i was in recovery and fixed permissons for whatever reason.... and my phone would only boot up to the samsung logo. i was going to do the "HOW-TO unbrick your soft bricked gs3" downloaded everything but now my phone wont turn on at all. it was low battery, but it wont charge now. , to even get it to show a sign of life, i plug my phone into the computer or outlet without the battery, put the battery in and it flashes the battery logo for about 2 seconds, and the loading circle does not spin. then it just goes black.
any idea?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1993044
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Just let your battery charge for an hour or two. I know there are no signs us charging, but I've seen this a couple times on the threads here and after charging anyways works. Assuming you didn't flash an international ROM
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Ya do what kintwofan said, it happened to me once where it seemed like it wasnt charging but it was. If you leave it on the charger for like a hour and it still wont boot then try and boot it into recovery then in that menu goto reboot now.
still 0 power
wow seems like a lot of people are having this issue lately! maybe the mayans were wrong about the world ending and it was samsung s3's that were supposed to perish?
last night my friend had a black screen and had to pull the battery. I've been having issues for months and today my phone is garbage. check my post. =)
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still 0 power
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Like x714x said did you get going into recovery after charging?
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kintwofan said:
Like x714x said did you get going into recovery after charging?
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no hence the 0 power. took it to verizon today and their mailing me a new one.
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Using the program here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835791
I tried to unlock my bootloader. Everything seemed to go fine until the program said the phone was rebooting.
The display went dark as if rebooting but never came back on. Since that moment I can't get the phone to power up at all. I can't get into recovery or download mode. The screen doesn't seem to even try to come on. The phone acts as if it has no battery installed even though the battery is there.
Anyone have any suggestions or do I have a legit brick?
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Using the program here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835791
I tried to unlock my bootloader. Everything seemed to go fine until the program said the phone was rebooting.
The display went dark as if rebooting but never came back on. Since that moment I can't get the phone to power up at all. I can't get into recovery or download mode. The screen doesn't seem to even try to come on. The phone acts as if it has no battery installed even though the battery is there.
Anyone have any suggestions or do I have a legit brick?
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sounds like a 100% legit brick. Does it show up as a device when you plug it into a windows computer?
no it doesn't show up at all
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no it doesn't show up at all
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Did you pull the battery and let it sit for a little?
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Yes but only for about 5 minutes or so. I can try longer if you think it might help.
Did your phone have enough charge before you began everything?
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bc760 said:
Did your phone have enough charge before you began everything?
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It was over 80% charged at the time.
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Did your phone have enough charge before you began everything?
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Could be a major detail that some might overlook. That'd for sure do it. I got rid of my OG few weeks ago n I'm still stock so I wouldn't know this, but doesn't the process only take like 10 seconds if that? The actual flashing that's taking place. So it'd have to be quite the odds to lose juice in the middle of flashing. But wouldn't it be charging if its plugged in usb? I hope that my man who posted this gets it powered back up. Would be a major bummer otherwise.
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That's pretty strange see if when you take your battery out of the phone if you can plug into the wall and boot.
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bc760 said:
That's pretty strange see if when you take your battery out of the phone if you can plug into the wall and boot.
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Thanks everyone for the replies.
Yes I have tried it without the battery. Right now I'm letting it sit without any battery or power to it to allow all components to discharge. I'll try it again in a couple of minutes.
I'm beginning to think I've got a real live or rather dead brick.
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Thanks everyone for the replies.
Yes I have tried it without the battery. Right now I'm letting it sit without any battery or power to it to allow all components to discharge. I'll try it again in a couple of minutes.
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Just to make sure you read and followed all steps right? This one seemed crucial
**** IF YOU HAVE ANY PROGRAMS THAT SYNC WITH YOUR PHONE THEY NEED TO BE UNINSTALLED OR NOT RUNNING BECAUSE THEY CAN CAUSE BRICKS, Pdanet, easytether, droid explorer, kies, etc., etc., on down the line. I repeat if you have a program on your computer that syncs with your phone, it is NOT COOL TO HAVE THAT RUNNING! ****
Just trying to narrow down what the hell could cause the device not to power back up, also how long did you leave the device plugged before disconnecting or pulling the battery. Did oden stop responding or say anything other then rebooting ?
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Also you were already rooted correct?
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I'm beginning to think I've got a real live or rather dead brick.
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hope you arent bricked bro. but if you manage to get started up, use ez unlock for vzw sg3. its in the play store. make the whole process take literally one second.
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Could be a major detail that some might overlook. That'd for sure do it. I got rid of my OG few weeks ago n I'm still stock so I wouldn't know this, but doesn't the process only take like 10 seconds if that? The actual flashing that's taking place. So it'd have to be quite the odds to lose juice in the middle of flashing. But wouldn't it be charging if its plugged in usb? I hope that my man who posted this gets it powered back up. Would be a major bummer otherwise.
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The actual flashing takes approximately a second.
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I'm beginning to think I've got a real live or rather dead brick.
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There is a company that JTAGS the phone its $60. You can YouTube it and all the info is there. Sorry to hear that this happened but there is hope!
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There is a company that JTAGS the phone its $60. You can YouTube it and all the info is there. Sorry to hear that this happened but there is hope!
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Or instead of paying shipping plus not having a phone for a week or so, you could file an insurance claim... Haha. Last I checked Asurion was still giving new phones due to lack of refurbs.
I had to run out quickly earlier to get a new sim for my Thunderbolt so I can have a phone to use in the meantime. The sim I had for it didn't work.
Some good suggestions. Thanks everyone. I'll have to ponder my options few as they are.
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Or instead of paying shipping plus not having a phone for a week or so, you could file an insurance claim... Haha. Last I checked Asurion was still giving new phones due to lack of refurbs.
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Yeah but when Vzw gets it back do they then discover it was rooted and then charge me for breaking warranty? I've always wondered how much they could tell in a situation like this.
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Yeah but when Vzw gets it back do they then discover it was rooted and then charge me for breaking warranty? I've always wondered how much they could tell in a situation like this.
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They don't have to get it. Say you dropped it off a boat and you couldn't save it. They don't need it for insurance.
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I had this happen on an HTC phone one-time. No joke, but to fix it, I think it ended up holding down power + volume down or up and then put the battery in. I tried a bunch of combinations like that until it booted. Same thing when taking the battery out. Does the red light show when the phone is plugged in?
my wife has the atrix 2 i dont think it was rooted. earlier today it powered off or something and now the only way to get it to respond is to plug it in then it says battery at 0% a few seconds later 5% then a few seconds later 100%. if i hit power it goes black and if i try recovery it goes black. if i plug into my computer i just get a white light thats it. any help?
Sounds like a faulty battery. What has been done to it, what system version is it running, can you boot into AP Fastboot by holding the volume up/volume down/power button at the same time? Have you tried plugging it in to the wall charger, removing the battery while still charging, replace the battery and let fully charge?
Also, for future reference, please search the forums before starting new threads. There has already been a thread established for this type of thing, found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1937112
[LOOK HERE FIRST] brick, Brick, BRICK! Think You've Bricked Your Phone?
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Thanks it was the battery and I checked forums and couldn't find the answer
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Thanks it was the battery and I checked forums and couldn't find the answer
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You can pick up an OEM or third party battery for fairly inexpensive. There's a battery guide that I've posted with some helpful hints and a charging trick (3rd post) if you ever run into any battery reporting errors. Good luck... :good:
U can try this method too
youtube.com/watch?v=XwwI_6doBWk&feature=plcp
Edit : oops, i thot he couldnt charge his phone
So this morning I installed SkyJellybean from seanzscreams. I've been using it all morning and into the afternoon. I've installed plenty of custom roms, i have CWM from skater and I've never had a problem... until now. I went on a walk with my girlfriend, phone in my pocket the entire time, when I got back I pulled my phone out and tried to unlock it. Nothing happened. I tried to reset it. Nothing. Pulled battery, tried to go into recovery, tried to go into download mode, absolutely NOTHING. My phone isn't responding whatsoever. Seems like a brick but before the walk the phone was working perfectly fine and now it's dead. I didn't do anything from the time I stopped using it to the time I got home. This makes no sense to me whatsoever. It doesn't even vibrate. What in God's name is going on here?
Tell me what you think.
No offense....but...dead battery?
maybe the battery is dead.
if that doesn't work try a jig USB_JIG
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No offense....but...dead battery?
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None taken. Thanks for the input. I'll check into that.
EDIT: It would be a fried battery, more like. Now to hit up all of my Android user friends for a compatible battery. If this works... I'll be mad.
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None taken. Thanks for the input. I'll check into that.
EDIT: It would be a fried battery, more like. Now to hit up all of my Android user friends for a compatible battery. If this works... I'll be mad.
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If you connect up the charger do you get the charging display?
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Same here no charge display.
What next at&t model rooted installed cm and install pa noid android and gaps now nothing
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If you connect up the charger do you get the charging display?
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Yeah absolutely nothing. I've kept it plugged in for quite some time now. Just in case. I'm thinking it's not the battery. I ended up calling AT&T and blamed KIES.
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Yeah absolutely nothing. I've kept it plugged in for quite some time now. Just in case. I'm thinking it's not the battery. I ended up calling AT&T and blamed KIES.
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Bummer. Too bad we can't find out what happened! Good luck man.!
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if u usb connect to the pc and pull battery to boot in dl mode and *the pc doesnt recognize it at all* use samsug kies to manually install the device drivers on the computer and odin will should find ur phone. the phone will be blank probably but the green light will turn on in odin. i have bricked this thing bad. sometimes it takes 3-4 days of being dead with no battery in it before it will boot into dl mode.
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Bummer. Too bad we can't find out what happened! Good luck man.!
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Thanks a lot. It certainly wasn't the battery. Your comments are nice but your avatar is ironic. lol
I was just using my phone and it vibrated and turned off. Now no matter what i do it vibrates when turn it on but the screen stays black. I cant get into recovery or anything. I have insurance but since i am rooted with a custom rom i dont know how that will work out. Has anyone else had this happen and if so is there any kind of fix or am i screwed.
did it smell?
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did it smell?
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No it made no smell or sound. I was moving widgets around and book it vibrated and shut off and wont come back on it just vibrates when i turn it on but the screen never comes on.
I have galaxy mod universal rls15 on it. Is this the infamous sudden death crap that has been happening?
Hate to ask but is it dead. I have had mine shut off on me at like 20% but it was actually dead. Charged it up some and it fired right up.
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Hate to ask but is it dead. I have had mine shut off on me at like 20% but it was actually dead. Charged it up some and it fired right up.
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This.
jaben2 said:
Hate to ask but is it dead. I have had mine shut off on me at like 20% but it was actually dead. Charged it up some and it fired right up.
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Almost same exact thing happened to me, except with 10% battery. Charged it up and ran battery calibration. No issues since.
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Hmmm battery was around 30% but its never done that before. Although my friends iphone just started shutting off at 40% lol maybe there are phone gnomes at play.
edit: Whelp i guess it is the battery it did seem to be draining very fast. Its dead and ive been using it since 10am barely. Maybe this rom is not doing so good on my battery. But still it shouldnt turn off at 30% and not come back on.
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did it smell?
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Lmfao I see what u did there.
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Lol i didnt catch that one
It could be a rogue app running in the background. I am running the same ROM and it is doing absolutely perfect!
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this morning my alarm went off a couple times, and I snoozed it - I woke up shortly later and noticed my phone was just vibrating every few seconds (it was plugged in charging). I pulled the battery and repeated and it happen again. I have a wireless charging mod so I pulled the strips that connect to the phone to see if that fixed it and it didn't.
I have a spare battery (I was using ANKER 2200 Mah at the time) and put it in (this is a stock battery) and it booted fine. this is strange, because not even 10 minutes the phone was working fine with that battery.
I'm running the latest cleanrom, and have been for the past couple months with basically no issues. Any Ideas?
Hmm the only idea I have is do a full wipe and reflash. Do a backup before
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Hmm the only idea I have is do a full wipe and reflash. Do a backup before
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Don't think it's ROM related if it's the battery
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Don't think it's ROM related if it's the battery
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might of even been overheating, i have vibrate set up with the alarm and that could of caused it. I remember once with my incredible the sound didn't go off but the vibrate did so it was doing that fo rabout an hour super hott
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Don't think it's ROM related if it's the battery
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Oh I looked over that part for some reason, yeah maybe it is a faulty battery
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