[Q] Nexus 7 Micro USB Frequently Disconnecting - Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A

I've had my Nexus 7 2013 for about half a year and it's had micro-usb issues for a month or so before this, but now it is completely impossible to transfer files or connect to my PC as a storage device. The charging icon will remain active, and it will charge, but it simply either doesn't register, or if I repeatedly insert the micro-USB, the "Connected as MTP" will pop up but quickly go away. My PC tries to install the driver but shortly closes after it registers that the tablet has disconnected.
It isn't the cord as I've tried it with multiple, so I'm moderately sure it's the tablet USB port. Is there any way I could fix this without having to get a replacement and if not, how do I go about replacing it?
Thanks in advance for any help. Anything is appreciated.

Heretocracy said:
I've had my Nexus 7 2013 for about half a year and it's had micro-usb issues for a month or so before this, but now it is completely impossible to transfer files or connect to my PC as a storage device. The charging icon will remain active, and it will charge, but it simply either doesn't register, or if I repeatedly insert the micro-USB, the "Connected as MTP" will pop up but quickly go away. My PC tries to install the driver but shortly closes after it registers that the tablet has disconnected.
It isn't the cord as I've tried it with multiple, so I'm moderately sure it's the tablet USB port. Is there any way I could fix this without having to get a replacement and if not, how do I go about replacing it?
Thanks in advance for any help. Anything is appreciated.
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A couple of my friends Nexus 7's also got its charging port damaged. I wouldnt advise you to fix it by yourself as it's risky. Carry it by a repair shop. I know that the Usb port is located on a separate board and not with the cpu etc so its not hard/expensive to fix.

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Recently, I started to have usb problems where the notification on the phone was flashing on and off and the usb connected sound on the computer kept going off (like the phone was connecting and disconnecting to the usb port on the computer every second), but I thought this was a cable problem and since I didn't need usb at that moment, I brushed it off.
I'm pretty sure my phone still charges fine because the light goes on. No, It isn't a problem with the cables or the computers because i've tried multiple cables and computers. I don't understand what the problem is because my charging still works fine and I don't get error messages, it's just that usb won't connect at all anymore
Try this > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243
If that doesn't work, you may have a hardware defect, and it'd be best to unroot and take it to sprint.
teh roxxorz said:
Try this > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243
If that doesn't work, you may have a hardware defect, and it'd be best to unroot and take it to sprint.
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Tried this and it didn't work, going to sprint soon

Galaxy Nexus GSM: No wall charge and USB not recognized

Hi guys,
My GNex has a problem. Many users seem to have a similar problem but theirs seem to be hardware related and I'm pretty confident mine is software related.
It started a few months ago when my GNex wouldn't charge through the wall charger. I was on a trip with my friends so I didn't have access to a pc and wasn't able to troubleshoot further. The charging icon would appear when the phone was off but when I turned it on it didn't charge. I played around with the phone for about two hours, rebooting, Googling for solutions, changing the USB connection modes in the Storage settings. When I changed from Next Launcher to Stock launcher and rebooted everything was working fine again. However I think it was only a coincidence. Then the problem didn't occur again until now and this is why I think it's software related. If hardware would have been broken the problem wouldn't just have fixed itself like that.
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Phone won't charge with any wall charger (and any cable) unless off
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Reinstalling drivers on PC
Rebooting device in different modes including fastboot
Using different batteries
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This problem started after latest 4.3 update. It has only occured after battery completely runs dry. I have 3 batteries (a bit excessive I know) and an external battery charger so charge is not the issue, I just really want to understand what's going on with my phone.
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session030213 said:
it would improve after I press on a certain spot on the back of the device
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The spot corresponds to the plug (att) and now it is time to unlock, reseat the cable and relock it as all of the problems relate to poor contact of the cable.
Same issue here,I am inserting a usb otg and connecting mouse there and then rebooting. This is really a bad issue
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Hello dear.
I have a problem with my p601,
I cant connected my tablet to PC.
When i connected, just charging and no any connection.. In odin or storage not show a device, adb not connected...
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