[Q] How do I start Galaxy S in safe mode?

bbanzai · Aug 18, 2010

Hi,
my Galaxy S GT-i9000 got into force close loop and I am now stuck after Android boot. Before performing a hard reset (and spending a week setting up the phone and apps again) I would like to try with safe mode: unfortunately I was so far unable to find how to get into safe mode on it.

Anybody could help? Thank you.

BB

M AzeeM K · Aug 19, 2010

I don't remember there being a Safe Mode. Although you can go to Download Mode and flash a new firmware. It should fix the problem you're having.

mickeko · Aug 19, 2010

There is a safe mode. I've unintentionally ended up in it a few times. I have no clue how to get there willingly though.

Edit: That was easy... Just power on the phone while holding the menu button, just as on a bunch of other android phones.

Sent from my personal Dis-organizer GT-I9000

AllGamer · Aug 19, 2010

bbanzai said:
Hi,
my Galaxy S GT-i9000 got into force close loop and I am now stuck after Android boot. Before performing a hard reset (and spending a week setting up the phone and apps again) I would like to try with safe mode: unfortunately I was so far unable to find how to get into safe mode on it.

Anybody could help? Thank you.

BB

look at recovery mode
http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=Samsung_Galaxy_S/Vibrant_GT-I9000M

bbanzai · Aug 19, 2010

mickeko said:
There is a safe mode. I've unintentionally ended up in it a few times. I have no clue how to get there willingly though.

Edit: That was easy... Just power on the phone while holding the menu button, just as on a bunch of other android phones.

Sent from my personal Dis-organizer GT-I9000

Thanks for the suggestion. With menu button you mean the left-most one, right? I tried this already and seemed to have no effect. I will try again a few times.

BB

bbanzai · Aug 19, 2010

AllGamer said:
look at recovery mode
...

Thank you. I already checked I can get to the recovery mode menu, but I understand this would reset everything on the phone, including personal settings and third party apps. I am looking for a way to avoid this, if at all possible: all I need to do is uninstall a looping application.

BB

bbanzai · Aug 19, 2010

Ok I found it. For some reason on my Galaxy safe mode is entered by pressing

Menu+Home+Power On

Thank you everybody for your help, the phone is in good shape again now.

BB

mickeko · Aug 19, 2010

bbanzai said:
Ok I found it. For some reason on my Galaxy safe mode is entered by pressing

Menu+Home+Power On

Thank you everybody for your help, the phone is in good shape again now.

BB

Perhaps they've changed it in newer firmware. I hope so, it annoys me when I end up there unintentionally.

Sent from my personal Dis-organizer GT-I9000

AllGamer · Aug 19, 2010

bbanzai said:
Ok I found it. For some reason on my Galaxy safe mode is entered by pressing

Menu+Home+Power On

Thank you everybody for your help, the phone is in good shape again now.

BB

can you post your model number according to the sticker in the battery compartment?

it's weird that it uses Menu + Home + Power

bbanzai · Aug 19, 2010

AllGamer said:
can you post your model number according to the sticker in the battery compartment?

it's weird that it uses Menu + Home + Power

Model: GT-i9000
SSN: -I9000GSMH

Is this what you were interested in?

BB

AllGamer · Sep 15, 2010

can some one try these buttons and see if it works?

i read on another topic and some people were able to get in

but i still can't get it to go into Safe Mode

xtoad · Sep 15, 2010

I tried and no luck

i have a 3 button disabled phone

mickeko · Sep 15, 2010

Seems random to me... Sometimes I get safe mode by doing a jig and perform some weird wicca rituals.

Sent from my personal Dis-organizer GT-I9000

TMReuffurth · Oct 10, 2010

Today i restartet my SGS and on the reboot i swyped the Display over my T-Shirt to clean the screen. Even before the Pin-Input showed up, in the left bottom corner i had "safe mode" written. As my intention was not to go into this mode i restartet again.
After this, my widgets didn´t work anymore, so i had to take them of the screen and put them again. And all my well sortet apps in the menu are now unsorted.
But no big deal.

TMReuffurth · Oct 12, 2010

Finally i found out how to go into the Safe-Mode every time you need.

As soon as you start your SGS you have to press for a half a second constantly the left Softkey, meaning don´t have it pressed all the time, but touching it every half a second. When coming to the Pin-Input you cann stop it and you will see on the left bottom corner Safe-Mode!

Very usefull if a third-party Launcher or Widget makes some trouble.

AllGamer · Oct 12, 2010

i tried it, it didn't work

Which firmware are you on?

TMReuffurth · Oct 12, 2010

AllGamer said:
i tried it, it didn't work

Which firmware are you on?

Really? tried it 3 times now and every time i was able to get in. I´m on 2.1 I9000XXJF5

You have to touch the button as soon as the screen shows the Samsung Logo, even when the Softkey only will light up 2-3 seconds after the Power on!

I´ve taken a photo. As my Phone is in german it shows not Safe mode but sichere Modus. But it is the same.

AllGamer · Oct 12, 2010

it might be another key for the JH2 ROM

i'll see if i can figure it out, but so far the few methods we've figured out doesn't work on the JH2

TMReuffurth · Oct 12, 2010

AllGamer said:
it might be another key for the JH2 ROM

i'll see if i can figure it out, but so far the few methods we've figured out doesn't work on the JH2

Ok thanks for testing. Maybe its like the Recovery mode that doesn´t work on some devices without patching.

AllGamer · Oct 12, 2010

i'm hoping that is not the case, but it might be true

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