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It seems my power adaptor has died..
I have been using it daily with no problem, and charged it over night last night.
I got a new stand today and moved the power supply to a new location, shifting the transformer with the adaptor still plugged in.
From that point on, no charging...
the cable is good cos it still shows up on the PC, although I guess it could be partially broken.
I have tried leaving the power adaptor unplugged for an hour or so, but no luck.
Anyone else have suggestions?
Is it possible that you bent a pin in the slot on the pad that you plug the charger into? Alternatively, you could take apart and reseat the 2 pieces
of the charger itself.
Pins in the pad seem fine, same on the charger.
I just turned it off to see if I could get it to charge from a USB hub on my PC, but it seems not.
This points to the cable being at fault, but with no replacements available I am still stuck with a discharging tablet.
Very Frustrating... I guess I will be Calling Asus support on Monday.
Its a shame Comet is out of stock locally, or I would walk into store for an exchange
bbilko said:
Pins in the pad seem fine, same on the charger.
I just turned it off to see if I could get it to charge from a USB hub on my PC, but it seems not.
This points to the cable being at fault, but with no replacements available I am still stuck with a discharging tablet.
Very Frustrating... I guess I will be Calling Asus support on Monday.
Its a shame Comet is out of stock locally, or I would walk into store for an exchange
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charging thru a PC usb hub is slow...the ac adapter is rated at 15v 1.2a...and a PC hub is only 5v .5a i think...
Anyone know what the adapters for the other tablets are rated at?
skchan2 said:
charging thru a PC usb hub is slow...the ac adapter is rated at 15v 1.2a...and a PC hub is only 5v .5a i think...
Anyone know what the adapters for the other tablets are rated at?
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I realise its slow, but I would expect SOMETHING after leaving the TF plugged in for almost an hour turned off!
This might sound ridiculous but unplug the usb cable from the power brick, unplug the power brick from the wall, set them aside....then wait a while (20+ minutes), then come back to it and try to plug it back in.
I had this same exact problem but I did the steps I told you and it began charging again. I'm not sure how or why though.
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This might sound ridiculous but unplug the usb cable from the power brick, unplug the power brick from the wall, set them aside....then wait a while (20+ minutes), then come back to it and try to plug it back in.
I had this same exact problem but I did the steps I told you and it began charging again. I'm not sure how or why though.
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I left it for a while, but I shall try again.
EDIT: On second thoughts, no this isn't the case.
Plugging in the PSU normally turns the tablet on, and currently it isnt doing that.
Bum.
What is your battery percentage at? Anything above 90, and it won't charge until it drops below. Kind of a built in failsafe.
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What is your battery percentage at? Anything above 90, and it won't charge until it drops below. Kind of a built in failsafe.
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Ah yes, it is above 90%, but I am sure it would show the charging icon?
I can only hope this is a false alarm, I will be less annoyed then..
Nope, won't show the charging icon. What I've done, if you want to ease the paranoia, lol, is hold the power button down and keep holding until the device shuts off completely. (do this with the plug disconnected) .. Now, plug the charger back in to the device. The device should power on, and you should boot up to a charging icon.
If it doesn't start up, then yeah, you may have a faulty charger. Let me know how it goes.
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Nope, won't show the charging icon. What I've done, if you want to ease the paranoia, lol, is hold the power button down and keep holding until the device shuts off completely. (do this with the plug disconnected) .. Now, plug the charger back in to the device. The device should power on, and you should boot up to a charging icon.
If it doesn't start up, then yeah, you may have a faulty charger. Let me know how it goes.
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Worth a try, but no, nothing...
Then just let it run down passed 90% (like 88-89%) and see if it charges. If not, then yeah, sorry.
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Then just let it run down passed 90% (like 88-89%) and see if it charges. If not, then yeah, sorry.
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No it does seem to be the PSU, I have used my Desire charger to charge the TF overnight, and got it back to 100%
Looks like I will be calling Asus on Monday
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What is your battery percentage at? Anything above 90, and it won't charge until it drops below. Kind of a built in failsafe.
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It does on mine.
Little tip for you all... don't leave it charging overnight. It may be a bit late advice for some, but for others it might help them ending up with a useless power adapter. Unplug it when it gets to 100%. Get an app that alerts you with a sound, signaling when the battery is full. Battery monitor widget does this. Also unplug it soon after its done charging. This is assuming you don't care about battery life of course.
If you DO care about it then charging it up to 100% all the time isn't a good way to keep your battery healthy in the first place. Loads of guides on the web for Lithium Ion battery care.
There's obviously a problem with the adapter design, due to the amount of threads talking about this very issue, when people leave them charging all night. Maybe they are overheating, or some other reason. Prevention is better than cure.
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It does on mine.
Little tip for you all... don't leave it charging overnight. It may be a bit late advice for some, but for others it might help them ending up with a useless power adapter. Unplug it when it gets to 100%. Get an app that alerts you with a sound, signaling when the battery is full. Battery monitor widget does this. Also unplug it soon after its done charging. This is assuming you don't care about battery life of course.
If you DO care about it then charging it up to 100% all the time isn't a good way to keep your battery healthy in the first place. Loads of guides on the web for Lithium Ion battery care.
There's obviously a problem with the adapter design, due to the amount of threads talking about this very issue, when people leave them charging all night. Maybe they are overheating, or some other reason. Prevention is better than cure.
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Over heating might well be the issue, I am getting that sweet smell of cooked circuit board from the PSU.
Not meaning it to charge over night will be annoying, I like things ready to go come the AM
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Over heating might well be the issue, I am getting that sweet smell of cooked circuit board from the PSU.
Not meaning it to charge over night will be annoying, I like things ready to go come the AM
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Yeah I agree it shouldnt happen. Just saying I think it is. Pretty sure there are guidelines and safety features that are applied to all power supplies to make them safe for use in the home, at least there are in the EU, and it seems these ones are in violation of those guidelines, even though they have the CE approved label. If you are smelling something burning/melting its obviously faulty and needs to be replaced.
Well I tried comet for the warrenty and was directed to the asus support line, which is closed today.
How dull.
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bbilko said:
No it does seem to be the PSU, I have used my Desire charger to charge the TF overnight, and got it back to 100%
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Is using the Desire charger just as slow at using a normal (5V) USB hub?
I'm no engineer but aren't there safeguards built into a charger/battery that is operating normally? ie: put TF on charger overnight, battery draws power till full then stops charging?
I use my TF all day, at night it goes on the charger, at no time does my charger get "hot" to the touch.
Information of PSU model with a known fault here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1081435
Hey guys, was using my SII a few hours ago, and I put it down at ~48% battery life. I had it charging off the USB of my PC. I don't have Samsung Kies installed, or anything. I was purely just charging it, on stock rom/bootloaders/no-root.
I went to pick up my phone a few minutes after, and all the sudden the phone won't turn on anymore.
I've tried pulling the battery, I've tried letting it run through any power still in the circuits, by having the battery out for 30+ minutes. I tried the "pull out battery, hold power for 10 seconds, then pop battery back in," to no avail. I've tried download mode, I've tried using my old Captivate jig.. It doesn't seem to be responding if I plug it in(no heat.)
Any ideas? Going to bring it back to the AT&T store tomorrow to try and get a new one.. I really hope they don't give me any ****. -_-;
Update:
I went to the AT&T store today since they just got a new batch in. Unfortunately, my faulty phone actually wasn't a problem with the phone.. It was a problem with the battery.
Somehow, the battery shorted out the entire phone, and killed it. The reason why I suspect this, is that I asked for the old battery in the new phone they were giving me. Sure enough. That phone is now a brick, also..
Thankfully, they were nice enough to give me a different one and not shove the newly dead one down my throat..
So.. Not quite sure how that happens, but sure enough.. That battery is a Galaxy killer.
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Hey guys, was using my SII a few hours ago, and I put it down at ~48% battery life. I had it charging off the USB of my PC. I don't have Samsung Kies installed, or anything. I was purely just charging it, on stock rom/bootloaders/no-root.
I went to pick up my phone a few minutes after, and all the sudden the phone won't turn on anymore.
I've tried pulling the battery, I've tried letting it run through any power still in the circuits, by having the battery out for 30+ minutes. I tried the "pull out battery, hold power for 10 seconds, then pop battery back in," to no avail. I've tried download mode, I've tried using my old Captivate jig.. It doesn't seem to be responding if I plug it in(no heat.)
Any ideas? Going to bring it back to the AT&T store tomorrow to try and get a new one.. I really hope they don't give me any ****. -_-;
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You got a dud piece of hardware. Shouldn't have any problem exchanging it.
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The only thing you didn't mention is using the stock charger to charge the battery for an hour or so. Did you try that? It could be a dead battery. And once the battery is critically low, your PC can't supply enough juice to charge the battery.
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Yes, the USB charging mode on the computer sucks. Its easy to draw a deficit of power running off the computer. I had 8 percent and plugged in via USB and within a minute. Or two it was almost dead, fell to 1% in literally 5 mins. It was almost like it was pulling power FROM. The phone
The stock wall charger is 700ma IIRC. Most PCs can output only 500ma max (USB 1.0/2.0 standard). The 700ma is needed when battery level is really low. So, don't leave home without the wall charger.
I tried plugging the phone into the wall charger, to no avail.
Won't even show the charging screen, or get warm.
Bah! Hopefully the AT&T store will have new ones in stock tomorrow.
Bump.
I went to the AT&T store today since they just got a new batch in. Unfortunately, my faulty phone actually wasn't a problem with the phone.. It was a problem with the battery.
Somehow, the battery shorted out the entire phone, and killed it. The reason why I suspect this, is that I asked for the old battery in the new phone they were giving me. Sure enough. That phone is now a brick, also..
Thankfully, they were nice enough to give me a different one and not shove the newly dead one down my throat..
So.. Not quite sure how that happens, but sure enough.. That battery is a Galaxy killer.
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Bump.
I went to the AT&T store today since they just got a new batch in. Unfortunately, my faulty phone actually wasn't a problem with the phone.. It was a problem with the battery.
Somehow, the battery shorted out the entire phone, and killed it. The reason why I suspect this, is that I asked for the old battery in the new phone they were giving me. Sure enough. That phone is now a brick, also..
Thankfully, they were nice enough to give me a different one and not shove the newly dead one down my throat..
So.. Not quite sure how that happens, but sure enough.. That battery is a Galaxy killer.
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That's surprising - did they confirm that the phones remained dead even with a "good" battery in?
The charger chip in our phones (MAX8922) has plenty of short-circuit protection mechanisms. (Battery prequalification mode limits current to 90 mA at extremely low batt voltage, and it also has temperature limiting.) So a shorted battery shouldn't have been able to damage the phone.
Highly technical reading material - http://datasheets.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX8922L.pdf
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That's surprising - did they confirm that the phones remained dead even with a "good" battery in?
The charger chip in our phones (MAX8922) has plenty of short-circuit protection mechanisms. (Battery prequalification mode limits current to 90 mA at extremely low batt voltage, and it also has temperature limiting.) So a shorted battery shouldn't have been able to damage the phone.
Highly technical reading material - http://datasheets.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX8922L.pdf
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Indeed, we tried swapping the "new" battery into it. Both of the phones were gone. I never even thought it was probable. Maybe it was just a bad batch? Who knows.
Either way! New phone smell, is great. =P
Ok guys, I have a i9100 for almost 2 years now but the last 6 months I've been charging three batteries I purchased with an external charger due to that my phone when connected to either USB or AC power it shows as charging, even if it is off it will turn on the screen an show the battery logo, however, it does not charge the battery at all.
I can even see the battery level going down when it its connected what to me means that there's something with the charging circuit that is not sending the electricity to the batterry. Something important to note is that when I use a Stock ROM on it it gives me an error if I connect it to power that says "Battery Disconected", dunno what on earth that means.
I'd be nice if one of XDA Hardware Guru's could advice me on this matter cuz right now I'm tired of reminding what battery to charge and having a backup battery in my pockets. Maybe a mod to bypass the circuit and charge the battery directly? jus saying.
Hopefull
Jeriel
J3RI3L said:
Ok guys, I have a i9100 for almost 2 years now but the last 6 months I've been charging three batteries I purchased with an external charger due to that my phone when connected to either USB or AC power it shows as charging, even if it is off it will turn on the screen an show the battery logo, however, it does not charge the battery at all.
I can even see the battery level going down when it its connected what to me means that there's something with the charging circuit that is not sending the electricity to the batterry. Something important to note is that when I use a Stock ROM on it it gives me an error if I connect it to power that says "Battery Disconected", dunno what on earth that means.
I'd be nice if one of XDA Hardware Guru's could advice me on this matter cuz right now I'm tired of reminding what battery to charge and having a backup battery in my pockets. Maybe a mod to bypass the circuit and charge the battery directly? jus saying.
Hopefull
Jeriel
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You can charge the batteries with a external charger, so the batteries are fine.
Did you try reinstalling your rom and doing full wipes and formats?
I highly doubt that the problem can be solved by a mod, it seems a hardware and not a ROM related prob.
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silv3rfox said:
I highly doubt that the problem can be solved by a mod, it seems a hardware and not a ROM related prob.
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I agree. But you can always give it a shot, besides it's done in 5 minutes.
Fault of the charger.
Replace it and you will be sorted
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Απ: [Q] Phone shows it is carging however does not charge any battery..
Your phone's usb port is dirty. Happened to many ppl before. Clean your usb port and it will be ok. I used an air blower... As simple as that.
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so my amaze 4g has been having battery problems for a few days (this is the 2nd battery for it, first died after 13 months), and tonight i went to check a text message and i had about 45% battery left,i swipe to unlock the phone and then 1 sec later it just goes black.
i have tried everything, but the LED wont even turn on when plugged into charger/pc. in device manger i see "qhsusb_dload" , but everything Ive goggled about this issue seems to be related to modified phones, not bone stock.
any help?
haxxo said:
so my amaze 4g has been having battery problems for a few days (this is the 2nd battery for it, first died after 13 months), and tonight i went to check a text message and i had about 45% battery left,i swipe to unlock the phone and then 1 sec later it just goes black.
i have tried everything, but the LED wont even turn on when plugged into charger/pc. in device manger i see "qhsusb_dload" , but everything Ive goggled about this issue seems to be related to modified phones, not bone stock.
any help?
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Unlucky! Your phone is dead,the only hope for you here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627882
This happens when your battery is really dead. You might have to leave the charger plugged in for a few hours before the LED comes back on.
However, this is a temporary fix, and it is likely that it will happen again.
I'd recommend you to get a new battery, even if plugging it for a few hours solves your problem. HTC Amazes are notorious for killing batteries. If you look around, you'll see threads talking about horrible battery life, similar random shutdowns, and such that can only be fixed with a new battery.
SuperAfnan said:
Are you kidding me, why did you have to post this in the development section. This is for ROMs, Kernels, Mods, and development stuff only.
Please read the forum rules next time because you could get an infraction or get scolded. I am not rude so I don't do that stuff usually. Be warned!
Can someone call a moderator to move the thread, or lock it. I can't call a mod from the app.
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i thought i was posting in the Q&A section, i tried to delete the thread right after i saw my mistake, but it wont let me delete.
eadrang said:
Unlucky! Your phone is dead,the only hope for you here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627882
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wow, great quality phone HTC.
Keylogger_0 said:
This happens when your battery is really dead. You might have to leave the charger plugged in for a few hours before the LED comes back on.
However, this is a temporary fix, and it is likely that it will happen again.
I'd recommend you to get a new battery, even if plugging it for a few hours solves your problem. HTC Amazes are notorious for killing batteries. If you look around, you'll see threads talking about horrible battery life, similar random shutdowns, and such that can only be fixed with a new battery.
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i tested my battery voltage and it was 3.850, how can it be really dead when its rated at 3.8v? i have had the battery issue before, but it never bricked my phone.
It's not bricked. (It shouldn't be)
Remove the battery, press the power button several times to dissipate any remaining charge in the phone, and then insert a fully charged battery. I'd recommend you using a different phone (if available) to charge the said battery.
After that, it should boot up normally.
And if I recall, voltage is supposed to be consistent, regardless of the charge level (unless it's totally dead, then maybe it's different, I don't know)
It's the current you want to look for.
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It's not bricked. (It shouldn't be)
Remove the battery, press the power button several times to dissipate any remaining charge in the phone, and then insert a fully charged battery. I'd recommend you using a different phone (if available) to charge the said battery.
After that, it should boot up normally.
And if I recall, voltage is supposed to be consistent, regardless of the charge level (unless it's totally dead, then maybe it's different, I don't know)
It's the current you want to look for.
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thanks for the advice, i dont have any other phone to change this battery with. ill go and see if i can set up seomthing to test amperage, otherwise ill let it charge and heopfully it works.
EDIT: you sir are correct about the battery, i tested the amperage and a normal AA cell had 4.8A the phone battery had 0.002A lol.
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thanks for the advice, i dont have any other phone to change this battery with. ill go and see if i can set up seomthing to test amperage, otherwise ill let it charge and heopfully it works.
EDIT: you sir are correct about the battery, i tested the amperage and a normal AA cell had 4.8A the phone battery had 0.002A lol.
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Yeah that's not normal. You could try charging it, but it's likely that the battery is fried already. You can buy a new battery on Amazon or some similar site. Many people (including me) recommend Anker batteries.
If you have no luck with the battery this HTC unbricking project for the amaze is definetly for you
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sportsstar89 said:
If you have no luck with the battery this HTC unbricking project for the amaze is definetly for you
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got a new anker battery from someone local, i saw the battery working on an amaze4g, doesn't work on mine. so the phone is the issue, are u sure the unbricking project is for me? it seems to be pointed to ppl who switched S-on
Well i tired to unbrick it, couldn't even get past the first step. linux detects the qualcomm device as bus 001 device 003 but brickdetect does not pick it up.
dead mobo?
Guys, i have a 10 months old Galaxy Mega 6.3 and suddenly i'm not able to charge the battery.
I've tried to charge with 30%~ 40%, with my phone turned on, which i always do, everyday... And don't charge at all.
I've tried to charge it turned off, but keeps repeating that screen with the battery with a circle(and a rumble), then this repeats over and over...
Is my battery dead?
radiske said:
Guys, i have a 10 months old Galaxy Mega 6.3 and suddenly i'm not able to charge the battery.
I've tried to charge with 30%~ 40%, with my phone turned on, which i always do, everyday... And don't charge at all.
I've tried to charge it turned off, but keeps repeating that screen with the battery with a circle(and a rumble), then this repeats over and over...
Is my battery dead?
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Sounds like a charder port issue
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radiske said:
Guys, i have a 10 months old Galaxy Mega 6.3 and suddenly i'm not able to charge the battery.
I've tried to charge with 30%~ 40%, with my phone turned on, which i always do, everyday... And don't charge at all.
I've tried to charge it turned off, but keeps repeating that screen with the battery with a circle(and a rumble), then this repeats over and over...
Is my battery dead?
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Hi..first try removing the battery from the phone for about 10 secs and put it back in and see if that will help, because the battery should still be in a charging state even if the battery was not that good as this has happened to me on other samsung phones, and if not better re-install the rom you have, but make a backup first if you can..worth a try before proceeding further.
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Hi..first try removing the battery from the phone for about 10 secs and put it back in and see if that will help, because the battery should still be in a charging state even if the battery was not that good as this has happened to me on other samsung phones, and if not better re-install the rom you have, but make a backup first if you can..worth a try before proceeding further.
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I have the latest stock rom installed, so, i don't think it is a rom issue. Besides that, how can i re-install it if i can't turn my phone on? Now i have something 1 or 2% battery life =/
I've tried to remove the battery a couple times, 10sec, 10min... nothing seems to work. Since i have warranty, i'll have to use it, the problem here in Brazil, specially in my city, the service takes forever(3 to 4 weeks =/)
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I have the latest stock rom installed, so, i don't think it is a rom issue. Besides that, how can i re-install it if i can't turn my phone on? Now i have something 1 or 2% battery life =/
I've tried to remove the battery a couple times, 10sec, 10min... nothing seems to work. Since i have warranty, i'll have to use it, the problem here in Brazil, specially in my city, the service takes forever(3 to 4 weeks =/)
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Its the charging port! I've had the same problem twice I guerente it!
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Oh okay I didn't know you could not get into the rom or past that battery icon..then most likely a port problem forsure..did you try another usb cable to just make sure.
Edit: when you have your usb cable unplugged from the phone it should still boot into your rom as the port has nothing to do with that part..what does it show on your screen when you boot the phone without the usb connected.
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The battery terminals may be dirty.wipe both gold coloured contacts with a clean, soft cloth and try charging the battery again.
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You can check your charger. And also check your charging port.. sometime charger also damage for this..
radiske said:
Guys, i have a 10 months old Galaxy Mega 6.3 and suddenly i'm not able to charge the battery.
I've tried to charge with 30%~ 40%, with my phone turned on, which i always do, everyday... And don't charge at all.
I've tried to charge it turned off, but keeps repeating that screen with the battery with a circle(and a rumble), then this repeats over and over...
Is my battery dead?
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This happened to me last month on my 10 months old Mega. It was driving me crazy. Phone was charging just 10% / hour (as opposed to 60%). I tried charging with other chargers but result wasn't different.
After much research I came to know that my phone did not have any of the following problems
- ROM (stock 4.2.2), my phone was going into good deep sleep etc.
- Some app (I factory reset my phone to rule that out)
- My charger (I used others')
- My USB port (I always use wall charger)
The problem was with the freaking charger cable (weird right?). I took my friend's charging cable and used with original charger and my phone was back on track.
I still have to buy a new cable. Just researching to get a good one (weird again).
I found the Mega does tend to get hot sometimes where the battery is. I think it's faulty connectors. One of mine looks a bit discolored. But who knows.
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Samsung's charging ports are notoriously bad my old note had the same problem for a while a thicker charger worked then in the end it went off my repair a colleagues note did the same last month and his had to go for repairs it was a big prob with s2 s3 and notes
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Its the charging port! I've had the same problem twice I guerente it!
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Okay, so I just this moment joined the forum JUST so I could thank Member hopsin444 for this advice. Just as he guaranteed, it was the charging port. After getting his advice, I downloaded the PDF User Manual for the Galaxy Mega (my phone). I did what another member suggested and unplugged the battery for 10 minutes (just to be safe). I plugged it back in, and used the brand new charger and cable that came with my phone. I had been using a different charger, so I wanted to get a brand new clean start. Sure enough, the battery started charging immediately, good as new. I must say that in order for this method to work, you must insure that all components are in working order: battery, charger, and cable connectors. Because, otherwise, it's hard to debug exactly which little part is the culprit for the problem.
Once again, thank you ever so much hospsin444. You saved me a lot of cash, trips to the repair shop, and untold headaches.`
Update: The phone charge from 66% to 70% and then stopped charging again. I'm thinking it's the little slot -- on the phone itself -- that the charger cable plugs into that is the problem. My only option now is to take the phone to get repaired. But my thanks to hopsin still applies. It was fun while it lasted.
Similar problem. . . . grey battery issue ( can get around by using reboot command either in download mode or stock recovery ) i have 2 batteries and one still has a charge, replaced usb port ( NEW BOARD - $15 on -ebay) but no love . . . . when i power off it sits there with the grey battery icon and kills the battery. it is NOT recognized by computer and does not recognize a charger ( i have lots and they are all good wires and blocks ) ordered a wall charger and can use it but no USB at all
Any help or ideas are welcome
fyi :
completely stock
never dropped, wet or abused just stopped working right!
Exact Same issue
kkrakker said:
Similar problem. . . . grey battery issue ( can get around by using reboot command either in download mode or stock recovery ) i have 2 batteries and one still has a charge, replaced usb port ( NEW BOARD - $15 on -ebay) but no love . . . . when i power off it sits there with the grey battery icon and kills the battery. it is NOT recognized by computer and does not recognize a charger ( i have lots and they are all good wires and blocks ) ordered a wall charger and can use it but no USB at all
Any help or ideas are welcome
fyi :
completely stock
never dropped, wet or abused just stopped working right!
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Your not the only one, this just happened to my Mega at the end of July and i replaced the port just the other week and still nothing. Only way it charges is if it was off...i cant charge it while its on, the battery depletes itself and on top of that i can't even use my portable battery to charge this phone. The cable has to only be a Samsung issued cable and that doesn't even make anything better. I'm just going to officially retire this phone and get me another phone
(Third Galaxy phone model.......and my LAST)
Replace USB port Had the exact same problem Phone would charge then not
GnexManVSR said:
Your not the only one, this just happened to my Mega at the end of July and i replaced the port just the other week and still nothing. Only way it charges is if it was off...i cant charge it while its on, the battery depletes itself and on top of that i can't even use my portable battery to charge this phone. The cable has to only be a Samsung issued cable and that doesn't even make anything better. I'm just going to officially retire this phone and get me another phone
(Third Galaxy phone model.......and my LAST)
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I had same problem replaced USB port now phone works perfect.
bonesnj0 said:
I had same problem replaced USB port now phone works perfect.
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I figured out two other reasons why my phone was charging poorly even when I replaced the USB port 1. The charger wire was weak (yes it is a Samsung USB wire) and needed to be replaced. I wasn't getting enough power from the outlet to the phone and it would stay at a percentage for 30 minutes or longer and 2. There was a Low Battery Dump setting that was off (similar setting like the SGS3 and SGS4)
But one thing that now gets me is why I can't use my portable battery to charge anymore? Nothing is wrong with the battery (it charges all of my other electronics with no problem)
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- Go to Phone
- Dial *#9900#
- Wait for the phone to load settings
- Go Down until you see Low Battery Dump
- Tap to On
- Restart Phone
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Could I try to cover it with a towel then put it in a bag ant it in the freezer for 12 hours and take it out and let it reach room temp
I'm having the same exact problem, did you figure out what the problem was?
sometimes change the plugin charger can resolve the problem, but if you have change the plugin and still can not charge like mine maybe
using charger 0.7A can resolve the charging problem, very slow charging . OR using 2.1A charger but try and error until found the perfect one. (it works on my mega LTE)
Me too, having charging problem with my Mega 6.3 i527m. : (
I had used different chargers, cables and batteries, still the problem of not charging was unsolved.
But when the original usb cable and Samsung's proprietary 2A Traveler's charger that came with my old Samsung Tab 7.7 were used, my Mega detected it immediately and the grey battery icon flashed off and on faster than before - a good sign it was charging.
So, that means my charging port/flex is not defective.
Lesson Learned: It pays to use the original accessories that came with your device or gadget!