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Dead Nexus 7

I got my son a 32GB nexus 7 for Christmas but it didn't turn out very well. Right out of the box it wouldn't turn on. No big deal I thought, i'll just plug in the charger and let it charge for a while. 2 hours later I try to power it up again. No luck. nothing happening at all. So now its 1:30 AM on christmas morning and i'm still messing with this thing. Hold power for 30 seconds, nothing. Hold power and Volume + to get into recovery, nothing. So back on the charger it goes. 7am. Still dead, nothing happening. Back on the charger. Kid's not happy that his new tech toy isn't working. So around 10 AM I'm standing there talking to my wife while holding the power button down for what seemed like 2 minutes and I look down and see the Nexus "X".... Holy cow, its alive. So we let it start up and dive right into setup. It rebooted 2 times while trying to setup. Third time we make it all the way through and get started downloading some apps. All updates applied up to 4.2 and I thought we were in the clear. So off my kid goes playing angry birds and Navy fighter happy as can be.... Yep, crashed again and was not able to power it back up again. So its in the box headed back to buydig.com I guess this one was a real lemon.
Did some looking around and couldn't find much that relates to my problem. It seems it was just my turn to get the lemon.

combattalon2 said:
I got my son a 32GB nexus 7 for Christmas but it didn't turn out very well. Right out of the box it wouldn't turn on. No big deal I thought, i'll just plug in the charger and let it charge for a while. 2 hours later I try to power it up again. No luck. nothing happening at all. So now its 1:30 AM on christmas morning and i'm still messing with this thing. Hold power for 30 seconds, nothing. Hold power and Volume + to get into recovery, nothing. So back on the charger it goes. 7am. Still dead, nothing happening. Back on the charger. Kid's not happy that his new tech toy isn't working. So around 10 AM I'm standing there talking to my wife while holding the power button down for what seemed like 2 minutes and I look down and see the Nexus "X".... Holy cow, its alive. So we let it start up and dive right into setup. It rebooted 2 times while trying to setup. Third time we make it all the way through and get started downloading some apps. All updates applied up to 4.2 and I thought we were in the clear. So off my kid goes playing angry birds and Navy fighter happy as can be.... Yep, crashed again and was not able to power it back up again. So its in the box headed back to buydig.com I guess this one was a real lemon.
Did some looking around and couldn't find much that relates to my problem. It seems it was just my turn to get the lemon.
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I got mine from Buydig as well and have had no problems with it at all...

I feel bad for your son. That really sucks... Pretty awesome dad to get him the big 7 and not the cheaper one lol
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You could take the back cover off and see if the battery connector is connected properly.
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You could take the back cover off and see if the battery connector is connected properly.
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How is this accomplished without damage so I can send it back with no issues?
Edit- Nevermind, found the iFixit video.

combattalon2 said:
How is this accomplished without damage so I can send it back with no issues?
Edit- Nevermind, found the iFixit video.
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If you have to call support to send it back, DO NOT tell them you opened it to check the batt connector as they insist this will void your warranty. Just a heads-up.

just do not tell them you did anything to it. they should give you a rull replacement
i also got a nexus 7 from parents for christmas and am loving it, hopefully he understands it is just a mistake and this is still a high quality product

I had multiple Nexus 7's and so far not one has had any issues.
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Original returned to buy dig.com. got a 32gb from staples and all is well. Never opened the case on the first N7 so I can't tell you what was wrong. After playing with the new one though, the original had screen issues. No charge animation when plugged in.

Had it for less than a week and screen dead

Last night my phone got a text and when I took it out my pocket the screen would not turn on. It was just blank. The buttons next to the home button still light up and the LED light still flashes. Vibrate still works etc. I took the battery out and out it back in... nope the screen is buggered. It has no water damage and it hasn't been dropped etc.
Just thought I would post this in case anyone has any similar problems.
I'm so angry If I'm being honest... my phone store wouldn't even send it away for me... they asked me to phone customer services and pack it and send it away myself. I have exams etc so its something I refused to do. Thankfully another store helped me out but I have never been so angry at a combination of companies. I have already spend £100 up front for the phone. Now I have no phone and apparently there is none in stock so I'll have to wait until they are ready. Not even given a replacement.

tartanarmy1 said:
Last night my phone got a text and when I took it out my pocket the screen would not turn on. It was just blank. The buttons next to the home button still light up and the LED light still flashes. Vibrate still works etc. I took the battery out and out it back in... nope the screen is buggered. It has no water damage and it hasn't been dropped etc.
Just thought I would post this in case anyone has any similar problems.
I'm so angry If I'm being honest... my phone store wouldn't even send it away for me... they asked me to phone customer services and pack it and send it away myself. I have exams etc so its something I refused to do. Thankfully another store helped me out but I have never been so angry at a combination of companies. I have already spend £100 up front for the phone. Now I have no phone and apparently there is none in stock so I'll have to wait until they are ready. Not even given a replacement.
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I had a similar issue with my first S4. It randomly rebooted numerous times and I had it for a little under a day. I took it back the next day and swapped out my white S4 with a black one and all has been well thus far. My buddy also had an issue with his screen as well. He went to put a case on it and the screen flickered and died. He too had to get a replacement. Your situation is a little more drastic but it seems we aren't the only ones with screen issues.

travisw0204 said:
I had a similar issue with my first S4. It randomly rebooted numerous times and I had it for a little under a day. I took it back the next day and swapped out my white S4 with a black one and all has been well thus far. My buddy also had an issue with his screen as well. He went to put a case on it and the screen flickered and died. He too had to get a replacement. Your situation is a little more drastic but it seems we aren't the only ones with screen issues.
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It is ridiculous that the screens are faulty in the first place but if they could just give me a new one like yours I would have been as happy as larry. Did you lose all the apps etc you had downloaded? I bought ice age and everything =/
apparently my phone company only replaces new items within 7 days. If my screen broke tonight instead of last night I would not have been given a replacement and would have got a "re-furbished" one. ARRRHHHH I would have torn the place down if they had said that to me!

I've had got mine 4/29 and have had no issue except for that lag when to much crap is open in the background.
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My issue is the red hue with pure black backgrounds
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I had my phone for about 2 days and I noticed that the screen would flicker. Since it was my first Amoled I just figured it was something I would have to get used too. Well the flicker started to get worse and even made it difficult to read anything on the phone. So I took it into sprint and told them I wanted a new one, not some returned or beat up phone.
There was a problem with the screen after all and they did give me a new in box phone. Haven't had an issue since. With any new product it just seems you might get lucky.

[Q] [EMERGENCY] Sitting Brick - CM 10.1

Hi everybody,
I was (am?) running CM 10.1 for a couple days just to see how it was, and it was nice. I was going to make it my daily driver until I got a call while the phone was in my pocket and suddenly, the ringing stopped. I took the phone out of my pocket and tried to unlock it. No cigar. It must have powered off. Pressed and held. Nothing. Bootloader? Nope. Try under the halogen work lamp. Nope. No charging light, no splash screen, nothing. Just a brick.
How is it possible for the phone to just brick itself like that? I remember setting the max clocking speed at 1.5ghz and the governor to "conservative" but that's really it. Plus I had rebooted a couple of times between then and now. I ddon't have many apps, let alone many that have root access. So what's up?
Please help me. I give my battery 15 maybe 24 hours before it dies and I can't boot.

Oh yeah. I don't have S-off, I got my version of CM from get.cm, no custom kernel, or any mod of any sort. The phone was not actively doing anything, except for sitting in my pocket. I held the power button and the power + volume for a good 20-30 seconds.
EDIT: Is my only option to play dumb and ask for warranty? D': I don't want to do that because the rep who traded in my GS2 noticed that it was rooted. I'll probably get denied.

Seriously, anybody? What are my options? What caused this? Is it my fault?

I wish I had some insight on why that happened to you or how to fix it. What I can say is that I was thinking about flashing my first AOSP rom in the near future but was iffy on it. Now I'm super iffy.
I suppose there is a possibility that it was not software related. Maybe the phone is just a clunker? Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than myself can comment.

try posting this in the CM 10.1 forums and you will get a result. sorry.
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SantinoInc said:
I suppose there is a possibility that it was not software related. Maybe the phone is just a clunker?
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That's a possibility, and what I'm thinking too. Surely someone would have noticed if their phones blew up when they received a call right? The phone wasn't doing anything I hadn't done before (i.e. receiving calls).
You think Sprint will replace it? It's pretty much mint other than the software.
And there is no HTC One Cyanogenmod forum yet.
EDIT: So is it safe for me to go to the store and tell them it crapped out on me? Will they be able to tell that I rooted it?

Have you tried using the HTC charger that came with the phone and letting it charge for for an hour? If the phone got completely discharged it may take up to 10 minutes just to lite up/
RJR

rrusek said:
Have you tried using the HTC charger that came with the phone and letting it charge for for an hour? If the phone got completely discharged it may take up to 10 minutes just to lite up/
RJR
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First off, Lithium ion batteries do not completely discharge, ever. If they do, they are ruined. Your phone will turn off before it lets the battery drain.
Second, I had at least 80% charge left when it bricked this morning. But what the heck, might as well.
EDIT: Wow. I googled hard bricks and pretty much every case is some kind of update or flash gone wrong. Nobody was just walking around when their phone bricked. This is weird. Considering how rare hard bricks are and the fact that the only apps with root access I had were Ti, File Manager, Spirit and Nova, I'm inclined to believe this is a hardware issue. But I can't be sure.

Bumping. I only have a little while before my charge runs out.

Hmmm, do you know, or have an idea what the battery life was when the incident occurred?
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EDIT: Oh I see...

I unplugged it about 3 maybe 4 hours before it bricked. It had maybe an hour of screen time then. I'm assuming I had around 80% when it bricked. I have no idea how much power the device is currently consuming. But if it's truly bricked, prolly not much, so it'll last for a while.
If it isn't truly bricked, then probably not that long...
Guys, I'm desperate. I'll try absolutely anything.

All right, it seems like I'm done. This device is toast. Even though it seems like I didn't make any mistakes. I know that almost for sure because my phone was ringing when it bricked at 12:36 P.M. today.
Based on what I've said, does anybody think I am COMPLETELY to blame for this? I don't want my conscience to eat me alive when I take this is for warranty and play dumb. I truly believe this has nothing to do with rooting/custom ROM. I really believe this is a defective phone. Am I wrong?

Did u try the bright light trick
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Try the bright light trick...
You can't even get into the boatloader? Or does anything show up when you plug it into the computer?
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sauprankul said:
Hi everybody,
I was (am?) running CM 10.1 for a couple days just to see how it was, and it was nice. I was going to make it my daily driver until I got a call while the phone was in my pocket and suddenly, the ringing stopped. I took the phone out of my pocket and tried to unlock it. No cigar. It must have powered off. Pressed and held. Nothing. Bootloader? Nope. Try under the halogen work lamp. Nope. No charging light, no splash screen, nothing. Just a brick.
How is it possible for the phone to just brick itself like that? I remember setting the max clocking speed at 1.5ghz and the governor to "conservative" but that's really it. Plus I had rebooted a couple of times between then and now. I ddon't have many apps, let alone many that have root access. So what's up?
Please help me. I give my battery 15 maybe 24 hours before it dies and I can't boot.
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i knew there was something going on here, between cm10.1 and the sprint htc one ? sure makes me wonder, i've been on my replacement for nearly 2 weeks now running stock rooted with s-off. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2310750

Ok I just read your thread and was wondering. did you get your 150 back?
Either you and I are incredibly unlucky or the m7spr cm 10.1 is suicidal.
Just a question. in general, what setting were you using? Anything similar to mine? I had also set notification light to "long". how about you?

sauprankul said:
Ok I just read your thread and was wondering. did you get your 150 back?
Either you and I are incredibly unlucky or the m7spr cm 10.1 is suicidal.
Just a question. in general, what setting were you using? Anything similar to mine? I had also set notification light to "long". how about you?
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I was told I would be refunded on my next bill so i'm waiting it out to see before I send back the bricked one. no i was stock-cm and what I mean by that is i installed cm10.1 added my apps, set up my home screens and used it like that until it died. i changed nor tweaked any of the settings from cm defaults

The same thing happened to my room mates HTC One yesteray. I first installed CM, and it was getting extremely hot, so I decided to try rootbox, similar issue, and the device was discharging far too fast. He turned the phone off to wait for me to get home so I could try to fix it. I got home, and there was no sign of life, it was charged fully before he turned it off. It wouldn't turn on at all. I had him take it to sprint and do warranty, they said they needed to open it(LAWL). He went back an hour later, they couldn't open it of course. They handed him a new phone.

Have you tried plugging it into a pc to see if it recognizes anything in device manager? Checked adb devices and fastboot devices?

I have. And nothing. No charge no power no recognizing
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HTC One Water Damage

Very drunk last night for St Patricks day and dropped my One down the toilet in the bar , don't think I've ever sobered up as quick in my life, it was still working just the screen was all washed out.
Woke this morning with an almighty hangover and noticed the phone was off, as far as I remember there was some battery left about 40% or thereabouts, tried to turn it on and it wouldn't or boot into recovery,so charged the phone and the red light appeared, turned it on 30 minutes later and it came on but it wouldn't recognise the SIM card so tried another SIM card and it won't recognise that either it just boots up as normal and the screen is washed out, but it's supposed to ask for my PIN number but doesn't.
I have insurance but have to pay €95 excess to get a new one and I made a claim and it's been accepted so at least I can get a new One but it's really money I could do without spending, I've heard that if you put the phone in a bag of rice this sometimes works (have to buy rice in supermarket) I did want to get the new M8 as well, has anyone any suggestions, has this happened to you before, much as I love my One but it's times like this I wonder if only I had a Sony Xperia Z1 which is waterproof, why can't HTC make the One waterproof too.
S-off, rooted, running Sky Dragon ROM, Aviate launcher.
Thanks guys, please be careful too with your phone, nightmare when this happens.
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Thread has been closed as this is classed as an off-topic thread.
Ghost

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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