Proud owner of two unlocked Note 9's since black friday! After getting them I flashed to Verizon stock firmware to get access to WiFi calling but have since moved over to Google Fi.
Every time I flash a new ROM in odin (using home CSC) the device starts up just fine but when I try to unlock the phone with the code or fingerprint, the screen turns black for a few seconds then goes back to the home screen. The only remedy was a hard reset losing all my data (which I can get most back with my backup). I am ok with that, but my wife won't let me touch hers because it deletes all the passwords and samsung pay cards even with the backup. I have even tried clearing the cache and it still won't go past the lock screen. I think the Verizon ROM is blocking some radios so I need to flash back to unlocked.
Has anyone seen this error and have any idea how to prevent it?
ajonesaz said:
Proud owner of two unlocked Note 9's since black friday! After getting them I flashed to Verizon stock firmware to get access to WiFi calling but have since moved over to Google Fi.
Every time I flash a new ROM in odin (using home CSC) the device starts up just fine but when I try to unlock the phone with the code or fingerprint, the screen turns black for a few seconds then goes back to the home screen. The only remedy was a hard reset losing all my data (which I can get most back with my backup). I am ok with that, but my wife won't let me touch hers because it deletes all the passwords and samsung pay cards even with the backup. I have even tried clearing the cache and it still won't go past the lock screen. I think the Verizon ROM is blocking some radios so I need to flash back to unlocked.
Has anyone seen this error and have any idea how to prevent it?
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Remove all fingerprints, PINs, passwords etc before flashing. You can set them back up after installing the new firmware.
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Hi all i've been looking for a way to fix my S4 Active i537, the phone keeps resetting. I will power it on and it will get as far at the AT&T screen before resetting and starting the process all over again and will do it repeatedly. My phone is not unlocked nor i have never tried to do it, i understand that a factory reset might fix my problem however i have not backed up my phone and would hate to lose my photos, music, and messages. I am able to enter the odin and recovery modes and i have tried to clear the caches to no avail. Also when i try to select reboot in the recovery menu i just get an error screen and after a few seconds the phone shuts off. Is there a way i can backup or at least retrieve my photos from odin or the recovery menu perhaps using adb? Would flashing my device to a different firmware solve this? Would it delete all my data?
Thanks in advance
Also i have an AT&T s4 active unlocked running on tmobile, if that helps any
Just some more info, before this started happening i went on a kayaking trip, the phone was in a bucket which had a little water in it but the phone was locked up ( rubber over charging port and batter cover on securely) when i got home i found there was some humidity on the front and back cameras which i then used a blow dryer to dry it out. The phone would restart, turn back on, and boot up at first but then it got worse and now will not go past the at&t screen
You originally posted this in the International S4 forum. You want to ask this in the S4 Active forums at http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-active
The mods will move this to the correct location.
When i did a factory reset using the cwm it didn't delete any photos videos music or any files of any kind .. it just unistalled all apps and cleared their data . As far i know the only thing that got me out the bootloop was the factory reset ... on the other hand factory reseting using the stock recovery deleted everything in my internal storage ..
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We have a rooted Galaxy S4 Active and its been having some strange issues that I can't figure out.
The phone was recently ( a few weeks ago) wiped completely and flashed to NE3 via odin, then updated following the how-to to OC7.
Everything was fine for a while, and outside of a few default apps on the phone getting updates, no extra software has been installed. But within the last few days, the phone has been freezing/lagging on the lock screen. Its set up to use a pattern lock. If you fail the pattern, the phone sometimes will hang for a really long time before clearing the pattern and allowing you to reenter it. Even after entering the right pattern, the phone still hangs for a bit before actually unlocking. But after this period of time is over, the phone behaves fine, even on the lock screen. It feels like the phone is getting hung up on some process for a time, and then after it recovers everything runs fine. This doesn't seem to happen unless the lock screen is up, however, so seems suspect.
Anyway any ideas?
Hello, check the reply on my post http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-active/help/root-active-s4-i537ucucoc6-t3240300
I'm not sure that helps? The phone is already rooted and running OC7.
The problem is that some of the system settings menus and the lock screen tend to lag a good bit. Sometimes if you enter the wrong pattern in the lock, it will just stay frozen for some time before you can attempt again, other times if you are in the settings menu it will lag between setting screens.
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I'm not sure that helps? The phone is already rooted and running OC7.
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First try clearing cache and dalvik, this can be done with flashfire or in stock recovery. If that doesn't help, try flashing Galaxy Mod and see if that improves anything. Finally, are you on stock OC7, or deodexed OC7? Maybe you ought to try the other
So its been a while since I have used my LG G4 and last time I used it, I did a complete wipe. Now that I went through the setup wizard, after putting up Wi-Fi, it asks for the PIN. Why would it need a PIN if it is reset. I got the issue removed by going back into the setup wizard and turning Wi-Fi off. Ok I used the phone like normal and even did the system update by turning Wi-Fi on again. Now that Android is updated, the lock screen shows up and it requests a PIN. I used my old PIN which has been the same since my G2 all the way to my G5. I don't mind having to do a complete wipe as I stated before that I did a complete wipe before turning on the device. Since last time I have used custom ROMs and such my computer crashed so I do not have the SDK on the PC. Could anyone please help and maybe answer why my phone requires a PIN even though it was just reset? Thanks in advance.
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So its been a while since I have used my LG G4 and last time I used it, I did a complete wipe. Now that I went through the setup wizard, after putting up Wi-Fi, it asks for the PIN. Why would it need a PIN if it is reset. I got the issue removed by going back into the setup wizard and turning Wi-Fi off. Ok I used the phone like normal and even did the system update by turning Wi-Fi on again. Now that Android is updated, the lock screen shows up and it requests a PIN. I used my old PIN which has been the same since my G2 all the way to my G5. I don't mind having to do a complete wipe as I stated before that I did a complete wipe before turning on the device. Since last time I have used custom ROMs and such my computer crashed so I do not have the SDK on the PC. Could anyone please help and maybe answer why my phone requires a PIN even though it was just reset? Thanks in advance.
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could be something to do with factory reset protection or encrypted device
Phone starts with moving halo and "wissen"... "Is it wiping my phone?"
Just now I took my Nexus 6 out of my pocket because it was very warm.
The screen was all black with in the middle a big Halo moving with the disturbing message "wissen" beneath it.
"wissen" is Dutch for wiping, deleting or removing...
Turning the phone off is possible by holding down the power button for 6 seconds, but then it turns on again after 3 seconds showing that same screen again.
After some fiddling I was able to find a method to turn it off.
I can start the phone by holding down the power button and the volume button (down) which will start the recovery program.
There I can turn it off.
Although I have unlocked the phone and ran modded firmwares I switched to standard factory Nexus 2 years ago and haven't had a rooted phone for all that time.
Recently I installed the 7.1 OTA updated.
I'm afraid this is something like a remote wipe.
It also doesn't ask me to give my PIN which is normal for it to do.
What is happening?
Some more info: Yesterday I bought the "AIO All-in-one Toolbox " after using the free one for 3 weeks. Could that be involved?
It may be formatting and encrypting your data partition.
Yes, but why?
It just went into my pocket this morning....
I came one step further.
As I was still able to get it into fastboot loader I exited with "volume up"
Then it went into an almost normal boot. This didn't require the pin it normally needed.
The device went into a full factory reset.
I thought I would be up and running fast, but after entering my new gmail account/password I got the message that I needed to wait another 24 hours because I did a password reset.
I did this password reset of my Google account out of safety. Now I'm being punished for this....
Luckily I have a spare Motorola G3 with its own SIM, so I can at least use my phone.
I can't even use my Nexus as a phone nor can I go to settings. Maybe if use another Google-account.
Did some more research...
The last Exchange sync was while cycling to work.
Didn't use the phone then nor later.
Because my Google-account is locked I can't do anything with my Phone (not even phone), so I decided to flash an alternate rom on it.
I flashed lineagos and also rooted the device again.
Although I did root my Nexus 6 in the beginning this is the first custom ROM I have on it. I still need to install gapps.
Now I can start using my Titaniumbackup again that I bought several years ago.
I still have no idea how it could have gone into wiping. I put the phone in my pocket while it was screenlocked. The device needs a pincode to unlock.....
I am still unable to use Google Apps. I can run the app, but it doesn't let me install apps.
On the stock rom I was just stuck (stuck rom, haha)..... at the installation screen unable to even make a phone call....
Does someone have any idea???
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Does someone have any idea???
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My idea is that you have the N6 unprotected in your pocket. Moving or cycling caused activation of a factory reset.
Hey everyone.
With all past Samsung phones I have been able to remove the carrier logo and other bits by flashing the unbranded firmware for Australia but the Note 9 while it accepts the flash and removes the extra bits it still has the carrier animation on boot up. Is there any way to remove this?
Thanks,
I managed to get rid of it by toggling OEM Bootloader Unlock in the dev settings either on or off (both work). If it's not there, it'll apparently show up if you leave your device on without rebooting for 7 days. Don't quote me on that though - that's just what I read, but I had the option from day one (or day three or whatever it was, by the time I looked at it).
The problem is that when I restored my backups, it came back. I tried restoring from Smart Switch without settings restored this time and it seems to have held but I'm not sure if it'll change back if I sign into my Google and/or Samsung accounts again.
Still, if you aren't restoring a backup, particularly from Smart Switch, it should work fine. Can't comment on firmware updates though - they might bring it back.