I'm was preparing my S3 for sale.
I went into settings | accounts | backup and reset | factory data reset.
I picked that. It asked for a pin (twice) which I entered.
It started wiping (saw the green android icon with progress bar).
I then noticed the screen was black.
I pressed power, and it won't turn on.
I pressed & held the power and home; likewise: nothing.
It was fully charged when I started, but I plugged it in to a power source just now. No difference.
WTF? Was that $200 disappearing right before my eyes?
I have the other S3 which I was about to wipe, but now I'm concerned.
Is there a different way I should have wiped it?
What's going on?
Thanks for any tips,
Mike
PS: I removed the battery, and that didn't seem to matter.
I went into settings | accounts | backup and reset | factory data reset.
I picked that. It asked for a pin (twice) which I entered.
It started wiping (saw the green android icon with progress bar).
I then noticed the screen was black.
I pressed power, and it won't turn on.
I pressed & held the power and home; likewise: nothing.
It was fully charged when I started, but I plugged it in to a power source just now. No difference.
WTF? Was that $200 disappearing right before my eyes?
I have the other S3 which I was about to wipe, but now I'm concerned.
Is there a different way I should have wiped it?
What's going on?
Thanks for any tips,
Mike
PS: I removed the battery, and that didn't seem to matter.
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