Ok so I was on Omega 4.2.2 v45.1
Anyway, after about 2-3 weeks of use on this ROM, I now have charging problems! (could be hardware?)
So, I charged my phone overnight with my official S3 charger (wired) and it went from 39% to only around 65%!!!!!!
Then I took my charger to work with me (and my other S3 charger, which is an official S3 USB chord to a S3 USB plug)
So first I tried with the hard wired plug - 4 hours and it went from 59% to around 86%
Now I am at home and charging from 46%, so far I am on 47% and it has been around 10 minutes!
It is not a battery problem because I have 3 official genuine batteries and they can't all be faulty at once!!
Then I borrowed my sisters Blackberry charger which works fine on her S3 and it doesn't even charge!!!
WTF is going on? Should I just get a replacement? I have insurance but how can I unroot to stock so they can never know of this forbidden secret?
Usually it is cable related. S3 has unstable connection detection which limits to 100mA if it thinks the usb connection is unstable.
Try a new cable (not your sisters blackberry) to see if any better.
If not, there are kernels (eg perseus / devil ?) That can turn off this detection via stweaks / devil tools apps...
If still not, return to stock and test. May be faulty usb port in your s3.
There's about 3 threads a day created here for slow charging so please do use search, as per forum rules
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rootSU said:
Usually it is cable related. S3 has unstable connection detection which limits to 100mA if it thinks the usb connection is unstable.
Try a new cable (not your sisters blackberry) to see if any better.
If not, there are kernels (eg perseus / devil ?) That can turn off this detection via stweaks / devil tools apps...
If still not, return to stock and test. May be faulty usb port in your s3.
There's about 3 threads a day created here for slow charging so please do use search, as per forum rules
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But this is the problem, my sister has same phone and my friends and they use my charger and works perfect for them, but I use mine or their charger, then slow charger so I am thinking it is my phone
How do I get this kernel update, I am now on I9300_Omega 4.1.2_v43.6 (I just downgraded from 4.2.2 because it used more battery and less stable)
Also,Thanks for help
UPDATE! OK it is hardware related because I just had to move the cable a bit to get it to charge! so my S3 USB mini socket is damaged, but if so, why does it still charge? (even though charge is dead slow, so slow now it hasn't charged from 46% it's still on 46%!!!))
Stability detection... that's why. As mentioned in previous post
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Hi everyone. I own a GS3 that has been running flawlessly for about 3 weeks but since last 2 days it has developed a problem whereby it only charges via the laptop USB port and not the wall charger. I have tried factory reset, flashed two different custom ROMs based on two different firmwares, pulled battery many times, etc etc, to no avail.
the phone starts charging from wall charger, but after a few minutes, charging stops. I have used the original Samsung charger, my old HTC charger, with a combination of many different USB cables and the result is always the same. The USB port appears to be undamaged
ny suggestion to fix the problem?
Android 4.0.4
I9300BWLH1
Kernel SIYAH S3 V1.5.2
Well from what i can see the problem doesnt lie in the data cable. So maybe it the wall plug section. Or maybe the the socket itself maybe be faulty.
Problem doesnt seem to be in the phone itself so nothing to worrry about too much.
Maybe buy a travel charger to see if that helps.
Also high recommended that you do check the plug socket to see if anything else charges in there.
Might be worth charging in a different plug socket.
Hope this helps
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I have used the original Samsung charger, my old HTC charger, with a combination of many different USB cables and the result is always the same.
the data cable IS OK !!
How about the plug socket. Have you tried to plug something else into the same plus socket to make that it still charges for example plugging your laptop into that same plug socket that your phone was to see if the laptop charges.
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the result is the same.
it only charges via the pc USB port and not the wall charger
Well I thought my phone was broke last week...
It wouldn't charge so I tried my old HTC charger and that wouldn't charge it either but it would via usb to laptop. So I purchased a new wire and that worked, I then tested my HTC charger on my HTC Desire HD and that still worked.
So the SGS3 doesn't seem to charge using a HTC cable unless connected to a computer. Try purchasing a new genuine usb cable
Alternatively, you could wipe battery stats in CWM (in advanced menu) and see if that fixes it
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I had the same trouble, only 3 weeks after I bought my SGS3.
I did go to Samsung repair center, and they change the motherboard (under warranty).
2 Month before, same trouble with my SGS2, unfortunatly no warranty.
Samsung ask me for (around) 300$ for motherboard, and I did not do.
I've removed batterie and charge with external battery charger .... and forget it a while.
When I try it later, it was working fine ! What was my surprise !
I can charge it again with charger.... two days after "same player shoot again" : impossible to charge ... then work again :silly: !
I'm having this issue too. There is a whole thread of people having charging issues, and I assumed my problem was the same, however upon further inspection it charges via PC USB cable. That said, this may be the issue with the others in that thread.
My phone definitely seemed to charge by powerpoint when I first got it, but has since stopped.
Charging by PC is a pain, as I use my phone as an alarm, and my PC is in another room.
edit: the lightning icon comes up when I plug it into the wall charger, it just gets no charge. Is this the same as everyone else?
Hi, my s3 charges very slow. he's charging for about six houres now and he's at 43%...
Could it be the USB cable?
Heeeelp!!!
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Check your AC adapter, especially if you're using the travel adapter. If the connection is loose, it will think you're charging with USB. Go to your phone settings and make sure it says "Charging (AC)" and not "Charging (USB)"....unless you ARE charging with USB, then it's supposed to be slow...iono about 6 hours though...
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Check your AC adapter, especially if you're using the travel adapter. If the connection is loose, it will think you're charging with USB. Go to your phone settings and make sure it says "Charging (AC)" and not "Charging (USB)"....unless you ARE charging with USB, then it's supposed to be slow...iono about 6 hours though...
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It says AC...
Check..
Are you charging from computer or the power point. Are you using the charger you got with your phone?
I had the same problem with my phone. Turned out it was the USB cable. Got it replaced from Samsung. You might want to check a different USB cable or a different charger. If you are trying a different charger do make sure the output matches with the stock charger. Also have you tried resetting it back to factory default?
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Charging from powerpoint... wtf? After 4 houres he didn't charge at all... ?? Trying a new cable now!!
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liobeir said:
Charging from powerpoint... wtf? After 4 houres he didn't charge at all... ?? Trying a new cable now!!
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Yep its definitely the cable. you should get it replaced :laugh:
A new cable fixed it! Srry for the panic!!!
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Battery charging incredibly slowly even after switching cables
I got the notification to update my I9300 to Jelly Bean yesterday and went ahead with it. The battery lasted an okay enough time, but I left it plugged in using the stock wall charger overnight. After almost 11 hours, it has only gone from 10% to 75% and I've seen it drop a couple of times while I've gone through the settings. Switching to another charger doesn't seem to make a difference and using the CurrentWidget app shows about 999mA all the time. I haven't rooted it or anything, so it has been difficult to find threads with the exact same issue. Is anyone else experiencing something similar? Thanks!
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I got the notification to update my I9300 to Jelly Bean yesterday and went ahead with it. The battery lasted an okay enough time, but I left it plugged in using the stock wall charger overnight. After almost 11 hours, it has only gone from 10% to 75% and I've seen it drop a couple of times while I've gone through the settings. Switching to another charger doesn't seem to make a difference and using the CurrentWidget app shows about 999mA all the time. I haven't rooted it or anything, so it has been difficult to find threads with the exact same issue. Is anyone else experiencing something similar? Thanks!
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hi there i just got the same problem as you are getting right now im observing my gs3 and found the charging is very slow 1% evry 30mintues and that the condition is the brightness is low wifi and 3g is off i notice this happen just this morning after 24 hour of chargin using the AC charger from the galaxy s2. right now im using usb cable plugin to the wall out let and also tried plug it in to usb port still having slow charging issue my s3 is JB updated and that it is not rooted, before all this issue happen i was using the same usb cable tha im using bow 2days ago and i have no issue i could watch movie while plugin to the usb port or the wall outlet and im still around 94 to 97% charge with full brightness on and wifi and 3g is on, im in singapore and the outlet here is 220v. ill try to check if might be thusb cable is the issue r not.
my problem is the cable. i used my old samsung phone's charger and it worked!
Same here..
Same problem here, the i9300 charged almost nothing through the night. It recognised the charger as AC. After I woke up, I just took the cable out and reinserted it, then it charged way faster the short while before I went to work. I read somewhere that phones with jelly bean installed OTA over gingerbread could have this problem? I can't really say if it's the charger, the cable or the phone that is the culprit. I have previously had a problem with getting the phone to accept my car charger as well..
The cable you use makes a huge difference.
Best to use the original cable, using an old Nokia cable also works fine.
Be ware of 3rd party cables that for some reason dont deliver sufficient juice to the phone and then it charges very slow....
I guess I should add that I used the original cable and charger. I'll come back with a post if I experience more problems.
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Hey guys,
I bought my S3 exactly 1 year ago and everything ran smooth and was working alright. My phone is rooted and it runs with CyanogenMod 10.1.
About a week ago, from one the to the other I can't charge my phone like always.
If the phone is turned on and I plug in the charger (doesn't matter if AC or USB) the phone drains the battery whilst it is actually charging - wtf ?
The only way to charge it is to turn it off and charge it while it's powered off, but even then it charges ridiculous slow.
I did no changes to the ROM or the kernel, it just happened like "over night".
I tried to reflash the ROM etc.. but nothing worked yet. In my opinion it's not a software issue but I don't really know.
Has anyone ever had a problem like this?
PS: At the moment I am not in my home country (not before august) - so if it's a hardware issue I'll reflash the stock rom, unroot it and sent it to Samsung then.
There are plenty of identical posts to this, with the most common cause being a faulty charger or lead.
Which kernel do you use?
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I read dozens of articles but I didn't find a useful answer.
The chargers and the cables are definitely not the problem because my friend also has a S3 and his phone charges normally with all chargers and cables. My battery is also working fine in his phone.
So no battery, charger or cable problem in my opinion.
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ROM: CyanogenMod 10.1 20130531 NIGHTLY
Kernel: Siyah Kernel 1.9.1
But I don't think that the kernel is makes any problems. It worked like a charm for ages and then from on the to another it got ****ed up.
Usual reply flash stock rom .
Test fails replace cable and test .
jje
evo.dev.m1nd said:
I read dozens of articles but I didn't find a useful answer.
The chargers and the cables are definitely not the problem because my friend also has a S3 and his phone charges normally with all chargers and cables. My battery is also working fine in his phone.
So no battery, charger or cable problem in my opinion.
ROM: CyanogenMod 10.1 20130531 NIGHTLY
Kernel: Siyah Kernel 1.9.1
But I don't think that the kernel is makes any problems. It worked like a charm for ages and then from on the to another it got ****ed up.
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If returning to stock doesn't resolve it then the charging circuit inside the phone is faulty - return for warranty repair.
that's your cable or your stop contact is trouble, try in other cable :cyclops:
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Hey guys,
I bought my S3 exactly 1 year ago and everything ran smooth and was working alright. My phone is rooted and it runs with CyanogenMod 10.1.
About a week ago, from one the to the other I can't charge my phone like always.
If the phone is turned on and I plug in the charger (doesn't matter if AC or USB) the phone drains the battery whilst it is actually charging - wtf ?
The only way to charge it is to turn it off and charge it while it's powered off, but even then it charges ridiculous slow.
I did no changes to the ROM or the kernel, it just happened like "over night".
I tried to reflash the ROM etc.. but nothing worked yet. In my opinion it's not a software issue but I don't really know.
Has anyone ever had a problem like this?
PS: At the moment I am not in my home country (not before august) - so if it's a hardware issue I'll reflash the stock rom, unroot it and sent it to Samsung then.
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Had exactly the same problem. I changed the stock charger with an other one and now the phone charges in 2 hours.
There is an app called Galaxy Current. Search in the play store. It gives you the input current when you charge the phone. If it is not 1000mA, then it's probably a faulty charger.
Moreover, i think it is a known problem with stock chargers. A lot of people has experienced the same issue.
Thanks for all your replies but it's definitely NOT the cable and it's NOT the charger.
My friend has also a S3 and we tried the following things:
My cable and my charger
My cable and his charger
His cable and my charger
His cable and his charger
Everything failed.
Then we tried:
Charging my battery with his phone (succeed, so my battery is working well)
Charging his battery with my phone (failed)
I also installed the App "Galaxy Charging Current *Lite*" - values were pretty alright (466mA on USB, 999mA on AC)
I have no STOCK ROM with me and no chance to download it in the next 2 weeks - the only thing I have is an old STOCK ROM backup (should also do the job). I'll try to flash it on my phone and if that fails - I can definitely say that it is a hardware issue (phone charging circuit, ..)
evo.dev.m1nd said:
Thanks for all your replies but it's definitely NOT the cable and it's NOT the charger.
My friend has also a S3 and we tried the following things:
>> On your phone i presume .
My cable and my charger
My cable and his charger
His cable and my charger
His cable and his charger
Rules out cable and charger .
Everything failed.
Then we tried:
Charging my battery with his phone (succeed, so my battery is working well)
Charging his battery with my phone (failed)
>> |Rules out battery .
left with your phone dirty USB bad USB socket
Bad joint on motherboard motherboard problem .
Firmware problem .
jje
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Yesterday I completely unrooted my S3, flashed the Stock 4.1.2 ROM but no changes at all. I can definitely exclude a software problem now.
So I am going to send it back to Samsung in ~ 1 week.
Thanks for you help though.
My phone is repaired now - there were some bad contacts on the usb-to-mainboard connector. Samsung fixed it and now it's working again.
Thanks for your help though.
Hello friends... I noticed the battery charging problem with strange way in my galaxy s3. I'm running android 4.3 cm based custom rom with googy kernel. My charger does not charge correctly as it was doing. I'm using stock charger with stock cable & was working well but now i noticed since 3 to 4 days, whenever i plug the charger it shows the running charging indicator but it won't going up the percentage for long time. For example. if the battery percent is 20% then it shows the opposite response in descending order like 20%, 19%, 18% like this. Very strange issue. As it should charge the device upword like 20%, 21%, 22%. If i unplug the charger & then plug the charger again then sometime it starts charging correctly in ascending order as i was running well. I checked with another cable but the problem still same. It solve the problem with plug & unplug the charger then can charge the device with normall. Plz help to find & solve the problem. Sorry for the bad english. Thanx
Goi back to stock rom, see if problem still exists. If it does then your kernel or rom is the cause, bugs are to be expected in early releases.
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Goi back to stock rom, see if problem still exists. If it does then your kernel or rom is the cause, bugs are to be expected in early releases.
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If it is the cause of early releases or kernel then after the unplug & plug the charger why it starts charging well? I mean if its sure it is cause of kernel & roms then why sometimes the problem sovled after unplug or plug. Well i will change the rom to 4.2.2 which i was running & will check the issue again.
try to change the usb cable
that's work for me!
and maybe works for you
Alastal said:
try to change the usb cable
that's work for me!
and maybe works for you
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I already mentioned that i had checked with another cable but still same problem
mrjoy said:
I already mentioned that i had checked with another cable but still same problem
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Use this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abmantis.galaxychargingcurrent.free
Monitor the MAX value (others do not matter).
Check with your charger what the MAX value reports. Also test on Computer. If you have 2 cables (which I assume is the case) test both on PC and Both in wall socket
rootSU said:
Use this app:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abmantis.galaxychargingcurrent.free
Monitor the MAX value (others do not matter).
Check with your charger what the MAX value reports. Also test on Computer. If you have 2 cables (which I assume is the case) test both on PC and Both in wall socket
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Sir i checked with stock cable in waal socket max value got- 1000, on the other hand I got 300 max value on pc.
Another cable MAx value in wall socket is- 400
On pc max value is - 300
Ok so with wall socket + stock cable, charging should be normal (1000 is normal). If it still charges slow, you're experiencing drain
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Ok so with wall socket + stock cable, charging should be normal (1000 is normal). If it still charges slow, you're experiencing drain
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i checked again to determine the problem clearly & noticed that whenever i properly insert the cable to mobile's usb port after unplug & plug then it starts charging well & good speed. I wonder if it is the problem with usb jack or cable's usb. After all what you think ?
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i checked again to determine the problem clearly & noticed that whenever i properly insert the cable to mobile's usb port after unplug & plug then it starts charging well & good speed. I wonder if it is the problem with usb jack or cable's usb. After all what you think ?
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I noticed same problem with my phone some time ago.
i used powerbank recently and it started not charging.. when i charge and use phone, battery is discharged. i thought the batteries inside powerbank are old. changed.. but sometimes charged, sometimes not or very slow. then i noticed that problem persist when i charge phone at home too. i unplugged and plugged cable, then chargin was normal..
My friend has problem with cable some time ago too..
I hope it it problem of cable, not phone...
You've eliminated the charger as the cause so now only remains the software or the charging IC in the phone.
As per my my original suggestion, flash a stock ROM (not a leak or beta -flash the offical 4.1.2 for your country) to test. If the problem still remains then your phone needs a new motherboard.
I had been having the same problems when I installed CM 4.3. I have gone back to the stock rom that came with the phone and the problems have gone.
Is this cause of of higher value of charging with fast charging kernel support? Bcoz i had charged the device for some time with 1300MA value.
The link below with MickyFoley's tip was the solution for me, now everything works fine again after a lot of struggle...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1727540&page=29
Enjoy!
Hello,
Lately I've been having a weird issue with charging my I9300 device:
When I charge the device using the charger (which is original, by Samsung) , sometimes it takes a huge amount of time to charge, and if I also use the device (even for simple things) it actually drains the battery instead of charging it.
I've installed "Galaxy charging current" app, which also shows weird results:
When I have this issue, the average/maximum value is about 400mA or even 100mA , but when I disconnect the USB from the device and reconnect it, the values can change to 900 or 999 or even a bit higher.
My device is running on CM rom version "11-20140612-NIGHTLY-i9300" .
I'm not sure if it's related to the rom , the kernel or something about the hardware.
I've checked the battery status by going to a hidden (?) setting (using my app btw) of "Testing"->"Battery information", and saw that for "battery health", it says "Good". Attached a screenshot of what I see.
Can anyone please help?
Also, is there maybe an app that can warn me when the device is being charged yet it has the battery being drained? Or maybe give me an estimated time till the battery will finish being charged? I also hope that such an app won't drain the battery by itself...
This behaviour is caused due to the inbuilt charging protection mechanisms.
Its usually the cable. Samsung one is known to be crappy. Get a proper one and try.
If you are still experiencing issues plug it in to a different port. Front panel USB ports are sometimes too weak to supply high currents
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nkirk said:
This behaviour is caused due to the inbuilt charging protection mechanisms.
Its usually the cable. Samsung one is known to be crappy. Get a proper one and try.
If you are still experiencing issues plug it in to a different port. Front panel USB ports are sometimes too weak to supply high currents
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Is it possible it's just the cable and not the charger?
I thought that cables are "stupid" .
EDIT: that's weird.
I tried 2 other cables: an old one of LG, and a new one of Chromecast. Both showed about 460mA in the app, no matter how many times I re-connected the device to them.
I've also tried to connect the Samsung's USB to the computer's front USB, and it gave me 400mA, but I think this is more expected.
Do you think that using a different new USB cable will solve it? or maybe it's the charger?
EDIT: just tried a new Samsung USB, and it seems to work just fine.
I didn't know USB cables are so different.
i olso had problem with charging..stock charger ...slow charging and battery drain on charge ....it was a problem with wall charge unit ...i used other phone's charger but max on that was 700 mAh and phone charged normaly.(but slowly)..now again my stock charger is working again plus i have 2m cable aftermarket ....can that be a softvare issue...if unit isn't good than it souldn't charge now normaly