Develop Bugs

Electrocute from One x. Anyone?

Hi everyone!
This isn't good. I don't know what caused it, but last night i held my phone and got electrocuted. The electricity was like that of strong static when its very dry and cold then you touch something thats mase of metal.
And just now, i left my phone charging. As soon as i grabbed it , i got electrocuted again. Then after holding it for a few seconds, it hit me again. This time it was the strongest because my wife even heard the electricity. The current felt like it came from the left side of the glass of the screen. The strongest i felt i think came from the dock terminal. I tried touching the terminals again but didnt happen anymore.
Im not sure if it because its too cold the room or if its because it was charging. But either way, i dont think a phone should do that.
Anyone else with this kind of situation?

admp said:
Hi everyone!
This isn't good. I don't know what caused it, but last night i held my phone and got electrocuted. The electricity was like that of strong static when its very dry and cold then you touch something thats mase of metal.
And just now, i left my phone charging. As soon as i grabbed it , i got electrocuted again. Then after holding it for a few seconds, it hit me again. This time it was the strongest because my wife even heard the electricity. The current felt like it came from the left side of the glass of the screen. The strongest i felt i think came from the dock terminal. I tried touching the terminals again but didnt happen anymore.
Im not sure if it because its too cold the room or if its because it was charging. But either way, i dont think a phone should do that.
Anyone else with this kind of situation?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Sorry I had to have a little chuckle when I saw your question title
I would suggest contacting HTC Support and requesting a replacement. If the replacement does the same thing then it could be your environment.

You must change quickly your phone. Maybe is the LiPo Battery.

Hard to believe that phone could generate enough voltage to actually feel it.
Also don't rub it.

I'll try to observe first. I always charge my phone when im in the office but never had this problem. I will try to use a different power outlet here in the room tomorrow and se if it'll happen again.
I won't be able to return the phone yo HTC any sooner because i'll be going to germany this saturday and i need my phone.
It just bugged me. The electricity was tolerable but a phone shouldnt do that.
My wife made fun of me because i shouted when i got electrocuted. Hahaha!

Presterin said:
Hard to believe that phone could generate enough voltage to actually feel it.
Also don't rub it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hahaha! That made me laugh. It really wasnt electrocute. Its more static but a lot stronger.

If it's still on warranty best thing would be to change it

Is your phone S-on or S-off
(Naaa just kidding)

colin_404 said:
Is your phone S-on or S-off
(Naaa just kidding)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
S-On. S-Off
Shock-On Shock-Off?
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2

Kickasskev said:
S-On. S-Off
Shock-On Shock-Off?
Sent from my HTC One X using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Hahaha now that made me laugh.
But I think you might want to get a replacement just to be safe. My office is also really cold and my phones never shocked me.
Sent from my rooted, s-off one x with Lee Droid one extreme

Stuart.upton666 said:
Hahaha now that made me laugh.
But I think you might want to get a replacement just to be safe. My office is also really cold and my phones never shocked me.
Sent from my rooted, s-off one x with Lee Droid one extreme
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If I discovered my one x was s-off, it would shock me.

Presterin said:
Hard to believe that phone could generate enough voltage to actually feel it.
Also don't rub it.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not hard to believe at all. Capacitors increase the voltage in the circuit dramatically. They can make 80,000v out of a 9v battery. Think of how a Taser works.

Just return it and either get a replacement or a refund (depends on your reseller/operator/region/country)!

I knew it was a powerful phone but **** me!
Sent as my GF gets angry at me for playing with my HTC One X....again.

ozaghloul said:
Not hard to believe at all. Capacitors increase the voltage in the circuit dramatically. They can make 80,000v out of a 9v battery. Think of how a Taser works.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Mhmmm. Taser! @OP if i were you i'd seriously just attach two cables to the side of the screen,two needles at the tip of the cable and install some type of firing mechanism and tase people. Hell, even if they end up taking you to court. They're probably going to say "he tased me with his phone" and the judge, along with everyone else in the court room will stand there just laughing their asses off.

Charging Issue

Hi guys,
i have some issues with charging my inc2.
it is not accepting any charge anymore, tried diffrent chargers, cables, even on my pc but nothing. The orange charging LED just flashes slowly on and off...
Any ideas?

Need to replace phone or replace charging port.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

Snake-Plissken said:
Hi guys,
i have some issues with charging my inc2.
it is not accepting any charge anymore, tried diffrent chargers, cables, even on my pc but nothing. The orange charging LED just flashes slowly on and off...
Any ideas?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yes, unfortunately it is a known hardware issue. Over time, the charging port starts coming loose. Like mentioned above, you CAN fix it yourself. There are video tutorials on YouTube and the replacement part can be had for under $10. If your device is still under warranty, Verizon will replace the phone. If it's not under warranty (or if you just want to give it a go), the port replacement process is pretty straightforward.

I might give it a try. Does anybody have a video or a link?
The weird thing is, that the battery is discharging very fast, could it be just a bad battery?
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

Could b the back door on your inc 2. I believe you need the back door on to charge cuz it goes thru contacts on the back. I dropped mine one day and charging and getting signal was almost impossible till I figured that out and bought a new one

Ok.
Seems to charge now. Won't touch it until it is full. After that I will check what is going on.
I don't know where this issue came from.never dropped it nothing. It was even in a Otterbox
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2

The issue stems from regular use. The charging port is essentially held in place only by the connections to the board. Repeatedly plugging and unplugging the power cable causes it to break over time.

actually just replaced the charger port on my incredible 2 today. It really wasn't that difficult at all. If you have any questions feel free to PM me

yeah it has to be replaced. happened to me last month. It's honestly like the worst flaw with this phone

Snake-Plissken said:
Ok.
Seems to charge now. Won't touch it until it is full. After that I will check what is going on.
I don't know where this issue came from.never dropped it nothing. It was even in a Otterbox
Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Def need to replace it. Same issues I was having at one point with it randomly taking charge. I found that if the charger is plugged in a held a certain level ( i placed the phone on a flat surface with a book under the cord for leverage) it would charge just fine.
If you are rooted and sending back, make sure you revert to stock to avoid any annoyances.

I've managed to solve this issue without messing around with the phone's innards (the last time I did it was a disaster and I was forced to buy an entirely new phone). It's not pretty, but if you twist a rubber band around the micro usb end of your charger, plug your phone in, twist that same rubber band around the phone itself, and make sure the connection very tight, you might get some more life out of your charger port.
Ugh. I can't wait for my upgrade.

Nice name there Dave.
sent from my paranoid android

gdwy89 said:
I've managed to solve this issue without messing around with the phone's innards (the last time I did it was a disaster and I was forced to buy an entirely new phone). It's not pretty, but if you twist a rubber band around the micro usb end of your charger, plug your phone in, twist that same rubber band around the phone itself, and make sure the connection very tight, you might get some more life out of your charger port.
Ugh. I can't wait for my upgrade.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
While, I give you major kudos points for MacGuyver-ing a solution, that's more of a quick band-aid than a real fix. I could imagine having a rubber band around the phone could potentially hinder usage.
But hey, way to think outside the box! :good:

Card83 said:
While, I give you major kudos points for MacGuyver-ing a solution, that's more of a quick band-aid than a real fix. I could imagine having a rubber band around the phone could potentially hinder usage.
But hey, way to think outside the box! :good:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thank you. You're telling me. Do you know how hard it is to use a touch screen with a rubber band across it? Oy.
Right. The caveat here, of course, is that this technique will only help charge your phone until the charging port becomes so disconnected from the board that no amount of force will reestablish this contact. And this will inevitably happen because you're going to keep plugging and unplugging your phone from the charger which is what created the issue in the first place.
If you know you have big, sweaty, idiot hands (like me) that are going to destroy your phone if you take it apart (like me) and you can tough it out: more power to you. The other alternative is to buy an external battery charger and a second battery. The disadvantages here are pretty obvious (e.g. you have to carry a second battery around; if you forget a second battery, you can't ask another Android user to borrow their phone charger, etc.).

A bit of a problem...

Basically, someone gave me a very not so clever idea of microwaving my phone to charge it. Being the bright spark I am, I tried it and it worked! 10 secs = +20%. However it overheated my phone really badly, and now the touchscreen doesn't work on the top half of the screen, the home button doesn't work, there are some wifi problems, like very weak connection (where before it was very strong) and the backlight for the back button is very dim.
Now does anyone know of any fixes, or if HTC might repair it on warranty, (but I rooted the phone so I dunno )
All help is greatly appreciated

This is a joke, right?

SmallMan123 said:
Basically, someone gave me a very not so clever idea of microwaving my phone to charge it. Being the bright spark I am, I tried it and it worked! 10 secs = +20%. However it overheated my phone really badly, and now the touchscreen doesn't work on the top half of the screen, the home button doesn't work, there are some wifi problems, like very weak connection (where before it was very strong) and the backlight for the back button is very dim.
Now does anyone know of any fixes, or if HTC might repair it on warranty, (but I rooted the phone so I dunno )
All help is greatly appreciated
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lol u put it in a microwave :what:
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

LenAsh said:
This is a joke, right?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
LOL I wish
I dunno what came over me really, but no, this ain't a joke

sywats said:
Lol u put it in a microwave :what:
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
In my defense, I did gain 20% more battery

Well, you're screwed. Completely.

LenAsh said:
Well, you're screwed. Completely.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Serious? you think HTC could repair it?

SmallMan123 said:
In my defense, I did gain 20% more battery
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But broke your phone in the process
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium

SmallMan123 said:
Serious? you think HTC could repair it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No, it's scrap.

LenAsh said:
No, it's scrap.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Aww, thanks anyways tho

I am speechless...
You microwaved the phone to charge it?
I...do not know how to respond to this one. I really don't.

Tigerlight said:
I am speechless...
You microwaved the phone to charge it?
I...do not know how to respond to this one. I really don't.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It actually helps to recharge the battery, as it gives the electons in the battery more energy, then charging it from the wall or PC can give, and also allows the flow of electrons to be more smoother, causing less resistance and less overheating. What I didn't realise is that I need to put in just the battery not the whole phone (metal in the phone duh) and yeah, I'm stuffed.

SmallMan123 said:
It actually helps to recharge the battery, as it gives the electons in the battery more energy, then charging it from the wall or PC can give, and also allows the flow of electrons to be more smoother, causing less resistance and less overheating. What I didn't realise is that I need to put in just the battery not the whole phone (metal in the phone duh) and yeah, I'm stuffed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It is a myth that originated from an APPARENT claim made by Apple saying not to do it, which has since become anecdotal evidence that you can and should.
It's nonsense.
Microwaves cause particles to vibrate but do not deliver electrical charge. Added to that the fact your battery contains a variable moisture content that is vaporized inside the sealed container causing either structural damage or full rupture. Plus the heat can and does destroy the protection circuitry built into the battery to prevent under/overcharge.
There is SOME research into using microwaves to produce lithium iron phosphate batteries, but doing it to a lithium cobalt oxide battery is EXTREMELY dangerous and will shorten it's life if not permanently damage it structurally.
It's another example of the power of Facebook to instantly convey the most ridiculous things to millions of people.

Tigerlight said:
It is a myth that originated from an APPARENT claim made by Apple saying not to do it, which has since become anecdotal evidence that you can and should.
It's nonsense.
Microwaves cause particles to vibrate but do not deliver electrical charge. Added to that the fact your battery contains a variable moisture content that is vaporized inside the sealed container causing either structural damage or full rupture.
There is SOME research into using microwaves to produce lithium iron phosphate batteries, but doing it to a lithium cobalt oxide battery is EXTREMELY dangerous and will shorten it's life if not permanently damage it structurally.
It's another example of the power of Facebook to instantly convey the most ridiculous things to millions of people.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Shoot. Well HTC said they can't repair it for free and repair costs will exceed the cost of a new phone, so I'm stuffed.

SmallMan123 said:
Shoot. Well HTC said they can't repair it for free and repair costs will exceed the cost of a new phone, so I'm stuffed.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It would be totally irreparable in any case. It would have to be a totally replaced phone. You've completely annihilated all metallic components, which is basically all of them.
Even if you had only put the battery in the microwave in any case, you'd have exploded it and destroyed both battery and microwave, or you'd be walking around with a bomb in your pocket.

Tigerlight said:
It would be totally irreparable in any case. It would have to be a totally replaced phone. You've completely annihilated all metallic components, which is basically all of them.
Even if you had only put the battery in the microwave in any case, you'd have exploded it and destroyed both battery and microwave, or you'd be walking around with a bomb in your pocket.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Its still working tho, like most of the screen works and that, but might unroot and see

SmallMan123 said:
Its still working tho, like most of the screen works and that, but might unroot and see
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You're lucky it survived. I personally wouldn't ever turn it on again...but...that's me.

Tigerlight said:
You're lucky it survived. I personally wouldn't ever turn it on again...but...that's me.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
See I only put it in for 10 secs, and it restarted by itself, thats the thing

This is like someone says you put your cat in the microwave.....couldn't stand it.....and then say :
Yeah well it wasn't written in the manual !

SmallMan123 said:
See I only put it in for 10 secs, and it restarted by itself, thats the thing
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It's not a thing. You've cooked it. It may partially function but you've damaged and destroyed the internals.
It's a gonner. Period.

[Q] HOLE in galaxy Tab S

PEOPLE ! Daf** happend with my tablet ?
Today in the morning i put my tablet charging and a few minutes ago, where i pick up this happend.
The tablet in on fire when i pick her up, i mean, i can´t hold it in my hands because of the heat.
what can i do now ? :crying::crying::crying::crying:

HugoSilva said:
PEOPLE ! Daf** happend with my tablet ?
Today in the morning i put my tablet charging and a few minutes ago, where i pick up this happend.
The tablet in on fire when i pick her up, i mean, i can´t hold it in my hands because of the heat.
what can i do now ? :crying::crying::crying::crying:
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ive never seen anything like this!? I dont know how your gonna explain it to samsung...

DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Ive never seen anything like this!? I dont know how your gonna explain it to samsung...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
i don´t know either. But its not my fault...

If it is not your fault, someone else is responsible. Such a damage does not occur without external force.
Best , maris

Does it still turn on? Where is the heat coming from, where it's cracked?
Sent from my SM-T805 using XDA Free mobile app

ashyx said:
Does it still turn on? Where is the heat coming from, where it's cracked?
Sent from my SM-T805 using XDA Free mobile app
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
she was on while charging, after i take off the charger the tablet still work 100% ( i guess), but i turned off because was too hot.
The heat was coming from the place where you put the charger. ( i guess was a factory error in the charger and was heat too much, i don´t know)
I´m afraid in the moment i get the tablet to samsung they say that was me that dropped to the ground and broke the screen.

Either the battery expanded and broke the panel or something related to the battery. Im not sure if samsung will replace that.. How old is this tablet?

I would make sure to add a note (hand written message) when returning it to Samsung that you have included the charger and the cable for them to test and I would tape a note to the back of the tablet so they can't say they didn't see it and take pictures of the note taped to the tablet.
If you were charging it with the factory charger and the cable as per the instructions I would fight them to the end for a replacement!

That hole is obviously made by external forces. If it was caused by heat or battery expansion it wouldn't look like that. Either you smashed something onto it or someone else did.

DUHAsianSKILLZ said:
Either the battery expanded and broke the panel or something related to the battery. Im not sure if samsung will replace that.. How old is this tablet?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
3 months

snapper.fishes said:
That hole is obviously made by external forces. If it was caused by heat or battery expansion it wouldn't look like that. Either you smashed something onto it or someone else did.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You are wrong, the tablet was on my office when i put it on charge, then leave, nobody gets in the office ( i'm sure) and when i come back the tablet is like this...

flhthemi said:
I would make sure to add a note when returning it to Samsung that you have included the charger and the cable for them to test and I would tape a note to the back of the tablet so they can't say they didn't see it and take pictures of the note taped to the tablet.
If you were charging it with the factory charger and the cable as per the instructions I would fight them to the end for a replacement!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
What do you mean with a note ?
Yes i was using the factory charger...

HugoSilva said:
You are wrong, the tablet was on my office when i put it on charge, then leave, nobody gets in the office ( i'm sure) and when i come back the tablet is like this...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
If you are adamant that no one else could have man handled your tablet while you were out, the other possible explanation is that your tablet experienced some extreme temperature and had a pre existing weak point at that position (micro fractures can be invisible to the eye).
It is unlikely that your battery could have become hot enough to crack your screen without bursting into flames first, so the other extreme is more likely. Is there a chance that the ambient temperature of your office dropped to freezing or near freezing while you were away?

HugoSilva said:
What do you mean with a note ?
Yes i was using the factory charger...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
A NOTE = A hand written message on a piece of paper for the tech to read at the repair facility.

snapper.fishes said:
If you are adamant that no one else could have man handled your tablet while you were out, the other possible explanation is that your tablet experienced some extreme temperature and had a pre existing weak point at that position (micro fractures can be invisible to the eye).
It is unlikely that your battery could have become hot enough to crack your screen without bursting into flames first, so the other extreme is more likely. Is there a chance that the ambient temperature of your office dropped to freezing or near freezing while you were away?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No one enter my office because i locked after leaving. And the temperature was always the same, ambient temperature. 10 to 15° celsius.

Most probable scenario is that someone physically damaged the unit since you did leave it unattended. Achems Razor will help cut to the truth.

Occam's Razor
But point well made. Pretty dang amazing damage. Almost looks like a small caliber bullet hole. Yikes! Hope the OP shares what eventually is the result.

HugoSilva said:
You are wrong, the tablet was on my office when i put it on charge, then leave, nobody gets in the office ( i'm sure) and when i come back the tablet is like this...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I'm interested in buying this tablet which is how I've ended up here (new to the community).
Having some experience with lithium-polymer batteries from hobbies of mine, my first thought was 'what type of battery does it have?' Li-Po batteries have a tendency to expand and potentially catch alight if 'gone dodgy' or over-charged. The Galaxy Tab S uses a Lithium-Ion battery which it turns out can have similar behaviour.
This could well explain the state of the tablet (and the heat). It might not have caught alight with a standard charger, or you got to it before it did. Either way, good thing you got to it when you did!
I can't post any external links yet as I'm still too new, but googling "Lithium Ion battery expansion" and "explosion" shows some examples of what can happen to these batteries (although I don't believe this to be very common).
This type of expansion force from inside the unit would most likely burst the screen and I can only imagine that being pretty nasty, and possibly the cause of the state that your tablet was in.
I trust that you got it replaced through your warranty without any quibble?!..

skeeterpro said:
Occam's Razor
But point well made. Pretty dang amazing damage. Almost looks like a small caliber bullet hole. Yikes! Hope the OP shares what eventually is the result.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Waiting for a reply from Samsun.
But maybe Samsung will not help me, then i will have to spend at least 200€ to put a new LCD. :crying::crying:

pissed off wife or childeren

probleme responsive screen nexus 5x

hi friend when i charge my nexus 5x the screen sometimes become slow and not 100℅ responsive.but when i use my phone without charging the phone is normal and no issus.also when i charge my phone with a normal charger with 1.0 ampere the phone is good but it charge slowly.but when i charge with the original the screen phone is become slow and the screen is slow at the responsive..any one have this probleme?? iam at android 7.0

There is nothing wrong with your phone. The stock charger is putting out too much noise interfering with the touchscreen algorithms. If you ask nicely google/lg will send you a new charger. There are some big threads about it from many months ago. YMMV on the new charger.

sfhub said:
There is nothing wrong with your phone. The stock charger is putting out too much noise interfering with the touchscreen algorithms. If you ask nicely google/lg will send you a new charger. There are some big threads about it from many months ago. YMMV on the new charger.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
mnnnaany tnx my friend for your quik reponse

sfhub said:
There is nothing wrong with your phone. The stock charger is putting out too much noise interfering with the touchscreen algorithms. If you ask nicely google/lg will send you a new charger. There are some big threads about it from many months ago. YMMV on the new charger.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
another question my friend i have noticed that my phone losing signal randomly and tell me (emergency call only) you have this probleme or not??this is a probleme with nougat?