Bricked Phone? This is a solution I found to work on my own GS4. The Verizon Update Utility seems to be able to restore a phone without any problems. However, if you are in a Soft-brick situation all of your data will most likely be erased (which is why we are told to backup so much). I looked all over the place for the Upgrade Assistant online since you can't access it from your phone if it's bricked, so I figured I could post it here and hopefully help someone out who has a bricked phone. Instructions: Install the Upgrade Assistant and SAMSUNG USB Drivers Put your phone in Download mode Connect to your computer (allow driver detect on Windows) Open the Upgrade Assistant Go to Repair Assistant Press Start Wait: the Process should take anywhere from 30-90 minutes (because it downloads the Stock 1.6ish gb rom) In the Zip file you will find: The Verizon Upgrade Assistant (PC/MAC) Samsung USB Drivers These files come directly from the stock ROM on the GS4 Hope it helps!

EDIT: The Mac Software installs great, however the Windows software doesn't seem to be working for me. So if you can get it to work thats awesome! Please note: this is not my software and is only the software of it's respective owner. I do not claim for it to be mine, I am only posting a link so as it can be used to help.

The reading even if positive got to the reading immediately and then stayed the same as well as now they are at zero. #4 jonp, Mar 15, 2009.

I already did that xD googling again with ur keyword, please wait. I'll post this just for information so after i have soft bricked my phone to a brick that cannot be fixed through odin i managed to fix it with the verizon software repair the error i have faced was that everytime i try to flash any rom or anything to sch-i605 verizon note 2 phone it will return an erorr messag sayong File analysis.

Get PIT for mapping. Firmware update start. Sboot.bin NAND Write Start!! Complete (Write) operation failed.

All threads completed. (succeed 0 / failed 1) so after installing Verizon software assistant and connecting my phone to it, it have completely repaired my phone tip: u have to install 'Verizon software assistant' from a working Verizon phone only, you can't install it from copied files.

Thanks for all you provide XDA Dev's!!! Quote: Originally Posted by Recovere Bricked Phone? Instructions: Install the Upgrade Assistant and SAMSUNG USB Drivers Put your phone in Download mode Connect to your computer (allow driver detect on Windows) Open the Upgrade Assistant Go to Repair Assistant Press Start Wait: the Process should take anywhere from 30-90 minutes (because it downloads the Stock 1.6ish gb rom) EDIT: The Mac Software installs great, however the Windows software doesn't seem to be working for me. So if you can get it to work thats awesome!

Please note: this is not my software and is only the software of it's respective owner. I do not claim for it to be mine, I am only posting a link so as it can be used to help. Working file FOUND!!!

Finansovoe planirovanie test. Thanks for the info and initial file OP. Unfortunately, the zip is out of date and does not install on any version of Windows I have tried. I have tried Windows 7 64 bit and 32 bit, as well as windows XP 32 bit. The assistant did not open in any of these versions of windows. I found a working file.

Direct download link (as of 11/3/2016) for the repair assistant from Samsung's website: http://support -us.samsung.com/VerizonSoftwareUpdateWin/ I was directed to the above download link from this Verizon web page. You can find any needed instructions on using the tool there. Https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-80201/ Here is the Verizon page for the Software Upgrade Assistant: https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-80200/#windows.