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to factory reset rooted Samsung galaxy y running on stock Rom

hi my friend have Samsung galaxy y recently rooted only rooted no custom Rom he uses stock Roms now he gets so much hangs so he decided factory reset it. i want to know is it safe or he will brick it?? please help we both are noobs
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With the information provided i think it is unlikely that you will brick the device by factory reseting it.

thanks.. here someone said me that never factory reset a rooted phone running on custom Rom.. so i little afraid but mine friends one is still on custom Rom so is it safe right?
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Maybe if the custom rom was using somekind of partition , but generally i would say reseting a custom rom won't brick a device.
Reseting a custom rom does not restore the factory rom, but reset the custom rom to its install state.
Its virtually im possible to really BRICK (a real BRICK is something that needs a JTAG device in order to get it working again) a device by reseting it, the worst case scenario is that you have to reflash the rom.

but i have stock Rom so what happened if i factory reset? what i will get after reset a rooted phone or unrooted phone? please help
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shivam1688 said:
but i have stock Rom so what happened if i factory reset? what i will get after reset a rooted phone or unrooted phone? please help
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The device should still remain rooted since the su binary was placed in the system area which factory resetting does not affect (you will just have to re-install the Superuser app). See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17348395&postcount=2.

thanks
so in other words you mean we should not to play with system file right?
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by d way where is thanks button? i don't see it in my official app
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Sadly its not in the free version of the xda app.

i have other query! in our unrooted phone apps can't access root.
so if i root it so it is possible that after rooting i make my phone more damageble by malware coz now they can change my system setting also!
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is somebody there for help???
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Theoreticly yes, but the SuperUser app is there to prevent that.

thanks if any malware crashes my system than what should i do? factory reset or anything else?
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Safest would be to flash new ROM / same ROM again.

thanks if i factory reset does it automatically flash ROM Also? please don't angry i.m just a little curious and want to learn something better from a master like you!
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shivam1688 said:
thanks
so in other words you mean we should not to play with system file right?
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Unless you know what you are doing.
shivam1688 said:
i have other query! in our unrooted phone apps can't access root.
so if i root it so it is possible that after rooting i make my phone more damageble by malware coz now they can change my system setting also!
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You could say so, but you have control over what gets root access and what doesn't. Apps can only use root access if you allow it (you have to grant it Superuser permission).

can someone answer my last question?
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Attempt Reset then PM Me for help if needed

Stuck on ics update

So. I can't finish the instalation of the ics rom. I did the wipe before flashing it. But I get stuck at the android logo on first boot.
I've tried flashing 3 times already.
Any suggestions?
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Try n redownload file
Then reflash. Don't forget to factory reset as well.
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I was afraid of that. My connection went down and I resumed it later.
I'll redownload it later. Thanks for the suggestion anyway
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yeah... bad downloads actually do happen now n then.. lets hope thats all it is.

Has anybody been able to solve this? Did factory reset work for you?

So. I've finally managed to get ics working. But I have the slow performance and force closes problem. even after wiping everything.
I'm going flash it again and see what happens
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El Niche said:
Has anybody been able to solve this? Did factory reset work for you?
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Nop. I had to redownload the rom, just to get it installed. But as I stated in the above post I still have some problems.
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Ok. Factory reset before AND after flashing the rom. Now apparently all my problems are gone
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[Q]My mobile can't unlock after long time locking

As the title, my i9003 cant be unlock after long time locking. When I press the middle button or the power button, the screen has no light, but the menu and back button light up. Maybe the phone is working, but the screen not. To solve the problem I can only unplug the battery....
Someone has the same situation? and who knows how to make it worked normally
Thanks!!!

you2503687 said:
As the title, my i9003 cant be unlock after long time locking. When I press the middle button or the power button, the screen has no light, but the menu and back button light up. Maybe the phone is working, but the screen not. To solve the problem I can only unplug the battery....
Someone has the same situation? and who knows how to make it worked normally
Thanks!!!
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Try to do a Factory reset.. if it didn't work try to reflash your fw.

are u using froyo ??
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Silentkiller101197 said:
Try to do a Factory reset.. if it didn't work try to reflash your fw.
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Yeah, I tried that. The phone is not always in that situation. Thanks anyway

kkwkk said:
are u using froyo ??
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I'm using Gingerbread 2.3.6,

any rom you flashed , or any 3rd party lockscren u installed
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kkwkk said:
any rom you flashed , or any 3rd party lockscren u installed
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Yeah, I flashed ZCKPC, it's for mainland, i only installed a app called onekey lockscreen,

have you tried to delete that app?
or that may be ur rom's problem
something maybe missing
try do a factory reset and flash another rom
flash XXKPE once then flash XXKPQ
u will also get the language u want
and also u are able to have a lot of theme also
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kkwkk said:
have you tried to delete that app?
or that may be ur rom's problem
something maybe missing
try do a factory reset and flash another rom
flash XXKPE once then flash XXKPQ
u will also get the language u want
and also u are able to have a lot of theme also
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I'll try that.thanks

PM ME IF U GET ANY PROBLEMS
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kkwkk said:
PM ME IF U GET ANY PROBLEMS
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OK, very kind of u.

have you solved the problem yet ?
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[ASK] [NEED HELP] Bluetooth won't turn on. P3100 Jelly Bean 4.1.2

Hi guys,
I can't remember what I have done before this issue. lol
but now my bluetooth won't turn on at all.
Here what I have done to fix it but no luck:
● reflash stockrom JB (without wipe data/factory reset)
● reflash stockrom JB (with full wipe data/factory reset)
● reflash another stockrom JB (with&without wipe data/factory reset)
● fix permission on recovery
● replace bluetooth.apk + odex from my friend's Tab
any idea to fix it?
thanks button to everyone who give idea to fix it
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iew...no idea?
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cakdavid said:
iew...no idea?
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tried custom Rom????

Droidlover123 said:
tried custom Rom????
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Yeah, I've tried slimbean. BT still doesn't work. then I've downgrade to ICS, no luck. I think this is hardware problem. so I have to claim warranty.
thanks
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cakdavid said:
Yeah, I've tried slimbean. BT still doesn't work. then I've downgrade to ICS, no luck. I think this is hardware problem. so I have to claim warranty.
thanks
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hey try downloading any BT app from play store as prob might be a software one not a hardware prob

Mackay 4.1.0 4.1.1

Hi I have problem send sms after update from version 4.0.9 ,
I try all, 3 whipe , factory reset ,reinstal gaps,clear data..., any idea ? thanks
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ptrm said:
Hi I have problem send sms after update from version 4.0.9 ,
I try all, 3 whipe , factory reset ,reinstal gaps,clear data..., any idea ? thanks
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I'd try another messaging app and see what happens... perhaps the ROM is broken, perhaps something isn't right with the file you're using, but if you like the ROM and can't get past that crash, perhaps you won't mind using another app if it works alright.