ICS problems

[blooper]

so i just got my replacement phone from t mo and now im debating if i should give ICS another shot or just keep it at factory gingerbread.

i didnt mind the update before ICS update, does anyone know if thats still available?

 

[albertzelaya]

Help its always appreciated here in the forums. If it wasn't for pep like you we would be so lost. So thanks a lot BobMarley

 

[DrLouie]

Apps I have installed:
Titanium Backup -freezing/deleting apps, I suggest freezing
Setcpu - underclock your cpu, battery saver, it's dynamic, so the cpu mhz will ramp up when you need it
Clockwork mod, not sure when I got this, probably when I first rooted, that was on Gingerbread.

Other resources.
XDA forums, tmobile.com forums.

Like I said it's a pain, but it's worth it.

@BobMarley - Thanks for the notes in your previous post, it made the whole process pretty painless (other than looking up the DarkSide Wipe information).

I was wondering if you could overclock the stock Tmo or if it had to be a custom ROM to overclock.

Also, does anyone have experience with CPU Tuner vs System Tuner vs SetCPU?

 

[pokingmon]

Everything (aside from the keyboard delay issue) has been fine until yesterday. Suddenly without warning it started getting hot and draining battery super fast. Wasn't charging with my normal USB hub anymore, just said charging but when you unplug it instantly dies. Tried removing battery etc and even after a full nights charge with the included charger/cable it still gets hot and drains battery within a few hours.

I haven't installed anything new or made any changes to settings. This is a completely random thing.

Going to try a factory reset tonight and hopefully that will get some results. I really shouldn't have to root my phone. If it comes to that I'll come back asking to get a vanilla ICS like the galaxy nexus.

 

[pokingmon]

UPDATE: looks like it was (for whatever reason) my work email account i had added in under the "Email" app. i removed the account completely and now my phone is room temp and battery is performing normally.

weird thing is, i've had it on push mode since forever (since i often need to know if emails come in when im away from my desk) and have never had any battery issues. will try adding it in later next week to see if i can figure out what settings to use. worst case scenario would be telling my boss i can't have email on the go. :-\

 

[ungibbed]

On rare occasions, all the music and videos on my phone post ICS update (and a factory reset afterwards), I would end up with "ghost" copies of all my media files. Photos, music, and videos. All showing in the media library or music player etc.

The odd part is, the physical contents of my external MicroSD card (32GB class 10) remained unchanged. Four times now I had to fire up Astro and delete the cache folders. Never did this on Gingerbread.

I also get those odd moments of extreme sluggishness on a black screen while I feel my Galaxy S2 getting hotter during that event. Most often when using the camera app.

Using the stock update pushed over Kies from Tmo. I do hope for an update to fix these issues.

 

[alpurl]

Though this sounds so wrong of me to say, I'm terribly grateful that I'm not the only one who feels that updating to ICS broke my phone.

It's aggravating as Hades.

I upgraded via Samsung Kies. T-Mo Galaxy S2.

Have multiple apps that freeze. Most of these are either multimedia type apps, or games. Phone itself often freezes and becomes unresponsive. Phone is sluggish, laggy, and just tends to generally bog.

I installed the update and cannot remember if I did a factory reset before I upgraded. I think I did not, thinking that the upgrade would either go through cleanly, or would wipe the phone. I backed up everything before I upgraded thinking I'd lose it.

When I noticed that the phone was not working correctly after update, I did a factory reset. That only helped a little bit.

I have been on the phone with T-Mo, and they had no advice to offer other than to try calling Samsung or I could root and install a custom rom. Samsung says it's a fault within the ICS upgrade or upgrade process. Phones that shipped with ICS already installed are not prone to any of these issues.

I was told that Google Dev is aware of the problem and a fix should be in the works. The only other advice I was given was that I could sit and wait it out or root and install a custom rom which would void my warranty. When I asked about reverting back to Gingerbread, I was told that was a bad idea with no real explanation as to why, but that ICS is still better than Gingerbread. At the moment, I disagree.

 

[dobiegillis]

Not even a thank you from ma3loom, not ever am I going to take time to write up help instructions for someone on this forum again.

Thank you! Thank you! I'm still having issues despite rooting and installing a different rom. I'll try your way.

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[samanthanielquel]

One of the major issues is the battery. The battery life time has reduced to great extent. Have not experienced any kind of sluggishness.

 

[str077]

Who ever is saying that they not have issues with the recent ics update wake up there are numerous issues going on with all brands devices search the web and look around. All companys must correct theses issues asap google get to work

 

[str077]

Also for those of you having battery problems this ics update messed up the batterys on your device. If device is less than a year old call your device manufacture they will replace it.

 

[Expydude]

i also had bluetooth connectivity issues but no other noticeable issues

 

[blooper]

i also had bluetooth connectivity issues but no other noticeable issues

i had bluetooth issues for a while too, but i decided to unpair all my devices from my phone and repair them again. seems to be working better now. i havent had much issues since i did this a few ago.

 

[robfil69]

I was having performance problems and lock ups too, so decided to get rid of unneeded apps and widgets. Once I deleted HD widgets, the phone started working perfectly. It must not be compatible with ICS.

 

[stevenm9115]

I have bluetooth problems I unpaired my headset and reconnected still the blue tooth headset tells me it disconnects amd it takes 30 or 40 min. To reconnect and turn the bluetooth on it seems the on amd off button sticks and will not turn on I take the battery out a about 10 to 15 times

 

[stevenm9115]

I got a new phone from tmobile with the upgrades I still have the bluetooth problem

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[robfil69]

I just did the Android 4.04 T989UVLH1 update over Kies and my phone works MUCH better now, everything is smoother and faster, no lockups or reboots and the battery is lasting longer.
Now my phone works like it did before the ICS update. Very Happy!

 

[ktabel01]

I just did the Android 4.04 T989UVLH1 update over Kies and my phone works MUCH better now, everything is smoother and faster, no lockups or reboots and the battery is lasting longer.
Now my phone works like it did before the ICS update. Very Happy!

Totally agree. This last update was a long time coming.

 

[Umang.C]

So the 4.04 fixed all the hiccups?

I'm still chugging along on 2.3.6 because
1. My USB cable wouldn't work and Samsung took forever sending me a new one
2. I was only hearing of problems with the ICS update.

Is everything good now?

 

[Onemoa]

4.0.3 was ok but there were a few problems. I will say though, 4.0.4 is much better over all. My phone is running great and I haven't had any issues. A few things I notice is GPS connects in seconds of turning on and finds more sats. When going from 4g to edge, its seamless. No lag when using the task manager. 4.0.4 is a very solid build and it paves the way for the jelly bean update that's coming down the road.

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