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Galaxy S4 problem

Dear all,
After using the S4 (Unlocked 9500) for 6 months, suddenly the phone suffered from the following:
- Network loss, not even emergency calls nor other network related matters are accessible, the phone shows the circle with the crossing line whether it has a sim card or not, I tried every single setting and none work. Also removed the micro sd.
- Flight mode can be enabled but can only be disabled from the settings and not from the startup menu
- Bluetooth cannot be disabled/enabled
- Phone not recognized by PC/ODIN even in download mode on several pcs
- Weird behavior where phone acts by itself
- Keyboard problem, you press a letter it presses the next letter and doesn't stop pressing.
- Reset phone from recovery works but clearing cache gives and error and restarts
Most probably the phone has a corrupted rom (radio/modem is lost along with several other problems) and I cannot root it and install a new rom since no access to the phone via PC/Odin and Mobile Odin needs root and root not available without PC.
Any advice?

first try a different rom, fresh install. if that doesnt work. return it and get another one.

U r using I9500 for 6 months ??? How is this possible ?
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Moisture exposure. Also, Kof200440 makes a valid point.

fadishehadeh said:
Dear all,
After using the S4 (Unlocked 9500) for 6 months, suddenly the phone suffered from the following:
- Network loss, not even emergency calls nor other network related matters are accessible, the phone shows the circle with the crossing line whether it has a sim card or not, I tried every single setting and none work. Also removed the micro sd.
- Flight mode can be enabled but can only be disabled from the settings and not from the startup menu
- Bluetooth cannot be disabled/enabled
- Phone not recognized by PC/ODIN even in download mode on several pcs
- Weird behavior where phone acts by itself
- Keyboard problem, you press a letter it presses the next letter and doesn't stop pressing.
- Reset phone from recovery works but clearing cache gives and error and restarts
Most probably the phone has a corrupted rom (radio/modem is lost along with several other problems) and I cannot root it and install a new rom since no access to the phone via PC/Odin and Mobile Odin needs root and root not available without PC.
Any advice?
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it's easy..
almost same with me & others user around the globe. Just flash stock rom, make it official.
Just send to Samsung service Centre. Normally they will do some recovery on ur device, like mine last week. Then, S4 will back to normal.

kof200440 said:
U r using I9500 for 6 months ??? How is this possible ?
Sent from my GT-I9500 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Since released.

zaki aziz said:
it's easy..
almost same with me & others user around the globe. Just flash stock rom, make it official.
Just send to Samsung service Centre. Normally they will do some recovery on ur device, like mine last week. Then, S4 will back to normal.
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I cant access the phone since it is not recognized by the pc whether in download or normal mode even Odin cannot recognize it. Anyway to install rom directly from phone without root? or even root the phone directly from the phone without pc? If I can root from phone i might be able to install mobile odin and flash a rom.
Also phone never rooted and has stock rom.

Same happened to me, i had backups with efs-pro (all partitions ticked) and nandroid backup. But i wasn't able to recover my imei & baseband. Brought it to samsung service center. they blamed me for rooting, but they had no proof because everthing was back to normal and no cutstom counters. they told me, no problem, we wil flashed it to orginal with emei. but after 3 hours, sorry it won't work. we have to sent it to samsung and replace motherboard.
Now my biggest concern, a lot of people complaning about there lost of emei and baseband. so what's happening ?

Cybertom said:
Same happened to me, i had backups with efs-pro (all partitions ticked) and nandroid backup. But i wasn't able to recover my imei & baseband. Brought it to samsung service center. they blamed me for rooting, but they had no proof because everthing was back to normal and no cutstom counters. they told me, no problem, we wil flashed it to orginal with emei. but after 3 hours, sorry it won't work. we have to sent it to samsung and replace motherboard.
Now my biggest concern, a lot of people complaning about there lost of emei and baseband. so what's happening ?
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yupp..
when i sent to samsung service centre they do imei recovery.everything back to normal.i no idea why few digit of imei missing or hidden.
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fadishehadeh said:
I cant access the phone since it is not recognized by the pc whether in download or normal mode even Odin cannot recognize it. Anyway to install rom directly from phone without root? or even root the phone directly from the phone without pc? If I can root from phone i might be able to install mobile odin and flash a rom.
Also phone never rooted and has stock rom.
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so..ur S4 still official status.
don't let ur head get sick better send it to samsung.

Currently I cant reach samsung, I need to solve it myself.
Can I install a stock rom from stock recovery? Where to get a signed stock rom?
Can I install cwm without rooting and from cwm flash a rom?
Can I root without a pc using an apk?
Any help is appreciated.
Thx
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[Q] Revert Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G5030AZ back to stock Rom after Kingroot

Hello to you to you all. I wish I never rooted. I need to know what I did to my phone now that I used Kingroot on this Grand Prime. I also need to get my phone to not say custom in about phone. I tried Samsung Kies and I got error messages. Do I need to flash a stock Rom? Is my bootloader damaged? Please, I beg you experts please help me?. Thank you all in advance for your time and effort.

HammersmashDFCC said:
Hello to you to you all. I wish I never rooted. I need to know what I did to my phone now that I used Kingroot on this Grand Prime. I also need to get my phone to not say custom in about phone. I tried Samsung Kies and I got error messages. Do I need to flash a stock Rom? Is my bootloader damaged? Please, I beg you experts please help me?. Thank you all in advance for your time and effort.
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Use super su, and un-root your phone with the option for un-root. Or just flash stock rom that's match your model.

I apologize but I have tried to give supersu superuser status although supersu would have those permissions from kingroot, it could not update it's binaries. When I did a full unroot with kingroot, my phone still was not allowed to receive over the air updates via wifi. About flashing a stock Rom I can reroot with kingroot but I cannot locate any stock Rom for this phone. I did a lot of research trying to find one. Can you please advise to as to where to go so that I can locate the stock Rom? Thank you.

HammersmashDFCC said:
I apologize but I have tried to give supersu superuser status although supersu would have those permissions from kingroot, it could not update it's binaries. When I did a full unroot with kingroot, my phone still was not allowed to receive over the air updates via wifi. About flashing a stock Rom I can reroot with kingroot but I cannot locate any stock Rom for this phone. I did a lot of research trying to find one. Can you please advise to as to where to go so that I can locate the stock Rom? Thank you.
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here. just use odin to flash. and choose the correct version of your phone.
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/search/grand prime/

Thank you very much
I really appreciate you time and effort that you did.

Getting the stock firmware
I have searched that particular location and my model is SM-G530AZ and it's not found in that directory. I am at a checkmate. Unless I can use a firmware from one of the Grand Prime phones with a similar model but that to me does not make too much sense... Or maybe it does. But regarding my particular model it doesn't exist (or so it seems. Can one please come up with a solution? Flashing the Rom is the only option at this point so need download stock. Thanx everyone. ?.

HammersmashDFCC said:
I have searched that particular location and my model is SM-G530AZ and it's not found in that directory. I am at a checkmate. Unless I can use a firmware from one of the Grand Prime phones with a similar model but that to me does not make too much sense... Or maybe it does. But regarding my particular model it doesn't exist (or so it seems. Can one please come up with a solution? Flashing the Rom is the only option at this point so need download stock. Thanx everyone. ��.
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Since your model is a dual with lte i guess you can use the 530h firmware. but i'm not sure.

My Model's Definite Firmware
Thank you very much for that info. But its not a definite so I wouldn't go ahead with it. I find it very interesting that for every other model of the Grand Prime there is a definete stock software available for the user. But when it comes to mine there isn't. So if anyone can possibly find it I'll be so happy.

HammersmashDFCC said:
Thank you very much for that info. But its not a definite so I wouldn't go ahead with it. I find it very interesting that for every other model of the Grand Prime there is a definete stock software available for the user. But when it comes to mine there isn't. So if anyone can possibly find it I'll be so happy.
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I am facing the same challenge with my G530AZ model aswell. I am not even able to see my Network mode menu to change after realizing my device can not receive 3G signal only Edge. I located this menu after rooting to unlock my phone however it has completely vanished as I may put it. Any news on a compatible stock rom will be appreciated aswell.

Solution for reverting phone fully into stock (SM-G530AZ) & any other Samsung
I wasn't going to let Samsung Customer Service get away with not be able to give me info on how to get the code for emergency recovery mode using Samsung Kies. I got the Samsung Rep to tell me how to get the code in Kies all the time (in emergency recovery mode). Have the usb plugged in first without the phone connected to it. Then hold down the volume down key on your phone when it's OFF and after the volume down key is being held down, connect your phone to the USB while the Samsung Kies program is running. The code should show in Kies after that. Then go to the tools selection in Kies and click on the Recovery Mode option and you follow the further instructions. I didn't try this yet but I will very soon. I wrote this right after I got off the phone from the Samsung Rep. I really hope that this is a true method that works. If yes, cheers to all!

Sorry, can't be so trusting with Customer Service Rep of Samsung
I apologize for my previous post in a way. Well first of all this model SM-G530AZ (my model) isn't compatable with Kies as in that I got a message from Kies saying that. Therefore there was no way for me to know that the holding of the volume down method will generate the code for the emergency software reflash on this model. Finally, if that Rep was able to make that mistake I doubt whether it works for phones that are compatable with Kies.

sm-g530az
HammersmashDFCC said:
I apologize for my previous post in a way. Well first of all this model SM-G530AZ (my model) isn't compatable with Kies as in that I got a message from Kies saying that. Therefore there was no way for me to know that the holding of the volume down method will generate the code for the emergency software reflash on this model. Finally, if that Rep was able to make that mistake I doubt whether it works for phones that are compatable with Kies.
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Any luck on flashing the sm-g530az. I try most of the firmware from sammobile. But no luck. And, sm-g5630az firmware is not in Sam Moblie.

Only solutions I can think of...
Earlier in this forum a member said that you can possibly use the 530h firmware, being that they are basically the same firmware as ours although he said he's not totally sure. If Kies 3 and the newer version of Kies (the name slipped my mind, but the message pops up anytime one installs Kies 3 asking if you want to download it) don't work because a message comes up saying that the phone doesn't support initializing, maybe what that member said is the only possible option for right now. But now I'm thinking that you can do anything to your phone which will be "normal" looking as far as for the things which the customer service reps look for see if the phone was tampered with which voids the warranty, in a repair center they can wipe all from the phone and put stock software. But the issue with that may be that the binaries that are on you phone now may cause your phone to get bricked being that their software uses different binaries. This is when they plug it in by them the phone need to load to 100% and if it stops in middle the phone is bricked. So they told me that there is that risk. If you can fool them into trying to do that flashing process on your phone because they seem to think that the warrantee is intact and it doesn't get bricked, you are good to go (I visited a Samsung repair center and found this out being that I had issues with them). But in your case that may or may not be possible . Good luck.

Your instructions were slightly off. Here's what worked.
1) install KIES 3. DO NOT PLUG IN PHONE
2) go to tools -> firmware upgrade and initialisation in KIES
3) device id = SM-G530AZ ; serial number is under battery
4) allow KIES to download the firmware
5) place phone in ODIN mode/Emergency Download Mode (hold VOL DWN and HOME while powering on ) then plug in phone to computer via USB
6) allow KIES to send image to phone. Have some ice cream and egg rolls and do not touch anything.
7) PROFIT! After the phone restarts, it will take you through initial set up (like when you bought it)
YOU WIN!! Even the Mobile Data is Set-up Already!​
All your screwups (soft brick, deletes systemui....) are forgiven. Don't do it again.
BONUS::
about: device status: official
odin mode:
current binaryfficial
system status: official
used knox status checker from gp.... 0x0 !
I think we just got our warranty back, baby :good:
OPTIONAL:
If you still want root, (re)reroot using the established method here

zomgitsanoob said:
Your instructions were slightly off. Here's what worked.
1) install KIES 3. DO NOT PLUG IN PHONE
2) go to tools -> firmware upgrade and initialisation in KIES
3) device id = SM-G530AZ ; serial number is under battery
4) allow KIES to download the firmware
5) place phone in ODIN mode/Emergency Download Mode (hold VOL DWN and HOME while powering on ) then plug in phone to computer via USB
6) allow KIES to send image to phone. Have some ice cream and egg rolls and do not touch anything.
7) PROFIT! After the phone restarts, it will take you through initial set up (like when you bought it)
YOU WIN!! Even the Mobile Data is Set-up Already!​
All your screwups (soft brick, deletes systemui....) are forgiven. Don't do it again.
BONUS::
about: device status: official
odin mode:
current binaryfficial
system status: official
used knox status checker from gp.... 0x0 !
I think we just got our warranty back, baby :good:
OPTIONAL:
If you still want root, (re)reroot using the established method here
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did this work on the build g530az of5?

Cricket has not yet made lollipop available to me (I keep checking), so I have not been able to test it.

I have the SM-G530AZ and I'm trying to restore stock using the method you provided but I'm stuck at 8% update/initialization. I've tried everything I can think of to unbrick my phone. Please help!

iseewhatudid said:
I have the SM-G530AZ and I'm trying to restore stock using the method you provided but I'm stuck at 8% update/initialization. I've tried everything I can think of to unbrick my phone. Please help!
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try again following those directions thoroughly, just worked for me earlier today, make sure you're on a good internet connection, and don't plug in the phone (which will be in download mode) until you absolutely have to. hope all goes well.

Thanks a million
zomgitsanoob said:
your instructions were slightly off. Here's what worked.
1) install kies 3. Do not plug in phone
2) go to tools -> firmware upgrade and initialisation in kies
3) device id = sm-g530az ; serial number is under battery
4) allow kies to download the firmware
5) place phone in odin mode/emergency download mode (hold vol dwn and home while powering on ) then plug in phone to computer via usb
6) allow kies to send image to phone. Have some ice cream and egg rolls and do not touch anything.
7) profit! After the phone restarts, it will take you through initial set up (like when you bought it)
you win!! Even the mobile data is set-up already!​
all your screwups (soft brick, deletes systemui....) are forgiven. Don't do it again.
bonus::
about: Device status: Official
odin mode:
Current binaryfficial
system status: Official
used knox status checker from gp.... 0x0 !
I think we just got our warranty back, baby :good:
Optional:
If you still want root, (re)reroot using the established method here
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thank you so much man i had rooted my galaxy grand prime from cricket with kingroot ..couple hours later once my phone died and restarted it said my phone was flashed and locked due to unauthorized firmware ..i could not get into my phone at all.. Only able to see odin mode (download mode) ..so i did some research and could not find sm-g530az firmware anywhere for download. So i went to cricket they told me my phone is no good i had to get another one. I was furious ..but didnt give up since im pretty mobile phone and computer savvy. I still did some research found this thread and downloaded kies 3 .it did not recognize my phone for connection ..so i downloaded kies 2.6 and kies lite.
It just kept saying connecting ..so i then followed ur steps above and it brought my phone back to life ..crazy how cricket and even samsun themselves did not know what to do as i was on the phone with both of them ..they told me my phone is no longer good ..smh ...anyways thank you sooo much ..saved me about $150.
I hope this helps anyone else that is in the same position that i was in

same exact issue
BXXCLISIVE said:
thank you so much man i had rooted my galaxy grand prime from cricket with kingroot ..couple hours later once my phone died and restarted it said my phone was flashed and locked due to unauthorized firmware ..i could not get into my phone at all.. Only able to see odin mode (download mode) ..so i did some research and could not find sm-g530az firmware anywhere for download. So i went to cricket they told me my phone is no good i had to get another one. I was furious ..but didnt give up since im pretty mobile phone and computer savvy. I still did some research found this thread and downloaded kies 3 .it did not recognize my phone for connection ..so i downloaded kies 2.6 and kies lite.
It just kept saying connecting ..so i then followed ur steps above and it brought my phone back to life ..crazy how cricket and even samsun themselves did not know what to do as i was on the phone with both of them ..they told me my phone is no longer good ..smh ...anyways thank you sooo much ..saved me about $150.
I hope this helps anyone else that is in the same position that i was in
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when i follow step 3 where i have to put in the model of the phone SM-G530AZ i enter it and it says please check model name and try again i see it says somthing about the serial number how is it supposed to be entered model name;serial number? becuse just using the model number doesnt get me passed anything :crying: :crying:

FRP LOCK SM-G530W (Kodoo Variant)

Hey guys! A friend of mine gave me her old phone (Samsung Grand Prime(SM-G530W)) and I planned to reset it so my Father can have a new phone. Unfortunately, after a hard reset the phone kept asking for the previous gmail account (My friend said it's a very old gmail and have not logged in with it for so long).
So far I have tried to flash 2 stock firmware (both lollipop 5.1.1 and even tried to flash a bell variant firmware) with Odin and no luck so far.
Thanks for the help in advance!

Spin_101 said:
Hey guys! A friend of mine gave me her old phone (Samsung Grand Prime(SM-G530W)) and I planned to reset it so my Father can have a new phone. Unfortunately, after a hard reset the phone kept asking for the previous gmail account (My friend said it's a very old gmail and have not logged in with it for so long).
So far I have tried to flash 2 stock firmware (both lollipop 5.1.1 and even tried to flash a bell variant firmware) with Odin and no luck so far.
Thanks for the help in advance!
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No compaltion to use old gmail acc. Get a new 1! Till u wanna get any conracts or data back from it

Spin_101 said:
Hey guys! A friend of mine gave me her old phone (Samsung Grand Prime(SM-G530W)) and I planned to reset it so my Father can have a new phone. Unfortunately, after a hard reset the phone kept asking for the previous gmail account (My friend said it's a very old gmail and have not logged in with it for so long).
So far I have tried to flash 2 stock firmware (both lollipop 5.1.1 and even tried to flash a bell variant firmware) with Odin and no luck so far.
Thanks for the help in advance!
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It doesn't matter how many different versions of firmware you flash. It's a security feature built in to the device to deter theives from stealing it. (Think iCloud lock for Android, similar concept).
There are methods to bypass this but I won't discuss them as I don't know for sure how you came across the phone and don't want to be complicit in theivery, but be sure to check google.
Your best bet at this point is to give your friend some truth serum and torture her for the old password (Or to ask her to initiate password recovery in order to obtain a new password. Please note that after the password has been changed you will have to wait a further 72 hours before accessing the phone.... another google security thing).
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hackerboy ~AP said:
No compaltion to use old gmail acc. Get a new 1! Till u wanna get any conracts or data back from it
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Cannot add a new gmail account to the phone unless he is able to access the phone... which he needs the old account information for. The problem is he cannot access the phone because
The phone was already hard reset (No Contacts or Data on the phone, it's been wiped) so this is a mute point.

1- Perform a factory reset using recovery mode
2- when the phone boot up , Connect your phone to a wifi and complete all necessary step until you have to verify your Google account .
3- When you are to the point when you have to verify your account use the the OTG Cable in order to connect your phone to some memory stick which contain the bypass app
4- Navigate to the app and install it .
5- immediately after installing open the app , it will redirect to SETTINGS .
5- open it and navigate to Backup and Reset
6- proceed to the factory reset again
7- choose erase everything
Done
The next time it boot up , Frp should be gone

u0aol said:
It doesn't matter how many different versions of firmware you flash. It's a security feature built in to the device to deter theives from stealing it. (Think iCloud lock for Android, similar concept).
There are methods to bypass this but I won't discuss them as I don't know for sure how you came across the phone and don't want to be complicit in theivery, but be sure to check google.
Your best bet at this point is to give your friend some truth serum and torture her for the old password (Or to ask her to initiate password recovery in order to obtain a new password. Please note that after the password has been changed you will have to wait a further 72 hours before accessing the phone.... another google security thing).
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Cannot add a new gmail account to the phone unless he is able to access the phone... which he needs the old account information for. The problem is he cannot access the phone because
The phone was already hard reset (No Contacts or Data on the phone, it's been wiped) so this is a mute point.
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Got it bro ty for increasing my knowledge

My method did not work?

downlode Miracle box crack and just press frp remove
all is done

ciel phantomhive said:
1- Perform a factory reset using recovery mode
2- when the phone boot up , Connect your phone to a wifi and complete all necessary step until you have to verify your Google account .
3- When you are to the point when you have to verify your account use the the OTG Cable in order to connect your phone to some memory stick which contain the bypass app
4- Navigate to the app and install it .
5- immediately after installing open the app , it will redirect to SETTINGS .
5- open it and navigate to Backup and Reset
6- proceed to the factory reset again
7- choose erase everything
Done
The next time it boot up , Frp should be gone
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How do you navigate anywhere without a file browser though? What am I missing? At the point you're asked to sign into the google account there's no option anywhere I can find to navigate anywhere but the password text area

Hey anyone in here able to upload me a good QCN file for this canada model? please?

Spin_101 said:
Hey guys! A friend of mine gave me her old phone (Samsung Grand Prime(SM-G530W)) and I planned to reset it so my Father can have a new phone. Unfortunately, after a hard reset the phone kept asking for the previous gmail account (My friend said it's a very old gmail and have not logged in with it for so long).
So far I have tried to flash 2 stock firmware (both lollipop 5.1.1 and even tried to flash a bell variant firmware) with Odin and no luck so far.
Thanks for the help in advance!
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Worked for my SM-G530W (Solo Mobile Canada, but has nothing to do with the firmware as is factory unlocked w.w.)
I had the same problem, and i used KIES 3 (not compatible with my phone anyway), but if you go on Kies toolbar to "TOOLS", "Firmware Upgrade and initialisation", it asks you for your device model (for mine i typed SM-G530W, and then it asks you for device serial number (S/N) found under the battery by the IMEI number. After this, follow on screen prompts (Restart your device in Download mode/ PDA, connect USB cable, etc), and let the software download and install (factory rom); After your device restarts, you are good to go (sometimes if it gets stuck on booting, remove battery for fer second and start again.) Now you have to go back and set up everything you want, including re-rooting your device... Good luck. (My device is Galaxy Grand Prime SM-G530W Factory unlocked rom, Android 5.11.

Hi,
I am somewhat in the same boat. My friend's SM-G530W just crashed in her hands, and she ended up buying a new phone. When I got to her place she told me nobody managed to do anything with it, not even her carrier (Telus) , so I said gimme that and i'll see if there really is nothing you can do. Factory reset didn't fix the boot loop , so I grabbed the latest firmware from sammobile and reflashed it using Odin. I didn't even know about FRP until that day. After flashing , the phone came to life.. so I said to myself.. Too easy! .. Then FRP hit me. Because she didn't even understand what a google account is , I ended up resetting her password using her new phone and a google code to change it. Afterwards the phone told me I needed to wait 24h after a password change. It has now been 2 weeks , and same issue. I know I have the right password because if I type another , it tells me wrong password , but when I type the correct one it says to wait 24h, but it never goes beyond that.
I have tried every method possible that I have seen to bypass FRP, including OTG , disconnect wifi during update check, realterm and a few softwares , yet the same problem persist. I also tried Freelancer's tip , but same thing. It still asked for the old account because password was reset, and again tells me to wait 24h because of a password change.
Any more ideas?
SM-G530W Telus

Damn
Out Of all the phones in the world you had to get that one.... that one is impossible to unlock, it uses multiple built-in software and has a glitch in the systems hardware to make it impossible to unlock I have two of them since 2016, december 12th, it is 2017-12-25. and let me tell you I would give anyone 1000$ who ever can prove me wrong... I am very confident that this phone can not be unlocked, it was one of the first phones to use frp and honestly it kinda sucks, I got a samsung galalxy 8s now... perhaps in the distant future someone will unlock this phone.. but ofcourse by then it will be ****...

Working unlock method
Roamin64 said:
Hi,
I am somewhat in the same boat. My friend's SM-G530W just crashed in her hands, and she ended up buying a new phone. When I got to her place she told me nobody managed to do anything with it, not even her carrier (Telus) , so I said gimme that and i'll see if there really is nothing you can do. Factory reset didn't fix the boot loop , so I grabbed the latest firmware from sammobile and reflashed it using Odin. I didn't even know about FRP until that day. After flashing , the phone came to life.. so I said to myself.. Too easy! .. Then FRP hit me. Because she didn't even understand what a google account is , I ended up resetting her password using her new phone and a google code to change it. Afterwards the phone told me I needed to wait 24h after a password change. It has now been 2 weeks , and same issue. I know I have the right password because if I type another , it tells me wrong password , but when I type the correct one it says to wait 24h, but it never goes beyond that.
I have tried every method possible that I have seen to bypass FRP, including OTG , disconnect wifi during update check, realterm and a few softwares , yet the same problem persist. I also tried Freelancer's tip , but same thing. It still asked for the old account because password was reset, and again tells me to wait 24h because of a password change.
Any more ideas?
SM-G530W Telus
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This is going to sound crazy, but I guarantee that it will work. I have unlocked a dozen plus grand primes SM-G530W phones. You will not need any OTG cables or flash any firmware. But you will have to download a couple apk's to remove the account. So that said. Take your grand prime to MacDonalds. . When there connect to the MacDonalfs free wifi. Normally you cant open a captive portal on google locked phones. But you can with the grand prime. The macdonalds splash screen will open up and you can scroll down to the bottom and click a link for policy. That will open your browser. From there you can download technocaretricks apk and quickshortcutmaker apk and bypass the google account .
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Miyuki_Izawa said:
Out Of all the phones in the world you had to get that one.... that one is impossible to unlock, it uses multiple built-in software and has a glitch in the systems hardware to make it impossible to unlock I have two of them since 2016, december 12th, it is 2017-12-25. and let me tell you I would give anyone 1000$ who ever can prove me wrong... I am very confident that this phone can not be unlocked, it was one of the first phones to use frp and honestly it kinda sucks, I got a samsung galalxy 8s now... perhaps in the distant future someone will unlock this phone.. but ofcourse by then it will be ****...
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I will gladly take your thousand dollars. Let me know when you have it and I will send you my address to etransfer it. I have proved you wrong. And hope you can keep your word cheers mate. I will be waiting for my private message requesting my email address for payment.

Note 4 bootloop, please help (official latest firmware).

Hello everyone.
My device is going into bootloop without usb cable.
With USB power adapter device works fine but when I pull out the cable smartphone is going to reboot (logo->reboot->logo->reboot...).
I tried the next:
I have changed battery to new but result is the same.
I have updated firmware through official Samsung SmartSwitch program but it also didn't help.
Recovery and bootloader are reachable.
I found info on stackoverflow that some crash logs could be stored by path /data/anr.
But my device isn't rooted and I can't get files from specified path.
Baseband ver. - N910HXXU1DPC1
Build number - MMB29K.N910HXXS2DQC7
Device status - official
Could someone suggest me some steps to check ?
Thanks in advance !

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To solve your problem you may have to download Stock firmware from sam mobile.com. Re-flash device using Odin3. Ive been dealing with a similar issue, and have had to do this several 100 times over the course of 3 day. It should solve your boot loop problem, but whatever else to are trying to do i'm not sure.

milesg86 said:
To solve your problem you may have to download Stock firmware from sam mobile.com. Re-flash device using Odin3. Ive been dealing with a similar issue, and have had to do this several 100 times over the course of 3 day. It should solve your boot loop problem, but whatever else to are trying to do i'm not sure.
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Hello milesg86.
First of all thanks for your advice. But I think it will not help me.
I'll try to explain why.
I have already checked the latest firmware version for my device for my country on sammobile.com - it's N910HXXS2DQC7.
It's the same version that I reinstalled using SmartSwitch http://www.samsung.com/us/smart-switch/ .
Could it be the bug in firmware ?
Should I check some logs ?

you tried factory reset over recovery already? anyways: there are so many possible reason for a bootloop at Note4 --> mmc fail etc

Galixy said:
you tried factory reset over recovery already? anyways: there are so many possible reason for a bootloop at Note4 --> mmc fail etc
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Yes, I have done factory reset through official recovery.
Also, I reinstalled firmware through SmartSwitch.
But both variants didn't help (

Galixy said:
you tried factory reset over recovery already? anyways: there are so many possible reason for a bootloop at Note4 --> mmc fail etc
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Could you suggest how to check mmc fail ?

Fediir said:
Yes, I have done factory reset through official recovery.
Also, I reinstalled firmware through SmartSwitch.
But both variants didn't help (
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Did you install a specific app or update before the loop occured? However it smells like a defect mainboard. Here is the deal: You can try root your phone (if the factory reset worked there should be a OS on your Note 4) and flash custom recovery like TWPR. Then do a FULL wipe through it and flash the OS you downloaded again through ODIN mode. Dunno how experienced you are with it but keep in mind you do it on your own risk and the warranty is gone (if you still got it anyways.....)
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well, if the mmc fail would occur you would definitely recognize it

Galixy said:
Did you install a specific app or update before the loop occured? However it smells like a defect mainboard. Here is the deal: You can try root your phone (if the factory reset worked there should be a OS on your Note 4) and flash custom recovery like TWPR. Then do a FULL wipe through it and flash the OS you downloaded again through ODIN mode. Dunno how experienced you are with it but keep in mind you do it on your own risk and the warranty is gone (if you still got it anyways.....)
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well, if the mmc fail would occur you would definitely recognize it
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I have installed TWRP through Odin 3.12 recently (without root) https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxynote4exynos3g.html.
Why you suggest to root the device ?
I want to clarify. Do you recommend to flash the official OS through Odin ?
What is the benefits from TWRP wipe ?
Also, now I am going to install this firmware https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/development/rom-nemesis-refined-v3-5-n7port-t3587637 .
Do you recommend it ?
P.S. Phone is working when connected to USB power adapter.
Thank you for comments !

Fediir said:
I have installed TWRP through Odin 3.12 recently (without root) https://twrp.me/devices/samsunggalaxynote4exynos3g.html.
Why you suggest to root the device ?
I want to clarify. Do you recommend to flash the official OS through Odin ?
What is the benefits from TWRP wipe ?
Also, now I am going to install this firmware https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/development/rom-nemesis-refined-v3-5-n7port-t3587637 .
Do you recommend it ?
P.S. Phone is working when connected to USB power adapter.
Thank you for comments !
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Has been a while that i used TWPR but i guess, when you trying to do a full a wipe it's telling you anyways if the device is not rooted?
TWPR does a FULL wipe, which means your smartphone is "empty". It wont boot then because there is no OS anymore, so you flash through odin (hold volume down, home button, powerbutton) your stock firmware. On Note 4 i never had an custom rom, only on the old Note 2 and CM rom was pretty nice. I think they stopped working on CM but i am sure you will find a stable version for your phone right here in the forum

NEMESIS ROM was successfully installed but it didn't solve the problem
Device is going to reboot/bootloop when I remove the USB power cable.
The next step is the authorized Samsung service.
Thanks to all for comments.
P.S. NEMESIS ROM :good::good::good: I'll install it again when my phone will be fixed .

Hello to everyone.
Yesterday my problem was solved.
Issue was because of damaged battery. Authorized Samsung service provides to me original battery and it's work
As result, I requested fefund for my Amazon order of battery https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SW22RJU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 .
Thanks to all for comments !

I know this is an old thread but ive been going through this issue for a long time. But now recently happened to my galaxy s7 edge, exact same problem.
It only stays on with the charger cable connected, if i remove it, it goes to bootloop.
On the note 4 ive tried 4 different batteries, they all say samsung but not sure if they're oem from samsung. But i also swapped the mother board and also same thing happens , so its not the mother board thats damaged cause I tried 2 of them and same issue. Could be it be the charging port or should try a oem battery too ?

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I know this is an old thread but ive been going through this issue for a long time. But now recently happened to my galaxy s7 edge, exact same problem.
It only stays on with the charger cable connected, if i remove it, it goes to bootloop.
On the note 4 ive tried 4 different batteries, they all say samsung but not sure if they're oem from samsung. But i also swapped the mother board and also same thing happens , so its not the mother board thats damaged cause I tried 2 of them and same issue. Could be it be the charging port or should try a oem battery too ?
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Then you have 2 bad mother boards...... anything that would cause the bootloop is in the motherboard

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Then you have 2 bad mother boards...... anything that would cause the bootloop is in the motherboard
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Well its basically the same info that the person that did this thread. Same exact thing. I just havent tried a new oem battery i guess just knock off ones. But now also with this s7 edge is also happening

fevera1985 said:
Well its basically the same info that the person that did this thread. Same exact thing. I just havent tried a new oem battery i guess just knock off ones. But now also with this s7 edge is also happening
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I did have
..i Have had a bad battery with one of my Note 4 S the phone would be fine until the battery got below 50% then it would constantly reboot.... Now is your phone looping or is it just stuck on the splash screen?

trinilu27 said:
I did have
..i Have had a bad battery with one of my Note 4 S the phone would be fine until the battery got below 50% then it would constantly reboot.... Now is your phone looping or is it just stuck on the splash screen?
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Well for example if I have the phone connected to the charger, it will stay on like normal, I can make calls, use the internet etc.. Normal stuff. If I unplug the cord and say the battery is 100% it will sometimes stay on for like 5 mns and then it shuts off and starts restarting on and on to samsung screen or sometimes the carrier logo screen. It will do that for like 2 mns then it shuts off and wont turn on.
I plug it on the charger and battery shows 0% or 3 sometimes, but 5 mns before it was 100%..
Hopefully i make sense lol

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Well for example if I have the phone connected to the charger, it will stay on like normal, I can make calls, use the internet etc.. Normal stuff. If I unplug the cord and say the battery is 100% it will sometimes stay on for like 5 mns and then it shuts off and starts restarting on and on to samsung screen or sometimes the carrier logo screen. It will do that for like 2 mns then it shuts off and wont turn on.
I plug it on the charger and battery shows 0% or 3 sometimes, but 5 mns before it was 100%..
Hopefully i make sense lol
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I take back what I said....I'll bet it is the battery....trust me if you're going to go buy a new battery pay out the little extra money for the extended battery you can find them on eBay and Amazon...well worth it

trinilu27 said:
I take back what I said....I'll bet it is the battery....trust me if you're going to go buy a new battery pay out the little extra money for the extended battery you can find them on eBay and Amazon...well worth it
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Right.. I bought some local in a local phone store but those are fake. They have the samsung brand but its one of those places they repair phones and I knoe they're fake batteries. But yeah they didnt work. I found a authentic oem batteries on ebay that I'm going to order and crossing my fingers it works.

I have a Samsung Note 4 with boot loop problem. I am asking for advice because it has two Bitcoin Accounts on it that I can not retrieve anywhere else. HELP!!! Thanks in advance

Flashing ROM help on Samsung S8

Hello Everyone,
First of all I am a newbie when it comes to Android, so forgive me for asking such a noob question.
So here is the story, my girlfriend's dad passed away few months ago. He used an old Samsung S8, sadly we do not know what the login pattern is or his Google account password (We did try recovery options but to no avail)
As there was no other option, I went ahead and had the phone factory reset, and from what I learned the phone is now FRP locked.
After a reading a few more guides I downloaded a tool called Odin and some 'Stock ROM' and flashed it hoping that would resolve the issue (Oh boy, how wrong I was) and the phone is now stuck on a screen saying "Error occurred while updating the device software, use the emergency recovery function"
My girlfriend just wanted to be able to use it for some time, and now I feel really bad for screwing it up.
Just wondering what my options are and if the phone is salvageable at all?

Hey, are you sure you downloaded the right ROM for this S8? Since there are two models of this phone, each with a different chipset (Exynos / Qualcomm Snapdragon). I feel like this error could come from a bad firmware? Does Odin still see the phone when you connect it to the PC?
Edit: Apparently people solved this problem using Samsung's Smart Switch on PC.

Yes, I think I downloaded the correct one. The phone is from Telstra Australia and so downloaded the ROM from Samfrew that was listed as Telstra, I typed in the model number which is SM-G950F it is this firmware that came up.
Yes when I put the phone into Recovery mode and connect to PC, Odin detects it, but the flash gets stuck halfway. I've loaded the BL, AP, CP and CSC that came within the ZIP file from Samfrew and under options only ticked 'Auto Reboot' and 'F.Reset Time'
Also tried just with the BL and AP but same deal.

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Also tried just with the BL and AP but same deal.
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Have you tried Samsung's Smart Switch app on PC? Apparently people successfuly fixed this error with it.

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Also tried just with the BL and AP but same deal.
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I've never had to deal with a Samsung that has a FRP lock, that could just be the reason why the flashing fails, i wouldn't know. I hope you can get the Factory Reset to work :/

Also tried the Smart Switch app but it would recognize the phone. Thank you for looking into this.

You could send a message to this user "makeyourself" : https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/i-think-i-screwed-the-pooch-on-this-one.3939572/post-79729654 , he seems aware about the FRP locks / flashing issues.
Good luck with your S8.

@Derbi75 thanks heaps, will message makeyourself now.

Ideas? Anyone?

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Ideas? Anyone?
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From what I know, the error only appears if the phone was interrupted during flashing. Such as, Odin was writing into phone but you probably removed the USB or stuff. The screen you see is actually download mode. It is just renamed. Try plugging in your device when it's on the error screen then re-flash it.