My S4 suddenly stopped charging the other day, and my immediate response was to unroot and take it to Verizon to see what is up. I never installed a custom rom, but had TWRP recovery installed. I used the No Wipe Stock unrooted image in Odin to put my phone back and Verizon had me to a factory reset. Apparently that is necessary before doing a warranty claim. Now, the guy at the store said that if it was previously rooted, or currently rooted they would reject it and I would be on the hook for several hundred dollars. Is there anyway they can tell that I did root it before?
Will they know you rooted? Not necessarily. However, I'd be surprised if the S4 didn't have a flash counter. Assuming it does, they'd know (at minimum) that *something* was flashed to your phone and how many times something was flashed.
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My S4 suddenly stopped charging the other day, and my immediate response was to unroot and take it to Verizon to see what is up. I never installed a custom rom, but had TWRP recovery installed. I used the No Wipe Stock unrooted image in Odin to put my phone back and Verizon had me to a factory reset. Apparently that is necessary before doing a warranty claim. Now, the guy at the store said that if it was previously rooted, or currently rooted they would reject it and I would be on the hook for several hundred dollars. Is there anyway they can tell that I did root it before?
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When you boot it up the first screen that comes on....does it say custom?
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hogowner said:
When you boot it up the first screen that comes on....does it say custom?
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Nope, doesnt say custom. And the device status says official. I am pretty skeptical they will see anything, and the only things I flashed through ODIN were the MD2 and MDK kernels. I just want to make sure I have all my bases covered.
I think you'll be okay. Most likely what they'll do is turn it on to see whether or not it says custom, plug it in to see if it charges or not, ten hand you a brand new device,
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I think you'll be okay. Most likely what they'll do is turn it on to see whether or not it says custom, plug it in to see if it charges or not, ten hand you a brand new device,
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Well I already got the replacement device in the mail today. Now I have to send my defective one off. Its there where they will check on the phone.
I returned my phone to best buy after rooting and flashing multiple roms to it and got a new one within first fourteen days and they never knew that I had unrooted it. I know that's different circumstances but just letting you know my experience
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They may come repo your phone..better hide it.
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Best buy doesn't care.
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Well I already got the replacement device in the mail today. Now I have to send my defective one off. Its there where they will check on the phone.
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I mailed back devices rooted and rommed and never had an issue. I don't even think they check.
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I sent my Galaxy Note into Samsung to get the screen repaired.
When I sent it off, I realized that I forgot to reset the flash counter.
I was scared ****less.
Anyway, they repaired it and it is about to be sent back to me.
I just thought I would let everyone know that there is nothing to worry about.
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I sent my Galaxy Note into Samsung to get the screen repaired.
When I sent it off, I realized that I forgot to reset the flash counter.
I was scared ****less.
Anyway, they repaired it and it is about to be sent back to me.
I just thought I would let everyone know that there is nothing to worry about.
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I think you just got lucky bud and I would not encourage anyone else to do the same thing. Just because they agreed to fix your phone doesn't mean that everyone else will be as fortunate. Samsung and your phone carrier clearly stated that if you do flash a non OEM ROM you will be voiding your warranty.
Also, lets wait till you get your phone back before you consider this a success.
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I think you just got lucky bud and I would not encourage anyone else to do the same thing. Just because they agreed to fix your phone doesn't mean that everyone else will be as fortunate. Samsung and your phone carrier clearly stated that if you do flash a non OEM ROM you will be voiding your warranty.
Also, lets wait till you get your phone back before you consider this a success.
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Yeah. I wouldn't recommend it. I feel like if I sent my phone in for some sort of software issue I would be out of luck.
I will update this thread when I actually get the phone back.
it might depend on the repair in question. A screen replacement is just hardware so they may not mind the software being a custom ROM. I sent in a GT 10.1 with AOKP installed to fix a screen issue. I'm sure they noticed the angry rainbow unicorn when they booted it up. They fixed it no problem though annoyingly, they actually WIPED my entire device, sdcard and everything back to stock. On the GT 10.1 boards, no one has had that happen except me.
I have to send my note in for a repair on my SD card slot, which keeps popping out the microsd. My phone has a custom rom and probably 3 on the flash counter. I was hoping they didn't care since it was a hardware issue. On a side note, it sucks that AT&T doesn't give out loaner phones while it's being fixed.
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it might depend on the repair in question. A screen replacement is just hardware so they may not mind the software being a custom ROM. I sent in a GT 10.1 with AOKP installed to fix a screen issue. I'm sure they noticed the angry rainbow unicorn when they booted it up. They fixed it no problem though annoyingly, they actually WIPED my entire device, sdcard and everything back to stock. On the GT 10.1 boards, no one has had that happen except me.
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Makes me wonder if they just gave you a different phone? Or you memorized the hardware numbers? I agree with you being a hardware issue, they are probably not going to care about the flash counter. If you sent them a boot looping device that had the flash counter up high, then i would suspect they might say something.
No real worries guys. I had to send my phone in to Sammy for a screen issue a couple days before braway released the counter reset. They repaired it with no issues, wiped the ROM and reset the counter for me lol. This was back in late March.
Edit- in my case, they gave me the same phone because the Bluetooth physical address was the same. They replaced the screen including the front glass, so I didn't get my screen protector back.
Im pretty sure the techs there get paid by the hour and Im also sure that they themselves(techs) flash custom software on their devices. If I worked in that dept, I would spend the extra time resetting your flash counters and reverting you to stock, only to make my day go by quicker... I wouldn't recommend betting the farm on that. IMHO
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I have to send my note in for a repair on my SD card slot, which keeps popping out the microsd. My phone has a custom rom and probably 3 on the flash counter. I was hoping they didn't care since it was a hardware issue. On a side note, it sucks that AT&T doesn't give out loaner phones while it's being fixed.
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It depends on the store. I threw a fit, called customer service and they have me a credit for ****tiest prepaid phone they have. Least its mine now as a total emergency backup. I was not gonna be out of a phone for days.
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It depends on the store. I threw a fit, called customer service and they have me a credit for ****tiest prepaid phone they have. Least its mine now as a total emergency backup. I was not gonna be out of a phone for days.
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I sent it off Monday and I already have the tracking number for the return shipping. In any case, I am using my old iPhone 3g until I get my phone back. It's always good to have a spare.
So people wouldn't recommend it, but who here has actually been denied service with an upped counter?
Traditionally, going all the way back to my Nexus One, the phone manufacturers don't care about root/s-off/flash counter if it's a clear hardware issue. If your button stops working or your screen doesn't respond anymore or your phone doesn't charge, they generally fix it.
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I sent it off Monday and I already have the tracking number for the return shipping. In any case, I am using my old iPhone 3g until I get my phone back. It's always good to have a spare.
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Of course its best to have a backup, but at the time I didn't. I didn't expect a loaner, but when the CSR on the phone said I'd get one...then the store says no...well, we have problems.
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So I am thinking about exchanging my phone (would have to do it through samsung, because the place i bought it the time limit expired) because the pictures are horrible, I really think there is something wrong with the phone.
My question is, I am rooted, and have flashed a few roms. Can I just odin back to stock? Or is there some kind of flash counter that needs to be reset?
Thanks
Yes you can just flash back to stock but as far as resetting the counter ...I don't think there's a way yet.
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So I am thinking about exchanging my phone (would have to do it through samsung, because the place i bought it the time limit expired) because the pictures are horrible, I really think there is something wrong with the phone.
My question is, I am rooted, and have flashed a few roms. Can I just odin back to stock? Or is there some kind of flash counter that needs to be reset?
Thanks
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This is the guide I used. It has all the files you need. http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/
Depending on the method you used to root, your counter will most likely be non-Zero. Since triangle reset does not yet support the T999, your out of luck. If you bought the phone in a non Tmobile store, they normally don't check the boot loader. So your best bet is to restore stock, then do a factory reset and leave the phone on for the return, so they don't think you have messed with it. I returned mine for an exchange to a Walmart and they didn't check the boot loader. YMMV.
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This is the guide I used. It has all the files you need. http://galaxys3root.com/galaxy-s3-unroot/how-to-unroot-t-mobile-galaxy-s3-sgh-t999/
Depending on the method you used to root, your counter will most likely be non-Zero. Since triangle reset does not yet support the T999, your out of luck. If you bought the phone in a non Tmobile store, they normally don't check the boot loader. So your best bet is to restore stock, then do a factory reset and leave the phone on for the return, so they don't think you have messed with it. I returned mine for an exchange to a Walmart and they didn't check the boot loader. YMMV.
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yeah I bought mine at walmart, but it is past the 15 days dont know what to do now.....
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Don't worry about the counter thing... I have returned 2 android phones that were heavily modded and nothing ever happened. I did a warranty exchange with my T- mobile SGS2 about 6 months ago. I just made sure to flash it back to stock and get rid of any evidence that would make someone think I modded. Do you really think that Samsung checks every phone they get back for warranty replacement? Do you have any idea how many phones they get returned? I don't know, but I'm sure it's a butt-load! Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. FYI. This has been my experience. I cannot guarantee the same for others.
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Don't worry about the counter thing... I have returned 2 android phones that were heavily modded and nothing ever happened. I did a warranty exchange with my T- mobile SGS2 about 6 months ago. I just made sure to flash it back to stock and get rid of any evidence that would make someone think I modded. Do you really think that Samsung checks every phone they get back for warranty replacement? Do you have any idea how many phones they get returned? I don't know, but I'm sure it's a butt-load! Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. FYI. This has been my experience. I cannot guarantee the same for others.
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Thanks.
Also, for future readers, the Counter Flasher Reset (Triangle Away) now supports US versions.
Go to the thread here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1494114
Hello everyone. I jumped the gun and rooted/unlocked the BL and am running the stock Deoxed rom that is located in the dev section. But now I need to return the phone as the service around here isnt great. Since I am in a tight window I am unsure what to do since there is no RUU available and no Nandroids of stock AT&T.
Any suggestions would be helpful!
I would just do the return I don't think they would really check the boot loader.
As long as you have a stock rom on there you should be in the clear. I've returned unlocked phones before and the AT&T rep never did more than reboot the phone.
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As long as you have a stock rom on there you should be in the clear. I've returned unlocked phones before and the AT&T rep never did more than reboot the phone.
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+1, I've returned unlocked phones also without any trouble.
Give it a try, you might get lucky and they won't notice..
Anyone reading this can avoid this by always doing a nandroid before installing a custom ROM..
They won't notice. When I exchanged my note 2.it even had a different boot animation than the stock one and he still exchanged it. They really don't check.
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They won't notice. When I exchanged my note 2.it even had a different boot animation than the stock one and he still exchanged it. They really don't check.
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Even with a custom recovery?
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Even with a custom recovery?
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Yup.
Be careful...I exchanged my Rooted Stock ATT HTC One and the rep got ready to restore the phone to factory settings. However, I told him I'd do it instead. Good thing I did because it went into TWRP to restore the phone..than there was also a white screen with a message at the bottom of the screen about custom recovery...I didn't read the entire message because the phone re-booted. But if the Rep would've wiped the phone, he would have seen all this...
So my best advice is to wipe the phone yourself...
I'm a rep at ATT and we don't hardly check an if it is it doesnt matter any way we still return it.
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Hi folks.
I softbricked my note2. I recovered it from the dreaded yellow triangle of death.
But, not before I stopped in at my local Verizon store. The are sending me a re-conditioned Note2.
I was told that if V determines I had 'Unauthorized Software' on the returned device, V would charge me the full out of contract purchase price.
I haven't looked yet but I am sure my flash counter is 1 or 2 and that it will show a custom kernel. Oh, and the device is indeed working.
My note2 is fine. It's rooted with Casual. Only one small booboo top left corner. TWRP is installed. Full system backup in tact. Opened bootloader. Frozen SDM-1 w Titanium Backup. Flawless screen.
I want to see what baseband the one they send me is so I can determine if it's rootable.
But then, mine is working fine so my gut tells me leave the new one alone, send it back and stay with mine.
What would you do?
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ciniob said:
Hi folks.
I softbricked my note2. I recovered it from the dreaded yellow triangle of death.
But, not before I stopped in at my local Verizon store. The are sending me a re-conditioned Note2.
I was told that if V determines I had 'Unauthorized Software' on the returned device, V would charge me the full out of contract purchase price.
I haven't looked yet but I am sure my flash counter is 1 or 2 and that it will show a custom kernel. Oh, and the device is indeed working.
My note2 is fine. It's rooted with Casual. Only one small booboo top left corner. TWRP is installed. Full system backup in tact. Opened bootloader. Frozen SDM-1 w Titanium Backup. Flawless screen.
I want to see what baseband the one they send me is so I can determine if it's rootable.
But then, mine is working fine so my gut tells me leave the new one alone, send it back and stay with mine.
What would you do?
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You could start the bootloader unlock process over again and unplug while it's running. That will crash the bootloader bricking the phone. But since the phone is damaged, you may get charged anyway. Seems like it's a judgement call and what you have on your insurance.
ciniob said:
Hi folks.
I softbricked my note2. I recovered it from the dreaded yellow triangle of death.
But, not before I stopped in at my local Verizon store. The are sending me a re-conditioned Note2.
I was told that if V determines I had 'Unauthorized Software' on the returned device, V would charge me the full out of contract purchase price.
I haven't looked yet but I am sure my flash counter is 1 or 2 and that it will show a custom kernel. Oh, and the device is indeed working.
My note2 is fine. It's rooted with Casual. Only one small booboo top left corner. TWRP is installed. Full system backup in tact. Opened bootloader. Frozen SDM-1 w Titanium Backup. Flawless screen.
I want to see what baseband the one they send me is so I can determine if it's rootable.
But then, mine is working fine so my gut tells me leave the new one alone, send it back and stay with mine.
What would you do?
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If the screens good then keep your phone.
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Keep your phone. It works. Don't risk it.
Just send the reconditioned phone back to them.
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Keep it...reconditioned phones are usually junk. Also please revert to these forums before ordering a replacement. 90% of the time the device is not bricked. The yellow triangle means you didnt follow directions before flashing...Step your game up and start reading the stickies. Read twice Flash once!
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Keep it...reconditioned phones are usually junk. Also please revert to these forums before ordering a replacement. 90% of the time the device is not bricked. The yellow triangle means you didnt follow directions before flashing...Step your game up and start reading the stickies. Read twice Flash once!
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I'm with @droidstyle here. i infact did brick my previous n2, not soft bricked but bricked, paperweight, bricked. so i went the vzw way and got a "like new" one. needless to say im not new to flashing, but first phone i bricked. so in this tl;dr paragraph, I'm reiterating what droid said above, read twice, flash once. pretty much if you send the one you softbricked back, you'll get charged the full amount, if you send the one they sent you back, no harm, no foul. keep the old one!
This brings up a lingering question I have had for a while.
If Ciniob did decide to keep the new phone, for whatever reason, couldn't he reset his flash counter with Triangle Away and then Odin the stock VRAMC3 ? Wouldn't that cover his tracks and make the old phone just like new? Wouldn't this procedure prevent VZW from knowing it was ever flashed in the first place?
I would appreciate it if someone would clear this up.
Thanks
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Keep it...reconditioned phones are usually junk. Also please revert to these forums before ordering a replacement. 90% of the time the device is not bricked. The yellow triangle means you didnt follow directions before flashing...Step your game up and start reading the stickies. Read twice Flash once!
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Thank you for the advice about read 2x. For the record, I searched hi and low for a solution. And, just as u said, the solution was here. Thank G those who know far more than I post solutions. Because of this, I was able to un-softbrick my Note.
I was struggling to get i605vramc3 to be noticed by Odin. I posted this in another conversation in this forum. Unable to find the answer, I chose to visit Verizon.
None of the V store people had a clue about what to do other then order a repacement.
I pulled an all nighter brainstorming what to do an finally figured out how to get Odin to see the file.
How do u explain to the wife you just turned a beautifully working Note into road kill? Hence the all nighter.
I will keep the Note that i've had all along. I know I run the risk of bricking it when I mod it. (I may have bricked my BBQ10 trying to load andriod apk's). As I thought about it, it became clear that it was my fault that I soft bricked it. I believe now it would be wrong to hold V responsible. So per the advice of forum members, I will keep my note and return the refirb to V.
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Keep it...reconditioned phones are usually junk. Also please revert to these forums before ordering a replacement. 90% of the time the device is not bricked. The yellow triangle means you didnt follow directions before flashing...Step your game up and start reading the stickies. Read twice Flash once!
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Ok, what happened is that I loaded Goo Manager. Then I loaded TWRP. The TeamWin splash screen appeared briefly then the phone went to the triagle.
When I loaded vramc3 that I got from sammobile (downloaded onto the windows7 pc) I was able to recover, and create a back up on Twrp.
Was my bootloader locked earlier? I know the flash counter said 1 and the binary showed 'custom' the first go round.
As long as I don't plug my note in usb, can I put it in Odin mode to see what my flash counter say's now and if my binary displays 'custom'?
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Rootabaga said:
This brings up a lingering question I have had for a while.
If Ciniob did decide to keep the new phone, for whatever reason, couldn't he reset his flash counter with Triangle Away and then Odin the stock VRAMC3 ? Wouldn't that cover his tracks and make the old phone just like new? Wouldn't this procedure prevent VZW from knowing it was ever flashed in the first place?
I would appreciate it if someone would clear this up.
Thanks
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I did that. Flash the alternate restore because you have updates and such. Then let it update, then removed root and then fdr to remove the modified flag.
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I did that. Flash the alternate restore because you have updates and such. Then let it update, then removed root and then fdr to remove the modified flag.
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Thanks for your reply.
When you say, "alternate restore" do you mean to flash back to 4.1.1 and then take the OTA to 4.1.2?
I wasn't aware that a factory data reset would clear the flash counter. Does that really work? Nice.
Just curious, did you root/unlock using Casual/No You Verizon?
Thanks again.
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I did that. Flash the alternate restore because you have updates and such. Then let it update, then removed root and then fdr to remove the modified flag.
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FDR?
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FDR?
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Factory Data Reset. You get rid of the flash counter with triangle away, flash the alternate restore which leaves you rooted. That shows up in the menu as 'modified'. After you unroot you have to do an FDR to clear that.
Seriously. I'm genuinely curious. I've seen people flash stock odin restore tars and give up their Loki'd bootloaders just to get rid of the custom boot screen. Its not like its going to give you an STD or anything, so what's the reason?
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Custom screen = warranty void.
I was told all I had to worry about was my Knox status as far as warranty.
I went from ME7 to Mj7 and kept root.
My Knox is still at 0x0 and In about phone it still shows custom, and I'll still get the custom splash screen as well.
Wish I'd have picked up my S4 when they're were shipping with MDK
what's your take on my S4's warranty now? Just curious.
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I was told all I had to worry about was my Knox status as far as warranty.
I went from ME7 to Mj7 and kept root.
My Knox is still at 0x0 and In about phone it still shows custom, and I'll still get the custom splash screen as well.
Wish I'd have picked up my S4 when they're were shipping with MDK
what's your take on my S4's warranty now? Just curious.
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My answer would probably lie in a grey area as far as warranty status goes. But as for the "custom" screen? That doesn't mean your warranty is voided at all. Even if you're not rooted or running a custom rom with mods theres still the possbility that you'd get the "custom" screen after an ota or if any hardware was malfunctioning or if your battery died during while a system app was updating. Plus you can always get rid of the custom screen with relative ease if you had to give it back for warranty purposes. Just flash a full-wipe odin image along with the pit file and if you really want to go overkill then factory data reset while you're at it. Plus, having a "custom" screen is probably not the most significant thing they'd be looking to void your warranty for if you're already running a custom rom with root and recovery...just saying
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My answer would probably lie in a grey area as far as warranty status goes. But as for the "custom" screen? That doesn't mean your warranty is voided at all. Even if you're not rooted or running a custom rom with mods theres still the possbility that you'd get the "custom" screen after an ota or if any hardware was malfunctioning or if your battery died during while a system app was updating. Plus you can always get rid of the custom screen with relative ease if you had to give it back for warranty purposes. Just flash a full-wipe odin image along with the pit file and if you really want to go overkill then factory data reset while you're at it. Plus, having a "custom" screen is probably not the most significant thing they'd be looking to void your warranty for if you're already running a custom rom with root and recovery...just saying
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Well that's also the impression I was under. Myself.. I'm not terribly worried about all that either, I just try and learn as many things as I can on here and ask what some may consider silly questions but usually I'm just trying to learn. I have seen quite a few posts regarding the custom screen though too.
For me since I've messed with my S4 in the first place I have to accept whatever it may cause me in warranty!
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I sent two root romed s3's back to asurion with broke screens an paid my 100.00 and got my new phone in box no ? Asked I figured if there smart enough to replace the screen they can Odin or just plug in and flash in download. This is diff then a free factory defect replacement,/refurbished junk the u deal with in store
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I too don't understand it; I myself its not a big deal. If I have to send my phone back I'll worry about it then until then; it adds character lol!!
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No big deal for me either. I customize everything - cars, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, guns, etc - so I LIKE that it says "Custom" when I reboot
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No big deal for me either. I customize everything - cars, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, guns, etc - so I LIKE that it says "Custom" when I reboot
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Me too. I like seeing that screen when it boots :laugh:
Like, yep, you got that right.
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Seriously. I'm genuinely curious. I've seen people flash stock odin restore tars and give up their Loki'd bootloaders just to get rid of the custom boot screen. Its not like its going to give you an STD or anything, so what's the reason?
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Same reason they're freaking over the Knox status, and using a Chinese root program................ paranoid because of what they read on the internet.
Surge1223 said:
Seriously. I'm genuinely curious. I've seen people flash stock odin restore tars and give up their Loki'd bootloaders just to get rid of the custom boot screen. Its not like its going to give you an STD or anything, so what's the reason?
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I have to agree. I've told people multiple times to not worry about it - if you have a phone that's working well enough to give you that indication, you can always flash a clean factory ROM and clear the flag. Don't worry about it until it's time to return it on warranty, if even that.
Worrying about this is a waste of brain cycles.
I dont understand it one bit either. Hey I want my phone to be customized with root custom recovery and a custom rom. But oh boy it better not show a custom status when it boots. That just cant happen. Makes me rofl everytime I see someone post about it.
Hit thanks if I helped you out. Doing a little bit of reading goes a long way. Sent via tapatalk.
I've had an older recovery for a while now. I accidentally flashed a non-loki recovery, was able to get back to my phone desktop and flashed TWRP. Now I get the custom screen. Not a big deal, but is it because I flashed the non-loki one? I am on MDK.
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I've had an older recovery for a while now. I accidentally flashed a non-loki recovery, was able to get back to my phone desktop and flashed TWRP. Now I get the custom screen. Not a big deal, but is it because I flashed the non-loki one? I am on MDK.
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I assume that anytime you have a custom recovery loaded, you will get the "custom" boot screen - not sure why you didn't have it before......
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I assume that anytime you have a custom recovery loaded, you will get the "custom" boot screen
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I've had a custom recovery for over a year and never had this. I just did some reading and seems there is no real reason for when or how it changes. Everyone has randomness. Not a big deal. Was just curious. Phone works same way. I could care less about the boot screen. Was just concerned at first and thought I bricked the device.
weird - had mine from the first day I flashed a new recovery.
I like the custom screen because it lets me know that I'm doing things right and everything. Lol I care about the warranty but root is more important to me.
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