OK, so I know this is a bit of a Hail Mary, but...
I have been unable to get it to work. I've tried every position possible, even face down...
Does anyone have a Chevy with wireless charging working? Is there a setting in Chevy's software, or a switch somewhere?
Have you tried another phone on it and seen it work? If not doing that would eliminate the vehicle being the problem. Just a thought
I haven't tried any other phones, but my phone wirelessly charges fine on the Samsung Fast Charge puck and an Anker pad.
I have 2019 Tahoe Premier and the wireless charging is perfecto. I always charge my Note 8 on it. If you connect your phone through bluetooth to chevy Mylink, You can even see in the dashboard the charging status and the %age charge.
Just check that you keep you phone well seated in the space with screen facing up and there is no thick back cover on your phone.
Hope this helps. Let us know either way...
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Hey Guys,
I have a query regarding charging my Hermes / 8525.
If I plug the phone into a wall unit, the orange charge light immediately comes on.
If I use the phone, or receive a call the phone continues to charge.
Once the phone has been used the phone/screen stays on.
When I plug the phone into my car adapter, the phone doesn't begin to charge until the phone goes into sleep mode. But then when I go to use the phone it stops charging. So if the battery is on it's last minutes, plugging the phone into my car adapter does NOT let me continue to use the phone. I have tried 3 different car chargers.
This week I bought an XTLINK Bluetooth Cell to Landline Converter. This is a great little box, and I love that once I walk into my house my cell phone rings through my phone system. Call Clarity is great.
But with the Bluetooth link active constantly the battery drains like crazy.
So I purchased a desktop charger unit. It arrived today. You can use it to charge the phone or with USB to synch the phone. So I plugged in the wall adapter to the cradle, and the phone only charges when not in use.
But when I hook up the cradle via mini-usb to my laptop the phone goes into constant charge mode - but it's doesn't stay on after being in use.
Can someone explain to me why the phone has these different charging modes ? Is there something I can do to change a setting to make the charging more consistent ?
Thank you,
Dave
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no one else knows about this ?
I have the same problem with USB charging in the car when I was running vp3G's Rom. Now I switch to Crc's Rom and the problem is gone.
But my phone would stop charging if I use my GPS software thru bluetooth and bluetooth headset. In that case I just reset my phone and it would charge normal again.
I have seen this too. I don't know the exact details, but the phone checks the charging current when it is on, to see if it's within a certain value. If it's not, it stops the charging circuit to protect the battery. That's why it works when it is asleep. You'll need to buy a car charger specifically designed for the Hermes.
Yep, there is a long thread on car charging on the forum. Like the other uses says, either buy a HTC official charger or have a look at the other thread about soldering pins 4 & 5 together on the USB connector.
I have a generic car charger from a local electronics store that does not have a problem charging whilst talking over a bluetooth hands free and navigating using a
bluetooth gps receiver, however, I am using one of CRC's roms so that might be why.
The only thing I have found is that if I leave the charger plugged into the hermes when I start the car the hermes stops charging and will not charge again until I reboot it... disconnecting the plug before cranking the engine and then whacking it in straight after works around the problem though.
There is probably so much of a voltage drop when cranking the engine that the little DC-DC convertor can not keep the charge current up.
I just received my stash of charging gear for my Optimus 7 today, bought from DX. Having read everywhere that USB chargers are 5V +/- 10%, and seeing that the original LG charger outputs 4.8V, I thought my purchase was ok and that this charger would work.
Turns out it doesn't. When I connect the phone to the charger via USB, I lose control of the touchscreen and the system gains a mind of its own. I literally just hold my phone in my hand and stare while it randomly enters hubs and either opens an email message or dials someone. The physical buttons still respond correctly, and it's not until I disconnect the charger from the wall socket or the phone from the USB cable that I can regain control of the phone. My guess is it's a hardware fault and not software.
Granted this unofficial charger cost me around $1, but I got some similar 5V car chargers to go with it, and I've never had problems with other USB chargers.
Unofficial charger specs:
Input: 100-240V 0.15A (0.15A) 50-60hz
Output: 5V 1A
Does someone else have this issue? Is the Optimus 7 an uncommon device for requiring 4.8V input instead of 5V?
Your problem is NOT the charger, as that has nothing to do with the functions of the phone.
Your problem is that your LG Optimus 7 E900 is a DEMO unit, with a DEMO ROM. And until you flash a stock ROM onto your phone, you will experience the demo played out while connected to a power source.
You sure? Because I tried it with the 5V 1A car adapters and no problem, and the original 4.8V 1A charger gives me no problems either.
How do I check my ROM version? Firmware is 1.0.7.10, OS is 7.0.7008.0 after the February update.
Can you get us video on this?
Please excuse the ****ty video quality
That is most fascinating. I recommend you stop using that charger on your phone
So, obviously, you do NOT have the demo ROM as I suspected initially.
Since you say it works with another 5V 1A charger, then I think this specific charger may be sending unexpected, random data signals down the USB cable, resulting in the unresponsive and bizarre behaviour. Since the original charger works well, and charges pretty fast, just stick with that for now.
At least you got the update, here in Canada, we are still waiting for our first update.
And your English is so good, and without any accents...Are you sure you aren't from our here (North America)?
This is true magic Really I have no eplanation on this problem. It is only 0,2V
Yeah, and there I was thinking that the whole point of USB charging is that it's universal and totally compatible, no matter what adapter you buy and what cable you use, provided it connects well.
It seems this is not the case, and I'm weary of trying another third party USB charger, as I still cannot tell if this phenomenon is unique to the Optimus 7 or not. Sadly, the only other MicroUSB phones I have lying around don't actually support charging via this port, just data transfer.
i also admit that im "dazzled" by ur -smart-phone...
probably that adapter is"magical" somehow... did u try it on another phone??
+i also use different chargers but never had any abnormalities so far..
Though i use the original chargers that came with my blackberry 9700 and htc-desire, and just checked the blackberry output is 5v!! i cant read the htc...
So, probably that adapter of yours is a "mutant from another place"...
confirm, htc is also 5v...
ps2- i'm also on 7008, and havent got any issues with charging on both 7004 and 7008
The problem is in the charger, it's too chinese . I had this issue with other touchscreen phones, like SE X8, X10... Just change the charger, obviously it has some hum/noise...
lol...
too chinese? lol
im having the same issue when i use the lg power adapter.. it doesnt always happen but when it happen the touch screen just when berserk.
i always thought that it happens on all units. uh oh
To be honest, I thought you were crazy till I bought a Chinese adapter as well. Don't know the voltage, but I'll check it tomorrow. I think it might have to do with the way the unit is shielded, or not. The only time I wiggs out is when I leave it on the desk, but as soon as I pick it up and pull it a few inches away form the desk or any other object it works fine. But as soon as I put it back down, the screen does the same thing.
I have a usb plug that I plug into the computer that didn't do that at the same desk, I'm going to bring in my other charger and see if it rule out the outlet / interference or just the cheap a$$ adapter....
The only part that worries me, and the only reason I might stop using it, is it takes a bit from the time I unplug it to the time the phone realizes it's unplugged and the charging icon stops. Which doesn't happen with any other charger.
I had this problem too.. until I realized it affected my other touch screen devices too (Galaxy S, Galaxy Tab)... Turns out the 5V charger was the problem. Replaced it with a 5V charger of Philips/Belkin/Samsung/LG and all worked..
The unbranded 5V chargers don't work well with capacitive screens as they seem to be letting off some extra current.
I had a bizarre issue with my Transformer not charging today.
I just got an AC power inverter for my car to charge the TF during trips. Tried it out this morning on my way to work and it didn’t show it was charging. Also strangely the screen would not respond to touch input until I unplugged the charger cable. This happened every time I tried to charge it off the inverter. So…. I get to work and WTF the TF would not charge on any AC outlet! Tried reseating the country specific prongs with no luck. Rebooted the TF with no luck. Cable worked to connect to PC so I figure it is ok. Called Asus thinking the inverter fried the charger and got an RMA. In the meantime I ordered a new Asus charger from Office Depot online and drove to pick it up over lunch. Got it back to the office and tried to charge the TF. WTF it still won’t charge! Tried all the combos of charger to cable, different outlets, etc. with no luck. Then I start to get worried the TF is hosed. As a last ditch effort I try a nandroid restore. Bam…boot loop. Finally after trying a few other things I do a dirty flash of the rom on the TF. It fixes boot loop and miraculously it starts charging again. I’m wondering if some of the charging issues have nothing to do with the charger but are software related. I was running Roach’s CWR, Prime 1.7 and his OC kernel when the problem started. Now still on his CRW and Prime 1.7 with stock kernel. Going to try the inverter again on the way home with this setup and see if it happens again and then reflash kernel and test to see if I can recreate it.
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Well it charges now but will not accept any touch input on screen when charging cable is connected.
Johnny_Sokko said:
I had a bizarre issue with my Transformer not charging today.
I just got an AC power inverter for my car to charge the TF during trips. Tried it out this morning on my way to work and it didn’t show it was charging. Also strangely the screen would not respond to touch input until I unplugged the charger cable. This happened every time I tried to charge it off the inverter. So…. I get to work and WTF the TF would not charge on any AC outlet! Tried reseating the country specific prongs with no luck. Rebooted the TF with no luck. Cable worked to connect to PC so I figure it is ok. Called Asus thinking the inverter fried the charger and got an RMA. In the meantime I ordered a new Asus charger from Office Depot online and drove to pick it up over lunch. Got it back to the office and tried to charge the TF. WTF it still won’t charge! Tried all the combos of charger to cable, different outlets, etc. with no luck. Then I start to get worried the TF is hosed. As a last ditch effort I try a nandroid restore. Bam…boot loop. Finally after trying a few other things I do a dirty flash of the rom on the TF. It fixes boot loop and miraculously it starts charging again. I’m wondering if some of the charging issues have nothing to do with the charger but are software related. I was running Roach’s CWR, Prime 1.7 and his OC kernel when the problem started. Now still on his CRW and Prime 1.7 with stock kernel. Going to try the inverter again on the way home with this setup and see if it happens again and then reflash kernel and test to see if I can recreate it.
Update:
Well it charges now but will not accept any touch input on screen when charging cable is connected.
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Sounds like there could be some EMI going on. Someone else made their touchscreen stop responding by putting a plasma ball too close to their TF. Try running the USB cable out the car window as far as it will go before connecting the TF, but keep the inverter inside the car's Faraday effect(inside the car, away from the window). This is just to test the theory, obviously not a fix.
Many of the inexpensive inverters are poorly filtered and almost always produce a modified sine wave ( not a pure sine wave) This is not friendly to most electronic devices. Add that to the fact that the TF AC adapter is a minimal design to start and you have all the elements for disaster. If you are looking for an auto adapter, search for Devcake's thread on the subject. There is a lot of good technical info there as well as several suggestions for Auto adapters. Your best bet is to get a DC/DC converter that will get you 11-14V DC out to a USB style connector.
Thanks for the suggestions. Looks like the inverter is going bye bye.
Rumbleweed said:
Many of the inexpensive inverters are poorly filtered and almost always produce a modified sine wave ( not a pure sine wave) This is not friendly to most electronic devices. Add that to the fact that the TF AC adapter is a minimal design to start and you have all the elements for disaster. If you are looking for an auto adapter, search for Devcake's thread on the subject. There is a lot of good technical info there as well as several suggestions for Auto adapters. Your best bet is to get a DC/DC converter that will get you 11-14V DC out to a USB style connector.
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I still don't see why everyone is insisting on using a regulator. Cars already put out 11-14VDC. You do not need conversion or regulation. If you are seriously paranoid, add a 4.5Ω 30W resistor and a 220µF cap to limit and decouple.
Johnny_Sokko said:
Thanks for the suggestions. Looks like the inverter is going bye bye.
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msticninja said:
I still don't see why everyone is insisting on using a regulator. Cars already put out 11-14VDC. You do not need conversion or regulation. If you are seriously paranoid, add a 4.5Ω 30W resistor and a 220µF cap to limit and decouple.
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stick a scope on the 12v assy connector then start the car. nasty spikes
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stick a scope on the 12v assy connector then start the car. nasty spikes
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I've done it multiple times. I haven't seen a spike on any car made after 1980. Even with a spike, it couldn't last long enough to fry the TF's charging circuit, or it would fry 90% of the cigarette outlet adapters on the market. If you have the one car in the world that does spike, you could always unplug the TF while starting the car.
I've been using wireless charging at home and work for over a month and love it. But it stopped working a few days ago, and the device no longer detected when placed on a wireless charger. Then it worked sporadically for a day, and now it's dead again. Any suggestions or diagnostics I can run to figure out if it is a hardware or software issue? TIA
Sorry to ask ... but it could be the charger itself ?
I have a cheapo charger and it can act up sometimes. Luckily, it has a LED ... if the light stays on after I remove the phone then I
will need to reset the charger (or it won't charge the phone next time).
I don't think it is the chargers, since the phone started failing on both at the same time and the Nexus 7 still charges fine on the one I have at home. I wonder if there is a software setting to turn wireless charging on/off or something?
I think that the problem may have been static for some reason. I have found that rubbing the back of the phone with a cloth (my shirt) before putting it on the wireless charger gets it to work. This holds true with or without bumper case on the phone, and works for my home and office chargers. Strange.
Wireless charging is a cool way for charge, which is more convenient and help you get rid of the bothering cables. But the charging speed is slower than original cable charging.
So how often do you charge you S8+ wirelessly?
Never
Seldom
Sometimes
Often
More often than cable charge
Mostly
I usually use it multiple times a day. It's on my desk at the office so I just drop my phone there.
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I usually use it multiple times a day. It's on my desk at the office so I just drop my phone there.
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Yeah,very convenient to charge in separated time.
I always use my wireless charger when I'm at home. When I'm on the road or staying at a hotel I use cable [emoji5]
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anyone know any good 3rd party wireless chargers? for UK all the amazon ones seem to have issues with the s8+ and are not even designed for the s8+ even though they advertise that it works for the s8+ it's misleading.
I use it everyday!
I've never used the cable to charge it.
I'm about to get the official samsung wireless charger convertible 2017 edition. How long are the charge times compared to the fast charger oem?
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99% of the time while i sleep from around 12am to 5am
usually when i charge i'm at 20%
i rarely use the usb charger. only if i need to quickly get to 100% maybe once a month
Daily using my car charger.
I use it everyday
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Often while in the office.
Mostly wireless charging.
I use it at home but if I'm at work I bring my regular charger.
Only tune I use the cable is in the car. Otherwise, I have a far wireless charger on my nightstand, on my end table in the living room, and on my desk in my office. If I really need a fast charge and don't have time wait, or I want to use my phone while it charges, I'll use my charger from my Pixel XL. I haven't even taken the Samsung charger or cable or of the box. Nor have I removed the ear buds.
Always.
I only need to charge it once a day which is before I go to bed and I just plop it right on my wireless charger. I turned off the fast wireless charging since I don't need it to fast charge overnight (less heat). I gave in and bought the new convertible charger (it finally went on sale for $75 CAD from $130) and it works far better than the older Samsung wireless chargers. The older chargers just didn't seem to work well with the S8 for some reason. I had the charging pad for overnight charging and I'd wake up with a warm phone in the morning. The charging stand I had on my desk and it rarely detected the phone when I placed it on there.
Only once I used and it's slow so cable charging is better for me
cable charging for home. wireless charging for office
We (both my wife and I have S8+ now) both use wireless charging at work and at home, and she has it in her car.
At work I have a Yeesite 3 coil charger that doesn't do fast charging, but sits right next to my desktop pc so is very convenient. I'm not always charging on it but it's super convenient and doesn't interfere with either bluetooth or wifi-hotspot should I be using those.
At home I have an old Choetech wireless charge pad on my nightstand from back when I added a Qi pad to my GS5, doesn't do fast charging but works fine for the overnight recharge. It's a little small at this point and I sometimes don't get the coils lined up, so I may be replacing it with something more appropriate.
I put a Dodocool wireless charger / holder in my wife's car for her, and it supports fast charging (phone declares it's fast charging), and holds the phone just fine. Haven't benchmarked recharge times yet but my wife seems pleased with the setup.
I don't have one of the Dodocool in my car because with the hard wire I get Android Auto integration, with the phone out of the way in a nice little cubby. I have a magnetic cable adapter that has proven reliable, full USB speed, and full charging speed both using a wall-wart and in my car hooked up with the cubby holder I use for my phone that keeps it all safe and secure in the car (even when having a little fun on a back road).
warning, commerical links follow:
Dodocool car mount / wireless charger
https://smile.amazon.com/dodocool-W...Edge+/Note+5/+Nexus+7(2nd+Gen)/5/6+and+Others
WSKEN magnetic cable adapter (sticks out a bit but if you have any kind of case on the phone pretty much matches up nicely)
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B073SQLWGB/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1