Hi Folks,
Did a quick search in this thread and saw nothing similar. so I've been LOVING my droid pro, and it's been working just fine.
Until the day I let the charge run out to the point where the phone died on (complete battery drain).
Since then, whenever I plug in the USB cable, (and I've tried many) the little charging port lights up as it used to when I charged (with not completely empty battery). The phone itself wouldn't turn on, but after a while (when it got enough juice) it would turn on and do it's Droid sound and load up.
As soon as it boots into Android however, the entire thing just stops charging. It's really perplexing. The only thing I've installed on there right before this happened was SetCPU, which I've only told to underclock when low on battery but do nothing else.
Any idea what I can do to fix this? (can't access bootloader, no battery it says)
Thanks
Edit: of course each time it turns off it looks like it's charging again, but then turns itself on again, with no change in battery level, repeating the process. Have pulled battery etc.
Sorry guys actually I am not a wp7 user but my friend who owns a HTC Surround ATT Version T8788 insisted to ask me for help on his phone. His phone has a little heart-shaped icon over the battery bar which i believed that it is battery save mode for htc wp7 phone based on my research. I do actually did all possible ways to get rid of this problem but still it cannot be resolved.
What I did:
1: I tried to charge the phone (via pc usb cable and adapter) in long term but it failed, in contrast the phone would switch on and off rapidly. My Zune and PC cannot detect the phone via pc usb cable.
2: I pressed on the settings mode in order to try to disable the battery save mode but when I was getting in there it freeze for a while and it popped out to the main home screen. It did not allow me to get into the settings mode every time unfortunately. Same goes to any other apps and modes in the phone.
3: I failed to get into recovery mode since there has not much battery left. The purpose I did so is because I wanted to try to do a factory reset over the phone.
4: I tried pulling out and in the battery for 30seconds but still not gonna switch on the phone unless it is charging (but still i face the problem on (1) while charging).
5: I bought a new battery which i believed it has at least 50% of the battery life in it but it is still not allowing me to get into settings mode to disable the battery save mode. Not just settings mode but other apps and modes as well.
My apology again because I really lack of idea on resolving my friend's phone so the only way I can do now is to post this thread in htc surround ATT Version T8788 xda forum. Lastly, I do appreciate someone who can help out to solve this. Million thanks for any of your reply and co-operations.
keithltk91 said:
Sorry guys actually I am not a wp7 user but my friend who owns a HTC Surround ATT Version T8788 insisted to ask me for help on his phone. His phone has a little heart-shaped icon over the battery bar which i believed that it is battery save mode for htc wp7 phone based on my research. I do actually did all possible ways to get rid of this problem but still it cannot be resolved.
What I did:
1: I tried to charge the phone (via pc usb cable and adapter) in long term but it failed, in contrast the phone would switch on and off rapidly. My Zune and PC cannot detect the phone via pc usb cable.
2: I pressed on the settings mode in order to try to disable the battery save mode but when I was getting in there it freeze for a while and it popped out to the main home screen. It did not allow me to get into the settings mode every time unfortunately. Same goes to any other apps and modes in the phone.
3: I failed to get into recovery mode since there has not much battery left. The purpose I did so is because I wanted to try to do a factory reset over the phone.
4: I tried pulling out and in the battery for 30seconds but still not gonna switch on the phone unless it is charging (but still i face the problem on (1) while charging).
5: I bought a new battery which i believed it has at least 50% of the battery life in it but it is still not allowing me to get into settings mode to disable the battery save mode. Not just settings mode but other apps and modes as well.
My apology again because I really lack of idea on resolving my friend's phone so the only way I can do now is to post this thread in htc surround ATT Version T8788 xda forum. Lastly, I do appreciate someone who can help out to solve this. Million thanks for any of your reply and co-operations.
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1. Are you using OEM cable? No adapter should be required, if you are using a different cable pc might not acknowledge phone.
2. How are you accessing settings? Settings can be accessed from "Settings" app on app list; swipe to left, swipe up, tap to open.
3. ?
4. See 1., also try charging @ wall outlet it will charge much facter than through USB, again OEM cable recommended.
5. I do not think that batteries com with 50% charge. I could be wrong but when I purched my device it had only a residual charge ( enough to boot and make a few short calls).
If low battery charge is issue you should also receive message "Battery Critically Low" upon boot. If you cannot access any apps once booted and icon is still appearing over battery you do not have enough of a charge. If your only option is to charge though pc give it plenty of time it should chare even if not using recommended cable. Charging will be indicated by flashing red LED. Turning off your screen should speed up the process (it will take several hours plugged in to USB).
Hope this helps.
Thanks for your response and patience! Actually i just resolved the phone problem Monday ago.
keithltk91 said:
Thanks for your response and patience! Actually i just resolved the phone problem Monday ago.
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can you tell me how did you resolved this problem as I also have same problem with my Surround.
thanks in advance.
Sorry if I've missed something in the search but I'm tried and I hoping for quick answers
Anyway so my nexus 4 got the red light of death. And I've tried pretty much everything except unrooting it.
I currently have a temp quick fix where I charge the battery(not through the usb port) with direct contact. After that I reconnect the battery and use what I assume is a extremely slow charge(1hour = -10%)
My major problem is USB has decided to kill itself somehow, rendering most unrooting solution useless.
Is there a way I can unroot it still?
and does the back of the phone need to be on for USB data to work?
Also the phone drains the battery even while off.
Hi guys, I would like to thank in advance those who care to answer
I'm a completely noob. I won a used moto x play (not rooted) and the battery didn't charge above 70% also only charged with the phone turned off (when I plug the charger with the phone turned on the battery stops discharging but doesn't charge, just freeze at the % it is, the icon shows charging and "turbo charger connected" message shows normally). The back camera also didn't work, only the frontal worked. The person who gave it to me told me that the phone begin doing that after android was updated to 7.1 and the person just bought another phone and gave me this one. I have no money at all to buy another one, so I'm really hoping to fix it since warranty is already expired.
Here's what I did: factory wiped to see if the update was the problem, (it came back to 7.1 after the swipe because he wanted to and I couldn't stop it) and everything remained the same. "must be hardware" I thought, so I sent it to repair and got a brand new battery (original). Now it charges up to 80%... but only when the phone is turned off and the camera works trough other apk called open camera, the original camera app doesn't work. The message it displays is "camera is being used by other application" it showed this message even before I install the open camera app. So I imagine it can be a software problem since the battery is new and the camera works by the other app. I don't know that to do. Any suggestion welcome, I trust in this forum
Edit: you guys are my last hope :/ I'll have to stay with this phone for at least another year
Greetings. First of all I'm a normie not a techie and I don't understand half the threads in this forum!
Then, first week of Nov, I updated the software after being prompted. But I'm not even sure if that was an Android update or a Samsung update. All i know is that i lost my screen brightness slider, my volume control for my music streaming, and — most critically — my battery no longer charges properly. Before the update the battery & charging were normal. Now i can't charge properly (or completely) no matter how long it's plugged in.
Things I've tried so far include:
1. Different cables, outlets, and chargers
2. Optimized settings, disabled notifications, put apps to sleep
3. Force restarts
4. Safe mode
5. Tried charging while device is powered off/on.
Please see graphic below. The extreme discontinuities (crevices) relate to charging when the device is OFF. Yes, it now loses charge if I keep it plugged in while turned off. However, it's now been plugged in for weeks and still hasn't charged fully.
Advice welcome. I'm at my wits end with this device. (BTW, I have another Galaxy Tab which is working (and charging) normally. I didn't update its software.)
archive.ph said:
Greetings. First of all I'm a normie not a techie and I don't understand half the threads in this forum!
Then, first week of Nov, I updated the software after being prompted. But I'm not even sure if that was an Android update or a Samsung update. All i know is that i lost my screen brightness slider, my volume control for my music streaming, and — most critically — my battery no longer charges properly. Before the update the battery & charging were normal. Now i can't charge properly (or completely) no matter how long it's plugged in.
Things I've tried so far include:
1. Different cables, outlets, and chargers
2. Optimized settings, disabled notifications, put apps to sleep
3. Force restarts
4. Safe mode
5. Tried charging while device is powered off/on.
Please see graphic below. The extreme discontinuities (crevices) relate to charging when the device is OFF. Yes, it now loses charge if I keep it plugged in while turned off. However, it's now been plugged in for weeks and still hasn't charged fully.
Advice welcome. I'm at my wits end with this device. (BTW, I have another Galaxy Tab which is working (and charging) normally. I didn't update its software.)
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Late model devices need to be turned on while charging. The smart charging routines are embedded in the firmware and the device needs to be on to run them. Download the AMP app from Play Store and run it while charging and it will show the rate of charging. Post the results. You can turn the screen off for a little faster charging.
Thanks for your response. Wasn't sure which amp meter to choose so I selected the one with the highest rating.
The charging rate seems very slow, though I don't know what's normal. The adapters show 2A and 3A ratings.
Never knew the tablet should be on while charging. Mine made some headway overnight while off, but lost that and much more after I turned it on again. It's now been plugged in for weeks. Next I'll put it in airplane mode so it doesn't search for a signal.
Here's the fastest I've seen so far. Still doesn't seem like much.
None of this addresses why it all changed upon applying the September update. Everything was fine before then.
As you can see, the trend isn't good around here.
archive.ph said:
Here's the fastest I've seen so far. Still doesn't seem like much.
None of this addresses why it all changed upon applying the September update. Everything was fine before then.
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That is nowhere near what it should be. Do you know how to flash the latest stock ROM with Odin? Sept isn't the latest.
Unfortunately I have no idea how to do that.
I do have a new max and min though
archive.ph said:
Unfortunately I have no idea how to do that.
I do have a new max and min though
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edit: Have you tried updating via settings? Do that first.
If that doesn't, your only option is to try a factory reset. But first, make sure you know your Google Account name and password. You will need them the first time it reboots. You won't lose any photos, videos, music and such but you will lose contact, settings and any apps you have installed. To factory reset click the Settings icon and goto /Settings/General Management/Reset/factory reset. If that doesn't work, then you will have no option but to learn how to connect the tablet to a PC and use Odin to flash the latest firmware.