How to restore your Nexus 5 Wi-Fi connectivity

[@davidly6399]

This trick worked for me. 400+ degrees in the oven for 8 mins with the wifi chip showing through the foil. Saved my wife's phone. when I told her put it in the oven, she thought it was toast for sure. Thanks a million!

[@Disenfox]

Thanks mate, did the same, my motherboard turned into a black toast and my house smelled like someone died here for a week after

[@velku]

I have a Nexus 10 (GT-P8110) tablet that spent more than a year stored in a cabinet because of the same wifi issue. Yesterday I started researching for a fix for the 20th time since and stumbled upon your video. Obviously is not the same motherboard but your fix is what I've been looking for this whole time. So I have a small oven which I heated to about 180°C, cover the webcam in aluminum foil (it's embeded in the motherboard) and left it there for just 5min (it has some rods above of the grill on the inside that emanates heat so the process was pretty intense and I had to be more carefull with it. Still, I had it layed on a wooden piece so the metallic grill wouldn't destroy the motherboard from below). I let it rest for 15min, reinstall everything as it was and now it works. Thanks so much man, you have no idea how happy I am to have it back.

[@JacobyInfestio]

I love Nexus. My old man is already bursting at work and does not fail. The same problem arose with the wi-fi module. Found your video. I took the hair dryer from Bati, I did everything as you did. Oh miracle works! Hello from Ukraine!) Thank you very much!)

[@ramonhammerschmidt1583]

Perfect - thank you for your courage in dismantling and heating the heart of the Nexus. Worked with my old broken smartphone - WiFi is fully functional again.

[@fenrir7969]

Thanks. I've just reflowed my Nexus 5 which is nearly 5 year old, I got it soon after they were released. It recently lost WiFi so had a go today. I used a heat gun set at 250C for 5 minutes about 2 or 3 inchs away, motherboard was wrapped in foil so only the WiFi chip was exposed, let it cool completely before removing the foil. So far so good! Updated about 30+ apps from the Play store over WiFi and had no problems. My Bluetooth was working before I did this, don't know if that makes any difference or not but just stating it just in case. I've been told that a reflow is not to be considered a long term fix so I'm half expecting it to break again at some point.

[@namdude0373]

I'm happy to hear that! It sometimes can be a permanent fix, but usually is just temporary. What is happening is the WiFi chip solder points have broken away from the motherboard. By reflowing, you melt the solder again and try to remove the cracks in the solder. Ideally, you just replace the solder completely. Although, that is well beyond my skill level!

[@fenrir7969]

Yes the proper fix is called reballing. I found an AliExpress seller that sells the required BGA stencil, you can buy cheap reballing stations on ebay (basically little but heavy clamps that hold small PCBs) and then you'd just need a few consumables I guess like flux and some sort of glue? I'm not sure on the exact details as I've only watched about 2 videos on the subject. A bit like you though, I think it would be a bit beyond my skill level, I'd probably mess it up if I tried.

[@northernhemisphere4906]

Mate, I literally have the same issue as you do, 5 year old phone, wifi died 4 days ago. funny coincidence. I was forced to heat gun my gpu once cuz of black screen, now the story returns for the phone. Hope it's gonna work.

[@fenrir7969]

Been using it as I normally would since I fixed mine, still going strong. Good luck with yours, there's still plenty of life in the Nexus 5 yet.

[@fenrir7969]

Spoke too soon! Turned aeroplane mode off this morning when I got up and WiFi appeared to turn on but would not connect. Long pressing the quick settings icon and loading the settings page just gave me a blank screen. Then System UI crashed and I had to restart the phone with volume down + power. Now I'm back to where I was, no WiFi but bluetooth apparently still works okay. I'm not sure if I will try again or just sell the phone as spares and repairs and move on. The battery is pretty much done as well so it's not worth it for me to try the reballing option.

[@clarkkent123321]

Many thanks for the video, I know the phone is old but the instructions on the video did the trick, it's been almost 5 days and WiFi is still working. Before this I tried everything from factory reset to rooting and installing a custom ROM and none of that worked. You're a life saver.

[@rumensimeonov6375]

Is it working now? My wifi died a couple of days ago and I'm wondering if I should try this. I've read somewhere that it is just a temporary solution and I'm wondering

[@maurizioangeli]

It worked! 7 minutes in the oven... but after 2 weeks it's broken again

[@namdude0373]

Mine only lasted a day, unfortunately the root of the problem is the solder that LG used during manufacturing. The proper way to fix this issue is to resolder the wifi/Bluetooth chip back onto the motherboard with brand new solder

[@Kolja82]

Thanks for the idea. Baked it in the oven for 9 minutes at 200 celsius and it worked!

[@ericpensa5369]

Excellent !!! 8 mn au four à 200¨°C sans préchauffage, 8 mn de refroidissement dehors à l'abris et tout remarche ! MERCI

[@ghlina7836]

Au four ! je l'ai fait ac le sèche cheveux environ 5 min et j'ai eu vrm peur. Pttetre que c pourça mon prblm n'est pas résolu :(

[@ericpensa5369]

Bon le problème est réapparu 2 semaines après

[@ghlina7836]

Faut que je me prépare alors :)

[@ericpensa5369]

surtout sans préchauffage, on sait jamais.

[@ghlina7836]

Ouais ;)

[@LeonardoSantangelo]

My nexus has the same problem with wifi and bluetooth conections. Both doesn't turn on anyway! Do you know if it's the same solution?

[@zykrid]

what a banger

[@layssmetanalukriflyunie]

it doesn't help to reviwe my wifi, but it maked working the back camera! May be I'll try to warm it up again?

[@hurle0409]

Baked in 200°C 8 minutes. Working. Thank you

[@iliassyousfi2610]

thanks a lot man. my wifi is back since 2 days. I hope it will last longer. I used 400 F in the oven for 8 MN. Thanks

[@jozinoYT]

Thank you, it helped and works for now... Oven + foil + 200+ for 10 minutes...

[@Tallermage]

i can do this with an lg g3 right? could you show us how to take it apart and do it?

[@namdude0373]

the whole process of isolating the wifi chip with aluminum foil and heating it up should have the same effect, although I do not have an LG G3..

[@markus7431]

works great on nexus 5 phone. 200°C - 8min in oven! Thank you so much!

[@Sirok59rus]

Hi, thx for the video. Please, give a little recommendation. If i haven't heat gun but have oven, Do I need wrap my nexus 5 in a foil?

[@Sirok59rus]

В общем, в тот день не дождался ответа - запек материнскую плату без фольги. 9 минут температура около 205-220 градусов. Помогло, но где-то через неделю после двух дней неиспользования вайфая проблема вернулась. Upd. 4 августа. Запек также, вай-фай появился

[@zaptraderUK]

Hi dude , my nexus 5 if i ON wifi there not in my phone , other phone wifi is working , my nexus what can i doo plz help me ......

[@namdude0373]

Asad Uddin I would recommend trying what I did in this video, for me it was not a permanent fix but it may work out for you!

[@aliyuabdutofa2279]

Just tried it and it works perfectly now. Thanks for sharing it

[@namdude0373]

+Aliyu Abdu Tofa I am glad to hear that! I hope it is a permanent fix!! For me, it was not so I ended up swapping the motherboard but I may end up trying to fix the old one with a replacement Wi-Fi chip I bought for $7USD!

[@aliyuabdutofa2279]

+namdude0373 At least iv learned something that i dont know before even if is temporary, i will late you know if is temp or perm. Thanks

[@yuricorvette]

+Aliyu Abdu Tofa was permanent or not?

[@DheApple]

Damn you are my hero! Fixed the issue for me! I love you dude!

[@namdude0373]

Woot!! I still am using my nexus 5 and plan to for a long time!!

[@adilsonmachado2696]

which piece then I switch to stop the default wifi? thanks

[@namdude0373]

Dinho Zÿs you would want to replace the Wi-Fi chip, it is the one I leave exposed when putting aluminium foil on the motherboard

[@adilsonmachado2696]

changing it then I solve the problem? Thank you for your help

[@alwaysCuriousOne]

Amazing!!! It worked for me. Baked in the oven 200 c for 5 minutes. Thanks.

[@AlawamiAZ]

Fixed it for 6 hours then broke again.. so I heated it again and that fixed it for another 5 hours but then broke wifi again :( Freezing the phone seems also to fix it temporarily but it works for only 1-2 hours compared to heating which gives it 5-6 hours. I'm still trying to find a long term fix.. I tried putting a paper between cover and the chip to pressureize the chip on the board but it didn't help.

[@namdude0373]

Ali Alawami if this doesn't work, the only long term fix is to have someone resolder the chip back on.. the solder is breaking in between the chip and the motherboard and sometimes melting it again works, for me, I had the same experience you did.

[@aparnamano5458]

any ideas on the science behind this solution?

[@namdude0373]

aparna mano there's solder balls behind the wifi chip that crack and cause the connection to fail and heating it up remelts the solder and fixes these cracks

[@aparnamano5458]

Thanks Casey Sanders. People have suggested oven. Can i try it with an microwave oven?, instead of keeping it directly and heating, can i preheat it and then leave the motherboard inside ?

[@ИванДмитриевич-с8ь]

In microwave your board will be completely dead. Use only oven

[@alexanderpopov3587]

Thanks a lot! This fixed my WiFi. Hope it works for a long time. Cheers!

[@rehanakoser3956]

How long did it last?

[@ManuelShift19]

it worked bro thanks just tossed it in my toaster oven at 260

[@g1duk]

Got the same problem, but afraid to fix it as you did. I still hope that it isn't a hardware problem.

[@namdude0373]

+Руслан Гайдукевич Unfortunately, it is.. The solder balls on the bottom of the Wi-Fi chip are dead.. I bought a replacement Wi-Fi chip for $7USD and I may try to fix it permanently! In the meantime I bought a replacement motherboard for $30USD which is not even close to what it would normally cost, I got a really good deal..

[@Salamat711]

+ namdude0373 where can i order?

[@namdude0373]

+Salamat WinNeR Nabidolla the replacement Wi-Fi chip?

[@Salamat711]

+ namdude0373 yes

[@g1duk]

+namdude0373 where did i buy it? I tried to find it on ebay and aliexpress but it useless.

[@Monolitman]

Thanks man! It's works!! Before I do this, I put my phone in the fridge, if i want to use the wifi for few minutes :D

[@tusharmutkure4218]

hey dude My Nexus was dead if have any solution please help me

[@namdude0373]

tushar mutkure my Nexus 5 died of the power button issue a few months ago.. maybe that could be that killed your Nexus 5 too

[@bigsid3977]

Hey dude thanks a lot. It works perfectly for me now. You are a savior!!

[@namdude0373]

+Big Sid No problem :D

[@manngach]

My phone dead after baking it with foil for 8 mins. checked all connections are all good. I don't think it ended up frying the motherboard as the foil wasn't too hot to touch. It's definitely a good phone except the battery drains so fast

[@namdude0373]

Typically this is done by putting the entire board into an oven so you may want to double check your connections - good luck!

[@MrKsuhiyp]

can u please post a video how to inatall a new wifi chip

[@namdude0373]

i am honestly unsure if I can do it.. I have purchased the chip but have no idea how to do it. i will be out of the country until late August too so it will not come (if it does) for months

[@MrKsuhiyp]

+Casey Sanders do you know what, i got my phone into charging now it keeps blinking red when i try to turn it on and the wifi circet feels super hot .

[@namdude0373]

+suhaib blinking red means the battery got so low it cannot turn on, just let it cool down then plug it in

[@MrKsuhiyp]

+Casey Sanders hmm, it wont charge, even if the phone is powered off there is a massive heat charging power is transforming to heat

[@namdude0373]

+suhaib have you let it cool down all the way before plugging it back in? the battery could have gone bad, it is not too tricky to replace

[@ghlina7836]

it's works just few minutes for me !!! What i've to do ?

[@namdude0373]

Gh Lina try it again with more time on the heat! if it does the same thing again, the wifi chip will need to be replaced..

[@Archa3a]

ton problème a été résolu la deuxième fois ?

[@dheereeye3552]

Can I use any Microwave to solve this problem, please??

[@namdude0373]

I don't know.. id stick with an oven or toaster oven

[@dheereeye3552]

+Casey Sanders Thanks for your reply. This video helped a lot of people as I can see! Thanks again for your help.

[@shreyasvomkarey]

Did it work with Microwave for you?

[@namdude0373]

I don't think it will, every video I have seen of a phone in a microwave has ended up with it blowing up or bricked

[@LachezarTsakov]

You'll kill your phone most certainly !! Don't do it !!

[@youribucheheart2409]

Thank you very much :) that's working. A new life for my nexus 5 !

[@youribucheheart2409]

Unfortunately, it broke again after 1 day. I did the operation one more time with a 190°C oven instead of 180°C ; And now the screen doesn't ligth anymore :'( RIP Nexus 5, good job though

[@wos2000]

Just turned on and it works. Thanks!!

[@zippySquirrelface]

For how long i might ask?? :)

[@wos2000]

@@zippySquirrelface worked for just a week :(

[@zippySquirrelface]

@@wos2000 dangit ! Mines in the oven now. 🤞 maybe 10 minutes would be better. Lol

[@Conhecete]

Thank you very much, Casey. It works! Best Regards.

[@masterli7122]

Thank you man!!! This is a great solution to the problem!! Great!

[@Heliastheodorakis]

i dont know if it happends from a fall with a good case or because the last few days i had all day the data with hotspot enable or it was the time to happent because i had this phone for 5 years,anyway i saw another video with the dissasebly of nexus 5 i remove the motherboard put it in the oven for 10 minutes in 200 celcius but previus warm up in 270 celcius ,inside aluminium foil with the wifi open and yes!wifi is back again !!!many thanks casey sanders!

[@AidanBennett1]

Question from the future; is it still working three weeks later?

[@Heliastheodorakis]

@@AidanBennett1 unfortunatly the problem came up again,the same procedure and the same again ,for me is a temporary fix but to give you some time to buy a new phone.its better from nothing .

[@abudhabiyoutubesuperman8340]

Its so informative more power

[@danielbidany2345]

Hey, is your phone new?

[@namdude0373]

Daniel B my nexus 5 in the video? I got it right at the beginning of 2014. Now I have a used Nexus 6P that I have had for 1-2 months now

[@danielbidany2345]

I have my 6p for one month and I have had Bluetooth and wifi problems so I don't know if it's a hardware problem because the phone is brand new

[@namdude0373]

Daniel B I have had issues connecting to multiple Bluetooth devices at once.. have you contacted Google and Huawei support?

[@danielbidany2345]

Unfortunately they offer no support if there is a problem your on your own

[@Picopevac1]

yes it works 100% ,tnx bro

[@АртёмПервов-ю8м]

Fantom Srbija sasi!

[@amirekdawie1775]

Thanks man

[@Nebby-vg6kl]

All this did was make my phone not able to turn on. Thanks.

[@namdude0373]

Nebby1989 make sure the battery is plugged in properly! I ran into this a few times, you really have to push it in otherwise the connection will not be good enough. Also check the display connection. Nothing should have been disconnected in the process of heating up the motherboard, so I think the best thing to try first is to double check your reassembly.

[@13putnik13]

Сделал так же, только обычным феном для волос, но держал в сантиметре от платы. И ура всё получилось!!!))))

[@Shiesty666]

I have the same problem , and i don't have a Heat Gun!

[@Shiesty666]

That was a bad Idea!

[@Nebby-vg6kl]

Same for me - phone won't turn on now.

[@君ピチよと]

Man, I am not going to put my motherboard in the oven every day just to have wifi. Sometimes my nexus 5 wifi works by luck for 5 minutes, and then goes dead again. Great video, great fix, but this is too much to do every day.

[@namdude0373]

Rodrigo F its 50/50, it lasts for a day or its a permanent fix. Give it a go and see if it's a temporary or permanent solution to your issue! Otherwise, do what I did and pick up a new OnePlus 2 for $240

[@Papakarlol46]

Можно ли использовать фен вместо тепловой пушки?

[@namdude0373]

You can try, although if nothing happens then the hair dryer was not able to get hot enough. Translated: Вы можете попробовать, хотя, если ничего не происходит, то фен не смог разогреться.

[@stBlackD]

Thx bro, it`s work!

[@serega_woodworks]

thx man! Its work for me) 8 min at 200 degree C in oven.

[@namdude0373]

woot!! i should try an oven when I get back home

[@furi5989]

so whats probably going on is a design flaw with the nexus 5 clearly the wifi chip wasnt designed to take so much heat and simply un-solders itself a common problem with badly designed tech....

[@Khbulat69]

long worked?

[@namdude0373]

bulat kh what do you mean?

[@Khbulat69]

Casey Sanders How long will it take?

[@namdude0373]

bulat kh the whole process of going through this fix? 30-45 minutes at most, I would guess

[@Khbulat69]

Casey Sanders after repair it will work for a long time? wi fi will not stop turning on?

[@namdude0373]

bulat kh for me, it only lasted a day. Although, it just depends on how bad the solder is on the phone. Many people find out that it works as a permanent fix for them!

[@Orobii69]

thank you very much i worked

[@gertmichiels5074]

thanks dude, that really works!

[@namdude0373]

im happy to hear that!! its awesome to see that all of my research and experimentation is helping those who have run into the same issue as me

[@freddywong2638]

Bake the motherboard.... Um, it sounds crazy but it does work! I baked 10 mins at 180°C and then cool down for 5 mins Amazing, wifi comes back! Let see how long it can last....

[@zykrid]

on g no cap fr fr

[@freduah4253]

ok wow ! it works I didn't believe it

[@freduah4253]

Now the phone as been sold in less than 1 hour Thanks your video make me earn 50$ XD

[@1298pinki]

that's its wrong..... this process dont funtion with my phone!!

[@sharuknayeem4092]

nice bro thanks it is working

[@egorpetrov9133]

Спасибо, помогло

[@Dweniy]

на долго?

[@Khbulat69]

Ну так на долго?

[@НикитаВесёлкин-я9н]

конечно нет

[@Khbulat69]

Никита Веселый короче разузнал все, перепаивать wi-fi контроллер мало кто берется потому что залит компаундом, менять плату только

[@canmertuyank8796]

Thanks for this video

[@СветланаОрищенко-т7р]

Помогло на 2 часа, после WiFi снова пропал...

[@biker8678]

works !!!

[@FigoMaluco]

wooooooork for me !!! thanks !!!!!! :D

[@edikrutul]

Зделал точна так только один день работал вай фай потом снова умер

[@cangelis1647]

It worked!

[@КонстантинЧиликов-л5г]

Спасибо отец , охуенно помогло!!!! You best!!!!!!!

[@Vasily144]

грейте-грейте, пока шары из треснувшего компаунда не полезут.

[@romiras911]

СПАСИБООООООО!!!!!

[@Dweniy]

еще работает?

[@omkelderman]

welp, I think I killed mine xD guess its time for a new phone hahahahaha

[@namdude0373]

Olle Kelderman I am loving my Google Pixel!!

[@omkelderman]

yeah I bet, but it has a hefty price tag. Quite a bit more then I originally payed for my beloved nexus 5 :P

[@namdude0373]

Olle Kelderman I got mine for $250~ through a T-Mobile promo, otherwise the upcoming OnePlus phone seems like a good option!

[@omkelderman]

thanks! will have a look :)

[@slavagusev]

Спасибо !!!!!! Реально помогло всё ok !!!!

[@anyongnan]

forum.xda-developers.com/general/help/qa-wifi-stuck-mac-020000000000-g2-g3-g4-t3452133 8 dakika 200derece fırın işe yaradı şimdilik.

[@namdude0373]

anyongnan thanks for sharing! I agree with the author of the post, I think the solder joints on the Wi-Fi chip did not hold up over time. Microsoldering a new chip on is the best solution.

[@Papakarlol46]

Чувааак! Это работает! Я использовал обычный фен! Wth?! Помогло! Аллилуя! Аллилуя! АЛЛИЛУЯ! ВО ИМЯ ГОСПОДА !ОТЦА НАШЕГО ! АМИН!

[@Papakarlol46]

Эх,работает на пару минут ((

[@hardmlbb]

спасибо, чувак!!помогло!)

[@ВалераИльченко-й3ы]

на сколько помогло? все еще работает?

[@Killa1337]

sooo... buy a new phone

[@screekid]

haha dude

[@namdude0373]

+Jake Stevens now you know! It is not too complicated

[@screekid]

+namdude0373 haha I wouldn't attempt it

[@MrKsuhiyp]

can u please post a video how to inatall a new wifi chip