[Q] Samsung logo, then cm10.2, then dark? - AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III

Hi guys,
I rooted my phone and flashed cm10.2 on it a while ago. It has been working fine and maybe froze twice here and there.
So, 30 minutes ago I was using my phone and put it down to go eat. I come back, and the screen won't turn on. I tried hitting the home button, and the power button. Neither worked. So I ended up pulling the battery. I plugged the battery back in, and hit the power button. The phone quickly flashed the samsung logo, and then went black. I gave it a minute and nothing happened. I pulled the battery again, and it turned on itself (vibrated as soon as i put it in), then flashed the samsung logo, and then cut right to the cm10.2 logo, and then went black again.
Any ideas? I havent been messing with bad software or anything like that.
Thanks!
I just managed to get it into download mode but it keeps turning off.
update - I managed to plug it into the computer and a red light came on in the phone. It vibrated, and then went dark again. Does this mean anything?
update 2 - I've given up and am going with the "its a faulty power button" - explained here - brickedmyphone.com/ products/ power-button-replacement/

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Broken Display?

ok so here is the rundown
Device: HTC one on vzw
Rom: Slimbean 2.x
Gapps: Slim AIO gapps
had a weird problem with the display today if anyone has had this or know someone who has i would greatly appreciate the help. I just flashed Slimbean 2.x last night and all was good. no problems what so ever, got everything setup and was working fine. this morning around 10am i opened snapchat to view a video. i clicked on the video and as soon as it started the screen went blank and would not turn on. i tried holding the power button down for at least a minute and nothing. also tried power and volume down, power and both volume buttons, power and volume up and still nothing seems to work. when i plug it into the wall charger the red LED light does not turn on and screen does not wake. when i plug it into the computer the computer does not ever read the device and noting pops up letting me browse the files on the phone. i have no clue why this happened it has been working fine for the 3 months that i've had it. took it to verizon about an hour ago and they didn't know either but they are sending me a replacement htc one. all i really want now are my photos that i have on the phone.
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I had something similar and think it was conflict related. After installing the "advanced power menu" with xposed, I had an issue when trying to use it to boot into recovery. Basically it had timed out and then went away without rebooting. The next time I tried it locked up and my screen went black. My keys would light up if I clicked on the power button (it was dark in the room so the sensor was still working), but nothing else. Nothing I did would make the screen turn on at all and holding down the power key to reboot did not work. I just planned on letting the battery die out. After about 45 minutes, the phone just rebooted and everything was back to normal. I really think it locked up due to a conflict similar to what a PC might do.

[Q] S3 shutting off

So earlier yesterday I was on my phone (T-999 S3, rooted, PAC-man rom) when suddenly the screen just went black and my phone turned off. It didn't even reboot, it just stayed off.
I thought it was a little odd, so I tried to turn it back on and it would get to the logo screen and the screen would go black and the phone would shut off, and it wouldn't reboot like in other cases.
I tried to go into recovery but it would turn off after the logo popped up, I cant even get into download mode because after I press volume up to initiate download mode, it turns off. Ive owned this phone for about 13 months and this has never happened to me before. What should I do?
androidcyborg007 said:
So earlier yesterday I was on my phone (T-999 S3, rooted, PAC-man rom) when suddenly the screen just went black and my phone turned off. It didn't even reboot, it just stayed off.
I thought it was a little odd, so I tried to turn it back on and it would get to the logo screen and the screen would go black and the phone would shut off, and it wouldn't reboot like in other cases.
I tried to go into recovery but it would turn off after the logo popped up, I cant even get into download mode because after I press volume up to initiate download mode, it turns off. Ive owned this phone for about 13 months and this has never happened to me before. What should I do?
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This is an issue with the power button, which is exactly what I'm working on right now for my wife's phone. I ordered the button and received it a couple days ago. About to install it now.
Good way to test is remove the battery, then put it back. If it tries to turn on by itself, then it's almost certain it's the power button.
Let us know how easy the replacement goes in! Good luck on it!
Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk

Phone not bricked, but usually won't boot in any way

Hello everyone, thank you for your time.
TL;DR: Phone boots into download mode up until "Downloading...", recovery mode until "RECOVERY BOOTING," and can only boot right when I put the battery in. The battery is fully charged, and I can boot up until my home screen only once so far. Will a jig fix the issue, or should I try to get the phone replaced by TMobile warranty as I have before?
I have a Galaxy S3 from TMobile, and have been running CyanogenMod for about a year now. 2 days ago I flashed a nightly release, which I assume was unstable. Yesterday, my screen was on and then my phone turned off (low battery, but 99% sure it was a crash rather than a power off), and did not boot up again. After attempting to pull the battery out, charge for hours, turn on and plug in (in different combinations), the furthest I could get was a couple of seconds of the CyanogenMod Galaxy S3 logo initial boot screen (not the rotating splash screen).
I took my phone to TMobile today and was about to get it replaced until I realized I didn't mask the flashes.
The last time I was in an exact same situation with the same phone model, and my flash counter was still showing custom firmware, yet I did manage to get it replaced effortlessly, but I didn't want to risk what was a possible fluke again.
I get home, and here's my current situation.
The only way the phone boots up in any manner is when I take the battery out and the charger is not plugged in. Here are the scenarios I run into:
1. Boots into download mode, can press VOL + to get to the "Downloading..." screen, then shuts off 2 seconds after.
2. Boots into recovery mode, only up until "RECOVERY BOOTING", then shuts off.
3. Boot by pressing power button, plug charger in, shows grey battery icon.
3. Boots into download mode, can press VOL -, either shuts off, OR
3b) Only after tons of tries, it booted up all the way up until my actual home screen, then shut off.
I can't have the charger plugged in while booting (pc or wall), and I can only boot right after I put the battery in.
Are there any suggestions as to what I should do? I was thinking of buying a jig from Amazon, but I don't know if it is hard bricked or not. Should I just attempt to get it replaced under warranty once again, even though it shows the flash count?
Thank you very much!
FIX: STUCK POWER BUTTON PROBLEM
So, one thing I didn't check. Take the battery out of the phone, wait about a minute. If it buzzes as if its powering on, that means that your power button (either the actual button itself or the switch on the mainboard) is stuck.
Solution: Smack the power button with your battery until your battery has a (small) dent. If it doesn't work, smack it a couple more times. Took me 2 tries, second try, phone didn't buzz when I put battery in. I press the power button, works like new. Absolutely....ridiculous

Phone just doesnt turn on

So I was at 3 percent and plugged the phone in the car charger. I just texted and the phone got stuck. Waited for it to start being normal again but it didnt. Suddenly it shut down, restarted and got stuck on the LG logo. I waited and waited and finally removed the charger and took out the battery. I then plugged the charger back in but the screen would just not light up. Tried holding the power and volume button key at the same time, but to no avail. Took the battery out and kept the power button pressed and then put the battery back in. Still wouldnt work. I then connected the phone to my laptop and pressed the volume up key to enter into download. Nothing.
What is wrong with my phone? The phone is just DEAD. It doesnt even light up showing that its charging when i put the plug in. What should I do?
The phone is rooted. Its on stock rom btw.
musanaqvi110 said:
So I was at 3 percent and plugged the phone in the car charger. I just texted and the phone got stuck. Waited for it to start being normal again but it didnt. Suddenly it shut down, restarted and got stuck on the LG logo. I waited and waited and finally removed the charger and took out the battery. I then plugged the charger back in but the screen would just not light up. Tried holding the power and volume button key at the same time, but to no avail. Took the battery out and kept the power button pressed and then put the battery back in. Still wouldnt work. I then connected the phone to my laptop and pressed the volume up key to enter into download. Nothing.
What is wrong with my phone? The phone is just DEAD. It doesnt even light up showing that its charging when i put the plug in. What should I do?
The phone is rooted. Its on stock rom btw.
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Please do some search and refer to the bootloop thread as there is no need to create new one. since there are many discussions on this topic already. Try freezer or baking method and see if you can at least get it to boot to have your data backed up.

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