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Battery died, now phone will not power back on after charging...

So the wife and I were out eating and my phone died. Came home, plugged it up and there was no red led charge indicator..... waited..... and waited.... it's been an hour now, still nothing. If I hold power the capacitive buttons just flash white and go off.
Any ideas on how to bring this thing back to life?.... I purchased from Amazon 2 weeks again and really need a phone now as I have no other phone.

Make sure you are using the original wall charger that comes with the phone.
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Press the power button for 2-3 seconds and let go, wait about 5 seconds for it to turn on.....or press and hold volume down and power until the lights blink 6 times then release ONLY the power button. Hold volume button until screen turns on, then using the volume buttons highlight fastboot, press power button to select, then highlight reboot and press power again that'll get u going again
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You will need to replace your phone. Search the forums and you will find a thread or two about this same problem. I had to return my phone because of the same exact problem. The only solution is to completely let the battery die and then recharge for 30 minutes to an hour and then the phone should turn on. But I highly recommend you get it exchanged because the next time you use it, it will suddenly turn off while there is still some battery left and you will have to let the battery die.

same problem. gotta get htc to replace dat shiet.

Leave it on the charger for several hours, wall charger not USB, and see if it helps.
Could be various things. But one thing that has happened to some people, on various Android phones, is that the battery voltage may have dropped too low. Not zero, but too low for the phone to take a charge. In that case, there is no way to bring the battery back to life, except with special battery meters with a "boost" function (which most of use don't have access to). Leaving it on the wall charger has brought phones back for a few people. Its a longshot, but can't hurt.
Safety circuit is supposed to prevent voltage from dropping too low like this. But its not fail safe.
I know that is not what the OP is doing, just a sidenote: Some people will suggest draining the phone until it shuts down to calibrate the battery meter Its a poor idea, for the reason that the safety circuit may not always work properly. When calibrating the meter, its more than sufficient to drain to 10-20%. The meter is not that accurate anyway, and draining to zero doesn't make it any more accurate than 10-20%.

i tried that all, letting it die. letting it charge, everything.

Press and hold the power button while plugging the charger in
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didnt work. but when i plug it in to windows, i still get apx

swordsx48 said:
didnt work. but when i plug it in to windows, i still get apx
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This happened to my EVO 3d and had to be replaced.
Other than trying a ruu back to stock I'm out of ideas
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It comes up as apx? Have u tried
Adb devices
and
fastboot devices
While plugged in to see if either recognize it??
if one of them do than this should be a simple fix.
If adb recognizes it then
adb reboot
If fastboot recognizes it do
fastboot erase cache
fastboot reboot

i tried adb devices and fastboot devices while plugged in and neither recognize it you gave me a sliver of hope

swordsx48 said:
didnt work. but when i plug it in to windows, i still get apx
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Apx mode is tegra thing. Wrong forum.
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sorry,i was googling and came across this thread and didnt notice.

swordsx48 said:
sorry,i was googling and came across this thread and didnt notice.
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No worries.

Mine did the same thing. Went 100% dead. After a few random reboots the days leading up, it finally went off when I noticed it had really low battery. Never to come back on.
Not even getting the red light at the top so put it in for a repair through my Telco (Telstra), (who are apparently the authorised repairer for HTC in Aus) and the mainboard was replaced. Got it back a week later fixed.
Phone had been unlocked through HTCDev but had no issues with warranty. Obviously a hardware fault as couldn't even boot.

on other phones i find using a charger that doesn't have a removable usb cable works well, and don't try to charge it from the computer.

monstermm said:
Mine did the same thing. Went 100% dead. After a few random reboots the days leading up, it finally went off when I noticed it had really low battery. Never to come back on.
Not even getting the red light at the top so put it in for a repair through my Telco (Telstra), (who are apparently the authorised repairer for HTC in Aus) and the mainboard was replaced. Got it back a week later fixed.
Phone had been unlocked through HTCDev but had no issues with warranty. Obviously a hardware fault as couldn't even boot.
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after one hour of wall-plugging, the unit gains some heat around the camera, but no signs of charging...damn, guess I have to ask for replacement...
eh...did you root/unlock bootloader/flash roms?
I'm kinda worried that Rogers will give me a hassle for that...although it's a battery problem...
nvm...need to work on my reading skills...so unlocking bootloader is fine....

Explorer will not boot

Hi,
I have found my explorer after a long time and im trying to get it to work. At the moment it does not charge/boot. It has not been htc dev unlocked and its completley stock.
What should i do?

ghori1989 said:
Hi,
I have found my explorer after a long time and im trying to get it to work. At the moment it does not charge/boot. It has not been htc dev unlocked and its completley stock.
What should i do?
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Visit service centre

Hpsgill said:
Visit service centre
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Im not sure if its worth it as the phone is soo old

It's possible it's a problem with the charger and/or battery. Try and borrow a compatible charger and battery from someone else (I dunno if other HTC phones use the same battery, if not, it may be hard to find someone).
Also, before doing that even, try turning on the phone while holding the volume down button. If that makes the bootloader screen appear, it may be a software issue. In this case, you could try running one of the RUUs (these are HTC issued applications which run on your computer and reinstall the stock ROM on your phone, at least that's how I understand it).
If you can't access the bootloader, it's probably a hardware issue e.g. problem with battery/charger (easy to replace) or some other important component (not so easy to replace; in this case, it's probably either send to service centre or else buy a new phone).

SifJar said:
It's possible it's a problem with the charger and/or battery. Try and borrow a compatible charger and battery from someone else (I dunno if other HTC phones use the same battery, if not, it may be hard to find someone).
Also, before doing that even, try turning on the phone while holding the volume down button. If that makes the bootloader screen appear, it may be a software issue. In this case, you could try running one of the RUUs (these are HTC issued applications which run on your computer and reinstall the stock ROM on your phone, at least that's how I understand it).
If you can't access the bootloader, it's probably a hardware issue e.g. problem with battery/charger (easy to replace) or some other important component (not so easy to replace; in this case, it's probably either send to service centre or else buy a new phone).
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I have tried to use my one x charger and i have tried to get into the bootloader. Im going to buy a battery and give that a go.

May be battery must be wake up with external power to battery plus and minus. Current must not be over 1,5 ampers.
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Try with a new battery
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lukers said:
Anyone please?
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ghori1989 said:
I have tried to use my one x charger and i have tried to get into the bootloader. Im going to buy a battery and give that a go.
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Hi,
You're not going to believe this but .....
My Son's phone had the same problem and I figured an unusual way of sorting this out.
Did a lot of searching and there are many instances of HTC phones, when left discharged for weeks will not charge.
No solutions though - until now
The charger that came with the phone whistles (low buzzing noise) when the phone is disconnected.
I used this to determine that the phone, when dead, was not charging - I could hear the buzzing when the phone was connected.
Procedure I used as follows:
I warmed up the battery in my hands (told you it was unusual )
put the battery back in the phone
plugged in charger
it goes quite for a few seconds and then starts to buzz (indicating it no longer was charging)
plug out when this happens and repeat from step 3 until the buzzing stops (repeated 4 or 5 times)
once the buzzing didn't reappear indicating it was charging I left charger plugged in
after a few seconds the battery screen appeared with 0% & charging - SUCCESS
left it to charge as normal
If you don't have a (helpful) buzzing charger
you could try plugging out in the charger every 10 seconds

Thanks for all the posts. I managed to get it to boot by replacing the battery.
@haongusa your solution of warming the battery with my hands worked. I now have two batteries :silly:

wish i had seen this post a few weeks back my phone turned off and would not charge had to send it off to htc for repair, which took two weeks.

[Q] My Htc Sensation 4 wont turn on or show charging led

HI
I am a new android user, i bought an HTC Sensation 4g from ebay, used it for a couple of times without having any issues. One day i switched it off with enough battery remaining and did not get time to use my cell again for a couple of days. Now when i turn it on, it wont power up nor would show if its charging (even the yellow LED does not come on or blink or change color), did a lot of research and tried everything i could do, Here's is what have i done so far
0) tried charging it with wall charger/computer
1) changed battery
2) left my phone connected to wall charger with the battery in
3) left the phone without battery connected to wall charger (i believe that is jump starting??)
4) factory resetting by holding volume down and power button
5) tried adb rebooting (every time i got the same message device not found)
My device is not being recognized by HTC Sync nor does my laptop show any sign of its presence.
What do i do???? please Helppp!:crying:

mahmooddr said:
HI
I am a new android user, i bought an HTC Sensation 4g from ebay, used it for a couple of times without having any issues. One day i switched it off with enough battery remaining and did not get time to use my cell again for a couple of days. Now when i turn it on, it wont power up nor would show if its charging (even the yellow LED does not come on or blink or change color), did a lot of research and tried everything i could do, Here's is what have i done so far
0) tried charging it with wall charger/computer
1) changed battery
2) left my phone connected to wall charger with the battery in
3) left the phone without battery connected to wall charger (i believe that is jump starting??)
4) factory resetting by holding volume down and power button
5) tried adb rebooting (every time i got the same message device not found)
My device is not being recognized by HTC Sync nor does my laptop show any sign of its presence.
What do i do???? please Helppp!:crying:
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There are several threads on this subject, which also give advice on what to try. In your case I'd suggest either your battery has failed, best case scenario, or your motherboard has suffered instant death syndrome - in which case you might get a warranty repair from HTC if your phone is eligible.

boomboomer said:
There are several threads on this subject, which also give advice on what to try. In your case I'd suggest either your battery has failed, best case scenario, or your motherboard has suffered instant death syndrome - in which case you might get a warranty repair from HTC if your phone is eligible.
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yep i went through most of them but they have rooted or have dun sumthing, i did nothing of the sort,
i bought anker battery from ebay with my sensation, tried both my original and anker's but the phone wont power up,does this mean my motherboard is suffering from instant death syndrome(lol i m a doc myself and liked it of course the term not the syndrome itself )

mahmooddr said:
yep i went through most of them but they have rooted or have dun sumthing, i did nothing of the sort,
i bought anker battery from ebay with my sensation, tried both my original and anker's but the phone wont power up,does this mean my motherboard is suffering from instant death syndrome(lol i m a doc myself and liked it of course the term not the syndrome itself )
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Most probably, ring HTC with your serial number and they will tell you if the warranty is still valid.

My device did this once. It wouldn't even show charging light when plugged in ! But I had another full battery for a spare and tried it and it came back to life again! But you a already tried that right? I'd say then it's not the battery. Most likely the instant death. Hopefully you can return it to HTC. If not I would definitely return it to the seller and request a refund of your money! Hope this helps. Best wishes
Sent from HTC sensation, soff, 3.33 firmware, viper Rom, sense 4.1,kernel- faux 10b6 , Mugen 3800 mah battery. Please press thanks if I helped in anyway.

Did you fix it?

mahmooddr said:
HI
I am a new android user, i bought an HTC Sensation 4g from ebay, used it for a couple of times without having any issues. One day i switched it off with enough battery remaining and did not get time to use my cell again for a couple of days. Now when i turn it on, it wont power up nor would show if its charging (even the yellow LED does not come on or blink or change color), did a lot of research and tried everything i could do, Here's is what have i done so far
0) tried charging it with wall charger/computer
1) changed battery
2) left my phone connected to wall charger with the battery in
3) left the phone without battery connected to wall charger (i believe that is jump starting??)
4) factory resetting by holding volume down and power button
5) tried adb rebooting (every time i got the same message device not found)
My device is not being recognized by HTC Sync nor does my laptop show any sign of its presence.
What do i do???? please Helppp!:crying:
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mahmooddr said:
yep i went through most of them but they have rooted or have dun sumthing, i did nothing of the sort,
i bought anker battery from ebay with my sensation, tried both my original and anker's but the phone wont power up,does this mean my motherboard is suffering from instant death syndrome(lol i m a doc myself and liked it of course the term not the syndrome itself )
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i have same problem did u get solution to this problem?

Your phone most likely rooted
Hi your phone most likely rooted. Had the same issue when I have replaced the bootloader. Unfortunately there is no good bootloader for this phone out there for rooting that does not cause this problem. You need to unroot your phone, replace the bootloader back to original and relock the S off to S on. But im going ahead of myself. First you need to turn it on and this is how. At least its worked for me every time. There's a trick that need to be repeated twice.
1. Disconnect charger,
2.Remove the battery,
3. press power button few times to discharge all electricity that left in the phone.
4. Now its need to be done quickly press and hold power button,
5. while holding connect the battery,
6. then connect the charger.
7. Keep holding power button for 2 more seconds and release
8. wait 1 more second and press power button repeatedly until you see the green led blinking. Repeat if led does not blink.
That will jump start the relay to switch to charge mode. At that point it will charge but won't show it properly.
9.Charge for 10 to 15 minutes its need to reach 1% it does that very slowly at this point. Do NOT wait more than 15 minutes because after that relay switches off starts to release electricity back to charger overpowering it with amps.
10. After 10 to 15 minutes repeat steps 1 trough 8. This time it will turn on instead.
11. Look online for steps how to fully unroot, replace bootloader and lock the S chip. I know that the steps a little unorthodox but it Work. Hope its helps. P.S Sorry for unprofessional English im not American.

[SOLVED] DS bricked

Hi guys,
I got a DS down, but finally, after research, I wonder if it is not simply bricked.
The guy who I recovered from told me after an exchange of large files via Bluetooth between the tablet and DS, this one was completely blocked until turn off.
Since then, it has never turned back. But now that I have connected it to the PC or charger, the indicator (orange) battery lights up.
This is a good sign? or nothing to do?
Thank you for your help.

stilflip said:
Hi guys,
I got a DS down, but finally, after research, I wonder if it is not simply bricked.
The guy who I recovered from told me after an exchange of large files via Bluetooth between the tablet and DS, this one was completely blocked until turn off.
Since then, it has never turned back. But now that I have connected it to the PC or charger, the indicator (orange) battery lights up.
This is a good sign? or nothing to do?
Thank you for your help.
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pull the battery out n put back in then press and hold volume down then press and hold power button (so both same time) see what happens. Hopefully it will boot into bootloader

I can't boot in bootloader neither. The phone isn't recognized by my PC, only charging...
Other idea guy ? Or it's really dead ?
PS : Ok I have news. When I go out and return the battery while I press the three buttons (on / off, sound and sound + -), the DS vibrates 5 ​​times, it is also connected to my PC, it now tells me that my battery is fully charged (green indicator).
I also have this message on the PC, which has sought a pilot. And he said finally, no driver has been found.
PS 2 : I follow this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1669498 for install this drivers... now i have Echec (= fail)

Nobody has an idea ?

stilflip said:
Nobody has an idea ?
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Im not 100% sure but for the normal htc desire, when the phone vibrates 7 times, its means hardware failure and only shop can fix or get a new motherboard. So im guessing that the 5 vibrations for the desire s means the same thing. Sorry.

This is a known problem; google "qhsusb_dload". Unfortunately, I have never seen this with a Desire S before so I wouldn't know what to do...

Aquous said:
This is a known problem; google "qhsusb_dload". Unfortunately, I have never seen this with a Desire S before so I wouldn't know what to do...
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Yh iv seen that with htc sensation and there is a fix for it

Yes, I just see it, can not find post about the Desire S. ..
No luck: (
PS : Definitely dead, solved !

One XL Won't Turn On

Hi, I know there's some threads about this already, but they don't seem to answer my problem.
Okay so my AT&T HTC One XL won't turn on
Here is what happened. I was watching a video on youtube with the phone charging from the outlet and all of a sudden it shuts off. I'm on a custom rom so I just figured it crashed. That or it shut off because I remember the phone being kind of hot. Either way I was able to turn it on again without any problems and the battery was at 20%. I started using it normally for a while and then it shut off again. This time it didn't and hasn't turned on again
When I plug it in to the wall charger no led lights, light up and when I try Power + Volume Down to turn it on nothing happens either. I did notice though that when I plug it into my PC it recognizes it (makes the usb connecting noise), but then it immediately disconnects and continues to make the disconnecting noise.
So is there any way possible to revive this phone or do I have to replace the battery or motherboard or something?
P.S. I was on KarbonKat v1.0-4, stock kernel, hboot 2.14, S-Off and I did not perform any rooting or flashing of any kind when this happened.

You might just be experiencing a power management bug. Plug the phone into an AC charger and leave it connected for eight hours or so (don't be tempted to touch it), try to power it on using the normal method, and with the volume down + power button combo, try both of those methods with and without the device connected to the charger. If you can't revive it then chances are you have a brick. But, I'd connect it again and leave it for a day or so and try again.
Sent from my Evita

Could he also utilize safe mode? To see where his issues are ?
Sent from my Inspire 4G using Tapatalk

If the phone won't boot I don't see how that will work though. Usually if you can get the device to boot after this it'll be fine.
Sent from my Evita

mudcat242000 said:
Hi, I know there's some threads about this already, but they don't seem to answer my problem.
Okay so my AT&T HTC One XL won't turn on
Here is what happened. I was watching a video on youtube with the phone charging from the outlet and all of a sudden it shuts off. I'm on a custom rom so I just figured it crashed. That or it shut off because I remember the phone being kind of hot. Either way I was able to turn it on again without any problems and the battery was at 20%. I started using it normally for a while and then it shut off again. This time it didn't and hasn't turned on again
When I plug it in to the wall charger no led lights, light up and when I try Power + Volume Down to turn it on nothing happens either. I did notice though that when I plug it into my PC it recognizes it (makes the usb connecting noise), but then it immediately disconnects and continues to make the disconnecting noise.
So is there any way possible to revive this phone or do I have to replace the battery or motherboard or something?
P.S. I was on KarbonKat v1.0-4, stock kernel, hboot 2.14, S-Off and I did not perform any rooting or flashing of any kind when this happened.
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You can find my thread from a little over a month ago in this section but I experienced a similar thing and well it's fatal I bought a battery and tried that but it didn't help, it's currently in the hands of datarecovery.com who are looking at it before giving me a quote to get everything off of it. I don't want to give you false hope but odds are it's toast and it seems like something that's happening more often with the XL now that it's closing in on 2 years for most people.

I read that it could because faulty power button.
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timmaaa said:
You might just be experiencing a power management bug. Plug the phone into an AC charger and leave it connected for eight hours or so (don't be tempted to touch it), try to power it on using the normal method, and with the volume down + power button combo, try both of those methods with and without the device connected to the charger. If you can't revive it then chances are you have a brick. But, I'd connect it again and leave it for a day or so and try again.
Sent from my Evita
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I tried this and unfortunately it didn't work.
I also doubt it is a power button issue because when i plug it into my PC and hold the power button it makes the usb connected noise.
I think it's safe to say that I have a new paperweight. I would just like to know if there's any guess that could be made as to why my phone died (ex: battery, motherboard, etc.) and how the PC detects it if its supposedly dead.

mudcat242000 said:
I tried this and unfortunately it didn't work.
I also doubt it is a power button issue because when i plug it into my PC and hold the power button it makes the usb connected noise.
I think it's safe to say that I have a new paperweight. I would just like to know if there's any guess that could be made as to why my phone died (ex: battery, motherboard, etc.) and how the PC detects it if its supposedly dead.
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Your phone is possibly not completely dead, you might be able to get a jtag repair done on it. It's definitely worth a try, especially seeing that you still get the connection sound when you hook it up to your PC.
Sent from my Evita

Why is it that no one here ever suggests sending the phone to HTC? My phone bricked once (QHSUSB_DLOAD); I contacted HTC and told them my phone shut off and wouldn't come back on, which was the honest truth and seems to be your problem, and they fixed it for free (I had to pay for shipping.) Other users here have reported similar outcomes from contacting HTC, all with unlocked bootloaders. Before shelling out for JTAG I'd definitely recommend contacting HTC.

nem1yan said:
Why is it that no one here ever suggests sending the phone to HTC? My phone bricked once (QHSUSB_DLOAD); I contacted HTC and told them my phone shut off and wouldn't come back on, which was the honest truth and seems to be your problem, and they fixed it for free (I had to pay for shipping.) Other users here have reported similar outcomes from contacting HTC, all with unlocked bootloaders. Before shelling out for JTAG I'd definitely recommend contacting HTC.
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HTC routinely charge $200 for a motherboard replacement on devices that have been modified. Plus, the vast majority of Evitas are out of their warranty period now.
Sent from my Evita

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2071358&highlight=wip
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1651149
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2319085
Call and ask first. As with others and myself, HTC has fixed devices that were outside of the warranty (both due to time and unlocked bootloader) at no cost to the owners. At worst they'll tell you it's outside of the warranty, or you'll have spent $5 in shipping for them to tell you that they can either send it back to you, or replace it for the ~$200 timmaaa has suggested.

It's definitely worth a try.
Sent from my Evita

timmaaa said:
It's definitely worth a try.
Sent from my Evita
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I called last month and it was min $90 and nothing would be backed up all data would be wiped.

@mudcat. If you have HTC repair it ,could you ask the RMA team what exactly what your issue was, and then post here their answer? We would appreciate it.
Thanks

marknoll said:
@mudcat. If you have HTC repair it ,could you ask the RMA team what exactly what your issue was, and then post here their answer? We would appreciate it.
Thanks
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I will definitely do that for you.
Thank you to everyone for all the help. I will contact HTC and see what they can do for me and keep you all posted.

Is there a specific HTC repair website that I go to or do I just call their number?

HTC.com

mudcat242000 said:
I will definitely do that for you.
Thank you to everyone for all the help. I will contact HTC and see what they can do for me and keep you all posted.
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Very interested to hear what they say, please update when possible

Any update?