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[Q] Is my Sensation dead?

Hi guys!
I'm Running Leedroid 2.3.0 on my sensation since 2.3.0 was released.
I'm CWM v4.0.1.4 (charging fixed! blue text) on it.
The Phone ran perfect until yesterday. I didn't overclock and didn't do any other special tweaks, i used it as it was.
Yesterday i used google maps navigation for about 5 - 10 minutes. after that the phone was really hot. I stopped navigation and killed google maps with the stock task manager.
I put the phone into my pocket, about 20min later i noticed the phone turned off. it was still a little bit warm.
Now the phone doesn't turn on anymore. when i plug in the charger, nothing happens. not even the orange led turns on. absolutely nothing.
i've tried all combinations off pulling the battery, left it out for som time and plug it in again. try to charge....
No chance - the phone seems to be dead.
I've got no idea if it is a hardware or a software problem. how can i find out?
What can i do?
I think my warranty is void by rooting and flashing the custom rom.

You should check first if the Battery or the phone is the problem. Try getting another battery that u can try out. If it is not working, then probably your phone is dead. However, I would replace it with warranty. Since it's dead they can not turn it on and check if u modded it. Maybe they can detected that if they would take out the mainboard and connect it to some JTAG device, but I'm 99.9% sure they will not do this. Imagine the costs of doing this with every phone they get for replacement... It's not easy to detect if the Software on the phone was manipulated once the phone is dead due to a hardware defect.
What you can also try ist connect it to usb port on PC and try turning on. Does the PC detect anything?

PC doesn't detect anything.
I tried another battery today, same problem.
Do you think it is a hardware problem?

It may have gotten so hot it damaged some of the hardware. Like he said up there ^ take it to Tmobile and ask them to replace it. These things are notorious for overheating anyways so your story will be believable.
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Vineares said:
It may have gotten so hot it damaged some of the hardware. Like he said up there ^ take it to Tmobile and ask them to replace it. These things are notorious for overheating anyways so your story will be believable.
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agreed. warranty, warranty, warranty

i think it is best for you to bring back to the tmobile store to get it check or get a new replacement. dont answer too much questions if they ask because they might try to look for away to void your warranty or refuse for service.

I'll bring it to t-mobile tomorrow.

I got a new one.
T-Mobile replaced it.

glad they did!

nonione said:
glad they did!
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thats a good news

Phone powers itself off, won't turn back on

My wife is complaining about several issues with her Inspire (recent iPhone convert ), but the biggest baddest one is that the phone routinely will power itself off while unattended, and then it won't power back on until we pull the battery.
This has happened several times.
She doesn't have any unusual apps and the phone is unrooted running the regular AT&T software.
Anyone know what could be causing this? Is this likely hardware?

mr72 said:
My wife is complaining about several issues with her Inspire (recent iPhone convert ), but the biggest baddest one is that the phone routinely will power itself off while unattended, and then it won't power back on until we pull the battery.
This has happened several times.
She doesn't have any unusual apps and the phone is unrooted running the regular AT&T software.
Anyone know what could be causing this? Is this likely hardware?
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I don't know how long you've had it but it should be under warranty whatever the cause. My last refurb from ATT was given the remainder of the warranty from the original device. I would recommend a warranty replacement.
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No point in going through the hassle of a warranty replacement if this is a software issue. That's a lot of stuff to set up again once you get the replacement phone. Remember this phone is not rooted, no nandroid backups...

mr72 said:
No point in going through the hassle of a warranty replacement if this is a software issue. That's a lot of stuff to set up again once you get the replacement phone. Remember this phone is not rooted, no nandroid backups...
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Yes, but this doesn't sound like a software issue. You could try running the RUU. It's around here somewhere. This will reset the software to stock, straight from ATT. But again, you'll have to set everything back up. If it were mine I'd go for a warranty

I would rather spend time setting up a working phone than keep trying in vain to fix something that just isn't gonna be right. In either case, the next step is probably a factory data reset. A stock, un-rooted phone should not have any mods that would cause that. You don't undervolt or overclock. Market apps should not cause an overheat. It might be the battery, you could try that first, but if it powers back on after a pull, I don't think that's gonna be your problem.
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I know there was a rash of defective batteries out there, and that could very well be the problem. I saw that many people having suspected battery problems were able to get a new battery for free from HTC customer service. Worth a shot.

pazzo02 said:
I know there was a rash of defective batteries out there, and that could very well be the problem. I saw that many people having suspected battery problems were able to get a new battery for free from HTC customer service. Worth a shot.
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I agree, that's probably worth a try short of a complete replacement phone.

This was happening to me lower ur CPU settings and it's should work better or try to plug in the charger and it will come back hopefully
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phone wont turn on

My phone wont turn on after installing titanmim backup it was working ok and had about 50% battery left but thenit suddenly went off and now wont turn on.

Can it boot into recovery? What happens when you plug it into a charger and try turn it on?

It wont boot in to recovery mode. Am on my way home now so soon as am in am going to try and plug it in to the charger and see but before I installed titanmim backup it had about 50% battery still in it
Just tuck it out of my pocket and the screen feels warm to the touch

Try it when you get home and see how it goes.

Just got in and plugged it in to the charger and it's not coming on the charger light isn't even coming on

How the PC recognize it in the device manager?

At the moment my pc isn't picking it up

Pull the battery, put it back in, then try to power on.
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Tried that tried 2 different battery's and 2 different chargers and 2 different laptops

Did you try and turn the phone on without a battery in? I read somewhere that that may help discharge the final bit of power in the phone, but it's probably bull crap.
So no computer sees it at all? Have you ever run ADB or FASTBOOT commands with your computer? I ask because I want to make sure you have proper drivers installed and everything.
The next thing I would do is start downloading a RUU of your liking. I say that becasue it may come down to trying that out, and the download takes a while. Here's a link to the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1074559
Any other info you can provide like is it stock, rooted, what ROM, etc. would be helpful.

It rooted and running OrDroid rom from here, It as been running great till tonight when I tried to install titanium back and it just went off with no life in it at all

Sorry to say but it sounds like a lot like what happened to me. My first Sensation just died on me one day. Have a read about it in this thread.

Am starting think that my self as I left it on charge all-night and its still dead. Don't even think it as any warranty left oh well best start saving just a pitty you can't make calls from a galaxy 10.1

freddy0000 said:
Am starting think that my self as I left it on charge all-night and its still dead. Don't even think it as any warranty left oh well best start saving just a pitty you can't make calls from a galaxy 10.1
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Yeah that is a real shame about the Galaxy 10.1. I have actually been thinking about getting one of those myself. I don't know about the Galaxy 10.1, but my Accer Iconia A500 tablet has a slot for a SD card that has a peice of molded plastic covering the slot. And it is work going on to be able to use it like a phone. Terrible how OEMs lock out a feature like that
Anyway back on topic, if you are interested I can give you contact info to someone that can replace the mainboard for you at a reasonable price. That would be cheaper than buying another device I think. Just PM me if you are interested.

Am in the UK mate

Think ill take my chances and try and sending if off to HTC for repair

Just booked it in now so hopefully they will fix it

Same thing happen to me the other day. It shut off and wouldn't come on. Thankfully I am paying extra for extended warranty which is basically lifetime warranty and got it replaced.
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How much did you pay for extended warranty*

Got a email from Htc saying even though my phone is in warranty they want a £145 to fix it put not because of the fault but because at the top of the screen there a little crack and even though I said that's not why its broke they still want me to pay it. So I don't now if its worth paying that much to fix it or count my loss's. Isn't there any other way to fix a bricked phone

Samsung Galaxy S 4G suddenly keeps shutting itself off

Ok guys let's see you work that voodoo that you do so well...
I got the idea to come here when someone of a T-Mobile support forum for Samsung Galaxy S 4G said they gave up on getting any help from those people but the guys from XDA were great and her phone has worked right since speaking with them. So here I am.
I own a Samsung Galaxy S4 G since July 2011, no real issues at all aside from a few random freeze ups from various programs. Well, a few days ago it starts turning itself off randomly. Sometimes it turns itself back on when I press the on button, sometimes I have to plug it back in, sometimes it says the battery is way less than it was right before it shut itself off. So I do what any savvy computer person does that's still a noob at anything technical- I learn how to reset the phone to its factory settings, delete all data and start fresh, figuring I had some bug in the system. This did nothing to help.
So I go online and discover all these different web forums with people complaining about the same problem. They all say the same thing, update the phone, don't update the phone, reboot, don't reboot, nothing fixes it. I even considered there being the "impossibility" of a loose battery connection and cut a thin strip of a business card to shove between the phone base to push the connection end tighter together.
The only place on any forum that anyone seemed to find an answer, albeit the answer was not discussed, mentioned coming here.
I apologize in advance if I don't immediately understand any technical details people may offer up as help, but please please please if anyone has an idea of how to fix this issue let me know.
Thanks in advance to everyone for their thoughts or suggestions :cyclops:

Sounds like it might be your battery. Have you tried switching batteries?
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that could be it I remember when I had the g1 and it was doing that it wouldn't charge and it wouldn't stay on
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HolyGhostBoy1 said:
that could be it I remember when I had the g1 and it was doing that it wouldn't charge and it wouldn't stay on
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My g1 did the same thing, after I swapped the battery it stopped.
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pisherthefisher said:
My g1 did the same thing, after I swapped the battery it stopped.
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yeah mine did that too new battery helped... my my touch also had a problem with the battery staying in place; so try the business card trick and leave your phone on a flat surface with no movement and for a day without charging... Don't blow money on the battery if you aren't sure, unless you've wanted a backup battery anyway.

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Good ideas so far...
One more thing, I've noticed the few times today its lasted for awhile and then I go to show someone something on youtube, it will play part of the video like 30 secs or so and then 'blip' we're back to automatic shut down again. Does this spark any different ideas?

another interesting discovery
oldandronicus said:
Good ideas so far...
One more thing, I've noticed the few times today its lasted for awhile and then I go to show someone something on youtube, it will play part of the video like 30 secs or so and then 'blip' we're back to automatic shut down again. Does this spark any different ideas?
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Ok so I mentioned before about the 30 secs of video and then dead right? Based on the theories so far, which I'm also leaning towards and praying is correct, I ordered a new battery, won't be here for 3-5 days, but I decided to test an idea...
I thought perhaps if its the battery, if I plugged in the charger, things that kept shutting me down should 'in theory' continue to work.
So I plugged it in and tried to watch the same video 'Cat man do' again and see if it died in the same place it had done 3 or 4 times before or if it would work on through. And guess what, it played through the whole video, no random shut downs.
So I believe this might go a long way to proving your theories on the battery are correct, also the battery itself seems to be slightly swollen through the middle, which could cause a host of different issues, not the least of which would be slightly changing its size and therefore its connection to the power cup link.
Still happy to hear any other ideas, but as soon as I get and test the new battery I will repost on here and let you guys know if that did the trick.
Thanks again so much!

oldandronicus said:
Ok so I mentioned before about the 30 secs of video and then dead right? Based on the theories so far, which I'm also leaning towards and praying is correct, I ordered a new battery, won't be here for 3-5 days, but I decided to test an idea...
I thought perhaps if its the battery, if I plugged in the charger, things that kept shutting me down should 'in theory' continue to work.
So I plugged it in and tried to watch the same video 'Cat man do' again and see if it died in the same place it had done 3 or 4 times before or if it would work on through. And guess what, it played through the whole video, no random shut downs.
So I believe this might go a long way to proving your theories on the battery are correct, also the battery itself seems to be slightly swollen through the middle, which could cause a host of different issues, not the least of which would be slightly changing its size and therefore its connection to the power cup link.
Still happy to hear any other ideas, but as soon as I get and test the new battery I will repost on here and let you guys know if that did the trick.
Thanks again so much!
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I would also suspect the sdcard. Have you tried another sdcard?

bhundven said:
I would also suspect the sdcard. Have you tried another sdcard?
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Hadn't thought of that. Sure hope not though, been using this 32 gig sdcard since a week after I bought it and haven't experienced any issues with it during that whole year. Do you suspect anything on the sd card or just the card itself, just in case this battery issue isn't the culprit.

Sdcards go bad from time to time. Even get brand new ones that are flaky. When was the last time you reformatted it and started fresh.

eollie said:
When was the last time you reformatted it and started fresh.
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Don't forget to backup first

eollie said:
Sdcards go bad from time to time. Even get brand new ones that are flaky. When was the last time you reformatted it and started fresh.
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Reformatting the sd card itself? Never, hadn't even thought of it, nor ever learned how. Certainly happy to try it you have a couple of quick step instructions.
Again, apologies for being such a noob, but I love learning more to help for the future so all this info is great.

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Reformatting the sd card itself? Never, hadn't even thought of it, nor ever learned how. Certainly happy to try it you have a couple of quick step instructions.
Again, apologies for being such a noob, but I love learning more to help for the future so all this info is great.
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First back up your sdcard. Copy all of its contents to your computer.
I do this every now and then, because if my phone eats my sdcard, I keep all my pics and music.
Second, reboot to recovery: Advanced -> Partition sdcard
It should then ask about ext partition size and swap partition size. I usually set ext partition to 2048 and swap to 0. We don't use swap. ext is the sd-ext partition, but iirc, recoveries with voodoo lagfix will use that to backup partitions it is converting. It has to be 2048 or it will fail. Unless you will never use older voodoo lagfix (which none of my roms/kernels do) you can use any size you wish.
Repartitioning sdcard can take a while, so be patient.

"So I believe this might go a long way to proving your theories on the battery are correct, also the battery itself seems to be slightly swollen through the middle, which could cause a host of different issues, not the least of which would be slightly changing its size and therefore its connection to the power cup link. "
I am 110% sure its your battery. Same exact thing happened to me battery was swollen and it kept randomly shutting off whenever I used internet based apps. I ordered a new factory Galaxy s 4g battery from amazon for about $8 popped it in and it stopped shutting off and battery life was actually way better. I suspect the swollen battery is caused by stuffing the business cards in the battery compartment.

oldandronicus said:
Reformatting the sd card itself? Never, hadn't even thought of it, nor ever learned how. Certainly happy to try it you have a couple of quick step instructions.
Again, apologies for being such a noob, but I love learning more to help for the future so all this info is great.
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Hey, sorry to revive a dead thread but did getting the new battery work for you or not? I am having the exact problem that you described with my Galaxy S. I would love to hear how it turned out for you.

tyrst5544 said:
Hey, sorry to revive a dead thread but did getting the new battery work for you or not? I am having the exact problem that you described with my Galaxy S. I would love to hear how it turned out for you.
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I had the very same issue 2 months ago, and it was the battery. I think the telltale sign of what is happening is that when your phone reboots, it has gone from almost a full charge to just a few percent. The issue as I understand it is that basically, when higher processing loads are being placed on the battery by the phone, at some point, it cannot provide the level of requested power, at which point, your phone believes the battery has died, and shuts down.
I swapped the SGS4G stock battery (1650 mAh) for the Anker 1800 mAh battery, and had great success and no issues. Best part is, you can buy 2 of them (which includes a wall charger as well) for $20 bucks on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Batteri...2126170&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=anker+1800+s4+g (Free 2 Day shipping if you have Prime) Things are almost disposable at that price, but the Ankers have worked great, and not had the reboot issue since.

oldandronicus said:
So I believe this might go a long way to proving your theories on the battery are correct, also the battery itself seems to be slightly swollen through the middle, which could cause a host of different issues, not the least of which would be slightly changing its size and therefore its connection to the power cup link.
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And for the record, ANYtime your battery ends up swollen and distorted, you can guarantee that it's on its way out. At work a few years ago, had an issue where we were supposed to support PDAs and their battery life went down to seconds rather than the days they were supposed to last. Turns out their cells were swollen, sometimes enough to actually distort the back of their case. Replace the battery pack and get back to normal life. Without exploding batteries.
Random news story from 4 years ago with swollen battery pictures:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/sony-ericssons-bst-33-li-polymer-batteries-swelling-into-a-laws/

Great- thanks for the advice. Glad to hear from a few others as well that this should take care of the problem.

ariesgodofwar said:
I swapped the SGS4G stock battery (1650 mAh) for the Anker 1800 mAh battery, and had great success and no issues. Best part is, you can buy 2 of them (which includes a wall charger as well) for $20 bucks on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Anker-Batteri...2126170&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=anker+1800+s4+g (Free 2 Day shipping if you have Prime) Things are almost disposable at that price, but the Ankers have worked great, and not had the reboot issue since.
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Wow what a deal..
Just ordered mine Free Shipping..
Great find Thanks for the link..
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My God. I remember my g1. A new battery did not help its situation. I would charge, within 20 minutes, dead.
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Nexus S won't power up?

I recently flashed CMRex with Kejar's 4.1.1 gapps and was going about setting up my device. I got everything set up how I like with all the apps I wanted downloaded and running how I wanted them. I then ran the v6 supercharger mod that I had used on my past two roms with no problem whatsoever. After finishing the set up of the script, I rebooted my device and all was well. I went to browse on craigslist's mobile app, then I saw something I wanted to google, so I opened my browser. My browser took an ungodly amount of time to load my homepage(google), and wouldn't respond hardly. I couldn't get the touchscreen to respond. My hardware buttons did respond and I got haptic feedback from them, but no response on the screen. Eventually, after numerously pressing the home button, I got a message saying the browser wasn't responding, selected ok to close it, then back to the non-responsiveness of the touch screen and hardware buttons. And then another eventually later, after another multitude of home button presses, I got to my homescreen but everything was laggy. The most lag I have ever encountered with my device since I obtained it, not to mention that my device was beginning to heat up. So, I decided I would power off the device, remove the battery, let it cool down, and then replace the battery before powering it back up. Well, lo and behold, I did just that, went to power back up my device, and there was no sign of life at all. Tried to get into the bootloader, no response. Tried a normal boot, no response. Tried to plug it into the charger to see if it would charge, no response. Well, my girlfriend told me to leave the battery out for a while and leave it alone for a while before trying it again. So, I played some MW3 for about 45 minutes to an hour, repeated all the above, and still no sign of life. Can anyone help me out? (I don't know if this is supposed to go into the Q&A or here, so I just post here.) I'm so distraught at the possibility of losing my phone, that I'm finding it hard to cope at the moment. Should be thinking of ways to gain some money in order to purchase a new device or is there still hope?

what a long message.do you have any point form here?
i hope you solve the problem .

Do you have access to a separate charger? You can try charging your battery there and see if that works. Did you try connecting it to the computer? Maybe that will show some sign of life. Also, how old is your phone and did you over clock?
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kwibis said:
Do you have access to a separate charger? You can try charging your battery there and see if that works. Did you try connecting it to the computer? Maybe that will show some sign of life. Also, how old is your phone and did you over clock?
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I did not overclock, I do believe that my clock speeds were at the kernel default, either 100/1k, or 200/1k. Not sure which, but definitely one of those. The only other charger I would have access to would be my mother's HTC charger, but I will try that and connecting it to the computer as well. Well, I'm not exactly sure on the age of the phone because I purchased it off of craigslist, but it's in great condition. Only had a small scuff on the top left corner, but I know that has nothing to do with the age of the hardware. ): Could it possibly be that my battery decided to die for some reason? I've been having horribly battery life lately. Granted, I had horribly battery life when I got the phone, but it's gotten worse and worse since then.

My Nexus S wouldn't start but gave a flash on the screen when the battery was first inserted. Just got it back from repair and it was a motherboard problem. Was looking at a Huawei G300 as a cheap replacement if the repair wasn't covered by warranty (which it was). Good luck!

Thing about it is, I bought the phone off craigslist so I have no idea if its covered by the warranty still. Should I try calling samsung and find out?
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Sorry for my late reply! You could try, but u guess you can get a battery from Ebay and check if that solved the problem. Or if you have a friend who has one...
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I'm the only person I know that has this phone. And I guess the battery will have to wait till I get a job, but if im waiting that long, I'm just going to get a new phone all together.
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Testing the battery can be done differently, do you have a multimeter? Maybe your neighbours have one, it's a common thing. You can measure whether it has any power left. If you measure low voltage (below let's say 3400 mV), then it could be battery related.
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DefinitiveX said:
I recently flashed CMRex with Kejar's 4.1.1 gapps ... or is there still hope?
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Many reports on dead Nexus S with 4.1.1. Mine included after flashing CM10. Sent for repair 10 days ago and still waiting...
If you've got no warranty, perhaps time to buy a new phone? Bought myself a new Galaxy Nexus.

I would like to get a new galaxy nexus, but I have no money to do so. I'm currently trying to get a job and i m going to save up for a new phone. Im either going to get an s3, a galaxy nexus. Either one of those two or the new nexus if it comes out.
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