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Screen fails when charging!

why when you plug the phone up to charge the touchscreen goes nuts can this be fixed with a software update?
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you are using a different charger from the one recieved from the phone or you are using some old and faulty usb port from a computer.. These problems are reported in the Apps and themes section actually the wrong place 2
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Im using a cord I was provided with

Sounds like either your cord or your phone has a problem. I'd exchange them while you can.

ok it does not do this when I plug it into my room or my other PC so why does this happen when I plug it in my living room or in my laptop! Ive about had it. I hope this is fixed with a software update

Darrien13 said:
ok it does not do this when I plug it into my room or my other PC so why does this happen when I plug it in my living room or in my laptop! Ive about had it. I hope this is fixed with a software update
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There's no problem with your phone, software or hardware. The problem you are experiencing is from the usb port not providing correct voltage that the phone need. Use the cord with the provided wall charger will not give you this problem.
Same thing happened to all 4 of my touch screen phones when used with some third party chargers or low voltage usb ports.

BruceCLin said:
There's no problem with your phone, software or hardware. The problem you are experiencing is from the usb port not providing correct voltage that the phone need. Use the cord with the provided wall charger will not give you this problem.
Same thing happened to all 4 of my touch screen phones when used with some third party chargers or low voltage usb ports.
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I am using the charger I was provided with just the USB from my old nexus s

Darrien13 said:
I am using the charger I was provided with just the USB from my old nexus s
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That's pretty strange. It sounds like the circuit in your living room has more noise in the power, but usually a DC charger should reduce that enough.

BruceCLin said:
That's pretty strange. It sounds like the circuit in your living room has more noise in the power, but usually a DC charger should reduce that enough.
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DC charger?

I plugged in an eBay cheapo charger and screen's touch goes all wonky on me too.

no software can fix what is clearly a voltage issue coming from either your charger or the source that your charger is plugged into. Had the same issue last night on a walmart charger but when I use the provided usb cable in a decent usb port or the wall charger provided by samsung, the problem goes away. I would steer clear of using the problematic charger/usb cable/wall outlet to prevent possible long term damage to your device.

generalagony said:
no software can fix what is clearly a voltage issue coming from either your charger or the source that your charger is plugged into. Had the same issue last night on a walmart charger but when I use the provided usb cable in a decent usb port or the wall charger provided by samsung, the problem goes away. I would steer clear of using the problematic charger/usb cable/wall outlet to prevent possible long term damage to your device.
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I noticed it happens when I have two plugs in my wall. So this is my outlet? How am I suppose to charge my device then? I REALLY want this device and do not wan't to return it because of the power issue. This didn't happen to my G1, im guessing because it used up less power?

Same thing happened to me so i took it back to BB and exchanged it. Its the phone. Go ahead and exchange it.

varungandhi said:
Same thing happened to me so i took it back to BB and exchanged it. Its the phone. Go ahead and exchange it.
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no it's no this is my 2nd device like this its my wall or charger's I get

I have this problem came with my current touch screen and my previous blackberry storm.. I used a cheap charger and I have this problem, or even if I use my wife's Nokia also like this.. what I do is pull off the battery and reinsert and your problem will gone.. alternatively, use back the original charger.. or your case, avoid using the socket which gives u the problem like your living room..
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I am using the original charger

are you using your computer to charge the phone or is it plugged into the wall. i know a few people had the same problem when a computer was being used to charge the phone.

Im using a computer.

Darrien13 said:
Im using a computer.
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if you're using your computer, it'll keep happening. just to be on the safe side - exchange the device.

varungandhi said:
if you're using your computer, it'll keep happening. just to be on the safe side - exchange the device.
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This does not happen when I plug it into my pc can you explain that? Also I'm not going through the hassle of returning the phone again just to have the same problem occur because it is not my phone.

lag while charging

anybody else noticed that phone responds less and lagier while charging. i noticed lut more chopier behavior in scrolling screens in launcher pro and adw

I thought the Galaxy didn't have any lag problems, that sucks. I don't have the phone so I can't comment, hopefully it comes to America soon.

derfnoslen said:
I thought the Galaxy didn't have any lag problems, that sucks. I don't have the phone so I can't comment, hopefully it comes to America soon.
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it doesnt have while not on charger. it seams thet screen sensitivity drops down or cpu scales down. dont realy know what is causing this

yes I also noticed this yesterday while trying to use the phone while charging...gave up trying to write a message, was too hard due to the lag
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I noticed this on the S1 but never did on the S2.. I usually play a lot of games even when charging.

Are you guys using official Samsung chargers, as far as I know from experience the lag while charging only occurs with a 3rd party charger, not with the official charger.

It's the faulty charger.
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It does in fact have different thresholds when charging vs not charging.
They're talking a bit about it in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1072471

Original charger, not faulty (second one behaves the same, second phone behaves the same)!
Most likely that the CPU skales down to prevent damages.

noticed that,too

If you guys are using screen protectors it might be the problem :/
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affects me as well. Anyone got any idea how to solve charging lag?

Mine galaxy s and s2 are ok with original charger. But when i tried cheap ebay 2$ charger, touchscreen just go crazy and laggy. So i throw them in the bin. Always use original charger.

This is a known issue. Flash a kernel with vitallij's touch screen sensitivity fix or install touchscreentune app and change MoveHyst to 90 and BLEN to 3.
Do a search in the forum for the app.
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anizee said:
affects me as well. Anyone got any idea how to solve charging lag?
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Use a charger that doesn't suck - the screen responsiveness issues are caused by chargers that put too much noise on the power supply.
Usually is due to bad chargers, but even a stock charger on unclean wall power can cause issues. (Such as when I tried to plug my charger into an inverter.)
If you get a USB cable that has a ferrite filter on it, that may help.

Entropy512 said:
Use a charger that doesn't suck - the screen responsiveness issues are caused by chargers that put too much noise on the power supply.
Usually is due to bad chargers, but even a stock charger on unclean wall power can cause issues. (Such as when I tried to plug my charger into an inverter.)
If you get a USB cable that has a ferrite filter on it, that may help.
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I've tried 3 genuine Samsung chargers and i can still reproduce this issue. Are all those chargers ****? There is nothing wrong with electrical wiring either
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KennyLegend said:
I've tried 3 genuine Samsung chargers and i can still reproduce this issue. Are all those chargers ****? There is nothing wrong with electrical wiring either
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Then you've got noisy wall power. Maybe try a cable with a ferrite filter.

Considering that the USB cable Samsung ships is crap then yes, the charger could be crap. (The USB cable is left plugged into the PC will cause the computer to ding like device connected then disconnect)
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KennyLegend said:
I've tried 3 genuine Samsung chargers and i can still reproduce this issue. Are all those chargers ****? There is nothing wrong with electrical wiring either
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read the user manual that came with the phone box...
pretty sure it states something like this..
"touchscreen may be unresponsive while charging"
at least it said that for the gnex, the gs2 one was read too long ago for me to remember.

s2d4 said:
read the user manual that came with the phone box...
pretty sure it states something like this..
"touchscreen may be unresponsive while charging"
at least it said that for the gnex, the gs2 one was read too long ago for me to remember.
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As i said above...its a known issue and can be fixed and isn't a problem for me. I can reproduce it if needs be.
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Loud buzzing from wall charger

Just wondering if anyone else noticed this. I unplugged the wall charger today and noticed it was buzzing. It continued to buzz for about 30 seconds after I unplugged it.
Maybe I have a bad unit? Or is it normal. It takes about 3 hours to charge to full and for it being a 1.2 amp output charger that seems kinda slow. I figured it has something to do with the lithium polymer battery but maybe it's the charger?
Going to bed now but I'll try to get a video recording of the buzzing noise in the morning.
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Would it be more like a "whining" sound from an internal capacitor discharging? I recall hearing that sound as well, when I switched off the charger and unplugged my phone. I think my previous HTC charger had that sound as well.

My OEM gnex charger does this but it's going through a UK adapter also
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I'm pretty sure this is actually a fairly common trait of mobile device chargers, and it has something to do with the rectifier(?) used to change the current from AC to DC to charge the phone. It shouldn't buzz at all when you have the phone plugged into the charger.
I simply remove my charger from the wall when the phone is not plugged in. I save a (minuscule) amount of energy this way, too.

FWIW my charger buzzes like crazy too (UK).

did anyone request a replacement charger from Google or is everyone just accepting it for what it is?
p.s. i found 3 threads for this issue...

klownkillah said:
did anyone request a replacement charger from Google or is everyone just accepting it for what it is?
p.s. i found 3 threads for this issue...
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I just realized my charger was having this issue too. It's too quiet to hear in most instances but if I get real close it easy to hear. It's very high pitch.

so is this normal?

fashofasho said:
so is this normal?
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It's normal. My Gnex charger does this as well. There was a thread in the Gnex forum that discussed this and I believe it was said that it was the capacitors making the sounds which is why when you unplug it the sound goes for another second or two before fading away.

snickerpop said:
I just realized my charger was having this issue too. It's too quiet to hear in most instances but if I get real close it easy to hear. It's very high pitch.
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I thought I was hearing things until I put my ear up to the charger. It's definitely audible from a distance...but mine isn't high pitched. The buzz I'm hearing is almost a tiny motor as odd as that sounds.

lazy-buntu said:
I thought I was hearing things until I put my ear up to the charger. It's definitely audible from a distance...but mine isn't high pitched. The buzz I'm hearing is almost a tiny motor as odd as that sounds.
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Same here. I can't sleep with it next to my bed it's so loud. I'm just using a charger from my old phone. I've used like 10 different mobile chargers and the n4 one in the only one that I've ever had that has this issue. US version.
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Nexus 4 official wireless charger issues

I just got my charger yesterday and it doesn't seem to charge properly. I put it on and it'll charge maybe 10% then stop. Take it off and put it back on the charger and it won't start charging unless I unplug the cable from the back of the orb and plug it back in. This is very inconvenient and I'm wondering if the orb just sucks or is it just mine? Please give me input if you have the official wireless charging orb.
Also I've only tried on the 2 latest releases of Paranoid android rom with their kernel as well as Faux latest one. Gonna flash something closer to stock and let it run over night and see what happens

3 pages back overnight! nuts. plus no help so up!

dan.kels.r said:
3 pages back overnight! nuts. plus no help so up!
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Forget it. Just use the standard usb cable to charge. It's a waste of $70. It's a nice accessory to have but what the heck.

Can't do it lol. Love the concept. Am I really the only one having that problem?
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I dont have this issue, knock on wood. Mine charges to 99%, then slowly to 100% and then stops the LED, I turn the screen on to see the % and its charging again.
I am not sure how the LED's are displayed, does the LED off mean its done charging and is on battery now?
In either case, Once I see its at 100% and the LED is off, i remove it from the orb, it soon drops to 99%, 98% but stabilizes.

Ya I don't have that issue , mine charges to 100 then stops drops down to 98 then starts charging agn to 100... If I was u I would install factory IMG get it 100% stock and see what happens if u get same results , ID send in for warranty , i like the orb but hate how its not recognized as a charging dock, Romanbb ( aokp) is writing code to change this tho
I THINK ! Franco kernel causes a extra wake lock but not sure actually testing now with stock kernel will test Franco agn tomorrow. only issue I'm having but it works either way

Thanks for the input guys. Gonna go to stock and see what happens
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Rule #1: Go back to stock.
Rule# 2: RMA it.
Ive had no issues with two phones and 3 of these chargers (one nekkid, another in a case) but everything about my setup is bone-stock.

dan.kels.r said:
Thanks for the input guys. Gonna go to stock and see what happens
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I had the same issue until some bright person told me that the wall plug was a different ampage than the wall plug that came with the N4. 1.2 amps as opposed to 1.8. This made the difference to the problem you are having for me. What are you using in the socket?
Unfortunately the problem I am having now with this Orb (and another Qi wireless charger that I purchased as I thought the Orb was faulty) is that the N4 will turn off n the middle of the night. Not good when you are relying on the alarm clock!!!

In using the cable and plug that orb came with. Which are you using? The cable and plug that the phone came with? And that's fixed your issue except for the turning off?
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I had the same issue until some bright person told me that the wall plug was a different ampage than the wall plug that came with the N4. 1.2 amps as opposed to 1.8. This made the difference to the problem you are having for me. What are you using in the socket?
Unfortunately the problem I am having now with this Orb (and another Qi wireless charger that I purchased as I thought the Orb was faulty) is that the N4 will turn off n the middle of the night. Not good when you are relying on the alarm clock!!!
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I'm using the Energizer Qi and have no charging problems.

dan.kels.r said:
I just got my charger yesterday and it doesn't seem to charge properly. I put it on and it'll charge maybe 10% then stop. Take it off and put it back on the charger and it won't start charging unless I unplug the cable from the back of the orb and plug it back in. This is very inconvenient and I'm wondering if the orb just sucks or is it just mine? Please give me input if you have the official wireless charging orb.
Also I've only tried on the 2 latest releases of Paranoid android rom with their kernel as well as Faux latest one. Gonna flash something closer to stock and let it run over night and see what happens
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I had the SAME exact thing happen! One day I thought, hey, let's switch the charging puck and see if it helps, sure enough it did, and I haven't had the problem since. So, try another puck, the one included with the Orb could be defective, like mine was.

californiarailroader said:
I had the SAME exact thing happen! One day I thought, hey, let's switch the charging puck and see if it helps, sure enough it did, and I haven't had the problem since. So, try another puck, the one included with the Orb could be defective, like mine was.
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Same thing happened to me recently. It was working, but now mine will charge about 10% and then stop. The only way to get it working again is to reset the power on it either by unplugging the plug or the usb cable. By charging puck, you mean the black plug that connects to the outlet and the other end of the usb cable?

yokuyuki said:
By charging puck, do you mean the black plug that connects to the outlet and the other end of the usb cable?
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Yeah, you probably have several lying around too, like I did, so just try one until you find one that does the trick.

californiarailroader said:
Yeah, you probably have several lying around too, like I did, so just try one until you find one that does the trick.
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Thanks, I'll try it out. Pretty ****ty of Google to bundle a defective plug with the wireless charger. I was about to try to RMA mine.

yokuyuki said:
Thanks, I'll try it out. Pretty ****ty of Google to bundle a defective plug with the wireless charger. I was about to try to RMA mine.
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Did it help?

Having the same issue when wireless charging suddenly stops.
Taking the phone from the charger and putting it back restores charging for a while.
The issue didn't happen earlier, but began from certain time

[Q] Charging Problem

I just received my Note 4 today and everything is working OK except when I charge it the screen comes on every couple of minutes and it makes a pinging sound, no LED comes on. Is this normal and if it isn't, is there any setting that I have wrong?

When charging i alway see led show red so i think your device is not charge. Is your note charging normally or not?
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Try a different usb cable, maybe u have a faulty cable
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I had the same thing, make sure to use the Samsung charger or a high quality charger of at least 1.8A. I bought an import phone that came with a generic charger that suited my wall socket, it would charge for a few mins then the screen came on and I heard the ding sound as though it was taken off charge. I went and bought a universal adapter and now using Samsung charger all is well, it is possible your charger is faulty even if using original.

homer285 said:
I had the same thing, make sure to use the Samsung charger or a high quality charger of at least 1.8A. I bought an import phone that came with a generic charger that suited my wall socket, it would charge for a few mins then the screen came on and I heard the ding sound as though it was taken off charge. I went and bought a universal adapter and now using Samsung charger all is well, it is possible your charger is faulty even if using original.
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Thanks for the info. I was using a charger that came with another phone and the screen kept coming on and off. I got the original charger out of the box and started using that and all is well. As for the LED, it seems that I had turned it off hoping that was the cause of my screen coming on during charging, I changed that setting back to the original and the LED is working again.

maibelai krap <- Thats how is sounds to me anyway haha, you're welcome.

homer285 said:
maibelai krap <- Thats how is sounds to me anyway haha, you're welcome.
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Hehe, I see that you have been to Thailand, let me know if you ever get over this way again.