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[Q] Sidekick 4g Bootloop Please Help!!!

I am not rooted on this phone I am on stock 100% I have done nothing with this phone since purchased.. I did not try to install anything on this phone that could have caused this. But yesterday it just started on this bootloop. The screen just shows the T-mobile sidekick 4g logo then to black and over and over .... I have pulled the battery put it back in and it immediately bootloops. I don't even have to power on . It even bootloops with the charger plugged in the battery symbol bootloops. I tried to put the device into bootloader (pwr vol up/dwn) to do a factory reset. but the bootloader screen just flashes on for a second and then it goes right back into the bootloop.
It appears as if this is bricked but how is that possible on a stock device? I called t-mobile and they could not help. All they wanted to do is sell me a new phone.
Please help

Use heimdall n hold the volume buttons n enable flash bootlaoders
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@karose465 How old is the phone? If less than a year (doubtful), it should still be under warranty. Or you may be eligible for upgrade pricing: Fore example, "Customers with a Classic plan (two-year contract) are eligible for our lowest upgrade price on a new phone when at least 22 months have passed since their last phone upgrade. A new two-year contract is required to take advantage of best upgrade pricing. Of course, you can always upgrade a phone at any time, regardless of how many months have passed since your contract began."
For more info on Heimdall, just Google Heimdall Android.

Anyone with a sidekick contract ends earliest next march..

karose465 said:
I am not rooted on this phone I am on stock 100% I have done nothing with this phone since purchased.. I did not try to install anything on this phone that could have caused this. But yesterday it just started on this bootloop. The screen just shows the T-mobile sidekick 4g logo then to black and over and over .... I have pulled the battery put it back in and it immediately bootloops. I don't even have to power on . It even bootloops with the charger plugged in the battery symbol bootloops. I tried to put the device into bootloader (pwr vol up/dwn) to do a factory reset. but the bootloader screen just flashes on for a second and then it goes right back into the bootloop.
It appears as if this is bricked but how is that possible on a stock device? I called t-mobile and they could not help. All they wanted to do is sell me a new phone.
Please help
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Try Odin...choose repartition and you're golden. This is someone that has bricked his phone many, many times. Odin will give you the original stock Froyo.

RicAndroid said:
Try Odin...choose repartition and you're golden. This is someone that has bricked his phone many, many times. Odin will give you the original stock Froyo.
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I think for him and myself, the biggest problem is being unable to get the phone to stay in download mode. For some reason, the battery won't charge and the phone itself continously turns off and on when plugged in. So the charge isn't holding, therefore nothing will stay on/open.

Im having the same problem. I have searched everywere and cannot find an answer that will fix it. If anyone can please help us fix this issue.
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gamingwiz said:
Im having the same problem. I have searched everywere and cannot find an answer that will fix it. If anyone can please help us fix this issue.
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I did some forum searching and found this. Hope it helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477838

Thanks ill check into that
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karose465 said:
I am not rooted on this phone I am on stock 100% I have done nothing with this phone since purchased.. I did not try to install anything on this phone that could have caused this. But yesterday it just started on this bootloop. The screen just shows the T-mobile sidekick 4g logo then to black and over and over .... I have pulled the battery put it back in and it immediately bootloops. I don't even have to power on . It even bootloops with the charger plugged in the battery symbol bootloops. I tried to put the device into bootloader (pwr vol up/dwn) to do a factory reset. but the bootloader screen just flashes on for a second and then it goes right back into the bootloop.
It appears as if this is bricked but how is that possible on a stock device? I called t-mobile and they could not help. All they wanted to do is sell me a new phone.
Please help
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Hmm here is a link with for the ODIN and also provides some pretty cool roms that you might like to try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538576
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karose465 said:
I am not rooted on this phone I am on stock 100% I have done nothing with this phone since purchased.. I did not try to install anything on this phone that could have caused this. But yesterday it just started on this bootloop. The screen just shows the T-mobile sidekick 4g logo then to black and over and over .... I have pulled the battery put it back in and it immediately bootloops. I don't even have to power on . It even bootloops with the charger plugged in the battery symbol bootloops. I tried to put the device into bootloader (pwr vol up/dwn) to do a factory reset. but the bootloader screen just flashes on for a second and then it goes right back into the bootloop.
It appears as if this is bricked but how is that possible on a stock device? I called t-mobile and they could not help. All they wanted to do is sell me a new phone.
Please help
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Hmm here is a link with for the ODIN and also provides some pretty cool roms that you might like to try.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538576

Took the phone apart, put everything back. Still no luck
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EpicLordPhone said:
Took the phone apart, put everything back. Still no luck
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Dead thread but this is your answer - Your power button is shot. Need to have a new one put on. I know your problem has been fixed / replaced but for others still searching for answers...you need a power button repair.

Power Button Repair relating to Boot Loop
MythEdge said:
Dead thread but this is your answer - Your power button is shot. Need to have a new one put on. I know your problem has been fixed / replaced but for others still searching for answers...you need a power button repair.
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my Sidekick 4G is very old and just now went into bootloop... i googled the word and came across this forum.
As quoted above by previous poster that a power button repair was needed... I figured that I had nothing to lose, it being so old, I smashed the crap out of the Sidekick 4G on its power button. Lo and Behold, it booted into the system successfully.
SO... if no one has any qualms about smashing the crap out of their power button... give it a shot. It worked for me.

MythEdge said:
Dead thread but this is your answer - Your power button is shot. Need to have a new one put on. I know your problem has been fixed / replaced but for others still searching for answers...you need a power button repair.
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Thanks for the info, but is there anyway I could turn it on without the power button?
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EpicLordPhone said:
Thanks for the info, but is there anyway I could turn it on without the power button?
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I don't believe so ?
You can switch the power button to like the track pad or something but you need to edit the phones ettings somehow
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immorality said:
I don't believe so ?
You can switch the power button to like the track pad or something but you need to edit the phones ettings somehow
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Hmmm thanks, I might just try that!
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Mines stuck in a boot loop too.
I don't know if my Sidekicks problem is related to this or not. I rooted it and flashed it over to Glorious Overdose v5 on May 22nd this year and it's been running great. At least it was until last Friday, Sep 13. I was having trouble connecting to the WiFi at my house so I rebooted the phone. When it started to come back up a female voice started saying, "VooDoo lagfix has been disabled." "Converting /data and /system partitions." "Conversion time estimated 10 minutes."
I let it do it's thing and that's all it's been doing all weekend. I can get into recovery mode, I've tried restoring the phone from my backup with no success. I've even tried running through the process of setting up GOv5 again and it says it's successful, but the phone never boots up. It just stays in the same blasted bootloop and saying the same things over and over again about VooDoo. I've checked the VooDoo logs and there is an error file for the 13th and the logs following say "conversion." Can someone point me in the right direction as to what I can do to get my phone working again? Everything I've tried to research so far hasn't worked.

v5 hold both volume button, the track button and power button. Should put you into recovery mode. If not, you will have to put phone into download mode. You do this by taking out battery, then pluging into computer. When you reinsert battery hold volume down and power, if I remember correctly, and your download screen should come up. From your cp manually unroot it. Then it should be fixed, and just reroot it. I hope this was helpful
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No idea what I'm doing, precisely, but...
MythEdge said:
Dead thread but this is your answer - Your power button is shot. Need to have a new one put on. I know your problem has been fixed / replaced but for others still searching for answers...you need a power button repair.
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Hey, MythEdge. I'm not sure if you get notifications here or anything, but I registered to this site specifically to thank you; my phone ( Sidekick 4G, like OP ) bricked, and I smashed it against the table a few times ( you know, delicately... ) and it resurrected.
So thank you, sir; you were precisely correct. It worked on both of my phones, which had the exact same problem.
Just, wow. Thank you.

LathyrusRoots said:
Hey, MythEdge. I'm not sure if you get notifications here or anything, but I registered to this site specifically to thank you; my phone ( Sidekick 4G, like OP ) bricked, and I smashed it against the table a few times ( you know, delicately... ) and it resurrected.
So thank you, sir; you were precisely correct. It worked on both of my phones, which had the exact same problem.
Just, wow. Thank you.
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And almost a year later I log in and see this. Your most welcome. I haven't been working on phones for awhile but if I remember right, some models can be powered on by plugging the phone into a power source and when the phone vibrates or has a sign of life unplugging the unit. Some cables don't work and sometimes doing this via a computer can power up a device. Other than that, the other more dangerous way is to short out the pins on the bottom of the unit. I don't remember the pins but you can google a charge port diagram to help. I don't recommend doing this unless you have absolutely no other choice. Incidentally, this is why a phone will power itself on when a battery is put in and no other button is touched. The port is wet and corrosion has caused a link on the power pin and believe its pin 3. A simple cleaning with 90%+ rubbing alcohol solution will fix if cleaned quick enough.

Nexus 5 brick from first setup?

Today I got my nexus 5, but unfortunately I have a lot of problems. After entering my Google account information and walk away for 5 minutes, my phone was locked. When I came back, I wanted to unlock my phone. My phone failed, and the screen remained black. I tried to play, what with the buttons, but the screen remained black. I received some weird stripes, and the phone was very hot. After a while the phone restarts, and came back in android. Then I got an update to 4.4.2, after restarting everything seemed to work well. After an hour I got the same problems again, phone failed, and the screen remained black and locked. I get a message about QHUSB_BULK driver is not installed, and MTP failed.
Phone is factory and nothing is installed, it was the first setup.
So now I'm still with a black screen and locked phone

First try a reset looks like a screen issue though
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hyelton said:
First try a reset looks like a screen issue though
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How to reset, I cant shutdown the phone, the screen is black and I see no shutdown button.

Make sure it's charged. Press and hold the power button (for 15 seconds or so). But it sounds like you may need to RMA it. I'd be contacting Google if I were you.

marleyfan61 said:
Make sure it's charged. Press and hold the power button (for 15 seconds or so). But it sounds like you may need to RMA it. I'd be contacting Google if I were you.
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The Nexus 5 sending for RMA and received a new Nexus 5, thnx

THANK YOU
marleyfan61 said:
Make sure it's charged. Press and hold the power button (for 15 seconds or so). But it sounds like you may need to RMA it. I'd be contacting Google if I were you.
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Friend, thank you for using help, comm was the same problem and following your instructions, the phone is working again Lol
sorry my english .. :laugh: :good:

[Q] Device in bootlloop + Can't access bootloader!!! HELPPPP

My Nexus 5 is stuck on the splash screen. I have multirom installed so when i boot after the splash screen the multirom menu comes up. I select to boot the ROM but it never does. The splash screen shows up again and then the screen goes blank. When this happened I was doing nothing but just casual chatting on Whatsapp. I have been stuck many times and most of the times when multirom was installed. I always solved this by flashing factory image by booting into bootloader. But i can't even get to hold it in the bootloader. It just goes blank like the instance above. Please help!!!!!

Press and hold the power button for 20.seconds and see if it boots correctly then
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jd1639 said:
Press and hold the power button for 20.seconds and see if it boots correctly then
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I did the same everytime. The device switches off so I boot up normally by pressing the power button and then the thing I explained happens.

suneet mehta said:
I did the same everytime. The device switches off so I boot up normally by pressing the power button and then the thing I explained happens.
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Flash Factory Image?

GtrCraft said:
Flash Factory Image?
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I wish I could. I have written in the OP that the device doesn't stay at the bootloader. If there is any other way please guide me.

Press and hold the power button for 20, which should turn the device off.
then once its off, press and hold the power + vol up + vol down.
if you get there, flash the factory images using fastboot.

suneet mehta said:
I wish I could. I have written in the OP that the device doesn't stay at the bootloader. If there is any other way please guide me.
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You could try the secondary bootloader, hold both vol keys + power. But it sounds to me like hardware failure and rma may be in your future.
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jd1639 said:
You could try the secondary bootloader, hold both vol keys + power. But it sounds to me like hardware failure and rma may be in your future.
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I always thought that pressing both vol keys and power gets into secondary bootloader so I always used that, so in shot yes I was talking about the secondary bootloader in the OP. Just to be clear primary bootloader is by holding power and vol - key and plug into PC right? Even this didn't work for me. I just get a second to either go press vol up or down when the bootloader shows up. So either it shuts down or it restarts into the bootloader.

suneet mehta said:
I wish I could. I have written in the OP that the device doesn't stay at the bootloader. If there is any other way please guide me.
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Does it stays in download mode?
Press and hold power key for 15-20 secs to turn off your phone.
Press and hold volume_up key then connect the phone to the pc. You can release the the volume_up key if you see the Download mode screen.
If it stays in download mode then follow my guide about flash stock rom with LG flashtool. Link in my signature.

Guys I guess I got it figured. I guess my power button is stuck. Well it doesn't look so physically but it sure acts that way. For example, when I get into the bootloader for a second and I either press the vol up or down key, as soon as the second is over the option on-screen (power off or restart bootloader) is selected (i.e. the power button is implemented), and the device either powers off or restarts into bootloader. So I flicked my finger on it few times, once it booted normally but then again it looped and once the charging screen was shown and then it again looped. Can anyone suggest some solution?

suneet mehta said:
Guys I guess I got it figured. I guess my power button is stuck. Well it doesn't look so physically but it sure acts that way. For example, when I get into the bootloader for a second and I either press the vol up or down key, as soon as the second is over the option on-screen (power off or restart bootloader) is selected (i.e. the power button is implemented), and the device either powers off or restarts into bootloader. So I flicked my finger on it few times, once it booted normally but then again it looped and once the charging screen was shown and then it again looped. Can anyone suggest some solution?
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If it is stuck as such , try to reassemble it , watch some videos about power button rattle for N5 ,I guess then you can sort it out ?
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im also experiencing similar problem........i also want a solution without reassembling asap........and mine is rooted i cnt even take it to LG bcoz i cnt lock the bootloader......it simply doesnt stay at bootloader.......:crying::crying::crying:

blinqipa said:
If it is stuck as such , try to reassemble it , watch some videos about power button rattle for N5 ,I guess then you can sort it out ?
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I was asking because the button doesn't look physicallly stuck. I'll try to open it up.

ironclad1911 said:
im also experiencing similar problem........i also want a solution without reassembling asap........and mine is rooted i cnt even take it to LG bcoz i cnt lock the bootloader......it simply doesnt stay at bootloader.......:crying::crying::crying:
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If your power button is sticking, then you or a service depot have to fix it. There's nothing else to be done except physically fixing it.

ironclad1911 said:
im also experiencing similar problem........i also want a solution without reassembling asap........and mine is rooted i cnt even take it to LG bcoz i cnt lock the bootloader......it simply doesnt stay at bootloader.......:crying::crying::crying:
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Right there with you brother. I was thinking of openinng the back and taking the look without going much deeper but its risky. If I take it to lg they are gonna charge hefty but what other option we got?

suneet mehta said:
Right there with you brother. I was thinking of openinng the back and taking the look without going much deeper but its risky. If I take it to lg they are gonna charge hefty but what other option we got?
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well today i went to LG service center bcoz i didnt want to open it and software part i wasnt able to fix so i went there....it was rooted....unlocked bootloader and all and they will fix under warranty <3 .........motherboard components r ruined in my case....they told me this........

ironclad1911 said:
well today i went to LG service center bcoz i didnt want to open it and software part i wasnt able to fix so i went there....it was rooted....unlocked bootloader and all and they will fix under warranty <3 .........motherboard components r ruined in my case....they told me this........
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Ohh great I'm going tomorrow. I opened it but nothing seemed stuck or anything. I wish they treat me the same.
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ironclad1911 said:
well today i went to LG service center bcoz i didnt want to open it and software part i wasnt able to fix so i went there....it was rooted....unlocked bootloader and all and they will fix under warranty <3 .........motherboard components r ruined in my case....they told me this........
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They refused to take mine under warranty
Can you tell me which service center did you visit?! Are you in Mumbai?!
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suneet mehta said:
They refused to take mine under warranty
Can you tell me which service center did you visit?! Are you in Mumbai?!
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ohhh sad bro......i live in delhi.......they took mine.......by the way there is a warranty card in the box and there is a section which contains list of things which dont come under warranty.........nothing like software, rom, android etc are written there so try showing them that....im not sure but do try!!!

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They refused to take mine under warranty
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Since warranty is borked get a cutter, small piece of quality electrical tape ( to keep button up; TEMPORARY FIX ONLY!)) plastic Credit card and miniature Philips screwdriver and use your imagination I did it myself without any previous knowledge using this BELOW LINKED guide and my brain it's FAIRLY easy if your are careful with connectors and don't screw anything else.
https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Nexus_5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzUj3fpI994
Vid about power button rattle fix (usefull for dissasembly):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ego0eXYwOms
check the teardown and stuff the little strips (1-2 mm squares) of tape with trial and error like kinda sort of a O-ring under the power button the ceramic key must "float" over the edges pieces of tape this IS VERY TRICKY it can be time consuming be patient you can use different material tape but I tried cloth etc and figured out 3M electrical tape was the best due to its softness and thickness... worked for me until I got my new untampered N5 ... good luck and use a clean desk for the sake of not losing parts! And before reassembling make sure you got just enough movement to press the beforementionned power key if you don't you'll have to re-open it and each time it's like asking the devil to kick your butt!
The more you will open it the worst the backdoor WILL GET LOOSE (battery cover pins are weak 3-4 times is kinda max X you can open it before getting loose) your can order B/Whites ones from them for 25$
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Whit...ing-Battery-Door-Vibrator-OEM/1694272462.html
Link is for white backdoor black are real easy to find and RED are more than 40$ everywhere still...
Good luck to all!

[Q] Bootloop randomly!!!

I literally just woke up this morning and its stuck in a bootloop. It constantly reboots, and when i get into recovery mode it waits a second and then selects the thing thats on-screen. Really aggravating. Every time i use recovery i can only get upto either Restart bootloader<Start>Poweroff before it selects whats on screen.... This is the weirdest problem ever it boots into recovery why the F*** would it not let me select what i want. Is there a way to manually do anything through ADB??? Wasnt even flashing anything, was on the same custom rom for a few months.

Extreme solution if better one isn't found: flash factory image
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Sounds like another stuck power button.

rootSU said:
Sounds like another stuck power button.
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Yep its exactly that, someone told me to tap it repeatedly under the power button and it booted up for a few seconds. Im rooted and i cant remember how long ive had it, can i RMA it? Ive still got all my personal stuff on it which puts me in a dilemma :S

GalaxySN00B:0 said:
Yep its exactly that, someone told me to tap it repeatedly under the power button and it booted up for a few seconds. Im rooted and i cant remember how long ive had it, can i RMA it? Ive still got all my personal stuff on it which puts me in a dilemma :S
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If you bought it from Google play, you can RMA it in its current state. LG where you send it if you bought it anywhere else, can be a bit trickier.
You may be able to pull the power button a bit to aliviate the issue

rootSU said:
If you bought it from Google play, you can RMA it in its current state. LG where you send it if you bought it anywhere else, can be a bit trickier.
You may be able to pull the power button a bit to aliviate the issue
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Thanks for that, I did buy it from Google and ive got the box so thats a plus. How will i tell them whats wrong with it, through email or do you have to ring them up and tell them?

GalaxySN00B:0 said:
Thanks for that, I did buy it from Google and ive got the box so thats a plus. How will i tell them whats wrong with it, through email or do you have to ring them up and tell them?
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I've no idea, never had to RMA. Just tell them the truth. It's rebooting and cannot boot into anything because you suspect a stuck power button

rootSU said:
I've no idea, never had to RMA. Just tell them the truth. It's rebooting and cannot boot into anything because you suspect a stuck power button
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Noted, thanks again

No probs

Nexus 5 repeatedly shows Google logo

My Nexus 5 is stuck on boot loop. It won't turn on its own. The moment i connect to a charger, the Google logo flashes and the phone vibrates and after a few seconds does the same thing. Please help. I am unable to go to the recovery screen either. Please help if any of you have faced similar issues. I am in India. 16 GB Nexus 5, bought in January.

History of what happened?
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shuvabrata said:
My Nexus 5 is stuck on boot loop. It won't turn on its own. The moment i connect to a charger, the Google logo flashes and the phone vibrates and after a few seconds does the same thing. Please help. I am unable to go to the recovery screen either. Please help if any of you have faced similar issues. I am in India. 16 GB Nexus 5, bought in January.
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Sounds like the power button is stuck. Try pushing it hard many times but you'll probably have to have it replaced.
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Well i banged the phone down on sofa in frustration. And now its back to working normally. Spoke to Google Play support as well and they suggested to keep the phone in Safe Mode and observe if it happens again. I think its a loose power button problem and not really anything to do with the apps or S/W. What do you guys suggest?

shuvabrata said:
Well i banged the phone down on sofa in frustration. And now its back to working normally. Spoke to Google Play support as well and they suggested to keep the phone in Safe Mode and observe if it happens again. I think its a loose power button problem and not really anything to do with the apps or S/W. What do you guys suggest?
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Since it's up and running now, you can't technically file a RMA. If this issue pops up again, instead of banging your phone, call support and setup RMA.
- Sent from an IceCold Hammerhead!

vin4yak said:
Since it's up and running now, you can't technically file a RMA. If this issue pops up again, instead of banging your phone, call support and setup RMA.
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Wish i knew that before. Now i have 2 months left of warranty and i don't know what to do?

If it is good til your warranty expires... Then acts up. It can be fixed for a reasonable cost.