Wipe Bricked Phone

kurtcocaine

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So my pixel XL randomly hard bricked and won't turn on display any signs of life. I've tried routine troubleshooting and google support is of absolutely no help since it's out of warranty.

I wanted to sell it for parts on ebay but was wondering how can I wipe my data of it?

Is there a way to wipe the data off a bricked device?

Thanks
 

adm1jtg

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So my pixel XL randomly hard bricked and won't turn on display any signs of life. I've tried routine troubleshooting and google support is of absolutely no help since it's out of warranty.

I wanted to sell it for parts on ebay but was wondering how can I wipe my data of it?

Is there a way to wipe the data off a bricked device?

Thanks
I would say depends on whats bricked... If its the screen you should still be able to access the phone via adb. If its the motherboard its fried and thus likely nothing you can do.
 

kurtcocaine

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I would say depends on whats bricked... If its the screen you should still be able to access the phone via adb. If its the motherboard its fried and thus likely nothing you can do.
It just hard bricked.. doesn't turn on, doesn't do anything except intermittently vibrate when I hold down all 3 buttons.
 

oxman777

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Yup, I've charged it and then tried that combination of buttons and every other combination. The only response I get is intermittent vibrations if I hold down power + vol up + vol down..

Thanks for your help!
Not sure if this will help but I had this happen to mine. I just held down the power button, for a very long time, and I finally got it to boot. I think it was like 30 seconds or longer. Try that and see if you can get the screen back on.

Hope it works!