Known issues#

This page lists known issues for the Chestnut shipment of phones as supplied to users.

Data#

Wi-Fi does not always turn on upon bootup#

Problem: Wi-Fi does not always start up correctly on boot even if it is enabled with the hardware switch.

Solution: Disabling and re-enabling Wi0Fi with the hardware killswitch should activate it.

Unable to receive a fixed GNSS location#

Problem: The GNSS module is unable to reliably receive broadcasts from satellites, making it difficult to fix the location of the phone.

Description: This problem will be addressed in later revisions of the hardware, from Dogwood onwards.

Power#

Rapid charging failure#

Problem: When charging the phone using a charger, 12V negotiation and rapid charging can fail.

Description: This failure mode does not affect 5V charging over a USB type-C to USB type-A cable.

Solution: To help prevent this, follow these step to charge the phone:

  1. Unplug the power adapter (wall wart) from the power outlet.

  2. Plug one end of the USB-cable into the adapter and the other end into the phone.

  3. Plug the adapter into the power outlet.

When unplugging:

  1. Unplug the adapter from the power outlet first.

  2. Unplug the USB-C cable from the phone.

Incorrectly labeled battery capacity#

Problem: The battery installed in the phone is labelled with a capacity of 2000 mAh.

Description: This is a conservative estimate of the capacity. Later iterations of the phone should have higher capacity batteries.

Power/heat issues#

Problem: Power management and heat issues are caused by various subsystems.

Description: The processor will be run more slowly to prevent overheating, affecting processing performance.

Device reboots if SIM inserted/removed while powered on#

Problem: The phone may restart if you remove or insert the SIM card while it is powered.

Description: This is due to the type of SIM tray in use. Users should power off the phone before replacing SIM cards.

Rapid charging only works on certain chargers#

Problem Rapid charging currently only works when using the charger supplied with the phone or a compatible USB C PD (power delivery) charger.

Rapid charging not working with certain USB cables#

Problem: Rapid charging is currently not possible over a USB A to C cable.

Description: This is due to a software issue. (See BQ25895: Disable BC1.2 and Set IINLIM to Max Value).