The back near the battery gets quite warm when using the provided wall charger. Do you guys use the wall charger or just the USB cable? I've only used USB cables in the past for other devices and they've never been this warm...
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I use the supplied adapter.. USB charging via PC/laptop is far too slow. Mine gets a little warm whilst charging but not too warm - most devices get a little warm; my iPhone got pretty warm whilst charging but my Hero is a lot cooler.
I think it charges really fast, faster than my iPhone. gets a bit warmer as well. Never mind - fast charging is appreciated!
I guess it's an added feature to keep you warm when the winter months come around.
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So I went to plug in my phone using the stock charger and it would not charge. The charger would however charge other devices including my N7. I tried several different chargers and none would charge it. My N7 charger was here at work so I could not try that until now. Plug it in and instantly charging. Why would the N4 charger quit working on the phone but still charge other things.
Im so confused!
It probably has something to do with the terminals inside the connector. They must not be making a solid connection
the wall plug in part of the stock charger is junk. mine makes a loud ticking noise and gets really hot. i don't trust it, i use the stock charging wire with an old HTC plug in and its been problem free
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http://www.wsj.com/articles/samsung...shipments-for-more-quality-testing-1472647803
Sorry if you can't read it
Those damn cheap microusb to usb-c connectors and cheap large voltage chargers .. sheesh. I've had no trouble with mine but then again I have quality chargers and cables I bought for my 6P. My Note 7 doesn't even get warm when charging .. at least nothing noticeable.
Turn off fast charging in settings, problem solved.
-BoneZ- said:
Turn off fast charging in settings, problem solved.
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Fast charging? As I understand it - and I could be wrong - the problem isn't fast charging. it's people using unapproved USB-C cables and or chargers.
Seems to be a problem with the international models.
dkb218 said:
Fast charging? As I understand it - and I could be wrong - the problem isn't fast charging. it's people using unapproved USB-C cables and or chargers.
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It's not that it's unapproved. It's that they are using cheap cables and chargers. We went through this crap with the OnePlus3 and Nexus 6P. Cheap chargers and cables can do damage.
Well, from the looks of it. Even Anker who is pretty reliable issued a recall for almost all their usb-c cables.
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Fast charging? As I understand it - and I could be wrong - the problem isn't fast charging. it's people using unapproved USB-C cables and or chargers.
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You're probably right. My Note 7 gets pretty warm when using fast-charge. And batteries don't like heat. So, since I don't really need fast-charge when I charge my phone most of the time, I turned it off. Phone no longer gets warm when charging.
Besides, batteries will last longer without excessive fast-charging.
dkb218 said:
Fast charging? As I understand it - and I could be wrong - the problem isn't fast charging. it's people using unapproved USB-C cables and or chargers.
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Well, from the looks of it. Even Anker who is pretty reliable issued a recall for almost all their usb-c cables.
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I use these with my Note 7 and Nexus 6P. Unless I just got lucky and got 6 good cables .. I use them everywhere .. work, car (Android Auto) and home .. then these are good. I highly doubt a USB-C cable that works brilliantly with the Nexus 6P would fry the Note 7. I've had mine for 12 days and when I hook the Note 7 up in my truck for AA it's charging as well and it never gets much warmer than if it were on the wireless Samsung charger.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00YQFMWK6/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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-BoneZ- said:
You're probably right. My Note 7 gets pretty warm when using fast-charge. And batteries don't like heat. So, since I don't really need fast-charge when I charge my phone most of the time, I turned it off. Phone no longer gets warm when charging.
Besides, batteries will last longer without excessive fast-charging.
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Maybe something is wrong with yours. My Note 7 has been sitting on the Samsung wireless charger on my desk at 100% for the last hour. Since all this has made me paranoid .. I pick it up every so often and touch it to my face. It's not even lukewarm. I don't think fast charging is the issue with this. The guy in China who reported this which later was picked up on Reddit .. his cable was just some black microusb cable with a while adapter on it and no further info. If the cable was a piece of crap and he was using a cheap wall charger .. Samsung adapter or not I think this was the cause of the boom. I could be wrong but I don't think so. Like said about .. the usb-c cable/charger subject was discussed to death about the OnePlus3 and Nexus 6P (Macbook as well) .. and it's always the same thing. Don't use cheap junk. :good:
just be careful what ur using
http://www.slashgear.com/anker-recalls-refunds-usb-c-cable-over-faulty-implementation-28453688/
aergern said:
Maybe something is wrong with yours. My Note 7 has been sitting on the Samsung wireless charger on my desk at 100% for the last hour. Since all this has made me paranoid .. I pick it up every so often and touch it to my face. It's not even lukewarm.
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If your phone is at 100%, then it's not charging. Therefore, it won't be warm. When the battery gets low, 30-40% and it's on fast-charge, it gets very warm. I don't know about the wireless charger, but it's warm with the cable. Either way, I disabled fast-charge and no more warmth.
Are we far away from FW update limiting charge current? I turned off fast charging due to phone getting hot, which is not healthy for batteries, especially if those are hard to replace and I charge overnight anyway, but on some occasion I could be in rush to charge and fast charging is the solution and I want fast charge as option, but if things go like that, the easiest fix for Samsung would be to eliminate fast charge for now.
All phones should get warm while fast charging. S7 Edge did the same thing, so did the nexus 6p.
I charge mine with fast charging every single time.
i use quick charge no problems here
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It could be they are using these cable that's being recall?
http://lifehacker.com/some-anker-usb-c-cables-are-getting-recalled-for-a-hard-1785887067
Some Anker USB C cable sold at Amazon last month could blow you note 7 up.
Guys please check if you have these Anker cable and return it back to manufacture.
http://lifehacker.com/some-anker-usb-c-cables-are-getting-recalled-for-a-hard-1785887067
If that cable delivers 20 volts designed for PC, to the phone designed for 9v max, that would double the amperage and quadruple total power drawn, I can easily see how that could burn the whole phone to crisp.
Going back to fast charge on N7, I'm sure it's well designed and the heat well within specs (it's even mentioned in manual), but the fact remains that higher operating temp of battery, the lower (slightly) life span of the battery. With battery sealed inside and rather difficult to replace I want to prolong it's life to maximum and if I charge overnight, which I do often, don't care if it even takes 6hrs. BTW if the faulty cable is the real culprit, it's a very good news and shipping of N7 should resume soon. It would be shame if such a good phone got bad reputation undeserved.
http://www.androidauthority.com/reports-samsung-considering-note-7-recall-battery-pack-blame-714126/
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You're probably right. My Note 7 gets pretty warm when using fast-charge. And batteries don't like heat. So, since I don't really need fast-charge when I charge my phone most of the time, I turned it off. Phone no longer gets warm when charging.
Besides, batteries will last longer without excessive fast-charging.
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ian1 said:
http://www.androidauthority.com/reports-samsung-considering-note-7-recall-battery-pack-blame-714126/
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Actually, it's not. It was reported on quite a few sites that Samsung sourced the battery packs locally for it's variations. So the South Korean company that made the battery packs for the South Korean release is the one that is possibly the cause of all this hoopla. The few handsets out of the millions produced that have had issues with these crap cables and chargers have been in South Korea. None of the EU/NorthAm phones have been reported to have had this happen at all. Maybe unnamed sources that aren't Samsung themselves should be taken with a grain of salt. Maybe we should wait for an official statement from Samsung before running in circles and screaming the sky is falling. It's a thought.
I'm not saying it couldn't be a massive, global recall but based on the 30+ articles I've read .. most of which messaged to me by my iPhone owning friends .. this seems like a bad batch in South Korea. I had a gasket issue on my motorcycle that was part of a recall .. will I stop buying that brand because of it. No. And before you start talking about fire and explosions .. oil spewing out of a gasket onto a tire while doing 70mph ... same thing.
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Turn off fast charging in settings, problem solved.
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oh yeah? turn off a key feature of the phone, and problem solved?
if the camera was faulty, would you simply not use it, and be okay with it?
the iris scanner, if it didn't work, would you just disable it?
I've had the GS7 Edge over a year now, needless to say I'm kind of dissapointed of the wear it has accumulated even though I have taken care of it like it was my baby. I recently just got a new cord from the Samsung website because the original one I had broke. When I plugged it in i ignored it because it was charging but I didn't realize it wasn't fast charging. I realized it after from 36 percent it was only 37. I checked the settings and yes the fast charging feature was enabled but not working, I do have to say that the charging port is worn and all charging cords even new wiggles just a little, but does anyone have any idea how to fix this because without fast charging my phone is dead in the water.
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I've had the GS7 Edge over a year now, needless to say I'm kind of dissapointed of the wear it has accumulated even though I have taken care of it like it was my baby. I recently just got a new cord from the Samsung website because the original one I had broke. When I plugged it in i ignored it because it was charging but I didn't realize it wasn't fast charging. I realized it after from 36 percent it was only 37. I checked the settings and yes the fast charging feature was enabled but not working, I do have to say that the charging port is worn and all charging cords even new wiggles just a little, but does anyone have any idea how to fix this because without fast charging my phone is dead in the water.
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If your port is broken you might wanna look into wireless fast charging..
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If your port is broken you might wanna look into wireless fast charging..
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It's not that it's completely broken it may just me being paranoid, just every charger I have used has a little wiggle to it I guess is natural.
I have the exact same problem with my S7, the port seems to be OK, but it never fast charges. I am really disappointed with this situation. It is pretty tough to replace charging port so it is not an option, and wireless fast charging sucks. Not a good bang for the buck IMHO.
Edit: Can you please check if your computer sees when you plug the phone in? Because mine doesn't see it, it says USB device not recognized.
Making this out of curiosity sake. YMMV obviously individually, but was reading LG's Facebook (it came up as a sponsored link) and there's some people mentioning the phone getting so hot it burns. There is also mentions of glass cracking (presumably from heat?) and there's a picture of charger cable nuked on Imgur...
I almost never read FB but I need it for business. I only saw the comments when reading the LG sponsored links. I really only read XDA/reddit but seeing the amount of comments spread across several posts. I was more surprised to have not seen it here with the complaints of the camera lens cracking...
Anyway, here is the imgur post if you're curious:
http://imgur.com/a/nDyyX
The only thing I've noticed is when charging my phone gets massively hot. I thought my S5 was hot... but this one has been noticeable to the point it's almost a bit concerning. So it was weird I'd been noticing this lately and then to read the posts, I'm like... well, there might be something to that. But more curious if others had noticed anything peculiar than concerned atm... My laptop charger gets stupid hot too, but it hasn't melted yet so I guess it just depends on different variables.
It's only when charging though. It is too hot to hold when it's at it's worst so I have to "fan" it out. Anyway, they make these things so temperamental (literally) now...
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Multi-year lurker, first time posting.
I saw this photo yesterday and it's certainly a concern. I mean, it was so hot the plastic melted onto his skin However, the imgur's OP doesn't show what charger was being used.
I've only had the phone for a couple of days, but so far I've charged two of these LG G6 phones with a variety of chargers and cables. I've used the original charger, computers, car chargers, multi-port chargers, and a wireless charging pad (with both the original cable and 3rd party cables) and not once it's gotten anywhere near hot.
Just one thought - the only thing I can think of that would contribute to the crazy heat is the fast charging capabilities. That is one thing I have not done - use the included charger to charge the phone directly. The one thing I use it for is to power the wireless charging pad. So that might account for the fact that I haven't experienced this crazy heat you're experiencing. Charged my phone with the fast charger and it remained cool as a cucumber, even inside a full cover case. YMMV
I have left the fast charger supplied with the phone plugged in for hours. Never got hot. Software controls it. It will get warm as any processor does during use so any software using the processor can heat up the phone. I have not experienced any abnormal heat issues. I known the old Samsung wojkd darn near give me 3rd degree burns it would get so hot, but the G6 is the coolest running phone I've had in a long time. YMMV
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The only time I notice it get warm on the back side of the phone while charging is while I'm using it at the same time. Not burn your hands warm, but toasty. I do leave it plugged in and turned on as a bedside clock but I haven't noticed it get hot just from that. It's only when I'm multitasking or watching YouTube or Netflix. But these fast chargers do concern me a bit. My Nexus 6 had micro usb fast charging and I noticed the battery life degraded horribly just after about 2 years of using the phone. That was the one thing I liked about the S7 I traded in for the G6 was that you were able to go into the system settings and turn off fast charge. That should be an option on all phones equipped with fast charge capabilities.
So because the V20 doesn't fast charge when the screen is on, does this make the phone useless when navigating on long trips as the charge won't be enough to counter the drain that gmaps requires?
If so, is there a way around this? I'm using an H918.
I just recently drove a trip that was a Lil over a thousand miles each way, took me about 20 hours there then 3 days later 20 hours back. I used the v20 for navigation the whole way there and back. The way there I had charged the phone fully before I left., but had the screen at roughly 85 percent brightness. The phone stayed charged fully the whole way. On the way back I didn't have a chance to charge the phone before I left and was actually worried that if the charger didn't charge it enough in the truck then it might go dead with the use of navigation and ask the sensors and everything it uses for navigation. My fears were needless, it charged slowly but charged..
Now I know this may not be the technical answer you hoped for but from my experience I would say you shouldn't have a problem navigating with screen on as long as your charging...now it was very hot the whole time with screen on and charging for 20hours. Hope this helps
I agree, my experience has been the same. The phone charges "slowly" while using Navigation, podcasting, etc.
Thanks for the great and informative answer. Doesn't sound like a problem at all then.
Are you on rooted?
Trying https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/themes/mod-fix-cpu-throttling-charging-gaming-t3650705
The v20 does fast charge. First make sure you actually have a good fast charger. Second, make sure that the cable you are using is a high quality usb cable. The usb cable can make all of the difference. Don't use the cheap cables that come with the chargers. I use the old oem cables that came with my pixel and they are outstanding.
Or look for usb 3.1 certified cables.
The phone does heat up when its fast charging so i usually re-direct one of the car vents towards the phone.
Alibaba0101 said:
The v20 does fast charge. First make sure you actually have a good fast charger. Second, make sure that the cable you are using is a high quality usb cable. The usb cable can make all of the difference. Don't use the cheap cables that come with the chargers. I use the old oem cables that came with my pixel and they are outstanding.
Or look for usb 3.1 certified cables.
The phone does heat up when its fast charging so i usually re-direct one of the car vents towards the phone.
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I picked up some Anker powerline+ cables so we'll see how those perform.
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I picked up some Anker powerline+ cables so we'll see how those perform.
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I forgot exactly where and my phone is not in front of me. I think it was the settings pull down from the top. When its fast charging you should see it say fast charging on that screen.
I went though at least a dozen chargers until i figured out it was the cable limiting the current to the phone. Also the longer the cable, the higher the resistance. So generally speaking the thicker the cable, the better it will work.
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I forgot exactly where and my phone is not in front of me. I think it was the settings pull down from the top. When its fast charging you should see it say fast charging on that screen.
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I think the V20 only goes into fast charge when the screen is off.
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I think the V20 only goes into fast charge when the screen is off.
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That is not my experience.
When the phone is connected to a fast charger, the pull down from notifications should show a notification:
Android System
Fast charging Percentage
Conntected to a fast charger
even when the screen is on. Let me know if you need a screenshot.
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I think the V20 only goes into fast charge when the screen is off.
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Correct and if you have an inline usb meter like i do then you will see it gets to 12W with screen off and around 5W with screen on.
The way you tell if fast charging is working is you will see a circle around the thunderbolt up on the status bar. This means the fast charge protocol has successfully negotiated and will commence when the screen turns off. Should display within a few seconds of plugging in.
Make sure the cable is properly seated in the phone and on the charging end. I usually charge from a power bank and sometimes that usb A end doesn't go in completely into the port on the power bank. Phone promptly mentions slow charging.
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Alibaba0101 said:
I went though at least a dozen chargers until i figured out it was the cable limiting the current to the phone. Also the longer the cable, the higher the resistance. So generally speaking the thicker the cable, the better it will work.
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For a long while i used the charging cable that came with my G4 because that was a 20/28 20 meaning thicker for power than the anker powerline cable which is only 24/28. Anker doesn't make any 20/28 ones. Doesn't matter how fancy the braiding is.
I then went back to the stock ribbon cable. I tried with 6 inch cables and you know what. No discernable difference in charging speeds when it comes to the low power of a phone.
I say low because relative to a power bank it is. Mine takes up to 21W to quick charge and here a shorter thicker cable makes a difference. Though using the stock ribbon cables provided by the power bank again yielded similar acceptable results.