Hi i am wondering if i am able to factory reset while being rooted? Or will my phone brick?
I feel like my battery has been draining a ****load for some reason.. I have to charge twice a day now compare to 1 charge will last me more than a day.
I am on 5.1.1. On N910T3
From what I understand trying to factory reset on your phone will always fail via stock recovery or through settings on stock Rom. I think you need to use Samsung Smart Switch OR download the stock firmware from Sam firm (My favorite ) OR Sam-mobile. r
Yes you can factory reset while rooted. Worse case scenario is you'll have to re-root.
MrWilsonxD said:
From what I understand trying to factory reset on your phone will always fail via stock recovery or through settings on stock Rom. I think you need to use Samsung Smart Switch OR download the stock firmware from Sam firm (My favorite ) OR Sam-mobile. r
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What does that have to do with factory reset?
Thanks!!!
dkb218 said:
Yes you can factory reset while rooted. Worse case scenario is you'll have to re-root.
What does that have to do with factory reset?
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All the times I have tried to factory reset while on stock touchwiz firmware on my s3, note 2,3, and 4 (while they have been rooted) fail. When I would use stock recovery or the settings menu to attempt to factory reset, I would get a fail message, then the phone would shut off.
When I turned it back on, everything would still be left untouched on my phone. All my apps, files, etc would be in the same place.
So in order to perform the equivalent of a full factory reset and return to full stock firmware, I would use smart switch or download the stock file and flash via Odin.
That's just been my experience with the Samsung series.
MrWilsonxD said:
All the times I have tried to factory reset while on stock touchwiz firmware on my s3, note 2,3, and 4 (while they have been rooted) fail. When I would use stock recovery or the settings menu to attempt to factory reset, I would get a fail message, then the phone would shut off.
When I turned it back on, everything would still be left untouched on my phone. All my apps, files, etc would be in the same place.
So in order to perform the equivalent of a full factory reset and return to full stock firmware, I would use smart switch or download the stock file and flash via Odin.
That's just been my experience with the Samsung series.
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Factory reset is merely returning the device to its out the box setup. That can be done from the settings menu.
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I wanted to perform a factory reset because I keep getting really high Android OS usage on my phone. However, when I went to settings -> backup and rest -> factory reset, it didn't reset my phone; it just rebooted again. Then I tried to reset it by booting into recovery, so I powered up the phone holding the volume down button, scrolled to the recovery section, pressed up to select it, and it just made my phone restart again. I don't know why my phone won't let me perform a factory reset, could someone help me out? It is rooted and has titanium backup and greenify installed, but that's about it.
PwnMyMoto hijacks stock recovery. You'll need to uninstall it to get the recovery back to factory reset.
fruitytoilet said:
I wanted to perform a factory reset because I keep getting really high Android OS usage on my phone. However, when I went to settings -> backup and rest -> factory reset, it didn't reset my phone; it just rebooted again. Then I tried to reset it by booting into recovery, so I powered up the phone holding the volume down button, scrolled to the recovery section, pressed up to select it, and it just made my phone restart again. I don't know why my phone won't let me perform a factory reset, could someone help me out? It is rooted and has titanium backup and greenify installed, but that's about it.
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don't think you can uninstall pwnmymoto because it already uninstalled itself after it rooted your phone. You will have to flash stock frimware on the device using RSDlite. tutorial found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446515
for high android os usage it might be because of the wifi router you are connected to fyi. try running on no wifi for a day or a night or whatever and see if that doesn't change. There seems to be an issue with some routers that cause the usage to be extremely high. I'm having the problem currently because of my wifi router.
Hello
I am from europe......
Search my Moto x (rooted) Stock rom.....i want recovery, i want factory reset..
I install Morelocale2 set hungarian languane, and useless controll not working(((( uninstall program, set English Us languane, ...........not work....
message : sorry there seem to be data issues..............
( telefon Claro Puerto Rico network....Stock Firmware: 2 choice..Claro Chile and Columbia,,??????? true?? false????
help pls........:crying:
jayboyyyy said:
don't think you can uninstall pwnmymoto because it already uninstalled itself after it rooted your phone. You will have to flash stock frimware on the device using RSDlite. tutorial found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2446515
for high android os usage it might be because of the wifi router you are connected to fyi. try running on no wifi for a day or a night or whatever and see if that doesn't change. There seems to be an issue with some routers that cause the usage to be extremely high. I'm having the problem currently because of my wifi router.
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any update on this? I'm in a similar situation where I want to do a factory reset, but I can't flash any Rom because I am on republic wireless. is flashing the firmware the and as flashing a new Rom?
warrenis1234 said:
any update on this? I'm in a similar situation where I want to do a factory reset, but I can't flash any Rom because I am on republic wireless. is flashing the firmware the and as flashing a new Rom?
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you can always flash the fw for your device onto your phone. you may not be able to flash an older version of a fw for your phone but you can always flash a current version. if you use rsdlite to do a full factory reset it will work. you just can't do a factory reset through the recovery mode in your phone because pwnmymoto hikacked it so its no longer there.
if you have a locked bootloader and you want to do a factory reset or flash a rom you need to install Safestrap
here is a link to the thread all about it
http://rootzwiki.com/topic/104161-recovery-locked-safestrap-recovery-v365-2013-11-13/
I decided to unroot my note 3 so i could update to kitkat. I used supersu to unroot and then went to accept the ota, it failed.i then did a factory reset but safestrap still showed up. My next step was to do another factory reset and now its stuck on the galaxy note 3 boot screen with the custom logo. I tried flashing the mj5 files to it and it passed but after factory reset and a wipe it still locks on the boot screen. Any help would be great.
Danno5150 said:
I decided to unroot my note 3 so i could update to kitkat. I used supersu to unroot and then went to accept the ota, it failed.i then did a factory reset but safestrap still showed up. My next step was to do another factory reset and now its stuck on the galaxy note 3 boot screen with the custom logo. I tried flashing the mj5 files to it and it passed but after factory reset and a wipe it still locks on the boot screen. Any help would be great. UPDATE....I was able to flash back to stock mj5 the only problem i have is i get the direct pen has stopped error. i went into app manager to turn it back on but is was showing that it was on? Any ideas?
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Danno5150 said:
I decided to unroot my note 3 so i could update to kitkat. I used supersu to unroot and then went to accept the ota, it failed.i then did a factory reset but safestrap still showed up. My next step was to do another factory reset and now its stuck on the galaxy note 3 boot screen with the custom logo. I tried flashing the mj5 files to it and it passed but after factory reset and a wipe it still locks on the boot screen. Any help would be great.
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If you can get into download mode (home + power + vol down) you can just follow the steps listed in this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559715
You will definitely need an external SD Card and will need to follow the instructions exactly. It works like a charm. Once you are done you will be back on MJ5 and can OTA update to KitKat or continue using MJ5.
tropazr said:
You will definitely need an external SD Card and will need to follow the instructions exactly. It works like a charm. Once you are done you will be back on MJ5 and can OTA update to KitKat or continue using MJ5.
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You don't have to have an SD card; you can hold volume up and go to recovery mode, go down to update via ADB, and sideload&install the .zip files instead of an SD. (I had to do this last night from a soft brick)
So I upgraded to Lollipop not too long ago and did a factory reset, and ever since then everything "Samsung Account" related does not work. Trying to add a Samsung account does absolutely nothing. It's like the button just doesn't work! Because of this, I wanted to reset my device again. However, upon clicking the Reset button, a little Samsung Account screen pops up for a split second and disappears, rendering the factory reset button useless. Furthermore, I'd use Kies to factory reset, but when my Note is plugged into the computer (using the cable it came with), it likes to randomly disconnect and reconnect to the computer, so I can't factory reset that way. Does anyone have ANY ideas as to what I can do that doesn't involve voiding my warranty? Thanks!
(I am not rooted)
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Scoutamis said:
So I upgraded to Lollipop not too long ago and did a factory reset, and ever since then everything "Samsung Account" related does not work. Trying to add a Samsung account does absolutely nothing. It's like the button just doesn't work! Because of this, I wanted to reset my device again. However, upon clicking the Reset button, a little Samsung Account screen pops up for a split second and disappears, rendering the factory reset button useless. Furthermore, I'd use Kies to factory reset, but when my Note is plugged into the computer (using the cable it came with), it likes to randomly disconnect and reconnect to the computer, so I can't factory reset that way. Does anyone have ANY ideas as to what I can do that doesn't involve voiding my warranty? Thanks!
(I am not rooted)
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Your issue with not being able to do a factory reset may have a lot to do with the
"Reactivationg lock" option, you need to uncheck it before doing a factory data reset..
With the re-activation lock is checked I doubt you can do a factory data reset.
Once the phone has been reset, do the following:
Go to http://Sammobile.com and download the official stock N910T 5.0.1 Lollipop firmware for your phone.
Then use ODIN to flash the firmware, flashing the firmware will not void your warranty and your phone will
be in the exact same condition as when you purchased it.
Before you odin flash the firmware be sure to go into your phone's settings>security and make sure that the
"Reactivation lock" is not checked.
Also be sure you do a factory reset by going into settings>Backup and reset and do a "factory data reset"
before you ODIN flash the official firmware.
Good luck!
Misterjunky said:
Go to http://Sammobile.com and download the official stock N910T 5.0.1 Lollipop firmware for your phone.
Then using ODIN flash the firmware, flashing the firmware will not void your warranty and your phone will
be in the exact same condition as when you purchased it after you flash it.
Before you odin flash the firmware be sure to go into your phone's settings>security and make sure that the
"Reactivation lock" is not checked.
Also be sure you do a factory reset by going into settings>Backup and reset and do a "factory data reset"
before you ODIN flash the official firmware.
Good luck!
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Thanks for your reply! However, I can't perform a factory reset by going to Settings>Backup and Reset, because the "factory data reset" button does absolutely nothing when I press it (besides launch something that says "Samsung Account" for literally a split second).
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Scoutamis said:
Thanks for your reply! However, I can't perform a factory reset by going to Settings>Backup and Reset, because the "factory data reset" button does absolutely nothing when I press it (besides launch something that says "Samsung Account" for literally a split second).
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Have you UN-CHECKED the Reactivation lock before trying to do a factory data reset?
You need to do that first then reboot.. The reactivation lock is in settings>Security
Then do a factory data reset.
Good luck!
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Have you UN-CHECKED the Reactivation lock before trying to do a factory data reset?
You need to do that first then reboot.. The reactivation lock is in settings>Security
Then do a factory data reset.
Good luck!
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I just used the recovery to eventually reset because even with the reactivation lock unchecked it wasn't working. All is good now, thanks!
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Scoutamis said:
I just used the recovery to eventually reset because even with the reactivation lock unchecked it wasn't working. All is good now, thanks!
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Just factory reset in recovery (twrp/phills'cwm) is not the same
same thing as doing the factory data reset in the phone itself.
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Just factory reset in recovery (twrp/phills'cwm) is not the same
same thing as doing the factory data reset in the phone itself.
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How so? I thought it was the same, especially since I don't have a custom recovery. Everything seems to be working fine now too.
OK, using my phone normally rooted. I sometimes get random reboots and it bootloops. I have to force reboot a few times by holding power, bixby, volume down etc etc and it boots up normally.
This time, it did the same thing and force rebooting got me to the lockscreen but kept rebooting at that screen. I plugged in to the computer and forced reboot and it worked fine but for some reason but it made me start the whole setup process again as if I factory reset the phone but everything was still there except settings were reset.
Brightness wasn't working, so I tried to reboot to see if it would fix the problem but it started to bootlooping again and NOW I can't get past the lockscreen without it rebooting.
What do I do. I tried wiping cache in recovery but no dice. Can I reflash the firmware in odin? I don't want to lose any data. I know about flashing home csc instead but I'm rooted and I don't have the modified ap file from magisk, so wouldn't it just wipe my phone?
From my experience with the Galaxy S3 and S4, you will need to flash the firmware with Odin which will wipe everything. Use Samsung smart switch or TWRP to make a back-up of your data.
StoneyJSG said:
From my experience with the Galaxy S3 and S4, you will need to flash the firmware with Odin which will wipe everything. Use Samsung smart switch or TWRP to make a back-up of your data.
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things have significantly changed since those days, but youre half right. In the new firmwares, there are 5 files. 3 of them have to be flashes as normal, but the last 2 are the CSC and HOME_CSC, you can shoose whichever of the 2 you want to flash depending on whether or not youll end up factory resetting. HOME_CSC doesnt wipe whereas CSC does.
OP, flash the HOME_CSC and the other 3 files as normal in Odin and you should retain your data and fix whatever part of the firmware is having a seizure. If the problem persists, then youre stuck with alternate methods of data recovery, including but not limited to ADB'ing into it while in the bootloader screen so long that you have ADB enabled in dev settings and then flashing the CSC to reset it. If THAT doesnt fix it, then youre prolly boned. Prolly a hardware issue at that point.
Where do you get HOME_CSC files from? Been looking for it for my AT&T firmware.
So far I have always factory resetted the tab before flashing the latest software using odin but setting up the tab s8 plus again is a real problem. So if I can flash directly without factory reset, I will be able to use Tab without any setting up again. My worry is since Tab is encrypted and connected to Samsung and google accounts, will that make any issues if i do so?
Yes, this is the proper way to manually update your device. No, it shouldn't cause any issues.
Means flash via odin without factory reset, with NO factory reset, with login pin?