Hi, not sure if this is specific to my HTC Sensation 4G (rooted), but standard T-Mo issue ICS 4.0.3), or more generalized, so I'll post this here. I have had no trouble connecting my phone via USB to my PC for charging, nor the car adapter, nor the AC to DC cable that came with the phone. However today, I attempted to put the phone with another wall adapter with a USB cable slot, so I can charge it in another room, as I have a spare USB to micro cable. Once I plugged the phone in, it started cycling thru all kinds of screen real fast, like email, messages, phone log, music player, then started playing a music track on it's own. I went to get control of the screen, but seems it pretty much froze. So I had to remove the battery and put it back in. Fine till I plugged it in to confirm it wasn't the phone itself. Soon as I plugged it in, started doing the same thing as before. So I again did the battery thing, and plugged it into my PC, and all is fine again. Just strange, guess the idea here is to watch your device when you use a new cable and/or charging system to make sure the phone doesn't go wild like it did for me. Again, can't tell you if just my brand and model, or this is general with more makes and models, so be aware.
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Right, got a bit of a funny one here;
My girlfriend has 'adopted' my Atrix now I've moved on to the One X, but recently it's developed a rather frustrating issue in that the USB port appears to be broken. For charging, and data, even in recovery. I took it to bits to make sure there wasn't anything shorting out or dry solder joints (not that you can actually tell with the way the Atrixs Micro-USB port is designed) and it seems fine - in fact, I checked for continuity from the end of a USB cable connected to it to the pins at the back of the connector (I could reach) and all seemed okay so it's not the actual pins in the port either.
The phone always powers on when off when a USB cable is connected, but I assumed it might still be able to do this so long as +5v and GND were still connected (but then it should charge even if data doesn't work)
I'd probably never have gone to the effort of taking it apart if I'd realised that if I dump it in RSD or Fastboot mode it shows up on the computer fine.
What could be causing this? It really doesn't make any sense at all to me.
Edit: And of course, it's now sat, charging without using an external battery charger fine for the first time in days. I can't get it to do it at all now. Damn thing!
I have this exact same problem, when turned off, my phone recognizes the usb cable and starts up like normal, but when on, if I want it to connect to an ac port or computer, I have to wiggle and shake the usb connection until it charges and it can take anywhere from 20 seconds to 20 minutes. I swear I was about to throw my phone at a wall
G'day guys
On Sunday I noticed my SIII making random noises but nothing was ever on the screen when I checked. While playing with it, it made the noise again and I noticed the driving mode icon appear in the notification bar for a second. I decided to update to the latest version of Omega 9 to see if that would fix the issue. Did the usual, backup, wipe, flash - all good. Omega 9 was running fine but my phone did continue to make the noise randomly. Ignoring it and continuing on my day I plugged my SIII in to charge while playing music, I picked it up like an hour later and realised that the battery life had gone down rather than charge. Naturally I started plugging it into all the micro USB cables I could find, connected to the power adapter, connected to my PC, connected to my car charger, nothing would connect and give it a charge properly! I managed to get 1 cable to connect for a second but then it would just disconnect. While I was trying to get it to charge it was randomly displaying the message that appears when you connect a USB OTG cable too, 'USB connector connected' - or something a long those lines.
I pulled the battery out of my phone, let it sit for a bit, inserted the battery and it started charging fine. I powered it on and it booted up with the TW launcher (I normally use Apex) and a grey box in the lower left hand corner of the screen that said "Safe Mode". I was just thinking, WTF (should have taken a screen), rebooted my phone and it has since gone back to normal.
It is yet to make any random noises or refuse to charge as of today (Tuesday). I got a bit worried for a bit there as I was dreading having to take it all back to stock and send off for warranty plus the USB port in my cousins SGSII died for about a month and randomly sprang back to life.
If it happens again I will be looking at a warranty as soon as possible. It puzzle me though, I wonder if the cheapo USB OTG cable I purchased off ebay could have damaged the port at all, everything seems fine now though. Has anyone else had any troubles with their USB connection?
Notes* My phone is in perfect condition, no liquid damage or anything.
Sounds like it had a software glitch. Check if it appears again and report here, but you should be fine in most cases.
Btw: Pseudo-Dead (disabled) USB-ports can usually be revived by powering off the phone and inserting a Jig. At least that's how I revived my brother's old Galaxy Ace several times already
Hi All,
I was wondering if anyone had any insights in to this problem I have been having.
Briefly, I have the 4g lte verion on EE's new network. I purchased the official MHL/HDMI adapter which works fine and the video is outputed to my sammy 50inch tv fine. The issue I have is the battery drains while doing so. I belive this may to due to the phone outputting more than it is drawing from the power source. Any thoughts ?
I spoke with Samsung tech and they said a number of people have started to report this issue and they are currently testing/investigating. If this is indeed the case seems a pointless acessory as a long video would possibly drain the whole battery, Im yet to test the full drain time.
Secondly, with a 3rd party docking cradle with spare battery slot which purchased from amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/eLifeStore®-Samsung-Desktop-Charger-Docking/dp/B008PPRGFY) also does not charge phone properly. Even with the orignial charger in the ac port (or usb port) . The phone reports as charging but stays the same or decreases. Charged directly from the socket it is fine. Strange!
Any help or thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Ian
It's common. Mine did that too! I switched to my old S2 charger, problem solved
Thanks Ill try that out, any idea why that works ?
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Thanks Ill try that out, any idea why that works ?
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No idea man? A design fault maybe? All I know is that my phone took for f#*%ing ever to charge with the USB type wall charger. I pulled it out of the socket and plugged my other other one in that was sitting right next to it and it started charging? Checked a few minutes later and it had climbed considerably so I pulled the USB cable out of the new plug and kicked it under the bed where it now lays resting not to be used again LOL.
USB plug/cord works perfectly fine? So I use it on the computer. My laptop even charges the phone via the USB cable faster than the socket plug (which is usually the opposite - as I am sure we are all aware). So yeah I would say poor design or defective wall plug or both or something? Wasn't going to send my phone back because of it. 2second decision problem solved Samsung phone is great!
Im having exactly the same problem.
I have an s3 on orange and have the same mhl adapter conected to my tv.
I have tried the charger from my s3 which does says its charging when I connect my phone but only for about a minute so I also tried using the charger from my s2 and that just does exactly the same.
An easier way is to buy the official allshare dongle for your hdtv then you can stream anything from your phones screen direct to your tv and can have the phone on charge via pc or wall socket at the same time,
Hope this helps
i suggest you throw away your original charger (slow charge) and its usb cable (loose - actually caused the extsd to become damaged to the point i had to repartition) and buy yourself a cheap usb cable for data (£2) and a 3rd party charger (pref not a usb adapter one - £5) and all should be fine!
I still experienced a small battery drain while using the mhl adapter, however, i froze a few apps with titianuim (ones i know run all the time like utter and tasker, paragon ntfs, easy ums, directory bind etc), and put it on min brightness - works like a charm. I know its a effort freezing apps but does the trick with my phone... Since finding that out i actually keep paragon & easy ums frozen till i need them...
just a few thoughts for you....
I have a Samsung Galaxy S Wifi 5.0, and lately it won't charge naturally (it doesn't charge when you just plug the USB cable to the port and to the wall), but you need to charge it a certain angle (eg move it until you hear the charging sound but afterwards it won't charge when you remove it!)
I have the original Samsung adapter that came with the SGP Box, but I replaced the original USB cable with another one because of the charge-at-a-certain-angle problem. I changed my USB cable thrice now, but the problem persists.
The weird thing is, it charges perfectly on a BLACKBERRY CHARGER. Although the problem is still there when I charge it with the BB charger, it never got to the point where I had to apply so much pressure on my tablet.
I just want to know what is causing this problem and a solution. I can't always use the BB charger since my sister brings it with her to school everyday. -_-
I had the same problem with my Galaxy SI. I was forced to place a book directly under the usb cable so that the phone sloped downwards. I had different luck with different usp cables. My girlfriends usb cable -that was relatively new worked fine as it sat quite snuggly/tight. Others, new or old, that did not sit as tight did not work.
Take you phone to a PC hardware store and test a few.
Hopefully you will find that it is the usb cable that is worn and not the inside of the phone.
Thanks, I'll try that out!
Just rooted and flashed the omni rom (love it btw) I plugged my phone up to my laptop and nothing, then my PC and nothing again. The phone charges off both though.
Thanks
Are you sure the cable is good? I've had experiences with some cables that only charged the phone and couldn't transfer data.
I have similar
Almost like the USB port gets a little loose with gravity. If I rest the phone and the cable on the desk, I can't maintain the USB connection. If I put the phone near the edge, and let the cable hang over, it puts just enough torque for the data connection to work.
Happens no matter what cables I use.
I've thought about asking HTC, but I have a feeling it means it goes in for repairs.