So I JUST received a refurbished Samsung S2 Gear from amazon and went to work trying to learn all how to use it.
well i downloaded all the apps and things necessary, but now im stuck because m the samsung gear app tells me that the phone needs a software update. It downloads fine on my phone, and then gets stuck at 0% on the copying stage. I have both the phone and watch charging, and i havent put anything new on the phone. pretty much out of the box. After it tries for a bit, a popup says that its" failed to copy the software update to the gear. Try Later"
Ive restarted the watch.. unfortunately i can not restart my phone due to the outside buttons no longer working. But still seems unnecessary.
Anyone have any ideas on what to do at this point?
I just bought one, too. I also have the same phone. Update worked fine for me...
Hey everyone, I've exhausted all my options (verizon, samsung, friends, google, etc) in recovering my phone. Hoping you can help.
What happened: verizon galaxy S6, stock, unsure if USB debugging was enabled (unlikely but possible, cant remember if I enabled it with this phone or my last one). I woke up and saw there was an OS update that downloaded overnight, and without thinking about it, just began the installation. The next message I saw said "installation failed" or something along those lines, can't remember exactly. After that, rebooting the phone froze on the verizon logo, and would stay until the battery died.
What I tried and what i CAN do:
Get into maintenance boot mode.
Safe mode: no change.
Simulated hard reboot: no change.
Erasing cache: No change.
Odin on phone: able to get into this from android recovery, but no program on my computer has been able to pull files or flash a rom without doing a factory reset.
Verizon wireless update assistant: Recognizes phone but can only do a factory reset, will not recover data.
Samsung smartswitch: same as above
Other details: Definitely not backed up through verizon, google, samsung (yes I am kicking myself for not going through any of these convenient services that were practically shoved down my throat).
Using a macbook, but I can get access to a PC if absolutely necessary.
When I turn my phone on, I have a yellow triangle with an exclamation point, an android with Xs for eyes rotated 45 degrees, and it goes to system recovery. When I reboot from there, it goes to a normal boot, but freezes on the verizon logo and gets stuck there.
I don't give a crap about this phone, but I have pictures from the first year of my daughter's life on it that I don't want to lose, and I was too stupid to back them up. If you can help I would be incredibly grateful. If it makes you pity me more, I've been using an iPhone 4 for a couple of weeks while I tried to sort this out on my own. I don't want to factory reset this and move on if I can save the pictures.
One last thing I tried: heimdall/jodin/flashing a stock firmware. I can consistently load odin mode and get to download mode, but jodin can't obtain the PIT file so I can't go any further.
I appreciate any help. I can just factory reset and move on, but I really don't want to lose the pictures of my daughter if I don't have to.
Hey guys, it's Latrell.
So I know the solution is already on XDA, but there isn't a proper forum on it, and couldn't find a solution.
So I bricked my Gear S3 frontier (T-Mobile) (SM-R765T) and I'm still trying to find the proper firmware, but at least I can flash it. I was worried that at first I couldn't and I'd have to wait for Samsung to fix it, which would probably be around 2 weeks. And I'm impatient. At least I have my T-Mobile Gear S2 classic and Gear Fit2...
Now if you have the latest (or a flashable firmware that isn't the testing firmware, which I have, so if you need to at least get your Gear S3 started somewhat, let me know and I'll upload it) let me know. I have firmwares, but I'm still flashing them to see which one is the right one. So far no luck...
But I bricked my Gear S3 frontier trying to downgrade from Tizen 3 (specifically 3.0.0.1) because the previous version seemed smoother, but obviously that wasn't a good idea...
Anyways, enough with the rambling... let me show you how to get back to wireless download on your Gear S3 classic or frontier. It's pretty easy.
Step 1: Press and hold onto the power button until it says rebooting, then press the button about 3-5 times, and stop when you get into a menu.
Step 2: Scroll to the Download (Wireless) option until it's green by pressing the power button, then press and hold onto the option until you get the Tizen logo (the blue flower looking thing.)
Step 3: Now here's the part that's going to save you. Press and hold onto the power button for 2 seconds, then let go and press and hold for 1 second. Then repeat until you see "Searching for AP"
Step 4: Double press the power button, and you should see the "Wait for AP connection", and you're done!
EDIT: For the people asking about the "Google FRP lock" even though it's Samsung reactivation lock and you can't sign into a Google account on there, you need the login info or try to reset your password. Samsung has that stuff locked down and you can't pass it.
Now you can use the firmware you've been hunting the internet for.
I hope this helped everybody.
This is what I know... about SM-R765T
The ""good"" news:
Only 3 Firmware versions public released:
Code:
R765TUVU[COLOR="Green"][B]3[/B][/COLOR]CQL1/R765TTMB3CQL1/R765TUVU3CQL1
R765TUVU[B][COLOR="Green"]3[/COLOR][/B]BQI2/R765TTMB3BQI2/R765TUVU3BQI2
[COLOR="Red"][B]R765TUVU2AQA6/R765TTMB2AQA6/R765TUVU2AQA6[/B][/COLOR]
The red marked Version is obsolete... because Samsung Rollback Prevention.
This version is free available here in XDA.
I have also second Firmware with Software Revision 1... free available but also obsolete...
Short summary.
Software Revision 1 free available BUT obsolete.
Software Revision 2 free available BUT obsolete.
We need Software Revision 3 :good:
But I can not find it as free Download... only on paid sites... for money.
To check Software Revision on your device...
Check Odin Screen... example:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73607036&postcount=1
Code:
AP SWREV: B:
1
or
2
or
3
But as you wrote Tizen 3... you have Software Revision 3... as Bootloader sboot.bin is written...
Only as info.
Best Regards
habibanwari said:
Hi, I tried this methode but option 3 isn't working for me.
can you please help.
Thank you
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So it showed the Tizen logo and disappeared?
habibanwari said:
Hi
i have opened the watch and connected 4 cables and flashed with watch. so now I have stack in FRP and google account. Do you know how to remove it.
Thanks
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You must mean reactivation lock. FRP is Google's lock. And reactivation lock is Samsung's lock.
But as far as I know... no. There's no way to bypass it. It's as tough if not tougher than the iCloud lock. There may be a solution on YouTube but I'm not sure.
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Hi, sorry to revive this thread, but once in Wireless download mode and i change the AP mode to SM-R770-A301. How do i get it to connect to my Wifi? i have a google onhub router. Reason im asking is because this thing is stuck on a bootloop and wont perform a reset after selecting recovery on the reboot mode screen.
Edit: nevermind, i figured it out, the watch becomes the AP, duh, stupid me, blonde moment.
habibanwari said:
No, I flashed the watch now. and its asking me to reactivate the google lock. but I don't know the google ID and password. Can you help me to bypass it. :crying:
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Google ID and password? On your Samsung watch?
habibanwari said:
HI, I am not able to use the watch, as because after restarting first I need to activate it bypass the google activiation lock. its asking me to activate with the ID that was used in first place.
So can you see if there is a way to bypass google.
I have flashed it with a combination file and I can connect it to wifi and can turn on debagging. :angel:
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Don't you mean Samsung account?
Greetings...
Does anybody have the latest Gear s3 R760 software (3.0 or later)?
Thanks in advance!!!
Can anyone help me on this one issue? I have the proper software, netodin, got into wireless download mode but on two separate laptops the watch WILL NOT show up as a network I can connect to. I have a demo store unit and need to get a proper stock ROM running so I can get samsung pay going but am having a really hard time for some reason. Any ideas?
Latrell567 said:
Hey guys, it's Latrell.
So I know the solution is already on XDA, but there isn't a proper forum on it, and couldn't find a solution.
So I bricked my Gear S3 frontier (T-Mobile) (SM-R765T) and I'm still trying to find the proper firmware, but at least I can flash it. I was worried that at first I couldn't and I'd have to wait for Samsung to fix it, which would probably be around 2 weeks. And I'm impatient. At least I have my T-Mobile Gear S2 classic and Gear Fit2...
Now if you have the latest (or a flashable firmware that isn't the testing firmware, which I have, so if you need to at least get your Gear S3 started somewhat, let me know and I'll upload it) let me know. I have firmwares, but I'm still flashing them to see which one is the right one. So far no luck...
But I bricked my Gear S3 frontier trying to downgrade from Tizen 3 (specifically 3.0.0.1) because the previous version seemed smoother, but obviously that wasn't a good idea...
Anyways, enough with the rambling... let me show you how to get back to wireless download on your Gear S3 classic or frontier. It's pretty easy.
Step 1: Press and hold onto the power button until it says rebooting, then press the button about 3-5 times, and stop when you get into a menu.
Step 2: Scroll to the Download (Wireless) option until it's green by pressing the power button, then press and hold onto the option until you get the Tizen logo (the blue flower looking thing.)
Step 3: Now here's the part that's going to save you. Press and hold onto the power button for 2 seconds, then let go and press and hold for 1 second. Then repeat until you see "Searching for AP"
Step 4: Double press the power button, and you should see the "Wait for AP connection", and you're done!
EDIT: For the people asking about the "Google FRP lock" even though it's Samsung reactivation lock and you can't sign into a Google account on there, you need the login info or try to reset your password. Samsung has that stuff locked down and you can't pass it.
Now you can use the firmware you've been hunting the internet for.
I hope this helped everybody.
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Thank you for your post, I have the same problem with a Galaxy Watch SM-R800 , after I have written a combination file I can't get the "Wait for AP connection" message (Can't get throw Wireless Download step, as I did before with pressing power button twice... watch got briked)...heard that there is a usb cable with the connection on the side of the watch near the bracelet but I can't find it to buy or a pinout to make it
@dragosgsm
Check this Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQNOaZ8-BTQ&feature=youtu.be
But before check this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/gear-s3/help/wireless-mode-enter-gear-s3-sm-r760-t3710855/
You can try the trick with Keys... hold release blabla...
Or if the first WPS Mode is stable... you could look into Document... of netOdin:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=73503787&postcount=150
Somewhere is text how "they" use WPS Mode...
Maybe this helps you...
Best Regards
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
So I flashed today and i had the wrong version.
Now I cant get to waiting for ap. I can get logo up but when i hold power for one sec repeatedly watch just turns off.
So I flashed today and i had the wrong version.
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Don't be shy...
More infos... what where when?
Nobody has Crystal Ball...
You have what?
SM-R765A for USA ATT or something "else"...
Firmware packages have funny names aka file names for better identification...
If this is not Top Secret... maybe tell what you have flashed...
Example.
Code:
AP_R765AUCU2DSA1_usr.tar.md5
This is 1 of 4 files from Tizen 4 DSA1 Firmware package for SM-R765A ATT...
Best Regards
adfree said:
Don't be shy...
More infos... what where when?
Nobody has Crystal Ball...
You have what?
SM-R765A for USA ATT or something "else"...
Firmware packages have funny names aka file names for better identification...
If this is not Top Secret... maybe tell what you have flashed...
Example.
Code:
AP_R765AUCU2DSA1_usr.tar.md5
This is 1 of 4 files from Tizen 4 DSA1 Firmware package for SM-R765A ATT...
Best Regards
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Hi friend. I flashed combination level 1 or bit 1 to my gear successfully using wireless Odin. But now watch is bricked does not turn on, it goes off after Samsung logo. If I try wireless mode it goes off also after a while on the blue flower page, does not show WPS or AP mode, after while then power off itself. Only stable thing is Odin mode. I am not good in soldering. I don't want to damage watch. It is R760 model. I have firmware file, bit 2 also combination file bit 1 and 2. But I flashed successfully bit 1 combination. Maybe I should have flashed bit 2 ?
If you have a port on the side of the watch with the 5 pins underneath it, you can use the circuit board from the inside of the charger of the original Gear S to connect via USB and flash firmware via Odin (not NetOdin). I've done this for a few different watches that I have bricked while testing different firmwares.
If your watch does not have the port, just use the back casing of one that does.. the pins on the motherboard are all the same. It's just a matter of having the port to be able to connect via USB without trying to manually connect loose wires.
Hi guys,
I have the SM-R500 and I was trying to update the firmware using NetOdin, I could solve it, first with the AP installation.
Then I was able to turn on the device, all good...but then on the step to connect my smartwatch to the wireless (to change the region), and the smartwatch don't find any wireless network...
Then I was trying to do a new installation using NetOdin and when I'm facing the download (wireless screen) I'm facing the attach file error..."wd_cm_setup_ap: Failed to run soft AP -1"
Can anyone have a clue to solve one of the two situations?
Thank you so much in advance.
I‘m stuck on this screen without the possibility to go to AP mode. Any solutions?
Latrell567 said:
Hey guys, it's Latrell.
So I know the solution is already on XDA, but there isn't a proper forum on it, and couldn't find a solution.
So I bricked my Gear S3 frontier (T-Mobile) (SM-R765T) and I'm still trying to find the proper firmware, but at least I can flash it. I was worried that at first I couldn't and I'd have to wait for Samsung to fix it, which would probably be around 2 weeks. And I'm impatient. At least I have my T-Mobile Gear S2 classic and Gear Fit2...
Now if you have the latest (or a flashable firmware that isn't the testing firmware, which I have, so if you need to at least get your Gear S3 started somewhat, let me know and I'll upload it) let me know. I have firmwares, but I'm still flashing them to see which one is the right one. So far no luck...
But I bricked my Gear S3 frontier trying to downgrade from Tizen 3 (specifically 3.0.0.1) because the previous version seemed smoother, but obviously that wasn't a good idea...
Anyways, enough with the rambling... let me show you how to get back to wireless download on your Gear S3 classic or frontier. It's pretty easy.
Step 1: Press and hold onto the power button until it says rebooting, then press the button about 3-5 times, and stop when you get into a menu.
Step 2: Scroll to the Download (Wireless) option until it's green by pressing the power button, then press and hold onto the option until you get the Tizen logo (the blue flower looking thing.)
Step 3: Now here's the part that's going to save you. Press and hold onto the power button for 2 seconds, then let go and press and hold for 1 second. Then repeat until you see "Searching for AP"
Step 4: Double press the power button, and you should see the "Wait for AP connection", and you're done!
EDIT: For the people asking about the "Google FRP lock" even though it's Samsung reactivation lock and you can't sign into a Google account on there, you need the login info or try to reset your password. Samsung has that stuff locked down and you can't pass it.
Now you can use the firmware you've been hunting the internet for.
I hope this helped everybody.
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Hey, saw your video and it was great bro! The issue im having is after im done with the process it trips the reactivatuon lock. I have the faintest idea what the password is, it was set over 5 yrs ago. Any help would be a godsend. Thx
Hello, as of many have faced the same issue by now, i searched alot and couldnt find a fix to my problem,
i have bought a samsung gear s3 frontier some time ago, i have ordered it from ebay "UK" i think and it was shipped to me in sweden, i discovered that my watch doesnt have samsung pay so i searched a little and there was few suggestions which none worked, so i left the watch as it is hoping it will be added next update or so.
yesterday i saw a video talking about installing a combination firmware using odin software and then pull some files and edit them using note book, i searched for combination firmware for my R760 watch and there was kernel 1 and 2 i didnt know which one to use to i downloaded 1 and used it on the watch , odin said it was successful but i got an error on the watch saying something about kernel 2 security and ofc error booting, i tried to search for the stock firmware to return the watch to work but the boot option/ wireless download gets stuck on the flower logo and stays there "didnt reach the stage where i need to click twice to enter AP mode, after many reboots and trying i got the watch to enter AP mode but the background was blue not black as it use to be, i ignored that and added another stock firmware which said fail on odin at 45% and it said old software resoted because it was failed,
Now im stuck at odin mode, every time i try to enter wireless download mode the watch just stays on the flower logo and thats it nothing, i tried the 2 sec hold power 1 sec release thingy and it didnt work no matter how many times i try,
the worst is the watch is not charging now and every time i switch it on it show booting and switch off again b4 i can do anything, and when i put it on the charging station, the station give me a red blinking light which means its not charging,
Watch : Gear s3 frontier SM-R760
on the download mode i remember it say software : official and locking is disabled
i would appropriate if i can restore the watch as it was b4 even without and samsung pay, i dont want to throw a 300£ watch for a software issue, please help me .
Gear S3 stuck at odin mode
Hi! i am having the same issue! Now whenever I place the watch on the dock it just shows the little bolt and does not charge at all.
ir you find any solution, could you please let me know?
Hello, my mother got a used Gear S3 Frontier watch from a shop, but the original owner of the watch didn't tell the shop that they didn't turn off the reactivation lock, which in turn the shop didn't know that there was a lock, and my mother can't get a hold of the original owner to tell them to remove the lock, so she got stuck with a watch that she can't use and she can't return the thing either. So, I decided to take a crack at removing the lock despite this being my first attempt at doing such a thing (my knowledge lies in Unity coding and art, not watches unfortunately).
I've successfully removed the lock, however whenever I try to put the regular firmware on it it gives me a bright red error message saying "SW REV. check fail . device:2 binary (it cuts off here I can't read it) Download has been failed" despite NetOdin saying it was successful. Took some searching to figure out what that error meant specifically and it seems like it's because I've been attempting to unintentionally downgrade the watch (it hasn't been up for sale long so I'm assuming it's using an updated firmware.) Is there a copy of the R760XXU2FUD1 version available? I haven't been able to find it here and I'm a little wary of just grabbing it off of a random website.
I think like I might've bricked the poor thing but I can still access the WPS download mode so it's not entirely hopeless, I feel.
I've been using the files and steps found in this video if it helps: YouTube (HOW TO BYPASS REACTIVATION LOCK SAMSUNG Gear S2 S3 FOR FREE!)
Like I mentioned earlier I'm no developer, I'm just trying to help my mom to give her something nice out of this annoying situation so I'm likely doing more things wrong here than I think, please let me know.
Thanks!