Hello all,

My 4 year old Pixel 7 pro died suddenly yesterday while it was charging. It had about 50% battery and it died. I cannot turn it on anymore, i kept it charging with another slower charger but nothing happened. The only thing that appears on screen while connected to a charger is a small very faint grey rectangle with a lightning bolt on it. But once i try to keep the power button pressed that disappears and nothing happens.

I accept that the phone is dead but i was wondering if there is any way to recover some data from it. some of the files I had on it (not really the photos which are backed up in the cloud).

Is there a way to power it up externally and access the storage?

  • UntimedDiffusion@piefed.zipEnglish
    7·
    21 days ago

    I would try finding a local phone repair shop and see if they can get a new battery into your phone. That phone likely still has a few more years of life left

    • amateurcrastinator@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      3·
      21 days ago

      I already had the screen replaced on it. That cost me 350 euro. I don’t want to know how much for a battery. I will try to open it up.

  • Bogusmcfakester@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    21 days ago

    Open it up, not very difficult with a heat gun and a set of jewelers screwdrivers. Check the state of the battery and unplug the ribbon cable then attach it to the computer. Not much to lose If it’s already dead, it would be a good learning experience if you don’t feel that’s beyond you. Plenty of tutorials on YouTube

  • droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    21 days ago

    One time my pixel 7 suddenly died too. Turns out the connection of the cpu chip was messed up and I had to get it reboarded. Idk if that helps.

    • amateurcrastinator@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      2·
      21 days ago

      Yeah any part on it seems so expensive. I replaced the screen for 350 euro. I already ordered a 9 pro xl. I was interested to recover some files from the downloads folder