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Blackberry Curve 8320: Why does my phone show a red lined battery symbol?

Sun, 10 Oct 2021 17:13:41 -0700

My Blackberry shows a battery symbol with a red line through it. What does this mean and how do I fix it?

⟐ Answer deleted 10月 10, 2021 at 17:13 GMT-7

BLU Advance 4.0: error message in contacts, you have disabled a required permission

Mon, 08 Jan 2024 21:45:22 -0700

When u click on a contact is says you have disabled a required permission

⟐ Commented 1月 08, 2024 at 21:45 GMT-7

iPhone 5: Phone wont turn on, power button broke

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 07:58:02 -0700

Basically, I locked my phone using Assistive Touch. When I pressed my home button to check the lock screen my phone had completely turned off. I had a full battery and couldn't quite understand why this happened. I had done a little research, and people just keep saying to press and hold the home and power button to reset. Well, this has worked in the past, but now my power button doesn't work. This is no longer a solution. My phone just won't turn on without my power button to reset it.

I have also read that you gave advice to someone of the same issue saying to just plug it in. Well, I have plugged it in to the computer and to the wall for over 1 hour, and nothing has happened.

⟐ Commented 4月 04, 2023 at 7:58 GMT-7

LG G2: No sound from speaker

Mon, 15 Jul 2019 22:41:55 -0700

Hi,

will you help me with a problem on my G2.

Actually i plug my phone on an amplifier and my phone just turn off.

when its back On, i got this problem of no output for sound.

I seen that the tiny icon of earphone (which appear on the top of the screen when plugin an earphone ) is always appearing despite no earphone is plugin, So the phone keeps thinking that there is an earphone actually plugin and it never output the sound through the Speaker.

Everything is OK on the phone by the way, Only this sound output which having problem. And i've already do the Factory Reset.

Do you know where the problem is !?

⟐ Commented 7月 15, 2019 at 22:41 GMT-7

Samsung Galaxy Mega 2: Camera Error and USB connection

Wed, 03 Apr 2019 01:58:10 -0700

Keep getting "camera failed" error message. Think I've tried everything..factory reset, clearing cache, undtalling flashlights,etc.. Also cant connect to pc via USB cable. Cannot select the "tethering and usb" function..stays blacked out. I need help.

⟐ Answered 4月 03, 2019 at 1:58 GMT-7

Moto G4: My phone keeps touching things by itself and I'm not even touching it.

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 21:15:42 -0700

This has been happening a lot lately and it is getting really frustrating. I haven't changed my screen or anything and I've had my Moto G4 for about a year now. I haven't dropped it from high up or anything and the phone is in great condition. Somehow, most of the time I pick up my phone to use it, the phone will start touching and opening random apps or start typing things when I'm trying to send a text. Can someone please help. I'll appreciate it.

⟐ Commented 8月 26, 2024 at 21:15 GMT-7

Samsung Galaxy J1: Odin mode not downloading

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 22:15:49 -0700

Hi. My Samsung Galaxy Ace J1 doesn't switch on. I tried the power+home+power down keys to download it just shows me this

Odin Mode (multi core download)

Product name SM-J110F

Current binary Samsung official

System status official

Secure download enabled

Downloading

Do not turn off target!!

It doesn't go further than this and it doesn't give me any other options. When I switch it on it doesn't go further than the Samsung logo.

Please assist, I didnt drop it or download anything it just showed a message that android.phone not working but now its completely off

Can you please assist me

⟐ Commented 4月 06, 2021 at 22:15 GMT-7

iPhone 3GS: Why won't my iPhone charge after the battery drained completely?

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:11:05 -0700

I went camping recently, and of course my battery drained completely about a day and half in. Once it drained I put it away in my bag.

On the way home, I plugged it into my Griffin iTrip to charge it, and I got nothing - no red battery, no screen flicker. I left it on there for at least a solid hour.

When I get home, I plugged it into a wall charger thinking it just needed more juice. It had been taking a really long time to charge lately, but once it's charged, the battery seems to hold it just fine. I left it on the wall charger for several hours, and I still got nothing.

At this point I tried rebooting it by pressing Home+Power, and I actually see a little flicker - like it's trying to kick over. If I hold them down for about a minute, it will actually keep flickering until finally it shows the dead battery screen, but that will go away in a few seconds or as soon as I unplug it from the wall. I can't get back to it unless I repeat the process from the beginning.

My first thought was the battery, but after reading some posts here, I'm not so sure anymore. It seems like it might be the charge circuitry or the dock connector. It's out of warranty, so I'd like to try fixing it myself. I figure at this point I can't make it any worse.

Is there any way to help pinpoint the cause other than guess and check? If not where should I start? Has anyone seen something similar to this?

I've had the phone for about seven months, but it was a refurbished unit from Apple.

Any help is much appreciated.

Thanks,

Matt

⟐ Commented 3月 09, 2026 at 20:11 GMT-7

iPhone 6: My iPhone 6 is typing and opening apps by itself

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 10:25:25 -0700

my iphone 6 is typing and opening apps by itself. How do i fix this. I just bought it last week.

I restored as manufactures cleaned up the screen

the problem continues

⟐ Answered 12月 11, 2021 at 10:25 GMT-7

Uniden Dect 6.0: flashing red light won't turn off

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 02:30:46 -0700

the red blinking light on my phone indicating I have a message has been on for the past 2 years. Ever since I changed my phone line to an internet based line, the light won't stop blinking which wears down the battery quickly. Please explain how to turn this light off.

⟐ Answered 4月 25, 2025 at 2:30 GMT-7

iPhone 4: Why is my iPhone not charging?

Sun, 21 Oct 2018 08:17:43 -0700

I plugged it in to charge one day and it just stopped charging. The battery ran down until it died completely.Someone took out the battery and charged it. Then, the phone worked normally until it died again.

⟐ Answered 10月 21, 2018 at 8:17 GMT-7

Huawei Phone p7: Why is my phone switching on and off by itself?

Sat, 25 Oct 2025 13:18:31 -0700

For no reason my phone just starting to switch on and off repeatedly. It was working fine the one minute and the next minute just switched off and then on again. It stays on for about 5 seconds and then turns off again and then on again. And so it keeps repeating the process.

I tried restarting, and tried power off with no success. I then took the SD card out but the phone keeps doing the same. When I remove the SIM card then it stops switching on and off, so it seems that the problem is with the SIM card. Is that even possible?

Please advice urgently if there is anything that I can do.

⟐ Answered 10月 25, 2025 at 13:18 GMT-7

Poco X3 Pro: Phone is dead, it doesn't starts

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 12:42:48 -0700

My poco x3 pro is dead it is not starting at all...

Firstly it use to restart automatically but one while I was in a mid of a call the phone gone dead with sufficient battery

⟐ Commented 12月 21, 2025 at 12:42 GMT-7

iPhone 5: iPhone 5 stuck on recovery mode error (9).

Sat, 21 Nov 2020 07:28:17 -0700

My iPhone 5 will not restore, shows a strange graphic under restore (See video), and shows "the iPhone could not be restored. An unknown error occurred (9)," and goes back to restore mode. The phone has never been opened and no parts were replaced before this issue.

TinyUmbrella was no good, resetting hosts file to default was no good, DFU mode is a no go... It seems like a hardware issue, and I could really use some tips, especially in component-level repair.

My Video

⟐ Commented 11月 21, 2020 at 7:28 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Back Camera and LED/Flash not working, Wifi is extremely weak.

Wed, 12 May 2021 03:45:57 -0700

When I open the camera app, front camera works fine but when I switch to the back camera the display goes black. In the top left corner it shows the following message, "Flash is Disabled - The iPhone needs to cool down before you can use the flash." But the phones temperature feels normal. Also the Wifi signal is very weak and it doesn't pick up all the networks around me. I need to sit right next to the router in order to pick up Wifi and connect, but even then, the signal is still very slow. I bought another 5s (with a working camera) for parts and I put the new camera and LED into my phone, but its still showing the same messages. And I also put in a new Power/Volume ribbon cable in order to fix the Wifi. I had a problem with my power button but it was fixed after that swap, but the Wifi, back Camera and LED problems still persist. At this point I'm starting to think that the problem is in the logic-board but I'm not 100% sure. Please let me know the easiest possible fix for this, whether its replacing the logic-board or replacing the components on the logic board. Thank you in advance for your answers!

⟐ Commented 5月 12, 2021 at 3:45 GMT-7

Motorola Moto G 2nd Generation: Why is my phone not charging?

Sat, 11 May 2024 03:58:50 -0700

had phone for 6 months and it will not take a charge and have use the charger it came with

⟐ Commented 5月 11, 2024 at 3:58 GMT-7

iPhone 5s: Broken Screen replacement, half the screen doesn't work, it has lines

Sat, 28 Oct 2017 02:26:24 -0700

Hello there

I dropped my iPhone 5s and now half the screen has white thick lines going through it, I can't press over it, I can only use the right side of the screen. What should I buy to fix it? There must be a problem with LCD? Screen is not cracked though.

⟐ Commented 10月 28, 2017 at 2:26 GMT-7

Huawei P9: Incoming calls display as unknown, what setting must I change to see..

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:40:17 -0700

Incoming calls display as unknown. What setting do I change so I can see who's phoning...

⟐ Commented 7月 11, 2023 at 11:40 GMT-7

Samsung Galaxy A14: I can't sign into my Samsung account and I need to edit phone number

Fri, 29 May 2026 16:17:24 -0700

How do I edit phone numbers in Samsung account if I can't sign in

⟐ Commented 5月 29, 2026 at 16:17 GMT-7

HTC Surround: Device will not go past 'htc' boot screen

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 22:19:03 -0700

Device will not go past 'htc' boot screen

⟐ Answered 1月 06, 2020 at 22:19 GMT-7