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Hello,
Today when I restarted my phone, it got stuck on the "Goodbye" screen for longer than normal, then flashed the camera 3 times before shutting off. What is going on? Anyone have a similar issue? I am on stock, rooted.
Thanks
Happens to everyone, it is normal.
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G1ForFun said:
Happens to everyone, it is normal.
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How is it normal..? It never happened until today, nor have I ever heard of it happening before..
G1ForFun said:
Happens to everyone, it is normal.
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never seen it.
saltmine said:
How is it normal..? It never happened until today, nor have I ever heard of it happening before..
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It may be an android thing. I remember my HD2 used to do this from time to time. I never found out why it does that though...
This happens to me quite often. Sometimes it just stay lit until the phone is completely off. It's just weird
Fyi tmo will replace your phone because of this.. I know I did it. This is not suppose to happen.
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epicroot said:
Fyi tmo will replace your phone because of this.. I know I did it. This is not suppose to happen.
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Is it really worth it to replace my phone for this? It has only happened once over 5 months. How much did it happen to you? Does it signal something wrong with the phone if it has just happened once?
If it doesn't mean that something is wrong with my phone, I wouldn't really want to go through the hassle of a return :\
It happens to me and my brother randomly. Not a big deal
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Think of it as Hercules waving goodbye.
epicroot said:
Fyi tmo will replace your phone because of this.. I know I did it. This is not suppose to happen.
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Do they replace with a brand new unopened box or a refurbished unit?
Lol really? ..jeez some of you complain about everything and anything.
LOVE the uninformed comments about how you should get your phone replaced if it does this or this is a sign of your t989 waving goodbye.
And then people wonder why the whole process of getting a replacement phone keeps getting worse.
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G1ForFun said:
Lol really? ..jeez some of you complain about everything and anything.
LOVE the uninformed comments about how you should get your phone replaced if it does this or this is a sign of your t989 waving goodbye.
And then people wonder why the whole process of getting a replacement phone keeps getting worse.
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My comment about the phone waving goodbye was a joke.
G1ForFun said:
Lol really? ..jeez some of you complain about everything and anything.
LOVE the uninformed comments about how you should get your phone replaced if it does this or this is a sign of your t989 waving goodbye.
And then people wonder why the whole process of getting a replacement phone keeps getting worse.
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so what? does it bother you?
Anyone can replicate this. While your phone is on, hold power/Vol up/Vol down all at the same time for about 10 seconds. That forces a reboot and your camera will flash until you let go.
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It is normal....that is why every phone can replicate it.
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It sometimes happen to me randomly. No big deal.
This happened to me while I was rooted on 2.3.5 but I never had a chance to try after the update. I'd say it's normal for this phone. It only did it after root...
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Well. .
My phone flashes once (quickly) when it shuts off with no battery. It doesn't happen to me anytime I shut it off or restart it.
ICS !! LMAO, only kidding.
I see many of you saying in many instances you needed to do a battery pull for whatever reason.
You guys know that holding the power button down for about 30 seconds is the same as a battery pull right?
This works even when your phone is totally frozen and unresponsive. I personally have known this since I had my vibrant, and have used this method several times on my GS2. I think its most Sammy phones..
anyways,, hope this helps you guys,
Its amazing how many people don't know this. Always saying how they hate having to do battery pulls and it sucks having to take out your case...yadda yadda.
But more realistically it is only 10 seconds of holding down power button: )
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Yeah I know. Kills me so I figure why not re. - let people know. Lol
I said 30 seconds for those who would hold it for 3 and say it didn't work for them.
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PJcastaldo said:
ICS !! LMAO, only kidding.
I see many of you saying in many instances you needed to do a battery pull for whatever reason.
You guys know that holding the power button down for about 30 seconds is the same as a battery pull right?
This works even when your phone is totally frozen and unresponsive. I personally have known this since I had my vibrant, and have used this method several times on my GS3. I think its most Sammy phones..
anyways,, hope this helps you guys,
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Think you meant gs2 lol...other than a very good post ppl need to learn this pulling the battery isnt good.
k786 said:
Think you meant gs2 lol...other than a very good post ppl need to learn this pulling the battery isnt good.
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HAHA.. fixed. yeah i meant gs2
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HAHA.. fixed. yeah i meant gs2
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yeah i was like damn how did he get the s3 when it isnt even released yet..lol
Doesn't work in. all cases...i've known about the long press...however mine randomly goes black...whether while on it or sitting in my pocket...I'll try powering it up with no response..long press beyond 30 sec with nothing... I can't do anything unless I physically pull out the battery.
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bobby3306 said:
Doesn't work in. all cases...i've known about the long press...however mine randomly goes black...whether while on it or sitting in my pocket...I'll try powering it up with no response..long press beyond 30 sec with nothing... I can't do anything unless I physically pull out the battery.
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Then your not holding it long enough.
And I'm not trying to sound like that reads.. but this is the same as a battery pull. Its built into the hardware. It always works. Bottom line.
Hell I didn't know about it (maybe cause its my first samsung) and yeah I hate taking my case off lol but now I know :thumbup:
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So how do I take screenshots in ICS again??
Press power and volume down simultaneously for a second or two.
Why?
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PJcastaldo said:
Press power and volume down simultaneously for a second or two.
Why?
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It was a joke hopefully some will get it
jim93 said:
It was a joke hopefully some will get it
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I could tell it was a joke
mostly because of the
LoL
jim93 said:
It was a joke hopefully some will get it
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Oh.. haha. Well I don't get it.. lol.
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jim93 said:
It was a joke hopefully some will get it
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I could tell it was a joke because you're Jim
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Then your not holding it long enough.
And I'm not trying to sound like that reads.. but this is the same as a battery pull. Its built into the hardware. It always works. Bottom line.
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Bro I could hold it for 5 min and its unresponsive no joke...have gone thru it many times and was pissed when long press wouldn't work..the phone locks up randomly, like atleast once a week. Nothing but a battery pull, waiting about 20 sec then putting it back in and then it'll start up.
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Just FYI guys..Its true for any modern device, phones, laptops, computers, GPS, etc all power off forcefully if you keep holding the power switch for some seconds. Its basically fail safe switch since many devices don't have removable battery anymore..
Lol. Yep I though I was the only one who didn't know I figured it out the day I rooted my GS2 back in November when I was in download mode. Got cold feet couldn't pull the battery do I hold the power button and wala. This is my fist Samsung smart phone coming from Hd2 and maybe my last until GS4 LOL.
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I didn't know this tech either, pretty cool. I haven't really had to do a battery pull anyhow, phone has been running smooth on juggs since day 1 (which isn't that long ago).
This is useful for people who has a case that takes time to remove it, especially 2-step ones (like me). It saves me time by using this force shutdown method.
I cannot turn on my phone at all, the Samsung logo comes up, screen blacks out and the phone just vibrates once every couple of seconds. If I'm lucky the phone will sometimes boot up but freezes and turns back off. It's nearly impossible for me to boot into recovery and do anything as the phone shuts off seconds later. Anyone have any advice, I've looked all over and only found one other person with this problem and no fix
Are you doing the combo correctly, release power after vibrate continue holding volume keys? Did you drop the phone causing this? Try pulling battery first then try recovery
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Read this thread. This person had similar symptoms. Ended up being a faulty power button. He sent it in to mobiletechvideos.com and they fixed it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29016555
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Someone on here recently had the same problem.. It ended up being a faulty power button..
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LoopDoGG79 said:
Read this thread. This person had similar symptoms. Ended up being a faulty power button. He sent it in to mobiletechvideos.com and they fixed it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29016555
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Lmao great minds think alike
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rymanh said:
Lmao great minds think alike
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Or we are both spending way to much time on XDA!
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LoopDoGG79 said:
Or we are both spending way to much time on XDA!
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I hate to say it but your right.. I got the Android app and I compulsively check it all day.. Lol. Time to find a new hobby I guess lol
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rymanh said:
I hate to say it but your right.. I got the Android app and I compulsively check it all day.. Lol. Time to find a new hobby I guess lol
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+1
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Now that I'm playing around with it, it makes perfect sense that its the power button. Thanks guys
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Thats exactly what was wrong with mine. I just got it exchanged
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I had this issue before. Battery was completely dead. I just charge for a while and it was fine. Same also happened to a friends and she let hers charge and it was fine.
Fly2Deaf said:
Thats exactly what was wrong with mine. I just got it exchanged
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I'm guessing that it's a fairly common thing
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otter5 said:
I cannot turn on my phone at all, the Samsung logo comes up, screen blacks out and the phone just vibrates once every couple of seconds. If I'm lucky the phone will sometimes boot up but freezes and turns back off. It's nearly impossible for me to boot into recovery and do anything as the phone shuts off seconds later. Anyone have any advice, I've looked all over and only found one other person with this problem and no fix
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yea im having the same problem with my phone and its for sure not the battery or the power button.
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FloggingChamp said:
yea im having the same problem with my phone and its for sure not the battery or the power button.
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i also tried running unbrick on it and that didnt do it either
LoopDoGG79 said:
Read this thread. This person had similar symptoms. Ended up being a faulty power button. He sent it in to mobiletechvideos.com and they fixed it!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29016555
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yeah, that thread had helpful info. i tried the one guy's suggestion of gently working a tiny flat-head screwdriver around the power button, and it fixed my issue.
hopefully it won't come back too often, but at least i know what it is (faulty power button) and can send it in for repairs if need be. at this point, i'm just relieved i have another chance to backup my data!
well, the issue came back, and working a screw driver around the button isn't solving the problem. it'll go away for a very short period of time, and then come back.
more recently, i've started losing settings for open apps when the phone reboots randomly. freaking awesome. just lost my handcent settings, and can't figure out where the config file/db is so i can restore it from a backup. looks like i'll have to spend another hour or more fully customizing the blasted thing again.
Its gotta be a bad motherboard I had same issue and Samsung warranty it out and fixed it for free or you can find em on eBay i just bought a used one for 90 and works perfect
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Power button could be stuck again. I fixed mine my flicking it with my finger every second and finally my phone would start up again. Guess screw driver would have been easier, haha. Would work for a month then the same issue would start again. Do you happen to use a D30 case?
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I had the same problem because I used the d30 case haha
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Ever so often my phone goes stupid and thinks i'm repeatedly touching the menu 'button' and it does this 5-20 times until i lock the phone and wake it then it's fine for a few hours. Its getting annoying and i don't know what to do to fix it.
It's running stock 4.0.4, no root, no modifications. Only had the phone for about 3 weeks.
a ghost? exorcism?
calisro said:
a ghost? exorcism?
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Funny but i had my phone blessed by the pope before it was activated.
D3athrow said:
Funny but i had my phone blessed by the pope before it was activated.
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too much holy water? no but seriously... what rom are you on? sounds hardware related to me....
calisro said:
too much holy water? no but seriously... what rom are you on? sounds hardware related to me....
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Unsure of the rom it's a Stock Sprint OEM rom i suppose.
http://i.imgur.com/eFSDG.png
D3athrow said:
Unsure of the rom it's a Stock Sprint OEM rom i suppose.
http://i.imgur.com/eFSDG.png
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yep. i'd guess hardware problem.
calisro said:
yep. i'd guess hardware problem.
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was worried it was, thanks.
you could put a custom rom on and see if it persists
It RF interference with the touchscreen controller in low signal areas mostly since the radio has to output more power to sustain the signal.
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times_infinity said:
It RF interference with the touchscreen controller in low signal areas mostly since the radio has to output more power to sustain the signal.
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Yea my original Epic had that issue as well it's really annoying. Once I got a replacement phone it stopped. Now my Epic Touch does it, does anyone know of any roms that STOP the issue after having the issue on a phone that is stock. I'm just rooted the hard brick and flash counter have kinda turned me off from flashing. I always try to do alot of research first and I've been pretty busy at work.
times_infinity said:
It RF interference with the touchscreen controller in low signal areas mostly since the radio has to output more power to sustain the signal.
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I thought you were full of s*** but then I did some research and you weren't b******* . Thanks for that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1815553.html
I was getting the phantom menu pop-ups for a long time, too. Turning off 3G worked, which seemed to confirm that it was low-signal + screen problem. However, since I upgraded to FI03 rooted with Agat's recovery an kernel, I haven't notice the problem. The past 3 or 4 days I've had not issues with phantom menus. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Weird this just now started happening, it was perfectly fine for a 2 weeks.
Is anyone elses note 2 randomly pressing the back button?
I've had it for around a month now with no issues but this just came up. Any idea?
I'm running Cleanrom on it if that makes a difference.
Haven't noticed this behavior at all on mine.
Yes happened to me I had to take it back
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michaelatrix said:
Yes happened to me I had to take it back
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It actually had gotten better now. I hope the issues doesn't come back.
Iv had this.....it stoped though
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Oddly, I just had this happen a few times over the past 24 hrs, and I haven't installed anything new in several days. Im running clearrom 3.5.
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Yes I experience this on rooted stock. I have also noticed it do this for the "right click" button also. I don't know why. Thinking about flashing something to try and ditch it. I just love stock with nova. Don't really see a reason to switch. Battery life is amazing. It's fast enough to play need for speed most wanted without any pixel drops and it has the rarest slow down or crash. I just love it.
Expect for this stupid issue. >.< but it doesn't happen enough for me to be bugged. Probably every few days or less.
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Sweat on the button?
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I'm completely stock and this has happened to me several times. I've found that locking it and unlocking it will stop it but it always happens again randomly. I'm planning on getting it exchanged. Hopefully it's just a few bad phones...