[Q] Battery Randomness? - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey, this morning I was about to put my phone on charge from the wall outlet. It was at 13% and when I put it in it just jumped all the way to 100%. I unplugged and re-plugged and it said it was already charged. So I restarted my device and find my charge is at 1%, then I let it charge and came back to a 100% charge. My question is why did this happen? Is something wrong with my battery? Software glitch?

rom/kernel ?
Try charging it while powered off with another charger than stock

calanizzle said:
rom/kernel ?
Try charging it while powered off with another charger than stock
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Stock Rom r72 Franco Kernel(Well r71 at the time). Now it works since I charged it when it hit 1%. My question is did the battery just drain? Since it went from 13% to 100% in like 1 sec then fell to 1% upon restart. I just want to know if this was a random glitch or if I have a battery or hardware problem.

It's a known bug, this has been said by several developers

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It's a known bug, this has been said by several developers
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Alright thanks. Guess I shouldnt worry then.

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Incredible not charging battery properly/fully

Has anyone experienced this issue, seems as tho when I charge my battery to 100% it takes less then 30m before it discharges to 92-92%.
This is happening with the original battery and the Seidio extended battery that I have.
Is there a fix for this, or is this something I should call VZW about. A lot of people at androidforums have been having the same issue.
http://androidforums.com/tips-trick...first-10-battery-drain-quicker-than-rest.html
ufvj217 said:
http://androidforums.com/tips-trick...first-10-battery-drain-quicker-than-rest.html
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Yeah, I've read this, is everyone having this issue, or just certain phones? The battery "trick" does not work for me.
i think everyone has the problem. the "trick" didnt work for me either or my friend, unless we're doing it wrong. i think its a software issue personally, and hopefully an update will fix it.
ufvj217 said:
i think everyone has the problem. the "trick" didnt work for me either or my friend, unless we're doing it wrong. i think its a software issue personally, and hopefully an update will fix it.
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Your battery stats are miscalculated. You need a calibration procedure. Replacing the phone might fix the problem, but if your battery charging habits don't change it'll happen again, unless HTC feels like changing their battery calibration algorithm, and there's no need to wait for that. Any laptap manufacturer will have a good how-to on li-ion battery calibration.
theres no way all the phones are bad, alot of people have this issue that have this phone. i dont think its bad hardware, chances are if i get a new battery its going to do the same thing. im gonna order an extended battery anyways soon so we will see.
ufvj217 said:
theres no way all the phones are bad, alot of people have this issue that have this phone. i dont think its bad hardware, chances are if i get a new battery its going to do the same thing. im gonna order an extended battery anyways soon so we will see.
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I am having the same issue with an extended battery. It's the way the phone is charging the battery. Is everyone just accepting this as is or is not everyone having the same issue. I want to know if I should replace the phone or not...
I completely discharged my battery last night, turned it off, and fully charged it while it was off. Now the first 10% seems a lot more resilient then before. I just hope I don't have to do this every night. I don't have a land line and it sucks having to turn it off just to charge it.
good to see this post, i to have a htc touch hd, and have problems with batteries, ive bought 2 new batteries from ebay.
and seem to get vary results, its as if mobile is showing 100% but the battery is only 40% charged.
charged one last night finished at 12pm and battery was saying it was flat at 7am !
the orginal htc does seem to last longer, but obvisily there is a issue with the phone itself, if it needs reset or something?
t41n7ed said:
I am having the same issue with an extended battery. It's the way the phone is charging the battery. Is everyone just accepting this as is or is not everyone having the same issue. I want to know if I should replace the phone or not...
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Replacing the phone is not necessary. It's actually the OS that cuts the charge short of full. The OS "thinks" the battery is full,thus stopping the charge. Completely drain the battery, then plug it in,leaving the phone on. Let it fully charge while it's on - when the LED indicator is green,and the battery is "full" - while still plugged in, power phone off,and you'll notice the indicator will turn red again,charging the phone for about another half hour or so. That will give you a true full charge.
Days later...and running Froyo, and still battery problems
I'm running Froyo now...battery light green and indicating 100%...and I power off the phone... It has been charging 25 minutes now and still charging. Didn't they(?) say that this had been fixed in the latest ROMs. I'm running Sky Raider's 2.01. Is it just me?
Do I need to erase my battery stats from within ClockworkMod Recovery? I haven't done this because it warns that this cannot be undone. That sounded too scary for me to try.
Lexus One said:
I'm running Froyo now...battery light green and indicating 100%...and I power off the phone... It has been charging 25 minutes now and still charging. Didn't they(?) say that this had been fixed in the latest ROMs. I'm running Sky Raider's 2.01. Is it just me?
Do I need to erase my battery stats from within ClockworkMod Recovery? I haven't done this because it warns that this cannot be undone. That sounded too scary for me to try.
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Yes, clear battery stats. Ive had battery issues like this with any leaked froyo rom, including the one i developed.
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jdkoreclipse said:
Yes, clear battery stats. Ive had battery issues like this with any leaked froyo rom, including the one i developed.
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Thanks! I will give it a try...
How do u clear your battery stats?
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Go into recovery and it is under advanced.
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its a problem with the chargers. youll see if you charge with an external battery charger or a vzw car charger, the phone will charge fine. htc screwed something up with the "trickle" function in the incredible stock chargers. as soon as the LED turns green, the charger shuts off and almost siphons charge from the battery in order to prevent overcharging, which drains the battery to about 95%, but the battery will still show its at 100. ive done the battery stats clear several times and this problem persists even if i leave the phone on the charger for more than a minute after LED turns green, even when phone is turned off. at times the charger doesnt even charge the phone all the way, which is why you can charge completely, unplug, plug it back in and light is red again and takes a few more minutes to charge. both are caused by an "overcharge protection" feature built in to just about every charger these days, but gone horribly wrong in these chargers.
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its a problem with the chargers. youll see if you charge with an external battery charger or a vzw car charger, the phone will charge fine. htc screwed something up with the "trickle" function in the incredible stock chargers. as soon as the LED turns green, the charger shuts off and almost siphons charge from the battery in order to prevent overcharging, which drains the battery to about 95%, but the battery will still show its at 100. ive done the battery stats clear several times and this problem persists even if i leave the phone on the charger for more than a minute after LED turns green, even when phone is turned off. at times the charger doesnt even charge the phone all the way, which is why you can charge completely, unplug, plug it back in and light is red again and takes a few more minutes to charge. both are caused by an "overcharge protection" feature built in to just about every charger these days, but gone horribly wrong in these chargers.
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Oh thanks. I was actually planning to get a new battery today.
Whick one do you suggest?
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mb02 said:
its a problem with the chargers. youll see if you charge with an external battery charger or a vzw car charger, the phone will charge fine. htc screwed something up with the "trickle" function in the incredible stock chargers. as soon as the LED turns green, the charger shuts off and almost siphons charge from the battery in order to prevent overcharging, which drains the battery to about 95%, but the battery will still show its at 100. ive done the battery stats clear several times and this problem persists even if i leave the phone on the charger for more than a minute after LED turns green, even when phone is turned off. at times the charger doesnt even charge the phone all the way, which is why you can charge completely, unplug, plug it back in and light is red again and takes a few more minutes to charge. both are caused by an "overcharge protection" feature built in to just about every charger these days, but gone horribly wrong in these chargers.
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I can tell you it doesn't have anything to do with the chargers. I have this problem while the phone is turned on whether I plug it into my Computer, original charger, off brand car charger, usb car charger, usb cable from the lg ally, or the OEM lg ally charger. it has everything to do with HTCs software on the phone. it is using two different ways to charge the battery, one while the phone is on and in use (that uses HTCs software/algorithm), and one while the phone is turned off(uses the batteries overcharge protection circuit).
jeeeeezz
I have tried everything, I tried resetting / removing the battery stats etc. Nothing works...Its useless ppl...have to wait for a fix from HTC. Which bring my question, does anyone know when or if this is planned to be fixed?

battery won't charge all the way

Well I decided to do the thing where you charge all the way, turn off, charge again and remove battery stats, my battery wouldn't go above 95% charge even overnight. I decided to drain all the way and then remove battery stats, now it goes to 97%, any ideas? not sure if its just reading wrong or what.
keep reading, there must be over 40 threads about this
It is not reading incorrectly, it's just being honest with you. Please use the search function.
th3drow said:
Well I decided to do the thing where you charge all the way, turn off, charge again and remove battery stats, my battery wouldn't go above 95% charge even overnight. I decided to drain all the way and then remove battery stats, now it goes to 97%, any ideas? not sure if its just reading wrong or what.
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its only supposed to charge to 95-97%. its a feature to help preserve your battery. if you want to see 100%, youll need to bump charge it there or charge the rest of the way with your screen on.
simms22 said:
its only supposed to charge to 95-97%. its a feature to help preserve your battery. if you want to see 100%, youll need to bump charge it there or charge the rest of the way with your screen on.
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What simms said, watching a couple YouTube videos or anything that uses the processor above light usage will make it charge to 100% but I don't know if that's good for your battery .
As for what I know, on Nexus S the maximum charge is 96%. If you get more charge, it can damage your battery. Most of custom ROMs already have this fixed (when it's 96% it would actually display 100%).
Oogway13 said:
As for what I know, on Nexus S the maximum charge is 96%. If you get more charge, it can damage your battery. Most of custom ROMs already have this fixed (when it's 96% it would actually display 100%).
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This must be one of the changes for CM9 nightly for the 4G because for the first time yesterday I saw it showed 100% after taking it off the charger.
Oogway13 said:
As for what I know, on Nexus S the maximum charge is 96%. If you get more charge, it can damage your battery. Most of custom ROMs already have this fixed (when it's 96% it would actually display 100%).
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bmwjnky said:
This must be one of the changes for CM9 nightly for the 4G because for the first time yesterday I saw it showed 100% after taking it off the charger.
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yup, its only a cosmetic fix. its not a true 100%.
this is normal, the battery charge only 97%. 100% is only cosmetic.

Battery status not correct!!

Most of us Nexus 4 owners are aware the battery life isn't great, but OK at most. Mine seems to get stuck on 13% then suddenly drop to 1% then die, and when I turn it back on, it will be on 2%, and stay like that for a good hour of moderate/light usage. then fully die. There obviously isn't something right here. is anyone else noticed this problem or something similar? If not, please try this. I hope I ain't the only one with this strange battery!
something similar happened to me yesterday. The battery drained very quickly to 1% and then lasted for nearly 30 minutes of intense usage. I guess the issue is related to the battery calibration.
sampy14 said:
something similar happened to me yesterday. The battery drained very quickly to 1% and then lasted for nearly 30 minutes of intense usage. I guess the issue is related to the battery calibration.
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Glad I am not the only one. must be a way to fix it with an app surely!
Regarding the battery . Have you guys notice any weird behavior when the phone is plugged into USB source? Xplodwild tweeted out the other day that when the phone reaches 100% it begins discharging even when plugged in to USB. Doesn't happen when using AC source.
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eep2378 said:
Regarding the battery . Have you guys notice any weird behavior when the phone is plugged into USB source? Xplodwild tweeted out the other day that when the phone reaches 100% it begins discharging even when plugged in to USB. Doesn't happen when using AC source.
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USB source obviously doesn't provide sufficient power to keep at 100% or it could be a fault that it doesn't lock the power on when it hits 100% so it just stops completely providing power. Very interesting though.
eep2378 said:
Regarding the battery . Have you guys notice any weird behavior when the phone is plugged into USB source? Xplodwild tweeted out the other day that when the phone reaches 100% it begins discharging even when plugged in to USB. Doesn't happen when using AC source.
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That's how every phone works. If it didn't stop charging at 100% the battery would overheat.
raptir said:
That's how every phone works. If it didn't stop charging at 100% the battery would overheat.
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Actually phones normally lock it at 100% so it stays at 100% constantly when plugged in
raptir said:
That's how every phone works. If it didn't stop charging at 100% the battery would overheat.
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I'm pretty sure a CM maintainer would know how the phone " works".
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sampy14 said:
something similar happened to me yesterday. The battery drained very quickly to 1% and then lasted for nearly 30 minutes of intense usage. I guess the issue is related to the battery calibration.
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Is the battery draining that fast till last only for 30min?

[Q] Can't charge untill 100%

HI all,
I have encountered a problem that my phone cannot be charged to fully 100%. I turn off the phone and charged until full (the batter bar is not moving anymore) around 2.5 hours. Then, i unplug my phone and turn it on. I found out that only 98% of the battery at the glance...So what is the problem?
Need help seriously. Thanks
Maybe reset battery stats in recovery..
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tlslaj0417 said:
HI all,
I have encountered a problem that my phone cannot be charged to fully 100%. I turn off the phone and charged until full (the batter bar is not moving anymore) around 2.5 hours. Then, i unplug my phone and turn it on. I found out that only 98% of the battery at the glance...So what is the problem?
Need help seriously. Thanks
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Unless your using a kernel with BLX it won't charge over that, no phone in reality charges above 96%
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Mine charges to 99% most of the time then I unplug the cable, plug it back in and it goes to 100%.
Sometimes I unplug it at 99% and it then goes to 100% battery, totally stock rom none rooted.
Mine only just started to charge to 99% this morning. Have been getting 'Charged' usually. Hopefully it's not a sign of the battery slowly dying.
noodles2224 said:
Maybe reset battery stats in recovery..
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That does absolutely nothing. Also I didn't mean to thank you sorry.
ianleet said:
Mine only just started to charge to 99% this morning. Have been getting 'Charged' usually. Hopefully it's not a sign of the battery slowly dying.
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It has nothing to do with the battery slowly dying.
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It has nothing to do with the battery slowly dying.
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So what does that mean by 99%? For some reason it was able to fully charge last night.
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Weird charging issue with Moto G5 Plus

Peace be upon you Brothers
For the past couple of days, I've been facing this weird charging issue with my Moto G5 Plus. When I plug the charger in - the phone says it's charging, but the battery percentage remains the same for hours. After 2-3 hours of charging this way, if I unplug the charger and replug it, within a couple of seconds the battery capacity suddenly shoots up to 100%. I have the original Motorola charger, a Nokia/Microsoft charger, and a battery pack that I've tried with same results. Any advice?
faheem.twoface said:
Peace be upon you Brothers
For the past couple of days, I've been facing this weird charging issue with my Moto G5 Plus. When I plug the charger in - the phone says it's charging, but the battery percentage remains the same for hours. After 2-3 hours of charging this way, if I unplug the charger and replug it, within a couple of seconds the battery capacity suddenly shoots up to 100%. I have the original Motorola charger, a Nokia/Microsoft charger, and a battery pack that I've tried with same results. Any advice?
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I don't have much to offer, but is it rooted? If it is, you can try a battery calibration app to try to recalibrate the battery, although I doubt that would help. It seems like it's charging fine but the system isn't registering the battery life until you unplug the phone and it forces the system to check the battery life (in case it's at 0-1% and has to shut down.)
In any case, if it's rooted, it's worth a try.
Drkmatr1984 said:
I don't have much to offer, but is it rooted? If it is, you can try a battery calibration app to try to recalibrate the battery, although I doubt that would help. It seems like it's charging fine but the system isn't registering the battery life until you unplug the phone and it forces the system to check the battery life (in case it's at 0-1% and has to shut down.)
In any case, if it's rooted, it's worth a try.
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Battery calibration is a fake.
Maybe your battery is dead... it happens...
nicolap8 said:
Battery calibration is a fake.
Maybe your battery is dead... it happens...
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Oh hey, you're right! I just remembered it was something people recommended back in the day with custom roms and thought I'd suggest it.
Drkmatr1984 said:
I don't have much to offer, but is it rooted? If it is, you can try a battery calibration app to try to recalibrate the battery, although I doubt that would help. It seems like it's charging fine but the system isn't registering the battery life until you unplug the phone and it forces the system to check the battery life (in case it's at 0-1% and has to shut down.)
In any case, if it's rooted, it's worth a try.
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Thankyou for replying...
The issue came 4 days back when the phone was still running stock rom oreo. I thought the problem came due to the latest security update. But i rooted and install custom romed my phone yesterday and the problem still persists.
faheem.twoface said:
Thankyou for replying...
The issue came 4 days back when the phone was still running stock rom oreo. I thought the problem came due to the latest security update. But i rooted and install custom romed my phone yesterday and the problem still persists.
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Change charger. If the problem persists change battery.
faheem.twoface said:
Thankyou for replying...
The issue came 4 days back when the phone was still running stock rom oreo. I thought the problem came due to the latest security update. But i rooted and install custom romed my phone yesterday and the problem still persists.
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How long the battery will give you life if you charge it for 2 to 3 hours???
riyan65 said:
How long the battery will give you life if you charge it for 2 to 3 hours???
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Now i am calibrating the battery in hope if it resolves charging issue. I connect the switched off phone when it shuts itself down at 0 % to the charger, it shoots upto 70 % sometimes 60, other times it shows 80 %. The number gradually decreases to 2 % during the charging. After 2 to 3 hours when i switch on the phone it shows a charged battery upto 70 to 80 %. And give me a wonderfully remarkable stand by time as i assumed that the custom ROM. It discharges normally. I cannot understand the nature of it cause i like to use my phone when it is 100 % charged and use it untill it reaches 15 %.
faheem.twoface said:
Now i am calibrating the battery in hope if it resolves charging issue. I connect the switched off phone when it shuts itself down at 0 % to the charger, it shoots upto 70 % sometimes 60, other times it shows 80 %. The number gradually decreases to 2 % during the charging. After 2 to 3 hours when i switch on the phone it shows a charged battery upto 70 to 80 %. And give me a wonderfully remarkable stand by time as i assumed that the custom ROM. It discharges normally. I cannot understand the nature of it cause i like to use my phone when it is 100 % charged and use it untill it reaches 15 %.
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It seems the battery is good and, it just need the battery calibration.as it is giving a long life. But you should not fully charge the battery as lithium ion battery is capable of full charge,so you should charge it upto 80%-90%.

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