Bricked EVO? Not rooted either...

[robwalte]

Last night my EVO went unresponsive. I had used it earlier in the day without any issues. I didn't get a chance to check it all afternoon, and by 10pm, it was dead. I tried to plug it in with the wall charger, but I couldn't even get the LED to light up. This morning, same thing - won't turn on, no LED, no signs of life at all.

It's still stock - I haven't rooted it. I did notice that in the last couple of days, some apps weren't responding, and I would get the "loading" circle when I tried to go back to the home screen. No idea if this is related.

Any ideas?

UPDATE:
Perhaps I posted too soon. I held down the power button for a good 30 seconds, then touched the home button. The phone sprang to life, booted as normal. Very strange.

 

[Captweez]

Had the same thing happen to me. My phone was fine earlier, and then all of a sudden turned dead in my pocket. The battery shouldn't have been close to empty.

Took your advice with the power button and it sprung back to life. I was about to take it back for a replacement.

 

[Pew446]

It would seem as though by holding down the power button for that long you probably discharged some capacitors, "refreshing" the phone. At least that's how it works with many laptops.

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