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So...I've had my replacement Prime for two days, and a few minutes ago I realized my prime was acting oddly. I picked it up and smelled something burning- turns out my power cord is insanely hot and actually started to melt itself (there was smoke coming out of the base). Now I can't plug it in without it getting crazy hot, and my TP won't charge itself from it anyway.
Has this happened to anyone else? After the insanely frustrating series of customer service experienced I had getting the first one replaced, I'm REALLY not looking forward to dealing with them again.
This was an issue with the TF101 already, quite insane they haven't addressed this issue with the TF201. Sometimes I really don't understand what's going on with these companies.
Perhaps this is of use, originally meant for the TF101 but think it'll apply to the TF201 as well:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1087321
TF201 charger is the exact same one as TF101 charger, so problems with original TF101 charger are the same in TF201. ASUS actually sells the charger as Eee Pad charger, independent from model number.
This is a safety issue. ASUS should accommodate anyone who experiences this. Otherwise, you ARE bound by law to sue the pants off of them.
Thats insane. Imagine if you came home and you house had burned down due to this. Or more or less my apartment which attaches to 6 other apartments.
Contact Asus and tell them unless they sort this out immediately you are going to post this info on Facebook, Twitter, Blog sites.... basically anywhere where it will attract attention.
I noticed that my power charger seems to get quite hot when I charge the thing. I didn't think too much of it as I have seen several chargers for other devices get hot.
I haven't noticed any melting or anything though, but I will probably keep a closer on it now.
Good looking out on the heads up. Will keep a close eye on charger. This is crazy n a major safety hazard. Asus just asking for a lawsuit with this one. Safety is something you can't shortchange the consumer on.
Get some photos to send Asus.
I thought the power cable was crap and there's photo's on there showing it falling apart for some people.
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Yeah mine no longer works either the adapter piece you plug in the wall sucks!
I am gonna call them and see about them sending a new cord because if not I will just have to report it to whoever regulates fire control and the BBB and get a recall on it! I mean it would be so simp for them to replace it!
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Somewhat related: I've been very questionable about the cable ever since I got it so I've been more careful with it than I have the Prime.
I use a bottle of deodorant spray to hold the cable upwards onto the top of my dresser where I charge my Prime. I apply the weight on the cable, not the connector portion.
I haven't had any heating or material decay issues doing this. Something I've learned w/ shoddy Apple chargers... third-party ones are generally built better and cheaper.
I've heard many people complain about their chargers malfunctioning in one way or another. I did not expect an issue like this and it's unacceptable. My charger gets really hot when charging for just half an hour to an hour, so after hearing about this and other issues, I have to make sure I'm present when charging to avoid my house being burned to the ground. The worst part is hearing this problem existed with the original Transformer and they still used the same charger. WTF Asus.
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I've heard many people complain about their chargers malfunctioning in one way or another. I did not expect an issue like this and it's unacceptable. My charger gets really hot when charging for just half an hour to an hour, so after hearing about this and other issues, I have to make sure I'm present when charging to avoid my house being burned to the ground. The worst part is hearing this problem existed with the original Transformer and they still used the same charger. WTF Asus.
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So Asus replaced the dock but not the charger, that doesn't make sense at all since the entire unit will now draw more power and that means higher current. But this time at least only the adapater needs replaced. A real fire hazard alright, it's just like smoking in bed. One more problem to account for.
Just curious those having over heat charger are you plugging to the wall or extension cord? Surge protection or not?
I plug mine straight to the wall and never have this issue, it doesn't even get that hot, weird. Well, maybe its because its been insanely cold here lately.
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Just curious those having over heat charger are you plugging to the wall or extension cord? Surge protection or not?
I plug mine straight to the wall and never have this issue, it doesn't even get that hot, weird. Well, maybe its because its been insanely cold here lately.
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It depends on your battery's remaining charge, a fully drained battery will pull a lot of power which will lead to the overheated charger. I always keep mine almost fully charged and have never had a hot charger but now that it has been brought up I will start oberving this sucker.
Plastic Wrap????
I have read about the charger over heating for some, and when I was un-boxing my 2 primes a silly but maybe relevant question came to mind for the people that are seeing this issue. Did you remove all the plastic wrap from the charger and all connectors? I know some people think "leave the plastic on to protect the casing" but I just wonder. OP? Did you remove it? or leave it on? I know if I was wrapped in plastic it would get very hot. I hope you don't find it offensive that I ask this.....just sometimes the simple things can cause havoc.
No heating here, connected directly to wall outlet and removed all plastic.
But defective accessories for mobile devices are a dime a dozen.
Mine is warm too, but not too hot.
Question: what kind of "other brand charger" can you use? There should be a "copy" somewhere.
I am in Denmark, so maybe not same "type" as in US.. bur German or Dutch people here maybe know.
BTW, the ATP charger is also good for an IPad2... It seems they have same type of volatge and so on..
Just remember, if you decide on another charger, remember that the normal USB universal charger will not work. You must have one that supports up to 15v output for the Prime, normal USB voltage is 5v.
I have a slightly different concern with the charging - I/O cable.
The Verteks case I bought folds closed around the bottom and prevents me from closing the cover while plugged in and if I stand it up in Landscape view all the weight rests on the cord causing a 90deg kink right at the base of the connector as well as all the weight resting on the I/O port.
I have avoided doing either of those things since I noticed it and have been thinking of ways around the issue.
I'm not ready to cut a hole in the leather case just yet, but I do want to avoid stressing the I/O port.
Anyone have ideas?
TIA
*Sigh*...
Had the same problem with the TF101... After a while the tablet suddenly wouldn't charge anymore and it turned out to be the cable which suddenly went bad.
Now again the exact same problem with the TF201. This is pretty damn annoying, will contact customer support but am wondering if someone has experience with ebay cables that do work.
Already bought this one: http://www.ebay.nl/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130678359515&ssPageName=ADME:L:OU:NL:1123
But of course that doesn't properly charge either (oh, and I still have an original cable from the TF101 which works fine, so it definitely IS the cable). The tablet responds (turns on) and charges as if connected to USB port of the pc or something but doesn't fast charge. (Pins seem fine, nothing out of the ordinary to be seen).
So also a warning, be careful with charger and cable! Like the rest of the prime it is very sensitive to malfunctioning :/ Quite disappointed that they didn't address this with the TF201 as charger and cable were an issue with TF101 as well.
do you always yank the cable directly to detach ur device from the charger? I've been using mine for a long time now, it's still as good as new and charging well.
The key is to treat the cable like cheap failure prone chunk of crap that will fail. I got a second cord for power immediately. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007LI2QJW/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M2C_SC_dp_1
Just took one look at that thin usb cable to know it isnt built to last.
when I was a kid stuff that was "made in Taiwan" was to be avoided, ironic.
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do you always yank the cable directly to detach ur device from the charger? I've been using mine for a long time now, it's still as good as new and charging well.
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Ehm, nope... I use it with care. Never pull at the cable but just take it out at the connector itself. But I guess you should always keep it in one straight line or something.
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The key is to treat the cable like cheap failure prone chunk of crap that will fail. I got a second cord for power immediately. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007LI2QJW/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M2C_SC_dp_1
Just took one look at that thin usb cable to know it isnt built to last.
when I was a kid stuff that was "made in Taiwan" was to be avoided, ironic.
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Hmmm, nice option... I think I also have a proper power adapter which simply supplies 12v all the time (where the asus one switches to 5V once fully charged). Does that matter? Being at 12v all the time?
This guy seems to have analyzed it pretty well. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1377669
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Ehm, nope... I use it with care. Never pull at the cable but just take it out at the connector itself. But I guess you should always keep it in one straight line or something.
Hmmm, nice option... I think I also have a proper power adapter which simply supplies 12v all the time (where the asus one switches to 5V once fully charged). Does that matter? Being at 12v all the time?
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After I'm done charging, I will keep them in a storage bag. Well TBH, I do fear that it's gonna fail. Coz it looks like a damn apple charger. that weak link
Put the power brick in the freezer for 45 minutes!
It fixes it for awhile.
My cable just went bad yesterday exactly the same way.
Gladly I've had a spare one that I have bought from ebay couple months ago.
I have to get another spare one I think...
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Put the power brick in the freezer for 45 minutes!
It fixes it for awhile.
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The power brick isnt the issue... The cable from the TF101 works on both chargers, the cable of the TF201 on neither. The TF101 one is also from a spare powerbrick I bought coz I originally thought the charger was the issue as well. It's just a very feeble charger and cable, again...
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007LI2QJW/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M2C_SC_dp_1
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This power connection is also a lot better fit for the dock power connector. I always felt like the one that came with my prime was going to fall out of the dock.
I have had the same issue. I bought the TF-101 for my daughter, and the first cable had the insulation sliding off near the connector after about a week. I saw that my daughter would rest the tablet on the connector at awkward angles, so I lectured her about being more careful and bought two more cables. When she went through those in a few months, I bought 5 extra cables. I know she is being more careful with them now, because they still look new when they stop charging. One of the cables I bought never worked. We are now on the last one of the batch, so I just bought 12 more.
It hasn't gone unnoticed that I am financially rewarding Asus for producing a shoddy product. We call that "the invisible hand of the market", right?
Hey, I just got my Z Ultra less than a week ago and I purchased http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JEN5S6A/
I figured it would be easier to use then undoing the charging flap every time.
When I was trying the tip out without being connected to the charger I noticed the magnet was strong but didn't sit in the connector properly..
After looking at some other magnetic chargers online I saw some of them being plugged in upside down so I tried that and it sat in the port better.
When the phone was extremely low on batter (4 percent) I plugged the charger into the tip and put it on upside down. At first the phone restarted so I thought hmm thats weird and unplugged it, I then tried again and made sure it sat in the port snug and my phone turned off and wouldnt turn on again.. After about 15 minutes of the phone charging with no sign of led or charging symbol I found online to try the reset button and it finally turned on. I did some searching online and found out that the port isn't really meant for a magnetic charger but a dock and what I experienced was inverse connection.
So i am wondering if this could have possibly damaged the phone or battery in any way? I dont know if my battery life has been affected or stayed the same as it was the second day of having the phone..
Sorry for the long rant but I would appreciate any input. Thanks
You're not the first one to do a "reverse charging", and I believe that it will or can damage your device. The magnetic connector is made for the Sony DK30 dock, which costs around $30.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00EC...200_QL40&qid=1404599682&sr=8-1#ref=mp_s_a_1_1
The thing with using accessories like you do, is that it's not a genuine product by Sony, so any damage done by say, a no-name charger like you're using, won't be covered by the warranty. If your Ultra catches fire in the middle of the night and you're using a " fake" charger, well tough luck. Sony won't cover that.
I would use a "fake" charger if the Ultra had a removable battery, in case it got damaged, but it doesn't, so you're really playing with fire right now.
Well to be honest I did not know the charger wasn't made for that until I experienced that. I've ordered the dk30 dock online as the sony store near me did not carry it but was wondering if I should be concerned with what already happened and get my phone swapped as it's still within return policy..?
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Well to be honest I did not know the charger wasn't made for that until I experienced that. I've ordered the dk30 dock online as the sony store near me did not carry it but was wondering if I should be concerned with what already happened and get my phone swapped as it's still within return policy..?
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i bought a aftermarket magnetic charging cable, plugged reversely and same as yours, couldnt turn on until i pressed the reset button to make the led lit when charging, waited a few hours plugged to the usb sony charger, led turned out normal. just when i thought it was fine again i noticed whenever i turned it off it turned itself on again and boot loop until i pressed the reset button to make it really off, plus, when it hit 15% battery life on the indicator on notification bar, it dropped 2% per second, yes, per second, and phone died. returned it and waiting for replacement.
see if yours has those symptoms, i think reverse charging does damage to the battery or the phone, see the shape of the tips of the charging port different, there may be a reason behind it.
edit: the reason i tried plugging the magnetic cable reversely was while i plugged it in normal direction, it showed its charging while it wasnt, thats y, and it was a cheap aftermarket one, i ended up buying a official dk30 from sony store
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i bought a aftermarket magnetic charging cable, plugged reversely and same as yours, couldnt turn on until i pressed the reset button to make the led lit when charging, waited a few hours plugged to the usb sony charger, led turned out normal. just when i thought it was fine again i noticed whenever i turned it off it turned itself on again and boot loop until i pressed the reset button to make it really off, plus, when it hit 15% battery life on the indicator on notification bar, it dropped 2% per second, yes, per second, and phone died. returned it and waiting for replacement.
see if yours has those symptoms, i think reverse charging does damage to the battery or the phone, see the shape of the tips of the charging port different, there may be a reason behind it.
edit: the reason i tried plugging the magnetic cable reversely was while i plugged it in normal direction, it showed its charging while it wasnt, thats y, and it was a cheap aftermarket one, i ended up buying a official dk30 from sony store
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I have a Magnetic Charger - and I too experienced the shut down when I tried it upside down once.
I'm using a generic charger and haven't experienced any issues for months - just make sure to use it correctly.
This thread has me worried now though haha.
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I have a Magnetic Charger - and I too experienced the shut down when I tried it upside down once.
I'm using a generic charger and haven't experienced any issues for months - just make sure to use it correctly.
This thread has me worried now though haha.
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Im sure there has been one that the charger was the wrong polarity I think, and another where it was misused, that ended up with near dead batteries
I accidentally connected the charger in reverse, well the port is now dead. The phone thinks it's charging but the charger light never comes on and GSAM shows no increase in charge. At least the USB port still works.
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Thank you very much for the warning. After reading this thread I was thinking that Sony should have keyed the connector to only plug in one orientation. I looked at my magnetic charger and that is indeed the case. One opening is round and one is oval, so the round opening will not fit over the oval contact on the phone. I guess the issue is the quality of the magnetic charger cable - a cheap one still may allow contact. The key is that the contacts on the cable are recessed into the housing so that the housing must fit over the posts on the phone before contact is made.
why in the name of all that is holy does the connector even allow for being plugged in the wrong way???
Cheap Chineese knockoffs. JUST DON'T BUY THEM.
Sony should have just gone with induction charging but oh well. As cheap as the GPe is right now, I'll just buy another one.
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I just found this thread after plugging in my magnetic adapter in backwards. I have been using it for almost 6 months with no problem, and then this past Friday, I sat down at my desk and grabbed the charger and stuck it on without looking, and the phone shut off. You know the rest, now the magnetic port is done, and the screen will either keep coming back on while charging, or shut off and not come back on unless I force it off with Power + Vol + key. This sucks. I don't think I will get another Sony since it was so easy to kill it. Great big screen though, I will miss it.
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I just found this thread after plugging in my magnetic adapter in backwards. I have been using it for almost 6 months with no problem, and then this past Friday, I sat down at my desk and grabbed the charger and stuck it on without looking, and the phone shut off. You know the rest, now the magnetic port is done, and the screen will either keep coming back on while charging, or shut off and not come back on unless I force it off with Power + Vol + key. This sucks. I don't think I will get another Sony since it was so easy to kill it. Great big screen though, I will miss it.
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It wasn't a sony cable though was it? can you blame sony for a defective charger that they don't make?
Sorry about the phone by the way
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It wasn't a sony cable though was it? can you blame sony for a defective charger that they don't make?
Sorry about the phone by the way
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You're right, it was some cheap Chinese magnetic adapter, and true, I can't blame Sony for that. I guess I have gotten accustomed to buying any cheap microUSB cable or even headphone I can find, and using it on my phone without a second thought. I think that's why all of us who have messed up our phones with these bad magnetic adapters didn't stop to think we were putting our phone at risk. It was just another cheap accessory. I guess I have learned my lesson to be more careful what I stick into my next phone.
Be careful of where you purchase the dock as well; I purchased the DK 30 dock on eBay, and after about a month, started having problems charging. One day, it wouldn't charge on the dock at all.
Saw that the right pin in the dock has one of the plastic surrounds which broke off, which I assume is the culprit of the problem.
So off I went, this time Amazon, to order another dock, which works, using it now to charge my mobile phone.
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Fire!
I almost killed my phone! Aside from upside-down, I was using an apple 2.4a charger - it burned the side out of the phone, and melted the cable right off the connector - in fact - the melting-off probably saved me - house filled with smoke etc. It did the mad re-start loop thing for about half an hour (my guess - there's a temp sensor in there which was tripping our because of the heat), but to my amazement, even with the side melted to death, the phone now still seems to work OK for me (probably not including the "waterproof" feature anymore).
Was super lucky it didn't burn the house down. What kind of idiot manufacturer doesn't put a polarity bridge on their reversable socket!?!?!?!
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I almost killed my phone! Aside from upside-down, I was using an apple 2.4a charger - it burned the side out of the phone, and melted the cable right off the connector - in fact - the melting-off probably saved me - house filled with smoke etc. It did the mad re-start loop thing for about half an hour (my guess - there's a temp sensor in there which was tripping our because of the heat), but to my amazement, even with the side melted to death, the phone now still seems to work OK for me (probably not including the "waterproof" feature anymore).
Was super lucky it didn't burn the house down. What kind of idiot manufacturer doesn't put a polarity bridge on their reversable socket!?!?!?!
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with an oem version the plug isn't reversible for all accounts I've read
I bought one on eBay allegedly SONY, broken in two-three weeks of use.
Brought another on Amazon, believe it is genuine, still works.
Both were the DK-30 charging dock. The broken one I use to watch YouTube.
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Just to echo all of the previous posters - had the same issue as well.
My experience played out as follows:
* Got phone - over joyed since recently price reductions for such a high quality product meant approx USD290.
* Realise the flaps are a bit annoying so after 1 week; get magnetic charger. Seems to work at office
* Get another for home. After try two times; connect but not charge. connect in reverse. Phone shuts off immediately.
* PANICK - for next 30 minutes try the little red button, power switch + (combinations). Nothing helps
* eventually just plug into USB port and pray. After another 20 minutes get blinking red LED. But still doesn't boot
* another 20 minutes ago- solid LED; it boots! still at original percentage battery.
* now have strange problem - without anything plugged in; the phone can't boot properly, get repated SONY logo followed by power off and loop. CPU gets hot.
* If plug in USB - get styled battery icon; and when booting... IT WORKS.
* If close to fully charge (>90%) screen keeps on activating now when charging.
* to rub salt in the wound; the original magnetic charger at work doesn't seem to charge anymore (ie magnetic charger port dead).
Since it is a 3 week old phone, have lots of mixed feelings now. It was REALLY great purchase for the price and happy with it at first. but now I feel like I have a damaged product. feel quite upset.
I know buying cheap USB charger was the problem; but for SONY to have something so critical and vulnerable makes me wary as well. Initlally happy with phone (came from Galaxy Note camp) but now just wary of the phones.
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I accidentally connected the charger in reverse, well the port is now dead. The phone thinks it's charging but the charger light never comes on and GSAM shows no increase in charge. At least the USB port still works.
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I am facing the same problem. My magnetic charging port is now dead ( charging led lights up but the doesn't charged the battery. battery level goes down ). I have changed the magnetic charging port, but still behaves the same. Do you think changing the charging flex will make it work ? because if the magnetic charging port is damaged from motherboard itself, then there is no point changing the flex...
Appreciate your reply.
Thanks !
I've been looking for a charger that attaches to the side dock on the Z2. I bought one on EBay very cheap but the charging from seems to connect then disconnect all the time. I guess that's what I get for buying a cheap unit. Is there a good one that will charge the Z2 properly? I'm sure the flap to the micro usb is going to come off sooner or later so I'd rather use the magnetic one.
I too am looking for this. What eBay one did you buy? Don't want to accidentally buy a cheap one..
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I too am looking for this. What eBay one did you buy? Don't want to accidentally buy a cheap one..
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It was one that said "black magnetic adapter charger" from the UK it was only £2.95.
I'm happy with 'kwmobile' charger bought on amazon.de, especially I like the fact that magnet is not too strong therefore I don't have a fear that magnetic port will fall out. I hope so ... :fingers-crossed:
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I'm happy with 'kwmobile' charger bought on amazon.de, especially I like the fact that magnet is not too strong therefore I don't have a fear that magnetic port will fall out. I hope so ... :fingers-crossed:
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I bought a dirt cheap one from ebay too, works fine although the magnets aren't very strong so the amount of time I spend fiddling to get it to latch on I may as well use a micro usb!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JEMESHG/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Best I've come across, a bit more expensive though.
It fits very snugly over the charging port, so if you use case this cable might not go well with it.
I just recently bought a z2, came with a knock off dock.
Doesn't anyone have a good free alarm clock app thatll stay dimly lit all night and work as a bedside clock.
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I just recently bought a z2, came with a knock off dock.
Doesn't anyone have a good free alarm clock app thatll stay dimly lit all night and work as a bedside clock.
Thanks
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Gentle Alarm will, it isn't free, but it's worth the cost.
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Gentle Alarm will, it isn't free, but it's worth the cost.
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I've heard that, I got a free app called timely and it works great, with smart connect it automatically goes into silent + opens timely when I dock.
Word of warning with magnetic chargers, don't be stupid like me and turn the charger the other way around to see if it connects better, you will end up shorting something inside your phone and you will have to RMA your device
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I just recently bought a z2, came with a knock off dock.
Doesn't anyone have a good free alarm clock app thatll stay dimly lit all night and work as a bedside clock.
Thanks
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The aosp default works well. Also available as clock+.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2731066
eViLSt3ve said:
Word of warning with magnetic chargers, don't be stupid like me and turn the charger the other way around to see if it connects better, you will end up shorting something inside your phone and you will have to RMA your device
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I have a magnetic charging cable and did this drunkly one night, woke up to find the phone turned off and SUPER HOT. Like almost burning point, freaking out I quickly removed the cable and tried turning it on but it wouldn't power up.
After 2 minutes of having a mild heart-attack I used my USB charging cable and connected it once it cooled down and within a minute it powered back up and started charging. After a few minutes of doing this I booted up the phone and the battery was on 1%
Won't be doing that again haha :silly:
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I have a magnetic charging cable and did this drunkly one night, woke up to find the phone turned off and SUPER HOT. Like almost burning point, freaking out I quickly removed the cable and tried turning it on but it wouldn't power up.
After 2 minutes of having a mild heart-attack I used my USB charging cable and connected it once it cooled down and within a minute it powered back up and started charging. After a few minutes of doing this I booted up the phone and the battery was on 1%
Won't be doing that again haha :silly:
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The same happened to me but after when i attempted to charge via the USB from PC or magnetic charging points the phone kept going into an odd loop of trying to charge itself and failing, i had to restore my TA and relock my phone and RMA it, will get a new one in a few days and i won't ever be doing that stupidness again
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Word of warning with magnetic chargers, don't be stupid like me and turn the charger the other way around to see if it connects better, you will end up shorting something inside your phone and you will have to RMA your device
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wow...thanks for the advice...
as far as magnetic chargers I too bought the magnector x... it should be coming in the mail soon... expensive but i hope its worth it
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eViLSt3ve said:
Word of warning with magnetic chargers, don't be stupid like me and turn the charger the other way around to see if it connects better, you will end up shorting something inside your phone and you will have to RMA your device
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Wait What?
You CAN put it the wrong way?
One side is clearly bigger and iirc the charger doesnt fit the wrong size!
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Wait What?
You CAN put it the wrong way?
One side is clearly bigger and iirc the charger doesnt fit the wrong size!
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Trust me you can
Dock clock is my second favorite bedside clock and the one that I use(my favorite is Motorola's but it only works on their stock ROMS-they probably dropped it from their newer phones/firmwares as they did with everything else they did better then everyone else).
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I have a magnetic charging cable and did this drunkly one night, woke up to find the phone turned off and SUPER HOT. Like almost burning point, freaking out I quickly removed the cable and tried turning it on but it wouldn't power up.
After 2 minutes of having a mild heart-attack I used my USB charging cable and connected it once it cooled down and within a minute it powered back up and started charging. After a few minutes of doing this I booted up the phone and the battery was on 1%
Won't be doing that again haha :silly:
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Mine does that when putting it the correct way without every putting it the wrong way. It also does the start/stop charging like the OP, hopefully he doesn't have the same problem as me.
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upon close inspection, the charging pins on the magnetic charging port are different in size to prevent plugging it backwards.
for those of you who were able to plug it in backwards, is the magnetic charger a sony accessory? or aftermarket?
I bought the magnector x and holy moly does it charge fast...and the connection is solid and it snaps in place with ease...magnet very strong...only problem is it doesn't work with my roxfit gel shell case even though it has the cutout for the magnetic port...so either I stick with using my cheap Chinese made magnetic charger that doesn't always make a solid connection and charges rather slow but works with my case or buy the case-mate barely there case which is the only other case I can see that would work with the magnector x...
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Has anyone had success getting wireless charging to work on the 6T? Before you start, I know, it's not built in. I mean with one of those little cards you plug into the bottom and slip between the phone and case. I have a 10w capable charging pad I'd like to use. The receiver I got doesn't seem to go in far enough. When plugged in to my old 3T, it will charge wirelessly and it doesn't go all the way into the phone unlike the 6T. I noticed that with the official OP charging cable there is a little click when inserting when then and only then it will charge. I can't get the receiver in far enough before bottoming out to get that click. Or would current output not be high enough on the receiver for the phone to recognize?
CosMiiK said:
Has anyone had success getting wireless charging to work on the 6T? Before you start, I know, it's not built in. I mean with one of those little cards you plug into the bottom and slip between the phone and case. I have a 10w capable charging pad I'd like to use. The receiver I got doesn't seem to go in far enough. When plugged in to my old 3T, it will charge wirelessly and it doesn't go all the way into the phone unlike the 6T. I noticed that with the official OP charging cable there is a little click when inserting when then and only then it will charge. I can't get the receiver in far enough before bottoming out to get that click. Or would current output not be high enough on the receiver for the phone to recognize?
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I have been using wireless charging since day one. No issues at all. Lay it on wireless charger at night. Wake up to full charge. No need to charge through out the day cause battery is fantastic. This is the one I use.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M11UT3V?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
borijess said:
I have been using wireless charging since day one. No issues at all. Lay it on wireless charger at night. Wake up to full charge. No need to charge through out the day cause battery is fantastic. This is the one I use.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M11UT3V?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
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Thank you! Just ordered one.
What is the point of using that thing are you guys saying you keep it plugged into the phone all day long? Wouldn't that get in the way or be annoying?
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What is the point of using that thing are you guys saying you keep it plugged into the phone all day long? Wouldn't that get in the way or be annoying?
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This phone can pretty much be charged once a day with the way most of us are using it. Having it slowly charge over night with wireless charging may be less straining in the battery. I'm tempted but so far I just charge to around 80% at night before bed and unplug overnight.
I was looking at that one on Amazon. Seems like the gold one on there may be better?
My question is, if you have to plug the wireless charging card into your USB C port anyway, does that defeat the entire purpose? Not dissing it or anything, that's very subjective, but.....
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My question is, if you have to plug the wireless charging card into your USB C port anyway, does that defeat the entire purpose? Not dissing it or anything, that's very subjective, but.....
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That's what I was thinking
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That's what I was thinking
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Just remove cable. No big deal I have done this. Plus I don't use the dongle only Bluetooth headphones.
The reason that I use a wireless charging receiver pad plugged into my usb-c is because I've seen more than one of them go bad on other phones.
Besides the power button, the next most likely part of a phone to fail is its charge port. Likely because of sheer mechanical wear and tear on both these components. Which is why I use gestures to turn on and off my display, and that wireless receiver.
However, it's not without drawbacks:
- I'm not sure that having something perpetually plugged in doesn't stress the port much less than taking something in and out. But I figure it does.
- It's a pain to use the port for anything else, like otg drives or wired headphones or adb
- dash charging is WAY faster than wireless
CosMiiK said:
Has anyone had success getting wireless charging to work on the 6T? Before you start, I know, it's not built in. I mean with one of those little cards you plug into the bottom and slip between the phone and case. I have a 10w capable charging pad I'd like to use. The receiver I got doesn't seem to go in far enough. When plugged in to my old 3T, it will charge wirelessly and it doesn't go all the way into the phone unlike the 6T. I noticed that with the official OP charging cable there is a little click when inserting when then and only then it will charge. I can't get the receiver in far enough before bottoming out to get that click. Or would current output not be high enough on the receiver for the phone to recognize?
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Why would you like to have a wireless charger? The cable charging is amazing is so fast. I normally charge round at 30 percent and I went to play battlefield 5 two games my phone will be fully charged is so fast. Not worth it to get a wireless charger. But is your phone do what you want I'm just here to give you a opinion lol
CosMiiK said:
Thank you! Just ordered one.
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borijess said:
I have been using wireless charging since day one. No issues at all. Lay it on wireless charger at night. Wake up to full charge. No need to charge through out the day cause battery is fantastic for Edu Birdy website. This is the one I use.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M11UT3V?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
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Thanks. This battery fixed my problem.
borijess said:
I have been using wireless charging since day one. No issues at all. Lay it on wireless charger at night. Wake up to full charge. No need to charge through out the day cause battery is fantastic. This is the one I use.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01M11UT3V?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_yo_pop_mb_pd_t2
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Does it work if I have the terminal with the original red case?
Lack of wireless charging is my only real gripe with the 6T. This sounds like a good solution if you never plan to use the USB port. I like the quick wired charging but having the option for wireless would be a good feature. How hard could it have been for OnePlus to add? Is the back case metal? It looks like glass to me.
Just easier for me to plug in my USB-C slow charger. Not sure what the advantage is to doing this. If you put it between the back of the phone and a case, I get it. Just plugging it into a USB-C wireless receiver seems like a waste of 15 -20 bucks for zero gain. At least for me.
I bought this one so I can still charge it if needed. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07QNW32V4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1