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Backup has bricked my phone, anything I can do about it?

Greetings.
A few hours ago I wanted to install a ROM (Don't even remember which rom it was, so that's great) onto my phone.
I do what everyone should do and open up google and search for a tutorial.
Step 1 was something like "The most important thing you need to do is make sure you have a backup in case your phone soft bricks", so of course that I made a backup.
I download twrp manager, give it permissions and go to backup.
I leave the defaults checked thinking that it's probably good as it is and press backup. After a minute or so I notice that it won't boot up.
So I press the power button. It starts, nothing is wrong, after the loading screen however everything stops.
Everything from the UI app to the bluetooth app, to facebook twitter and youtube. Literally, "unfortunately *EVERYTHING* has stopped"
Even holding down the power button and pressing "emergency" mode brings up a message saying "emergencymodesomething has stopped"
I try getting to the boot menu, holding down power, home and volume up, I see the samsung screen and remove my finger from the volume up button, after a few seconds screen goes black, not responding.
From what I've seen in the "everything has stopped" type of power up, connecting it to my phone through USB does not seem to give any results.
Anything I can do that does not include buying a new phone, or anything at all for that matter?
Oh forgot to say it is a samsung galaxy A5, not the one with the fingerprint and whatever but an older version.

Trying to do a factory reset with adb won't work because it says "device unauthorized"

Anyone?

Well thanks for the help everyone... /s
Turns out my phone didn't just boot from recovery, just that the screen was black for some reason.
Followed a video done the exact thing and managed to factory reset it

Riael said:
Well thanks for the help everyone... /s
Turns out my phone didn't just boot from recovery, just that the screen was black for some reason.
Followed a video done the exact thing and managed to factory reset it
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download twrp flash it with odin and do a factory reset

DeadSquirrel01 said:
download twrp flash it with odin and do a factory reset
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Why to flash TWRP ? the phone has a stock recovery! you can try wiping with it if doesn't happen anything go in download mode and flash via odin stock rom

zyxw-androidiani said:
Why to flash TWRP ? the phone has a stock recovery! you can try wiping with it if doesn't happen anything go in download mode and flash via odin stock rom
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Yes, he can also use stock recovery for wiping data

need help with axon 7 a2017u semi bricked

Hi
Yesterday I got my axon 7 and it worked perfect.
Now I was wanted to change the language
So I downloaded as file that in my language
And I tried to install him .
And it worked by the adb software when the axon connected to the computer
So I went to the application in my phone and changed it to my language after USB debugging and developer option is worked
Then the phone was changed to my language and crashed
Now the axon just show the start logo and stuck in restart loop. so I tried to do few thing through your forum , but nothing helped ..
I also cleared the cache through recovery mode but it also didn't help
Its like the axon can't upload the operating system
Thanks a lot for who will help me here.
Also if it possible to send money through PayPal
And if it's legal I will send 30$ to the first that will help me solve this problem

Can you share the link to the file you downloaded ?
Is it compatible with the version of your phone ?
If you can enter in recovery it's enough to save it.

billy_boolean said:
Can you share the link to the file you downloaded ?
Is it compatible with the version of your phone ?
If you can enter in recovery it's enough to save it.
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Yea the reason it happened is because I installed wrong adb language on my axon through USB debugging and external app
Now it possible to get into recovery
I just don't know what to do next
I tried few things but I always keep getting errors

You can try to install TWRP.
You will have a lot of option.
There is no option to restor the phone in the official recovery ?

billy_boolean said:
You can try to install TWRP.
You will have a lot of option.
There is no option to restor the phone in the official recovery ?
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I tried to use twrp but the computer doesn't recognize My axon

You need to install driver first...

billy_boolean said:
You need to install driver first...
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I tried but after the install the drivers and cheak them in the device manager in my computer
The name of the driver was London marshesll something
And not what I saw in the guide - adb something
And it didn't recognize my device
I wrote also adb reboot bootloader
And it gives me error massage

I would be more then happy to give someone 30$ now..
Just that my axon will work

Did you root your phone, or just use ADB to sideload a file? If it's wasn't rooted/unlocked, then a factory reset should take care of it, as nothing done via ADB in that setup would impact the system partitions.
If you used the unofficial bootloader unlocking, then you'll have to follow other people's restore guides.

As @TeutonJon78 mention, a factory reset will do the job youan boot to stock recovery using adb
Code:
adb reboot recovery
Or doing it manually,
- Completely Power off your device
- Press and HOLD Volume UP and Power button.
- once you boot to recovery just use your volume buttons to navigate FACTORY RESET.
- Reboot System

holding up and down at the same time. get to fastboot mode it says secure boot: enabled and device state: locked. then i entered to recovery mode, and press on "wipe data/factory reset" (said it was successfully finished). then i pressed on "reboot system now". still its stuck on the zte logo

liron lev said:
holding up and down at the same time. get to fastboot mode it says secure boot: enabled and device state: locked. then i entered to recovery mode, and press on "wipe data/factory reset" (said it was successfully finished). then i pressed on "reboot system now". still its stuck on the zte logo
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I will be honest man. I bricked mine too. Everybody has a step by step guide that they say works. I followed them step by step. They did not work. I have an RMA open on my phone and fedex is taking it to ZTE. Use the warranty. Until Zte puts online the full factory images for us to use there is no real way to fix these things.

liron lev said:
holding up and down at the same time. get to fastboot mode it says secure boot: enabled and device state: locked. then i entered to recovery mode, and press on "wipe data/factory reset" (said it was successfully finished). then i pressed on "reboot system now". still its stuck on the zte logo
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Are you from Israel?
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I know how to help you if you can tell me which bootloader version you have? Did you unlocked it? did you use Tenfar's method to root it?

tabletalker7 said:
I will be honest man. I bricked mine too. Everybody has a step by step guide that they say works. I followed them step by step. They did not work. I have an RMA open on my phone and fedex is taking it to ZTE. Use the warranty. Until Zte puts online the full factory images for us to use there is no real way to fix these things.
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Were you playing around with the rooting/unofficial bootloader? It should be very hard to actually brick the device without doing those things, and nothing a factory reset shouldn't fix.
If one's playing around with unofficial modifications, then they should take all precautions to make sure to know how to recover the device before hand. There's still a lot of moving pieces between potentially faulty TWRP bugs and no image file.
liron lev said:
holding up and down at the same time. get to fastboot mode it says secure boot: enabled and device state: locked. then i entered to recovery mode, and press on "wipe data/factory reset" (said it was successfully finished). then i pressed on "reboot system now". still its stuck on the zte logo
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Did you let it sit for awhile? First runs after a factory reset can take up to even 10 minutes to boot fully. If it still doesn't work again, check if the recovery menu has another option like wipe cache/davlik, which maybe also needs to run if they have a bug in the recovery code about resetting data. If you hadn't touch anything using the tools on this forum, and none of the factory reset/wipe data/wipe cache stuff helps, then you probably have a faulty phone. Just sideloading an app shouldn't be able to corrupt a locked system partition.
The OP of this thread hasn't yet clarified if he was just sideloading files on a normal system (which should be totally fixable unless his phone has an actual flash problem) or if he had been tinkering with other things first.

TeutonJon78 said:
Were you playing around with the rooting/unofficial bootloader? It should be very hard to actually brick the device without doing those things, and nothing a factory reset shouldn't fix.
If one's playing around with unofficial modifications, then they should take all precautions to make sure to know how to recover the device before hand. There's still a lot of moving pieces between potentially faulty TWRP bugs and no image file.
Did you let it sit for awhile? First runs after a factory reset can take up to even 10 minutes to boot fully. If it still doesn't work again, check if the recovery menu has another option like wipe cache/davlik, which maybe also needs to run if they have a bug in the recovery code about resetting data. If you hadn't touch anything using the tools on this forum, and none of the factory reset/wipe data/wipe cache stuff helps, then you probably have a faulty phone. Just sideloading an app shouldn't be able to corrupt a locked system partition.
The OP of this thread hasn't yet clarified if he was just sideloading files on a normal system (which should be totally fixable unless his phone has an actual flash problem) or if he had been tinkering with other things first.
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The factory reset made my phone lose it's IMEI. Everyone said follow this certain guide. After following that guide and getting more help after that I had an AXON 7 that wouldn't turn on at all. Without full factory images from ZTE I won't touch the software. ZTE can fix it.

tabletalker7 said:
The factory reset made my phone lose it's IMEI. Everyone said follow this certain guide. After following that guide and getting more help after that I had an AXON 7 that wouldn't turn on at all. Without full factory images from ZTE I won't touch the software. ZTE can fix it.
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Which guide did you follow? A Factory reset form within the stock software or stock recovery shouldn't cause that problem at all, as it should only be wiping data, cache, Davlik, and potentially the "media" portion of the internal storage.

TeutonJon78 said:
Which guide did you follow? A Factory reset form within the stock software or stock recovery shouldn't cause that problem at all, as it should only be wiping data, cache, Davlik, and potentially the "media" portion of the internal storage.
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The factory reset that made it lose the IMEI - it was completely stock then!

liron lev said:
Hi
Yesterday I got my axon 7 and it worked perfect.
Now I was wanted to change the language
So I downloaded as file that in my language
And I tried to install him .
And it worked by the adb software when the axon connected to the computer
So I went to the application in my phone and changed it to my language after USB debugging and developer option is worked
Then the phone was changed to my language and crashed
Now the axon just show the start logo and stuck in restart loop. so I tried to do few thing through your forum , but nothing helped ..
I also cleared the cache through recovery mode but it also didn't help
Its like the axon can't upload the operating system
Thanks a lot for who will help me here.
Also if it possible to send money through PayPal
And if it's legal I will send 30$ to the first that will help me solve this problem
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I could help you, please pm.

i tried to use the appliction "morelocale2" to chnge my phone language.
i did turn on the usb debugging option through Developer Options.
it all went good until i tried to choose my language from the app (morelocale2) it change to my language got stucked and start looping over and over. (start up and shut dowm).
after that i cleand evrything such as: wipe data/factory and cache data, and then i restart the phone. it is stoped looping but got stucked on logo zte. and after i cleaned the data i waited few houres.
i also think i used an old version of "morelocale2".
and yes im from israel...

liron lev said:
i tried to use the appliction "morelocale2" to chnge my phone language.
i did turn on the usb debugging option through Developer Options.
it all went good until i tried to choose my language from the app (morelocale2) it change to my language got stucked and start looping over and over. (start up and shut dowm).
after that i cleand evrything such as: wipe data/factory and cache data, and then i restart the phone. it is stoped looping but got stucked on logo zte. and after i cleaned the data i waited few houres.
i also think i used an old version of "morelocale2".
and yes im from israel...
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wanam
download this app
install it
search hebrew in hebrew
choose hebrew (iw)
accept the root prompt
reboot your phone
everything will be fine
If you have bootloop issues these are not related to the app!
if you need help with this contact me!
you have my info in pm.

dirty santa

Someone help i cant get into recovery please help

@pbedard Its all about timing. What I do is I take off the back cover. Then I hold the volume down button and then hold the power button. The very first LG logo that pops up only pops up for a second so that part is a pain... But as soon as you see that first LG logo, let go of the power button and press is back down as fast as you can. If it tries to boot, immediately pull the battery and try again...

It's Stuck in a bootloop

pbedard said:
It's Stuck in a bootloop
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Yea.. Before the Corrupted screen is a small instance of a LG logo. You have to enter TWRP through there. When it asks to factory reset, just hit yes twice.. TWRP overwrites that recovery. Its a pain in the arse to get into it.

Biff627 said:
Yea.. Before the Corrupted screen is a small instance of a LG logo. You have to enter TWRP through there. When it asks to factory reset, just hit yes twice.. TWRP overwrites that recovery. Its a pain in the arse to get into it.
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It's in a boot loop at the LG logo I got it to the factory reset screen I tried to get into recovery I hit yes and yes it just did the static and never loaded twrp

pbedard said:
It's in a boot loop at the LG logo I got it to the factory reset screen I tried to get into recovery I hit yes and yes it just did the static and never loaded twrp
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Are you able to get into fastboot? You could reflash recovery there.

Biff627 said:
Are you able to get into fastboot? You could reflash recovery there.
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How can I the computer dont recognize it

Hold the volume down key and have a usb cable connected to your pc and then while still holding the volume down key plug the phone in.
I had to flash twrp once in fastboot. just start fastboot in the adb folder with the twrp.img and just type fastboot flash recovery twrp.img and wait. rename twrp accordingly.

Biff627 said:
Are you able to get into fastboot? You could reflash recovery there.
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I have the ls997

pbedard said:
I have the ls997
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ok... All of them are essentially the same. Did you get through the entire process??? The twrp for US996 works on almost all LG V20s... Just try to get it to flash and then redo the process to get into TWRP again.

I'm in fastboot

OK I'm in TWRP what's the final steps

pbedard said:
OK I'm in TWRP what's the final steps
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Well that part im not sure about. You could always do the rest of the DS guide.. Its a sprint phone right? Make sure you did the entire process. The phone seems to need a stock rom flashed to function. The phone wont boot without data being wiped and the phone being unencrypted.. Make sure you followed the process to the T

The static never went away

The static won't go away....turn off screen until u see clock in top screen then cover your sensor right by camera and then turn screen back on
Sent from my LG-LS997 using Tapatalk

Did you flash a Rom? Try rebooting into recovery and formatting the system/cache/dalvik/data and reflashing a Rom. I've run into a bootloop if I didn't format those partitions or I didnt flash a Rom while I'm in recovery after clearing system.

Yes but my device is fine now they helped me get it working thanks for your help

Help with the curropt screen
How do i get past the curropt screen i am a noob so unable to understand can someone please explain in simple language what i have to do? I have tried everything still it says model unknown. I am poor and this phone was expensive and i am in trouble so plz plz help

HELP! Soft brick while trying to unlock bootloader

I rooted the phone sucessfully. Then i tried to unlock bootloader through a zip i got from this forum, for my device(kenzo). Now, it asks for current password to decrypt data. I entered it some 20 times, to make it wipe data fully. But now, it says that you have to reset phone, but when i press the reset phone button, system process force closes. And the phone restarts with the same reset phone screen put forward. help, i have no idea what to do. please guide me, i used to flash roms on my phone 4 years back, but now i've no idea what to do.

creagrox said:
I rooted the phone sucessfully. Then i tried to unlock bootloader through a zip i got from this forum, for my device(kenzo). Now, it asks for current password to decrypt data. I entered it some 20 times, to make it wipe data fully. But now, it says that you have to reset phone, but when i press the reset phone button, system process force closes. And the phone restarts with the same reset phone screen put forward. help, i have no idea what to do. please guide me, i used to flash roms on my phone 4 years back, but now i've no idea what to do.
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only format date partition in twrp will help you

creagrox said:
I rooted the phone sucessfully. Then i tried to unlock bootloader through a zip i got from this forum, for my device(kenzo). Now, it asks for current password to decrypt data. I entered it some 20 times, to make it wipe data fully. But now, it says that you have to reset phone, but when i press the reset phone button, system process force closes. And the phone restarts with the same reset phone screen put forward. help, i have no idea what to do. please guide me, i used to flash roms on my phone 4 years back, but now i've no idea what to do.
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Wipe and format everthing in twrp....and in advanced menu option ...data/system/cache..and then flash a recovery rom..
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Bricked out of the blue.... how to unbrick it without access to recovery?

My HTC U Ultra suddenly froze past nigth, then it rebooted... and never came back, it won't go past the HTC logo over and over. I am not able to enter in recovery mode either, the only thing I can do is, by pressing both volume buttons and power, entering in what seems to be fastboot menu. In that state I can send the phone fastboot commands (no adb commands though) but If i try to wipe it it says "unable to do in s-on" or similar. I was pretty happy with this phone, and spent a few bucks in a new battery not two months ago.... anything I can do?
Thanks.
PS: I failed to state that the phone is stock, not unlocked or rooted.

If it has just happened out of the blue and you haven't been doing anything with your phone, have you tried a simple reset? (Press and hold volume down and power button until your phone vibrates - Usually about 20 seconds for me)
If not, and you are struggling to get into recovery etc, see if you can follow the method in the thread linked below if you are currently on stock rom!?
(Not sure if this would delete all your data or not, so perhaps only use as a last resort....)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/u-ultra/help/howto-unbrick-ultra-t3891033

spikey001 said:
If it has just happened out of the blue and you haven't been doing anything with your phone, have you tried a simple reset? (Press and hold volume down and power button until your phone vibrates - Usually about 20 seconds for me)
If not, and you are struggling to get into recovery etc, see if you can follow the method in the thread linked below if you are currently on stock rom!?
(Not sure if this would delete all your data or not, so perhaps only use as a last resort....)
https://forum.xda-developers.com/u-ultra/help/howto-unbrick-ultra-t3891033
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Reset doesn't work, and the other procedure didn't work either.
If I leave it plugged to the charger, it will fall into an endless reboot loop. Sometimes (few) it will end up booting, but If i try to do something with the phone it doesn't respond and reboots again.
Thanks.

As you can send fastboot commands, can you flash a recovery.img (i.e. TWRP), and then wipe cache and dalvik/art to see if that helps, but if not, flash corresponding rom to that which you already have?

spikey001 said:
As you can send fastboot commands, can you flash a recovery.img (i.e. TWRP), and then wipe cache and dalvik/art to see if that helps, but if not, flash corresponding rom to that which you already have?
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I tried that, too, but didn't work. If I do a fastboot devices it detects the phone, but if I do a fastboot getvar all it doesn't give me any information, it doesn't admit adb commands, when I try to flash a rom or a recovery, it fails, I suspect it needs to have the USB debugging enabled, but I can't enable it in this state.
As I said before, if I leave it plugged to the charger, It will randomly end up booting (it can happen in the third loop or in the 50th), but it will freeze or reboot again in few seconds.

Ah I see, if you haven't got USB debugging enabled then I am unsure how to help sorry. Have you got your media backed up, or stored on micro sd? If so, might have to bite the bullet and do a factory reset. Sorry I couldn't be of any help. Maybe someone else would be able to help you further?

spikey001 said:
Ah I see, if you haven't got USB debugging enabled then I am unsure how to help sorry. Have you got your media backed up, or stored on micro sd? If so, might have to bite the bullet and do a factory reset. Sorry I couldn't be of any help. Maybe someone else would be able to help you further?
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The data is not a problem, every important file has been backed up.
Regarding factory reset, since the device won't go to recovery, I can't see how can I do it.
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I noticed that when the phone is cold, those few times it boots, it lasts a little bit more (a matter of seconds) until it freezes again, so I tried to leave it in the freezer for a few minutes, and tried to boot it, and had enough time to do a factory reset. The factory reset worked, because now, when it boots, it goes straight to the intial setup, but keeps hanging after a few seconds. I suspect that the internal memory was somehow damaged, I don't think there is much left to do...

Is it possible to skip setup in order to get to settings and enable USB debugging so you can install a recovery?
If you can, then it might be an idea to try performing a repair of all the partitions and install a fresh ROM... Just to ensure it isn't a hardware issue!!

spikey001 said:
Is it possible to skip setup in order to get to settings and enable USB debugging so you can install a recovery?
If you can, then it might be an idea to try performing a repair of all the partitions and install a fresh ROM... Just to ensure it isn't a hardware issue!!
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I can't see how to skip initial setup... and I don't have time enough to go through it, the phone will hang in 30 seconds or less. At this point, I really needed a working phone, so I bite the bullet and bought a new one... I will deal with the old one later, or I might sell it for parts.
Thanks everybody for the help.

No worries, enjoy your new phone