Hard Bricked my Epic - Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

It fell out of my pocket and now it won't show any signs of life, any ways to revive it? I can't replace it for a week so i'd rather not be without a phone for that long. It's probably a hardware issue and there's nothing i can do, but i thought i would ask.
Although after dropping my last one 30 feet and surviving; this one can't survive a quick 3 foot drop, lame.

Lol, hard bricked? Id say plain jane broken.
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b16flybye said:
Lol, hard bricked? Id say plain jane broken.
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This^^^^^! You can take it apart and see if the display ribbon connector came loose.
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Horrible screen problem

So last night i was just holding my phone and the screen literally just cracked for no reason. Has this happened to anyone else?
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HULK SMASH! lol... Not that I've read. Mines been just fine and I man handle it most of the time. Are you sure it didn't fall?
No i know it didn't fall.. I just don't know why it happened its unsettling to say the least. I haven't had any issues with the phone besides this. Its not like i was squeezing the crap out of it either.
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LOL, how the heck were you holding it? This is crazy. BTW, I accidentally thanked you. The post did make me laugh though so maybe you deserve a thanks. Were you playing Homerun Battle, struck out, and broke the phone over your knee?
that sounds way too strange. Was Jack Daniels involved?
lopezpm said:
LOL, how the heck were you holding it? This is crazy. BTW, I accidentally thanked you. The post did make me laugh though so maybe you deserve a thanks. Were you playing Homerun Battle, struck out, and broke the phone over your knee?
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Now that's funny. I find myself pressing the screen hard when playing that game. OP, there must have been some sort of hairline crack or something that wasn't visible. Maybe in the black area by softkeys. The glass on these phones is usually pretty tough
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I was seriously just holding it. I took it out of my pocket and i went to make a call and the thing just cracked its so bizarre.
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mdeathike said:
I was seriously just holding it. I took it out of my pocket and i went to make a call and the thing just cracked its so bizarre.
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hahahahahahaha
Did you have a picture of Chuck Norris in your other hand?
Hopefully you have tep
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Did you call yet or take it in? Got a picture? This happened to some OG Nexus phones and it was blamed on keeping the phone in your pockets with tight pants. I guess it could add stress to the screen when you squat or bend certain ways. Like someone else said there had to be hairline crack somewhere. Picture would help to see where it started.
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Yeah i have tep. I called all over the place since its screen damage they can't give a new one without the deductible. Its funny that you say that i was in skinny jeans but it broke when i took it out of my pocket. I have the nexus s for t-mobile and it never happened with that. Thank god for tep though..
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Battery looks like it expanded inside..

Quick question, I've got a bricked evo that I have'nt touched in months. The battery has been useless inside the phone's box since then but a couple of days ago I noticed the battery looks like it expanded or exploded from the inside. Any idea of what could of caused this?
Very curious.
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If it was never charged for a while and left on a cool environment I would say that the battery was just bad, if you had it on a hot place like on the glove compartment inside your car then it overheated. Either way I hope you discard it.
Any lump on a battery means you need to dispose of it..I've heard of some crazy stuff lol.
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Dispose of it immediately. If you try to use it or charge it, it will likely explode.
Oh I would never attempt to use it again, I was just a little curious as to why this would happen. Thanks all!
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drrtydisko said:
Oh I would never attempt to use it again, I was just a little curious as to why this would happen. Thanks all!
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old batteries tend to do that...

Resistor or capacitor fell off board..

Heard a weird rattling in my phone removed the back and a cap or resistor flew out now my phones having all kinda of issues what should I do?
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If your asking, your no experienced enough lol
Warrenty it & get another
Chisle31 said:
Heard a weird rattling in my phone removed the back and a cap or resistor flew out now my phones having all kinda of issues what should I do?
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Super Glue that bad boy back on! (joking, please don't attempt that)
I'm with doug36, warranty should take care of this.

Accelerometer work's intermittently?

Hey guys I spilled some apple juice on my phone (I know I'm pissed to) but now my accelerometer works sometimes like ill boot the phone and it will work fine then nothing from another reboot. Its weird. Any ideas?
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Probably got wet on the board. Shorted something out. I see this happen all the time at work.
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Crap thats what i thought. Why is it working on and off then? I figured of it shorted out it would be dead for good (the accelerometer i guess). You think if i take the phone apart and clean up the board I might revive it?
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Chyrio said:
Crap thats what i thought. Why is it working on and off then? I figured of it shorted out it would be dead for good (the accelerometer i guess). You think if i take the phone apart and clean up the board I might revive it?
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Clean it with some high percentage alcohol, I think its over 91% with a toothbrush after you take it apart. I've seen it work miracles.
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Me too. I usually use cotton swabs, alcohol, and canned air. Ill give it a go at work tomorrow. Any good guides on how to take this thing apart
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Chyrio said:
Me too. I usually use cotton swabs, alcohol, and canned air. Ill give it a go at work tomorrow. Any good guides on how to take this thing apart
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3DPxzH3l2c
javskies said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3DPxzH3l2c
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Its easy and fun. Lol.
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Chyrio said:
Crap thats what i thought. Why is it working on and off then? I figured of it shorted out it would be dead for good (the accelerometer i guess). You think if i take the phone apart and clean up the board I might revive it?
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It's probably working until it gets hot enough to expand and then breaks the circuit.
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_Epic said:
Its easy and fun. Lol.
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Spend the 20 bucks or so on the kit from Radio Shack. The little guitar pick thing makes taking it apart so much easier. Its worth the investment.
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I have a whole bunch from when I used to replace iphone screens. Thanks for the vid guys Ill get on it in a little while
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Well it hasn't been working since last night whether the phone is hot or cold but I'm still going t clean it. I'm hoping just the sticky left over apple juice is causing the short and cleaning it will work it out
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there is just to much everywere. would it be overkill if I let the mainboard and the case (minus the battery) soak in alcohol for like 10 to 20 minutes and then blow dry them?
Probably
With electronics, usually bute force isnt the name of the game..
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hmm well I just dabbed little drops of alcohol on the internal parts and were the apple juice was and blew it out with canned, and I'm going to let it dry now for a while before I put it back together.
Alright it is dead the accelerometer and the light sensor are not working even after cleaning. Anybody have a doner phone? Ha ha
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Chyrio said:
Alright it is dead the accelerometer and the light sensor are not working even after cleaning. Anybody have a doner phone? Ha ha
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Sucks man. Wish i could help you out
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If you were careful taking it apart and cleaned it good, you may be able to take it in to Sprint and have it replaced. Idk if there is any litmus paper to show it got wet though.
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I already tried they wont let me. but something else that's weird, I thought maybe restoring back to stock might work if its something software related to I tried restoring to zv7 with the link in the IRC using lgnpst and lgnpst is not flashing the bootloader or anything for that matter. any ideas why? I can get the phone in download mode and lgnpst does its regular thing, the phone reboots at 67% like normal, then it sits at the 4g LTE logo on the boot animation until it overheats and shuts off. I tried getting into the bootloader and it will not show it. if I hold vol up+vol down+power, it just goes straight to the boot animation from a cold start.

Water in Cameras and USB port!!!

Left phone outside last night and woke up with it pouring rain. Needless to say water got in the phone. Both camera are water logged now and the usb port is acting up saying its on charger when its not. Anybody have any ideas to maybe get the water out quicker besides rice in a bowl trick. Thanks
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On top of the fridge.
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On top of the fridge?
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Ouch dude. I'm sorry that happened...I would be crying if that happened to me. It sounds like a lot of water is inside the phone and would take quiet a while for the rice to do its job. Make sure to not keep the device powered on. Remove the battery ASAP and then toss the phone in a bag of rice and let it sit for a few days. You could try setting it in front of a fan too for a few hours/days. I'm surprised the phone didn't short out yet.
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Front camera is still shot and usb port damaged i guess it charges but even when i unplug it it still says its charging but battery level keeps going lower not higher. I guess i will give it a few more days then get it repaired if needed. Tried to open the phone myself and got every screw out but the one on the side and just my luck it stripped so needless to say I couldn't get the back off without breaking it...go figure!!!!
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I wouldn't even turn it on for at least 3 days
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Sounds good but my backup phone is even worse because my little boy slammed it. So it only works half the time and cuts off by itself
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richardlibeau said:
Sounds good but my backup phone is even worse because my little boy slammed it. So it only works half the time and cuts off by itself
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Maybe, but I guarentee your main phoen won't work at all or ever if you turn it on today.
richardlibeau said:
Front camera is still shot and usb port damaged i guess it charges but even when i unplug it it still says its charging but battery level keeps going lower not higher. I guess i will give it a few more days then get it repaired if needed. Tried to open the phone myself and got every screw out but the one on the side and just my luck it stripped so needless to say I couldn't get the back off without breaking it...go figure!!!!
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Keeping the phone powered on and trying to charge it was by far the worst thing to do. You should have removed the battery right when you got it from outside and put it into rice or let it air-dry for a long time. Obviously it's too late now but for the future just remember that for any of your electronics.
Sucks about the stripped screw. Been there done that lots of times. Those kinds of screws require a really good screwdriver.
brian117 said:
Keeping the phone powered on and trying to charge it was by far the worst thing to do. You should have removed the battery right when you got it from outside and put it into rice or let it air-dry for a long time. Obviously it's too late now but for the future just remember that for any of your electronics.
Sucks about the stripped screw. Been there done that lots of times. Those kinds of screws require a really good screwdriver.
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Yeah, probably wasn"t the smartest thing to do after it was in the rain all night.A bonehead move on my part for sure. Guess that's what happens when drink too much watching the super bowl!!!

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