cleaning it, no luck. Seems like its hw related. Off to vzw I go.
Sent from my GT-N5110 using xda app-developers app
Can confirm this. Disabling retro worked originally, but after rooting and Greenify it's back.
Do I have to flash to stock to fix now? Or will Greenify uninstall do the trick?
Sent from my VS980 4G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
---------- Post added at 08:28 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:10 AM ----------
Well, I tested it myself. Uninstalling Greenify does indeed fix the knock-on issue.
A shame, as I really liked that app. Boo Verizon/LG. Boo.....
Damn! I was wrong.
Still having this bug, but only from deep sleep.
Incredibly annoying, but I really don't want to Re flash. Any ideas.
I'm dying here....
Sent from my VS980 4G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Greenify or any root program that modifys system files has the possibility of triggering the bug. In my personal testing, after you change the screen off to something different after installing Greenify, it stops. I'm guessing the core issue is with the front sensor that disables knock on. A hardware software combination. Strangely even after flashing back to stock doesn't fix the bug. First deep sleep and it will return until you change that setting in screen off.
Sent from my VS980 4G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Flashed back to stock myself and the problem continued. I returned the phone for a new one yesterday (14 days) and for the moment I'm going to keep this one stock until the issue fleshes itself out.
Sent from my GT-N5110 using xda app-developers app
timsterzzz said:
Greenify or any root program that modifys system files has the possibility of triggering the bug. In my personal testing, after you change the screen off to something different after installing Greenify, it stops. I'm guessing the core issue is with the front sensor that disables knock on. A hardware software combination. Strangely even after flashing back to stock doesn't fix the bug. First deep sleep and it will return until you change that setting in screen off.
Sent from my VS980 4G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Nothing seems to fully resolve this. Super annoyed I ever installed Greenify. Ugh.
I'm within my 14 days (I got it on Monday), but I purchased from letstalk (the $26 price mistake deal that lasted a few minutes). Does anybody know if I can just walk into Verizon to switch it out, or do I have to do the mail back, wait 5 days with no phone thing?
thanks
I've only replaced the phones I directly received from Verizon in person. Call Verizon and tell them you needed to swap a phone under the 14 days. They can look at your account and tell you if you can just swap it in person or if you need to return through the reseller.
Sent from my VS980 4G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I've used greenify for two weeks without this issue ever happening.. maybe I'll freeze it now lol
Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk 4
Maybe it was when we removed the Chinese SU. Secret payload to punish us. Lol
Sent from my VS980 4G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
wait did you guys all use Chinese superuser?? I flashed back to unrooted stock to get rid of that, then rooted the new way so I wouldn't have any trace of it.
Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk 4
timsterzzz said:
Greenify or any root program that modifys system files has the possibility of triggering the bug. In my personal testing, after you change the screen off to something different after installing Greenify, it stops. I'm guessing the core issue is with the front sensor that disables knock on. A hardware software combination. Strangely even after flashing back to stock doesn't fix the bug. First deep sleep and it will return until you change that setting in screen off.
Sent from my VS980 4G using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In theory, Greenify may break such a feature like Knock-on, but its always recoverable. Simply de-greenify the app and manually launch it to restore everything to normal.
Please avoid greenifying any app with background functionality.
PS: Greenify actually never touch any system files.
jayochs said:
wait did you guys all use Chinese superuser?? I flashed back to unrooted stock to get rid of that, then rooted the new way so I wouldn't have any trace of it.
Sent from my VS980 4G using Tapatalk 4
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, that was just humor.

Verizon Caller Name ID App

Is anyone else not able to get this app to load?
I have the $2.99 per month service enabled and was working on my Note 3 earlier (granted it was an older app).
I just cannot get this app to load no matter what, it keeps spinning at the splash screen and never goes further (already tried clearing data/cache for the app many times).
Anyone else seeing the same issue?
How can i found it now ?
Well what do you know, all of the sudden it started working. I think Verizon turned on some service on the backend because I swear I've been at this all day yesterday.
App wouldn't work for 2 or 3 days then boom. It's on. Does anyone find that this service works good? I haven't gotten enough calls yet
Follow Me @Bash_array
das7982 said:
App wouldn't work for 2 or 3 days then boom. It's on. Does anyone find that this service works good? I haven't gotten enough calls yet
Follow Me @Bash_array
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What exactly does the app do?
Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
jagrave said:
What exactly does the app do?
Sent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think it is bad app for Verizon. Coz..This app is the reason you get both WiFi and 4G icons on the notification bar.

Low Frequency Beep During Calls

Is anyone else having any issues with the speaker when they are making calls on there S5? Whenever I'm talking with someone on the phone every 4 or 5 seconds I hear a low frequency beep the lasts about 1.5-2 seconds and then it goes away... After another 4 or 5 seconds it does it again. I really hope it's a software issue as I don't want to send my new phone in for a repair already.
undergrad said:
Is anyone else having any issues with the speaker when they are making calls on there S5? Whenever I'm talking with someone on the phone every 4 or 5 seconds I hear a low frequency beep the lasts about 1.5-2 seconds and then it goes away... After another 4 or 5 seconds it does it again. I really hope it's a software issue as I don't want to send my new phone in for a repair already.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
NSA,
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
undergrad said:
Is anyone else having any issues with the speaker when they are making calls on there S5? Whenever I'm talking with someone on the phone every 4 or 5 seconds I hear a low frequency beep the lasts about 1.5-2 seconds and then it goes away... After another 4 or 5 seconds it does it again. I really hope it's a software issue as I don't want to send my new phone in for a repair already.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Having the exact same thing man!
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
benno4403 said:
Having the exact same thing man!
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I will have to try contacting Samsung about the problem. I will let you know what they say. I doubt target would do a straight exchange on the device.
undergrad said:
I will have to try contacting Samsung about the problem. I will let you know what they say. I doubt target would do a straight exchange on the device.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Try disabling CARRIER IQ or removing it if you are rooted and then check for the beep afterwards see if it's gone and let us know what your results.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
dawgboy1783 said:
Try disabling CARRIER IQ or removing it if you are rooted and then check for the berp afterwards see if it's gone and let us know what your results.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How would I go about doing this? I'm not rooted at the moment.
undergrad said:
How would I go about doing this? I'm not rooted at the moment.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well if you are not rooted go into settings then backup and reset and then collect diagnostics and uncheck it and this theoretically turns it off, now if you are rooted you can install root explorer open it up make sure that you are mounted as rw then search the root directory for carrier iq and delete it this removes it from the device.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I have the exact same problem and it annoys the **** out of me when I'm talking on the phone. I'd just love to get an answer why this is happening or just get rid of the problem..
I still haven't found a solution for it.. going to have a look into the carrier iq thing.. any other suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
benno4403 said:
I still haven't found a solution for it.. going to have a look into the carrier iq thing.. any other suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The first thing I did was disable carrier iq when I got my s5 and after seeing this post I made a call to check for the noise and I dont hear it so maybe the carrier iq thing is the ticket.
dawgboy1783 said:
The first thing I did was disable carrier iq when I got my s5 and after seeing this post I made a call to check for the noise and I dont hear it so maybe the carrier iq thing is the ticket.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry.. but what exactly do you mean by "disable carrier iq"? Cause I'm a real newbie when it comes to doing administrative stuff to your phone...
I also thought that it maybe could be worth Factory reseting your phone? But I've got a lot of settings and stuff that I don't want to do again.. but if it's really needed I'll do it.
dannik93 said:
Sorry.. but what exactly do you mean by "disable carrier iq"? Cause I'm a real newbie when it comes to doing administrative stuff to your phone...
I also thought that it maybe could be worth Factory reseting your phone? But I've got a lot of settings and stuff that I don't want to do again.. but if it's really needed I'll do it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well if you are not rooted go into settings then backup and reset and then collect diagnostics and uncheck it and this theoretically turns it off, now if you are rooted you can install root explorer open it up make sure that you are mounted as rw then search the root directory for carrier iq and delete it this removes it from the device.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
dawgboy1783 said:
Well if you are not rooted go into settings then backup and reset and then collect diagnostics and uncheck it and this theoretically turns it off, now if you are rooted you can install root explorer open it up make sure that you are mounted as rw then search the root directory for carrier iq and delete it this removes it from the device.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I tried that. But I'm afraid it did not work.. The annoying sound is still active. But the weird thing is that sometimes and on some calls it's occures very often and being annoying as hell.. and then again it can be off for like another call that lasts 30min+.. I hope that it's the phones own speaker that's broken or something..
Haha I hope you're wrong.. I really hope it's related to carrier iq
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
benno4403 said:
Haha I hope you're wrong.. I really hope it's related to carrier iq
Sent from my SM-G900F using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Shiet... Well I don't know what to do. Maybe I'll have to put it in service after all..
dannik93 said:
Shiet... Well I don't know what to do. Maybe I'll have to put it in service after all..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok did you guys did you try tutning noise reduction off in call settings that also does some weird shizz so I usualy leave it off, try that and see what happens.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
dawgboy1783 said:
Ok did you guys did you try tutning noise reduction off in call settings that also does some weird shizz so I usualy leave it off, try that and see what happens.
Sent from my SGH-M919 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah. I tried all of them regular settings. Minutebeep, noise reduction etc.. The sound kept going. But I also noticed that when I connected my headphones and talked trough them that there was no annoying sound.. so I guess it's something with the phones own speaker.
But I put the phone on service today after 11 days of usage... lol. Hope they'll fix it!
I don't hear the issue when I'm using bluetooth in my car either. That being said I'm pretty sure it's a issue with the speaker in the phone. Time to swap it out for another device!
undergrad said:
I don't hear the issue when I'm using bluetooth in my car either. That being said I'm pretty sure it's a issue with the speaker in the phone. Time to swap it out for another device!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So Undergrad.. are you really swapping it in for another phone? They actually gave me that option.. but I kind of said no.. I just wanted my phone to work 100%.. maybe it was a stupid choice..
dannik93 said:
So Undergrad.. are you really swapping it in for another phone? They actually gave me that option.. but I kind of said no.. I just wanted my phone to work 100%.. maybe it was a stupid choice..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Target is ordering me a new device and hopefully it resolves the issue. It certainly appears that the issue is with the speaker.

Camera failed on SM-G900H

Hi, yesterday my camera stopped working. I've seen this googling it, but I always come up with Verizon phones. Mine is factory unlocked. Also all information I came up with, was from April. Any ideas on these? I'm not home, I'm on vacations and these really sucks as I can not take anymore pictures.
Sent from my SM-G900H using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Not only you, Sometime me and other users also faced this problem..
When I heavily used my phone and too many application running in background, on that time I faced this issue..
But after restart the device, problem gone.
I have hard reset it and still have same problem. I think tomorrow I will go to samsung and see what they tell me. I will post it
Sent from my SM-G900H using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
I like you, my s5 when updating 6.0 will be camera error
chimas16 said:
Hi, yesterday my camera stopped working. I've seen this googling it, but I always come up with Verizon phones. Mine is factory unlocked. Also all information I came up with, was from April. Any ideas on these? I'm not home, I'm on vacations and these really sucks as I can not take anymore pictures.
Sent from my SM-G900H using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm experiencing the same here

Categories

Resources