So my stock LG G2 just suddenly stopped working last night. The battery died, and I haven't been able to boot it up since, even after charging overnight. The only kind of response I get from it is if I hold the power button, there is a short vibrate every 2-3 seconds while I'm holding it. Sometimes after ~15-20 seconds it will stop vibrating, other times it will keep vibrating every few seconds until I give up on holding the button. Other than the vibration, there is absolutely no kind of response from the phone, no charging LED or anything like that. The same thing happens regardless of whether it is plugged in and charging or not. I've tried connecting it to my computer, but the device just isn't recognized whatsoever, so I can't use adb to try to boot to recovery or anything like that. I've rooted my G2 in the past, but I believe that I've had it replaced since then and the new device has always been completely stock.
I'm completely at a loss for what to do, it seems as though the device just bricked itself. I'm hesitant to try to get a replacement device through Verizon, as I'm only 4 months from an upgrade and will be getting a completely new phone then anyway. Does anyone have any idea what could possibly have gone wrong or how I could go about fixing it? If I have to wipe everything that's fine, as I was going to root it and install a custom ROM soon anyway.
Right now, my only idea is to get something to hold the power button down and let the phone vibrate until the battery dies, but that will take a while and isn't too likely to fix the problem. I'd greatly appreciate any advice from anyone who might know how to fix this.
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I have a Herald I have been using for about a year and a half now. I been having troubles with the phone charging the battery the last week or so. That problem seems to have fixed itself but yesterday the phone turned off for some unknown reason and now it will not turn back on. I have tried just about anything I can think of. It is like it is dead. No keys respond, the battery has good connection and is in good shape, and plugging in the power cord does nothing.
Has anyone else had this problem? If so any fixes? I am guessing the phone is dead, never to come back again. If so that just gives me an excuse to buy a new phone so it wouldn't be all bad.
Have you tried putting the phone into bootloader. Hold the camera button while pressing the reset button. I bricked my phone once and it appeared to be off and it wouldn't turn on or display anything. It worked when I put it into bootloader. But unless this happened while trying to flash, I don't think that's the problem.
my wing has the same prob...when that happens to me, i plug it to power till i see the orange or green light(no difference)then hit soft reset.....works usually but if not, hit up the bootloader
I've had this fault for nearly two weeks now where the phone will randomly shutdown and when restarted will immediately shutdown again. The only thing that will solve it, temporarily, is to remove the back cover and disconnect and reconnect the battery. After this the phone will start first time.
Anyone else experienced this? Would a new battery solve it? (Battery life is fine at the moment so maybe not this?)
This has happened while running both 4.2.2 and 4.3 My phone isn't unlocked or rooted, completely stock.
Any help much appreciated.
seems as your power button might be getting "stuck" pushed in. that would explain random shutdowns(pushing the button in for 10 seconds force shuts down the phone) and boot up.
That would cause the effects I'm seeing but when trying to start the phone it always "feels" like its working properly. I'll keep it in mind for the next time it happens though.
My AT&T LG G2 (plain D800) is rooted, and has Xposed installed on it (I'm not sure if this caused the issue or not), but here's what I'm having problems with:
I was playing a game, when all of a sudden the phone froze (no biggie, it's done it before, I've held the power button to force restart it, and it works), but the phone shut off on it's own, and would/will not turn back on.
Tge LG boot logo comes up intermittently when I hold power and volume up, but only sometimes. The phone has only twice now gotten to the AT&T logo, but freezes immediately and shuts down. I've tried literally every combination of holding buttons, for up to 70 seconds at a time, both on the charger, off the charger, and while plugging into the charger.
I cannot get to download mode, I cannot get to TWRP, and can obviously not boot into the phone. I had made no changes in weeks prior to this happening, so I can't see why or how something with my phone being rooted would cause the problem.
I've left the phone charged overnight before performing the actions (the phone won't even show battery percentage), so I don't think it's a dead battery issue. Everything I've read so far seems to say that the battery chip has died and needs to be replaced. Somehow I don't think it's the problem.
I'm fully willing to completely wipe the rom, and everything on it, as long as I can get the phone working again. However I cannot boot into download mode to use ADB or anything.
Is my phone completely bricked? Or is there a chance that the battery chip really is fried? Please help!
Update!
I left the phone charging some more, and decided to try volume up and power (while plugged in). The phone actually went into download mode for about 5 seconds before shutting off again. I tried doing the same steps, but nothing will come up again. It appears to be an issue with the battery on the device. Does anyone else think otherwise? Or will I have to send it in for a new battery? (The phone is less than a year old so I don't want to void the warranty anymore than rooting, which they wouldn't be able to tell since it won't turn on anyways).
Update Again:
I can get the phone to show the LG logo/download mode on a fairly consistent basis, sometimes showing a static screen (colored noise, not monotone), sometimes a blue screen, but it will shut off after 5-6 seconds every time.
Hey, I do not want to announce bad but by your description it seems that did you mother board, go to the lab to make sure, I had something similar and I replaced the motherboard and my phone came on time, check if the device is still under warranty has a good chance to replace you under warranty, good luck.
Hi everybody
I have a problem with my Galaxy S5 (no custom rom, official)
I normally used my phone, I locked it. But, after about 10 mins I tried to unlock my phone, but nothing happens
I tried to reboot, nothing happens. I tried take out and put the battery - nothing happens. So I searched on Google and tried some keys combinations, but nothing happens. My phone has about 80% battery. I tried to charge it in the charger, but nothing is happening (black screen, no notiffication light). Also I tried to put off my SIM and SD Card, but nothing happens
Do you have some skills in it? Can you help me?
Few days ago, I faced the same problem..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2853472
Then I'd to take it to the Samsumg store.. And they return it back in 2 days and said me it was a software problem..
I wanted to do a recovery reset, but i can't boot my phone anymore, also the Kies doesn't see anything, so. Did you really think that is a software problem? Because my phone won't vibrate at boot. So maybe it can be a hardware prob :/
EDIT: Phone started blinking red light... (nottiffication), I tried to charge it, but nothing...
Mate as mentioned early, same problem I faced..
It'll be better, if you return it to Samsung customer care..
You seem to be saying that the problem occurred unexpectedly. So presumably this isn't subsequent to a flash error, newly installed app or a trauma (dropping the phone, etc).
First ensure that your battery is charged, plug in the phone to a charger as well and try turning it on. If at all possible, borrow a battery from a friend's S5 or go to a store and borrow a battery for 30 seconds to confirm that the battery isn't the issue.
If the problem persists, then remove the cable and battery. Then put the battery back into the phone and press and continue to hold in this order, the volume down key, then menu key, then power key. Hold all three until the screen powers up (about 5 seconds). If this doesn't work.. the most likely problem is a damaged power key - try pressing hard or "wiggling" it to see if that makes a difference.
If you still can't start the phone, then see if a local cellular repair shop has a "jtag jig" that you can borrow. Or you can buy one on Ebay for a few dollars. When this jig is plugged into the USB socket, the phone should automatically restart.
If all of the above fails (which is unlikely), you would seem to have a hardware problem or unknown origin. Which would be very unusual. If your phone is under warranty, make a claim. Otherwise get an estimate to repair it.
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If I hold all 4 buttons at the same time and connect the phone to PC, PC recognises the phone for a few seconds. Well, maybe not recognises, I cant see it, but it plays the same sound as if connected flash drive to pc. However, everytime it disconnects within a few seconds...
I´m in the same case, but I was flashing the Galaxy S5 with the four files ROM and the pit file using Odin3.09. All the process ended well, but after rebooting there apeared one Screen sayin something like "Some files at this phone are encripted and there can´t be modified......." so I did a manual reboot and take off USB cable and from this moment the phone don´t do anything but giving a sound when I plug USB to computer cable and I can see new COM --> Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008, and there repeat a loop.
I´m still looking for a solution, but it gives me that there is time to change phone.
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This thread is old but idk if this was ever solved, so in case anyone else ever has an issue like this. My Gf is still rocking this phone so i've had a little experience with it. The phone wont turn on or charge. I got it to work by sticking a flat head screw driver and prying it fairly hard against the bottom of the battery (the side closest to the charge port) and forcing the battery harder against the metal contacts. While pushing the battery I turn on the phone and it starts right up and continues to run even after letting the pressure off. I've noticed this happens every few times i take the battery out, but this method has never failed for me turning the phone back on. Hope someone finds this helpful.
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This thread is old but idk if this was ever solved, so in case anyone else ever has an issue like this. My Gf is still rocking this phone so i've had a little experience with it. The phone wont turn on or charge. I got it to work by sticking a flat head screw driver and prying it fairly hard against the bottom of the battery (the side closest to the charge port) and forcing the battery harder against the metal contacts. While pushing the battery I turn on the phone and it starts right up and continues to run even after letting the pressure off. I've noticed this happens every few times i take the battery out, but this method has never failed for me turning the phone back on. Hope someone finds this helpful.
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weird, youd think that bending the tabs out to force contact with the battery better would do the same trick fwif
Verizon V20, bought it new, no software mods.
I can't remember the error code, but if I shut down the phone and restart...for example, when I swap batteries, the phone gets stuck in "Firmware Update Waiting for any connection."
I found I can get to another menu by tapping the power button 7 times, but not much I can do but scan for wifi or shut down. After reading around, I found that I can start the phone just fine by shutting down, plugging in a charging cable, waiting for the battery icon, and then powering on.
So yes, so long as the phone is plugged in I can start it up, and I'm even using it now. But it's frustrating that I can't swap batteries on the fly, anymore, and I can get stuck without a phone. Happened 2x now, with a sick wife at home and I have no way to contact her.
What I know so far is that the phone is probably stuck in download mode. 2 things may have caused it.
1. I have been avoiding an update, up until yesterday, mostly just never a convenient time of day. Not sure if something got stuck in the boot command.
2. I was at the beach the other day before it happened. Phone wasn't near the water, but wouldn't surprise me if the charging port got sand or salt in it. I noticed it was harder to get a charging cord to lock in. Perhaps it thinks there's a data connection plugged in when there's not.
Ninety-9 SE-L said:
Verizon V20, bought it new, no software mods.
I can't remember the error code, but if I shut down the phone and restart...for example, when I swap batteries, the phone gets stuck in "Firmware Update Waiting for any connection."
I found I can get to another menu by tapping the power button 7 times, but not much I can do but scan for wifi or shut down. After reading around, I found that I can start the phone just fine by shutting down, plugging in a charging cable, waiting for the battery icon, and then powering on.
So yes, so long as the phone is plugged in I can start it up, and I'm even using it now. But it's frustrating that I can't swap batteries on the fly, anymore, and I can get stuck without a phone. Happened 2x now, with a sick wife at home and I have no way to contact her.
What I know so far is that the phone is probably stuck in download mode. 2 things may have caused it.
1. I have been avoiding an update, up until yesterday, mostly just never a convenient time of day. Not sure if something got stuck in the boot command.
2. I was at the beach the other day before it happened. Phone wasn't near the water, but wouldn't surprise me if the charging port got sand or salt in it. I noticed it was harder to get a charging cord to lock in. Perhaps it thinks there's a data connection plugged in when there's not.
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Try to clean it out with the end of a safety pin
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I have a v20, and have the same issue, please help
Hello to all who view this,
I own an unlocked V-20 LG-H918 Its an unlocked T-Mobile variant that I use on Metro PCS, I have never had any issues, the phone works near perfectly.
I have a couple batteries which I switch out periodically, I just decided to switch to my backup battery to ensure that it was still okay, and charged... the phone refused to start, once I placed the new battery into it, instead it went to the "firmware updating screen waiting for a connection"
I was able to get the phone to start by pulling the battery and then plugging it into the wall PRIOR to starting it, and it started fine. however there is a reason I still use this outdated phone. I ENJOY IT. I would hate to end up replacing it, so i would like to know if there is a fix for this issue yet.
*for the record* I have not been able to ROOT this phone, I gave up about 10 months ago, and have had no issues, though as said I was unable to gain root acccess