My phone has been perfect up till now. I just got off a call and then put my phone down and when I went to pick it up it was shut down and nothing was responding. Any button combination will not turn then phone on and when connected to a charger none of the LED appear and the phone is completely unresponsive. Any thought...?
Keep Vol_down+Power pressed for 10sec. It will force reboot your phone incase it is in frozen state.
If that doesn't help then leave it on charging for a 15-20mins and then try to boot it.
madnav said:
Keep Vol_down+Power pressed for 10sec. It will force reboot your phone incase it is in frozen state.
If that doesn't help then leave it on charging for a 15-20mins and then try to boot it.
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I have tried both but no luck..... Other threads are saying that I should wait for the battery to die and then try this method.
I am currently living in Canada but have warranty under U.A.E so I have to ship it there for any warranty work..
xlittoninjax said:
I have tried both but no luck..... Other threads are saying that I should wait for the battery to die and then try this method.
I am currently living in Canada but have warranty under U.A.E so I have to ship it there for any warranty work..
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From thread above:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/s7-edge/help/phone-freezes-reset-impossible-t3617299
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My rooted mt4g's power button just stopped working. So i couldn't shut it off for some time. i would reboot by going to terminal emulator, su and reboot.
Today i rebooted my phone and it didnt reboot properly...was stuck on the black screen so i had no choice but to pull the battery out, so now i cant turn it back on.
I called tmobile and explain the problem and said its still under warranty so they will send me a replacement, i only have to pay for shipping.
my question is that since i cant turn on the phone to bring it back to original rom/unroot. Do u guys think there is going to be an issue when i return the phone to them rooted with cm7? i dont want to get charged however much they charge for returning phones that voilated the warranty thingy.
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My rooted mt4g's power button just stopped working. So i couldn't shut it off for some time. i would reboot by going to terminal emulator, su and reboot.
Today i rebooted my phone and it didnt reboot properly...was stuck on the black screen so i had no choice but to pull the battery out, so now i cant turn it back on.
I called tmobile and explain the problem and said its still under warranty so they will send me a replacement, i only have to pay for shipping.
my question is that since i cant turn on the phone to bring it back to original rom/unroot. Do u guys think there is going to be an issue when i return the phone to them rooted with cm7? i dont want to get charged however much they charge for returning phones that voilated the warranty thingy.
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Hmmm I see... Do phone's detect ADB while it's off? If so then that's you're only hope I'm assuming.
If all else fails then maybe you can just pop the phone in the microwave for a quick 3 seconds so that the phone wont boot at all. Now that's raking it to extreme of course.
Chances are that T-Mobile wont even check. But I guess its a risk. Because then it'd suck if T-Mobile did turn it on then find a custom ROM.
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yea... adb doesnt detect a device thats turned off. hehe
microwave eh? ... maybe.. good idea though..
r0mmel said:
yea... adb doesnt detect a device thats turned off. hehe
microwave eh? ... maybe.. good idea though..
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Lol yeah, that's an extreme answer but it would be very unfortunate if they decide to try and turn it on then find out it's been modded. I think they end up charging your account like 350 or whatever.
But IMO I honestly don't think they'll even go that far to check. But that's just my opinion lol. Either way, good luck man.
Pull out the battery.
Connect the USB charging cable.
Insert the battery.
Repeat several times until your phone turns on.
Might work.
tried it maybe like 4 times.. its what the tmobile tech support asked me to do.
Jack_R1 said:
Pull out the battery.
Connect the USB charging cable.
Insert the battery.
Repeat several times until your phone turns on.
Might work.
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Seems to work for me - insert battery while it's plugged in, if it doesn't turn on, battery out, battery in.
As for a software reboot - download the app Easy Reboot.
For HBOOT, try holding down the volume down key while the charger is plugged in, and insert the battery as above.
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weird i just tried the battery on and off... still didnt work, the charge light just goes on and off as well... i do have an aftermarket charger, and im using the wall charger not the usb to computer... if that makes any difference..
Yeah I was using the wall charger too, but the one that came with the phone. The very first battery insert (followed by a 5 second pause) started the phone up. Strange. I have ENG HBOOT and ClockworkMod 5.x installed if that makes a difference.
i dont have eng hboot because my phone is already unlocked by tmobile, i didnt see a need for it. i have the latest cwm and latest cm7...
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Yeah I was using the wall charger too, but the one that came with the phone. The very first battery insert (followed by a 5 second pause) started the phone up. Strange. I have ENG HBOOT and ClockworkMod 5.x installed if that makes a difference.
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Just on a whim - I don't suppose that running a RUU.exe will provide a way to force the phone to turn on? Doubtful but worth a try.
Hi!!
I was updating my phone and my pc just shutted down in the middle of the update... the phone just hung there... after 1/2 an hour i decided to turn it off.. and it never turned on again... it doesn´t even show the charging battery....
PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!
Remove battery wait 5 minutes and try to go to download mode and flash phone again.
Agree mate, pull battery I'd leave for a good half hour. As long as you can get it into download (power on holding volume down and home buttons) then you can re-flash using ODIN.
it doesn't do anything.... 1/2 hour without battery... and still nothing...
any other idea?
OK, try this:
1. remove battery
2 (tricky a little bit): keeping the download buttons pressed, insert the battery
another option is to use jig, but both above options are promising only if your bootloader survived....
definitively bricked! nothing worked... so tomorrow i'll take it to my carrier and play the dumb blonde to see if they can do something ( it is still in warranty, but here in venezuela it doesn't mean much) so.. i´ll cross my fingers and wait... thanks everybody
Just let us know how it ended... wish you success with them.
hi! today i got my sgs back, they told me that the logical board was replaced...
so i think that once the bootloader is dead, not even the samsung people can bring it back..
so.. from now on... i'll do everything with a ups or in my laptop to avoid any shutdown..
Good to know, thanks for the warning.
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hi! today i got my sgs back, they told me that the logical board was replaced...
so i think that once the bootloader is dead, not even the samsung people can bring it back..
so.. from now on... i'll do everything with a ups or in my laptop to avoid any shutdown..
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Great for you, probably your phone did get an overcharge that killed the board. Thi is why many people use laptops to make flash roms.
Thanks for info.. I didn't know USB can overcharge the phone..
So if I put in the surge protector for my pc, it should help protect the phone too right..?
I don't think, it can be overcharged by USB. These phones have system, that will turn off charching once charged. I have never been checking whether my phone is already fully charged and have never problems with overcharging
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Hello All,
My S4 constantly shuts off after 3 seconds. Lets say the phone is off, and I just plug the usb cable into, the battery icon comes on, but then it shuts off after 3 seconds. If I try to go into download mode, its get there, but then shuts off.
I had the MDL Firmware on it with Loki and it was working fine. Now I just want to flash back to stock, but the phone wont stay on long enough. I also tried different batteries.
Any idea on whats wrong or how I can successfully flash back to stock
First thing I would check is to see if your power button is stuck......
dmc2359 said:
First thing I would check is to see if your power button is stuck......
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Doesn't seem like it is.i can press the power button and I can feel it push back
mischief4l said:
Doesn't seem like it is.i can press the power button and I can feel it push back
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Are you using the cable and wall plug that came with the phone?
paying it forward !!!!!!
mischief4l said:
Hello All,
My S4 constantly shuts off after 3 seconds. Lets say the phone is off, and I just plug the usb cable into, the battery icon comes on, but then it shuts off after 3 seconds. If I try to go into download mode, its get there, but then shuts off.
I had the MDL Firmware on it with Loki and it was working fine. Now I just want to flash back to stock, but the phone wont stay on long enough. I also tried different batteries.
Any idea on whats wrong or how I can successfully flash back to stock
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i had the same problem last week all week forum after forum seems like i keep ending up in virision forums .... any way my s4 I337 at&t was going to a battery symbol with no charge ....... could only boot into odin but like you said 3 secs .....after hours f trying to figure it out i gave up tossed my s4 on the living room floor and some how my USB cord was laying just right and it stayed on ....after playing with the connection that goes into my phone (origanl cord from at&t /samsung i relized i had a bad connection........ i used my teeth to clamp the middle tighter ...... secure connection phone stayed on threw out the flash process about ten mins .............. hope it helps this is what i flashed ...... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279 if im long winded i apoligize but this is the first ive had a response to help some one
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Are you using the cable and wall plug that came with the phone?
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I actually charge my batteries in a standalone charger and I my gf has an S4, so the batteries are confirmed to be at 100%.
ardonie said:
i had the same problem last week all week forum after forum seems like i keep ending up in virision forums .... any way my s4 I337 at&t was going to a battery symbol with no charge ....... could only boot into odin but like you said 3 secs .....after hours f trying to figure it out i gave up tossed my s4 on the living room floor and some how my USB cord was laying just right and it stayed on ....after playing with the connection that goes into my phone (origanl cord from at&t /samsung i relized i had a bad connection........ i used my teeth to clamp the middle tighter ...... secure connection phone stayed on threw out the flash process about ten mins .............. hope it helps this is what i flashed ...... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2621279 if im long winded i apoligize but this is the first ive had a response to help some one
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Thanks I will try this out
mischief4l said:
Hello All,
My S4 constantly shuts off after 3 seconds. Lets say the phone is off, and I just plug the usb cable into, the battery icon comes on, but then it shuts off after 3 seconds. If I try to go into download mode, its get there, but then shuts off.
I had the MDL Firmware on it with Loki and it was working fine. Now I just want to flash back to stock, but the phone wont stay on long enough. I also tried different batteries.
Any idea on whats wrong or how I can successfully flash back to stock
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Have you found a solution? I experience something similar: phone shuts down after the Galaxy S4 logo, or 3 sec after it enters download mode using a jig connector.
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mess18 said:
Have you found a solution? I experience something similar: phone shuts down after the Galaxy S4 logo, or 3 sec after it enters download mode using a jig connector.
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I suppose I have found what the problem is: after I have slightly hit the phone over my hand palm, I've realized it returned to function normally. But after a couple of hours the problem has return. So I tried to do that again and suddenly the vibrator stopped working. I make it short: several more attempts gave me a combination of improper functioning with or w/o the vibrator. So I had removed it completely and the phone started working OK. I have put it back and now the phone works OK. I believe the problem was in a bad contact with the vibrator. I'll keep playing with the phone for several days, and if it's OK I declare repair is 100% succeed.
ok so first of all im on rooted 4.4, it was working fine for about 2 months. last night i left the phone charging as it was at 10% i woke up this morning and unplugged it as soon as i unplugged it the whole screen went white and stayed there for a while. I had to hold down home and power button to turn it off. now it wont turn on at all even when i plug it in the LED doesn't even come up. i am under warranty but im rooted im worried that if they end up fixing it and see that im rooted ill be charged.
devonjerothe said:
ok so first of all im on rooted 4.4, it was working fine for about 2 months. last night i left the phone charging as it was at 10% i woke up this morning and unplugged it as soon as i unplugged it the whole screen went white and stayed there for a while. I had to hold down home and power button to turn it off. now it wont turn on at all even when i plug it in the LED doesn't even come up. i am under warranty but im rooted im worried that if they end up fixing it and see that im rooted ill be charged.
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Have you tried booting into safemode?
If you're willing, use odin to restore back to stock. Odin will get rid of root and put your phone back to 100% factory state. Keep in mind your personal data will be lost. After that, if you still run into problems, take it to AT&T warranty center if you want, they won't know your phone was rooted before.
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Have you tried booting into safemode?
If you're willing, use odin to restore back to stock. Odin will get rid of root and put your phone back to 100% factory state. Keep in mind your personal data will be lost. After that, if you still run into problems, take it to AT&T warranty center if you want, they won't know your phone was rooted before.
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that's the problem I can connect to odin. my phone shows no sign of boot not even to safemode. so I can connect to odin, im hoping its a fried board that way they cant fix and find out its rooted. but Idk I want to know if its something else before I call them.
Earlier today, I completely drained my battery and turned it on again. It shut down after this due to the battery being on 0%. I plugged it into the charger and now it's in a boot loop, meaning it shows the "Samsung Galaxy S4" start up, then completely reboots. I can't seem to boot into recovery mode (PhilZ) and whenever I boot into download mode, the phone restarts after a while.
I'm running a CM 11 nightly from April and haven't had any problems. Can anyone help me get my phone going again?
JavierVW14 said:
Earlier today, I completely drained my battery and turned it on again. It shut down after this due to the battery being on 0%. I plugged it into the charger and now it's in a boot loop, meaning it shows the "Samsung Galaxy S4" start up, then completely reboots. I can't seem to boot into recovery mode (PhilZ) and whenever I boot into download mode, the phone restarts after a while.
I'm running a CM 11 nightly from April and haven't had any problems. Can anyone help me get my phone going again?
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Hi
Check if power button is stuck....
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Hi
Check if power button is stuck....
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I have determined that it is indeed a power button issue, as I can boot into download mode by just using volume down and the home button, but the power button isn't stuck or anything and is still clickable. Any ideas?
JavierVW14 said:
I have determined that it is indeed a power button issue, as I can boot into download mode by just using volume down and the home button, but the power button isn't stuck or anything and is still clickable. Any ideas?
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Hi ,
you could try to clean it with a contact cleaner ( take battery out first) , do not use to much , watch out for the screen or take it to a service shop and have it replace, should not be too expensive
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Hi ,
you could try to clean it with a contact cleaner ( take battery out first) , do not use to much , watch out for the screen or take it to a service shop and have it replace, should not be too expensive
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I don't really have any of that nearby, will have to take it for repairs. This should teach me to invest in a set of those small screw drivers
JavierVW14 said:
I don't really have any of that nearby, will have to take it for repairs. This should teach me to invest in a set of those small screw drivers
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I never leave home without them !!
good luck.
Bought the necessary tools today, and I completely removed the button (not the soldered one) and the problem persisted, these are sad days. Samsung store refuses to fix it because of root.
JavierVW14 said:
Bought the necessary tools today, and I completely removed the button (not the soldered one) and the problem persisted, these are sad days. Samsung store refuses to fix it because of root.
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Hi,
They should it has nothing to do with root ...is a hardware problem
Any way as you open it up try to clean it up with a contact cleaner ( specially made for electronics) or with some 70% solution alcohol , no battery let it dry , do not get soak the display , maybe is just dirt !!
JavierVW14 said:
Earlier today, I completely drained my battery and turned it on again. It shut down after this due to the battery being on 0%. I plugged it into the charger and now it's in a boot loop, meaning it shows the "Samsung Galaxy S4" start up, then completely reboots. I can't seem to boot into recovery mode (PhilZ) and whenever I boot into download mode, the phone restarts after a while.
I'm running a CM 11 nightly from April and haven't had any problems. Can anyone help me get my phone going again?
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Hi！
Have you checked if the battery touch spots worked well？Maybe it‘s a hardware problem I think.Hope this can help you
745674567e said:
Hi！
Have you checked if the battery touch spots worked well？Maybe it‘s a hardware problem I think.Hope this can help you
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Thanks to both you and Max for going through the effort of trying to help me out, I've hit that thanks button. I've fixed my problem by draining the battery (this takes forever in a boot loop), put the phone on charge and immediately went into the download mode. I exited the download mode and for some unknown reason it decided to actually work.
I've spent money on a tool kit and tweezers though (around $12 or 10 euros, I believe), but had the privilege of tweaking around on the inside, so that was a learning experience.
JavierVW14 said:
Thanks to both you and Max for going through the effort of trying to help me out, I've hit that thanks button. I've fixed my problem by draining the battery (this takes forever in a boot loop), put the phone on charge and immediately went into the download mode. I exited the download mode and for some unknown reason it decided to actually work.
I've spent money on a tool kit and tweezers though (around $12 or 10 euros, I believe), but had the privilege of tweaking around on the inside, so that was a learning experience.
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That is the attitude mate !!
Any time