It seems the body of the phone is so thick at the bottom towards the front, that the usb connector sits way too deep, because of that some micro usb connectors can't reach all the way through to properly lock in. The cable that came with the phone has such thick plastic around the micro usb connector that when pulled a little sideways it acts like a crowbar, pulling the plug out the connector, all it needs a slight pull to the side and the cable disconnects.
Looking at the hole (screen is up) it seems the bottom edge of the metal casing of the connector is almost at the edge of the plastic:
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however top edge is about 1/8" away from the edge:
That 1/8" of plastic is what stands between the connector and cable.
I just checked two other phones I have and their metal casing is at most 1/16" away from the edge of plastic.
Cable from HTC One X that has much slimmer plastic at the connector works almost perfectly, but it still not as secure as on other phones though.
Anyone experiencing same issues? or it's my phone defective?
My advice to u is if it wiggles u might want to talk to samsung..wiggling can cause damage to the motherboard due to disconnection and conection of power source ...goodluck
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Mine too but I have the sprint version. When to the store to complain but they couldn't help. I didn't have this issue with my sprint galaxy 2.
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I've had the same problem on my International Note II since day one. Rather annoying. I came from the SI so I thought it was due to the usb being on the bottom instead of the top.
Well if u guys are just "dealing with it" dont move the cable at all,,, I know somtimes it happens ..maybe dont charge it in the car..where its more plausible to get moved
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twanskys204 said:
Well if u guys are just "dealing with it" dont move the cable at all,,, I know somtimes it happens ..maybe dont charge it in the car..where its more plausible to get moved
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The purpose of this topic is not seek for a solution, but rather gather information if more people have the same issue, if it's a design flaw or defective selected units.
The wiggling is inside the connector, not the connector itself.
[QUOTE[email protected];35857862]The purpose of this topic is not seek for a solution, but rather gather information if more people have the same issue, if it's a design flaw or defective selected units.
The wiggling is inside the connector, not the connector itself.[/QUOTE]
Well we clearly know its not a design flaw, s3 has the same exact plug...plz gather that im simply heeding a warning to not move the cable thank u
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This has been discussed before on another thread. It is a widely known issue. The thread mostly concerned AT&T Note IIs, but it appears it's on pretty much every single variant. Last I checked (and it's been a while) there was no solution other than being lucky enough to get your phone replaced for free.
I am on my second Note II (i-317) and I had this very issue on my first device, albeit, the problem seemed to have been a lot worse on my first phone. It's not so bad on this one. Even the Best Buy rep who I've been dealing with for a while, mentioned the issue to ME, when I went in to complain about my terrible battery life on my original Note. He said he was having the same issues with his Note II. He said it's almost like Samsung built the stock charger end too small. He said he didn't think it was a design defect of the phone, itself, because when he uses other non-stock chargers they fit perfectly.
same here.. at first i thought someone unplug my charger but then it's happening most of the time.. i can't think of any solution so i'm just dealing with it..
Mine came with Defective cable as well.
For the fix I trimmed some plastic sleeve off so it slid in further gets bite now
I also purchased kindle replacement cable from amazon that fits much snugger -
http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Kindle-Micro-Cable-Keyboard/dp/B006BGZJJ4/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
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Help pls! I have had this for about 2 weeks, no issues. none. suddenly from today morning, my screen wont shut down. Even when i press the power button it comes back up. and the battery status goes to "usb charging" once every 15-20 secs. it flashes usb charging, screen goes on, then the charging symbol dissapears. it keeps happening, phone screen wont turn off. been happening the past hour n half. i wiped battstats. i did factory reset. wiped again. nothing. keeps happening. wat do i do?????? right now i am letting it drain, when drained fully, m gonna charge it up and see if it happens again. m on aokp build 11/franco's 7.1.
I think you should sent the telephone to SAT
faulty usb
Had this on a water damaged galaxy s2. Replaced the usb flex cable and that solved the problem. Check the usb connector to make sure it doesnt have any dirt stuck in it.
chincolondio said:
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Had this on a water damaged galaxy s2. Replaced the usb flex cable and that solved the problem. Check the usb connector to make sure it doesnt have any dirt stuck in it.
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wat usb flex cable?? you mean the charger cable or the connector on the phone?
I had the same issue the other morning. Blew on the connector a few times and it was gone. The charger that came with my Gnex made a high pitch noise (probably the caps) so I stopped using it. Haven't had the problem since.
i havent ever used the gn charger. i use the usb cable from my kindle. no probs so far, suddenly today!!!! even i blew on the connector, nothing happened so far.
i drained the battery and i am charging again, lets c.....
In the meantime, any more help pls????
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I drained,charged to 100%,cleaned the USB port a bit,used another cable....now gonna wait a couple of hours and observe.
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Any news to this as this has happened to me too.. dunno what´s wrong yet..
Did you both (having this problem) use non GNex chargers? You should really only use the charger that comes with the phone
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Did you both (having this problem) use non GNex chargers? You should really only use the charger that comes with the phone
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well my problem hasn't re occurred. It got magically solved.
And you should research your things before you post,it has been widely discussed in this forum that it is just a standard micro USB cable. I used another standard cable from my kindle and galaxy s phone. worked perfectly till now. Now after this problem I used a Nokia charger which worked perfectly as expected.
My guess is that some particle got inside the uncovered USB port causing some unwanted connections.
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Dont be rude. I thought you were talking about the wall connector portion.
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wat usb flex cable?? you mean the charger cable or the connector on the phone?
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The cable inside the phone, I took it apart and replaced it.
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The cable inside the phone, I took it apart and replaced it.
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way beyond me...so not taking apart a 700$ phone with no insurance and warranty
Edit: I can't watch it....it makes me cringe...wat did that poor phone ever do to him?! OMG!
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Dont be rude. I thought you were talking about the wall connector portion.
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I din mean to be... its just a pet peeve of mine. all micro USB cables are same unless specially noted. Like the nook color. Even the galaxy s cable had some weird thing going on. But that's all I have heard.
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Yeah the cables are usually the same...its the wall connectors that can differ
You are having this problem: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427539
Thanks the problem is gone now...but I starred the issue on Google.
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http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23789
Please "star" the issue on Google. The more priority this gets the sooner we will find out if this is hardware or software related.
Got the same problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1815042
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hi there,
I had spilled water on the top of my galaxy nexus this morning and it wiped out the ear speaker. so i decided to open it up and eventually after some tinkering around I managed to fix it, however, I hadn't realised when lifting the mainboard that the volume switch was soldered onto it, and ended up breaking the connection. you can see it from the picture below. how can I solder this back? its a very small connection. i cant seem to find any videos or guides on how to solder back connections like this.
any help would be grateful, thanks
everything else with the phone is working fine though, but i lost the ability to go to recovery or bootloader
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Can't be done, you broke 2 of the connections from the ribbon itself.
You'll have to either buy a whole new ribbon, or a whole new board with the ribbon already soldered on.
The picture also seems to indicate the pad being lifted from the other board. If that is indeed the case (feel the area of the board for a depression), your repair just got a lot more expensive - you may need to replace the board too.
Below point may be moot given the damage in question, but the actual soldering is best done with a high power but temperature controlled soldering station like the Weller WES51. You also need lead free solder, fresh tip, very steady hand, and quite probably a third hand (a tool that looks like two posable alligator clips, to hold your work piece).
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The picture also seems to indicate the pad being lifted from the other board. If that is indeed the case (feel the area of the board for a depression), your repair just got a lot more expensive - you may need to replace the board too.
Below point may be moot given the damage in question, but the actual soldering is best done with a high power but temperature controlled soldering station like the Weller WES51. You also need lead free solder, fresh tip, very steady hand, and quite probably a third hand (a tool that looks like two posable alligator clips, to hold your work piece).
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i assume you mean the pads where the connection was? its ok its just that the soldered bits are abit lifted. the board doesn't seem to have any damage.
I've contacted Samsung about this, i hope they get back to me in time. i can still use the phone though, just cant change volume or get any vibrations lol
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i assume you mean the pads where the connection was? its ok its just that the soldered bits are abit lifted. the board doesn't seem to have any damage.
I've contacted Samsung about this, i hope they get back to me in time. i can still use the phone though, just cant change volume or get any vibrations lol
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I never said the board need replacement because it isn't working , just that if the copper pad itself was lifted (or worse, torn) from the board, you will never be able to fully fix the connection yourself because you have nothing on the board to complete the circuit with, without going for more drastic measures.
Samsung may very well ask you to send the phone in, then I'm willing to bet that they'll swap the board as well. That is if they don't try to void your warranty.
yeah, so i ended up buying a faulty GN with a broken screen off eBay ill swap my screen with that one and sell mine too as faulty..
sad times, but ill be back
Just bringing this to everyone's attention.
Could someone tell me how this one works and if it will effect NFC?
http://dx.com/p/5500mah-wireless-charger-for-samsung-i9300-galaxy-s3-white-black-164245
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Powermat finally
Looks like powermat is finally going to start shipping too. Unfortunately they are only in white also
http://www.duracellpowermat.com/wireless-power-cases/galaxys3.html
$34-$55!?!? F*ck that! I'll continue using my $1 micro usb cable lol. Thanks anyways
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OTAw said:
$34-$55!?!? F*ck that! I'll continue using my $1 micro usb cable lol. Thanks anyways
-*Sent from my T-Mobile GS3*-
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The one that the other guy posted only includes the case for $34. You have to buy the mat seperately. The one I found comes with both....but I'm sure that the quality isn't as good though.
that powermate case looks fat!
This is not exactly wireless, the four tits on the bottom of the door contact the bars on pad to charge. I have the qi wireless door from Verizon and the energizer two position pad. It works great but there is supposed to be a update that will increase the distance it will charge. Thus most cases will not be a problem. The current one is about 5mm I believe and suppose to be going to 40mm. Distance between the door and charger. Goodluck
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Hmmm...... I don't think the quality on that thing would be very good, $55 seems pretty steep, I'm pretty sure you can get something of better quality for cheaper or the same price.
well.. technically it's wireless...... since it doesn't require a plugging on cables.... but yeah.. it's just one of those with contacts....
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well.. technically it's wireless...... since it doesn't require a plugging on cables.... but yeah.. it's just one of those with contacts....
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Yeah it looks like the power runs through the power mat on those metal strips, and the contacts on the back case make a connection with that. Doesn't seem very safe or efficient, plus those contacts on the back of the case seem like they'd scratch the powermat strips, and if you look carefully on the bottom right of the first picture it looks like that may be the case, could also be writing or a reflection or something else too.
I think the price doesn't justify it. I'll stick to wired charging and wait for a phone that includes wireless charging out of the box.
wireless
This is not Qi(only way to go) nor Powermat (not bad, but not Qi...yet) nor is it inductive charging. It is CONDUCTIVE (Duracell) and useless...In this case, use a USB cable instead
I hate to play devil's advocate here, but by using this type of charging, the only thing you're doing is reducing the number of inserts/removals on your usb port thus having it last abit longer... but these things are also rated for 50,000+ insert/removal cycles so it's kinda hard to use these devices long enough to go over that limit.
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the only thing you're doing is reducing the number of inserts/removals on your usb port thus having it last abit longer
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You're completely missing the point. The main idea is to increase convenience, which this does big time. I don't care at all about the longevity of USB port.
That said, I bought a Verizon pad for $15 on eBay, and am now trying to find a stupid charging cover that isn't made in someone's kitchen. Finding the latter is the hard part.
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You're completely missing the point. The main idea is to increase convenience, which this does big time. I don't care at all about the longevity of USB port.
That said, I bought a Verizon pad for $15 on eBay, and am now trying to find a stupid charging cover that isn't made in someone's kitchen. Finding the latter is the hard part.
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i'm not missing the point at all. The convenience factor is implied with that. There is no other real reason for you to get wireless charging.
What i'm saying is that it's an added "benefit" for this specific charger.
Also, send a PM to kms108. he's selling the receiver pad for the Qi chargers.
I'm buying the Nokia chargers as soon as I can find one hopefully this weekend seeing that the Nokia lumia 920 is released on Friday. I have the Qi receiver and it works great on the LG (Verizon Pad) just want something more appealing. They also say that the charger is more forgiving on where you place the phone do to new technology from Texas instruments.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sour...vYDP1wRqcU82T7-bg&sig2=vWaMClRqBgHlIWDuixIt3Q
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HI all, following the success of my Note 2 Origami Wireless charging mod here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1986016
I now present to you the Origami Wireless Charging mod for the Galaxy S3
The technique is very simple and you only need a Palm Pre wireless receiver and copper tape.
The instructions are similar to for the NOte 2, just look at the above link. The only difference is the alignment of the contacts.
I should not have to elaborate on this as the pictures will show you what I mean.
I am currently using a Spigen SGP Ultra bumper case with this mod without problem.
This mod charges the GS3 around 16% to 17% per hour it is quicker than that on the NOte 2
NFC function is NOT affected as far as I can tell.
Here are a few pics:
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This is how it looks like with just an original Samsung TPU case....
Well, that certainly looks a lot neater than the mess I've got back there.
Were you able to test the Freq of the Magnetic field while charging to see how much of the field is effected by the exposed Copper trailing off from the Coiled Copper in the protective sleeve, make sure the induction wasn't attracted to exposed copper and run that path, maybe bypassing the circuit board in the black sleeve with the Coil....How the Induction is created is the Receive and Transmitting Copper coils have to be of equal size etc....
I tried this tto, and it was a mess. Drained the battery overnight. Musta done something wrong and am going to have to try again someday...
I haven't done this myself, but it seems like you probably have contacts touching each other where it isn't supposed to. make sure none of the copper tapes are touching
HI all, I have tested NFC and I can confirm it blocks NFC, this may be due to the NFC antenna is in the battery and the wireless receiver sits on top of the battery.
Not entirely a loss to me because I can still send files via direct WiFi.
has anyone done this yet ???
Im going to attempt doing this whenever I get a chance. It doesn't look difficult at all and truthfully I could care less about doing NFC when I can easily take the back cover off and still transfer files via NFC regardless.
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HI all, I have tested NFC and I can confirm it blocks NFC, this may be due to the NFC antenna is in the battery and the wireless receiver sits on top of the battery.
Not entirely a loss to me because I can still send files via direct WiFi.
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I am not sure what method you used but I have done this on two devices and both have kept nfc functionality.
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I am not sure what method you used but I have done this on two devices and both have kept nfc functionality.
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This actually depends on where you put the coil. I think the nfc antenna is around top half of phone. Easiest way to test is by using nfc tags or a pay pass credit card to help placement of coil height/location.
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This actually depends on where you put the coil. I think the nfc antenna is around top half of phone. Easiest way to test is by using nfc tags or a pay pass credit card to help placement of coil height/location.
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I placed mine smack in the the middle on the phone so it would be centered in landscape and portrait and have had no NFC issues.
Any reason why this wouldn't work with an AOSP ROM. I tried this and got nothing but it could very well need to be redone.
there is no reason this mod will not work on aosp.
check what you did. you probably missed a step or wired it incorrectly.
Figured it out, needed to roll some electrical tape to keep the copper on the contacts.
hi,
i did this mod to my unrooted stock s3.
It works, when i place it on the charger, i got a "bong" and it fharges. But theres no wireless notification.
any idea why?
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hi,
i did this mod to my unrooted stock s3.
It works, when i place it on the charger, i got a "bong" and it fharges. But theres no wireless notification.
any idea why?
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sorry no clue, but hopefully someone whoi knows more than myself will chime in... does it charge though?
If it is indeed charging then I wouldn't complain at all. I wish I didn't get the pop up saying it's connected to a wireless charging device.
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you should be able to go into your system/media/ folder and replace the connect sound with a blank sound if you want to remove the charging sound.
the pop up is part of samsung's os.. but it just goes away after a few seconds, so i dont have any issues with it. I usually drop mine off onto the charger and go to sleep.
I modded my S3 too, finally it is working.
How fast are your charging-speeds?
mine is increadably bad..
When I keep on the screen, it does not really charge, screen-off it charges, but very slow..
I assume this works with any cyanogenmod/ASOP rom, correct?
Okay yes hi, I just bought a used Tab S from eBay the other day and I'm having a serious issue with it.
So, when I bought it I talked with the seller and he promised that everything was in perfect working order.
But today I got it, and neither the charging port, or the SD card slot work at all.
I tried taking the piece out of the tablet and put it into my old one, and both worked just fine, no problems.
So all I can figure is that maybe it's a problem with the mother board. Except, everything else is running fine, and I looked over the motherboard and everything looks fine as far as I can tell.
The only thing I notice that's different between this mother board and the one from my old tablet, is the connector where you connect the ribbon cable from the sd card slot/charging port, but it's just, under the ribbon, on the beige piece, two of the golden lines on it are still there, but like, there's something different about them.
Could two little microscopic bits like this really cause the whole thing to not function like this? I mean it just seems absurd that such a small thing can do this.
I'll take a picture of the spot if anyone would like to see it.
I'm planning on returning the tablet in a few days for a refund, but if anyone can tell me if there's like a simple fix for this I would be eternally grateful, it's taken me forever to find a tab s I can afford and my old one is constantly locking up so I really need a new one...
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Okay yes hi, I just bought a used Tab S from eBay the other day and I'm having a serious issue with it.
So, when I bought it I talked with the seller and he promised that everything was in perfect working order.
But today I got it, and neither the charging port, or the SD card slot work at all.
I tried taking the piece out of the tablet and put it into my old one, and both worked just fine, no problems.
So all I can figure is that maybe it's a problem with the mother board. Except, everything else is running fine, and I looked over the motherboard and everything looks fine as far as I can tell.
The only thing I notice that's different between this mother board and the one from my old tablet, is the connector where you connect the ribbon cable from the sd card slot/charging port, but it's just, under the ribbon, on the beige piece, two of the golden lines on it are still there, but like, there's something different about them.
Could two little microscopic bits like this really cause the whole thing to not function like this? I mean it just seems absurd that such a small thing can do this.
I'll take a picture of the spot if anyone would like to see it.
I'm planning on returning the tablet in a few days for a refund, but if anyone can tell me if there's like a simple fix for this I would be eternally grateful, it's taken me forever to find a tab s I can afford and my old one is constantly locking up so I really need a new one...
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you have photos? Have you tried cleaning the connectors on the board? test using air pressure or blowing ..
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you have photos? Have you tried cleaning the connectors on the board? test using air pressure or blowing ..
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See at either end something about I guess the pins just looks off. But I'm not sure.
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See at either end something about I guess the pins just looks off. But I'm not sure.
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mmm I'm not an expert but it looks like that connector has been soldered to the plate ... you can see two points of welding at the ends ... surely there you have the problem ..
The two pieces of plastic at the ends seem burned .. The first connector pin seems broken ... and the next 3 moves ..
I can also see something that looks like glue un the board ... can it be? They have manipulated it in a bad way .. I would contact the seller and get the money back ..
Look at the original connector .. your motherboard has been modified.