just bought phone used - Samsung Galaxy Mega

Came with the power chord and phone and a dead battery. I used one of my phone chargers and been charging for 10 min now. how long does it take to charge the phone to turn on from a dead battery.I just get the battery indicator showing it is charging. do I need to buy a specific charger for this phone I could leave it charging any insight would be great thank you

Hold down the power button until it vibrates then it will boot. Shouldn't have bought it without seeing it actually work
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carhigh said:
Hold down the power button until it vibrates then it will boot. Shouldn't have bought it without seeing it actually work
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yeah stupid me thought the button on the bottom of the screen was the power button. I pushed the the buton on the side and it turned on. I know I gambles buying used. I got it to turn on everything is working. so far its user error not hardware error. mess around and look at what I can do with this thing like rooting it. maybe installing a different rom. I don;t know if its possible if anyone knows of any good posts to help me get on my way it would be great. only smart phones I had so far was the motorola droid x and htc evo lte. I don;t know the process of the samsung phones.

cgrimm9 said:
Came with the power chord and phone and a dead battery. I used one of my phone chargers and been charging for 10 min now. how long does it take to charge the phone to turn on from a dead battery.I just get the battery indicator showing it is charging. do I need to buy a specific charger for this phone I could leave it charging any insight would be great thank you
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I dont see why you need a speci chareger... most chargers are created equal. It takes like 5 hrs to fully charge... the phone screen must indicate the charging status.

you could have turned your phone on instantly while it is on charge

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Noobie needs help asap!!

My Evo 3D's is dead Wont turn on, if you plug it into the comuter it keeps connecting and disconnecting. Red light comes on for a few seconds when plugged into the charger. Eariler my In law plugged it into this program called "mobilego" tryin to root it for Metro PCS and now it wont cut on anymore. tried removing the battery nothing works...HELP!
Dez305 said:
My Evo 3D's is dead Wont turn on, if you plug it into the comuter it keeps connecting and disconnecting. Red light comes on for a few seconds when plugged into the charger. Eariler my In law plugged it into this program called "mobilego" tryin to root it for Metro PCS and now it wont cut on anymore. tried removing the battery nothing works...HELP!
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How was the battery level? Why would he try to root it with for metro pcs? Explain more and I'll see what I or other members can do.
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ali87va said:
How was the battery level? Why would he try to root it with for metro pcs? Explain more and I'll see what I or other members can do.
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Everything was working fine...i know the battery is completely dead but like i said when i plug it in the charger the red light comes on for about 5 seconds then it goes off and wont come on again. He was gonna put a ROM on it and root it but i have to get it flashed to the metro network. He put it on mobilego i guess to backup my info but he had it on other programs, told me i needed it flashed first then gave it back to me.its been on the charger for about 2 hrs now and no charge still
Maybe he bricked it?
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Did it boot yet? For me, if the battery dies, I have to pull it out, put it back and let it charge for at least 10 minutes before it starts up again.
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Cetus Corr said:
Did it boot yet? For me, if the battery dies, I have to pull it out, put it back and let it charge for at least 10 minutes before it starts up again.
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Pulled the battery out, kept the battery out basically anything batterywise i did and nothin but the red light comes on for a few seconds still
Dez305 said:
Pulled the battery out, kept the battery out basically anything batterywise i did and nothin but the red light comes on for a few seconds still
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Pull battery for a few put back in then charge it on a wall charger while its still off for 30mins...Mobilego is sync software so unless he actually went through the process of going into recovery etc etc then chances are its the battery
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neopolotin75 said:
Pull battery for a few put back in then charge it on a wall charger while its still off for 30mins...Mobilego is sync software so unless he actually went through the process of going into recovery etc etc then chances are its the battery
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I would like to know if you can access recovery with the phone without a battery but with the charger on.
To access the boot menu, make sure the phone is off and press pwr + vol down. If you can access the recovery menu then there is still hope.
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press the camera button + power button.
Sounds like battery issues... The phone thinks the battery is dead... Pull the battery out and leave it for about 20 mins or so, throw it back in, don't power it up and plug it in, let it sit for awhile(red led should stay lit) after like 20 mins turn it on
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the batttery is dead....so im hoping its just a battery issue, if its the battery i will buy another if not...off to htc it goes!!
Dez305 said:
the batttery is dead....so im hoping its just a battery issue, if its the battery i will buy another if not...off to htc it goes!!
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Had the same issue try plugging it into the charger for a couple mins remove the battery replace the battery plug it back in and repeat 6-7 times then hold power and volume buttons. If not leave the battery out for like an hour then try the first step. I know it sounds stupid but it worked for me. Hope it helps.
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View not turnig on. Amber light is blinking

Hi all,
Ive had my View for about 6 weeks now and it has been great. But I put it on the charger the other day after the battery had been drained down. I checked it a few hours later and the amber light is just blinking. It wont turn on or anything? Does this mean I have a new paper weight? Ive tried using different chargers and cable but nothing.
Not sure, but did you try to go into hboot and power down from there? Then stick it on the charger.
If that doesnt work, maybe pull the battery for 30 minutes then put it in and try charging (before starting it up). These are things that worked with my EVO 4G phone when it got locked up. I'm not sure how hard it is to pull the battery in this though.
Can't pull the battery. Try pushing volume down plus power for ten seconds, or until something happens. That is the hard coded method for resetting, since battery pull is not possible.
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Thanks for advice guys. I got it figured out. For some reason my cellphone charger stopped working so I decided too try the htc charger that came with it and voila it charged right up. I have so many other chargers in my house I never took the views charger out of the box until today.
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wasilvers said:
Not sure, but did you try to go into hboot and power down from there? Then stick it on the charger.
If that doesnt work, maybe pull the battery for 30 minutes then put it in and try charging (before starting it up). These are things that worked with my EVO 4G phone when it got locked up. I'm not sure how hard it is to pull the battery in this though.
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First, this does not have a user removable battery. You have a flyer according to your sig, so you should know that lol.
Equalizir said:
Thanks for advice guys. I got it figured out. For some reason my cellphone charger stopped working so I decided too try the htc charger that came with it and voila it charged right up. I have so many other chargers in my house I never took the views charger out of the box until today.
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If you hold down the power button long enough, the tablet will power itself off in the same manner that you can do with your windows based pc.
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First, this does not have a user removable battery. You have a flyer according to your sig, so you should know that lol.
If you hold down the power button long enough, the tablet will power itself off in the same manner that you can do with your windows based pc.
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In a real pinch you could crack it open and disconnect the battery cable. Some have been in that situation before.
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Mine is stuck in black screen...
Can you elaborate on the method to do that?
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KB112 said:
In a real pinch you could crack it open and disconnect the battery cable. Some have been in that situation before.
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orb3000 said:
Mine is stuck in black screen...
Can you elaborate on the method to do that?
Thanks,
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search and you shall receive.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1573282

Is my battery fried?

So I've been running CM9 nightlies on my phone for a for a while now and everything has been working great. I believe the last nightly I flashed was 5/12 or around there and I've had no problems with it so far until last night my battery was about to die. So I plugged it in to my computer to charge overnight. This morning when I woke up I noticed the phone was dead and was pretty warm to the touch. Now it won't turn on.
I have tried pulling out the battery and letting them both sit for about 30min but it still won't turn on. When I put the battery in and try turning it on the charging icon pops up for a second or 2 then goes away and sometimes it will flash on and off. I think it could be the battery because if I take the battery out and try going in to download mode it will turn on to the initial warning screen warning about flashing and what not. If i put the battery in at this point it immediately shuts off. I just don't know how it could go from working fine to not working at all overnight.
Anyone have any suggestions? The phone is only about 4 months old.
Use your wall charger to charge it.
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Sorry I should have added that to the original post, plugging directly into the wall is what I have been trying today and still no luck.
He means why in the world would u plug your phone into your computer to charge especially if it was almost dead. Next time i would just use the standard wall charger from the get go if you're looking to fully charge it.
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Phalanx7621 said:
He means why in the world would u plug your phone into your computer to charge especially if it was almost dead. Next time i would just use the standard wall charger from the get go if you're looking to fully charge it.
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Every phone that I have ever owned with a USB port I have charged through the USB port from a computer, and I have never once had an issue. When I plugged it in the battery symbol changed to charging so I didn't think anything of it. When I woke up it was dead.
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Use your wall charger to charge it.
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^ This.. I mean yes you can use USB to charge, but USB isn't as reliable for everyday use...
I pulled the battery and then let it sit for about 30 min and then charged from the wall charger for about 30 minutes and it still will not even turn on.
Order a new battery off Amazon or something.
Will it power on with the battery in and the wall charger connected?
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jdbeitz said:
Order a new battery off Amazon or something.
Will it power on with the battery in and the wall charger connected?
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I'm thinking that's what I'm going to do. Might take it to Best Buy and see if they can check it since the phone is only 4 months old. Not holding my breath on that though.
Phone will not turn on with the battery in while plugged in to the wall charger. I can see the battery symbol with the little circle when I first plug it in but it goes away after a second or so. The only way I can get the phone to turn on is if I remove the battery, hold the volume buttons and plug the USB cable in while connected to a PC. This brings up the download mode warning screen asking to continue. If i put the battery in at this screen it shuts off. If I hit continue with the battery out if shuts off. I guess the only thing to do is try another battery.
Does it taste like chicken? If so, then its probably fried.
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I'm thinking that's what I'm going to do. Might take it to Best Buy and see if they can check it since the phone is only 4 months old. Not holding my breath on that though.
Phone will not turn on with the battery in while plugged in to the wall charger. I can see the battery symbol with the little circle when I first plug it in but it goes away after a second or so. The only way I can get the phone to turn on is if I remove the battery, hold the volume buttons and plug the USB cable in while connected to a PC. This brings up the download mode warning screen asking to continue. If i put the battery in at this screen it shuts off. If I hit continue with the battery out if shuts off. I guess the only thing to do is try another battery.
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Best buy is good with things under warranty, trust me.
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cicatriz63 said:
I'm thinking that's what I'm going to do. Might take it to Best Buy and see if they can check it since the phone is only 4 months old. Not holding my breath on that though.
Phone will not turn on with the battery in while plugged in to the wall charger. I can see the battery symbol with the little circle when I first plug it in but it goes away after a second or so. The only way I can get the phone to turn on is if I remove the battery, hold the volume buttons and plug the USB cable in while connected to a PC. This brings up the download mode warning screen asking to continue. If i put the battery in at this screen it shuts off. If I hit continue with the battery out if shuts off. I guess the only thing to do is try another battery.
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Replace the battery.
welp apparently it fixed itself. I just left the battery in it and let it sit powered off for the rest of the work day and when I was leaving work ready to head to Best Buy just out of curiousity I plugged it into my car charger and it magically turned on. Now the wall charger and USB charging are working as well. No clue what that was all about but works for me. Thanks for the replies guys.
Bah same thing is happening to me with my sgs2. It just keeps showing the battery charging screen then going off. Any ideas?
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There is a thread on here with the fix..... I looked I cant find but it is here in the i777 section try to search it maybe Q&A. I Was thinking that person would come in here and link you... I will try again the fix is here!!! Hold tight
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This is not the one but the last post has a fix. #8
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1653818&highlight=battery+wont+charge
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I pulled the battery and then let it sit for about 30 min and then charged from the wall charger for about 30 minutes and it still will not even turn on.
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Your battery should be dead. My dad had exactly the same experience as you did. Try calling att for a new battery if the phone still in warranty.
USB charging is just unreliable: different motherboards may even supply slightly different voltages. Although it doesn't make a difference in normal use, adding a near empty battery to the equation complicates things.
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[Q] Phone wont turn on

So I'm S-off running one of the many versions of cm9 on my phone, when my phones battery died and turned off. I plugged it in, expecting it to charge, and it doesnt. The led flashes for a little bit, then stops flashing. i feel the capacitive feedback when i press the bottom buttons, so i know tht my phone is getting power, but it never actually turns on
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So I'm S-off running one of the many versions of cm9 on my phone, when my phones battery died and turned off. I plugged it in, expecting it to charge, and it doesnt. The led flashes for a little bit, then stops flashing. i feel the capacitive feedback when i press the bottom buttons, so i know tht my phone is getting power, but it never actually turns on
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What recovery were you running? I *think* that some versions of TWRP had this issue and of course clockwork mod also.
Twrp maybe
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What was the problem?
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So I'm S-off running one of the many versions of cm9 on my phone, when my phones battery died and turned off. I plugged it in, expecting it to charge, and it doesnt. The led flashes for a little bit, then stops flashing. i feel the capacitive feedback when i press the bottom buttons, so i know tht my phone is getting power, but it never actually turns on
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i my self have two OEM batteries i went to walmart in the digital camera section you can find universal chargers.. the brand i use is digi power it doesnt say FOR cell phone batteries but it is for lith-ion batteries most digital cams take. if its worth it to ya get an external charger and charge your battery that way.. you can find em for cheap on ebay but i dont mind spending thirty bucks on something i can take back to walmart if i didnt work.. just an idea, if you dont know anyone with a thunderbold or another rezound to charge your battery up

[Q] Optimus G wont charge!

Hello,
So last night I was using my optimus g, the notification that my battery was too low came up, and the phone shut off. After that I went to charge my phone and the usual red light did not come up around the power button and the phone will not charge. There is no water damage or sudden incident that could have caused this to happen. AT&T will not replace the phone due to a small scratch on the front of the screen done a couple months ago. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to get my phone to charge and turn on again??
Any help is greatly appreciated! Thanks!
have you tried to hold the power button down for like 10 seconds? try a different plug outlet and plug it in and see what happens
If you can't get it working then send it in to LG since AT&T won't help you.
Have you tried a different charger? Tried usb charging? Somewhere in this forum are instructions for removing the back case and battery. Two others had similar problems and removing the battery helped.
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Jank4AU said:
Have you tried a different charger? Tried usb charging? Somewhere in this forum are instructions for removing the back case and battery. Two others had similar problems and removing the battery helped.
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Yeah, I tried a lot of different chargers, USB charging and different outlets. I will have to try to remove the battery i guess. AT&T told me that I could not have LG repair it because it has a small crack in the bottom left that I made a couple months prior to this happening. Do you know how to get to the thread about removing the battery? I cant seem to find it =/
Anyone have any other ideas?
Here's the thread for accessing the battery btw.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2127122
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If that doesn't do the trick then replacing the damaged portion of the phone and then claiming warranty would probably work, especially since it's already bricked and you don't have to worry too hard about it not turning on again after you reassemble it because again, it's already bricked probably a whole lot cheaper than buying a new one off contract.
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If that doesn't do the trick then replacing the damaged portion of the phone and then claiming warranty would probably work, especially since it's already bricked and you don't have to worry too hard about it not turning on again after you reassemble it because again, it's already bricked probably a whole lot cheaper than buying a new one off contract.
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The only problem is that the crack is on the front class screen, and I have heard that the screen is hard to replace
Before you open it up and go fiddling around on the inside, try these (in order):
1. Hold down your power button for at least 15 seconds.
2. Plug in your charger
3. (If that doesn't work) Use a different outlet/adapter.
4. If all else fails, try the 15 second power button thing and then connect it to your computer.
My Nook Tablet's display wouldn't work once and it took me the better part of a week to figure out that holding the power button down for 10+ seconds manually turns it off (I was a noob). (I then plugged it into my computer instead of the charger and it powered on!) A lot of people forget to try the simple things first...
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The only problem is that the crack is on the front class screen, and I have heard that the screen is hard to replace
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Ok, let me rephrase that. A new one is $450. You can get a screen/digitizer for ~$85. I'm not a math whiz but to me the difficulty is worth saving that much cash.
download mode
it could be a software problem try going into download mode (holding vol down and power then plugging it in at the same time) it may take a couple trys but if you can get into that then it could possibly be a software issue maybe its a prob with bootloader if it is try useing some teenybins somthing similar happened to me i unlocked the bootloader and everthing got better post back if you can get into download mode
I too have started having problems charging this phone when it goes all the way down which it does fast usually listing android operating system or my screen as the main culprit....try booting to bl then recovery and clearing cache and dalvic....I use twrp recovery and there no battery stat wipe function but in rom toolbox pro there is although the merits of such is questionable.....I also used a battery calibration app recently and it seemed to help... I've also had to plug it up and just leave it for a while whether it's convenient or not it works....???
I've wondered about awesome kernel cleaning script... As well as some of the battery saving apps in conjunction with Eco mode and power saver function.... I've used juice defender ultimate for a while and recently battery guru from Qualcomm and Antutu but same crash today leaving phone down 2 hours plus easily not to mention getting stuck in power save popup warning viscious cycle of popping up every keystroke is gonna get this device slammed up against a wall and I don't want to replace it but any help on this also appreciated....
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USB Cable
Have you tried another USB cable? :silly: I stopped using USB cords ever since my grandpa got a wireless charger (yes, my grandpa ) but you better be careful with those since not all of them are compatible with LG phones, check the reviews and device compatibility, mine is a Powermat 3X
im having the same problems too... using the latest cyanagen mod... the battery just doesnt hold the charges like it says and shuts off.. i need this phone as an alarm......
There's problems with fast charge for cm try turning it off its on by default
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Same problem ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
I have this problem now, and can't get it to work. Anybody figure it out?
So there seems to be a desease of optimuses
My phone was charging while I was sleeping, and I accidentaly putted my hand on my phone while I was sleeping, and the phone was seriusly hot! I got up, upluged the phone from the charger, let it cooldown, plug it in on another charger, the phone responded in the first place, but the red flashing light was coming up really quickly. I switched it of and on and now it is showing me the battery that is shown when the device is charging. Been doing this charge for like an hour or more, with varius attempts to switch it on but it still it wont switch on! Any tips or anything? I am going to leave it charging for a coupe of hours and see if I have any results...
My phone started having issues where it would randomly shut off and sometimes holding power for approx 20 seconds or so would turn it back on or other button combinations sometimes requiring me to force download mode. I have always been able to force it back on however previously when plugged into a charger the notification light wouldn't do anything.
It shut off yesterday and I have tried every combination of buttons for at least 30 seconds, including trying to force download mode with volume up and down and USB into computer and nothing. The difference this time every time I plug it in the notification light either is solid or pulsing rapidly and will not turn on or go to download mode.
Phone is rooted running paulicats aosp and has been since I got the phone 3 months ago, it was dropped in water the week I got the phone but was disassembled and cleaned that day with no issues until this last week.
Any help or input is greatly appreciated
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