My Android Won't Turn On! Here's The REAL Fix.

David & David explain how to fix the problem when an Android won’t turn on. A lot of the time, this issue is caused by a software crash on a black screen, making it appear as if your phone won’t turn on. In reality, it has been on the entire time. A force restart can typically fix the problem if your Android has crashed.

If a force restart works, there are a couple things you can do to prevent the problem from happening again. First, keep your Android up to date. Second, make sure your Android has a safe cushion (about at least 10%) of storage space available.

If a force restart doesn’t work, it’s possible your Android is out of battery life and needs to be charged. Make sure to try a different cable and charger, just in case one of them is broken.

It’s also a good idea to clean out your Android’s charging port. Over time, lint and other debris can get stuck inside, preventing your charging cable from connecting to your phone. Your Android won’t turn on if it can’t charge!

After troubleshooting for charging problems, we recommend connecting your Android to a computer. If your computer recognizes your Android, back it up immediately. There could just be an issue with the display that needs to be repaired.

The final step you can take to rule out a software problem with your Android is a factory reset. This erases all the data on your Android, making it like new.

Reach out to your phone manufacturer if your Android still isn’t turning on after completing all the steps in this video.

0. Intro [0:00]
1. Force Restart [0:06]
2. Charge Your Android [1:03]
3. Clean Charger & Phone Ports [2:27]
4. Connect Your Phone To A Computer [2:57]
5, Recovery Mode [4:21]
6. Keep Your Android Up To Date [6:43]
7. Check Your Storage [7:05]
8. Contact The Manufacturer [7:45]

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[Moonstorms]

oh my god you guys thank you I’m 60 years of age and I have bought an iPad through my carrier and on paying it off over three. Yesterday afternoon it had two bars of battery it’s an iPad Pro anyway when I went back to check, I noticed it wouldn’t turn on and I’ve tried everything and I’ve tried to force start but I was only holding the button down for like 10 seconds it wasn’t until I searched through your videos and found this one on the android took a wild shot and listen to it and I heard one of you say hold it down for 30 seconds, or keep trying it, but hold it down and all of a sudden the Apple symbol showed up on the screen. thank you so much guys from the bottom of my heart. I’m stuck at home looking after my 95-year-old mother and I’m abit possessive of my iPad. LOL. It’s my little bit of sanity. So I heard you say it’s a software problem possibly so I’m going to look through your Videos and see if I can find what you’re talking about. Thank you again.❤❤❤

[serenity]

I so glad you guys are starting to cover Android phones... I have a few
1. Cutting of all cookies at once.
2. Ads....I bought the TotalAd program...and it does nothing.
3. Can't get the screenshot on Samsung A52 or A02, I forget. Volume Down w/power button doesn't work.
3. I forgot the other one....for now.
Oh.... when I'm in an app, and someone calls me, it takes like a minute for the screen to come on so I can answer. And most of the time I miss the call.
4. When I'm in a YouTube live show, why doesn't my notifications banners not show when I have phone showing the panoramic view. My phone just beeps.
5. And when I have phone upright, most of the time, I can't comment at the bottom because there's no comment space down there. Just other people's remarks are scrolling up. I can only comment if I turn my phone sideways, the panoramic view.

That's all. I really hope you can help me.
one more!
6. Is rebooting the only step to take if your screen freezes? My screen freezes everyday in one app or another. Scrolling is a problem.

[Akizan]

Thank you! I was panicking because my phone wouldn't turn on even though I'd been charging for over an hour and the forced restart fixed it!

[niharikasamal]

Just holding the power and volume down buttons for like 20 secs without inserting the charging cable worked for me.
It took three tries.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[neevajaceni]

this didn't work. i have tried every method. and i watched over 20+ videos on how to and NOTHING works..

[khrzzgg]

OMG!! Life savers!! I thought my phone broke again. Last time my screen froze and it cost me $50 to get a new battery. Thank you, you made my day.

[Slavinsk]

I was resetting my OnePlus phone because I was trading it in. After it pressed the reset, all went black. I panicked since I stated the phone was operational. I landed on your page and found a hard reset of holding the power and volume up fixed the issue. Screen came up, wipe continued, all is good. Thanks!!

[tropolite]

Wow. Kudos and much appreciation to you guys!! I started my Galaxy S23 Ultra to install the new One UI 6 (newly released and using the phone's Download and Install recommended option) and left it for 5-10min to install. Came back and it wouldn't turn on. I tried everything I knew.
But then coming here to your channel, watching this, I held the buttons in for a slow 30secs and my phone displayed the Samsung logo!!
I'm sure I did this before but in the panic I may have counted to 30 or more a little faster than I should have.

The only thing that may have caused the phone to crash while the released version of One UI 6 was being installed may have been when I plugged it in to charge, noticing the phone was only at 45%.

Anyway, thankfully with your valuable advice my phone is back online. If I wasn't already subscribed I'd subscribe again. Thanks again for that little extra - 'don't give up too early... it could take 30 seconds.' That was the winner! Thanks again guys.

[liliortiz]

Guys, thank you! My phone wouldn't start and i didn't know if it was charged or not. I was surprised just to consider that my phone had been on the whole time. I followed the forced restart and it worked! Bless you! Now I can backup fast!

[lisadesignsgypsywoma]

Great job, gentlemen! Your information is clear and concise, presented well with the banter between you both, it works well. And thank you ...😉

[SamsvngKnight]

My Pixel 7 was stuck on the homescreen for about 30 minutes and I was about to lose myself. Live Wallpaper was still active but software and hardware buttons were completely unresponsive. I held the volume and power buttons several times for like 10 to 15 seconds several times and it didn't work. Finally I held the buttons down for 25 to 30 seconds and my phone rebooted and I was good to go. Definitely a scary moment. I haven't had to do anything like that with an Android since my LG G2 from 2014.

[semirested]

Thank you guys so much i had a panic attack for like 10 secs after trying to force restart only for you guys to save me by saying just hold it longer lol

[xvtkqnn]

it works!!! thank you! I almost cried because I thought that my phone won't turn on anymore after charging ! Thank you so much for this video.

[kaycarusone]

My android still won't turn on, I held it for 50 seconds 30 seconds 15 seconds nothing worked.

[mistahwhoop]

Y'all are life savers, I woke up this morning to my phone completely blacked out. I thought that it hadn't charged at all last night (even though i clearly remembered plugging it in the charger) so when I tried to do the first method which was to hold down the volume button and the other side button it flicked back on. Took me a total of 2 and a half hours of messing with it and figuring it out 😅

[to]

OMG! Thank you! My cell was on power saving and I did not hold power on function long enough. Your force start/30 second information was all I needed! Sweet! Thank you again.

[DoogyAphmau_Fan]

You saved my life! I'm a highschooler and all of my school apps and games are on my phone so I was depressed when I found out that on Sunday my phone wouldn't turn on! See calls, notifications, and alarms still went off so I knew it wasn't broken completely. Thank you so

[dresdenwarlock]

I've had my RED Hydrogen One for nearly 5 years (say what you will, I love this thing) recently the power button stopped working so I've kept it on a decent charge not letting it turn off but having it in sleep mode at night. Yesterday the battery died before I had a chance to charge it, but I started charging it and it got to 54%. I kept trying to turn the phone on and read that holding down the volume buttons while pluggin the charger in and then unplugging it could force the screen to turn on.. but instead now my phone isn't charging, there's no indicator light, there's no battery visual, and no amount of volume key pressing is doing anything.

[chrishellel]

Wow!! Yesterday I had the worst day of my life I thought I lost 14, 000 pictures and videos of my kids. My whole phone went black and wouldn't turn back on I tried everything I could think of to get it to start, I charged it for an hour knowing it was charged, I changed cords. I pressed the power button for like 5 minutes one time.. nothing worked. I was just laying here 5am watching this video and I decided to try hold down al the buttons at once but for longer than 30 seconds and what do you know!! My phone just turned on!!! I'm in complete shock if I'm honest

[Lialeveille]

Thanks guys. Whew! I thought my very expensive phone was broken after only 5 months. I couldn't enter my password because there was no keyboard showing up. I used your method to reboot and voila, it came back. I wasn't holding the two side keys long enough.