Hello all,
yesterday something weiiiird happened to me.
i was changing the screen protector on my phone, once done i notice the phone was off (i changed the screen protector with phone on), so i thought i might have swiched it off without noticing it, but it doesn't turn on anymore.
tried to leave the battery out for a while but nothing
tried to put on charge but nothig
tried my wife's battery but nothing
no lights on the screen at all, completely dead.
just for info i was dualbooting cm9 and official 4.0.3 three operator ics with success, had no problem at all used it for a few days.i removed yellow triangle and reset counter with triangle away app about a week ago, not a sigle problem bu this weird this yesterday.
any suggestions ?? i have a jig but it doesn't do anything (maybe it because i'm on ics??, don't know)
please help guys..
It sounds like a hardware problem and I don't think that you are able to solve it yourself! The SGS2 is a tough phone and very hard to brick and when you haven't changed anything there is no other option than a hardware problem.
Have you tried to enter download mode? Volume up + home button while booting. When this doesn't work there is no way out and you have to send it to a repair service. But that shouldn't be a problem, because they won't be able to boot your phone, too.
Hope that helps!
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yes i tried download mode, but nothing happens
will try to send it to repair service if there's no other choice.
so frustrating........
wwwpuntoit said:
yes i tried download mode, but nothing happens
will try to send it to repair service if there's no other choice.
so frustrating........
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Be aware if they manage to boot it up and see cm on there it probably will void your warranty and possibly be a costly repair if the fault isnt hardware just a thought. Hope it doesnt come to that for you though
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what other choises i have ? it seems it's nothing i can repair on my own .. if paying is the only solution then guess i'll have to go that way..
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Jig boots to download mode in ICS as well as GB.
JTag repair can be cheaper route .
jje
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what other choises i have ? it seems it's nothing i can repair on my own .. if paying is the only solution then guess i'll have to go that way..
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First try a different battery
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What kernel where you on?
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siyah 3.1.2
sloanyboy said:
Be aware if they manage to boot it up and see cm on there it probably will void your warranty and possibly be a costly repair if the fault isnt hardware just a thought. Hope it doesnt come to that for you though
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sahibunlimited said:
First try a different battery
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done this too mate but no joy
JJEgan said:
Its a question = Q&A
Jig boots to download mode in ICS as well as GB.
JTag repair can be cheaper route .
jje
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but insn't jtag only if you have software problem ?? how do i know it's not hardware..because as far as i know jtag can be done from a guy in portugal and it was posted somewhere else on xda but before sending phone on another part of the world i would like to be sure of what i'm doing.
dont waste time,these phones r hard to brick frm my exp i got sgs1 too i flashd it more than 170 times now and sgs2 u don wanna kno jus take to repair ur mother board is gone....
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Hi I bricked my sgs2.
It won't turn on or even come up with a screen when plugged into the mains.
So I looked on here and people was mentioning a jig.
Bought one and still doesn't bring up download mode.
Anyone know how I can bring my sgs2 back to life
Thanks
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Hi I bricked my sgs2.
It won't turn on or even come up with a screen when plugged into the mains.
So I looked on here and people was mentioning a jig.
Bought one and still doesn't bring up download mode.
Anyone know how I can bring my sgs2 back to life
Thanks
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JIG's aren't a fix for bricked phones mate, they just assist with download mode and counter reset.
There has been quite bit of mis-information about them.
I am not expert enough to help, sorry dude, hopefully someone can steer you in the right direction.
Ryknow1987 said:
Hi I bricked my sgs2.
It won't turn on or even come up with a screen when plugged into the mains.
So I looked on here and people was mentioning a jig.
Bought one and still doesn't bring up download mode.
Anyone know how I can bring my sgs2 back to life
Thanks
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Im in the exact same situation. Feeling pretty dumb at the moment.....
Jig didnt worked for me either. Damn
The story is
SGS 1 usb brought the phone to download mode when three button trick failed
SGS 2 Someone found early that using the jig to boot phone zeroed the custom rom counter.
SGS2 presumption was that the jig would still help with download mode so many have told the many newbies who have flashed without following instructions to buy a jig
Last week a poster said it does not and can not recover download mode unless the three button download mode also works .
jje
Thanks man. So that means my phone is dead ?
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I had sort of a same probb.. Sgs2 didnt do anything. Pulled out my battery, simcard and ext.sd putted the battery in en then pushed: volume up, menu button and the power button. That brought me in the download menu. You never know
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I can repair this for you if you need help just PM me...
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I can repair this for you if you need help just PM me...
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i have the same problem... no response from sg2 after flashing. Can you help me please...?
Just JTAG.
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Okay, Im an ass so I say that up front. I flashed a bad kernel and I hardbricked my 5 day old galaxy s3 fro Tmobile. I took it to the local repair place that does JTAG repairs, which btw, does not work on the weekends. according to them the JTAG'ing takes 40 hours which I think is more because I kept calling and seeing if the phone was showing any signs of life. Anyone know how long the actual JTAG procedure actually takes cause 40 hours seems like a long time to me. Even after they said there was no guarantee that it would work and bring my phone back from the dead.
I am not new to rooting or flashing roms and kernels and things of that nature. So for the record I did not read first about bad kernels floating about so again Im an ass.
First mistake was flashing anything from this forum, this is for the international version ONLY.
Secondly a jtag should bring it back to life.
I'm not sure of the timeframe but 40 hours seems like a lot of time to do anything.
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Okay, Im an ass so I say that up front. I flashed a bad kernel and I hardbricked my 5 day old galaxy s3 fro Tmobile. I took it to the local repair place that does JTAG repairs, which btw, does not work on the weekends. according to them the JTAG'ing takes 40 hours which I think is more because I kept calling and seeing if the phone was showing any signs of life. Anyone know how long the actual JTAG procedure actually takes cause 40 hours seems like a long time to me. Even after they said there was no guarantee that it would work and bring my phone back from the dead.
I am not new to rooting or flashing roms and kernels and things of that nature. So for the record I did not read first about bad kernels floating about so again Im an ass.
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Could you describe how exactly you hardbricked your phone? As far as I know hardbricking is pretty much impossible on the s3 and probably extremely rare (this is the first case I've heard about it).
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Could you describe how exactly you hardbricked your phone? As far as I know hardbricking is pretty much impossible on the s3 and probably extremely rare (this is the first case I've heard about it).
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Flashing a kernel for the international version on a US version will send you on the road to brick town.
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Flashing a kernel for the international version on a US version will send you on the road to brick town.
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Ah sorry my bad, I read it again and saw its the T-Mobile version
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Well..on youtube you can see how the jig works and it doen't take that long.
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A kernel won't hardbrick a phone. If you flash a correct kernel it should boot. A way to brick it is to flash a wrong firmware from here. Cause the first thing being flashed on a firmware with odin is bootloader. Then you will have an expensive paperweight.
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afaik s3 has separate kernel and recovery where flashing a kernel dosent touch the recovery , so practically it should not be hard bricked
If I were you I would approach to XDA forum first! where all the " DO DOES " happen!
are you 100% sure its bricked?
I dont really know about it, but from my experience bootloader flash and emmc bug are the only ways to hardbrick S3, flashing wrong kernel should make your phone unbootable, but shouldnt do a **** to your download mode (if flashed right, put under pda in odin), however if you put it under bootloader box, than it might flashed kernel on bootloader partition which deffinatly makes hard brick.
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Can you enter download mode with 3 button combination?
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Phone is already at the servicecenter as you can read... So those questions do not add anything.
JTAG doesn't take 40 hours btw, takes a lot less.
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Ok, what I don't really undertand how all people got the idea that he's speaking about the US version. Yes, he said he got it from t-mobile, but if you buy in germany from t-mobile you'll get the international version also.
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Why he or she doesn't give us the answer?
Really weird guy.
NEXUS 7
I bet its not hard bricked, it would just be soft bricked, if the correct firmware is flashed it shud be back to life...
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Ok, what I don't really undertand how all people got the idea that he's speaking about the US version. Yes, he said he got it from t-mobile, but if you buy in germany from t-mobile you'll get the international version also.
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Because if you do some research and look at the persons other post on xda it is in the T-Mobile galaxy SII section.
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I tried
sebarkh said:
Can you enter download mode with 3 button combination?
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I tried the three combo until my fingers went numb I tried so many cables and computers and then I was like this thing isnt doing ANYTHING no vibration NOTHING. The JTAG didnt take the first time around so now they are still "trying" according to them ofcourse. I tried ODIN but it did not recognize my phone so that was no good. I tried everything I knew to try and that why I finally caved and gave it to the JTAG guys.
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I tried the three combo until my fingers went numb I tried so many cables and computers and then I was like this thing isnt doing ANYTHING no vibration NOTHING. The JTAG didnt take the first time around so now they are still "trying" according to them ofcourse. I tried ODIN but it did not recognize my phone so that was no good. I tried everything I knew to try and that why I finally caved and gave it to the JTAG guys.
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Since its 5 days old have u tried warranty replacement?
help!
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Can you enter download mode with 3 button combination?
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this happened to my phone. and yes i can enter odin but idk what to flash!
Hello all
I have hardbricked my SGII after a bad flash and will not power on at all, completely black screen. It is not very old and still under warranty so will be sending back to Samusung. They will ask for description of fault. What is the best story I can give them as to how the fault happened.
Thanks for you opinions.
Thanks Lou
Sammylou said:
Hello all
I have hardbricked my SGII after a bad flash and will not power on at all, completely black screen. It is not very old and still under warranty so will be sending back to Samusung. They will ask for description of fault. What is the best story I can give them as to how the fault happened.
Thanks for you opinions.
Thanks Lou
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just tell them that while updating the software via 'KIES' it hung up and its not booting any more now
Sun90 said:
just tell them that while updating the software via 'KIES' it hung up and its not booting any more now
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Will do. I was on Gingerbread, what software would I have been allowed to upgrade to withouth voiding warranty. I could do this via Sammy's own site! Wow didnt know, I only used XDA
Thanks again.
Lou
Sammylou said:
Will do. I was on Gingerbread, what software would I have been allowed to upgrade to withouth voiding warranty. I could do this via Sammy's own site! Wow didnt know, I only used XDA
Thanks again.
Lou
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tell them that, was trying to update to ICS and it failed in the middle
I have just got back from a warranty repair . I bricked mine but told them that I plugged it in to the pc to charge and it wouldn't turn on. They changed the motherboard
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Sammy
Hello,
I have the following problem and I'm wondering if it is solvable:
My Galaxy S2 (actually from a friend) was rooted and working fine on ICS.
Then I wanted to install a custom rom (Resurrection Remix 3.0.9 Jelly Bean).
It is not my first time doing this as I've did it a multiple times on my own S2.
The same ROM is working fine on my own S2.
Somewhere around 50% of installation, the phone turned itself off.
We did make sure that the battery was fully charged before proceeding with the installation.
Now I cannot Start it.
Can't enter Recovery Mode.
Can't enter Download Mode.
The screen just remains black as if there is no battery in it.
Swapped battery, but still same issue.
It doesn't even show the charging animation when power cable is plugged in.
I have ordered a USB JIG to put it in Download Mode from MobileTechVideos.com but I don't think this will work because there is no sign of life.
It is obviously hard bricked.
What could I do to fix this problem?
Thank you
Sad to say but you have to avail JTAG services to sort this out
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Which method did you use? Also, do you have your firmware/baseband/version of ICS the phone was running when this happened? If its the emmc brickbug, dont waste your money on a jig or JTAG. Neither will be of any use.
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HAXTREME said:
Which method did you use? Also, do you have your firmware/baseband/version of ICS the phone was running when this happened? If its the emmc brickbug, dont waste your money on a jig or JTAG. Neither will be of any use.
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I don't know the exact baseband version.
The last three charachters were LQ6.
If I remember correctly it was I9100XXLQ6
What exactly is the emmc brickbug?
Is there a solution for this one?
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I9100XXLQ6
What exactly is the emmc brickbug?
Is there a solution for this one?
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Ah.. ICS 4.0.4?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28388184
There's no solution. Insert he battery and wait for a bit. If it starts to heat up a lot around the camera, I'm sorry to say the phone is utterly useless from now on. Only a motherboard replacement will help.
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Ah.. ICS 4.0.4?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28388184
There's no solution. Insert he battery and wait for a bit. If it starts to heat up a lot around the camera, I'm sorry to say the phone is utterly useless from now on. Only a motherboard replacement will help.
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Thank you HAXTREME.
That's not very good news but at least I know now.
btw yes, it was ICS 4.0.4
I've rooted a couple of android phones without any trouble.
I honestly didn't know that this bug existed even though I searched on the net for the risks before I started it.
I guess Samsung will not fix this under warranty?
dinci5 said:
Thank you HAXTREME.
That's not very good news but at least I know now.
btw yes, it was ICS 4.0.4
I've rooted a couple of android phones without any trouble.
I honestly didn't know that this bug existed even though I searched on the net for the risks before I started it.
I guess Samsung will not fix this under warranty?
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Thats why everyone keeps screaming to read up before rooting, mate. Its kinda hard to miss, every third thread seems to have a mention of it. And a sticky in the general section.
Anywho, whats done is done. Bad luck I guess. If you're under warranty, theres hope yet. You can take it to them saying it randomly died out and you have no idea how or why. Since the motherboard is toast, they have no way of figuring out you rooted it (or tried to). Say it happened when you kept it to charge or something. You could get lucky. :fingers-crossed:
Use the thanks button instead of typing out a post.
Hope it works out. Good luck. :good:
If your still under warrenty they usually repair it for you, had mine repaired recently. they will replace the motherboard. Good Luck
Hi
Samsung galaxy s3 GT-i9300 did an auto update and a few hours later the phone shut down and would not restart. When you attempt to restart the Samsung logo appears on the screen and the phone locks up until you either hold down the power button which causes it to reboot and again lock up when the samsung logo appears or remove battery.
Have tried a hard reset by holding the vol home and power buttons but it won’t reset. The only thing it will do is go in to flash custom rom mode.
Has this happened to any of you guys?
Has anyone got any idea what I could do??
P.s the phone is a standard uk sim free phone and it has not been poked with.... no custom roms no root…
Thanks
Recovery then factory reset .
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Recovery then factory reset .
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hi thanks for replying
now when you say recovery is that with software or is there a sequence buttons to push for recovery...
Via Recovery Mode .
STICKYS basic faqs and guides .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
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hi thanks for replying
now when you say recovery is that with software or is there a sequence buttons to push for recovery...
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Turn ur fone off by pulling the batt. Then hold power+home+volume up button.
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Via Recovery Mode .
STICKYS basic faqs and guides .
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2344125
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Hi
i've been through the stickies a few times and if something was relevant to me i either missed it or I didn't understand it.
As i can't get into hard reset by pressing vol up plus home plus power am i right to say i also can't get into the recovery.
i was hoping when that chap mentioned recovery there was a different method of getting there.
the phone is able to only go in to one mode... pressing volume down plus home plus power gets into a os downloading mode.
I tried to use kies with this mode but it doesn't seem to see the phone when connected to usb (pc beeps when phone is plugged in it installs something drivers I think) I was hopping to use recovery firmware in kies..
Any ideas
Thanks
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Turn ur fone off by pulling the batt. Then hold power+home+volume up button.
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Hi
the phone is only able to go in to one mode... pressing volume down plus home plus power gets into a os downloading mode.
Vol up plus home plus power isn't working..
Any other ideas are more than welcome
Thanks
Follow the guide in stickies to flash the full stock rom using odin, in download mode. Uninstall kies first.
Or return to Samsung for warranty repair.
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boomboomer said:
Follow the guide in stickies to flash the full stock rom using odin, in download mode. Uninstall kies first.
Or return to Samsung for warranty repair.
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Dun have to uninstall kies. U just make sure kies isnt running in the background.
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Follow the guide in stickies to flash the full stock rom using odin, in download mode. Uninstall kies first.
Or return to Samsung for warranty repair.
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hi
Phone is 18 months old so I thought the warranty had expired but apparently it’s 2 years so Samsung said to send it back ….
Thanks
pspec1 said:
hi
Phone is 18 months old so I thought the warranty had expired but apparently it’s 2 years so Samsung said to send it back ….
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Did u pay for more years of warranty? They did say to send it back. But did they say it is free?
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I think the phone comes with 24 month manufacturers warranty in Europe. I need to send mine in too (SDS) and waiting for the "jiffy bag". I have a small bump on the back cover, would that make em think its a drop defect? Can they take it in without the back cover, in the email they say phone and battery nothing else.
Klejdi90 said:
I think the phone comes with 24 month manufacturers warranty in Europe. I need to send mine in too (SDS) and waiting for the "jiffy bag". I have a small bump on the back cover, would that make em think its a drop defect? Can they take it in without the back cover, in the email they say phone and battery nothing else.
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U have to send in the back cover too. They will not accept drop defect as it is user problem not theirs.
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U have to send in the back cover too. They will not accept drop defect as it is user problem not theirs.
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I mean the bump is on the cover only it is definitely a SDS issue it was working fine long after the bump which was light. I was wondering whether they will see the bump as a drop defect and say thats why the phone doesn't work?
Klejdi90 said:
I mean the bump is on the cover only it is definitely a SDS issue it was working fine long after the bump which was light. I was wondering whether they will see the bump as a drop defect and say thats why the phone doesn't work?
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Can u take a pic of it? I think they wun see it as drop defect.
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JellyYogurt said:
Can u take a pic of it? I think they wun see it as drop defect.
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Odd for all they would know I changed my cover with a broken one, but yeah i can see em getting a hook on every little thing.
Edit: I forgot to mention I have a half SDS where I can get into download mode but the product name is blank and the status Custom. Strangely though I cannot always get into download mode It is quite random, sometimes it lets me most of the time it doesn't.
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Odd for all they would know I changed my cover with a broken one, but yeah i can see em getting a hook on every little thing.
Edit: I forgot to mention I have a half SDS where I can get into download mode but the product name is blank and the status Custom. Strangely though I cannot always get into download mode It is quite random, sometimes it lets me most of the time it doesn't.
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I think u are kinda safe. Good luck
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I think u are kinda safe. Good luck
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Thanks xD I'm gonna need it dealing with Samsung:fingers-crossed:
Klejdi90 said:
I think the phone comes with 24 month manufacturers warranty in Europe. I need to send mine in too (SDS) and waiting for the "jiffy bag". I have a small bump on the back cover, would that make em think its a drop defect? Can they take it in without the back cover, in the email they say phone and battery nothing else.
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Hi
. When I phoned Samsung the bloke told me not to send in the back cover or the battery.
All they wanted was the phone.
And he made the point of telling me that 2 or 3 time
pspec1 said:
Hi
. When I phoned Samsung the bloke told me not to send in the back cover or the battery.
All they wanted was the phone.
And he made the point of telling me that 2 or 3 time
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This is what they sent me "Please ensure that you only send the device itself with the battery, remove all SIM cards/microSD cards and back up any important files." Nothing about the cover but battery seems to be important. The phone cant turn on and I even told them that so I dunno how I'm supposed to back up important files.