has anyone else noticed how quickly this phone charges? I just wanted to give some props to HTC.. I forgot to plug in the phone last night, and when I woke up this morning it was 0% dead. I plugged it in, and got ready for work, an hour later when I had to leave for work, it was at 96%!!
hell ya
Nice, haven't really paid much attention actually.
All I can say is that the ReZound is everything the my Thunderbolt should've been, including the battery charge and life.
Hmm.. I mainly just charge in my car & it seems like it takes forever(close to 3 hours). I spend most of my time driving otherwise i'd plug it into the wall and see. I guess it also doesn't help that the phone is also always being used while charging to.
However, battery life wise, it lasts 2 - 3 of constant use before it dies.
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Hmm.. I mainly just charge in my car & it seems like it takes forever(close to 3 hours). I spend most of my time driving otherwise i'd plug it into the wall and see. I guess it also doesn't help that the phone is also always being used while charging to.
However, battery life wise, it lasts 2 - 3 of constant use before it dies.
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It will take longer to charge from a USB port and a car charger....won't take nearly as long when plugged into the wall. Just an fyi
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yeah, the motorola car charger or the htc one seem to be the best bet..you have to look at amps.
most ****ty car chargers are like 500ma, which will take like 3-4 hours to charge..you have to get the ones that match the AC charger, so around 1amp (1000ma) and you're set. the motorola is the closest i've seen, at like 950ma or so. charges it pretty well.
i have the motorola p513 rapid car charger & that's the one that seems to take forever. i've also got a 400watt power inverter & have tried just using the cable & wall plug that came with the phone and it doesn't seem to make much difference either. i've tried it in both the limo and my van... i know it's not a problem battery-wise with the van as there's 6 car batteries in it.
shazbot!...
I have the extended battery for mine, it seems to go from 10% to 100% in about four hours. I think for most phones it'd about three hours or so for a stock battery. So it looks like it does charge faster for me as well.
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I ran my phone till it died today. I have had it on the charger for 1 1/2 hours, still barely 50%, I think you were on crack man. I was charging the phone with it off for the first hour too.
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I ran my phone till it died today. I have had it on the charger for 1 1/2 hours, still barely 50%, I think you were on crack man. I was charging the phone with it off for the first hour too.
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i used to have this problem until i found there was a difference between charging cables and chargers. I dont mean the amperage size, i mean, some chargers/cables put your phone into USB charging mode, which is much much slower than AC charging.
THere is an app on the market called 'current widget' that can tell your charge rate. I used it on an older phone that was compatible with the widget (rooted rommed and cust kernel) and found that the charger I was using wasnt "AC" charging my phone, even though it was an AC charger. I went through a couple of cable charger combinations until i found the ones that worked right.
I have a USB car charger too (the kind you just plug a USB cable into). Using the widget i found that the USB cable I was using in my car was not 'AC' Charging the phone, and as a result, if i used navigation or anything like that, the phone would deplete power faster than it was getting it. I changed cables and problem was solved.
You can download the widget and use it on the rezound, but it does not update correctly, nor does it seem to be as accurate as it should.
For example, if I am not charging the phone, it should say "0 mA, but it does not. I have noticed though that when I am getting a good charge, the charging rate does show an increased rate, and because I am failure with the app, ive used it to confirm the charging rates.
You can try to download the app and run it. Plug in your phone, and look at the 'mA'. While its not charging it will be ~100 or so. during charging it should be up in the 500-600 range. but the app does not update as fast as it should, so you have to let it sit a bit before the number will change (normally it changes in realtime) but after charging for 5 min or so , if you still see numbers <200 you are not charging at the optimal rate. Try a new charger / cable.
I have 6 chargers, lol. All of them are 850mA chargers.
Here's a screenshot from this morning, I went to bed with at at 5%, and looks like it was full charged within 2 hours time. Not bad!
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i used to have this problem until i found there was a difference between charging cables and chargers. I dont mean the amperage size, i mean, some chargers/cables put your phone into USB charging mode, which is much much slower than AC charging.
THere is an app on the market called 'current widget' that can tell your charge rate. I used it on an older phone that was compatible with the widget (rooted rommed and cust kernel) and found that the charger I was using wasnt "AC" charging my phone, even though it was an AC charger. I went through a couple of cable charger combinations until i found the ones that worked right.
I have a USB car charger too (the kind you just plug a USB cable into). Using the widget i found that the USB cable I was using in my car was not 'AC' Charging the phone, and as a result, if i used navigation or anything like that, the phone would deplete power faster than it was getting it. I changed cables and problem was solved.
You can download the widget and use it on the rezound, but it does not update correctly, nor does it seem to be as accurate as it should.
For example, if I am not charging the phone, it should say "0 mA, but it does not. I have noticed though that when I am getting a good charge, the charging rate does show an increased rate, and because I am failure with the app, ive used it to confirm the charging rates.
You can try to download the app and run it. Plug in your phone, and look at the 'mA'. While its not charging it will be ~100 or so. during charging it should be up in the 500-600 range. but the app does not update as fast as it should, so you have to let it sit a bit before the number will change (normally it changes in realtime) but after charging for 5 min or so , if you still see numbers <200 you are not charging at the optimal rate. Try a new charger / cable.
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You know current widget shows how much your phone is using right? It never says 0mA when your phone is charging because your phone is using current when it is in use. It never goes to zero at any time actually unless your phone is dead.
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You know current widget shows how much your phone is using right? It never says 0mA when your phone is charging because your phone is using current when it is in use. It never goes to zero at any time actually unless your phone is dead.
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that is not the way it worked with the droid charge with a custom kernel. It showed your charging current. or more accurately, the amount of current that was going to the battery for charging. When the charger was unplugged, it showed 0mA.
Maybe we are talking about different apps
that is really fast. I wonder if that is why some of them are overheating and going into bootloops...
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that is really fast. I wonder if that is why some of them are overheating and going into bootloops...
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Good point... They may not be regulating the rate they are charging properly.
Wait aren't our wall chargers one amp? Why's it showing around 600 ma?
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Wait aren't our wall chargers one amp? Why's it showing around 600 ma?
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even with a 2amp wall charger I bought on amazon, my phones never get above about 600mah charge.
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You know current widget shows how much your phone is using right? It never says 0mA when your phone is charging because your phone is using current when it is in use. It never goes to zero at any time actually unless your phone is dead.
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Hehe... That "Current Widget"... When I use my Belkin USB car charger dongle, it fluctuates between 100 - 300mA... When I use my Power Inverter, it's 400 - 900(depending if the engine I'd running or not.
The bizarre thing though, is when it's not even plugged in/charging, the widget still shows mA fluctuations and makes me wonder if the thing is even working or not.
Alright peeps, I just got this Belkin 2.1amp (2100mA) usb car dongle "rapid charger" from Walmart. The packaging says it's for tablets so I'll see how it holds up against the mighty Rezound.
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I recently upgraded to a Rezound before the family share data plans came around to keep my unlimited.
First thing I did when I got the phone was to install the latest ICS RUU, unlocked via htcdev, s-off and ra recovery. For the ROM I used business sense ics. Started on 5.4 and upgraded to 5.5. I'm using the stock kernel bundled with the ROM. It's running awesome. Only problem I have is the battery charging.
I have the OEM HTC 2750 ma extended 3.7v battery. The charging is extremely slow. It took the phone almost twelve hours to go from dead to "charged". I've read a few issues regarding this, but nothing that looks like it matches my issue.
Using battery monitor I checked the ma when charging and it seems to be charging at a slower pace than via even USB. It ranges anywhere from 175ma to 400ma with occasional jumps to 800ma and even the occasional dip into negative ma even with the charger connected. According to the app it seems to stall at 98% charged with a charge of 2692 mAH of 2720 mAh. I've tried the stock charger that came with it, an igo charger, an lg charger. Just about every charger I could think of. Even the 2.1 amp chargers.
Anyway, I'm at a loss. I love the phone, I just hate the fact that I have to basically be tethered to a charger for 12 hours to get a charge that only goes to 98%. Any ideas or explanations of to why this is happening. I checked the battery threads here, but like I said or doesn't really match my setup. I appreciate any input.
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I know you have tried different wall plugs but have you tried different cables?
It is possible you might have got a lemon.
Yeah, I've tried a few different cables, even tried bump charging like I did with my old incredible. When you say lemon, do you mean the battery or the phone itself? everything is working so well except for the charging.
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Does the normal battery charge at a normal milli amp rate or do they both charge slowly? Also, how hot is the phone when it is charging slowly? The phone might be getting too hot and slowing the charge down to reduce heat
Honestly, I haven't actually used the stock battery. I'm not at home now, but when I can I will switch batteries and let you know what happens.
The temp is usually in the low 90s when charging. It actually increases during use. Right now, discharging the temp is at 107 and seems to be climbing.
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Try the stock battery. We need to narrow it down to a phone or battery problem.
install current widget
tell us what the mah charging rate
check ur cable might damage or fake
So I ran down my battery until the phone shut off today. While I was waiting I wiped the battery stats five times. I'm currently charging the phone now and it's charging much faster. The ma when charging now is up where it should be. Ranging anywhere from 500 when I'm using the phone to over 1000 when I leave the phone alone. I don't want to speak to soon but maybe everything worked itself out. I got about six hours of use out of the battery, and that was with the screen on over 90% of the time. Not bad. I'll report back after a few charge and discharge cycles.
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Settings/Power/Battery Status. With the OEM charger and cable, it should say "Charging (AC)." If it says "Charging (USB)," there's a problem, with charger, cable, the jack on your phone, or the firmware you're running.
How long should our Note II take to recharge from 0% to 100%? Problem with practically all Android phones is that it just takes way too long to recharge. Last night I plugged my Note at about 1AM, depleted all the way down. When I woke up at 7AM, it was still at 70%. Does that sound about right for everyone? I understand that we have a huge battery capacity but the limitation with the microUSB port is definitely there.
no something is not right...my device recharges in 2.5hrs from below 10% to 100%
You using an outlet or CPU?
if CPU, are you directly connecting to a USB port or a hub?
My cpu charges so slowly compared to an outlet.
I'm plugged into the wall using the provided OEM charger.
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I'm plugged into the wall using the provided OEM charger.
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You tried different outlets?
I would turn the phone off, try dif outlet, try charging it, see if it is any better.
If no, probably something hardware related.
if yes, probably something you have installed then i would just restart from stock.
It takes me about 2-3 hours with the oem charger.
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I've been having this problem too, and I can't really pin it down. I'm using the charger that comes with the S3,which is only rated at 1amp so I know that's the biggest factor. However, sometimes it charges to full in a few hours, other times after a night on the charger it will have only made it to 60% or so. The real stumper is that it only tends to drain about 1-2% an hour in deep sleep, so it's not like it's draining faster than the charger can keep up. It seems completely random. I'm ordering a 2amp charger to see if it helps, im sure it will, but I'm just confused by the random nature of this.
Yea something is definitely wrong. Mine charges in about 2.5 hours from near 0%. Try a different outlet
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I use the cable the phone came with and I can go from 2% battery life to 100% in about 3 hours. Hella fast, luv it.
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Yeah about 2-3 hours is my usual charge time from 20% to 0% range respectively.
I still can't help but feel that that is somehow slow though. Can't tell, it's been so long since I had a small battery I don't know what a fast charge is nowadays.
Going from zero is way different than going from 1% the battery tries to protect itself so it trickle charges for a while. Honestly going from 10-100 should not take more than three hours probably closer to two
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Mine seems like it takes about 2 hours maybe even less from 15%
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Going from zero is way different than going from 1% the battery tries to protect itself so it trickle charges for a while. Honestly going from 10-100 should not take more than three hours probably closer to two
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True that, the that.
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not sure if this helps, but do you have light manager installed? I had an issue when I first downloaded it and set it up, that night when I went to charge it it would charge VERY SLOW...I finally isolated the issue to light manager....I uninstalled it and reinstalled and it has been fine ever since. The Note 2 for me now charges faster than any device I have ever had.
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How long should our Note II take to recharge from 0% to 100%? Problem with practically all Android phones is that it just takes way too long to recharge. Last night I plugged my Note at about 1AM, depleted all the way down. When I woke up at 7AM, it was still at 70%. Does that sound about right for everyone? I understand that we have a huge battery capacity but the limitation with the microUSB port is definitely there.
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Hi,
This is what I have found. Sometimes when the microusb end is plugged into the phone that the phone charges at usb rate instead of ac which is wall outlet. I only have this problem with a standard usb cable in the car. Will change it soon but. What you can do after you plug in the microusb into the phone goto settings then battery and see how the phone sees the charging its getting. It will say either usb or ac. Ac is full charge rate usb is much slower since usb like off a pc or laptop has a lower output to your phone.
If you see it takes more than 3 hours to charge your phone and it says ac in settings then you definitely have a problem with either the charger, usb cable or phone.
Thanks,
Bryan
If you're using the cable and charger that came with the phone, you have a problem. Based on what you reported, I'd say you're using a 1A or less charger.
I charge the tablet like 3hrs ago, around 5 and 6pm, and its still in 40% ang then suddenly it drops to 39% (still plugged in and charging).
Im just surfing the web and some facebook, most of the time surfing the web. And i keep on killing task (manual kill).
Is my battery already broken?
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while charging does the notification light glow ?
What do you use to charge?
Big screens need a lot of juice and XTZ is bigger than most.
A PC USB port supplies usually 0.5A, while Sony's charger is 2A... Both can be insufficient to charge the device while in use, but the wall charger might manage it if you only use WiFi + display...but not really sure.
For comparision some tablets even refuse to charge at all from weak sources, like phone charger or PC - the iPad.
Unfortunate Sony doesn't tell if the juice is enough.
I can see you used it most of the time you charged it and the WiFi - is it Facebook the app that's using it so much?
FYI car charger is weak as well usually - 1, 1.5 amps
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Rozamar said:
What do you use to charge?
Big screens need a lot of juice and XTZ is bigger than most.
A PC USB port supplies usually 0.5A, while Sony's charger is 2A... Both can be insufficient to charge the device while in use, but the wall charger might manage it if you only use WiFi + display...but not really sure.
For comparision some tablets even refuse to charge at all from weak sources, like phone charger or PC - the iPad.
Unfortunate Sony doesn't tell if the juice is enough.
I can see you used it most of the time you charged it and the WiFi - is it Facebook the app that's using it so much?
FYI car charger is weak as well usually - 1, 1.5 amps
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The Sony charger I have is 1.5 A (UK version). There were lot of comments about slow charging etc and about how a 2A charger charges the XTZ quicker. I installed an app from the play store called "Battery Monitor Widget". I used it to record just the current drawn. I used the Sony Charger and also another 2A charger at various times, the current drawn does not show any higher than 1.1 Amps with either one even while it is in use. So I don't know if the 2A charger really makes a difference. I only charged from 70% to 100% and back. I will check lower values a bit later and post results. However what I did notice was if I use a long cable (to test - longer than 1.5m), then the charging current drops. Use a short cable, or Sony's own cable, the current goes back up suggesting the XTZ port really monitor the charge port.. The Charging current almost always started off with 500 mA +, which is probably why the PC USB port could not charge it; I say probably because the PC I have is quite old and has only USB 2. Anyways, maybe installing the app and keep it running in the background may give you some indications of the charging current drawn..It actually creates a timestamped log file which you can analyse later as well..
In the tool there are options for calibrating the battery etc, but I have not used it, and I do not know how it works and if it works in XTZ. I just monitored the charging current.
I did a test by draining the battery to 26%. Then when I start charging, the charging current is shown as ~850 mA. This is with Wifi on, and screen brightness set to Auto.Then when I increase the screen brightness to max, guess what, the charging current is either 0 or shown as discharging, which means the battery won't charge. Brightness set to Auto or low, causes the charging current to go upto 850 and the % charge also increases. Given that the charger is capable of 1.5A and I have seen on occasion 1.1 A being recorded, I am not sure why it charges at constant ~850mA. Possibly due to differences in voltages. This is with Sony Charger (1.5A)
I tried it with a 2A charger, and when the screen brightness is set to max, the charging still takes place although at a very low 100mA. And normal charging shows a current of ~950mA. Which is probably why some people noticed faster charging with a 2A charger as opposed to the Sony supplied one.
In short, if you want to get the tablet to charge properly using Sony Charger, try keeping the screen brightness to low or screen off.
I must qualify the above by saying I am not an expert in chargers.. Just putting down something I noticed..
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Yup its orange that time..
Rozamar said:
What do you use to charge?
Big screens need a lot of juice and XTZ is bigger than most.
A PC USB port supplies usually 0.5A, while Sony's charger is 2A... Both can be insufficient to charge the device while in use, but the wall charger might manage it if you only use WiFi + display...but not really sure.
For comparision some tablets even refuse to charge at all from weak sources, like phone charger or PC - the iPad.
Unfortunate Sony doesn't tell if the juice is enough.
I can see you used it most of the time you charged it and the WiFi - is it Facebook the app that's using it so much?
FYI car charger is weak as well usually - 1, 1.5 amps
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Well, i charge it with the one that came with the XTZ so its the normal charger.
Usually i charge it overnight before i sleep and turned off it just happened that i charged it early and screen is the one eating so much for about 55% next is android os and others are below 10%.
Actually im thinking before it happened i installed some games but as i said others are below 10% so im fine with it
Also im thinking about the current, because when i got my XTZ im in my aunts home and whether i charge it turned off or on it charges fast and when i got back on my apartment then charging becomes slow..
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For all charge you use simply the Sony cable (quite short idd) and their own cable?
I haven't monitored with the app, but I belive the 2a charger I used charges faster. Mind you I,ve never used the XTZ while charging, I spoke from expirience with other tablets.
PS: If you use the cradle you might want to check my other topic - I had issues XTZ refusing to charge when low batt and 2A charger...
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Charged mine for a while this morning in the Sony dock with power on, wifi on, screen off. Like others, I use an iPad charger (2.1A).
The battery went from 11% to 55% in about 2 hours, so about 22% per hour - though I think it slows down as the % gets higher.
I love my Mega. It is by far the best phone Ive ever had. But, the problems I have with the power usage and management on the device are a total nightmare.
1) The discharging nightmare:
The battery lasts NOTHING. Basically I get about 5 hours of use.. maximum.. no matter what I do.. and I have slimmed down to the ROM to having that NOTHING active.. I literally am left with active 6 services and I monitor CPU usage that is always near zero with NO apps hogging resources. From what I monitor on the device's battery usage, it's clearly always about 90% from the display! And yes, I dim the screen as much as I can of course, but usually not below 1/2way.. I hate screens too dim. However even just on standby with the screen off I still lose about 5% to 8% of battery an hour. Worse, even with the device Powered OFF, I still lose about 20% of battery a day. The ONLY way I have found out to control battery drain completely, is to take the battery out. That's it. Anyone else with similar symptoms and a fix or, is just that the stock battery totally sucks??? Also, any other off brand batteries are any better?.. (not the fat ones rated at much higher amps but that have an extra bulge.. that I don’t want)..
2) The charging nightmare:
This to me is the worse problem. It is bad enough how quickly this device issues battery, bit not nearly as bad as trying to charge efficiently again. I now have tried 3 different chargers/brands (and cables) to try fix the charging problem that is, it takes HOURS and HOURS to charge the battery. I am talking 5 to 6 hours to get it charged and if the screen is on and Im using the device it actually charges NOTHING at all and still keeps discharging (albeit much slower of course)... the fact is that the charging process is so pathetically slow that is less than real-time which means, with the device connected to power supply, the battery STILL drains if I try use it. This is absurd. However, mysteriously enough I have found ONE way that charges the phone super fast.. using a SONY External Power Pack (model CP-F1L) rated at 2200mAh. This is seems crazy because the power output of an external power pack should be much lower than the stock (and other Samsung) USB chargers.. but, it's what works.. the ONLY thing that works. And I have noticed that when connected to a USB Power charger, the Mega's Red LED light turn on faded.. however, when connected to the SONY External Power Pack, is bright red. Clearly more juice going in.. or something like that. Again, anyone else with similar symptoms and a fix the charging time, or, any good recommendation on a extra strong USB power adapter/charger that will make this thing at least charge faster?
Thanks in advance for the input and advice:silly:
Sounds like something is not letting your phone sleep or the battery is defective. Try putting CPU spy on it and let it set for a while. Then check to see if it is getting into deep sleep or if it is even stuck at a certain frequency.
There is an app on the playstore called Galaxy charging. Try it to see what rate it is charging. Though with the rate your phone discharges, the charger may only being supplying an amount just over the drain rate which is why it takes so long to charge.
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Yes this is not normal, I get five hours screen time on fifteen hours usage.
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Yep, something wrong there. I'm stock and this thing won't quit :good:
I would flash the stock rom back into your phone and see how the battery works then as this not normal as mentioned by other members as I am still on the stock rom but rooted only and I have great battery life.
That is were to start by flashing the stock rom and if no change then battery or maybe a hardware problem.
Did you have good battery life before you starting flashing with the phone or did this occur after the stock rom was removed and custom rom with stuff removed to gain performance?
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Sometime i got 96% bug
Battry is fully charged = 100%
remove charger
Reboot device
Suddenly Battery become = 96%
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Sometime i got 96% bug
Battry is fully charged = 100%
remove charger
Reboot device
Suddenly Battery become = 96%
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You could try to remove the battery from the phone for about 5 secs and re-install and see it that helps as sometimes if you take the charger off as soon as it is done charging it might not show 100% at times when booting as I leave mine on for a bit longer and it seems to help..even though charge light is green..I leave it longer on.
If your phone is rooted get a app called battery calibrator from the google store as it is free and install it and just before you shut down the phone to charge wipe the battery stats with this app and then shutdown phone and fully charge and then see how the battery works after the battery stats wipe as that can usually help.
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Sounds like something is not letting your phone sleep or the battery is defective. Try putting CPU spy on it and let it set for a while. Then check to see if it is getting into deep sleep or if it is even stuck at a certain frequency.
There is an app on the playstore called Galaxy charging. Try it to see what rate it is charging. Though with the rate your phone discharges, the charger may only being supplying an amount just over the drain rate which is why it takes so long to charge.
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Thanks for the tip. Installed the app you recommend, now I understand better. With the stock Samsung USB charger I get 420 readings. With the other 2 chargers I get 500 and 540. However, with the Sony External Power Pack I get 1900!..no wonder it charges super fast with it! My question now is what's up with all the USB chargers I have? I even tried my old Galaxy Tab 7 charger (strongest rated charger I have) and still only feeds 480. This is all so bizarre. So, where to get a super strong charger for the Mega?
(sorry.. by whatever reason my reply got posted 4 times.. so strange. I try delete the first three but cant)..
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Thanks for the tip. Installed the app you recommend, now I understand better. With the stock Samsung USB charger I get 420 readings. With the other 2 chargers I get 500 and 540. However, with the Sony External Power Pack I get 1900!..no wonder it charges super fast with it! My question now is what's up with all the USB chargers I have? I even tried my old Galaxy Tab 7 charger (strongest rated charger I have) and still only feeds 480. This is all so bizarre. So, where to get a super strong charger for the Mega?
(sorry.. by whatever reason my reply got posted 4 times.. so strange. I try delete the first three but cant)..
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Usually when this happens there is something wrong with the USB cable not necessarily the charger. Is the sony cable a USB type cable or a hard wired one? If it is USB type try using it with the other chargers and see what your results are.
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Usually when this happens there is something wrong with the USB cable not necessarily the charger. Is the sony cable a USB type cable or a hard wired one? If it is USB type try using it with the other chargers and see what your results are.
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Yes indeed I notice the Sony Power Pack cable is short and thick. The Samsung cable is long and thin. I get much higher charging power using the thick short cable. Maybe I need go shop for a proper longer/thicker cable.
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Yes indeed I notice the Sony Power Pack cable is short and thick. The Samsung cable is long and thin. I get much higher charging power using the thick short cable. Maybe I need go shop for a proper longer/thicker cable.
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I've certainly found the USB cable makes a big difference to the charging speed. I got a couple of 2m cables off Ebay and they're hopelessly slow, but the stock Samsung cable is fast. I just wish it was a bit longer!
I have the same issue
I have the Sprint Mega. Not refurbished and original factory state but I have horrific charge/discharge issues. Right now, my phone just got to 100% charge which I then unplugged the charge cable. Within 5 mins, I went from 100% to 96% and it is losing battery even quicker.
VeEuzUKY: It's been a while but do you still have this phone? Any updates? I should prob invest in a thicker USB cable like you've describe. It has the most charge rate.
I got my mega 6.3 last week. Since then it has said 100% charged... even when charging or dead. So I got a new battery thinking it was the battery but its obviously not and im not sure what it is that could be the problem. Im not sure if its crucial for my phone, if it can be fixed easily and cheaply, or if I need to return my phone to the place I bought it from.
Hello,
How can I tell if my HTC One Max is actually charging at 1.5 A? I've had the phone for about 4 days now, and it charges soooooo slowly. One night/morning it took almost 6 hours to fully charge from around 15%. This can't be right. There are times I've just sat in bed (Thanksgiving Day, for example) doing some light texting and light web browsing...all with the official 1.5 A charger connected, and at times the battery level DECREASED, even while connected to the charger. I have the brightness set to auto, and the screen timeout set to auto. This can't be right...
I downloaded a couple of apps from the play store that try to estimate the charging speed. Battery Indicator estimates that my phone is charging at a rate of about 14.3% per hour. It's also telling me my phone will take 47 minutes to get from 88% to 100%. WHAT!? Another app, just called "Battery" says my phone was charging at 684400 mA...then it changed to 219900 mA. (Of course, neither of these numbers make sense, either. That would be 684 amps or 219 amps...enough to blow something up.)
Again, I'm using the official charger that came with the HTC One Max saying it supports 5 V, 1.5A. I have other chargers lying around different rooms of the house...there's a chance that I'm not using the actual USB cable part that came in the box (it could be mixed up with an older one I had lying around), but would that affect charging speed?
Thanks for any help you can give me. I'm about to call HTC now.
you should really try it first with the OEM cable and charger, but it should not take 6 hours..if it does with the HTC cable/charger, take it back, its defective
assuming you are on stock, and not rooted/tweaked
helpwithmy8525 said:
Hello,
How can I tell if my HTC One Max is actually charging at 1.5 A? I've had the phone for about 4 days now, and it charges soooooo slowly. One night/morning it took almost 6 hours to fully charge from around 15%. This can't be right. There are times I've just sat in bed (Thanksgiving Day, for example) doing some light texting and light web browsing...all with the official 1.5 A charger connected, and at times the battery level DECREASED, even while connected to the charger. I have the brightness set to auto, and the screen timeout set to auto. This can't be right...
I downloaded a couple of apps from the play store that try to estimate the charging speed. Battery Indicator estimates that my phone is charging at a rate of about 14.3% per hour. It's also telling me my phone will take 47 minutes to get from 88% to 100%. WHAT!? Another app, just called "Battery" says my phone was charging at 684400 mA...then it changed to 219900 mA. (Of course, neither of these numbers make sense, either. That would be 684 amps or 219 amps...enough to blow something up.)
Again, I'm using the official charger that came with the HTC One Max saying it supports 5 V, 1.5A. I have other chargers lying around different rooms of the house...there's a chance that I'm not using the actual USB cable part that came in the box (it could be mixed up with an older one I had lying around), but would that affect charging speed?
Thanks for any help you can give me. I'm about to call HTC now.
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1.5A charger charge 1500 mAh per hour so it should charge in about 2 hours and a half..
You have one problem of two ether your charge isn't good or your
battery.. if your phone run out of battery very fast then it's your battery else it'sthe charger
helpwithmy8525 said:
Hello,
How can I tell if my HTC One Max is actually charging at 1.5 A? I've had the phone for about 4 days now, and it charges soooooo slowly. One night/morning it took almost 6 hours to fully charge from around 15%. This can't be right. There are times I've just sat in bed (Thanksgiving Day, for example) doing some light texting and light web browsing...all with the official 1.5 A charger connected, and at times the battery level DECREASED, even while connected to the charger. I have the brightness set to auto, and the screen timeout set to auto. This can't be right...
I downloaded a couple of apps from the play store that try to estimate the charging speed. Battery Indicator estimates that my phone is charging at a rate of about 14.3% per hour. It's also telling me my phone will take 47 minutes to get from 88% to 100%. WHAT!? Another app, just called "Battery" says my phone was charging at 684400 mA...then it changed to 219900 mA. (Of course, neither of these numbers make sense, either. That would be 684 amps or 219 amps...enough to blow something up.)
Again, I'm using the official charger that came with the HTC One Max saying it supports 5 V, 1.5A. I have other chargers lying around different rooms of the house...there's a chance that I'm not using the actual USB cable part that came in the box (it could be mixed up with an older one I had lying around), but would that affect charging speed?
Thanks for any help you can give me. I'm about to call HTC now.
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I had a friend of mine get a new HTC One and it tooks hours to charge.. it was the charger which was at fault. as said in the previous post. if it also discharges fast then the battery is at fault, if it only takes time for charging it is definitely the charger. i am guessing you have found the solution already lol
pradeepvizz said:
I had a friend of mine get a new HTC One and it tooks hours to charge.. it was the charger which was at fault. as said in the previous post. if it also discharges fast then the battery is at fault, if it only takes time for charging it is definitely the charger. i am guessing you have found the solution already lol
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I think I figured out the solution: In any scenario, I was using the charging adapter that came in the box. The variable that changed was the USB cable...since I have several lying around in about every room of my house. It seems only that the USB cable that came in the box will charge the phone quickly...around 3 hours and 20 minutes from completely dead to 100%. Any other USB cables seem to charge at about half that speed. (And of course, charge time suffers when the screen is on and you're using the device.)
But I still find this really odd. I assumed all micro USB cables were created equal. Perhaps not. Am I missing something here?
That's odd. This phone has the quick charge component/feature from Qualcomm, but that should not make any difference based on the cable.
well may be the other cable were not plugged in properly and did not reach the charging pins in the correct place? Do you notice a difference in attaching and detaching the cables?
for whatever reason, factory cables ALWAYS work best with the device they came with..
sometimes aftermarket cables are ok, but you can never be sure...
If you can, use the cable and charger that your device came with; that will always be best.
wase4711 said:
for whatever reason, factory cables ALWAYS work best with (*for*) the device they came with...
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I had the same issue. I was going to use my old S4 cable cause it is longer. It gave me a notification telling me to only use the charger that came with it. Was the cables fault. My guess is it is using an extra pin to tell the phone it is the correct cable sort of like how OTG cables work.