Hi! My HTC Desire S has been sitting in a drawer for ~5 years, and the battery simply will not charge. I feel it may be a problem with the battery, as I am leaving it on charge for about an hour and the screen won't even show a battery charging screen. I have left it on charge overnight with no results. It may also be a faulty charger so I'll try that.
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@loganharri66982 the most likely issue here is based on "has been sitting in a drawer for ~5 years" which will have depleted the battery below its charging threshold. No matter how long you keep the charger on, the battery will no longer accept a charge. At this time the best thing to do would be to replace the battery.
Since iFixit does not yet have a specific guide for this, use something like this video to work on your phone. Batteries are still available at online stores.
While you work on your phone, take lots of pictures. Once you are done with it, take those pictures and create a guide for iFixit. That will help the next person that has a device with the same issues as you do. It's easy and fun to create these guides. https://ifixit.com/Guide/new The iFixit community will appreciate this.
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