hi
i have a samsung galaxy s3 and now have a locked home screen mode on the bottom, from original i had Phone Contacts Messaging Internet and Apps, i did and upgrade to 4.3 and everything was fine then i rooted it not the whole os, and it still was fine.
i then had problems connecting to the computer so i did a factory reset and hoped it would fix it but i now only get Phone Contacts and Apps the internet is gone, but when i go to settings my device then home screen mode and change it from standard to easy mode i get all it apps on the bottom, i have asked a friend with the same phone and he can drag and drop what he wants but i can, did a search on the internet and there are others that have the same thing on the same phone and call it locked home screen mode.
how can i fix this please.
i have uploaded some screen shots,
1 is what i had
2 is what i have now
3 is what i can get in easy mode which i dont like the look
Kindly Specify Which Galaxy S3 Variant you have (US Version or International Version) so that we may direct you in the right direction.
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Hi there,
Is there anything I can do for a T-Mobile ZTE V768 gingerbread phone that doesn't enter recovery mode(it freezes) or download mode(it reboots),
and can't start because it has a pattern and it is locked for T-Mobile? The phone was sent to a friend here in Honduras from the USA. I have really tried to help this guy but have not met my goal yet.... Any ideas would be totally useful....
Regards and thanks in advance,
freakyhn said:
Hi there,
Is there anything I can do for a T-Mobile ZTE V768 gingerbread phone that doesn't enter recovery mode(it freezes) or download mode(it reboots),
and can't start because it has a pattern and it is locked for T-Mobile? The phone was sent to a friend here in Honduras from the USA. I have really tried to help this guy but have not met my goal yet.... Any ideas would be totally useful....
Regards and thanks in advance,
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Hey dude hope this will help
A couple of weeks ago, the iPhone world discovered an exploit (not fixed) that allowed anyone to bypass the lockscreen and access the phone, messages, and even pictures.
Well, the bug has been caught in the GS3 world now, too. A few days ago, mobile enthusiast Terence Eden discovered a flaw that also allowed limited access to certain features of your Samsung Galaxy S3, and only in very certain circumstances. And it works no matter what protection you have enabled...Pattern Lock, PIN, Password, or Face Unlock.
Steps to Exploit #1
Lock your phone and turn the screen back on.
Go to Emergency Call.
Select the Emergency Contact icon on the bottom left.
When in the Emergency Contact screen, hit the Home button.
You will see a flash of your Home Screen (no matter what launcher you are using).
In that second when the Home Screen flashes, you can select an app/widget to execute.
The limitations with this exploit are that almost anything you select will run in the background, and you will be back at the lock screen. Where this exploit can be effective is if, let's say, you have a Direct Dial widget on your homescreen. In this case, someone can hit this widget, and the call will go through.
While this is something that should be fixed, it doesn't actually allow you to do much, so really, it's not all that scary. Unfortunately, the fun doesn't end there.
Yesterday, Sean McMillan of Full Disclosure opened up the initial exploit and discovered something much scarier. If successful, not only will this exploit open up the full contents and capabilities of your S3, but it will disable the lock screen completely until the phone is rebooted.
Steps to Exploit #2
Lock your phone and turn the screen back on.
Go to Emergency Call.
Select the Emergency Contact icon on the bottom left.
When in the Emergency Contact screen, hit the Home button.
Immediately after hitting Home, press the Power button.
If you did this correctly, the next time you press Power, your device will go directly to your homescreen.
This is obviously not good. Sean does note that you may need to do this multiple times to get it to work. Also, it doesn't matter what launcher you are using, or whether you are using a lockscreen replacement or not.
In the interest of full disclosure, I tried about 30 times, both with my rooted/modded phone, and with a bone-dry stock phone, and I couldn't replicate it.
But, just because I couldn't do it, doesn't mean it isn't real and dangerous. At this point, there has not been any word out of Samsung regarding this exploit, but I imagine a response and a patch will be on their way shortly.
Atif Naser
I have a SM-G 920K Korea model S6
it has been unlocked in Korea I used it for month
I brought it to the US and has AT&T put a sim card in it and they had to change the APN but was only able to get the calling to work
but when I tried to connect to the internet it said Data network required
is there a fix to this has anyone experienced this problem
would rooting be able to change some settings
2nd problem and 3rd problem
Home button will only go back to one level and not to the main home screen
IE. if I was to open the APP draw than open a program then hit the home button it will only go back to the app draw not the home screen
and the media volume always off ive checked all my apps and they are working fine
just when I hit the volume up bottom media is all the way down and and I turn it back up and power off the phone and back on it back to off
I have a Samsung galaxy s6 phone that I cracked the screen on and before I could get data off it went blank/black screen on me. The touch screen kinda works so I have tried using my new S6 and mimic the touch patterns with no success in selecting the file transfer mode. Is there a way to get my data off before I have to send the phone back when the screen can't be used?
I attempted to root my Samsung Galaxy Tab A (SM-T350) with Odin3, but after it showed "pass" in odin3, The tablet automatically restarted and got stuck on the boot screen, it doesn't respond to any buttons, it cannot go into download mode, recovery mode or anything. It's just stuck in the boot screen, with a bunch of RBG pixels at the top. I'm new to tablet's and phones, so I can't tell if it's bricked or not, though I think that it's bricked. If it's not possible to recover my tablet, is it possible to transfer the photo's over to my laptop? I have tons of photo's that I really want to keep, so if it's possible to transfer the photos over to my laptop and factory reset my tablet, please tell me a solution to this. I'm thinking of giving it to a professional to fix, but I want to see if I can fix it on my own to save money.
The tablet model is "SM-T350", before I attempted to root it.
I used Odin3
Samsung Galaxy Tab A
Hi there and welcome to XDA.
Pressing the down volume (-) button and power button together on the frozen logo usually works for other users. Works like a fast reboot.
You'll have to create an account to post in the main forums if you have any other questions.
> Samsung Galaxy Tab A series
Good luck
Situation: Samsung Galaxy J7 Crown. Never messed with. USB Debugging not enabled No special permissions (no ADB). I am able to access the Android Recovery screen. Obviously wipe cache partition didn't help, nor Lacking storage booting. Other than the Recovery and download screen: I get the Power/Restart icons when booted normally. Reset works, but power doesn't turn the phone off. No phone calls, Yes notifications. Camera from lock screen comes on (triple click on home button) and touch screen works.
I've tried to trace out the lock pattern in the hopes its still working outside this specific situation. No indication that it is.
All i want is a few sentimental pictures. Although after an entire day of frustration, finding out that the only thing that works is the camera is kinda funny and ironic.
Ive looked on XDA forums, but I'm having no luck w/ exact situation, although I'm sure someone has been in the same situation or similar enough.
Spent all day looking at options (Odin?) and nothing looks like it would work out for me.
Knowing the camera works, makes me hopeful that a mirror would work? No reaction to lock screen pattern makes me think not.
Additional (maybe irrelevant) info. Shows up on home WiFi while Find My Mobile said it was offline (makes sense with Notifications/no calls)
Any advice? Just point me in the right direction if there is one.
If not i hope you appreciate the Irony here. Thanks
(I used to be not so bad tech support, but haven't been keeping up as of late, and today was a painful reminder. Take pity on me.)
Black Screen Except Camera - Galaxy J7 Crown
Hey there anick22! I was so glad to see a search result with something referencing the camera working, on an otherwise completely black screen! I was super bummed to see that noone had replied to your plea for help with this insane problem!! I hope you found a solution by now!!
My 2 month old Galaxy J7 Crown suddenly went black on me one day, and it didn't happen as a result of a drop, or spill, or any other damage. I don't recall having put any new or different apps on it, recently, either.
The triple click of the Home button does open the camera, and the screen lights right up, perfectly. It takes it's usual beautiful pics, and I'm able to use all of the camera functions. I'm even able to view any photos I took during that particular session, buy not any prior pics, because I'm unable to unlock the phone.
"Hey Google!!" also reacts, and will display the result of any question that I may ask it, but I'm unable to go into the answers, without the ability to unlock my phone.
I have been able to get the phone into safe mode, while attempting to power it off, by pressing the power button, and then tapping on "power off" (although this hasn't worked every time I've tried). While in safe mode, "safe mode" is displayed in the bottom left hand corner, but nothing else appears on the screen.
Upon powering up the phone, all of the normal things happen. It shows "Samsung" and goes on to the blue screen to show the "Trac Fone" logo, but once the phone is booted up, the screen is black!!
PLEASE tell me that you were able to find a solution to this!!! I went and purchased a new Moto G7, (since I had a Droid Turbo 2 in the past, and it was amazing!!), and I'm beyond ready to get back to my J7 Crown!! PLEASE HELP!!
Thanks so much!!!
By the way, I'm a newbie here, as If you couldn't tell!!