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[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cassiusss:
Try to reboot to recovery or in download mode with this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.antaresone.quickreboot

Anyway, what error is shown when you try to flash a recovery?
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LELBOT:
I tried ur mentioned app but it again takes 1-2 secs and boots to system.

I also extracted out boot.img from cm13 and flashed it through rashr but after flashing it again booted to system.

Also tried to factory reset from phone but surprisingly it again didnt show anything and booted to system.

Can You tell me any method to HARD RESET or format its system partition so i can odin it ezily.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cassiusss:
I think that formatting system will not bring back recovery or download mode.

What's important is to gain access to download mode (because without it you can't use Odin).

Are you sure that booting your phone while pressing "Volume down" + "Home" + "Power ON" keys is ineffective?

Maybe you'll need an USB JIG to force the download mode...
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhisma_gangga:
I guess your device memory is broken. Because my friend's ace3 had the same problem with you, and the service center said that the emmc had been broken. So no hope at all
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SayInGame:
There is a smd4x12 and one without , what is smd4x12 and is it better without it ?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] stephencwl:
My extended ROM is screwed up.

My hermes is SuperCID, I can unlock and view the content. I can write files to it but I cannot install program to it.

I try a brave and foolish act to format the extended ROM under resco explorer. The rom can be formatted, but now I cannot write files and not to mention install programs to it.

To retore the extended ROM, should I:

Flash to a shipped ROM first before flashing a OS only cooked ROM?

Any help is appreciated.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] scottty:
first install hard spl v7 if you haven't already then just flash another extended rom over it, you can get another extended rrom from the hermes wiki under the upgrading bit., once you have done that it should be ok without having to flash a complete os, then use smething like schaps advanced configuration tool (this cab file can also be found somewhere here on the site), to unlock and unhide your extended rom, hope that helps a little
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
I'll confess, I didn't read everything, but a few questions and suggestions. FYI if it were me I'd skip right to suggestion #3.

Can you still access TWRP?

If so,

1. Try wiping Cache and Dalvik /ART or if that doesn't work wipe Cache, Dalvik /ART and Data.

2. If both don't help, wipe them again, then do a fresh flash of whatever preferably stock based ROM you want and the appropriate Bootstack.

3. I would flash the 10B TOT and start fresh. It's often enough the experience of users who flash non-stock or international stock-based ROMs to have various troubles.

No matter what caused the problem, TOTs contain more partitions that KDZs and flashing TOTs can fix problems that KDZs can't.

Good luck, keep us posted.
[Verizon LG G3] ArcticPat:
Sorry I know it was super lengthy. Sometimes I can access TWRP and sometimes I can't. I'm getting so aggravated with my phone! I think I successfully wiped Dalvik which did not help so I'll try to do the others if my phone wants to cooperate with me. Most of the time it doesn't even want to boot into recovery. Most of the time after clicking Yes under factory data reset the LG logo pops up then my phone just goes black.

Update: Wiped Davlik/Art, Cache, and Data. Rebooted and saw the CM13 logo instead of PB but then immediately shut down.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Yeah, I'd definitely go the 10B TOT route.
[Verizon LG G3] Deleted member 5852591:
I've rooted a few phones, but I'm not a ninja like these other xda'ers are. I'm running Jasminerom 8.0 (which is excellent on the g3), a couple of weeks ago, I tried Dirty Unicorns, but it didn't seem to play well with my phone, so I went back to JR 8.0 (by restoring my nandroid backup) then tried to upgrade to JR 9.0 then 9.1. I didn't even get the LG start screen, the screen was black, but I could tell the phone was on by a couple of noises. I did hyelton's "[Guide] LG G3 Stock Firmware (Go Back to Stock) KDZ & TOT Method With LGUP" http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2785089 It puts the phone back to dead stock, you have to root again and reinstall twrp, then you can go to the rom you want. It scared me pretty good, but within a day or 2, I had my phone back to where it was. Don't forget to thank the devs who post these guides, they can get you out of almost any jam you get into.:good:
[Verizon LG G3] ArcticPat:
I was literally in the middle of following the instuctions in the guide you linked, then when I have FlashTool all ready, I noticed my phone turned off. I read that I might have to put it back in download mode after messing with device manager. Now the problem is I can't get it to download mode. I can get the download mode and blue dots image, but doesn't go to the next screen with the "firmware update don't unplug phone" it just goes to blackscreen help :( I was literally just in download mode now my computer says it doesn't recognize the last usb device that I plugged in
[Verizon LG G3] Deleted member 5852591:
Do a battery pull to make sure it is shut off, then do the Vol up while plugging in the usb cable. Even if the screen stays black, it should still go into download mode (that's exactly what had happened to me). When you go into Device Manager, you should see LGE Modem listed under Ports, and keep following hyelton's instructions. I was sure mine was dead, but it worked fine.
[Verizon LG G3] ArcticPat:
I managed to get into download mode, two additional times. The first time, after started FlashTool, it said download failed at 10%.After an hour I finally got it to go into download mode again. Got to 57% then said download failed. My phone won't stay on or something. Everything was going smoothly, then boom black screen download failed. This has been the problem the entire time with my phone. Sometimes I can get to the homescreen, open my texts, browser an app or 2 then freeze and black screen. It won't stay on long enough for FlashTool so what the hell do I do now?!

Now my phone won't even vibrate when I plug it in while holding Vol Up. It comes up as something slightly different in device manager though. I kept FlashTool open even with the failed download, but it says "Can't change to download mode" in the port 1 box.

Also sometimes after plugging in, when it does vibrate, the LG logo comes on instead of DL mode. When that happens my phone appears as something QualCom in device manager then disappears.

Also, does it matter if my COM41 says 'in use'?
[Verizon LG G3] Deleted member 5852591:
Now you're getting into territory that I have no experience with. I'm sorry I can't help any farther, I hope some of the more experienced xda'ers can help you out.
[Verizon LG G3] ArcticPat:
lol thanks for your help! The only issue I've run into the past hour is that I haven't been able to get into Download Mode. When I hold Vol Up and connect USB it either loads the LG logo or just goes blank. Doesn't give me the 'download mode' with the blue dots.

So I'm guessing it's a bad thing if my phone shows up as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 (COM9)?

Phone just shuts off too fast to do anything. If I successfully make it to download mode, only shows for two minutes in device manager. Qualcomm only shows up for about 2 minutes too. What do I do? I can't even flash the 10B TOT because of this.j

It used to be hard to get the battery to charge, but now I can't get it to charge at all!

Update: I realized, the longer I leave my phone alone, the longer it stays on. I waited an hour then tried Download Mode again. Phone stayed in Download Mode long enough for me to get to the blue screen and the red 3. I forgot what to do when I got to this point so I just let it go and it turned off by itself. I took out the battery, then tried to reboot and it hit the LG logo and the little Android when you first set up your phone then black screen.

Update 2: After waiting another hour, I got the phone to sort of start up. Got to the LG logo, then the green android with a blue loading bar underneath then wham! Green screen saying Tz crash! DemiGod Crash Handler. And some other stuff. What the heck is this? Never even heard of it before.

Update 3: tried to flash again, reached the blue screen with the red 3, pulled out USB and battery then tried to boot up and doesn't even boot up.
[Verizon LG G3] ArcticPat:
Sorry for double post, but this is a huge update. I realized the longer I leave my phone alone, the longer it will stay on. So I left the battery out for an hour. Finally I was able to flash 10B TOT and got to the blue screen with the big 3 on it. I wasn't sure what to do so I just left it there and it eventually shut itself down. Tried to boot up and same thing, black screen after LG logo. Does this mean I'm out of luck [MENTION=2560614]roirraW "edor" ehT[/MENTION] ?

Don't tell me this has been a hardware issue the whole time... I even tried new batteries today when I went to a cell phone outlet. Tested 4 LG G3 replacement batteries all with the same blackscreen after LG logo
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
It does sound like hardware, but its very possible the battery itself is the only issue. Unfortunately, without a spare to try, I don't know any way of finding out for sure if that's the issue without buying a new battery. LG's had them on sale for $15 from time to time, but I don't know if they are now or if they're in stock. On the one hand, I'd hate to see you buy a new one locally only to find out that doesn't fix anything but if the battery is the only issue it's a shame to write the phone off. If you lived around Columbus, Ohio I'd offer for you to try my battery just to see what happens.

There definitely has been enough of a precedent of user's batteries being the culprit with this phone.

That's what I get for reading only 5 out of 6 of the new posts. Sorry, yeah, it doesn't sound like there's much hope. Glad you at least had a place to try a different battery without buying one. I don't know what else to suggest - you could try sending it to LG for service. I can vouch for their warranty service - I can't personally report on their out of warranty. In warranty they returned my tablet fixed four days after they paid to have it packaged and shipped to them.
[Verizon LG G3] R-T-B:
EDIT: Nevermind, only read part of the post and provided bad advice, lol.
[Verizon LG G3] ArcticPat:
The guy almost didn't let me try the battery. It was a dinky little stand in a farmers market and I was like let me see if they have any batteries. Luckily they did and I was like can I try it? He had the audacity to say sure but that's 20$ extra. Then I said how much is the battery? He said $40. THIS GUY!!! I almost had to beg just to see if it worked, and he finally agreed. He wouldn't even let me do it myself so I gave him my phone and he tried 3 different batteries and still the same problem.

I really appreciate that you would offer a stranger to test out your battery. It's funny that you live in Columbus because I actually go to school near there! I don't go to OSU but I go to OWU in Delaware, Ohio. But you are right, I'm not currently there but will be there soon.

Anyway, I decided that I had given it my all after trying different batteries, flashing the 10B TOT, etc. and made myself go to the Verizon store. Told the guy that greeted me that my phone wouldn't boot. Mind you I'm a little nervous because I don't want them to find out it's rooted if the 10B TOT didn't flash correctly, but I figured I'd had this phone for over two years, it's out of warranty so whatever. He tried to boot it and got nothing, not even the LG logo. So he said since the screen isn't cracked and no water damage I can get a new phone for free. You should have seen my face, my jaw dropped. I said "What?" He told me I have some warranty extension insurance. I said I know I had some insurance where I paid like 8$ a month, but I canceled that last year. He told me no, you have insurance and you pay 9$ a month. I was astonished and was like wow I thought I cancelled it, oh well, if it fixes my phone for "free" then let's do it. So now I'm eagerly waiting for the phone to arrive in the mail. I've had a brick for 4 days now so I'm feeling all kinds of disconnect. My only regret is that I didn't go into Verizon earlier.

So I'm hoping their warranty service is as great as you say. My only fear is that when I put my current battery, sim, and back cover on the new phone that it won't boot. I suppose at least I'll know for a fact that it's the battery at that point. Weird though that I've had this battery for two years and not a single issue...

Would it be wise to go through the root process again? I did all this in the first place just so I could cheat in pokemon, but then found so many cool modules from Xposed that made my life feel that much better.
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
Only you can determine that, sorry mate.
[Verizon LG G3] minhas729:
I am on fulmics ROM 5.3 with 35B bootstack. Want to go back to kk10B what should i do.. Like do i need special .dll file as i use 35B bootstack?

Never used kdz or tot except for 10B on my phone. Means Never used kdz or tot to flash official lp or MM
[Verizon LG G3] roirraW "edor" ehT:
The 35B Bootstack should allow you to use the original .DLL, because it's the correct combination of partitions from both 12B and 35B - which are necessary in order to be able to get into TWRP and as far as I'm aware allow using the old .DLL but also as far as I know and have experienced, you can use the newer .DLL any time. It's only when you're 100% stock 35B or higher that you can't flash the TOT without the newer .DLL, and can't flash KDZs older than 35B.

See post #5 of this thread for a link to a post. The post has another link to directions for Verizon. You can get the 10B TOT and the newer .DLL from my Android File Host link the bottom of the first post of [MENTION=4795150]annoyingduck[/MENTION] 's stickied return to stock thread in the General section, also in my signature below.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrisc247:
I have S-OFF, and I`m really struggling to figure out how to do this.

I`ve tried installing RUUs via .exe and ZIP, but they both fail and I think I must be doing something wrong.

I thought this would be a lot simpler than it is...

Can anyone help, please?

[EDIT]

OK, just managed to flash a Brightstar US .zip ... This is the first time Ive managed to flash any .zip and the reason it worked is because I used the corresponding MID and CID, something that various sources told me I didnt need to do if I had SuperCID and S-OFF... That was incorrect

[/EDIT]
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
The ruu always need to match your Cid and mid but when the phone is s-off, both of these values can easily be changed to match any ruu.

Flashing a ruu will not sim unlock your phone. You need to purchase a sim unlock code to unlock it or you could also use sieempi's method which require a flash drive connected with an usb otg Y cable + a power source. If you don't already have the hardware then the unlock code is the cheapest solution (5-10$)
[XDA Assist] fianceur:
Hello,

With GPS test, it fix in a few seconds (lot of satellites) and gps icon appear in the notification toolbar, but when i open another app, icon disappear and gps never works in another app ... ???

I'm affraid my skills are cheapper, and i didn't found a thread on, so i ask your help. why did gps work only in gps test ?

Thank you for all
[XDA Assist] fianceur:
a solution !

The chinese phone is not perfect !

i found a app who keep it open after fix and you can even choose app it open when it is fixed ! It works !

sweet name is : "GPS lock"

hope it help !
[Android General] VitasLoWang:
move to general discussion
[Huawei Watch] otaconremo:
I just washed my watch with tap water to clean it up. but after i dried it up, the watch keeps rebooting every few minutes and becomes quite warm.

I even restored it back to lollipop but same thing happens. also uninstalled all 3rd party apps from my phone.

did washing it cause the problem? i read here somewhere that they even dive their watch on a swimming pool with no problems.

please help me troubleshoot this. I won't be able to send this to a service center since I work in a remote location. :crying::crying:
[Huawei Watch] edupotamo:
I'm on same issue since two days ago! It seems hardware fails, shall we use the waranty claim procces?

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[Huawei Watch] otaconremo:
i don't know if it helps but I got mine back to normal again.

first, I just let it sit in the sun for about 30 minutes with its face down. do not put the lcd up facing the sun.

the watch will heat up obviously so let it cool down for a while.

after that, my watch started to last longer.
[Huawei Watch] edupotamo:
Solved by huawei waranty replacement

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[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Zacharee1:
I've been wanting to get rid of my iPad in favor of an Android tablet for a while now. The 3 is just so slow doing anything at all, and I'm on iOS; I hate it. I looked at Android tablets a while ago, but nothing really came of it. Now that I have CyanogenMod 13 on my VZW Note 4, I've been looking into tablets with decent specs and the ability to run CM.

The Tab S2 seems like the perfect device for this, since I get Android, specs that beat out even the newest iPad easily (let alone my 3), and the possibility of CyanogenMod. Here's where I'm a little confused though. I'm planning on getting the 9.7" version of this tablet, just so it's closer to the size of my iPad (I would have no trouble with a larger difference and transition if it was needed, but I figure I'll keep it simple), so that part is pretty much decided. The model numbers are where I get confused.

I've looked it up and can see that the T810 and T813 are pretty much the same except the T810 has Exynos while the T813 has Snapdragon. Everything I've heard says Snapdragon is better and easier for ROM development. However, I don't see CyanogenMod for the T813. I do see Resurrection Remix for the T810/5, which I'll gladly take, but I didn't see any obviously AOSP ROMs for the T813.

So my questions are: is there a CM-based (AOSP based will work too) ROM for the T813? If there isn't, why isn't there if it's easier to develop for? Is the T810 better even though it's Exynos? Should I just wait until September to see if they announce a Tab S3?

I don't care about pricing between the two, since it's only a $2-3 difference on Amazon, which is nothing when the thing costs $400 (which seems surprisingly cheap).
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Lightn1ng:
Only the T810 has CM - the T813 does not.

That being said, TouchWiz has gotten so fast and good lately, that I would not consider that as a factor, its just as fast as AOSP nowadays.

The T813 will - since it's newer - officially get Android N, as well.

I would get the T813 if I were you.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Zacharee1:
OK. I just hate TouchWiz, since it's fast when it's new on the device, but ends up getting really slow.

Since I'm going to wait out the warranty anyway, and by that time CM might be out, I guess T813 is better.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Lightn1ng:
The latest TW (2015+) doesn't really slow down at all, I've had an S6 for about a year and its just as fast as new.

There is nobody working on CM for the T813. CM does not come without somebody making it! (I lied. I'm working on it myself, but my skills are so low, I doubt it will ever happen.)
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Zacharee1:
I'm fine with waiting for one to maybe arrive. After all, I had to do it for 1.5 years on my phone :p. Maybe by the time my warranty is up, you'll have learned how to build CM :).
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Lightn1ng:
I've done it for other devices before but this one is a pain.

Why would you wait until warranty is up to root/ROM it?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Zacharee1:
Does it not have a KNOX counter for custom flashing?

It's more of an anxiety thing ("what'll happen if I flash something and it dies later on?"), since I know if I break it it's more likely going to be from a fall, but I want to keep it intact, even as much as I hate TW.

What's the bad thing about this device that makes it so difficult?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Lightn1ng:
Because its so unique. On the other devices I got things working on, there were other devices with the same specs that I could borrow code from.

The T813/T713 is the only popular device with a Snapdragon 652, so I have to completely start from scratch.

Also - if I break my tablet and it won't turn on, how would Samsung be able to tell the Knox flag was tripped?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Zacharee1:
The Snapdragon and Exynos variants are really that different, huh?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Lightn1ng:
Completely different chipsets, motherboards, CPUs, GPUs, drivers, etc.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Zacharee1:
Wow. I wonder why they didn't just market it as a different tablet. Apple gets away with changing one or two things and calling it new, so you'd think Samsung would try it.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Lightn1ng:
Yeah I agree. Samsung already has too many tablets though, and they struggle to update them all.

Do you play heavy games a lot? Because the T813 is *slightly* slower in gaming then the T710
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Zacharee1:
No, I don't. I barely even game. It's mostly YouTube and Netflix and some web browsing when I'm not near a computer. I like the bigger screen because it's easier to type. On an iPad Mini, it's really hard, and 8.0 isn't much bigger than 7.9.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Lightn1ng:
If you do a lot of typing, get a small bluetooth keyboard.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Zacharee1:
Not good for portability. The typing is more of a convenience than necessity.

Why is the 710 faster than the 813, if you know? I thought the Snapdragon version had better performance, and the screen resolution is the same between the two sizes.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Lightn1ng:
Well the Snapdragon has a faster CPU, which is used for most tasks, but the GPU, which is used pretty much only for games, is slightly slower on the Snapdragon,
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Zacharee1:
Ah. Well I do more tasking than gaming, so I'll go with SD and hope you or someone else releases a CM build for the 813.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Lightn1ng:
Don't count on it.
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Zacharee1:
From you or at all?
[Galaxy Tab S2 General] Lightn1ng:
At all.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mudassarfx:
Need CM13 for Amazon fire phone device...........
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abooooood:
WE WANT A HAMMER TEST

I really would like to see our phone smashing

WHO WITH ME
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamienMc:
Not a hammer, but this one has seen better days ;)
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abooooood:
What the hell XD

What did u do

Hhhhhhhhhh
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abooooood:
It's like a panzer walk on it

What happens is it still workin
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] u0aol:
If I could afford a replacement phone, I'd take a hammer, knife, saw, and any other utility I can think of to this pretty little phone
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DamienMc:
Lol idk what happened to it, I got it that way. But besides the screen not displaying or touches not working, it's fully functional haha...I used it to create a debrick.img actually, brought my device back to life.

At first it would not power on with an sd card inserted, but a small bend to straighten the phone slightly and it powers on again xD
[Galaxy Grand Prime Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] u0aol:
Haha that's pretty cool, the resilience of silicon never ceases to amaze me.

Bending it back into shape probably created a connection between whatever had been severed originally, pretty cool jaja