Phone won't turn on or charge after years in storage

_Froyo · August 16, 2022

I know this is a long shot, but I don't know where else to turn.

I was doing some cleaning the other day and found an old phone of mine, an LG L41C. I recall it having some of my files on its internal storage, so I tried to start it up to see if the files were still there. It had been about 3-4 years since I had last used the thing, but last time I did, it worked just fine. However, now it won't turn on or charge. I've tried everything, from cleaning the charging port, to holding volume up / down + power, to even buying a new battery, but nothing gets this thing to budge. I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas to get it to work. Any help would be appreciated.

An0maly_76 · August 16, 2022

If the phone has been in area where exposure to moisture is possible, that would explain it, and getting it to run again isn't all that likely in that scenario. Some say you can dry out moisture by putting it in a rice bed, but I'm not sure if that will fix any moisture related damage.

And just because it wasn't open to the weather means nothing. Extreme temperature changes can form condensation inside a device.

DoctorNick · August 16, 2022

25 minutes ago, _Froyo said:

I know this is a long shot, but I don't know where else to turn.

I was doing some cleaning the other day and found an old phone of mine, an LG L41C. I recall it having some of my files on its internal storage, so I tried to start it up to see if the files were still there. It had been about 3-4 years since I had last used the thing, but last time I did, it worked just fine. However, now it won't turn on or charge. I've tried everything, from cleaning the charging port, to holding volume up / down + power, to even buying a new battery, but nothing gets this thing to budge. I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas to get it to work. Any help would be appreciated.

Most lipo batteries cant stand laying around for more than a ~year at other than 3.8v. You may be able to remove the battery and turn on the phone with the charger attached.