somebody pushed me into a pool with my clothes on a few weeks ago and I had my Samsung gs3 on me
I've tried drying it, took it apart, tried to dry the motherboard separately,... but nothing worked.
I got a new gs3 and the only thing I care about now is to retrive my photos if possible. The water damaged phone won't turn on and it won't connect to a computer. To make sure that the problem is the motherboard not the screen I've switched the motherboards to see if it works or connects to computer but it won't.
Does anybody know how I might be able to retrive my photos?
I think the solution might be to take the phone's internal memory out and maybe install it on a working board and recover photos from there but I dunno if that thought is doable??
Anybody knows of a repair shop that could do that for me?
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Yeah ..i saw someone do that once ...in an episode of CSI !!
I know its not that helpful but hey ..at least im trying to cheer you up .
Good luck with your project and ask your dumbass friend to buy you another s3
Sent from my SGH-I747 that did not fall into a pool
poor guy
take it to a pro and ask
iTchill said:
Yeah ..i saw someone do that once ...in an episode of CSI !!
I know its not that helpful but hey ..at least im trying to cheer you up .
Good luck with your project and ask your dumbass friend to buy you another s3
Sent from my SGH-I747 that did not fall into a pool
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lol I already got another phone and the funny or sad thing is I didn't even know him!!
I guess that was a very stupid prank!!
Glebun said:
take it to a pro and ask
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I will, but the problem is I already took it to a repair shop and they couldn't help me and there are not a lot of pros in this field in the city I'm leaving
I thought maybe somebody could refer me to a pro and I ask them or mail the phone/motherboard to them
Sorry to hear about that, things happen though.
Did some research for you and found this: http://digital-photography-school.com/recover-images-from-a-damaged-sd-card
but I am not entirely sure it will work. If anything, you would take the phone back to Samsung to have the data removed
unless you have lost your warranty.
Good luck anyway.
It's probably possible to recover the data from the integrated ssd drive through complex and very specialized tools aswell as lots of work.
This would involve desoldering the chip from the motherboard and hope it's not defective due to your attempts to use the device.
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In future, open a dropbox account and install dropbox on your phone.
This way, all your photos will upload automaticly to your dropbox account without any manipulation.
Good luck Bro !
thanks for the search
but unfortunately I wan't using sd card before so the pics are on the phone's memory
I do still have the warranty and I called Samsung but they would just repair it and wipe all the data off the phone they won't recover it for me
AndroidPlant said:
Sorry to hear about that, things happen though.
Did some research for you and found this:
but I am not entirely sure it will work. If anything, you would take the phone back to Samsung to have the data removed
unless you have lost your warranty.
Good luck anyway.
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Yes that's exactly what I was thinking of, by any chance do you know any place or anybody that might be able to do that for me, I hope not too expensive thu!
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It's probably possible to recover the data from the integrated ssd drive through complex and very specialized tools aswell as lots of work.
This would involve desoldering the chip from the motherboard and hope it's not defective due to your attempts to use the device.
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Oh yes I've learned my lesson lol
now using dropbox and google drive and sd card as well, incase I was somewhere that I didn't have access to internet like my trip to Mexico when my phone broke
bilo1000 said:
In future, open a dropbox account and install dropbox on your phone.
This way, all your photos will upload automaticly to your dropbox account without any manipulation.
Good luck Bro !
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bilo1000 said:
In future, open a dropbox account and install dropbox on your phone.
This way, all your photos will upload automaticly to your dropbox account without any manipulation.
Good luck Bro !
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yep, dropbox could be a life saver. dont' forget you got 50gb if free storage for one year
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Hey guys.. I just bought my new SGSII a week ago and I wanted to root it. I follow a guide on google and it went perfectly. Then I wanted to try a custom rom and found lite' and dark ROM... And I picked the dark ROM, so I found a guide on your site, for the 10.2 final edition and I did everything it said. I was starting to install, and I was waiting 15 mins and nothing happend. So as stupid as I am, I take the USB stick out and take the battery out too..
After that it wont turn ON. It wont do NOHTING, no download mode, no repair mode.. Its been a couple of hours now and I cant find any answer on google so I wanted to post my problem here so you could have a new case to crack ..
The wierd thing is my phone is warm, and even more warm then when I played on it.. But it wont function at all..
Please, I am very happy to recieve ANY answer
Please provide a link to the exact rom that you attempted to install.
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Please provide a link to the exact rom that you attempted to install.
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I would like too but the system wont allow me until I have reached 8 posts..
darkyrom/community/index.php?threads/guide-final-v10-2-official-darkyrom-gingerbread-jvq-2-3-4-noob-friendly.4267/
Look for the posts on the 301k Jig. I don't have the exact link but they're around somewhere on the SGS2 forum.
Its basically a microUSB with a 301k ohm resistor soldered onto it. If you have access to a soldering iron you can buid one in 10 minutes with the online schematics and basic knowledge of electronics.
It has been reported to throw your (bricked) device into download mode when no other method works, as well as reset the counters (tried and tested by me).
Once you get download mode, flash stock firmware w/ Odin and that could fix everything.
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Rovah said:
Look for the posts on the 301k Jig. I don't have the exact link but they're around somewhere on the SGS2 forum.
Its basically a microUSB with a 301k ohm resistor soldered onto it. If you have access to a soldering iron you can buid one in 10 minutes with the online schematics and basic knowledge of electronics.
It has been reported to throw your (bricked) device into download mode when no other method works. mode as well as reset the counters (tried and tested by me).
Once you get download mode, flash stock firmware w/ Odin and that could fix everything.
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I suck at building eletronics trust me.. but yes I have come a cross a thead speaking about that but I need to buy a couple of things, and I work alot so I dont really have time this week but I will defently look into it right now thanks for the reply Ill see if I can build it and get into details with it.. I think I saw a youtube clip where this guy made one ..
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I suck at building eletronics trust me.. but yes I have come a cross a thead speaking about that but I need to buy a couple of things, and I work alot so I dont really have time this week but I will defently look into it right now thanks for the reply Ill see if I can build it and get into details with it.. I think I saw a youtube clip where this guy made one ..
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Did you play with a .pit file?
JupiterdroidXDA said:
Did you play with a .pit file?
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I actually think I did and with this file:
s1_odin_20100512.pit
Krupic22 said:
I actually think I did and with this file:
s1_odin_20100512.pit
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Yeah, that'll do it. Personally, I would only use XDA as a resource for rooting and not Google..in the Original Android Development sub-forum there is a great guide on flashing via Odin and applying stock firmware (in which, it actually states in BOLD not to tick the pit files.)
Good luck!
Never ever use pit file unless you know what a pit file is and know exactly what you are doing.....most bricked phones caused by flashing pit
http://www.darkyrom.com/community/i...rom-gingerbread-jvq-2-3-4-noob-friendly.4267/
Are you sure that is for Galaxy SII? I9000 (Galaxy S) roms won't work on SGS2
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http://www.darkyrom.com/community/i...rom-gingerbread-jvq-2-3-4-noob-friendly.4267/
Are you sure that is for Galaxy SII? I9000 (Galaxy S) roms won't work on SGS2
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OUCH!!!
Hopefully you can get in to download mode using the jig. If not, I wonder if anyone is able to assist in manually pushing the required files via ADB.
It is rom for Galaxy S 1 you bricked it and you deserve it for not reading !
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It is rom for Galaxy S 1 you bricked it and you deserve it for not reading !
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Easy buddy...Post something useful.
Sure he should have definitely read first but in the end nobody deserves a bricked device. These aren't $50 phones we're talking about.
amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Galaxy-unbrick-Download-Android/dp/B005922D2M
It will arrive next week, and I hope it will work... If not I need to send it to be repared
But when it arrives I will write here again so I dont **** anything up again thx for all the support guys!
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http://www.darkyrom.com/community/i...rom-gingerbread-jvq-2-3-4-noob-friendly.4267/
Are you sure that is for Galaxy SII? I9000 (Galaxy S) roms won't work on SGS2
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Lol!! (Sorry) but this was my thoughts as soon as you said darky 10.2.... that is definitely not designed for the SGS2. If you can get the above USB jig fix to work then great. Otherwise I hope you have insurance :S
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Lol!! (Sorry) but this was my thoughts as soon as you said darky 10.2.... that is definitely not designed for the SGS2. If you can get the above USB jig fix to work then great. Otherwise I hope you have insurance :S
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I am a member of this closed tracker site and there are some really smart heads there, and I asked if anyone knew a good ROM for SGSII and this one guy said I should look at Darky rom.. so I did hehe
There should be insurance its a whole new phone got it last week..
I am a member of this closed tracker site and there are some really smart heads there,
and this one guy said I should look at Darky rom
Darky Rom for SGS2 from Dev section here .
jje
Yikes..
If the jig doesn't work and you have to send the phone in it might be a good idea to not mention what exactly you did to make it behave thusly
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Also, if all else fails you might want to check the debricking service detailed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN7le4GmxZs
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Yikes..
If the jig doesn't work and you have to send the phone in it might be a good idea to not mention what exactly you did to make it behave thusly
*edit*
Also, if all else fails you might want to check the debricking service detailed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN7le4GmxZs
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It will be a little cheaper if I just sended it to the repair shop in my town, I live in denmark if I send it to US to be fixed dahm ...
Well .. I think for sending it to the US you're looking at approximately ~85$ (shipping fees + repair)
Hard to tell what Samsung would charge if they found out you voided the warranty
So my tablet was stolen a couple of days ago. I don't think I can find it or who stole it at this point. I do remember doing something like registration with Samsung after I bought it to get the TW update. Is there a way I can get Samsung to lock this ish up wirelessly? Or track it as well?
That's bad news, sorry to hear that. You could try Plan B http://is.gd/WibhTe and also Samsung DIVE http://www.samsungdive.com/DiveMain.do
ooo that's some bad news but yeah how did you lose it? When I take my tablet with me I'm so paranoid. Well best of luck bro....
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ooo that's some bad news but yeah how did you lose it? When I take my tablet with me I'm so paranoid. Well best of luck bro....
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My whole bag was stolen when I walked away for a sec. I get enraged when I think of it
Sucks bro, and not to be smart towards your situation, but next time try something like SeekDroid. Its an app that allows you to track the phone, tab etc. You can wipe it etc.
Dont worry you have no idea how many times I think I am such an idiot for not having an app like that on the tablet! Unfortunately it is wifi only so I am not sure just how well those apps would have worked.
Just go ahead and install Plan B, when the thief connects to the internet then it'll get installed, unless they've reset it already. Keep us up to date on this.
Plan B was installed a couple days ago...now just waiting
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Stolen tablet
Not to sure how recently your tablet was stolen but LoJackforlaptops.com works with the police to recover iOS and android devices. Contact their global support via their website above and ask to speak with one of their Recovery Investigators.
Change all your passwords if you have yet to do so!
Edit: holy cow... I just saw how old the op was! I had just looked at the time stamp of the previous post.
I don't remember this file being there when I freshly installed JellyBean 4.1.1 on my Galaxy Nexus, any idea what it is/does??
http://i.imgur.com/gC0Ux.png
Hello-
Did you ever find out what this file is?
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Hello-
Did you ever find out what this file is?
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Do you have it on your external sd? If so, do you use TB Pro?
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Do you have it on your external sd? If so, do you use TB Pro?
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It appears to be on my phone and not the SD card. I'm using the Samsung Galaxy III. I'm going to say, "no" I don't use TB Pro since I'm not even sure what it is. Also, my phone isn't rooted to my knowledge in the event that matters.
if you have instagram installed it belongs to that app, its how instagram knows your device, i recently got banned from ig (dont ask y lol) and ive been looking for a way around it, one possible way around the ban is related to that file....my prob is i jus cant seem to find it, ive formatted my sd via windows 8 so hopefully that will do the trick..
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if you have instagram installed it belongs to that app, its how instagram knows your device, i recently got banned from ig (dont ask y lol) and ive been looking for a way around it, one possible way around the ban is related to that file....my prob is i jus cant seem to find it, ive formatted my sd via windows 8 so hopefully that will do the trick..
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Thanks Virgo! I was concerned it was a keylogger or something spyware related because I couldn't find anything about it. I appreciate the info.
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Thanks Virgo! I was concerned it was a keylogger or something spyware related because I couldn't find anything about it. I appreciate the info.
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That is exactly what it is homie. I had the same thing on my phone. I was able to find out when it was installed, then looked on my google dashboard to see where I was when it got installed. It happened at a bar. My friend Max borrowed my phone and went into the bathroom. Long story short, he thought I was bang'n his girlfriend. I confronted him, and he admitted it and let me see the other end of the app. Cool stuff as long as you're the one watching, and not being watched. It's from sms tracker agent. Look on google play. Somebody wants to know what you are doing when nobody is looking. If you see this and need more details I can provide them.
So then
Wow. Nvm.
about the profig.OS file
Sleepycloud said:
That is exactly what it is homie. I had the same thing on my phone. I was able to find out when it was installed, then looked on my google dashboard to see where I was when it got installed. It happened at a bar. My friend Max borrowed my phone and went into the bathroom. Long story short, he thought I was bang'n his girlfriend. I confronted him, and he admitted it and let me see the other end of the app. Cool stuff as long as you're the one watching, and not being watched. It's from sms tracker agent. Look on google play. Somebody wants to know what you are doing when nobody is looking. If you see this and need more details I can provide them.
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you said if I need more details you can give them to me.. so whats the deal with this file.. how can I find out what this file really is an how it was put on my phone.. ?? I think my gf is spying on me not to sure tho but wanna make sure.. any other files I should be looking out for ?? thankz for your time ..
So it is spyware?
plz help me with my Android disaster
Sleepycloud said:
That is exactly what it is homie. I had the same thing on my phone. I was able to find out when it was installed, then looked on my google dashboard to see where I was when it got installed. It happened at a bar. My friend Max borrowed my phone and went into the bathroom. Long story short, he thought I was bang'n his girlfriend. I confronted him, and he admitted it and let me see the other end of the app. Cool stuff as long as you're the one watching, and not being watched. It's from sms tracker agent. Look on google play. Somebody wants to know what you are doing when nobody is looking. If you see this and need more details I can provide them.
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Ya I've been being stalked now for almost 3 yrs and well I don't really know anything about it due to the fact that I never wanted to but now I kinda wish I did. I have a HTC M7 w/ Verizon and well this is my 10th device they've sent me and well the same problem still seems to exist. So any assistance you could provide would be more then appreciated. My device is not rooted to my knowledge but it definitely gets hot all by itself. I keep deleting the app from my storage and well it keeps re appearing. The crazy thing is my Dialer is always running and this device doesn't even have service. So any help would be Awesomely appreciated.
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Ya I've been being stalked now for almost 3 yrs and well I don't really know anything about it due to the fact that I never wanted to but now I kinda wish I did. I have a HTC M7 w/ Verizon and well this is my 10th device they've sent me and well the same problem still seems to exist. So any assistance you could provide would be more then appreciated. My device is not rooted to my knowledge but it definitely gets hot all by itself. I keep deleting the app from my storage and well it keeps re appearing. The crazy thing is my Dialer is always running and this device doesn't even have service. So any help would be Awesomely appreciated.
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It is your app data on your google account, then possibly app data on Microsoft accounts such as one drive and one note. Then any other emails are suspect too. I had to change all three of mine because the app data and system settings that are stored kept coming back. Get a new device, and get all new emails and never ever go back to them. Do not even save your contacts. The data will transfer in your contacts.vcf file. Trust me. Abandon ship.
I want more details [email protected]
nesecito tu ayuda
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I have it on my SD card and I don't use TB pro. Also recently my phone asked for a swipe screen lock to unlock my phone (I use pattern lock) and after swiping it asked me for my usual pattern. Is my phone hacked? What should I do?
Sleepycloud said:
That is exactly what it is homie. I had the same thing on my phone. I was able to find out when it was installed, then looked on my google dashboard to see where I was when it got installed. It happened at a bar. My friend Max borrowed my phone and went into the bathroom. Long story short, he thought I was bang'n his girlfriend. I confronted him, and he admitted it and let me see the other end of the app. Cool stuff as long as you're the one watching, and not being watched. It's from sms tracker agent. Look on google play. Somebody wants to know what you are doing when nobody is looking. If you see this and need more details I can provide them.
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I have this on my phone, found it in my device storage. Can I track it to who is monitoring me and how can I delete it?
On need help with this file.
Hello i have profig and i clicked in it it sent me directly to google play of a lost of tracking i camera etc things all relkaring to hacking a phone. My boyfriend has put listening devices in my house n trackers on my car but hes in total denial to hacking my phone i need to leave him he just wont admit it
uninstall instagram and delete the file. It won't come back unless you install instagram again...probably facebook has this too. I think the file name is com.ebay.somethingsomething in /data/data/
Sleepycloud said:
That is exactly what it is homie. I had the same thing on my phone. I was able to find out when it was installed, then looked on my google dashboard to see where I was when it got installed. It happened at a bar. My friend Max borrowed my phone and went into the bathroom. Long story short, he thought I was bang'n his girlfriend. I confronted him, and he admitted it and let me see the other end of the app. Cool stuff as long as you're the one watching, and not being watched. It's from sms tracker agent. Look on google play. Somebody wants to know what you are doing when nobody is looking. If you see this and need more details I can provide them.
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Hi, i have this file coming on all the time and i'd like to know exactly what it is . I've check property few times and once it was created in 1970 (??!!) So I don't think it is from instagram . I've also been jailbroken twice, in a week, then lost my keyboard, then 40 to 50 go from my pics just gone (few were new and not save, but ok) . Then, any info about that files would be great
Just got back from a heavy weekend at butlins in minehead..... Got my phone stolen. Luckily someone I know sorted me out wit a HTC desire HD. But stil is no where near as good as my s2.
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Does anyone know what u can/can't do with an S2 that's had its imei number blocked?
I've blocked my stolen galaxy but not sure what u can still do on the phone ... Don't like the thought of someone goin thru all my pics/texts etc...
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I guess it'll be blocked from accessing any network. That's all. The data on your phone will still be there unfortunately. Use this app called Cerberus with your next phone to prevent such situations. I've been using it since a year and it's brilliant. Allows you to locate your phone and a whole lot more including remotely wiping the phone and SD card and turning on data and WiFi. The lifetime license for 5 devices is a paltry amount too. I'm not advertising the app, it's just something that everybody would do well to have.
In any case, if you had a security lock on your phone then it won't be a problem. The thief or whoever he sells it to will probably just factory reset it. SD card data is another thing though, as it can be removed and opened with a card reader. If your pics were in the internal memory and you had a security lock then it shouldn't be a problem. Messages are stored in the /data partition anyway.
The Desire HD, which I own too, is a brilliant phone. But obviously not as good as S2, being of an older generation. The build quality beats any Samsung phone though. Mine has fallen down hundreds on times and taken many beatings, but other than a scratch here and there it's perfectly fine. :thumbup:
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Did you mistake XDA for your blog?
If you hadn't have blocked it you could have downloaded plan b on it from the play store on your home computer.
Now they can do whatever they like on it except for text people, call people or use 3g etc.
Did you have a screen lock? if so then you may be alright for not having your pics nosed at/downloaded/passed on. If not then your out of luck.
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First of all his post is relevant to XDA, since he had a S2 and is simply asking questions about the phone. Yes, he should have posted it on the Q and A part of the forum, but it is still relevant.
Not trying to be rude or anything but from most of your posts that I read, all I see is sarcasm. If you don't have anything good to say, don't say it.
With regards,
beston94
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he had a S2 and is simply asking questions about the phone.
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What were his questions?
Ohhh, the one where he broke the rules again by bumping his own thread after two hours.
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What were his questions?
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Let's get real. It doesn't affect you at all. Agree 100% with beston94.
Anyway, avast mobile security offers very good remote security too!
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Hi..I had the very same problem that is mentioned in this thread, and it seems like that the phone is dead for good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383875
My only question is, how can I extract my photos & vedios from the internal memory? Of course I understand that this isn't about USB cables and stuff, I know that I'll probably have to dissemble my phone, and I'm willing to do that, I just need to know what to do exactly? Thanks in advance for every body..
ramy670 said:
Hi..I had the very same problem that is mentioned in this thread, and it seems like that the phone is dead for good:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2383875
My only question is, how can I extract my photos & vedios from the internal memory? Of course I understand that this isn't about USB cables and stuff, I know that I'll probably have to dissemble my phone, and I'm willing to do that, I just need to know what to do exactly? Thanks in advance for every body..
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I believe there are devices that can read the memory, find a lab that has one compatible with your phone.
Have you tried all tricks, like rubber band?
I believe there are devices that can read the memory, find a lab that has one compatible with your phone.
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What kind of lab? sorry my English isn't that good and Google translate didn't help in this one (All I know is that "lab" means laboratory, but I think that this not what you've meant at all).
Have you tried all tricks, like rubber band?
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I've tried every thing but the "rubber band trick". in fact this is the first time I hear about it but anyway I'll search for it in the forums and try it.. if it helps to know the phone doesn't work even in fast boot or flash mode.
Thanks..
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I dont think if u flash stock rom from flashtool will delete your photos and vids as i did many times
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ramy670 said:
What kind of lab? sorry my English isn't that good and Google translate didn't help in this one (All I know is that "lab" means laboratory, but I think that this not what you've meant at all).
I've tried every thing but the "rubber band trick". in fact this is the first time I hear about it but anyway I'll search for it in the forums and try it.. if it helps to know the phone doesn't work even in fast boot or flash mode.
Thanks..
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I meant a repair shot, or service.
Next time you you quote leave at least one quote with poster name, otherwise there is no notification.