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I dropped my Nexus 5. Not far, about 2 feet from a sitting position but it wouldn’t power back on again even though it was 98% before dropping. I haven’t seen anyone with this problem before and hope you could help. Things I have tried: Holding down the power button for 30 seconds - nothing happens. Plugging in the phone: The charging lightning bolt appears for a few seconds then goes away. It doesn’t come back unless I unplug and plug back in. Removed the battery connections for 2 minutes, put it all back together - no different. Any suggestions?
Despite the full battery, I tried taking it out and putting it back in… No difference. I bought a new $11 battery and put it in, and it works! Not sure how the battery died from a small drop, I didn’t see any physical damage but a new battery fixed it. Ryan
Try connecting it to a USB on a computer for a little bit and try to power it on. Note any sounds, vibrations and lights of the device.
This happened to me and I started it in recovery mode by plugging it in and holding down Power + Volume Up+ Volume Down, then choosing Start from the menu.
Buy a new one lol . Thats what i had to do . Or take it to phone shop who will send ut to google for a full reboot
