Battery doesn't charge with stock charger? ? - EVO 4G General

I have this weird issue where my stock battery does not charge with the charger that came with my evo but it does charge with my blackberry charger or a usb cable attached top my computer....anyone experience this? Thanks in advance.
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Maybe you've just got a bad charger... if it works with other methods then it's gotta be the HTC charger.
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Hmmmm...maybe youre right....the orange light does come on and the battery indicator says it's charging when I plug in the stock charger but after unplugging,i always lose a charge I.e from 50% to 20%
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Give us some more details. If you're using a CM6 nightly prior to build 146/RC1 (or any other .34 kernel), it's a known bug, which Cyanogen fixed.

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Give us some more details. If you're using a CM6 nightly prior to build 146/RC1 (or any other .34 kernel), it's a known bug, which Cyanogen fixed.
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I'm using myns 2.2 rls 2 with netarchy's 4.2........
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Phone won't charge past 92%

So I've been using Pongsters hyper droid and I can't charge past 92%.. Only started having this problem once I upgraded to the latest version. Anyone else having this problem?
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So I've been using Pongsters hyper droid and I can't charge past 92%.. Only started having this problem once I upgraded to the latest version. Anyone else having this problem?
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Try charging your phone while it is off until the green led turns on. Then unplug the phone and turn it on. Android should be at 100% (or maybe 99% depending on how much power your phone uses to start up).
You gotta charge to 100% in windows and then boot android
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Max charge 97%

Well my Max charge is 97 what could that be I am running cm7 any help is my battery damaged?
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This belongs in question and answers section.
You might be able to fix this by reconditioning your battery,otherwise your battery is just getting old
It could not be getting old I just got it last month
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Thats how it is.
cm7 and miui have same problems, and its to save you from over charging, and thats some phones start heating up too much.
Don't worry about it, its for your own phones life.
Ok that's good to know and my phone charge extremely slow and sometime not at all but then I reboot and my battery life goes way up wat is that about
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Thats because your phone is mis-reading your battery's charges.
a Re-condition would help phone re-read it more accurately, but idk how you'd do that since to re condition you have to charge till' 100% lol.
Will they change rom to make it 100 cuz I don't want to go back to 2.2 rom cm7 is to good
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Jasonhunterx said:
Will they change rom to make it 100 cuz I don't want to go back to 2.2 rom cm7 is to good
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the CM7 your using is not OFFICIAL, so the problems your facing is up to the developer to solve, not the CM team because as far as i know, they haven't even supported CM7 for us fully yet.
it's just how cm7 is reading the battery. on one revision i would get a max of 95% then 97% on another. just recondition the battery after its been plugged in for while after hitting the 97%. worst case is you have to recondition your batter again after you flash another rom or it gets fixed.
Do you know what cm7 version they've used as a base for the vibrant version? The Nexus S does this by default, to protect the battery as others have mentioned.
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i am having the same problem and im running bionix 1.3.1
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i am having the same problem and im running bionix 1.3.1
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YOU need to re-condition, YOU can fix it.
the people on MIUI or CM7 can't.
As stated its a known thing.
I used my Samsung Focus to charge a battery to 100 percent put it in my phone and it discharged to 95% then back up 97%. So the phone isnt charging the phone up all the way as it is. This is also good for the life of the battery and the battery will last longer. Also it gives and accurate reading. Sometimes with phones if it says 100 percent it is discharging thus you actually only have <95%.
I fixed the problem I just switched to best rom(trigger) then reconditioned and it charges perfect thanks for the help
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Jasonhunterx said:
Well my Max charge is 97 what could that be I am running cm7 any help is my battery damaged?
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This is by design and should occur on all Roms. Below is a link to a good Phandroid article tiled "Your Smartphone's Battery Gauge is Lying to You and its not Such a Bad Thing". It really does an excellent job with a fair amount of data explaining why your battery will only charge to 95 - 97%.
It boils down to three options:
The phone manufacturers essentially have three choices:
1. Use older charging styles which actually maintain a full battery, thereby decreasing its eventual life
2. Use new charging methods and have an accurate battery gauge
3. Use new charging methods and have the inaccurate battery gauge
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Thanks
Smh nvm not fixed my battery said 88% then I plugged in charger then it dropped to 85% wats up wit dat
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Jasonhunterx said:
Smh nvm not fixed my battery said 88% then I plugged in charger then it dropped to 85% wats up wit dat
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RECONDITION.
I told you before everytime you flash a different rom, the battery is going to be different, so reconditioning is going to help you make it more accurate reading. brah.
I did I fully charge then wiped then drained recharge then wipe
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Jasonhunterx said:
I did I fully charge then wiped then drained recharge then wipe
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You may need to do it a few times.
But since you are on a 2.2.1 rom... no need to worry, when it tells you its at 97% it's actually at 100, soon when you don't notice going from 1% to 2% will take more than regular time, it'll make up for the 3% somewhere along the lines
Ok ill let u know the results of this second try and do I have to recharge when phone off
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Phone Battery goes lower and dies even when plugged up...

Is this my charger or my port causing this?
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Is this my charger or my port causing this?
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It's hard to say. It could be either. Does the phone ever charge up at all? (when it's powered down?). If not, I would first try another charger cable, to rule that out. If that doesn't solve it, then I'd be suspicious of the charge port, and most likely take it in to sprint. A little more info would be good.
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Is this my charger or my port causing this?
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There is a known issue with Evo charger its referred to as -charging port durability by Sprint- take it to a repair store and if you have any issues ask if it is part of the above know issue. This does not apply if its been pulled out by physical damage.
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It's hard to say. It could be either. Does the phone ever charge up at all? (when it's powered down?). If not, I would first try another charger cable, to rule that out. If that doesn't solve it, then I'd be suspicious of the charge port, and most likely take it in to sprint. A little more info would be good.
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When it's down it powers on then dies but it will blink as if it's charging
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When it's down it powers on then dies but it will blink as if it's charging
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Yes but when the phone is completely shut off and it's plugged in, does the charging light come on and stay on?
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It's your charger more likely cus it happened to me with a cheap charger. So I think its your charger. But if your using a legit charger from like sprint/htc, then something is wrong. I only use HTC chargers.
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This same thing happened to me, took it to a sprint repair center. They gave me a new USB cable and cleaned the port on my phone. Worked like new after that.
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It's your charger more likely cus it happened to me with a cheap charger. So I think its your charger. But if your using a legit charger from like sprint/htc, then something is wrong. I only use HTC chargers.
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I use my factory htc charger
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Yes but when the phone is completely shut off and it's plugged in, does the charging light come on and stay on?
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Yes it does
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Yes it does
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What rom are u on? I'm cm7 and it does the same thing when I'm using the phone while on the charger. As soon as I turn of the screen my battery begins to fill up.
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What rom are u on? I'm cm7 and it does the same thing when I'm using the phone while on the charger. As soon as I turn of the screen my battery begins to fill up.
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Cm7, but this been happening even when I flashed different roms or factory
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Cm7, but this been happening even when I flashed different roms or factory
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Does it do it on Factory UNrooted? If so, I'd say take it back to sprint while it's unrooted and on the factory stock rom and have them replace or fix it
I had the same problem with a refurb I got that replaced my original Evo. It worked fine for a week or two, then one night, I plugged it in as usual and woke up the next morning with a battery on the verge of dying. The charging light was even still orange when plugged in. I tried every charger I had (evo original, BlackBerry, Samsung, Sprint car charger...) to no avail. Charging with a wall adaptor and USB port on computer yielded the same lackluster results. It did this when rooted and not, with custom and stock roms, and didn't change with kernels. I ended up having to charge my spare battery with a wall charger for the battery and switch every hour or two. I went to the store and they looked at it and gave me 2 new batteries and a new charger (for palm pre) and tried to send me on my way. I plugged the charger into the wall at the store and showed the repair person that it was still losing battery while plugged in and "charging". Needless to say, I got another refurb right away that didn't do the same thing.
Bring it in to the store and get yourself a "new" phone. It worries me a bit that they might be pushing these refurbs out to stores a bit to quickly.
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I had the same problem with a refurb I got that replaced my original Evo. It worked fine for a week or two, then one night, I plugged it in as usual and woke up the next morning with a battery on the verge of dying. The charging light was even still orange when plugged in. I tried every charger I had (evo original, BlackBerry, Samsung, Sprint car charger...) to no avail. Charging with a wall adaptor and USB port on computer yielded the same lackluster results. It did this when rooted and not, with custom and stock roms, and didn't change with kernels. I ended up having to charge my spare battery with a wall charger for the battery and switch every hour or two. I went to the store and they looked at it and gave me 2 new batteries and a new charger (for palm pre) and tried to send me on my way. I plugged the charger into the wall at the store and showed the repair person that it was still losing battery while plugged in and "charging". Needless to say, I got another refurb right away that didn't do the same thing.
Bring it in to the store and get yourself a "new" phone. It worries me a bit that they might be pushing these refurbs out to stores a bit to quickly.
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That's how my phone is.
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Strange problem I recently developed on my vibrant. Suggestions?

Ok so these last couple of days I've been having the strangest problem with my vibrant. The battery litterally sucks it self on the charger. For example, today at 3 in the morning I woke up to find my phone charging at 71% I was like ok good. Woke up at 7 and the phone was completly dead! It looses power on the charger. At first i thought it was the battery so i switched it. And whattya know. Still the same problem. Then i thought it was the usb port since ya know samsungs port sucks ass so j get a new charger and nothing. Let me remind you tthat this is a recent problem. Any body know a fix to this?
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Rom?
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Rom?
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Bionix V 1.3.1, Bali kernel.
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which bali kernal? im rockin bali 1.8.8 and no problems
im getting amazing battery life with this setup
Yea 1.8.8. Im getting serious battery drain! Ill loose about 7% in like 5minutes while plugged in the friggin charger.
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Test your charger. Try usb charge from pc. With a different cable to be sure something is not crossed inside.
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Test your charger. Try usher charge from pc. With a different cable to be sure something is not crossed inside.
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The battery should not drain like that period not even cm is that bad
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My point is nothing to do with rom or phone but rather the charger or cable my be damage and causing short that drains the battery. Hence the suggestion to try other cables and charge methods to eliminate the possibility of this being the culprit.
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Bought a new charger before I posted. Still draining!
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Does it also fail to charge if the phone is turned off? If it charges while off then perhaps its a software issue after all. If not then the charge/usb port might be bad. How are you charging the battery between posting?
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Does it also fail to charge if the phone is turned off? If it charges while off then perhaps its a software issue after all. If not then the charge/usb port might be bad. How are you charging the battery between posting?
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It shows its charging. But it'll go from like 11% to 0% in like 10 mins. And yea it charges with the screen off.
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Have you tried to backup and re-flash your phone? Have you tried a battery calibration by wiping the battery stats? My advice *having never encountered that issue* would be to save all your data, make a list of the apps you use regularly and re-flash the phone then manually re-download each app and do not restore anything. if all goes well and it charges like normal then your set and can if you wish restore your old data and/or apps 1 per day till you notice the problem, return if it does.
I did just that. Reflashed a new rom and less drain but its definatly.
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My next advice would be to try stock 2.2 for a day or so and see if it has issues. then if its ok try a new stable version of cm7 or miui * different build than previously used* and see if the problem returns.
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My next advice would be to try stock 2.2 for a day or so and see if it has issues. then if its ok try a new stable version of cm7 or miui * different build than previously used* and see if the problem returns.
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Ive been thinking of cm7 but the battery life is driving me away. I was able to charge it till like 40% then i unplugged it by accident and I plugged it back in and BOOM battery drain. Its at 0% and will not rise.
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If the phone gets hotter than 120° then it wil stop charging and actually dicharge. Make sure your not overcloking or ajything.
My advice on which rom if your not set would be to use trigger. I moved to trigger a long time ago after one of my bionix flashes didnt work quite right and have not looked back yet. I am currently on project v with trigger theme which is a little more like stock but with tweaks than a fully custom rom.
Ok so I got it to charge too 100% overnight and I unplugged it and it went down too 37% instantly. -__- just started working today and this isn't cool. I also left it by a fan so it wasn't hot at all.
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Ok so I got it to charge too 100% overnight and I unplugged it and it went down too 37% instantly. -__- just started working today and this isn't cool. I also left it by a fan so it wasn't hot at all.
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In that case I would be sure to flash back to stock clean and then go to a different rom, I suggest Trigger 3.2 very stable in my experience, and charge to 100% and do a battery calibration. Trigger comes with an app to calibrate the battery and be sure its fully charged.

Charging time after official 4.2.2 update

Hi all
Is it me or charging time has somehow been reduced after the update?
Before the update it usually was good few hrs to charge the device but now it's like super fast about an hrs from 10% to full
Can u gays confirm if its the same for u coz if it isn't I will need to reflash before I f the battery up
Thanks
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artiik said:
Hi all
Is it me or charging time has somehow been reduced after the update?
Before the update it usually was good few hrs to charge the device but now it's like super fast about an hrs from 10% to full
Can u gays confirm if its the same for u coz if it isn't I will need to reflash before I f the battery up
Thanks
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I hve notice it also on my butterfly
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Yes charging time has been drastically reduced on the HTC One after the 4.2.2 update.
My Galaxy S4 charges up super fast, and one of the big complaints I had with my HTC One was the extremely slow charging time. Looks like HTC took care of that and it charges up just as fast as my S4.
Now if only HTC would fix that damn LED notification light so that it will stay on for more than 5 minutes, the phone would be PERFECT!
Yep much quicker here too.
Good then I thought I was going crazy but as long as everyone else is the same it's ok
Thanks for the replies
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Yes charging time has been drastically reduced on the HTC One after the 4.2.2 update.
My Galaxy S4 charges up super fast, and one of the big complaints I had with my HTC One was the extremely slow charging time. Looks like HTC took care of that and it charges up just as fast as my S4.
Now if only HTC would fix that damn LED notification light so that it will stay on for more than 5 minutes, the phone would be PERFECT!
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On the HTC butterfly the led stays on until u answer message
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artiik said:
Can u guys confirm if its the same for u coz if it isn't I will need to reflash before I f the battery up
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Fixed...
It's interesting if HTC have made it quicker to charge? Wanted to protect it so they made it take a long while, but now they have decided it was too slow I guess?
So the Qualcomm Quick Charge is possibly enabled now? If so that's brilliant, I always seem to have found the HO pretty slow at charging.
Confirmed ? Hadn't noticed myself as I usually charge it before I go to bed ...
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Confirmed by me too. Charging is faster now, since updated to 4.2.2.
How much different is it now? I wonder why they decided to make the charge shorter.
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This is great can't wait to get it on my T-Mobile USA phone. HTC should've enabled quick charge on day one.
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Charging time dropped by at least half for me but I start to wonder if it's gonna affect the battery life coz of course we can't replace the thing
Just to claryfy it was not so much the system upgrade but new firmware I think new hboot and all
I was before on android revoluton hd 4.2.2 with 1.44 hboot and did not notice quick charge but after upgrading to official with new hboot it all changed
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Charging time dropped by at least half for me but I start to wonder if it's gonna affect the battery life coz of course we can't replace the thing
Just to claryfy it was not so much the system upgrade but new firmware I think new hboot and all
I was before on android revoluton hd 4.2.2 with 1.44 hboot and did not notice quick charge but after upgrading to official with new hboot it all changed
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I'm pretty sure the change would be in the kernel. Has the 4.2.2 kernel source been released yet? Can someone confirm this?
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I'm pretty sure the change would be in the kernel. Has the 4.2.2 kernel source been released yet? Can someone confirm this?
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Wow, by half. That's great. Finally it won't discharge while I'm using and charing. Though wasn't the slow charging allegedly to protect the hard to replace battery?
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Wow, by half. That's great. Finally it won't discharge while I'm using and charing. Though wasn't the slow charging allegedly to protect the hard to replace battery?
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Yes that was the case.
Now we'll have complaining about losing this.
Reducing the charging time by half is great. I normally charge it while going to bed, but some times I need a quick 30-45 min charge in the afternoon if I used it a lot during the day. This would help a lot of people for sure.
The battery life expectancy isn't worrying I guess.
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