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Mandatory Update Bricked my Phone....

So I've had the Optimus G since last night, and I noticed there was an AT&T update, but I postponed it. However, after postponing it three times, it launched the update automatically and forced me to update. The phone rebooted into the update screen, going through a firmware and software update before rebooting again. It got to the AT&T "Rethink possible" logo and stays there forever. No amount of hard resets help. I had root before the update, but I've read on here that others had root and updated just fine.... has this happened to anyone else? Do I have any other option besides going back to AT&T?
EDIT: How do I boot into recovery mode? I've read that for other LG phones you have to hold down both volume buttons while holding the power, but when I do that it just goes to the AT&T splash like usual.

Did you try holding the power button? I was able to get into download mode by pressing pwr/vol+/vol- simultaneously with usb plugged in, but I don't know if that will help your situation.

Yikes, sorry to hear that. I had no problems and kept root.
Sounds like a return if you can't get it going quickly. You shouldn't have to deal with that on a mandatory update.
Good luck!
A

From the manual, that I downloaded from the LG website (not sure that this helps, if you don't know what to delete):
5. Using Safe Mode and System Recovery Using Safe mode
To recover your phone when malfunctioning.
1 Turn off your phone and reboot. When you see the booting animation (Rethink Possible SM) press and hold the Volume Down Key . Your Home screen will then be displayed with the words "Safe mode" in lower left corner.
2 From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key and tap All settings > General tab > Applications.
3 Tap one of the available tabs at the top of the screen and select the application you wish to uninstall.
4 Tap Uninstall and OK to confirm.
5 After uninstalling the application, turn off and reboot your phone.

mbonus said:
Did you try holding the power button? I was able to get into download mode by pressing pwr/vol+/vol- simultaneously with usb plugged in, but I don't know if that will help your situation.
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dbgeek said:
From the manual, that I downloaded from the LG website (not sure that this helps, if you don't know what to delete):
5. Using Safe Mode and System Recovery Using Safe mode
To recover your phone when malfunctioning.
1 Turn off your phone and reboot. When you see the booting animation (Rethink Possible SM) press and hold the Volume Down Key . Your Home screen will then be displayed with the words "Safe mode" in lower left corner.
2 From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key and tap All settings > General tab > Applications.
3 Tap one of the available tabs at the top of the screen and select the application you wish to uninstall.
4 Tap Uninstall and OK to confirm.
5 After uninstalling the application, turn off and reboot your phone.
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Neither of these solutions did anything, but thanks anyways.

Bummer sorry to hear that. Is the att store far away? I really don't think this has anything to do with root.

mbonus said:
Bummer sorry to hear that. Is the att store far away? I really don't think this has anything to do with root.
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No, it's only a few miles away, but as a college student with no car it makes things a little harder. I'm not sure what happened, I'm surprised they forced me to update...

Moved to Q & A section.
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ShotSkydiver said:
So I've had the Optimus G since last night, and I noticed there was an AT&T update, but I postponed it. However, after postponing it three times, it launched the update automatically and forced me to update. The phone rebooted into the update screen, going through a firmware and software update before rebooting again. It got to the AT&T "Rethink possible" logo and stays there forever. No amount of hard resets help. I had root before the update, but I've read on here that others had root and updated just fine.... has this happened to anyone else? Do I have any other option besides going back to AT&T?
EDIT: How do I boot into recovery mode? I've read that for other LG phones you have to hold down both volume buttons while holding the power, but when I do that it just goes to the AT&T splash like usual.
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Have the same exact problem,but my phone is bone stock,have to call At&t and wait for a warranty replacement.
Good luck.

tientsdo said:
Have the same exact problem,but my phone is bone stock,have to call At&t and wait for a warranty replacement.
Good luck.
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have you tried a hard factory reset. turn phone off. hold down down power button and volume down key. follow onscreen instructions.

Stuck in All Auto Test Mode

Hi,
I just got my G3 today and entered 3845#*XXX# to switch off thermal throttling. I happened to see a test mode and clicked it. My phone reboots into a MiniOS with lots of options. First option is the only one which I can interact with using the touch screen and it is an automatic test of the touch screen. Volume keys do not work.
On pulling the battery out and powering on, it boots to the test mode.
Tried recovery (Vol- and power key) confirmed the prompts, the phone switches off after showing the little android loading logo, flashes the LG logo and boots into this test mode(MiniOS) again.
I thought the test mode will be like something that HTC and Samsung have, didn't expect it to be like that. Kindly help! I've been searching the internet but haven't found a solution to this. I spotted some other threads for another LG device that happened to automatically go into this mode but those tools and methods won't work here.
Thank you.
Edit:
I found a thread on xda for the G2 with the same thing that's happened to my phone. Unfortunately a solution wasn't posted there. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535768
It's more accurately called the All Auto Test
Edit2:
In searching All Auto Test on Google i happened to come through a link which might have a simple fix (if I'm understanding the members English right)
It says to press the power key on the LG logo and a prompt will ask if you'd like to switch it back to normal mode. I'm gonna try this once I reach home. Link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2613404

death__machine said:
Hi,
I just got my G3 today and entered 3845#*XXX# to switch off thermal throttling. I happened to see a test mode and clicked it. My phone reboots into a MiniOS with lots of options. First option is the only one which I can interact with using the touch screen and it is an automatic test of the touch screen. Volume keys do not work.
On pulling the battery out and powering on, it boots to the test mode.
Tried recovery (Vol- and power key) confirmed the prompts, the phone switches off after showing the little android loading logo, flashes the LG logo and boots into this test mode(MiniOS) again.
I thought the test mode will be like something that HTC and Samsung have, didn't expect it to be like that. Kindly help! I've been searching the internet but haven't found a solution to this. I spotted some other threads for another LG device that happened to automatically go into this mode but those tools and methods won't work here.
Thank you.
Edit:
I found a thread on xda for the G2 with the same thing that's happened to my phone. Unfortunately a solution wasn't posted there. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535768
It's more accurately called the All Auto Test
Edit2:
In searching All Auto Test on Google i happened to come through a link which might have a simple fix (if I'm understanding the members English right)
It says to press the power key on the LG logo and a prompt will ask if you'd like to switch it back to normal mode. I'm gonna try this once I reach home. Link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2613404
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Let us know how you get a long, this will be good information should anyone else get stuck with the same problem.
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Quoting the members post from that thread:
After 4 days with my LG G2 stuck in FTM All Auto Test FTM Mode, i dound the way to get out this f*** **** status !
Presss on normal boot menu and hold power button, then a popup will show up and ask you to confirm to switch from Factory Test Mode to Normal mode, just select ok, and
huray, it's normal again
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I switched on with power key, left it when the LG logo came and hit power key again, but that doesn't work. It goes to miniOS again.
Unlike the G2 mentioned above, I don't have a notif bar on top and I don't see a wallpaper and navigation bar.

Okay, I figured it out. Thanks to member goldenfish
So what he means is when in ATT mode, only the first option is selectable by touch, to select the other options you hold power key and then tap the options. So there was an option which makes the device turn "MiniOS> Normal Boot". I did just that and my g3 booted *phew
It's all stock now tho, maybe because of the factory reset I tried earlier, but at least it's out of the damn thing!

lg g3 stuck in minios
death__machine said:
Okay, I figured it out. Thanks to member goldenfish
So what he means is when in ATT mode, only the first option is selectable by touch, to select the other options you hold power key and then tap the options. So there was an option which makes the device turn "MiniOS> Normal Boot". I did just that and my g3 booted *phew
It's all stock now tho, maybe because of the factory reset I tried earlier, but at least it's out of the damn thing!
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Hi.
I am stuck in minios on my lg g3 d855 and can't get out using the instructions you supply.
could you please elaborate on what to do and what you mean by 'touch' while holding power.
I have tried everything and can't seem to bring anything up to touch, to be able to normal boot out of minios :crying:
thank you.

shellfire6698 said:
Hi.
I am stuck in minios on my lg g3 d855 and can't get out using the instructions you supply.
could you please elaborate on what to do and what you mean by 'touch' while holding power.
I have tried everything and can't seem to bring anything up to touch, to be able to normal boot out of minios :crying:
thank you.
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If your phone keeps booting to the miniOS, you;d see a bunch of options. Now when trying to open/access an option only the first one will respond to your touch. Others will just show a crosshair where you tapped on the screen. To open/access/activate other options you need to hold the power key first and then tap the screen. This will allow you to access a option called boot(which switches your phone from miniOS to normal boot)

I was stuck in this stupid mode messing around too. Thanks for the tip on how to get out!

Please help me
death__machine said:
Hi,
I just got my G3 today and entered 3845#*XXX# to switch off thermal throttling. I happened to see a test mode and clicked it. My phone reboots into a MiniOS with lots of options. First option is the only one which I can interact with using the touch screen and it is an automatic test of the touch screen. Volume keys do not work.
On pulling the battery out and powering on, it boots to the test mode.
Tried recovery (Vol- and power key) confirmed the prompts, the phone switches off after showing the little android loading logo, flashes the LG logo and boots into this test mode(MiniOS) again.
I thought the test mode will be like something that HTC and Samsung have, didn't expect it to be like that. Kindly help! I've been searching the internet but haven't found a solution to this. I spotted some other threads for another LG device that happened to automatically go into this mode but those tools and methods won't work here.
Thank you.
Edit:
I found a thread on xda for the G2 with the same thing that's happened to my phone. Unfortunately a solution wasn't posted there. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535768
It's more accurately called the All Auto Test
Edit2:
In searching All Auto Test on Google i happened to come through a link which might have a simple fix (if I'm understanding the members English right)
It says to press the power key on the LG logo and a prompt will ask if you'd like to switch it back to normal mode. I'm gonna try this once I reach home. Link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2613404
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Please help me, i have run AAT full test on my G2
Now bootloop please help me.

death__machine said:
Okay, I figured it out. Thanks to member goldenfish
So what he means is when in ATT mode, only the first option is selectable by touch, to select the other options you hold power key and then tap the options. So there was an option which makes the device turn "MiniOS> Normal Boot". I did just that and my g3 booted *phew
It's all stock now tho, maybe because of the factory reset I tried earlier, but at least it's out of the damn thing!
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THank you very much for your research. Saved me and worked like a charm. :good:

death__machine said:
Okay, I figured it out. Thanks to member goldenfish
So what he means is when in ATT mode, only the first option is selectable by touch, to select the other options you hold power key and then tap the options. So there was an option which makes the device turn "MiniOS> Normal Boot". I did just that and my g3 booted *phew
It's all stock now tho, maybe because of the factory reset I tried earlier, but at least it's out of the damn thing!
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Thanks alot...this is the best option

Press power button first and then, still pressing, tap en "normal boot (+power)" (or
death__machine said:
Hi,
I just got my G3 today and entered 3845#*XXX# to switch off thermal throttling. I happened to see a test mode and clicked it. My phone reboots into a MiniOS with lots of options. First option is the only one which I can interact with using the touch screen and it is an automatic test of the touch screen. Volume keys do not work.
On pulling the battery out and powering on, it boots to the test mode.
Tried recovery (Vol- and power key) confirmed the prompts, the phone switches off after showing the little android loading logo, flashes the LG logo and boots into this test mode(MiniOS) again.
I thought the test mode will be like something that HTC and Samsung have, didn't expect it to be like that. Kindly help! I've been searching the internet but haven't found a solution to this. I spotted some other threads for another LG device that happened to automatically go into this mode but those tools and methods won't work here.
Thank you.
Edit:
I found a thread on xda for the G2 with the same thing that's happened to my phone. Unfortunately a solution wasn't posted there. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2535768
It's more accurately called the All Auto Test
Edit2:
In searching All Auto Test on Google i happened to come through a link which might have a simple fix (if I'm understanding the members English right)
It says to press the power key on the LG logo and a prompt will ask if you'd like to switch it back to normal mode. I'm gonna try this once I reach home. Link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2613404
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Press power button first and then, still pressing, tap en "normal boot (+power)" (or something like that).

Another idiot stuck in test mode
I was in Europe and my LG G3 kept shutting off, so i got a new LG G3 855 while traveling.
Worked fine in Europe.
When i got home, i noticed i didn't have 4G showing, so, like a fool went and tried to become a techie......:crying:
So where i am ....
when i boot the phone, i see the LG logo, then it goes into a minios logo with 5 blue arrows.
After that wherever i touch on the screen is just a red circle with a + sign.
I have seen folks talking about getting into a minios menu but all i see is the red +
any magic out there?

g3newbie said:
I was in Europe and my LG G3 kept shutting off, so i got a new LG G3 855 while traveling.
Worked fine in Europe.
When i got home, i noticed i didn't have 4G showing, so, like a fool went and tried to become a techie......:crying:
So where i am ....
when i boot the phone, i see the LG logo, then it goes into a minios logo with 5 blue arrows.
After that wherever i touch on the screen is just a red circle with a + sign.
I have seen folks talking about getting into a minios menu but all i see is the red +
any magic out there?
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i have the same problem here
how can i reboot normally without losing my data?
any help plz

plz help me the methods you are telling is not working
i tried every thing but nothing is working i cant get normal mode from anywhere tried holding up the power button but no normal mode appearing

You should be able to simply hit the Power button, but if you're on a frozen screen, press and hold the Power button, then select "Normal Boot".
ANSWERED BY +Timothy Jackson

death__machine said:
Okay, I figured it out. Thanks to member goldenfish
So what he means is when in ATT mode, only the first option is selectable by touch, to select the other options you hold power key and then tap the options. So there was an option which makes the device turn "MiniOS> Normal Boot". I did just that and my g3 booted *phew
It's all stock now tho, maybe because of the factory reset I tried earlier, but at least it's out of the damn thing!
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thanks alot brother ,,,,,1000000% tested and done...:good:

Try holding the power button down and while holding it down choose the option you want in the menu. Should take care of your problem

select normal boot with touch then hold power botton ...voila exit

"Android Wear has Stopped"

After charging my Moto 360 today, it is stuck on a white screen displaying "Android Wear has Stopped" and an OK button. Clicking the OK button refreshes the screen, then displays the same message. I tried holding power to reboot the watch several times, but it defaults back to this white screen immediately upon rebooting.
Any suggestions?
Link to video of the screen in question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqY2BJpyyPE
Edit: FIXED
Very weird. I left it on the charger, and started trying to cycle the power (holding the power button down until it restarted). After the 4th time of cycling the power, it let me in to the system menu, and I was able to "reset" the device. Fixed, but still no idea what caused it.

turn off 360
uninstall wear and moto connect
reboot phone, reinstall apps
turn on 360, and connect it

No luck. Tried the above., then tried rebooting the watch with the phone turned off. Nothing seems to work.
The watch literally boots directly into this error screen immediately after showing the Android Wear splash screen.

Just happened to me. I also rebooted a few times using the side button then it would let me into the menu and I could do a reset. Weird.

nispen said:
Just happened to me. I also rebooted a few times using the side button then it would let me into the menu and I could do a reset. Weird.
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I just bought my Moto 360 all excited to get my Android Fanboyism to the next level.
The first thing I did was try to update my Android Wear version.
And This is when I start getting the error..
It keeps saying google play services crashed.
google apps crashed..
Someone help..

maybe an admin could merge the two similar threads?
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nexus 5x wont boot

Hey guys. This is definitely something that has been answered i think but i cant find it. I know you dont want another thread for this. Maybe someone can point me to the right fix?
My nexus 5x wont boot. Does not show me charging indicator when plugged in. I can hold vol down and power to get into bootloader menu. When I select Recovery I get the google screen logo and then nothing. When I select Start I get the Google Logo and then laying down android with exclamation point and the words "No Command"
Any thoughts on how i can fix this?

briandresstoyota said:
Hey guys. This is definitely something that has been answered i think but i cant find it. I know you dont want another thread for this. Maybe someone can point me to the right fix?
My nexus 5x wont boot. Does not show me charging indicator when plugged in. I can hold vol down and power to get into bootloader menu. When I select Recovery I get the google screen logo and then nothing. When I select Start I get the Google Logo and then laying down android with exclamation point and the words "No Command"
Any thoughts on how i can fix this?
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Copied and pasted from Google's troubleshooting page:
Option 2: Reset device in Recovery mode
If you can't open the Settings app because of device issues, you can use Recovery mode to factory data reset ("format") your device.
Tip:*If your device becomes unresponsive at any point, you can restart it by holding down the*Power*button for several seconds.
After following all the*Before you start*steps above:
If your device is on, turn it off.
Press & hold the*Volume down*button. While holding*Volume down, press & hold the*Power*button until the phone turns on. You'll see the word "Start" with an arrow around it.
Press the*Volume down*button until you highlight "Recovery mode."
Press the*Power*button to start recovery mode. You'll see an image of an Android robot with a red exclamation mark (you may also see "No command").
Press & hold the*Power*button. While holding*Power, press the*Volume up*button once. Then release the*Powerbutton.
Press the*Volume down*button until you highlight "Wipe data/factory reset." Then press the*Power*button.
Press the*Volume down*button until you highlight "Yes" (or "Yes - delete all user data"). Then press the*Powerbutton to select it.
After the reset is complete, press the*Power*button to select "Reboot system now."
When you're done,*restore your data.
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Hey thanks for the tip my friend. I went through this process right now but it froze on the boot animation and started a boot loop.

briandresstoyota said:
Hey thanks for the tip my friend. I went through this process right now but it froze on the boot animation and started a boot loop.
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Sounds like the issue I had last week:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3475333
If you got it through the Google Store, it'll be quick and easy as in my post. If not, they might give you a work around and make it more difficult.
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i did get it through the google play store. Let me take a look and see what that link says.

dang i do not have the cash to put on hold while i wait for a new device. Damn this sucks. Need a fix for this

briandresstoyota said:
dang i do not have the cash to put on hold while i wait for a new device. Damn this sucks. Need a fix for this
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You don't have a credit card to use? There's no actual charge. Just a hold. Even if it was a debit card, I don't think they'll actually take money out.
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Nope just a debit card. And a hold only works if you have the available funds

briandresstoyota said:
Nope just a debit card. And a hold only works if you have the available funds
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Well I highly recommend doing an exchange whenever you're able too. Don't know how your phone was prior to the boot loop but mine was never that great even after a few factory restores. My replacement has been way better overall than my original ever was.
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Amazon Version LG G820QM lock screen loop need to do factory reset.

After changing quick setting options in pull down, my phone has gone into a lock screen loop every second. I have spammed the display and managed to get into the camera app but can't get into setting to reverse the problem. ADB sees the device as "unauthorized".
Factor Reset seems to be the next option.
I have read every forum and can't get factory reset to work
tried
Unplugged and plugged I held Vol down.... Held power in a until first logo appears, release power and repress. I also held power down for a few seconds then repressed power at red spinning LG logo. I tried a bunch of other things but didn't work
I have the Alexa version with out the action button. G820QM
Any advice welcome. TY

HonestOtter said:
After changing quick setting options in pull down, my phone has gone into a lock screen loop every second. I have spammed the display and managed to get into the camera app but can't get into setting to reverse the problem. ADB sees the device as "unauthorized".
Factor Reset seems to be the next option.
I have read every forum and can't get factory reset to work
tried
Unplugged and plugged I held Vol down.... Held power in a until first logo appears, release power and repress. I also held power down for a few seconds then repressed power at red spinning LG logo. I tried a bunch of other things but didn't work
I have the Alexa version with out the action button. G820QM
Any advice welcome. TY
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Just hold down and power constantly until you see the recovery loading screen

antintin said:
Just hold down and power constantly until you see the recovery loading screen
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Yah that didn't work for the alexa model. I did figure it out though..
TY.

what did you do to get it into recovery??