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Three-Button Method for Booting to Recovery

Hold volume up and home buttons and power up to boot to recovery.
I did not discover this, just found it buried in a thread somewhere and thought it should have higher visibility.

Awesome find. Thanks!

Great job
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Thanks!
On another note the menu back button is not working for me in cwm. Is anyone else having this problem?

khanfuze said:
On another note the menu back button is not working for me in cwm. Is anyone else having this problem?
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Yes, for some reason CWM is not recognizing the button mappings. It is on my TO-DO list

hoppermi said:
Hold volume up and home buttons and power up to boot to recovery.
I did not discover this, just found it buried in a thread somewhere and thought it should have higher visibility.
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So I take it this is working for everyone else? I am still having no luck. I have tried every button combo possible.

Manjews said:
So I take it this is working for everyone else? I am still having no luck. I have tried every button combo possible.
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I hold the volume up and home key and then power till the samsung logo comes on, then release power. About 5 sec later I release volume up and home and it boots to CWR.
Hope this helps

khanfuze said:
On another note the menu back button is not working for me in cwm. Is anyone else having this problem?
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If you scroll through the menu 3x it will enable go back. Once you select an option it will show up on the menu

Thanks OP for this info. Was able to test on a friend's Charge and it worked. Scrolling through the menu 3x also enabled the Go Back option in the menu.

hoppermi said:
I hold the volume up and home key and then power till the samsung logo comes on, then release power. About 5 sec later I release volume up and home and it boots to CWR.
Hope this helps
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Omg I love you. Lol
Thanks works great.
Now if only we could use backup and restore....

Manjews said:
Omg I love you. Lol
Thanks works great.
Now if only we could use backup and restore....
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Why wouldn't you be able to?

ShotgunSam said:
Why wouldn't you be able to?
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Anyone who has tried a restore has a brick atm :-(

Best reboot app?

Whats your favorite reboot/power down app?

jason370 said:
Whats your favorite reboot/power down app?
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I use CWM that you get after you root your phone.

quick boot

I hold down the power button for 2sec to get the shutdown menu and if I hold it for more than 5sec it will reboot... I don't see why I need an app for that

anreboot: reboot, recovery, bootloader, off options

nbass668 said:
I hold down the power button for 2sec to get the shutdown menu and if I hold it for more than 5sec it will reboot... I don't see why I need an app for that
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i'd rather press soft keys

If you don't have a rooted phone try 'Fast Reboot'.
Although it does not close the device down it closes all Apps freeing up resources, memory and resets the phone if it has any errors.
Read the reviews... Many swear by it and I find it actually works very well.

nbass668 said:
I hold down the power button for 2sec to get the shutdown menu and if I hold it for more than 5sec it will reboot... I don't see why I need an app for that
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I have tried, but it won't reboot, just switch off.

strale.zivic said:
I have tried, but it won't reboot, just switch off.
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Strange... It should reboot. Are you rooted or changed the stock firmware?

Quick boot does what you want by the sound of it. Free version on market.
Can set short cuts up as well if you don't want to go into the app itself.
Although for any app to trigger reboot you need root.

Beards said:
Strange... It should reboot. Are you rooted or changed the stock firmware?
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Strange indeed, I was rooted and on stock rom. Today on romow-v1 ROM but still isn't working.

strale.zivic said:
Strange indeed, I was rooted and on stock rom. Today on romow-v1 ROM but still isn't working.
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Anyone else who's on the same ROM as you have the issue?

nbass668 said:
I hold down the power button for 2sec to get the shutdown menu and if I hold it for more than 5sec it will reboot... I don't see why I need an app for that
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Everyday I learn something new about Android, thanks.

[Q] newbie

how i boot into recovery mod? i try with power buton and volume buton and dosen't work. need some help :highfive:

dumi.ro92 said:
how i boot into recovery mod? i try with power buton and volume buton and dosen't work. need some help :highfive:
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Usually it is volume up + power button.. And in my phone it is volume up + home button + power button.. if U tell which phone you have I could give precise method..
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dumi.ro92 said:
how i boot into recovery mod? i try with power buton and volume buton and dosen't work. need some help :highfive:
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If your phone is already booted you could always download "Quickboot" from the Market. Of course, I believe you need to be rooted.
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i have an LG Optimus SOL E730....

sometimes you just have to press it for 1 minute ongoing

[Q] stuck in black screen after update TWRP2.6.3.4

i just update my recovery from 2.6.3.1 to 2.6.3.4
but after its flashed
i turn my phone to recovery
its stuck with black screen
i press power buttom and try to connect with usb
its not response
what should i do now :crying:
(or just wait until no power ?)

vito85217 said:
i just update my recovery from 2.6.3.1 to 2.6.3.4
but after its flashed
i turn my phone to recovery
its stuck with black screen
i press power buttom and try to connect with usb
its not response
what should i do now :crying:
(or just wait until no power ?)
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Press and hold the power button for 30 seconds
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jd1639 said:
Press and hold the power button for 30 seconds
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THANKS YOU A LOT :laugh::laugh:

jd1639 said:
Press and hold the power button for 30 seconds
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vito85217 said:
THANKS YOU A LOT :laugh::laugh:
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lmao, sorry shouldn't laugh, but alls well that ends well. If only all lifes problems were that simple.
p.s. Vito i'll thank Jd for you

[Q] Deep hibernation on my nexus 5.

I flashed an costumise boot animation when my phone was charging and when i reboot the sistem my phone won't turn on. i charged my phone for 3 hours and i pressed the volume up and power butttons, volume down and power buttons and both volume buttons and power button but it didn't work. Please help me.

gherghisan.nelu said:
I flashed an costumise boot animation when my phone was charging and when i reboot the sistem my phone won't turn on. i charged my phone for 3 hours and i pressed the volume up and power butttons, volume down and power buttons and both volume buttons and power button but it didn't work. Please help me.
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Press and hold the power button for 20 seconds
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Thank you.
jd1639 said:
Press and hold the power button for 20 seconds
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Thank you for help. I did what you said but it didn't work.

gherghisan.nelu said:
Thank you for help. I did what you said but it didn't work.
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What boot animation did you flash? Can you provide a link
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jd1639 said:
What boot animation did you flash? Can you provide a link
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I have cyanogenmod 11 and i flashed the boot animation from nexus 5 stock. Sorry but i don't hawe any link.

gherghisan.nelu said:
Thank you for help. I did what you said but it didn't work.
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Try 1 minute+
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jd1639 said:
What boot animation did you flash? Can you provide a link
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Better yet, where did you put it?
You must be pressing the buttons wrong. Hold volume down, then turn on the device and release power like normal.
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korockinout13 said:
Better yet, where did you put it?
You must be pressing the buttons wrong. Hold volume down, then turn on the device and release power like normal.
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I have my nexus 5 plugged in usb cable on computer. I pressed as you said, volume down and then i release it and the i pressed the power volume. But nothing happened.

gherghisan.nelu said:
I have my nexus 5 plugged in usb cable on computer. I pressed as you said, volume down and then i release it and the i pressed the power volume. But nothing happened.
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How did you flash the boot animation? In a custom recovery?
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Hold power with no USB cable for over a minute
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gherghisan.nelu said:
I have my nexus 5 plugged in usb cable on computer. I pressed as you said, volume down and then i release it and the i pressed the power volume. But nothing happened.
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just press and hold the power button down for 30 straight seconds(or until it boots). dont press the volume button down at all. if you see the google logo first, then a black screen, let me know.

rootSU said:
Hold power with no USB cable for over a minute
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I held power button for 3 minutes with no usb cable. Nothing happened.

simms22 said:
just press and hold the power button down for 30 straight seconds(or until it boots). dont press the volume button down at all. if you see the google logo first, then a black screen, let me know.
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I held the power button for 3 minutes, with no usb cable, but nothing happened at all.

well, what it sounds like you flashed isnt a boot animation. no boot animation would do this to your phone(unless its coincidence that it happened after flashing a boot animation. could you link us to the file that you flashed please. ill download and open it, see what it was that you actually flashed.

gherghisan.nelu said:
I held power button for 3 minutes with no usb cable. Nothing happened.
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Just wait and try again later. I have had this problem before
Edit > does led light up when USB connected?
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gherghisan.nelu said:
I held the power button for 3 minutes, with no usb cable, but nothing happened at all.
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When it happened the battery was at 8% charging. After this i charged for 3 hours on the wall sucket and 1 hour on the computer. i have cyanogenmod 11 and elementalx kernel.

How big is the file did you download from phone or computer you might have flashed a full stock rooted rom
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simms22 said:
well, what it sounds like you flashed isnt a boot animation. no boot animation would do this to your phone(unless its coincidence that it happened after flashing a boot animation. could you link us to the file that you flashed please. ill download and open it, see what it was that you actually flashed.
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http://www.modaco.com/topic/366232-nexus-5-bootanimationzip/
this boot animation i flashed but i don't find the linck from i downloaded it.

gherghisan.nelu said:
http://www.modaco.com/topic/366232-nexus-5-bootanimationzip/
this boot animation i flashed but i don't find the linck from i downloaded it.
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Flash how? Recovery?
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rootSU said:
Flash how? Recovery?
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Costum Recovery