So I am coming from a Galaxy Nexus and was trying to use the little 1amp Samsung chargers from that. Noticed the bundled charger provides a bit more output at 1.8 amps?
Anyways, switched to the bundled charger but the phone complains at me unless I use the bundled cable. Any ideas?
MoNsTeReNeRgY22 said:
So I am coming from a Galaxy Nexus and was trying to use the little 1amp Samsung chargers from that. Noticed the bundled charger provides a bit more output at 1.8 amps?
Anyways, switched to the bundled charger but the phone complains at me unless I use the bundled cable. Any ideas?
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Simple. The other cables cant handle that current.
FynxSyndct said:
Simple. The other cables cant handle that current.
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Mhmm never thought of that I guess since never ran into that problem.
Also been using this 15ft monoprice cable for ages and it cant seem to handle it. Bummer since its handy to have this cable in my room.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5460&seq=1&format=2
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Simple. The other cables cant handle that current.
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I don't think that's true, I had my charger and cable from my Note 2 which is a 2 amp charger, and that didn't allow my G2 to charge at full speed either.
MoNsTeReNeRgY22 said:
Mhmm never thought of that I guess since never ran into that problem.
Also been using this 15ft monoprice cable for ages and it cant seem to handle it. Bummer since its handy to have this cable in my room.
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=5460&seq=1&format=2
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This is frustrating to me. I also had one of those monster monoprice cables. I used it for my Galaxy Nexus and then for my Galaxy S3.
Does anyone have a long USB cable that will charge this phone? If so, where did you get it? What kind is it?
drathian1 said:
This is frustrating to me. I also had one of those monster monoprice cables. I used it for my Galaxy Nexus and then for my Galaxy S3.
Does anyone have a long USB cable that will charge this phone? If so, where did you get it? What kind is it?
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Longer the cable, the more lose there is....
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drathian1 said:
This is frustrating to me. I also had one of those monster monoprice cables. I used it for my Galaxy Nexus and then for my Galaxy S3.
Does anyone have a long USB cable that will charge this phone? If so, where did you get it? What kind is it?
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Emailed monoprice support, will see what they say.
I'm having the same issues. All of my microUSB cables give me the error. Anybody know of rated cables that will work? Seems crazy that I get the error with every single one of my cables, but not with LG's bundled cable. I've used these cables to charge a DNA, GS4, HTC One, Nexus 7, etc. with no issues at all.
Might be a long shot but could vzw/att have a setting in the build somewhere that causes this? I know it's a long shot but we all know how greedy they are.
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Isn't this phone equipped with some type of different usb that allows for faster charging? I think I read that somewhere. The other cables may not have the proper viber/wires to handle the current...
** I have no idea what I am talking about by the way**
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craigbailey1986 said:
Isn't this phone equipped with some type of different usb that allows for faster charging? I think I read that somewhere. The other cables may not have the proper viber/wires to handle the current...
** I have no idea what I am talking about by the way**
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Are you thinking of the note3?
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/09/05...-connector-for-faster-transfers-and-charging/
MoNsTeReNeRgY22 said:
Are you thinking of the note3?
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/09/05...-connector-for-faster-transfers-and-charging/
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No referring to the "quick charge"
http://m.pocketnow.com/2013/08/07/lg-g2-features
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Just an FYI, the blackberry Playbook micro usb charger works great on this phone. 6ft cord, 1.8 amps, can be had for 8 bux.
sam2c said:
Just an FYI, the blackberry Playbook micro usb charger works great on this phone. 6ft cord, 1.8 amps, can be had for 8 bux.
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Do you have a link for that? Cant seem to find it for $8
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RIM-Blackbe...S_Cell_Phone_PDA_Chargers&hash=item4d1268005e
MoNsTeReNeRgY22 said:
Do you have a link for that? Cant seem to find it for $8
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Thanks, I'll give it a shot!
When I used the LG charger & cable my phone charges the fastest I've ever seen any phone charge before.
Anybody know where to buy certified Quick Charge 2.0 chargers/cables? I know my DNA had Quick Charge 1.0 and I loved it, but I could never find more chargers or cables that supported it.
Same here. 50% to 100% in an hour and a half.
Keep in mind that there is a benefit to battery longevity when charging at lower currents.
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Emailed monoprice support, will see what they say.
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So heres what they said.
Thank you for contacting Monoprice.com. In regards to your inquiry, the USB specification limits the length of a cable between USB 2.0 devices to 5 meters (or about 16 feet) and for USB 1.0 the limit is 3 meters (which is about 10 feet.) The longer the cable the more power it would require to charge devices and sync. You might need a active USB cable since the LG phone would require more power. At this particular length the power would charge slower. What is the the length of the OEM cable from LG that you're using? With the 1.8A charger with the 15ft cable still slower compared to the shorter USB cables?
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I received my Epic yesterday, and so today I'm doing my first full charge. I've had it plugged in for almost three hours now, and I'm only at 50%. Is anyone else experiencing this?
are you charging it on the wall or on a pc? and are u using it alot while charging?
It's connected to my PC. And I'm not using it at all.
hockeymike said:
It's connected to my PC. And I'm not using it at all.
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most USB are low power. You should use the wall charger the first time.
usb is slated to run at 500mAh, doesnt mean it cant go over it.. but thats what most of them do. ac charges at least 1000mAh..
Well that would explain it. Thanks!
shabbypenguin said:
usb is slated to run at 500mAh, doesnt mean it cant go over it.. but thats what most of them do. ac charges at least 1000mAh..
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ROFL, don't mean to be rude, but try reading the adaptor it comes with, the wall adapter is 700mah, lower than what came with my 3 year old blackberry, I'm using the wifes old cube from her iphone now, thats a full 1 amp.
robl45 said:
ROFL, don't mean to be rude, but try reading the adaptor it comes with, the wall adapter is 700mah, lower than what came with my 3 year old blackberry, I'm using the wifes old cube from her iphone now, thats a full 1 amp.
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Hm.. No wonder I noticed it took forever on the wall charger also.
Is there any advantage to having a lower power charger? If I could find a micro usb charger that provided 1 amp, would that detrimentally affect my device?
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Is there any advantage to having a lower power charger? If I could find a micro usb charger that provided 1 amp, would that detrimentally affect my device?
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no it shouldn't, the thing has a 1500mah battery I believe. 1.5amps and less is fine. cablematters has a package for 5 bucks that has wall charger and car charger that are 1000 mah. and all IPHONES use 1000mah
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Is there any advantage to having a lower power charger? If I could find a micro usb charger that provided 1 amp, would that detrimentally affect my device?
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The amperage is really just the max amount of power the charger will supply. Many times, the actual power draw will be lower than the maximum of the charger..
robl45 said:
ROFL, don't mean to be rude, but try reading the adaptor it comes with, the wall adapter is 700mah, lower than what came with my 3 year old blackberry, I'm using the wifes old cube from her iphone now, thats a full 1 amp.
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ah well would explain some of your guys issues, i have a lot of usb to ac adapters and the one for the epic is still sealed for myself..
I keep getting a red X Through my battery when plugged into my laptop to charge, is this normal? I really dont want to plug into the wall to charge
Really hope this doesn't become the case and that it will charge off of any USB charger...in particular like the one in my car that accepts USB Devices.
My friend has a galaxy and has the same issue, idk if its our laptops or what
Okay this has been address. please search but ill answer for you.
This device uses 5v 2a to charge. Hence the wall unit. you computer is 5v 1a or 1.5a (its not enough)
The device will maintain and in some cases when screen off slowly charge when plugged into computer or usb adaptor with the red "x" through it.
you can find a usb adapter cable which has a switch to allow you to charge while connected to a computer. its a data and charge switch. search for it. i think its on ebay.
also you can find on amazon or google shopping wall chargers for the p1000 which work for like 8$
dsh897 said:
Okay this has been address. please search but ill answer for you.
This device uses 5v 2a to charge. Hence the wall unit. you computer is 5v 1a or 1.5a (its not enough)
The device will maintain and in some cases when screen off slowly charge when plugged into computer or usb adaptor with the red "x" through it.
you can find a usb adapter cable which has a switch to allow you to charge while connected to a computer. its a data and charge switch. search for it. i think its on ebay.
also you can find on amazon or google shopping wall chargers for the p1000 which work for like 8$
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thanks, and thats very disappointing
DroidHam said:
thanks, and thats very disappointing
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its not disappointing at all.what other tegra2 tablet can even trickle charge through USB 2.0?
madsquabbles said:
its not disappointing at all.what other tegra2 tablet can even trickle charge through USB 2.0?
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My xoom could.
DroidHam said:
My xoom could.
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my 4 didn't and neither does a bunch of other peoples xooms. even if it did it would only charge at the same rate as the gt10.1 charges - 5 watts. that's the max USB 2.0 spec.
It should be easily solved with a 2 x male 1 x female usb cable
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-19158458583166_2164_10126151
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I keep getting a red X Through my battery when plugged into my laptop to charge, is this normal? I really dont want to plug into the wall to charge
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It charges through usb when the tab is powered off.
zaphyr said:
It should be easily solved with a 2 x male 1 x female usb cable
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-19158458583166_2164_10126151
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Where does one buy said cable?
hshah said:
Where does one buy said cable?
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Depends on your country I guess, I bought mine from Dustinhome.se:
http://www.dustinhome.se/pd_5010312807.aspx
Lou2serious said:
It charges through usb when the tab is powered off.
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even with it on it'll charge slowly.
Those double cables are cheap (around £3 in the UK) so I might pick up a couple of those and leave them at work and in the car
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Where does one buy said cable?
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http://cgi.ebay.com/New-USB-2-0-Fem...871?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27ba21e847
Having this Y-cable will also help with the fact that the USB cable that came with the tablet is so sort. I have a lot of 5V power supplies around but they are all from 50ma to 1a. Can't believe this thing needs to much power to charge, I would think that 1a would be enough just to maintain it when in use.
OK, I got a couple Y/Split cables and I still have red X when plugged into two USB ports, I even tried two ports that are on different controllers... as well as two USB3 ports in my laptop. I even tried my desktop. No luck.
Has anyone gotten this to work?
I posted in the accessories section about this subject, see here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14890063&postcount=16
and here;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14922116&postcount=27
The red x will show up if you are charging with anything under 2A. If I remember correctly usb 1 puts out 100ma and usb 2 & 3 put out 500ma. Even with a Y adapter you will only get 1A. If the screen is off then you will charge the battery however with the screen on, you are using the same amount of power that the usb is providing. Therefore the x because the battery is not charging.
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ericlmccormick said:
The red x will show up if you are charging with anything under 2A. If I remember correctly usb 1 puts out 100ma and usb 2 & 3 put out 500ma.
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With the adapter I posted about above, I never see the red x and I am charging off USB 2.
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To be clear, I am using a 10.1v not a 10.1 - there could be differences, but I doubt it.
I bought a USB extension cord and it works when I use it to charge my evo 3d but not my transformer tablet, any ideas why?
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Probably because of the voltage drop from the distance.
The transformer cord is already pretty long.
The longer the distance to carry voltage, the more it will drop.
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You need an usb 3.0 extension cable in order to charge the tf.
Your extension cord should be USB 3 because TF uses USB 3 pins (which has 15V power) for charging
Aah didn't even think about usb 3.0
My bad.
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Damn that sucks, guess I'll have to get another extension for the tablet
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fear_factory84 said:
You need an usb 3.0 extension cable in order to charge the tf.
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This, just get the. Cheapest 3.0 cable off of mono price or amazon.
ryan stewart said:
This, just get the. Cheapest 3.0 cable off of mono price or amazon.
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I got the other one off of eBay for 2 bucks so isn't a big loss. I'll see if the seller has 3.0 as well. Thanks everybody.
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http://www.dealextreme.com/p/usb-3-0-superspeed-male-to-female-extension-cable-180cm-length-48893
Could be enough ?
klabit87 said:
The transformer cord is already pretty long.
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I'd beg to differ, that thing is short as hell.
This works. It's cheap & nice quality... monoprice
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030309&p_id=6506&seq=1&format=2
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I'd beg to differ, that thing is short as hell.
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I agree - it's not really long enough to reach from the floor to the top of my desk....
Just an FYI. The TF is not USB 3.0 enabled, but it does require a USB3.0 cable because it uses pin 7 of the connector for a no USB standard function ( detect the TF and set the charger to output 11V to charge ) Pin 7 in standard USB 3.0 is part of a data pair. USB2.0 cables do not have the second data pair ( pin 7)
I ordered a 10ft version of that usb 3 extender from monoprice listed a couple posts above, and it works like a charm. Just FYI.
I tried calling Google Play device support. They said they don't replace chargers, and I should just use a standard micro USB cable and wall charger. The problem is, I have not been able to find a 1.2 Amp charger of any kind. Anything lower will charge the phone more slowly, and from what I understand, unless it's properly shorted out (I think), anything higher will not necessarily work properly with certain devices.
Can somebody please help me find a good replacement charger that won't charge the phone more slowly than the one the phone came with?
I believe Ipad chargers do 2amps, or try a 1amp charger since i haven't seen more than 880ma from my battery widget when charging it.
What about this? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0073FCPSK/
USB Port 1 (Designed for Apple products) Compatibility
iPad @ 2 Ampere Max.
iPhone / iPod Touch @ 1 Ampere Max.
Others phones / GPS / Tablet etc. @ 0.5 to 1 Ampere Max. (May not support charging of some devices)
USB Port 2 (port close to LED, designed for non apple products) Compatibility
iPad @ NOT Compatible
iPhone / iPod Touch @ 0.5 Ampere Max.
Others phones / GPS / Tablet etc. @ 1 to 2 Ampere Max.
Would the non-Apple port work?
Somebody mentioned this to me on another forum: you gotta be careful with those dual chargers. sometimes the higher current port is limited to apple devices (i think they have a couple pins in the cable shorted)
What exactly does that mean? The product I linked to, does it have this problem?
Disregard, forgot what section I was in!
Just do what was suggested at LL.
that was not helpful at all. I made a topic here for a reason, LL was being completely unhelpful
I just got the blackberry 1.8 amp micro USB charger and it works great.
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You mean this? http://www.amazon.com/Blackberry-Folding-Blade-Charger-Playbook/dp/B004OZMWUS
ok. Thanks.
Anybody know about that PowerGen Dual USB charger I linked to? I just remembered I actually already have one of those. It'd be nice to just use that one.
I'll be honest. I don't like that Blackberry charger because you can't remove the USB cable from it.
Get the amazonbasics wall charger is 1.2 amps.
MultiKoopa said:
You mean this? http://www.amazon.com/Blackberry-Folding-Blade-Charger-Playbook/dp/B004OZMWUS
ok. Thanks.
Anybody know about that PowerGen Dual USB charger I linked to? I just remembered I actually already have one of those. It'd be nice to just use that one.
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Yes.
MultiKoopa said:
I'll be honest. I don't like that Blackberry charger because you can't remove the USB cable from it.
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That's the sole reason I got it for. I don't need to remove it because this charger stays at work.
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R: Looking for an additional 1.2 amp charger.
What about using The nexus 7 charter?
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hxphan said:
I just got the blackberry 1.8 amp micro USB charger and it works great.
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is it a bad thing to charge the battery in this high A input.
I want to charge it fast, but I am scare if it hurt the battery...
Emama said:
is it a bad thing to charge the battery in this high A input.
I want to charge it fast, but I am scare if it hurt the battery...
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No it's not gonna hurt the battery. The phone (or better a battery controller) controls the current that reaches the battery. So no matter how powerful a charger would be it will not charge above a certain current.
hxphan said:
I just got the blackberry 1.8 amp micro USB charger and it works great.
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This is the one i use for all my devices!!
Very good charger!!
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I know best buy has those exact amp chargers. I work in the PC department and I see them all the time. By rocketfish. They should be in with the Stylus's. Which are always with the iPad or iPad mini cases.
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I am also looking for charger, to have 1 in home and 1 at work. Is there chance to get LG 1.2 amp Europe standart (not UK)?
1.2 amp vs 1.8
Hey guys just out of curiosity... I was wondering how much better a 1.8 amp charger is then a 1.2 amp... I have a nexus 5 my dad has a g2 he didn't even take out the g2's charger so I decided to rob His LOL and trade with him... How many minutes would be saved...
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Hey guys just out of curiosity... I was wondering how much better a 1.8 amp charger is then a 1.2 amp... I have a nexus 5 my dad has a g2 he didn't even take out the g2's charger so I decided to rob His LOL and trade with him... How many minutes would be saved...
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The phone is only going to pull as much current as it can and needs so a larger charger isn't going to make any difference
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Nokia AC-10x is 1.2A, it's a good quality charger.
Yh so basically when im
Using my phone whilst charging it charges downwards.
It doesn't charge downwards. It's simply because you are doing something so intensive that the power from USB outlets cannot cannot draw enough power and so it compensates by using battery power as well.
seriously?
USB charging is only about a 1/5th of the power from charging from a power point.
Riiiight. But im only watching vids? I understand if i play a game and it happens buh videos too?!
189cutter said:
Riiiight. But im only watching vids? I understand if i play a game and it happens buh videos too?!
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Are you charging via the included Samsung charger or computer?
Computer USB only gives out about 0.5 -0.7A @ 5V which is not really enough to charge the phone while in use for anything.
For me, battery will drop even with the screen on.
However, USB charger gives 2A @ 5V which is enough to do some intensive things while not loosing charge.
I have samsung charger with cable (both white) and its the usb charger one not the fixed charger one
Try using this app to find out what current you're getting from your charger. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2076078
Stock charger and cable with stock kernel should show 1200 mah with the screen on. If you aren't getting that, try different cables in case you have damaged your stock one. Beware though... I have found some cheap generic cables perform very very badly. You could have different results with a non Samsung charger, sometimes they will work in a similar way, sometimes the kernel detects it as a PC connection and limits the charging current. It depends on the internals of the charger and if there is any resistance across the data pins.
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USB charging is only about a 1/5th of the power from charging from a power point.
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Not true.
USB charging is ~500mA
AC charging is ~850mA, and with a fast charge kernel you'll get up to 1200mA.
fivecheebs said:
Try using this app to find out what current you're getting from your charger. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2076078
Stock charger and cable with stock kernel should show 1200 mah with the screen on. If you aren't getting that, try different cables in case you have damaged your stock one. Beware though... I have found some cheap generic cables perform very very badly. You could have different results with a non Samsung charger, sometimes they will work in a similar way, sometimes the kernel detects it as a PC connection and limits the charging current. It depends on the internals of the charger and if there is any resistance across the data pins.
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since when do you declare current in mAh? *facepalm*
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eprov said:
since when do you declare current in mAh? *facepalm*
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LOL! alright calm down.. Of course you are absolutely correct, that was a simple typo, but thanks for pointing out my mistake in such a polite manner. :highfive:
fivecheebs said:
Try using this app to find out what current you're getting from your charger. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2076078
Stock charger and cable with stock kernel should show 1200 mah with the screen on. If you aren't getting that, try different cables in case you have damaged your stock one. Beware though... I have found some cheap generic cables perform very very badly. You could have different results with a non Samsung charger, sometimes they will work in a similar way, sometimes the kernel detects it as a PC connection and limits the charging current. It depends on the internals of the charger and if there is any resistance across the data pins.
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eprov said:
since when do you declare current in mAh? *facepalm*
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Hi ,
In this case does not apply BUT if we were talking about dose ( like in Xrays) the term mah it does exist.
Not really important and related to this forum but good for general knowledge or a trivial pursuit game
Pace brothers and sisters
189cutter said:
Yh so basically when im
Using my phone whilst charging it charges downwards.
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This haooens when you USB CABLE is faulty.
Get a new USB cable (i would prefer a different brand than samsung because their wuality is cheap).
Your phone might be charging slow to.
Download the galaxy current charge app and check for the voltage thing. Youll get the answer for yourself.
Thank me if i helped.
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