What to do if your cell phone DOES NOT turn on. Force on (EJ: Samsung)

If your cell phone turned off by itself and does not turn on, do not panic. First of all, try to remember what you did or what happened to the phone in the previous moment. Just doing that can help you find the cause of the problem and a potential solution.

If you have no idea what happened, don’t worry. Possibly just a bug in the software, which is easy to fix with the solutions below.

Why doesn’t my phone turn on

There are two possible causes. The most favorable case is when it comes to a software failure. That is, the Android operating system or the applications. If so, perhaps you can fix the cell phone yourself by practicing the solutions below, in the order indicated, until the Android turns on normally.

The worst situation is when it comes to a hardware problem or the physical part of the mobile. That is, some component in the cell phone is disconnected, damaged, broken or burned (maybe your phone was dropped or got wet earlier?). In this case, the solution you have left is to take it to an official technical service.

In addition to the recommendations below, I also suggest you review the article related to battery problems, if your cell phone has turned off by itself.

Solutions

1. Charge the phone for a few minutes

Your Android phone or tablet has probably just run out of battery. A prudent time connected to the charger and hopefully it will turn back on again.

In some cases the cell phone will show a low battery warning as soon as it is connected to the charger, but in other cases nothing may appear on the screen. This may be because the battery is completely drained. In this case, let it charge for at least 15 minutes before trying to turn it on. Here it is not necessary to pretend that it turns on as soon as it is connected to the charger.

If it does not turn on, you have to try another charger or another USB cable, because it may be that the one that was used has been broken or damaged.

2. Do a force restart (or remove the battery)

It is very common for an Android mobile to be frozeni.e it may be on but the screen went black and is not responding to buttons.

In this case it is just a matter of removing the energy completely. You just have to remove the battery for about 10 seconds (5 minutes in the worst case), put it back in and turn on the phone.

If the phone cannot be removed the battery, the alternative is to have a forced reboot, keeping the power button pressed for 10 seconds. On certain devices, it may be necessary to press and hold this button for up to 30 seconds.

Why does my Android phone FREEZE and what to do if it hangs

3. Restore from factory

If unfortunately the above does not solve the problem, try to restore the factory settings of the device, which implies that all user data will be erased.

In this scenario we are talking about, there may be two ways to factory reset the mobile:

From recovery mode

This mode is entered by pressing a specific button combination. Once in this mode, touch on the option wipe data/factory reset.

The combination of buttons to use varies from device to device. To find the combination for a specific phone, do an online search for the model plus the phrase “recovery mode.”

For example, in the Samsung Galaxy S6, you have to press the start button + power button + volume up button at the same time and for a few seconds.

Hard reset

Some phones can be directly reset with a specific combination of keys, without having to enter the recovery mode.

Again, this button combination is not the same for all devices. You have to do an online search for the device model plus the phrase “hard reset”.

For example, in the LG L5 2 you have to press the start button + power button + both volume buttons at the same time (all are released when the LG logo appears). In the Motorola Moto G you have to press and hold the power button for 120 seconds, with the phone connected to the charger.

How to restore Android from FACTORY (format, reset)

4. Reinstall device firmware

If there is a serious flaw in the software from deleting improper files, making advanced modifications or changing ROMs, and even the restoration does not solve the problem and the phone does not turn on in normal mode, the option could be to try to reinstall the Android system.

This can be easy or difficult, depending on the phone. Some manufacturers like Google they provide “factory images” of your devices and instructions for reinstalling or “flashing” the device. Similarly, do a web search for the phone model with the phrase “reinstall firmware” to get the factory image and instructions on how flashearla.

5. Boot into safe mode

Starting an Android in safe mode only loads the phone’s factory software or applications, excluding third-party or user-installed applications. If the problem is here, the phone will probably start up in safe mode, which will allow you to uninstall these apps to fix the bug.

The way to enter safe mode varies from cell phone to cell phone. You will have to do a web search for the cell phone model and the phrase “safe mode” to find out how to do it on a specific device.

For example, in the Samsung Galaxy S3 mini and other Samsung models, you have to turn on the phone as you normally would and, during startup, press and hold the volume down button until the phone starts up. You are known to be in this mode if “Safe Mode” appears in the lower corner of the screen.