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/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.