Nexus 5 bug, can not start, self reboot continuously when charging
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- Опубліковано 22 гру 2013
- Everything works fine for a week until this problem occurs. Sometimes it powers off itself and can not be turned on. It will take minutes with multiple trying to make it on. When charging, it just contentiously reboot itself.
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It worked!! it maybe an unconventional trick, but it saved me so much time. Seeing so many people having same problem with nexus.
If your nexus is restarting in every ~2 secs, than it means that your power button is STUCK.
1. either you can flick your power button several times followed with few powerful clicks.
2. or u can smack it near the corner of power button.
Both will work, just don't break anything
+Yash Chauhan Thanks that actually worked.
To be specific for anyone else that needs help, I tapped the corner of my phone continuously on a spiral notebook while it was in the booting loop. At some point it managed to get to the spinning icons. If I stopped tapping it restarted the loop but when I continued tapping it manage to finish the booting sequence.
+Yash Chauhan ths man its working!
Thanks....Tapping the corner near Power button worked.
Thanks a lot it worked as well for me
It was exactly that problem
it worked
Not work. It reboots too fast to make a factory reset. My N5 reboots every 2 seconds.
Wow! I was skeptical about the solution here. But it incredibly worked for me. I carefully tapped the corner of the phone where power button is. If you are scared of hitting it on the floor/wall gently strike it with finger nails.
+badri narayanan your right.. thanks
the corner hitting thing REALLY WORKS!!
yeah it worked for me today
Thanks, hitting the device on palm did the trick for me !!
The power button tap move worked! awesome!
I have a solution for this.
First of all, I tried pressing the power button fast for a minute or two, and the phone stopped rebooting! But after ~12 hrs it started rebooting again and the trick didn't work again.
I then tried without success simply leaving the phone lying for a couple of days, as I've read that worked for some people.
Then I tried opening up the phone as I suspected some sort if short circuit. First getting the back loose with a knife (it's thight!). Then screwing the six tiny screews lose and lifting that part in the upper of the phone. Then I simply started wiggling a little bit on the curcuit board close to where the power button is. After a little bit of wiggling here and there and sort of lifting the circuit board a little, the phone stopped rebooting! And it hasn't rebooted since. I factory reset the phone asap, just to be sure.
Hope this helped anyone!
Got this same issue this afternoon and got it fixed in 2 hours. None of the online method worked for me. Used my own way to fix it.
- Plug it out from cables connected
- Spam the power button repeatedly through out loading screen of 4 bubble.
Try it.
Thanks!
Welcome! Glad that I could help :)
what do you mean by spam the power button?
Just keep pressing it till you feel the vibration before the lock screen to notify you of successful boot.
Lyon Shun It works! Thank you, you are a genius!
Yes i confirm it's working !! Not on first try, but i pressed after that so fast !!!
Thank you !!! LOL
Flik (don't press) the power button multiple times while the phone is put on charging. it should solve the problem temporarily. Install DTSO as your power button is broken now.
it works.....continuously TAP the start/reboot button till the charging battery icon appears on the blank screen.
did it for my mom's nexus5 and the weird trick worked.
i guess the case that was used, may have caused the button to get stuck in the phone!!!
i had the same problem. after trying all that was written and it failed i have opened the back cover moved the battery and suddenly it started working like nothing had happened.
no clue what it could have been
Hit your Nexus 5 (4 corners separately!!!) to your table 10 times, then everything return to normal.
It seems ridiculous, but it works!!!!!!!!
+Paul Hill THANK YOU SO MUCH. I only hit it against a chair twice, but it worked!
+Paul Hill I can't believe it but it worked. as ridiculous as it sounds it worked perfectly. you just have to hit it until it's powers on and then turn on the airplane mode turn down the brightness and that's it
+Paul Hill who says that violence doesn't solve anything? lol
+Paul Hill Holy shit it worked! This is the most ridiculous and awesome thing ever :D :D
+Paul Hill How hard are you supposed to hit it? I've tried hitting it everywhere many times and the problem persists.
also, my guessing is if you are using case for Nexus it'll make power button stuck and cause this trouble, well because this is happening to me right now..
Continuously press volume up and Power button faster then it will start I did it it worked
I read online I could TAP the side of the phone where the power button is, sounded crazy but I had tried everything else so I had no option. With the phone on the charger I taped the power button with the handle of a small knife. I tapped for about 30 seconds untill GOOGLE stopped looping in and out and was steady. I still tapped at this point untill started booting. it took a very long time to boot but it worked. ( TAP the button while pluged in)
DUDE... I can't believe it, but It fucking works! Thank you! :D
Well, thanks! I tried tapping the power button with a spoon, and then the "Google" stopped flashing, and I could start it normally. Thanks for the (weird) tip!
Thank you! :D Worked for me!!!
Wow! My Nexus 5 has the exact same issue as OP and I brought it into a store and they couldn't resolve the issue. Sure enough, I tapped the side of the phone right on the power button (with the handle of some scissors) for 15-20 seconds and it booted up! Thanks so much!!
Awesome tip, it worked for me like a charm.
HELP ME PLEASE?? PLEASE?
1. I have the same problem: the power button keeps flicking on and off while charging.
2. Tried most of the options below, nothing worked. Except when I hold my power button and the lower volume button, the broken android screen comes on and will flick once at the same speed of the google sign.
3. I stripped down my entire phone then but my phone back together again, but still the same problems.
4. I know though, that it is DEFINITELY not the power button that's not working, must be something else.
This has already happened to me twice. Once I fixed it after removing the sim card. It kept rebooting for a couple of tries and then booted ok. The second time this didn't work. I shook the phone to see if there was some loose component inside and after a couple of shakes it booted ok. But if you ask me, these solutions and the others I've read all seem kind of random. I guess the best thing to do is to return the phone and ask for a new one.
hey so i was thinking of getting my charging port changed. would that help with the problem or is it a waste of money? fyi i cannot get a replacement so ya
So the issue is the power button is stuck. I just tapped on the power button, continuously, with my finger for 2 minutes and it finally booted up...
Already on 5.0 Lollipop if it makes a difference.
Mine died at night. Got home and tried to plug it in. Immediately the google icon comes up without touching the power button. Stays on only for the google icon and stays in continuous loop of restarting. If i unplugged the phone after even an hour while "charging" it wont start. I read a lot on other forums about people slamming their phone down in anger and it fixed it. I kept clapping the phone in my hands while plugged in.
Then the battery icon for charging when its off came on and it was fixed!
I also tried taking the back plate off and removing the battery and wiggling the power button. Neither worked
I have same problem with that. Have you fixed that so far? Could you help me how to repair that?
This did not work for me though! weirdly, when I slammed the phone on the power button, it worked for me.. I kept hitting hard with my finger and once the start logo appeared I kept clicking the power button until all apps were optimized.
I tried all of above, just not able to fix it... any suggestions.. Thanks
Hey I have the save problem ,any solutions ?did you fixed it?
i have the same kind of problem happening in my nexus!!!! i tried giving it to the service station they said i need to replace my Mother board!!!!! should I ? its been hardly 4 months i bought it. It costs around 12k rupees in INDIA. Please help me out
I have the same problem that's why i find this video... And I fix it mine by plug in and plug out the charger and by the way my nexus was in the moment of the reboots happen, extremely hot and I cooling down whit a bag of ice, then I do the charger thing. Hope works for u.
Literally smack it on all corners a few times, preferably on a cushioned surface and its works! haha
i have the same problem do you can help me please?
I had same problem just don't use it 3 days like put it in a cold place not like refrigerator but some where not hot then let it stay after put 1 hour charge and it will work
its really work man.. just tap corner of your phone..
Local dealer has looted me, they changed mother board for the same and charged me Rs. 8000/- in Surat, Gujarat, India
+Akash Chauhan Thats less for you. mine is saying 13000 for replacing the motherboard
Problem solved by disconnect battery here,high to do but working for me.
I actually did not do anything specially but just keep restarting...After two days, it starting working normally.
you have a lot of patience dude
Yes, he didn't flash unlock OEM and fllash factory image
Thanks LG/Google for this bug, i will buy a new iPhone for fix it :)
That's like saying thanks ex gf for breaking my heart in a relationship, I think I'll try loving penis from now on.
Michael Horstmann You sir...just won the internet :P
To fix this just put in into recovery mode and restart the boot loader that might work
Yes that works but I would like to back up my photos before I wanna reboot ,any solution for that?
If u have a custom recovery installed u can back up ur data partition if not u could try reflashing the system partition
This is rather incredible, but smacking my phone (corners smacked hard on my leg) some twenty odd times fixed this. I am still in amazement.
+ritobt My nexus 5 just started doing this to me and I'm trying to look up fixes. I saw this and figured why not, so I smacked my phone against my palm twice and tried rebooting and it's back to working order so far as I can tell. The future of tech support has looped back araound to the early 90s where hitting your device actually fixes it.
+ritobt Man! I just did the same thing and it worked! Dang it! You are a savior!
Here is the odd thing! I saw other videos and tried to smack it as they said. Didn't work. Tried to press in different ways and angles, didn't work! Few hours later I just smacked it on my right leg for around 15-20 times and voila! It is back now! Some voodoo shit man!
IS IT THE RIGHT LEG????!!!!!????
As long as this is the level of tech support we need, we'll be OK!
i tried everything, doesnt work, guys when you fix yours, sell it and never buy a lg/nexus again!
I have the same problem twice once when I have kitkat and second time on lollipop.
Their are only two reasons
1 power button stuck inside.
Sol:open cover tap fast like playing game and also tap nearby area of power button.
2.sping inside the power module dislocated or break
Sol:get it repaired from local repair shop... In my case it cost 300rs...
I have the same problem, when i tap it on the side it starts looping again, i think mine falls at the second reason as i tested the button and it seems to work. Could you be more specific? What is the spring inside the power module? Is that on the logic board? Where? plz help :P
Giorgos Kaloveros dear it's not in logic board... The shop whr I went for the repair... He replaced the power button and told me that......and it cost me only 300 INR
Randev Singh Katoch Thanx a lot! I went to a repair shop and he told me that it's not the power buttons problem, he tested it and it works fine, he says it's the logic boards problem, i will try another shop just to be sure and if he says the same thing...seems im up for a logic board. Thanx again...
Where did u go to get it fixed ?
knocked on the palm of the screen down and the problem is solved
This trick worked for my moms phone too! Thumbs up!
Sounded stupid...but tried and it worked. Thank god. Thank you
It works for me too!!;-)
sorry what do you mean? i'm not very good at using english
адильбек маженов This worked for me toooo. Nice.. So weird but worked
Aight I'm back... I think I may have found a solution. Mine seems to be working fine for the moment.
So have your phone off. Hold the power and both volume buttons down until you see a dead android laying down. Use the volume buttons to scroll thru the options until it says "recovery mode" press the power button to select it. Use the volume button to scroll down to "Wipe Cache". It should take a maybe 10minutes. Then after that's done, the same screen will pop up when you selected the "wipe cache" I think and there should be a "Power Off" option. Press that and let your phone stay off for a maybe 10minutes to cool down before powering it back up. Hopefully that should solve the problem for you.
And if this starts to act up again for my phone I'm about to go fucking ape shit crazy because its been pissing me off for 4 days
Thx.. this one worked out well for me.. !!!
what is the final solution? I cant even start boot menu.
LG sucks man
it's your power button ...
Mine does not even power itself up now. It continuously reboots only when powered by USB or wall charger.
Edit: Smacking it against my palm in the corner of the power button helped. It unblocked the power button, I am now backing everything up.
+Mihai Trica thanks bro... my phone had the same problem, it worked for me the way you explained. not sure how long this it will sustain but working fine now :)
+Venkat Raju I am glad it helped you. I sent mine to be repaired under warranty and they replaced the power button.
Is the issue only because of power button?
+Venkat Raju Yes, the power button was the cause of my problems.
i have just problem
Same problem
EPIC thought it wouldnt work but the solution is to keep hitting it as the android screen (colorfull shit) loads
I have the same problem. DId you fix it?
i still can't fix this problem. how about you ?
xiang guoda Im having this problem too, did you guys solve it?
Nope, no luck, tried everything they suggested here... :( Boo!
am facing the same problem, anyone able to solve this??
I solved my problem today. U need to change flat cable which is responsible for power button, charging, etc... It's ~20$ od ebay. Good luck!
Sorry for the late reply Milan, my problem was solved automatically, I just left the phone (without connecting it to the power/data cable) for a couple of hours and when I pressed the power button afterwards my phone started normally... I haven't been able to identify the reason for the issue nor has the problem re-occurred.
Milan Nikolic what is the flat cables item name
Milan Nikolic What is the name of the cable ?
yes
nothing works
So what's the solution kid? I don't want problems, I want solutions! I have same problem with my nexus 5X.
i have the same problem nexus is REALLY BULLSCHIT