Hi All,
I have an odd battery problem. My S3 will die and at times when I plug the charger in and the Battery Charging Screen comes up, It shows the battery has more than 50% life. If I unplug the charger and use it, the battery lasts maybe an extra hour but once it reaches about 6% the screen starts flickering and then the mobile network disconnects. I'm sure this is due to low power from the battery.
Any way for me to fix this or to ensure my phone is displaying the correct battery percentage?
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Test new battery. If its not charging while you're using it while plugged in then you have a faulty battery. Don't let the power drop so it shuts down. Try and lend a battery from a friend and test it.
I have the same problem with my phone. Is it possible that this problem is caused by the custom roms we are using? What do u think? :/
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andrewwright said:
Test new battery. If its not charging while you're using it while plugged in then you have a faulty battery. Don't let the power drop so it shuts down. Try and lend a battery from a friend and test it.
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It charges while I'm using it. Slower but still charges.
kataik95 said:
I have the same problem with my phone. Is it possible that this problem is caused by the custom roms we are using? What do u think? :/
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It happens even when I'm using my stock rim. I've reflashed. Installed apps uninstalled apps. Everything
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How old is the battery. Power problems nearly always end in an old battery that just needs replacing
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How old is the battery. Power problems nearly always end in an old battery that just needs replacing
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I bought my phone in 2012 september its quite an old one i guess :sly:
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OK well these battery's don't last forever. First thing I would do is ask a friend to lend one and test it for 24hrs. Or just buy one
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So my phone ran out of my battery today and when i tried plugging it in again it wont charge and it loops through the battery symbol every 2 sec. I flashed the AKOP jellybean 4.1 rom last week and it worked fine. Any ideas?
It could be a Sod? Just flash another rom through recovery.
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Dennisalex said:
It could be a Sod? Just flash another rom through recovery.
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I cant enter recovery mode or download because it says battery is too low.
I've had something a little similar happen to me recently. Mine was reporting a constant charge when unplugged. The fix was cleaning the USB port with alcohol and a toothbrush, and then using a toothpick to push the inside of the USB board up just barely. Apparently USB port issues are common with this model. Maybe that's the issue with your phone?
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jiggabyte said:
I've had something a little similar happen to me recently. Mine was reporting a constant charge when unplugged. The fix was cleaning the USB port with alcohol and a toothbrush, and then using a toothpick to push the inside of the USB board up just barely. Apparently USB port issues are common with this model. Maybe that's the issue with your phone?
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Okay so I tried that and I'm getting the same thing. Is it possible the battery is just dead? It doesnt seem likely cause yesterday it was working fine.
Replace the battery, or turn it on without the battery.
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Replace the battery, or turn it on without the battery.
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I'm able to get to download mode without the battery in. I've tried flashing the stock samsung rom but same problem. I'm unable to do anything else without the battery. With the battery in I cant even get to download mode or anything else. I'm just gonna try another battery from the att store. Otherwise if anybody else knows anything plz let me know.
I'm having this exact same issue. I can't get into download mode though. How were you able to?
I have tried leaving it on the charger for over an hour now, and no luck. I think the battery has literally died on me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2013766
**Update** I can get into download mode as well without the battery in. But I haven't flashed anything yet as I'm guessing we both have the same issue. Its got to be the battery. Let me know how the test at ATT turns out. If good, I'll just buy one off ebay for like $7
Try this: Once you are in download mode without the battery, put the battery in and see if it charges (give it a hour or so). Someone did this when they had the problem you are having and it worked for them.
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Try this: Once you are in download mode without the battery, put the battery in and see if it charges (give it a hour or so). Someone did this when they had the problem you are having and it worked for them.
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I tried that, as soon as i put the battery in it goes into the charge symbol loop.
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I tried that, as soon as i put the battery in it goes into the charge symbol loop.
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same here
I'm unsure, but maybe you're right and it is your battery. I'm not an expert with this kind of stuff so I can't offer too much help beyond the basics. From what I understand our phone's battery has a gauge built in to monitor battery level and report it to the OS, instead of relying on Android's built in monitoring. Maybe that got messed up when the battery was completely discharged? Hope a new battery gets it working for you, those are relatively cheap.
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The same thing happened to my boss's phone. Since we have the same phone, I put my battery in his phone and it worked fine. So he ordered a new battery and it worked. You may have to get a new battery.
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I would maybe try a new kernel?
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I would maybe try a new kernel?
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He has. He said he flashed stock through odin and it didn't fix it.
Sorry didn't see that part:\ must be bad battery unless the other kernel isn't on par, anyway, just trying to help and good luck
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****ty batteries???
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I think I have posted about this before my phone is still doing it and it makes the USB unrecognized by any system so I been looking for a fix for this.
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I went ahead and bought a new battery from Ebay. Only like $4 so I'm not too worried if it doesn't fix it. I'll update everyone when I get it!
I met this problem before. The phone shew charging and then reboot, again and again. The phone was overheated, in the night before.
I bought new battery and external battery charger from eBay. The new battery works well, and the old battery works well after charged by the external charger once. It seems that the cellphone need some minimal battery to work. I guess the phone use too much battery in the night, for some unknown reason, so the phone does not able to get enough power to get into charging circle.
I'ts my guess. If someone can test the voltage of battery, it may show the reason.
Replaced the battery and it is fixed. Just had a battery completely drain on me.
My sgs2 is displaying battery percentage inaccurately, it may decrease by alot n sometimes increase too. The phone might off wen theres still 20% left. The latest was a drop in percentage after a reboot, attached is a screenshot, pls help, is this a software problem? Or hardware? Or batterry?
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munifbafana said:
My sgs2 is displaying battery percentage inaccurately, it may decrease by alot n sometimes increase too. The phone might off wen theres still 20% left. The latest was a drop in percentage after a reboot, attached is a screenshot, pls help, is this a software problem? Or hardware? Or batterry?
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do a battery callibration and see ma8
link below for the same.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312273
Oh ok thanks i will try it out, just to update my phone died at 36% just now, after comnecting the charger n switched the phone on it say 4%, then after just probavly 30 seconds it says 12%...wow i really hope its battery problem n no hardware/mainboard problems
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Sun90 said:
do a battery callibration and see ma8
link below for the same.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312273
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munifbafana said:
Oh ok thanks i will try it out, just to update my phone died at 36% just now, after comnecting the charger n switched the phone on it say 4%, then after just probavly 30 seconds it says 12%...wow i really hope its battery problem n no hardware/mainboard problems
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Probably your battery is ruined, and I'm saying it being careful. I also had problems with my original one, they started small but with time they grew up and I had to change it. For me didn't matter calibration or removing the battery, it just got worse every week.
Dear friend, who testing battery from china, is very big mAh. Can we use phone on this one. Battery life really will be a bigger or not ?
munifbafana said:
Oh ok thanks i will try it out, just to update my phone died at 36% just now, after comnecting the charger n switched the phone on it say 4%, then after just probavly 30 seconds it says 12%...wow i really hope its battery problem n no hardware/mainboard problems
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If you do a calibration and doesn't work, change the battery with one identical (from a friend with SGSII, dont buy it =) ) doesn't work too... maybe is the charge center from the phone and is damaged; if is it, take your phone to technical support...
I hope you have warranty, and take off al modified ROM's and Root's things.
Hi.
I used Battery Calibration from google play exactly as instructed. Since then, my battery is charging REALLY slow, or not at all. When I use my fully charged galaxy after its charged overnight(connected to a charger) it shows 100%, and when I disconnect it, the battery drops... To lets say 92%. What can I do to fix this?
Thanks in advance.
Prayer and alcohol.
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Xda3600 said:
Hi.
I used Battery Calibration from google play exactly as instructed. Since then, my battery is charging REALLY slow, or not at all. When I use my fully charged galaxy after its charged overnight(connected to a charger) it shows 100%, and when I disconnect it, the battery drops... To lets say 92%. What can I do to fix this?
Thanks in advance.
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Charge it till you're sure it's 100%, turn off your phone, take out the battery for a minute, put it back in and turn your phone back on.
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It's not possible to 'calibrate' an SGS2 battery.
Do what Donnie suggested, and if that doesn't help, flash a kernel like Siyah which enables you to reset the fuel gauge from ExTweaks/similar app (you can do it from command line as well, if you search the Siyah discussion thread you'll probably find the exact commands).
If neither of those things work, your battery is on the way out. Buy a new one.
My battery (original) drains even wen the phone is off. First i tought that my battery was broken. I bought a new accu (original) but i got the same results. After about 8 hours ive got 15% less juice and the phone was off. What could this be?
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dar74 said:
My battery (original) drains even wen the phone is off. First i tought that my battery was broken. I bought a new accu (original) but i got the same results. After about 8 hours ive got 15% less juice and the phone was off. What could this be?
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Please don't post your questions twice, since you've already opened a new thread for it.
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Okay sorry for that. Wont happen again.
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My s3 takes upto 2:30 hours to get fully charge! Can anyone tell me the ideal time for phone to get charged or should I change my charger??
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My s3 takes upto 2:30 hours to get fully charge! Can anyone tell me the ideal time for phone to get charged or should I change my charger??
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I think its alright! Yup its little slow but its fine! When I was having a stock S3, it used to take 2 + hrs for complete charging (0%-100%)
If you are not satisfied then you can change your charger!
Or if you are are rooted user then u can try by changing charging settings in your kernel(only if u have a custom kernel)!
Press thanks if it helped you! :silly:
Yea, no need to panic. Same here.
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You could use a custom kernel modifing the charge settings but BE CAREFUL, could be dangerous for your battery if you will exaggerate
The older your battery is then the smaller it's capacity and the quicker it will charge. A brand new battery should take around 4 hours to charge, so your battery has lost 40% of it's original capacity -assuming your charger and internal charging circuit of the phone remain to spec.
I had a problem with my s3 // The charging issue and when battery run down below 20% der is flickering+drain+network cuttoff+and sometimes shows battery is fully charged and I finally I end up in service centre they said they replced charging port and battery plus fixed a short.now things are fine but I am still hving a new trouble that sometimes charger indicator run down wrong,like it's switches from 38%-50% when I just got my charger pluged in ewhhf! I search through forums used battery repair, calibrator, juice defender and done couple of factory resets but still the same help me up please
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9introverts said:
I had a problem with my s3 // The charging issue and when battery run down below 20% der is flickering+drain+network cuttoff+and sometimes shows battery is fully charged and I finally I end up in service centre they said they replced charging port and battery plus fixed a short.now things are fine but I am still hving a new trouble that sometimes charger indicator run down wrong,like it's switches from 38%-50% when I just got my charger pluged in ewhhf! I search through forums used battery repair, calibrator, juice defender and done couple of factory resets but still the same help me up please
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Install betterbatterystats, check to see how your battery is being used, there are times when faulty rom or apps might cause things like this.
K thanq mind recommending some ?
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9introverts said:
K thanq mind recommending some ?
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Betterbatterystats is a single app, search the forum for it then do what the op says.
Tq
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