Related
So I plugged my Vibrant into Odin to revert to stock. Apparently everything went wrong, and now my phone is stuck at the Phone---!---computer screen. It seems that my phone won't respond to hardware methods of entering download mode, so am I screwed?
Keep reading on here. This has happened to many people. Keep trying things and hopefully you will get it.
1. Remove SD and SIM card
2. Remove battery
3. plugged the phone into USB (connected to PC)
4. held down vol-up and vol-down
5. popped the battery back in while holding vol buttons
I've tried that, and many other methods, multiple times already. It seems that none of the volume/power methods do anything for my phone. I'm certain that if hardware-locks do exist for certain vibrants, mine just so happens to be one of them (Date on box is August 13). I just want to know if anyone with a similarly dated phone has ever been able to access download mode without adb.
If anyone knows of more methods, please post them. If all else fails, I'll go complain in my local T-Mobile store that my phone died. I have no idea if that'll get me anywhere, but it's worth a shot.
Does anyone who has had a problem similar to mine know of any fix? By that I mean, has someone who has had a presumably hardware-locked phone ever been able to boot it into download mode without adb? I'd really like to know if I can salvage this thing, or if I have to try my luck with T-Mobile.
Try holding volume down and holding power button and plug in USB while this is happening.
Sadly, I've tried that method as well, thank you though for responding. I will continue trying since it seems not to be a 100% thing for some people. Anyway, for the Volume keys + Power method, can anyone provide a more precise time of releasing power than "When it goes black". I'm hoping my inability to enter download mode is human-error, so I'd like as much input on this as possible. Thanks in advance.
Generic112 said:
Sadly, I've tried that method as well, thank you though for responding. I will continue trying since it seems not to be a 100% thing for some people. Anyway, for the Volume keys + Power method, can anyone provide a more precise time of releasing power than "When it goes black". I'm hoping my inability to enter download mode is human-error, so I'd like as much input on this as possible. Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
When you see the " !---> (pc)" symbol, plug your USB in. Hold down volume +, volume -, and power. As soon as the screen turns black release the power button only. Continue holding Vol + and Vol -. You'll enter Download mode.
I've tried that multiple times, but I will continue to try it. It seems as though my phone won't register that buttons are being pressed. All that happens is the phone reboots to the Phone--!--Computer screen every time the power is held and released (As it should). No combination of buttons seems to have any affect on this. Oh well, I'll continue trying and hopefully someone will post a working method.
I have the same problem and the hardware button method isn't working and I am stuck at the Phone ! Computer screen, and I read around the forums and they say that some Vibrant's have the hardware method locked, so you can't boot into Download mode from using the buttons. Since adb cannot find the phone when its stuck at this screen it seems we are both screwed. I have found no other solution other than returning it Tmo, not sure if they will exchange since it might be a violation of warranty.
I'm just going to play dumb when I go to T-Mobile. I'll say it just booted into that screen, and I can't get out of it. The hardware lock appears to be a defect, since it's not present on most Vibrants, so that should be able to warrant the replacement phone. I've been with T-Mobile awhile, and they're usually pretty good with replacements. Besides, the phone would be easily fixed if it wasn't broken in the first place.
But before I go to T-Mobile, I'm going to try and talk to Customer Service. If it's a common problem, then I'm sure it can be covered under warranty (Even though MOST ways of getting it require voiding warranty). Again, on the basis that this wouldn't be a big deal if my phone worked like a normal Vibrant. Besides, I'm sure T-Mobile can flash it without requiring the hardware method, so even if they only charge me some sort of service fee, I won't really mind.
As final moral reassurance for myself, I only tried to flash it because apps started FC on me and the phone constantly acted weird. The only thing I've done is root it, so it's not like I really set it up to fail.
Let me know how it goes with Customer Service. I would to get this problem resolved as well with the least amount of trouble. I don't want to have a brick and have to pay like $500 for a new phone. And I think the hardware buttons thing might actually be a defect. I tried doing the hardware buttons thing to get to recovery mode once before and it worked. I did this to install an update.zip to root the phone. It only worked that one time and now the buttons don't boot into recovery mode or download mode. It if works once then not again, there has to be something wrong.
I'll be trying them tomorrow (It's 10PM where I am). If all goes well, I'll try and contact you. I'm pretty sure I'll be safe so long as I don't mention rooting it. The firmware flash they'll have to do should help me on that front, so unless they catch on, I should be safe. Anyway, hopefully tomorrow I'll be good news, otherwise expect some post from me on Monday or Tuesday, depending on whether I have the time to deal with them or not.
Hey Generic112, I got with T-Mobile customer service. I told them about the screen I was seeing but did not mention rooting or attempting to flash the phone. They said they will replace my phone by shipping me a new Vibrant, but I have to return the one I have. I am not sure if they will do a check to verify if the Vibrant was rooted or not after they receive it, but I will have my new Vibrant before they receive the one I have. I won't know what will happen for awhile because its going to take a week for the new phone to arrive and when it does then I will be returning the one with the phone ! computer problem, unless someone thinks it is a better idea to tell them what happened and have them repair it?
I am also struck with the same problem
Hi,
I am also struck with the same problem. Please let me know if you guys got any method to resolve the problem or T-Mobile was able to help.
the3dman said:
Keep reading on here. This has happened to many people. Keep trying things and hopefully you will get it.
1. Remove SD and SIM card
2. Remove battery
3. plugged the phone into USB (connected to PC)
4. held down vol-up and vol-down
5. popped the battery back in while holding vol buttons
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
This method actually worked for me. I was beginning to think I'd have to build the USB jig, but tried this as a last ditch. Thanks!
The above method has worked for me numerous times with the same problem, my old bricked one, and my new one. Try holding down power button as well once or twice, never know. You have to keep the volume buttons pressed the whole time for it to work.
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
ViralCipher said:
Hey Generic112, I got with T-Mobile customer service. I told them about the screen I was seeing but did not mention rooting or attempting to flash the phone. They said they will replace my phone by shipping me a new Vibrant, but I have to return the one I have. I am not sure if they will do a check to verify if the Vibrant was rooted or not after they receive it, but I will have my new Vibrant before they receive the one I have. I won't know what will happen for awhile because its going to take a week for the new phone to arrive and when it does then I will be returning the one with the phone ! computer problem, unless someone thinks it is a better idea to tell them what happened and have them repair it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In some cases that I've read they say, TMo charged them 600$ for the Replacement after finding out that it was bricked due to hacking. Before replacing try to get it repaired by them.
I would also like people whose phones were replaced to confirm what I've said above.
ech419 said:
In some cases that I've read they say, TMo charged them 600$ for the Replacement after finding out that it was bricked due to hacking. Before replacing try to get it repaired by them.
I would also like people whose phones were replaced to confirm what I've said above.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
He should be able to get the phone woking again, what happened is not a big deal. If he sends it in the way it's sitting right now, t'Mo's techs won't have a problem getting it working again. (IMO) Especially if they find out the phone's rooted, I wouldn't be surprised if he gets charged.
I bricked my phone so bad, it was beyond recovery. I erased the bootloader, therefore it was completelly dead. No life. I got a replacement under warranty for free, never got charged for it.
My advice would be to try and get to work again before sending it in.
Hi XDA, firstly wow...great site, lots and lots and lots of info, seems like a great community.
My phone: SGH-T959 (Samsung S Vibrant)
My issue: After flashing Axura 2.2.7 my phone doesn't turn on...at all...ever!
History: I'll say up front that I'm a long time android user with a technical background (Windows, Cisco networking, light Linux, etc) but first time rom flash experience. I bought a used SGH-T959 off Ebay, came stock with android 2.1 stock, I used Samsung Kies (straight off the official site) to upgrade to android 2.2. Well the phone slowed down, a lot. I felt ready to try my hand at flashing a Rom.
I first did a lot of reading, got Odin and my 2.1 and 2.2 stock files, flashed to 2.2 just to get a little comfortable. Worked fine. I charged my battery to full and then started the process of rooting my phone, again worked fine. I then updated to E2 boot loader (if I remember correctly) so I could work in recovery mode. I rebooted for good measure after going to E2 and all was still well.
**Issues incoming***
Using Clockwork I rebooted into recovery, flashed Axura 2.2.7 and the phone froze. Almost in a panic I pulled the battery and the phone was fine, still in stock 2.2. I booted to recovery again via Clockwork and attempted to flash Axura again, completed this time so I rebooted. That's the last time my phone did anything but look like a shiny rock. Will not power on.
Things I have tried:
* Holding many, many different combos of buttons after reinserting the battery
* Bought a usb Jig off ebay, nothing happened when inserted (tried holding many different combos of buttons while inserting it and while inserting the battery)
* Holding many, many different combos of buttons after connecting the USB cable to my computer with known good USB drivers (from when I used Odin)
* Used a known good battery from another T959 phone (co-worker that has same phone)
* Just for kicks I registered the device with Samsung, had two days left on the one year manufactures warranty so shipped it back to them, they returned saying the phone had experienced water or corrosion damage and the warranty was void.
As to Samsung's response I would like some feedback as to the possibility (it was a used phone after all). Just seems very unlikely that the phone would die just as I flashed it...
I am at a loss, I would love to get some helpful hints, tricks or anything else I could possibly do to get my phone back into download mode. I feel confident that if I could get the phone to that state I could get the process right.
Tell me I didn't waste my money on a now dead phone, give me some hope.
your best option is taking it to repair shop
don't know the point of using kies. Don't think it's a necessary step.
try these instructions: http://rootzwiki.com/topic/605-guid...nja-apps-everything/page__p__11106#entry11106
You can probably start on step 2 since you have nothing to back up. This will bring you back to stock and try flashing again. I use these instructions all the time before i flash a new rom
Good luck and keep us posted
Thanks for the link, however as I said in my OP, I have used Odin before and am comfortable with it, the phone doesn't turn on, aka no download mode)
It seems Jtag repair is my last hope (unless anybody gets creative and surprises me), anybody recommend one?
I searched and found one for $40 - mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-vibrant-jtag-brick-repair
Anybody review or offer an alternative?
TRY THIS
1) pull the battery out
2) plug ur usb wire to ur pc and ur phone
3) hold volume up+ wolume down
4) insert the battery in
GOOD LUCK...
try to odin back to stock
1. Start Odin
2. Plug USB cable into pc
3. Power off the Phone.
3. Pull the Battery.
5. Plug USB cable into Phone.
6. Press and Hold: Volume UP + Volume DOWN + Power, all at the same time.
7. Re-insert the battery.
8. The phone will power now, when the screen starts a cycle of going to a BLACK screen, release ONLY the POWER button.
9. When you see the download icon release the volume buttons,
10. Odin back to stock by putting the PIT file into the appropriate area and the .tar in the PDA area.
Or try that same method without holding the power button, just the volume rocker (up and down) when plugging into usb that works for some ppl
The vibrant is tough to hard brick so keep trying
I'm not really aware of the "E2 Bootloader" link maybe.... The only bootloader that I'm aware of is the Gingerbread bootloader. Either way I just posted this maybe it will be of help to you as well.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19481353#post19481353
Keep in mind to have ODIN up when trying to get into download mode, if the phone screen is dead the only way to know you are in download mode will be the yellow box in ODIN when your device connects.
Good luck!
did you try with the battery IN:
volume UP + HOME key + POWER......?
I don't really see many people mentioning that option for DL mode....
Want to say thanks to everybody for the sugestions.
At this point after trying all the above and many more, I'm still dead in the water, I'm deciding between the $40 unbrickable mod install + flash to stock and the $40 JTag fix repair from mobiletechvideos.com
Anybody have experience with either service?
No, but this could be throwing good money after bad, however scorpn on the tw web site has a 8.00 roughly jtag, on a blackscreened brick it may not work. But it might, probly shouldnt be pimping another website, but thats where it is.
mog44net said:
Want to say thanks to everybody for the sugestions.
At this point after trying all the above and many more, I'm still dead in the water, I'm deciding between the $40 unbrickable mod install + flash to stock and the $40 JTag fix repair from mobiletechvideos.com
Anybody have experience with either service?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The only experience I have is a JIG. Have you seen his youtube channel? He has a lot of good info. He really knows his stuff. I learned how use ODIN and the FFC Mod from his videos. I think he has a video showing how to fix your phone or if you ship to him, he will fix it for you.
Try send a PM to him...his username is "connexion2005"
Let me know what happens or if you were able to fix your phone....
Sugartibbs said:
No, but this could be throwing good money after bad, however scorpn on the tw web site has a 8.00 roughly jtag, on a blackscreened brick it may not work. But it might, probly shouldnt be pimping another website, but thats where it is.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, if it were a straight $40 I would just dump the phone, bite the bullet and purchase another device. However on the site it says if the phone ends up being non repairable there is only a $10 charge to cover return shipping.
If I can install the unbrickable mod for $40, flash it back to stock, ship it back to me then I can drop whatever rom I want on it, all the while being able to use unbrickable mod apps to one click restore it...sounds worth a $10 loss chance to me.
Closfig1 said:
The only experience I have is a JIG. Have you seen his youtube channel? He has a lot of good info. He really knows his stuff. I learned how use ODIN and the FFC Mod from his videos. I think he has a video showing how to fix your phone or if you ship to him, he will fix it for you.
Try send a PM to him...his username is "connexion2005"
Let me know what happens or if you were able to fix your phone....
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I actually did buy a USB Jig (OP), still nada on the display and ODIN com check.
I dropped my phone a few days ago and the power button stopped working. Reboot ed into recovery from Rom Manager and realized that I couldn't select anything because I need the power button (tried every other button as well; nothing works). Took the battery out and put it back in (the only way to turn it off now) and it instantly booted into recovery. I can't send it to AT&T because I have at least 10 counts and they'll instantly see that CWM is on there.
Please help me!
kancheek1995 said:
I dropped my phone a few days ago and the power button stopped working. Reboot ed into recovery from Rom Manager and realized that I couldn't select anything because I need the power button (tried every other button as well; nothing works). Took the battery out and put it back in (the only way to turn it off now) and it instantly booted into recovery. I can't send it to AT&T because I have at least 10 counts and they'll instantly see that CWM is on there.
Please help me!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You dropped your phone. Samsung/AT&T warranty doesn't cover accidents, so there's no sense in worrying about your flash count. You're SOL. But you are free to try of course. Reverting to stock is very easy. What would you even do in recovery mode to revert to stock? Did you bother to look around the forum? There is a guide in the general forum on how to do that.
Out of curiosity, I did a google search to see what the repair options were for a broken power button. Saw that Mobile Tech Videos does it for $35 + shipping. Might be one of the better options at this point. As for the counter, just buy or make a jig to reset it.
mzaur said:
You dropped your phone. Samsung/AT&T warranty doesn't cover accidents, so there's no sense in worrying about your flash count. You're SOL. But you are free to try of course. Reverting to stock is very easy. What would you even do in recovery mode to revert to stock? Did you bother to look around the forum? There is a guide in the general forum on how to do that.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
They wouldn't know that I dropped it unless I told them that, so as of right now the button stopped working by itself. I reverted to stock a while ago when I thought I bricked it, but I need to get it into download mode which can't be done without the power button.
kancheek1995 said:
They wouldn't know that I dropped it unless I told them that, so as of right now the button stopped working by itself. I reverted to stock a while ago when I thought I bricked it, but I need to get it into download mode which can't be done without the power button.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Recovery mode requires the power button. Download mode only requires the two volume buttons. With the phone off, while holding down vol- & vol+ plug in USB cable.
Lawrence of a Labia said:
Out of curiosity, I did a google search to see what the repair options were for a broken power button. Saw that Mobile Tech Videos does it for $35 + shipping. Might be one of the better options at this point. As for the counter, just buy or make a jig to reset it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Good info if I ever need this
Has anybody used mobile tech videos to get their power button fixed? Mine stopped working out of the blue today, my phone is long out of warranty, and it refuses to connect to my computer at all so I can't revert to stock (I'm running AOKP 6.27.12 Build right now). I don't want to just send my phone off to some place that isn't reputable.
elementlaxer said:
Has anybody used mobile tech videos to get their power button fixed? Mine stopped working out of the blue today, my phone is long out of warranty, and it refuses to connect to my computer at all so I can't revert to stock (I'm running AOKP 6.27.12 Build right now). I don't want to just send my phone off to some place that isn't reputable.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's still got to be in warranty with Samsung. The first units were shipped just under 9 months ago.
Mobile tech videos is considered to be quite reputable. I have only seen good reports about them, and the owner posts actively on the XDA-Developers boards.
You should be able to enter download mode. You don't need the power button for that.
Darn I didn't realize how long Samsung's warranties were. I made the switch back in October from Apple products so I'm used to crappy warranties.
I've already shipped to mobile tech videos because I searched around the forums a bit and found out that he is in fact reputable.
And I know how to get into download mode, I can do that no problem. My computer always pops up saying there is some problem with the device and I'm not sure how to fix it. I have the drivers installed correctly and it has worked in the past, but not recently. I would try to replicate it now but I don't have the phone in my possession, and at the moment it isn't really causing me an issue.
If you can't get Odin to recognize the phone once connected to the computer in download mode, then it is most likely a driver problem, or less likely a problem with the USB cable or ports. Once you get the phone back, if you still have the problem, that is where to look first.
I just wanted to point out that the broken power button would not prevent you from returning the phone to stock, although it can be a bit of a problem that you can't use recovery.
Yeah I was a bit worried that if I tried to go through Odin and something got messed up I wouldn't be able to get back into recovery to restore from a backup.
Thanks for all the help! I feel like a total noob and I appreciate your patience haha
In case you haven't already tried, in some versions of CWM (even non-touch) the search button (softkey) works like enter. Try all of the softkeys, one of them might work for you.
Yes, but if you Odin back to stock with a broken power button, that leaves you with stock 3e recovery. Even if you use adb reboot recovery to get into 3e recovery, you can't select anything without the power button.
I have been running Siyah 1.7rc1 dual booting Omega v30 as primary and AOKP milestone 1 as secondary. I also have the 4.2 camera and keyboard mods installed. The phone has been working fine until last night.
Last night the phone was fully charged. This morning the phone was off and wouldn't turn on when I pressed the power button. Hoping it was just a depleted battery, I put the phone on the charger for a couple of hours. However, it still won't turn on. I can't get to either recovery mode or download mode with the vol_up+home+power or the vol_down+home+power.
There is no reaction from the phone to any combination of buttons. I have removed the battery a few times with the same results.
Does anyone have any ideas? I might try and see if Samsung service can fix this but wanted to know if there was any advise from XDA.
Well if you do want to go to samsung service """ you have a freaking rooted phone bro"""""",,,BTW your phone is dead.
As repair is chargeable i would first try a new battery or borrow one and a USB jig to boot to recovery mode .
jje
*sob*
Mine has gone exactly the same way.
Had it on charge. Took it off charge and checked emails then left it on my desk. Came back 30 minutes later, picked it up and phone was completely dead.
No light when plugged into a charger, phone won't power on.
Plugged it into a computer, no luck.
Different chargers, different cables, no luck.
Tried a USB jig, no luck.
I've NOT tried a new battery yet, that's next on my list. I suspect this won't make any difference either.
I suggest you send it to samsung bro.
happened to my phone too.
They won't find out you rooted/have custom ROM etc, cause this is caused by hardware failure. They'll need to replace it to get it to boot, so they can't tell if you rooted or not.
LemonPlusTea said:
I suggest you send it to samsung bro.
happened to my phone too.
They won't find out you rooted/have custom ROM etc, cause this is caused by hardware failure. They'll need to replace it to get it to boot, so they can't tell if you rooted or not.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
take it back to the shop first, if you havent had it too long them may just swap it out. If not then they will send it back for you and should lend you candybar phone to use if you leave them a deposit (depends on the shop though).
Sammy wont even both to check if its been rooted, they will just replace it.
Thanks both. I'm going to send it straight to Samsung as soon as I've found proof of warranty. Hopefully it won't take too long to sort out.
zaphy42 said:
Thanks both. I'm going to send it straight to Samsung as soon as I've found proof of warranty. Hopefully it won't take too long to sort out.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Like i said its a paid for repair .
Totally dead mobo that requires change you will probably get away with warranty .
jje
I did try using a friend's battery. No go. I saw another thread on XDA where a bunch of people seem to have hit the same problem in the last week. I am wondering if it is some time-triggerred bug?
randombrick said:
I did try using a friend's battery. No go. I saw another thread on XDA where a bunch of people seem to have hit the same problem in the last week. I am wondering if it is some time-triggerred bug?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I've just got round to trying a friends battery too. Likewise, no go.
I think it's probably more likely a design flaw on Samsungs part.
I wonder if they've produced a different revision of the S3 circuit board to fix it? I've heard on other threads that Samsung just replace the system board when it's sent back for warranty repair...
Well there certainly has been quite a lot of them over the last 4 weeks or so. Probably some sub-standard motherboards found their way into the production line every now and then (given the number of units produced), or a design flaw as noted above. It's going to be a reasonably expensive exercise for Samsung if they end up having to replace a lot of them though...
I just hope that the new one they put in my phone isn't going to commit suicide again in 4 months time
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
I have the exact problem.
But it was my fault in this case. Flashed an "unmatched" md5 file of WanamLite.
It booted up normally. Then i proceeded installing TiBu & restore apps. After 10mins, i came back with a dead phone.
After some googling & advice from phone shops, there's a possibility that the motherboard may be fried.
I sent to Samsung Service Centre, and within 2 working days, my S3 is alive.
Sent from my GT-I9300
Alright so lets start with the basics. This phone has been rooted (cf auto root) and still contains factory recovery. All these issues popped up at the exact same time, Saturday morning.
1.) The volume control (not just button, but also in the software side to load it up) will lag for about 30 seconds and nothing is responsive except for the power button. If I hit the power button I will be in a loop for about 2 minutes of the screen staying black with the buttons lighting up. But the button works perfect in recovery.
2.) The camera has server connection issues or pops up with the camera failed issue. Once when i was exiting the camera during one of its laggy moment to try and load the image portion (the software buttons would load sometimes but the "view finder" wont) of the camera and the camera actually popped up for a second or two as I hit the home button to exit it and has only done this once. For this I tried clearing cache and data which did not fix it.
3.) Most programs (stock apps or 3rd party) randomly crash including system.
I also tried loading in safe mode before the reset which just told me it was not a 3rd party based issue.
I have already performed a factory reset and wiped cache but has not fixed this. Is the hardware actually messed up or is there some random chance that the software is just so messed up that even the reset will not fix it? Cat logs needed?
I left the S3 for power button failure and don't want another hardware issue (had it for 2 years before the button failed).
TIA
***New issue***
4.) Now lockscreen is hardly letting me load into the phone.
I think I'm just going to go to the store and throw this phone at someone.
Go into a store and get it replaced. Hope that they don't check knox.
You tried flashing stock via Odin and see what happens ?
Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
mahanddeem said:
You tried flashing stock via Odin and see what happens ?
Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I wouldn't bother. If it's within 14 days, you have a right to a working phone.
aooga said:
I wouldn't bother. If it's within 14 days, you have a right to a working phone.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would bother if it's just a matter of stock odin flash then everything comes back to normal, you can never know if next device would be defective or not, will you replace AGAIN ?
mahanddeem said:
I would bother if it's just a matter of stock odin flash then everything comes back to normal, you can never know if next device would be defective or not, will you replace AGAIN ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah I would. If I pay $700 for a phone it better work properly or I'm going to keep exchanging it.
Sent from my SM-G900T using Tapatalk
Went to the store with it rooted and had to go home to unroot it, after that the paperwork was started. They are overnighting a phone out to arrive Tuesday. The problems just keep popping up too, can no longer send message or make phone calls. I had the phone for 26 days so I was still in the grace period for buying the warranty, which I now did and the cost of replacement is only $5. I think I was unable to buy a warranty on day one due to some bs with plan changes (I was on an ancient plan with unlimited data and zero throttling for cheap back from when the Vibrant came out). My brother who also got an S5 a week later on the same plan was unable to buy a warranty as well for the same reason.
The only thing I did not do was odin a stock rom but with the cheap cost I figured it was worth it to just get a new phone. This phone has come into contact with many chemicals (had a pocket full of powdered sanitizer that broke open all over me) and plenty of barley dust so I figured why not just exchange.
mahanddeem said:
I would bother if it's just a matter of stock odin flash then everything comes back to normal, you can never know if next device would be defective or not, will you replace AGAIN ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Just a risk have to be willing to take I guess.
DeadDoc said:
Went to the store with it rooted and had to go home to unroot it, after that the paperwork was started. They are overnighting a phone out to arrive Tuesday. The problems just keep popping up too, can no longer send message or make phone calls. I had the phone for 26 days so I was still in the grace period for buying the warranty, which I now did and the cost of replacement is only $5. I think I was unable to buy a warranty on day one due to some bs with plan changes (I was on an ancient plan with unlimited data and zero throttling for cheap back from when the Vibrant came out). My brother who also got an S5 a week later on the same plan was unable to buy a warranty as well for the same reason.
The only thing I did not do was odin a stock rom but with the cheap cost I figured it was worth it to just get a new phone. This phone has come into contact with many chemicals (had a pocket full of powdered sanitizer that broke open all over me) and plenty of barley dust so I figured why not just exchange.
Just a risk have to be willing to take I guess.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, see the chemical thing would have been good to mention in the OP.
aooga said:
Yeah, see the chemical thing would have been good to mention in the OP.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Was mostly just powdered sanitizer and none got inside the case. And at the same time, my Vibrant and S3 were both in the same work environment. I wonder if the phone can handle falling in beer....