[Q] Galaxy S2 USB problems - Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys.
I am having some really annoying problems with my SGS II lately.
When the screen is turned off, it suddenly turns on.
When the screen is turned on, it suddenly goes into "car mode", and it often goes into "Speech control". - and sometimes it gives the "I am charging" sound and it also changes battery icon to the "I am charging" icon.
All these things happen without anybody touching the device.
When I plug it into my PC it will not be recognized - the PC states that the USB device was not recognized.
When I plug it into the charger it sometimes does not begin charging.
I am pretty sure that it is a hardware problem, as it started after i have been using the current rom for some days without these problems.
I am using Litening ROM 6.0 with Ninphetamine kernel 2.12
So, I am thinking that it might be a good time to flash a stock rom and return the device to the shop for a repair, bu I don't know how to do this when USB mode is not working ..
I am used to flash with CWM and Odin, but Odin will not work - it does not "see the device"..
So, any of you guys have a suggestion for me ??
TIA, KE.

Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
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Try to flash a stock ROM with Odin...
Put your SGS2 into "Download Mode", launch Odin then plug your device to your PC... You'll see if Odin see your device or not...

KE_DK said:
Hi guys.
I am having some really annoying problems with my SGS II lately.
When the screen is turned off, it suddenly turns on.
When the screen is turned on, it suddenly goes into "car mode", and it often goes into "Speech control". - and sometimes it gives the "I am charging" sound and it also changes battery icon to the "I am charging" icon.
All these things happen without anybody touching the device.
When I plug it into my PC it will not be recognized - the PC states that the USB device was not recognized.
When I plug it into the charger it sometimes does not begin charging.
I am pretty sure that it is a hardware problem, as it started after i have been using the current rom for some days without these problems.
I am using Litening ROM 6.0 with Ninphetamine kernel 2.12
So, I am thinking that it might be a good time to flash a stock rom and return the device to the shop for a repair, bu I don't know how to do this when USB mode is not working ..
I am used to flash with CWM and Odin, but Odin will not work - it does not "see the device"..
So, any of you guys have a suggestion for me ??
TIA, KE.
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There is s way of flashing without Odin. You must have cwm , clockworkmod installed though. In the Market get the revolution rom kitchen app and take it from there.
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-iNSiGhT- said:
..Put your SGS2 into "Download Mode", launch Odin then plug your device to your PC... You'll see if Odin see your device or not...
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Unfortunately Odin doesn't recognize my device

KE_DK said:
Unfortunately Odin doesn't recognize my device
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I have exactly the same problem. There are quite a few reports of weird USB problems with this device. This seems to be related to false "battery overheating" messages while the battery is fine.
It does look like a USB hardware issue, problem is how do we get a stock ROM back on the device to get it repaired under warranty? Is there a way to flash the device back to stock without using USB/Odin?

londondutch said:
I have exactly the same problem. There are quite a few reports of weird USB problems with this device. This seems to be related to false "battery overheating" messages while the battery is fine.
It does look like a USB hardware issue, problem is how do we get a stock ROM back on the device to get it repaired under warranty? Is there a way to flash the device back to stock without using USB/Odin?
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Wow, it is sad that this fine device should have so serious problems HW wise..
Today it just went from bad to worse for me - the phone stopped reacting to presses on the power button (it was screen-off) - and it was really really hot.
The backside of the phone was really so hot, that I decided to pull out the battery.
So now I am really in the ****. I just might try to hand it in and just hope that they will handle it as a HW error (but I really don't know)
/KE

See here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=16664784&posted=1#post16664784 and the links from that thread.
From my experience, this isn't software / ROM related at all. Purely a hardware thing. Still having this problem on and off.

I have a family member who got this problem on a device with the stock version. I just started getting this problem (I have a custom rom) BUT I just got some third party cables.
I am wondering if those are the ones causing this. Does the SGS2 have a special USB input? Maybe with an extra connector (to eg. enable car mode on official Samsung cradles) which a third party USB cable manages to touch? I'll do some testing tomorrow as I get back to original cables.

Schmich said:
I have a family member who got this problem on a device with the stock version. I just started getting this problem (I have a custom rom) BUT I just got some third party cables.
I am wondering if those are the ones causing this. Does the SGS2 have a special USB input? Maybe with an extra connector (to eg. enable car mode on official Samsung cradles) which a third party USB cable manages to touch? I'll do some testing tomorrow as I get back to original cables.
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Thank you, I would like to hear if it makes any difference.
But unfortunately I am using the original cable.

Update: I manged to get my phone to connect to the computer twice, so I now have it on a original Samsung build.
I hae ordred a Jig, and When I receive that I will return the phone for repair/change.
Have you heard about how returning phones with similar problems worked out ?
/KE

KE_DK said:
Update: I manged to get my phone to connect to the computer twice, so I now have it on a original Samsung build.
I hae ordred a Jig, and When I receive that I will return the phone for repair/change.
Have you heard about how returning phones with similar problems worked out ?
/KE
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See my thread!
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First try flashing an 'normal' kernel instead of the ninphetamine kernel. Everytime I install that kernel my pc doesn't recognize my galaxy s2, but when I use the KH3 or another normal rooted kernel I have no problems....

KE_DK said:
Hi guys.
I am having some really annoying problems with my SGS II lately.
When the screen is turned off, it suddenly turns on.
When the screen is turned on, it suddenly goes into "car mode", and it often goes into "Speech control". - and sometimes it gives the "I am charging" sound and it also changes battery icon to the "I am charging" icon.
All these things happen without anybody touching the device.
When I plug it into my PC it will not be recognized - the PC states that the USB device was not recognized.
When I plug it into the charger it sometimes does not begin charging.
I am pretty sure that it is a hardware problem, as it started after i have been using the current rom for some days without these problems.
I am using Litening ROM 6.0 with Ninphetamine kernel 2.12
So, I am thinking that it might be a good time to flash a stock rom and return the device to the shop for a repair, bu I don't know how to do this when USB mode is not working ..
I am used to flash with CWM and Odin, but Odin will not work - it does not "see the device"..
So, any of you guys have a suggestion for me ??
TIA, KE.
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Hmm!
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Update:
I have now received my phone back from repair.
They have changed a sub-board (the USB controller), and now the phone is working as new..
I am really happy

Oh so it was hardware problem ....

avetny said:
Oh so it was hardware problem ....
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Yes, quite as I expected it to be..

KE_DK said:
Update:
I have now received my phone back from repair.
They have changed a sub-board (the USB controller), and now the phone is working as new..
I am really happy
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Did you send it in with custom ROM/kernel installed?
If so, did they declare your warranty was voided?
Thanks.

logicalrandom said:
Did you send it in with custom ROM/kernel installed?
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No. I manged to install stock rom and kernel. However I didn't succeed in resetting the "Custom ROM counter" (So the yellow triangle was showing at boot-time)
logicalrandom said:
If so, did they declare your warranty was voided?
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No, they did not. They just repaired it and returned it. Yay
Best regards, KE.

Related

USB & Debugging Stay in Notification Bar

Even after removing the USB cable about 90% of the time. Turning off Debugging turns off the debugging icon, but it comes back as soon as I turn it back on. This started as soon as I upgraded to 2.2 via Mini Kies, and persists even now that I've factory reset multiple times, flashed multiple kernels, and even a ROM.
Currently running Trigger 2.7 on top of OverStock 1.3, skinned with High Voltage theme. Any ideas how to fix this?
Thanks!
Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick I like to pretend is running Trigger 2.7 on OverStock 1.3...
Weird.......... Based on what information you have given I would Odin back to Stock and then reflash your setup. I sounds like a "ghost" of corrupted data left over.
its a bug in rom (or threme) i had this before . try wipe cahce partiton but not sure if it will help
I get this every now and then too. When it happens I just plug it back up and unplug it, and it goes away.
Thanks guys, I'm going to try wiping the cache partition, and if that doesn't work, I suppose I can live with it.
On an unrelated note, I am now getting a horrible scratchy sound when dialing, instead of tones... But that's for another thread
I've had this problem in the past as well and have nailed it down to me unplugging the phone while it is locked. If i unlock the phone then unplug it gets rid of the usb connected and usb debugging icons.
Pulling the battery fixes this issue for me.
I have the same issue!! I have tried all of these, but the issue still remains. I have even tried cleaning the USB ports, but no change.
bartek25 said:
its a bug in rom (or threme) i had this before .
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enough ? ;p
chadhoard said:
I have the same issue!! I have tried all of these, but the issue still remains. I have even tried cleaning the USB ports, but no change.
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It still persists for you Chad? Man, gonna reiterate what I said on Facebook, may be time to call TMo and demand a replacement.
Br1cK'd said:
It still persists for you Chad? Man, gonna reiterate what I said on Facebook, may be time to call TMo and demand a replacement.
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I am not going to call them. It is not a big deal, just a pain in the ass to see it every time I use my phone. If it start causing my battery to drain faster, then I will call the idiots over there!

[Q] Samsung Galaxy S II Wont Turn On - Please Help

Hi
Today I rebooted my Samsung Galaxy S 2 and for some reason it is not working anymore.
No idea why this has happened
I tried everything Recovery Mode - Cant get into
Download Mode I cant get into
Tried removing the battery then putting it back in still nothing at all
On the back I can feel the phone is getting warm but nothing on the screen
It was working fine yesterday and I havent done anything to the phone yesterday
Please help if you know anything?
Thanks
Sounds like a hardware fail. I hate to say it but it sounds like returning it is the option.
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Did you have any update fails recently? Update fails were the reason some Galaxy S phones would not turn on.
Hi
Thanks for the reply
No.
It has the latest software so there wasn't a need for update
It was working fine for the first hour this morning and then I rebooted my phone because it froze but now won't turn on at all.
Should of backed up my data!
The device gets warm but nothing on the screen tried everything that is available on this forum.
Do I have to pay for this if it's faulty I only had it about a month now I think?
When plugged in on the usb charger, if you toggle the volume rocker will the display turn on and show the battery level?
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I got the same problem, after rooting and trying to format my microSD maybe I 've choosen the wrong partition (mmcblk0p2). Is there a way back???
Pinkthesink said:
When plugged in on the usb charger, if you toggle the volume rocker will the display turn on and show the battery level?
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- There is nothing, no battery indication, everything is black
Any solution yet?
I ordered a JIG, however I don't know if it helps in case the bootloader is dead
fjosef871 said:
Hi
Today I rebooted my Samsung Galaxy S 2 and for some reason it is not working anymore.
No idea why this has happened
I tried everything Recovery Mode - Cant get into
Download Mode I cant get into
Tried removing the battery then putting it back in still nothing at all
On the back I can feel the phone is getting warm but nothing on the screen
It was working fine yesterday and I havent done anything to the phone yesterday
Please help if you know anything?
Thanks
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Were you overclocking?If yes,how much?Maybe you fried something.
Also,if yes,I'm reading about the state of my phone a month from now!
Not sure what's going on there. did u do any recent 3rd party software downloads? I'd return n get a replacement
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whmcal said:
Not sure what's going on there. did u do any recent 3rd party software downloads? I'd return n get a replacement
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First I'll try a JIG - if it arrives on time... (desperately need the phone in 5 days)
fjosef871: have you tried a JIG to get into download mode?

Charging Problem

Hi I have a problem with charging the HTC Mozart. I have uploaded Depshining Rom 4.0 and everything worked not charge the phone and on the next day after podlaczenu phone light up but silent landing I checked with other cables and chargers and the same so it's not a problem then, however, there must be something in the software ask you to help what we can do also remind the phone in bootloader mode, the software detects and I change and I can only recharge from a computer including into the phone camera key + power please help
coupe20 said:
Hi I have a problem with charging the HTC Mozart. I have uploaded Depshining Rom 4.0 and everything worked not charge the phone and on the next day after podlaczenu phone light up but silent landing I checked with other cables and chargers and the same so it's not a problem then, however, there must be something in the software ask you to help what we can do also remind the phone in bootloader mode, the software detects and I change and I can only recharge from a computer including into the phone camera key + power please help
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Hi, we're you able to solve this problem? I am presently unable to charge my Mozart after flashing nextgen custom rom...
Anyone can help? It's really weird not being able to charge the phone anymore. This happened to me after flashing Nextgen, and also Dynamic. When I come back to an old ROM, everything is fine...
Please.
Prerna said:
Anyone can help? It's really weird not being able to charge the phone anymore. This happened to me after flashing Nextgen, and also Dynamic. When I come back to an old ROM, everything is fine...
Please.
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I still could not solve the issue. Anyone has a clue?

SGS2 bricked while booting up.

Well, first of all, I should start by greeting the community, as this is my first post. So, yeah, hey everybody, been reading the forum for quite a while now, and it's been of a great help
Now, to the problem - this morning I noticed that my sgs2 had turned itself off. I didn't suspect the phone to be bricked or something as this happens from time to time when using custom roms. I tried turning it back on, it booted up, showed my kernels logo (DorimanX, not sure for the version though), so I put my phone in my pocket. After half an hour or so, I wanted to make a call, but I noticed that my sgs2 still hadn't booted up. So I tried restarting my phone using the power button, but instead of restarting it just turned off and I hadn't been able to turn it on since - it's bricked
I've heard of phones getting bricked while flashing a new rom or kernel, but never had I thought it could happen on simply booting up...
I did some research on bricked SGS2 and here's what I have done so far:
I've tried booting up in recovery/download modes, but that doesnt work.
I've tried soft/hard resetting my phone - still no luck.
I've also tried making an USB Jig, didn't work though. I'm not quite sure if my self-made jig works in the first place, as I did mess up the micro usb connector pretty bad while soldering resistors to pins. I'll try that one again with a different jack later and will keep you updated on weather it worked or not.
So, my question is, if my second try at making a USB Jig fails, is JTagging my only chance on reviving the phone? I guess that a MOBO change would probably help.
Another question is, if JTagging is my only chance, wouldn't it be easyer to just replace the bricked NAND chip? Then again, even though I have all kinds of soldering equipment accessible and also have the skills to do it, I have no idea where it's located on the mobo... Some info on that would also be much appreciated.
I havent flashed a new rom for quite a while now, last time I did it was when the latest version of Resurrection Remix was released.
My CPU wasn't overclocked - it was underclocked to 1GHz.
I was using DorimanX kernel.
Thanks in advance
jankanolv said:
Well, first of all, I should start by greeting the community, as this is my first post. So, yeah, hey everybody, been reading the forum for quite a while now, and it's been of a great help
Now, to the problem - this morning I noticed that my sgs2 had turned itself off. I didn't suspect the phone to be bricked or something as this happens from time to time when using custom roms. I tried turning it back on, it booted up, showed my kernels logo (DorimanX, not sure for the version though), so I put my phone in my pocket. After half an hour or so, I wanted to make a call, but I noticed that my sgs2 still hadn't booted up. So I tried restarting my phone using the power button, but instead of restarting it just turned off and I hadn't been able to turn it on since - it's bricked
I've heard of phones getting bricked while flashing a new rom or kernel, but never had I thought it could happen on simply booting up...
I did some research on bricked SGS2 and here's what I have done so far:
I've tried booting up in recovery/download modes, but that doesnt work.
I've tried soft/hard resetting my phone - still no luck.
I've also tried making an USB Jig, didn't work though. I'm not quite sure if my self-made jig works in the first place, as I did mess up the micro usb connector pretty bad while soldering resistors to pins. I'll try that one again with a different jack later and will keep you updated on weather it worked or not.
So, my question is, if my second try at making a USB Jig fails, is JTagging my only chance on reviving the phone? I guess that a MOBO change would probably help.
Another question is, if JTagging is my only chance, wouldn't it be easyer to just replace the bricked NAND chip? Then again, even though I have all kinds of soldering equipment accessible and also have the skills to do it, I have no idea where it's located on the mobo... Some info on that would also be much appreciated.
I havent flashed a new rom for quite a while now, last time I did it was when the latest version of Resurrection Remix was released.
My CPU wasn't overclocked - it was underclocked to 1GHz.
I was using DorimanX kernel.
Thanks in advance
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What happens when you plug the charger. Does it charge?
pasanjay said:
What happens when you plug the charger. Does it charge?
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I guess the battery is charging, as it heats up, but I don't see the charging animation. Also my PC won't see that a USB divice of any kind is connected.
jankanolv said:
I guess the battery is charging, as it heats up, but I don't see the charging animation. Also my PC won't see that a USB divice of any kind is connected.
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order an usb jig and try. If it does not work send it to a repair center
Very similar happened to me a couple of days ago. Sgs2 crashed and wouldn't boot. I was also running dorimanx kernel, under clocked at 1ghz.
Originally I managed to get to download mode (not recovery mode). Kernels wouldn't flash via odin. I also tried using samsung kies to flash stock without success.
I tried the solution for nand bricked phones in this forum, however, this appears to have hard bricked the phone, since it failed to flash and now the phone does nothing (other than get hot when it is plugged in.) Nothing shows on screen. The PC does not recognise the device.
None of the threads I've read seem to offer a solution to this - any ideas? I guess I need to try a service centre, but thought I'd mention since I had same configuration as jankanolv, which of course may just be a coincidence...
birdr said:
Very similar happened to me a couple of days ago. Sgs2 crashed and wouldn't boot. I was also running dorimanx kernel, under clocked at 1ghz.
Originally I managed to get to download mode (not recovery mode). Kernels wouldn't flash via odin. I also tried using samsung kies to flash stock without success.
I tried the solution for nand bricked phones in this forum, however, this appears to have hard bricked the phone, since it failed to flash and now the phone does nothing (other than get hot when it is plugged in.) Nothing shows on screen. The PC does not recognise the device.
None of the threads I've read seem to offer a solution to this - any ideas? I guess I need to try a service centre, but thought I'd mention since I had same configuration as jankanolv, which of course may just be a coincidence...
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Sounds familliar, lol. Anyways, did you use USB Jig to get to download mode? Or you just managed to boot it up on it's own?
I am really confused right now, because I'm pretty sure this can't be a hard brick as nothing has went wrong while flashing something on the device - it just bricked itself...
I've just get in the forum a few minutes ago only to find somoene with this symptoms, and i wasn't in here for too long and voilá...
Since yesterday my SGII, with no problems to this date, went in reboot mode for a few times.
I have no clue what is going on, but im sure something is.
i'll wait to see if theres anyone else complaining about it.
cheers
Hmm... Looks like a lot of people are getting this "brick" lately.
Maybe we all used some kind of app that bricked the phone on bootup?
Well, I tried to make another Jig, didn't work... This time though, I screwed my resitors up...
Another thing - is it really relevant to have exactly 301kOhm resistance between pins 4 and 5? As far as I know, it just kind of short circuits some pins on MOBO, which tells the phone to boot up in download mode. But I might be wrong...
Btw, sorry for the double post.
Same Problem
Hi,
I just face the same problem today,
now my S2 not working and just heat up.
this only happened after the original update done to my S2 - Android 4.1.2 - 2 days ago.
any help please
heat up....near the rear camera heat up?
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Mine gets hot near the camera. Nothing shows on screen.
In answer to jankanolv's questions:
- originally I could get to download mode via pressing home/power/volume down. (Not any more following failed flash). I've not tried a USB jig.
- my crash which started the situation occurred while I was listening to tune in radio pro app.
Well guys....near camera heating + no boot/dl/recovery = claim warranty saying that you factory reset the phone, 4.0.4 was laggy.
Sent from the little guy
was going to post a thread asking for help for what appears to be a similar problem
mine got stuck in a bootloop after pulling the battery, tried flashing new software in recovery then tried through odin but kept failing, now its bricked.
does nothing, wont go into either download or recovery mode so looks like its off to the service centre with it.
ahmadmetwally said:
Hi,
I just face the same problem today,
now my S2 not working and just heat up.
this only happened after the original update done to my S2 - Android 4.1.2 - 2 days ago.
any help please
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Yessss! good to know I'm not the only one facing this issue.
I posted a thread about this yesterday but it is all the way down in page 3 already:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192996
I tapped on the "sync" toggle on the notification shade and my phone just turned itself off.
Recovery and download mode were accessible though.
Thanks for the help.
I went to Samsung to get them to fix based on the factory reset while on stock 4.04 premise, but they were having none of it, and wanted to charge me to investigate the problem. Once out of warranty period, it seems it doesn't matter if their software can brick your phone!
I found a local phone fixing service in Hong Kong which investigated, diagnosed as a motherboard failure (which I suspect my problem genuinely was given how firmware flashes were failing), and replaced + fitted for 700hkd, (approx 90usd). The guy did it in front of me within 10 mins. "Andy Telecom" in Mongkok, on +852 9237 9237 in case someone else has the same issue locally.
Well, outta warranty...that's another story. You only get 1-2 years to brick your device
Glad you had it fixed for 90 bucks, some service centers charge around 150.
Sent from the little guy
Well, I finally managed to make a working USB Jig, tried it on Galaxy Ace, worked like a charm.
What confuses me right now, is that my sgs2 has drained all the battery, even though it was switched off for about 2 days. I'm charging the device right now, and I will keep you updated on weather my jig works..
Sorry for double-posting again on an old thread, just wanted to let you guys know - I took the phone to warranty service and they changed the mobo. I didn't have to pay anything and everything is working normally. Of course all data on sd card is now lost for good, lol.
So if you hard brick your device so badly it even won't respond to usb jig and you still have your warranty active, don't bother trying to revive your phone - just take it to warranty service
I guess they couldn't see the odin download count so they cant void my warranty, he he he ]

[Q] Galaxy S3 Possible Death?

Hi there,
For a few days now I have been experiencing random reboots of my phone and I've always just thought that it was the ROM I was on (Omega) as I did not update it for a time (Not too long). Now the phone has decided to keep rebooting and I have installed a recovery of a stock ROM. It also won't turn on sometimes and when it does it just shows a picture of a battery when plugged into a charger. Sometimes it shows charge and sometimes it says there is no charge at all. It also turns itself off sometimes when plugged into a charger. I am not sure whether this is SDS? Any ideas to save my S3?
Cheers,
Jon
Jon.W said:
Hi there,
For a few days now I have been experiencing random reboots of my phone and I've always just thought that it was the ROM I was on (Omega) as I did not update it for a time (Not too long). Now the phone has decided to keep rebooting and I have installed a recovery of a stock ROM. It also won't turn on sometimes and when it does it just shows a picture of a battery when plugged into a charger. Sometimes it shows charge and sometimes it says there is no charge at all. It also turns itself off sometimes when plugged into a charger. I am not sure whether this is SDS? Any ideas to save my S3?
Cheers,
Jon
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Try changing the battery. Confirmed to be working by some users.
Questions go in the q&a forum. Report your own post and ask a moderator to move it for you.
Flash a full stock firmware with odin and factory reset, if still the same then it's hardware.
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Have you even thought about it possibly being your battery? I've had problems with my battery in the past and just replacing it has fixed most issues.
boomboomer said:
Questions go in the q&a forum. Report your own post and ask a moderator to move it for you.
Flash a full stock firmware with odin and factory reset, if still the same then it's hardware.
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doverjosh8 said:
Have you even thought about it possibly being your battery? I've had problems with my battery in the past and just replacing it has fixed most issues.
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Flashed a stock ROM, unrooted as well. Problems still occurred and now trying a factory reset. If that doesn't work then I will try a new battery. If all else fails it may have to go back to Samsung as I'm still under warranty.
You should have really tried replacing your battery before anything. It seems like that's the problem

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