[Q] I have major power and USB problems - Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hi there,
I have two (potentially related) problems, the power draw of my desire is immense, from a full battery I get 3hrs tops (in airplane mode). Even when plugged in I don't get much longer i receive a message saying that the power draw is too high.
I have tried restoring factory settings a few times, 3 different batteries and an external charger.
I thought it might be worth trying a custom ROM to see if that helps but i can't get the phone to connect to the computer, it appears to "charge" when plugged in (although still with the above problem) and when i enable USB debugging it senses that there is a cable plugged in and says "USB debugging connected" but the computer can't see it and the phone never asks what i want to do with it when it's plugged in. I've played around with all the USB settings on the phone, tries 2 different cables, 2 computers and both winXP and Ubuntu.
any ideas?
Liambass.

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Whenever I plug my phone into my computer now all it does it show the little charging light in the top left corner of the EVO, and not the notification asking to turn on usb storage in the pull down menu, or give any errors, and nothing pops up on the computer.
Recently, I started to have usb problems where the notification on the phone was flashing on and off and the usb connected sound on the computer kept going off (like the phone was connecting and disconnecting to the usb port on the computer every second), but I thought this was a cable problem and since I didn't need usb at that moment, I brushed it off.
I'm pretty sure my phone still charges fine because the light goes on. No, It isn't a problem with the cables or the computers because i've tried multiple cables and computers. I don't understand what the problem is because my charging still works fine and I don't get error messages, it's just that usb won't connect at all anymore
Try this > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243
If that doesn't work, you may have a hardware defect, and it'd be best to unroot and take it to sprint.
teh roxxorz said:
Try this > http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243
If that doesn't work, you may have a hardware defect, and it'd be best to unroot and take it to sprint.
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Tried this and it didn't work, going to sprint soon

Galaxy Nexus GSM: No wall charge and USB not recognized

Hi guys,
My GNex has a problem. Many users seem to have a similar problem but theirs seem to be hardware related and I'm pretty confident mine is software related.
It started a few months ago when my GNex wouldn't charge through the wall charger. I was on a trip with my friends so I didn't have access to a pc and wasn't able to troubleshoot further. The charging icon would appear when the phone was off but when I turned it on it didn't charge. I played around with the phone for about two hours, rebooting, Googling for solutions, changing the USB connection modes in the Storage settings. When I changed from Next Launcher to Stock launcher and rebooted everything was working fine again. However I think it was only a coincidence. Then the problem didn't occur again until now and this is why I think it's software related. If hardware would have been broken the problem wouldn't just have fixed itself like that.
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However yesterday I forgot to charge and my GNex died. On reboot the issue was back.
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Phone won't charge with any wall charger (and any cable) unless off
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USB Debug Icon and Connection Mode notification do not appear in status bar upon PC connection
OTG doesn't work and apps like "Stickmount" do not detect external drives
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Gently bending the "tongue" inside the micro usb on the phone in case there is a bad connection
Reinstalling drivers on PC
Rebooting device in different modes including fastboot
Using different batteries
NOTES
This problem started after latest 4.3 update. It has only occured after battery completely runs dry. I have 3 batteries (a bit excessive I know) and an external battery charger so charge is not the issue, I just really want to understand what's going on with my phone.
I'm not ready to Factory Reset or replace the USB port yet, those are last resort options to me. Any other options, especially software related, are very welcome. I am on stock 4.3 only rooted and with CWM recovery.
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Been Googling around for two days now so I decided to make my own thread. Any help is appreciated. Sorry for this very long post.
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So my phone is no longer being recognized as a USB device by my computer. Whenever I plug my phone in, I don't see the USB storage option on the top of my phone, nor will my computer even acknowledge that it's been plugged in. This issue has never happened to me before, and it only started acting up just last night. It isn't an issue with the computer OR the cable; I've tried with many different PCs and cables, both third party and official, and I'm getting the same problem. I don't think it's an issue with a broken microusb port, either, since it still charges. Interestingly enough,the computer WILL notice that something has been inserted when I plug it in... if the phone is off. However, the phone only shows up as an unknown device. Also, when I check the battery status, it almost always says that I'm charging via AC even though I'm using USB.
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Pixel XL - constantly defaulting to "USB supplying power to attached device"
No matter what I do, this phone constantly defaults to setting it to "USB supplying power to attached device" mode. I have never used this option so I'm unsure why the phone is doing this. I also need to adjust the settings when I try to charge it because it does not recognize that it is plugged in to a charger. After plugging in the phone to the charger, sometimes it will correct itself to "Charging" mode by switching it in the drop-down of the notification area and sometimes it will switch over after opening the Battery in settings. I have to play with the settings just to get it to charge every time and always have to have it plugged in first otherwise it will immediately default back to "USB supplying power to attached device" mode.
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I have a kenwood dnx694s. When I would plug my phone up for Android auto I would instead get the message you are getting."supplying power to attached device".
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My phone will no longer charge or recognize a USB connection when plugged in. No LED indicator. However, I am able to charge the phone if I plug it in and then restart (still no USB connection though... the phone doesn't seem to know it's plugged in, only that it is charging). When I disconnect after the restart the phone then loses the able to charge until I reconnect and reboot. Any ideas?
I've played around with USB debugging settings in Dev Options (some posts suggested toggling setting to 'fix' the issue). No dice.
Rebooted multiple times (with and without xposed enabled).
I'm not convinced that it's a hardware issue seeing as it constantly charges after reboot. I'm not sure if re-flashing anything again would help (and I can't connect to adb!). I've seen some posts on the internet attribute the problem to a flex cable but I don't see how that could cause problem as the phone still retains partial functionality.
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In case anyone is curious or has run into a similar situation, this was most definitely a hardware problem. If your phone charges while off (or when it's turned on while plugged in) but not afterwards, the sister board with the USB and headphone jack has failed (ignore all of the explanations and attempted workarounds seen online). Fortunately, it's an easy fix (especially if you've dug around the inside of the m9 before). The component is about $8.00-$9.00 USD and in theory you don't have to remove the motherboard or battery to replace the bit. I swapped the board and charging and USB connectivity work like before.

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