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Hi guys,
can someone explain me the possible colours of the Jam's led and what they mean?
Static orange means charging, static green means fully charged, blinking green means network reception is ok, blinking orange means incoming event (alarms, SMS, phone call etc) or existing GPRS connection. The blue LED means Bluetooth active.
And red means dead battery.
jimmy-bish said:
And red means dead battery.
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Can not lah.....
Dead battery how can light up the LED?
Arto
I had red when plugging into a usb car charger - and then the phone reset.
Artosoft said:
Can not lah.....
Dead battery how can light up the LED?
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It's called a backup battery. I think the LED comes on then the SD reader shuts down and the screen goes to half brightness. Don't forget the backup battery.
So there!!
the red comes on if i take the battery out while it's connected to usb, probably means error with the battery
and i think it comes on on low battery as well
I tested it last night. When my battery got down to 10% the screen went to half brightness, the radio turned off, the SD card slot shut down and the red LED began blinking.
jimmy-bish said:
I tested it last night. When my battery got down to 10% the screen went to half brightness, the radio turned off, the SD card slot shut down and the red LED began blinking.
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So the battery is not dead.... Still have a little juice on it
Regards,
Arto.
Non windows 2005 pocketpcs retain about 40% of battery when the battery low indicator is showing:
How much battery charge do you think you have then? 5% maybe?
Try half.
Yes, when we shut you down because your batteries were "critically low," they were still 1/4 to 1/2 full. Why? Because, if the batteries ever fully died, it would be catastrophic.
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dangel said:
I had red when plugging into a usb car charger - and then the phone reset.
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I have this problem too... But at main charger!
Did you solve your problem?
Thanks
Help....seems that my Magician is dead....making a long phone call (1 h) after call end, display switch off and Notification led become fix Blue (bluethoot was off) and then i try to hard reset. Led switch off and no results. I try then to put the power supply cable and the led become RED.... !!! (neve seen red.....) pda is not switching on anymore...any details on the reason of this RED light ???....please.....
thanks in advance
Red LED means the battery isn't connected or the device can't charge.
Try taking the battery out for a few hours and try to switch the device on again.
My brother in-law had the red LED issue too, we solved it by 'kick starting' the battery with two wires and a 9v battery. (At your own risk of course).
Good luck!
helterskelter said:
Red LED means the battery isn't connected or the device can't charge.
Try taking the battery out for a few hours and try to switch the device on again.
My brother in-law had the red LED issue too, we solved it by 'kick starting' the battery with two wires and a 9v battery. (At your own risk of course).
Good luck!
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Red Led doesn't mean that the battery is not connect with the device. It simply means the cover is not properly intact. Try taking out the battery off the device, put it back in the slot. Place the cover carefully and completely. And then connect the device to AC power supply. It would definitely come *alive*
still dead....grrrr
so cover is ok...it seems to be properly fixed, even the smal swithch that create some unwanted crash few months ago is now working properly...
i made a 1 h long phone call with battery and charger (usb from pc) and after line felt down, bluetooth led blue on (was off) and screen with phone but no changement by touching it. so switch off by power off and ...dead...now without battery but with charger (or usb from PC) RED led on. With batttery AND charger RED on, and with battery all dead. i cannot reset anyhow with or without battery /charger....need it...sh*t.....(ops...sorry)
thanks a lot anyway....
omino_ribelle said:
so cover is ok...it seems to be properly fixed, even the smal swithch that create some unwanted crash few months ago is now working properly...
i made a 1 h long phone call with battery and charger (usb from pc) and after line felt down, bluetooth led blue on (was off) and screen with phone but no changement by touching it. so switch off by power off and ...dead...now without battery but with charger (or usb from PC) RED led on. With batttery AND charger RED on, and with battery all dead. i cannot reset anyhow with or without battery /charger....need it...sh*t.....(ops...sorry)
thanks a lot anyway....
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what I will suggest is, you should get a new battery instead!!
Got the same problem now!
Both my wife and me got a Magician. Hers is dead now - same symptoms.
First guess was dead battery as well. But I exchanged it with mine fully loaded. No difference!
Usually when you plug the powercord into the device orange flashes up and device boots. Here nothing happens.
I'll have some electrician have a look at both. Maybe he can find the fault by comparison. But I don't expect a lucky outcome.
on back side of ur device when u remove the battery cover, u see a small black switch on the right side just next to the battery.
put the device on charge..with cover off---it will show red light contunuously on.
now manually press gently that black switch and see if ur device starts to charge.
if u see a yellow light any point of time doing this u may have to get this little switch repaired or do a temporary work urself by kepping it at place manually bu something.
try and tell
Now it works!
I think we all knew about that little switch. But thanks for your thoughts.
Anyway, hers is running again!
Two days ago I took it fully apart. No obvious fault noticeable. I left it the way it was now to prepare it for shipping. Today my wife asked me I should try it just once again. So I held the battery on the connector and plugged the USB cable and then: it booted!
But the internal battery doesn't seem to recover. It stays at 0% (1h "charging" since then).
I have to correct myself: Even the internal battery is charging (but it takes its time).
my magician is also dead and just the red LED is burning when i put it in the USB! Can anybody help me?
Still ned solution!
Can some one who was having the same problem help?
your device battery detector switch(little switch) is broken or logged-out of Main Board.
when it broken,the red LED is on at all.
it is the greatest weakness of magician...
z_qz54 said:
your device battery detector switch(little switch) is broken or logged-out of Main Board.
when it broken,the red LED is on at all.
it is the greatest weakness of magician...
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i am opening my jam case,bring the switch out and conecting sides of switch by a piece of wire.now a day there no problem with openning the battery case or.. but my WM cant recognize the battery level.it's alway 0%.and even the charger is connected no orange led i can see.but the charger charge the battery and battery works for more than one day!!!!!!!!
any one with the same problem!????
or any one having solution!
REGARDS
I'm gettingn red led light too when charging from wall outlet. Charging from usb is fine. a weird thing is when my battery came down to 50%, imate jam will shut down and won't successfully reboot. some people from this form mentioned it's an indicator that the battery is dying.
SITUATION
My Cingular 8500 does not power on. I have tried connecting it to wall charger as well as USB cable. The red or the orange light also does not come on. I tried all resets also but nothing worked.
BACKGROUND
a. My phone suddenly went off when I was opening the sliding keyboard. It had a decent (60%) charge at that time. After this it refuses to come on.
b. Only addition to the phone in the last 3 months has been a 2GB MicroSd Card. I inserted this card 4 days back and it was working fine.
c. The device is around 6 months old (but its unlocked, running WM6 and does not have any warranty)
d. I have been using the original wall charger to charge this phone regularly.
HELP REQUIRED
1. Is there a way to check if the problem is with the battery or with the phone? I do not have a spare battery.
2. Should any light come on if I connect the phone to charger without the battery inserted in it?
Thanks!
Try this:
1.) Remove battery
2.) Connect Hermes to charger or USB
3.) Insert the battery while Hermes is connected to charger
4.) Red light should turn Amber
5.) Soft Reset
i have the same situation going on ... except with mine the screen faded out...it came back on once...and faded out again and will not turn back on.. when i put it on the charger it was a red light.. and will not turn on or soft reset, or enter bootloader or hard reset. .. in addition i tried the method above and nothing has worked.... any other suggestions...my phone was working fine when this happened out of nowhere... i dont have insurance either i bought the phone from someone off of craigslist..help is greatly appreciated
I am having the exact same problem, I had about 30% charge, then it just shut off, and now will not come back on under its own power or via USB nor charger. I tried connecting the charger then inserting the battery, but I do not get any indicator lights at all.
I was running WM6, and the most recent thing installed was the pointUI home screen replacement app.
has anyone experienced this before?
theconcon said:
SITUATION
My Cingular 8500 does not power on. I have tried connecting it to wall charger as well as USB cable. The red or the orange light also does not come on. I tried all resets also but nothing worked.
BACKGROUND
a. My phone suddenly went off when I was opening the sliding keyboard. It had a decent (60%) charge at that time. After this it refuses to come on.
b. Only addition to the phone in the last 3 months has been a 2GB MicroSd Card. I inserted this card 4 days back and it was working fine.
c. The device is around 6 months old (but its unlocked, running WM6 and does not have any warranty)
d. I have been using the original wall charger to charge this phone regularly.
HELP REQUIRED
1. Is there a way to check if the problem is with the battery or with the phone? I do not have a spare battery.
2. Should any light come on if I connect the phone to charger without the battery inserted in it?
Thanks!
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The Power LED should light up "red" other than that your wont get any juice. And read my second reply, try radioshack
Eamonn said:
I am having the exact same problem, I had about 30% charge, then it just shut off, and now will not come back on under its own power or via USB nor charger. I tried connecting the charger then inserting the battery, but I do not get any indicator lights at all.
I was running WM6, and the most recent thing installed was the pointUI home screen replacement app.
has anyone experienced this before?
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It wont power on threw charger without a "good" battery plugged in.
Sounds like u might have a bad battery. Happend to a friend of mine "different phone" just go to a local Radioshack If they have your type of battery and have one in stock they will most likely let you try one on your phone. If not just go to ATT wireless store and see if they have one you can try and buy.
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The Power LED should light up "red" other than that your wont get any juice. And read my second reply, try radioshack
Sounds like u might have a bad battery. Happend to a friend of mine "different phone" just go to a local Radioshack If they have your type of battery and have one in stock they will most likely let you try one on your phone.
It wont power on threw charger without a "good" battery plugged in.
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I really hope thats the problem because it's an easy solution, otherwise I fear it might be toast. thanks for your advise
No light when connected to charger
Thanks all for your responses!
markafreeman said:
Try this:
1.) Remove battery
2.) Connect Hermes to charger or USB
3.) Insert the battery while Hermes is connected to charger
4.) Red light should turn Amber
5.) Soft Reset
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Dear Markafreeman, I tried the entire routine above but no help.
demo23019 said:
The Power LED should light up "red" other than that your wont get any juice. And read my second reply, try radioshack
It wont power on threw charger without a "good" battery plugged in.
Sounds like u might have a bad battery. Happend to a friend of mine "different phone" just go to a local Radioshack If they have your type of battery and have one in stock they will most likely let you try one on your phone. If not just go to ATT wireless store and see if they have one you can try and buy.
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Dear demo23019, I am not sure if I understand the above correctly. Should the Power LED light up "red" when battery is not inserted?
Once I connect the phone to charger (wall or USB), without the battery inserted in it, no red light comes on.
Does this mean that there is some problem with the phone hardware?
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Dear demo23019, I am not sure if I understand the above correctly. Should the Power LED light up "red" when battery is not inserted?
Once I connect the phone to charger (wall or USB), without the battery inserted in it, no red light comes on.
Does this mean that there is some problem with the phone hardware?
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Yea the power LED should light up red with out a battery plugged in. Check the usb plug on the bottom of your phone, make sure the middle piece inside is still there and didnt break off.
demo23019 said:
Yea the power LED should light up red with out a battery plugged in. Check the usb plug on the bottom of your phone, make sure the middle piece inside is still there and didnt break off.
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Oops. My phone's power LED does not light up when I connect it to the charger without the battery inserted in it.
I have checked the following :
a. usb plug is fine (I checked it by plugging it into the Y cable for the USB charger. The LED on the Y cable lights up when I connect the USB plug into it
b. The middle piece inside the socket at the bottom of the phone is still there and shows no signs of damage.
c. The wall charger is also working fine.
Does this conclude that the phone has a hardware fault and this is not linked to the battery being dead?
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I just had the same problem. I had it happen to my Att Tilt and then to my cingular 8525. You should check out this thread and maybe post your info there too, it would be nice to see everybody post in the same thread so we can figure out what's going on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1783005&posted=1#post1783005
yh
yh i got the same problem, i touched the power button so it wld go into standby, and it then refused to turn back on, even when i soft resetted it. Plugged it into the wall charger without the battery and there is no red power light coming on.
I've got a MDA Vario II and though im gettin a replacement, it kinda sucks as it seems im gna lose all my data
can we try to determine in more detail what people installed before they experienced this?
I just pulled it apart, and cleaned the inside to no avail, nothing seems to be awry, atleast not to my untrained eye, however it did get me thinking.
I listen to music on my tytn all the time, and over time the usb connector has become quite loose, frequently losing connections over activesync and music comes and goes from both lef and right. if the USB connector is shot, then when I plug it in it won't register that there is power, nor will it have the power to light up the red light indicating there is no battery. also, if the usb link is shot, then the phone wasn't charging so my battery is likely dead.
now to test this out I need to have a verified 100% charged battery.
I currently have the same problem. It will not charge via wall/usb. It flashes red once and that's it. Without the battery and plugged in, I get a solid red light. I tried plugging it into the wall charger without a battery and then putting my battery back in. The red light just turns off. That's it. I can get an active sync connection with a dim white screen, but I do not have enough juice to try flashing a new rom. If anyone has issues like these, are you also able to get an activesync connection?
TIA
EDIT: Is it possible to bypass the low battery protection when flashing a rom? My battery is somewhere around 40% so it would be safe.
Update:
Okay, I purchased a new oem battery and a battery charging dock. This way I can charge the battery without the phone before I attempt to flash a new rom.
I still would appreciate it if anyone who has seen these symptoms (white screen BUT with lots of vibrating / no charging / no bootloader) could give me a few pointers. I've exhausted the Wiki and so far it seems my only option to save the phone is to flash a new rom. Thanks in advance to anyone willing to give me some advice.
As title says, it wont charge. Tried using a PC and the regular charger. The notification LED is just flashing orange, then green and so on.
Bit of a SNES solution, but have you tried blowing in the USB socket, and blowing in the connector? If there is some fluff covering one of the terminals that will stop it charging.
Doesnt help. When I am connecting the charger, the notifiction LED lights up orange. And 10-20 seconds later it starts flashig green, orange, green, orange and so on.
If I start the phone, it says 0% battery, and if I set it to charge, it just shows 99%.
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Doesnt help. When I am connecting the charger, the notifiction LED lights up orange. And 10-20 seconds later it starts flashig green, orange, green, orange and so on.
If I start the phone, it says 0% battery, and if I set it to charge, it just shows 99%.
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I had this problem. Have you installed any data monitoring apps?
No, WinLongLife must be the closest one.
I really need help.
Now the battery is all dead. Cant even preform a hard reset.
From the reports on here this seems to indicate a dead battery.
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As title says, it wont charge. Tried using a PC and the regular charger. The notification LED is just flashing orange, then green and so on.
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Consider how you have treated the battery when recharging.
It certainly sounds like a dead battery.
Have you allowed it to discharge on a regular basis?
pa49 said:
Consider how you have treated the battery when recharging.
It certainly sounds like a dead battery.
Have you allowed it to discharge on a regular basis?
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I usually charge it at below 20%, but the in the last week, the battery has been very bad for some reason. So I would always have to charge it at 40-50% if I was going out or something, so it would last.
henninghh990 said:
I usually charge it at below 20%, but the in the last week, the battery has been very bad for some reason. So I would always have to charge it at 40-50% if I was going out or something, so it would last.
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Sorry to say it, but, it sounds like you've fried it!
Have you tried using a different cable?
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Have you tried using a different cable?
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The led sequence shows the presence off the cable and that power is being detected, but, charge process is failing.
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The led sequence shows the presence off the cable and that power is being detected, but, charge process is failing.
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I have tried two different cables.
I take it that you have tried a wall charger.
Their output its higher than USB, but, if they don't work then you will have to change the battery.
HD2 charging problem
Sounds familiar to me!
I got a second battery (1500mAh), which won't charge when the phone is turned ON. The second I plug it in to a USB port I states 100% charged although the battery is at an arbitratry level. The weird thing is when the phone is turned OFF, the battery will charge normally !
I had the same blinking sequence during a road trip, when the HD2 was charging on the GPS stand, under direct sun.
When refreshed, the HD2 resumed charging.
For me it seems to be the impossibility of recharging - dead battery or hot battery (failsafe).
I had a similar problem..
When I connected the micro usb to the computer or the charger..it showed that my battery is filled..and thats it..so when i took it off my phone was dead..
And little later i found out that the trouble was in this lil metal-kinda things(dont kno how to call it) that connect the battery to the phone..and after i done the "battery off" reset(i was a total noob) several times one of those metal-like things was bent that it didnt touch the battery..then i carefully re-put the battery so its all connected..and it worked!
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As title says, it wont charge. Tried using a PC and the regular charger. The notification LED is just flashing orange, then green and so on.
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I can't believe I'm the 18th post and no one has suggested this.
Go to the battery settings...the easiest way is to click on the taskbar and then click on battery. Make sure that the check box is NOT checked next to "When phone is on, do not charge the battery......"
If that doesn't help you it may be useful to someone else. This was also a problem for me when I first got the HD2.
n11 said:
I can't believe I'm the 18th post and no one has suggested this.
Go to the battery settings...the easiest way is to click on the taskbar and then click on battery. Make sure that the check box is NOT checked next to "When phone is on, do not charge the battery......"
If that doesn't help you it may be useful to someone else. This was also a problem for me when I first got the HD2.
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man..this problem have nothing to do with what u saying..
even the charger won't charge..for me it was hardware problem as I explained in the post above..
imauser said:
man..this problem have nothing to do with what u saying..
even the charger won't charge..for me it was hardware problem as I explained in the post above..
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Well...I'm very sorry...you can rest assured that I won't bother you again.
Oh...one other thing...my response was to the OP...not to you.
On my previous Galaxy S3, the LED was red when charging and turned green when fully charged. On my new Galaxy S4, the LED is red when charging, but it stays red after it is fully charged.
Did Samsung change something? Is it possibly related to the firmware? I have MDM. Or is there a new setting somewhere? I noticed that the description in the text for the charging LED is different from the text on my S3, it explicitly does state the color "red" while charging, which it did not on the S3.
I am a little worried that it may be a problem with my device. However, I checked that the color green is working with *#0*# in the dialer. Also, the phone seems to be acknowledge being fully charging correctly in battery stats (battery monitor widget). Can anyone help me and clarify what the expected behavior is or if I have a problem and I should take some action?
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On my previous Galaxy S3, the LED was red when charging and turned green when fully charged. On my new Galaxy S4, the LED is red when charging, but it stays red after it is fully charged.
Did Samsung change something? Is it possibly related to the firmware? I have MDM. Or is there a new setting somewhere? I noticed that the description in the text for the charging LED is different from the text on my S3, it explicitly does state the color "red" while charging, which it did not on the S3.
I am a little worried that it may be a problem with my device. However, I checked that the color green is working with *#0*# in the dialer. Also, the phone seems to be acknowledge being fully charging correctly in battery stats (battery monitor widget). Can anyone help me and clarify what the expected behavior is or if I have a problem and I should take some action?
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Hi,
My i9505 charges on red and goes green on 100%
malybru said:
Hi,
My i9505 charges on red and goes green on 100%
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What firmware do you have?
alex_uz said:
On my previous Galaxy S3, the LED was red when charging and turned green when fully charged. On my new Galaxy S4, the LED is red when charging, but it stays red after it is fully charged.
Did Samsung change something? Is it possibly related to the firmware? I have MDM. Or is there a new setting somewhere? I noticed that the description in the text for the charging LED is different from the text on my S3, it explicitly does state the color "red" while charging, which it did not on the S3.
I am a little worried that it may be a problem with my device. However, I checked that the color green is working with *#0*# in the dialer. Also, the phone seems to be acknowledge being fully charging correctly in battery stats (battery monitor widget). Can anyone help me and clarify what the expected behavior is or if I have a problem and I should take some action?
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When your phone says100% leave for a further 20-30mins then will go green and say unplugg fully charged. That's what mine does any how mate.
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What firmware do you have?
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Hi,
I am currently on ME2
But it has been the same with all firmwares I have had.
As cameracartwright says,leave it charge until it says 100%
That is about 2-2 and a half hours.
malybru said:
Hi,
I am currently on ME2
But it has been the same with all firmwares I have had.
As cameracartwright says,leave it charge until it says 100%
That is about 2-2 and a half hours.
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Thank you for the reply. I will try that. For my S3 the LED immediately turns green after it reaches 100%. I think I did have it on 100% for 10 minutes. Battery monitor widget says "fully charged" and displays the time since reaching 100%.
But you have this behavior that the LED of the S4 only turns green after being charged for a longer while?
Success! I left it to charge for a longer time and I just checked and it said "24 minutes" on battery and the LED was indeed green. Thank you everyone. So glad there is no hardware problem with the LED or battery or some software issue that would require me to wipe my device. Thank god for XDA.
You have to wait until the message of Battery Fully Charged appears.
Sent from my GT-I9505 using xda premium
Unfortunately, on my I9505 just arrived, I have the charger/led problem described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42331081&postcount=336
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cyberz said:
Unfortunately, on my I9505 just arrived, I have the charger/led problem described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42331081&postcount=336
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Hi,
Send the phone back and get a replacement.
malybru said:
Hi,
Send the phone back and get a replacement.
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Fortunately, not needed! Was a rom problem, many roms! After full wipe with repartition using odin, pit, baseband, ecc ...using the rom of Alexyuh, the led now work correctly and no random reboot/shutdown for now!
Regards