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Hi Guys, long time lurker and flasher, first time poster.
I've had a Galaxy Nexus for a few months, and love it. Flashed a million different roms, all is generally well.
Starting a few days ago, my phone started beeping and waking up. Upon closer inspection, it's because it thinks it is being plugged in and unplugged, up to twice a second. If phone is locked in my pocket, it wakes it up and annhilates my battery D:
Do I have a faulty motherboard/charge IC/socket? I've tried a wipe/reflash of the rom I was using, as well as a few others, and the issue persists.
It's also extremely intermittent. One minute it's spamming the plug/unplug messages, then it'll be fine for a few hours, then it'll wake up randomly, then nothing again.
Anyone else had any similar issues or have I got a dead phone? It's still under warranty, so that's good.
THANKS
A similar problem with mine started yesterday. At random times, the lock screen says it is charging when it's not plugged in. Plugging it in sometimes causes it to stop displaying "charging" and unplugging it makes it say charging again. Reboots and reflashes don't help. When I get home, I'm going to switch batteries and see if that helps, otherwise i'm thinking it's a hardware problem.
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I changed batteries and it worked for several hours, but then I plugged the phone into a charger and the problem came back. I cleaned out the USB port with a brush and now the problem is gone for now, but it could easily come back later. Turns out this is a common problem and there are many thing that may help, but it may just need replaced. Some things to try:
battery pull
sim card pull
use only the "official" samsung charger
let battery drain to 0% then full charge
clean usb port with brush and/or compressed air and/or denatured alcohol on a brush with phone turned off
carefully bend the tab in the usb port upward
clear dalvik/cache etc
factory reset
repair/replacement
from most of the posts that i have read about this it seems that its most likely down one of 2 things:
1: There being dirt inside the usb post - possible solution try cleaning out with a toothbrush/ cotton bud VERY CAREFULLY
2: The pins inside of the ubs socket being bent and touching, this makes the phone think that its charging. - possible solution VERY CAREFULLY try bending the pins back into the standard position, so they aren't touching.
Hope this helps.
I've noticed this is a typical Samsung issue might gf s2 does exactly the same ....
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Thanks for the tips guys, I'll give them a shot and let you know. I've got a heap of air dusters at work, and some really fine gentle toothbrushes, so hopefully it'll be all good.
I really don't want to deal with warranty claims if it's a faulty phone :'(
My problem came back last night after brushing the usb port. I looked inside the port with a magnifier and it looked like a birds nest in there. I took a dental pic and spent 20 minutes digging out gunk, spraying electric contact cleaner on a brush and brushing it out, blowing it out, and repeating. That deep cleaning seems to have worked.
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That worked for me too. I used a toothpick soaked in rubbing alcohol and a can of air pulled out lots of black gunk on the contacts as well as lint. I have had plenty of android devices but surely none have ever had a problem like this. Glad to find a solution thanks.
Get a replacement!
Had the same thing happen to me unfortunately I wasn't covered under warranty.
Tried every thing and it always came back!
Got a new phone (this time nothing but the stock usb charger) and no problems yet.
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I Truely am desperate. I haven't had good luck today.
I dropped my phone in water, but apparently, the water damage indicator (white dot) hasn't turn red yet...
Mine booted up fine.
but the headphone mode is stuck. The button functions (on the headphone) randomly work without headphone plug in, say like if someone call, it automatically answer or decline randomly...
the camera is also dead. I cannot connect to my camera.
so how should i come about fixing this.
I'm putting it in rice for now hopefully it'll be better by the morning.
I am REALLY unhappy with this phone. Aside from the poor signal and other issues well known to the Nexus, I now have a phone that has a charging problem. Sometimes when I plug the phone in, it does not recognize that it is plugged in and will not charge. This is not an issue in itself, because if I unplug and plug back in a few times it will eventually charge. The big problem is when it is NOT plugged in. The phone will often switch between charging and not charging on the battery indicator.... even though it is NOT plugged in.
I read up on this and found that... shocker.. this is just one more issue plaguing Nexus owners. The real problem for me is that everytime the phone switches from thinking it is charging to not charging, about every two seconds mostly, the screen comes on. This results in the screen constantly going on an off and the battery draining extremely fast. It is 8:17 am, and I unplugged the phone at 6:40 this morning. In less than an hour and a half, the battery has fallen to 38% and I have not used the phone at all today. It is sitting on my desk, flashing like a disco club.
I have searched but have only found an option to keep the phone ON while charging. Is there an option or app available that will prevent the screen from lighting everytime it thinks I have plugged it in to charge? I am rooted, so any option known would be helpful.
I cannot wait to throw this thing in the garbage, but I am not happy with any of the other options currently available. I like the look of the Galaxy S3 but the Gnex has left a bad taste in my mouth for Samsung... it was my first Samsung phone and I'm not sure if I should judge the product line on all the problems I have had with this phone. I loved the HTC Incredible it just got a little old.
Can anyone help me with this problem... please! It is now at 30% since I typed the last few lines. I can sit and watch this thing draining like a bathtub.
Jim
try changing the usb port on the phone
http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repairi...zon-LTE-Micro-USB-Charge-Port-Main-Mic/9641/1
I had this issue caused by water damage quite recently - it was in my pocket during some absolutely unprecedented rain here in the UK, and although it seemed I could charge it without problems, when it was off the charger it'd be confused and flash on and off as you say. I just threw it in some rice and took it out at midnight, problem solved (whether the rice was actually responsible for solving it, I have no idea). Has your phone been used in the rain or anything like that, or been in the pocket of clothes that aren't very 'rainproof' during rain? Could be it.
Is it the charger? I had a bad car charger that did the same thing. If not, I would contact Samsung and see what they can do for you.
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I read about the water damage being a possible culprit but I cannot remember it getting wet anytime recently. It is not the charger, it does the same thing with two different chargers and the car charger. It does actually charge, thats not the problem. The problem is when I am away from the charger the screen just comes on all the time and the battery is drained rapidly. It has been having issues for a week or two now but just recently started having the problem when not actually plugged in.
Someone just needs to make an app with an option NOT to turn on the touchscreen when first plugged in.
Jim
calaski8123 said:
I read about the water damage being a possible culprit but I cannot remember it getting wet anytime recently. It is not the charger, it does the same thing with two different chargers and the car charger. It does actually charge, thats not the problem. The problem is when I am away from the charger the screen just comes on all the time and the battery is drained rapidly. It has been having issues for a week or two now but just recently started having the problem when not actually plugged in.
Someone just needs to make an app with an option NOT to turn on the touchscreen when first plugged in.
Jim
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Have you been able to fix your issue? I've had zero issues with my Galaxy Nexus for months, and now I'm having the same problem you describe. Initially I thought it was the ROM, but last Sunday I noticed that the phone will simply not sleep without being charged. The USB port appeared to be bent downward, so I used a tiny flat head screwdriver to raise the port. This seemed to fix the issue for a few minutes, but then the phone kept waking up. It's murdering my battery, and I'd like to fix this situation. The problem seems to be intermittent, and occasionally it will work for hours at a time. This leads me to believe that the problem could be internal.
I'm wondering if you tried anything else? I don't have a problem replacing the USB port myself because it seems like an easy and cheap fix. I'm not a novice when it comes to repairing phones, but I'd rather not open the device quite yet.
The new part is $8.00 shipped, and the seller is in the US. You can't go wrong. I will report back once I fix the problem.
Not really, the problem just sort of went away a week ago... I'm getting the Galaxy S3 end of October so I'm not going to replace the USB port. I messed around with the usb thing too, bent it with a knife so it wasnt touching anything. I also tried cleaning the contacts and blowing it out with air... not sure if any of these things helped or not. Like I said if I made it worse didnt matter as I'm getting GS3 soon. So for now its working but not sure why or how or how long...
Jim
calaski8123 said:
I am REALLY unhappy with this phone. Aside from the poor signal and other issues well known to the Nexus, I now have a phone that has a charging problem. Sometimes when I plug the phone in, it does not recognize that it is plugged in and will not charge. This is not an issue in itself, because if I unplug and plug back in a few times it will eventually charge. The big problem is when it is NOT plugged in. The phone will often switch between charging and not charging on the battery indicator.... even though it is NOT plugged in.
I read up on this and found that... shocker.. this is just one more issue plaguing Nexus owners. The real problem for me is that everytime the phone switches from thinking it is charging to not charging, about every two seconds mostly, the screen comes on. This results in the screen constantly going on an off and the battery draining extremely fast. It is 8:17 am, and I unplugged the phone at 6:40 this morning. In less than an hour and a half, the battery has fallen to 38% and I have not used the phone at all today. It is sitting on my desk, flashing like a disco club.
I have searched but have only found an option to keep the phone ON while charging. Is there an option or app available that will prevent the screen from lighting everytime it thinks I have plugged it in to charge? I am rooted, so any option known would be helpful.
I cannot wait to throw this thing in the garbage, but I am not happy with any of the other options currently available. I like the look of the Galaxy S3 but the Gnex has left a bad taste in my mouth for Samsung... it was my first Samsung phone and I'm not sure if I should judge the product line on all the problems I have had with this phone. I loved the HTC Incredible it just got a little old.
Can anyone help me with this problem... please! It is now at 30% since I typed the last few lines. I can sit and watch this thing draining like a bathtub.
Jim
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I've got the exact same issues, it's ruining my battery life. Has anyone found a fix for this yet?
Its a physical problem. You need to replace the charging port, or get new phone like me.
calaski8123 said:
Its a physical problem. You need to replace the charging port, or get new phone like me.
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@calaski8123 -> how would I replace the charging port? Should I contact samsung/google?? I have the exact same issue being discussed here and its driving me nuts. And I got this phone just a couple months ago so getting a new phone is not a solution...
best,
-Nripesh
If its new I'd take it back under warranty. If not, you can buy the parts on ebay and other sites... Search the Forums here, there are details. You can also search Youtube for a guide. Samsung probably would fix but it would cost much more.
Mine is better, but not sure what fixed it. The battery still doesn't last but half a day so I'm still getting the S3 in week or so.
Jim
Gnex Charging Issue
Hi all! Yes, I am another one of the unfortunate owners of a Gnex with this issue. I wanted to send out a reply to everyone that says to replace the USB charging port. I just had mine replaced, and it did not fix the problem. I have also tried different batteries, and I have read where some people are fixing this by *** gently *** bending the USB connector up ( toward the screen ). That also did not fix my problem. A few days ago I installed AOKP 4.2.1, and that was ineffective as well. I am stumped. My Samsung Fascinate was a very good phone, but the Gnex is really making me wonder if I ever want another Samsung. Has anyone found a solution for this? Unfortunately for me, I bought mine used and don't have the option of returning to Verizon for help. Thanks!
I got my charging port a little wet today. No submersion, just got splashed. Ever since then, for the last few hours the phone has been shutting down randomly. Once it went to the factory flash mode which was interesting. Giant blue circle with a "waiting for connection, do not power down during flashing" warning. That was interesting. The phone intermittently will try to take a charge but will shut down after about 10-15 min of charging.
I'm sure it'll be fine once it fully dries out overnight but still, a word of warning to those who get theirs wet. I never had this issue with my note 8 which I would weekly take in the pool for my daughter's swim lessons which meant for about 30 minutes it was fully underwater 2-3 ft. With this just taking a splash and misbehaving this badly, I don't even want to try that.
I put mine in the filled up sink just to scare my wife, and no issues FWIW...
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arcanexvi said:
I got my charging port a little wet today. No submersion, just got splashed. Ever since then, for the last few hours the phone has been shutting down randomly. Once it went to the factory flash mode which was interesting. Giant blue circle with a "waiting for connection, do not power down during flashing" warning. That was interesting. The phone intermittently will try to take a charge but will shut down after about 10-15 min of charging.
I'm sure it'll be fine once it fully dries out overnight but still, a word of warning to those who get theirs wet. I never had this issue with my note 8 which I would weekly take in the pool for my daughter's swim lessons which meant for about 30 minutes it was fully underwater 2-3 ft. With this just taking a splash and misbehaving this badly, I don't even want to try that.
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That's very odd. How long after the port got wet did you plug in a charger? It sounds like something happened when charging possibly. Getting this phone wet should not cause any issues like you described. Unless maybe the port was still a little wet when it was plugged in.
js042507 said:
That's very odd. How long after the port got wet did you plug in a charger? It sounds like something happened when charging possibly. Getting this phone wet should not cause any issues like you described. Unless maybe the port was still a little wet when it was plugged in.
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A couple hours but it was doing it before I plugged in a charger (and after). It's been fine since last night though.
Was it fresh water or salt water?
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Fresh out of the tap
Watch TV while taking a shower and no problems. Aaahh... Taking a shower and watching TV, so nice
Mine got water splashed too, at first I thought it was nothing because it kept working perfectly, but then I tried to plug in my headphones (with the usb-c/3.5mm adaptor) and they were not working properly. They function, but it's like if certains sounds were not capture by it, like voices. Is it possible that it's just still a little wet, and I need to dry the port out somehow? Or is it that maybe one of the pins on the USB port are now broken and I need to replace it?
I picked up my Note 10+ about 3 weeks ago. Last Friday I ran my battery to 6% before I got to my car where I had a charger. Finally plugged in my phone and it was charging extremely slow (1-2% in 20 minutes of driving, no usage screen off). I have a duel USB plug, so I switched to the other plug. Right when I plugged it into the other one, I got the moisture detected error. Restarted the phone, and right at boot there's a notification talking about waiting for connection to a PC or something. It's never been connected to a computer mind you. The moisture detected error hasn't gone away since. I've gone as far as doing a full factory reset.
My question is; is there a fix or do I have to call Samsung for a hardware issue?
This sounds like maybe some dirt got inside USB port and is shorting a pin, or lint makes bad connection? Before resetting or doing something drastic first I would try another wire, then I would blow some clean, dry air into USB port to clean it. Use flash light, maybe can see some obstruction? If that don't work clear cache, then reset, then trip to Samsung in that order. This is all assuming the USB port is not actually wet, but I guess that would be the first thing and already checked.
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I picked up my Note 10+ about 3 weeks ago. Last Friday I ran my battery to 6% before I got to my car where I had a charger. Finally plugged in my phone and it was charging extremely slow (1-2% in 20 minutes of driving, no usage screen off). I have a duel USB plug, so I switched to the other plug. Right when I plugged it into the other one, I got the moisture detected error. Restarted the phone, and right at boot there's a notification talking about waiting for connection to a PC or something. It's never been connected to a computer mind you. The moisture detected error hasn't gone away since. I've gone as far as doing a full factory reset.
My question is; is there a fix or do I have to call Samsung for a hardware issue?
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You probably got the phone wet. That should go away after a day or so, it's Samsung's safeguard against damage to the phone but it definitely is annoying. When I had my S8+ I would get that every so often after being in the pool with it. I always used wireless charging so the error never bothered me.
pete4k said:
This sounds like maybe some dirt got inside USB port and is shorting a pin, or lint makes bad connection? Before resetting or doing something drastic first I would try another wire, then I would blow some clean, dry air into USB port to clean it. Use flash light, maybe can see some obstruction? If that don't work clear cache, then reset, then trip to Samsung in that order. This is all assuming the USB port is not actually wet, but I guess that would be the first thing and already checked.
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Tried all those, was hoping there was something else instead of waiting for Samsung to send me a new (possibly refurbished) one.
ajsmsg78 said:
You probably got the phone wet. That should go away after a day or so, it's Samsung's safeguard against damage to the phone but it definitely is annoying. When I had my S8+ I would get that every so often after being in the pool with it. I always used wireless charging so the error never bothered me.
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It happened Friday, it's now Monday. If it were water it would have popped up right when I plugged it in the first time, not after switching USB ports in my car.
bkmstr said:
Tried all those, was hoping there was something else instead of waiting for Samsung to send me a new (possibly refurbished) one.
It happened Friday, it's now Monday. If it were water it would have popped up right when I plugged it in the first time, not after switching USB ports in my car.
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Power off phone, plug in charger and then boot up phone while connected to charger.
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This is a long known issue since type c ports appeared, at least with samsung S and note devices, I encounterd it in my note 7 and 8, it is very hot and humid where I live, any lint or tiny piece of debris can collect moisture, in my case I just cleaned the port by blowing air into it, on a regular basis
I experienced this behavior with my old Note 9 now and then. There was no moisture. The only solution was restart.
I had this problem on my note 9.. Did blow dry.. Factory reset.. Changing charger cable n every possible solution mentioned online.. Dint help..
Middle of a night some weird idea struck suddenly! i WASHED the usb port under running water.. Let it dry till morning n plugged the charger.. Voila! Problem gone that never returned!
This is what happened to me on my Note 9. I found this solution somewhere but can't remember where.
Go to Settings>Apps>Go To Menu Icon and select Show System Apps>scroll to USBSettings>Click storage>Clear Data & Cache.
Hope this helps.
note 10+ got an update last night and after that this message hasnt went away. Ive tried every solution here different cable, alcohol, toothpick, qtips, clearing cache on USB settings EVERYTHING. Nothing has worked how do I disable this stupid ****. The alarm is annoying and my phone is now at 5%.
Anyone?
Apathy772 said:
note 10+ got an update last night and after that this message hasnt went away. Ive tried every solution here different cable, alcohol, toothpick, qtips, clearing cache on USB settings EVERYTHING. Nothing has worked how do I disable this stupid ****. The alarm is annoying and my phone is now at 5%.
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You've gotta give XDA users a little more than 2 hours...
If your hardware is faulty, which it now unfortunately sounds like, your only option is to speak to Samsung.
If the port is dry and free from debis, there isn't much else to do.
Spammy is at it again, Anyway to remove the charing notification that dims the screen and appears in the middle of the screen?
Charing cable is loose and when driving it keeps dimming the screen while trying to use GPS, man Spammy your a big time FAILURE !!
Just ran into this problem tonight.....googled, tried all the force close/clear data etc solutions and none worked....then stumbled across my post on the 1st page....did that and it instantly worked......
Power off phone, connect charger and then (instantly) press power button for 2 or 3 seconds...(in my experience, hold it for less time then would constitute a boot up sequence) ....it then immediately showed the "powered off" charging ring with percentage.. then i did a longer press to get it to boot....all is well now, charging again.
hkkanha said:
I had this problem on my note 9.. Did blow dry.. Factory reset.. Changing charger cable n every possible solution mentioned online.. Dint help..
Middle of a night some weird idea struck suddenly! i WASHED the usb port under running water.. Let it dry till morning n plugged the charger.. Voila! Problem gone that never returned!
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Some sort of contamination. Good fix.
Best to use distilled or RO water.
A anhydrous isopropyl chaser rinse afterwards perhaps as well.
The warning is a good safety feature; charging with wet contacts can greatly accelerant corrosion and short out or damage contact surfaces. Sweat has a lot of sodium chloride in it too, not what you want to have on 2 metal surfaces with a voltage potential between them.
I had it activate once from rain. Lol, no port cover.
Carefully used a blower bulb to help it dry. The warning normally should clear once the moisture is gone. Do not use high pressure compressed air.
Low pressure, dry air will most times do the trick if mere moisture exposure is the cause.
slicric said:
This is what happened to me on my Note 9. I found this solution somewhere but can't remember where.
Go to Settings>Apps>Go To Menu Icon and select Show System Apps>scroll to USBSettings>Click storage>Clear Data & Cache.
Hope this helps.
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does not work
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does not work
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Follow directions in my post (post #14)
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louforgiveno said:
Just ran into this problem tonight.....googled, tried all the force close/clear data etc solutions and none worked....then stumbled across my post on the 1st page....did that and it instantly worked......
Power off phone, connect charger and then (instantly) press power button for 2 or 3 seconds...(in my experience, hold it for less time then would constitute a boot up sequence) ....it then immediately showed the "powered off" charging ring with percentage.. then i did a longer press to get it to boot....all is well now, charging again.
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That's crazy, I've also tried everything, (cleaning, resetting etc) and nothing worked, but this tip worked. I had to try 3/4 times because the timing is very important but right now is charging, let's see if it will last or the problem will come back again.
In the meanwhile, thanks man!
I solved it going to download mode, disconnecting device, restarted and connected to the battery charger...
it's very strange
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One more thing to note (ha!)
The other day when i had this issue and fixed it, it happened again....after resetting it a 2nd time i plugged in and slightly wiggled charger plug....and sure enough it popped up again.....i immediately assumed my charging port was going bad...while Google-ing the replacement method i stumbled across a YouTube video where the guy mentions using a pin to "dig" around the sides of the charging port...and sure enough out popped a good amount of pocket lint...once cleared out, no more wiggling and no more error....So definitely give that a shot if the problem seems to persist after clearing the message. Saved me a headache and some dough!
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