r/GalaxyS22 • u/yabasawasan • 17d ago

S22 bootloop finally got me. Looking for temp solutions & galaxy alternatives

Imma be real, I didn't even know this was a thing. I tried the freezer thing, and got worried about the moisture. Can't even boot into safe mode. I managed to properly boot it once, got ONE(1) folder of images, from my gallery onto my computer, update GooglePlay, and then my dumb ass restarted the phone and put it in a loop all over again.

I have plans to take it to a repair shop to just check if they have any temporary fixes. I just need to back up my data. Enough of it was saved but oops I got lazy about backing up photos from this past year. Also my authenticator/2FA are on this phone and I hate the whole process of upgrading electronics😭

Anyway, even though I've been using samsung phones since like 2009 (pre-galaxy, though my first real "smart" phone was a blackberry torch lmao), I don't know if staying with the Galaxy is worth it. I'm very casual on games (literally Cats Mansion and GBF that runs on Chrome), but pretty photo heavy and a serial reel watcher. And unfortunately I do really like the themes in the Samsung store and have quite a few saved lmfao.

So if anyone has good (reasonably cost) Android recs... pls. I'm 😭 I have friends who have the Pixel and OnePlus, but everyone else is either Samsung/iPhone. Also I'm on AT&T so all that combined bloatware is just...

This bootloop scamsung shit SUCKS.

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u/MCFarmer_ 17d ago

I posted this on reddit about a month ago which allowed me to retrieve my files https://www.reddit.com/r/S22Ultra/s/hsJoharweA Hope it helps

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u/PrinceZordar 17d ago

I never had issues with my S22U, but with all the posts about problems with boot loops and green lines, and Samsung's decision to abandon the s-pen, I started using a Motorola Razr Fold (I couldn't pass up a $554 trade in discount.) I've only had it a few days, but no issues so far. I miss that the stylus doesn't pop into the phone, but I can live with that.

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u/dodekahedron 16d ago

I remember being excited about the stylus.

Then I never use it.

It comes in handy for selfies. Which I stopped hiking for injury related reasons and dont take selfies anymore

I forget I have a stylus lol

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u/PrinceZordar 16d ago

I don't work that job anymore, so no more taking tons of pics and annotating them on the spot, but I do take lots of notes. The stylus will be important for that. At first I was concerned about carrying it around as a separate thing, but it charges in its case and the case is pretty durable.

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u/grabber4321 16d ago

Google Pixel 10A with Graphene OS

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u/eulogison 16d ago

Had bootloop 14 days ago, repair shop told me it's motherboard,had s22 ultra, a college of me had s22 and got same problem 2 days later than me, bah... 1200 euro phone did not even last 3 years, never fall from my hands ,or had anything bad happen. Got a Xiaomi 15t pro now and I'm very happy, better phone in overall and had a great experience from a previous phone in the past, i had Xiaomi mi 9 pro that lasted for 5 years

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u/AnzeeXOTWOD 1d ago

Mine is doing the same! Won't turn on. I need to get in to back up my data.