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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedman2202:
hello guys

yesterday , i was talk in my phone and then shutdown suddenly and then i try talk again then froze at welcome screen (Samsung Galaxy s III) and give it to the samsung agents and then they tell me that may be hardware or software problem ,. can u tell me whats wrong in my phone

and before that about two days i was download some games from google appz ..... is that may be software , and if software , how to solve it or at least do factory reset , cuz it will cost me repair here about 100$ :((((

thx anyway
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arsaw:
Just factory reset. Send it to service centre if problem still persist
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ganucci:
How to factory reset if the phone is but getting switched on?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedman2202:
how to do reset factory and i cant open my phone????? just stuck on welcome massege when open my mobile

+1
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calinormy:
Press in the same time volume plus and home button and power (you're phone is power off) , when the samsung logo appears release the power button and keep pressing the other two. After that you will enter in recovery mode..navigate to wipe dalvik cache and wipe data , afther that just reset your phone. You will get a brand new installed android. All your apps and settings from internal memory will be lost -be aware.

Sorry for my bad english.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedman2202:
guys , i do reset factroy and nothing

any other suggestions?????
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prabhjots:
What exactly do you get when you try turning on now
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedman2202:
ummmmm......... i see welcome screen and then nothing ..... got freez ......... i sent it to samsung technical center and tell me it wont accept any software and need new board .and that coast me new sIII phone ......... and iam totally disapponintment ........ anyone know any other solution for my case .........thx anyway

and the massege say ..... welcome to samsung glaxy sIII_i9300

best regards
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You say it needs a new motherboard >>>then it needs a new board ..

By not accepting any software i take it that means you have non Samsung firmware and warranty has been refused on those grounds ..

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Calpol:
I have had exactly the same issue today.

Phone was charging on dock. Left it on there for quite a while so it was definitely 100%. Went to collect it later and screen had Samsung S3 boot screen. It was completely locked and I had to remove the battery to unfreeze it. It now wont get passed that boot screen.

I cannot boot into stock reset menu ie vol up + home + power

I can boot into Odin mode but I cannot flash anything as I either get a pit partition fault or Odin hangs on connecting.

My S3 was rooted but running stock T-mobile 4.1.

Could this be a battery related issue where the battery has failed due to over charging?

I am worried I am looking at a bricked device with voided warranty due to root.:confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedman2202:
ummmm ...... it's not open anyway , and i send it to Samsung technical support center "Samsung agency" and they said that to me .... but u mean my device getting blocked from samsung company that make it cant accept any software ..... i didnt touch it or root it just send to agency ..... also they open it and try install anew OS on it and the device wont accept ..... and the device fallen from me about 5 times .... but the last time he fall was about 4 days before he have that problem

i suggest u , that may got that cuz of root ... do u backup ur device that install ur old OS ..... and ur original setting .... i suggest do that and then send back to samsung agency ...... also try hide any something refer to that u root ur device ,.... it was happen with my nook device

anyway help or a tut's about try fix my problem i will be happy if someone share

thx :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedman2202:
ummmmm...... there is a thing i want mention ....... before my mobile got crashed ........ i had download two games from gamelauft.com and after downloading it my mobile got freez to much and once i cant open my mobile and froze on wellcome screen ......... the two games is men in black II and sexy gun ......... so if they do the problem my phone by crash or croupt the file system .........how i can install new software to my mobile then ...... i guess that i need to install new os to my mobile ........ anybody have any tut about that .... i just looking for fix my mobile ...........and for ur info guys my divce never open and in grantee but the grantee in another countery ....... i will be happy if anyone give a little help .... thx :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kofiaa:
I don't really understand what you're problem is, but have you tried downloading a new rom and flashing via odin?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Sorry neither can i understand whats posted by the OP ..

OP here are the basics .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1858813

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedman2202:
the sum up ... i got stuck on welcome screen when i open my samsung SIII , and before that i remember that i was download 2 games from a site as i remember name (gameLauft.com) and this games r (men in black2 & sexy gun) and after that install this games my mobile phone got froze many times until suddenly i was make a call and shutdown and when i power up stuck on welcome screen and stopped loading the system

my main question ... is that games corrupt my files system ..... and if that happen how to install new OS on my phone and i didnt root it or touch it

if u mention that i am spam ... i dont spam ,,, and i dont mean that ... and if i did ..... sry for that
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedman2202:
any new update , guys :|
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
You say .

lso they open it and try install anew OS on it and the device wont accept ..... and the device fallen from me about 5 times .... but the last time he fall was about 4 days before he have that problem

Simple Answer .

Device does not accept OS device dropped multiple times = device hardware broken = XDA cannot help its a service centre repair .

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedman2202:
ummm ..... between that ... the screen just stuck on welcome screen when i power on ..... maybe software ...... do u have a tut about how to install new software for my mobile .... i just want try cuz the service center repair telling me it will cost u anew motherboard (board) and it's price equal to new s3 phone :((((

also before that my phone got this problem , i was download some games out google store and after i run them , my mobile got frozen many time till it stuck on this screen

thx anyway for replay :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] speedman2202:
anynew update????
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monorail0:
Hey everyone.

The digitizer on my phone has started to act funky recently and I've decided to get a new one, but I'd like to know a couple of things first:

1. Is the digitizer integrated into the glass on the screen or is it a separate part? I see most places selling what seems like both but I've also seen different items labeled as digitizers and I'd like to be certain.

2. What tools will I need to install it? I'm seeing that I need 2mm double sided tape and a T5 torx screwdriver but I'd like to know if I need anything else.

2. Will the screen have to be recalibrated once the digitizer is installed?

3. What's a good site to buy a replacement? I'm willing to pay for an expensive screen if it's a good quality that'll hopefully last for another couple of years.

Thanks!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Velcis Ribeiro:
Hey look, on august i bricked my screen, and needed a replacement, well i bought a new digitizer + screen at ebay, and i lost $120 money because a bad screen quality, touch not 100% functionally...

but i send my cellphone to support, than we billed me $150 and a better screen original... i think... dont needed to recalibrate, but i use a Aroma based ROM to calibrate it...

i didnt know how to change it by yourself :/
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravilov:
Dunno what's that you found, but the digitizer and the glass are inseparable and must always come together. You CAN however get just the glass or the glass with the frame. I'd get the frame too if I were you. Saves you needing the double-sided tape.

If you get it with the frame included, then just the TORX and maybe some plastic prying tool (a guitar pick will do nicely). Probably a pair of tweezers too.

No recalibration necessary or even available.

Amazon or eBay (can't remember which) reportedly has decent ones. Look for the merchant "seller1on1" (again, not sure if that's correct). There is also a link to another decent site in another thread. Guess you need to do a little searching around the forum.

Aroma calibration is for Aroma ONLY, it has nothing to do with any other part of the system.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhonnyx:
I'll hop on the topic. I've got the spare digitizer and I need to replace it. Can anyone give me some tips to dissasemble & install? i've been looking for videos but i need real tips from anybody who did it already.

Thanks!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monorail0:
Awesome, thanks. Apparently though Seller1on1 sells low quality screens, at least according to the reviews on the amazon page. amazon(dot)com/Motorola-Screen-Digitizer-Replace-broken/product-reviews/B004Z0UO8O/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1 I'll look for that other thread though.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vigneshd:
Don't listen to anyone who says that the LCD and digitizer are inseparable. They are. You can buy an OEM digitizer and replace it alone (if your LCD is fine. Trust me, I would know. I just did it myself.

Look at the teardown and screen sections on this page for detailed step by step instructions on how to do this.

http://www.ifixit.com/Device/Motorola_Atrix_4G
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhonnyx:
in eariler post no one mentioned the LCD screen.... ravilov said glass ans digitizer.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vigneshd:
My apologies. But in most cases, when one refers to the digitizer, they refer to the glass on top of the LCD ... no?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhonnyx:
No prob at all pal!. The digitizer and the glass are "the digitizer", where the digitizer is a film located in the rear of the glass (correct me please if im wrong)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ravilov:
Yes, and that's exactly what I said. Glass + digitizer. Inseparable. No one ever mentioned the LCD.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goxon:
for install instruction go to ifixit.com
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] vegandroid:
havent dropped it or had any problems with it charging. it says its charging but its not charging. i recently updated to the latest paranoid rom and even charged it up after doing so and just now have a problem with it. I wiped cache, dalvik and fixed permissions and its not charging even though it says it is. i work at a cellphone repair store and have done all i can do to try and figure it out but unfortunately im not able to pinpoint the problem. ive also cleared battery stats with no luck. if anyone can help me then ill appreciate it very much.

Dave
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crimedave1987:
i know its only cdma for verizon and sprint but it has a sim card slot

and i want to unlock it to att the net if its 1x no problem i just want to get it

unlocked but if theres luck with hpsaor 4g awesome if not it doesnt matter

thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] najaboy:
Not sure why you even think it would work. There is no GSM radio in the phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pierceye:
Unfortunately the technology that Verizon and AT&T use for their networks are different and not compatible with each other. GSM phones (AT&T, T-Mobile) can be used on different networks but CDMA (Verizon, Sprint) are usually only able to operate on the network they are sold on. CDMA technology is a bit strange because you can't even switch devices between Sprint's and Verizon's networks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crimedave1987:
idk cause i see this ........... why?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crimedave1987:
at least talk and text lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Mach3.2:
No, doesn't work.

That Sim card slot is to provision LTE.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rice923:
Because misinformed users often think a sim slot indicates the phone is GSM based. Even now, a lot of people are shocked and appalled when I tell them my Verizon phone needs a sim card.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
that sim slot is verizon LTE bands only.

so let me make this clear

The Verizon Nexus will NEVER work on any GSM carrier. period. end of story.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crimedave1987:
i love when people get dramatic sometimes lol okay i get the idea thanks............
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cdexsw:
Its not over dramatic.......that question has been asked more times than i can remember. A quick search on google would have yielded your answer without sarcasm......

Google.......its amazing the answers you'll find when you use it.

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crimedave1987:
i did went on google and i always get a no and maybe answer i mean whats xda and this thread is for....? plus im working and my friend just gave me this phone so it doesnt hurt to just simple say no just people deside to be jerks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
we did say no and then you questioned us. thats when you get a more jerk filled answer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dragn4rce:
IDK why your bashing him, he didn't say," nooooo it does work on AT&T!"

He said after you said no,"It has a sim card slot why wouldn't it work?"

All you got to do is answer that question. This is XDA, not BAA(Be an ass).

If he has a question just answer. End of story. Ik this is an obvious answer and he could've dug harder on Google, but who cares whatever, just answer it.

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If I have helped you.... hit that sexy thanks button. ^_^
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crimedave1987:
Thank you very much dude this is a perfect example of a good dude :)
[Nexus 7 Accessories] doaneramma:
So I found this on amazon, and though I don't need the VGA. I'm actually thinking of a car audio solution and using this as a single cable for charging and audio. Has anyone tried them? Instead of waiting for an official dock which I assume is essentially doing the same thing.

http://www.amazon.com/Micro-Audio-Adapter-Output-Samsung/dp/B009NPYLXA
[Nexus 7 Accessories] swieder711:
Would like to know if this adapter can drive audio and video from the N7 micro-USB port.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] noodles2k:
The Nexus 7 doesn't support mhl. This won't work.
[Nexus 7 Accessories] vn00914361:
I actually bought a MHL-HDMI this afternoon to give it a shot. Turned out Google Nexus 7 doesn't support MHL. Lmao for not searching before buying. Got it returned right away. Hahaha
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jan2xrob:
Since i updated my GN to JB 4.1.1 my video camera not working, gallery has stopped.

I updated it to 4.1.2. same problem still.

Please help.

Thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TruEastSydeBoi:
Uhhh..Excuse me..but what the heck are posting Galaxy Nexus related problems in a NEXUS 10 Development thread?:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] osiris355:
Factory reset your phone. Whenever you have software or battery life issues after an os update a reset almost always clears your problems if its not a buggy update.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dreamliners:
I suggest to unlock bootloader, flash brand new firmware, and then relock bootloader.

You will lose all data by doing this, including storage portion, but this will be reall reset of your phone.

Factory reset on Settings is not hard reset.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jan2xrob:
Already perform your suggestion. Same problem still.

I flashed my phone back to ICS 4.0.1 and its working fine.

But when it is updated video camera not working again. :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilesumalt:
Hello,

i really tried to find answers around before asking.

I have tryed different roms on my i9100, cm7, cm9, rr, miui. Now i have a tonn of folders from apps that are not even installed on my phone. Now what i want is to get rid of all the trash in my phone, like leftovers from apps i installed with previous roms and make a clean install of cyanogenmod 9.1.

How do i do that?

I would really appreciate any help. Tutorials, links, everything you guys can give to help me out.

Thank you
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Poroto:
full wipe, install cm9, erase internal sd card
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
I normally do the wipes in cwm and format usb storage.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
do the following and nothing of the old files will be left.

reboot to recovery

wipe data

wipe cache

mount and storage

format cache

format system

format data

mount cache

mount system

mount data

flash the rom

wait for the installation
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zaclee:
Flash a samsung stock rom, keyin the following code using phone keypad *2767*3855# . Is a master factory format code.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrian13th:
Do this step by step :

1. to format internal and external mmc, connect your phone in mass storage mode and format each drive with windows format tool (right click on drive icon -> format)

2. to format flash memory go to recovery wipe data, wipe cache, wipe dalviq cache

3. Install rom
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ilesumalt:
Thank yo very much! I didn't notice those formats in recovery before. That solved my problem.

/thread
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RusherDude:
Hello,

Can you superbrick you phone updating from 4.0.4 stock (entire rom including stock bootloader and kernel) using KIES or OTA?

I mean those scenarios:

- Having 4.0.4 stock and using KIES to upgrade to 4.1.2 or other.

- Having 4.0.4 stock and updating via OTA to 4.1.2 or other.

I ask this because KIES is in some way like ODIN, since it downloads the entire rom to the phone (but then I don't know if it does wipe or just pastes the code like ODIN), but OTA doesn't seem to do the same since it only download an small part of the rom to update.

Thank you in advance.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilometers4:
I believe the super brick only happens when you wipe data
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RusherDude:
What do you mean with that? KIES/OTA uses wipe?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kilometers4:
No, you will only brick if you wipe data with the super brick. Just get a tar of siyah or dorimanx kernel and flash through Odin.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RusherDude:
I know that you superbrick you phone by doing wipe/nandroid restore on stock kernel having the 0x19 FwRev eMMC chip, I am asking about updating the phone via OTA/KIES, can you get the eMMC superbrick that way or it's like flashing a rom with ODIN that doesn't do wipes?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
No, the superbrick bug was on the stock kernal. kies does not use the stock kernal to wipe your phone it uses the pc to do the wiping.

As along as you switch from the stock kernal before doing a reset you will be safe.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RusherDude:
Yeye I know using non-stock kernel is safe hehe thanks :P, this scenario uses the stock kernel.

So KIES can't superbrick a phone because it doesn't wipes? I thought that it sent the file to the device and then maybe wiped o.O

Btw, what about OTA updates also?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
ota should not brick it as you will have a modified kernal on your phone which means it would use the modified kernal wipe command which is brick bug safe.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RusherDude:
No, as I tell you on this scenario I use the stock kernel! Would OTA cause a superbrick on this situation?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RusherDude:
No one can help me with this question? :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sun90:
OTA updates or Kies will not brick ur phone for sure when on ICS v4.0.4 ma8:)

it (brick) happens if u do any wipes (Manually) within the recovery of the stock kernels that comes with ics v4.0.4:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghadap:
Hurmm.. What if using "Backup and Reset" option from Settings? Does it also causing superbrick to our device?

Sent from my Thoughts using Telepathy :banghead:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RusherDude:
That's good to hear, thanks :)

But could I ask why they can't superbrick the phone? On KIES you send the entire ROM to the device, but then it opens the actual recovery to flash it.. right? On OTA you only download a small part of the rom and you also use the actual recovery to flash it.. sure they don't wipe at all? o.O
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Azrazel:
I just got a motorola mx550 headset and the problem I have is twofold. One is that no matter matter what I do the volume in s voice is always set high. So I wanted to use a different app, downloaded my motospeak only to find out that I cant change the Bluetooth button on my headset to open it, no matter what I do it opens s voice!

And after playing with google voice search i would much rather use that as the default action. Ive scoured all the settings and cant find a way to change the default away from s voice. I went into applications and reset all app actions to default, I even installed Bluetooth launch app with no success. Anyone have any suggestions? I may root my phone if that what it takes.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Sess:
its not too bad to set up. Go to settings, manage apps, and find s-voice. Then from there disable it. (note this means you cannot use SVoice anymore while its disabled.) From there, when you hit the headphones button, it will ask you to pick a new default app which you can save to always use. To undo the action, simply reenable s-voice, and it will take over the default action again. If you want to change from the new app you selected and still not use s-voice, just find the app in manage programs and clear defaults. I have not found a way to keep s-voice on double home, and use something else for bluetooth. In all honesty, google now voice calling sucks hard. It only allows you to call, not use any other now features. If you force set the activity to use the google now search activity, it wont use the headset for voice input, only the built in mic. The solution I posted should get you exactly what you want to use that 3rd party moto app though.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] NewportBox:
Thank for you this information. I've looked all over and finally found your reply and it worked perfect.
[Asus Transformer TF700] thizzlemania91:
sup people names thizzle, I've been part of these forums for awhile now but also been away for quite some time, the reason im here is to get some info in this device I seen the specs and seen it my self, but I need to know are you guys happy with this tablet?? I want to get a new tablet but have a hard time deciding. thanks :)
[Asus Transformer TF700] djakx1:
This may help...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1963036

I am happy with the tab. Although I did go through 5 of them before getting a good one.
[Asus Transformer TF700] okantomi:
So happy with it, but it's because I unlocked and am running CleanROM v2.4 and clemsyn's latest kernel and my Infinity is a ramjet...
[Asus Transformer TF700] Thats OK:
I am happy with my Infinity.

Coming from the ground up