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Weird sudden death

Hi all.
I have searched this forum (I know it's very frowned upon to start a thread without doing so) but the symptoms don't completely match my issue so I've resorted to asking.
I have a Nexus 5, which I was using as a hotspot, tethering to an Amazon fire stick, when it switched itself off.
It hasn't booted since, I've tried all possible button combinations for up to 2 minutes and still nothing.
If connected to a charger I get the white battery icon with the lightning bolt for a few seconds then blank screen, this will loop until unplugged.
When I have the battery icon on screen I can hold power button and it will display "Google" and vibrate as if starting to boot, then go blank again.
Have reinstalled original battery and the symptoms remain the same.
Am on marshmallow 6.0.1 totally stock am also out of warranty.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.

Try to boot in bootloader mode if it boots connect to it comp and then unlock the bootloader if not and install latest Twrp if not then flash a custom rom and boot it then flash factory images .. Done. Back to Stock!
Try booting in bootloader mod while connecting it do the charger. (Wall charger )

pranavmali said:
Try to boot in bootloader mode if it boots connect to it comp and then unlock the bootloader if not and install latest Twrp if not then flash a custom rom and boot it then flash factory images .. Done. Back to Stock!
Try booting in bootloader mod while connecting it do the charger. (Wall charger )
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Thanks for the suggestion but can't get into bootloader mode, it's only alive for about 3-4 seconds if plugged in then it goes off and then back to the white battery.

J_The_Nerd said:
Thanks for the suggestion but can't get into bootloader mode, it's only alive for about 3-4 seconds if plugged in then it goes off and then back to the white battery.
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Mother board problem or change try changing ur battery... Surely Mother Board problem! Coz while u were connected to a hotspot and then u switched off it.. The battery would suddenly undervolt ur motherboard... And Undervolting id Very Very bad even if u change it from software or hardware...This had happen to my Sis nexus 5. .. So given it a chance changing the battery! Coz that helped Me.. But also try booting in bootloader mod and flashing twrp it will save couple of Bucks and Time
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I would replace the battery first. It seems like the battery was completely drained while hotspotting.
Are you using the original USB cable and charger that came with the phone?

audit13 said:
I would replace the battery first. It seems like the battery was completely drained while hotspotting.
Are you using the original USB cable and charger that came with the phone?
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Yes using the original charger, still does the same on power bank and old Samsung charger.
I'll give a battery swap another go.

pranavmali said:
Mother board problem or change try changing ur battery... Surely Mother Board problem! Coz while u were connected to a hotspot and then u switched off it.. The battery would suddenly undervolt ur motherboard... And Undervolting id Very Very bad even if u change it from software or hardware...This had happen to my Sis nexus 5. .. So given it a chance changing the battery! Coz that helped Me.. But also try booting in bootloader mod and flashing twrp it will save couple of Bucks and Time
Press the thanks button if this helps
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If battery swap doesn't help is the motherboard easy to swap out? Providing I can find a replacement?

Motherboard is very easy to swap out.

Update, put original battery back in for the second time, first time didn't make a difference, possibly took longer this time. But all is good now.
Thanks to all

Do i have hard bricked my XT1033?

Hello everyone, it's my first post here, and i need help.
My Moto G 1st gen was bricked after i've tried to pass a ROM, so him stayed in bootloop. But the battery ended up, and now my phone doesn't video. To connect it to my computer, he acknowledges, but can not transfer any other ROM to him, because did not the video and says that the battery is low. Does anyone have any solution how to solve this?
Thank you in advance, and I apologize for my bad English

have you tried keeping the phone on charger for while, just keep it on charge, even if you dont see anything on the screen, and then try booting into recovery of fastboot

Try to charge your phone on bootloader
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koshikas said:
have you tried keeping the phone on charger for while, just keep it on charge, even if you dont see anything on the screen, and then try booting into recovery of fastboot
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FernandoJjr said:
Try to charge your phone on bootloader
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doesn't work :/

disassembly phone and remove battery, try it charge with universal charger http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mobile-Universal-Battery-Charger-LCD-Indicator-Screen-For-Cell-Phones-1-USB-Port-/271305860542 battery change video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv5C0axnGIw

My Mi4c only works when charging

After my phone bricked I installed latest Chinese Stable ROM in EDL mode. I chose EDL mode for two reasons (1. I suspected that the phone only works while plugged in to charge and 2. the EDL mode turns off the phone after flashing so I can plug in the charger before booting). Turns out I was right. After the flash was over I tried to boot it without charging it first and it didn't work. After I connected it to the charger it booted normally and the ROM installed successfully.
I tried it again this morning after it fully charged. Few seconds after Ii disconnected it, it turned off. When I tried to turn it back on it was just rebooting to the MI logo screen. I plugged it in the charger and it rebooted 2 times (both times it got to those three dots at the bottom of the screen) and the third time it booted normally.
I also just noticed that the phone is curved a bit (maybe less than 1mm difference between upper left edge and rest of them), maybe from wearing it in tight pockets or something like that.

I think your battery might be dead. Try checking the voltage or the quality.
Replaceable batteries are pretty cheap.
Trimis de pe al meu Mi-4c folosind Tapatalk

Might be faulty battery, might be bad kernel, might be anything. Best way to check is to try to flash latest dev china rom via fastboot, if it still doesn't work try flashing stable 5.1.1 rom, again, via fastboot. If none of the solutions above doesnt work might be bad battery or worse, the controller on mobo died.

timipisoboy said:
Might be faulty battery, might be bad kernel, might be anything. Best way to check is to try to flash latest dev china rom via fastboot, if it still doesn't work try flashing stable 5.1.1 rom, again, via fastboot. If none of the solutions above doesnt work might be bad battery or worse, the controller on mobo died.
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Well I hope it's a battery, because I just bought one to replace it. What is that mobo controller? Is it replaceable?

I have the same issue,
Battery replacement and stock rom of android 7 didn't help
I'm afraid is another hardware issue /:

I do have a similar problem, flashed xiaomi.eu and something have been broken.
I dont know how and why but its very strange.
Unplugged from supply i can boot up the phone, can see the miui logo and boot into fastboot but NOT into recovery and not boot up os.
As soon as i plug in supply it works quit normally, can boot up everything seems to be working, booting into twrp and flashing rom. No problem at all.
If i unplug while running os it imediately shut down.
The battery bar inside twrp show strange jumps.
What happens did somehting break ? Id like to gift the phone my mother for christmas.

Danny94 said:
I do have a similar problem, flashed xiaomi.eu and something have been broken.
I dont know how and why but its very strange.
Unplugged from supply i can boot up the phone, can see the miui logo and boot into fastboot but NOT into recovery and not boot up os.
As soon as i plug in supply it works quit normally, can boot up everything seems to be working, booting into twrp and flashing rom. No problem at all.
If i unplug while running os it imediately shut down.
The battery bar inside twrp show strange jumps.
What happens did somehting break ? Id like to gift the phone my mother for christmas.
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Hi how did you resolved this. Facing same problem. Will replacing battery solve this.

visharagp said:
Hi how did you resolved this. Facing same problem. Will replacing battery solve this.
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I purchased a new battery and it was working normally again and still working.

Danny94 said:
I purchased a new battery and it was working normally again and still working.
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Great then I have to purchase a new battery ss well

My Xperia E3 doesn't start

Hello, my problem is that exactly yesterday i turned my phone off
wanted to turn it on ,but it simply doesn't work
can't get it to recovery or the pc communication mode (i guess it's locked anyway, i don't know).
Thought it was battery, charged it to 100%, nothing.
Literally anything would help me.

.kyon said:
Hello, my problem is that exactly yesterday i turned my phone off
wanted to turn it on ,but it simply doesn't work
can't get it to recovery or the pc communication mode (i guess it's locked anyway, i don't know).
Thought it was battery, charged it to 100%, nothing.
Literally anything would help me.
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can't get it to recovery or the pc communication mode:same but i can see batery icon when i plug on charger but not charge device
It happened to me also the phone no longer loads so I dismantle them check the motherboard(its ok ) and manually charge the battery because it had the problem of 0 volt

If nothing works for you just flash it

Constant boot loop even after flashing rom
My sony e3 gets in boot loop every one or two day even when i try to flash the stock rom or lineage, nitrogen one.
So basically i have to flash any of the rom every now and then to keep it running. Can anyone please suggest me a solution or at least tell me why this happens??

Did you do a wipe before flashing?
Sent from my Xperia E3 d2202 with nougat

Moto G 3 Turbo Edition won't charge or boot.

My one year old Moto G 3 Turbo edition does not charge or boot anymore . If it's not connected to the charger , it shows no life . Though if I connect it to the charger it then goes either into a boot loop or crashes right after the boot logo and then the white light turns on . I few times managed to get into fastboot with charger on and went through the factory mode boot and it did boot up correctly and showed that my phone is charging and is 50% . But I later find out it wasnt charging and was running on the charger . What should I do to get it okay ?

imon.roy said:
My one year old Moto G 3 Turbo edition does not charge or boot anymore . If it's not connected to the charger , it shows no life . Though if I connect it to the charger it then goes either into a boot loop or crashes right after the boot logo and then the white light turns on . I few times managed to get into fastboot with charger on and went through the factory mode boot and it did boot up correctly and showed that my phone is charging and is 50% . But I later find out it wasnt charging and was running on the charger . What should I do to get it okay ?
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Is your bootloader unlocked or have you tried to root/flash your phone ..?
Sent from my XT1580 using Tapatalk

Fire-Mist said:
Is your bootloader unlocked or have you tried to root/flash your phone ..?
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I have my bootloader unlocked but cant flash twrp because whenever i try to get in recovery mode it turns off and the white light turns on

I had similar problem few days ago. Your phone battery completely empty. So it can not handle Normal charger current. Connect your phone to pc and leave until battery charged upto 2-3%,this may take 5-10min then disconnect it and charge using normal charger. Good luck

Fire-Mist said:
Is your bootloader unlocked or have you tried to root/flash your phone ..?
Sent from my XT1580 using Tapatalk
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Tbh the phone is fixed . I had to bring it to a repair center and after changing the battery everything got fixed . But I am still wondering how had the battery broke down like this