Hi guys,
My GNex has a problem. Many users seem to have a similar problem but theirs seem to be hardware related and I'm pretty confident mine is software related.
It started a few months ago when my GNex wouldn't charge through the wall charger. I was on a trip with my friends so I didn't have access to a pc and wasn't able to troubleshoot further. The charging icon would appear when the phone was off but when I turned it on it didn't charge. I played around with the phone for about two hours, rebooting, Googling for solutions, changing the USB connection modes in the Storage settings. When I changed from Next Launcher to Stock launcher and rebooted everything was working fine again. However I think it was only a coincidence. Then the problem didn't occur again until now and this is why I think it's software related. If hardware would have been broken the problem wouldn't just have fixed itself like that.
It happened 3 days ago but somehow fixed itself again. I was troubleshooting the issue with my GNex connected to PC and installed Nexus Root Toolkit by Wugfresh. During install my phone rebooted on it's own and suddenly USB worked perfectly again!
However yesterday I forgot to charge and my GNex died. On reboot the issue was back.
"Symptoms":
Phone won't charge with any wall charger (and any cable) unless off
Phone will charge through USB in any mode but PC will not recognize it and install it as unknown device.
USB Debug Icon and Connection Mode notification do not appear in status bar upon PC connection
OTG doesn't work and apps like "Stickmount" do not detect external drives
Attempts:
Gently bending the "tongue" inside the micro usb on the phone in case there is a bad connection
Reinstalling drivers on PC
Rebooting device in different modes including fastboot
Using different batteries
NOTES
This problem started after latest 4.3 update. It has only occured after battery completely runs dry. I have 3 batteries (a bit excessive I know) and an external battery charger so charge is not the issue, I just really want to understand what's going on with my phone.
I'm not ready to Factory Reset or replace the USB port yet, those are last resort options to me. Any other options, especially software related, are very welcome. I am on stock 4.3 only rooted and with CWM recovery.
In Testing menu (type *#*#4636#*#* in Dialer) under Battery Settings my phone also says Charging (AC) when connected through USB. Hope this helps.
Been Googling around for two days now so I decided to make my own thread. Any help is appreciated. Sorry for this very long post.
Fixed it! Tried bending the tongue inside the micro usb again, forced much more this time, everything is working again, for the moment
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Hello, I have been looking everywhere for months on a solution to my problem and though I have been read about many similar problems mine is a bit different.
My s3 will not connect to any PC. No notification on the PC or phone is visible. The last time it worked I was flashing from CM10 to stock via Odin then update through kies to stock 4.1.
*Note: I was non cm10 with ktoons kernel using fast charge(for about a week) I noticed my phone was getting too hot while charging which was what really made me move back to stock.(plus cm10.1 was not out and I wanted to try a stable version of jb)
The original cable that came with my s3 broke in about a week. So I was using an old mytouch4g charger/cable for a while. My my touch 4g cable was all broken too but it worked. I remember that when I wanted to use Odin to flash to stock my phone would not be detected (though it was working before.) So I asked my sister for her cable. It worked and I flashed to stock, booted to Ubuntu on my PC to set it up. I noticed the the device Id wasn't showing (it did appear a few times but dissapeared pretty fast) after about 2hrs of trying to get it to work nothing. Booted to windows 8 and it wasn't being detected either. So since then I,ve been trying to get it work.
Problems I'm facing:
-No USB connection on any computer.(but charges)
-No USB notification
-slow charging when connected via wall charger(sometimes it won't charge at all)
-Charges normal when its off.
-Charging led stays on for about 15 to 30 secs after being disconnected.
Things I've tried:
-different pcs
-Many different chargers (same slow charging and battery led weirdness)
-Many diff USB cables (including my new Samsung cable that came with my nexus 10)
-Formating my PC.
-Flashing diff ROMs/kernels (currently cm10.1 w/ stock kernel)
-Factory reset.
-USB debuging (enabled/disabled)
-Download mode (USB not detected)
-Removing SD card.
-Booting with phone connected.
-Cleaning connector with a tooth brush(I think its still dirty)
-Kies USB troubleshooting
I also notice my battery is draining way faster. 100 to 0 in like 7-8hrs with like 1hr-2 onscreen time.
So I am officialy giving up, and will continue to use my phone and flash ROMs till it dies, but before I do I wanted to hear what XDA has to tell me.
Is my port damaged?? Any other ideas that might fix it?
Please help!
I have the same problem odin sees my phone in download mode or a camera but not as a phone. When it does connect I get a popup on my phone saying service pack 3 not found. Im reinstalling xp ill let you know if it works
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So my phone is no longer being recognized as a USB device by my computer. Whenever I plug my phone in, I don't see the USB storage option on the top of my phone, nor will my computer even acknowledge that it's been plugged in. This issue has never happened to me before, and it only started acting up just last night. It isn't an issue with the computer OR the cable; I've tried with many different PCs and cables, both third party and official, and I'm getting the same problem. I don't think it's an issue with a broken microusb port, either, since it still charges. Interestingly enough,the computer WILL notice that something has been inserted when I plug it in... if the phone is off. However, the phone only shows up as an unknown device. Also, when I check the battery status, it almost always says that I'm charging via AC even though I'm using USB.
After exploring the forum, I've discovered and tried using *#7284#, but the code refuses to work. (I also tried other codes just to see HOW they work, and none of them will register on my phone.)
I'm currently running CM 7.1, and my phone is rooted. I haven't changed the ROM ever since I started using it, which was about a good year or so ago, and I seldom do any sort of flashing, so I highly doubt it's related to that.
Any suggestions? I thought it might be a dirty microusb port, since I've also been getting the random Car Mode popups as of late, but after cleaning it out, nothing seems to have changed.
So, I got back this weekend and realized that the data connection over USB cables stopped working, even in recovery(PhilZ) mode.
Last weekend it was working fine, and throughout the week it was kept turned off with no disturbances.
ADB doesn't detect the phone.
Power is supplied normally, so the phone still charges. Computer plays the USB detected sound when plugging in/out.
Tried different cables, different computer, and verified that while it works normally on my One m8, it does not on my HOX.
On SlimKat rom, stock kernel.
Any help, guys? I'm really hoping it's not a hardware problem.
Hey guys, wondering if you've run into a similar problem. I'm on stock 7.0 (with magisk & xposed) 4.49.605.16 Firmware.
My phone will no longer charge or recognize a USB connection when plugged in. No LED indicator. However, I am able to charge the phone if I plug it in and then restart (still no USB connection though... the phone doesn't seem to know it's plugged in, only that it is charging). When I disconnect after the restart the phone then loses the able to charge until I reconnect and reboot. Any ideas?
I've played around with USB debugging settings in Dev Options (some posts suggested toggling setting to 'fix' the issue). No dice.
Rebooted multiple times (with and without xposed enabled).
I'm not convinced that it's a hardware issue seeing as it constantly charges after reboot. I'm not sure if re-flashing anything again would help (and I can't connect to adb!). I've seen some posts on the internet attribute the problem to a flex cable but I don't see how that could cause problem as the phone still retains partial functionality.
Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
In case anyone is curious or has run into a similar situation, this was most definitely a hardware problem. If your phone charges while off (or when it's turned on while plugged in) but not afterwards, the sister board with the USB and headphone jack has failed (ignore all of the explanations and attempted workarounds seen online). Fortunately, it's an easy fix (especially if you've dug around the inside of the m9 before). The component is about $8.00-$9.00 USD and in theory you don't have to remove the motherboard or battery to replace the bit. I swapped the board and charging and USB connectivity work like before.
Hey everyone,
The type C port of my phone stopped working sometime ago. It only charges. However no dash charge is available. Also when I connect my phone to my computer there is absolutely 0 data exchange happening it only charges. Also OTG is not working aswell. When I connect a OTG device and turn on OTG, it only gives power to the OTG device however, no data connection is happening.
Before you may ask,
- I tried multiple cables and different different usb ports and devices.
- I bought a brand new official dash charge cable.
- Turned ON/OFF Usb debugging
- Put "Default Usb Configuration" to "File Transfer" (as well as trying other options such as USB tethering etc)
- Booted into recovery and wiped my cache.
- Cleared the cache of MTP, Media library services. (as well as disabling and re-enabling them)
- Went into factory menu and ran factory tests.
- Went into fast boot menu and recovery and tried plugging the cable for some data exchange.
- Then I determined that the port is damaged from endless usage for years, bought a brand new type c port (with flex cable etc) replacement and installed it.
and still... There is absolutely no data connection happening from the type c port. Just slow charging and nothing else.
More info:
The usb started working out of nowhere for a brief time on it's on and then shut off again. Which led me to believe this is rather a software issue than a hardware one.
The Microphone Jack is also not working (as they are on the same board with the usb port).
I am assuming the service or software responsible of activating the data connection when something plugged is just nothing working.
Has anybody experienced something like that? Is there anything that I can try to fix this issue?
The only thing I have not tried is factory reseting the phone and I am not sure if that would fix this issue and I want to do it as a last resort.
I just don't want to give up on my 5T as it's still rock solid except for this issue.
Damn bro. I am facing the exact same issue. Looks like this is end of life for OP5T phones? I had bought mine in 2017/18 can't remember now! Let me know if you are able to fix it anyway
I had the same symptoms and it was caused by a poorly designed ribbon cable inside the phone. The cable always has a little stress on it and over time it will break the connector on the motherboard.