HELP! Samsung Galaxy S2 won't go past "SAMSUNG" logo, home button broken!!

[Android Question]

Okay, so my Samsung Galaxy S2 is stuck on the loading "samsung" screen and won't go beyond that. I've switched it on and off countless times, however am unable to do a hard reset (home+power+volume) as my home button stopped working (a few months back). I've tried connecting it to Kies (unsuccefully) and replaced the battery countless times. It's running Jellybean 4.0.

Is there any other way to factor reset it or a way to fix it?

Thankyou in advance for any advice.

 

[James_Bond]

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[kevincott]

Welcome to Android Forums.


You have what is called a 'soft brick' due to a boot-looping issue.

I would give you an answer but the S2 fixing procedures (like many phones) varies by carrier. If you resubmit this with more info I can direct you better.

If you boot into recovery and do a factory wipe you MIGHT fix the issue but lose all of your data in the process.