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hey all, like most people here, i've been flashing my phones like crazy for the past couple days to trying out all the new roms it's been fine for the last couple days and sundenlly it just stop working this morning. It wouldn't turn on or anything, when i plug the usb in, window gives me an error as it cannot connect to the phone. I try the charger and it wouldn't charge(the charging light on the phone wouldn't turn on). I just got my phone replace last week due to theft. So is my phone bricked? I've flashed my phone alot and each time i wipe everything, could that be the problem? if i take it back to sprint store you think they would send me a new one? thanks.
Take it in and find out...
Just curious... what rom were you running when that happened?
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hey all, like most people here, i've been flashing my phones like crazy for the past couple days to trying out all the new roms it's been fine for the last couple days and sundenlly it just stop working this morning. It wouldn't turn on or anything, when i plug the usb in, window gives me an error as it cannot connect to the phone. I try the charger and it wouldn't charge(the charging light on the phone wouldn't turn on). I just got my phone replace last week due to theft. So is my phone bricked? I've flashed my phone alot and each time i wipe everything, could that be the problem? if i take it back to sprint store you think they would send me a new one? thanks.
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Pull out the battery, remove charger.
Put the battery back in and dont press anything. Plug it into the wall and see after ~60 seconds you get a charge light.
I just got my phone replaced with the exact problem. Took it to sprint and they ordered me a new one under the HTC warranty, no problem. I didnt say anything about flashing just that it stopped charging and would not turn on anymore.
natelw said:
I just got my phone replaced with the exact problem. Took it to sprint and they ordered me a new one under the HTC warranty, no problem. I didnt say anything about flashing just that it stopped charging and would not turn on anymore.
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Just remember that if they get the phone to boot after you turn it in and they find out its rooted/ROM'd that they can fine you the entire price of the phone. Not trying to scare you but it has happened to people. However, it does seem there have been quite a few complaints about USB "issues".
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Just remember that if they get the phone to boot after you turn it in and they find out its rooted/ROM'd that they can fine you the entire price of the phone. Not trying to scare you but it has happened to people. However, it does seem there have been quite a few complaints about USB "issues".
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I too have had the usb charging issue. Try moving the usb cable around in the phone and see if it contacts. Mine does by lifting up on it. I called Sprint to see what they can do and they said that it is caused by the user. I laughed at them and said some not so nice words then hung up on them. Then took it to a Sprint store and they ordered a new one for me without any questions.
as a side note I am glad they are replaceing it cause now the speaker is blown and the paint is peeling from the power button.
Also, FYI, my kid's hero's charger died on him (the one out of the box). We thought his phone was broken because it would not charge or be recognized by the USB. Then we tried out my charger and, boom, all good.
Worth a shot....
alright guys, thx everyone for the reply, status update: I try everything that was mention here, pull bat and putting it back(several times), moving charging cables, letting the charger sit 60sec, none of it work. I know my phone wasn't out of batteries cuz when i went to sleep it was about 86% left, so i thought my bat blew out on me after a week of usage. so i just left my phone in my pocket and after a while it started getting hot, i was like wtf, and took out the bat immediately. i leave the bat out for about 30min, put that sucker in again, and voila, it power up, everything was back to normal...anyone know wth's going on? of course i'm very happy my phone is working again
Hello. I created this account so I can finally ask some of my questions regarding this phone. I've had it since the January 6th shipping, and it's really been fine for the most part. I've the 8 gig version.
Anyway - within the last few weeks my phone has been refusing to charge on random occasions (it's really very random as to when it will charge and when it won't) - both plugged into the wall outlet via the USB power converter that came with my phone and plugged into my computer.
It's been pretty annoying, but nothing I couldn't work around. It would charge eventually.
However, last night I plugged it in to the outlet and it made the noise confirming it was plugged and started charging. This morning, I unplug it and it's non-responsive. It doesn't respond to anything. I have tried:
-turning it on with the power button; holding it down for an extended period and releasing
-taking out the battery
-plugging it in to my computer (which didn't recognize anything being plugged in)
-plugging it in to a different outlet with a different cable (phone came with two)
I've let it sit plugged in for three hours now and retried all of these things and still nothing... it's dead!
I'm not sure where to go from here? I guess I should have my husband call Dell.
Has anyone had any trouble with the sporadic charging?
Are there any solutions I've missed to get my phone to turn on?
You say you've let it sit for a while, was that plugged into a power source? Try that, it sounds like your battery has gone completely flat and probably needs to sit on a power source. Failing that definitely call Dell and get a replacement battery and charger and see if that fixes it, sounds like one of those items is your problem.
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You say you've let it sit for a while, was that plugged into a power source? Try that, it sounds like your battery has gone completely flat and probably needs to sit on a power source. Failing that definitely call Dell and get a replacement battery and charger and see if that fixes it, sounds like one of those items is your problem.
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Yes, it has been (and still is) plugged in that whole time. I edited my post
Yeah, something is wonky, I just cannot pinpoint it. My husband's will sometimes not charge, too. But, much less often than mine does.
charging issues
In the last 2 days my VP freezes while charging overnight. Restarts when I take out and replace battery. It will also freeze when I try to use any app while charging. I tried to use Dell chat to resolve issue but got bounced around. I even had an agent tell me my service tag wasnt valid. I'll try to call 800# when I have a free hour or so (I'm sure the call will take that long). The first two levels of support at Dell seem to have no clue regarding the VP it's very frustrating. P.S. what happens with all the apps I've purchased if they need to replace my phone?
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Yes, it has been (and still is) plugged in that whole time. I edited my post
Yeah, something is wonky, I just cannot pinpoint it. My husband's will sometimes not charge, too. But, much less often than mine does.
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Have you swapped batteries with your other DVP? Maybe replacement is the only option, hit up @dellcares on twitter, they have helped me in the past and bypass the whole waiting on hold nonsense with dell mobility.
@tbvnz: all your purchased appls will be reinstalled automatically if you installed them via the Zune software on your pc. The ones installed via the phone can be reinstalled from the MP on the phone, just hit the Buy button again and it will tell you its already been purchased and allow you to download it again.
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I snagged my husband's battery and put it in my phone. My phone immediately came on and is now functioning. My computer recognizes it as being plugged in and it's charging.
And, my battery in my husband's phone works fine. It is fully charged and his phone is having no issues.
Certainly this is annoying (and did in fact happen to my husband a few weeks ago where his phone wouldn't respond until MY battery was put in his phone, but we chocked that up to the battery being dead {which it was}.) but at least my husband and I both have DVPs and can interchange batteries... I wonder what someone who didn't have that option would do.
Certainly confusing that removing and replacing my existing battery wouldn't turn the phone on, but my husband's would - even though both batteries are at full charge.
Thanks for the help! I'm not sure if I should contact Dell about it or not. Clearly it's subpar performance, but I've not been completely impressed by this phone in the nearly two months that we've had them, anyway.
Good to hear you are up and running. You could keep an eye on the situation and contact Dell for a replacement battery if it occurs again.
Thanks. Yep, I'll contact them the next time it happens. Anyone else had this problem??
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Thanks. Yep, I'll contact them the next time it happens. Anyone else had this problem??
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My brother and I have experienced the same behavior on both of our phones. Most recent was his this past week, exactly as you described. It would not turn on via the power button, so I swapped his battery with mine and his booted right up. When I tried his battery in my phone it showed a full charge. That has happened to me one or two times, randomly.
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Thanks. Yep, I'll contact them the next time it happens. Anyone else had this problem??
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My brother and I have experienced the same behavior on both of our phones. Most recent was his this past week, exactly as you described. It would not turn on via the power button, so I swapped his battery with mine and his booted right up. When I tried his battery in my phone it showed a full charge. That has happened to me one or two times, randomly.
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I've seen that behavior in my DVP (picked it up two weekends ago) and I can tell you how to work around it.
What seems to be happening is some kind of bug when you have it connected and charging and try to turn on/off the phone. If you notice, when it seems unresponsive, the hardware keyboard will probably still light up. This is because it's actually on but the screen just doesn't get any output/input.
What I did was this:
1. Disconnect your phone from the charger.
2. Slide the hardware keyboard down so you can see whether it is lit up (on) or not.
3. Hold down the power button until the exact moment you see the keyboard go dark (off). You have to be quick because it will try to turn right back on a few milliseconds later if you still have the power button depressed, leaving it still non-responsive.
4. Wait a few seconds, and press the power button as normal to turn it on. This time you should see the Dell logo, etc. and everything will be fine.
I've gotten into the habit of either leaving it on or turning it off before I connect it to my charger (it's my alarm clock so it's on almost all the time).
Hope that helps.
my DVP won't turn on either...
Hi - i'm glad i found this post because i've had my DVP for 3 days now and its frozen about 5 times and this morning wouldn't turn on or seem to take a charge. it was fully charged when i put it down last night and this morning there was nothing.
i've stuck it into a wall outlet for now and i guess i'll just wait for it. don't know what else to do. don't know anyone else around with the same phone, so that battery swap isn't an option. pretty funny that you realized to do that and that it worked.
anyway, i feel better now that i've complained about it. thanks.
Did you try pulling the battery and then booting it up? If that doesn't work, after a pull just leave the battery in the phone and let it charge. After 20 minutes you should see it power on.
So it's continued to happen with my phone whenever I have it plugged in to the wall with the brick that came with the phone. Annoying! Basically I cannot have it plugged in next to my bed; it can only charge on my computer. So much for using it as an alarm!
I will try the power down and reboot with the keyboard out. I know what you speak of with the flashing keyboard. I hadn't tried to see if mine is flashing while the phone is 'dead'.
My original generation Tablet updated to ICS yesterday morning. The unit is 100% stock, no rooting, etc. ICS seemed to work well, and I used it a few times with no issue, but this morning I put it into sleep mode for about 2 hours and now it refuses to do anything but flash the ee Pad opening screen up over and over. I tried removing the microSD card, pushing the power button for >30 seconds, plugging it into the AC adapter, attaching it to the fully charged dock, plugging the dock into power - nothing works. The only problem I've ever had with the unit was the power button breaking at the start, which was repaired after being RMA'd to Asus. This may just be a coincidence but I'm wondering if anyone else has had this happen? Also, any ideas on what else I could possibly try before calling Asus and getting an RMA? This is getting to be a bit insane. I have multiple other gadgets including a NookColor, iPad, Acer W500, etc. and I have never had a piece of electrical equipment give me as much problem as this Asus. Hopefully this is just a lemon and not an indication of their general build quality!
I have the same problem. Stock version.
add me to the list!
completely stock. updated successfully to ICS yesterday.
it booted ok this morning but then i got a forced-reboot in opera -- while viewing this forum, ironically -- and since then no boot. it stays stuck on the EeePad splash loading screen.
i've tried docking it, charging it, booting while plugged-in etc. nothing works.
where to now? can i force a factory reset using some key combination?
EDIT: SUCCESS! phew! i finally got it to boot by holding the power button in for 10s on the stuck splash screen. the battery on the TF was very low (it seemed to discharge very fast last night on standby --wifi off -- that's another issue) so perhaps that was it (strange though as it's docked, and the dock is fully-charged). i'm going to do a factory reset today and re-install everything.
Same problem in my transformer
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We are hosed. At this point I have to believe that it is the update, although I guess it is possible that it is an interaction between ICS and some app that the other posters and I have.. I don't have anything unusual on it though, just the Asus stuff, one note, netflix, pandora, that type of stuff. I called the wonderful Asus support number which basically had me do what I had done before, plus trying the reset (small pin hole next to the hdmi out) three times - no help again. I also tried to see if my laptop would see it - no go. Now it's RMA time once again. This probably isn't the time for it but if someone wants to buy a 32gb 40 series Transformer with dock and case nows the time to make me an offer. As soon as I get it back this puppy is going onto eBay. It may just be a lemon, bad luck etc. but having to RMA an item twice that barely gets any use has just turned me off Asus. By the way, the power was about 60% when it went into sleep mode and it just stayed on sleep for about 2-3 hours, so if the battery drain is that huge in sleep mode there's a massive problem.
Same problem here after a few hours of sleep. Asus logo flashing on and off. Power and vol down til reboot worked. Battery really took a hit.
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We are hosed. At this point I have to believe that it is the update, although I guess it is possible that it is an interaction between ICS and some app that the other posters and I have.. I don't have anything unusual on it though, just the Asus stuff, one note, netflix, pandora, that type of stuff. I called the wonderful Asus support number which basically had me do what I had done before, plus trying the reset (small pin hole next to the hdmi out) three times - no help again. I also tried to see if my laptop would see it - no go. Now it's RMA time once again. This probably isn't the time for it but if someone wants to buy a 32gb 40 series Transformer with dock and case nows the time to make me an offer. As soon as I get it back this puppy is going onto eBay. It may just be a lemon, bad luck etc. but having to RMA an item twice that barely gets any use has just turned me off Asus. By the way, the power was about 60% when it went into sleep mode and it just stayed on sleep for about 2-3 hours, so if the battery drain is that huge in sleep mode there's a massive problem.
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That's not a reset switch... that hole is for the microphone.
That's hilarious! That's what the "service rep" told me it was and he had me push in there 3 times - even though I couldn't feel any "switch" in there! Now on top of a dead unit (after the power died it simply won't respond even though I recharged it in the hopes that it would start up again) the mike is probably busted. No big deal, the RMA is already set up, but this thing is spending more time at the Texas repair center than it is being used!
Before you RMA give this a try.
Go to the Asus download site ( http://www.asus.com/Eee/Eee_Pad/Eee_Pad_Transformer_TF101/#download ) and download the latest firmware (8.6.5.21) for your region(WW US TW ). If you dont see your country there it is probably WW.
Take this file and unzip it on your computer.
Copy the ASUS directory to a Microsd card
Take the file in the /asus/update folder and copy it to the root directory of your microsd
Rename the file(update launcher) in the root of your microsd to EP101_SDUPDATE
insert microsd to tab and reboot to recovery (power and volume down wait till you see words in the top left corner and press volume up)
Give this a try. maybe it will help get you back working ( athough it will be in honeycomb)
you can then try to update again( if you want)
Sorry if i double posted (browser is a little wierd still)
It's. The One Note app. MS is trying to sabotage. Hahaha
Updated yesterday, used it pretty much all day. Woke up this morning.. bricked. fml
Same boat
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Updated yesterday, used it pretty much all day. Woke up this morning.. bricked. fml
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Did you get it to boot? I'm in the same boat updated to ICS, all stock. Used it till drained and the screen hasn't woken up since. Recognized in both ADB and APX modes. It's been sitting pretty on the charger for more than 24hrs and tried all possible power button combinations..
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Did you get it to boot? I'm in the same boat updated to ICS, all stock. Used it till drained and the screen hasn't woken up since. Recognized in both ADB and APX modes. It's been sitting pretty on the charger for more than 24hrs and tried all possible power button combinations..
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nope I sent it in for repair.
Just a quick update. When I got my Transformer back from RMA they had wiped out everything, put in a "factory fresh" ICS and it appeared to be working - since I was at work I did nothing whatsoever with it except make sure it could connect to wifi, I did not enter my google account, install any apps, etc. - totally stock system. I noticed that the power level was at 75%. I turned it off totally (not sleep). When I got home four hours later I tried to turn it on - dead. Tried all the usual stuff, plugging it in to the AC adaptor, power for 10, power for 30, power and volume down - zilch. Called Asus rep. and RMA's it AGAIN. I carefully included a long letter explaining that if they simply wiped and replaced it again could they please turn the thing off, leave it for an hour and try to turn it back on. Apparently no one in Texas reads these things, since I got an email from an Asus rep. saying they had found nothing wrong with it. I told him what was going on and he said he would pass it on to the repair center. That was over a week ago and it is still "in repair" so who knows what's going on. I've purchased a Samsung Tab and don't really care what happens with the Transformer (no offense, I know that many of you have been lucky with yours but mine has been so unrealiable that I no longer trust it for anything besides games) but I am curious as to what's going on here. Most units seem to just have random reboots or other problems, but can always be rebooted. A few like the ones on these threads however, seem to totally die.
Been on ICS from day one with no real issues. Last night the tablet had been on battery for a couple of days it had about 75% left. I was checking it to my Galaxy 10.1 and trying to figure why once in a while they woke to the lock screen for no reason. I check the TF as my son said he was unable to view youtube videos and found it working fine then I a game he had loaded and I put it to sleep. I woke this morning and the TF was dead. I tried to reboot but no go. I plugged it in and after a couple of minute it I was able to turn it on. Once on I unplugged and saw the battery had completely drained and the TF immidiately turned off. So I plugged it in again and its presently charging. Any clues?
Thats just the normal RR/SOD, which often causes the TF to get stuck in a bootloop, draining the battery.
Welcome to ICS.
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Thats just the normal RR/SOD, which often causes the TF to get stuck in a bootloop, draining the battery.
Welcome to ICS.
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Any way to fix that bootloop problem? It is intermittent for me when this happens however mine hasn't fully bricked (thank god)
GideonB234 said:
Any way to fix that bootloop problem?
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Yes, go back to Honeycomb
just got the email that theyre fedexing it back to me.. hopefully it wont brick again. i wish theyd include what the hell happened..
Wish you the best. After I told them what happened they've been "repairing" the unit for about 2 weeks - whereas the last time they had it in "repair" for a day before they sent it back. I think that a quick "repair" means that they reflash the unit, which in my case promptly rebricked the first time it was shut down. It'll be interesting to see what happens.
My wife's Nexus 7 suddenly won't turn on... It still had juice when she went to charge it, but the next day found it was totally dead.
I've tried different chargers, tried to get to the bootloader, opened it and unplugged the battery, hooked it up via USB to my computer, etc and nothing will get this thing to power on.
Any ideas?
Bozz5384 said:
My wife's Nexus 7 suddenly won't turn on... It still had juice when she went to charge it, but the next day found it was totally dead.
I've tried different chargers, tried to get to the bootloader, opened it and unplugged the battery, hooked it up via USB to my computer, etc and nothing will get this thing to power on.
Any ideas?
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I mean, how long did you leave it on AC power? I know when I drain mine since coming to KitKat, it takes as long as a half an hour to respond again.
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I mean, how long did you leave it on AC power? I know when I drain mine since coming to KitKat, it takes as long as a half an hour to respond again.
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Sorry, it spent more than a day on the charger. Still nothing, cannot get it to respond at all.
Bozz5384 said:
Sorry, it spent more than a day on the charger. Still nothing, cannot get it to respond at all.
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If you haven't already, try holding the power button for a while until *hopefully* the Google splash appears.
A good way to tell if the device is accepting a current is by using a charger that can verify this somehow, like with an embedded LED. One like this: http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/rapid-wall-charger-with-6-ft-cable-for-micro-usb/
I used this for my HTC Rezound when it still worked to make sure it was taking a charge because it would report it was charging in the OS but the charger module itself reported otherwise (the red Verizon ring didn't illuminate unless the charger was positioned a certain way in the device thus this was the only way I could supply it a charge and not hope it wasn't dead in the morning). When my Nexus 7 is drained, it draws enough voltage to get the charger to illuminate so maybe try one of these to really make sure it's still responding.
For the meanwhile, if you do decide to buy one, what was the last thing you/your wife had done? Was there root access?
U need press power for 2 min and need to be pluget into wall
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kcipopnevets said:
If you haven't already, try holding the power button for a while until *hopefully* the Google splash appears.
A good way to tell if the device is accepting a current is by using a charger that can verify this somehow, like with an embedded LED. One like this: http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/rapid-wall-charger-with-6-ft-cable-for-micro-usb/
I used this for my HTC Rezound when it still worked to make sure it was taking a charge because it would report it was charging in the OS but the charger module itself reported otherwise (the red Verizon ring didn't illuminate unless the charger was positioned a certain way in the device thus this was the only way I could supply it a charge and not hope it wasn't dead in the morning). When my Nexus 7 is drained, it draws enough voltage to get the charger to illuminate so maybe try one of these to really make sure it's still responding.
For the meanwhile, if you do decide to buy one, what was the last thing you/your wife had done? Was there root access?
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Interesting about the charger -- don't think I have one that does that. Maybe I'll see if my VZW store has one, not sure yet.
She had just used her tablet as normal, and plugged it in like she does every other day or so -- the next morning grabbed it and went to work only to find out that it was dead. IE: not turning on.
- No root access (totally stock)
- I've tried holding the power button for up to 2 mins. - nothing
- Even tried holding the down volume and power for up to 2 mins. together - nothing
- Removed the back and unplugged the battery (plug was really tight) and left it undone for 5 mins and reconnected - nothing
- When plugging in to a USB on the computer, the computer dings like I connected something but - nothing
Perhaps I'll take it apart again and see if I can get a voltage reading on the battery with my multimeter... didn't do that before, but would be good to know if it is charged and not turning on or what.
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Interesting about the charger -- don't think I have one that does that. Maybe I'll see if my VZW store has one, not sure yet.
She had just used her tablet as normal, and plugged it in like she does every other day or so -- the next morning grabbed it and went to work only to find out that it was dead. IE: not turning on.
- No root access (totally stock)
- I've tried holding the power button for up to 2 mins. - nothing
- Even tried holding the down volume and power for up to 2 mins. together - nothing
- Removed the back and unplugged the battery (plug was really tight) and left it undone for 5 mins and reconnected - nothing
- When plugging in to a USB on the computer, the computer dings like I connected something but - nothing
Perhaps I'll take it apart again and see if I can get a voltage reading on the battery with my multimeter... didn't do that before, but would be good to know if it is charged and not turning on or what.
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Remove the back cover, locate the plug to the battery, disconnect plug by sliding from right to left, then replug. Should be fine after that.
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Remove the back cover, locate the plug to the battery, disconnect plug by sliding from right to left, then replug. Should be fine after that.
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Thanks but I already did that. Nothing changed. If I don't get it going soon I'll be forced to buy something else as she is getting impatient.
I have the same issue.
I bought a refurbish one and it was working great for 2 days and yesterday when I tried to open it, it won't turn on anymore and I was able to browse on it 5 min before.
I tried everything but I cannot find any solution...
When I plug into a wall I cannot see the charging icon and when I plug it into my computer it will do the noise that a device is plug but nothing happen... I wonder if its the battery that is crap
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I have the same issue.
I bought a refurbish one and it was working great for 2 days and yesterday when I tried to open it, it won't turn on anymore and I was able to browse on it 5 min before.
I tried everything but I cannot find any solution...
When I plug into a wall I cannot see the charging icon and when I plug it into my computer it will do the noise that a device is plug but nothing happen... I wonder if its the battery that is crap
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I own 3 of these N7 tablets and this has been the number one issue. Sent one for repair when it was under warranty. The supplied Nexus wall charger burn out quick, and aftermarket cables last only 3 months. I've had better results using the Samsung wall charger and cable.
OP, it sounds like your wife's N7 is in APX mode. Connect it to your PC via a USB cable, and open Control Panel's devices and printers panel. If it sees an APX device, and you didn't make NVFlash blobs, your only recourse is a motherboard replacement.
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OP, it sounds like your wife's N7 is in APX mode. Connect it to your PC via a USB cable, and open Control Panel's devices and printers panel. If it sees an APX device, and you didn't make NVFlash blobs, your only recourse is a motherboard replacement.
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Well, that sounds interesting. Tell me more about the APX device thing. I didn't quite understand.
new nexus 7 2012
Me0211 said:
Well, that sounds interesting. Tell me more about the APX device thing. I didn't quite understand.
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I just got my new N7 32gb GSM 2012 in the mail today. Won't turn on at all. I'm not going to bother. Going to return it. Quite disappointed, as I didnt realized this issue (apparently with the battery) was so common. Was looking forward to flashing cyanogenmod. Poop. Might just get a samsung tab now, which I think is quite overpriced for its specs.
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I just got my new N7 32gb GSM 2012 in the mail today. Won't turn on at all. I'm not going to bother. Going to return it. Quite disappointed, as I didnt realized this issue (apparently with the battery) was so common. Was looking forward to flashing cyanogenmod. Poop. Might just get a samsung tab now, which I think is quite overpriced for its specs.
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If you're seriously looking for something other than an N7 then I'd suggest you look at the LG G-Pad.
I bought one for my Dad at Christmas and was amazed by how good the screen is, and the tablet generally, for the price. The LG skin is minimal and can be changed obviously with another launcher, and the battery life is better than my N7.
Unlike my Sammy Tab S, which I use xda to help root and run custom roms and the like.. I have been pure Nexus 6P with Google fi from the start.
So when I had a battery drain issue.. both in cold weather and in heat.. but many months apart, and saw others worried about it, I got a replacement from Google. I do pay the $5 insurance each month in my Google fi plan.
But now this was different. I had recently sent and received texts with my phone by my side on a charging stand. And I hear a sound like a notification sound.. not sure what it was exactly, but I pick up my phone to check it and it is black. I try to swipe.. nothing. I touch the power button.. nothing.
Now I am worried.
I take the case off. Jam my thumb down on that power button until I think I might bleed.. nothing.
I quickly look up the power-reset sequence.. power+voldown... hold it nothing. Try every conceivable combination.. holding for 20 seconds.. nothing.
Normally I might come here looking for help. But I am afraid this is beyond help. Google is sending a replacement.. after I did the try this - try that dance with them. Finding my original USB-C cable for example.
Man.. I don't know if this is a common problem.. or will become one because of some recent update. But I am set to re-setup my phone.. AGAIN... with a new replacement. And I am wondering what my options are going forward.. Google fi means some kind of compatible device.. so.. what.. get a Pixel? Leave fi and get a new Samsung somethingorother? I hate their interface.. love the camera.
So.. this thread is juts a "me too" for some future 6P owner this happens to.
[UPDATE] the thing came back to life!
I swear I tried different USB cables and different ports.. a PC, 2 different USB chargers.. and I got nothing.
Just now, an hour or more later, I tried the cable and charger it was using when it "bricked" and I saw a small red light in the top left corner for a second.. and the dang phone began charging. It showed 3% battery.
So, maybe, what happened was I did not have the cable plugged in correctly.. or maybe it had another mysterious fast drain. The power graph for those is quite ugly.. from 60% or more to nothing! That's why I sent the first one back.
In any case, I am going to now see if this will charge up and be "normal" for me again. I have cancelled the replacement phone order. .. who wants to reinstall all their apps and such if they can avoid it?
I am still very curious as to how nothing I did had any affect... but now it just works. There's something funny going on here. Its not like I was taxing my phone and it got hot or anything.. it was cool to the touch when I got it out of the case. Something is not right about these phones.
thorpemark said:
I swear I tried different USB cables and different ports.. a PC, 2 different USB chargers.. and I got nothing.
Just now, an hour or more later, I tried the cable and charger it was using when it "bricked" and I saw a small red light in the top left corner for a second.. and the dang phone began charging. It showed 3% battery.
So, maybe, what happened was I did not have the cable plugged in correctly.. or maybe it had another mysterious fast drain. The power graph for those is quite ugly.. from 60% or more to nothing! That's why I sent the first one back.
In any case, I am going to now see if this will charge up and be "normal" for me again. I have cancelled the replacement phone order. .. who wants to reinstall all their apps and such if they can avoid it?
I am still very curious as to how nothing I did had any affect... but now it just works. There's something funny going on here. Its not like I was taxing my phone and it got hot or anything.. it was cool to the touch when I got it out of the case. Something is not right about these phones.
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Hey... If your device shut down with 60% left you might be victim of the same problem Q's other users I this thread: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6p/general/nexus-6p-randomly-shutting-50-youre-t3522911
Unfortunately, it's a common issue with no real solution except a warranty or battery replacement...
Good luck...
I had the same problem, it solved itself in a couple of hours, I was to send it to assistance but it booted up randomly trying after 2-3 hours of rest