How To Fix The Oppo F7 Won’t Turn On Issue

The #Oppo #F7 is one of the mid-range Android smartphone models available in the market that has an excellent camera system. This phone which was first released in April 2018 has a 6.23 inch IPS LCD screen with a resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. It comes with a 16MP rear camera and a 25MP selfie camera on the front. Under the hood is a Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 octa core processor which is paired with 6GB of RAM. Although this is a solid performing device there are instances when certain issues can occur which we will be addressing today. In this latest installment of our troubleshooting series we will tackle the Oppo F7 won’t turn on issue.

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How To Fix The Oppo F7 Won’t Turn On Issue

One of the major issues that can occur on a mobile device is when it does not turn on. This can become quite a frustrating problem especially if you have data stored in your phone that you want  to retrieve. In some cases this can be caused by a faulty hardware component while in others it can be caused by a software glitch.

Listed below are the recommended troubleshooting steps that you need to perform if you encounter this particular problem.

Make sure the phone battery is charged

The first thing you will need to do is to make sure that the problem isn’t caused by a drained battery.

• Clean the charging port of the phone using a can of compressed air. Make sure that any dirt or debris stuck in this port is removed.
• Fully charge the phone using its wall charger.
• In case the phone does not charge then try using a different charging cord and wall charger. You should also try charging the phone from a computer USB port in case charging using the wall charger fails to work.

Once the battery has been fully charged try turning on the phone. If it still does not turn on then proceed with the additional troubleshooting steps listed below.

Perform a soft reset

Your phone will usually store temporary data which can get corrupted. This corrupt data can usually cause this type of problem. To fix this you will need to do is to refresh the phone software by doing a soft reset. This will usually resolve issue caused by minor software glitches.

• Press and hold the Power a key for up to 45 seconds.
• Wait as the device restarts.

Check if the Oppo F7 won’t turn on issue still occurs.

Start the phone in Safe Mode

Sometimes an app you downloaded from the Google Play Store can cause this particular issue. To check if this is the case you will have to start the phone in Safe Mode as only the pre-installed apps are allowed to run in this mode.

• Turn Off your phone.
• Press and Hold Power Button.
• Release Power button and hold Volume Down Key when you see the Oppo animation.
• Continue holding the Volume Down Key until Safe Mode appears.

If your phone starts in this mode then the problem could be caused by an app you downloaded. Find out what app is causing the problem then uninstall it.

You will have to do a trial and error method to find out what app is causing this problem. Uninstall an app then check if the issue occurs. Repeat this until the issue no longer occurs. The last app you uninstalled is most likely what is causing the problem.

Wipe the cache partition

There are instances when a corrupted system cached data can cause this problem. It’s therefore a good idea to delete this data as the phone will just rebuild this data when it starts again.

• Press down the Power key and select the Power off option. If the screen is frozen or unresponsive, you can hold down the Power key for several seconds until the device switches off.
• Press the Volume Down and Power keys for a few moments.
• Release all buttons when the OPPO logo appears.
• Select language.
• Select Wipe Cache Partition.
• Tap ok
• Reboot the phone.

Check if the Oppo F7 won’t turn on issue still occurs.

Perform a factory reset

One last troubleshooting step to consider is a factory reset. This will bring your phone back to its original factory condition. Take note that your phone data will be deleted in the process .

• Press down the Power key and select the Power off option. If the screen is frozen or unresponsive, you can hold down the Power key for several seconds until the device switches off.
• Press the Volume Down and Power keys for a few moments.
• Release all buttons when the OPPO logo appears.
• Select language.
• Select  Wipe data and Wipe data(Keep SMS, Contacts and Photos).
• Tap ok
• Reboot the phone.

If the above steps doesn’t fix the problem then you will need to bring the phone to a service center and have it checked as this is most likely caused by a faulty hardware component already.