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I was looking over the Sprint forums to see if everyone else was having issues with their battery not lasting a day. It seems like there is a huge problem with the dialer keeping your phone on. I'm posting the first post here to spread the word, maybe we can get a fix with everyone in the know.
(Full thread HERE)
My friend and I both purchased Heros and we are both seeing pretty poor battery life. Using a couple of different things we believe we have figured out where the problem lies, but we are unsure how to fix it!
Here's what we know:
Menu < Settings < About Phone < Status < Awake Time
Both of ours have an awake time of 100%. According to other Android users, the lower this number is the better your battery life. So basically this is saying that even when the phone is off, it's not asleep. It is fully awake 100% of the time. Up time should not be the same as awake time.
Using an app called Spare Parts (Spare Parts) you can dig a little deeper.
Spare Parts < Battery History < Partial Wake Usage < Since Last Unplugged.
My phone is showing that the dialer has a wake lock for 16h. This appears to mean that the phone can't sleep because the dialer has locked it.
You can also check under "Other Usage." I have "Running", "Screen on", and "Phone on." Running says:
Time spent without sleeping: 16 hours (100%).
PowerManager | Android Developers
Quote:
Originally Posted by Android Developers
PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK
Wake lock that ensures that the CPU is running. The screen might not be on.
*If you hold a partial wakelock, the CPU will continue to run, irrespective of any timers and even after the user presses the power button. In all other wakelocks, the CPU will run, but the user can still put the device to sleep using the power button.
So now the problem is how do we fix it?
UPDATE ON PROGRESS:
I have made some progress! I downloaded a program from the market that was simply called Task Manager. I previously had checked out TasKiller and TaskControl but neither saw the dialer. I opened Task Manager and clicked on "Phone" and got "This task is not exported. don't switch or stop it." Well I stopped it anyways. Instantly after hitting my power button I began to see a time difference between Up Time and Awake Time (5 minute time difference now).
I was also able to call my phone and text it! After doing so "Phone" showed back up in Task Manager however it is still sleeping properly. I'm not sure what else this is effecting yet or if resetting the phone causes it to mess up again.
UPDATE 2:
So I had to get some sleep last night.
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I will be doing lots of testing throughout the day. My phone slept about 7 hours through the night. I only had a 1% drop in battery life during the night! And I did receive a text this morning. The only thing I know for sure so far is that sending a text causes it to stop sleeping again. I will keep this thread updated as I run some tests today.
UPDATE 3:
So we have determined exactly when it happens. We tried all of the following:
receiving e-mail
checking e-mail
browsing the web
loading google maps and locking location
receiving text
reading text
making a phone call
receiving a phone call
Every single one allows the unit to go back to sleep without any issues. There are two things that prevent it from sleeping every time:
send a text
Turning the phone on with no activity
So sending a text is obvious. Every single time we sent a text, the phone would stop sleeping. Receiving a text is fine. What i mean by turning the phone on with no activity is if I turn the phone on and just let it boot up and disable the screen on it's own and never send or receive a text, it will stay awake even though the screen is off. The phone ends up turning the screen off before it actually boots 100%. Once I turn the phone back on and actually look at my home screen (after it's done booting) and then turn it off again, it will sleep properly.
I'll post more as we figure out more.
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Very interesting... I'm subscribing to this thread.
So after sending a txt can you simply kill dialer again to put it back to sleep?
Very interesting... I'm subscribing to this thread.
So after sending a txt can you simply kill dialer again to put it back to sleep?
I'd imagine that it would work that way, but what a PITA
Anyone with a GSM version able to confirm that this doesn't happen on your device?
I'm at a 24% awake time with my CDMA Hero, and my uptime is 5:23:30
Not sure what I'm doing differently, but I am using Advanced Task Killer to auto-end all apps I don't explicitly exclude every 30 minutes. Maybe you've got a runaway process?
Ok so I'm using Handcent SMS now to try and avoid this problem but I feel like it's not doing anything considering I still get notifications from the regular messenging application. I set Handcent as the default SMS/MMS app but I still get two notifications in the notification panel: one from handcent one from Messenger.
Also... I'm going to miss the messenging widget.. handcent doesn't have one. Just a shortcut.
Same problem here I have an awake time of 100% what a bummer. I knew there must be a problem because when I got to work today my battery was at full charge, we cant use our phones at work and I felt like following the rules today lol so I didnt take my phone out not once. I showed it to my friend but I didnt turn it on because it got busy. Anyways i get off work only six hours later, short shift, and remember this is with 0% use and my battery was almost dead.
install chompsms or handsent..
this is what to do
go to spare parts,general, end buton behavious, select "go to sleep"
now every time you press the end call button, the phone should hopefully go to sleep
try it out and say if it makes a difference
immya said:
this is what to do
go to spare parts,general, end buton behavious, select "go to sleep"
now every time you press the end call button, the phone should hopefully go to sleep
try it out and say if it makes a difference
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Spare Parts didn't help, still showing as continuous uptime with "go to sleep" enabled. I can confirm through spare parts that the Dialer is the culprit (Battery history-->Change CPU Usage to Partial Wake Usage)
This is a huge bug, can't believe that they didn't catch this before launch.
subscribed too, this explains why my battery goes away so fast.
I'm gonna subscribe to this. We chances are we're gonna have to fix this one on our own much sooner than Sprint or HTC will release an official fix.
I just noticed this today, a reset fixed it but hopefully they will get a real fix out for it soon.
Good thing I don't send many text messages.
poor_red_neck said:
Ok so I'm using Handcent SMS now to try and avoid this problem but I feel like it's not doing anything considering I still get notifications from the regular messenging application. I set Handcent as the default SMS/MMS app but I still get two notifications in the notification panel: one from handcent one from Messenger.
Also... I'm going to miss the messenging widget.. handcent doesn't have one. Just a shortcut.
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You can turn off the notification from the Hero's Messaging app, There should be an option in the app settings. Also, you can still use the Widget to read messages, but make sure you don't use it for sending them. It seems that sending the message is what causes the glitch.
Also, it appears that HTC is aware of the issue and is working on a fix: http://htcsource.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=770&Itemid=50
I did the workaround to handcent and I can say that I will not revert back to the stock messenger once a true fix is discovered. Handcent really is a better messenger application from the customizations available through to the delivery. The biggest aspect is finally being able to send picture mail without the error of the file being over 1mb. Handcent also tells me that the file is too big to send, but it asks me if I would like it to resize the picture to the correct size to send...yes! Not only that, but it completely plays well with the HTC messenger widget so you can keep that on a screen for easy access if you want to.
Another thing that I noticed was when I tried to send a contact to another device as a V-card file, it was sent through the default messenger but it did NOT cause an issue with the dialer??? I'm not sure how that happened, but it is great to know that using the default messenger for built in processes will not trigger the dialer issue.
In short, Handcent is the ****. Even after the workaround was discovered I was going to wait out a fix for the default app...don't waste your time like I did.
ps--I didn't go through the trouble of a hard/factory reset. I simply installed handcent after a restart and disabled the HTC messenger. No problems what so ever after 6 hours of testing and I also have had Advanced Task Kiler installed since day one. Just be sure to set handcent as the default app whenever there is a screen that asks you for it.
Awake time 38%
Sorry for the question but how do you set handcent as the default messaging app? I've been using it for a day now and haven't found anyway to make it default. I'm still getting 2 notifications and also still have the battery glitch... Any help would be greatly appretiated.
lgrulz said:
how do you set handcent as the default messaging app? I've been using it for a day now and haven't found anyway to make it default. I'm still getting 2 notifications and also still have the battery glitch... Any help would be greatly appretiated.
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I am used to using Handcent since I had my G1 but I think it has gotten even better during my time away. To set it as the default go to message app - settings and deselect notifications way at the bottom. Then click the message widget if you use it or a new text or whatever and select always use this option on the popup and select Handcent. Then REBOOT. Works perfect for me I now have an up time of 23 hours and an awake time of 19% and my battery is nearly full after decent use of browser and Navigation, with GPS, bluetooth, wifi, and lots of talking all day.
edit: also DO NOT open the message app and send a text or you will not see a fix, just throw away any shortcuts to the default app on your homescreen and forget that sucker ever existed
erasmogjr said:
I am used to using Handcent since I had my G1 but I think it has gotten even better during my time away. To set it as the default go to message app - settings and deselect notifications way at the bottom. Then click the message widget if you use it or a new text or whatever and select always use this option on the popup and select Handcent. Then REBOOT. Works perfect for me I now have an up time of 23 hours and an awake time of 19% and my battery is nearly full after decent use of browser and Navigation, with GPS, bluetooth, wifi, and lots of talking all day.
edit: also DO NOT open the message app and send a text or you will not see a fix, just throw away any shortcuts to the default app on your homescreen and forget that sucker ever existed
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I am trying to follow your instructions on setting this as default. I do my settings and my "Notifications" box is already unchecked.
I click on the message widget like you mention and it just brings up my message window. There is never a pop up like you mention so I am not able to set Handcent as default.
Any thoughts?
I don't know if this means anything and/or if this will help, but when I am going to install "Robo Defense FREE" from the market, it says this application has access to the following "System tools, prevent phone from sleeping."
WhiteiceDMSTech said:
I am trying to follow your instructions on setting this as default. I do my settings and my "Notifications" box is already unchecked.
I click on the message widget like you mention and it just brings up my message window. There is never a pop up like you mention so I am not able to set Handcent as default.
Any thoughts?
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Hit the "Clear Defaults" button in Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Messaging. with this cleared, you should now be prompted wih the choice of messaging apps. Select the one you want (assuming that it is NOT the native mesaging) and select as default.
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Hi,
I really dislike some security apps forcing all kinds of things(virus scanner) into an application which I only want to use to remotely control my phone. So I wrote aeGis.
aeGis allows most of the functionality you'll see with Lookout or Cerebrus, but handles it locally on your phone via SMS with no data connection being required to complete any of the actions.
If your phone ever goes missing or is stolen, simply text the passphrase you chose to your device to activate any of the four options. aeGis will alert you if the action has been successfully completed.
Features:
- Ability to remotely lock your device via SMS
- Ability to remotely enable sound on your device via SMS
- Ability to remotely locate your device via SMS
- Ability to remotely wipe your device via SMS
- Ability to lock application with a password
- Ability to launch application from Dialer(so you can hide it from your app tray)
- Ability to backup call logs/sms logs to either Google Drive or Dropbox
- Ability to silently trigger actions
Support
Supports android device > API 14(Ice Cream Sandwhich)
Source can be found:
http://github.com/Decad3nce/Aegis
Install:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.decad3nce.aegis
Donate Version(Identical to free version):
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.decad3nce.aegisdonate
Please list comments/questions and hopefully, contributions.
Gmail SMS appending issue . I'm locked out . I set a number as pin in aeGis, but this is asking for a word. I did try default password "aeGis" but it isn't working either. pull the xml file and password "1234" just what I set. but this isn't working.
drraptor said:
Gmail SMS appending issue . I'm locked out . I set a number as pin in aeGis, but this is asking for a word. I did try default password "aeGis" but it isn't working either. pull the xml file and password "1234" just what I set. but this isn't working.
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1234 isn't working?
drraptor said:
Gmail SMS appending issue . I'm locked out . I set a number as pin in aeGis, but this is asking for a word. I did try default password "aeGis" but it isn't working either. pull the xml file and password "1234" just what I set. but this isn't working.
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So looking at your issue a bit further. Gmail SMS appends: " - [email protected]"
So your password would be: "passcode - [email protected]"
Anyways, I fixed the issue in v1.2.3 with this commit: https://github.com/Decad3nce/Aegis/commit/c116d3e0b2975d37ad0b3dabe0e79c2cb7edd7ec
Code:
password = password.replaceAll("([^[email protected]\\s]+)(\\.[^[email protected]\\s]+)*@([^[email protected]\\s]+\\.)+([^[email protected]\\s]+)", "")
.replaceAll("-+","")
.trim();
Good regex saves lives.
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1234 isn't working?
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Thanks. I give it a try today.:fingers-crossed:If it had been a pin, the keyboard could have been dial pad. Had to wipe for the 3rd time. :silly:
so In this case it should be "[email protected]". And youremail should be replaced with my email add. Well it is isn't working either. I'm using ver. 1.2.3.
So anyother wipe ?
Any way to add the option to disable persistent notification?
T-Mo'd S3
Already is disabled in new updates.
Is there any reason other than lack of using backward compatible API options that this doesn't work on pre ICS devices?
Despite what you may think, there are a lot of not so old devices that do not have working/reliable ICS, such as the G2X. Limiting an app to ICS at this stage is rather..... annoying.
lotherius said:
Is there any reason other than lack of using backward compatible API options that this doesn't work on pre ICS devices?
Despite what you may think, there are a lot of not so old devices that do not have working/reliable ICS, such as the G2X. Limiting an app to ICS at this stage is rather..... annoying.
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I'm not sure that I thought anything; but, ok.
I was planning on adding backwards compat, but I wanted to keep the same theme. I'm still learning as I go, I'm sorry you find that annoying.
Decad3nce said:
I'm not sure that I thought anything; but, ok.
I was planning on adding backwards compat, but I wanted to keep the same theme. I'm still learning as I go, I'm sorry you find that annoying.
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Understandable.... from what I've been playing around with in Eclipse, you can specify a different theme for older API levels. Might be something to look at if the theme is the only limitation
lotherius said:
Understandable.... from what I've been playing around with in Eclipse, you can specify a different theme for older API levels. Might be something to look at if the theme is the only limitation
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I'm switching to action bar sherlock currently, should allow backwards compatibility.
Added option to lock the application with a password, as well as having added an overflow menu which allows for more settings to come in the future.
If anyone wants to contribute towards translations, it would be awesome.
These following strings need a translation to any language other than english.
Code:
aeGis
Wipe
Lock
Alarm
Locate
Settings
aeGis
aeGis is tracking the devices location\nTo disable tracking, hit the Disable Tracking button
Disable Tracking
aeGis requires device admin control for the wipe/lock features.
Features coming!
overflow
Alarm
Alarm
Play an alarm and enable ringer sound on device.
Alarm Activation SMS
Choose what text to send to activate the alarm. It is recommended to use a PIN in your activation SMS to avoid unauthorized activation of the alarm.
Vibrate
Whether to vibrate when alarm is activated.
Lock
Lock
Lock the device when activation sms is sent.
Lock Activation SMS
Choose what text to send to lock the device. It is recommended to use a PIN in your activation SMS to avoid unauthorized locking.
Default password
Choose what password will be used to lock the device. This is the default password that will be set, custom passwords can be provided when sending SMS by appending the requested password to the SMS. If set to blank, the password/lock method will not be changed but the device will get locked to force re-authentication using the existing password.
Wipe
Wipe
Wipe the device when activation sms is sent.
Wipe Activation SMS
Choose what text to send to wipe the device. It is recommended to use a PIN in your activation SMS to avoid unauthorized wiping.
Locate
Locate
Locate the device when activation sms is sent.
Locate Activation SMS
Choose what text to send to locate the device. It is recommended to use a PIN in your activation SMS to avoid unauthorized location tracking.
Lock Device
Whether to lock device with default lock password or appended password when locate is triggered.
Location Update Interval
Choose how often to have location provider attempt to get a more accurate location from the device being tracked. A lower time will drain more battery on device.
Location Minimum Distance
Choose the minimum distance of change the location service will trigger an update for.
aeGis: Sound successfully enabled.
aeGis: Failed to override sound settings. Error:
aeGis: Locked device with password:
aeGis: Failed to lock device. Error:
aeGis: Wiping device.
aeGis: Failed to wipe device. Error:
aeGis: Failed to locate device. Error:
Password
Confirm Password
Continue
Passwords is set as
Please enter a password and confirm it
Passwords do not match
Disable Password Login
Please enter a password to lock aeGis with whenever the session is exited. Passwords may contain any characters or be of any length.\n You can also choose to disable login by clicking the checkbox.
Password
Login
Password is incorrect
Please enter the password
Please login to continue to aeGis
Copyright(C) 2012 Adnan Begovic
Github source link
Send email to developer
aeGis has overriden sound settings.
Will try to translate it to Urdu
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Fixed some way overlooked bug with alarm toggle not disabling. (surprised noone emailed me about that).
Anyways, also beautified some layout related bits for some devices.
Not that anyone cares how pretty things are... >.>
New "About" page.
Decad3nce said:
Fixed some way overlooked bug with alarm toggle not disabling. (surprised noone emailed me about that).
Anyways, also beautified some layout related bits for some devices.
Not that anyone cares how pretty things are... >.>
New "About" page.
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I might of overlooked this but is there a way to keep the alarm going? It sounds once really quick and vibrates but then shuts off, tested on my Galaxy Nexus and S3
Sorry if i overlooked a setting, and thanks for the great work
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Dorilife said:
I might of overlooked this but is there a way to keep the alarm going? It sounds once really quick and vibrates but then shuts off, tested on my Galaxy Nexus and S3
Sorry if i overlooked a setting, and thanks for the great work
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I would like to know this as well. And how do you change the alarm notification sound? It seems to be linked to my same email notification sound. I would like to control just the alarm sound through the app, not have it affect other notifications if that makes any sense.
Dorilife said:
I might of overlooked this but is there a way to keep the alarm going? It sounds once really quick and vibrates but then shuts off, tested on my Galaxy Nexus and S3
Sorry if i overlooked a setting, and thanks for the great work
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
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A2Eric said:
I would like to know this as well. And how do you change the alarm notification sound? It seems to be linked to my same email notification sound. I would like to control just the alarm sound through the app, not have it affect other notifications if that makes any sense.
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The alarm is meant more of a way to override your sound settings to take the device out of silent mode.
The email sound you explain is just the sound by the messaging app most likely which is your default notification sound.
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Decad3nce said:
The alarm is meant more of a way to override your sound settings to take the device out of silent mode.
The email sound you explain is just the sound by the messaging app most likely which is your default notification sound.
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I get it, but i tested on both silent and regular volume modes and it sounds once, vibrates then shuts off.
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Dorilife said:
I get it, but i tested on both silent and regular volume modes and it sounds once, vibrates then shuts off.
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The alarm only sounds once for like 2 seconds. I can make it sound longer?
Decad3nce said:
The alarm only sounds once for like 2 seconds. I can make it sound longer?
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Yeah it would be helpful if it could ring for more than 2 seconds
Don't know if your understanding.
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16 Things You Can Do In Android Lollipop That You Couldn't Do In KitKat !
After what feels like a long time since we saw the L Preview first appear, Google is now rolling out the final version of Android 5.0 Lollipop to its existing Z series.
You get to know the best version of Android yet by working through this selection of tips and tricks,
covering all of the new features, major and minor, that are built into the operating system.
1. Tap and go
When you're setting up your new Lollipop device for the first time, you'll be presented with the option to "tap and go."
This NFC-and-Bluetooth-powered data transfer lets you move all
of your Google Account details, configuration settings, data and apps
over to a new device just by placing your old phone or tablet against it.
Widgets and wallpaper are swapped over as well.
2. Use the flashlight
Flashlight apps have always been popular on Android,
so Google has decided to roll one into Lollipop to save you the trouble of having download a third-party one.
Pull down the notification drawer then tap the top bar to
reveal the flashlight app alongside other options like airplane mode.
The app will only appear if your device has an LED flash alongside its camera.
3. Prioritize your apps
Android 5.0 Lollipop lets you set up a list of important apps that
are allowed to disturb you even when most aren't.
Head to Settings -> Sound & notification -> App notifications
and you can choose to block each app or mark it as a priority one. Tap the volume slider on your device to activate priority
mode indefinitely or for one hour (a circle with a stripe inside will appear in the status bar).
4. Deal with notifications from the lock screen
In Lollipop all of your app notifications appear on the lock screen ready
for viewing. Not only that, but you can interact with them as well.
Swipe to dismiss, tap to reply and so on,
depending on the app in question.
A double-tap gets you into the relevant app.
Head to Settings -> Sound & notification ->
When device is locked if you want to hide sensitive alerts.
5. Pin apps
If you want to hand over your device to one of your kids or a friend,
you can "pin" them inside one single app.
First, activate the feature via Settings -> Security -> Screen pinning.
Then, when you activate the multitasking screen via the
square Overview button, you'll see a pin icon
appear in the lower right-hand corner
of the bottom app (drag it up if you can't see it).
Holding down the Back and Overview buttons is enough to
exit the pinned mode and get back to other apps. When you activate the pin,
you'll be asked if you want to use a code or pattern to unlock it.
This is tied to the same protection applied to your device,
so if your lock screen isn't protected by a code or
pattern then the option won't appear when you're pinning apps.
6. Jump to app settings
The lock screen really has been given a major overhaul with
the Android 5.0 Lollipop update,
and the improvements include the ability to jump
straight to an app's settings or information panel right from
the lock screen. Long-press on
any notification and (depending on the app) you'll see a cog icon (the app settings shortcut)
and an info icon (the app notification settings shortcut).
7. Predict battery life
New to Android 5.0 Lollipop is the ability to see how much time is
left before the battery runs out of juice,
or how long you need to wait before your device is fully charged up.
Tap on the battery icon in the notification drawer to see either
reading (the time-until-charged information also appears on
the lock screen a few minutes after you've connected
your device to a power source).
8. Search settings and networks
Google's search bar is getting more ubiquitous with each
passing version of Android, and in Lollipop
it's made it into the Settings app.
Tap the magnifying glass icon to use it.
It can be a quick way of finding a particular option
you're looking for, especially if you don't already know what menu or
heading it's under. You can use the same feature
to bring up saved Wi-Fi networks too.
9. Enter Guest Mode
Sharing devices with other people
(friends, colleagues, family members, distracted children)
can be a real pain, but Lollipop's new Guest Mode eases it somewhat.
You can access Guest Mode by dragging down
the notification drawer, tapping on your user account avatar,
and then selecting Add guest from the menu
(or just Guest if you've been through the process before).
10. Improve text legibility
If you were wondering if the Accessibility
menu within Settings would get overlooked
in the Android 5.0 upgrade, there's a new experimental feature
here called High contrast text.
Essentially, it gives white or difficult-to-read
text a black outline when it's being viewed on a light background.
It's applied to the "OK Google"
text inside the home screen search bar, for example.
11. Chromecast more quickly
There's an official Chromecast app from Google that
lets you screencast from any device running
Android 4.4.2 or higher, but the functionality
is built right into Android 5.0, which is great
news for anyone with one of the compact streaming
dongles to hand. It's right in the notification
drawer—tap on the Cast screen icon to locate your Chromecast and begin screencasting.
12. Add trusted devices
A trusted device is a specified Bluetooth or
NFC-enabled gadget that will automatically
disable the security code or pattern on your your
Android phone or tablet when it's in range.
This means you don't have to fiddle around
unlocking the Lollipop device when you're at home
or in the car, for example.
Head to Settings -> Security -> Smart Lock to set up the feature.
13. Hang a 'do not disturb' sign
This works a little bit like the priority app notifications we
mentioned earlier, but it's based around times and
days more than apps.
Go to Settings -> Sound & notification -> Interruptions
to set it up—it's perhaps best used overnight when
you don't want to be disturbed, but there is the
option to let certain contacts through as well as messages and alarms, if necessary.
14. Get back to your apps after a reboot
If you reboot your device in any version of
Android before 5.0, all of your recently opened apps
will disappear. In Lollipop, they're still present
on the Overview screen,
so you can quickly get back to a previous conversation
or website if you need to (not all apps
will remember exactly where you were in the app).
To remove a card from the list, swipe it away to the left or right.
15. Play Google's Flappy Bird clone
Like earlier versions of Android, Lollipop has an
Easter egg to unlock. Go to Settings -> About phone
then tap quickly four times on the Android version entry.
Once the Lollipop graphic appears, tap quickly on it several
times then finish with a long press to launch a
clone of Flappy Bird with an Android robot in place
of the bird. It's just as frustrating to play as the original too.
16. Save the battery
Android 5.0 Lollipop includes a built-in battery saver mode
that you can get to kick in at 15 percent battery,
5 percent battery or never (you can also switch it on and off manually).
It cuts off some background syncing
and vibrations and makes various other tweaks as well.
If you select Battery from the Settings app you'll find
the battery saver on the menu behind the three vertical dots.
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For this info !
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Except I can't find smart lock in the settings on the Z2?
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Except I can't find smart lock in the settings on the Z2?
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@dilema
Hmm oke, i searched that also and cant find it x_x
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On which point/number you will find that in the OP ?
Sorry maybe i missed it.
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#12. Add trusted device.
Turns out you need a pin or something. I only had slide lock
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#12. Add trusted device.
Turns out you need a pin or something. I only had slide lock
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I edited my reply @dilema
Yes i found it and i have only that to and not smart lock in that case
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Pandemic said:
I edited my reply @dilema
Yes i found it and i have only that to and not smart lock in that case
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Oh Pandemic bro, whats up? I see you got a Z2 now, i just got a Z3 1 Week ago. Nice information btw :good:
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Oh Pandemic bro, whats up? I see you got a Z2 now, i just got a Z3 1 Week ago. Nice information btw :good:
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All good brother @Wolfbreak
What up with you btw ?
Ooh nice to hear you have a Z3 now and yes i have Z2 and you're welcome
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Within the past few days I've noticed that me x727's battery has been draining quite a bit faster. Always at the top of the list in battery stats is System Service. I always have location services and Bluetooth disabled. Has anyone had a similar issue and figured out the exact cause?
edit: I just came across this post from someone else who has Mint SIM and they suggested entering the APN values manually instead of using what the network gives your phone automatically. https://community.zteusa.com/thread/13643#74674. So far it seems like phone is holding a data connection immediately after Wi-Fi disconnect, but time will tell how battery life will be.
edit 2: manually setting the apn values using what Mint Sim provides on their website has completely foxed the issue! My battery life is back to normal and my data connection holds normally again.
I have this exact same problem, but with location services on. Also, I had Android OS draining the battery. I don't know what is causing these issues. Hope someone can find the problem.
Habe also problems with System Services
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After one month without reboot or switch off the phone also i had the same problem: reboot the phone twice helped me.
Same issue here, System Service is about 50-70% of values of screen (e.g. if screen is 40%, System Service is 20-28%)
A reboot or swiping away settings don't seem to help for me.
Same here. I did rebooting the phone twice and swipe away settings does not seem to help, too.
- So enable background resource control if you disabled it before via *#46360000#*#*
- Limit the apps (particularly LeEco apps) running on start-up via Permissions setting
- Limit the apps showing notifications via Notification management
Joms_US said:
- So enable background resource control if you disabled it before via *#46360000#*#*
- Limit the apps (particularly LeEco apps) running on start-up via Permissions setting
- Limit the apps showing notifications via Notification management
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Disabling the background resource control cause the System service and Android OS to ramp up? I disable it, because of notification issues with gmail, whatsapp, hangout, and outlook mail. Notification only works when I open the app. Other than that, notification never works.
crazy1990 said:
Disabling the background resource control cause the System service and Android OS to ramp up? I disable it, because of notification issues with gmail, whatsapp, hangout, and outlook mail. Notification only works when I open the app. Other than that, notification never works.
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My notifications (gmail, yahoo mail, work email, messenger, hangout) are perfectly fine with Background Resource Control enabled.
Joms_US said:
My notifications (gmail, yahoo mail, work email, messenger, hangout) are perfectly fine with Background Resource Control enabled.
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Really? Did you change any setting in the phone manager app or something like power saving management, auto launch, align wakeup, etc? Or you leave everything alone as default? I had this issue since 19s. Lol. I might be missing something.
crazy1990 said:
Really? Did you change any setting in the phone manager app or something like power saving management, auto launch, align wakeup, etc? Or you leave everything alone as default? I had this issue since 19s. Lol. I might be missing something.
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I made sure the apps that send notification will auto-launch (Permissions menu) and they can notify (Notifications Management menu) and Important Notice star enabled as well. Google sync should be enabled under Account Management and some apps like Gmail have Sync options that should be enabled as well.
Align Wakeup and Ultra Long Standby both disabled and mine is running stock 21S.
And oh notifications are also coming thru my Gear Fit2 for convenience. =D
HTH
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I made sure the apps that send notification will auto-launch (Permissions menu) and they can notify (Notifications Management menu) and Important Notice star enabled as well. Google sync should be enabled under Account Management and some apps like Gmail have Sync options that should be enabled as well.
Align Wakeup and Ultra Long Standby both disabled and mine is running stock 21S.
And oh notifications are also coming thru my Gear Fit2 for convenience. =D
HTH
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Thanks for the help. I recently change the setting and will test it for a couple of days.
Edit: I test the notification after making some changes on what you did. The notification works, but it's 15 minute delay. It's not an instant. Is this normal?
This is ridiculous. My mother's galaxy 6 life is better now with this issue.
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TheDethEgineer said:
This is ridiculous. My mother's galaxy 6 life is better now with this issue.
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Its common issue if you browse various forums, many users with many different devices has this issue. Ofcourse google could optimise system better, but 90% of times its due to user configuration/buggy apps. First thing i would do is turn off backup under settings and location history.
Incogn said:
Its common issue if you browse various forums, many users with many different devices has this issue. Ofcourse google could optimise system better, but 90% of times its due to user configuration/buggy apps. First thing i would do is turn off backup under settings and location history.
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It does seem to be a common issue from what i've found in my own research, however the issue seems to have gotten a lot worse on my device in the past few weeks for an unknown reason.
darkmuck said:
It does seem to be a common issue from what i've found in my own research, however the issue seems to have gotten a lot worse on my device in the past few weeks for an unknown reason.
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I can guarantee you its your configuration fault. Its either buggy app, a buggy app or data restore, or buggy system service not letting device sleep properly. As i said earlier, i would start by disabling backup under settings, also location history reporting. Thats 2 things known to cause these problems. If that doesnt help would start looking into apps, 1 by 1. Safest way is to just clean flash or factory reset, then turn off backup and location history, and before installing any app or backup, i am 100% sure, the phone will sleep as a baby. Then start installing apps and look for culprit if its there.
I can confirm, that disabling location service (and location history) is a solution for battery draining. When I disable it in system settings, problem gone.
Dear all, since my wife's X Compact got updated to 8.0, there seems to be an issue with the Alarm Clock: a notification for delayed alarm appears, it's not removable, clicking it just opens the Alarm tab of the Clock app, and the notification persists. Only thing I found to be working is to force close the clock app via settings.
Anyone else experiencing this? Any fixes?
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Dear all, since my wife's X Compact got updated to 8.0, there seems to be an issue with the Alarm Clock: a notification for delayed alarm appears, it's not removable, clicking it just opens the Alarm tab of the Clock app, and the notification persists. Only thing I found to be working is to force close the clock app via settings.
Anyone else experiencing this? Any fixes?
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Give us a screenshot of the notification if possible. I have no issues to date with my alarm.
Same issue here
Flintberg said:
Dear all, since my wife's X Compact got updated to 8.0, there seems to be an issue with the Alarm Clock: a notification for delayed alarm appears, it's not removable, clicking it just opens the Alarm tab of the Clock app, and the notification persists. Only thing I found to be working is to force close the clock app via settings.
Anyone else experiencing this? Any fixes?
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I have the same issue, with multiple alarms. You can not dismiss it.
I have restarted the phone, and the notification disappeared.
POSvath said:
I have the same issue, with multiple alarms. You can not dismiss it.
I have restarted the phone, and the notification disappeared.
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Sony clock app has bug that upcoming alarm notification would disappear when you restart the phone. I've fixed it using a Xposed module.
But I cannot see the issue with multiple alarms. If you can provide more details, such as screenshots, maybe I can fix it too.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/x-compact/themes/mod-sony-clock-fix-t3761376
Ok, so just to be clear, the issue is that after I hit snooz a couple of times, the alarm doesn't go away, it has a dismiss button in the notification list but it's not working.
You can't swipe it, you can't dismiss it and if you click on it it just opens the alarm clock app.
Here are 2 screenshots. One of the notification and one of the code.
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Ok, so just to be clear, the issue is that after I hit snooz a couple of times, the alarm doesn't go away, it has a dismiss button in the notification list but it's not working.
You can't swipe it, you can't dismiss it and if you click on it it just opens the alarm clock app.
Here are 2 screenshots. One of the notification and one of the code.
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I don't have such problems. I have no idea what's going wrong. Maybe you should start waking up without snoozing it several times . I always wake up at the 3rd snooze though!
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Ok, so just to be clear, the issue is that after I hit snooz a couple of times, the alarm doesn't go away, it has a dismiss button in the notification list but it's not working.
You can't swipe it, you can't dismiss it and if you click on it it just opens the alarm clock app.
Here are 2 screenshots. One of the notification and one of the code.
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I'm unable to reproduce your problem. Can you let us know the exact step by step procedures to reproduce it?
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I'm unable to reproduce your problem. Can you let us know the exact step by step procedures to reproduce it?
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So, I tried to reproduce the faulty alarm notification but I did not succeed.
In the morning I have the following situation:
- I have 5 consecutive alarms set to: 07:55, 08:05, 08:15, 08:35, 08:40.
- Each of these alarms are repeating on every weekday (from Monday - Firday)
- Each of these alarms are set to: Snooze duration 10 minutes, Side key behavior None, Auto Silent time 5 minutes.
- Alarm type: Sound & Vibration, Alarm sound: default.
The true problem about finding the error is that in the morning i have no idea which alarm do I snooze and which alarm I leave to go to auto silent. But by the time i get up. around 08:45 - 9:00 I have 1. Alarm notification that i can not dismiss.
Because of the snooze and auto silent settings, these alarms somehow conflict each other.
I tired to reproduce the error in the evening, with 5 alarms setup in the same manner but it did not gave me the faulty notification.
But here are the 2 notification. the first one from 9:28 (Alarm snoozed since 08:40) is the faulty one, the one that I can not dismiss.
The second one from 16:32 (alarm snoozed since 15:10) is the normal one, which i could dismiss.
any thoughts?
POSvath said:
So, I tried to reproduce the faulty alarm notification but I did not succeed.
In the morning I have the following situation:
- I have 5 consecutive alarms set to: 07:55, 08:05, 08:15, 08:35, 08:40.
- Each of these alarms are repeating on every weekday (from Monday - Firday)
- Each of these alarms are set to: Snooze duration 10 minutes, Side key behavior None, Auto Silent time 5 minutes.
- Alarm type: Sound & Vibration, Alarm sound: default.
The true problem about finding the error is that in the morning i have no idea which alarm do I snooze and which alarm I leave to go to auto silent. But by the time i get up. around 08:45 - 9:00 I have 1. Alarm notification that i can not dismiss.
Because of the snooze and auto silent settings, these alarms somehow conflict each other.
I tired to reproduce the error in the evening, with 5 alarms setup in the same manner but it did not gave me the faulty notification.
But here are the 2 notification. the first one from 9:28 (Alarm snoozed since 08:40) is the faulty one, the one that I can not dismiss.
The second one from 16:32 (alarm snoozed since 15:10) is the normal one, which i could dismiss.
any thoughts?
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I cannot see anything wrong from the screenshots. Unless I can reproduce the issue, I cannot help.
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I cannot see anything wrong from the screenshots. Unless I can reproduce the issue, I cannot help.
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Yeah I know, without a clear set o circumstances, it is really hard. I will try to reproduce the issue.
But in the mean time can someone explain me what these differences mean?
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I cannot see anything wrong from the screenshots. Unless I can reproduce the issue, I cannot help.
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Ok, so i couldn't reproduce the issue, at a different time, so I recorded my morning routine.
Here You can see it clearly at 04:05 that I have 2 notification for the 08:40 alarm, and when I click on the first one, they both disappear, and afterwards the second one reappears, and I can't dismiss it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FT3z-nQMqvU
I have the same problem on Xperia XZ premium
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I have the same problem on Xperia XZ premium
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Yes, the same issue, It's a shame that Sony did not came up with a solution already.
There is a work around so that you don't need to restart your phone, but it's not a solution to the problem.
Go to your App settings page and click Clear Catch and Clear Data. Beware, this will delete your alarms, so you have to reset them, but it clears away the notification.
It's look like it is fixed in latest update 47.1.A.12.145
nikolayu said:
It's look like it is fixed in latest update 47.1.A.12.145
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I have sent my Xperia to service with a different issue, but as soon as I get it back I will test this, and confirm it if it's so.
I have an issue where the timer stopped working in my xperia z5 compact clock app. My alarm and time zones are working, but whenever I try going into timer, it keeps telling me clock app stopped working and asks me to re-start the app. When I re-start nothing changes. I tried restarting the phone a few times, still nothing. Since it is inbuilt clock, it does not let me to uninstall it either. I used to use timer option a lot. Any ideas if there's a fix?