HELP!!!!
I have an LG G3 D855 running Android 5.0 and for about two months now it has been having battery problems. It drains twice as fast as it used to when I first got the phone (August 2016, that battery life was excellent) . I saw that the battery life was deteriorating so I got a new one. However, it didn't help as it drained really fast (it would only last about 3 hours of normal use) and it charged really slowly with the original charging cable. I got another one (genuine) thinking that the specific battery was defective but the problem was still there. I even tried getting a non-genuine battery but it still didn't help. I've factory-reset the phone 2 times now and it still didn't help. If ANYONE can tell me what I can do to fix, it will be appreciated!
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Hello there people!
Basically this is my first post on here because it's actually the first time that I couldn't find a thread covering the same/similar problem that I'm experiencing...
Here's my issue:
I've got two batteries for my SGS 2, the standard 1650mAh battery and an extended 2000mAh battery (Official Samsung Extended Battery Kit), which I bought about half a year ago, when the stock one started giving me battery life of only few hours.
Yesterday, when my battery died I plugged it into my PC and booted the phone back up immediately without letting it charge even a little bit because I was in a hurry... Since I started using it right away the battery drained faster than it could charge and died within seconds with the screen flickering.
I knew I wasn't really being nice to the battery so I finally let it turned off to charge...
This was when I noticed that it wouldn't charge at all (no charging indicator), though it did seconds before when it was on.
So I tested different USB cables and sockets --> Not charging.
I replaced the battery with the old one that I haven't used in months --> Charging!
These results prove that the charger itself and the USB port of the phone do work and indicate that the issue is with the extended battery.
Now my question is: Can a battery just break so suddenly and if yes, is it fixable and how? I knew a battery can get weaker with age and become useless this way and that the most common reason for a battery to not charge at all are broken components (usb cable or port) but I never knew batteries could suddenly stop working.
Keep in mind the 'broken' battery is relatively new (5 months) in comparison to the old one which was in duty for 2+ years.
Another thought: Maybe it's a problem with the phone, 'not recognizing' the battery after it had its sudden death?
I hope my description was somewhat clear and thank you guys in advance for your help and suggestions!
P.S. Don't know if it's of any help here but I'm running a cm 10.2 nightly (Android 4.3.1)
Of course batteries can die like that after a few mths. Manufacturing process isn't always perfect, some of questionable quality will always get through QC. Fix a battery - You're kidding, right ?
I doubt you can get a replacement, most guarantees on phone batteries are 90 days in my experience, but you can certainly go back to the seller & try.
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Now my question is: Can a battery just break so suddenly and if yes, is it fixable and how?
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May be charging board is the issue?
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hi guys,
this is my first posting too.
I am using Samsung Galaxy SII I9100G version
I have use odin to flash the stock rom JB 4.1.2
I use the blazing kernel safe mode
past few months the phone is working fine, it will go overheated (when charging sometimes not charging) if i use other version of blazing kernel.
this two days, something strange happen to my phone. it keep on overheating both charging and non charging. i have no idea what goes wrong as i did not flash anything nor change the rom. to charge my phone it takes longer as its burning!
without charging it also burning.
i do not know what to do now, any senior member can lend a hand?
Hello, yesterday I bought a new battery for my G3. The battery was brought in Hong Kong for $17 and it largely seemed authentic except minor differences at the back. When I placed it inside my phone it had 56% charge left so I fully charged it to 100%.
While unplugging it I noticed it was dropping off fast, straight to 97% with barely two minutes. Then after restarting the phone it was down to 84%. After an hour and a half of usage, the battery was at 29% and it just died. Trying to switch it on it showed 0% charge. Perplexed, I went through the process again, fully charged it ... And again with barely 2 hours of usage at around 30 percent it died.
I really thought the battery was authentic and it seemed like it. I went through process to calibrate it, charging and discharging but it doesn't seem to work.
Anyone has an idea what the problem might be? Is it likely that the battery is defective or would it come good?
P.S - I have moved back home so returning isn't really an option for me.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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You've got yourself a low quality Chinese battery. Unfortunately there is no way to know how an aftermarket battery performs before the sale. You will need to dispose of this battery and try another one.
Hello, yesterday I bought a new battery for my G3. The battery was brought in Hong Kong for $17 and it largely seemed authentic except minor differences at the back. When I placed it inside my phone it had 56% charge left so I fully charged it to 100%.
While unplugging it I noticed it was dropping off fast, straight to 97% with barely two minutes. Then after restarting the phone it was down to 84%. After an hour and a half of usage, the battery was at 29% and it just died. Trying to switch it on it showed 0% charge. Perplexed, I went through the process again, fully charged it ... And again with barely 2 hours of usage at around 30 percent it died.
I really thought the battery was authentic and it seemed like it. I went through process to calibrate it, charging and discharging but it doesn't seem to work.
Anyone has an idea what the problem might be? Is it likely that the battery is defective or would it come good?
P.S - I have moved back home so returning isn't really an option for me.
Thanks in advance for the help.
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Hi,
Have you ever encountered such problem with your original battery that comes with your phone? If not I believe it's not authentic or its defective battery you get.
I would advise to fully charge battery for 3 or more times full 100% and deplete to 0 i was having a litlte bit of same issue just needed to callibarate the battery
It's not a genuine battery, no big science behind it.
Either buy an original LG battery or something from a more reputable source (Anker, Zerolemon).
So lately my 1.5 year old Galaxy Alpha running Lollipop (never rooted or modded) started having poor battery life. It used to shut off at 1% battery life. But started to die at even 15% recently. Now this past weekend I was on vacation and a few times the phone died at approx 35% and wouldn't turn back on without a charge first. And when it did come back on the time and date were very!! far off although I was in air plane mode but still seemed odd. A few days later I had it plugged in over night as I always do and saw that the phone was very hot in the morning in my hand. I unlocked it and a notification was up. Cant remember word for word but something along the lines of "battery too hot to charge". It would not charge, I've tried to pulled the battery and reinsert it etc. The odd time it will show on the screen that it is charging but it is stops very quickly. Is this normal for a 1.5 year old battery? Will a new battery solve this problem? I've had no issues with the charging port on this phone. The only problem I've had with this phone is the fingerprint scanner but I've opted to just not use it.
Basically I am hoping someone else has had similar symptons. I hope its not hardware and hoping its as simple as a new battery. But hate to order one and wait a week to find it hasn't helped. Thanks so much for reading this and hope to hear from you guys!
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So lately my 1.5 year old Galaxy Alpha running Lollipop (never rooted or modded) started having poor battery life. It used to shut off at 1% battery life. But started to die at even 15% recently. Now this past weekend I was on vacation and a few times the phone died at approx 35% and wouldn't turn back on without a charge first. And when it did come back on the time and date were very!! far off although I was in air plane mode but still seemed odd. A few days later I had it plugged in over night as I always do and saw that the phone was very hot in the morning in my hand. I unlocked it and a notification was up. Cant remember word for word but something along the lines of "battery too hot to charge". It would not charge, I've tried to pulled the battery and reinsert it etc. The odd time it will show on the screen that it is charging but it is stops very quickly. Is this normal for a 1.5 year old battery? Will a new battery solve this problem? I've had no issues with the charging port on this phone. The only problem I've had with this phone is the fingerprint scanner but I've opted to just not use it.
Basically I am hoping someone else has had similar symptons. I hope its not hardware and hoping its as simple as a new battery. But hate to order one and wait a week to find it hasn't helped. Thanks so much for reading this and hope to hear from you guys!
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I've had mine since it was released and have never had a heating problem, even with the original battery.
My phone battery life has been very unusual these past few months. It charges too quickly on 400:700 mA currency. The phone just gains +10% in under a minute. And the phone shuts down too quickly too. Can't get through an average day anymore on my usual custom roms. It's not a rom particular issue since I've tried multiple including flashing miui and still getting very bad battery life. Phone shuts down at 20:30% and the phone doesn't even last 3 hours.
What should I do?
Seems like your battery is done for. Exchanging it with a new one would probably be your best bet.