Hello, i have a question.. Can i charge my gs4 with my old gs2 charger? or is there any risk to break my new phone?. The new charger cable that came with the new gs4 is really short compared to my old charger and i'm not able to use it in my bed while charging :/
You can use it but charging times will definitely be slower.
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you can use the charger from your SGS2 or change the cable from your SGS4-Charger.
I use the charger of my wife, it´s a Nokia-Charger .....This cable is long enough.
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Hello guys ,
i have a little problem here , i couldn't charge my phone since the last hour
but before this there wasn't any problem around nearly 2 years
is it because of the usb cable ?
even i plugged in my usb cable through a pc it can't be detected
i even tried removing the battery and try charging it
is the usb cable spoiled or the charger ?
Did you search? Just asking.
Troubleshoot. If you can get your hands on a different cable, different charger, battery and so on. Find someone who has those things.
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Is it OK now? I'm curious.
Try what @teichopsia said. Eliminate each possibility and then post the results
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Different charger
The same thing happened to me with my HTC Inspire, and the culprit was the USB cable. That cable is very crappy I most say. It can get damaged easily because of how the head of the cable that goes plugged into the phone was built. It bends when using your phone while charging and when holding it in landscape with ease.
I have been using a BB cable for more than a month now, and it plugs tightly into the phone port, and hasn't given me any problems at all.
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Hello all.
I have had Nexus 4 for 2 weeks now. Absolutely love the device. Doesn't really have any problem with it. Last night, my phone didn't charge when I plug it in the wall charger (LG charger with Kindle USB cable). So I thought I forgot to charge it. I plug it in the wall charger at work, a HTC charger/USB cable. It is still not charging.
But if I plug it into my laptop, it chargers and I can transfer files between the phone and laptop.
I haven't even rooted the phone yet. Locked bootloader. Stock everything and the latest update.
Noticed that there is something similar going on with S3. So this is not a Samsung problem. It's an Android problem.
Any help is appreciated.
EDIT: Nevermind.
I think it's the charger's fault. Glad it's not our phone though.
Have you tried using the wall adapter and cable that actually came with your Nexus 4?
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leenypost said:
Have you tried using the wall adapter and cable that actually came with your Nexus 4?
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the wall adapter was from LG. I don't think the USB cable is faulty since I can connect to Laptop ok.
wngmv said:
the wall adapter was from LG. I don't think the USB cable is faulty since I can connect to Laptop ok.
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You should try the wall adapter and cable that came with your phone just to be certain the phone is faulty. Different adapters have different current outputs and different cables are better Suited to handle larger or smaller outputs. The kindle cable you speak of I know for sure is not designed to consistantly output at higher levels. Also, Older Samsung wall adapters like the one that comes with the Epic never had enough current output to charge my HTC phones anywhere near as quickly as my genuine HTC wall adapters.
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So I went to plug in my phone using the stock charger and it would not charge. The charger would however charge other devices including my N7. I tried several different chargers and none would charge it. My N7 charger was here at work so I could not try that until now. Plug it in and instantly charging. Why would the N4 charger quit working on the phone but still charge other things.
Im so confused!
It probably has something to do with the terminals inside the connector. They must not be making a solid connection
the wall plug in part of the stock charger is junk. mine makes a loud ticking noise and gets really hot. i don't trust it, i use the stock charging wire with an old HTC plug in and its been problem free
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Sometimes when I charge my phone I get spikes of charging then not charging. Wonder if this is a problem with the USB port or its just a dust issue there?
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I think this phone just has a retarded charging port. The plug doesn't stay in securely which causes the phone to charge slow, first of all. And I recently started having the problem you described. It will say charging, not charging back and forth a bunch of times. Are you using a case? When this happens, I take off my case to make sure the plug is in there securely and I also make sure the AC adapter is plugged into the wall securely and that the USB plug is plugged into the AC adapter securely as well. This usually helps.
Charging this phone is such a headache sometimes.
That happened to me like a month ago and the charger was the culprit. But I also had slow charging (even with the wall adapter, it would eventually change to USB charging) and it wouldn't reach full charge. You might want to try another charger, just in case.
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I've seen this also and cleaned my USB pins...seemed to help.
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That happened to me like a month ago and the charger was the culprit. But I also had slow charging (even with the wall adapter, it would eventually change to USB charging) and it wouldn't reach full charge. You might want to try another charger, just in case.
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I have to agree. I am using a different charger because the one it came with sucks. I would wake up to a phone that had 50% even though it was on the charger all night.
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My Nexus 4 does this when I use the LG USB cable, but I don't remember if it happened with the stock charger. I lost that a long time ago, and now I use the charger from my old Motorola Atrix, which works fine if I use a cable other than the LG cable. I think my cable is damaged, but it feels like the cable always did that. If I plug my dads Atrix HD into the LG cable, it does the same unstable charging as my Nexus.
I have the same issue, have tried multiple chargers and cables, even happens over Qi.
I have a replacement phone coming
Had this too, charger was broken, just try another charger first.
I'm now using a standard samsung charger
I had this problem with the official charger, but it works well when I charge it using my computer usb ports (I prefer lower current when I charge over night) and the Nexus 10 charger.
Thanks for all your responses...it seems to be better now after cleaning the ports....but still happens sometimes...I'm trying to do a RMA for it but have a question...what if during their testing it didn't happen would I need to pay for the replaced device?
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Long story short, upgraded to 4.3 (not stock) and noticed my phone was at 3% in the morning despite being plugged in.
Checked to see if the charger was messed, it wasn't (worked with another phone and it displays a blue light while plugged in). Even so, I tried another charger. Plugged that in the wall and tried different sockets, nothing.
Called Google, said I might need a replacement, I don't really want to go through that... I'd have to transfer warranty, etc.
They also ,mentioned blowing into the charging port, so I did. The phone started to charge for 3-5 seconds, and then it stopped again. So I decided to plug it into my laptop and it began charging...
I don't want to have to rely on USB to charge my phone and the replacement is my kind of last resort, so what do you guys think I can do to fix my faulty port?
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Does not sound like hardware issue to me. You're saying that it charges through a PC's USB and not when using AC charger. Don't both charging methods use the same micro-usb from the phone? You can try things like restarting, flashing the factory image, shutting off.
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Get a Qi wireless charger. Simple solution. . That or replace the charging daughter board. They are only $15.
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No. Charging works fine
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did you try a different usb cable? I've noticed the cable shipped with the phone is pretty inferior. The wall wart could be fine but the cable is going bad.
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did you try a different usb cable? I've noticed the cable shipped with the phone is pretty inferior. The wall wart could be fine but the cable is going bad.
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Yeah the cable I got with my n4 is pure garbage. Flashes charging on and off constant. I just threw it away.
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Well, oddly enough I'm at a different home right now and AC charging works here... I don't know if it works at my home, but it does here. I'm very confused right now
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Basically have to get a replacement, can't do anything else about it. So what are the best options to back up all of my stuff and return to stock? If I can return to stock straight from the N⁴ that'd be wicked :3
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I had an issue like this on my gnex. When it was at this point, it would charge on usb or with the phone powered off. Not to much longer and the port died, Had to replace it.If you can get an exchange, I would go that way vs. replacing the cable\port. Replacing the ribbon cable and port has possibility of breakage it you don't have a "light touch".