Got a strange problem, think I may have some sort of malware or such, something keeps trying to open my secure folder, had this problem before and had to wipe the phone to sort it, whatever it is it's hiding itself extremely well, my phone is not rooted , any help please
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Guys I switched off my phone yesterday,and since then its been going to clockworkmod recovery magically noone even touched it,this has happened twice
and once it went a step further and was in the delete user data screen
why is this happening?
It's a feature, mine does it as well. Not sure why it deleted your data but it should reboot into clockwork.
I find it quite irritating sometimes, just because I turn my phone off doesn't mean I want to do anything with cwm.
You didn't happen to be charging it? If so, there are tons of posts regarding this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12185910
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=853755&page=12
Just to name a few...
Oh right
god I had just started to believe in ghosts
Just use the search function next time
So I have a peculiar issue, and I'm not sure what the cause is. I used to be able to locate my phone through Android Device Manager just fine, and it sort of provided a safety net for me which was quite reassuring. Thankfully, I haven't needed to use it in quite some time, so I just forgot about it. Recently, I stumbled upon it and decided to test it out, just to make sure it was still working fine. It couldn't locate my phone, regardless of how long I waited. So I reach over, unlock the device, and start looking through the settings. ADM was still searching, and within a few seconds of turning the screen on, it located my phone. That's great and all, but if I ever lose my phone and need to find it, I doubt the screen is going to be on by itself (unless someone has found it and is looking through it). Does anyone know what could be causing this? I tested the same functionality on my dad's S3 and it located just fine, so I know the problem can't be with ADM.
Hi all,
Let me preface this by saying I am trying to avoid a factory reset if possible. I have had a hard time getting my phone to where it is now, with many software glitches and boot loops along the way, and I'd like to avoid going down that road again, if possible.
I have recently lost all vibration on my S4. It doesn't even vibrate during startup/shut down loops. I am rooted but running a stock ROM. In order to see if this is a hardware problem, I tried *#7353# and clicked "Vibration" and nothing happens.
My question is this: is this text not working definitive evidence that the issue is hardware-related? Many forum posts suggest a factory reset to resolve vibration issues, but like I said I'd prefer to avoid this. Is there any chance my vibration issue is still a software problem or can I confirm from the test mode not working that it is definitely hardware?
Thanks.
cpmcguir said:
Hi all,
Let me preface this by saying I am trying to avoid a factory reset if possible. I have had a hard time getting my phone to where it is now, with many software glitches and boot loops along the way, and I'd like to avoid going down that road again, if possible.
I have recently lost all vibration on my S4. It doesn't even vibrate during startup/shut down loops. I am rooted but running a stock ROM. In order to see if this is a hardware problem, I tried *#7353# and clicked "Vibration" and nothing happens.
My question is this: is this text not working definitive evidence that the issue is hardware-related? Many forum posts suggest a factory reset to resolve vibration issues, but like I said I'd prefer to avoid this. Is there any chance my vibration issue is still a software problem or can I confirm from the test mode not working that it is definitely hardware?
Thanks.
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The saying goes, if it walks like a duck, talks like a duck and quacks like one, usually..it's a duck, in my time repairing the S4, I've had vibration motors fail. If it's not even vibrating at boot-up then it's definitely hardware. Only instance I'd say it were software is if it vibrated at boot, but wouldn't anywhere else in the system. It's a very easy repair, and inexpensive to replace. Also if you've rooted, do you have a custom recovery installed? If so backup the current rom/stock and restore/flash a new rom to see if it remedies the issue, otherwise hardware hands down! Hope this helps!
Hi everyone,
Since today I have the issue that randomly my internet browser opens automatically and randomly some website, it happened 2-3 times in the past hour and everytime it is a different one. I need also to mention that the last time my phone was locked and after I unlocked it the browse was allready open...
I die not install any new apps in the past days but it seems like I have some kind of malware on my phone. I tried already to scan my phone with Avast antivirus but it found nothing. Does anyone has similar experience and how I can try to track and fix this issue without having to factory reset my phone?
I've had this happen to me as well. Not to the extent that you're experiencing, and mine seemingly fixed itself. Try a reboot and check app permissions on all your apps to see if any of them seem fishy.
Save your bookmarks clear data/cache and reboot
Hi everyone!
I have a OP 2 for more than one and a half years now and never had any issues with it(stayed stock...) until recently. I didnt update the phone to the latest version and was putting it off, and today in the afternoon when I tried to unlock my phone it said the 'Fingerprint hardware is not available' and after unlocking the phone with the pattern, it IMMEDIATELY LOCKS ITSELF BACK !!! after split second it just locks the screen while everything is working like connection, wifi, messages, notifications, etc. but due to this I cannot access anything on the phone, can't go to settings and switch to onscreen nav bar buttons, can't force stop/wipe cache the com.fingerprints.serviceext either, tried restarting it several times, downloaded the update but can't even install it because the phone just locks!:crying: I have no idea what would fix it and I am avoiding a full reset and wipe on the phone(also based on all i have read, dont think it would fix it anyways)
If anyone knows whats the problem or has dealt with it or knows someone who has, please help me out here on how to fix this and what to do. I did not root it or flash custom ROM's on it yet and never had a flip cover or any sort of case so literally don't know why it happened.
Thanks in advance,
Max
Hi
I had the exact same issue with mine, I was on LineageOS and could access the logs so I was able to determine it was an hardware failure.
Went to a repair shop to replace the home button, and Bam it worked again.
If you didn't flash a custom ROM it is likely an hardware issue just like I had.