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I have several 5V usb chargers and 2 car chargers the today I went for an hour drive with only the phone on and bluetooth after 1 hour the power had gone down 5% !!!! I tried another car charger going home for 1 hour result was the same.
I then plugged the Leo into a 240V to 5V no name usb charger at home for 2 hrs and the power went down 5%.
I then plugged it into the HTC USB charger (from my HD 1) and within a few minuits it was up 2%.
I know this is mad all the chargers are rated at 5V at 1A
I also note it will not charge when plugged into a PC usb.
The sounds crazy
does anyone have any ideas ?

Yes
I have an Idea - there is an option called "do not charge fom USB when phone is on"
(Or something like that) - on my device - the default was "on" -
meaning - it did not charge when it thought there is a data connection going on
Try searching for this option . . .
(If I find it - ill edit this post - and add the path to it)
Edit:
The path to this option is:
Settings -> menu->all settings -> system -> power->battery -> "When phone ..."

was your LED blinking when you plug the cable to your Leo, or it shows an amber light and stays permanently on?
If it's the former, your phone might have a problem with charging. It happens to my first set, and my set couldn't charge at all. The charger and battery were diagnosed to be ok, it was the unit itself that has a problem. Brought it back to the dealer and have it exchanged 1-1.

Light ON
Sorry forgot to mention the light was on continously on yellow. So it appears that it was charging.
The other setting was under settings -> System -> Power -> battery
When the phone is on do not charge the battery when conected to a PC and I do have this unchecked.

I also noticed this, Plugged mine into the car, and lost about 2% battery, was playing a game on the phone at them time... Its seems to take quite a while to charge

Car Charger
Has anyone charged you Leo sucessfully with a car charger if so could you provide me with the type of charger and the specifications.
Thanks

This May not necessarily be a fault with the device; i noticed the same functionality with my TG01; it would not initially charge on other same spec chargers except the one it shipped with.
Its possible that there is some sort of voltage requirement that these MicroUSB chargers require that are not being met by MiniUSB Adapters.

Expansys do a car charger for the device, there Product Code: 188895 not sure if its HTC branded or not.

Make sure your charger has at least 1A output. But, I still have the problem when charging too.

You need to look at how much Amperes your car charger has.
If its 0.7 amps like most cheap ones, no wonder. You need to use a 1 amp car charger minimum, especially if you have GPS and data connection running.
Hint: get a charger intended for use with a standard car GPS unit - they are typically 1.5 amps, and then you need a converter plug from standard to micro-usb.

Charger provides 1000 mA, yet phone only takes 500.

Hi,
I bought a wall charger for my N1 today. I was searching for one with 1000 mA output so the phone would charge twice as fast, but after having it on for a long time and seeing that it was only 22% charged, I looked at the battery status and it said "USB". I unplugged it, plugged the stock adapter and it said "AC", and started to charge at the usual speed.
Is there a way to have wall chargers that are NOT the ones provided by HTC charge at a normal speed? thanks!

Interesting... it happens the same thing with an iPhone charger, which have the same output characteristics as the stock charger. I never thought looking at the battery status

FWIW, you can easily see if your phone is charging fast or slow by installing the quick system info app (AC=fast, USB=slow).
I'm using the 1000 mA charger with the USB to micro USB cable that came bundled with the phone. Might it be the cable limiting the power?

I've been trying to figure this out too...

I bought a USB car charger to charge my phone in the car whilst driving.
However even with my phone on standby it still loses power.... I don't know whether it's because I'm using the USB cable or the charger is inferior.
It is rated a 1000mA (the charger).

I bought the HTC car charger from expansys.. bit costly at around £20 for a charger but it works perfectly for me. Drove 4 hours with copilot running, and battery remained perfectly charged

As well as the stock charger, I often use a pikie USB charger with a Nokia micro USB cable... phone reports an AC charger in use.

Car Chargers drain faster than no charger

A strange problem I've had for about 3 months.
If I plug it in to the car charger (even keeping it in standby mode or off) it drains the battery in from full to empty in just over an hour.
Tried different cars
Different chargers
Different ROMS
Charges ok of computer usb
Charges ok off powerpoint
Has anyone else come across this problem?

Htc Touch Diamond Wall Charger for SGS

Hi all! I have a htc diamond wall charger. As some of you might know, it plugs to a usb cable. Can anyone tell me if i can plug sgs data cable to the diamond's wall charger and charge the SGS?

Yes, you can. But it probably will only charge at a slower rate @ 500mA. Sometimes, when battery level is very low, 500mA probably won't be enough to start the charging. So, don't leve home without the OEM charger.

Yes, you can. I do this using a miniUSB to microUSB adaptor plug that I keep on the end of a USB-A Male to miniUSB cable.
From memory, the HTC charger is rated at 5.0V @ 1.0A, which is greater than the OEM Galaxy one (700mA I think?). I even use the same microUSB plug with the HTC car charger for the Galaxy.

Yes, the stock HTC charger is probably rated at 1A but SGS is very picky about the charger. Unless the charger is properly terminated, the phone will only use regular USB mode (500ma MAX). You can check which mode your phone is charged as by going to Settings->About Phone->Status->Battery Status. If it says "Charging (AC)", it recognizes the charger as AC charger and can charge at higher current (up to 1A). If it says "Charging (PC USB)", it does not recognize the charger as AC charger and charges at 500mA max mode.
Update: my HTC charger from my AT&T Pure (TD2) shows up as AC charger for my SGS. So, it should operate in full 1Amp mode.

Charging and Battery issues

Hello XDA!.
I'm new here, but oh well.
My Galaxy S5, Is having charging issues, comes and goes.
Using the Ampere app I'm measuring the charging speed.
Charging with stock AC Charger - 450mA - USB Charging, It won't charge at full speed 1.8 - 2.0A.
Charging with an Aukey Superspeed charger - 1.8A, Charges fine but sometimes stuck at 450mA USB Speed.
Charging with Anker Powercore 20400mAh . 450mA, USB Speed?.
I've switched between three different batteries, all of them does this, sometimes the phone simply tells me that the battery is dead, and it won't charge. ( Note: Phone won't charge but turns on with cable in).
What can I do?, buy a new phone?
Thanks.