Do you think I should have factory reset my phone before first use?
thegameksk said:
Do you think I should have factory reset my phone before first use?
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No reason to
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Okay, so let's say you want your phone to seem to a Samsung rep to have never been rooted or messed with in any such fashion.
What exactly, all in all, would you say you would have to do to get it back to such a condition after having been rooted?
I assume it is something like,
Reset the counter with a usb jig
flash original firmware
But it would not surprise me if there were other loose ends that could end up messing you up as well, so I thought I'd ask.
edit: Wow am I ever bad at posting in the wrong forum, sorrry, should have put this in Q&A.
mystic01 said:
Okay, so let's say you want your phone to seem to a Samsung rep to have never been rooted or messed with in any such fashion.
What exactly, all in all, would you say you would have to do to get it back to such a condition after having been rooted?
I assume it is something like,
Reset the counter with a usb jig
flash original firmware
But it would not surprise me if there were other loose ends that could end up messing you up as well, so I thought I'd ask.
edit: Wow am I ever bad at posting in the wrong forum, sorrry, should have put this in Q&A.
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Your assumption is correct.
Sent from my GT-I9100
Hard reset (not factory reset) the device.
Intratech said:
Hard reset (not factory reset) the device.
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Ain't hard reset = factory reset?
BananaMilkShake said:
Ain't hard reset = factory reset?
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Factory reset: using reset option in phone..
Hard rest: using dialer code
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Hi Folks,
My phone doesn't seem to lock my exact location on any of the mapping apps. I have tried downloading all possible GPS apps but nothing seemed to work. Is factory resetting my phone is the only solution? I have a Verizon version.
I have couple of questions:
1. I am rooted and I have TWRP installed. if I factory reset, am I going to lose both?
Your help is highly appreciated.
stackystack said:
Hi Folks,
My phone doesn't seem to lock my exact location on any of the mapping apps. I have tried downloading all possible GPS apps but nothing seemed to work. Is factory resetting my phone is the only solution? I have a Verizon version.
I have couple of questions:
1. I am rooted and I have TWRP installed. if I factory reset, am I going to lose both?
Your help is highly appreciated.
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Factory reset wipes the data partition, not system. You won't lose root or TWRP.
The only app I use for GPS is FasterGPS
It might help with the speed. Hopefully you can get it working.
Hi scottdanpor,
Thanks much for quick reply. I am going to try the app you suggested, if that didn't work. I'll factory reset it.
Will post back if it solves my issue.
stackystack said:
Hi scottdanpor,
Thanks much for quick reply. I am going to try the app you suggested, if that didn't work. I'll factory reset it.
Will post back if it solves my issue.
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oops I meant to post https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.fastergps&hl=en. Fasterfix is for 4.2 or older.
scottdanpor said:
oops I meant to post Fasterfix is for 4.2 or older.
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LOL I was about to post back that the app isn't opening on my phone :laugh:
stackystack said:
LOL I was about to post back that the app isn't opening on my phone :laugh:
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Sorry!
I tried to downgrade my rooted firmware from 511070220 to 510058520. After reboot I get a lockscreen. Anyone know how to fix this?
Only pressing the option key brings me to the regular menu.
yazyazoo said:
I tried to downgrade my rooted firmware from 511070220 to 510058520. After reboot I get a lockscreen. Anyone know how to fix this?
Only pressing the option key brings me to the regular menu.
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You might need to do a factory reset.
rbox said:
You might need to do a factory reset.
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I have the two sites blocked and cwm installed. Is a factory reset safe?
yazyazoo said:
I have the two sites blocked and cwm installed. Is a factory reset safe?
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Yes
nyder said:
Yes
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Thanks a lot!
Cannot get Factory reset to work. Is this because of root? How can I get it to work?
Jep56 said:
Cannot get Factory reset to work. Is this because of root? How can I get it to work?
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Nevermind...jeeeeeez. I got it
Will it keep root?
Thanks
redhonker said:
Will it keep root?
Thanks
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Yes. It will keep your device rooted after the factory reset.
AmznUser444 Dev said:
No. It will loose root when you do a factory reset. Can you re-root it.
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Is there a different way to delete all the data?
Thanks