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[Q] Nexus One replacement won't boot up.. help? *UPDATE*

I just got my Nexus One replacement after my other one's lock button was damaged. I just got my new one today and after I charged it fully, I pressed the power button. It gets to the "X" and then doesn't boot past that.
My phone vibrates once when I boot it, and then after a few seconds it vibrates 4-5 times in a row.
Any ideas how to fix this? I don't want to unlock the bootloader or root it...
Update:
-Got it working
Update 2:
Died again....
This is my second Nexus One within 2 weeks that has had an issue:
1st one = broken lock/power button.
2nd one = won't boot

If it's 7 vibrates it's a hardware problems. Don't even bother, just send it back.

baseballfanz said:
If it's 7 vibrates it's a hardware problems. Don't even bother, just send it back.
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yeah it was something like 7 when I recounted.... thanks for the info...
My Nexus One has committed suicide.

nvm, not working AGAIN.

Man bro. Your having bad luck. Mine does it occasionally where I turn it off. And try to turn it on it stays black and vibrates. But I just let it sit without the battery. For like 30 seconds. Then try. Never ran into this problem with my desire or evo. It was just this phone. Which I find weird. But try letting it sit for a lil.
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mddcflimsreal said:
Man bro. Your having bad luck. Mine does it occasionally where I turn it off. And try to turn it on it stays black and vibrates. But I just let it sit without the battery. For like 30 seconds. Then try. Never ran into this problem with my desire or evo. It was just this phone. Which I find weird. But try letting it sit for a lil.
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I let it sit for 2+ hours and then I turned it on. It worked for 2-5 minutes and then turned back off and got stuck at the "X"....
I have VERY bad luck...
Any ideas on a replacement? ($0-350 USD), I've been through 2 N1's, sadly...

I've honestly just let it sit there for 30 seconds. But what are you running? I think the only reason mine does it is because I soldered the charging port. And obviously that hasn't been done to yours. So it shouldn't do that.
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mddcflimsreal said:
I've honestly just let it sit there for 30 seconds. But what are you running? I think the only reason mine does it is because I soldered the charging port. And obviously that hasn't been done to yours. So it shouldn't do that.
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When I got the replacement, it wouldn't turn on for a while, but when it did; it was on Android 2.2...
I got it working again a while later to update to 2.3.4.
Then it died again. I've decided to just return it and either get an Xperia Neo V or HTC Inspire.

Chubby_Skunk said:
When I got the replacement, it wouldn't turn on for a while, but when it did; it was on Android 2.2...
I got it working again a while later to update to 2.3.4.
Then it died again. I've decided to just return it and either get an Xperia Neo V or HTC Inspire.
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Looks like the phone has a hardware problem. Maybe it was a refurb from amazon or something bad happened during the shipment?
Either way, return it to amazon for a replacement or get a completely different phone.

Well at least Amazon is nice about it. Since your trading it. The inspire is better then the Neo.
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mddcflimsreal said:
Well at least Amazon is nice about it. Since your trading it. The inspire is better then the Neo.
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What about the Xperia Arc S? I was going to buy it from my friend for $350USD... good deal?

That's reasonable but I'm still thinking the inspire is better then Sony. But that's just me. The inspire has some good roms too.
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Dead after 3 hrs

Was excited opened the box today and played with the nexus 7 for about 3 hrs. Installed some apps and download a movie. Then the screen went black and never came back. It was charging at the time. Tried holding the power button for 10 seconds and nothing. Called Google they said hold all three buttons, that did nothing. Guess I'm taking it back to game stop. Going to have to wait for another to come in. Anyone else have this issue out any ideas
cm7 atrix 4g

Nvm
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There was another similar occurrence earlier today. Think it was from UK maybe? Most likely you'll need to call Google for RMA.

Which firmware were you running?

Google said return it to game stop. Gs said they would take it back. It was running the latest update. Bc it ran an update after I opened it
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Yup, I had exactly the same problem. Screen froze, flickered and then died completely. Btw, if you press the bezel around the screen is the left hand edge in portrait spongier/less robust than the rest of the device?
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kboya said:
Yup, I had exactly the same problem. Screen froze, flickered and then died completely. Btw, if you press the bezel around the screen is the left hand edge in portrait spongier/less robust than the rest of the device?
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Yes. I noticed it a bit
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kboya said:
Yup, I had exactly the same problem. Screen froze, flickered and then died completely. Btw, if you press the bezel around the screen is the left hand edge in portrait spongier/less robust than the rest of the device?
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Not enough to be noticeable.
cm7 atrix 4g

Hmm. Don't want to be "that guy" but... You only mention taking it out and playing.
Did you actually try plugging it in?
Edit: Woops, missed it on my phone. If it was charging, I'd advise you to get in touch with google. Try volume up + power for 10 seconds too though, just to be sure.
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I hope mine is not faulty, it is on its way.

Similar things have happened on my Lumia 900. It has helped me to plug it in and out over and over and then try the button reset.

aklbeach said:
Installed some apps and download a movie. Then the screen went black and never came back. It was charging at the time. Tried holding the power button for 10 seconds and nothing.
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txaggies07 said:
Similar things have happened on my Lumia 900. It has helped me to plug it in and out over and over and then try the button reset.
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After getting an RA from ebuyer, I now have it working again after a number of hours on charge and doing much as txaggies07 quote suggests. I think there may have been a problem that the charge wasn't going through properly yesterday, even though I plugged it in and it registered on the icon top right. Once the screen died there was no response with the usual charging icon even after disconnect and reconnect (I even tried a different mains socket!) However, since I got it to boot again I have had 2 random reboots without doing anything taxing on it.
It is kinda flaky behaviour, but maybe it is worth a shot aklbeach? At least until Monday !
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How were you charging? If by computer USB port that's probably why
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Mains socket, as stated.
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Yea I tried holding the power button for ten seconds and holding all 3 buttons like Google recommended. I already returned it to game stop. Now just waiting on another. It was plugged in to the wall charger. It was showing that it was charging and I tried plugging it in again the next day and still didn't do anything.
cm7 atrix 4g

aklbeach said:
I already returned it to game stop. Now just waiting on another.
cm7 atrix 4g
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don't worry...you'll probably have your second one before my first one ships. Good thing i pre-ordered early!

kboya said:
Mains socket, as stated.
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So sorry to waste your time
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Dead Nexus 7
aklbeach said:
Was excited opened the box today and played with the nexus 7 for about 3 hrs. Installed some apps and download a movie. Then the screen went black and never came back. It was charging at the time. Tried holding the power button for 10 seconds and nothing. Called Google they said hold all three buttons, that did nothing. Guess I'm taking it back to game stop. Going to have to wait for another to come in. Anyone else have this issue out any ideas
cm7 atrix 4g
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I had a similar experience. Played with mine for about 6 hours.
Testing things, trying things out, downloading apps, etc.
Put it to sleep and was preparing for bed myself. After a few minutes
I decided to download one more app. Tried to wake it up, but it was dead!
Tried all sorts of things: long press, pressing several of the buttons, tried
to connect it to PC to see if it would be recognized -- no go
I then plugged it into the wall to charge it overnight to see if that would work (no charging icon showed up)
The next day, still dead.
Called Google Play and they are sending me a new one.

I would say pull the battery for a minute and then plug it back in a try again but i think that might void the warranty. Seriously my G2 does that when its in my pocket sometimes and pressing the power button does nothing until a pull the battery. I'm about 68% sure that pulling the battery will get it to boot again.
Honestly though any electronic device with a sealed battery should come with on of those paperclip hard reset buttons, unfortunately logic fails some time.

BrianDigital said:
So sorry to waste your time
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No worries, not a waste. I had to check myself when it died. And when it wouldn't charge (did I turn it on at the wall? Maybe the socket is broken? Has there been a power cut? Am I imagining this?) Weird thing was it came back to life after much fiddling. I now think there may have been a stray piece of plastic or similar covering a pin and blocking the feed.
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[Q] Does this thing have "auto-wake"?

I got my Nexus 7 three days ago. It seems like sometimes when it's charging and I pick it up, the screen turns itself on. But I can't seem to purposely reproduce this behavior and I'm wondering if maybe I'm just hitting the power button without realizing it. Likewise, once or twice it seems to have put itself into sleep when I set it down. Can anybody confirm this behavior?

Mine has done this with me as well. There was one guy who posted that it had happened to him, but it was to do with a magnetic case. I've not got round to getting a case for mine yet, and there have been times where I've picked it up, 100% sure i haven't hit the power button, and the screen has come on....
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This has happened with me too, turns out it was coming on when I left it charging on top of a speaker... Sometimes the screen wasn't coming on at all even if I pressed the power button numerous times.
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Funny...come to think of it, the auto-off happened when I set it on my iPad, which is in a magnetic case.
P.S. - Am I allowed to say "iPad" in this forum?

njbair said:
Funny...come to think of it, the auto-off happened when I set it on my iPad, which is in a magnetic case.
P.S. - Am I allowed to say "iPad" in this forum?
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Well when my n7 was switching itself on, it was sitting on a pillow on my bed, nowhere near any magnets. And when it happened I manually switched the screen off, put it back down again, and was able to repeat it again and again. So unless my pillows are magnetic...
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knuckles1978 said:
So unless my pillows are magnetic...
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Not a good thing for metalheads...
...or maybe you just have a magnetic personality!
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njbair said:
Not a good thing for metalheads...
...or maybe you just have a magnetic personality!
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Well that would explain why I can't shake off a girl that I've been friends with benefits with lately lol
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knuckles1978 said:
Well that would explain why I can't shake off a girl that I've been friends with benefits with lately lol
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Have you tried talking to her about Android development? A lengthy treatise on the pros and cons of HTML5 vs. native should scare her off!
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njbair said:
Have you tried talking to her about Android development? A lengthy treatise on the pros and cons of HTML5 vs. native should scare her off!
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That's actually a very good idea, something along those lines, I'd need to bore her with a subject that won't immediately let her know that I'm taking the p155, but having just got my n7, I could maybe just start talking to her all the time about it and nothing else lol
Who would have thought you'd even get relationship (avoidance) advice here on XDA
Thanks!!!
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knuckles1978 said:
Well when my n7 was switching itself on, it was sitting on a pillow on my bed, nowhere near any magnets. And when it happened I manually switched the screen off, put it back down again, and was able to repeat it again and again. So unless my pillows are magnetic...
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My be your bed company is "magnetic"? kidding!
I got twice this effect when at bed. And I found it perfect to wake the device in the dark because the start button is not so easy to get and very often is opposite to your available finger!

I had that before, but not since I upgraded to 4.2 I think.
It's a really cool feature, I hope Google add it.

I had this happen a few times as well. Try putting your device to sleep and wiggling the USB cable where it plugs into the N7. If you plug the charger in while the screen is off, the screen will turn on. I know mine doesn't have a real solid connection and if I pick it up while it's charging, it will sometimes cause the cable to lose its connection for a second or so and then move back into position, causing the N7 to essentially think you're plugging the charger in. You might see if that's what's happening with yours as well. I figured I was the only one and it wasn't a big deal so I've just been careful about picking it up while charging or transferring data.
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When it happened to me there was no cable plugged in, and I was able to switch the screen back off, put it down again, and pick it up and make the screen come on again. Definitely never pressed any buttons or had it near any magnets.
I think it was before I had upgraded though. Some people say this would actually be a nice feature, and until you remember that everywhere you take your n7 away from home its gonna be switching on and of all the time in your pocket/car etc it would be....
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knuckles1978 said:
When it happened to me there was no cable plugged in, and I was able to switch the screen back off, put it down again, and pick it up and make the screen come on again. Definitely never pressed any buttons or had it near any magnets.
I think it was before I had upgraded though. Some people say this would actually be a nice feature, and until you remember that everywhere you take your n7 away from home its gonna be switching on and of all the time in your pocket/car etc it would be....
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I fully agree, but this feature will and must only be for in "home" use. So not active when lock screen is enabled.

When I'm at home is the main time that I do need the screen lock lol, if I'm out it's usually in my pocket.. The auto screen on would be a good feature at home though, I'm just not sure how it could be implemented.
Oh, wait, I just thought of something It's entirely possible right now. I could use my nice new app called Tasker, and set it up to tell the screen to come on when it feels movement. What's more, if I want it to only happen at home, I can tell it to only work when GPS says I'm home, or simpler, tell it to only do it when I'm connected to my home WiFi network. Tasker is a cool app.
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knuckles1978 said:
Some people say this would actually be a nice feature, and until you remember that everywhere you take your n7 away from home its gonna be switching on and of all the time in your pocket/car etc it would be....
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This is xda...we don't leave the house.
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njbair said:
This is xda...we don't leave the house.
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No, that's 9GAG, this is XDA!

njbair said:
This is xda...we don't leave the house.
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Back button failing to respond

I've noticed that the back button on my HTC One sometimes doesn't respond and I have to press it quite a few times before it starts working again.
The issue is very random and intermittent I don't know what sets the issue off, anyone else had this issue?
I've only had the phone for a day, should I call P4U and return it?

stoosh666 said:
I've noticed that the back button on my HTC One sometimes doesn't respond and I have to press it quite a few times before it starts working again.
The issue is very random and intermittent I don't know what sets the issue off, anyone else had this issue?
I've only had the phone for a day, should I call P4U and return it?
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are you sure youre hitting the actual sensitive part of the button?
mine works great but i do find the button is a little "small" - just a case of getting used to the placement for me

I have mine and all ok, but friend sent his back because of this problem
Both phones came from P4U
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Mines done this once, only for about 20 seconds though
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djbenny1 said:
are you sure youre hitting the actual sensitive part of the button?
mine works great but i do find the button is a little "small" - just a case of getting used to the placement for me
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Yep I'm hitting the icon dead on not missing the sensitive part. Its strange because I'm pressing exactly where the back button responds then suddenly it stops working.
kotag82 said:
I have mine and all ok, but friend sent his back because of this problem
Both phones came from P4U
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Cheers Mate, think I'll give P4U tomorrow and arrange to send it back.

l.m.prowse said:
Mines done this once, only for about 20 seconds though
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That's what happened the first time round but the problem then started to occur more often but on a irregular basis. For a second I thought it's because the phone is getting quite warm.
It's annoying though, safe bet is just to exchange it before the problem gets worse

Power button

Hey all, how are us?
So I just noticed that one side(the right side) of the power button is a little sunk in, surely it isn't an intended design thing, right? But then again I was wondering if anyone else has the same problem?
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kurby said:
Hey all, how are us?
So I just noticed that one side(the right side) of the power button is a little sunk in, surely it isn't an intended design thing, right? But then again I was wondering if anyone else has the same problem?
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I dont own a one but planning to get one in the near future, i have however played with it in the shops and i can confirm that i saw a unit with this description. I honestly think it's a design issue.

Not all have it, seems a bit hit and miss. Mine does but I have had phones with great power buttons.

Ugh, that's not good, I opened up a dispute on eBay over this button (I'm very fussy about button responsiveness), but if I get a refund and buy a new one with the same button then that's going to be a big waste of time. Do you reckon that it's just the first batches and if I actually order directly from HTC it should be better?
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Mine is clicky, I mean I hear the click when I press it. They probably fixed it on later batches since my phone is made in 23 april.

Yes! That's what I want, a clicky button, is it clicky like on all the width of it, mine's clicky on the left side, but not clicky at all on the right side ;/
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Mines slightly lower on the right but works fine

Mine is entirely even...no sloping.

kurby said:
Ugh, that's not good, I opened up a dispute on eBay over this button (I'm very fussy about button responsiveness), but if I get a refund and buy a new one with the same button then that's going to be a big waste of time. Do you reckon that it's just the first batches and if I actually order directly from HTC it should be better?
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I got my One the week before official release in the UK and I can confirm there is no sloping on the button at all, nice and even.
EDIT: Mine has a build date of March 7th if thats any help

Wow well, mine's 8th of march, so it really doesn't matter when it was built I guess
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My phone also has the power button recessed on the right side of the button. Makes it hit and miss when trying to turn the phone on. I took it back to the shop but they dont see it the way we see it so they just laughed at me and told me to go away. Great CS :l

Oh god, I'm lucky that the eBay seller is not such a douchebag
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Thanks to you OCD bastards, I just notice my button is flatter on the right side than the left.
But let me get this straight, you guys actually try to return the phone for this reason? SMDH
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Returning a phone because the button is not level is insane. The button on mine doesn't look completely flat but it works perfectly with a nice satisfying click.

I returned my first one due to recessed pb. Actually it was almost flush with top and right side was sinking even more if that's possible.. . The replacement pb is less recessed and symmetrical if you are concerned about that..
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shook187 said:
Thanks to you OCD bastards, I just notice my button is flatter on the right side than the left.
But let me get this straight, you guys actually try to return the phone for this reason? SMDH
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You are very welcome ^_^
I was really more concerned about it sinking even more inside, plus it's a premium handset, i do wan't it to be as perfect as possible

The right side of the power button on my phone is a bit lower than the left side. However, it is still clicky and responsive.
I don't really mind this as long as it is still responsive and clickable :laugh: