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"starting services" does not stop...on boot up

Hi all , just joined xda-developers but i spend straight 14 hours trying to fix this DAMM photon q yesterday
all i got in the end is a normal boot after following this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001108
BUT at the startup , the screen comes like for a millisecond and then this " starting services" logo doesn't go at all...it just continues forever
any help would be appreciate .

Can you explain what your setup is, and exactly what you've done to get where you are?
For example, you were bootloader official unlocked, on CWM and asa-10, etc.
Thanks.

arrrghhh said:
Can you explain what your setup is, and exactly what you've done to get where you are?
For example, you were bootloader official unlocked, on CWM and asa-10, etc.
Thanks.
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bootloader is not qaulified for official unlock... and its my friends phone so he gave to me since he was unable to use it.. i thought i could give it life again.. so...i don't what esle info you want but i did EXACTLY what that thread told me to do... and still the that thing does not go ..

tune345 said:
bootloader is not qaulified for official unlock... and its my friends phone so he gave to me since he was unable to use it.. i thought i could give it life again.. so...i don't what esle info you want but i did EXACTLY what that thread told me to do... and still the that thing does not go ..
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Still doesn't tell me what you've done, what state the phone is actually in, etc.
I thought my question was pretty straightforward. Unless you provide more detail, I don't know how anyone will be able to help you.
Is this a stolen device? Why is it not qualified for the official unlock? Either way, how does that play into what's wrong with the device?
Did you have custom recovery on it? Give some details!!!

arrrghhh said:
Still doesn't tell me what you've done, what state the phone is actually in, etc.
I thought my question was pretty straightforward. Unless you provide more detail, I don't know how anyone will be able to help you.
Is this a stolen device? Why is it not qualified for the official unlock? Either way, how does that play into what's wrong with the device?
Did you have custom recovery on it? Give some details!!!
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i think i am a noob at explaining things but let me try again...i don't know the exact history of this phone , my friend gave it to me yesterday and its not stolen ... he paid his insurance every month but then who know what he did... i have no idea why its not qaulified for the official unlock probably because he bought a new phone on the same line so the company deactivated this phone..
ok so when i got the phone yesterday , the bootlocker logo appeared and i was unable to do anything ...then i installed CWMrecovery and it was successfull and then i installed every possible rom available online as far as i know but same thing happened with all of them ..... successfully installed , it reboots and little square thing saying " starting services..." and then it does not go away at all ... but at the same time i am able to bring the top menu ..and go to the settings and everything from there but i can't go to home screen since ...it is black and is occupied by "starting services.."
so finally i came accross this thread for master reboot and i followed it ....i installed TWRrecovery and made backup and then restored a backup providers by that guy ... i flashed new stock recovery after that... so following his thread , he told that if all went successful ... it will return to original stock
and now i am at the same screen as previous... " starting serivces..." my friend told me he tired to root it and he messed up really bad ..so i believe there is still some old files in the internal storage from previous rom versions.... but i deleted everything......wiped, data facotry reset and then
installed a clean backup provided by the thread starter...... and everyone else had success except me ...
i hope i answered your questions if not .. i would aprreciate if you tell me what exactly you want to know ..... thanks

i also tired every US ROMS from here http://sbf.droid-developers.org/asanti_c/list.php
and all of them showed " starting services.." after i installed them from sdcard using CWMrecovery.

we have full RSD lite backups now to restore a phone can be found in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095536 i think some xml editing is required tho but it explained it in the thread. that will erase everything on the phone and restore it to complete stock minus unlocked bootloader

Rangerbry said:
we have full RSD lite backups now to restore a phone can be found in this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2095536 i think some xml editing is required tho but it explained it in the thread. that will erase everything on the phone and restore it to complete stock minus unlocked bootloader
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i tried that but m getting confused which commands to delete and how to delete them........because its in the zip

tune345 said:
i tried that but m getting confused which commands to delete and how to delete them........because its in the zip
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You have to extract the files and edit the xml file. And you use rsdlite on your pc phone connected thru usb to write it to the phone
Sent from my GT-N8013 using Tapatalk HD

Rangerbry said:
You have to extract the files and edit the xml file. And you use rsdlite on your pc phone connected thru usb to write it to the phone
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ok i will do it right now...give me 1 minute

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ..... DUDE YOU SAVED ME FROM GOING INSANE lol ....thanks
its working now ... i did that yesterday but my dumbass was choosing the whole zip file without extraction haha...
but the questing is which is the lastest update for it ??

If you installed the asa-14 then it should be. Make sure you flash the right one dont flash the us cellular unless thats what you have
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Rangerbry said:
If you installed the asa-14 then it should be. Make sure you flash the right one dont flash the us cellular unless thats what you have
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asanti_c-user-4.0.4-7.7.1Q-6_SPR-125_ASA-10-11-release-keys-Sprint-US.xml
i installed that one... can i make over the air update on it ... and is this like stock rom ... everything will work ..hdmi ..wifi ??

tune345 said:
asanti_c-user-4.0.4-7.7.1Q-6_SPR-125_ASA-10-11-release-keys-Sprint-US.xml
i installed that one... can i make over the air update on it ... and is this like stock rom ... everything will work ..hdmi ..wifi ??
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You should be able to and everything should function its a complete stock just as sprint flashed it
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is there any other way around for bootlocker ...without official ??
Thank you so much Rangerbry.........

If you Flashed CWM and TWRP your bootloader is already unlocked

Rangerbry said:
If you Flashed CWM and TWRP your bootloader is already unlocked
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This.
Glad you got it workin with RSD lite.

Alright thank you .....all of you guys..
I meant to say remove the boot locker screen at startup ....
Another question is can i reactivate in sprint ?

tune345 said:
Alright thank you .....all of you guys..
I meant to say remove the boot locker screen at startup ....
Another question is can i reactivate in sprint ?
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For bootlogos: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1873834
Reactivate in Sprint? What do you mean? Only Sprint can tell you whether the phone can be activated or not. Call them. Not sure why you would even worry about that if it's not stolen.....

Ok I think I will go in store and see what happens...
Ok I have this anither problem now....batteryy life is very short..I charged in the morning and after straight 3 hours.of use its out ..from 96 ,%
M looking into market ...can someone throw some light on battery calibration ...mine phone is not rooted
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[Q] Help me Unbrick my Moto G...please

Sorry for posting this, but please just try to understand me and help solve my problem. I know there is Threads for this, Please... I am just nowhere, my phone just treason me when I needed it most, It is very hard Bricked, nothing working, contacted support and they told me it need Replace (but I can't send to service #close this question)
My Story:
Constant restart loop, on Motorola logo. It can go in Bootloader when press Vol Down and Power Button, but that's it, (actually when going in recovery it goes to Broken Android sign, but than restart again)... so how it happened?? I do not know as u do not, I am just normal user, never done anything to crash system, never Rooted, even not installed any kind Launcher, nothing, just some normal Apps and only two game, and lot of music listening, that's it that's all (also physically it's like new, never ever droped or water splashed even). and one day come home, plug in for charging in my PC as always and boom, some strange app crashes and it restarted for EVERRR, wtf is this just do not understand, WHYY?????? so disappointed and so bored...
Question:
so Can it be Helped? Unbricked? I do not care Contacts or any kind Data, just work again....And if it can please step by step I will follow, and do not redirect me to other thread, just help me out here please
And if it cant be Helped, just say frankly and I will capture video how I am splashing it on REAL BRICK wall and will post it on this thread...this will be closing and **** sending of Motorola
My Spec:
Moto G (16GB Global GSM, no SD card slot, single SIM) - KitKat 4.4.4 (it bricked so I cant see Falcon version or other spec, but I have original Box)
I searched everywhere and seen lot, but all of them are 4.4.2 or 3 and also US versions, strange languages and so on. also here on XDA but as I'm Noob I do not know if it will work for me, and before destroy it completely I wanted to know from people who knows much more then me, what can do and what not, so please be patient for my Noobety, Thanks and Sorry...

help_me_if_u_can said:
Sorry for posting this, but please just try to understand me and help solve my problem. I know there is Threads for this, Please... I am just nowhere, my phone just treason me when I needed it most, It is very hard Bricked, nothing working, contacted support and they told me it need Replace (but I can't send to service #close this question)
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Do you use Windows, Linux, Mac?
EDIT: Have you tried this yet? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219

StrangerWeather said:
Do you use Windows, Linux, Mac?
EDIT: Have you tried this yet? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219
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I have Windows 8 x64, I did not tryed anything yet, want to know what would be clever and correct to do in my situation...which one should I download ???? from here
have no idea, all I know is before It bricked it was on 4.4.4 and I do not have US version, it is GLOBAL GSM
and it is Locked, never Unlocked Bootloader

help_me_if_u_can said:
I have Windows 8 x64, I did not tryed anything yet, want to know what would be clever and correct to do in my situation...which one should I download ???? from here
have no idea, all I know is before It bricked it was on 4.4.4 and I do not have US version, it is GLOBAL GSM
and it is Locked, never Unlocked Bootloader
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Dual sim or single sim? What region?

StrangerWeather said:
Dual sim or single sim? What region?
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Single Sim, Georgia (not in US)

help_me_if_u_can said:
Single Sim, Georgia (not in US)
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Ok, is it XT1032?
Don't worry, we'll get there...

StrangerWeather said:
Ok, is it XT1032?
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I do not remember, is there any way to check it? I will do that if so, thanks

help_me_if_u_can said:
I do not remember, is there any way to check it? I will do that if so, thanks
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Not sure. Just one thought, why don't you try a factory reset? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoTAsuPey_E

StrangerWeather said:
Not sure. Just one thought, why don't you try a factory reset?
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Remember with Support Team I already did that, but not worked.
I will try again as in this video after couple hours and share results quickly.

StrangerWeather said:
Not sure. Just one thought, why don't you try a factory reset?
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so, I can reach to wipe manu and wiped it also wipe cache from there but not like in this video, my device is laggin on every step and after I wiped it steel when restart it normaly stuckes on Motorola
one thing to add, my device is not Power Off, it constatnly restating, if I will try to power off it will power on again

help_me_if_u_can said:
so, I can reach to wipe manu and wiped it also wipe cache from there but not like in this video, my device is laggin on every step and after I wiped it steel when restart it normaly stuckes on Motorola
one thing to add, my device is not Power Off, it constatnly restating, if I will try to power off it will power on again
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Ok, don't worry, just follow the tutorial to reflash stock firmware and it will work again.
You need this: http://www.filefactory.com/file/1dw..._4.4.4_KXB21.14-L1.40_36_cid7_CFC_1FF.xml.zip
The only thing to say is that when you reach:
Code:
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk1
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk2
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk3
you may have to try this instead if it doesn't work:
Code:
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.0
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.1
mfastboot flash system system.img_sparsechunk.2
Let us know how it goes!

okey I will try it right now, thaanks

StrangerWeather said:
Let us know how it goes!
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I tryed but no result, I think because that my bootloader is locked....here I made screenshot of whole process and every command gives me [OKEY] but after that is failure....it I think is permissions problem because locked bootloader
So, I need to unlock it right?????? I already have key from motorola, just get... I will wait your answer...

StrangerWeather
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help_me_if_u_can said:
StrangerWeather
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Oops, sorry, I forgot... It's up to you about unlocking bootloader. If you do, you can't send your phone back for them to sort out the problem. However, if you root your phone, you'll be able to install a custom recovery such as TWRP, sideload a rom, and hopefully all will work. But of course I can't guarantee that it will work, so it's a risk. If it were me, I would send it back as you haven't rooted it and really it shouldn't brick itself on its own for no reason.

StrangerWeather said:
Oops, sorry, I forgot... It's up to you about unlocking bootloader. If you do, you can't send your phone back for them to sort out the problem. However, if you root your phone, you'll be able to install a custom recovery such as TWRP, sideload a rom, and hopefully all will work. But of course I can't guarantee that it will work, so it's a risk. If it were me, I would send it back as you haven't rooted it and really it shouldn't brick itself on its own for no reason.
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tell me, if I want to install this stock firmware I need to unlock bootloader??? and because it not installing? or my device is problematic and it can be installed on locked bootloader?

help_me_if_u_can said:
tell me, if I want to install this stock firmware I need to unlock bootloader??? and because it not installing? or my device is problematic and it can be installed on locked bootloader?
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This what the op says:
I have only tested this on a UK Retail Moto G with an unlocked bootloader, however as these are the original stock signed image files from Motorola it should work on all devices.
[. . .]
Edit: tkm89 reports that he was able to use this guide to restore Stock Retail British firmware on a bootloader locked Tesco-mobile Moto G
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This what the op says:
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I unlocked BOOTLOADER but steel geting Fail after OKEY, what could be reason? can I do something??? any ****ing thing to start this device working??

help_me_if_u_can said:
I unlocked BOOTLOADER but steel geting Fail after OKEY, what could be reason? can I do something??? any ****ing thing to start this device working??
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I'm not sure what the reason is but if I were you I would now try to root my device, install TWRP, sideload a rom, and hope for the best.
To root, use: http://www.theandroidcop.com/how-to-root-motorola-moto-g/
Hope it goes well!

no help....
on every step, I am getting Fails....What could be Problem??? drivers??? or what?????? ANYONE????????
Unlocked Bootloader

HELP!!!!!! Locked bootloader after flashing a kernel and it doesn't want to boot

Hi guys
As you probably know by reading the title, i completely messed up. I was on the stock google factory image and decided to flash a custom kernel. I enabled usb debuging and oem unlock. after having unlocked the bootloader, I installed the twrp boot img and then flashed the kernel. All was well when i stupidly decided to lock my bootloader. Things crashed and now when i try to boot into my phone, the google logo appears and 1 seconds later crashes keeps doing it until i turn my phone off. My bootloader is locked and i think usb debuging and oem unlock are also disabled.
The same thing happens when i try to go to the recovery, it just crashes.
Any help would be greatly appreciated guys. thank you !!

Colday96 said:
Hi guys
As you probably know by reading the title, i completely messed up. I was on the stock google factory image and decided to flash a custom kernel. I enabled usb debuging and oem unlock. after having unlocked the bootloader, I installed the twrp boot img and then flashed the kernel. All was well when i stupidly decided to lock my bootloader. Things crashed and now when i try to boot into my phone, the google logo appears and 1 seconds later crashes keeps doing it until i turn my phone off. My bootloader is locked and i think usb debuging and oem unlock are also disabled.
The same thing happens when i try to go to the recovery, it just crashes.
Any help would be greatly appreciated guys. thank you !!
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I feel bad for you. However, you bricked your Pixel.
As I mentioned yesterday, contact Google for an RMA replacement.

phaino00 said:
I feel bad for you. However, you bricked your Pixel.
As I mentioned yesterday, contact Google for an RMA replacement.
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I bought the phone on ebay. Could i still get a RMA replacement ?

Colday96 said:
I bought the phone on ebay. Could i still get a RMA replacement ?
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I don't believe so since you're not the original owner. However, it doesn't hurt to try.

If you bl locked the phone w modified software ur boned. I believe that RMA availability is transferrable from owner to owner, however, I also believe that they will refuse to RMA a phone which technically broke because AVB is doing its job properly. You can try but I'd say your chances are slim. Sorry mate. Also future reference: if you don't have any reason in particular to relock your phone, just don't. You'll save yourself the hassle of having to do it again and it wiping the phone everytime any software thing goes wrong or anytime u want to upgrade custom ROM or kernel or anything of the sort. This goes for any phone not just those with android verified boot.

phaino00 said:
I don't believe so since you're not the original owner. However, it doesn't hurt to try.
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My seller is about to contact google to get a replacement. do you think google will know if i did something with it i shouldn't have ? Since i can't boot in the recovery, won't they be able to do it either ?

Colday96 said:
My seller is about to contact google to get a replacement. do you think google will know if i did something with it i shouldn't have ? Since i can't boot in the recovery, won't they be able to do it either ?
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Assume they will.

Colday96 said:
My seller is about to contact google to get a replacement. do you think google will know if i did something with it i shouldn't have ? Since i can't boot in the recovery, won't they be able to do it either ?
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Yes they will know but they have proprietary software to forcefully unlock/reformat the phone properly if they so choose to actually accept the phone

This just happened to me today, i was trying to reset it because I'm selling this phone and boom.. Brick... Just lost $400 ?

Nandolkz said:
This just happened to me today, i was trying to reset it because I'm selling this phone and boom.. Brick... Just lost $400 ?
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You can still sell it for around 150 for parts on ebay

Nandolkz said:
This just happened to me today, i was trying to reset it because I'm selling this phone and boom.. Brick... Just lost $400
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Can't you restore using the stock zips from google?

Poebat said:
Can't you restore using the stock zips from google?
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I already tried, using both 8.1 and the first Nougat... It says oem can't unlock. I even download the skipsoft app to tryout but fail

Nandolkz said:
I already tried, using both 8.1 and the first Nougat... It says oem can't unlock. I even download the skipsoft app to tryout but fail
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If you are flashing the latest version of Oreo you don't need to oem unlock. What version of Android were you running before you bricked it?

Poebat said:
If you are flashing the latest version of Oreo you don't need to oem unlock. What version of Android were you running before you bricked it?
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8.0, well I already tried the dic 8.1 and it didn't work... Let me try the nov build.. or im going to try both let me see what happen.. I'll share the cmd log...

Nandolkz said:
8.0, well I already tried the dic 8.1 and it didn't work... Let me try the nov build.. or im going to try both let me see what happen.. I'll share the cmd log...
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Okay. If that doesn't work try the 7.1.2 build with the flash-all.bat

Poebat said:
Okay. If that doesn't work try the 7.1.2 build with the flash-all.bat
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It won't work because his bootloader is locked. I also tried the OTA file and that didn't work either. Do to have usb debugging on ?

Colday96 said:
It won't work because his bootloader is locked. I also tried the OTA file and that didn't work either. Do to have usb debugging on ?
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He doesn't have a working OS so I doubt it

Here is what is happening to me... Any ideason how to fix it? ?

Nandolkz said:
Here is what is happening to me... Any ideason how to fix it? ?
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Try flashing the stock rom with fastboot

Poebat said:
Try flashing the stock rom with fastboot
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Here

Bootloop of Death (BLOD) Pixel

after update experienced problem with BLOD.
after freezing I've managed to boot but for short time.
is there any fix that available like for nexus6p and nexus5x?

Can you get to fastboot/bootloader?

yes, except bootloader locked. can't get enough time to unlock it in settings

Tried to boot recovery from bootloader? I believe it's possible to flash a full ota image with lock bootloader, but someone correct me if i am wrong.
Cheers
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thanks for suggesting, but it wouldn't fix the phone. in order to get to recovery i still have to heat up phone to start appropriately

guotti said:
thanks for suggesting, but it wouldn't fix the phone. in order to get to recovery i still have to heat up phone to start appropriately
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Have you uhhhhhhhh /tried it/

KittyRgnarok said:
Have you uhhhhhhhh /tried it/
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yes, the phone reboots before finish

So, it is heating when you try booting bootloader and then recovery?
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yep, it won't start without heating

So it's heating itself even when booted to only bootloader?
That's very weird, never heard of that before.
When that's the case, maybe it's time for a replacement
Any warranty left maybe?
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Sgace said:
Tried to boot recovery from bootloader? I believe it's possible to flash a full ota image with lock bootloader, but someone correct me if i am wrong.
Cheers
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Bro, i also have the same problem as OP. I am able to reach recovery and i also did a OTA flash but the device is still bootlooping. Presently, I am trying to flash a factory image but my device's bootloader is locked and i cant turn on OEM unlock from developer options as its greyed out and unpressable.
Please help me in flashing the factory image, the phone has no passwords or google account signed in atm.
Thanks in advance, I will be waiting anxiously for ur reply.

Cosmic Radiation said:
Bro, i also have the same problem as OP. I am able to reach recovery and i also did a OTA flash but the device is still bootlooping. Presently, I am trying to flash a factory image but my device's bootloader is locked and i cant turn on OEM unlock from developer options as its greyed out and unpressable.
Please help me in flashing the factory image, the phone has no passwords or google account signed in atm.
Thanks in advance, I will be waiting anxiously for ur reply.
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If it's bootlooping, how did you see OEM unlock is greyed out?
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Cosmic Radiation said:
Bro, i also have the same problem as OP. I am able to reach recovery and i also did a OTA flash but the device is still bootlooping. Presently, I am trying to flash a factory image but my device's bootloader is locked and i cant turn on OEM unlock from developer options as its greyed out and unpressable.
Please help me in flashing the factory image, the phone has no passwords or google account signed in atm.
Thanks in advance, I will be waiting anxiously for ur reply.
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I have 2 Pixels that both have the same symptom. I was lucky enough to get them to boot so I could unlock the bootloader, but flashing the factory image didn't make any difference. Based on what I've seen on the Google forums, it appears some of theses devices have faulty memory which is most likely the cause of the bootloop. Both of mine have Samsung memory. I'd be curious if your device does as well.

Sgace said:
If it's bootlooping, how did you see OEM unlock is greyed out?
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It boots up sometimes for 2-3 mins, reaches the lockscreen etc, i can get to the settings and turn on dev tools and then i see thats its greyed out. Within 2-3mins, the device restarts again
jman315 said:
I have 2 Pixels that both have the same symptom. I was lucky enough to get them to boot so I could unlock the bootloader, but flashing the factory image didn't make any difference. Based on what I've seen on the Google forums, it appears some of theses devices have faulty memory which is most likely the cause of the bootloop. Both of mine have Samsung memory. I'd be curious if your device does as well.
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Yes, in the bootloader its written that mine also has samsung memory. Is this repairable? have you gotten yours working?

Cosmic Radiation said:
It boots up sometimes for 2-3 mins, reaches the lockscreen etc, i can get to the settings and turn on dev tools and then i see thats its greyed out. Within 2-3mins, the device restarts again
Yes, in the bootloader its written that mine also has samsung memory. Is this repairable? have you gotten yours working?
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Do you have a Verizon pixel maybe? Cause OEM unlock should not be grayed out, even with locked bootloader.
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Cosmic Radiation said:
It boots up sometimes for 2-3 mins, reaches the lockscreen etc, i can get to the settings and turn on dev tools and then i see thats its greyed out. Within 2-3mins, the device restarts again
Yes, in the bootloader its written that mine also has samsung memory. Is this repairable? have you gotten yours working?
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No, neither device is reliable or usable. Sometimes after it's been off for a while, it will power on and be functional for a short period of time. If the memory is faulty, then I believe the motherboard has to be replaced which isn't worth the cost of the repair. I may contact google support and see if they may give me a trade in credit for a pixel 2 or 3.

my pixel turned out to be verizon, i was able to unlock bootloader and flash a factory image.. The problem still exists. Bootloops are still happening:crying:

Cosmic Radiation said:
my pixel turned out to be verizon, i was able to unlock bootloader and flash a factory image.. The problem still exists. Bootloops are still happening:crying:
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Yep. Same issue here. Our devices are likely paperweights I'm afraid.

Can confirm, I woke up to an infinite bootloop this morning after applying the December security patch. Seems to be a hardware issue that just kills the phone.

Have you guys have tried to cool the phone down like putting it on top of an ice bag with saltwater, like a zip lock bag, give it a minute on top of the brine and then try? Should give you some time until you can get into the rom and tap the unlock button?

Defective ONnePlus 7 ? Help me out pls

Ok so i will try to go straight to the point.
I got OnePlus 7 that i bought from Aliexpress (8gb and 256gb) the thing is that im almost 90% sure this phone is defective.
You can use teh phone correctly for about 2 days then all of a sudden it will freeze completely and then you CANT do absolutely anything else, not even turn it off by holding power button ..
So i just left it there until it ran out of battery.
Then i charge while inside the fastboot and when i try to boot it is in a boot loop , doesnt even go into the boot animation
and to make things even more interesting i tried to wipe data guess what? The phone screen suddendly started blinking until again it ran out of battery. (you could see for a split of a second every time the screen blinks the progress bar of the wipe but it never moved from initial point).
So yea at this point is pretty obvious that something is wrong so i bought a Mi9T Pro meanwhile but i dont want this phone to go to waste.
Anyone out there has a clue of what could be? I wanna attempt to fix it myself if possible.
Aliexpress just gave a bit of the money back and the company Hongkong Goldway didnt give a f and they even go as far as to pretend they don't know what i'm saying ( the language barrier when it beneficial for them ).
This was gonna be a short explanation but i guess it was neccesary to be this long to explain correctly whats going on.
BTW: the only way yo make the phone work again for 2 days mayebe 3 is by using the MSM tool , any other method doesnt work.
also when it was working i filled the whole 256gb to kinda check the internal memory for corruption but it actually filled up without any problem so idk .

The problem isn't the phone, the problem is you. Clearly you stuffed the phone up yourself by trying to mod/root it and now you have ruined it further by flashing incorrect images to the device.
You shouldn't be coming to XDA when the fault is entirely on you, I've seen it all before.

@PriPhaze is your device stock(bootloader locked) or modified in any way?

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The problem isn't the phone, the problem is you. Clearly you stuffed the phone up yourself by trying to mod/root it and now you have ruined it further by flashing incorrect images to the device.
You shouldn't be coming to XDA when the fault is entirely on you, I've seen it all before.
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Really? Lol it's that the best you could say? Trying to sound smart eh ? lmao
Clearly you don't know what you saying so you are not the person I'm looking for but "thanks" for such "helpful" respond.
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@PriPhaze is your device stock(bootloader locked) or modified in any way?
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Hi, the device is unlocked right now. I didn't install any other ROM other than OOS.

PriPhaze said:
Really? Lol it's that the best you could say? Trying to sound smart eh ? lmao
Clearly you don't know what you saying so you are not the person I'm looking for but "thanks" for such "helpful" respond.
Hi, the device is unlocked right now. I didn't install any other ROM other than OOS.
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Thank you for the reply. Is the bootloader just unlocked or do you have installed anything like twrp, magisk or others?
Which version of OxygenOS do you have?

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Thank you for the reply. Is the bootloader just unlocked or do you have installed anything like twrp, magisk or others?
Which version of OxygenOS do you have?
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Thanks to you
Ahh yes twrp was installed but now it's inaccessible .
After the phone freezed I can no longer use twrp.
Also yes magisk was installed to restore my apps using swift backup.
OOS version is the last one available.

PriPhaze said:
Thanks to you
Ahh yes twrp was installed but now it's inaccessible .
After the phone freezed I can no longer use twrp.
Also yes magisk was installed to restore my apps using swift backup.
OOS version is the last one available.
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It might be a good idea to use unbrick tool and clean flash the stock OxygenOS, recovery and remove root to see if it behaves better.

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It might be a good idea to use unbrick tool and clean flash the stock OxygenOS, recovery and remove root to see if it behaves better.
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I did, same behaivor ; in 2 days more less it will freeze and reboot and then system will be gone.
And so i need to use MSM tool again to get it back running. The only thing i have not tried is to use a custom ROM insetad of OOS

PriPhaze said:
I did, same behaivor ; in 2 days more less it will freeze and reboot and then system will be gone.
And so i need to use MSM tool again to get it back running. The only thing i have not tried is to use a custom ROM insetad of OOS
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Maybe I did not understand correctly: Did you tried the stock rom without unlocking the bootloader and magisk? Or did you immediately unlock and install magisk immediately and then test?
The stock rom is stable and should work, otherwise a hardware issue can be the problem why you have those issues.

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Maybe I did not understand correctly: Did you tried the stock rom without unlocking the bootloader and magisk? Or did you immediately unlock and install magisk immediately and then test?
The stock rom is stable and should work, otherwise a hardware issue can be the problem why you have those issues.
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Yea tried with locked bootloader and then unlocked .
So yea maybe i wasn't clear enough but what i meant with the first post is that im 90% sure that here is a hardware issue but i dont really know what could be and there is not repair service in my country.
Thats why the only option i have left is to figure out what is wrong and change that part.
Iwas hoping someone could guide me to figure out which part i need to change.

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Yea tried with locked bootloader and then unlocked .
So yea maybe i wasn't clear enough but what i meant with the first post is that im 90% sure that here is a hardware issue but i dont really know what could be and there is not repair service in my country.
Thats why the only option i have left is to figure out what is wrong and change that part.
Iwas hoping someone could guide me to figure out which part i need to change.
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Hmm, I can't tell you which part to exchange cause it can be the processor, flash for example which you cannot exchange. Battery might be an option, but that's not really the culprit imo...

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Hmm, I can't tell you which part to exchange cause it can be the processor, flash for example which you cannot exchange. Battery might be an option, but that's not really the culprit imo...
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Well in any case the cpu and internal memory are in the same board no? so that probably means i would need to change the whole board wich is 250US

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Well in any case the cpu and internal memory are in the same board no? so that probably means i would need to change the whole board wich is 250US
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Yes, everything is on board. It's the worst case for, sadly...
Or you buy a device with broken screen and exchange the board /display. Depends how much you have to spent for this at all.

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Ok so i will try to go straight to the point.
I got OnePlus 7 that i bought from Aliexpress (8gb and 256gb) the thing is that im almost 90% sure this phone is defective.
You can use teh phone correctly for about 2 days then all of a sudden it will freeze completely and then you CANT do absolutely anything else, not even turn it off by holding power button ..
So i just left it there until it ran out of battery.
Then i charge while inside the fastboot and when i try to boot it is in a boot loop , doesnt even go into the boot animation
and to make things even more interesting i tried to wipe data guess what? The phone screen suddendly started blinking until again it ran out of battery. (you could see for a split of a second every time the screen blinks the progress bar of the wipe but it never moved from initial point).
So yea at this point is pretty obvious that something is wrong so i bought a Mi9T Pro meanwhile but i dont want this phone to go to waste.
Anyone out there has a clue of what could be? I wanna attempt to fix it myself if possible.
Aliexpress just gave a bit of the money back and the company Hongkong Goldway didnt give a f and they even go as far as to pretend they don't know what i'm saying ( the language barrier when it beneficial for them ).
This was gonna be a short explanation but i guess it was neccesary to be this long to explain correctly whats going on.
BTW: the only way yo make the phone work again for 2 days mayebe 3 is by using the MSM tool , any other method doesnt work.
also when it was working i filled the whole 256gb to kinda check the internal memory for corruption but it actually filled up without any problem so idk .
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Ah yes, the common misconception that power shuts it off. Nope, not this phone. You have to hold power and volume up together to power off the phone when it crashes. Make sure you're using the latest platform tools (adb/fasboot) to unlock your phone. Make sure oem unlocking is enabled in developer settings after you've unlocked, having it disabled for some reason does screwy things. Mine was disabled once when I downgraded to Android 9 using the all in one tool available on xda, I thought I bricked the phone because it wouldn't boot after a reboot. Flash the latest oos twice through the system local upgrade feature, this will put the current oos on all partitions. Use the correct twrp, the unified versions found on xda 3.3.1-75 and 3.3.1-76 work well for me. The installer zip for those can be used in magisk to flash twrp after an OTA update before reboot. So, local upgrade 100% -> magisk modules "+" twrp 3.3.1-75 unified installer zip -> reboot to recovery -> flash magisk 20.3 at least (20.4 is available now). Do this twice so that everything is the same version on all the partitions. Lastly restore apps with swift backup without data, I know it's not ideal but may be necessary because some app's data may be corrupt and causing this. Good luck. Of course at any time you have it running you can reboot in safe mode (touch and hold restart until the dialogue pops up) and see how long you can use it without any third party apps to confirm that it is an app you installed.

Man I had the exact same problem as you and I got it fixed this morning after nights of fastboot commands trial and error found this thread forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7/how-to/rom-stock-fastboot-roms-oneplus-7-t3937478
Tried a few times before it worked but saved my phone all I had was fastboot mode and no recovery make sure to manually flash all fastboot commands you will then get stock recovery back wipe using all 3 options go 1st 2nd 3rd and then 1st wipe again after reboot phone might hang just force reboot and fixed

I really appreciate all the replies really but hmm im guessing there's a misunderstanding on what im saying.
I do know how to flash and recover one plus devices using MSM tool if neccesary, also to flash the fastboot rom .
The thing here is that everytime i recover the phone and all seems stable and working good , after a2 days more less it will random freeze of death and you cant even reboot holding power button NOTHING! is completely freezed.
So yea, thats pretty much it, i have tried already all that you said so far :c.