So few months back I found my phone Nexus 5 was turn off all of sudden and as anyone would do I pressed the power button and tried to start the phone but just after 10 sec it went in boot-loop mode ON-GOOGLE LOGO-OFF ON-GOOGLE LOGO-OFF ON-GOOGLE LOGO-OFF then completely turn off again pressed power button same thing happen. I did some research and found out it's a common problem with Nexus 5.
Most solution what even Google recommend is that it's a software problem and will go if to factory reset the phone or go in fast-boot mode and wipe clean partition.
But I was sure its not a software problem but a hardware problem.
Solution
It's not a complete fix and I will not be held responsible if anything went wrong proceed at your own risk. If it worked for me doesn't mean it will work for you.
Steps
- Take out any protective case from the phone
- Find a Good Hard surface
- Smash the back side of the phone near power button(or smash the power button side) on the hard surface
- Intensity of the power/ hit would be like you are knocking a door a bit hard
- You might not have the courage to hit it hard on first try but on 3rd or 4th time you will hit it hard enough to fix the problem
- Then Power up the phone if doesn't worked repeat
I honestly don't know how it's work but its fixes the problem. It's a temporary fix and it occurred again for me after a week so I decide I need to further do something about it. The best solution was not to press power button ever again.
I searched Google for some apps and found a app called Gravity Screen. Its free on play store. It's a great app and doesn't seem to seem affect my phone battery life too much max 3-7% after full charge. The app would automatically open and close the phone using proximity sensor and other things.
Do let us know if the Hack work for you and if you have any query email me or leave them in comment section below.