Okay so I changed the font on my galaxy nexus when it was rooted and I disliked the font but didn't think about it so I locked and unrooted my phone and then factory reseted it thinking it would change back to the normal font. So how do I get my original font back? Please help me.
Flash stock ROM with fast boot or re root and flash a ROM that doesn't have a custom font
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GNEXUS2 said:
Okay so I changed the font on my galaxy nexus when it was rooted and I disliked the font but didn't think about it so I locked and unrooted my phone and then factory reseted it thinking it would change back to the normal font. So how do I get my original font back? Please help me.
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Unlock bootloader again, reflash your custom recovery (if needed)/ROM.
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GNEXUS2 said:
Okay so I changed the font on my galaxy nexus when it was rooted and I disliked the font but didn't think about it so I locked and unrooted my phone and then factory reseted it thinking it would change back to the normal font. So how do I get my original font back? Please help me.
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i dont know why everyone thinks factory reset fully places everything back to when they got the phone.
all it does is wipe your data and sdcard. nothing more.
Zepius said:
i dont know why everyone thinks factory reset fully places everything back to when they got the phone.
all it does is wipe your data and sdcard. nothing more.
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Factory reset has never wiped my sdcard.
WiredPirate said:
Factory reset has never wiped my sdcard.
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He meant a factory reset from within Android itself, I'm sure.
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bk201doesntexist said:
He meant a factory reset from within Android itself, I'm sure.
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correct. true factory reset, not custom recovery factory reset.
Huh. Weird.
Never knew factory reset does two different things depending on if you select it from recovery or settings. Doesn't make much sense imo. Glad I never selected factory reset from the settings menu then. Now that I know this I am wondering why we don't differentiate between the two, since they are two completely different options.
WiredPirate said:
Huh. Weird.
Never knew factory reset does two different things depending on if you select it from recovery or settings. Doesn't make much sense imo. Glad I never selected factory reset from the settings menu then. Now that I know this I am wondering why we don't differentiate between the two, since they are two completely different options.
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Good point.
I think its kinda between the lines, they're similar in the sense that both erase user apps/preferences, but custom recoveries also aimed to keep internal sdcard contents, something that's not possible with the "true" factory reset that Android had/has.
Unless stated, I assume a user that factory reseted, did it on a custom recovery.
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Thank you both! Glad I learned this the easy way.
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I have had my GNex for around 8 months now and for the past few weeks I have been getting random reboots and freezes.
I have tried 3 different roms, all using clean installs and I still get the same problem.
Before I send it back to Samsung or try some drastic measure, I would like to know if there is any way I could completely wipe my phone back to a clean slate like it was when it came from the factory, just to see if that would help fix the problem. I understand that in most recoveries, you can wipe the boot, data, system, sd, etc and I have already done all that, but is there any other things I should try formatting/wiping before I go through the hassle of a warranty claim?
Thanks
Flashing the complete factory images would be good for that already
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thephantom said:
Flashing the complete factory images would be good for that already
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I have tried this with no luck. Any other ideas?
I recently rooted my Galaxy Nexus and flashed AOKP. everything was all good and stable, but now the phone will lag really bad and sometimes reboot.
I tried to install a new ROM, but it still does the same thing, even with no apps installed.
It's really bothering me... what could be the problem?
Did you do a clean flash?
factory reset
wipe cache
wipe data
wipe dalvik cahce
format system
flash .zip
fix permissions
This also happened to me, even after a factory reset the phone was still laggy and buggy.
If WiredPirate suggestion doesn't fix it, i recommend a total wipe of the phone through the ToolKit, restoring it like just bought. I know it's kind of a rude fix, but this worked for me
WiredPirate said:
Did you do a clean flash?
factory reset
wipe cache
wipe data
wipe dalvik cahce
format system
flash .zip
fix permissions
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I didn't know i had to format system and fix permissions lol.
Hopefully that fixes it.
R: Extremely slow Galaxy Nexus (GSM)
RedDeadDorito said:
I recently rooted my Galaxy Nexus and flashed AOKP. everything was all good and stable, but now the phone will lag really bad and sometimes reboot.
I tried to install a new ROM, but it still does the same thing, even with no apps installed.
It's really bothering me... what could be the problem?
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Install androbench and run a full test, then post the output
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nmlssit said:
This also happened to me, even after a factory reset the phone was still laggy and buggy.
If WiredPirate suggestion doesn't fix it, i recommend a total wipe of the phone through the ToolKit, restoring it like just bought. I know it's kind of a rude fix, but this worked for me
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How do I do this? WiredPirate's tips didn't work, unfortunately
RedDeadDorito said:
How do I do this? WiredPirate's tips didn't work, unfortunately
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Cool. Doing the factory stuff worked... Can I reflash a ROM now? I really hate stock lol. Just don't mess it up, right?
RedDeadDorito said:
Cool. Doing the factory stuff worked... Can I reflash a ROM now? I really hate stock lol. Just don't mess it up, right?
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You should do WiredPirate's steps each time you flash a difference ROM or Kernel. If you do that, and educate yourself on each particular ROM/Kernel very well prior to flashing in case there are any specific extra steps you should take, then there is very little risk of messing up your phone.
In the off chance something goes wrong, the Galaxy Nexus has one of the most active development communities. Whatever problem you encounter, someone else has probably already solved it and posted a fix on XDA.
As long as you're intelligent and patient you'll be fine. READ before you flash.
And here's a nice resource if you do end up shopping around for ROMs and Kernels:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2160723
Hey guys I was running a nightly of CM 10.1 and enabled full disk encryption with a pin. I decided to rebuild my phone so I flashed a new ROM through CWM however when it booted it was asking for the encryption password. The pin that I used previously won't work. I've tried re-flashing, factory reset (CWM), and ODINing the phone back to stock. None of which removes the encryption. Wtf do I do?
Only way I know of -- factory reset after booting up
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diablo009 said:
Only way I know of -- factory reset after booting up
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I can't factory reset from the ROM now because it won't accept my PIN.
Tynen said:
I can't factory reset from the ROM now because it won't accept my PIN.
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From everything I've read and seen, once a device is encrypted the only way out is to ODIN back to the stock ROM.
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Just boot into recovery like twrp and wipe data, the button in the bottom left of the screen in the wipe menu
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RPelham said:
From everything I've read and seen, once a device is encrypted the only way out is to ODIN back to the stock ROM.
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Nope. I did it when on stock. A simple factory reset set it right.
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diablo009 said:
Nope. I did it when on stock. A simple factory reset set it right.
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Yes however as he stated already he factory reset in CWM and it did nothing. On top of that since he flashed a new ROM the device no longer accepts his PIN once booted so factory reset from within the settings menu is a no go. Thus ODINing back to stock is the only way.
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This is really weird guys.. I ODIN'd the SECOND time to 4.0.4 and it fixed it. When I odin'd stock 4.1.1 it was still encrypted.....
Old thread but I restored stock recovery and that cleared encryption. Could not clear encryption with clockwork, philz, or TWRP.
I previously installed the 4.2.2 camera before the OTA was available and this prevented me from successfully using the OTA because the phone wasn't completely stock. After trying all of the "typical" fixes like going back to the stock camera and a bunch of other stuff (covered in my last thread), I was told the only option I had was a factory reset. I finally had a free day so I did a Titanium backup as well as a nandroid backup with TWRP, saved all of my pictures and such along with the backup files on a backup HD, then did a factory reset through the android settings menu. Once it rebooted, it was "reset" but the 4.2. camera remained. I tried the OTA update and of course it failed. So I rebooted into TWRP, wiped the caches and then did a factory reset within TWRP and once it rebooted, I had the same issue (it was reset but the 4.2 camera remained). All of my pictures and the Ti backup files remained on the phone throughout this whole process as well, not sure if that's normal or not.
What am I doing wrong? It seems like it's resetting all the phone data but keeping my old modified rom? Thanks.
That's exactly what factory reset does
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OK, I'm not sure why I was previously told on here that was my only "fix" then if it doesn't modify what I am having issues with. So what is it I need to do in order to get a factory ROM with the factory camera that will accept the OTA? I thought there was a "factory" way that would do it quickly/easily without going through dozens of steps?
Use the return to stock thread in the general section.
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Zepius said:
Use the return to stock thread in the general section.
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this sounds like hogwash. you must belong to a secret club that reads things....we dont do that 'round here!
Hodor!
Pirateghost said:
this sounds like hogwash. you must belong to a secret club that reads things....we dont do that 'round here!
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For the record, I did see the link in his sig and read through his "back to stock" tutorial before asking if there was a way that didn't require dozens of steps. I don't have much free time so I was trying to see if there were any "easy" ways.
Regardless, I got it completely reset stock 4.1.1 and rooted again. Thanks for the help there.
Is it better to use my Ti Backup to restore things BEFORE installing the 4.2.2 OTA or should I do the OTA and then restore with Titanium? Thanks.
I apologize if this is covered elsewhere, I did not come across the question or answer in my search.
I have a Rogers Note II (GT-N7105/SGH-I317M).
It is running stock touch whiz 4.1.2. I had been running custom roms, but after their various issues, I am going with stock samsung at the moment.
I have TWRP installed as the custom recovery, and I used it to restore my backup I took right after rooting.
Not having any issues, but I am simply wanting to know if I can go into Settings >> Backup and Reset and the perform a factory reset of the phone to erase all apps and data.
I am not trying to unroot the phone or anything like that. This phone is a work phone and I am going to be turning it in for the Note 3 next week. I would like to erase my content before doing so, again, not trying to unroot it (I have the tools such as Triangle away, stock firmware and Odin) just want to do a wipe and reset it for the next person who may use it.
So again, the question. If I factory reset via settings will there be any issues or will it simply go back to a rooted blank rom with no apps data?
Or will I end up with a mess?
Thanks for the help!
Factory reset will only wipe your personal data that you entered nothing will affect system or any modifications on it you will see no mess just a clean phone
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wada7o said:
Factory reset will only wipe your personal data that you entered nothing will affect system or any modifications on it you will see no mess just a clean phone
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So I essentially will have a rooted phone with a romantic that is set back to stock? Which is exactly what I am trying to achieve.
The fact that I have twrp installed makes no difference?
Exactly it will not affect system you will have clean stock rooted with twrp installed
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Thanks...
I did this many times before with rooted and romed htc devices running things like cm and insert coin + sense but I wasnt sure how pick an already picky Samsung rom would be when rooted.
Cheers