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Bionic is Not Turning On.

It's not rooted and doesn't have anything on it. Pretty much stock. Sent a text msg this morning and checked my email from it. Came back to it abt 20 minutes later and it won't even turn on. Tried charging it. Won't turn on. Tried swapping with my regular battery (which was fully charged when I put it away. It could be dead by now.). Nothing. Tried removing the battery, waiting, replacing the battery. Nothing. I did briefly get the M Dual Core icon and then all went blank.
Suggestions?

Back to VZW. Sounds like a faulty handset.
Good Luck,
RMD

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Back to VZW. Sounds like a faulty handset.
Good Luck,
RMD
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I second this.

Without going through the pain of returning it, would you be able to connect it to your computer, and reflash the (is it TRZ?) file through the new RSD Lite through the stock bootloader? Definitely worth a try.

BFirebird101 said:
Without going through the pain of returning it, would you be able to connect it to your computer, and reflash the (is it TRZ?) file through the new RSD Lite through the stock bootloader? Definitely worth a try.
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idefiler6 said:
I second this.
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Back to VZW. Sounds like a faulty handset.
Good Luck,
RMD
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Thanks, all.. Hauled my cookies 30 minutes over to Verizon. The sales rep assumed I hadn't bothered to charge my phone. When he realized it wasn't the battery, he was extremely helpful and replaced the phone on the spot. He said he'd never seen that before and with a phone less than 1 month old, I shouldn't have those kinds of issues. Kudos to Verizon for a pleasant experience. I've had some bad experiences in the past, but this gentleman was helpful and didn't try to sell me any accessories! ;p (They always try to sell me something when I'm there.)

BFirebird101 said:
Without going through the pain of returning it, would you be able to connect it to your computer, and reflash the (is it TRZ?) file through the new RSD Lite through the stock bootloader? Definitely worth a try.
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This is referencing what one would do if the software had an issue, if it does this will fix it but kinda sounds like hardware. I have returned my Bionic to stock twice its fairly easy, computer does almost everything. Here is this to get you going if you wanna do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1262540
Just remember, phone has to be in fastboot mode to be detected by RSD Lite and once its detected and the file starts flashing, if it seems like its not making progress while saying otherwise, dont unplug it just wait
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BFirebird101 said:
Without going through the pain of returning it, would you be able to connect it to your computer, and reflash the (is it TRZ?) file through the new RSD Lite through the stock bootloader? Definitely worth a try.
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One would need the ability to turn the phone on in the first place for this to be attempted. That's why no one was mentioning the FXZ.

The phone booted to the dual core M logo, which with myself that happens to be as far as mine would go when i successfully flashed my FXZ. The phone needs to boot to the fastboot screen which can be done on many occasions that the phone can get to the first logo, as long as there is battery left.
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But congrats on the new replacement i just saw that after i posted
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It hasn't happened to me but I have to pull the battery on my wifes Bionic at least once a week and twice in one day. It would just go away suddenly and act like it was dead. I may return it for a replacement.

if anyone has exchanged their Bionic for a replacement because of the BSOD defect, will you please provide feedback in this thread? thanks

hi all:
just bought a bionic off ebay for cheap ($20 + free ship) but it has problems
it was being sold as "battery with water damage but phone is not but wont power on"
he said one night he left it in his drawer and when he woke up it didn't work anymore he tried removing battery and all that.
to my understanding the battery was previously water damaged and he could still use it and then got the wont power on later on.
anyhow to my question
the phone comes today with just the phone, water damaged battery and wall charger.
should I cut the end off the charger and do the wires to the battery and insert battery into phone and plug usb cord from laptop to the phone?
isn't this the correct way for bsod and a non water damaged battery?
is there anyway to test the waterdamaged battery to see if it could still be good?
I have a multimeter

[Q] HTC One, won't turn on..

To preface this, the phone is completely stock and unlocked. I've been using the phone now for about 3 weeks with absolutely zero problems. I plug it in to charge over night, wake up the next morning and it's completely unresponsive.
Won't turn on.
No LED notification light (Green or Amber)
Isn't recognised by my laptop as a disc drive either.
Any ideas, tips or suggestions as to how I can get it working again, short of calling the supplier and getting a replacement?
Thank guys.

With adb or fastboot you pc will recognize your phone?

Guich said:
With adb or fastboot you pc will recognize your phone?
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It might do but I have no idea how to do it.

Mine just did the same thing today, it discharged very quickly this morning and now it won't even charge at all. Not sure what to do....

My god. This has also happened to me. A few others have also had this problem. Contact HTC and file for a repair/replacement. I did today. Seriously sucks because its a solid phone otherwise.

hansmrtn said:
My god. This has also happened to me. A few others have also had this problem. Contact HTC and file for a repair/replacement. I did today. Seriously sucks because its a solid phone otherwise.
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This is a worrying trend.. So there are no other alternatives just request a repair/replacement?

It really is. I've already contacted my brother, whom is pretty high up in att, about the matter. I'd consider myself a veteran of android and I have had no progress on the fix, it seems only to be hardware. In layman terms, yes you'll have to get it replaced.
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hansmrtn said:
My god. This has also happened to me. A few others have also had this problem. Contact HTC and file for a repair/replacement. I did today. Seriously sucks because its a solid phone otherwise.
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How long would the repair take? And would they send you a replacement first, because now I have no phone.....
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I'd say about 2 weeks at most. But no, they'll repair or replace the phone depending on the issue. Likely replace.
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hansmrtn said:
I'd say about 2 weeks at most. But no, they'll repair or replace the phone depending on the issue. Likely replace.
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I have the T-Mobile version would I be able to go into a store and request a replacement ?
Only asking because I have never had an issue like this with any of my phones.
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drop ship
When speaking to the HTC rep., try tossing around the phrase "can you drop ship a replacement phone?" Ask for a manager if its existence is denied. Once you find someone with enough power to "drop ship" the replacement phone, they'll take your credit card, then immediately send you the replacement phone and a box to ship back the defective phone. If you don't return the bad device, they'll charge your card.

happened to me twice - try holding power button for like 1min - it should turn on then

I opened a thread about this problem, but seems only some people have this defect.

I've had this problem too, it's currently with HTC (UK) to repair or replace. It arrived on Tuesday, still awaiting to hear back.

If I hold down the power button it turns on....it happens when u charge and turn it on while stll plugged into the charger...happened to all 3 of my ones..this is a software thing nothing wrong with phone imo just don't turn phone on after full charge while plugged in
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gemini002 said:
If I hold down the power button it turns on....it happens when u charge and turn it on while stll plugged into the charger...happened to all 3 of my ones..this is a software thing nothing wrong with phone imo just don't turn phone on after full charge while plugged in
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It seems that my phone isn't dead after all. Holding the power button down does seem to work... It's a strange bug..

I don't get why people turn the phone OFF in the first place? I never turn my phone OFF at all. I sometimes restart the phone but that is it.

[Q] Did my phone brick itself?

I flashed Paranoid Android after wiping ARHD 10.2, everything installed perfectly, phone was working great until I was listening to Pandora and checking Facebook..then my SIM card became unreadable and I had to take it out and put it back in, when I turned my phone back on it had gone from 42 percent battery to 4 percent, then 2, then dead. I charged it for a little while before going out for dinner, I came home and it wouldn't turn on, and it won't charge now whatsoever.
What the ****?

Alright, this will sound silly but place the phone in front of a light so that the sensor picks it up then try to turn it on. Will have to hold the power button for a while but it should turn back on. Or, if it won't, also try booting into your hboot. Reason for this is so you can't accidently turn on your phone in your pocket or something like that. It's been a while since I read this, I could be wrong but this won't hurt your phone so just give it a try
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g33mt4z said:
Alright, this will sound silly but place the phone in front of a light so that the sensor picks it up then try to turn it on. Will have to hold the power button for a while but it should turn back on. Or, if it won't, also try booting into your hboot. Reason for this is so you can't accidently turn on your phone in your pocket or something like that. It's been a while since I read this, I could be wrong but this won't hurt your phone so just give it a try
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Light sensor trick didn't work. The phone won't even charge, let alone turn on.
I can't boot into recovery, nothing.

Have you tried a different charger, cable or wall port or all three?

TarekElsakka said:
Have you tried a different charger, cable or wall port or all three?
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Yes, tried two chargers in two outlets along with USB only charging, none work. Both chargers worked this morning.

That happened to me today. Literally the exact same thing.
My solution:
Step 1. PANIC LIKE A MOTHA F******
Step 2. Contemplate spiking unibody sexiness into pavement because unibody is functionally retarded.
Step 3. Take a deep breath and remember why you love her...
Step 4. Hold down power button for 10 seconds or longer.
Step 5. Plug usb cable that came in your box into your device.
Step 6. Quit whimpering, people can hear you.
Step 7. Plug into PC. Watch for tiny red light at top of phone.
Step 8. Wait about 30 min.
Step 9. ??????
Step 10. PROFIT! !
Sent from my squash patch.

Followed your steps for 30 seconds of holding the power down, plugged in stock USB to phone, plugged into PC. Nothing. Black.
Sent HTC an e-mail, my phone shouldn't over-heat and brick while using Facebook and pandora and that's it. I'm about to swap this **** for a S4 and stop being a HTC fanboy. I'm upset.

Not every unit provided by manufacturer can be perfect. By the end of the day its electronics and something can go bad. If you feel s4 is better than get a s4. HTC One will be happy to leave you. I'm sorry for being rude and sarcastic but it is what it is.
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You shouldn't quickly jump to conclusions in my opinion. Just get a replacement set and see how it goes. If it still has problems then you can go for S4 or whatever device is out there. Of course in the end it's your decision but I'm just saying that you shouldn't cloud your decision just because of one defective set.
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Bump, any other suggestions?

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Bump, any other suggestions?
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Did you charge it overnight using the stock HTC charger and cable? That is about all I can thing of. Something in the ROM appears to have drained the battery flat, which is not normally possible.

This is device #4 that has died completely on a 10.1 rom

18th.abn said:
This is device #4 that has died completely on a 10.1 rom
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Makes me wonder if they didn't do something to the safe charging capabilities, although I would think that stuff is in the hardware, not the ROM.

It seems if it was the base that's being used we would have a LOT of devices going down so can't really speculate the cause. I shouldn't have posted above in such a suggestive manner.

I don't imagine the rom would be stopping the phone from charging as the kernel etc is not loaded until after hboot, charging is dealt with well before this sequence in the boot process.
To be fair it sounds like a hardware failure, maybe an overheating issue, possible caused by the rom and many other factors but that's the risk you take flashing experimental 3rd party software to your device. I don't thing you will ever know, your not even getting a uart mode which to me says fried PCB..
Send it in for repair and play dumb

18th.abn said:
This is device #4 that has died completely on a 10.1 rom
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Mine had the exact same too, using cm-10.1
Just overheated, drained dead and didnt want to turn on or charge anymore
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This is indicating that for the time being, there is something seriously wrong with 10.1 builds and it's dangerous to flash them...
It's a shame that the cause for the error cannot be found once the device is bricked...

Same with my phone. Using slimbean. Phone died and unfortunately htc said i installed 3rd party software and i need to pay the repairs.
I didnt know how they knew that i had a 3rd party software where my phone cant even charge or turn on
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jadmask3rlm said:
Same with my phone. Using slimbean. Phone died and unfortunately htc said i installed 3rd party software and i need to pay the repairs.
I didnt know how they knew that i had a 3rd party software where my phone cant even charge or turn on
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You should raise that question with them to see if you can find out how they are getting the phone to turn on

MacHackz said:
You should raise that question with them to see if you can find out how they are getting the phone to turn on
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I tried to ask them but they said they have somekind of hardware or software that can detect. Anyways im in a no win situation bec i knew all a long that if i flash 3rd party software its a goodbye to warranty
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Usb-port charging issues, I think at least... Anyone recognize?!

Both and my girlfriend have an HTC One that stopped charging. My experience with other phones isthat it's usually the usb-port. Thinking about cracking them open to change 'em myself.
Anyone care to comment on this?!!
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daspunner said:
Both and my girlfriend have an HTC One that stopped charging. My experience with other phones isthat it's usually the usb-port. Thinking about cracking them open to change 'em myself.
Anyone care to comment on this?!!
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please elaborate only your phone have issue or both phone has issues
Does phone charge after switch off
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yatindroid said:
please elaborate only your phone have issue or both phone has issues
Does phone charge after switch off
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None of them charge and none of them reacts to power button. Mine bought in August 2013 and my girlfriends in March 2014. Both died and wouldnt take charge after that. Mine died a week ago and her about two months ago. Still warranty on both of them but the service center claerly states that all data will be erased when sent to them. I have to much data that then will be lost, long time since backup...

daspunner said:
None of them charge and none of them reacts to power button. Mine bought in August 2013 and my girlfriends in March 2014. Both died and wouldnt take charge after that. Mine died a week ago and her about two months ago. Still warranty on both of them but the service center claerly states that all data will be erased when sent to them. I have to much data that then will be lost, long time since backup...
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you can do few things change USB port or take battery out charge it
then start your phone copy data
If USB port is defective change that
These are only option
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As of today, my phone will not charge at all. I've tried 3 different cables, in the wall and direct to usb, but nothing. Anything I can try to get this resolved?

spinez said:
As of today, my phone will not charge at all. I've tried 3 different cables, in the wall and direct to usb, but nothing. Anything I can try to get this resolved?
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it seems hardware issue goto service center for USB port check
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yatindroid said:
it seems hardware issue goto service center for USB port check
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i am under the impression that this particular phone cannot be taken apart at all due to the unibody design. is this not true?

spinez said:
i am under the impression that this particular phone cannot be taken apart at all due to the unibody design. is this not true?
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you think it's not serviceable
Unibody design makes it difficult but it can be open
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spinez said:
i am under the impression that this particular phone cannot be taken apart at all due to the unibody design. is this not true?
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I did it without damaging anything!

How to recover a hard bricked Nexus 6

I flashed Android N Preview as a secondary ROM using MultiROM, everything worked perfectly, no issues what so ever.
After a day when I was listening to music using Spotify the phone suddenly switched of abruptly with battery over 90%
Since then I couldn't able to switch on the phone again.
No bootloader, no Recovery, Its not booting at all. No response from the phone.
I think it is dead.
Changed the Battery to new one.
Not worked. No sign of anything.
When I plugged in the charger the LED light is on, but I don't think its charging phone is not warm while it is plugged in.
In fact it felt like so chill.
So, I don't know how to recover my phone.
BTW, the phone's bootloader unlocked, rooted stock ROM as the primary one.
Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks guys.

Did you try to press the power button for 15-20 seconds? That's a weird problem.

The same happened to me.,and my phone is stock and locked. Its bricked. Nothing we tried helped
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how do you change the battery on a nexus 6?

kidhudi said:
how do you change the battery on a nexus 6?
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the back plastic sheet is held on with adhesive, I would apply heat first then work it open with a tool like isesamo or maybe a thin credit card or guitar pick. underneath there are 20 torx iirc can't remember size and another plastic shell with many holes in it. this cover, the wireless charging coil, and battery are adhered together i think and there are two small rubber covers for the power button (top) and battery (bottom). remember to disconnect your ribbon cables and treat them carefully.
the real problem imo lies in reassembly. i have repaired many and never feel they are the same as they came from the factory mostly because the back cover doesn’t re-adhere well. invest in some quality 3m adhesive, even a pre cut if you can manage.

Yeah done everything I have in my power nothing works.
Asked service center to check they said the phone is dead.
To get it repaired it will cost 3500 for me, they said.
Damn it.
Don't know what to do.

Now they said that the motherboard is dead, I need to change it inorder to get it work again.
Is it possible like this kind of problem occurs?
I was in Android N listening to Spotify

Putting a pre release OS on a phone, especially using a hack like multi rom, was indeed a recipe for disaster..
I'm certain that your partitions somehow got corrupted, and that results in a un bootable phone
Hopefully, someone reading this thread, who is thinking about doing something suicidal like that will learn from your mistake, but your phone is toast, unless you can get it J-Tagged, which might not even be available for your N6

I've heard the term j-tag a lot before. What does that mean

mikeprius said:
I've heard the term j-tag a lot before. What does that mean
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http://www.brickedmyphone.com/products/jtag-unbrick-service/
http://easy-jtag.com/

My phone is officially dead. Service center said that the motherboard is weak and is impossible to repair and only fix is to replace the whole motherboard to a newer one. That would cost me a lot like i could get a new for it and they even suggested me to exchange this phone to a newer one.
And now i got Nexus 6P and I love it so much.
But God i really miss my Nexus 6.
Thanks for the help and suggestion here.
Long live xda.
I couldn't resist to unlock bootloader. Flash multirom and stock root and xposed.
That's the heaven, i can't live without.
I have done it all after i opened the 6P from its box. Lol.
May be i am fastest one to do it.
Thanks xda and friends from it.
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