Recently my phone has been overheating. When turned off it will heat up and drain the battery. I've read many threads/articles about turning off wifi/4G/keep the screen low/etc... I've done factory resets and installed a caynogen ROM. The phone had issues before - bluetooth/wifi stopped working, some trouble with the SD card. I noticed that apparently it was water damaged at some point or at least the indicator says so. I'm guessing it's from steam in the bathroom as I'm certain I've never gotten truly wet.
Is there a way to diagnose hardware issues? Or easy replacements parts to try? At this point I'll have to get a new phone if I can't fix it so I'm willing to risk taking it apart.
I'm dragging my feet getting a new one since I have an unlimited plan and don't want to spend $$$ for a new phone.
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So, there I was, eating dinner while my phone read me a book.* And suddenly, it stopped. Because my phone crashed. And the amount of a boot cycle it can get through before crashing has been decreasing ever since. A complicating factor: when I still thought it was possibly a software issue, I booted into recovery, and attempted to re-flash the OS (currently it's on 10.2.1). It crashed partway through the process.
On the off chance this was a humidity issue (and not having a lot of time to mess with it) I opened up the phone, removed battery, sim, sd and the small screws in the main body of the phone, and left it in a dry well ventillated place. Now it will get as far as the initial "samsung" splash screen the first time I've reinserted the battery, and won't boot at all beside that. (It's possible that the power button was behaving weirdly, but the phone's behavior was generally so erratic that I can't say that with confidence.) Also, sniffing at the keyboard there is ever so faint a smell of burnt electronics... maybe. Maybe just platicizers. (I've noticed a bit of
This is the same phone that had screen issues (assumed to be related to a small amount of water** though subsequent evidence suggested a loose connector as an alternative hypothesis) around the beginning of February. It's been fine ever since, discounting the occasional weird usb connectivity issues that seem to be common with this phone.
I'm pretty happy to take the phone apart, but other than a general decase everything and look for loose connectors or other obvious trouble, I'm not even sure where to begin. (Also, I have about twelve hours to put in an order if I want Amazon to send by a new phone by tomorrow. Which is kind of silly, but this is swiftly and impressively dead. And otherwise it'd be no phone until Tuesday, which wouldn't kill me, but which would annoy me mightily.)
Any thought regarding common problem areas for this phone? I'm hoping to be able to leave the lab early today, which should give me some hours of working time. Well set up for tools, always happy to have things to take apart.
* Text to speech is awesome, once you get used to the robo-voice.
** Really, not a lot - none of the moisure stickers showed anything, and I don't think it got into the main body of the phone.
The de-casing was fun, and yet there isn't an obviously damaged component. It was pronounced dead at 6:20 yesterday evening.
R.I.p.
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tylik said:
So, there I was, eating dinner while my phone read me a book.* And suddenly, it stopped. Because my phone crashed. And the amount of a boot cycle it can get through before crashing has been decreasing ever since. A complicating factor: when I still thought it was possibly a software issue, I booted into recovery, and attempted to re-flash the OS (currently it's on 10.2.1). It crashed partway through the process.
On the off chance this was a humidity issue (and not having a lot of time to mess with it) I opened up the phone, removed battery, sim, sd and the small screws in the main body of the phone, and left it in a dry well ventillated place. Now it will get as far as the initial "samsung" splash screen the first time I've reinserted the battery, and won't boot at all beside that. (It's possible that the power button was behaving weirdly, but the phone's behavior was generally so erratic that I can't say that with confidence.) Also, sniffing at the keyboard there is ever so faint a smell of burnt electronics... maybe. Maybe just platicizers. (I've noticed a bit of
This is the same phone that had screen issues (assumed to be related to a small amount of water** though subsequent evidence suggested a loose connector as an alternative hypothesis) around the beginning of February. It's been fine ever since, discounting the occasional weird usb connectivity issues that seem to be common with this phone.
I'm pretty happy to take the phone apart, but other than a general decase everything and look for loose connectors or other obvious trouble, I'm not even sure where to begin. (Also, I have about twelve hours to put in an order if I want Amazon to send by a new phone by tomorrow. Which is kind of silly, but this is swiftly and impressively dead. And otherwise it'd be no phone until Tuesday, which wouldn't kill me, but which would annoy me mightily.)
Any thought regarding common problem areas for this phone? I'm hoping to be able to leave the lab early today, which should give me some hours of working time. Well set up for tools, always happy to have things to take apart.
* Text to speech is awesome, once you get used to the robo-voice.
** Really, not a lot - none of the moisure stickers showed anything, and I don't think it got into the main body of the phone.
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Get a new battery for it....had this issue before and placing new battery in it fixed my bootlooping and not being able to flash or get past samsung screen...the samsung batteries have an overcharge feature which has been known for causing errors such as this...
I'm having several issues with my AT&T LG G3 (stock ROM) and I'm not sure if they're related or what the next steps should be for troubleshooting. Here's the timeline of issues:
Over the last couple of months my LG G3 and the battery has been getting really hot to the point the phone is unbearable in my pocket. I usually restart it and the temperature goes down (until it eventually goes back up hours later under normal usage). (NOTE: I got a notification only once during this time saying charging is disabled due to high phone temperature)
Suddenly today bluetooth and wifi won't turn on and they both give an error saying "connection not allowed" (cellular and gps works fine). I restart the phone, problem exists. Disabled battery saver mode/feature, problem exists. Booted into safe mode, problem exists.
Now when toggling the wifi and bluetooth button in settings the phone freezes temporarily, restarts and then freezes at the AT&T logo booting screen. Holding the power button for 10 seconds doesn't restart it/power it off - only pulling the battery out, waiting a couple of minutes and putting it back in does it power up (it does not power back on if I put the battery back in immediately). Then it gets to the LG logo booting screen (sometimes the AT&T logo screen), but restarts itself 2 or 3 times before finally booting into Android.
So, software problem (Android having issues talking to the bluetooth and wifi radio or corrupt system files)? Hardware problem where the excessive heat over the last couple months have caused damage to the bluetooth and/or wifi radio or some other components? Or maybe its the battery is damaged by the heat and now it gives bad voltage, amperage, etc. to the phone?
Any kind of help would be appreciated.
Thanks
sounds like a hardware issue to me. How long have you had the phone? Have you tried connecting your phone to a power outlet and seeing if the issue persists?
rquiett said:
sounds like a hardware issue to me. How long have you had the phone? Have you tried connecting your phone to a power outlet and seeing if the issue persists?
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I just went into the AT&T device support center and they replaced it since it was still under their 1 year warranty. I can say for sure it's a hardware or software issue and not a damaged battery issue as the battery is in the new unit (actually "certified like new") and it's working fine (battery life is much better too). I wish I tried a factory reset to narrow it down further but I felt I was annoying the AT&T techs and just wanted to leave (they did me a favor of giving me a replacement phone on the spot, but I wanted to troubleshoot the old phone further being the persistent nerd that I am, LOL).
So if you have any of these issues, I recommend backing up your phone and factory reset it. If the issues persist then it's likely a hardware issue and needs to be replaced.
Hopefully that helps someone.
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DiGiTY said:
I just went into the AT&T device support center and they replaced it since it was still under their 1 year warranty. I can say for sure it's a hardware or software issue and not a damaged battery issue as the battery is in the new unit (actually "certified like new") and it's working fine (battery life is much better too). I wish I tried a factory reset to narrow it down further but I felt I was annoying the AT&T techs and just wanted to leave (they did me a favor of giving me a replacement phone on the spot, but I wanted to troubleshoot the old phone further being the persistent nerd that I am, LOL).
So if you have any of these issues, I recommend backing up your phone and factory reset it. If the issues persist then it's likely a hardware issue and needs to be replaced.
Hopefully that helps someone.
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They over clocked the CPU too much to make up for lost speed from all there bloat wear. Solution....only run there apps....or root. I tell ya,,arrg.....Mine was getting so hot it was uuncomfy on my ear. Way to go Driod, google and At&t
I received a supposedly "new" unlocked LG G3 D850 1 week ago. I wanted to ensure it worked before I loaded my stuff so I didn't put a SIM in for the first 5 days. It had a wifi problem in the first 10 minutes, but then wifi worked for several days while the phone just sat there and I checked weather and news occasionally. I needed to test with my SIM before the return period expired and I ran into a small problem there. That got resolved but neither wifi nor bluetooth have worked since then. "Connection Not Allowed". I see it's a VERY common problem for many LG phones. If this is a new phone, how can it be heat damaged already? I think it's defective hardware or a software bug. I haven't even loaded any new apps on the phone - it's completely AT&T stock. I will probably return it and pick a different brand.
So i've been having a lot of issues with my N5 lately, mostly small stuff like general slowness, poor battery life, not surprising on an almost 3 year old phone. I also lose cell service way too frequently (not an issue with my carryer, all my friends are on the same network and are fine). Camera won't focus anymore (though im pretty sure this was my fault, probably broke it while taking it apart). I'm pretty sure the battery connector on my motherboard is damaged. I've had many problems with the battery reading its temperature as -30 C (battery heath "cold"), i've replaced the battery 4 times now and i still get that problem every now and then. Pushing on the connector fixes it temporarily, so im pretty sure some pin is bent slightly out of place and i don't know how to fix that. It recently started having this issue where just moving or bumping the phone the wrong way would cause the phone to shut off. Probably an issue with the battery connector again. I tried fiddling with it but it didn't do much.
The other day i turned it on and the LCD was backlit, but black except for one single vertical white line. Rebooted and it looked normal. Few hours later i got really pissed off with it for shutting off in the middle of an important text and threw it at the wall (not the best idea i know). Screen was already cracked so i didn't really care. Ever since then the LCD has been a real pain in the ass. i can turn the phone on but there's nothing on the screen. Ii get haptic feedback when the Google logo would up, and the notification LED is flashing like i have a message. The backlight is on and pushing hard on the cable connecting the motherboard to the daughter board i can see it start to turn on, (Google logo, few seconds of boot animation) but then back to black (while still backlit).
I can post photos if it would help diagnose/fix this, my phone is my main camera and i don't want to bother anyone if i don't have to.
Anyone know any tricks that might squeeze another mouth out of this dying phone? Any response is appreciated, Thanks!
The issues could have been related to the power button or physical internal damage. My suggestion: replace the screen with a cheap 3rd party screen if the internal components are still working. This will give you more time with your existing phone and allow you to have a working backup.
So I have the Pixel 128 GB. Had it for two and a half years. The battery is crap. It was typically dying when the percentage got down to the 30s. Now once it gets below 50 percent, all bets are off. At first I thought it was a calibration issue. So I rooted it, in hope I could calibrate using apps. Then I learned that the calibration apps don't really do anything. So I installed AccuBattery, which estimates my battery is only working at 40 percent efficiency. Time for a new battery.
But that's not all. The phone speaker doesn't always work. Restarting would bring it back, for a little while. The headphone connection would drop out. Restarting would help, for a little while. Would also freeze randomly, especially when charging. So I wiped the phone completely, and the freezes, speaker, and headphone problems went away. For a few weeks. Now they are back. Calls are a crapshoot. Restarting helps. My audio or video files won't play. Restarting helps. My phone won't recognize when headphones are plugged in. Restarting WON'T help. And still the random freezes, especially when charging.
My belief is that a defective battery is the main culprit, and replacing the battery will fix all those problems. As it's extremely easy to crack the LCD screen when removing the cover, I'd rather pay to have the battery replaced. Found a place nearby that is a Google certified repair shop. $80 to replace the battery. Even if they crack the screen, they'll replace it at no cost. So I've thought this is the way to go.
But my wife is worried the problem is more than the battery, and replacing the battery will give me a messed up phone with a new battery. We have the Total Mobile Protection, and I wonder if it would be better to just pay the replacement deductible of $149.
Any suggestions? Anyone have a phone replaced through Asurion (Verizon's insurance provider)? What was the experience like? What quality was the replacement phone? Would it be the exact same model?
Thanks in advance to anyone who tried to help me out.
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So I have the Pixel 128 GB. Had it for two and a half years. The battery is crap. It was typically dying when the percentage got down to the 30s. Now once it gets below 50 percent, all bets are off. At first I thought it was a calibration issue. So I rooted it, in hope I could calibrate using apps. Then I learned that the calibration apps don't really do anything. So I installed AccuBattery, which estimates my battery is only working at 40 percent efficiency. Time for a new battery.
But that's not all. The phone speaker doesn't always work. Restarting would bring it back, for a little while. The headphone connection would drop out. Restarting would help, for a little while. Would also freeze randomly, especially when charging. So I wiped the phone completely, and the freezes, speaker, and headphone problems went away. For a few weeks. Now they are back. Calls are a crapshoot. Restarting helps. My audio or video files won't play. Restarting helps. My phone won't recognize when headphones are plugged in. Restarting WON'T help. And still the random freezes, especially when charging.
My belief is that a defective battery is the main culprit, and replacing the battery will fix all those problems. As it's extremely easy to crack the LCD screen when removing the cover, I'd rather pay to have the battery replaced. Found a place nearby that is a Google certified repair shop. $80 to replace the battery. Even if they crack the screen, they'll replace it at no cost. So I've thought this is the way to go.
But my wife is worried the problem is more than the battery, and replacing the battery will give me a messed up phone with a new battery. We have the Total Mobile Protection, and I wonder if it would be better to just pay the replacement deductible of $149.
Any suggestions? Anyone have a phone replaced through Asurion (Verizon's insurance provider)? What was the experience like? What quality was the replacement phone? Would it be the exact same model?
Thanks in advance to anyone who tried to help me out.
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I don't know if you are on pie or what, but after flashing pie I had extreme battery issues. Off-mode charging refuses to charge past 66%, and upon boot it goes crazy from 33%-~70%. After flashing back to oreo, all my battery problems disappeared. Even flashing nougat fixed my microphone issues as well. Sometimes I wonder if it's just a coincidence that the latest firmware on this aging device causes so many issues. Almost as if google wants us to buy the newest device to fix artificial issues.
Hope someone can help me out.
Got water inside my U11, so took it apart, cleaned with alcohol, dried.
Now I can sometime switch the phone on, and then it's working perfectly, charging is hit and mis, mostly mis.
It seems the issue is that the phone thinks the battery temperature is (usually) around MINUS 20 (celcius).
Heating the phone temporary solves this and makes it possible to charge.
Now I have replaced the battery, but the issue remains.
I am pretty convinced that the sometimes not switching on also has to do with some thermal protection.
So I am hopeful that with solving the low temp reading I will be able to completely fix the phone.
My question thus is, does anyone know how to fix this?
My best bet would to replace the charging PCB.
But I am reluctant to throwing to much money in it with no result so I would like some advice first.