Well swapped my OEM battery back in after I didnt like the replacement I got. Now i cant connect my nexus to my computer
is this possible, the usb port seems fine, no real wiggle. nor can I push it in a direction and make it work ( like if the USB port was broken off inside
Did you reconnect everything completely after reassembling it? Or possibly nicked a ribbon?
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Hey all, i just recently bought this lovely phone from a friend of mine. I've been messing around with it for the past several days (Upgrading to WM6 and installing APPS, and even messing with the internet(tzone)). Anyways when if first got it everything seemed to be running fine and when i plugged it into the usb port for activesync, it worked. However the past day i tried to recharge my phone through the charger and later the car charger and it would not stay "connected." Like the little charge icon would come on and off. Me being the dumb person i am, tried to bend the plastic piece in the middle of the usb seeing if that would help make the connection better. While doing so i broke the plastic part and now it won't charge/snyc at all any more. Anyways, i figured i try to open up the phone see if i could maybe glue the piece back on. After opening it up though i see that i could maybe replace the whole conector ( with a lil soldering). i was thinking maybe buying some cheap electronic that had the same connector and replacing my wizard's connector with it. What are your thoughts on this? Could it work? I'm not an expert when it comes to soldering, but i do have some experience.
I'm starting to have real problems with my USB plug. At first it would drop charger plugs when it was on the wall, so I put it upside down. But now I can't connect to the PC all the time either. I have to jiggle the plug a bit or even breathe down in it (the moist makes the connection better). Has anybody else had that problem and fixed it in any way? I suppose the plug is soldered on in such a way that it has to go to a workshop, right?
i strongly suggest you to send it for repair or resolder the base of the connection(this is user servicable provided you have some soldering skills) so it doesnt wiggle. i'd probly even suggest to hotglue the plug but before you do so make sure the plug is sitted properly and it does sync
the same thing happened to me and with a bit of jiggle the plug broke off and now its permenently damaged(ie it will never sync via USB again) so far with self repair i only manage to make it charge
i got no idea how to reattach a 10pin mini USB plug to my board and some of the copper tracks looks damaged which means if i send it to the shops, its a $500 repair and a board swap
Hi, there are lots of posts about damaged USB ports. I was wondering does anyone saw or uses any cap for USB. It should be something like rubber SD cap. Just plug it into USB and you can reset the phone in complete darkness . And it could be attached to leash loop with little thread not to lose it while on charge/sync. That would also prevent dust from accumulating inside USB port. Anyway I couldn't find anything like that. Maybe some DIY ...
I was thinking the same thing cause i am having to replace my tilt due to breaking the usb port with the stylus. I would love any ideas on how to do a cover.
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sounds like something that should of came with the phone..
This would be a great idea since I have to realign my usb port every once in a while. The only way I can sync with my computer is by using the HTC USB Headphones adapter that came with my 8525. AT$T said that they would not exchange my Tilt for a new one because bent pins are not covered under their warranty due to "personal damange". It's really weird that I can't use my Seidio Cradle to sync with my computer anymore since it has the same proprietary USB jack. It will only charge the unit and if I move the Tilt while plugged in to the cradle, the connection is not always consistant.
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I was thinking the same thing cause i am having to replace my tilt due to breaking the usb port with the stylus. I would love any ideas on how to do a cover.
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Haha. I thought I was the only one. Went to do a soft reset, wasn't looking, and stabbed the USB by mistake. Didn't notice it wouldn't charge until the next day. Fortunately, I was able to bend the pin (GENTLY) back into place and it works again. BIG sigh of relief
need help please people.
my phone hasnt been charging properly for a few days now, to get it charging now i have to get one of my missis hair bands and wrap it round my phone and then round the usb cable so it stays in , although today it doesnt want to charge at all now .
ive noticed that the connection in the phone is loose and you can move it round a litle bit,
now the bit i need help with , is do i take the phone apart and try to fix it.?. im thinking of doing this but unsure about taking phone apart ( dont think my phone is under warrenty anymore,) and im guessing the usb connection on the phone is fixed onto a board.
is it worth me trying that or should i just take it to a repair shop ?
take a dry toothbrush, give the usb port a good scrub. dirt often builds up in the bottom of the port and stops the usb plug pushing deep enough to get a good contact.
Have a good inspect of the usb port, bright light and magnifier is good, see if you can see buildup, or a bent connector, or somesuch.
Also look at the usb plug on the cable, its uncommon but not unknown for the metal outer enclosure to open slightly, and make for a weak contact.
Sometimes a cable simply doesn't fit well for no obvious reason, , i have a generic cheap ebay cable that will only work when angled up or down, like yours, but looks perfectly fine, and feels to fit the socket, while the HTC cable works perfectly, so i know its not the port.
If it all looks good, then chances are you have a dodgy connection from the usb port to the mainboard, which will get worse every time you wiggle and bend the cable to get it to work. In this case, you COULD try a repair, but there have been reports on here of some repair shops pronouncing it too fiddly to replace teh usb port, and a new mainboard would be the only other option.
edit - just reread your post and seen that you can wiggle the port. Broken solder, gotta be. Its not an easy solder, so if your a dab hand, then go for it, if not, see above.
Hi iainbp, heresandyboy had this same trouble in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=903977 from post 16.
It looks tricky!
Just a thought though, I recently bought a cheap phone charger with multiple interchangeable heads for different phones. The microUSB one became difficult to charge with and it took me a while to realise that the metal bit at the end had detached from its plastic casing, and when I plugged it into the phone it just got pushed back into the casing. (got my money back)
Possible with yours?
Hello, I just recently replaced the screen, back glass and battery in my friend's Nexus 4. Last night the charging port caught fire and fused the cable to the port. He had a look at the battery and that looks fine so I don't think that's the cause. Anyone have any ideas on what could have possibly caused it? Also would replacing the cable and usb fix it? The rest of the phone looks alright in the photos, or would it be likely to do it again? What would people recommend? Thank you.
I wouldn't safely say the battery is "fine" after such an accident. I'd replace it again, together with the port, and use a proper cable from now on... There are too many variables to take into account but I don't think that an original battery, for how exhausted and f*cked up it could be, would cause this havoc.
Ok, thanks for your help.
Replace your charging cable, do not use cheap chinese brands. If you charging directly from electric socket instead of computer usb etc, i would check if there is grounding available at power sources in your house.