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This morning after charging it overnight my phone suddely wouldn't start anymore. I've read a lot of threads where the phone just shows a red blinking led when inserting power. Mine doesn't show anything when I plug it in to ac/usb. However when I push the power button the red light shows after about 30 seconds and keeps blinking for as long as I keep power button pushes.
I already opened up the back panel and dis/reconnected the battery, doesnt work.
I tried charging for several hours but this doesn't seem to work either.
I have a desktop dock and upon placing my phone the dock indicates my phone is connected to it (blue light on dock) but it doesn't do anything even if I leave it in there for a few hours. I bought my phone at a reseller in the netherlands because it isn't sold here. What to do now?
Mine did that and it took being plugged in for a good 15 minutes before it did anything, even then it turned on then immediately turned itself off. I had to wait an hour before it would turn on and stay on. The entire time with a blinking red light.
Problem is, it does not(!) blink at all when it's on usb/ac. It's been on ac for hours now and nothing happens. When I press power after 30 seconds it starts blinking for as long as I have the button pushed.. strange but true. Anyway.. I'll just leave it charging for 24 hours or so..
Also try another ac charger, USB wont supply enough power to get it going I dont think, and maybe there is something wrong with your home charger...
Thanks for the advice. I just switched my ac charger but it doesn't seem to make much of a difference (yet).. I'll keep you posted!
dannyvanderzande said:
Thanks for the advice. I just switched my ac charger but it doesn't seem to make much of a difference (yet).. I'll keep you posted!
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I had the same problem with you ! could you turn on your phone now?
I just couldn't figure it out so I just packaged it and I'm sending it off to the repair service later today... It should be back in 10 workdays.. lucky for me I still have my Galaxy Nexus
Hi,
I need help:
my nexus 4 was in charging overnight, hen i came up this morning, he was still fully functional.
aftr an hour, i came to use it again, it i saw that it was dead.
i have tried the fixes for the problem (to hold vol down and power byttons, an after 15 seconds to insert Cable and all this stuff, didn't worked).
i dont know what else to do!
im freaking out!
thanks for help
Can you turn your device on? If you plug in the charging cable, did it charge? And what about bootloader mode?
CCody said:
Can you turn your device on? If you plug in the charging cable, did it charge? And what about bootloader mode?
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Nothing :/
the device wont turn on, the device wont charge (i have tried different socket/desktops, and also different chargers), and i cant boot into bootloader / recovey mode.
Note: when i performed the steps on the internet, when i plugged in the cable, the Red LED light in turning on for about 15-20 seconds, and then turning off.
what can i do except for going to a lab?
xph11 said:
Nothing :/
the device wont turn on, the device wont charge (i have tried different socket/desktops, and also different chargers), and i cant boot into bootloader / recovey mode.
Note: when i performed the steps on the internet, when i plugged in the cable, the Red LED light in turning on for about 15-20 seconds, and then turning off.
what can i do except for going to a lab?
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You can try this, if you didn't have already:
- Plug your phone to the charger while holding down the volume down button. Your device should boot into bootloader mode.
- If the above doesn't work, then let your phone charge for half an hour and try it again.
CCody said:
You can try this, if you didn't have already:
- Plug your phone to the charger while holding down the volume down button. Your device should boot into bootloader mode.
- If the above doesn't work, then let your phone charge for half an hour and try it again.
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i have tried it and it didn't worked.
i will try in half and hour again like you said. (but i dont think that the phone is charging at all)
also, when i tried you steps, the Red LED blinked a few times when i inserted the cable in, and then its turned off.
xph11 said:
i have tried it and it didn't worked.
i will try in half and hour again like you said. (but i dont think that the phone is charging at all)
also, when i tried you steps, the Red LED blinked a few times when i inserted the cable in, and then its turned off.
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When you plug the cable in, you must press down the volume down button simultaneously. Not just only plug the cable in.
CCody said:
When you plug the cable in, you must press down the volume down button simultaneously. Not just only plug the cable in.
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i know that what i did.
i pressed and hold the volume down + power buttons, and while holding them, i inserted the cable.
xph11 said:
i know that what i did.
i pressed and hold the volume down + power buttons, and while holding them, i inserted the cable.
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Alright :good:
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Alright :good:
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ok, i tried again now, and the Red LED is now on, and its not turning off.
its mean that the device is charging now?
im not touching it, im afraid to mess up something hahaha
xph11 said:
ok, i tried again now, and the Red LED is now on, and its not turning off.
its mean that the device is charging now?
im not touching it, im afraid to mess up something hahaha
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Is the LED always on or only when you plug in the charging cable. I may have a slightly presumption...
CCody said:
Is the LED always on or only when you plug in the charging cable. I may have a slightly presumption...
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since the LED truned on i didn't disconnected the cable from the device, and the LED didn't turned off.
i dont know if to remove the cable right now, because if it is finally charging, i dont want to stop it and mess it up again.
so what now?
edit: i didn't disconnected the cable yet. but the Red LED turned off.
xph11 said:
since the LED truned on i didn't disconnected the cable from the device, and the LED didn't turned off.
i dont know if to remove the cable right now, because if it is finally charging, i dont want to stop it and mess it up again.
so what now?
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You are charging from the electrical outlet, are you?
Just let it charge for at least two hours, it is a good sign that the LED went on.
Furthermore this red LED also known as 'red light of death' is a common issue of Nexus devices. It's an indicator for the batterie not to charge or because there was a thermal shutdown cause by too much heat and you only can solve this by screw off your device.
I hope you dont must go this far. Just be patient and wait what happens after the charging period.
CCody said:
You are charging from the electrical outlet, are you?
Just let it charge for at least two hours, it is a good sign that the LED went on.
Furthermore this red LED also known as 'red light of death' is a common issue of Nexus devices. It's an indicator for the batterie not to charge or because there was a thermal shutdown cause by too much heat and you only can solve this by screw off your device.
I hope you dont must go this far. Just be patient and wait what happens after the charging period.
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did you saw my edit?
xph11 said:
did you saw my edit?
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Ya, I did. As I said, be patient, let it charge.
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Ya, I did. As I said, be patient, let it charge.
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i have just noticed that the phonr is not charging at all.
its like before the Red LED turned on for a few minutes..
Did you also try to charge it with another cable? Try again to press down volume down key and plug in the cable.
By 'not charging at all' do you mean, there isnt this batterie logo when charging?
Edit: Try this volume-down-plug-in-cable a couple of time. It may not work the first time you do it.
CCody said:
Did you also try to charge it with another cable? Try again to press down volume down key and plug in the cable.
By 'not charging at all' do you mean, there isnt this batterie logo when charging?
Edit: Try this volume-down-plug-in-cable a couple of time. It may not work the first time you do it.
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tried, not working.
when the phone i connected to charger, there is no LED light or somethinh on the screen.
xph11 said:
tried, not working.
when the phone i connected to charger, there is no LED light or somethinh on the screen.
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I am sorry. I don't know what to do else. You may send your device to LG or Google...
Thank you anyway
Anyone else knows what to do???
xph11 said:
Thank you anyway
Anyone else knows what to do???
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search "red light of death".
leaving it on the charger might fix it. taking off the back cover, disconnecting the battery, then reconnecting the battery is an almost 100% fix.
Hey guys, so my friend gave me her Nexus 4 and asked me to try and figure out what the problem was...
As the title says, the device refuses to turn on no matter what, I've tried using different chargers, different cables, even opened up the back cover, disconnected the battery from the device and left it like that for about half an hour, then plugged it back in, nothing. If i try to press any of the buttons while the device is plugged in, the Red light comes on and stays on until after i let go of the buttons...any thoughts? Its been awhile since she got this phone, so i don't believe she'll be able to send it back to Google to get a replacement.
TIA!
I read somewhere that you need to externally charge the battery to fix this.
nileshgr said:
I read somewhere that you need to externally charge the battery to fix this.
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How would you go about doing that? Thanks!
The battery could simply be toast. A new one off eBay will run you about $20.
I had the same problem. Try this steps pls:
Press Volume down+power buttons at the same time for 15 seconds.
After 15 seconds, plug the charger as the buttons pressed
After doing this u will see the led than the phone is going to start charging
That's it.
ariciselman said:
I had the same problem. Try this steps pls:
Press Volume down+power buttons at the same time for 15 seconds.
After 15 seconds, plug the charger as the buttons pressed
After doing this u will see the led than the phone is going to start charging
That's it.
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Thanks for the input! I tried this, but when i plugged it in, the LED blinked Red once and then still no response from the device?
Hello,
I was on a phone call earlier today and my 6P (Nougat 7.0 stock, EX kernel, 90% off charge before the call) turned itself OFF and the notification light was blinking red. I tried starting it as usual, using the power button, to no avail. I tried plugging it in to the OEM power cable, also to no avail. I plugged it into my computer using the OEM USB cable; still nothing. Nothing I did would elicit any response from the phone at all. I checked online, and tried power button plus down volume technique. Nothing. Even after keeping it connected to the stock OEM charger for more than an hour, the screen is still blank and notification light is still blinking red.
Q: Is the battery or motherboard dead? Should I leave it for an over night charge and see if it boots backup? Or should I RMA it without warranty?
Any help on this would be extremely helpful.
I have only had that issue once where the phone said 40% but suddenly died and blinky red light but plugged it in and then screen flashed that it needed charging then was able to turn it on after a minute. Maybe your charger is not working or that you need to RMA if you have rooted your phone or anything I've never had an issue of it destroying warranty. With Nexus or HTC.
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eyan2011 said:
Hello,
I was on a phone call earlier today and my 6P (Nougat 7.0 stock, EX kernel, 90% off charge before the call) turned itself OFF and the notification light was blinking red. I tried starting it as usual, using the power button, to no avail. I tried plugging it in to the OEM power cable, also to no avail. I plugged it into my computer using the OEM USB cable; still nothing. Nothing I did would elicit any response from the phone at all. I checked online, and tried power button plus down volume technique. Nothing. Even after keeping it connected to the stock OEM charger for more than an hour, the screen is still blank and notification light is still blinking red.
Q: Is the battery or motherboard dead? Should I leave it for an over night charge and see if it boots backup? Or should I RMA it without warranty?
Any help on this would be extremely helpful.
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Did you find out whats wrong with your hpone or you just rma
ahmedhilal37 said:
Did you find out whats wrong with your hpone or you just rma
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I did an RMA and sadly, no I couldn't find out what went wrong. If your device has the R.O.D I suggest you RMA it.
eyan2011 said:
I did an RMA and sadly, no I couldn't find out what went wrong. If your device has the R.O.D I suggest you RMA it.
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My Nexus 6P did the same thing... Just turned off and the notification light blinked red. I can't turn it on. Charging seems to work since current is passing to the phone (via USB current meter). But won't turn on. In your post, what is R. O. D.? Did you ever figure out what went wrong? Should I get a technician to look at it or just buy a new phone? My warranty expired about a month ago and Huawei wont do anything for me. Thanks
FWIW - i fixed mine...
Perhaps different set of variables but i woke to find my 6p doing the red blink shuffle. power button, 2 blinks i believe, plug to charge, constant blinking.
what worked for me- unplugged, help vol + and power for 15 seconds, blinked once maybe 10seconds in. afterwards, plugged to power, showed charging icon, no blinks. let it charge and all was back to normal. (this is with unlocked bootloader, not sure on other specs as it was a backup device and i have forgotten. when i get home, if anyone requires, i can post exacts on it, though doubt it will be necessary)
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Perhaps different set of variables but i woke to find my 6p doing the red blink shuffle. power button, 2 blinks i believe, plug to charge, constant blinking.
what worked for me- unplugged, help vol + and power for 15 seconds, blinked once maybe 10seconds in. afterwards, plugged to power, showed charging icon, no blinks. let it charge and all was back to normal. (this is with unlocked bootloader, not sure on other specs as it was a backup device and i have forgotten. when i get home, if anyone requires, i can post exacts on it, though doubt it will be necessary)
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I have the same issue but tried the steps you said and no dice. I even took it to a local service center recommended on Hauwei's website and they didn't have a clue. Any recommendations on where to sell it for parts?
wrasor said:
I have the same issue but tried the steps you said and no dice. I even took it to a local service center recommended on Hauwei's website and they didn't have a clue. Any recommendations on where to sell it for parts?
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https://swappa.com/boneyard or ebay
o12VOLTSo said:
Perhaps different set of variables but i woke to find my 6p doing the red blink shuffle. power button, 2 blinks i believe, plug to charge, constant blinking.
what worked for me- unplugged, help vol + and power for 15 seconds, blinked once maybe 10seconds in. afterwards, plugged to power, showed charging icon, no blinks. let it charge and all was back to normal. (this is with unlocked bootloader, not sure on other specs as it was a backup device and i have forgotten. when i get home, if anyone requires, i can post exacts on it, though doubt it will be necessary)
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worked for me! thanks a lot. I was kind of scared when I woke up, and all I had was a red flashing LED and wouldnt turn on.
o12VOLTSo said:
Perhaps different set of variables but i woke to find my 6p doing the red blink shuffle. power button, 2 blinks i believe, plug to charge, constant blinking.
what worked for me- unplugged, help vol + and power for 15 seconds, blinked once maybe 10seconds in. afterwards, plugged to power, showed charging icon, no blinks. let it charge and all was back to normal. (this is with unlocked bootloader, not sure on other specs as it was a backup device and i have forgotten. when i get home, if anyone requires, i can post exacts on it, though doubt it will be necessary)
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Literally the same thing happened to me. Constant blinking, when I hold down the power button 2 blinks. *Heart Attack* This frickin happening 2 days before my holiday, but doing what you've said above worked. Observing it going from 0% to 9% in the bootloader as I type this.
Could this be a symptom of something worse? Like the charger part of the motherboard giving out? Because I've had this phone on charge for a few good hours through the night, where it managed to die and stop charging.
old thread here. but just to add to it for any new folks that come across this problem. I bought a new battery and replaced it. And still only get the red light of death. So it has to be something other than the battery.
Same for me, new charge board and new battery and no change.
The power and volume trick doesn't work for me.
If I plug the charger in the red light stops blinking but it still doesn't turn on.
If I leave it unplugged for long enough it goes back to the red light blink so it's obviously draining the battery even thought it doesn't appear to be powered up.
This only happened to me once. Battery died and the phone shut down. Charged it for an hour on oem charger and it would only flash the red light. I had to charge it from my laptop usb port and for some reason that did the trick
Recently I noticed that my S8 was not fast charging when plugged into the wall outlet, but it was still at least charging albeit slowly. Yesterday the battery was down to 15%, I used a car charger on the way home, not really paying much attention to the battery percentage, but then when home used it for a couple minutes before plugging it onto the wall charger.
At that time I noticed it had shut off, figuring the battery was simply flat I left it for the night.
This morning I get up and it is unresponsive, if I push any buttons the LED will blink red a couple times then do nothing. I have tried to reset holding the power button and volume down and just get the same red LED blinking. Tried plugging it into a laptop charger, and still nothing.
Any suggestions before I send the thing back? Any way to access the pictures, contacts etc?
Thanks.
naiku said:
Recently I noticed that my S8 was not fast charging when plugged into the wall outlet, but it was still at least charging albeit slowly. Yesterday the battery was down to 15%, I used a car charger on the way home, not really paying much attention to the battery percentage, but then when home used it for a couple minutes before plugging it onto the wall charger.
At that time I noticed it had shut off, figuring the battery was simply flat I left it for the night.
This morning I get up and it is unresponsive, if I push any buttons the LED will blink red a couple times then do nothing. I have tried to reset holding the power button and volume down and just get the same red LED blinking. Tried plugging it into a laptop charger, and still nothing.
Any suggestions before I send the thing back? Any way to access the pictures, contacts etc?
Thanks.
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Laptop and car chargers are usually slow. Do get a new home charger with cable and even change the socket which you use to plug the charger in.
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I have a smilar problem.
100% battery, charged overnight, at 9:00 the phone was working, at 9:45 it wasn't working... I had a green led blinking but no response from any key or combination. When I unplugged it the green blinking stopped but the phone doesn't respond. It doesn't automatically connect to wifi (I've restarted the router to see if it connects)
I'm proceeding to get a refund because mine is 5 days old (16/08/2017)
thahim said:
Laptop and car chargers are usually slow. Do get a new home charger with cable and even change the socket which you use to plug the charger in.
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I know they are slow, but figure maybe the laptop can get it to at least power on. I have tried a different socked to plug the charger in, not going to go and buy a new home charger and cable though if the phone is unresponsive.
XoRDy said:
I have a smilar problem.
100% battery, charged overnight, at 9:00 the phone was working, at 9:45 it wasn't working... I had a green led blinking but no response from any key or combination. When I unplugged it the green blinking stopped but the phone doesn't respond. It doesn't automatically connect to wifi (I've restarted the router to see if it connects)
I'm proceeding to get a refund because mine is 5 days old (16/08/2017)
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If I can get this to power on I am getting all my pictures, contacts and then dumping it. At the moment nothing gets it to power on, just a blinking red LED. It is barely 2 months old.
Edit: Looks like it will be a warranty replacement, the red light is blinking regardless of any type of charger I hook it up to. Any combination of trying to get it to reboot either normally or into recovery fails. My laptop recognizes something is plugged in, but that is as far as it goes. Hopefully I can get contacts off it at the very least, I also hate to turn in a phone without resetting it.