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[Q] the battery could not charge fully

currently, my Atrix always could not charge battery fully even using electric outlet. is there anybody know how to fix it.

You could try calibrating it.

Charge the phone until it no longer charges. Leaving it plugged in, shut the phone off, then pull the battery. Wait for it to boot up and display a ? and battery symbol. Then place the battery back in. It should read 5%. Leave it for a few seconds, then boot the phone. Should now read 100%.

definitely trying that later today, thanks.

J-man67 said:
Charge the phone until it no longer charges. Leaving it plugged in, shut the phone off, then pull the battery. Wait for it to boot up and display a ? and battery symbol. Then place the battery back in. It should read 5%. Leave it for a few seconds, then boot the phone. Should now read 100%.
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This, but I would add, that when you reboot, go to recovery first and wipe battery stats.

Mine has the same problem. Never charges past 60%. Calibrating, wiping battery stats several times does not fix it. I plan to buy a new battery to see if that solves it but I am not optimistic. Search for the thread named "atrix not charging past 88%", no fix for me yet and several others.

re install rom and full wipe

Don't forget to flash the juggernaut battery fix too

Miguelyl said:
Mine has the same problem. Never charges past 60%. Calibrating, wiping battery stats several times does not fix it. I plan to buy a new battery to see if that solves it but I am not optimistic. Search for the thread named "atrix not charging past 88%", no fix for me yet and several others.
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Same issue here, the percentage isn't always the same though. One morning it will be 94, 96 the next, and 90 the next. Always at 4207mv at those points. Tried wiping batterystats full, empty, etc.
GuyIncognito721 said:
Don't forget to flash the juggernaut battery fix too
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I thought this was already part of most roms out now?

Juggernauts fix helps the battery jumping issue, but not the battery not charging to 100%, at least not for me. The problem started after flashing official 4.5.91 and it has continued after I flashed to CM7. I am now used to removing the battery and putting it back in place while charging for it to read 100%, but it is annoying no one has found a cause or solution.

It really works
thanks
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100 percent verified. Works as directed. Thanks guys!
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Let us know if it is fixed after a full battery cycle. Mine goes back to its old behaviour after one or two cycles.

Extreme Battery Level Drop After Reboot, Increases During Use

The topic pretty much explains it. I've been using different modified stock roms and now I'm on the latest nightly of CM7, and I keep having this issue. After a reboot at around 50%, the battery drops to 15%. The weird part is that while I continue to use the phone, it slowly rises back up to sometimes 30% and then starts going back down. I've always cleared battery stats when flashing and calibrated (which I believe is unnecessary), but I don't know if this is a problem with the battery, the phone, or if anyone else is having the same issue?
Attached is a screenshot of battery usage. You can see I never actually charged the phone.
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I have exactly the same issue.
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[email protected] looks like a bow and arrow..
anyway guys, you need to recalibrate your battery, its not being read accuracy.
download BatteryCalibration from the market, charge your phone till 100% (not just 100% but when it beeps, that its truely at 100%), then use BatteryCalibration to calibrate your battery, and then drain it to 0.. (crank full brightness, turn on LED flashlight, blast internet radio, whatever makes it drain faster to get this part overwith), then recharge it to max.
so;
charge to full 100%
while still plugged in, run BatteryCalibration
discharge to 0%
recharge to 100%
battery successfully calibrated, you will now have an accurate reading

I had exactly the same issue on 3 different custom roms....finally resolved by going bck to stock rom
mgxplyr said:
The topic pretty much explains it. I've been using different modified stock roms and now I'm on the latest nightly of CM7, and I keep having this issue. After a reboot at around 50%, the battery drops to 15%. The weird part is that while I continue to use the phone, it slowly rises back up to sometimes 30% and then starts going back down. I've always cleared battery stats when flashing and calibrated (which I believe is unnecessary), but I don't know if this is a problem with the battery, the phone, or if anyone else is having the same issue?
Attached is a screenshot of battery usage. You can see I never actually charged the phone.
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soraxd said:
[email protected] looks like a bow and arrow..
anyway guys, you need to recalibrate your battery, its not being read accuracy.
download BatteryCalibration from the market, charge your phone till 100% (not just 100% but when it beeps, that its truely at 100%), then use BatteryCalibration to calibrate your battery, and then drain it to 0.. (crank full brightness, turn on LED flashlight, blast internet radio, whatever makes it drain faster to get this part overwith), then recharge it to max.
so;
charge to full 100%
while still plugged in, run BatteryCalibration
discharge to 0%
recharge to 100%
battery successfully calibrated, you will now have an accurate reading
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I'll try this one more time and report back.

mgxplyr said:
I'll try this one more time and report back.
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Sorry guys, but your method with BatteryCalibration is useless ....
If you wanna do a correct calibration, look at here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312273
Cheers

Put back the battery on the right side.
8. Turn on the phone.
9. Pray the Battery god
And that post is just nonsense based on the old battery bump method .
jje

mgxplyr said:
The topic pretty much explains it. I've been using different modified stock roms and now I'm on the latest nightly of CM7, and I keep having this issue. After a reboot at around 50%, the battery drops to 15%. The weird part is that while I continue to use the phone, it slowly rises back up to sometimes 30% and then starts going back down. I've always cleared battery stats when flashing and calibrated (which I believe is unnecessary), but I don't know if this is a problem with the battery, the phone, or if anyone else is having the same issue?
Attached is a screenshot of battery usage. You can see I never actually charged the phone.
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i have the same problem when i use custom roms.
i have been using pure stock rom by wannam but rooted for the past week with 12 hours aday syncing and surfing the net and plenty of voice calls via viber and my battery lasts at least 16 to 18 hours.
right now i am using odexed KL3 Kernel KL2Base KL1modem 2.3.6 and it is absolutely amazing interms of battery life and performance.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1292825
http://www.multiupload.com/06I066U6S8
i have gotten rid of all samsung craps through titanium backup. i only have samsung apps application cuz of some paid apps which are for free such as tapatalk and many more on samsung app store.
my free memory is 97mb (original rom free memory is only 27mb)
i dont use any task killers i use 1Tapcleaner pro.

JJEgan said:
Put back the battery on the right side.
8. Turn on the phone.
9. Pray the Battery god
And that post is just nonsense based on the old battery bump method .
jje
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Maybe, you wanna share a better way to all of us ?

Are you using speeded kernel. If you are then it is because logging and debugging is off.
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Completely stock phone never rooted.
Same problem.
Just sayin'
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Got the same here, very strange, on CM7
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This thing only happens on CM7 for me. It had 40% before reboot and like 15% after. However mine only increased to about 17% then started dropping as usual. This never happened on any stock ROMs I've tried(stock, not themed/modded stock).
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did you
did you rsolve the problem ? how? I have the same problem and I tried more stock roms ... I don't know what tot do ....

Its nothing to do with calibration etc, its just how the fuel gauge chip works, it learns and more accurately reports usage over time. For example, if you reboot and (I can't remember the actual voltages for the S2) you have 1200mV, the chip goes, "ah, that is 15% battery." Then as you use it more, it relearns its settings and goes "aaah, my mistake 1200mV is really 30% battery. I'll display that instead."
Its been covered frequently that "calibrating" the battery of the S2 in any way but actually using it, is next to useless.
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Also just noticed this thread is a year old, but hopefully it will help the poster above.
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I'm having this problem too, what did you all do besides get new phones?

Got the same here, after update stock jellybean

Had this problem, when my S2 was half a year old.
I got the original Extended Battery and that solved this issue completely.
The replacement Battery has held up since 2013

soraxd said:
[email protected] looks like a bow and arrow..
anyway guys, you need to recalibrate your battery, its not being read accuracy.
download BatteryCalibration from the market, charge your phone till 100% (not just 100% but when it beeps, that its truely at 100%), then use BatteryCalibration to calibrate your battery, and then drain it to 0.. (crank full brightness, turn on LED flashlight, blast internet radio, whatever makes it drain faster to get this part overwith), then recharge it to max.
so;
charge to full 100%
while still plugged in, run BatteryCalibration
discharge to 0%
recharge to 100%
battery successfully calibrated, you will now have an accurate reading
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did it but it still there... phone flicks and goes off at or below 40% wont turn on again:crying:

same here and I got the 2000 mAh samsung battery back in the days but now it happens with both of them also when my phone shuts off the screen brightness start flashing weirdly

Very Strange Battery Stats - Help Appreciated

I've just flashed PA latest build (dirty) and my battery stats are pretty messed up, apparently Bluetooth was the biggest drain on my phone, 57%, and it was on for nearly 50 days.
I don't use Bluetooth and obviously a battery lasting 50 days is nonsense.
I've had a search and found people experiencing high drain from some services, or reporting 100% charge as soon as plugged in, but can't find anything resembling my problem.
Is there a way of resetting these stats without having to do a full wipe. I tried charging to 100% but they remain.

get battery calibration app, should delete the stats shouldnt it?

m4r0v3r said:
get battery calibration app, should delete the stats shouldnt it?
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Waste of time. Just charge your phone to full and battery stats are wiped.
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Thanks for replies. I did a charge last night but the stats remain. I probably didn't charge to 100% just almost 100%.
I find that it can take up to 30 minutes to go from 99% to 100%. I will leave it charging overnight and hopefully that will sort it
That Bluetooth figure just seems weird, and I have no idea where it came from??

villapark75 said:
I've just flashed PA latest build (dirty) and my battery stats are pretty messed up, apparently Bluetooth was the biggest drain on my phone, 57%, and it was on for nearly 50 days.
I don't use Bluetooth and obviously a battery lasting 50 days is nonsense.
I've had a search and found people experiencing high drain from some services, or reporting 100% charge as soon as plugged in, but can't find anything resembling my problem.
Is there a way of resetting these stats without having to do a full wipe. I tried charging to 100% but they remain.
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Lol I had this too when I dirt flashed to pa. Its alright just a bug. Its all good lol. I wouldn't start a thread on it but yes.
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gravitysandwich said:
I wouldn't start a thread on it but yes.
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I can't help myself........ Need attention
Seriously though it's a bit strange that we both got that, could these be the stats of the ROM builder and they got left in somehow?? I know the 15th June version wasn't official and just put out for feedback. Apart from the battery thing it's awesome

villapark75 said:
I can't help myself........ Need attention
Seriously though it's a bit strange that we both got that, could these be the stats of the ROM builder and they got left in somehow?? I know the 15th June version wasn't official and just put out for feedback. Apart from the battery thing it's awesome
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Probably, but I guess its just derp. Anyways running Franco kernel and PA on this and get 5.5 hrs of sot with YouTube and music playing all the time xda browsing Facebook and mostly on WiFi but on 3g when WiFi signal is lost when I go outside. Auto brightness on and screen does take up juice outside but I believe I could get 7 or 6 hrs if I played with settings, underclocked, minimum brightness etc...
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Ok, this has to be glitch....

How is this possible? Last night my Nexus 7 shut down at 14%, right after the battery warning.
Fully charged afterwards and not touched for 12 hours. This has to be a glitch.
Anyone know if it's possible to reset the battery stats?
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joetang97 said:
How is this possible? Last night my Nexus 7 shut down at 14%, right after the battery warning.
Fully charged afterwards and not touched for 12 hours. This has to be a glitch.
Anyone know if it's possible to reset the battery stats?
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Just try a couple of reboots...

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nema.batterycalibration
Try to calibrate your battery and reboot.
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Shut your N7 down, put it on the charger till it is really full, then power up your N7 till it's fully booted, unplug and you should be good to go again. Have had a similar problem and this solved my problem
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Code:
rm /data/system/batterystats.bin
It would be best to do this from recovery.

weedy2887 said:
Code:
rm /data/system/batterystats.bin
It would be best to do this from recovery.
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Google employees have gone on record to say that this doesn't actually do anything. Just power cycle a few times and see if it comes back.

Rirere said:
Google employees have gone on record to say that this doesn't actually do anything. Just power cycle a few times and see if it comes back.
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Read the thread again. He is asking how to fix his BUGGED stats, not what is the latest trend in illusionary battery tweaks.
If his database is bugged and not being reset, nuking it is the fastest way to fix ****.

weedy2887 said:
Read the thread again. He is asking how to fix his BUGGED stats, not what is the latest trend in illusionary battery tweaks.
If his database is bugged and not being reset, nuking it is the fastest way to fix ****.
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I agree with @Rirere...
This from Dianne Hackborn (Android framework engineer)...
https://plus.google.com/105051985738280261832/posts/FV3LVtdVxPT
Rgrds,
Ged.

ok no need to calibrate the battery stats in this case. Just reboot and the problem should be gone.
Note: you will see the stats will reset on the next charge.

Thanks for the replies.
It seems like Fotogravin's method did the trick. Though the initial boot required me to hold on to the power button a bit longer than usual.
On another maybe related note, has anyone found that the Nexus 7 sometimes charges slowly? I left it on charge from around 17% and after 5 hours or so, it only charged to around 70%.
It's not the first time it's happened either...

joetang97 said:
Thanks for the replies.
It seems like Fotogravin's method did the trick. Though the initial boot required me to hold on to the power button a bit longer than usual.
On another maybe related note, has anyone found that the Nexus 7 sometimes charges slowly? I left it on charge from around 17% and after 5 hours or so, it only charged to around 70%.
It's not the first time it's happened either...
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I'm experiencing this exact series of problems currently. No amount of reboots will help. It decides at around 15-20% that it's actually dead and powers down. Now I'm sitting here in TWRP recovery, full brightness, and it's been running for 10 mins now without problem. Talk about dead battery....NOT!
I'm going to let this recovery menu run til it ACTUALLY dies, then charge it from 0% and hope that it will actually run down correctly.

nickmv said:
I'm experiencing this exact series of problems currently. No amount of reboots will help. It decides at around 15-20% that it's actually dead and powers down. Now I'm sitting here in TWRP recovery, full brightness, and it's been running for 10 mins now without problem. Talk about dead battery....NOT!
I'm going to let this recovery menu run til it ACTUALLY dies, then charge it from 0% and hope that it will actually run down correctly.
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No worries - well-known issue. We have a thread/fix for this. It's a sticky, but I'll provide a quick link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2090826

billykxda said:
No worries - well-known issue. We have a thread/fix for this. It's a sticky, but I'll provide a quick link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2090826
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Wow, thanks for the info. That literally is 100% correct description of my issue. Every last detail. I'll see if I can fix it.

How to wipe battery stat,How to fix incorrect battery status

I have problem with battery status.I try delete file batterystats.bin in my data-system but not fix it.All version CWM not "wipe battery stats" line..Help me

Apparently wiping battery stats doesn't do anything at all, it only wipes the actual history of battery usage, the same you see when you go to the menu and click the battery.
The whole subject is really a lot of speculation that as there doesn't seem to be a definite answer to calibrating the battery.
What seems to work for me and what seems to be advised more often is to fully discharge the phone, by normal usage then leaving it charging through the night, repeat the process the next day. When doing this process don't charge it in the middle of battery, you must wait until it dies.
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@Mottz is right. Wiping that file only removes the history of what app used how many percent of the battery. This has been confirmed by a Google engineer.
https://plus.google.com/105051985738280261832/posts/FV3LVtdVxPT
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Hey, my device also shows incorrect battery %age. To fix that all I need to do is follow @Mottz's procedure, correct?

japmeet said:
Hey, my device also shows incorrect battery %age. To fix that all I need to do is follow @Mottz's procedure, correct?
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Yes.. :good:

Mottz said:
Apparently wiping battery stats doesn't do anything at all, it only wipes the actual history of battery usage, the same you see when you go to the menu and click the battery.
The whole subject is really a lot of speculation that as there doesn't seem to be a definite answer to calibrating the battery.
What seems to work for me and what seems to be advised more often is to fully discharge the phone, by normal usage then leaving it charging through the night, repeat the process the next day. When doing this process don't charge it in the middle of battery, you must wait until it dies.
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Unfortunately this didn't work for me. I tried charging through the night and then discharging it completely and charging it completely again. I also tried deleting the batterystats file (even though I know it doesn't do anything)
So what do you suggest I should do? Get the phone replaced or get the battery changed?
I live in India and the phone is from Canada, so replacing the phone will take some time but I can get the battery replaced for around $20

Mottz said:
What seems to work for me and what seems to be advised more often is to fully discharge the phone, by normal usage then leaving it charging through the night, repeat the process the next day. When doing this process don't charge it in the middle of battery, you must wait until it dies.
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This does nothing for a lithium battery.
Except maybe kill it faster.

What exactly is your battery issue?