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How to Fix Your LG G4 that won’t Turn on or Boot Up

LG phones are some of the best products on the market – but no company is immune to technical foibles. But, unfortunately, the consumer level, a phone that will not turn on properly boot up is pretty worthless. You may be experiencing this problem if you’re phone does not turn on, or starts and then shuts off.

Luckily, if you are experiencing this problem with your LG G4 phone, there’s a solution – and you can have your phone up and running again a no time. Always remember that if your phone is damaged or the body of the phone is physically broken, the best option is always to make an appointment at the retail location where you purchased your phone, or a retail location for your carrier that sells LG G4’s.

If your LG G4 won’t turn on

simply follow these steps:

  1. Connect the charger that came with your LG G4 into your phone and an applicable wall socket. Wait several minutes, and then attempt to turn on your phone.
  2. If that does not work, inspect your phone to make sure neither the charger or your bad report are damaged. Inspect the back of the phone to check for any overheating issues. Make sure that no dirt for other debris is stuck inside the charting port. Do the same once you remove the battery from the back phone. Dirt and debris may find its way under the battery and cause issues with the phone.
  3. Next, if your phone will still not turn on by itself, attempt a forced restart. Press and hold the power keeper 30 seconds. Once the phone begins to turn on, you can release the power key. Afterwards, always be sure to verify that your phone is running the most recent software. You can do this by checking for software updates from your settings menu. If not, install any and all updates. These are released to ensure your phone’s maximum efficiency.
  4. If you still experience trouble, you can perform a hardware factory reset via an LG dealer or a carrier retail location that specializes in LG phones. Beware that a hardware factory reset will erase everything on your phone that did not come pre-installed – and the data will be permanently lost.
    • make sure device is off (you can simply remove the battery then put it back in)
    • press and hold the volume down button and the power key simultaneously for a couple seconds then release, Android System recovery screen should appear
    • scroll down by pressing the volume down key to wipe data/factory reset and press power key to select
    • scroll down again by pressing volume down key to yes and press the power button
      after data is wiped, press the power key to reboot
  5. master reboot should initiate and your phone should be back to original factory settings
    When in doubt, always make an appointment with an LG dealer or a retail location specializing in LG phones. Today, consumers need their phones more than ever. Make sure that your phone is healthy and functional by following these simple steps.

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588 Comments

  1. Add mine to the list, just shut down and died a few days ago, around June 20. Another tech company I will avoid.

  2. i have same problem, it was showing lg logo and then blank, i tried to hard set it, and now it is totally dead

  3. My Verizon VS986 model died on 6/19. I used LG’s support chat, and they said it was still under warranty (purchased July 2015), and gave me a prepaid shipping label. It’s being repaired now, with a 6 business day estimated arrival time.

  4. Mine and my wife’s died in the same week! We purchased it in Nov 2015. Mine was from eGlobal and hers was from an ebay seller in Italy. LG has refused to repair both of ours. Mine because eGlobal bought out the warranty and hers apparently had ‘moisture’ indicator triggered but work fine until dead.

    Eglobal and LG – Never again.

    Have 2 expensive bricks now that just refused to turn on. Bootdead and not even a bootloop.

    Is there anything we can do in the UK? LG don’t want to know.

    I know there’s a legal suit in US but is there anything similar in the UK?

  5. Mine is dead too! :-/ Turned off without any warning and it’s stuck on LG logo. Not restarting. Just stuck. God dammit, it’s massive problem from what I see. Dozens of sites like this!

    Korea version, F500. I live in UK. Any change LG UK take care of that? They should without making ANY problem. Anyway I think they’re done as a smartphone’s manufacturer.

  6. Phone just shut off and will not fully boot. I can get into safe mode but it will freeze when I try to select factory reset.

  7. My 18 month old G4 died two days ago. Battery is fine. A couple of times it showed the Android screen, but quickly went black again. Power light does not come on. Let me know about the class action lawsuit.

  8. Mine died on the 16th
    I have just finished an online chat with LG Support (in Australia) – they claim there is no known problem with the G4 screen
    Does anyone have any further news (I’ve had to revert to my ancient iPhone 3!! And I’m currently travelling in Cambodia so cannot get to an LG service centre)

  9. Isn’t it funny that all these LG4s are having the same exact problem at about the same age. Kinda looks like ‘built in obsolesce’. Nothing I tried with the suggestions worked. it is dead dead dead

  10. Took mine back to provider. They are aware of issue and have sent it for repair.I’ve had it 17 months but they are honoring the warranties

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