Is my N1 bricked? - Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I plugged in the wall charger last night before I sleep, and the phone is completely dead this morning. I've tried different battery and different charger, but I just can't turn on my device at all, the charging led doesn't even light up.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
ROM: Cyanogenmod CM6 Alpha 1
Kernel: IntersectRaven 2.6.35_AVS-925mV_CFS_20100705_2204
Recovery: RA Amon recovery v. 1.7.0.1

I had this once before with my HTC Hero. I tried swapping batteries, different chargers and nothing would bring it back to life.
HOWEVER! I plugged the phone into my PC via the USB and voila! Phone came back to life. I charged the phone fully via USB and then it worked fine with the mains charger after that.
Strange I know but hopefully this solves your problem.

Thanks for your reply, unfortunately that did not help.
I can hear a constant white noise when I hold the phone to my ears while plugged in to both wall / usb. But the charging led doesn't turn on and I can't power on the phone at all.
I also tried holding down trackball, volume down, and power for 5 secs.
Just trying to see if there's anyway to bring it back before calling HTC for a replacement... Does anyone know how much it'll cost for the replacement? Is it full $530?

Well if its not starting up at all then it shouldn't be bricked.. So i think you should still be under manufacture warranty since the phone still hasn't been out for a year so you should be able to get a free replacement because that's a manufacture defect.. So yeah try calling HTC or Google

Could be just battery... its definitely not bricked though, ask them to send you a new batt

xSunny said:
Well if its not starting up at all then it shouldn't be bricked.. So i think you should still be under manufacture warranty since the phone still hasn't been out for a year so you should be able to get a free replacement because that's a manufacture defect.. So yeah try calling HTC or Google
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Unfortunately if you read his sig... it may not be as easy as that.

Why? Coz he's rooted? HTC has good cust service. There have been lots of cases where HTC still honored replacements due to manufacture defect or hardware issues even after the device has been rooted. If they can't turn it on they wouldn't even know its rooted. Still I wouldn't mention it to them while trying to get a replacement though.
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Unfortunately if you read his sig... it may not be as easy as that.
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It's definitely not the charger or the battery as I have two N1 and I tried another battery. It also won't turn on with the charger connected.
I already called HTC for a swap. Hopefully they won't charge me for the replacement since it's unlocked.
Thanks for the replies

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G1 Not Charging !!! Help

Ok guys i hope some one can help with this ...It all started yesterday when i tried to charge my phone. it kept saying charging at 0% and it stood like that for hours. so i tried another charger & battery and the same thing. I even called t-mobile and they told me i could be a hardware problem, so i was woundering if theres any chance it could still get fixed ??? i am willing to pay if anyone can fix my phone i am located in los angeles pm me if your up to it .
thanks in advance.. if phone is not fixable i will be selling it for parts!!
Tmobile should give you a replacent! Free of charge.
and umm have you tried taking out the battery leaving out for a minute or 2 and then putting it back and trying to charge it?
That is correct.
So long as you are still under warranty, T-Mobile will issue you a replacement phone.
However, if you have any root/modded firmware, you may want to revert back to Stock.
ya i called t-mobile and they said that since i bought the phone off a friend that it void the waranty ...so im stuck with a bad g1 till i get another one and or sell this one for parts...how much would you guys say its worth for parts it works but it has to be plug in at all times>
Not sure if you have access to this, but you may want to try switching out the batteries with a friend. If that doesn't work, go to any T-Mo store and tell them you need to test the battery/phone.
If it works on a new battery, your solution is there. Buy a new one for about $20-$50
It's worth a shot, considering you'd be selling someone a good phone for cheap, lol.
Same Problem
Hello, I also have the same problem with it charging. The usb port seems to work, I bought a new battery and it still doing the same thing. So I built a charger that I can just stick the battery in and I just swap them out. The phone shows the orange light and also says it is charging but it does not charge the battery.
fireman1937 said:
Hello, I also have the same problem with it charging. The usb port seems to work, I bought a new battery and it still doing the same thing. So I built a charger that I can just stick the battery in and I just swap them out. The phone shows the orange light and also says it is charging but it does not charge the battery.
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I have exactly the same problem, i tested with 3 different batteries, oem cables, wipe phone, factory reset, and im in the same situation.
HELP! any idea to fix this?
btw
i dont have warranty, i bought about 1.5 years ago, unlocked one, i live outside usa
Alienmike said:
I have exactly the same problem, i tested with 3 different batteries, oem cables, wipe phone, factory reset, and im in the same situation.
HELP! any idea to fix this?
btw
i dont have warranty, i bought about 1.5 years ago, unlocked one, i live outside usa
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Buy a stand-alone battery charger. Search google for "g1 battery charger" and buy a product similar to this: http://www.netimes.com/shop/desktop-cradle-with-2nd-battery-charger-for-google-g1-p-1506.html
There is probably something wrong with the charging circuit inside the phone and this *should* be a decent work-around for it.
I had this problem with my old HTC Wizard... I just hacked the end off a usb cable and taped the 5v line to the battery terminals to charge it.
I am NOT recommending this as a solution.. but I still have both hands and a functional face.
Ive been having the exact same issue with my G1 phone since updating to the latest Cyanogen rom. Im not saying that the ROM caused the issue, but that the issue developed on the same day I did the update.
I contacted T-Mo and they have shipped me a brand new phone. I had to un-root and go back to the stock ROM, but that was not big deal.
It was definitely an issue with the charging circuit. I have two G1's and was able to charge the battery in the spare phone.
Can anyone help me with my issue. i had a old battery on my g1 that got expanded and wouldnt hold a charge for that long it would just die. Now i bought 2 new batteries and charged them till they were full. Now when the phone dies and i plug in the charger to charge the new batteries they do not charge. I have to put my old expanded battery charge it till its green take the old battery out then put the new one in and then it the led will come on saying its charging. When I try and charge the new batteries when the phone is off it says its charging but the percentage doesnt go up. Anyone have a reason why these batteries wont charge while on, and the only way they will charge when off is if i put the old expanded battery in first charge then charge the new ones. Im running a rooted g1 on 1.6, I just dont understand why I cant charge the new batteries when the phone is on, or when its off unless i use that method. ANy help would be appreciated and thanks in advance.
Oh yea I have had the phone since launch and im sure the warranty is expired.
You have to change the phone motherboard. Its a hardware problem.
Only solution : Send it for a replacement!
Also my phone is dying fast with the new battery the display and idle is eating it up. I know I can reset my battery stats but when i reset them at 100% i cant reboot and charge to 100% because the phone wont charge while on......Do you guys think if i got a external wall charger i could charge the batteries and they would work. My phone might be reading my old battery stats thats why it doesnt last that long even on new battery
I had the exact same problem, my phone would charge when i plugged it in to the pc but not in the OEM wall charger, so i bought a usb wall charger adapter and used my pc data cable plug and it worked perfectly. Ebay sells them for 4-6 bucks with an additional pc plug, just search htc g1 wall usb adapter charger.
I understand that much time has left, but I have the same problem, the phone is not charging(but 'speaks' that charging is going on). I don't know about the others, but I have noticed that phone can charge in fastboot mode. It charging very slow and I think it because the screen is always on and white(Spl: 1.33.0013d).
It charges only after a strict sequence of actions:
1. When the phone is off turn it to fastboot(power+back)
2. Wait for several secconds.
3. Plug in charger wire.
There is no result in other sequences. I have measured the battery by voltmeter and voltage is truly rising. But LED is off while charging and also phone is warming.
Like others, I tried to change batteries and chargers with no results.
It looks like many users have the same problem, and maybe it can be solved by software methods.
At least maybe there is some way to charge it like in fastboot, but with screen off? It would be more faster.
I've tried to use some programs like battery calibrator, but they are not purposed for such things.
try leaving the battery out for a while, than put it in device and d not power on, plug in the charger and let it charge for a couple hours, than boot into recovery and wipe battery stats, reboot and see if anything changes...
ldrifta said:
try leaving the battery out for a while, than put it in device and d not power on, plug in the charger and let it charge for a couple hours, than boot into recovery and wipe battery stats, reboot and see if anything changes...
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I've tried doing so, but it doesn't charge at all while the power if off(but LED is RED). Although I have wiped battery stats now and many times before after 100% charging in fastboot mode with no result.
The question is in difference between charging in fastboot mode and other modes.Maybe someone knows this difference and will help with this problem.
It doesn't charge in recovery mode, while the power is off, when the power is on (system says that it is charging but the percents are going down), and in all of this states LED is working well(Green, Orange, Red). In fastboot mode the LED is off but the charging is going on. Maybe there is a way to emulate fastboot charging mode in system drivers.
By the way, I have changed several ROM's after problem has appeared. Now it is COS-DS(07192011).
I hope that someone will help me and other users who have this problem.
hmmm, wow that is strange... could possibly be a hardware issue... doesn't sound like anything a custom rom would cause, hope you can find an answer to your issue

[Q] Milestone wont power on

Earlier today my Milestone suddenly turned off. The battery was fully charged. However since it turned off it will not power on. I have tried another battery. I tried to power on with the sim card out and or the sdcard out. When I plug it in the wall charger the usb led light is dark. Whats weird is if I take the battery out and plug the wall charger in the led usb light flashes every other second, but when I reinsert the battery itr goes dark again. I cannot get it to power on. Anyone have any suggestions? And or been in a similar situation? Thank you to all in advance,
Can anyone offer any advise? Has anyone had a similiar issue? If so what happend, was it fixed?
With the full battery, will the M logo show up?
I get nothing. if I instert the battery and the charger the charger light by the usb will not light up. However if I take the battery out and then plug it in the charger the light on the usb flashes. But I get absolutely nothing, no power no display. I am in the usa and am using it on AT&T. I went to the Motorola Canada website and found it is still under warranty. However the phone was flashed with Cyanogenmod 6 (froyo) when it died. I am awaiting to hear what Motorola Canada says and hope it can be replaced. I purchased it from a reseller on ebay this last year, not from Telus or Motorola directly. So I am crossing my fingers and hoping it can get fixed, but preferably replaced.
By the way, thank you for the reply.
ah.. howabout the boot loader...
I just tried and I can even get the boot loader up without the battery inside.
To get the bootloader, press volume up and the camera button.
Also, sliding the keyboard out and in again can't hurt... it wakes mine up anyway...
Bootloader will not appear. The phone is completely and utterly dark. Absolutely no response not matter what I do. Still have not heard back from Motorola .
I dunno, I was hoping that something could be done since the usb light flashes without the battery... maybe that flashing is some kind of error code
Perhaps a different charger will be better
Just an idea from this thread http://androidforums.com/droid-support-troubleshooting/15813-droid-will-not-turn.html
But it might be valid.
Same thing happened to me. I sent it back to Motorola for repairs but it was such a hassle because I purchased it new off Craigslist from a Telus employee who won it in a company contest. All I had was the congratulation letter and they were pretty firm on having a receipt. I'm using it with Fido so I had to play dumb with someone at the Telus store and gave them my CDMA work cell number. They couldn't figure out why the phone was never activated on Telus but I kept insisting that I was using it up until it died so they sent it in.
When I got the phone back, the repair sheet said that it needed a software update. How they managed to turn the phone on to accept a flash is a mystery to me unless they have some kind of secret flash tools.

HTC One no longer charges...

Odd problem, and it seems to be somewhat common with no real "fix".
Bought my HTC One back in May and it has been flawless in every regard until recently. It no longer....charges. Clearly a defect with the phone, I'm just not sure if it is hardware or software related.
I plug the USB charger in (tried three different chargers) and nothing seems to work UNLESS the phone is completely powered off - then it will charge very, very slowly. My computer doesn't recognize a device when plugged into the USB port.
I'm a little dissatisfied with HTC at the moment. They issued an RMA but I have to do without a phone for over a week and they made absolutely no effort to speed up the process. Who knows how long the repair will take! They may make a better product than Apple/Samsung but their customer service is lightyears behind, sadly.
Is there any way to avoid this downtime? Any possible fixes?
I've tried...
1) Booting into safe-mode
2) Factory reset
3) 3 different chargers
Running Android 4.3 on Sprint.
I am encountering the same problem.
My phone will charge if I restart it and plug it into a wall-charger.
If I plug the phone into a PC, it fails to mount as a USB drive AND it fails to charge. After which it will no longer charge from a wall socket unless it has been rebooted.
I have tried a number of different cables, wall chargers, and computers.
I have tried resetting the phone to factory settings.
I have tried alternative ROMs in the hopes it would restore my USB functionality.
No luck.
Is it a hardware problem which requires servicing or is there a software fix to get the HTC One to show up as a USB drive again?
NGO5 said:
Odd problem, and it seems to be somewhat common with no real "fix".
Bought my HTC One back in May and it has been flawless in every regard until recently. It no longer....charges. Clearly a defect with the phone, I'm just not sure if it is hardware or software related.
I plug the USB charger in (tried three different chargers) and nothing seems to work UNLESS the phone is completely powered off - then it will charge very, very slowly. My computer doesn't recognize a device when plugged into the USB port.
I'm a little dissatisfied with HTC at the moment. They issued an RMA but I have to do without a phone for over a week and they made absolutely no effort to speed up the process. Who knows how long the repair will take! They may make a better product than Apple/Samsung but their customer service is lightyears behind, sadly.
Is there any way to avoid this downtime? Any possible fixes?
I've tried...
1) Booting into safe-mode
2) Factory reset
3) 3 different chargers
Running Android 4.3 on Sprint.
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You might want to try to run HTC's Function Test which includes a battery and charger test - You may do so by dialing *#*#3424#*#* then selecting the Charger Test, followed by more then selecting the Battery test and finally run.
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You might want to try to run HTC's Function Test which includes a battery and charger test - You may do so by dialing *#*#3424#*#* then selecting the Charger Test, followed by more then selecting the Battery test and finally run.
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This is a cool trick! Thanks!
Charger came back as fine when charging from wall... but nothing when charging from PCs.
Also, their Charger test is really terrible. It basically says, "Plug in the charger. If the battery indicator says it is charging... then it is charging."
Yeah. I figured that much out on my own.
Looks like I need to hit the service center this weekend.
A question about service... This is my first Android phone. I've rooted it. Will this be a problem with the folks at the service center?
Kamalot said:
This is a cool trick! Thanks!
Charger came back as fine when charging from wall... but nothing when charging from PCs.
Also, their Charger test is really terrible. It basically says, "Plug in the charger. If the battery indicator says it is charging... then it is charging."
Yeah. I figured that much out on my own.
Looks like I need to hit the service center this weekend.
A question about service... This is my first Android phone. I've rooted it. Will this be a problem with the folks at the service center?
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Any fixes/update? HTC issued an RMA for me...really annoying to be without my phone for god knows how long. Deff regret not going the Apple route.
NGO5 said:
Any fixes/update? HTC issued an RMA for me...really annoying to be without my phone for god knows how long. Deff regret not going the Apple route.
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What does "RMA" mean?
Same issue. Tmo replaced it for $20
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Yeah happened to me as well. The headphone jack also stopped working, but I got it swapped for a new one because of my warranty.
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This just happened to me, and after some searching here and elsewhere I found that it seems to be an unsettlingly common issue. What was worse is the only solutions anyone had was RMA/replacement. Well, I called HTC customer service and the woman I spoke to was very helpful
She told me that the charging mode may need to be reset and gave the following instructions.
1. Turn phone OFF
2. Let charge for AT LEAST 10mins even if it doesn't look like it's charging (mine DID show the new charging animation)
3. Press and hold POWER + VOL UP + VOL DOWN for AT LEAST 2mins. Anything less will not reset the charge mode.
4. After 2mins release the buttons and the phone should boot as normal.
My phone is now charging normally.
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This just happened to me, and after some searching here and elsewhere I found that it seems to be an unsettlingly common issue. What was worse is the only solutions anyone had was RMA/replacement. Well, I called HTC customer service and the woman I spoke to was very helpful
She told me that the charging mode may need to be reset and gave the following instructions.
1. Turn phone OFF
2. Let charge for AT LEAST 10mins even if it doesn't look like it's charging (mine DID show the new charging animation)
3. Press and hold POWER + VOL UP + VOL DOWN for AT LEAST 2mins. Anything less will not reset the charge mode.
4. After 2mins release the buttons and the phone should boot as normal.
My phone is now charging normally.
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AT&T HTC One that was not charging here, verifying this fixed my problem. As I held down the buttons for 2 minutes the phone attempted to boot itself multiple times, for others trying this method: This is normal, just wait the full two minutes.
Hey guys I have started having this same problem and I think it may be due to the charger port having dirt / grease in it. Iplugmy cable in and no charge. Push the cable down towards back of phone and charges again. I am going to give it a clean later and see
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Thank you
KiamatDusk said:
This just happened to me, and after some searching here and elsewhere I found that it seems to be an unsettlingly common issue. What was worse is the only solutions anyone had was RMA/replacement. Well, I called HTC customer service and the woman I spoke to was very helpful
She told me that the charging mode may need to be reset and gave the following instructions.
1. Turn phone OFF
2. Let charge for AT LEAST 10mins even if it doesn't look like it's charging (mine DID show the new charging animation)
3. Press and hold POWER + VOL UP + VOL DOWN for AT LEAST 2mins. Anything less will not reset the charge mode.
4. After 2mins release the buttons and the phone should boot as normal.
My phone is now charging normally.
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Appears to have worked for me. Two days ago I realized my phone was not charging unless i turned it off and charged with my adapter. I could connect to my PC and sync just fine but the charging wouldn't work. This reset procedure appears to have done the trick. Many Thanks:good:
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Appears to have worked for me. Two days ago I realized my phone was not charging unless i turned it off and charged with my adapter. I could connect to my PC and sync just fine but the charging wouldn't work. This reset procedure appears to have done the trick. Many Thanks:good:
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Glad it worked for you.:highfive:

htc one won't charge when is on

Hi
my htc one don't want to charge while is on...I can charge only when is off.when I connect to charger or laptop nothing is happend.I made a hard reset,install another rom,tried with another charger...nothing ...If I connect to my laptop via cable my phone is not recognized..I don't know what to do to fix this..
nobody have this problem before?
cristy7610 said:
nobody have this problem before?
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I have the same problem. It was preceded by my phone going into Car Mode for no reason and also thinking I was USB connected when I was connected to a charger.
I have sent the phone to HTC who want me to pay for a new motherboard as the bootloader is unlocked. They sent me a picture of the phone showing the bootloader was unlocked but for some reason they sent me a photo of someone elses phone (mine is black and the photo is of a silver one). I now have an escalated ticket to sort this out - has been open since Monday. I am losing patience with HTC.........
Same here... I don't have HTC Warranty, what can i do?
shadwell_lad said:
I have the same problem. It was preceded by my phone going into Car Mode for no reason and also thinking I was USB connected when I was connected to a charger.
I have sent the phone to HTC who want me to pay for a new motherboard as the bootloader is unlocked. They sent me a picture of the phone showing the bootloader was unlocked but for some reason they sent me a photo of someone elses phone (mine is black and the photo is of a silver one). I now have an escalated ticket to sort this out - has been open since Monday. I am losing patience with HTC.........
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Mine was having the same trouble. Car mode, not charging and usb host mode warning. I made some alterations suggested in another thread as: Turn off fast boot, and choose no screen lock and reboot. The phone charged at night, but it was turned off. I'll get home and see what's up. The worst thing for me is that I'm in Brazil and we get no support here. I'll have to send it to the US, to a friend so he can send to htc. Didn't get to see if it connects to the pc. I'll be pissed if it doesn't.
Oh, mine is completely stock. Didn't unlock bootloarder or S-OFF
Phone is working just fine now. Recharging when on, no more car app going crazy. I only turned off fast boot and lock screen, rebooted and problems solved.
cristy7610 said:
nobody have this problem before?
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I already fixed this charging issue...it has nothing to do with HW.
Just replaced this parts shown in the attached image below
I don't know what is happend but the phone is charging now.I buy an LG G2 and let the phone off one week and after that when I plugged in charger everything is normal.The problem now is with the microphone now because when I call somebody he can't hear me,but I can hear the other person.If I activate the speaker everything is good and I can use my phone for calls.Now the phone is in service and I will reply with results when I will get it back.
I have the same problem, there are many topics about this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2332046&highlight=charge&page=3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417377&highlight=charge&page=3
And I have read many theories about the causes of this problem:
1) damaged usb port
2) virtual sd-card corrupted
3) damaged proximity sensor
But apparently the only solution is send it to warranty...
I am kinda having the same problem...
I can charge when its on but it has to be with certain chargers...
like a usb wall charger but not certain standard ones
charges in the car no problem and when off..
But this only recently happened when I flashed a new Rom...
I restored back to another rom and it charges no problem...
So now I think it has something to do with the freq of how the phone is clocked at...
Im testing right now to see if I clock it to something different over or under it might fix the problem...
Will post results
Solved
cristy7610 said:
Hi
my htc one don't want to charge while is on...I can charge only when is off.when I connect to charger or laptop nothing is happend.I made a hard reset,install another rom,tried with another charger...nothing ...If I connect to my laptop via cable my phone is not recognized..I don't know what to do to fix this..
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Yeah i just solved. Thanks god.
I had the same problem after totally discharge the phone and try to charge it with a generic charger.
The device didnt charge when ON and didnt connect to USB neither.
It starts putting itself in car mode and USB host mode.
I was going to try a defferent kernel when i re-unlocked the phone and rooted it (i install TWRP2 v2.6.3.3)
in my way to install the kernell (and change the ROM) i did a factory wipe with the TWRP2 tool and then
i noticed that the phone starts charging again.
It is like kew again.
I hope this help a bunch of people out there, i made a hugh investigation and no one have any idea, they
keep telling you that is a hardware problem. If the phone dont charge it all than is a hardware problem if
it charges when is OFF or in Fasboot mode than is a software problem.
Sorry for my english. Spread the word.
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Mine stopped charging, battery is now empty and it's completely unresponsive. It doesn't charge, LED doesn't blink, I can't boot it(not even in bootloader). What can I do? It's still under warranty, but the bootloader is unlocked and I have installed a custom ROM. Do you think they will notice that because it doesn't boot at all and they don't open the phones in Croatia(where I live) as far as I know because they don't have the right equipment so they just exchange them. Should I just try sending it?
My friend have same problem His phone will charge when its turned off. But wont charge when its turned on. and wont charge either until the battery is 0%. any help guys
ashok said:
My friend have same problem His phone will charge when its turned off. But wont charge when its turned on. and wont charge either until the battery is 0%. any help guys
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If he deactivate the fastboot option then he will be able to charge at any % when off. thats where im right now, but it charges intermitent, its like its charging for 5 secs then it starts again, over and over, its slow but at least it works :/
its really sad
Laderiva said:
If he deactivate the fastboot option then he will be able to charge at any % when off. thats where im right now, but it charges intermitent, its like its charging for 5 secs then it starts again, over and over, its slow but at least it works :/
its really sad
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he tried that. But that option is not working

Bricked Z3C, help :(

Hey guys, i had some serious trouble here. My Z3C is now bricked (I'm not sure whether it's softbricked or hardbricked). The Rom is stock. I plugged the charger (magnetic) from 5pm and I went out for some works, and 3 hours late I returned home and found out that my device couldn't turn on. I've tried many ways like combo VL+ and Power, or Reset Button, but useless. Can you help me with this, thank you so much.
leonjun said:
Hey guys, i had some serious trouble here. My Z3C is now bricked (I'm not sure whether it's softbricked or hardbricked). The Rom is stock. I plugged the charger (magnetic) from 5pm and I went out for some works, and 3 hours late I returned home and found out that my device couldn't turn on. I've tried many ways like combo VL+ and Power, or Reset Button, but useless. Can you help me with this, thank you so much.
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does your pc recognize the phone when you plug it in w/ usb?
if not, then the phone is most likely dead and your best bet is to take it back to the store for a repair/replacement
meaniez said:
does your pc recognize the phone when you plug it in w/ usb?
if not, then the phone is most likely dead and your best bet is to take it back to the store for a repair/replacement
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well i've brought it to the store already. They connected it to PC, then the Sony/Xperia logo appeared on the phone, but the device still .... I don't understand, I used the stock ROM, no root, no bootloader,... but this brick problem still happened. And after scavenging the internet for solution, I found out that there were many users had this problem like I did.
hopefully my device will be fixed without being teardown or the waterproof ability will become weak.
leonjun said:
well i've brought it to the store already. They connected it to PC, then the Sony/Xperia logo appeared on the phone, but the device still .... I don't understand, I used the stock ROM, no root, no bootloader,... but this brick problem still happened. And after scavenging the internet for solution, I found out that there were many users had this problem like I did.
hopefully my device will be fixed without being teardown or the waterproof ability will become weak.
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well if the phone responds when connected to a pc then it's not dead, which is good, so you can try to reflash the stock rom with sony Emma
meaniez said:
well if the phone responds when connected to a pc then it's not dead, which is good, so you can try to reflash the stock rom with sony Emma
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Well my phone is now awake, after a electrical stimulus process. The technician said my device's power was weak. Maybe I should buy a Z2a to use along with my Z3C, well, for precaution purpose.
And I used the stock rom all the time, and I still didn't understand what've caused this problem. But thanks for your great help man. I am really appreciate your support.
I'm really curious, what magnetic cable were you using when this happened?
Was it some cheap magnetic cable or Magnector X or some other?
what the heck is "electrical stimulus process"?
mine gone dead just after 2 weeks of usage. the service center mentioned that it was the motherboard and battery failure. so i guess the best part of the phone is the lcd, huh?
anotherdroid said:
what the heck is "electrical stimulus process"?
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What he probably meant is: if your battery is completely drained so that the circuit of the phone does not even recognize the battery anymore as to allow/start charging, it often helps when you connect the battery for a short time (few seconds) directly (without the circuit in between) to a power source/charger. This bings it back to life and charging it in a controlled manner via the phone charging circuit is possible again.
Well, in my case, my Z3C battery wasn't completely drained. I charged it when it was 17%, then I went out for about 3-4 hrs, and when I came home, the problem happened.
The store technicians figured out that my battery was hibernate, so they used high voltage electric to charged it, then it came back to life, just like we use electric shock method to save people.
Does it make any difference what is the charger?
well, I have just had the exactly the same problem.
And I can tell the magnetic charger cause this. I plug in with 65% battery left ( I charge it overnight as a habit) and In a morning it's completely dead ( like anyone who has this problem ). I was so panic ...
It could be the magnetic charge draw the juice out of the battery and make it completely drained instead of pump power to the battery, I guess.
can you please specify how to bring it back to life please !! thank you !!!!
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Tried connect it to my laptop and the pc companion cannot detect it !

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