This is the first time this has happened. http://i.imgur.com/EYlwUqO.jpg I was using a Samsung charger and battery. I was using a third party cable but changing it to an official sprint micro USB cable didn't help, even after reboot. I finally removed the battery, put in a fully charged one, swapped cables with external charger and the one with the phone, used a HTC charger for the external charger, and the phone didn't complain. Wtf?! Is a battery dying or use the latest official ROM f ing up? I've never seen this on any of my previous Samsung phones ever!
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This is the first time this has happened. I was using a Samsung charger and battery. I was using a third party cable but changing it to an official sprint micro USB cable didn't help, even after reboot. I finally removed the battery, put in a fully charged one, swapped cables with external charger and the one with the phone, used a HTC charger for the external charger, and the phone didn't complain. Wtf?! Is a battery dying or use the latest official ROM f ing up? I've never seen this on any of my previous Samsung phones ever!
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Try cleaning the charging port/messing with the battery.
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Try cleaning the charging port/messing with the battery.
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I agree, if that doesn't work take it to your nearest sprint service center with your cable. They'll take care of you.
Stop using the 3.0 cable. Known issue. Thats why they swiched the charging porton the note 4
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I'm having a very serious problem that has just started with my Evo 3D.
I connect my phone to my wall charger before I go to bed. It says it's charging and has the little lightning bolt in the battery. I go to sleep .... when I wake up the phone is completely dead and still connected to my charger. Trying to turn it on is unsuccessful. Connecting it to my computer makes no difference as well. The only way to get it back on and charging normally is to go outside to my truck and connect it to the car charger. Magically it works like normal again.
I notice that when the phone comes back on, the battery is completely drained at 0%. Any ideas what the problem is? I went to sprint about it yesterday and they said if it keeps happening to bring it in which I will be forced to do but I wont have time for at least a few days because of work.
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Phone not charging
by any chance, are you not using the htc oem charger? i have noticed in the past that i have that same issue with some of my friends chargers that arent htc oem. Try a different house charger. Seems the htc ones might put out a little extra juice or something because the off brands and motos say they're charging, but battery keeps dropping
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by any chance, are you not using the htc oem charger? i have noticed in the past that i have that same issue with some of my friends chargers that arent htc oem. Try a different house charger. Seems the htc ones might put out a little extra juice or something because the off brands and motos say they're charging, but battery keeps dropping
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I'm using the home charger that came with the phone BUT a USB cord I bought off monoprice.
The car charger i use is an iPod charger with a usb plug in. I'm using that one with the original USB cord that came with the phone. I didn't even think about using the original cord for charging over night. I'll try that tonight and see how it goes. Will report in the morning.
Is it possible you are using a USB cable designed for data only? Some do not have the charging pins intact, they are meant strictly for data.
KB112 said:
Is it possible you are using a USB cable designed for data only? Some do not have the charging pins intact, they are meant strictly for data.
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It worked for a few months so I cant imagine that being the problem.
But using the original HTC usb cord worked just fine. No more monoprive USB cables for me.
jackstoner said:
It worked for a few months so I cant imagine that being the problem.
But using the original HTC usb cord worked just fine. No more monoprive USB cables for me.
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I bought like 3 Blackberry micro USB cables off Ebay. They are the best I have used so far. The cable themselves are wrapped thicker and they are a good length. Much more stout and higher quality than most of the cheapies out there.
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Its the usb cable dood. Try using the original one, and u should be good. Have tried sumthin similar
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when i charge my battery via adapter .......
sometimes instead of charging it starts discharing ......
idk what happens ...... !!!
S.J said:
when i charge my battery via adapter .......
sometimes instead of charging it starts discharing ......
idk what happens ...... !!!
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adapter?
is it the original wall charger and the usb data cable.?
i too had a problem with an ordinary usb data cable. it charges so sloow. like 1%/20 minutes.
better use the original accesories if its the original one and defective better return it for replacement.
It's probably a cabel problem. Charging occurs only when pins AC and Ground (1 and 5 AFAIK) are both connected, and often some of the pins stop working. If it's not a kernel of power supply problem (Which it probably isn't), it will be solved by simply changing the cable. Or if the cable works in usb charging, buy a new adapter (Make sure it's 5V before buying).
I had the original charger, then broke it...
I bought an USB to replace that(the connector was messed up)... but that charged slow, and discharge when using...(still on the original charger, but another cable)
For 2 months, I borrowed galaxy chargers, and any other friends with cables like mine, I asked them for the charger...
Then, I decided this must stop! I told my mom to find me a galaxy s charger (she was noob, doesn't know I can charge from non-lg cables)...
She found me one, and all fine...
But, before trying to buy one of those, go to a friend with a charger that fits Optimus one, and try it, if it charges faster, then buy a new charger
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interesting read
my mothers camera does not charge with a usb cable while when I put the cable in the camera the charge button is on.
I did not know there are still differences in USB cables ...
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my mothers camera does not charge with a usb cable while when I put the cable in the camera the charge button is on.
I did not know there are still differences in USB cables ...
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Our stock charger uses a wall "adapter" and an usb cable... it charges from usb, but the chargers that have no adapter (you can't remove the usb from it), charge lot better, I recommend using one of those... any samsung charger that "fits" in our phone is better than stock charger
In mine it charges rarely ! i had lg normal charger but it stops charging if i lift the cell nd use it! den took my moms samsung pop charger ..it worked fine for few weeks den again same problem arised :-S
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I lost mine. I bought 2 for one deal from ebay (noname cables) and they wont charge 30% during al night. So i told them it's faulty and they sent 2 another one. still no charge so i bought an htc one wich seems a bit better, but still not like the original. My friends lg optimus 3d cable was charged it full from ~70% in about 30 mins. His another htc cable was worked fine.
I am so sorry but I cannot remember because I rooted my phone the first day I got it. Does the phone turns itself on when you plug it into the charger? Mine does.
I'll turn the phone off.
Plug the phone to the charger.
The phone turns itself on.
Is thIs normal?
Mine doesn't. Did not do it stock either.
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Any idea why this happens?
I don't even know where to start looking
Mine does but only when it wants to give me battery warning
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I am so sorry but I cannot remember because I rooted my phone the first day I got it. Does the phone turns itself on when you plug it into the charger? Mine does.
I'll turn the phone off.
Plug the phone to the charger.
The phone turns itself on.
Is thIs normal?
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This gave me a lot of grief when I flashed ICS. Try plugging it into a computer or different charger. My note wasn't charging, so I thought it best to turn it off to charge. Damn phone wouldn't stay off and if I pulled the battery and plugged it in it'd just keep vibrating. Check the charger, Samsung's are apparently a lot more picky than HTC, Motorola etc, because my wife's skyrocket goes all retarded on the thing too, yet it works fine for every other device I've plugged into it
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Mine does. Did it on stock Gingerbread, and the leaked ICS. My HTC HD2 did that as well with just about every ROM in it I can think of, including the ICS one. They all turn themselves off in whatever the timeout is set to, unless you have the screen set to stay on when charging.
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Mine does. Did it on stock Gingerbread, and the leaked ICS. My HTC HD2 did that as well with just about every ROM in it I can think of, including the ICS one. They all turn themselves off in whatever the timeout is set to, unless you have the screen set to stay on when charging.
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He's saying the phone, not the screen
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I'm on stock and mine does NOT turn on automatically when plugged in. I use my old HTC Inspire charger. It didn't do it with the supplied Samsung charging cable either
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I'm on stock and mine does NOT turn on automatically when plugged in. I use my old HTC Inspire charger. It didn't do it with the supplied Samsung charging cable either
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I have mine on my HTC charger a well, the problem I ran into was with an after market from best buy
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Known issue on a lot of devices after rooting. The phone will not charge while off it auto turns the device on..I always had wondered myself .. my i717 IA rooted and charges fine while off ..
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I found the problem...hope this will help others in the future.
It's all about the usb cable u are using.
I was using a data usb cable so whenever i plug the phone, the phone turns on thinking it's connecting to a computer. I tried using the usb cable that came with the phone and it did not do the problems i posted this thread.
I am not sure how different the Samsung usb cable is to the one i have but i found it to be the fix to my issue. Im only using a different usb cable because the stock one was too short.
Hope this helps
I had that problem at home with a specific no-name aftermarket charger - it was the charger, not the cable, because I switched the cable to a different charger and it stayed off (it was a data cable BTW).
Hadn't tried this with my computer at work or a charger I have at work - it did not turn on when plugged into the computer but DID turn on when I plugged it into the charger. This charger was the one that came stock with my HTC Advantage, with a mini-to-micro adapter on the end.
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I had that problem at home with a specific no-name aftermarket charger - it was the charger, not the cable, because I switched the cable to a different charger and it stayed off (it was a data cable BTW).
Hadn't tried this with my computer at work or a charger I have at work - it did not turn on when plugged into the computer but DID turn on when I plugged it into the charger. This charger was the one that came stock with my HTC Advantage, with a mini-to-micro adapter on the end.
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To me, it's the cable, not the charger.
I was using the same charger (Samsung OEM, the one that came with the phone). The only thing I changed was the cable.
Interesting. I'd love to know what is causing the phone to turn on - a certain voltage, pulsing voltage, whatever...
My wife has a 3 month old Galaxy Mega 6.3 and it will not charge correctly. It will not change when it's on enough to keep it on. Last night I had her charge it while it was off and after 12 hours it was only at 48%. We have tried new chargers, new cords, taking the battery out for a while, nothing is working. Any ideas? It's completely stock, no root.
Hi .. make sure that your chargers output power is 2.0A don't use chargers with 1.0A or 0.7A output or it will charge slowly .. and try to use a short cable ..shorter is faster .. If this didn't help maybe the problem is with the battery it self buy a new one
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Hi .. make sure that your chargers output power is 2.0A don't use chargers with 1.0A or 0.7A output or it will charge slowly .. and try to use a short cable ..shorter is faster .. If this didn't help maybe the problem is with the battery it self buy a new one
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Yeah, we used an oem charger and cable and a charger that puts out 5v and all the same charge rate
I think 5v is too much & dangerous for the phone maybe it'll ruin your battery
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Hi..the original charger for the mega 6.3 is 5v with a 2.0A charging rate, can you test another battery from a friend to see if it is the battery.
I literally have never seen anyone with a mega besides her lol. My next plan was a new battery, but I didn't think a 3 month old phone should need one yet.
SumCanadianGuy said:
I literally have never seen anyone with a mega besides her lol. My next plan was a new battery, but I didn't think a 3 month old phone should need one yet.
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Maybe go to your carrier were you got the phone and explain what has happened and maybe they can give you a new battery or if it is a hardware problem..they can maybe give you a new phone.
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She bought it outright unlocked, so I guess we would have to go right to Samsung?
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She bought it outright unlocked, so I guess we would have to go right to Samsung?
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Forsure then try samsung then as the battery should not be hosed yet unless it was a half dud to begin with. .
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Hello SumCanadianGuy
To be sure to get fast charge with most Samsung smartphones, you need an original Samsung charger AND a fully connected (4 wire) USB cable.
Charger outputs 5.3 to 5.7V and pin 2 and pin 3 (data pins) are shortened together inside the charger to indicate the phone that he can draw fast charge current.
All my original Samsung wall chargers are rated only 1A. It doesn't mean that they can't output more current for a short time. I get fast charge every time.
If either your charger isn't an original with pins 2 & 3 shortened, or your cable has no data connections, you won't ever get fast charge. By example, if you try to use a powerful 2A or more iPad charger with your Mega, you won't get fast charge, just because the other world doesn't conform to USB
If you can, try an original Samsung wall charger with an original Samsung usb to micro usb cable.
Hope this helps
I have same problem with my Samsubg Galaxy Mega 6.3
I tried everything (change battery, cable, charger) but nothing help.
Charging is slow but during all night it could charge to almoat 100%
It only could be hardware failure...
If you want to see power of charging install app Galaxy Charging Current Lite.
Power of charging should be 1900 mA and I could get only 300 mA...
I just picked up a Verizon LG G3 used...didn't come with the original charger all of my 2amp chargers are INCREDIBLY SLOW, like an hour for %1. I am stock but rooted. If I were using a crappy charger I would understand, but this is so strange. Any suggestions? Perhaps apps that force fast charging? I am new to the rooted scene... Thanks!
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I just picked up a Verizon LG G3 used...didn't come with the original charger all of my 2amp chargers are INCREDIBLY SLOW, like an hour for %1. I am stock but rooted. If I were using a crappy charger I would understand, but this is so strange. Any suggestions? Perhaps apps that force fast charging? I am new to the rooted scene... Thanks!
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Rooting has nothing to do with it.
Either the phone is bad or your cable/charger.
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I just picked up a Verizon LG G3 used...didn't come with the original charger all of my 2amp chargers are INCREDIBLY SLOW, like an hour for %1. I am stock but rooted. If I were using a crappy charger I would understand, but this is so strange. Any suggestions? Perhaps apps that force fast charging? I am new to the rooted scene... Thanks!
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Rooting has nothing to do with it.
Either the phone is bad or your cable/charger.
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i just got my G3 today and i am seeing a similar issue.
while setting up for about 2 hours, i gained maybe 4%.
turned off, it looks to charge pretty quick, went from 58% to 78% in less than a 1/2 hour.
while the screen is off, it seems to do, ok, not sure i would call it fast. gained 7% in 20 minutes.
i appreciate any thoughts, even if its a "mine isnt slow like that".
i bought it new from swappa (new), and need to figure out if i have an issue.
Thanks
Try to find an original lg charger man the g3 is the pickiest phone I've ever had with chargers(and cable) , everything except the oem charger that I've tried does the slow charge or the not charging thing. I have tried other quality chargers with it as well and they are slow so just try and get an oem one and see if that fixes the issue
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Try to find an original lg charger man the g3 is the pickiest phone I've ever had with chargers(and cable) , everything except the oem charger that I've tried does the slow charge or the not charging thing. I have tried other quality chargers with it as well and they are slow so just try and get an oem one and see if that fixes the issue
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those results were with the oem charger included in the box, also similar results while trying my g2 oem charger.
If it's charging slow with the oem cable charger combo it's a possibility it maybe a defect in the charger but again it maybe a hardware issue, get it swapped thru warranty if you can.
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Very odd results here...
My Verizon LG G3 charge was quite low last night, so I plugged it into an LG OEM 1.2amp charger with a Samsung cable. It told me that setup was not supported, and it refused to charge At All, so I changed the cable to a gold-plated Monoprice one (excellent cables...I bought 10). No difference, still would not charge at all and it was down under 10%, so I was getting worried.
Then, on a whim, I plugged in an old HTC 1.0amp charger with the Monoprice cable. Fast charge ! Switched in the Samsung cable, still fast charge !
Less amps, not OEM, but fast charge. No charge at all from the LG 1.2amp charger, which was either from my N5 or N7.
All combos worked at A/C charge speeds on my Nexus5.
After the G3 charged for a while and got up well out of the Danger Zone, I plugged it back in to the combo it had previously told me was incompatible and refused to charge from. Now that it was at 50% or so, that same combo charged the G3 without any complaint !
It is beginning to look like there is some flaw in the G3 charging detection circuitry, where it will refuse to charge when very low from a charging combo that it will charge from just fine if it has more battery available.
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Very odd results here...
My Verizon LG G3 charge was quite low last night, so I plugged it into an LG OEM 1.2amp charger with a Samsung cable. It told me that setup was not supported, and it refused to charge At All, so I changed the cable to a gold-plated Monoprice one (excellent cables...I bought 10). No difference, still would not charge at all and it was down under 10%, so I was getting worried.
Then, on a whim, I plugged in an old HTC 1.0amp charger with the Monoprice cable. Fast charge ! Switched in the Samsung cable, still fast charge !
Less amps, not OEM, but fast charge. No charge at all from the LG 1.2amp charger, which was either from my N5 or N7.
All combos worked at A/C charge speeds on my Nexus5.
After the G3 charged for a while and got up well out of the Danger Zone, I plugged it back in to the combo it had previously told me was incompatible and refused to charge from. Now that it was at 50% or so, that same combo charged the G3 without any complaint !
It is beginning to look like there is some flaw in the G3 charging detection circuitry, where it will refuse to charge when very low from a charging combo that it will charge from just fine if it has more battery available.
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From what other users have told me the G3 is just very picky when it comes to what charger you use. Mine is the same way. My Sammy charger from my S4 will only charge the G3 slowly.
Something on the Kernel side of things is my guess. It's not something that's terribly wrong with the phone... Just a pain in the ass.
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My Samsung charger cable does the slow charge thing on my g3 as well.....yet this dinky cable I had to buy at a rental c as r counter after forgetting my cord on a trip works perfectly. Some cables I bought at 5 below won't work at all....but worked fine on other phones.
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My Samsung charger cable does the slow charge thing on my g3 as well.....yet this dinky cable I had to buy at a rental c as r counter after forgetting my cord on a trip works perfectly. Some cables I bought at 5 below won't work at all....but worked fine on other phones.
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Same here lol I have a really cheap POS one I bought at a gas station one day when I forgot mine and it works great... Just one of them things I guess
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I'm using the stock cable but off my Macbook Pro usb 3.0 port. When using the phone it does not charge but actually drains the battery (very slowly). How do I determine if the phone is good to keep?
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I'm using the stock cable but off my Macbook Pro usb 3.0 port. When using the phone it does not charge but actually drains the battery (very slowly). How do I determine if the phone is good to keep?
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Mine charges when connected to my MacBook Air.
Also depends on what you are doing on the phone. Get a high quality cable.