xda mini s battery problem? - 8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General

Last night I tried to charge my xda mini s with the wrong charger rated 650 mah rather thah the 1250mha of the battery. Since when it has gone quite dead! Have I killed the battery or the machine - anyone got any ideas? Help!

Try using the factory charger on the phone overnight. Sometimes that's enough to "kick start" the battery into charging again. Several people have killed their battery using Motorola USB chargers and then were able to revive them by hooking the factory charger onto the phone overnight.

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Question about battery calibration

What is the purpose in doing this?
On to my real question
So anyways I charged my phone to 100%, removed it from the charger and wiped battery stats, used my phone and let it run all the way down and it turned off before I put it back on the charger. From reading you are not supposed to let it turn off. So should I do the process over again?
Thanks.
When I do the batter calibration I let it die completely and that's what it says everywhere so I think you'll be ok unless you really don't see an improvement in battery.
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Seriously.. I think the USB charging port is bunk.. I brought the 2 batteries and a wall charger for 9.99 on ebay. I would always have to top off the batteries to they stay full charged...
With the Wall charger.. it's a way better way to charge. I"ve done 4 charge cycles.. and every time I plug in a charged battery off the walll charger it's stays fully charged for a long time.. then it trickles down... I serioulsy don't think calibration is the problem.. it's the USB charging port. There shouldn't be a need to Calibrate your battery.
Just my speculation.
bomix said:
There shouldn't be a need to Calibrate your battery.
Just my speculation.
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i think he is talking about calibrating your battery in use with a new custom kernel, in which they recommend to calibrate battery.
to answer your question though, like you already know i did the same thing. the response i got from that is that it should not matter.
also i too got the 2 battery deal and wall charger for 9.99 and can deff say using a wall charger charges your phone way better than the included usb charger.
surveysays said:
i think he is talking about calibrating your battery in use with a new custom kernel, in which they recommend to calibrate battery.
to answer your question though, like you already know i did the same thing. the response i got from that is that it should not matter.
also i too got the 2 battery deal and wall charger for 9.99 and can deff say using a wall charger charges your phone way better than the included usb charger.
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What is this two battery and wall charger?
For the kind of batteries we use in the cell phones, it is never advised to let the battery drain completely - this is stated in the manual that comes with the phone, too.
I believe it is wrong information that the battery needs to be drained completely in any case. Draining the battery completely actually reduces the storage capacity of the battery.
If you have more than one battery are you supposed to do the battery calibration for each one?

Battery issue

Hey people.
So I have an issue with my battery on my N4. I left it to charge over night in the wall charger and when I woke up my phone was stuck at 66% charge. I unplugged the charger and plugged it back in. First it's showing that it's charging via the AC but changes to USB after a few seconds. I rebooted my phone twice which fixed that problem. However, charging is very slow now (so slow that the battery drains faster than it charges) and when my phone is not charging the voltage keeps jumping up and down.
i.e: at 53% charge the voltage is at 3734mV but jumps to 38xx mV all of a sudden and then jumps back down again (not the first voltage but to a different one again such as 3778mV). Is this behavior normal? I don't think so.
So should I be worried or what can I do to fix this? Maybe fully discharge my phone? But I'm worried that this'll affect my batteries life in the long term.
I've had this phone for around a month now and I'm fairly scared that somethings wrong with my baby.
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Galaxy S 4 Won't Charge

I've been having this issue for over a week now. I plug the phone into the factory wall charger when the phone is below 10%. I go to sleep and wake up the next morning and the phone is at 3% and didn't charge at all over night. I take the phone to work with me and plug it into my office computer via USB and it charges throughout the day.
I've tried different wall outlets and wall chargers. The phone will not charge if it's turned on when the battery is below 10% from the wall charger. Is anyone else having similar chargning issues?
I found more info here:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4/275276-galaxy-s4-wont-charge.html
Probably a bad battery, although I would exchange the while unit out. That is definitely not normal
I can go from 5% to 100% in under 2 hours while charging
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Charging Stops Overnight

Like a lot of people I charge my phone over night, but with the 6p I wake up in the morning (after a good 8hrs) and its sat on 96-98%. Even though it still says charging.
It's no big deal but when I unplug and plug back in it charges to 100% relatively quickly.
Anyone else see this? I'm using an older charger (from my nexus 4) so may try the proper one tonight.
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Isn't this normal behaviour? Most phones stop topping up the battery even when connected on the charger to avoid wearing off the battery.
I used to have my HTC m7 connected overnight to the charger and even though it showed 100℅ in the morning, as soon as I disconnected it from the main the indictor would drop rapidly to ~95℅ which indicated the above behaviour.
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I've not seen it before. My galaxy s6 always came off charge at 100% as did my nexus4 and the 5x I owned briefly.
If this is normal and happens to other 6p owners I'm happy with that
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Mine is doing this as well. It seems to charge to 100%, stop charging, and not run off power at all. Since I use sleep tracking, in my case, I usually wake up to about a 90% charge. This is the first phone I have seen do this -- they usually charge to 100% and keep running off the charger. I haven't tried the stock 3A charger yet, as there really is no need for a quick charge overnight.
pahardie said:
I've not seen it before. My galaxy s6 always came off charge at 100% as did my nexus4 and the 5x I owned briefly.
If this is normal and happens to other 6p owners I'm happy with that
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How in the world are you using an old charger on a Type-C Connection? (or are you using a converter?... if so, that may be the reason)
Just using a USB A to USB C cable into the power brick from my old phone.
Pretty straightforward really.
I'll try with the proper charger at some point. It's not a big deal.
Mine hasn't done that. Got it Thursday and it's had a full charge each morning. Using the supplied charger
normal behavior. it does that to protect the battery.
Every phone I've ever had charges to 100% and stays running off the charger to stay at 100%. Last night (my first night with the phone) I plugged it in with 31% and woke up with it at 81%. It clearly charged....and then stopped charging only to run off the battery while still plugged in. Not normal for any other device I've owned. I would prefer it to stay at 100% until I'm ready to unplug it. Maybe using the supplied charger will do this. I used a USB A to C cable plugged into USB wall port. I have replaced several outlets in my house to ones with built in 2.1A USB chargers.
318sugarhill said:
Every phone I've ever had charges to 100% and stays running off the charger to stay at 100%. Last night (my first night with the phone) I plugged it in with 31% and woke up with it at 81%. It clearly charged....and then stopped charging only to run off the battery while still plugged in. Not normal for any other device I've owned. I would prefer it to stay at 100% until I'm ready to unplug it. Maybe using the supplied charger will do this. I used a USB A to C cable plugged into USB wall port. I have replaced several outlets in my house to ones with built in 2.1A USB chargers.
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I'm not understanding why anyone would not use the supplied charger and cable.
bobby janow said:
I'm not understanding why anyone would not use the supplied charger and cable.
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Why should it matter? wattage is wattage. Does the phone charge differently with the stock charger? Do you always carry it in your back pocket? Do you ever use a car charger?
318sugarhill said:
Why should it matter? wattage is wattage. Does the phone charge differently with the stock charger? Do you always carry it in your back pocket? Do you ever use a car charger?
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Carry the phone in my back pocket? No, I don't but what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? I do not use a car charger either. As for wattage, I believe that the type C 3.1 chargers output at 100W and possibly 200W whereas the one you are using might deliver 18W. There might also be damage due to wiring with some of the 2.0 - 3.1 adapters but I'm still researching that.
So why wouldn't you use the type C charger? Besides, you can't plug it in backwards or upside down. And once you get a computer that supports type C the data transfer rates will be astonishing from what I've read.
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Carry the phone in my back pocket? No, I don't but what does that have to do with the price of tea in China? I do not use a car charger either. As for wattage, I believe that the type C 3.1 chargers output at 100W and possibly 200W whereas the one you are using might deliver 18W. There might also be damage due to wiring with some of the 2.0 - 3.1 adapters but I'm still researching that.
So why wouldn't you use the type C charger? Besides, you can't plug it in backwards or upside down. And once you get a computer that supports type C the data transfer rates will be astonishing from what I've read.
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Do you carry STOCK charger in your back pocket.
Point is, sometimes I need to charge it at work, or elsewhere as I may use it heavily. That's why I would use another charger. Point is, why does it stop charging on the charger and not draw from the charger once it's full. Like I said, mine charged fully then stopped using the charger drawing from the battery. Kind of pointless if I leave it on the charger to be full when I leave in the morning if it's not going to be full.
I'm glad its not just me who finds this a bit odd.
I used the same charger with my nexus 5x, galaxy s6 and nexus 4 and always found the phone at 100% in the morning.
The 6p obviously works differently.
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Do you carry STOCK charger in your back pocket.
Point is, sometimes I need to charge it at work, or elsewhere as I may use it heavily. That's why I would use another charger. Point is, why does it stop charging on the charger and not draw from the charger once it's full. Like I said, mine charged fully then stopped using the charger drawing from the battery. Kind of pointless if I leave it on the charger to be full when I leave in the morning if it's not going to be full.
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I see what you mean. For a quick boost charge I can see you carrying a cord in your back pocket. I'm really trying to get a full 14-18 hours with this device no matter my usage. If I can't I really cannot justify this expense. I have 4 phones on my plan, a Samsung 5S, two iPhones 6s, and up until yesterday my N5. All other 3 got a full day plus even watching video and listening to music constantly. So no, I'm not carrying a charger, a cord or buying a car charger.
As for your problem of charging, have you tried the stock charger to see if you can get to 100%. I have already twice with no problem. Last night I wanted to unplug it once charged to see how much it drained overnight but I fell asleep at 93% and unplugged a few hours later. 6 hours off the charger it was still at 99% so I'm assuming it charged to 100 or close to it. Perhaps you can do a full charge overnight and then a spot charge during the day if you need. I'm thinking you might not.
I am also having this problem. I am using the included c to a cable to charge with. The phone stops charging around 95% and doesn't charge ever again until I unplug it and plug it back in.
These are the problems with this:
1. Cases where i do not have the included charger with me.
2. On long trips where my phone is plugged in all the time to prevent it from dying. (Streaming music, navigating, etc)
3. Sleep tracking
I'm using the Anker 5 port charging hub at 2A each port.
once your battery gets fully charged 100% - the charging stops to prevent your battery from overcharging. since your battery is not charging - your battery will drop down. once it gets down to 95% - charging resumes until it gets back to 100%.
in other words - that is normal.
Gekko2 said:
once your battery gets fully charged 100% - the charging stops to prevent your battery from overcharging. since your battery is not charging - your battery will drop down. once it gets down to 95% - charging resumes until it gets back to 100%.
in other words - that is normal.
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Every other phone I have ever had did not do this and instead trickle charged at 100% and ran everything off of the charging port, never had a phone that constantly drops to 95% then back to 100%, that would be a roller coaster during car trips. The problem I'm experiencing is not that situation either; the phone will stop charging and never get charged again, so it could drop to 80% while connected to the charger. It knows it's connected to a charger, but doesn't draw current from it. Doesn't show the charging icon or charging AC, but the lock screen shows the percentage of battery.
I do have possibly some positive observations however. Last night I decided to try it without my USB 3.0 extension cable, and only the measly 1 foot c to a cable Google provided. Without the extension cable my phone charged as it should, went to 100% and stayed there with the charging symbol still on the battery icon. Upon removal of the charger, the battery stats showed only 3 seconds of use, whereas before it would just show everything since last 100% (which was sometimes 50 hours even though i charge my phone every night). I'd have to keep observing this to see if it was indeed the extension cable.
That's interesting wrt the extension cable. I have a extension as well. Will get rid and see what happens. I keep meaning to try stock charger and stock cable but can't be bothered.
It's not normal behaviour or else it'd happen on other phones. I've had nexus 4 iPhone 4s htc one m8 Samsung galaxy s6 iPhone 5s and nexus 5x all using the same charger / extension all have charged to 100% and stayed there.. Except the 6p.
It's not a massive deal, typically it'll loose 1 or 2 percent over night once it's been to 100.
Just an update, it was the extension cable. Phone charges to 100 at stays there until unplugged as is expected behavior. Just don't use USB extension cables to charge devices

sudden battery charge problems

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smn900a
towelroot
safestrap
android 4.4.2 stock
minimal mods mainly to screen res
Three days ago, my phone stopped taking a charge.
Thought it was the charging port.
Yesterday, it was charging but not actively adding battery percentage, ie charged for an hour; still at 8%.
Thought it might be something with fast charge.
change settings. no change.
did a factory reset. no change.
tried a spare battery. no change.
used another spare battery that was charged. watched the battery life drain.
turned phone off. plugged into charge. now the battery icon and the safestrap boot screen are alternating but it takes a charge very slowly. but not while powered on. and the battery is no longer draining so fast.
I guess the next thing to do is reinstall system?
any other suggestions before I do that?
Did you try a different charger and cable?
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r00st3rsauc3 said:
hello
smn900a
towelroot
safestrap
android 4.4.2 stock
minimal mods mainly to screen res
Three days ago, my phone stopped taking a charge.
Thought it was the charging port.
Yesterday, it was charging but not actively adding battery percentage, ie charged for an hour; still at 8%.
Thought it might be something with fast charge.
change settings. no change.
did a factory reset. no change.
tried a spare battery. no change.
used another spare battery that was charged. watched the battery life drain.
turned phone off. plugged into charge. now the battery icon and the safestrap boot screen are alternating but it takes a charge very slowly. but not while powered on. and the battery is no longer draining so fast.
I guess the next thing to do is reinstall system?
any other suggestions before I do that?
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I have this same problem. I think its my faulty cable.
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I have tried three different wall cables and the car charger.
I am currently taking the charger port from my parts phone and will replace this one.
r00st3rsauc3 said:
I have tried three different wall cables and the car charger.
I am currently taking the charger port from my parts phone and will replace this one.
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Buy a new orignal cable.
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I replaced the charging port with the one from my parts phone and it resolved all the problems.

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