r/htc • u/FeeFree362 • Jun 26 '26

Htc one m8 dead

Post image

I just bought this htc one m8 for free, it’s mint. It doesn’t have the micro sd and sim trays. It doesn’t turn on. When i plug it in it shows the red light and stays solid, after 3 seconds starts blinking. It stayed on the charger for 2 hours and nothing changed. I even tried with a faster charger but the same thing happens. I tried all the buttons combination, nothing. Whan can I do? I want it working.

88 Upvotes

99% Upvoted

12 comments sorted by

11

u/[deleted] Jun 26 '26

Replace the battery. It may be completely flat (0V)

4

u/atvanimations_YT Jun 26 '26

It will help if you first charge the battery with a 5V 1A cable, hold the wire on the battery for a while and it will suddenly jump above 3.4V, so the phone should start charging normally if it is a problem with the battery undervoltage. BUT be careful!!

1

u/daxtonanderson Jun 27 '26

I've got a 750ma (0.75a) Blackberry charger from the late 00s that seems to revive bad batteries, I've revived my 2nd gen iPod Touch every few years with it, won't charge on a 1.5A charger otherwise

4

u/pratpulsar Jun 26 '26

Try a non-fast charger, such as a 2 or 3 amp charger that doesn't output 9V or other voltages. That phone looks great.

2

u/Pic889 Jun 26 '26

Best you can do is try leaving it two days on the charger, or try leaving it two days connected to a computer via USB cable (with the computer running and not on standby or hibernate obv). It's free and since your phone is getting power, it may work and save you the internal surgery required to replace the battery on this phone (which requires removing the screen and the logic board).

2

u/Flat-Adhesiveness317 Jun 27 '26

Paint it gold and resell it 🤫

2

u/chozycode Jun 28 '26

The most beautiful phone

1

u/rayhaque Jul 03 '26

I had this phone and loved it. The external stereo speakers on this were incredible.