Recent content by Duane Hwang

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    S4 Boots into a black screen

    M1, I stay in singapore, not in the states
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    S4 Boots into a black screen

    Not that I know of, my warranty period has ended last august
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    S4 Boots into a black screen

    Mmm okay, do you think it will be expensive to fix if i turn it in to a samsung service center? Anything I can try on my own?
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    S4 Boots into a black screen

    I dropped it a few times over it's lifespan but not recently. I sometimes clean the screen with a wet tissue to get off smudges (just a tissue with a few drops of water, nothing too heavy) but that's about it, didn't drop it into water or anything
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    S4 Boots into a black screen

    Just tried it, says recovery rooting in blue at the top left hand and it goes to the same black screen. Also, the phone turns itself on the moment a battery is inserted, it this normal?
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    S4 Boots into a black screen

    Yeah I tried that, I get the little blue message in the top left hand corner of my screen as it loads in the loading screen and it says entering recovery mode and then it boots into a black screen again
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    S4 Boots into a black screen

    Computer doesn't even recognize the phone currently, can't get KIES to read it
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    S4 Boots into a black screen

    Yes it does have that green battery icon when it's turned off and charging, I replaced my battery with the one belonging to my mother ( as we both use the same phone) and I was able to boot both phones despite switching batteries however when I switched them back, I was unable to boot my phone...
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    S4 Boots into a black screen

    Hey there! I'm using a samsung S4, got it in august 2013, don't have any custom ROMS or anything of the like installed, but recently, the battery has been causing a lot of issues with the duration of which it can be used despite having a full charge. Despite having no apps besides spotify...