Solutions For Keep Shutting Down / Rebooting Samsung Galaxy S3

Correct solutions keep shutting down / rebooting Samsung Galaxy S3. Here I offer you a three solutions to fix the keep shutting down Samsung Galaxy S3, if you are now being irritated with the repetitive situation of your Galaxy S3 that keeps disconnecting, then let me tell you one thing this is a hardware issue. No! You can't blame the battery for that.

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From a few users who had happened facing the issue they managed to get out from the misery after performing the very technical method. And here I will share to you what caused the issue to come and what they did to solve the keep shutting down Samsung Galaxy S3 phone.

Fix keep shutting down Samsung Galaxy S3

1. Replace the Power button.

Yes some users reported that the issue is related to the damaged power button, it get stuck pressed down, as the result the phone would be in repetitive loop of turn on, turn off and so on.

Solution.

The solution offered for those experiencing the damaged Power button is simply replacing the button. Here is the Youtube video you can follow to guide you replacing your power button.



2. Remove the back case.

This could also be used to solve the your Galaxy S3 shutting down and rebooting. A user who found the solution said the symptom is he heard the switch scratching on the case when he pressed it. He later found the back cover he used preventing the switch operation, it doesn't allow to pop out smoothly.

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Solution.

He then removed the back case, once the back case was removed, now each time he presses the On or Off button he doesn't hear scratchy sound, and no shutting down issue anymore. He also shaved a little from the case's edge.

3. Take off battery.

Albeit I believe the above solutions will work for you. But still I would like to share the third solution because there is a user that underwent with this one and get his Galaxy S3 fixed from keep disconnecting issue. You may try it. As this is the most simple and not-too technical solution.

1. Now take your battery off from your phone. Leave your phone without battery for about ten minutes. Your phone will lose energy from capacitors in this period.
2. After ten minutes you can re-insert your battery to your Samsung Galaxy 3. Then turn on your phone.
3. Done!

I hope one of the solutions or all of them worked to fix your Samsung Galaxy S3 keep shutting down or rebooting issue. If you have any question related to this topic. Do not be a stranger to reveal it to the comment field below.

How To Fix Slow Wifi And Wifi Disconnecting On Galaxy S6

How to fix slow Wifi and Wifi disconnecting on Galaxy S6. Your Samsung Galaxy S6 is indeed a superb smartphone, it is the best place for the Android Lollipop ecosystem to perform the best it can. Almost no single flaw from far seen on this phone. Some people might even go on saying this the best Android powered phone of the year of 2015.

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But even the best phone of the 2015 is not free from issue, some people reported a Wifi issue; they experience a slow Wifi and other facing their Wifi keep disconnecting. This is of course scar the reputation the Korean company is aggressively building.

However the fix of the said two Wifi issues are not exactly hard. We can fix them directly from our Galaxy S6. All we need to do is making some modifications through Settings and the Wifi area. So if you are experiencing the Wifi issues you can follow the solutions below.

I will start with the fix over slow Wifi then continue with the solution to deal with keep disconnecting Wifi issue on Samsung Galaxy S6.

How to fix slow Wifi on Samsung Galaxy S6

Reset the network.

You need to reset your Galaxy S6 network, by going to.

1. Completely power on your smartphone then unlock the passcode if it's required.
2. Then head to Settings.
3. Now click on Wifi from Settings, then verify whether it's working.
4. You can long press on the Wifi option then select to delete that network.
   
   

   Remember before deleting your network be sure you keep the details of your existing Wifi network, deleting without having the details will leave you without anything.

5. Since the Wifi network is already deleted, you can now create a new but same Wifi network. This action is expected to clean the bugs inside the system.
6. Now tap on Wifi connection again then wait whether your network is detected. The detecting process is automatic. However Wifi password is needed in the process.
7. Fill the details given by your internet service provider for the Wifi password. This action will make the connection.

Well, did the steps fix the slow wifi issue on Galaxy S6 of yours? It didn't? Be not too worry because there is another solution I offer for you to follow hopefully can fix the slow Wifi issue.

Factory reset your Samsung Galaxy S6.

You can take this resort if the methods above didn't solve the problem. Sometimes we are forced to perform a factory reset over issue that is naughty, let alone this slow Wifi issue is not related to your home network instead it comes from your phone. Thus there is something there that need to be squashed. And a factory reset is the best solution to clean up things unwanted that negatively effecting our devices performance.

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Wait up! Be sure you firstly backup your device before starting, once it's reset to its factory settings and conditions there is no way of restoring your phone if there's no backup.

Instructions.

1. Power on your phone.
2. Now open Settings -> Backup & reset -> Factory Data Reset -> Erase everything.
   
3. Once you tap on erase everything and then confirm the action. That means you agree to bring your phone back to the factory settings.
4. You will need to refill your Google account then setup your phone like when you bought it for the first time.
5. Done.

How to fix Wifi disconnecting issue on Samsung Galaxy S6

Disable the Smart Network Switching.

Many people have reported after they disable this feature, the managed to fix the keep disconnecting Wifi problem on Samsung Galaxy S6. Therefore you should try it. Who knows that might help you out of misery.

1. From Home screen then tap Settings.
   
   
2. Inside Settings go to “WiFi”, “More”.
   
   
3. Here you can disable “Smart network switch” by set it to “Off”.
   
   

Done! The feature is now disabled. You are now far away from keep disconnecting Wifi issue.

I hope the solutions offered by this post managed to fix the Wifi issues (slow and disconnecting) on your Samsung Galaxy S6.

Take Screenshot On Samsung Galaxy S6 With Palm Swipe Or Button Combinations

So how to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S6 quickly so we can share and use the screenshot for our need? It's actually easy as Samsung had included this function to its latest superb phone for us to use without needing any third-party software.

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On Windows based computer this activity is often used to share anything on our screen to friends or to help us to support our tutorials which involving steps so our audiences could easily understand our points. We can simply use Print Screen button for this purpose.

But things a bit different in smartphone, there is no specific button to use for taking a screen appears on our phone. We need to undergo a few actions to do this. But do not worry they're not complicated jobs.

And on Samsung Galaxy S6 there are two easy ways we can choose to take a screenshot, all ways are discussed here as information for those who bought that's great smartphone. And we won't need any software to do so, that's a great news.

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So are you ready guys?

First method to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S6 using button combinations

1. Find a screen you wish to capture.
2. Now press Power + Home buttons at the same time for about 2 till 5 seconds till your phone shaking or shutter sound heard.
   
3. You will then be informed that the screenshot is taken and saved on your gallery app.

You can use the above method if your Power or Home buttons are not damaged, if one of them is damaged. You can use the second way below.

First method to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy S6 using palm swipe

1. Put your hand vertically straight above the phone's screen so your hand covers the side of the LCD phone.
   
2. Now swipe your palm / hand horizontally across the screen.
3. A camera shutter sound will be heard indicating the screen is taken. You can see it on Gallery app.

Now you can take any screenshots you find interesting anytime you want it.

How To Install CWM Recovery On Samsung Galaxy S6

Install CWM On Samsung Galaxy S6. For those who have the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in hand and of course already rooted it can extend their phone functionality with installing a custom recovery, we have the opportunity to taste two of the best non-stock recovery previously we had put across the complete guides to install TWRP on Samsung Galaxy S6 now it comes the chance for us to flash the other and most popular ClockWorkMod or known as CWM to be flashed on the same handset.

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CWM is the first custom recovery when it comes to flash a custom ROM especially for Samsung Galaxy flagships and perform several high level actions like advanced recovery, advanced installation, flashing zip files, advanced restorations and other maintenance function that a stock image recovery is unable to give.

There is no reason of not installing this wonderful especially if your Android powered phone is already rooted. And this post will guide you through the entire process to install CWM recovery to your Samsung Galaxy S6. Keep in mind this instructions are temporarily created for a certain Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge only, precisely these models.

• Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-N915S.
• Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-N915F.

We will update to include another Samsung Galaxy S6 models once we found the available CWM that support other models. Until then we can only keep to SM-N915S and SM-N915F. So prepare yourself.

Preconditions.

• Check your device model number by going to Settings -> About phone see your device number there.
• Make sure your Galaxy S6 is already rooted, if you haven't then please do it by following the root Samsung Galaxy S6 complete guides post.
• You need to activate developer options and enable Android debugging mode for Android Lollipop too.
• A computer Windows with the latest USB drivers installed and a USB cable.
• You can run any Android software to flash the CWM recovery.
• Make a necessary backups to protect your precious data from being lost or corrupted for a failure attempt during the installation process.
• Enough batter percentage power.

Files you need.

• Download CWM based on your Galaxy S6's models and extract .tar file.
  
  • Download CWM for Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-N915S.
  • Download CWM for Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge SM-N915F.
• Download Odin3.09 and extract it.

Remember again you need to extract all the files you downloaded above.

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How to install CWM 6 recovery on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge

1. Turn off your device and then boot into the Download Mode, by powering it off first, then press these buttons; Home + Power + Volume Down.
   
   
2. When you see a warning message release the three buttons, then press Volume Up to continue.
   
   
3. Now launch Odin, by click the Odin3.0.9.exe file you downloaded earlier.
   
   
4. Then connect your phone to computer, and Odin will detect it and display Added!!! message indicating the connection is on.
   
   
5. On Odin tap on AP, then browse to the cwm-recovery-6.0.5.1(1128).tar on your computer.
6. Then hit the Start button to begin the installation process.
7. Your device will reboot once the CWM 6 is fully installed. Then if you see your phone's Home screen then disconnect it from your computer.

That's it you have now the most clever and useful custom recovery installed on your phone now you can start hunting for the great tweaks, ROMs or perform any high-level operations you think it's needed to boost your device's performance.

Root Samsung Galaxy S6 With SuperSU And TWRP Recovery

Previously we elaborated the steps needed to install TWRP recovery on Samsung Galaxy S6, that non-stock image recovery can be used to root the Android powered smartphone. And if you have successfully installed the custom recovery by following the guides from my blog or from other places, you are eligible to also follow the instructions written here to bring root access to the device.

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We have an Android based phone, that's a great stuff, but with a root access along with the phone make it more great considering many things we can perform afterward. Samsung doesn't approve this kind of activity, they consider it's dangerous because like opening the door 'that should not be opened' to the very sensitive area of our phone. Thus they will not admit your device guaranty and you'll be charged for technical service.

However if we consider the benefits we will enjoy from rooting, there is no risk that too scary. Beside once your Galaxy S6 is rooted then you can unlock the restricted internal systems. There will be no more factory restrictions you encounter when you are thinking to install custom ROM, overclocking device's CPU, etc. All door are opened for you.

But remember since rooting Android is not recommended and approved by Samsung itself, that means you are on your own if anything goes wrong. And all the risks that may happen during or after performing the instructions here are yours to take. Be sure you follow each step correctly and do not skip any step unless you've done it.

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We will be using SuperSU from Chainfire and also TWRP recovery to install the SuperSU file. So you have decided your mind? Still want to root your Galaxy S6? Then you are welcomed to follow the complete instructions below, but please to firstly read the following preconditions first.

Preconditions.

• Rooting is considered a non official operation, the manufacturers don't approve this activity not without reason, thus there is a potential chance we might brick or damage our phone, or even lose our data. Therefore it's highly recommended for you to firstly make necessary backups over your data, like contacts, SMS, MMS, settings, EFS folder, etc.
• Be sure you have USB debugging mode enabled through Developer Options.
• A computer Windows with a USB cable.
• Be sure your device's bootloader is unlocked.
• Remember the root will disable Samsung Pay.
• Make sure you have above %60 of your battery power.

You have read each point from the preconditions above. Now it's time to the full instructions.

Good luck guys.

How to root Samsung Galaxy S6 with SuperSU from Chainfire

1. Now you can download SuperSU root tool from ChainFire official website from this link. Save it to your computer, and do not unzip / extract the file.
2. Now plug your Samsung Galaxy S6 to your PC using a USB cable.
3. You can now transfer the SuperSU file from your computer to your phone, once it's transferred, disconnect your phone from USB cable.
4. Now shut down your phone by pressing Power button and then choose Power Off option.
5. Now you can enter your Samsung Galaxy S6 to recovery mode.
6. Within the TWRP recovery interface just hit the Install button then browse to find the UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.xx.zip and then choose the file.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Continue the installation process and then wait for the SuperSU to be installed on your smartphone.
8. When the installation is finish you can reboot your phone using Reboot option from TWRP recovery menu.
   
9. Done.

Second method to root Samsung Galaxy S6

Or you can follow the second method available in order to obtain root access, by firstly download the rooting exploit (CF-Auto-Root) from Chainfire based on your device model and then extract the file.

• Download CF-Auto-Root exploit for Samsung Galaxy S6 Duos SM-G9200.
• Download CF-Auto-Root exploit for Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920I.
• Download CF-Auto-Root exploit for Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE SM-G925F.
• Download CF-Auto-Root exploit for Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE SM-G9250.
• Download CF-Auto-Root exploit for Samsung Galaxy S6 SM-G920T.

Root Galaxy S6 second method.

1. Now you can power off your device, by simply pressing the Power button and choose Power Off option.
2. When your phone is completely off, you need to boot into Download Mode, do so by pressing these three buttons together; Volume Down + Power + Home.
   
   
3. Keep pressing them till you see a warning message, release them.
   
   
4. Use Volume Up to continue entering the mode.
5. Now click on Odin.exe to launch the application.
   
   
6. Then connect your phone to computer using a USB cable.
7. When connected, you will see Added!!! message and your ID:com become blue.
   
   
8. Now click on Ap if you use Odin v3.9 or PDA if you use older Odin version. Then browse the CF-Auto-Root you downloaded earlier.
   
   
9. You can press Start button now to begin the installation process. Just wait till Odin completely install the CF-Auto-Root to your device.
   
10. Your phone will reboot to finish the process. When you see your phone's home screen, disconnect it from USB cable. Then go to app drawer to see whether SuperSU icon is there.

Since your Samsung Galaxy S6 is rooted, now you enjoy installing a new and great custom ROMs that are available for your device. Remember to firstly read the reviews from other users that already flashed the ROM, whether the ROM is corrupted or not, because installing the corrupted software could effect your device's performance and the worse is bricking your Android powered phone. And if you have any question to ask, just reveal it on the provided comment area, I will do my best I can to deliver answer that will solve your problem. Hope you will find this post useful for you and your friends too.

Guides To Install TWRP Recovery On Samsung Galaxy S6

Here I will try to guides you to install TWRP recovery on Samsung Galaxy S6 easily so if you are searching the complete guides to do so, you are at the right place. As we want more actions to escalate our device performance, then we are forced to let go the stock recovery image and replace it with a custom recovery, like TWRP.

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A recovery mode means we are (as users) linked with our device's internal system. Within the mode, we can enjoy several actions one of which is to access our phone's system to further modify or optimize it. However we are limited if using a stock recovery mode, the manufacturers that create our phones have set restrictions we can't cross to perform more activities considered unofficial.

Thanks to custom recoveries, like TWRP the restrictions can be kick out and replaced with bigger freedoms for us to unleash the potential power of our device with rooting, installing custom ROMs, tweak, etc. Thus with that ability in hand, our Samsung Galaxy S6 is superb.

And the post you are reading now containing the how to guides to bring TWRP recovery to Galaxy S6. And the guides can be applied on any Galaxy S6 models, as long as the bootloader is unlocked, so if your hand holding to that phone, you are welcomed to follow the guides written below.

First thing first, you must know that TWRP is neither produced (created) by Samsung nor Google. Therefore you should realize that you are about to install the third-party software that isn't approved by those mentioned companies. Therefore you should be the one holding the final risks if they happen.

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Preconditions.

• Please to firstly make necessary backups before proceeding, albeit we will use Odin (as the safest tool for this respect) however in very rare case the process requires factory reset.
• A computer based on Windows operating system, a USB drivers, a USB cable.
• You need to also enable USB debugging mode of your Samsung Galaxy S6.
• Be sure, before you start, to disable antivirus first as this software will interrupt Odin from running.
• A fully charged battery live or at least there is about %50 power. Never experience a sudden shutdown during the flashing proceed as it will get your phone damaged or bricked.

How to install TWRP recovery on Samsung Galaxy S6 easily

1. Download Odin and TWRP recovery, Samsung KIES too if you haven't.
2. Now extract Odin and TWRP recovery you downloaded, then install Odin to your computer if you haven't done so.
3. Now launch Odin from your computer, continued with powering off your Samsung Galaxy S6 completely. And then reboot it into Download Mode by pressing Volume Down + Power + Home buttons consecutively.
   
   
4. Release the buttons when you see a Warning message and then use Volume Up to continue entering the mode.
   
   
5. Now when your phone's in Download Mode, you can connect it to computer using the available USB cable.
6. Odin will display Added!!! message and your ID:Com become blue / yellow when the connection is successful. That means Odin managed to detect your phone.
   
   
7. On Odin interface, you can tap on PA option to browse to the location where you previously saved TWRP recovery file on your PC.
8. Once it's done, you can press Start for the installation to begin.
9. When it's finish, you'll see Pass message wrapped in green color. That means the TWRP is successfully installed. You can disconnect your phone from the USB cable and restart your Galaxy S6 phone.
   
   

Troubleshooting.

• If you find Odin is stuck while applying the methods, just close it, then disconnect your USB cable from computer, then forcefully reboot your phone, and continued with reinstall your USB driver. Now repeat the steps above.
• If you are stuck in boot loop, you need to perform wipe data / factory reset and wipe cache partition through recovery. Follow the how to enter recovery mode on Galaxy S6 for detail explanations.
• Once you've done all the things from here, you can continue to the next phase which is to root Samsung Galaxy S6 of yours.

That's it guys, you just managed to install TWRP recovery on your beloved Samsung Galaxy S6 phone. If you have any questions or anything that I can help, do not hesitate to reveal them on the comment area below. See you in the next Install Android ROM blog posts.

How To Enter To Recovery Mode On Samsung Galaxy S6

Today we are going to take you to learn about how to enter recovery mode for Samsung Galaxy S6. As this is a must learning lesson if you wish to play with your phone later, of course to make it more optimized and to perform better like you always dream. Without learning to enter recovery mode then you'll miss the chances to perform several actions to take your Android powered Samsung Galaxy S6 to the higher level.

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As we know that each time we buy an Android based phone, we will find a stock recovery image has been planted there by the manufacturer, Samsung Galaxy S6 is no exception. And usually the manufacturers have set this feature only to perform limited actions, only official operations like applying update to official firmwares, factory reset, wipe cache partition, etc.

Of course since we know the words I want more, then those abilities offered by a stock recovery are not enough. There is no way -- as far as I know -- to flash a custom ROM, root our Android OS, creating a Nandroid backup, overclocking our device, etc. Those things are impossible to be done using a stock recovery. We need a custom ones, like CWM or TWRP to perform the so-called unofficial actions.

You can now root Samsung Galaxy S6 with SuperSu and install TWRP recovery on Galaxy S6.

And to enter to either CWM or TWRP recovery we use the same methods like entering to the stock recovery, we only change the destination place from stock recovery to custom recovery once we have installed either CWM or TWRP recovery. Therefore once you've mastered the methods of entering recovery mode on Samsung Galaxy S6, that means you can enter to CWM or TWRP recovery automatically using the same methods.

On this post I have selected two easiest methods for you to pick one the most easy and bring your Samsung Galaxy S6 to the recovery mode anytime you need it.

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How to enter to recovery mode on Samsung Galaxy S6

First method.

1. Completely power off your Samsung Galaxy S6, by pressing Power button and then choose Power Off, or alternatively press and hold Power for about a few seconds, then perform a shut down steps.
2. When your Galaxy S6 is already off, now press and hold these buttons together; Power + Volume Up + Home.
   
3. You will then see recovery mode appear on your device's screen. If that's so, release the three buttons.
   
4. Within the recovery mode, you can use Power button to select any options and use Volume keys (Up or Down) to navigate to options.
5. Once you've done playing within the recovery mode, you can select Reboot System Now to get yourself back to normal mode.
   

Second method.

The second method of entering recovery mode on Samsung Galaxy S6 is a lot easier, you only need an Android app to do the job. The step as follow.

1. Launch Google Play Store from your Samsung Galaxy S6.
2. Now search for the app namely, Quick Boot.
   
   
3. Once you've found it, install it.
4. Open the app, and then choose Recovery.
   
   
5. Just wait on the emerging process to get your Samsung Galaxy S6 phone boot into recovery mode.

Done! Now you have mastered the two most easy methods to boot your Samsung Galaxy S6 into recovery mode, you can apply the methods anytime you see it's necessary usually to already mentioned actions either official or unofficial operations. And then you can end the operation by selecting the Reboot System Now from the recovery main mode.