Updated T889 Wireless Charging Mod Procedure - T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note II

Preface:
Although I have been "reading the mail" for a while, I am a new member so I cannot put this in the same thread as the existing wireless mod this is meant to update. Likewise, I cannot link to my pictures directly until I get at least 10 posts submitted so the smaller attached versions will have to do for now. With that said, I see many people are not happy about the lack of native wireless charging support in regards to the T-Mobile Note II (T889). With over 18 years of engineering experience and a T889 myself, I decided to investigate this issue. After 10+ hours of tearing down my own Note II and trying many of the options others have already attempted, I have a few findings.
A. The core design of the T889 is the same as the i317 and N7100. Samsung even uses a mixture of the various device parts to make the T889; including the main system board.
B. The only obvious difference looks to be the actual core processor, which has the hard coded framework (similar to a BIOS) that controls the fundamental parameters of the radio and device capabilities. This framework also takes presentence over any middleware ROM loaded on to the device so there is only so much that can be modified (liberated) without causing too many underlying issues. This method of development is common when creating customized versions of a device for multiple clients while also making sure the FCC part 15 type acceptance regulations here in the USA are adhered to without resubmitting each device multiple times for each client version.
C. In the case of the T889, I believe the ability to facilitate the 802.11 calling feature (either ON or OFF) cost the device its ability to also allow for wireless inductive charging. It may be the stray RFI created by both functions operating at the same time would either not pass FCC type acceptance or the device was never originally type accepted with both features enabled at the same time. Regardless, my overall conclusion is the wireless charging feature in the T889 is disabled on the hardware level and there is no cost effective nor reasonable way to change this.
Other notes:
The above may also explain why the N7100 USB charging board swap doesn't work and why the T889 crashes when loading the home screen; even if a N7100/i317 ROM is loaded on the device. It looks like the processor and/or power management chip is hard-coded to poll the little logic chip on the T889 and i317 charging boards regardless of the ROM. If it does not see that chip (the case with the N7100 USB charging board), it cries foul and triggers a reset (shut down) command. So, it is what it is and we must "skin the cat" a different way.[see image usb_cb_lg.png]
Updated Mod:
The current wireless mod to enable inductance charging on the T889 is a great option, but while ripping my T889 apart, one action item I wanted to do was see if I could make the modification easier and cleaner at the same time. I believe I have achieved this. With my version of the modification, the distance from point A to point B has been reduced to less than 45mm and there is no need to remove or navigate a conductive trace from the charging board/speaker housing assembly. With that said, let's begin. -
* Please proceed at your own risk knowing that you will most likely void your warranty performing this mod. I nor anyone else will be held responsible if you fail to perform this modification correctly and physically damage your device. You have been warned.
- This procedure requires the use of the following tools:
1. A non-conductive and clean work space such as a wood table or natural stone counter top.
2. A soft micro-fiber cloth or pad to lay the device on while working on it.
3. A multi-meter capable of reading resistance in Ohms and DC voltage.
4. A small razor blade.
5. A #0 Phillips head precision screw driver.
6. A small plate to keep the fasteners secure while working.
7. Common case separating pick
8. A professional temperature controlled soldering iron with a pencil tip no larger than 2mm in width – set to no more than 725̊ F.
9. A small roll of rosin core 60/40 solder.
10. 45mm of AWG-30 [0.01" / 0.255mm] or similar sold core vinyl sleeved wire.
11. Fine tip tweezers.
12. Experience and patience.
Now, the good stuff!
- The new location to tap into the +5VDC is on the (+) side of the zener diode located just north of where the charging board header connector feeds the main system board. Form there, it is only 40mm to the positive voltage side of the wireless charging contacts. [see images t889wcmsp.png and t889_wmod_a.jpg]
- This is how is should look like once done... [see image t889_wmod_b.jpg]
- Note the small compression mark caused on the wire when I first tested the casing reassembly. This can be rectified by carefully cutting a small "V" shaped groove in the casing fastener hole cross member. This will also facilitate a 1-2mm gap guide on the inside of the casing wall once reassembly is complete. [see image t889_wmod_c.jpg]
Once done, install your compliant (5vDC @ 1000mAh) inductance receiver plate and you are good to go with a clean voltage line that will be reliable and allow you to charge the T889 via any QI compliant charging pad such as the one made for the Samsung S4.
Have fun and be safe,
Scott
Bye the way, I have also attached a pic (see image t889pcb_sm.png) showing both sides of the T889 main system board with a message on where to get the higher definition version. It is very enlightening regarding what makes up the T889 and what I have been talking about.​

Here are some additional pics of the mod working with the new Samsung S4 wireless charger that was on sale last week.
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What type of wireless charging pad did you use to put in the back of the phone? Links/pics would be great to show a 100% guide.
When placed on the wireless charger, do you get a confirmation popup every time it's placed on it?
How fast is the wireless charging rate? Same as plugging it in?

imaleecher said:
What type of wireless charging pad did you use to put in the back of the phone? Links/pics would be great to show a 100% guide.
When placed on the wireless charger, do you get a confirmation popup every time it's placed on it?
How fast is the wireless charging rate? Same as plugging it in?
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The receiver pad is a common 5vDC up to 1.0amp "Note2 N7100" QI compliant pad you can find easily on eBay. Since I do not have enough posts yet, I cannot link to the source I used, but again, they are easy to find.
Re: Notification
Since the T889 does not natively support the wireless charging feature, there is no "wireless charging" notification popup present. However, functionally, everything works perfectly fine and the same notifications apply whether you place the T889 on the Samsung charging pad or plug in the traditional USB charging/sync cable.
Wireless charging pad with the T889 OFF:
- The charging pad light first turns ON/Green within 1 second of placing the unit on the pad properly.
- Then, within another 2-3 seconds, the T889 launches the battery icon and begins the charging process.
- After about 30 seconds or so, the battery icon and screen go to sleep and the red charging indicator LED takes over.
Wireless charging with the T889 ON:
- The charging pad light first turns ON/Green within 1 second of placing the unit on the pad properly.
- Then, within another 1-2 seconds, the T889 produces the two-tone (default) audible charging notification with the lightening bolt showing up on the display inside the battery icon.
- The charging process is now active and doing its thing.
Although it acts the same way as charging via the USB port, the efficiency of wireless charging is still in the 75-80% range so in reality and accounting for the circuit overhead that peaks out at 1000mA, my initial finding is the charge rate is about 15% per hour when paired with the stock 3100mA battery (or approximately 6.75 hours for a complete charge). Regardless, it is still pretty snappy and I will test it some more over the coming days.
One thing that should be noted is the 1000mA receiver pad takes up 100% of the marginal space in the T-Mobile rear cover plate so do not try this with anything larger than the standard 3100mA battery unless a deeper rear cover plate can be sourced.
Scott-

One little note, the 1000 Ma can not be achieved with stock kernel, I use Perseus kernel that can tweak the USB charging from 450 ma, to 1000.
For an accurate (more or less) measurement, use Galaxy Charging app from Play Store.
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premiatul said:
One little note, the 1000 Ma can not be achieved with stock kernel, I use Perseus kernel that can tweak the USB charging from 450 ma, to 1000.
For an accurate (more or less) measurement, use Galaxy Charging app from Play Store.
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Thanks for the heads up. I will look into this.
Scott-

Alright, here are the enlightening results of the wireless and USB direct charging current utilizing Galaxy Charging Current Pro v1.6.
As stated, I am going to continue to test the actual charge times more in the coming days. :good:
Scott-

Amazing work. It's always great to see people still tinkering with their devices.

Today, I changed the stock kernel to the Saber variant and I am liking the results. With no others changes or mods, I am now seeing 900mA of the 1000mA the QI receiver pad is spec'd at.
I was also able to charge from 81% to 91% in exactly 25 minutes with the T889 ON, the screen awake, Wi-Fi active, and the phone idling. This would equate to approximately 4 hours and 10 minutes per complete charge, which is very respectable.
Scott-

Just wanted to give thanks to the very in depth" and professional manor of which you take time explaining all of this along with very :thumbup:detailed illustrations.
If you know so much about modifying the hardware in such a way to achieve this, you could very well be the guy every android owner has been waiting for
to maybe one day software mod these phones to one day get 3-4 day batt life regardless of any battery mah size
Once again thanks for the info
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lojak29 said:
Just wanted to give thanks to the very in depth" and professional manor of which you take time explaining all of this along with very :thumbup:detailed illustrations.
If you know so much about modifying the hardware in such a way to achieve this, you could very well be the guy every android owner has been waiting for
to maybe one day software mod these phones to one day get 3-4 day batt life regardless of any battery mah size
Once again thanks for the info
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Thanks, but I am more on the hardware side and not the software arena. Plus, this mod concept was originally not my idea so I cannot take complete credit for it. I simply investigated the situation and found yet another way to achieve the end result. Regardless, the battery chemistry is just not there yet so if you want 3-4 day operation between traditional charges, I suggest looking into one of these new solar and other alternative charging options.
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/extraordinary-smartphone-chargers/
For now, I am back to enjoying this current QI solution and have established a repeatable charging cycle time that is within 5 minutes on each benchmark. With the Saber kernel allowing for 900mA of wireless charging current to make it through the circuit, the 0-2% to 100% charge time looks to be 4 hours, 25 minutes (+/-5 min). My latest charge cycle that just completed is shown below.
I'm happy -
Scott

Thanks for this info.
I have an AT&T SGH-I317 with a wireless charging pad. It works but is fairly slow charging at about 460 mA. I've read that the original mod with the Perseus kernal would allow the device to charge faster.
Before I jump into it I'd like some confirmation that this mod would give my wireless charging a boot on my AT&T Note II. I haven't found a lot if complete info and am concerned.
Thanks...

RojasTKD said:
Thanks for this info.
I have an AT&T SGH-I317 with a wireless charging pad. It works but is fairly slow charging at about 460 mA. I've read that the original mod with the Perseus kernal would allow the device to charge faster.
Before I jump into it I'd like some confirmation that this mod would give my wireless charging a boot on my AT&T Note II. I haven't found a lot if complete info and am concerned.
Thanks...
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As your i317 is already QI capable, then there is no need to perform this mod. Your specific focus should be confirming the following before flashing the kernel:
1. Is your QI charging (transmitting) platform rated at 2A (input) with an effective output of approx. 1A? Likewise, is the wall adapter feeding the pad rated at up to 2A?
2. Is the QI receiving pad mounted on your i317's rear case panel or the battery rated at 1000mA @ 5V? [Anything lower like 700mA will obviously limit your charging rate, which results in longer charging times].
I have not tested the Perseus kernel, but the Saber kernel on my T889 does liberate the higher charging rate as long as the hardware TX/RX pads support it (as covered above). I average about 980mA, which is within 5% of the rated peak for my Samsung charging platform.:good:
Scott-

SGBE said:
As your i317 is already QI capable, then there is no need to perform this mod. Your specific focus should be confirming the following before flashing the kernel:
1. Is your QI charging (transmitting) platform rated at 2A (input) with an effective output of approx. 1A? Likewise, is the wall adapter feeding the pad rated at up to 2A?
2. Is the QI receiving pad mounted on your i317's rear case panel or the battery rated at 1000mA @ 5V? [Anything lower like 700mA will obviously limit your charging rate, which results in longer charging times].
I have not tested the Perseus kernel, but the Saber kernel on my T889 does liberate the higher charging rate as long as the hardware TX/RX pads support it (as covered above). I average about 980mA, which is within 5% of the rated peak for my Samsung charging platform.:good:
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Thanks for the reply.
I have read that the charge rate is limited by the device to something like 466mA. Mine charges at 460. Some say the kernel will raise it the others say the kernel alone won't do it, a hardest mod (like this) is required.
To answer your questions:
1. Transmitter Nokia DT-900 output 750mA.
2. Receiver rated at 650mA
I'd be happy to get the charge rate around 600mA. I know my setup I'd not capable of charging at 900mA, but would like to do better than the 460mA I'm now... getting off possible.
If I can get it charging rate higher, I'd look into getting a 1000mA receiver, but won't be getting a new transmitter until the prices drop. I was able to get several Nokia charges for just under $20a piece.
When I get home I will try Saber kernel.
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Try the custom kernel since that does control the charging manager functions. If the change is marginal, your RX pad may be actually functioning like a 500mA rated pad. Hopefully, you will see something closer to 600-640mA with your setup (even if the charge time will not be significantly reduced). If anything, invest in a good RX pad that is rated up to the 1000mA so you know you are able to accept any level energy up to the 1A regardless of the charger you use now or buy later.

SGBE said:
Try the custom kernel since that does control the charging manager functions. If the change is marginal, your RX pad may be actually functioning like a 500mA rated pad. Hopefully, you will see something closer to 600-640mA with your setup (even if the charge time will not be significantly reduced). If anything, invest in a good RX pad that is rated up to the 1000mA so you know you are able to accept any level energy up to the 1A regardless of the charger you use now or buy later.
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With Saber Kernel 39.3 I am somehow getting a reading of 899mA, not sure how, as neither my receiver or transmitter should allow this. Though the pic on the FastTech site showed a green receiver pad that had 5v650mA printed on it, the one I got doesn't say anything, so it may be capable of up to 1000mA. Even so my Nokia should not be ab;e to supply enough to charge at the reading I'm getting.
Well, I've always used Perseus Kernel because Saber did not support my 64GB MicroSD card. Flashed Saber Kernel 39.3 and it does support my 64GB MIcroSD, Even the stock saber kernel that comes with Jedi X17 dose not support my exfat 64GB card. So I guess I'm happy.
We'll see what happens. Thanks for the help, it is greatly appreciated!

Very cool! Your charging time should be greatly reduced if eveything is being reported correctly by the app. Please confirm once you test a few cycles.
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SGBE said:
Very cool! Your charging time should be greatly reduced if eveything is being reported correctly by the app. Please confirm once you test a few cycles.
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My battery drain seemed to be much greater with the Saber Kernel vs the Perseus kernel I was using. So I went back to the Perseus kernel and even the though it reads 466mA vs Sabers 899mA they both seem to charge at about the same rate (10-12% per hour). I didn't do a real detailed comparison so the Saber my get an extra percent or two per hour, but that means little if it drains the batter much faster.
Maybe I'll try saber 39.3 again to double check the drain and charge times.
on a sad note I cracked my screen again. Luckily the replacement screen price has dropped considerably. I paid less than half of what I did the first time I had to replace it.

SGBE said:
Today, I changed the stock kernel to the Saber variant and I am liking the results. With no others changes or mods, I am now seeing 900mA of the 1000mA the QI receiver pad is spec'd at.
I was also able to charge from 81% to 91% in exactly 25 minutes with the T889 ON, the screen awake, Wi-Fi active, and the phone idling. This would equate to approximately 4 hours and 10 minutes per complete charge, which is very respectable.
Scott-
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SGBE, thanks for all the info you've provided on this thread. I have a few request, what settings are you using in the saberkernel and where did you go to change these settings? Thanks again!
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I'm having problems getting the solder to stick to the resistor up by the charging contacts. I'm afraid if I try much more the resistor will be toast. Can I solder directly to the top contact and it would still work?

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[KERNEL PATCH] Force AC (fast) Charging

This is for kernel devs only. The patch itself is useless to those who do not/can not compile their own kernel.
I put together this patch for you guys at the request of a few different members here in the nexus S forum who had saw my patch in the gnex forum. This allows one to force AC charging for any charger that is detected as USB (e.g. many car chargers) and pull the full current the charger can support. It also provides additional security when connecting to public charging stations because by forcing AC charging, USB/adb data transfers are disabled, protecting your data.
Fast charge can be toggled by issuing:
echo 1 > /sys/kernel/fast_charge/force_fast_charge
and off:
echo 0 > /sys/kernel/fast_charge/force_fast_charge
Some roms (AOKP) have also implemented toggles.
In addition I have created a toggle fast charge widget that may be used to toggle fast charge on and off right from your home screen:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.incredicontrol.fastchargewidget
For the widget (or any fast charge toggle) to work, you MUST be running a kernel that has this patch implemented.
As a good gesture to support a fellow dev, I ask that if you implement the patch into your kernel, please link to my widget as one means to toggle it. You are of course free to provide other ways to toggle it as well if you so desire.
Kernel devs, if you would like to test the widget yourself to confirm its working, and for convenience of testing, please contact me and I will provide you with a copy. You must show that you are a kernel dev though (i.e. link me to your kernel post so I can match your username).
Here you go. Good luck have fun:
http://www.incredikernel.com/wp-con...wnload.php?id=nexus_s_force_fast_charge.patch
Hopefully we will see this implemented into a lot of our kernels around here. It looks pretty sweet. If I knew how to compile kernels I'd be all over it.
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Thanks! I'd like to see this also!
Its been brought to my attention that the AOKP toggle interferes in some way with the widget. I'm going to contact them and see what's up. I think they may be setting the permissions of the fast charge toggle in an undesirable manner.
thank you x 1million!!! I requested this from mathkid about two weeks ago & never heard anything back....I hope this gets implemented now
hp420 said:
thank you x 1million!!! I requested this from mathkid about two weeks ago & never heard anything back....I hope this gets implemented now
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Yup, I remember that and now its here to add! Looking forward to this
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hp420 said:
thank you x 1million!!! I requested this from mathkid about two weeks ago & never heard anything back....I hope this gets implemented now
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He messaged me and it took me a couple weeks to get around to it. Haha
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chad0989 said:
He messaged me and it took me a couple weeks to get around to it. Haha
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ahh, thanks for the response I'll write him and thank him for his part in researching this for matrix kernel.
any kernels on the nexus s 4g support fast charge? I cant wait to get this working! Great job!
I've always had a problem of GPS draining my phones battery no matter what ROM I'm running, or what car charger I use, been through about 5 of them. If this helps with that I'm super stoked about this, since it's the only thing that I don't like about my Nexus S.
id love to see how fast this makes charging, considering my phone already charges pretty god damned fast.
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Does anyone know if this can be ported over to the HP Touchpad?
Anyone have much luck with the fast charge toggle on this kernel? I'm helping my friend who just got a nexus s 4g and setup his touchstone from his palm pre. his phone only detects as USB while on the touchstone even though its a full 1 amp charger. Anyway if he plugs in he gets ac charging obviously. So I had him enable fast charge with this kernel and us NStools. It doesn't seem to work and actually glitches out and charges slower to the point that it never increases even with screen off. It indeed says ac in settings. If he then plugs into regular ac outlet it continues charging slow where it won't increase even a single percent for 20 min. Restoring stock kernel goes back to normal.
Anyone had any luck with fast charge? We're kinda baffled here. I know the nexus s is a slow charging phone already at 750 mA. anyone have any ideas? Thanks.
So I realize this is a bit of an older thread, but since it got bumped anyway...
Isn't this about the same thing as SBC? Meaning, won't this trash your battery very quickly? Fast charging is designed to be something that's only done in emergency situations (which is why people say only to use car chargers in emergency situations) otherwise it will kill your battery. This really shouldn't be something to use in a daily driver kernel.
thunder2132 said:
So I realize this is a bit of an older thread, but since it got bumped anyway...
Isn't this about the same thing as SBC? Meaning, won't this trash your battery very quickly? Fast charging is designed to be something that's only done in emergency situations (which is why people say only to use car chargers in emergency situations) otherwise it will kill your battery. This really shouldn't be something to use in a daily driver kernel.
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car chargers charge your phone at a slower rate than a wall charger so no its absolutely fine for car chargers your other part i have no clue.
thunder2132 said:
So I realize this is a bit of an older thread, but since it got bumped anyway...
Isn't this about the same thing as SBC? Meaning, won't this trash your battery very quickly? Fast charging is designed to be something that's only done in emergency situations (which is why people say only to use car chargers in emergency situations) otherwise it will kill your battery. This really shouldn't be something to use in a daily driver kernel.
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There are two charge modes: USB and AC. The phone determines the mode by reading the resistance value between the two USB data pins. If the value is zero, the phone charges in AC mode, which draws > 500mA current (eg. wall charging). If the resistance is very high, it charges in USB mode and draws <= 500mA of current (eg. charging from a computer USB port).
What this patch does is it forces the phone into AC mode so that it can draw higher current and charge faster. Hope it clears up your confusion.
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There are two charge modes: USB and AC. The phone determines the mode by reading the resistance value between the two USB data pins. If the value is zero, the phone charges in AC mode, which draws > 500mA current (eg. wall charging). If the resistance is very high, it charges in USB mode and draws <= 500mA of current (eg. charging from a computer USB port).
What this patch does is it forces the phone into AC mode so that it can draw higher current and charge faster. Hope it clears up your confusion.
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That makes a bit more sense, I had my A's and D's crossed there. So basically this just helps speed up the charge if you're charging from a pc then. Gotcha.

Slow charging on 4.3 (Please Close This Thread Mods)

I've notice while flashing carbon, dirty unicorns, and pa among other aosp ROMs
That charging seemed to be slow for me. So I wanted to investigate..
I grabbed an apk called galaxy charger light https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abmantis.galaxychargingcurrent.free
And when I refreshed it while plugged in to the wall charger, it said the max was 400. That's like USB currents. So I used devil kernel, and inside the latest devil tools, there is a charging control tab. I changed the options like I have here in this screenshot.
Then when testing my current with that galaxy charging app, it now says my current is 2000. And my phone is charging super fast now like it used to. ...And I thought my cable was bad lol.
so if you're charging is slow, try that app out and test it and see what your current is... if its 1800 or 2000 then that's good, if its 400 or similar, then you're charging very slow.
Also, I'm charging at 1500 through USB when it used to be only 475. Kind of like 'fast charge'
****But be careful. I've only tested this out for a couple days. So far no problems but change the charging control in devil tools at your own risk.****
please close this mods
and only change the USB control if needed. (I've heard something about "fast charge" messes up USB ports on pcs when charging that high but idk if that's true or not. I've only read that once and I forgot my sources)
You want the 'max' to be around 2000.
Before this devil kernel tweak, I had a max of 500 within the galaxy charging app. This was on stock carbon and dirty unicorns. Now my max is 2000 and its definitely noticeable. now my phone even charges while playing a graphic intensive game.
after doing some reading, this may be just too dangerous and damaging to the battery that its not worth it. please check the link by saboture and this shouldnt really be needed. i guess tw doesnt charge at 2000 constantly either so it cant be good. was def only trying to help but i dont want to steer ppl in the wrong direction.
Devil kernel thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2299261
And his devil tools are listed here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41346443#post41346443
Hope this helps somebody that has slow charging problems. I know I did and it has helped so much.
Thank you, -cue
EDIT: this may be an isolated incident for me. anyway, you can check your max current with the aforementioned app and see if its happening to you before any changes need to be made.
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Don't let your phone end up under the pillow on charge while you're asleep, it'll overheat like crazy at that current. I leave mine on 1200
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The faster you charge, the faster your batter will die and it will also lower the life span. Be careful using this.
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http://plugable.com/2013/07/22/usb-hubs-and-chargers-what-happens-when-you-pull-too-much-power
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Good warning folks. Like I said, ive only tested this for a couple days so I'm glad your warnings are close to the op. I will edit it to stress the voltage warnings. Thanks! I haven't noticed heat that's why I've kept it. Will def watch it now. But I thought 2000 was equivalent to 2 amps which I thought our phone charged at originally. Obviously I don't have that much knowledge of electrical.. Better I learned from folks like you guys before I burned my face off lol
... unless the warning only pertains to USB charging. That I was weary of.. But nevertheless... Does make sense that it would wear the battery out though if it was too much that the phone can handle.
Was I the only one experiencing400? That is so low!! my phone was dying while texting and charging.. not right . never did that pre 4.3
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Sorry, edited my post a couple (actually more like 3 times) times (yeah I know) but now I have a question at the end so.. Bump I guess?
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And I actually really don't want this to destroy mine, or anyone else's phone so I may ask to have it closed.
good reference link though @saboture
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cuezaireekaa said:
Good warning folks. Like I said, ive only tested this for a couple days so I'm glad your warnings are close to the op. I will edit it to stress the voltage warnings. Thanks! I haven't noticed heat that's why I've kept it. Will def watch it now. But I thought 2000 was equivalent to 2 amps which I thought our phone charged at originally. Obviously I don't have that much knowledge of electrical.. Better I learned from folks like you guys before I burned my face off lol
... unless the warning only pertains to USB charging. That I was weary of.. But nevertheless... Does make sense that it would wear the battery out though if it was too much that the phone can handle.
Was I the only one experiencing400? That is so low!! my phone was dying while texting and charging.. not right . never did that pre 4.3
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Define "originally"
For who knows what reason, the Note 2 and other Sammy device ship with a 2000mAh 5V rated charger brick...but the TWiz software gimps the charger by throttling it way back to only 500mAh. Which is just downright stupid moronic. People on Note3 are amazed by how fast it charges, because Sammy has removed the software limiter in the stock ROM, and now the 2A charger actually charges closer to something resembling the charger rating.
As far as wearing out your battery, all rechargeable batteries wear out after a certain number of charge/discharge cycles. So long as heat doesn't become to high it isn't a worry. I've been using 1200mAh+ saoftware charging since kernels came out that allowed it. Still on my original battery.
Now regarding slow charging, another culprit that can do this is a crapped out USB cable. Try a different known good USB cable.
Skripka said:
Define "originally"
For who knows what reason, the Note 2 and other Sammy device ship with a 2000mAh 5V rated charger brick...but the TWiz software gimps the charger by throttling it way back to only 500mAh. Which is just downright stupid moronic. People on Note3 are amazed by how fast it charges, because Sammy has removed the software limiter in the stock ROM, and now the 2A charger actually charges closer to something resembling the charger rating.
As far as wearing out your battery, all rechargeable batteries wear out after a certain number of charge/discharge cycles. So long as heat doesn't become to high it isn't a worry. I've been using 1200mAh+ saoftware charging since kernels came out that allowed it. Still on my original battery.
Now regarding slow charging, another culprit that can do this is a crapped out USB cable. Try a different known good USB cable.
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well i thought it charged at 1800-2000 originally on TW Stock. but testing now, its fluctuates around 400 to 700 on stock tw. but 1686 is the 'max' listed on that app. my 4.3 aosp roms were just staying at 400 and 400 was max prior to me using this tweak through the kernel. but is was very noticeable that i was charging slower than normal. will try a new cable today. thanks for your input.
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[Q] Note 10.1 2014 charges very slowly

I just bought a new Note 10.1 2014 edition, everything works fine, except the battery takes 30 hours to charge to 100%!
The screen was off the entire time it was charging, but the device was still on, in airplane mode, with power saving mode on and the gps was off.
I'm using the stock samsung charger I got with it, but with a american-european converter, although I don't think that should matter, because on the box it said it could take over 10A, and the stock samsung charger is 2.0A.
The device doenst register the charger as a USB or anything, it realizes that it's charging via AC.
Is my cable, samsung charger or converter just dirty/broken? or is there something wrong with the device?
ps, I have Cleanrom 2.0 installed, and use some Gravity Box tweaks
Thanks
RuteNL said:
I just bought a new Note 10.1 2014 edition, everything works fine, except the battery takes 30 hours to charge to 100%!
The screen was off the entire time it was charging, but the device was still on, in airplane mode, with power saving mode on and the gps was off.
I'm using the stock samsung charger I got with it, but with a american-european converter, although I don't think that should matter, because on the box it said it could take over 10A, and the stock samsung charger is 2.0A.
The device doenst register the charger as a USB or anything, it realizes that it's charging via AC.
Is my cable, samsung charger or converter just dirty/broken? or is there something wrong with the device?
ps, I have Cleanrom 2.0 installed, and use some Gravity Box tweaks
Thanks
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If you have the Snapdragon P605 , then this should take around 3-4 hours for full charge from 0%, while Exynos processors P600/601 normally takes 5-6 hours charge time.
So probably you have a defected or malfunctioning charger or cable , try charging without the converter & see if the case is still the same , then that will be either a faulty cable or charger.
RuteNL said:
I just bought a new Note 10.1 2014 edition, everything works fine, except the battery takes 30 hours to charge to 100%!
The screen was off the entire time it was charging, but the device was still on, in airplane mode, with power saving mode on and the gps was off.
I'm using the stock samsung charger I got with it, but with a american-european converter, although I don't think that should matter, because on the box it said it could take over 10A, and the stock samsung charger is 2.0A.
The device doenst register the charger as a USB or anything, it realizes that it's charging via AC.
Is my cable, samsung charger or converter just dirty/broken? or is there something wrong with the device?
ps, I have Cleanrom 2.0 installed, and use some Gravity Box tweaks
Thanks
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I have the 600 and it takes 3 to 4 hours.
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If you have the Snapdragon P605 , then this should take around 3-4 hours for full charge from 0%, while Exynos processors P600/601 normally takes 5-6 hours charge time.
So probably you have a defected or malfunctioning charger or cable , try charging without the converter & see if the case is still the same , then that will be either a faulty cable or charger.
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I'm using the stock cable. I usually cut my device off to charge.
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Must be the converter mate because 10hrs is too long.
Geordie Affy said:
Must be the converter mate because 10hrs is too long.
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It`s 30 hours as he mentioned not 10 hours
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If you have the Snapdragon P605 , then this should take around 3-4 hours for full charge from 0%, while Exynos processors P600/601 normally takes 5-6 hours charge time.
So probably you have a defected or malfunctioning charger or cable , try charging without the converter & see if the case is still the same , then that will be either a faulty cable or charger.
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I have p600 and the charge from 5/6 to 100% is about 4 hours
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It`s 30 hours as he mentioned not 10 hours
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Oh I misread that lol....blimey 30hrs!!!

			
				
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You lie.... Mine takes 4 - 5 hours tops...
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You lie.... Mine takes 4 - 5 hours tops...
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It does if you have a P-605 with Qualcomm's QuickCharge feature. See the pretty little stylized "A" in the upper left corner of the graphic I posted? It's the AnandTech logo. They don't lie and have been performing objective standardized tests on mobile devices longer than you've been an XDA member (2007). If my choice is believing their 7 hours and your "4-5 hours tops" guess who I and most people here are going to believe? And my P-601 does take about 7 hours to charge which is a hella long time especially when you're traveling.
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It does if you have a P-605 with Qualcomm's QuickCharge feature. See the pretty little stylized "A" in the upper left corner of the graphic I posted? It's the AnandTech logo. They don't lie and have been performing objective standardized tests on mobile devices longer than you've been an XDA member (2007). If my choice is believing their 7 hours and your "4-5 hours tops" guess who I and most people here are going to believe? And my P-601 does take about 7 hours to charge which is a hella long time especially when you're traveling.
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LOL, I'm literally timing mine as I type this - I will report back the exact time it takes from 5% to 100% - Using the standard wire and socket Samsung provided. Curios if people timed their devices if they would all be the same time frame - I know my first tablet took something around 6hrs to fully charge will see what this one is like.
mine charges at 21-24% per hour up until 80% where the trickling starts. at that point it constantly takes 90 minutes to top it off. i doubt that anand lies, but he's only testing one sample and he's reporting what he gets from it. mine takes 4-5hrs depending on how frisky the tablet feels in taking some juice.
i don't have any logs so bmw pro but if i ever remember to let it drop down so i can get a long charge logged i try and post it.
it's not like any of us are gaining any internet fame by reporting a 5hr charge or getting any pay.
cables do affect the charge rate a lot. so if you get less than 5hrs then check another cable. this this is very pick on the cable for some reason.
mine takes 3-4 hours....its a p605 probably you have a defective piece or try another power outlet
Po678 said:
mine takes 3-4 hours....its a p605 probably you have a defective piece or try another power outlet
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Holy crap. Just like the Exynos/S-800 N3, the Exynos/S-800 N10.1-14's use different charging circuitry and get very different results. AnandTech tested an Exynos P-600. Like my Exynos P-601 it takes 7 hours to charge from 0-100%. People with S-800 N10.1-14's have been reporting getting a full charge in 5ish hours which is about the percentage difference between the two different N3's. You'll also notice the second runner up in longest charging time is the Exynos-based N10 which, like the N10.1-14, uses a microUSB port to charge. If you adjust for the smaller battery, the Exynos N10.1-12 with a 30pin connector charges about 20% faster than the N10.1-14 with a USB charging port. N10 owners that bought the optional pogo pin charging module have been able to shave about 30ish% off their charging time which means it's not the battery or SoC causing prolonged charging times via USB on the N10.1-14 and N10.
Conclusion?
The P-605 is one of the fastest (if not the fastest) large format tablets.
The P-600/1 are slugs which is probably as much due to microUSB as a charging port rather than what the battery/SoC can handle as evidenced by the N10's improved performance when using pogo pins.
P.S. - Here's the N10's charging graph (via USB) and it's pretty linear. So Samsung (who builds the N10) may have done something in terms of faster charging mid-charge for the N10.1-14 but if they have that power they certainly didn't apply it on the N10.
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P.S.S. - P605 owners go away. "Slow charging" has nothing to do with you and you're just muddling the thread which admittedly should (re)titled "Exynos N10.1-14 Takes Forever to Charge."
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P.S.S. - P605 owners go away. "Slow charging" has nothing to do with you and you're just muddling the thread which admittedly should (re)titled "Exynos N10.1-14 Takes Forever to Charge."
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That's a bit harsh and funny at the same time :laugh:
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That's a bit harsh and funny at the same time :laugh:
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Their belligerently calling people liars and making it seem that people posting different result are daft. If you can dish it out you should be able to take it. But seriously, this thread's very poorly named as it doesn't identify that only the P-600/1 are slow charging. I knew that from other discussions already had on this forum. So, while maybe a tad belligerent in their approach, people that didn't know there were differences between the Exynos and S-800 versions of the N10.1-14, could have assumed they were the same.
Here's the difference between a device using Qualcomm's P4981 dedicated charging module (QuickCharge) and a device using standard charging circuitry. Pretty impressive. Numbers below are for a 3,300mAh battery. And the dedicated charging circuit is what makes charging via USB mute on S-800 devices.
Okay here are my charging results which I have timed.
Started charging 16:20 @ 5% - https://www.dropbox.com/s/yeoup9hafrmw93q/Screenshot_2014-01-13-16-17-41.png
Finished charging @ 21:25 @ 100% - https://www.dropbox.com/s/gxmcpp0aq9od5l2/Screenshot_2014-01-13-21-24-28.png?m=
So charge time of 5 Hrs - like its been said, it charged very fast till 85% then slowed right right down!
Mind you I did not use the tablet at any point apart from lifting the book cover to see progress. Personally I think the charge times is alright.
Here's a little food for thought from the SGS4 forum. It doesn't matter if the device being tested is Exynos or Qualcomm since QuickCharge was introduced with S-800.
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With the advent of the S4, and its higher capacity battery, one could understand a higher charging current. However, I seem to have uncovered some findings that the charging system on the S4 is a bit more complex than first thought!
This is a bit techy, and assumes you have a basic amount of electrical knowledge, ie voltages, currents, resistance etc., but I'll try and keep it as simple as possible for anyone who may not!
To explain: The mains charger supplied with the S4 is a model number ETA-U90UWE, rated 5V @ 2A. However, the phone will ONLY charge at full current (which as I have measured so far, depending on what the phone regulates it to, typically sits in the region of 1.2 - 1.5A), when using the supplied charger (or possibly one of equal or higher current rating, depending on how it's configured internally), AND the supplied usb cable, OR any other usb cable, provided its shielding (the metal outer surface of the connectors) is connected at BOTH ends of the cable. Use a cable that doesn't have this shielding, and the charge current drops, regardless of whether there is plenty of current available or not. Use a different charger with an unshielded cable and the current drops even more, again regardless of whether it can supply plenty more current.
My assumption on this, is possibly an effort by Samsung to avoid the scenario of sticking 1.5 amps down a flimsy cheapo cable, the wires of which will likely be too thin to carry it.
After doing some probing around with a meter, I have managed to find a slight difference with the charger itself, compared to a generic one. In a generic one, the two data pins are usually just shorted together, which tells most phones that it's a mains charger rather than a USB port. On the Samsung one on the other hand, the pins appear to be shorted together, and also connected via resistors across the supply line (known as a potential divider), which holds these shorted data pins at a certain voltage. This is what tells the phone what sort of charger it's connected to.
Attached are a couple of diagrams to show the difference between the two chargers. There are in fact various setups of resistors that different manufacturers use to set the charging current, so it's quite easy to run into compatibility issues!
To make this a little less confusing I have done some preliminary experimenting, and I set out my results here.
For the test, I used combinations of 4 different usb style mains chargers: an apple iPhone one rated at 1A, an iPad one rated 2.4A, an HTC 1A one, and the genuine S4 one. With these I used two cables - the supplied Samsung S4 one (which is shielded), and a cheap generic one (which isn't). I started by measured the charging current directly with a meter, by using a very short usb breakout lead I've made, enabling me to interrupt the 5V line. However, I soon noticed that the use of any extension cables, even shielded, can lessen the chance of maintaining a good shielding connection, so I continued the exercise relying on the "galaxy charging current" app to get a reading.
Charger.................... Cable................ Current (A)
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HTC 1A.................Generic..................... 0.5
HTC 1A.................Samsung S4..............1.0
Apple 1A...............Generic......................0.5
Apple 1A...............Samsung S4..............1.0
Apple 2.4A............Generic......................0.6
Apple 2.4A............Samsung S4..............1.3
Samsung S4.........Generic...................... 0.8
Samsung S4.........Samsung S4...............1.3
So as you can see from these results, the original charger makes a difference, and the supplied cable (or a good quality shielded one) makes a further difference. If you have any further findings please feel free to add them here.
I can see that this is going to confuse some people, as it has me, as I'm sure some will inevitably try charging up their phone on generic chargers/leads at some point, with potentially long charging times resulting!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2274321
that's been my experience. i've gotta make sure that i have the right cable AND charger to get the full blast - using p600. the fastest charge comes from the stock charger and a car charger i have (powergen 2.1A). no charger has ever reached 2A and the highest i've ever seen is 1.6A.
regardless of the fact that one's tablet may charge a few hours faster than someone else's - five+ hours for a charge is waaaaaaayyyyy to freaking long! my samsung ativ 500t has about the same battery capacity but charges in 90min. the 700t charges in 2hrs. of course using 12V 3.3A charger is giving a lot more juice than a 2.3A 5V charger is, lol.
one thing i noticed is that occasionally, the trickle ( charging past 80%) would sometimes drop to 300MAh instead of the normal 600 to 900. if i catch it, i just unplug it and replug it and it's back to normal. dunno what causes this though.
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one thing i noticed is that occasionally, the trickle ( charging past 80%) would sometimes drop to 300MAh instead of the normal 600 to 900. if i catch it, i just unplug it and replug it and it's back to normal. dunno what causes this though.
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Oh! Didn't even think of that - will give it a try next time and see if it speeds things up.

Disable charging / decrease charging voltage on Nexus 7 (2013) [solved]

Hi,
I'm using some Nexus 7 (2013) with Android 4.4.4 as control panels, being 24/7 powered with an AC charger. After ~2 years operation, the batteries in my Nexus 7s expanded dramatically to the point I have to replace them. I guess it's due to them being constantly held at maximum level (4.25V) at a moderate temperature ~5°C above ambient. Since I don't really use the battery - and the Nexus 7 won't boot with the battery detached (tried it), I'm looking for a way to disable the battery charging via ac (and usb/wireless) completely via software, so I can make my own charging logic that tops the battery at ~3.80V which should make it way more happy.
I already did some research and found https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/54902/disable-usb-charging or https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...oid-device-avoid-excess-battery-wear-0176280/
Command "dumpsys battery set ac 0" or "dumpsys battery set status 4" didn't have an effect.
The file "/sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_enabled" doesn't exist on the Nexus 7 (2013).
I do have root...
Can someone help me out?
Thx
Edit: Problem solved with custom kernel, see post #10
That funcionality must be enabled in the kernel. However, I guess is not possible because it must be supported by the hardware, which is not the case
Maybe you can detach the battery and supply about 4 volts by using and external power supply and voltage regulator connected to the board pins
I am interested on this too...
bamsbamx said:
it must be supported by the hardware, which is not the case
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Do you know for sure? Do you have any information about the power management chips used and/or schematics?
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Using an actual regulated voltage source is not a good idea, since the device will try to charge it.
Best fake battery might be a capacitor. I've tried a 100µF cap and it tricked the Nexus 7 into thinking a proper battery is connected and it bootet. But after a second it did shut off. I guess it actually tried to drain the battery despite the fact that a AC supply was connected and thus the cap drained immediately.
A supercap might work, but I don't have one. I also don't know if slim ones actually exist that would fit into the case.
Another mod would be to place two antiparallel schottky diodes between the plus terminal and the battery. This way it would only charge to ~4.0V, but as soon the charging stops, the battery would read ~3.7V and I guess that would drive the charging circuit crazy.
Also, I'd prefer to not do any hardware mods... I have lots of these devices
Edit: Actually, with a 1500µF cap the boot screen appears and I can also enter recovery. But as soon as android starts to boot, the voltage collapses and the device reboots.
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Maybe you can detach the battery and supply about 4 volts by using and external power supply and voltage regulator connected to the board pins.
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Connecting power directly to the motherboard, presumably without a battery and the data lines, has not been tested, but removing battery from its control PCB and connecting a 5V power supply instead works fine.
RFZ said:
Do you have any information about the power management chips used and/or schematics?
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Using an actual regulated voltage source is not a good idea, since the device will try to charge it.
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A supercap might work, but I don't have one.
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Here is some info on battery control IC.
If the regulated voltage source is 5V (vs 3.7-4.2V), the device will have no reason to charge it, but "charging" a power supply is harmless anyway.
A supercap is still not good enough as the initial boot up current peaks at 1A and takes several seconds, while an external power supply on the USB port can contribute only a small portion of it. Another option is a different battery - the Nokia battery never expanded after years of being constantly powered with an AC charger.
Applying 5V to the battery protection pcb that expects a Li-Po isn't the first idea I'd have... According to ifixit, the N7 uses a PM8921 Battery Management Chip. It's rated maximum for V_bat is 4.5V (section "3.2 Recommended operating conditions" https://developer.qualcomm.com/down...er-management-module-device-specification.pdf )
Also, I'd prefer to keep the battery. It is still useful in power outage scenarios.
An interesting idea however is to modify the chip on the battery itself. Maybe I can program it to a lower maximum voltage and the PM8921 will then respect that?
I also found the kernel driver for the PM8921
https://android.googlesource.com/ke...3.4-kitkat-mr0/drivers/power/pm8921-charger.c
It looks like it supports stopping the charge... But I don't know how if it's possible to use that...
After receiving a logic analyzer, I had a look at the I2C communication with the bq27541-G1 chip on the battery.
The Nexus 7 only reads Voltage( ), StateOfCharge( ), Temperature( ), AverageCurrent( ) and Flags( ) during boot and when the usb plug is (un)plugged. I was hoping it would read parts of the configuration of the bq27541-G1, e.g. the Charging Voltage, to get parameters for the power management IC.
I also read other devices on the bus besides the bq27541-G1 (0xAA/0xAB): These are i2c addresses 0x72/0x73, 0xD4/0xD5 and 0xEE/0xEF
I guess I will have to take a different approach... Modifying the kernel.
Actually, the problem is, I really don't know what a kernel is or does in the context of a complete android system. I never looked at different kernels and what they might offer. However, since the stock kernel (right?) doesn't expose any access to the Nexus power management IC, I will have to expose it myself... As far as I can tell, the ability is there ( https://android.googlesource.com/ke...3.4-kitkat-mr0/drivers/power/pm8921-charger.c ) and others, like "Timur's Kernel", seem to have been able to change parts of the power management within the kernel.
Is there someone of you out there who has some experience in compiling his own kernel and can tell me if that's the proper way to go?
RFZ said:
I guess I will have to take a different approach... Modifying the kernel.
Actually, the problem is, I really don't know what a kernel is or does in the context of a complete android system. I never looked at different kernels and what they might offer. However, since the stock kernel (right?) doesn't expose any access to the Nexus power management IC, I will have to expose it myself... As far as I can tell, the ability is there ( https://android.googlesource.com/ke...3.4-kitkat-mr0/drivers/power/pm8921-charger.c ) and others, like "Timur's Kernel", seem to have been able to change parts of the power management within the kernel.
Is there someone of you out there who has some experience in compiling his own kernel and can tell me if that's the proper way to go?
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This one is for building AOSP kernel for Sony devices. However, the script might help you in the build: https://github.com/bamsbamx/aosp-sony-kernel/blob/aosp/LA.UM.5.7.r1/utils/build.sh
Keep in mind you will also need a toolchain.
Here is what the kernel looks like: https://github.com/bamsbamx/aosp-sony-kernel
Although it wont be easy at all if you never built one
Thx. I don't think building a kernel is that hard. For the Nexus 7, this should be well documented. ( e.g. http://pete.akeo.ie/2013/10/compiling-and-running-your-own-android.html and https://source.android.com/setup/building-kernels )
The other problem is to find out where to start modifying the stock kernel. I still think https://android.googlesource.com/ke...3.4-kitkat-mr0/drivers/power/pm8921-charger.c is the right place. Probably just overwriting pdata->max_voltage in https://android.googlesource.com/ke...itkat-mr0/drivers/power/pm8921-charger.c#4539 to 4000 does the trick. Or I have to find out where this platform data initially comes from.
Biggest problem is, without having any experience in compiling a kernel, I have no Idea how to debug the changes - e.g. how to look at the data pdata gets initialized with.
Okay, long story short: It works! :victory:
Actually, the Nexus 7 (2013) doesn't use "pm8921-charger" at all... It's using "smb345-charger" (SMB345ET-1850Y IC, haven't found a datasheet though ).
In smb345-charger.c the #define FLOAT_VOLT_43V 0x28 actually defines the max charging voltage. Despite the fact that I don't have a datasheet, I'm pretty sure the value represents the charging voltage in 20mV increments, starting at 3.50V (0x00) up to 4.76V (0x3F). 0x19 results in a charging voltage of 4.0V etc...
Since I'm obviously not able to compile my own kernel in just one day, I have to thank @pfent who did this for me :highfive:
The patched code can be found here on github.
What's the result? Well, the Nexus 7 (2013) now will top out charging at 4.0V and stay there. I hope this will noticeably increase the lifetime of the battery and especially prevent it from swelling. I don't know how or if this might effect / confuse the gas gauge meter on the battery or the devices capacity calculations, but I think it will be fine. We'll see in 1-2 years
Edit: Attached a charging curve screenshot. The battery is charged to 4.0V, then no current is flowing in or out the battery.
Edit 2: Looks like other kernels implemented similar features: https://github.com/flar2/flo-Elemen...7067e030e/drivers/power/smb345-charger.c#L958
After installing Magic Charging Switch disable charging.
RFZ said:
Hi,
I'm using some Nexus 7 (2013) with Android 4.4.4 as control panels, being 24/7 powered with an AC charger. After ~2 years operation, the batteries in my Nexus 7s expanded dramatically to the point I have to replace them. I guess it's due to them being constantly held at maximum level (4.25V) at a moderate temperature ~5°C above ambient. Since I don't really use the battery - and the Nexus 7 won't boot with the battery detached (tried it), I'm looking for a way to disable the battery charging via ac (and usb/wireless) completely via software, so I can make my own charging logic that tops the battery at ~3.80V which should make it way more happy.
I already did some research and found https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/54902/disable-usb-charging or https://android.gadgethacks.com/how...oid-device-avoid-excess-battery-wear-0176280/
Command "dumpsys battery set ac 0" or "dumpsys battery set status 4" didn't have an effect.
The file "/sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_enabled" doesn't exist on the Nexus 7 (2013).
I do have root...
Can someone help me out?
Thx
@VR25
After installing Magic Charging Switch its disable charging. I am tried to disable/uninstall Module from magisk but still my mobile not charging. Disconnecting again and again.
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Dinesh 1C0N said:
@VR25
After installing Magic Charging Switch its disable charging. I am tried to disable/uninstall Module from magisk but still my mobile not charging. Disconnecting again and again.
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What device is it?
If it's a Nexus 7, try echo 1 >/sys/devices/i2c-0/0-0055/battery_smbus.
BTW, aren't you in the wrong thread?

2 different chargers and 2 different battery life???

So I have the wireless charging mod and I have several wireless chargers “All the same brand and model” I mostly only use two. The one beside my bed and the one at work. I know this is going to sound crazy but when I use the charger beside my bed and charge to %100 the battery life is not nearly as long. It is enough to be VERY noticeable I have tested and compared like 6 times. Charging on both to 100% and just let the phone sit for an hour and when it is charged by the one beside my bed it drains about 20% faster. Can a charger effect battery life in this way????
Based on my experiences... yes!
enetec said:
Based on my experiences... yes!
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I've never had that happen till now. I wonder if that particular charger is going bad or something
X_man. said:
I've never had that happen till now. I wonder if that particular charger is going bad or something
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Experiment... swap the chargers? bring the work one home and vice versa? maybe different mains or "dirty mains" could be the culprit? see if the issue follows the charger or area?
Uzephi said:
Experiment... swap the chargers? bring the work one home and vice versa? maybe different mains or "dirty mains" could be the culprit? see if the issue follows the charger or area?
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Great idea! I'll do that next week and post what happens.
X_man. said:
Great idea! I'll do that next week and post what happens.
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Any time. I personally ran into that. It wasn't 20% more like 5% (average 3hr drain on my old Rezound was 2hrs and 45mins when charged from work. It was due to ingress on my work's lines that wasn't there at home. We had little oddities with some PC's until we found the UPS for our server was causing noise on our circuits).
This is absolutely normal. I build custom vape systems, some on li-poly Batts, some on li-ion. In both cases, charge rate -can- drastically affect charge effectiveness.
Most of this in your case likely has to do with thermal reads. Remember, not only is your phone and charger loaded with chips to be smart and safe about the charge, the battery (and sometimes individual cells within it) are also microchipped. Wireless charging creates a lot of heat. Should any one of the three components recognize this heat as excessive, the voltage will drop. I _believe_ this is most relevant during the end of "saturation" phase during charging, because if the battery says "no" during this phase, or anytime after (during completion/final) , the charger's subsequent "topping-charge" will also be denied. This kind of results in cycle of the charger saying "take it!" , The battery saying "no", dropping the voltage, the charger seeing the drop and expecting it to need a top-off and immediately trying to push again, repeat. The reason you're seeing the difference is because the charger is getting it's numbers from current output from the battery. The battery can drop down to zero current when overheated to prevent thermal rail? From occurring, which the charger then translates " 0 current must mean full".
That's one part of the difference, and not necessarily what is occurring... The other part has to do with manufacturing intent. Most USB 3.1/c power supplies are actually pushing out the maximum amperage and thus has a huge stage-1 charging state, with a minimum stage-2 (saturation) charging state. This basically translates into , your charger and phone are both lying when you rapid charge.
I'm sure I'm missing some facets or misrepresenting them here as I can't remember all the damn physics, but short story is: for absolute saturation, battery life, battery runtime, and safety... Charge at the same rate as battery discharge.
Edit: also what Uzephi mentioned about dirty power is also relevant. When power factors are not near 1.0 (1:1, meaning everything drawn is used, and everything requested is given), bad sh*t happens. This actually relates to the physical wave (sinusoidal) of electricity. All the anomalies are probably listed somewhere by some physicist, but suffice to say, there's a lot of possibilities, none of them "good" when out-of-phase power factors occur. This is why sensitive equipment almost always gets run through a power conditioner. The more sensitive and volatile the system, the more aggressive the conditioner needs to be (hence massive amplifiers for sound systems like the ones I use in my work need $200 glorified power strips).
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This is absolutely normal. I build custom vape systems, some on li-poly Batts, some on li-ion. In both cases, charge rate -can- drastically affect charge effectiveness.
Most of this in your case likely has to do with thermal reads. Remember, not only is your phone and charger loaded with chips to be smart and safe about the charge, the battery (and sometimes individual cells within it) are also microchipped. Wireless charging creates a lot of heat. Should any one of the three components recognize this heat as excessive, the voltage will drop. I _believe_ this is most relevant during the end of "saturation" phase during charging, because if the battery says "no" during this phase, or anytime after (during completion/final) , the charger's subsequent "topping-charge" will also be denied. This kind of results in cycle of the charger saying "take it!" , The battery saying "no", dropping the voltage, the charger seeing the drop and expecting it to need a top-off and immediately trying to push again, repeat. The reason you're seeing the difference is because the charger is getting it's numbers from current output from the battery. The battery can drop down to zero current when overheated to prevent thermal rail? From occurring, which the charger then translates " 0 current must mean full".
That's one part of the difference, and not necessarily what is occurring... The other part has to do with manufacturing intent. Most USB 3.1/c power supplies are actually pushing out the maximum amperage and thus has a huge stage-1 charging state, with a minimum stage-2 (saturation) charging state. This basically translates into , your charger and phone are both lying when you rapid charge.
I'm sure I'm missing some facets or misrepresenting them here as I can't remember all the damn physics, but short story is: for absolute saturation, battery life, battery runtime, and safety... Charge at the same rate as battery discharge.
Edit: also what Uzephi mentioned about dirty power is also relevant. When power factors are not near 1.0 (1:1, meaning everything drawn is used, and everything requested is given), bad sh*t happens. This actually relates to the physical wave (sinusoidal) of electricity. All the anomalies are probably listed somewhere by some physicist, but suffice to say, there's a lot of possibilities, none of them "good" when out-of-phase power factors occur. This is why sensitive equipment almost always gets run through a power conditioner. The more sensitive and volatile the system, the more aggressive the conditioner needs to be (hence massive amplifiers for sound systems like the ones I use in my work need $200 glorified power strips).
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Some very good points! Doesn't seem quite as strange now LOL Thanks!
@Some_Donkus than for your complete explanation...
I've found even "about same rate" chargers (measured on phones...) often differs in heating battery: on my old Moto Z, the OnePlus X charger and the Samsung Galaxy Tab one both charged my phone (quite fast...), BUT the first heated it A LOT more, while the second hot A LOT itself!!
I think it's related to components quality too...
What I don't undestand well is why the Incipio MotoMod battery, which charge the phone at quite low rate, is able to heat it more than fast chargers....!?!?
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@Some_Donkus than for your complete explanation...
I've found even "about same rate" chargers (measured on phones...) often differs in heating battery: on my old Moto Z, the OnePlus X charger and the Samsung Galaxy Tab one both charged my phone (quite fast...), BUT the first heated it A LOT more, while the second hot A LOT itself!!
I think it's related to components quality too...
What I don't undestand well is why the Incipio MotoMod battery, which charge the phone at quite low rate, is able to heat it more than fast chargers....!?!?
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Without knowing the specific charge voltage and stage setup of the individual batteries it's tough to speculate. One thing that comes in mind relates back to the power factors I was speaking of. It might actually be a high quality device that just has a lot of extra MOSFET + capacitors built in. These are used in order to "clean and manage" power on the fly. Capacitors are used to provide extra little bumps of discharge / supply when the battery cells themselves can't necessarily output enough mA/amp in a peak. MOSFETs do the opposite, providing a safe gateway for extra unused power either coming into the device from the battery, or from outside power to charging battery...
Both of these little guys basically are giant heat retainers (MOSFETs actually usually have heatsinks pasted to them, even the micro sized ones used in small devices)....
Just a thought.
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Well, it surely could be but two weird things still happen with Incipio battery MOD (and, they say, NOT with the new Turbo Power which do fast charging instead! ):
- the overheat seems to be coming from the phone and not from the battery MOD...
- the Incipio battery MOD I have adds wireless charging too to the phone. What it's weird is that wireless charging phone (by the same rear connector on the phone) seems to overheat it less than using battery to charge it... (and battery charge rate is a bit lower...).
I think it could be related from the fact that battery MOD has probably to raise his voltage to charge phone... but strangely this overheats more phone than battery...!
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Well, it surely could be but two weird things still happen with Incipio battery MOD (and, they say, NOT with the new Turbo Power which do fast charging instead! ):
- the overheat seems to be coming from the phone and not from the battery MOD...
- the Incipio battery MOD I have adds wireless charging too to the phone. What it's weird is that wireless charging phone (by the same rear connector on the phone) seems to overheat it less than using battery to charge it... (and battery charge rate is a bit lower...).
I think it could be related from the fact that battery MOD has probably to raise his voltage to charge phone... but strangely this overheats more phone than battery...!
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Ohhh, I see what you're saying...
Okay well, from what I understand, the Incipio Wireless mod actually charges the phone's battery first, THEN the pack within the mod. By default, magnetic induction (wireless charging method) actually will charge everything and anything within the field simultaneously.. but.. what I assume the incipio mod does is this....
Wireless charger sends out induction wave > (Induction wave charges both internal battery and mod for a moment) > Incipio mod get's a mV current reading from phone's internal battery > If internal phone battery mV current is ≠ 0, Incipio mod uses MOSFET's to gate-drain incoming charge from wireless for X amount of time (and possibly send charge to internal battery via connectors) + > induction wave continues to charge internal phone battery > Incipio takes another mV current reading from phone battery to see if it's full >>>
Cycle continues until Incipio gets mV current reading = 0, at which point it stops using gate-drains and accepts induction wave charge.
^^^ -IF- that's accurate, then it would mean that the Incipio mod is passing it's charge into the phone battery (received from induction wave) at the same time that the internal phone battery is receiving the induction wave from pad... So that internal battery is receiving a shiz-load of joose quickly...
again, pure speculation.... but it would make sense...

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