How to tell if your phone is rooted? - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok, a silly question... I sent my phone in to be fixed, it looks like they did a factory reset, if that is the case, is my phone likely "unrooted"?
How would I be able to tell?

Get into recovery mode to check if its s-off I guess, then download an app that needs root like titanium backup
Check s status by holding the trackball while booting up the phone

S-On it says so they "unrooted" my phone on me. Damn HTC lol...
Now I guess I have to think if I want to root again or leave stock... interesting thing was SuperUser was still on my phone but nothing else was, although CW wouldn't work when I redownloaded it...
Thanks though!

TheSeanR said:
Get into recovery mode to check if its s-off I guess, then download an app that needs root like titanium backup
Check s status by holding the trackball while booting up the phone
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The "s" status of a Nexus One has nothing to do with whether or not the device is rooted...
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Spunix said:
Ok, a silly question... I sent my phone in to be fixed, it looks like they did a factory reset, if that is the case, is my phone likely "unrooted"?
How would I be able to tell?
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To check, download any app that requires root and see if it works. There is even a "root checker" app..
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Or the obvious way...
$su
#

evilkorn said:
Or the obvious way...
$su
#
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Yeah, but for someone who is asking how to check for root, I think you would have to spell it out for him: download a terminal emulator app and then type su. If you see a # sign, you have root.

Is the superuser app a sure fire sign?

Not necessarily.

SmallWalrus said:
Is the superuser app a sure fire sign?
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No it doesn't guaranty it but most of the time it means it is. The best way to tell is to download terminal then type in it "su" then if the "$" prompt turns into a "#" prompt (after getting prompted by superuser) you have root access.

If you do not know how to check if you got root then you do not need to be rooted in the first place.

If you do not know how to check if you got root then you do not need to be rooted in the first place.
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I was gonna say that, but didn't wanna come off as rude. Lol

terminal emulator > #su [enter]

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[Q] problem

so I'm trying to root my phone but when I put the phone in debugging mode my computer doesn't recognize the device but when i turn debugging off it works perfectly.. someone help please
jayboy2112 said:
so I'm trying to root my phone but when I put the phone in debugging mode my computer doesn't recognize the device but when i turn debugging off it works perfectly.. someone help please
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hhmmm....
Thats very vague....................... more info please.....
how are you rooting?
nickm50 said:
hhmmm....
Thats very vague....................... more info please.....
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Duh. It doesn't work. You are supposed to figure the rest out
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Pirateghost said:
Duh. It doesn't work. You are supposed to figure the rest out
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Damn....... I wish I could read minds
jayboy2112 said:
so I'm trying to root my phone but when I put the phone in debugging mode my computer doesn't recognize the device but when i turn debugging off it works perfectly.. someone help please
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Thats fine. Once you begin rooting it should start the adb service and find your device. Just follow the instructions.
Time_Zone said:
Thats fine. Once you begin rooting it should start the adb service and find your device. Just follow the instructions.
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I would recommend superoneclick by CLShortfuse for the actual rooting. Works great, and you can enable non market apps with the same program. One note, in the top right of the box that opens, you will have to choose either "psneuter" or "rage...cage". I think most people choose the rage option, but psneuter is chosen by default.
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hey thanks and i tried that and every time i click you it says waiting for devise then doesn't do anything and then at the top it says superoneclick not responding... any suggestions
jayboy2112 said:
hey thanks and i tried that and every time i click you it says waiting for devise then doesn't do anything and then at the top it says superoneclick not responding... any suggestions
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1) restart computer
2) uninstall drivers you have now for the phone. Download the new version (1.8)
3) Try again, and good luck.
Final thought, did you enable usb debugging?
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Clever thread title.
You guys are the epidemy of patiance...
dont know if you ever got rooted, if not throw attatched on root of sdcard boot into recovery, reinstall packages, boot and you will be rooted
skizzz said:
You guys are the epidemy of patiance...
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Another proud public school graduate.
love the thread title too
CWM recovery > clockwork options> Root + install superuser!
What does root to sdcard mean.and how do you do that
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tennandcoz1 said:
What does root to sdcard mean.and how do you do that
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Root OF /sdcard, it means the main directory ... Not in any folders.
So I put it on the internal sd(no a folder) then boot in to recovery and just re-install packages. Done
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Are you on 2.2? If so then no, its not digitally signed for 3e recovery ... Look up in TRusselo's signature he has a link for getting passed that ... If on 2.1 you are good.
On 2.1
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Have fun

[Q] need help with super one click (non market app)

Hello Forum first of all thank you for your support. I have an issue with (enable non market) from super one click. my device is a stock 2.2 rooted captivate, thanks again, to S.O.C. but I was unable to unlock market. I get a fail and no S.U. permission pop up on my device. Am I missing a file on my PC or my phone?
Did you root it? if you did root it, did you restart? is there an error message? if so what does it say?
When an app like Super One Click is looking for SU access, you have to watch the screen on the phone. You are supposed to get a dialog box saying that Superuser is requesting access. When you choose Yes, you should be in business.
Allmaechtig said:
Did you root it? if you did root it, did you restart? is there an error message? if so what does it say?
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He did say his phone is rooted.
Are you using the latest version? And is it an At&t captivate?
Good Luck
PM me & let me know how it goes
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Yes it is rooted and has stock froyo but did not get any S.U. pop-up at all I did it 10 times any ideas thanx for the replies
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monokoter said:
Yes it is rooted and has stock froyo but did not get any S.U. pop-up at all I did it 10 times any ideas thanx for the replies
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Settings> applications>manage applications> all> superuser> clear data
And
Settings>applications>development>usb debugging should be ON.
After those steps try again, make sure your screen is on and you should get a SU prompt this time.
Thanks Studscris ill give it a try
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super one click
Whenever ive used superoneclick ive had to run my computer in administrator to get it to work..I would always enter superoneclick in admin aNd then click root and wait until its finished and then immediately click allow non market apps while phone is still connected ...I tried many times before finding the admin way. that finally worked. and this was on windows vista.hope this might help
I did what studacris said still no S.U. permission and get a fail. I'm using a Win.XP how do I put it on admin mode
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Right click on the icon on your desktop or the .exe file and click run as administrator
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Old

New method found at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19390207#post19390207
If you run this and it doesn't root you try wiping data from Setting>privacy and wipe the internal storage as well. I did that and it worked for me. Granted I didn't try this method without wiping my internal. If nothing else it cleans it up for you.
Were do I click run.bat?
I've been Revolted!
RootedUser said:
Were do I click run.bat?
I've been Revolted!
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In the zip file.
Alright thanks
I've been Revolted!
mtmichaelson said:
The newest root method. I know there are several right now, but this puts it all in one place! This should take care of those with the file already exists errors.
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Ok, so whatever changes you made ... it seems to work better in a virtual windows environment
Before it would get stuck at "daemon started succesfully"
now it goes through to "Installing Root Tools..."
but then I get a string of error messeages
either "device offline" or "device not found"
then "cleaning up" ... device not found
then "rebooting" ...device not found
then it freezes
when I unplug my device or toggle debugging mode it continues to say "root complete"
.... so close.
So If I'm rooted on Z4? then I still need to unroot and upgrade to Z6 for this to work?
Thanks a lot man for such this easy one-click-root tool.
Thanks mt! Worked great first time! You are the savior of the LG Revolution.
Does this mean I have to start donating 10% of my pay??
borborpa said:
Thanks mt! Worked great first time! You are the savior of the LG Revolution.
Does this mean I have to start donating 10% of my pay??
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My tithe is 20% but I'll take what I can get, lol!!!
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ok dumb question here....is this run from a terminal screen in windows or from the LG updater program.....I have been following all of the chaos in the last couple days and have seen multiple ways to try this, don't want to bork my phone
thanks in advance
scott
scotttkd said:
ok dumb question here....is this run from a terminal screen in windows or from the LG updater program.....I have been following all of the chaos in the last couple days and have seen multiple ways to try this, don't want to bork my phone
thanks in advance
scott
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Just unzip the zip file, go into the new folder, click run.bat and follow what it says on the screen.
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scotttkd said:
ok dumb question here....is this run from a terminal screen in windows or from the LG updater program.....I have been following all of the chaos in the last couple days and have seen multiple ways to try this, don't want to bork my phone
thanks in advance
scott
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You just click the Run.bat in mt's zip folder. It runs in cmd.
EDIT: Damn you mt for beating again....
!!!!!!!!!!!!!YEAH BABY YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I updated the SDK on my Mac and tried again the manual way found here
http://androidforums.com/esteem-all-things-root/435750-one-click-root-updated-final-w-superuser-3-0-6-binary-3-0-3-download.html
AND IT WORKED .... I'M ROOTED AGAIN!!!!!!
I am sure I should know this answer, but what mode do I need to set the phone in when I connect to the computer? I'm assuming mass storage mode is not going to fly.
ufkal said:
I am sure I should know this answer, but what mode do I need to set the phone in when I connect to the computer? I'm assuming mass storage mode is not going to fly.
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Internet connection
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AWESOME Kane!!! way to go. and No you need the phone to be in internet/debugging mode
mtmichaelson said:
Internet connection
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Thanks getting my GB update now. Soon some root goodness!
thank you mt and haro....the cmd window was what I wasnt clear on....downloading the GB update to my phone right now after running mt's stock rooted method, so far so good.
thanks again for all the hard work going on here
scott
i updated to v7... ran this..it keeps telling me root is successful it cleans up n then reboots.. i see superuser i try and update it n it fails when trying to gain root access.. also opened titanium backup and cannot gain root... any suggestions?

[HOW TO]Install ClockworkMod Recovery The easy way

Try this at your own risk
Your phone must be rooted before installing (use super one click)
Download recovery.img and put it on your internal storage card NOT the removable one.​
Download a terminal program from the android market
Open terminal on phone and type
su​Then hit enter (a superuser prompt will pop up, hit allow)
Then back up by typing this into the terminal apk on your phone
dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 of=/sdcard/mmcblk0p6.backup bs=4096​Then hit enter
Then put it on phone by typing this into the terminal apk on your phone
dd if=/sdcard/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 bs=4096​Then hit enter
If you accidentally put it on your external sdcard than type this into terminal apk
dd if=/sdcard/_ExternalSD/recovery.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 bs=4096​Then hit enter
Thats it, post if this helps.
Your tutorials look easiest, but will it work? Have it work for you?. Thank btw
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When I did it I used root explorer and put it in data. But it should work from anywhere, All you have to do is know where it is at on phone and enter correct path in command.
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is the terminal u r referring is terminal emulator? i used terminal emulator, it said denied. when you said "It" do you mean the recovery.img?
Did you give terminal superuser privs. Type su and hit enter
mugenex said:
is the terminal u r referring is terminal emulator? i used terminal emulator, it said denied. when you said "It" do you mean the recovery.img?
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got it.. thank you...
Good looking out rdannar, I never even thought to just use terminal. Should be much easier for people.
...fighting ninjas at night, talkin' about this and that.
this method works like a charm! Highly recommended if you want a simple cwm solution.
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Well hopefully now more people can get cwm installed and try out some roms. Looking forward to seeing more activity in the forum.
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wow i feel like an idiot now. It makes so much sense. And i use root explorer and terminal commands all the time. Haha i guess its cause i already have cwm i never thought of it. Lol
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I feel bad that i didnt post this sooner. I tried to tell people but i dont think people got what i was saying.
Trekfan422991 said:
wow i feel like an idiot now. It makes so much sense. And i use root explorer and terminal commands all the time. Haha i guess its cause i already have cwm i never thought of it. Lol
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updated op for complete and easy installation
Again good job rdannar I agree this should be a sticky easiest way to install for our phone. Now those that have been trying the adb method with no luck can finally get some rom goodness.
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any easy way???
Got it. thank you.
tyroneballz said:
any easy way???
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Ummm...did you read the instructions? It's not much easier than downloading an app and typing in a couple lines.
The only thing easier would be 1 click or flash. 1 click is supposedly on its way.
kiltedthrower said:
Ummm...did you read the instructions? It's not much easier than downloading an app and typing in a couple lines.
The only thing easier would be 1 click or flash. 1 click is supposedly on its way.
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Install Rom Manager from the market and flash the Optimus 3D recovery from it. I can confirm this works using my Thrill running stock GB.
EDIT: This works on Gingerbread only. Sorry for the confusion.
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dcmcc99 said:
Install Rom Manager from the market and flash the Optimus 3D recovery from it. I can confirm this works using my Thrill running stock GB.
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I did with rom manager but when i reboot into recovery mi first thing that i see is this message: wipe user data, this can not be undone and i put no then i just get reboot system now and wipe some thing no more, recovery doesn't have things like install SD, advanced, or power of, why this happened?
tyroneballz said:
I did with rom manager but when i reboot into recovery mi first thing that i see is this message: wipe user data, this can not be undone and i put no then i just get reboot system now and wipe some thing no more, recovery doesn't have things like install SD, advanced, or power of, why this happened?
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Did you flash recovery from Rom Manager?
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tyroneballz said:
I did with rom manager but when i reboot into recovery mi first thing that i see is this message: wipe user data, this can not be undone and i put no then i just get reboot system now and wipe some thing no more, recovery doesn't have things like install SD, advanced, or power of, why this happened?
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Are you on GB or froyo? Rom manager will only work on GB not froyo. If you want to install cwm on froyo use the method in first post
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4X HD extremely slow

Hi all, i don't really know where to create this topic, so excuse me if it's in the wrong place. I'm a bit mad actually, i explain my situation :
I've bought a 4X HD there's about a mounth now, and thill then it was great. Yesterday, i rooted my phone, no problems. But today, i wanted to restart my phone as i do time to time, but when it restarted the phone was extremely slow, as if it was a monocore 15 mo. I can't do ANYTHING with my phone.
Do anyone has a solution about that **** ? Damn, i really don't know how this could happened...
Thank you for your help
lunatik49 said:
Hi all, i don't really know where to create this topic, so excuse me if it's in the wrong place. I'm a bit mad actually, i explain my situation :
I've bought a 4X HD there's about a mounth now, and thill then it was great. Yesterday, i rooted my phone, no problems. But today, i wanted to restart my phone as i do time to time, but when it restarted the phone was extremely slow, as if it was a monocore 15 mo. I can't do ANYTHING with my phone.
Do anyone has a solution about that **** ? Damn, i really don't know how this could happened...
Thank you for your help
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Have you delete the app after root proces?
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oudbrood said:
Have you delete the app after root proces?
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Yes, i deleted the apk after i got my 4X rooted. And all was working fine till today.
Today i only installed this app to try if it works : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821249
But instead of installing the modified app, i installed the original one (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.martinborjesson.o2xtouchlednotifications).
But the notifications didn't worked, so i decided to reboot my phone, and then it was deadly slow....
I'v tried to uninstal the app but all is too slow, i just can't uninstal anything...
lunatik49 said:
Yes, i deleted the apk after i got my 4X rooted. And all was working fine till today.
Today i only installed this app to try if it works : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821249
But instead of installing the modified app, i installed the original one (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.martinborjesson.o2xtouchlednotifications).
But the notifications didn't worked, so i decided to reboot my phone, and then it was deadly slow....
I'v tried to uninstal the app but all is too slow, i just can't uninstal anything...
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Its seems the app is the reason for the.problem and not the root.
Maybe you can uninstall the app with adb?
I don't no the commands.....
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oudbrood said:
Its seems the app is the reason for the.problem and not the root.
Maybe you can uninstall the app with adb?
I don't no the commands.....
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I don't think the root has anything to do with my issue.
This app seems to.
But how to uninstall with adb ?
EDIT : I succeed hardly to uninstal the app through the drawer, but the problem remains =(
Have you rebooted since uninstalling the app?
lunatik49 said:
I don't think the root has anything to do with my issue.
This app seems to.
But how to uninstall with adb ?
EDIT : I succeed hardly to uninstal the app through the drawer, but the problem remains =(
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Deleting cache in recover menu?
Or install the modified app?
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I had a similar problem. After I rooted the phone I accidentally started the application on the phone again. A reboot doesn't help. I must repeat the whole rooting procedure again. And then the phone was normal.
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Yeah, if you happen to run the app again, it will add the .prop file back which is what makes it really slow.
alexp999 said:
Yeah, if you happen to run the app again, it will add the .prop file back which is what makes it really slow.
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What i don't understand is that i've never launched the app again, i uninstal it when i saw that the root was on.
Thank you all for your precious advices. I finally decided to reset to factory settings, and all is fine again now ! :cyclops:
I want to root it again, but i'm a bit afraid now.
No way, i must root my phone :laugh:
Also, there is one thing i don't understand, this part actually :
Open a command prompt (may need admin privelages, right click, run as administrator)
Type without quotes "cd C:\o4xr" and press enter.
Type without quotes "root" and press enter.
Wait while the script runs, and the phone will reboot automatically.
You should then see the command prompt "C:\o4xr>".
What the hell is a command prompt ? (sorry i'm not english)
I think that it's because of this part i missed that my phone was running so slowly.
lunatik49 said:
What i don't understand is that i've never launched the app again, i uninstal it when i saw that the root was on.
Thank you all for your precious advices. I finally decided to reset to factory settings, and all is fine again now ! :cyclops:
I want to root it again, but i'm a bit afraid now.
No way, i must root my phone :laugh:
Also, there is one thing i don't understand, this part actually :
Open a command prompt (may need admin privelages, right click, run as administrator)
Type without quotes "cd C:\o4xr" and press enter.
Type without quotes "root" and press enter.
Wait while the script runs, and the phone will reboot automatically.
You should then see the command prompt "C:\o4xr>".
What the hell is a command prompt ? (sorry i'm not english)
I think that it's because of this part i missed that my phone was running so slowly.
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gotta be MS-DOS command prompt lol...
lunatik49 said:
Hi all, i don't really know where to create this topic, so excuse me if it's in the wrong place. I'm a bit mad actually, i explain my situation :
I've bought a 4X HD there's about a mounth now, and thill then it was great. Yesterday, i rooted my phone, no problems. But today, i wanted to restart my phone as i do time to time, but when it restarted the phone was extremely slow, as if it was a monocore 15 mo. I can't do ANYTHING with my phone.
Do anyone has a solution about that **** ? Damn, i really don't know how this could happened...
Thank you for your help
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This was happened also in my situacion.Solution for this is factory reset and then work like a sharm.

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