When I got my Epic the battery was at 50% like expected. I immediately plugged it in when I got home and it seemed like it was charging because the charging light was on and the battery indicator was showing charge.
About 1 hour later I had to leave for class and I unplugged my epic. It stated it was 15% battery left and gave me the sad low battery notification.
I plugged my epic into the wall at school and let it charge a good 2 hours. Throughout the charge the battery would NOT GO ABOVE 15%. I finally unplugged it a few minutes ago, and STILL the battery is at 15%.
Is there any way to reset the battery stats or is this a faulty unit?? I called my radioshack nd they stated they can do a phone swap for me BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET MORE EPICS IN. WTF. I obviously can't use a phone that won't charge..... I saw a similar problem on androidcentral forums, where someones epic wouldn't charge over 80%.
My radioshack lady said to take out the battery and reset the phone. I've done this 3 or 4 times and still the battery registers 15%.
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I'm having the exact same problem except my phone always thinks the battery is at 0%. Even when plugged in to charge, the phone will still occasionally die. It's very likely that I'm just making some silly mistake though, as the Epic is my first Android phone.
I had on USB debugging but I don't think that should affect charging through usb. I don know what's wrong with the charging port or the battery. But its definately going DOWN. Now its blinking at 0% with no way to charge it.
I'm wondering if I let the battery die and try to charge it to see if it will fix the battery.....
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Same issues until i plugged it into a wallcharger.. now im good
meaning a non usb charger
I have tried the usb wall charger that came with the phone, and also a generic microusb charger. Both light up the notification charging light, and then the battery shows the charging..... still won't go above 15%.
Argh!
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easy fix guys....
be sure to use the original charger and usb cable.
plug in the charger to the wall, then plug the usb into the charger, then plug the phone into the usb....
follow these steps exactly and it should start charging......
(in the future, dont let your phone completely die)
PS: this issue affects ALL epics when they die completely so dont bother taking your phone into sprint. they will not replace it because the replacement would do the same. (2.2 should fix this..... its only a couple weeks away)
hope that helps!! ENJOY YOUR EPIC!!!
jbarajasp said:
easy fix guys....
be sure to use the original charger and usb cable.
plug in the charger to the wall, then plug the usb into the charger, then plug the phone into the usb....
follow these steps exactly and it should start charging......
(in the future, dont let your phone completely die)
PS: this issue affects ALL epics when they die completely so dont bother taking your phone into sprint. they will not replace it because the replacement would do the same. (2.2 should fix this..... its only a couple weeks away)
hope that helps!! ENJOY YOUR EPIC!!!
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I have tried this, charger into wall, then cable into charger, then usb into phone.
Still phone will not charge.
If I unplugg the charger, it says the battery is empty.
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aww man that sucks, maybe the battery is defective? u should try going to the sprint corporate store that does repairs. they should be able to test the battery and if its defective give u a new one.Its still under warranty, and if u have TEP it definitely is covered.
My Epic was experiencing the same issue. When I first got it today, it was gradually charging fine via my new Thinkpad's USB port. But then for some reason, "Battery Indicator" showed the charge going down, even though the red LED and the battery icon indicated that the phone was being charged. So did my lock-pattern screen. I called my local store for a replacement.
The phone wouldn't charge while I had the rubberized phone cover on, bought from the Sprint store. Also, the phone felt very warm, so I took the cover off, opened the battery cover to see how hot the battery was. It didn't feel too hot to the touch. I removed the battery, put it back in, powered the phone back on, and saw a huge green battery charge icon, but alternating with an icon with what I think was a yellow warning sign, and a thermometer on it. So I left the Sprint rubberized phone cover off, and recycled the power on the phone.
After the phone fully loaded up, I tried USB-charging the phone. Now, it's gradually charging up (was down to 14%, now back up to 19%). The phone feels cooler, too.
I'm leaving the replacement option on the table in case my phone turns for the worst. I rely on the phone for work and business so can't be without a phone. Maybe I should reconsider getting a land-line or VOIP service again. But maybe, this being a brand-new phone, the battery needs to be cycled a few times before it stops acting unusually. I'll try the wall charger before I head to bed tonight, and see what happens tomorrow.
Here is my findings after putzing with it all day. I was using two chargers. Both griffin's. One was cigarette plug to usb with an output capacity of 1 amp. I also have a wall one that has a usb port and is meant for an ipad. They need lots of current to charge them and this one is capable of 3 amps.
Using the evo, both could charge it and run the phone at the same time. The battery percentage would always increase. With both of these chargers on the epic, even though the charge light would be red, if I was using the phone, it was not charging and it was pulling off the battery to run the phone.
This should not act like this. I have read that these screens are supposed to be more power efficient, but I don't notice that. I do not know if the power regulator in the phone is wimpy or not but I noticed that when I played something loud through the speaker, the screen backlighting would dim when the sounds peaked. Come on! An amp and a half battery in this phone should be able to handle that.
Here are some more observations. About three hours before I was to go home, I would either put the phone on the griffin wall charger when I was inside or I would put it on the griffin 12v adapter when I was in the car. Finally around 45 minutes before quitting time, the charging led went blue. I was mostly charging the last hour with the phone off. I turned it on but kept it plugged in. By the time the home screen came up and everything settled down, the battery would be at 95%. I was like wtf. I left it on until it charged up and the light went blue. The battery was at 96% at full charge.
I kept hitting it with the charger. Unplug it for a few seconds then plug it back in. I repeated this many times. I would also charge until blue then turn off and let charge until blue. I would follow that cycle for awhile.
Lastly, I left it turned on and charging but would unplug it for a few seconds then plug back in. The maximum % would inch higher and higher. I got it up to 98%. Then I noticed that when the screen came on to tell me it was fully charged, it was at 100 for maybe a second or two then it would drop to 98. I suspect the screen was causing the drop. All the time I have been typing this, I have gone from 98 to 90 while on wifi, screen minimum brightness and using hardware keyboard.
This was my battery and charging findings for today. Add this to the theories out there flying around.
I find that completely unacceptable if the phone can't charge if being in use....
I plugged it in the way mentioned earlier for about 30 minutes while I was waiting on a friend. The charge went up to 15% but 15% isn't gonna last me longer than a hour of use which isn't usable.
It stil won't go above 15%.... I'm gonna leave it alone for a hour and see if it will charge, but a phone that can't charge isn't of use to me.
And judging from what everyone says its not even a hardware error, if there are many people with the problem.....
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is this a defect, or is this only isolated to some phones?
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Using the evo, both could charge it and run the phone at the same time. The battery percentage would always increase. With both of these chargers on the epic, even though the charge light would be red, if I was using the phone, it was not charging and it was pulling off the battery to run the phone.
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Ive been testing finding battery charge of 2% every 10 min while connected to desktop charger Telanav enabled so somethings definitely wrong with your device.
I would take back asap swap for new
So I just got home and plugged my Epic in yet again. After about 30 minutes of charging my battery is at 20%.
Still way slow but the battery has gone above the 15% sliver of battery.....
I'm thinking its because the battery has to be conditioned... I'm gonna charge it for a day to see if the battery performance changes...
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I'm gonna try turning off the phone while it's charging at night and see what happens. Or I could try the htc evo battery conditioning suggestion.
Full 8 hour charge on. Disconnect charger and turn off phone. Charge off for an hour. Turn on and wait a couple minutes then turn off and charge for a hour. I think maybe charging the crap out of it might condition the battery some.
Maybe kinda like filling your gas tank up until the lever pops. Then slowly keep filling until it pops again. Then push the rear of the car up and down and side to side to try and get the tank to burp out any air pockets. Then slowly top it off until it barely overflows the filler pipe. I know, stupid mental picture!
The only questionable thing I have is, after a "full charge" should I run the phone until it shuts off then give it another FULL charge? Some say yes, some say no. Each have their theories.
I noticed that the "Where" application was sucking down a tremendous amount of juice. There are multiple similar complaints for it in the Market. Uninstalled it, and now the phone is charging gradually and steadily.
@ 9:57PM, battery life = 36%. Now @ 10:25PM, battery life = 48%. I'm cautiously optimistic.
With Where installed, "Battery Indicator" displayed a voltage of <3V. After removing it, voltage is now a hair < 4V (3.945V is the latest refreshed value).
I will be following herb's suggestions for conditioning by maxing the battery out tonight. I think I'll run the phone down to 0% tomorrow, once it's fully charged to the hilt.
Even so, I still intend to exchanging this unit out because I'm also experiencing issues with the Back soft-button.
Considering encasing it in that Sprint rubberized casing tomorrow to see if it affects the battery life.
My Epic has no problems except for the battery being slow to charge, but i charged it to 80ish in about 2 hours.
If anything, I will try to switch it for a new battery.
I just thought of something that may be nothing. Did anyone, like myself, update google maps to 4.4.0? I am going to try something and see if it helps.
In battery use details, in the about phone under menu, what is your highest battery consumption? My display is pegged all the way and it is at 70%. The next closest is cell standy 14. Then browser is 9, system is 4, idle is 2 and os is 2. I'm going to remove the maps update. I read somewhere that some people suspected the update to eat battery.
I haven't updated the maps app. The screen and standby are the highest ive seen on power usage.
My radioshack wont have any more Epics in until Friday or later.... I'm gonna try to power cycle the battery (if I can leave it off for that long. )
Just got my pad and dock back from Asus repair in the Czhech Republic. Pad refuses to turn on or reset or anything. Dock no longer shows any light when connected to charger. Pad no longer powers on when connected to charger or through the dock.
The charger does not even get warm.
When I sent it off all that was wrong was the left speaker died. I did not attach it to the dock as it comes bundled with the dock unattached. When it got here it was attached to the dock and had been like that since at least Friday when it was shipped!
I now have an expensive brick.
Also the UK support phone number does not work!
Well that's f'ed up. I know it's quite annoying, but how about sending it in again? Or send it in and ask for your money back if you have enough. Can't think of many options here...
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Just got my pad and dock back from Asus repair in the Czhech Republic. Pad refuses to turn on or reset or anything. Dock no longer shows any light when connected to charger. Pad no longer powers on when connected to charger or through the dock.
The charger does not even get warm.
When I sent it off all that was wrong was the left speaker died. I did not attach it to the dock as it comes bundled with the dock unattached. When it got here it was attached to the dock and had been like that since at least Friday when it was shipped!
I now have an expensive brick.
Also the UK support phone number does not work!
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Yeah I don't get it. At least when I had it it was working. Even with one dead speaker. It seems odd that both the dock and the pad are not working. The fact I do not get a charge LED on the dock is also strange. I wonder if they are both just discharged and my charger has died so cannot recharge them. If I could charge from the USB port on my PC at least I could tell that way. But I tried connecting it to the PC and it does not even give a hint of recognition. I have opened an RMA both with Asus and Ebuyer where I purchsed it from and will see who gets back to me first.
EDIT: Ebuyer got to me first. They do not have any in stock so I am returning it for a refund. Hopefully if all goes smoothly I may go to my nearest store and buy from there as it's easier to return a faulty item to a store and the price is the same wherever you buy it from over here in the UK.
Wish me luck!
deadman3000 said:
Just got my pad and dock back from Asus repair in the Czhech Republic. Pad refuses to turn on or reset or anything. Dock no longer shows any light when connected to charger. Pad no longer powers on when connected to charger or through the dock.
The charger does not even get warm.
When I sent it off all that was wrong was the left speaker died. I did not attach it to the dock as it comes bundled with the dock unattached. When it got here it was attached to the dock and had been like that since at least Friday when it was shipped!
I now have an expensive brick.
Also the UK support phone number does not work!
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Yes this is frustrating, but you posted the same thing in:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1112835&page=20
Double posts will not fix problem faster.
deadman3000 said:
Just got my pad and dock back from Asus repair in the Czhech Republic. Pad refuses to turn on or reset or anything. Dock no longer shows any light when connected to charger. Pad no longer powers on when connected to charger or through the dock.
The charger does not even get warm.
When I sent it off all that was wrong was the left speaker died. I did not attach it to the dock as it comes bundled with the dock unattached. When it got here it was attached to the dock and had been like that since at least Friday when it was shipped!
I now have an expensive brick.
Also the UK support phone number does not work!
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Are you sure it isn't just the charger that is broken? Maybe the pad and dock are out of power (which is why pad doesn't turn on), and because the charger is broke, this is why its not charging them. Like you say, the charger isn't even getting warm.
Mario
MarioUK said:
Are you sure it isn't just the charger that is broken? Maybe the pad and dock are out of power (which is why pad doesn't turn on), and because the charger is broke, this is why its not charging them. Like you say, the charger isn't even getting warm.
Mario
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The charger only gets warm when it is delivering current to the dock. If the charge circuit doesn't go into the charge mode, the charger will not get warm. based on the dozens of posts here, if the TF is docked for any period of time and not plugged in, it will kill the battery and once totally dead, they appear to no accept a charge.
Rumbleweed said:
The charger only gets warm when it is delivering current to the dock. If the charge circuit doesn't go into the charge mode, the charger will not get warm. based on the dozens of posts here, if the TF is docked for any period of time and not plugged in, it will kill the battery and once totally dead, they appear to no accept a charge.
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Wait...you're telling me that you can't leave the pad in the dock?!
That is terrible.
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Wait...you're telling me that you can't leave the pad in the dock?!
That is terrible.
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No, not for very long before the dock's battery completely drains and dies (possibly forever).
It is terrible, enough for me to tell everyone I know not to buy a Tf.
So I'm having some issues charging my tablet. I plugged it in to the charger last night and I noticed this morning that it actually had less battery than last night. So I ran some "tests" and this is what I have concluded. The part of the charger that I actually plug in to the wall doesn't work for some reason. I get no indication from the dock, the battery icon, or the battery widget that I have up. Other plugs seem to work but they don't actually charge the tablet. As in, the battery indicator in the status bar shows a charging icon but the widget still shows that it's not actually charging and its still losing battery. Plugging the charger directly into the tablet instead of my dock does nothing.
If if I have to get to get my tablet sent in, should I just sell my dock and get a Nexus 7? The touchscreen to my tablet doesn't work anyways.
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dredhead4
You may have tripped the heat sensor inside the wall wart. Put the wall charger in a plastic sandwich bag, push the air out and seal the bag. Put the bag and wall charger in the freezer for about 30 to 45 min. Remove and leave in plastic bag until charger is back to room temp. Now try it. If you have tripped the heat sensor this action will reset it. There are several threads that discuss this. The wall chargers for the TF101 are heat sensitive.
Hope this helps.
hshoem1
I have tried other wall chargers and they didn't work either so I think the problem is in the tablet, not the charger.
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When you plug the tablet into your computer what does the tablet say it is doing? It would take forever to charge but it might show it is charging.
Remember the 101 can charge off of 5volts or 11-15volts. It is the time it takes to recharge that makes a big difference.
hshoem1
When I plug my TF101 Transformer into the wall it takes 2 days to fully charge. It doesn't indicate anywhere that it's charging but the charge is slowly going up.
I lost the original charging brick thingy and am using one from another device. I believe the problem is that the TF101 needs 15volts from it's charger and I guess my charger isn't doing that. I had this problem with the original charger as well.
I am thinking of getting this charger for $11. Does anybody think this is a good idea. Thanks.
frusso21 said:
When I plug my TF101 Transformer into the wall it takes 2 days to fully charge. It doesn't indicate anywhere that it's charging but the charge is slowly going up.
I lost the original charging brick thingy and am using one from another device. I believe the problem is that the TF101 needs 15volts from it's charger and I guess my charger isn't doing that. I had this problem with the original charger as well.
I am thinking of getting this charger for $11. Does anybody think this is a good idea. Thanks.
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You are correct re. the cause for the slow charge times. However I wouldn't risk my tablet to one of those cheap chargers. They don't regulate the power very well.
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I bought a second set of charger and cable for work for less than 15$ on ebay and both work fine. The cheap charger takes a little longer to charge I think, but nothing too noticeable.
Hi!
I've just received the Q9 Wireless Charger from a manufacturer in china.
It's Qi-compatible and have been seen working with the Nexus 4.
Mine does not seem to work.
The manual says a led should be shining green when it's ready to charge or when it's charging. It's hard to read the chinese translated manual.
Mine just shines red and blue constantly and nothing is happening with the phone.
Am i doing something wrong? Do i have to activate it in my phone? I've tried putting it in any direction in any place on the pad.
Someone have a clue?
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I have the Energizer Qi charger and when I place the phone on the charging plate, a light over the plate shines a steady blue until charging is complete. Flashing multiple colors (especially if one of them is red) probably means there is a problem with the charging system or the power.
stevemw said:
I have the Energizer Qi charger and when I place the phone on the charging plate, a light over the plate shines a steady blue until charging is complete. Flashing multiple colors (especially if one of them is red) probably means there is a problem with the charging system or the power.
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That's what i'm afraid of. The thing is that the leads shows blue and red all the time, even when the phone's of the pad. Updating with a picture.
try position it with the centre?
Done that too...
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Is the power cord connected securely? Maybe it's not pushed in completely (or shouldn't be pushed in so far).
For what it's worth that's not the Qi symbol on the charge plate.
If possible, send it back for replacement. It seems to me that those two LEDs should light up for no more hen a few seconds after the device is plugged in and then turn off until they nerd to indicate some condition like charge complete or error.
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stevemw said:
Is the power cord connected securely? Maybe it's not pushed in completely (or shouldn't be pushed in so far).
For what it's worth that's not the Qi symbol on the charge plate.
If possible, send it back for replacement. It seems to me that those two LEDs should light up for no Mrs then a few seconds after the device is plugged in and then turn off until they nerd to indicate some condition like charge complete or error.
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I agree. That's what they should mean... I'm gonna try another cable and if it doen't work i'm gonna return the product.
dicksisfontes said:
I agree. That's what they should mean... I'm gonna try another cable and if it doen't work i'm gonna return the product.
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Soooooo did it work after changing the cord?
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No.... damn!
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I have the Q9 charger for couple of days.
It's takes many tries of locating Nexus 4 on chargers surface to make it work.
Many times (most of my tries) I unable to make it work at all.
I am wary disappointed with this charger. It was waist of many.
I shouldn't have to be such cheapskate.
Q9 Qi-charger broken
I had mine for about a week now. Used it with my Nexus 4. Charges the Nexus quickly, but when at 100% it stops charging. Only when unplugging charger and re-plugging it, it will charge again. One morning Nexus was at 77% while laying on charger. After a few times unplugging, the connector was pushed into the charger leaving it useless. Do not buy!
Just got one too
I have to place my Nexus towards the top of the charger for it to activate and start charging.
Took me a while to find the correct placement.
My pad is supposed to flash blue when its charging - It starts charging and then seems to stop, then start again, then stop - not sure if this is normal or not.
So far i'm pretty disappointed with it, I assume because I got a cheapy from china that this isn't the normal experience with QI chargers, but I doubt I will be buying another until I see someone else with a much better model.
Try this. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2156397
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