I remember seeing an App which tells you how much current/voltage you are getting from your charger. It was a very simple app, once you click on it it gives you your charging source's voltage/current reading. I tried searching a lot but cant find it, every time I search only battery readers comes up which I dont want. I want to get the current/voltage reading of the plugged charger.
I am absolutely sure there is an app like that, can someone point me to it?
I've yet to see an app that can do this.
I was looking for this a long time ago and found this way to do it via GScript:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7525192&postcount=4
Hope that helps
The 'BatteryLife' widget (by curvefish) shows the following:
Charging-A/C or USB (slow/fast)
Temp
Voltage
percentage
health?
battery type/technology
If you want to see the current being drawn from the battery try 'CurrentWidget'
Has anyone find something to see the charging voltage?
adriahno said:
Has anyone find something to see the charging voltage?
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Holy CRAP blast from the past in my notifications haha
Check out my previous post in this thread.
Or install CurrentWidget. Does all the things people are asking for in this thread. But doesn't work with Trigger Redux for some reason.
Sent from my rough sketch of a Vibrant on a brick.
Try this
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manor.currentwidget
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though not nearly perfect but works on few devices
Ampre in the app store. All devices. Tell input amp from charger. Just be sure to take into account your phones operating Amps. So if the app says your chargers putting out 700mah then add about 300mah for your phones e screen and all that and you have about 1000mah output from the charger once you turn your screen off and screen is locked.
Now looking for one that also shows voltage (qualcom quick charger that only puts out 6.2V and 2.2A according to a USB-power-monitor, but I want to make sure the monitor is NOT to blame before yelling at the seller of the quick-charger, my other quick-charger has disappeared since a trip (iirc that DID show 9V and 1.5A with same USB-power-monitor and same phone (Redmi Note 7) and the Samsung Quick-chargers that came with the wife's A40 won't quickcharge my Xiaomi).
I remember getting a Windows phone from work in 2008 or so. One of the first apps I downloaded (and one of the very few available for Windows...) was a charging-current app. We used it to quick-test micro-USB-cables at work
R-P said:
Now looking for one that also shows voltage (qualcom quick charger that only puts out 6.2V and 2.2A according to a USB-power-monitor, but I want to make sure the monitor is NOT to blame before yelling at the seller of the quick-charger, my other quick-charger has disappeared since a trip (iirc that DID show 9V and 1.5A with same USB-power-monitor and same phone (Redmi Note 7) and the Samsung Quick-chargers that came with the wife's A40 won't quickcharge my Xiaomi).
I remember getting a Windows phone from work in 2008 or so. One of the first apps I downloaded (and one of the very few available for Windows...) was a charging-current app. We used it to quick-test micro-USB-cables at work
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Check BatteryGuru, I am the dev of it.
It always says charging voltage is 5 volts.... I'm charging at 9v, uninstalling app
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Anyone find a charger that can actually charge the phone while using the GPS? I have a modified charger with the center pins tacked together and the Samsung genuine car charger, neither of which can keep up with the drain.
Anyone have positive evidence that their charging solution will at least maintain battery life while GPS + screen are running?
I'm at a loss and tired of spending money on chargers that aren't up to the task.
Thank you.
I have the Samsung car mount that comes with a Samsung car charger. Not sure if that's the same charger you have, but I've used it on a road trip so far and it definitely maintains and charges a little. 14 hours of driving btw.
I attempted to call Samsung Accessory support this morning to find out if that charger is different than the basic charger and they were giving me the run around. I didn't want to spend $XX on another charger unless I knew it had a higher output.
Can you give me the spec's on it?
I know the basic samsung charger only puts out 750mA.
I have used numerous chargers in the car while running GPS and none of them actually seem to charge the device; they just keep it "treading water".
Truth is, with the screen size being what it is, and likely both cores firing at full capacity, I don't think it's entirely realistic to expect the thing to charge while doing something so data intensive as GPS; especially, when you consider that your data signal can and will vary WILDLY while driving through different places, which absolutely and invariably will stress the battery even further, contributing to drain whether plugged in or not. That's a lot of work for a relatively small device to handle.
Just my $.02 coming from a mix of experience and common sense.
-Ryan
Guy above you says that his does.
Hell, I'd be happy with treading water, way better than the steep downhill fall I've got going on.
Can limit processor speed by throttling it manually with my OC kernel or by enabling the saving mode the phone has innately. Can reduce data by switching off 4G.
It doesn't need those things to run as a GPS. The GPS itself doesn't seem to eat much battery at all but I realize the screen is huge. However, how can this be a viable device if we can't figure out a way to make it WORK?
I hope that camaroz28 can get back to me on this.
fellstar said:
I attempted to call Samsung Accessory support this morning to find out if that charger is different than the basic charger and they were giving me the run around. I didn't want to spend $XX on another charger unless I knew it had a higher output.
Can you give me the spec's on it?
I know the basic samsung charger only puts out 750mA.
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There is no writing on it at all so I have no idea what it's output current is.
As an aside, I've heard of a lot of people just getting a small DC->AC converter and then using the original wall charge adapter to charge in the car.
There are two very good posts about this very topic.
This one recommends a charger:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538341
It also has a link in the OP to the other post about charging the Note.
camaroz28 said:
There is no writing on it at all so I have no idea what it's output current is.
As an aside, I've heard of a lot of people just getting a small DC->AC converter and then using the original wall charge adapter to charge in the car.
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You can confirm that your phone will charge, albeit slowly, with the provided adapter that comes with the Nav mount?
I'm not a big fan out DC to AC car adapters.
lactardjosh said:
There are two very good posts about this very topic.
This one recommends a charger:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538341
It also has a link in the OP to the other post about charging the Note.
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Only did a couple quick searches for "GPS Charging" before making this thread, and didn't find that one!
Thank you guys.
fellstar said:
You can confirm that your phone will charge, albeit slowly, with the provided adapter that comes with the Nav mount?
I'm not a big fan out DC to AC car adapters.
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Yes, after driving for 7 hours, my batter went from something like 52% to 60%. Don't remember the exact numbers, but it went up. This was while switching between google navigation and an app called "GPS HUD" with Pandora running in the background. Data was mostly HSPA/HSPA+ except for the beginning and end of the trip where I was in LTE cities.
camaroz28 said:
Yes, after driving for 7 hours, my batter went from something like 52% to 60%. Don't remember the exact numbers, but it went up. This was while switching between google navigation and an app called "GPS HUD" with Pandora running in the background. Data was mostly HSPA/HSPA+ except for the beginning and end of the trip where I was in LTE cities.
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Maintain a fully charged spare battery in auto
Tried about every auto charging fix I could find on this forum. Still get about 2% per hour discharge. I'm routinely in and out of my car 8-10 hours a day so end up with a dead battery. My fix (not elegant but works) is to maintain a fully charged spare battery in my van using a charger for extra batteries.
Of course could not do this with my iphone which is now relegated to my grandkids for games and music.
I love this forum. Great help to me.
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Tried about every auto charging fix I could find on this forum. Still get about 2% per hour discharge. I'm routinely in and out of my car 8-10 hours a day so end up with a dead battery. My fix (not elegant but works) is to maintain a fully charged spare battery in my van using a charger for extra batteries.
Of course could not do this with my iphone which is now relegated to my grandkids for games and music.
I love this forum. Great help to me.
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Same, I actually have 3 spare batteries and a spare battery charger. I don't want to have to fool with changing my battery in the car though. I've already ordered the charger from the other thread, should have it by Saturday to try that puppy out.
I'm an engineer, and I travel quite a bit.
The GPS software you use makes a huge difference. If you want the phone to charge, don't use Waze. During a test one day, Waze plugged in drained more battery than Navigon did while unplugged. Mine charges with Navigon and Pandora running simultaneously. I haven't tested Google Navigation yet, I'm going to do that today. The charger I use is a 2.1A Belkin AutoCharger made for iPhones. I'm using a USB extension cable with manually shorted data pins. I get 800-something mA out of it, unfortunately not the full 1000 the stock wall charger puts out. Running an inverter in the car with the stock charger I can get Waze to charge, but that's just not worth it for me. Too much gear in the just to charge a phone.
This is for kernel devs only. The patch itself is useless to those who do not/can not compile their own kernel.
This was a pretty big hit on some other devices so I figured I'd give it a shot for you gys. This allows one to force AC charging for any charger that is detected as USB (e.g. many car chargers) and pull the full current the charger can support. It also provides additional security when connecting to public charging stations because by forcing AC charging, USB/adb data transfers are disabled, protecting your data.
It is essentially a software version of the modified charge only usb cables.
Fast charge can be toggled by issuing:
echo 1 > /sys/kernel/fast_charge/force_fast_charge
and off:
echo 0 > /sys/kernel/fast_charge/force_fast_charge
In addition I have created a toggle fast charge widget that may be used to toggle fast charge on and off right from your home screen:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.incredicontrol.fastchargewidget
I have also implemented a toggle in IncrediControl (free) that will allow you to turn it on and off.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.incredicontrol
For the widget (or any fast charge toggle) to work, you MUST be running a kernel that has this patch implemented.
As a good gesture to support a fellow dev, I ask that if you implement the patch into your kernel, please link to my widget as one means to toggle it. You are of course free to provide other ways to toggle it as well if you so desire.
Kernel devs, if you would like to test the widget yourself to confirm its working, and for convenience of testing, please contact me and I will provide you with a copy. You must show that you are a kernel dev though (i.e. link me to your kernel post so I can match your username).
Good luck have fun!
http://www.incredikernel.com/wp-con...wnload.php?id=shooter_force_fast_charge.patch
Thank you to those who tested for me.
Any takers?
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I'm willing to give this a shot, quick question though, does this use AC charging if you plug it into your computer? Or is it only for other sources, such as the car charging you suggested?
Will dual mount SD, or multi mount still work after enabling this
I prefer those functionality
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I'm willing to give this a shot, quick question though, does this use AC charging if you plug it into your computer? Or is it only for other sources, such as the car charging you suggested?
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When on, it will be detected as AC for any source normally detected as USB. This includes your computer. Not every computer can put out enough amperage to significantly increase charge speed though. So it depends on your charging source. Even if your charging source can't put out more than 500mA (what USB charging is limited to), since the phone is in AC mode, it will be able to sleep while connected to the USB source so you will see some small gain because of less power usage from the phone.
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Will dual mount SD, or multi mount still work after enabling this
I prefer those functionality
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When you have the feature toggled on, the phone is in AC mode and all USB transfers are disabled. Turning it on and off is as simple as tapping the widget or opening an app and unchecking a box though.
Tap the widget on (or other means of toggling) - AC mode
Tap the widget off - Auto (detects based on charging source like stock)
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Fast charge? I remember having that on the DHD, Lord Clockan's work. It was great having that extra overcharge + fast charge...
I'm no dev, but having this feature on future ROMs would be very nice.
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Any chance you can max the current input? I mean... it begins at >+900mA when the battery is very low, and the current slows down as the battery charges.
Also, when playing a game that, say, consumes about -400mA and the current input is +800mA, the current will slow down to +400mA only (since another 400mA are being consumed by the phone). You can immagine what happens when the battery is almost full and you're playing a game...
I am guessing that having the current input always maxxed out would charge the battery (a lot) faster. Would that damage it, too? If not, could it be implemented?
in experience, below 80% the numbers are as per below
900+ ma WALL PLUG
400+ ma USB
600+ ma CAR CHARGER
these are rough numbers, not accurate
after 80%, they tend to be slower
the latest BMW i posted is able to track -ma drains accurately, and +ma charges accurately but has yet 2 be released by Cedrid. I wonder whats taking him...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=976183&d=1333259488
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the latest BMW i posted is able to track -ma drains accurately, and +ma charges accurately but has yet 2 be released by Cedrid. I wonder whats taking him...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=976183&d=1333259488
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Can't press install. Can press additional info, can press cancel but can't press install. Weird.
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Can't press install. Can press additional info, can press cancel but can't press install. Weird.
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I can't press "Install" while Filter Screen / Screen Adjuster is running / turned on. That's the only thing that prevented me from installing apps until now... If you have that installed, I suggest you turn it off for the time you're installing apps.
Otherwise... I don't know... Wipe cache, dalvik, fix permissions, zipalign apks...
Id love to see this implemented.. im running the standard LeeDroId kernel.. id happily flash it over the top if that would be of any help. I do 80% of my phone charging via USB.
Kev
Formhault said:
Fast charge? I remember having that on the DHD, Lord Clockan's work. It was great having that extra overcharge + fast charge...
I'm no dev, but having this feature on future ROMs would be very nice.
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Any chance you can max the current input? I mean... it begins at >+900mA when the battery is very low, and the current slows down as the battery charges.
Also, when playing a game that, say, consumes about -400mA and the current input is +800mA, the current will slow down to +400mA only (since another 400mA are being consumed by the phone). You can immagine what happens when the battery is almost full and you're playing a game...
I am guessing that having the current input always maxxed out would charge the battery (a lot) faster. Would that damage it, too? If not, could it be implemented?
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I would be concerned with heat buildup and possible damage by pushing that much additional current. Not to say its not possible, but I would be leery of implementing it.
KevAmiga said:
Id love to see this implemented.. im running the standard LeeDroId kernel.. id happily flash it over the top if that would be of any help. I do 80% of my phone charging via USB.
Kev
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I would be concerned with heat buildup and possible damage by pushing that much additional current. Not to say its not possible, but I would be leery of implementing it.
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As I thought. Not going to make a fuss about it, it was just an idea; I knew it could be dangerous
I bought a pack that had a car charger and a wall charger (both of supposedly 1A output) - lighter than the battery cap of the EVO 3D, rofl. The car charger worked perfectly (the power output was meeting the expectances). The wall charger barely sends 30mA (ROFL). In the pack, I also got some sort of expandable Apple cable. The entire "pack" was cheap Chinese crap, I paid ~$3 on it.
I still have the oh-so-good wall charger. It didn't push much current to the Desire HD even with the fast charging kernel...
Guess in cases like that, there's nothing any kernel patch would be able to solve, eh?
Formhault said:
As I thought. Not going to make a fuss about it, it was just an idea; I knew it could be dangerous
I bought a pack that had a car charger and a wall charger (both of supposedly 1A output) - lighter than the battery cap of the EVO 3D, rofl. The car charger worked perfectly (the power output was meeting the expectances). The wall charger barely sends 30mA (ROFL). In the pack, I also got some sort of expandable Apple cable. The entire "pack" was cheap Chinese crap, I paid ~$3 on it.
I still have the oh-so-good wall charger. It didn't push much current to the Desire HD even with the fast charging kernel...
Guess in cases like that, there's nothing any kernel patch would be able to solve, eh?
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haha, yeah. You're always ultimately limited to the max the charging source can put out.
jcsy said:
in experience, below 80% the numbers are as per below
900+ ma WALL PLUG
400+ ma USB
600+ ma CAR CHARGER
these are rough numbers, not accurate
after 80%, they tend to be slower
the latest BMW i posted is able to track -ma drains accurately, and +ma charges accurately but has yet 2 be released by Cedrid. I wonder whats taking him...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=976183&d=1333259488
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I just installed that newer version of BMW. Selected HTC Evo (test) as mA retrieval method. Battery is at 90% and the input current is +305mA. Also, I disagree that the phone takes +900mA from the wall charger when the battery is under 80%. Input over 900 is only when the battery is like under 10%... At 50%, for example, it isn't +900...
ive got 3 wall chargers, and all of them are original from the phones I bought respectively, HD2 HD2 and EVO3D
they report about 900 below a certain %, and it could be 40% , 50%, 80%, etc
i guess you get the drift
anyways, you are supposed to select Automatic to get proper drain readings
forgot 2 mention that
Still need a tester to PM me. Have a test kernel ready to go, just need confirmation so I can post the patch.
chad0989 said:
Still need a tester to PM me. Have a test kernel ready to go, just need confirmation so I can post the patch.
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hi mate, i would like to test, but is it available for all kernel?
thanks
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hi mate, i would like to test, but is it available for all kernel?
thanks
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Sent you all the info. Thanks!
why dont you release the sources for kernel developers like Leedroid, Anryl, Mdeejay, Chad.goodman, Cile381 to compile into
and then, we users, can test them out as a seperate branch?
I’m wondering if there is an app that can show the charging current in mA ? I have come across few apps (i.e: Battery Monitor Widget) which I believe show the power drain, but not the input current while charging. Also the current reading of the Battery Monitor is inconsistent and fluctuates a lot (which I believe is due to the CPU stepping between different frequencies due to various background apps??). Is there a better (more reliable) app that can monitor the actual input instead ?
I have 2 car chargers : An old Samsung CAD300 (rated at 5v/700mA) and a new Belkin charger (rated at 5v/1A). but neither of them can provide enough power to charge my HTC One X while using Google Navigation and streaming audio over BT. Belkin is better at minimizing the drain, but still battery level drops gradually. I modded the Belkin charger by shorting D+ and D-, now it performs much better (earlier the drop was far worse than even the Samsung charger). but want to see the actual output, and hopefully try to find a better charger that can provide enough juice to charge the phone while navigating. I borrowed few chargers from some of my friends to test, but Battery Monitor Widget's reading was too unreliable to accurately test the performance.
EDIT: I do have a multimeter, I guess I could also use that along with a 5ohm resistor (in series) and measure the current to see if the charger is capable of outputting 1A, right ?
Elixir2 widget can display charging current in mA.
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Elixir2 widget can display charging current in mA.
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I cant find the value of charging current anywhere in Elixir 2 (at least in the free version). Under Information > Battery > More information, it only gives one current value titled "Current" but that shows 2300mA right now when plugged in to my computer over USB. Which is obviously wrong, no idea what that value is though..
Seems to me like all these apps are displaying random numbers for the current value, or these apps can’t read it property on the One X
Try this. It doesn't work on all phones but dev will respond to emails for support
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...le&utm_medium=organic&utm_term=current+widget
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PhoenixFx said:
... or these apps can’t read it property on the One X
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That may well be it. On my phone it seems to work fine
jbrt said:
Try this. It doesn't work on all phones but dev will respond to emails for support
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I have already tried that, shows the exact same values as Battery Monitor Widget.
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That may well be it. On my phone it seems to work fine
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Yep, looks that way..
Yes, try "Electron": https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.slash.electron
Hello Guys, i want to know to know if i can Turn off Fast charging - because i want to have a longer Battery Life,
Also i know that IT IS Kernel related and also i could Change the Adapter too..
I Just want to know if there is a way to turn it of Kernel wise.
Why would you want that? It's only charging fast 0-50%, later on it slows down. If you really want to save battery, charge it as often (and short) as possible. If you needed to charge it quickly, you'd regret crippling the charging speed.
francois amon said:
Hello Guys, i want to know to know if i can Turn off Fast charging - because i want to have a longer Battery Life,
Also i know that IT IS Kernel related and also i could Change the Adapter too..
I Just want to know if there is a way to turn it of Kernel wise.
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adsubzero said:
Why would you want that? It's only charging fast 0-50%, later on it slows down. If you really want to save battery, charge it as often (and short) as possible. If you needed to charge it quickly, you'd regret crippling the charging speed.
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Exactly. Silly to turn it off. It's a benefit.
But if you really don't want to use it, just don't use a Quick Charger plug. Get some "normal" charger plug like for a flip phone.
We have tons of people asking why is my phone not quick charging (usually because it's in the last 20%, where it doesn't charge as fast), and instead you want to cripple that feature?
Or people ask why does this phone have QuickCharge 2.0 charger instead of QuickCharge 3.0 charger?
But you want NO QuickCharge. OK.
Just don't use a QuickCharge chargers. You can get "regular" chargers on eBay for like $2 or $3, because no one else wants them. Even QuickCharge are only about $5 if you know where to look, but you don't want those.
adsubzero said:
Why would you want that? It's only charging fast 0-50%, later on it slows down. If you really want to save battery, charge it as often (and short) as possible. If you needed to charge it quickly, you'd regret crippling the charging speed.
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I use the App "Battery Charge Limit" the charge Limit is at 80%. I always try to keep my battery between 40 - 80%.
Update: i use the original Adapter of my LG G3 and it seems to also Charge a Bit fast. And yea silly to Turn IT off.. but after a Long period of time the Battery life will decrise and i dont want to Change my Phone every year - i am i heavy User.
ChazzMatt said:
Exactly. Silly to turn it off. It's a benefit.
But if you really don't want to use it, just don't use a Quick Charger plug. Get some "normal" charger plug like for a flip phone.
We have tons of people asking why is my phone not quick charging (usually because it's in the last 20%, where it doesn't charge as fast), and instead you want to cripple that feature?
Or people ask why does this phone have QuickCharge 2.0 charger instead of QuickCharge 3.0 charger?
But you want NO QuickCharge. OK.
Just don't use a QuickCharge chargers. You can get "regular" chargers on eBay for like $2 or $3, because no one else wants them. Even QuickCharge are only about $5 if you know where to look, but you don't want those.
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I only need quick charge when I'm in a hurry. When I'm at home I have two phones and would want to load my V30 slowly, so that the battery can Last really long. what does it matter to me if my mobile phone charges up very quickly but loses its capacity over time?
an option to de-activate Q-Charge if you need it or not would be optimal for me
You can always use Qi wireless charging pads for slow charging, then plug in when you need QuickCharge.
Plus there's tons, hundreds, of inexpensive "regular" plug chargers on eBay or other online sites.
To be honest, in my opinion I don't think a dev is going to waste time trying to disable something that is useful and everyone wants. People complain when they aren't QuickCharging, not when they are.
Plus, that would be so hard to track down if someone accidentally disabled QuickCharge.
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I only need quick charge when I'm in a hurry. When I'm at home I have two phones and would want to load my V30 slowly, so that the battery can Last really long. what does it matter to me if my mobile phone charges up very quickly but loses its capacity over time?
an option to de-activate Q-Charge if you need it or not would be optimal for me
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ChazzMatt said:
You can always use Qi wireless charging pads for slow charging, then plug in when you need QuickCharge.
Plus there's tons, hundreds, of inexpensive "regular" plug chargers on eBay or other online sites.
To be honest, in my opinion I don't think a dev is going to waste time trying to disable something that is useful and everyone wants. People complain when they aren't QuickCharging, not when they are.
Plus, that would be so hard to track down if someone accidentally disabled QuickCharge.
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Samsung has given that option built in whether to use or not fast charging capabilities
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ayaskant12 said:
Samsung has given that option built in whether to use or not fast charging capabilities
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Show me a screenshot of that on Samsung stock ROM. My sister's S6 doesn't have that on her Samsung phone. Or I've never seen it.
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OK just researched and see Samsung added it with Marshmallow to some phones. But since I think It's a somewhat silly idea, I would never go looking for it.
S7 edge, S8+ and note 8 have.
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S7 edge, S8+ and note 8 have.
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S9 has it as did the Note7.
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ChazzMatt said:
Show me a screenshot of that on Samsung stock ROM. My sister's S6 doesn't have that on her Samsung phone. Or I've never seen it.
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OK just researched and see Samsung added it with Marshmallow to some phones. But since I think It's a somewhat silly idea, I would never go looking for it.
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I agree, I would not disable it. I'm using the Samsung convertible wireless fast charger that Samsung gave away with Note8 pre-orders on my V30. Yes I know it doesn't fast charge the V30 but it charges it in fairly quick amount of time.
truckerdewd said:
S9 has it as did the Note7.
I agree, I would not disable it. I'm using the Samsung convertible wireless fast charger that Samsung gave away with Note8 pre-orders on my V30. Yes I know it doesn't fast charge the V30 but it charges it in fairly quick amount of time.
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When asked questions, I try to give facts as I know them.
Sometimes I give my fact-based opinion.
Sometimes I just give my opinion, based on experience.
Point is, messing with Android for the past 8 years, I've found...
Not everything an OEM does is smart. Like removing headset jacks or making batteries smaller.
Not everything users ask for is smart. I remember a few years ago on Nexus 5 (which had a too small battery) one user kept asking how to REMOVE the battery indicator from the status bar on an AOSP ROM. They didn't want to see battery percentage whatsoever in the status bar, and were quite adamant about it to developers. I guess so they could be TOTALLY SURPRISED when their phone suddenly died? I don't know. It didn't make any sense.
"Battery Charge Limit" vs. "Magic Control Switch" vs. "My Charging Controller" ???
I have recently ran across all three of these, and (unless I read something wrong) all 3 seem to let you charge the phone to a certain percent and then stop charging until it drops below a set point.
I like that concept. I just wanted to know which one we should use on our Rooted but otherwise stock US996 V20s.
Thanks to all who read this and to those who suggest.
"Battery Charge Limit" - https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/root-battery-charge-limit-t3557002
"Magic Control Switch" - https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-magic-charging-switch-cs-v2017-9-t3668427
"My Charging Controller" - https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/mcs-charging-controller-t3739371
Im using battery charge limit on my h918, its available on the play store so that makes the install and updates easy. You don't actually have to let the battery level drop down before charging it again, you can "pause" at a specific percent and then the phone pulls power from the charger to supply itself but doesn't charge the battery. Or you can choose to let it drop a few percent and then recharge it.
ivoh95 said:
Im using battery charge limit on my h918, its available on the play store so that makes the install and updates easy. You don't actually have to let the battery level drop down before charging it again, you can "pause" at a specific percent and then the phone pulls power from the charger to supply itself but doesn't charge the battery. Or you can choose to let it drop a few percent and then recharge it.
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Hmm, learned something. How do you switch between the "pulling power from the charger" and the "dropping a few percent and then recharge"?
baldybill said:
I have recently ran across all three of these, and (unless I read something wrong) all 3 seem to let you charge the phone to a certain percent and then stop charging until it drops below a set point.
I like that concept. I just wanted to know which one we should use on our Rooted but otherwise stock US996 V20s.
Thanks to all who read this and to those who suggest.
"Battery Charge Limit" - https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/root-battery-charge-limit-t3557002
"Magic Control Switch" - https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-magic-charging-switch-cs-v2017-9-t3668427
"My Charging Controller" - https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/mcs-charging-controller-t3739371
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At first, all 3 didn't differ much. Now, however, there are advantages to using the latest MCS version (beta) over the alternatives. Check the thread for details.
baldybill said:
Hmm, learned something. How do you switch between the "pulling power from the charger" and the "dropping a few percent and then recharge"?
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I had the same question but figured it out in case you haven't.
For my Pixel 3 XL the default control method was "input_suspend" this allow for charging limit but will drain the battery for power. Switching to "charge_disable" control method the power will be pulled from the charger once limit has reached.
Different phone use different control method or might not even have the ability to pull power from charger.
Software-only solutions don't work on non-rooted phones. For that matter, I have developed the device called "Chargie" - it's an external piece of hardware inserted between the charger and the phone. Sure it has a companion app but works like charm on any device. It's a set-and-forget system that just does its job. Check out more at https://chargie.org.
baldybill said:
I have recently ran across all three of these, and (unless I read something wrong) all 3 seem to let you charge the phone to a certain percent and then stop charging until it drops below a set point.
I like that concept. I just wanted to know which one we should use on our Rooted but otherwise stock US996 V20s.
Thanks to all who read this and to those who suggest.
"Battery Charge Limit" - https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/root-battery-charge-limit-t3557002
"Magic Control Switch" - https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/module-magic-charging-switch-cs-v2017-9-t3668427
"My Charging Controller" - https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/mcs-charging-controller-t3739371
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ovisoftblue said:
Software-only solutions don't work on non-rooted phones. For that matter, I have developed the device called "Chargie" - it's an external piece of hardware inserted between the charger and the phone. Sure it has a companion app but works like charm on any device. It's a set-and-forget system that just does its job. Check out more at https://chargie.org.
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Thank you, but my post said it was a rooted phone, to those software choices will work.