Now why is the phone charging yet battery level doesn't go up but down very slowly WTF?, also I have this problem very frequently where it just doesn't charge at all! But this time it isn't charging its discharging even with the charging sign SMH, anyways who else got this problem?
This phone is so lucky there isn't another htc phone with a real keyboard that looks as classy and has the latest GPU processor (I swaer these are the only things that is keeping me with this phone) in tmo other than the G2, and no not the mytouch 3g slide, it is outdated already small 3.4 screen, thicker than G2, older GPU (adreno 200) so nop not that one lol the glacier seems to sport a real qwerty keyboard but not much is known so it is too far away from now.
do u have wifi turned ON when you charge? If so, try turning OFF wifi and charging it.. you should see a difference
You didn't have Navigation running, by chance, did you? I remember my Nexus One couldn't keep up with the stock car charger and got nice and warm while Navigation was running. You might also want to try rebooting; there may be an app that's drawing a lot of CPU time and killing the battery faster than it can be charged.
System Process "YES" Running G2 phone down?
So I did some digging last night and noticed that this system process was running my phone at 100% cpu usage all the time... System Process YES. Anyone know what the hell this is for and why it is having such a negative impact on my G2? I am at wits end here I want to find out if it is me before I call in to T MOE AGAIN.
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do u have wifi turned ON when you charge? If so, try turning OFF wifi and charging it.. you should see a difference
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It is unlikely to be wifi directly. In my experience wifi uses less than 3G. I have been leaving my wifi on nonstop since the initial reports that T-Mo may be going to a (firmer) softcap of 5Gb, which I go over every month currently even without tethering. I have had no problems whatsoever with charging.
I think the advice to reboot and see if the charging problem still occurs afterwards might be the better suggestion. It could be a rogue app maxing out CPU time or perhaps continually probing GPS, though I am not sure if GPS alone would be enough to tip the scales.
Nop I got nothing on no navigation or wifi, but now it seem to be charging even tho very slowly.
You could always try powering off the phone when you charge it.
Got the same problem with my T-Mo G2...
Now it isn't charging / powering up anymore :|
Possibly a stupid question, but are you using the stock charger? Most other chargers do not provide as much current and may not be able to keep up with the phone's power usage.
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Also, keep in mind that if you're charging via USB (via laptop or PC) you're not going to get as much charging current versus using the AC adaptor.
I'm using the stock charger that came with the device and the stock MicroUSB cable connected to the charger.
Also tried with HTC HD2's charger.
Man I just hope this gets fix with the OTA update, but wouldn't this be a hardware issue so it can't be fix with update?
This phone by far is the wierdest most problematic device I've ever had in my life, but at the same time the best lol
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Wow and the charging problem continues smh, its now stuck on the small red bar not going to the yellow or green been charging for 2 hours and its only @ 15%, and the replacement shipping had issues so the 2 day shipping I paid for did not happen so now ill have to wait by Monday and I order the 2 day shipping on Friday. Lucky me I did demand them to waive the 20 dollar fee for the 2 day shipping since I did not get the shipping in 2 days so they did waive the fee
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And its been already 6 hours since it started charging its its just at 91% :s
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Just an idea, but try a CPU monitoring utility like WatchDog and see if there is a specific application using CPU heavily.
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I agree. Get Watchdog from the Market and leave it running. You have something killing your CPU; I'm pretty sure it's a rogue app.
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Just an idea, but try a CPU monitoring utility like WatchDog and see if there is a specific application using CPU heavily.
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Kk ill let yu know
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Yea it says there are no alerts :s
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So everything is fine no app is killing my G2 but I still have the charging problem. But I don't care anyways because I'm getting a replacement Monday so its fine
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So everything is fine no app is killing my G2 but I still have the charging problem. But I don't care anyways because I'm getting a replacement Monday so its fine
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Just so you guys are aware most laptop usb ports do not supply enough power to charge your phone efficeintly. Most have a high power usb port with an icon to indicate this which is what u should charge from.
Iv noticed if I use a regular port my phone bearly charges.
Let me know if this helps!
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Does everybody's vibrant heat up like crazy when they are charging their vibrant?
yes I have two of them and they get pretty hot ( you can feel it in the back side underneath speaker)
Mine as well gets hot but it doesnt happen all the time. It's charging right now and it isnt doing it. Weird...
it usually won't get hot unless you're USING it while it's charging.
Mine used to go up to 116 degrees while charging, but them I swapped it out and my new one barely goes past 95
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Mine used to go up to 116 degrees while charging, but them I swapped it out and my new one barely goes past 95
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Yes mine gets very hot also. How do you know your phones temperature? Theres a temp guage built into the phone?
Play Sims while charging. That's how I'm planning on keeping warm this winter. Oh wait, Sims keeps crashing now...
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Try disabling the Wi-Fi and GPS while charging it....Seems to stay cool when I do this on mine.
When using up a lot of energy and charging at the same time it causes the heat...this is one of the problem with the current battery tech :/..
from experience with other phones..wifi + charging = hot as hell..if you really must use wifi while charging for say tethering then I suggest putting it on a metal surface(which will act as a heatsink in a way) and it won't get hot.
I'm from down south.. And mine sits at 110... seen it at 115 before... Ive never had another phone get as hot..
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I noticed this as well too. Seems that it is more noticable if you put in on charging soon after using wifi/gps intensive apps. Maybe they stay on longer when it sees it is on ac power? I even had one point where after over an hour charging there was no noticable gain in battery charge. I imagine it was using so much power that little was left to actually charge the battery. In all cases, a reboot fixed the issue and it charged quickly with little increase in temp.
Kinda remides me of my previous windows mobile phones. Sometimes an app would "hang" even though there was no error message and the app appeared to close down fine, I would notice my battery would be used quickly and the phone would be very warm. Usually it was an app that used wifi or gps that caused the issue. Maybe the app crashed before giving a "release command" or similar to the hardware and it kept on running at full power?
It happened to me twice. My phone went past all of yours. It got to temp of 143F. It was really hot all over the phone. I had to turn it off and take out the battery for it to cool down. It wouldn't even let me charge it cus it was too hot when the phone was off. I woke up to 18% battery charge after 7 hours of charging. It said that the display was using most of the batteries. I believe when you plug in your phone, i noticed a change in the brightness setting and i dont have automatic brightness enable. Now i make sure i fc everything before i charge and the brightness is at 0.
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Yes mine gets very hot also. How do you know your phones temperature? Theres a temp guage built into the phone?
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I use battery life from the market, also the phone had a temp gauge but to access it I use the "my device" app from tmobile > storage and battery > battery level
My phone only gets seriously hot, 122 degrees, while using the gps on full brightness
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Normal. Remember different phone and different processor .... winter they should be cooler even while charging.
Hey guys what is up. I'm just wandering.. my Droid is brand new. Got it 2 days ago. Today I had to recharge my battery twice. I did use it a lot... so that may be it.. and when I didn't use it the battery life stayed the same for as long as I didn't touch the phone. Is my battery good? I got the app that tells me the temperature and everything. The hottest was 112F. It says my battery health is "good health". Will my phone hold a charge for a longer period of time after it has been charged then drained... and repeated. Does it just need to be broken in? Thanks for reading this whole essay I wrote you guys.. Haha. Well thank you so much again... and if you can please get back to me as soon as possible that would be great!
- Steven
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You should really search a little bit before you post. There are COUNTLESS threads on battery life.
Your best bet, until HTC fixes it, is to charge until the phone says you're at 100%, then turn it off and charge until the LED turns green. Charging and discharging really won't affect anything - their is no "memory" with their batteries.
Okay, thanks for the quick response. I appreciate it. Sorry. I should've read.. I was just a bit anxious. My apologies.
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You could always trying running one of Hydra's Kernels as well. I don't know if anyone has gained better battery life because of doing so... I use his kernels for the features.
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You could always trying running one of Hydra's Kernels as well. I don't know if anyone has gained better battery life because of doing so... I use his kernels for the features.
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stock speed undervolt is the way to go. I found battery improvement. Hydra Kernels are the way to go.
Hydra Stock Speed Undervolt Kernel
What is that? Do I get it in the app store? My battery is getting pretty warm now.. even when I touch my screen I feel it.
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When I click The link on my incredible it gives me an error when I download it. How do I run it and or make it work?
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When I click The link on my incredible it gives me an error when I download it. How do I run it and or make it work?
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What's the error?
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What's the error?
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It's a a force close with some other words I forgot.
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It says that its just an updater.
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Check Settings > About phone > Battery and make sure up time and awake time aren't the same.
If they are the same, it means something is keeping your phone awake when the screen goes off, which drains battery.
I just got my Droid Incredible a few days ago too, and I knew coming into it that the battery life has issues from a lot of users, but man, it really sucks!
I have it fully charged at 8am, and by 3:30 (with very moderate use), it's already at 20%. I've disabled everything I can (WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, live wallpaper, installed ATK and keep my tasks at none, etc), and still the same.
I really love the phone (it's amazing other than battery), but the battery life is such a big deal for me that I am really thinking about returning it and waiting for the Samsung Fascinate to come (hopefully sooner than later). Thankfully I have until Aug 30 to call Verizon and return the phone... i sure hope the Fascinate gets a definite release date by then.
I'm going to try the full charge + phone off + charge again to see if that improves things, but other than that, does anyone recommend the Seidio 1750mAh battery or the HTC Touch Pro2 OEM (1500 mAh) battery? Does it make that much of a difference?
I read the findings on batteryboss.org, and it appears that the TP2 battery was better but the Seidio battery they tested was a used one, so it wasn't a fair comparison.
Any thoughts/help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Loose atk....and read. I get a full 18 plus hours and I don't bump charge. Lots of info out there
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I purchased a 2150 mah battery from verizon and i can say I wont be having battery issues.. that is one option, but you wont find a case that fits your phone, that is the only downfall
I was just reading reports about the new Facebook app...looks like they are working on that fix if you use that and it is causing a battery drain
http://www.androidcentral.com/facebook-confirms-battery-drain-latest-android-update
Uninstall the 1.3.0 facebook app RIGHT AWAY if you downloaded it. That destroyed my battery life yesterday and I have never had battery problems with my DInc.
You can just use the regular HTC Facebook app until an update is released for the facebook for android.
Try it without the new facebook for a day and see if it changes.
If you don't have the facebook app then just make sure bluetooth, gps, wifi are off when you aren't using them. I recommend trying bump charging but I've never personally and my phone lasts about 26-28 hours+ with mild to heavy usage depending on the day.
-Flawless
Thanks for the replies..I don't use Facebook so that wouldn't be my problem.
I think ATK is good.. I mean I don't have it on auto so I sometimes just kill all tasks and I have noticed any decrease from the already poor battery performance.
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Ionno what it is but I'm running froyo 2.2 n I Thot this issue would be addressed but still nothing.. I'm hoping the VZW push will address it... I get decent battery life when I charge fully then turn off then plug back in til light turns green but its a pain in the ass to do dat.. I believe my awake time is like 3-4 hrs with an uptime of like 18-19 hrs
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I have a Sedio 1750, which I bump charge every morning, and UltimateJuice set to turn on APN every 5 min for 30 sec or until data transfer is done. WiFi is used whenever possible and otherwise turned off.
I easily make it through the day and have battery to spare with moderate to heavy use.
All the battery life horror stories make me wonder what everyone is doing differently. Haha
Lots of OJ Simpsons in this thread...
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even after a full charge over night, its always a low batter. This started happening after I replaced the digitizer after dropping it. It progressively has gotten worse and worse though. Could it be the phone? Is it the battery? I cant even update the phone because it can't get the "required" 30% charge. Anyone else have this experience?
Did you try calibrating the battery? Maybe try a new battery. If not either, possibly the phone.
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Did you try calibrating the battery? Maybe try a new battery. If not either, possibly the phone.
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I don't know how to calibrate the battery.
Is there some place other than online that I can buy & return a battery just in case it's not the cause of the fault? Maybe radio shack?
If your phone is rooted, there's a battery calibration application. If not, there's methods on the internet. You would have to check with the store to see their refund policies.
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update on the phone situation. I take the battery out for a few min and put it back in and the battery level is all of the sudden at 60% vs the normal critically now state. This allowed me to flash the rom to 2.2 but the issue still remains. Currently I took the battery out and put it back in and its back to 60%.
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration
Check the market for a widget called current spy (or something like that) and see what the charging current is. My first replacement phone would never attain full charge as it would only trickle charge (80mA). If that is the case, a new phone is in order because it is hardware issue.
T
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Check the market for a widget called current spy (or something like that) and see what the charging current is. My first replacement phone would never attain full charge as it would only trickle charge (80mA). If that is the case, a new phone is in order because it is hardware issue.
T
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I got one type of app. It's charging at 1.3% per hour.
What is the charging current? % means nothing in diagnosing it.
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ok. New battery is on its way via warranty call.
Yeah I think a new battery is a good idea that's what I did.. I was worried it mighta been the phone too
This kernal will make the nexus s charge to 100% with the screen off, thanks to peter alfonso, I have tried it and it works great with good battery life.
www.peteralfonso.com/2011/11/download-nexus-s-263514-kernel-update.html
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It's not a fix, number is just cosmetic your nexus will still charge to 96%... It's just a tweak
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This kernal will make the nexus s charge to 100% with the screen off, thanks to peter alfonso, I have tried it and it works great with good battery life.
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If I'm not mistaken, the "charge to something about 96%" is a safety measure to increase the lifetime of the battery? Why would one want to push those last few % and lower the lifetime?
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This kernal will make the nexus s charge to 100% with the screen off, thanks to peter alfonso, I have tried it and it works great with good battery life.
www.peteralfonso.com/2011/11/download-nexus-s-263514-kernel-update.html
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most the other kernels include it now also. and it is just a cosmetic fix.
I just don't understand if it's such a safety features why does NO other phone do it?
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Other phones should do it... Just like why you shouldn't keep your laptop constantly plugged in... It'll kill your battery a lot faster
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Battery works great but first error is NFC not working ...
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Other phones should do it... Just like why you shouldn't keep your laptop constantly plugged in... It'll kill your battery a lot faster
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All Android phones have this "charging safety feature".
Unless you plan on using the same battery and phone for the next ten years, you are highly unlikely to notice any degradation in the battery health. I have been using one of my OEM Samsung Nexus batteries for 2 years now (it is the same battery that came with my Samsung Moment and used on an Instinct HD as well). This particular battery has been topped off on all three phones and external chargers probably 100's of times. It still charges to a full 4.19v and stays full even sitting on my nightstand for a week or two.
The "Safety mechanism" in the charging code that has been brought up over and over again is included in all Android phones. It is nothing new. The problem is that in other devices, the battery meter reads 100% when it reaches the safe full level at the batteries temperature (usually between 4.188 and 4.190). The Nexus S has an error in the driver code that causes the meter to read inaccurately(95-98%) even when the voltage reaches 4.19. I don't believe Google did this intentionally, as it would cause many misinformed people to constantly bump charge their batteries in hopes of reaching 100%. It would have made more sense to have the meter read 100% at the safe full level.
In any event, the fix for the issue is here, and already being applied to some Nexus S kernels, including the one in the OP. It's not just "cosmetic".
https://github.com/pawitp/android_ke...cb36c33c2c3234
Bought my nexus s day one and it charges to 93%. I've noticed turning wifi on after plugging it in to charge does boost it to 98. But I always leave wifi off overnight. Don't want pesky google plus emails waking me up lol.
Overall, after nearly a year of use I'm happy with the battery life of my phone. You get used to how far you can push the phone in daily use and which settings to use.
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I have just canceled my 3 UK dongle, but the guy I spoke to tried telling me that tethering my phone will damage it. Personally I think this is bull to try and make me stay, but I can see it will effect the battery. This isn't a problem as I'm not afraid to open my phone and replace it if I need too. Also I only tether while charging using tasker. My tethering is unlimited on my contract so are there any issues I've missed? Or is this guy right?
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I have just canceled my 3 UK dongle, but the guy I spoke to tried telling me that tethering my phone will damage it. Personally I think this is bull to try and make me stay, but I can see it will effect the battery. This isn't a problem as I'm not afraid to open my phone and replace it if I need too. Also I only tether while charging using tasker. My tethering is unlimited on my contract so are there any issues I've missed? Or is this guy right?
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Since tethering takes up juice very fast, you might need to charge more often, thus reducing your battery life faster than others.
For example, the battery can last 500 charge cycles before starting to lose its ability to hold full charges. While the 500 charges can last others a year, it may only last you half a year or so before you start seeing significant drops in battery life.
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Since tethering takes up juice very fast, you might need to charge more often, thus reducing your battery life faster than others.
For example, the battery can last 500 charge cycles before starting to lose its ability to hold full charges. While the 500 charges can last others a year, it may only last you half a year or so before you start seeing significant drops in battery life.
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That's pretty much what I thought. If its just battery its fine. He was trying to say the phone would be bricked or something. Felt like telling him he was talking bull, but 3 have been good to me. thanks.
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