Android 4.3 upgrade bricked my Verizon S3 phone

[goin_nil]

I've read posts like this in the past and just figured that it was very random, small percent chance, would never happen to me, etc. Well, I guess it's my turn. :'(

My S3 attempted to upgrade to android 4.3 last night and this morning it would not boot, just stuck at the Samsung logo screen.

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[GSDer]

Yup, it was your turn. Next!

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[SergiuNegara]

exactly the same happened to me

 

[iN8ter]

I've read posts like this in the past and just figured that it was very random, small percent chance, would never happen to me, etc. Well, I guess it's my turn. :'(

My S3 attempted to upgrade to android 4.3 last night and this morning it would not boot, just stuck at the Samsung logo screen.

image-2_zps0de7d136.jpg Photo by nickdalzell1 | Photobucket

Were you rooted?

 

[anon(749368)]

No problem... Just reflash an older version with Odin and update via OTA.

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[goin_nil]

I was not rooted. Verizon sent a replacement phone. Just got it.

 

[iowaberg]

I was not rooted. Verizon sent a replacement phone. Just got it.

I think it happened to me too. This evening, my phone just turned completely off for no reason. The only way I could get it back on, was to do a battery pull (ZeroLemon extended). Did it a few more times over the next couple of hours. I happened to check for an update, it downloaded, and now I can only get to the Samsung Logo screen. Doesn't charge or anything and I've tried my stock battery too. Grrrrrr. If I have to get another from Verizon, it would be my 3rd.

 

[goin_nil]

... The only way I could get it back on, was to do a battery pull (ZeroLemon extended).

I hope this is just coincidence but I have the ZeroLemon battery (7000mAh) too.

 

[iowaberg]

I hope this is just coincidence but I have the ZeroLemon battery (7000mAh) too.

It does the same thing with the stock battery.

 

[goin_nil]

It does the same thing with the stock battery.

Mine did too.

Got my "new" S3 replacement yesterday. It's only 1 month old. Feels like Christmas.

 

[goin_nil]

I updated the replacement phone yesterday from v4.1.2 to v4.3. So far all is well.

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[cindylike24]

I've had this happen to me before with my S3 and here is how I was able to get my phone back from the brink. I pulled the battery out of my phone for a few seconds and put it back in. Then I restarted my phone in recovery mode and did a factory reset as well as clearing out the caches on my phone. After I did that, I went ahead and rebooted the phone. My phone came back after doing that. Of course, I had to put my programs back on my phone but that's a small price to pay for getting your phone back from the brink of being bricked.

I hope that this little tidbit of information helps someone out who's having this same problem.

Cindy

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