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[Q] Oh no Bricked!

I tried to update my firmware last night using odin (I've used it several times for my Galaxy S) and it failed, the error message was something along the lines of "write operation failed"
after waiting 25mins to see if my tab would reboot it didn't so I held down the power button to restart it and it switched off and now it won't switch on again ....
I've tried plugging it into all my usb slots, charging through the wall charger and tried using android commander but nothing makes the screen pop up with that little image of a computer and phone.
I can't even get into download mode, and odin doesn't pick it up. I think it's bricked for good,
I had a issue with the USB cable and had to get it replaced by samsung, now my ELF (Early-Life Failure) is up so I don't know what to do.....
Any Suggestions?

It's ok buddy its not bricked just plug in to the usb on the pc with odin3 on and leave at for a wile and it will come right back up.
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I left it plugged in for about 10/15 mins and nothing happened after that I tired to to the whole power+volume down+home button to turn it off and back on, didn't work and just tried to ADB it and the device isn't found.
So I think its a costly paperweight atm

Ok well plug it in to the wall outlet and leave it for a few hours. I had tbe same prom you had and thats what work for me.
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rattenzadel said:
I left it plugged in for about 10/15 mins and nothing happened after that I tired to to the whole power+volume down+home button to turn it off and back on, didn't work and just tried to ADB it and the device isn't found.
So I think its a costly paperweight atm
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Im so sure of it that id buy your paper weight from you.
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lol I liked my paperweight too much Ok I'll leave charged at home while I go to work for 7 hours, Thanks for your help bulldebeerman, Hopefully this fixes the ubertab (yes I nicknamed this paperweight!)

Ok so It's still bricked.... I forgot to mention the buttons don't work eg. I push and hold the power button and it does nothing. I charged it for the day so it should be 100% battery and now odin isn't finding it still. Also I didn't have USB debbuging enabled :/

Now I will admit I don't have a Tab(til next month) but wouldn't you un brick it the same way you do a Samsung Vibrant?
(Am not trying to be smart, just trying to find out everything I can before I buy it)...And on that note is there a 32GB version out?

rattenzadel said:
Ok so It's still bricked.... I forgot to mention the buttons don't work eg. I push and hold the power button and it does nothing. I charged it for the day so it should be 100% battery and now odin isn't finding it still. Also I didn't have USB debbuging enabled :/
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Have you tried dropping the phone into Recovery Mode?
There is some confusion on what buttons to press where some say to press and hold the Volume Up AND Power Buttons simultaneously, whereas others mention pressing the above AND the Back Button.
If you can get into Recovery Mode you may be able to restart the phone.
If not and Revery Mode works try dropping the phone into Download Mode which is the same for RM but you press the Volume Down instead of Up.
With DM you will then be able to use third party software (Odin & a suitable ROM image from samfirmware'com) to bring the phone back up and running.

Yep tried all that tried
Power + Volume Up
Power + Volume Down
Power + Volume Up + Down
Power + Volume Down + Home
Power + Volume Domn + Up + Home
so um.... nothing makes the phone start

rattenzadel said:
Yep tried all that tried
Power + Volume Up
Power + Volume Down
Power + Volume Up + Down
Power + Volume Down + Home
Power + Volume Domn + Up + Home
so um.... nothing makes the phone start
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You mentioned Home button but not the Back Button.
I take it that does not work either?

Sorry forgot to menton that ... tried all possible combos for that too .... and adb won't detect the tab which kinda really make me think its brick for good :/

Its not bricked.
Power it off, and power it back on holding the vol down button and the power button.
When you see the computer---!---phone icon, release the keys, and connect it to a pc with an open odin. It will get recognized ( even though you dont get the download mode, you are in it ).
After that, flash whatever you need.
Try that and let me know.

sedde said:
Its not bricked.
Power it off, and power it back on holding the vol down button and the power button.
When you see the computer---!---phone icon, release the keys, and connect it to a pc with an open odin. It will get recognized ( even though you dont get the download mode, you are in it ).
After that, flash whatever you need.
Try that and let me know.
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I don't believe he is getting any power indications at all.... I've already mentioned pressing these keys.

Beards said:
I don't believe he is getting any power indications at all.... I've already mentioned pressing these keys.
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Oh then it must be hardware fault. Return it and get a new one back.

yep no way of seeing if the tab is on or not . other than after the whole day of charging the tab gets hot on the back :/

rattenzadel said:
yep no way of seeing if the tab is on or not . other than after the whole day of charging the tab gets hot on the back :/
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Where's your nearest Service Centre???

Beards said:
Where's your nearest Service Centre???
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texas you have to send it to samsung

Shame..... In the UK we are quite lucky in having an abundance of centre's.
I have three within 10 miles.

I think mine is only 15 minutes away ... would it be covered in warranty?

2012 Nexus 7 in APX mode - HELP

So I was using my N7 as normal last night, starting up Kodi (Previously XBMC) to watch some shows before I went to bed, and as Kodi was starting, my tablet froze. I let it sit there for a good 10 minutes, nothing happened, so I proceeded to hold the power button down to force it to reboot, it turned off, and now it seems to be off forever..
It is showing up in my device manager as APX. I've tried all the tricks of holding down the power button + volume button to get into the bootloader, and it just won't give in. It is rooted, and it's been that way for a long time..
Is there maybe something that I missed in my research? It seems that there are two results; those who can hold down the power and volume and get into bootloader and go from there, and those who never revive the N7.
What are your thoughts?
-Seth

nightfox7 said:
So I was using my N7 as normal last night, starting up Kodi (Previously XBMC) to watch some shows before I went to bed, and as Kodi was starting, my tablet froze. I let it sit there for a good 10 minutes, nothing happened, so I proceeded to hold the power button down to force it to reboot, it turned off, and now it seems to be off forever..
It is showing up in my device manager as APX. I've tried all the tricks of holding down the power button + volume button to get into the bootloader, and it just won't give in. It is rooted, and it's been that way for a long time..
Is there maybe something that I missed in my research? It seems that there are two results; those who can hold down the power and volume and get into bootloader and go from there, and those who never revive the N7.
What are your thoughts?
-Seth
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try removing the batt then wait for 2 min then put it back then plug it in pc then hold power button atnd up and down button

ngoralph said:
try removing the batt then wait for 2 min then put it back then plug it in pc then hold power button atnd up and down button
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Tried this multiple times as well..

How did you even remove the battery? We're talking about Nexus 7 aka grouper, right?

nightfox7 said:
Tried this multiple times as well..
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hmm i think its hardware problem, i also have this problem till now but got it working, but turning off the tablet makes it dead again
hmm for me i just kept repeating the process
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l33ch0r said:
How did you even remove the battery? We're talking about Nexus 7 aka grouper, right?
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yes watch some youtube video bout it

l33ch0r said:
How did you even remove the battery? We're talking about Nexus 7 aka grouper, right?
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It's super easy to pop the back off and unplug the battery.
ngoralph said:
hmm i think its hardware problem, i also have this problem till now but got it working, but turning off the tablet makes it dead again
hmm for me i just kept repeating the process
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That's what I think as well. I read somewhere that its a CPU failure.
I'll keep on trying, i left it unplugged all night.

nightfox7 said:
So I was using my N7 as normal last night, starting up Kodi (Previously XBMC) to watch some shows before I went to bed, and as Kodi was starting, my tablet froze. I let it sit there for a good 10 minutes, nothing happened, so I proceeded to hold the power button down to force it to reboot, it turned off, and now it seems to be off forever..
It is showing up in my device manager as APX. I've tried all the tricks of holding down the power button + volume button to get into the bootloader, and it just won't give in. It is rooted, and it's been that way for a long time..
Is there maybe something that I missed in my research? It seems that there are two results; those who can hold down the power and volume and get into bootloader and go from there, and those who never revive the N7.
What are your thoughts?
-Seth
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Mine did this...Stuck at the Google Boot Logo and when I rebooted all i got was APX mode. Unfortunately for me the only way I got it fixed was to buy a Nexus 7 from Ebay with a broken screen for parts. Then I removed the motherboard from the broken one and replaced my bad motherboard with the good one. I tried everything before going this route.

Just an update:
I never was able to revive the old girl. Tried just about everything short of reflowing the board.
I found a logic board on ebay for pretty cheap and dropped it in, it works great and now I have more space! I used to have a 16, now it's a 32.
Also, I put Cyanogenmod on it, and I love it. Much more responsive than it used to be.
-Seth

Another update, she's still going strong, so it wasn't any other failures, only something on the motherboard.

Don't remove your battery

So my brother has an s6 and I always wondered what would happen if it were to freeze or boot loop. Well apparently pressing and holding volume down plus power force reboots the device. Similar to pressing and holding power button on a computer.
Well we have the same feature on our s5!
I like this cause I have a lifeproof on my phone. Makes rebooting so much easier!
Just sharing this awesome info!
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You only have to hold the power button down

evilvoice said:
You only have to hold the power button down
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No it doesn't work. It stays powered on and just shows you the power menu. Try it yourself. I'm on the latest bootloader so maybe on older ones it works with just power button. I know on my s4 it worked with just power button but now on the s5 and s6 it's power button and volume down.
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You may be correct. I can't remember on my wife's s5. On the Note 3, you only have to hold down power, but it takes a really long time. I'm getting her s5 in a few days or so when she upgrades

evilvoice said:
You may be correct. I can't remember on my wife's s5. On the Note 3, you only have to hold down power, but it takes a really long time. I'm getting her s5 in a few days or so when she upgrades
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Ahh. Yes, Note 3 and S4 had similar bootloaders. So I think you are right for that device.

ive had my S5 since launch week, and its been rootd, rommed and TWRP'd since day 1 and the 15 second press of the powerbutton has rebooted it on all firmwares ive ran

youdoofus said:
ive had my S5 since launch week, and its been rootd, rommed and TWRP'd since day 1 and the 15 second press of the powerbutton has rebooted it on all firmwares ive ran
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Well power alone does not work on mine. I must use volume down as well. Volume down is obviously required for it to work for some people. I don't understand why you people keep going on about this. If it works with just the power button for you, then it'll work with power button and volume button.
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elesbb said:
Well power alone does not work on mine. I must use volume down as well. Volume down is obviously required for it to work for some people. I don't understand why you people keep going on about this. If it works with just the power button for you, then it'll work with power button and volume button.
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i too was kinda surprised to see this in a thread, as i thought it was already well known

I think power+volume is used on stock firmware and perhaps the power button alone works on custom roms?

spartasr said:
I think power+volume is used on stock firmware and perhaps the power button alone works on custom roms?
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that could very well be

I never knew this, thanks! It will keep me from taking my case off.

How to turn off phone without screen

So, my wife sadly dropped my new Moto X Pure before I ever even got to see it, and shattered the screen. Display comes on fine but touchscreen is nonresponsive.
Other than just waiting for the battery to die, is there a way to turn the phone off while awaiting my new screen from China?

Nothing else you can really do .. Just wait a few days & let it die ..
On the 3rd or 4th day if you want, you can charge it while it's turned off, while your waiting!

Hold power button....

george241312 said:
Hold power button....
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If I hold it down long enough it eventually reboots, but doesn't actually shut down. If I get it to reboot, can I get from there into download or recovery mode, and can I get from there to shut down without using the touchscreen?

adb shell halt?

I guess I will need to experiment to see if I can get to download mode without starting from "shut down", but from the middle of a reboot.

droidmark said:
I guess I will need to experiment to see if I can get to download mode without starting from "shut down", but from the middle of a reboot.
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Hold Power + Vol Down. for a long time. It'll boot to bootloader. There is a "Power Off" option you can scroll to with vol keys.

Sure she wasn't mad because you bought a new phone and slammed it down on purpose?

eregev said:
Hold Power + Vol Down. for a long time. It'll boot to bootloader. There is a "Power Off" option you can scroll to with vol keys.
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Perfect! Thank you.

jaseman said:
Sure she wasn't mad because you bought a new phone and slammed it down on purpose?
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If so she put on a pretty good act because she was very very apologetic even though I told her it was no big deal. In fact she just saw your post and was a little insulted.:laugh:

Yotaphone 2 vol and power switches not working. Phone not charging.

Yotaphone 2 from Tinydeal, so running KitKat.
Suddenly no power switch working, no volume control, and does not appear to charge. Blank front screen. Mirror screen OK on back.
When receiving a call the main screen will light up and work. Battery is 85%.
I've read elsewhere that the tinydeal phones have been flashed (rooted?) so it's inadvisable to try a factory reset.
I can change volume with the sliders on the back screen, but the volume slider does not appear on either screen just by pushing the volume buttons.
Any ideas, or is it another case of returning it to tinydeal?

I just cant find the radio folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\yotaphone_flasher. I only have "drivers" folder there. I did all the previous steps as in the guide.... What is wrong please?

IIEDDIE said:
I just cant find the radio folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\yotaphone_flasher. I only have "drivers" folder there. I did all the previous steps as in the guide.... What is wrong please?
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You first have to run yotaflasher and have it download a firmware. After that you will have a Radio folder in the Firmware folder.
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Lothor said:
Yotaphone 2 from Tinydeal, so running KitKat.
Suddenly no power switch working, no volume control, and does not appear to charge. Blank front screen. Mirror screen OK on back.
When receiving a call the main screen will light up and work. Battery is 85%.
I've read elsewhere that the tinydeal phones have been flashed (rooted?) so it's inadvisable to try a factory reset.
I can change volume with the sliders on the back screen, but the volume slider does not appear on either screen just by pushing the volume buttons.
Any ideas, or is it another case of returning it to tinydeal?
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If the hardware buttons (volume) are not working there seems to be something wrong with your phone. This is however where the simcard is inserted. Have you tried removing the simcard tray and inserting it again? If the volume controls don't seem to work after that you phone may be faulty and it is best to return your phone as you seem to be the only one with this problem.

No, I the folder just wasnt there. Though I used the method of first flashing newest 4.4 EU firmware (which worked) and then turned on and Android automatially downloaded 5.0 update. It was ****ing scary I have to say as it took about 0,5-1 hour with phone turning on and off so sporadically that I thought that it was actually dead in between. No HW keys worked during the process (yes I freaked out) and display was turned off. At the end battery actually died even though it was connected to PC by usb. But I didnt know that so as the last resort I plugged it into charger and I got directly to 5.0. Method was actually pretty flawless but the way the phone looked was really scary. (99% of that time time it looked and behaved as bricked) - black screen no feedback from any combination of HW keys.

VirtuaLeech said:
You first have to run yotaflasher and have it download a firmware. After that you will have a Radio folder in the Firmware folder.
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If the hardware buttons (volume) are not working there seems to be something wrong with your phone. This is however where the simcard is inserted. Have you tried removing the simcard tray and inserting it again? If the volume controls don't seem to work after that you phone may be faulty and it is best to return your phone as you seem to be the only one with this problem.
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Well, whilst waiting for advice from tinydeal after uploading a video to them, I left the phone alone and it took about 12 days for the back of the phone to lock, signifying that the battery had finally totally run down. I then plugged the phone back onto its charger and held the power button for about 15 seconds. Suddenly the charger light came on, then went off after about ten seconds, then came back on again. Pressing the power button again brought the front screen back to life!
So I conclude that the problem sometimes solvable with phones with a removeable battery (reboot the phone with a battery disconnection) can't be done with the Yotaphone. The downside here is that the Yotaphone battery takes so long to run down (12 days!)

I have exactly the same problem as the OP. No Sim card tho, just WiFi. I have just had the phone for about 3 weeks.

bruno00000 said:
I have exactly the same problem as the OP. No Sim card tho, just WiFi. I have just had the phone for about 3 weeks.
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After my experience I suggest leaving wi fi on to help run the battery down.
Someone else on another website suggests holding the power button and both volume buttons for about 15 seconds to force a reboot.... but that didn't work for me.

I did a hard reset, but no difference, except unlocking the rear screen is easier now (?). I'll let the phone run down as suggested...
Lothor said:
After my experience I suggest leaving wi fi on to help run the battery down.
Someone else on another website suggests holding the power button and both volume buttons for about 15 seconds to force a reboot.... but that didn't work for me.
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Hello, I have the same problem. Suddenly vol up, vol down and power button stop to work. But if I hold them together (vol up or down with power) then they work. So it seems like the software problem for me.
I have Android 4.4.3
update: I flashed my yotaphone to 5.0 and now everything works fine!

Draining battery solved it for me!
As per the title. My keys would not work. I let the phone run until the battery died and now they work again.
Flashing different firmware didn't help me...
I have a CN YotaPhone 2 from Gearbest