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Dead battery? light flashes from orange to green repeatedly

i purchased one of those backup batteries on ebay from china, after about 2 weeks it came in.
upon opening it i compared it to my battery, the new one said htc inovation on it but looked like a knock off counterfit to me. so before ever putting it in my phone i put it in the included charger and started charging it. once it was complete i tried changing batteries and as soon as i put it in my nexus one the little led at the top right started flashing from green to orange, the screen wouldnt even flicker. as long as this battery was in, even if i plugged it in it would do this. i left it plugged in over night.
i really dont wanna wait for a new one so im wondering if there is a way i could fix it. im going out on a limb and suspecting that the charger that came with it is the problem, as it seems to be some weird universal charger. so for the past few days ive had a led attached to the battery and it still i not dead. once its completely dead im going to try to charge it with my nexus.
any other ideas/insight you guys can give?

I know you can get a bit of info from /sys/kernel/debug/battery_log
I'm not 100% sure on how exactly to interpret that though.

I've also had what i assume is a dud battery from ebay. Exactly the same issue - flashing orange/green LED. I'm waiting for them to ship a replacement. I guess I'm not really that surprised. It's not like it's a genuine battery. I was kind of expecting problems with it i guess.

yeah it reminds me of those fake louie vutton purses you see on the streets in big cities, says htc on it but i doubt htc had anything to do with making it.
i bought one just like it for my g1 a year ago and it worked fine, still works to this day with no noticable difference from the legit one that i got it with.
i got a refund but i hate to let it go to waste i wanna try to fix it. when i hook it up to the led it shines so its obviously giving power, but every few seconds or so the led flashes, im not sure if this is the battery or the fact that i have the led taped to the diodes lol.
did you get one of those universal battery chargers with yours? i got one that you have to slide the connectors to fit the battery and i have a feeling its about as high quality as the battery. im wondering if that had anything to do with it?

that's what mine did when it got dunked in water....

did you dunk the whole phone or just the battery?
ive noticed that the phone flashes from orange to green if you try to turn it on while its plugged in without a battery in. perhaps it means insufficient power?

just a heads up, i put the new battery i got into the charger that was included in my first backup batty the charger is this one from this same seller
http://cgi.ebay.com/Multi-Purpose-B...wItemQQptZPDA_Accessories?hash=item3efc5b5855
not only did it destroy the new battery but it melted part of it after litterally 10 minutes of charging.
BEWARE of that charger and probably that seller as well
it probably would have burned my house down if i had not smelled it before walking out the door

iamwhoamnot said:
did you dunk the whole phone or just the battery?
ive noticed that the phone flashes from orange to green if you try to turn it on while its plugged in without a battery in. perhaps it means insufficient power?
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whole phone... it was tragic

Red MacGregor said:
whole phone... it was tragic
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i am so sorry for your lost.
rip

:( OVERHEATING battery!! whats wrong?

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My battery really overheats now. I was at a club 2 weeks ago my phone dropped with my battery popping out! there was a tiny bit of water on it, but i put the phone in a bag of rice for 3 days. I then tried to put the battery in, it was dead. I then proceeded to go to 2 Mobile repair people and get them to look inside my phone to see if there was water damage! 1 said there was none, the other said there was some.
I found out later that my phone still turned on with a friends battery so i left my phone on the table for 2 weeks, ordered battery off of ebay. I found out that i could bring my original HTC battery to life. Charged it last night, and now SPARE Parts is telling me its too hot and overheating and it is!!.....Everything on the phone works fine, Everything! except the battery is getting VERY veryyy hottt arounnd 48-49 C. when the normal for me was 38-41 C. any ideas? i really dont want to sell the phone, i know someone would buy it with a battery problem

Battery + water is the worst equation you can have.
Overheating battery can explode (rare, but possible in your case), stop using your phone and get a new one ASAP.

Max) said:
Battery + water is the worst equation you can have.
Overheating battery can explode (rare, but possible in your case), stop using your phone and get a new one ASAP.
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I have just charged it and left it in rice today. I checked this morning and the battery didnt overheat, the temperature seemed fine. Im going to test it after work today and if it overheats ill give it away or something. But Hopefully it wont.

I know you've been on here for a while but I figured I throw down some basic suggestions if it starts doing it again.
Are you oc'd? What to, and which CPU manager do you use (CM or SetCPU)? Do you have a temp profile set for SetCPU?
Is there a process that's eating up your CPU clock cycles? DRM, Downloads, and 3D Gallery cause the Android Media process to make the CPU max out it's set clock frequency sometimes. So check that if it does it again.

jark99 said:
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My battery really overheats now. I was at a club 2 weeks ago my phone dropped with my battery popping out! there was a tiny bit of water on it, but i put the phone in a bag of rice for 3 days. I then tried to put the battery in, it was dead. I then proceeded to go to 2 Mobile repair people and get them to look inside my phone to see if there was water damage! 1 said there was none, the other said there was some.
I found out later that my phone still turned on with a friends battery so i left my phone on the table for 2 weeks, ordered battery off of ebay. I found out that i could bring my original HTC battery to life. Charged it last night, and now SPARE Parts is telling me its too hot and overheating and it is!!.....Everything on the phone works fine, Everything! except the battery is getting VERY veryyy hottt arounnd 48-49 C. when the normal for me was 38-41 C. any ideas? i really dont want to sell the phone, i know someone would buy it with a battery problem
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Lets get this straight... your problem is with the ORIGINAL battery, not the replacement one you ordered off efag?
You smashed the new battery, its probably shorted out internally. Wait for the new one to arrive, try it out, and then come back here if it is still doing the same thing.

Order a new OFFICIAL HTC battery. You're making it seem (at least to me) that it is the battery not the phone that is acting up.
Sent from my T-Mobile G2

Just dried out the phone and my htc battery seems to be ok. But i dont think it will last, i might just buy the orginal one from the HTC website. The chinese batteries i got from ebay are crappy and die within the hour.....(voltage issue with my phone maybe??)
Im charging the htc battery right now, ill see how it goes, it drains 1% every 2-3 mins, i believe its a battery fault, Im just gonna order a HTC battery.
I am OC and it does overheat when doing things, but now it seems fine, the temperature reading is fine and same as what i have had back when i originally had it (before damage)
Will be buying new battery, i guess i gotta fork out the $50 for the official one
Edit** just bought the brand new ones for $10 from Ebay. I hope my phone isnt overpowering the batteries.

It wouldn't hurt to take apart your phone and clean off any corrosive material left on the board.
Just follow one of the tutorials for disassembling and use a old toothbrush and rubbing alcohol to do so. Use the alcohol very carefully and apply it to the brush directly and not the board. Good luck!

sino8r said:
It wouldn't hurt to take apart your phone and clean off any corrosive material left on the board.
Just follow one of the tutorials for disassembling and use a old toothbrush and rubbing alcohol to do so. Use the alcohol very carefully and apply it to the brush directly and not the board. Good luck!
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Could you link me to a video or guide doing that? Im super paranoid when taking apart something i love .
I tried the orginal battery, (temperatures fine, but went down 1% every 2-3 mins)
^^ i tried the 2 chinese batteries (1500mah) i got for $10 from Ebay and they also DIED, (draining 1% every 2-3 minutes.)
What is the cause of this??? I Doubt 3 batteries in a row are faulty?...

Does anyone know how to fix this? what would cause my batteries to be drained 1% every 2-3 minutes? the phone lasts less than 1 hour.
I have tried 3 batteries......any help is appreciated.

your phones has water damage most likely.
my previous phone got water damage from me using it in the shower.
(not literally in the shower bu i had it by the sink cuz i listened to music)
im assuming water vapor got in my phone and messed it up.
afterward i started experiencing what you are. tried different batteries but the phone killed em quickly.
tried the batteries on other phones and they worked fine.
I came to the conclusion that it was the phone that was damaged and not the battery. like with yours everything worked except it died fast.
try the batteries on other phones and if they don't die fast then it might be your phone that's water damaged. I think you can draw the same conclusion if batteries that work on other phones die on yours quickly. must be th same phone of course lol

Thugnificent69 said:
your phones has water damage most likely.
my previous phone got water damage from me using it in the shower.
(not literally in the shower bu i had it by the sink cuz i listened to music)
im assuming water vapor got in my phone and messed it up.
afterward i started experiencing what you are. tried different batteries but the phone killed em quickly.
tried the batteries on other phones and they worked fine.
I came to the conclusion that it was the phone that was damaged and not the battery. like with yours everything worked except it died fast.
try the batteries on other phones and if they don't die fast then it might be your phone that's water damaged. I think you can draw the same conclusion if batteries that work on other phones die on yours quickly. must be th same phone of course lol
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thanks buddy! finally some good input. I gave it to a repair shop who apparently said they can fix Shortages on the main PCB board. expecting a call tomorrow. I take it you just had to buy a new phone??? what happened to your phone now?

So FutureTel Solutions said they can fix my phone in Ontario.....its water damaged and will cost about $250 or less to replace.
My question is: Is the price worth it? I for one dont like any of the new dual core phones coming out as i am a Hardware keypad guy alot and like the feature of having both of best world. Is it best to fix it? they'll just replace the board and send it back....

[Q] Red light of death and it's consequences

The way the story goes:
My girlfriend drops her N4.
The screen breaks and I replace it.
About two weeks pass and she gets the red light of death.
I do some homework, read few threads, watch few videos and try everything I found before I take device apart again.
Try pushing all the buttons I read about, while plugging the charger, while unplugging and standing on one foot and singing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and other voodoo. No success.
Taking the back cover off and unplugging the battery. Connecting it back, closing the N4, try to power it up but no signs of life.
Suddenly I realize the device is very hot. VERY hot. I start taking it apart again, unplug the battery and let it cool. After that I plug the battery back again leave the back cover of, to check if the powering up process made it so hot. Well, no. After about 15 seconds I begin to feel the heat.
I decide to blame the battery from my own N4. I take my own N4 apart, try to get the battery out, but while doing it I damage the battery and it starts smoking. So now my device is officially dead too. My N4 battery goes to the trash and I think "whatever... I'll try her battery on mine.". I plug it in and the N4 stays cold for few minutes, I close the back door and it powers up flawlessly and now runs for few hours.
Since I she bought the N4 in the US she had no warranty here where we live, so that's the reason I changed the screen myself which voids any chances for RMA even if could figure a way to get it back the the US.
Meanwhile I ordered a new battery for myself.
Do you guys think it the logic board that's dead (If so, should I replace it?)? Maybe other part that just does short circuit? Maybe the battery got f***ed during the screen replacement and it just took time to kill the entire phone with overcharge or something? Any other ideas I didn't lay my mind on?
Thanks in advance for your replies!

dndcb said:
The way the story goes:
My girlfriend drops her N4.
The screen breaks and I replace it.
About two weeks pass and she gets the red light of death.
I do some homework, read few threads, watch few videos and try everything I found before I take device apart again.
Try pushing all the buttons I read about, while plugging the charger, while unplugging and standing on one foot and singing "Mary Had a Little Lamb" and other voodoo. No success.
Taking the back cover off and unplugging the battery. Connecting it back, closing the N4, try to power it up but no signs of life.
Suddenly I realize the device is very hot. VERY hot. I start taking it apart again, unplug the battery and let it cool. After that I plug the battery back again leave the back cover of, to check if the powering up process made it so hot. Well, no. After about 15 seconds I begin to feel the heat.
I decide to blame the battery from my own N4. I take my own N4 apart, try to get the battery out, but while doing it I damage the battery and it starts smoking. So now my device is officially dead too. My N4 battery goes to the trash and I think "whatever... I'll try her battery on mine.". I plug it in and the N4 stays cold for few minutes, I close the back door and it powers up flawlessly and now runs for few hours.
Since I she bought the N4 in the US she had no warranty here where we live, so that's the reason I changed the screen myself which voids any chances for RMA even if could figure a way to get it back the the US.
Meanwhile I ordered a new battery for myself.
Do you guys think it the logic board that's dead (If so, should I replace it?)? Maybe other part that just does short circuit? Maybe the battery got f***ed during the screen replacement and it just took time to kill the entire phone with overcharge or something? Any other ideas I didn't lay my mind on?
Thanks in advance for your replies!
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so judging from your experiences it is not a dead battery that causes the red light of death problem?
i am wondering because i too have red light of death on my 2nd batch nexus 4 (ordered 11/27/12, delivered december 13 2012) and i too took it apart and removed battery for charging, this did nothing but i have a new nexus 4 coming from rma and i would like to swap the batteries and see if that will help because i would like to wipe the phone im sending back but idk if thats possible

ae1990 said:
so judging from your experiences it is not a dead battery that causes the red light of death problem?
i am wondering because i too have red light of death on my 2nd batch nexus 4 (ordered 11/27/12, delivered december 13 2012) and i too took it apart and removed battery for charging, this did nothing but i have a new nexus 4 coming from rma and i would like to swap the batteries and see if that will help because i would like to wipe the phone im sending back but idk if thats possible
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I ended up getting a used motherboard from ebay for about 100$ and replacing it. Still works like a charm.
But I can't promise you anything, since it may be any other part that causes a short circuit and burns it. I just took my chance.
For me unfortunately the RMA wasn't an option.

Think my phone is dead. Won't boot. any ideas?

I've been having a few issues with my Nexus 4 on 5.1.1.
Twice in the past month I've had random Force closures of all aps. Facebook was the worst. But then it goes on to all other apps including the launcher.
First time that happened I did a factory reset and things went well. Yesterday it happened again while it was on another charger and I can get my phone to boot.
The screen backlight looks like is on when it's plugged into the charger and will go out if I hold the power button down for 5 to 10 seconds.
If I hold the power button down for 10 seconds when the charger is connected the LED flashes red till I take my finger of the Power button.
I've let it charge overnight (12 hours) and I've tried holding both volume buttons with the power button.
As well as Volume up and Volume down separately with the power button.
Is the phone dead? anyone got any ideas on how to bring it back to life
I've got a screwdriver set on order as I don't have fine enough star screwdriver to remove the internal battery connection. Which is my next step..

I think you are right to try replacing your old battery. Be careful while scraping it out where it is glued in not to tear it up too bad because it can 'splode. Might want to use a plastic card for that. I used a metal shim, an iOpener, and am much better now...
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I'm going to try just unplugging the battery from the board first before I attempt to replace it.
Think it's time for an upgrade anyway.
Got my eye on the "OnePlus-X" as my next phone.

Removed the battery and stuck my multimeter into it.
It's got V output of 3.61 volts but amps drop off a cliff to zero as soon as I touch the contacts.
New battery arriving tomorrow.

i have the same problem with my nexus 4 dude. it boots when it is connected to the charger. basically it works like a desktop. I went into recovery mode and did a fectory data reset and wiped all the cache. Pliz help me proceeed. I kind have a hunch that its a software thing. did yours start working ater change of battery? Thanks ..

Suraj Sanjay said:
i have the same problem with my nexus 4 dude. it boots when it is connected to the charger. basically it works like a desktop. I went into recovery mode and did a fectory data reset and wiped all the cache. Pliz help me proceeed. I kind have a hunch that its a software thing. did yours start working ater change of battery? Thanks ..
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Can you go to recovery without charger plugged in?

karsondang said:
Can you go to recovery without charger plugged in?
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yes dude. i can go to recovery without it even being plugged in. I m pretty frustrated. I plan on giving it to the repair centre but he will charge me a bit high. Doesnt matter will let you guys know if I do find a solution.

Well my "new" battery arrived yesterday.
And it's getting sent back today!!
Got it through Amazon and when the battery arrived it looked ok but would not charge. I took it out to check the contacts and the ribbon came away form the battery! Looks like it was not soldered to the battery properly (if it ever was!) Just glad it didn't cause a short and kill the phone or myself.
Getting one from a different supplier tomorrow. Hopefully this one will work!

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Well my "new" battery arrived yesterday.
And it's getting sent back today!!
Got it through Amazon and when the battery arrived it looked ok but would not charge. I took it out to check the contacts and the ribbon came away form the battery! Looks like it was not soldered to the battery properly (if it ever was!) Just glad it didn't cause a short and kill the phone or myself.
Getting one from a different supplier tomorrow. Hopefully this one will work!
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Please let me know! I've ordered a third battery just now. The first one was an aftermarket one, the second one was apparently a knock-off, this one was smaller than the original one.
The third one is hopefully a genuine LG one since the reseller is listed on LG their site.

Dam!!
Replacement battery arrived today. Looks good.
Installed it and the same thing is happening!
Screen backlight goes on. does not seem to be charging!
Now thinking the motherboard is buggered!
But I'll keep the phone on charge overnight just in case...

Damn that sucks to hear man. Hope it works tomorrow!

Now just searching freebe sites and eBay for any damaged cracked nexus4's I could scavenge from

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yes dude. i can go to recovery without it even being plugged in. I m pretty frustrated. I plan on giving it to the repair centre but he will charge me a bit high. Doesnt matter will let you guys know if I do find a solution.
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After battery replacement, my Nexus 4 is come back

karsondang said:
After battery replacement, my Nexus 4 is come back
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Good on you!
No point in replacing a great phone if you can help it

Won't turn on, no lights, but warms up when plugged in.

As the title says, Phone won't turn on. There are no led lights at all. It does get warm after being plugged in for a little. I had jrkruse's hybrid_bra1 stock safetynet samsungpay...... rom on it. It was rooted. Very minimal processes running. I actually had basically everything stopped and greenify on. Phone was around 40% battery. I plugged it into charger, took my dog outside, showered real fast, washed a few dishes, then came back in to room within 15 minutes to my phone being dead and hot. It's never got this hot before even while rooted and plugged in with this rom on it. I have never had it get that hot. Was just formatted the day before and really bare but, that is what happened.
A couple battery apps I had put the batteries remaining life capacity at around 60%. It held a charge poorly. Even for 60% capacity it felt weak, considering how little I did on it lately. I am thinking the battery may have took a crap but unsure because it warms up when it is plugged in. I plan on getting a battery soon since they are inexpensive and replace it to try it out.
Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with this and can offer any advice.
Thank you in advance.
(I looked for a min or two for similar posts but didn't find much. Will gladly take down if someone can point me the way)

You say your battery was already outworn, It may have died. I think you should try with a new battery, Or take it to a technician who can test the phone's hardware to see if there is anything else broken
i've only had one similar case with an s3, which would turn of at random % of battery. But when plugged turned on. I replaced the battery and it worked fine then

Maxissc said:
You say your battery was already outworn, It may have died. I think you should try with a new battery, Or take it to a technician who can test the phone's hardware to see if there is anything else broken
i've only had one similar case with an s3, which would turn of at random % of battery. But when plugged turned on. I replaced the battery and it worked fine then
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I really do hope that is what's wrong. I just ordered a battery. Thanks for the reply. I also got some little tools and battery door adhesive sticker. Wish me luck!
funny story....
The mic in my Nubia Red Magic broke and I sent that back to hong kong for repairs like 20 days ago. Before the Red Magic, I used this galaxy s7 edge my friend gave me. I gave it back when I got the Red Magic and told him to sell it or something. Not much later, decided to buy it back off of him for $200 to give to my mother. She loved it. I had the gs7 edge with me exploring prepaid provider options for my mom when the Red Magic mic broke. So then I decided to borrow the edge from her till my phone got back and few days later I break this one too..
I feel naked without a phone for so long haha

Zombiebeaver said:
As the title says, Phone won't turn on. There are no led lights at all. It does get warm after being plugged in for a little. I had jrkruse's hybrid_bra1 stock safetynet samsungpay...... rom on it. It was rooted. Very minimal processes running. I actually had basically everything stopped and greenify on. Phone was around 40% battery. I plugged it into charger, took my dog outside, showered real fast, washed a few dishes, then came back in to room within 15 minutes to my phone being dead and hot. It's never got this hot before even while rooted and plugged in with this rom on it. I have never had it get that hot. Was just formatted the day before and really bare but, that is what happened.
A couple battery apps I had put the batteries remaining life capacity at around 60%. It held a charge poorly. Even for 60% capacity it felt weak, considering how little I did on it lately. I am thinking the battery may have took a crap but unsure because it warms up when it is plugged in. I plan on getting a battery soon since they are inexpensive and replace it to try it out.
Just wondering if anyone here has any experience with this and can offer any advice.
Thank you in advance.
(I looked for a min or two for similar posts but didn't find much. Will gladly take down if someone can point me the way)
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I have the same rom, with charging issues. I don't think its the rom causing it. The s7e are getting old and the batteries are taking a toll with the age. My phone will charge up to 81 at night and stay there. I get better results with wireless charging so i just top my phone off during the day with my wireless charger. There is a code to reset the battery's internal memory, if i find the link on how to do it I will post here for you.

Fear_The_Fluff said:
I have the same rom, with charging issues. I don't think its the rom causing it. The s7e are getting old and the batteries are taking a toll with the age. My phone will charge up to 81 at night and stay there. I get better results with wireless charging so i just top my phone off during the day with my wireless charger. There is a code to reset the battery's internal memory, if i find the link on how to do it I will post here for you.
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Thanks for reply and alright let me know if you find out. My phone had no problem charging to 100% Its just the 100% on the status bar wasnt 100% of the 3600 capacity from wear. My friend's also does the same thing as yours except his he cant charge more than like 24% haha. He just uses it as a plugged in music player in car.... I am getting battery in the mail tomorrow and will see what I can do.

Zombiebeaver said:
Thanks for reply and alright let me know if you find out. My phone had no problem charging to 100% Its just the 100% on the status bar wasnt 100% of the 3600 capacity from wear. My friend's also does the same thing as yours except his he cant charge more than like 24% haha. He just uses it as a plugged in music player in car.... I am getting battery in the mail tomorrow and will see what I can do.
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Try this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74268596&postcount=4
I have not done it because it requires draining the battery and I never get around to doing that. Hopefully it will help you out. Good luck!

Fear_The_Fluff said:
Try this: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=74268596&postcount=4
I have not done it because it requires draining the battery and I never get around to doing that. Hopefully it will help you out. Good luck!
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A little late, sorry. lol.
Thanks for suggestion, however, I may have worded my statement incorrectly. I meant to say that My phone would charge to 100% and the status bar displayed it as 100% but, the health and total capacity of the battery in mah was not the maximum 3600 or so due to simple wear and tare. It isn't apparent within any stock android feature however, battery monitoring apps like accubattery gather statistics after several charging sessions and estimate the current mah capacity. Mine was much lower than the default oem stated value of 3600. So my battery could be charged 100% but the 100% is really only 2400 mah lol. It was obvious either way by noticing that after my time using it and the previous owner's bad charging over night habits, that the battery was gradually needing charged more often lol..
I did read about the calibration method before when I was first looking into the battery issues. It seems it is more often done after a new battery is installed.
I screwed up a new battery install at the last second. I had to stop due the tiniest little round metal piece coming off from a very light swipe of my plastic spudger.
It was a very small wire connector piece. Unbelievably irritating. I didn't even finish because I doubt it would work properly. I beleive it is for the rf cable or something not sure. The red one on the left bottom side of the logicboard/motherboard whatever. There are three of them.
I took it apart and put it together a couple times prior to this and in a hurry it popped off and I couldnt find it. I couldnt find out the exact part name online so I could buy one and solder it back on. I did find a site/ supplier that has a plethora of them though. They are tiny coaxial connectors/pins. I didn't look through them all but there are 6,000 some listed under coaxial connectors (RF). https://www.digikey.com/products/en/connectors-interconnects/coaxial-connectors-rf/437?k=coaxial pin
I haven't gotten around to asking samsung or the digikeys support if they could help me find out which it is. They have different sizes and frequency ratings or speeds and such. The phone is packed away until I manage to figure out which pin to buy or if I pull 80$ or so out of my behind and buy a whole new motherboard logic board haha.