Pixel 8a: 40% Battery at evening - dead in the morning

rnd

Hey,

Pixel 8a running GOS was at 40% battery yesterday evening. Now its dead.

Connecting it to power for a longer time - is not doing anything.
Connecting it to Linux - no output in dmesg or anything at all.

Tried all Power / vol+ / vol- button combinations there are (holding button(s) for a minute)

Its not moving at all.
Before declaring it officially dead by ???,
someone has some idea on how to revive it - leave a reply.

thx.

userofgos

rnd I've had this happen on my 8a a couple times last summer. Hold the power button for 30 seconds and it could come back to life.

DeletedUser623

I've had the motherboard die in Pixel devices before, that's always a possibility here too. Had to get it replaced. There's no slowing down and eventual death with motherboard failures, it's just dead and gone in a flash.

rnd

thx @userofgos @DeletedUser623

Holding Power / vol+ / vol- button combinations over 1 Minute doesnt do anything.
Had the pixel connected for a day to usb-c charger - no change.

connecting to usb-c -> linux pc. No output in dmesg / lsusb

Its dead.