i'm having trouble with my s4 i9505. i charge it 100% and when i unplug it and use it, let's say i've played a game for a while and then switch to doing something else like watching a video, it reboot and then it's like it's in a boot loop. but when i plug in my charger it boots up normally. sometimes when this happens it says i got like 70%+ left of the battery but sometimes it says maybe 0-5% left. when it says 0-5% left and i have the charger plugged in it charges up really fast to like 70%% then it charges normal speed after that.
i dont know what the problem is, if it's something with the phone or with my battery. what should i do?
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So the phone was really low, at 6% this morning. SO I put it on the wall charger. I saw the icon come up that it was charging and then put the phone down.
A while later I went back to the phone and saw that although the charger was plugged in to the wall and also plugged into the phone, it was NOT charging.
Using the phone I went to my contacts to check a phone number and then it turned off, due to no charge.
I plug it into the wall charger, the USB connected to the computer, as well as the car charger and here is what happens:
The top and bottom of the phone blink red for about 1-3 minutes.
Without pressing anything on the phone it automatically turns itself on, I see the Sony Ericsson boot screen, the Windows boot screen then my SPB Mobil Shell screen for about a second and then it turns off again showing and the blinking red light for about 1-3 minutes and then it starts the process all over again.
I think that a setting for Backlight/Power management was changed. As setting similar to "Only charge with usb", or "only charge when connected with ActiveSync" or somthing like that.
The problem is that I turned off the Active sync on the phone in order to conserve battery power so that I could look up the phone number from my contacts. And after I did that the phone shut off and I cannot change it, because it will not charge.
I do not have a different, charged, battery to try and do not think that I can find one easily.
Any suggestions?
Now when I see that the phone is re-booting(I see the SE logo), I use the stylus to to soft reset. It is obvious that there is some type of charge happening before it re-boots, , otherwise it would not re-boot. SO my theory is that by doing a soft rest between restarts, the battery will gain more of a charge each time. And possibly have enough of a charge so that I can go into my settings and see the backlight/ power settings have been changed.
So I took a battery from my old SE 902 phone and rigged it to work with my X2.
It booted up just fine. I was able to get into the menu for power settings. Nothig was changed however I did check the box "do not charge when connected to the computer" backed out of that screen and then went back into the screen and unchecked the box.
I powered down the phone and the screen went to the default charging battery meter.
I then put the proper battery in the phone and it was still blinking red. I saw it blink green for a few seconds, then I felt it vibrate, and then I saw the green battery meter. But after a few seconds it went back to blinking red and I could not see the battery meter again.
This seems to be happening intermittenly. As of right now there is a green blinking light and I see a dimmed battery meter.
Hopefully it will be fine, we shall see.
So it was charging for a while and now has stopped. I see the battery meeter, but there is no green bar moving up. and the light has stopped blinking.
I unplugged the usb and I still see the battery meter with no green bar moving. Installed the back cover and plugged the usb back in.
Now it is back to the red blinking again. . . ? ? ? ? ?
I think that it is a battery issue.
CAn anyone suggest why a battery would all of a sudden stop working?
Just ordered a new battery. $70.00!!! Ouch!!!
It does come with a battery charger for use with a Mini USB, but still, $70.00 is a lot of money!!
I will update with the results after i charge it up.
I got the new battery and put it into the charger. As I mentioned in an earlier post the new battery came with a separate charger for use with a mini usb. At first I had problems. The charger would not charge the new battery. I was using a wall connected mini usb to power the charger. So I went to the computer and tried the mini usb from there. It still would not charge. So I took the battery out of the charger and put it into then phone and went back to the wall charger and it was charging. I could feel the phone vibrate and then saw the battery meter slowly fill with green and back to empty and then fill green again.
So I decided to do a few other chores around the house and went to check the charging status after about 10 minutes. I noticed that the phone was on!! I did not turn the phone on. No one else was in the house to turn it on. It was just on. Weird.
So I took the battery out of the phone and decided to try the new charger again with the computer mini USB. It WAS charging this time!! I charged the new battery on this charger using the computer mini USB until the red light(charging) turned green (finished charging) and then put it in the phone. It works fine.
I then decided to put the defective battery into this charger and it was actually charging!! I left it overnight and it was green this morning: identifying it as a full charge.
When the new battery is down to 10% or less I will take it out and put the defective battery in and see what happens.
So I put the original battery back in after the green light came on identifying a full charge on the accessory charger.
It showed 1% and a message came up identifying that "the battery is low, please charge asap", something like that.
So, in my unprofessional opinion , the original battery is toast.
The new battery worked great after its initial charge using the included accessory charger.
When I decided to charge it using the phone itself with the wall charger I noticed some really weird things happening.
First of all you should know that I downloaded and installed Spoon Charge. Look it up here on the forums, free and works great. It basically tells you what charge level you have, temperature of the battery, what voltage is coming in to charge it and also type of charge the battery is doing: trickle, fast, very fast and on battery.You can set it to read reading at specific time intervals: I have it set to read at every second.
I noticed that the charge kept bouncing between very fast and trickle. At one point it went to on battery, then to trickle then to on battery then to fast.
Ok. Weird. . . I thought to myself.
So I let it continue to charge overnight.
The next day I "tried" to use the phone. it was as slow as it was at it's factory installed settings before I did the memory card fix, accelerator settings, and other fixes that I forgot now have forgotten that I have installed.
At this point I decided to drain the battery as fast as I could by turning on WiFi, Bluetooth, and play a movie at the loudest volume possible. As soon as it reached 10% I took the battery out and charged it with the accessory charger. The next morning I saw that the indicator light was green showing full charge and installed the battery in the phone. It booted up and I immediately received a message that the battery was low, saw 1%.
Knowing that this was a BRAND NEW BATTERY, I turned off the phone and took the battery out and waited a few seconds until I put it back in and rebooted the phone.
This time it said 86% charge!!!!!!
WTF!!!!
So I tried to use the phone and it was as sluggish as before. After about 25 minutes it was starting to be a bit faster but nothing like it was before.
I am really confused now. Since I have a new battery I have ruled out that as a problem. So now is it the phone itself? Could it be the wall charger that is faulty?
Any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Another update.
I put the original battery in the phone and now it works!!!! The old battery that would not charge now charges and works!!!
The phone is not the same. Still really slow, can't get it out of the "LOCKED" position when I want to answer a phone call. Opera is sliggish then fast then sluggish. Not what I had the phone at before all of this started. It actually WAS stable. It WAS useable. Now I want to throw it into the drink!!!!!!
Not sure what to think anymore.
well bro go into the system help of ur mobile press as i say
2ce the end button one time call button, 2ce the end button one time call button,one time end button and u will find the problem it is in the charging port the same issue with me
So here's my story.
I was using my tablet like normal, and the battery level was around 90%, when suddenly the battery level drops to 0% and my tablet dies. I always charge it every night, and I've never had any issues before, so I figured it couldn't be a battery issue, and I've NEVER had a battery just suddenly die on me before.
When it's plugged in, it shows the battery at 0% and charging, but it never goes above 0%. It works just fine plugged in, but as soon as I unplug it, it says Connect Charger, Power Off... Shutting Down.
But here's the weird thing! I know it can't be the battery, because when I start it up in the bootloader and it's not plugged in, it's absolutely fine! It can run hours at a time without being plugged in at the bootloader screen. But as soon as I start up the system, it gets to the X loading screen, then shuts down.
I tried flashing back to stock everything. Stock 4.2.2, stock 4.3. Nothing works.
Any ideas before I send it back to Google for repairs? :crying:
Geodude074 said:
So here's my story.
I was using my tablet like normal, and the battery level was around 90%, when suddenly the battery level drops to 0% and my tablet dies. I always charge it every night, and I've never had any issues before, so I figured it couldn't be a battery issue, and I've NEVER had a battery just suddenly die on me before.
When it's plugged in, it shows the battery at 0% and charging, but it never goes above 0%. It works just fine plugged in, but as soon as I unplug it, it says Connect Charger, Power Off... Shutting Down.
But here's the weird thing! I know it can't be the battery, because when I start it up in the bootloader and it's not plugged in, it's absolutely fine! It can run hours at a time without being plugged in at the bootloader screen. But as soon as I start up the system, it gets to the X loading screen, then shuts down.
I tried flashing back to stock everything. Stock 4.2.2, stock 4.3. Nothing works.
Any ideas before I send it back to Google for repairs? :crying:
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How did you try to go back to stock?
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Geodude074 said:
So here's my story.
I was using my tablet like normal, and the battery level was around 90%, when suddenly the battery level drops to 0% and my tablet dies. I always charge it every night, and I've never had any issues before, so I figured it couldn't be a battery issue, and I've NEVER had a battery just suddenly die on me before.
When it's plugged in, it shows the battery at 0% and charging, but it never goes above 0%. It works just fine plugged in, but as soon as I unplug it, it says Connect Charger, Power Off... Shutting Down.
But here's the weird thing! I know it can't be the battery, because when I start it up in the bootloader and it's not plugged in, it's absolutely fine! It can run hours at a time without being plugged in at the bootloader screen. But as soon as I start up the system, it gets to the X loading screen, then shuts down.
I tried flashing back to stock everything. Stock 4.2.2, stock 4.3. Nothing works.
Any ideas before I send it back to Google for repairs? :crying:
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Did you do full wipe when you flash back to stock ROM?
I believe I have experienced once similar to yours. Not sure how I did it but I think it is "rest for awhile" (5 min), e.g. charge with power off, unplug USB cable, wait a few minutes and turn it on.
mrgnex said:
How did you try to go back to stock?
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I downloaded the stock images from the Google site and ran the .bat file.
tingtan said:
Did you do full wipe when you flash back to stock ROM?
I believe I have experienced once similar to yours. Not sure how I did it but I think it is "rest for awhile" (5 min), e.g. charge with power off, unplug USB cable, wait a few minutes and turn it on.
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Yes, everything was wiped out. I let it charge overnight and now it's stuck at 7%.
Anyways, I'm sending it back to Google.
weird, mines doing the same thing as of tonight! 0%, doesnt charge.
Which recovery are you using?
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Hey all.
So I have an s4 that was running safestrap and hyperdrive. It all worked fine and I was having no problems. The phone froze (programs not responding, not a big deal.)
I did a battery pull and then the phone would not turn on again. When I put the battery in, it turns on for about 5 seconds. I managed to get it into recovery and download mode, however it turns off almost as soon as I get there. I checked with a different battery, but nothing.
I would ODIN it and everything would be fine, but it won't stay on long enough for my computer to even recognize it.
Also, I tried leaving the phone on the charger overnight, but it won't charge the battery or show the red LED. I felt for heat to see if it was hot around the usb/charging port but it wasn't.
Any ideas?
I'm sure you tried this, but did you try to use the USB cord to power and not rely on the battery?
just out of the blue yesterday, my phone quit working properly. it will not charge, well, sort of. when i plug it in, it starts to charge, and the battery symbol shows up, then turns off. and repeats that over and over. it doesnt get to the percent charged battery screen. just the very first one. i have powered it on a few times, but, no matter how charged it says it is, be it 2 or 20%, it shuts down after about a minute. it will not show the charging symbol no matter what type of charge i have it on. ive checked the battery with another s5, and it charges fine. ive hooked it up to my laptop, but get nothing different. i was able to start it in safe mode, but after about a minute, it shuts off. i got it into recovery mode as well, and wiped the cache partition, but dont want to lose everything on it, of course, so im not sure what to try next.
i appreciate any help i can get. thanks.
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just out of the blue yesterday, my phone quit working properly. it will not charge, well, sort of. when i plug it in, it starts to charge, and the battery symbol shows up, then turns off. and repeats that over and over. it doesnt get to the percent charged battery screen. just the very first one. i have powered it on a few times, but, no matter how charged it says it is, be it 2 or 20%, it shuts down after about a minute. it will not show the charging symbol no matter what type of charge i have it on. ive checked the battery with another s5, and it charges fine. ive hooked it up to my laptop, but get nothing different. i was able to start it in safe mode, but after about a minute, it shuts off. i got it into recovery mode as well, and wiped the cache partition, but dont want to lose everything on it, of course, so im not sure what to try next.
i appreciate any help i can get. thanks.
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This may well not be right but I was just wondering if it could be a faulty power switch?
Sorry if this has been covered but after an hour searching lots of threads about battery/charging issues, I can't find anything...........
Plugged my phone (S6Edge+) in as normal last night, this morning after about 1hrs use the battery was at 10%?? Didn't notice when I unplugged it if it was at 100% when I unplugged it but I guess not?
So I've plugged it back in and gone back about an hour later and it's shut down? Battery is showing 0% and it goes through power up sequence ok but then shuts down due to lack of battery.
When plugged in, I have the red LED top left, I get the empty battery graphic with a lightning bolt in the middle, then the graphic changes to 0% and I get the 3 green circles in sequence at the bottom of the screen.............all as normal, except the battery is staying at 0%?? Is there anything I can do?
I've tried different charger/cable, tried volume down + power, about to try a hammer.
Can anyone help?
Thanks.
I had something similar happen to me recently . Heres what I did. Connect the charger to the phone, while connected reboot to recovery(TWRP), leave the phone alone about 20mins, after the 20 mins are up reboot back to recovery while still connected, now you should see atleast 1 percent battery while in recovery, reboot your phone as normal from recovery and now it will charge. This is what has worked for me.