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[Q] I really need help, bricked tmobile GS4

Hi, I flashed CM 10.2 on my Galaxy S4, and I used titanium backup to restore all my apps, only apps I didn't choose was TouchWiz and the TouchWiz simpler one. And it said I needed to reboot my device for the changes to apply, so I did that. When I rebooted it said everything stopped working. Even the core thing. Screen went black. Then I took out the battery and when I tried to go to my custom recovery, it just skipped the recovery screen and booted into cm again and same thing happened. Everything just stopped working. Help please. Also I am able to get into download mode. I just don't know how to recover from this. I am running 4.3.1 cm nightly, well I was. I don't know if I could count it was 4.3 I am still really new and I just want to reset my phone so I can actually use it. I hope I did not hard brick it. I'm on the verge of crying.
I just really need some sort of hope. I don't want to spend 600$ again..

If you can get into download mode then restore from a stock rom file using ODIN.
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Duplicate post. Please refer to the original post for further discussion: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=51073143#post51073143
Thanks!

[Q] Setup Wizard Fails - Need to Restore Rooted Kitkat to Verizon factory default

So I have an old Galaxy S3 that I was playing around with, trying to figure out some basics to rooting, as I've never done it before. (I now have a new Galaxy S5 that I'd like to eventually root, but I figured if I was going to brick anything, it would be this older S3).
It has the stock Android 4.4.2 image on it.
After reviewing a number of forum posts on XDA and elsewhere, I've learned that this has a locked bootloader that hasn't been cracked. So, I decided to first try the easy route, and installed Towel Root.
After successfully rooting the phone, I uninstalled some apps that I probably should not have uninstalled, because now when I go to do a factory reset, the setup wizard allows me to select my language (English), but then fails with "Unfortunately setup wizard has stopped."
When I hit OK, I do get dumped out into the home screen, and the phone seems like its mostly (if not fully) functional, minus the apps that I removed which I shouldn't have removed.
So... is there any way of fixing this?

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Moogly507 said:
So I have an old Galaxy S3 that I was playing around with, trying to figure out some basics to rooting, as I've never done it before. (I now have a new Galaxy S5 that I'd like to eventually root, but I figured if I was going to brick anything, it would be this older S3).
It has the stock Android 4.4.2 image on it.
After reviewing a number of forum posts on XDA and elsewhere, I've learned that this has a locked bootloader that hasn't been cracked. So, I decided to first try the easy route, and installed Towel Root.
After successfully rooting the phone, I uninstalled some apps that I probably should not have uninstalled, because now when I go to do a factory reset, the setup wizard allows me to select my language (English), but then fails with "Unfortunately setup wizard has stopped."
When I hit OK, I do get dumped out into the home screen, and the phone seems like its mostly (if not fully) functional, minus the apps that I removed which I shouldn't have removed.
So... is there any way of fixing this?
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I'd suggest re flashing the 4.4.2 NE1 firmware. That should solve your problem. I'd suggest using Odin
Sent from my Nexus 5

Thanks.
I downloaded 4.4.2 from 2 different sources, and the md5sum were different for each, so I knew that at least 1 of them was either the wrong firmware or corrupted in some way.
After further research, I realized I could download Kies 3 onto my Windows computer (official Samsung software), and run a factory reset / image upgrade directly from the computer. I decided that was the safest method.
And it worked!

[Q] Flashed to Recovery and Certain Features Won't Work [HELP PLEASE]

So I bought this secondhand AT&T G2-D800 (without box) from a guy who said that it was not-rooted and running Android KitKat v.4.4.2. And although I have no knowledge of how these things work, I can tell you that the phone didn't have #SuperSU or any other application like that installed. Anyway, I hopped in and bought the phone.
After a few weeks I felt it to be a little slow and decided to perform a Hard Reset. A quick Google Search directed me in Volume Down + Power Button trick, but when I did it; it opened up an entire new program called TeamWinRecoveryProject. I went into 'Wipe' and wiped everything including System, Cache, Dalvik Cache, etc. and ended up putting my phone in a bootloop where @hyelton with this guide came to the rescue and helped me recover it to Android Jellybean v.4.2.2.
While using the method, when I went into Download Mode, I couldn't help reading 'ROOT' in small red letters near the bottom-left corner of the screen. Does this mean that my phone was rooted all along without me knowing? Anyway, now that my phone is operating like normal, I couldn't help noticing AT&T logo at the start-up (it didn't appear before) and innumerable AT&T apps which weren't there before.
Moreover, I'm unable to OTA update my device because it says 'your device is not registered' which it obviously isn't since I'm not living in USA and not using AT&T, but another carrier called Mobilink. I'm also unable to use 3G/4G/LTE on my device for some reason, though, I used to run 3G before the Recovery. Can somebody please help me out?

TheCelestial said:
So I bought this secondhand AT&T G2-D800 (without box) from a guy who said that it was not-rooted and running Android KitKat v.4.4.2. And although I have no knowledge of how these things work, I can tell you that the phone didn't have #SuperSU or any other application like that installed. Anyway, I hopped in and bought the phone.
After a few weeks I felt it to be a little slow and decided to perform a Hard Reset. A quick Google Search directed me in Volume Down + Power Button trick, but when I did it; it opened up an entire new program called TeamWinRecoveryProject. I went into 'Wipe' and wiped everything including System, Cache, Dalvik Cache, etc. and ended up putting my phone in a bootloop where @hyelton with this guide came to the rescue and helped me recover it to Android Jellybean v.4.2.2.
While using the method, when I went into Download Mode, I couldn't help reading 'ROOT' in small red letters near the bottom-left corner of the screen. Does this mean that my phone was rooted all along without me knowing? Anyway, now that my phone is operating like normal, I couldn't help noticing AT&T logo at the start-up (it didn't appear before) and innumerable AT&T apps which weren't there before.
Moreover, I'm unable to OTA update my device because it says 'your device is not registered' which it obviously isn't since I'm not living in USA and not using AT&T, but another carrier called Mobilink. I'm also unable to use 3G/4G/LTE on my device for some reason, though, I used to run 3G before the Recovery. Can somebody please help me out?
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Hi there glad my guide worked for you
Yes that means your phone was certainly rooted before and defiantly since it had twrp lol. It was probably running a custom rom since you didn't see any AT&T stuff.
Now the way LG and AT&T firmware goes you MUST be on that carrier/sim to be able to OTA. So to upgrade your going to need to root, and or run a custom rom, there's no other way around that sadly.
About your data did you make sure your apn settings are set and correct? That controls your data and if there not set then no data.
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[Completed] White screen on Samsung galaxy Y

Hello people from xda! i need your help... before explaining my current problem, i will describe each step i did before ending here
First, my phone was just crashing and lagging every time. by crashing, i mean aplications like the twlauncher closing, or the play store getting stuck. Software, gingerbread android, i cant remember the version but i think it was 2.3.5 or something like that. This was 2 days ago.
After suffering like... 3 hours (yeah... im pretty impatient :silly i decided to uninstall some apps. Yes, my phone was rooted from beforehand. After uninstalling a lot of stuff, i realize that i unninstalled accidentally the cloak app, and i need it to get up for college and, pretty much, everything, so i decided to try and reinstall it. The stupid mylself of that moment could'nt think of factory reseting, so i used KIES to update the phone. Now, after updating it, i recovered the cloak, but also my phone wasnt rooted. so... i spent a lot of time with different apps in the play store to root my phone again, until i stood with the clockwork mode (is it spelled that way? im not really good at english, im from argentina ) with it, i was able to root my phone (or with some actualization plus it, now i cant remember to be fair). But, yet again, the crashes went worst and worst. So, then, i remembered i can factory reset, and i did. After the factory reset, my phone was again rooted (i dont know why, but the root app "superuser" came with the phone) and i was able to "kinda" work. all the stuff that was crashing was still there, plus i couldnt download anything from the play store because a combination of both the crashes and play services being too much expensives space wise. after that, i founded that there was some way of, by using an app which i cant remember its name, if i had a splitted SD card, i could force apps from the phone into it. theres when the stuff went bad, and my phone got stuck in recovery mode. i could'nt boot, nor factory reset. all of this was yesterday, and today i spent the whole day installing (or atleast trying to install) firmware via odin. when i finally get a pack of boot, csc, pda and modem zips that were all from the same firmware, i installed them in my phone, and after that... white screen! i can hear the logo when i boot, but i cant do anything. the recovery mode is not showing, neither the download one. however, i know they work, as i tried installing the same pack again changing a usb port, and by just following by memory the steps i could get myself into download mode. now, i dont know what to do! please help me yeah, im an idiot too. anyways, thanks for reading at least, and sorry for bad english
i forgot to add the exact model from my phone. it is a GT-S5367 with a single slot for sd card, and as it has a tv thing

Hi there,
You'd be best served asking for help from the experts who own your device here:
Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting
Good luck

I think I've bricked my phone and am not sure what to do

Hey all, before I start I'd like to apologise for making the post here but I don't know what you guys would classify the state of my phone as, "bricked, soft-bricked, hard-bricked", I have no clue! As a result I have no idea what threads to start looking in so I've come here to make this, sorry again!
I'm here looking for help because I think I've completely destroyed my Moto G and really really would like to fix it.
Basically, I had been running an old version of CyanogenMod for months and was not able to update due to the fact my bootloader was not updated. After finally updating it through a tool on XDA, I installed the newest version of CyanogenMod onto the phone and it was all going well, except for the fact all of my Google apps were crashing and making it impossible to use.
Now, I'm not sure why, but without taking any precautionary measures or looking into it at all or what I needed to do, I then decided to try and flash a Paranoid Android rom onto the phone, which installed fine. I load the phone up and something comes up with a passcode saying I need to unlock it to use the phone. I put in some random things and eventually get it, but it says my data is corrupted and therefore I need to reset to factory settings and there's a button there to do it. I think "why not" and click.
So now, the phone did something weird and basically went into a bootloop of the PA logo, so I restarted the phone and went to the bootloader thing. When doing "Normal Startup" it loads the phone with the PA logo like before, comes up with a brief "Android is Upgrading" screen before showing me the passcode screen for half a second, before repeating this, thus having a bootloop. Every so often, I can put my code in and press the reset button again, but it does the same thing.
On the other hand, if I try to access my ClockworkMod recovery system, the screen repeatedly flashes with the CWM background of the Android Alien guy, as if to say it keeps trying to start but it cannot.
TLDR: I cannot access my phone through a normal powerup or through my recovery, have I screwed it completely?
I'd hugely appreciate any help here guys because I'm stressing like I never have before here, thanks!
EDIT: it is the X0123 version!

Spaciouz said:
TLDR: I cannot access my phone through a normal powerup or through my recovery, have I screwed it completely?
I'd hugely appreciate any help here guys because I'm stressing like I never have before here, thanks!
EDIT: it is the X0123 version!
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Just a few questions before I start suggesting a full flash to stock.
Did you have any SIM passwords, boot passwords, CWM passwords before flashing?
Also In CWM does it flash before any options are selected and did you dirty flash the new ROM over the old ROM?
Anyway, your phone is not hardbricked as it can get to recovery so thats good news.
I would suggest flashing your phone back to factory stock using the tools here on XDA (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2542219). That should hopefully resolve most of the issues and then if you feel like it you can start flashing custom ROMs again.