Why is my lumia 550 not charging after the latest insider update

[Windows Central Question]

So the after I installed the insider fast ring update that came out today the phone refuses to charge or connect to the PC via the USB cord. I have already tried resetting it. Any ideas?

 

[Keitosha]

how we can do that with 3% of battery..?

That is a problem, but from what I've seen, the phone recharges again when in flashing mode.

 

[Ouail Aouattah]

OK GUYS, found the solution:

USE WDRT, when the Microsoft logo boot appears connect your phone, then download the firmware, when the download finishes click the next button, if WDRT does not recognize your device choose close, then do the same process again and the app will proceed to install the firmware package.

 

[Ouail Aouattah]

That is a problem, but from what I've seen, the phone recharges again when in flashing mode.

it worked for me with the 3% battery thanks bro!

 

[Keitosha]

it worked for me with the 3% battery thanks bro!

Glad I could help. Was about to fill in an RMA form.

 

[Ouail Aouattah]

Glad I could help. Was about to fill in an RMA form.

i almost did the same.

 

[florindan29]

Worked for me,

 

[aXross]

We may already have a solution, but for contribution to this thread, I just link here Gabe tweet about it.

https://twitter.com/GabeAul/status/700952807994568708

Hope that this fatal issue solved for every Lumia 550 with the latest solution. This issue should be featured in the site so other Insider using Lumia 550 will be aware of this.

 

[mggm100]

""1. Start WDRT, select "device not listed bla bla" and Lumia
2. Turn off the phone Vol - & + and hold the powerbutton. With that it will be in some kind of bootloop.
3. Check WDRT and it will see the phone and software.
4. Reinstall and it is done. Got .107 back"

Just ran across another similar way to charge them up.

?If your Lumia 550 is really low on battery, switch your phone into flashing mode by turning your phone off first and press power button and then volume up until you see a lightning bolt on your phone?s screen. This will allow your Lumia 550 to charge. You should let it charge a bit before using the Windows Device Recovery Tool to roll back to Build 10586.?

First Windows 10 Mobile Redstone Build Breaks Down Charging on Lumia 550

 

[Allen Rhodes]

A pretty good solution is to also read the disclaimer for the Insider program... It clearly states to not use on daily driver phones. MS continues to do this to themselves by allowing the "dont know any better, have to have the latest" public in on the program. Stop, guys, just stop. Leave the testing to actual programmers, or buy a cheap lumia to play with on Insider. Zero sympathy at this point...

 

[T Moore]

No one has found this??
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/insider/forum/insider_wintp-insider_perf/build-14267-lumia-550-battery-not-charging-issue/651fdb27-8872-436f-b8ab-c7a82034c303?tm=1456074645113

 

[robjames7]

I tried the charging while on flash screen method several times today, but couldn't get battery beyond 4% before phone would reboot itself and then go flat. I stayed in the fast ring by mistake, gutted now as effectively have a bricked phone