[Q] HELP!! S3 i9300 - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

please help as soon as possible because :
rooted my phone and installed cyanogenmod 10.1.2 RC 2 and it was going fine till i thought to do some cleaning
used a little dettol on a piece of cloth and tried to clean the usb port by just rubbing on top of the usb port and also used some drops of water to rub the port and now my phone does not gets detected on pc and whenever i try to connect to pc the phone goes to 'Drive Mode ' and sometimes the phone does not even charge when plugged in ! used some more water on a cloth and rubbed again and it's charging but when connecting to pc its getting connected in Drive Mode .. cant even sent it to the store as its rooted and cant unroot as i cant plug into pc
PLEASE HELP :crying:

tyrantcod said:
please help as soon as possible because :
rooted my phone and installed cyanogenmod 10.1.2 RC 2 and it was going fine till i thought to do some cleaning
used a little dettol on a piece of cloth and tried to clean the usb port by just rubbing on top of the usb port and also used some drops of water to rub the port and now my phone does not gets detected on pc and whenever i try to connect to pc the phone goes to 'Drive Mode ' and sometimes the phone does not even charge when plugged in ! used some more water on a cloth and rubbed again and it's charging but when connecting to pc its getting connected in Drive Mode .. cant even sent it to the store as its rooted and cant unroot as i cant plug into pc
PLEASE HELP :crying:
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first get it to some hardware maintainance..
may be you have to change the usb port..
and hey, dont worry..
its a minor case for maintainers.:good:
cheerup

you put water in the mhl port? seriously. and then after damaging it you used water again to try and repair it. WOW you are lucky you didnt get electrocuted. best way to dry it is to put it in a bag of rice for a good day or two. the rice should absorb the few drops of water but the damage is already done. you probably have a short circuit somewhere in the phone preventing it from communicating with the pc. does hdmi out work?

ashraf sharif said:
you put water in the mhl port? seriously. and then after damaging it you used water again to try and repair it. WOW you are lucky you didnt get electrocuted. best way to dry it is to put it in a bag of rice for a good day or two. the rice should absorb the few drops of water but the damage is already done. you probably have a short circuit somewhere in the phone preventing it from communicating with the pc. does hdmi out work?
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OH YEAAAAAAAAAAAAH circuiting the board pfffffff
unrooted it using mobile ODIN and installed stock rom ,now it works . Still charging is slow though
Dont know if changing rom helped or it got dried after some hours as it took 2 hours for me to download the official ROM .

the hellboy said:
first get it to some hardware maintainance..
may be you have to change the usb port..
and hey, dont worry..
its a minor case for maintainers.:good:
cheerup
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dude the problem is solved but charging is slow so if i replace the usb like you said will it function correctly?

tyrantcod said:
dude the problem is solved but charging is slow so if i replace the usb like you said will it function correctly?
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i can not guarantee that changing usb port would solve the problem..
its not hardware issue as far as my knowledge..
u solved the issue..
cheers
and hey, dont forget to hit the thanks button !
and write solved if your problem is solved already

Please note....for anyone else reading this thread!
Dettol and water are not approved cleaning agents for electronic equipment! :thumbup::thumbup:

the hellboy said:
i can not guarantee that changing usb port would solve the problem..
its not hardware issue as far as my knowledge..
u solved the issue..
cheers
and hey, dont forget to hit the thanks button !
and write solved if your problem is solved already
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its not 100% solved coz i told you that the charging is still slow sooo suggest me something and then i'll mark it as solved and as the best answer :good:

tyrantcod said:
its not 100% solved coz i told you that the charging is still slow sooo suggest me something and then i'll mark it as solved and as the best answer :good:
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as i told you this is not the software issue..
so try changing the new or original charger..
i have no more suggestions else than this, sorry

Maybe just think a little. Speaking of charging ports. I seriously hope every device could switch to lightning port.
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cheadabudas said:
Maybe just think a little. Speaking of charging ports. I seriously hope every device could switch to lightning port.
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What . What . lel what?! How do u think that your reply was even helpful ?

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[Q] charging but not detecting phone on PC

i accidently dropped some water on gs2 and after that it started to act weird. first it said connected to media storage when it wasnt then launcher fc couple of times after reboot when i connect it to pc it does not recognize phone but still charging as the cable was wall charger. tried changing usb debugging mode while plugged to PC to confirm this however wall charger works fine. any help? whats the problem?
TheFaixy said:
i accidently dropped some water on gs2 and after that it started to act weird
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whats the problem?
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This is the problem:
TheFaixy said:
i accidently dropped some water on gs2
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oinkylicious said:
This is the problem:
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i thought just a few ports in the port wouldnt hurt still any suggestions how to fix it i have tried factory reset nothing happens
TheFaixy said:
i thought just a few ports in the port wouldnt hurt still any suggestions how to fix it i have tried factory reset nothing happens
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Where did you drop water? If it is within the usb port, its possible the water could have caused a short or even could have caused some corrosion. That would mean your only option would to get it fixed at some cellphone repair place. Unless your carrier replaces water damage.
yes was just going to modify it well I have no warranty so only thing is to take it to some mobile repair shop
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Did you follow the instructions for a wet phone as posted on XDA and Google .
Place in dry rice for a week but do not boil .
jje
JJEgan said:
Did you follow the instructions for a wet phone as posted on XDA and Google .
Place in dry rice for a week but do not boil .
jje
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the thing that bothers me that it still charges but after removing from charger or PC it is still charging for a few seconds after it stops you think the port is damaged? or something i can do at home as i saw the video of s2 unboxing didn't look pretty hard
There could be some dirt or slight corrosion at the port. Try gently using a soft dry toothbrush across the port. Also if you have one, try using a different USB cable.
A solution which worked for me
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-ii-skyrocket/179446-usb-device-not-recognized.html
This 2nd solution of pushing the tongue of the usb port up worked for me like a charm. I had no water damage and out of the blue it stopped working for me. I literally gave up when i tried this. Now everything is fine. Just give it a try :laugh::good:
And you thought it was worth necroing an 18 mth old thread for that, did you ?
Cannot hurt the chances of helping someone!
MistahBungle said:
And you thought it was worth necroing an 18 mth old thread for that, did you ?
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I just figured this might help someone. No harm done in anyway. And yeah I still think it was worth bringing up such an old thread

[URGENT][HELP] SGS2 acting totally weird.!

Guys from last night my phone shows MTP Connected even when i havent connected USB with it . Also when i try to restart it , it starts getting charged and show a temperature warning indicator. Please help guys im really worried !
Try to clean your USB connector, its common problem.... If its still persist, I suggest you to go to SC...
Crescendo Xenomorph said:
Try to clean your USB connector, its common problem.... If its still persist, I suggest you to go to SC...
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Mate i tried cleaning it via painting brush but it didnt helped me . Also my phone us rooted so should i unroot it before visiting SC?
anshmiester78900 said:
Mate i tried cleaning it via painting brush but it didnt helped me . Also my phone us rooted so should i unroot it before visiting SC?
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It's definitely the port.
Take your phone battery out.
Get some methylated spirits. If you can't get that, get some rubbing alcohol. Don't use anything else.
Take your phone battery out.
Get a sewing needle or pin, or safety pin. Use that to scrape out any lint and run it along the length of each of the 5 usb contacts (very very delicately). Make a tiny ball of tissue paper (less then a millimetre in diameter) and soak it lightly with methylated spirits or rubbing alcohol and push it around inside the port. it must be small enough not to bend or damage the protruding usb pins and plastic support.
Did you take your phone battery out? OK put it back in and plug in the USB and see what happens. Make sure you are using you AC charger for this. Sometimes it won't charge off a low current USB connection, if the battery is that discharged.
I had your exact symptoms and this solution fixed the problem permanently for me.
thejonesyboy said:
It's definitely the port.
Take your phone battery out.
Get some methylated spirits. If you can't get that, get some rubbing alcohol. Don't use anything else.
Take your phone battery out.
Get a sewing needle or pin, or safety pin. Use that to scrape out any lint and run it along the length of each of the 5 usb contacts (very very delicately). Make a tiny ball of tissue paper (less then a millimetre in diameter) and soak it lightly with methylated spirits or rubbing alcohol and push it around inside the port. it must be small enough not to bend or damage the protruding usb pins and plastic support.
Did you take your phone battery out? OK put it back in and plug in the USB and see what happens. Make sure you are using you AC charger for this. Sometimes it won't charge off a low current USB connection, if the battery is that discharged.
I had your exact symptoms and this solution fixed the problem permanently for me.
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Thanks a lot mate for the reply but i think i might mess it up i will show it to Service Center tomorrow . Also did ur phone indicated high battery temperature when booting the device and got stuck there ?
anshmiester78900 said:
Thanks a lot mate for the reply but i think i might mess it up i will show it to Service Center tomorrow . Also did ur phone indicated high battery temperature when booting the device and got stuck there ?
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My phone had the exact same problem, wish I had the explanation you just got. I had to improvise as mine went weird 3 days after release! But do what the replier said, it will fix it permanently, and don't be afraid, better doing it yourself than having to flash a stock ROM in order to remove CWM which I assume you have, and sending it back. Don't be a wuss!
Chris.

[Q] battery icone flashes with super drain

hi, well, my problem is, when i finish charging the battery, after a while, the icone start flashing ( appear and dissapear) with fast drain .............. intil i think 30% it stops flashing and drains normaly after that?!! is the usb port the reason??? or the battert it self ?? thenks a lottttttttttttttttt for helping
Oh oh... I have a small question... Look at the USB port.. Are these teeth touching the upper or lower surface of the port?
Edit: I remember your post now, several days ago... I said to you, and I advised you that it is a hardware problem... But you didn't care for what I said^^...
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riro1612 said:
Oh oh... I have a small question... Look at the USB port.. Are these teeth touching the upper or lower surface of the port?
Edit: I remember your post now, several days ago... I said to you, and I advised you that it is a hardware problem... But you didn't care for what I said^^...
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i know u advised me, but this phone i didnt buy it from a shop or something, from someone, and i dont have warranty, and i know where i live here, they dnt know how to repair it .. they will just turn arround and arround, i dnt trust them, the reperators here, will make it worse thst why i ddnt repaire it! hehe! and wbout the usb port teeth they are on the lower surface! is there upper ones??!! isnt the same port on gs2?
and when i go to battery statu its wrotten ( not charging) usualy i find ( discharging/charging) ?!!
tarekboukaf said:
i know u advised me, but this phone i didnt buy it from a shop or something, from someone, and i dont have warranty, and i know where i live here, they dnt know how to repair it .. they will just turn arround and arround, i dnt trust them, the reperators here, will make it worse thst why i ddnt repaire it! hehe! and wbout the usb port teeth they are on the lower surface! is there upper ones??!! isnt the same port on gs2?
and when i go to battery statu its wrotten ( not charging) usualy i find ( discharging/charging) ?!!
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I understand what you mean. The problem is, that the teeth of the USB port are touching the upper our lower walls of the USB port, thus making a voltage mass. That's why it is showing you charging/discharging.. But be careful, when the teeth touch the walls of the USB port, an electrical circuit is being created, but it is not a good one...
If you are not under warranty, you can order a USB port over Ebay and change it manually with the help of this trial it's usually cheap and easy to replace..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aChzv3IzxsU
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riro1612 said:
I understand what you mean. The problem is, that the teeth of the USB port are touching the upper our lower walls of the USB port, thus making a voltage mass. That's why it is showing you charging/discharging.. But be careful, when the teeth touch the walls of the USB port, an electrical circuit is being created, but it is not a good one...
If you are not under warranty, you can order a USB port over Ebay and change it manually with the help of this trial it's usually cheap and easy to replace..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aChzv3IzxsU
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thks man, but the problem, tht its truee i have the charging discharging phenomena! buts its gone! and now, the batterys icone is flashing with super drain! and it stops when the level reaches about 30-35% !! hehe! whts that?!!! funny phone
tarekboukaf said:
thks man, but the problem, tht its truee i have the charging discharging phenomena! buts its gone! and now, the batterys icone is flashing with super drain! and it stops when the level reaches about 30-35% !! hehe! whts that?!!! funny phone
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I think that the battery measuring system turns to low usage when the battery goes down to this low level... That's why the battery icon would stop flashing. Try flashing a GB ROM, as the battery measuring system is not as advanced as on ics or jb...
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riro1612 said:
I think that the battery measuring system turns to low usage when the battery goes down to this low level... That's why the battery icon would stop flashing. Try flashing a GB ROM, as the battery measuring system is not as advanced as on ics or jb...
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hmmm! and after gb? i coundt return to ics? ((
tarekboukaf said:
hmmm! and after gb? i coundt return to ics? ((
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Sure you can, but you must stand the super drain..
PS: I am not responsible for a damage that could happen to your phone, it might get a bootloop and you won't be able to flash via odin, as your phone won't get recognized by the PC...
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riro1612 said:
Sure you can, but you must stand the super drain..
PS: I am not responsible for a damage that could happen to your phone, it might get a bootloop and you won't be able to flash via odin, as your phone won't get recognized by the PC...
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sorry, if i flash to gb and i do wht? sorry again, i know ur busy
tarekboukaf said:
sorry, if i flash to gb and i do wht? sorry again, i know ur busy
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No problem, I am here in Q&A section to help people^^ I just meant that you could brick your phone by flashing GB and in this case you won't be able up fix, as you won't be able to connect to odin... But flashing a GB ROM would remove the super drain and flashing battery...
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riro1612 said:
No problem, I am here in Q&A section to help people^^ I just meant that you could brick your phone by flashing GB and in this case you won't be able up fix, as you won't be able to connect to odin... But flashing a GB ROM would remove the super drain and flashing battery...
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thks a lot, ok, i flash it to GB via odin,but i wll nt stay at GB if i go back to ics; ill have th same prblm! since its a hardware stuff!
! i have a xperia mini, i can use it instead of gs2. but i love the galaxy! ill be back.. and thks a lot
i had this problem before
my s2 mainboard was damaged
the only way to solve it was replacing whole mainboard for 200$
so i sold mine and got a new one =D
hi again,well, i looked at a video in youtube , and wht i did, is pulling up a litte bit the port's teeth it self, and its gone the ' charging ' message! it was so low, tht it touches the down side of the port i think!.... but i think tht changing the whole port is a need...
hope it will not come againnnnnnnnn.. Inchallah

[Q] How do i fix this?

My i9300 all of a sudden stops charging.
I disassembled it and the next day decided to plug it in again. It charged up until 48%, when i plugged it out for use again.
Now, one day later it again won't charge... weird?
I'm trying to buy a usb port connector and want to replace it as i think the problem lies there, but how do i do this?
All the youtube video's are only replacing the simple stuff.
I have tried using another battery + batterycharger, this is not the problem. The phone still doesn't charge. I really suspect there is oxidation inside the USB connector.
Hope there's anybody who can help with replacing it.
should be the cable problem? many cases on this!
If you don't know any better about hardware, why don't you just buy an additional battery and battery charger... through could be little bit inconvenient
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qtwrk said:
If you don't know any better about hardware, why don't you just buy an additional battery and battery charger... through could be little bit inconvenient
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I have tried using another battery + batterycharger, this is not the problem. the phone still doesn't charge.
Galaxy S3 bug
May be this is a bug of galaxy s3
even i have a galaxy s3 with jelly bean installed in it from factory, i connected it with my laptop and it was working normally but after 2-3 days i noticed that my device was unable to connect via usb so i flashed it and factory resetted my divice and bam ! it was back to normal, may be you can give it a shot
sdey.dey said:
May be this is a bug of galaxy s3
even i have a galaxy s3 with jelly bean installed in it from factory, i connected it with my laptop and it was working normally but after 2-3 days i noticed that my device was unable to connect via usb so i flashed it and factory resetted my divice and bam ! it was back to normal, may be you can give it a shot
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Thanks but this isn't the case with me. I really suspect there is oxidation inside the USB connector. So could anyone help with how to replace this? I live in the Netherlands.
You said you dissembled it, you have enough knowledge about it?
I don't have much myself too but I tried my hands on my older devices in many cases, so I can only suggest you that the charging point which is a usb port would be connected to your pcb which needs to be disconnected with the help of an soldering iron and then you can replace it with a new one. However do it only if you have subsequent knowledge.
Also before trying anything try more chargers, I came to know that none of the generic and few original ones couldn't charge mine too. Check for their voltage.
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what about a service centre ?
LentoViolentoMan said:
Thanks but this isn't the case with me. I really suspect there is oxidation inside the USB connector. So could anyone help with how to replace this? I live in the Netherlands.
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You should visit a samsung service centre, they may cahnge it for free if your device is under warrenty
All the best
sdey.dey said:
You should visit a samsung service centre, they may cahnge it for free if your device is under warrenty
All the best
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alright, thanks for the reply. But my device is flashed around 1000 times and it looks like i opened beercans with it. So this would not create a healthy warranty argument i guess. This is why i'm trying to do it myself.
Now all of a sudden it charges again, when i left it at the charger... so definately no charger problem. maybe oxidation/waterdamage from raindrops?
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LentoViolentoMan said:
Now all of a sudden it charges again, when i left it at the charger... so definately no charger problem. maybe oxidation/waterdamage from raindrops?
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You have already flashed your device 1000's of time, soo i'd recommend you to flash it back to stock and try triangle away application
It did work for me
Soo .. if you manage too get system status back too normal, you can easily claim your warrenty
Put it in a bag of rice for a day so any water kind of damage is gone.
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sdey.dey said:
You should visit a samsung service centre, they may cahnge it for free if your device is under warrenty
All the best
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No warranty user disassembled .
jje
it randomly starts charging and stops charging now. same with connecting to pc, sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't connect...
no cable issue.
If you are afraid about any water or moisturizer fault, put it in a bag of rice for a day.
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nicesoni_ash said:
If you are afraid about any water or moisturizer fault, put it in a bag of rice for a day.
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also when you think the water has already dried up?
Yeah, sometimes water dried up and formed in iron too but I can't be sure that could be your problem.
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nicesoni_ash said:
Yeah, sometimes water dried up and formed in iron too but I can't be sure that could be your problem.
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yeah oxidation, but rice doesnt take away oxidation on iron right?
LentoViolentoMan said:
yeah oxidation, but rice doesnt take away oxidation on iron right?
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Yeah right, it could handle moisturizer but once it's oxidative, rice cannot help.
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Charging port

I'm pretty sure my charging port is broken ;it only will charge if I push it in really hard and at a weird angle ...I'm just curious if anyone has ever changed it and how difficult it is... Any info will be greatly appreciated ... Thanks in advance ......
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shayneflashindaily said:
I'm pretty sure my charging port is broken ;it only will charge if I push it in really hard and at a weird angle ...I'm just curious if anyone has ever changed it and how difficult it is... Any info will be greatly appreciated ... Thanks in advance ......
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD9R-YUT69Q
pretty easy, just replace that whole bottom bit
im going to be doing this to my white one when it gets back due to same issue as you, thought it was the charger until i tried a few more
JamieD81 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD9R-YUT69Q
pretty easy, just replace that whole bottom bit
im going to be doing this to my white one when it gets back due to same issue as you, thought it was the charger until i tried a few more
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It was weird it was working fine then boom acted like a piece of junk .. I actually just watched that video right after I posted this thread .. Doesn't seem to bad actually ... Gonna buy the repair tool lit as well for further problems .. I am trying to keep this note 1 for as long as I possibly can
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i have all the tools and a few spare notes for parts pillaging haha
but ive taken my notes apart fully a few times, just dont lose screws and have patiences
I've never taken a cellphone apart before. I took this one apart to change my usb port and it was a piece of cake! I didn't have any special tools either. Took me 30 minutes and I was taking my time. I could do it now in 15.
Wish I had spare notes Lol
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Have you tried a different cable?
Agoattamer said:
Have you tried a different cable?
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Yeah its def the charging port
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I have the ame problem. Glad I have 4 spare batteries so I never have to charge! I just wonder why I have no problems passing data thru the same spot. Being ignorant, I would think if I can't charge I can't pass data either... But that part works fine.
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bryanizmir said:
I have the ame problem. Glad I have 4 spare batteries so I never have to charge! I just wonder why I have no problems passing data thru the same spot. Being ignorant, I would think if I can't charge I can't pass data either... But that part works fine.
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Our micro usb sockets have 7 pins. Most have 5 unless there's hdmi. I'm guessing 1 of the 7 are jacked up. I'd be careful, one of your cords could be the culprit. It might jack up a different device if you use it.
I'm thinking the other might when I got the girl bartender to charge my phone behind the counter she probably tried to stick the charger in upside down and fudged up my port ... Sucks but its an easy fix
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