[Q] Desire HD won't charge/turn on - no LED! - Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

First of all - yes, I know that this problem is (allegedly) a common one, but mine differs from every case I found on XDA (and on other forums). I have tried every fix I found related to similar issues, to no effect.
I am S-OFF, rooted, and have the latest JellyTime release installed (R9). I am on JellyTime since R7, and no issues were observed whatsoever until now. I use EXT4 recovery (the latest stable build), and have installed no kernels or radios. Phone was fully wiped before flashing R9.
For the past week or so, my Desire is having troubles charging. It would sometimes show as charging, and turn the red LED on, but in fact the battery is discharging - and much more quickly than when plugged off the charger. Also, the LED is often wrong about it's status. It would turn green when on less than 100%, once even at about 80% - pretty far from 100%, if you ask me. I tried to calibrate the battery three times (using battery calibrator), and the problem came back a day after the calibration (at most).
Yesterday, as I went to sleep, I left my phone connected to the charger, and the same thing happened. When I woke up, the battery was depleted (about 4% when I woke it from hibernation). I changed the cable and the charger and when to class, returning to the same situation.
Later that day, I bought a Sandisk Ultra 64GB MicroSDXC memory card. I partitioned it using GParted, creating both EXT4 and SWAP partitions next to the main FAT32 one. I transferred a few apps to the EXT4 partition using AppMgrIII (only those without the little grey warning sign).
Everything seemed to be in order, but a few hours later my screen went black (it was still on, though), and nothing I did fixed the situation. Naturally, I removed and inserted my battery. Since then, my device is completely dead. I won't turn on, and won't charge. A list of thing I tried:
1. Just connecting to charger: no effect, even after a few hours. No LED light. Same when changing cable/charger/connecting to PC.
2. Connecting to charger when battery is removed: No LED light, unless I play with the cable - then there's a flash of red LED every now and then. The LED flashes only once every time - when I stop fidgeting with the cable at the angle in which the light flashed, nothing else happens until I resume the fidgeting.
3. Pressing the power button - I tried that for 10 seconds and 30 second, both had no effect.
4. Covering the middle bars on the battery, and leaving the phone connected to charger (then removing tape and turning on) - no effect.
5. Putting the battery in the fridge for 10 minutes and trying again - no effect.
6. Charging the battery outside device, with a cut-down USB-MicroUSB cable (proven working in the past, BTW).
As you can see, I searched for solutions quite a lot - and even though it seems like the same problem every one, it is different in that the LED is not working on any condition. Anyway, no solution I found fix the problem.
Does anyone have any idea what the hell is going on with my phone?

Not a fix but a roundabout solution would be to buy a second battery and battery charger, then you wouldnt need to charge the phone at all!
Check out this item I found on eBay: http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=400471194202
Edit: I get the impression it may be the charging port on the phone that could be to blame

Not a charge level issue
tonylee000 said:
Not a fix but a roundabout solution would be to buy a second battery and battery charger, then you wouldnt need to charge the phone at all!
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My battery was at least 60% charged when the phone died. Besides, I charged it outside the phone earlier, and saw no change at all...

Do you have access to another battery you could use to test with? Could be the battery thats died

tonylee000 said:
Do you have access to another battery you could use to test with? Could be the battery thats died
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No, I don't have a second battery. Are there popular smartphones whose batteries are compatible with the Desire HD? I'm at school, shouldn't be too hard to find another smartphone...

ClaymanTE said:
No, I don't have a second battery. Are there popular smartphones whose batteries are compatible with the Desire HD? I'm at school, shouldn't be too hard to find another smartphone...
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Im not aware of any other phone that uses the same type of battery as the dhd unfortunatly. Good for them though the dhd battery is pretty damn poor. Just to buy a battery off ebay can be 99p free delivery so not a big cost but there *might* be someone with a dhd at school you could askto help, it was a flagship phone once upon a time afterall

tonylee000 said:
Im not aware of any other phone that uses the same type of battery as the dhd unfortunatly. Good for them though the dhd battery is pretty damn poor. Just to buy a battery off ebay can be 99p free delivery so not a big cost but there *might* be someone with a dhd at school you could askto help, it was a flagship phone once upon a time afterall
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OK, but I really don't think this is the problem - for example, what I understood from other threads is that when connected to charger, with battery removed, my DHD's LED is supposed to flash in green and red. Like I mentioned above, that is not what happens with my phone. Do you have another idea?

ClaymanTE said:
OK, but I really don't think this is the problem - for example, what I understood from other threads is that when connected to charger, with battery removed, my DHD's LED is supposed to flash in green and red. Like I mentioned above, that is not what happens with my phone. Do you have another idea?
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I dont have me dhd with me to test, but I have connected it without a battery to see if it would power on, im sure it didnt flash green and red, it either light up red or didnt light at all
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From what I gather, either the phone (the phone itself, or just the usb port), the battery or the charger is at fault and you've got to narrow that down. That will be loads easier if you find someone with a dhd that could help you.

tonylee000 said:
I dont have me dhd with me to test, but I have connected it without a battery to see if it would power on, im sure it didnt flash green and red, it either light up red or didnt light at all
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From what I gather, either the phone (the phone itself, or just the usb port), the battery or the charger is at fault and you've got to narrow that down. That will be loads easier if you find someone with a dhd that could help you.
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Didn't found anyone. Problem. Is there another way to check the battery, outside the phone?

ClaymanTE said:
Didn't found anyone. Problem. Is there another way to check the battery, outside the phone?
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Without another phone, or desktop battery charger cradle, your left with a voltmeter option, but you need to be able to charge it first lol (I really dont recommend cutting a usb cable and just using that, that could cause more problems! - id really want you to get the cradle for £4 including battery, then you have a new battery that you can assume works properly, a charging cradle that again you can assume work properly so only leave the phone at fault if it doesnt work. Potentially a waste of money if the phones dead but also potentially the best £4 you ever spent! Nb if you do opt for the cradle it maybe woth looking for an option that dispatched from your own country for speed in the post but that will increase the cost by a little bit)

ClaymanTE said:
OK, but I really don't think this is the problem - for example, what I understood from other threads is that when connected to charger, with battery removed, my DHD's LED is supposed to flash in green and red. Like I mentioned above, that is not what happens with my phone. Do you have another idea?
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A dhd, plugged in to the mains, without a battery inserted but with the battery cover fitted in place - the phone wont boot, no leds are lit up - nothing, no life whatsoever

tonylee000 said:
A dhd, plugged in to the mains, without a battery inserted but with the battery cover fitted in place - the phone wont boot, no leds are lit up - nothing, no life whatsoever
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However, when I connect it the LED does lights up - just not in the way I though it's supposed to. It blinks red once every time I connect it, like it's protesting against it.

ClaymanTE said:
However, when I connect it the LED does lights up - just not in the way I though it's supposed to. It blinks red once every time I connect it, like it's protesting against it.
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With a battery inserted? - lke it attempt to sta charging but stops because of some sort of error maybe. A new battery maybe in order :/

tonylee000 said:
With a battery inserted? - lke it attempt to sta charging but stops because of some sort of error maybe. A new battery maybe in order :/
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no, when the battery is inserted the LED won't blink. When it's removed, it blinks red once when I connect the phone.

ClaymanTE said:
no, when the battery is inserted the LED won't blink. When it's removed, it blinks red once when I connect the phone.
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Well then get a new battery, you can find people with HTC Sensations and EVO 3Ds, the batterys have the same widths, and they are proven to be working in the desire HD, with the battery door off that is.
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what does mean a very fast flashing red led

hey guys i just bought a new battery for my jasjar, the phone isnt booting even if the charger is plugged in, it only boot for like 6 seconds before it turn off again, even if i charged the new battery for 10 hours, even there is no orange led tell that the battery is charging... i plugged the phone into the USB cable with the pc and a fast flashing red light comes from the led (like 3 flashes per second) so what is the problem? is the new battery damaged or what? please help
djgaby said:
hey guys i just bought a new battery for my jasjar, the phone isnt booting even if the charger is plugged in, it only boot for like 6 seconds before it turn off again, even if i charged the new battery for 10 hours, even there is no orange led tell that the battery is charging... i plugged the phone into the USB cable with the pc and a fast flashing red light comes from the led (like 3 flashes per second) so what is the problem? is the new battery damaged or what? please help
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In all probability you have received a deffective battery. Please obtain a replacement or refund.
djgaby said:
hey guys i just bought a new battery for my jasjar, the phone isnt booting even if the charger is plugged in, it only boot for like 6 seconds before it turn off again, even if i charged the new battery for 10 hours, even there is no orange led tell that the battery is charging... i plugged the phone into the USB cable with the pc and a fast flashing red light comes from the led (like 3 flashes per second) so what is the problem? is the new battery damaged or what? please help
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red light means extremely low batt.....guess your battery is faulty
i got the same thing.
and no it's not the battery.
it's the charging circuit on the main hardware isn't working.
open your phone and check the five small wires that they connect the mini usb to the main mother board, one of them must be cut.
Ninlour said:
i got the same thing.
and no it's not the battery.
it's the charging circuit on the main hardware isn't working.
open your phone and check the five small wires that they connect the mini usb to the main mother board, one of them must be cut.
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so, is there a solution to this? or there really is nothing more for the device but the trash bin or for spare parts?
Have you tried this?
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=UniversalBatteryIssue
If you already replaced the battery and nothing, and you want to get rid of dear Uni place it for sell in parts on marketplace, a lot of people will go for it!
djgaby said:
hey guys i just bought a new battery for my jasjar, the phone isnt booting even if the charger is plugged in, it only boot for like 6 seconds before it turn off again, even if i charged the new battery for 10 hours, even there is no orange led tell that the battery is charging... i plugged the phone into the USB cable with the pc and a fast flashing red light comes from the led (like 3 flashes per second) so what is the problem? is the new battery damaged or what? please help
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I had exactly the same thing with my old battery,after my try to discharge it with a lil electro-motor. then i found a post of a guy with the same thing,who fixed it-by "zapping" the UNI battery with a 9V battery,connecting + to + and - to -,for a few second. I tried it without thinking twice. It worked for me. Dunno how and why,but it did. I use the battery again,normal. But beware,it is dangerous to play with this type of battery,it can explode. Do a search on this subject and you will see
I agree with keeping_sg
how long have you left your uni on the charger?
just plug it in and leave it on the charger all night and see what happens.
I bought yesterday a 4800mAh battery from Hong Kong... 10 euros included shipping + FREE black back cover
Good battery life but still prefer to carry 2 original sized batts rather than get that big one, making even bigger our Uni
Respectfully,
Yes, that absolutely means your battery is dead. Try charging for a few more hours and then turn on your PocketPC. If the error persists, try changing the battery.
Regards,
Carty..
Yes, that absolutely means your battery is dead. Try charging for a few more hours and then turn on your PocketPC. If the error persists, try changing the battery.
Regards,
Carty..

Dead XDA IIs (BA)

Hi all,
Noob user here
I've a problem with my XDA IIs that I thought I'd get some advice on rather than dispensing of it. Basically...it won't switch on. When plugged into mains the red light comes on for a bit then goes off.
Phone was working perfectly, put it in my pocket got home and nothing, assumed it crashed but doesn't respond to anything. Has been sat on my wardrobe for over a year but could do with using it for sat nav.
Any advice on what to try? Could be the battrey but don't wanna fork out extra cash for a new one as it's even more money lost
If I wasn't to fix it, any idea on what it's worth? Screen is unmarked and it has all standard accessories with it.
Ta
Save you BA man! More or less it's the battery (I think). Or the internal battery is drained to 0%. Have you tried charging it first for a couple of minutes?
Yeah tried charging overnight. Charge light comes on for a bit then goes out. Does the same thing when connected via usb, red light comes on but it doesn't register on the pc.
Was working fine but then one day it just woudn't come on. Would like to keep it if I can, got a touch diamond too now, but this is actually a better phone to use!
try to use a different battery first. And let's see what happens next.
Yeah, I may have to but want to avoid as much extra cost as I can
Bit more info, using the docking station plugged into the mains:
Batt alone - Charge light on dock comes on.
BA alone - Red light on BA comes on.
BA with batt attached - no lights on.
Any ideas??
can you try to put it in bootloader mode?
red_hanks said:
can you try to put it in bootloader mode?
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Don't know how to
Plus it doesn't actualls switch on or register on the PC, so can I do much to it?
It's just like what I did with my BA a few days ago, I am flashing it with a new ROM and while in the process I intentionally unplugged the cable during the process and I got an error on my PC and my BA does not turn on anymore. I tried to put it in bootloader mode a couple of times and it did and I re-flashed it again. And it works. Check the wiki...
red_hanks said:
try to use a different battery first. And let's see what happens next.
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yeah, the best thing to do to isolate the problem..
Astecas said:
Yeah, I may have to but want to avoid as much extra cost as I can
Any ideas??
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no need to buy at once, borrow first, then if your BA works using another's batt, thats the time you need to decide spending... cheers
The same problem I had!!!!!!!!!!
I had this trouble... and... YUP!!!!! is the backup battery.
So you cant charge your BA via USB if the main batt reaches less than 35% so keep it safely above 35% men...
BTW... if you have your batt less than 35% the OS can be runing just a little seconds so your batt is dying is not truth that it have 35% it has almost 5% trust me...
Yes!!!! the red led Turns On a little then Goes off... so sad isnt it?... now your backup batt is almost 0% thats why your red led appears... so...
Get a craddle USB-AC_Charging base it has a backtrace to charge apart the batt charge it individual. Once you get a full charged main batt, let your BA rest a little on the freezer to obtain a little power of the Backup batt... (YES ON THE FREEZER!!! ) at least 3 minutes before you plug the main batt.
It wakes up the device... maybe it becomes a few seconds on but... is enough.... if it starts... cradle your entire device on the craddle and wait till its full charged... again the green led appears cause the main is full but let it charge more and more... caus there is no led indicator for backup batt.
NOP!!!!!!! I dont do the freezer trick when i had this problem... cause i get it works faster than you...
Hope this works... post your adventure men....
Red Hanks/Que - Tried both those (ok, maybe not the freezer bit!), and stil no joy. Gonna go out over the weekend and see if a repair shop can try another battrey. Otherwise I may be saying goodbye :-(
Phezthie - The BA was rare when new, now they are non-existent. No chance of borrowing a friends.
Cheers for the help guys.
Well it is a nice idea!
you can make a modded battery for BA with two nokia bl 5c taiwan batts... check the post on winmo 6 subforum.
In my opinion. it's the internal battery since you didn't use the phone for over a year. Hope you can make your BA alive again because there's so much nice apps waiting out there...
I was using it daily before this though, it suddenly stopped working one day. It did however crash a few times before it finally went. I'll have a read up on changing internal batt. Red...I'm gonna try and save it!
Ok...keep us posted and good luck mate!
Astecas said:
Red Hanks/Que - Tried both those (ok, maybe not the freezer bit!), and stil no joy. Gonna go out over the weekend and see if a repair shop can try another battrey. Otherwise I may be saying goodbye :-(
Phezthie - The BA was rare when new, now they are non-existent. No chance of borrowing a friends.
Cheers for the help guys.
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both batteries, main and backup, could be the reason thats why you need to determine which one of it by isolating the cause of the problem. to know if its the main battery, you can improvise by using different battery with same voltage rating (3.7volts, no need to worry as to the Ah rating), but be sure to connect the proper polarity to the BA's correct pin terminals, otherwise, power circuit of your BA will be compromised.
As to the backup battery, you can do nothing it but to replace if defective. the "freezer trick" is actually one of the shattering myths of electronics and cannot be relied upon to have an optimal performance, as it neither charge nor extend the life of the battery. it simply reduces the the power dissipation (power loss due to heat and resistance) during the initial boot so that it can draw enough power to run unit in its chargeable condition.
but since it is not prossible to borrow or no available battery can be used as a test unit, I suggest that you try the first procedure aforementioned, this of course, if you are familiar with battery polarities and know the corresponding terminals of the unit. regards
Hmmmm, my diamond has a 3.7v batt...never thought of that!
I'm near preston, with the origional battery . .
I'm near preston, with the origional battery . . fully charged, will last 6/12Hrs=using it, P.M. me ur postcode + House #, I will send it to you to try
(stick with the BA, new HTC Elf is half the PPC, that the BA is!!!!)
FleaBay'd a 2400mAh (incl shipping)=under £10GBP !!! (late last year)
#===#===# Currently Being Pimped (1st go!) #===#===#
Cheers mate, but I've just paid for one off ebay so I'll just wait for that to come now. If it doesn't do it I may be selling up...
Fingers crossed
Ok, new battrey arrived this morning. Gave it a charge and just tried it...
....no change
Screen, green and blue top corner and red end call lights momentarily flash when I press the power button. Then nothing.
Both batteries seem to charge in the cradle but not in the phone.
So, any other suggestions oh technically superior ones??
Btw, I received 2 batteries this morning, so I've listed the new one to get some cash back here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=3519343#post3519343

Touch Pro2 battery doesn't charge

Hi,
My Touch Pro2 is connected to AC adapter for many hours and led is on (red), but the battery indicator doesn't increase or decrease, it's always %80, I tried to charge it while it's turned off, and I tried to charge through USB, but problem persists.
I own this device for 9 months.
What's wrong?
Please help.
Thanks
It may be worth it to try the battery calibration method described here. even though it is for android, it's worth a shot. I know it wont pass the first step, but maybe somewhere in there it will kick in.
It's also worth powering off, taking out the battery, hitting the power button a few times, then put the battery back in, power on, then try to charge. If that doesn't work, repeat the previous but try to charge without turning back on.
If all else fails, it may be time to try a new battery, or a warranty exchange. I think you have a year to do that as long as it was not purchased as a refurbished model.
good luck!
cbeck said:
It may be worth it to try the battery calibration method described here. even though it is for android, it's worth a shot. I know it wont pass the first step, but maybe somewhere in there it will kick in.
It's also worth powering off, taking out the battery, hitting the power button a few times, then put the battery back in, power on, then try to charge. If that doesn't work, repeat the previous but try to charge without turning back on.
If all else fails, it may be time to try a new battery, or a warranty exchange. I think you have a year to do that as long as it was not purchased as a refurbished model.
good luck!
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Thanks for replying.
I tried to power off, take out the battery, hit the power button a few times, but didn't fix the issue.
I've been using my device without charging for the whole day and battery is always 80%, never decrease.
I'm trying to use my device until the battery is totally empty, then charge it.
Sorry that didn't work for you. I just noticed the intended link for the battery calibration didn't make it to the post. Don't know if I forgot, or it just got stripped b/c I miss-formatted the hyperlink. But here it is if you want to try it (assuming your depletion experiment doesn't work):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755903
This was different from my second recommendation that you already tried...
Also, have you installed any battery drivers (such as the 1% one?) Could be a corrupted driver that needs to be replaced.
I formatted my device, nothing changed.
The recommendation mentioned in the link says that I allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green, but the LED can't turn into green because the battery indicator is always %80, and doesn't increase at all.
LED is turned into green when the indicator is %100.
Houranis said:
The recommendation mentioned in the link says that I allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green, but the LED can't turn into green because the battery indicator is always %80, and doesn't increase at all.
LED is turned into green when the indicator is %100.
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Yah, I was thinking it might work if you skip that step and move on to the next part. Granted, I'm just shooting in the dark here. The fact that it is not changing at all (up or down) seems to indicate it is a software/hardware issue rather than the battery anyway. Maybe someone else where have some better ideas...
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try to install a new battery driver or reinstall the one ur using if you are using a cooked one such as the 1% driver
one more suggestion: have you tried charging it while its turned off?
husam666 said:
try to install a new battery driver or reinstall the one ur using if you are using a cooked one such as the 1% driver
one more suggestion: have you tried charging it while its turned off?
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I'm using official ROM, but I formatted by device, nothing changed.
Battery Not Charging
Hi,
Any problem with the mini usb port? I had a similar problem and had the port replaced by Dr. Cellphone. now it works perfectly.
mas98110 said:
Hi,
Any problem with the mini usb port? I had a similar problem and had the port replaced by Dr. Cellphone. now it works perfectly.
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Not sure, but the LED is on while connected to charger.
Houranis said:
I'm using official ROM, but I formatted by device, nothing changed.
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It's unlikely, but still possible the driver for the battery was corrupted in a way that even hard reseting does not fix it. Its worth it to try a new driver even though you have not messed with the one that came with it. (not like it can get any worse, right?) You can find the 1% battery driver at the top of the rhodium general subforum.

My Galaxy Nexus goes crazy (battery/charging issue)

Hi everyone (and sorry for my bad english) !
Since some days my GSM Galaxy Nexus is anoying me with a problem I can't understand.
At random moments, my GN thinks he is charging but he isn't even plugged !
The indicator in the notification bar shows the battery is in charge and all the phone believes he is charging.
Other problème, the charging indicatore comes and goes again and again and again, so the scree goes on everytime the GN is "plugged in".
My battery goes down at the speed of light this way ...
I tried to wipe, uninstall potential apps that could cause the issue, changing rom, changing kernel ... It still happening but not every time. Often it comes when the battery is under 50% or arround. I also have battery drops when I reboot the phone, like if the battery wasn't correctly calibrate ...
If I reboot the phone, the problem still here, if i get the battery off and then put it back and reboot the phone it works normaly ... for a indeterminate time ...
This problem make me crazy, is anyone got a solution ?
Thanks for all.
Anyone can help please ?
I would definitely demand a replacement battery. For me it seems like the battery is broken, therefore it's a warranty issue. If the problem still exists, it must be the hardware of the phone itself. I don't think it's a software problem, since you wiped, changed rom and even the kernel.
So demand a replacement of the battery!
Thanks for your answer ! I'll try this but I don't think samsung customer support will send me a replacement battery like that, they will ask me to send back the phone I think.
I recently had the same issue... here's what fixed it for me. I took the battery out and left the phone plugged into the outlet. Let it sit. I then installed the battery and let it finish its charge while the phone was off. I then took the battery out, unplugged the charger from the phone, and reinserted battery. Power on, VOILA! Mine was back to normal. Hope this helps.
Thanks for helping ! I'll try this
I just saw that I'm not alone in this case : http://code.google.com/p/android/is...s Owner Summary Stars&groupby=&sort=&id=23789
This issue is considerated as a medium priority, I hope for a fix !
I have the exact same problem, and have also commented on the issue at code.google.com. I have also tried "everything". Changed ROM, kernel, wiped battery stat, even let it fully charge while off. Still the same problem where it show as charging in notification bar when unplugged.. and when it have drained to below 50% or so, it start to flicked between charging and not-charging and drains even faster.
After checking CPU Spy it tells me that the phone never goes to sleep, this causes the battery to only last about 12-14 hours by itself..
I have also tryed to open the phone and clean the connector, but it did not fix it. One thing that is strange, is if I pry a toot stick or similar in the micro-usb-connector to press the connector plate (inside the micro-usb-connector) down with the phone faced up, it actually stops to flicker and stays not-charging.
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Same problem here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1379478 and here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21031287#post21031287
I have the same problem, and it make my crazy.
I bought the phone about month ago and this problem came in the second week.
I plugged my phone up to my car charger omw home for lunch and the stupid charging issue started to happen all over again... I had to do the whole thing over again. Remove otterbox, back shell, battery, and put it all back together. I'm really trying to avoid swapping the phone out with verizon. With the way it's looking, I'm about to call and hassle a VZW CSR and get me an instant swap in the morning. This is unacceptable SAMSUNG. Bad thing is, it must be common with Smsg phones, as I found 5 other devices of theirs that seemed to have the same problem Nexus S and Fascinate being two of them.
Same issue here as well, with the battery icon showing the charging bolt despite not being plugged in.
This will happen when the phone is not in use, and ill notice the screen flash on for a moment.
I tried the solution offered in this thread, only to have the symptom return just hours after powering the phone back on, and w/o being plugged back into another charger.
Same here, the solution didn't work for me but push the conector down with a toothpick seems to work for me ... for the moment.
So it seems to be a hardware problem of the device !
I have now ordered a new USB connector board to see if that fixes it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150713366355
Will report back.
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When did you buy your phones? This could be a problem on early batches.
Could you see what part number you have on the actual USB connector?
I see that on this replacement board the number is 1H13D, while my number is 1J10F.
The replacement board with 1H13D written on it: http://www.globaldirectparts.com/v/vspfiles/photos/SMSNG6111630-6.jpg
Melhouse said:
I have now ordered a new USB connector board to see if that fixes it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150713366355
Will report back.
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When did you buy your phones? This could be a problem on early batches.
Could you see what part number you have on the actual USB connector?
I see that on this replacement board the number is 1H13D, while my number is 1J10F.
The replacement board with 1H13D written on it: http://www.globaldirectparts.com/v/vspfiles/photos/SMSNG6111630-6.jpg
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Hey, strong work! You might diagnose this thing before Google does. Keep us posted.
I'm experiencing this too, I did have it go away for about a week, but now it's back. I"m not looking forward to RMAing it, because I ordered it from the US and I'm in the Caribbean. I'm hoping the USB board replacement will work - waiting to see the results.
So glad I finally found this thread....
This started happening to me Friday night. First thing I noticed was while I was out the battery symbol had the lightning bolt in it as if it was charging, but it wasn't.
Long story short, nothing I do is able to charge the phone, both while the phone is on and while the phone is off) and it's REALLY pissing me off. The only response I can get from the phone is when it's off, it keeps looping over the two battery animations and acts like it's charging, but it's really not.
In all my playing around with it I somehow got it to charge to 40% yesterday. The only thing I can say for certain was that the phone was plugged in while I was trying to boot it up and when it shut off I didn't see the battery charging animations so I left it alone for a little bit before I checked it out and was surprised to see it charged a bit.
Today I was able to have it happen again and got the battery to 60%. This time I Started from the bootloader and again, when it turned off, I didn't see the battery animation.
I was able to reproduce this again just now by going into the bootloader and just choosing the option to power it off. Will report back in a little while to let you know if it charged past 60% after doing that.
Edit: powering off from the bootloader did not charge the phone. I accidentally pulled the battery and it went from 60% to 37% when I turned it back on. I think there is something screwy with my battery. Does anyone know if the regular Verizon battery fits in the GSM version?
I've got at least a similar issue, but managed to get a fix working (at least for now). I've had the phone for about 2.5 hours now. I got it with around 50% charge, after 1.5 hours, it was at 24% so I went to charge it. Tried the included USB cable to my Windows 7 PC, it tried to install drivers, the install failed. The battery was labeled as still discharging and the unlock screen told me to charge the battery.
I proceeded to try the samsung charging head thing with the original cable in one outlet, then in two more - same result, no charging indicated. Tried with a brand new micro USB cable and had no results. Tried the other cable with the PC. I read around on the issue a bit and found this thread, since people were saying it could be software related, I figured I would power down the device and try again.
I powered down the phone while it was disconnected from USB. I then plugged it into the USB cable connected to my computer. My PC then recognized the device and installed the drivers correctly, the bolt over the battery icon appeared on the Galaxy Nexus's screen. I let the screen turn off then woke it again, the battery charging animation was going. I booted the device while connected to USB. Now in the OS it says the battery is charging and it was charging from about 42% - so I think the actual battery power was not being properly reported before the reboot and when the charging problems were happening.
I'm hoping this has set it to work, but if something else happens, I'll post here again.
DaJMasta said:
I've got at least a similar issue, but managed to get a fix working (at least for now). I've had the phone for about 2.5 hours now. I got it with around 50% charge, after 1.5 hours, it was at 24% so I went to charge it. Tried the included USB cable to my Windows 7 PC, it tried to install drivers, the install failed. The battery was labeled as still discharging and the unlock screen told me to charge the battery.
I proceeded to try the samsung charging head thing with the original cable in one outlet, then in two more - same result, no charging indicated. Tried with a brand new micro USB cable and had no results. Tried the other cable with the PC. I read around on the issue a bit and found this thread, since people were saying it could be software related, I figured I would power down the device and try again.
I powered down the phone while it was disconnected from USB. I then plugged it into the USB cable connected to my computer. My PC then recognized the device and installed the drivers correctly, the bolt over the battery icon appeared on the Galaxy Nexus's screen. I let the screen turn off then woke it again, the battery charging animation was going. I booted the device while connected to USB. Now in the OS it says the battery is charging and it was charging from about 42% - so I think the actual battery power was not being properly reported before the reboot and when the charging problems were happening.
I'm hoping this has set it to work, but if something else happens, I'll post here again.
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I've had the phone for over a month now and never had any issues. I've been trying to plug into a Mac so drivers aren't an issue (I know from previous phones that in Windows the phone wouldn't charge until the right drivers were installed).
There's definitely something very wrong w/ the phone and I fear it's likely a hardware issue, as even when the phone is off it won't charge (but acts kind of like it is).
Right now the only surefire way for me to charge my phone is let it die all the way down and keep trying to boot it up until it dies during a boot before the OS comes up (at which point it'll charge).
For what it's worth I fixed the phone on Monday. I stuck a wooden stir stick from work in the usb port and pushed down on the plate inside ever so slightly. I'd seen this suggestion from a few places online, but I was pretty skeptical. Well, much to my surprise it started charging!
I quickly got it back to it's stock state and re-locked the booloader in case I end up needing to send the phone back to Sammy if the problem happens again.
So far so good, but I've been very careful when plugging and unplugging the usb cord.
I think it's important to keep the OP's issue in mind, because I'm pretty sure there are two different issues here.
1)Many of us have an issue were the phone shows it's charging WHILE UNPLUGGED, causing the screen to flick on repeatedly. This may/may not be accompanied by a charging issues - in my case it isn't.
2)A second issue where owners have problems charging their phones (but never experience the charging while unplugged bug).
I think the intent of this thread is to track (1). I've never heard of the toothpick issue helping those experiencing (1).
How are people pushing the usb plate down, any pictures?

HTC One X fine last night - dead this morning

Morning all,
I run:
rooted HTC One X running Renovate ROM
this phone is one of the faulty batch with the dodgey wifi issue
I have repaired the wifi issue
the phone has been working fine for the last 3 weeks
I plugged the phone in to charge last night
this morning it is totally dead, there is no charging light when plugged in,
I did notice that the phone was running very hot last night
phone is on T-Mobile UK
any ideas?
suspect the phone overheated and it cooked the battery
Sorry to hear that, I don't think it's a good idea to charge it through out the night. Can you still feel the heat of the mobile?
It has happended to me !!!!
scooters29 said:
Morning all,
I run:
rooted HTC One X running Renovate ROM
this phone is one of the faulty batch with the dodgey wifi issue
I have repaired the wifi issue
the phone has been working fine for the last 3 weeks
I plugged the phone in to charge last night
this morning it is totally dead, there is no charging light when plugged in,
I did notice that the phone was running very hot last night
phone is on T-Mobile UK
any ideas?
suspect the phone overheated and it cooked the battery
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No need to worry, it has happened to me a few times. remove it from the usb, make sure you plug it back into the wall charger and hold the power button looking at the LED on the top, it should go red. if not just press it and wait a few times. I know it sounds crazy but it has worked ever time. once the LED comes on, just leave it to charge.
My fix was to update my clockwork to 5.8.4.0 that fixed the USB isues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594819
hope this resolves your issue
shree.cse said:
Sorry to hear that, I don't think it's a good idea to charge it through out the night. Can you still feel the heat of the mobile?
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Theres no harm charging through the night..
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
etsme said:
My fix was to update my clockwork to 5.8.4.0 that fixed the USB isues
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594819
hope this resolves your issue
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Thanks everyone - I rooted last week so I'm already running clockwork 5.8.4.0
I plugged it in the OEM charger and into a known good socket (house is 150 years old and some of the wiring ....well...)
anyroad, I left the phone for an hour and when I returned the amber charging light was on and it was showing 63% battery.
I think I might have the problem diagnosed. I keep the phone in a 3rd party leather wallet which also has space for cards and money. I usually charge the phone in this with no problem however I suspect that the jacket caused heating issues - the phone was running Audible for Android last night, and the combination of all caused the overheating.
In future I will remove the phone from the jacket before charging overnight
phew!
and thanks to all for your assistance!!:good:
shree.cse said:
Sorry to hear that, I don't think it's a good idea to charge it through out the night. Can you still feel the heat of the mobile?
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Is this opinion or based on fact?
Every phone I've had (Android, WM, Symbian) has been charged in a dock overnight and I've never had battery issues...
shree.cse said:
Sorry to hear that, I don't think it's a good idea to charge it through out the night. Can you still feel the heat of the mobile?
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Can I ask why? Always charged every mobile I've had overnight whilst turned off ready for next day, is this something related only to the HOX you know of please?
r2b2 said:
Is this opinion or based on fact?
Every phone I've had (Android, WM, Symbian) has been charged in a dock overnight and I've never had battery issues...
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This is nonsense, it does no harm to keep it plugged indefinitely.
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scooters29 said:
Morning all,
I run:
rooted HTC One X running Renovate ROM
this phone is one of the faulty batch with the dodgey wifi issue
I have repaired the wifi issue
the phone has been working fine for the last 3 weeks
I plugged the phone in to charge last night
this morning it is totally dead, there is no charging light when plugged in,
I did notice that the phone was running very hot last night
phone is on T-Mobile UK
any ideas?
suspect the phone overheated and it cooked the battery
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Same thing happened to me. Plug it to your computer with the USB cable (not to the AC charger) and let it be for 15 minutes. At one point, it will start charging. Then leave it for another 30 minutes before switching it on.
What happens is that it goes crazy and instead of charging starts to discharge, and when it discharges completely it will not even boot into the charging mode or respond to power button.
zvieratko said:
This is nonsense, it does no harm to keep it plugged indefinitely.
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Don't comment, if you don't know it completely. Just take time to read this article and decide. I won't get anything if I say something like this.
shree.cse said:
Don't comment, if you don't know it completely. Just take time to read this article and decide. I won't get anything if I say something like this.
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This is called FUD.
1) Modern Li-Po batteries don't mind being charged to full (damage occurs above 4.23V)
2) they don't mind temperature (to some extent of course)
3) they don't need to be discharged (yes, it can mess calibration, but it also wears them out)
4) all batteries in consumer electronics are protected, so even if the charger/phone does something stupid, they should not be harmed
5) battery explosions and fires are caused by mechanical damage or a short, charging circuit malfunctions are very uncommon
6) when you leave it plugged in, it will not harm the battery, though it depends on device what happens - the device can run from the charger and let the battery be, or it can run from the battery and start charging again at ~95% (this is what lenovo laptops do), or it can keep running from and charging the battery (this is what a HOX will do IMO). Everything but the first case wears the battery out, but it's so minor that you won't notice it at all.
This article was written for sake of having an article, it's full of misleading and incorrect information. I don't need to be a battery expert to notice that.
In short - your phone knows what to do.
Guys whatever you say but i had Samsung galaxy s before and its battery died because i used to keep downloading on atorrent all night keeping it plugged. Though battery was cheap just 10$ so no problem but htc has non removable battery plus it would be costlier i guess 30-40$ so i would recommend not to keep it plugged for too long
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
hapticc said:
Guys whatever you say but i had Samsung galaxy s before and its battery died because i used to keep downloading on atorrent all night keeping it plugged.
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And the other Samsung galaxy s you had, which you treated identically, apart from the downloading and charging all night didn't suffer battery degradation, right?
I've ALWAYS charged all my phones that I've had overnight with no issues whatsoever
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
I got an old motorola V3i that i have had for over 5 years, & i have always charged it over night from almost flat to 100% & it still lasts as long as it did 10 days a time.
I will take personal experience anytime.

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