So, my nexus has been good to me since I've owned it (2 years and counting), however recently (about two weeks ago) my nexus randomly died in the morning, while I was using it. At first I thought it was a simple crash as I was running Hells Doctor with TARDIS Mod, yet when I plugged my phone back in, I was greeted by a solid red light!
Fast forward a week I received a battery to serve as a replacement, as I thought it was the red light of death, yet after I finished installing the battery I hurried to go charge my phone back up, only to be greeted by the same solid red light.
Move up about three days, I asked my friend for his Qi Charger, as I then thought the charging port was damaged, left it overnight charging on the Qi Charger only to be greeted by once again the same solid red light in the morning.
Now I'm at present time of posting this, I'm starting to worry that my phone has had a hard brick, so I planned on going into download mode and doing a hard reset, but both my computers were not able to recognize my phone in download mode, nor did I ever get the download screen on the nexus itself.
I'm beginning to lose hope! I've tried all button combinations, tried 'jump starting' my battery, now I'm resorting to this.
Any other ideas? Or is it time to part ways with my beloved nexus?
What if it's a problem with your display connector ?
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nethackker said:
What if it's a problem with your display connector ?
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I've not thought of that, but if it is, then the price would be too steep for me
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My Nexus is now unuseable. 2 nights ago I had it plugged in all night and it did not charge. Last night it charged. However, now it boots comes up to the homescreen and shutsdown. Other weird things have happened like seeing speckles on the screen and last night the screen was unresponsive.. I can't get it to boot in safe mode because it shuts down before I can bring up the safe mode screen. After it shuts down I can't do anything with it. About 5 minutes later the charging indicator appears and I can reboot again. I had charging problems before. Google was supposed to send me another charger but never did. I rooted and unlocked it. Now I may be stuck with a broken tablet? Any suggestions? Google is closed on Sunday. Thanks.
Sounds like a hardware issue, possibly with the GPU on the Tegra 3 chip, although I could be wrong.
In any case, I would recommend waiting till tomorrow and contact Google.
Did you do anything with your tablet like flashing a custom ROM or anything like that?
charge with ur phone charger for an hour and see.
Problem solved???
OK it looks like I solved it. The charger is BROKEN and not providing any power to the tablet. When the tablet booted up to the homescreen, there was not enough charge in the battery to sustain it so it shut down. Fortunately, I bought a very nice blackberry charger on Ebay and now that the tablet is plaugged into it, the tablet is working. THANKS for your concern guys. I will be calling Google to have them send the charger they promised me.
THANKS!
have you ever gotten any asus products as you know asus are half baked there useless ill just sell it
Hey everyone,
I've tried searching, but no luck, so here's my issue.
My nexus 7 was around 25% battery last night so I plugged it in for the night.
Woke up this morning and the backlight was on, but the screen was off.
When I unplugged my n7 the backlight turned off. Hitting the power button had no effect.
I then tried pushing and holding the power button for roughly a minute, nothing.
I have disconnected the battery and still no response from the unit.
I plugged it back in for roughly a minute as well, still nothing.
Unfortunately I don't have access to a charger right now.
Is it possible the battery is dead even though it was on the charger all night?
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Weird.
Just plugged it in to my car charger and it booted up. Battery is completely dead, so I guess with the backlight staying on all night it didn't charge.
Now why would the backlight stay on if the screen is off...
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Don't go flashing different roms and kernels now like most of the idiots here, it could just have been your charger being faulty or a bad connection to the tablet overnight. if the problem happens again then you can investigate further.
BTW, were you charging from your PC/Laptop with a USB cable or through a wall adapter? i've had issues in the past charging my Nexus 4 and 7 not charging overnight on my PC
I feel like a broken record but since I've fixed a ton of n7s with loose battery connections, I would recommend checking the internal battery lead to make sure its not loose. Asus didn't do a good job of making sure all n7 batteries were secure and this allowed the battery to shift and pull the power lead out. Some clear scotch tape on the connector and one on the battery (avoid the copper tape areas) will eliminate this problem if that's what you have.
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I feel like a broken record but since I've fixed a ton of n7s with loose battery connections, I would recommend checking the internal battery lead to make sure its not loose. Asus didn't do a good job of making sure all n7 batteries were secure and this allowed the battery to shift and pull the power lead out. Some clear scotch tape on the connector and one on the battery (avoid the copper tape areas) will eliminate this problem if that's what you have.
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I ran into this problem. Initially, my Nexus 7 didn't start. When I plug in the charger the screen would flicker from time to time but there's no indication of charging. So I decided to open it up to see that the battery cable has loosened. So I managed to fix it and use it happily thinking that it won't happen again.
Since last week, the same issue happened. I thought it was the same issue and opened it up to see that the battery cable is firmly in place. So I got a shock. I removed it and re-inserted it again to see if it fixed it. But nope, it won't turn on. And now it's been a week and I don't know what to do It's nothing wrong with the loose cable cuz now it's firmly in place.
Now when I plug it in to charge, the screen will just flicker (as in the back light will turn on and off in 5 sec intervals). What do you think I should do? I tried holding the power button for 30 secs as well.
I bought this new from eBay and still under warranty. But I live in Sri Lanka. So when I bought it, I had to ship to a friend in the US and had to wait till he came down. So it's not easy for me to ship back and to receive another device. Hopefully I can find a solution to fix this myself.
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I ran into this problem. Initially, my Nexus 7 didn't start. When I plug in the charger the screen would flicker from time to time but there's no indication of charging. So I decided to open it up to see that the battery cable has loosened. So I managed to fix it and use it happily thinking that it won't happen again.
Since last week, the same issue happened. I thought it was the same issue and opened it up to see that the battery cable is firmly in place. So I got a shock. I removed it and re-inserted it again to see if it fixed it. But nope, it won't turn on. And now it's been a week and I don't know what to do It's nothing wrong with the loose cable cuz now it's firmly in place.
Now when I plug it in to charge, the screen will just flicker (as in the back light will turn on and off in 5 sec intervals). What do you think I should do? I tried holding the power button for 30 secs as well.
I bought this new from eBay and still under warranty. But I live in Sri Lanka. So when I bought it, I had to ship to a friend in the US and had to wait till he came down. So it's not easy for me to ship back and to receive another device. Hopefully I can find a solution to fix this myself.
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Make sure that the cables between the battery and the connector are intact and not broken. One or two people reported a broken cable.
Does it boot while plugged in to the charger with the battery disconnected ? You could simply have a bad battery.
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Make sure that the cables between the battery and the connector are intact and not broken. One or two people reported a broken cable.
Does it boot while plugged in to the charger with the battery disconnected ? You could simply have a bad battery.
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I checked again. The cables aren't broken. They are all in good shape.
It doesn't boot when I plug in. Actually it doesn't show anything on the screen. If I look closely I can see static flicker on the screen from time to time. Just like the static in TV but much much less. Like only a few of those in certain places.
When this happened the first time I opened it up to see the loose cable. So fixing that helped it then. But now I dunno what's causing it.
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Might have to try a different charger, maybe something stronger. I JUST had that problem with my GF Nexus 7. It wouldn't boot with her normal charger and the screen would flicker like a TV. I used my Nexus 4 charger and it worked.
She had left the battery fully drain for over two weeks and I think the battery didn't appreciate it.
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I bought 2 of the Nokia Wireless Charging Plate DT-900s and all was well and good Thursday night. I left my nexus 4 on over night and it charged fine. Friday night, however, different story. I woke up to a dead phone. Thinking it slipped or something, I thought nothing of it. Saturday night I heard the connect notification followed by the 14% notification for about 3 mins and Sunday I woke up to a mostly dead phone. Last night and today I have tried placing my nexus 4 on there in different orientations and swapped both chargers out to no luck. I put my nexus 7 (2013) and it stayed connected for 10 mins without issue. Is there anything I can do to my nexus 4, outside of a factory reset, that would be a good troubleshooting step? As always, any and all help and information is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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I bought 2 of the Nokia Wireless Charging Plate DT-900s and all was well and good Thursday night. I left my nexus 4 on over night and it charged fine. Friday night, however, different story. I woke up to a dead phone. Thinking it slipped or something, I thought nothing of it. Saturday night I heard the connect notification followed by the 14% notification for about 3 mins and Sunday I woke up to a mostly dead phone. Last night and today I have tried placing my nexus 4 on there in different orientations and swapped both chargers out to no luck. I put my nexus 7 (2013) and it stayed connected for 10 mins without issue. Is there anything I can do to my nexus 4, outside of a factory reset, that would be a good troubleshooting step? As always, any and all help and information is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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i would also like some information on this subject. i have a DT-900 from my 920 and it disconnects and reconnects constantly. i thought about returning my n4 back to complete stock but i was wanting to see if this would help before trying it.
You have to fine a sweet spot . I had mine nexus 4 charge and stop but I played around with the position and found on that works great. Maybe a weak QI receiver BC I had no issuse using my lumia 920
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Apparently only revision 12 and higher Nexus 4 devices work well with all Qi chargers. Unforrunately, I have an r11 device and bought three of these Nokia chargers. One worked for an evening, another worked off and on, and the third one hasn't been opened yet.
Guess I'll keep it plugged in. Maybe the N5's wireless charging will allow use of these chargers.
I'm having the same issue with the same Nokia wireless qi charger - sometimes it works great, mostly not.
The N4 registers a connection with the audio tone, the white charger LED lights, the charging icon on the N4 shows it is taking a charge, but nothing (much) happens - maybe a slight charge but nothing significant. The battery usage screen shows the phone has been connected and has received a continuous charge.
The fix seems to be to reboot the phone. Then everything works as expected. But that defeats the purpose of having a wireless charger on my desk - I just want to be able to pick up the phone, use it and put it back without worrying if it is going to charge or not.
This is so frustrating. I charge my phone by USB at night so it's not a deal breaker but wondering if this is a recent issue (I have only had my N4 for 3 weeks).
EDIT: just confirmed I have a Rev 11 N4. So is this a known issue? Reason to RMA?
so i have a g900f s5 and i fully charged it overnight, phone still working, then i unplugged it and went out, went to unlock it about half an hour later and the screen wouldnt turn on, yanked the battery and tried to get into download mode and nothing, no led indication or vibration, i imagine its completely dead and nothing but a board replacement will fix it, would a usb jig work to fix it, i dont have one on hand but can get one made by a friend
has anyone else had this issue or am i left with a brick
any help is appreciated
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so i have a g900f s5 and i fully charged it overnight, phone still working, then i unplugged it and went out, went to unlock it about half an hour later and the screen wouldnt turn on, yanked the battery and tried to get into download mode and nothing, no led indication or vibration, i imagine its completely dead and nothing but a board replacement will fix it, would a usb jig work to fix it, i dont have one on hand but can get one made by a friend
has anyone else had this issue or am i left with a brick
any help is appreciated
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Have you got a friend or person you know who has a S5?
The first thing I'd do is see if the battery is shot, which I think is more likely the case.
A similar thing happened to my 2 year old S4 (with a battery that wasn't in the recall batch) where the phone would just charge to 100%, died after a minute or two, than takes 2 hours just to go to the charging screen saying 0% charge.
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nah the batterys fine my mother has an s5, albeit stock unrooted and all that jazz and it goes fine in her phone
she actually uses my battery as a spare
EDIT: when i plug it in i can see the led flickering red very faintly
it also heats up rather fast to temps that i would consider not safe for a phone
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nah the batterys fine my mother has an s5, albeit stock unrooted and all that jazz and it goes fine in her phone
she actually uses my battery as a spare
EDIT: when i plug it in i can see the led flickering red very faintly
it also heats up rather fast to temps that i would consider not safe for a phone
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sounds like your S5 suffered the kiss of death
yeah i thought so
i think im SOL
Ordered a second P2XL since they were $200 off. It was suppose to arrive Thursday but got delayed till today. Opened it up and attempted to turn it on, NOTHING. Put it on charge using my other OE charger, 10m later, NOTHING, 1hr later still NOTHING. I cant get it into bootloader. No LED or charging screen, basically no signs of life at ll. It does nothing when plugged into the PC either.
Anyone have any other ideas to revive this unit before I have to advance RMA another one? It won't ship out until Monday anyway, so I'd like to try my best.
I had a similar problem with a Nexus 7. I put my charger on a power strip that had an on/off rocker and toggled it a bunch of times until I jumped the battery back to life. It might be worth a try. I got the same deal this week and mine arrived at half charge. No issues for me. Sorry for your bad luck.
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I did attach it to mu other P2XL and it does recognize that it's plugged into another device and I can choose supply power to device. I don't think it is though because battery is not dropping on the donor device. Sucks because I NEED the device now.
If your battery is totally flat it can be really hard to jump start it, which is why my Nexus wouldn't even take a charge after being totally run flat and shelved. Sending pulses of voltage in repeated bursts charged the battery enough to restore it's ability to charge. This may not be the case for you but it helped me. I found this method on xda.
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