Using N⁴ while charging. - Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

A quick question, is it okay to use the Nexus 4 while charging? I was using it, and it charges a bit late but just want to ask if it doesn't harm the battery.
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Not that I know of, any phone is okay to be used while charging
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aanonymoushuman said:
Not that I know of, any phone is okay to be used while charging
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But it slows the charge speed if we are using it, ryt?
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hsn97 said:
But it slows the charge speed if we are using it, ryt?
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It depends on what you're doing. If you're playing game then it'll charge slowly. But if you're just texting and browsing then that shouldn't be a problem.
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Of course it will slow the charge speed, but that's not dangerous.
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Nexus s cm7 battery

I'm running cm7 stable on my nexus..and it only charges up to 95:/ I deleted battery stats etc and no luvk...any tips?
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kingvaj23 said:
I'm running cm7 stable on my nexus..and it only charges up to 95:/ I deleted battery stats etc and no luvk...any tips?
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It's supposed to do that.
It doesn't charge up to 100% to preserve the battery's health, it's designed this way.
If you really want it up to 100%, you can always bump charge it.
Greetz
frutelaken said:
It's supposed to do that.
It doesn't charge up to 100% to preserve the battery's health, it's designed this way.
If you really want it up to 100%, you can always bump charge it.
Greetz
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Also to note. Bump charging can cause problems, so read that to decide whether or not you want to do it.
Oh ok thanks..so just leave it at is? It bugs me but I can live with it lol
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Also is it bad if I leave it plugged in if its at its highest charging point
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kingvaj23 said:
Also is it bad if I leave it plugged in if its at its highest charging point
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It shouldn't hurt the battery.
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Charger output

As I was putting my S3 on charge last night for the first time I noticed that the output of the new charger is 1A as opposed to .7A on the charger for the S2.
As the S2 had theoretically two charging modes, 450 &650mA (depending if it was enabled in the kernel..eg Siyah), I was wondering if any of the tech guru's out there would know what charging rates does the S3 accept (if kernel enabled of course) ?
I'm guessing this would have to be done with an ammeter but if anyone has any theories feel free to post here.
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Hopefully GM of SiyahKernel fame will have an answer and tweak for us in no time in his upcoming kernel. I'm sure it'll be in his to do list somewhere.
Edit: First charge 4-100% in 3 hours.
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Anyway. Good to see you over this way.
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UpInTheAir said:
Hopefully GM of SiyahKernel fame will have an answer and tweak for us in no time in his upcoming kernel. I'm sure it'll be in his to do list somewhere.
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gokhan on his way here
Yeah I know....
Howdy guys
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KennyLegend said:
Yeah I know....
Howdy guys
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whats the max battery voltage??? with 100 % charge i can see voltage upto 4.3xx
bala_gamer said:
whats the max battery voltage??? with 100 % charge i can see voltage upto 4.3xx
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1st charge got 4328mV.
Expect it to be a little more after a few full uninterrupted charge cycles.
Suppose I could do the maths and calculate an approx charge rate, but will need a true min. for that. Brain's a little tied right now though
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ah , 4328mv ! im getting something closer to it, will get better with some more battery cycles.
4338mv measured here peak. I
Also. 999A being drawn.
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Anyone tried out a higher power output charger?
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hefonthefjords said:
Anyone tried out a higher power output charger?
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No, but I believe its locked at 1mA.
Using siyahkernel with extweaks app and there is an option to increase this.
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[Q] about downloading

Hi I have a nexus 4 and I use my phone to download torrents and movies daily but am worried about the battery life so should I download with the charger connected or empty the battery and recharge again thanks alot
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alphatia said:
Hi I have a nexus 4 and I use my phone to download torrents and movies daily but am worried about the battery life so should I download with the charger connected or empty the battery and recharge again thanks alot
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you shouldn't have a problem downloading a 1 or 2gig movie within 30 minutes to an hr, it'll drain your battery half way regardless of kernel though.
If you're worried, you should stop pirating or Johnny Law will be on your rear. jkjk
To answer your question, just use it without connecting to the charger. Also, calibrating the battery is not necessary either.
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So draining the battery regularly doesn't hurt it?
So in conclusion connecting the charger hurts the battery?
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Keeping your battery at 100% all the time (letting your phone plugged into the charger) is literally the worst thing you could possibly do to the battery besides overheating it.
If you want to get the longest lifespan out of the battery, keep it between 40 and 80% and under 40°C (which is why the N4 starts throttling itself at 38°C)
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Keeping your battery at 100% all the time (letting your phone plugged into the charger) is literally the worst thing you could possibly do to the battery besides overheating it.
If you want to get the longest lifespan out of the battery, keep it between 40 and 80% and under 40°C (which is why the N4 starts throttling itself at 38°C)
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So I should download until the battery is at 40% the charge again right?
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alphatia said:
So I should download until the battery is at 40% the charge again right?
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That should be fine, yes.
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That should be fine, yes.
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Thanks a lot for replying
But the battery will die eventually
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alphatia said:
Thanks a lot for replying
But the battery will die eventually
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Of course it will. It's a battery. They only have so many charge cycles. You can always buy another. With a little effort the battery can be swapped out.
That's right anyway I just wanted to know the least way I can damage the battery while downloading. ..do u have a suggestion
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alphatia said:
That's right anyway I just wanted to know the least way I can damage the battery while downloading. ..do u have a suggestion
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I can't give you advice on how to make piracy less damaging to your phone. That's against the rules.
alphatia said:
That's right anyway I just wanted to know the least way I can damage the battery while downloading. ..do u have a suggestion
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Use a computer or don't pirate media contents at all. :thumbup:
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scream4cheese said:
Use a computer or don't pirate media contents at all. :thumbup:
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I just had my lawyer answer a ~1800 euro claim for some song that had magically found its way into my torrent downloading software. He charged me 208€.
Don't download pirated media..
He never said he was downloading copyrighted material... plenty of legal Ubuntu torrents available and last time I checked that's not piracy
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Guys am talking about not damaging my battery not the phone
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Anyway thanks all for your answers
So in conclusion
I should download until the battery drops to 40% and then recharge it
2- never leave the device connected all day
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alphatia said:
That's right anyway I just wanted to know the least way I can damage the battery while downloading. ..do u have a suggestion
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Flash a different kernel, then both underclock and undervolt.
tarroyo said:
Flash a different kernel, then both underclock and undervolt.
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Am already on custom kernel but my question is about how to download safely without killing the battery life cycle
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alphatia said:
Am already on custom kernel but my question is about how to download safely without killing the battery life cycle
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Are u underclocked? are u undervolted??? That should keep your battery from overheating.
tarroyo said:
Are u underclocked? are u undervolted??? That should keep your battery from overheating.
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Am using Franco kernel with a little under volt but my question is about the downloading technique ..should I download with the charger connected or without. In order to save the battery life cycles
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Q Is anynkind of batter training required?

Is any kind of battery training required for the new s4
And how to do so if yes
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Nope just use it. I like to wait till it's below 15% to charge it and always leave it charging till its full.
The main thing is not to let it discharge completely.
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chintz24 said:
Is any kind of battery training required for the new s4
And how to do so if yes
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This is not a ni-cad battery, so no.
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Nexus 7 v1 Charger with 2013?

Is it safe to use the original Nexus 7's charger with the new 2013 model?
Unless I'm mistaken, it will only allow what amperage it can use. So I'm thinking that if the max it can take is 1.3, then even on a 2, only 1.3 passes. Maybe wrong.
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okEric said:
Is it safe to use the original Nexus 7's charger with the new 2013 model?
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I have been using the original Nexus charger. It charges faster and so far I've not had any problems.
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Cool I've been using one too and it seems to be working fine. Was just a little worried it would do something weird or something.
I used it over night and had no heat issues.
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memphian said:
Unless I'm mistaken, it will only allow what amperage it can use. So I'm thinking that if the max it can take is 1.3, then even on a 2, only 1.3 passes. Maybe wrong.
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This is correct, it will only take the amperage it is coded for, no matter the amperage of the charger itself.
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