Lately my phone drains even while on the charger. I basically can't use it while charging or it won't go past the percentage its at, sometimes. Its driving me crazy anyone else experiencing this or have. Any tips?
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I've been having the same problem for two weeks now. I thought it might be the charger so I bought a new one. It wasn't. Sometimes it will chargw normal but most of the time it just stays at the aame percentage if I'm using it while charging and it seems to get really hot. What rom/kernel you running?
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zaydaboss said:
Lately my phone drains even while on the charger. I basically can't use it while charging or it won't go past the percentage its at, sometimes. Its driving me crazy anyone else experiencing this or have. Any tips?
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Just got my S3 last week so not super familiar with it yet but just a couple of practical things to try. First switch out the cord and the charger, if that doesn't do anything and you have an extra battery or can borrow someone's see if that makes a difference. Also are you rooted, what ROM, and how long have you been on that ROM. My guess is those its not root or ROM related at all. Either the battery is going or the charger or cord isn't supplying the right voltage somehow. The only other possibility is that it is charging and its not registering. If you are rooted with TWP recovery it will show your batt percentage in recovery. Reboot to recovery and see if it matches up with what your seeing on your phone.
The charger and brick charges my gnex fine. I've used multiple ROMs to see if its a ROM issue. I've used darthstarker, synergy, root box, liquid smooth, and now I'm on deviant xone. Tried different kernels as well. I have ordered a couple zero lemons.
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try a different battery, and also try going into recovery if you have twp and see if the percentages match up. You could also download battstat and wipe the current stat just to try it because you never know lol.
It's more likely a software issue than hardware.
As in, let's see some battery stats.
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It's more likely a software issue than hardware.
As in, let's see some battery stats.
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Only reason I was thinking hardware is if he has flashes multiple roms and kernels and the problem is still there I doubt it's software, but that was my initial thought also. Just figured if he can try a different battery that for sure says it's in the phone.
It happens to me when I first got the phone. Then I realized the phone is really picky about the the cable and the charger you use. Using everything stock will guarantee you a quick charge. I use a 2 Amp brick and OEM SamSung cable and it charges just fine. Using USB extension cord might slow down your charging also. So maybe just play around with your brick and cable a bit and see if it fixes your problem.
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Only reason I was thinking hardware is if he has flashes multiple roms and kernels and the problem is still there I doubt it's software, but that was my initial thought also. Just figured if he can try a different battery that for sure says it's in the phone.
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At first, I thought the same thing. But when you flash multiple roms, do your apps change? I know mine don't. I use the same apps regardless of rom. We can't know anything without more information, just putting out there what I consider to be another valid point of view.
Here's a shot of my battery notice its on the charger and decreasing? I'll post a battery log later when it dies
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This phone is very quirky, completely stock sometimes it decides to charge quickly other times it takes way longer time. Now my phone won't give me notification in the status bar that I'm getting a message.
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It always seems like there's something wrong with my evo. This morning I went to pick up my evo after it was plugged in all night (like i do every night) and it was burning hot. I looked at it and it said it was 133 degrees so i unplugged it and turned it off immediately, after it cooled down I turned it back on and it was at 70% battery after it was charging all night, so it wasn't charging at all last night even though the light was on and it was showing a green full charge when I woke up. after I turned it on it was on for about 2 minutes then automatically rebooted and then was on for another 3 min and rebooted again for no reason. my phone reboots randomly alot. this happens to me a few times a day usually 2 or 3 times. sometimes while im doing something important and sometimes when the evo is int even being used.
Does anyone have any idea what my problem might be?
My evo setup is fresh 3.3, no custom kernel. ebay 3000mah battery no case or anything like that for overheating. ive been running this setup for months (just with lower fresh builds) and have random reboots. This is the first overheating issue. The only thing thats changed is I started using a .99 ebay blackberry micro usb but ive been using that for a week and never had a charging issue. my hw v is 3
I'm thinking that maybe the battery has an issue. Have you tried with the old battery? As far as the other problems that you have, it does not look good. Try reflashing, if it does not fix it then it is likely that you need your phone replaced.
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I'm thinking that maybe the battery has an issue. Have you tried with the old battery? As far as the other problems that you have, it does not look good. Try reflashing, if it does not fix it then it is likely that you need your phone replaced.
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Im not sure because Ive been using this battery a long time with no problem, even now I plugged in the phone and its charging fine with no problems. If it does this again tonight maybe its the battery, I was thinking maybe it was something to do with that battery being plugged in to long.
Skittles from tampa?
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I would say it's your aftermarket battery or BB charger. Try and use the OEM accessories.
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Skittles from tampa?
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no, but Florida yes
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I would say it's your aftermarket battery or BB charger. Try and use the OEM accessories.
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what about the rebooting issue? this was there before the aftermarket battery and charger
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what about the rebooting issue? this was there before the aftermarket battery and charger
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As I said before, try reflashing the ROM and see how it behaves. If the problem is still there AFTER a clean install then it is hardware related, if not then, well keep the ROM
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no, but Florida yes
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Ahh lol welcome onboard! Yes I believe it's probably the charger and not the battery. $0.99? Great deal, but be careful.
I got the same over heating issue on the stock battery a day ago. It was burning hot when I woke up, and took out the battery with the ac on blast for a minute. It wasnt plugged in, so I was surprised it happened while on the stock battery. Went to my 3000mah battery from ebay, that I have never had any problems at all with.
I was running cm6 with stock kernel. Im guessing it was a freak accident, since no reboots or any after effect from the heat.
On the positive side, I was able to push down the screen due to the heat and fix my light leakage problem
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As I said before, try reflashing the ROM and see how it behaves. If the problem is still there AFTER a clean install then it is hardware related, if not then, well keep the ROM
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Is there a chance it might be something to do with apps ive installed?
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Is there a chance it might be something to do with apps ive installed?
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That is precisely why you need to reflash so you can know for sure if it is a problem with the device itself or just a software glitch.
See if you have too many rotation options checked in cm settings. That made mine reboot a lot. Now just have 90 and no more issues...
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The only external item left is the sdcard. Try another. If it still reboots, then return it for service/replacement. The low battery and heat and reboot can all be caused by a large amp draw. Install alogcat from market and look for messages indicating why. You could also use quicksysteminfo from market, and look at the dmsg's.
I have had a similar problem with my girlfriends Evo. Random reboots until it got to the point where it was just stuck rebooting. After reading this thread, I recognize battery heating as a symptom as well. I ended sending it in to HTC for warranty repair. It turned out to be a bad chip of some type. Having seen a number of threads regarding random rebooting, I wonder if there might not be a defective series of these chips. At any rate, the warranty process was quick and easy. No problems since I got the phone back. This was also an unrooted phone, so I think your ROMs are probably working correctly and it is more hardware issue.
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I have had a similar problem with my girlfriends Evo. Random reboots until it got to the point where it was just stuck rebooting. After reading this thread, I recognize battery heating as a symptom as well. I ended sending it in to HTC for warranty repair. It turned out to be a bad chip of some type. Having seen a number of threads regarding random rebooting, I wonder if there might not be a defective series of these chips. At any rate, the warranty process was quick and easy. No problems since I got the phone back. This was also an unrooted phone, so I think your ROMs are probably working correctly and it is more hardware issue.
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judging by all my problems id have to say its a hardware issue, my phone seems like its always at 100% cpu and its awake time is always the same as its uptime and i only get about a 4 hour battery life
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judging by all my problems id have to say its a hardware issue, my phone seems like its always at 100% cpu and its awake time is always the same as its uptime and i only get about a 4 hour battery life
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you need to reflash bad.
There is nothing hardware related that is going to run you 100 cpu all the time.
skydeaner said:
you need to reflash bad.
There is nothing hardware related that is going to run you 100 cpu all the time.
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even after I reflash The same things keep happening
My phone has started acting weird lately and im not sure why, it could just be a bad battery but im not sure until i put another one in it tomorrow. Ive been using myns 2.2 for a few weeks, and cm6 for a long time.
Myns has been setup the same way for weeks, no changes at all. Yesterday i woke up and my phone was dead, but before i went to sleep it had a little over 70% battery.
Its not my charger ives tried different usb cables, car charger, etc. The battery icon will change to charging but the % never goes up....
Any other ideas except a bad battery?
Could always do a nandroid backup, then do a wipe reinstall, just to see if its OS or app related. Then if no change was found in regards to battery drainage,you could go do a nandroid restore, if you found it was just a bad battery all along.
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Could always do a nandroid backup, then do a wipe reinstall, just to see if its OS or app related. Then if no change was found in regards to battery drainage,you could go do a nandroid restore, if you found it was just a bad battery all along.
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i did a backup and full wipe earlier when my phone still had about 30% battery. Still wont charge.
Turn your phone off, and plug it into a USB charger, see if it charges. If not, try plugging into a USB port on a laptop/desktop, while the phone's still off.
Just a shot in the dark here.
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Turn your phone off, and plug it into a USB charger, see if it charges. If not, try plugging into a USB port on a laptop/desktop, while the phone's still off.
Just a shot in the dark here.
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yeah ive tried to charge it every way possible lol. thanks for the suggestions though!
So your usb will power the phone enough to turn on? Can you do all adb type things like the USB is connecting right? It could always be the battery or bad contacts/solder on the phone part
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Assuming you flashed new Rom correctly, you can start to look at battery and hardware.
Id start wig battery, maybe sprint store has one laying around they could pop in ling enough to observe its behavior. Maybe buy heap battery from ebay.
I m not the authority on anything but I would flash back to stock and ask Sprint store to help you out. If you walk in with custom Rom they may flag you. I find it hard to believe you have a bad battery already, but I have seen stranger things.
How long does it take to charge? And precisely how long it last? An hour? 30mins?
Oh my bad, I see its not charging at all. Could be bad cable. Bad thing is, if they find that he usb port is damaged they may not warranty that. But who knows.
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ok well its been solved. narrowed it down to the usb port. sprint guy agreed and ill have a replacement on wednesday!
have you checked this out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=695243&highlight=usb+fix
i would give that a shot if you can even get it to come on long enough or a way to get your battery to charge.
I'm having the problem your describing.
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Turn your phone off, and plug it into a USB charger, see if it charges. If not, try plugging into a USB port on a laptop/desktop, while the phone's still off.
Just a shot in the dark here.
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I'm having the problem your describing. Do you know how to fix it? I've seen a couple of threads One said to flash the radio, but no one provides any links as to how to do it. I could really use some help.
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Lance
This is the second time I've posted about this, hopefully someone has a solution. My battery displays that its charging 24/7. Not only is it annoying, but I feel like its depleting my battery life a great deal. I have tried wiping everything and installing different roms but the battery issue persists. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated.
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This is the second time I've posted about this, hopefully someone has a solution. My battery displays that its charging 24/7. Not only is it annoying, but I feel like its depleting my battery life a great deal. I have tried wiping everything and installing different roms but the battery issue persists. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated.
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I'd say replace the battery. Also, on another thread like this one, someone said they fixed it by powering off (?), plugging in the charger (making sure it's charging), taking the battery out, let it sit there for an arbitrary amount of time (15 minutes - 2 hours), and then putting the battery back in, rebooting. See if that helps?
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I'd say replace the battery. Also, on another thread like this one, someone said they fixed it by powering off (?), plugging in the charger (making sure it's charging), taking the battery out, let it sit there for an arbitrary amount of time (15 minutes - 2 hours), and then putting the battery back in, rebooting. See if that helps?
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You think the battery is causing my issue? I'll see if I can get a replacement. I tried your other recommendation. When I pull out the battery my phone immediately shuts off though
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the recommendation didnt say that the phone should stay on... its probably gonna work anyways
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the recommendation didnt say that the phone should stay on... its probably gonna work anyways
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Well the only way to make sure its charging is to have the battery in. Otherwise its just plugged in doing nothing
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that is probably correct, too. I just said the recommendation didnt state the phone should stay on, so you could probably unplug it while the battery isnt in
on the other hand a new battery is 20$ and the extended one 30$
There is nothing wrong with the battery. You need to change the USB port, see http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23789 AND comment there if you have this issue. This is a serious hardware flaw that Samsung really should look into.
I had this problem also untill I changed the USB charging board.
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There is nothing wrong with the battery. You need to change the USB port, see http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23789 AND comment there if you have this issue. This is a serious hardware flaw that Samsung really should look into.
I had this problem also untill I changed the USB charging board.
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Thanks a lot for that info! I thought it was just an issue with a few devices. I had no idea how widespread it was
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My phone stopped charging from its regular wall charger this morning. Now when I plug it in it doesn't do anything. If I turn it off and plug it in the battery icon with the charging icon shows up then shows it charging, then it shows the charging icon again and the same thing keeps happening until the battery just dies. The only way I can get it to charge is if I plug it into usb port on my computer. Is there any solution?
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The same exact same thing happened to me today! Very strange. I restarted about 4 times, and took out the battery etc. and it just started working.
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The same exact same thing happened to me today! Very strange. I restarted about 4 times, and took out the battery etc. and it just started working.
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How long did you take the battery out for? I tried a bunch of times to no avail. I baby this phone so its frustrating
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I restarted a few times and one time it started charging again but once I unplugged it it didn't charge again. Anyone know if there's anything I can do
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So...
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It happens when u add few drops of water in charging port.. lol
Happened to me too ..
I used every trick vacuum, hair dryer, sun-light, heat etc. but didnt work
then I dipped my phone in 100 kg rice bag for 2 days .. lol
problem resolved !
I just started experiencing the same thing. Occasionally I can get it to charge, but usually it just sits there and dies. I haven't been able to test the pc charging, as I'm currently on vacation. This is pretty random, considering I've had the phone since launch day (Verizon), and have dropped it, etc in the past with no problems; then randomly it won't charge.
Had strange problems like this. Try bending the little tab in the charging port on your phone (carefully) away from the side. I haven't had a problem since.
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Your charging brick or USB could be bad. Try different cords/chargers.
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I've had similar issues.
Some background: It started just after I flashed the AUG 29 AOKP Jellybean nightly. It might just be a co-incidence but I saw a couple of people on rootzwiki who had a similar issue.
I wasn't charging at all then. Only when I was turned off. I was having driver issues with computers that had connected to the phone before.
I have since reset it back to stock JB and the charging from the charger seems to have been fixed. Instead my pogo pin charging is a bit iffy. It works sometimes but not always.........
Well, I spoke too soon! NOT CHARGING from the wall again. When phone is shutdown, it charges. In Android, it doesn't.
Could you tell us what you have done so far? Any solutions that you tried but didn't work?
Have you tried:
-different battery?
-using different cable or the charger?
-straightening the metal part of the port?
-cleaning the port with alcohol?
These are the known solutions for most of the Gnex port problem. If you haven't tried already, please do so. If you're still having problem with it, tell us.
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This is not a randome issue... Happened to me too only ONCE and never again
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Let the phone battery die out completely and then charge a bit and boot into CWM recovery. Reset battery stats and you are good to go.:good: Or you can even try reseting battery stats without complete discharge. I havent tried the later since had this problem only once. I'm not a developer but my theory is that there is some embeded software that determines power supply and due to some reason it got corrupted.
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Thank you everyone for your help. Really appreciate it. So I know I didn't get it wet. And I changed chargers and batteries to no avail. Then I tried what the last post said, to wipe battery stats. I did that and restarted. Did it again because first time didn't do anything. Now its charging fine. Great relief
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I'm experiencing this problem now. But I think it's because I was messing around with 'Fast Charge' settings in my AOKP Milestone 1 ROM controls without really knowing what any of it meant. I'll try to wipe battery stats and do a few reboots. I'll let you guys know.
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I'm experiencing this problem now. But I think it's because I was messing around with 'Fast Charge' settings in my AOKP Milestone 1 ROM controls without really knowing what any of it meant. I'll try to wipe battery stats and do a few reboots. I'll let you guys know.
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Same problem for me now too! =\ I'm using cyanogenmod though. I reset battery stats, formatted and factory reset the thing and nothing. Also tried a few different cables. It's also no longer being recognized when connected to PC.
EDIT: Looks like the USB connector on the device was slightly off center. Bent it up a bit and it seems to be working as normal now.
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This is not a randome issue... Happened to me too only ONCE and never again
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Let the phone battery die out completely and then charge a bit and boot into CWM recovery. Reset battery stats and you are good to go.:good: Or you can even try reseting battery stats without complete discharge. I havent tried the later since had this problem only once. I'm not a developer but my theory is that there is some embeded software that determines power supply and due to some reason it got corrupted.
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In the CWM recovery version I have there is I no Reset battery stats. any suggestion? i tried also Battery calibration 1.2 but no luck
Any idea?
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In the CWM recovery version I have there is I no Reset battery stats. any suggestion? i tried also Battery calibration 1.2 but no luck
Any idea?
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Battery stats should be in advanced option in CMW
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Hi all
I've bought 2 Desire HD batteries (1210mah IIRC) and they work just fine on their own.
I can't manage to keep alive my phone after replacing one with another (charged), though, since the phone believes the battery charge is 0%. I know this is an error, since I can always plug the phone and check with an handful of apps.
This actually means that I can't switch from a dying battery to a charged one if I don't have access to a USB socket!
If I have to guess, I'd say the phone is not deleting batterystats when I swap the batteries.
Any idea? I'm running CodefireX JB nightlies.
Have been noticing the same behavior! Would like to know if anyone knows a solution..
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Have been noticing the same behavior! Would like to know if anyone knows a solution..
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Actually I did found a workaround, kinda. After a first boot-automatic shutdown, this morning I booted in recovery, then I wiped batterystats (although I don't know how that could help). After a reboot it shat down again automatically, and then it worked.
I'd guess it just take some time to read the correct mV value. So basically you could leave your phone sitting in recovery for like 5 minutes and then reboot. Or, you know, just fratically reboot until it works. That's my plan anyway.
Meh.
That is a known issue with batteries other than the original HTC battery. Since I'm used to have a sensation battery, I ought to bring along portable charger whenever I can in long trips. There is no other way other than plugging it in charger or just hoping that it would boot up with a lil bit of luck.
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That is a known issue with batteries other than the original HTC battery. Since I'm used to have a sensation battery, I ought to bring along portable charger whenever I can in long trips. There is no other way other than plugging it in charger or just hoping that it would boot up with a lil bit of luck.
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It makes sense. I had to reboot the phone after a full charge (unrelated issue) and then it happened again. I tried my luck; after three reboots the phone got it right. It should be enough having the phone sitting in recovery mode for like 5 minutes. When it shows a valid percentage it's good to go!
This happens to me almost daily. All you have to do is restart the phone maybe twice... nothing else. I used to think i had to plug it in as well. Nope just restart it, if it shows 0 percent again it'll die, restart again, bam 100 percent.
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