So I got a flashing orange light on my EVO tonight when I plugged it in to charge, phone was dead, wouldn't turn on, dead battery. That's one reason you get a flashing orange light, a completely dead battery, just plug it in and let it sit for a bit and it will get a solid orange light. I advise waiting 20min or so then turning it on.
Side note, car chargers don't always have the power so you can use your phone while it's charging when the battery is really low, had it plugged it and was using it for an hour + and it still died
mrono said:
So I got a flashing orange light on my EVO tonight when I plugged it in to charge, phone was dead, wouldn't turn on, dead battery. That's one reason you get a flashing orange light, a completely dead battery, just plug it in and let it sit for a bit and it will get a solid orange light. I advise waiting 20min or so then turning it on.
Side note, car chargers don't always have the power so you can use your phone while it's charging when the battery is really low, had it plugged it and was using it for an hour + and it still died
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There are car chargers you can get that will charge the same as your wall charger. Read it and see if it says 1000mA.. There are also adapters that plug into 2 usb ports at 500mA equaling 1000 when charging your phone. Most car usb port chargers have 2 slots or more so its possible. You can also use the adapter method on your computer to receive the full 1000mA charge.
I'm using my palm pre car charger (original). I was streaming Pandora n checking my Facebook and it charged till it was full (green light n all)
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I'm using my palm pre car charger (original). I was streaming Pandora n checking my Facebook and it charged till it was full (green light n all)
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Mine charger works for my car, but my moms has a usb port built into the car and that's the one that wouldn't keep my phone alive.
mrono said:
So I got a flashing orange light on my EVO tonight when I plugged it in to charge, phone was dead, wouldn't turn on, dead battery. That's one reason you get a flashing orange light, a completely dead battery, just plug it in and let it sit for a bit and it will get a solid orange light. I advise waiting 20min or so then turning it on.
Side note, car chargers don't always have the power so you can use your phone while it's charging when the battery is really low, had it plugged it and was using it for an hour + and it still died
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My EVO Shift completely discharged and when I plugged it in to recharge it, I got the same problem - amber light would flash 3 or 4 times then stop, it would not charge and not turn on. I removed the battery for 10min. With the battery removed I plugged in the USB cable into the computer and phone, pressed the power button, unplugged the USB, pressed the power button again, replaced the battery, plugged in the USB and the amber light went solid and appears to be charging now.
BTW, I'm posting this because the OP's solution of plugging "it in and let it sit for a bit" didn't work, it was plugged into the wall adapter all night and didn't charge. I could only get it to do so using the steps above. cheers.
If you happen to be near a Sprint store and the "let it charge for about 20 minutes until solid orange" didn't work, take your battery to them. They can boost it on their battery machine. I see a lot of customers just for this very reason.
Jus10o said:
There are car chargers you can get that will charge the same as your wall charger. Read it and see if it says 1000mA.. There are also adapters that plug into 2 usb ports at 500mA equaling 1000 when charging your phone. Most car usb port chargers have 2 slots or more so its possible. You can also use the adapter method on your computer to receive the full 1000mA charge.
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I've had my EVO for just a few days and I got the abrupt shut down followed by flashing amber light also. The phone was charging off the usb of my laptop at the time. When i unplugged the phone the light turned off and the phone would not turn on. I thought I fried it because I did not know what flashing amber meant. What was strange about it was that not only did I not receive the usual "battery is nearing 15%, please plug in" notification but the phone powered off when I was reading an article about things to do to prolong battery life. Anyway, I proceeded to charge the phone from an outlet and now things seem to be fine.
I am having a similar problem with my HTC Incredible 2 on verizon. Last night it was charging just fine, and when I woke up this morning it was off and it won't turn on or do anything. I can plug it in and if I hold the battery it will flash the orange light a few times but it always stops. I've tried the fixes in this thread and nothing...what can I do?
It was still almost half way charged when I feel asleep last night so the battery wouldn't have run down. The only thing I'm worried about is if the charger did something to the battery but it seems unlikely as its a charger I've used often.
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My EVO Shift completely discharged and when I plugged it in to recharge it, I got the same problem - amber light would flash 3 or 4 times then stop, it would not charge and not turn on. I removed the battery for 10min. With the battery removed I plugged in the USB cable into the computer and phone, pressed the power button, unplugged the USB, pressed the power button again, replaced the battery, plugged in the USB and the amber light went solid and appears to be charging now.
BTW, I'm posting this because the OP's solution of plugging "it in and let it sit for a bit" didn't work, it was plugged into the wall adapter all night and didn't charge. I could only get it to do so using the steps above. cheers.
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Thanks! That worked!
I tried bryank909's method and that worked for me too, thanks a lot !
EDIT : after a little time the LED switched off . So I retried the trick and it's not working anymore...
pronstaR said:
I tried bryank909's method and that worked for me too, thanks a lot !
EDIT : after a little time the LED switched off . So I retried the trick and it's not working anymore...
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When the amber light is blinking, it basically means charging, but there is not enough turn on voltage to power on the device. If you were previously charging it > remove the battery for 5 minutes > replace it > charge the device on a WALL outlet, NOT a usb charging, i.e. computer, tv, xbox, etc. You should be good to go after that.
Well, when I plug it on a wall outlet and always this switching amber LED...
The fact is that this charger is working well with my other phone (HTC Sensation)
I'll try another charger if I found it !
Hello
This happens on my HTC HD2 when it's on the car mount and used as a GPS, and when there's too much sun hitting the device!
I know I should put the device in the shade, but for that, I'd have to buy a new car mount system, annoying...
In my case of desire sv which suddenly died and was "amber blinking", I had to just push the battery a little bit for it to start working again. Until that point of physical battery adjustment, I tried many options for the "amber blink" to go away.
Thank God, the phone is alive. Apparently, as I understand, the amber blink is to indicate that the battery is not present - perhaps. :on't Know::
after falling asleep and forgetting to plug my phone into the wall my evo turned off due to low battery, in the morning when trying to plug it in to recharge i find that the little orange light wont go and and neither will my phone. it wont charge or turn on even after being on the charger all day, i have tried different chargers as well... any ideas?
I would try a different battery that you know is charged. That would tell you if phone charger port is broken or phone is bricked (which prob isn't the case)
Did you try hitting that button on the top of the phone? LOL. haha. It is COMMON SENSE THAT THE EVO WILL NOT charge if you let it die all the way. you must take the battery out and charge it.
most likely it got to low for it to even charge. take it to a sprint store so they can jump start your battery.
dennis11b said:
after falling asleep and forgetting to plug my phone into the wall my evo turned off due to low battery, in the morning when trying to plug it in to recharge i find that the little orange light wont go and and neither will my phone. it wont charge or turn on even after being on the charger all day, i have tried different chargers as well... any ideas?
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Are you running froyo? If so, froyo has a charge bug that results in the exact symptoms that you describe.
dennis11b said:
after falling asleep and forgetting to plug my phone into the wall my evo turned off due to low battery, in the morning when trying to plug it in to recharge i find that the little orange light wont go and and neither will my phone. it wont charge or turn on even after being on the charger all day, i have tried different chargers as well... any ideas?
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Had this happen before.. What I did was just take the battery out for 30sec and put it back in and put it on the charger see if that works
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Hi all,
So I've had my Desire HD since launch and it's been doing me great! However last night I plugged it in for it's routinely charge and wake up this morning and it is dead.
Here is the thing,
I know the USB charge is loose and needs to fiddle with it before it charges sometimes (phone sleeps on the bed next to me so could have knocked it in my sleep stopping it from charging)
The phone was working this morning at around 9am, because my alarm goes off then, but I turned off my alarm and went back to sleep and woke up later to a unresponsive phone
The phone is not using the HTC charger, just a USB cable that is plugged into a USB wall outlet adapter. The phone picks this up as a USB charger rather than a A/C charger (which I know means a slower charge)
So after all this, is there a way to see if my phone is genuinely dead or if the battery is just completely flat?
When you plug it into the charger the LED should come on; orange if the battery is below 90% and green if the battery is 90% or above.
Does this happen when you try to charge your phone? If it does leave it that way in a place where the phone or cable can't get bumped or moved and let it charge for a few hours and see if the LED changes to green.
Chezbel said:
When you plug it into the charger the LED should come on; orange if the battery is below 90% and green if the battery is 90% or above.
Does this happen when you try to charge your phone? If it does leave it that way in a place where the phone or cable can't get bumped or moved and let it charge for a few hours and see if the LED changes to green.
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So I do not get any LED lights coming up on the charge indicator at all. I've left it for a few days now plugged in trying different chargers as well.
I would assume in this case, the phone is dead?
Maybe try a different cable/charger
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Or maybe check if you placed your battery with the metal contacts together and not the other way. Or try a new battery. Could be a faulty battery too
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Just happened tonight to me....
Couldnt charge my phone for some reason got home and my battery was at 15%.... popped it on the charger like normal... nothing... DOH
So I took my other battery that I had popped it in... 80%... not charging though... switched wall outlets, cables etc...
If I turn the phone off it gives the indication of it charging via the white battery filling up and the lightning bolt... *shrugs*
Still NO dice... ahh someone help me....
It is rooted, but no custom ROM.
Thanks everyone !!!
ch3ss said:
Just happened tonight to me....
Couldnt charge my phone for some reason got home and my battery was at 15%.... popped it on the charger like normal... nothing... DOH
So I took my other battery that I had popped it in... 80%... not charging though... switched wall outlets, cables etc...
If I turn the phone off it gives the indication of it charging via the white battery filling up and the lightning bolt... *shrugs*
Still NO dice... ahh someone help me....
It is rooted, but no custom ROM.
Thanks everyone !!!
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Worst case scenario your USB board is hosed. Try another charger? Or try charging it from a computer if you don't have another charger? I guess a PS3 could charge it too if you don't have a computer handy either
moe6 said:
Worst case scenario your USB board is hosed. Try another charger? Or try charging it from a computer if you don't have another charger? I guess a PS3 could charge it too if you don't have a computer handy either
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Its odd... i was messing with it last night (dont remember much) because I was tired...and its charging again....Very very odd...
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Hi,
Before I went to sleep I've had to charge my phone, so I plugged it in and let it charge for about 8 hours.
When I woke up, my phone was still plugged in, but I had to start my phone again it wasn't charged at all?
I'm using a wallcharger so no USB
And normally when the charger is plugged in and the phone is one he can't shutdown, or am I wrong?
Thanks in advance!
Did you see the red charging light when you plugged it in? Maybe your wall unit is broke.
tommeke19 said:
Hi,
Before I went to sleep I've had to charge my phone, so I plugged it in and let it charge for about 8 hours.
When I woke up, my phone was still plugged in, but I had to start my phone again it wasn't charged at all?
I'm using a wallcharger so no USB
And normally when the charger is plugged in and the phone is one he can't shutdown, or am I wrong?
Thanks in advance!
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It could have been a random reboot... Nothing special, sometime it happens
webpatrick said:
Did you see the red charging light when you plugged it in? Maybe your wall unit is broke.
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Yes, I've say the red charging light.
matt95 said:
It could have been a random reboot... Nothing special, sometime it happens
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But is it normal on a stock HOX, it's only unlocked nothing more
Ok, this is freaky
I've had the exact same problem a couple of weeks ago and again last night.
This morning it was worse - I've had to re-plug it and wait for about 10 minutes before the led started to blink red.
This is how the battery graph looked like first time:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fsi9vimtu2k0zm0/2012-11-07 10.49.51.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/cs4dr464jgmkehu/2012-11-07 10.50.00.png
I've installed GSam Battery Monitor and CPU Spy just in case this happens again.
In the mean time I'm blaming it on the charger - bought the phone from Expansys UK and it came with an original HTC UK charger and an Expansys branded EU charger (same ratings 5V, 1mA). Now I've bought an adapter for the UK one and waiting (with excitement) for tomorrow morning.