Is there a way to know the phone's system info (hardware and software) through IMEI?
The reason I ask is that there is no "Settings-About.." on these phone except when it boots it reads "Samsung Galaxy Note II".
Also, the IMEI printed on the back doesn't match when I type the code *#06#. I tried to set to factory default as per the forum (Vol-up + home + power) but didn't work.
If there is any link that will guide me step-by-step to upgrade/re-flash or whatever to restore this phone to a descent one will be highly appreciated.
By the way, it is bought by a friend second-hand. Please Help.
The only things you can acquire from the imei from your side I'd say is the date of manufacture, location, type and model of the phone as far as I know. It seems like the seller either sold you a refurbished unit or changed the housing of the phone. Either way there are threads here where you can change the imei to match the imei on the back of the phone but it does require a good amount of patience.
Although, I would suggest, if it's working then leave it be because losing the imei and then trying to restore it can get tricky.
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The only things you can acquire from the imei from your side I'd say is the date of manufacture, location, type and model of the phone as far as I know. It seems like the seller either sold you a refurbished unit or changed the housing of the phone. Either way there are threads here where you can change the imei to match the imei on the back of the phone but it does require a good amount of patience.
Although, I would suggest, if it's working then leave it be because losing the imei and then trying to restore it can get tricky.
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Thanks for your reply, One more reason why I need those info is to update the device coz some of the features are not there like wi-fi.
I noticed that the features are very limited. At least to put the device into factory status maybe I can start from there. But even that code won't work.
Sounds like you got the fake note 2 china clones.
Check your IMEI here
http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=imeinr
lets first check you have is Note2 original or not
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Sounds like you got the fake note 2 china clones.
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That's exactly what I was thinking
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koalauk said:
That's exactly what I was thinking
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thanks guys, let me register and check and get back to you.
dr.ketan said:
Check your IMEI here
http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=imeinr
lets first check you have is Note2 original or not
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guess you're right, is it still possible to reload the original GN2 GT-N7100 firmware for this device.
Go into download mode and tell us what it says.
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Go into download mode and tell us what it says.
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apologies, but where can I find this download mode?
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guess you're right, is it still possible to reload the original GN2 GT-N7100 firmware for this device.
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I doubt may be IMEI is correct but stolen from other device.
If it is genuine then it should show exact device number.
Like when I check my IMEI it clearly says it's samsung note2
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apologies, but where can I find this download mode?
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Turn off device.
Then hold volume down+ home button+ power button.
Then warning screen will pop up .
Press volume up.
Then it should say downloading....
On top right corner it should say odin mode and product name and some other stuff.
Just tell us what all is written there.
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dr.ketan said:
I doubt may be IMEI is correct but stolen from other device.
If it is genuine then it should show exact device number.
Like when I check my IMEI it clearly says it's samsung note2
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kindly advice what should I do.
UtkarshGupta said:
Turn off device.
Then hold volume down+ home button+ power button.
Then warning screen will pop up .
Press volume down.
Then it should say downloading....
On top right corner it should say odin mode and product name and some other stuff.
Just tell us what all is written there.
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It should be volume up in Warning screen
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kay8 said:
kindly advice what should I do.
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Try putting device in download mode as utkarsh said above
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UtkarshGupta said:
Turn off device.
Then hold volume down+ home button+ power button.
Then warning screen will pop up .
Press volume down.
Then it should say downloading....
On top right corner it should say odin mode and product name and some other stuff.
Just tell us what all is written there.
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I tried that procedure a couple of times to do a factory reset but not working, the phone restart with the "Samsung Galaxy Note II gt-n7100" logo
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It should be volume up in Warning screen
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Try putting device in download mode as utkarsh said above
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Thanks for correcting me yet again
Typo though (it kills me not to clarify )
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Thanks for correcting me yet again
Typo though (it kills me not to clarify )
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I have no doubt about it(typo) , but just corrected bcoz here user is newbie, chances was there he missed that.
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kay8 said:
I tried that procedure a couple of times to do a factory reset but not working, the phone restart with the "Samsung Galaxy Note II gt-n7100" logo
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If you have factory reset then it should be recovery mode, not download mode
Again read carefully
Recovery mode - Vol up +home +power
Download mode - Vol down +home +power then Vol up in next (warning) screen
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I have no doubt about it(typo) , but just corrected bcoz here user is newbie, chances was there he missed that.
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If you have factory reset then it should be recovery mode, not download mode
Again read carefully
Recovery mode - Vol up +home +power
Download mode - Vol down +home +power then Vol up in next (warning) screen
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thanks for all your patience, i really appreciate it.
i tried both procedure very carefully but it doesn't go to that mode, it restart normally.
Then chances are there your device is not original note2 but likely Chinese replica.
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dr.ketan said:
Then chances are there your device is not original note2 but likely Chinese replica.
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this is the snapshot of the back of phone without battery, it may help in any way.
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Just got a GN2 and somehow I've turned on the "Sidebar" thing. Anyone know how to get rid of it please.
Feel a bit silly cus I root, flash and do all sorts all the time. But this simplest thing ?I can't! lol
Thank you.
Hold down the "back button" (soft key) and it should disable the multitasking side bar
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Restart your phone.
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Restart your phone.
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No need to restart.
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restart worked. Thanks. How did I turn it on?
artnada said:
restart worked. Thanks. How did I turn it on?
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You held down the back button for more than 2 seconds
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peoples_flip said:
You held down the back button for more than 2 seconds
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Ah. lol Thanks
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Restart your phone.
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Do you turn off your alarm clock by smacking it with a mallet?
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Do you turn off your alarm clock by smacking it with a mallet?
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I smack my circuit breaker with a hammer and reboot the house.
ChodTheWacko said:
I smack my circuit breaker with a hammer and reboot the house.
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You say that like there's another way of doing it
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ChodTheWacko said:
I smack my circuit breaker with a hammer and reboot the house.
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Ditto for the girlfriend. Smack her with a hammer and then reboot her by holding the arm, stepping on the left toe. and pinching the tummy.
hello therr.hoe can i edit sidebar apps?? couldn't find... thanx...
Sebring5 said:
Ditto for the girlfriend. Smack her with a hammer and then reboot her by holding the arm, stepping on the left toe. and pinching the tummy.
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Will try that tonight and get back to you.
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stradie said:
hello therr.hoe can i edit sidebar apps?? couldn't find... thanx...
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You cant add more apps. You can just remove app (which are in the list).
wow...that's useless if you can't edit sidebar apps...but thanx...
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stradie said:
wow...that's useless if you can't edit sidebar apps...but thanx...
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Apps have to be coded to be able to use them with in split screen, and only a very few non Samsung apps are coded to work with it sadly.
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Moonbloom said:
Apps have to be coded to be able to use them with in split screen, and only a very few non Samsung apps are coded to work with it sadly.
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No they don't have to be coded for split screen!
Apparently all the "work" is being done in the Samsung libraries - I certainly couldn't see Google amending the GMail app to support a function that is vendor specific.
I would imagine it is more to do with:
1. Samsung amending their split screen implementation to ensure it works with specific common apps, as well as their own.
2. Stopping other apps being added as they cannot ensure how they will react.
Regards,
Dave
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Ok so I made the jump to zv9 and after realizing my mistake I want to downgrade with LGNPST and root. Long story short, I've used every button combination on this phone and can't get into download mode. I know it's supposed to be vol(up + down) + power but it's not doing anything other than booting up. Am I doing something wrong? Did I hold it too long? Not long enough? Do i sacrifice a goat to the gods of LG? Someone please help...
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merc616 said:
Ok so I made the jump to zv9 and after realizing my mistake I want to downgrade with LGNPST and root. Long story short, I've used every button combination on this phone and can't get into download mode. I know it's supposed to be vol(up + down) + power but it's not doing anything other than booting up. Am I doing something wrong? Did I hold it too long? Not long enough? Do i sacrifice a goat to the gods of LG? Someone please help...
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lol sacrifice might work but if it fails you can shut off your phone and connect it to the computer but before you pulg it in press and hold that bump in between the volume buttons
javskies said:
lol sacrifice might work but if it fails you can shut off your phone and connect it to the computer but before you pulg it in press and hold that bump in between the volume buttons
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wow...so simple lol. woked like a charm. thanks a lot. guess i have no use for this goat now.
No prob. I'll take it, having some problems with my TV
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javskies said:
press and hold that bump in between the volume buttons
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So I did this and the first time it just booted like normal into the os but it made me log into google and my widgets were missing and then I restarted and did it again and it put me into safe mode. What did I do wrong?
s_mason16 said:
So I did this and the first time it just booted like normal into the os but it made me log into google and my widgets were missing and then I restarted and did it again and it put me into safe mode. What did I do wrong?
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I have never heard of that happening. I would hop on the irc and ask them
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s_mason16 said:
So I did this and the first time it just booted like normal into the os but it made me log into google and my widgets were missing and then I restarted and did it again and it put me into safe mode. What did I do wrong?
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Were you holding down a volume button on accident?
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kc_exactly said:
Were you holding down a volume button on accident?
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I was holding it down on purpose because I wanted to see the download mode.
s_mason16 said:
I was holding it down on purpose because I wanted to see the download mode.
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Maybe your little bump isn't working. Try holding both up and down while plugging into your comp
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javskies said:
Maybe your little bump isn't working. Try holding both up and down while plugging into your comp
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javskies said:
but before you pulg it in press and hold that bump in between the volume buttons
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That worked, but I'm new to doing anything with the lgog so I was just following exactly as I read it.
Glad it worked. I understand why you would want to be careful
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Hey does any of you guys know how do I turn off the warning when I turn the volume up? It's getting quite annoying.. thanks in advance.
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The volume warring is a horrible feature, I'm trying to think of why it needs to popup every time. This must have been included for liability reasons.
My problem is that my headphones don't exactly sit close to ear with my helmet on, so they're too quite. Then I can't always grab my phone and close out the warning while I'm riding.
The only solution I've found for this problem is to install a different rom, I am using ReVolt right now. You can disable the warning in the sound settings.
I also would like to know. I want to disable the toast after setting an app as default as well. It's super annoying.
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I have a thread with a tutorial explaining how to decompile and remove it, however, i have yet to encounter this "warning" on my device xD
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Never mind just saw it now. Its a little Toast message. On other device its an entire pop up window. I am now going to find where its generated and kill it should be done in a little bit
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nbeebe24 said:
I also would like to know. I want to disable the toast after setting an app as default as well. It's super annoying.
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This one's done. WOrking on the toast volume thing.
If you're rooted, you can try Xposed Framework. It's the best. Not only can you remove the warning, there is so much more to customize.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293951
Skenderbeggar said:
If you're rooted, you can try Xposed Framework. It's the best. Not only can you remove the warning, there is so much more to customize.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293951
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I don't think that will work. T-Mobile uses a toast instead of the normal window. So im not sure if that will work. Can give it a shot. I almost have it removed though.
Here you go guys. no more toast when you turn up volume. No more window when you select a default app.
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I don't think that will work. T-Mobile uses a toast instead of the normal window. So im not sure if that will work. Can give it a shot. I almost have it removed though.
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It actually does work. Any idea how to kill the clear defaults prompt? Samsung must think we're idiots to have that pop up every time always is selected.
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nbeebe24 said:
It actually does work. Any idea how to kill the clear defaults prompt? Samsung must think we're idiots to have that pop up every time always is selected.
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Both media toast and defaults prompt are in the zip right above you
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elesbb said:
Here you go guys. no more toast when you turn up volume. No more window when you select a default app.
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Ohhh pretty. Thanks. Would you mind explaining what you changed? Will this cause other toast notifications from other apps to stop?
dragon-son said:
Ohhh pretty. Thanks. Would you mind explaining what you changed? Will this cause other toast notifications from other apps to stop?
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Its a bunch of smali edits lol. And no it won't change anything else just the volume thinger. But i did notice i used MY files which have a volume levels mod in them. I didnt realize i was in the wrong directory. So you will have a lot more volume ssteps. I will fix it tonight though
Hey guys here is the one with the volume mod removed. Sorry about that.
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Hey guys here is the one with the volume mod removed. Sorry about that.
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Ohh I'm glad I grabbed the original file with the volume stuff, I'm liking both features. Thanks. Will you be posting this mod/fix to the themes and app section?
dragon-son said:
Ohh I'm glad I grabbed the original file with the volume stuff, I'm liking both features. Thanks. Will you be posting this mod/fix to the themes and app section?
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Bleh, TouchJiz is affecting the volume steps mod. Go listen to music, and start the volume at low, and slowly increment the volume up to max one step at a time. It will get louder then go back to really quite, and then get louder again
Has anyone tried this on Canadian Videotron /Wind version ? Can I flash this without any risk of brick lol
I really want to turn this annoying popup that block the volume when using headphone buttons I have to take out the phone from pocket unlock the click ok. What kind of stupid Developer this :S
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Netuser said:
Has anyone tried this on Canadian Videotron /Wind version ? Can I flash this without any risk of brick lol
I really want to turn this annoying popup that block the volume when using headphone buttons I have to take out the phone from pocket unlock the click ok. What kind of stupid Developer this :S
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If it's the same hardware then it should work. If it doesn't work it will just not boot. To fix that just flash your ROM or restore the original framework.jar file.
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I will do nandroid before flashing it then lets hope it works
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Just flashed it but dont seem to work I still get that stupid message that block volume change. The correct file is the one on this page ?
That blicking message Worst part is it only hapoens when screen is locked what kind of joke is this from samsung.
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Netuser said:
I will do nandroid before flashing it then lets hope it works
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Just flashed it but dont seem to work I still get that stupid message that block volume change. The correct file is the one on this page ?
That blicking message Worst part is it only hapoens when screen is locked what kind of joke is this from samsung.
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50 bucks says you're not deodexed
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It mean stock stock rom wont be able to turn this off ?
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Netuser said:
It mean stock stock rom wont be able to turn this off ?
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Just flash a stock deodexed ROM
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I've been a good root user for a while but something isn't right after i used the Installer to flash CM 11 to my Galaxy S4 T-mo.
While i had stock rom i was able to turn my device completely off and reboot into recovery by pressing and holding in the exact order: Vol Up, Home, then Power. And CWM would pop up.
Now with CyanogenMod installed, i try the same process. It says in blue letters "Recovery Booting..." and then everything on screen disappears. I let go of the buttons and after a few seconds the same screen shows without the "Recovery Booting..." in blue letters and then i see the boot.img for CM and the regular boot works fine.
You should know however that if i hold the power button while I'm in CM and tap "Reboot Recovery" it boots into recovery fine. So basically with any root request it works. But the problem with that is if one day if i get a bootloop i cant flash to recovery and restore a backup.
I also tried flashing TWRP instead of CWM but that did not work, the same problem occured with a different recovery.
If anyone has this problem or better, has a fix please reply
Thanks, Essem G
Hold Vol up + Power at the same time (no home button) when you feel the phone vibrate, let go of power button. When the boot screen comes up you can let go of the Volume button
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Kriptik210 said:
Hold Vol up + Power at the same time (no home button) when you feel the phone vibrate, let go of power button. When the boot screen comes up you can let go of the Volume button
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The sequence they stated is correct..
OP make sure you let go of all the buttons as soon as you see the 'recovery booting' in blue letters
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serio22 said:
The sequence they stated is correct..
OP make sure you let go of all the buttons as soon as you see the 'recovery booting' in blue letters
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:what: there is no need to hold the home button
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Kriptik210 said:
:what: there is no need to hold the home button
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Well either I was taught wrong or Samsung changed it but that is the way I've been doing it since the s3 and it still works.. That is not the reason its not working
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Well the home button doesn't need to be pressed. I'm not saying it is the problem but the way the OP says he does it, might be the problem.
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Well the home button doesn't need to be pressed. I'm not saying it is the problem but the way the OP says he does it, might be the problem.
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Sounds to me like they are pressing too long
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serio22 said:
Sounds to me like they are pressing too long
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That or he needs to release the power button. Either way we gave 2 options. Hopefully one works lol.
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Kriptik210 said:
Hold Vol up + Power at the same time (no home button) when you feel the phone vibrate, let go of power button. When the boot screen comes up you can let go of the Volume button
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Thanks! I really didn't think that would solve the problem because I thought it was something deeper but sure enough it worked perfect. This really took some tension off my shoulders. But I'm still not sure why the button sequence changed some people are saying I did it right and I have done it this way before. No matter, problem solved
Thanks, Essem G
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Essem G said:
Thanks! I really didn't think that would solve the problem because I thought it was something deeper but sure enough it worked perfect. This really took some tension off my shoulders. But I'm still not sure why the button sequence changed some people are saying I did it right and I have done it this way before. No matter, problem solved
Thanks, Essem G
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I know the problem has been solved, but out of curiosity, what gave you the idea of that button combo to enter recovery? I only ask because I've seen other questions involving the home button when trying to enter recovery and none of the guides here haven't mentioned using anything other than power+volume up/down for recovery/download mode respectively.
I saw this on galaxys4root.com and it showed a video of that combo working. The very next thing I did was try it myself and it worked. I never knew why or how it changed
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Essem G said:
I saw this on galaxys4root.com and it showed a video of that combo working. The very next thing I did was try it myself and it worked. I never knew why or how it changed
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Gotcha. Like I said, I was just curious. Thanks for elaborating.
Essem G said:
Thanks! I really didn't think that would solve the problem because I thought it was something deeper but sure enough it worked perfect. This really took some tension off my shoulders. But I'm still not sure why the button sequence changed some people are saying I did it right and I have done it this way before. No matter, problem solved
Thanks, Essem G
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No problem, bro. I really don't know why people say to do it the way you did lol.
lordcheeto03 said:
I know the problem has been solved, but out of curiosity, what gave you the idea of that button combo to enter recovery? I only ask because I've seen other questions involving the home button when trying to enter recovery and none of the guides here haven't mentioned using anything other than power+volume up/down for recovery/download mode respectively.
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It might have been carried over from the s3. Adding the home button doesn't do anything so in retrospect the s4 doesn't even notice. Power + Vol down will take you to Download mode (just an FYI)
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My son added the I am groot app to his sprint samsung galaxy s3 and now the phone won't do anything! I can't even boot into safe mode. I just want to uninstall this as quickly as possible. HOW??
I assume its the xPosed module that makes all text on your phone some variation of "I am Groot"? If it is, if you go to the app list, there should be an emblem of Groot's head. That's the settings menu for it, then turn it off. I believe there's a slider switch, but otherwise uncheck the boxes and it should work.
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My son added the I am groot app to his sprint samsung galaxy s3 and now the phone won't do anything! I can't even boot into safe mode. I just want to uninstall this as quickly as possible. HOW??
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safe mode? do you mean Recovery or Download mode?
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safe mode? do you mean Recovery or Download mode?
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Safe mode is regularly booted by holding down the volume down key while booting. It prevents apps from autostarting while booting or just after it finishes booting. Can help with virus removal.
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Safe mode is regularly booted by holding down the volume down key while booting. It prevents apps from autostarting while booting or just after it finishes booting. Can help with virus removal.
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i see that's pretty useful....but do android phone even get viruses?
6th_Hokage said:
i see that's pretty useful....but do android phone even get viruses?
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Theoretically possible. They have Android anti virus programs. Probably just doesn't happen often.
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6th_Hokage said:
i see that's pretty useful....but do android phone even get viruses?
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Of course! Malware exists even in the play store. There is malware for almost every single OS that has ever been distributed.
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roirraW "edor" ehT said:
Theoretically possible. They have Android anti virus programs. Probably just doesn't happen often.
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Sorry to burst your bubble but it's not very uncommon.
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