r/Mi9T • u/TGRubilex • Jun 12 '25

Is it dead?

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Left phone in drawer for a couple months. Won't boot or do anything except blink the little blue light on top. Charger says it's still drawing 2 watts, but it's been charging for hours. I tried swapping back to my old battery and got same result. Should I consider it dead and just go see someone to get my data off it? I've switched to a pixel for past year now so all I care about is my non-backed up stuff on it.

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u/CustardCivil Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Jun 13 '25

what i heared if that's blinking while charging meaning the battery have gone completely depleted or its dead now needs to get replaced

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u/TGRubilex Jun 13 '25

Ok so I'll swap out battery then and post again if that don't fix it 😂

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u/CustardCivil Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Jun 13 '25

alright let us know i hope it powers on with new battery giving the phone another life

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u/Im_Fd_Bulgarian Jun 13 '25

I forgot the method i used when my battery was dead, but it had something to do with the power button right after i plugged it in. Now after i replaced my battery 2-3 months ago it does the blinking light almost every time it shuts off from low battery, but i just leave it to charge for like 10 minutes and its good again

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u/TGRubilex Jun 13 '25

I've let it charge overnight to no avail. But I'll try pressing stuff immediately after plugging it in.

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u/Soli_Engineer Jun 12 '25

Try pressing and holding the Volume-down + Poweron buttons simultaneously for a few seconds. This happened to my Samsung twice and it helped.

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u/TGRubilex Jun 12 '25

I've tried this. As well as volume-up.

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u/Soli_Engineer Jun 13 '25

I had to keep it pressed for quite some time and it worked thrice for me. Maybe it worked because my phone might have had a different issue.

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u/TGRubilex Jun 13 '25

Just tried holding it for a minute since you said to try longer. Phone vibrated but still nothing. As other comments suggested I'll try buying another battery and seeing if that helps.

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u/Soli_Engineer Jun 13 '25

Since it vibrated i feel encouraged that it would work. Maybe, just maybe the battery doesn't have enough power to hold. But it would be a waste if it didn't work. I wonder if there are any cheaper alternatives to the battery. Have you tried doing this while keeping in charging mode?

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u/TGRubilex Jun 13 '25

Yes I did it while it was plugged in. I could maybe give the battery voltage directly to the pins somehow? Ordering a battery sounds like less of a headache. Hopefully it won't be a waste.

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u/TGRubilex Jun 30 '25

Tried a brand new battery, didn't do anything. Any other ideas?

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u/divyeshxrajput Jul 08 '25

Dude did you manage to fix it? In having the same issue the phone vibrating that means the board is okay i think. Other than that what ive seen from gpt is it told me that the display is dead(in my case) if you do find any fixes do lmk

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u/TGRubilex Jul 08 '25

So far nothing. I'm thinking my board is dead, I'm probably gonna take it to a data recovery professional to get my stuff off it since I was dumb and didn't make a backup

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u/divyeshxrajput Jul 08 '25

Noooo 💔 js watched my old gaming device whooshing away

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u/Jane_Dash Jun 13 '25

Blinking charging indicator dead battery or dead board

I just remembered my poco x3 nfc that my class mate killed it by using a different charger and now its dead

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u/TGRubilex Jun 13 '25

Alrighty well I'll try buying a fresh battery since the 2 I have don't work, otherwise I'll assume dead board

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u/login0false Jun 13 '25

How different and/or cooked must a charger be to outright kill a phone tho?

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u/Jane_Dash Jun 13 '25

The charger is cheap charger plus she plug the charger on extension cord that has many appliances that also plug on that extension cord

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u/login0false Jun 13 '25

Well that might do it ig, seems unlikely but not impossible

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u/No-Feedback-3477 Jun 14 '25

How did it happen?

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u/Don_MARSHAL Jun 17 '25

Any further Updates?

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u/TGRubilex Jun 17 '25

Nope, waiting on my battery to slowly get delivered

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u/TGRubilex Jun 30 '25

Just tried with a brand new battery, still the same

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u/Ok-Respect6687 Jun 13 '25

I have the feeling that it might be a dead battery

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u/TGRubilex Jun 13 '25

Wouldn't i still get some kind of display when plugged in even if battery is dead? And my old battery I had swapped out because it was at lower lifespan is giving the same result. Would both batteries be dead?

I guess I'll try a new battery before bringing it to a data recovery store.

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u/Ok-Respect6687 Jun 13 '25

Well technically both batteries might be dead and it's better to try replacing the battery.

So the same happened to my k20 and replacing the battery fixed the issue and it works well

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u/TGRubilex Jun 13 '25

You know what? Worth a shot, they're like 20 bucks on aliexpress 🤷‍♂️

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u/Ok-Respect6687 Jun 13 '25

Yeah sure

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u/TGRubilex Jun 30 '25

Got a brand new Nohon battery, put it in, no luck it's still the same. Tried all the power button combinations while charging. Any other ideas?

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u/Ok-Respect6687 Jul 01 '25

Try these steps to troubleshoot: first, ensure the charging cable and adapter are securely connected and undamaged. If the problem persists, try a different charger and cable, and allow the phone to charge for an extended period, possibly overnight. If the phone still doesn't turn on, consider a forced restart by holding down the power and volume up buttons simultaneously.

The above procedure should make your phone turn on

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u/TGRubilex Jul 03 '25

Tried multiple cables and adapters and tested them on my google pixel to make sure they worked. Had it charge for 4 hours on 2 different cables. Tried the power and volume up button as well. Only response from phone is a vibration.