[Q] Samsung Galaxy Siii charging problems - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I bought I samsung galaxy Siii about 8 months ago and am having problems with charging. I put it on charge at about 10pm when it has about 15% of battery and wake up at 6am and it has about 55%. Is anyone else having the same problem or has anyone has the problem and now sorted it out.
Thanks

Rearna said:
Hi,
I bought I samsung galaxy Siii about 8 months ago and am having problems with charging. I put it on charge at about 10pm when it has about 15% of battery and wake up at 6am and it has about 55%. Is anyone else having the same problem or has anyone has the problem and now sorted it out.
Thanks
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Hi Rearna,
I also have that problem dont know why it does it.
What i do is charge it for 5 mins then unplug and then plug it back in again.
Then it usually charges properly.
I presume its a glitch in the software.

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magnoman said:
Hi Rearna,
I also have that problem dont know why it does it.
What i do is charge it for 5 mins then unplug and then plug it back in again.
Then it usually charges properly.
I presume its a glitch in the software.
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Thanks for your advice.
It really is annoying because the other week I put it on charge, woke up took it off charge and five minutes later looked at it and it was 55%. I didn't have time to put it back on charge as I had to leave. After that it didn't happen until last night.
Also do you have a problem when the phone tells you the memory card has been removed?
Thanks

One backup data and factory reset .
Two test with supplied USB lead and charger .
Test another charger test another lead test another battery .
Or take to a service centre .
jje

Try another USB cable, it is not the charger.

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[Q] Galaxy S3 charging problem?

So i bought my SGS3 (marble white) a few days ago and it was working perfectly fine. A few days ago my phone suddenly stopped charging. I rebooted the phone and it was charging again. Last night it again stopped charging. I again rebooted but this time it did not fix the problem.
I know that the charging port of the phone is not damaged as phone works perfectly fine when connected to a pc via usb cable and charges.
And i have never ever plugged in a non-genuine accessory to its micro usb port. Not even a dock!
Anyone with a similar problem or cure?
edit: software update fixed it in my case.
SGS Charging Issue
rohan999 said:
So i bought my SGS3 (marble white) a few days ago and it was working perfectly fine. A few days ago my phone suddenly stopped charging. I rebooted the phone and it was charging again. Last night it again stopped charging. I again rebooted but this time it did not fix the problem.
I know that the charging port of the phone is not damaged as phone works perfectly fine when connected to a pc via usb cable and charges.
And i have never ever plugged in a non-genuine accessory to its micro usb port. Not even a dock!
Anyone with a similar problem or cure?
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I will not say I have a cure, but I am facing the same problem, sometimes I have to reboot twice for it to start charging.
Guru's kindly look into the issue and help us, this happens in both the cases, while charging for adapter or while charging from USB.
Shamms said:
I will not say I have a cure, but I am facing the same problem, sometimes I have to reboot twice for it to start charging.
Guru's kindly look into the issue and help us, this happens in both the cases, while charging for adapter or while charging from USB.
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Well not exactly, it does not happen when i plug the phone into a usb port.
It happens with the charger but, now my phone is not just recognizing the charger. I have rebooted twice, thrice but still the same problem.
I'm having a similar problem,
Charging when -
phone on
power save on - WIFI/data and most other things are off
charges 2% per hr with official charger (wall socket)
Charging when -
phone OFF!
40% per hr with official charger (wall socket)
Haven't really tried the PC USB charging yet,
But i have noticed that my battery info page says the phones been on battery for
2 days 22hrs, Very strange as i have charged and attempted to charge the phone more than 10 times in the past 24hrs.
Anyone also noticed the on battery time to be wrong?
i got this problem yesterday too , restart then its ok , weird ...
before reboot the battery icon shows charging icon but its not charging at all
does charging a battery run a software too ?
why you guys not reporting the issue in samsung mobile showroom from where you bought the mobile and take a use of your warranty card?
i bought the mobile from UAE...NO charging Problem at the moment
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why you guys not reporting the issue in samsung mobile showroom from where you bought the mobile and take a use of your warranty card?
i bought the mobile from UAE...NO charging Problem at the moment
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My mobile is no more in warranty as I have rooted my phone, will have to come back to stock rom for me to claim warranty, that's why I am waiting for someone to provide solution before I return back to stock rom for warranty claim.
Sounds like it's an issue with the charger, rather than the phone.
Flumme said:
Sounds like it's an issue with the charger, rather than the phone.
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No, I tried with usb and wall mount, issue persisted till i restarted the phone.
Flumme said:
Sounds like it's an issue with the charger, rather than the phone.
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No my charger works perfect with my other phones..
-=SagaR=- said:
why you guys not reporting the issue in samsung mobile showroom from where you bought the mobile and take a use of your warranty card?
i bought the mobile from UAE...NO charging Problem at the moment
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I thought it was best to ask here before i contact orange to report the problem, as i really didn't want to send the phone back to them if its something i could have fixed
I'm doing a factory reset and if it still has charging problems i will call orange today.
I'm facing the same problem. It started about 2 weeks ago.
I tried different chargers but no hope. the only way to charge it is via a usb port.
I had this problem once on the first day I got my phone. Worked fine though with an iphone charger with the samsung usb cable. Have any of you guys tried that?
Deblow said:
But i have noticed that my battery info page says the phones been on battery for
2 days 22hrs, Very strange as i have charged and attempted to charge the phone more than 10 times in the past 24hrs.
Anyone also noticed the on battery time to be wrong?
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I thanked your post accidentally while trying to quote you
The batterystats.bin file only resets itself after a full charge to 100%. That's the file that's responsible for showing all the battery usage info. So if you just keep topping up your phone without letting it charge to 100%, the battery statistics will be from the last full charge. If you see the graph you'll see it rises everytime you charge and then falls when you take it off charge. It cumulatively shows the amount of time you've used the phone on battery since the last full charge, regardless of how much you charge it in between. When you let it charge fully to 100% and unplug it, the battery stats file will be reset and give you a correct reading.
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I'm having a similar issue, only difference to what you guys are having is that my SIII start charging via the normal charger if its been in USB for a bit, like 2-5 min. I tried the rebooting, nothing. it only charges through USB 1st, then it will work via the stock charger, I've tested it on another charger aswell, and the samsung car charger.
I really hope there is a quick fix, becuase I dont want to send it in for repairs, as cellphone providers in SA arent the best.
I had a similar problem with my gtab 2 10.1 but the wall charger is to blame
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sashank said:
I thanked your post accidentally while trying to quote you
The batterystats.bin file only resets itself after a full charge to 100%. That's the file that's responsible for showing all the battery usage info. So if you just keep topping up your phone without letting it charge to 100%, the battery statistics will be from the last full charge. If you see the graph you'll see it rises everytime you charge and then falls when you take it off charge. It cumulatively shows the amount of time you've used the phone on battery since the last full charge, regardless of how much you charge it in between. When you let it charge fully to 100% and unplug it, the battery stats file will be reset and give you a correct reading.
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Dude! we don't have problem with battery status i guess,
We have problem with NO CHARGING. Off topic comments won't help.
I had Battery Issues afater ICS
I formated my Internal SD & then did Factory reset
My Phone works Great now & has better Battery Life too
& I did it 3 times
Wonder why everybody keeps saying dont Factory rest ???
Same problem here, i tried with a charger and with a usb port, both doesn't work. Then, i rebooted the phone and now it's charging...
I don't understand.
Hi all,
try off your phone..
take out battery...
put in battery...
plug in charging cable...
wait till it show that your battery is charging with the circle below moving..
let it go 1 round and start your phone. it may help.

Galaxy S II power issues

Hi i have a Galaxy S2 with some strange issues attached .Firstly upon leaving overnight on a full charge it shows 100% charged but when unplugged from charger it instantaneously drops to critical and dies minutes later. Also the USB will not charge or connect to kies or register as a drive since the battery issue started . I have bough replacement batteries incase of an overcoooked original and same thing on all three.
The phone is on orange and is running a stock rom gingerbread 2.3.3 and is unrooted never been messed with or flashed and im the only owner .
Could this be a potential board fault ?or could it have in some way faultered on the firmware somehow with an easy fix
cheers in advance guys ..
coopigeon said:
Hi i have a Galaxy S2 with some strange issues attached .Firstly upon leaving overnight on a full charge it shows 100% charged but when unplugged from charger it instantaneously drops to critical and dies minutes later. Also the USB will not charge or connect to kies or register as a drive since the battery issue started . I have bough replacement batteries incase of an overcoooked original and same thing on all three.
The phone is on orange and is running a stock rom gingerbread 2.3.3 and is unrooted never been messed with or flashed and im the only owner .
Could this be a potential board fault ?or could it have in some way faultered on the firmware somehow with an easy fix
cheers in advance guys ..
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First it sounds like a battery issue.
But if you checked with different batteries and with all you have these issues, it really seems to be a hardware issue in the phone ... maybe the battery stats chip, or the controller for charging (from power and USB plug).
If you are still on warranty, go to the store/service center and ask for a repair or replacement.
Good luck !
You can also try to clean phone battery connectors.
Best with izopropanol.
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[Q] Battery stuck at 0%, need battery replacement?

Suddenly my phone won't charge. Do I need a new battery?
Here's the details ...
Samsung Galaxy S2 (i9100)
CyanogenMod 10.1 Nightly (10.1-20121229-NIGHTLY-i9100).
I've had it for almost 2 years.
If I leave it plugged in, everything works fine. I can boot it up and use it normally. The lockscreen display and status bar indicate that it's charging, but it stays at 0%. If I unplug the charger, it shuts down right away.
It also seems warmer than it should be while plugged in, but I'm not certain that's part of the problem.
The results are the same whether I use the charger or a USB cable connected to the computer.
There's an immediate reaction when I plug it in or unplug it, so I don't think there's anything wrong with the charger or the port.
I've tried removing and re-inserting the battery with no change. I've also rebooted it several times... it shuts down when I unplug it anyway.
It just happened today, and I haven't installed or updated any software in the last several days. I have auto-updates in the Play store turned off. So it's not a software issue. The ROM was the last thing I updated and that was on the 30th.
I think the battery is really empty because I can't power it on at all if it's not plugged in. So, it's not just that the battery level indicator is wrong.
Hopefully, all I need is to replace the battery, but I was hoping someone here could confirm that or suggest what else might be wrong.
Thank you.
Check contact pins see if they are bent away or have crap on them. If not it sounds like the battery is dead, but I assume you already knew this.
I had already checked all connections and didn't find any damage or other problems. I bought a new battery today and that seems to have solved the problem.
Thank you.
Ghodmode said:
I had already checked all connections and didn't find any damage or other problems. I bought a new battery today and that seems to have solved the problem.
Thank you.
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I needed to write because this topic is on top on google results. I've lived the same today. A while ago i had a sudden battery decrease issue. There i was suggested to remove the battery and wait for a while. I tried this today. Removed the battery (simcard and memory card also... i just felt desperate). Waited for a while (i gues it was about half an hour). Plugged to charge. And my battery contiued charging from %61. I just showed wrong level.
This issue is happening to me too=/ but it happened to both my batteries in the space of two weeks
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hi i have the same problem. i bought a new battery as mine was kaput. then a few days after that i needed a new charger port. now my phone wont turn on manually but when it is on charge it will randomly turn on for 10 seconds with 0% battery and then turn off. i tried doing the reboot with the power, home and vol up button but nothing happens. do i need another new battery?
I don't think it's the battery. I think it has something to do with these custom kernels and ROMs. I've been battling this problem for months with no results.
- I have a new battery, new cable, cleaned pins.
- Tried Lollipop, CM12 with kernel, one or two other kernels.
- Tried various KK ... CM11, Dominanx Kernel, some others too.
None work properly. I love all the updates but it's I just can't pin the problem down on my S2. I'd love to know what else I can do because I think I've exhausted all possibilities. Maybe JB is the only option? I dunno.
Help would be great on this.
metro_electro said:
I don't think it's the battery. I think it has something to do with these custom kernels and ROMs. I've been battling this problem for months with no results.
- I have a new battery, new cable, cleaned pins.
- Tried Lollipop, CM12 with kernel, one or two other kernels.
- Tried various KK ... CM11, Dominanx Kernel, some others too.
None work properly. I love all the updates but it's I just can't pin the problem down on my S2. I'd love to know what else I can do because I think I've exhausted all possibilities. Maybe JB is the only option? I dunno.
Help would be great on this.
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Hi,
if you think the problem is custom ROMs then why don't you just go back to stock ROM and try?
regards
daniu said:
Hi,
if you think the problem is custom ROMs then why don't you just go back to stock ROM and try?
regards
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I thought it might have been the pcb. I replaced that too but even that didn't completely revive the battery life. Went back and forth between JB and various customs mods to no avail. I ended up selling it for parts locally
Loved that S2 but it was time to walk away from it
deadmike07 said:
hi i have the same problem. i bought a new battery as mine was kaput. then a few days after that i needed a new charger port. now my phone wont turn on manually but when it is on charge it will randomly turn on for 10 seconds with 0% battery and then turn off. i tried doing the reboot with the power, home and vol up button but nothing happens. do i need another new battery?
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I also had the same problem once. What I did was, went to recovery mode and charged for 1 hour and voila,it was charged till 21% only sadly. But by then,it has never rebooted like that!:angel:
hey ive also had a similar problem in which my j1 (Samsung Galaxy J1 (2016)) started to randomly shut down or restart around 2 months ago. Then, the battery would start jumping percentages like 100%, to 54%, then 33, back up to 84 in around 10 minutes. Then when I tried to charge it, it would stay at 0% and when Id unplug it, it would say 100% and shut down. Around late last month i ordered a replacement battery, it came in yesterday and worked fine up until a few hours ago. Now when i try to charge it it would stay at 0%.
Solution
1.Turn OFF Phone
2. Pull battery out
wait few sec
3. Connect charger
4. Put battery in
5. Turn Phone ON
Working for me. If not prob replace battery :fingers-crossed:

[Q] Battery will not charge

My Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is running CM 10.1.
More and more frequently it would not recognize a charger connected. I would have to reconnect and it would eventually charge. About a week ago, it just would not charge. I tried connecting to a PC, tried the official charger from Samsung, tried a second charger, nothing. During all of my tinkering to fix it, the battery eventually ran out. I figured the battery was dead.
I ordered a replacement battery and installed it myself. The tablet booted up just fine and showed 60% battery. I connected a charger, it started charging. I wake up the next morning and it is not charging and sitting at 68%. So it did charge some. I got it to charge again for a couple of minutes, but now it has been a couple of days and it will not charge and I am now down to 7% battery.
I tried factory reset, that made no difference. I have the Samsung keyboard dock and it works, That tells me that the connector on the tablet is OK right? Does anyone have any ideas here?
seamus orion said:
My Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is running CM 10.1.
More and more frequently it would not recognize a charger connected. I would have to reconnect and it would eventually charge. About a week ago, it just would not charge. I tried connecting to a PC, tried the official charger from Samsung, tried a second charger, nothing. During all of my tinkering to fix it, the battery eventually ran out. I figured the battery was dead.
I ordered a replacement battery and installed it myself. The tablet booted up just fine and showed 60% battery. I connected a charger, it started charging. I wake up the next morning and it is not charging and sitting at 68%. So it did charge some. I got it to charge again for a couple of minutes, but now it has been a couple of days and it will not charge and I am now down to 7% battery.
I tried factory reset, that made no difference. I have the Samsung keyboard dock and it works, That tells me that the connector on the tablet is OK right? Does anyone have any ideas here?
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Hmmm.... I have the same problem here. And I still do not know how to resolve it.
seamus orion said:
My Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 is running CM 10.1.
More and more frequently it would not recognize a charger connected. I would have to reconnect and it would eventually charge. About a week ago, it just would not charge. I tried connecting to a PC, tried the official charger from Samsung, tried a second charger, nothing. During all of my tinkering to fix it, the battery eventually ran out. I figured the battery was dead.
I ordered a replacement battery and installed it myself. The tablet booted up just fine and showed 60% battery. I connected a charger, it started charging. I wake up the next morning and it is not charging and sitting at 68%. So it did charge some. I got it to charge again for a couple of minutes, but now it has been a couple of days and it will not charge and I am now down to 7% battery.
I tried factory reset, that made no difference. I have the Samsung keyboard dock and it works, That tells me that the connector on the tablet is OK right? Does anyone have any ideas here?
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I'm not sure...but I have heard of phones shutting down when they had power left because the battery stats were off around 15 percent.. Maybe it won't let it charge because it thinks its full. You might try to reset the battery stats in recovery.. Just guessing here.. I'm not sure this can be done on this tab / rec...I heard it being done on an E4GT.. I do think I seen that option in my twrp rec though.. I've only flashed about five ROMs on this device so I haven't dug around in rec that much.. But I know its in cwm on e4gt

Mega 6.3 won't charge!

Guys, i have a 10 months old Galaxy Mega 6.3 and suddenly i'm not able to charge the battery.
I've tried to charge with 30%~ 40%, with my phone turned on, which i always do, everyday... And don't charge at all.
I've tried to charge it turned off, but keeps repeating that screen with the battery with a circle(and a rumble), then this repeats over and over...
Is my battery dead?
radiske said:
Guys, i have a 10 months old Galaxy Mega 6.3 and suddenly i'm not able to charge the battery.
I've tried to charge with 30%~ 40%, with my phone turned on, which i always do, everyday... And don't charge at all.
I've tried to charge it turned off, but keeps repeating that screen with the battery with a circle(and a rumble), then this repeats over and over...
Is my battery dead?
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Sounds like a charder port issue
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radiske said:
Guys, i have a 10 months old Galaxy Mega 6.3 and suddenly i'm not able to charge the battery.
I've tried to charge with 30%~ 40%, with my phone turned on, which i always do, everyday... And don't charge at all.
I've tried to charge it turned off, but keeps repeating that screen with the battery with a circle(and a rumble), then this repeats over and over...
Is my battery dead?
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Hi..first try removing the battery from the phone for about 10 secs and put it back in and see if that will help, because the battery should still be in a charging state even if the battery was not that good as this has happened to me on other samsung phones, and if not better re-install the rom you have, but make a backup first if you can..worth a try before proceeding further.
starmaster10 said:
Hi..first try removing the battery from the phone for about 10 secs and put it back in and see if that will help, because the battery should still be in a charging state even if the battery was not that good as this has happened to me on other samsung phones, and if not better re-install the rom you have, but make a backup first if you can..worth a try before proceeding further.
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I have the latest stock rom installed, so, i don't think it is a rom issue. Besides that, how can i re-install it if i can't turn my phone on? Now i have something 1 or 2% battery life =/
I've tried to remove the battery a couple times, 10sec, 10min... nothing seems to work. Since i have warranty, i'll have to use it, the problem here in Brazil, specially in my city, the service takes forever(3 to 4 weeks =/)
radiske said:
I have the latest stock rom installed, so, i don't think it is a rom issue. Besides that, how can i re-install it if i can't turn my phone on? Now i have something 1 or 2% battery life =/
I've tried to remove the battery a couple times, 10sec, 10min... nothing seems to work. Since i have warranty, i'll have to use it, the problem here in Brazil, specially in my city, the service takes forever(3 to 4 weeks =/)
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Its the charging port! I've had the same problem twice I guerente it!
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Oh okay I didn't know you could not get into the rom or past that battery icon..then most likely a port problem forsure..did you try another usb cable to just make sure.
Edit: when you have your usb cable unplugged from the phone it should still boot into your rom as the port has nothing to do with that part..what does it show on your screen when you boot the phone without the usb connected.
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The battery terminals may be dirty.wipe both gold coloured contacts with a clean, soft cloth and try charging the battery again.
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You can check your charger. And also check your charging port.. sometime charger also damage for this..
radiske said:
Guys, i have a 10 months old Galaxy Mega 6.3 and suddenly i'm not able to charge the battery.
I've tried to charge with 30%~ 40%, with my phone turned on, which i always do, everyday... And don't charge at all.
I've tried to charge it turned off, but keeps repeating that screen with the battery with a circle(and a rumble), then this repeats over and over...
Is my battery dead?
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This happened to me last month on my 10 months old Mega. It was driving me crazy. Phone was charging just 10% / hour (as opposed to 60%). I tried charging with other chargers but result wasn't different.
After much research I came to know that my phone did not have any of the following problems
- ROM (stock 4.2.2), my phone was going into good deep sleep etc.
- Some app (I factory reset my phone to rule that out)
- My charger (I used others')
- My USB port (I always use wall charger)
The problem was with the freaking charger cable (weird right?). I took my friend's charging cable and used with original charger and my phone was back on track.
I still have to buy a new cable. Just researching to get a good one (weird again).
I found the Mega does tend to get hot sometimes where the battery is. I think it's faulty connectors. One of mine looks a bit discolored. But who knows.
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Samsung's charging ports are notoriously bad my old note had the same problem for a while a thicker charger worked then in the end it went off my repair a colleagues note did the same last month and his had to go for repairs it was a big prob with s2 s3 and notes
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hopsin4444 said:
Its the charging port! I've had the same problem twice I guerente it!
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Okay, so I just this moment joined the forum JUST so I could thank Member hopsin444 for this advice. Just as he guaranteed, it was the charging port. After getting his advice, I downloaded the PDF User Manual for the Galaxy Mega (my phone). I did what another member suggested and unplugged the battery for 10 minutes (just to be safe). I plugged it back in, and used the brand new charger and cable that came with my phone. I had been using a different charger, so I wanted to get a brand new clean start. Sure enough, the battery started charging immediately, good as new. I must say that in order for this method to work, you must insure that all components are in working order: battery, charger, and cable connectors. Because, otherwise, it's hard to debug exactly which little part is the culprit for the problem.
Once again, thank you ever so much hospsin444. You saved me a lot of cash, trips to the repair shop, and untold headaches.`
Update: The phone charge from 66% to 70% and then stopped charging again. I'm thinking it's the little slot -- on the phone itself -- that the charger cable plugs into that is the problem. My only option now is to take the phone to get repaired. But my thanks to hopsin still applies. It was fun while it lasted.
Similar problem. . . . grey battery issue ( can get around by using reboot command either in download mode or stock recovery ) i have 2 batteries and one still has a charge, replaced usb port ( NEW BOARD - $15 on -ebay) but no love . . . . when i power off it sits there with the grey battery icon and kills the battery. it is NOT recognized by computer and does not recognize a charger ( i have lots and they are all good wires and blocks ) ordered a wall charger and can use it but no USB at all
Any help or ideas are welcome
fyi :
completely stock
never dropped, wet or abused just stopped working right!
Exact Same issue
kkrakker said:
Similar problem. . . . grey battery issue ( can get around by using reboot command either in download mode or stock recovery ) i have 2 batteries and one still has a charge, replaced usb port ( NEW BOARD - $15 on -ebay) but no love . . . . when i power off it sits there with the grey battery icon and kills the battery. it is NOT recognized by computer and does not recognize a charger ( i have lots and they are all good wires and blocks ) ordered a wall charger and can use it but no USB at all
Any help or ideas are welcome
fyi :
completely stock
never dropped, wet or abused just stopped working right!
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Your not the only one, this just happened to my Mega at the end of July and i replaced the port just the other week and still nothing. Only way it charges is if it was off...i cant charge it while its on, the battery depletes itself and on top of that i can't even use my portable battery to charge this phone. The cable has to only be a Samsung issued cable and that doesn't even make anything better. I'm just going to officially retire this phone and get me another phone
(Third Galaxy phone model.......and my LAST)
Replace USB port Had the exact same problem Phone would charge then not
GnexManVSR said:
Your not the only one, this just happened to my Mega at the end of July and i replaced the port just the other week and still nothing. Only way it charges is if it was off...i cant charge it while its on, the battery depletes itself and on top of that i can't even use my portable battery to charge this phone. The cable has to only be a Samsung issued cable and that doesn't even make anything better. I'm just going to officially retire this phone and get me another phone
(Third Galaxy phone model.......and my LAST)
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I had same problem replaced USB port now phone works perfect.
bonesnj0 said:
I had same problem replaced USB port now phone works perfect.
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I figured out two other reasons why my phone was charging poorly even when I replaced the USB port 1. The charger wire was weak (yes it is a Samsung USB wire) and needed to be replaced. I wasn't getting enough power from the outlet to the phone and it would stay at a percentage for 30 minutes or longer and 2. There was a Low Battery Dump setting that was off (similar setting like the SGS3 and SGS4)
But one thing that now gets me is why I can't use my portable battery to charge anymore? Nothing is wrong with the battery (it charges all of my other electronics with no problem)
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- Go to Phone
- Dial *#9900#
- Wait for the phone to load settings
- Go Down until you see Low Battery Dump
- Tap to On
- Restart Phone
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Could I try to cover it with a towel then put it in a bag ant it in the freezer for 12 hours and take it out and let it reach room temp
I'm having the same exact problem, did you figure out what the problem was?
sometimes change the plugin charger can resolve the problem, but if you have change the plugin and still can not charge like mine maybe
using charger 0.7A can resolve the charging problem, very slow charging . OR using 2.1A charger but try and error until found the perfect one. (it works on my mega LTE)
Me too, having charging problem with my Mega 6.3 i527m. : (
I had used different chargers, cables and batteries, still the problem of not charging was unsolved.
But when the original usb cable and Samsung's proprietary 2A Traveler's charger that came with my old Samsung Tab 7.7 were used, my Mega detected it immediately and the grey battery icon flashed off and on faster than before - a good sign it was charging.
So, that means my charging port/flex is not defective.
Lesson Learned: It pays to use the original accessories that came with your device or gadget!

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