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Galaxy Charger

When plugged in with the charger that came with the phone at Tmobile I notice that the cable connecting to USB port is not perfectly straight when connected and phone laying flat on a table. If I look at the cable connecting to the Micro USB phone port I see it is slightly sloping. The slope is slight but definitely it is not 100% straight. Has anyone else noticed this? I ask only because the phone is brand new and costs a pretty penny. Thanks

Yes very slight slope I have had this phone since October 14th with zero problems with charger and port for USB so nothing to worry about mate
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Many thanks to you!

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Many thanks to you!
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I remember my old Vibrant having the same problem (its not an issue though).
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I had a similar issue i guess....
The micro usb jack does not slide into the phone smoothly. feels like its pushing up against something and i need to tilt the cable to get it in.
I just use a different cable and it works great, no resistance.
Anyone else have this?

Wareazy said:
I had a similar issue i guess....
The micro usb jack does not slide into the phone smoothly. feels like its pushing up against something and i need to tilt the cable to get it in.
I just use a different cable and it works great, no resistance.
Anyone else have this?
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No, mines work flawlessly. Sorry to hear.
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Lesson - if your gnex won't charge

So my old gnex got exposed to minor water (vzw version). Neither of the tabs got exposed but the charging port was a little rusty. It no longer charged.
So I spend 700, put insurance on, and I have a new one. Two months later it won't charge. I bend up the little tab in the USB port and now its better. (Should have been manufactured a little tighter I guess). So now I go to the old rusty one, bend it up, now charges fine. I'm the proud owner of two nexii. Guess once I get elf_begin.c to stop throwing an error on the jb source I'll have a flashing device. Lesson? If it won't charge bend the tab. Mine will probably break with my luck soon. Anyone else have experience with the usb port acting funny?
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So my old gnex got exposed to minor water (vzw version). Neither of the tabs got exposed but the charging port was a little rusty. It no longer charged.
So I spend 700, put insurance on, and I have a new one. Two months later it won't charge. I bend up the little tab in the USB port and now its better. (Should have been manufactured a little tighter I guess). So now I go to the old rusty one, bend it up, now charges fine. I'm the proud owner of two nexii. Guess once I get elf_begin.c to stop throwing an error on the jb source I'll have a flashing device. Lesson? If it won't charge bend the tab. Mine will probably break with my luck soon. Anyone else have experience with the usb port acting funny?
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700 for one gnex?

Maybe it's your USB cable?

fixyourtech said:
700 for one gnex?
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EBay they go for 400-500 ...
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fixyourtech said:
700 for one gnex?
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Yep, that's what vzw charges.

fixyourtech said:
700 for one gnex?
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When the Gnex was new, it cost like 800 bucks here.

Thanks for the tip! A meaningful thread title might be a good idea as well!

I just came over from the dx2. Got myself a great gnex for 250.00 on eBay. I would do it all over again. I although I can afford to spend the 700.00 for a new phone..it makes no sense to do so with so many great deals out there. You just have to look and be patient. I equate this to my previous cars...I have only purchased one new vehicle, right after college. That was a mistake that I won't make again. There's nothing wrong with getting a vehicle with 30k miles on it. Good luck with your gnex.
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droidzika said:
I just came over from the dx2. Got myself a great gnex for 250.00 on eBay. I would do it all over again. I although I can afford to spend the 700.00 for a new phone..it makes no sense to do so with so many great deals out there. You just have to look and be patient. I equate this to my previous cars...I have only purchased one new vehicle, right after college. That was a mistake that I won't make again. There's nothing wrong with getting a vehicle with 30k miles on it. Good luck with your gnex.
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Depends on the car
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Yeah the prong actually bent down on my new gnex too. I have chargers at home car and work, so the port gets lots of wear. If it doesn't work try bending it. Fixed both
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Maybe it's your USB cable?
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Also the first time my new gnex did it, I replaced the cable for a more snug one. Then it did it again and I had to bend the prong
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I use the pogo pins to charge.
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Where did you get a charger for it
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Can someone be a little more specific with the bending procedure? Sorry for the dumb question I just don't want to damage the phone
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If you look in the USB port, there's a little flat thing. If that thing gets pushed too far towards the bottom, it doesn't make proper contact with the charger.
I just stuck a knife in there and bent it up a bit. Not a lot . If you push it up too far the connector won't go in. If you're really paranoid, take the battery out of the phone so you don't short anything. And just slowly push it up. It only took a little bit for me to fix it
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Where did you get a charger for it
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1497881

I got the Nexus i9250 (white/Unlocked) for $664.59 a couple weeks after release but i also been having problems with the prong.. some times it charges sometimes it doesn't but the annoying thing is this, i would have the lightning bolt inside the battery showing it was charging and it would say charging/battery level on the lock screen even when it wasnt plugged in ! now after bending it it goes and comes but when its not charging and i turn the screen off it turns it self on as if i connected the charger.. i was thinking i can do the following..
1, take it to Sprint/verizon and ask if they can replace the usb port i and pay out of pocket, but if they charge over $75 i might as well call the insurence company and have a replacement for that price..
2, buy a landscape charging dock but then i cant sync the phone to computer..
i cleaned inside incase it had dirt or anything was bent but nothing.. ANY IDEA WHAT I SHOULD DO ?? tia

I'll leave this here...because it's relevant.
My sig:
Post three has a link to get you stock and locked without usb access.
Or here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27945515&postcount=128
I figure if it prevents a few people having to pay $100+ for insurance/full replacement on a HARDWARE issue because the carrier won't accept an unlocked/custom device for a warranty exchange...cool beans.

Thanks buddy worked for me! Gnex started acting weird when it came to charging after it fell in the snow, now it works!

Thank you very much this was a great help I've bought 3 different USB chargers trying to charge my phone and this fixed my problem in seconds and all 3 USB cables work for it.
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Official Google Wireless Charger

I just got mine in the mail. It's incredibly fast to charge, but very frustrating to find the right spot to charge on the N7. Anyone else?

I got one yesterday and was disappointed to find out it doesnt work with the poetic slimline. and yes it is harder to find the right spot compared to the nokia dt 900
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I thought that it used magnets to locate the "spot".

Yes same issues here too!
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I'm using the Nokia charger because I have a few of them around the house and I find it works great even with the poetic slim cover on.

Way easier to find sweet spot on my hammerhead... But still works pretty well.
booooom

tonysunshine said:
I got one yesterday and was disappointed to find out it doesnt work with the poetic slimline. and yes it is harder to find the right spot compared to the nokia dt 900
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It doesn't work with Poetic Slimline? Cancelling my order right way...Thanks.

Mine makes a relatively loud noise when it isn't charging anything. The noise seems to be coming from the plug part.
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What's the output on these chargers? I am considering one for my N7 for a car install since otg+charging seems to be a ways off. I like the idea of the magnets which would make installation into a dashboard cubby in a Mazda 6 a piece of cake, just as long a it can provide sufficient amps to charge while the screen is on. Any feedback on this function would be appreciated!
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AciDeX said:
What's the output on these chargers? I am considering one for my N7 for a car install since otg+charging seems to be a ways off. I like the idea of the magnets which would make installation into a dashboard cubby in a Mazda 6 a piece of cake, just as long a it can provide sufficient amps to charge while the screen is on. Any feedback on this function would be appreciated!
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The magnets are pretty strong on the N5, but not on the N7. I have doubts about it being able to work in a moving car. I've noticed it has to lay against the charger perfectly flat (full contact) or it won't charge. If you're going to try for a car install, then you may have better luck with a carriage and a third party Qi charger.
So far the only impressive thing (besides the charging speed) is the micro-suction pad it uses on the bottom. That sucker grips!

sen-cha said:
The magnets are pretty strong on the N5, but not on the N7. I have doubts about it being able to work in a moving car. I've noticed it has to lay against the charger perfectly flat (full contact) or it won't charge. If you're going to try for a car install, then you may have better luck with a carriage and a third party Qi charger.
So far the only impressive thing (besides the charging speed) is the micro-suction pad it uses on the bottom. That sucker grips!
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The dashboard in my Speed6 has a cubby/glovebox where the SatNav would be as an added option. It's a perfect place for tablet integration and I've seen others succeed. Securing the N7 should be pretty easy and I think with a piece of plexiglass/hobby board for the wireless charger to stick to it could be a very convienent addition particularly with keeping the N7 portable as opposed to plugging in the charger everytime I plan on using the tablet especially if I want to use an OTG cable with a thumb drive/microSD.

AciDeX said:
Securing the N7 should be pretty easy and I think with a piece of plexiglass/hobby board for the wireless charger to stick to it could be a very convienent addition particularly with keeping the N7 portable as opposed to plugging in the charger everytime I plan on using the tablet especially if I want to use an OTG cable with a thumb drive/microSD.
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It's worth a shot. The N7's size makes it awkward to balance (IMO) since the charger itself is small.

Sweet spot.
Has anyone found the sweet spot to get N7 (2013) to charge on the Google wireless charger yet?

are the magnets in the charger enough to hold the nexus 7 in place? or is it easily knocked off?

Without a case the magnets may be strong enough to hold it in place. I've found mine is very fussy about the charger it is paired with. The supplied charger works fine but a few others I have tried refuse to work with it.
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very luxury item, i like this

Just got this wireless charger....it works well without a case, but doesn't work with my DeviceWear case. Disappointing, but I guess not surprising.

I find when using this charger I lay it down and slide it around until the magnets feel the strongest, almost like it locks in.. Works every time.
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That method works well without a case fitted, unfortunately with a case fitted the magnets are too weak to lock on in the sweet spot.
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I have the official google wireless charger and have no problems finding the sweet spot anymore! When I first got it I had issues but now that I'm more accustomed to it its pretty easy! I just set the exact center of the tablet on the charger and if I miss by an inch or so the magnets drag it into the correct position! Quite nice indeed! I don't use a case though so I'm sure that's a decent factor if you use one. It chargers quite fast as well!

Great QI wireless charger check it out...

Just received this charger below and it seems like it works way better than the google nexus charger it's Awsome.....
PowerBot PB1020 Qi Enabled Wireless...cluded. Micro USB Cable Included), Black/Blue
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mattfox27 said:
Just received this charger below and it seems like it works way better than the google nexus charger it's Awsome.....
PowerBot PB1020 Qi Enabled Wireless...cluded. Micro USB Cable Included), Black/Blue
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the link doesn't work, the brand is not mentioned, neither the model... Bad post man

fixed link - http://www.amazon.com/PowerBot%C2%AE-Inductive-Compatible-Including-Smartphones/dp/B00F6SPYJS

Bought this when it was on sale for like $14.99 by the same primo-superstore guys. Great qi charger. It does BEEP when you first put the phone on but doesn't keep BEEPING once the phone is fully charged like some others.
Very low noise beep tho', so not really a big deal. There's also a tiny LED light on the front of the charger for indication. It did not come with an AC adapter so you'll have to supply one. But it did came with a long and a short micro USB cable. I suppose one is for connecting to a wall charger and the other one for your computer. It does charge just phone if you hook it up to the computer USB port, although much slower.
Best $15 buck I spent all year.

Bought the same or similar one from FastTech and am waiting for it to come in. I'm looking forward to trying it out.
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Thanks for the link.:good:
it works with a case (Spigen Neo Hybrid) ?

mattfox27 said:
Just received this charger below and it seems like it works way better than the google nexus charger it's Awsome.....
PowerBot PB1020 Qi Enabled Wireless...cluded. Micro USB Cable Included), Black/Blue
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Does it keep the Nexus 5 at 100% when you charge it overnight or does it completely stop charging once it reaches 100%. Does the phone/battery get hot when using this charger?

Ya it works with my digitronic case no problem and the beep actually really helps letting you know its charging. Ya I know there is no brand and sorry for the bad link but I have both the official nexus charger and this one seems way better I can just set it down hear the beep and its good to go where the nexus charger I always have to double check the placement when I put it down.
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mattfox27 said:
Ya it works with my digitronic case no problem and the beep actually really helps letting you know its charging. Ya I know there is no brand and sorry for the bad link but I have both the official nexus charger and this one seems way better I can just set it down hear the beep and its good to go where the nexus charger I always have to double check the placement when I put it down.
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What happens when the phone reaches 100% and you leave it on the charger (As would happen when you're charging it overnight). Does the charge remain at 100%?

PieWai said:
What happens when the phone reaches 100% and you leave it on the charger (As would happen when you're charging it overnight). Does the charge remain at 100%?
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Yes it remains at 100% and does not beep all night like other ones it has been working great so far. I read a lot of people having trouble with these types of chargers they would charge then it gos to 99% then back to full and beeps on a cycle all night long but I have not experienced that with this charger. I don't know if this one on amazon is different then other ones sold on eBay they all look the same but so far the one from amazon is good. I'm almost thinking about returning the nexus charger to Google because I don't use it anymore.
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I bought one too and I like it a lot. I can charge my nexus 5 (via Qi), Nexus 7 FHD (USB, 2.1A) and Dell Venue 8 pro (usb, 1A) simultaneously while charging the internal battery.

Just ordered one. It says 17-28 days, which is a while, but I'm not in a hurry

Does it have the magnets though that the nexus charger has? That's really why I wanted to buy the nexus one.

I got this last week. I used velcro to stick it to my car mount. I had to remove the rubber rings from the top and bottom to make this work.
It does not have magnets. The magnets in the official charger set it apart from most other Qi chargers.
It works well with my Dizitronic TPU case

FYI - Here's the Fasttech model. I can confirm that this works with both the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5. Fast charging, and no beeping all night. For those people having trouble with beeping, try being more precise with placement... I find on the Nexus 4, that if I put the charger dead center on the body of the phone, it will beep continuously. If I offset the charger about 1/2" towards the micro-USB port on the phone, the beeping stops and it charges perfectly. The Nexus 5 seems less picky about placement, the sweet spot seems to be quite large in comparison.
Anyway, here it is: http://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10006012/1462103-t200-qi-wireless-charging-plate
I bought two, and really need to buy about five more. They're awesome.
Oh, and to answer someone else's question, no magnets for the N5... but flat on a desk and with the large sweet spot, it doesn't seem to matter.

I have this one too. It's worked well for me as a magnetic car dock (had to add the magnets). I hated the Beep sound whenever it became misaligned so I popped it open and found the speaker.
It's the tall black thing in the middle-left of the attached image. If you pop off the top plastic lid of that little black thing you can remove the little metal circle that sits inside it and it stops the beeping. If that's an issue for anyone else...

Hi. I bought the same and works well. I think the bip sound is a good thing because sometimes the position from the phone is incorrect. In this case no bip
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Just ordered one of these
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mini...r-Nokia-Lumia-920-iPhone-4-4S/1566356731.html
Bargain at only $8.49.
Expecting it to be functionally the same as my "puck" charger, so will need a larger PSU (I use 1.2A) to solve the problem of not keeping the phone topped up after its fully charged
Great value for a second charger for use at work
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Could you advise which magnets to use and where to place? Mini tutorial probably would help a few of us
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Could you advise which magnets to use and where to place? Mini tutorial probably would help a few of us
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There's already several tutorials on how to do it. But I bought these from Amazon and they work great. Needs non-slip grip though so I used one of those silicon Smartgrip dash mats I bought at the container store on top of the magnets. Works great. Here's the tutorial I used though. And a picture of my charger now.
Tutorial

Loosed charging port

Do any body here experience loosed micro USB port? I'm experiencing signs of it. I have to press the usb cable of my device down when facing up for it charge.
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z_extend_99 said:
Do any body here experience loosed micro USB port? I'm experiencing signs of it. I have to press the usb cable of my device down when facing up for it charge.
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Ya your not the only one been happening to me to and I really don't feel like sending my nexus back in
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What have you done so far?
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Had this happen with mine a few months back. Ended up getting a wireless charger vs sending it back. Will warn you the more you play with the plug to get it to charge, the worse it will get.
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This happened to mine as well. I have taken it apart and tightened the micro usb socket twice now. Works for a while but the overall design is the problem. This has always been a problem with micro usb and is why proprietary sockets are far superior to micro usb despite all the blather I hear about how convenient micro usb is. You can convert proprietary ports when needed and they dont fail like this.

My other two Android devices are like two years and both use micro USB, and they still work fine. It might be the design of the Nexus 7 itself.
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I had this problem with my old Samsung Captivate. It would get so bad the cable would actually fall out. Have you tried a new cable? I thought my phone was damaged but I ordered a new OEM cable because I damaged the original and it also happened to fix the charging and loose connection issues. After a while, it happened again so I just ordered a few more cables on eBay. The reason I chose OEM cables was because the Captivate had a sliding door for the USB cable that often wouldn't accommodate a standard connector. After that experience, I try to stick with OEM cables when possible, just to be safe.
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Mine is different. The micro USB would perfectly fit into the port. I would feel and hear a confident strong click and the movement is minimal. However, it would not sometimes charge and have to play with the cable while at the port.

Funny... I though I was alone 'cause no one would write about it..
I got 3 cables, all with slight different behaviors but generally loose, one of them actually falls off.
Patience is highly and thoroughly tested when I want to transfer data to my nexus.

Mine is loose. I have to slip a piece of paper in with the cable to pack it. Otherwise it won't charge.

Mine is loose but that's my own doing lol but using a different usb mini seems to work
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Sent 1 back on warranty after it quit charging. My new one is better but I use aftermarket, thinner cable to charge
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Same here. I'm considering send it in for warranty but unsure where to send it and how long it would take.

sromer said:
Same here. I'm considering send it in for warranty but unsure where to send it and how long it would take.
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http://support.asus.com/ServiceCenter.aspx?SLanguage=en

Loosed,too,always disconnected to PC with a gentle touch

I just sent mine from the local store where I bought it. They said it would take a week. I doubt that. I'm expecting a month or more.
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If we didn't get it through the playstore what's the difference if we're trying to get this fixed?
Do i have to take it back to the place i bought it?

sromer said:
If we didn't get it through the playstore what's the difference if we're trying to get this fixed?
Do i have to take it back to the place i bought it?
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If it's covered under store warranty then sure, you can take it back. Otherwise I'd contact Asus about it.
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sromer said:
If we didn't get it through the playstore what's the difference if we're trying to get this fixed?
Do i have to take it back to the place i bought it?
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Just open it your self and bend the metal pins back down