Android is upgrading screen - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

I keep getting the android is updating screen everytime I reboot. It doesn't updgrade any apps it just says starting apps. Is there anyway I can get rid of this?
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Anyone know how to solve this? I just started getting it again
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techgov8 said:
Anyone know how to solve this? I just started getting it again
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That android is upgrading screen is when your phone is rebuilding the caches. You will see it if you boot to recovery and wipe caches. I remember seeing somewhere in an app (don't remember which one) an option to wipe caches on reboot.
Not a definitive answer but maybe it helps point you in the right direction.

It used to only happen when I would wipe cache but now it just it just on a normal reboot
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It used to only happen when I would wipe cache but now it just it just on a normal reboot
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Factory reset
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Factory reset
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If I factory reset in twrp then install a backup will that work? Im assuming no because the backup will have the problem. I just dont want to set everything back up. I reflshashed in Odin last time this happened. Nothing is wrong but to me its just a little bothersome.
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[Q] htc Evo phone.apk

Does anyone have the htc phone.apk??? i accidentally and very stupidly deleted mines from my system applications using root explorer. i cant make calls without it.
chrisw491 said:
Does anyone have the htc phone.apk??? i accidentally and very stupidly deleted mines from my system applications using root explorer. i cant make calls without it.
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if you have a custom rom, either flash the Nandroid back up or else Flash a new rom or else you can strip a rom of the Phone.apk file
ok i have a MAJOR problem. im kind of a noob at this stuff so im still learning. i was messing in my system files trying different phone.apk. i think i may have deleted something essential. when i turn my phone on it doesnt get past the boot animation. my phone was rooted with unrevoked 3. but everytime i try to install a new rom using clock work recovery, it gets to the part where it "opens update pakage" and just stops and goes back to the first menu screen of clockwork. i dont have a nandroid backup either so i cant even restore.
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ok i have a MAJOR problem. im kind of a noob at this stuff so im still learning. i was messing in my system files trying different phone.apk. i think i may have deleted something essential. when i turn my phone on it doesnt get past the boot animation. my phone was rooted with unrevoked 3. but everytime i try to install a new rom using clock work recovery, it gets to the part where it "opens update pakage" and just stops and goes back to the first menu screen of clockwork. i dont have a nandroid backup either so i cant even restore.
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try wiping the phone in the recovery, wipe everything then install a new rom, sometimes not wiping screws up the installation
Diamond_dawg said:
try wiping the phone in the recovery, wipe everything then install a new rom, sometimes not wiping screws up the installation
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yea i tried wiping the cache and wipe data/factory reset but I still get the same results. im willing to try anything.
chrisw491 said:
yea i tried wiping the cache and wipe data/factory reset but I still get the same results. im willing to try anything.
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try posting this in the Evo forum, they will help you better

[Q] Home and search button stopped responding?

Hey guys,
I'm running the Octane ROM on my SGS4G, and suddenly both my home and search touch keys stopped functioning. However, they ARE triggering haptic feedback (a vibration in the phone when pressed)
Does anyone know what causes this and what's a common trouble shooting route?
I updated my binary in super user and updated busybox...nothing changed.
Also, I don't know if this is related to the problem but it happened at the same time: text msg notifications are permanently as if the phone is on silent; no sound or vibration. Just a status bar icon.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help, this phone is my only daily.
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Have you rebooted the phone? If so, I'd suggest doing a backup then performing a factory data reset.
Yea I rebooted several times..
could I just wipe the dalvik?
If I only do that, what information is lost on my phone?
Also the update from busy box said it might require I do a package reinstall "without" a factory wipe for the update to take effect... Any suggestions on that?
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Stafaa said:
Yea I rebooted several times..
could I just wipe the dalvik?
If I only do that, what information is lost on my phone?
Also the update from busy box said it might require I do a package reinstall "without" a factory wipe for the update to take effect... Any suggestions on that?
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You could always try wiping caches first. No data loss that way. The Davlik cache will rebuild itself over time.
I'm nto sure about BusyBox, though. Maybe someone else has an idea?
What about the cache partition?
I guess my question is, what exactly are you wiping when you wipe the dalvik and when you wipe the cache partition?
and is it a safe practice for when strange problems like this arise?
Just wiping the cache.completely safe and the first thing to try after a reboot.also I would suggest fixing permissions when clearing the cache
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Well I found the answer to what they both are Here
Figured I'd post it for anyone who every comes across this thread.
But thank you for going into more detail about it Somairotevoli.
where is it i fix permissions? In super user you mean?
And i just finished doing a full wipe =/
fixed the problem...but just sucks. Im glad i removed the SD card before hand, I think it tried to format it.
Does a factory wipe touch any SD files?
Stafaa said:
Well I found the answer to what they both are Here
Figured I'd post it for anyone who every comes across this thread.
But thank you for going into more detail about it Somairotevoli.
where is it i fix permissions? In super user you mean?
And i just finished doing a full wipe =/
fixed the problem...but just sucks. Im glad i removed the SD card before hand, I think it tried to format it.
Does a factory wipe touch any SD files?
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Fix permissions in the advanced option of cwm
And no factory reset does not wipe sd unless you tell it to when you're doing it from your settings menu
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ah, gotcha.
Wish I woulda have tried that before wiping.
Another question: After the wipe, I lost all the fonts that were originally there after I first installed Octaine ROM.
I'm thinking I should just reinstall the package, but I'm afraid I cant remember if I had to disable VOODOO lagfix first and whether or not i still have to change the mounting points before i reinstall the rom..
Stafaa said:
ah, gotcha.
Wish I woulda have tried that before wiping.
Another question: After the wipe, I lost all the fonts that were originally there after I first installed Octaine ROM.
I'm thinking I should just reinstall the package, but I'm afraid I cant remember if I had to disable VOODOO lagfix first and whether or not i still have to change the mounting points before i reinstall the rom..
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Glad you got it working though sucks you had to wipe everything. To be safe I would disable voodoo though I do not know if it's necessary. Definitely go into CWM and re-check the mounts first before flashing.
Well, unfortunately, after a full wipe... everything worked fine for one day... then suddenly the phone froze and restarted. After reboot, some apps had the android image on their icon and ALL OVER my wallpaper was a skull and cross bones image...cascaded in rows and columns all over the background..
and ofcourse.. my home and search buttons are non-functional once again...
What does this mean??
Stafaa said:
Well I found the answer to what they both are Here
Figured I'd post it for anyone who every comes across this thread.
But thank you for going into more detail about it Somairotevoli.
where is it i fix permissions? In super user you mean?
And i just finished doing a full wipe =/
fixed the problem...but just sucks. Im glad i removed the SD card before hand, I think it tried to format it.
Does a factory wipe touch any SD files?
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I'm running the Octane rom too, and have started having problems with all four buttons, but mainly the outside settings and search ones. Other roms do the same for me now, so I don't think it's the problem. I have fully wiped, reformatted, fixed permissions, you name it.
It dosen't seem to matter what happens, they still resist working properly. So are you saying that doing a wipe/reinstall/permission fix did it for you? I can't tell if it's a physical thing or a software thing, but I'm leaning more toward software.
Stafaa said:
Well, unfortunately, after a full wipe... everything worked fine for one day... then suddenly the phone froze and restarted. After reboot, some apps had the android image on their icon and ALL OVER my wallpaper was a skull and cross bones image...cascaded in rows and columns all over the background..
and ofcourse.. my home and search buttons are non-functional once again...
What does this mean??
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You should probably re download your desired rom, do a full wipe (data, cache, and dalvik) and re flash. this sucks but should work. Did you by chance ever flash a kf series 2.3.3 ROM?
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Stafaa said:
Well, unfortunately, after a full wipe... everything worked fine for one day... then suddenly the phone froze and restarted. After reboot, some apps had the android image on their icon and ALL OVER my wallpaper was a skull and cross bones image...cascaded in rows and columns all over the background..
and ofcourse.. my home and search buttons are non-functional once again...
What does this mean??
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After the wipe did you install a new ROM or stay on Octane? Maybe try wiping & install Raver's KJ6 stock via Odin or CWM. Run stock for a few days and see if the problems persist.
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Getting dialer problems

I've been trying to fix this problem for 2 days now, I tried installing back to stock, reroot and unlocked. I slapped Cleanrom on and it hasn't fixed the issue. I was hoping if the problem could possibly be fixed, or if its a hardware issue i want to know what steps i can take to deal with it. As of right now i cant make any calls without it foreclosing on me.
Thanks
Weird. Tried clearing cache? Did you have this problem when u first got the phone? When did all start?
It was 2 days ago. I tried almost everything, but still a no go. I have pmed some people who have experienced it in the past, but their on 2.20 now, so i might consider it if its going to fix the issue. I rather not though
I'm getting that same problem too, also i can't properly add phone numbers to my phone or sim. This is getting frustrating, hopefully someone can elaborate on this..
Do you have any accounts syncing? Maybe if you delete all the accounts that sync contacts? Maybe try it without a SIM card in?
If you are using CWM and flashed CleanROM (and maybe other ROMs), then that is why you are having this issue. Its a known issue, and it clearly says in the CleanROM top post to not use CWM, and to use TWRP.
Also, this is a double post. Somebody posted a fix in your other thread. Go look at it. Now see why double posts are confusing and annoying?
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It happened to me too and now I have a solution.it happened to me when I installed a rom(don't want to mention the name).ok do this
Root ur phone unlock bootloader and install cwm not twrp.now clear cache,data,system everything and install any rom(even stock)using TARP(dont forget to clear everything in twrp also).
It worked seriously for me and believe me.if I helped u please hit thanks button
saketh91 said:
It happened to me too and now I have a solution.it happened to me when I installed a rom(don't want to mention the name).ok do this
Root ur phone unlock bootloader and install cwm not twrp.now clear cache,data,system everything and install any rom(even stock)using TARP(dont forget to clear everything in twrp also).
It worked seriously for me and believe me.if I helped u please hit thanks button
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I tried this method, installed CWR over TWRP and installed cleanrom 4.5, then my phone would reboot continuously. Did you experience this?
Are u guys doing FULL wipes as stated above?? Do a full wipe, cache, dalvik, system, factory reset/data. Flash a rom and dont restore anything. Just boot it up and see. Im fairly certain it wont mess up after that.
Did you flash KingCobra then started having this issue? I have the same problem as well right now, there is a FC.zip fix he's made that you can flash but I'm getting an error right now. Its a awesome rom tho!
as i mentioned you need to clear data,cache,system.. in cwm then switch to twrp and install a rom.installing cr4.5 or any latest roms in cwm will cause bootloop

[Q] Recovery is broken??? I Don't Know.. Please Help

So I bought a Nexus 5 off of craigslist for a pretty good price about a week ago and he had already rooted and installed a custom recovery onto the phone. He had some sort of rom that I didn't like so I decided to flash my own. So I downloaded cyanogen mod (the latest nightly build at the time) and flashed it along with g apps and rebooted the phone. When I it was turning on it said "upgrading apps xxx out of xxx." I was very confused because coming from a Nexus 4 and flashing many ROMs I have never seen this before. When the phone finally powered on it started giving me errors every 5 seconds and I realized soon after that I had my previous apps from the old rom still installed and everything else was in place. I managed to get into settings after clicking ok to errors every 5 seconds and saw that my ROM did indeed change to Cyanogen Mod. I decided to try to factory reset the phone through the settings menu and that fixed the phone seemingly until today. I tried installing another rom but this one is giving me multiple errors and then rebooting my phone. I could not get into the settings to factory reset the phone through there.
I was thinking that maybe the recovery was broken but I'm not sure of how to fix it. I tried to find a flashable recovery but only found IMG versions which I don't know how to install. Is there a possibility of any other issues? I am resetting/wiping cache/wiping dalvik cache every time in that order. When I'm installing the roms it says something about e:/ volume not existing or not being found could that be the problem? I don't recall ever seeing this on my nexus 5. If anyone knows how I could fix this issue I would greatly appreciate your help.
Thanks, Alex:laugh::laugh:
alexdzk said:
So I bought a Nexus 5 off of craigslist for a pretty good price about a week ago and he had already rooted and installed a custom recovery onto the phone. He had some sort of rom that I didn't like so I decided to flash my own. So I downloaded cyanogen mod (the latest nightly build at the time) and flashed it along with g apps and rebooted the phone. When I it was turning on it said "upgrading apps xxx out of xxx." I was very confused because coming from a Nexus 4 and flashing many ROMs I have never seen this before. When the phone finally powered on it started giving me errors every 5 seconds and I realized soon after that I had my previous apps from the old rom still installed and everything else was in place. I managed to get into settings after clicking ok to errors every 5 seconds and saw that my ROM did indeed change to Cyanogen Mod. I decided to try to factory reset the phone through the settings menu and that fixed the phone seemingly until today. I tried installing another rom but this one is giving me multiple errors and then rebooting my phone. I could not get into the settings to factory reset the phone through there.
I was thinking that maybe the recovery was broken but I'm not sure of how to fix it. I tried to find a flashable recovery but only found IMG versions which I don't know how to install. Is there a possibility of any other issues? I am resetting/wiping cache/wiping dalvik cache every time in that order. When I'm installing the roms it says something about e:/ volume not existing or not being found could that be the problem? I don't recall ever seeing this on my nexus 5. If anyone knows how I could fix this issue I would greatly appreciate your help.
Thanks, Alex:laugh::laugh:
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Did you wipe data and cache before flashing the new rom?
This happened to me loading some ROM previously. You need to make sure that you do a factory reset and wipe the cache and dalvik. I also redownloaded the ROM just to be sure but I do not think that is necessary. It sounds like you dirty flashed. Is the recovery Team win? If so there is a setting under mount that you need to uncheck and it is called system.
edit: I re-read and saw that you are wiping the cache and dalvik cache, by resetting do you mean you are factory resetting? The img files are for you to do through the command line in fast boot and you can find out more by clicking this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905 and also this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701. <--- familiarize yourself with both of those threads and you will be better off than a lot of people that come asking for help. Not saying that you are not well off just knowing is good for the soul.
2nd edit: Since it sounds like he did not wipe the SD card were there good things on there?
I see your doing a clean install. I'd return it to stock and start over, especially considering you bought the phone used. Who knows what's been on it. See this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
mistahseller said:
This happened to me loading some ROM previously. You need to make sure that you do a factory reset and wipe the cache and dalvik. I also redownloaded the ROM just to be sure but I do not think that is necessary. It sounds like you dirty flashed. Is the recovery Team win? If so there is a setting under mount that you need to uncheck and it is called system.
edit: I re-read and saw that you are wiping the cache and dalvik cache, by resetting do you mean you are factory resetting? The img files are for you to do through the command line in fast boot and you can find out more by clicking this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905 and also this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701. <--- familiarize yourself with both of those threads and you will be better off than a lot of people that come asking for help. Not saying that you are not well off just knowing is good for the soul.
2nd edit: Since it sounds like he did not wipe the SD card were there good things on there?
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jd1639 said:
I see your doing a clean install. I'd return it to stock and start over, especially considering you bought the phone used. Who knows what's been on it. See this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=47156064
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I'll try this then if it doesnt work ill try the factory reset/ relock whatever, thanks.
mistahseller said:
This happened to me loading some ROM previously. You need to make sure that you do a factory reset and wipe the cache and dalvik. I also redownloaded the ROM just to be sure but I do not think that is necessary. It sounds like you dirty flashed. Is the recovery Team win? If so there is a setting under mount that you need to uncheck and it is called system.
edit: I re-read and saw that you are wiping the cache and dalvik cache, by resetting do you mean you are factory resetting? The img files are for you to do through the command line in fast boot and you can find out more by clicking this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905 and also this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701. <--- familiarize yourself with both of those threads and you will be better off than a lot of people that come asking for help. Not saying that you are not well off just knowing is good for the soul.
2nd edit: Since it sounds like he did not wipe the SD card were there good things on there?
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no its CWM
You didn't wipe/factory reset.
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mistahseller said:
This happened to me loading some ROM previously. You need to make sure that you do a factory reset and wipe the cache and dalvik. I also redownloaded the ROM just to be sure but I do not think that is necessary. It sounds like you dirty flashed. Is the recovery Team win? If so there is a setting under mount that you need to uncheck and it is called system.
edit: I re-read and saw that you are wiping the cache and dalvik cache, by resetting do you mean you are factory resetting? The img files are for you to do through the command line in fast boot and you can find out more by clicking this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507905 and also this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701. <--- familiarize yourself with both of those threads and you will be better off than a lot of people that come asking for help. Not saying that you are not well off just knowing is good for the soul.
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housry23 said:
You didn't wipe/factory reset.
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Yes, I did. I said it in my post.
alexdzk said:
Yes, I did. I said it in my post.
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I see. Well, if you really did do a factory reset before flashing a new Rom, then maybe you have an old version recovery, or something is borked with your phones partitions. Honestly, buying a used one like that, I would do a full factory restore by flashing the stock images(sticky in general for directions) but don't relock the bootloader. This will erase everything and repartition the phone. Then install recovery and flash away.
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housry23 said:
I see. Well, if you really did do a factory reset before flashing a new Rom, then maybe you have an old version recovery, or something is borked with your phones partitions. Honestly, buying a used one like that, I would do a full factory restore by flashing the stock images(sticky in general for directions) but don't relock the bootloader. This will erase everything and repartition the phone. Then install recovery and flash away.
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I fixed the issue by flashing a new recovery through adb already and it works fine now thank you. I guess it was really my recovery that was broken.
alexdzk said:
I fixed the issue by flashing a new recovery through adb already and it works fine now thank you. I guess it was really my recovery that was broken.
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Good. Glad you got it worked out. Was probably an old build of whatever recovery and because of the way KitKat changed things, there were a lot of problems wiping when the phone first came out. If you find any more good deals on your local Craigslist, PM me. I want a black n5 instead of my white one.
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[Q]Post-CM 12.1 Update Boot Issue

Hey all,
So ever since I updated my OPO to Cm12.1, I've been having boot issues. Essentially, what happens is when booting the phone, the phone is forever stuck on the OnePlus Logo without going ahead to the Cyanogen Logo and then the phone starting up. The way I deal with this is, I boot up into stock recovery and then "Clear Cache Partition" and then I reboot a couple of times, and this works and has worked for me over the last couple of weeks. However, I wanted to know how can I get rid of this issue once and for all, so I'm able to boot the phone normally without having to clear the cache partition all the time.
Thanks
Did you wipe properly when updating?
I think so,do you think that's the reason I'm having issues?
What would you recommend to sort it all out?
dialsquare1886 said:
I think so,do you think that's the reason I'm having issues?
What would you recommend to sort it all out?
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It's possible. I'd perform a full wipe (system, data, cache, dalvik cache) and flash again.
If you don't mind, could you share links that describe the easiest way to do all those things.
Thanks!
dialsquare1886 said:
If you don't mind, could you share links that describe the easiest way to do all those things.
Thanks!
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Here's one I prepared earlier:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2839471

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