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Landscape desktop dock charging problems

Since getting my dock about a week and a half ago I had two nights where I woke up and the battery was nearly dead.
Dock mode activates and it claims its charging. But, it obviously does not.
The first time it happened the screen was off so the battery drain was minimal. It just did not charge. Last night however I left the clock on and woke up to a critically low battery. Luckily I went to bed late so there was still enough juice to sound my alarm.
Has anyone else with the landscape dock encountered this?
I've attached a photo to illustrate.

is this the samsung hdmi dock? i read a review on samsungs site claiming the same thing.

No the landscape dock with the pogo pins.
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i wonder if this is the problem ive heard about, rumor that 4.0.5 fixes some problem with the pogo pins...

I've only had mine for two days and I have yet to see the issue (on either of my two docks).

I picked up two of these a couple weeks ago and haven't had any issues with charging. Sounds like you either got a bum dock or your device's Pogo pins have problems, sorry.

Annoying. What power source do you have plugged in to it: the factory charger, an aftermarket charger, a computer's USB port, or what?

marcrandom said:
Annoying. What power source do you have plugged in to it: the factory charger, an aftermarket charger, a computer's USB port, or what?
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I've been using the wall charger from my Nexus One.
It's not an every-time occurrence. Just those two nights in the last two weeks.
After looking at my battery stats picture again it looks like it did charge about 25% and then stopped. It must be some sort of software bug.
Maybe if I notice it happening I can try to catch the log and see if that sheds any light.

Where can we find a landscape 3-pin dock? I have the Sprint Nexus (SPH-L700)

El Daddy said:
Since getting my dock about a week and a half ago I had two nights where I woke up and the battery was nearly dead.
Dock mode activates and it claims its charging. But, it obviously does not.
The first time it happened the screen was off so the battery drain was minimal. It just did not charge. Last night however I left the clock on and woke up to a critically low battery. Luckily I went to bed late so there was still enough juice to sound my alarm.
Has anyone else with the landscape dock encountered this?
I've attached a photo to illustrate.
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I'm just starting to get this once in a while. Not sure what is causing it.

efrant said:
I'm just starting to get this once in a while. Not sure what is causing it.
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Hmmm. It hasn't happened to me since I made this post. I wonder what is causing it to happen?
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What rom are you using? How about the clock app? I have the same problem with my dock I made. Worked fine for a bit then all of a sudden no charge overnight.
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kraminc said:
What rom are you using? How about the clock app? I have the same problem with my dock I made. Worked fine for a bit then all of a sudden no charge overnight.
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When it happened to me I was on stock 4.0.4. It only happened twice in the first week and hasn't happened since. I was also using the stock clock app.
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El Daddy said:
When it happened to me I was on stock 4.0.4. It only happened twice in the first week and hasn't happened since. I was also using the stock clock app.
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Same with me.

Have the screen off.
Put it in the dock, phone will turn on, beep, launch the clock app and start charging.
Press the home button to go back to home screen, again make sure the battery icon shows charging.
Now leave it and the screen will turn off and should charge.
If you just leave the clock app on the phone doesn't go to sleep so you might have background stuff going all night long and it's not charging enough to keep up.
Galaxy Nexus GSM

nxt said:
Have the screen off.
Put it in the dock, phone will turn on, beep, launch the clock app and start charging.
Press the home button to go back to home screen, again make sure the battery icon shows charging.
Now leave it and the screen will turn off and should charge.
If you just leave the clock app on the phone doesn't go to sleep so you might have background stuff going all night long and it's not charging enough to keep up.
Galaxy Nexus GSM
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I disagree. It also happened with the screen off as well. There is no way background processes should draw more than the a/c charge. Even with the screen on.
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Does anyone know if this is still an issue with JB? I am thinking about getting one of these docks but I'd hate to not have my alarm go off in the morning due to a faulty dock.. Thanks!

bagelicious said:
Does anyone know if this is still an issue with JB? I am thinking about getting one of these docks but I'd hate to not have my alarm go off in the morning due to a faulty dock.. Thanks!
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It actually just happened to me again yesterday.
This was the third time. Each time on a different version of android (4.0.2-4.0.4-4.1.1)
Luckily I woke up on time.
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Phone will not charge / freezes when plugged in

Hey guys,
I just upgraded to a Note II from a Captivate. I've had it for about month completely stock, in the last I'd say 3 days I've been having this really frustrating problem. Whenever I go to charge the phone, it will charge for only a second or two and stop. Sometimes it will go back and from charge, stop, charge stop. But also when this happens the phone freezes up. If I have low battery, every time it stops charging that window pops up stating low battery, but I can never close the window because the phone is frozen. The back and menu haptic buttons will not work as well, the only option is to use the physical home key. I have to restart it several times to get it to charge, and make sure the screen turns off since sometimes it won't.
Has anyone else had any trouble like this? Any advice would be great. Thank you!

Factory reset

This sounds like a physical defect to me, the note 1 was plagued with it. Have you tried wiggling the cord in the slot?
Now that I reread your post I would be taking that device into where you bought it and have them document the issue. Since your stock this is an easy process and having it documented at the local retailer will (according to att customer service) increase your chance of getting a new device over a refurb.
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I tried a Factory Reset, I plugged the phone in right after and didn't have any problem so I thought okay maybe that did it. Went through the rest of my day without trying again. Now, trying again before bed only to find that when I plug it in now, it charges for a second, stops, then brings up the notification that the dock has been attached. I'll be taking it back to At&t tomorrow and will report my findings. Thanks for the help thus far.

Dr3amCast said:
I tried a Factory Reset, I plugged the phone in right after and didn't have any problem so I thought okay maybe that did it. Went through the rest of my day without trying again. Now, trying again before bed only to find that when I plug it in now, it charges for a second, stops, then brings up the notification that the dock has been attached. I'll be taking it back to At&t tomorrow and will report my findings. Thanks for the help thus far.
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Let us know how it goes
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I had this exact same problem, and i wasn't stock. I believe its an serious issue that needs to be Looked into by Samsung
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Iv seen some other people with this issue...its verry bad for the mother board when ur phone connects and reconnects to the power supply.. good luck guys
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Tried a different usb cable and/or different AC outlet (not a power strip)?

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Tried a different usb cable and/or different AC outlet (not a power strip)?
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Was having a similar problem with mine. Okay usually when I would charge it it would stop and then restart. Additionally, I noticed that I could not connect to any computer or USB on the go devices as it would not recognize them. In the end I went with my Samsung phone to the service center near me and they repaired a defective module for the USB port on the spot. Now it works like brand-new.

Honestly this sounds like a bad cable. A dirty in port in the phone. Or a wet connection. Try using rubbing alcohol and qtips or smaller cleaners. Give it a couple minutes to evaporate when done. If that doesn't fix it your phone has internal issues. Stock. Triangle away. Ask for a replacement. Will be fulfilled. Especially if problem is provable.
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I apologize for the delayed reply. I waited for the phone to do its charging fit at home before taking it to AT&T....twice...I went to two separate stores because both are so close to me, and BOTH times the phone did not do it while charging in their store. I told them I have been using the Samsung charging cable and block, along with some other from different android phones, and all were giving the either stop / start charge with freeze, or the stop/start charge, "dock is connected," freeze. They told me it must be a bad block, and that the other chargers I am using aren't providing enough amps, hence why the phone gets crazy. I just thought to myself, you've got to be kidding me. So I went back, stopped using the block I got with the phone, I found my girlfriends usb power adapters from one of her old Apple devices (...I know right..) and used that along with the Samsung cable. So far, I haven't had a problem with it. I also tried my neighbor's charger from her S3, and that worked fine when I tried it. The phone does still do the described problem when it's plugged into other chargers, even my car charger. I might try cleaning the port itself as suggested and see if that does anything. Also was suggested by the AT&T rep to get a charger that's "high amp," so I'll give that a try as well. It just doesn't seem normal to have to go through all of that trouble though, I don't think Samsung would make their phone not be compatible with other micro usb charger devices?

All u need is 2000mah. (2amps)
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twanskys204 said:
All u need is 2000mah. (2amps)
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2 amps isn't very popular yet
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Where I am it is........I just got a new car charger yesterday

Its not the block, it is a defect with the phone, believe me.
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[Request] How to prevent screen from waking up while pluging charger?

Hi all. My Gnex have really annoying problem. It keeps charging even while charger is unplugged and screen keeps turning on and off all the time while it is unplugged from the charger. So my question is like in a title. Any one can help?
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AW: [Request] How to prevent screen from waking up while pluging charger?
it is a hardware problem, do a little research about it.. if you are lucky everything will be fine if you push the tounge in the usb port a little to the middle
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Odp: [Request] How to prevent screen from waking up while pluging charger?
I know that is a hardware problem but I need to disable screen wakening while it's "charging"
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Ewuetebe said:
Hi all. My Gnex have really annoying problem. It keeps charging even while charger is unplugged and screen keeps turning on and off all the time while it is unplugged from the charger. So my question is like in a title. Any one can help?
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if the phone shows that it is still charging while the phone is unplugged it sounds like your charging port could be going bad. as far as disabling the screen wake, try doing a google search for an app that can do it, i know the newer versions of the sourcery rom have an option to disable the screen wake on plug/unplug.

I have had the this problem as well and looked into this as possible way to deal with the problem but it really does not help the battery draining issue you are having with the screen wake while unplugging as the apps stop the full wakelock but then you will still get the partial wakelock so you get almost no deep sleep while the phone is on.
The best thing to do is just buy a new usb port and replace it, plus if you are having this issue you probably have lost usb data connectivity as well well i did when this happened. This gnex are super easy to tear down (took me about 10min to replace) and the usb port is like 4-6 dollars plus shipping, not really to much. This happens quite often on the gnex so i just bought 3 when i did it and it was all of like 14 dollars with shipping. But anyway like i said if you are thinking that just stopping the screen from waking is going to stop the massive battery drain that this causes it will not, or well it did not in my case.
Just my two cents on this wonderful usb port they have given us

Qi charging software glitch? Or hardware problem?

I've been using my qi charging successfully with one of the OEM backs from eBay and my tylt vu for about a month now. Havent had a single problem always charged no matter what position I put it in. Got to work the other night and realized my phone wasn't anywhere close to charge. No big deal figured maybe I knocked it off.
Noticed yesterday my phone wouldn't charge at all. I plugged and unplugged the tylt vu several times and no luck. I popped off my case to see if the connection was weak. Nothing. Took off and on the battery cover several times. Nothing. I restarted the phone and it worked like normal again.
Tonight same BS. I tried all the steps above all over again and I even put my old broken droid maxx on the charger and it worked no issue. This leads me to believe my charger is working fine. I laid my phone on its side and the vu led light blinked green then went out.
This time I had to restart the phone twice and it still took 3 minutes for it to start working again.
Everything looks good on the battery cover and the contacts. My case has never interfered as its pretty thin. This seems like a software issue because it fixed with a restart? Today it took 2 restarts. I'm considering buying a new qi cover just to see if my cover is now defective but don't want to shell out the money quite yet in case there's an alternative. But anyone else have any ideas as to what I can do to solve this? Its now charging again but I will update tomorrow with any changes.
Anyone have any suggestions? I am completely stock BTW.
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I have returned hone again today to find my phone failing to charge. I'm extremely frustrated and can not seem to figure this out. Something during my daily use to cause this not to work.
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You could flash the kdz and restore the phone which may fix it, but I would back up your phone first.

I'm stock anyway so I'm more likely to just factory reset first.
But i have an additional update I plugged my regular charger in then took it back to the qi charger and it started charging. I messed with open apps to see if anything was causing a problem. No issues and was charging fine. I took my dog outside for 10 minutes and came back qi is not working again. The only change that happened to the phone was it transitioned from WiFi/WiFi calling connection back to regular network and then back to WiFi and WiFi calling when I came back inside. So I'm really not sure what is causing this. Or if i just need a new qi back or something
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I can't remember where i read this, but i read somewhere that the qi charger starts some kind of app or service for the qi when it's placed on it's charger and will charge VERY SLOWLY because of this (like up to 12 hours charge time), i would avoid the qi charger (restart after it was on the qi) and just use your normal charger for a couple days and see if the issue still persists.

That's what I'm doing for now. I really don't know why this is happening. There's no consistency when it decides not to work and when it does. If this doesn't resolve I'll get a new back before I do a factory reset. Dropping 25 dollars seems easier then the weeks it will take me to fully restore my settings backed up until after the issue started and blah blah blah
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Ive purchased a new "OEM" charging back. If it doesnt work I guess Im going to have reset. Ive run into some other problems also like sluggishness. So....I will update when I get the new back

Problem seems to be solved with new battery cover. I guess mine went bad after about a month. Hopefully I won't keep going through these like candy and just had a random bad cover.
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vlcano57 said:
Problem seems to be solved with new battery cover. I guess mine went bad after about a month. Hopefully I won't keep going through these like candy and just had a random bad cover.
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If you have the problem again, you might want to try just replacing the charging coil. Scraping out the old one is a bit of work, but installing the new one is easy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/201154470247?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

[Q] Wireless charging keeps turning on Screen

When I place my Note 4 on a wireless charger it charges just fine. But after it charges to 100% the screen comes on every 3 minutes or so until I remove it from the charger.
This happens on the Samsung Wireless charger and the Tylt vue.
Can this behavior be stopped?
Thanks for any help.

On my s4 I had to turn down system volume and notification volume while on the wireless charger
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It happens while plugged in as well, I think it's a safety thing like the lgs they beep and vibrate on an interval after 100%charge to alert you

thanitos said:
It happens while plugged in as well, I think it's a safety thing like the lgs they beep and vibrate on an interval after 100%charge to alert you
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Thanks for the reply.
After you've gone to bed this is pretty inconvenient.
I'm betting that the majority of phone users charge while asleep.
I use Persist+ for volume and I have it set to silent at night.
But the screen coming on over and over all night is just useless.
Right now I throw a washcloth over the screen. Easy, Dumb, Effective!

thanitos said:
It happens while plugged in as well, I think it's a safety thing like the lgs they beep and vibrate on an interval after 100%charge to alert you
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Mine screen stays off, even on wireless charger. I got big white one from Samsung side wireless charger plus flip cover also from Samsung web.
Clicking from notecable N910A

Fubie3 said:
When I place my Note 4 on a wireless charger it charges just fine. But after it charges to 100% the screen comes on every 3 minutes or so until I remove it from the charger.
This happens on the Samsung Wireless charger and the Tylt vue.
Can this behavior be stopped?
Thanks for any help.
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Mine comes on multiple times ONCE it's fully charged. So far that's the only time I seen it repeatedly come on. But when I ignore it and leave it alone it just stops on it own after a minute or so.
At night I use a plug. It's during the day that I use my Tylt wireless charger.

Is this isolate to AT&T Devices only, or does this persist in other variants as well?

Fubie3 said:
When I place my Note 4 on a wireless charger it charges just fine. But after it charges to 100% the screen comes on every 3 minutes or so until I remove it from the charger.
This happens on the Samsung Wireless charger and the Tylt vue.
Can this behavior be stopped?
Thanks for any help.
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Did you ever get this resolved? I've been having this same issue for weeks. Finally came across your thread but doesn't seem to be any resolution

le10017 said:
Did you ever get this resolved? I've been having this same issue for weeks. Finally came across your thread but doesn't seem to be any resolution
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Nope, No answer.
I even upgraded to Lollipop and have the same issue.

Fubie3 said:
Nope, No answer.
I even upgraded to Lollipop and have the same issue.
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Still waiting on lollipop here in canada.
Sorry, but thats hilarious that your solution is a cloth, considering how much we paid for a top of the line smartphone. This really sucks. I've decided to not even use it as a bedside doc anymore. it's in the living room now, where I can easily add and remove it from the dock.

arjun90 said:
Is this isolate to AT&T Devices only, or does this persist in other variants as well?
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same setup same problem but on verizon