Nexus 7 battery and charging problem. Flickering screen and not powering on fix.

[@margeecarrella4011]

Thank you so much for posting this video. My mom (Grammy) purchased the Asus Memo Pad 7 for 4 of our children for Christmas. Within a day or so we started having problems; one wouldn't power on and one wouldn't charge. I thought it was the charging port but my husband said he thought it was the battery. We did an online search and found your video. We decided to try your fix. Sure enough the battery was disconnected due to some design flaws from the manufacturer. It was a simple fix and now all of the tablets are working and charging as expected. Thanks again for such a helpful video!

[@SkylerRo]

My Nexus 7 has this "reset" button as well and unplugging the battery did nothing but after pressing the reset button, mine worked just fine. I am so glad I found this. I have not seen this on the internet anywhere.

[@cman199100]

Thank You for the fix because it worked. Asus wanted to charge me $188 to fix it because it was out of warranty.

[@kristinbenbow1305]

You are friggin genius! It worked. OMG. What a relief. I have been fighting this for months! We unplugged the battery...actually it was dangling be the tips and barely plugged in anyways. That explains why the battery has been showing an explanation point for so long. Then cut a piece of cardboard and wedged it in between the case and the battery because it was swimming around in there, then taped into place. Love your show man. Ugh! Thanks!

[@lisabenjamin6833]

Thank you so much for this very helpful video. Just fixed my Nexus 7 which had the loose battery problem you described. Your photos made it very clear to see what was actually wrong once I had opened the back up. Thank you!!

[@PIXscotland]

The plug is usually harder to get out than in! I hope you've eventually got it back together.

[@hmmitj]

I was about to send mine to the the technician then I though of visiting KZbin hoping to find something useful and I saw this clip and fixed the issue for me, Many thanks you save some money

[@PIXscotland]

Glad to have helped. Thanks for posting!

[@Sandu151987]

It works . Just need to unplug the cable and put ti back again . Then secure it with a piece of fiber tape and it will never have this problem again . Cool video , Nice one . Cheers

[@PIXscotland]

Good to see you got this fixed Adrian. I've still no idea what that button is for and nobody seems to have posted anything on the web.

[@emilianodominguez7128]

Thank you so much for this video. After 3 months of having a broken nexus 7. Thanks to you my tablet is fixed.

[@PIXscotland]

Excellent. I'm glad to hear of all these fixes. Makes my day!

[@davidholmes8743]

What can I say other than many thanks,lifting the battery and moving it close to the connector worked for me. Before I watch this I disconnected and connected the battery with no joy so my advice like this film is to take out the battery and place it as far as you can next to the connector ...Thanks again

[@PIXscotland]

Good to hear of another device working!

[@JozyMozy]

*fourteen months later* phenomenal breakdown, mate. Thanks so much.

[@jonsykes8780]

Thanks... thought my Nexus was dead, watched this, and 5 minutes later all is good.

[@PIXscotland]

Brilliant! It's always good to hear another one is fixed.

[@PIXscotland]

Try charging for at least three hours and try the hard reset.

[@rogerfraites774]

Wonderful job my Nexus is back up and running after been down for over six months. Thanks for the Info. Good job well done God Bless.

[@GryphonedAgony]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! You're my hero now.xD It was the battery connection with mine. Just needed to plug it in.

[@ZeroRythmRob]

You're a lifesaver mate. Thanks for making this video. You save my tablet :)

[@PIXscotland]

That's a strange one. I know the button is there but it never has done anything for me. Good to see the machine came alive! Let's know if you find out mroe! :-)

[@PIXscotland]

As the clips aren't yellow I'm confused by what you are describing though. The gold spring parts are used to transfer the signal to the antennae. Is it these you've broken? The cover needs to be securely in place or the antennae will not connect properly.

[@cflorez1986]

Thanks for your help man. Great, clear instructions and it appears to have fixed my nexus (writing this from my nexus now). Hopefully it stays that way!

[@PIXscotland]

Glad to hear this helped. Same a long repair wait or even worse if out of warranty.

[@PIXscotland]

Excellent news! I've never noticed that. I'll check tomorrow when I get my hands on a Nex7 again!

[@PIXscotland]

Glad to hear it helped. Thanks for watching!

[@smutpow]

Taking a look at other devices (mainly android phones) and what you mentioned in your video, I'm taking a wild guess that the extra unused button may be the trigger button for the uninstalled camera. I could be wrong cos logically it'd be really messy to have 4 buttons being used on the same area.

[@PIXscotland]

Sorry to hear it didn't work. Sounds like the battery may be faulty on that one. Hopefully you are still in warranty and can get this fixed free.

[@sheldonmacdonald775]

was your 4th button in a small black case with a pin hole in it? its a reset button on mine aswell. on the outercase it has the pin hole there matching up with it. btw.... my nexus seems to be charging again....whew! only had it for 2 weeks.

[@PIXscotland]

If I was designing it, that would be a direct access to the camera button. Some phones already have these and they would be handy I suppose. I don't do many photos on my Nexus 4, but having a quick swipe to access is good so a button may be better? Either way round, the Nexus 7 interface works well enough as it is.

[@PIXscotland]

Hmm. I looked at our Nexus 7 and it has the four buttons marked KEY1 to KEY4. No "Reset" that I could see. We had a play around with the buttons in various combinations while powered on and off but KEY4 appeared to do nothing. Not to worry though. Your device is working again, that's the important part.

[@osvaldoroman58]

i treid what u said but nothing plus when i opened it the yellow clicks to hold the cover broke are those important?

[@siddshaikh6647]

Hi My nexus 7 (2012) isn't charging as my kids have messed up with the connector. It's usb port become loosen. What to do as my warranty has expired. I have to change the micro usb port or or there is another way.pls help.....

[@PIXscotland]

sidd shaikh The Nexus 7 2013 can be charged without the Micro USB port but the option is expensive: www.asus.com/Tablet_Mobile_Accessories/ASUS_Dock_for_Nexus_7_2013/ www.androidcentral.com/asus-pw100-wireless-charging-stand

[@PIXscotland]

The fourth button is clearly marked KEY4 on my one. It doesn't do anything at all. it can be seen at 2:19 in the video. There's no hole or any external access to the button.

[@pigog71]

Thanks for the video came back from holiday to dead nexus - flickering screen etc. The 4th button seems to be a reset button which I pressed. Re connected the charger and google logo came on and it did a shutdown and is now charging - charging symbol. I didnt disconnect the battery just clicked this button. Waiting to see it the reset button I pressed has worked - or if ive reset it to factory settings and lost all my stuff : ( ? !

[@Krescento]

Thank you.. although the insides of my nexus 7 looked slightly different, the battery connection was not inserted all the way in!

[@PIXscotland]

A full charge from a totally dead battery can take a couple of hours. Try to use the original charger for the machine as third party ones can charge the device much more slowly.

[@pigog71]

Yep it works charged up and booted as normal with all my stuff still on it Closer look at the 4 buttons the right one without a button on the case has the word reset printed on the PCB next to it Is it worth drilling a small hole in the case to easily reset it if I happens again ? Still got 4 months on warranty so might leave it!

[@cthulhuhoop]

Helped me fix exact problem for me. Btw, maybe missing button was for missing camera?

[@PIXscotland]

Excellent. Hopefully it will keep going for a long time!

[@luckypenny10]

Thank you so much! Fixed the flickering screen and working perfect again!

[@marksusername]

I've held the power button down for 60 30 15 seconds, held down the power button with the volume buttons, taken the battery out and plugged it back in, I've even replaced the battery. Nothings making it turn back on. What should I do?

[@sheldonmacdonald775]

yeah mine doesn't look the same as your machine. that fourth button on mine has a black box around it with a pin hole that lines up with the pin hole on the outer case. Must be a different model then mine.... Anyways your fix was perfect! thank you very much! My machines not only charging but charging fast :P

[@lewisbirkett4428]

should i return mine, i did this yesterday and it works, but now i plug it in to my pc and the sound for a device inserting and being plugged out keeps playing and it goes on charge until the sounds stop and it stops charging so how am i supposed to charge it

[@PIXscotland]

That sounds like a bad connector. Firstly I'd suggest you try a new micro-USB cable on the charger. Then try a new charger from a phone etc. If it's the cable it might be easier to just buy another one for a few £$. If it's the tablet you should contact tech support to see what they advise next. If out of warranty replacing the USB port might be worth trying, but they'er not cheap or easy to find.

[@simcoeskies2659]

I tried this but it didn't work on my particular one - what DID work was holding down the power and volume down button and THEN plugging in the charger and releasing the buttons. It stops flashing and starts charging.

[@PIXscotland]

That's a new one for me but it's good we've got another possible solution which goes to show that all failed Nexus 7's are not the same fault. Thanks for posting this.

[@miyayang]

My nexus was low battery last night so I charged it and the screen off but this morning it wouldn't turn on again. I tried the power/volume buttons but it still didn't work so I unplugged the battery and waited a few minutes and plugged it back in but when I tried to turn it back on, it still wouldn't turn on. Based on what other people say happened to their nexus' it seems like mine's having the same problem--flickering screen, charging problems and now the blank screen that won't turn on but the fix doesn't seem to be working. Is there anything else that I can do to try and fix it?

[@nalrodriguez]

Im trying to do this, ive already done the battery trick it does not working, ill leave it unplugged a few minutes and see if it works.... too bad ! its only like 6 months old and only charges when drained or in bootloader, when ON it does not detect any charging, nether does USB Debugging on the PC.

[@IcoKirov]

hei, my nexus 7's USB stopped transferring data. the recharging still works (although i think a bit slower) but there is no data transfer, when i connect it to a pc nothing happens, the pc doesnt register it in any way. also the headphone jack stopped working as well. the most obvious problem is if the flex cable that is with both those ports is broken in some way, but i wonder if there is other problem that could cause this and if i can check it to be sure. i don't want to spend >$20 plus shipment and find out it was not the flex cable with the ports...

[@PIXscotland]

Swap out another cable from a micro-usb device for testing. The headphone and the power socket share a connector so it may be that unplugged/faulty too. Check over here, www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+Teardown/9623 It should be easy enough to re-seat the connector. Be careful of course and if it's in warranty, send it for repair without opening it up!

[@IcoKirov]

It is not in waranty. and i have tested different cables it is not because of them. it is either in the I/O unit (the one with the ports) or somewhere after it in the chain (like the ribbon cable that is connected to the I/O unit). i have opened it a couple of times, so i know how to do it. but i don't know if there is a way to test the I/O unit, to see if IT is broken. i guess i just have to risk it and get a new I/O flex cable. hopefully the problem is there.

[@facebook225]

thanks helped me my nexus 7 now works with out battery fault

[@PIXscotland]

Good stuff. Glad to hear it helped.

[@zoeandabi8521]

Hi. @PIXscotland I'm Zoë, and I have a nexus 7 also. One thing that I'd an issue is if I drop it, even lightly place it down, it will shut off. It will normally take me 5-7 minutes to hold down the power button for it to turn on. Sometimes it won't turn on. Also, occasionally, it will mess up the date and time. The last thing I'm concerned about is my battery percentage. It works perfectly fine, but the battery percent always says "0%" but when I charge it for even a week PR two, it will still shoe "0%" even though I know its fully charged and I don't know when it will shut off. Any advice? Take your time to respond Thanks, Zoë K.

[@4gegtyreeyuyeddffvyt]

When I plug My nexus in it flashes white after 4 seconds and then goes to plain old black I tried this I tried everything noting works help

[@ThePhotonmoo]

Thanks for the video, helped fix the same problem i was having.

[@PIXscotland]

Good to hear of another one working!

I FUCKING LOVE YOU MAN!! THX TO YOU MY GOOGLE NEXUS 7 IS ALIVE AGAIN!!! THIS VIDEO GIVE ME MY NEXUS 7 BACK FROM THE DEATH AFTER FALLIN FROM LIKE 50cm!!

[@PIXscotland]

I think you're a bit over excited there. :-) Thanks for the comment. Glad to have helped get things working again.

[@FSRuziel]

4th button was a camera shot but they didn't add a camera on the back so no need for the button, I think

[@boncuuu]

My screen was broken so I never charge my n7 until it drain out and left uncharged for months. Now I have the screen fixed but it wont charge or turn on when plugged in. Tried every step from the support page, power and vol down,etc, it just wont charge at all. Is the battery dead when left uncharged for a long period?

[@PIXscotland]

Try charging the battery overnight even if the machine isn't showing a charge symbol. After the overnight, press and hold the power button for 30 seconds. Don't unplug the charger first. If that fails, check the machine has been rebuilt correctly. I hope this helps.

[@boncuuu]

+PIXscotland someone from a blog told me that the battery won't be chargeable after being empty for a long time. So my dad took it to his work where they have current booster to give the battery a kick start. This doesn't always work, depending on how long it has been uncharged but luckily it worked. The regular charger supply only 2A and not strong enough to charge a totally empty battery. He used double the current of the standard charger.

[@PIXscotland]

I'm not sure about the battery not charging again issue. A totally dead device should be left for a full 10 hours or more as per first charge and should recover. I think the very old Nexus 7 might have had a problem with this though. I'd be tempted to use a current limited charge for a few hours directly plugged to the red/black power leads of the batter myself. Just be careful not to over charge as that type of battery hates abuse.

[@damein01666]

Nothing has worked for mine. Prior to this a previous fix that got me to the boot loader worked so I could reset machine, now it just appears dead completely.

[@victoriapayne7176]

Mine still is flickering and wont charge i even did as you said i cant figure it out

[@karinaperez4768]

Whats that flat yellow band conection for?

[@PIXscotland]

There's a few yellow-ish ribbon cables. Check here for details on all of them: www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+Teardown/9623

[@karinaperez4768]

Ok thank you. :)

[@triggerwarning5025]

Tip to drain a device : Disconnect the battery hold the power button for 20 seconds. That empties any machine of power, old but golden trick.

[@armourofgod164]

worked for me! God bless you!

[@PIXscotland]

Thank you for your comment. Much appreciated.

[@PIXscotland]

Brilliant. Glad to have helped!

[@alejandroaguilar256]

My nexes 7 when I charge it it will not charge and if I charge it for a long time it will not do nothing

[@xahntra]

How can I know if my tablet is able to charge wirelessly?

[@PIXscotland]

Only the Nexus 7 2013 model can charge wirelessly. This model cannot. It can only be charged via USB or the Pogo pins on the side of the tablet. Thanks for watching!

[@xahntra]

I think that's the tablet I have. how can I be sure which model I've got?

[@PIXscotland]

The 2013 has two cameras. The 2012 has one, on the same side as the glass. www.gsmarena.com/asus_google_nexus_7_(2013)-pictures-5600.php

[@xahntra]

thanks a lot!

[@PIXscotland]

I also should have said please charge it for 3-4 hours before committing it to faulty. The battery may be so flat it can't power on yet as the charger alone cannot power the device.

[@zonelocking]

Thanks for this, just repaired mine!

[@PIXscotland]

Glad to hear this fixed your machine. Now that many of these are going out of warranty I hope this can save people some money on out of warranty repairs.

[@seanc3810]

Good explanation

[@PIXscotland]

Excellent stuff.

[@CenturionRush]

I just tried it and put my Nexus directly into the charger afterwards. Sadly it's still flickering. Great video nontheless.

[@christiandewsnap4939]

the problem im having is my nexus7 wont charge ive changed the charger and nothing seems to work

[@PIXscotland]

Did you try resetting the connector yet? Well worth a try for this issue.

[@christiandewsnap4939]

yeh ive done that

[@christiandewsnap4939]

... and it still hasnt worked

[@PIXscotland]

Christian Dewsnap It could be the battery has expired. How old is the machine? Can you tell me the first two digits of the serial number as these are Year/Month coded. Something like XXOKBC111111.

[@PIXscotland]

Glad to have helped.

[@matyasbartok1001]

Hello! My problem is, when I start the charging,and I play Fifa 15 or any high graphics game, the battery slow ( when I started the charg, the battery is 15%.But when I started to play Fifa 15 Ultimate Team or GTA San Andreas or Clash of Clans, the battery is 14%) PLEASE HELP ME! :((((

[@PIXscotland]

Working the machine hard may cause the charge to drop even when on charge. The charger can delivery around 1amp of power, but a bright screen and heavy processor load can exceed this. What you are describing may not be a fault.

[@matyasbartok1001]

PIXscotland Thanks, but when I shopped the tablet, and the first 2-3 months, I played Fifa 14,Asphalt 8 NFS Most Wanted, the charge it was normal...

[@PIXscotland]

Matyas Bartok I use this app to check the charge process. It shows the current load on the battery and charger. The N7 should charge from the supplied charger with a load of about 700mA or higher after a minute or two. It may be worth a look to see how things work. play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.bmw

[@matyasbartok1001]

PIXscotland Thank you!:)

[@PIXscotland]

It could have been. I guess we'll never know now that the new machine is out.

[@facebook225]

but it takes a while to fully charge

[@melanielacasse1301]

Moi j'ai un problème de démarrage avec Google y ferme après 3 à 4 sec pas capable de rentré dans configuration. .. à l aide

[@PIXscotland]

+Melanie Lacasse You may have a problem with the battery charger or cable as it appears that the battery may not be charging. Check the cables and try another to see if this helps charge the Nexus. Try to charge it for at least 3 hours. Vous pouvez avoir un problème avec le chargeur ou le câble batterie car il semble que la batterie ne se charge pas. Vérifiez les câbles et essayer un autre pour voir si cela permet de charger la Nexus. Essayez de charger pendant au moins 3 heures.

[@melanielacasse1301]

+PIXscotland merci de m'avoir répondu mais non cela n'a pas plus aider 😤 Ma tablette était pratiquement toujours en train de charger sa là tuer !0! ???J'ai bailpasser la batrie et c'est toujours pareille . 😢✌

[@melanielacasse1301]

+PIXscotland merci de m'avoir répondu mais non cela n'a pas plus aider 😤 Ma tablette était pratiquement toujours en train de charger sa là tuer !0! ???J'ai bailpasser la batrie et c'est toujours pareille . 😢✌

[@melanielacasse1301]

+PIXscotland merci de m'avoir répondu mais non cela n'a pas plus aider 😤 Ma tablette était pratiquement toujours en train de charger sa là tuer !0! ???J'ai bailpasser la batrie et c'est toujours pareille . 😢✌

[@melanielacasse1301]

+PIXscotland merci de m'avoir répondu mais non cela n'a pas plus aider 😤 Ma tablette était pratiquement toujours en train de charger sa là tuer !0! ???J'ai bailpasser la batrie et c'est toujours pareille . 😢✌

[@AlternativeRocker04]

thank you sir! works for me!

[@ashanticreary6260]

How long for

[@PIXscotland]

I don't understand you question.

[@ashanticreary6260]

How long should I leave it out 4

[@PIXscotland]

Ashanti Creary The power cable just needs to be removed for a few seconds really, long enough for the device to discharge any internal power. Hope that helps?

[@ashanticreary6260]

Thnx

[@tonigrae1138]

I bought this for my son and this problem with this tablet is rampant. It will not charge. According to the reviews there isn't much to be done but by another. This is horrible!!!

[@michellel807]

I have just the past week received my 2 sons Nexus 7's back from Asus after seemingly being repaired. Both tablets had stopped charging completely. One day later and neither are charging again. One tablet was at 14 per cent battery when it was plugged into charge and left overnight and all day, imagine my horror to discover it had DISCHARGED 5 per cent. I'm not impressed with these tablets at all.

[@redyrxela]

I think it was probably to take a photo with the missing camera

[@AbelHiggi]

Thanx mate, I just fixed mine

[@PIXscotland]

Never a good thing to hear about. Seems very odd that you have two like this though. Are you using the original charger on both devices? Don't try charging these on USB from a computer as it doesn't work. You should get back to Asus ASAP and get them sent back in. Far from a perfect solution but it's what's needed. You might want to try this battery unplug/replug too but be careful when under warranty. You don't want to damage anything.

[@PIXscotland]

@Zoë And Abi That's quite an odd way for the battery to operate. I did a bit of Googling and found this... www.reddit.com/r/Nexus7/comments/19y2u4/nexus_7_always_showing_0_battery_despite_full/c9qnvbo p0windah 1 point 1 year ago My father had the exact same problem. I tried a factory reset and fiddling around with different chargers and cables. I discovered the source of the problem after I popped off the back case to look at the battery. The battery is connected to the motherboard with a clip that has around 6 wires on it. The clip on my fathers tablet had managed to work itself partially loose. So I unplugged the clip, counted to 10, plugged it back in and everything is working fine again. It seems that the battery connection is likely to the the source of the issue. The yellow and white wires carry the charge and data signals so one of them is probably not connecting quite right. I hope this helps.

[@alanstephen67]

Easy fix thank you.

[@dhjphj117]

Thanks - really helpfull

[@PIXscotland]

Glad to have helped. Thanks for the share.

[@PIXscotland]

I guess you fixed your Nexus then? :-)

[@dereksmallsuk]

Ahh haa. Man talks sense ye ken.

[@Honda_life_2020_]

I do know what I'm talking about... Sorry i stepped on your toes Mr Know It All! lol!

[@Honda_life_2020_]

Go to Verizon Store! Don't tear your tablet apart! I bought the Verizon wireless charger and it works!! It was $40.00 and all you do is lay you 2013 Nexus7 tablet on top of the charging pad. No wires to tablet! Charges threw pack panel of tablet...

[@PIXscotland]

But the Qi charger will still not work if the battery is unplugged as described in this video. Please understand what you are posting about, before you post. It really helps.

[@joaosantos78]

thanks a lot man..works good..asus shitless tablet..why apple is the best

[@nrg16108]

Samsung is better. Apple products are over priced proprietary crap.

[@siddshaikh6647]

Hi My nexus 7 (2012) isn't charging as my kids have messed up with the connector. It's usb port become loosen. What to do as my warranty has expired. I have to change the micro usb port or or there is another way.pls help.....

[@PIXscotland]

The part you are looking for will be this: www.asusparts.eu/en/Asus-08301-00522000 Details on how to disassemble this cam be found here: www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+7+Teardown/9623 It's quite an easy fix if you decide to do it. Removing the battery and also opening the connectors is the hardest part. You could also simply get a dock and use this instead to charge the device/USB.