Nexus 5 will not start - is there a way to access my photos?

[Needahlp]

Hello, my nexus 5 has stopped working and will not start at all if unplugged. If I plug it to charge or into my laptop it begins to reboot over and over again, it will vibrate, display the 'google' logo for a second and then restart again and do the same thing over and over. I can not enter recovery mode as when I attempt to it just restarts back to the Google logo.

I've since moved on to another phone, but would like to be able to access my photos and copy them over to my laptop. Is there anyway to do that while my phone is constantly rebooting?

Thanks!

 

[itguyjax8430]

Hello, my nexus 5 has stopped working and will not start at all if unplugged. If I plug it to charge or into my laptop it begins to reboot over and over again, it will vibrate, display the 'google' logo for a second and then restart again and do the same thing over and over. I can not enter recovery mode as when I attempt to it just restarts back to the Google logo.

I've since moved on to another phone, but would like to be able to access my photos and copy them over to my laptop. Is there anyway to do that while my phone is constantly rebooting?

Thanks!

Welcome to Android Central!

You will need to have the phone booted up all they way in order for you to access the photos on the phone. Did you log in to your Google account and see if they were backed up?

 

[jj14x]

Sounds like your power button is faulty (had the same issue with mine - paid LG $75 to fix it)
To second what @itguyjax8430 said, check to see if your phone was syncing photos to your google photos account (photos.google.com). If not, you will need to get the power button fixed