Recent content by Ed Stockman

Well, just hit the 48 hr mark on the disassembled rice soak. Still no dice on the phone, just the red LED blink when it gets plugged in. Looks like the wife will be picking up a new phone this week; hopefully with a LOT more care on this one. I'll likely just use the bricked one for parts in...

Well, warranty was voided due to the water exposure ;-) So I opened it up and unhooked the battery for ~10-15 minutes today; then reassembled the thing. Unfortunately, no effect, except now when I plug it in it will blink with the red LED. Oddly enough the green one stays on afterwords (though...

Blerg, I'm gonna check her warranty dates first to see if I can just have it replaced/repaired (wife hasn't even had it for 30 days). I suppose if I'm stuck I'll go through the hassle of opening it this weekend and see if that does it.

Just wanted to chime in on this; as my wife's Nexus 4 just had the same issue happen today. In her case, the phone might have gotten some water exposure (was in a damp pocket for a bit). It seemed to be running fine today, but apparently when she went to charge it the phoned turn itself off...