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[Q] I forgot to flash GAPPs. What should I do?

Hey everyone,
I recently flashed the new Cyanogenmod 10.1 RC ROM but it didn't occur to me that I needed to flash a matching GAPPS as well (I'm new to the whole modding thing and the download page for CM10.1 didn't include the GAPP). So now I have Cyanogenmod 10.1 but no google apps, and apparently no access to the Clockworkmod Recovery I used to flash the ROM either. I've tried downloading just the Google Play APK but the app always closes immediately after I try to open it. I've also tried booting into recovery by holding Volume Down+Home+Power but when I am presented with the Warning page and I press Volume Up to continue, the ROM just boots into Cyanogen as if I pressed cancel instead. Is there anyway to either get my Google Apps back, or someone access CWM Recovery so I can ref lash Gapps?
Thanks a lot in advance.
Brian

Recovery is power+home+volume up
Just flash gapps once you're in recovery.
You should be fine
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jayRokk said:
Recovery is power+home+volume up
Just flash gapps once you're in recovery.
You should be fine
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using Tapatalk 2
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I tried holding Power+Home+Volume Up but it just boots into Cyanogenmod as if nothing happened :S

Make sure your completely powered down first then try the power+volup+home button make sure all 3 are pressed down

Or, enable extended power menu under dev settings, then just hold down power, reboot, recovery

If you're going to enter recovery mode via the button combo, the most successful way is to press Vol up + home + power. When your device vibrates and you see the blue text in the top left corner of the screen, release just the power button

xBeerdroiDx said:
If you're going to enter recovery mode via the button combo, the most successful way is to press Vol up + home + power. When your device vibrates and you see the blue text in the top left corner of the screen, release just the power button
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YES IT WORKED! THANK YOU SO MUCH you have no idea how hard I was contemplating crying in fetal position
And thanks a lot for everyone else that helped too! Much MUCH appreciated!

NOOB: Bricked Phone (searched the forum already)

so i was trying to reboot my phone after trying to remove samsung and t-mobile bloatware... it is rooted..... now after rebooting it my phone keeps rebooting on the same animation: t-mobile animation and samsung animation.... i tried up power home then tried to factory reset and reboot still the same thing....i don't have back up ... can someone help me or link me to how to unbricked it search youtube but the up home power method is different from mine i got the blue screen and looking for ADB
update
i found my own way to fix this problem
so some phones works like up vollume + home + power to go to odin
mine is totally different i have to go down volume +home + power then it will prompt somthing like putting a custom rom on your phone blah blah
then it will tell you go to odin press up volume or reboot down volume
press up to go to odin mode
i downloaded stock file from http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-T889
connect my phone to the computer open odin program click pda search my downloaded file and then press start
let the magic of programming works....

jjacinto23 said:
so i was trying to reboot my phone after trying to remove samsung and t-mobile bloatware... it is rooted..... now after rebooting it my phone keeps rebooting on the same animation: t-mobile animation and samsung animation.... i tried up power home then tried to factory reset and reboot still the same thing....i don't have back up ... can someone help me or link me to how to unbricked it search youtube but the up home power method is different from mine i got the blue screen and looking for ADB
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Probably you've removed some necessary system files mistaking tit to be a bloatware - the easiest way to recover would be to re flash stock via odin

nikufellow said:
Probably you've removed some necessary system files mistaking tit to be a bloatware - the easiest way to recover would be to re flash stock via odin
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can you teach me or link me

How to Unroot/Unbrick Galaxy Note 2 with Stock Firmware! Video and pictures. (non-specific Galaxy Note 2)
http://galaxynote2root.com/galaxy-n...ootunbrick-galaxy-note-2-with-stock-firmware/
Root66 (injected root stock rom) and factory stock rom/recovery/modem (T889 and T889v)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975560
Factory Stock Image_-::-_ Odexed _-::-_ Deodexed _-::-_ Kernel _-::-_ Modem (T889)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2102380
More how to root T889 +Counter reset + Unroot+ Stock firmware (T889)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955423

close the thread now i found an easy way

Forums don't work that way. It is about sharing information. So that others can search for the information can find it.
BTW - So how did you solve your problem?

I've had this problem before too with constant loops. I took the battery out, put it back in and rebooted holding Volume Up, Home and Power, and then wiped caches and factory reset, then rebooted and that worked. I've done this multiple times when reverting to a stock rom coming off a custom.

JaguarXT said:
Forums don't work that way. It is about sharing information. So that others can search for the information can find it.
BTW - So how did you solve your problem?
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so some phones works like up vollume + home + power to go to odin
mine is totally different i have to go down volume +home + power then it will prompt somthing like putting a custom rom on your phone blah blah
then it will tell you go to odin press up volume or reboot down volume
press up to go to odin mode
i downloaded stock file from http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-T889
connect my phone to the computer open odin program click pda search my downloaded file and then press start
let the magic of programming works....

jjacinto23 said:
so some phones works like up vollume + home + power to go to odin
mine is totally different i have to go down volume +home + power then it will prompt somthing like putting a custom rom on your phone blah blah
then it will tell you go to odin press up volume or reboot down volume
press up to go to odin mode
i downloaded stock file from http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SGH-T889
connect my phone to the computer open odin program click pda search my downloaded file and then press start
let the magic of programming works....
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Volume Up, Home and Power combination is for Recovery mode.
Volume Down, Home and Power combination is for download mode.
Odin is a custom program you need to use to be able to flash certain kind of files (factory images, recoveries, modems, etc).
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[Q] Need Help - SM T705 stuck on start up screen.

Greetings XDA Developers,
Newbie here. I own a Samsung Galaxy Tab S (SM T705). I was able to root it a few weeks ago and I decided to install a custom recovery (TWRP) using an app from the Playstore named "TWRP Manager". I didn't hesitate to do so using this method because I was able to install TWRP on my GT I9300 successfully from the past using this app. However, after being prompted by the app that the recovery was successfully installed and needs to reboot the device, my tab was stuck on start up screen ( See attached photo ). I tried long pressing the power button but nothing happened. I waited until the device ran out of battery and when it did, I plugged in the charger and I'm back at the same screen. After google-ing some possible solutions, I tried to boot it into recovery but was unsuccessful, however, I was able to boot into download mode.
I'd like to ask for the help of some "experienced" users in this forum on how to solve this problem. And if possible, I'm hoping that flashing a stock recovery using Odin wouldn't be my last resort.
Thank you in advance.

paul952102 said:
Greetings XDA Developers,
Newbie here. I own a Samsung Galaxy Tab S (SM T705). I was able to root it a few weeks ago and I decided to install a custom recovery (TWRP) using an app from the Playstore named "TWRP Manager". I didn't hesitate to do so using this method because I was able to install TWRP on my GT I9300 successfully from the past using this app. However, after being prompted by the app that the recovery was successfully installed and needs to reboot the device, my tab was stuck on start up screen ( See attached photo ). I tried long pressing the power button but nothing happened. I waited until the device ran out of battery and when it did, I plugged in the charger and I'm back at the same screen. After google-ing some possible solutions, I tried to boot it into recovery but was unsuccessful, however, I was able to boot into download mode.
I'd like to ask for the help of some "experienced" users in this forum on how to solve this problem. And if possible, I'm hoping that flashing a stock recovery using Odin wouldn't be my last resort.
Thank you in advance.
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Your going to need some fast hands for this one! I've ran into this lots of times when testing kernels and such. Any force reboot by holding Power Button+ Home Button + BOTH Volume buttons all at the same time. Press and hold that combo until the screen goes black. Then once the screen goes black quickly press and hold Power Button+ Home Button + Volume down buttons all at the same time. You should no enter into download mode. You said that you drained the battery so I would suggest charging it in download mode for 30 minutes or so then flash TWRP with Odin.
Your going to need to flash stock recovery or TWRP with Odin to override the boot and get it working
The TWRP app doesn't always work in which is why I use Odin.
Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk

As a side note for future reference, hard reset is simply hold POWER + VOL DOWN.
As said all you need do is boot to download mode and flash recovery.
If you're on lollipop you may need to immediately boot into recovery after flashing to make it stick.

ashyx said:
As a side note for future reference, hard reset is simply hold POWER + VOL DOWN.
As said all you need do is boot to download mode and flash recovery.
If you're on lollipop you may need to immediately boot into recovery after flashing to make it stick.
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Hey, thanks for the heads up. But how exactly do I "immediately boot into recovery after flashing to make it stick." Since after I flash recovery via odin, it would obviously automatically reboot my device? sorry for the dumb question.

DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Your going to need some fast hands for this one! I've ran into this lots of times when testing kernels and such. Any force reboot by holding Power Button+ Home Button + BOTH Volume buttons all at the same time. Press and hold that combo until the screen goes black. Then once the screen goes black quickly press and hold Power Button+ Home Button + Volume down buttons all at the same time. You should no enter into download mode. You said that you drained the battery so I would suggest charging it in download mode for 30 minutes or so then flash TWRP with Odin.
Your going to need to flash stock recovery or TWRP with Odin to override the boot and get it working
The TWRP app doesn't always work in which is why I use Odin.
Sent from my SM-T800 using Tapatalk
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Thank you for the solution mentioned above! However, just to further clarify things, what is the difference between "klimtwifi and klimtwifixx" ?

paul952102 said:
Thank you for the solution mentioned above! However, just to further clarify things, what is the difference between "klimtwifi and klimtwifixx" ?
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Both are the same I think. Some people name it by our product name or device name (one has xx and one doesn't. Both are the same)
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paul952102 said:
Hey, thanks for the heads up. But how exactly do I "immediately boot into recovery after flashing to make it stick." Since after I flash recovery via odin, it would obviously automatically reboot my device? sorry for the dumb question.
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You either be quick and hold POWER + HOME + VOL UP as soon as it reboots or you uncheck auto reboot in Odin then restart manually.

paul952102 said:
Thank you for the solution mentioned above! However, just to further clarify things, what is the difference between "klimtwifi and klimtwifixx" ?
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So did the solution work? I am looking at a SM-T705 on ebay being sold for parts with similar symptoms. hoping I can fix it for a great bargain.

Soft bricked?

Hi all
I have Samsung Galaxy Tab S SM-T700. I wanted to from CM12 to CM11 for an app I need to test.
I picked the wrong ROM (for the SM-T800), so used TWRP to clear everything it would let me.
Now I can't get in to recovery mode (power + home + volume up).
I can get in to download mode, and Odin recognises and successfully roots the device., then reboots. However, the Samsung boot logo appears, then the 3 lights at the bottom of the screen flash a couple of times and it turns off.
That seems to be the only key combination that work. Power does nothing, power + home + volume down do nothing.
Any help appreciated.

I don't own a T700, however as standard procedure, if Odin works, I advice you to flash a stock rom to completely reset the device to factory state.
You can also try to reflash TWRP (or CWM) in Odin to try regain recovery mode.
For a list of official stock firmware you can read this thread.
Hope that I helped you in some way.

Thanks for the reply, I've got it up and running again. :good:

sparrowdclxvi said:
Thanks for the reply, I've got it up and running again. :good:
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I'm glad of that. If you wish to thank me, please press the "thanks" button!

Done.

[Q] Tab Pro 8.4 won't turn on

Hello everyone! My Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 won't turn on anymore. I tried charging it, that wasn't the issue. I left it on the charger and nothing changed. I plugged it into my PC and it didn't make any noises and it doesn't even recognize it as an unrecognizable device. Is there any button combo to see if it's 100% fried or not?
A couple of weeks ago I rooted it and updated it to another ROM, but it had been working PERFECTLY since then! WEEKS!
Any suggestions?

power button
Press and hold the power button for 30 - 40 seconds and see if it powers up. I had this problem yesterday.

dwcasey said:
Press and hold the power button for 30 - 40 seconds and see if it powers up. I had this problem yesterday.
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This did not work

Hold the power button down for 2 minutes and don't let go, also hold vol up while doing it to see if you can get into recovery.
keep it plugged into the charger while you do this.

otyg said:
Hold the power button down for 2 minutes and don't let go, also hold vol up while doing it to see if you can get into recovery.
keep it plugged into the charger while you do this.
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OK, this worked. How can I unroot and restore the OEM bootloader and everything?
Before flashing I made a TWRP Backup, as well as a Flashify-backup.
I have these two folders on my desktop.

zkyevolved said:
OK, this worked. How can I unroot and restore the OEM bootloader and everything?
Before flashing I made a TWRP Backup, as well as a Flashify-backup.
I have these two folders on my desktop.
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to restore everything you will need to boot into download mode , if you are in download mode now you can use kies or odin to flash the stock firmware and this will correct everything.
to boot to download mode its either (Power + vol down) , or (power + vol up) , try both until you see it say download mode., or if you are currently in twrp you can select reboot->download mode
you can get th stock firmware here
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-T320/
(Cellular south) XAR is USA wifi model.

otyg said:
to restore everything you will need to boot into download mode , if you are in download mode now you can use kies or odin to flash the stock firmware and this will correct everything.
to boot to download mode its either (Power + vol down) , or (power + vol up) , try both until you see it say download mode., or if you are currently in twrp you can select reboot->download mode
you can get th stock firmware here
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-T320/
(Cellular south) XAR is USA wifi model.
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And this will remove root, TWRP and any custom roms?

zkyevolved said:
And this will remove root, TWRP and any custom roms?
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yeah it will be like when you first bought it.
btw when using Odin3 put the firmware under the AP box, don't mess with any options.