Please dont shoot me, I dont really know a lot about phones and didn't know where else to go. I dint have much luck on my specific issue when I googled it.
Anyway last Thursday I noticed that my EVO was not charging in my truck. My charger is one of those Igo chargers with the changeable tips. Then I get to work where I have the USB cord plugged into the wall socket adapter and noticed that it was not charging my phone. So I pulled the cord from the adapter and plugged the USB end into the computer....nothing.
I went home and plugged my phone into my wife's charger for her Epic and it charges just fine. I plugged her phone in my truck charger and it charged just fine. One of my coworkers also has an EVO so I plugged his EVO into my charger at work and it works from the socket and from the computer....
Took the phone to the Sprint store thinking its a bad charging port or something, well they wont work on my phone since it has Cyanogen on it. But they did plug it up to there charger and it charged just fine.
What should I do? I want to go back to a stock ROM and take it back to Sprint but since the USB port is not working for me I dont know how. For some reason when I go into restore and try to flash back there are no files!! I dont know what to do. I noticed that ROM Manager has a "Stock and Radios" section...but is this were I need to be? Any help would be GREAT!
When you plug it in to one of the charges that works, do you see the battery icon change to the one with the lightning bolt superimposed?
Yes. When I plug it into my wifes charger for her Epic 4G it charges normally also when Sprint did it, it also had the orange solid light on with the lightning in teh battery icon.
I've been having problems with all the adapters. The only way I can get a consistent charge is to plug the phone in with the cable instead of the docks I normally use. This morning I was using my phone plugged in and the cable touched the screen of my iPad and was registering as a touch. I think perhaps some of the shielding is bad on the cable. I'm going to try getting a new cable, maybe you should too!
I had the same issue, it was the usb cable. I was using a black berry wall charger and think the plug is slightly bigger and stretched the port. Used the HTC cable and it failed. Paid a dollar on amazon to buy a black berry usb and now works with out issue. If you push up or down gently on the cable, does it work?
No, moving the cable does nothing. I will say there is nothing wrong with the chargers because my wifes phone charges on my car charger but mine does not. My buddies phone charges on my work charger but mine does not. He also brought me his charger, again his charges mine does not.
My wife has the Epic 4G
My buddy has the EVO 4G
I have the EVO 4G
My phone will however charge on my wife's charger and when I took it to the Sprint store it charged fine on there charger.
Wow I am having a very similar issue (and there's a thread on it).
I thought it was the kernel I flashed but now I'm not so sure. My data cable works but no other charger I've tried works.
Maybe EVOs only last a year? lol It seems like several people are having very similar problems all of a sudden.
I had the same problem. I bought a gold tipped cable from radio shack. Haven't had the problem since.
I just think its so strange that my EVO stopped charging on two different chargers in the same day.
Same thing happend to my phone couple days ago. it sucks!
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Hey everyone.
I figure we could chat on what method you prefer on charging your wizard.
Do you charge always by USB?
Do you only use a wall charger?
A combination of both?
And why? Is there a benefit for using a certain method?
I try to always charge with the wall charger.
I use usb at work - when I need to, but find that it is more of a flash charge, that does not last nearly as long as the wall charger.
Just my 2 cents
Really I heard someone saying charging with a USB saturates the chemicals better?
not sure though.
as with any chemical, the longer the "cure" time, the longer it lasts.
My wall charger charges it too quick and it dies quicker. USB seems to last longer. Also, I have been using a wall plug usb adapter for a long time (the kind you stick into the outlet and plug a usb cord into it) I never had an issue. it wasn't untill i used the original wall charger that I started to have some problems (like I bought a brand new battery and brought it in from the cold (winter) pluged it into my phone; kept my phone off and charged it. apparently the batt got so hot that the plastic covering cracked. the stupid thing was that the batt was not room temp... but I'm afraid my wall charger is deffinately retired. I had the old batt for over 2 years, maybe even 3 and so far it has held up pretty well with usb charging.
Still holds up pretty well if I use usb.
Note: on the wiki they say that the Wizard last about 11hrs on a full charge. that is a blatant lie! I have had it last about 2 days (like the nights I didn't go home) the batt never dropped lower than 30% ever!!! untill I flashed it to a different rom
I posted a fix I think works for me on Merlin's Slim rom 6.1 ver2
It consists of registry settings and and a cab file that should adress your power issues. have fun lookins
I like charging with charge
It takes longer time to charge by usb than using wall charegr
shadezero said:
Hey everyone.
I figure we could chat on what method you prefer on charging your wizard.
Do you charge always by USB?
Do you only use a wall charger?
A combination of both?
And why? Is there a benefit for using a certain method?
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i charge it overnight with the wall charger.
however, since i have started to play on it at work, i bought a wind up usb cable, hacked the wires inside to only leave the power connections, and i bring that to work to recharge it on the computer. call me paranoid, but since the tech support guys jump in and mess with the computer remotely i dont want any chance of them digging thru my phone
and if i have to have to charge it in the car, i have an old fm transmitter you can plug a flash drive into and it will play mp3s...so i plug my phone in there instead and viola el cheapo car usb charger
What lasts longer?
Just got my Imagio today, and the phone is giving me an error that the power adapter is not supported when I try charging through a wall charger. Charging through a USB on my laptop works fine, and the power adapter is the one that came in the box from Verizon. Anyone know how I can make the adapter work?
get verizon to swap it out, I'd venture to guess its defective.
Yeah, I had this feeling it was defective, I had it plugged in last night and I heard some hissing and then a pop sound and I unplugged it pretty quickly, it was fairly hot for a charger and had this odd smell to it, so I'll just try swapping it
So I tried using another charger I had from my old Vogue, and I'm still getting the same error. I checked the voltage on both chargers and they both match up with the phone, but I keep getting this error. Anyone know if there's a way of fixing this?
the vogue charger should work, it's the one that I'm using now. Get a replacement unit.
Yeah, I'm going out to a Verizon store right now. I'm just gonna swap it for a Touch Pro2. I seem to be a magnet for technological problems, haha.
I'm on a road trip now and every time I connect the phone to a charger it switches it self off.
I have tried different cables and chargers. This also happens if I connect it to my Mac.
Is anyone else seeing this?
Thank you
Funny you should post this, today is the first day at work with my DVP and I tried to use a USB cable connected to my pc that charges my HD2 and SE MW600 headset, connected it to the Dell and it turned off just like you say. Probably not enough voltage/amps, I borrowed a BlackBerry charger and that works fine.
eyan15 said:
I'm on a road trip now and every time I connect the phone to a charger it switches it self off.
I have tried different cables and chargers. This also happens if I connect it to my Mac.
Is anyone else seeing this?
Thank you
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I noted this in my "Nit-picky" stuff post. Needs a 1Amp charger.
Same here.
The only charger that worked is the one that came with the DVP.
I tried the 1A iP4 charger, 750 mA of the Kindle, a third party dual 1A (each) charger, 1A car charger, 2.5A iPad charger and finally my computer.
None of these works, but if it has like 50% charge then it charges with any of the above...
eyan15 said:
I tried the 1A iP4 charger, 750 mA of the Kindle, a third party dual 1A (each) charger, 1A car charger, 2.5A iPad charger and finally my computer.
None of these works, but if it has like 50% charge then it charges with any of the above...
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It wouldn't even charge from your computer below 50%??
palmbluetooth said:
Same here.
The only charger that worked is the one that came with the DVP.
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No...thats not true....But I have seen several different combinations work.
I have the Nexus 1, one of the Jawbone headsets, the HD2, HD7, DVP, and have access to the Focus and LG devices. All of these use the same type of cable.
The HDx cables, the Focus cable, and the Jawbones cables all work with sync and Charging. The LG cable does not...only works for the LG. Some of the older BB cables will only provide a sync or a charge...but not both.
The different USB charging adapters have different results also.
The DELL and HD7 adapter will work. They will work plugged into a wall or a power strip. The jawbone and HD2 usb adapter will not work plugged into a power strip at home, but, both of them will work plugged directly into a wall.
All the cables I have will work when plugged into a laptop, EXCEPT the LG. Apparently the LG cable I have access to only works with an LG.
Now to be honest, the HD7 shows no such reluctance to charge with any combination. The DVP does. My DVP does NOT require DELL only parts, but it is picky about what it will play with.
-My overnight charger is connected directly to the wall. It is a jawbone wired charger, no adapters or usb. All phones connect and charge ok with this.
-My Work office charger is a HD2 usb adapter with the HD2 charger cable.( which is strange because this one will not work at home plugged into a power strip.)
-My HOme office currently uses the Dell adapter plugged into a power strip with a generic sync cable. I say generic because I don't recall where it comes from...all I know its not the DVP or the HD7, because both of those cables are still wrapped up in the box they came with.
-My car charger is an ATT dual USB charger. It has last years model adapter, plus a USB connection. All my phones and head sets charge off of this combination quite nicely. I also have a Tmobile care charger but have not tested it yet.
There is definitely something different about the DVP and charging. I'm hoping Nicolas Cage will play the lead when this conspiracy is made into a movie.
the DVP will only charge with a 1A+ charger. the ones that come with BT headsets don't feed it enough to charge. USB cable plugged into a laptop USB port is hit or miss. The USB port in my car is 1.5A, charges the DVP really quick. I haven't found the make of the cable an issue, the DVP charges with any I've come across so far, HTC, BB, the cheap extendable cable from an airport, etc. it is picky about amps.
The cable is not the problem. I didn't mean that when I plug different cables it does not charge.
I have a charger hub which I connected many phones to it, HD2, palm pre, nexus one and few more and all of them charge from it. When I connect the DVP it shows its charging but in the morning the phone is dead, no charge at all.
BTW, it does charge from my laptop and desktop.
I charge my phone overnight on my PC and never had this issue
nasell said:
It wouldn't even charge from your computer below 50%??
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It will charge from the mac from 0... then when its about half charged it charges from any plug and cable combination
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I can't get mine to charge now at ALL..
Apparently it drained and shut off in my pocket. Went to charge like I normally do.. and NOTHING..
I noticed a weird behavior yesterday when charging it would jump from charging to not charging to charging. While sitting on my table. NO MOVEMENT to the cord or anything.
Tried Dell charger, tried aftermarket one (that I have been using for 2 months), and PC USB no response from the phone at all. Even tried to swap to a battery I know was low but not dead. Still no response from the phone.
The connection looks good.. but I am thinking maybe I am having a problem with the connector in the phone ?
Took my sons battery out (He also has a DVP) and booted my phone. Plugged it in and it started to charge. Then hot swapped batteries while it was plugged in.. let the battery charge up to 25% and now it charges fine again..
FUNNY it won't boot or charge while plugged in with a dead battery.. but will stay on if booted up and you remove the battery in it..
I haven't seen anyone else complain about this, so it might just be a small defect or isolated incident.
I always charge my phone during the night while I sleep and just recently woke up to find the phone only at ~70%. For some reason the AC adapter seems to be malfunctioning. Since the issue has started, I managed to get it to charge to full one night, but the rest of the time it seems to stop charging. It recognizes it being plugged in initially but then it pops up with the notification saying that the charger has been unplugged. I've tried reconnecting both connectors which will sometimes get it to start charging for 15-30 seconds before it shows as disconnected again.
It works fine via USB connected to a computer so I can only assume it's an issue with the wall adapter. I'm not sure if there's much I can do if it is an issue with the adapter but wanted to see if anyone had any ideas that would be worth trying before I give up on the adapter. Also wondering if anyone else has had this happen.
I don't have that problem. Call and get it replaced. All you news is a USB AC adapter.
Have you checked the socket you are plugging the charger into? Have you tried a different wall socket or socket on the power strip?
Are you using a Motorola brand wall outlet and usb? I was using an aftermarket cable and had this issue. So I got a branded cable and now it's fine
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i had same issues
my atrix would only charge also to 70% so i was about to return it. i forgot that it also came with a stand alone battery charger to charge just the battery. charged it and then put it on my atrix and said 100% again. hope this helps..
Yeah get the wall socket and make sure that's not the problem. Also I can't imagine it being the cable I use a 15 foot after market cheapo cable I got off newegg for like 3 bucks and it charges my phone all the way and I don't even use the wall adapter moto gave me I use some random one that's for one of my old phone or my nikon camera I don't remember. Also moto cable is crap it doesn't let me use adb doesn't seem to push enough power to my phone.
But thats just my 2 cents
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OEM charging cables > aftermarket/cheapo/gas station cables
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Use the cables that come with the atrix.
Problem solved.
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Have had my ATT S4 since ot was first released in the US in late April. All the while, i have been charging using 2 or 3 samsung chargers that i used for my previous Infuse. One morning, i woke up, grabbed my phone off the charger and it didnt charge. Had not previously had this problem. Phone always charged rather quickly. Phone will not acknowledge the charger when it is plugged into a wall, even the charger packaged with my S4.
Fnny thing is that if i plug the USB into a computer that is charging, my battery charges. Not nearly a far as it did before, probably twice as long until 100%. so, i can charge via computer and usb....thats is.
I am rooted and do mot want to have to unroot and go into ATT store and deal with the nuisance of getting a new phone.
Anyone else having this problem? Was not able to find much in archives. Have seen some others mention this on yahoo/andriod aite or two but not a lot of info on why and if there is a work around.
It look like a faulty charger, borrow a friends and find out for certain, if you dont want to go into a store to have it checked out, just buy another charger from ebay/amazon.
John.
No, not a charger issue. I have tried about 4 different chargers and a docking station. No dice. Only USB works.
I have the same issue with International I9505.
Even with PC or Laptop - it sometime charges sometime not.
When connected to PC or Laptop, the device is not being recognized as I cant transfer the files.
It happened when I drained my I9505 up to 5% and then switched off and then connected to wall charger.
Then when I woke up in the morning, it showed only 33% - I was surprised. Then I again tried to charge - it didnt get recognized.
Any solution? I am planning to do the factory reset.
I dont think its charger or hardware issue as I recently upgraded through OTA and facing different issue like this one and also the 3G
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