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Steps to Try When Android is Stuck in a Reboot Loop

Steps to Try When Android is Stuck in a Reboot Loop

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I experienced quite a few reboot loops as an avid Android user. There can be many causes for an Android stuck in a reboot loop. Hopefully, this tutorial will fix yours. These exact steps seem to solve the problem for me most of the time.

1. Remove the Case

If you have a case on your phone, remove it. This will ensure there are no buttons or sensors impeding the function of the phone.

2. Plug into a Wall Electric Source

Ensure your device has enough power. Plug it into a wall outlet. You may need to let it sit plugged in for a few minutes before performing the next step.

3. Force Fresh Restart

Press and hold both the “Power” and “Volume Down” buttons. Do this for about 20 seconds or until the device restarts again. This will often clear the memory, and cause the device to start normally.

4. Try Safe Mode

Wait for the manufacturer name to appear on the screen while it’s booting, then press and hold “Volume Down“. This should place the device into “Safe Mode”. If the device starts successfully in Safe Mode, you may have to uninstall problematic apps or undo a setting that may have caused the issue.

 

If you’re a Nexus 5X user, there is a known bootloop issue with the phone. See our post about it for more info.

 

Still having trouble? Let us know in the comments section.

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  1. My phone is itel 1407.
    Whenever it is switched off and turned on it does display on the screen “welcome” as the first thing and requires you to search for Wifi , update , input your email address and eventually have it opened completely and all the that might have been saved on phone internal storage will be wiped away automatically .
    I update the phone and the problem keeps on repeating itself over and over and currently more than 95℅ of the whole 8gb storage is claimed to be used up by the system when in actual sense it use to be 2.9 GB to 3 GB use to be occupied by the system and often it fails to switch on but if it does then it will keep up showing loading and switching off itself over and over

  2. My HUAWEI y520 keeps coming on boot mode when i want to wipe it and keeps switch itself on and off

  4. I did the data wipe and factory reset and then I went into reboot and I’m still getting stuck in the same boot-up loop that I was stuck in before. It gets to the “Google” screen and it stops there.

  5. Hi. I have motoscan 6050. And it is on a recovery boot loop. There is no volume control. Tried all combinations but still can’t get out of the loop. Would appriciate very much your help.
    Thank you.

  6. Am also facing this kind of problem. I tried doing a system update on my Infinix hot 6 it got stock in a bootloop. I have tried a hard reset and data wipe but the problem has not stopped. How can i cover my phone back, please help

  7. Hello, I tried doing a system update on my Infinix hot 6 (something I have done several times in the past) but it got stock in a bootloop. I have tried a hard reset and data wipe but the problem has not stopped.

  8. I have a Pixel. It’s stuck in bootloop and i’m not able to reset it by pressing the power button and volume down button. It again goes off.

  9. Iview Suprapad 1066TPC. No volume buttons. Only a power button & some kind of reset button. Pushed & held both down, Got a Sleeping Android: No Command. Regular power button only, and it’s back to the never-ending cycle of trying to boot.

    Now what? (oh, yeah! No SD Card, just internal memory)

  10. I have an Alcatel 7. I did all the steps. For this phone I have to put in a password before the phone finishes starting. When it took me there it said the phone was in safe mode than it did the same thing and went to the process of turning on and continued to stay on that. I haven’t even had this phone for a month. What do i do now?

  12. after a factory data reset, My Huawie Y6 keeps on rebooting when the battery gets 19%-18%… untill it consumes the battery till it gets zero.
    I did factory data reset again but it is still the same when it gets 19% down

  13. My Motorola android phone just started restarting on its own even when the battery was at full charge. it keeps rebooting to the blue start up screen. I have done the pressing down and holding the power and volume buttons until the black screen comes up. it says to connect to a USB port, so its connected to my computer as we speak. every mode I try to put it on, it does nothing. Going to factory, restore, etc… and nothing. just restarts again. It does start and asks for my password. other than that. it does nothing else. Can you help me fix this, or is my phone garbage now? I have gotten it bran new for Christmas and didn’t start using it until Feb 2019. I can use as much help as possible. I really like this phone, and it has so much important stuff on there.

    Please help!
    Thank you!

  14. I have an alcatel acndroid phone. My phone was doing a system upgrade when it froze for about twenty mins. I tried to reset the phone and it just shut off. everytime I try and reset or turn it back on it just goes to secure reboot failure. I tried to charge without the case and its still showing the same thing.
    What else can I do to make this phone work?

  15. it did turn off my phone but after that, it remained on the boot screen. I have an Lg Sylo 4 so the battery is unremovable. I got this phone last week have not dropped it or wet it, it’s brand new.

  17. TCL XL from straight talk, won’t reset… Stuck in loot, saying, Secure boot failure! Nothing’s helped..….

  21. My alcatel pixi 4 6.0 has gone into boot loop. I have tried all ways to get it to boot up correctly. Nothing yet.

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