Hi,
I have a Stock SM-G920F which as per the title was in Ultra Power Mode. I came back to the device and found it virtually unresponsive so pressed the power button which offered allowed me to reboot, which I did.
It then got stuck for ages on the "Starting Apps" screen - so I pressed Power and Vol Down to reboot the device - since then it will just stick on the animated samsung screen indefinitely.
I can get into both recovery and download mode. I've tried wiping cache and also tried flashing the same Stock Firmware via ODIN but to no avail.
Of possible interest, I've tried to get it to boot into bootloader but it doesn't seem to do anything - however I have noted from the forums that this may be typical.
Smart Switch never seems to properly see my device, should it do this at the Samsung Screen, Download Mode or Stock Recovery?
Ive tried doing an "Emergency Initialisation" from Smart Switch but that gives a message of something like not available.
I want to avoid doing a hard reset / wipe at this point if at all possible - even if its just to get in once to back things up / mount and dump off via USB etc. before then wiping and trying to see if any of what I dumped off can be salvaged.
If anyone has any ideas that may help - please let me know
Thanks
Would you have enabled usb debugging mode on your phone? If so you can easily pull your data on your phone. If not flashing stock rom via odin should bring it back to life. The only data you will lose is contacts, messages and any app data. Photos and any other data should be fine. Paste the result of your odin try here....
I think I do have usb debugging on I think. How can I pull the data / mount the device? Is it from download mode, recovery or the Samsung boot screen?
I did flash the latest btu via Odin. It reported it worked ok but it still just hangs at the Samsung screen. I've tried leaving 20mins or so. That's long enough right?
Thanks
ok update.
it did get into android for a bit. it was ultra power mode though.
The settings menu was very limited so all i could do was lug it into my surface and pull off every visible file. i managed to get into ADB however it wouldn't let me do a backup. I was able to run off a bug report and a few odd commands however I wasnt sure what I could do whilst i was in ultra power saving mode.
just in case i can get back into ADB at somepoint -
are there any commands to get me out of ultra mode?
are there any commands to pull up a full settings menu rather than the really limited one of like 5 things?
can i backup anything else in the states i can get to - call log, contacts sms?
ta all
SlyTuk said:
ok update.
it did get into android for a bit. it was ultra power mode though.
The settings menu was very limited so all i could do was lug it into my surface and pull off every visible file. i managed to get into ADB however it wouldn't let me do a backup. I was able to run off a bug report and a few odd commands however I wasnt sure what I could do whilst i was in ultra power saving mode.
just in case i can get back into ADB at somepoint -
are there any commands to get me out of ultra mode?
are there any commands to pull up a full settings menu rather than the really limited one of like 5 things?
can i backup anything else in the states i can get to - call log, contacts sms?
ta all
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Can you boot into Safe Mode ? : http://gadgetguideonline.com/galaxy...uides/how-to-use-samsung-galaxy-s6-safe-mode/
Turn off phone
HOLD Vol down and Power
Release Power at Samsung boot logo, keep Vol down pressed until the phone is completely booted
And turn off power saving mode ? : http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s5/493028-why-won-t-ultra-saving-mode-turn-off.html
Thanks Merken_
I was able to boot into safe mode. However from there, I could only disable safe mode, which forced a reboot that never worked.
Otherwise the settings are still just as limited and there is no launcher or anything.
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My phone died today, keeps rebooting, but will not turn on, i know how to do a factory reset, but is there any way to get out the pictures before i do that?
The phone is stock, not rooted, phone was trying to connect to wifi when it happened, it turned off, and keeps trying to turn on, but shuts down again, i would very much like to get the photos before i set it back to factory settings in the recovery menu
heins said:
My phone died today, keeps rebooting, but will not turn on, i know how to do a factory reset, but is there any way to get out the pictures before i do that?
The phone is stock, not rooted, phone was trying to connect to wifi when it happened, it turned off, and keeps trying to turn on, but shuts down again, i would very much like to get the photos before i set it back to factory settings in the recovery menu
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What was your battery status before this happened? if it was really low that could be the issue.
stratax said:
What was your battery status before this happened? if it was really low that could be the issue.
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Battery was fully charged
heins said:
Battery was fully charged
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will your computer detect your phone at all? maybe you can root it then flash a ROM and keep all of your stuff.
1. How could you do a factory reset if the phone wont start up?
2. Can you get it into bootloader mode by holding VolDown?
3. If so, can you enter recovery? (Reason for asking: on custom recoveries like Clockworkmod and I assume TWRP you can use adb from a computer, if this works in stock recovery it should be easy to pull any file from the sdcard partition)
4. Tried holding powerbutton for 10 or 30 seconds ( I forget...) to force reboot?
5. A battery pull might work, search youtube for "directfix htc one s" and youll find a video how to disconnect battery)
You can factory reset through HBOOT menu, if he can get into it.
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frdd said:
1. How could you do a factory reset if the phone wont start up?
2. Can you get it into bootloader mode by holding VolDown?
3. If so, can you enter recovery? (Reason for asking: on custom recoveries like Clockworkmod and I assume TWRP you can use adb from a computer, if this works in stock recovery it should be easy to pull any file from the sdcard partition)
4. Tried holding powerbutton for 10 or 30 seconds ( I forget...) to force reboot?
5. A battery pull might work, search youtube for "directfix htc one s" and youll find a video how to disconnect battery)
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1. From the bootloader menu.
2. Yes i can get into the bootloadermenu by holding the volume and powerbutton.
3. Can also enter recovery, in the same bootloader screen, but when i open recovery, i get the green icon with the two arrows arround, but after a while it pops up a red triangle, and after this the phone starts to boot again, with no sucess.
4. Tryed this with no sucess, reboot, but will not turn on.
5. Battery pull will not work on this htc.
I dont care if the phone dont turn on, i can send it to the repair shop, but i would very much like to get the pics out of it before set it to factorysettings, or i send itin for rep.
I have seen programs that can get back deleted pics from a hard drives or memory cards, do you guys think this will work if the phone turns on after i do a factory reset
Took a factory reset today, and downloaded a program to my pc to recover lost data from the phone, but it did not find anything But the phone looks ok now
Hi,
I have a problem with my Motorola Moto G4. I bought it 2 months ago and unfortunately the power button broke and I am therefore not able to turn my phone on/off. That is in general not a problem since the device is still under warranty and I will get the phone repaired. The problem is that I want to backup my data, which I am not able to, before getting the device repaired since the workshop will reset the phone.
I am still able to unlock the phone but no apps or windows can be opened (taping on an app icon does not do anything). Dragging down the notification bar is possible and if connected via USB I can still see the status, unfortunately I am not able to change the setting from charging only to data connection. Since the power button is broken I am not able to reboot the device. I tried to use the adb tools to reboot but the device is not authorized and I would need to change that on the phone which I am not able to. Is there any way to reboot the phone or to access the data.
Any help would be really appreciated.
you might be able to try the commands for adb reboot recovery as the phone is booting up - iv never tried it but adb should be working after the moto splash screen (during the boot animation)
Im not sure if it needs authorisation during that stage but if you cant get into recovery and you cant change the usb connection/authorise adb then I cant see any other way to get the data off
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you might be able to try the commands for adb reboot recovery as the phone is booting up - iv never tried it but adb should be working after the moto splash screen (during the boot animation)
Im not sure if it needs authorisation during that stage but if you cant get into recovery and you cant change the usb connection/authorise adb then I cant see any other way to get the data off
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I am not really sure how to follow your advice since I am not able to shut down / reboot the phone (power button is not working).
Nem1c said:
I am not really sure how to follow your advice since I am not able to shut down / reboot the phone (power button is not working).
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In that case I don't see how you can access anything if you have no adb & you can't select anything on the phone
TheFixItMan said:
In that case I don't see how you can access anything if you have no adb & you can't select anything on the phone
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If I would drain the battery to "shut down" the phone, would there be a way to turn the phone on without the power button?
Nem1c said:
If I would drain the battery to "shut down" the phone, would there be a way to turn the phone on without the power button?
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with older samsung devices you could use a usb jig to get into download mode without the power button (its a usb cable with some pins crossed you can buy them for only £1 off amazon/ebay)
even if it did work you would still need the power button to select the option to restart phone so the answer is nothing that I can think of
TheFixItMan said:
with older samsung devices you could use a usb jig to get into download mode without the power button (its a usb cable with some pins crossed you can buy them for only £1 off amazon/ebay)
even if it did work you would still need the power button to select the option to restart phone so the answer is nothing that I can think of
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I found some mechanisms to get the phone turned on and I will try them out. I guess I have nothing to lose.
The interesting thing is that my phone is still receiving messages and news (I see them in the notification bar), so things like that are still working but unfortunately new "widows" can't be opened.
Thank you for your help.
I was able to get the phone rebooted and after the restart everything works as it should.
This is what I did:
Drain the battery (using the flash light), once the battery is flat connect the phone to the PC
Press and hold the volume down button until the Fastboot menu appears
Download ADB tools (the minimal version with adb and fastboot is sufficient)
Install the Motorola driver on the PC (I was not aware that I need this, since connecting the phone without the driver being installed and running adb device results in the device being shown)
run fastboot reboot
My issue is that I went into developer options and apparently went overboard on changing a value to scale UI (minimum width value). The phone crashed and is not able to fully launch the system anymore, then restarts and enters recovery mode. After some time it reboots automatically, so it's in a bootloop from what I've heard. Mi recovery 3.0 has the options "connect to Mi PC Suite", which I installed on my Laptop and connected, but only gives access to flashing. The other option is a data wipe, but I would really like to maintain my data.
Basically what I need is a way to change the value back or at least backup my data.
I am able to enter Fastboot, but don't know how to use it.
My phone is a Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro running MIUI 12 / Android 10 without any root or modification neither a unlocked bootloader.
Try entering in safe mode and see if it works normally , if it does try erasing the data of the settings app and try a normal boot
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Try entering in safe mode and see if it works normally , if it does try erasing the data of the settings app and try a normal boot
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Thanks, I have tried many different methods of entering safe mode. Method 2 on this page is pretty much what every site said and all I could do when the device is shut down. It never worked though. Long MIUI bootup screen (~100 sec), until the screen went black and then automatic boot to recovery.
That exact page additionally has method 3 though, which I have seen nowhere else before. While I tried it, there was a unusual vibration during the MIUI bootup screen. But the bootup screen still took much longer than when my phone used to be ok. I kept holding vol+ & vol- , as most websites advise to keep holding until system entered safe mode. Unfortunately, the screen went black and then showed a very scary message saying "The system has been destroyed - Press power button to shutdown".
Yeah, that was quite a shock.
When rebooting, the Xiaomi and MIUI bootscreens are as before though. Also recovery launches like before.
Sebbchen said:
Thanks, I have tried many different methods of entering safe mode. Method 2 on this page is pretty much what every site said and all I could do when the device is shut down. It never worked though. Long MIUI bootup screen (~100 sec), until the screen went black and then automatic boot to recovery.
That exact page additionally has method 3 though, which I have seen nowhere else before. While I tried it, there was a unusual vibration during the MIUI bootup screen. But the bootup screen still took much longer than when my phone used to be ok. I kept holding vol+ & vol- , as most websites advise to keep holding until system entered safe mode. Unfortunately, the screen went black and then showed a very scary message saying "The system has been destroyed - Press power button to shutdown".
Yeah, that was quite a shock.
When rebooting, the Xiaomi and MIUI bootscreens are as before though. Also recovery launches like before.
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Wow , that's a really strange message. I'm afraid that without a custom recovery you wont be able to edit the files to change the dpi from outside the system.
But since you can enter recovery mode I assume you could also enter fastboot mode. Get the fastboot drivers and install this tool
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After that put your phone is on fastboot mode
If the computer detects it try the commands , you can use this tool or you could try ti change the manually
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I hope this helps , your best bet without having to factory reset is trying either adb or fastboot
Ok Guys So I Shouldn't Have Done This But I Used Fastboot To Flash Recovery And I think I Did It Wrong. It Said "ok" And Finished And I Rebooted Phone It Resetted And Then Stuck On The Orange State Bootloader Message. I Do The Recovery Mode And Goes Black And Nothing Is Responsive For a While, Sometimes Longer Than Others. This Happens If I Start Phone Normal Or Try Fastboot Or Download.
Because Of My Mistake I Cannot Connect To Pc Software And Im Not Sure Of What I Can Do. I Feel Like Im Not Going To Like The Answer For This But I Got To Take The Blame For This.
Btw i Have A Samsung galaxy Note 20 Ultra Sm-N986u
I think your phone is hard bricked
so you can't get fastboot using volume up+power or via adb?
rescue from manufacturer site pos or just device not being recognised?
It isn't hard bricked it's just way of Samsung trying to make life of simple people more difficult, people who paid for Samsung phones lots of money.
To sort that screen issues what you can surely do is,
Simply press volup + voldown buttons at the same time, no matter if you're on that orange screen or whatever just press those those two buttons at the same time and keep pressing them while you connect your phone to pc. you will boot into download mode. Then flash stock firmware for your phone. After stock of flashed Reboot and start your phone, go to developer options see if oem unlock option is there if it is then oem unlock it if it is not then go back to settings manually change date to year ago, then go to updates disable auto update, connect to WiFi, and press on update several times untill window shows up saying no updates, then go to developer options you should see oem unlock, unlock it.
Then boot into download mode and make sure you have working copy of recovery.
And make sure you follow instructions of whoever recovery you installed on how to boot into recovery. I have S20 plus and too had troubles with it, and the only working recovery for my phone is twrp customised. To boot into it after flashing recovery from odin auto reboot disabled I pressed voldown and power, USB cable connected, then after screen goes off I changed from voldown to volup while kept pressing power button and cable connected. Orange screen with warning showed up for 5 sec I kept pressing and it bottled to twrp and then I was able to install custom rom beyond rom and while installing in aroma I was able ti choose option to remove orange screen.
That's it.
I ran into the same error. I mistakenly loaded twrp's recovery into userdata instead of ap section. The phone was stuck at the orange screen and nothing was happening whatever i pressed. I waited till the battery to dry out and with 0% battery, i directly connected to pc and was able to get into download mode. Then i flashed stock and everything is now back to normal.
Carl Johnson (Cj) said:
I think your phone is hard bricked
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Absolutely not
I made the mistake of Factory Resetting my phone after a few failed attempts at remembering the Pattern to unlock the phone, in doing so I ended up being stuck in the set-up process because I forgot the Google account I was logged into on it before the Factory Reset, had been an account I just quickly made on the spot months ago just to set up an app on it. I'm posting here for help with this since I'm on day 4 of trying to find a way to bypass this and my head is ready to explode. I feel like someone with a fresh mind would be able to point me in the right direction.
If anyone can let me know if I'm doing something wrong or missing some steps that will help me try any one of these, or honestly any advice at all... I'd very much appreciate it and it'd help relieve a huge chunk of this ridiculous headache this has all been.
Thanks in advance!
What I've tried thus far --
- I know for most ways around this, USB debugging needs to be enabled. But since I cannot get past the initial set-up process, I can't access the settings to enable it.
- I also know that for a lot of Android devices USB debugging is enabled by default in Recovery Mode but everywhere I've searched for the hardware combination to boot into Recovery/Download mode, all say the same thing:
Turn phone off > Power up with Vol. Down + Power button until 'Download Mode' is displayed (for boot into Download mode, while holding Vol. Down + Power button plug OTG cable into device)
- My problem with this is that on my device, Vol. Down + Power button, restarts the phone. So instead of 'Download Mode', I'm just restarting the phone over and over again. I was able to get my phone to boot into was Safe mode using the Power button + Side button.
- I've also tried getting around this through a series of steps which involved the 'TalkBack' accessibility feature, but when I try toggling to enable it I just get a message saying "Complete setup first to continue"
From there --
I started looking up Stock ROMs that I'd be able to just flash the firmware. But for the life of me, I cannot seem to find anything for this device. And this is where I'm pretty much at now.
To remove FRP lock you boot into phone's Recovery mode and apply
1. Wipe data
2. Factory Reset
Every Android device gets shipped by default with Android Recovery.
xXx yYy said:
To remove FRP lock you boot into phone's Recovery mode and apply
1. Wipe data
2. Factory Reset
Every Android device gets shipped by default with Android Recovery.
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I can't get my device to boot into Recovery mode. Everywhere I look up, it tells me to Power off device, then Press Vol. Down + Power key until the menu appears. But on my device, all that combination does is force the phone to restart.