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Motorola Moto G5: How do I change the charging port on a moto g5

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 02:45:53 -0700

Charging port is loose and phone is charging slowly, would welcome solutions.

⟐ Commented March 02, 2024 at 2:45 MST

Motorola Moto G5: Moto G5 LCD repair manual/video

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 01:20:08 -0700

Hello!

There are some display repair videos and manuals available for moto g5 plus. Unfortunately, I don't find a manual for moto g5 (xt1676). Has anybody experience changing the display on moto g5? Is it comparable to moto g5 plus?

Thanks a lot!

⟐ Answer edited February 06, 2025 at 1:20 MST

Motorola Moto G5: Why does my phone tell me System UI not working

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 02:44:45 -0700

My phone freezes and glitches and a box pops up saying system UI is not working

⟐ Answered October 24, 2023 at 2:44 MST

Motorola Moto G5: compatible LCD Motorola XT1792?

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 21:54:49 -0700

Good night,

The model of my Motorola is SKU - XT1792 - TFT LCD IPS, What would the LCD compatible?

Marcio Odas

⟐ Answer edited November 29, 2019 at 21:54 MST

Motorola Moto G5: How can I recover data without the screen?

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 13:37:03 -0700

On my old G5, the screen started flickering in horizontal lines, then a black area used up some of the screen (with more flickering), then after a week it went totally black.

So I bought a G8 Plus, and I don't want to spend money on the G5 but I want my data off it. It has the built-in memory plus a TF card, merged together and acting as a single drive.

Motorola Moto G5: Battery does not seen to want to release without bending

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 20:48:04 -0700

Cannot remove battery

⟐ Answered January 23, 2022 at 20:48 MST

Motorola Moto G5: Location of the Water damage indicator

Fri, 29 May 2020 15:20:38 -0700

I went for a run on Sunday and got caught in a rain pour. Couldn't put my phone away immediately and it got pretty wet.

Now part of the touch screen doesn't work, horizontally, finger wide area at the height of the power button.

Anyone know where the water damage indicators are on this phone? I found the battery one.

Thanks!

⟐ Answered May 29, 2020 at 15:20 MST

Motorola Moto G5: My music stopped working when I plug ear buds in

Mon, 04 Mar 2019 16:08:18 -0700

I have a Motorola G5 and when I found to plug my headphones I bought a new pair just to make sure. I have tried to adjust the thing that plugs in, it was working like that for a little bit the I can't get sound on head phones any more. It's the plug in at top of cell phone. Please help thanks

⟐ Commented March 04, 2019 at 16:08 MST

Motorola Moto G5: Moto G5 xt1676 audio, headphone jack and mic problem

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 03:10:59 -0700

Moto g5 audio and speaker not working also when I connect the headphones into the jack it not working, I tried my earpods not working as well i tried to reset factory and format everything and tried also to setup custom roms and again stock rom but same issue, I tried to download soundabout but when I try to open it it close immediately, radio app not working also when I run the camera app it is working good but when I turn to take a video with the camera it says can't start video recording, I want to say that everything depends on the mic doesn't work also so what is the problem in the phone and thank you

⟐ Commented January 10, 2023 at 3:10 MST

Motorola Moto G5: My MOTO don't charge anymore after display replacement

Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:16:19 -0700

Hello,

I just changed my MOTO G5 display that I bought on Ifixit EU store and now I can’t charge it anymore. It charged perfectly before I changed the display.
Did anybody already have this issue ?
Regards

Boris

⟐ Commented September 14, 2021 at 12:16 MST

Motorola Moto G5: Water damage on the moto g5

Sun, 14 Jun 2020 14:50:20 -0700

My gpa fell into a lake, and broke his phone. I took it apart, cleaned a lot of it with isopropyl alchohol, and it is still stuck in a boot loop. It flashes the android thing, then turns off, then on again. Should i just put the whole phone in a bath of isopropyl alcohol or just try to use a q tip and clean it with alcohol?

⟐ Answer accepted June 14, 2020 at 14:50 MST

Motorola Moto G5: Managed to knock component off when opening

Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:56:14 -0700

When I was prying the motherboard cover off due to an accident with water I stupidly managed to knock a small component off (see attached image). I’m not sure what it is but I imagine it’s a standoff/ground of some sort?

What is it? Can I fix it back on? I’m not sure what it was fixed on with but there is little residue.

⟐ Answered July 31, 2019 at 17:56 MST

Motorola Moto G5: My phone charges in short flashes, like 1 second or less, can't charge

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 20:16:30 -0700

When I try to plug in my phone, (I’ve used the charger it came in plus like eight others), it charges for less than a second, stops charging, charges again, less than a second, stops charging. I’m really panicking here, because it’s already died, can someone help?

⟐ Answered February 18, 2019 at 20:16 MST

Motorola Moto G5: Can I easily remove the headphone socket on the Moto G5?

Mon, 09 Jul 2018 12:25:50 -0700

Is the headphone socket on the Moto G5 removable by simply prying it out or is it soldered to the circuit board?

I need to remove and replace the headphone socket from the phone so I can extract the broken headphone jack?

Thanks

⟐ Answered July 09, 2018 at 12:25 MST

Motorola Moto G5: I have damaged my SIM card slot, can it be repaired please?

Thu, 31 May 2018 19:16:21 -0700

Hi I stupidly tried to take out a SIM card, without wearing my glasses!! Hence I have bent the metal holder for the SIM. It's beyond repair and I can't get the SIM to stay in place. Is there anything I can do please?

⟐ Answered May 31, 2018 at 19:16 MST

Motorola Moto G5: Will a new screen solve my water damaged phone backlight? (Moto G5)

Sun, 03 Dec 2017 09:59:22 -0700

Hi there, I have seen a few similar problems here so sorry if I'm repeating! Haven't found same phone model or exactly same issue.

My Motorola Android phone, Moto G5 model, sustained water damage 6 weeks ago, I'm currently travelling in South America. After some time in a bag of rice, it would switch on but the screen was extremely dim even on full brightness.

I took it to a repair shop in Chile and they did what I understood (in my poor Spanish) to be something they called a 'chemical wash' - hopefully this is the isopropyl cleaning I have seen mentioned here. Sadly when I came back they said it hadn't made any impact.

The phone itself functions perfectly as far as I can tell - with an angled light or a bright headtorch, I can see outlines and faint colours which allow me to broadly operate it. I can hook it up to a screencast tool (e.g. Airdroid) on my laptop, and everything works fine - WiFi, apps, sound, etc.

Sadly purchasing either a screen replacement or a new phone in Argentina where I am now is very expensive.

I have family coming out to stay for Christmas. I wondered if they could bring me a replacement Moto G5 screen (cheaper to buy in the UK) and I have it fitted by a repair shop here. But in ordering this replacement screen, the website (replacebase.co.uk) mentioned a damaged backlight or damaged backlight chip in the motherboard may also be at fault.

Is there any way to tell what exactly is causing the issue based on the information above, or ascertain whether a replacement screen will solve the problem? Are there any other replacement components that I should order 'just in case' (I only have one shot since the family is coming out in a few weeks) that I can then have fitted in a shop here ? I was struggling to understand if the backlight is part of the screen or not (apologies, I'm not very technical!)

Any advice gratefully received :) Thank you!

⟐ Answer accepted December 03, 2017 at 9:59 MST

Motorola Moto G5: biometrics don't work

Mon, 20 Mar 2023 06:59:07 -0700

Moto g5 biometrics stops working when device is charging. Does anyone know why?

Motorola Moto G5: Can I fix the boot loop?

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 10:44:40 -0700

I stucked in boot loop and its not charging anymore but when i connect the phone with charger it turning on but boot loop problem is there. And i also try to get in the recovery mode but i don't get it. I don't have pc. But can you tell me how to fix this issue with pc i borrow my friend laptop and i can fix it.

Motorola Moto G5: Vibration motor removed, now facing some problems.

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 07:49:37 -0700

Hi I didnt like the moto g5 vibration it was not good quality also not good for small battery of the phone 2800 mah. So one day I removed the two wires that were soldered to the motor and removed the motor from the phone . Since then I am facing slow charging every now and then and many times the display lights up on the lock screen while phone is charging without pressing any button. Is it because the wires that I removed might be touching with each other . Should I just join those wires or should I remove those two wires to make sure they don`t touch? Also i want to understand how the motor removal affected the battery charging. Is it due to some sort of resistance that the motor was providing.

Motorola Moto G5: LCD replacement screen touch is not working while screen is working

Wed, 08 Apr 2020 16:30:23 -0700

Hi, I followed the moto G5 LCD replacement instruction and it went well. Unfortunatly, the screen is working but the touch does not work. I managed to factory reset the phone but no change. I connected back the broken screen by the ribbon connector only and its touch is still working. Is there something I can check (ribbon integrity, connector integrity) that could explain why only the touch feature is not working?

Thank you.

⟐ Commented April 08, 2020 at 16:30 MST