[Completed] SGS4 i9505 / TWRP 2.8.1.0 / CM12.1-20150519 / Bricked - XDA Assist

Hello guys.
I do have an SGS4 i9505 which runs on CM for more than two years now.
In February 2015, I've installed TWRP 2.8.1.0 then CM12 and the associated GAPPS.
Today, May 20th, I did the update to CM12.1-20150519 from the updater of my phone (Settings, About..., CyanogenMod).
Unfortunately, since then, my phone does not want to boot anymore. It keeps boot looping. I can see the (nice) "Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505" screen but nothing more.
I can access the Download Mode but only for a couple seconds, then the phone shuts down.
I can press the VolDown + Power button to try to access my recovery (TWRP 2.8.1.0 as I previous mentioned), I do thee the same "Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505" screen bith the "recovery access" in blue in the top left corner of the screen, but that's all.
Have you guys any idea how I could skip this loop and proper reinstall ? Is my phone hard bricked ?
Thanks in advance,
Daga.

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Hello guys.
I do have an SGS4 i9505 which runs on CM for more than two years now.
In February 2015, I've installed TWRP 2.8.1.0 then CM12 and the associated GAPPS.
Today, May 20th, I did the update to CM12.1-20150519 from the updater of my phone (Settings, About..., CyanogenMod).
Unfortunately, since then, my phone does not want to boot anymore. It keeps boot looping. I can see the (nice) "Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505" screen but nothing more.
I can access the Download Mode but only for a couple seconds, then the phone shuts down.
I can press the VolDown + Power button to try to access my recovery (TWRP 2.8.1.0 as I previous mentioned), I do thee the same "Samsung Galaxy S4 i9505" screen bith the "recovery access" in blue in the top left corner of the screen, but that's all.
Have you guys any idea how I could skip this loop and proper reinstall ? Is my phone hard bricked ?
Thanks in advance,
Daga.
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Hello, and welcome to XDA! It is possible that you needed to update your bootloader as well as the rom, hence the bootloop. You can get help by asking your question in this help thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help
If you can access your bootloader, your phone is not lost at all. You can flash factory firmware, or perhaps simply flash the latest bootloader, or the recovery back. There is plenty of information on how to do this here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265477
Good luck!

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