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Hey guys, let me start off by telling you I was running stock 12b rooted with the 1.5 Furnace kernel. Been running that for 2 weeks solid, no problems. I added 2 Xposed modules last night, swiftkey something and the one to remove the "full battery notification". I rebooted last after enabling them and the phone was fine. Charged phone last night, took it off charger (working fine) and decided to reboot it. Big mistake! It just bootlooped. It would start for 10 seconds, no wifi no data and then restart. I honestly did nothing......
I got into recovery and tried to restore my nandroid backup but same issue. Right now I am flashing 12b from the LG Flash Tool. Will that fix it? Is there another way?
Thanks for all your expertise

Tried to use the LG Flash Tool and it didn't work. Anyone got any ideas how to get my phone to stay working? It boots, for 10 seconds then reboots

If you think it's something to do with xposed why not flash the xposed disabler zip in recovery? Also have you tried a simple wipe of cache and dalvik?
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I finally got the Flash tool to work and got 11a loaded on. So now I am fully stock and unrooted. But, the phone keeps rebooting. Doesn't make any sense. Anyone have any ideas?

tattooz305 said:
I finally got the Flash tool to work and got 11a loaded on. So now I am fully stock and unrooted. But, the phone keeps rebooting. Doesn't make any sense.
you ned to clear cash on stock you can only do that by do a factory hard reset.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ogBvzbPikc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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tumebone said:
tattooz305 said:
I finally got the Flash tool to work and got 11a loaded on. So now I am fully stock and unrooted. But, the phone keeps rebooting. Doesn't make any sense.
you ned to clear cash on stock you can only do that by do a factory hard reset.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ogBvzbPikc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Thanks for replying. I did a factory reset. Phone boots and hangs on activation for a couple seconds then reboots. Any other ideas?
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I have a similar problem when restart the phone gets in bootloop. when the phone is operating normally burst without rebooting or any other problems. I'm all factory on it's still 802 10b and does not offer me the option to update the phone. I think it's a software error I have a warranty but I can not wait 30 days to fix my phone
I hope you understand this is a google translate
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tattooz305 said:
tumebone said:
Thanks for replying. I did a factory reset. Phone boots and hangs on activation for a couple seconds then reboots. Any other ideas?
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Any luck fixing this? I Have the exact same issue with my ls980(Sprint Variant). I've flashed multiple roms, kernels, and radios with no luck. Used LG Flash tool and it always fails at 94%( when it reboots the phone). However, my phone does say unrooted afterwards. I've also tried wiping all data/ factory reset. No luck.... The phone comes on and doesn't recognize any touch for a long time. Finally, it unlocks, and reboots minutes later. No apps or widgets work. The phone only stays on for so long because I turned on the stay always awake option in developer options. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Unfortunately, I did not find a solution. Amazingly, the only rom that would load was Madallus so that is what I am running. You could try that and see if it will load.

Nexus 10 Random Reboots

'My Nexus 10 started to randomly reboot several times a day after the Kitkat update and because it is outside the warranty period I cannot get it replaced.'
It reboots no matter what is running and sometimes it reboots immediately after a power up but never enters a reboot loop.
I've tried a factory reset and running it in safe mode but that didn't stop it.
I've not been able to replicate the reboot fault until yesterday when I ran the BBC iplayer and downloaded a 1-hour Horozon video of about 650Mb and when I tried to play it I got a reboot and that happened consistantly.
I tried a complete power down and reboot then tried to play the downloaded video but it always rebooted.
I tried deleting and re-saving the video incase it was corrupt but it still rebooted.
I tried deleting the video and streaming it and I could watch it that way without any reboot.
I've tried downloading three 1-hour Horizon videos of about the same size and only one plays without rebooting.
A check of running apps shows just the keyboard and a couple of system apps but I still get the reboot when I try to play the saved video.
I thought about removing apps one at a time to see if that would solve it but I've basically got the same apps I had before the Kitkat update.
I wondered if I could undo the Kitkat update and flash the previous rom to see if that would solve it for Kitkat was not a big improvement.
I've never used a custom rom and not run anyting other than stock software.
I would be most grateful for any suggestions on how to fix this rebooting problem and whether going to an earlier version of Android is feasable and how would I do it.
PS. There is a BBC iplayer option to download videos using less resolution and when I choose that option the Horizon file size falls to 344Mb which is about half the size of the original and it solves the reboot problem when playing the saved video.
So it would seem that the BBC iplayer reboot problem is related to file size.

It's fairly easy to downgrade, just Google "nexus factory images" and you should find all the old versions of android straight from Google. There should be guides online for how to flash a factory image. Just make sure to back up all your files to your computer as it will wipe everything.
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gc84245 said:
It's fairly easy to downgrade, just Google "nexus factory images" and you should find all the old versions of android straight from Google. There should be guides online for how to flash a factory image. Just make sure to back up all your files to your computer as it will wipe everything.
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Thanks for your help.
I've found the factory images and I'm now looking for a simple detailed guide how to do the downgrade.
My Nexus 10 is on 4.4.2 (KOT49H) and I think I'll try downgrading one level to 4.4 (KRT16S) to see if that solves the reboots problem and if not then I'll try downgrading further to 4.3 (JWR66Y).

Gaugerer said:
Thanks for your help.
I've found the factory images and I'm now looking for a simple detailed guide how to do the downgrade.
My Nexus 10 is on 4.4.2 (KOT49H) and I think I'll try downgrading one level to 4.4 (KRT16S) to see if that solves the reboots problem and if not then I'll try downgrading further to 4.3 (JWR66Y).
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Here is a good guide (sorry, I would have posted it earlier but I didn't have my computer with me at the time and was posting from my phone):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796

gc84245 said:
Here is a good guide (sorry, I would have posted it earlier but I didn't have my computer with me at the time and was posting from my phone):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1907796
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Thanks for the guide link.
Unfortunately, my laptop is running Windows 8.1 and it is difficult to install the USB driver and Android Development Kit needed to flash previous Android versions, so I've given up until I can find the way to do it.
PS. I've found a way of installing the ADB and Fastboot drivers on my Windows 8.1 laptop and here is a link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
So I'm back on track to solve my random reboots using an earlier version of Android.

I noticed the iPlayer hard crash thing too. I can play downloads, but as soon as I pause it and attempt to restart, or just slide the progress bar to move to a different part of the video, the tablet hangs then reboots. It's completely reproducible, and doesn't happen on any of my other devices.
Apart from that, my n10 has now gone 20 days since the last random reboot, so it's a lot more stable in general than it used to be!

I've found a easy way to downgrade to 4.3 and would be grateful for any opinion on how safe it is and if anyone has tried it.
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/83985-nexus-factory-images-to-revert-to-stock/

AleT said:
Apart from that, my n10 has now gone 20 days since the last random reboot, so it's a lot more stable in general than it used to be!
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Arghh...this thing is a POS. I haven't used it in 2 months. Today I fired up chrome for some browsing. It hard locked within 5 minutes. I left it for an hour plus with the screen on and still locked up. Just frustrated. Worst Android device I've owned.
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Either you have a faulty app or your tablets have a hardware defect. The random reboot issue, where the GPU driver would leak memory and force a kernel panic, has been fixed since Android 4.3 in July. This includes the Chrome reboot issue. I've had 2 reboots over 13 months, and both were cause by a ROM issue. I assure you, there is nothing wrong with the Nexus 10. Try a 4.4.2 factory image and see if that solves anything.

Koopa777 said:
Either you have a faulty app or your tablets have a hardware defect. The random reboot issue, where the GPU driver would leak memory and force a kernel panic, has been fixed since Android 4.3 in July. This includes the Chrome reboot issue. I've had 2 reboots over 13 months, and both were cause by a ROM issue. I assure you, there is nothing wrong with the Nexus 10. Try a 4.4.2 factory image and see if that solves anything.
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I still get random re-boots in `safe mode` which is supposed to only allow apps installed with the system to run which leaves a bad 4.4.2 which could be checked by a re-flash of the factory image or faulty hardware.
I was planning to downgrade to 4.3 to see if that solved the re-boots but I might try a re-flash of 4.4.2 first to see if that works..
I'm not very confident about flashing and I've had the additional problem of working on windows 8.1 on my laptop.

I am running the factory image, 2nd one with same issues. I'm not necessarily disputing what you are saying but there were plenty of people telling me they had a perfect tablet when the memory leak wasn't fixed.
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rxnelson said:
I am running the factory image, 2nd one with same issues. I'm not necessarily disputing what you are saying but there were plenty of people telling me they had a perfect tablet when the memory leak wasn't fixed.
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The memory leak was fixed but apparently, it's reappeared for me with the latest kitkat update. Quite frustrating, you'd think Google would be on top of these things. What's the point of fast updates if you're waiting months on end for a fix. If I don't powerdown my tablet when I'm finished using it I can guarantee a reboot during use. In the last 24hrs, it has rebooted on me twice while using Chrome. Quite irritating to be honest

It seems from previous posts that re-flashing 4.4.2 does not solve the reboots and I've not found a way to downgrade to 4.3 on Windows 8.1 to see if that works.
So I've tried another factory reset, but this time I've not allowed any non-Google apps to be installed other than the Photon browser which I need for flash Websites and the Re-boot logger app to record any reboots.
I'm using my Note 3 for the rest of my apps as that is still on 4.3 and doesn't have the reboot problem, but that might change after the KitKat upgrade.
I was getting at least 2 or 3 reboots a day so I should soon know if running 4.4.2 after a factory reset with just two 3rd party apps solves the problem and if so then that will suggest a rougue app. which I can reveal by re-installing the apps piecemeal.

I've just had another random reboot so I've done another factory reset but not signed in to Google so there have been no downloads and the only program I've run is Settings to increase the screen timeout to 30 - minutes.
If I still get random reboots then it is nothing to do with 3rd party apps or updates for I've not downloaded any.
That just leaves the hardware or the original 4.4.2 assuming the factory reset returns to that.

I didn't experience any reboots when not signed into google after a factory reset so I signed in and restored my tablet using Google backup.
I soon started to get reboots again, but I noticed that since the KitKat upgrade a website I use very often was sometimes automatically loading the Play store to try and get me to use their much inferier app. It doesn't happen on my Note 3 which is still on 4.3.
If I tried to close the Play store app to get back to the browser by swiping it away then it crashes and keeps trying to load over and over. If I hit the home button the Play store automatically re-appears still loading over and over, but after swiping it away several times it goes away or stops with an error message asking me to report the crash which I did and the browser is closed.
In order to fix this I disabled the Play store app so that it did not appear in my list of apps.and the website instead of loading the Play store app re-directed the browser to the Play store website which was better for I was still in the browser.
Since I stopped this particular website loading the Play store by removing it, I've just had one re-boot instead of several and my tablet is no longer overheating. I am a heavy user and have my tablet on many hours a day, so one re-boot is acceptable to me.
I've downloaded a Play store apk which I can install if needed but always remove it before using the website which tries to automatically load it.
It is a nuisance and I wish I'd stayed with 4.3, but I can live with the occaisional re-boot that might not be noticed if I only used my tablet lightly.
I'm annoyed that a website can automatically load the Playstore without me requesting it and that KitKat allows it.
I hope my experience helps others who are getting several re-boots a day.
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I did a factory reset then removed the Play store app before using the problem website so that it never loaded it in case that was needed.

Flashing the 4.3 factory image downgrades everything. For what it's worth, I noticed that the userdata partition is constructed differently than in 4.2.2(my last factory flash). That could have something to do with it. But also, I've been on custom ROMs since I got the tablet, yet I've never rebooted on 4.4.X. I guess try a vanillish ROM(like RastaKat) to see if that reboots.

Koopa777 said:
Flashing the 4.3 factory image downgrades everything. For what it's worth, I noticed that the userdata partition is constructed differently than in 4.2.2(my last factory flash). That could have something to do with it. But also, I've been on custom ROMs since I got the tablet, yet I've never rebooted on 4.4.X. I guess try a vanillish ROM(like RastaKat) to see if that reboots.
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Now that I'm just getting one reboot a day and my tablet is running cooler I can live with that and I don't mind re-installing the Play store when needed for continuous updates can be a nuisance.

I finally managed to downgrade to 4.3 and I'm hoping that will solve all the problems I had with 4.4.2
But all seems well at the moment.
I'm not being booted from websites to the Play store, I can use the BBC iPlayer to download and run 1-hour videos and flash player works better.
Google has downloaded 4.4.2 (KitKat) but I'm not going to install it.

[Q] Nexus 7 boot circle

I got some strange problem about my nexus 7(2012) with android 5.0.
It has been upgraded to 5.0 some days. It may lag but not have problems. Now, it boots circle when it boots into launcher for seconds.
I have tried to reset it but it can't. It just rebooted to android robot screen and did nothing. The problem still occurred. I can't do factory reset.
I also found I can't wipe any data or flash ROM either with fastboot command or with nexus 7 tookit.
It seemed I can't do anything changed in the tablet.
Does anyone have ideas?
Is it really the problem of hardware?
How can I do?
Thanks

joshsyu said:
I got some strange problem about my nexus 7(2012) with android 5.0.
It has been upgraded to 5.0 some days. It may lag but not have problems. Now, it boots circle when it boots into launcher for seconds.
I have tried to reset it but it can't. It just rebooted to android robot screen and did nothing. The problem still occurred. I can't do factory reset.
I also found I can't wipe any data or flash ROM either with fastboot command or with nexus 7 tookit.
It seemed I can't do anything changed in the tablet.
Does anyone have ideas?
Is it really the problem of hardware?
How can I do?
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I am having the same issue. I have been kind of stuck for the last few days with out use of it. Still trying with out luck.

Dead N9

My n9 died today. I've been having a few wonky issues and today I tried to restore a nandroid. Bootloop city! Flashed the factory image, factory reset, clear cache in stock recovery, bootloop!
RMA here I come.
Edit, hmm the device won't turn off! Just keeps rebooting. Is the n9 going to have power button issues like other nexus devices?
Sunken ditch if 5.0, lrx21r, firmware didn't boot up!
Gone wonky again, get process com Google.process.gapps has stopped error. Over and over again. She's a goner!
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jd1639 said:
My n9 died today. I've been having a few wonky issues and today I tried to restore a nandroid. Bootloop city! Flashed the factory image, factory reset, clear cache in stock recovery, bootloop!
RMA here I come.
Edit, hmm the device won't turn off! Just keeps rebooting. Is the n9 going to have power button issues like other nexus devices?
Sunken ditch if 5.0, lrx21r, firmware didn't boot up!
Gone wonky again, get process com Google.process.gapps has stopped error. Over and over again. She's a goner!
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If you can boot into O/S then you just need to factory reset. That is all.

I can get it to run. But it's done so much random weird stuff lately that I'm going to rma it. I'm going to guess there's occasional errors writing to the emmc.
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Moto X Pure issue, urgent help.

Hi guys,
So I had been using my Moto X Pure (3 months approx) and it had been perfectly fine. Except just a couple of days ago while I was on snapchat the phone suddenly shut down. While I tried to restart the phone it got stuck on the boot screen and didn't go past that. I initially tried to wipe cache partition & factory reset but nothing happened, it was still getting stuck on the boot screen.
My phone is unrooted and I haven't tried experimenting with the kernel or anything, mind you.
I left it alone for a couple of days and it started to boot up again, it was working perfectly, no issues whatsoever. But just yesterday the same situation occurred yet again :/ not while I was using snapchat but I unlocked the phone but the screen didn't turn on and it restarted by itself and got stuck onto boot screen again.
Is this an issue with the software or the hardware?
I talked to Motorola and they said they will issue a replacement phone, but I live overseas so it could be a hassle. Should I just send it in for replacement or try and reinstall the rom using factory image?
Thanks guys, really appreciate your help

could try reinstalling the factory image but if you havent messed with anything on the phone maybe its a hardware issue... i dont know

If the bootloader is still locked, i would definitely go through the replacement hassle. Should have no issues whatever after only 3 months and 100% stock.

DejektedZ76 said:
Hi guys,
So I had been using my Moto X Pure (3 months approx) and it had been perfectly fine. Except just a couple of days ago while I was on snapchat the phone suddenly shut down. While I tried to restart the phone it got stuck on the boot screen and didn't go past that. I initially tried to wipe cache partition & factory reset but nothing happened, it was still getting stuck on the boot screen.
My phone is unrooted and I haven't tried experimenting with the kernel or anything, mind you.
I left it alone for a couple of days and it started to boot up again, it was working perfectly, no issues whatsoever. But just yesterday the same situation occurred yet again :/ not while I was using snapchat but I unlocked the phone but the screen didn't turn on and it restarted by itself and got stuck onto boot screen again.
Is this an issue with the software or the hardware?
I talked to Motorola and they said they will issue a replacement phone, but I live overseas so it could be a hassle. Should I just send it in for replacement or try and reinstall the rom using factory image?
Thanks guys, really appreciate your help
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Have you tried a simple factory reset? Basically a data wipe?
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bmeek said:
Have you tried a simple factory reset? Basically a data wipe?
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Yes, tried a factory wipe and cleared cache but didn't seem to work.

DejektedZ76 said:
Yes, tried a factory wipe and cleared cache but didn't seem to work.
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Yeah - I haven't heard of stock unrooted phones getting their system image corrupted such that a reset doesn't get back to proper "stock". Maybe a botched OTA, but if you've got that warranty option, probably be wise to take it.
I don't know this phone and Motorola well enough to say that unlocking your bootloader and starting from scratch, as I would be sorely tempted to do in your situation, won't void your warranty option.
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