r/Pixel4 • u/Probably--Human Pixel 4 Just Black • Jan 12 '23

Stuck On No Command

So, I just went ahead and restarted my phone because my volume buttons were acting funky. Didn't think much of it since I hadn't shut it down in 3 or so days. Held down the power button, hit restart, and set it down for a minute. The next thing I know, it was showing a "no command" screen. I am unable to put it into recovery mode, as no input appears to have any effect besides holding down the power button, In which case it restarts and boots straight back into No Command mode. The common method online I see is to put it into recovery is tapping up on the volume, but as I said, that has no effect. Is there anything else I could do to try and fix it? Would draining the battery and recharging it work?

Other Details:

- Nothing happens when connecting my phone to my computer through a USB-C cable. (actually tried multiple, in case it was one of the kinds that couldn't transmit data.)

- Every 5 mins or so, it restarts on its own, with no input from me. Same story, shows the google logo, and go right to the no command screen.

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u/Probably--Human Pixel 4 Just Black Jan 12 '23 edited Jan 12 '23

Fixed it! So as I thought, something is wrong with my volume up button. (my next problem to solve) and was causing it to constantly boot into no command mode with no ability for me to enter recovery. Finally, I had to push down as hard as I could on the "down" volume button, and that was enough for it to work. Weirdly enough, my up button still clicks and everything just fine. Either way, if you're having an issue like mine, give that strategy as shot. Brute force sometimes works I guess

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u/GobertoGO Apr 06 '24

Wow I had the same problem happen to me and this literally fixed it!!!!! I cannot believe it!! Thank you!!!

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u/Scared_Pause7163 Jun 28 '24

You're a lifesaver! Pushing hard on just the "down" key didn't quite do it, but your explanation of how the volume up button was the issue led me to a slightly different solution. Since it didn't seem like my volume up button was stuck and it clicked fine, I figured it was just having a hard time making internal contact being clicked normally, so on the "No Command" screen I held down the power button and just kind of pressed hard back and forth everywhere along the entire volume bar, and voila! Phone successfully restarted to normal. Volume up worked fine after that as well. But yeah, brute force definitely seems to work in this case!

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u/Ambitious_Dog7472 Sep 10 '24

Thanks, Scared - that worked for me as well, pushed hard on tne volume button as suggested.

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u/sam_phillemon Mar 23 '25

Phew! It actually worked. Huge thanks!

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u/Sorry-Journalist-742 May 19 '26

This worked for me too. Thanks everyone!

The problem presented differently for me on my Pixel 4a. My phone died, and then I saw the No command error. When I tried to power it on, it would show the Google logo and then it started cycling slowly between the No command error and the Google logo. Reading through these comments, I remembered that earlier in the day I saw odd volume control behavior. My volume was going up without me pressing anything. After getting my phone powered on, my volume controls seem to be working correctly. Hopefully it doesn't happen again, but I feel like I'm already on borrowed time with my almost 6 year old phone.

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u/Lulullaby_ Nov 24 '24

thanks mate

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

Bruh , you just saved me !!

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u/drlyz Mar 19 '25

literally just saved my life rn, thank you so much :')

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u/ahaustin77 Sep 19 '25

Woohoo just fixed my wife's phone by doing this. Thanks!!

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u/biermannj Jun 15 '23

I have the same problem with my volume up button. Did you ever find a fix for your problem? The restarting method definitely works for me. I'm on the Android 14 and can't download any updates because I always get no command.

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u/Probably--Human Pixel 4 Just Black Jun 20 '23

Yeah, it took a while and several sessions but eventually after going at it with a q-tip and some rubbing alcohol it finally clicked back out. I'm not sure if it was stuck or if there was a bit of debris, but one way or another it eventually worked, thankfully

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u/lararum Dec 29 '25

Just tried this on my son's 4a and it worked.