So my friend's nexus 5 is turning on but the screen is just staying black, like just the backlight is on. The phone seems to fine, he's getting notifications and everything, however the touchscreen doesn't work either.
The phone is pattern locked and ADB wasn't enabled, is there anything I can do?
Has this happened to anyone else?
Could we back it up and flash it although it's pattern locked and USB debugging wasn't enabled before?
The phone is flashed, but I'm not sure if he has root anymore, it might have been broken by an update.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
long press the power button, about 20-30 seconds. this will power it off/reboot it.
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Hi
Strange occurrence today. Turned on phone--nothing. Reset battery and it booted fine, but after awhile (when the screen timed out) it went back to black. When I turn it on it goes to dark blue (BSOD?) but nothing else happens, however as soon as I reset the battery, it will boot successfully and as long as the screen is on, the apps seem to work etc. As soon as I lose the screen, I lose the phone again. Volume down followed by power switch brings up the same BSOD.
The lcd is on and the phone is apparently charging regardless.
Can anyone help get me back in business?
Thanks
The TL;DR is - Running ROM fine. Phone boots up but screen does not turn on. Does not seem to boot into recovery/download mode. adb is attached aka works.
Phone was sitting on desk, untouched and not charging. Now the phone screen does not come on, but hardware keys light up and notifications come on. I then charged the phone for several hours. Hard reset with a battery pull, let it sit for 10 mins, try to reboot. The phone vibrates once, and 30 seconds later notifications come in, hardware lights come on, and led blinks. So the phone is booting fully, but no screen on.
If I try either of the recovery or download combinations, the same normal boot up happens. So I cannot seem to get into recov/download normally. Odin does not recognize the phone. Windows OS recognizes the internal and external storage as normal. "adb devices" returns nothing.
Is there anything you think may solve my screen-off predicament? .... Worst case its a hardware problem Other than that, I am friggin stuck here. Your assistance and suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Had a similar issue when a flashing went bad. My charger was plugged in and for some reason it just kept looping like you mentioned. No combination worked.
I disconnected charger and pulled battery. Waited a few seconds and did the recovery combination. That did the trick. Hope it helps
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The TL;DR is - Running ROM fine. Phone boots up but screen does not turn on. Does not seem to boot into recovery/download mode.
I am open to suggestions. Plan on opening and operating, as I suspect it's a hardware issue. Worst case, any have experience with replacements?
(Oye, now I'm reviving the OG Droid Incredible ...)
Take it into a pitch black room and look closely, does the backlight try to turn on? I had a very similar problem where my backlight just died, I could see the faint outline of my home screen (like my brightness was on -50% lol) and everything worked but the screen. Ended up being a hardware problem.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I cannot see even the faintest of light, just pitch black screen.
It's peculiar though --- the hardware buttons are not vibrating. As if it's not recognizing any input other than the Power Button. And thus, maybe why its not recognizing the volume rocker to get into recovery.
Bump: adb now works and recognizes my device. Open to suggestions!!!
edit: Tried adb reboot recovery ... phone turned off, vibrated, then received no input whatsoever -- however still made the connection noise when plugging into USB. Only solution was a hard reset.
Hi guys,
For some reason, all of a sudden, my Nexus 5 is not able to be woken up from the lock screen. This happened randomly. I can still boot into recovery and bootloader by holding down the volume and power, and I can still access my phone, though I have to reboot (by holding down the power button) every time I lock my screen. I'm running OptiPop (F2FS) with Uber Kernel. My warranty is void as I've had the phone for a while, and I would really appreciate if you guys knew a solution to this.
Edit: When I lock my phone, the phone vibrates for a brief second.
Thanks
kiΠgpin said:
Hi guys,
For some reason, all of a sudden, my Nexus 5 is not able to be woken up from the lock screen. This happened randomly. I can still boot into recovery and bootloader by holding down the volume and power, and I can still access my phone, though I have to reboot (by holding down the power button) every time I lock my screen. I'm running OptiPop (F2FS) with Uber Kernel. My warranty is void as I've had the phone for a while, and I would really appreciate if you guys knew a solution to this.
Edit: When I lock my phone, the phone vibrates for a brief second.
Thanks
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It could be the "Prevent Accidental Wake-up" feature built into the OptiPop rom. If your phone is in a low light environment, the phone thinks its an accidental wake up and does not turn the display on. I've had this happen to me. Try turning the option off under Settings->Display->Prevent Accidental Wake-up
Hey guys,
I need some urgent help.
My Nexus 5 device is not booting. It stucks at the bootlogo then powers off and restarts again.
Normally it wouldnt be hard to fix such an issue but the problem is :
I can't boot into bootloader (bootloader appears for 1 second then phone powers off)
I can't boot into Recovery mode (Recoverymode appears for a second then phone powers off)
I can't get my phone into fastboot mode, - it appears for a few seconds durign the bootloop as an "unknown device", but I am not able to flash a new bootloader/factoryimage.
I tried like every possible option what I can do, but nothign worked for me.
What else can I try since I can' get my phone into fastbootmode?
Bootloader is unlocked
Secureboot is enabled
(from what i can see in these 2 seconds where the bootlaoder pop's up)
Is there a way to recover my nexus5?
Symptoms of broken starter button
Posté depuis Nexus 5 / Miui7 by Miui-France
Remove the motherboard and clean around the power button. When you have cleaned around the power button, quickly press and release the power button using more pressure than normal a few times, try to boot again.
Thanks for the tips!
I never thought that a broken Button could cause this issue.
I will check it as soon as I am home.
But how am I supposed to clean the motherboard, and I don't understand how cleaning the button from the outside
of the case should help to solve this problem.
Can you guys explain it a bit more detailed please? ^^
Are there good and very detailed tutorials for this?
And yes, you ideas definitely make sense because some days earlier when the Nexus5 was still
booting fine, I remember that I sometimes had the issue when I turned of the display with the power button
it instantly turned on again and I had to turn it off like 3-5 times until it really was off (standby).
To clean around the power button, you'll have to disassemble the phone which is not hard to do it you take your time and use the right tools.
https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+5+Teardown/19016
I noticed that the issue really was the powerbutton, - however the button was broken and
not repairable by cleaning. To repair the phone I would have to purchase a new motherboard.
In the end I decieded to purchase another phone, just saying that if someone will have the same issue in the future
try to clean first, if that wont help the powerbutton is most likely broken, and this results in a new motherboard-purchase because
the button is not repaireable by hand
The power is replaceable if the damage is confined to the power button itself.
Hi, I am facing with a very weird issue. If I locked phone by pressing power button or waiting until time out, the phone can not be unlocked. The phone it self not freezen. If I turn on music, it plays even after screen is locked, I can volune down and up. But the screen is not back on. I have to hold power button to force phone restart. The phone is working fine until screen is off. No application is installed and I have tried to do factory reset. Also, I have tried to enter in safe mode and nothing helps, the result is the same. Maybe somebody had same issue and fixed it. Or could direct me on the right path where should I look. Thanks in advance.