Did anyone know that our phone had a safe mode to them?
The only real safe mode is keeping it in the drawer and not touching it...
This is for the Galaxy S
If you run in to problems, you may want to try to boot the phone into Safe Mode so you can undo whatever was done to cause the problem.
1. Power the phone off.
2. Turn the phone back on while pressing and holding the Menu button.
3. Keep holding the Menu button until the Home screen loads. The lower-left corner should say Safe Mode.
Once you’ve removed the offending app, you’ll want to boot normally. To do so, pull the battery from the device, then replace it. The next time you start the phone, it should no longer be in Safe Mode.
FYI I have never had to do this.........
Hope that helps,
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Pretty much my phone wigged out started flashing between the lock screen and the keypad to unlock, so i took the battery out and it resolved the problem, but let to another. In which my phone is now stuck in safe mode and i can not get out of it for the life of me, ive done everything, called tech support and motorola but they told me to do everthing i already did, so they are sending me a replacement, but my question is there any other way to fix the problem besides, factory reset/data wipe, power down power on holding vol up and down etc.
What is safe mode
What is on the screen
all the normal screens it just has a tab in the lower left hand corner that says safe mode, doesnt allow you to use and apps, well downloaded apps, you can boot into safe mode by powering down and then powering on by holding down vol up and vol down and power button, and they told me to that to see if it would take it out of safe mode but it didnt happen
I didn't know Safe Mode existed until I called HTC today. Basically, the tech support told me that safe mode disables all 3rd party apps, which is pretty useful if you need to determine whether an app is screwing up your phone. While in safe mode, you can still call, text, and use data.
To access safe mode:
1) Completely power off your phone
2) Turn it on
3) On the HTC splash screen (or your own custom splash screen) hold down Volume Down
4) Keep holding it down until phone boots up completely
5) Phone should vibrate and should say "Safe Mode" on the bottom left corner
Sorry if this is old news. I did a search and didn't find anything on this topic.
While I'm at it, I'm just going to throw in a question. The reason why I called HTC is because my phone randomly restarts or turns off. When it turns back on, I get a gray battery icon. Does any one know about this issue? PM me your answers to keep this thread clean. Thanks!
power off the phone and remove the battery for a few seconds and then put it back in. Press your power button and after the phone screen turns on press and hold the volume down button until the phone boots up. It should enter safe mode and display some text near the bottom of the screen.
This loads the phone without any Play Store apps active.
tjamscad said:
power off the phone and remove the battery for a few seconds and then put it back in. Press your power button and after the phone screen turns on press and hold the volume down button until the phone boots up. It should enter safe mode and display some text near the bottom of the screen.
This loads the phone without any Play Store apps active.
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That's the way it was on the Droid Incredible 2. On the original Dinc, it was Volume Down + Optical joystick. You don't have to remove your battery to do this, though, or even turn the power off. A simple restart works.
IceDragon59 said:
That's the way it was on the Droid Incredible 2. On the original Dinc, it was Volume Down + Optical joystick. You don't have to remove your battery to do this, though, or even turn the power off. A simple restart works.
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what's the benefit of this besides the apps??
maybe theres a way to hold this key and that key to boot into s-off mode hehehehe!
Aldo101t said:
what's the benefit of this besides the apps??
maybe theres a way to hold this key and that key to boot into s-off mode hehehehe!
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lol. I wish. Safe mode, as in a desktop operating system, lets you enter the OS without allowing problems plaguing your system from apps or other things generally causing problems. You can uninstall apps or change settings to fix issues. If you're overclocking with an app like SetCPU and having problems, it lets you boot into the OS without the overclock which may be causing the issues. If the overclock is built into the kernel or set before boot, you'll have to find another way.
Okay, so I was wondering if there's a way around Safe Mode or an alternative way to get out of it. Whenever I reset my phone, or just power it off, once I reboot it, it goes to the white screen where it lists Fast Boot, Recovery, etc. but the phone will not let me select anything. It seems when I hold the Volume up key while rebooting it, it lets me go into Safe Mode. Can anybody help me out, please? This is really frustrating and I still really like this phone.
This is an extremely simple guide for those who are not familiar with the opportunity of going into safe mode. Safe mode disables all your third party apps and prevents them from doing anything on your device. You can install and remove new apps, but you can't open any. This is also helpful to determine whether your battery genuinely is bad, or if it is an app or two who are the culprits.
To enter safe mode:
Press and hold the power button until the 'Phone options' menu pop up.
This gives you three main options - power off, restart or turn airplane mode on.
To enter safe mode you have to press and hold 'power off' for about 3 seconds. It will then ask you whether you want to boot into safe mode or not. (Tested on D802).
On some device models, you have to tap and hold 'reboot device' in order to get that option.
It works flawlessly and in order to turn it off, you just reboot your device. During safe mode, the phone can be used as usual, with the exception of 3rd party apps.
Hope this helps!
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Or, from the phone turned off, press power until the LG logo appears, release power and press the volume up button + volume down until the phone boot. You'll boot in safe mode
(tested in d80220D)
Thanks for guide