[Q] Won't boot/charge - Motorola Droid 4

My Droid 4 will no longer charge nor turn on. The only time I get any response out of it is when I plug it into a computer. The green led turns on for about 5 seconds and then the light turns off.
Can anyone help me fix it? Thanks

Rooted/room's?
Try a wall charger
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I'vw got this problem in Motorola Atrix
You probably must buy motorola factory cable (~10$)
You can also try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207384
But probably only factory cable can fix it
Fervi

hockeymikey said:
My Droid 4 will no longer charge nor turn on. The only time I get any response out of it is when I plug it into a computer. The green led turns on for about 5 seconds and then the light turns off.
Can anyone help me fix it? Thanks
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try to go on flash/fastboot mode
1.try to press vol up/down and power key all together
2.you can pull off the battery pull it on again and after press vol up/down and power key all together
it worked for me when i had a bad flash on internal rom :good:

giannhs_n said:
try to go on flash/fastboot mode
1.try to press vol up/down and power key all together
2.you can pull off the battery pull it on again and after press vol up/down and power key all together
it worked for me when i had a bad flash on internal rom :good:
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Thought the battery was non-removeable?
sd_shadow said:
Rooted/room's?
Try a wall charger
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Yes, Cyanogenmod.
Wall charger doesn't do anything.

hockeymikey said:
Thought the battery was non-removeable?
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its is if you remove the back cover--->the imei sticker--->after a small plastic at the bottom--->you will see 2 screws,remove them after you pull the battery gently with patience !
this may help you a ltl too
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Motorola+Droid+4+Teardown/7759

hockeymikey said:
Yes, Cyanogenmod.
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cm7, cm9, cm10, cm11, cm12? safestrap?
Wall charger doesn't do anything.
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disconnecting battery may help, just remove screws for a few secs, don't need to completely remove battery.

sd_shadow said:
cm7, cm9, cm10, cm11, cm12? safestrap?
disconnecting battery may help, just remove screws for a few secs, don't need to completely remove battery.
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CM11 Safestrap. Alright I see the screws now, I'll have to order a screwdriver in to remove them though. Thanks for the help

Other things to check
when connected to PC, did you look in device manager?
when connected to pc, did you hold volume down and power, for 15-20 secs?

hockeymikey said:
My Droid 4 will no longer charge nor turn on. The only time I get any response out of it is when I plug it into a computer. The green led turns on for about 5 seconds and then the light turns off.
Can anyone help me fix it? Thanks
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Do you have Safestrap or other system? (ofc. working system or Safestrap)
Fervi

sd_shadow said:
Other things to check
when connected to PC, did you look in device manager?
when connected to pc, did you hold volume down and power, for 15-20 secs?
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Yes nothing appeared
Yes with no luck
ferviverus said:
Do you have Safestrap or other system? (ofc. working system or Safestrap)
Fervi
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I have Safestrap

hockeymikey said:
Yes nothing appeared
Yes with no luck
I have Safestrap
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Still haven't try disconnecting battery, or a Fastboot cable?

Still looking for a screwdriver I have for it so no luck yet.

hockeymikey said:
Yes nothing appeared
Yes with no luck
I have Safestrap
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If you have (working) safestrap, you can charge there (on non-bricked phones it's working)
If it charging, charge to 100%
Then http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207384
Use it to reinstall Stock system (it probably delete your data)
Fervi

hockeymikey said:
Still looking for a screwdriver I have for it so no luck yet.
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If you can find a small straightblade screwdriver (think the size you would fix glasses with) and insert it into the top of the screw at an angle, you may be able to catch the inside corners of the torx socket enough to turn the screw. This is what I had to do with mine before I got around to buying a cheap set of torx drivers on ebay.
I've found that loosening one screw a couple turns is usually enough to make the battery lose contact, but as sd_shadow said, you can completely disconnect the battery without removing it in any case (the connector is on a flexible ribbon cable).
A straightblade screwdriver isn't a highly repeatable solution by any means; using it instead of the proper torx bit will gradually damage the socket on the screw. But you can definitely get away with doing it once just to "pull" the battery.

sd_shadow said:
Still haven't try disconnecting battery, or a Fastboot cable?
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I finally got the factory cable and attached the Droid 4, but doesn't do anything but a vibrate every 1-2 minutes. Can someone point me in the direction of a guide on what I'm supposed to do?
Thanks

hockeymikey said:
I finally got the factory cable and attached the Droid 4, but doesn't do anything but a vibrate every 1-2 minutes. Can someone point me in the direction of a guide on what I'm supposed to do?
Thanks
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It is possible that the LCD has failed, and needs to be replaced.
you have tried? with factory cable connected, hold power and volume down for 15-20 secs

sd_shadow said:
It is possible that the LCD has failed, and needs to be replaced.
you have tried? with factory cable connected, hold power and volume down for 15-20 secs
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I don't think its the LCD because the device doesn't charge when connected to a wall outlet, only when connected to a computer (and only for 30 secs then 5 secs after that).
Tried that too with no luck

hockeymikey said:
I don't think its the LCD because the device doesn't charge when connected to a wall outlet, only when connected to a computer (and only for 30 secs then 5 secs after that).
Tried that too with no luck
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is there anything on the screen ever?

sd_shadow said:
is there anything on the screen ever?
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Nope, only response I get out of it is vibrating occasionally when the factory cable is plugged in and the green led light when plugged into a computer using a regular cable.

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No boot

I have a very strange issue.
A friend of mine gave me a Dell Streak 7 that he said would not boot. I got it from him and have started looking at it.
When I hold the power button down, the nav buttons light up, but the power light flashes red 5 times and it all shuts off.
I am assuming that it has done this for a while for the guy so I am not thinking that the battery is dead.
I have hit the reset button with a pin, (felt it click) but that did nothing.
Any ideas?
Try recovery boot, fastboot, connect to pc
nicolay.n said:
Try recovery boot, fastboot, connect to pc
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Tried recovery (vol up and power?) and have the same issue... Nav buttons light up, power light flashes 5 times, and it shuts off....
Also, it is not recognized by a PC...
What charger are you using? Is it the Dell one?
It needs to charge for a long time.
giveen said:
What charger are you using? Is it the Dell one?
It needs to charge for a long time.
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Yep the OEM one... from what I see though, I get no indication that it is charging (no lights when plugged in....)... might be a bad charger....
istrait said:
Yep the OEM one... from what I see though, I get no indication that it is charging (no lights when plugged in....)... might be a bad charger....
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If you leave it on for hours the back of it will get warm enough to feel with your hand.
Figured it out... It is either the charging cable or the slot for the charger.... If you get the cable in just the perfect slot, it will charge.....
Fun...
Thanks all for the help.......

Dropped my One from a very small height - died completely

Hello,
I dropped my HTC One to a hard floor today, from height of less than 50cm (20").
The screen was on before the fall, battery was >90%, everything was working. After the fall, the screen was off, led off, nothing happening from any buttons.
I have tried long-pressing powerbutton, powerbutton+volume, no effect.
I have tried charging, no effect. Even the charging led doesnt work.
I also tried powering it on under bright light (?), no effect.
I had my bootloader unlocked, CWM recovery and Android Revolution HD rom installed (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2183023)
The phone had Nillkin protective case (http://mobilemate.yetaa.com/htcdopod/nillkin-htc-one-m7-hard-protective-case.html). I can see no physical damage on the phone, not even a smallest scratch..
Any ideas, what can I try to get it working, before sending it for repair? (Let's hope it goes for warranty. I really don't think it should die for such a small impact..) All ideas welcome!
*EDIT* My phone was working for a second, but broke again. In repair now.
If you connect this to pc, and you press Power, pc can recognize it?
Guich said:
If you connect this to pc, and you press Power, pc can recognize it?
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Thanks for your answer.
I can see no devices on my device manager, adb doesn't recognize any device, fastboot doesn't recognize any device. So nope..
tumik said:
Thanks for your answer.
I can see no devices on my device manager, adb doesn't recognize any device, fastboot doesn't recognize any device. So nope..
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Did you longpress power when it was connected?
Because some people resolved this problem...
Why do i think that the battery moved inside so it turned of
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Guich said:
Did you longpress power when it was connected?
Because some people resolved this problem...
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Yes, tried now pressing it for a minute, still no effect. Thanks for your answer.
mhoss48 said:
Why do i think that the battery moved inside so it turned of
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Thanks for your answer. Might be, that's also the thing that first came to my mind.. Too bad I don't think there is a way to check for that.
Bad luck bro myne fropped from four feet touch wood no problem
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Hey! I just put it in a charger again, and after a minute I suddenly noticed that the charging led light up! I tried pressing the power button, and it booted to bootloader!
I then went to fastboot -> Reboot, to get it to boot normally..
There was a sudden flash of the HTC logo (boot logo). Lasted less than half a second, then it died again.
Now it seems completely dead again..
Low battery
Guich said:
Low battery
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Shouldn't be. I had it >90% when It first went dead..
Now it's on charger and doesn't show the charging light.
It also was on the charger the whole time, when I last got it to bootloader and when it died again.
tumik said:
Shouldn't be. I had it >90% when It first went dead..
Now it's on charger and doesn't show the charging light.
It also was on the charger the whole time, when I last got it to bootloader and when it died again.
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Try to charge the phone for 1 hours...
Guich said:
Try to charge the phone for 1 hours...
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Now charged for 1 hour without touching it.
Still nothing.. Even the charging led didn't light up at all.
tumik said:
Now charged for 1 hour without touching it.
Still nothing.. Even the charging led didn't light up at all.
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HI
greetings
just my 2cents here
connect the phone to pc to usb 3 port (even usb 2 might do )
and try to boot into bootloader
and tell weather the phone boots, does the led flash or just vibrates or worst nothing happens
shrex said:
connect the phone to pc to usb 3 port (even usb 2 might do )
and try to boot into bootloader
and tell weather the phone boots, does the led flash or just vibrates or worst nothing happens
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Hi, and thanks for your answer.
Tried both USB3 and USB2 ports. Can't get the phone to boot to bootloader. Nothing happens - no led, no vibration, nothing on the screen.
same situation
tumik said:
Hi, and thanks for your answer.
Tried both USB3 and USB2 ports. Can't get the phone to boot to bootloader. Nothing happens - no led, no vibration, nothing on the screen.
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I'm having exact same problems except I did not even drop my phone, the screen and phone went dead as I was using it. I've been charging it for hours, no response from any lights or anything. I have tried pushing the buttons to force a reset to no avail. When I plug it into my computer it does not recognize it or even acknowledge that it's there.
Hey, my phone works again!
For the millionth time, I tried to start up my phone. No reaction.
Then I connected it to the charger, and the charging light came up.
I then pressed the power button... And it started! Now it works 100% normally, I have shut it down and rebooted and shaked and tilted and knocked it and removed charger and everything, it just keeps working 100% normally! And the battery was at 99% when I got it started.
I don't think the initial cause could be something (battery?) connected loosely, as it just started working all of sudden, and I cannot easily reproduce the error!?
Well, I'm glad it works now. And I'm glad I chose HTC One over GS4.. Self-repairing cellphones in 2013... What next?
Good, i'm happy that your one works fine!!
Enjoy with this!!
Sent from One with Tapa4 Beta
tumik said:
Hey, my phone works again!
For the millionth time, I tried to start up my phone. No reaction.
Then I connected it to the charger, and the charging light came up.
I then pressed the power button... And it started! Now it works 100% normally, I have shut it down and rebooted and shaked and tilted and knocked it and removed charger and everything, it just keeps working 100% normally! And the battery was at 99% when I got it started.
I don't think the initial cause could be something (battery?) connected loosely, as it just started working all of sudden, and I cannot easily reproduce the error!?
Well, I'm glad it works now. And I'm glad I chose HTC One over GS4.. Self-repairing cellphones in 2013... What next?
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Any advice? Mine still having same problem
tugesius said:
Any advice? Mine still having same problem
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Plug it into a pc hold down power button until phone boots..also try to hold power
Until it boots ...it will work just be persistent ...don't plug phone and turn it on after full charge...this is the cause
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gemini002 said:
Plug it into a pc hold down power button until phone boots..also try to hold power
Until it boots ...it will work just be persistent ...don't plug phone and turn it on after full charge...this is the cause
Sent from my HTC One using xda app-developers app
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Tried both several times. My computer doesn't even recognize that I've plugged a device in...what would that indicate. Can't get adb to see device either

[Q] boot loop - won't boot into recovery - more details inside

hello everybody,
yesterday, when my phone was on the desk, it started to reboot.
it goes to the logo and then reboots again. I've tried booting into recovery mode and it's not having it (and I'm sure I'm doing it correctly). I can boot into Download mode, but only for a few seconds (about five) then it reboots again.
it sounds like the power button stuck down infact I can hold the home button and volume down and it'll boot into Download mode!
but I don't think the actual button is stuck, though. It still clicks.
i try to leave phone without battery for about one hour:no changes
So i decide to buy a new battery to exclude it from the list of possible faults, and the new battery work like the old one.
So i open the phone and clean it with crc spray to avoid oxidation problem (the phone was never in contact with water).
No changes.
So i test the power button and it seems work (i say seems because i'm not sure about how its working) i resolder it and no changes.
finaly i leave the phone without battery in the nigth (about six hours) and no changes.
during my internet research i found another guy that have same problem and he solves it leaving the phone without battery for 3 days(I can't post link...i'm noob)
I'm not sure what to do. There's no logical explanation for this to happen. It's been working fine up until now.
Is download mode working?
cixty said:
Is download mode working?
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I can boot into Download mode, but only for a few seconds (about five) then it reboots again
robons17 said:
I can boot into Download mode, but only for a few seconds (about five) then it reboots again
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Put the battery out and power the phone using a usb cable or power cable.
cixty said:
Put the battery out and power the phone using a usb cable or power cable.
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i've already tried to do this.
i hold the volume down + home button and then try to power on inserting the usb cable but not working
robons17 said:
i've already tried to do this.
i hold the volume down + home button and then try to power on inserting the usb cable but not working
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Tried with charging cable?
cixty said:
Tried with charging cable?
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yes i've tried. the phone not power on.
I forgot to say that the phone do not charge if i insert the data cable or the charging cable. I mean that the icon of battery is not present on screen when i put on the charger.
robons17 said:
yes i've tried. the phone not power on.
I forgot to say that the phone do not charge if i insert the data cable or the charging cable. I mean that the icon of battery is not present on screen when i put on the charger.
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Try this:
- Power off the phone
- Put the battery out
- Connect the charging cable
- Put the battery in
- Dont power it on just wait if it charges
cixty said:
Tried with charging cable?
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cixty said:
Try this:
- Power off the phone
- Put the battery out
- Connect the charging cable
- Put the battery in
- Dont power it on just wait if it charges
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as i said above the phone power when i put the battery in. in fact to enter in download mode i hold the two keys and put in the battery.
robons17 said:
as i said above the phone power when i put the battery in. in fact to enter in download mode i hold the two keys and put in the battery.
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Do what i said and charge the battery till its full. There are some users with the same problem and it worked for them.
cixty said:
Do what i said and charge the battery till its full. There are some users with the same problem and it worked for them.
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sorry fore the delay. I'm now back to home.
I tried your solution but it is the same.
the phone enter in download mode for 5 sec without press the power button.
how bout take out da battery, push power button for one minute n after that release it n put back battery
see what happen
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compacity said:
how bout take out da battery, push power button for one minute n after that release it n put back battery
see what happen
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i've already tierd it...it's the same
robons17 said:
i've already tierd it...it's the same
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i m so sorry but i got no more method if hardware failure involved.
sorry
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compacity said:
i m so sorry but i got no more method if hardware failure involved.
sorry
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i start to think really that a replacement of mb is the only way...
robons17 said:
i start to think really that a replacement of mb is the only way...
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i would inform you on my progress.
today i solved the problem at 99,99%.
i remove the power button and on his place i solder two pieces of wire. with them i'm able to power on my phone , enter in download mode, flash it and root it ...
it is a little bit annoying to use in this way so i ordered a button and i'm attend the delivery.
I update you when i mount it and test my phone.
thanks
robons17 said:
i would inform you on my progress.
today i solved the problem at 99,99%.
i remove the power button and on his place i solder two pieces of wire. with them i'm able to power on my phone , enter in download mode, flash it and root it ...
it is a little bit annoying to use in this way so i ordered a button and i'm attend the delivery.
I update you when i mount it and test my phone.
thanks
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Good Luck On It
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[Q] HELP!! Phone will not turn on or charge!

Hello,
I had put my phone to charge and when I came back to it 10 minutes later, it was off. I tried turning it back on but to no avail. The charging light will also not turn on. I cannot get into hboot or get my computer to recognize it. Please help!!
xeron72548 said:
Hello,
I had put my phone to charge and when I came back to it 10 minutes later, it was off. I tried turning it back on but to no avail. The charging light will also not turn on. I cannot get into hboot or get my computer to recognize it. Please help!!
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Maybe your charger and usb cable doesn't work...
So your battery is completely dead that's why pc can't see that and you're unable to boot...
Make sure that your charger is ok first
99piotrek said:
Maybe your charger and usb cable doesn't work...
So your battery is completely dead that's why pc can't see that and you're unable to boot...
Make sure that your charger is ok first
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I have tried all of that but nothing works.
xeron72548 said:
I have tried all of that but nothing works.
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Try to hold power button and vol down under very bright light....really bright!
If that won't help you can look for some help there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363516
99piotrek said:
Try to hold power button and vol down under very bright light....really bright!
If that won't help you can look for some help there
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2363516
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I tried that as well and it did not work
dont you have warranty ?? just take it back

Moto X 2nd gen not charging green light

When plugged in charger, a short green blink flashes and that's it. Doesn't turn on, doesn't react anyhow. Tried the trick with holding Volume - key and Power Up for 120 seconds and it just blinks again and nothing more. Left for 12 hours, doesn't charge at all. Tried different cables and chargers, and laptops and computers. Nothing makes it turn on.
If connected to the compuer, it is detected as USB device ( after drivers install ) also it is detected as а QHSUSB_BULK but drivers not found. RSD Lite doesn't detect the phone as anything.
Is there any other trick to turn this thing on?
Mango Polo said:
When plugged in charger, a short green blink flashes and that's it. Doesn't turn on, doesn't react anyhow. Tried the trick with holding Volume - key and Power Up for 120 seconds and it just blinks again and nothing more. Left for 12 hours, doesn't charge at all. Tried different cables and chargers, and laptops and computers. Nothing makes it turn on.
If connected to the compuer, it is detected as USB device ( after drivers install ) also it is detected as а QHSUSB_BULK but drivers not found. RSD Lite doesn't detect the phone as anything.
Is there any other trick to turn this thing on
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I also have this problem at times, I solved using a quick charge 2.0 charger
try to
Push the power button
And then send the phone in bootloader mode
This is a temporary fix, you have to change the battery
sorry for my bad English
linckandrea said:
I also have this problem at times, I solved using a quick charge 2.0 charger
try to
Push the power button
And then send the phone in bootloader mode
This is a temporary fix, you have to change the battery
sorry for my bad English
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wow
this means I first have to plug the cable ( a 2.0 one ) than push power button and then add pushing the Volume - key?
Yes
linckandrea said:
Yes
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doesn't help
can u pls tell me in a few words closer to details and steps
?
Mango Polo said:
doesn't help
can u pls tell me in a few words closer to details and steps
?
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Insert the cable into your phone,
Press the power button (until the battery charge screen appears)
Then go to bootloader mode
If the charging battery screen does not appear, wait 5 minutes
The green LED indicates that the battery is almost completely discharged
linckandrea said:
Insert the cable into your phone,
Press the power button (until the battery charge screen appears)
Then go to bootloader mode
If the charging battery screen does not appear, wait 5 minutes
The green LED indicates that the battery is almost completely discharged
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I guess, a 5V/2A charger is not a fast charge option, right? Cause it's not turning on my phone. And the LED blinks only for 1 second when plugged in..
I will try finding another charger
linckandrea said:
Yes
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I will try to directly charge the battery with a cable and + with -
Mango Polo said:
I will try to directly charge the battery with a cable and + with -
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Good idea, I suggest you warm up the back cover a bit
So it will be easier to take it off
good luck
linckandrea said:
Good idea, I suggest you warm up the back cover a bit
So it will be easier to take it off
good luck
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Am I doing things right? Here is a picture of my battery connector. I should connect the RED wire into the hole of PLUS and the white to the one of MINUS?
Mango Polo said:
Am I doing things right? Here is a picture of my battery connector. I should connect the RED wire into the hole of PLUS and the white to the one of MINUS?
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Forgive me but I do not know

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