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After updating around 20 apps (altogether ), I noticed the phone was not functioning normally so I tried to reboot it but now it is stuck on Google logo. I've never unlocked the phone nor used any custom roms. I'm on the latest stock rom 2.3.4
I tried removing the battery and putting it back but didn't work. Vol. up + power and then Recovery didn't work either. It gives me a triangle with ! in it and stops right there.
I also tried the USB Jig that forces the phone into downloading mode but it gave me a screen that asks (Unlock bootloader?) with some warnings but I don't know how to accept that. Niether Vol buttons nor Power button worked there
I didn't want to mess up with the phone until I hear from you guys. Please help

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You might have to actually root it or use the Samsung exe back to factory. That is if you don't want to mess with it because if I ware in your position I'd be going back for a new phone. You did nothing wrong and you have 1 year warranty on it.

FYI, the triangle with ! actually is recovery. The UI is hidden until you hold power and press vol down.

matt2053 said:
FYI, the triangle with ! actually is recovery. The UI is hidden until you hold power and press vol down.
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Thanks man, I didn't know about that
Is wiping the data (factory reset) going to delete my stuff stored on my SD card? like pic., music, vid. etc?
and do I need to actually wipe the data or will wiping the chache only work?

Factory reset reverts your phone back to the way it was when you got it.
That means all your account settings, device settings, installed applications etc are gone. Everything stored on your SD card will remain there - it's a different storage. The good thing about our Google phones is that you only have to login to Google once and all your stuff is back.
You can try wiping the cache first and see if that works, it won't harm anything. But if that doesn't work, I'm sure a factory reset will.
Good luck.
Greetz

frutelaken said:
Factory reset reverts your phone back to the way it was when you got it.
That means all your account settings, device settings, installed applications etc are gone. Everything stored on your SD card will remain there - it's a different storage. The good thing about our Google phones is that you only have to login to Google once and all your stuff is back.
You can try wiping the cache first and see if that works, it won't harm anything. But if that doesn't work, I'm sure a factory reset will.
Good luck.
Greetz
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Thanks a lot. I already tried wiping the Cache but it didn't work. I guess I'm going with the factory reset now
Thanks again

the factory reset didn't work !
still stuck on Google logo
any advice?

farisallil said:
the factory reset didn't work !
still stuck on Google logo
any advice?
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Can you connect your device to your computer via USB and start "adb logcat" at the Terminal/Command prompt? Does it give you any kind of readout at all?

Try doing a hard reset.

GchildT said:
Can you connect your device to your computer via USB and start "adb logcat" at the Terminal/Command prompt? Does it give you any kind of readout at all?
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I'm not an expert in these things ... is there any post I can follow to do the things you talked about? I'm not sure that I have all the drivers needed on my pc
I do appreciate your help

farisallil said:
I'm not an expert in these things ... is there any post I can follow to do the things you talked about? I'm not sure that I have all the drivers needed on my pc
I do appreciate your help
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One thing you should consider is just returning the phone, especially if you never flashed or rooted or unlocked bootloader.
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matt2053 said:
One thing you should consider is just returning the phone, especially if you never flashed or rooted or unlocked bootloader.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA App
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I would if I was in the States

just unlock it and flash a nice CM7 with Trinity on top
Here's a rooting guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=895545
There's another guide out there for the i9023 (European version).

GchildT said:
Can you connect your device to your computer via USB and start "adb logcat" at the Terminal/Command prompt? Does it give you any kind of readout at all?
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No. The device doesn't even show up when I type "adp devices"
Is there anything else I should try?

Thanks
I can perform things with Fastboot
I don't want to root or unlock the phone. Is there anything else I can do?
I tried typing Fastboot update update.zip after downloading the stock rom update 2.3.4 and putting it in the SDK tools directory but it gave me the msg "faild to upload update.zip"

Try to reset with Odin.

[GUIDE][07 OCT 11] How To Get Out Of Boot Loop

Bootloops are some general problems while flashing incompatible contents in your phone. Sometime they lead to heart attacks for newbies and even sometime for Senior Citizens
Ok , Bootloop is the situation when you phone doesnt loads up the OS and keeps repeating the boot animation.
TIPS :
1. Always keep a stock ROM backup and current ROM backup in mmc or sdcard.
2. If you are not familiar with adb click here and set it up as fast as possible because who knows in the next boot you are going to be stuck.
3. Never pull battery, If stuck always press[ (VOL +) + (VOL -) + POWER] or connect phone to PC and start adb.
4. Always keep the FASTBOOT- OFF & USB Debugging - ON,
Settings->Power->Fastboot = OFF
Settings->Applications->Devlopment->USB Debugging=ON
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PROCEDURE 1 : [RECOMENDED]
1. If you are stuck , never pull battery. Press [ (VOL +) + (VOL -) + POWER]
4. Connect Phone to Computer
5. Open cmd
7. Write [ adb reboot bootloader] + [VOL -], Now your phone will be in boot menu
8. While in boot menu, go to recovery(if present) and flash the previous ROM from backup
OR
Do a factory reset from boot menu(if recovery not present)
9. You are done , Now everything will be fine and You are now safe from heartattacks and paranormal activities.
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PROCEDURE 2 :
1. If you are stuck , never pull battery. Press [ (VOL +) + (VOL -) + POWER]
2. Your phone will reboot within a gap of 5sec
3. In this time take out you battery cover(I mean only the upper battery cover shield)
4. Connect Phone to Computer
5. Open cmd
6. Write [ adb reboot recovery], if recovery installed else goto Step 7
7. Write [ adb reboot bootloader], only if recovery not installed and do a factory reset
8. While in recovery flash the previous ROM from backup
9. You are done , Now everything will be fine and You are now safe from heartattacks and paranormal activities.
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Next time dont do anything stupid. Learn to be satisfied..
Note : If you have learnt atleast 0.01% , Support me pressing the Thanks button
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I hope this will give you a little Knowledge. If any problem Please POST your prob.
Have FUN, Enjoy ; )

You should be recommending rebooting to bootloader (adb reboot bootloader), then powering down from there, as opposed to hard resetting and pulling the battery.

zeekiz said:
You should be recommending rebooting to bootloader (adb reboot bootloader), then powering down from there, as opposed to hard resetting and pulling the battery.
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Tried it in my case but didnt worked, anyways thanks

when you say Always keep a stock ROM recovery and current ROM recovery in mmc. I think that you should say on the SD card? otherwise I believe that the terminology might confuse.
I also agree that you shouldn't say remove battery cover - people (especially non English speakers) may too easily confuse this for remove the battery - which isn't what you want! As recommended above adb reboot bootloader and then Power Down in case it does work for some.
Although it's probably too late by the time people read this thread, I'd also suggest that you recommend they turn off FASTBOOT and enable USB debugging (there's always the chance that they'll read this thread before the sh1t has hit the fan!).
Settings->Power->Fastboot = OFF
Settings->Applications->Devlopment->USB Development=ON

This tutorial is already there in the forum. I would recommend to search the forum before starting a new thread.
Lets keep our forum clean.
ben_pyett is right edit it accordingly in your post. And its "boot loop" not "bootloop".

ben_pyett said:
when you say Always keep a stock ROM recovery and current ROM recovery in mmc. I think that you should say on the SD card? otherwise I believe that the terminology might confuse.
I also agree that you shouldn't say remove battery cover - people (especially non English speakers) may too easily confuse this for remove the battery - which isn't what you want! As recommended above adb reboot bootloader and then Power Down in case it does work for some.
Although it's probably too late by the time people read this thread, I'd also suggest that you recommend they turn off FASTBOOT and enable USB debugging (there's always the chance that they'll read this thread before the sh1t has hit the fan!).
Settings->Power->Fastboot = OFF
Settings->Applications->Devlopment->USB Development=ON
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Thanks for the info.. I will update it

onlyankush_s said:
This tutorial is already there in the forum. I would recommend to search the forum before starting a new thread.
Lets keep our forum clean.
ben_pyett is right edit it accordingly in your post. And its "boot loop" not "bootloop".
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Huh I searched for this kind of thread, but didnt found anything useful
So I treied to make this guide so that anyone other than me should not be trapped in such Situation
Any ways thanks for info

Thanks for this Guide.
I like the TIPS section. It really can spare you a lot of troubles.
Q1: why to keep a Recovery image? It is not used in the described procedures.
Q2: please explain why we have to remove the battery cover (Pr.2)
Q3: what is the state of the system after Hboot Factory reset - is the ROM still there or it is necessary to flash again?

amidabuddha said:
Thanks for this Guide.
I like the TIPS section. It really can spare you a lot of troubles.
Q1: why to keep a Recovery image? It is not used in the described procedures.
Q2: please explain why we have to remove the battery cover (Pr.2)
Q3: what is the state of the system after Hboot Factory reset - is the ROM still there or it is necessary to flash again?
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A1) I personally always keep everything loaded on my phone on the SD, including a clean nandroid backup, because you never know!
A2) ??? not sure of this either......was it so that you can possibly remove battery slightly quicker?
A3) As far as I believe Factory Reset simply formats - DATA and CACHE, returning the phone to the state that you bought it, of course assuming you have a working ROM and BOOT loaded!

ben_pyett said:
A1) I personally always keep everything loaded on my phone on the SD, including a clean nandroid backup, because you never know!
A2) ??? not sure of this either......was it so that you can possibly remove battery slightly quicker?
A3) As far as I believe Factory Reset simply formats - DATA and CACHE, returning the phone to the state that you bought it, of course assuming you have a working ROM and BOOT loaded!
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A1) Agree, maybe he added it lately but it's used
A2) Also don't know, but you could be on the right track, I unfortunatly done this before cause I forgot wiping before flashing and the rom i used startet an reboot script after flashing, also fastboot where enabled by default and no pc in sight^^ So I pulled off the cover restartet with vol+ vol- power und pulled the battery within the small delay of shutdown and boot^^
A3) Agree, factory reset within the bootloader does the same as factory reset within the recovery

OK Thanks. Q2 and Q3 are clear now
A1) then it has to be written "Recovery BACKUP " not a "Recovery" (recovery.img) because this is double meaning and a bit confusing

blindndumb said:
1. Always keep a stock ROM recovery and current ROM recovery in mmc or sdcard.
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Did you mean this?
Cause I can't find the words recovery image, sry^^
But anyway your right, backup would be much clearer then recovery.

Tectas said:
Did you mean this?
Cause I can't find the words recovery image, sry^^
But anyway your right, backup would be much clearer then recovery.
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Yes my bad. Edited the previous post. But since most of us here are not a native English speakers it is good to be specific.

amidabuddha said:
OK Thanks. Q2 and Q3 are clear now
A1) then it has to be written "Recovery BACKUP " not a "Recovery" (recovery.img) because this is double meaning and a bit confusing
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Changed to backup instead of recovery
My mistake , actually as soon as I got out of boot loop , i wrote the guide in no time
Anyways , Can you list all my mistakes instead of pointing one at a time

blindndumb said:
Anyways , Can you list all my mistakes instead of pointing one at a time
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Take it easy your guide is great

blindndumb said:
Tried it in my case but didnt worked, anyways thanks
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Considering you would so easily rip out the battery I doubt you have any patience, but everytime I have been caught in a bootloop I have reset using vol up down power, waited for the phone to appear in device manager, then executed adv reboot bootloader, everytime without fail.
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zeekiz said:
Considering you would so easily rip out the battery I doubt you have any patience, but everytime I have been caught in a bootloop I have reset using vol up down power, waited for the phone to appear in device manager, then executed adv reboot bootloader, everytime without fail.
Sent from my HTC Desire S using xda premium
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May be I have done something wrong but as far as I know in my case after boot loop I pressed Vol+ , Vol- and power then phone automatic restarted. I checked adb but no luck
next time did the same as you mentioned but error: device not found
So I took out upper battery cover and then orange light flashed up, my device was detected and adb helped rebooting into recovery
Then i flashed htc kernel as boot loop met due to flashing hyperion kernel

Minutes ago I "bricked" my phone again by downgrading the Radio. Hboot Factory reset sucks.
I managed to fix with Solution No.2 im my Guide

Ok, I think I've buggered my DS. Did s-off then root then installed cyanogen stable 7.
Now it's just looping, I didn't make a back up (NOOB), am I screwed?
Thanks.

fatfingers73 said:
Ok, I think I've buggered my DS. Did s-off then root then installed cyanogen stable 7.
Now it's just looping, I didn't make a back up (NOOB), am I screwed?
Thanks.
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Have you tried holding Volume down in an attempt to get into recovery? if not then power off, hold in volume down and then power on.
sounds like you missed wiping cache or dalvik cache post/pre install.

[Q] Cannot reboot in recovery mode, home touch button is not working either

I think I'm in big trouble. Yesterday I accidentally uninstalled few of motorola's inbuilt software through Link2SD. I have Motorola Fire XT 311 (rooted). Now I cannot see anything on my screen. The phone is working fine but without any screen functions. I thought I would do a factory reset by pressing Volume keys and Power button. That lands me to a blank screen saying "Enter in recovery mode". After few seconds this screen changes with Android with exclamation mark irrespective of what I press.
My problem:
1) Cannot see my screen when phone is working
2) The home key is not working
3) I cannot turn on USB debugging
Question:
1) Did I close all my ways to restore my phone?
2) Do we have any way to factory reset my phone with the help of my computer?
Please answer otherwise this blunder will cost me a new phone

sohanwins said:
I think I'm in big trouble. Yesterday I accidentally uninstalled few of motorola's inbuilt software through Link2SD. I have Motorola Fire XT 311 (rooted). Now I cannot see anything on my screen. The phone is working fine but without any screen functions. I thought I would do a factory reset by pressing Volume keys and Power button. That lands me to a blank screen saying "Enter in recovery mode". After few seconds this screen changes with Android with exclamation mark irrespective of what I press.
My problem:
1) Cannot see my screen when phone is working
2) The home key is not working
3) I cannot turn on USB debugging
Question:
1) Did I close all my ways to restore my phone?
2) Do we have any way to factory reset my phone with the help of my computer?
Please answer otherwise this blunder will cost me a new phone
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do ya have your adb drivers?
else download these and wipe data
driver- https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13zfxjaxnmpdd5dy22uy32wrue2v3l25
tool- http://www.4shared.com/rar/4RPtu-XT/w15_TOOL.html
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prantoroy said:
do ya have your adb drivers?
else download these and wipe data
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Thanks prantoroy for you prompt reply. I do not have adb drivers. Thanks for the links. The tool link is not working. I'm in the office and will try these once get the chance.
Do you think I can factory reset my phone from my computer without even touching it? This could be a live save then!
Regards,
Sohan

sohanwins said:
Thanks prantoroy for you prompt reply. I do not have adb drivers. Thanks for the links. The tool link is not working. I'm in the office and will try these once get the chance.
Do you think I can factory reset my phone from my computer without even touching it? This could be a live save then!
Regards,
Sohan
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yes it's possible!

prantoroy said:
yes it's possible!
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prantoroy, can you please guide me how to do that? It would be very helpful. Also, please send tools new link.

sohanwins said:
prantoroy, can you please guide me how to do that? It would be very helpful. Also, please send tools new link.
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why I just sent it in my post 1
and how-to?
1.install driver
2.oper tool
3.select wipe data.
and done!

prantoroy said:
why I just sent it in my post 1
and how-to?
1.install driver
2.oper tool
3.select wipe data.
and done!
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I just tried to follow your instructions but no success. Your tool's link is not working I tried to wipe from this tool "Android Multi Tools_1.0 By azimbahar ( One-Man) Parvez". While selecting option #8 it stops with "waiting device". My phone was turned on while doing all these things.
Am I doing right? Please suggest

sohanwins said:
I just tried to follow your instructions but no success. Your tool's link is not working I tried to wipe from this tool "Android Multi Tools_1.0 By azimbahar ( One-Man) Parvez". While selecting option #8 it stops with "waiting device". My phone was turned on while doing all these things.
Am I doing right? Please suggest
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no.not no.8
its for fastboot wiping
try only wipe data.

I f up

My twrp is gone after an ota update on my sailfish. So I thought I'll tried out flashify because I don't have a pc or a laptop. For some reason I thought that flashify can install twrp back. I tried to install it using flashify but it says it ran to a problem, so my stupid brain decide to I flash gapps first using the app because I have deleted some of the gapps. I deleted google playstore with the gmscore. Then my phone stucked on a bootloop, so I did a factory reset and my phone did reboot but now I'm stuck on the android setup which cannot open without google playstore. (f'in great) I cant reboot to bootloader and I cant connect to pc with usb debugging (greatest thing that can happen) Now, does anybody know how to fix this?
Edit: you know maybe im a genius, i fix it by myself
1. Boot to bootloader (mine work again after I type adb reboot bootloader on the terminal. Volume down + power button
2. I tried to reboot to lineage recovery but apparently it seems to ignore it so I flash twrp fastboot flash (I drag my twrp file here)
3. On twrp I reboot to recovery to get to lineage is recovery
4. I tapApply update and the From adb
5. On the terminal I type adb sideload (I drag lineage system file here)
4. And that's it,

aL_09 said:
My twrp is gone after an ota update on my sailfish. So I thought I'll tried out flashify because I don't have a pc or a laptop. For some reason I thought that flashify can install twrp back. I tried to install it using flashify but it says it ran to a problem, so my stupid brain decide to I flash gapps first using the app because I have deleted some of the gapps. I deleted google playstore with the gmscore. Then my phone stucked on a bootloop, so I did a factory reset and my phone did reboot but now I'm stuck on the android setup which cannot open without google playstore. (f'in great) I cant reboot to bootloader and I cant connect to pc with usb debugging (greatest thing that can happen) Now, does anybody know how to fix this?
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Hey there, what happens when you try to get into the bootloader?
I don't want to be rude but next time please refrain from using unconventional methods because these may not give you the results you want if you don't know how to use them correctly. Also, Gapps packages are only meant to be used on custom ROMs that don't bring any Google apps by default.

All-In-One said:
Hey there, what happens when you try to get into the bootloader?
I don't want to be rude but next time please refrain from using unconventional methods because these may not give you the results you want if you don't know how to use them correctly. Also, Gapps packages are only meant to be used on custom ROMs that don't bring any Google apps by default.
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Hi, I'm new and I'm actually on lineage os and I flashed mindthegapps included and also I'm stupid. Bootloader did not open when I press the power button during reboot

aL_09 said:
Hi, I'm new and I'm actually on lineage os and I flashed mindthegapps included and also I'm stupid. Bootloader did not open when I press the power button during reboot
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Hey there, to access the bootloader you have to press Power + Volume Down for a few seconds. Try that.

All-In-One said:
Hey there, to access the bootloader you have to press Power + Volume Down for a few seconds. Try that.
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Well yeah, it seems to be ignoring it too if I do that and also there is a screen that says press power button to open up bootloader during reboot.

aL_09 said:
Well yeah, it seems to be ignoring it too if I do that and also there is a screen that says press power button to open up bootloader during reboot.
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Is there any chance you can take a photo and show me that screen? Never heard of it before.

All-In-One said:
Is there any chance you can take a photo and show me that screen? Never heard of it before.
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Edit: I fix it myself with adb sideload, apparently bootloader work again but still thank u

aL_09 said:
Edit: I fix it myself with adb sideload, apparently bootloader work again but still thank u
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Hey aL, that's good to hear. As I've told you before, I think you should stick to normal flashing methods just so you can be sure of what you're doing.
Also, it would be nice if you can post a little walkthrough of what you've done to get your device working again as it can be useful if anyone else reads this thread looking for a solution. Do not forget to contact a mod so it can be closed after a solution is posted.

All-In-One said:
Hey aL, that's good to hear. As I've told you before, I think you should stick to normal flashing methods just so you can be sure of what you're doing.
Also, it would be nice if you can post a little walkthrough of what you've done to get your device working again as it can be useful if anyone else reads this thread looking for a solution. Do not forget to contact a mod so it can be closed after a solution is posted.
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Who's the mod?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=4929067&stc=1&d=1579303524

Bootloop and unable to access fastboot or recovery mode

welcome
I wanted to install twrp for xiaomi redmi 9 global version miui 12.5.1
These were the commands I used:
1 - fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.4.2B-0108.img
2 - fastboot flash misc misc.bin
3 - fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
4 - fastboot boot twrp-3.4.2B-0108.img
After that, the device restarted but MIUI did not start again. "Redmi" appears on the screen for a few seconds then restarts again and again.
And now comes the real problem and also the reason for this post...
I cannot access recovery or fastboot mode!
I can't even turn off the device.
I can't do anything but wait for the battery to run out.
If I hold Power + VolumeUp = It keeps rebooting
If I hold Power + VolumeDown = It keeps rebooting
If I only hold Power = It keeps rebooting
If I hold all of them it stops rebooting and keeps the black screen as if it's off, but when I stop holding, the bootloop starts again.
I don't know what to do, I hope any of you can help me.
Thanks for the attention.

Re-flash Stock ROM to get rid off of all modificatins you applied so far.

jwoegerbauer said:
Re-flash Stock ROM to get rid off of all modificatins you applied so far.
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Hello
Thanks for the quick reply
Please can you explain how this works?

It's typically done via ADB Sideload method - what of course requires USB Debugging got enabled on phone and you have the Stock ROM in .ZIP-file format on hand.

jwoegerbauer said:
It's typically done via ADB Sideload method - what of course requires USB Debugging got enabled on phone and you have the Stock ROM in .ZIP-file format on hand.
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I cannot access recovery or fastboot mode!
I can't even turn off the device.
I can't do anything but wait for the battery to run out.

You were told to to use ADB Sideload method: This has nothing to do with Recovery mode or Fastboot mode.

jwoegerbauer said:
You were told to to use ADB Sideload method: This has nothing to do with Recovery mode or Fastboot mode.
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Sorry to bother you and thank you
But due to my lack of experience in the field, I was unable to find a detailed explanation of the ADB Sideload process that you told me about, could you please explain how this works Steps or send a link with details or a video, please Knowing that the phone does not appear on the computer due to its continuous restart all the time I am sorry again

That's another issue you report now,
My recommendation: Take phone to authorized service center and let them try to fix it.

I already took it to fix it but no result He told me that I have to replace the motherboard and this is wrong because my problem is a problem with the phone system
jwoegerbauer said:
That's another issue you report now,
My recommendation: Take phone to authorized service center and let them try to fix it.
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hey..I know I'm a whole year late but i have a solution!!!
reply if you still need it

vader404 said:
hey..I know I'm a whole year late but i have a solution!!!
reply if you still need it
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hello I wanna know how you did it.

vader404 said:
hey..I know I'm a whole year late but i have a solution!!!
reply if you still need it
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hellow whay is the solution? i got this problem too now, i have experience to unbrick some android phone, but this thing is very rare. Because it repeatedly restarting cant go to fastboot to connect to pc or to recovery mode to reformat. Thank u in advance.