Would switching this fix the famous red light of death on the Nexus 4? or am i better of just switching out the battery?
1641947
Switching the battery is a much better option unless you have determined that your charging USB port is broken.
1641948
Seems to be common after you get it wet. I had that after dunking the phone in the ocean. I took everything apart and cleaned it. Light went away but battery was bad. Changed the battery but the phone would only charge using the wireless charger. Changing out this last piece got the phone almost back to 100%. I was impressed how many parts were replaceable.
1641949
i get the red light all the time it just indicates that the battery is way way too discharged
1641950
As an IT professional and one who has had three of these phones give out on them I can tell you that you likely have a failing motherboard in your phone.
2280898
I guess I would change the battery, I had to change mind before it would work right out of the box. Good luck!
1179986
The red light should go off when fully charged. If it doesn't you could have a defective battery that never reaches full charge. Try another battery before you conclude that it is a charger problem.
1754514
Yes, return it and buy something else. That's what I did and my refurbished Nexus 7 works 1000x better than that piece of junk.
470663
I'm having the same issue,I just received mine today and strait out of the box red light wont come when connected to charging port.
1046801
I've gone about 4 hours on it and it was still working fine, then. If you leave it off the charger for more than a day, it will light up red for an hour or so.
140769
When mine flashed red and green that meant the battery was bad. I changed the battery and it works great now. If your battery was run down several time then it could have damaged the battery. You'll have to get a new battery.
186618
My backlight lights with every push of any button. I would say your phone is faulty. I am not an expert so don't take my opinion to seriously.RegardsJohn
468008
Same thing happened to me. I put the battery in, it showed the red light blinking. I tried to turn it on and the phone lit up but wouldn't turn on. I let it sit charging for 30 mins and the red light was solid but when I came back to the phone the light was out and now the phone does nothing. Don't know where I go from here...
1598098
I know. Oh well. I'd tape it but the light changes from red, while charging, to blue at full charge. Everything else about it is great
2133948
I found that, the green light will only come on when your battery is near dead. You have to let the battery completely run out. Weird, I know.
783151
I just had an issue with mine not charging. It got to zero and when I rebooted with it plug into the USB charger, I could see the little lighting bolt on the battery indicating it was trying to charge, but it shut off because of low batter. Kind of a Catch-22. I tried this cycle a few times and was fed up, so I decided to unplug it and let it 'die down' for half a day. Then I plugged it back in and the screen showed me that it was charging! I let it charge up for a few hours and it started up and continued to charge. If you are having charging issues, try letting it run out and "die", then plug it in. Worked for me, YMMV. I just had an issue with mine not charging. It got to zero and when I rebooted with it plug into the USB charger, I could see the little lighting bolt on the battery indicating it was trying to charge, but it shut off because of low batter. Kind of a Catch-22. I tried this cycle a few times and was fed up, so I decided to unplug it and let it 'die down' for half a day. Then I plugged it back in and the screen showed me that it was charging! I let it charge up for a few hours and it started up and continued to charge. If you are having charging issues, try letting it run out and... » Read More I just had an issue with mine not charging. It got to zero and when I rebooted with it plug into the USB charger, I could see the little lighting bolt on the battery indicating it was trying to charge, but it shut off because of low batter. Kind of a Catch-22. I tried this cycle a few times and was fed up, so I decided to unplug it and let it 'die down' for half a day. Then I plugged it back in and the screen showed me that it was charging! I let it charge up for a few hours and it started up and continued to charge. If you are having charging issues, try letting it run out and "die", then plug it in. Worked for me, YMMV. « Show Less
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i already receive this battery and when i installed in my device work properly, but unfortunally i made a bad diagnosys concerning why my nexus 7 do not charge, it was not a battery problem, it was a divice problem after the charge of new battery goes down i can't recharge but the chage time was good it was around 7 hour using all resourse. video, wify, etc. i hope this help to you, im from dominican repoblic in case that you want buy my battery.
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My phone got pretty poor battery life (maybe 1 day or so) until I turned off the keypad light (menu --&gt; settings --&gt; backlight --&gt; duration to off). Now it gets a few days, not great, but not horrible. Your phone or charger is (or was) certainly defective--10 minutes is ridiculous. Alan
194812
From all I can tell, he red light is supposed to be solid when charging. If flashing, it could indicate a charging error (bad/defective battery), or a faulty charger. I would suspect the battery first. Good luck.
474611
I have..charged battery for about 4hrs at first..the red lite stayed on till charge was complete
1513326
I replaced the battery and the 255 worked for a short period of time, well I discovered that the car charger cord was bad and even if the light was on the battery was not being charged.Thought this might help others.