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[Q] What happened!? My phone unconfigured everything!!

Something strange happened today.
My N4 changed a lot of things with no reasons:
1) home button stopped working
2) no notifications at all on notification bar
3) when i hold power button only show "turn off" and no more the other options
What may be the cause of that?

campanate said:
Something strange happened today.
My N4 changed a lot of things with no reasons:
1) home button stopped working
2) no notifications at all on notification bar
3) when i hold power button only show "turn off" and no more the other options
What may be the cause of that?
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have you tried rebooting?
also, you will have to give us more info, like what rom, kernel, any mods/themes, your setup, etc..

simms22 said:
have you tried rebooting?
also, you will have to give us more info, like what rom, kernel, any mods/themes, your setup, etc..
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already rebooted a few times..
I am all stock, but rooted.
Very strange what is going on...

campanate said:
already rebooted a few times..
I am all stock, but rooted.
Very strange what is going on...
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I have no notification icons on the top bar as well, but i have some apps running on background that should appear there.
Is there a reboot method like when we remove the battery?

If you have a custom recovery and can get into it have you tried wiping cache and dalvik? Or a factory reset?
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I dont have a custom recovery.
How do i do a factory reset?

campanate said:
I dont have a custom recovery.
How do i do a factory reset?
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BTW, do i lose root factoring reset?

In settings it is under backup and restore I believe will have the option. Keep in mind it erases your data so if you have anything you want to keep back it up first.
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I think i know what happened. This is a very strange bug but it happens once in a while.
Whenever you flash gapps or flash the stock rom your phone boots up into a setup mode which blocks alot of things and limits itself . Once your all done with the setup your phone then changes a file in the system or deletes it that keeps the phone from going into setup mode again. Your phone seems to be in this so called setup mode because the home button doesnt work, only power off option, and no notifications, this is the behavior of the setup. Your phone might have changed that file or replaced it.
I dont think a factory reset will help anything as its in the system, i might be wrong but you should try it first and if you cant get it to work then just flash stock again. This has happened to me a few times before and i have resolved it by just reflashing the stock rom. Im not sure what the cause is but i guess its just a random chance that you get this.
Also no you dont loose root if you factory reset.

That is a strange bug I've never heard of that you may be right but a factory reset should force him to go through set up again which could fix that. I didn't suggest re flashing since he stated he didn't have a custom recovery.
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Hyperrunner said:
I think i know what happened. This is a very strange bug but it happens once in a while.
Whenever you flash gapps or flash the stock rom your phone boots up into a setup mode which blocks alot of things and limits itself . Once your all done with the setup your phone then changes a file in the system or deletes it that keeps the phone from going into setup mode again. Your phone seems to be in this so called setup mode because the home button doesnt work, only power off option, and no notifications, this is the behavior of the setup. Your phone might have changed that file or replaced it.
I dont think a factory reset will help anything as its in the system, i might be wrong but you should try it first and if you cant get it to work then just flash stock again. This has happened to me a few times before and i have resolved it by just reflashing the stock rom. Im not sure what the cause is but i guess its just a random chance that you get this.
Also no you dont loose root if you factory reset.
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forvrknight said:
That is a strange bug I've never heard of that you may be right but a factory reset should force him to go through set up again which could fix that. I didn't suggest re flashing since he stated he didn't have a custom recovery.
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I appreciate both tips.
I am trying a factory reset this afternoon.
After that i am going to post a feedback right here.
Thanks.

[Q] samsung note 3 N9006

please i bought this phone not quite long, i noticed it eats up 1.4gb ram which leads to apps being forced closed. i tried to do hard reset by entering the recovery mode but when i got there it was all in Chinese not knowing what to do, i choose 1 of the options and my phone hanged i removed the battery, insert it back and on it only to stuck at android, pls is my phone bricked? if yes what should i do.

Flash the stock firmware with odin and you will b okay.
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paras.arora said:
Flash the stock firmware with odin and you will b okay.
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pls i will appreciate if u can tell me hoe to do that

ohluseun said:
please i bought this phone not quite long, i noticed it eats up 1.4gb ram which leads to apps being forced closed. i tried to do hard reset by entering the recovery mode but when i got there it was all in Chinese not knowing what to do, i choose 1 of the options and my phone hanged i removed the battery, insert it back and on it only to stuck at android, pls is my phone bricked? if yes what should i do.
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1. 1.4gb RAM is nothing. If your phone starts force closing, something must be out of place here.
2. You mentioned you entered recovery mode and it was in Chinese, meaning that you got a fake/clone. A picture would be handy here for verification.

[Q] NOTE3 Power button/ Lock screen problem.

I recently rooted my note3 and installed xpose framework and other tweaks. i later realised that my power button cant lock and put my device into my lock screen.
the power button still works for everything else and i have a software button to bring it to the lock screen which i made using the "greenify app".
whats causing this and is there any fix? or any ways to put the device into safe mode ans see if this is caused by some faulty tweak? bug?
Summary:
"Power button works for everything except putting the phone to lockscreen/screen blackout"

Basic solution is to go to security and check "power button instantly locks" something like that.
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not the fix
jdgamble said:
Basic solution is to go to security and check "power button instantly locks" something like that.
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Thans for the reply.
i do know how to fix that..
but Thats not the issue. It doesnt even go to a black screen when i click the power button. just no response at all.

Rysekhon said:
Thans for the reply.
i do know how to fix that..
but Thats not the issue. It doesnt even go to a black screen when i click the power button. just no response at all.
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List the modules you installed. It is possible that something is overriding the button function.
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factory reset
jdgamble said:
List the modules you installed. It is possible that something is overriding the button function.
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I removed all my modules and root permissions and used super user to remove my root.
Ive backed up all my data, removed my root access and im planning to do a factory reset. That should fix it right? Is it possible to soft brick my device this way?
Im fluent when it comes to jailbreaking but still a total noob with rooting.

rysekhon2 said:
I removed all my modules and root permissions and used super user to remove my root.
Ive backed up all my data, removed my root access and im planning to do a factory reset. That should fix it right? Is it possible to soft brick my device this way?
Im fluent when it comes to jailbreaking but still a total noob with rooting.
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Factory reset will delete all data photos, music, vids, contact and messages etc. If you've backed up everything then you are good to go for factory reset and will welcome you back to fresh out of the box phone. And no soft brick can occur by doing this.
Sent from my SM-N9005

jdgamble said:
Factory reset will delete all data photos, music, vids, contact and messages etc. If you've backed up everything then you are good to go for factory reset and will welcome you back to fresh out of the box phone. And no soft brick can occur by doing this.
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Did a factory reset but the problem is still here. Can't put my screen to sleep with the power button. This is really bugging me. Don't see any posts related to this online
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rysekhon2 said:
Did a factory reset but the problem is still here. Can't put my screen to sleep with the power button. This is really bugging me. Don't see any posts related to this online
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my phone can't time out. Think the app greenify must of messed up my phone somehow.

Have you tried a battery pull after FR?
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jdgamble said:
Have you tried a battery pull after FR?
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Battery pull as in remove and put the battery back in? Yes but not in any special way?

Hmmmm...this is odd. Can't seem to figure out anything that would mess up power button in such a manner.
You're on stock rom right? Nothing fancy done to your phone.
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jdgamble said:
Hmmmm...this is odd. Can't seem to figure out anything that would mess up power button in such a manner.
You're on stock rom right? Nothing fancy done to your phone.
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yea im on a stock rom. googled " note3 wont time out" and some people are having the same problem. havent found a fix yet tho. right now just leaving my note3 with battery out.
will try start in safe mode and see fi i can put it to time out

Rysekhon said:
yea im on a stock rom. googled " note3 wont time out" and some people are having the same problem. havent found a fix yet tho. right now just leaving my note3 with battery out.
will try start in safe mode and see fi i can put it to time out
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safemode didnt work as well. any way to totally fix it?
flash in a brand new rom? like start from totally clean note3

Rysekhon said:
safemode didnt work as well. any way to totally fix it?
flash in a brand new rom? like start from totally clean note3
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i was playing with boot animations last night. that could of caused it? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2486469
Very interesting...
I discovered that if I renamed the boot animation qmg file under \system\media , the screen won't turn off. Once I restored the file, all is well.
Why is this?
how to i reset all this without doing it manualluy?

I'm assuming it's coded as most hardware functions are. Anyway applause for finding the solution on your own, well done.

ddogishere said:
I'm assuming it's coded as most hardware functions are. Anyway applause for finding the solution on your own, well done.
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i havent found a solution :/.
will try reinstall from a stock rom. first time doing this tho. any tips? or webistes where i can get roms? im scared i might install and download the wrong rom.

[Q] Which kind of hard reset ?

Hi,
I took the s4 of my father. I have seen he has never update this one.
So i have done all updates OTA one after one (like 6 or 7 :silly.
Since that, the battery life seems to be horrible !
So i was thinking to hard reset and install all again properly.
The question :
In my case, what's better?
- hard reset by settings in the S4
or
- by recovery (if yes, with cache partition?) ?
Thanks

fredbull said:
Hi,
I took the s4 of my father. I have seen he has never update this one.
So i have done all updates OTA one after one (like 6 or 7 :silly.
Since that, the battery life seems to be horrible !
So i was thinking to hard reset and install all again properly.
The question :
In my case, what's better?
- hard reset by settings in the S4
or
- by recovery (if yes, with cache partition?) ?
Thanks
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I would prefer recovery over settings..
Press Volume up+centre button+power button
Select data wipe by volume down
Press power button
But before doing all this, do backup everything in your extsdcard.
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DeepankarS said:
I would prefer recovery over settings..
Press Volume up+centre button+power button
Select data wipe by volume down
Press power button
But before doing all this, do backup everything in your extsdcard.
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Thanks oyou very much for advises
Should i do something with "Wipe Cache partition" before ?

fredbull said:
Thanks oyou very much for advises
Should i do something with "Wipe Cache partition" before ?
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When you wipe data, cache will get wiped by itself
But again..both the method's end results are just the same..its about what do you prefer.
Being into so much recovery and stuff, I just like recoveries hahaha
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ok i understand what you mean
Thanks for all

ADM Wipe soft bricked 910C

Only was rooted.
Used ADM to wipe it as I switched to a N6, but now the phone is stuck in a bootloop of "installing system update" and can't boot into recovery or download.
I have the stock ROM to flash... I just can't find a way to flash it through Odin since I can't get into download.
What to do?

Nobody?

never root a phone you cant afford to lose.

Take battery out wait 5 mins try to boot download holding volume down+home+power
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zurkx said:
never root a phone you cant afford to lose.
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Could afford to lose it, just would rather not
duvalbmarley said:
Take battery out wait 5 mins try to boot download holding volume down+home+power
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Doesn't work

try JTAGging it.

Make sure your battery is good. Don't know if a jig still works on note 4
http://m.ebay.com/itm/UnBrick-USB-J...N9000-N9002-N9005-Download-Mode-/251426557244

mariosraptor said:
Make sure your battery is good. Don't know if a jig still works on note 4
http://m.ebay.com/itm/UnBrick-USB-J...N9000-N9002-N9005-Download-Mode-/251426557244
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I know the battery is good. do you think the jig is worth a shot?
zurkx said:
try JTAGging it.
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Mmm, not sure I want to mess with the hardware just yet. is ADB completely out of the question?

couldn´t you use the same ADM to fix it? I haven´t used it but it sure will have some options to that problem.
Now you can also use findmymobile.samsung (website) and wipe the cellphone maybe that will help. (it´s just and idea of course)