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Desire not charging :-(

Had the new phone for a few days now, I got the 'battery low' so plugged the phone to the mains charger, however...
Previously the green battery elements inside the symbol would move from right to left (indicating charging), along with a lightning flash inside the battery symbol, I now get the the lightning flash but no moving battery elements.
The phone indicates the batter is being charged but the battery is not actually taking a charge.
Have done a factory reset in case it's a software issue but no joy - looking like a hardware fault or a knackered battery (already!!) so will take back to CPW tomorrow.
Not good.....

sahajesh said:
Had the new phone for a few days now, I got the 'battery low' so plugged the phone to the mains charger, however...
Previously the green battery elements inside the symbol would move from right to left (indicating charging), along with a lightning flash inside the battery symbol, I now get the the lightning flash but no moving battery elements.
The phone indicates the batter is being charged but the battery is not actually taking a charge.
Have done a factory reset in case it's a software issue but no joy - looking like a hardware fault or a knackered battery (already!!) so will take back to CPW tomorrow.
Not good.....
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how do you know that the battery is not "actually" taking a charge?

sahajesh said:
Had the new phone for a few days now, I got the 'battery low' so plugged the phone to the mains charger, however...
Previously the green battery elements inside the symbol would move from right to left (indicating charging), along with a lightning flash inside the battery symbol, I now get the the lightning flash but no moving battery elements.
The phone indicates the batter is being charged but the battery is not actually taking a charge.
Have done a factory reset in case it's a software issue but no joy - looking like a hardware fault or a knackered battery (already!!) so will take back to CPW tomorrow.
Not good.....
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theres aways bound to be hardware issues with the first batch of phones released from the ware house, just the same as there will always be bugs with a piece of software. don't get yourself down about the quality of the phone.

irkan said:
how do you know that the battery is not "actually" taking a charge?
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Battery level in About Phone/Battery is stuck on red, even after 45 mins.

slaming said:
theres aways bound to be hardware issues with the first batch of phones released from the ware house, just the same as there will always be bugs with a piece of software. don't get yourself down about the quality of the phone.
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I agree, my 'not good' was meant more as it's gonna be a pain to get it swapped and time to reinstall apps etc. I'm an IT man so well aware of 'first batch' issues

sahajesh said:
Had the new phone for a few days now, I got the 'battery low' so plugged the phone to the mains charger, however...
Previously the green battery elements inside the symbol would move from right to left (indicating charging), along with a lightning flash inside the battery symbol, I now get the the lightning flash but no moving battery elements.
The phone indicates the batter is being charged but the battery is not actually taking a charge.
Have done a factory reset in case it's a software issue but no joy - looking like a hardware fault or a knackered battery (already!!) so will take back to CPW tomorrow.
Not good.....
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Are you charging the phone from the AC adaptor or USB cable via your PC?
Does sound like a hardware issue, I suppose your phone will have a 2 year warranty anyways.

Mastoid said:
Are you charging the phone from the AC adaptor or USB cable via your PC?
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Both - have tried AC and USB.

Get a spare battery to check that the problem is not with the battery

Phew, phone picked up a charge overnight and is now charging correctly (not that I had to do much to run it flat again!).

sahajesh said:
Phew, phone picked up a charge overnight and is now charging correctly (not that I had to do much to run it flat again!).
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That's good news. I don't particularly think the offical HTC AC adaptor chargers are that impressive. On my older phone (Touch HD), it was the exact same stock charger from HTC which I used and, on many occasions, my phone's orange LED would not come on at all and was very temperamental. The USB sync cable worked fine though when charging via PC.

mines done this now, discharged overnight for no apparent reason and now very very very slowly charging up again. Hope its not faulty as getting a replacement is going to take weeks!

Last night mine seem to be not taking a charge, it had been plugged in for at least 45 minutes and had the charger symbol on the battery, but when I unplugged it brought up the message saying low power (battery was still at 4%)
Restarted and it seemed to charge ok. Today at work charging off USB is really really slow compared to my G1.
Liam

Same charging issue here. Won't charge over USB or AC. The bolt is on the battery but the green isn't moving. The same happened last night but it seemed to eventually start charging in the night.

Same issue here. Bit annoying really, phone is getting rather warm, and not picking up any charge. Going to try a factory reset, see if it helps with my case. Most likely not, but can at least try.

having the same problem now, any chances?

Update, it does charge right now, but i got to boot with the powercord connected. Pulling out the usb cord and putting it back in makes the orange led disappear and it doesnt charge any further until i reboot with the plug in. Kinda odd.. doesnt charge that fast either. Im using rcmix 1.5 and hboot cm7
Sent from my HTC Desire using XDA App

i had some wtf bug a few minutes ago. the bat showed 63% full and one our later the phone was off because bat 0% Ö_ö i have no clue why, because everthing like wlan etc. was off

Well, it seems to turn out i had an ordinary usb brick. XDA has a thread on this, but these way to restore is easier: http://android.modaco.com/content/h...com/309939/usb-brick-rickrolled-b0rked-fixed/
i'm on again

This might also be caused by bootloop, as where it keeps restarting & draining your battery. Keep an eye on that as it happened to me once at night. Woke up & phone was all warm & battery empty.

Broken USB/charging port?

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask this, please excuse my ignorant.
I have an EVO that won't charge. I've read a lot from Google search results that this is a common problem among many users. However, the port seems to be working, because my computer will recognize the phone and storage when I plug it in. The charge led will come on, and the indicator on the phone will say that it's charging, but the phone is actually only discharging while plugged in. Eventually the led will turn itself off, and the phone stops telling me that it's charging when the battery is down to its last drop.
I hope that someone with similar problem can help me with fixing this, or if anyone cause tell me if it's possible to fix? I want to send it in to HTC since I think the phone is under warranty, even if I don't have the protection plan from Sprint? The problem is the touch glass is cracks, and I don't know if they'll fix the USB port without saying that I broke it and won't cover that under the warranty. I want to buy a new screen and replace the broken one, but if I open up the phone it would void the warranty as well...
So I'm stuck with a discharging phone, cracked screen, and having to carry around 3 separate batteries everyday, and I have no idea what step I need to take.
Please help?

Have you tried plugging it into another charger? It may just be the charger that is screwed up. If this behavior pattern is consistent across multiple chargers then you may want to talk to Sprint to see what options you have.

Concordium said:
Have you tried plugging it into another charger? It may just be the charger that is screwed up. If this behavior pattern is consistent across multiple chargers then you may want to talk to Sprint to see what options you have.
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Doubt it's the charger as it was stated that the computer connection works - should get a bit of a charge from that. I agree that a Sprint visit is due.

Just went through this myself! Would plug my phone in before bed and wake up with the phone at 2% or so. Thought it was the battery- so i took my battery to have the sprint store check it, they did say it was bad. So i bought 2 batteries off ebay.
I got the batteries and still had the issue. So then I took my phone to the sprint store and had them check the micro-usb port. They said it was fine and they cleaned it out cause dirt/dust was in it. Still had the problem..
So I bought a new micro-usb cable of monoprice (still using the same wall charger) , and that solved the issue! Had a bad cable. Now my phone charges super quickly in matter of 4hrs.

It could still be the charger. The USB cable sends data and power through different pins. So a bad cable could still transfer data while not pushing a charge.
Sent from my PC36100

It's gotta be the port happen to mine and I was able to get it fix as long as the port was still attached to the motherboard, if its not attached then have to go thru the insurance.
EVO with Identity Crisis

I was able to connect to my computer and send data just fine with the old (broken) usb cable.

I've tried three different cable and a car charger, same result; they all say the phone is charging but it only gets discharged. USB/storage connection works. Last time the Sprint store said the battery is faulty, but I have 3 different ones and neither will get charged with the phone plugged in, an external charger will work.

kzn said:
I've tried three different cable and a car charger, same result; they all say the phone is charging but it only gets discharged. USB/storage connection works. Last time the Sprint store said the battery is faulty, but I have 3 different ones and neither will get charged with the phone plugged in, an external charger will work.
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Definitely sounds like a port issue then. If you return to Sprint and review what you've done, as well as the result of your previous trip, then they should be able to take care of you. If they try to tell you it's the battery again just stand your ground. Good luck.

I had a similar issue. I tried everything. It wasn't until I found my HTC cable that it started charging again. I work in IT and tried cables from everything I could get my hands on (blackberries, external drives etc. ) The cable that came with my phone was the only thing that worked.
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Had same issue except couldnt sync. Eventually couldnt charge at all...Had port replaced ans can charge all day but no sync still....sucks but at least I can charge.

mexigga said:
Had same issue except couldnt sync. Eventually couldnt charge at all...Had port replaced ans can charge all day but no sync still....sucks but at least I can charge.
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If you replaced the port yourself, I would love to know how to do it!
Took the phone back to Sprint and they said there's nothing they can do. I don't have the protection plan so I couldn't even pay the $100 to get it replaced (although I probably wouldn't as I can upgrade my contract and get a new phone soon). They also told me that HTC wouldn't cover it under their warranty because the screen is cracked and they will blame that on me for misused. I tried to check the warranty policy on HTC, but the page is not even available. Does anyone have experience dealing with HTC? I bought a replacement screen, I'd like to replace the screen but don't want to open up the phone if there's a chance HTC will fix the USB port...

HTC EVO 4G Won't - Stopped Charging Battery Issue
Hey Guys,
Two nights ago I woke up to an EVO that was plugged in with a Cellet
extractable charging cord, as it is just about every night. But, the phone was
still showing that it was charging the battery, animation with lighting bolt,
at only 50% charged after about 6.5 hours of charging. Hmmm....
The latter after trying to charge in the coffee shop first with Cellet chord in the
wall then a portable 3500mah solar portable charger; the phone not seeming to
charge at or past 50% charged.
My EVO is rooted but still with the stock ROM and the gingerbread 2.3.3 OTA
update. The battery is a Seido 1750mah and SetCPU is at 245 - 998mhz. The
phone has only been rooted for a few weeks, but I don't see where rooting
would interfere with battery charging.
I've pulled the battery out, several times to no avail. Switched back to the
stock battery, same results. However, if the battery is less than 50% full
the phone will charge the battery to 25% or 50%, weird. If the battery is
at 75% or more full, the phone will top off the charge to a green LED at 100%,
sometimes. Sometimes it won't fully charge the battery. Weird.
I read different posts regarding poor USB chords so I pulled out the stock
micro USB to USB, a charge only chord I figured, and am trying to top
off the Seido battery, which it seems to be doing as it's now full green but
still charging as the animation shows the bolt in the battery and the LED
is still orange.
If put the batteries in the Seido wall charger, the thing the size of a deck
of cards, both batteries fully charge.
I also use Screen Off by Iwashi Soft. That app has worked pretty well with just
a little funkiness now and then. However, while plugged in, I hit the power
button, instead of the home button to turn on the home screen. The phone
wouldn't open to any screen nor would turn on or off. So I ended up
yanking the battery to turn it off then reinstalled battery and turned phone back
on. I don't know if that had any effect on the charging issue, but I took
the icon off the homescreen and am using the power button only, for now.
I don't think both batteries are faulty at the same time at this point. I
don't know if the screen off app caused some wake issue that interferes with
charging the battery.
I do know that when plugging in the phone to charge there's a bit of clunkiness
initially as the phone locks for a second before allowing use for screen or app
and that's always been the case since the gb update. Also, the LED doesn't
always turn green from amber when fully charged with the screen off until
you reboot or use the phone in some way while still plugged in. So there is
some kind of wake issue in the stock ROM. But the latter has never stopped
the battery from charging.
I do know that Plume, the twitter app, started acting clunky with not updating
in the background unless I opened the app at least once after a reboot. But
I don't know if the latter is a wake issue.
Battery still seems normal. Heavy normal use, lots of SMS, tweets, Pulse reading,
Dolphin browsing, I'll kill 50% or more of the battery in 4+ hours. Otherwise, the
phone mostly in standby with periodic email and twitter reads, the battery lasts
all day or more than 24 hours. But the latter rarely happens anymore because I'm
a user.
The battery just went full charge with the stock charging cable just now.
This morning, I woke up with a dead phone, auto shutoff even though it was
plugged in which I did after solitaire and before going to sleep; as a charging
test.
I don't know if it's the phone or the Cellet retractable cord or both that's
stopping the battery from fully charging normally and consistently. I'll need
to get another data-charge combo chord and do more testing; and a new ROM.
Any ideas anybody?

try a new rom and also try using the stock charger and usb cable. Check inside your usb port on your phone for dust as well. Also go into recovery and wipe your battery stats. In the wipe menu for amonRa and under advanced (maybe here, i dont use cwm on my phone) in clockworkmod. also wipe your dalvik-cache just to clear any issues you may have, restart and give it a test. good luck

I just bought a phone with a broken charger port. Broke clean off the board, so my next step is to try to get liquid solder and stick it to the board. Did you take ur phone apart to see if the port is lose?

So I used the stock USB charging chord. Sure enough, it charged the phone.
Then I tried the portable charger at the coffee shop, worked. So the Cellet retractable
chord obviously had a short or something damaged/shorted for the charging part of
the cable after a year + of use and abuse.
What I don't understand, and haven't researched, is why there are charge only
chords; the stock USB HTC chord charges the phone, but the PC won't recognize
the phone's Micro SD card or the phone as an external drive. I presume the duo use
chords have a data path as well as a charging path. And yes, I know to switch the
phone from charge only to disk drive. The Cellet chord would provide the PC with
recognition for the phone's drive.
Considering the latter, what I'm not sure of, and haven't researched, is why when
the phone stopped charging, the chord eventually stopped charging, the phone
status still showed it as charging; the amber LED light on and the battery icon
in charging animation with white bolt showing? I presume that the charging path
still triggered the charging status, except once when I turned the screen back
on the battery icon was not animated and the white bolt not showing so I unplugged
the chord then plugged it back in where the battery icon animation continued.
Fortunately, or not, this forum returned 600+ results for 'battery not charging' and after
sifting through a few, the charging chord was mentioned which prevented a Sprint trip
and me contacting Seido; thankfully.
So I think manufacturers and ROM/kernel developers should visit this issue as a chord
that actually is not charging, or charging at an absurdly low rate, should trigger some alert
and not show a battery icon animation that appears to be charging normally.

Charging Issue

I got a serious charging issue on my Galaxy Nexus yesterday, When I plugged in the my charger, GN charging does not happen. I though there is some issue with Socket, I tried to charge in different socket but same thing happens. Even I tried to charge with different USB charger but nothing happens and GN was not charging. Than I consume the battery full and then plug in the charger than at last GN start charging.
The same thing happened few days back as well but after some tries it start charging.
But now the issue is that Battery is full charged but charging signal is still appearing even I removed the charger.
I don't know, the issue is due to faulty battery or it's software issue.

zoobihoobi said:
I got a serious charging issue on my Galaxy Nexus yesterday, When I plugged in the my charger, GN charging does not happen. I though there is some issue with Socket, I tried to charge in different socket but same thing happens. Even I tried to charge with different USB charger but nothing happens and GN was not charging. Than I consume the battery full and then plug in the charger than at last GN start charging.
The same thing happened few days back as well but after some tries it start charging.
But now the issue is that Battery is full charged but charging signal is still appearing even I removed the charger.
I don't know, the issue is due to faulty battery or it's software issue.
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It sounds like it might be a battery issue. I assume you've tried taking out the battery and replacing it. If you have any other devices that take a micro usb cord, try charging those. If you still can't figure out what the problem is, I think a customer service call would be in order.

ChaoticPurity said:
If you have any other devices that take a micro usb cord, try charging those.
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I tried with other USB cord charger as well but nothing happens at that time.
But now the major issue is that the charging icon is still appearing even after removing the charger.

zoobihoobi said:
I tried with other USB cord charger as well but nothing happens at that time.
But now the major issue is that the charging icon is still appearing even after removing the charger.
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I can see that as being a major issue, though your phone obviously isn't charging. Do you have another application or widget that displays your battery life? Does that indicate that you're still plugged in as well?

did you check the port? It might be dirty or something ...had this problem on many devices. Cleaning it with ear bud with alcohol etc could help. And if you have a closer look there is a lot of space in there to accommodate dust and debris
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ChaoticPurity said:
I can see that as being a major issue, though your phone obviously isn't charging. Do you have another application or widget that displays your battery life? Does that indicate that you're still plugged in as well?
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There is an application which shows weather plus battery and it's not showing as Charging....
The main Battery icon is still showing as charging even I tried removing battery many times

Finally the problem has been solved and the main culprit was the charger itself. I changed it with the new one

[Q] Charging Problems with GN I9250-XXLFA

Hello,
I bought a GN, I9250, European model, made in China 4 days back from a vendor online.
I am having problems charging the phone.
When PHONE is ON
1. When plugged into the included charger/cable, the battery status shows CHARGING (AC) for a few minutes and then changed to NOT CHARGING. Removing the USB plug or switching off the mains and restarting in a minute takes the status back to CHARGING (AC) but again for a few minutes.
2. Tried with multiple chargers and cables with exactly the same results
3. When the phone is connected to USB port in laptop, the charging happens, for a longer duration. The laptop also detects the phone immediately and I can access files etc. After say 20-30 minutes odd the status again goes to NOT CHARGING. However, while the phone is not charging, I can still access files on the phone. This implies the USB connectivity is still perfect, only the charging has stopped.
4. Under no circumstances does the charge go beyond 50% odd, irrespective of the duration of charging
When PHONE is OFF
1. The phone shows the battery icon with bolt for a few seconds and then shuts off. If I click the power button briefly I can see the battery charging icon.
2. I kept the phone in charging with the wall adapter all night, and got 49% charge only, starting from about 10% when put to charge.
The battery indicator graph shows the phone is has never hit a charge level above 65% types.
I have not seen the other charging issue of the phone showing a bolt in the battery icon even if the phone is not plugged in ! (thank god!!!)
I bought it "as new" condition, and performed a factory reset immediately on receiving the phone. So its running stock applications, with almost everything except voice and 2g data on. No applications except Whatsapp are running.
All other aspects of functionality are working well.
I have read hundreds of posts across the web and am not sure what the problem could be with my phone. I am in India and since the phone was bought off the net, its unlikely that it will be provided warranty etc here. In fact I'm not even sure if there will be servicing competency in the technicians here.
I have tried to puch the micro USB tongue by pushing it upwards gently, but cannot really say whether or not it did bend or i was just too fearful. Have tried removing battery etc and all other soft methods written everywhere.
Any help ???

maybe a screwed battery ?

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maybe a screwed battery ?
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Hello,
I do suspect it myself, but I don't know how to verify this. Can any other Samsung phone battery be put in the phone or is the phone compatible only with this one? Getting another battery is not possible in the near future since this is not available in India...
Any thoughts on how to check this?

ketu269 said:
Hello,
I do suspect it myself, but I don't know how to verify this. Can any other Samsung phone battery be put in the phone or is the phone compatible only with this one? Getting another battery is not possible in the near future since this is not available in India...
Any thoughts on how to check this?
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I have the same problem, but it's not the battery's fault. My brother also has a GNex, and I tried charging my phone with his battery, and vice-versa, without any luck. I think it's the USB port's fault. Something about power not getting to the phone correctly. Luckily I bought it at a store here. I talked to the owner, and I'm going to exchange it for a new one tomorrow.

edinchez said:
I have the same problem, but it's not the battery's fault. My brother also has a GNex, and I tried charging my phone with his battery, and vice-versa, without any luck. I think it's the USB port's fault. Something about power not getting to the phone correctly. Luckily I bought it at a store here. I talked to the owner, and I'm going to exchange it for a new one tomorrow.
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Hello,
I found another GN and did this experiment.
1. When I plugged in my battery which was showing 53% on my phone into the other phone it showed 79%.
2. When I charged the other GN with my battery inside, it charged to 100%
3. When I put my battery back into my phone, it showed 67%
4. When I put in the other GN battery into my phone it showed 49%, while it was showing 82% in the other GN.
5. I was able to charge this other battery in my phone to 60%.
6. When I put it back into the other GN it showed 94% charge.
Apparently my battery seems to be ok. Also, it seems that my phone is charging ok too. But there may be a problem with the phone detecting the battery level !!
Any thoughts?

Hello,
i have exact the same problem. I tried 3 batteries a lot of chargers and i changed the Charging Port Flex Cable.
This all without success
The Problem is, sometimes it charge to 50%, the most it charge to 75% and one time i get it to 81% yeah
So does it give any help for this Problem ?
Goofy

goofy_79 said:
Hello,
i have exact the same problem. I tried 3 batteries a lot of chargers and i changed the Charging Port Flex Cable.
This all without success
The Problem is, sometimes it charge to 50%, the most it charge to 75% and one time i get it to 81% yeah
So does it give any help for this Problem ?
Goofy
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some battery got data issues where phone cant recognize the exact capacity. try check *#*#4636#*#* your capacity of ****mah should be correctly read by phone here. if not, change your battery immediately bcoz big issues will coming up

here the screenshots .. first i plug out and in the power plug ...
and a few minutes later it stop charging
But the Phone see is connected to the AC ??
memaro_maro said:
some battery got data issues where phone cant recognize the exact capacity. try check *#*#4636#*#* your capacity of ****mah should be correctly read by phone here. if not, change your battery immediately bcoz big issues will coming up
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goofy_79 said:
here the screenshots .. first i plug out and in the power plug ...
and a few minutes later it stop charging
But the Phone see is connected to the AC ??
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your battery got data detected.. maybe this 3800mah extended battery was totally crap.
give 2-3 day period. charge wt ac plug & usb charging method. see if got any different between this 2 merhod. if not, try buy the good replacement before your emmc fried.
* maybe u should ask to another forum.. gnex accessories /batteries. they must be got some experiences wt this type of extended batteries. maybe.??

[Q] Sprint Note II Charging Issues.

Alright, I'll try to be as brief but detailed as I can.
I just got my note II 3 days ago. I used what little charge it had out of the box until it died, and plugged it into my computer to charge it overnight.
I woke up and it was fully charged. I used all of the battery and plugged it in to charge the next night as well. only this time, I woke up to find it hadn't charged a bit.
I tried to plug it in to a different charger, and I saw no charging icon. I rebooted the phone, and I got the charging logo. it only charged for about 10 minutes before it stopped charging. I tried to reboot it again and got the same issue. so I spent a while trying different chargers and cables until it was totally dead.
Now, when I plug it in I get a gray battery icon with a loading circle in the middle, and then it goes away. I tried leaving it for several hours like that, but it didn't charge at all.
I read on several sites, including this one I think, that it might be a software issue. I tried flashing to a stock recovery rom with Odin but that didn't do any good.
the weird thing is, I can get into the recovery menu, and let it sit there for hours, so the phone IS receiving power from the charger. it just wont charge!
I took apart the phone to check out the solder on the connector, everything looks perfect. I even sprayed it out with electronics cleaner spray.
I'm not sure what else I can do besides get a new battery, but I mean, this one is brand freakin' new!
What exactly does this battery icon mean? I can't find any info on it or anything.
btw, I still can boot into android, but it instantly dies.
thanks for any help!

I had the same issue about a month after I got my note II. I ended up having to take it back to the sprint store. They ordered a new one for me and I swapped it out once it arrived. It didn't cost a thing and I had a backup phone to use while my phone was dead. Check with your local store and see what they can do for you.

I bought my phone from ebay (new) so I dont think that will work : (
some updated info though, I charged the batter using a friends note 2, and it charged fine. I stuck it in my note 2 and plugged in the charger.
it says its charging on my phone. I get the charging symbol and everything, but it just doesn't charge. I'm really starting to think this IS a software issue. maybe I should try a custom rom.

Factory reset could help.
Sent from my SPH-L900

I tired that but it didn't help. : (

Charging the phone on the usb from the computer is not the best as the battery is a beast..... there is a reason the stock wsll chsrger is 2 amps .... most computer usb are maybe 1/4 that so that is probably your issue....
Thanks
Sent from my SPH-L900 using JellyBombed Tapatalk 2

Like I said, I have tried many chargers. my Asus motherboard has a header for a 2 amp usb port for charging devices. that doesnt work either.
I have tried my friends note 2 charger and that doesn't work. my battery charges fine in his phone.
my port is working fine for data transfer. my phone shows up in odin as well.

LethalSquirrel said:
Like I said, I have tried many chargers. my Asus motherboard has a header for a 2 amp usb port for charging devices. that doesnt work either.
I have tried my friends note 2 charger and that doesn't work. my battery charges fine in his phone.
my port is working fine for data transfer. my phone shows up in odin as well.
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Could be a bad USB port then.
Chaz187 said:
Charging the phone on the usb from the computer is not the best as the battery is a beast..... there is a reason the stock wsll chsrger is 2 amps .... most computer usb are maybe 1/4 that so that is probably your issue....
Thanks
Sent from my SPH-L900 using JellyBombed Tapatalk 2
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Note that at stock the phone kernel is not written to make actual use of a 2A Usb line. IIRC stock kernel limits to sub 1A.
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LethalSquirrel said:
Alright, I'll try to be as brief but detailed as I can.
I just got my note II 3 days ago. I used what little charge it had out of the box until it died, and plugged it into my computer to charge it overnight.
I woke up and it was fully charged. I used all of the battery and plugged it in to charge the next night as well. only this time, I woke up to find it hadn't charged a bit.
I tried to plug it in to a different charger, and I saw no charging icon. I rebooted the phone, and I got the charging logo. it only charged for about 10 minutes before it stopped charging. I tried to reboot it again and got the same issue. so I spent a while trying different chargers and cables until it was totally dead.
Now, when I plug it in I get a gray battery icon with a loading circle in the middle, and then it goes away. I tried leaving it for several hours like that, but it didn't charge at all.
I read on several sites, including this one I think, that it might be a software issue. I tried flashing to a stock recovery rom with Odin but that didn't do any good.
the weird thing is, I can get into the recovery menu, and let it sit there for hours, so the phone IS receiving power from the charger. it just wont charge!
I took apart the phone to check out the solder on the connector, everything looks perfect. I even sprayed it out with electronics cleaner spray.
I'm not sure what else I can do besides get a new battery, but I mean, this one is brand freakin' new!
What exactly does this battery icon mean? I can't find any info on it or anything.
btw, I still can boot into android, but it instantly dies.
thanks for any help!
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I have exactly the same problem: phone starts loading..I see a grey battery icon with a loading circle, then just for 2-3 seconds the green icon
and finally it stops. I have tried everything..differents charger, computer, and have seen posts with people with that problem but noone says how it finally was solved. Any help?

Same here
I have Gummy ROM 4.4.4 installed everything works fine except charging the phone while powered off results in the grey battery icon freeze