Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920I
Sammobile firmware: SM-G920I Singapore SingTel(SIN) (Tried both 6.0.1 and 5.1.1 versions)
Android Version 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
My S6 froze for no reason one day. Wasn't hot, no new apps installed for about a week, didn't drop, etc. Having no choice, I let it turn off by running on it's battery life.
Now, I can't turn it on. Whenever i turn it on, it shows the SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 logo and doesn't even get to the animated logo when booting.
-It is able to turn on
-It CAN go into DOWNLOAD MODE
-SAMSUNG USB DRIVERS ARE INSTALLED PROPERLY AND REINSTALLED A FEW TIMES
- IT CANNOT GO INTO RECOVERY AND FLASHING STOCK FIRMWARE DOES NOT WORK. FLASHING STOCK RECOVERY DOESN'T WORK(UNLESS YOU HAVE A LINK FOR ME TO TRY)
-IT HAS REACTIVATION LOCK ON. WHEN FLASHING ANY CUSTOM BINARY(EXCEPT STOCK LIKE SAMMOBILE OR SMART SWITCH), IT SHOWS "Custom Binary(RECOVERY) Blocked By R/L(I'm guessing its REACTIVATION LOCK))
-I'M A NEWB AT ODIN. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I ONLY USE THE "AP" BUTTON TO FLASH MY FILES.
-Haven't tried CWM Recovery but figured it'll give the same message "Custom Binary(Recovery) Blocked By R/L(Reactivation Lock?)"
I've tried (from easy to more "extreme")
1. All kinds of physical button combination.
2. STOCK Firmware flashing. Both my original version 5.1.1 and latest 6.0.1
3. Flashing custom recovery(TWRP) and SpaceX Kernel all FAILS and phone shows "Custom Binary(Recovery) Blocked By R/L(Reactivation Lock?) My phone does show "REACTIVATION LOCK:ON"
4. Smart Switch.
-When in DOWNLOAD MODE and connected, Smart Switch says device not supported. Tried different USB PORT and CABLE.
-When using Emergency Software Recovery, it doesn't show my device in the list. I went to Device Initialization and the first time failed. Messaged popped but didn't give me recovery code nor device listed. Second time passed but didn't fix anything. Phone still frozen at the logo. Third time onward (fourth,fifth) failed. Yet still didn't give recovery code nor device listed.
5. "STOCK" RECOVERY FLASHING. I used the link Galaxy S6 & Galaxy S6 Edge Stock Recovery | GalaxyS6EdgeUpdate
and chose my device. Still didn't work. Nothing happened.
6. Finally, I decided "screw the warranty void and knox tripping". I tried to flash TWRP Recovery, SpaceX Kernel and CF Auto Root; All chosen for my device. ALL of them failed and only got my phone to say "Custom Binary(Recovery) Blocked by R/L(Reactivation Lock?)"
I think I pretty much got my phone bricked. What the heck should I do? For some reason, I feel like I'm missing out something here. Please help me.
Sammobile firmware: SM-G920I Singapore SingTel(SIN) (Tried both 6.0.1 and 5.1.1 versions)
Android Version 5.1.1 (Lollipop)
PLEASE READ THROUGH, MY PROBLEM ISN'T THE USUAL FLASH STOCK/RECOVERY AND HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
My S6 froze for no reason one day. Wasn't hot, no new apps installed for about a week, didn't drop, etc. Having no choice, I let it turn off by running on it's battery life.
Now, I can't turn it on. Whenever i turn it on, it shows the SAMSUNG GALAXY S6 logo and doesn't even get to the animated logo when booting.
-It is able to turn on
-It CAN go into DOWNLOAD MODE
-SAMSUNG USB DRIVERS ARE INSTALLED PROPERLY AND REINSTALLED A FEW TIMES
- IT CANNOT GO INTO RECOVERY AND FLASHING STOCK FIRMWARE DOES NOT WORK. FLASHING STOCK RECOVERY DOESN'T WORK(UNLESS YOU HAVE A LINK FOR ME TO TRY)
-IT HAS REACTIVATION LOCK ON. WHEN FLASHING ANY CUSTOM BINARY(EXCEPT STOCK LIKE SAMMOBILE OR SMART SWITCH), IT SHOWS "Custom Binary(RECOVERY) Blocked By R/L(I'm guessing its REACTIVATION LOCK))
-I'M A NEWB AT ODIN. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. I ONLY USE THE "AP" BUTTON TO FLASH MY FILES.
-Haven't tried CWM Recovery but figured it'll give the same message "Custom Binary(Recovery) Blocked By R/L(Reactivation Lock?)"
I've tried (from easy to more "extreme")
1. All kinds of physical button combination.
2. STOCK Firmware flashing. Both my original version 5.1.1 and latest 6.0.1
3. Flashing custom recovery(TWRP) and SpaceX Kernel all FAILS and phone shows "Custom Binary(Recovery) Blocked By R/L(Reactivation Lock?) My phone does show "REACTIVATION LOCK:ON"
4. Smart Switch.
-When in DOWNLOAD MODE and connected, Smart Switch says device not supported. Tried different USB PORT and CABLE.
-When using Emergency Software Recovery, it doesn't show my device in the list. I went to Device Initialization and the first time failed. Messaged popped but didn't give me recovery code nor device listed. Second time passed but didn't fix anything. Phone still frozen at the logo. Third time onward (fourth,fifth) failed. Yet still didn't give recovery code nor device listed.
5. "STOCK" RECOVERY FLASHING. I used the link Galaxy S6 & Galaxy S6 Edge Stock Recovery | GalaxyS6EdgeUpdate
and chose my device. Still didn't work. Nothing happened.
6. Finally, I decided "screw the warranty void and knox tripping". I tried to flash TWRP Recovery, SpaceX Kernel and CF Auto Root; All chosen for my device. ALL of them failed and only got my phone to say "Custom Binary(Recovery) Blocked by R/L(Reactivation Lock?)"
I think I pretty much got my phone bricked. What the heck should I do? For some reason, I feel like I'm missing out something here. Please help me.