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Today I accidently entered Safe Mode on my ICS 4.04 Haipai i9200 phone and a user in our thread knew that most Android phones have this feature. Here is what I wrote and it applies to most Android phone systems. If you see the words, "Safe mode" in the lower left corner of their phone and or experiencing boot loop due to force closure. Here is what I wrote:
robarnold is right about Safe Mode and the article he posted (which is now linked in my quoted reply) provides more information about Safe Mode. Please see the attached picture to see what Safe Mode looks like on our phones. If your phone were to enter Safe Mode, those words would appear on all your screens. As per the article, most if not all your apps will be suspended or not work.
Basically there are two known ways to enter Safe Mode:
1. Android detects a problem with a newly installed app and force-closes it while entering into Safe Mode.
2. A combination of key presses at power application;
Newly installed app force-closes the system
The gist of the article provided by Rob says that if a newly installed app causes system conflicts, Android will force close that app to prevent it from possibly doing malicious harm. At the same time, Android will suspend the majority of all other apps and display "Safe mode" in the lower left corner of your phone as per the picture.
The reason for this is to provide the user an opportunity to clean the system of the app which is causing the force closure. Chances are it the most recent app installed but it could be a combination of apps that are coming into conflict with one another.
If you suspect a newly installed app of causing this problem and you see Safe Mode on screen, STOP, COLLECT YOUR WITS and BREATHE NORMALLY. You have several options.
SAFE MODE OPTIONS
1. Press the System or Menu Button in the lower left corner and navigate to Manage apps.
2. Find the most recent app you installed.
3. Force close it.
4. Disable it if possible.
5. Remove this app.
6. Reboot the boot to see if the Safe mode is gone.
If the Safe mode label is still present, the article suggests that it may be necessary to press several keys to achieve the removal of the Safe mode label and its effect of suspending the other apps. In essence, we now move to the second discussion of entry into Safe mode:
1. Safe mode can be entered by pressing buttons at start-up. Most likely, this is what I did today as I was getting ready to leave for an appointment. The Safe Mode label freaked me out and when I could use the Rebooter app or any other app, I became scared.
2. I don't know exactly which buttons I pressed but it mostly likely was the System and Home (center big button) and maybe even the Escape/Back button on the right. My phone slipped slightly as I turned it on and my left thumb was flying as I manuevered my left hand to balance the phone.
3. The right combination of buttons, which supposedly are the same to enter Safe Mode, are the same to exit Safe Mode.
4. If you are certain you entered Safe Mode by accident - meaning you know you did not recently or just now installed an app that force closed Android, then you just have to find the combo to exit it.
5. The article suggests that pressing the volume buttons might clear the Safe Mode on the first reboot after initial entry into Safe Mode.
6. If the Safe Mode label disappears after pressing the volume buttons, your phone is okay.
7. If the label is still present, try rebooting the phone again.
The article suggests as per my experience that if you cannot clear the Safe Mode, your last resort is to do a factory reset of the phone. Fortunately in my case, I had ClockworkMod Recovery available and restored my system via a backup recovery.
ronbo's Final Thoughts
Hope I never see Safe Mode again (and, I won't go looking for it) but I recommend you learn how to do a Factory Reset by pressing and holding the Volume Down Button with a simultaneous press of the Power Button. You want to see the Factory Test and Reset Menu when you are calm. TRUST ME ON THAT!
robarnold said:
Hi,
Yes safe mode exists and is a useful if not essential tool for those of who like to experiment with their Android devices.
I'd suggest that it will always be worthwhile to know how to access Safe Mode and recover from it if you are going to install unsigned apps.
The following link may more useful to those who would like to know more:
http://www.tested.com/news/feature/3071-how-to-use-androids-safe-mode-to-save-a-phone-from-boot-loops/.
Cheers
Rob
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help me with sony arc s cant get it off
Safe Mode = Wet Phone
Just a quick note for anyone who runs into the variation of this problem that I had today.
Using my Nexus S today in the rain. Phone got wet. Specifically, damp got into both the Power button and the Volume rocker.
The result was when the phone was restarted (after I removed the battery and dried it out) it came up in Safe Mode.
Which is how I wound up here.
(Minor site quibble: in the course of registering here and making this ONE post, I've been subjected to FOUR captchas. I like sharing information, but this is really WAY more nuisance than is worth it for me.)
whoa !!! I just did boot up my xolo a500 in sage mode . I was shocked . so I just pulled my battery and re insterted it . now its normal
Appalbarry said:
Just a quick note for anyone who runs into the variation of this problem that I had today.
Using my Nexus S today in the rain. Phone got wet. Specifically, damp got into both the Power button and the Volume rocker.
The result was when the phone was restarted (after I removed the battery and dried it out) it came up in Safe Mode.
Which is how I wound up here.
(Minor site quibble: in the course of registering here and making this ONE post, I've been subjected to FOUR captchas. I like sharing information, but this is really WAY more nuisance than is worth it for me.)
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I have this same issue except my phone doesn't have a removable battery (evo 4g lte). My down volume button doesn't work and I can't seem to escape safe mode no matter what I do help?
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guih said:
I have this same issue except my phone doesn't have a removable battery (evo 4g lte). My down volume button doesn't work and I can't seem to escape safe mode no matter what I do help?
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Same issue..
skywayskase said:
Same issue..
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Try the adb command
Adb reboot
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A work-around for phones stuck in safe mode due to water damage etc but that seem to work fine otherwise is to convert the (trusted) apps you need from data apps to system apps (move the .apk from /data/app to /system/app after installing via the Play Store). You may need to use Mounts2Sd or something similar with an sd-ext partition if you don't have enough space in your internal /system partition for all the apps you need. (With Mounts2Sd, placing the apps in /data/app-system on the sd-ext partition will fool the phone into thinking the apps are in /system/app and you can then use them in safe mode). If anybody is aware of a simpler script that does the same thing, please lmk.
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i have this on my tab 3 i can't exit from it tried reboot and factory restart and shut down
what is the solution ?
Same issue here...
Appalbarry said:
Just a quick note for anyone who runs into the variation of this problem that I had today.
Using my Nexus S today in the rain. Phone got wet. Specifically, damp got into both the Power button and the Volume rocker.
The result was when the phone was restarted (after I removed the battery and dried it out) it came up in Safe Mode.
Which is how I wound up here.
(Minor site quibble: in the course of registering here and making this ONE post, I've been subjected to FOUR captchas. I like sharing information, but this is really WAY more nuisance than is worth it for me.)
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I am facing the same problem. I had used my phone in rain. Now the volume down and power button are not working. And the most irritating part is that it rebooted into Safe mode which I dont like. Done factory resetting which took me from safe mode but the volume down and power buttons are still not working.
Anyone knowing how to get rid of these, please share it... Thanks in advance !!!
Lawrence kunhi said:
I am facing the same problem. I had used my phone in rain. Now the volume down and power button are not working. And the most irritating part is that it rebooted into Safe mode which I dont like. Done factory resetting which took me from safe mode but the volume down and power buttons are still not working.
Anyone knowing how to get rid of these, please share it... Thanks in advance !!!
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How did u get rid of "safe mode"? I have vol down stuck and phone always goes into safe mode
I tried a factory reset from setting>backup and reset>factory data reset and phone shuts down...the i have to press power button and phone gets into safe mode again.
got the same problem with my lenovo a859. it got wet and now just boots into recovery where i can not choose any other options besides the first (reboot system now). Is there any way to start the phone/ do a factory reset?
I have a parental control program on my kids phone.
Safe mode of course enables to erase it.
Is it a way on a rooted android to disable it?
Turn off safe mode
Yes, safe mode does exist. It is the default mode in your android phone without extra apps installed. When in safe mode you cannot use your favourite apps. I understand it can get irritating some times.
You can try rebooting your phone. It worked for me.
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If that does not work, here's a guide that helped me exit safe mode
Eagleman71 said:
I have a parental control program on my kids phone.
Safe mode of course enables to erase it.
Is it a way on a rooted android to disable it?
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Did you find a solution to your problem?
Is there anyway to completely disable safe mode, e.g. by adb?
hey guys quick questions on my tf700
1. how do you view your movies ? on netflix and hulu i cant see it full screen and its annoying to have the status bar and the home buttons still on screen
2. how are you rebooting your tablet ? i can only just turn mine off then go ahead and turn it back on. is there a software reboot i can do
3. in android in general how can i chose where to save something. it always just goes to intenral downloads and i really need certain things to go to the micro sd card straight away
1) that's just how those apps are designed. Netflix has no stop button, so you need those buttons. Unfortunately, Netflix hasn't designed it to bring up those when you bring up Netflix controls. First tablet, so I'm not sure how these apps worked on them. Plus, a lot of stuff is designed for Android 4 which is phone and tablet, and most phones have a least one hard navigation button.
2) That's one way to do it. You could just hold the power button longer till it shuts off. ASUS designed that as one way to reboot. There may be an app or something in the Playstore. But I was perturbed enough to bother looking.
3) I haven't found anything in settings for this. Maybe something like App2SD may be possible solution. I either save to SD if the app lets me or I transfer files using a file manager such as ES File Explorer.
Hi all,
For reasons that are explained here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46338664#post46338664 , I am wanting to try a couple of ideas for controlling/modifying the power on/off function of my phone (Sony Xperia Z). I never wanted to root this phone but now it seems like I'm going to have to to give me any fighting chance of getting around the issue I'm currently in.
Anyway, what I need to know is if any of the following things will be possible if I were to root my device:
--- Disable power button from waking screen or doing anything else, and preferably set a combination of keys to be what lights-up the screen, (e.g. nothing will happen on the phone unless for example the volume up key, then volume down key, then power button are pressed in that order). Then, if this is achievable, would it be possible to keep my mobile internet data turned on, while disabling people from calling me, (so that my phone won't ring at all)
--- Edit the power off function on my device so that instead of just turning off, it reboots instead. (However in saying this I would want this function hidden, as in, I want there to be a button that says 'Power Off', but instead of just powering-off, it does a reboot instead).
--- If the above is not possible, is there some sort of light 'sleep' mode that my phone can be put into so that it appears off, however can be automated to turn back on at a set time. (I understand that Android's can't be woken when shut-down because they literally are completely shut down and can't run any apps, but maybe there's a way to have it in a sort of 'sleep' mode where it can be automated to turn on at a set time?)
--- Any other option that will either A) make someone think my phone is turned off when it's actually still on, or B) allow my phone to turn back on automatically at a set time, or do a reboot instead of shut down when 'power off' is chosen.
Any help on this would be amazing, thanks guys
MHarris333 said:
Hi all,
For reasons that are explained here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46338664#post46338664 , I am wanting to try a couple of ideas for controlling/modifying the power on/off function of my phone (Sony Xperia Z). I never wanted to root this phone but now it seems like I'm going to have to to give me any fighting chance of getting around the issue I'm currently in.
Anyway, what I need to know is if any of the following things will be possible if I were to root my device:
--- Disable power button from waking screen or doing anything else, and preferably set a combination of keys to be what lights-up the screen, (e.g. nothing will happen on the phone unless for example the volume up key, then volume down key, then power button are pressed in that order). Then, if this is achievable, would it be possible to keep my mobile internet data turned on, while disabling people from calling me, (so that my phone won't ring at all)
--- Edit the power off function on my device so that instead of just turning off, it reboots instead. (However in saying this I would want this function hidden, as in, I want there to be a button that says 'Power Off', but instead of just powering-off, it does a reboot instead).
--- If the above is not possible, is there some sort of light 'sleep' mode that my phone can be put into so that it appears off, however can be automated to turn back on at a set time. (I understand that Android's can't be woken when shut-down because they literally are completely shut down and can't run any apps, but maybe there's a way to have it in a sort of 'sleep' mode where it can be automated to turn on at a set time?)
--- Any other option that will either A) make someone think my phone is turned off when it's actually still on, or B) allow my phone to turn back on automatically at a set time, or do a reboot instead of shut down when 'power off' is chosen.
Any help on this would be amazing, thanks guys
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YEP, as far as I know you can do all this AFTER you root your phone.. BUT you'll have to do a lot of in-depth MODIFICATION of your system's files (like framework-res.apk, android.policy.jar, services.jar, framework.jar, framework2.jar, etc.)...
Now when I say "modification", I mean that you will have to do a lot of smali and xml editing, etc. you might also have to write a couple of init.d scripts too.. its because the modifications you want to make on your phone are integrated deep inside your phone's framework.. so yeah
Root it, and install xposed framework and you can do all you say and more without any modifications yourself
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Install exposed and some modules like xblast exposed tweakbox these help modification without decompilation happy modding
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gregbradley said:
Root it, and install xposed framework and you can do all you say and more without any modifications yourself
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So you think I can do all this stuff without having to get into complicated things like code/scripts and all that? I am relatively tech-savy but my coding skills aren't tip-top to say the least
*UPDATE*
UPDATE:
I have now rooted the device, so is there anyone that can give me some step-by-step instructions on how to do either of these options?
(I've also gotten the Xposed Framework)
Thanks,
Mike
Just download the modules and activate reboot then edit what you want
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Is there anyway to run a diagnostics scan for my Pure XL? I'm also wondering if there is a malware scan i can download to use. My phone has been a little glitchy and i'm trying to figure out whats wrong. Any sort of help would be appreciated.
XaqAttack said:
Is there anyway to run a diagnostics scan for my Pure XL? I'm also wondering if there is a malware scan i can download to use. My phone has been a little glitchy and i'm trying to figure out whats wrong. Any sort of help would be appreciated.
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If you could define what "a little glitchy" means, it might be easier to narrow down what the problem is.
But anyways...
To scan your phone for malware, download a well-known antivirus/anti-malware app from the Google Play Store (Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, etc.). The Pure XL also comes with McAfee pre-installed into the system, if you want to bother using that. I'd also recommend uninstalling any apps you sideloaded onto your phone (.apk files downloaded from somewhere on the internet which you installed on your phone), as it's the easiest way to get infected.
If you want to test your Pure XL's hardware and stuff, first shut down your phone, then power it up while holding the Volume Down button until you feel the short vibration and the white BLU screen appear. After you enter the factory test mode, use the Volume Down button to navigate down, Power button to enter a submenu/item, and the Volume Up button to navigate back a submenu.
Short Circuit said:
If you could define what "a little glitchy" means, it might be easier to narrow down what the problem is.
But anyways...
To scan your phone for malware, download a well-known antivirus/anti-malware app from the Google Play Store (Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Malwarebytes, etc.). The Pure XL also comes with McAfee pre-installed into the system, if you want to bother using that. I'd also recommend uninstalling any apps you sideloaded onto your phone (.apk files downloaded from somewhere on the internet which you installed on your phone), as it's the easiest way to get infected.
If you want to test your Pure XL's hardware and stuff, first shut down your phone, then power it up while holding the Volume Down button until you feel the short vibration and the white BLU screen appear. After you enter the factory test mode, use the Volume Down button to navigate down, Power button to enter a submenu/item, and the Volume Up button to navigate back a submenu.
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Ya, whenever I exit out of certain apps, The phone will start to vibrate constantly. Even after I've shut down the apps and have done a full restart.
Edit 2 :
After third time re-install my conclusion is it happens when adding extra languages.
So the Superlocale was the trigger but not the cause as it happened without having either of the 2 mentioned apps installed.
The only "special" thing i did was using adb to get rid of some pre-installed stuff like Google Youtube, Keep, Films etc (some more than i did in the past. Wonder if that could be causing the "stuck on flashing unlock screen"?
Edit : allready managed to enter Oppo recovery and resetted my phone.
BTW it wasn't the Insular app but SuperLocale to quickly switch languages. After granting the special permission the same thing happened again and i had to do another reset again .... ouch.
I've been playing around with the Insular app yesterday (which creates a sandbox envorinment by means of the Android work profile) and this morning I found the phone flashing at the unlock screen.
Guess the app really messed up. But even worse is;
- I cannot unlock the phone
- I cannot power down the phone
- I cannot enter recovery
I can use the Power + Vol+ combo but it just restarts the phone leaving it flashing at the unlock screen without any means to unlock
Meaning I cannot factory reset the phone....
What else is there I can try to get my phone back?
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