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[Q] Help please! Galaxy Nexus Bricked!

Replaced the usb board (flex cable?) and the speaker plastic piece. When plugged into power, battery icon comes on and shows it's charging. Tried to boot the phone, it won't boot up. Tried to get into download load (power + vol down), nothing.
This is a friend's phone I am helping with. The phone had just come back from Samsung warranty which told my friend that they won't be able to repair the usb port because the water sensor had tripped. So, he bought a usb flex cable with usb port and the speaker plastic piece. I just got done helping him with replacing the usb as well as the speaker piece.
Any suggestions?

I can't believe no one else has experienced the same problem.
Anyhow, I had a usb jig and was able to power it on to download mode. Tried Odin to flash factory stock. No go, it stops at connection. Finally got pit file to load, and then stock image through pda in odin.
Now, the phone won't respond to the power button. Pressing power button doesn't do anything, no matter how long you press it. It's as if the phone doesn't recognize that you are pressing the power button. After pulling battery, the only way to power it on is to put in the usb jig and then press the power button. So, it tells me that the phone recognizes power button was pushed only with the usb jig. At all other times, the galaxy nexus doesn't recognize when the power button is pushed.
We are considering the purchase of power button flexible cable. Would it repair the problem of the phone not recognizing the power button push?

I'm not familiar with the usb jigs, but how did it go from no connection to connection? Also, if the power button worked when attached to the jig, then why would those same wires that didn't work before work now? Doesn't sound to me like that power button cable.. What are the chances that this phone had more serious water damage? Did ya'll use the bag of rice trick, or just let it dry normally?

My girlfriend handed me her phone. The power button does nothing. Phone is off and charged. When I plug it into a computer or wall charger I get the charging sign. Any way to get the phone up and running through computer? I was thinking if the power button is dead, then if I can get the phone turned on with the computer I can push a swipe to wake type program bypassing the power button and making the phone usable.

Have you tried just holding the power button and wiggling it around a bit? Or even a bit of duster around it? It sucks when the only one of three hardware buttons stops working. I had an older phone that i'd have to hold the button at various angles, pressure points to get it to turn on. If you do get it on, try smartscreen on lite.

[Q] So I broke the power button flex cable

What should I do?
There's no way I can afford a new motherboard, and it seems impossible to remove the power button flex for replacement without instructions, re-attaching a new one would be fairly easy I imagine, but I desperately need help for this one.

Are you absolutely sure you've broken it? Did you fix it? I have seen a couple devices where the flex cable pops out of its connector (especially if you go disassembling the device) but ever so slightly that the power button works only sporadically. The fix seems to be to reconnect the flex cable and the power button starts working.

torn power cable!!
ShadowOfScales said:
What should I do?
There's no way I can afford a new motherboard, and it seems impossible to remove the power button flex for replacement without instructions, re-attaching a new one would be fairly easy I imagine, but I desperately need help for this one.
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I have replaced smashed screens and uodated the battery, then after I needed to hotwire the battery so I could finish flashing a ROM, I have carelessly managed to slightly tear the power ribbon up near the switch button. GRRRRR
I am about to attempt to drop a slither of solder across a slit I'll make with an exacto knife and see if I can get anything. It will power on as I added a switch in the NiMH battery pack I made up and was surprised that I couldn't make any selections while I was doing stuff in the bootloader functions. Bugger. I mabaged to relock the bootloader as I was going stock for something, then after power drain (I now realise that it doesn't charge your phone while in the bootloader screen) and now with a re-locked bootloader, I cannot select 'yes' to unlock the bootloader again suggestions? ...meanwhile, I'm about to probably waste my time attempting McGyver ribbon cable surgury.

I did actually manage to repair a ribbon cable using enamelled wire (30 awg) and a microscope but eventually just replaced the cable.
I bought a cable similar to the one you want for approx £5 which arrived 2 days later.
The on off switch and the other end are just held on with 2 sided tape, so will gently peel off by prying beneath them. I did think the other end would not come off.
My advice replace the cable.

charging problem

my phone stopped charging after 23% cant do any thing.....help me plz.
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try vol up+power till you got 3 vibrations then turn on again, or try power button while you plug charge...
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I had this problem too. Powering off device with small button near to SIM card worked for me. You will need sth small, that would fit into tiny hole, some kind of neddle, wire.

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I had this problem too. Powering off device with small button near to SIM card worked for me. You will need sth small, that would fit into tiny hole, some kind of neddle, wire.
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What does that button do...
I think that used to reset the phone

Hello, I have the same problem. My phone has stopped charging. No charge even in the off state. When you connect the USB cable being off or on the computer has failed USB devices. I've already trying with other cables and other chargers. I do not think it's a problem because the connector is in good condition.

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Follow the buttons to a flex circuit and find test points near where it plugs into the main board.
In the factory they need to turn it on when there is no side button circuit board connected.
There are probably three test points together for 2 x volume, 1 x power.
Try grounding them.
If you have any resistors it would be better to try through a 1k resistor in case there is something else there.