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i'M planing to flash the ICS as soon Devs release a perfect one and i want to know how to do a clean install.
I want to erase everything and start a fresh new install.
That option factory reset dont erase nothing... is there another option?
RatusNatus said:
i'M planing to flash the ICS as soon Devs release a perfect one and i want to know how to do a clean install.
I want to erase everything and start a fresh new install.
That option factory reset dont erase nothing... is there another option?
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you're kidding right? all you need to do is a factory reset, that's a clean install
I did a factory reset 2 days ago and the data folders are still there.
My phone has the same free space on it.
If you want to remove all your personal data, you need to format the sd card. To wipe and format, go into settings | privacy | Factory data reset, tick the checkbox for "format USB storage" and reset phone. To just format, go to settings | storage | format USB storage.
If you want to completely wipe your phone you can enter the following code into your dial pad and it will completely reset your phone to out of the box conditions
Warning this code wipes everthing
Code:
*2767*3855#
dayv said:
If you want to completely wipe your phone you can enter the following code into your dial pad and it will completely reset your phone to out of the box conditions
Warning this code wipes everthing
Code:
*2767*3855#
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Thanks you all for the reply. I'll do that cuz i'm on a bootloop that cames and go from time to time.
But my I777 its not like an out of the box should be.
I'm using ICScrewed 2.1 right now. Any difference?
When you say erase everything what everything was that? lol
will keep Only the ROM and nothing else?
And about the trash zip files from VoltageControl etc.?
RatusNatus said:
Thanks you all for the reply. I'll do that cuz i'm on a bootloop that cames and go from time to time.
But my I777 its not like an out of the box should be.
I'm using ICScrewed 2.1 right now. Any difference?
When you say erase everything what everything was that? lol
will keep Only the ROM and nothing else?
And about the trash zip files from VoltageControl etc.?
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it means it will wipe EVERYTHING on your sd card
Nick281051 said:
it means it will wipe EVERYTHING on your sd card
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That everything includes CWM?
So, will that code brick phone?
RatusNatus said:
That everything includes CWM?
So, will that code brick phone?
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Comprehension is a lovely thing.
No! It will uninstall all apps and remove all setting and wipe your sd card
Cwm doesn't run from your sdcard, it is in the kernel
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RatusNatus said:
Thanks you all for the reply. I'll do that cuz i'm on a bootloop that cames and go from time to time.
But my I777 its not like an out of the box should be.
I'm using ICScrewed 2.1 right now. Any difference?
When you say erase everything what everything was that? lol
will keep Only the ROM and nothing else?
And about the trash zip files from VoltageControl etc.?
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When I say everything, I mean your phone will be just like the day it was first taken out of the box with the stock Samsung firmware that came with the phone, wiping any trace of anything you have ever done to the phone.
Edit: the only thing it does not touch is the bootloaders.
It will reset you to the stock kernel, the entire stock firmware that came factory on the phone.
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When I say everything, I mean your phone will be just like the day it was first taken out of the box with the stock Samsung firmware that came with the phone, wiping any trace of anything you have ever done to the phone.
Edit: the only thing it does not touch is the bootloaders.
It will reset you to the stock kernel, the entire stock firmware that came factory on the phone.
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ummmm.....how is it going to wipe it to stock kernel and stock rom, when hes on a custom kernel and custom rom..?
plain and simple.....the code is a factory reset+sdcard format tool....
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When I say everything, I mean your phone will be just like the day it was first taken out of the box with the stock Samsung firmware that came with the phone, wiping any trace of anything you have ever done to the phone.
Edit: the only thing it does not touch is the bootloaders.
It will reset you to the stock kernel, the entire stock firmware that came factory on the phone.
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No offense by any mean but if it is true then we won't have hundreds of threads asking and answering "how to return to stock"
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AFAIK, factory reset (aka wipe data) will erase all installed apps, settings, home screen settings, ...., and all personal stuff that stored in the internal memory.
By "internal memory" I meant the sd card. NOTE this sd card IS NOT the external micro SD that we bought separately and insert into the phone. Dang, i hate this confusion. Honestly, I am not sure that "wipe data" even performs what I said in bold.
Factory reset/wipe data does NOT touch the ROM, not touch the kernel, not touch the bootloader, ...., basically it won't touch any system file/folder.
wipe data/factory reset formats /data and /cache partitions. pretty much nothing else except cleaning a couple of other hidden folders.
never touches /system partition
it would behoove everyone to understand these items as they go around flashing things willy nilly....
Hi guys,
Can someone help me with a factory data reset? Im having horrific battery problems since updating OTA from ICS to JB. I've tried all the usual suggestions and am getting nowhere so i understand a lot of folks do a factory data reset and it helps some..
So the current status of my device is stock ROM and rooted with CF. I have titanium installed. If i understand this correctly i need to is it backup all apps individually from within Titanium?
Is it then just a case of clicking factory data reset from within the S3 menu? I guess I'm on a custom recovery and not stock recovery because im rooted with CF? Does this make any difference to the factory data reset procedure?
Many thanks
corkie1 said:
Is it then just a case of clicking factory data reset from within the S3 menu?
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Yes, just click it and you will have brand new jelly bean, but still rooted. Install titanium and restore all necessary applications. I did factory reset two day ago.
there are 2 ways to factory reset..
1. from the settings menu (i am sure you are aware of this)
2. from recovery; stock recovery or cwm recovery
if you are wondering what a cwm recovery is, it is a custom recovery for rooted phones.. so you can go over at the Original Development section and find the thread for this recovery.. you will have to use odin to flash
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marklar666 said:
Yes, just click it and you will have brand new jelly bean, but still rooted. Install titanium and restore all necessary applications. I did factory reset two day ago.
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Great. Were you rooted before you did the reset? So having a custom recovery (if i have one as i'm rooted) wont effect this? All the titanium backups of the apps i take [presumably are fine as there stored on the SD card which doesn't get touched during factory data reset. Is this right?
Thanks guys
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there are 2 ways to factory reset..
1. from the settings menu (i am sure you are aware of this)
2. from recovery; stock recovery or cwm recovery
if you are wondering what a cwm recovery is, it is a custom recovery for rooted phones.. so you can go over at the Original Development section and find the thread for this recovery.. you will have to use odin to flash
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So if i'm rooted with chainfire does that mean that i cant do the factory data reset from within the phone menu?
corkie1 said:
So if i'm rooted with chainfire does that mean that i cant do the factory data reset from within the phone menu?
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you can still do a factory reset within the menu OR do a factory reset through Recovery (either Stock or Custom)
but since you are rooted, it is rather suggested to flash a custom recovery such as CWM Recovery
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corkie1 said:
Great. Were you rooted before you did the reset? So having a custom recovery (if i have one as i'm rooted) wont effect this? All the titanium backups of the apps i take [presumably are fine as there stored on the SD card which doesn't get touched during factory data reset. Is this right?
Thanks guys
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correct
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saywhatt said:
you can still do a factory reset within the menu OR do a factory reset through Recovery (either Stock or Custom)
but since you are rooted, it is rather suggested to flash a custom recovery such as CWM Recovery
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correct
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Great thanks for that. As I'm not really used to flashing things hence my noob questions. I rebooted into CWM and i can see the wipe date /factory reset option. Are there any other options i should run here i.e. wipe cache partition?
Final question after i do the wipe data/ factory reset im left with a clean build of JB with no apps or anything installed - i just pull these back from titanium 1 by 1 i guess?
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Great thanks for that. As I'm not really used to flashing things hence my noob questions. I rebooted into CWM and i can see the wipe date /factory reset option. Are there any other options i should run here i.e. wipe cache partition?
Final question after i do the wipe data/ factory reset im left with a clean build of JB with no apps or anything installed - i just pull these back from titanium 1 by 1 i guess?
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For anyone who is interested the factory reset sorted my battery. I am now back to loosing approx 1% per hour overnight on 3g only (weakish signal), wifi off, location services on, google now off, fb, gmail push on. As good as it was before the JB update. I reckon a lot of folks will need to go down this route as its widespread about the JB battery issue. Luckily i was rooted so with titanium restore i got everything the way i wanted in only an hour or 2 - without it you could be tweaking apps for hours i.e. handsent sms!!
Hello, I am new to android customization/flashing roms, and last time I tried flashing a rom on my Galaxy Player 5.0 YP-G70, it worked, but when I tried going back, I realized I didn't have a backup of my old rom, so I went online and flashed a stock rom for my player, which ended up hard bricking the device.
I want to know everything I should do before flashing a rom so that I don't risk screwing up my player again. How do i back it up? How do I restore that backup? and most importantly, what other roms support this player (US Version of Galaxy Player, or YP-G70) specifically?
Also, is there anything else I should do before flashing a rom to ensure I don't brick my device and to also ensure I can get back to my old rom if needed?
If anyone can help, thanks.
Back up is done in cwm under the back up and restore section. Usually the op of the corresponding ROM has any specific information about the needs, typically it is backup
Wipe user information factory reset
Wipe dalvik cache
Install new ROM
Advanced section to restart recovery(optional)
Advanced restore in backup and restore section select restore data
I may have missed something so someone else will correct if I did
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thanks
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Back up is done in cwm under the back up and restore section. Usually the op of the corresponding ROM has any specific information about the needs, typically it is backup
Wipe user information factory reset
Wipe dalvik cache
Install new ROM
Advanced section to restart recovery(optional)
Advanced restore in backup and restore section select restore data
I may have missed something so someone else will correct if I did
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Thanks, I will try that once I find a rom specifically for this, preferrably Cyanogen, because I badly want to have Jelly bean.
BrassZeppelin said:
Thanks, I will try that once I find a rom specifically for this, preferrably Cyanogen, because I badly want to have Jelly bean.
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First, you have to find a ROM for the U.S (???) version of the 5.0
Since you hard bricked it, i guess you need to 1st flash the stock rom, after doing that, install CWM via Odin, backup stock rom, flash ICS (not much different from JB)
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james59802 said:
Back up is done in cwm under the back up and restore section. Usually the op of the corresponding ROM has any specific information about the needs, typically it is backup
Wipe user information factory reset
Wipe dalvik cache
Install new ROM
Advanced section to restart recovery(optional)
Advanced restore in backup and restore section select restore data
I may have missed something so someone else will correct if I did
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Not only dalvik cache, but the default cache too.
Mashed_Potatoes said:
First, you have to find a ROM for the U.S (???) version of the 5.0
Since you hard bricked it, i guess you need to 1st flash the stock rom, after doing that, install CWM via Odin, backup stock rom, flash ICS (not much different from JB)
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Not only dalvik cache, but the default cache too.
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Well, when I hard bricked it, I took it back. It wouldn't even boot into recovery, it just showed a little weird symbol for a while (phone with an exclamation symbol, and a computer), but then the battery eventually died, and it wouldn't even turn back on.
Hey everyone, I know there are not many roms available atm but can anyone recommend a stable rom? im finally rooted and cant wait to get rid of this bloat! maybe i should have posted this in q&a lol anyways i have rage one Rom downloaded I might try that, no screenshots so yea. I'm going to wait for some feedback first (If I even get any lol)
ps this phone is sweeeeeeeeeet
Yes you should have posted this to the Q&A section. I would recommend the TrickDroid by Torxx. It's a great rom, great battery life and performance; everything works wonderfully. It is on the International HTC one forums but it's safe to flash on your AT&T variant without issues. Check it out
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You can rid the stock ROM of bloatware very easily:
1) Use Titanium Backup to freeze all the garbage you don't want. This requires root which you are so you are good!
2) Go to Settings --> Apps and "Disable" all the crap you don't want. This works for people like me who have no interest in rooting.
There are some apps that can only be disabled / removed with root however.
Lol. Cool heading there now thanks!
Lilsir64 said:
Yes you should have posted this to the Q&A section. I would recommend the TrickDroid by Torxx. It's a great rom, great battery life and performance; everything works wonderfully. It is on the International HTC one forums but it's safe to flash on your AT&T variant without issues. Check it out
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Last question...regarding flashing just to be safe...i just dl the TrickDroid by Torxx zip copy to internal storage and flash zip thats all? no wipe cache or other crap...considering the site doesn't have any instructions. Just trying to do this right. Thanks in advance.
2phonejones said:
Last question...regarding flashing just to be safe...i just dl the TrickDroid by Torxx zip copy to internal storage and flash zip thats all? no wipe cache or other crap...considering the site doesn't have any instructions. Just trying to do this right. Thanks in advance.
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MAKE A BACKUP FIRST!
TWRP
1. Wipe cache
2. Wipe Dev. Cache
3. Factory restore
4. Wipe system
5. flash rom
CWM
1. Wipe cache partition
2. Wipe system partition
3. flash rom
Wouldnt hurt to wipe the cache again. Also you can export the boot.img file and flash that in fastboot if you have any issues booting after doing the above steps. To do that just unzip the rom and grab the boot.img and follow the guide on flashing boot in fastboot. It should not require this step
joshuadjohnson22 said:
MAKE A BACKUP FIRST!
TWRP
1. Wipe cache
2. Wipe Dev. Cache
3. Factory restore
4. Wipe system
5. flash rom
CWM
1. Wipe cache partition
2. Wipe system partition
3. flash rom
Wouldnt hurt to wipe the cache again. Also you can export the boot.img file and flash that in fastboot if you have any issues booting after doing the above steps. To do that just unzip the rom and grab the boot.img and follow the guide on flashing boot in fastboot. It should not require this step
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Just to clarify...
3. Factory restore
meaning, restore my nandroid back-up?
2phonejones said:
Just to clarify...
3. Factory restore
meaning, restore my nandroid back-up?
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No in TWRP under the WIPE tab there is a factory defaults or factory restore I forget the term it uses.
I guess it would be easier to know which recovery you flashed?
You should do a backup, then wipe data and cache and dalvik. Then flash and setup.
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I use ClockworkMod Touch for now, also use Rom Manager Premium with it
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Lilsir64 said:
Yes you should have posted this to the Q&A section. I would recommend the TrickDroid by Torxx. It's a great rom, great battery life and performance; everything works wonderfully. It is on the International HTC one forums but it's safe to flash on your AT&T variant without issues. Check it out
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TrickDroid +1 :laugh:
joshuadjohnson22 said:
No in TWRP under the WIPE tab there is a factory defaults or factory restore I forget the term it uses.
I guess it would be easier to know which recovery you flashed?
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Im using twrp.
I'm using renovate Rom from the international forums and it has been fantastic so far.. 3 days now and no bugs.
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Ok now im at the aroma installer for trickdroid and i cant tap next to continue???
NVM worked 2nd try ))
Up and running! thanks for the help everyone. Now where is this trickdroid creator so I can buy him a damn beer lol
Haha be sure to give him a thanks on his post
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I tried CM a while back (WAY back, actually - pre-ICS) for the i717. It wasn't bad but after a while I went back to stock because for me it just 'felt' better. Hard to explain it other than that. In any case, I've been on full stock ever since and was happy with it.
Then Official JB comes out from the carrier and my phone is laggy as all hell and it's gotten to the point of royally pissing me off to the point that I'm considering my options.
My question is this: Do we know the cause of the lag? If so, is it fixable via custom kernel or something similar, or do I need to go to a whole separate ROM to get away from the problem (and are there any in particular that are recommended if that is the case)?
tigerknight said:
I tried CM a while back (WAY back, actually - pre-ICS) for the i717. It wasn't bad but after a while I went back to stock because for me it just 'felt' better. Hard to explain it other than that. In any case, I've been on full stock ever since and was happy with it.
Then Official JB comes out from the carrier and my phone is laggy as all hell and it's gotten to the point of royally pissing me off to the point that I'm considering my options.
My question is this: Do we know the cause of the lag? If so, is it fixable via custom kernel or something similar, or do I need to go to a whole separate ROM to get away from the problem (and are there any in particular that are recommended if that is the case)?
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Check this thread out. It's titled slow 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314464
440bro said:
Check this thread out. It's titled slow 4.1.2
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314464
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I've disabled a lot of apps, but I will go back and compare to that list and see about disabling some more that I may have missed. Thanks
tigerknight said:
I've disabled a lot of apps, but I will go back and compare to that list and see about disabling some more that I may have missed. Thanks
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Have you done a factory data reset since the upgrade? That seems to clear up a lot of issues too.
440bro said:
Have you done a factory data reset since the upgrade? That seems to clear up a lot of issues too.
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I don't recall, but if I had to venture a guess I'd say probably not. I followed the above thread to the 'slow 4.1.2' and disabled everything I could on that list and did a restart, not sure which one did the trick but now it's nice and speedy.Hoping it stays this quick and isn't just a factor of not a lot built up in memory yet. I'll try a factory reset if it bogs down again.
there could also be some existing apps that continue to run in the background.
you might either go into app manager and force close them and clear their cache individually
OR
maybe reboot phone every day or two. clearing any cache build up. kind of a preventative maintinence thing.
if you ventured new ROM, may I suggest Padawawn.
every phone is a bit different, but I have had the best results ever
4.2.2 ROMs perform better IMO. Good luck
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i prefer stock as well and was also experiencing lag until i found the right setup for myphone. started out by debloating. then flashed phasekernel_jb.3 and use setcpu or whatever tuner app you prefer and set governor = fantasy/scheduler = sio/min = 384/max = 1728. all phones are different so you may need to try different settings to find what works for yours. i have not had any lag since.
Here is what worked for me. I had the same issue as you and posted it a while back. This also greatly increased my battery life. I suggest that if you are rooted go ahead and wipe the device - in fact do it twice! You will have to reinstall of you your apps but it got rid of all the lag and almost doubled my battery life.
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Here is what worked for me. I had the same issue as you and posted it a while back. This also greatly increased my battery life. I suggest that if you are rooted go ahead and wipe the device - in fact do it twice! You will have to reinstall of you your apps but it got rid of all the lag and almost doubled my battery life.
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When you said "wipe", did you mean factory reset or TWRP wipe?
If TWRP, which one you wipe? I tried checking all selection and it wiped even the OS!
lanwarrior said:
When you said "wipe", did you mean factory reset or TWRP wipe?
If TWRP, which one you wipe? I tried checking all selection and it wiped even the OS!
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You wipe the caches. If you wipe system, it will delete the OS and the data wipe will wipe your data of course.
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briand.mooreg said:
You wipe the caches. If you wipe system, it will delete the OS and the data wipe will wipe your data of course.
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OK.
I am ready to do the factory reset twice. My Note is rooted and have SuperSU. If I factory reset, wouldn't it remove SuperSU also but NOT TWRP?
If yes, can I just install the SuperSU zip from TWRP? No need to re-root?
lanwarrior said:
OK.
I am ready to do the factory reset twice. My Note is rooted and have SuperSU. If I factory reset, wouldn't it remove SuperSU also but NOT TWRP?
If yes, can I just install the SuperSU zip from TWRP? No need to re-root?
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You will have full root. I always wipe both caches, system and data when flashing a new ROM, its actually the preferred way.
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You will have full root. I always wipe both caches, system and data when flashing a new ROM, its actually the preferred way.
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Wait, I already have stock AT&T JB and rooted. I just want to fix the lag and not installing a new ROM. Do I really need to wipe system and data? Wouldn't that wipe the whole OS?
I did the factory reset and want to wipe both caches... errr.. what's the button combination to boot to TWRP? I use "Quick Boot" before..
lanwarrior said:
Wait, I already have stock AT&T JB and rooted. I just want to fix the lag and not installing a new ROM. Do I really need to wipe system and data? Wouldn't that wipe the whole OS?
I did the factory reset and want to wipe both caches... errr.. what's the button combination to boot to TWRP? I use "Quick Boot" before..
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It can be done by pressing at the same time Volume up and Power buttons until the display lights up, which is when you have to release Power button, while at the same time you should keep pressing the Volume Up button.
If you wish to keep your current ROM DON'T wipe system.
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When you said "wipe", did you mean factory reset or TWRP wipe?
If TWRP, which one you wipe? I tried checking all selection and it wiped even the OS!
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Just the normal wipe -the first one on the selection menu.
lanwarrior said:
Wait, I already have stock AT&T JB and rooted. I just want to fix the lag and not installing a new ROM. Do I really need to wipe system and data? Wouldn't that wipe the whole OS?
I did the factory reset and want to wipe both caches... errr.. what's the button combination to boot to TWRP? I use "Quick Boot" before..[/QUOTE
many people just disable the lock screen to fix lag
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