Hi XDA,
My Galaxy S3 stopped charging properly a couple of days ago. In a matter of hours it froze and charged a bit slower, then it wouldn't charge anymore. When the phone is off and I plug in the charger, the animation starts for about 1 - 2 seconds, and then the screen goes black. If it's on, nothing happens when i plug the charger in and out.
I've owned the phone for a year, and I rooted about 3 weeks ago, and installed CM10.1 (Nightly). It worked fine until this problem.
I've troubleshooted a bit on my own, and what I've found out is that, it can't be the battery that's the problem, because I've tried three different ones, and the problem stays the same. It can't be the USB port on the phone, since I can get it to work in Download mode (ODIN mode). I've also tried CM9 and flashing back to stock android. I've also tried charging it from the wall and the computer, and used different cables. Nothing has done any better.
I'm guessing it's software related, I just can't figure out how to fix it.
Thanks in advance,
Zhibbhi
the charging port of the phone might be faulty.
SRIRAM
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By charging port I would suggest the charging circuit inside the phone is faulty, as it sounds like you've eliminated all the other possibilities. Return the phone to fully stock for warranty repair.
So even if I can access the phone through ODIN, the charging circuit can be faulty?
I just thought it was a strange coincident that it went faulty a just a couple of weeks after I installed CM10.1
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So even if I can access the phone through ODIN, the charging circuit can be faulty?
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Zhibbhi said:
So even if I can access the phone through ODIN, the charging circuit can be faulty?
I just thought it was a strange coincident that it went faulty a just a couple of weeks after I installed CM10.1
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Odin has nothing to do with the charging circuit .
Solutions .
One the battery try another
Two the charger try another >> charge phone from PC usb .
Three the cable try another
Four the USB port on the phone >>> clean
Five the onboard charging circuit >>> needs a service centre .
Six and highly unlikely a firmware problem wipe phone flash stock rom .
jje
Ok, thanks a ton guys! I'm going to set the phone back to stock, and send it in for warranty repair as I've tried everything else.
Zhibbhi said:
Ok, thanks a ton guys! I'm going to set the phone back to stock, and send it in for warranty repair as I've tried everything else.
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In the future, avoid using S3's stock charging cable. I changed mine to one I bought off eBay and had no probs since then. I had several frequent problems like slow charging/no charging etc.
bjmath said:
In the future, avoid using S3's stock charging cable. I changed mine to one I bought off eBay and had no probs since then. I had several frequent problems like slow charging/no charging etc.
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Best avoid using the phone to charge the battery at all, that way you don't stress the phone components with wake lock and heat. Buy a £6 desk charger and spare battery, replacing these is much cheaper than the phone motherboard.
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I have an S3 and lately it has taken longer to charge and it was charging to less percentage. I tried 2 different chargers and 3 different cables with the same outcome. I was thinking about one of the threads I had read and they mentioned going to the cell store and it charged for them. I've read about it being the charge circuit on the main board and various other problems and solutions that didn't work. I went to Staples today and purchased a SCOSCHE reVOLT line h1 2.1 amp quick charge and in less than an hour I charged from 63% to the 100% I haven't seen in quite a while. The Samsung OEM charger it seems (as well as the other one I tried) had lost some of it's get up and go. It is working fine now and with this charger it doesn't take long at all to reach full charge. I've put a lot of time into customizing this phone after root and would have been VERY disappointed if I had to start over with a new one. I'd be willing to bet at least 90% of the charging problems people are posting about are caused by the charger deteriorating over time.
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Ok. Had GS2 5 months, been no bother , had several different roms and last rom was Criseklo v38. Plugged phone into charger and nothing happened
Tried several chargers nothing. Waited about 40 secs with charger in and suddenly the phone tells me its charging... odd but ok. left phone to charge well left it half an hour unplugged charger it read 92% but upon unplugging charger the phone read it was still charging After about half a minute it no longer read it was charging. Ok . Leave phone to charge to full when it tells me, i unplug charger it reads 100% and stays at 100% and flicks between its charging and its not and percentage doesnt drop from 100% until i reboot and it drops to about 96% or so. Battery now loses about 50% overnight and i cannot gauge what state my battery really is at. Wiped phone, formatted new rom, same issue. different rom same issue. I assume from this its not software problem. Is it i need a new battery or does it sound like phones gone **** up. BTW i plug usb to pc and it instantly loads up my sd cards as normal so the usb port seems unaffected. Im not sure what to do
Check what kernel was installed with your last ROM.Sometimes kernels that are use for OC/UV can cause wierd things like this.You may have a corrupt one and if so may need to flash it again.Flash a CF-Root kernel and see what happens.If that doesnt change the problem then we will have to look somewhere else,but its a start.
I acquired a new ext battery but phone still has same issue. I've cleaned kernels in cwm and flashed others but the problem still persists.
I don't know what else to try.
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Had the exact same issue on my SGS2. This is not a software or battery problem. I took it to my local samsung service center and they replaced the port where we connect the charger and it started working fine after that.
Mine was under warranty and i was not charged for anything. So everything's back to normal.
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Had the exact same issue on my SGS2. This is not a software or battery problem. I took it to my local samsung service center and they replaced the port where we connect the charger and it started working fine after that.
Mine was under warranty and i was not charged for anything. So everything's back to normal.
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Did you return your sgs2 to default or was it rooted when when you returned it to a Samsung service center. I think its what ill have to do is return it under warentee.
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Wow sounds like the exact same problem I had just a few days ago. I think my problem was down to moisture caused by using my phone while out in the snow. I bought a new board on ebay for £7 and that fixed the problem but obviously involved removing the casing and a few screws and plugs to fit.
Well i rooted the phone and was running a deodexed rom with siyah kernel. but before taking it to the service center, i flashed a stock rom and kernel and did the binary counter reset with a jig.
Even then they found out that the phone was rooted before, though i pretended i dint do anything and they couldn't justify it. So i guess the warranty was still valid.
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.
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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.
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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?
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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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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.
Hi all,
I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 2 (i777). It was rooted and running CM 10.1. A few months ago it started to have charging/USB port issues. Some of the symptoms:
-Sporadic charging (starting and stopping)
-Required USB jiggling to get it to start charging
-Sometimes wouldn't charge at all until it died, then would eventually charge while powered off
-Would not shutdown (only reboot, even if the battery was removed)
-Randomly started "car mode"
My initial thoughts on this were USB port issues. After doing some research on people with similar problems, I tried cleaning the port with alcohol, toothbrush, compressed air, etc. No avail.
Eventually the phone just stopped charging altogether. At this point, if I left it plugged in, it would sit in a continuous boot loop (boot, get to lock screen, realize it has no juice, shutdown, rinse, repeat). After a few days of attempting to charge and just having that happen, it went black and has never turned on since.
To try to solve that, I bought a new USB port flex cable on eBay and replaced it, assuming this would solve all my USB port issues. I tried to be as ESD safe as possible and also not break anything in the phone, but after replacing the board, it still wouldn't boot.
Next step- bought a new battery with an external charger to skip the USB port altogether and see if the battery was shot. Charged up the new battery, popped it in, nothing.
I'm at a total loss. If it started as a charging problem, I don't see how the problem could have been anywhere but the flex cable board or the battery. Does anyone have any ideas about what might be going wrong? I would REALLY appreciate some insight.
Thanks!
Maybe the repeated loops damage it
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aptbosox said:
Hi all,
I have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 2 (i777). I
Eventually the phone just stopped charging altogether. At this point, if I left it plugged in, it would sit in a continuous boot loop (boot, get to lock screen, realize it has no juice, shutdown, rinse, repeat). After a few days of attempting to charge and just having that happen, it went black and has never turned on since.
To try to solve that, I bought a new USB port flex cable on eBay and replaced it, assuming this would solve all my USB port issues. I tried to be as ESD safe as possible and also not break anything in the phone, but after replacing the board, it still wouldn't boot.
Next step- bought a new battery with an external charger to skip the USB port altogether and see if the battery was shot. Charged up the new battery, popped it in, nothing.
I'm at a total loss. If it started as a charging problem, I don't see how the problem could have been anywhere but the flex cable board or the battery. Does anyone have any ideas about what might be going wrong? I would REALLY appreciate some insight.
Thanks!
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Did you ever find a solution? I'm in the no charge boot loop after letting it die last night.
I have not seen previous usb problems at all. I suspect that my battery got over-drained, but then I've got the same symptoms as you and you have a new battery. I can get it into recovery but t won't stay on in CWM for long enough to fix permissions, which is the only thing I've tried so far in CWM.
Thanks
If i was in your place i'd have taken it to the nearest Samsung Service center and let them fix it for me.
I think the fluctuation in power may have damaged your phone battery point from where it takes power from the battery and charge it.
Maybe it has damaged the motherboard.
We cannot say anything in this situation.
You should just take it to your nearest service center.
Best of Luck
OK, wiping Data fixed it.
Thanks for your reply. This problem just started this morning with no previous issues, doing the looping part of your problem that I quoted. so it's not a question of what I might have done.
But, for others encountering my part of it, here's what I've done and learned so far today.
As I looked into things elsewhere on the , it seemed to be a software problem. Luckily, I have another Galaxy (Exhibit) that's similar battery and I was able to put the charged battery from it into the SII. The SII booted and worked fine but did not charge. I put the SII battery into the Exhibit (sorta fits). It took a charge.
This confirmed to me that it's not the battery. It must be the phone perhaps USB port or more likely "firmware" since problem started abruptly after draining battery down.
I then wiped data on the SII from CWM/recovery and rebooted.
SII is now charging again. Stock battery is back in and working.
Time will tell if all is well, but here's what I think happened:
1) battery drained down to zero while unplugged
2) plugging in and starting up phone immediately threw something off in the battery stats at a low level...that kept it from charging even when turned off. Or rather threw it into a loop. Don't really understand this stuff, but may have to do with physical things that happen in a battery when the cells drop down way low and then the voltage feedback they give to charging circuit.
3) charging battery in another device (gingerbread, by the way) got the battery out of this, if battery had been a contributing factor,(or just a trigger) it was back over the hump.
4) wiping data fixed the charging, so I conclude it was a charging circuit data issue triggered by an ultra low battery.
Hope I'm over this problem and hope that it helps somebody else. If you run into this yourself with no previous USB or hardware issues, I'd suspect software before hardware. If I had only one battery and no way to charge it externally, I would suggest get one of those simple universal clip-on chargers to bring the battery back up and then go into CWM and wipe data.
UPDATE: It's stopped charging again. It's no longer looping since I got the battery charged up, but not right either. As soon as I plug it into a USB, it boots itself without powering on.
I guess that this is looking more like a physical USB issue now. Weird that there's been no previous sign of trouble before today.
UPDATE2: I cleaned USB port but no help. Then I bent the USB contacts towards the screen and it is charging now again. I'm ordering a replacement USB.
I should add that I'm running Shostock Jellybean, older (not current) version with it's associated Jeboo kernel. Don't know if it matters.
I wish I'd seen your post sooner.. I had exactly the same problems back in January. Took all the same steps you did. In the end, an 8$ USB flex cable from EBay solved the problem. I think you'll have luck with that:thumbup:
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hey, I'm experiencing the same issue slightly different.
-Sporadic charging (starting and stopping)
-Randomly started "car mode"
-plugged in the charger while the device is switched off, it automatically turns the device on.
-If the cable still plugged in while the charger removed from the main current, it shows "Charging stopped. High voltage"
-From yesterday, it doesn't charge even. Only way to charge is, connect the charger first and then Restart the device.
Then only charging continuous.
Can anyone help to solve this? Is this a software issue?
Thanks!
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Also, there was this issue early --> when I charge it from the laptop, the USB mode doesn't switch on. It just charge the phone only.
But now it's not even working like that.
Tweaker7376 said:
I wish I'd seen your post sooner.. I had exactly the same problems back in January. Took all the same steps you did. In the end, an 8$ USB flex cable from EBay solved the problem. I think you'll have luck with that:thumbup:
Sent from my Slimbeaned Sgh-I777 (unbricked x4 )
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Which flex cable you bought exactly...plz give me the link...i badly need one...thx
mmystere68 said:
Which flex cable you bought exactly...plz give me the link...i badly need one...thx
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Hey bro.. I've been offline forever.. Did you ever get what you needed?? I can pm you some info:good:
Tweaker7376 said:
Hey bro.. I've been offline forever.. Did you ever get what you needed?? I can pm you some info:good:
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Tweaker7376 said:
I wish I'd seen your post sooner.. I had exactly the same problems back in January. Took all the same steps you did. In the end, an 8$ USB flex cable from EBay solved the problem. I think you'll have luck with that:thumbup:
Sent from my Slimbeaned Sgh-I777 (unbricked x4 )
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hi, my s2 wont charge. It just shows up charging when plugged in but it doesnt charge at all. and it overheats too much while plugged in. What is that flex cable you said, is it the one that connects the charging port to the motherboard? were you the one opened and replaced it? thanks
Hi,
My Samsung Galaxy S3 (I9300) is just more than 1 month old. Due to the really bad multitasking abilities of the stock TouchWiz (On such an expensive phone, I couldn't browse and play music at the same time) I got really frustrated.
I rooted and flashed the ROM twice. Tried and tested two ROMs. Didn't quite like em. Came back to stock ROM.
Now I'm on stock ROM and still rooted. The charging time of my S3 was always very long and in my last charging attempt it has taken more than 9 hours to completely charge. I've done a factory restore already.
I've checked the charger through battery widgets and the charger is detected as an "AC Charger". I'm not sure if those battery calibrating software work. I don't think the charger is at fault.
I really need a fix for this charging issue. It's really sad that a brand new phone is acting like this.
Will be very thankful for all the help.
Punkster101 said:
Hi,
My Samsung Galaxy S3 (I9300) is just more than 1 month old. Due to the really bad multitasking abilities of the stock TouchWiz (On such an expensive phone, I couldn't browse and play music at the same time) I got really frustrated.
I rooted and flashed the ROM twice. Tried and tested two ROMs. Didn't quite like em. Came back to stock ROM.
Now I'm on stock ROM and still rooted. The charging time of my S3 was always very long and in my last charging attempt it has taken more than 9 hours to completely charge. I've done a factory restore already.
I've checked the charger through battery widgets and the charger is detected as an "AC Charger". I'm not sure if those battery calibrating software work. I don't think the charger is at fault.
I really need a fix for this charging issue. It's really sad that a brand new phone is acting like this.
Will be very thankful for all the help.
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change the cable and report back again.
sriram231092 said:
change the cable and report back again.
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Okay, the new cable worked. However even it has shown the same problem once. The thing with my phone is it doesn't charge at the same speed every time. I can't be assured that after connecting the charger at night, I'll get a full charge in the morning. Sometimes the charger works well. Sometimes it does not.
You may have a faulty charging port or wall charger if you have already changed the cable...
Why not download the Galaxy Charging Current app and see if your SIII is charging at 1000mA using wall charger?
Galaxy Charging Current
My original samsung charge cable developed problems after 8 months (it started only charging at between 300mA to 800mA; changes after you plug in and plug out the cable to the SIII)
The wall charger is still ok as I get 1000mA again after replacing the cable with a Capdase cable.
The S3 has built in stability detection for USB charging. If it determines the connection is unstable, it restricts charge. Usually a simple cable swap resolves but as mentioned above, the port could be faulty.
If you're rooted try a kernel such as Devil or Perseus which can have stability detection ignored.
Hello. I just bought a s2 i777 unlocked from eBay and i have been having charging issues:
when i unboxed the phone there was no battery juice available and would not turn on. I connected the phone to the default charger(ETAOU10EBE) that came with it and let it charge for 30 minutes and powered it up and then let it charge. i was not home when it was charging...so when i got back 3 hours later it had stopped charging at 74%.
I also noticed it detected the AC charger as USB PLUGGED. I used my nexus 7 adapter and after more than 5 hours it reached 100%. the next day i rooted the phone by flashing siyah kernel and flashed shostock3 4.0( it was on stock 4.0.3 before flash). here i noticed that with any adapter or cable i use the phone takes a lot of time to charge and does not get past 70%.
The phone showed it was charging but actually it was discharging. i powered off the phone to charge it but after sometime when i turned it on to see if it charged the battery the battery has lost all its charge in less than 15 minutes while the phone being off. I searched about this problem on the internet and some people are saying it might be a faulty battery or DAMAGED USB FLEX CABLE. OTG is not working also. i can use my usbdrive on my nexus 7 correctly but it does not detect on the s2. I am thinking the problem is with the USB FLEX itself.
OTG worked before i flased shostock3....
i also reflashed a rooted stock 4.0.3..but that did not solve any problem..so i flashed shostock again. i even flashed pure stock i777 jb 4.1.2...it booted the first time but as soon as i plugged a usb cable to pc or ac it turned off and kept on showing flashing charging battery...so flashed siyah kernel again via ODIN and restored a shostock nandroid backup. And now the phone do not get charged at all and OTG also does not detect,
Any suggestion is greatly appreciated.
i would gladly ship it back to the ebay seller for another one but shipping is high.
UPDATE: The problem was solved by replacing a USB FLEX CABLE...
mmystere68 said:
Hello. I just bought a s2 i777 unlocked from eBay...
i would gladly ship it back to the ebay seller for another one but shipping is high.
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Well yes, but if you can do that, it may be the most inexpensive way. One other possibility is that you have a bad USB port in the phone. You can replace that yourself, but you will probably pay as much for the replacement part, and then there is no guarantee it will correct the problem. I have seen several people post that they tried to replace the USB port but that it was not successful. Sending it to a reputable repair shop is also probably not practical or cost effective. So I say, get a working phone from the seller if you can.
mmystere68 said:
Hello. I just bought a s2 i777 unlocked from eBay and i have been having charging issues:
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creepy's probably right (a usual occurrence), but it could also be as simple as a bad battery. Buying things like this second hand can sometimes give you trouble like you're having, because you don't know what's really OEM or some shoddy off-brand. Another option for you would be to get a cheap battery that's been confirmed to work perfectly on the i777.
Several of us are using this $5 battery from Ebay; it isn't 22000 mah like it promotes (it's more in line with the 1650 that shipped with the phone), but I'm using it right now and have never had any issues. If you want to read further about those of us who've used it, read this thread starting from here.
SteveMurphy said:
creepy's probably right (a usual occurrence), but it could also be as simple as a bad battery. Buying things like this second hand can sometimes give you trouble like you're having, because you don't know what's really OEM or some shoddy off-brand. Another option for you would be to get a cheap battery that's been confirmed to work perfectly on the i777.
Several of us are using this $5 battery from Ebay; it isn't 22000 mah like it promotes (it's more in line with the 1650 that shipped with the phone), but I'm using it right now and have never had any issues. If you want to read further about those of us who've used it, read this thread starting from here.
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The seller described the phone as new....it looked new to me when it arrived but it had screen protector perfectly aligned on it...i had the charging issue since day 1. I thought that the battery was new and needed to be broken in...hence the long charging time. The seller refunded me the $9.98 i asked for the defected AC charger supplied(it showed up as usb plugged in any device).
I already contacted the seller several times and after i got his/her approval i left the device at a repair shop for verification of the charging issue....will see how it turns out....i cant buy another battery as it takes more than 30 days for items to arrive here in mauritius...i asked a friend to lend me his s2 battery... Still no sign of him...lol
The local repair shop is taking around $35 to change the usb flex and other short-circuited parts....did you guys had any problem with your usb flex???
And can you plz guide me here : what is emmc superbrick bug?? the 4.0.3 stock rooted rom i flashed had this bug in it...the OP warned about it...could this bug cause this hardware problem i am facing?
mmystere68 said:
The local repair shop is taking around $35 to change the usb flex and other short-circuited parts....did you guys had any problem with your usb flex???
And can you plz guide me here : what is emmc superbrick bug?? the 4.0.3 stock rooted rom i flashed had this bug in it...the OP warned about it...could this bug cause this hardware problem i am facing?
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I had a problem with the usb flex, I bought two of them on amazon or ebay (I can't remember), did the replace my self and my phone is back on business
4.0.3 has the brick bug, don't perform a factory reset if you're on stock kernel.
I don't believe that bug is causing the issues
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