3 button reboot

[deciple]

Ok...I've discovered that instead of a battery pull you can hold up on the volume button the camera button and the power button and you will reboot the phone. Works anytime and comes in handy if your phone freezes.

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[MysteryEmotionz]

Ok...I've discovered that instead of a battery pull you can hold up on the volume button the camera button and the power button and you will reboot the phone. Works anytime and comes in handy if your phone freezes.

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This has been confirmed by me with a functional phone. My phone don't lock up so I can't test that

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[zlyons]

Thanks! I've only had to pull the battery a couple of times, but I feel like the Epic's back cover might not handle being opened over and over again.

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[illogic6]

It's sad that this is the best thread posted in development in the past few weeks.

 

[specialk0324]

It's sad that this is the best thread posted in development in the past few weeks.

Lol...tell me about it

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[schizopunk]

So I did this and I love being able to do this, especially testing my ROM out when I make small changes, but one correction, this shuts down the phone, not reboot. Either way, great find.

I actually like it turning off so I can easily boot back into clockwork to flash things.

 

[a454nova]

That's awesome. Tho it did reboot, didn't shut down.

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[DevinXtreme]

It's surprising that this is news... I thought by now everyone would have known about it.

Wanna know another little trick? Hold all four buttons (Vol. up, vol. down, camera, and power) and you'll be thrown almost immediately into recovery.

 

[daddymikey1975]

It's surprising that this is news... I thought by now everyone would have known about it.

Wanna know another little trick? Hold all four buttons (Vol. up, vol. down, camera, and power) and you'll be thrown almost immediately into recovery.

I just tried this (with it plugged in charging, no less) and confirms that this works.. and the BEST part is that it's not just 'recovery' it throws you into clockwork recovery

keep holding them and you'll get there.. (took like 2 seconds I believe)

 

[rufflez2010]

I find this annoying. My phone reboots at least once a day while I'm at work because of this. I keep it in the stock samsung holster, and if I lean down to pick something up off of the floor, shortly later I'm greeted to my phone rebooting.

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[hoihtah]

One man's joy is another man's sorrow.

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[BeerChameleon]

It's surprising that this is news... I thought by now everyone would have known about it.

Wanna know another little trick? Hold all four buttons (Vol. up, vol. down, camera, and power) and you'll be thrown almost immediately into recovery.

Nice now i dont have to shutdown first, thanks for this and thanks OP For the tip on reboot.

 

[mousiluck]

So it's tap vol up, power, and camera to reboot. And hold the same three to power off? That's great news I already had to order a new back cover because of having to do all those battery pulls for my stupid mistakes.

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[UnicronAlpha99]

Great tip... Thanks!

Epic 4g/Rooted/Epic Experience 1.2.04/Phoenix 1.49/Epic Glass Blue Theme

 

[Masterface7]

So it's tap vol up, power, and camera to reboot. And hold the same three to power off? That's great news I already had to order a new back cover because of having to do all those battery pulls for my stupid mistakes.

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Nope, tap, press, or hold, whatever you do you will be shuting down your phone, and it is not just a shut down it is essentially cutting the power so it is instant.

 

[sammiam]

interesting.... if you do the 3 button reboot, and phone is pluged into power, it simply turns off and all you see is the battery charging icon.... if it's not plugged in, then it will reboot

 

[dwallersv]

This is great, and all, and if it works when the OS is hung or crashed, it's the only solution.

However, I find the Reboot Widget from marketplace (need to be rooted) to be much easier in most cases.

 

[Masterface7]

interesting.... if you do the 3 button reboot, and phone is pluged into power, it simply turns off and all you see is the battery charging icon.... if it's not plugged in, then it will reboot

Ah there's my problem I only tried while my phone was plugged in.