How To Fix Nexus 6P That Won’t Turn ON After Charging

It seems that those who own a Nexus 6P have had some charging issues with the smartphone. Many have reported that the Nexus 6P won’t turn on after charging or power on, this is even if the Nexus smartphone has been fully charged. We’ve created a list of different ways to fix the issues when the Nexus 6P won’t turn on all the way.

Hit the Power button

The first thing that should be tested before any other advice would be to press the “Power” button several times to make sure there is an issue with the powering of the Nexus 6P. If after trying to power the smartphone back on and the issue has not been fixed, continue reading the rest of this guide.

Boot to Recovery Mode and Wipe Cache Partition

The following steps will get the Nexus 6P into Recovery Mode by booting the smartphone:

1. Press and hold the Volume Up, Home, and Power buttons at the same time
2. After the phone vibrates, let go of the Power button, while still holding the other two buttons until Android System Recovery screen appears.
3. Using the “Volume Down” button, highlight “wipe cache partition” and press the Power button to select it.
4. After the cache partition is cleared, the Nexus 6P will reboot automatically

Boot to Safe Mode

When booting the Nexus 6P into “Safe Mode” It will only run on pre-loaded apps, this will allow you to see if another application was causing the issues. This can be done using the following steps:

1. Press and hold the Power button at the same time
2. After the Nexusscreen appears, let go of the Power button then press and hold the Volume Down key.
3. When it’s restarting, the Safe Mode text will be visible in the bottom left corner of the screen.

Get Technical Support

If none of the methods have worked in trying to get the Nexus 6P to turn on after charging, the it’s suggested to take the smartphone back to the store or to a shop where it can be physically checked for any damaged. If proven defective by a technician, a replacement unit may be provided for you of it could be repaired. But the main issue could be that the power button is not working on the Nexus 6P.