My P7a (lynx) shut down randomly several times, followed by the phone being unwilling to boot for an extended duration. After each shut down, the amount of time it took for the phone to boot got longer, and the phone no longer boots at all. When the phone was working between shut downs, some functionality would usually be broken. Functions I observed inoperative were (not all together - on different instances): Cellular modem (only connects to EDGE), Camera (none start), and WiFi (Cannot detect any networks).

When the phone refuses to boot, the upper third of the phone remains slightly warm, even when not plugged in. The warmth goes away after being unplugged for an extended duration (hours) and returns when it is plugged in. The phone screen is black, and nothing happens when every combination of power/volume buttons is pressed, held for 10s, held for 60s, or held for 2-3m.

When the phone does boot, the indicated battery % is close to the same as when the phone shut down, even if it has been plugged in for hours.

Judging by the coolness of the AC adapter, I believe the phone does not draw much power when plugged in.

Unsure where the fault may lie. I am willing to disassemble the phone if it is a hardware flaw. Anyone have an idea of what is going wrong?

Red highlighted area gets warm while charging.

⟐ Edited by author April 04, 2026 at 1:10 MST

Note that everything else works perfectly on the phone. I've tried already:

• Testing the SIM on another device -> Worked fine
• Testing a second SIM on pixel device -> Also not working
• Clean SIM
• Reset Network settings

⟐ Answered March 23, 2026 at 1:37 MST

Google Pixel 7a Proximity Sensor shield/gasket/foam

it is a tiny part that houses or is placed around the proximity sensor to ensure a blacked out light tunnel for the sensor light.. without it the proximity sensor does not work.

a bad repair job in a local shop has meant that they lost the part....
i am looking to buy it somewhere, but i cannot find it anywhere online.

how can i find this?

⟐ Edited February 20, 2026 at 6:49 MST

⟐ Commented February 04, 2026 at 21:03 MST

I replaced the screen and now there is a green tint and stripes. If I don’t mount the screen onto the phone, everything looks fine, but as soon as I install it, the issue appears.

The graphite foil is damaged — could this be the reason?

Thanks for your help!

⟐ Commented February 03, 2026 at 5:44 MST

⟐ Answer accepted December 20, 2025 at 18:19 MST

⟐ Commented November 06, 2025 at 21:59 MST

⟐ Answered October 29, 2025 at 5:49 MST

⟐ Commented October 27, 2025 at 14:22 MST

⟐ Commented October 22, 2025 at 16:22 MST

Got a swelling battery, was able to remove it with your tutorial before it gets worse, then wanted to buy a replacement one but you're out of stock.

Do you know if you'll be able to restock or is itgoing to be a long time shortage. Seems a stupid question but in France google dont do the battery replacement, and i dont know if it's due to a mass shortage.

Thx a lot.

⟐ Answer accepted September 20, 2025 at 1:22 MST

⟐ Commented September 01, 2025 at 12:17 MST

I've broken my Pixel 7a display and ordered a replacement screen from ifixit. After following the replacement guide, the screen stays black. I know that the device turns on since it vibrates when long pressing the power button. Even after force rebooting via power + volume up the display still stays black.

Now, I'm not sure if I have done something wrong during repair or if the replacement part is defect. I did use a heat gun, but damaged the original display during disassembly further, so while the original screen now also stays black I don't think I can use that to narrow down where the issue is.

Is there anything else I can do to diagnose the issue? Or is the replacement screen simply broken?

EDIT: some pictures of the connector:

⟐ Answered August 23, 2025 at 10:31 MST

My screen is displaying fine, but touch is not working. It happend after the phone fell an landed flat on the screen, it dident even crack the glass. A small protion of the low end of the screen is working. Is it the screen itself that needs replacement or is it connector issue / motherboard issue?

Thanks for all help in advance.

⟐ Commented July 25, 2025 at 18:45 MST

I replaced the screen of my Pixel 7a two weeks ago, and everything went fine till today, when a green line in the middle of the screen appears every time I turn on the screen.

Does anyone knows what could it be, or what should I do to fix the problem?

Thanks for the time or any answer.

⟐ Commented June 01, 2025 at 11:07 MST

Google has acknowledged that early units of Pixel 7a have known battery issues.

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/an...

I did repair mine (in 2025) with the ifixit battery replacement kit (france) : Google Pixel 7a Battery - Genuine

Is the battery provided by ifixit also impacted by the issue ? or not ?

Thanks

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