ULPT request: how to easily brick a phone
Posted by Honest_Climate7577@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 9 comments
i have a samsung a16 that i need to brick without being obviously damaged and i dont have much hardware to do it, any ULPT?
Skeggy-@reddit
USB killer.
ObjectiveOk2072@reddit
It's probably been fixed by now, but there's a certain image you can download and set as the wallpaper and it'll permanently put the phone in a boot loop. It's worth a try
TheShredder9@reddit
Wth? What's the image? Is it something about the format, or the size that does that?
ObjectiveOk2072@reddit
https://images.app.goo.gl/rHBFKD6z6Kjx7vL6A
I'm not sure if this is the exact image, but it looks like this
TheShredder9@reddit
Damn, looks like a normal image! If i had a spare old phone i'd give it a shot lol
ObjectiveOk2072@reddit
It's something about the colors used in it that crashes the launcher, the part of the OS that runs the home screen and allows you to use apps
connection_lost@reddit
Most Android phones can be soft-bricked (fixable with professional skills) by directly flashing an old firmware's CSC section to the phone.
zaraguato@reddit
A few seconds inside the microwave oven
wa019@reddit
Look at an android modding sub and do the most random shit you can, install some random mod of CyanogenOS that isnt even for your phone, sky's the limit