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SOLVED!!! [Q] Help! Nexus S won't turn on!!! :(

Hi everyone.
Last night I went to bed and as usual I check my Nexus S battery.
It indicated me very low battery, and turn it off.
So far, no problem, i thought, well there isn't enough battery to turn on the phone. I connected the cellphone to the wall charger and went to sleep.
Today i woke up and try it to turn it on, the screens just flashes and nothing happens.... Removed battery, try it again, the same.
Try 100 times that, and there was one time a Warning of Bootloader came up. Don't know what i did different thought, but now i can't get the same result.
Actually now the screen doesn't even flashes when i press the power button.
The battery seems to be charged, i tested with a LED. My wall charger is also working cause it's able to charge my old phone.
And now to get things even worse, as i bought it in asia, i don't have warranty, and the gran finale, Nexus S is not been sold in Brazil due to some regulatory issues, so Samsung said it they can't help me with an imported product.
The Cellphone is brand new, doesn't have not even ONE month of use.
It's not rotted, and it was in the latest android firm.
Does anyone have any idea what can i do????
The phone doesn't respond to anything .
Tnks a lot in advance.
PROBLEM SOLVED!!! SEE THE LAST THREAD. BR!

rafaelqds said:
Hi everyone.
Last night I went to bed and as usual I check my Nexus S battery.
It indicated me very low battery, and turn it off.
So far, no problem, i thought, well there isn't enough battery to turn on the phone. I connected the cellphone to the wall charger and went to sleep.
Today i woke up and try it to turn it on, the screens just flashes and nothing happens.... Removed battery, try it again, the same.
Try 100 times that, and there was one time a Warning of Bootloader came up. Don't know what i did different thought, but now i can't get the same result.
Actually now the screen doesn't even flashes when i press the power button.
The battery seems to be charged, i tested with a LED. My wall charger is also working cause it's able to charge my old phone.
And now to get things even worse, as i bought it in asia, i don't have warranty, and the gran finale, Nexus S is not been sold in Brazil due to some regulatory issues, so Samsung said it they can't help me with an imported product.
The Cellphone is brand new, doesn't have not even ONE month of use.
It's not rotted, and it was in the latest android firm.
Does anyone have any idea what can i do????
The phone doesn't respond to anything .
Tnks a lot in advance.
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Is it showing full bars when you connect the charger and press the volume button?

dude, i think there is something wrong with our country. take a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1111761
i think you tried everything possible, can't see what else you could do. Looks like a hardware issue..
if i were you, i'd claim for warranty, even if you bought in hk, it has warranty, of course you will lose shipping cost, but, it's better than lose the phone! =o]
good luck!

GchildT: Nothing happens when i connect the charger to the cellphone.
Already tried the hard reset (volumn up + power button) nothing happens
thiagodark: Tell me about it, i read this thread ealier this morning, actually i send it a private message asking him if he solve his problem... samsung is really disappoint me.
The thing i found most said is that the phone is bran new! Not a month year old.
And i didn't do anything, not even rotted, dropped, anything!

PROBLEM SOOOOOOOOOOOLVED!!!
The problem was that there was a little tiny piece of plastic dirt in the usb male plug in the phone! And that piece was able to make a faulty contact with the charger, the phone battery was dead as hell.
Can you believe that?????
I almost sent my phone across the world in order to use the warranty.
Now I'm back with my cellphone up , happy as hell!
Tnks a lot, and remenber to always clean everything before use more drastic measures.
BR

rafaelqds said:
PROBLEM SOOOOOOOOOOOLVED!!!
The problem was that there was a little tiny piece of plastic dirt in the usb male plug in the phone! And that piece was able to make a faulty contact with the charger, the phone battery was dead as hell.
Can you believe that?????
I almost sent my phone across the world in order to use the warranty.
Now I'm back with my cellphone up , happy as hell!
Tnks a lot, and remenber to always clean everything before use more drastic measures.
BR
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Wow... good for you man. Its rooted btw
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rafaelqds said:
PROBLEM SOOOOOOOOOOOLVED!!!
The problem was that there was a little tiny piece of plastic dirt in the usb male plug in the phone! And that piece was able to make a faulty contact with the charger, the phone battery was dead as hell.
Can you believe that?????
I almost sent my phone across the world in order to use the warranty.
Now I'm back with my cellphone up , happy as hell!
Tnks a lot, and remenber to always clean everything before use more drastic measures.
BR
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Wow.... really good news, i always clean contacts before everything, my old desire hd was going in car mode, just because a short in this piece, and when i cleaned with isopropyl alcohol it was magically solved.
Well, nice to know that your issue was solved...
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Randoom reboot

I' ve got randoom reboot with my One S. Doesn't matter if it lays anywhere and is in standby or i work with it. Without any sign it reboots... Sometimes after an half hour , sometimes after hours. Somebody gots an idea why? Oh forget to say, it's not customized or rooted
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No this is definetely not normal. I would recommend to make use of your warranty cause this could be related to an hardware issue

chrisrudolf said:
I' ve got randoom reboot with my One S. Doesn't matter if it lays anywhere and is in standby or i work with it. Without any sign it reboots... Sometimes after an half hour , sometimes after hours. Somebody gots an idea why? Oh forget to say, it's not customized or rooted
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Definitely return it, not normal. You have this since you got your phone? (just out of interest )

Yes this happends still i got it. I went to store now and use my warrenty
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Same here in Spain with an Orange HTC One S. Yesterday my phone rebooted three times and it was just laying next on my desk. Another problem is sometimes it doesn't connect to GSM network for a minute or two. It is also chipping a litlle bit on the upper edge. I am thinking of returning it.

Exactly the same here for me in the UK. New one s. Reboots since day 1. Does it anywhere from 2-5 times a day even when sat idle.

pjsmith said:
Exactly the same here for me in the UK. New one s. Reboots since day 1. Does it anywhere from 2-5 times a day even when sat idle.
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Nooooooooooooo I switched from a Motorola Defy+ to a OneS to get away from that particular problem which seemed to be unsolvable. Just about only things you could try is another sim card (unlikely), factory reset or probably the best option ..... take it back asap.
Thankfully I don't have the problem >touches wood<

my h3g signal go and come sometimes, but i think it depends by my cutting sim card to transform in micro sim.

I also cut my sim card to make it into a micro sim. I new this was possible but thought this might be a bad idea but when I spoke to vodafone about getting a new sim, they said 'bring it in and we'll cut it down for you'. I thought I might as well do it myself.
I just had a thought. How many of you with the rebooting problem have their phones in cases? Mine is. Now that you can't remove the battery to reset they've built that functionality into the power off button. Hold down to reset. I don't think it's that sensitive, but it just got me to thinking, is the case putting some minor pressure on that button to reset the phone? I just tried it manually, and it replicates the reboot... Going to try leaving mine out of the case for a while. Should only take a day to find out. Having said that, it does it sat on the desk on charge without having been touched.

pjsmith said:
I just had a thought. How many of you with the rebooting problem have their phones in cases? Mine is. Now that you can't remove the battery to reset they've built that functionality into the power off button. Hold down to reset. I don't think it's that sensitive, but it just got me to thinking, is the case putting some minor pressure on that button to reset the phone? I just tried it manually, and it replicates the reboot... Going to try leaving mine out of the case for a while. Should only take a day to find out. Having said that, it does it sat on the desk on charge without having been touched.
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I agree. Anyone using a TPU gel case that has the power button covered up might get this problem. I have cut a hole in the case over the power button for exactly this reason. Holding down the power button on the phone for ~10 secs replicates a battery pull.
Looking now to find a gel case that already has a hole there as mine looks a little untidy now.

Just an update. Left phone out of case since yesterday - rebooted once yesterday whilst I tried to launch the browser and once just now whilst it was on standby on my desk. The case would appear to not be relevant. Got a response from HTC. Apart from recommending a factory reset (why do they recommend that on a new blank phone!), they say return it....

ascot17 said:
I agree. Anyone using a TPU gel case that has the power button covered up might get this problem. I have cut a hole in the case over the power button for exactly this reason. Holding down the power button on the phone for ~10 secs replicates a battery pull.
Looking now to find a gel case that already has a hole there as mine looks a little untidy now.
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I dont know about this though. If that was the case, you'd be seeing your lockscreen come up as well.

I too had my phone randomly restart on me twice yesterday within a <30min time frame. Was advised if it keeps doing it to take it back for a replacement at the store I bought it from. Oh and as for the case thing that doesn't matter, mine was in the leather HTC pouch which leaves the top of the phone uncovered.
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I've got a new one now... No more probs
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[Q] Fried My Optimus 3d

Since installing ICS i've been having problems with my getting my phone to charge. I'm not sure if this was actually related to ICS or just coincidence. Anyway, the battery had died completely and the phone would not power on. I came across some info that mentioned cutting the end of a usb cord and attaching the red and black to positive and negative of battery. I tried this and sure enough the phone powered right up. Now I decided to do a factory restore using lg mobile support tool.
Sometime during the restore process the phone powered down, I wasn't watching so i'm not sure how far it actually got. When I checked the wires I noticed the red and black from my usb cable had twisted and made contact. Now of course the phone won't power up at all. I believe I probably fried something when the red and black made contact but I'm not sure what or if it's fixable. If anyone has any ideas on what I might be looking for i'm all ears. I'm going to take the phone apart when I get home and see if there are any obvious problems.
I have tested the battery, and it seems to have power, so it's not the battery.
On a side note I really can't wait to get a new phone, this thing has been nothing but a headache for the past 2 years. Hate to say it but, I think it's just about time for an iphone.

n3fta said:
Since installing ICS i've been having problems with my getting my phone to charge. I'm not sure if this was actually related to ICS or just coincidence. Anyway, the battery had died completely and the phone would not power on. I came across some info that mentioned cutting the end of a usb cord and attaching the red and black to positive and negative of battery. I tried this and sure enough the phone powered right up. Now I decided to do a factory restore using lg mobile support tool.
Sometime during the restore process the phone powered down, I wasn't watching so i'm not sure how far it actually got. When I checked the wires I noticed the red and black from my usb cable had twisted and made contact. Now of course the phone won't power up at all. I believe I probably fried something when the red and black made contact but I'm not sure what or if it's fixable. If anyone has any ideas on what I might be looking for i'm all ears. I'm going to take the phone apart when I get home and see if there are any obvious problems.
I have tested the battery, and it seems to have power, so it's not the battery.
On a side note I really can't wait to get a new phone, this thing has been nothing but a headache for the past 2 years. Hate to say it but, I think it's just about time for an iphone.
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hello friend I could help with this problem send me a private message
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yehison said:
hello friend I could help with this problem send me a private message
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I took the phone apart and there isn't any clear damage or burnt looking connections. Still couldn't get it to power up, tested the battery with another phone I had lying around and the phone fired right up, so I can confirm it's not the battery.
I sent you a pm, looking forward to your reply.

n3fta said:
I took the phone apart and there isn't any clear damage or burnt looking connections. Still couldn't get it to power up, tested the battery with another phone I had lying around and the phone fired right up, so I can confirm it's not the battery.
I sent you a pm, looking forward to your reply.
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I've responded to MP
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Nexus 5 Dropped it in the toilet -_-

I know there are many threads about this but some didn't cover my questions and they don't say what to do when you have done things you aren't supposed to do.
So I dropped it in the toilet, I don't even know how but as soon as I did I took it straight out, dried it with a towel and TRIED TO TURN IT ON AND CHARGE IT. I later found out that I shouldn't have done these things. Anyway afterwards I put it in a container of rice with the lid shut. It seems to be much drier now but still isn't working, however the computer makes a sound when I plug it in. I then went and took the back cover off and saw one of the wires (on the right side) seemed to have a busted resistor, I was wondering if that was the problem and it could be fixed?
P.S. When I charge it all I get is a red light.
I'm from Australia so country related help would be great.
UPDATE: I just plugged it into the computer again and the screen seemed to light up a bit for about 30 seconds and the phone vibrates when I hold the power button.
UPDATE 2: I can hear noises like the screenshot noise and the volume up and down noise.

You forget tot wipe the sh!t of. What about the rice? Stil beable to eat it? Or taste it like sh!t? Wrong forum btw.

AppleInc said:
You forget to wipe the sh!t off. What about the rice? Still be able to eat it? Or will it taste like sh!t? Wrong forum btw.
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Sorry about the wrong section I didn't realize that there was a troubleshooting one there. Please use proper English next time.

I am getting notifications and the notification LED is working but the screen just lights up without anything on it.

Keep it a few more days in the rice. I hope you didn't fried it. Do not try to charge or connect to pc yet, don't power on for some time. After 2 or 3 days on rice, try to start it up. If it vibrates but not starting you need to wait some more time on rice or just go to a repair shop. Don't try to charge the damn thing !!!
I had to keep my x10i about 7 days on rice, I almost abandoned it, but it's working just fine now.
God luck.
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KoRoZIV said:
Keep it a few more days in the rice. I hope you didn't fried it. Do not try to charge or connect to pc yet, don't power on for some time. After 2 or 3 days on rice, try to start it up. If it vibrates but not starting you need to wait some more time on rice or just go to a repair shop. Don't try to charge the damn thing !!!
I had to keep my x10i about 7 days on rice, I almost abandoned it, but it's working just fine now.
God luck.
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Thank you, I just took it off charging straight away. Is there a specific way I should do the rice and will it still work if I have been charging it but it still vibrates etc as you described?

Rule number 1 after dropping electronics in water:
turn off and leave to dry for at least 3 days before turning on again.
If you follow this rule, you'll have luck in 80% of the cases.

Ubichinon said:
Rule number 1 after dropping electronics in water:
turn off and leave to dry for at least 3 days before turning on again.
If you follow this rule, you'll have luck in 80% of the cases.
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I know but seeing as I already broke that rule, is there much hope with this?

Should be completely covered in rice. Vertical positioning is recommended, keeping about 2 or 3 centimeters from the botom of the jar ( or bag or whatever ). Shake it slowly every day then put it back on rice. I have no idea if it will work or not, even without charging it, it's about how much water got inside.
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KoRoZIV said:
Should be completely covered in rice. Vertical positioning is recommended, keeping about 2 or 3 centimeters from the botom of the jar ( or bag or whatever ). Shake it slowly every day then put it back on rice. I have no idea if it will work or not, even without charging it, it's about how much water got inside.
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Ok, thanks, I don't think very much water got inside, when I opened it there was just a bit on the back cover and some condensation on the front-facing camera.

I hope you get lucky. I didn't disassemble mine completely, just the back cover, battery, sim and SD card, but it wasn't a nexus.
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Search for threads about how to clean the board with alcohol so it doesn't corode.

More than likely you're out of luck cause you turned it on and even plugged it in directly after. It's likely shorted out now.

kj2112 said:
More than likely you're out of luck cause you turned it on and even plugged it in directly after. It's likely shorted out now.
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It seems like everything but the screen is working. As I said it seems like a resistor blew, couldn't I just replace that little cable?

M4ttz said:
It seems like everything but the screen is working. As I said it seems like a resistor blew, couldn't I just replace that little cable?
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Maybe. whatever happens, hope it works out!

Go to a repair shop for proper diagnosis
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I had to leave my sons iPod touch in rice for two weeks before it finally fired up and started working as normal (even after I charged it and switched it on as soon as it hit wet)
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After reading the title -_-...
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I thought it was also important that you take out the batteries
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M4ttz said:
I am getting notifications and the notification LED is working but the screen just lights up without anything on it.
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Maybe your screen it's dead, you should change it

Gear S3 Bootloop - fix

All - My S3 got wet (they really aren't supposed to be put near or under water (though I have heard some do ok but mine didn't)) and it went into a constant bootloop. Waited a while and it was still rebooting constantly. (waited even weeks!)
I am pretty sure water got underneath the connections for the two buttons or maybe on the connector itself which made it short which sent a signal that both buttons were being pressed which is how you would get it to reboot.
Fix - I purchased the triangular screwdriver needed to open the case off of Ebay. I opened the case and took it apart and let it air out. I also put some rubbing alcohol on the button connectors in hopes of getting as much of the water gone as possible. See YouTube for instructions. Pretty easy to do.
Good news is that the watch works again. No more bootloop.
I also decided to purchase the button ribbon part from Samsung parts: Samsung Gear S3 frontier (SM-R760) Volume flex cable GH59-14696A. I might replace it.
Moral of the story is keep the S3 away from water!

Were you able to get your button to be responsive? I got thrown in the pool yesterday and mine was stuck in the boot loop, put it in rice and now it works but neither button will work at all. Ordered a tritip screwdriver to open it up and dry it out but was wondering if you ever got it back to 100%
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JamesR913 said:
Were you able to get your button to be responsive? I got thrown in the pool yesterday and mine was stuck in the boot loop, put it in rice and now it works but neither button will work at all. Ordered a tritip screwdriver to open it up and dry it out but was wondering if you ever got it back to 100%
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It works fine. The buttons are back to normal.
The only issue I have is that when I rotate the bezel, the sensors aren't working. Not sure where the problem is located. I started a different thread in hopes of someone having an idea but nothing yet.
90% working which I can live with just fine.
Open it up (carefully) and let it air dry. I used some rubbing alcohol on the buttons. Air and time are probably the most important part of the endeavor.
I also ordered a part (GH59-14697A) in case the buttons go bad. ($9) I might change the button sensor some day.
Good luck!

barywsf said:
It works fine. The buttons are back to normal.
The only issue I have is that when I rotate the bezel, the sensors aren't working. Not sure where the problem is located. I started a different thread in hopes of someone having an idea but nothing yet.
90% working which I can live with just fine.
Open it up (carefully) and let it air dry. I used some rubbing alcohol on the buttons. Air and time are probably the most important part of the endeavor.
I also ordered a part (GH59-14697A) in case the buttons go bad. ($9) I might change the button sensor some day.
Good luck!
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Got my tool kit in today, no luck reviving my watch. I had it in rice for the last two days and I noticed it disconnected from my phone pretty quickly. I assumed that meant the battery died. Today after opening it up and doing an inspection I put it back together and now it won't charge. Flashing red light on the charger.
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JamesR913 said:
Got my tool kit in today, no luck reviving my watch. I had it in rice for the last two days and I noticed it disconnected from my phone pretty quickly. I assumed that meant the battery died. Today after opening it up and doing an inspection I put it back together and now it won't charge. Flashing red light on the charger.
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Sorry to hear that. Give it more time to air out. I put mine in in-direct sunlight and rotated the parts to make sure all the parts were fully dried.
Maybe the charging coil is still a little wet. It is on the bottom of the lower case.
I would suggest giving it some time...

Update: let the battery die again and sit for a few days, Yesterday decided to give it a try again and now everything is working great. The only issue I have now is the battery drain is extremely high. Took it off the charger yesterday morning at 4 and was at 10% at 5 yesterday afternoon.

JamesR913 said:
Update: let the battery die again and sit for a few days, Yesterday decided to give it a try again and now everything is working great. The only issue I have now is the battery drain is extremely high. Took it off the charger yesterday morning at 4 and was at 10% at 5 yesterday afternoon.
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You could replace the battery. It isn't hard.
Maybe a firmware update will help.

barywsf said:
You could replace the battery. It isn't hard.
Maybe a firmware update will help.
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Now after the watch sat a day off the charger it won't come on and the charger just blinks red. No matter what I do it just blinks red after a few minutes
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