Hey people, my phone randomly went off when i was using camera. When i try to turn it on it's just vibrate once in 60 seconds. I tryed - volume and power button, + volume and power button, all three buttons together like 50 times now and nothing, i never put custom rom on phone, so bootloader is locked. Is there any way i can sideload rom,img or ota file. because im sure it's something with software
You can try OTA. Have you ever dropped your device especially in any substance? Does the phone say "Google"? You may need to buy a new digitizer for the device unless you can prove it fully works. I have seen google pixel digitizers break by seeing it flex very lightly.
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It appears that some newer Captivates being sold suffer from not being able to reboot into download or recovery mode using the three button (VOL UP + VOL DOWN and PWR) combination. These phones will not respond to these key combinations. If you have one of these phones, you have a significantly higher risk of bricking your phone irreversibly since you cannot three button reboot into download mode from a failed flash.
The first two Captivates I used did not have this problem. The two Captivates I got this week both DO have this problem. Others who have purchased their Captivate recently (in the past week) have discovered this problem as well. This indicates it may be more common in newer Captivates.
A number of Galaxy S I9000 have experienced this problem and they have put pressure on Samsung Canada via Facebook to fix the problem. For those affected, I suggest we do the same for our Captivates:
http://www.facebook.com/SamsungMobile?v=wall
Examples of Captivates that can't use three button recovery:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=8066648
and from I9000 users:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765703
Asked and answered my own question. Relevant information condensed into the post above.
Pretty sure you can still do it... try this
shut down your phone, plug in the usb cable and wait for the battery to come up, then do the key combo.
I call user error. How and why stop key combos? I wouldnt think it would happen.
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I call user error. How and why stop key combos? I wouldnt think it would happen.
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I've went through 2 cap's also, both cannot do it. I have to use ADB to kick into recovery. Also, in the SRE thread another user had the same issue. All bought within the last week..
Thanks for the heads up. I was planning on swapping mine out because it isn't consistently detecting my SIM card; looks like I should wait for a bit and see if this is a temporary issue.
I swapped mine so its the so called newer one. And i can still use the buttons just fine. Even tried with another one today and still worked fine. So i dunno.
To clearify some issues. Power off. Hold power and BOTH volume buttons down. Thats the key here. Once the att screen comes on wait. Dont do anything. The screen turns off. THEN the screen comes back on. Thats right twice. THEN release the power button. ONLY the power button and continue holding the volume up AND down. You will see recovery menu.
thats exactly how we are doing it. its the download that is having issues though, not recovery. thats holding both vols, pluggin in USB. it should go to Download mode, but it doesnt.
Ok just tested. Same thing with usb plugged in takes you to download.
Make sure odin is up and running. And usb is plugged in when u power off. Not sure if its needed but thats how i tested it.
Worked fine here plugging in a usb after powed off.
If this does not work for you please post a system dump. Or pm me for more help. Kinda wonder why so many users have these issues :-(
I was having these problems as well.. When I first got that phone I tried to boot it into recovery mode, and it wouldn't work.. THe only way I was able to get it into recovery mode was through quick boot.
So while I was flashing the SRE v 1.2.2a somehow it got stuck in a loop of installing the files over and over..
I tried putting the phone into download mode via every button combination people suggested.. I literally am not exaggerating that I spent 4 hours trying over and over..
Today i sent it back rma.
Take your phone back if 3 button recovery mode does not work
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I've went through 2 cap's also, both cannot do it. I have to use ADB to kick into recovery. Also, in the SRE thread another user had the same issue. All bought within the last week..
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Here is my suggestion. Take your phone back if it does not do the 3 button recovery mode. Otherwise you will sooner or later brick it and not be able to recover:cool. Take it from someone who has bricked one that could not do the 3 button recovery mode. I lucked out and got a new phone that does do the 3 button rec now LOL. Test the phone in the store to ensure it can go into recovery mode.
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To clearify some issues. Power off. Hold power and BOTH volume buttons down. Thats the key here. Once the att screen comes on wait. Dont do anything. The screen turns off. THEN the screen comes back on. Thats right twice. THEN release the power button. ONLY the power button and continue holding the volume up AND down. You will see recovery menu.
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Did this for about 2 hours on both devices. No joy. If you follow the links I posted in the first post, you'll see that a number of I9000 devices have this problem and now a couple of ours do as well. It has to do with the way they are flashed from the factory.
I can certify (unless I have gone completely mental) than I am doing it the right way. I had two Captivates before this that I could put into download and recovery easily using the vol up + vol down + pwr combo. The last two, no way. Also cannot do the vol up + vol down then plug in USB with ODIN running and ready to get out of brick mode (i.e. computer -!- phone). Which means once bricked, always bricked.
I've attached build info for the device. JF6, built 8.11.2010, hardware is REV0.4.
ok so I am basically screwed then. I just called AT&T and they wont warranty the device. Do I have to call samsung? I got that number: 18889874357.
AT&T didnt even know what a recovery mode was, they wanted to walk me through the factory reset on the phone itself.
Has this issue been confirmed with Samsung?
Called Samsung this morning- actually just got off the line. I spoke to about 3 people, then finally got to level 3 support. They stepped me through the same steps I have read everywhere- the 3 button reset. He actually had me try it a few different ways too. After a second, he put me on hold to see if there is some other way to put the phone into recovery or download mode, but after 5 minutes he came back and had no good news. He had a couple things he googled but they didnt work- of course. He basically resolved the call with "I don't know what to do..." So I then asked if this is an RMA'able problem and he said he didnt think so since the phone functions fine but put me on hold again for another 5 minutes. Finally he came back and said he can setup an RMA to do a factory reflash. It is a 2day air to send it to them, then a flashing, and a 2day back. Should take about a week or so. He suggested I maybe go to AT&T and possibly get it replaced that way first so I will head over to corporate this evening. If that doesnt work then I'm sending it off to Samsung...
I had much difficulty getting into recovery. But it turned out to be a matter of timing. Using the usb cable plugged in seems to change the criteria and made it easier to get into recovery.
What I do now. Phone is off. Wait at least 10 sec after shutdown to ensure it is fully off. In low light you may see a small amount of light coming from the screen then it goes black.
Press both volumes then the power button and hold till the att screen pops up. After att screen is on (the initial screen not the animation) for one or two second. Release power then volume quickly. If that doesn't work try it as design gears describes with the usb cable.
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What I do now. Phone is off. Wait at least 10 sec after shutdown to ensure it is fully off. In low light you may see a small amount of light coming from the screen then it goes black.
Press both volumes then the power button and hold till the att screen pops up. After att screen is on (the initial screen not the animation) for one or two second. Release power then volume quickly. If that doesn't work try it as design gears describes with the usb cable.
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Tried umpteenth different timings. Now that I have one of my original Captivates back, the difference is clear. I can get it into recovery/download 100% of the time. On both the new ones, 0% -- as in never. It's gonna be a fun conversation at the AT&T store trying to tell them that:
1. The phone is broken because I can't get it to switch into a mode mainly reserved for engineers.
2. I will test the replacement they give me for the same problem and return it if doesn't work.
3. Repeat step 2 until I find one that works.
Hello, I am in need of some dire assistance. I purchased a Verizon Galaxy S3, the phone itself works fine, but it does some kinda funky stuff from time to time. Like if I push the power button, and I unlock the screen, sometimes the screen will turn black and I have to turn it on again, then I fight it a few time to finally unlock the phone. Something similar happens when trying to shut the screen off manually. If I use the button the screen will turn off for a second then turn back on. I fight it but I normally end up just letting the screen time itself out.
I was hoping to root it and try a custom rom, hoping the issues were stemming from a crappy verizon rom. I downloaded all the drivers and the Odin files. I am very familiar with Odin and rooting, I have approximately 12 android devices rooted at the moment most of them samsung, some lg, etc.
I am in the process of trying to get my device in Odin mode, this is where things get REALLY funky! I power the device down, it kind of just vibrates for a while, then it turns itself back on. Well alright, I pulled the battery, I insert the battery, the phone powers itself on. Well okay then, So I pull the battery, put my fingers on the volume down and the home key, slide the battery, and it boots into Download Mode. SWEET VICTORY FINALLY, just gotta push the volume down key to activa... Wait, the screen just went black, and the phone vibrates about every 10 seconds or so. So I pull the battery and try again, only this tie I push the button and get into Odin mode, I see it loading it it's complete I grab my usb cable, and the phone screen goes black and the phone vibrates.
So I have been fighting this for over an hour now and I'm ready to admit defeat unless one of you can help me out and tell me what has possessed this phone and what I can do to free it?
Yes, I did search, I have been searching, frantically, and I will continue to, I have not found anything useful yet
Sounds like a hardware problem. Most likely your power button is sticking. Try hitting it gently against a table corner or something.
Thanks, I don't like the idea of gently tapping my device against a table :/ but I will give it a shot. The plastic button that sticks out the the bezel comes back after being pressed. However I think you are right about the button, it seems a little hyper sensitive.
I had no luck tapping it against a table. I can feel the button click in and i can feel it release
Hello XDA,
I've done some searching but I can't find a post like mine. I'm not in need of troubleshooting, just a question:
I've had a Nexus 5 32gb for awhile. It runs just fine, but it's always had a "feature" which I didn't realize was unique to this phone until just the other day:
Turning the phone on sometimes takes a long press of the power button (10 plus seconds). Sometimes I have to do this a couple of times and then it will boot. Booting into recovery is the same way. When powering off the phone, it takes about 15 seconds to power down, almost like it's just down like a computer. It will not restart. While the phone is booted I can long press the power button to restart it, and the phone will turn off but not restart. Also, from the bootloader I can choose restart but the phone won't restart. It just powers down.
I never assumed this was abnormal as this was my first nexus device, but I recently acquired a 16gb Nexus 5 and it does not behave in this fashion. It boots almost instantly and restarts.
So the question is, is that normal for a 32gb device? The phone has a new power button and new battery so pretty sure that's not the cause or contributing. Phone has not been rooted or unlocked.
Any thoughts?
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Hello XDA,
I've done some searching but I can't find a post like mine. I'm not in need of troubleshooting, just a question:
I've had a Nexus 5 32gb for awhile. It runs just fine, but it's always had a "feature" which I didn't realize was unique to this phone until just the other day:
Turning the phone on sometimes takes a long press of the power button (10 plus seconds). Sometimes I have to do this a couple of times and then it will boot. Booting into recovery is the same way. When powering off the phone, it takes about 15 seconds to power down, almost like it's just down like a computer. It will not restart. While the phone is booted I can long press the power button to restart it, and the phone will turn off but not restart. Also, from the bootloader I can choose restart but the phone won't restart. It just powers down.
I never assumed this was abnormal as this was my first nexus device, but I recently acquired a 16gb Nexus 5 and it does not behave in this fashion. It boots almost instantly and restarts.
So the question is, is that normal for a 32gb device? The phone has a new power button and new battery so pretty sure that's not the cause or contributing. Phone has not been rooted or unlocked.
Any thoughts?
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Hi, that's a good question. My first thought for this problem would be a sticking power button cuz I've had one of those issues before and the phone was stuck in a bootloop because the button was stuck on my 16Gb N5. I would think this may have been the issue but since you have a new power button I wouldn't think it would be.
I recently got another Nexus 5 and this one is 32Gb but when I go to power it up, it starts instantly. So I would imagine that this is either a hardware problem and not something to do with the software. You may have to get it checked out at a phone place if the community can't find anything on this. (That and I've not seen this issue around before)
This is just my thoughts on it, Good luck!
Well I fixed it. I didn't set out to, it just sort of happened.
I disassembled the phone to replace the camera lens and thought what the heck, let's look at the power button. In doing so I noticed that the ring in the trace next to the power button was exposed, and there was only a miniscule amount of solder connecting the trace to the button. I mean hair width amount. I thought that can't be right so I opened up my 16gb and low and behold there was definitely more solder bridging the trace and power button. I thought what the heck and added a tiny bit more solder to the 32gb, completely covering the ring and thickening the solder connection.
SOLVED! Starts right up now, no problem. It even restarts too. I can't explain is but my non engineering theory is that there wasn't enough capacitance for the connection to be completed so the boot and restart processes were retarded. Either way, fixed.
So if anyone else runs into this problem, take a look at the connection. Hope this helps someone.
Hi guys,
After many years of use, my Nexus 5's power button is starting to give way. It only responds to maybe 50% of clicks. I haven't had any bootloop issues though (hopefully never).
I saw some videos online, of some people using various ways to clean and use tweezers to "squeeze" the button (after dismantling the phone). I was wondering if people were generally successful here, or should I order a new button and try resoldering?
Thoughts?
Thanks.
I was successful in fixing the power button issue on 1 of 4 phones by cleaning, banging, and squeezing. The solution worked for about a month so I would up having the button replaced at a cell repair shop.
I had the same problem and i just soldered a new button, i had never soldered before and it's working perfectly even after a few month.
I ordered a OP 3t last week, and this weekend my current main phone broke. Unlucky. But I still have my Nexus 5 as backup.
Suddenly my Nexus kept rebooting. Unlucky again. I was hoping that my AOSP 7.1.1 flash didn't go well, thus a software issue. I flashed that ROM the evening before so it was possible. But starting TWRP was impossible because it kept rebooting.
Never had any power button issues, and I went from zero to full problems
No way I could get the power button working again. The most promising was the "scratching" method, I was able to finish the boot. But after stopping 2 seconds it rebooted.
I tried the crazy method and I removed my power button physically from the mainboard. Well, removed... Broke it off carefully is a better term
When shutdown I need to have a computer with fastboot to boot my phone.
After I was able to boot into my phone again, I now have remapped the volume up key to power: gpio-keys.kl
Since I didn't have a power button to "select" menu items in fastboot, adb commands are required to boot into TWRP.
It's not a journey, it's an adventure!
Hey guys,
Something odd happened this morning and now I am sitting around with a $700 paperweight. Woke up and took the phone off of charge like I usually do and started to read the news. about 10 minutes in the screen and touch buttons froze so I decided to reboot the phone, To my surprise the phone never came back on.
I've tried VOL Down + Power for 30 seconds even longer out of desperation along with just the power button and VOL Up + power to no avail, The phone is dead, Simply dead. I just wanted to reach out to the community to see if I am just one of the lucky ones or if anyone else has had this happen to them?
Enigma_cpl03 said:
Hey guys,
Something odd happened this morning and now I am sitting around with a $700 paperweight. Woke up and took the phone off of charge like I usually do and started to read the news. about 10 minutes in the screen and touch buttons froze so I decided to reboot the phone, To my surprise the phone never came back on.
I've tried VOL Down + Power for 30 seconds even longer out of desperation along with just the power button and VOL Up + power to no avail, The phone is dead, Simply dead. I just wanted to reach out to the community to see if I am just one of the lucky ones or if anyone else has had this happen to them?
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I don't know which variant you have but look for the MSM download tool thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-7-pro/how-to/msm-tool-guac-t3934691
Have you tried volume up and volume down while you press the power button? Release only the power button when you feel a vibration. I got mine stuck with a black screen while I was tinkering. I know it's a different situation, but it's worth a shot. If it works, you'll end up in bootloader mode. Just use the volume keys to select reboot, and tap the power button to select it.