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[Q] how do you know if your phone is bricked?

okay so i been tryna add stuff to my lg optimus one, and i installed a custom rom today and once my phone rebooted itself the system was messed up. no android market, gmail, youtube, anything related to accessing from android system doesnt work. i cnt even do a master reset. has anyone had this problem and can it be fixed???

jmoney86 said:
okay so i been tryna add stuff to my lg optimus one, and i installed a custom rom today and once my phone rebooted itself the system was messed up. no android market, gmail, youtube, anything related to accessing from android system doesnt work. i cnt even do a master reset. has anyone had this problem and can it be fixed???
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you have to flash gaaps for getting market , lol u cant do master reset cuz u flashed a recovery , from recovery use wipe data and it will master reset all apps,
or from privacy settings in phone.

jmoney86 said:
okay so i been tryna add stuff to my lg optimus one, and i installed a custom rom today and once my phone rebooted itself the system was messed up. no android market, gmail, youtube, anything related to accessing from android system doesnt work. i cnt even do a master reset. has anyone had this problem and can it be fixed???
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Pls provide more details.
- rom installed
- custom recovery
- did you wipe data, cache and dalvik cache
- what do you mean by cannot access "android system"

Wrong Thread title here.
a bricked phone means, you cant boot into android nor to recovery mode - mostly you
have a black screen (realy black, not only dark) or a yellow "Emergency Mode".
In the Yellow mode you can flash a kdz and all is fine, in the black screen the device
is possibly realy bricked if you cant do anything.

if u can boot your phone and go to rom your phone is not bricked, bricking of a phone only happens if u cannot go pass through lg logo or your phone does not boot up, go to general thread here and u will find all your answers and even many more thing u will know
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1152306
i suggest u read it, hope i helped
also before posting u should give more details like which rom u flashed, recovery, kernel etc...

Thans for the feedback, I'm gping try that out and post the outcome

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627236
this is my thread ,please find a solution for my problem

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shubham.dhand said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627236
this is my thread ,please find a solution for my problem
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thats a different phone we cant do anything about ur galaxy s II
if might help more if you atleast posted this in a samsung forum? because other than the fact that both of our phones can call, make texts, and browse the web everything else is different

BRICKED?
andy572 said:
Wrong Thread title here.
a bricked phone means, you cant boot into android nor to recovery mode - mostly you
have a black screen (realy black, not only dark) or a yellow "Emergency Mode".
In the Yellow mode you can flash a kdz and all is fine, in the black screen the device
is possibly realy bricked if you cant do anything.
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Im stuck in a bootloop, I can acces recovery and download mode, but computer says unknown device, am I bricked? what to do to fix this, THANKS!

hsingh1993 said:
you have to flash gaaps for getting market , lol u cant do master reset cuz u flashed a recovery , from recovery use wipe data and it will master reset all apps,
or from privacy settings in phone.
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Oh no, NOT the reset-feature in settings!!! This may brick your phone!!!

jmoney86 said:
okay so i been tryna add stuff to my lg optimus one, and i installed a custom rom today and once my phone rebooted itself the system was messed up. no android market, gmail, youtube, anything related to accessing from android system doesnt work. i cnt even do a master reset. has anyone had this problem and can it be fixed???
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When you have no option other than using it as a costly paperweight
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rishabho1 said:
When you have no option other than using it as a costly paperweight
Sent from my HTC Explorer A310e using xda premium
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why are you answering to the 1 year old question:silly:? LOL

Phone wont get turned on is it bricked?
So i was trying to root my phone and while trying to install driver during fastboot my usb cable got pulled out..
and that's it.. my phone wont get turned on.. is it bricked???
my phone is sony xperia SL LT26ii or should i say was.....
Can some one help me

I try to upgrade from lg software while upgrade almost 45℅ after my phone was automatically disconnected from the PC , mesg shows removed cable n battery try to reconnect the phone to PC I did same thing upgrade ing start but no phone shows with PC , even no starting phone also in emergency mode or recovery mode nothing , my phone was totally dead or brick I don't know please help someone what I do ?????
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How do u hard reset Sony Xperia ion? PLEASE HELP

I can't for the life of me figure it out. I read u hold power and volume up and it doesn't work. Am I missing something ? I will be forever grateful for some help. I can't remember the lock code.

Just factory reset
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You could try Settings → Privacy → Factory data reset → Reset phone.

I forgot my lock code. I can't access the menu. So through settings isn't an option. Anyone?

anyone?

my friend has same problem and I'm looking for the solution for him any one can help!?

Any recovery installed???
If yes.....
Factory reset from there...
Or if USB debugging is enabled..
There is one more option
wanna thank xda? here

[Q] Unlock pattern Sony Xperia E (c1505)

Hi i searched for days the forum but didnt found a solution to my problem.
I have a Sony Xperia E (c1505). I did let my little brother used it for some days cause his phone was broken and he entered a pattern lock which he does not remember anymore. I cannot unlock it with adb cause the Usb debugging is not on. I cannot use my Google Account cause it only asks me a question where i was born, which my brother also dont remember what he actually wrote there. Also i cannot fastboot to hard reset the device. I would prefere to somehow unlock the pattern without loosing my data, cause of the contacts and documents i have in the device.

karakitsios said:
I would prefere to somehow unlock the pattern without loosing my data
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Do you have a custom recovery (like CWM or TWRP)?
If you do, then I can help you unlock your device.

StaticBlaze said:
Do you have a custom recovery (like CWM or TWRP)?
If you do, then I can help you unlock your device.
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Well first of all thanks for your reply. The phone is just like i bought it i didnt do anything with it its the stock rom with no changes at all.

karakitsios said:
Well first of all thanks for your reply. The phone is just like i bought it i didnt do anything with it its the stock rom with no changes at all.
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Then I guess it is not possible to go any further..
Atleast, if you had your Bootloader unlocked, we could flash a kernel with recovery and would have tried to break the pattern..

StaticBlaze said:
Then I guess it is not possible to go any further..
Atleast, if you had your Bootloader unlocked, we could flash a kernel with recovery and would have tried to break the pattern..
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yeah i know. or at least the usb debugging would be on. Well if there is no other way i will give it up saving my files

karakitsios said:
yeah i know. or at least the usb debugging would be on. Well if there is no other way i will give it up saving my files
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I guess there is "NO OTHER WAY"..

Btw i somewhere red about a code to unlock it by pressing *#*#7378423#*#*, entering that by pressing emergency call. But when i do nothing happens.

karakitsios said:
Btw i somewhere red about a code to unlock it by pressing *#*#7378423#*#*, entering that by pressing emergency call. But when i do nothing happens.
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Nope! You cannot unlock your device with that code.
For your information, it's for Service Menu..

StaticBlaze said:
Nope! You cannot unlock your device with that code.
For your information, it's for Service Menu..
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ok thanks a lot

I found the solution
karakitsios;identify 471 said:
ok thanks a lot
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Look I had somewat d same phone but while unlocking boot loader my phone stuck in a boot cycle.
So wat I did was flashed the stock Rom with the help of flashtool by androxine(or like that)
All u need is
1. Stock firmware (ftf file)
2. Laptop or desktop
3. Flastool
Open flashtool click on the thunder button, select flashmode, now select the ftf file.
Now connect the cord to pc and now the important part
Turn off ur phone
Remove battery
After 5 sec insert battery
*** HOLD VOLUME DOWN KEY AND INSERT THE CORD INTO PHONE ***
Notification light will glow green this means u have entered flash mode ( in ur phone)
Now flashtool will identify that u have connected a phone into flash mode.
It will flash the file and u will see ur phobe factory reseted

Locked(?) GALAXY TAB A8

Hi guys. Newbie here!
I bought used A8 tablet and it looks like it’s locked to only one app.. I doesn’t allow me to do anything else not even to get in menu, options etc.. I tried factory reset thru power button + volume up but no luck.. Any ideas how to reset it if possible? Thank
You!

Ma3x4o said:
Hi guys. Newbie here!
I bought used A8 tablet and it looks like it’s locked to only one app.. I doesn’t allow me to do anything else not even to get in menu, options etc.. I tried factory reset thru power button + volume up but no luck.. Any ideas how to reset it if possible? Thank
You!
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Hard to say with that few information.
Could you not into recovery mode? Have you selected to do a factory reset/wipe data?
If this does not work, there might be a Google account connected to the device.
BTW ... the tablet is locked to one app What app is it?

It_ler said:
Hard to say with that few information.
Could you not into recovery mode? Have you selected to do a factory reset/wipe data?
If this does not work, there might be a Google account connected to the device.
BTW ... the tablet is locked to one app What app is it?
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It’s locked with SureLock.. It doesn’t allows recovery mode , wipe data.. it’s 3MD .. Electronic logging device app for hours of service /driving

Hi,
Did you find a solution.

FIXED Unlocking phone pattern

Hello,
ive ran into a problem: my kid was playing with my android phone and set a pattern lock which he (obviously) doesn´t remember.
All my important data is backed up so i did a hard reset, but the phone is asking for the pattern even after resetting. I am now in a big trouble because i need my phone ASAP so i googled for advice and found out about this forum.
I tried multiple guides i found here but everything was unsuccessful.
My phone is NOT rooted, USB debugging is OFF.
Is there a way i can save my phone?
Thank you

What's phone's brand/model?

jwoegerbauer said:
What's phone's brand/model?
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Asus Zenfone 3 Max ZC553KL

Bump, is there any hope that i can fix my phone or is it gone ?

K3vlar159 said:
Bump, is there any hope that i can fix my phone or is it gone ?
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Watch this video:

jwoegerbauer said:
Watch this video:
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thank you i really appreciate your help but i cannot find the files on the website in description

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You can start mobile in recovery mode. Use volume and power button. Clear cache partition. Then you can start your mobile. I think pattern will be removed.

Mobilelearner said:
You can start mobile in recovery mode. Use volume and power button. Clear cache partition. Then you can start your mobile. I think pattern will be removed.
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hi, already tried that, no luck :/

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i may be able to remove gestures.key file to remove the pattern lock but i need to turn on usb debugging
Do you know any way i could do that ?

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FIXED !!!
I figured out a way to change the pattern !
Guide for those with same problem:
A the beginning of the phone setup is a button for people with bad vision to turn on features that help with the setup.
Find Talkback and turn it on
Navigate to help and support and scroll until you find a video.
Tap on the video, it should open youtube, then find random video that has a link in the description.
Click the link to get into Chrome and search for apex launcher apk
Download apex launcher and open it.
Go through the setup and at the end it takes you to homescreen.
Go to settings and set a new pattern.
Restart the phone and now when it asks for pattern enter the one you just set.
Hope this helps someone like me