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ARGH! Urgent help needed! (broken USB!)

OK so i just went to charge my Universal, and BOOM, the usb connector has broken and now i cant connect/charge it :'(
Is it worth contacting T-mobile? I dont even know if it's still within warantee (i doubt it, ive had it for about 18 months now)
Im going to cry :'(

Great well apparantly T-Mobile say that it's voided the warantee! lol wtf... :'(

Oh and now the screen has died (still has power, and the green LED is still flashing).
:'( ARGGGGHHHHH

Is there a way i can copy all my contacts from my phone to my SD card? (are they stored in a certain directory/file within the Windows DIR?)
Obviously i cant sync via USB, and id rather not try by WiFi/USB as this is going to drain the battery - i need every drop of power!
Very grateful for any (quick!) replies!
Thanks!

You can buy a battery charger in ebay and sync through BT.

Ahh ive given up now
Just bought a Kaiser!

Pooper said:
Ahh ive given up now
Just bought a Kaiser!
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Wow! congrats on new device

HDJ80 said:
You can buy a battery charger in ebay and sync through BT.
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you should have tried this first since there is no need to worry on your PIM data when battery is drained while waiting for the battery charger....
but i guess since you have the money... congrats!

[Q] Moody power button on Nexus 4

Hi
My Nexus 4 is 8 months old and recently for no reason, my power button started behaving weirdly. Sometimes gently pressing it wont turn off the screen and other times it turns off the screen and turns it on again and on some occasions it works perfectly. It is not a ROM issue because sometimes the phone, if shut down, wont even power up.
But as days are passing by the behavior is getting more and more weird. I do not really need the power button coz I use alternatives, but some day if I need to turn on the phone when it is shut down or force shut down the device when it does not respond, there is no way to do so. (EDIT: Pressing volume down button while connecting to AC supply or USB puts device in fastboot mode. Then it can be rebooted using "fastboot reboot" so I am not very worried now)
I checked other posts on XDA but they claim the button is becoming harder to press. My button is not harder to press; it gets pressed just fine and even gives that clicking feeling when you press it. Only the resulting behavior is weird. Has anyone else had this issue? What could be the problem?
(EDIT 2: The power button seems to work properly if I use my thumb nail to press it)

You should RMA before your warranty is up
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda premium

caaznkid said:
You should RMA before your warranty is up
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I purchased the phone from the US but don't live in the US so there's no chance of RMA.

Same thing happened on my phone, mainly after I get my back cover replaced. Now I have to use navigation shortcut to lock the screen and volume button to wake.

rhoadster91 said:
My Nexus 4 is 8 months old and recently for no reason, my power button started behaving weirdly. Sometimes gently pressing it wont turn off the screen and other times it turns off the screen and turns it on again and on some occasions it works perfectly.
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I'm in the same situation (except I will RMA my phone soon). In this post I thoroughly detailed your options and my recommendations.

fenstre said:
I'm in the same situation (except I will RMA my phone soon). In this post I thoroughly detailed your options and my recommendations.
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did u get done with the rma? is it covered under warranty? coz my power button is acting weird but i am worried if the service center guys would say it depends on wear and tear or someting like that..

I'm have exactly the same issue with my 6 month old nexus 4. I'm feeling a bit reluctant to send of my phone for repair, even though it is in warranty and I have not modded it in any way. The thing the issue seems to be getting worse over time. Has anyone sent there phone with this issue of for repair yet?

fusi*n said:
I'm have exactly the same issue with my 6 month old nexus 4. I'm feeling a bit reluctant to send of my phone for repair, even though it is in warranty and I have not modded it in any way. The thing the issue seems to be getting worse over time. Has anyone sent there phone with this issue of for repair yet?
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i took it to the lg service center yest and got it repaired in like half and hour .. havent had the problem since then .. hope it never appears again .. and just so u know, they did not replace the button,they used the same one..

The power button of my nexus 4 just became weird too today.
I could normally press it , but the screen won't lock. But if I press it for more than 2s , I got the power off menu.
Have no idea of what had happened...
Have anyone come with some solutions?

zerohunk said:
i took it to the lg service center yest and got it repaired in like half and hour .. havent had the problem since then .. hope it never appears again .. and just so u know, they did not replace the button,they used the same one..
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Repaired ? How did they repaired it as there is nothing in the button that can be repaired.....weird stuff from LG India.

rkkaranrk said:
Repaired ? How did they repaired it as there is nothing in the button that can be repaired.....weird stuff from LG India.
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Ya its bull ****.. And i have to press hard or elz sometimes it doesnt work

zerohunk said:
Ya its bull ****.. And i have to press hard or elz sometimes it doesnt work
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Kick them and ask them to replace it under warranty if they cannot then ask the issue a RMA so that u can get a new replacement phone under warranty.

rkkaranrk said:
Kick them and ask them to replace it under warranty if they cannot then ask the issue a RMA so that u can get a new replacement phone under warranty.
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Ya
That guy tells me to keep the fone wid him for observation for a day or so.. He says hes not sure if its d power button problem.. I dont want to keep my new fone wid them for even an hour ..

I have the same problem as the OP here and I took it to the LG service center, they fixed it in just about 15 minutes. My phone is still under warranty so it's free, the button is working perfectly now.
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skyline159 said:
I have the same problem as the OP here and I took it to the LG service center, they fixed it in just about 15 minutes. My phone is still under warranty so it's free, the button is working perfectly now.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
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Could you find out what the problem was?

TheQuarterMile said:
Could you find out what the problem was?
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I'm not sure cause I wasn't near him when he repairs it, but he said the contact point is dirty so he cleaned it up

Sent mine off for repair yesterday as there is no walk-in option in London We'll see what happens...

power button acting up for me as well. I ended up using the '' Reboot '' shortcut from Rom Toolbox, so no need really to use the button.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

fusi*n said:
Sent mine off for repair yesterday as there is no walk-in option in London We'll see what happens...
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Hey man, any update on this? Also in the UK with this problem and wondering what steps to take.

dabby91 said:
Hey man, any update on this? Also in the UK with this problem and wondering what steps to take.
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Got mine back on Friday, button now works as new. Although, the official repair description didn't really mention what was wrong only that two parts where replaced, no more detail.
dabby91: I recommend you go to the LG website and schedule a repair (lg.com/uk/support/repair-service/schedule-repair). I was without my phone for just over a week and they did a factory reset as well.

Phone Bricked

Hello,
I think that my phone is bricked, wanted to check to see if anyone had advice... it is the last day of the sprint 30 day guarantee thing for me, I believe... but don't know if it works for bricked phones so not sure what to do.
Anyway, it was running the Negalight Wonderrom with KT Kernal, think TouchWiz, and everything else default but for installing a few apps.
Ran Comadose + Crossbreeder last night, rebooted was working fine... then turned it off and went to bed as my upstairs charger wasn't working.
Went to bed, woke up, and it wouldn't turn on. I am currently pulling the battery for 10 minutes to see if that will work to fix it.... but haven't been able to get a response via power, home, vol up or power + vol down.
Pretty sure that Samsung would charge me if I sent it in?
Please advise.
(Also, going to contact some smaller shops in the area that I see on craigslist alot that may know what to do...)

tisdadd said:
Hello,
I think that my phone is bricked, wanted to check to see if anyone had advice... it is the last day of the sprint 30 day guarantee thing for me, I believe... but don't know if it works for bricked phones so not sure what to do.
Anyway, it was running the Negalight Wonderrom with KT Kernal, think TouchWiz, and everything else default but for installing a few apps.
Ran Comadose + Crossbreeder last night, rebooted was working fine... then turned it off and went to bed as my upstairs charger wasn't working.
Went to bed, woke up, and it wouldn't turn on. I am currently pulling the battery for 10 minutes to see if that will work to fix it.... but haven't been able to get a response via power, home, vol up or power + vol down.
Pretty sure that Samsung would charge me if I sent it in?
Please advise.
(Also, going to contact some smaller shops in the area that I see on craigslist alot that may know what to do...)
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are you sure that the battery is charged? and also your sprint guarantee only lasts 14 days so your well overdue and unless you have TEP its unlikely sprint will just give you another phone without a fight

Do you have TEP on the device? If so just take it in to a sprint store and tell them that it won't turn on. They're not going to known if you rooted if it doesn't turn on.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

TKS3 said:
Do you have TEP on the device? If so just take it in to a sprint store and tell them that it won't turn on. They're not going to known if you rooted if it doesn't turn on.
Sent from my SPH-L720 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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I actually did have TEP, then it was removed when I sent it to samsung... but Samsung fixed it for free. Seems it was power port abuse or something... no idea how that could be but whatever.
Anyway, just got it back and was able to get online again and wanted to say thanks.

[Q] Sudden Death - please help! How to fix?

Hi,
My SM-N90005, was rooted on 4.3.3 (polish fw) from day 1 and worked perfectly. No glitches, no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
This night it died while under charge, for no reason. On forums I read it's called Sudden Death Syndrome and it's quite common to Note 3 but I could not find a fix exceppt to ship it back to Samsung for a replacement. I read of fixes for Note 2 and S3 etc but not for my model.
Has anyone found a fix for the Note 3 SM-n9005 SDS?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Tommaso

ascanio1 said:
4.3.3 ... no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
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This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card.
Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.

Someguyfromhell said:
This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card. Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.
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My mistake. It is 4.4.3
I am not sure that it is an SDS, I am sure that it's dead!
Tommaso

Where did you get 4.4.3 from already?
What happens when you try to boot up the phone? I need details.

Someguyfromhell said:
Where did you get 4.4.3 from already? What happens when you try to boot up the phone? I need details.
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First of all thanks for helping.
It is an official polish 4.4.3 downlaoded from Samobile and flashed using Odin
I cannot boot the phone.
It is completely dead.
No download mode. No charging light. Nothing at all. completely dead.

I can't find such firmware, nor have I seen any 4.4.3 being released to any Samsung phone at all (4.4.3 was released only short time ago, unrealistlic that Samsung phones would have update so quickly).

Sorry. I was right first time. It have official 4.3.3 (not 4.4.3)
I had ExtSD card memory problems you can find my posts everywhere (username: ascanio1)
Anyway, my problem has nothing to do with ExtSD card memory problems as those were long fixed (in Fenruary) and everything worked perfectly since.

Someguyfromhell said:
I can't find such firmware, nor have I seen any 4.4.3 being released to any Samsung phone at all (4.4.3 was released only short time ago, unrealistlic that Samsung phones would have update so quickly).
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Here is the official firmware:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-N9005
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SM-N9005&pcode=XEO#firmware
I have terrible memory! Sorry!
Firmware was 4.4.2
Not 4.3.3
Not 4.4.3
Tommaso

ascanio1 said:
Hi,
My SM-N90005, was rooted on 4.3.3 (polish fw) from day 1 and worked perfectly. No glitches, no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
This night it died while under charge, for no reason. On forums I read it's called Sudden Death Syndrome and it's quite common to Note 3 but I could not find a fix exceppt to ship it back to Samsung for a replacement. I read of fixes for Note 2 and S3 etc but not for my model.
Has anyone found a fix for the Note 3 SM-n9005 SDS?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Tommaso
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When did the Note 3 ever get SDS? I heard they were fixed on Note 2's 4.2.2 firmware. (My phone never had SDS
BUT if what u say is true and your phone has SDS (which is unlikely), your only hope is Samsung service centre (if u still have warranty, that it) or JTAG (I think it works)
Someguyfromhell said:
This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card.
Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.
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SDS was fixed in 4.2.2 Note 2 FYI.
P.S. Kitkat SD card write limitation is bull****. Why limit it? Jeez...
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Sent from a small country named Singapore.
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

Thanks for the help.
Irwenzhao said:
When did the Note 3 ever get SDS? .... BUT if what u say is true and your phone has SDS (which is unlikely), ....
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I searched online for the same symptoms and that's why I said it has SDS. Call it what you like but the phone is dead for no apparent reason!
Irwenzhao said:
your only hope is Samsung service centre (if u still have warranty, that it)
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Yes I have warranty but Samsung HK are stupid as capibara! They refuse courier delivery paid by me. They expect me to fly from Japan to HK for "personal delivery" which is not mentioned anywhere in the warranty... thinking of asking my comsumer rights lawyer friend to handle this warranty refusal.
Irwenzhao said:
or JTAG (I think it works)
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What's JTAG? Is it this: http://www.windriver.com/products/JTAG-debugging/? If it is it's over my head.
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. Kitkat SD card write limitation is bull****. Why limit it? Jeez...
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I agree! It drives me crazy!
Irwenzhao said:
Sent from a small country named Singapore.
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By the way... what's it like to work and live in Singapore? I've been offered to move to HK or SP... have to chose one...

ascanio1 said:
Thanks for the help.
I searched online for the same symptoms and that's why I said it has SDS. Call it what you like but the phone is dead for no apparent reason!
Yes I have warranty but Samsung HK are stupid as capibara! They refuse courier delivery paid by me. They expect me to fly from Japan to HK for "personal delivery" which is not mentioned anywhere in the warranty... thinking of asking my comsumer rights lawyer friend to handle this warranty refusal.
What's JTAG? Is it this: http://www.windriver.com/products/JTAG-debugging/? If it is it's over my head.
I agree! It drives me crazy!
By the way... what's it like to work and live in Singapore? I've been offered to move to HK or SP... have to chose one...
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Personal delivery? That's plain stupid. You should probably ask your friend to sue Samsung HK lol.
That's (probably) the JTAG I was talking about.
Singapore? Just a few words. Convenient. Hot. Expensive (?). Safe. If u don't mind expensive stuff (Singapore has been rated at the most expensive country to live in lol), I would say come to Singapore.
EDIT: Having hols in China right now so... yea. (China y u ban Google )
P.S. phones bought in Singapore are (almost) never carrier locked, region locked or bootloader locked.
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Sent from the "China who bans Google"
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

ascanio1 said:
First of all thanks for helping.
It is an official polish 4.4.3 downlaoded from Samobile and flashed using Odin
I cannot boot the phone.
It is completely dead.
No download mode. No charging light. Nothing at all. completely dead.
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Might be the battery was completely exhausted?
Try to connect the charger for at least 30 minutes?

Irwenzhao said:
Personal delivery? That's plain stupid. You should probably ask your friend to sue Samsung HK lol.
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Yeah... but in the meanwhile I need a replacement. What's the best or closest competitor to the Note 3 (same size & specs) in your opinion?
Irwenzhao said:
Singapore? Just a few words. Convenient. Hot. Expensive (?). Safe. If u don't mind expensive stuff (Singapore has been rated at the most expensive country to live in lol), I would say come to Singapore.
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I live in Tokyo... I doubt that there's any place more expensive than Tokyo! Anywhere in the world will seem cheap after Tokyo! It's the hot and humd that annoys me... but HK... might be the same...
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. phones bought in Singapore are (almost) never carrier locked, region locked or bootloader locked.
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I had a really bad experience with a HK Note 3 SM-N9005 bought from imobilePhonex: I found out that it was not HK or International Model as claimed and that the warranty was only valid in some middle eastern country... the retailer asked me 300US$ to handle the warranty... DOUH ?!?!?! what warranty is it if I have to pay 3 big ones?
Do you know of any good or trust worthy online shops from Singapore where to buy phones from?

vndnguyen said:
Try to connect the charger for at least 30 minutes?
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I charged it for 10 hours! Not the battery...
Any recommendation for an alternative phone, same size, better specs? In your opinion? Any advice for online trustworthy retailers (read my previous post - comment on HK retailer)

ascanio1 said:
Yeah... but in the meanwhile I need a replacement. What's the best or closest competitor to the Note 3 (same size & specs) in your opinion?
I would say LG G3?
I live in Tokyo... I doubt that there's any place more expensive than Tokyo! Anywhere in the world will seem cheap after Tokyo! It's the hot and humd that annoys me... but HK... might be the same...
I had a really bad experience with a HK Note 3 SM-N9005 bought from imobilePhonex: I found out that it was not HK or International Model as claimed and that the warranty was only valid in some middle eastern country... the retailer asked me 300US$ to handle the warranty... DOUH ?!?!?! what warranty is it if I have to pay 3 big ones?
Do you know of any good or trust worthy online shops from Singapore where to buy phones from?
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Not really sure, I don't buy stuff online sorry
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Sent from the "China who bans Google"
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

I need help!
My phone died: absolutely no signs of life, no reboot, no charging light, nothing at all!
I thught that it was the SDS but I then realized that it might be the battery and so I just bought a new one. To my great surprise, the phone does not charge the battery. When I bought the battery it was at 46% charge and after 8 hours of charging the new battery was down to 41% charge!!!
If I try to charge the batttery when the phone is switched off, no red light appears but the phone vibrates intermittently (every 5 seconds) and keeps doing this until I disconnect the charger.
If I try to charge the phone when it is switched on, the charging Symbol inside the battery icon appears and also the red light is on...
But in both cases the battery does not get charged! I tried 3 different battery chargers (original Samsung) and 3 different cables.
I heard somewhere that there can be some software malfunction that causes this but I can't remember or find the right post...
Help!

Not charging the battery
Update: the phone will charge properly only if connected to my laptop USB ports but still won't charge from any wall charger.

ascanio1 said:
Update: the phone will charge properly only if connected to my laptop USB ports but still won't charge from any wall charger.
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Did you try different sockets or chargers (not the cable)?
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
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ascanio1 said:
I need help!
My phone died: absolutely no signs of life, no reboot, no charging light, nothing at all!
I thught that it was the SDS but I then realized that it might be the battery and so I just bought a new one. To my great surprise, the phone does not charge the battery. When I bought the battery it was at 46% charge and after 8 hours of charging the new battery was down to 41% charge!!!
If I try to charge the batttery when the phone is switched off, no red light appears but the phone vibrates intermittently (every 5 seconds) and keeps doing this until I disconnect the charger.
If I try to charge the phone when it is switched on, the charging Symbol inside the battery icon appears and also the red light is on...
But in both cases the battery does not get charged! I tried 3 different battery chargers (original Samsung) and 3 different cables.
I heard somewhere that there can be some software malfunction that causes this but I can't remember or find the right post...
Help!
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Weird... If it's a software malfunction you'll have no chance of saving it since you can't get anything to start.
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!
P.S. Try these steps to get into download mode.
No download mode?
If your phone won’t enter download mode, you can try three things:
A USB jig. Don’t pin your hopes on this, they rarely succeed in this scenario.
‘Jump starting’ – You might need someone else to give you a hand for this. Take the battery out of your phone and wait 30 seconds. Now, press the button combination to enter download mode, and with this combination still depressed, get someone to put the battery back in. Hopefully this will jolt your phone into download mode.
Take out the phone battery, and re-insert it, but don’t turn the phone on. Now, plug in the charger while holding the volume down button. Keep holding volume down till you enter download mode.
If your phone won’t enter download mode, and will do nothing but get hot when you attempt to do anything to it (charge it, turn it on), then your motherboard is in need of replacement.
Your options
I’ve seen a lot of people, when their Odin flash fails, either:
Give up. Not a good option.
Flash a .pit file. That should be used as an absolute last resort. There’s a lot to try before getting to that stage! If a flash of a .pit file fails in Odin, your phone is well and truly unrecoverable, and you will need a motherboard (MB) replacement.
Send their phone to a service centre. That costs money (& you’re without a phone for a week or so).

Irwenzhao said:
Did you try different sockets or chargers (not the cable)?
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Yes. Besides I blind tested all 3 chargers, cables and wall sockets. They work with other electrical devices.
Irwenzhao said:
Weird... If it's a software malfunction you'll have no chance of saving it since you can't get anything to start.
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With the new battery I can start the phone and it works perfectly normally. The only malfunction is that it won't charge the battery from wall charger so I have to use laptop.
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. Try these steps to get into download mode.
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It goes into download mode, normally. With a charged battery.

ascanio1 said:
Yes. Besides I blind tested all 3 chargers, cables and wall sockets. They work with other electrical devices.
With the new battery I can start the phone and it works perfectly normally. The only malfunction is that it won't charge the battery from wall charger so I have to use laptop.
It goes into download mode, normally. With a charged battery.
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Flash a new ROM? If it's a software malfunction only a new ROM can solve your issue. And a .pit file would be useless here.
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

Note 4 completly dead

My snapdragon phone started acting weird today. Was slow and locked up for many minutes doing just simple tasks.
Took a backup of the phone and ran a factory reset.
The phone was fast and smooth after this and i was satisfied. But then i did a reboot, and the phone never booted again.
It does not even charge. Just dead.
Anyone else had this issue? Had the phone since release, and it has never been rooted or anything that would break warranty, so i will contact the place i bought it from.
But can this might be battery related? In that case it would be much easier for me to get a new battery.
Have tried to charge it for a while without any result. Does not seem to draw any power either as the charger is cold..
but when i plug it in the pc, windows detects something for about 2 seconds, but claims it's unrecognizable...
Rocking my Nexus 4 now, smooth phone with android 6.0, but camera and battery sucks bigtime... I want my note back..

I have exact same problem. But my phone was rooted and service center told me my warranty is void. They told me the mainboard is bad and need to be replaced. It will cost about half of the new phone price...

Try pressing "Vol +" + "Vol -" + "Lock" + "Start" buttons for a few seconds
Pd: wrong section, this should go on troubleshouting

sbehring said:
I have exact same problem. But my phone was rooted and service center told me my warranty is void. They told me the mainboard is bad and need to be replaced. It will cost about half of the new phone price...
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Take it to a different store from your carrier and this time don't tell them its been rooted. Tell them it hasn't been if they ask and they should replace it.

Have tried every combination possible with holding in buttons. No sign of life.. Good thing i got a backup while it was still "working"
I have had many plans to root the device and get in some custom ROM but i have been satisfied with stock and never found the time to do it, and i am happy for that now
Sorry for posting in the wrong place. Maby an admin can move this post?

Welcome to the party, almost the same thing happened to me except it failed to do a factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...-sm-n910w8-t3249970/post63890570#post63890570

Just taking out the battery and inserting it back again properly solved it for me... , Ur battery might not be fitting properly pls check ?

XproZayd said:
Welcome to the party, almost the same thing happened to me except it failed to do a factory reset.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/not...-sm-n910w8-t3249970/post63890570#post63890570
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Thanks for the information. I guess my motherboard is dead then..
Senthil360 said:
Just taking out the battery and inserting it back again properly solved it for me... , Ur battery might not be fitting properly pls check
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This has been checked and it's not the problem. But thanks for suggestion.
If i get a new Note 4 on warranty i will probably sell it and get a Nexus phone, or install an clean ROM right away. Stock android is so much smoother than touchwiz.

Samsura said:
Thanks for the information. I guess my motherboard is dead then..
This has been checked and it's not the problem. But thanks for suggestion.
If i get a new Note 4 on warranty i will probably sell it and get a Nexus phone, or install an clean ROM right away. Stock android is so much smoother than touchwiz.
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Yeah, i don't know why the note 4s hard brick them selfs like that, must be a bug/glitch.

Seems like the store i bought it from has 2 years warranty. But in Norway we anyway have a 5 year "mini warranty" on electronics that is decided by law. So if the problem is not caused by mistreatment or water damage you should get it fixed for free within 5 years anyway.

Motherboard was faulty (as suspected)

Try to re-install a stock firmware (latest version) from sammobile with odin. This is the fast mode to revover your phone .