Hi there, and thanks for taking the time to view my thread.
Recently I've had a problem where my phone will get really hot around the camera area just from doing simple tasks like texting and then it will instantly shut off without warning. If I turn it back on, the battery indicator drops from 100% to around 5% and it will turn off again in about 10 seconds. I'm running the latest CM stable build and I've never had any issue with it before, this is just something that has started in the past couple of weeks.
I tried changing batteries as I thought that might be the issue, but when I place my other battery inside the phone to charge it the screen just keeps turning on and going to the grey battery and flicking off. Tried leaving it for a couple of hours like that but no luck. The battery that currently works feels like it's swollen slightly on one side (if that makes sense?) and so I don't really want to continue using it.
If I've been at all vague or you need any more information, tell me what and I'll try my best to get it
Thanks in advance,
Alex.
Your symptoms all point to a bad battery. If the battery swells then it is in a bad conditions. If you can spin thr battery on a flat table then it is not good.
A good battery has flat surface snd therefore u cannot spin it for more than half a round.But a swell battery in your case will spin for a few rounds.
Change a new battery to resolve your problem.
Best Regards
Richard
http://richardjang.com
jangwl said:
Your symptoms all point to a bad battery. If the battery swells then it is in a bad conditions. If you can spin thr battery on a flat table then it is not good.
A good battery has flat surface snd therefore u cannot spin it for more than half a round.But a swell battery in your case will spin for a few rounds.
Change a new battery to resolve your problem.
Best Regards
Richard
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Hi, thanks for replying. I have tried to change my battery with an identical (but flat and brand new) one but as I mentioned in the original post the grey battery icon appears on my screen with the circle inside, and it will periodically flicker to a full green one but it won't turn on.
Battery Issue (Fast drainage, phone overheating)
AlexR_ said:
Hi, thanks for replying. I have tried to change my battery with an identical (but flat and brand new) one but as I mentioned in the original post the grey battery icon appears on my screen with the circle inside, and it will periodically flicker to a full green one but it won't turn on.
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Do not use any battery that doesn't look normal or is damaged. Old or damaged battery's can even explode/burn sometimes. I have also been having this same issue but, I know my battery is fine because without a micro SD card the phone stays cool and the battery lasts forever but with a micro SD card the battery drops rapidly in charge just like you get from 100% to 5% in a short time period and also gets very hot around the camera area. So if you have a micro SD card in it take it out, at least it works for me:victory:. I've read that this is because the phone is constantly scanning the card (some glitch or bad connection) but i'm not sure. Tell me if this works and give me a "Thanks" if it does!
Can you try with a different kernel and see what happens?
BetaTek said:
Do not use any battery that doesn't look normal or is damaged. Old or damaged battery's can even explode/burn sometimes. I have also been having this same issue but, I know my battery is fine because without a micro SD card the phone stays cool and the battery lasts forever but with a micro SD card the battery drops rapidly in charge just like you get from 100% to 5% in a short time period and also gets very hot around the camera area. So if you have a micro SD card in it take it out, at least it works for me:victory:. I've read that this is because the phone is constantly scanning the card (some glitch or bad connection) but i'm not sure. Tell me if this works and give me a "Thanks" if it does!
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Hi, I don't have a micro SD attached at the moment but I appreciate you trying to help I won't insert the other battery from here onwards either, so thanks for that tip.
vish91 said:
Can you try with a different kernel and see what happens?
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I installed this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291756 and I'm going to leave my battery for an hour or two and then see if the phone will boot.
Again, thanks to both of you for helping
oadiarni edward
AlexR_ said:
Hi, I don't have a micro SD attached at the moment but I appreciate you trying to help I won't insert the other battery from here onwards either, so thanks for that tip.
I installed this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2291756 and I'm going to leave my battery for an hour or two and then see if the phone will boot.
Again, thanks to both of you for helping
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Install Better Battery Stats and look at the process(es) that are not working properly and are overheating the phone, then try uninstalling and reinstalling the app if it's not a system app, or just flash your rom again to overwrite possibly corrupted system files.
AlexR_ said:
Hi there, and thanks for taking the time to view my thread.
Recently I've had a problem where my phone will get really hot around the camera area just from doing simple tasks like texting and then it will instantly shut off without warning. If I turn it back on, the battery indicator drops from 100% to around 5% and it will turn off again in about 10 seconds. I'm running the latest CM stable build and I've never had any issue with it before, this is just something that has started in the past couple of weeks.
I tried changing batteries as I thought that might be the issue, but when I place my other battery inside the phone to charge it the screen just keeps turning on and going to the grey battery and flicking off. Tried leaving it for a couple of hours like that but no luck. The battery that currently works feels like it's swollen slightly on one side (if that makes sense?) and so I don't really want to continue using it.
If I've been at all vague or you need any more information, tell me what and I'll try my best to get it
Thanks in advance,
Alex.
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no need of returning phone...i guess its one of many issues discussed over this forum..
1. It can happen because of a Kernel that u have installed that is not going with ur ROM.
2. It could be due to some app that is sucking up your battery and intun causing heating in ur processor..i mean some game..weather widget..Etc..
I would suggest that u can browse thru this forum for the solutions that fit u best..
i think its a kernel or App problem 4 sure..:fingers-crossed:
I am having S2 with ASNET MIUI V5 now and b4 tried several ROMS..When ever this heating stuff happened it was temporary only..
Hope it helps u in some way.
Cheers mate
bernie279 said:
Install Better Battery Stats and look at the process(es) that are not working properly and are overheating the phone, then try uninstalling and reinstalling the app if it's not a system app, or just flash your rom again to overwrite possibly corrupted system files.
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Hey bernie279, I'd already tried that and didn't really note any difference (it might have been slightly better?) but thanks anyway
deepz031186 said:
no need of returning phone...i guess its one of many issues discussed over this forum..
1. It can happen because of a Kernel that u have installed that is not going with ur ROM.
2. It could be due to some app that is sucking up your battery and intun causing heating in ur processor..i mean some game..weather widget..Etc..
I would suggest that u can browse thru this forum for the solutions that fit u best..
i think its a kernel or App problem 4 sure..:fingers-crossed:
I am having S2 with ASNET MIUI V5 now and b4 tried several ROMS..When ever this heating stuff happened it was temporary only..
Hope it helps u in some way.
Cheers mate
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The first part of this really comforted me - returning my phone would have been a nightmare! It actually wasn't down to a specific app or kernel I think, in the end I just replaced the battery and it's working fine again
Big thanks to anyone who has helped and if anyone is experiencing the same issues as I am, read through the thread and try the solutions given
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I got my tab 1 year ago and now I have an issue with the battery...
I've got the problem 4 days in a row...
The battery drop to 1-3% in 1 sec.. most of time, it is when I am under 50%
here is an example (french version - 3.1 honeycomb)
http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7580/sc20120624194443.jpg
Sometime, after a reboot, it can move up..(like in the picture) but most of time not...However the tab will stay on 1-3% for a very long time...
do you think it is a defective battery ?
I just reinstalled the tab 2-3 weeks ago (stock), I could do it again if I think it is not hardware related...
I don't think it is a calibration issue, because the battery discharge seems fine
(until it drops suddenly to 2%)
what do you think ?
I don't have a tab 10.1 yet but I am planning to buy the rumored note 10.1. The problem for your battery is a well known problem on the old Galaxy Tab 7 P1000. When the battery drops to about 50%-60%, it would suddenly power off because the battery power is exhausted. Replacing a new battery by Samsung solves the problem. I would suggest send it back to Samsung so that your 10.1 could be thoroughly examined.
Thank you for your answer, 10 days with the problem now...
I think you are right, the battery is dying.
I'm buying a new battery on Ebay for 38 $ :good:
Hi Matrix_19
I did all of the above things and rooted and re-calibrated and replaced battery as well but to no prevail..
Please let me know, if you've solved the issue be replacing the battery.. because then ill buy a new one again..
The best of luck and i really really hope that you will solve your issue by replacing the battery
Cheers
-TB-
terrorblind said:
Hi Matrix_19
I did all of the above things and rooted and re-calibrated and replaced battery as well but to no prevail..
Please let me know, if you've solved the issue be replacing the battery.. because then ill buy a new one again..
The best of luck and i really really hope that you will solve your issue by replacing the battery
Cheers
-TB-
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Thanks
I should get the new battery in 2-3 weeks, then I'll post the result.
Questions go in the Q&A section
I've got it from "no.1-tech" on ebay
only 10 days shipping :good:
Original SP3676B1A(1S2P) Battery Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 GT-P7500 P7510 7000mAh
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-SP3676B1A-1S2P-Battery-Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-10-1-GT-P7500-7510-7000mAh-/170740631851?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item27c0ef492b#ht_5366wt_989
Installed on my Tab today and no problem up to now.
I'll update the final result after a few charge cycles
no more problem. it's fixed
and I have about 15-20% more battery juice with this new one
:good:
the replacing, you did it yourself?
jtdc said:
the replacing, you did it yourself?
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Yes, I already had to change a damaged digitalizer on my tab many months ago,
It's easy to open, and you have to remove 3 cables, and the battery is there, easy to replace.
The only challenge is to put back correctly all the cables... it's harder than it seems and if it not correctly connected, the screen will stay black or the touchscreen won't work.
Here is a video to show you the inside : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogVhYYakE6A
whoa... i don't think that's such an easy replace at all. i would need that plastic prying tool. what is the challenge of putting back the cables, is it like hard to aim for it to insert back to the slot? too soft to insert to the slot?
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whoa... i don't think that's such an easy replace at all. i would need that plastic prying tool.
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the plastic prying tool is easy to get on ebay for 1 or 2$ you can get some of them.
jtdc said:
what is the challenge of putting back the cables, is it like hard to aim for it to insert back to the slot? too soft to insert to the slot?
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After viewing again the youtube video (with 1080p resolution) it seems there is a little clip that allow to put back the cable without difficulty..
I should look at this, the next time I need to open the box :laugh:
Found temprory solution without changing battery
I got this problem of sudden drop of battery after flashing custom roms. So i unrooted my device but the problem still prevailed.
Solution i found was quite easy and useful. Drain tab's battery completely with "Auto brightness option selected". Then charge it without switching it on. After its charged switch it on and use. Battery wont drop drop and will give proper output.
NOTE: 1. Dont use customised brightness or else same problem will start again,,,, instead use auto brightness
2. I have found this solution on unrooted device so cant tell if this will work on rooted devices or not.
Hi
My SGS2 is misbehaving badly. These symptoms occur simultaneously several times a day. I do not know what triggers them or how to prevent them. Your help would be greatly appreciated:
1. Screen goes black.
2. Device becomes unresponsive. The only thing I can do is press the power button for ~10 seconds to reboot.
3. The phone becomes very warm to the touch.
4. The battery drains at an incredible speed.
Might be helpful to know:
Device is rooted, naturally.
Once I've rebooted the phone and I go to Settings > Battery the graph there is showing a black gap followed by a drastic drop in battery level. (See attached diagram and screenshot)
I've noticed that this never happens when the device is plugged in to the charger.
I've recently upgraded to Android 4.1.2 (baseband ver I9100XXLS8) which is the official Samsung ROM after previously running on the Samsung beta version of the same ROM.
Thanks in advance!
urig
Either the battery is faulty or this is some hardware failure. Check if this persists if another battery is inserted.
Also - did the phone get wet recently?
Sent from my digital submersible hovercraft.
Thanks, that makes some sense
f-r said:
Either the battery is faulty or this is some hardware failure. Check if this persists if another battery is inserted.
Also - did the phone get wet recently?
Sent from my digital submersible hovercraft.
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Thank you for the quick response. What you're saying makes some sense to me as I've experienced something odd with the battery a couple of weeks ago. I.e. the battery went completely dead and would not charge, then recovered after a day or two. It did not, however, get wet AFAIK
Might I ask - In buying a new battery, should I insist on an original Samsung make or are non-branded alternatives safe to use?
Kind Regards,
urig
urig said:
Thank you for the quick response. What you're saying makes some sense to me as I've experienced something odd with the battery a couple of weeks ago. I.e. the battery went completely dead and would not charge, then recovered after a day or two. It did not, however, get wet AFAIK
Might I ask - In buying a new battery, should I insist on an original Samsung make or are non-branded alternatives safe to use?
Kind Regards,
urig
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Always go genuine.
Anyways you might wanna nuke that device with nuke script.
That all warming thing is just not good.
EDIT: you got the media scanner thing going on.
Sent from the little guy
Hi guys, I have a very big problem regarding to the battery. Sometimes it doesn't charge or maybe it's full charged but It drops from 100%, 50%, 20%, 5% and then die (in a few minutes). Somedays it works well but the average is not good. I tried several roms , full wipes and I changed the battery. I don't know what to do. Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance.
what firmware? that did before the problems started?
I believe your battery is damaged. Possibly from high temperatures. I recommend getting a replacement phone if you still qualify for the manufacturer's one year warranty.
thanks
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what firmware? that did before the problems started?
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Flying Jelly 3.01. But the issue is general. Sometimes I plug it in chager mode and shows 100% but when it boots drop to 50% (20, 5, so on) in a matter of seconds.
I believe your battery is damaged. Possibly from high temperatures. I recommend getting a replacement phone if you still qualify for the manufacturer's one year warranty.
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I already changed it so I think is not a battery issue. I'm trying to avoid send it back because I'm from Argentina and I bought it in China.
Another issue is when you connect it all the night but it doesnt charge. At the first I thought it was a software issue but right now I don't know what to test. I think the most weird is when sometimes works just fine. It's making me crazy...I dont know if send it back or set it on fire lol.
Thanks guys.
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Flying Jelly 3.01. But the issue is general. Sometimes I plug it in chager mode and shows 100% but when it boots drop to 50% (20, 5, so on) in a matter of seconds.
I already changed it so I think is not a battery issue. I'm trying to avoid send it back because I'm from Argentina and I bought it in China.
Another issue is when you connect it all the night but it doesnt charge. At the first I thought it was a software issue but right now I don't know what to test. I think the most weird is when sometimes works just fine. It's making me crazy...I dont know if send it back or set it on fire lol.
Thanks guys.
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Hmm maybe there is something wrong with your actual charging port. Have you tried resetting your phone's software?
I think you should flash the stock. before flashing do wipe. in order to avoid the problem of software.
thanks
rasto4nik said:
I think you should flash the stock. before flashing do wipe. in order to avoid the problem of software.
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I did it several times. I don't know what is happening but since two days is working "fine". The last thing I tried It was die-hard battery script. A guy in another forum recommended me to use compressed air to clean out the ports because it may have a piece of debris that is causing a direct short therefore killing your battery.
Thanks guys.
Hello,
First of all im new here and a complete Android noob. I know some stuff, but kinda just the basics. So have mercy with me!
My S3 is now about 1 year old, maybe 2-3 months less. Everything worked fine, until I installed the stable release of CM 10.2 that recently came out. Now the display starts flickering, when I have about 25% battery left, after a few seconds the phone freezes completely. It remains in this state for several more seconds, until I shut it down or remove the battery. When I hang it on the cord to load it seems that the battery is deadly empty, after a minute or so it has enough juice to start up again. Strangely, now it tells you, that you have like 1-2% battery left. So now's my question how I fix that. I mean either CM has some heavy issues with finding out how much power i have left or the battery is slowly dying.
Warranty is no option ---> installed a custom rom.
I know that there are many threads about a screen flickering issue, but I don't think that these are adressing my problem.
I hope you guys can help me and a bih thanks beforehand for all those who try!
Do a full wipe and reflash, charge to 100% and test before you add any mods or apps. If still the same then go back to the latest stock rom and retest to check your hardware.
Having said all that, AOSP comes with some drawbacks that you must live with, but this sounds more like an issue with your particular set up.
i have exactly the same problem on Carbon Rom and Omni. On Sammy it didnt happen.
Struppi222 said:
Hello,
First of all im new here and a complete Android noob. I know some stuff, but kinda just the basics. So have mercy with me!
My S3 is now about 1 year old, maybe 2-3 months less. Everything worked fine, until I installed the stable release of CM 10.2 that recently came out. Now the display starts flickering, when I have about 25% battery left, after a few seconds the phone freezes completely. It remains in this state for several more seconds, until I shut it down or remove the battery. When I hang it on the cord to load it seems that the battery is deadly empty, after a minute or so it has enough juice to start up again. Strangely, now it tells you, that you have like 1-2% battery left. So now's my question how I fix that. I mean either CM has some heavy issues with finding out how much power i have left or the battery is slowly dying.
Warranty is no option ---> installed a custom rom.
I know that there are many threads about a screen flickering issue, but I don't think that these are adressing my problem.
I hope you guys can help me and a bih thanks beforehand for all those who try!
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I used to suffer that as well. I just got a new battery, and got some happy days again!
vinceducut said:
I used to suffer that as well. I just got a new battery, and got some happy days again!
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how much does it cost?
dany547 said:
how much does it cost?
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Refer here.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Galaxy+S3+battery
now the phone wont pass the boot animation, it boot loops. But i can enter recovery and download mode. I wiped and flashed again a rom. I think that the battery is fully damaged and not giving enough voltage so the phone can power on.
PS: a battery will arrive today so i can test the phone then.
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i pealed the sticker on the damaged battery, on the back its a shinny aluminium and has no serial number on it, its a fake?
Strange flickering screen and notification LED when battery is low and the percentage it's about 1% or 2%
on the left is the damaged battery
on the right is the new one
but thet dont look the same
It looks fake... Was that from the link I sent you?
Sent from my GT-I9300 using XDA Free mobile app
dany547 said:
on the left is the damaged battery
on the right is the new one
but thet dont look the same
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Try to test NFC.
The original one will work with it since it has the NFC chip, but not the fake one (if it is fake).
RazorMC said:
Try to test NFC.
The original one will work with it since it has the NFC chip, but not the fake one (if it is fake).
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now there are fakes that have NFC
dany547 said:
now there are fakes that have NFC
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Hmmm, maybe this?
RazorMC said:
Hmmm, maybe this?
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the battery is legit, but is the new revision of it made for GSM Services.
Hey,
Lately I'm having an annoying problem where my battery discharges pretty fast (half a day at normal use), at around 40% left , the drain
become ever worse and discharges quickly to 30%, the screen then flickers and the phone dies.
I looked at the internet and I believe the battery is dead and need to be replaced.
I would like to know if doing so will help, or the problem may be software related.
Running Paranoid Android 4.41
with Stock PA kernel.
Thank you very much .
Sounds like battery, don't buy a fake.
Yes,
Will try to get an original one, hopefully it will solve the problem.
Thank you.
Maybe somebody had the same problem and solved it by replacing and can answer ?
SagiGo said:
Yes,
Will try to get an original one, hopefully it will solve the problem.
Thank you.
Maybe somebody had the same problem and solved it by replacing and can answer ?
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Place battery on flat surface, if you can spin it, replace it with original new battery.
You will have to forgive me but I think I misunderstand you.
What do you mean by placing my battery on flat surface and spinning it, what is supposed to happen ?
SagiGo said:
You will have to forgive me but I think I misunderstand you.
What do you mean by placing my battery on flat surface and spinning it, what is supposed to happen ?
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He means if the battery isn't flat and you can spin it then your battery has expanded and therefore that's your issue. Buy a new one
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O.K.
I've tried it and the battery didn't expand.
still, I believe that it holds the blame, anyway ordered a new one.
Thank you .
SagiGo said:
O.K.
I've tried it and the battery didn't expand.
still, I believe that it holds the blame, anyway ordered a new one.
Thank you .
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What he meant was, when you place the battery on a flat surface, a normal one can actually rest on the surface with four corners. Once the battery starts to go bad, it will start bulging in the middle, allowing it to spin like a top. Battery capacity also depends on the duration of use as well.