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(Q) Using Samsung Galaxy S2 charger with the Nexus 4?

Is it safe to use the charger from the Samsung Galaxy S2 with my Nexus 4? It fits perfectly. Will it deplete the batteries health or anything? Thanks!
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okmijnlp said:
Is it safe to use the charger from the Samsung Galaxy S2 with my Nexus 4? It fits perfectly. Will it deplete the batteries health or anything? Thanks!
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That's the whole point of making a standard charger. Of course it's safe, any micro USB charger is safe.
I'm charging my Sony Ericsson with Samsung charger in one room, and Nexus 7 charger in other room, and my SE charger is in my backpack to carry around.

It's safe and it's better you use the Samsung one rather than stock nexus 4, since it has deep problems! (red light of death)

I've used the charger of my Samsung Galaxy S2 a couple of times. Works fine.
So do other chargers, like my old Nokia 1.2A charger. And charging via Qi (Philips pad) and USB port of a PC works fine too.
Just make sure you use good quality chargers, and not fakes.
And yes sometimes it's hard to differentiate between the two...

I'm sure any micro usb charger is fine. I use different chargers all the time. If it fits, it'll charge.

calanizzle said:
It's safe and it's better you use the Samsung one rather than stock nexus 4, since it has deep problems! (red light of death)
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The charger has nothing to do with causing the "red light of death".

joshnichols189 said:
The charger has nothing to do with causing the "red light of death".
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I'm glad someone's not easily impressionable.

Hi, noob here, what's 'red light of death ' sound scary to me -_-||

berry safe

thongkh said:
Hi, noob here, what's 'red light of death ' sound scary to me -_-||
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If you'll look through Q&A there are several threads about it. People panic and create them instead of looking for others with the same problem. The phone shuts off and gives a blinking red led. Most of the time it's fixable

Suddenly...... Nexus 7 is not charging up

I have been using my nexus 7 2012 for a year now .. it worked brilliant .. but now this horrible issues has sprung in from nowhere .. the battery wont charge up, or rarely it does,, but very slowly. i am running stock 4.4 unrooted . i have checked my ports for dust, swapped several cables and chargers (also used the original charger and cable). but with no luck. Surprisingly the problem appeared suddenly, one day it charged normally , the next day i left it on charge at 60% and returned to find it on 59%.. help me .. this is driving me crazy

Install the Battery Monitor Widget - should give you an idea of charging/power consumption. I'm assuming you've tried using the stock charger and cable?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559758

Mroid said:
Install the Battery Monitor Widget - should give you an idea of charging/power consumption. I'm assuming you've tried using the stock charger and cable?
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Yes i used stock and non stock chargers and cables .. i am using battery widget reborn app to monitor the battery stats.. i also attached the screen shots but for some reason they are not showing up

I think your battery connector is messed up. U might have to open your tablet and disconnect then reconnect the cables.
Please ignore my spelling mistakes. English is not my native language.

xateeq said:
I think your battery connector is messed up. U might have to open your tablet and disconnect then reconnect the cables.
Please ignore my spelling mistakes. English is not my native language.
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What should i do now coz the situation is worsening now .. it isnt charging up at all .. instead it discharges while plugged in

abdullahsulman said:
What should i do now coz the situation is worsening now .. it isnt charging up at all .. instead it discharges while plugged in
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Search in the forum people have fixed it many times u have top open up your tablet and dc/rc yout battery.

]I too have this same issue....
I have the official dock and never had any charge issues until yesterday....
While it's in the dock, it clearly shows it charging and yet the battery meter appears to be losing charge...
I have tried with the original cable and plug among other cables and yet nothing...
The only way for me to get charged is to turn the unit off and yet it still charges painfully slow...
Anyone with a solution other than opening the thing up and hoping it's the plug?
I am running 4.4.2

Mine's having the same problem. It seems to be a hardware problem.. It's charging very slowly or can't be fully charged.
* I have other devices running 4.4 without charging problems.

Mine started with the 4.4.2 update....
It's very strange... If I turn it off and charge... it charges (again) very slowly.... 3 hours and I went from a 2% charge to 59%...
Doesn't matter if I use the dock or plug it in direct.....
So, to me... I would say a software problem... I just don't want to do a full reset and re-install if I don't have too...

my wife's was all the way dead today after not being used and wouldn't turn on. left it plugged in for 30 min and it powered on with only 2% battery. i t is stock unrooted and everything was all good until 4.4.2 is now charging very slowly. I switched to a non oem usb wire with the asus charger to see if it helps. it is the only stock android in my home (out of 7 devices) and I plan to keep it that way for now.

I've been having this issue for about a week and its not fixed. Anyone here can link me to the post where the guy DC/rc his cables? I'll try anything
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iXanza said:
I've been having this issue for about a week and its not fixed. Anyone here can link me to the post where the guy DC/rc his cables? I'll try anything
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You can find it on youtube.. Just search for Nexus 7 battery fix.. I've tried on both my wife's and my Nexus 7 but it's not helping. Be careful not to break any connectors..

iXanza said:
I've been having this issue for about a week and its not fixed. Anyone here can link me to the post where the guy DC/rc his cables? I'll try anything
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N7 is very easy to open and close back.
I had the EXACT same issue 2-3 times this year and disconnecting the cable and reconnecting it back fixes it EVERY TIME.
The battery cable is short and the battery is loose so movement pulls the cable out. Not all pins are touching so it results in poor contacts or no contact at all.
Its a design flaw that can also be fixed by sticking a folded paper under the battery.
Voilà!
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ren2008 said:
N7 is very easy to open and close back.
I had the EXACT same issue 2-3 times this year and disconnecting the cable and reconnecting it back fixes it EVERY TIME.
The battery cable is short and the battery is loose so movement pulls the cable out. Not all pins are touching so it results in poor contacts or no contact at all.
Its a design flaw that can also be fixed by sticking a folded paper under the battery.
Voilà!
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I'll try that when I get home. My n7 has not been charging for so long its starting to scare me. I tried pushing the cables in but it seems like its pushed as far in as it'll go.
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Ok...
I have opened it up and reset the battery cables...
They originally looked pretty secure though... pretty tight....
Here's hoping that unplugging and plugging the battery back is solves the issue...
I be back....

ren2008 said:
N7 is very easy to open and close back.
I had the EXACT same issue 2-3 times this year and disconnecting the cable and reconnecting it back fixes it EVERY TIME.
The battery cable is short and the battery is loose so movement pulls the cable out. Not all pins are touching so it results in poor contacts or no contact at all.
Its a design flaw that can also be fixed by sticking a folded paper under the battery.
Voilà!
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Tried unplugging and replugging but it's still the same. I think it's my charging connector though. It randomly disconnects when I plug it into the PC. Tried with 3 different cables even the stock one. But I'm not sure if it's the port or the battery. It charges up to < 60 slowly but it doesn't go beyond that and starts draining. Thinking of selling it and getting a flo instead
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iXanza said:
Tried unplugging and replugging but it's still the same. I think it's my charging connector though. It randomly disconnects when I plug it into the PC. Tried with 3 different cables even the stock one. But I'm not sure if it's the port or the battery. It charges up to < 60 slowly but it doesn't go beyond that and starts draining. Thinking of selling it and getting a flo instead
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Just a thought, but another possibility is that the ribbon cable to the USB/headphone jack flex assembly has worked loose to the point of intermittent connections. See "step 10" of iFixit's N7 teardown
Or, if the connector itself is mechanically damaged, maybe there is some way to buy just that Asus sub-assembly. Anyone have a source?
picture of sub-assembly ->
Edit - wow, folks are selling them on eBay for US $50. yikes.

I have the same problem, I purchased a nexus 7 charging dock from Amazon and it charges flawlessly. The dock charges using the 4 pins on the side of the tablet. BTW...The charging dock is under 24.00+ Shipping.
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[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.

Dead Nexus 4

unfortunatly my Nexus 4 fell into water and Iv'e tried the rice trick and it didn't helped. now after few weeks when I plug it to the charger I get a solid yellow notification light (sometimes it gets red too).
I just wondered what does it mean. it says the phone is just dead?

How long did you charge it?
Yellow light normally suggests it's charging. Let it charge for 3-4 hours and then see. But before this make sure that there is not water inside the phone.

nitin.chobhe said:
How long did you charge it?
Yellow light normally suggests it's charging. Let it charge for 3-4 hours and then see. But before this make sure that there is not water inside the phone.
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I didn't actually tried to let it charge I 'll try it now.
it just light up when I plug the phone in. it's more orange light but the first time I plugged the phone it was red.
I replaced the battery yesterday from my friend's nexus 4 and it's still the same (the battery was half charged on his phone).
but the phone can be dead even though the battery charging right?

Tlazipex said:
I didn't actually tried to let it charge I 'll try it now.
it just light up when I plug the phone in. it's more orange light but the first time I plugged the phone it was red.
I replaced the battery yesterday from my friend's nexus 4 and it's still the same (the battery was half charged on his phone).
but the phone can be dead even though the battery charging right?
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Yes, it can be dead. But take the chance and try to power it on
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nitin.chobhe said:
Yes, it can be dead. But take the chance and try to power it on
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It's not responding, but Iv'e noticed that the light is still on when I took out the battery.
what does it mean?

Low charge Power and caceling of charging

Hello guys, my wifes phone isnt charging complete.
When i put my device on 2Amp Charger it gets about 1.8Amp, heres are at 200-400Amp´s
And it stops charging at 77%.
What could it be? a defect on the board with the charging port, or a old Accu?
Would be nice to get moire inf about this problem.

Maximaro said:
Hello guys, my wifes phone isnt charging complete.
When i put my device on 2Amp Charger it gets about 1.8Amp, heres are at 200-400Amp´s
And it stops charging at 77%.
What could it be? a defect on the board with the charging port, or a old Accu?
Would be nice to get moire inf about this problem.
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Change charging cable and charger both
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Nizamani said:
Change charging cable and charger both
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Sorry for this missing Info.
But i tried with 3 from 5 different Charger.
2A/ 1.5A /2.5A everytime my Phone got full charge Power and her max up to 400mah =/
Maybe i need to replace the dougthar board.

Maximaro said:
Hello guys, my wifes phone isnt charging complete.
When i put my device on 2Amp Charger it gets about 1.8Amp, heres are at 200-400Amp´s
And it stops charging at 77%.
What could it be? a defect on the board with the charging port, or a old Accu?
Would be nice to get moire inf about this problem.
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I'm having the issue too