Hello everyone
I have an HTC Amaze (bought it about six months ago) that won't charge at all - once the battery fully dies, it will not charge again and I know this isn't a charger related problem because once I insert my brother's phone battery (he has the same phone) into my phone it will work and it will charge (until it dies). I bought a new battery the first time it happened but the same thing happened once the battery fully ran out - it wouldn't charge again. Can someone tell me if this is a handset related problem or what?
Oh and I've tried charging it with multiple chargers, including connecting it via USB to a laptop. Nada.
Check your battery connections.
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Hassaan.W said:
Oh and I've tried charging it with multiple chargers, including connecting it via USB to a laptop. Nada.
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chevycowboyusa said:
Check your battery connections.
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Basically take off your back cover and clean the golden connectors. Use soap lightly or rubbing alcohol or something. It should work. Also, clean the battery connectors and make sure it's DRY.
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Cleaning contacts
SuperAfnan said:
Basically take off your back cover and clean the golden connectors. Use soap lightly or rubbing alcohol or something. It should work. Also, clean the battery connectors and make sure it's DRY.
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The best to use is a pencil eraser. just clean all the rubber that comes off out of everywhere.
Hassaan.W said:
Oh and I've tried charging it with multiple chargers, including connecting it via USB to a laptop. Nada.
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You may need to use an external charger to charge it. The battery is probably going bad. This happened to me last night. I took it out and put it in my anker charger, and now is charging again.
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Make sure the rom you have on it doesn't have any charging bugs. This has happened to me before when I first purcahsed my amaze.
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If this hasn't happened to you yet., and it's going to happen to you later. You have been messing with your phone without looking at your battery levels and mid rom flash you are out of juice, your phone won't charge. The charger appears to be working but the phone just won't charge.
I used to have a droid x and you have to use a special tool by Motorola to change the os on it. It requires you to be plugged in but sometimes won't charge your phone. Mid update my phone ran out of juice, I had a spare battery but the phone wouldn't turn on or charge. After many desperate appempts I found a fairly easy solution.
The trick is you find any usb cable you don't want.. You strip the end with the adapted part of the usb.. You cut the green and yellow wires.. You put the black wire on the negative terminals and the red wire on the positive terminals
This should give your battery enough energy to start itself up if you hold the wire on the terminals for a minute.. Although I'm not sure if this damages the battery.. I would only use this in case of an emergency,
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How dare you be so awesome!
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What..... Or should I say que?
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Or you could get a cheap $3 wall charger from amazon or ebay (the type that holds the battery not the cable).
Did the same with my droid 2 global
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Or use Amon Ra recovery... it will actually charge a fully dead battery.
Clockwork MOD has issues charging a completely dead battery.
This is for a situation where you need it charged at that moment.. Not wait 1 week for a charger.. Most people know about the chargers, but shipping is nothing near instant
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Preparation however is a key to success.
con247 said:
Preparation however is a key to success.
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I agree, already have spare batteries, and external charger... In my notebook bag.
Via my HTC Rezound
Easiest solution! Don't flash with a low battery.
zetsumeikuro said:
Easiest solution! Don't flash with a low battery.
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Exactly. I didn't know people did that. :screwy:
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I was a noob and over eager lol
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fenguepay said:
This is for a situation where you need it charged at that moment.. Not wait 1 week for a charger.. Most people know about the chargers, but shipping is nothing near instant
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2 days with prime
And you should remember the 6 P's
Khayos said:
2 days with prime
And you should remember the 6 P's
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Reference for those of us who are uninformed?
con247 said:
Preparation however is a key to success.
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krelvinaz said:
I agree, already have spare batteries, and external charger... In my notebook bag.
Via my HTC Rezound
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yep, have 8 extended batteries right now. Don't think I'm running out of juice!
What if you could wire the batteries together is some way to make a 1 week shoe box sized battery. That would be worth buying... If you wanted to carry it around
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They already make these "brick" charging devices. Not a shoe box, just a large battery that can charge your phone multiple times before it needs to be recharged. Pretty sure I have seen a 8000mah and higher.
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magicnanners said:
Reference for those of us who are uninformed?
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Proper planning prevents piss poor performance
Khayos said:
Proper planning prevents piss poor performance
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Haha nice
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If I didn't have an extended battery then i would have two stock ones. Keep one charged and the other in the phone.
my gnone won't charge with the phone on i have to turn it off before it will charge
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What rom are you using? Are you using the stock wall charger and cable?
stock Rom have tried several. chargers
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May have port damage ...
Did it get wet ?
Or get the charger cable pulled out of the port quickly or on an off angle ??
Just throwing a few ideas out there.
The charging flex cable being weak is a known issue for us...
Are you under warranty ??
Being stock, they should fix that...g
not under warranty .so u think i should get the whole charging port replaced
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nikkil75 said:
not under warranty .so u think i should get the whole charging port replaced
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In a nut shell ...yes
Charging issues are difficult to diagnose, as you are working with multiple components to begin with.
But if different cables and chargers are tested, and fail to improve the conditions, then you are left with the device as the cause.
Additionally, if the device is unmodified, either by software or hardware that generally affects it's function, then hardware is the remainder.
Charging port is the probable cause ...IMHO ....g
nikkil75 said:
not under warranty .so u think i should get the whole charging port replaced
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Its not to difficult to change it out I bought mine from cellphonerepairshop.com got the OEM flex cable took about 20 minutes to open it up and change it theres tutorial videos on youtube if you are off contract I would suggest that.
Before you switch out any hardware, get a can of air, alcohol, and cotton swab.
Give the port a good cleaning.
nikkil75 said:
not under warranty .so u think i should get the whole charging port replaced
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Why is it not under warranty? It may not be under warranty through your carrier but it certainly is through samsung.
Okay i will check and see if it works
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rangercaptain said:
Before you switch out any hardware, get a can of air, alcohol, and cotton swab.
Give the port a good cleaning.
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Great tip here ^^^^^^^^.....
Thanks ranger ....g
If you dont want to replace the port you can get another battery and a wall charger, works like a charm
I agree. I like my 2700ma batteries and charger. For long days I bring the extra battery. The rig was super cheap too, but good quality.
I've had charging troubles as well
About a month after I first received my note I went to charge it (wall outlet, original adapter/cable, as well as stock ROM no root) and it refused
to charge. Restarting twice solved the problem, but still, every so often, my note will refuse to charge and I am unsure why. When it refuses to charge, it wont accept any charging cable (I check to make sure each is clean) although the phone works normally. Is this a known issue on some devices?
Sounds like a battery problem.
after some more searching around, it seems it was the battery causing my troubles, thanks for the tip! ordered a new one, it'll be good to have a backup battery
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^^^^ good.
thescholarlydroid said:
after some more searching around, it seems it was the battery causing my troubles, thanks for the tip! ordered a new one, it'll be good to have a backup battery
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Thanks for stealing my thread
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nikkil75 said:
Thanks for stealing my thread
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I hope you're playing around.
You were given several suggestions ranging from cleaning the port to replacing the port - did any of them work?
I'm glad one person got his solution with battery replacement. But thats not stealing. Stealing would be several members turning the thread into a discussion about multiwindows or bricking by flashing an N7000 kernel.
We're on task and waiting for your update. . .
Still not fixed got my usb port changed and still nothing won't charge unless u turn iy off
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My charging cable hasn't really been working well and I just noticed it only has four golden colored prongs inside of it. Can anyone confirm this isn't correct before I order a new one?
Edit yea its not the cable this thing is just barely charging.
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Gahh Its Lee said:
My charging cable hasn't really been working well and I just noticed it only has four golden colored prongs inside of it. Can anyone confirm this isn't correct before I order a new one?
Edit yea its not the cable this thing is just barely charging.
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Is it the OE cable? And charger? If its not that's your problem.
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mine does the same thing from time to time. if its charging slow unplug it and plug back in, then make sure the red light is on. i have noticed sometimes when i get a email or text and the charging indicator goes off(red light), it seems to only be trickle charging per say.
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Is it the OE cable? And charger? If its not that's your problem.
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I don't think I have ever used the charger & usb cable that came with my Note 2. I have never had any issues with it charging. In fact, I am currently using a Motorola wall unit with a no name cable upstairs, & a cheap wall unit from Walmart & the cable from an Acer tablet. Both charge fine.
I'm using OEM charger and cable I installed an app called galaxy charging current and its showing a ridiculous fluctuation. I'm thinking it may be a faulty charger. It charges much faster on my car charger.
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Ended up being a crap cord
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Noticed yesterday that battery was charging really slow an was actually loosing percentage while on the charger .. so it finally died .. I plugged it in while it was off an I did get the battery icon with the animated dots indicating it was charging .. I powered up left it on the charger for about 5 hrs while I slept .. woke up an was only at 50% .. Not sure if theirs a fix .. on latest update nc5d an k3 version 2
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I had that problem, was the charging cord. The off brand USB 3.0 charger I bought off of Amazon stopped charging my phone.
Since the battery completely died, you could try getting a new battery, but sometimes it just needs to be dusted off as well.
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Yoshi1221 said:
I had that problem, was the charging cord. The off brand USB 3.0 charger I bought off Amazon made it where it stopped charging.
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It's the original outta the box cord ... but I did troubleshoot an figured it's the cord ... I plugged a different micro USB into the Samsung box that plugs into the wall an my phone is charging now .. gonna try an take it to sprint ... weird thing is .. that when the 3.0 original cord is plugged in .. odin reads it .. it just don't charge my device
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It's the original outta the box cord ... but I did troubleshoot an figured it's the cord ... I plugged a different micro USB into the Samsung box that plugs into the wall an my phone is charging now .. gonna try an take it to sprint ... weird thing is .. that when the 3.0 original cord is plugged in .. odin reads it .. it just don't charge my device
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Try taking out the battery and cleaning the area it charges with a cloth, I do that once in a blue moon, lol.
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Does the battery spin? Put the battery on a hard flat surface. Spin it on both sides. If it spins freely then the cells could be bulging and the battery is on its way out. If that's the case replace it immediately. These types of batteries are dangerous when they start bulging and could start a fire. It might be a cable but it wouldn't hurt to check the battery too.
It could very well be your kernel. I've had that happen before. Actually lost charge while on charger. Wipe your caches in recovery reinstall kernel and cross fingers
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Hello,
Recently I was trying to make my own charging cord. I found some old charger and stripped it. On the charger there were 3 wires. a green, black, and white one. I then plugged my phone in and tried it out. I believe I used the green and white wire but Im not completely sure. After connecting the wires a spark flew from it. After that I checked my phone and now it won't turn on. I am wondering if there is anything that could fix this.
You probably either fried the battery or shorted out the logic board. You could try another battery first(which requires partial disassembly). Otherwise, if its the logic board, you may as well buy another DNA.
Sounds like you borked the hardware. Does it charge when you plug an official charger in. If there is no sign of life at all probably bricked it.
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Jaggar345 said:
Sounds like you borked the hardware. Does it charge when you plug an official charger in. If there is no sign of life at all probably bricked it.
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No I've tried charging it with its original charger. I may just buy a new phone or try replacing the battery. It depends how easy it is to replace. Any other ideas?
Thanks
asianman1116 said:
No I've tried charging it with its original charger. I may just buy a new phone or try replacing the battery. It depends how easy it is to replace. Any other ideas?
Thanks
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There are 2 possibilities. Either the battery fried or the entire board fried. Hopefully it's the battery because to get a new board put in is about 270$. I would try replacing the battery first and see how it goes.
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Jaggar345 said:
There are 2 possibilities. Either the battery fried or the entire board fried. Hopefully it's the battery because to get a new board put in is about 270$. I would try replacing the battery first and see how it goes.
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How difficult exactly is it to replace the battery?
asianman1116 said:
How difficult exactly is it to replace the battery?
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I would think it would be difficult since it's under everything else on the phone. The battery also has strong adhesive holding it to the housing. I've seen people bend it trying to get it out so it's in there pretty good. I can't imagine it would be easy.
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