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So here is my dilemma:
While on the car charger, I'm running GPS and Pandora with the screen on viewing the turn by turn directions. Well, this goes on for 2 hours. Battery down to %63....... WHILE ON THE CAR CHARGER!
I Went to Best Buy and bought a 2.1A charger to see if that helps. I charge it at night object a 2A charger from a TouchPad.
Any idea on how to actually charge this phone while I use it?
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On most android devices (not sure yet if the note is the same but I think so), fast charge is enabled only in the charger has pins 2&3 shorted. So, it's not only the amperage of the charger, but also what charger. I know the Motorola car charger does this, and crappy one in my car, but I haven't had any problems running nav, pandora, and bt calls and messages.
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dakleenupman said:
So here is my dilemma:
While on the car charger, I'm running GPS and Pandora with the screen on viewing the turn by turn directions. Well, this goes on for 2 hours. Battery down to %63....... WHILE ON THE CAR CHARGER!
I Went to Best Buy and bought a 2.1A charger to see if that helps. I charge it at night object a 2A charger from a TouchPad.
Any idea on how to actually charge this phone while I use it?
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This kind of situation is not uncommon. Many phones cannot charge as fast as you can draw power, especially with GPS going and the screen turned on. The Note's large screen only makes this worse. You might want to try turning off things that aren't essential while you're using the GPS like wifi and bluetooth.
dude your driving a 5.3 inch display while using other apps of course its gonna suck some juice i would say you return it and get an iphone lol jk
Hmph that's odd. Mines chargining while useing Pandora with Bluetooth and GPS on more than its draining. When its plugged in to the car charger does is say AC or USB in the settings?
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Go buy a Motorola car charger, $5 on amazon.
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So you're saying that ill need a Motorola car charger in order to charge quickly and keep up with the demands of the phone?
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On most android devices (not sure yet if the note is the same but I think so), fast charge is enabled only in the charger has pins 2&3 shorted. So, it's not only the amperage of the charger, but also what charger. I know the Motorola car charger does this, and crappy one in my car, but I haven't had any problems running nav, pandora, and bt calls and messages.
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I realize the idea that it might not charge as well during use but to drain the battery while charging to the point it would actually be dead kinda makes me nervous to own this phone regardless of hardware demand.
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This kind of situation is not uncommon. Many phones cannot charge as fast as you can draw power, especially with GPS going and the screen turned on. The Note's large screen only makes this worse. You might want to try turning off things that aren't essential while you're using the GPS like wifi and bluetooth.
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Yes, 5.3" screen that should stay running while being charged. Think of a laptop or tablet. How are they able to accomplish staying charged while in use.
Funny you mention iphone. I am coming from one to this. I have NEVER had an issue with charging to %100 while I use use and on a charger. Many miles I've driven with Pandora, GPS, FB, email and a bunch of other stuff going on, hence why I question the validity of what I'm going through now.
BLOWNCO said:
dude your driving a 5.3 inch display while using other apps of course its gonna suck some juice i would say you return it and get an iphone lol jk
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Where might I be able to locate this information? You'll need to excuse me as I'm still ignorant to the whole android thing.
robstunner said:
Hmph that's odd. Mines chargining while useing Pandora with Bluetooth and GPS on more than its draining. When its plugged in to the car charger does is say AC or USB in the settings?
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Are we talking a Motorola brand charger or one that fits a Motorola brand? I thought ones that fit Motorola are not micro USB but mini USB. I just bought a TomTom universal USB charger that allows for 2 USB cables to be plugged into it. One is a 1A and the other is a 2.1A. I also bought a Belkin 6ft data/ charging cable the is USB to mini USB to micro USB with included adapter.
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Go buy a Motorola car charger, $5 on amazon.
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AHA!
That's your problem....
My buddy with an ATRIX bought one of those usb to the wall things with 2 plugs on it... it takes 12 hour to charge his phone from dead... and won't charge my boss's phone at all
And... from my job... I know that adapters degrade signal strength...
Your best bet is to get something that doesn't require a second adapter...
ie: wall wart/cig liter gizmo... wire... that's it
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Well this all started while I was using a car charger that was included with an HTC Inspire. I figured it would power up the Note. The set up I posted before is the one I bought yesterday to see if the same issue occurs. I spent a lot of time looking for a 2.1A USB power point in hopes it would alleviate my issue.
I am curious though about the pin configuration idea though and fast charging.
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AHA!
That's your problem....
My buddy with an ATRIX bought one of those usb to the wall things with 2 plugs on it... it takes 12 hour to charge his phone from dead... and won't charge my boss's phone at all
And... from my job... I know that adapters degrade signal strength...
Your best bet is to get something that doesn't require a second adapter...
ie: wall wart/cig liter gizmo... wire... that's it
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dakleenupman said:
Well this all started while I was using a car charger that was included with an HTC Inspire. I figured it would power up the Note. The set up I posted before is the one I bought yesterday to see if the same issue occurs. I spent a lot of time looking for a 2.1A USB power point in hopes it would alleviate my issue.
I am curious though about the pin configuration idea though and fast charging.
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So did you try out the 2.1a charger yet?? im having the same issue, was plannin on buying this http://e-dailybargain.com/kensington-powerbolt-micro-car-charger-p-12843.html?zenid=a2312f0658cc673016330653787ee9b6
I'm going to try the charger on my way back home from Green Bay today. Its a good 2 hours ride and ill use GPS and stream music just like I did on the way here. Ill report back with the results.
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I'm using Samsung's official galaxy note car dock. Works fine for me. Doesn't lose charge while using GPS, paying music, etc. It does actually charge it up.
Id buy one of those if t would work with a case on. I wonder if there are ant specs for.that dock online that would elude to the power output. I see the.home charger is only only a 1A.
I wonder if it could be the cable too?
Ngambek2003 said:
I'm using Samsung's official galaxy note car dock. Works fine for me. Doesn't lose charge while using GPS, paying music, etc. It does actually charge it up.
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Are we talking a Motorola brand charger or one that fits a Motorola brand? I thought ones that fit Motorola are not micro USB but mini USB. I just bought a TomTom universal USB charger that allows for 2 USB cables to be plugged into it. One is a 1A and the other is a 2.1A. I also bought a Belkin 6ft data/ charging cable the is USB to mini USB to micro USB with included adapter.
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Yes, the Motorola brand microusb charger. The one with the blue round light on it. Its confirmed to have a shorted middle pair, telling the phone it's a wall charger.
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Yes, 5.3" screen that should stay running while being charged. Think of a laptop or tablet. How are they able to accomplish staying charged while in use.
Funny you mention iphone. I am coming from one to this. I have NEVER had an issue with charging to %100 while I use use and on a charger. Many miles I've driven with Pandora, GPS, FB, email and a bunch of other stuff going on, hence why I question the validity of what I'm going through now.
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that makes me LOL return the note you'll be happier with the iphone and the battery life it will give you
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Yes, the Motorola brand microusb charger. The one with the blue round light on it. Its confirmed to have a shorted middle pair, telling the phone it's a wall charger.
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I have one of those for my atrix. Got it off amazon. Charges awesomely well
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HI
I bought a motorola charger and it charges really slow. So i just started searching and cannot decide which one to trust. Can any of you guys recommend me one? Thx.
Tornadobarrage said:
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I bought a motorola charger and it charges really slow. So i just started searching and cannot decide which one to trust. Can any of you guys recommend me one? Thx.
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Just look for a charger that is rated at 1a or 1000ma. That's what the stock chargers are rated at. Lots of generic ones are only 500ma-750ma.
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This puts out 1 amp and works very well.
http://www.amazon.com/Palm-Original-Smart-Adapter-Charging/dp/B002ITKQKU/ref=pd_cp_cps_0
Thank you guys very useful info.
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Some Nokia chargers are rated at 1.2 amps however i`m not really sure which model its from. It will charge faster but will decline the life of your battery. batteries are cheep anyways and you will still get about 400 cycles out of it using this charger.
ryanjsoo said:
Some Nokia chargers are rated at 1.2 amps however i`m not really sure which model its from. It will charge faster but will decline the life of your battery. batteries are cheep anyways and you will still get about 400 cycles out of it using this charger.
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I plugged in a 2A charger from my HP Touchpad and my E3D won't charge faster than 1.0amps
Question: I just found an iPad plug adapter is it safe to use it with a micro usb?
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Why not just use the stock wall charger?
http://amzn.com/B0047EP8IY
DarkManX4lf said:
Why not just use the stock wall charge
http://amzn.com/B0047EP8IY
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I'm looking more into something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/BlackBerry-Fa...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1331013200&sr=1-1
how about this? this is the flat style HTC OEM charger like the black berry charger,
just an older style still out put 1A rating, but a bit more bulky then the new HTC style
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Adapter-C...7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1331054878&sr=1-7
bitslizer said:
how about this? this is the flat style HTC OEM charger like the black berry charger,
just an older style still out put 1A rating, but a bit more bulky then the new HTC style
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Adapter-C...7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1331054878&sr=1-7
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I have two of those and they work great. They were extras from my Touch Pro 1 and 2. I keep one at work and one in my drawer at home, for travel use and as a back up for a guest etc.
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bitslizer said:
how about this? this is the flat style HTC OEM charger like the black berry charger,
just an older style still out put 1A rating, but a bit more bulky then the new HTC style
http://www.amazon.com/HTC-Adapter-C...7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1331054878&sr=1-7
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Perfect! I like how it goes downward instead of forward like the original 3D charger.
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I've used a couple various chargers.. the best seems to be the stock wall charger..
The slowest seemed to be an apple usb plug with a MOTO cord, I can kill it faster than it will charge...
I also tried the wall charger that came with my cheap galilio batteries with a cord plugged into it, still seemed slow.and I couldn't get it to charge past 85%.. I haven't checked into the amps yet.... Might be a good idea LOL
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the 85% thing is their cheap way of preventing over charging the battery without having to do a more expensive charging circuit
Hi,
I tried searching - but couldn't find any answer about this issue.
My iMac doesn't seem to charge my S3. Whenever the USB is connected, it is showing as if it "charging" but it barely charges the phone, rather it keeps discharging.
Is anyone experiencing this aswell?
Thanks!
USB provides lower voltage than a wall charger, so depending on use it could be at a standstill, discharging at the same rate its charging. Plug into a wall for much faster charging
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Thanks.
I thought that it might be it, but the iMac sure charges the iPad and iPhone 4s easily.
Might be the 40-whatever pin charger the i-stuffs use is parallel charging different cells of the battery which wouldn't happen with android (most batts have 4 pins, 2 for temp and 2 for use, while the microusb has 5 pins, 2 for power, 2 for data, and one isn't connected I believe). Idk BC I don't like apple lol
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you can flash custom kernel and change the default(475mA) USB charge to 800mA, tested and charge fast on USB mode
bordikun said:
you can flash custom kernel and change the default(475mA) USB charge to 800mA, tested and charge fast on USB mode
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So long as he's rooted. He didn't say if he was
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AFschizoid said:
So long as he's rooted. He didn't say if he was
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Well that adds one thing good about rooting(if he's still reading and knowing what are the pros and cons in rooting) :good:
bordikun said:
Well that adds one thing good about rooting(if he's still reading and knowing what are the pros and cons in rooting) :good:
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Rooting to fast charge from a laptop? I'd keep my warranty jk lol but seriously stick the damn thing into a wall lol
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Note that you can badly damage computer motherboards if they do not provide the necessary power if you decide to configure the phone to use >500mA charging.
Most computer manufacturers have got rid of current limiters, so if the hardware cannot handle over 50%overload the weakest part will blow - which might well be a power conductor within the layers of the board, potentially damaging other components too.
Best case your usb plug just dies.
Even if the iMac support fastcharge, you'll always have to remember to lower it again before plugging it into other computers.
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AFschizoid said:
Rooting to fast charge from a laptop? I'd keep my warranty jk lol but seriously stick the damn thing into a wall lol
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it will not damage your phone, but on your pc/laptop. make sure it supports.
(see post above)
Thanks guys. I'll just stick with wall charging.
My phone takes eons to charge. And if I use it while its charging, it actually won't charge at all. Anyone else experiencing this?
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New Jer-Z said:
My phone takes eons to charge. And if I use it while its charging, it actually won't charge at all. Anyone else experiencing this?
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The charger it comes with is ****. You can get 2A chargers for about $5 from various places.
Are you using the stock charger? Overall all Galaxy devices charge horribly slow down
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Randomacts said:
The charger it comes with is ****. You can get 2A chargers for about $5 from various places.
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As he said, the stock charger does not seem to effectively charge the phone well - try using a different wall USB charger. I use an old blackberry one and it works great, and my girlfriend uses her iPhone charger with the same results.
I have a similar experience. When I am using the phone and must charge I like my HP Touchpad's wall charger which can charge slightly more than the phone uses. However I bought the Samsung desk charger with the spare battery and when the phone gets to 20-30% I just swap and charge the battery in the dock. FWIW I can get from 8- 35 hours on the batteries depending on use.
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Hey I've recently wanted to use the fast charge widget by Chad but I can't seem to find a decent kernel that supports it.
Is there a reason the feature is left out? I figured it would kind of be standard to custom kernels.
RoyalDrew said:
Hey I've recently wanted to use the fast charge widget by Chad but I can't seem to find a decent kernel that supports it.
Is there a reason the feature is left out? I figured it would kind of be standard to custom kernels.
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Working on bringing back into mine.
I used snuzzos all the time but he pulled it after 1.5. And 1.5 doesnt play optimally with one xxx 6.0.2. I miss it because I'm on a car charger more than a wall charger.
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texascfdad said:
I used snuzzos all the time but he pulled it after 1.5. And 1.5 doesnt play optimally with one xxx 6.0.2. I miss it because I'm on a car charger more than a wall charger.
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What car charger are you using that doesn't pick up as AC already? As long as you aren't using one that advertises iDevice support, it shouldn't need fast charge.
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Working on bringing back into mine.
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Thanks! Your kernel is normally what I run anyway!
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shrike1978 said:
What car charger are you using that doesn't pick up as AC already? As long as you aren't using one that advertises iDevice support, it shouldn't need fast charge.
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Some off brand charger. Idk. Now that I think about it the charger may be bad. It shows ac charging. It didn't act like it was charging at all the other day. Wouldnt keep up well in an area with no service. But the one in my personal vehicle and my wall charger do well. Lol either way I miss the fast charge.
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RoyalDrew said:
Hey I've recently wanted to use the fast charge widget by Chad but I can't seem to find a decent kernel that supports it.
Is there a reason the feature is left out? I figured it would kind of be standard to custom kernels.
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Ermahgerd Kernel supports fast charge but read the first post instructions very carefully.
There are some ppl who say fast charge isn't all its cracked up to be. It does not make ac charge go any faster. I bought a Rezound compatible usb cord and an official HTC plug separately off amazon for like 30 altogether. Beats having to wait forever using another manufacturers charger.
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Make sure your charger exceeds the fast charge rate. A 2 amp charger would certainly be large enough. 1 amp would be too small.
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Just buy a real charger which follows the USB charging specs, and be done with it. Problem solved.
mike.s said:
Just buy a real charger which follows the USB charging specs, and be done with it. Problem solved.
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Follows the USB charging specs? So you mean 5V 500mA? I prefer a charger with 2amp capabilities, so I know there are no issues when using fastcharge. When the phone detects a car charger or computer USB port, the kernel regulates the current to 500mA or less. Telling the phone to pull more than 500mA from a computer or car charger will probably just damage the charger, depending on the rating.
But a two amp charger with fastcharge should charge at 1.25 amp or so, and it won't damage the charger.
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