New Droid wouldnt turn on.

[tamara989]

I just got a brand new droid last weekend. Today the battery died completely and i have had the phone charging for three hours now and it would not turn on at all. What should i do?

 

[Backnblack]

On AC or USB?

USB will not charge a dead Droid.

 

[tamara989]

On AC or USB?

USB will not charge a dead Droid.

I am on usb.

 

[rlacsamana1989]

On AC or USB?

USB will not charge a dead Droid.

I am on usb.

So plug it into the wall and problem solved.

 

[Backnblack]

On AC or USB?

USB will not charge a dead Droid.

I am on usb.

So plug it into the wall and problem solved.

Yup ^^

AC is what you need.

 

[tamara989]

I am on usb.

So plug it into the wall and problem solved.

Yup ^^

AC is what you need.

did that and it turned on! Thanks!

 

[Tanknspank]

So plug it into the wall and problem solved.

Yup ^^

AC is what you need.

did that and it turned on! Thanks!

It charges incredibly slow while plugged into your computer (even more so in that state), so that is why plugging into the wall charged faster

 

[Se7enLC]

On AC or USB?

USB will not charge a dead Droid.

Yes and no.

I've seen the opposite be true, too. When the battery is completely dead and you plug it into AC, it will start to boot, but the battery will die before it gets all the way booted and is able to charge. It'll get stuck in a boot loop without being able to charge further.

In that case, you plug it into USB with it OFF (USB from a computer, not just from a power brick). The white light will come on but the droid won't boot up automatically. Just leave it sitting there for a few hours. It takes a long time to charge, but once it has enough it will boot up on its own

 

[dezymond]

On AC or USB?

USB will not charge a dead Droid.

did not know this.

learn something new everyday

 

[se1961]

On AC or USB?

USB will not charge a dead Droid.

Yes and no.

I've seen the opposite be true, too. When the battery is completely dead and you plug it into AC, it will start to boot, but the battery will die before it gets all the way booted and is able to charge. It'll get stuck in a boot loop without being able to charge further.

In that case, you plug it into USB with it OFF (USB from a computer, not just from a power brick). The white light will come on but the droid won't boot up automatically. Just leave it sitting there for a few hours. It takes a long time to charge, but once it has enough it will boot up on its own

Hi-- I'm just curious-- where do you learn these basic facts about a Droid? I have only figured it out by painful trial and error, first thinking I had bricked by Droid by rooting it, then thinking I had a bad phone. If there isn't one, it would be terrific to have a sticky that lists all the most basic, quirky features of the phone.

 

[Tallica]

On AC or USB?

USB will not charge a dead Droid.

Yes and no.

I've seen the opposite be true, too. When the battery is completely dead and you plug it into AC, it will start to boot, but the battery will die before it gets all the way booted and is able to charge. It'll get stuck in a boot loop without being able to charge further.

In that case, you plug it into USB with it OFF (USB from a computer, not just from a power brick). The white light will come on but the droid won't boot up automatically. Just leave it sitting there for a few hours. It takes a long time to charge, but once it has enough it will boot up on its own

Hi-- I'm just curious-- where do you learn these basic facts about a Droid? I have only figured it out by painful trial and error, first thinking I had bricked by Droid by rooting it, then thinking I had a bad phone. If there isn't one, it would be terrific to have a sticky that lists all the most basic, quirky features of the phone.

Google and this forum that's it

 

[se1961]

Bummer. Easy to do for complex tasks like rooting, but hit or miss for simple problems like battery.

 

[Backnblack]

Yes and no.

I've seen the opposite be true, too. When the battery is completely dead and you plug it into AC, it will start to boot, but the battery will die before it gets all the way booted and is able to charge. It'll get stuck in a boot loop without being able to charge further.

In that case, you plug it into USB with it OFF (USB from a computer, not just from a power brick). The white light will come on but the droid won't boot up automatically. Just leave it sitting there for a few hours. It takes a long time to charge, but once it has enough it will boot up on its own

Hi-- I'm just curious-- where do you learn these basic facts about a Droid? I have only figured it out by painful trial and error, first thinking I had bricked by Droid by rooting it, then thinking I had a bad phone. If there isn't one, it would be terrific to have a sticky that lists all the most basic, quirky features of the phone.

Google and this forum that's it

And seeing the same posts, over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over...

But it's what we are for...