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RED LED of Death - Guide to get phone back up and running

Hey all,
Surely at some point we have all gone to pick up our x10's and seen nothing on the screen and a blinking red led when you try to turn it on.
Immediatly thoughts of Phone Death and End of the World will undoubtably echo through our minds. Fear not!
Well, this happened to me on the weekend again (a few times now) so i thought i'd try a few different ways of getting it back up again and i think i nailed it first go
1. Yank battery out
2. connect charger and wait for green charging led
3. insert battery and wait for charging icon to appear in screen* (SE logo first, then Charging screen)
4. power phone on with cable still connected. Phone will boot as normal and continue charging.
5. celebrate avoidance of mobile technology isolation with a few cold ones
Hope that helps someone!
* For what its worth, i am running Zdzihu's 2.2 Beta4, but i think this should work on most. Only thing that might be different would be the charging icon does not appear on some ROMS. That i cannot answer but is probably worth a shot anyway
Tim.

Hasn't happened to me yet. Do you let your battery get fully drained?
Sent from my X10i using XDA app - FX10B4

violentgoomba said:
Hasn't happened to me yet. Do you let your battery get fully drained?
Sent from my X10i using XDA app - FX10B4
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did happen that way once, was not anywhere near anything remotely power generating (camping) but this last time was still on 70% charge and on charge via USB at the time. weird!

Ok that sounds alarming. I'll keep an eye out for this on my x10
Sent from my X10i using XDA app - FX10B4

Hi,
I am facing the same issue as mentioned above but unable to resolve it.
I tried the steps mentioned:
1. Yanked battery out
2. connected charger and waited for green charging led
But for me the green charging led does not come up!!
What could be the issue?

I don't quite understand. Are you saying that X10's are just suddenly and mysteriously dying? I've never heard of this or had it happen to me on stock firmware. The way you described it sounds like you always leave your screen on. Maybe that's the problem, or it's because 2.2 custom ROMs are completely stable yet? :Confused?

sumtimes strange things happens
i charged the battery completly 100% den wipeout the battery
rubb it in my palmm ...insert it back
turn on the phone it says 3 % charged RED led starts blinking
ahahahahahahaha..
wipe out battery rub again placing it back it says 100%

Rohveric said:
Hi,
I am facing the same issue as mentioned above but unable to resolve it.
I tried the steps mentioned:
1. Yanked battery out
2. connected charger and waited for green charging led
But for me the green charging led does not come up!!
What could be the issue?
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Or it could be that your USB port is broken.

same issue...
i don't think usb is broken...coz the phone went dead when i was playing a game...there was no issue with the usb port then...
when i charge the RED light blinks...
if i remove the battery and place it back and swith it on RED light blinks again but for 3 times....and no display....
i've been searchin solution for this issue on sonyericsson support forums and xda support forums but no solution that i came across works...
does this mean that xperia x10 dies just by playing games? phone freezes and dies....weird!!

this was some time ago for me, and has not happened since, but i was thinking about it recently and i was actually thinking it was heat related. i was charging (at the time it died last time) via usb-pc connection, and that always gets really hot. maybe its a thermal heat saving thing?

mrtim123 said:
this was some time ago for me, and has not happened since, but i was thinking about it recently and i was actually thinking it was heat related. i was charging (at the time it died last time) via usb-pc connection, and that always gets really hot. maybe its a thermal heat saving thing?
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You should avoid charging via usb on PC...it never charges battery properly and is recommended when you only want to charge your phone to do it via charger, not PC usb.

simacid said:
You should avoid charging via usb on PC...it never charges battery properly and is recommended when you only want to charge your phone to do it via charger, not PC usb.
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Where is the data on this?
I just discovered as of yesterday, that my Lenovo (IBM) Thinkpad T400 only has one good USB port as far as my X10a is concerned. The other 2 ports appear to connect, but the charge still falls down.
My best port is on the left side, further back of the two.
I am using rendeiro2005's [MOD/ROM)scamble_v01[CM6.1.3][30MAR]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1015765
I am attempting a portion of the cycle of power as noted here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1010070
# Unplug Charger and do not plug back in until your phone dies
# Reboot into recovery once it is dead by connecting charger
# Wipe battery stats
# Charge to 100% and repeat the discharging, wiping, and charging process about 3-5 times
In attempt to make sure my battery was drained, I kept turning my phone on.
This led to my flashing red LED of death.
I attempted this workaround, but it didn't work exactly, but close enough.
I had to pop the battery out and in and disconnect usb a few times and back in until it started charging.....

simacid said:
You should avoid charging via usb on PC...it never charges battery properly and is recommended when you only want to charge your phone to do it via charger, not PC usb.
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yep, i generally do, but i was away on a trip and only had access to a pc/usb for charging (forgot my AC charger!)

Red flash of death:
For me it was because the connector on my phone(!), was broken.
So I send it back for repair.
A friend of mine had exact the same.
Vodafone is currently repairing mine, and made a photo of what was broken. ;p
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Now the wait till they repair it and send it back to me

x10 not charging, not working at all
when i got my x10 which was sent to me thru dhl, i saw it was working before it was placed inside the box then when i get it just this morning i tried to power it on but it didn't so i charged it but nothing happened. Even the led indicator is not blinking so i tried to buy a new one. there, the indicator blinks when i power it up but still didn't work. i tried to charge my original battery thru usb for more thn 2 hours and charge it thru clipped charger for almost half day now but nothing happened. issue is still persisting. can somebody help me with these?

haha.. this had happen to me be4 when i flash to custom ROM. and tht time my phone battery was 34%. After flash. it show only 10% ._. how funny it is..

mrtim123 said:
Hey all,
Surely at some point we have all gone to pick up our x10's and seen nothing on the screen and a blinking red led when you try to turn it on.
Immediatly thoughts of Phone Death and End of the World will undoubtably echo through our minds. Fear not!
Well, this happened to me on the weekend again (a few times now) so i thought i'd try a few different ways of getting it back up again and i think i nailed it first go
1. Yank battery out
2. connect charger and wait for green charging led
3. insert battery and wait for charging icon to appear in screen* (SE logo first, then Charging screen)
4. power phone on with cable still connected. Phone will boot as normal and continue charging.
5. celebrate avoidance of mobile technology isolation with a few cold ones
Hope that helps someone!
* For what its worth, i am running Zdzihu's 2.2 Beta4, but i think this should work on most. Only thing that might be different would be the charging icon does not appear on some ROMS. That i cannot answer but is probably worth a shot anyway
Tim.
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i tried using these steps but nothing happened. the green led lights up but after a minute is goes out and then nothing happened.
what else can i do to turn my x10 on? i'm really losing hope for this phone. really disappointed. and i don't wanna say these but i'm starting to hate sony ericsson for not responding to these issue. i've read from different forums from different sites that a lot of same issue is happening to same brand and model yet all of these haven't responded even a single solution and that's really frustrating.

i have the same issue phone turns on on some point but battery keeps on 0% even if i charge it for more than 2 hours it doesnot goes past 0%..............I tried the genuine charger and everything

Rohveric said:
Hi,
I am facing the same issue as mentioned above but unable to resolve it.
I tried the steps mentioned:
1. Yanked battery out
2. connected charger and waited for green charging led
But for me the green charging led does not come up!!
What could be the issue?
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i am in the same boat. had more than 70% when mine died... now all it does is the flashing light thing...
i kno the usb port works b/c ONE time out of probably about a 100 that i've tried, it actually worked and brought me to the charging battery screen then immediately died again...
i can't seem to get the phone to go to xRecovery OR boot into flash mode...
this is all very upsetting... what to do?

Is this topic still alive.i v the same issue like other frends told.my x10 is dead.when i press power button it vibrates for less than a sec and then ..... no life.

Dont use cheap chargers

So with this thread I would like to tell you what happens when you use cheap magnetic chargers.
But most of all to WARN you to be careful, because I didn't have any indication or even heard that this was possible before it happened to me.
I got my new phone twenty something days ago and today I got my cheap magnetic charger from ebay.
Not knowing there is a significant importance in the way you plug it, I managed to do it the wrong way....
What happened:
The phone shut itself off.
When connected to the wall plug it only flashes in red.
When connected to PC (win 7 64x) it pulses slowly but still no go.
When you try to flash firmware - not recognized.
When you try hard reset (volume up key + power button) - no go.
When you try the hard reset red button next to sim holder (I didn't even knew it existed) - again no go.
When you try pressing every button and praying - no go.
When you curse and threaten it so loudly that your neighbors call the police - no go.
I will try 2 more things - discharging the battery completely and charging it again over night to see what happens. If any improvements appear or don't I will edit the thread so you can learn from my misfortune and hopefully avert one of your own.
And now for the fun part:
Q: What does a XZ1c + cheap magnetic charger add up to ?
A: Red Christmas lights.
Q: What happens if you do the same thing as me?
A: You teach your phone to play dead.
Q: What should you say if people ask if your phone is bricked?
A: Tell them that you googled images of dark chocolate
And if you want to know how the cable looks like here's a link - next to it you can see burned to black 200 euros :crying:
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Update
Phone is completely and utterly bricked.
Discharging and charging has no effect.
Flashtool doesn't recognize the phone when I want to flash ftf.
Another person with the same issue contacted me, he told me that these are the signs of a burned mobo, in his case the lcd was a goner too...
So now you know, please if you read this be careful, this could happen to other xperias with magnetic charging I suppose
For the people that posted up till now:
im not sure the cheap carger cause this... could be other harware failure or even sw.
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unfortunately it's from the charger
It seems the problem is you plugging it in the wrong way. Not the charger....
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50% correct, the problem is that these chargers are not supposed to be connectable in other ways, the cheap ones are however...
I have cheap magnetic cable and it's awesome you can't plug it in a wrong way hehe you must be lucky guy if you have done this hehe.
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40% luck and 60% skill
Thankfully mine didn't suffer any permanent damage
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lucky b*stard
bought that adapter:
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just know there is a possibility of this happening
Hmm very strange because in my case I can't plug my charger in other way it's simply impossible hehe I have +,- signs too
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a picture is worth a thousand words, now I see a big difference, my charging pins are hanging out if the plastic, making the contact much more easier, with yours it would be difficult
Same thing happened to my phone
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no boot at all in my case, hopefully yours will be OK
christmas tree an extra light.
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haha I said exactly the same
So my new Z1C is on its way, this time I bought a used one, so if it dies I wouldn't be so angry
There is saying in Bulgarian that is: What a person does to himself cannot be done to him by another.
So I could only wish you happiness and no trouble with magnetic chargers

im not sure the cheap carger cause this... could be other harware failure or even sw.

It seems the problem is you plugging it in the wrong way. Not the charger....

I have cheap magnetic cable and it's awesome you can't plug it in a wrong way hehe you must be lucky guy if you have done this hehe. People learns on mistakes get your phone on warranty and tell that it bricked while performing update via pc companion it should works

mosespl said:
I have cheap magnetic cable and it's awesome you can't plug it in a wrong way hehe you must be lucky guy if you have done this hehe. People learns on mistakes get your phone on warranty and tell that it bricked while performing update via pc companion it should works
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You most definitely can plug the Chinese fakes in the wrong way. Virtually no extra force required, and the phone instantly crashes/reboots.
Thankfully mine didn't suffer any permanent damage

Strange...
I bought that adapter: http://www.dx.com/p/aluminum-alloy-...dapter-for-sony-z1-z1-mini-more-silver-320911
It's working like a charm... No problems at all, charging time is the same... :highfive:

Darkimmortal said:
You most definitely can plug the Chinese fakes in the wrong way. Virtually no extra force required, and the phone instantly crashes/reboots.
Thankfully mine didn't suffer any permanent damage
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Hmm very strange because in my case I can't plug my charger in other way it's simply impossible hehe I have +,- signs too. When I will be at home i will make screenshots with my cable but if phone got bricked it can be send on warranty without problem.

As you can see (or not) ;p in my Chinese charger cable I have two different plug wholes and because of that I can't plug my charger in different way as normal way i bought it for 5 euro 6 months ago and for now it charge fast as normal stock charger so for me good deal

Same thing happened to my phone, though it came back after a while after hitting the red button.
Timeline:
- slept with phone at ~70%
- woke up to a phone that is turned off
- no LED when charged through the magnetic charger or the USB port
- PC does not recognize phone
- held power button: no response. Held power+down: no response. Pressed red button: no response.
- left phone plugged in to PC while I google around
- phone vibrates and boots but fails to boot completely
- tried to interrupt to recovery which works; perform a full restore
- phone able to reboot completely
Here's the strange part
- plug magnetic charger
- see temperature ramp up quickly from ~33c to 38-39c and fluctuate quickly from 37-39c; same result with other apps
- use original cable+original charger: sticks at 33c
Suffice to say I'm back to USB charging

Same thing happened here i got the same cheap magnetic charger - which doesnt always work at all- and i accidentally snapped it the opposite way 2 times the first the screen flash but nothing else happened..the 2nd it shut down and wouldnt turn back on...i froze too and then i googled about hard reset and it came alive again...after that i went to add my christmas tree an extra light..

I do use a cheap magnetic charger cable for months and have no problems with it!

update - the phone is dead, original post edited

st3ch said:
Another person with the same issue contacted me, he told me that these are the sings of a burned mobo, in his case the lcd was a goner too...
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Fuark.
Alright in my case windows recognizes that a device (I forgot what windows called it) is present when I plugged it in.
This problem would have been avoided if Sony actually sold genuine cables themselves (they don't sell in my country) instead of just the dock (which you couldn't use with a large number of common cases.)

mosespl said:
As you can see (or not) ;p in my Chinese charger cable I have two different plug wholes and because of that I can't plug my charger in different way as normal way i bought it for 5 euro 6 months ago and for now it charge fast as normal stock charger so for me good deal
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Congrats, you got one where the metal contacts are correctly recessed far enough. On some, despite the different shaped plastic on each pin, the metal sticks out far enough to still make contact

Bizarre battery behavior after replacing LCD, it's time to replace it?

I've read some similar threads about this problem. Most of them keep it inconclusive or ends with "replace the battery". Unless one damaged the battery itself, I find this rather strange.
In my, and most of the other cases, the phone will shutdown immediately: no warnings, no 'Shutting down...' message, nothing. Just like if the battery was plugged out from the phone. Then it reboots and can't get through the second boot screen: it shows the [Google] screen then shutdowns again. And starts to reboot again, endless loop until the battery is totally drained (which will take some hours). If I plug in the power cable it will boot the phone normally.
There are some confirmed actions that trigger the shutdown (always not plugged in the power):
- turn on WiFi (100% of the times)
- turn on Cellular Data
- sometimes when making a telephone call
- sometimes only by using the phone anywhere
When plugged to the power, the phone won't ever shutdowns like that.
Another symptom is the Cellular Network. Seems like every X seconds (around 10) the phone loses the signal, then 5 secs later it comes back - this is even with the power plugged in. I found it when people tried to call me, they said they try around 5x to call me, 4 first times the phone can`t be reached, suddenly it can. When the call is made I can talk for hours, the call never shuts down or anything.
Any clues on that? Anything I can test in here? It's really a faulty battery?
Just for info:
- 3yr old Nexus 4 using Chroma (Android 6.0.1), rooted. Battery worked 100% before the LCD replacement.
- I've already wiped Dalvik+Cache dozens of times, no difference.
- Wiped batterystats.bin, no change.
- At TWRP Recovery, sometimes the battery indicator also behaves in a weird way.
Some screenshots showing some bizarre behavior while charging:
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I suggest flashing back to a complete stock LP ROM, use it for a while and see if the problem continues to occur. If it does, and since the phone is 3 years old (assuming you're using the original battery) this leads me to conclude that the battery is the likely culprit.

Hi there!
I know it's strange, but it's battery related I'm sure because I'v been there too.
I replaced my lcd first. Everything were fine for at least 2-3 days after that I've recongized some issue with my phone. For example the drained battery. Those symptoms were the same as you described in your post. (no connection, drops connection, sim missing, draining from full, etc)
One thing, i knew i fck'd my battery when I replaced the lcd and I had to remove the sticky-hardglued battery from my phone. I knew I've damaged the foil of the battery. Smell your battery! (if it has a phys problem you will know it by smelling it, damaged battery smells sweet-like)
Then I've ordered a battery as well and replaced it, but it has problems too. Phone didn't get charged and I was like crazy. The problem was with screws on the battery cable which is connected to the motherboard. I had to remove the screws from it and with some adhesive tape it just works fine now.
Good luck bro! :fingers-crossed:

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bceeN said:
Hi there!
I know it's strange, but it's battery related I'm sure because I'v been there too.
I replaced my lcd first. Everything were fine for at least 2-3 days after that I've recongized some issue with my phone. For example the drained battery. Those symptoms were the same as you described in your post. (no connection, drops connection, sim missing, draining from full, etc)
One thing, i knew i fck'd my battery when I replaced the lcd and I had to remove the sticky-hardglued battery from my phone. I knew I've damaged the foil of the battery. Smell your battery! (if it has a phys problem you will know it by smelling it, damaged battery smells sweet-like)
Then I've ordered a battery as well and replaced it, but it has problems too. Phone didn't get charged and I was like crazy. The problem was with screws on the battery cable which is connected to the motherboard. I had to remove the screws from it and with some adhesive tape it just works fine now.
Good luck bro! :fingers-crossed:
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Ok, you've practically described what happened with me when replacing my LCD too. That dreadful glue on the battery... I'm pretty sure I f*ed it up too. I was only after some confirmation, THANK YOU very much for telling your story. I'll replace the batt in here (and post the after story too, sure).
Thanks again! :good:

Similar issue - Stock 5.1.1 rooted
wirapuru said:
I've read some similar threads about this problem. Most of them keep it inconclusive or ends with "replace the battery". Unless one damaged the battery itself, I find this rather strange.
In my, and most of the other cases, the phone will shutdown immediately: no warnings, no 'Shutting down...' message, nothing. Just like if the battery was plugged out from the phone. Then it reboots and can't get through the second boot screen: it shows the [Google] screen then shutdowns again. And starts to reboot again, endless loop until the battery is totally drained (which will take some hours). If I plug in the power cable it will boot the phone normally.
There are some confirmed actions that trigger the shutdown (always not plugged in the power):
- turn on WiFi (100% of the times)
- turn on Cellular Data
- sometimes when making a telephone call
- sometimes only by using the phone anywhere
When plugged to the power, the phone won't ever shutdowns like that.
Another symptom is the Cellular Network. Seems like every X seconds (around 10) the phone loses the signal, then 5 secs later it comes back - this is even with the power plugged in. I found it when people tried to call me, they said they try around 5x to call me, 4 first times the phone can`t be reached, suddenly it can. When the call is made I can talk for hours, the call never shuts down or anything.
Any clues on that? Anything I can test in here? It's really a faulty battery?
Just for info:
- 3yr old Nexus 4 using Chroma (Android 6.0.1), rooted. Battery worked 100% before the LCD replacement.
- I've already wiped Dalvik+Cache dozens of times, no difference.
- Wiped batterystats.bin, no change.
- At TWRP Recovery, sometimes the battery indicator also behaves in a weird way.
Some screenshots showing some bizarre behavior while charging:
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I have a similar issue:
1. Sudden battery drain, no particular pattern
2. Frequent Signal Loss (WiFi as well as Cellular) [My network provider usually displays a msg when I switch from Data to Wifi or Switch off Data, and I get around 1 such message every 2 minutes, even when I am connected to WiFi]
3. Excessive heating (No fixed pattern)
4. Yellowish marks towards bottom left on screen when Phone heats up

Skoche said:
I have a similar issue:
1. Sudden battery drain, no particular pattern
2. Frequent Signal Loss (WiFi as well as Cellular) [My network provider usually displays a msg when I switch from Data to Wifi or Switch off Data, and I get around 1 such message every 2 minutes, even when I am connected to WiFi]
3. Excessive heating (No fixed pattern)
4. Yellowish marks towards bottom left on screen when Phone heats up
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Hi, first of all sorry - I said I would post some feedback here after the battery replacement and never did. Ended up being completely solved by the replacement indeed. In my case, like I said before, must have been while replacing the LCD and then I damaged the battery somehow. If I was you I'd save some headache and go for a new battery, I tried to find answers for this everywhere (at the time I was really short on $) before finally accepting it. Today my phone works normally again.
(Note: about 4. Yellowish marks towards bottom left on screen when Phone heats up I really never heard/read about it.)

Galaxy S8 Won't Charge When Powered Off

The problem:
When my S8 is turned off and plugged in (yes, stock charger), the device won't charge. The charging icon show on the screen nor will the LED indicator light up. However, the device will still charge while it's ON (with the same charger).
This matter hasn't really been pressing because I rarely run out of battery. However, the few times I drain the battery completely, it's been extremely hard to turn the device on again. I'll have to trickle charge it and then turn the device on, hope the device doesn't die while turning on, and only then will the S8 start charging normally.
A ton more details:
Sometimes, I'll see a charging warning that there is water in the port. I think that this entire problem has arisen from the device thinking that there is water in the port, but I don't see why it would refuse to charge only when the device is turned off. My device has not been in water for 3-4 months.
This problem has been ongoing for 3-4 months
If turned off, the device will still charge WIRELESSLY
When I plug in the charger while the device is off, there's a small horizontal line on the screen that will light up every few seconds. I'm assuming that this is a boot loop due to charge failure.
I've been "trickle charging" the device by holding the power down and volume down button to start the bootloader. I'm unsure if this is a permanent solution, though, and it is not quite consistent.
Thanks in advance.

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I have the same problem buddy.
I don't know how to fix that.
did you manage to fix it ?
p.s : I just bought this phone.

Sounds defective, I'd contact Samsung about a warranty repair.

Have the exact same issue. It will wireless charge when off, though.
Won't fast charge when on.
All the problems started when all of a sudden I got the old "moisture" in USB warning.
Got rid of that and downhill from there.
This started around 21 January, but the not charging when off, and slow charging seemed to have come on at a later stage.
Not impressed as I tend to baby my phones.

I have the same issue.
If i quickly press the power button while it's turned off and immediatly plug the charger, the phone shows the moisture warning and starts to vibrate.
The phone has never been exposed to moisture. I already tried to clean the usb and jack ports, and i also cleaned the usb app without success.
Any idea before a factory reset or rma?

I had exactly the same problem as Spike96.It seems it's a software problem from Samsung.I tried everything on the net to fix it,including talking to Samsung,nothing worked.I then systematically went through the entire usb programs and settings-FINALLY I found the problem,the USB audio routing when turned on,,causes the USB failure,go to developer options,disable USB audio routing,and your phone will charge as it should when powered off

12 hours later problem returned

U have to turn off " Varify apps via USB" in developers option, as well.
I had the same problem and just fixed it by clicking every option and found the luck.

Came here because I also have this problem now. Which unfortunately happened to start the DAY AFTER I pre-ordered the S10+ with my S8 included as part exchange.
If the phone is off, it says theres moisture in the port and wont charge. If I hold volume down and power, it resets and turns on like normal and charges like normal. Phone has been exposed to water in the past but not in the last few days. Strange that it says there's moisture when the phone is off.

Same issue over here. No quick charge and it won't charge when my phone is off. It also won't turn on with the charging cable is connected, I have to disconnect it before I'm able to turn on my phone.
Tried fully cleaning all my phone ports with a wooden toothpick and some alcohol, but without luck. (Had a charging issue before, with another phone, and this is what fixed it)
After reading this tread I changed the developer options, but I still have the problem.
I also recorded a bug report, but I got a really big file out of it and I can't find anything regarding the phone charging.
Are there any other suggestions for things I can try without having to factory reset my phone?
Any suggestion is welcome.

I've noticed that sometimes after i unplug the phone from the charger (obv i can charge only if it's on) the warning appears.
Do you think that a custom rom would solve the problem?

MrRanza said:
I've noticed that sometimes after i unplug the phone from the charger (obv i can charge only if it's on) the warning appears.
Do you think that a custom rom would solve the problem?
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No. I have lineageos 16, but the problem is present.

Superweird problem. I always had this problem, when the phone was fully off it would not charge unless I powered it on first.
Disabling "USB audio routing" PLUS disabling "Verify apps via USB" in developer options like suggested fixed this for me!

I've got the same issue, and I have been dealing with this for over 2 years now. I initially thought my phone was gone for good because it wouldn't turn on at all, flash me a working screen, or vibrate like it usually does. So, I just kept it hidden in my cabinet for almost a year.
When I remembered I had this S8+ device, I decided to take one more look at it and it finally turned on!.. Well, the charging icon before actually being turned on did, at least. However, like @Spike96, @MrRanza, @AC5L4T3R, and @IkBenNietHier mentioned, the off charging screen showed a water-in-port warning below the charging icon and would vibrate non-stop — and not charge too, of course. Here's a picture of what the screen looks like on the device:
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I later then found that either hard resetting the device or using a wireless charger would pretty much fix the issue, but again, like @Spike96 presumed, it isn't a permanent solution and isn't very consistent, because I've noticed that the longer I leave my S8+ uncharged and dead, the harder it is to get it starting again. I'm quite relieved, though, that a lot of other people are experiencing this predicament, as well, because I know I'm not alone with having this annoying issue anymore.
A couple of people in this thread suggested going to Developer Options > Debugging: disable Verify apps via USB + Media: Prevent USB audio routing, but my Verify apps via USB was always disabled (by default, unless I turn Debugging: USB debugging on), and doing the given steps did nothing for me. I appreciate the help a lot, though, but I'm still stuck with the same problem...
Actually, it's worse now — for some reason, after turning my phone off to see if it'll charge, it now won't react to any of the button combinations except for Odin mode (volume down + power key + Bixby key). I'll just try again some other time — this happens a lot, anyway...

I faced exactly similar issue with s9+ around a year back .... I tried cleaning the port etc and flashing custom rom ... Nothinh fixed the issue .... Wireless charging worked fine .... Finally i got the usb port changed and it fixed this issue ...

Phone not charging, stuck at 1% after factory reset

Hi everyone,
My Axon 7 is not charging at all after I did a factory reset. The phone is almost 2 years old and battery was degrading a lot so I went and decided to do a factory reset. It was at 50% and charging fine before I hit reset, but once I reset and came to the setup screen, I noticed the battery showed 1% which was weird. I then unplugged the charger and it immediately died. Turning it on without charger will automatically turn off.
The phone does show the red led light and charging icon but no matter what it will stay at 1%.
Here's what I've tried so far:
-Change cable/charger
-Left overnight charging with phone on
-Left overnight charging with phone off
-Reset phone/wipe cache many times
I have always been on stock A2017U and wondering if flashing another ROM may help?
If anyone have tips on how I can revive my Axon 7 that would be appreciated. I really don't want to retire it yet.

Two years? Consider replacing the battery? The degradation on this thing is horrendous.

Hamburgle4 said:
Two years? Consider replacing the battery? The degradation on this thing is horrendous.
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Uh no.Even with degraded battery,it should not stick to 1%.
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krazemonkey said:
Hi everyone,
My Axon 7 is not charging at all after I did a factory reset. The phone is almost 2 years old and battery was degrading a lot so I went and decided to do a factory reset. It was at 50% and charging fine before I hit reset, but once I reset and came to the setup screen, I noticed the battery showed 1% which was weird. I then unplugged the charger and it immediately died. Turning it on without charger will automatically turn off.
The phone does show the red led light and charging icon but no matter what it will stay at 1%.
Here's what I've tried so far:
-Change cable/charger
-Left overnight charging with phone on
-Left overnight charging with phone off
-Reset phone/wipe cache many times
I have always been on stock A2017U and wondering if flashing another ROM may help?
If anyone have tips on how I can revive my Axon 7 that would be appreciated. I really don't want to retire it yet.
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If i were you,i should flash twrp,boot in twrp,wipe all partitions,boot in twrp.See battery now and flash custom ROM maybe

krazemonkey said:
Hi everyone,
My Axon 7 is not charging at all after I did a factory reset. The phone is almost 2 years old and battery was degrading a lot so I went and decided to do a factory reset. It was at 50% and charging fine before I hit reset, but once I reset and came to the setup screen, I noticed the battery showed 1% which was weird. I then unplugged the charger and it immediately died. Turning it on without charger will automatically turn off.
The phone does show the red led light and charging icon but no matter what it will stay at 1%.
Here's what I've tried so far:
-Change cable/charger
-Left overnight charging with phone on
-Left overnight charging with phone off
-Reset phone/wipe cache many times
I have always been on stock A2017U and wondering if flashing another ROM may help?
If anyone have tips on how I can revive my Axon 7 that would be appreciated. I really don't want to retire it yet.
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if i were you, i'd ignore this predatorhaze guy...
Whatever you do, I'd say go for it, buy a new battery. It won't be for nothing.
But on the matter at hand: This comes down to charging mechanics. Your battery will charge with a set voltage (usually 4.4V) after the fastest stretch which is constant-current fast charge. If your phone stays on, you should check a couple of things to be sure that the phone is trying to charge at least.
First of all download Ampere, it'll show you the charge rate and battery voltage. You should leave it charging for a minute with the app open, and check how much current goes through. The battery voltage should be reported below as well. Then disconnect the charger, and see if you can see what the voltage says. If it is below 3.3 V then BCL (Software that controls some battery-related functions, one of which is this brown-out protection that turns the phone off after a certain voltage) will shut down the phone. Degraded batteries have certain physical properties that make them heat more and have serious voltage dips when a sizable current is demanded, something which Predatorhaze here doesn't seem to understand.
Now, you could try to disable BCL completely by simply adding root to the mix and running some commands that Infy_AsiX posted in the BCL degradation thread, this is obviously temporary if your battery is past the point of charging but it's possible. no need to switch ROMs although that might not be as bad.

This happens to me too, sometimes. Shockingly enough, once I charge it via USB cable from my laptop (I have an ASUS ROG G750JS, if that matters) , the charging picks up. Moment it crosses 36%, I can now charge it via the wall charger again; I'm careful now not to let my phone die down anymore.
I should change the battery, but I'm planning on selling this thing by February anyway and want to give the buyer a new battery altogether, by then.

Choose an username... said:
if i were you, i'd ignore this predatorhaze guy...
Whatever you do, I'd say go for it, buy a new battery. It won't be for nothing.
But on the matter at hand: This comes down to charging mechanics. Your battery will charge with a set voltage (usually 4.4V) after the fastest stretch which is constant-current fast charge. If your phone stays on, you should check a couple of things to be sure that the phone is trying to charge at least.
First of all download Ampere, it'll show you the charge rate and battery voltage. You should leave it charging for a minute with the app open, and check how much current goes through. The battery voltage should be reported below as well. Then disconnect the charger, and see if you can see what the voltage says. If it is below 3.3 V then BCL (Software that controls some battery-related functions, one of which is this brown-out protection that turns the phone off after a certain voltage) will shut down the phone. Degraded batteries have certain physical properties that make them heat more and have serious voltage dips when a sizable current is demanded, something which Predatorhaze here doesn't seem to understand.
Now, you could try to disable BCL completely by simply adding root to the mix and running some commands that Infy_AsiX posted in the BCL degradation thread, this is obviously temporary if your battery is past the point of charging but it's possible. no need to switch ROMs although that might not be as bad.
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Here's readout from Ampere at 4.4v but the mA is very low. I couldn't get a proper readout after unplugging the phone as it dies immediately before it could measure.
Thanks for the post, will try to root and perform the BCL methods, if doesn't work ill try to flash LOS.
Just wanted to exhaust my options before replacing battery, seems tough to do and could be the motherboard or something else at fault.
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KwesiJnr said:
This happens to me too, sometimes. Shockingly enough, once I charge it via USB cable from my laptop (I have an ASUS ROG G750JS, if that matters) , the charging picks up. Moment it crosses 36%, I can now charge it via the wall charger again; I'm careful now not to let my phone die down anymore.
I should change the battery, but I'm planning on selling this thing by February anyway and want to give the buyer a new battery altogether, by then.
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Unfortunately this doesn't work for me either, I left it for a whole day while at work charging through pc, same symptoms

krazemonkey said:
Here's readout from Ampere at 4.4v but the mA is very low. I couldn't get a proper readout after unplugging the phone as it dies immediately before it could measure.
Thanks for the post, will try to root and perform the BCL methods, if doesn't work ill try to flash LOS.
Just wanted to exhaust my options before replacing battery, seems tough to do and could be the motherboard or something else at fault.
Unfortunately this doesn't work for me either, I left it for a whole day while at work charging through pc, same symptoms
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well, if anything, the battery swap is extremely easy on this phone
You don't even need to use heat on the grilles, just use something very sharp like a craft knife on the right corners of the grilles, pry upwards, then very carefully use a flat screwdriver or something like that. if you have the gold one, the grilles are very flexible, unlikely that you'll do any damage. If you have the gray model you'll need to be extremely careful with the top grille where you have the hole because it'll probably snap there.
Then take the screws off (6), open just slightly, take the fp cable sensor off carefully, take one more screw off, pry the battery, insert new one
You can watch JerryRigEverything's disassembly video to know every step of the process, it's useful for that

Finally I've managed to get the phone charging.
Flashed LOS but didn't remediate the issue, although TWRP does show 73%, phone dies after booting up.
So I attempted to go back to stock again. Voila this time turning on the phone, battery started to go up, unplugging holds.
However, issue remain is that charging now is significantly slower even though it is showing fast charging, and once it hits 75% it takes roughly an hour and a half to 2 hours to get to 100%.
I guess I will see how it goes for the next week or so and if battery performs poorly I will go ahead and buy a replacement battery.