Questions tagged [recovery-mode]
Android's recovery mode allows ROM flashing even if the device is currently unusable. Invoking it usually involves a key combination that is pressed when starting the device. These combinations differ from device to device.
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How to enable USB Debugging from recovery mode?
My phone screen broke. I can't see anything, and the touch screen doesn't work. I can't buy a new phone, so I'm not looking into backing up my data, I want to be able to use it from my pc.
I have a ...
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Device boots normally, but cannot enter recovery or fastboot
I have secondhand Vodafone Smart Tab 4G. It seems to me that previous owner messed something up.
The device boots normally but I cannot enter either bootloader, fastboot, or recovery. I have tried HW ...
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TWRP stuck at splash screen - Nexus 6P Android N
I am following this guide: [GUIDE] Unlock/Root/Flash for Nexus 6P
The bootloader is already unlocked. Now I'm trying to flash the TWRP recovery. (Section 2). As the device runs Android N, I first ...
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How to extract .backup files created by android stock recovery?
I'm using Coolpad note 3 lite, running Android 5.1. I created internal memory backup using stock recovery. Files were created in this format:
userdata_yyyymmdd_HHMMSS.backup = 2GB
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userdata .backup android
My tablet is not rooted. I made a backup of it through console (in recovery mode):
boot my tablet in recovery mode
go down to menu "backup user data"
After that, in my sdcard, I have three files:
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Why does Android drop files I transfer to SDCard while in recovery mode?
Here's my situation:
I have a Sprint Samsung Nexus S 4g. It is rooted, unlocked, and loaded with CyanogenMod 10.1.
I am attaching it to a Windows 8 machine via USB cable.
Recently, the phone went ...
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Access encrypted /data Partition over ADB and recovery (TWRP, LineageOS 16, Redmi Note 4)
I have a Redmi Note 4 (mido) Android phone with a broken screen: the screen lights up, but otherwise it stays entirely "black". I already replaced the screen, but with no luck - the cause of the error ...
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Why is Android showing a different hosts file once my system is booted versus in recovery?
In the past, I've used a modified hosts file on my system that I place at /system/etc/hosts. The process is pretty straightforward
Boot into recovery using a custom recovery.
Mount /system read-write
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How could I find a recovery image for an obscure phone?
I have a phone (Alba 6), and it will not boot into the OS. I tried to go into recovery mode by holding the power and volume up buttons. This would have worked, but in place of the recovery menu coming ...
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Stuck in recovery mode, power button broken
My Samsung galaxy j5 (2015) is stuck in recovery mode, If I pull and put back the battery it boots in recovery, if I let the battery run out and then charge again it still boots automatically in ...
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Can't enter recovery mode on Samsung Galaxy A10s after bootloader unlock
So I unlocked my Samsung Galaxy A10s bootloader and wanted to flash TWRP. After flashing it, I realized I can't enter recovery mode. If I keep pressing the power + vol up, it just shows the bootloader ...
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Can't boot into Recovery mode. Prestigio Multipad 2 Pro Duo 7.0
so I've had the Prestigio Multipad 2 Pro Duo 7.0 for a hell of a long time. Sitting in a box, the tablet worked fine when we bought it back in like 2015 for like 2 - 3 weeks and then we started to run ...
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Apply update from ADB: how to use it when you are locked out of the device
My cousin's kid has played with his Samsung A8 (2018) phone and has changed his unlock pattern. So, nobody knows the pattern the child has set.
The phone has no Google account set up
The USB ...
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Galaxy S2 - Can't get rid of Cyanogen Recovery
So here's the deal. I'm running CM 12.1 on my phone.
I really need/want to flash TWRP, but every single time I do it (via Heimdall), no matter what I do, I always get Cyanogen Recovery, which is ...
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Most complex locked phone ever, needs a genius to solve
Is there any hope. I feel I have exhausted all the options I have any knowledge of. I’ll explain the situation and methods i have tried.
I broke the screen on my galaxy s2 causing the touch screen ...
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TWRP backup directly to network drive
I am trying to create a TWRP backup of my phone, but I don't have enough storage space to create the backup. Is there some way to backup directly to an external drive on my local network, like I do ...
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Can I find out when a rom or recovery was installed?
I have purchased a totally new phone (G2) and when I got it, it was already with a custom ROM with SU and a clockwork recovery. I have a receipt from the purchase with date and time. I need to be able ...
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Standalone program for managing encrypted partitions? Or, How can I manage encrypted partitions in recovery mode?
Android uses dm-crypt for providing disk-encryption as stated in the implementation notes. Those notes also state (emphasis mine):
While the actual encryption work is a standard linux kernel ...
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Can I flash another modem firmware from a CWM recovery (and not touch the main installed OS otherwise)?
On a Samsung Galaxy S, I followed the complete instructions for installing CyanogenMod 10, and now I have CM10 as the main system, and a ClockWorkMod-based recovery system (from Replicant), which is ...
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Flash_image clockworkmod recovery for Samsung Fascinate
I have a Samsung Fascinate for a while that I've wanted to flash a new rom to, but the USB port simply will not work on any PC. I've tried it on 6 different PC's with a mixture of XP / 7 along with ...
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Wiping all data, without hard resetting my phone
I have to delete all the data on my Android device, without being able to hard reset or factory reset my phone. To explain this precarious situation, my phone has a Power button, that no longer works, ...
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Pull photos from Pixel 6a recovery mode, or fix bootloop problem
My wife's Pixel 6a battery died during use and when I charged it and restarted it, it is stuck in a bootloop. I have the option for a factory reset which I assume will work, but I have photos that ...
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LG G Pad F 8.0 (UK495) Android 6.0: Cannot Access Bootloader or Recovery
I have an older LG G Pad F 8.0 (UK495). The tablet originally came with Android 5.1 but at some point received an official upgrade to 6.0. My ultimate goal is to hopefully root the device & ...
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"< waiting for any device >" message, when I try to unlock bootloader on Moto g(9) plus
I want to unlock the bootloader on my Motorola Moto G9 Plus to install TWRP recovery, so I setup ADB and Fastboot on my PC, Enable USB debugging and OEM Unlock on my phone, connected it to my PC, ...
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Redmi 9a Android 11 to 10 Bricked
A friend of mine has a Redmi 9a. He attempted to fastboot from version 11 to 10 to increase performance on on 2gb of RAM. He got to fastboot before attempting a flash of Android 10. When it claimed it ...
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How to increase recovery partition size?
I'm totally lost right now.
I want to flash TWRP 3.7 on my Galaxy S7 herolte. However, it won't work because the recovery partition is only 46MB. So I wanted to increase the size - a process I've done ...
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Motorola stuck in Android Recovery - trying to recover photos/documents - tagged posts don't seem to be a match
My daughter's Motorola One Vision is stuck in Android Recovery mode. I have read the recovery TAG posts but can't find one that exactly matches my scenario.
The phone came with Android version 9, but ...
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Resize /data on stock recovery
I'm on the BL6000Pro (with Magisk) which has no custom recovery (like TWRP) that I know of.
I run CAOS11 on it but the /system partition is already full while the /data partition is huge and empty.
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Will "Apply update from SD card" delete my data?
Will I lose my data when using Recovery's Apply update from SD card option? And, if so, will I lose data on the phone, on the memory card or everywhere else?
Phone: Samsung SM-A107F/DS (Galaxy A10s)
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Recover Data from Boot Looping OnePlus6
I have a OnePlus 6 (all stock except developer options enabled) that randomly started doing a boot loop in the night, I CANNOT lose the data from this phone, any suggestions to recover it?
We are in ...
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How to fix tecno spark 7 PR651 struck at boot animation?
I was trying an experiment on bypassing factory reset protection(FRP) on my Tecno Spark 7 F6317 PR651 Android 11. I bypassed the setup screen enter chrome and download Google Account Manager(GAM) and ...
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How do I boot into recovery mode on an HTC Dream/G1?
I'm trying to revive and root an old HTC Dream. According to every ten-year-old tutorial I've been able to find, you should be able to boot into recovery mode by holding the Home + Power button as you ...
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Do a Factory Reset on an HTC Desire 530 with a missing Recovery
I got an HTC Desire 530 for free with the data of the previous owner and I want to completely wipe it. The thing is, the device for some reason does not has the Recovery environment, which the 530 ...
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How to achieve factory-reset or bootloader mode for Flywheel (Glorystar Nebula rf3288) tablet without buttons?
I've gotten stuck trying to upgrade a Glorystar Nebula 15 kiosk Android tablet (as customized for the orphaned Flywheel spin-bikes) to a vendor-provided single-file Android 7.1 firmware image (7....
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Persist changes to /system partition on A/B device (Android 9)
I’m trying to add the F-Droid Privileged Extension using the OTA .zip to a Fairphone 3 on which I’ve installed /e/ OS. I tried modifying the update-binary script because the mount points assumed in ...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 Stuck in Reboot Loop
I have an old Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 I dug up from many years ago. When I tried to turn it on after charging it fully, it was stuck in a reboot loop. I already tried factory resetting it and clearing ...
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Recover data from Download/Odin Mode on phone that won't boot into Recovery?
Is there any way to get the data out of a Samsung phone that will boot into Odin Mode / Download Mode but won't boot into Recovery or anything else?
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Phone can not reset and cannot boot to recovery mode
Actually I don't know what I did or did not do. I'm running a stock jellybean ROM. It is rooted. I've tried to soft reset the device but when I hit the "delete everything" in factory reset, the phone ...
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xt1527 in boot loop with usb debugging disabled
a couple days ago my xt1527 started acting weird. Gapps started to crash out of nowhere. Today, every app that I tried to open crashed 2 seconds after, so I turned my device off to reboot and see what ...
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Micromax-P701 bricked, MT6735
Micromax-P701-MT6735, Deleted All Partiton, also bricked recovery and fastboot, All MTK Drivers are installed but its continues connecting and disconnecting(the device manager is flashing but not ...
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Missing internal SD card in /dev/block, phone won't start
Yesterday my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 froze I'd say. The phone was locked and when I attempted to unlock it, it didn't respond (black display, just the led blinking). So I shut it down with holding power ...
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samsung odin twrp recovery
I have exactly the same problem of this question:
After flashing TWRP with Odin, nothing happens and the OEM recovery is still there
The problem is the answer is not valid for me, my volume buttons ...
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Moto G5 Plus Xt1687 failed to validate recovery image. Can't reboot, can't go to recovery
Something really weird happened to my 6-month old Moto G5 plus. I had an android update, I downloaded the update and during setup, the phone suddenly froze. I was not able to turn it on, so I decided ...
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Galaxy S6 Active stuck at No Command/Downloading
The problem as it stands
My Galaxy S6 Active is stuck in a sort of bootloop, except it never seems to attempt a boot. If it was turning on, without any combination of keys, it would go to the "No ...
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LG Stylus 2 Wipe cache partition
My friend have LG Stylus 2 quite laggy and need to wipe phone cache
We have already wipe cache from apps with following method
Drag down the notification bar and tap the Settings icon Settings icon....
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"Cannot validate Device Tree Table. Can't get fdt" error on Samsung A9 Pro
I just purchased this phone and when I turned it on, I got the following error:
An error has occurred while updating the device software. Use the Emergency recovery function in the Smart Switch PC ...
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LG G4 can't boot past LG logo after rooting
I unlocked my LG G4 device using this guide and installed twrp-3.2.0.2-1-h815 recovery.
All worked just well, then I downloaded SuperSU by Chainfire, placed it into my device and installed the ...
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TWRP recovery not launching
I have OnePlus 3 (A3003). I installed a custom ROM. Since then, I can't get to recovery mode. If I try booting into it, my phone gets stuck on the OnePlus logo.
I tried flashing it with fastboot,
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HP Slate 21 Won't Boot and Recovery Doesn't Work
My stock HP Slate no longer boots. It stops at the HP logo / Powered by Android splash screen. I've tried all of the solutions typically available to this device like resetting with the power turned ...
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Lollipop boots only in recovery
I am using a Lenovo p70 phone with custom aosp 5.1 arm64 based rom! I am using TWRP recovery. Until today i had no problems with the recovery.
Today i rebooted my phone in recovery by typing reboot ...
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