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Samsung Kies is a life saver!

I had a friend that was in a car accident and broke his screen on his T-Mobile Galaxy S II that wanted to save his data before sending it back when he received the replacement. I had no idea that Kies had the ability to backup/restore until today. I was trying to use adb to just pull the data but the device was not rooted and debugging was not enabled.
Then before i gave up i just opened Kies as a last resort method thinking to myself "Hmm... Samsung probably has something for this"
I was able to successfully backup from the one with the broken screen and restore to the replacement in about 20 minutes... Gave him the new phone and everything was all there as if nothing happened, contacts, messages, call logs, settings, pictures, music, videos, etc
I just wanted to share my experience with anyone who did not know about this feature from the Samsung Kies software. Is there anything else that you can do?
What do you use Kies for? Share your experience...
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I use it to convert videos sometimes. And backup some pics to pc.
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Lmao at first I thought kies called 911 and had saved his life
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gtuansdiamm said:
Lmao at first I thought kies called 911 and had saved his life
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Lol, that would be a nice feature...
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never used it as i am rooted and have better alternatives to choose from
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Yeah, I would normally use other methods of data extraction like adb but like I said the screen was broken. But if your not rooted and you need to get your data this is something that works.
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Good tip, I'll have to remember that if anyone comes in my store with similar needs.

See... This is why I thought it would be a good idea to start this thread. I'm glad to see that at least one other person saw this to be useful. Heck, even if only 1 sprint technician does this when customers are replacing phones it will help many customers in the long run.

Shameless bump for the guy with a broken screen with no root.
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Great find! Let's hope I don't need to use it...
Thanks

Boost mobile.

Question, if I wanted to make a dinc2 connect to boost mobile, wouldn't that just be a switch of the apn info? Where as it would be connecting to Sprint towers instead of the Verizon ones?
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8on3s said:
Question, if I wanted to make a dinc2 connect to boost mobile, wouldn't that just be a switch of the apn info? Where as it would be connecting to Sprint towers instead of the Verizon ones?
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If you mean that you want to have service with Boost they would have to add your ESN to their systems and they don't do that to my knowledge. I know Sprint won't do it.
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You would actually have to flash your phone to boost mobile. If you browse craigslist there are a lot of people who would do it for a reasonable price. Or you could try yourself.
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May not be that difficult.. I used to play around with a Moto Droid X and the only way to root the latest OTA was to flash a file that turned it into another phone and on TMobile... I don't have them in my area for service but while on the TMobile Rom I tried *228 and it connected to their activation service and not Verizon... Was weird. I belive, at least in my area Boost uses Sprint towers so... Should be easy if you can find the right software/tools to do it... Good luck!!
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jbarcus81 said:
May not be that difficult.. I used to play around with a Moto Droid X and the only way to root the latest OTA was to flash a file that turned it into another phone and on TMobile... I don't have them in my area for service but while on the TMobile Rom I tried *228 and it connected to their activation service and not Verizon... Was weird. I belive, at least in my area Boost uses Sprint towers so... Should be easy if you can find the right software/tools to do it... Good luck!!
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Um.... *228 doesn't work on Tmo for activation.... best case it will take you to a CSR. For most people it just tells them to call 611. Are you sure you're remembering that right?
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cstone1991 said:
Um.... *228 doesn't work on Tmo for activation.... best case it will take you to a CSR. For most people it just tells them to call 611. Are you sure you're remembering that right?
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Yeah.. did it 3 days ago.. It may not have said ACTIVATION but it was a TMobile woman and I freaked out and hung up when I dialed it..

jbarcus81 said:
Yeah.. did it 3 days ago.. It may not have said ACTIVATION but it was a TMobile woman and I freaked out and hung up when I dialed it..
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Oh ok. It was just general care then. I thought you were saying there was an automated system like there is with VZW.
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Yeah the tools are available its just been challenging getting the proper drivers needed and installed, I for the life of me can not remember how to manually install drivers on windows.
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8on3s said:
Yeah the tools are available its just been challenging getting the proper drivers needed and installed, I for the life of me can not remember how to manually install drivers on windows.
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Put ubuntu on a thumb drive, boot it, rejoice, linux needs nary a driver...
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jeremytn86 said:
Put ubuntu on a thumb drive, boot it, rejoice, linux needs nary a driver...
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I suppose I could go that rout as well but I have not seen any linux natives for the programs used in windows, do you have any good alternatives? I'm hoping our little project will be ready to go by Monday
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I suppose I could go that rout as well but I have not seen any linux natives for the programs used in windows, do you have any good alternatives? I'm hoping our little project will be ready to go by Monday
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What tools are you talking about? If your just needing to push stuff to the phone you could prepare the packages in windows on the program(s) then push them in linux, I really don't know exactly what your speaking of though could you be more specific?
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What tools are you talking about? If your just needing to push stuff to the phone you could prepare the packages in windows on the program(s) then push them in linux, I really don't know exactly what your speaking of though could you be more specific?
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Qpst, cdma tool, and I'm forgetting the others... If I /can/ just make a flashable with them it would be fine but the first hurdle to get over is drivers. I think if I have understood the programs correctly they need to directly interact with the phone.
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[Q] Bricked S3 with Red LED and seen by computer?

I just bricked my S3 and whenever I plug it in, eventually, some combination of button presses makes a red LED show up, however, no screen on. Whats even weirder is that when I plug it in, it see's some thing called QHSUSB_DLOAD, and attempts to install drivers for it. I'm wondering if this might allow me to fix it? If all else fails, can someone refer me to a JTAG repair service...
Edit - When I attempt DL mode, I can even hear it disconnect, then reconnect. It fails the driver install though.

Unfortunately bud your hard bricked.
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What were you trying to do? Root? Using what method?
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You are definitely hard bricked!
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Wait what? So you are able to get it into download mode is what you are saying? Or you can't?

Wicked68 said:
What were you trying to do? Root? Using what method?
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I was making a port from the S2. I changed the updater script to let it flash, it did, and then it killed me.

Update: WOW. T-Mobile replaced it for me! I don't even have warranty left! Yet again, my company saves me.
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What did you say to get them to replace it?
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mrbmg said:
What did you say to get them to replace it?
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All I did was brought it into the store, handed it to the guy and said it was broken. Said I had a FACTORY warranty (from Samsung), and that Samsung told me to have the store do the replacement for me. The guy behind the desk said, "Yeah, whatever you stick your SIM into, as long as it's T-
Mobile, your covered. You can even buy phones offline,". It's going to be here monday. Shipped Friday, next day shipping, only 5$. I'm so happy I'm not paying 70$ for a JTAG... Not sure if this'll work for everyone, but it did for me!

This is going to sound crazy but...

...I may need to find a way to hard brick my wife's phone. And I mean bricked. Who can give me some input?
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Put a rom that's not for your phone install have way then turn the power off.....
lol:laugh:

Ok, that sounds promising.
Let me run that back. I get a rom from any other phone, begin to flash through recovery and before the install finishes I turn the phone off and voila, no lights, nothing. Right?
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Xiutehcuhtli said:
Ok, that sounds promising.
Let me run that back. I get a rom from any other phone, begin to flash through recovery and before the install finishes I turn the phone off and voila, no lights, nothing. Right?
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LOL why would you do that. Trying to get a replacement?
Cruel and don't want your wife have a phone?
JK

I know it sounds terrible right? She got some water damage and the guy at Costco told me he would replace a hard brick if I screwed up while flashing.
I'm somewhat torn, but don't want to pay a deductible, we just paid one because she let my 1 year old play with her phone and he broke the screen. Anyway, just something I'm debating, not convinced yet.
MORAL: DONT BUY YOUR WIFE A NICE PHONE!
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1. go to guy at costco
2. set phone on counter
3. take brick and smash the living hell out of it
4. tell him you bricked it and want a replacement.
5.????
6.profit

You know this is fraud right?
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_Epic said:
You know this is fraud right?
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Not if it's covered by warranty.
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_Epic said:
You know this is fraud right?
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Yeah, I won't be doing it. I was just venting mostly. I'm basically just pissed at the circumstance, and was looking for a way to save a few bucks. I'm more concerned about potentially getting a good guy busted for taking a phone in that he shouldn't than I am for duping some mega chain or phone manufacturer. Saving myself a bit of money isn't worth that.
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Veritass said:
Not if it's covered by warranty.
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This doesn't fall under warranty.
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Xiutehcuhtli said:
Yeah, I won't be doing it. I was just venting mostly. I'm basically just pissed at the circumstance, and was looking for a way to save a few bucks. I'm more concerned about potentially getting a good guy busted for taking a phone in that he shouldn't than I am for duping some mega chain or phone manufacturer. Saving myself a bit of money isn't worth that.
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Good man! There is hope for this world.
Optimus Prime

Good think you arent risking losing his job, but costco should return if you brick it no matter what. I did it on accident and best buy gave me a new one. I will post a PSA on it. but on the off chance you do still want to do it, just restore from a nandroid, and leave recovery on overnight, and that should do it. It is a new bug me and a few other developers have found the hard way.

For a moment I thought the OP was gonna give us his number, even though we just met, and ask us to call him, maybe?

here is the PSA I posted.

Flash n4 tot. Complain you didn't want a nexus 4 you wanted a optimus g
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ryocho said:
For a moment I thought the OP was gonna give us his number, even though we just met, and ask us to call him, maybe?
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LOL!
"what are you wearing OP?"
"Um, pants?"
"You are a dirty OP aren't you?"
That's probably not how it would go, really, but it made me laugh.
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GREAT NEWS! SquareTrade is taking the phone and sending me a new one after they told me no! No fraud involved, just have to make some noise, I suppose!
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What will T-Mobile do if they find out if I'm rooted?

I need to take my phone up there because the phone is having problems with the battery and I've done everything I can. I have insurance on the phone and also have Android JB 4.1.2 and I'm rooted. Is there anyway to hide it or should I even care?
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ThaGreatest said:
I need to take my phone up there because the phone is having problems with the battery and I've done everything I can. I have insurance on the phone and also have Android JB 4.1.2 and I'm rooted. Is there anyway to hide it or should I even care?
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TriangleAway then Odin stock and factory reset if you can.

Do as said above by Aerowinder if possible, if not just play stupid.
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What will happen if I show up without doing that? I really just need input on what's wrong and what I can do to fix it unless they'll give a new one since my phone looks completely brand new.
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Aerowinder said:
TriangleAway then Odin stock and factory reset if you can.
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TheLastSidekick said:
Do as said above by Aerowinder if possible, if not just play stupid.
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Do you guys think they'll give me a new phone or anything because my phone is in mint condition. There's not a speck of damage on it.
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ThaGreatest said:
Do you guys think they'll give me a new phone or anything because my phone is in mint condition. There's not a speck of damage on it.
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I wouldn't know what happens if you're going through T-Mobile but I assume you'll be fine if you're polite and explain you don't know what's going on, insist you've been with T-Mobile because of their excellent support if they make a big deal about it. Asurion the insurance company working with T-Mobile will take it anyways because they just fix it and that's it and resell it. And because you pay a monthly bill they're making money off of you regardless and you still have to pay a deductible.
But you SHOULD really return to stock.
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If they see that the phone is rooted, they'll just simply do nothing for you. That's why people say "your warranty is now void".
Do what is mentioned above or take your chances and hope the T-Mobile rep that is assisting you doesn't check to see if the phone is rooted or check the flash counter.
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I most likely just try to extract some info from them so maybe I could fix it myself. I really don't want to pay them money for something not my fault.
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I was hoping not to do that being that I just had to do factory reset like 2 weeks ago and I hate reinstalling everything but I guess I have to do it. I get the stock version from DocHolidays thread, right?
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I get it from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949687 right?
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That should do the trick. And if you're on a stock build now, you may not have to factory reset, backup anyway.
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DocHoliday77 said:
That should do the trick. And if you're on a stock build now, you may not have to factory reset, backup anyway.
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I'm on the root66 version
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Oh, simple enough then! Just go to SuperSU and unroot.
You could even try to temp unroot if you think that's all you'd need to do to hide it.
Befire you unroot though, do you have a custom recovery or kernel installed? If not, then run triangle away, then unroot. If you do, reflash root66, then use TA and unroot.
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ThaGreatest said:
I need to take my phone up there because the phone is having problems with the battery and I've done everything I can. I have insurance on the phone and also have Android JB 4.1.2 and I'm rooted. Is there anyway to hide it or should I even care?
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What's the problem with the battery?

I like the features I get with my stock build, but I'm considering a root for better control over my apps, (Greenify, permission control) so this thread seems like a relevant question.
Is Triangle Away and unrooting all it takes to make it appear that I haven't done anything?
The warranty issue is the only thing stopping me, it's saved me a bunch in the past...
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OutlawV said:
I like the features I get with my stock build, but I'm considering a root for better control over my apps, (Greenify, permission control) so this thread seems like a relevant question.
Is Triangle Away and unrooting all it takes to make it appear that I haven't done anything?
The warranty issue is the only thing stopping me, it's saved me a bunch in the past...
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If done in the correct order with no custom recovery or custom kernel, yes that should be all you have to do.
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I rooted my phone once, but I will never do it again after what happened. Last year I rooted my GS3 and about a week later, my local T-Mobile store called my phone unexpectedly. The guy on the other end told me I was due for a price drop, but I would have to come into the T-Mobile store to sign the paperwork before it would take effect. 2 days later I stopped in to get the discount on my monthly payment. The T-Mobile employee said he would have to look at my phone just to verify that it was the correct serial number. He went into the back room and said he would be back in a few minutes. 10 minutes later, a police officer walks in the store and asks my name. I'm totally freaked out wondering what the deal is. He asks me to turn around a puts hand cuffs on me. The officer told me I was under arrested and being charged with "rooting a mobile device". I was booked and released, but I would watch what you do to your phone. Good luck.
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LOL!!!
I'm not even sure how to react to that!
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Just be careful... The terms of my probation are to never visit XDA, so I'm really just telling what can happen.
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dave2metz said:
I rooted my phone once, but I will never do it again after what happened. Last year I rooted my GS3 and about a week later, my local T-Mobile store called my phone unexpectedly. The guy on the other end told me I was due for a price drop, but I would have to come into the T-Mobile store to sign the paperwork before it would take effect. 2 days later I stopped in to get the discount on my monthly payment. The T-Mobile employee said he would have to look at my phone just to verify that it was the correct serial number. He went into the back room and said he would be back in a few minutes. 10 minutes later, a police officer walks in the store and asks my name. I'm totally freaked out wondering what the deal is. He asks me to turn around a puts hand cuffs on me. The officer told me I was under arrested and being charged with "rooting a mobile device". I was booked and released, but I would watch what you do to your phone. Good luck.
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Rooting a device isn't illegal. They can kiss my ring. Think about it, if it was illegal why are root apps allowed on Google Play? And also, why is XDA not been shut down?
Methinks something else happened there. Maybe you voided their warranty and tried getting a discount which may be against the rules. Or something. But I know for a fact this is legal. Unlocking is a different story however.
So my advice, root on my brothers it's the only damn freedom we have left here in America.
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