hey guys, need some help here
so my phone is not charging, i tried the USB to PC, does not work neither does the wall charger, I do not get a orange led notification either. The phone would boot up for a second then turn off.
any suggestions?
I have this issue with my aftermarket battery from china, the battery is so dead that the phone doesnt even really know its there. It just happend to me yesterday. ill put up a fix tomorrow because i have my kid this weekend.
slickerxcuh said:
hey guys, need some help here
so my phone is not charging, i tried the USB to PC, does not work neither does the wall charger, I do not get a orange led notification either. The phone would boot up for a second then turn off.
any suggestions?
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lucky for you, its the ebay battery for me its my oem battery. going to try to swap out another oem battery/charger and see if its my battery.
had the same issue, i noticed on mine that the battery pins on the phone tend to bend easily to prevent a good connection from the battery. phone would power on but wouldn't charge either.
is it the pins? i need some pictures or a video tutorial on this fix lol i have no idea what everyone is talking about, the pins look fine to me. im pretty sure that its my cable now since it didnt charge a blackberry phone either...
Damn how can this phone be so hi tech but made with th most CHEAPEST materials!
i bought a new micro usb cable, and its charging now...
slickerxcuh said:
i bought a new micro usb cable, and its charging now...
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I bought one off of amazon and it would totally freak my phone out....no joke...it was just a wall charger no usb...now I only use the usb like the one that came with the phone and that is i.t
When you get a new phone, you should always condition the battery by letting it run completely down a few times in the beginning. When I was doing this with my phone when I first got it, after a complete drain it wouldn't charge. All i had to do was pull the battery and put it back in. Then it started charging fine. Not sure if this helps...
Also I wouldn't say these phone use cheap materials because people are not careful and bend the pins. I've removed my battery several times and the pins are perfect... If the pins aren't flexible, you wouldn't be able to get the battery in. In order to be flexible, they have to be soft. Pay attention when you are removing and replacing your battery.
You ended up figuring it out but I figured it would be good to point out that sometimes the connections on the battery/phone get dirty or pretty much any battery where it connects to the electronic.
What I usually do first when I have problems with any of my electronics turning on/charging is I take a cotton swab and dip it in rubbing alcohol. Shake it off cuz there will be alot of alcohol on there just so its not dripping and rub the connections then flip the cotton swap around then rub them again with the dry side. This doesnt work all the time but works enough for me to mention it. Static electricity will attract dirt and grime. Used to happen semi often on my touch pro since I used to have it in my pocket when I worked on a golf course.
Anyways just my 2 cents.
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Alright heres the story i bought a FM transmitter/charger for my G1 on Ebay a few months ago its been working fine until today. When i plugged it in today the transmitter/charger kinda flash then wont turn back on. So I figured hey its from china I'm glad it worked this long, but when i plugged my phone up at home it still wouldn't charge. I tried multiple chargers and my second battery, nothing. I went to Tmobile and they had to order me a new phone under warranty. So now I need a external battery charger because the phone is completely dead now and I need to get some info off of it and flash it back to its original firmware (its completely modded). Any suggestion? Oh yeah and the loaner phone really sucks.
You could always get a spare 5 volt wall charger (up to 1amp), clip the end off and use a couple alligator connectors to directly charge the battery (with the battery outside of the phone). You would need to mind polarity and make sure to use fine tipped alligator clips with the rubber insulation. It'd only take a short while to charge it enough to retrieve your info.
As always, use care.. 5 volts will not hurt you, but if you leave the battery on the charger overnight and there is no overcharge protection, or if you reverse polarity, the battery could possibly burst.
This is just a quick dirty fix to get the battery a charge prior to returning the phone.
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I didn't know you could do it like that. Thanks for the idea. One question tho. How can i tell the + and - connection on the power cord?
Careful with those Lithium Batteries. They can explode/cause fire if wrong voltage applied (5v with large amperage is too much for it.. The charging circuit in the device controls current) or shorted. Not scaring u off. Better be safe than sorry.
U can use cheap Voltage regulated Universal Chargers like this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Mobile-Phone-Battery-Charger/dp/B001AHU6QU
They have wrong polarity protection too.
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I didn't know you could do it like that. Thanks for the idea. One question tho. How can i tell the + and - connection on the power cord?
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Once you strip the wire back it will be color coded.. red + and black -
What do you need to take off your phone..? Just remove your SD card. Also, according to other users on this thread, having modified firmware does NOT void your warranty or anything. It doesn't matter if you have it rooted or anything and you send it back.
Hey guys, my Hd2 won't work without the charger. The moment I take the cable out, it dies. I've tried charging it and for some reason it goes from 0% to 100% in a matter of minutes (which denotes that it's not actually charging). I've tried everything except going back to stock. I even cut one of my usb cables in half and tried charging the battery by attaching the red and black wires to the metal parts. What should I do?
Silencer96 said:
Hey guys, my Hd2 won't work without the charger. The moment I take the cable out, it dies. I've tried charging it and for some reason it goes from 0% to 100% in a matter of minutes (which denotes that it's not actually charging). I've tried everything except going back to stock. I even cut one of my usb cables in half and tried charging the battery by attaching the red and black wires to the metal parts. What should I do?
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It seems to me like a dying battery...
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It seems to me like a dying battery...
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Thanks for the heads up. I just bought myself a cheap $3 generic battery off of eBay I just hope it's the battery and not the charging port itself.
Just in case, check the battery pins on the phone as they can be easily bent and result in your problem!
Hi. My phone got wet in my jacket pocket while riding my motorbike. It was probably wet for an hour or so before I got home and started attending to it. Obviously as it was in my pocket it didn't get submerged or anything, but i still found water residue inside. I took it apart, submerged the motherboard in isopropyl alcohol for a couple of hours and then left it to dry. Today it is booting up however I have noticed a couple of problems.
The phone will not start up unless it is connected to a power source when I try to start it. It will stay on if i unplug it.
It won't charge. First time I booted it it said 41%. As soon as I restarted it had dropped to 17% and is now falling even when plugged in. It does claim to be charging when connected however.
The front camera looks like one of those face-morphing apps (Is there's water around the lens or something?).
It also feels quite hot around the top of the phone when it isn't doing anything.
The loud speaker is not working (fine, I'm guessing that's just a case of swapping it out).
Could the first two just be the battery or some sort of issue with the USB interface? Any ideas how to fix these issues? Thanks!
Clean your usb port. I sometimes clean it with 99% alcohol and a toothbrush when I got some moister damage.
When you charge it, check battery stats and see if it says that it's usb connected.
If so, then you might need to flash a custom kernel (I used Ktoonz for it) and raise the charging stream true usb.
Because your usb port got wet, it thinks you are charging true usb. When charging true usb it will charge way slower. It's als probably the cause for your phone getting hot for no reason.
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Clean your usb port. I sometimes clean it with 99% alcohol and a toothbrush when I got some moister damage.
When you charge it, check battery stats and see if it says that it's usb connected.
If so, then you might need to flash a custom kernel (I used Ktoonz for it) and raise the charging stream true usb.
Because your usb port got wet, it thinks you are charging true usb. When charging true usb it will charge way slower. It's als probably the cause for your phone getting hot for no reason.
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I will try that now! Any idea why it won't start unless connected? I've just not a new battery, no change on that issue.
EDIT: It's now starting fine. I'm waiting for a replacement USB connector to hopefully fix the charging issues. It's still getting hot when it's just sitting on the table and the battery is draining at light speed.
icedragon999 said:
I will try that now! Any idea why it won't start unless connected? I've just not a new battery, no change on that issue.
EDIT: It's now starting fine. I'm waiting for a replacement USB connector to hopefully fix the charging issues. It's still getting hot when it's just sitting on the table and the battery is draining at light speed.
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Good to hear it's booting again. From my experience these issues are temporarily and will disappear over time. The kernel and changing the charging speed fixed the same issues for me. I'm now running my normal kernel without any tweaks. So you might try it before swapping the connector. But that's up to you.
Lennyz1988 said:
Good to hear it's booting again. From my experience these issues are temporarily and will disappear over time. The kernel and changing the charging speed fixed the same issues for me. I'm now running my normal kernel without any tweaks. So you might try it before swapping the connector. But that's up to you.
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I had already ordered the bits and they were only cheap so went ahead and swapped them out. New USB connector flex and new speaker. Frustratingly I still have no sound. It's charging fine but the battery is still dropping off a cliff (like half an hour from fully charged) and it's still getting hot. I even gave the motherboard and connectors a good clean with high purity alcohol and some cotton swabs. Could the board have suffered permanent damage potentially?
Strangely, none of the water indicator stickers have triggered and it's still in warranty so if worst comes to worst I guess I can go down that avenue.
Hi Guys,
Really need some help here. Just recently my note 4 has been failing to charge properly. When I plug my charger, it will charge for a few minutes with my official Samsung Charger but it will stop even with that. It will not charge at all connected to my laptop or my in car charger. This is what I have done so far..
1) Have bought a new battery (phone is 2 years old) New battery made no difference.
2) Have cleaned the hell out of the bottom connector on the phone (does nothing)
Not sure what else it can be. I love this phone and dont want to get rid but cant understand what is wrong.
So new battery, clean connectors, several re starts, taking out cleaning the sim and everything in the phone. What the hell else could it be??
Please help!!!
Fonejackerjon said:
Hi Guys,
Really need some help here. Just recently my note 4 has been failing to charge properly. When I plug my charger, it will charge for a few minutes with my official Samsung Charger but it will stop even with that. It will not charge at all connected to my laptop or my in car charger. This is what I have done so far..
1) Have bought a new battery (phone is 2 years old) New battery made no difference.
2) Have cleaned the hell out of the bottom connector on the phone (does nothing)
Not sure what else it can be. I love this phone and dont want to get rid but cant understand what is wrong.
So new battery, clean connectors, several re starts, taking out cleaning the sim and everything in the phone. What the hell else could it be??
Please help!!!
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1.Open dialer and dial *#0228# and press (quick start)at the bottom and hit YES this will reset battery stats and clear and battery calibration issues then turn off your phone and charge full to 100% to recalibrate battery stats.
2.if the 1st method dosent works then Try factory reset
3.flash stock firmware in odin.
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1.Open dialer and dial *#0228# and press (quick start)at the bottom and hit YES this will reset battery stats and clear and battery calibration issues then turn off your phone and charge full to 100% to recalibrate battery stats.
2.if the 1st method dosent works then Try factory reset
3.flash stock firmware in odin.
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Thanks but tried that and it say's 'invalid mmi code.' Tried factory reset as well still no joy. I just don't get it sometime it will charge for 10 minutes then just stop for no reason. Also when phone swtiched off it doesn't charge at all but vibrates intemittently. Any other suggestions? Thanks for your help.
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Maybe your charging connector has a problem, test your battery in another phone
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Thanks but I have three different batteries for my Note 4 and they all do this. I fear there is something wrong with the connector in my phone, although it doesn't explain why it will charge for longer sometimes than others, this is what annoys me, its totally random!!! last night I got a full charge out of my phone, today, tried charging and nothing!!!
This is genuine mystery, has my phone got a virus or something?? Why does it charge sometimes then not other times?
I don't want to give up my Note 4 I love the damn thing, any further help would be appreciated with virtual alcohol!
Might be interesting to get one of those Qi wireless charging receivers and a wireless charger to see if it charges correctly that way, bypassing the USB port.
EDIT: I use the Fonesalesman one and a Choetech 3-coil charger.
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Might be interesting to get one of those Qi wireless charging receivers and a wireless charger to see if it charges correctly that way, bypassing the USB port.
EDIT: I use the Fonesalesman one and a Choetech 3-coil charger.
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Hmmm.... that's a good idea, but I thought that the note 4 wasnt capable to charge wireless without an adaptor that that
plugs into the USB port.
I could be wrong though.
Fonejackerjon said:
Hmmm.... that's a good idea, but I thought that the note 4 wasnt capable to charge wireless without an adaptor that that
plugs into the USB port.
I could be wrong though.
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I use wireless charging every day, never used the USB port except occasionally to copy large files over and to activate Helium for backup. It does, of course, take longer to charge, but I have a couple of wireless chargers about and just set the phone on whenever I'm near one. Phone rarely drops below 50% charge except if I'm out all day.
You need one of these, once you put the back cover on you'll hardly know it's there - I have a UAG case on too, so it's basically invisible:
https://www.amazon.com/N4-SlimPWRcard-integrated-compatible-recommended/dp/B00OFKS66G
and a wireless charger like one of these:
https://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Charger-CHOETECH-Charging-Samsung/dp/B017U9FVKW
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I bought a orignal bulky wireless cover, then modifit it and removed the qi plate and put it in the phone and use original cover..more slim and works
Thow i suspect that its other hardware falire..my phone is freezing/restarting without any damn special reason, wireless charge dosent work sometimes, it restarts while wireless charging ...all behaviour having something to do with the Power! i have 3 batteries.
O i think its something to do with hardware, thow i will test flashing a stock room again just to be sure. if nothing above helps u can do the same then if problem still remains so you need to take it to a repair shop.
3kgt said:
I bought a orignal bulky wireless cover, then modifit it and removed the qi plate and put it in the phone and use original cover..more slim and works
Thow i suspect that its other hardware falire..my phone is freezing/restarting without any damn special reason, wireless charge dosent work sometimes, it restarts while wireless charging ...all behaviour having something to do with the Power! i have 3 batteries.
O i think its something to do with hardware, thow i will test flashing a stock room again just to be sure. if nothing above helps u can do the same then if problem still remains so you need to take it to a repair shop.
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Very annoying problem and one that frustrates me because its random! I got it charging for 25 minutes tonight before it, all of a sudden for no reason stops at 44%....
However I today received an external charger that I bought of eBay for a mere £5.99 it's great. Although it means I have to keep swapping batteries, it's by far the most cost effective solution. Until I see a phone that is a significant leap above the Note 4 I refuse to upgrade which, quite frankly the S.7 isn't...
My usb port seems to have died the other day. It stopped charging and gives the message about an incompatible charger. I have tried Ll of the suggestions except factory reset. I ordered a Qi charger could and was planning on just wireless charging until I decide what I will replace this one with.
But, today the phone has started popping up a message randomly when I don't have it plugged in. It seems to be keeping it from sleeping and my pocket is vibrating as much as a couple dozen times a minute. Is there a way to disable the port in software since it appears broken?I just need a few weeks worth of life out of it till I get the new device and have everything up and running.
I know this is an old phone, but I thought there might still be some people who might know about lollipop on here. I'm currently rotating batteries since my qi adapter didn't arise before leaving town. But, the constant buzzing is pretty annoying. I can mute the phone to avoid it (I assume) but then I miss all incoming traffic.
So I gather I won't get a response. I'm still crossing my fingers...
I bought a wireless charger and adapter from amazon. It works, but it appears every time the usb cable message occurs, the charging stops. In 6 hours last night it continually toggled from charge to not (turning the screen on). I went from 22% to 35%. Not impressive.
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So I gather I won't get a response. I'm still crossing my fingers...
I bought a wireless charger and adapter from amazon. It works, but it appears every time the usb cable message occurs, the charging stops. In 6 hours last night it continually toggled from charge to not (turning the screen on). I went from 22% to 35%. Not impressive.
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Maybe try checking your usb port for foriegn matter/ bent pins before giving up. Ive had that happen on a couple different phones. Made all kinds of havoc. Even a small bit of lint can hold moisture and cause pin shorts
Thanks for the suggestion. I blew the port out with both canned air and my air compressor. I also tried using a tooth pick to scrape the contacts with and without isopropyl alcohol. I read somewhere that slightly bending the pins/center body up can help in case it was pushed down. I didn't see any change when I tried using my plastic screen pry tool.
It appears that the message pops up more when the battery is below 30% for some reason. I have no idea why though.
BlueCyclone said:
Maybe try checking your usb port for foriegn matter/ bent pins before giving up. Ive had that happen on a couple different phones. Made all kinds of havoc. Even a small bit of lint can hold moisture and cause pin shorts
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I ended up changing providers and replaced the phone. I was able to get wireless charging working for the most part. It requires careful alignment of the phone and pad.
I checked for debris and pin damage, but nothing looked problematic. The only thing that helped in any way was using a plastic screw driver to pry up on the port. This did not fix it, but it stopped complaining all the time and made it usable with the Qi charger.