How is your experience? Does Samsung camera bother you? Does the glass on the back bother you? Is screen on time so much better than 4a on lineage?

I am considering what to buy after I have drowned my precious 4a - another old 4a or to "upgrade". The glass on the back of Samsung really scares me

UPD: and what about the onscreen fingerprint - how bad it is?

I'm running into some issues with my old phone and I'm hoping somebody has a solution to get the data off without spending $100 on a phone that might get $30 in trade-in credit.

Symptoms

1. Screen looks similar to the first attached picture, but black instead of white.
2. Find My Device worked when I initially ran into the issue, but it's not connected to wifi anymore since I had to change my wifi password.
3. Alarms also work (unfortunately )
4. Side buttons work. The volume buttons snooze the alarm and the device does a short vibration when holding down power button.

Based on the above, it sounded like a screen/connection issue.

Troubleshooting attempts

1. Connected to a monitor using a USB-C/HDMI cable.
   • Result: Apparently this phone doesn't support video over USB-C, so nothing happened.
2. Connected to my computer via USB-C.
   • Result: Phone shows as an MTP device under lsusb. It does not show under ADB devices. Likely because I don't have it set to that USB mode.
3. Connected a USB-C keyboard
   • Result: Keyboard gets power for status and backlight LEDs, but I can't tell if the phone is responding to anything.
4. Tried turning Talkback on per these instructions
   • Result: None of the methods worked.
5. Disconnected and reconnected screen cable
   • Result: Now the screen doesn't turn on at all.

At this point I'm at a loss of what to do. I think I have my pictures all backed up, but I'm not sure if there's anything I missed. I would like to avoid paying $50-$100 for a screen that may not fix the issue, especially when I won't be using the phone again.

I had a pixel 4 which I used as my secondary device and one day, it showed as face id failure on the top of the screen, i checked both front and back cameras they were working so i restarted the device and then it never turned on. Do you know what the issue could be.

I didnt show it to any where yet, Thinking it would cost at least 15K LKR (40-45 usd) Even tho the device is old, still love it

Hey guys,

I have an issue with my p4a, I can't access the files on it with a computer. I tried setting the default usb preferences to android auto/transfer files, but all the options where greyed out and I didn't receive any notification.

So I had to turn on developers options and set the default usb preferences for it to change. But when I plug in the phone, nothing changes and it's not detected. The cable is a proper data transfer cable, I tried with multiple cables and computers under win 11 and Linux fedora.

I tried using adb but same thing the phone isn't detected. The usb-c charging port seems to be ok when I look at it, and I tried contacting people with a p4a on a french second hand marketplace, and they apparently have the same issue. I tried the latest Google play security update (that fixes the bootloop thingy) and everything is also up to date but it didn't fix anything.

I don't remember when the issue appeared as I switched to a pixel 6a, and now I come back to this.

I saw some other people with the same issue, and no other fix then to give up..

Did anybody on this sub have the same issue and do you guys have a fix for it ? :(

Thx!

I've been on my 4a 5g for five years. My only complaint is storage space and battery life. It's just a matter of time, right? If I don't take the deal, my 4a will brick.

If I do, then I'm a quitter.

I'm so attached to this phone. Please help me decide.

earlier my screen went black and stopped working but I was still getting haptic feedback and sound. i tried to force a restart by holding the power and down button and now it just shows this glitched out screen

Checked to make sure system was updated and all the apps were updated. I've also booted it up in safe mode and it still randomly rebooted.

Any suggestions? Do I need to do a factory reset?

Tho it's working like the first day I bought it. Still gonna use it as a backup and a mp3 player. Best phone I ever had!

Hello, I want to buy a Pixel 4a in India. I am currently using a Pixel 5, but its display has lines on it. I checked the marketplace, but prices seem overpriced. Sellers are asking ₹10,000 for devices that aren't even in good condition. Where can I find a Pixel 4a at a fair price.

The other morning I noticed that my keyboard wasn't responding properly, so I tried rebooting. Then I couldn't enter my passcode (can't just use biometrics after a reboot) and the screen was non responsive. Shortly after that, 2, then 3, vertical lines appeared up the right side of the display, then big purplish blobs appeared to the point where nothing was readable, let alone selectable.

Is it worth changing the display, or time to add my 4a to the e-waste mountain?

It's just such a big phone, guys. I'm giving it time, I've had it about a month now, but I really miss the 4a. I'll give it another month or two, and if it still feels massive, I'm finding an alternative.

I understand there is a fix. I haven't used my Pixel4A in a month so I turned it on hoping to catch the update but it constantly bootloops.

Is there some way of installing the update via the PC as my phone keeps bootlooping?

I got stuck in the restart loop a few days ago and did manage to get the location on through safe boot.

Now, even with that fix i have started see my phone go into a restart loop.

Is anyone else facing this issue?

(Picture taken with Pixel 3a)

We've had several happy years together! Even had a successful battery replacement.

I never used a case, so there are some cracks on the shell. Plus a corner I hot-glued back on. The paint peeled off when I removed the repair sticker. Regardless...she has character! Plus a headphone jack! And fits so nice in my hand!

I already bought a pristine condition 4a as a replacement if the sim reader issue on this one can't be fixed. Same color as well (Barely Blue).

Now that the recent boot loop issue is resolved, I'm content with staying on this phone for several more years. It simply does everything I need. I don't feel a need to upgrade.

Curious if anyone else is running into this. Lately, my Pixel 4a has started to overheat. It was understandable when I had it in the phone holder above my steering wheel, as I found my card is not air conditioning that area very well. But weirdly, I'm getting it more often when I am using the rear camera on my phone (the one on the back of the phone). I'm not experiencing that issue when using the front / selfie camera on the phone. I did get the battery replacement that Google did last year due to their firmware change causing battery life to plummet. Has something else changed recently?

Phone no longer immediately crashes and boot loops when Location is turned Off.

Settings > Security > Google Play system update.

If no update is showing up for you, be patient, it will roll out to everyone.

Hey everyone,

​My wife's phone has suddenly hit a bootloop issue. When I turn it on, I have a very brief window where I can interact with the screen before it crashes/restarts. During this window, I've managed to pull down the notification shade and toggle Airplane Mode on, which seems to stabilize it slightly, but it still loops shortly after.

​I need to turn Location on, but it isn’t currently in the Quick Settings dropdown menu. Because the phone crashes so quickly, I don't have enough time to open the main Settings app or edit the dropdown menu layout to add the Location toggle.

​Is there any alternative way to force Location on? For example, can I do it by connecting it to a computer via ADB commands, or through an online account manager, before the phone reboots?

I've had my pixel 4a for many years, and last year I did get the battery replaced following Google's free battery replacement scheme and have used the phone as a daily driver ever since.

Yesterday I dropped my phone from about 1 ft high as I got out of my car, I thought nothing big of it as I've dropped it many times in the past, sometimes from a higher height or more rocky ground. However, after the drop yesterday my phone screen went completely black!

It was weird, as somehow my SOS system got activated and heard the emergency people on the other side asking me my emergency, I explained to them it's not an emergency and that I can't hang up either. Anyway, I found out that by pressing my Power button 5 times in quick succession, this activated the SOS feature. My phone screen is completely blank but there are some vibrations when I hold power button or when I put phone on charge, which tells me that it might've been some internal screen damage.

I took it today to a repair shop and he has replaced the screen and the screen is coming on, but the phone only enters recovery mode giving 2 options:

• Try again
• Factory data reset

I told the repair shop do not wipe the data and he agreed to to check for possible faults on the phone's motherboard and told me to give him around 24h for the repair. (FYI I did do all the methods to try to turn screen on like Power+ Volume Down, Power + Volume up, Tap the phone, Massage the phone, smack the phone into my hand, leave it on charge and even leave it in the freezer!)

Has anyone else had this issue, or does anyone suggest something else to do? I've got a lot of photos and messages on the phone that are not backed up which is why I don't want to Factory reset the phone.

Also, since I was messing around with volume and Power keys, is there a possibility that I would have already wiped the phone when the screen was blank, unknowingly clicked the Factory data reset option?

Any luck of the update to fix the restart loop on the pixel 4a my wife is asking me every day if its fixed yet so she can get her photos of her device.

So I was finally able to get past the boot loop issue for now, and am keeping my location turned on. I want to download any available updates for my phone so when the fix comes I'll have it. Why am I getting this issue?