Samsung Galaxy S2 Can't activate Wifi or Bluetooth - Galaxy S II General

hi everyone
first of all sorry for my bad english
Phone Data
ICS 4.0.3 German Version I9100XXLPS CF rootet
Waranty? : probably not anymore
Problem:
I was angry and threw my SGS2 against the wall and after the display was broken. I bought a new display with a frame from a famous internet auction site with some extras on it. -> an original one
(
· Home Button
· Audio jack
· Vibrator
· Charging Port
· Ear Piece
· Microphone
and more...
)
So I disassambled everything that was missing on the frame and reassambled it on the new one. That made my day. I was very happy cuz it worked all well til I noticed that couldn't activate neither the wifi nor the bluetooth anymore. But it worked before broke the display. So looked closely to the boards in the phone but it looks fine. You can't see a damage on them. Oltough I stipped the waranty sticker carefully and placed it on the new frame you can see that there is dust underneath it. Now I think I have no waranty any more.
I did a Wifi test per *#*#526#*#* -> NotSet Driver loaded ng
Did not help out either.
Every time when I try to activate Wifi or Bluetooth the button doesn't even light up. It becomes dark green. Not the activated lightend up green just the dark still-try-to-activate green.
Who can help me? Google doesn't respond how I want it and I didn't find a similar threads.
Now I am really sad disappointed und can't believe it.
That must it be like what people feel after they get raped in prison.
I tried many firmwares old and new ones. -> didn't work
I tried many radio/modem files via cwm -> didn't work
I wiped all caches -> didn't work
PS: calling writing massages and 3g (mobile internet) still works
ooh sgs why couldn't you kiss me before you f***ed me?

Same here, I've been trying the methods posted by erdinator above, but could not get my Wifi working too.
ICS I9100XXLPQ Kernel.
The status is still the same; dark green, and trying its best to activate. It worked yesterday in the morning, but refuses to work from evening onwards.

I had a similar problem but a reboot fixed it but I'm on UK unlocked LP7

Well I just updated my SGS2 to ICS yesterday. Today when I wanted to connect to WiFi it got stuck on "activiating WiFi". Then the screen went black and the phone stopped responding. Had to pull the battery. Everything was fine after booting up, though it consumed like 5 % of my battery just like that. Even the battery meter shows a huge jump and a little gap even. Odd

xenover said:
Then the screen went black and the phone stopped responding. Had to pull the battery. Everything was fine after booting up, though it consumed like 5 % of my battery just like that. Even the battery meter shows a huge jump and a little gap even. Odd
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Yea, I just got this too. When the screen locks, it just stops responding. The entire phone was almost like bricked. And when I force restart (hold down the Power button for 15 seconds) the phone, it rebooted nicely. But the battery drain is terrible.

You broke u'r motherboard

rocky922 said:
You broke u'r motherboard
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I checked the board with a magnifying glass many times today there is no single tiny crack/break/burst.
I hope u r not right

erdinator said:
hi everyone
first of all sorry for my bad english
Phone Data
ICS 4.0.3 German Version I9100XXLPS CF rootet
Waranty? : probably not anymore
Problem:
I was angry and threw my SGS2 against the wall and after the display was broken. I bought a new display with a frame from a famous internet auction site with some extras on it. -> an original one
(
· Home Button
· Audio jack
· Vibrator
· Charging Port
· Ear Piece
· Microphone
and more...
)
So I disassambled everything that was missing on the frame and reassambled it on the new one. That made my day. I was very happy cuz it worked all well til I noticed that couldn't activate neither the wifi nor the bluetooth anymore. But it worked before broke the display. So looked closely to the boards in the phone but it looks fine. You can't see a damage on them. Oltough I stipped the waranty sticker carefully and placed it on the new frame you can see that there is dust underneath it. Now I think I have no waranty any more.
I did a Wifi test per *#*#526#*#* -> NotSet Driver loaded ng
Did not help out either.
Every time when I try to activate Wifi or Bluetooth the button doesn't even light up. It becomes dark green. Not the activated lightend up green just the dark still-try-to-activate green.
Who can help me? Google doesn't respond how I want it and I didn't find a similar threads.
Now I am really sad disappointed und can't believe it.
That must it be like what people feel after they get raped in prison.
I tried many firmwares old and new ones. -> didn't work
I tried many radio/modem files via cwm -> didn't work
I wiped all caches -> didn't work
PS: calling writing massages and 3g (mobile internet) still works
ooh sgs why couldn't you kiss me before you f***ed me?
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Poor you! seem your wifi chip died. . My Galaxy S2 have the same "NotSet Driver loaded [ng]" and Samsung Vietnam change my mainboard and it work.
PS: Good job samsung vietnam, they replace my mainboard and return it back in only 45 min.

hiepgia said:
Poor you! seem your wifi chip died. . My Galaxy S2 have the same "NotSet Driver loaded [ng]" and Samsung Vietnam change my mainboard and it work.
PS: Good job samsung vietnam, they replace my mainboard and return it back in only 45 min.
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samsung vietnam r u livin there?

sometime i also same is true~~

Hence, in the end, it's because of the motherboard? Hmm... Interesting. Have anyone tried?

erdinator said:
I checked the board with a magnifying glass many times today there is no single tiny crack/break/burst.
I hope u r not right
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Check if the white wire is well connected to the motherboard, it's the antena cable
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium

NoOneCanHelpMe said:
Check if the white wire is well connected to the motherboard, it's the antena cable
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
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i checked the cable many times and also tried a cable of a friend of mine no use
i had sent it to samsung for warranty service and they sent it back repaired it was the motherboard

erdinator said:
i checked the cable many times and also tried a cable of a friend of mine no use
i had sent it to samsung for warranty service and they sent it back repaired it was the motherboard
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Was the repair expensive, mate?

I have to confirm, but i think that the wifi/bt is a replaceble part. Let me check and reply back
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galaxy s2
erdinator said:
hi everyone
first of all sorry for my bad english
Phone Data
ICS 4.0.3 German Version I9100XXLPS CF rootet
Waranty? : probably not anymore
Problem:
I was angry and threw my SGS2 against the wall and after the display was broken. I bought a new display with a frame from a famous internet auction site with some extras on it. -> an original one
(
· Home Button
· Audio jack
· Vibrator
· Charging Port
· Ear Piece
· Microphone
and more...
)
So I disassambled everything that was missing on the frame and reassambled it on the new one. That made my day. I was very happy cuz it worked all well til I noticed that couldn't activate neither the wifi nor the bluetooth anymore. But it worked before broke the display. So looked closely to the boards in the phone but it looks fine. You can't see a damage on them. Oltough I stipped the waranty sticker carefully and placed it on the new frame you can see that there is dust underneath it. Now I think I have no waranty any more.
I did a Wifi test per *#*#526#*#* -> NotSet Driver loaded ng
Did not help out either.
Every time when I try to activate Wifi or Bluetooth the button doesn't even light up. It becomes dark green. Not the activated lightend up green just the dark still-try-to-activate green.
Who can help me? Google doesn't respond how I want it and I didn't find a similar threads.
Now I am really sad disappointed und can't believe it.
That must it be like what people feel after they get raped in prison.
I tried many firmwares old and new ones. -> didn't work
I tried many radio/modem files via cwm -> didn't work
I wiped all caches -> didn't work
PS: calling writing massages and 3g (mobile internet) still works
ooh sgs why couldn't you kiss me before you f***ed me?
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... hi we are have same problems i have s2 no wifi and bluetooth jingerbread i decide to root in jelly bean 4.2.1 to see if wifi and bluetooth is fix but didn't work ...

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my touch shows only white screen

hay from today morning my htc touch shows a white screen and a crack on the bottom corner of the screen.i am sure that it dint fell down.
then what may be the problem?
anyone knows pls tell me...
white screen?
When you turn on your phone, there is no smart mobility.
Crack?
Is that an LCD problem?
i have the same problem with the WHITE SCREEN. bought my ELF 3450 second hand over the net. i am from the Philippines by the way and HTC units are not yet very common here and also the parts/accessories. it worked fine for about 3 months with minor problems such as Auto-Restart/Auto Power On/OFf which was solved using the "plastic on the OMAP chip method" - tnx for the forum for the info by the way and charging problems which was also solved by buying me a aftermarket charger. but recently the problem of AUTO OFF occurred again until it did not work at all. so, i tried to check the Plastic over my chip but to no avail the fone was dead. so, i decided to head to one of our local cellphone repair shops and have my OMAP heated thinking that maybe there are just contact points inside who became loose. when we tried to power on it was good for a few minutes then i noticed the screen went darker and darker and then it was all WHITE. we restarted it but it's just WHITE. tried to send messages and call it but there is no response from the fone. i'm afraid i toast it bad or may be it's just the LCD who got toasted, i am clueless.
CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WITHMY PROBLEM. CAN I GIVE LIFE BACK TO MY ELF? WHAT'S THE CHEAPEST & BEST SOLUTION TO THIS? THANX ...
Generally white screen problem are caused by defects in flex connecting the LCD to the mainboard or the connector itself. Try to disconnect and reconnect the LCD, if doesn't work - replace the LCD.
kimberhunt said:
i have the same problem with the WHITE SCREEN. bought my ELF 3450 second hand over the net. i am from the Philippines by the way and HTC units are not yet very common here and also the parts/accessories. it worked fine for about 3 months with minor problems such as Auto-Restart/Auto Power On/OFf which was solved using the "plastic on the OMAP chip method" - tnx for the forum for the info by the way and charging problems which was also solved by buying me a aftermarket charger. but recently the problem of AUTO OFF occurred again until it did not work at all. so, i tried to check the Plastic over my chip but to no avail the fone was dead. so, i decided to head to one of our local cellphone repair shops and have my OMAP heated thinking that maybe there are just contact points inside who became loose. when we tried to power on it was good for a few minutes then i noticed the screen went darker and darker and then it was all WHITE. we restarted it but it's just WHITE. tried to send messages and call it but there is no response from the fone. i'm afraid i toast it bad or may be it's just the LCD who got toasted, i am clueless.
CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME WITHMY PROBLEM. CAN I GIVE LIFE BACK TO MY ELF? WHAT'S THE CHEAPEST & BEST SOLUTION TO THIS? THANX ...
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You warmed the OMAP? Interesting....
This problem sounds really complicated.
And im quite surprised of your 'warming' method.
I've had the exact same problem combined with the fact that my touch was resetting constantly. I was about a minute away from throwing it out of the window when I tried the plastic-piece-on-omap processor-technique described in one of the threads here. It solved the rebooting problem, but not the white screen issue. After a very frustrating couple of days where the screen started to blink and shake and then eventually turned to white alltogether, I lowered my brightness to the second stop from start, and since then I haven't experienced the white screen anymore. I believe it is heatrelated.
Whilst not being a full solution to the problem, at least it renders the phone usable.
Hope this helps anyone.
Heating the device very seldomly solves anything, but causes more problems that you originally started with.
iam using htc touch (p 3450) for nearly 18 months . (bought & using it in india ) my hand set fell two times in water and about 15 times fell on the floor (from shirt pocket) . still its working fine .
and iam using "opera mini " for browsing the internet . for some sites iam using "opera mobile " . when iam on opera mini , continueously for long ours , suddenly it turns white . never come to normal screen unless restarted . but it happens sometimes , may be because of memory or heating up of some H/W .
Hi hotchamo,
my htc touch elf hat a similary issue, and my father just "wringed" it gently until the white screen disappeared. You should try it carefully, since it may help and it won't harm. Just take in in both hands and turn them in the opposite direction, so that the case gets slightly twisted.
If that doesn't help you should open it and check the LCD flat cable connector...
Best regards,
scheutak
Again - flex connector problem. 'Wringing' it gently will eventually result in your LCD cracking, by all means - go for it, it will solve your white screen problem. Permanently.

Black screen of dead ---SOLVED!!! - in test period

First the problem.
Like many others HTC HD owners and I encountered this problem 2 days ago (i have nolonger waranty). i just was connected to my computer thru USB for couple hours, when i tried to power it on, the phone display dont comed on, but the phone worked fine (i maked couple conversations. After that i started to read about this problem, a lot of problems, but no solutions.
I try everthing - put in refrigerator (it worked until i turn off the display, pulled the battery for the night, and one bucket with operations without effect.
i install mymobiler and i was sure that my HD is working without display, then i disassemble the phone and checked the connectors, but no effect either.
i am radiocommunication and electronic engineer, and i don't give up so easily
i pulled the main board, and blowed the main board with hot air flow solder machine (i blowed exactly all over the shielding, from the bottom side not SIM card side), i wait for cooling then asemble the phone, and voala "Its alive"
NOW I AM IN TESTING PERIOD. I WILL WRITE WHEN I AM SURE THATS WORK FOR ME.
i have no pictures but i will make when i disassemle the phone again, because now is not fully asembled.
cheers!!!!!
p.s. i am sorry for my bad english
p.s. i am so happy trallllalalalalalal
It's not uncommon to see bad phone soldering on HTCs phones. Guess their factory isn't working right. Good job btw.
72 hours later everything looks great, the screen works perfektly, touch too, wireless communication too. i will post after few test again.
p.s. its look like my battery now have better handling....
6 un grande!
Wow!!! It's a good new. I had the same problem and I will try your solution. I hope it works on my phone.
Cheers!
I have problem from another type:
The problem is with signal. It was perfect until one day, the 3G has gone & then start losing the signal some times 3G return poor or strong, I take it to the HTC service center in Saudi Arabiya & the told me you have to change the main board then they do it but the same problem still there.
Now still have the problem even after change the main board, is there anything if have to change it or do it???
Note: it files down from me before this problem happened.
HTC Touch HD T8282
WMPro 6.1
Build 20757.1.4.0
Rom 1.14.415 ( 32434) WWE
Radio 1.10.25.25
Protocol 52.57.25.30U
ExtPkg 1.14.415.2
dr_crx said:
I have problem from another type:
The problem is with signal. It was perfect until one day, the 3G has gone & then start losing the signal some times 3G return poor or strong, I take it to the HTC service center in Saudi Arabiya & the told me you have to change the main board then they do it but the same problem still there.
Now still have the problem even after change the main board, is there anything if have to change it or do it???
Note: it files down from me before this problem happened.
HTC Touch HD T8282
WMPro 6.1
Build 20757.1.4.0
Rom 1.14.415 ( 32434) WWE
Radio 1.10.25.25
Protocol 52.57.25.30U
ExtPkg 1.14.415.2
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did you try to change the radio???
This could be caused by bad SIM card. Did you try another SIM? In my country it's not unussual for SIM cards to start malfunction out of the blue. Also, check contacts for grease or dust.
limberjack said:
i blowed the main board with hot air flow solder machine
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Hi, ssory for a stupid question, but what is "solder machine" with hot air flow? Is it idustrial fan? If yes, it can give to great temperature and can damage motherboard.
Was your idea to solder again all solder connections and roads?
andrew-o said:
Hi, ssory for a stupid question, but what is "solder machine" with hot air flow? Is it idustrial fan? If yes, it can give to great temperature and can damage motherboard.
Was your idea to solder again all solder connections and roads?
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the solder machine keep one temps at all around 280 degrees celsioum, i thunk the chips can be demaged with temture about 340 degrees, ofcourse it depends of how long time you will blow over the pcb. i don't resolder all tracks and elements (i have no such technology in my laboratory), i just blowed the shielded part of the mainboard, because i know that i can blow some smd element and they are very tiny.
p.s. i use this JBC AM6850 solder mahine
p.s.2 yes it was my idea - it is better than to do nothing with this PDA and throw it in the cupboard
The solution still work for me...
bueno suerte...
limberjack said:
First the problem.
Like many others HTC HD owners and I encountered this problem 2 days ago (i have nolonger waranty). i just was connected to my computer thru USB for couple hours, when i tried to power it on, the phone display dont comed on, but the phone worked fine (i maked couple conversations. After that i started to read about this problem, a lot of problems, but no solutions.
I try everthing - put in refrigerator (it worked until i turn off the display, pulled the battery for the night, and one bucket with operations without effect.
i install mymobiler and i was sure that my HD is working without display, then i disassemble the phone and checked the connectors, but no effect either.
i am radiocommunication and electronic engineer, and i don't give up so easily
i pulled the main board, and blowed the main board with hot air flow solder machine (i blowed exactly all over the shielding, from the bottom side not SIM card side), i wait for cooling then asemble the phone, and voala "Its alive"
NOW I AM IN TESTING PERIOD. I WILL WRITE WHEN I AM SURE THATS WORK FOR ME.
i have no pictures but i will make when i disassemle the phone again, because now is not fully asembled.
cheers!!!!!
p.s. i am sorry for my bad english
p.s. i am so happy trallllalalalalalal
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Dear
Yesterday i dropped my phone (exactly face down)- now the LCD screen show only (right side about 1 inch) bright light and remaining parts are blank. but it works fine - as when i get calls it vibrates. Pls guide me.

Battery staus randomly change with 5.0.2

Hi to everyone, i bought from internet second-hand Nexus 4 with 5.0.2 but after a couple of day i got a very strange problem:
The battery % randomly change.
I mean, i am normally (but it happen also in standby) using my N4 when it alert to me that the battery is out.
It pass from 40% (or whatever good %) to 4,5 sometimes 1 and then shut down.
Also, i noticed that sometime i can't find "battery" icon in the option menu.
So i try to rebooth the phone but the touchscreen doesn't work and i need to tap with 2,3 or 4 finger.
When i reboot again, it work but they % keep changing, sometime in a bigger number, sometime in a lower number.
I complete wipe and format my N4 and for 2 days works in the best way, the battery keep the load and so on
but then, here we are again.
I got a couple of screenshot of the battery icon missing in the option, of the % changing but it is very hard make a video of this becouse it happen randomly.
Android is 5.0.2 stock, no root, no bootloader
Ofc the guy that sell to me said the phone was perfect, no problem and all the stuff works good.
it the first time it happen to me..
Please help me if you can becouse i really don't know how to behave.
Many many many thanks, Federico.
Is there any noticeable bulge to the battery on the rear of the unit? It sounds like a hardware battery issue.
So, it can be a hardware problem?
Yesterday my battery long last For about 24h...
Maybe a problem in the socket.
I should open the phone (battery is not removibile, so i dont know if there is any bulge)
I dont nave many experience with hardware problemi so i cannot spot them.
I Also should take a look in the hidden menu and take note of the mV.
Sorry for my english..
I try to find the mini torx and open my phone asap.
Thank you!
I replaced my battery the other day while replacing the power button. I didn't have an issue with the battery but figured it couldn't hurt. Turns out the replacement brand new OEM battery built 3 months ago is lasting exactly the same as the original 2 year old battery.
The battery is a really easy job to do though. You could try removing the screw's holding the connector on. They've been known to cause problems for some people.
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Big Edit!
i finally open the device ( i missing the TR5 Torx!) and i come across in some funny surprise!
First of all, the battery was covered by paper label
Then you can see the antistatic blue tap broken
No glue is present between battery and device
The two little screw on the connector is missing <- may be the major cause?
For sure, the battery was tampered and that may be the cause of my problem.
Just one question: there is a way to understand if the battery is original ?
Special thanks to:
added info
Ah, it does indeed seem like it was tampered with, especially with the defects in the top right corner and such. Unfortunately I don't think there is a way to see whether it is original or not, but now I definitely recommend purchasing a new battery, as well as some of the extra components that seem to be missing.
Thank you for support.
By the way, i found in my office two screw that fit in the hole so i am ok, i can use a little drop of a glue or a particular biadhesive tap for block the battery in the status.. other stuff seems to be ok.
Alright, sounds good.
It looks identical to the original and the oem replacement I put in. Judging by the date it is probably not the original.
Hopefully mine doesn't act up because of leaving the screws out. I only did it because of the number of people claiming it was a fix.
I didn't put any paper on top of mine however. That makes me think the previous owner had an issue they were trying to fix with it.
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I searched the internet images and looks very similar to the original , in fact when don't show this defect has a great autonomy !
The label,i think it's been done by the past owner to obtain a thickness and hold down the battery in position , you can since it lacks the glue on the back .
The real problem is : may be due to the fact that the missing screws let "move" the connector and generate the defect ?
Moreover, the battery sends a lot of information on the phone , not only the + and - .
even just a little contact property can generate defects .
I Really hope.
I order a new battery and i have some screws taken from old laptops, mobile, maybe i can fit two of them (the first i found was too long)
The boy agreed only to refund the value of the battery ( claimed to know nothing , honestly , I do not believe but that's another story)
Sorry but i don't understand this phrase:
"Hopefully mine doesn't act up because of leaving the screws out. I only did it because of the number of people claiming it was a fix. "
You meant some people leaving the screws away from connector ?
Many thanks to all, Federico.
I mean that when I replaced the battery while I was replacing the power button, I left out the screws because so many people claimed they were too tight and caused the red light of death problem. Since I didn't want that to happen to me I left them out. I did keep them in case I had a problem so o can put them back in but so far everything is working fine.
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That doesnt sound good for me
Maybe try putting some in again but not too tight.
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I just pur two screw and hold the battery.
Same behavour.. Hoping is a sort of bug in the battery
Must be. My 2 year old battery lasted just as well as the new one. Held up really well.
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I hope man next week should be to my home!
Exactly same Problem!
Facing the same problem here. phone blanks off at 40%. Could be because of 5.0.2 as problem appeared around the time I upgraded to 5.0.2. Could be a hardware issue too as I changed the battery myself.
Edit- Loose connector is not a problem as battery charges from 0% after the phone switches off. It is either a problem with the battery or with the battery status sensor.
where is locate the battery status sensor ? in the battery or on the phone ? i try to find something on internet but...
Edit:
Just noticed that my n4 is not complete clear. Files from twrp are inside. I need to totally clear my n4 before keep testing
Well, today update:
First of all, i tried to turn on a lot of "nerdy" stats using the developer menù in order to understand if something of strange happening,but nothing of strange attract my attention.
I also turn on the thing that you can see your tap on display in order to understand is just a software problem, but actually when touchscreen does not respond, doenst respond.
Then i totally wipe my N4 (following a tutorial found on XDA) flashing kernel, radio, bootloader and stock 4.4.4 and that is what i can say:
1. "Battery" in "Options - Device" isnt shown.
Very strtange imho but that make me hopefully, maybe the origin of the problems is located on battery according with what you say.
2. I am unable to boot my N4 pressing Power button! (Actually that happen also with lollipop).
I need to turn on the device passing through fastboot menù, not a big problem but a little bit annoying .
3. Touchscreen seems to work.
Nothing to say
I will test the phone today and tomorrow.
As ever, thank you for all and the support!!
Federico.
EDIT of EDIT
1A. Rotating the device and switching from landscape to portrait battery icon shown in options.
That can be an hardware problem.
It is very hard to replicate but....
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That must be an hardware issue, becouse tilting my device battery icon (and the orignal problem) shown.
Now i hope that is locate in the battery connector instead of device connector...

A truck rolled over my ZenFone II - ZE551 ML [BACK/SOUND/CAMERA SEEM INTACT]

Hello peeps,
I had just recently got this phone, its been 2 months exact and yesterday this happened. It was upside down when it rolled over it (was on the road), I was surprised to know that its back merely seems damaged (see pictures to have better idea).
- Speaker seems to be working fine. (SIM working in it!)
- LED indicator is blinking too and working as it should.
- It turns on/off without any problem.
- The power and volume buttons are also working fine.
I had lock screen passcode on so can't access the data, but it connects to computer fine. I wonder if replacing the display and screen digitizer will be the only things I need to make it work.
PS : I had no screen protector/back case or anything on it.
EDIT 1 : Touch is still working. I just somehow like entered the emergency mode and I can hear the dial pad tones.
EDIT 2: Data accessed!!
Captain Danger said:
Hello peeps,
I had just recently got this phone, its been 2 months exact and yesterday this happened. It was upside down when it rolled over it (was on the road), I was surprised to know that its back merely seems damaged (see pictures to have better idea).
- Speaker seems to be working fine. (SIM working in it!)
- LED indicator is blinking too and working as it should.
- It turns on/off without any problem.
- The power and volume buttons are also working fine.
I had lock screen passcode on so can't access the data, but it connects to computer fine. I wonder if replacing the display and screen digitizer will be the only things I need to make it work.
PS : I had no screen protector/back case or anything on it.
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cant imagine it is so rigid. should be able to change screen if there is no other damages
OMG seeing that broken screen hurts!
Solid indeed.
fiveman said:
cant imagine it is so rigid. should be able to change screen if there is no other damages
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I just disassembled it, apart from one thing everything in there seems intact, it may require soldering.
analyticbastard said:
OMG seeing that broken screen hurts!
Solid indeed.
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Cracks on my heart!
oouuchhhh... i think changing the digitizer and and front glass is all you need in the case.. wish you had a tampered glass..
smjunaid said:
oouuchhhh... i think changing the digitizer and and front glass is all you need in the case.. wish you had a tampered glass..
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Don't think a tempered glass would've saved his phone from a truck lol. I'm impressed by how little damage it took actually
Please keep us informed if you find any damage other than the screen and back.
Wow sorry about that but also glad to see how it was able to withstand a beating like that :banghead:
Make a youtube video. It might go viral if you can show it still works ie: sound phone call. You might make enough money to buy a new phone.
Captain Danger said:
Hello peeps,
I had just recently got this phone, its been 2 months exact and yesterday this happened. It was upside down when it rolled over it (was on the road), I was surprised to know that its back merely seems damaged (see pictures to have better idea).
- Speaker seems to be working fine. (SIM working in it!)
- LED indicator is blinking too and working as it should.
- It turns on/off without any problem.
- The power and volume buttons are also working fine.
I had lock screen passcode on so can't access the data, but it connects to computer fine. I wonder if replacing the display and screen digitizer will be the only things I need to make it work.
PS : I had no screen protector/back case or anything on it.
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If you had usb debugging enabled, you can completely remove the lockscreen and access your data. There is a reddit post detailing how to do it step by step. Please Google because I don't have a bookmark. I did this to my Z3 when i got damaged. If you didn't have USB debugging enabled, you'll have to find some hack to do that before attempting.
Also replacing the screen and maybe the digitizer (if damaged) should get your phone back up and running.
thedisturbedone said:
If you had usb debugging enabled, you can completely remove the lockscreen and access your data. There is a reddit post detailing how to do it step by step. Please Google because I don't have a bookmark. I did this to my Z3 when i got damaged. If you didn't have USB debugging enabled, you'll have to find some hack to do that before attempting.
Also replacing the screen and maybe the digitizer (if damaged) should get your phone back up and running.
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Can you please help me find the exact tutorial? USB debugging wasn't enabled.
Captain Danger said:
Can you please help me find the exact tutorial? USB debugging wasn't enabled.
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Hey if USB debugging was not enabled, you might have to find a way to do it. And I did try doing some Google search but couldn't come across anything! Really sorry but the thread was on Reddit and you should probably search for it there. I'm not sure of the exact keywords I used!
Touch is still working. I just somehow like entered the emergency mode and I can hear the dial pad tones. I can try entering the pattern now, but I don't remember if I had to like swipe after pressing the power button or double tapping the screen or it was just the code straight away after pressing the power button or tapping the screen, could someone please help me with the two options as how they work and also just send screenshot of the lock screen with pass code on so I have the idea about it and all?
EDIT : @thedisturbedone : I managed to pull the lock away as touch screen is working haha!
Is there anyway possible that I can use it via PC? Asus PC link requires the app running in background. Also anyway possible to backup the contacts now?
@ASUS_Khang : Have a look here.
Captain Danger said:
@ASUS_Khang : Have a look here.
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Hey there, thanks for sharing...been away on Thanksgiving. You want to save your data? Hmm...good question. Here's what I would try to do:
- Contacts should be backed up in Google - so no worries there...you can access via. http://contacts.google.com I think
- Connect the phone to PC, Install ASUS PC Link. You should have the app running on the phone.
- I would then try to drag all the files you need to your computer,
- Or the other thing you can do is if the information is crucial....And I don't promote doing this, and this is not an official ASUS fix...because you will void your warranty..sooo anything issue that happens is on you and ASUS will not help you if something goes wrong...is to root your device, install Titanium Backup, and use that to save all your data (apps and everything) into Google Drive, or Dropbox. Then, you can restore that data back to your phone when it's fixed.
What about micro USB to HDMI and then follow on the big screen what you're doing?
@ASUS_Khang : I wanted to have your attention for the giveaway thing as my story is all posted here. Thanks for the input anyway.
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What about micro USB to HDMI and then follow on the big screen what you're doing?
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I have recovered the data from the phone itself, the remaining things are notes/contacts which I can't do via connecting the phone to PC now and I had backed up contacts already so no worries.
Haven't read the whole thread, not sure what your plans are, but thought I'd share a recent experience.
My wife knocked her phone off a table at a restaurant a few weeks ago. Landed on the corner when it hit the tile floor. Screen shattered. Was still usable, but bits of glass were flaking off.
I ordered her a new screen & digitizer from amazon. Took about 3 weeks to show up. I replaced it using a plastic spudger tool I had from an old iPhone screen replacement kit, and some patience. The screen replacement kit I ordered came with some double sided tape to reseal everything. Took about 90 minutes to complete as I was taking my time. The replacement went flawlessly and you can't even tell her screen has been replaced. I'd recommend trying that before replacing the phone, unless you want to.
brianhill1980 said:
Haven't read the whole thread, not sure what your plans are, but thought I'd share a recent experience.
My wife knocked her phone off a table at a restaurant a few weeks ago. Landed on the corner when it hit the tile floor. Screen shattered. Was still usable, but bits of glass were flaking off.
I ordered her a new screen & digitizer from amazon. Took about 3 weeks to show up. I replaced it using a plastic spudger tool I had from an old iPhone screen replacement kit, and some patience. The screen replacement kit I ordered came with some double sided tape to reseal everything. Took about 90 minutes to complete as I was taking my time. The replacement went flawlessly and you can't even tell her screen has been replaced. I'd recommend trying that before replacing the phone, unless you want to.
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What were your keywords/title?
iPhone screen? Or something like that?
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Galaxy s4 almost bricked

Hello. I want to start off and say that even tho i used a lot of phones Samsung fits me bets. With that in mind i want to tell the story of my broken s4 i9505. I bought it new and used it about 2 years until i got and iphone 5s. The phone remaind in a drawer with the intention of selling some time but forgot about it, then i used the phone once a week or so paired with moto 360 because iphone could not connect and used the watch only for time .(bluetooth worked fine remember this). Anyway i decided to sell it and i had all my apps and accounts in there so i thought the fastest way was to factory reset it and make it fresh so i can sell it (rom was not stock at the moment, i have no ideea what rom it was). I sold it to a friend that told me he wanted to pair something with it thru bluetooth and bluetooth didnt work...i sayd that it wasnt possible because all i did was a factory reset and that couldn't damage anything. Things got worse as the phone was charging very very slow and if it got over 90% baterry would not respond to anything (red led at 90% and got to green when full but still no response from phone) and the only thing to do is to remove battery. Then i took the phone back, got it a new battery but that didn't changed anything, took it to some repairs shops that didn't ever hear about this problem, i had it chance the software but that didn't do anything. The problem i suspect it is and i saw a few other posts online was the bluetooth module would stop working for some reason and do this to the phone. Currently i don't know what to do with it and i don't want to sell it just for part for 50 euros or so. Also i read that the bluetooth module can't really be changed as a spare part because it's part of the motherboard and that means almost all the phone. Phone is in mint condition, i didn't damage it before the sell , the buyer didn't damage it or messed with the rom...Another thing i noticed is that in settings under bluetooth address says unavailable. Can someone please help me ? I can provide more information about serials and stuff if needed. Also wi-fi doesn't work now.
Mine also show unavailable under Bluetooth address, but it works.
Are you currently on the stock rom?
Yes is stock. Android version 5.0.1 I9505XXUHOJ2. If i toggle bluetooth on says starting bluetooth then after 5 seconds it disables. I guess the problem is from hardware not software. So fast battery drain is not normal something is using a lot of energy.
As far as I know, the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth modules are in the same physical chip, therefore something might be physically broken. Here's a clip I came across while trying to fix my phone's Wi-Fi and I think it's exactly what might fix yours. (Should be very cheap to do too.) I think basically what he's doing is putting some flux on the board then reflowing it with the hot air gun.
Before taking that step, be sure to exhaust the possible software fixes. I'm not sure, but updating the bootloader and modem MIGHT fix it.
My wi-fi started working again it just took a while but the bluetooth does exactly the same as in the clip so maybe that's the problem. I don't understand why does so glue over it make it work...also for me it's hard to turn the phone off because the screen goes black but the blue led still stays on and the only way to turn it off completly is to take out battery. Maybe this will solve the battery problem aswell ?

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