My ZTE Android phone won't turn on.

nickelbee123

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It was charging all night and worked fine for the first hour or so, but then it randomly turned off and won't turn back on. I tried holding down the Power button for 10 seconds and that did nothing. I tried taking out the battery, but this model won't let me remove the battery. There's no visible damage to the phone or the battery. I tried charging it again. The charging light won't come on and it's been on the charger for at least 15 minutes now. Still no signs of life. Any suggestions?
 
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Thanks Myca0409. For some reason, I noticed that my phone was pretty warm (despite being off for hours), so I took the cover off to let the battery "breathe" for an hour or so and then when I went to plug it in (same charger) it turned on and worked like normal.

So, I can't say I know what happened to make it not turn on, but it's better now. I haven't been using the charger that it came with though, so maybe I'll switch to that one from now on.

myca0409

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Hi nickelbee123,

If there's no light on your phone when its already connected to the charger it might be the charger that has issues. Try to use a different charger and let me see if it will work.

 

nickelbee123

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Mar 30, 2016
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Thanks Myca0409. For some reason, I noticed that my phone was pretty warm (despite being off for hours), so I took the cover off to let the battery "breathe" for an hour or so and then when I went to plug it in (same charger) it turned on and worked like normal.

So, I can't say I know what happened to make it not turn on, but it's better now. I haven't been using the charger that it came with though, so maybe I'll switch to that one from now on.
 
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