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Thanks for letting us know TaTs - hopefully that'll be the end of it!! :)

Feel free to start a new thread any time you need any help :D
 
Hi, All,

Just in the last couple of days, the Navigation problem has started on my Phone!

It certainly does kill the battery!

I'll keep following this thread in the hope that someone finds a definitive solution.

However, I will add my thanks to the various members that have been trying hard to assist in a solution!

Best Regards,
John
 
Hi, D-U-R-X,

I've tried the various Settings Options (without any success).

Hadn't looked at the Car-Docking as it is a facility that I don't use - furthermore (since I don't sync), I've only got the micro-USB set up to Charge-Only (in other words, the HTC shouldn't be trying to detect anything).

However, that particular problem seems to have cleared itself up, at present!!

Unfortunately, I now seem to have another problem!! Whenever I use my phone, the Caller/Recipient now seems to sound as if they are talking inside a tin-can!

Any suggestions?
 
JohnJBurness said:
Hi, D-U-R-X,

I've tried the various Settings Options (without any success).

Hadn't looked at the Car-Docking as it is a facility that I don't use - furthermore (since I don't sync), I've only got the micro-USB set up to Charge-Only (in other words, the HTC shouldn't be trying to detect anything).

However, that particular problem seems to have cleared itself up, at present!!

Unfortunately, I now seem to have another problem!! Whenever I use my phone, the Caller/Recipient now seems to sound as if they are talking inside a tin-can!

Any suggestions?
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"Inspired" by some of the earlier comments, I decided to switch off the Phone & re-seat the Battery, the SIM & the micro-SD.

I'm keeping fingers crossed, but I think that may have improved the situation!!
 
OMG, BOTH problems have started again this morning, with no apparent reason ...nothing has been changed, and it was fine when I went to bed last night ...the HTC gremlins must of payed me a midnight visit :(
 
See, you used the phone's microUSB for the wall charger to connect, didn't you ?
This might recreated a "dirt/fluff jumper" at the phone's mircoUSB pins.

Now you might try it with that can of pressurized air :)

Harry
 
Harry2 said:
See, you used the phone's microUSB for the wall charger to connect, didn't you ?
This might recreated a "dirt/fluff jumper" at the phone's mircoUSB pins.

Now you might try it with that can of pressurized air :)

Harry
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I would love to tell you that I did charge the phone last night Harry, but I didnt! ...the last time I plugged the microUSB into the unit was yesterday lunchtime, and I used the phone many times after that with no problem at all ...the problem only returned this morning.
There has been no new widgets/apps installed to trigger the recurrance of the problem either.

TaTs
 
Well I didnt want to speak prematurely, so waited until the problem stayed away for a length of time, but it seems that now the problem has gone away and stayed away for a while!
I truly believe that the problem WAS in fact dirt/fluff shorting across the phone's mircoUSB pins.
I blew the microUSB clear, which seemed to resolve the issue, and from then on every time I put my fone in my pocket I put it in upside down, so that the microUSB is at the top of my pocket, away from the fluff and dirt in the bottom of my pocket. This seems to have kept the problem at bay!
Thanks to everyone who tried to help me fix this, its greatly appreciated. Maybe this thread will also help others who have this problem.
Great forum, very helpful. Keep up the good work! ...'Cheers' everyone :)

Tats
 
Glad you're all sorted TaTs - it's great when we're able to help someone out!! :D

Feel free to come back if you need any more help with anything :) (or just stick around for the fun that is this place :))
 
Mine started doing it again (my micro usb port is clean) then even worse the headphone with mic symbol is on now even though there is nothing plugged in, it intermittently flashes on and off also. The phone was unusable. I restarted it and then its caught in a loop restarting over and over again.

I got in into bootloader mode (volume minus while booting) and after a few times on fastboot-reboot it restarted ok now. How does one get it to safe mode though, I did try holding down menu when booting but that did nothing?

Anyone any idea whether this is likely hardware or software? How long is the HTC warranty, is it 3 years?
 
hi, i am experiencing the same problems as mentioned, including when the fone is in sleep mode, the screen will illuminate, and if I swipe to open the fone, the Locations voucher / maps issue comes up.
Not sure if it is a coincidence, but it has also corrupted one of my GPS tracked bike rides...not happy, as I lost a good time for a 25miler..:-(
I have tried cleaning the usb docking port, removing the battery, clearing down the 'Stored Data' in the manage apps section, un-installing newest version of Maps, all seem to do no different.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you
 
scummerlou said:
hi, i am experiencing the same problems as mentioned, including when the fone is in sleep mode, the screen will illuminate, and if I swipe to open the fone, the Locations voucher / maps issue comes up.
Not sure if it is a coincidence, but it has also corrupted one of my GPS tracked bike rides...not happy, as I lost a good time for a 25miler..:-(
I have tried cleaning the usb docking port, removing the battery, clearing down the 'Stored Data' in the manage apps section, un-installing newest version of Maps, all seem to do no different.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you
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Happened to mine too in July. Had it repaired under warranty, and the problem is back again. Grrr:mad:
 
did they say what the snag was..? Im not sure, but I think it coincided with a 'map' update...well hacked off as it is starting to effect other apps!!!
 
Mine went back to HTC today, warranty is 2 years and its a year and half old. While on the phone the tech told me that DHD won't be getting ICS.
 
lucids said:
While on the phone the tech told me that DHD won't be getting ICS.
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Unfortunately not - there have been a couple of people that decided that, as it was not getting ICS, they would go down the rooting route... well worth considering for anyone that wants to have ICS :)
 
yes I might do that when the warranty runs out in a few months. I just read the other thread all about it and as mine is going to regeneresis and its all being wiped they could in those circumstances repartition it and stick on ICS, after all my userdata is all gone. Perplexed by the constant rebooting though. I suspect there is more to this than meets the eye (hardware wise) so I hope they don't just re flash it.
 
i reckon my DHD will be going back aswell, have tried everything suggested on this forum and nothing seems to work. It had a mad 10 mins this morning where it keep telling it had no maps on the phone, and did I want to download, said NO, it it kept asking the question.
Time for an upgrade I reckon, I am due one anyway after 18 mths, so might take a walk tomorrow...Samsung S3 here I come...:-)
 
hi scummerlou,
I have same issues with the auto turn on speaker + sometimes navigation on and on.
did several re-boots and it stopped....but came back after a few weeks.
Did you progress in your anti-navigation-&-loudspeaker-auto-turn on-quest??
 
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still no better with my DHD. I have tried the suggested methods on this forum, but with no success....last idea is to go for the factory reset, going to make sure I have got all the contact info etc, and go for a reset...
If no success, then giving up and going for the Samsung S3...
 
Hi all,

I had this problem last year and it was the micro USB port. I had unknowingly spilt some 'juice' of some sort on my charger plug and then shoved it in, and bingo Nav wants to come on, loud speaker on calls etc..

I sorted mine by pulling the battery out then cleaning the port with cotton buds with some white spirit on them, it took a few goes but I'm free of this problem now and it has never returned.

Make sure you let it dry before you put the battery back in!

It is something to do with the phone thinks its in a docking station and therefore goes into Nav mode, persevere with the cleaning and I'm sure you will fix it as I did.

hOOter......
 
I have the same problem...started just by the speaker..i decided after many times of diss and search and made hard reset..After that started and the gps/navig spam annoying.. i tried everything on this posts and many others..today i cleaned up all the usb etc connectors...despite the rate of spaming was tranduced, still exists:(. I am really dissapointed from HTC... The just care for the period of warranty and then? nothing? Is that a serious company reaction on issues? they say no sandich for Desire HD but they dont care for people paid 500+ to buy their phone..I really dont know how to solve the problem.Also arent so expert to make root but i just know , my next phone will not be a HTC for sure...Really dissapointed....
 
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