Maybe You have heard the word "damaged" or you think your phone is broken, especially when flashing a ROM or rooting your phone. However, most of users do not fully understand the meaning of "damaged phone". This guide will give you a complete introduction and the reason behind a damaged Android phone. What is most important is that I will introduce you how to fix it without data loss..
Part 1. What is a damaged phone: software failure Or hardware breakage?
When we say that a phone is broken it often means that the phone cannot start properly and it becomes totally useless. In general, there are two types of damage: software failure and hardware breakage.
# Software failure
In this case, although the phone will not turn on properly, you may still see something on the screen after booting. This way, there is a software error in your phone. Here are some common symptoms of a phone:
- The device is blocked at startup;
- The device is frozen at the start screen;
- The device remains on the white or black screen;
- The device stuck in recovery mode.
# Material breakage
If it's hardware breakage, the phone won't turn on anyway. Continuously press the power button, but nothing happens. It looks like the phone is really dead..
But material breakage rarely happens to us. If unfortunately it happens to you, you can only send it to manufacturing.
In most cases, we say the phone is damaged, that is, software failure, which can be fixed by other programs. Therefore, here we offer the effective method to fix the phone with software failure..
Part 2. Why is your Android mobile damaged?
There are various reasons for the damage. You can repair the phone in the following situations by the method in this guide.
- If you install incompatible ROM in the Android phone , the battery will be consumed in the process or other operations will cause your phone to start up incessantly, or get stuck on the start screen.
- You cannot root your phone. When you update programs, but the phone is blocked due to some errors.
- You install malware on your phone.
Part 3. How to Fix Damaged Android Phone without Data Loss
To fix damaged phone, we present to you FonePaw - Android Data Extraction (opens new window) , a professional software which is able to make Android phone normal and recover data from broken screen laptop.
Characteristics :
- Powerful , The software can recover blocked, frozen, crashed system phone and recover data from broken screen phone.
- Easy to use , This software allows you to recover broken Android phone in just few clicks. It saves you a lot of time.
- Compatible with various models including Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Galaxy Note, etc. More models will be supported shortly.
# Supported Android devices:
Currently, Android Data Extraction, this feature only supports some Samsung devices. More models will be supported in the very near future. The following models are available at the moment:
- Samsung Galaxy Note: Note 3, Note 4, Note 5;
- Samsung Galaxy S: S4, S5, S6, S7;
- Samsung Galaxy Tab: Tab Pro 10.1.
Steps to fix broken Android device
Step 1. Launch FonePaw for Android on your PC and choose “Android Data Extraction”.
Step 2. To fix the broken phone, connect the broken device to the PC and click “Repair Phone”.
Step 3. You will see options of 5 different situations: stuck on start screen, stuck in download mode, stuck on FonePaw screen, stuck on black screen, and others. Select an option that matches your situation.
Step 4. Repair Android phone in two cases
- Case 1: If you chose "stuck on start screen", "stuck on black screen" or "others", select the correct model for your phone from the list. And click on "Confirm".
Then follow the instructions on the program to put your phone into download mode. Then click "Start" to begin fixing the phone. The program will download the recovery package. Then your phone will reboot automatically and go back to normal mode.
- Case 2: If you choose "stuck in download mode" or "stuck on FonePaw screen", click "Next" , the program will restart your device to exit the frozen screen.
If your phone is incompatible with the program, leave your message below or contact us by email. Thank you for helping us improve the product.
