so I powered my phone off and let it charge overnight then in the morning I try to power it on but boots until the htc screen then shuts off. Then now after coming back from school I try to power it on and nothing happens. I'm getting worried and scared that my device is screwed. It was working fine for the past 3days but all of a sudden this happens.
Any idea what's going on or any help is really appreciated.
thanks.
nav200 said:
so I powered my phone off and let it charge overnight then in the morning I try to power it on but boots until the htc screen then shuts off. Then now after coming back from school I try to power it on and nothing happens. I'm getting worried and scared that my device is screwed. It was working fine for the past 3days but all of a sudden this happens.
Any idea what's going on or any help is really appreciated.
thanks.
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phone didnt charge while it was off and the battery is dead. check to make sure you have a working, off-charging recovery
thanks for the reply,
seems to work when i charge it using my laptop and can boot up the phone
nav200 said:
thanks for the reply,
seems to work when i charge it using my laptop and can boot up the phone
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cool. make sure after youre charged up, you flash the 5.0.2.7 or 5.5.0.4 recovery by xboarder. do not use the official cwm or else you wont be able to charge it while its off
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cool. make sure after youre charged up, you flash the 5.0.2.7 or 5.5.0.4 recovery by xboarder. do not use the official cwm or else you wont be able to charge it while its off
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thanks for the tip
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So I rooted and installed CWM, and now when I try to charge my phone WHILE it is off, the charging light wont come on, which means is not charging while off at all. Has this happened to anyone else? When the phone is on, it charges just fine.
EDIT: Just tried it with FastBoot on, and now it charges when powered off. So to anyone having the issue, try this.
EDIT 2: It appears this only happens when on CWM recovery. TWRP does not exhibit this problem.
I've noticed the same on my end.
Try a different recovery.
Locked & Loaded
same
Same result here, i woke up to a dead phone this morning.
Happen to me too with different recovery.
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Out of curiosity, were your phones _off_, or in the hibernation state that is used for Fast Boot?
blakejohnson86 said:
Out of curiosity, were your phones _off_, or in the hibernation state that is used for Fast Boot?
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Mine was in the "hibernation" state, but before I had root, I could charge the phone while off with either FastBoot off or on. Anyway, I already changed recoveries to TeamWin's, and Im in the process of a Nandroid backup, so as soon as its done, I will try to charge with both FB on and off to see what happens, and I will post results. BTW, I've seen that this has happened to quite a few more people, so it might be a widespread problem that not a lot of people know because most of us dont ever turn off the phone to charge it.
I dunno.. havent tried that but why do u turn your phone off to charge it anyways lol
brownhornet said:
I dunno.. havent tried that but why do u turn your phone off to charge it anyways lol
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Well, if you run your battery until the phone turns off, it'd be great to be able to charge it in your own phone instead of an external charger or non-rooted/s-on phone.
brownhornet said:
I dunno.. havent tried that but why do u turn your phone off to charge it anyways lol
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For one, the phone charges faster this way because its not using any power at all.
I have fastboot turned off in the menu and mine charges fine when I turn it off. I'm using Teamwin Recovery
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I have fastboot turned off in the menu and mine charges fine when I turn it off. I'm using Teamwin Recovery
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I can also confirm this, so it appears to be a bug related to CWM recovery, can any of the guys that still have that recovery and is experiencing this problem try to charge with FB off while the phone is off and confirm if it works or not?
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I can also confirm this, so it appears to be a bug related to CWM recovery, can any of the guys that still have that recovery and is experiencing this problem try to charge with FB off while the phone is off and confirm if it works or not?
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Same here. I did notice however, the light would not turn green while off... It was on the charger for 7+ hours. Weird. I'm using TWPR.
It's definitely the cwm-4.0.1.4-shooter.img recovery. I just tested with both twrp and cwm. twrp allows the phone to charge with fastboot off and phone off.
Fastboot on isn't really a 'fix' because the phone never goes off completely from what I understand. I just want to know I can charge a dead battery in my phone if I ever needed to.
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It's definitely the cwm-4.0.1.4-shooter.img recovery. I just tested with both twrp and cwm. twrp allows the phone to charge with fastboot off and phone off.
Fastboot on isn't really a 'fix' because the phone never goes off completely from what I understand. I just want to know I can charge a dead battery in my phone if I ever needed to.
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This.
This might be a serious problem to anyone whos using this recovery and their phone dies before they can get to an A/C outlet (for example, on a car w/o a car charger, etc). I will send the developers a quick note for them to check this out.
Good work on figuring this out... Im sure we will see more folks wondering wtf is goin on with their batteries
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I can confirm this. Using CWM the phone does not charge when powered off. Whats the best way to remove CWM and install TWR?
when you turn off the phone and plug in the charger, the red light does go off in a few seconds, but my phone was fully charged overnight (without the red light on)
Mine charged to 100% this morning. I stuck with CWM, I also flashed OMJ deodexed rom before I went to bed. I plugged it in when the phone was on and awake.
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when you turn off the phone and plug in the charger, the red light does go off in a few seconds, but my phone was fully charged overnight (without the red light on)
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I also wondered if it was just that the led wasn't on, but was really charging. I tried having the phone off with cwm, plugged in charger, led came on/went off, and left it for 30 minutes. It did not charge my battery at all.
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Mine charged to 100% this morning. I stuck with CWM, I also flashed OMJ deodexed rom before I went to bed. I plugged it in when the phone was on and awake.
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Yeah, the problem does not happen if the phone is on and charging.
So yea phone wont boot or charge or do anything. No a single screen will turn on i press the power button and it just stays the way it is dead. Im pretty convinced that i bricked it since i cant get to anything. All i was doing was making a backup and then when i went to flash the zip file it said no sdcard. So i did what i always do with this error bull the battery take out sdcard put it back in and go back to recovery to try again. Except this time it wont power back on into anything. Is there any hope for me?
What recovery did you have installed?
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What recovery did you have installed?
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i had amon ra recovery i know there were problems with cwm but i had amon ra and i cant get to it either
Leave the battery out and make sure it is unplugged from USB. Do that for like an hour.
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Leave the battery out and make sure it is unplugged from USB. Do that for like an hour.
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ok ill try that and get back to you.
It probably isn't dead. I have heard this happening before and leaving it without the battery or USB connection for several hours fixed it.
con247 said:
It probably isn't dead. I have heard this happening before and leaving it without the battery or USB connection for several hours fixed it.
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Same concept as with computers I assume. By leaving it disconnected it allows all the capacitors to drain which means anything funky going on with the phone should "reset"
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NEED DESPERATE HELP ! ! ! [/B]
My HOX+ ran of out charge completely yesterday while I was playing a game on the phone. I plugged the phone in for charging via USB, the red light blinked three times and stopped. There is no sign of the phone charging anymore. So I then tried charging it via an AC adapter. The red lights stays there for only about 5 seconds and disappears again.
I have tried already tried to hard reset (power + volume down) the device. No sign of recovery! I also tried removing the SIM card and tried charging. This wasnt of much help either.
Please help with out any charge I'm not able to see a lot of options for my phone????
Have you ever flashed a rom or unlocked the bootloader?
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sixcarnage said:
Have you ever flashed a rom or unlocked the bootloader?
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Yes, I did unlock my bootloader and I flashed Android Revolution HD.
aanoshm said:
Yes, I did unlock my bootloader and I flashed Android Revolution HD.
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Try to keep it on charge for a day...
What is your recovery BTW?
Addicted2xda said:
Try to keep it on charge for a day...
What is your recovery BTW?
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Will do!
My recovery is kind of under a big question mark. I was using CWM but due to certain reason i wanted to shift to twrp. So i got rid off the CWM and flashed Twrp. However when i booted into recovery it just showed a black screen. This happened about two weeks ago tho. Could this be the issue?
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Will do!
My recovery is kind of under a big question mark. I was using CWM but due to certain reason i wanted to shift to twrp. So i got rid off the CWM and flashed Twrp. However when i booted into recovery it just showed a black screen. This happened about two weeks ago tho. Could this be the issue?
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helps to flash the CORRECT recovery next time
aanoshm said:
Will do!
My recovery is kind of under a big question mark. I was using CWM but due to certain reason i wanted to shift to twrp. So i got rid off the CWM and flashed Twrp. However when i booted into recovery it just showed a black screen. This happened about two weeks ago tho. Could this be the issue?
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Could be,
Visit Lloir's thread or TWRP official site and install the TWRP that is relevant to you (INTL / ATT)
you need to restart in fastboot to flash recovery.
Addicted2xda said:
Could be,
Visit Lloir's thread or TWRP official site and install the TWRP that is relevant to you (INTL / ATT)
you need to restart in fastboot to flash recovery.
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I did that previously. I used the recovery suggested for my phone. Something still went wrong with the recovery.
I cant restart in fastboot. The phone is dead, No charge to even flash a ROM or do anything to recover my phone.
I think its time to give it to HTC. Hopefully since the phone doesn't switch on they probably wouldn't be able to figure out its rooted.
Thanks for your help guys but I think its time to call it.
Time of death- 10:28 P.M
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I did that previously. I used the recovery suggested for my phone. Something still went wrong with the recovery.
I cant restart in fastboot. The phone is dead, No charge to even flash a ROM or do anything to recover my phone.
I think its time to give it to HTC. Hopefully since the phone doesn't switch on they probably wouldn't be able to figure out its rooted.
Thanks for your help guys but I think its time to call it.
Time of death- 10:28 P.M
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lol leave the device alone for atleast 12hours with the charger plugged in (not usb charging via pc) before you send it to HTC
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lol leave the device alone for atleast 12hours with the charger plugged in (not usb charging via pc) before you send it to HTC
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Will do! Hope It works by tomorrow.
Thanks!
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lol leave the device alone for atleast 12hours with the charger plugged in (not usb charging via pc) before you send it to HTC
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Okay So I left the phone on charge for 27 hours. No lights and no sign of any activity. So then I had this little whack idea
I plugged my phone into the PC first. As I mentioned earlier- When I plugged my device into the PC the light blinked three times and then no light at all.
So this time when i plugged it into the PC I held the power button and waited for the three blinks after this I quickly took the usb cord and plugged it into an AC adapter while still holding the power button and Voilaaa
The phone is completely functional again.
Glad to have put you on the right track
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Actually the phone won't charge if it's overheated ... So just wait to cool down and then it will work no issues
It happens everyday
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Mr.Boombastic said:
Actually the phone won't charge if it's overheated ... So just wait to cool down and then it will work no issues
It happens everyday
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lol at no point did he say the device was too hot or anything..
Lloir said:
lol at no point did he say the device was too hot or anything..
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Haha hox+ gitting overheated when playing games
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Mr.Boombastic said:
Haha hox+ gitting overheated when playing games
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hmmm
But never when it is not even turning on...
Hi All.
Not exactly the same problem but very similar. I've opened my HOX+ a little (just enought to measure the pogo pins by inside). Then, when my device got discharged (already closed), I plugged the AC power and turned it on. During the boot screen, It suddenly turned off and now, when I plug the power the only thing I got is a red light blinking forever. No boot screen.... My device was unlocked and flashed with Elegancia for some days before it happened.
Does anyone has any ideas? Now I have a pretty fancy paperweight!
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Hi All.
Not exactly the same problem but very similar. I've opened my HOX+ a little (just enought to measure the pogo pins by inside). Then, when my device got discharged (already closed), I plugged the AC power and turned it on. During the boot screen, It suddenly turned off and now, when I plug the power the only thing I got is a red light blinking forever. No boot screen.... My device was unlocked and flashed with Elegancia for some days before it happened.
Does anyone has any ideas? Now I have a pretty fancy paperweight!
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the flashing red lights = it's charging but not enough juice to boot, so leave it on an AC charger for about 30minutes
Lloir said:
the flashing red lights = it's charging but not enough juice to boot, so leave it on an AC charger for about 30minutes
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After some hours, all still the same. I think that this could be due to a bad contact. I dont know? Any other thoughts?
So I'll start off by saying I'm on Cyanogenmod 11.0 12/15 nightly, running CWM 6.0.4.5, and crpalmers kernel for nightlies 5.2.11.
While trying to take a picture today my phone turned off (had 50% battery left) and would not turn back on. When I plugged it into power it took a little while to power on, as if the battery was dead. When it finally turned on it booted to recovery, stayed on for a bit then turned off before I could do anything. When it restarted again I tried to re-install the rom but it died again before it could start. So i figured i would just keep it turned off and let it charge. As soon as I plug it in, it boots. Plug it into the computer, same thing. Any ideas???
Update: So I found a more powerful charger, 1150mV over a 1000mV, and that was enough to keep the screen on and charge the battery enough to let the phone boot normally. But now the phone only stays on for about 20 min before it reboots. Still not sure whats going on but atleast it boots.
Sounds like a bad battery to me.
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Yeah that's what i was thinking. Strange considering it was a warranty phone.
i have the same problem do you fix it ?
GaMaRS said:
i have the same problem do you fix it ?
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Once I let the battery charge fully I just returned back to stock. The how-to is in the forum some where, I can find it later but I'm on my way out the door. As of right now I'm s-off but completely stock and seems to be working fine. Maybe try a different kernel first and see if that helps.
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Once I let the battery charge fully I just returned back to stock. The how-to is in the forum some where, I can find it later but I'm on my way out the door. As of right now I'm s-off but completely stock and seems to be working fine. Maybe try a different kernel first and see if that helps.
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it's my problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588101
So I have a verizon s4 (rooted) and it is bricked. If I take the battery out and put it back in the screen shows "Samsung" and then goes black and nothing else happens. I cant get it to start in bootloader or recovery mode either.
I am not sure if or how this is relevant, but I have been having issues with the power button, meaning that it wouldnt work when pressed except sometimes if I held it down long enough the "shut down/reboot" option showed up. In short I am not so convinced that it is working properly or maybe even at all.
Any help would be appreciated
Were you doing anything when it happened? Trying to install a rom, recovery etc?
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riker147 said:
Were you doing anything when it happened? Trying to install a rom, recovery etc?
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no, I was having an issue with my internet and I took out the battery hoping to restart it and then this happened
pie are squared said:
no, I was having an issue with my internet and I took out the battery hoping to restart it and then this happened
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Stupid suggestion, but try plugging the phone in to charge. I had some odd things happen to my phone where it would try to boot and continue to shut down. I knew I had charge on the battery, but when i plugged in the phone to the wall adapter, it acted like the battery did not have any power left. Once charged enough to boot, the phone would work fine.
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Stupid suggestion, but try plugging the phone in to charge. I had some odd things happen to my phone where it would try to boot and continue to shut down. I knew I had charge on the battery, but when i plugged in the phone to the wall adapter, it acted like the battery did not have any power left. Once charged enough to boot, the phone would work fine.
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Just tried that, didnt help
I guess what I am looking for is a way to take over the phone via a computer and somehow force it to behave
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Stupid suggestion, but try plugging the phone in to charge. I had some odd things happen to my phone where it would try to boot and continue to shut down. I knew I had charge on the battery, but when i plugged in the phone to the wall adapter, it acted like the battery did not have any power left. Once charged enough to boot, the phone would work fine.
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Additionally, when I did plug it in it made no indication of being plugged in (the light didnt go on, the cahrging battery picture didnt show up, nothing)
pie are squared said:
Additionally, when I did plug it in it made no indication of being plugged in (the light didnt go on, the cahrging battery picture didnt show up, nothing)
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Maybe your battery is hosed or this is worth a call to Samsung and maybe they can perform a repair if need be
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Maybe your battery is hosed or this is worth a call to Samsung and maybe they can perform a repair if need be
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I guess I can try someone elses battery and see what happens, otherwise I dont know if my warranty will cover it cause its rooted and it turns on long enough to show the open lock and "custom"
Ok, I tried using someone elses battery still no luck...
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install adb shell and see if you can boot into recovery or bootloader from there
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Ok, I tried using someone elses battery still no luck...
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looks like your S4 is toast most likely
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install adb shell and see if you can boot into recovery or bootloader from there
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How do I do that?
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pie are squared said:
So I have a verizon s4 (rooted) and it is bricked. If I take the battery out and put it back in the screen shows "Samsung" and then goes black and nothing else happens. I cant get it to start in bootloader or recovery mode either.
I am not sure if or how this is relevant, but I have been having issues with the power button, meaning that it wouldnt work when pressed except sometimes if I held it down long enough the "shut down/reboot" option showed up. In short I am not so convinced that it is working properly or maybe even at all.
Any help would be appreciated
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I am having the same issue - http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4-verizon/help/gs4-shuts-startup-t2823928
Any luck yet?