I'm using latest XWLPX firmware and it have been working fine and now suddenly the battery icon keeps flashing, I can't see any battery stats, the battery percentage dont go down and when I reboot my phone it drops from 80% to less than 20%. When the phone is turned off a battery is shown indicating how much battery percentage is left and some seconds later it disappears and it appears again, over and over. Is the battery damaged? I've tried to unplug battery, wipe cache and wiping battery stats. Yesterday I used my phone when it was raining just to see when the bus arrived but I dont think just using it in the rain for a short time will damage it. Shall I try to re-flash in Odin?
for sure you need the re-flash, if you are not on custom ROM, why not do emergency recovery trough Kies?
I cant tell you if your battery is damaged, did you install some crazy battery tools/indicators/mods?
Try reflashing and see what happens mate.
I recommend you to reflash rom and then try better battery stats...
Cuz ur observation says its not Hardware problem
Peace
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ive got the same problem
ive reflashed and problem stays
i was on neatrom themed when it started and now im on neatrom not themed and its still doing it.
not tried a full wipe.
its been going on about 3 weeks and its not affected the phone at all
Have you tried changing battery?
Edit: if yes then it seems to hardware problem.
.
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ive changed the battery and still the same
sort of got used to it now ha ha
Really strange, the flashing battery symbol has to mean something. I also noticed if I plugin USB charger and remove it, then try to disable "USB debugging" in settings I'll get a "USB is connected. Remove the cable." error message. I just restarted my phone too see if I could get rid of it but I still can't disable it and now my battery dropped to 12% it was almost fully charged?! And the icon keeps flashing. When I turn it off again by pressing the power button the battery screen appears and disappears over and over again like I said it first post. It's the screen you normally get when you connect the AC adapter to your phone indicating how much it's charged. It shouldn't appear if you dont have USB or AC adapter connected. It's impossible to turn on the phone, when I hold in the power button for some time the battery screen disappears. Then I try to power it on but instead the battery screen appears again without booting my phone. Only way to get in is to start recovery mode and select reboot phone. Gonna try to re-flash with Odin but seems to be more a hardware issue.
update: re-flashed and the problem persists...
I just flashed CM9 and almost all the time even when I'm not charging I get a battery with a charging icon on it. Here is a picture of the strange battery drain:
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I just flashed CM9 and almost all the time even when I'm not charging I get a battery with a charging icon on it. Here is a picture of the strange battery drain:
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use tooth brush to clean your micro USB/ charging port
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Aircondition said:
I'm using latest XWLPX firmware and it have been working fine and now suddenly the battery icon keeps flashing, I can't see any battery stats, the battery percentage dont go down and when I reboot my phone it drops from 80% to less than 20%. When the phone is turned off a battery is shown indicating how much battery percentage is left and some seconds later it disappears and it appears again, over and over. Is the battery damaged? I've tried to unplug battery, wipe cache and wiping battery stats. Yesterday I used my phone when it was raining just to see when the bus arrived but I dont think just using it in the rain for a short time will damage it. Shall I try to re-flash in Odin?
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Hy I seems to be a known issue to me...I faced this issue some days ago...
U should clean ur phone's charging port.
I hope it will resolve the issue...
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MomsDear said:
Hy I seems to be a known issue to me...I faced this issue some days ago...
U should clean ur phone's charging port.
I hope it will resolve the issue...
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I have exactly the same problem, and I also disassembled the back and searched for the issue. Cleaned the connector with some white gas and compressed air, but it didn't helped at all.
Did anybody fix this issue?
EDIT: found bigger thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216163
Try not using your phone for 3,4 days.... if was a water damage, it would be resolved automatically...
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Ok I'm really bitter right now. My wife and I each have an S2. Mine has been fine for the last 2 months and hers recently starting having problems. It keeps thinking that a USB cable is plugged in.
A Google search reveals that this is indeed a common hardware problem.
When you do a restart, you get the battery icon and flashing yellow triangle with the thermometer symbol. And the only way to get it to boot up is to plug it in.
The device functions fine other than that, but other than connecting to Kies via USB, there is no other USB related functions that is working.
Gonna give Samsung support a call and see how I can warranty this. Hoping it's not going to be a painful process.
Anyone else having the same problem? How did you resolve it? New replacement? Did they repair? How long did it take? What did you do?
Thanks.
I have the same problem, started with me recently, I had my phone with USB debugging mode on.
Can't confirm when it started for sure, but it may have been because I disconnected it from my computer once, before ejecting the device through windows explorer.
In any case, I can't turn on the phone now without removing the battery or having it plugged in.
I received the battery at 100% notification and it doesn't leave when I unplug the device.
It's become very flaky, and I don't like it. Did you have any luck with Samsung support?
Anyone have any information on this or another link to how to fix this? I'm getting the temperature gauge and can't figure out how to fix it!!
ThaiM said:
Ok I'm really bitter right now. My wife and I each have an S2. Mine has been fine for the last 2 months and hers recently starting having problems. It keeps thinking that a USB cable is plugged in.
A Google search reveals that this is indeed a common hardware problem.
When you do a restart, you get the battery icon and flashing yellow triangle with the thermometer symbol. And the only way to get it to boot up is to plug it in.
The device functions fine other than that, but other than connecting to Kies via USB, there is no other USB related functions that is working.
Gonna give Samsung support a call and see how I can warranty this. Hoping it's not going to be a painful process.
Anyone else having the same problem? How did you resolve it? New replacement? Did they repair? How long did it take? What did you do?
Thanks.
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Brother had the same problem. Try adjusting the piece in the USB port of the phone either up or down. I used a small flat head screwdriver. Make sure the phone is off and battery out.
I'm not responsible for any further damage to the phone.
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To get around it boot into recovery then choose restart phone. (hold power + volume up + home button)
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To get around it boot into recovery then choose restart phone. (hold power + volume up + home button)
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Exactly what I do. My phone gives me the same grief.
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check this out mate. i had the same props.. and now its almost gone. read the cleaning fix it helpt me ,and putting all sort off usb stuff to the phone helpt even more..with and ON THE GO cable try plug ind af usb flashdrive when the battery is full and take it out again then it should remove the full icon(and my phone is not doing it anymore
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216163
obs there are to other good links on the first page
My friend got this problem..plain stock phone.just playing games with charger on until the phone got hot. send back to samsung.after 3week got it back.use for 2 day and the problem reappear.. resend to samsung and they tell have to change the mainboard.been a month now.. still no good news..
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Yeah - get a replacement.
I had similar issues with mine. Took it to Carphone warehouse in uk. And they replaced usb port within 30 mins. Its a common fault.
Try to clean USB port.
This morning I just noticed this problem with my phone and I also noticed that under the battery stats it shows that the phone is always charging.
If I reboot the phone sometimes I lose about 20% from the battery, but then it starts to recharge although the phone is not plugged in.
I will try to change the battery with a friend of mine, maybe it's battery related, I will report back.
I suppose that the problem of discharging is:
A) when connected it can't enter in deep sleep mode
B) vbus_present eating battery
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I dont know what should i do coz now i cant go to CWM or to Download mode .. even i cant charge my phone normaly
IF I turn off my phone from CWM it turns on in CWM mode , if i turn off my phone from desktop it tuns on to desktop..
Clean your usb connector on the bottom with a dry toothbrush.
me too having the same problem.. i dont know what to do...
if battery health show : Good then this was the problem
if the battery health shows: over voltage..
if we insert the battery...
screen automatically turns on with a battery icon and flashes to empty battery with warning triangle
please anyone please help to slove this problem
prodygee said:
Clean your usb connector on the bottom with a dry toothbrush.
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I tryed but didnt helped
rohi said:
me too having the same problem.. i dont know what to do...
if battery health show : Good then this was the problem
if the battery health shows: over voltage..
if we insert the battery...
screen automatically turns on with a battery icon and flashes to empty battery with warning triangle
please anyone please help to slove this problem
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The above error is completely related to the battery. If you try a different battery, you won't get this error.
My phone is in charge mod all the time thats why im loosing soo much battery ..
if a phone is acting strange
RETURN IT TO SAMSUNG !!!
Evollution said:
My phone is in charge mod all the time thats why im loosing soo much battery ..
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Do you turn off your phone + take out the battery or is it crashing or anything ? The graph in your screenshot has some "skips" down - you did not lose so much battery, its just the phone loosing or not saving the data in certain situations like crashing or pulling the batty i suppose. I created a thread about it in the General section, you can check there
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If i helped you in sure its easy to press that lil' pretty "Thanks" button
can you give me the link to your theard
you can see from 75% to 100 in a second ..
Yes evollution.. Im having the same problem...
Battery icon with yellow warning triangle..
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So far i hove no longer this problem
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how solve problem?
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So far i hove no longer this problem
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Having the same problem, how did you fix it ???
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Having the same problem, how did you fix it ???
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I had a same problem a few months ago. Phone turned on automaticly or I couldn't turn on a phone, because I get this warning triangle. It is something to do with USB port - is dirty or has oxidised. I cleaned my USB port and it solve this problem...
-A-P-M- said:
I had a same problem a few months ago. Phone turned on automaticly or I couldn't turn on a phone, because I get this warning triangle. It is something to do with USB port - is dirty or has oxidised. I cleaned my USB port and it solve this problem...
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Thanks for your help
Already tried it mate, didn't work in my case.
Phone just turn itslef back on though i cleaned its USB port by a dry toothbrush.
My problem disappeared by itself just do not take your phone to the bathroom and in max 4 weeks your problem will disappear
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Evollution said:
My problem disappeared by itself just do not take your phone to the bathroom and in max 4 weeks your problem will disappear
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Thanks for ur help mate
Lol.. What a funny help there! The phone has nothing to do with the bathroom. Hahaha
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How someone can fix this problem????
Hey,
Major issue I'm facing today. I first noticed this about 2 days ago, I'm currently running Resurrection Remix 2.0 and has been installed for about a week? with no issues.
Two days ago, I put my phone on to charge at night, as usual. Woke up the next morning and by mid morning Noticed my battery was at 15%, When I checked the battery stats, It looked as If the battery had not charged ( I'm pretty sure it had been on charge, but put it down to the fact that It wasnt plugged in correctly)
Next Day, (last night) I put it on charge, and checked it was definitely on charge, which it was. I woke up this morning to find the exact problem, this time at 50%, When I remove the power cable the charging animation still continues.
I turn the power off, Remove the battery and wipe battery stats and start back up, over the next 20 minutes the battery stats increase my battery percentage (not charging) and then continue to drop later on.
Tonight my phone had drained its battery, thought it would be best to drain it, leave it off on charge and turn it back on. I've come to turn it back on removed the power cable and now it will not turn on but constantly loop through the Charging animation icons..
Does anyone know the fault for this or even a fix? I cant boot into my rom, or even CWM
urgent help needed!! thanks in advance
Rob
addictedtopain said:
Hey,
Major issue I'm facing today. I first noticed this about 2 days ago, I'm currently running Resurrection Remix 2.0 and has been installed for about a week? with no issues.
Two days ago, I put my phone on to charge at night, as usual. Woke up the next morning and by mid morning Noticed my battery was at 15%, When I checked the battery stats, It looked as If the battery had not charged ( I'm pretty sure it had been on charge, but put it down to the fact that It wasnt plugged in correctly)
Next Day, (last night) I put it on charge, and checked it was definitely on charge, which it was. I woke up this morning to find the exact problem, this time at 50%, When I remove the power cable the charging animation still continues.
I turn the power off, Remove the battery and wipe battery stats and start back up, over the next 20 minutes the battery stats increase my battery percentage (not charging) and then continue to drop later on.
Tonight my phone had drained its battery, thought it would be best to drain it, leave it off on charge and turn it back on. I've come to turn it back on removed the power cable and now it will not turn on but constantly loop through the Charging animation icons..
Does anyone know the fault for this or even a fix? I cant boot into my rom, or even CWM
urgent help needed!! thanks in advance
Rob
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Do you have a screen shot of the battery usage? And it sounds like you have an issue with the charging port. Clean it with a dry toothbrush
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may be a kernel change would also help u ...
Pretty straightforward really. Either a battery problem (less likely) or a problem with the USB/charging circuitry (more likely; we see it on here all the time).
Try another battery & see if you can get the phone to boot. Otherwise, service centre.
As KMs said, you might as well clean the USB port while you're at it, and then try a new battery (at least you'll have a spare when you get it back from repair).
MistahBungle said:
Pretty straightforward really. Either a battery problem (less likely) or a problem with the USB/charging circuitry (more likely; we see it on here all the time).
Try another battery & see if you can get the phone to boot. Otherwise, service centre.
As KMs said, you might as well clean the USB port while you're at it, and then try a new battery (at least you'll have a spare when you get it back from repair).
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Okay tried cleaning it with a tooth brush but no luck, the phones been playing up all day, still saying its charging even though Its not plugged in lol. Just got back home to back everything up do a full wipe and update the rom to the latest version+ kernel and its not even being recognised by USB, it'll charge, but not recognise
Is this a common problem with the S2 then? that the usb fails/malfunctions?
Think I'm gonna have to take it back to three on Monday, hopefully get it repaired/replaced asap ( but will need to flash back to original stock ROM + Kernel first!)
We've seen our share (I've seen at least a couple of dozen) of these in Q&A over the time I've been here (~8 mths), yeah.
addictedtopain said:
Is this a common problem with the S2 then? that the usb fails/malfunctions?)
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We've seen our share (I've seen at least a couple of dozen) of these in Q&A over the time I've been here (~8 mths), yeah.
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Cheers, Thanks for your Help. I'll let you know the outcome on Monday.
no point starting a new thread.
So Does anyone Know where I can get the original (HG3) Three UK ROM for Samsung Galaxy S2?
I don't want Three to say that because I've put a custom ROM on it I've voided my warranty
Here, Samfirmware.com or you can get the latest firmware for phone model/country/carrier that you'd normally get via OTA update with the PC version of Checkfus (search for it on here/Google).
Thanks again for all your help.
finally got some screen shots off my phone,
here's the battery stats if anyone's interested
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Here, Samfirmware.com or you can get the latest firmware for phone model/country/carrier that you'd normally get via OTA update with the PC version of Checkfus (search for it on here/Google).
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Downloaded the firmware, however I cant seem to find how to update OTA, Its given me a .tar which I could use Odin to upgrade, However as I cant get it to read from USB I cannot get Odin to detect my device
That's probably due to the USB circuitry problems you seem to be having. Might want to use Mobile Odin (get it from Google Play) to flash the firmware. If it's an ICS stock rom, you should be able to use Triangle Away to reset the flash counter.
Hey guys..im also experiencing the same problem.....sometimes charging stopped halfway....when i check with the "battery widget" it says overvoltage (with " ! " symbol)....
is it because the firmware problem or usb port or charger problem ? any solution? Tq in advance guys !
Did you even bother to read the thread ? Go back to stock & see if this resolves the problem. Then clean the USB port with an unused toothbrush or similar. Try a new battery. Try a new charger. And if none of these fixes things, service centre.
maliiik said:
Hey guys..im also experiencing the same problem.....sometimes charging stopped halfway....when i check with the "battery widget" it says overvoltage (with " ! " symbol)....
is it because the firmware problem or usb port or charger problem ? any solution? Tq in advance guys !
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MistahBungle said:
Did you even bother to read the thread ? Go back to stock & see if this resolves the problem. Then clean the USB port with an unused toothbrush or similar. Try a new battery. Try a new charger. And if none of these fixes things, service centre.
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of course i read the thread bro I was thinking of a solution besides sending it to service centre since ive already rooted my phone ~~
My battery has just been 4 month ~~
maybe i"ll try cleaning the port 1st as u suggest ~~
will give feedback A.S.A.P.
tq XD
Hi guys.
Just now I was trying to use my phone and suddenly it couldn't turn on anymore. I searched around in the internet and found out that it might be the problem of motherboard.
It doesn't turn on at all. So I am wondering if I change my motherboard, will the data inside be wiped too?
I am okay with the apps and stuff but I don't want to lose the pictures, contacts and my texts.
Any idea on what I can do ?
I really really really don't want to lose those 3 things mentioned.
Thank you a lot for any replies
What (if anything) did you do to resurrect your phone?
Did you remove the battery for some minutes?
Did you try turning it on with the help of a USB Jig?
Does the phone charge?
xLotto said:
Hi guys.
Just now I was trying to use my phone and suddenly it couldn't turn on anymore. I searched around in the internet and found out that it might be the problem of motherboard.
It doesn't turn on at all. So I am wondering if I change my motherboard, will the data inside be wiped too?
I am okay with the apps and stuff but I don't want to lose the pictures, contacts and my texts.
Any idea on what I can do ?
I really really really don't want to lose those 3 things mentioned.
Thank you a lot for any replies
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As far as I know the memory is part of the MBO so if it gets replaced the memory gets replaced too, hence all data not on external SD will be lost.
fxrb said:
What (if anything) did you do to resurrect your phone?
Did you remove the battery for some minutes?
Did you try turning it on with the help of a USB Jig?
Does the phone charge?.
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I did remove the battery for about an hour. Charged with and without battery on. No response both ways. I don't own an USB Jig so I didn't try that method. I am using official ROM, most probably 4.0.4 ICS. Any clues ?
xLotto said:
I did remove the battery for about an hour. Charged with and without battery on. No response both ways. I don't own an USB Jig so I didn't try that method. I am using official ROM, most probably 4.0.4 ICS. Any clues ?
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What I was trying to say is: does the battery get charged, i.e. if you connect the AC adapter to your phone (which is turned off and has the battery inserted) do hear a sound and do you see the battery charging symbol? If not, how can you tell that the battery is charged at all? First of all you should make absolutely sure your battery is fully charged, for instance by putting it in an other phone.
Once you know the battery is fully charged the Jig might help. You should also try getting into download mode by using Volume Down + Home + Power button. But again: first make sure the battery is charged.
fxrb said:
What I was trying to say is: does the battery get charged, i.e. if you connect the AC adapter to your phone (which is turned off and has the battery inserted) do hear a sound and do you see the battery charging symbol? If not, how can you tell that the battery is charged at all? First of all you should make absolutely sure your battery is fully charged, for instance by putting it in an other phone.
Once you know the battery is fully charged the Jig might help. You should also try getting into download mode by using Volume Down + Home + Power button. But again: first make sure the battery is charged.
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I used two different charger and tried to charge the phone and nothing came out on the screen. No battery charging symbol. It remains the same dark screen. I will try to find another phone or battery that can fit to test, most probably at the stores tomorrow. But I am pretty sure my battery have some batteries left. If so, anything I can do right now ? It doesn't switch on at all so I guess that's why the download mode didn't work ? Is there a big possibility of it being the motherboard ? I don't mind replacing anything but I just don't want to lose those important data. Thanks for the help
Can you get into download mode? Use the volume down + home + power button combination.
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xLotto said:
I used two different charger and tried to charge the phone and nothing came out on the screen. No battery charging symbol. It remains the same dark screen.
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This could be a problem with the charging port connector print ...
xLotto said:
I will try to find another phone or battery that can fit to test, most probably at the stores tomorrow.
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Excellent idea
xLotto said:
But I am pretty sure my battery have some batteries left. If so, anything I can do right now ?
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Without Jig? No. Probably order one from Ebay? The Jig is quite cheap so you do not loose much money if it does not work.
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It doesn't switch on at all so I guess that's why the download mode didn't work ?
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Yes, correct.
xLotto said:
Is there a big possibility of it being the motherboard ? I don't mind replacing anything but I just don't want to lose those important data. Thanks for the help
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I don't know, sorry. See my first post concerning MBO replacement.
Thanks a lot. I will see what I can do at the stores later Hope it's not the motherboard problem. If not I guess I have to lose all the data.
Ohh
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Hi
My S3 started exhibiting some strange reboots and yesterday it was literally unusable
Model - T999V
Android 4.4.2
I googled hoping for a quick fix and none of the suggested fixes worked. Here's what I've done so far
1) replaced the battery with a new samsung battery - same issue
2) Factory reset hoping to clear any software glitch - same issue
it looks like the battery barely holds a charge despite being charged and the graph shows a few seconds (45-55) usually when powered on at first but when I click on the battery graph or do other stuff the phone battery min left amount will increase incrementally. For example a few clicks and the minutes counter will show 1min + secs increase. Keep clicking around - open apps - go back and check battery counter and the minutes will increase. I can start getting it up to 28 min possibly more by clicking around.
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Here's the odd part - even when its plugged in the phone will shut down. Sometimes I've noticed the popup screen which shows the shutdown-restart options popup momentarily before it triggers a shutdown. At one point through clicking over awhile I managed to get the battery counter to increase to 48 min (unplugged) so I plugged it in to see if anything would change. once plugged in the shutdown/restart popup triggered and the phone shut off. I powered it back on and check the battery remaining min were at 50 min seconds later it shut off again and kept shutting while I was trying to get this screen
Notice that now there is a gap in the battery graph. There is no external sd card and nothing new has been installed since factory reset.
The phone is not rooted but it is unlocked. Awhile back I was having problems having the phone connect to my PC as a hard drive via USB wire. This seems to be common problem from what I've read and since I couldn't connect via USB I couldn't root the phone later. I resigned myself to transferring files via airdroid but after I did a factory reset to fix the battery issue i can connect once again as a hard drive so whatever glitch there was seems to be fixed.
My main issue is getting the phone battery issue sorted out. I saw a vid where the blame was placed on the power button. Could that be it?
Any advice/help would be appreciated.
Thanks
Edit: I let it sit awhile after a few restarts and the remaining battery minutes have crept up to over 1hr. The shutdowns are still occurring.
dalkiel said:
Hi
My S3 started exhibiting some strange reboots and yesterday it was literally unusable
Model - T999V
Android 4.4.2
I googled hoping for a quick fix and none of the suggested fixes worked. Here's what I've done so far
1) replaced the battery with a new samsung battery - same issue
2) Factory reset hoping to clear any software glitch - same issue
it looks like the battery barely holds a charge despite being charged and the graph shows a few seconds (45-55) usually when powered on at first but when I click on the battery graph or do other stuff the phone battery min left amount will increase incrementally. For example a few clicks and the minutes counter will show 1min + secs increase. Keep clicking around - open apps - go back and check battery counter and the minutes will increase. I can start getting it up to 28 min possibly more by clicking around.
Here's the odd part - even when its plugged in the phone will shut down. Sometimes I've noticed the popup screen which shows the shutdown-restart options popup momentarily before it triggers a shutdown. At one point through clicking over awhile I managed to get the battery counter to increase to 48 min (unplugged) so I plugged it in to see if anything would change. once plugged in the shutdown/restart popup triggered and the phone shut off. I powered it back on and check the battery remaining min were at 50 min seconds later it shut off again and kept shutting while I was trying to get this screen
Notice that now there is a gap in the battery graph. There is no external sd card and nothing new has been installed since factory reset.
The phone is not rooted but it is unlocked. Awhile back I was having problems having the phone connect to my PC as a hard drive via USB wire. This seems to be common problem from what I've read and since I couldn't connect via USB I couldn't root the phone later. I resigned myself to transferring files via airdroid but after I did a factory reset to fix the battery issue i can connect once again as a hard drive so whatever glitch there was seems to be fixed.
My main issue is getting the phone battery issue sorted out. I saw a vid where the blame was placed on the power button. Could that be it?
Any advice/help would be appreciated.
Thanks
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the android system consumes the most battery, so you should see which app runs in the background all the time..
Tkkg1994 said:
the android system consumes the most battery, so you should see which app runs in the background all the time..
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I think there's something else going on. If it was working fine for over an year with more apps. After the factory reset it has less apps now and "back to zero" so I don't think its an app that's causing the reboot. The battery doesn't appear to be drained at all.
dalkiel said:
I think there's something else going on. If it was working fine for over an year with more apps. After the factory reset it has less apps now and "back to zero" so I don't think its an app that's causing the reboot. The battery doesn't appear to be drained at all.
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Can you maybe make a screenshot from the battery when it's around 10%?
I think I have the same problem and I think it is caused by a dodgy power button. Maybe some dirt in there causing a short or something?
If it starts rebooting I just jiggle the power button about and it normally sorts it out.