Warning!! Do not let your battery die!

[jjinal]

I bet you could have revived it by stack charging. Plug in for 30 seconds , and unplug for 30 seconds. Repeat for about 10 or 20 cycles. I have revived smart phones and tablets that have run to zero and wouldn't do anything a number of times. This process stacks enough of a charge for the phones charging management to take over.

Are you suggesting cell phone CPR??? Don't forget to press the screen 5 times between cycles!

 

[jacker]

Hate to say it but Galaxy phones have always been notorious for sudden death when fully discharged.

This goes back to the gs3 I owned.

 

[gregg6942]

So In the last months I have had 2 Samsung phones brick on me. Both same symptons.

3 weeks ago my Work issued Verizon S8 ran completely dead. Battery to 0% and shut down. When I got back to power and plugged it in... Nada.. Zilch.
For a sec vibrated and circle charge indicator that almost immediately went away. After that Never showed charging again.
Tried:
Hold power for minutes.
Hold Power + Volume for a minute
Hold Power + VOlume Down.
Hold Power + Bixby
Hold Power + Bixby + Volume Up
Hold Power + Bixby + Volume Down

Tried Different chargers and cables and wireless charging.

All made zero change
Had to get a Warranty swap

Last night my Note 8 also drained to 0% and Shut down,
When I got back to power and plugged it in... Nada.. Zilch.
For a sec vibrated and circle charge indicator that almost immediately went away.

Tried same things as above. No Change.
Had to book a claim with Premium Care. Will have a new one tomorrow.

Don't know what's up but 2 Sammy phones did same thing in a month. Odd.....

Try holding volume down,power button and the home button all at same time

 

[jackjack1969]

I've had mine completely die twice and no problem recharging. I'm lucky like that I guess lol

 

[djepperson1]

I've had mine completely die twice and no problem recharging. I'm lucky like that I guess lol

You shouldn't jinx yourself better knock on wood now

 

[ol_jackburton]

Auto correct should have been note 4

so how many times have you typed Note 8, for spell check to assume that you typing Note 4 was just a crazy mistake.

 

[Carrie Greicar]

I am sure I typed it wrong. Sorry. Geez

 

[Sh3ngLong]

That sucks. I was hoping there wouldn't be anymore battery issues since Samsung upped their game in the battery testing department.

 

[Jrome.brooks]

Thats just sad then these cell phone companies want 1,000 plus for there phone

 

[AZwldcats]

Hope the next one that comes in is fine.

Brand new one still in sealed box with all accessories. At least I got a new set of accessories with it.

 

[AZwldcats]

Try holding volume down,power button and the home button all at same time

No Luck....
Would this work with the Non Physical home button?

 

[AZwldcats]

How long are you waiting after charging to try to power it back on? I had an old Note 8 that had to be back up to around 10% before it would turn back on.

This could be a possibility. Since I was at work both times I did not wait for it to charge long before trying to turn back on.

 

[AZwldcats]

Eh, well, technically it is VERY bad for a lithium ion battery to hit "true" 0% charge. So much so that many batteries are designed not to charge once they are completely drained. HOWEVER, the batteries are usually calibrated in a way that 0% isn't TRUE 0% (there's actually some charge still left over). This is done to avoid end users from letting the battery fully deplete. I wonder if that didn't quite work out as intended in the case of your phones? Not sure.

I agree. However sometimes not possible. For example I was on a phone call this time with no access to power.
You would think they would have better protection to make this not happen.

 

[Mtro]

My spare s7 is always dead. Never doesn't charge for me. Sucks that happened to you

 

[DarkSorrow]

My wife's AT&T Note 8 died and she left it dead over night because she was at work with no charger. Plugged it in when she got home next day. No issues. Powered right on.

 

[bhop42]

I've seen this happen before in the past. Try this: plug your cable in a USB 2.0 charging port typically found on desktop computers. A USB port on most computers measures .25 amps compared to 2.0 amps on most chargers. The trick is to bring the battery up slowly. Leave it plugged in for a half hour then check and see if it's charging. If it is wait until the battery is at least 5% before plugging it back in the wall charger.

 

[SpookDroid]

I've had mine deplete itself on day 1 and charged to full charge with no issues. Same with an S8, and S7 Edge, and any other phone I've owned. S8 ran out of juice a few times when I fell asleep and forgot to charge; still was working when I turned it in.

 

[anon(1733)]

I let mine deplete last night. It charged just fine.

 

[gregg6942]

No Luck....
Would this work with the Non Physical home button?

Sure does, my niece's S8+ locked up with black screen, did this a few times & finally it started. Sorry it didn't work for you...

 

[Jrome.brooks]

I just let my phone die and it charged right up