Cell Phones Dedicated Discussion (Market Prices/ Troubleshooting/ Advice/ Recommendations)

[altisdualvvti]

Other than android device manager, what apps works great when your phone is lost/stolen. I came across Cerberus how it works?

Avast antitheft

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[aston999]

Can anyone review about the american stock in Karachi. the phones are cheaper....

[metalhead]

Yes you are right that 1Gb ram is not sufficient now.

Also this was my first smart phone so had installed too many apps, 50+
But now uninstalled many and now i have less than half left. Also disabled many unused pre-installed apps.

I never leave any feature on when not in use.

Uninstalled messenger a month ago as i don't use it but Facebook i do. (Facebook is not updated, ver. 15.0.0.20.16)

You asked for overnight standby stats using Gsam:

@s15
Please comment

Also my Urdu keyboard cannot be selected by by swiping over the space bar. What could be issue?

[k-four-nine]

After almost an YEAR of market research and turning into a Smartphone Geek, I've finally bought a Huawei P8 Lite!!! YAY!!!

Bye Bye to my old (almost ancient) Samsung Galaxy Ace 2... It been my second week with P8L and so far so good... Great specs & performance (for the price, of course)... It's a great low to mid-range phone, not to expensive, nor too cheap as to compromise on specs... And most importantly, if I ever find it "problematic" (which I highly doubt) I can easily get rid of it with 18,000 Rupees or for even more! Great resale value too...

Please, NEVER BUY A USED SMARTPHONE, you'll thank me later!

Anyhow, has anyone tried this "beauty"???
Rivo Rhythm RX100 Price in Pakistan & Specifications - WhatMobile

During my ridiculously long research about smartphones, I've found several gems that are covered in thick mud and almost literally screaming that they need more attention... More SPOTLIGHT

And this is one of these phones... That thing is rocking a Snapdragon 410 which may be a humble Quad Core but can hold a candle against The Mediatek MT6592M Octa Core, 5.5" True HD Display, a mighty 4,000mAh juicer (albeit having just a a Gig of RAM and lacking 4G Connectivity, the later is no biggie for me).... All that for a little sum of 14,900... Something about Snapdragon 410, this very chipset has been used in the likes of Galaxy Mega 2, HTC Desire 510, 620 & 626, Huawei Honor 4 Play, Galaxy Grand Prime, Galaxy E7, Galaxy J5, Motorola Moto G (3rd Generation) to name a few... So QUALITY and PERFORMANCE is indeed there...!!!

I can say the same thing about several other of G'Five, Rivo & Oppo Smartphones... And yet all I hear on T.V is Qmobile, Qmobile, Qmoible with most of them having a "Ghatya" and ancient MT6582M or slightly newer MT6580 Quad Core, both of which barely score 20,000 on Antutu... WHY???

And trust me when I tell you; Qmobile is an OVERATED Brand... And I could say the same thing about INFINIX albeit to a (much) smaller extent...

[abid110]

Avast antitheft

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How does it work?

[altisdualvvti]

How does it work?

Install it with avast mobile security then set the user name and password and make avast anti theft your device administrator. After all set up now u can track,lock,wipe data and many other things u can do by just an SMS.

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[s15]

Yes you are right that 1Gb ram is not sufficient now.

Also this was my first smart phone so had installed too many apps, 50+
But now uninstalled many and now i have less than half left. Also disabled many unused pre-installed apps.

I never leave any feature on when not in use.

Uninstalled messenger a month ago as i don't use it but Facebook i do. (Facebook is not updated, ver. 15.0.0.20.16)

You asked for overnight standby stats using Gsam:

Oh, I made a reply earlier but it did not post on forum successfully. These type of wakelocks are very annoying, they do not get caught very easily.

All the apps should be updated to latest versions btw. There is another Facebook Lite app too, which is very lightweight.

Looking at the stats, go to settings > app manager > all, then clear data, cache and then force stop the following.

1. System UI
2. Android System
3. Google Play services
4. TouchWiz Home

Clearing data or cache may not be possible for few of them, so no worries, but try anyway.

Moreover, make sure that Email or Gmail sync is not set to 'push'.

If this does not help, and still you want to get rid of wakelock, then i will tell you another advanced app that pin points exactly which app is exactly consuming CPU and keeping device awake.

[s15]

@s15
Please comment

Also my Urdu keyboard cannot be selected by by swiping over the space bar. What could be issue?

You have to go to settings > language and input and then set Urdu Keyboard.

Keyboard settings reset after safe mode, but all other settings stay same.

[metalhead]

Oh, I made a reply earlier but it did not post on forum successfully. These type of wakelocks are very annoying, they do not get caught very easily.

All the apps should be updated to latest versions btw. There is another Facebook Lite app too, which is very lightweight.

Looking at the stats, go to settings > app manager > all, then clear data, cache and then force stop the following.

1. System UI
2. Android System
3. Google Play services
4. TouchWiz Home

Clearing data or cache may not be possible for few of them, so no worries, but try anyway.

Moreover, make sure that Email or Gmail sync is not set to 'push'.

If this does not help, and still you want to get rid of wakelock, then i will tell you another advanced app that pin points exactly which app is exactly consuming CPU and keeping device awake.

Thanks for replying again.
Will try the lite version of fb.

Cleared the data and cache of the said apps. The homescreen went to factory default but wakelock is still there.

All the syncs are disabled.

I'm ready to try anything as far as my learning curve is rising​

You have to go to settings > language and input and then set Urdu Keyboard.

Keyboard settings reset after safe mode, but all other settings stay same.

Actually the space bar shows the arrows for selecting other languages even after safe mode but it's not working. Removed the Urdu, the arrows vanished, added again but problem remains...

My problems seems too persistent

[512a]

Thanks for replying again.
Will try the lite version of fb.

Cleared the data and cache of the said apps. The homescreen went to factory default but wakelock is still there.

All the syncs are disabled.

I'm ready to try anything as far as my learning curve is rising​

Actually the space bar shows the arrows for selecting other languages even after safe mode but it's not working. Removed the Urdu, the arrows vanished, added again but problem remains...

My problems seems too persistent

If you're rooted , then download power nap , and it will turn off most of the wake locks ,

[metalhead]

If you're rooted , then download power nap , and it will turn off most of the wake locks ,

The rooting is on the learning list

[ihpwf12]

@s15
Need your opinion bro.
At this time, would it be worth it to switch to a Nexus 6P from a Galaxy S6?
Really considering it. The price seems a bit steep, but 64GB + Warranty is not bad, plus timely updates, vanilla android and no bloatware.

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[Nabeel_Ali]

@s15
Need your opinion bro.
At this time, would it be worth it to switch to a Nexus 6P from a Galaxy S6?
Really considering it. The price seems a bit steep, but 64GB + Warranty is not bad, plus timely updates, vanilla android and no bloatware.

Sent from my SM-G920F

It's worth updating. Firstly because of timely updates and bigger battery, second is the bigger screen, third are the front facing speakers .

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[zuhaibafzal]

@s15
Need your opinion bro.
At this time, would it be worth it to switch to a Nexus 6P from a Galaxy S6?
Really considering it. The price seems a bit steep, but 64GB + Warranty is not bad, plus timely updates, vanilla android and no bloatware.

Sent from my SM-G920F

Well, i would suggest you to go for Note 5 or wait for GALAXY S7. Nexus 6P mein kuch maza nahi

[k-four-nine]

Well, i would suggest you to go for Note 5 or wait for GALAXY S7. Nexus 6P mein kuch maza nahi

MAZA NAHI??? LOLz!

Yar, Smartphones kia golli toffi ha jo maza nahi!!!

Besides, An Operating System is an Operating System... It's not meant to be fun, colorful & cheerful.

It's meant to be productive, minimalistic, fast & efficient...

[Nabeel_Ali]

MAZA NAHI??? LOLz!

Yar, Smartphones kia golli toffi ha jo maza nahi!!!

Besides, An Operating System is an Operating System... It's not meant to be fun, colorful & cheerful.

It's meant to be productive, minimalistic, fast & efficient...

Bro use the new touchwiz your opinion will instantly change. Before going for Note5 I had the same doubts regarding the touchwiz but Note 5 has blown me away. The phone is blazing fast, just it needs a little more optimization regarding ram management that will be addressed in Marshmallow.
And regarding the colors etc one can easily get rid of it via the new themes section that changes the outlook of whole UI. And lastly productivity well nothing comes close to the productivity of touchwiz from dual windows, s-pen ( note 5 ) etc

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[metalhead]

@s15
Update: Problems solved.

The phone went to sleep at last. I updated few apps like Google maps, whatsapp, maps.me, etc. and the phone went to deep sleep after screen off.

Other problem of keyboard language was due to the app Greenify. Turned off the accessibility service for it and now the language can be toggled through spacebar swipe.

Also shifted to FB lite.

Thanks for your continues help. Learnt a lot from you.
Jazak Allah!

[MoinIqbal]

Other than android device manager, what apps works great when your phone is lost/stolen. I came across Cerberus how it works?

'Lookout' works great.

[chwaseem]

note5 Google map app timeline can't connect
but in Google Chrome work fine

[k-four-nine]

Bro use the new touchwiz your opinion will instantly change. Before going for Note5 I had the same doubts regarding the touchwiz but Note 5 has blown me away. The phone is blazing fast, just it needs a little more optimization regarding ram management that will be addressed in Marshmallow.
And regarding the colors etc one can easily get rid of it via the new themes section that changes the outlook of whole UI. And lastly productivity well nothing comes close to the productivity of touchwiz from dual windows, s-pen ( note 5 ) etc

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Brother, A Note 5 is in a league of its own... Its a top tier premium smartphone... And it's such a MONSTER that it can run literally everything without much effort...!

Whereas I'm talking from a different perspective... I'm talking from the perspective of an average user who can't afford nor want to purchase a top tier smartphone that's considered as ULTRA FLAGSHIP...!!! My Cheap @ss (For some people!) Huawei P8 Lite is serving me quite well... Whereas if I had gone with a Samsung Galaxy J5 with a Snapdragon 410 and a heavy duty TOUCHWIZ then I believe that I won't be able to say the same thing...

I don't HATE Touchwiz... I just don't like the way it looks, behaves & feels to me... And that's all there is to it!

I don't feel at all comfortable with an EXPENSIVE phone considering all those thefts and all... But if had the money & intention, then I'd have bought The Nexus 6P!