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Blu Life One X (2016): Sound on Blu Life One X phone stopped working for no reason

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 22:54:32 -0700

The speaker on my Blu Life One X just stopped working. I just got it and it seemed to be working fine, it was playing the startup sound perfectly, and now it just won't make any sound whatsoever.

⟐ Answered January 24, 2025 at 22:54 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): BLU One Life X stuck in boot loop

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:29:59 -0700

Hi,

It looks like my BLU LIFE ONE X is stuck in a boot loop and I can't find a solution tailored to this phone. I would like to get into recovery mode as many sites suggest a cache swipe or reset, but I can't even get there.

I hold the buttons and on the top left corner is written

Recovery mode : Volume up

Factory reset: Volume down

When I click the up button the screen only goes black.

Also I can't remove the battery (inbuilt), on other phones it seems to be a part of the process to get to the Android recovery mode.

I had an iphone before and never such a problem. :(

⟐ Answer accepted April 21, 2026 at 16:29 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): blu life one x not charging

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 07:06:09 -0700

blu life one x has stopped charging...tried charging from a laptop, have tried multable charging cables...what should i do next?

⟐ Commented August 16, 2018 at 7:06 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): Power Button Fell Off

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:43:53 -0700

Had this phone for 3 months and then the power button fell off. Any ideas for replacements?

⟐ Answered September 18, 2017 at 12:43 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): no incoming call audible ring

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:30:01 -0700

Ring volume is at maximum setting but there is no ring sound or vibrate when someone calls/texts or emails

⟐ Answer accepted October 09, 2018 at 5:30 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): Why is my phone not turning on?

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:29:44 -0700

Hello, I have a BLU LIFE ONE X phone and it keeps on turning on and off when i put it on the charger. I have been trying to turn it on and it wont turn on at all. I had my phone in the car and it was in there for one night so then i got it turned it on and it worked fine then it turned off on me because it was dead. So i put on the charger and then that is when it kept on turning on and off. I am trying not to reset my whole phone because i would have to back up my photos, contacts and i cant do that because my phone won't turn on. So can somebody help me out because i need my phone.

Thank You Very Much!!

⟐ Commented February 12, 2018 at 13:29 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): Why won't by Bluetooth stay on?

Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:59:31 -0700

Try to toggle to on, it turns itself back off.

⟐ Answered June 19, 2017 at 15:59 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): no ring on phone

Sat, 05 Nov 2016 06:31:45 -0700

I purchased my BLU Life One X 4G LTE on Amazon.ca in Sept./16 and it worked fine for approximately a month until a couple weeks ago. Suddenly, I do not know when someone is calling my BLU nor when I receive a text or email as there is no ring or vibrate. I went to settings and my volumes are up to maximum on all and vibrate is at on. Callers to my BLU hear ringing at their end on their phone assuming my BLU is ringing but it's not nor is it vibrating. I cannot find a fix anywhere to this problem. HELP !!!!

⟐ Commented November 05, 2016 at 6:31 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): Why can't I change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape

Tue, 25 Dec 2018 21:35:48 -0700

When I turn my phone sideways it doesn't change its orientation at all. Only time it does is when I click full screen on a YouTube video. While I'm watching the video, I cant turn it back to portrait unless I leave the app.

⟐ Answered December 25, 2018 at 21:35 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): Issues after updating from Lollipop to Marshmallow

Thu, 23 Nov 2017 22:08:02 -0700

Ever since the Marshmallow update/upgrade from Lollipop last week, I have had nothing but issues, from draining battery, ads, missing apps and having to uninstall/reinstall some for them to work correctly. Then last night while using an HEB Grocery app the phone shut off a couple of times, the third time it shut off completely and is dead. I have even taken the back off and unplugged the battery to no avail. Has anyone's phone completely crashed like this after the update? Anyone know how to get the phone working again?

⟐ Commented November 23, 2017 at 22:08 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): My Down Volume is Stuck Down

Sun, 15 Dec 2019 11:56:03 -0700

My BLU Life One X2 fell from my bedside only two feet to a hardwood floor. It landed on the corner. Since then the volume button is depressed in the down direction. What do I do? I tried calling support but they never picked up. Thanks

⟐ Answer accepted December 15, 2019 at 11:56 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): To start Android, enter your password?

Tue, 28 Nov 2017 16:20:40 -0700

I got a software update notification and I did it, then it asked me "To start Android, enter your password"? I've put in correct password but it says incorrect and doesn't turn on my device. Help please!

⟐ Commented November 28, 2017 at 16:20 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): Will not charge while operating, must power off to charge

Sun, 24 Sep 2017 23:26:29 -0700

I have a life one x that will fully charge when powered off but will not charge while powered on. The red LED does not light. It does have a cracked glass but other than that everything works except charging while powered on. I currently do not have a simm in the phone, does that matter? How can I fix it?

⟐ Commented September 24, 2017 at 23:26 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): Wifi disconnects from my home network.

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 16:18:32 -0700

My Blu has recently disconnected from my home network. This was a random occurrence as nothing in my household has changed. No new hard/software, etc. When I try to connect, it signs in, connects for a moment and then gives me a "WiFi Connection Failure" message. No other device is having a problem. I have reset the router; unplugged and plugged back in...all the 'standard' fixes. Nothing has corrected the issue. I can, however, connect to my 'Guest WiFi' in my home, same modem/router. Why can I not connect to the secured WiFi in my house? It has been the same connection for over a year, and the phone had been connected the whole time as well.

⟐ Answer accepted August 30, 2017 at 16:18 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): Will not turn on

Sat, 08 Jul 2017 08:43:07 -0700

Hello,

My phone seems to have trouble booting back up.

It ran out of battery last night right before I went to sleep, so I plugged it in. I get the charger indicator (so I know my wire is good) and it seems to be charging fine, however whenever the phone get even a slight charge it automatically starts to turn back on but the charge will stop while it tries to boot up and turns back off. I'm in this endless loop of my phone getting just enough charge to start booting up and then losing that charge and turning off. Is there anyway around this?

Thanks

⟐ Answered July 08, 2017 at 8:43 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): On games adverts won't work, yet the phone produces it's own ads

Tue, 30 May 2017 07:53:02 -0700

So on certain games or apps, you can only continue if you watch a video. For me, this doesn't work. The screen turns black and I'm sent back to the games home screen. This has happened on multiple games. Yet, when I'm on my home screen, ads tend to pop up quite a lot. It's been going on for a year or so and I've tried restarting it but it hasn't worked.

⟐ Commented May 30, 2017 at 7:53 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): Touch part of screen doesn't work?

Sat, 25 Mar 2017 10:44:16 -0700

My little brother dropped my phone in the tub the screen boots up but I can't do any thing but turn it on the touch part of the screen it stoped working how can I fix this? I have never had a blu until now and I like it so someone please help.

⟐ Answered March 25, 2017 at 10:44 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): How to fix my cracked screen?

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 06:31:23 -0700

Is there a way to fix it or hide the crack

⟐ Answer deleted March 10, 2017 at 6:31 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): Having frequent dropped calls

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 05:58:51 -0700

I've had my phone about one month. I keep having problems with the phone. Sometimes, I can hear the caller but they can't hear me, and then the call shuts off. Sometimes they hear a lot of sounds like buttons being pushed. Sometimes the call is put on hold and some of those times I am able to get it back off hold. Sometimes the call is just dropped altogether.

My location has nothing to do with it, and my battery is always well charged.

⟐ Answer accepted January 12, 2017 at 5:58 MST

Blu Life One X (2016): Where can I buy parts?

Mon, 02 Jul 2018 11:16:00 -0700

The power button doesn't work. I think the internal electronic button, not the outer piece, has stopped connecting. I would like to buy a new one and install it myself. Anyone know where to buy parts?