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[Q] Is That Possible (About an android phone)

Hello. I'm a little paranoid here. Please help me.
I was trying to update my Samsung Galaxy mini (s5570) with kies. Electricity went off while "downloading" image was on the screen. I panicked and remove phone's battery and make it off. (I don't know why)
Since then I have black screen. I can't get into recovery mode etc. But when I plug in the phone, pc sees it. Kies fails repairing it.
Phone has a 7digit screen lock and avast anti theft installed. If I gave it somebody to repair, can he repair and read the smses inside it? The data on the phone is not important to lose, but I don't want somebody read my sms. Is it possible?

anaczugo said:
Hello. I'm a little paranoid here. Please help me.
I was trying to update my Samsung Galaxy mini (s5570) with kies. Electricity went off while "downloading" image was on the screen. I panicked and remove phone's battery and make it off. (I don't know why)
Since then I have black screen. I can't get into recovery mode etc. But when I plug in the phone, pc sees it. Kies fails repairing it.
Phone has a 7digit screen lock and avast anti theft installed. If I gave it somebody to repair, can he repair and read the smses inside it? The data on the phone is not important to lose, but I don't want somebody read my sms. Is it possible?
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Is it possible? Maybe but no repair shop would do it. Can you get into download mode? You most likely corrupted the software and it may need to be jtaged

zelendel said:
Is it possible? Maybe but no repair shop would do it. Can you get into download mode? You most likely corrupted the software and it may need to be jtaged
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thank you for your answer.
So, it is possible to read the texts in a probably bricked, password protected and anti theft app installed phone, if I get it right?

anaczugo said:
thank you for your answer.
So, it is possible to read the texts in a probably bricked, password protected and anti theft app installed phone, if I get it right?
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Anti theft apps really dont work if someone knows what they are doing. If the computer can see it then it is possible to pull the info from the phone. It will not be easy but it can be done. Passwords have no use unless the phone is on.

zelendel said:
Anti theft apps really dont work if someone knows what they are doing. If the computer can see it then it is possible to pull the info from the phone. It will not be easy but it can be done. Passwords have no use unless the phone is on.
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Is it possible to wipe it myself? I searched web but I couldn't menage to find something. I can't get the phone recovery or downloading mode. is it still possible to delete the things in?

anaczugo said:
Is it possible to wipe it myself? I searched web but I couldn't menage to find something. I can't get the phone recovery or downloading mode. is it still possible to delete the things in?
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The only way to wipe it is to flash new software to it. Think of it like a PC hard drive. As long as it has not been over written then the info can be recovered but if it get over written then it is gone. To be honest you have little to no worry as to do what you are afraid of would take way too much time for a repair shop to even deal with.

zelendel said:
The only way to wipe it is to flash new software to it. Think of it like a PC hard drive. As long as it has not been over written then the info can be recovered but if it get over written then it is gone. To be honest you have little to no worry as to do what you are afraid of would take way too much time for a repair shop to even deal with.
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My gf's father said that he'll repair, and is coming here to take the phone tomorrow. I don't know if he'll try but I'm still worried

anaczugo said:
My gf's father said that he'll repair, and is coming here to take the phone tomorrow. I don't know if he'll try but I'm still worried
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Unless he is an Android/Linux hardcore developer you have nothing to worry about. Even Then it would take him a week or more to do it.

No, it won't be possible. The only way to fix it would be to get a stock image on the device through either Jtag or odin. Once that is done, it will be clean slate and without you signing into your Google account, their will be no indication that the phone was ever yours...

zelendel said:
Unless he is an Android/Linux hardcore developer you have nothing to worry about. Even Then it would take him a week or more to do it.
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Oh, okay. Thanks again for your answer.

anaczugo said:
Oh, okay. Thanks again for your answer.
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No problem. Only know as I had to do it for one of my devices and it took me a month to get it to where I could mount it on a linux box and then pull what I needed from the system partition.
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[Q] Which AT&T capable LG G2 DOES NOT have carrier IQ?

I am on my next to last day to exchange. Let me say that I love this phone except for the fact that AT&T has Carrier IQ installed and it can not be removed without rooting (at least on the 2 year contract one). There is a process to stop it and it's not that hard, except that it is a PITA to do it every time you reboot. If you forget to force stop, you are in the clutches of Carrier IQ. Also, I have doubts that even though it is stopped via a forced stop, that it is not residing somewhere else on the phone and still doing the nasties that it was designed to do. There is no sense in going over CIQ as there are a couple of threads already on the subject in reference to this phone and AT&T.
Unfortunately, I am stuck with AT&T and carrier swapping is not an option so the only option open to me right now is the phone.
So, is there a version of the LG G2 that is available for sale in the US that can be used on the AT&T network that does not have CIQ installed on it? Maybe the full sale priced one that AT&T sells? Or maybe a different one from Best Buy or someplace else? In a nut shell. Looking for a LG G2 that I can use on the US AT&T network that does not have CIQ installed.
I am new to this "smart phone" game but really am impressed with this phone and want to keep it, but in reality, unless I root it and void my warranty, this CIQ issue could be a killer for me. The reason is because I used to work at that big glass building at Fort Meade and know more than I want to about electronic data mining and collection. BTW, AT&T (both on line and store front), LG tech rep (store front), and LG (on line) all say that CIQ is not removable in the version that I have without rooting.
Any options that I am missing?

I don't think you have any other options friend. I'm also in a similar boat of having to return it tomorrow if I choose to do so. I think the full price one, or the one from best buy would be the same as they're all at&t branded so i'm sure they are all part of the exact same batch. There wouldn't be anything different between them.
I think I'm going to go ahead and root and disable it. There is no other phone that I think is this good, period.

Short answer, no. Long answer, your only option would be to buy the International or maybe Korean variants online and at full price and slap an AT&T SIM in it. I'm pretty sure you wouldn't get LTE though.
I get the feeling this is not what you want to do, so if CIQ bothers you that much and you're not willing to root you're going to have to return it.
You might want to consider waiting for the Nexus 5, which will likely share at least some hardware characteristics of the G2.
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NevetsDrassel said:
Any options that I am missing?
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Simple. Root. Easy and fixes the issue and more.

guys...its not that hard...just root it...install system tuner...disable 6 entries...done.

I have never rooted a phone. I do not know how or what is required. I am not computer illiterate so I think that this is something that I can do if I had instructions on how to do it. Where would I start to look for the process of rooting the phone?
What is required to do it?
Hate to loose the warranty on it but I guess that I can always return it to factory default (I think) if I had a problem in the future. I just like this phone too damned much to let it go.

NevetsDrassel said:
I have never rooted a phone. I do not know how or what is required. I am not computer illiterate so I think that this is something that I can do if I had instructions on how to do it. Where would I start to look for the process of rooting the phone?
What is required to do it?
Hate to loose the warranty on it but I guess that I can always return it to factory default (I think) if I had a problem in the future. I just like this phone too damned much to let it go.
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Now we're on to something!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887
You'll also want to read up on how to install and use ADB. There are some good guides out there that include videos.

The T-Mobile variant gives you the option of turning off CIQ. I was getting wakelocks from it, but since I've turned it off, it's been as quiet as a church mouse. Not sure if the radios are the same, I don't really know what AT&T uses.

Root it. And leave at&t as soon as it becomes an option because this won't be the last CIQ phone
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Semantics said:
The T-Mobile variant gives you the option of turning off CIQ. I was getting wakelocks from it, but since I've turned it off, it's been as quiet as a church mouse. Not sure if the radios are the same, I don't really know what AT&T uses.
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How do u turn it off?
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bgaccord said:
How do u turn it off?
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System settings, backup, collect diagnostics and uncheck the box.

Semantics said:
The T-Mobile variant gives you the option of turning off CIQ. I was getting wakelocks from it, but since I've turned it off, it's been as quiet as a church mouse. Not sure if the radios are the same, I don't really know what AT&T uses.
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Would like to know this as well.

Dchibro said:
Now we're on to something!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2448887
You'll also want to read up on how to install and use ADB. There are some good guides out there that include videos.
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Well, I read the links. It looks pretty straight forward. Bit confused on some things. On the phone, I can go directly to the "Developers Options" under the main menu and turn that function on or off at will. Why all the hum drum about going into the About Phone menu to the Software Version to hit it 8 to 10 times to get the Developers Options turned on? Also while watching the video on how to root it, I got a bit confused on the "shift right click, open a command window" at 2:08. I do not have that capability. Different OS maybe? Anyways, I can always get a command window through the Start Run menu.
If I root the phone, I know that I can restore it to it original stock based on the first sticky in this forum. However, someone indicated that even if you return it to stock, there will be indications that it was rooted. But I could not tell what version of the phone that he was referencing.
Do I/Should I back up anything first before I start? Not that much on the phone right now, just my Contacts, a couple of pictures, and some apps that I downloaded. Home screen setups and things like that.

m3lover1 said:
Would like to know this as well.
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See the post above yours.
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NevetsDrassel said:
Well, I read the links. It looks pretty straight forward. Bit confused on some things. On the phone, I can go directly to the "Developers Options" under the main menu and turn that function on or off at will. Why all the hum drum about going into the About Phone menu to the Software Version to hit it 8 to 10 times to get the Developers Options turned on? Also while watching the video on how to root it, I got a bit confused on the "shift right click, open a command window" at 2:08. I do not have that capability. Different OS maybe? Anyways, I can always get a command window through the Start Run menu.
If I root the phone, I know that I can restore it to it original stock based on the first sticky in this forum. However, someone indicated that even if you return it to stock, there will be indications that it was rooted. But I could not tell what version of the phone that he was referencing.
Do I/Should I back up anything first before I start? Not that much on the phone right now, just my Contacts, a couple of pictures, and some apps that I downloaded. Home screen setups and things like that.
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Apparntly the VZW variant shows the phone as rooted in about phone. I went through every single menu on the T-Mobile variant and I see nothing to reference that I have rooted my phone.

Oh that was it? I had that turned off when I set up the phone. Lol Thanks

Ok, so once its rooted, what do I do? Where do I delete the files to get rid of carrier iq?

Custom rom; no carrieriq. Besides didn't they change it so it's not that big a deal anymore?

Semantics said:
System settings, backup, collect diagnostics and uncheck the box.
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This is absolutely not listed in the Verizon version. Pretty sure the VS980 has CIQ too.
Sneaky punks... :/
Or just flash a custom stock rom that is debloated and has modded options preinstalled.
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Semantics said:
See the post above yours.
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Apparntly the VZW variant shows the phone as rooted in about phone. I went through every single menu on the T-Mobile variant and I see nothing to reference that I have rooted my phone.
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You might want to double check the T-Mobile app. Under device health it says I'd the phone is rooted.

[Q] Bricked Nexus 5 doesn't boot + no access adb/fastboot/recovery (corup. bootload)

Hey there,
I received my Nexus 5 some days ago, I rooted it with the CF-AutoRoot, it worked fine, but since today, it is bricked. By the magic operation of Jesus maybe, who knows.
It don't boot, I don't see anything on the screen, I don't know if it is turned on or off… It just won't reply. To anything, fastboot, adb or whatever else. I can't boot in recovery or something else.
I think I have a splendid bricked late-2013 phone… I followed some tutorials to unbrick phones, the power + trick, but nothing.
The only thing I have on a windows computer is a "tadam" when I plug the USB, but that's it, no fastboot or adb, no screen, nada. But this sound of a plugged USB device. Knuh…
What the hell can I do ?
Shall I call Google tomorrow for RMA ?
ps: i saw some threads like me, i followed replies, but after a 4 hours searching, I don't wake up my phone

Have you given this a try? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513937

esskayy said:
Have you given this a try? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513937
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yap, but no more results…
I think I tried all solutions on xda, no one worked :s

Flayks said:
yap, but no more results…
I think I tried all solutions on xda, no one worked :s
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Hmmm... sounds like your bootloader is corrupt dude Weird, you are like the third today who has bricked the Nexus. All you can do now is RMA it and hope for the best.

esskayy said:
Hmmm... sounds like your bootloader is corrupt dude Weird, you are like the third today who has bricked the Nexus. All you can do now is RMA it and hope for the best.
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Damned… why
Please, Google, don't be cruel with me

Flayks said:
Damned… why
Please, Google, don't be cruel with me
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If the phone is truly bricked, and it seems like it is, then Google won't be able to boot up the phone so they won't know you've unlocked the bootloader

esskayy said:
If the phone is truly bricked, and it seems like it is, then Google won't be able to boot up the phone so they won't know you've unlocked the bootloader
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That's what I think too, but how to explain that like someone don't know what is about… "helow my phone won't boot, it is black, I can't do anything… send me another one, please"? :cyclops:

doesn't boot*
*grammar police*

Flayks said:
That's what I think too, but how to explain that like someone don't know what is about… "helow my phone won't boot, it is black, I can't do anything… send me another one, please"? :cyclops:
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Yh, that will work There are legitimate cases of phones not booting up so they may think you are one of them. Also I doubt the Google representative will care much for the reason. Their job is just to arrange the RMA

Flayks said:
That's what I think too, but how to explain that like someone don't know what is about… "helow my phone won't boot, it is black, I can't do anything… send me another one, please"? :cyclops:
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That would work. Just don't say "send me another" ask "what do I do now"

apristel said:
doesn't boot*
*grammar police*
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ups, thx.
esskayy said:
Yh, that will work There are legitimate cases of phones not booting up so they may think you are one of them. Also I doubt the Google representative will care much for the reason. Their job is just to arrange the RMA
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Yep, I will call the support…
jd1639 said:
That would work. Just don't say "send me another" ask "what do I do now"
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I would like to…
Thankz!

" I messed up my phone, even though it was completely fine when I bought it, I'll accuse google of producing a bad / faulty phone. "
Sounds legit.
If you CANNOT afford the risk that comes with modding, DONT do it. You/others who do this are very disgusting. GOOGLE did nothing wrong. YOUR phone was fine when you got it. Don't be a chump. You have to PAY to play.
MODS I'd close this thread due to FRAUD.. I HATE threads like this, People f/up their phones and expect everyone else to pay.

apristel said:
" I messed up my phone, even though it was completely fine when I bought it, I'll accuse google of producing a bad / faulty phone. "
Sounds legit.
If you CANNOT afford the risk that comes with modding, DONT do it. You/others who do this are very disgusting. GOOGLE did nothing wrong. YOUR phone was fine when you got it. Don't be a chump. You have to PAY to play.
MODS I'd close this thread due to FRAUD.. I HATE threads like this, People f/up their phones and expect everyone else to pay.
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How do you know the phone isn't booting due to his bootloader being unlocked? He even said it was fine and it was not booting today....
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Because it booted afterwards. Thats how. .
I received my Nexus 5 some days ago, I rooted it with the CF-AutoRoot, it worked fine, but since today, it is bricked.
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apristel said:
Because it booted afterwards. Thats how.
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I received my Nexus 5 some days ago, I rooted it with the CF-AutoRoot, it worked fine, but since today, it is bricked.
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Maybe I was not clear in my first message but I rooted it, yes, but it worked! Since 3 days it works. But today, I really don't know why, I don't update or something else like changing rom (I'm on stock rom etc), it doesn't boot anymore.
That's it…

Flayks said:
Maybe I was not clear in my first message but I rooted it, yes, but it worked! Since 3 days it works. But today, I really don't know why, I don't update or something else like changing rom (I'm on stock rom etc), it doesn't boot anymore.
That's it…
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I feel for you that your phone isn't working. Fraud isnt the answer. do you HONESTLY feel you'd get the same answer from Google if you told them that you rooted/unlocked and now your phone isn't working?
just saying that those who f up and make everyone pay for it are wrong. I personally like paying 400 for the 32gb device. I'd rather not pay 500 because of people who mess up and now make the cost/device go up due to rma's that are not legit.
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The issuance of an RMA/RGA is a key gatekeeping moment in the reverse logistics cycle, providing the vendor with a final opportunity to diagnose and correct the customer's problem with the product (such as improper installation or configuration) before it is returned. As returns are costly for the vendor and inconvenient for the customer, any return that can be prevented benefits both parties.

Dude you need to chill a little. Unlocking your bootloader does not completely null warranty. If you brick your phone via software then you are responsible.
By the sounds of what is happening with the op, he has not changed anything to end up in this predicament. As with the other purple with similar problems (unlocking bootloader resulting in brick) can hardly be pointed at them.
Clearly something is happening which is out of user control which is causing these bricks.
If the ROM fails to boot it will throw you back to the bootloader.
If the bootloader fails you have a brick (not 100% true but not going into that now)
The facts are that the op has unlocked the bootloader which is a legitimate task and has for unknown reasons ended up with a corrupt bootloader.
This should still be covered as the op has not fine anything to solicit what had happened.
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apristel said:
I feel for you that your phone isn't working. Fraud isnt the answer. do you HONESTLY feel you'd get the same answer from Google if you told them that you rooted/unlocked and now your phone isn't working?
just saying that those who f up and make everyone pay for it are wrong. I personally like paying 400 for the 32gb device. I'd rather not pay 500 because of people who mess up and now make the cost/device go up due to rma's that are not legit.
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The issuance of an RMA/RGA is a key gatekeeping moment in the reverse logistics cycle, providing the vendor with a final opportunity to diagnose and correct the customer's problem with the product (such as improper installation or configuration) before it is returned. As returns are costly for the vendor and inconvenient for the customer, any return that can be prevented benefits both parties.
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Personally from my own experience, as the disclaimer on the bootloader unlock screen states 'This MAY void your warranty', telling Google the truth would be his best bet. Call Google, advise that the bootloader was unlocked and worked for 3 days and then it suddenly stopped booting.
If you bought a Nexus 5 and don't plan to do anything to it then that's up to you. However some of us buy Nexus devices because of the ease of development on them. Google facilitate this with the ability to unlock the bootloader and have no justifiable reason to refuse an RMA when all the OP has done is unlock said bootloader.
Why don't YOU stop being a **** and get off this thread. Please.

Anyone else bricked their phone like this? Managed to un-brick mine from an identical situation, if anyone is still stuck like I was I'll try and make a little "guide" to help others

daniel.kusy said:
Anyone else bricked their phone like this? Managed to un-brick mine from an identical situation, if anyone is still stuck like I was I'll try and make a little "guide" to help others
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Apparently yes, I'm not the only one. It would be great if you try to explain your solution!

[Q] Nexus 5 Died out on me.

Hi. long story short. I got my nexus 5. Probably about almost 3 weeks. And I liked it and all, got it rooted, custom ROM etc etc etc..... Today I was playing a random game. No problem at all. Started using it like normal. Then out of nowhere, tremendous lag(maybe 40 seconds) then phone turns off. Then it reboots. I probably thought, some Roms have these issues. I can live with it. Then out of nowhere while in the middle of a call...... it decides to turn off. I try turning it on, and get nothing. I try charging it. Nothing at all. Luckily I have my nexus 4. But truthfully. I bought a nexus 5 off some guy who bought it from the site. I still have the box and all. But if this is a hardware issue only Google can fix. Is there something that has to be done to get it sent to them? I hate the fact that it was completely out of nowhere. Nothing wet, hardcase cover, screen protector. Everything was secure. Haven't had any problem at all till right now!
Is there a solution to this? I have tried going into boot loader. Download or w.e it is. Connecting it to a computer and nothing at all works!!! I'm starting to panic!!! Is there anything else I can do?!?!

Does it have warranty at Google? You can fastboot it and download the stock rom via google and return to stock. If that doesn't work RMA it. If it doesn't have warranty then use it as a building block in your backyard coz that's one of the risks of buying a phone from another person at 2nd hand; you'll never know what that person did to the phone.

ickoicko said:
Does it have warranty at Google? You can fastboot it and download the stock rom via google and return to stock. If that doesn't work RMA it. If it doesn't have warranty then use it as a building block in your backyard coz that's one of the risks of buying a phone from another person at 2nd hand; you'll never know what that person did to the phone.
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If you purchase a nexus five other than a Google Play Store the Google warranty is no longer valid unless the device is given as a quote on quote gift as of this you will have to wear it is all into dealing with LG into RMA the device
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markdapimp said:
If you purchase a nexus five other than a Google Play Store the Google warranty is no longer valid unless the device is given as a quote on quote gift as of this you will have to wear it is all into dealing with LG into RMA the device
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Oh yeah..then the only solution is to return to stock via fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701 here's the link to help you. If it doesn't work then...sorry for your loss pal

ickoicko said:
Oh yeah..then the only solution is to return to stock via fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2513701 here's the link to help you. If it doesn't work then...sorry for your loss pal
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Crap.... Read about the Completely wipe phone... *Sigh*... I have a white nexus 5 as well that went through this. But for some reason it let's me get to the boot loader at least.... Possible way of using a toolkit to fix it? I really don't want to delete all those pics and other stuff I have on my phone. But if that's what I must do then I guess its better than having a paper weight.

ImHereToSaveTheDay said:
Crap.... Read about the Completely wipe phone... *Sigh*... I have a white nexus 5 as well that went through this. But for some reason it let's me get to the boot loader at least.... Possible way of using a toolkit to fix it? I really don't want to delete all those pics and other stuff I have on my phone. But if that's what I must do then I guess its better than having a paper weight.
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Its what you have to do its either a Nexus 5 from google or a Nexus Paperweight for google

markdapimp said:
Its what you have to do its either a Nexus 5 from google or a Nexus Paperweight for google
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Well since its already a paperweight ATM. I got some tools to open the phone. Should I at least try to see if something went wrong? Like battery or anything ?

ImHereToSaveTheDay said:
Well since its already a paperweight ATM. I got some tools to open the phone. Should I at least try to see if something went wrong? Like battery or anything ?
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Can you find the guy you bought it from?
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Try to go to bootloader. Volume up+down+power. It happened to me once when im undervolting my cpu voltages.

ImHereToSaveTheDay said:
Well since its already a paperweight ATM. I got some tools to open the phone. Should I at least try to see if something went wrong? Like battery or anything ?
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If you're saying that you want to open your N5 as in literally open it, you're wasting your time. Accept the fact that you have to full wipe through fastboot and when it does open, use Dropbox or any other app that saves your pictures/contacts/apps when you sync it so when you have this problem again, wiping won't be an issue. I can't even begin to fathom why you would literally open the phone when clearly it's a software issue.
EDIT: or find the person who sold it to you and demand a replacement IF it has a one year warranty though that's more of a hassle.

ickoicko said:
EDIT: or find the person who sold it to you and demand a replacement IF it has a one year warranty though that's more of a hassle.
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Uhh... OP flashed custom firmware on it so how is it the seller's fault? Even if it was on warranty, OP voided it when he flashed the custom ROM. This is a risk that everyone on XDA is or should be aware of.
@ImHereToSaveTheDay- If you can get into the bootloader or recovery you can likely save the phone. Try flashing the factory image. If you can't get into the bootloader you might need to have the phone JTAG'd. When you connect it to your computer what pops up under device manager? If it comes up as QHSUSB_DLOAD then it's hard bricked and needs to be JTAG'd.

ImHereToSaveTheDay said:
Well since its already a paperweight ATM. I got some tools to open the phone. Should I at least try to see if something went wrong? Like battery or anything ?
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have you tried pressing and holding your power button for 20 seconds or so?
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_MetalHead_ said:
Uhh... OP flashed custom firmware on it so how is it the seller's fault? Even if it was on warranty, OP voided it when he flashed the custom ROM. This is a risk that everyone on XDA is or should be aware of.
@ImHereToSaveTheDay- If you can get into the bootloader or recovery you can likely save the phone. Try flashing the factory image. If you can't get into the bootloader you might need to have the phone JTAG'd. When you connect it to your computer what pops up under device manager? If it comes up as QHSUSB_DLOAD then it's hard bricked and needs to be JTAG'd.
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software wont brick the phone, especially software thats made for the nexus 5. and google will still replace a phone if its the hardwares issue, even if you are rooted running custom software. that risk that you say everyone should be aware of doesnt really exist if its the hardwares issue. and if its software, it can always be fixed.

simms22 said:
have you tried pressing and holding your power button for 20 seconds or so?
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software wont brick the phone, especially software thats made for the nexus 5. and google will still replace a phone if its the hardwares issue, even if you are rooted running custom software. that risk that you say everyone should be aware of doesnt really exist if its the hardwares issue. and if its software, it can always be fixed.
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That's not entirely true. My One X had to be JTAG'd because of software. Granted it was different circumstances than this, but it certainly wasn't a hardware fault.
If it is a hardware issue then yes, it will still be covered by warranty, but running any type of custom firmware does come with a risk, Nexus phone or not. As it stands, OP doesn't know what the problem is, so calling the seller and demanding a replacement isn't quite appropriate. That's all I was really commenting on.

After playing around with it and all something even weirder happened. My phone started vibrating. The screen is completely off but the calls still go through now. Its weird to me because I can actually answer the calls with the phone's screen completely off as well as hear them. Does this mean... The phone boots up and everything. Just won't show anything on screen. Is this like a digitizer or something related type of problem now that I'm facing ?
Also I've managed to reach the guy. He told me he would have a look at it if its still not fixed by Wednesday.

Blocked By FRP Cannot Restore Using Odin

OK ready for the story?
I have a Note 5 just being used to game since I upgraded to the S7 Edge, damn locked bootloader. I wanted to sell the Note 5 since cash is tight and I figured I can take the family out to eat a nice dinner and put the rest in the bank.
BOOM!!! Device is sold on Offer Up!
They want to meet at T-Mobile so they can active blah blah blah. They want to make sure everything is cool with the device. I get it. So I meet them there, show them the phone is nice and clean no scratches, I take care of my phones people, love it give me the money BAM off I go happy to have money sad to see her go. C'mon she didnt have a locked bootloader, grrrrr S7E, damn u Sammy!!!
Anyways
I AM AT THE MOFO BANK LINE
Ring Ring Ring
"Um hello?"
"Yeah, the T-Mobile guy did a factory reset and now its saying that it's blocked by some custom Binary FRP or something like that"
(My Mind and Thoughts) ==> "ARE YOU F---- KIDDING ME?!?!? THE T-MOBILE DID NOT! NO WAY!"
Yes it was rooted with a custom ROM. I decided instead of unrooting let me just slap on a stock rooted rom and wipe and off it goes. Maybe they will notice and enjoy or maybe they wont. Oh and I left TWRP just in case.
This guy decides to go to the settings and uncheck OEM unlock.
WHY THE BLEEP WOULD MAKE HIM DO THIS? WHY IS HE SUCK A PRRRRRRIIIICCCCCCCCKKKKKK!
So of course Im like no worries Im a good guy im not gonna screw this people. Easy fix. Download mode and odin that bad girl....................
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG!
I met them at the store at 2PM with my laptop. Let them follow me to my castle and go here around 5:05PM EASTERN STANDARD FREAKING TIME....
I've tried 2 computers and I can't get anything to write using ODIN. Just fails every times.
Now the Binary and System were both showing custom before trying ODIN
Now the Binary Shows Official Sammy but the System is still showing custom.
Recovery is gone. Only download mode works and when I do try to boot it tells me that blue message with Samsung Smart switch emergency blah to get to live etc....
Can anyone help me with this please.
Oh they were here for 3 more hours, I felt bad, gave them the money back, they still want it and want me to call them or text them 2morow if I get it back up.
AHHHHH so frustrated.
Thank you for reading my rant and plead for help.

I just tried COKC and this is the error I get.
Downloading DPD1 to see if it takes that.
I've tried:
DQA2
DPK6
COKC
just giving an update to see if anyone has a tip or solution to help me and others that may have the same issue as me.

roketteere said:
OK ready for the story?
I have a Note 5 just being used to game since I upgraded to the S7 Edge, damn locked bootloader. I wanted to sell the Note 5 since cash is tight and I figured I can take the family out to eat a nice dinner and put the rest in the bank.
BOOM!!! Device is sold on Offer Up!
They want to meet at T-Mobile so they can active blah blah blah. They want to make sure everything is cool with the device. I get it. So I meet them there, show them the phone is nice and clean no scratches, I take care of my phones people, love it give me the money BAM off I go happy to have money sad to see her go. C'mon she didnt have a locked bootloader, grrrrr S7E, damn u Sammy!!!
Anyways
I AM AT THE MOFO BANK LINE
Ring Ring Ring
"Um hello?"
"Yeah, the T-Mobile guy did a factory reset and now its saying that it's blocked by some custom Binary FRP or something like that"
(My Mind and Thoughts) ==> "ARE YOU F---- KIDDING ME?!?!? THE T-MOBILE DID NOT! NO WAY!"
Yes it was rooted with a custom ROM. I decided instead of unrooting let me just slap on a stock rooted rom and wipe and off it goes. Maybe they will notice and enjoy or maybe they wont. Oh and I left TWRP just in case.
This guy decides to go to the settings and uncheck OEM unlock.
WHY THE BLEEP WOULD MAKE HIM DO THIS? WHY IS HE SUCK A PRRRRRRIIIICCCCCCCCKKKKKK!
So of course Im like no worries Im a good guy im not gonna screw this people. Easy fix. Download mode and odin that bad girl....................
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG!
I met them at the store at 2PM with my laptop. Let them follow me to my castle and go here around 5:05PM EASTERN STANDARD FREAKING TIME....
I've tried 2 computers and I can't get anything to write using ODIN. Just fails every times.
Now the Binary and System were both showing custom before trying ODIN
Now the Binary Shows Official Sammy but the System is still showing custom.
Recovery is gone. Only download mode works and when I do try to boot it tells me that blue message with Samsung Smart switch emergency blah to get to live etc....
Can anyone help me with this please.
Oh they were here for 3 more hours, I felt bad, gave them the money back, they still want it and want me to call them or text them 2morow if I get it back up.
AHHHHH so frustrated.
Thank you for reading my rant and plead for help.
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Try to remember the firmware you had on it originally. That's the way I was able to get into mine. I had to download 3 or 4 official firmware's to get it. Good luck ?
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Sorry for quoting you. I didn't realize it until I hit submit

Ok I was able to get it back up and running but not quite like I wanted it to be.
Here is what I did. I flashed the Engineering Bootloader and then I was able to wipe and get back into the device,
I did have to use a box called Z3x that I have owned for a while. Google the use of the box for more information.
I used it to remove the FRP and bypass the activation screen. But the issue is that I still cannot load any stock firmware on to the device.
It fails with every software I have tried. The other weird part is the Modem and Baseband are two completely different viersions.
I am attaching the image of what my current system looks like.

In case anyone needs the N920T Engineering Bootloader here it is on my drive:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-TF42CgnkiWSlF5Y0lvS054WG8/view?usp=drivesdk

roketteere--I am in the same boat. Was running stock 7.0 Nougat with TWRP. Accidentally/stupidly disabled "developer mode" and that locked my device ...
Did you ever get a ROM to work?