Ok just 2 days back got this used E4GT , the phone was said to be having a voltage too high issue and apart from that everything was supposed to be good
But looks like i was scammed
any ways the phone has multiple issues
1... when u turn it off it repeatedly keeps cycling b/w blue and red LED , and shows charging battery icon , when there is no charger attached
and regardless of how many times you press the power button the phone wont boot,
to reboot u ll have to connect it to charger and then press the power button.
2.. whenever i plug it in to my PC its detected alright and does what it is supposed to , but when the usb cord is removed , it keeps showing the usb icon as if its still connected.
3.. the blue lights turns on itself and keeps flashing
4.. i saw that voltage too high error just once
is there a way out , and i am also noticing that the phone is losing charge faster , it came with 2 xtra batteries , the og is swelled up so using the generic samsung og looking battery
lord dredd said:
Ok just 2 days back got this used E4GT , the phone was said to be having a voltage too high issue and apart from that everything was supposed to be good
But looks like i was scammed
any ways the phone has multiple issues
1... when u turn it off it repeatedly keeps cycling b/w blue and red LED , and shows charging battery icon , when there is no charger attached
and regardless of how many times you press the power button the phone wont boot,
to reboot u ll have to connect it to charger and then press the power button.
2.. whenever i plug it in to my PC its detected alright and does what it is supposed to , but when the usb cord is removed , it keeps showing the usb icon as if its still connected.
3.. the blue lights turns on itself and keeps flashing
4.. i saw that voltage too high error just once
is there a way out , and i am also noticing that the phone is losing charge faster , it came with 2 xtra batteries , the og is swelled up so using the generic samsung og looking battery
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That usually happens if there is significant corrosion in the charging port.
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Thats so sweet to hear
I am onto cleaning it then
Will update
Thanks
sent from my NOTE II, yupp size does matter.
While you're at it clean the battery contacts and pins in the battery housing. Also new batteries would benefit you as you have no idea what the previous owner did.
If there are still issues after that try doing a complete restore one click to get back to completely stock with root to rule out any possible tweaks or corrupted files causing problems:beer:
Slithering from the nether regions of a twisted mind and tarnished soul
Or the previous owner dropped it in water which would cause your problems. My old epic took a serum with me in the river and did the same issues yours is doing.
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That usually happens if there is significant corrosion in the charging port.
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Sounds like water damage like you are saying with the corrosion.
Soldier_Rocks_08 said:
Or the previous owner dropped it in water which would cause your problems. My old epic took a serum with me in the river and did the same issues yours is doing.
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As I was reading the OP I had a feeling there had to be some kind of water damage causing all of this.
I say take it apart and clean everything up really good and before you put it back together completely, hold the battery in place and try to boot it up. I never had water damage but my volume rocker was sticking so that it would boot into safe mode or download mode if I held only the power. I took it apart and cleaned up the volume rocker then pressed it about a dozen or so times, then held the battery on the pins to see if it booted up normally and the rocker was working then after I had it fixed, I snapped everything together and put the screws in.
You don't want to put it back together then have to take it apart again.
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What some people have done (I haven't) is take it apart and let all the parts sit in a bowl of rice, which will draw out the water.
What I did, but wasn't with a smartphone, was take it apart and let the parts sit in front of a fan for 24 hours, and it worked fine after that.
If I the warranty is voided then you should be OK to do this. Search Google for the following "e4gt replacement parts". I'd replace the USB port if I were you. Its like $10 or $20, but at least that part's new.
Also most likely water damage.
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roirraW "edor" ehT said:
What some people have done (I haven't) is take it apart and let all the parts sit in a bowl of rice, which will draw out the water.
What I did, but wasn't with a smartphone, was take it apart and let the parts sit in front of a fan for 24 hours, and it worked fine after that.
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Once water damage has set in and corroded the damage is nearly irreversible. The traces on the board become permanently damaged, hence the issue he's having.
Circuits that aren't meant to be touching have been bridged by the water, electricity flowing through the circuit now causes the minerals to oxidize, creating a white powdery substance. If that substance sets too long it can bond with the traces and PCB. At this point the circuit is damaged and "cleaning" off the corrosion will sweep away the oxidized minerals and the traces to the board that bonded to it.
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tuscani1821 said:
Once water damage has set in and corroded the damage is nearly irreversible. The traces on the board become permanently damaged, hence the issue he's having.
Circuits that aren't meant to be touching have been bridged by the water, electricity flowing through the circuit now causes the minerals to oxidize, creating a white powdery substance. If that substance sets too long it can bond with the traces and PCB. At this point the circuit is damaged and "cleaning" off the corrosion will sweep away the oxidized minerals and the traces to the board that bonded to it.
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Yep, I'm aware of everything you said. I was just giving a suggestion also for anyone reading this thread to follow - if the damage had just happened within a day and it was taken apart and dried immediately. In this case it's very likely it's too late, but it's good knowledge to spread that it has worked in some cases. I also don't assume anything, since the phone in question isn't in front of me.
lord dredd said:
Ok just 2 days back got this used E4GT , the phone was said to be having a voltage too high issue and apart from that everything was supposed to be good
But looks like i was scammed
any ways the phone has multiple issues
1... when u turn it off it repeatedly keeps cycling b/w blue and red LED , and shows charging battery icon , when there is no charger attached
and regardless of how many times you press the power button the phone wont boot,
to reboot u ll have to connect it to charger and then press the power button.
2.. whenever i plug it in to my PC its detected alright and does what it is supposed to , but when the usb cord is removed , it keeps showing the usb icon as if its still connected.
3.. the blue lights turns on itself and keeps flashing
4.. i saw that voltage too high error just once
is there a way out , and i am also noticing that the phone is losing charge faster , it came with 2 xtra batteries , the og is swelled up so using the generic samsung og looking battery
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I had the same problem before but I never dropped it in water but regardless, it would do everything that your E4GT is doing. For about two months, whenever it would do that, I would take the battery out for 10-20 minutes and put the battery in. If it rebooted by itself, then I would take the battery out and put it back in and kept doing that until it didn't reboot by itself. The problems would go away for about two weeks then come back. When I got tired of doing that, I decided to upgrade to Jelly Bean and that fixed it (was on ICS when the problems were occurring). If you're already on JB, I would try downgrading to ICS. Changing from one JB ROM to another doesn't fix it
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Since this morning my phone says it's charging when in fact it's unplugged. I tried cleaning the charging port, wiping cache, full wiping and reinstalling the rom, everything and don't understand why it'll never get off charging state.
I do check in settings while unplugged it says not charging and when plugged in says charging, but it's stuck saying "on battery for 23 min" and the icon never stops from charging....
Any suggestions? It's really annoying... Never had a single problem with my One S...
SOLUTION: Clean the charger port with a hard pointed object (that's what she said), make sure you clean and dirt or particles from underneath the middle piece in the charger port.
Also, if you notice the middle piece is too close or making contact with the bottom, use the pointed object to CAREFULLY bend it up a little.
Do all this while the phone is off and battery out. Use compressed air if available. if you wet it then completely dry it before putting the battery back in.
did you try wiping the Dalvik cache when you did the regular cache?
masterkamon842 said:
Any suggestions? It's really annoying... Never had a single problem with my One S...
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Soo... do you have a One S with this problem, or a Galaxy Nexus?
zuberio said:
did you try wiping the Dalvik cache when you did the regular cache?
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Yes I did.
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Soo... do you have a One S with this problem, or a Galaxy Nexus?
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A nexus.
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Have you tested what happens when you install a different ROM?
something like this happened to me about 2weeks ago.
It would say saying/ disconnected none stop.. if i didnt notice it would of burned my screen.
I just turned the phone off and removed the battery
Read an weep: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23789
A LOT of users have reported this problem, yet Samsung claims it is water damage and won't do a warranty repair: http://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyNexus/comments/tqlii/samsung_refusing_to_honor_warranty_for_infamous/
There is already a thread on this which has some useful info:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1427539It ranges from yep your charging port is f*cked or it just needs a clean and little tweak.
To get mine fixed I gave it blast with compressed air and a little needle to make sure all the lint/gunk was out of the port. I made sure the port was straight (if it looks like it is bent downwards slightly, try and pop it back up softly). Then what fixed it for me is to hit it with a little electrical contact cleaner.
I have a feeling the port was getting shorted by something as each of the pins on the microusb port are very close.
Hope that helps
Interesting - I'll have to keep an eye out for something like this on my phone.
I guess first step is the compressed air blast with a needle cleaning of the port. If that doesn't work then on to Samsung to see if they'll honor a warranty repair (outlook not good on this - apparently they claim water damage). Worst case you can get a replacement OEM charging cable off ebay:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Charge-...440?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item33746d1eb8
And fix the faulty part yourself or have someone you trust do it.
[EDIT] here's a link to ifixit for step by step instructions on how to take your phone apart http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Teardown/7182/1#.T7pzI8XdOII
Thanks to all the suggestions, it does the same thing even after wiping, installing other roms or going back to stock. I tried cleaning it with a toothbrush but will try with a toothpick or something stronger. Will give updates once I do.
I would suggest the electrical contact cleaner is going to be a good bet too. If it is water damage, it could just be a bit of water has gotten in there (from a table, rain etc) and then when its dried impurities could be shorting the plug.
I am not sure what stores in the states have it (maybe bestbuy?), but we have an electronic store here called Jaycar which sells it. You could even just slip in and give it a quick spray in the isle.
Turn the phone off before doing it, and make sure it is ECC!
Fixed! It was the charger port. All i did was clean it out with a metal pointed object. I also noticed the middle piece was touching the bottom edge. It could've been making false contact. So i bent it up just a little and voila problem solved.
Hopefully this thread may further serve as future reference. Thanks everyone for your help!
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I know I don't have a Galaxy Nexus, but the Nexus S can also suffer from the same problem. I believe it's because of the USB ports that are the same.
Inside the USB port of the phone there is a flat plate which slides into the wall charger/USB cable, I've noticed that when this is "bent" down it will show that it's charging when it isn't, so all you need to do is to find something (I used the tip of the missus'one plastic nail file) to "bend" it up about a millimetre or two and all should be fine.
Worked for me, so I thought I would try to help out here because I know how infuriating it can be.
I had this problem a couple of weeks ago. I also had issues with being unable to connect my phone to a computer. I contacted Samsung, explained my issue and they sent me packaging to send it away. It took me 45 mins to get the computer to recognise my phone to return it to stock, but i managed it. I then wrote a nice little letter explaining the issue, that others also had the issue and that I recommended changing the whole charging board.
I got it back a week later and lo and behold, they'd taken my advice and fitted a new charging board. Now it might just be me, but the inside of the micro USB port looks slightly different. I just can't put my finger on why.
Hi, I had this problem but i sprayed "metal cleaner" on a toothbrush and wiped the contact and now it works fine again :3
This happened to me yesterday. First the phone doesnt charge, it was at 25%, After that i charged it with phone turned off, then turned on and battery whas 50% but still not charging. Turned off again, plugged the charger and it looks like was chargin, when i turned on again it was at 12%, like the charger just discharge it xD. After that the problem began, the battery icon shows like charging when unplugged....
Looks like i managed to clean it with a needle, now the chargin notification is gone, and i can transfer files via USB to my laptop, but still i cant charge with AC :-/
And when i plug the usb cable, the notification icon comes again :-/
OMG Thanks it's alive it's alive
After some time my charge port started giving me issues again. I tried messing around with it but all I did was break it. Eventually I bought a replacement flex cable and ended up installing it myself. Very easy to do. Looked up a video on YouTube and in 10 minutes my phone was charging again.
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I had to replace my micro usb charging port
When my phone wouldnt stop charging after being disconnected i ended up solving the issue by going here for the part and tools which is $5 posted.
ebay(dot)com.au/itm/Replacement-Charger-Port-Flex-Cable-Tools-Samsung-i9250-Galaxy-Nexus-GQFC441-/180922260932?pt=AU_MobilePhoneAccessories&hash=item2a1fce9dc4#ht_1368wt_1014[/url]
And i used this guide to pull my nexus apart.
ifixit(dot)com/Guide/Repairing-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Micro-USB-Charge-Port/9641/1[/url]
Just be very careful on step 6 "Some have reported the cable is soldered to the mainboard. This was not the case on this CDMA version. It may be soldered in newer revisions or the GSM model."
I broke my volume down because the guide didnt have a warning !
I hope this might help anyone else who is having problems
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masterkamon842 said:
After some time my charge port started giving me issues again. I tried messing around with it but all I did was break it. Eventually I bought a replacement flex cable and ended up installing it myself. Very easy to do. Looked up a video on YouTube and in 10 minutes my phone was charging again.
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Could you link the video you used to help replace the flex cable. I can't seem to find one. Thanks!
Ok my one and a half year old son got a hold of my Epic Touch and I dont know for how long he had it in the toilet.I knew this day would come but I was hoping for it to be my girlfriend's original Epic,lol.
So I took it apart,dryed it real good with paper towel first,then with air and baked it in oven for a minute or two.
I put it back together and it works!Its amazing because after my son diped it in water it layed wet for about twenty minutes before I found it.
I have one question for those that have more knowledge about Epic's internals:
Everything works except the POWER BUTTON!Yes I can use the power button one time to turn on the phone but after that it doesnt work anymore.
I cant turn off the phone,bring up the shutdown/airplane mode menu or anything else,in order to turn off the phone I need to pull battery.
Yes I took it apart again cleaned everything with rubbin alcohol inside and still same problem,any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Oh,is there any apps out there that can map power button to search or home buttons?
lviv73 said:
Ok my one and a half year old son got a hold of my Epic Touch and I dont know for how long he had it in the toilet.I knew this day would come but I was hoping for it to be my girlfriend's original Epic,lol.
So I took it apart,dryed it real good with paper towel first,then with air and baked it in oven for a minute or two.
I put it back together and it works!Its amazing because after my son diped it in water it layed wet for about twenty minutes before I found it.
I have one question for those that have more knowledge about Epic's internals:
Everything works except the POWER BUTTON!Yes I can use the power button one time to turn on the phone but after that it doesnt work anymore.
I cant turn off the phone,bring up the shutdown/airplane mode menu or anything else,in order to turn off the phone I need to pull battery.
Yes I took it apart again cleaned everything with rubbin alcohol inside and still same problem,any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Oh,is there any apps out there that can map power button to search or home buttons?
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Maybe umm quickboot plus from the market can do it. Only $2
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Do not power it back on.. Put it in a sealed bowl and fill it with rice. Leave it there for at least 24hrs. Even longer if you want the best result. It takes water damage a couple of weeks to really rear its ugly head. Sofar rice seems to be the best bet.
Good luck.. Report back to help out others with this same prob.
Definitely try the rice trick... I would recommend doing that before baking your motherboard in the oven.
The only time I've ever heard of baking any electronic device in the oven is for the Xbox 360...
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Indrid Cole said:
Do not power it back on.. Put it in a sealed bowl and fill it with rice. Leave it there for at least 24hrs. Even longer if you want the best result. It takes water damage a couple of weeks to really rear its ugly head. Sofar rice seems to be the best bet.
Good luck.. Report back to help out others with this same prob.
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I already took it apart and dried it,plus put it in oven.I would say that there is no need for rice now,rice is for those that want to dry inside without talkn the phone apart.Everything works but the power button which is really strange.
Mattix724 said:
Definitely try the rice trick... I would recommend doing that before baking your motherboard in the oven.
The only time I've ever heard of baking any electronic device in the oven is for the Xbox 360...
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I just did that to make sure any remaing moisture was gone.Still no answer why I cant use the power button except to turn on the phone.
Are you on a custom ROM? if so, maybe its the ROM bugging out, not the phone. Just a wild guess.
Do the RICE deal as mentioned above it WORKS on all sorts of electronics!
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Are you on a custom ROM? if so, maybe its the ROM bugging out, not the phone. Just a wild guess.
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Im starting to think that too,im gonna try reflashing and see what happens.Power button does work to turn the phone on but after this it doesn't.
I just don't want to reflash because i been running Blazer 4.0 for 3 months now(the longest i ever went without flashing,lol) and i added all types of custom apk"s to that rom.I would usually extract apk files from this rom and pit them in the new one but i odexed it,so no it looks like im going to have to make a whole new rom and that's a day gone.
He has already gone far and above the rice trick. That would be repetitive and unnecessary.
Also, rubbing alcohol is not a good solution. It leaves a film on the metal that is highly corrosive. You need denatured alcohol.
The power button has a two step contact. That button most likely needs to be replaced. You can order cheap on a wholesale parts website.
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azyouthinkeyeiz said:
He has already gone far and above the rice trick. That would be repetitive and unnecessary.
Also, rubbing alcohol is not a good solution. It leaves a film on the metal that is highly corrosive. You need denatured alcohol.
The power button has a two step contact. That button most likely needs to be replaced. You can order cheap on a wholesale parts website.
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Finally someone understands it.I don't think power button needs replacement because i use the power button to turn on the phone,lol.But after that power button doesn't work.The power button only works one time-to turn on the phone but that's it,so its not the button that's defective.Its gotta be software related or one of the chips that controls power button after the phone is on is fried.
I didnt kno the e4gt was out that long lol.. Either way anything could be going on.. It was dropped in water lol
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Try button remapper to resolve the power button ordeal. I personally would ditch the search button and use that as the new power button.
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The likely reason its not functioning after you power on is a short somewhere created by the liquid. When powered off the short is not affecting but once on it disables the button. I dont think you can replace that button unless you've got some decent soldering skills and you cant really be sure that even that would fix it. Liquid is one of those wildcards when it comes to electronics. You dont know if your screwed from jump or if the liquid might rear its ugly head later... too unpredictable.
d12unk13astard said:
Try button remapper to resolve the power button ordeal. I personally would ditch the search button and use that as the new power button.
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Just what i was thinking,what is the button remapper app called?
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The likely reason its not functioning after you power on is a short somewhere created by the liquid. When powered off the short is not affecting but once on it disables the button. I dont think you can replace that button unless you've got some decent soldering skills and you cant really be sure that even that would fix it. Liquid is one of those wildcards when it comes to electronics. You dont know if your screwed from jump or if the liquid might rear its ugly head later... too unpredictable.
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I already thought of that,i was thinking if i run the phone for a while and internals get warm that this little drop of water will evaporate(if that's what it is because i heated in in the oven pretty good,i couldn't even touch it),i will have to see after few days of usage.
i thought the one problem... would be it smelled like ****. :good:
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I already thought of that,i was thinking if i run the phone for a while and internals get warm that this little drop of water will evaporate(if that's what it is because i heated in in the oven pretty good,i couldn't even touch it),i will have to see after few days of usage.
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Lol the water emits an electrical shock when put in water which can damage any part of the phone.. Heating it up in a microwave is only resoldering the phone.. Wont fix an electrical shock that could have damaged a chip or a hardware button a led etc.. What would happen if you had a pc plugged in and dropped it in water while it was on? Just throw it in the microwave and itd be fine?
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Lol the water emits an electrical shock when put in water which can damage any part of the phone.. Heating it up in a microwave is only resoldering the phone.. Wont fix an electrical shock that could have damaged a chip or a hardware button a led etc.. What would happen if you had a pc plugged in and dropped it in water while it was on? Just throw it in the microwave and itd be fine?
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Lol,microwave?Who said anything about microwave?Im talking about regular oven,microwave will fry everything in few seconds.
Damn it,now its serious,phone wont go into Download Mode.When i try to put it in download mode i push "up" key for "Yes" and it flashes for about one second download mode,well not exactly it flashes this:
ODIN MODE(in red letters)
Product Name:SPH-700
Custom Binary Download:NO
Current Binary:Samsung Official
Downloading do not turn off target
It flashes that for about one second then it starts to boot into android.Another thing that i noticed is when i power on the phone i get Samsung Galaxy S2 logo then it disappears then the phone reboots and i get Samsung Galaxy S2 logo second time and then it boots into android.
So it boots after second galaxy s logo.I can still boot into CWM though that's only good thing.
Has anyone encountered similar phenomenon before?
My ET4G 2 days ago started showing,a message saying high voltage battery charge pause,then it act like still connected to a charger red light on an all,even when is not connected to a charger,now i just connect it to the charger and in 1 minute it jump from 72 battery to 100% and the blue notification light of battery charge will not turn off.
I am running Android 4.0.4 Mijjz ICS blend ff18 v 16.6.3 any help please.?:crying:
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eltormo said:
My ET4G 2 days ago started showing,a message saying high voltage battery charge pause,then it act like still connected to a charger red light on an all,even when is not connected to a charger,now i just connect it to the charger and in 1 minute it jump from 72 battery to 100% and the blue notification light of battery charge will not turn off.
I am running Android 4.0.4 Mijjz ICS blend ff18 v 16.6.3 any help please.?:crying:
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I have the same problem. I have done factory reset, wiped, flashed different ROMs and still have the same issue so I believe it may be a hardware issue but not sure. If you run an AOSP based ROM, AOKP, CM9 it still recognizes it as charging but does not give you the high voltage message. I went back to stock to check it and it gave me the high voltage message so I think it is part of Touch Wiz. Also on TW ROM, it caused problems accessing the SD card unless battery was low. Although not as bad without the message on AOKP or CM9 it still causes the battery to drain. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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I have the same problem. I have done factory reset, wiped, flashed different ROMs and still have the same issue so I believe it may be a hardware issue but not sure. If you run an AOSP based ROM, AOKP, CM9 it still recognizes it as charging but does not give you the high voltage message. I went back to stock to check it and it gave me the high voltage message so I think it is part of Touch Wiz. Also on TW ROM, it caused problems accessing the SD card unless battery was low. Although not as bad without the message on AOKP or CM9 it still causes the battery to drain. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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I took my battery out for like 5 minutes,and is not doing it any more,and is showing 82% battery,i think the problem is when you connect the charger,try removing the battery for a while to see,i will not connect the charger now,but later on i will and see if it does it again.
I had this problem as well. Took it into sprint they said the battery was bad and gave me a new one. I have not had a problem since
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I have also had this problem, but managed to fix it. It's a risky procedure (could break charging port if not careful) but, if you look at prong that accepts the cable, it may be slanted or crooked in some way. This happens due to ripping the cord from your phone. Your supposed to grab and pull by the head of the cable and never the actual cable itself. What I did was found a small enough object and wrapped the end of it in scotch tape to prevent damage to the prong. I then slowly pried up on the left bottom side of the prong since it looked as if it were slanted, one it looked like it was level, I then pried up in the middle of the prong since it was still sitting a little low to the bottom. After that all my problems ended and have not had another issues with it since, although I have had to do this twice now, it works every time.
My brother had this problem with his phone. He had to get it replaced. It did the same thing for all batteries mostly charged and worked fine when the battery was low.
I have 3 different batteries so that is not the issue. The connector looks straight but I tried messing with it a little to no avail. Looks like I will need to unroot and take it to Sprint. thanks for the suggestions.
Just a forewarning, this is also a common symptom if minor liquid damage around the charging port. It's 50/50 at my store, sometimes I open it up and there's corrosion, sometimes not.
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Just a forewarning, this is also a common symptom if minor liquid damage around the charging port. It's 50/50 at my store, sometimes I open it up and there's corrosion, sometimes not.
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Thanks for the heads up, if that is the case can I take it apart and clean it or am I pretty much out of luck?
junebizug said:
Thanks for the heads up, if that is the case can I take it apart and clean it or am I pretty much out of luck?
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You cant clean up water damage... Theres an indicator that changes after water damage.
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You cant clean up water damage... Theres an indicator that changes after water damage.
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It depends on where it's at. My E4GT had a tiny water spot on the board where the battery makes contact. I set my phone on the counter to charge one night and didn't realize my roommate had left ice on the counter after making a drink, the ice melted so there was standing water there and it was late and I had been drinking so I didn't turn any lights on, water got behind the battery cover and changed to indicator on the battery but not the phone itself. It wasn't wet I allowed everything to dry out by doing the rice trick.
I bricked a couple months down the line and after taking my phone into a sprint store the tech showed me the corrosion on the board and then cleaned it up with an alcohol based solution. Then referred me to file an insurance claim. I sent it into Samsung instead.
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Mine now doesn't shutdown,i turn it off and it just turn it self up on its own,i even remove the battery and when i insert it back it turns on on its own,i am not blaming ICS but the other rom i have before it never gave me any problems.
Also my battery drain incredibly fast,to the point of 7 hours of mild use would have me empty,running a game for like 20 minutes will lower the battery from full like to 55%..
Some times i just remove the battery or restart it,and the drains stops,but as soon as i restart or charge the drain start,even when basically all apps are close.
squshy 7 said:
Just a forewarning, this is also a common symptom if minor liquid damage around the charging port. It's 50/50 at my store, sometimes I open it up and there's corrosion, sometimes not.
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As a technician at sprint i see this alot. Its usually corrosion on the port from liquid damage
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what i did was get a q tip or something small like a peeve of paper folded so that it is sturdy and scraped out the charging port. a lot of black stuff and dust was scraped out. never happened for me since then. make sure you get both top and bottom part of the middle prong
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I have 3 s3's on my account. I have had intermittent problems with 1 of them lately. It would not charge. No matter what cords I used even swapping out the battery with another s3 this one phone would not charge. So for a day I just charged up my battery in one of the other s3's and swapped it back and forth. When plugged in it would show it was charging but it could sit all nite and % would go down. Well I was cleaning the battery connectors with a q-tip and some alcohol trying to figure out if maybe it was some sort of connection issue. In doing so I touched the water damage sticker with the qtip thats on the phone under battery. It slightly changed the color. I wasnt sure what it looked like before so I checked my other s3 and it had no sticker in that spot. Had the little square outline where it would go but no sticker. I purchased this phone brand new so I know it was simply not there to start. My question is this. Due to my problem with charging Samsung is covering the cost to send it in for repair/replace. I know it never had water damage and any hidden stickers inside the phone will back that up. But my worry is because of the slight change in color from q-tip alcohol would I be better off just removing it like my other s3? I know some people say that the removal of those stickers voids warranty but that would tick me off seeing how if I ever have a problem with my other one that never had the sticker they would void it.
EDIT: I should also add that after a day the phone started charging again fine. This has now happened 3 times. Will work fine for a few weeks then all sudden the no charge issue comes up again. Then going away on its own. I just dont want to keep going like this and have one day after warranty is up it not charge again.
my sprint gs3 also has no stickers.. can anyone verify what is up with this? is there more hidden ones in the phone itself????
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I have 3 s3's on my account. I have had intermittent problems with 1 of them lately. It would not charge. No matter what cords I used even swapping out the battery with another s3 this one phone would not charge. So for a day I just charged up my battery in one of the other s3's and swapped it back and forth. When plugged in it would show it was charging but it could sit all nite and % would go down. Well I was cleaning the battery connectors with a q-tip and some alcohol trying to figure out if maybe it was some sort of connection issue. In doing so I touched the water damage sticker with the qtip thats on the phone under battery. It slightly changed the color. I wasnt sure what it looked like before so I checked my other s3 and it had no sticker in that spot. Had the little square outline where it would go but no sticker. I purchased this phone brand new so I know it was simply not there to start. My question is this. Due to my problem with charging Samsung is covering the cost to send it in for repair/replace. I know it never had water damage and any hidden stickers inside the phone will back that up. But my worry is because of the slight change in color from q-tip alcohol would I be better off just removing it like my other s3? I know some people say that the removal of those stickers voids warranty but that would tick me off seeing how if I ever have a problem with my other one that never had the sticker they would void it.
EDIT: I should also add that after a day the phone started charging again fine. This has now happened 3 times. Will work fine for a few weeks then all sudden the no charge issue comes up again. Then going away on its own. I just dont want to keep going like this and have one day after warranty is up it not charge again.
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Mine had the charging problem and I received a replacement free of charge. As for the water damage sticker idk how that's going to work for you. I will tell you this. When I took mine in they looked at it for 10 seconds and then just said we'll send your replacement in the mail but then again all techs are different
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CrfEpic4g said:
Mine had the charging problem and I received a replacement free of charge. As for the water damage sticker idk how that's going to work for you. I will tell you this. When I took mine in they looked at it for 10 seconds and then just said we'll send your replacement in the mail but then again all techs are different
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you brought your phone to Samsung hq???
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you brought your phone to Samsung hq???
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Nope sprint store
I fell in the water with my phone. Salt water at that. Once I came to, my phone had a blinking light coming from the camera flash. I took battery out and let dry. Today I got up, took phone completely apart, cleaned with contact cleaner. Was ALOT of salt inside the phone. Anyways I got it cleaned up as best I could, pretty clean. Let dry again for a few hours.
Its back together now, turns on. Screen goes all crazy, pink and fuzzy. Pulsing blue led on front for about 10 seconds. Then nothing. Tried USB to PC nothing.
I found these phone don't come fully apart. I can take out main board, camera and a few plastic parts. But that's it. Lots of phone to take apart but no guides past this point and all the teardowns bring me to the same point.
Any ideas? Maybe bath the screen and what left for electrical components in alcohol?
Thanks
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Can a mod move this to galaxy s3 i747 section? My bad
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Sea water messes up components, think you should consider a new phone
Yea bro I'm gunna say that trying to fix it is more money and effort then just buying a new one
I already bought a new phone. Got another i747m. $400 didn't wanna mess with used phones again, last 3 used phones all ended up having an issue one way or another. Save a few bucks gain a few headaches.
Thanks for confirming what I thought though.
I am going to investigate fixing the phone. Still.
I got it to boot more now, pulsing boot led, vol buttons make a sound when I press them. I used my multimeter to test most of the connections. Everything I could check is fine. I think there is more salt behind the screen and behind the 2 small PCB chips that I couldn't get off. Going to try excessive force this time. Nothing to loose.
Is it safe to use the battery still? Its not swollen or nothing. Or should I not bother being as the water mark on the battery is pink?
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ronedogg said:
I already bought a new phone. Got another i747m. $400 didn't wanna mess with used phones again, last 3 used phones all ended up having an issue one way or another. Save a few bucks gain a few headaches.
Thanks for confirming what I thought though.
I am going to investigate fixing the phone. Still.
I got it to boot more now, pulsing boot led, vol buttons make a sound when I press them. I used my multimeter to test most of the connections. Everything I could check is fine. I think there is more salt behind the screen and behind the 2 small PCB chips that I couldn't get off. Going to try excessive force this time. Nothing to loose.
Is it safe to use the battery still? Its not swollen or nothing. Or should I not bother being as the water mark on the battery is pink?
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The battery *should* be fine for a while. I've used a water damaged one for the longest time but it did spend a couple days in a bag of rice.