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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnthonyFitz:
Background

I undated to Jellybean last week. All was going well until last night. My phone just turned into a Soft brick.

It is now stuck on Samsung logo.

I am able to boot into recovery mode and also download mode.

I tried remote logging to the device using ADB but I could only see a place holder to the SDCARD and SDCARD1, I could not see any files in there, and I could not mount them either.

Question

Anyway my question is, is there anyway to access the internal memory so I can recover some pics and videos, before I do a factory reset which will wipe all data including the internal memory partition?

By the way, I tried wiping Cache partition, didn't fix the problem.

I don't want to do a factory reset as I have read it will also wipe internal memory partition.

I then tried using Odin to install the original Jellybean firmware from my network which I got from samung-updates. I thought that this might fix what ever issue was preventing the phone from booting up, and hoped it would keep the internal memory partition intact. This uploaded successfully to the phone in download mode, but the phone was still stuck in the Samsung Screen after reboot.

Please help!!!

Thanks,

Anthony.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
Re: [Q] Soft Brick. Stuck on Samsung screen. How to access Internal Memory?

First of all, here's clear idea of everything:

1. Wiping data, factory reset or flashing via Odin will format ur internal memory (where ur apps, settings, contacts, call history, calendar, etc are stored).

2. Ur photos, videos and other user files are saved in internal USB storage, and hence will not be deleted.

So u can be sure ur precious files won't be lost. :)

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] immortalneo:
Re: [Q] Soft Brick. Stuck on Samsung screen. How to access Internal Memory?

That was quite informative!

Thank you for sharing.. :thumbup:

Please add [SOLVED] to the title of ur post so that others with similar problems can get help too.:)

"To err is human, to forgive is divine"

Sent from my SGS II
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnthonyFitz:
Thanks, I just changed the title and added [SOLVED], took me a while to figure out how to change it LOL.

I learned a lot about Android, Samsung and Modding yesterday. It was something I had planned to look into but never had the time until this issue forced me to ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Great write up of the fix. Good job ;) Hopefully someone else finds it useful at some point.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AnthonyFitz:
Thank God for this forum and thank God for my own post LOL

This same sh1t just happened to my wife's Galaxy S2 where it got stuck on the Samsung Logo. I couldn't remember how I fixed my phone but I remembered I posted a good write up of how I fixed the issue here, and here it is.

And now I have just successfully fixed my wife's following my own procendure :) :good: to me hehe
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spottyelephant:
Hey,

I'm having the same issue and want to pull files before wiping but not clear on bit of your instructions - did you root before installing Siyah kernal?

When I googled instructions for installing the kernal it says it I'll need to be rooted and have clockworkmod installed as well: http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...s-root/518798-siyah-kernel-dummies-guide.html

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spottyelephant:
YUSSS! Thank you anonymous internet stranger Anthonyfitz!

Managed to get all photos and videos and then also did a full backup of data so have memo's and all that other little stuff.

Phone booted first time after a factory wipe then, happy days!

For anyone reading this in the future, just following these instructions to install siyahkernel: http://androidforums.com/galaxy-s2-...t/482994-rooting-galaxy-s2-dummies-guide.html
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] mmcnulty:
I searched this forum for this link and nothing turned up, , i hope it's not a repost.

Anyone tried out this app? Spen voice. It looks nice, but how is it in use?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.welldonecom.android.spenvoice.free&hl=en
[Galaxy Note 10.1 Themes and Apps] Justinchi:
it's a nice try but they should allow you to choose when you want to start recording I new section instead of choosing for you. Maybe press the spen button twice to start a new recording segment in your note
[Android Themes] blackdub370:
DOWNLOAD FREE VERSION ( same that donate version): http://goo.gl/s2pKB

If you want to make me a donation for the work done, get the DONATE version or search Theme Sense 5 ( Global Sense Developer ) in playstore:

​
[Android Themes] krazie1:
That sense 5 theme is slick, you created it?
[Android Themes] blackdub370:
Slick???

yeah
[Android Themes] krazie1:
It means smooth, good job on the theme
[Android Themes] blackdub370:
Thanks ! not understand English well. :good:
[Android Themes] Me Gusta:
Hahahaha

Me Gusta!
[Android Themes] StMarek:
Wow. Sense 5 theme screenshots look amazing! Wish there was a free version of it :(
[Android Themes] AEOne:
[MENTION=4240202]blackdub370[/MENTION]: I like your Sense 4 theme very much.

Do still develop further this theme?

If yes, could I make some suggestions?

Thanks, AEOne
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] cheapskate2003:
I love my XDA II but the leather case is just too bulky, is there anywhere I can get a metal case from or is it too early. :)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 Accessories] LumpiStefan:
Tried on the systems the proporta alu case with the xda II.

Seems to fit quite good, but i couldn't say it definitly, because i don't have the xda II

Problems with this case will be SDIO-slot and the built in camera...

Regards

Stefan
[HTC Desire V] Yoking:
Pls can u help me guys.. i have a wave 525 set.. now i hv backed its contacts already.. but how to transfer contacts from memory card to htc desire V??

i mean tell me the whole process pls
[HTC Desire V] swanicorn:
As per my experience, you maybe able to back up contacts directly between the two phones. The two phones you are talking about are completely different, running on different operating systems, so the backed up contacts must be in distinct file formats. The desire V will not be able to understand that Wave format.

Tip: In your HTC desire V there is a inbuilt app called 'Transfer'. Using that application you can copy contacts from your old phone to the HTC desire V using Bluetooth.

I hope this helped you. If not feel free to ask here..

Hit the thanks button if I helped you even a little.
[HTC Desire V] Yoking:
No,not a gud help.. i know al dis.. i kudnt do it.. ok .. i wil try smthng else..
[HTC Desire V] swanicorn:
Step 1: Open the inbuilt application 'Transfer' on your HTC desire V from the App drawer.

Step 2: Unlock the screen of your other phone.

Step 3: Turn the Bluetooth of the other (old) phone ON.

Step 4: Set it's visibility to :Visible to all.

Step 5: Touch next on the HTC desire V from that app mentioned in step 1.

Step 6: Turn ON Bluetooth of the HTC desire V

Step 7: Select your brand of old phone from list (in your case it is Samsung) and touch NEXT.

Step 8: Select the model of phone(in your case select OTHERS) and press NEXT.

Step 9: The application will search for Bluetooth devices.

Step 10: Select your phone (Wave 525) from the scanning result.

Step 11: Proceed as directed by the application UI on the HTC desire V.

Hope this helped you...

Hope this helped.

---------- Post added at 05:49 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:01 AM ----------

I would also like to mention a few suggestions to anyone who reads this...

In this era of continuously changing technology, we tend to change our handsets often. But then what about our precious contacts. Following I suggest few basic ways to make life easier about porting contacts..

1. The best option according to me is to have all your contacts backed up on the SIM card itself or at least the important ones.

2. The second best option is to save your new contacts as GOOGLE contacts and back up them with Google servers. This is very handy and fastest way for porting contacts from one device to another; at least for Android devices.

3. The third best option is to back up contacts from your old phone onto Windows Outlook and then using HTC sync to synchronize the computer Outlook contacts back into your new HTC phone...

I hope this helped... Press thanks if you found this informative..
[HTC Desire V] Yoking:
are i said na it dint help.. i meant that wave 525 is not a recognisable phone by it.. it cant transfer contacts..

i wil copy them to sim and then to HTC.. thanks neways :)
[HTC Desire V] Mayank T:
go to contacts app settings and then select Manage contacts----->import/export contacts
[HTC Desire V] Yoking:
Thanks dude.. now can u tell me where can we see the total no. of contacts or txts saved in our phone.. i mean is our phone sms storage unlimited??
[HTC Desire V] Yoking:
also,can u tell me how to lock different folders.. i mean not phone lock but privacy lock
[HTC Desire V] Yoking:
plz rply htc users
[HTC Desire V] Yoking:
pls help
[HTC Desire V] iraqidanish:
You can install app lock program from play store
[Xperia Z General] mengsuan:
You can check the real battery capacity packed in your device by typing *#*#7378423#*#* in your phone dialer. Then, Service tests -> Battery Health test.

My 2 day old Xperia Z reports 2370000 uAh which is 2370mAh, marginally higher than the specifications.

Go give it a try ;)
[Xperia Z General] droidhd:
2358000 uAh (45%), but was 2360000 uAh (wth 46%), so I guess it is % dependent
[Xperia Z General] brutal_noise:
Mine shows 2386000 with 60% of the battery left :)
[Xperia Z General] iDroid8:
Mine shows 2537000 uAh at 50% as well "Good, no need to replace it."
[Xperia Z General] graffus:
2403000, my Xperia Z won! ;)
[Xperia Z General] Kermit33:
2377000 with 28% left.

I used those combinations to check my XZ, especially if there is any dead pixel, before I made payment to my retailer. It a good tool.:)
[Xperia Z General] nazrin313:
2393 at full charge
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Guy when you are in this test,hold vol up and power till the phone reboot ang go check again.

2370ma with 24% left.

This was a trick when i had Xperia S.
[Xperia Z General] Dietervsx:
I got 2448000 with 36% battery :p is this normal?
[Xperia Z General] theindievisual:
this needs to be stickied, or at least part of a sticky full of useful threads
[Xperia Z General] droidhd:
Maybe people should paste screen time and uptime within battery mAh. Maybe that is the reason how people gets 5h screen time, because they have larger battery?
[Xperia Z General] moraal:
Be sure to do the reset first. It sets the record on your battery to the original state, so your true capacity.Then you compare..

---------- Post added at 11:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:31 PM ----------

You´re not doing it right or you have a custom rom. It doesn´t work on all roms. Original rom should be fine though.
[Xperia Z General] Haldi4803:
2366 on 76%
[Xperia Z General] kilabdg:
2433mAh - 100% battery
[Xperia Z General] lyndonguti:
Wow 24290 mah 49%;)
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Mine doesn't change 2370ma from 1 to 100%
[Xperia Z General] vaud27:
mine is 2370
[Xperia Z General] Aman27deep:
2422000

38%
[Xperia Z General] wevie:
Mine has 2438000 @ 61%.. stil not really satisfied with the screen time.. :(
[Xperia Z General] pandaball:
It would really be better if people posted the capacity with the battery fully charged, because giving the capacity at any other battery level isn't reporting the true capacity.
[Xperia Z General] indycar:
cap is always the same either at 1% or 100%

its like u have car with 50L cap and u fill it up when it had 1L or 49L max will always be the same

if u guys are here just to measure eP this is wrong way to do it
[Xperia Z General] shiruba2013:
My Reading

2528000 (82% right now after 6 hrs 10 mins)
[Xperia Z General] xcmike:
2340000 on the first unit..

2370000 for current unit...
[Xperia Z General] indycar:
looks like nobody knows to read here i guess ill have to quote myself

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=39938027&postcount=23
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
I don't think the capacity is always the same.

If the battery is not well calibrated it can gives you less amp that's why everyone has different ma.
[Xperia Z General] indycar:
the battery cap difference is shown only because it was drained faster/slower, but "batt cap" is always the same

unless old and worn down battery

"Battery capacity" is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain specified conditions. However, the actual energy storage capabilities of the battery can vary significantly from the "nominal" rated capacity, as the battery capacity depends strongly on the age and past history of the battery, the charging or discharging regimes of the battery and the temperature.

the above text is copied from pveducation.org and me as electrician (tho i work other stuff) can confirm it
[Xperia Z General] nobe0001:
My 3 weeks old XZ shows 2370000 with 38%.

After screen off/screen on for 2 minutes it shows 2366000 and 37%.

"Good, no need to replace it" - couldn`t do that anyway :D
[Xperia Z General] mercy212:
Mine is now 2070000 4 weeks old, dropping every day.
[Xperia Z General] Vinay92:
Wow mine says 1018000 and "Bad, please replace it!"

Wtf? I've only had this phone since May and the battery is already gone? How do I replace it?
[Xperia Z General] alexpraga:
Really? Is there anything special on your use pattern that might explain that, e. g. let the phone run out of battery everyday?

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] Vinay92:
No, the battery usually goes down to about 50-70% before I put it on to charge. This sucks!
[Xperia Z General] alexpraga:
But can you say it's not behaving as expected? How long it takes to consume that 30-50%? A day? Because it could be just a problem on the evaluation on the battery status.

I deduct that it's the first time you are checking this, so you don't have any comparison point in the past, right?

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] ardeesan:
Bought my phone last July 3 and ran the test: 2607000uAh at 100%. This one's too high compared to the ones listed here.
[Xperia Z General] DoubleYouPee:
2400000 on ZL :cool: 60% charge
[Xperia Z General] Vinay92:
Well I have noticed the battery has been draining a lot faster than usual the past couple of weeks. Before that I could consistently go up to 2 days without charging. Now my battery would die in less than half a day.
[Xperia Z General] mengsuan:
Quoting myself after some months, it now shows 2210000 uAh. Some degradation as it ages.
[Xperia Z General] Firipu:
2524000 uAh at 74%. Not bad at all

Phone is about 6 months old.
[Xperia Z General] demonz49:
how abou calibrate he battery? it means good health :D:D
[Xperia Z General] habibmoosavi:
for me 2412000 uAh
[Xperia Z General] Vinay92:
Hi guys, just an update on my problem where I was getting very low capacity and fast battery drain. I called Xperia support and they directed me to factory reset my phone. I did protest this at first as I hadn't installed any new firmware or apps and I wasn't sure how it could affect the battery health test anyway, but I went ahead and did it. Lo and behold, my capacity was restored! I am now checking it every day and it is falling, though I am not sure if the rate is usual or not. My battery could still be faulty, I will have to wait and see.
[Xperia Z General] LosserKlosser:
Does anybody know how to do this on lollipop?
[Xperia Z General] asderth8000:
i dont have battery test info in my c6602? can someone teach me how to reach that, i bought my xperia in taiwan, not rooted for the mean time, and my XZ shutdowns whenever the batt% drops below 18-20% i want to calibrate the batterry but i havent rooted my phone yet, and i found this thread and when i tried *#*#7378.. i cant seem to find battery stat test in service tests
[Xperia Z General] Abrar9322:
In Lollipop update, Sony removed this option from service test menu..:(
[Xperia Z General] Abrar9322:
Hello Guys, [MENTION=4460888]asderth8000[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4453075]Hvilsted[/MENTION] , today i found the battery health test in Lollipop firmware.

Steps : Goto service menu (*#*#7378423#*#*) > Service Info > Firmware Info (second last) > Select Device to Battery Info
[Xperia Z General] anilkoc:
thank you very much. :good::good:
[Xperia Z General] theduke7:
Thanks a lot m8,

here's the info i get , is it good? i don't really get what the numbers mean :) ) ...my phone is over 1 years old.
[Xperia Z General] bollix:
I dont have that option in service test..

//found it
[Xperia Z General] paja93:
I don't know is this good?
[Xperia Z General] Aker666:
Hi, where I can find this option on a Xperia Z3?

Thanks.
[Xperia Z General] iRimas:
Hi I my Build Number is 101.A.1.350 UK Three Network. i can see from Sonymobile site the new Update version but when i click the update button it says my Phone is Up to date. Please help Me.
[Xperia Z General] Dsteppa:
The point of this topic is that you're not able to read

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2200477
[Xperia Z General] eagleeyetom:
There is no point in making additional clutter.

Thread closed.
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] fsg4u:
Great thread.

Just wanted to share my picture of the broken 4G that I have.

So part of the flex cable is broken and the following things don't work anymore:

- Frontcamera

- lightsensor

- LED indicator

- normal phone speaker.

I ordered a new display that comes with a cable from here, to solve the problem, because I could't find the flex cable itself and T-Mobile didn't want to invoke a warranty case(I am in germany, that's the main reason)

Ciao fsg
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] aragats:
GPS antenna

I'm not happy with my phone's GPS, the reception quality is really poor. I've found several threads discussing the problems with Samsung's phones' GPS antenna contacts, e.g. this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39570338

So I've disassembled my Relay and found those contacts after experimenting without any antenna attached. The picture is below.

I've gently bent the PCB contacts toward the rear panel to make sure they will touch the antenna pads with pressure. The GPS works much better now. In case if it'll not last long, there is a possibility to solder them with tiny copper wires.
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] dillalade:
Great thread.

But does anyone have experience or insight they can share as to how to dismantle/reassemble the front fascia/housing surrounding the screen.

Mine is mashed up and needs replacing, my replacement housing arrives tomorrow.

Thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] ToniCipriani:
Just received my Relay yesterday, planning to do some surgery on it to add Palm Touchstone charging to it.

I can't really tell from the photos if it's a separate board, but I found this on eBay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Charging-US...Galaxy-S-Relay-4G-T-mobile-T699-/151050168018

I don't want to solder on the original parts so if that's the right part I'll grab one and solder on that instead?

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] aragats:
I don't think it's related to Palm Touchstone in anyway, from the link you posted:

...OEM USB charging For Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G T-mobile SGH-T699

...

...3. Replace your broken, damaged, cracked, unusable

So, by my understanding it's just a replacement board for the regular USB charging.

The wireless charging is not possible without a special "antenna" - a coil regularly attached to the back cover, e.g. see:

www ebay com/itm/Samsung-Galaxy-S4-Wireless-Charging-Back-Cover-Touchstone-Dock-White-/161017497675

(please replace spaces with dots, I can't post links at the moment)
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] ToniCipriani:
No no, that's not what I'm getting it for. I just want to make sure that is indeed the USB board for our phones, since the pictures seem to indicate the port is actually on the main PCB. If it is a separate board, I rather solder on a separate piece rather than the one that's on the phone.

I'm scavenging the coil from my old Pre, then tapping the volt line into USB. That's how it was done on the Nexus S and EVO 4G.
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] Jax184:
For future reference, that auction is NOT for the Relay. It's for some random phone. The Relay's USB port is soldered straight to the mainboard. Anyone with a broken USB port should NOT order that one from eBay.
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] aragats:
GPS antenna

Replying my own post just to confirm: after extensively using the phone's GPS the last 4 days in wildernesses (without any data channel available) I can confirm, that there is a HUGE difference between "before" and "after". Now GPS locks satellites in 2-3 seconds, I had no problems in deep forests and narrow canyons.
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] Brotzeithasser:
Thanks for the great guide!

I experienced that after some drops the screen-unit and the keyboard-unit of the device get more and more loose. One unpleasant effect is, that if the slider is closed and I tap the screen, the screen unit yields a bit due to a too big gap between screen unit and keyboard unit. It rattles, when I write s.th. on the virtual keyboard.

I did not understand from the guide, which screws I have to tighten, to solve this issue. I'd be very grateful for any ideas.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] sorgo:
Please, do you remember having relay dissasembled? Is it possible to change the display flex cable from other device (e.g. with cracked display)?

Thank you very much for you answer, I'm having probably the same problem with the relay (too much keyboard opening I suppose...)
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] Jax184:
The Relay's cable is custom to the Relay, as far as I know.
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] sorgo:
I meant other relay s 4g device with cracked display. is the cable fixed to the screen in any way? or can I disconnect it with no problem?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] demkantor:
The way I've seen these sold in the past is the LCD and digitizer is sold as one unit and replaced as such, here

http://www.sinomobileparts.com/for-...ay-touch-digitizer-screen-assembly_p4624.html

So if you want to swap this out of another relay it should work fine, the main flex cable is separate than the cable coming from the screen
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] sorgo:
Thank you for your answer. So I could eventually replace the main flex cable from a unit with broken screen? Do I get it right?

But I will take a risk anyway, as I only suppose it's the main flex cable problem.

Is there a possibility that by opening/closing the keybard other parts are bended or stressed? Or would you guess it's main flex cable problem for sure?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] demkantor:
Guess is the main flex, and yes you can swap parts from another relay but maybe do a little digging first around the net to see if anyone sells only what you need as it may be cheaper

Best of luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] robuser007:
The info is incorrect: no 900 Mhz for 3g in my country !
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] linoskoczek:
Hi!

Could somebody help me to find Main Flex Cable for Relay with worldwide shipping? I would be very grateful.
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] sorgo:
Hi I was desperate a month ago, as my relay display gone blank for good after going blank in some specific position, due to the main flex cable. That's the Achilles heel of this phone. I was considering buying a device with broken screen and replacing it, but ended up waiting for a brand new one (unused). That decision came because now I'll have one device full of spare parts for any case.
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] linoskoczek:
Didn't you consider to buy main flex cable itself?
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] sorgo:
I didn't find one cheaper than a device with broken screen. Actually, I couldn't find one that I would be sure that matches the sgh-t699.
[Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G] linoskoczek:
Aff, what a fail with this phone then... Thank you anyway.