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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.
Okaay said:
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 )
Hi, I am sorry if this has been covered but please bear with me. I would like a Galaxy Nexus and one of my friends is looking to sell his. The problem is he is having a charging problem with his phone.
From what he has told me, the problem is that the phone won't charge properly by USB, the included charger or with an iPhone charger (with those it gets about 50% charged in a night) but it WILL charge fine with an iPad charger (higher current). Searching Google I have seen numerous posts about charging issues with the GNex but none seem to quite fit this description. He has tried flashing a new ROM, wiping the cache and fixing permissions - I don't know about a factory reset or what ROMs he used but it has persisted at least from 4.0.4 to 4.1. As I don't have the phone I can't experiment and try things out. So what I really want to know is if anybody here has experienced this problem and if they have found a solution. I don't mind taking the phone if I believe I can fix it, but the risk of not being able to always charge the phone (since I don't typically have an iPad charger everywhere I go) would be a real inconvenience.
(Obviously I haven't given you that much to go on but that's all I have.)
Thank you for any help you can give.
It's the GSM version by the way.
I'm not sure I fully understood your post.
But try changing the usb cable and turn in warranty.
I know a similar case where the device was replaced under warranty.
Uhm... I don't know what your friend has been doing to his Galaxy Nexus, but trying an iPhone charger seems very unlikely to me, since AFAIK those use a different kind of plug...
In any case I'd have my doubts about this particular device. Depends of course how much he's asking. It's for sure still under warranty (EU is a mandatory 2 years at least, UK should benefit from the same rights I think) so if there's a HW problem you could get it fixed. If his asking price is close to a new one however, just shell out the extra couple of pounds & get yourself a brand new one to be sure
ibm9001 said:
Hi, I am sorry if this has been covered but please bear with me. I would like a Galaxy Nexus and one of my friends is looking to sell his. The problem is he is having a charging problem with his phone.
From what he has told me, the problem is that the phone won't charge properly by USB, the included charger or with an iPhone charger (with those it gets about 50% charged in a night) but it WILL charge fine with an iPad charger (higher current). Searching Google I have seen numerous posts about charging issues with the GNex but none seem to quite fit this description. He has tried flashing a new ROM, wiping the cache and fixing permissions - I don't know about a factory reset or what ROMs he used but it has persisted at least from 4.0.4 to 4.1. As I don't have the phone I can't experiment and try things out. So what I really want to know is if anybody here has experienced this problem and if they have found a solution. I don't mind taking the phone if I believe I can fix it, but the risk of not being able to always charge the phone (since I don't typically have an iPad charger everywhere I go) would be a real inconvenience.
(Obviously I haven't given you that much to go on but that's all I have.)
Thank you for any help you can give.
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I am not 100% sure but this might work. If you buy just drain it completely and charge it completely while switched off. then directly go to recovery and wipe battery stats and drain it completely again and charge normally. Might fix it but not sure. Seems more like a software bug than hardware.
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Tarun95 said:
I am not 100% sure but this might work. If you buy just drain it completely and charge it completely while switched off. then directly go to recovery and wipe battery stats and drain it completely again and charge normally. Might fix it but not sure. Seems more like a software bug than hardware.
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This will have no effectt.
Check if charging the device while it is turned off makes a difference, if so, there is an app that causes huge battery drain.
If it makes no difference, the charging circuit or battery might be shot.
ibm9001 said:
Hi, I am sorry if this has been covered but please bear with me. I would like a Galaxy Nexus and one of my friends is looking to sell his. The problem is he is having a charging problem with his phone.
From what he has told me, the problem is that the phone won't charge properly by USB, the included charger or with an iPhone charger (with those it gets about 50% charged in a night) but it WILL charge fine with an iPad charger (higher current). Searching Google I have seen numerous posts about charging issues with the GNex but none seem to quite fit this description. He has tried flashing a new ROM, wiping the cache and fixing permissions - I don't know about a factory reset or what ROMs he used but it has persisted at least from 4.0.4 to 4.1. As I don't have the phone I can't experiment and try things out. So what I really want to know is if anybody here has experienced this problem and if they have found a solution. I don't mind taking the phone if I believe I can fix it, but the risk of not being able to always charge the phone (since I don't typically have an iPad charger everywhere I go) would be a real inconvenience.
(Obviously I haven't given you that much to go on but that's all I have.)
Thank you for any help you can give.
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Same issue. I tested around with it and found it will stop charging if starts to get hot. Then I power cycle and plug it in with the screen off and will charge just fine. Basically can't really play with it while charging or it will stop charging but won't drain further either. Will just start to get really hot. Do a Google on gnex nfc battery. Guess the battery has a chip in it also along with some temp control..? That will stop charging due to heat
Also says not to use other chargers or put battery in other phones to charge or other phone batteries in yours. That could be a sales thing but not all batteries are nfc. My ns4g has nfc capability but battery isn't an nfc battery
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hi,
i bought a micro usb charger for my sister's galaxy s from ebay. my sister said that it doesnt work.
i tried it on my t989 and it worked, my battery was 30% full.
i came back after an hour and the phone is off and wont respond. i tried connecting it to computer and it's not recognized, also i tried jig and using the original charger to charge the phone and it wont turn on or respond.
*the ebay charger went dead completely and wont produce any voltage.
i sent it to a lab but the problem is that i live in israel and they are familiar only with the international version of the phone- the 9100.
the tech guy said that he thinks the phone is bricked. is that possible from using a faulty charger? i thought it can only happen when flashing a wrong rom.
thanks for your help,
omri
lomri said:
hi,
i bought a micro usb charger for my sister's galaxy s from ebay. my sister said that it doesnt work.
i tried it on my t989 and it worked, my battery was 30% full.
i came back after an hour and the phone is off and wont respond. i tried connecting it to computer and it's not recognized, also i tried jig and using the original charger to charge the phone and it wont turn on or respond.
*the ebay charger went dead completely and wont produce any voltage.
i sent it to a lab but the problem is that i live in israel and they are familiar only with the international version of the phone- the 9100.
the tech guy said that he thinks the phone is bricked. is that possible from using a faulty charger? i thought it can only happen when flashing a wrong rom.
thanks for your help,
omri
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Sadly my friend you may be out of luck. I had a bad EU adapter that shorted two of my previous devices. My only advice is perhaps to contact Samsung and plead your case. with any luck it may still be under warranty and they may be able to repair/replace it. Good luck man.
i actually have the phone for only 8 months, but i bought it from amazon (new)
is that going to be a problem?
lomri said:
i actually have the phone for only 8 months, but i bought it from amazon (new)
is that going to be a problem?
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All you can do is try. Worst that will happen is they say no. They also light offer a reasonable price for them to fix it. Only guess I have is that it fried the mobo. Or maybe only shorted the battery. Do you have another battery to test
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no, i dont have another battery.
where exactly do i send my email to?
help anyone?
Sorry I let the thread die. Im on the road so I can't offer as much help as you may want but honestly Google "Samsung warranty repair or return". I'm sure you will find your answer
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Hello everyone,
i was playing real racing 3 on my gn2 and had 10% battery, wanted to charge it and realized it was not charging anymore . turned off, took battery out waited a bit, tried again but no luck. tried with another charger, no luck. tried with usb cable through pc but got again the same result. phone was not recognizing any cable connection and after trying all these i was only 4% on the battery now. found out it was a hardware problem and googled the net, saw many entries about (not) charging problem and decided to send to service but it was not possible for me to flash any stock firmware since usb connection was not possible. i couldnt do anything else because battery left was only 3% then...
so i had to send it to service as is... and of course they denied repairing it within warranty as they found the custom binary count and asked for 243 euro to repair it
now i will get the phone back, of course un-repaired and i ordered an external battery charger. i will be able to reset the binary count by using triangle away but i cant use any software (odin, kies... ) to install back the official firmware.
now my question is; is there anyway for me to install stock rom on it(maybe mobile odin??) or to send it again to service after resetting the binary count and pray for them not to save my imei number and not check my firmware on the phone but to check only the binary count???
thanks in advance
you could Flash the stock Firmware from Mobile Odin and and user Triangle away .it will show as Official , after that do a Factory reset so it would remove all the Root folders.
Here is the link
N7100XXDMC3 N7100DBTDMB1 - Germany Download here- India Original Source
I don't believe it is simple charging issue, if so USB port is hardly costing >10$
they gave you estimate 243 euro, simply suggests you needs Mobo replacement.
Anyway try managing foe extra battery and check whether it device boots normally OR do you able to flash anything.
aukhan said:
you could Flash the stock Firmware from Mobile Odin and and user Triangle away .it will show as Official , after that do a Factory reset so it would remove all the Root folders.
Here is the link
N7100XXDMC3 N7100DBTDMB1 - Germany Download here- India Original Source
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thanks a lot for the answer, i will first use triangle away, i guess it requires root so after flashing official firmware it wouldnt be possible, then the stock rom via mobile odin.
thanks a lot buddy..
dr.ketan said:
I don't believe it is simple charging issue, if so USB port is hardly costing >10$
they gave you estimate 243 euro, simply suggests you needs Mobo replacement.
Anyway try managing foe extra battery and check whether it device boots normally OR do you able to flash anything.
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at first,thanks for the answer,
device was working correctly before sending it to service everything was fine apart from usb connection issue. would u suggest me to buy the usb port and replace it by myself if they again dont repair it?
First try getting battery charged, then it will be easy to diagnose whether it is usb issue or something else.
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Possibilities are if you replace it yourself locally then you will Void your warranty so better to try all other Possible ways
this may sound a bit stupid but it happened to me once.
i wanna as OP... after completely draining ur batt... u plug it in to charge for how long?
here's what happened to me. forgot to charge my phone overnight... went to work with 40% charge... by 1pm totally drained my battery. i was on field that day with no access to charger and constantly on the go from 1 customer's place to the next... only managed to charge it when i got home at 10pm.
after i plug it in... totally no reaction. as if charger is not functioning. i left it plugged in.. after 5 minutes or so (im not sure how long.. i went for a shower) when i got back to my room i see it charging with the red battery on the screen... after it got to around 30% i switched it on and let it continue to charge overnight.
so y not try plugging it in to charger a bit longer... see if it starts to charge. it worked for me.
for my case, to prevent this from happening again i got myself this
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EB-H1J9VMAGSTA
but i got mine in white. comes with an extra original battery. so in the event i forgot to charge it overnight i can quickly swap the battery.
give it a try. no harm trying
vash_h said:
this may sound a bit stupid but it happened to me once.
i wanna as OP... after completely draining ur batt... u plug it in to charge for how long?
here's what happened to me. forgot to charge my phone overnight... went to work with 40% charge... by 1pm totally drained my battery. i was on field that day with no access to charger and constantly on the go from 1 customer's place to the next... only managed to charge it when i got home at 10pm.
after i plug it in... totally no reaction. as if charger is not functioning. i left it plugged in.. after 5 minutes or so (im not sure how long.. i went for a shower) when i got back to my room i see it charging with the red battery on the screen... after it got to around 30% i switched it on and let it continue to charge overnight.
so y not try plugging it in to charger a bit longer... see if it starts to charge. it worked for me.
for my case, to prevent this from happening again i got myself this
http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones-accessories/EB-H1J9VMAGSTA
but i got mine in white. comes with an extra original battery. so in the event i forgot to charge it overnight i can quickly swap the battery.
give it a try. no harm trying
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thanks buddy, got myself an external charger with an extra battery already, so lets see
Hi All,
About a year ago, I bought an HTC One X from Three UK. I recently came to China on holiday and bought an external battery pack from a market stall. Everything seemed to be going well until one day I plugged my phone into the external battery pack and it suddenly died even though it was on ~50% charge, it wouldn't boot and it wouldn't charge when plugged into a power supply (no red LED shining). No combination of pressing buttons would work, so I decided to get it fixed.
I went to a repair guy in China who said that he would charge me if he could repair my phone, but no charge if he couldn't. He disassembled my phone but was unable to fix my phone. He said the problem was that the motherboard was 'burnt' (I'm not sure if the literal translation is correct), and that it would cost 70% of the original phone's value to repair (although he could be wrong about my motherboard being dead)
Now my dilemma is this: I'm not sure if I should send it to Three UK or ask another cheap repair shop in the UK. The problem with sending it to Three UK is I'm not sure whether they will repair it or not - my phone is completely dead and I don't know whether they will count that as improper usage. Also, now that my phone has been opened, will the repair center be able to tell that my phone has been opened before (I'm pretty sure I'm not allowed to open up the HTC One X) and then deny my warranty?
Thanks for any help that you guys can give me!
~DarkyHero
DarkyHero said:
Hi All,
About a year ago, I bought an HTC One X from Three UK. I recently came to China on holiday and bought an external battery pack from a market stall. Everything seemed to be going well until one day I plugged my phone into the external battery pack and it suddenly died even though it was on ~50% charge, it wouldn't boot and it wouldn't charge when plugged into a power supply (no red LED shining). No combination of pressing buttons would work, so I decided to get it fixed.
I went to a repair guy in China who said that he would charge me if he could repair my phone, but no charge if he couldn't. He disassembled my phone but was unable to fix my phone. He said the problem was that the motherboard was 'burnt' (I'm not sure if the literal translation is correct), and that it would cost 70% of the original phone's value to repair (although he could be wrong about my motherboard being dead)
Now my dilemma is this: I'm not sure if I should send it to Three UK or ask another cheap repair shop in the UK. The problem with sending it to Three UK is I'm not sure whether they will repair it or not - my phone is completely dead and I don't know whether they will count that as improper usage. Also, now that my phone has been opened, will the repair center be able to tell that my phone has been opened before (I'm pretty sure I'm not allowed to open up the HTC One X) and then deny my warranty?
Thanks for any help that you guys can give me!
~DarkyHero
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Have you tried plugging it in to a wall charger for a day or so?
Stefan0vic said:
Have you tried plugging it in to a wall charger for a day or so?
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I haven't but I probably let it charge a while after my HTC One X died. Out of curiosity, why one day? It seems an awfully long time.
I'll plug it in now, and when should I take if off the wall charger? Also, what signs should I be looking for?
Thanks,
~DarkyHero
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I haven't but I probably let it charge a while after my HTC One X died. Out of curiosity, why one day? It seems an awfully long time.
I'll plug it in now, and when should I take if off the wall charger? Also, what signs should I be looking for?
Thanks,
~DarkyHero
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I'm hoping for a blast of life. I once thought I hardbricked mine, I left it in the wall charger and it booted up in the bootloader after being in the charger for a day. Reflashed my rom and boot.img and never have i had problems. I suggest trying to boot the phone up after a day or so, if this will not work try and charge it again and acces the bootloader right away. If you can access the bootloader you can flash custom software. Does the red LED show if you charge it? Can't you acces the bootloader at all?
Oh ok, so am I hoping for it to suddenly turn on or am I hoping that after a day or so I will be able to boot into bootloader?
I have not really used it or charged it since my phone died, but the red LED doesn't show if I charge it and I cannot access bootloader
DarkyHero said:
Oh ok, so am I hoping for it to suddenly turn on or am I hoping that after a day or so I will be able to boot into bootloader?
I have not really used it or charged it since my phone died, but the red LED doesn't show if I charge it and I cannot access bootloader
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Yes just leave it be, it's all the advice I can give to you right now.. Try it and if it doesn't work you can always get a replacement. This is a weird issue though, I also had a HTC sensation which behaved the same. Left it overnight on charger and it booted to bootloader, then I used a battery script to charge it up while it's restarting to bootloader.
Just leave it on the charger for a day or overnight, see if it turns on
The same thing happened to my previous One XL. In my case I flashed a recovery, had to reboot and the phone just "died". It wouldn't charge or turn on. Not even after charging overnight. It took a JTAG repair to bring it back to life.
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Okay, so a while back I had this same problem. My phone turned off, and whenever I plugged it in to charge it did not seem to be charging, odd. The red light was not coming on either. I was told to do 2 things, i cant remember which order so try both.
Option 1:
Plug your phone into your turned on computer with the USB cable and leave it there to charge until the red light comes on (leave for 1-2 hours, more if you feel it necessary), then quickly put it on charge using the wall charger.
Option 2 (not likely to work):
Plug your phone into your wall socket with the USB cable and wall charger and leave it there to charge until the red light comes on (leave for 1-2 hours, more if you feel it necessary), then quickly put it on charge through your turned on computer using the USB cable.
If neither of these work (as dumb as this may sound)turn off your phone and put your phone in the freezer for 15-30 minutes (This is done to discharge the battery, wont break your phone). When you've left it there for your chosen time, try option 1 again. If that doesn't work, turn the phone off again and put it back in the freezer for the same time and try option 2. If they don't work, i'm sorry I don't know how to help you.
Stefan0vic said:
Yes just leave it be, it's all the advice I can give to you right now.. Try it and if it doesn't work you can always get a replacement. This is a weird issue though, I also had a HTC sensation which behaved the same. Left it overnight on charger and it booted to bootloader, then I used a battery script to charge it up while it's restarting to bootloader.
Just leave it on the charger for a day or overnight, see if it turns on
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Thanks, when you say it booted to bootloader, do you mean you had to press some button combination and it went into bootloader mode or did you wake up and your phone just happened to be in bootloader mode?
Also, would opening up the phone void the warranty? Because, if so, I'm not sure I will be able to get a replacement.
Thanks,
~DarkyHero
hf_onyx said:
The same thing happened to my previous One XL. In my case I flashed a recovery, had to reboot and the phone just "died". It wouldn't charge or turn on. Not even after charging overnight. It took a JTAG repair to bring it back to life.
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Thanks, what exactly is a JTAG repair?
Thanks,
~DarkyHero
Mantenner said:
Okay, so a while back I had this same problem. My phone turned off, and whenever I plugged it in to charge it did not seem to be charging, odd. The red light was not coming on either. I was told to do 2 things, i cant remember which order so try both.
Option 1:
Plug your phone into your turned on computer with the USB cable and leave it there to charge until the red light comes on (leave for 1-2 hours, more if you feel it necessary), then quickly put it on charge using the wall charger.
Option 2 (not likely to work):
Plug your phone into your wall socket with the USB cable and wall charger and leave it there to charge until the red light comes on (leave for 1-2 hours, more if you feel it necessary), then quickly put it on charge through your turned on computer using the USB cable.
If neither of these work (as dumb as this may sound)turn off your phone and put your phone in the freezer for 15-30 minutes (This is done to discharge the battery, wont break your phone). When you've left it there for your chosen time, try option 1 again. If that doesn't work, turn the phone off again and put it back in the freezer for the same time and try option 2. If they don't work, i'm sorry I don't know how to help you.
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Thanks, I'll leave my phone plugged in to my laptop and come back to it in a few hours.
Which problem would your solution be fixing? Would it be trying to fix the battery? Because, apparently, the problem with my phone is the dead motherboard
Thanks,
~DarkyHero
Yeh it would be for fixing the barging issue of the battery
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Yeh it would be for fixing the barging issue of the battery
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'Barging'? But surely fixing the battery wouldn't fix the motherboard?
Sorry, I'm slightly confused, please could you explain?
Thanks,
~DarkyHero
Sorry I meant charging. I found it hard to believe that your motherboard was the problem, but if you're sure that's the issue then don't bother trying my suggestion. That really sucks man, how'd it happen?
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I think everyone is kinda missing the point here, the OP made reference to an external battery pack from a market stall which seems to be what killed the handset. Coupled with the fact that a seemingly reasonable repair shop, they didn't charge any money, said the board was dead I think it's safe to assume that the external battery pack was the wrong voltage/amperage or it was faulty. And just in case you do try to charge it, on the slim chance the shop was wrong about the board, it's no good charging on your laptop, you need to plug it into wall charger.
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nogotaclue said:
I think everyone is kinda missing the point here, the OP made reference to an external battery pack from a market stall which seems to be what killed the handset. Coupled with the fact that a seemingly reasonable repair shop, they didn't charge any money, said the board was dead I think it's safe to assume that the external battery pack was the wrong voltage/amperage or it was faulty. And just in case you do try to charge it, on the slim chance the shop was wrong about the board, it's no good charging on your laptop, you need to plug it into wall charger.
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Yes, thank you so much, you are the first person to pick up on that!
I did leave my phone plugged into my laptop for a few hours, but no red charging LED. I also left my phone plugged into the wall charger overnight, but also no red charging LED. Does this confirm my fear that my motherboard is completely dead?
The guy I went to seemed reasonable, but he didn't seem 100% reliable. He didn't have a manual of the HTC One X up on his computer screen or anywhere, he just went straight in, although it might just be me being the skeptical one. I would say I don't completely trust him, so should I go to another cheap repair shop in the UK or just send it to Three and hope they don't notice the phone has already been opened?
Thanks,
~DarkEddy
Anything is worth a try if it isn't going to cost you money, although I must say I have seen a number of cases of external battery packs frying boards. I would say three would be your best option if it's still under warranty, but the there is a screw inside that has a seal over it and if that screw was removed then they will notice the broken seal, unless they are blind. They look for things like that so they can get out of repairing handsets free of charge. If the phone is dead you don't really have anything to lose. The only other option is sell it for parts
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nogotaclue said:
Anything is worth a try if it isn't going to cost you money, although I must say I have seen a number of cases of external battery packs frying boards. I would say three would be your best option if it's still under warranty, but the there is a screw inside that has a seal over it and if that screw was removed then they will notice the broken seal, unless they are blind. They look for things like that so they can get out of repairing handsets free of charge. If the phone is dead you don't really have anything to lose. The only other option is sell it for parts
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Thanks so much for your advice!
When you say you've seen a number of similar cases, do you often repair mobile phones or as a job?
If I do send it in to Three for repair, and they notice the broken seal, how much will they charge me to repair it or will they even give me this option at all?
Thanks,
~DarkyHero
DarkyHero said:
Thanks so much for your advice!
When you say you've seen a number of similar cases, do you often repair mobile phones or as a job?
If I do send it in to Three for repair, and they notice the broken seal, how much will they charge me to repair it or will they even give me this option at all?
Thanks,
~DarkyHero
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This is your second thread on this issue, why not continue in the other thread...I reference http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44370602#post44370602
To answer you dilemma directly, send it to Three and play dumb as a post. You have no idea what they're talking about...did they sell you a refurbished phone? You're outraged, blah blah.
Or you might try going to HTC directly.
With either or, I would simply leave out the details. You plugged it in to charge, which you did, and it just died. Poof. Gone.
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This is your second thread on this issue, why not continue in the other thread...I reference http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44370602#post44370602
To answer you dilemma directly, send it to Three and play dumb as a post. You have no idea what they're talking about...did they sell you a refurbished phone? You're outraged, blah blah.
Or you might try going to HTC directly.
With either or, I would simply leave out the details. You plugged it in to charge, which you did, and it just died. Poof. Gone.
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I suppose I should have continued in the other thread, I just thought my post was a bit cumbersome and overloaded with excess information.
Three did send me a refurbished phone when they weren't able to repair my previous HTC One X, but I'm pretty sure they would have tidied up the internals as well (adding their seals)??? They even sent it to me with some blue plastic tape covering the back and sides of the phone.
I could try going to HTC directly, but I suppose it would be more complicated than just asking Three, so I'll do what you said and hope for the best
Thanks,
~DarkEddy