Hi eveyone,
I bought this battery from ebay. Got it charged it and put it in my phone.
Now there is an exclamation mark over the battery icon and my phone wont turn the screen off automatically.
What could be causing this?
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skugpezz said:
Hi eveyone,
I bought this battery from ebay. Got it charged it and put it in my phone.
Now there is an exclamation mark over the battery icon and my phone wont turn the screen off automatically.
What could be causing this?
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Anker are good batteries, but have very cheap plastic dividing the 4 contacts for the battery.. when one plastic tab broke off and covered one of the contacts, it showed that icon in the screenshot. My assumption was that it kept the phone from reading battery info.. likely you got a battery that is cheap and doesn't have the ability to give the system info.
Return the battery, or maybe toss it.. and buy yourself the ankers that have been posted about over and over all over these forums. You can get 2 1900mah ankers with external charger for $29.99 shipped- then you'd have a spare.
Have you tried a reboot? If that doesn't fix it then let the battery drain completely and recharge while inside the phone.
Silentbtdeadly said:
Anker are good batteries, but have very cheap plastic dividing the 4 contacts for the battery.. when one plastic tab broke off and covered one of the contacts, it showed that icon in the screenshot. My assumption was that it kept the phone from reading battery info.. likely you got a battery that is cheap and doesn't have the ability to give the system info.
Return the battery, or maybe toss it.. and buy yourself the ankers that have been posted about over and over all over these forums. You can get 2 1900mah ankers with external charger for $29.99 shipped- then you'd have a spare.
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Thanks I wanted a 2400mah battery that's why I tried this. The seller said he will send me another one.
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Have you tried a reboot? If that doesn't fix it then let the battery drain completely and recharge while inside the phone.
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I will try draining it. I didn't try it in the phone.
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Does anyone know of a portable/emergency charger that would be suitable for use with a TC?
I've seen a few available but none of them seem to be specifically for HTC devices...
Here's a few to give you an idea of what I'm thinking of:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/9b80/
http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/travelpower/917b/
Thanks.
Check this one out.
http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=171891
turcomora said:
Check this one out.
http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=171891
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Nice find!
Yeah, wasn't aware that there was an official device on the way. Thanks
Frustratingly, no dimensions are specified (only the weight). Has anyone found this info anywhere?
- Julian
JulianL said:
Frustratingly, no dimensions are specified (only the weight). Has anyone found this info anywhere?
- Julian
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Judging by the picture (and using the mini usb port as refernce) I'd say its about the same size as the TC.
Not really as small as I'd like, but definately pretty portable
I picked up one of these at Hong Kong airport. I had tried it briefly but thought it didn't work (that was nearly a year ago with a different phone). I tried it this morning with the TC and it works great. I had 2x2600mA NiMH batteries, and my phone was at about 80% charge. The batteries are at indeterminant charge (charged several weeks ago, so partially discharged). I plugged the first one in and took the charge to around 90%. The second battery got it up to 100 % while using the GPS and still has charge. So it looks like it would give me enough power to make calls with one battery and if I take 4 along, I am thinking it could use GPS all day from a flat phone (with some battery swapping). The phone still gained charge while using the GPS.
I imaging that all of the ones that use AA would be similar, so the one above should do the trick. The problem with the one I have is the battery can be pushed slightly and lose the connection (which is presumably why I thought it didn't work initially).
Edit Did a better test. A single 2600 mA AA battery gives about 25% charge.
joan
I'm using the Philips rechargeable battery. It's not too big, not too heavy, it fits in my pockets and can give you up to 30 hrs of additional autonomy.
I use it frequently when riding my motorbike while using the Polaris gps. Up to 10 hours without problem, and I could still partly recharge my phone after.
Otherwhise, it can give up to two full charges, maybe 2 and a half.
Here are the specs (in french sorry).
http://www.consumer.philips.com/con...R/_retailStoreStatus_true/Power2Go+SCE4420-10
Model is SCE4420. It's boxed with many plugs to charge other items.
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These are quite good:
http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00304&dept_id=015&cat_id=035
http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00314&dept_id=015&cat_id=035
And these are a littlebit simpler:
http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00528&dept_id=015&cat_id=035
http://usb.brando.com.hk/prod_detail.php?prod_id=00527&dept_id=015&cat_id=035
Found for $25 on Amazon
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00563JE8K
Fits perfectly without changing the back plate. Made for the i9100 International Galaxy S II and fits our AT&T Version
Fair boost from a 1650.
Will see if it makes much of a real world difference and post back.
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Using the battery I find about the same drain as the stock battery but the kicker is when I plug in the USB cable my phone goes into a boot loops. Sending the batteries back!
saltytostitos said:
Found for $25 on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00563JE8K
Fits perfectly without changing the back plate. Made for the i9100 International Galaxy S II and fits our AT&T Version
Fair boost from a 1650.
Will see if it makes much of a real world difference and post back.
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Fair boost IF it actually meets its rated capacity. Most cheapo aftermarket batteries don't even come close.
My Infuse 3500 mAh battery is probably closer to around 2500 based on initial testing.
tell us how it goes
What (eventually) happens to NFC if you don't use an "NFC battery?"
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What (eventually) happens to NFC if you don't use an "NFC battery?"
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I figure if NFC is not even activated on this phone yet, might as well get the most juice for your phone. We'll reach that hill when we get there. By then they will have one with NFC.
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What (eventually) happens to NFC if you don't use an "NFC battery?"
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Might short out the NFC controller or damage it in some other way...
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What (eventually) happens to NFC if you don't use an "NFC battery?"
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My guess would be that the NFC battery has special shielding to keep from interfering with the NFC signal... but who knows?
Or maybe it just handles fast drain better...
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saltytostitos said:
orld difference and post back.
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Using the battery I find about the same drain as the stock battery but the kicker is when I plug in the USB cable my phone goes into a boot loops. Sending the batteries back!
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Did you read the thread about battery compatibilities? If the battery doesn't have NFC, it will loop when you plug in to recharge. Recharging with a stand alone charger and then using it in the galaxy is fine.
Never saw that thread but I need to frequently plug in my usb.
I got the batteries too. They're great if you travel, or forget to charge your phone often. They do boot-loop. Nothing you can do to stop that.
Can someone tell me if I can charge the stock Samsung battery with this charger?
If so, I can cycle through all 3 batteries by charging it without the USB cable.
It would suck if I have to charge 1 with USB and some with charger... yikes..
Just woke up and my phone is boiling, especially touchscreen and battery. Its not switching on, I left it on charge like I do every night.
Just to let you guts know, never flashed or rooted my s2. Its still on 2.3.4 with kernel 2.6.35
Turn the phone off remove battery and let it go cold .
Then connect to Samsung charger and see what happens .
Problems
One factory reset after backing up data .
Two try a another/new battery
Three return to service .
jje
Try with another battery, I'm pretty sure that that will help
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Thanks guys, got another battery and it worked.
Anyone know the cause for this happening?
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gma388124 said:
Thanks guys, got another battery and it worked.
Anyone know the cause for this happening?
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Please do not leave your phone on charge for the whole night..it doesnt help at all..and follow the above reply..they are sure to look out for
gma388124 said:
Thanks guys, got another battery and it worked.
Anyone know the cause for this happening?
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We've had it happen when a app has "hanged" and not closed on Gingerbread. Haven't had it happen yet on ICS *touch wood* .. phone gets hot and huge battery drain quickly.. even while on charge.
Maybe a recent app you have installed has caused the hang?
leaving your battery on charge overnight is NOT the problem
I posted this few days ago, I'm having another problem now, unsure if its linked to this. But occasionally when phone on charge, I'm getting a pop up notification saying 'battery paused, temperature too low or hot'
This happens regardless of the battery or charger. I've taken screen shots of they help. Battery temp is 67 with condition over over heating. How do I solve this
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Bump, anyone?
Have you a bumper on the phone or other case protection ?
Depends on which battery I use, if its the official 2000 mah battery then I use a cheap £1 mesh case. If its the standard battery then I don't use any. The extended battery is now charging.
A friend with a phone shop told me to warm the batteries up before putting them on charge and to my surprise its worked, weird since batteries were saying over heating
At 5% or lower, the screen is forced to go dim and I loose the ability to set brightness. Both in settings and by pulling down notif. bar. Is there any way to turn off this force-to-go-dim?
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At 5% or lower, the screen is forced to go dim and I loose the ability to set brightness. Both in settings and by pulling down notif. bar. Is there any way to turn off this force-to-go-dim?
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Tubgirl already faced this. I am sure this may be a bug...Please read this post by him...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2386881
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Tubgirl already faced this. I am sure this may be a bug...Please read this post by him...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2386881
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Forced dim for battery level below 5% is normal. If it automatically dims when it is over 5% battery then that's a bug. I never experienced the dim bug.
You really shouldn't let your battery get that low anyway, lithium batteries don't like being discharged that much.
Troute said:
You really shouldn't let your battery get that low anyway, lithium batteries don't like being discharged that much.
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Sometimes I can't help it but I'm using third party battery so I'm not too bothered. I got them for less than £5 for 3500 mah, been using them since I got my Mega (over 5 weeks now) and never had problems.
The advice I gave is valid but with batteries so cheap these days I'm not sure it matters any more.
Do you find your 3500mAh batteries actually last longer or about the same?
Troute said:
The advice I gave is valid but with batteries so cheap these days I'm not sure it matters any more.
Do you find your 3500mAh batteries actually last longer or about the same?
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Can't tell as I've never used the battery that came in the box. I'm keeping all accessories pristine for selling it on. Anyway, I get over 24 hours for light use and 10 hours with heavy use on the third party battery.
Cheers, that sounds much the same as I'm getting.
Troute said:
You really shouldn't let your battery get that low anyway, lithium batteries don't like being discharged that much.
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I can see the caution of using lithum battery. But at the times when I am out of immediate reach of a charger and a replacement battery, and I need an extra minute to finish an email or text, it becomes counter productive.
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Cheers, that sounds much the same as I'm getting.
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Not bad for a battery you can now get for £3.45 with free delivery on eBay.
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Soi saw the hyperion 5200mah with back cover on amazon for $19.99. Anyone have this battery and if so is it actually a huge step up in terms of battery life? Its double the stock battery but we all know what that can mean though so is it an actual good increase or no?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00BCK2G40?pc_redir=1404734436&robot_redir=1
sevron said:
Soi saw the hyperion 5200mah with back cover on amazon for $19.99. Anyone have this battery and if so is it actually a huge step up in terms of battery life? Its double the stock battery but we all know what that can mean though so is it an actual good increase or no?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00BCK2G40?pc_redir=1404734436&robot_redir=1
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I have an Anker 5200 that I got off of Amazon, came with back cover as well. Cost me the same $20. And mine made a huge difference... Definitely twice the battery life for sure and the 5200's are nice because there not too too big.
I'd imagine the Hyperion would bring the same results.
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So you like it? Gets you through a day and some orno? Right now if I manage to forget to charge it over night from the following day its dead by 10am and it sucks not having a phone at work in the prisons.
sevron said:
So you like it? Gets you through a day and some orno? Right now if I manage to forget to charge it over night from the following day its dead by 10am and it sucks not having a phone at work in the prisons.
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Oh Yea! It gets me through the day... right now I have 60% Battery left with 8 total hours on the battery and 4 hours screen on time.
And usually it's better than that... Just today I spent some time in recovery and flashed a few things so these stats are not even the best.
With my use I can get like 10-12 hours screen on time. This on an AOSP ROM running a custom kernel + Greenify.
It's definitely the perfect battery for me. Only like 2 times since I've had this battery ( about 7 months ) have I had to charge the phone during the day. And that was only cuz i used Navi + Listened to music + Some other apps all day non stop.
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Wonder how much different the Hyperion would be to the anker. I remember seeing the banker on sell but didn't recognize the name so didn't jump on it.
Here are my stats right now. Cm11 and stock kernel.
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Wonder how much different the Hyperion would be to the anker. I remember seeing the banker on sell but didn't recognize the name so didn't jump on it.
Here are my stats right now. Cm11 and stock kernel.
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You know I don't know how much different the two batteries would be. Both are very good companies and from what I've read both had very good reviews. So you probably can't go wrong either way.
I have Hyperion battery in my girls S4 and that one seems to hold up pretty well. It's not a big one however so I can't compare...
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