HELP!! - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

i am having very weird problems after installing paranoid android v 2.54 its not getting charged (charger is gud checked with another one but still no luck) and its showing that its connected and charging but battery is discharging by leaving plugged... erased installed another roms but still no luck used megawipe rom cleaner scripts to clear everything but still its there problem....installed pure untouched stock firmware from sammobile but still its there....if i poweroff and keeping charge, sometimes it will get charged upto some level... its very annoying
anyone help me out :crying::crying::crying:

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I'm no expert, but is sure does sound like a hardware problem, specifically the usb plug of your phone.
Better wait until further evaluation from this awesome community, but be prepared to send it in to Samsung service center.
Edit: perhaps try a different battery? Or try to plug it in the pc and see if that does anything, I'm really not sure.
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IroniX2 said:
I'm no expert, but is sure does sound like a hardware problem, specifically the usb plug of your phone.
Better wait until further evaluation from this awesome community, but be prepared to send it in to Samsung service center.
Edit: perhaps try a different battery? Or try to plug it in the pc and see if that does anything, I'm really not sure.
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trying connected to pc but still going same..need to check with other battery first.. thanks for responding

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Checked with other battery and its repeating again with same problem somebone help me plz
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as stated above,might be a hardware problem since changing ROM doesnt get rid of the problem.when you connect it to PC,does it recognize your phone(USB storage)?

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LaZyDood said:
as stated above,might be a hardware problem since changing ROM doesnt get rid of the problem.when you connect it to PC,does it recognize your phone(USB storage)?
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Yes it recognizes as usual....and i can transfer files and can do all the stuff but it wont get charge...by keeping whole night charger connected it stays in the same battery level when i'm connected...shows charging symbol
Sometimes charges upto some level and again stops...wtf prblm with my mobile...i dont have this problem before in this device...
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gnan10 said:
Yes it recognizes as usual....and i can transfer files and can do all the stuff but it wont get charge...by keeping whole night charger connected it stays in the same battery level when i'm connected...shows charging symbol
Sometimes charges upto some level and again stops...wtf prblm with my mobile...i dont have this problem before in this device...
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Try downloading Battery Monitor Widget.it should give you an idea how much current(mA) your phone is getting(during charge) or consuming(when on battery).im suspecting EITHER something is eating too much power OR your charger is not delivering enough current.that is,if your phone shows its charging when you plug in either charger or USB but not increasing in charge level.

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LaZyDood said:
Try downloading Battery Monitor Widget.it should give you an idea how much current(mA) your phone is getting(during charge) or consuming(when on battery).im suspecting EITHER something is eating too much power OR your charger is not delivering enough current.that is,if your phone shows its charging when you plug in either charger or USB but not increasing in charge level.
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Yes when i am connected to charger or pc its showing that device is charging but not increasing levels atleast...tried with other working vharger same result...i'll try this battery monitor first and let u knw the status
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After plugging my charger it shows charging first and then discharging here the screenshots for better understanding what i am saying
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give it sometime to build a database of your power charge/consumption.by default,it checks the current every 10mins.so in an hour,you should have a history of at least 6 checks.you can also put a 1x1 widget in homescreen with at least the current(mA) and consumption(%/hr) so you would be able to monitor the current without going into the app all the time.give it an hour of battery use and another hour of charge.should give you an idea.the Estimates tab will give you an idea of what process eats power during USE and during screen off.

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LaZyDood said:
give it sometime to build a database of your power charge/consumption.by default,it checks the current every 10mins.so in an hour,you should have a history of at least 6 checks.you can also put a 1x1 widget in homescreen with at least the current(mA) and consumption(%/hr) so you would be able to monitor the current without going into the app all the time.give it an hour of battery use and another hour of charge.should give you an idea.the Estimates tab will give you an idea of what process eats power during USE and during screen off.
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Ok bro...but Have u seen that second screenshot ...its showing Ac plugged but discharging
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yup,which seems weird cause 13.5%/hr consumption is roughly equivalent to surfing the web which indicates either your phone is eating up too much power therefore cancelling your charge or your phone is not charging at all.

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Try charging with cell off.
We'll know if it's a s/w issue or Hardware

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gnan10 said:
i am having very weird problems after installing paranoid android v 2.54 its not getting charged (charger is gud checked with another one but still no luck) and its showing that its connected and charging but battery is discharging by leaving plugged... erased installed another roms but still no luck used megawipe rom cleaner scripts to clear everything but still its there problem....installed pure untouched stock firmware from sammobile but still its there....if i poweroff and keeping charge, sometimes it will get charged upto some level... its very annoying
anyone help me out :crying::crying::crying:
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eggman89 said:
Try charging with cell off.
We'll know if it's a s/w issue or Hardware
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high possibility its a hardware problem.but just trying to help him rule out everything and whether its a charger or a phone problem.

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i had the same problem recently and i've been forced to charge power off but after some time and rom change its charging normally

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if it is a hardware problem then how much does it costs to repair.. tell me dude....