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phone or the battery?crashes or dies w/in 10 min only w/ gps

My phone has been acting weird lately. Just want to see what the consensus is. phone battery drains ok until I turn on A gps program will be about 90% battery gps will be on for about 5 minutes the phone shuts off restart and battery reads 40%. Then the phone keeps dying. Any thoughts im assuming its the battery but you all might know something i dont.
P.s. The phone is stock rom tilt 2
Thanks

That sounds like battery to me, but that doesn't mean there isn't also an issue with the phone...
If any of your buddies has an EVO or another TP2 (I can't remember what other batteries would work right now...) that you could try in your phone to rule that out?
If not, batteries aren't that expensive. I wouldn't go for the absolute cheapest on ebay either, find something that's got a brand name...

Thank you, a quick add on as to why it may not be the battery. I could'nt type it all out earlier because I was on my gfs phone.
I was away from a charger so just left it off for about 4 hours. Started it out of habit now its showing 80% after no charging. I also didn't mention Ive done a hard reset on it still get the same issue, everything is fine wi-fi for extended periods talking texting but as soon as I use gps it shuts down in about 3 minutes.
This is also a new issue and I have not recently added anything to my phone.
Edit: Update again tried to make a call and it died.. Ill take the suggestions and get a new batt.

MDavisiw said:
Thank you, a quick add on as to why it may not be the battery. I could'nt type it all out earlier because I was on my gfs phone.
I was away from a charger so just left it off for about 4 hours. Started it out of habit now its showing 80% after no charging. I also didn't mention Ive done a hard reset on it still get the same issue, everything is fine wi-fi for extended periods talking texting but as soon as I use gps it shuts down in about 3 minutes.
This is also a new issue and I have not recently added anything to my phone.
Edit: Update again tried to make a call and it died.. Ill take the suggestions and get a new batt.
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You could also try a hard reset, flash a different ROM, etc.

Thanks for keeping on the thread, Tried the hard reset, the rom is what came with the phone never done a different one

New Battery is on the way. Something is screwy with it but we shall see.. If its not the battery I suppose Ill need to start looking for a replacement or an upgrade. Thank you for your input on the subject.

[Q] Heavy battery drain after SOD

Hi Xperia users,
I am the owner of a Xperia Arc S ICS .587 rooted that gave me satisfaction until some months ago ...
I was driving in my car with Google Maps and then the phone suddenly shut down. It was a SOD : I tried several times to reboot the phone, I removed the battery several times as well, but nothing. Finally the phone could reboot after 2 hours ... And since this date the phone has a VERY VERY heavy battery drain. It means that when I leave it on a table with a 100% charge without using it, the autonomy doesn't last more than 24 hours. Even when the phone is turned off, there is a battery drain of ~5%/hours.
I tried these solutions without success :
- Purchase of a new battery
- Wipe battery stats, then discharge and charge
- Wipe data/cache/factory reset (without the SD on which there is my apps with Link2sd), and then installation of a new ROM (Ultimate HD)
The day I was driving, I wasn't doing modifications on my phone of course ... just charging and screen active for 2 hours that makes it warm. If the battery or the ROM didn't change anything, I think it's maybe a component that burn/melt.
And some weeks ago, the white band on the side of the battery became red. The white band in the small hole on the back of the phone as well. What does it mean ? (you can see the pics)
I am looking for people who got the same problem ... or who can find what is happening exactly
Thank you

AlexFR38 said:
Hi Xperia users,
I am the owner of a Xperia Arc S ICS .587 rooted that gave me satisfaction until some months ago ...
I was driving in my car with Google Maps and then the phone suddenly shut down. It was a SOD : I tried several times to reboot the phone, I removed the battery several times as well, but nothing. Finally the phone could reboot after 2 hours ... And since this date the phone has a VERY VERY heavy battery drain. It means that when I leave it on a table with a 100% charge without using it, the autonomy doesn't last more than 24 hours. Even when the phone is turned off, there is a battery drain of ~5%/hours.
I tried these solutions without success :
- Purchase of a new battery
- Wipe battery stats, then discharge and charge
- Wipe data/cache/factory reset (without the SD on which there is my apps with Link2sd), and then installation of a new ROM (Ultimate HD)
The day I was driving, I wasn't doing modifications on my phone of course ... just charging and screen active for 2 hours that makes it warm. If the battery or the ROM didn't change anything, I think it's maybe a component that burn/melt.
And some weeks ago, the white band on the side of the battery became red. The white band in the small hole on the back of the phone as well. What does it mean ? (you can see the pics)
I am looking for people who got the same problem ... or who can find what is happening exactly
Thank you
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Excuse me, have you tried the Wake Lock Detector to see if there's something bad over there..?

Phenomzye said:
Excuse me, have you tried the Wake Lock Detector to see if there's something bad over there..?
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I just tried it last night. Nothing special to report.
I was in airplane mod during 8h after full charge ... Notice that I lost 30%...

The module for monitoring battery consumption could be damaged. It was posted in forums a while back.
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If you let it discharge and turn off, pull the battery out and reinsert it, does the phone turn on?

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The module for monitoring battery consumption could be damaged. It was posted in forums a while back.
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It seems to be relevant, as I really think it is a hardware problem. But I didn't find any discussion about this part in the forum.
Phenomzye said:
If you let it discharge and turn off, pull the battery out and reinsert it, does the phone turn on?
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I have never tried in that way. I know that when it arrives to 0%, it's really 0% and there is no juice in the battery. I will test tomorrow ...

AlexFR38 said:
It seems to be relevant, as I really think it is a hardware problem. But I didn't find any discussion about this part in the forum.
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I saw it a while back actually.
Well, it doesn't matter.
If it's a hardware problem, best to bring it to a repair shop and get it checked.
P.S The white band near the battery seems to be a fuse of some sort. Strongly suggest to get it checked.
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popthosegaskets said:
I saw it a while back actually.
Well, it doesn't matter.
If it's a hardware problem, best to bring it to a repair shop and get it checked.
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I wanted to know if the problem was common, and what are the reasons.
I sent a mail to Sony, I will give news about the problem

AlexFR38 said:
I wanted to know if the problem was common, and what are the reasons.
I sent a mail to Sony, I will give news about the problem
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Hmmm, I had the same problem with other phones but for different reasons.
My Nokia 5610 had a piece of paper attached to the battery compartment. When it turned red, it meant that the motherboard had been corroded.
For my friend's Motorola Razr, there is a fuse inside the phone that will blow if he unlocks the bootloader. There is no indication by visual inspection but it will show under detailed inspection.
I think your case may be hardware failure, since you got the red band after your phone got SOD.
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popthosegaskets said:
Hmmm, I had the same problem with other phones but for different reasons.
My Nokia 5610 had a piece of paper attached to the battery compartment. When it turned red, it meant that the motherboard had been corroded.
For my friend's Motorola Razr, there is a fuse inside the phone that will blow if he unlocks the bootloader. There is no indication by visual inspection but it will show under detailed inspection.
I think your case may be hardware failure, since you got the red band after your phone got SOD.
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The phone is working perfectly, except the autonomy. I think a damaged motherboard would cause bigger problems.
Even if I have a custom ROM, I didn't unlock my bootloader. And the battery became red about 2-3 weeks ago, my SOD was 5 months ago. Maybe the battery begins to suffer from the high consumption.

Weird issues, Battery related?

I am so frustrated right now. I recently did a weekly update to the newest Slimkat rom. About 2 or 3 days after I did that I noticed my phone get extremely hot. Moments later the phone shuts off and goes to a battery screen. When I tried to turn the phone back on it would not leave this battery screen. It was plugged in to the charger at the time and when I unplugged it the phone went blank. I tried taking the battery out of the phone and letting it sit there for a couple minutes. When I put the battery back in and turned it on it wouldn't start up. I put the phone back on the charger and when I did that it looked like it was going to boot up. Before it gets into android it goes back to the battery screen. I also cannot take the phone off the charger without it powering off completely. I think the battery might be completely dead but I wanted to check to see if anybody else had any ideas. I might just order a new battery but I am not sure if that is going to help.
I just ordered a replacement battery online. Guess I will see where that leads me.

Hopefully it's the battery.
I would recommend getting a brand new OEM replacement battery.

indigofilipino said:
Hopefully it's the battery.
I would recommend getting a brand new OEM replacement battery.
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Well crap... I just purchased an Anker battery and I am just having the same problem. I think my phone is just dead from being dropped one too many times. is there a picture of what the inside of the phone should look like? I am going to crack it open to see if I can find any visible damage.

I answered my own question

Ugh... I solved nothing and only added more questions to what the heck is going on. At this point I think i need to buy a new logic board for my s3 to fix it... Since that sounds expensive I think i am going to buy a new phone...

A really strange Battery/Display problem

Hey guys, my G3 worked over 2,5 years flawlessly. The last weeks, I recognized a strange behaviour of the battery. The device reboots randomly and after that it has around 15% of battery left. I thought, well, the battery is not the best anymore but works though. However, today it did that again and now my screen won't turn on. I tried all buttons combinations, charged via powerbank, laptop, original wall plug with or without battery inserted... nothing helps. Sometimes the screen goes on for a short time flickering and fading back to black. It definitely works somehow because i can access WhatsApp web and see the notification LED working. I simply don't understand if I have a really bad battery that influences the display (is it worth investing 20$ in a new one for testing?) or if both, battery and display, are dead and i should go for a new device
Greetz, deermichel
EDIT: Maybe a useful additional info: If i connect the phone with no battery inserted to power, the display backlight works. If i do the same with the battery, nothing happens at all.

DeerMichel said:
Hey guys, my G3 worked over 2,5 years flawlessly. The last weeks, I recognized a strange behaviour of the battery. The device reboots randomly and after that it has around 15% of battery left. I thought, well, the battery is not the best anymore but works though. However, today it did that again and now my screen won't turn on. I tried all buttons combinations, charged via powerbank, laptop, original wall plug with or without battery inserted... nothing helps. Sometimes the screen goes on for a short time flickering and fading back to black. It definitely works somehow because i can access WhatsApp web and see the notification LED working. I simply don't understand if I have a really bad battery that influences the display (is it worth investing 20$ in a new one for testing?) or if both, battery and display, are dead and i should go for a new device
Greetz, deermichel
EDIT: Maybe a useful additional info: If i connect the phone with no battery inserted to power, the display backlight works. If i do the same with the battery, nothing happens at all.
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Ur battery is dead, this happened to me also.
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Ok, i ordered a replacement battery. Let's see if that helps... I just can't imagine why the display is affected even with the power plug connected. Hopefully, the motherboard is fine.

DeerMichel said:
Ok, i ordered a replacement battery. Let's see if that helps... I just can't imagine why the display is affected even with the power plug connected. Hopefully, the motherboard is fine.
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If the new battery doesn't help then your motherboard is dead ..
I had the same issues and I've got new motherboard.....
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Ok, the new battery didnt help... So i guess its a problem of display/motherboard. I found out that it works perfectly in the fridge. Is the GPU overheating?

And why on earth do battery problems result in that?? I started an app aaaand its gone

i would just get a new phone.

DeerMichel said:
And why on earth do battery problems result in that?? I started an app aaaand its gone
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Had the same problem ,about 3 weeks ago...
I've send the phone for reparation...
Now i have a new motherboard and a fresh installed v30n mm...
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Yeah, i just read a huge thread with all the stuff... Paper trick (which got it back working for now), baking, etc. But since nothing really helps, I might get the new OnePlus which will be released in some days. A sad end cause I loved my G3...

DeerMichel said:
Yeah, i just read a huge thread with all the stuff... Paper trick (which got it back working for now), baking, etc. But since nothing really helps, I might get the new OnePlus which will be released in some days. A sad end cause I loved my G3...
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Btw..oneplus3T is a great choice...
I'm between oneplus or mate9.....
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HTC 10 Won't Boot After Battery Calibration - Replace Battery?

So, I bought my HTC 10 sometime last week and I love it, I got the red 2PS6500 version. I have been excited to see people like Leedroid and Faygi working to make this phone so amazing. But I always had a rough battery experience.
At first, symptom was fast draining. It rarely got 3-4hrs SoT, but some days I had good battery life. More recently, I noticed that when using my camera around the 20-30% range, the phone would shut down, and I'd see that it was at 0%-1% and not booting.....
From my research here, this seems like I could try to re-calibrate my battery. I had it charge (powered off) for 2 minutes, then I held both volume buttons + power while still charging. I then let it go up to 100%. When I turned it on, the percent showed 70%. So while it was on, I let it go to 100%. After that, I unplugged it, and rebooted it. It went down to 70% again. I repeated the full charge to reboot. This time, I was 99%. I wanted to reboot once more, just to close the gap from 99% and 100%. USB connection is clean and good, cable works on other phones.
Then the phone just stopped working. It no longer boots up, no LED's, no vibration, buttons don't function no matter the combination. I tried connecting it to my PC and I get nothing recognized. Cannot get the screen on at all.
So I am guessing two things:
(1) Battery might have fired and the connection to the board is gone. I might have bought one that already had issues and this was the last leg of it.
(2) Motherboard damage from the battery? This is something I'm afraid of if I go and replace the battery and I still have issues with it not turning on.
I was hoping anyone with experience might be able to confirm anything I mentioned with the battery issue, and if replacing it solved that.
TL;DR, HTC 10 no longer powers on, shows no sign of life. Battery previously had calibration issues. Should I replace the battery, and then it will turn on, or could there be further damage. Most situations I found were from users that were still able to turn on their HTC 10.

I've replaced my battery recently. I had the same deal. I had to use the actual charger plugged in for a while and it eventually came on

Yayodroid said:
I've replaced my battery recently. I had the same deal. I had to use the actual charger plugged in for a while and it eventually came on
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Thank you for responding. My issue/question was more about "if" i replace the battery, will it solve my issue. I have not replaced it yet, and I ordered an OEM battery in hopes that should fix my issue. So hopefully a new battery will allow me to boot up my HTC 10 again.
At least I still have my HTC m8, and I'm replacing it's battery too (swelling and making the screen bulge). The community around the M8 is still strong and there is even the latest RR pie available too.

I gotcha. Sorry I have a terrible habit of skimming and then assuming. Mine was similar but not exact. I was always able to get it to show life after it was on charge for a while.
When I replaced the screen once, i forgot to unplug the battery from the board before I started. I got it all back together and it wouldn't turn on. It wouldn't show that it was charging. So I went in and unplugged the battery and plugged it back in. It acted after like it never happened.

Yayodroid said:
I gotcha. Sorry I have a terrible habit of skimming and then assuming. Mine was similar but not exact. I was always able to get it to show life after it was on charge for a while.
When I replaced the screen once, i forgot to unplug the battery from the board before I started. I got it all back together and it wouldn't turn on. It wouldn't show that it was charging. So I went in and unplugged the battery and plugged it back in. It acted after like it never happened.
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I hope after I replace the battery, it finally boots up. I had to order a new heat blower because mine broke. I'm surprised after I charged it to 100%, it hard bricked and died. I have a feeling th battery was the culprit, since it was always bad at holding a charge....and even more oddly enough, using RR pie on my HTC M8 is FASTER than it was using RR pie on the HTC 10. That battery was very likely affecting my overall experience.

Please do update us with your progress and conclusion. It might help the next person

Yayodroid said:
Please do update us with your progress and conclusion. It might help the next person
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DEFINITELY. I hope nobody has the issue I am facing at the moment.

UPDATE
So I replaced the battery, was very easy to do with patience and the right tools.
AND, it did not fix my issue. As I opened the phone, I noticed stickers on the chips from a company that apparently did work on it prior to me buying it, and the work they did was bad. I think it is safe to say that the motherboard has suffered severe EDP damage, and it would not be worth the cost to fix it. Burnt pins near almost every chip.... It was so happy being a part of this awesome group, working on the HTC 10 and having Fagyi making the amazing Pie roms. I will be selling my HTC 10 for parts on Ebay if anyone is interested (1 new battery, 1 lcd screen in excellent condition, both cameras, charging ports. . . basically everything but the motherboard that is dead)
So, I am torn between three options. Since my HTC m8 is fixed (top third inch of touchscreen no longer works with tough), I can keep the HTC m8 until it dies and replace it's digitizer/LCD. I can buy another HTC 10 and hope it will not be a crappy one, or I can save and get the HTC u11 (that red color looks so nice!) or go for a Samsung Note 4. I've had the M8 for about 5 years now and it's running RR-P like a brand new phone. I am so sad my 10 just died like that. I was so spoiled with the HTC 10, it was the best phone I ever had. I'd love to have a new device with tons of potential for modding in the future.
Any recommendations then: any device will be modded like crazy, especially with RR or LOS
- keep M8 / replace LCD+Digitizer
- buy HTC 10
- buy HTC U11
- buy Note 4