the battery shows as taking a charge but even so am assuming thats where the problem lies
Am tempted to get replacement off eBay as they can be had for £15 but in case thats going to be money wasted am I missing some other possible cause ? Device is just used for browsing","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52264515","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"wayners"},"datePublished":"2024-02-24T09:41:18.000Z","text":"And you've done a full factory reset. A hard reset where it wipes everything Vs a soft reset?
I don't know then
Best guess battery has fault causing it to shut down regardless . Worth £15 to try and fix"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52266088","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"AndyRoyd"},"datePublished":"2024-02-24T14:28:58.000Z","text":"+1 that combination of \"ancient\" and any power-related weirdness can typically be attributed to busted battery being end of life."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52264174","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"wayners"},"datePublished":"2024-02-24T08:49:08.000Z","text":"Will it stay on when charging?"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52264256","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Amadan"},"datePublished":"2024-02-24T09:04:12.000Z","text":"Should add that when I say switches off I mean it shuts down and has to be restarted by hard reset - holding down power and volume button it won't just turn on with power switch"}],"commentCount":8,"interactionStatistic":2,"articleSection":"Ask"}