unbrick
Fix dead electronics
To unbrick is to restore a device—typically a phone, tablet, or gaming console—that has become completely unresponsive, usually due to a failed software update or botched modification.
A "bricked" device is as useful as a brick; to unbrick it is to make it functional again: I managed to unbrick my phone by reflashing the firmware.
The term belongs to tech enthusiast and repair communities.
Save from harm
- salvageRecovering damaged goods
- retrieveGet something back
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- rebootCycle power intentionally
revive · resurrect · fix · repair · troubleshoot · diagnose · reflash · downgrade
rescue
Save from harm
reboot · revive · resurrect · fix · repair · troubleshoot · diagnose · reflash · downgrade · rollback
firmware
Hardware's permanent programming
- flashBrief burst of light
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
- bootloaderInitial startup program
ROM · Odin · Heimdall · reinstall · restore · backup · partition · repartition · sideload
jailbreak
Escape from custody
unlocking · modding · customization · tweaking · overclocking · kernel · bypass
- firmwareBIOS, bootloader, UEFI, ROM, EPROM
- Device Hackingcustom firmware, exploit, exploits, root access, untethered