Can't boot into recovery

vic_singh

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I hold volume down + home + power and the phone just restart.

Do I need to install drivers from kies?

I am rooted but I'm trying to boot without root cause I want to install ota

Help

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Your not trying this while the phone is powered up are you?

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It just boot into Odin. Not the recovery

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phone should be off bro! :)
isnt it volume up? could be wrong (probably)

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wow strange, my phone is unrooted and i dont have clockwork installed but when i held vol' down, power, home, it asked if i wana install a custom rom... is this normal?

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Yea you have to power the phone off the boot into recovery.

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Yea you have to power the phone off the boot into recovery.

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I did and nothing happen.. I waited like 20 seconds then stop and it will restart

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wait until the lil android dude appears mate.
it is volume down for recovery btw.

so what happened when i did it with volume up and it warned me of the risks of installing a custom o/s but still gave me the option although the phone isnt rooted (its unlocked/sim-free though)
is this normal???

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess ;)
 
wait until the lil android dude appears mate.
it is volume down for recovery btw.

so what happened when i did it with volume up and it warned me of the risks of installing a custom o/s but still gave me the option although the phone isnt rooted (its unlocked/sim-free though)
is this normal???

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess ;)

It was rooted.. I unroot then I tried and nothing.

It's like my phone refuse to go into recovery.

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wait until the lil android dude appears mate.
it is volume down for recovery btw.

so what happened when i did it with volume up and it warned me of the risks of installing a custom o/s but still gave me the option although the phone isnt rooted (its unlocked/sim-free though)
is this normal???

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess ;)

No, down boots into Download mode. Up is for Recover mode.

OP, here -> http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+boot+Samsung+Galaxy+SIII+into+recovery+

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With the phone off, hold down home and volume + first....then while those are held down hold power button until you get into recovery.
 
With the phone off, hold down home and volume + first....then while those are held down hold power button until you get into recovery.

I've never seen so much confusion to get a phone into recovery. Both are started with the phone off.

Recovery-volume up, power and home. As soon as you see the Samsung on your screen release all 3 buttons. If you release too early it will boot normally. If you release too late it will boot normally.

Download mode-volume down, power and home. Hold all until you get a warning, then press volume up.

Everyone got it now?
 
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yup :)
why is it givin me option to install custom firmware though?
im used to havin CWM installed

global s3, UK. Ask me anything and ill reply even if its just an intelligent (or stupid) guess ;)
 
I've never seen so much confusion to get a phone into recovery. Both are started with the phone off.

Recovery-volume up, power and home. As soon as you see the Samsung on your screen release all 3 buttons. If you release too early it will boot normally. If you release too late it will boot normally.

Download mode-volume down, power and home. Hold all until you get a warning, then press volume up.

Everyone got it now?

I just need to hold vol down and home o mine. Also I can keep them held down until the cwm screen pops up.

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I just need to hold vol down and home o mine. Also I can keep them held down until the cwm screen pops up.

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I am guessing it depends on the model. I know what works on the us models. I am guessing the international models are different. Lol....

Since we have everyone using this forum, perhaps questions like this should be posted in device specific forums instead of general. ;)
 
I would like to thank everyone who have post here.

Thank you

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I have an A13 tablet and it will not boot into recovery with any combination of vol+,vol-, power etc. The only way to reboot it into recovery is via the settings screen and this means that if you can't switch on in the first place it is impossible!
 
Bill,
I'm not familiar with that tablet.
- who makes it
- what version of Android is it running
- is A13 the actual model
- how many buttons does it have
- have you read the manual
What do you need to get into Recovery mode for anyway?

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