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My phone has been going insane for the last two days. It will think that it is charging when it isn't plugged in. Sometimes it will cycle between not charging and charging at a rapid rate, causing the screen to turn on and stay on (the screen will normally turn on when plugged in). I've tried various resets, battery pulls, etc. This is not a rooted device. If I pull the battery and then reboot the phone, the battery will be 10-15% lower than when I pulled the battery only a minute earlier. Anyone experience this?
This has been happening to a lot of people. It is indeed a hardware problem. There is a way to fix it, what u need to do it reposition the USB female receiving jack ever so slightly.
1) turn the phone off and take the battery out
2) take a toothpick, knife , pin or whatever will fit into the micro USB slot of the galaxy nexus.
3) VERY VERY slowly make it so that the little shelf like connector is in the middle.
4) connect ur phone and it will work like new. This works for a lot of people. I did this a few hours ago and my phone now charges perfect
RECOMENDATION : when it starts to charge you should restore a stock image and lock the boot loader so that you can get a new phone replaced . This is a way to fix it but this hardware issue shouldve never happened in the first place and it should warrant a return. Let me know what happens!
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Okaay said:
This has been happening to a lot of people. It is indeed a hardware problem. There is a way to fix it, what u need to do it reposition the USB female receiving jack ever so slightly.
1) turn the phone off and take the battery out
2) take a toothpick, knife , pin or whatever will fit into the micro USB slot of the galaxy nexus.
3) VERY VERY slowly make it so that the little shelf like connector is in the middle.
4) connect ur phone and it will work like new. This works for a lot of people. I did this a few hours ago and my phone now charges perfect
RECOMENDATION : when it starts to charge you should restore a stock image and lock the boot loader so that you can get a new phone replaced . This is a way to fix it but this hardware issue shouldve never happened in the first place and it should warrant a return. Let me know what happens!
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Agreed.
However, I've detailed re-locking and returning to stock via my guide with a broken USB port if it ever gets to that point for you/anyone.
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I did this a few hours ago and my phone now charges perfect
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I don't think "doing this a few hours ago" is really a long enough time to say it works perfectly. The same thing happened to my phone and I have seen several people claim this solution fixes the problem. I tried it and it fixed it for about two days but then it came back, and it won't go away now regardless of what I do with the charging port. I am starting to believe there is no solution but to buy a new phone
New glitch spotted when phone is of and in the charger it wil chrage for like 2 seconds and then the animation saays the phone is full!but 2seconda later its charging again so on and so on... sort of chargingloop..
But it never charges
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Same issues here :/
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Same problem here..But I found out the solution after irritation of 3 weeks one day i dropped my nexus and after that instance it is working perfectly fine without any charging.
Its been 4 Weeks without any problem.
Please try at your risk.
i had the same exact issue try wiping dalvik ,battery stats and cache under recovery, fixed all issued...i think this was caused after using the fast ac charge on francos kernal.
i found a solution.
I had the same problem. at the the begining it didn´t charge. i made hard reset and nothing. i ordered a new battery and nothing. Then i see something different in tee microusb port when i compared it with an xperia x10 port. I realise that the tiny plate inside the port was bended. then with a needle i straighten it, and the charge bolt icon returns to life. But after that some times it comes up without charging conection. Then i found some blog post that said that the "Dock Connector Charging Port Flex Cable Ribbon For Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250" was the problem. I found a guide to disassemble an change that micro usb port, it is really easy, i made in 30 minutes, even been the first time. I bought the replacement part in ebay (ebay.com/itm/-/130656140500?item=130656140500&viewitem=&ViewItem) but after that i found many web stores with it an cheaper prices.
I suggest to see
ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Verizon-LTE-Micro-USB-Charge-Port-Main-Mic/9641/1[/url]
enjoy
Replacing micro usb charge port does not work!
nelsmo said:
I had the same problem. at the the begining it didn´t charge. i made hard reset and nothing. i ordered a new battery and nothing. Then i see something different in tee microusb port when i compared it with an xperia x10 port. I realise that the tiny plate inside the port was bended. then with a needle i straighten it, and the charge bolt icon returns to life. But after that some times it comes up without charging conection. Then i found some blog post that said that the "Dock Connector Charging Port Flex Cable Ribbon For Samsung Galaxy Nexus i9250" was the problem. I found a guide to disassemble an change that micro usb port, it is really easy, i made in 30 minutes, even been the first time. I bought the replacement part in ebay (ebay.com/itm/-/130656140500?item=130656140500&viewitem=&ViewItem) but after that i found many web stores with it an cheaper prices.
I suggest to see
ifixit.com/Guide/Repairing-Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-Verizon-LTE-Micro-USB-Charge-Port-Main-Mic/9641/1[/url]
enjoy
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Sorry, I have been having the same issues with my gnex, after it hits full charge the charging indicator will flash on and off on my screen until I reach 90% on my battery then it will quit the rest of the day.. always does it after hitting full charge so please read what I've done and still have the same problem...... I have used multiple batteries, same problem, I've used different chargers, same problem, I even bought that part off ebay and replaced the charge port inside of the phone, same problem.. and I even tried all of this before receiving the jelly bean update, and even after the update I still have the same charging error issue... does anyone know of any other solutions? I've done them all I think.
I had a very similar issue (the phone would charge ONLY if turned off, computer would not recognize the USB device 90% of the time).
Turns off that fuzz and dandruff had accumulated at the bottom of the USB port (you couldn't see it) so i took a needle and carefully pried it out, it was a nice sized ball of stuff that was preventing the USB port from making clean contact with the cable.
Hope that helps
Amestris said:
Sorry, I have been having the same issues with my gnex, after it hits full charge the charging indicator will flash on and off on my screen until I reach 90% on my battery then it will quit the rest of the day.. always does it after hitting full charge so please read what I've done and still have the same problem...... I have used multiple batteries, same problem, I've used different chargers, same problem, I even bought that part off ebay and replaced the charge port inside of the phone, same problem.. and I even tried all of this before receiving the jelly bean update, and even after the update I still have the same charging error issue... does anyone know of any other solutions? I've done them all I think.
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I am stuck in the same boat as you. I have tried almost everything but it seems that this issue keeps persisting. I don't have warranty so it isn't like I can give it in for replacement. I don't know what else is there to do
I'm going insane reading these.
Google is your best friend in the whole world. Your best friend. If you're out of warranty, the best you can do is use a pogo dock, or replace, like take apart your GalNex and replace the port with a part bought from eBay.
Or, if you look at some of the other 99 threads about this, some people fixed theirs by adjusting the port with a screwdriver or something like that. Can't say I recommend that though.
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And Jesus Christ, someone sue Samsung already, if its really happening so much that there's at least one thread about every day, SUE THEM. They'll pay you off with Galaxy S III's so fast you'll think warranty replacement is slow...
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Already replaced the usb port and still didn't work if you'd read my whole post.. But idc. The gnex was a horrible phone. Got an S3 with a different company.. I love this phone. So idc anymore.
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No problem with USB port
Amestris said:
Already replaced the usb port and still didn't work if you'd read my whole post.. But idc. The gnex was a horrible phone. Got an S3 with a different company.. I love this phone. So idc anymore.
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I don't think there is a problem with USB port. I can charge my phone via the USB connection from my laptop, but the same is not possible when I use he same charger with wall unit charging. Also If I reboot my phone then I can even charge it via the wall unit.
It seems something to do with some app or battery temp.....
koolgk said:
I don't think there is a problem with USB port. I can charge my phone via the USB connection from my laptop, but the same is not possible when I use he same charger with wall unit charging. Also If I reboot my phone then I can even charge it via the wall unit.
It seems something to do with some app or battery temp.....
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mine is the same.
i had fix this problem but it's very annoying
ASSLAM O ALAIKUM
in advance sorry for my bad English but i'll try to guide you
i had same problem..
but when i see my phone is still connected while on fast boot mod then i think it is bad kernel or some software problem...
at the 1st time i connect my phone to pc in fastboot mod ( VOL up + VOL down + POWER ) system recognize it android 1.0 and then i leave my phone on fastboot mod for 2 or 3 hours then i restart my phone again and see that charging is 100% :good: :good:
i know this is not a good solution bit it helps
sorry for my bad english
I've tried and this solution works!
Okaay said:
This has been happening to a lot of people. It is indeed a hardware problem. There is a way to fix it, what u need to do it reposition the USB female receiving jack ever so slightly.
1) turn the phone off and take the battery out
2) take a toothpick, knife , pin or whatever will fit into the micro USB slot of the galaxy nexus.
3) VERY VERY slowly make it so that the little shelf like connector is in the middle.
4) connect ur phone and it will work like new. This works for a lot of people. I did this a few hours ago and my phone now charges perfect
RECOMENDATION : when it starts to charge you should restore a stock image and lock the boot loader so that you can get a new phone replaced . This is a way to fix it but this hardware issue shouldve never happened in the first place and it should warrant a return. Let me know what happens!
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Thank u so much for this! My battery is charging and i didn't have to go pay a dime to get it fixed! I GOT MY PHONE BACK!
I had the same problem, then this morning it wont turn on without being connected to a charger. Please help fix!
Cheers
elfarto said:
I had a very similar issue (the phone would charge ONLY if turned off, computer would not recognize the USB device 90% of the time).
Turns off that fuzz and dandruff had accumulated at the bottom of the USB port (you couldn't see it) so i took a needle and carefully pried it out, it was a nice sized ball of stuff that was preventing the USB port from making clean contact with the cable.
Hope that helps
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Cheers mate! Was all set to get a replacement ribbon and maybe buy a temporary device... your simple tip had the phone charging again in seconds.
Bit embarrassed I didn't think of the obvious, worked in mobile 10+ years. Phone is 7 years old and still going strong... thanks again, made my day )
I don't know how to go about this, because, to my knowledge, its not effecting the phone in any way. Maybe a little drain, but that could be 4.2's problem. But regardless, my phone is always "on charge" no matter where I am. On any ROM this happens, so I know its a physical thing. I've been told that you can use a knife to push the contact up a little, but that only works until I plug it back in the next day. So...... Any thoughts on how to fix this without replacing the charging port? (To my knowledge, that involves soldering very small parts.)
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I don't know how to go about this, because, to my knowledge, its not effecting the phone in any way. Maybe a little drain, but that could be 4.2's problem. But regardless, my phone is always "on charge" no matter where I am. On any ROM this happens, so I know its a physical thing. I've been told that you can use a knife to push the contact up a little, but that only works until I plug it back in the next day. So...... Any thoughts on how to fix this without replacing the charging port? (To my knowledge, that involves soldering very small parts.)
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Well if it worked by bending the contacts up but goes back when you plug it in. Have you tried a different cable? Also have you cleaned out your charging port?
(Phone side and cable side)
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g_ding84 said:
Well if it worked by bending the contacts up but goes back when you plug it in. Have you tried a different cable? Also have you cleaned out your charging port?
(Phone side and cable side)
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I already tried clearing the ports and I tried other wires. Hell. I dont even charge my phone using a wire! I charge them using a battery charger.
Corrosion on charge port can cause this as did happen to mine
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moparfreak426 said:
Corrosion on charge port can cause this as did happen to mine
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Agreed. At this point you could be having issues where you can't see it, such as where the port is connected to the board.
Had to take port completely off before i noticed... Sprayed with acid (not recommended) and cleaned it, rinsed it, soldered back in place = good to go..... For now
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I don't know how to go about this, because, to my knowledge, its not effecting the phone in any way. Maybe a little drain, but that could be 4.2's problem. But regardless, my phone is always "on charge" no matter where I am. On any ROM this happens, so I know its a physical thing. I've been told that you can use a knife to push the contact up a little, but that only works until I plug it back in the next day. So...... Any thoughts on how to fix this without replacing the charging port? (To my knowledge, that involves soldering very small parts.)
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If you need to repair it go the this site. http://mobiletechvideos.mybigcommerce.com/samsung-epic-4g-touch-usb-port-repair/
You send it to them and they will fix it.
Turn around time is normally 5 to 7 days.
I mean. I guess i'll use it until it breaks. And even then, I use an external battery charger. So. Yeah....
Yeah i fixed mine.... I always end up fixing all my electronic problems... But i lost my charger so i still use a battery wall charger... Used my brothers charger to test my fix
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Hi jeep, i have a similar problem but i'm not sure it's the same, i happened a few days ago when myi changed the battery and pugged in the charger, i noticed there was something strange, the phone's screen showed the battery was charging before i pugged in back (just when i placed the new battery). Now it behaves as it's always plugged in charging just when placing the battery in, the phones is turned off and the screen shows charging battery icon (i've tried 2 more batteries), and also there's no usb connection to the PC either.
It's a very bothering problem, the phons won't go into deep sleep, and the screen goes to the screensaver all the time (as it where pugged in charging)...
I always repair my own electronics, months ago i replaced the power button, do you think it could be a bootloader issue or just the micro-usb port?; when you fixed yours, do you think i should take it completely off and resolder?
Any advice will be really appreciated!!
Thanks
moparfreak426 said:
Yeah i fixed mine.... I always end up fixing all my electronic problems... But i lost my charger so i still use a battery wall charger... Used my brothers charger to test my fix
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Hi, i have a similar problem but i'm not sure it's the same, i happened a few days ago when myi changed the battery and pugged in the charger, i noticed there was something strange, the phone's screen showed the battery was charging before i pugged in back (just when i placed the new battery). Now it behaves as it's always plugged in charging just when placing the battery in, the phones is turned off and the screen shows charging battery icon (i've tried 2 more batteries), and also there's no usb connection to the PC either.
It's a very bothering problem, the phons won't go into deep sleep, and the screen goes to the screensaver all the time (as it where pugged in charging)...
I always repair my own electronics, months ago i replaced the power button, do you think it could be a bootloader issue or just the micro-usb port?; when you fixed yours, do you think i should take it completely off and resolder?
Any advice will be really appreciated!!
Thanks
Please help!!
So, for the last couple weeks charging my Note 2 has been extremely hit or miss. It either connects and starts charging, or it doesn't at all. Sometimes, I can plug it in and leave it over night and find it didn't charge at all. Sometimes, as I am trying all sort of different chargers/options, I eventually give up and several hours later I see the screen pop to life and show a charge coming in. I have tried:
4 different cables
3 different AC chargers
2 different computers (multiple USB ports on each)
my car's USB
Seem to have no effect on whether or not it will charge, which makes me believe the issue is either the phones USB port or the battery itself.
Behavior when plugged varies, sometimes:
Completely dead - no response at all
Empty battery icon (with circle in middle) shows on screen, then goes black - never progresses to the battery charging icon (no circle in middle, green showing progress)
Works, progresses to green battery icon.
I'm currently in the first option - completely dead. Whenever I get to the 3rd one, I let it charge a bit then turn the phone on and let it continue charging. At this point it will generally work for a while but whenever I unplug the phone there is no guarantee it will work again, even right after.
Has anyone experienced this? Any experts have an idea I can try?
Notes:
Rooted with Perseus kernel, stock rom.
Similar to this issue here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2089468&highlight=charge
Current plan:
Ordered this Anker 2x battery with external charger: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009SYL6C0/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00
With this, I can at least charge the batteries outside of the phone, even if the USB port won't work. If necessary, I would need this to revert to stock before sending in to Samsung.
I had the one where you plug in and nothing, all I did was a battery pull and it worked, no issues since
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It sounds to me like you have a broken micro usb port. I went thru this with my note 1. The plastic sleeve on your phone port that the pins sit in is fragile.in my case I discovered I had snapped a pin in half prevent charging, reading the phone via micro usb..I would get a intermittent connection then after a while nothing. you can try to see what happens if plug in a USB and wiggle it in all directions to try and establish contact..in any case your best bet is to go find a universal battery charger..particularly one that charges the battery itself without the phone. (it basically sits inside of a cradle and charges) the pins can be adjusted to make contact on your +,- on your battery. After a charge try it out. they have cheap ones a radio shack that do the job. Its a hassle, but on the bright side is your phone will work. Plus deep cycle charging will make for a healthier battery . hope this helps
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Are you using a case on your device? If so, does it in any way encroach on the USB port?
If you are using a case try taking it off and plugging in with the stock charger and cable.
Couldn't hurt, and if the case blocks the port in any way it may be the solution.
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Thanks for the replies everyone, and yes I ordered the battery kit from Amazon, so I should be up and running. At least to revert to stock before sending it to Samsung. But still I would like to find a permanent solution for this if possible.
Coug76 said:
Are you using a case on your device? If so, does it in any way encroach on the USB port?
If you are using a case try taking it off and plugging in with the stock charger and cable.
Couldn't hurt, and if the case blocks the port in any way it may be the solution.
Hastily spouted for your befuddlement
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Yes, I have of course checked this For most of my testing and trying to get it to work I haven't even had a back panel on the phone.
PhxDroid86 said:
I had the one where you plug in and nothing, all I did was a battery pull and it worked, no issues since
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Yes, this sounds like my problem. Battery pull fixed it for me originally too, but over time it got worse and the problem happened more frequently.
Haven't been able to get it to take a charge all day.
Thought I would update on this weird issue...
I received the Anker batteries/external charger and got the phone working again. Tested charging directly with the phone and new batteries now that it was back alive. No dice. Tested it on and off over the next couple days and still could not get it to charge. So I decided I needed to send it in for warranty replacement, but life got in the way and I continued my cycle of swapping out batteries. This is actually a really nice solution! I like having a couple fully charged batteries ready to go at all times.
Anyway, yesterday I finally had some time and was going to contact Samsung. I was sitting at my desk and decided to try charging one more time. Plugged in the microUSB cable and... IT WORKED! I have no idea why it would randomly start working again, but it has worked for the last 24 hours every time I plug it in.
So now I can't really send it in for service if they can't duplicate the problem. I'm just going to cross my fingers and hope it doesn't happen again...
LucJoe said:
Yes, this sounds like my problem. Battery pull fixed it for me originally too, but over time it got worse and the problem happened more frequently.
Haven't been able to get it to take a charge all day.
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Well S***, lol, should I be worried?
Seriously though im sorry your having issues and that it progressively got worse for you, as I havent had any issues outside of that one occurrence
Keep us posted
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Wondering if this ever started back up, or if your phone just kept on working. As my phone has stopped all together charging and needed to find a fix for this. Wondering if just replacing the usb charging port in the phone would fix this up. Has someone has done this already to fix this problem. I'm torn between using an external charger and wait for the part to come in from ebay for 12 bucks or just send it in for service and be without a phone for 3-6 weeks.
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Wondering if this ever started back up, or if your phone just kept on working. As my phone has stopped all together charging and needed to find a fix for this. Wondering if just replacing the usb charging port in the phone would fix this up. Has someone has done this already to fix this problem. I'm torn between using an external charger and wait for the part to come in from ebay for 12 bucks or just send it in for service and be without a phone for 3-6 weeks.
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If you send it in to get it fixed I'll be interested to hear the result (and the price...!)
I've been using an external charger for a couple of weeks now. It's a bit of a pain, but you quickly get used to it.
I'm holding out for the announcement of the Note 3 and hoping that arrives sometime before Christmas!
Well it was the USB port on the phone sent it away already got it back. Telus my provider warranty'd the phone. Did get a quote to fix at a cell shop 70 buckaroo's. Personally just buy it online at ebay for 10 bucks and do it yourself not that hard. Just didn't want to wait for the part to ship and get here
Do you know the process to it... by the looks of it, it seems attached to the motherboard or is it something I can easily do thanks in advance...
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Sorry wrong thread I meant for the s3 usb port
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Ok so a little of background story, if you don't care about it just skip to the next paragraph. I bought my T989 over the internet, it was working perfectly. I wanted to make the most of it, rooted it and tried Swapper 2, which hard bricked my phone. I'm not new to rooting, I've rooted some phones now, but I had never tried swapper, I liked the idea of unoccuping some RAM memory. Apparently I did something to my boot sequence thing and my phone was dead. I still had waranty on the phone (one week left when that happened so it is suspicious to anyone) so I called. After one hour of arguing over the phone and trying to convince them it wasn't my fault, which of course I knew it was, they decided to send me a new one... ahem "new" one.
Ok so here's where the priblem start. My "new" phone was working alright untill it stopped charging, didn't work AT ALL. I took a peek and one of the pins on my phone was bent, it was upwarda and as I tried to get it back to its place it fell off. I took my phone to get the MicroUSB replaced andsure enough they did.
My phone was charging again correctly. It was doing great untill it stated to charge slower and slower. It got to the point where it just shows as charging, but doesn't charge at all.
I've tried everything, I bought a new original Samsung battery, still same issue. I downloaded an app to tell me the amps the cellphone was pulling and it shows 350-450 when I have read it needs minimum 600. I have tried custom roms, kernels and nope, still pulling 400, tried LG chargers, Motorola chargers, a SAMSUNG S3 charger and still no luck. The thing they all have in common is that they're USB chargers so I read if the cellphone detects it as such it would give me a hard time.I've tried making a fast charge USB cable with a video on Youtube but it still only charges 400 mAmps. I've installed custom kernels with the "USB fast charge" and STILL no luck.
The ONLY thing I haven't tried is using and ORIGINAL, Samsung wall charger but at this point, I think it won't fix my problem because of the fact that I remember it worked well in the beggining. I am currently charging both batteries with a Universal Battery charger, but I've read that they wear out batteries throughout time.
So, is there another thing I haven't tried... or is my cellphone doomed now? I believe that it's the phone, as in the mother board if I can call it that, or does anybody have another theory?
Thanks for your time, would love to see anyone suggest
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Ok so a little of background story, if you don't care about it just skip to the next paragraph. I bought my T989 over the internet, it was working perfectly. I wanted to make the most of it, rooted it and tried Swapper 2, which hard bricked my phone. I'm not new to rooting, I've rooted some phones now, but I had never tried swapper, I liked the idea of unoccuping some RAM memory. Apparently I did something to my boot sequence thing and my phone was dead. I still had waranty on the phone (one week left when that happened so it is suspicious to anyone) so I called. After one hour of arguing over the phone and trying to convince them it wasn't my fault, which of course I knew it was, they decided to send me a new one... ahem "new" one.
Ok so here's where the priblem start. My "new" phone was working alright untill it stopped charging, didn't work AT ALL. I took a peek and one of the pins on my phone was bent, it was upwarda and as I tried to get it back to its place it fell off. I took my phone to get the MicroUSB replaced andsure enough they did.
My phone was charging again correctly. It was doing great untill it stated to charge slower and slower. It got to the point where it just shows as charging, but doesn't charge at all.
I've tried everything, I bought a new original Samsung battery, still same issue. I downloaded an app to tell me the amps the cellphone was pulling and it shows 350-450 when I have read it needs minimum 600. I have tried custom roms, kernels and nope, still pulling 400, tried LG chargers, Motorola chargers, a SAMSUNG S3 charger and still no luck. The thing they all have in common is that they're USB chargers so I read if the cellphone detects it as such it would give me a hard time.I've tried making a fast charge USB cable with a video on Youtube but it still only charges 400 mAmps. I've installed custom kernels with the "USB fast charge" and STILL no luck.
The ONLY thing I haven't tried is using and ORIGINAL, Samsung wall charger but at this point, I think it won't fix my problem because of the fact that I remember it worked well in the beggining. I am currently charging both batteries with a Universal Battery charger, but I've read that they wear out batteries throughout time.
So, is there another thing I haven't tried... or is my cellphone doomed now? I believe that it's the phone, as in the mother board if I can call it that, or does anybody have another theory?
Thanks for your time, would love to see anyone suggest
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I know this isn't an answer but a general comment. This is a good reason why I will NEVER buy electronics that are used or from a retailer that isn't a big name. I don't care what the seller says there is just really no way to know exactly what you are getting. If you had bought this phone from Amazon (direct) you could have already got another one by now with no arguments. I'd be looking for another phone and call it a loss.
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I know this isn't an answer but a general comment. This is a good reason why I will NEVER buy electronics that are used or from a retailer that isn't a big name. I don't care what the seller says there is just really no way to know exactly what you are getting. If you had bought this phone from Amazon (direct) you could have already got another one by now with no arguments. I'd be looking for another phone and call it a loss.
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Thanks dude, I know it really matters on where you buy it, but the price was just so handsome to me. I guess that's what I get and as things like this happen you learn more and more on what you buy and what you decide to do with them. I guess I already consider it as a loss but I'm aware that it's not unusable yet. I guess I will continue to charge both my batteries with the charger, but I was just curious to know what really happened to the phone to avoid things like this in the future
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Thanks dude, I know it really matters on where you buy it, but the price was just so handsome to me. I guess that's what I get and as things like this happen you learn more and more on what you buy and what you decide to do with them. I guess I already consider it as a loss but I'm aware that it's not unusable yet. I guess I will continue to charge both my batteries with the charger, but I was just curious to know what really happened to the phone to avoid things like this in the future
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What apps do you all have installed on your phone and running while you are charging it? Try making a full backup then do a clean install of your ROM (backup just in case this doesn't fix it). After doing this do NOT install any apps, just test charging. If charging works, it is some app on your phone. I know those "battery saving" apps can eat up a lot of battery if configured wrong. And if you have a lot of background apps running, they can eat your battery without you knowing and reduce charging time.
Go into settings->device and check what is eating up your battery there before charging and during charging.
If you don't want to re-install your ROM, try charging your phone with the screen off (no screensaver (daydream) or nothing, just screen off, charging) and in airplane mode. I recommend doing a clean install to see if it is some apps (you can use TB to back everything up, then do the clean install and test from there).
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What apps do you all have installed on your phone and running while you are charging it? Try making a full backup then do a clean install of your ROM (backup just in case this doesn't fix it). After doing this do NOT install any apps, just test charging. If charging works, it is some app on your phone. I know those "battery saving" apps can eat up a lot of battery if configured wrong. And if you have a lot of background apps running, they can eat your battery without you knowing and reduce charging time.
Go into settings->device and check what is eating up your battery there before charging and during charging.
If you don't want to re-install your ROM, try charging your phone with the screen off (no screensaver (daydream) or nothing, just screen off, charging) and in airplane mode. I recommend doing a clean install to see if it is some apps (you can use TB to back everything up, then do the clean install and test from there).
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The ROM I currently have has a great battery saving mode, I also have "Advanced Task Killer" to kill any apps. It's the same issue. I want to buy a new charger but I still think that won't fix my problem. I've also charged in Airplane mode and no luck
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The ROM I currently have has a great battery saving mode, I also have "Advanced Task Killer" to kill any apps. It's the same issue. I want to buy a new charger but I still think that won't fix my problem. I've also charged in Airplane mode and no luck
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i would plug it to someone elses charger or buy one, had a ton of them fail-hope that helps
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Sorry didn't read good, you've already tried other chargers, ignore my ignorance
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ShaDisNX255 said:
The ROM I currently have has a great battery saving mode, I also have "Advanced Task Killer" to kill any apps. It's the same issue. I want to buy a new charger but I still think that won't fix my problem. I've also charged in Airplane mode and no luck
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Can you go into settings->Battery and post a screenshot of it? I'm curious as to what is eating up most of your battery.
After, I would still try doing a nandroid and flash your rom cleanly and install 0 apps and try charging on this clean install. I know my friend ended up getting some battery optimization app installed (which she claims she never installed, but it is on her phone) and her charging times were horrid. It also made the phone quite laggy. I imagine if you got 2 or so of these types of apps on your phone, it could eat your battery instead of charging it.
Also, when you charge it, it is a strict charging cable not a MHL adapter right? I know when I have my MHL cable hooked up to my phone it claims it is charging, but it actually drains the battery slowly. (MHL is micro USB -> HDMI).
Since you have tried multiple chargers and cables, I would be looking at the phone as being the problem. Also, look at the contacts on the bottom of the phone and look for any bent pins. I wouldn't try to fix that yourself, but if they are bent, I'd take it in for repair. those pins are very fragile once bent and can break off if not handled very carefully after they are bent.
If you can get into adb from your phone to PC, then the pins on your phone should be good and the USB cable should be good. Does it charge if you put it in fast charge and plug it into your PC?
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Can you go into settings->Battery and post a screenshot of it? I'm curious as to what is eating up most of your battery.
After, I would still try doing a nandroid and flash your rom cleanly and install 0 apps and try charging on this clean install. I know my friend ended up getting some battery optimization app installed (which she claims she never installed, but it is on her phone) and her charging times were horrid. It also made the phone quite laggy. I imagine if you got 2 or so of these types of apps on your phone, it could eat your battery instead of charging it.
Also, when you charge it, it is a strict charging cable not a MHL adapter right? I know when I have my MHL cable hooked up to my phone it claims it is charging, but it actually drains the battery slowly. (MHL is micro USB -> HDMI).
Since you have tried multiple chargers and cables, I would be looking at the phone as being the problem. Also, look at the contacts on the bottom of the phone and look for any bent pins. I wouldn't try to fix that yourself, but if they are bent, I'd take it in for repair. those pins are very fragile once bent and can break off if not handled very carefully after they are bent.
If you can get into adb from your phone to PC, then the pins on your phone should be good and the USB cable should be good. Does it charge if you put it in fast charge and plug it into your PC?
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The pins are alright. As I stated, I recently changed the MicroUSB port, well I paid somebody to do it and it was working fine at first but then stopped charging, well, not stopped charging actually. At first it started to charge slower and slower untill it got to the point that it just says it's charging but it doesn't charge. It COULD be to the fact that I flashed new ROMs, downloaded games and all but I doubt it since now I have a brand new ROM with no games (or not that many) and you can see from the screenshots I uploaded that nothing's eating my battery
Well except for my screen, I had it at 80% brightness lol. Usually I set the brightness at the lowest (no Auto brightness to save battery) and my wall paper is color black since I heard Samsung phones do save up battery with black since it doesn't light the LEDs or something like that.
And yes, it's strictly USB cable. When I activate "Fast charge" and if I connect the phone to the computer it just shows the notification "USB connected" for a second and then disapears.
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The pins are alright. As I stated, I recently changed the MicroUSB port, well I paid somebody to do it and it was working fine at first but then stopped charging, well, not stopped charging actually. At first it started to charge slower and slower untill it got to the point that it just says it's charging but it doesn't charge. It COULD be to the fact that I flashed new ROMs, downloaded games and all but I doubt it since now I have a brand new ROM with no games (or not that many) and you can see from the screenshots I uploaded that nothing's eating my battery
Well except for my screen, I had it at 80% brightness lol. Usually I set the brightness at the lowest (no Auto brightness to save battery) and my wall paper is color black since I heard Samsung phones do save up battery with black since it doesn't light the LEDs or something like that.
And yes, it's strictly USB cable. When I activate "Fast charge" and if I connect the phone to the computer it just shows the notification "USB connected" for a second and then disapears.
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the screenshots attached were helpful. I don't see anything in that list that looks like a huge battery sucker and since you say your rom is fairly fresh and clean, it likely isn't the apps. Are you sure the guy who swapped the microUSB port did it correctly? Improperly soldered pins (especially those tiny ones on a microUSB port) can be tricky to solder correctly if you don't have the correct tips. It could also be that something else got damaged while putting that on (if the capacitors were not properly discharged before replacing the microUSB port, they could have gotten damaged).
I think that your assessment that it is one of the boards (likely the charging circuit) got damaged. I'd go back to the guy who replaced the port and get him to check the charging board (specifically the capacitors) to see if there is any signs of damage or wear. Capacitors can get damaged really easily if the heat on the iron was set too high. I know I've damaged capacitors while soldering things before. Or it could be that the port didn't get a solid solder connection or ended up briding some pins. If fast charge is on, your PC shouldn't see a USB device being plugged in. If you have a multimeter, you could check the resistance on the 4 USB pins and see if any of the pins are bridged.
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the screenshots attached were helpful. I don't see anything in that list that looks like a huge battery sucker and since you say your rom is fairly fresh and clean, it likely isn't the apps. Are you sure the guy who swapped the microUSB port did it correctly? Improperly soldered pins (especially those tiny ones on a microUSB port) can be tricky to solder correctly if you don't have the correct tips. It could also be that something else got damaged while putting that on (if the capacitors were not properly discharged before replacing the microUSB port, they could have gotten damaged).
I think that your assessment that it is one of the boards (likely the charging circuit) got damaged. I'd go back to the guy who replaced the port and get him to check the charging board (specifically the capacitors) to see if there is any signs of damage or wear. Capacitors can get damaged really easily if the heat on the iron was set too high. I know I've damaged capacitors while soldering things before. Or it could be that the port didn't get a solid solder connection or ended up briding some pins. If fast charge is on, your PC shouldn't see a USB device being plugged in. If you have a multimeter, you could check the resistance on the 4 USB pins and see if any of the pins are bridged.
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Well I took it to the guy from before and he couldn't find a problem with the phone's soldering, but even he wasn't sure what the problem was as if it's not his specialty. I do not have a multimeter :/
I was thinking taking it somewhere else and have them change my microUSB port to see if that other person might now a bit more. I'm sorry but I'm more of a software type of person, I clearly have no clue what the problem might be
THANK YOU for really helping me and taking your time to analyze my question, I really appreciate it thanks man
So if what you say is true, do you think it can still be fixed?
ShaDisNX255 said:
Well I took it to the guy from before and he couldn't find a problem with the phone's soldering, but even he wasn't sure what the problem was as if it's not his specialty. I do not have a multimeter :/
I was thinking taking it somewhere else and have them change my microUSB port to see if that other person might now a bit more. I'm sorry but I'm more of a software type of person, I clearly have no clue what the problem might be
THANK YOU for really helping me and taking your time to analyze my question, I really appreciate it thanks man
So if what you say is true, do you think it can still be fixed?
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It definitly can still be fixed, it'll just be tricky. If they are surface mount capacitors, which they likely are, it is hard to tell when they go.
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bmg002 said:
It definitly can still be fixed, it'll just be tricky. If they are surface mount capacitors, which they likely are, it is hard to tell when they go.
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So what I should tell them to do is to change the capacitors? I can leave the same miniUSB port right?
ShaDisNX255 said:
So what I should tell them to do is to change the capacitors? I can leave the same miniUSB port right?
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I would tell them the symptoms and let them tell you what they think should be fixed. In my mind it is likely the capacitors on the charging board that need replacing, but without having the hardware physically in front of me and hooked up to a multimeter, I cannot say for certain. It could be a faulty microUSB port or a bad pin (bridged or microfractured), could be damaged PCB trace, could be gremlins
I would bring it in somewhere or give it to somebody and tell them that the phone doesn't seem to be taking a charge and ask them if they can look at it. If it is still in warranty, send it to Samsung to get fixed. If it is outside of warranty, take it to somebody who knows their stuff (likely a professional repair shop OR somebody who does cell phone or PCB repair for a living... hobbyists may be able to fix it, but to me this sounds like something that somebody with training should likely look at).
Since you have tested different AC adapters (including known-good ones) and different cables (including known good ones) and charged the battery outside of the phone, that narrows the problem down to being something with the phone. You narrowed down it is likely not software related, so that leaves hardware. I know from experience soldering very small components can cause bridges quite easily; even when done by the pros. Some bridges don't matter, but it is better to avoid solder bridges whenever possible. I know I had to replace my nintendo DS slot-1 due to a busted pin and soldering that thing with a large iron was a pain in the behind. Got it all fixed, but it was not an easy task.
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I would tell them the symptoms and let them tell you what they think should be fixed. In my mind it is likely the capacitors on the charging board that need replacing, but without having the hardware physically in front of me and hooked up to a multimeter, I cannot say for certain. It could be a faulty microUSB port or a bad pin (bridged or microfractured), could be damaged PCB trace, could be gremlins
I would bring it in somewhere or give it to somebody and tell them that the phone doesn't seem to be taking a charge and ask them if they can look at it. If it is still in warranty, send it to Samsung to get fixed. If it is outside of warranty, take it to somebody who knows their stuff (likely a professional repair shop OR somebody who does cell phone or PCB repair for a living... hobbyists may be able to fix it, but to me this sounds like something that somebody with training should likely look at).
Since you have tested different AC adapters (including known-good ones) and different cables (including known good ones) and charged the battery outside of the phone, that narrows the problem down to being something with the phone. You narrowed down it is likely not software related, so that leaves hardware. I know from experience soldering very small components can cause bridges quite easily; even when done by the pros. Some bridges don't matter, but it is better to avoid solder bridges whenever possible. I know I had to replace my nintendo DS slot-1 due to a busted pin and soldering that thing with a large iron was a pain in the behind. Got it all fixed, but it was not an easy task.
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This gives me new hope, I really don't mind charging my phone this way, but I'd rather have a complete phone with the ability to charge from a wall outlet
Thanks so much, I hope I can count on you if I run to anything else. And hey, you learn something new every day, ALL of this has been really helpful
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This gives me new hope, I really don't mind charging my phone this way, but I'd rather have a complete phone with the ability to charge from a wall outlet
Thanks so much, I hope I can count on you if I run to anything else. And hey, you learn something new every day, ALL of this has been really helpful
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Glad I can help. I used to work professionally soldering tiny components before moving into IT. Done some hardware mod to a few cameras, repaired a ps2 controller, have an old tube amp going fix soon too. I've seen a lot of weird things happen with bad solder joints or faulty capacitors.
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is there anyone with problems charging the t320?
it goes fine until 40%, above that or stops charging or is really slow, like 1% in one hour.
i thought it was a rom issue, so i flashed the original rom from sammobile
the charging at this moment is 56%, 150mA average, when isn't negative - 200
this is stock usb and charger, and also with other charger/cable is the same
Me too
monteiro-ribas said:
is there anyone with problems charging the t320?
it goes fine until 40%, above that or stops charging or is really slow, like 1% in one hour.
i thought it was a rom issue, so i flashed the original rom from sammobile
the charging at this moment is 56%, 150mA average, when isn't negative - 200
this is stock usb and charger, and also with other charger/cable is the same
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I was just searching the forums as bought mine yesterday and have a similar problem, mine got to 56% then stopped charging. If i turn off the tablet it does start to charge again so will fully charge with it powered down and see what happens.
soon i'll be testing another charger
you can see the charging voltage on the galaxy charging current available on playstore
most likely i will use warranty
monteiro-ribas said:
soon i'll be testing another charger
you can see the charging voltage on the galaxy charging current available on playstore
most likely i will use warranty
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@tidy01
Pop the back off gently and disconnect the battery from the main board. When you reconnect it, let it charge up fully before turning it back on. After this, it will behave normally for the rest of time.
Thanks
dottat said:
@tidy01
Pop the back off gently and disconnect the battery from the main board. When you reconnect it, let it charge up fully before turning it back on. After this, it will behave normally for the rest of time.
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Thanks for the reply but it seems my issue was caused by a faulty outlet socket. The socket works fine for everything else but would only charge the tablet when it was powered down. Tried charging off my laptop and desktop usb and it was the same, but tried some other outlet sockets and they charge fine. I understand the usb outlets might not provide enough to charge the tablet but hadn't considered the socket as I know it works, must be just enough high resistance to prevent it charging a working tablet but provides enough current to charge it when it's powered down. The fact it was showing a 56% charge was just co-incidence.
Thought it might be worth posting this as it's not something I've come across before.
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Thanks for the reply but it seems my issue was caused by a faulty outlet socket. The socket works fine for everything else but would only charge the tablet when it was powered down. Tried charging off my laptop and desktop usb and it was the same, but tried some other outlet sockets and they charge fine. I understand the usb outlets might not provide enough to charge the tablet but hadn't considered the socket as I know it works, must be just enough high resistance to prevent it charging a working tablet but provides enough current to charge it when it's powered down. The fact it was showing a 56% charge was just co-incidence.
Thought it might be worth posting this as it's not something I've come across before.
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Here's the thing. When mine was misbehaving I could get it to start charging again by switching outlets or even reversing polarity on the wall plug. It was a temporary fix as within days the problem would be back. I thought I had it fixed so many times. It always came back. If it happens to you again just remember the above post. It's been four months since I did it and never once has it been quirky. Something in the hardware needed reset that only disconnecting the battery could do.
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Here's the thing. When mine was misbehaving I could get it to start charging again by switching outlets or even reversing polarity on the wall plug. It was a temporary fix as within days the problem would be back. I thought I had it fixed so many times. It always came back. If it happens to you again just remember the above post. It's been four months since I did it and never once has it been quirky. Something in the hardware needed reset that only disconnecting the battery could do.
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Thanks once again, I will keep this in mind if does happen again.
dottat said:
@tidy01
Pop the back off gently and disconnect the battery from the main board. When you reconnect it, let it charge up fully before turning it back on. After this, it will behave normally for the rest of time.
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Hi, I have this problem also, as well as random reboots. I just want to ask you on how to take the back off of the Tab Pro 8.4?
Cheers
Zakanam said:
Hi, I have this problem also, as well as random reboots. I just want to ask you on how to take the back off of the Tab Pro 8.4?
Cheers
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Very gently use something like a guitar pick or a credit card to pry it up around the edges
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Very gently use something like a guitar pick or a credit card to pry it up around the edges
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Thanks for your reply. Would you pry the back faux leather cover from the back, or from the front via the glass screen (like in note 10.1 2014)?
I wouldn't want to break my tab he he thanks
Zakanam said:
Thanks for your reply. Would you pry the back faux leather cover from the back, or from the front via the glass screen (like in note 10.1 2014)?
I wouldn't want to break my tab he he thanks
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It's the faux leather thing you pry off. Keep the angle that you pull on the cover shallow and work it slowly.
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It's the faux leather thing you pry off. Keep the angle that you pull on the cover shallow and work it slowly.
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with no other solution i did too pop the back off gently and disconnect the battery from the main board, now it's working OK, let's see how long
cabel pull
hoping this works. I just filled out a warranty email today for same issue on 12.2 Tab Pro. It pried the case open with a credit card. Very slow, took about 7 minutes. Pulling the power cable in the middle, probably behind green tape. Use needle nose pliers or something small behind the wires and pull up. The pins are tiny and will f*ck the whole thing up if bent.
I get the feeling that the screen turns itself on even when eye tracking settings are off or closed in case. I hear the annoying sound at night when charging. Why Sammy does not have a smart current sensor built in is insane. Asking you to unplug when most people will leave on and charge overnight. Just dumb.
I can't get past 57% charging for last 2 weeks. Stock, unrooted for first time in a long time, so I am pissed to hear ROM had not effect. This is likely undocumented hardware issue Sammy doesn't want to admit to.
even on my T325 I had the same problem but I solved it this way ...
I have worn the battery completely until turn off my device, I loaded the battery overnight to device OFF.
wipe and install rom custom samsung
I launched and used app "battery calibraton" (root)
I have now done 4 cycles of charging to 1600/1750 mA
house66 said:
even on my T325 I had the same problem but I solved it this way ...
I have worn the battery completely until turn off my device, I loaded the battery overnight to device OFF.
wipe and install rom custom samsung
I launched and used app "battery calibraton" (root)
I have now done 4 cycles of charging to 1600/1750 mA
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The battery "unplug" works....
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with no other solution i did too pop the back off gently and disconnect the battery from the main board, now it's working OK, let's see how long
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Still good?
mgp53 said:
The battery "unplug" works....
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There is no need for physical interventions on the hardware, maybe someone does not know in depth the behavior of lithium ions
house66 said:
There is no need for physical interventions on the hardware, maybe someone does not know in depth the behavior of lithium ions
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Perhaps not, but I and MANY others have encountered the same problem. Across multiple Roms, fully discharging and recharging, running the so called calibration apps. Rebooting, unpluggin, replugging. The problem NEVER fully went away. It would work for a charge cycle or two or three, then would reappear.
I finally took the back off, unplugged and replugged the connector., closed up the case, charged it for several hours before turning it back on.
Not ONCE has the problem occurred since that intervention. That was over a month ago.
Maybe it's not lithium ion behavior, it might be in the charging circuit and hardware.
If you have a suggestion, then by all means share it so others can solve their problem.
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Perhaps not, but I and MANY others have encountered the same problem. Across multiple Roms, fully discharging and recharging, running the so called calibration apps. Rebooting, unpluggin, replugging. The problem NEVER fully went away. It would work for a charge cycle or two or three, then would reappear.
I finally took the back off, unplugged and replugged the connector., closed up the case, charged it for several hours before turning it back on.
Not ONCE has the problem occurred since that intervention. That was over a month ago.
Maybe it's not lithium ion behavior, it might be in the charging circuit and hardware.
If you have a suggestion, then by all means share it so others can solve their problem.
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I've already written how I solved the problem, but in 5 years and dozens of Android rom installed on various devices, this problem for me was very frequent.
Always the same. On my ST325 I solved like other times in the past.
No news I found on this battery, battery charger of the same problems since I know Android
*mgp53
sorry for my bad English ...
for this device I've tried all the roms available (CM11 or not)
the problem is very acute especially after CM11> Pro Plus V2, but the problems had already occurred some time with the various installations buil CM11
about a week I did the operation described above (already done in the past even on my previous samsung device, Note 1, Galaxy s4, Galaxy Mega, Galaxy tab 3 g3 ) with the same result ...
The battery charges very quickly with the device ON to 1700 mA (monitored with "Monitor battery widgwt pro")
again sorry for my english