Hey everyone.
Just been reading a lot of relevant threads on what I'm about to post and nobody seems to post a fix.
Has anyone found a fix for the Galaxy Nexus restarting and/or powering off issues?
A factory reset didn't fix it for me at all, the shop I got it from won't refund me so I have to go to fair trading now.
Many are having issues after a few weeks of purchase. The problem only gets worse as they use the phone as has happened to me..
I don't want this phone any more unless someone has a fix?
Or I'll just take it to fair trading and get them to force the company to give me a refund.
Is it rooted? Custom ROM?
Does it boot into the bootloader? I suggest you root it, flash recovery and then flash either a stock ROM or a custom ROM.
PM me if you need more help.
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HI Guys,
I have been having problems with my GPS and i have tried many things to get it working but have no joy. I have come to my last option which is that i have to send my phone back to t-mobile for repair. can anyone help me on how i can get it back to stock as i have heard that it voids my warranty. i would be very grateful.
Thanks
Rawdi said:
HI Guys,
I have been having problems with my GPS and i have tried many things to get it working but have no joy. I have come to my last option which is that i have to send my phone back to t-mobile for repair. can anyone help me on how i can get it back to stock as i have heard that it voids my warranty. i would be very grateful.
Thanks
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I don't mean to suggest you haven't tried by this. But have you used a rom such as blackice, then using their tool change the gps location to your area, installed GPS test or an app like that and left in on a window sill for 10 or more minutes?
I always used to think GPS was awful on them, only getting a range of about 2 kilometres before changing the info on my phone.
If you're determined to get it back to stock, try the search button and do a little research from the general, question and dev forums. I answered a question about going back to stock not so long ago
Rawdi said:
HI Guys,
I have been having problems with my GPS and i have tried many things to get it working but have no joy. I have come to my last option which is that i have to send my phone back to t-mobile for repair. can anyone help me on how i can get it back to stock as i have heard that it voids my warranty. i would be very grateful.
Thanks
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Try this tool by jkoljo http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=857537 worked for me
Hi folks. First post here and a bit of a weird one, I’m hoping some of you with more experience in rooting etc can point me in the right direction. I’ve got a GSM Galaxy Nexus which I previously rooted to get updates as I was stuck with some horrible build that had to go through Samsung and my carrier to update.
Now my USB port is faulty and I want to get it serviced under warranty but I don’t want them blaming the root access and trying to squirm out of it. I’m actually running a stock ROM of ICS so I don't need to change that - but I still have CWM installed along with its custom recovery mode(?), Superuser and the bootloader is unlocked.
Can anybody give me some suggestions on how I could undo this, preferably limiting my use of USB or eschewing it all together? It’s so unstable I’m really afraid of bricking the device. I want to just make it look as stock as possible so things go smoothly with the service or replacement.
I found suggestions in some threads for using 'Mobile ODIN'. Can anyone tell me if this would help? Thanks!
I've read on here multiple times that they will repair it even if rooted...maybe someone can confirm.
I think there is a apps on the market called adb wireless... May be it can help you!
Sent from my HTC Glacier using xda premium
Just get a stock ROM zip and you can use glados app to lock the boot loader when rooted then flash the stock fw after wiping system the stock system will wipe the custom recovery on boot enjoy
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Sorry. At work. Post 3 of my guide.
Returning to stock and locked without USB.
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Sorry. At work. Post 3 of my guide.
Returning to stock and locked without USB.
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Fantastic! Thanks to those above too. I'll check out part 3 of your guide as mentioned since it's in your sig. :good:
Hello, I am using the SPH-L700 (Sprint) Galaxy Nexus. I was having problems with a dock of mine, which was behaving oddly. I eventually decided the software (apps) on the phone must be the problem. So I looked up the instructions for booting into safe mode. I followed them, and got the prompt, (I am running 4.1) yet after my phone rebooted it still wasn't in safe mode. I don't know how to rectify this error, but a factory reset is a last resort here, so if anybody has some ideas, they would be much appreciated.
Backup using adb and factory reset. 5th post in thread shows
how to do this I think
Root?
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Backup using adb and factory reset. 5th post in thread shows
how to do this I think
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Can I do this without root? If the answer is no, then could you please answer a question that the clods at the phone company can't seem to answer? If I root my phone, will I have to pay a new activation fee? I know how to root a phone btw; I've just never done it for my daily driver, I.E. one with cell service.
I believe root not needed for adb. Check 1st post in the thread.
I'm on sprint and didn't have any fees. Never heard of fees for rooting.
I saw a similar question on this but is my warranty really voided if I rooted my sprint galaxy s3 and I could get it back by going back to 100% stock? I rooted it shortly after getting this phone. This morning I went into download mode and saw the flash count 1 and 2 lines say custom and go into about device and it says modified.
There are ways to reset those. Search qbking77 on youtube.
As far as warranty, no they will charge you your deductible for a new/refurb phone. But a Sprint store can refuse to honor their TEP program and work on a rooted device.
And that's because after a tech fixes w/e is wrong, you walk out the door and it bricks because you flash something your not suppose to. They don't want the blame to fall back on them.
Sent from a planet far far away.
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I saw a similar question on this but is my warranty really voided if I rooted my sprint galaxy s3 and I could get it back by going back to 100% stock? I rooted it shortly after getting this phone. This morning I went into download mode and saw the flash count 1 and 2 lines say custom and go into about device and it says modified.
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You can always go back to stock and triangle-away the flash counter. I'd recommend using the Toolkit by mskip. It has the option of returning to stock unrooted and getting rid of the flash count.
As far as your primary question about warranty. Yes, your warranty is voided. That being said, I've never really heard of it being an issue. Most Sprint Tech's are pretty chill when it comes to this. You can, of course, get an uptight one who will complain and even refuse your return. But yeah, I haven't really heard of that happening too often.
Usually all carriers would check the flash tick and they'd tell you that you can not have a warranty for your phone.
But it's other times that you'd be really lucky to obtain one for your device if they won't look into it ( And they will )
and they'll look at the status of the device as well. If you want to fully go back to stock TW and get your warranty
it'd be advised to flash this.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1904099
Thank billar412 for that.
Take note this is the MB1 update, if you how ever don't like MB1 there should be an LJ7 in the forums somewhere
or just look up qbking77 guide to unroot for stock TW and he should also have a flash counter reset under his threads as well.
Thanks for the quick replies. So that quick return to stock one would bring back the warranty then? That's the one I got my eye on plus I'm craving some custom rom goodness.
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Thanks for the quick replies. So that quick return to stock one would bring back the warranty then? That's the one I got my eye on plus I'm craving some custom rom goodness.
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I don't want to be the legalistic guy, but I wanted to point out something.
By flashing a custom recovery (i.e. gaining root access), you are voiding your claim on the warranty. There's no getting around that. But, by returning to stock and resetting your flash counter, you are making it so that no one can tell you voided the warranty.
I know it's a slight difference from what you said and many people may say I'm nit-picking, but I want people to take responsibility for flashing ROMs. It bugs me when people don't read everything, brick their phones, then try to get the carrier to pay for their mistakes (case in point).
Hey -
my question is in a similar vein.
I am "stock" but rooted and with CWM recovery.
I'm getting bugged to death with the OTA update notifications, and of course it won't run under CWM...
Best method to get it to install seems to be to restore factory recovery?
Or do you guys have other suggestions?
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Hey -
my question is in a similar vein.
I am "stock" but rooted and with CWM recovery.
I'm getting bugged to death with the OTA update notifications, and of course it won't run under CWM...
Best method to get it to install seems to be to restore factory recovery?
Or do you guys have other suggestions?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32152586
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You never mentioned where you got your phone. I buy mine at Best Buy, and purchase their insurance. It covers EVERYTHING except loss. No deductible. No limit on number of claims. I was flashing my GS3 back and forth between a few roms, and somehow messed it up. It was stuck in a boot loop. They couldn't get it to boot either. They sent it out, and I had a new one 4 days later. Only new because they had just come out, and didn't have refurbs yet
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Hi Everyone,
Posted about this in the unbricking guide post (see below link).
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=59886507#post59886507
Was wondering if anyone could offer up any suggestions as to how to fix this problem. I apologise for posting about this twice, but I am in dire need of any help I can get on this one.
Update: just to let you all know, after many days of trying to resolve this, I decided to take it to a local phone repair shop. Unfortunately they have not been able to fix the problem either. As this was the case, I decided to buy a new phone.