i have a friend who did the OTA gingebread update, he didn't know any better....
I'm pretty good with rooting and I know there's no update or way to do it yet for that (GB), but if he did a factory reset does that revert back to the old OS? Or does it keep the current OS?
Thought we'd check before hand and this is the only place I could think of to come and ask.
Doing a factory reset only deletes ALL data on the phone; it keeps the current firmware, ie, he'll still be on gingerbread.
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Im mulling over doing a factory reset to see if that will cure my GPS issues before I send the phone back for replacement.
http://www.knowyourcell.com/samsung...6/how_to_hard_reset_the_samsung_galaxy_s.html
There's the old power up, volume down, home key, select between fastbook, recovery, clear storage and simlock.
Then there's the code, *2767*3855# whih some say as well as obliterating everything, also reinstalls the firmware.
What I don't want to do, is brick the device, and I don't want to kill the firmware on there - because I just don't have any official firmware from Samsung, and I don't care about the stuff from samsung-firmwares, that's not "officially released" afaics.
So, what's the difference between fastbook, recovery, clear storage and simlock? does *2767*3855# really reflash the firmware?
Which option would you recommend?
Cheers
Simon
I used the code the other day... Everything reset. Haven't a clue if that means it firmware was reinstalled, and it felt a bit fast for that (though the boot time was in the minutes).
I didn't have any issues with the reset... and also reset to see if some of my problems including the GPS issue went away.
No avail on any of my problems... GPS is still being a pain and battery life is still lower than expected.
Having said that, looks like new firmwares are starting to pop up... so these issues could be resolved quite soon!
crabby
That code will wipe the whole phone included built in storage to factory.
I used it once to wipe my phone, had no problem but make sure you back up any data as it does full wipe.
My phone is getting old, and because of that some problems are emerging with age.
It turns out that whenever my phone starts to behave in an unsatisfactory way, I do a factory reset.
My question is, what is best, do a factory reset or reflash the rom? Or there isn't any difference? I'm on stock 4.4.4, without root or custom recovery (I like Android this way ) and never unlocked the device.
Would a fresh install solve occasional problems caused by the OTAs?
Sorry for the bad english.
If you haven't gotten your answer already, the best method to reset your phone to fix various issues is to factory reset your phone. This returns it to the complete default state of software, where all apps should be working. Flash a rom simply replaces the system partition with the system partition of the rom, and thus is not as complete as a factory reset.
Basically, if you're having issues with a stock rom, just factory reset it and it will get rid of most, if not all, issues.
Hi,
I have read several threads on rooting and downgrading. I guess I just want to know if I understand the correctly.
Issue: Did OTA update and now the phone drops calls and spontaneously restarts.
Goal: Fix the problem, maybe by downgrading back to 5.02 maybe?
Research: Downgrading not an option because of the firmware has been updated with v5.1 and going back to 5.02 may brick the phone.
Questions:
1. Is downgrading still not an option?
2. What can I do to resolve some of my issues? Try factory reset? Wipe phone and start from scratch?
3. I'm trying to help a friend out, they are with AT&T. I have usually dealt with T-Mobile and SIM cards with my Nexus 5 which has served me wonderfully. What nuances with re-configuring the phone once I either downgrade(if that becomes an option) or do a factory reset will I potentially run into.
Thanks in advance!
Because of the risks, I advise to NOT Downgrade. There is a thread link in my signature that FULLY explains why.. Its is a good read, especially since I'm sure you're going to get some posts here saying "its safe to downgrade"
If you are having issues, best to factory reset and erase cache. DO NOT restore apps/data. Manually configure the phone.
NOTE: keep in mind a factory reset will wipe the phone's /sdcard contents so you'll lose pix, music, downloads, etc.
Last night, my wifi just stopped working, it won't enable. When I go to advanced I am sometimes able to turn on the wifi, but it just continuously says turning on but won't enable, and sometimes it's just totally greyed out. I also had some problems today connecting to mobile data services as well, and I don't know if that's related.
I've tried a hard reboot (but it just comes up saying no command...), I've tried restarting it a million times... The only thing I haven't tried is a factory reset, because I am abroad using google fi and I am worried that I will have to set up my project fi again and I can't connect to a tower in the USA. (I am not sure if that will even happen, but I won't be back in the USA for a good few months so I don't want to risk it)
My phone says it updated yesterday, which I assume has caused this wifi problem (or a really big coincidence), but I can't find any information online about it.
I run the stock rom, it's not rooted, I have had no problems with any other things besides this.
Is anyone else experiencing this, or has experienced this before? Do you have any suggestions on how to resolve it?
It sounds like you are experiencing the same problem as everyone who forgot to update their vendor image after flashing the OTA. Had you been rooted, the simple fix would have been to flash the the MTC19X vendor image. With unrooted phone, I got nothing. The only possible solution would be a factory reset and to download and install the OTA again.
kyzn said:
It sounds like you are experiencing the same problem as everyone who forgot to update their vendor image after flashing the OTA. Had you been rooted, the simple fix would have been to flash the the MTC19X vendor image. With unrooted phone, I got nothing. The only possible solution would be a factory reset and to download and install the OTA again.
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I don't touch anything or mod anything on my phones. The phone updates itself and as long as I am not running any custom roms I don't see why they wouldn't have a complete update that basically just spoon feeds my phone. Do you know if factory reset would reset my project fi?
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I don't touch anything or mod anything on my phones. The phone updates itself and as long as I am not running any custom roms I don't see why they wouldn't have a complete update that basically just spoon feeds my phone. Do you know if factory reset would reset my project fi?
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I believe factory resets wipe the /data and /cache partitions of the device. All apps installed in /data are deleted, while apps in /system like project fi will have all its setting reset.
It's easy to resolve the iasue if your rooted, but since you aren't the next to last step you may try would be doing a network settings reset. Go to Settings>Backup and Reset>Network Settings reset. Just make sure that you are aware of your cellular data settings so you can set thing back up after the reset.
After updating my 6T unlocked international version to OS9 Beta 17, I am unable to perform any updates, either OTA or local. Is this common? How do I backdate my phone? I am willing to reset it to factory. I have tried the factory reset which did not fix the problem. System install gets to 99% then fails every time.
I personally think you ought to return to stable from beta, then try upgrading. There are guides on xda and on oneplus forums.
Format and Factory reset you device, that will do.
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Thanks for the info. I did find the Fulldowngrade_wipe_18801 file and was able to get it back to factory, then OTA updates all the way to OS 10.3.2.
It's nice to have a fully functioning phone once again.