A3 2016 bricked - Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot

Hello,
I bricked my A3 2016 a3exelte while updating TWRP to 3.7.0_9-0.
The phone boots but gets stuck on the very first screen (the one with "Samsung Galaxy A36 powered by android").
I can boot into Download mode but the volume up and down keys don't respond (it's been like that for a while, even before the phone was bricked), so I can't get into Download mode.
Any suggestions to get it back to life?

Hi, not sure i understand, you can boot into download mode, but you cant use up and down keys?
To get into download mode you have to use the down key atleast?
Because i had the exact same problem as you, twrp 3.7.0_9-0 also bricked my phone.
but i used XDA version of odin and another TWRP version to get into twrp to start over.

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you can boot into download mode, but you cant use up and down keys?
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That's exactly what's happening. Is there a combination of keys that could "unlock" the up and down keys? Or something else?

But if you are in download mode, cant you use odin to flash twrp 3.6 ?
Also if its because it ask you to press up to enter download mode, just press button below screen to get into download mode

Below is the screen where I'm stuck. Up, down, home keys are ineffective.
I'm note really familiar with Odin, but if I connect my phone in the state below and I open Odin, nothing is shown. But I guess it's normal as I'm not really in download mode.

Well like i wrote, if you press any button other than down it will go into download mode, even power button.

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download mode

HOW DO I enter downloading mode!
i press volume button down, home screen button, lock screen button i let go of lock screen button after i saw the screen on and i continue to press it as long as i can hold and it just gets stuck at downloading screen i cannot go to select anything what can i do???
huh what? you want to get into the download mode? well the downloading screen is the download mode... its what you use when you've messed your phone and you need to flash it using odin.
Now if you mean the update/boot mode where you can apply update.zips, then thats volume up + menu + power.
instructions are on the wiki
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/GT-I9000
with big pictures too
Just so you don't feel silly for asking, you don't need to let go of the power button to enter download mode.
You are in the download mode, you can't do anything with it from the phone, you put your phone into this mode in order to load a rom onto it from your computer. To get out of the dl mode just pull your battery.
You can just hold down the power button to restart the phone.
how do i get into Recovery Mode i seem to get stuck in the download mode i cannot get into Recovery Mode can anyne help me?
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how do i get into Recovery Mode i seem to get stuck in the download mode i cannot get into Recovery Mode can anyne help me?
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have you tried just taking the battery out? waiting a few minutes and then putting it back in?...
I stucked the same way in recovery mod, take out battery then back after 15 minutes and boots back to recovery where it not allows accept anything.
With adb command i was able to reboot into bootloader mode, and phone works.
But i dont have working recovery mode, cannot enter download mode, and the phone not rooted.

[Q] no download mode

I can boot my g2 in recovery by pressing pwr and vol down on lg logo release both then vol up and down but i cannot boot in download mode plz help.
Why i hve to use another method to boot in recovery. Whats wrong with my g2.plz advice.
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Can you say what did you do wrong to lose download mode
what did you flash and so on so others can help you
Mohamed Hasan said:
Can you say what did you do wrong to lose download mode
what did you flash and so on so others can help you
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I have the same problem, no download mode on my G2 (European version, stock kitkat without root, bought it a week ago).
Just to be safe, the way I tried to launch it into download mode was:
1. Powering off the device.
2. Holding the volume up button.
3. Plugging in the USB cable (while still holding the volume up button)
The LG logo shows up for a while, after which the charging animation shows ups...
Sneppahtihs said:
I have the same problem, no download mode on my G2 (European version, stock kitkat without root, bought it a week ago).
Just to be safe, the way I tried to launch it into download mode was:
1. Powering off the device.
2. Holding the volume up button.
3. Plugging in the USB cable (while still holding the volume up button)
The LG logo shows up for a while, after which the charging animation shows ups...
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Your phone must be turned off
So, press power button and select “power off”.
Then, press the volume up button on your LG G2.
While you are holding the volume up button, plug in your phone’s USB cable.
Keep pressing the Volume up button until the download mode is being displayed.
that is the known method for G2 unless you flashed a custom boot-loader or changed the keys to enter download mode or recovery etc .... now try to enter a hard reset mode but don't apply it or all your data will be gone i say again don't approve it it is power+Vol down
if it works i think the keys combination are still in default then try to enter download mode again
if it didn't work return the mobile to be fixed or changed
Thanks for your reply!
The method you described is the same as the one I used, unfortunately it doesn't seem to work. I can't seem to get it to boot into recovery either...
I believe this reddit post describes my problem:
https://www.reddit.com/r/lgg2/comments/2n4gqa/unrooted_lg_g2_on_stock_android_442_kitkat_will/
The OP's conclusion is:
So I rooted and installed AutoRec and that got me Download Mode. Afterwards I used LG Flash Tool to flash the stock KDZ file onto my device to unroot it and to see if Download Mode is still enabled which it was not.
I believe this is LG's way of preventing users from upgrading to unofficial/unreleased firmware.
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I managed to fix the issue by performing an emergency recovery using LG software. It must have been caused by one of the OTA updates.

Phone will not go in Download mode or recovery mode

Hi
Im trying to get in Download or Recovery mode but without of luck. I tried fisrt Download mode. I get first screen and says Volume down for Cancel and Volume Up for Download mode. When i hit Volume UP, Phone restart it self and i have normal sumssung boot then come PIN and after that reboot and that does it all the time. If I go in Recovery Mode, i see Android logo for like a second and that it reboots. Which option do I have
Keklja said:
Hi
Im trying to get in Download or Recovery mode but without of luck. I tried fisrt Download mode. I get first screen and says Volume down for Cancel and Volume Up for Download mode. When i hit Volume UP, Phone restart it self and i have normal sumssung boot then come PIN and after that reboot and that does it all the time. If I go in Recovery Mode, i see Android logo for like a second and that it reboots. Which option do I have
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looks like a bad stock rom, try https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/sidesync
if that doesnt work then your emmc chip is done
zfk110 said:
looks like a bad stock rom, try https://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/app/sidesync
if that doesnt work then your emmc chip is done
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How can Sidesync be helpful?
When you try to go in recovery mode keep pressed longer volume up and home, release power when screen is on. I had this issue and worked for me this way

Recovery and Download mode

Hi all
I am not able to boot into recovery mode or download mode. I am fully aware of 3 button combinations to boot into recovery or download. Has anything changed? How do I get into download mode?
The other thing is whenever I restart my device after unlocking the device it say device is restarting for 2 seconds. Is that normal?
S10+ Exynos model unlocked
Edit: The phone not booting into recovery is solved but still I cannot get into download mode directly. I have to go to into recovery then boot to bootloader.
rishab_s said:
Hi all
I am not able to boot into recovery mode or download mode. I am fully aware of 3 button combinations to boot into recovery or download. Has anything changed? How do I get into download mode?
The other thing is whenever I restart my device after unlocking the device it say device is restarting for 2 seconds. Is that normal?
S10+ Exynos model unlocked
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Just a question how did you unlock the phone?
awireless said:
Just a question how did you unlock the phone?
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Phone is factory unlocked. By unlocking I mean unlocking the device after a restart(inserting a pin)
Maybe restoring data from Samsung cloud leads to this problem. I had the similar issue on my older galaxy device
rishab_s said:
Hi all
I am not able to boot into recovery mode or download mode. I am fully aware of 3 button combinations to boot into recovery or download. Has anything changed? How do I get into download mode?
The other thing is whenever I restart my device after unlocking the device it say device is restarting for 2 seconds. Is that normal?
S10+ Exynos model unlocked
Edit: The phone not booting into recovery is solved but still I cannot get into download mode directly. I have to go to into recovery then boot to bootloader.
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To get into Download mode on the S10s - do the same thing we had to do on the Note 9.
Make sure ODIN is Open on your PC and the Phone is off and not plugged into USB Cord yet.
then hold power, vol down and bixby and while holding those three buttons, plug in USB Cord to phone - it will boot into download mode - press vol up and you are ready to use Odin.
If you want to go to recovery - with phone on- press down vol down, bixby and power until screen goes black - keep holding power and bixby and move the other finger to volume up - hold until it boots into Recovery
Hope that helps -

[HELP NEEDED] Dead S10+ (SM-G975F)

Hey guys, I have a little problem and could need some Help fixing my S10+ (G975F)
What did I do:
- Flashed latest TWRP from TWRP.me + vbmeta
What happened:
- My S10 was stuck in a endless bootloop at the S10 logo, didn't boot to download mode or TWRP and my PC didn't recognize it.
My problem now:
I let the phone in that bootloop over night to let the battery discharge. Next day when it was powered of I tried entering download mode by pressing volume down + bixby and connecting the cable to my pc but the screen was just staying black, after releasing the volume down and bixby key but keeping the cable connected it started with the bootloop again, so right now there i'm out of ideas, I just can't enter the download mode or TWRP.
Any help would be really appreciated.
Best regards, Jan
NPEv2 said:
Hey guys, I have a little problem and could need some Help fixing my S10+ (G975F)
What did I do:
- Flashed latest TWRP from TWRP.me + vbmeta
What happened:
- My S10 was stuck in a endless bootloop at the S10 logo, didn't boot to download mode or TWRP and my PC didn't recognize it.
My problem now:
I let the phone in that bootloop over night to let the battery discharge. Next day when it was powered of I tried entering download mode by pressing volume down + bixby and connecting the cable to my pc but the screen was just staying black, after releasing the volume down and bixby key but keeping the cable connected it started with the bootloop again, so right now there i'm out of ideas, I just can't enter the download mode or TWRP.
Any help would be really appreciated.
Best regards, Jan
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Did you tried to enter recovery?
And BTW samsung download mode is super strong almost impossible to brick you aren't trying key combination correctly to enter download mode or recovery.
When phone is restarting to enter download mode
Just
Hold bixby, volume down and while holding these, put the usb-c cable in the s10+ when connected to the PC.
comsite said:
Did you tried to enter recovery?
And BTW samsung download mode is super strong almost impossible to brick you aren't trying key combination correctly to enter download mode or recovery.
When phone is restarting to enter download mode
Just
Hold bixby, volume down and while holding these, put the usb-c cable in the s10+ when connected to the PC.
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Thanks for your reply, but as I described I tried everything from above, with different PCs and Cables.
comsite said:
Did you tried to enter recovery?
And BTW samsung download mode is super strong almost impossible to brick you aren't trying key combination correctly to enter download mode or recovery.
When phone is restarting to enter download mode
Just
Hold bixby, volume down and while holding these, put the usb-c cable in the s10+ when connected to the PC.
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Also as recovery I flashed twrp from official site, which is unable to boot
Had same problem for download mode, in the end it worked with cable plugged into pc and phone held volume down bixby button then powered the phone on,went into download mode.
Sent from my SM-G975F using Tapatalk
lufc1953 said:
Had same problem for download mode, in the end it worked with cable plugged into pc and phone held volume down bixby button then powered the phone on,went into download mode.
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If I press bixby and volume down while being connected to PC I just get a blackscreen
What happened when it went to black screen instead of download mode? I mean what its shows in pc?specifically in odin? While on black screen try tu press volume up and to proceed download mode even though there is black screen if then it shows in odin then you can flash stock.
Did you unlock boot loader before flashing twrp? Did you?
any update on that?

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