[Q] S3 Wont charge anymore all of a sudden - Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey, I charged my phone in the morning and went out and when I got back home my phone had hardly any battery so I plugged it in and it wasnt charging so I tried charging it through the PC and some error came up and my mouse stopped working -.- (I had to unplug the phone and mouse and plug the mouse in after a minute or two and my mouse worked again). I tried a different charger and cable AND battery and it hasnt fixed the issue. Please help, thank you
This is the error I get when trying to charge my phone through usb connection to the PC: The USB device has exceeded the power limits of its port

Terkv said:
Hey, I charged my phone in the morning and went out and when I got back home my phone had hardly any battery so I plugged it in and it wasnt charging so I tried charging it through the PC and some error came up and my mouse stopped working -.- (I had to unplug the phone and mouse and plug the mouse in after a minute or two and my mouse worked again). I tried a different charger and cable AND battery and it hasnt fixed the issue. Please help, thank you
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Have you done a reset?

bentleyboy said:
Have you done a reset?
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How can I perform a reset when I have 0% battery life?

Well.. If it is off, and you plug the charger in to the phone does anything happen? Does it come to life?

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TG01 wont power on this morning following overnight charge

I powered off the phone last night and left on charge. Unplugged and tried to power on this morning and nothing happened.
Ive gotten to work now and plugged it back in and even with power connected it will not start.
Additionally the power light occasionally blinks off and back on twice in succession.
*UPDATE* insanely the problem i Had with both usb and mains intermittently not charging (or al least showing the red charging light) has gone but the phone still wont boot.
I have followed some of the soft reset advice holding in the power button for two seconds and the reset for 10 and apart from the power light flashing nothing else is happening
alecoddlyiv said:
I powered off the phone last night and left on charge. Unplugged and tried to power on this morning and nothing happened.
Ive gotten to work now and plugged it back in and even with power connected it will not start.
Additionally the power light occasionally blinks off and back on twice in succession.
*UPDATE* insanely the problem i Had with both usb and mains intermittently not charging (or al least showing the red charging light) has gone but the phone still wont boot.
I have followed some of the soft reset advice holding in the power button for two seconds and the reset for 10 and apart from the power light flashing nothing else is happening
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I am not sure Your battery was charging at the night. You wrote "and left on charge" but did You notice tg01 started to charge ?
Such effects with blinking leds are typically met on some tg01's when battery has been discharged too much. There is a problem to charge it inside tg01 then.
My advice is to charge battery a little bit in external charger ( to about 3.4V if You have opportunity to measure it ) and then continue and finish inside tg01.
Regards
fxdjacentyfxd
damn i havent got an external charger
Yes the light did come on to show it was charging but it was still on this morning some 6 hours later which it hasnt been normally but you are right in your assumption that it had drained completely, it hadnt when i started trying to plug in the charger but by the 50th attempt it had shut itself down completely.
i was umming and ahing about getting one on ebay the other day and opted for the micro to mini usb adapter in the end which ironically has arrived today.
is there one in partucular you would recommend?
alecoddlyiv said:
damn i havent got an external charger
is there one in partucular you would recommend?
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Unfortunately I do not know what models are available on the market. I even do not know whether such devices are available at all for tg01 battery.
I am electronical engeneer so for such purposes like Your ( one time usage ) I utilize anything I have at home . Colegues from the forum, having the same problem, utilized DC power supply with voltage and current limitations and it is cheapest solutions if You of course have such device. I do not know what are Your manual and electronic skills but as I mentioned You do not have to charge externally the battery too long ( to about 3.4V ) so other solution is possible but it requires any multimeter , any non regulated DC power supply and resistor to limit charging current. As DC source You can utlize USB socket . As You see You have some options.
Regards
fxdjacentyfxd
alecoddlyiv said:
damn i havent got an external charger
Yes the light did come on to show it was charging but it was still on this morning some 6 hours later which it hasnt been normally but you are right in your assumption that it had drained completely, it hadnt when i started trying to plug in the charger but by the 50th attempt it had shut itself down completely.
i was umming and ahing about getting one on ebay the other day and opted for the micro to mini usb adapter in the end which ironically has arrived today.
is there one in partucular you would recommend?
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look for drupad2drupad's post. he tried to show and suggest some he using.
i will try to find post, but its in general forum somewhere. -that one look nice and cheap too. does the work.
here i find the link for you - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9587737&postcount=19 for external charge for ur tg01
Awesome - thanks - have seen similar mains powered items on ebay. will grab one of there for £4 delivered.
YAY
Universal charger arrived lunchtime, went home, brought it back to work and now have a 70% charged battery and working TG01
BOOH
Despite the fact that when the battery was dead every time the usb or mains charger was plugged in the red charging light came on, now the phone is ON the usb connection is again not working
alecoddlyiv said:
YAY
Universal charger arrived lunchtime, went home, brought it back to work and now have a 70% charged battery and working TG01
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Congratulations .
alecoddlyiv said:
BOOH
Despite the fact that when the battery was dead every time the usb or mains charger was plugged in the red charging light came on, now the phone is ON the usb connection is again not working
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What about charging via USB. Does not it work too ?.
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fxdjacentyfxd
using a mains charger works but its back to not connecting every time, i thought it was the usb port but now i really don't know. am starting to lose love for this device rapidly at the moment
alecoddlyiv said:
using a mains charger works but its back to not connecting every time, i thought it was the usb port but now i really don't know. am starting to lose love for this device rapidly at the moment
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Once again.
Mains charger works every time but You are not able to establish connection ( active sync or mass storage mode ) to PC ? ( not every time ).
If yes, maybe micro USB plug from cable You connect tg01 from PC is damaged or cable itself has any internal damage causing that one time connection is possible, other time is not possible.
Worse possible scenario is that micro USB socket in tg01 is damaged ( transmission lines or ID line ).
Regards
fxdjacentyfxd

TAblet wont charge thru outlet but thru dock

Hello everyone,
I have my 32GB TF201 with docking that I purchased 3 weeks ago. After I purchased I was able to charge my table directly thru outlet twice and once thru the dock. This week the tablet ran out of battery. I plugged it to the outlet with an empty battery and yellowish light was on. In the morning (after 6 hours of charging) I checked and the light was still yellowish. I said 'what the hell' and left home for work. When I came back I checked and saw that the battery was only charged to ~9%. I re-checked the outlet and it was not charging. The battery icon appears when I plug the cable but the status is 'Not charging' and it actually is not charging. I could then charge the dock thru the same outlet and usb cable up to 100%. I also could charge the tablet thru the dock's battery. the only problem is between the charger and the tablet itself. I will still take it to the service but I can still listen to ideas to check in the weekend.
Thanks a lot.
You probably have a busted charge port on the tablet itself. Try plugging the tablet to the computer and see if it registers. If not, more than likely the charge port on the tablet is broken.
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huynhc said:
You probably have a busted charge port on the tablet itself. Try plugging the tablet to the computer and see if it registers. If not, more than likely the charge port on the tablet is broken.
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that was the one thing I did not check and I will today. but the tablet is being charged from the dock that is connected thru the same port.
I am having the same no charging issue, but I do not have a dock. The device recognizes the computer just fine when I plug into that, but into the wall, I get nothing. Even when connected to the computer, all the connection info pops up (usb debugging, asus sync, etc) but it does not charge. Problem started this morning.
Cayniarb said:
I am having the same no charging issue, but I do not have a dock. The device recognizes the computer just fine when I plug into that, but into the wall, I get nothing. Even when connected to the computer, all the connection info pops up (usb debugging, asus sync, etc) but it does not charge. Problem started this morning.
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sorry to hear that but still good to know that I am not the only one I will update this thread when and if I get a response from the service. please let me know if you find the reason or a solution to this problem
cheers
yuzereroglu said:
sorry to hear that but still good to know that I am not the only one I will update this thread when and if I get a response from the service. please let me know if you find the reason or a solution to this problem
cheers
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Okay, I first had this issue last night. Unplugging and plugging it back in fixed it at the time. Then this morning, I couldn't get it to charge at all (replugging it in multiple times) via AC or USB (though it did recognize the other USB things like it should). I managed to find a dock in stock nearby finally and picked one up today. Plugging the tablet into the dock charges off the dock like it should, and plugging in the dock charges it like it should. Now, miraculously, when I unplug the tablet from the dock and plug it back into the wall via AC, it works again.
So, don't know what exactly the issue is, or how exactly to fix it, but at least it seems to have fixed itself for the moment. And, now I have the dock if this happens again
hey there. i took the tablet to the service but to my luck the unit is flagged as 'defective on arrival' and I had to return it. I guess it was a ahrdware issue. I could not take a new one since the reseller was out of stock of TF-201. I am waiting for it to become available.
Wow - my tablet would not charge at all last night as I ran out of battery. I tried all the outlets in my hotel room and my PC, but it just seemed like the charge port was dead. I noticed that the trim around the charge port was a bit deformed, so the plastic part that abuts the bezel was not straight.
Anyways - I get to the office this morning and plug it in and now its charging - whew! This is eventually going for RMA since the HDMI is completely dead, and now it does seem the charge port is a bit loose. I am concerned it will happen again just when I need it!
Very frustrated with the quality issues - it's just harshin' my buzz with this tablet.
I've switched through three different primes (with issues unrelated to this) but I seem to notice that all of the chargers are like this. It seems like a security feature or bug (not sure) but if you keep the charger plugged into the outlet, it auto shuts off the charging adapter after being plugged in for a prolong period of time. If you take the charger out, leave it unplugged for an hour or two, then plug it back in. It will work again. All three of the primes I got do this. So I just remember to unplug the charger and don't leave it plugged in and the issue doesn't seem to happen anymore.
btw just a heads up:
- USB won't charge on computers unless your usb port is usb 3.0. If your usb is 2.0 it will only charge on idle (which you won't be able to tell really)
- Dock won't charge the tablet unless the tablet runs around 75% battery (sometimes higher sometimes lower) its in the FAQ
Cayniarb said:
Okay, I first had this issue last night. Unplugging and plugging it back in fixed it at the time. Then this morning, I couldn't get it to charge at all (replugging it in multiple times) via AC or USB (though it did recognize the other USB things like it should). I managed to find a dock in stock nearby finally and picked one up today. Plugging the tablet into the dock charges off the dock like it should, and plugging in the dock charges it like it should. Now, miraculously, when I unplug the tablet from the dock and plug it back into the wall via AC, it works again.
So, don't know what exactly the issue is, or how exactly to fix it, but at least it seems to have fixed itself for the moment. And, now I have the dock if this happens again
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This is the exact replication of what's occurring with my TF201 with the exception that it is still not charging directly plugged into the tablet after I remove from the dock.
weird trick
I think this might be due to how some devices recognize power, i have the same issue with my iPod touch. I found that if you take the charger wire with adapter attached and plug that into the tab, then plug that into the wall it should normally work. My brother was having this issue also with his dock not charging, and this method makes it work.
Well, called ASUS support and got an RMA to send it in. Apparently something's wrong.

Weird charging problem

I have weird problem when charging. If i charge using my docking station, my phone charges real fast. If I take the same cable and power used on the docking station (original Samsung power and cable) then my phone charges 30% for 7 hours with mobile data and wifi turned off. Could you tell me how to fix that?
If I use my brothers power from his S2 I get fast charges as well.
Did my original cable and power go bad? Why does it work fine through the charging station then?
Ok, anybody can give me a hint? Is there something I should try?
azsamsancho said:
Ok, anybody can give me a hint? Is there something I should try?
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99% the problem is usb cable. Ihave the same problem,tried 6,7 usb cables but nothing solved my problem 100%. The best results is with Nokia Lumia charger and usb(for me at least).
Sometimes i need to plug and unplug 2,3, times to get 999mAh.(plug in and out of phone usb,not the outlet.)
insall this and check the current every time you plug the phone. It's pain in the ass but at least i know what to espect .https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.abmantis.galaxychargingcurrent.free&hl=en
I get 466 or 999mAh.

Kenzo dead usb port?

I charged the phone in the morning, everything was fine I didn't drop the phone or even bump it, nothing happened to it.
When I came home and plugged the usb in it didn't charge, I tried several cables and chargers but still nothing.
The OEM charger makes beeping sounds when the phone is plugged, I tried connecting to pc with fastboot mode but still didn't recognize.
Tried to charge the phone off\recovery\fastboot nothing works, it still has 75% battery and it's holding the charge fine.
Tried the same cables and chargers on a different phone and everything works porpely.
If I replace this part will it fix the issue?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/for...t-Flex-Cable-with-Microphone/32613716353.html
vkass said:
I charged the phone in the morning, everything was fine I didn't drop the phone or even bump it, nothing happened to it.
When I came home and plugged the usb in it didn't charge, I tried several cables and chargers but still nothing.
The OEM charger makes beeping sounds when the phone is plugged, I tried connecting to pc with fastboot mode but still didn't recognize.
Tried to charge the phone off\recovery\fastboot nothing works, it still has 75% battery and it's holding the charge fine.
Tried the same cables and chargers on a different phone and everything works porpely.
If I replace this part will it fix the issue?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/for...t-Flex-Cable-with-Microphone/32613716353.html
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Hope this post will help you to install fast-boot drivers to recognize your device..
http://en.miui.com/thread-235865-1-1.html

Xperia Z2 Weird Charging problem

Ok so I started having a weird charging issue with my Xperia Z2, a few months ago when I plugged the phone in to charge and noticed it was constantly showing it was charging and disconnecting non stop (basically this here Xperia Z2 charging disconnect)... first thought was maybe my usb cable (original Sony cable) was buggered but nope, plugged in my Xperia Z5 on the same cable and it charged fine, so I tried my magnetic charger on the Z2 and nothing, no charge at all. Eventually when the phone died completely then I was able to get it to charge but not without some issue, when plugging in it would still do the same thing, charge and disconnect constantly, it would take unplugging the cable and plugging it in again a few times till the phone would eventually charge and even though the charge would show 100%, when I turn the phone on, the battery percentage would vary anywhere between 80%-95% and it would discharge very fast.
I figured it may have been my battery as I have been using the phone with an expanded battery since like 2020 and thought maybe thats it for the battery. Eventually got around to getting a new battery this weekend and the phone still does the same thing but its a bit different now, connecting it with my Sony cable still did the same thing when connected to the wall charger, charge and disconnect constantly. Then I thought maybe it could be a software issue so I connected my phone to my PC using a different usb cable to copy some stuff to my PC before resetting the phone to see if that helps...connected it and it was charging...so I take my Sony cable and connect it to the PC with that and it was charging...unplugged the cable from the PC and plugged it into the wall charger and it was charging and disconnecting again. Plugged it into the PC again and started charging. Tried the other usb cable with the wall charger and it did the same constant charging and disconnecting. I know the wall charger is working fine as I am charging other phones on it too with no problems.
I try a third usb cable on the wall charger, this is a real cheap low amp cable, my Z2 starts charging with it almost normally, painfully slow but it was charging. Now I say almost normally because when it charges to around 90% then it starts doing the constant charge and disconnect again. Also the battery doesn't discharge as fast as it was doing before but still a bit fast.
I want to try flashing a new rom, stock and custom to see if any of those might work.
Would any one have any idea of the issue or experienced anything similar and was able to fix it? Any help any one
In the past I had a similar problem, try to clean the Usb port on phone and try again.
Kindly regards
I remember reading something about the live kernel being involved in charging. It makes sense for this to break charging while completely empty. To charge at full speed you need the kernel to be running, but to get the kernel running you need power, the trickle charge you get without a kernel isn't enough to keep up with the boot process, so you end up in a loop of no power. I have not tested if another kernel fixes it, but it is currently broken on my device.

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