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[Q] S4 rebooting after OTA

Hi!
Today I got a notification that there was an OTA ready. After installing the OTA my S4 keeps rebooting. It only works for 5-10 seconds and then it reboots. Not a complete reboot though, I don't have to type my pin again I just get the blue-purple ring and the samsung logo.
I've tried booting into recovery and did a factory reset but it still reboots:crying:
My S4 is the international version and it is completely stock and not rooted.
What do I do?
Thanks
EDIT: I started from scratch without importing apps and settings from google at it seems to have done the trick

Weird phone reset

Just wondering if anyone has has this happen...My Note 3 was just sitting here doing nothing (rooted, 4.3, BajaRom10, xposed mods) when I notice it reboot and go to the original Verizon splash screen and that wallpaper it came with that's in all the ads.
Safestrap 3.63 installs but won't boot into recovery and all my mods are gone (including Nova Launcher and any account info for gmail etc).
Coming from the Droid X to the Note 2 on launch and now with the Note 3 on launch, I've seen plenty of strange behavior but this has me stumped.
No new apps installed...seriously no changes for at least a week.
Do I odin MJE? I'm dumbfounded.
Update--restarted the phone several times and it just booted into safestrap...whew
Update #2--restored to a recent backup, rebooted to the same out of the box state. Definitely odin time.
Final update--forgot to wipe after the backup--works now FTW
Thanks

HELP! error message after root.

hello everyone, i am not completely new to rooting i have rooted 3 devices before. i am using a galaxy note 3 sm-900W8 running android version 5.0 lollipop. the carrier is telus(CANADA). i rooted the phone using odin and then updated supersu and all the binaryies and installed gamekiller which all worked fine. then my phone randomly turned off and now when i turn it on it stays on boot screen for a little longer then normal and loads up with the error unfortunately system UI has stopped. my task bar at the top and home button no longer work now. is there anyway to fix this without a hard reset? i have tried wiping the cache partition multiple times. i also tried redoing the root to no avail. i also tried taking the battery out and rebooting. no luck.

S5 G900f

I wiped my Samsung G5's cache in an effort to speed it up, and after reset all applications crash (I get Report/OK) button options, and the screen is black. Nothing else is happening. I rebooted, I wiped cache again, and nothing.
The phone is rooted with Android 5.0 on it, touchwiz.
Suggestions?

Back up your files and either factory reset, or flash the same ROM over the top with ODIN
sammobile . com for ROMs

Note 4 5.0.1- Wont Factory Reset After CF- Auto Root

Note 4 5.0.1 Not factory resetting after CF- Auto Root
Hello Everyone,
This is the first time I have ever posted anything on any forum online. I have used XDA to get help while fiddling with my devices before so I would just like to thank all of those who share things on forums.
I have a Note 4 SM-N910c running Lollipop 5.0.1. A few days ago I used CF Auto Root Method to root my device. Needless to say, it worked perfectly. However, today I wanted to factory data reset my device just to remove all the files that I have in my phone. I should mention that I am not trying to 'unroot' my phone. Just reset it.
So I went to the settings and factory data reset my phone but this is where the problem began. After clicking 'Erase All' my phone turned off but then a small android animated figure appeared with the words 'Installing System Update' visible beneath it and then suddenly a red faced down android appeared with the words 'error' beneath it. Then my phone went into the stock recovery where I rebooted my system and my phone turned back on without resetting it.
So my question is that, what in the world just happened and how can I reset my phone? I should also mention that I have no custom recovery installed and I have no custom rom intalled. Can anyone please guide me thru this, I would very much appreciate it.
Thank you for your help.