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[Q] Multitouch Problem? and Other Bugs.

Hello there,
I have had the HTC One X for a couple of days and it is truly brilliant.
However, I am worried that there are a few problems and I would like to know if anyone else is experiencing them and if they are solvable with an update.
I like to play a game called piano master, which requires me tu use up to four fingers at once. When I play though, it only recognises two. I checked antutu tester and it confirmed that it only recognises two fingers, yet HTC media link has a three finger gesture that works fine for me.
Also, applications often crash but can be repaired by locking and unlocking. Furthermore, the keyboard lags sometimes as well as certain elements of Sense going fuzzy for short bursts.
I appreciate any help or suggestions! Thank you.

ORStoner said:
Hello there,
I have had the HTC One X for a couple of days and it is truly brilliant.
However, I am worried that there are a few problems and I would like to know if anyone else is experiencing them and if they are solvable with an update.
I like to play a game called piano master, which requires me tu use up to four fingers at once. When I play though, it only recognises two. I checked antutu tester and it confirmed that it only recognises two fingers, yet HTC media link has a three finger gesture that works fine for me.
Also, applications often crash but can be repaired by locking and unlocking. Furthermore, the keyboard lags sometimes as well as certain elements of Sense going fuzzy for short bursts.
I appreciate any help or suggestions! Thank you.
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Uhm, if you device only recognizes two fingers that could be a problem with the hardware (haven't heard the issue from other people so far). Perhaps try a Factory Reset and see if that solves anything ?
PS : Try some other apps to, could be that you just had the bad luck of finding two apps which don't function properly with the One X. (Osmos Demo uses 3 fingers to acces menu, search for it on http://play.google.com)

Thank you for replying!
I have tried many applications and they all have the same outcome, yet if I put three fingers on the screen and push them up, it goes to HTC media link mode.
I think the problem is that, with any application open, If I do that three finger gesture, it goes into media link mode.
Perhaps HTC has put a block on more than two fingers for other application?

ORStoner said:
Thank you for replying!
I have tried many applications and they all have the same outcome, yet if I put three fingers on the screen and push them up, it goes to HTC media link mode.
I think the problem is that, with any application open, If I do that three finger gesture, it goes into media link mode.
Perhaps HTC has put a block on more than two fingers for other application?
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Try the following :
Settings
Screen
HTC Drag -(Disable the option)

Try disabling the HTC gestures option in display settings it ignores more then 3 fingers ?

Thank you so much it has worked!
Do you think the other problems I described are fixable as well?

ORStoner said:
Thank you so much it has worked!
Do you think the other problems I described are fixable as well?
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The other issues are known issues. All other problems are related to bugs and badly written code, they should be fixed when HTC finds the time for it ;-)!

Get Smart Stay functionality on HOX

Now you can enjoy SGS3 Smart Stay funcionality in HOX too. Download ISeeyou app from Play Store to get the feature.
razzil.com/get-smart-stay-feature-any-android-phone.html

Works perfect . Whether it drains battery.
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

Thanks. It works, now just have to monitor on the battery life.
Btw, would like to ask on the notification icon, is it possible to set it to show only when the "smart stay function" is activated during looking at screen?

Nothing happens on my one!!!!

shtipu1111 said:
Nothing happens on my one!!!!
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Haha. You have to stare really really hard at the front camera. I kid
What's your screen off time? If you set it to the lowest for the screen to turn off after 15 sec, it might not work since the free version of the app detects your face every 20sec by default.
Get the paid version and you can set face detect time and scan time
it works quite well I must say
Transformer: Tablet in Disguise

shtipu1111 said:
Nothing happens on my one!!!!
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As @samuelong87 mention buy Premium version so that you can customize the time. It works perfectly at my side.

Smart Stay would be a nice feature to have but I would like to think that the app would somehow drain lots of battery.. abusing the front camera every half a minute or so would somehow have an impact I'm sure.
I wonder if the S3 would have enhanced battery life if they disabled the Smart Stay option.

alvtminghui said:
Smart Stay would be a nice feature to have but I would like to think that the app would somehow drain lots of battery.. abusing the front camera every half a minute or so would somehow have an impact I'm sure.
I wonder if the S3 would have enhanced battery life if they disabled the Smart Stay option.
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i am wonder the same thing.
but i just purchased it and i will test
this is not interfering in any way to the auto brightness settings in in display as far as i can see.
it would be more than interesting to have an option to auto power off display after no face detecting (with customizable timing of course)
regards

Oh got it..thnx

andreipga85 said:
i am wonder the same thing.
but i just purchased it and i will test
this is not interfering in any way to the auto brightness settings in in display as far as i can see.
it would be more than interesting to have an option to auto power off display after no face detecting (with customizable timing of course)
regards
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Well, first impression on this app is that it's not really battery friendly, but it does what it is supposed to do very well. Maybe next releases will be better from this point of view.
Regards
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

Well, seems i will use it just from time to time
But is indeed an app that does well what is meant to do.
Regrads!
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Sorry for double or triple posting. Tapatalk is fc when uploadin photos.
Regards
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA

This app appears not working when device is on horizontal position

It works here when I'm switching to landscape mode, maybe you're blocking the front camera with your finger a little bit ?
Sent from my HOX

Now HTC One X is the best phone. This was the only feature missing

ISeeYou Causing Issues On My HOX
I have the HOX International. I used this app, and though it's a great concept, I was left largely dissatisfied by it.
While it works as advertised, I'm peeved with a couple of issues:
1) It blocks BOTH the front and back cameras. Try accessing the camera app while the service is ON and you only get a black screen.
2) It seems to hog battery occasionally (although this happens rarely).
3) I had the service to autostart, and received the shock of my life when around 1 hour into my day, I found that the rear camera was heating up. This might be a direct consequence of point 1 above.
I am on Stock and have the latest firmware update.
I don't know if any of you are facing these issues, but I've uninstalled the app ever since I started facing it.
Just a friendly heads up!

argetlam1 said:
I have the HOX International. I used this app, and though it's a great concept, I was left largely dissatisfied by it.
While it works as advertised, I'm peeved with a couple of issues:
1) It blocks BOTH the front and back cameras. Try accessing the camera app while the service is ON and you only get a black screen.
2) It seems to hog battery occasionally (although this happens rarely).
3) I had the service to autostart, and received the shock of my life when around 1 hour into my day, I found that the rear camera was heating up. This might be a direct consequence of point 1 above.
I am on Stock and have the latest firmware update.
I don't know if any of you are facing these issues, but I've uninstalled the app ever since I started facing it.
Just a friendly heads up!
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The camera works well here! But, when I launched it from lock screen, it was blank. After unlocking properly with the secure path I use, both front and back cameras worked! (Newest wwe firmware.)
BUT: it DOES brake Face Unlock! I already sent a bug report e-mail to the dev

Used to work ok,then stoped without reason and I got blank screen with stock and other camera app(FV 5 and ics+).Unistalled it,but still had to reboot phone to get camera working properly.Installed it again,it works now,stock camera is working as well as FV5,with ics + , it gets FC sometimes...very nice idea,needs some polishing.

argetlam1 said:
I have the HOX International. I used this app, and though it's a great concept, I was left largely dissatisfied by it.
While it works as advertised, I'm peeved with a couple of issues:
1) It blocks BOTH the front and back cameras. Try accessing the camera app while the service is ON and you only get a black screen.
2) It seems to hog battery occasionally (although this happens rarely).
3) I had the service to autostart, and received the shock of my life when around 1 hour into my day, I found that the rear camera was heating up. This might be a direct consequence of point 1 above.
I am on Stock and have the latest firmware update.
I don't know if any of you are facing these issues, but I've uninstalled the app ever since I started facing it.
Just a friendly heads up!
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I had haven't any problem as you wrote.
And also battery brain is normal from the moment front camera open for checking every 20". But no something special.
Anyway I think we dont need so match this future. At smartphones screen is so small, so when you read anything you need to scroll down. It's meaning if you touch the screen will continue to stay wakeup. I would like to have something like that in my iPad.

I can't get this working

Here's a *possible* solution to bad compass...

If your Nitro is like mine, then its' compass couldn't find North to save its' life. Or worse yet it might be in the vicinity, but is very sporadic...Makes it just about impossible to use apps like Google Star Maps or get a proper bearing on direction in Nav when you're at a stop.
If you're also like me, you've tried doing the compass calibrations with the whacky waving your phone in a figure 8 to calibrate. But this hasn't fixed my issue.
But then I tried the rotate-all-axis calibration method and now my compass is much better! Here's what to try:
1. Install GPS Status from the Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.eclipsim.gpsstatus2
2. Open the app, then bring up the Menu and choose: Tools > Compass calibration
3. Rotate the phone along the 3 axises a couple of times, like in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNJJPeoG8lQ
4. Press okay and your compass *should* be better
NOTE: I just noticed that when I went to test on another phone to compare (I also have a Nexus One), that my Nitro went out-of-whack again and only after a short while from previous calibration! Another calibration and it's working again, but that sucks that it lost its' bearings so quickly like that.
Give it a try and good luck!

Didn't really work for me. I really think this is a hardware issue. Do you think we should demand some kind of rebate for this or something? I know (its somewhere on the threads) that LG officially acknowledged the problem and have yet to come out for a fix. They are knowingly selling a defected phone.

anybody test the phone with any of the new official software?

After calibration compass works correctly.

Wlld1 said:
After calibration compass works correctly.
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For how long? Work after a reboot?
After flashing a new ROM?

Yes, it works after reboot. But calibration will be lost after flashing new ROM. I dont know where its data is stored.

Wlld1 said:
Yes, it works after reboot. But calibration will be lost after flashing new ROM. I dont know where its data is stored.
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still sucks. all jumpy and not accurate.
I calibrated mine acouple of times yesterday. The compass worked, but it was very sluggish or spun too fast, and unless I put it on a table, wouldn't stop spinning.
I tried today, and it worked but was very slow to catch up to my movements.
Tried some sky map apps, and it just sucks. Same with the augmented reality apps.
wish there was a fix - or we at least new the problem.
thinking I may go back to stock and send it in to telus and see if there is a fix. Anybody have a working compass after a hardware swap? or repair?

The calibration did fix (even after reboot) the compass but I've noticed it takes sometime to settle after starting an application that use the compass.
At first it looks like the infernal spinning madness is about to start over again but after a few spins it stops at the correct position and stay there.
Weird...
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app

Step count on screen off

Hi there, guys. I wonder about strange problem on our device. All apps which tracks activity (steps, run etc) doesnt work when screen turn off.
The strange is that stock app called Fitbit working good and track steps even on the screen turn off. Is this a patch for this problem? Please help me. I used Nike Running on my previous phone and this worked well. Now i cant use my lovely app.

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Skvize said:
Hi there, guys. I wonder about strange problem on our device. All apps which tracks activity (steps, run etc) doesnt work when screen turn off.
The strange is that stock app called Fitbit working good and track steps even on the screen turn off. Is this a patch for this problem? Please help me. I used Nike Running on my previous phone and this worked well. Now i cant use my lovely app.
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Root your phone and get rid of fitbit perhaps?

xunholyx said:
Root your phone and get rid of fitbit perhaps?
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That will not help the problem, which is that OTHER apps cannot track when screen is off. I'm having the same problem and would be grateful for any help or advice.

Im also having the same problem. Whats different with the M8?

I'm using Strava to track my bike rides and runs perfectly fine. 9 hours tracking without problem every week.

GPS Keeps Losing Signal

I'm wondering if others are having this issue? With various apps (Pokemon Go, Google Maps) I keep losing GPS signal. Seems to find it no problem when first starting it but will soon start losing it. Pokemon Go reconnects pretty fast but Google Maps is much slower. I'm wondering if this is a hardware or software issue. I was on stock for a while and last week switched to OOS Lite (which is still stock based) and I'm I'm still having this issue. Makes using the phone for navigation about impossible. Hoping someone can help me.

I don't want to lose camera quality but I'm thinking about trying a new OOS based ROM and see if that fixes the issue.

What it shows on Google Maps.

Google turned up several threads about this problem. OnePlus has stated it may be hardware related and only impacts some of the OP3. The latest ROM from OP seems to have more problems than earlier ones. It is supposed to get fixed in some future update but no info supplied regarding the where/when.
---------- Post added at 12:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:26 PM ----------
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-3/help/gps-issues-t3416544/page7
More info in this thread.

Thanks. Well I've been in contact with OnePlus and they want to do the thing where a tech will remotely access my phone and wipe it. I doubt it will help but I'll let them. I'm wondering if it may be a software issue and I'll need a replacement. I'm not looking forward to that process. I've never done it before but heard it is a nightmare. Plus I cannot go without a phone due to work.

Well just flashed latest version of Cyanogen Mod and Still Seem to have the same issue. Seems to be hardware then. Ugh. Oneplus wants to do a remote thing, but soonest appointment is a week away.

Did you resolved the GPS problem with OnePlus Support. Is it hardware or a software problem? I have the same problem with my OnePlus3

I have those GPS problems as well. I opened and replacement RMA. Let's see... maybe my phone is broken. I tried the official OOS, the community build of OOS and cyanogenmod so far and there wasn't a difference in GPS performance. All poor. I guess everybody how has those issues might have a defect in the device

Same issue here, completely stock. Constantly looses gps signal then reconnects...........very annoying.

Any updates here?
I guess my OP3 is not up for taking on runs or bike rides like any normal modern smart phone should be. What good is GPS tracking of your outing when it loses the signal constantly, sometime for as much as several minutes? Absolutely infuriating. Updates please, and thanks in advance.

EmperorImpervious said:
I guess my OP3 is not up for taking on runs or bike rides like any normal modern smart phone should be. What good is GPS tracking of your outing when it loses the signal constantly, sometime for as much as several minutes? Absolutely infuriating. Updates please, and thanks in advance.
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for me "gps signal lost" only seems to happen if the screen is off while navigating (not sure if removing google maps/whatever gps app from battery optimization has helped)
google maps seems to navigate continuously if the screen is kept on, although accuracy seems worse than prior phones (i.e. unable to tell if you're on the feeder/frontage or highway)

klawrg said:
for me "gps signal lost" only seems to happen if the screen is off while navigating (not sure if removing google maps/whatever gps app from battery optimization has helped)
google maps seems to navigate continuously if the screen is kept on, although accuracy seems worse than prior phones (i.e. unable to tell if you're on the feeder/frontage or highway)
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I am experiencing better GPS performance by disabling the "Doze Mode" in the Developer Options (OxygenOS 3.2.7 and everything stock).
I hope it will help

filoponz said:
I am experiencing better GPS performance by disabling the "Doze Mode" in the Developer Options (OxygenOS 3.2.7 and everything stock).
I hope it will help
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What is the doze mode for?

borijess said:
What is the doze mode for?
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Doze keeps apps from draining battery while not in use.
However I did not notice a big difference.

filoponz said:
Doze keeps apps from draining battery while not in use.
However I did not notice a big difference.
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Oh OK. So its best to have it on?

borijess said:
Oh OK. So its best to have it on?
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Yes, but as I said I did not notice an excessive battery consumption: it maybe depends on the apps you have installed in your phone.
I suggest you try. Let us know if your GPS works better than before.

I have the same issue. Stock Rom 3.2.7. Any news from the support?

Same issue. I thought it was because I had too many apps, so I wiped. The GPS keeps losing its signal.
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Short of a rma, have you all tried the app 'gps locker'? It holds lock through a persistent notification. It worked well on my note 3 with gps issues.

Quick work around is to download gps test app from play store,
Run it, wait till you get lock,
Once you get lock, close the app but dont kill it,
Now open your other app that need constant gps (maps, waze, pokemon, uber, you name it) and use it,
GPS will run well this way,
You wont lose GPS signal, except when you are under some kind of roof