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Help! I think i bricked my phone!

It started fashing and straight away the battery fell out and then the phone wont go in to download mode or switch on. what should i do? I just bought it too... will the usb jig work?
Thanks
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what happens when charger in connected ? any sign of life ??
leave battery out for 5 mins, (make sure it has some charge)
do the 3 button combo THEN insert the battery, still holding the 3 button combo.
let me know the results

How/why would the battery fall out? If its a new phone just return it and start out fresh. Alternatively, the jig should work.
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Thanks il try asap. Im also gna buy a new battery just in case. Il let u know
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ehtoeh said:
How/why would the battery fall out? If its a new phone just return it and start out fresh. Alternatively, the jig should work.
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Cover wasnt on and cat jumped on sofa battery drops out quite easy
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Is there any sign that the phone is charging??

if the phone is in charge you see like a battery fill with color as it charge .. red if it ampty do you see it?
sorry for my English ...
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n7 just died, how can i wipe data before exchanging??

My N7 just randomly died. It's been working great for a month and now suddenly won't turn on. The battery was very low and it probably shut down from that. But after plugging in to recharge, nothing!! No power, won't turn on, has no indication it's charging ... totally dead. I bought retail but if i return it now, my data is not wiped. I'm afraid that after i exchange it, anyone either at the store or at google/asus that gets it back and gets it turned on will have access to all my accounts.
any suggestions?

does it connect when you plug it via usb?
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does it connect when you plug it via usb?
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It's 100% dead so it doesn't connect at all, not power not usb. Very weird, it's had zero issues until now and it just randomly died ... no trigger

Since you didn't provide info on how you were trying to charge it...
o are you using the OEM charger and cable?
o how long did you let it charge (let it go a couple hours)
o When you try to start it up after letting it charge for a while, press and hold the power button for a long time 30+ seconds
If you can't get it to ever power on, you will never get the data off since that is the only way to access the memory on the device.

I'll just leave this here...
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ne...ide-factory-image-restore-your-nexus-7-a.html
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marty331 said:
I'll just leave this here...
http://forums.androidcentral.com/ne...ide-factory-image-restore-your-nexus-7-a.html
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How do you propose he do this when the device won't even power on?
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nhizzat said:
How do you propose he do this when the device won't even power on?
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Just trying to help. He may need to leave it on the charger overnight and try tomorrow.
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ASUS TF101 Does not turn on unless plugged in...

So... I cannot turn on my Asus tf101 unless I plug it in to a power source, once the screen lights up I can unplug it immediately and it functions normally when turned on. I bought this device refurbished from best buy a few months back, I dealt with the issue but now am looking to sell it. Any ideas on how to fix this? I have never rooted the device, however I have tried factory resets and cold boots.

mled203 said:
So... I cannot turn on my Asus tf101 unless I plug it in to a power source, once the screen lights up I can unplug it immediately and it functions normally when turned on. I bought this device refurbished from best buy a few months back, I dealt with the issue but now am looking to sell it. Any ideas on how to fix this? I have never rooted the device, however I have tried factory resets and cold boots.
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Are you holding the pwr button long enough. If so,it sounds like the switch is bad.

I hold the power button for 12 seconds and try it with different variation holding volume keys. It functions fine when the device is powered on.
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It could be a bad battery or your charger is only giving enough to power the device on. I would try a new charger first.
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But once powered on, it functions flawlessly. The only issue is turning it on.
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I'v got the same problem. So +1. Any ideas?

I have the same problem, i am actually talking with the Asus Support Centre

I emailed them. All I can do.
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mled203 said:
I emailed them. All I can do.
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Do you have the keyboard docking station for it?
Are you on custom ROM or OEM?
What "app killers" are you running?
Some custom ROM's have had similar issues a long while back. maybe yours is getting that issue IF your running custom.
Keyboard dock, if you have it, does it do the same thing for powering on, where it needs to be plugged in to start the screen?
I only ask about the app killers because I had experienced a similar issue about a year ago due to an app killer I had installed. Removed it, and the phone worked fine. Put it back on and it reverted back to having to be plugged in to start the screen.
Have you tried a clean wipe of everything on the tablet? And I do mean CLEAN, no dirty flashes here (keep your pants on bud).
Lastly have you given the charge port a good ole blow out lately? Long bursts aren't really going to do any damage, but I would stick to short quick bursts of compressed gas, again NO VACUUM CLEANERS. They create static and the charge port is quite susceptible to static discharge.
I know your pretty intelligent, but let me put it out there again. DON'T be a fool and use alcohol on your tool.

This post made me laugh. I do not have the keyboard docking station. I have never installed any task killers as I do not believe in them. The tablet has been running the stock ROM the whole time and has never been tampered with.
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And yes I have done a factory reset twice with no success.
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mled203 said:
And yes I have done a factory reset twice with no success.
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But you never said if you gave the ole girl a good ole cleaning in the slot.
I would venture to say that you need to send it in to Asus or take it back to Best Buy (if your able to). It sounds like there may be a voltage issue with the digitizer or the inverter.
And NEVER EVER EVER Invert your digits while cleaning out the slot.
You also didn't say if you went deep up in the ole girl and gave her a good rootin.

I'm working with Asus right now and of course there's something wrong with my serial number. Nerve been rooted. Blew it out and that did nothing.
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mled203 said:
I'm working with Asus right now and of course there's something wrong with my serial number. Nerve been rooted. Blew it out and that did nothing.
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Please keep us posted as I am curious to know how ASUS customer service is to deal with.

Well, I am trying to send my TF to Asus to fix the problem and they are a bit annoying. I have just dealt with HTC before and that was wonderful, but here they have send me 4 emails asking me to wipe, to update and to do everything that I have already done, and after that they have sent me to another web to fill another questionary. With HTC I just had to told them the IMEI and in 4 days I had my phone back

I had similar issue with mine. It was one of the reason I took back to best buy and used the buy back.
I then picked up the Nexus 7.
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I had a similar issue, do you use your device often ?
I figured out after a couple of months that each time it showed this behaviour the battery was in fact empty and it was in fact the root of the problem.
My transformer take much longer time to boot when plugged even with a full battery, and when it's empty it doesn't boot at all.
I must plug it, wait for it to be enough charged to boot unplugged, and do so. Then plug it back when started.
Considering that the transformer on stock cannot shut off when plugged to its keyboard (or even to USB ? Or is it just mine ? When I shut it off plugged to the keyboard then close it, it boot on again) When the tablet is left for several days unused the battery will be empty.
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Yes I do. But even if the device is fully charged it will still not power on unless plugged in and I don't have the dock.
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Ok, sounds to be a totally different issue then, sorry
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mled203 said:
Yes I do. But even if the device is fully charged it will still not power on unless plugged in and I don't have the dock.
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Do the power and volume buttons work normally once fully booted? I have had similar issues, one was improperly seated power button, the other was a loose ribbon cable way down in the guts of this beast. Also, was this happening the whole time you've had it , or after a firmware update?
Right now I'm dealing with one that the screen won't stay on once I get into ics unless I'm plugged in. I went in and noticed that if the auto brightness wasn't set, it works. So I tweaked the settings in display time off when unplugged and uninstalled some screensaver app, and now it's working fine. It was probably the first thing, even though was already set to one minute. Anyway, just letting people know sometimes it isn't hardware. But the op probably is since he's done factory reset.

Nexus 7 shutting down in idle state due to battery drain!

My nexus 7 was fully charged and I put it in the rack in the night. Next morning it shut down completely. When I switched it on, it showed battery 0% says 0% the same c thing happened today as well. Its a new device. Any idea??
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Can you please show the screen snap of battery usage??

Sure.. Here is the screen shot..
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Some app or service is draining your battery. Get BetterBatteryStats to narrow it down.
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I installed battery saver app.. I will check if it can do any good..
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Like someone said before it's a rogue app and the only way your going to get the battery drain issue to go away is to figure out which app is doing it and then get rid of it.
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I think the best solution for you is to factory reset or re-install android on your device once.
It will be easier than finding out where is the problem. as screen snap shows most of the battery is drained by "android OS".
It was just my opinion you can take it if you want.
My battery usage. Even though my screen on time was only about 2 hrs most of the battery was drained by the screen. So there music be something very wrong in your case.
I don't know about android virus but that might be an option.
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I found that its day dream option got activated some how. I deactivated. Now its working great again.
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*Crosses fingers*
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I found that its day dream option got activated some how. I deactivated. Now its working great again.
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Gonna follow along and disable my daydream as well since I'm having the same problem you are with it actually draining while on the charger (Stock ROM, Franco Kernel, OEM wall wart with gold tipped USB cable). Tis quite annoying to have to either keep the screen off or power down completely in order for this bad boy to charge...

[Q] Nexus 4 possible battery issue?

Hello I'm new to the nexus 4 forms. Okay so today I traded my Galaxy note 1 for the nexus 4 and the HTC One x. I was really excited to see the nexus 4 for the first time. Upon looking at it, the screen had 3 cracks in it but the person said it still functions fine. Cracks don't really bother me that much anyway. He also said that it needed a new battery and that the phone can still be turned on/used. When I went home I plugged it in and I saw a flashing red-light. Then a few minutes after I saw the charging icon on the screen. I waited abit more and tried powering on, the battery icon disappeared and I saw the flashing red light again, I left it alone for about 30m+ and when I looked at it I saw the battery icon filling up and down but there was no raise in charge. So I started looking things up. I have tried opening the phone and disconnecting the battery on and off the board, stripping a USB cable with the + and - connections putting it on the battery for 13-15mins plugged into a laptop (I used my playstation 2), and that didn't work. What I then did is take the battery out and plugged in the charger only. I managed to get into the bootloader screen but when pressing start I see the Google word and it just shuts off. Awhile later it just got to the point where when I plug in the charger the red light blinks and stays that way (occasionally I will see the charging logo). I will buy a new battery if needed I just wanted to make sure there's something I didn't try yet, or confirm the battery is the issue. There doesn't appear to be any water damage and everything looks clean inside the phone. I can post a picture of the battery if needed. Hopefully this phone isn't dead and can be working again, I saw afew videos called the red light of death where the nexus 4 was plugged in with a steady red light appearing with no charging at all, mine only flashes so I think that is a good sign. I guess I will plug it in all night when i go to sleep hoping for it to turn on in the morning. I've also already called lg and they have horrible service... Please let me know if there's anything else I can try. Thanks!
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Anyone?
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I mny opinion it is definitly the battery issue,cause it is booted withput it. Just buy new battery and you will be good to go
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Ra1nst0rm said:
I mny opinion it is definitly the battery issue,cause it is booted withput it. Just buy new battery and you will be good to go
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Well it didn't really boot. I only could make it to the bootloader.
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TeChNoC4AzY said:
Well it didn't really boot. I only could make it to the bootloader.
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I know.It dont boot to rom cause it need more power than usb so it cant do this without battery

Now I'm starting to wonder if the touchscreen will even work right.. I mean look at this..(i put a pic) Do you think the touch will be okay? The glass is all that got damaged, the lcd Is perfect though. I'm going to get it replaced soon enough hopefully.
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^^^^

99.9999% touch screen will not work.

RolF2 said:
99.9999% touch screen will not work.
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You gotta be kidding right... Dang. So one Crack will make it not work? I mean I'm on my HTC Droid and I was able to still use it 100% normal after dropping and cracking the screen slightly.
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we are talking about LG nexus 4 , not a htc. Nexus 4 digitizer is made directly on front glass.