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Completely bricked

Yesterday I updated my ROM using the goo.im manager. It seemed like everything was working fine, though this morning I tried to wake the tablet and it did nothing.
I can't get into recovery or the bootloader or anything. The screen is consistently black. I've tried holding down the power button, holding down the power button with volume buttons, pressing various buttons in rapid succession, but to no avail.
Any ideas for what I can do to fix this?
Thanks.

Could it have somehow discharged overnight? Plug it in and let it charge a little and see if it comes on?

davisac said:
Could it have somehow discharged overnight? Plug it in and let it charge a little and see if it comes on?
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It's been plugged in for a while now, and it's still not turning on.

In a dark room plug it in to the charger, see if the screen shows static, if so your battery may be unplugged.
Just did a write up on it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101561
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In a dark room plug it in to the charger, see if the screen shows static, if so your battery may be unplugged.
Just did a write up on it
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101561
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Just tried this and didn't get anything. I don't think that's likely anyways, since I haven't opened up the tablet or messed around with the battery.

How long are you holding power button?
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Sinani201 said:
Just tried this and didn't get anything. I don't think that's likely anyways, since I haven't opened up the tablet or messed around with the battery.
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When you plugged the charger in did the screen show static? If so when you removed the cover did you make sure it was plugged in, or just look at it? The reason I ask is the plug will look plugged in, but the plug will not be fully seated.
And as nespid stated how long did you hold the buttons? It can take 30 seconds or so before it performs a hard reset or enters recovery.
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zPacKRat said:
When you plugged the charger in did the screen show static? If so when you removed the cover did you make sure it was plugged in, or just look at it? The reason I ask is the plug will look plugged in, but the plug will not be fully seated.
And as nespid stated how long did you hold the buttons? It can take 30 seconds or so before it performs a hard reset or enters recovery.
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Just tried holding down the power button for a good 40 seconds while the tablet was plugged in, no avail.

Sinani201 said:
Just tried holding down the power button for a good 40 seconds while the tablet was plugged in, no avail.
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I sometimes wonder about the craftsmanship of the power button. From day one, bone stock,I sometimes have to sit and fuss with the power button if its powered off.
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I had exactly the same issue. Black screen, nothing from the power button. So I took the back off ( which comes off really easy.....just used my nails!) And pulled out the power to the battery reinserted, put the back on powered up and all was ok...........strange one....but it got mine up and running.
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nespid said:
I sometimes wonder about the craftsmanship of the power button. From day one, bone stock,I sometimes have to sit and fuss with the power button if its powered off.
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This, sometimes my N7 takes about 10 seconds to turn on, other times I'm pressing it for a minute or so.

Eagle1337 said:
This, sometimes my N7 takes about 10 seconds to turn on, other times I'm pressing it for a minute or so.
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More likely this is related to the sleep of death, where when you shut off your N7 it does not power down correctly and requires a hard reset by holding the power button down for 20-30 seconds.
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viper08 said:
I had exactly the same issue. Black screen, nothing from the power button. So I took the back off ( which comes off really easy.....just used my nails!) And pulled out the power to the battery reinserted, put the back on powered up and all was ok...........strange one....but it got mine up and running.
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This is what I would be trying at this point. And again, it can look like the plug is securely fastened when it's not if you have the battery that does not take up then entire space as shown in the pictures I posted.

Alright, so I opened up the cover and unplugged the battery and plugged it back in. Still not working :/

Time for the old switcheroo
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Sinani201 said:
Alright, so I opened up the cover and unplugged the battery and plugged it back in. Still not working :/
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Hmmm strange one. Sounds to me like its faulty.....does the asus charger get warm when charging?
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Sinani201 said:
Alright, so I opened up the cover and unplugged the battery and plugged it back in. Still not working :/
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Odd, these are hard to brick. you would essentially have to start by wiping recovery/bootloader. It sounds like the battery is completely dead. what happens when you plug it in? I assume you see no indication of it charging? Again, in a dim/dark room can you see what looks like static when you plug it in?

Okay. So this happened to me a few months ago. It died from me not charging it for a few days ( love the battery life) so I plugged it in before I went to sleep. When I wore up and tried to turn it on, I was having the same issue. It would not boot or anything. It was dead as a doorknob and I thought. "No way....I bricked a device in my sleep....(next flashaholics anonymous meeting on Wednesday)"
So I thought maybe the charger broke and it didn't charge. Well I tried different chargers and outlets and everything. Nothing worked.
Then I plugged it into my computer to see if I could get the wugfresh toolkit to connect. (It didn't) but after like an hour messing with wugfresh while my nexus was plugged in I went to try to boot to fast boot (for the 100th time) and it worked (that or it showed the charging symbol by itself) either way the screen only remained on for a few seconds. After trying this again an hour later. Watching it closely, as soon as the screen turned on I ran it to my Asus charger and plugged it in.. Then it charged normally and was fine.
Tl;Dr
These batteries should never reach 0% mine probably became z little too close to 0% took a lot of time and methods to make the battery take the charge.
Moral: don't let the nexus 7 reach 0%
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I hope there's some sort of fix in future android updates that addresses these issues.
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If it doesn't turn on and...
You reconnected your battery (dismounting the back),
You pushed the button for 5 minutes! or more (i tried all of em, all possible combinations)
You plugged/unplugged it from your PC then tried to turn it on
...and nothing happened.... Plug it to your PC, go to device manager and if it is recognized as APX
Welcome to the "BRICK CLUB"
Your only hope is to get in the bootloader
pd. Theres no nvflash... search your warranty (got mine second hand :crying
pd2. sorry for my bad english

viper08 said:
I had exactly the same issue. Black screen, nothing from the power button. So I took the back off ( which comes off really easy.....just used my nails!) And pulled out the power to the battery reinserted, put the back on powered up and all was ok...........strange one....but it got mine up and running.
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Yep mine did the same thing, my battery connecter was visibly wonky though, only slightly.
It does seem to me to be a small design problem that the battery can move a little and pull on the connecter, either the wire needs a bit more slack or the battery needs securing. I used some tape to hold it and hopefully this won't happen again.
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[Q] Changed flex cable for ear speaker..phone wont boot now

my ear speaker went out.. i ordered a new flex cable and replaced it.. checked all the connections 4 times took it apart put it back together.. when i press power.. green light comes on for 2-3 secs then nothing.. help.. im willing to send my atrix to someone to fix?.. give me some ideas please??

The first thought I had was your battery is dead.
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Nope fully charged it and complete backup before I even opened the phone...idk what the deal is..I know the screen don't even try to turn on I only changed the ear speaker flex cable
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Please check all your connections, especially the ribbon cable that has a jaw connector. This one is often the problem on this phone.

I've checked triple checked all the connections...when I press power it lights up green but no screen and I really can't tell if the phone is booting..phone worked perfect until I changed the flex cable out and nothing looks damaged..
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Assuming that the entire device itself is off and that it's not just the screen, and that all the connectors are securely in place and not torn, the only thought that I can come up with is that this may be an ESD (electro-static discharge) issue.

Anyway to test that theory? Like test if the phone it self is still alive without screen coming on..the motherboard heats up a little like it's on but as far as I can tell none of cables are ripped
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atxhardrocker23 said:
Anyway to test that theory? Like test if the phone it self is still alive without screen coming on..the motherboard heats up a little like it's on but as far as I can tell none of cables are ripped
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Connect the device to your computer with a data cable and see if it shows up as a device of some sort.
Of course if I was in that situation, I'd try other things too, like connecting the device to the charger with the battery removed, and see if it responds. I'd also try to get into recovery mode if possible. It's not likely to do anything different, but it's a better option than taking it apart again. However, I think it's either a damaged cable or an ESD issue.

Phone Dead (even more than a brick)

(fixed)I let my phone die because I wasn't near a charger. Now my phone is completely dead. I try to charge and nothing happens. It won't boot with lit black screen....nothing. It's like having the battery taken out.....
any known fix?
edit: (fixed) I waited and nothing happened so a bit after that I held the power button for 40 seconds then unplugged the charge and while still holding the power button plugged it back and the red/orange light came on. I then let it charge for a bit until the light turned off then I powered it on and worked. I experienced the problem once before but it did the red/orange light problem. It had never fully died like that before which freaked me out.

let it charge for atleast 30 minutes
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pak-stars said:
let it charge for atleast 30 minutes
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nothing so far :/

i've had the same problem before.. the best method for make sure that n4 works again is simple, just dissasembly the back case and replace batery connector port and replace it back.
just follow Nexus 4 Teardown from iFixit.com
just remove the battery connector port. you don't need to remove all the battery.
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nothing so far :/
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1) Check your USB cable and adapter.
2) Use another charger.
3) Use another wall socket.
4) Use a combination of options 1-3 before you determine your phone a lemon.

fixed
fixed (read my post)

Solid red LED when plugged in, device unresponsive

Last night, the battery of my N4 was getting really low, so I plugged it in. I noticed it was not charging when I plugged it in. It ended up dying completely on me. I plugged it in again later that night, and the LED started flashing red. I unplugged it and replugged it a few times, and now when I plug it in there is a solid red LED and the device is totally unresponsive. I let it sit on the charger all night and it made no difference. I was totally stock, no root, no kernel, bootloader was even still locked.
Am I going to have to RMA? I'm a college student and don't exactly have $300 sitting in my account at the moment..

Press and hold the power button for about 10-15 seconds till the light turns off
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nxt said:
Press and hold the power button for about 10-15 seconds till the light turns off
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Sorry, I should have specified. I've tried every button combo and nothing works. The phone is totally unresponsive.

Find a torx screw and reset your battery.

Strelok1987i said:
Sorry, I should have specified. I've tried every button combo and nothing works. The phone is totally unresponsive.
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you really need to hold it for a while, longer than you think. im pretty sure when it happened to me i had to hold the power button for around 30 seconds after unplugging it. if theres still no dice then it might be ok to freak out lol

joshnichols189 said:
Find a torx screw and reset your battery.
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This solution worked for me after no amount of charging and button pressing would get me anything. Phone was stock and charging overnight when the red LED happened.
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joshnichols189 said:
Find a torx screw and reset your battery.
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Reset the battery? What does that entail? Is there a guide for it or something?

Strelok1987i said:
Reset the battery? What does that entail? Is there a guide for it or something?
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You've got to open up the back of your Nexus 4, then unscrew the battery connector, take it out then plug it back in. There are some tutorials around the forum if you need them.

Yuvin said:
You've got to open up the back of your Nexus 4, then unscrew the battery connector, take it out then plug it back in. There are some tutorials around the forum if you need them.
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Did this, no difference. I'm a little afraid my warranty may be void now
Tried several different chargers, different cables, etc. Nothing works. Just a solid red LED.

Strelok1987i said:
Did this, no difference. I'm a little afraid my warranty may be void now
Tried several different chargers, different cables, etc. Nothing works. Just a solid red LED.
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Just call and rma. I did the same
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tried this an no luck
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Just call and rma. I did the same
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I have this same problem, I've already taken the battery connector off reset it nothing there, removed batter tried to ,annually charge using some wires on + and - terminals still no dice.
I'm afraid my warranty is void because of those procedures. Does any one know if that's the case.
I still have solid red led when I plug it, and I had solid red led when I plugged in with no battery, does anyone know if the battery is just completely dead and needs to be replaced?

I had a similar problem on one of my Nexus 4 phones - I went to the LG service centre to get it looked at. They said the motherboard is gone and needs to get replaced. If your phone is still in warranty then you can get it done - otherwise replacing mother board is a very expensive affair - you would be better off buying a new Nexus 5.

ae1990 said:
I have this same problem, I've already taken the battery connector off reset it nothing there, removed batter tried to ,annually charge using some wires on + and - terminals still no dice.
I'm afraid my warranty is void because of those procedures. Does any one know if that's the case.
I still have solid red led when I plug it, and I had solid red led when I plugged in with no battery, does anyone know if the battery is just completely dead and needs to be replaced?
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There is no warrenty sticker or anything. There are users who did the same as you and got their device rma-ed
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Is it time to trash the N4
My Nexus 4 went low on battery power (3%) so I plugged it in to my usb car charger, soon after i noticed a solid red led light coming from the notification led. I left it on charge for close to 12hrs once I got home. Pulled the rear cover off and removed the battery to test the voltage... 3.8V was available. After reassembly and many different attempts at button pressing combinations there is still no life whatsoever and when I plug it into the AC charger I still get the solid RED LED light of Death...
Can anybody tell me if the mainboard is likely to be fried???

I Think My Nexus is Dead

Hi,
I have a Nexus 4 for about a year, and until the last 2 months I had no problems at all. I started noticing my phone shut down after about an hour because of my battery swelling. I replaced the battery and I had great battery life for about 2 days, after that it drained super fast.
A few times my phone shut down and a red LED started blinking, I fixed it thanks to a thread in this forum.
But now, I had 100% battery and it turned town. I tried to start the phone but nothing happened. Connected the charger and pressed the power button a long time until a red LED showed but for a long time.
The blinking LED didn't worry me because I knew my battery drained and it fixed but now the battery is full, the LED lasts for long time and no matter what I do, nothing turns on the phone.
I don't know what to do and I'm really close to throw it away.
Please help.

Idanref said:
Hi,
I have a Nexus 4 for about a year, and until the last 2 months I had no problems at all. I started noticing my phone shut down after about an hour because of my battery swelling. I replaced the battery and I had great battery life for about 2 days, after that it drained super fast.
A few times my phone shut down and a red LED started blinking, I fixed it thanks to a thread in this forum.
But now, I had 100% battery and it turned town. I tried to start the phone but nothing happened. Connected the charger and pressed the power button a long time until a red LED showed but for a long time.
The blinking LED didn't worry me because I knew my battery drained and it fixed but now the battery is full, the LED lasts for long time and no matter what I do, nothing turns on the phone.
I don't know what to do and I'm really close to throw it away.
Please help.
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It looks like you have the infamous 'red light of death' see here for a solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/final-fix-nexus-4-red-light-death-t2250454
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22sl22 said:
It looks like you have the infamous 'red light of death' see here for a solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/final-fix-nexus-4-red-light-death-t2250454
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Opening the device isn't really an option for me now.
Thanks, I'll see what to do.

Replace the battery
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22sl22 said:
It looks like you have the infamous 'red light of death' see here for a solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-4/general/final-fix-nexus-4-red-light-death-t2250454
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Replace the battery
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I've sent it to a lab and they said my voltage component of the motherboard has gone and they charge me for 100$. Is it possible?

Idanref said:
I've sent it to a lab and they said my voltage component of the motherboard has gone and they charge me for 100$. Is it possible?
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Well, you can find new logic boards over 100$ on eBay, but with the replacement fees and the cost of a new logic board, the price seems reasonable...