S3 goes into drive mode randomly, spamming S Voice

**RavEiUK** · 03-17-2013, 11:26 AM

Hi there,
I recently rebooted my S3, never having rooted it, but ever since the reboot I've had the phone interrupt whatever I'm doing and it decides to open S Voice.
When it does this I see the driving mode symbol on the status bar appear and disappear franticly.

Was wondering if someone else had a similar problem/had a solution for this?
Thanks

**Hassan K. Malik** · 03-21-2013, 03:59 PM

Try disabling S-Voice in App Manager and see if u still have the problem...

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**Isak Hietala** · 05-04-2013, 06:26 PM

I had the same problem during and straight after charging the phone. Disabling S Voice in the app manager seems to have stopped it from occurring.

EDIT: Apparently this did not fix the problem as it still randomly enters driving mode and quits all applications. When I disabled S Voice it only prevented that program from starting. Anyone got any ideas?

**Vaibhav Nigam** · 05-09-2013, 01:02 AM

I am facing the same problem. s3 keeps going into driving mode randomly for no reason.

Anyone found a solution yet?

Thanks,
VN

**BAMafyde** · 05-09-2013, 09:18 AM

I have a similar problem here with my SG3. Never dropped it, rooted or anything. But every once in a while, It will randomly, and furiously go in and out of S-voice. It will also flash the "driving mode" icon in the status bar. And lastly, it will sometimes go to the "clock screen" in a similar way. I don't have to be doing anything. Sometimes it will be sitting on my desk, sometimes when I am using the phone. Doesn't seem to have any pattern. I have restarted, removed the battery and finally wiped the phone with a factory reset. All these did not stop the problem. I'm not sure what's causing it, but the phone is only 6 months old, so I'm pretty dissapointed. I really enjoyed using it up until now. Now I'm worried it will spazz out when I might really need it. Hopefully the problem goes away. I just disabled S-Voice, but like other people said, that doesn't seem to stop the problem. I assume it's out of warranty, otherwise I might take it to Verizon and try and get a new one. Any solutions would be greatly appreciated.

**Linda A** · 05-11-2013, 02:04 PM

I am starting to think this is a software issue i am having the exact same issue and constantly i have restored factory settings and its still driving me bonkers!! Infact its done it about 20 times just typing this message!!!

**babicio** · 05-15-2013, 10:50 AM

I started having this exact same issue yesterday, and it's been doing it randomly since.

It's really annoying, and woke me up during the night too (I turned it off after that, just in case)

Have no idea why it's happening, as my handset is barely 4 months old, and has been well looked after.

Hope samsung figure out what the issue is and roll the fix into an update soon!

**Yoav Pridor** · 05-28-2013, 10:14 PM

I have the same issue. Has this been resolved yet? did you find a solution?

**keeperjoey** · 05-29-2013, 07:06 AM

There is no real solution it's hardware error of the usb charging port. It thinks it gets plugged into car kit. The only thing you can try as a solution is trying to clean this usb port with compressed air for example.

**francescomm** · 06-08-2013, 07:03 AM

It is a contact between two pins on the USB port. Humidity or debris. I solved cleaning it *very* smoothly with a toothpick and "contact cleaner" spray. I cut the toothpick with a knife to make it thinner and softer, then sprayed the toothpick tip with contact cleaner and used it to rub the contacts of the microUSB port. Remove battery before! Repeat a few times. Do not spray contact cleaner directly on the phone. You may spray it on the toothpick, a toothbrush (and brush gently), the charger plug (and insert it a few times). Now my phone works, no more random car mode and s voice.

**jkrezdorn** · 06-13-2013, 05:45 PM

I am having the exact issue on my S2. With tears in my eyes I did a factory reboot. Still no fix. Took to a repair center and they told me it was a software issue. He said in the past the fixed 95% with a software install. He infact said he would put S3 software in phone. I left the phone for 45 minute and came back and he said it worked. I was happy with the s3 as it has some nice features that s2 don't. Spent the day setting up the phone stock without adw launcher. All was good until 8:45 that night. Phone started going into voice talk on its on. In fact I was not even touching the phone. I noticed when it was doing this it also turned speakerphone on and off while making calls. After all my troubles I again called Tech support. He saw I had over 100 logs in my file. Not sure why so many, but he is sending new phone. He thinks it is a virus. Last night I ended up taking the battery out as she kept asking "What would you like to do"? I replaced battery this morning and only charged the phone for over an hour. All day today phone was fine until after lunch. Then I noticed battery drain of 40% in a matter of 30 minutes. WTF. I just cleaned the terminal with a contact cleaner and a brush. Will this work? A rebuilt phone will be here tomorrow and I really like S3.