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WORKING USB Cable???

I purchased 2 of these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OSURT2/ref=oh_o05_s00_i00_details
and NEITHER one worked with my Gnex!! It wouldn't sync, charge or anything.
Is there ANY way to get a STOCK USB for the Gnex? (the one that came with the phone, http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SCH-I515MSAVZW-accessories last item on the 2nd page)
Also had problems with other micro USB chargers.....a lot seem to have some sork of short in theme.....lose power when I move the phone around....how hard is it to find a working cable? Anyone with similar issues?

I have various cheap eBay micro usb cables and OEM ones and they all work. Perhaps take a look at your gnex micro USB port? Maybe a piece of dust is in there. Or the contacts are screwed. Its probably more complicated than that, but it doesn't hurt to check. GL

I'm using USB cables I got for very cheap and they all worked so far...can you try the cables with another phone?

Hmm well I can try when I get home. My Droid 2 was the same way! only the stock USB would work and a few aftermarket micro USBs wouldnt work! And you guessed it, my Droid 2 USB worked fine with my GNex :S

I bought 2 of these cables and they work just fine:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001XXUOQI/ref=oh_o05_s00_i00_details
They look like the one that comes with that charger, though. Very odd.

I have always had the best luck with the oem motorola micro usb cables. Well made and never a charging or pc connectivity issue and you can usually find them cheap on Amazon.

I have one cable that plugged into PC or into my AC jack gives me just AC, no data connection.
My other usb cable charges but no AC and gives data.

I bought this charger + cable combo.
They are the same models that come with the phone. They work flawlessly.
The kit was a little cheaper back then, but definitely beats having to order random cables till one of them works.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OSURT2/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details

At work i'm using Blackberry charging cables.

slight22 said:
At work i'm using Blackberry charging cables.
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Ditto! works like a charm.

Most of my micro USB cables work, but this one that came with an LG Optimus One (and worked on my Nexus One, HTC Panache, Nook Color) does not register in my GNex. Not sure why - maybe something about the shape of the port or the depth.

Neera said:
I bought this charger + cable combo.
They are the same models that come with the phone. They work flawlessly.
The kit was a little cheaper back then, but definitely beats having to order random cables till one of them works.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OSURT2/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details
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Thats weird cuz a different cable came with mine! looks a lot nicer...

Bought mine from seller Yellow deals using the same links posted in this thread. The charger itself works, but the U4 micro USB cable does not for both charging and data transfer. Bummer.

My dad has an Optimus V and I have a Galaxy Nexus. His cord won't charge my Nexus and my cord won't charge his phone.
I wasn't sure why it was this way.

I've tried all kinds of LG chargers and LG usb cables, and none of them work.

Dragonsla said:
I purchased 2 of these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005OSURT2/ref=oh_o05_s00_i00_details
and NEITHER one worked with my Gnex!! It wouldn't sync, charge or anything.
Is there ANY way to get a STOCK USB for the Gnex? (the one that came with the phone, http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SCH-I515MSAVZW-accessories last item on the 2nd page)
Also had problems with other micro USB chargers.....a lot seem to have some sork of short in theme.....lose power when I move the phone around....how hard is it to find a working cable? Anyone with similar issues?
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I'm almost sure that you manage to damage your USB port, just like I did. It won't do anything but charge AC only through pc and nothing more, no matter what cable I use.
I'm just waiting for my replacement part arive from Hong Kong. 1,5 month already and no word of it. I guess it take that much time anyway.
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lucasmalaguti said:
I'm almost sure that you manage to damage your USB port, just like I did. It won't do anything but charge AC only through pc and nothing more, no matter what cable I use.
I'm just waiting for my replacement part arive from Hong Kong. 1,5 month already and no word of it. I guess it take that much time anyway.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using XDA
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That'd be tragic. I dont think thats the case because GNex #1, GNex #2 and Droid 2 all had the same issue (certain cords short out, stock ones do not) So I am leaning towards manufactures quality....Just ordered 2 different cheap ones from ebay....waiting....

Definitively a damaged port. I bought a port from Hong-Kong as well, and it took 6 weeks to ship!!
After replacing it the phone charges with all my cables though.
*Be sure to star this issue http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23789

Bought 2 of these cables from monoprice:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=4868&seq=1&format=2
Tested them with both the OEM charger and the HTC T-Mobile myTouch 3G Car Charger and both give AC power.

Turns out NOT to be the port(or at least i dont think so) I got a cheap $1 one from Ebay and an AWESOME cable from Amazon!! Love it! check it out, looks like a rope xD http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003V42O6K/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details
They both work great

[Q] HDMI MHL HDTV Mirroring adapter

So...I'm on a research adventure to figure out which MHL adapter to buy.
I know that the GS3 and GNII use an 11 pin setup. I don't want a dock [yet] and don't care about USB OTG simultaneously while displaying HDMI (although I might pick one up in the future). Right now I want an MHL adapter that:
1. Has zero or almost NO lag while mirroring so I can game
2. Charges while plugged in (some people have reported slowly losing charge...and I am on the Perseus kernel right now as some have reported better charging functionality)
3. Displays 1080p or 720p with no flickering and no choppiness (the display is 720p...so I would be fine with showing only 720p...I don't really care about 1080)
I'm fine with getting an original 5 pin MHL and a 5 to 11 pin adapter...but the above points must stay intact.
Anyone have an opinion? Am I missing anything I should care about?

i use mhl on my note daily
buy the official gs3 mhl connector and you'll have zero problems. with a wall charger you'll never have trouble getting things charged. if you are in the car using the perseus kernel youo'll be fine as well, the stock kernel is a different story though you'll need a really powerful charger to get it to work in the car.

knives of ice said:
i use mhl on my note daily
buy the official gs3 mhl connector and you'll have zero problems. with a wall charger you'll never have trouble getting things charged. if you are in the car using the perseus kernel you'll be fine as well, the stock kernel is a different story though you'll need a really powerful charger to get it to work in the car.
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Yeh. I read that thread about car charging without the Perseus kernel. I was hoping someone would respond about a MHL adapter they had that was a 5 pin and they got an adapter for the 5 to 11. But, since the mod moved this thread to the q and a area from the General area no one is responding. Kinda funny, since the general area has a ton of question and answer discussions.

I ordered these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0089VO86Y
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NG71K8
Just yesterday.
Yeah I am a little cheap. But I read this setup works perfectly on the GS3 (and so it should on the Note 2). I guess I will see if that's right.

the skiva 5 pin mhl all in one adapter on amazon..no need to carry an hdmi cord or extra charging cord. Works for every other phone...bought the white 5 pin to 11 pin adapter on monoprice..works for my note 2 now..best of both worlds...can use for the note and my wife's nexus. Picture is 1080p...displays whole screen and doesn't cut it off at all...played a quick game..didn't notice any lag. I'm very happy with my purchases.
edit: JUST NOTICED IT'S SHOWING IN 1080i...no matter what I play. Going to have to research why now

dtugg said:
I ordered these:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0089VO86Y
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005NG71K8
Just yesterday.
Yeah I am a little cheap. But I read this setup works perfectly on the GS3 (and so it should on the Note 2). I guess I will see if that's right.
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Issue may be on the 500mah max on mhl 5 pin adapters. You may need to use the perseus kernel and the "screen standby app to not constantly drain your bsttery while using hdmi. Im also wondering about the delay. I have another similar setup in mind.

knives of ice said:
i use mhl on my note daily
buy the official gs3 mhl connector and you'll have zero problems. with a wall charger you'll never have trouble getting things charged. if you are in the car using the perseus kernel youo'll be fine as well, the stock kernel is a different story though you'll need a really powerful charger to get it to work in the car.
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Charging with the car does suck. Using GPS on a trip the phone died along the trip. I bought a higher Amp usb car charger by Scoche (something like that) which worked great. I was on a galaxy s2 then and stopped by FYE to find it for $15. The company itself makes good stuff maybe you could look for them for better charging.
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ninja_unmatched said:
Charging with the car does suck. Using GPS on a trip the phone died along the trip. I bought a higher Amp usb car charger by Scoche (something like that) which worked great. I was on a galaxy s2 then and stopped by FYE to find it for $15. The company itself makes good stuff maybe you could look for them for better charging.
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Trick with the car adapter is having one that does 1 AMP (1000MAH) OR higher and is either shorted (two center data pins) with a soldering iron, OR you have a cable that has the green/white wires shorted.
You can also buy a data only charge USB cable from Amazon.
Edit: Currently I have a 2.1 car adapter which I have shorted a USB extension cable (as to not ruin a perfectly good data cable).
How to (super easy really):
http://www.podfeet.com/wordpress/tutorials/make-your-own-charge-only-usb-cable-for-the-novatel-mifi/

[Q] Note 2 barely charging?

Hi guys,
Running omega v16 and have been very stable since I installed it a couple of months ago.
This morning I woke up and having been charging my phone overnight it was only on 40%?! Using it for a while it while plugged in made the percentage go down! Normally it slowly increases with use or fully charges when not used in about 2-3 hours.
I've rebooted and no use! A different charger doesn't seem to have helped things.
The galaxy charging app says max - 100, avg - 100, now - 1698. (http://www.imgur.com/QWO80GY.png)
If I unplug and plug it back in they all temporarily go to 1698 (but average 0) before slowly decreasing down to 100?. It's almost as though the battery is reporting itself as full and not accepting charge?
Reboots haven't helped! I really need my phone to be guy charged for this evening so any tips would be great.
Thanks.
On 29% now n's it's been plugged in pretty much the whole time! Lowest brightness too.

Same happens with the Galaxy S3, sometimes it's because of the cable (you get a new genuine samsung charger+usb cable) and other times it's because of unstable current from the plug, which is rare and shouldn't happen if it worked before.
Some people also say stock kernel fixes it.
I would recommend the new charger/usb.

Skander1998 said:
Same happens with the Galaxy S3, sometimes it's because of the cable (you get a new genuine samsung charger+usb cable) and other times it's because of unstable current from the plug, which is rare and shouldn't happen if it worked before.
Some people also say stock kernel fixes it.
I would recommend the new charger/usb.
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Hi mate, Appreciate the quick response It was indeed the cable!
I hadn't even thought of that and was going straight to different USB chargers. The stock sammy cable & charger had previously worked fine but now wasn't, replacing the cable got me 1000 and 1400 'units' of charging (mA or mAh I think?) - far better than the 100 I was getting earlier on (and only just shy of the 1698 that the stock cable used to get).
Comparing the cable to a good one I would say that perhaps the centre pins are somewhat out of place, so maybe it wasn't making a good connection in the phone? Don't think I did anything nasty to it and I've always been really careful but I guess these things happen. At some point I'll be looking to order a new micro usb cable so if you know of any good ones or ones to avoid then please fill me in
Thanks!

Tamen said:
Hi mate, Appreciate the quick response It was indeed the cable!
I hadn't even thought of that and was going straight to different USB chargers. The stock sammy cable & charger had previously worked fine but now wasn't, replacing the cable got me 1000 and 1400 'units' of charging (mA or mAh I think?) - far better than the 100 I was getting earlier on (and only just shy of the 1698 that the stock cable used to get).
Comparing the cable to a good one I would say that perhaps the centre pins are somewhat out of place, so maybe it wasn't making a good connection in the phone? Don't think I did anything nasty to it and I've always been really careful but I guess these things happen. At some point I'll be looking to order a new micro usb cable so if you know of any good ones or ones to avoid then please fill me in
Thanks!
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Great
The genuine samsung usb cables are very good quality, micro usb cables are a little fragile and overtime they tend to have some problems.
You are getting the right-ish amount of mA now so you're good to go
(Optimal is 2000 for the note 2)
The phone charging slower is a security mechanism in the kernel that detects unstable current and throttles charging to a safe value to prevent damage, you can disable it in STweaks if you want to use the old cable but that's pretty risky.
Protip: the thicker the cable the better, usually.

Skander1998 said:
Great
The genuine samsung usb cables are very good quality, micro usb cables are a little fragile and overtime they tend to have some problems.
You are getting the right amount of mA now so you're good to go
The phone charging slower is a security mechanism in the kernel that detects unstable current and throttles charging to a safe value to prevent damage, you can disable it in STweaks if you want to use the old cable but that's pretty risky.
Protip: the thicker the cable the better, usually.
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It definitely felt and still looks like a great cable- shame it doesn't function as such I've kept the one that gave me 1400 as my new permanent charger cable for now but actually it wasn't doing anything else before so I may well just continue to use this one!
Ah that would be why then - it presumably detected it jumping all over the place as the pins made and lost connection - but I love my note and think I'll avoid messing with any tweaks that could break it! Think I'll just stick to a new cable
Really appreciate your advice!

I would like to add on...there are people who changed the cables and adapters three Times at the phone store but to no avail.... some believe these cables are faulty from the factory...one guy went to the extent of building his own cable..the guy is good with electricity/electronics concepts (amps, voltage, resistance, watts etc) and funny another guy wanted him to build a custom cable for him and sell it to him here on XDA lol
I faced the same issue..I just threw away the note II adapter..I use my Samsung Galaxy S II cable and it charges decently fast not sure if will be as fast as the original due to minor amp differences but it charges fast and the cable is much longer
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dead soul said:
I would like to add on...there are people who changed the cables and adapters three Times at the phone store but to no avail.... some believe these cables are faulty from the factory...one guy went to the extent of building his own cable..the guy is good with electricity/electronics concepts (amps, voltage, resistance, watts etc) and funny another guy wanted him to build a custom cable for him and sell it to him here on XDA lol
I faced the same issue..I just threw away the note II adapter..I use my Samsung Galaxy S II cable and it charges decently fast not sure if will be as fast as the original due to minor amp differences but it charges fast and the cable is much longer
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Could be a faulty batch, Samsung changed my S3's cable/wall adapter here in Qatar for free, so I won't complain.

Skander1998 said:
Could be a faulty batch, Samsung changed my S3's cable/wall adapter here in Qatar for free, so I won't complain.
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could be.... but the point I'm trying to make even if you don't get a good galaxy note II adapter you could use other Samsung micro USB adapters like galaxy s II adapter I'm using but the voltage could be lower and charging may be slower but faster than the faulty adapter
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dead soul said:
could be.... but the point I'm trying to make even if you don't get a good galaxy note II adapter you could use other Samsung micro USB adapters like galaxy s II adapter I'm using but the voltage could be lower and charging may be slower but faster than the faulty adapter
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True, it isn't the voltage, it's the amps.
With an S3 charger the Note 2 will charge twice slower.
The S2 charger will charge even slower.
The S3 charger is 5V/1A
The Note 2 charger is 5V/2A
The S2 charger is 5V/0.7A

yea right !!! I can charge my note II in one and a half to two hours with my s II charger...it's ok for me me used to it now
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[Q] Note 2 charger in the box of my Note 3?

Has this happened to anyone else? My friend said he saw similar threads but I just did a search and couldn't find any...
My T-Mobile Galaxy Note 3 apparently came with a Note 2 a/c adapter. I found this out because after about a week, the USB3.0 cable stopped charging my Note 3. Luckily I can still charge with older microUSB cables, but I called T-Mobile for a replacement and they claimed they don't have replacement cables yet because it's so new and I should call Samsung. So I called Samsung, they said to send in the cable and a/c adapter and they'd replace it. But then today I got an email that they're cancelling my replacement because what I sent is NOT a Galaxy Note 3 charger and is in fact Item# ETA-U90JWEBXAR (obviously this is in reference for the a/c adapter part and not the USB3.0 cable which is a 3.0 cable).
So anyway now I'm waiting for my cable and a/c adapter to get back to me so I can go back to T-Mobile and complain. I have a really bad feeling that they're gonna fight me on this and claim I switched the chargers or something. Has anyone had this issue and have any tips on how to make it right?
Thanks
BTW I apologize in advance if A/C adapter is the wrong term haha. I think it is, but after typing it like 10 times in the above paragraphs it's starting to sound like gibberish...

When you got your phone did the package inside look like this?
http://i.imgur.com/HzAKE7n.jpg
Never seen a Note 2 charger set before, so I wouldn't know if the charger block itself looks the same or similar... but obviously the Phone end of the cable is quite different.

krelvinaz said:
When you got your phone did the package inside look like this?
http://i.imgur.com/HzAKE7n.jpg
Never seen a Note 2 charger set before, so I wouldn't know if the charger block itself looks the same or similar... but obviously the Phone end of the cable is quite different.
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i don't really remember for sure but yea that's pretty similar. it's over 2 weeks ago i got it, took a week for my charger to get to them after setting up the replacement authorization. and yea the cable itself is definitely a 3.0 cable, but the adapter is the part that seems to be a note 2 adapter.

My note 3 charger was identical to my note 2. Why do you want a different one :/

Lol. The chargers are the same. Geez. What'd you expect?
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@rbiter said:
Lol. The chargers are the same. Geez. What'd you expect?
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Because T-Mobile it's saying he sent them the wrong one for warranty replacement. Details in the OP.

This is the Development Q&A section. Thread has no development value.
Please take all off topic conversation to the off topic thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46091506
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Have a great day!

[Q] Slow Charge with Including USB3.0 Charger

So this is an update to a previous issue I had...
When I first got this phone, the included USB3.0 charger charged much faster than a standard microUSB charger. But then it stopped charging fast. It pretty much stopped charging at all really. Like maybe 1% battery added in like 20 minutes.
So I sent it into Samsung and they returned it saying they couldn't replace it because the wall adapter part was actually from a Note 2 which doesn't support the 3.0 wire (even though it was absolutely the one that came in the box). Once I got it back, I found a brand new set of the same wire and adapter (it was covered with the packing plastic wrap and all that stuff which is what makes me think it was actually a replacement). I plugged in my phone and it charged quick again for about a day. Then it went back to charging slow again.
I still need to get down to T-Mobile to see if they'll exchange the wall adapter which supposedly doesn't work with the USB3.0 cable even though both times it worked at first. It's their mistake but I have a hard time believing they'll own up to it... The model on the adapter by the way is EP-TA10JWE with an output of 5.3V 2.0A.
Assuming they don't exchange it... What do you guys think are my options here? I ordered a 3rd party USB3.0 cable from Amazon and that does the same super slow charging as this (and it didn't come with a different wall adapter anyway so it was kind of a stupid purchase on my part). I tried plugging the cable into a computer with USB3.0 and it didn't make a difference. Is there a different wall adapter that is known to work with the fast charging on this phone that I can buy? Is it AT ALL possible that the connector on my phone is the problem and I need a new phone? That would be terrible, but if it's something I need to do I will. It charges just fine and the same speed as any other phone when I use a microUSB cord and adapter like the one that came with my old S3.
Any thoughts?
Thanks

That's weird brother. I checked my charger and i have the same model number and mine charges extremely fast. Maybe it's a problem with the device it's self.

polarbearmc said:
So this is an update to a previous issue I had...
When I first got this phone, the included USB3.0 charger charged much faster than a standard microUSB charger. But then it stopped charging fast. It pretty much stopped charging at all really. Like maybe 1% battery added in like 20 minutes.
So I sent it into Samsung and they returned it saying they couldn't replace it because the wall adapter part was actually from a Note 2 which doesn't support the 3.0 wire (even though it was absolutely the one that came in the box). Once I got it back, I found a brand new set of the same wire and adapter (it was covered with the packing plastic wrap and all that stuff which is what makes me think it was actually a replacement). I plugged in my phone and it charged quick again for about a day. Then it went back to charging slow again.
I still need to get down to T-Mobile to see if they'll exchange the wall adapter which supposedly doesn't work with the USB3.0 cable even though both times it worked at first. It's their mistake but I have a hard time believing they'll own up to it... The model on the adapter by the way is EP-TA10JWE with an output of 5.3V 2.0A.
Assuming they don't exchange it... What do you guys think are my options here? I ordered a 3rd party USB3.0 cable from Amazon and that does the same super slow charging as this (and it didn't come with a different wall adapter anyway so it was kind of a stupid purchase on my part). I tried plugging the cable into a computer with USB3.0 and it didn't make a difference. Is there a different wall adapter that is known to work with the fast charging on this phone that I can buy? Is it AT ALL possible that the connector on my phone is the problem and I need a new phone? That would be terrible, but if it's something I need to do I will. It charges just fine and the same speed as any other phone when I use a microUSB cord and adapter like the one that came with my old S3.
Any thoughts?
Thanks
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Are you rooted? What kernel?
NOTE 3

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Are you rooted? What kernel?
NOTE 3
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no not rooted (i was thinking about it and then this whole thing started)

I've noticed the same thing with mine ..and definently trickling on USB 2 .. I thought USB 3 was suppose to be all the hype about how it would do when u turn fast charge on in a rooted phone with custom kernel.. The charging is slower than my note 2 on USB 2..
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ezsoulja said:
I've noticed the same thing with mine ..and definently trickling on USB 2 .. I thought USB 3 was suppose to be all the hype about how it would do when u turn fast charge on in a rooted phone with custom kernel.. The charging is slower than my note 2 on USB 2..
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its so weird that it DID charge faster for that first couple days (and again after I got the new one)... And I have 2 friends with Note 3's that say they charge faster than their previous phones (one of them had a Note 2).
I just don't know what to do...

The enhanced speed with USB 3.0 is for data transfer, not charging. Using a USB 2.0 or 3.0 will charge your phone at the same speed.
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Towle said:
The enhanced speed with USB 3.0 is for data transfer, not charging. Using a USB 2.0 or 3.0 will charge your phone at the same speed.
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Well first of all, every review says it charges faster with the included 3.0 charger... So I don't see how you could be right about that... Not trying to argue, it's just that was one of the features that everyone talked about... And second of all, the 3.0 charger that came with it barely charges at all anyway anymore, so even if that was true, either the cable, adapter, or phone still has a problem... Phone charges fine, maybe 3 hours for 100% charge with a microUSB cable... About 1% in 10 minutes (that's as long as I can bring myself to bother testing the 3.0 charger for). And that's if the screens off. If the screen is on it actually just won't charge at all, it's like it drains quicker than it's charging with the screen on with that 3.0 cable... Again I say "cable" but it could be the cable or the adapter or the phone that's the problem... I'd love to find a way to figure out which it is...

For some reason the 3.0 charger charged lightening fast today ... Maybe the jedi ROM had to settle in for a few days maybe?
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