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okay

i have my photon now and using it on gsm prepaid.

i do get balance after every call or data session

but not if i dial the codes to get the balance as already said

here that ussd doesnt work on it yet.

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How long is the battery lasting for you folks?

I just got my Photon 3 days back. Still doing full recharge-discharge cycle. But it looks like it wont go more than 12 hours on CDMA. Unless i turn the data connection off.

And this is my first Android :)

PS: Does conference call not work on the Photon in CDMA ??

Edited by pulsar220

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Even I get 12 hrs of battery life. However, have not done full recharge-discharge cycle

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I just had my first issue with the photon :(

I was using Tapatalk and then i got a sms.the moment i tried to open the sms.the screen went blank and the power button was unresponsive. After trying a few times nothing worked so I pulled out the battery.after that the phone worked but the battery was barely 5%. Prior to the freeze,there was atleast 50% charge.im confused how did the phone discharge so rapidly :(

Tapatalk'd from Photon4G

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What ROM are you folks using ?

I am on the stock 2.3.4 ROM.

Additionaly any links to rooting (is it recommended or not?) for the Photon. Im a android noob so not much of an idea bout all this, I need to run the battery calibration tool so need to root it.

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^^^^

There is no harm in rooting your Photon... Link to the thread in Rimweb for rooting MoPho is here...

@raju_a don't do full discharge/recharge cycles for MoPho battery... It is ok for batteries with memory problem like Ni-Cd and Ni-MH... But in case of Li+ or Li-Polymer, it will do more harm than good...

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There is no harm in rooting your Photon... Link to the thread in Rimweb for rooting MoPho is here...

Thank you.will do this today.

My battery life has gone to the dogs after the incident mentioned in my previous post.

What EVDO speeds are you folks getting? Mine barely touches 600-700kbps :(:(

Tapatalk'd from Photon4G

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Conference facility does not work via the add call button right?

Additionally any most recommended apps to be installed?

PS: rooted the phone.phew i feel like such android noob.thingd were so simple on my WM6.1 Touch Pro :P

Tapatalk'd from Photon4G

Edited by pulsar220

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Happened again today! This is soo frustrating!

The battery just drained from 60% to nothing. The screen went dead, when i plugged in the charger, it said there was some 5% charge.

Prior to this for about 30 mins I have been having some network issues, the network is coming and going. Voice is not working and only data is working!

Anyone else faced this issue ?

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Never happened to me .. this phone is just awesome except USSD .... Did u upgrade to the latest firmware ?

198_6

Edited by Maulik.Parekh

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Never happened to me .. this phone is just awesome except USSD .... Did u upgrade to the latest firmware ?

198_6

Latest firmware ?

Please explain in a little bit more detail. I'm still very new to Android!

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Hi Just update to the latest version and your batt prob will get solved. I had the same issue

SBF: 1FF-sunfire-user-2.3.4-4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_7-CM-release-keys-signed-Sprint-US

link

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20331570&postcount=3

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^^ Ok Dumb question. How do I update with the latest version ?

I have downloaded it!

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Follow these instructions. Before that download rsd lite and the drivers for your phone. Proceed only after you have installed the drivers.

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^^^^^

Use RSDLite...

Still pretty new to the Android world. That's greek and latin for me :D

Any "How to update your firmware for dummies?" kindda link ?

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Got My Photon , its a real MEAN machine , just WOW

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My phone restarts when I plug into PC for the first time. Any idea why?

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pulsar220, if you can come to Mysore with your photon, i can definitely help you. Anyways Photon is a very good handset.

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I am having a lot of force close issues recently especially with the Gallery. Any pointers ?

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If you have too many issues like force close and unresponsiveness due to bloated blur I would recommend a factory reset. However make sure you have a backup of your contacts and SMS. If you need to backup apps you will have to root the phone and use titanium backup pro.

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Try doing this : Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage applications > select the all tab and find the Gallery app in the list. Press clear data.

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Try doing this : Menu > Settings > Applications > Manage applications > select the all tab and find the Gallery app in the list. Press clear data.

Thank you :)

Have done as instructed. Hope the issue is fixed!

Follow these instructions. Before that download rsd lite and the drivers for your phone. Proceed only after you have installed the drivers.

Will I : -

1. Loose applications/data after this process?

2. Need activation again after thhis process?

Edited by pulsar220

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