Htc One M8 not charging after battery replacement

[KrecimStanove]

Hi guys, 5-6 days ago i decided to swap battery on my htc one m8 (the battery was kinda weak with 3h SOT and I bought phone from aliexpress so i thought this was right thing to do), i bought a new one, went to internet for tutorials (watched bintek's one) and i disassembled my phone, took a picture which is kinda blurry, then replaced battery and reassembled everything to match the picture. I didn't put case back on, i wanted to test if everything was working and i plugged it in htc original charger (later tried atleast 3-4 others just in case), and i got flashing red LED light with battery icon and a bolt in it (i flashed google RUU and gpe rom so my icon is a bit different from original) and it doesn't start charging at all. I tried disconnecting the battery and putting it back onto the charger and i got the same reaction so I think the contact on battery is the problem, phone doesn't recognize it has battery but it gets warm (i tried leaving it for 24h and it got warm). I then tried putting original battery back into the phone and I got exact same reaction, screen that suggests battery is fully drained or not charging at all. Now I thought I messed something up in disasembly so I redone everything 3 or 4 times, carefully following the instructions on internet and still I get nothing. If you guys could help me identifying the problem, i just have no idea what it could be, i too tried holding all the buttons combination and when i hold power button- the red led stops flashing for couple of secs, the screen turns off, then it starts flashing again and the battery icon is there. Sadly i couldn't link pictures because i still don't have enough posts so maybe i can pm you guys if you need anything, thanks

 

[_K8_]

Hello
Have the same problem
Did you find what is was?

 

[Moon75]

Maybe the issue is the USB charge port. I have problem before phone not charge due to USB port not working. It need to be replace then charging work again. It cost about $20 to replace it (need to replace the part with USB which connect to motherboard).

 

[georgemb]

Hi! I've this problem too today . After replacing my camera and reassembled my mobile I tried to charge the mobile but it was not charging .Showed battery sign and stuck on it .. So I again took the back case. On left side there is a jumper with screw . I took the screw . Pushed the jumper on the board (You'll hear click sound). Put the screw back and voilla charging again. Try yourself

 

[gershkies]

I can't find the jumper you are talking about? I see the two screws to connect battery. Is the jumper under that connector? Or, are you talking about the 6 line ribbon cable? I replaced the battery on my HTC one m8 and now it won't charge and I'm getting vertical green stripes down the screen, but I can still see the lightening bolt and the led is blinking amber, like it's charging. NOT! Help please if anyone knows?

 

[nmrsa89]

plus one

is there any solution looks like we all have the same problem... i also couldnt find that "bumper". problem is same, when put back phone in together... while on charger blinks batery light and theere's batery picture on screen not charging, just icon of battery. and cant turn on while on charger. when plug of charger it turn on. While turned on, plug back in charger phone goes off... any ideas?

 

[sr4381]

The blinking orange light and 0% battery drove me ape **** until it finally dawned on me. The battery ribbon cable has the flat silver terminal with 2 screw holes. On the back side, in the middle, there is a minuscule connector that is supposed to GENTLY click in place. Once it is clicked in place correctly, the holes line up and the screws can be placed in easily - this fixed the non-charging issue.

 

[natty15d]

Thankyou you just saved me a lot of headscratching, my original battery clicks into place but the replacement doesnt, will ask for a replacement battery

The blinking orange light and 0% battery drove me ape **** until it finally dawned on me. The battery ribbon cable has the flat silver terminal with 2 screw holes. On the back side, in the middle, there is a minuscule connector that is supposed to GENTLY click in place. Once it is clicked in place correctly, the holes line up and the screws can be placed in easily - this fixed the non-charging issue.

 

[frankienap]

Pure genius. Thank you all so much. I thought I lost everything on my phone. It was the CLICK!

 

[MSpicerup]

The blinking orange light and 0% battery drove me ape **** until it finally dawned on me. The battery ribbon cable has the flat silver terminal with 2 screw holes. On the back side, in the middle, there is a minuscule connector that is supposed to GENTLY click in place. Once it is clicked in place correctly, the holes line up and the screws can be placed in easily - this fixed the non-charging issue.

Thanks very much for your post. Your insight about the connector on the reverse side saved me the few strands of hair I have left on my head. I just could not figure out why the phone was behaving in the manner you described after painstakingly replacing the battery! I searched numerous posts and there was no answer. Then FINALY ... I came across your post & the lightbulb suddenly came on; I had missed that seemingly small step! Needless to say I am a very happy camper.

 

[agrippaz]

Hi! I've this problem too today . After replacing my camera and reassembled my mobile I tried to charge the mobile but it was not charging .Showed battery sign and stuck on it .. So I again took the back case. On left side there is a jumper with screw . I took the screw . Pushed the jumper on the board (You'll hear click sound). Put the screw back and voilla charging again. Try yourself

Didn't do **** for me. Still won't charge. Piece of ****. Folded this phone in half and got a Samsung.

 

[handynoobinator]

When the Battery is discharged too low there is no Voltage on the output, try to charge the battery with a charger (remove isolation and connect direct to cell) and then put 3V (button cell with soldered short wires) on the output in correct polarity to "clear" the bms. Tada, you have Voltage on the output again. Some Batterys are stored a long time and lost charge and the bms tries to prevent deep discharge. On laptops this is often not possible to reset, because the bms deaktivates completely, then the battery is for the trash, although the cells are good. Its a business, sadly. Also that the mobile os gets outdated so quickly. Remember always charge your devices under supervision, when charging, fire can happen in rare cases, and then you want to be there to prevent bad things from happening.