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What is the deal with the flash counter? Why would I not want to increase it? Are there any negative effects?
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It shows you have voided your warranty through root or custom software.
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I do not worry about flash counter, i have 2 Samsung phones replaced with 20 or more on each phone. Cell provider did not look at them at all
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I have had rooted with custom ROM phones replaced when I bricked them. Do these counters change the game? Has anyone with a note with a non zero counter had theirs replaced via warranty?
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I'm sorry to bump but has anyone else had any experience with this?
I just sent my phone back to have a stuck pixel repaired and I forgot to reset the flash counter. I only flashed it once.
I'm hella-nervous.
You guys need to search more.
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I'm not sure who deal with the returns, whether its Samsung directly or just ATT. I would presume its ATT since you can go to once of their warehouses directly to do any warranty exchanges. Prevents you from waiting upwards of a week for an exchange thru mail.
I've swapped out my Atrix 4G twice, both times with root AND bootloader unlocked. Both phones actually displayed the word "unlocked" on the main boot screen and there was no way to rid the text off the screen. Obviously...that voids your warranty. However it never affected any of my swaps.
So in short, I'm not sure if anyone has had their exchanges denied, but I'd like to know. This is my first Samsung device.
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I just sent my phone to Samsung with an upped flash counter. They got it today. I will know by the end of the week if they will repair it.
Fingers crossed.
When my phone is at a 0º angle to the floor, the vibration is fine. As I turn it more towards the normal line to the floor, it begins to get very rattly if you understand what I mean.
This is really starting to bug me because it makes the vibration VERY loud and distracting. Question being; would this be covered by warranty?
In india if its physical damage(water or dropping the phone) then no
If damage is not done physically, then yes
no it wont be covered..
MiKenning said:
When my phone is at a 0º angle to the floor, the vibration is fine. As I turn it more towards the normal line to the floor, it begins to get very rattly if you understand what I mean.
This is really starting to bug me because it makes the vibration VERY loud and distracting. Question being; would this be covered by warranty?
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No
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kilometers4 said:
No
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Why exactly?
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At the end of the day it's going to be impossible for anyone here to say. We're not Samsung/whomever does their repairs.
If it really is a problem you can't live with, go back to stock, do a factory reset, reset the flash counter & send it in for warranty service (assuming you're not running stock now) and see what happens.
That's honestly all you can do. If they say it's your fault & want to charge you for it, you can argue with them I guess but the onus is on you to prove it's a manufacturing fault & didn't develop due to use of the phone (difficult). I'm not saying that stance is right or wrong here, I'm just telling you how it is.
You could always decline their offer of fixing it at your cost & have the repair done by a non-Samsung repairer which might well be cheaper, and which will probably void your warranty, which could make having it repaired under warranty problematic if you do have a problem that is covered by warranty at some stage.
Regardless, send it in & see what happens.
MiKenning said:
Why exactly?
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Your warranty does not cover physical damage. The repair center could probably tell that you dropped your phone and you'll end up having to pay for the repair.
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Hi XDA people,
I bought my Galaxy S3 2 weeks ago and I discovered this morning a crack on the left side of the screen.
It's small, but quite annoying when you spend more than 500 euros in something like this.
I have attached a picture of the crack.
I've never had a crack like that on a phone before (my 2 years old HTC Desire screen is perfect and has been through a lot...).
It looks weird to me as there's no impact. I don't know where this is from.
It never felt or hit anything.
If anybody here has an idea about what caused this, I'm interested. I suspect a defect.
Next question is: what can I do?
I'm using JB already so my warranty is probably void.
Is there a way to make sure the crack won't get bigger?
Thank you for your help.
You're warranty is not void, flash the original stock Rom with Odin. Before that use triangle away to rest flash counter. After the flash check that your flash counter is at 0.
And send the phone to warranty. Wait for and confirmation from someone more experienced. But this is how I sent my old note to repair center.
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Some of Galaxy S3 is cheaply made.
Exactly, but make sure use STOCK rom preferably for your country and use Triangle away (id recommend uninstalling it afterwards) ..Good luck!
Thanks for your replies.
I will restore to stock ROM and reset the flash counter.
If I send it to a repair center, will they fix it for free?
Rooted or not rooted has nothing to do with the cracked. Most probably Sammy going to blame on your careless. Good luck though.
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Guijoye said:
Thanks for your replies.
I will restore to stock ROM and reset the flash counter.
If I send it to a repair center, will they fix it for free?
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Take it back to where you got it and they should fix for free or give you another new one
The phone won't turn on anymore, tried soft reset, and hard reset. Have not tried hooking up to computer but they say that it won't recognize since not on. Any ideas on what the problem is, how to fix, and a good pace to buy parts
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Will it respond at all if you plug it into a charger?
No it won't
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You can find a motherboard on eBay for about 85 then switch the motherboards out. Or you can buy a used zte and use your current one for spare parts.
You think it's the motherboard
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Did you try rooting it. Or did it get wet.
It won't even turn on....it just stopped working
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You could try refluxing the motherboard. But I can't guarantee anything with that but its worth a try.
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You could try refluxing the motherboard. But I can't guarantee anything with that but its worth a try.
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I could but would it be worth just buying a new one?
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Probably. Bit it still wouldn't hurt to try to reflux the motherboard. You can't do anymore damage to it. Since it won't boot.
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Just curious, I bricked it after doing a factory reset in safestrap.
I'm honestly not certain at the version of software it was on.
If I were to replace the motherboard would it work again?
Thanks
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Ordered a new motherboard.
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donharden2002 said:
Just curious, I bricked it after doing a factory reset in safestrap.
I'm honestly not certain at the version of software it was on.
If I were to replace the motherboard would it work again?
Thanks
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It should - though can't confirm through experience. HDXs can be hard to service. Reports of cracked screens from DIYers looking to repair usb port or replace battery. Lots of glued components.
For anyone interested, motherboard worked. Had to order a new daughter board as well.
Easy repairs if you have the tools.
I bought my parts from ifixit, I think I got their last motherboard though.
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