Hi guys,
I have had my S3 for 2 years now and noticed this problem for the first time around 5 weeks or so ago. Basically i noticed that it would not charge much after a long period of time charging, and also when using the device the battery would deplete a lot more quickly than what I am used to.
On investigation it appears that I am losing power while charging. I downloaded the application 'galaxy charging' which lets me know how many mA are being drawn etc.
Via mains the reference is always 1098 or around 1amp as it should be and via USB it is 466mA. This app monitors the average current being drawn while the device is charging and i notice that EVERY time i charge via either mains or USB the device NEVER charges at its max capacity (1098mA via mains and 466 via USB)
What i see which happens is as soon as i plug in my charger to mains it will start off close to maximum, around 800mA and then after 10 seconds or so it will slowly come down to say 600mA, a further 20 seconds or sooner we are down to 300mA and eventually it will either settle around this figure if i am lucky so i actually charge my phone (all be it very slowly) but much more likely it will always drop off to 100mA. At this power the phone drains more battery being on than power being given to it to charge so the battery goes down while charging.
Does anyone know what could be causing this?
Troubleshooting attempted:
I have replaced the battery with a new one. I still get the same problem
I have replaced the USB lead, i *might* get a slightly higher stable mA on average on one but maybe this is probably just coincidental
I have tested via mains and USB, the error occurs on both, I have tested mains where nothing else uses the socket and USB on a PC where the only USB port being used is the phone.
I have changed my ROM, I am now using ArchiDroid. I thought doing a complete reset and putting on a new OS might fix this but apparently not.
Right now I am out of ideas and am left thinking this is some internal hardware error, but can anyone else offer any suggestions or has this happened to anyone else?
Appreciate any responses,
James
You could try a custom kernel which allows you to override the charging current, but you may find the charging circuit inside the phone is damaged.
Easy solution if so is to get a desktop charger and second battery.
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i had this same problem but simply replacing the cable solved it
i tried nokia cable and now it is fine ,
if that also dosent help than you can try googy max kernel or boeffella kernel and check for "ignore unstable power option"
Get one of these bad boys
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Just search "galaxy s3 battery wall charger" on ebay.
quaker1985 said:
i had this same problem but simply replacing the cable solved it
i tried nokia cable and now it is fine ,
if that also dosent help than you can try googy max kernel or boeffella kernel and check for "ignore unstable power option"
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Hi everyone, thanks for all your replies. However it was this one that fixed my issue. Since i already had the boeffla kernal on my phone i found the setting to 'ignore unstable power' and since having that checked i now charge at a constant 460mA via USB and 1098mA via mains. Thank you so much!!
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Hello everybody!
I have the following problem. Some time ago I hadinterruptions during the charging process. This has become noticeable that in between the screen was flashing up and the lightning symbol as it normally is when its charging was not on the battery symbol. This problem has been getting worse to the point that the device has only loaded temporarily. So almost by luck. Sometimtes it didnt work for hours and then it charged the whole evening. I even had the feeling that it has charged, even though my phone has not shown. The battery capacity increased after few hours. The end was that the phone no longer charged at all. Then I ordered a new charging socket and installed it. Since then everything works fine and I was satisfied.
Today, however, to be exact half an hour ago, I had that bad feeling again. The screen flashed up and the charging interrupted. It was now three times. What's going on here? I hope that it does not become worse. I ordered a new battery on the internet before all these problems came up, which was touted as original. Before changing the charging socket I have tried this with both batteries. Same problem. The power adapter was able to charge the phone of a friend of mine but not my phone.
Does anybody have an idea and can help me? Thanks alot!
Same here mate, now it stop charging completely... Have you found any solution? Tried replacing the charging port, but I was told that it is the motherboard...
If anyone have any idea would be helpful. Thanks!
spiddi said:
Hello everybody!
I have the following problem. Some time ago I hadinterruptions during the charging process. This has become noticeable that in between the screen was flashing up and the lightning symbol as it normally is when its charging was not on the battery symbol. This problem has been getting worse to the point that the device has only loaded temporarily. So almost by luck. Sometimtes it didnt work for hours and then it charged the whole evening. I even had the feeling that it has charged, even though my phone has not shown. The battery capacity increased after few hours. The end was that the phone no longer charged at all. Then I ordered a new charging socket and installed it. Since then everything works fine and I was satisfied.
Today, however, to be exact half an hour ago, I had that bad feeling again. The screen flashed up and the charging interrupted. It was now three times. What's going on here? I hope that it does not become worse. I ordered a new battery on the internet before all these problems came up, which was touted as original. Before changing the charging socket I have tried this with both batteries. Same problem. The power adapter was able to charge the phone of a friend of mine but not my phone.
Does anybody have an idea and can help me? Thanks alot!
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I have same problem. Phone seems to charge well till 80-90% then, charging interrupts. Before my warranty has finished, I have contacted with Samsung. They advised to restore phone to factory setting, what I did. Nothing helped. I have changed chargers ofc for original one, bought new battery, luck of improvement... What is more I have noticed that my phone consumes battery a way faster than before – I have to plug phone every 6-8h with 3g, GPS and BT on. When I use google maps in my car in spite the fact phone is connected to charger (2A Samsung original one!) phone runs down slowly :/ I am rly disappointed with this phone… Guys did you find solution?
I have two of these phones, and both have developed charging issues after a year or two. I bought two OEM batteries to replace, and still does not help.
Tried various chargers, various cables. Intermittent charging at first, then nothing. 2 bricks.
mrybczyn said:
I have two of these phones, and both have developed charging issues after a year or two. I bought two OEM batteries to replace, and still does not help.
Tried various chargers, various cables. Intermittent charging at first, then nothing. 2 bricks.
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May be the problem 's in the connection between MicroUSB port and mainboard. I suggest you supply 5V to 2 pin and waitting for full battery. If this solution working, buying wireless charging Pad .
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Hello!
I have a LG g5 and won't start.
Only appears 0% battery.
What is the problem?
Help me!
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Hello!
I have a LG g5 and won't start.
Only appears 0% battery.
What is the problem?
Help me!
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Probably bad battery?
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Probably bad battery?
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It is possible to corrupt the motherboard?
Or it's just from the battery?
Means charge more before turning on
Press and hold the Volume Down button and the Power button with phone connected to charger. If it doesnt work try to connect it to PC, and try power it up with holding volume down button. When it turns on (booted in safe mode!) don't tuch anything just leave it for 5-10 minutes so battery charges to a couple of %.
It is probably bad battery. If you have charger supporting Quick charge 3 it shouldn't be a problem to start charging.
i had same problem i charged with turbo charger(motorola) and now its working
I just left my G5 charging for most of the day, using the POS turbo charger that came in the box, came back to a phone showing exactly the same as your photo.
Then I tried charging with my LG G3 (non-turbo) charger. Took about 3 and half hours but charged fine.
Last time I tried to charge my G5 using the turbo charger, it worked fine. And then randomly, it doesn't work at all. But the turbo charger allows works fine when charging my spare battery in its little LG charging case.
I hate this phone. G5 sucks. Worst phone I have ever owned.
This can happen on a variety of phones if the battery voltage gets low enough. The internal charging controller won't initiate charging because the voltageis below a certain
threshold. When it has happened to me I've connected the battery directly to a power source with voltage somewhere around 4 to 9 volts. It only need a brief boost, the higher
volt source needs shorter time obviously. For ~9v only probably need few seconds. I guess you could use 12v as well, but keep it short.
Then put back and try charging.
hey all, i got this phone, i was told just a dead battery. put it on the charger and it never charged up. the screen just showed that i needed to charge the battery. i did the power & volume button trick, and the at&t logo showed up, then went back to dead. so i pulled the battery and tested it for charge. it came back 3.5. then i checked the charging port, and the contact part was broken. put in a new cable & port. still showing battery needs charging. got a different battery, still shows battery needs charging. only booting to at&t logo. what can i check or do next? thanx!
@chowceal
May be battery's calibration is wrong. If your phone's Android is rooted then you can try to re-calibrate it. I use "Advanced Battery Calibrator" app - what is attached - to do this from time to time.
the phone is not booting up to be able to use any app.
@chowceal
The phone tries to charge "by hardware" from whatever you plug it into. Then after some time it tries to boot, and part of the boot process will run off the internal battery.
If the charging happens from a slow charging powersource, the charge in the battery will be insufficent to bridge the "no charging" part of the boot process, the phone will shut down again and not resume charging!
So, if you charge from a "faster" charger, that can provide more current, then by the time the boot happens, there will be enough charge in the battery to bridge the gap.
My advice: Use the factory charger and/or a wall charger and not USB.
That is what I would do:
Plug the phone into the factory charger and cable.
Hold down the power button for several minutes (like 4-5 minutes) - The phone will cycle through several booting/charging screens.
Release the power button, then press the power button to make the phone boot.
Plug the phone into a computer or other non-factory charger; it should begin to charge, albeit slowly.
Finally after it has charged over 10% or more, plug it into the factory charger and see if it charges normally.
Important: Never charge over 80%, always start charging when 30% reached.
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both batteries were charged up to capacity. but the phone is not recognizing that. so is it a hardware issue, software issue??
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both batteries were charged up to capacity. but the phone is not recognizing that. so is it a hardware issue, software issue??
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My POV: As you are not willing to do as suggested, it is best to take the phone to the repair.
since both batteries were at capacity, i dont see a need to charge them. yes, i could take it in for repair, but im trying to learn to do this myself. o, and thanx for your POV.
and im still looking for an answer as to what i need to test for.
Two questions. First, is the S21 fast charging a function of the charging brick AND charging cable or just the brick? In other words, would any cable be able to fast charge with a 25W brick or does the cable need to be compatible too?
Second, I'm seeing this message every time I plug the phone in to charge. I hit OK and the phone charges (very slowly) so I assume this is nothing to be concerned about per se. I've tried at least five charging cables and various power sources from bricks, PC, car USB ports, etc. and they all give this message. Granted, none of the cables or bricks are Samsung branded so I assume that is whats causing the message.
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Two questions. First, is the S21 fast charging a function of the charging brick AND charging cable or just the brick? In other words, would any cable be able to fast charge with a 25W brick or does the cable need to be compatible too?
Second, I'm seeing this message every time I plug the phone in to charge. I hit OK and the phone charges (very slowly) so I assume this is nothing to be concerned about per se. I've tried at least five charging cables and various power sources from bricks, PC, car USB ports, etc. and they all give this message. Granted, none of the cables or bricks are Samsung branded so I assume that is whats causing the message.
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I’m using the t-mobile version of the s21.
I have not ever seen that screen. I am charging with a variety of chargers and cables (Some are usb type a to type c,some are type c to c.) I’ve used ravpower chargers (A 2-port model with my laptop and a smaller 30 watt model.j also lower output legacy type a usb sockets on power outlets. I put the original Samsun cable away in a drawer.
You need to use a fast charging compatible cable and brick. Otherwise fast charging will not will not engage.
I currently have 81% charge. When I plug it into a charger (brick or PC), it says 6 hours and 15 minutes to full. That can't be normal. I have fast charging enabled.
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I currently have 81% charge. When I plug it into a charger (brick or PC), it says 6 hours and 15 minutes to full. That can't be normal. I have fast charging enabled.
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It isn't. Try calibrating the battery. Discharge to auto shutdown, charge overnight to 100%, repeat.
Allow to remain on charger for 2 hours after it's showing 100%
Try clearing system cache.
Try charging with phone powered down (fast charging should work even then)
Try a factory reset.
Use a known good OEM fast charger and cable.
If that doesn't get it, it's probably a hardware or firmware issue.
Note: fast charging will not engage if battery temperature is too low or high. Best charge start temp is around 85°F.
If battery temp goes above about 100°F fast charging will disengage and so will all charging shortly after if temperature continues to rise.
What would be a normal charging time till full if you're at 81%...roughly speaking.
shobuddy said:
What would be a normal charging time till full if you're at 81%...roughly speaking.
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30 minutes or so but a lot longer if you're trying to calibrate the battery. See below.
Here's another method for root and non-root:
How To Calibrate Android Phone, Tablet Battery [ No Root, With Root Calibration ]
How to calibrate android battery? This comes to your mind, if your battery draining rapidly or is it misbehave. There are many reasons for android battery
www.androidgadgematic.com
Yet another non-root method:
Android Battery CalibratIon Tips for Longer Battery Backup & Performance
Follow these Android battery calibration tips to calibrate battery on Android devices and enjoy longer battery backup and fix battery-related issues.
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Jeeesze... it has been confirmed that batterystats.bin is indeed run by gremlins.
So will a factory reset wipe batterystats.bin file?
Slow charging issue.
I have changed cable but nothing happens.
It says charging rapidly but with turtle speed.
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maybe is the charger?
wetito said:
maybe is the charger?
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I have tried with my Samsung's phone charger (it is also 5V 2A), but charge rate remains same. Maybe my phone's battery going weak. But it's not even 2 year. It will in Nov.
And one thing more, actually it get fixed today after updating device. It charged at normal speed (an app showed 45% per hour), I usually don't use that app but I use it now to check charging status.
But now, it became again that slow. (App showing 12% per hour. 7hrs to full charge)
Akhil321x said:
I have tried with my Samsung's phone charger (it is also 5V 2A), but charge rate remains same. Maybe my phone's battery going weak. But it's not even 2 year. It will in Nov.
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i don't think is a battery issue. also my battery is two years hold. i suggest you the original xiaomi cherger with a new cable. a more power charger is not compatible with mia3 tecnolgy. maybe the result can be a slow charging. are you on stock or custom rom? if you are on a costum rom probably is a software problem.
wetito said:
i don't think is a battery issue. also my battery is two years hold. i suggest you the original xiaomi cherger with a new cable. a more power charger is not compatible with mia3 tecnolgy. maybe the result can be a slow charging. are you on stock or custom rom? if you are on a costum rom probably is a software problem.
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Yeah..it is on stock rom (android 11)
I dont know how it get fixed..but it's charging much faster now
its charger i am sure
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its charger i am sure
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i'm agree with you
same problem here, but seem resolved with last update. I think it was a loading kernel module problem. the charger is good and the battery too. this is a kernel bug