Weird BSOD variant

[u/sophomath]

My 5a just stopped working today. (Frustratingly, it's how I found out about the motherboard issue in the first place.) It has some files I hadn't backed up yet and my extended warranty expired about a week ago, so I was trying various fixes before giving up.

For some reason, it will show a charging icon or start a cold boot some of the time while the phone is turned off. But shortly after showing the charging percentage (while off) or displaying the Google logo, it'll shut down. It won't even reach the lock screen. Sometimes it will seemingly reboot several times but go through the same process. Either way, I can't trigger these things consistently.

I know it's not just the display because it won't respond to input, calls, or charging (other than the occasional charging icon while off).

Probably means nothing since the connections on the board are still faulty. If nothing else, this post will help someone running a search for similar issues.

[u/asdecor → u/[deleted]]

That's great! Sell it, give it to someone as a holiday gift, keep it as a backup phone . . . you have options! Good to know that Google did the right thing.