Starting two days ago, my phone will only take a charge when it is off. When it is on, it acts like nothing is happening when I plug it in, although sometimes it flashes the charging symbol whether the charger is plugged in or not. I have the latest atop build, although I have been running the rom for a couple weeks with no problems. Also, the gps struggles at times. Any ideas?
Same problems here with charging...you are not alone!!
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I had this problem too. Was gonna take it back to Sprint so I Odined back stock and it's started charging. So try doing that. It worked for me.
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My wife had that issue when we first got her phone. Ended up re flashing the ROM. I still ended up getting it replaced by VZW since it had the issue with dropping signal.
Had this issue with my VZW Gnex. It looks like it is charging when it is off but I'm willing to bet it charges really slowly. There's a defect on GNEX models where the pin on the connector gets bent down.
Try either using the stock charger as it forces the pin up a bit or search on xda for this same issue. I fixed it by using a thin knife blade and gently pushing up the connector. I only had to do it once and it worked well.
Hope that helps!
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Had this issue with my VZW Gnex. It looks like it is charging when it is off but I'm willing to bet it charges really slowly. There's a defect on GNEX models where the pin on the connector gets bent down.
Try either using the stock charger as it forces the pin up a bit or search on xda for this same issue. I fixed it by using a thin knife blade and gently pushing up the connector. I only had to do it once and it worked well.
Hope that helps!
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Hi, I've been having this problem since a couple of days and this post just remembered me that I had run into the same issue in my very old Motorola Milestone. Here's what I did then and what I did now on my GNex, and I think i've found a solution.
You'll need a needle (the thinner the better) and a can of electronic cleaner, if you've ever opened a PC to clean the memories and slots, this is the one you've used alongside the compressed air can. You can find this on your local electronics shop, and it shouldn't be too expensive (think of an equivalent of RadioShack, since in my country there's no RadioShack).
Now, let's get on with it.
Turn off your GNex and pull out the battery.
Now, VERY GENTLY, with the tip of the needle try to pick out all or the majority of the lint deposited in the charging port. You'd be amazed.
To wrap up, apply a bit of the electronic cleaner into the charging port, clean with a cloth the excess on the chassis of the phone (do NOT use the cloth into the charging port, because in doing so you'll risk leaving lint behind) and let the charging port dry for 5 or 10 seconds, it evaporates really quickly.
Now put the battery back in and power on the phone once more. Let it fully boot and plug your charger in (as recommended in this post, you may want to use the one that came with the phone). In my case it worked.
Not sure if it's definitive solution but it does work now. This happened to me about a month ago running AOKP, I thought it was the rom doing some funny bussiness with my phone, so I switched to Paranoid Android, and it happened once more the day before yesterday. I was ready to switch roms today once more but decided to Google around and again, thankfully I came across erodriguez87's post which reminded me of what I did in the past. I'll update this post for this next month to let you know if the issue happened again or not, to encourage people to apply this solution (or not). Cheers.
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...I fixed it by using a thin knife blade and gently pushing up the connector. I only had to do it once and it worked well.
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I used a toothpick to bend it up slightly (towards the screen). I didn't want to use anything metallic in case shorting the connectors might cause damage.
Weird thing!!
As everybody here I am having this very same problem, not charging anywhere (mains or pc), even with stock cable and charger.
However, when I tried the eSATA port it worked fine, and I can access the phone normally
Any idea why?
Solution ?!
I had the charger read normal USB ports and charger.
I have done these steps so far, so I guess they must be the solution, however I do not know if the solution is permanent or as some people pointed out it is a come-and-go problem, anyway here are the steps:
- Restart bootloader ( shutdown your phone and hit all three buttons together - GNEX - and press volume down button once and then power button, then volume up and power to start phone again).
- Enable Developer Options ( You do this by tapping several times on the Build Number in About Phone)
- Enable USB debugging in Developer Options.
Again, I don't know which solved the problem, and if it is a permanent one, anyway try it and let me know the result
My son is having exactly the same problem, his Galaxy Nexus only charges when it is turned off.
I found a solution (sort of)....
I discovered that when I put the charger in the wall socket 3 times quickly after eachother (like: tak tak tak) and leave it in the third time, it sometimes starts to charge.
maybe you have to try it a few times to see it work, it doesn't always work.
It should work within 10 times trying i would say.
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Hi
my sgs2 goes in car mode and starts vlingo "tap to speak" all the times.
Sometimes it thinks its on "charging"
Pls help.
I had this for 2 days. I unnistalled ADw launcher and no problem ever since. Are you on a rooted device?
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Im on a rooted device.
I have wiped my phone and tried different roms.
The problem aint going away.
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Hi
my sgs2 goes in car mode and starts vlingo "tap to speak" all the times.
Sometimes it thinks its on "charging"
Pls help.
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Option 1) Do you have a casing with a magnet in it, or any other magnets (wallet, bag, etcetera) (dunno for sure if the SGS2 has magnet-activated-carmode as well...?)
Option 2) Shortage in your usb connector? - does it charge correctly, does it connect well to your pc?
Thanks for the answer.
I have no magnet nearby. So that cant be the problem
it has happened a few times that it dont sync with the comp its just starts to charge the battery instead.
When i charge the phone. There is no problem.
first post, reading allot
i have this problem to, since a few days.
wiped al data. moved to stock firmware, but the problem is still there.
also causing extreme battery heat and drain from 60% to 0 in like 15 minutes
had adw launcer installed for a week or 2 but no problems.
it seems to me when you wipe all data this cant be a problem anymore.
will try diffrent firmware now.
if anyone has a solution for this problem please post
Anyone sorted this? Mine started doing the same a few days ago. Really annoying...?
I just noticed my SGS2 doing the exactly same thing today! I'm fairly sure it is related to dirt or dust in the microUSB port, since my friend dropped my phone at the beach (not gonna borrow it to him again!) and it got covered in sand. Few hours later, sporadic car and PC modes, sometimes the phone even thinks it's charging. I tried blowing into the USB jack but to no avail... I hope I won't have to return it!!
I think there might be bad microUSB port soldering. Try connecting your phone to pc and wave/move your phone, or tick the cable with your finger. Does it sometimes looses connection and reconnects right after (might not happen every time)?
Bad port soldering does happen for other phones too. But I'm not sure if this will be covered by the warranty. Service might say that you bend the cable/port too much when connected or something.
Anyone tried to bring the phone for the service because of this issue already? If this is the case service should be able to fix it easily.
Last night my phone wouldn't even start charging, so I decided to take matters into my own hands. With the smallest screwdriver I could find, I carefully 'lifted' the tiny PCB in the USB jack while blowing in at the same time. Sure enough, some sand particles fell out, and I haven't gotten carmode'd in nearly 13 hours now. Previously it would do it once every 15 minutes. So far so good, it seems.
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Bad port soldering does happen for other phones too. But I'm not sure if this will be covered by the warranty. Service might say that you bend the cable/port too much when connected or something.
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I'm absolutely certain the warranty would cover this fault, if I pay $675 for a mobile phone I definitely don't expect it to stop working after I insert the USB cable the wrong way!
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Last night my phone wouldn't even start charging, so I decided to take matters into my own hands. With the smallest screwdriver I could find, I carefully 'lifted' the tiny PCB in the USB jack while blowing in at the same time. Sure enough, some sand particles fell out, and I haven't gotten carmode'd in nearly 13 hours now. Previously it would do it once every 15 minutes. So far so good, it seems.
I'm absolutely certain the warranty would cover this fault, if I pay $675 for a mobile phone I definitely don't expect it to stop working after I insert the USB cable the wrong way!
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Thats why I think its soldiering problem. I did the same thing at it helped for some time, then it started vlingo again a few times, then again is ok for several days.
Does your phone do reconnects to PC when moved? It happens for me from time to time and it is scary that for example ROM flashing can get interrupted.
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Does your phone do reconnects to PC when moved? It happens for me from time to time and it is scary that for example ROM flashing can get interrupted.
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Yes, it did that once or twice, but I thought it was due to the fact that I was trying to remove other USB cables from my computer and accidentally hit the SGS2 cable. If it is actually a problem with the phone, it could actually be dangerous to flash a new ROM!
What we learned so far:
Problem:
1) Vlingo (car mode) starts sporadically (most often when connecting USB).
2) Phone shows "charging" or just "USB connected" even when it is not connected.
3) Sometimes starts "kies mode" without cable if "USB debug" is not enabled.
4) When connecting USB to PC, phone reconnects if moved.
5) Sometimes charging do not start when connecting USB.
6) Sometimes when trying to reboot, battery image with thermometer appears and phone do not start to boot when power button is pressed. It will boot into recovery (Vol Up + Home + Power). Go to the recovery and reboot from there. t
Reason:
USB got polluted or bended. It also happens if you forced to connect USB cable upside down. My guess is that soldiering of USB PCB gets damaged.
Solution (at least makes it happen less often):
Shutdown the phone, take the battery off. Clean the usb port. If it doesn't help then carefully bend the usb PCB a bit downwards.
If anyone brought his phone for service with this problem, please let us know the outcome.
Edit:
stevee1953 got his phone replaced because of similar issue: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=15925236&postcount=7
Anyone fund a proper solution for above problem?
EDIT:
I cleaned the USB port with a toothbrush, and the problem is gone.
After cleaning the the usb and bending back the usb problem never appeared again so far (almost a month).
Hi all,
had the same problem (starting Car mode). After reading that some of your guys think it has something to do with dust, smut, etc. I remember my jogging during heavy rain.
I`m absolutely sure, that was my reason for the behavior. The usb connector has been wet.
After some hours (it was dry), i never see the problem again.
So be careful with your usb connector.
Tregobad
I've cleaned out the USB port a bit, and the problem isn't as bad now.
Still happens a bit though.
Just to be sure, people say to bend the USB PCB down? To me, it seems like it's very close to making contact with the bottom of the port, so I lifted it up (by putting a thin flathead screwdriver between the PCB and the bottom of the port to lift it up).
Is this right? Or should I be pressing it down even closer to the bottom of the port?
(I'm saying up = towards the screen, just to make sure )
Got the same problem, I wrote it down here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16665786&postcount=26
(Not galvanized but oxidized thou.)
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Just to be sure, people say to bend the USB PCB down? To me, it seems like it's very close to making contact with the bottom of the port, so I lifted it up (by putting a thin flathead screwdriver between the PCB and the bottom of the port to lift it up).
Is this right? Or should I be pressing it down even closer to the bottom of the port?
(I'm saying up = towards the screen, just to make sure )
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Sometimes bending is needed, because this problem will occur if you accidentally plug USB cable upside down or have bend it with cable. USB PCB has to be very near bottom of the socket.
In your case you probably just need to clean it. What I did, I took a matchstick, sharpened it with a knife, then crushed the end (I did with my teeth ), so you get like a small brush. Then I carefully cleared socked with it (might need to make a few, but matchsticks are cheap here )
Be sure to take of the battery before cleaning, because if you just turn off, cleaning USB with something wet will make your phone to boot.
I'm posting my solution in a couple of threads hoping to help somebody out. This problem was driving me crazy:
I fixed it on my phone:
Reading http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1132588 gave me the idea of cleaning the microUSB port. Of course with the battery removed. I also saw someone having the same problem with a HTC-phone so i guessed it couldn't be a software issue.
I used a non-conducting spray for cleaning electrical wiring (ask for Contact Cleaner), that removes oxidation from electrical contacts and such. I guess one could use Isopropyl Alcohol (from a pharmacy) as well, but i think the contact cleaner is better at removing oxide (reminds me of a less oily wd40).
I used a sharpened toothpick (soaked in spray) to clean the microUSB port but i guess you could soak something like small brush as well (toothbrush?). Once cleaned i let a small droplet fall inside just for good measure.
After a couple of minutes letting the liquid evaporate, i booted my phone to see the bug completely GONE.
The phone has not been in direct contact with water, more than regular humidity, and once or twice in the bathroom while i took a shower. This proves to me that regular use could in fact produce this bug by messing up the microUSB port. And that Galaxy S had an excellent solution by providing a sliding cover.
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Well my G2 been acting crazy the car mode keeps turning on by itself and can't disable it I tried to remove the app but still doing it, I thought it was my charger, got a new one and still doing it, tried different rom and same thing, anyone have any idea.
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ive heard if u use titanium backup and delete info...then uninstall...reboot..and its fixed. i havnt tried myself but worth a shot.
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Well my G2 been acting crazy the car mode keeps turning on by itself and can't disable it I tried to remove the app but still doing it, I thought it was my charger, got a new one and still doing it, tried different rom and same thing, anyone have any idea.
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If this is only happening when you're charging then it's most likely some funk up in your microUSB port; clean it out and you should be good to go.
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shabgard said:
Well my G2 been acting crazy the car mode keeps turning on by itself and can't disable it I tried to remove the app but still doing it, I thought it was my charger, got a new one and still doing it, tried different rom and same thing, anyone have any idea.
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OMFG I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE! I've had this problem before what ROM are you using? and for me the problem went away by itself after a while. You can see my post in Pyromod where I posted the same problem..
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see my thread about NoDock in the themes and apps section. it's the only permanent fix (aside from phone replacement) that I've found for the autodocking bug.
it's either a faulty usb port or a defective microusb cable in our (Vision owners) cases. removing car home won't help, downloading one of the car home replacement apps won't help, you have to kill the docking event at a lower level than that.
It happening even when I'm not charging the phone, when I text or facebooking while its not charging its driving me crazy, I'm gonna try that NoDock app see how it works out.
Thanks
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I had the same issue on my G2! I'm runnung UD 3.3.0 btw
i was going crazy till i found this
http://android.modaco.com/content/t...apps-on-the-g2-and-other-nand-locked-devices/
I followed the instructions and boom! no more car mode popping up
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see my thread about NoDock in the themes and apps section. it's the only permanent fix (aside from phone replacement) that I've found for the autodocking bug.
it's either a faulty usb port or a defective microusb cable in our (Vision owners) cases. removing car home won't help, downloading one of the car home replacement apps won't help, you have to kill the docking event at a lower level than that.
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How can I use NoDock with 2.3.4? As far as I have researched there is currently no root for 2.3.4 and the phone must be rooted for NoDock to work?
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i keep having the same problem, whenever i reboot my phone, car home automatically starts, and when i exit out of it a notification appears saying that car home is disable, click here to enable it(something i have never seen before) i dont want to remove car home, because i like and use this one over the 3rd party apps, i find it kind of annoying
Well, I completely removed both the car home launcher and app and they're data with titanium backup, then reinstalled the car home through the gapps flashable zip and no more problems for me (crossing fingers)
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This just started happening to me today. Not charging and just out of the blue. My phone isn't rooted. Am I looking at having to replace it?
i think i've seen a option in dock settings. try turn this off.
Bete Noire said:
This just started happening to me today. Not charging and just out of the blue. My phone isn't rooted. Am I looking at having to replace it?
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sounds like bad port..warranty replace anyway just to be safe.
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TMO comments on it, recommends Dock-No-Op
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How can I use NoDock with 2.3.4? As far as I have researched there is currently no root for 2.3.4 and the phone must be rooted for NoDock to work?
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T-Mobile just put up a note on this a few weeks ago, says to use NoDock for now (can't post URL, lurker not poster to xda).
//support. t-mobile.com/ docs/DOC-2883
And yeah, this just started happening to me yesterday. My G2 got the OTA to 2.3.4 about a week or so ago. It seems to sometimes be affected by my charger (like here at work, if I fiddle with the charger while it's plugged into the phone, sometimes I can make the Car Home app come up), but this also happens when I haven't been using a charger for a while.
It's a stock G2.
Everybody is saying get a new charger, might be a bad pin in the USB port on the phone or in the charger, might be a dirty USB port, might be magnets (how do they work?!). Seems like this just started happening for a lot of users not long after they got the OTA to 2.3.4, and it's happening on many different devices and carriers.
TMO says Google and HTC are on it but haven't found a root cause yet. *shrug*
I'm gonna try Dock-No-Op.
Nathan
Car home no more please!
My carhome just started its glitch. I installed the dock-no-op app and now my phone flashes off and on when carhome turns on and still runs in the back ground. trying something posted on and earlier post....
Bad USB Port
I had this problem crop up suddenly few months back. I tried as hell searching for solution. NODO does the trick for root users.
But one day I braved and tried to change the usb charging port pins. Basically, somehow, the usb charge pins (on the phone) were too close to the upper part of the case. I somehow moved that a bit more to center. While I was super careful and afraid of what this might do the charging pin, I was successfully able to circumvent the problem and has not occurred to me since then.
Again, I had to do this since I did not have any warranty on the phone. If you have a warranty on your phone, I suggest you get a replacement for yourself. And if you are brave heart like me, then go ahead and give it a try.
Good lukc!
Hey all,
Just thought I'd let you know... Though I have a Desire HD, I found this thread after the problem started on mine. The app would not let me quit, reloading and pausing, even during calls. I fixed the issue by cleaning out the USB port with a small sewing needle. Unbelievable how much crap i dug out! Worse than my belly button! I'm not surprised it got confused. Worth a try before you send your phones back?
This has been turning my sgs2 bat**** for the last couple of weeks. I've tried cleaning out the usb port with contact cleaner, but couldn't really get the cotton swab in there too well. Will try the sew needle suggestion. I've also flashed all sorts of ROMs to no avail. It happens even when I'm not docked! And kicks me off of calls and apps that I have open!
kmmerwana, can you better describe what you did? Did you just push the microusb pin up with say a screwdriver?
Likely fix
Like others, I first noticed this problem shortly after I got something in the microUSB port. In my case, I was in a sauna, and probably got some sweat in there. This would likely leave behind mineral deposits upon drying, that could cause a short circuit.
I decided to try something a little different - I got some rubbing alcohol and a small toothpick (a pin or needle might be even better), and dabbed the rubbing alcohol into the microusb port. On one side of the microusb slot, the toothpick fit right in and I could wiggle it around a little. On the other side, the toothpick was too big and I just dabbed some extra rubbing alcohol in there, one drop at a time.
This process dislodged a small black thing (perhaps a piece of plastic about 0.5mm cubed) that might've at one time been part of the port, and may have also rearranged some of the mineral deposits left over from my sweat drying in there.
It didn't seem to work at first - for maybe about an hour, I still had the problem. But now it's been 3 hours, and I've not seen the problem for about 2. It used to be I'd get the problem every minute or two, so I believe the problem is most likely gone, at least until I get more crud (yech) in there.
I of course recommend turning off your phone before trying something like this.
Still working
strombrg said:
Like others, I first noticed this problem shortly after I got something in the microUSB port. In my case, I was in a sauna, and probably got some sweat in there. This would likely leave behind mineral deposits upon drying, that could cause a short circuit.
I decided to try something a little different - I got some rubbing alcohol and a small toothpick (a pin or needle might be even better), and dabbed the rubbing alcohol into the microusb port. On one side of the microusb slot, the toothpick fit right in and I could wiggle it around a little. On the other side, the toothpick was too big and I just dabbed some extra rubbing alcohol in there, one drop at a time.
This process dislodged a small black thing (perhaps a piece of plastic about 0.5mm cubed) that might've at one time been part of the port, and may have also rearranged some of the mineral deposits left over from my sweat drying in there.
It didn't seem to work at first - for maybe about an hour, I still had the problem. But now it's been 3 hours, and I've not seen the problem for about 2. It used to be I'd get the problem every minute or two, so I believe the problem is most likely gone, at least until I get more crud (yech) in there.
I of course recommend turning off your phone before trying something like this.
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I've used this fix for a good 24 hours now, without a recurrence of the problem. No software workarounds, just a hardware cleanup.
A few weeks ago I decided to take the plunge and root/unlock my Gnex. Installed Team Kang AOKP Release and then recently updated to Milestone 4. I am running the GSM Version on Tmobile. Originally as yakjuxw and flashed to yakju before rooting, etc.
Has anyone else run into problems with the Galaxy Nexus charging? It seems to have been progressive. About a week ago my phone randomly started turning the screen on and showing the 'charging' icons and animations as if the phone was plugged in. Then A few days ago I had to play with the plug for it to begin charging. Earlier yesterday, I've reached a point where my gnex would only charge if its off. If i plug the Samsung charger into the phone, the battery screen displays "Not Charging" as opposed to the "Discharging/Charging", so its my guess it knows the charger is plugged in but cannot charge the battery for some strange reason.
It seems im not the only one.
http://groups.google.com/a/googleproductforums.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/RahZtFg39DU
I've contacted Samsung and they are aware that this is happening and have offered to take my phone into repair under warranty but that would require sending my phone off for 2 weeks, so i'd like to try something else.
As pointed out by the last poster in the google thread, squeezing the charger seems to fix the issue but just for a couple minutes. Does this have to do with the contacts/usb charge board/plug?
I have the same problem, but I have root on mobile and I did not cover the guarantee in Samsung
supumaster, the galaxy nexus is a phone that is very easily re-locked and un-rooted. do some searching online. you can 'get your warranty back'
I had the exact same problem, tried everything and nothing worked, finally sent phone to UK here's more info
http://code.google.com/p/android/is...s Owner Summary Stars&groupby=&sort=&id=23789
It sounds like liquid damage to me.
Look really closely inside your charging port for anything green/white, especially toward the very base of the pins. Also, look at the charger itself for any green/corrosion on the pins. If you find any, dip a toothbrush in some denatured alcohol and scrub your charging port.
Works like a charm.
Normally. I'd agree with you, but if you check out that google thread chanchan posted above, hundreds of galaxy nexus users are experiencing the same thing. So either this phone is EXTREMELY prone to moisture damage, or there's something very very wrong.
I had this issue for a day or two at the beginning of February. It disappeared by itself and hasn't returned since.
I had the same problems, specifically it wouldn't charge on some chargers (my car charger), and it would think it was plugged into USB when it wasn't, the lightning bolt would light up, and the screen would never go into full sleep.
I went through a whole lot of that thread, and lots of other people having the same problems, one sugestion was to get a toothpick and stick it in the phone's USB plug and lightly bend the 'tab' up towards the screen. so, i did that, and it fixed all my problems.
likely the tolerance between that 'tab' and the bottom of the plug are so tight, having a USB cord pull on the 'tab' makes some of the data pins short out on the metal surround of the plug. bending it back makes it 'unshort', and work like it's supposed to.
i would highly reccomend being VERY careful with this if you attempt it, i'm guessing its VERY easy to snap off that 'tab' in the plug and ruin your phone.
if this happens again on my phone, i'm sending it back to samsung or verizon to fix.
So I seem to have temporarily corrected the problem with the toothpick trick. I can't advise anyone to do the same as the chance of breaking is probably pretty good. Will let you know if the problem returns.
In other news, I'm on hold with Samsung. I've just been informed that the New York based company that I purchased my Gnex device, is actually not a US device and they will not provide any sort of support for it. If i want support I have to contact UK division of Samsung and all repairs would have to go through them.
I am just f***** livid right now.
I had this problem for a couple months. Now even the toothpick thingy no longer works.
Can no longer get USB data connection. Computer keeps saying "Drivers fail to install" or somesuch. Sometimes it manages to charge via USB, no luck via the wall charger...
Time to send it in. Been a Nokia user for 10+ years, no issues that required it to be sent off for repaired. Super disappointed. Google should get someone else to build their Nexii series...
I have this issue every now and then. It goes away after a reboot.
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I've this problem too. My nexus always gets stuck on 97-98%, and the battery screen says "Not Charging". So, somewhere on some forum I've found this trick and works fine for me.
Just unplug the charger and then plug it in again after waiting for 10sec, it will gradually go to 100% in 5-10mins and the status will change to "Charging" from "Not Charging".
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Normally. I'd agree with you, but if you check out that google thread chanchan posted above, hundreds of galaxy nexus users are experiencing the same thing. So either this phone is EXTREMELY prone to moisture damage, or there's something very very wrong.
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This issue has nothing to go with watter i believe. It was only an excuse for Samsung support guys as this happening way too often and they decided to blame us instead of Samsung.
First time this happened to my Galaxy S II when there was no rain oustside and watter damage was near to impossible. Now this happened to my GNex while i had a flu and were in bed for last two days. Watter? Nah, i felt poor but never pissed on my self nor on my phone :-D BTW, GNex started to charge again when i plugged in an HTC charger. So i'd rather blame charger/charging port quality and not the watter.
Don't take this as a fix but I managed to make the problem on mine go away by gently bending the connector inside the USB port with a pair of tweezers.
So it kinda hints at a contact issue with the connector. Could have stemmed from using non-Samsung provided USB cables and chargers...
Since this morning my phone says it's charging when in fact it's unplugged. I tried cleaning the charging port, wiping cache, full wiping and reinstalling the rom, everything and don't understand why it'll never get off charging state.
I do check in settings while unplugged it says not charging and when plugged in says charging, but it's stuck saying "on battery for 23 min" and the icon never stops from charging....
Any suggestions? It's really annoying... Never had a single problem with my One S...
SOLUTION: Clean the charger port with a hard pointed object (that's what she said), make sure you clean and dirt or particles from underneath the middle piece in the charger port.
Also, if you notice the middle piece is too close or making contact with the bottom, use the pointed object to CAREFULLY bend it up a little.
Do all this while the phone is off and battery out. Use compressed air if available. if you wet it then completely dry it before putting the battery back in.
did you try wiping the Dalvik cache when you did the regular cache?
masterkamon842 said:
Any suggestions? It's really annoying... Never had a single problem with my One S...
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Soo... do you have a One S with this problem, or a Galaxy Nexus?
zuberio said:
did you try wiping the Dalvik cache when you did the regular cache?
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Yes I did.
martonikaj said:
Soo... do you have a One S with this problem, or a Galaxy Nexus?
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A nexus.
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Have you tested what happens when you install a different ROM?
something like this happened to me about 2weeks ago.
It would say saying/ disconnected none stop.. if i didnt notice it would of burned my screen.
I just turned the phone off and removed the battery
Read an weep: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23789
A LOT of users have reported this problem, yet Samsung claims it is water damage and won't do a warranty repair: http://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNexus/comments/tqlii/samsung_refusing_to_honor_warranty_for_infamous/
There is already a thread on this which has some useful info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427539It ranges from yep your charging port is f*cked or it just needs a clean and little tweak.
To get mine fixed I gave it blast with compressed air and a little needle to make sure all the lint/gunk was out of the port. I made sure the port was straight (if it looks like it is bent downwards slightly, try and pop it back up softly). Then what fixed it for me is to hit it with a little electrical contact cleaner.
I have a feeling the port was getting shorted by something as each of the pins on the microusb port are very close.
Hope that helps
Interesting - I'll have to keep an eye out for something like this on my phone.
I guess first step is the compressed air blast with a needle cleaning of the port. If that doesn't work then on to Samsung to see if they'll honor a warranty repair (outlook not good on this - apparently they claim water damage). Worst case you can get a replacement OEM charging cable off ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Charge-...440?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33746d1eb8
And fix the faulty part yourself or have someone you trust do it.
[EDIT] here's a link to ifixit for step by step instructions on how to take your phone apart http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Teardown/7182/1#.T7pzI8XdOII
Thanks to all the suggestions, it does the same thing even after wiping, installing other roms or going back to stock. I tried cleaning it with a toothbrush but will try with a toothpick or something stronger. Will give updates once I do.
I would suggest the electrical contact cleaner is going to be a good bet too. If it is water damage, it could just be a bit of water has gotten in there (from a table, rain etc) and then when its dried impurities could be shorting the plug.
I am not sure what stores in the states have it (maybe bestbuy?), but we have an electronic store here called Jaycar which sells it. You could even just slip in and give it a quick spray in the isle.
Turn the phone off before doing it, and make sure it is ECC!
Fixed! It was the charger port. All i did was clean it out with a metal pointed object. I also noticed the middle piece was touching the bottom edge. It could've been making false contact. So i bent it up just a little and voila problem solved.
Hopefully this thread may further serve as future reference. Thanks everyone for your help!
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I know I don't have a Galaxy Nexus, but the Nexus S can also suffer from the same problem. I believe it's because of the USB ports that are the same.
Inside the USB port of the phone there is a flat plate which slides into the wall charger/USB cable, I've noticed that when this is "bent" down it will show that it's charging when it isn't, so all you need to do is to find something (I used the tip of the missus'one plastic nail file) to "bend" it up about a millimetre or two and all should be fine.
Worked for me, so I thought I would try to help out here because I know how infuriating it can be.
I had this problem a couple of weeks ago. I also had issues with being unable to connect my phone to a computer. I contacted Samsung, explained my issue and they sent me packaging to send it away. It took me 45 mins to get the computer to recognise my phone to return it to stock, but i managed it. I then wrote a nice little letter explaining the issue, that others also had the issue and that I recommended changing the whole charging board.
I got it back a week later and lo and behold, they'd taken my advice and fitted a new charging board. Now it might just be me, but the inside of the micro USB port looks slightly different. I just can't put my finger on why.
Hi, I had this problem but i sprayed "metal cleaner" on a toothbrush and wiped the contact and now it works fine again :3
This happened to me yesterday. First the phone doesnt charge, it was at 25%, After that i charged it with phone turned off, then turned on and battery whas 50% but still not charging. Turned off again, plugged the charger and it looks like was chargin, when i turned on again it was at 12%, like the charger just discharge it xD. After that the problem began, the battery icon shows like charging when unplugged....
Looks like i managed to clean it with a needle, now the chargin notification is gone, and i can transfer files via USB to my laptop, but still i cant charge with AC :-/
And when i plug the usb cable, the notification icon comes again :-/
OMG Thanks it's alive it's alive
After some time my charge port started giving me issues again. I tried messing around with it but all I did was break it. Eventually I bought a replacement flex cable and ended up installing it myself. Very easy to do. Looked up a video on YouTube and in 10 minutes my phone was charging again.
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I had to replace my micro usb charging port
When my phone wouldnt stop charging after being disconnected i ended up solving the issue by going here for the part and tools which is $5 posted.
ebay(dot)com.au/itm/Replacement-Charger-Port-Flex-Cable-Tools-Samsung-i9250-Galaxy-Nexus-GQFC441-/180922260932?pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item2a1fce9dc4#ht_1368wt_1014[/url]
And i used this guide to pull my nexus apart.
ifixit(dot)com/Guide/Repairing-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Micro-USB-Charge-Port/9641/1[/url]
Just be very careful on step 6 "Some have reported the cable is soldered to the mainboard. This was not the case on this CDMA version. It may be soldered in newer revisions or the GSM model."
I broke my volume down because the guide didnt have a warning !
I hope this might help anyone else who is having problems
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masterkamon842 said:
After some time my charge port started giving me issues again. I tried messing around with it but all I did was break it. Eventually I bought a replacement flex cable and ended up installing it myself. Very easy to do. Looked up a video on YouTube and in 10 minutes my phone was charging again.
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Could you link the video you used to help replace the flex cable. I can't seem to find one. Thanks!
Hi guys,
i have some issues with charging my inc2.
it is not accepting any charge anymore, tried diffrent chargers, cables, even on my pc but nothing. The orange charging LED just flashes slowly on and off...
Any ideas?
Need to replace phone or replace charging port.
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Snake-Plissken said:
Hi guys,
i have some issues with charging my inc2.
it is not accepting any charge anymore, tried diffrent chargers, cables, even on my pc but nothing. The orange charging LED just flashes slowly on and off...
Any ideas?
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Yes, unfortunately it is a known hardware issue. Over time, the charging port starts coming loose. Like mentioned above, you CAN fix it yourself. There are video tutorials on YouTube and the replacement part can be had for under $10. If your device is still under warranty, Verizon will replace the phone. If it's not under warranty (or if you just want to give it a go), the port replacement process is pretty straightforward.
I might give it a try. Does anybody have a video or a link?
The weird thing is, that the battery is discharging very fast, could it be just a bad battery?
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Could b the back door on your inc 2. I believe you need the back door on to charge cuz it goes thru contacts on the back. I dropped mine one day and charging and getting signal was almost impossible till I figured that out and bought a new one
Ok.
Seems to charge now. Won't touch it until it is full. After that I will check what is going on.
I don't know where this issue came from.never dropped it nothing. It was even in a Otterbox
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The issue stems from regular use. The charging port is essentially held in place only by the connections to the board. Repeatedly plugging and unplugging the power cable causes it to break over time.
actually just replaced the charger port on my incredible 2 today. It really wasn't that difficult at all. If you have any questions feel free to PM me
yeah it has to be replaced. happened to me last month. It's honestly like the worst flaw with this phone
Snake-Plissken said:
Ok.
Seems to charge now. Won't touch it until it is full. After that I will check what is going on.
I don't know where this issue came from.never dropped it nothing. It was even in a Otterbox
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Def need to replace it. Same issues I was having at one point with it randomly taking charge. I found that if the charger is plugged in a held a certain level ( i placed the phone on a flat surface with a book under the cord for leverage) it would charge just fine.
If you are rooted and sending back, make sure you revert to stock to avoid any annoyances.
I've managed to solve this issue without messing around with the phone's innards (the last time I did it was a disaster and I was forced to buy an entirely new phone). It's not pretty, but if you twist a rubber band around the micro usb end of your charger, plug your phone in, twist that same rubber band around the phone itself, and make sure the connection very tight, you might get some more life out of your charger port.
Ugh. I can't wait for my upgrade.
Nice name there Dave.
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gdwy89 said:
I've managed to solve this issue without messing around with the phone's innards (the last time I did it was a disaster and I was forced to buy an entirely new phone). It's not pretty, but if you twist a rubber band around the micro usb end of your charger, plug your phone in, twist that same rubber band around the phone itself, and make sure the connection very tight, you might get some more life out of your charger port.
Ugh. I can't wait for my upgrade.
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While, I give you major kudos points for MacGuyver-ing a solution, that's more of a quick band-aid than a real fix. I could imagine having a rubber band around the phone could potentially hinder usage.
But hey, way to think outside the box! :good:
Card83 said:
While, I give you major kudos points for MacGuyver-ing a solution, that's more of a quick band-aid than a real fix. I could imagine having a rubber band around the phone could potentially hinder usage.
But hey, way to think outside the box! :good:
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Thank you. You're telling me. Do you know how hard it is to use a touch screen with a rubber band across it? Oy.
Right. The caveat here, of course, is that this technique will only help charge your phone until the charging port becomes so disconnected from the board that no amount of force will reestablish this contact. And this will inevitably happen because you're going to keep plugging and unplugging your phone from the charger which is what created the issue in the first place.
If you know you have big, sweaty, idiot hands (like me) that are going to destroy your phone if you take it apart (like me) and you can tough it out: more power to you. The other alternative is to buy an external battery charger and a second battery. The disadvantages here are pretty obvious (e.g. you have to carry a second battery around; if you forget a second battery, you can't ask another Android user to borrow their phone charger, etc.).