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[Q] GSM Galaxy Nexus not charging

Hi Guys,
Before I start, I have read many threads (I think all) relating to this problem and I have googled, googled and googled.
My Device:
GSM Galaxy Nexus
Problem:
It won't charge. No matter if turned on or off. The battery stays always at 0% and when taking a look at *#*#4636#*#* it says "charging".
What I have tried:
- Bought three different batteries.
- Tried two different cables, incl. the OEM one.
- Tried two different wall chargers.
- Replaced the Micro USB port.
- Wiped, reset etc. the phone.
- Tried different ROMs and Kernels. (Yes, I am desperate).
Any advice what the problem might be?
Thanks in advance!

could be the pins not making proper contract with the battery

crixley said:
could be the pins not making proper contract with the battery
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Thanks, crixley.
I will check that or do you have any advice how I could make sure that the battery is connected?

DerpyMcHerpy said:
Thanks, crixley.
I will check that or do you have any advice how I could make sure that the battery is connected?
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take look at any of the pins to see if they appear bent.

crixley said:
take look at any of the pins to see if they appear bent.
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They look all the same. Not bent, not damaged, not dirty.

hmmm that is really all I can think of..
The fact that it says charging leads me to believe it isn't the port (like most people experience)

crixley said:
hmmm that is really all I can think of..
The fact that it says charging leads me to believe it isn't the port (like most people experience)
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I have plugged my phone into my computer. It says "not charging" now. This message appears after a few minutes when I turn it on. Same happens when I plug it into the wall.
Now it's getting really strange. I didn't observe this behavior before.
Before I changed the Micro USB port, the message was >always< "not charging".
Now, after the change, it says for 2 minutes "charging" and then it changes to "not charging".

Did you replace the whole USB board as well, or just the port? It sounds like the USB board is bad.

lowandbehold said:
Did you replace the whole USB board as well, or just the port? It sounds like the USB board is bad.
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Hi lowandbehold,
No, I replaced the whole board if we mean the same. I can't post links at this time because I am a new member of XDA, but you can search for "Dock Connector Charging Port with Flex Cable For Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250" on eBay.
UPDATE: Plugged it back into the wall. It says "charging AC" now and does NOT change to "not charging". Funnily enough, the voltage keeps dropping. From 2040 mV to 1961 mV in two minutes.

i'd say replace the device.

Unfortunately I'm having the exact same problem. I just replaced charging port literally just now and it still won't charge. It says "Charging" but it's not charging. In the Settings it says discharging.
Could it be the battery? I'm thinking of buying a new one and seeing if that works.

PhoenixBlitz said:
Unfortunately I'm having the exact same problem. I just replaced charging port literally just now and it still won't charge. It says "Charging" but it's not charging. In the Settings it says discharging.
Could it be the battery? I'm thinking of buying a new one and seeing if that works.
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I think maybe it's time for you to upgrade to a new phone???

tthaz777 said:
I think maybe it's time for you to upgrade to a new phone???
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I bought the phone brand new in July

PhoenixBlitz said:
I bought the phone brand new in July
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Has anyone found a solution to this yet? with mine it charged fine in the beginning, and then it would only charge to about 86%, and then 84%...then 80%...currently it will only charge to 14%. I can leave it plugged in for 48 hours and it says it is charging but will not go past 14%. it takes a few hours for it to charge from 0% to 14%, but then dies within 30 minutes of EXTREMELY LIGHT use.
I've tried two different batteries which both yield the same results. I have en external battery charger and can charge the battery to full (according to the light on the charger) and place it in the phone and the phone will tell me it is at 14% or 8% or something like that (which makes me believe it has nothing to do with the usb port).
I have explored everything I could think of on the software side. The problem started on Ice Cream Sandwhich, it didn't stop when it was updated to Jelly Bean, I recently rooted it and have tried a few different roms including stock roms and CM10. I tried battery calibration apps.
So far nothing has made a difference. Any Ideas?

Nope no solution has been found. I'm just selling the device (and telling them the problem, so far I'm selling it for $275 and people want it) and I'm going to buy an SIII or a One X

well, this really sucks...it seems that a few unlucky people (like me) have this charing issue...
I too changed my USB flex cable thinking that this was the cause, but nothing changed
the battery icon says charging, but the system says discharging
what a major p*** off, cuz I'm fed up of changing batteries all the time, I have 5 batteries
I hope that someone will be able to figure this one out, cuz its a real brain buster

Any update on this? My phone bought in July is also just started giving this problem. When it is on it simply will not charge. All these months I was using another charger with no issues. I have tried the following:
1. Using the stock charger
2. Bending upwards the male connector in the USB socket.
3. Removing the battery overnight
Nothing seems to work. When off, the phone seems to charge somewhat and charging icon comes on. But charging when off for about 5 hours resulted in battery showing about 50% (from 13%) but it drains very quickly. Sometimes when charging for 30 minutes (when off) and switching it on it shows 100% battery, but then still discharges very quickly. Sometimes it shows very low battery.
Also my notification LED is glowing red since about a month, even when phone is switched off. If I remove the battery and connect the charger, the LED starts glowing red - blinking, so it seems the USB port is providing power as sometimes the battery does show 50% and seems to last a bit from there.
What are my options here? I am on the latest JB OTA update which came around 14/15 Nov. In India, I will get no service from Samsung for the Nexus.
I am going to try a factory reset first and then next see if I can get another battery. And maybe I should return / cancel the Nexus 4 I ordered?

Maybe try wiping battery stats in recovery? I was having similar issues today with "not charging". I was plugged in to the wall with nothing, so I plugged into the computer... ADB enabled and device was connected as a media device. I booted recovery and wiped dalvick and battery stats, rebooted and now it is charging via usb and AC. Don't know what happened, but it worked for me. Hope it helps!

Thanks for the response. Well, I just tried draining out the battery (it took almost 2 days lol) till it would show shutdown warning soon after booting up and then removed the battery and held down the power button. I then charged it in 'off' mode for a few hours, I think overnight. I used the actual Nexus charger instead of the generic one I was using all this while. When I turned it on, there was about 40% charge showing.
There was another JB update which I managed to complete (leaving it on the charger). The phone seemed to work fine, but did not show a charging state, but suddenly the next day on its own when I just plugged in the charger, it showed the 'bolt' charging icon and since then it has been working perfectly.
Simply no clue as to how and why it started working fine. Probably the previous 14 Nov update had some bug which was resolved in the latest update or the latest update reset the battery stats or whatever.
I am more worried about my upcoming Nexus 4 which has a non-removable battery as to what I would do if something like this happens.

Weezil420 said:
Maybe try wiping battery stats in recovery? I was having similar issues today with "not charging". I was plugged in to the wall with nothing, so I plugged into the computer... ADB enabled and device was connected as a media device. I booted recovery and wiped dalvick and battery stats, rebooted and now it is charging via usb and AC. Don't know what happened, but it worked for me. Hope it helps!
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I can 100% guarantee you that wiping battery stats had nothing to do with it.

My Note 2 doesn't charge all

When I charge my mobile phone in the nights, it doesn't charge all. Sometimes it charges until 70 or 43...(random numbers) and it stops charging although led is red and it says that's it's doing.
I cleaned the USB port with a pin and with contact cleaner and it didn't disappear. Thank you.
Some idea?
Sorry my english hehe

check charger cable , some arent good , it may drain battery not chargin it

Get the galaxy charging current app and it will tell you how much charge is going into your phone. It opened my eyes to why my phone was taking no charge.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abmantis.galaxychargingcurrent.free
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I installed that app and where it puts Now it always says 1698 but Maximum is from 100 to 1700, different values when I refresh.
That's bad?

Yea, that's weird. Try charging from USB cable connected to your PC or try with another charger.

[Q] Note 2 had a fall, does not charge though OTG works

Hey,
Yesterday accidentally I dropped by Note 2 from some 3 feet, with UAG Case in Place. It didn't had any issues when I started using it, but when my battery drained and I inserted it to socket found that the charging no more works
Diagnostics
Wall, USB Wire - Swapped and checked. Works. No issues
Battery - Swapped and checked. Works. No issues
USB OTG - Works both in Recovery and Android
USB Charging - Doesnt works on Wall and PC doesn't even recognizes\ the phone
As of now, I am using a cheap Chinese wall charger to charge my battery which takes a day to charge some 30%. Can someone say what will be faulty? Is it the USB Charging port?
I tried it charging in Recovery too, It didn't seem to work. But when I drain the battery completely and take it out and let it sit idle for five minutes and plug it again, the white big battery icon appears and boots the phone and then when it enters into droid, say Critical Battery, no charging occurs and the phone shuts down. This cycle repeats every time if I remove the battery and plug it again, if i leave the usb charger on wall connected to the phone further, nothing happens after that per se no clue of charging.

jhbalaji said:
Hey,
Yesterday accidentally I dropped by Note 2 from some 3 feet, with UAG Case in Place. It didn't had any issues when I started using it, but when my battery drained and I inserted it to socket found that the charging no more works
Diagnostics
Wall, USB Wire - Swapped and checked. Works. No issues
Battery - Swapped and checked. Works. No issues
USB OTG - Works both in Recovery and Android
USB Charging - Doesnt works on Wall and PC doesn't even recognizes\ the phone
As of now, I am using a cheap Chinese wall charger to charge my battery which takes a day to charge some 30%. Can someone say what will be faulty? Is it the USB Charging port?
I tried it charging in Recovery too, It didn't seem to work. But when I drain the battery completely and take it out and let it sit idle for five minutes and plug it again, the white big battery icon appears and boots the phone and then when it enters into droid, say Critical Battery, no charging occurs and the phone shuts down. This cycle repeats every time if I remove the battery and plug it again, if i leave the usb charger on wall connected to the phone further, nothing happens after that per se no clue of charging.
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You probably damaged the charging board. They are about $7 on eBay and take about 10 minutes to swap out.

@ Coug76 I have a rev1.0 rd89 rd53 kh 18 printed on the board. Should I buy a board with Rev 0.7 and t889 or any t889 board?
Many Thanks!

Any T889 rev should work fine.

Coug76 said:
Any T889 rev should work fine.
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Thanks swapped the board and it works!

Charging problem

Start from yesterday, my phone wont charge with the stock charger it told me to use a compatible charger. I have tried 3 differet USB cable but none of them work. Also ihave the quick charger on my car, it was working fine before, but now it will Not show the plus sign next to the charging icon and the battery % drops even with the charger pluged in. Any one knows what's happening?
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I have exactly the same Problem! I can only charge the phone, if the lipo is fully discharged! And only the ASUS Qick charger works for me.
I also monitored, that the USB at the phone is always On, also, if the phone is powered off. Do that the phone, itself dischares..
Have anybody an solution?

My phone doesn't charge with any quick chaegers… only work woth normal chargers
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I've occasionally had this problem---a battery icon with a "!" in it appears and says to use a compatible charger. This mostly happens for me with the stock charger. I've found the most likely thing to fix it is unplugging the charger from the wall for 20-30 seconds to let the capacitors fully discharge, and then plug it in again.
Sometimes it has been due to the charger partially unplugged from the wall, or the usb cable partially unplugged at one end.
I hope this helps, as the first few times it happened to me I was worried the usb port in the phone might be going bad.

I have problem with both original and non original chargers occasionally. The trick for me is to unplug the cable and re plug. Problem solved.

The replug Fix the (!) Symbol.
My phone was now fully charged. After an full discharge of the LiPo. Now it has 85% . and then i plug in the charging cable nothing happens. Nö recharge. So i must wait that the phone is fully discharged, and then i can charge it aging. I think On my phone is the charging controller damaged.

USB charging does not work

I've recently bought a Nexus 5X and a USB Type-C to USB Type-A adapter, so that I can charge my phone off a desktop PC. It worked fine until I flashed Cataclysm (Jan 6 build) and latest ElementalX kernel (1.11).
My phone gets recognized by my PC, drivers are installed, charging icon appears and notification shows that my phone is in charging mode, however it does not charge?
Any ideas what's not right? If more information is needed - let me know, I'll add it.

How long are you leaving it before checking to see if its increasing in battery capacity? It will charge very slowly over USB, so if you are using it at the same time, you will probably find that your losing percentage instead of gaining.

k.s.deviate said:
How long are you leaving it before checking to see if its increasing in battery capacity? It will charge very slowly over USB, so if you are using it at the same time, you will probably find that your losing percentage instead of gaining.
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I just plug it and leave it for a good hour or so meanwhile I mind my own business.
What I noticed is, that once I plug it in, I see a tiny message at the bottom of my login screen, which tells Charging rapidly, but after a couple of seconds it just disappears.

Buinauskas.evaldas said:
I just plug it and leave it for a good hour or so meanwhile I mind my own business.
What I noticed is, that once I plug it in, I see a tiny message at the bottom of my login screen, which tells Charging rapidly, but after a couple of seconds it just disappears.
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You have a defective cable if it tells you its charging rapidly.
I suggest you throw it away before it fries you phone or atleast checkit with the app checkr from the play store.
Google "usb c issues" to see whats going on.
Either buy a cable from google or don't buy cheap and check with the suggested app.
Follow this dude for a known list of bad/good cables
https://plus.google.com/+BensonLeung

That;s supercool. Thanks a lot!