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I have a very strange issue going on with my fascinate right now. Before I go into too much description, here is my setup, to see the big picture. Rooted, stock vzw with geekniks stupidfast for DI01 (thought original kernel was original issue). I've tried to force the ota to DL09 and I get "IP_PREVIOUS_UPDATE_FAILED" as it fails to verify the dl signature.
Ok, on to my true issue. When I plug my SF into my pc, I get unrecognized usb device. I have the drivers installed properly and have previously been able to use odin via usb. My pc doesn't see the sd card mounted or anything. I'm debating unistalling the usb hub and restarting the pc so it will pick it back up as a new device. I have debug mode and unsigned checked, however, the little red triangle is no longer present like it used to be. I also every once in a while have issues with my battery level being accurate, as in it shows 100% when its really at 36% etc. It still charges, and recognizes being plugged in (haptic and audible confirmation).
Anyone have a clue or suggestion? I'm new to android, but well versed in the pc world. I just installed the android sdk in hopes of maybe doing a wireless adb push eventually. I'm A) trying to correct the issue and update my os/rom, or B) somehow get me back to stock and unrooted without being able to usb odin, so I can swap out for a new phone.
Thanks in advance for any help, whether it works or not.
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Oh yeah, I'm running Win7 64bit.
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so you are on stock vzw but you have used odin before. Did you use it to get clockworkmod on the phone?
did you return to stock from dj05 or dl09 OR have you always been on stock rom
I used odin to flash cwm. I'm on DI01 upadate-1. Had done the first update ota, then rooted and flashed cwm. I have been running that since until today. Thought kernel may have been issue, so flashed geekniks kernel for DI01 and have seen no change, except better performance as was expected. That is where I am now. Thinking about going back to previous kernel, but this seems better until I decide what I can do. Original nandroid and other in betweens to date still manifest the issues, which are only recent, like last few weeks.
Thanks again.
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Does not see the Samsung SD Card
I have had similiar issues since DL09.
Try turning off your phone then reconnect USB after it reboots.
Seems to want to see it as a CD Rom.
norm883
I've rebooted my phone and pc, multiple times, no luck. Oh, one other thing, I tried popping the sd card into a card reader and I was able to see the files briefly, and upon trying to select anything, it totally disappears from view, as in pc doesn't see card anymore. Now I can't get the pc to see it at all. So I can't read/write it that way. My phone still sees it and can mount and unmount for removal on phone itself, but not with the pc.
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I'm non-voodoo as well.
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Try flashing a different kernel. My first fascinate was picky with which kernels wanted to work right with the.usb connection.
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In my experience, you can still use ADB to push and pull things from your device even when your pc doesn't recognize your device. I know this doesn't help with flashing DL09, but it could help you push a different kernel to your device (or you could download one from xda forums via the xda app). A different kernel might clear up the issue for you. Good luck!
This fixes it....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915709
For your first issue it is because you are rooted you will not get ota updates. You should use odin and flash DJ05 imo it is much better and there are more ROMs and kernels
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Thanks for all the help, I'm going to give it a whirl later and see if it works. I'll let you know.
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Before I get too far deep in, could I just unroot via a terminalapp and then force the OTA to get me up to speed? Would at least like to see if I can deal with the minor malfunction while still being current.
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This fixes it....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=915709
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This won't fix the problem because he is not on DL09. It will likely make his problem worse. You might want to read the entire post b4 you give suggestion.
To answer your question sir: if you can't get your pc to read your sd card with a card reader, the problem most likely has nothing to do with your phone. It probably is a corrupted|damaged card. It could also be a problem with your computer (this can be ruled out by successfully connecting another usb device to your computer).
Most likely, you will have to buy another micro usb card.
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Ok, been trying a few things, and I'm starting to lean towards the sd card being corrupt (as one of the issues), sending my important pics and backups of my contacts, sms, etc to dropbox as we speak. I actually tried the SV kernel from adryn, and my phone has seen no ill effects (possibly no haptic, but didn't care at this point), everything seems to be working just like nothing changed. I actually briefly got the USB debug icon up for a second and it said usb connected, however I was not connected to anything, lol. It had done this on the stock kernel as well. I've booted my phone without the sd card in and it starts up normally, but the USB debug icon is still not present, even though the option is ticked on.
I can still force my phone into download mode, however my computer still doesn't recognize the COM port, so odin is out of the question right now. If I were to get my hands on the stock kernel again, could I factory reset the phone, remove root, and potentially force the OTA and then reroot? I've seen some options for terminal apps where I could ru superuser and busybox. Any thoughts on that route? I may give my roomie's pc a try, when he's out, as well to widen my test field.
Well, I got my pc reading the card via a card reader, but not while inserted in my phone. I'm going to try to uninstall the usb hub on my computer and restart my pc with no usb periphs connected. I read somewhere that someone was able to get the phone recognized again, but I have a feeling that it isn't going to work, since I never see the USB debug icon anymore.
On a side note, I get a com.android.settings force close message somewhat frequently, on stock, geeknik and adryn's kernel. I've started unloading apps left and right, but no avail. Thinking I need to get back to full stock somehow without odin. Suggestions?
I had similar issues. No usb, battery flashing to 100%. Tried everything as you have. Couldn't figure out how to get back to stock without odin. I'm running DJ05 superdark with geeknik 1.54 kernel.
This went on for a week and I was ready to give up and go buy another phone when one day the usb icon flashed momentarily when I plugged it in to charge.
In the end, it turned out to be a dirty usb connector on the phone. Cleaned it with a paper swab dampened with alcohol. I still have no idea why it was so sensitive to the small amount of dirt that came off it.
Hope this helps.
Well, I tried the alcohol swabbing, and it mildly worked. I get the usb debugging icon more often, but it also shows that the usb is connected, even though it isn't. My pc briefly recognized it once. Would I be able to disassemble it and clean or replace the usb port myself?
I've even blasted it with compressed air.
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You've gone farther than I had to. I didn't need to resort to compressed air.
Do you have more than one usb cable available? I had bought an aftermarket one in addition to the one that came with the phone.
The original cable is still wonky on connection. It charges ok (no more battery jumping to 100%), but usb recognition is a fifty-fifty proposition. The aftermarket cable does charging and usb correctly.
I have had to reset my PC's usb drivers once by rebooting the phone while connected (the PC recognized it as a CD-ROM drive). This may be coincidental or an indication of a chronic connection problem.
I speculate in my case that the aftermarket cable distorted the phone connector somehow so that it doesn't like the original cable any more. Pure speculation.
Anyhow, glad to see that you're making progress. I know how frustrating it was for me. Keep us posted.
I had the same problem at one point. I found out that if your turn the phone off, plug in the usb cord from the computer, then turn the phone on while the phone is still plugged in. once the phone reboots, unplug the phone, then replug the phone in to the computer and then the computer should recognize it. This works for me every time that i have this problem
Hey guys,
So I loaded RubiX a while back and after getting everything all fancied up the way I wanted it my phone decided that it doesn't like when I touch it (touch-screen stopped responding, the hard keys still worked fine, but I have to serious hold screen-keys down to make anything happen).
I thought this problem was just something in the ROM that my phone didn't like, or a bad setting I changed, so I tried out Liberty ROM (which, by the way, is AWESOME). After getting everything completely made for the Liberty ROM, the exact same thing happened.
In a fit of frustration I decided to start from scratch, root and deodex, then load all my fun settings (like the de-throttle and imoseyon's memory changes) and it all started doing it again. Is there something I don't know about the way the screen works?
Another interesting fact: While I was trying to figure this problem out with my phone (stock with root/deodex and imoseyon's changes) I unplugged it from charging on my comp and now it's running pretty smoothly again... I've been having this problem all day, restarting and clearing cache / loading different ROMs and running restores didn't do anything... this is really strange!
Any idea what this is / has anyone experienced it before. I was just about to call Verizon and reset my phone to stock to get an exchange.
Try running a ROM stock and see what happens. Could be an app...
zehk,
I've tried every combination, including running to stock...
What I know now is that it only happens when phone is charging from a computer... The touchscreen goes completely brain-dead...
Any ideas?
I've had a problem when charging my phone from USB before. Someone said it was the drivers on my PC... might try a newer or older version depending on what you have.
That's an odd problem. Seeing how you have tried to troubleshoot your issue, trying the PC Drivers might indeed help as suggested by zehkaiser.
I would recommend downloading Motorola'as MotoConnect. It's the only driver I use for any Motorola device I hookup to my computer. You can download it here. Hope that helps and if not, sounds like you will have to do a .340 SBF with RSD Lite or the maderstcok zip 340 and return your phone for a new one.
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It's not the drivers either, I've now realized that it's happening when I plug into the wall too. I thought that might be due to using an old palm charger, since it's slighty higher amperage, but it turns out the standard moto charger still causes this problem...
My DX does exactly the same thing after unplugging. Any ideas?
So I updated some apps on my phone, handcent and flash and my phone was having a lot of FC issues. Handcent was FCing for a lot of things and I couldn't open almost any app. So I figured lets do a quick reboot....chose the reboot option and the phone turned off but never came back on.....pulled the battery and I've left it out but still no go. Even pulled the memory card and SIM card but the phone won't do anything. Won't show charging when I plug it in but my computer does make a noise when it plugs in but the device doesn't show up on the computer anywhere.
Am I toast and do I need to get a new phone or is there something that I can do?
Wow never heard of that happening.. hmm try going to the bootloader... get a new battery maybe... this beats me
mytouch 4g
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running: royal ginger 1.6
How do I get to the boot loader from hardware keys? I can't for the life of me find that.
Never mind, located how to get to the bootloader......doesn't work...the phone won't do anything.
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Never mind, located how to get to the bootloader......doesn't work...the phone won't do anything.
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If you are certain your battery is good and your phone does not respond to anything AKA brick then I think somehow you have ended up with a corrupted bootloader if that is the case you'd need a RIFF box or call HTC. I'm in the same boat as you i won't be buying the JTAG cable for that phone only so i'll be sending mine in.
I highly doubt it's the battery it was fully charged and never had any issues and then I updated these apps, got some FC issue and then the phone wouldn't turn back on after a reset.
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I highly doubt it's the battery it was fully charged and never had any issues and then I updated these apps, got some FC issue and then the phone wouldn't turn back on after a reset.
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is adb recognizing your device? you did mention you heard a noise on your pc. The usb drivers should be kicking then (pray its not the qualcomm modem drivers kicking in lol)
you still have hope if you can get adb up and running.
Also were you on the stock bootloader or eng bootloader?
1. What was the state of your phone before those app updates? (Rooted? Custom ROM / kernel? Engineering bootloader?)
2. Do you remember specifically which apps you updated? Anyone else who updated the same apps recently, have you noticed anything?
3. Do you have ADB set up on your computer? Have you tried using 'adb devices' to see if your device is recognized?
Happen to me once due a battery pull then reinsert the battery should be able to boot back up. When you do a battery pull wait a few minutes like 5.
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That happened to me everything got messed up except bootloader and even that was freezing so I loaded pd151img.zip and pulled battery when updating bootloader to hide s-off
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So before updating the apps I was running CM 7.0.2 with Faux123 2.5.2 Gingerbread Kernel. The only 2 apps I remember for sure were Handcent and Flash. I think there may have been one other tho. I don't know how much abd is recognizing the device because I just got this lap top and my other one I used to root it and had abd on won't boot up....just my luck right? I am going into work today and my buddy has it on his laptop so we will see if we can recognize it there.
And as far as just pulling the battery...that isn't working I life it out for 6 hours and it still wouldn't boot up, normally or into download mode.
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So before updating the apps I was running CM 7.0.2 with Faux123 2.5.2 Gingerbread Kernel. The only 2 apps I remember for sure were Handcent and Flash. I think there may have been one other tho. I don't know how much abd is recognizing the device because I just got this lap top and my other one I used to root it and had abd on won't boot up....just my luck right? I am going into work today and my buddy has it on his laptop so we will see if we can recognize it there
And as far as just pulling the battery...that isn't working I life it out for 6 hours and it still wouldn't boot up, normally or into download mode.
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Well if it wont boot it won't be recognized I don't think.. and I just corrupted the bootloader by pulling the battery so they wouldn't see I had rooted and I wouldn't have to pay the fee (bad karma and all I know) so if you don't have insurance your sol. But on some other thread a Guy had this issue and held both volume keys and power while plugging it in and his comp recognized it as qualcomm cdma device or something like that. That maybe recognizable via adb not sure though..
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Well I should be fine under warranty tho since the device won't do anything. I'm going to try to see if I can get the device to show up in adb and if not i guess i'm getting a replacement phone and starting from scratch UGH! Lol.
I bought S4 2 months ago. Recently, it keep restarting and restarting. The battery go down from 50% to 0% when it restart. Anyone know how to fix this issue ?
Same thing over here
My S4 acted that way also.
It happened when I took burst pictures and then touch the little photo icon in the corner to see the captured images.
The phone restarted at 0% battery and got into restart loop.
Only removing the battery for a few seconds could stop this loop.
Now, I reinstalled a new ROM.
Hope it works.
Try install new recovery+ROM
There are many ways to try to fix this issue start from the least expensive :
- disconnect wireless
- remove sd card
- remove the battery and the sim card and reinsert them
- check if your battery is swollen and replace it if so
- try a factory reset
- if you have a custom rom try stock rom
good luck
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difyel said:
There are many ways to try to fix this issue start from the least expensive :
- disconnect wireless
- remove sd card
- remove the battery and the sim card and reinsert them
- check if your battery is swollen and replace it if so
- try a factory reset
- if you have a custom rom try stock rom
good luck
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- i already removed sd card, but it keep restarting.
- Just did, didnt work.
- My battery is fine, lots of people are suffering this problem so i think this is software, firmware, etc. problem.
- already did, twice.
- I havent touched anything about ROM.
Logcat or kernel dbug messages may be useful in this cases
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Logcat or kernel dbug messages may be useful in this cases
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can u give me more detail about those 2?
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can u give me more detail about those 2?
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Those are diagnostic tools, they log every thing including fatal errors that cause the system to restart.
Install from play store
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Getting the same-ish problems. Phone is rebooting like mad, doesn't matter what ROM I have installed at all. Not sure if it's an issue with my battery but it seems that it could be a voltage/current issue that causes the phone to die for just long enough. As everyone knows if you pull the battery out whilst the phone is on, then put it back in after a second or two, the phone tries to reboot without you ever having pressed the power button
I just got 2 new batteries. Gotta wait about a week for them to come. Gonna do some testing, see if it stops the issues. If not, then it's a hardware issue and I'm gonna see if I can get it replaced under warranty.
How to use logcat
My problem seems to be different compared to the others in this thread, but don't want to start a new thread. Currently my S4 is lying in the office all week, because I use another phone, when I am outside of the office. It's equiped with pre-rooted MGA, but I also tried various other ROM's, with different ways of flashing e.g. CWM, Odin etc. also no wipe/full wipe. The problem is that as soon, as I take the phone away from the office, I have several restarts a day, which is never happen in the office. This is strange!
My thoughts are, that some app is responsible.
questions:
- can I find out in using logcat? / How to use logcat?
- There is a description to boot the phone into safe mode http://skp.samsungcsportal.com/integrated/popup/FaqDetailPopup3.jsp?cdsite=my&seq=871239. It's not working for me. Has anybody tried that?
- Any other ideas?
schlork said:
My problem seems to be different compared to the others in this thread, but don't want to start a new thread. Currently my S4 is lying in the office all week, because I use another phone, when I am outside of the office. It's equiped with pre-rooted MGA, but I also tried various other ROM's, with different ways of flashing e.g. CWM, Odin etc. also no wipe/full wipe. The problem is that as soon, as I take the phone away from the office, I have several restarts a day, which is never happen in the office. This is strange!
My thoughts are, that some app is responsible.
questions:
- can I find out in using logcat? / How to use logcat?
- There is a description to boot the phone into safe mode http://skp.samsungcsportal.com/integrated/popup/FaqDetailPopup3.jsp?cdsite=my&seq=871239. It's not working for me. Has anybody tried that?
- Any other ideas?
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You may have an application that response to locations through gps which give you another set of profile depend on your location, try turn gps off and see...
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Try to swap batteries. When phone keep restarting all the time battery is faulty. Hope it helps.
Hi guys, I tested a few days before coming back. So what I can say now
Try to swap batteries. When phone keep restarting all the time battery is faulty. Hope it helps.
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==> It is not battery
You may have an application that response to locations through gps which give you another set of profile depend on your location, try turn gps off and see...
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I believe that goes in the right direction, but turning off GPS did not help. But I think it must have to do with location, sometimes it is stable the whole day (same as in the office) sometimes 2-3 reboots, one after the other.
Must be an app, but how to find?
So I'm on the 935u for about a month and a half now and had no problems. All of a sudden today my phone stopped fast charging and is in fact charging extremely slow. I was on zero percent and put my phone on the charger around 6pm. It is now 1am and I'm at 49%. I'm thinking this is a hardware problem but before I bring the phone to Verizon I wanted to see if anyone else had this prob? Also will version give me a hard time since Im on the 935u software?
topaz330 said:
So I'm on the 935u for about a month and a half now and had no problems. All of a sudden today my phone stopped fast charging and is in fact charging extremely slow. I was on zero percent and put my phone on the charger around 6pm. It is now 1am and I'm at 49%. I'm thinking this is a hardware problem but before I bring the phone to Verizon I wanted to see if anyone else had this prob? Also will version give me a hard time since Im on the 935u software?
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If you're worried about Verizon giving you a hard time then flash back Verizon's firmware. But before your return it I would test out the functionality of fast charging and see what happens. If it works then why return it? Also if it works then I would say flash back to the U firmware and test again. Don't restore old settings or anything.
Or you could just start from where you are now and flash the U firmware over your current U firmware to reset any setting changes you have made. I know, it's a lengthy process but it's better than going back to the store and dealing with Verizon.
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If you're worried about Verizon giving you a hard time then flash back Verizon's firmware. But before your return it I would test out the functionality of fast charging and see what happens. If it works then why return it? Also if it works then I would say flash back to the U firmware and test again. Don't restore old settings or anything.
Or you could just start from where you are now and flash the U firmware over your current U firmware to reset any setting changes you have made. I know, it's a lengthy process but it's better than going back to the store and dealing with Verizon.
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turns out there might be an issue with my usb port. My phone won't even detect I connected it to my pc. It just shows charging. No options come up for media or anything. I can't even reset my phone to stock rom. This sucks.
topaz330 said:
turns out there might be an issue with my usb port. My phone won't even detect I connected it to my pc. It just shows charging. No options come up for media or anything. I can't even reset my phone to stock rom. This sucks.
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Rooted? If so, you have to go into the developer options to change the usb mode. There is no pop up on the phone, it defaults to charging mode.
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Rooted? If so, you have to go into the developer options to change the usb mode. There is no pop up on the phone, it defaults to charging mode.
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Nope not rooted.
topaz330 said:
turns out there might be an issue with my usb port. My phone won't even detect I connected it to my pc. It just shows charging. No options come up for media or anything. I can't even reset my phone to stock rom. This sucks.
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Nope not rooted.
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Are you sure the cable is a data cable? If it's the stock cable then try to get ahold of another Samsung cable. Someone else had a similar problem with their S6 on another forum.
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Are you sure the cable is a data cable? If it's the stock cable then try to get ahold of another Samsung cable. Someone else had a similar problem with their S6 on another forum.
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yep, its the stock cable. I plugged in my wifes s6 on it and it worked perfectly.
Anyway to flash stock rom without the use of odin or usb?
Weirdly enough, I was having this same issue yesterday. Couldn't figure out what was going on - then tried a different cable and it charged normally. I think those Samsung cables aren't built very well. Ordering that PowerLine+ from Anker.
Action123 said:
Weirdly enough, I was having this same issue yesterday. Couldn't figure out what was going on - then tried a different cable and it charged normally. I think those Samsung cables aren't built very well. Ordering that PowerLine+ from Anker.
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so verizon exchanged it via warranty no issues. They just checked to see if it was rooted whichi it wasn't and confirmed that the usb port was defective. All is well in the world again!
I was having this problem about 4 weeks ago. I tried everything but nothing worked. Rebooting would help for a bit then it would slow down to a crawl when I tried to wireless charge. Then I recalled I had taken an update recently and hadn't done a factory reset. I had traditionally always done one because in the past android was always buggy if you didn't. I thought android was supposed to have gotten better about taking updates without needing a FR so I had decided to do one without and had no problems for a while so forgot about it. When I realised that was the issue I saved as much as I could with Helium (normally I would use Titanium but I don't like the root method so for now have remained stock) and performed a FR. Since then I have had no issues and wireless charging works as expected.
TLDR: Backup everything and perform a factory reset.
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