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Samsung Factory mode

Samsung Factory mode

If you are flashing stock firmware, it is possible to accidentally trigger the Factory mode. It is when a black window with yellow characters floats like an overlay. The windows displays hardware version info. It is not possible to remove or close it. It is always there except when an application is opened.

MWC 2014

MWC 2014

Mobile World Congress 2014 is the talking shop for the all things related mobile phones, or specifically GSM.  Samsung announced the new iteration to the Galaxy  S family, the S5. There are minimal changes to the hardware.  What got most…