Hi, I'm wondering if there's any software out there that disable charging of the Diamond when the usb cable is plugged in. The reason is for protecting the battery from frequent charging and discharging, which I believe isn't good for the battery.
Thanks.
Maybe I'm completely mistaken, but there's an option for that when you click on the battery symbol. I'm not on an english ROM, but it reads something like "do not charge when connected via USB".
Settings -> System -> Power
Check "When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to the PC"
yes, but frequent charging is not going to do any harm to your battery
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Hello everyone,
Though I didn't "checked" the box - "When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to PC", my X1 still DOES NOT charge the battery!
So I am restricted to use only the power supply to charge my device.
Does anyone face the same problem ot is there any advice? Thanks.
Settings > Power
See if this option is checked
"When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to PC"
bharat4ever said:
Settings > Power
See if this option is checked
"When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to PC"
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As I have mentioned, I DID NOT CHECK the box.
Anyone encountering the same problem or any advice. Thanks.
A search on these forums might help.
If the battery is low then a PC USB may not have enough grunt to kick the recharge into life. Use the wall charger instead.
The PC USB ought to be enough to trickle charge a mostly charge battery though.
I had a problem like this that only the wall charger could deal with, and I've read of several other similar incidents. You may be suffering the same thing.
try it on another computer or with ac powered usb hub, some usb ports don't have enough power to allow data transfer (activesync) and charge at the same time.
Hey. I have a problem. my X1 cannot charge via USB rather the contrary. I had it at 70% battery on my notebook. After about 10 minutes, I wanted to remove it and it was nothing more to it. I.e. there came the warning 5% ...
Why is that? How can I recharge it?
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bongdelong said:
Hey. I have a problem. my X1 cannot charge via USB rather the contrary. I had it at 70% battery on my notebook. After about 10 minutes, I wanted to remove it and it was nothing more to it. I.e. there came the warning 5% ...
Why is that? How can I recharge it?
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Have you checked the "Charge via USB" in the phone's energy saving settings?
If yes, you can look how much currency the USB port provides when the phone is plugged in. To do so you go to the device manager (on your notebook) and look for the right USB-Root-Hub. Select the properties and check for the value that is shown in "power settings". The USB-port should provide 500mA.
ye... everything is correct. what else can it be? :-\\
could be a process sucking power out faster than USB can put it in?
Is the battery cover warm?
try a soft reset first and plug it in again
my problem is X1 can only charge on usb port with computer.
it doesnt charge when i plug in ac/wall charger or car charger, i just shipped X1 for repair!
Hi all,
I've noticed that when I plug my HD to a PC but with "Don't charge battery while connected" option enabled (I keep my phone connected to a cradle while at work, and I don't want to keep it charging for so long) the battery drains very quickly. It can take about 3 or 4 hours to waste a full charge.
Anyone has experienced the same?
BTW, ActiveSync is on.
Thx.
twocandles said:
Hi all,
I've noticed that when I plug my HD to a PC but with "Don't charge battery while connected" option enabled (I keep my phone connected to a cradle while at work, and I don't want to keep it charging for so long) the battery drains very quickly. It can take about 3 or 4 hours to waste a full charge.
Anyone has experienced the same?
BTW, ActiveSync is on.
Thx.
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Enable the option to charge while connected, it will not damage your LI-ION battery. LI ION batteries are damaged on repeated full discharges, however this is limited by the in built circuitry to protect the battery. Also, charging through USB will be slower than using your charger as the current supplied is a lot less.
I have noticed that when TD2 is on external power (USB cable computer connected) the battery continues to drain.
I have activated the option "When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to the PC".
I have done this in order to avoid partial charging. My phone is new and the manual says: "Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles."
So, when connected to PC, the battery does not charge, but wasn't supposed that the phone rely on external power? The battery keeps draining.
Is this normal?
Shouldn't it be like on laptops? When connected to an outlet the device relies on external power, and when plugged off, the battery takes over.
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I have activated the option "When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to the PC".
this is not only for your computer but also for any external power sourches
So, when connected to PC, the battery does not charge, but wasn't supposed that the phone rely on external power? The battery keeps draining.
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You can't rely on a computer USB to give enough power for operation of the phone under all conditions, so it has to use its battery. Some USBs on laptops and "netbooks" only give 500mA max. If the phone were to even briefly try and draw more than this, the USB would cut the power off.
A USB mains adapter is different, as it's usually capable of 1000mA or more. I believe HTC phones "test" the supply and adapt their charging strategy accordingly.
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The draining happened without operating the phone.
No background processes.
It just reduced the backlight, and the baterry was losing charge as time went by.
Your best bet then is to deactivate ""When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to the PC" again.
I think HTC gives this option for the reason I outlined above (to enable you to connect it to netbooks etc without the USB switching off, like it does with some external hard drives which take too much power).
I wouldn't worry too much about "partial charging" because it shouldn't damage or reduce the life of a lithium ion battery. Just do a full discharge/ charge cycle perhaps every month, to recalibrate the battery metering.
Dear all,
I noticed today that it took 3 hours to recharge from 15% back to 100% using the standard provided charger (it is rated at 1.2 A). The phone was on standby the whole time, all radios except HSPA were turned off (wifi, blue tooth, GPS,... off), no special background apps running. Do you observe something similar? Would it work better with wireless charging?
Best regards.
Well the battery is rather large so longer charge times are expected but my battery charges up relatively quick...usually about an hour to go from 15-30% to 100%
Sounds like it was in USB charging mode for some reason. Plug it into the charger, go to Settings -> Battery and see what is says about charging (AC vs. USB).
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Sounds like it was in USB charging mode for some reason. Plug it into the charger, go to Settings -> Battery and see what is says about charging (AC vs. USB).
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Thanks guys for the info, I'll dig further into this.