I see every one posting about plugging your battery in and out when that isn't necessary.
All you have to do is completely power off your phone.
While it is still off, hold volume up and volume down at the same time.
Then, while still holding volume up and volume down, simply plug in your USB that's connected to your computer.
And that's all, your phone will turn on and auto enter recovery.
buru898 said:
I see every one posting about plugging your battery in and out when that isn't necessary.
All you have to do is completely power off your phone.
While it is still off, hold volume up and volume down at the same time.
Then, while still holding volume up and volume down, simply plug in your USB that's connected to your computer.
And that's all, your phone will turn on and auto enter recovery.
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We know this, and it doesn't work for everyone.
Taking battery out then in will work for everyone besides hardware locked
Weird wonder why only for some? Maybe their phone didn't power down all the way?
buru898 said:
Weird wonder why only for some? Maybe their phone didn't power down all the way?
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Nope.
The phone vibrates when turned off, but removing battery takes 2 seconds and could save you from a 20 minute talk with tmo rep.
About you bricking your phone.
You should never take shortcuts on things like this.
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Every once in a while this "download mode" comes up. I had left my phone in my room and it died while i went quickly to the neighbors. When I came back, I found my phone in this download mode. Ive seen it before and I get to it randomly. Any insight?
When you turn on your phone by holding the vol+/- and power with the USB plugged in, this is what shows up. So I'm guessing that's what's happening.. I'm not sure. Wait for an expert on the subject.
Blaze9 said:
When you turn on your phone by holding the vol+/- and power with the USB plugged in, this is what shows up. So I'm guessing that's what's happening.. I'm not sure. Wait for an expert on the subject.
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heres the thing. My phone was completely untouched and the charger was not plugged in. Its a totally different download mode.
So, I've seen this particular download mode come up when I go into download using the adb reboot download command. The volume up-down method brings up the download mode with the number of flashes and the other warnings. Not sure what the difference is.
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Is it a stock ROM or you have any other ROMs and a custom kernel? AFAIK, The only way to enter download mode other than the physical key combination is to let the kernel know before it is rebooting - like 'adb reboot download' and using some custom options found in other ROMS..
Sorry, i have Serendipity 8 and kernel is Entropy. Ive experienced the same on UnNamed as well. Not a big deal. Its just a pain having to pull the battery because its a tad hard to remove it from the case.
eddies92 said:
Sorry, i have Serendipity 8 and kernel is Entropy. Ive experienced the same on UnNamed as well. Not a big deal. Its just a pain having to pull the battery because its a tad hard to remove it from the case.
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I think you don't need to pull the battery out. Keep pressing the power button until the phone switches off. Again press the power button so that the phone boots again..
I tried that with no luck lol
vineethrp said:
I think you don't need to pull the battery out. Keep pressing the power button until the phone switches off. Again press the power button so that the phone boots again..
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eddies92 said:
I tried that with no luck lol
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This does work to reboot the phone without pulling the battery. You can also hold the power button until you see the first boot logo.
I have no problem rebooting from download mode by holding the power button. Usually takes about 10-15 seconds to work.
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i charge my touchpad to 100% over night.
then i plug my touchpad to my computer and copy the 3 files to touchpad via usb storage mode trying to load android.
after the files be copied i safety remove the usb, then i shut it off.
then i press and hold the power + up volume as the guide. nothing happen.
then i press and hold the power + home button for 30 seconds trying to rest. nothing happen.
then i press and hold the power + home + up for 30 seconds... nothing happen.
then i press and hold the power for 30 seconds. nothing happen.
anyone experienced this please help...
Plug it into the genuine charger and leave it for half an hour, see if anything happens.
If still nothing happens and you try holding Power+Home for about 10 seconds and still nothing happens, then it might be spare parts.
Not to sad like an ass but on mine you have press the power button like a man. I had the same issue in my first night with it.
Mine totally died like this. Had to send it in. Came back all better.
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Twist off and twist on the replaceable plug on the charger (requires some muscle). Many users reported their units were not charging properly because of the poor connection.
Then charge your TouchPad for 10 minutes, then try turning it on using the power button. If that fails try the hard reset by holding power and center button for 30 seconds.
These devices are said to be unbrickable, as USB is said to be connected directly to CPU, so one kind of boot or another should always be possible. (Unless of course the hardware is defective, can't do much then)
r00tb33r said:
Twist off and twist on the replaceable plug on the charger (requires some muscle). Many users reported their units were not charging properly because of the poor connection.
Then charge your TouchPad for 10 minutes, then try turning it on using the power button. If that fails try the hard reset by holding power and center button for 30 seconds.
These devices are said to be unbrickable, as USB is said to be connected directly to CPU, so one kind of boot or another should always be possible. (Unless of course the hardware is defective, can't do much then)
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good info to know.
power button + push 10 times middle button. wait a minute and try to power on
This is really frustrating >.< i've powered down my devce held Vol - / Vol + and plugged in the cable while holding power then released when it vibrated. Did the same without holding power and still it keep bringing me into the recovery menu ._. anyone?
xXcybersniperXx said:
This is really frustrating >.< i've powered down my devce held Vol - / Vol + and plugged in the cable while holding power then released when it vibrated. Did the same without holding power and still it keep bringing me into the recovery menu ._. anyone?
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Hold Up, Down, Insert cable.
Hold Up, Down, Power. Hold till screen appears.
adb reboot download or bootloader - Havent tried that one, just off the top of my head.
If no, then you flashed something way wrong and need a jig, your doing it wrong, or if stock, phone is messed up.
xXcybersniperXx said:
This is really frustrating >.< i've powered down my devce held Vol - / Vol + and plugged in the cable while holding power then released when it vibrated. Did the same without holding power and still it keep bringing me into the recovery menu ._. anyone?
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Take battery out, hold volume down and plug the cable. You will enter to download mode. Put battery back.
fakhri said:
Take battery out, hold volume down and plug the cable. You will enter to download mode. Put battery back.
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I've never heard of that one.
Works. Thanks for sharing
MotoMudder77 said:
I've never heard of that one.
Works. Thanks for sharing
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Try! You will see.
fakhri said:
Take battery out, hold volume down and plug the cable. You will enter to download mode. Put battery back.
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I've known to pull battery and use normal sequence (vol+, vol-). This works sometimes when it won't boot with the battery in.
Just tested, and this works equally well with only vol- and also with only vol+, as well as with both buttons. Good to know.
creepyncrawly said:
I've known to pull battery and use normal sequence (vol+, vol-). This works sometimes when it won't boot with the battery in.
Just tested, and this works equally well with only vol- and also with only vol+, as well as with both buttons. Good to know.
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Wow, Creepy just learned something new! No surprise that I didnt know it then .
Is there any way to build an application that doesn't allow the user to turn off the device unless you swipe the fingerprint?? I'm talking in case of stolen phone
i think that might be difficult because holding volume up and power for 15 seconds hard reboots the phone even if it's locked and eventually the phone's battery dies...
pradeepvizz said:
i think that might be difficult because holding volume up and power for 15 seconds hard reboots the phone even if it's locked and eventually the phone's battery dies...
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I know but assume the thief doesn't
Forget about holding the volume button can we do something like that.. and about the battery I can track my phone before it dies.
was also thinking about this, would love someone to be able to do this
Hey all,
I have a Droid DNA that has not been rooted or have anything but stock ROM running on it. Today, I was using Snapchat when suddenly I get the box that pops up when you hold down the power button and then you choose whether to turn it off, restart it, or put it into airplane mode. Then, there's a notification that in 3, 2, 1, your device will be shut off.
After it shuts off, it goes into the infinite bootloop where it doesn't go past the HTC screen and I can't even do anything in the bootloader because it just restarts mid-pressing of the volume buttons.
I think the power button might be stuck, but it feels mechanically fine. I think it's stuck though because without even pressing the power button I could just hold VOLUME DOWN and still get into the bootloader for like 4 seconds.
Is there anything I could do?
Thank you so much in advance.
super3go said:
Hey all,
I have a Droid DNA that has not been rooted or have anything but stock ROM running on it. Today, I was using Snapchat when suddenly I get the box that pops up when you hold down the power button and then you choose whether to turn it off, restart it, or put it into airplane mode. Then, there's a notification that in 3, 2, 1, your device will be shut off.
After it shuts off, it goes into the infinite bootloop where it doesn't go past the HTC screen and I can't even do anything in the bootloader because it just restarts mid-pressing of the volume buttons.
I think the power button might be stuck, but it feels mechanically fine. I think it's stuck though because without even pressing the power button I could just hold VOLUME DOWN and still get into the bootloader for like 4 seconds.
Is there anything I could do?
Thank you so much in advance.
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Take it back to verizon if its not rooted or anything, show them whats going on, they will probably tell you to send it in to be fixed.
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Take it back to verizon if its not rooted or anything, show them whats going on, they will probably tell you to send it in to be fixed.
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I think I'm going to have to. I let it run its course until the battery died and was hoping to resurrect it by charging. However, now its not even charging. There's no orange LED (blinking or constant) to let me know the phone is charging. Damn.