My 2013 Moto G won't charge, what do I do?
It's been two days without working. I tried with several chargers but it doesn't respond. The phone was working fine until yesterday, it suddenly shut off and won't turn back on.
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The first thing I'd recommend is cleaning the charger contacts and the phone's charging port really well because sometimes dust or dirt builds up and blocks the connection, especially on a phone that old. If that doesn't work, you could try leaving the charger plugged in overnight (sometimes really drained batteries take a while to respond), but honestly with a Moto G from 2013 the battery's most likely reached the end of its life. I'd say if it doesn't respond after charging for several hours, you're better off investing in a newer phone because getting that fixed in 2026 will probably cost you more than what the phone is worth.
After so many years (we're in 2026!) it's pretty likely the battery is completely dead or the charging port is damaged, to be honest. Try leaving the phone plugged in overnight with different chargers, see if at least some sign of life appears, but honestly with such an old Moto G the most likely thing is that its time has come. If you have the data that matters to you backed up, maybe it's time to think about getting a new phone!
The truth is a Moto G from 2013 is already thirteen years old, so most likely the battery is completely degraded or the charging port has some internal damage. Before spending money on repairs, I'd try leaving it plugged in with the charger overnight (even if it's just hoping the battery has one last breath in it), but if that doesn't work, it probably isn't worth fixing at this point.
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