Won't power on - Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Questions and Answers

Phone seems to have died on me today...
- was on gallery, screen froze
- after 30-60secs no response, performed powerbutton+volume down reset
- screen went black, however even after holding buttons for about 30 secs, nothing happened.
- at least 60% battery estimated at the time
- recovery mode button combination does nothing as well
- notification led or screen does nothing when USB charge is plugged in allowed up to 30 minutes
- unplugged device, I gave up, had to sleep
- woke up 3 hours after, accidentally left phone under pillow
- phone was warm/hot (supports initial suspicion that phone was stuck doing something probably in the background)
- phone just updated to latest software earlier that morning (not sure if that matters)
- phone has been cold for the past 8 hours now (thinking of allowing it to drain battery)
- tried plugging in earlier for 5 minutes, same result, no screen, logo, notification light
- power, reset, recovery modes no success
Suggestions anyone? (BTW USB on this device has gone out 2 years ago)
Any suggestions will be appreciated. :fingers-crossed:

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[Q] My Phone is stuck on a Bootloop and I can't Reset it.

I own a Moto G 2nd generation running stock lollipop, no modifications, and a couple days ago the battery drained completely kind of quickly (it even turned off when it had 5% left). when i charged it again, it turned on but it charged only up to 1%. i left there for hours and it didn't charge more than it, when i took off the charger it turned on almost imediately so it wasn't a display bug, it really had 1% left. i tried changing chargers and cables but no luck. also when it turned on it displayed the CQATest app which is a Motorola diagnostics app that isn't supposed to show to the end user and it didn't get mobile signal (I didn't have wifi and i didn't check if it was still working). i left it a couple hours turned off to see if the battery drained completely but it didn't fix. after it I left charging the whole night and by the morning it was on the same situation.
When i switched airplane mode on and off, it got mobile signal, but still it had 1% battery and the CQATest app. after it, I took a shower and when i came back the screen was turned on, but completely black. when i turned off and on it remained the same. when i took off the carger it turned off suddenly, and when I put it on again the cellphone turned on imediately even if i didn't press any button. I turned on and off several times throughout the day and only once it turned on, but when it did it kept displaying messages like "the process com.android.whatever has stopped" several times per second, sometimes variating the process. when i turned off and on it went back to the black screen.
So i was willing to factory reset it, and i could access the fastboot menu, but since it only had 0 or 1% battery i couldn't activate recovery mode to do the wipe and reset. On the motorola support for the first generation it says that you can press the power button for 2 minutes to reset, but when i tried it, it kept turning on, then off then on again several times and it didn't reset. i had the debugging mode activated but my computer doesn't even recognize the device so i guess i couldn't try adb. what else can i do?
TL;DR my phone is stuck on a bootloop with 1% battery and can't use adb or recovery mode. how can i reset it?
Delibird Rulez said:
I own a Moto G 2nd generation running stock lollipop, no modifications, and a couple days ago the battery drained completely kind of quickly (it even turned off when it had 5% left). when i charged it again, it turned on but it charged only up to 1%. i left there for hours and it didn't charge more than it, when i took off the charger it turned on almost imediately so it wasn't a display bug, it really had 1% left. i tried changing chargers and cables but no luck. also when it turned on it displayed the CQATest app which is a Motorola diagnostics app that isn't supposed to show to the end user and it didn't get mobile signal (I didn't have wifi and i didn't check if it was still working). i left it a couple hours turned off to see if the battery drained completely but it didn't fix. after it I left charging the whole night and by the morning it was on the same situation.
When i switched airplane mode on and off, it got mobile signal, but still it had 1% battery and the CQATest app. after it, I took a shower and when i came back the screen was turned on, but completely black. when i turned off and on it remained the same. when i took off the carger it turned off suddenly, and when I put it on again the cellphone turned on imediately even if i didn't press any button. I turned on and off several times throughout the day and only once it turned on, but when it did it kept displaying messages like "the process com.android.whatever has stopped" several times per second, sometimes variating the process. when i turned off and on it went back to the black screen.
So i was willing to factory reset it, and i could access the fastboot menu, but since it only had 0 or 1% battery i couldn't activate recovery mode to do the wipe and reset. On the motorola support for the first generation it says that you can press the power button for 2 minutes to reset, but when i tried it, it kept turning on, then off then on again several times and it didn't reset. i had the debugging mode activated but my computer doesn't even recognize the device so i guess i couldn't try adb. what else can i do?
TL;DR my phone is stuck on a bootloop with 1% battery and can't use adb or recovery mode. how can i reset it?
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google it but forced turn on + reset if I remember correctly is plug in a usb charger and hold power button for 2 minutes + this force turns on and resets / wipes

[Q] Phone bricked, won't go into download/recovery mode

Hello,
My friend gave me her phone. It won't boot, charge, nothing.
Here are some points:
- The phone won't go into download/recovery mode (one time it went into download mode, I don't know how but Odin didn't see it)
- The phone won't charge etc.
- It is visible in Windows as USB 8500 Driver
- I've tried other battery from i9070 and this battery on onther i9070. Works perfectly.
- Tried some button combos, plugging/unplugging cable when holding keys, 10 minutes-battery-reinserts etc.
- Changed USB ports, gave him fully charged battery
And heres a case - sometimes it boots up (i press power for a 10 seconds and leave him for 2 minutes - suddenly I have strange patterns on the display).
And it has - told me that suddenly it gets this - strange pattern when display is off.
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Proxxx23 said:
Hello,
My friend gave me her phone. It won't boot, charge, nothing.
Here are some points:
- The phone won't go into download/recovery mode (one time it went into download mode, I don't know how but Odin didn't see it)
- The phone won't charge etc.
- It is visible in Windows as USB 8500 Driver
- I've tried other battery from i9070 and this battery on onther i9070. Works perfectly.
- Tried some button combos, plugging/unplugging cable when holding keys, 10 minutes-battery-reinserts etc.
- Changed USB ports, gave him fully charged battery
And heres a case - sometimes it boots up (i press power for a 10 seconds and leave him for 2 minutes - suddenly I have strange patterns on the display).
And it has - told me that suddenly it gets this - strange pattern when display is off.
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I had similar problem, with that snow screen. But I could enter download and recovery. I was on GB then, JB was just released. I had to take it to service, because flashing ROM did not help. They installed JB for me, and everything was fine.

[Q] Z3c turns off all of a sudden during charging

Hi,
My Z3c recently suffers this problem that the phone may turns off itself all of a sudden,
I have rooted it few months ago and it's still running 4.4.4 until now.
It first happened a day before, I charged it for a while (not for long perhaps half hour) and then unplugged it from the charger to browse some websites before sleep, but then it turned off automatically without any notice, I tried to turn it on again but it just showed me the 'Sony' and then gone black screen again, I thought it was battery running out so I plugged it back to charger, it showed that 48% battery left, then I tried to turn it on (both volume button+power on button or pressing power on button only) again but still nothing just blackness, so i just simply charged it and went to bed. I checked it the morning after, still couldn't turn on, so i unplugged it, waited for like couple hours then finally I can turn it on but the phone only got 16% battery left.
It happened twice today, blackout during charging, unplug it from charger, wait for like 30 mins ish then it'd be okay to power on.
when I try to turn it on or force power on it, it'll still vibrant as usual but just nothing to show on screen when the problem occurs
does anyone know if it's hardware or software problem? would that be solved if I just factory reset it or I must take it to sony care centre?

Z1 Bricked? Help...

I think I bricked my device. I previously had a custom ROM with Android 5.1.1. My phone is unlocked bootloader and rooted.
I was playing YouTube videos last night and fell asleep, but I didn't realize my phone was on the whole time so the battery died on me. I charged the battery for about 2 minutes to try turning the phone on, but it flashed red LED. I got impatient and did this...
1. As it was displaying battery, I unplugged my phone from my battery charger.
2. As it was shutting down (from pulling the charging cable out), I did a hard reset (hold vol up)
3. As it vibrated 3 times, I plugged the charger in.
After I did that, my phone won't boot, no LED, nothing. My battery can't charge it (turns on for about a second and then it stops. I charged it with AC for 30 mins. and no life. Pressed the red button on the SIM but did nothing, tried turning on the phone normally but nope.
Should I open the back?
EDIT: Finally on the computer, the LED turns on but it's red (stays on without pulsing).
Flashtool detects device
Code:
08/007/2015 16:07:58 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
08/007/2015 16:07:58 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
but I can't get into flashmode or bootloader. Screen is off. I'm not sure what to do anymore...:crying:
kentexcitebot said:
I think I bricked my device. I previously had a custom ROM with Android 5.1.1. My phone is unlocked bootloader and rooted.
I was playing YouTube videos last night and fell asleep, but I didn't realize my phone was on the whole time so the battery died on me. I charged the battery for about 2 minutes to try turning the phone on, but it flashed red LED. I got impatient and did this...
1. As it was displaying battery, I unplugged my phone from my battery charger.
2. As it was shutting down (from pulling the charging cable out), I did a hard reset (hold vol up)
3. As it vibrated 3 times, I plugged the charger in.
After I did that, my phone won't boot, no LED, nothing. My battery can't charge it (turns on for about a second and then it stops. I charged it with AC for 30 mins. and no life. Pressed the red button on the SIM but did nothing, tried turning on the phone normally but nope.
Should I open the back?
EDIT: Finally on the computer, the LED turns on but it's red (stays on without pulsing).
Flashtool detects device
Code:
08/007/2015 16:07:58 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
08/007/2015 16:07:58 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
but I can't get into flashmode or bootloader. Screen is off. I'm not sure what to do anymore...:crying:
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Don't open the back cover just yet yet, it seems that you have a dead battery (fully discharged) so I'd suggest you to connect MicroUSB and magnetic charger together at the same time to force-charge the battery.
If you don't have a magnetic charger, and have a dock then all you have to do is pull it apart and you will find yourself a free magnetic charger in there.
Good luck!
Regards,
~J2C
No. Just leave it charged for 30 mins even with no les light, after 30 mins the red light will light up. U drained your battery thats why it wont turn on

Moto G5S+ dead, won't turn on

Hello,
I need help. My phone won't turn on.
Last used by my son, he was watching Netflix and drained the battery completely. So I charged the phone using the original charger it came with (turbo charger). It was charging fine and I turned it on (so I can receive notifications).
When I checked the phone after an hour it was off. I tried to turn it on but it won't. I noticed that a tiny light is blinking on the upper left corner of the phone. If I press power, nothing on the screen comes on. Normally when I do that it will show how many percent of the battery is now charged. But the screen is just off. Like dead. Except for the tiny light that blinks when it is plugged in to the charger.
I googled and here are the steps that I have taken:
• used another charger (higher amp) - won't turn on and won't charge except for the tiny light that still blinks
• used another charger (lower amp) - won't turn on and won't charge except for the tiny light that still blinks
• tested original charger and all the chargers and it works for the other phone in the house
• left it to charge several hours using original charger and a separate time charging using the other chargers in the house - won't turn on and won't charge except for the tiny light that still blinks
• left it unused overnight then charged in the morning - still no go
• Pressed power button (also power+volume down) 3 minutes - won't turn on
• Pressed power button (also power+volume down) 3 minutes while plugged in to the charger/pc - won't turn on
• connected the phone to PC - not detected
Right now it is in the freezer because one of the search results I saw said to put it in for 5 minutes and then charge. I am trying almost anything I can find. Warranty is no go because this is a 13 month old phone. :crying:
I need help from anyone here who has suggestions I can try. :crying::crying::crying:
It is not a complete answer as there is a part missing in the next solution but I could get my wifes G5s back to life:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g5s/how-to/blank-flash-montana-t3765150
Here is how to create such a sd card requiring the same region phone:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g5s/how-to/guide-how-to-create-mmcblk0-img-device-t3803176
Hello
Thanks for your help although
My phone is now up and running (after 3 days being dead)
What happened was I was ready to follow the link you sent
I connected my phone to laptop then without doing anything else (just plugged in) I finally saw the lightning icon on the screen indicating that it is charging
So I unplugged my phone and charged it using original charger and after leaving it for 3 hours it is now fully charged at 100% I am using it now as I am typing my reply
I am so happy.
The only thing I did before this worked again was I left my phone in the freezer for a few hours lol
Then left it unused whole day
Then tonight I plugged it in the laptop and voila that's what happened
Even better, less fuss!
Hi guys, any chance that someone can provide me a mmcblk0.img file for XT1805?

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