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hard reset when battery removed

hi! does anyone encounter this problem with their xda iis? whenever i remove the battery, even if it's fully charged, my phone performs a hard reset. as far as i know, the backup battery should last for about 20 mins. i tried removing the battery for about 5sec then put it back on and my phone still performs a hard reset. is this normal? tnx!

i'm having the same problem. mine does a hard reset too when the battery is removed. can anyone else verify this as a hardware fault (the backup battery not working)? i just got my unit 2 days ago and i want to bring it in for replacement. did you just get yours from globe telecom? perhaps they got a bad batch? i hope they have replacement units.

happens the same to me...

The battery release catch is the switch between the main battery and the backup battery.
If the contacts are dirty/loose, the phone temporarily is without both batteries, so hard resets.

Did you tried switching it off and then remove the battery.... or u un plug the battery directly?...
I am using it without any prob, gives me about 10mins...

found this earlier thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=18582&highlight=battery
from the looks of it, its a sorta common defect but a defect nonetheless. i'm gonna gun for a replacement unit. the thread does describe workarounds to the problem, but for me a defect is a defect and its going back.
besides, the workarounds require that you are plugged in. not much of a work around
and yea, i turn off the unit first (including the radio) before i detatch the battery. still goes hard reset on me. when i check back after the hard reset, the backup batt is at 100%, meaning it hasent kicked in. the one time that it reported to be not at 100% after a batt removal test, it still did a hard reset so i guess at that time it didnt kick in fast enuf so save the data

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thorne said:
i'm having the same problem. mine does a hard reset too when the battery is removed. can anyone else verify this as a hardware fault (the backup battery not working)? i just got my unit 2 days ago and i want to bring it in for replacement. did you just get yours from globe telecom? perhaps they got a bad batch? i hope they have replacement units.
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got mine from smart... didnt notice the problem until now... they only replace units for the 1st 2 wks... so i cant bring it back to smart anymore... got this last month...

Same problem on Imate JAM...
Like you, I have a Hard Reset problem with my JAM. The backup battery seems to be full under the Memory settings. But whenever I switch the JAM off (put into also flight mode) and remove the battery out for SIM exchange or just remove the battery to test for only just 2 seconds, after replacing and turning the device ON it starts to reboot the device from start as made a Hard Reset.
Everything (all data in Memory) is lost. I tried to search this issue on many forums but couldn't find any suggestions.
Have you found the reason why it does so?
I also tried firstly to Pull the red switch than take the battery out, but the same problem occured again. I dunno what the Red rubby switch is used for?
I think the backup battery is defected on most HTC products.
Even I tried leave the device without battery for one day long but the backup battery still seems to be %100.
I think HTC devices are still protypes and beta versions...

Good thread.. I was just about to buy a spare battery for my IIs, but if it hard resets everytime I pull out the battery, what's the point of a spare battery? :roll:
Will have to backup everything and do a test to determine if I have this 'defect'...

OK, after having an emailing adventure between me and IMate Technical service from ClubImate they decided that this issue could be a hardware problem. I guess most of these products have the same problem but becuase not everyone removes battery they don't know if this problem exist on their devices.
It has not been more than 25 days I bought this JAM. I am afraid this device can make more faults in the near future...
Does anyone have other fatal problems like these?

It happened to me when I first got mine too. Two ways I found that did not cause a hard reset.
1. Before removing the battery, make sure your device is plugged and charging.
2. Get one of those SPB software that has an option for "suspend" or turn off. Make sure the device is fully off before removing the battery.
Both ways worked for mine. Good luck on yours.

Thanks my firend,
I'll have a check. But I think SPB is just a backup application.
So you say, if removed battery on hard reset just Restore everything back?
Anyway, in a helpless situation this should work!

Try This!!!
I was having the same problem... even if i power it off and then remove the battery, it would still HARD RESET on the next boot. this problem seems to have gotten worse day-by-day, so I was advised by my service provider to get it repaired by HTC as I dont have insurance, As long as your phone isn't *nicked goods* you can go to
http://www.htceurope.com/
and log it in for repairs if its under guarantee of-course. if its out of warranty they may charge you.
hope this helps

I deciced to sell and get rid of this JAM. Coz there are more problems like low earpiece volume issue. And I am afraid there will come more. Maybe we've gotta wait for a real Brand to make a PDA/Phone?
Thanks a lot.

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2. Get one of those SPB software that has an option for "suspend" or turn off. Make sure the device is fully off before removing the battery.
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Can you please give us a direct link?

removing the battery
before i used to experience hard resets when i remove the battery, and upon checking the back up battery, it is still 100%.
i am now using the psshutxp application to turn off the device before removing the battery.
For 15 mins without the battery, my xda is using the back-up battery to avoid the hard reset. and upon checking in the memory/battery indicator, my back-up batt was already below 20%.
all the while i thought i do have hardware problems in terms of battery.

I have installed it thank you.
But when I touch Shutdown, it simply blanks the display and the lights on the phone are still working. Is that okay? I can also receive calls while the screen is blank...

Ok, I have downloaded that application. It acts like a read shutdown. Step by step I tried first to Shutdown, then removing the battery. But sorry again everyhting has gone.
Are you sure that yours was also making hard resets before using this application when renoved the battery?

shutdown
this app works for me. am running wm2003se. I can leave my device for 20 mins without the battery, and still no hard reset occurs. Lucky me huh?
Try searching other thread regarding this application.

Help please - XDA IIs keeps turning off

I've had my XDA a couple of years.
It keeps turning off, although all the power-saving is turned off.
It turns off within a few seconds, and comes right back when you press the power button.
It does this when plugged to mains adapter, and when just on battery.
Shows battery 0%main, 100%backup.
Power light (orange or green, top right) do not come on.
Charger tests good and I bought a new battery and both it and the old battery show 3.6volts on a multimeter.
Tried soft and hard reset, but no luck.
Really really grateful for any help ...
or is to repairable? worth repairing? who could do it.
Many thanks.

Did you check the connectors for the battery on the phone? They may be dirty.

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Did you check the connectors for the battery on the phone? They may be dirty.
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Yes and cleaned them with contact cleaner and they seem fine.
What foxes me is the main battery shows zero and the backup 100%. It's as though the XDA is telling itself to shut down because the main battery is at zero, except it isn't...

I said that you got a new battery. Did you get the same problem with the old battery?
In the worst case something died inside your BA...

Yes I got a new battery because I thought it was the battery. Both show 3.6v and both make the "aux" position in the stand glow green, but no green (or orange or red) glow on the xda itself.
So it's the XDA but is this a software problem or hardware, and is can anyone suggest how/where to get it fixed?
Thanks again!

Dead XDA IIs (BA)

Hi all,
Noob user here
I've a problem with my XDA IIs that I thought I'd get some advice on rather than dispensing of it. Basically...it won't switch on. When plugged into mains the red light comes on for a bit then goes off.
Phone was working perfectly, put it in my pocket got home and nothing, assumed it crashed but doesn't respond to anything. Has been sat on my wardrobe for over a year but could do with using it for sat nav.
Any advice on what to try? Could be the battrey but don't wanna fork out extra cash for a new one as it's even more money lost
If I wasn't to fix it, any idea on what it's worth? Screen is unmarked and it has all standard accessories with it.
Ta

Save you BA man! More or less it's the battery (I think). Or the internal battery is drained to 0%. Have you tried charging it first for a couple of minutes?

Yeah tried charging overnight. Charge light comes on for a bit then goes out. Does the same thing when connected via usb, red light comes on but it doesn't register on the pc.
Was working fine but then one day it just woudn't come on. Would like to keep it if I can, got a touch diamond too now, but this is actually a better phone to use!

try to use a different battery first. And let's see what happens next.

Yeah, I may have to but want to avoid as much extra cost as I can
Bit more info, using the docking station plugged into the mains:
Batt alone - Charge light on dock comes on.
BA alone - Red light on BA comes on.
BA with batt attached - no lights on.
Any ideas??

can you try to put it in bootloader mode?

red_hanks said:
can you try to put it in bootloader mode?
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Don't know how to
Plus it doesn't actualls switch on or register on the PC, so can I do much to it?

It's just like what I did with my BA a few days ago, I am flashing it with a new ROM and while in the process I intentionally unplugged the cable during the process and I got an error on my PC and my BA does not turn on anymore. I tried to put it in bootloader mode a couple of times and it did and I re-flashed it again. And it works. Check the wiki...

red_hanks said:
try to use a different battery first. And let's see what happens next.
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yeah, the best thing to do to isolate the problem..
Astecas said:
Yeah, I may have to but want to avoid as much extra cost as I can
Any ideas??
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no need to buy at once, borrow first, then if your BA works using another's batt, thats the time you need to decide spending... cheers

The same problem I had!!!!!!!!!!
I had this trouble... and... YUP!!!!! is the backup battery.
So you cant charge your BA via USB if the main batt reaches less than 35% so keep it safely above 35% men...
BTW... if you have your batt less than 35% the OS can be runing just a little seconds so your batt is dying is not truth that it have 35% it has almost 5% trust me...
Yes!!!! the red led Turns On a little then Goes off... so sad isnt it?... now your backup batt is almost 0% thats why your red led appears... so...
Get a craddle USB-AC_Charging base it has a backtrace to charge apart the batt charge it individual. Once you get a full charged main batt, let your BA rest a little on the freezer to obtain a little power of the Backup batt... (YES ON THE FREEZER!!! ) at least 3 minutes before you plug the main batt.
It wakes up the device... maybe it becomes a few seconds on but... is enough.... if it starts... cradle your entire device on the craddle and wait till its full charged... again the green led appears cause the main is full but let it charge more and more... caus there is no led indicator for backup batt.
NOP!!!!!!! I dont do the freezer trick when i had this problem... cause i get it works faster than you...
Hope this works... post your adventure men....

Red Hanks/Que - Tried both those (ok, maybe not the freezer bit!), and stil no joy. Gonna go out over the weekend and see if a repair shop can try another battrey. Otherwise I may be saying goodbye :-(
Phezthie - The BA was rare when new, now they are non-existent. No chance of borrowing a friends.
Cheers for the help guys.

Well it is a nice idea!
you can make a modded battery for BA with two nokia bl 5c taiwan batts... check the post on winmo 6 subforum.

In my opinion. it's the internal battery since you didn't use the phone for over a year. Hope you can make your BA alive again because there's so much nice apps waiting out there...

I was using it daily before this though, it suddenly stopped working one day. It did however crash a few times before it finally went. I'll have a read up on changing internal batt. Red...I'm gonna try and save it!

Ok...keep us posted and good luck mate!

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Red Hanks/Que - Tried both those (ok, maybe not the freezer bit!), and stil no joy. Gonna go out over the weekend and see if a repair shop can try another battrey. Otherwise I may be saying goodbye :-(
Phezthie - The BA was rare when new, now they are non-existent. No chance of borrowing a friends.
Cheers for the help guys.
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both batteries, main and backup, could be the reason thats why you need to determine which one of it by isolating the cause of the problem. to know if its the main battery, you can improvise by using different battery with same voltage rating (3.7volts, no need to worry as to the Ah rating), but be sure to connect the proper polarity to the BA's correct pin terminals, otherwise, power circuit of your BA will be compromised.
As to the backup battery, you can do nothing it but to replace if defective. the "freezer trick" is actually one of the shattering myths of electronics and cannot be relied upon to have an optimal performance, as it neither charge nor extend the life of the battery. it simply reduces the the power dissipation (power loss due to heat and resistance) during the initial boot so that it can draw enough power to run unit in its chargeable condition.
but since it is not prossible to borrow or no available battery can be used as a test unit, I suggest that you try the first procedure aforementioned, this of course, if you are familiar with battery polarities and know the corresponding terminals of the unit. regards

Hmmmm, my diamond has a 3.7v batt...never thought of that!

I'm near preston, with the origional battery . .
I'm near preston, with the origional battery . . fully charged, will last 6/12Hrs=using it, P.M. me ur postcode + House #, I will send it to you to try
(stick with the BA, new HTC Elf is half the PPC, that the BA is!!!!)
FleaBay'd a 2400mAh (incl shipping)=under £10GBP !!! (late last year)
#===#===# Currently Being Pimped (1st go!) #===#===#

Cheers mate, but I've just paid for one off ebay so I'll just wait for that to come now. If it doesn't do it I may be selling up...
Fingers crossed

Ok, new battrey arrived this morning. Gave it a charge and just tried it...
....no change
Screen, green and blue top corner and red end call lights momentarily flash when I press the power button. Then nothing.
Both batteries seem to charge in the cradle but not in the phone.
So, any other suggestions oh technically superior ones??
Btw, I received 2 batteries this morning, so I've listed the new one to get some cash back here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3519343#post3519343

Help needed, dead BA

Well, as always XDA developers is what you use when noone else helps you, my freaking BA is acting strange:
1. The phone doesnt turn on when the battery is in. Tried charging the battery 100% and switching it on but it just doesnt turn on.
2. Now when I place the BA in the cradle, the phone turns on but it just keeps on restarting.
Somebody please help me out.
The phone worked fine until when I tried to tape the body and the battery with cello tape, that is when it went dead, and now I have the two problems mentioned above.
Help me guys,
Thanks a ton all.

try a new battery.
and check the battery lock..

jack_brown12001 said:
Well, as always XDA developers is what you use when noone else helps you, my freaking BA is acting strange:
1. The phone doesnt turn on when the battery is in. Tried charging the battery 100% and switching it on but it just doesnt turn on.
2. Now when I place the BA in the cradle, the phone turns on but it just keeps on restarting.
Somebody please help me out.
The phone worked fine until when I tried to tape the body and the battery with cello tape, that is when it went dead, and now I have the two problems mentioned above.
Help me guys,
Thanks a ton all.
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You might have messed up the pins connecting the battery to the device. Also, the little lock for the battery could be damaged as well. Finally, your backup battery could have died also. Hopefully this will give you some guidance towards the root of the problem. Chef has a disassembly guide in his tutorial.

well thanks guys for those responses. My updates are:
1. Since the battery was over 3 years old, I have ordered a new battery (yeah i know i should've checked with another battery first but damn noone else i know uses this phone). So till my new battery arrives I just got to wait.
2. Regarding ezthunder's replies... well I checked the battery connectors on the phone, they seem to look alright to me (physically), how do i test them to check if they're alright, pls help.
Also, regarding the backup battery, damn i would now need to search the net to find a new one.
The battery locking clip seems to be fine and is locks the battery in place, if this is damaged, I'd be freaking damned to try and get this one fixed.
So guys, any DIY suggestions to get these things fixed would be welcome as I dont wanna brick my BA, freaking just put in a new LCD digitizer.

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well thanks guys for those responses. My updates are:
1. Since the battery was over 3 years old, I have ordered a new battery (yeah i know i should've checked with another battery first but damn noone else i know uses this phone). So till my new battery arrives I just got to wait.
2. Regarding ezthunder's replies... well I checked the battery connectors on the phone, they seem to look alright to me (physically), how do i test them to check if they're alright, pls help.
Also, regarding the backup battery, damn i would now need to search the net to find a new one.
The battery locking clip seems to be fine and is locks the battery in place, if this is damaged, I'd be freaking damned to try and get this one fixed.
So guys, any DIY suggestions to get these things fixed would be welcome as I dont wanna brick my BA, freaking just put in a new LCD digitizer.
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Let us know what happens when the new battery arrives and we'll go from there.

well my battery arrived yesterday, i put it in and tried to switch it on but alas nothing. Charged the battery full and put it in but no start up.
Just the same old problem, phone keeps restarting when in the cradle but nothing when out.
Help me guys............

Well still no response from the forum, however, I have a few updates and hope this could make it easier for someone to figure out the problem:
A strange thing happened yesterday -
1. when I disconnected the flex cable of the buttons and the keypad on the front panel from the main board and put the entire thing on the charging cradle. IT WORKED. I mean it didnt do the restarting problem, it worked perfect. However when I took it out of the cradle, it wont power on. While it was on on the cradle, i checked the internal battery and it showed 100% charge, which means that the internal battery is good.
2. Now back when I connected the flex cable to the connector on the board and power it on - nothing happens and when put in the cradle - the same restarting issue right after the statup screen.
So based on the above - what are your conclusions, is there a problem with the flex cable connector but then in that case it should start when taken out of the cradle.
And yes, its a new battery that I just got. So guess its not a problem with the battery...
Help me guys. I really want to get back my BA... it was such a pleasure to see it working in the cradle with mentioned in point 1 above.
PS. I left it on the charge for the whole night yesterday but no change when taken out of the cradle - just desperate to try anything to get it to work.

jack_brown12001 said:
Well still no response from the forum, however, I have a few updates and hope this could make it easier for someone to figure out the problem:
A strange thing happened yesterday -
1. when I disconnected the flex cable of the buttons and the keypad on the front panel from the main board and put the entire thing on the charging cradle. IT WORKED. I mean it didnt do the restarting problem, it worked perfect. However when I took it out of the cradle, it wont power on. While it was on on the cradle, i checked the internal battery and it showed 100% charge, which means that the internal battery is good.
2. Now back when I connected the flex cable to the connector on the board and power it on - nothing happens and when put in the cradle - the same restarting issue right after the statup screen.
So based on the above - what are your conclusions, is there a problem with the flex cable connector but then in that case it should start when taken out of the cradle.
And yes, its a new battery that I just got. So guess its not a problem with the battery...
Help me guys. I really want to get back my BA... it was such a pleasure to see it working in the cradle with mentioned in point 1 above.
PS. I left it on the charge for the whole night yesterday but no change when taken out of the cradle - just desperate to try anything to get it to work.
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Judging from this, it seems that there is a problem with the motherboard itself. I could be wrong, but that's what it looks like to me. You can probably get a new BA from Market Place. I have seen a few members selling them lately.

*bump* still waiting for some good soul to help me out with the prob... i really dont wanna lose this phone...blue angels are real beautiful babies to have around...

hardware issue?

My phone won't boot unless it is plugged in via wall charger.
If I got it to boot while charging, it instantly turns off when I unplug it even with battery at 100%.
I am able turn to go into hboot mode(power + volume down), even when it is unplugged. But it dies if I access recovery. I am able to perform "show image crc" function.
The problem started while I was using the camera and it just turned off by itself.
I was on SROM at the time when the problem started.
I managed to change ROM to SD, and even used lollipop RUU(verizon), but the problem wasn't resolved.:crying:
What do you think? Am I right to assume this is a hardware problem?

yakultski said:
My phone won't boot unless it is plugged in via wall charger.
If I got it to boot while charging, it instantly turns off when I unplug it even with battery at 100%.
I am able turn to go into hboot mode(power + volume down), even when it is unplugged. But it dies if I access recovery. I am able to perform "show image crc" function.
The problem started while I was using the camera and it just turned off by itself.
I was on SROM at the time when the problem started.
I managed to change ROM to SD, and even used lollipop RUU(verizon), but the problem wasn't resolved.:crying:
What do you think? Am I right to assume this is a hardware problem?
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I have same problem!

Bump. I have the same problem too. Seems to have come out of the blue for an otherwise functional phone. Can't figure it out.
I'll add that I can get into twrp and it seems to function without the charger plugged.. But otherwise, if the charger is removed, phone dies like OP.
Anyone can help?

Hey, this happened to me too while I was using the camera too! What's the linkage?
@yakultski, have you figured this out yet?

Try to flash a RUU and if you got the same it should be an hardware problem...

yakultski said:
My phone won't boot unless it is plugged in via wall charger.
If I got it to boot while charging, it instantly turns off when I unplug it even with battery at 100%.
I am able turn to go into hboot mode(power + volume down), even when it is unplugged. But it dies if I access recovery. I am able to perform "show image crc" function.
The problem started while I was using the camera and it just turned off by itself.
I was on SROM at the time when the problem started.
I managed to change ROM to SD, and even used lollipop RUU(verizon), but the problem wasn't resolved.:crying:
What do you think? Am I right to assume this is a hardware problem?
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Did you resolve the issue. I heard it could be the battery failing, but i'm not so sure anymore, because when i run antutu benchmark my phone shuts down when using fisheye image processing or 3D, it turns off even when it's plugged in.
I suspect it's the GPU failing or something similar. That is weird since i wasn't using any intense 3D games. I'm sure this is my last HTC.

yakultski said:
My phone won't boot unless it is plugged in via wall charger.
If I got it to boot while charging, it instantly turns off when I unplug it even with battery at 100%.
I am able turn to go into hboot mode(power + volume down), even when it is unplugged. But it dies if I access recovery. I am able to perform "show image crc" function.
The problem started while I was using the camera and it just turned off by itself.
I was on SROM at the time when the problem started.
I managed to change ROM to SD, and even used lollipop RUU(verizon), but the problem wasn't resolved.:crying:
What do you think? Am I right to assume this is a hardware problem?
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I don't know if you managed to solve your problem, but in my case I replaced the battery and now the problem is gone. So defective battery is the reason in my case. I replaced it my self which is quite a task but not so hard, you just need patience and time. So if you have time to reply me, please do, as i would like to help.:good:

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I don't know if you managed to solve your problem, but in my case I replaced the battery and now the problem is gone. So defective battery is the reason in my case. I replaced it my self which is quite a task but not so hard, you just need patience and time. So if you have time to reply me, please do, as i would like to help.:good:
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Hey Gunman84, my phone is behaving in a similar fashion as the OP. I have an AT&T phone converted to a GPE. So everything is stock in that sense. If plugged in, phone operates normally. As soon as I unplug it, a couple of seconds later it will power off. If I boot into hboot, the phone will stay on for a long time (its been an hour+ already and its still on).
I watched a youtube video showing how to replace the battery and that was pretty intimidating - haha. Where did you get your battery replacement? and how much did it cost?
thanks

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Hey Gunman84, my phone is behaving in a similar fashion as the OP. I have an AT&T phone converted to a GPE. So everything is stock in that sense. If plugged in, phone operates normally. As soon as I unplug it, a couple of seconds later it will power off. If I boot into hboot, the phone will stay on for a long time (its been an hour+ already and its still on).
I watched a youtube video showing how to replace the battery and that was pretty intimidating - haha. Where did you get your battery replacement? and how much did it cost?
thanks
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Hi, it's not so intimidating . Well you just need to be careful and patient, there are lots of small resistors, connectors and so on. Check the iFixit site for proper instructions here is the link https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC+One+%28M8%29+Teardown/23615 this is full teardown, and here is 2nd link where they focus mainly on replacing the battery https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/HTC+One+M8+Battery+Replacement/41650. I'm from Slovenia, and the battery cost me 20€, which is around 25US dollars, the battery was original one. I bought it from local supplier. It took me around 2-3 hours to replace it, or something like that, that's because i wanted to be careful.

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Hi, it's not so intimidating . Well you just need to be careful and patient, there are lots of small resistors, connectors and so on. Check the iFixit site for proper instructions here is the link https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/HTC+One+%28M8%29+Teardown/23615 this is full teardown, and here is 2nd link where they focus mainly on replacing the battery https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/HTC+One+M8+Battery+Replacement/41650. I'm from Slovenia, and the battery cost me 20€, which is around 25US dollars, the battery was original one. I bought it from local supplier. It took me around 2-3 hours to replace it, or something like that, that's because i wanted to be careful.
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Thanks so much for the links.
The phones behavior really makes me question if its the battery. For example, it stayed on in the hboot/recovery screen for 10+ hours (without being plugged in). So the battery can definitely hold a charge.
I'm afraid to open up the phone (and potentially break it), when there is potentially something else going on (maybe a software issue). I guess if I run out of ideas, I'll have no choice but to attempt the battery replacement.
thanks again!

clemdaddy said:
Thanks so much for the links.
The phones behavior really makes me question if its the battery. For example, it stayed on in the hboot/recovery screen for 10+ hours (without being plugged in). So the battery can definitely hold a charge.
I'm afraid to open up the phone (and potentially break it), when there is potentially something else going on (maybe a software issue). I guess if I run out of ideas, I'll have no choice but to attempt the battery replacement.
thanks again!
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Well in my case i could also stay in recovery mode(TWRP) indefinitely also in bootloader mode, that's because you are not in the operating system. The graphics are not running at that point and so on, it doesn't drain that much power at that point either.. It's a different story if you try to flash a rom in aroma, at that point the phone shuts of if not plugged in. It is the battery, trust me.

Gunman84 said:
Well in my case i could also stay in recovery mode(TWRP) indefinitely also in bootloader mode, that's because you are not in the operating system. The graphics are not running at that point and so on, it doesn't drain that much power at that point either.. It's a different story if you try to flash a rom in aroma, at that point the phone shuts of if not plugged in. It is the battery, trust me.
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Really appreciate your responses. Makes sense what you say. I'm going to attempt the battery swap. Got no other option!
For the adhesive parts of the phone. When putting it back together, did you need to reapply more adhesive?
Thanks

clemdaddy said:
Really appreciate your responses. Makes sense what you say. I'm going to attempt the battery swap. Got no other option!
For the adhesive parts of the phone. When putting it back together, did you need to reapply more adhesive?
Thanks
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Nope, no additional adhesive was needed in my case. I used the hair dryer to soften the original adhesive. The speaker grills were difficult to remove as they are glued quite well, but eventually they came off. The toughest part was separating the back casing, as you do need quite a few prying picks or guitar picks.
Just be careful with the motherboard, slowly remove the tape that covers the connectors, you don't want to rip apart any flat cables. And don't throw away that tape, you will need it.

Ohh i have the same issue.i used phone normally before and battery worked fine.but then i flashed ICE rom and when i was using the camera this happend.is this really a battery issue?
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Kasun72 said:
Ohh i have the same issue.i used phone normally before and battery worked fine.but then i flashed ICE rom and when i was using the camera this happend.is this really a battery issue?
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Well if yours symptoms are the same as clemdaddy has, then yes. Sorry, but at least now you know what the problem is.

Got the new battery today and performed the phone surgery. All the connections looked good. Pieced it all back together and everything works BUT the new battery won't charge. The phone is running off the battery, so the connections I made must be correct. Running off the battery the phone no longer exhibits the symptoms I described above (so this most likely confirms my previous battery was the culprit). I tried the hold all buttons for 2 minutes to re-calibrate the new battery. All that did was made the phone now display a full battery (instead of the empty battery it initially showed).
On the weekend I'll open it up again and see if I missed something.

Got the replacement battery. Re-opened up the phone. This time I over heated the upper and lower panels which caused them both to warp a bit, and one of them to have its paint bubble :crying: :crying: :crying: :crying:
I replaced the new defective battery with the most recent one. Put the phone back together and it is back to normal again! Also probably because of the over heating, there is now a little bit of a rainbow effect on the lower part of the LCD screen!
A real pity the first battery was defective, causing me to have to re-open it and carelessly overheat it. Otherwise the 1st attempt would have been a flawless repair!
With the warped panels, the bubbling paint and now the rainbow effect on the screen, I wonder how long I'll keep the phone. These little things are definitely bugging me... If I get rid of it, I'll really miss my google edition htc one m8! Nothing like a nexus like experience with a remove-able microSD card. Such a thing no longer exists