WHAT IS BRICKING : CAUSES, TYPES, AND HOW TO UNBRICK AN ANDROID

WHAT IS BRICKING
Brick(ing) its an Android Terminology that
described a condition when the phone is no
longer useful either permanently or temporarily
due to software error.
Bricking can be categorized into two types :
1. SOFT BRICK
2. HARD BRICK
Soft Brick : I can tell you this is the easiest and
simplest bricking type. Its easier to fix and
doesn't require any professional skill or tool. In
this condition the phone will still turn on but
might be stocked at recovery screen or you
experience what i call INFINITE BOOT
(BOOTLOOP) your phone just cant stop booting.
Hard Brick : Just like the name implies its the
hardest type of bricking and most times it
requires professional skill and tools to fix any
device that is in this horrible condition. Your
phone will not give any sign of life and most
times might give a notification sound while
plugged in to pc. I call this one DEEPSLEEP,
believe me it will wake up one day.
WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF
BRICKING
Their are some certain this that could cause
your phone to brick. But its always a software
issue. Not hardware related in any means.
Causes of Bricking are listed below :
1. OTA UPDATE : Everybody is crazy about
OTA(Over The Air) UPDATES. We all want
to use the latest shinny OS that is pushed
to our device. Its good to have 5.1 Lollipop
on your phone while your friend still use
4.4.2 KitKat on the same phone. Makes you
feel like a Geek But updates come with
precautions and you really need to abide by
them if you dont, you are at risk. Don't get
me wrong. Updating you phone is good and
advisable but you need to be un-rooted,
stock recovery installed, system
applications not tampered with.
2. ROOTING : You probably think this should
come first, i totally disagree. Rooting this
days are well developed and 90% safe and
guaranteed to be brick free. Well, rooting
might still brick your phone if you fail to
abide by its rules. EG : Enable USB
Debugging, Enable Unknown Sources in
security section, Charged Battery ETC.
3. FLASHING : Their maybe some moments
you need to flash your device back to stock
rom. You might be coming from a custom
rom and prepping your phone for an OTA
UPDATE if you accidentally or ignorantly
flashed your device with the wrong rom it
will brick your phone.
4. FONT INSTALLATION : This has always
been the most common means of bricking
many Android Devices, Font Installation is
cool, makes your phone sexy and admirable
but sometimes it bricks your phone. Their
have been so many cases of bricking via
Font Installation on Tecno Devices. I
recommend IFont for safe font installation.
5. PLAYING WITH ROOT FILES : You see that
folder on your Android phone named ROOT?
You shouldn't joke with it. Its the heart of
your device its not meant for kids, its not
meant to be toyed with. Handle it with
care. I know you are rooted but that
doesn't mean you should play with the
folder.
HOW TO UNBRICK AN ANDROID
DEVICE
I assume you now know the bricking types that
are available on Android. If your device is
suffering from a SOFT BRICK you can unbrick by
flashing back your stock rom. You can find it
over the internet.
Unbricking a Hard Bricked phone is not always
easy i will advice you contact your Engineer.
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