Hi everyone
I bought an Android phone in used from a friend. It is working fine but don't know there is something wrong. Some games run with lagging and sometimes it doesn't load at all. I wanted to know is there any way to know whether the phone has ever been rooted in past or not? I mean if it ever got rooted in past and then un-rooted. Is there any way to know that?
I am asking this because previously i had another Android phone, and i rooted it and had some problems with phone. When viber was running and call came, the phone got stuck (held) and i had to restart it else there was no solution. Later i un-root it.
That is why i am asking this.
My current phone is Huawei G610-u20.
awaisagha said:
Hi everyone
I bought an Android phone in used from a friend. It is working fine but don't know there is something wrong. Some games run with lagging and sometimes it doesn't load at all. I wanted to know is there any way to know whether the phone has ever been rooted in past or not? I mean if it ever got rooted in past and then un-rooted. Is there any way to know that?
I am asking this because previously i had another Android phone, and i rooted it and had some problems with phone. When viber was running and call came, the phone got stuck (held) and i had to restart it else there was no solution. Later i un-root it.
That is why i am asking this.
My current phone is Huawei G610-u20.
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You cant.
Hey just flash stock firmware... And forget about past of phone...
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Killwish said:
Hey just flash stock firmware... And forget about past of phone...
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How to flash stock firmware? i just did the hard reset by pressing the volume up button and power button and then cleaning the cache and then deleting all user data and then restarting the device. This is all what i did. Is there anything else to do? or else method.
you can type "adb shell" in teminal or cmd,and than type "su" if the user from $ turn to # it rooted if not it un-root
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Hi,
Not long ago I upgraded my phone over the air for the first time and installed android 2.3 and it was taking for ever and the phone died and the battery was taken a few times during the process. A few days after my started acting weird. Now its stuck on a reboot cycle. It will load, and it will be normal for a few seconds (max 20s) then it reboots again and it keeps going into that cycle.
I tried to go into recovery and perform a factory reset but the volume controls are not working. Please help because at the moment I don't have a phone.
Thanks!
Go to the forum specific to your phone model. You'd be helped quicker there. If there isn't one post your phones model here and you may need to flash to stock firmware with a tool made for your phone.
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Ohok. Thanks.
ITs BRIcked
how do i unbrick it?
try sending it in service.. although I guess you've already lost you warranty..
Yea. I bought my phone used off ebay. Please help because I really need a phone.
Its an HTC G2 slide if that helps.
please someone help!
yeah try sending it HTC service..but in my best guess they wont give warranty to an Ebay piece..
flash
Flash your filmware again.
here you go
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107911
Isn't there some type of software I can use. Its an HTC G2/Desire Z.
robertberma said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1107911
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Thanks, but I tried this process but when i type "adb devices" no devices are listed. And when I continue to try to run the adb command, it says devices not found.
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Flash your filmware again.
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That's right. Flash it again. Lately I tried to upgrade my friend's phone to gingerbread, but failed. It was bricked. But I flashed it again using newer odin 4.38, and now it's normal and upgraded to gingerbread.
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That's right. Flash it again. Lately I tried to upgrade my friend's phone to gingerbread, but failed. It was bricked. But I flashed it again using newer odin 4.38, and now it's normal and upgraded to gingerbread.
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i cant get into recovery mode. its frozen.
I don't know much about the g2 but can you boot into the bootloader? if so just flash a new recovery with fastboot. Then reflash your firmware in recovery.
I'm having the same problem with my LG Apex. Seems like there's no forums that help with "unbricking" my phone. I suppose it's a less popular model and doesn't have as much support. Last had Froyo 2.2.2 on it. Just using it to play around with/ learn about android and use the 802.11n @ the house. Didn't even have it a week before I started to have issues; then THIS happens. Anyway, hope someone can help me.
Hello all! I'm a total noob to the Android world. I've been a user of iPhone for the past 3 years. Lol. Just picked up the new Galaxy S Blaze yesterday and I've already Rooted it. I know lots of Dev's are on the way for this device since its still relatively new. But my question is, what can I really do with it now that its been rooted? How do I get rid of some of the "Bloatwares" on it? I know there are lots that T-mobile put on the phone. Thanks for any help!
to remove the bloat, i used titanium backup. Not only is it good for removing the apps, but its also great to backup and restore apps when/if we get roms.
Titanium is a must...other things you can use to remove bloat as well are ES file Explorer or Root Explorer. Root Explorer is not free, but I use it regularly. I always suggest renaming files rather than deleting them.
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Thanks for the replies. So, I rooted my phone and using Titanium Backup, I deleted some of the apps that I figured that I don't need. Well, now I might have deleted one too many? I cant get the Computer to recognize the phone at all when I connect it using the USB. Its not the driver the issue 'cause it was working previously when I rooted the phone. Any ideas how I can fix this? Help please...
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Thanks for the replies. So, I rooted my phone and using Titanium Backup, I deleted some of the apps that I figured that I don't need. Well, now I might have deleted one too many? I cant get the Computer to recognize the phone at all when I connect it using the USB. Its not the driver the issue 'cause it was working previously when I rooted the phone. Any ideas how I can fix this? Help please...
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Thanks for the replies. So, I rooted my phone and using Titanium Backup, I deleted some of the apps that I figured that I don't need. Well, now I might have deleted one too many? I cant get the Computer to recognize the phone at all when I connect it using the USB. Its not the driver the issue 'cause it was working previously when I rooted the phone. Any ideas how I can fix this? Help please...
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Next time I suggest renaming the files using root explorer....as stated previously.
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rbeier1221 said:
Next time I suggest renaming the files using root explorer....as stated previously.
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Or use ES File Explorer's built in app manager.
Desertstorm00 said:
Hello all! I'm a total noob to the Android world. I've been a user of iPhone for the past 3 years. Lol. Just picked up the new Galaxy S Blaze yesterday and I've already Rooted it. I know lots of Dev's are on the way for this device since its still relatively new. But my question is, what can I really do with it now that its been rooted? How do I get rid of some of the "Bloatwares" on it? I know there are lots that T-mobile put on the phone. Thanks for any help!
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Before uninstalling an app with Titanium, I use the "Freeze" option first. It stops the app. If i have no problems, I delete it. I made the mistake of uninstalling something that someone on here said was safe to uninstall, and I started getting errors. I went back to stock to fix it.
I'll also point out that I seriously can't tell any difference at all between "freeze" vs. uninstall.
What I mean by that is, if I freeze an app....it's effectively gone. The apps I knew I wouldn't use, or wouldn't want on the phone I first backed up, and then hit uninstall. If TitaniumBackup gave me the prompt about the app not being deodexed (basically, it's kinda like integrated in the rom if it's not deodexed) I would just freeze it. I mean, seriously, who cares about the stupid free megabytes counter in the phone.
I'd never know the difference between freezing and uninstalling.
In short.......hooray for freeze!
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I'll also point out that I seriously can't tell any difference at all between "freeze" vs. uninstall.
What I mean by that is, if I freeze an app....it's effectively gone. The apps I knew I wouldn't use, or wouldn't want on the phone I first backed up, and then hit uninstall. If TitaniumBackup gave me the prompt about the app not being deodexed (basically, it's kinda like integrated in the rom if it's not deodexed) I would just freeze it. I mean, seriously, who cares about the stupid free megabytes counter in the phone.
I'd never know the difference between freezing and uninstalling.
In short.......hooray for freeze!
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I tried to use freeze also and I couldn't un freeze after and had to reload.
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I tried to use freeze also and I couldn't un freeze after and had to reload.
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Weird. Ok, note to self, don't un-freeze any of the apps I have frozen!
In all seriousness though, did it just not let you and you reloaded to get access to the app, or did the phone fall down and go boom, and you HAD to reload?
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Weird. Ok, note to self, don't un-freeze any of the apps I have frozen!
In all seriousness though, did it just not let you and you reloaded to get access to the app, or did the phone fall down and go boom, and you HAD to reload?
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Yes, I froze the BadgeProvider 1.0 and the phone had some problems. I went to un freeze the app and it said it was un freezing but never did. So I just reloaded my backup.
If everything is working fine on your phone I don't see any problem with leaving them frozen.
Yeah, that wouldn't be something I would freeze myself. You'll stop getting missed call notifications, or so I read anyway.
How do i back-up my files?
Titanium backup. Works great for me
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How do I reboot into recovery for nand backup?
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How do I reboot into recovery for nand backup?
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You can hold vol up and vol down, press power while holding both volume buttons until it vibrates, then let go off power while still holding both volume buttons until recovery pops up.
Or download quickboot if you're already rooted.
OR adb reboot recovery from your computer.
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It isn't rooted yet. When I do the first method i see recovery menu for a second and then it reboots.....or most of the time it just keeps vibrating in pulses. Am I doing something wrong?does adb reboot recovery require root? and how do I proceed with that.....
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It isn't rooted yet. When I do the first method i see recovery menu for a second and then it reboots.....or most of the time it just keeps vibrating in pulses. Am I doing something wrong?does adb reboot recovery require root? and how do I proceed with that.....
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When it reboots are you still holding power?
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Another good uninstaller/app freezer is Root Uninstaller Pro. I used that to freeze and/or eliminate my T-MO and samsung bloat/crapware. It also gives me a bit more control over other options involving any apps on my phone, such as letting me back it up or obtain it again from Play Store should I need to do so.
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It isn't rooted yet. When I do the first method i see recovery menu for a second and then it reboots.....or most of the time it just keeps vibrating in pulses. Am I doing something wrong?does adb reboot recovery require root? and how do I proceed with that.....
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I've found that it works best when the phone is hooked up to your PC. Hold down volume up, volume down AND power all at the same time. Once you see the following message on your phone, take your finger off the power button only (being careful not to accidentally do it twice - that shuts off the phone), then take your fingers off the volume up/down. The message starts like this:
Warning!
A custom OS can cause critical problems...
Near the bottom, it will tell you to use volume up to continue, and so forth.
BTW, there is a wonderful post in the development section of the Blaze area that tells you how to root the phone using ODIN. Read it carefully - that's how I rooted mine!
Hope this helps!
I got this problem with my phone, I got it unlocked and rooted and I flashed a rom and it worked. I was rechartging my phone and restarting it everytime it got to 100% to charge it all the way so that I can do a calibrate. Then my phone got into some loop, it would start, flash something once, twice and then start in recovery and It does that all the time when I reboot? What is wrong? and how can fix it?
S4 or s3? Did you flash the boot.IMG? Have you set up android SDK and used adb or fastboot before? In order for you to fix this. Like me, you gotta learn all you can about these kind of things so you can better understand what the problem really is. I learned my lesson. Never mess with your phone without learning it all.
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Hello,
this morning i woke up to my alarm on my samsung galaxy s3. still not fully awake i unwarily opened my phone to see that there was a new update for my phone today. i foolishly clicked the accept for the update not thinking straight. now my phone is frozen after the logo with the message that there are unauthorized programs on my phone. i can't even manage to get into the hard reset menu either because the same message keeps popping up. did i really screw up this time, or is there a method where i can still salvage my phone
Thanks for reading. hope there is a solution to this
Can you get back into download mode. If so then you should be able to Odin the old jb software and it should be ok.
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if by download mode do you mean the power + home + down volume button? (sorry i don't know terminology well) then yes i can still get into that mode.
sounds like you gotta reroot and reunlock bootloader.
youre not screwed
thank you for your replies!!! I did what bbqsfire mentioned it seems like it all worked out.
sorry for freaking out in here haha.
sushimon said:
thank you for your replies!!! I did what bbqsfire mentioned it seems like it all worked out.
sorry for freaking out in here haha.
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Did you have to reload the stock rom and run the update again?
There have been several people saying they flash to stock and then. Take the ota have been able to follow the same root procedures to get on the new OTA
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okay i upgraded to 4.3 OTA and tried to revert back and soft bricked my phone. I still have access to download mode and the stock recovery. I know now that i can not revert but is there any way of getting it back to 4.3 so i can have a phone again?
thanks for the future help.
This is similar what happened to me. I have never done anything with my phone as far as rooting and I tried reverting to stock 4.1.2. In Odin I kept getting the "Nand Start! Fail (Auth)" because of the locked bootloader I guess. I flashed some other firmware that was unofficial with the locked bootloader and now I get the "unauthorized software detected" and I cant do anything but enter Odin download mode. What should I do?
that is exactly what is happing to me. same error and all.
Once you took the OTA 4.3 you got locked in. No way of going back.
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I dont want to go back just get rid of the soft brick so i can use it
im having the same problem and need to get it fixed please help anyone???!!!! im leaving for florida in two days and have nothing else. HELP!!!!
If you took the OTA and tried to flash 4.1.2 Odin or unlock bootloader you are Hard bricked , no method or recovering it yet.
If you have stock recovery and download mode , only hope is wait for 4.3 .tar file
Theres no custom recovery I can flash and flash some other software or something?
Elemt said:
Theres no custom recovery I can flash and flash some other software or something?
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Nope , once you take 4.3 OTA you done , no flashing anything. And once you try to flash recovery or revert to older software you are bricked.
Sorry to be the bear of bad news.
There is a full thread of why and how so many devices have been bricked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575661
jlyle said:
Nope , once you take 4.3 OTA you done , no flashing anything. And once you try to flash recovery or revert to older software you are bricked.
Sorry to be the bear of bad news.
There is a full thread of why and how so many devices have been bricked
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2575661
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Do you know if anyone is working on a fix? or a .tar file of 4.3?
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Do you know if anyone is working on a fix? or a .tar file of 4.3?
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Thanks for the info. hopefully a fix will be done soon. And do you know how i should keep to see when the work around is finished .
thanks in advanced guys.
This might give you a chance to unbrick.... possibly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2581166
I got the "unauthorised software detected" on my phone like 3 days ago from messing up on a recovery and all I did was go into the Verizon store and said idk what happened and they called technical support and they asked me if I flashed software on my phone and I just said "no, I just plugged it into my laptop and it did this" so they said they will just send me a new sgs3 and I just got it today.
Pretty simple.
And I don't have insurance .
Hit thanks if I helped
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I got the "unauthorised software detected" on my phone like 3 days ago from messing up on a recovery and all I did was go into the Verizon store and said idk what happened and they called technical support and they asked me if I flashed software on my phone and I just said "no, I just plugged it into my laptop and it did this" so they said they will just send me a new sgs3 and I just got it today.
Pretty simple.
And I don't have insurance .
Hit thanks if I helped
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Funny thing is Verizon can tell if phone was hacked with, and can choose to add the cost of phone to your bill so this method is not highly recommended.
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Funny thing is Verizon can tell if phone was hacked with, and can choose to add the cost of phone to your bill so this method is not highly recommended.
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Any break throughs????
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Any break throughs????
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None that I have seen
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jlyle said:
Funny thing is Verizon can tell if phone was hacked with, and can choose to add the cost of phone to your bill so this method is not highly recommended.
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Not to mention it is basically fraud, and is the main reason Verizon decided to start locking down phones in the first place.
I understand everyone is taking risks when flashing custom, and flashes can go wrong even when you do everything right, but there is VERY little chance of bricking your phone if you take your time and do a bit of research before you hit any buttons. And if you do manage to brick your phone, man up and pay for a new phone or pay for it to be fixed. Otherwise stop treating your $600 piece of technology like a toy.
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Not to mention it is basically fraud, and is the main reason Verizon decided to start locking down phones in the first place.
I understand everyone is taking risks when flashing custom, and flashes can go wrong even when you do everything right, but there is VERY little chance of bricking your phone if you take your time and do a bit of research before you hit any buttons. And if you do manage to brick your phone, man up and pay for a new phone or pay for it to be fixed. Otherwise stop treating your $600 piece of technology like a toy.
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The first time I ever rooted, I was worried about bricking. So i read everything I could find relevant.
Why in the world anyone would flash without reading is beyond me. Every single thread in Verizon Galaxy S3 at least mentions, if not totally devoted, to how bad 4.3 is and if you flash something on it you will brick.
I just don't get it.
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If you do a battery pull and start back up in download mode (might take a couple of times to get it to work) then use the Verizon software upgrade assistant it should fix it but you will be stuck with 4.3. Worked for me