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[Q]About BATTERY

Alright well I was using mobile hotspot and had my phone in charging and the about a hr later my phone shut off. I was wtf so I truer turning my phone on and it wouldn't come on so I plug it back on the charger then tryed turning it on .
Well it booted to the white HTC splash screen then look like it was changing to the boot screen but the screen just stayed black and a light flashed Orange (have no clue what it means flashing Orange ). Well it took me like 10 trys of pulling battery and putting in charger and it finally booted all the way up .
Once it was booted it said it was charging so I though ok must be a fluke of my luck . So I went to serf something on my phone (mobile hotspot was turned off ). And like 15 mins in after getting it to boot it shutdown again and did the same thing .
So I was what the hell is going on , so I took the battery out waited 1 hr before plugging it back in tryed booting just by battery and nothing so I plug in the charger and it booted . And so its charging. I downloaded a battery monitor and checked it . It said the battery was good and charging(USB). It is at 20% after a hour of charging . But the monitor says 6hrs30mins till completely charged .
My question is did I kill my battery for good well damged it or was it just acting crazy cause it got a really low or hot . Also why is it taking so long to charge now and what does the flashing Orange light mean when it was off . Also shouldn't it say charging. (A/C)
Thanks I tryed searching for this no luck.
P.S sense I got this EVO 3 months ago can I get a replacement battey at Sprint for free ?
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I know its long but I would like to know before I run off to Sprint getting a new battery
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pfcland said:
I know its long but I would like to know before I run off to Sprint getting a new battery
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not sure about free from sprint... they might if you are paying for hotspot and unrooted...
otherwise you can get batteries for like 3 bucks online
best of luck. btw u will get flamed for posting in Dev section and not Q&A

You will feel it for this post. This belongs on Q&A. But no you can't get a new one free.
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I get flamed I get flamed I had no clue there was a ? And anwser thread . Sorry mod please move .
I just wanna know what might be wrong and not wrong .
Also not free I though I was coverd in a 1 year warrenty .
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Flashing orange light when off and plugged in means its charging but there isn't enough power to boot up yet...in my opinion there is only 3 things it could be...Charging port which if u wanna try ur hand at soldering u might be able to fix it, your battery which is a possibility or your acctual charger itself. Sometimes when the charging ports/ cord start to go out it will say USB charging instead of ac charging I've seen it before. Hope I've helped.
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gunfromsako said:
Flashing orange light when off and plugged in means its charging but there isn't enough power to boot up yet...in my opinion there is only 3 things it could be...Charging port which if u wanna try ur hand at soldering u might be able to fix it, your battery which is a possibility or your acctual charger itself. Sometimes when the charging ports/ cord start to go out it will say USB charging instead of ac charging I've seen it before. Hope I've helped.
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Well I tryed 2 diff chargers and they both stay charging USB , it was charging normal till today .
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Also look in BWM under history...what is your chargin Ma? It should be around 700- 900 if everything is working properly.
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pfcland said:
Well I tryed 2 diff chargers and they both stay charging USB , it was charging normal till today .
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Exactly what happened to me...would never charge AC, even when my brothers evo was plugged in the same way saying AC...
it ended up being a problem with the usb charge port, went s on, got replacement under factory defect...
I bet you if you get a replacement battery, you will still have the same problem..

gunfromsako said:
Also look in BWM under history...what is your chargin Ma? It should be around 700- 900 if everything is working properly.
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I'm in the 300 range on mah
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ca1ne said:
Exactly what happened to me...would never charge AC, even when my brothers evo was plugged in the same way saying AC...
it ended up being a problem with the usb charge port, went s on, got replacement under factory defect...
I bet you if you get a replacement battery, you will still have the same problem..
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Dangit I just order a 3500MAH battery I get 2 of them $16.00
Plus the back
Yep its USB port I just wiggled it and now it is ac charging
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Yeah mine toggles back and forth sometimes if I don't have a good USB cable. Pretty sure my port is going out but that's why I have a couple bad esn evos sitting around for parts and one is my permanent charging station for my 3 batteries hah.
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@pfcland, put your battery in the freezer for about 45 min then put it on the charger and let it carge up for a while before booting, make sure the light goes solid orange for atleast an hour.

pfcland said:
Alright well I was using mobile hotspot and had my phone in charging and the about a hr later my phone shut off. I was wtf so I truer turning my phone on and it wouldn't come on so I plug it back on the charger then tryed turning it on .
Well it booted to the white HTC splash screen then look like it was changing to the boot screen but the screen just stayed black and a light flashed Orange (have no clue what it means flashing Orange ). Well it took me like 10 trys of pulling battery and putting in charger and it finally booted all the way up .
Once it was booted it said it was charging so I though ok must be a fluke of my luck . So I went to serf something on my phone (mobile hotspot was turned off ). And like 15 mins in after getting it to boot it shutdown again and did the same thing .
So I was what the hell is going on , so I took the battery out waited 1 hr before plugging it back in tryed booting just by battery and nothing so I plug in the charger and it booted . And so its charging. I downloaded a battery monitor and checked it . It said the battery was good and charging(USB). It is at 20% after a hour of charging . But the monitor says 6hrs30mins till completely charged .
My question is did I kill my battery for good well damged it or was it just acting crazy cause it got a really low or hot . Also why is it taking so long to charge now and what does the flashing Orange light mean when it was off . Also shouldn't it say charging. (A/C)
Thanks I tryed searching for this no luck.
P.S sense I got this EVO 3 months ago can I get a replacement battey at Sprint for free ?
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The flashing orange light means your battery is too dead to turn your phone on. Charge it up for awhile and it should turn on.
Q&A next time

sparkplug619 said:
The flashing orange light means your battery is too dead to turn your phone on. Charge it up for awhile and it should turn on.
Q&A next time
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pfcland said:
Dangit I just order a 3500MAH battery I get 2 of them $16.00
Plus the back
Yep its USB port I just wiggled it and now it is ac charging
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If your charging Mah jumps back up to the proper amperage when it is "charging AC" then u know it is your port. When it displays USB Charging I believe it will only charge up to 500 Mah.
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And to add, CM7, I believe does not charge when the phone is off

Battery discharging while charger is connected !

Hello,
My battery is not charging while the charger is connected !!!
the phone detect the charger but the battery won't charge :s
any idea ?
thank you

Try any other chargers?
If yes, and still doesn't work then I'm going with faulty charger port. Just got done setting up a refurb from VZW b/c my g/f's gnex had this issue.
The only other thing I can say to try is bending the tab/metal plate in the middle of the charging port up towards the glass a bit to center it more. May work.

i've tried 3 differents chargers and usb cables.it shows "charging" on lockscreen but the battery drains !
i'll try to bend the metal plate to center it more.hope it will work
thank you got556

warrenbey said:
i've tried 3 differents chargers and usb cables.it shows "charging" on lockscreen but the battery drains !
i'll try to bend the metal plate to center it more.hope it will work
thank you got556
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I'd say it was the charger, same thing happened to me when a bought a charger off eBay for my sgs2.
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ac3theone said:
I'd say it was the charger, same thing happened to me when a bought a charger off eBay for my sgs2.
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i tried 3 chargers but it did not work

Try turning the phone off and charging it it might be a ROM issue or something
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rulyskull said:
Try turning the phone off and charging it it might be a ROM issue or something
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ok, will try that
thank you

it did not work !

warrenbey said:
ok, will try that
thank you
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it did not work !
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Are you using a wall charger or USB port? And if your using a wall charger have you tried changing the part that gos to the outlet, not just the cord itself?
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rulyskull said:
Are you using a wall charger or USB port? And if your using a wall charger have you tried changing the part that gos to the outlet, not just the cord itself?
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yes i did change it and i have used 4 diferents chargers

i can transfer data when i plug it to the computer, but it does not charge :s weird !!!

I had this problem. The charging port (the thing in the middle of the port) on the phone was bent. Took a safety pin and moved it a bit.
This is the only thing that worked. Used different chargers and battery, nothing helped but this.
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What ROM are you on and kernel?
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Jasonhunterx said:
What ROM are you on and kernel?
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Maguro Nightly Kangs ROM last release

babluc said:
I had this problem. The charging port (the thing in the middle of the port) on the phone was bent. Took a safety pin and moved it a bit.
This is the only thing that worked. Used different chargers and battery, nothing helped but this.
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Try this this is what I was going to say
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Can you get any kind of charge? I noticed last night that after I was at 100 percent for a while the phone shut off charging...is.that the issue, or no charge at all. If it's the first, the kernel may be shutting it down
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bigbear6708 said:
Can you get any kind of charge? I noticed last night that after I was at 100 percent for a while the phone shut off charging...is.that the issue, or no charge at all. If it's the first, the kernel may be shutting it down
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the battery icon shows that it's charging but when i go to settings and check the battery, it says discharging

known issue
warrenbey said:
the battery icon shows that it's charging but when i go to settings and check the battery, it says discharging
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This is a known Samsung hardware problem with GNex. The USB port's contact (in the center) is made from cheap, thin metal -- unpleasantly reminiscent of the Galaxy S cheap, thin metal GPS antenna; a total fail. It's really criminal that Samsung releases product like this, and moreover that they don't halt production and engineer the problem out before putting more lemons out there.
The recommended solution -- bending the contact into alignment -- worked for me for about 5 seconds. Repeat 5 times, and then the phone simply wouldn't start up.
Your best solutions:
1. If it's under warranty, send it in for a fix
2. If it's not, search this forum for instructions on buying (ebay?) and replacing the USB port.
In either case, I'd worry about the problem re-occurring. I bought the very overpriced desk dock so that I can charge using the pogo pins. However, in my car I still need to use the USB cable ... very carefully.
I wouldn't ordinarily get phone insurance, but in this case I'm considering it. Not sure if it would be a covered incident. Does anyone know of a well-priced third-party insurance company that actually provides the coverage that one expects?

Hi there.
Has anyone managed to fix this issue?
My phone has the same problem. When I try to charge it, battery icon changes to charging animation, but battery percentage will not go up. In settings, status of battery is "discharging". Also, battery settings page does not show any application using battery other than "Android OS" and "Screen" which i find strange - usually at least 10 apps are shown on this page.
Have tried different wall chargers and USB cables, have tried getting the pin in the micro-USB port to the middle. still no help.
On the latest version of JBSourcery ROM, if that helps.
Thanks.

battery calibration?
this may be the case if you recently flashed a new ROM and your battery is not properly calibrated yet. you may try to let the battery completely discharge and charge again (of course, this only works, if it is indeed not a hardware issue also, use only wall chargers)... repeat that a few times and your battery should be calibrated again... had this problem a few times after flashing a new ROM, but that fixed it.

[Q] Led flashing and green. Unable to charge phone. Help!

As my HOX was charging, via a USB cable to plug, the screen started flickering slightly and the phone shut itself down. The phone was 10% charged. Now when I try to charge it the LED flashes red and green and doesn't seem to charge. I've read that this could be due to overheating so I left my phone untouched for a couple of hours but it's still flashing red and green/green. Something feels seriously wrong.
Is there something I can do to fix this?
When the problem started the phone was quite warm but nowhere near as hot as it has been, and I wasn't using it that much.
The only thing different today was that I was using a plug that I don't normally use, the cable I have used before.
Any ideas?
How much does a battery replacement cost?
Thanks
Chris

evilgeeius said:
As my HOX was charging, via a USB cable to plug, the screen started flickering slightly and the phone shut itself down. The phone was 10% charged. Now when I try to charge it the LED flashes red and green and doesn't seem to charge. I've read that this could be due to overheating so I left my phone untouched for a couple of hours but it's still flashing red and green/green. Something feels seriously wrong.
Is there something I can do to fix this?
When the problem started the phone was quite warm but nowhere near as hot as it has been, and I wasn't using it that much.
The only thing different today was that I was using a plug that I don't normally use, the cable I have used before.
Any ideas?
How much does a battery replacement cost?
Thanks
Chris
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Don't you have the charger and cable it came with? Try another charger that can supply at least 1 amp and try a different cable.
The only time I've had this is when it's overheated.
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Charged to 28% but then shut down after light usage
Ok I've managed to get it charging up to 28%. Then I stopped charging it and started using it to do some light Internet browsing, but after about 15 minutes it suddenly shut itself down even though it wasn't hot and had plenty of battery. What's going on?

You might have damaged the battery using a non standard plug. It might be more than the phone can handle
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XxVcVxX said:
You might have damaged the battery using a non standard plug. It might be more than the phone can handle
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I always had the impression that the USB plugs were all standardised and acted the same?

Can charge it to 60% but turns off after heavy usage
OK I've managed to get this battery to charge up to 60%. It won't go any higher than that. I was using today quite heavily for about 30 minutes and it got quite hot and turned itself off.
Will replacing the battery sort this problem out or is there something else wrong?
Thanks
Chris

I'd be surprised if it was the battery, I'd try a factory reset, anb if that doesn't work, an RUU.

6hrs on charge and only 91%???

So I immediately fell in love with the fast charging capability of this phone. Unfortunately ive noticed its not charging as fast as it used to. I ran it down to 2% yesterday and put it on the charge. I get the slow charge in the notification, which ive been getting a lot, so I unplug and replug and it dosent return. 2hrs later I'm at 28%, when I wake up to go to work its only at 91%, problem is I woke up for work at 10 and put it on the charge at like 3:45. Anyone else noticed this?? This isnt the first time its happened just never this bad... I'm using the stock charger. I tried others but same thing. Get slow charge, unplug then replug it goes away havent had a chance to test charge time withem yet tho. I think its the charger but wanted to see if anyone else has had this issue. I'm rooted and turned the thermal throttleing off. Any ideas?
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Clean your port on the charger/USB cord and the phone.
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jprosek said:
So I immediately fell in love with the fast charging capability of this phone. Unfortunately ive noticed its not charging as fast as it used to. I ran it down to 2% yesterday and put it on the charge. I get the slow charge in the notification, which ive been getting a lot, so I unplug and replug and it dosent return.
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Did you plug in wall wallet charge or notebook's USB cord? On wall it should charge in 3+ hrs
In my case I just swap the batteries of my F240 and don't know how much time it has to fully charge

Yeah I plugged it into a wall, then this morning i did the same thing and it went from 45% to 95 in 45min... dunno lol I'll try cleaning the leads it spends a lotta time in my pocket and the inconsistancy seems like something stupid like that lol
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jprosek said:
Yeah I plugged it into a wall, then this morning i did the same thing and it went from 45% to 95 in 45min... dunno lol I'll try cleaning the leads it spends a lotta time in my pocket and the inconsistancy seems like something stupid like that lol
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I've noticed sometimes that if it doesn't make a good connection it will say Slow Charge in the status bar. When that happens I just disconnect and reconnect.

jprosek said:
So I immediately fell in love with the fast charging capability of this phone. Unfortunately ive noticed its not charging as fast as it used to. I ran it down to 2% yesterday and put it on the charge. I get the slow charge in the notification, which ive been getting a lot, so I unplug and replug and it dosent return. 2hrs later I'm at 28%, when I wake up to go to work its only at 91%, problem is I woke up for work at 10 and put it on the charge at like 3:45. Anyone else noticed this?? This isnt the first time its happened just never this bad... I'm using the stock charger. I tried others but same thing. Get slow charge, unplug then replug it goes away havent had a chance to test charge time withem yet tho. I think its the charger but wanted to see if anyone else has had this issue. I'm rooted and turned the thermal throttleing off. Any ideas?
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I used a different cable from a Kindle because it was larger. Figured as long as it was connected to the same wall adapter the phone came with it would be fine. Unfortunately it looks like the only way to get the fast charge speed into use LG's cable which is way to short.
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That would be weird if the cable had anything to do with it.

colts187 said:
That would be weird if the cable had anything to do with it.
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Oh I assure you it did for me. Try a generic cable or one from a normally allow charging device for yourself. I haven't tried a cable from any of the other large battery devices yet. I'd imagine a galaxy s4 cable or something would work.
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colts187 said:
That would be weird if the cable had anything to do with it.
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Definitely does! Every android I've had would refuse to charge with the wrong cable. My wife's GS3 cable doesn't charge my phone with the lg charger. It just let's it use the outlet for power. Weirdest thing.:what:
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For the record, at work I have a samsung wall charger and a cable from monoprice. It charges quickly, without a slow charge warning. At home, I'm using Samsung wall charger with samsung cable, and the same quick results. It doesn't have to be the stock charger/cable, just make sure it's one of quality.

xenx said:
For the record, at work I have a samsung wall charger and a cable from monoprice. It charges quickly, without a slow charge warning. At home, I'm using Samsung wall charger with samsung cable, and the same quick results. It doesn't have to be the stock charger/cable, just make sure it's one of quality.
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Then apparently the Kindle cable is of poor quality
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Then apparently the Kindle cable is of poor quality
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Or old and halfway worn out
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But is the problem solved? Because I'm facing same problem on my S3 Neo (Duel sim card phone). I purchased it 2 months ago & using same cord & charger given by Samsung.
Pls help.

Wireless charging fix

The default Samsung wireless chargers are having major issues with it pausing and screen waking.
Two fixes:
Set daydream on in display in settings. If screen locks or sleeps is the claiming issue of the pausing.
Or
Try using the default charger and cord that came with the phone.
The second option worked for me more than the first.
I think the issue is the long cord, so the current is weaker.

I don't have those issues

Wish i could get mine to work. I have tried turning on daydream but i dont want my screen to stay on the whole time its charging so i turned it back off
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Running a third party launcher?

Fold a piece of paper in half set it on top of the wireless pad then place your phone. ?
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I can tell u on mine it is not a software issue. And i dont thinks its my charger. I can put my regular s6 on there all day and not have it stop charging. Every time i put my plus on there it wont stay charging. Keeps saying charging paused after a short time and the blue light keeps blinking. Reason i doubt its a software issue is it does the same thing when phone is fully shut down
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GamerOnOne said:
The default Samsung wireless chargers are having major issues with it pausing and screen waking.
Two fixes:
Set daydream on in display in settings. If screen locks or sleeps is the claiming issue of the pausing.
Or
Try using the default charger and cord that came with the phone.
The second option worked for me more than the first.
I think the issue is the long cord, so the current is weaker.
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The cord isnt any shorter i dont think that came with mine. But i will give it a shot
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The main 2 fixes I keep seeing is that:
Wireless charger my be overpowered by charger and the other is daydream as a temp fix.

I have a case and my samsung wireless charger works just fine

GamerOnOne said:
The main 2 fixes I keep seeing is that:
Wireless charger my be overpowered by charger and the other is daydream as a temp fix.
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This cant be right. Its a hardware issue with the phone itself. Prob something to do with the actual fast charging reciever inside the phone. I have charged my regular s6 without any issues dozens of times on the same charging pad that wont charge the edge+ or note 5. If yours works with the note5 or edge + then u got lucky. I dont think its a software issue as it does the same thing when phone is totally shut off
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sand1303 said:
This cant be right. Its a hardware issue with the phone itself. Prob something to do with the actual fast charging reciever inside the phone. I have charged my regular s6 without any issues dozens of times on the same charging pad that wont charge the edge+ or note 5. If yours works with the note5 or edge + then u got lucky. I dont think its a software issue as it does the same thing when phone is totally shut off
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Mine works fine now, even with my case on.

GamerOnOne said:
Mine works fine now, even with my case on.
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"Now" meaning it wasnt working before? Or has it always been working for u? Some people have been lucky enough to not have any charging issues. What did u do that made it atart working?
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sand1303 said:
"Now" meaning it wasnt working before? Or has it always been working for u? Some people have been lucky enough to not have any charging issues. What did u do that made it atart working?
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Wasn't working was pausing all the time. I bought one of those love Mei cases and now it works great. It may just be to close to the pad.

AOI6 update seems to slove this issue. Had no problems doing a quick top off. No problems overnight woke up to a full charge.

rszimmer said:
AOI6 update seems to slove this issue. Had no problems doing a quick top off. No problems overnight woke up to a full charge.
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I've noticed, the temp fixes helped for a bit for me. Now not needed.

wireless charging issues
If any one still has wireless charging issues if you go to developer options and activate the stay awake while charging feature, the phone charges without pausing. My phone was experiencing the pausing while mid charge even after the update. I tried the daydream method that didnt work. But trying the stay awake while charging in the developer options drop down. It charges without pausing. Sweet!!! i thought i was going to have to buy a new charger, this one was free.

Zinmaster37 said:
If any one still has wireless charging issues if you go to developer options and activate the stay awake while charging feature, the phone charges without pausing. My phone was experiencing the pausing while mid charge even after the update. I tried the daydream method that didnt work. But trying the stay awake while charging in the developer options drop down. It charges without pausing. Sweet!!! i thought i was going to have to buy a new charger, this one was free.
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I've tried that but I noticed after the last update it started working fine. I think they fixed the cfg of the wireless charging.

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