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Is my Nexus 4 bricked or irreperably broken?

Hello people,
I have a German Nexus 4 and it gets stuck in bootloop whenever I turn the power on.
I've had issues with the phone since the last few months - i.e. random reboots, random program crashes.
But recently I tried to root it in order to install the Android L developer preview. It was during the booting process, when my Nexus crashed and it has been unable to boot ever since.
When I push all three buttons (power + 2 volume rocker buttons) simultaneously, I get the fastboot screen.
Choosing the following options has these effects:
Start --> phone tries to boot but gets stuck in bootloop forever and ever
Restart bootloader --> restarts the fastboot screen
Recovery mode --> phone shows the robot with an opened belly and a red warning sign (see photograph)*
Power Off --> turns the power off
Also, it is NOT detected or recognized by my Macbook when I connect the Nexus via USB cable. So it's impossible for me to access the phone via my Macbook.
*This is the screen shown when I try to go into Recovery mode in fastboot:
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So this leaves me with no options as I never get further than the 4 turning circles forever and ever.
Is my Nexus 4 broken or is there still a chance to unbrick it? (I have a MacBook, so Windows programs won't work for me)

Of course it's not possible to recognize it when OS is not running.
Download WugFresh toolkit, ADB drivers (Universal) and the factory image. Enter fastboot, connect USB and flash the image

Your phone is not hardbricked, because it boots into the bootloader.
It might be recovered if you can access it with fastboot.
Try uninstalling all related drivers and install the Naked Universal Driver.

Thanks for your replies!
Unfortunately, the programs you mentionned don't work on my Mac (they seem to be Windows-only).
Also, how can I install stuff on my Nexus? Since it is not recognized by my MacBook, I can't load any files onto my Nexus.
And since any command on the fastboot screen only leads to the phone powered off, restart of the fastboot screen or the mentionned bootloop, I cannot perform any actions on the Nexus ...

Go to a friend with Windows.

Problem solved!
Somehow after the 1000th bootloop I finally reached the screen where I could wipe the phone.
And then it finally booted! Now all the data are lost and it's like a new phone, but at least it's working again!

How long was the boot loop? Was it the new boot animation from L?
Because when you flash L, the first boot up may take up to 15 minutes, leading you into thinking it's a boot loop.

Lenovo Ideatab A3000 HELP!!

I've been using my tablet for 2 years. Yesterday, my tablet froze for the 3rd time. When I reboot it, it always stuck on logo screen. I used to solve this by pressing the volume buttons randomly. Unfortunately, by doing it for like 3 times, it doesn't work anymore, so I decided to do the hard reset. When I did the wipedata/factoryreset, it seems that it failed to do the wiping process because I was stuck with the boot loop but it loops the wiping process. After that, it stops to a green android that has a big red triangle inside of it. Believe me, I tried understanding the forums regarding to this, but it doesn't quite fit to my situation. I didn't tweak or change any firmware and application. It just had boot loops. Now, it's fully shutdown. I hope I can recover my tablet.
I hope the answers/guide can be somehow understandable to noobs like me.
Thank you for reading.

Lenova Ideatab A3000
Hello...
Same problem with my tab :crying:.. I have been using the tab for 3 years. Now It's stuck on the logo and when I tried rebooting it didn't work. Later when it's switched on, it's showing some countries symbol in the Chinese language. It is also no use because after selecting the country it says "Timeout, Failed". The tab is not detected after connect to PC. .. Somebody please help me with this.

hiddenathena said:
I've been using my tablet for 2 years. Yesterday, my tablet froze for the 3rd time. When I reboot it, it always stuck on logo screen. I used to solve this by pressing the volume buttons randomly. Unfortunately, by doing it for like 3 times, it doesn't work anymore, so I decided to do the hard reset. When I did the wipedata/factoryreset, it seems that it failed to do the wiping process because I was stuck with the boot loop but it loops the wiping process. After that, it stops to a green android that has a big red triangle inside of it. Believe me, I tried understanding the forums regarding to this, but it doesn't quite fit to my situation. I didn't tweak or change any firmware and application. It just had boot loops. Now, it's fully shutdown. I hope I can recover my tablet.
I hope the answers/guide can be somehow understandable to noobs like me.
Thank you for reading.
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Flash your phone.
You can go to this thread if you want to flash an Original Jellybean Rom. All the tools you will need and a tutorial.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/len...000-h-call-t2441135/post45510235#post45510235
If you want to upgrade to a Kitkat Custom Rom, there is this thread. Also with all the tools and a tutorial.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lenovo-a3000/orig-development/rom-lenovo-a3000-h-aosp-4-4-2-t3414278

Xiaomi Redmi Note 1W - Stuck on boot screen & more..

I am recently stuck in a pickle. I recently rooted my Xiaomi Redmi Note. Things were fantastic till I noticed I had an update for SuperSU which is a Superuser access management tool. I updated and a message came up asking if I should start normally or if I should start in TWRP. I accidentally hit TWRP and I currently don't have any TWRP to boot in recovery mode. No when I turn on my phone it shows the emblem then the screens backlight is on but it is all black. I have tried booting in recovery mode but it does the same thing. If anyone could help it would really make my day. Thanks.

mikethehuman__ said:
I am recently stuck in a pickle. I recently rooted my Xiaomi Redmi Note. Things were fantastic till I noticed I had an update for SuperSU which is a Superuser access management tool. I updated and a message came up asking if I should start normally or if I should start in TWRP. I accidentally hit TWRP and I currently don't have any TWRP to boot in recovery mode. No when I turn on my phone it shows the emblem then the screens backlight is on but it is all black. I have tried booting in recovery mode but it does the same thing. If anyone could help it would really make my day. Thanks.
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same problem here, my phone stuck after mi logo,and blank after all
tried to go into fastboot mode,but it cant enter, tried to connect to pc,but it says cant recognize the phone (already install all driver that needed after all)
pls help

frontzion said:
same problem here, my phone stuck after mi logo,and blank after all
tried to go into fastboot mode,but it cant enter, tried to connect to pc,but it says cant recognize the phone (already install all driver that needed after all)
pls help
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I have recently found out the phone is in "hard brick". My friend is looking into further research about the issue. I'll let you know if we figure something out!

Red state message after trying to flash preloader to root (ZC520TL)

Hi boys, i've done some mess on my cellphone! I flashed a preloader to root without have unlocked bootloader, now my cellphone hangs on asus screen with the following message:
Red State
Your device has failed verification and may not work properly
Your device will boot in 5s
After that, it reboots and goes to the same screen. I've tried turning it off but it won't, nor it goes to recovery screen, it keeps on booting loop on that screen.
Its a zenfone 3 max, ZC520TL.

nanhuto said:
Hi boys, i've done some mess on my cellphone! I flashed a preloader to root without have unlocked bootloader, now my cellphone hangs on asus screen with the following message:
Red State
Your device has failed verification and may not work properly
Your device will boot in 5s
After that, it reboots and goes to the same screen. I've tried turning it off but it won't, nor it goes to recovery screen, it keeps on booting loop on that screen.
Its a zenfone 3 max, ZC520TL.
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Good day good sir,
I know the following may not be of much help, but I'm afraid you will need to return it to Asus for repairs, because:
1. Bootloader is locked (that means no flashing)
2. You can't boot into recovery (no install via adb or micro sd)
I'm sorry I wasn't able to help much, but that's all I can say after experimenting with Asus's software for a while.
Greetings,
Kevin

Hi,
I have the same issue but instead of a bootloop, I can still boot android up with my zenfone max 3 zc520tl phone but I noticed that I can't turn on my Wifi. I this issue related to Red state? How can I fix the red state error? Please, I'm in dire need of help.

Lenovo Tab 4 10 Model # TB-X704V Bricked! Help please!

Hello I have a Lenovo Tab 4 10 Model # TB-X704V that I was attempting to install TWRP and then flash Lineage OS 17.1.
In doing this I seem to have bricked my tablet. The tablet will power on and go to the Lenovo screen where it seems to freeze. The screen then switches very quickly to an android update screen and then very quickly to a black screen and then is unresponsive. I can access fastboot mode but I'm unable to access recovery mode. When selecting recovery mode it does the process as stated prior and ends up with a black screen again.
I really like this tablet. It's just unfortunate that Lenovo will not push anymore Android updates to this tablet. Frustrating since this tablet was manufactured on 08.14.2017.
Does anyone have any suggestions or direction they could provide?
Thanks for your time.

My X704V in softbrick during my 1st tried,
Im using this chinese modded recovery from this post by Cthogmartin ;
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=83272649&postcount=2139
get into fastboot mode, & flash this recovery,