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Samsung Galaxy S4 mini - stuck in a shutdown/restart loop

Anonymous
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I've had my S4 mini for about 2 years but this morning it has started getting stuck in a shutdown/restart loop but only when the wifi or mobile data is switched on. If they are off it still works as a normal phone with no problems.

 

I suspect an app is trying to download an update and that is causing the problem, but I've got no idea how to check or how to stop it from happening. Any suggestions?

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It says rebooting top left corner but no android robot coming up. But it hasnt worked.:smileysad:

 

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Just tell me exactly what you are doing please?
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turning my phone off, pressing volume up button then home button then power button, holding them together.

 

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and it just then says "rebooting" and nothing else?
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"recovery rebooting" is all it says

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Well that's completely stuck in a loop ain't it !
When you say this just happened this morning, was it after an app update, taking it off charge or anything else that coincided with it starting to play up?
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everything was fine with it this morning, no update happened. Put my earphones in and within 5/10mins the phone started playing up.

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Have you tried turning off data and wifi to see if it stops it?
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Yes it stops when i turn my wifi and data off. Any ideas?

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Can you get into recovery mode then?
If so, make a back up and reset to factory to rule out software issues.
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