Hey, I need some help with my Samsung Galaxy s4.
I rooted my phone for a week now and the last couple of days I noticed my phone is getting very warm. Only using Chrome and WhatsApp. It's insane hot when I charge it. So I was thinking to factory reset or hard reset my phone, but is it possible with a rooted phone? I never flashed a ROM and only downloaded some rooted apps like Greenify, Root booster etc.
Thank you in advance.
Robin.
Rooting your phone gives you access to the root of the file system, but is does not change any ordinary functionality of your phone. So you can perform a factory reset whether you are rooted or not. Also, I would be surprised if there is any connection between rooting the phone and overheating. It is more likely that the overheating is related to something you installed, either before or after rooting.
It is best to perform a factory reset from within recovery. Boot into stock 3e recovery and perform a "wipe data/factory reset." Before you do so, make backups of anything that you do not want to lose in the data partition, such as text messages, address book, call logs, etc. The data on your sdcard will not be affected.
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OK, This is my problem. I own a nexus 4 which is rooted with the Wugs Nexus Root Toolkit. All the proper drivers are installed according to the toolkit. I updated the phone to 5.0.1 and re-rooted the phone successfully. Now with that said the phone works all day and when I go to sleep at night it shuts itself down and takes holding down the power button for a while before it will turn back on. 2 nights in a row now. I am not super tech savvy so if any one knows why this update has brought on this issue please clue me in. While searching for answers most people think factory data reset and that is no guarantee and seems to be a bit drastic. Google has to be aware of this issue because you can google the problem and it has a lot of entries about Nexus 4 shutting itself down after 5.0.1 update.
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OK, This is my problem. I own a nexus 4 which is rooted with the Wugs Nexus Root Toolkit. All the proper drivers are installed according to the toolkit. I updated the phone to 5.0.1 and re-rooted the phone successfully. Now with that said the phone works all day and when I go to sleep at night it shuts itself down and takes holding down the power button for a while before it will turn back on. 2 nights in a row now. I am not super tech savvy so if any one knows why this update has brought on this issue please clue me in. While searching for answers most people think factory data reset and that is no guarantee and seems to be a bit drastic. Google has to be aware of this issue because you can google the problem and it has a lot of entries about Nexus 4 shutting itself down after 5.0.1 update.
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It's not a shutdown. It's a freeze. That's why you have to simulate a battery pull (hold power button longer) to restart it.
You could flash the factory images if you'd like. It's like a factory data reset, but it also re-installs the system itself. You are rooted, so you can backup your apps and data.
abaaaabbbb63 said:
It's not a shutdown. It's a freeze. That's why you have to simulate a battery pull (hold power button longer) to restart it.
You could flash the factory images if you'd like. It's like a factory data reset, but it also re-installs the system itself. You are rooted, so you can backup your apps and data.
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I have most everything backed up but what should I do? If Google isn't going to fix this should I factory reset or is there something else I should do.? My phone is rooted and there is a setting to "Factory Data Reset" on the Backup & Restore setting. Or should I do the reset through the WugFresh Nexus Toolkit? However I do it isn't the 5.0.1 update going to be installed if I do a Factory Data Reset? It won't go back to 4.4.4 will it?
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I have most everything backed up but what should I do? If Google isn't going to fix this should I factory reset or is there something else I should do.? My phone is rooted and there is a setting to "Factory Data Reset" on the Backup & Restore setting. Or should I do the reset through the WugFresh Nexus Toolkit? However I do it isn't the 5.0.1 update going to be installed if I do a Factory Data Reset? It won't go back to 4.4.4 will it?
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Okay so
1. There's probably nothing to fix. Your system just developed a bug that can be fixed by reinstalling it. I don't have any problem. It's not universal.
2. By flashing the latest factory images, which are Android 5.0.1 ( https://dl.google.com/dl/android/aosp/occam-lrx22c-factory-86c04af6.tgz ) , you will basically delete all you data on the phone, which is factory resetting, while reinstalling the system at the same time. And no, you won't go back to 4.4.4.
A factory reset by itself does not reinstall the system. It simply deletes your data.
Here is a guide on how to flash the factory images:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/how-to-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2010312
And then you can use the toolkit again to root.
Same happens to my phones and flashing or restoring is not gonna help u in any way. Roll back to 4.4 and that solves the problem for me.
Download safe charge from the play store, mines stopped doing it ever since!
Okay, so this is a silly and weird question, I have recently rooted my phone, an S4 GT I9505, and due to certain circumstances (buying an S6 on a sudden whim cuz of a great offer) I want to unroot my S4, now, I wanted to back up my data so I am using the Samsung Smart Switch program on my PC, and it says there is an update for my phone, so I was wondering if I do that update, will it unroot my phone? Also are there any risks of losing my data in the process? Thanks for help in advance ^_^
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Okay, so this is a silly and weird question, I have recently rooted my phone, an S4 GT I9505, and due to certain circumstances (buying an S6 on a sudden whim cuz of a great offer) I want to unroot my S4, now, I wanted to back up my data so I am using the Samsung Smart Switch program on my PC, and it says there is an update for my phone, so I was wondering if I do that update, will it unroot my phone? Also are there any risks of losing my data in the process? Thanks for help in advance ^_^
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1. You can backup your data only copying internal/external memory to your pc.
2. The best way for unroot your device is booting to your recovery, wipe data/factory reset your device (will delete all your internal data) and wipe cache partition. Boot in DOWNLOAD MODE and flash the new update directly via ODIN.
Joku1981 said:
1. You can backup your data only copying internal/external memory to your pc.
2. The best way for unroot your device is booting to your recovery, wipe data/factory reset your device (will delete all your internal data) and wipe cache partition. Boot in DOWNLOAD MODE and flash the new update directly via ODIN.
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Can't I just use the unroot function in SuperSU? I have no intention of rerooting this phone.
The unroot function of SuperSU should work fine, rather than going through Odin. The next person who acquires your S4 will likely end up doing what I did and start from scratch anyway.
Been working on this for a while now, but can't figure out how to get around it.
The phone is currently runing a custom 8.1.1 ROM and I have TWRP 3.2.0.0 installed.
I've done full wipes and factory resets, but the phone never seems to fully reset. I am fine with losing everything on the phone. I just want it 100% clean so I can sell it, which of course includes getting rid of the password on TWRP so the next user can mess around in there.
I have access to TWRP, the password is mine. But I can't seem to remove it, and every time I wipe and reset the phone it still asks me for my old device password with the owner message present as well.
I have also tried to format data, but it is unable to mount the data partition it seems, which I am guessing is due to encryption.
What's my fastest way to a reset and clean phone? I'm getting desperate here since I'm running out of time.
Edit: Through no change in process of my own, it suddenly completely reset. Now I'm more curious as to why.. Can anyone explain so I can avoid this issue in the future?
for me, the only way is to flash the full factory image from the Google site
First clear data and than flash software
Hello,
I'm trying to help my mom with her Nook tablet, which is a Samsung sm-t230nu. I initially installed TWRP and a custom ROM from these forums and hoped that would be enough, but she wants me to fully factory reset it since for whatever reason, the Nook reading app refuses to reinstall on it. But when I do the factory reset (wipe data, cache, dalvik) through TWRP, it doesn't actually...wipe anything. The same programs are there, the wifi is still autoconnecting, it still has her passcode on the lock screen, etc. Am I missing something here? Do I need to do something via ADB to force-wipe it?
I appreciate any help.
To start:
The phone is not rooted.
It used to be able to enter recovery mode (I tried to fix the boot-looping by deleting the cache) but it now reboots through it.
The phone itself is irrelevant--I only care about the data on its internal storage now.
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I've got an old Lg Stylo 3 that's boot-looping and I really need the notes from Quick Memo. I've had it looked at professionally, but they couldn't do anything. So, now I'm at an impasse--I'm betting that a factory reset would fix it, but I would like to re-aquire my notes first. I've seen lots of obvious BS about programs that can recover data (including memo pad files) after a factory reset, and some less-obvious BS, too. Can anyone confirm this as possible and programs that can do it?
I've also read that's it's possible to factory reset, then turn off the phone to access it via USB and use data recovery, but this supposedly no longer works since the change to MTP. Is there any confirmation of this?