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[Q] USB Port

My big bulky phone with the big bulky extended battery dropped to the floor as I got up from my chair, not realising that the usb cord had decided to entangle me. Next thing I know, my precious hd2 is lying on the floor, screen faced down, and the usb cord "ripped".
Everything seemed to be working fine, but when I tried plugging it into my dock, it wouldn't charge, so I tried holding it at angles - it worked, but whenever i let go, it would stop charging.
Does anyone know how to fix this without having to take the whole thing apart?

Sorry friend but you will have to take the phone apart to fix this problem. Might even have to replacecthe mainbosrd as the USB port is attachedcto the mainboard and can not be replaced seperately.

T-Macgnolia said:
Sorry friend but you will have to take the phone apart to fix this problem. Might even have to replacecthe mainbosrd as the USB port is attachedcto the mainboard and can not be replaced seperately.
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I was really hoping not to hear that .... but ty for the reply, I'm just going to go to the side and sob for a bit because I can't afford to get mobo replaced, I can't afford much right nw.

As a temporary solution you could buy a wall charger and an extra battery off ebay for a couple of bucks, changing and charging batteries on the go works for me!
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se1988 said:
As a temporary solution you could buy a wall charger and an extra battery off ebay for a couple of bucks, changing and charging batteries on the go works for me!
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ty, but I'm worried that it'll get worse in the long term (long being anything over a couple of days), ie. completely stop working, and data transfer? I'd have to use wireless adb to do transferring.

Is it still under warranty? You might get lucky
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se1988 said:
Is it still under warranty? You might get lucky
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I looked at the warranty terms and conditions, and it says that anything that has to do with the usb port area will not be considered as being part of the warranty, and I don't have the receipt because I got it 2nd hand. :'(

it could be fixed, but the port must be resoldered to the motherboard. In case some circuit tracks were broken in the incident, they will have to be remade, a good service center could handle it.
Most of them aren't too fond of using real electronic measurements and algorithms in order to track corresponding usb port pins to various points on the motherboard but it's not impossible. If my hd2 would have been damaged in this way i won't hesitate to crack it open and get my hands dirty

If I wanted to, how much do you think I'd be able to sell it for? Thinking of selling it, and mybe getting a used tmous, if I can afford it.

I've managed to find some tmous on sale, so, what do you guys reckon I could sell mine for?

When I broke my first LEO512 by thinking I could repair it, I took the individual components (Case, chassis, motherboard) out and sold them on ebay. I got about £119 in total for it all

You could always sell it for full price and let the buyer find out themselves what's wrong with it.
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Skellyyy said:
You could always sell it for full price and let the buyer find out themselves what's wrong with it.
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lol.. sry mate, but I don't want to cheat anyone. I might try the marketplace as well then.

aiden120000 said:
When I broke my first LEO512 by thinking I could repair it, I took the individual components (Case, chassis, motherboard) out and sold them on ebay. I got about £119 in total for it all
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Great suggestion. This is what I would do.

se1988 said:
Great suggestion. This is what I would do.
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I'm just too scared that I'll mess it up and just make it even worse, thinking of selling it, getting what I can for it, and getting another second hand.

I have this problem my micro usb port has completely broke, and the circuit lines on the mother board are screwed up, HTC will not touch it
gone the route of a wall charger for now came with another battery for £8 delivered so im happy i can still use my phone, while looking on Evilbay for a new hd2

facdemol said:
it could be fixed, but the port must be resoldered to the motherboard. In case some circuit tracks were broken in the incident, they will have to be remade, a good service center could handle it.
Most of them aren't too fond of using real electronic measurements and algorithms in order to track corresponding usb port pins to various points on the motherboard but it's not impossible. If my hd2 would have been damaged in this way i won't hesitate to crack it open and get my hands dirty
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Finally had the courage to open it, and as you said, the connections are more or less broken off, and I've got shaky hands (without nerves) and can't handle soldering it, so I'm thinking of patching it up with some blue tack

T-Macgnolia said:
Sorry friend but you will have to take the phone apart to fix this problem. Might even have to replacecthe mainbosrd as the USB port is attachedcto the mainboard and can not be replaced seperately.
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hi T-macgnolia ....(dont take this as an argument... just curious ) i just saw a replacement micro usb port for hd2 on ebay.... so is that usb port on ebay just to fool us or can it actually be replaced

Ok, short story - nt gnna work, does anyone have the bottom part of the motherboard up for sale?

Just got even better, looks like the lcd's broken now

Broken USB port fixable?

Hi guys,
I've got a problem with the USB port on my DHD. It charges fine - no problems there - but it refuses to transfer data! I've tried different cables, different ports on the PC, a different PC and a different OS and still the same problem. The PC(s) don't recognise anything has been plugged in and the phone doesn't ask me what type of connection I want. I've cleared the defaults and set it to 'ask every time' but still nothing. Therefore I summise that the USB port on the phone is dead (despite the fact that it transfers power just fine).
My question is; do you think it's fixable without returning to the manufacturer? It's out of warranty by a few months now and I bought it SIM free so I can't go crawling to my network with it. Do you think this is within the capabilities/resources of high street repair shops? The reason I'm asking here instead of in said shops is because I live miles away from the nearest one that I know of and don't fancy making the trip for nothing!
Basically I really, REALLY want to root my phone and start messing around with custom ROMs - but obviously I can't if I have no USB connection :'(
Thanks guys.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk

Have you tried cleaning the port out with something like a paperclip or a sewing needle? I had the same problem as you and after doing that it works perfectly. It just had a load of fluff from my pocket stuck in it. I went through 3 cables before I realised this :/

chris.daf said:
Have you tried cleaning the port out with something like a paperclip or a sewing needle? I had the same problem as you and after doing that it works perfectly. It just had a load of fluff from my pocket stuck in it. I went through 3 cables before I realised this :/
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Yeah I tried a sewing needle and an air duster. As far as I can tell it's dust free now but still having the same problem.
Might give it another go though and see what happens.
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SunjinSak said:
Hi guys,
I've got a problem with the USB port on my DHD. It charges fine - no problems there - but it refuses to transfer data! I've tried different cables, different ports on the PC, a different PC and a different OS and still the same problem. The PC(s) don't recognise anything has been plugged in and the phone doesn't ask me what type of connection I want. I've cleared the defaults and set it to 'ask every time' but still nothing. Therefore I summise that the USB port on the phone is dead (despite the fact that it transfers power just fine).
My question is; do you think it's fixable without returning to the manufacturer? It's out of warranty by a few months now and I bought it SIM free so I can't go crawling to my network with it. Do you think this is within the capabilities/resources of high street repair shops? The reason I'm asking here instead of in said shops is because I live miles away from the nearest one that I know of and don't fancy making the trip for nothing!
Basically I really, REALLY want to root my phone and start messing around with custom ROMs - but obviously I can't if I have no USB connection :'(
Thanks guys.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk
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I have the same issue as you. How did you get on about fixing it? I can't send back to HTC yet as i am S-Off and need be S-ON to be able to send back to HTC.

SunjinSak said:
It's out of warranty by a few months now and I bought it SIM free so I can't go crawling to my network with it. Do you think this is within the capabilities/resources of high street repair shops? The reason I'm asking here instead of in said shops is because I live miles away from the nearest one that I know of and don't fancy making the trip for nothing!
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You sure it's out of Warranty? Certainly in the UK warranty is two years and the phone was released here October 2010 thus all UK phones are still well within warranty

Use a magnifying glass or equivalent, and carefully inspect the contacts inside the connector. You might need to clean them up by scraping them down a little. It is very possible they might have some debris stuck on them. If the port is very loose, take the phone apart and using needle nose pliers, squeeze the connector housing together a little to tighten it up. Had to do this on my TP2 port after a while(mini USB) and it worked like a charm.
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I asked in a rapair shop and the guy there seemed to think it was likely a problem with the traces on the charging block. Although that was just his opinion from experience - he didn't actually look at it. I declined his offer to open it up and have a gander.
I wasn't aware it was a 2 year warranty. I might send it back then.
Has anyone had any experience with HTC's service centres?
Are they likely to also flash the phone with the latest firmware whilst they're at it? AFAIK (though do correct me if I'm wrong as admittedly I haven't checked in a while) there's no known way to gain root for the latest firmware.
Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using Tapatalk 2

I've used the UK service centre last month for my proximity sensor fault they flash it with the latest firmware for your carrier I rooted after that using ace hack kit hope that helps
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I had the same problem few months back,but cleaning the port with dust cleaner now It's doing good.

I had the same problem, but when I clean carefully slowly with needle I solved the problem.

Chiefybob said:
I've used the UK service centre last month for my proximity sensor fault they flash it with the latest firmware for your carrier I rooted after that using ace hack kit hope that helps
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I assume they'd flash a Sim free model with stock manufacturer firmware? I hope so anyway.
So is the latest stock firmware rootable with aahk? Last I checked it wasn't.
kocis_p said:
I had the same problem, but when I clean carefully slowly with needle I solved the problem.
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I might try this before attempting the service centre then.
Did you just use a needle or did you use any kind of cleaning solution or air duster etc?
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[Q] Sudden Death - please help! How to fix?

Hi,
My SM-N90005, was rooted on 4.3.3 (polish fw) from day 1 and worked perfectly. No glitches, no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
This night it died while under charge, for no reason. On forums I read it's called Sudden Death Syndrome and it's quite common to Note 3 but I could not find a fix exceppt to ship it back to Samsung for a replacement. I read of fixes for Note 2 and S3 etc but not for my model.
Has anyone found a fix for the Note 3 SM-n9005 SDS?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Tommaso

ascanio1 said:
4.3.3 ... no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
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This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card.
Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.

Someguyfromhell said:
This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card. Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.
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My mistake. It is 4.4.3
I am not sure that it is an SDS, I am sure that it's dead!
Tommaso

Where did you get 4.4.3 from already?
What happens when you try to boot up the phone? I need details.

Someguyfromhell said:
Where did you get 4.4.3 from already? What happens when you try to boot up the phone? I need details.
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First of all thanks for helping.
It is an official polish 4.4.3 downlaoded from Samobile and flashed using Odin
I cannot boot the phone.
It is completely dead.
No download mode. No charging light. Nothing at all. completely dead.

I can't find such firmware, nor have I seen any 4.4.3 being released to any Samsung phone at all (4.4.3 was released only short time ago, unrealistlic that Samsung phones would have update so quickly).

Sorry. I was right first time. It have official 4.3.3 (not 4.4.3)
I had ExtSD card memory problems you can find my posts everywhere (username: ascanio1)
Anyway, my problem has nothing to do with ExtSD card memory problems as those were long fixed (in Fenruary) and everything worked perfectly since.

Someguyfromhell said:
I can't find such firmware, nor have I seen any 4.4.3 being released to any Samsung phone at all (4.4.3 was released only short time ago, unrealistlic that Samsung phones would have update so quickly).
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Here is the official firmware:
http://samsung-updates.com/device/?id=SM-N9005
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SM-N9005&pcode=XEO#firmware
I have terrible memory! Sorry!
Firmware was 4.4.2
Not 4.3.3
Not 4.4.3
Tommaso

ascanio1 said:
Hi,
My SM-N90005, was rooted on 4.3.3 (polish fw) from day 1 and worked perfectly. No glitches, no problems (except an externalSD memory write problem).
This night it died while under charge, for no reason. On forums I read it's called Sudden Death Syndrome and it's quite common to Note 3 but I could not find a fix exceppt to ship it back to Samsung for a replacement. I read of fixes for Note 2 and S3 etc but not for my model.
Has anyone found a fix for the Note 3 SM-n9005 SDS?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Tommaso
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When did the Note 3 ever get SDS? I heard they were fixed on Note 2's 4.2.2 firmware. (My phone never had SDS
BUT if what u say is true and your phone has SDS (which is unlikely), your only hope is Samsung service centre (if u still have warranty, that it) or JTAG (I think it works)
Someguyfromhell said:
This doesn't match. Android 4.3 never had any limitations regarding writing to external SD card.
Are you sure, that you have the SDS? From what I have heard/seen, this was fixed on Note 2 by software updates and hasn't occurred on Note 3.
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SDS was fixed in 4.2.2 Note 2 FYI.
P.S. Kitkat SD card write limitation is bull****. Why limit it? Jeez...
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Thanks for the help.
Irwenzhao said:
When did the Note 3 ever get SDS? .... BUT if what u say is true and your phone has SDS (which is unlikely), ....
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I searched online for the same symptoms and that's why I said it has SDS. Call it what you like but the phone is dead for no apparent reason!
Irwenzhao said:
your only hope is Samsung service centre (if u still have warranty, that it)
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Yes I have warranty but Samsung HK are stupid as capibara! They refuse courier delivery paid by me. They expect me to fly from Japan to HK for "personal delivery" which is not mentioned anywhere in the warranty... thinking of asking my comsumer rights lawyer friend to handle this warranty refusal.
Irwenzhao said:
or JTAG (I think it works)
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What's JTAG? Is it this: http://www.windriver.com/products/JTAG-debugging/? If it is it's over my head.
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. Kitkat SD card write limitation is bull****. Why limit it? Jeez...
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I agree! It drives me crazy!
Irwenzhao said:
Sent from a small country named Singapore.
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By the way... what's it like to work and live in Singapore? I've been offered to move to HK or SP... have to chose one...

ascanio1 said:
Thanks for the help.
I searched online for the same symptoms and that's why I said it has SDS. Call it what you like but the phone is dead for no apparent reason!
Yes I have warranty but Samsung HK are stupid as capibara! They refuse courier delivery paid by me. They expect me to fly from Japan to HK for "personal delivery" which is not mentioned anywhere in the warranty... thinking of asking my comsumer rights lawyer friend to handle this warranty refusal.
What's JTAG? Is it this: http://www.windriver.com/products/JTAG-debugging/? If it is it's over my head.
I agree! It drives me crazy!
By the way... what's it like to work and live in Singapore? I've been offered to move to HK or SP... have to chose one...
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Personal delivery? That's plain stupid. You should probably ask your friend to sue Samsung HK lol.
That's (probably) the JTAG I was talking about.
Singapore? Just a few words. Convenient. Hot. Expensive (?). Safe. If u don't mind expensive stuff (Singapore has been rated at the most expensive country to live in lol), I would say come to Singapore.
EDIT: Having hols in China right now so... yea. (China y u ban Google )
P.S. phones bought in Singapore are (almost) never carrier locked, region locked or bootloader locked.
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
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ascanio1 said:
First of all thanks for helping.
It is an official polish 4.4.3 downlaoded from Samobile and flashed using Odin
I cannot boot the phone.
It is completely dead.
No download mode. No charging light. Nothing at all. completely dead.
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Might be the battery was completely exhausted?
Try to connect the charger for at least 30 minutes?

Irwenzhao said:
Personal delivery? That's plain stupid. You should probably ask your friend to sue Samsung HK lol.
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Yeah... but in the meanwhile I need a replacement. What's the best or closest competitor to the Note 3 (same size & specs) in your opinion?
Irwenzhao said:
Singapore? Just a few words. Convenient. Hot. Expensive (?). Safe. If u don't mind expensive stuff (Singapore has been rated at the most expensive country to live in lol), I would say come to Singapore.
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I live in Tokyo... I doubt that there's any place more expensive than Tokyo! Anywhere in the world will seem cheap after Tokyo! It's the hot and humd that annoys me... but HK... might be the same...
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. phones bought in Singapore are (almost) never carrier locked, region locked or bootloader locked.
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I had a really bad experience with a HK Note 3 SM-N9005 bought from imobilePhonex: I found out that it was not HK or International Model as claimed and that the warranty was only valid in some middle eastern country... the retailer asked me 300US$ to handle the warranty... DOUH ?!?!?! what warranty is it if I have to pay 3 big ones?
Do you know of any good or trust worthy online shops from Singapore where to buy phones from?

vndnguyen said:
Try to connect the charger for at least 30 minutes?
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I charged it for 10 hours! Not the battery...
Any recommendation for an alternative phone, same size, better specs? In your opinion? Any advice for online trustworthy retailers (read my previous post - comment on HK retailer)

ascanio1 said:
Yeah... but in the meanwhile I need a replacement. What's the best or closest competitor to the Note 3 (same size & specs) in your opinion?
I would say LG G3?
I live in Tokyo... I doubt that there's any place more expensive than Tokyo! Anywhere in the world will seem cheap after Tokyo! It's the hot and humd that annoys me... but HK... might be the same...
I had a really bad experience with a HK Note 3 SM-N9005 bought from imobilePhonex: I found out that it was not HK or International Model as claimed and that the warranty was only valid in some middle eastern country... the retailer asked me 300US$ to handle the warranty... DOUH ?!?!?! what warranty is it if I have to pay 3 big ones?
Do you know of any good or trust worthy online shops from Singapore where to buy phones from?
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Not really sure, I don't buy stuff online sorry
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Sent from the "China who bans Google"
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!

I need help!
My phone died: absolutely no signs of life, no reboot, no charging light, nothing at all!
I thught that it was the SDS but I then realized that it might be the battery and so I just bought a new one. To my great surprise, the phone does not charge the battery. When I bought the battery it was at 46% charge and after 8 hours of charging the new battery was down to 41% charge!!!
If I try to charge the batttery when the phone is switched off, no red light appears but the phone vibrates intermittently (every 5 seconds) and keeps doing this until I disconnect the charger.
If I try to charge the phone when it is switched on, the charging Symbol inside the battery icon appears and also the red light is on...
But in both cases the battery does not get charged! I tried 3 different battery chargers (original Samsung) and 3 different cables.
I heard somewhere that there can be some software malfunction that causes this but I can't remember or find the right post...
Help!

Not charging the battery
Update: the phone will charge properly only if connected to my laptop USB ports but still won't charge from any wall charger.

ascanio1 said:
Update: the phone will charge properly only if connected to my laptop USB ports but still won't charge from any wall charger.
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Did you try different sockets or chargers (not the cable)?
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ascanio1 said:
I need help!
My phone died: absolutely no signs of life, no reboot, no charging light, nothing at all!
I thught that it was the SDS but I then realized that it might be the battery and so I just bought a new one. To my great surprise, the phone does not charge the battery. When I bought the battery it was at 46% charge and after 8 hours of charging the new battery was down to 41% charge!!!
If I try to charge the batttery when the phone is switched off, no red light appears but the phone vibrates intermittently (every 5 seconds) and keeps doing this until I disconnect the charger.
If I try to charge the phone when it is switched on, the charging Symbol inside the battery icon appears and also the red light is on...
But in both cases the battery does not get charged! I tried 3 different battery chargers (original Samsung) and 3 different cables.
I heard somewhere that there can be some software malfunction that causes this but I can't remember or find the right post...
Help!
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Weird... If it's a software malfunction you'll have no chance of saving it since you can't get anything to start.
N7105 rocking AOSB with AGNi kernel,
Click "Thanks" if I was of any help!
P.S. Try these steps to get into download mode.
No download mode?
If your phone won’t enter download mode, you can try three things:
A USB jig. Don’t pin your hopes on this, they rarely succeed in this scenario.
‘Jump starting’ – You might need someone else to give you a hand for this. Take the battery out of your phone and wait 30 seconds. Now, press the button combination to enter download mode, and with this combination still depressed, get someone to put the battery back in. Hopefully this will jolt your phone into download mode.
Take out the phone battery, and re-insert it, but don’t turn the phone on. Now, plug in the charger while holding the volume down button. Keep holding volume down till you enter download mode.
If your phone won’t enter download mode, and will do nothing but get hot when you attempt to do anything to it (charge it, turn it on), then your motherboard is in need of replacement.
Your options
I’ve seen a lot of people, when their Odin flash fails, either:
Give up. Not a good option.
Flash a .pit file. That should be used as an absolute last resort. There’s a lot to try before getting to that stage! If a flash of a .pit file fails in Odin, your phone is well and truly unrecoverable, and you will need a motherboard (MB) replacement.
Send their phone to a service centre. That costs money (& you’re without a phone for a week or so).

Irwenzhao said:
Did you try different sockets or chargers (not the cable)?
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Yes. Besides I blind tested all 3 chargers, cables and wall sockets. They work with other electrical devices.
Irwenzhao said:
Weird... If it's a software malfunction you'll have no chance of saving it since you can't get anything to start.
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With the new battery I can start the phone and it works perfectly normally. The only malfunction is that it won't charge the battery from wall charger so I have to use laptop.
Irwenzhao said:
P.S. Try these steps to get into download mode.
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It goes into download mode, normally. With a charged battery.

ascanio1 said:
Yes. Besides I blind tested all 3 chargers, cables and wall sockets. They work with other electrical devices.
With the new battery I can start the phone and it works perfectly normally. The only malfunction is that it won't charge the battery from wall charger so I have to use laptop.
It goes into download mode, normally. With a charged battery.
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Flash a new ROM? If it's a software malfunction only a new ROM can solve your issue. And a .pit file would be useless here.
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S7 Edge International TWRP Install (No Usb?)

Hi Guys,
From experience, i probably know what the answer will be, however since my USB port is damaged, does anyone know if it is possible to install TWRP another way?
I'm sure Odin is the only way to go with this but just double checking before i need to strip the phone and replace that dam cheap ass usb port. Its been a couple of years since i was rooting devices, so maybe something had changed that i am not aware of.
Apologies for the short post and thanks to all potential comments.
Best,
Darren

Back in my days we used Mobile Odin, wonder if it still available..

You should get the usb repaired by Samsung before you invalidate the warranty
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hagba said:
Back in my days we used Mobile Odin, wonder if it still available..
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Ah yeah... i forgot about that lol its been too long...
After taking a quick look, this may be deprecated now and an alternative might be 'Flashfire'. Still looking into it but i have two new alternatives so thanks for the reminder. :good:

jackal575 said:
You should get the usb repaired by Samsung before you invalidate the warranty
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Yeah i might look into it and see how much it will cost and over what time frame, i might be close too, or just outside of my warranty.
I see a lot of posts across various sites about this so i think the connector is crap quality.
Its my first USB port to die on a phone, ever.

use can use flash Gordon app

Charging/USB Issues

Hi XDA,
OP5 has recently started having this issue. Was wondering if any of you have had or fixed it.
When plugging in my USB cord, the phone behaves as if it is being rapidly plugged in and out, like 2-4x per second. As a result, I cannot get to the phone via adb or fastboot. The phone also seems to have the issue regardless of kernel installed. However, I have not tried with an older OOS version.
Any ideas?

That seems more like a hardware issue.

Pwnycorn said:
That seems more like a hardware issue.
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This is what I am thinking. Its weird b.c it can be sporadic.
Trying to get an advance replacement from OP b.c I cant go w.o a phone for weeks while this one is diagnosed/repaired. Anyone have luck getting an adv replacement from them?

Does your phone charge normally or do you see odd behavior there as well?

^^ it jumps on/off charge rapidly... complete w vibrating.
I managed to use a toothpick to scrape the top/bottom of the usb port contacts... seems to have improved, however, I am wary since sometimes it stops happening for a few hours/days.
The phone actually does charge, the biggest issue is annoyance of the constant vibrating/screen light up & the complete lack of ability to adb or transfer files via usb when it happens.

asuhoops8628 said:
^^ it jumps on/off charge rapidly... complete w vibrating.
I managed to use a toothpick to scrape the top/bottom of the usb port contacts... seems to have improved, however, I am wary since sometimes it stops happening for a few hours/days.
The phone actually does charge, the biggest issue is annoyance of the constant vibrating/screen light up & the complete lack of ability to adb or transfer files via usb when it happens.
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You might want to try cleaning the port using a can of condensed air--but you need to be careful to use very short bursts at an angle, not straight in and also not to spray any condensation into the port. It sounds like your port is either dirty or loose. I've never heard of an Android USB port getting dirty enough to affect functioning when the phone is so new but if the toothpick helped maybe that's the problem. I am wary of the USB port on this phone. It doesn't feel very solid to me compared to previous phoned I've owned. The headphone port isn't good either. It takes very little movement for a headphone plug to pop out.

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You might want to try cleaning the port using a can of condensed air--but you need to be careful to use very short bursts at an angle, not straight in and also not to spray any condensation into the port. It sounds like your port is either dirty or loose. I've never heard of an Android USB port getting dirty enough to affect functioning when the phone is so new but if the toothpick helped maybe that's the problem. I am wary of the USB port on this phone. It doesn't feel very solid to me compared to previous phoned I've owned. The headphone port isn't good either. It takes very little movement for a headphone plug to pop out.
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Condensed air is a good idea.
Yes I am worried the solder has started coming loose on the port. Although, if that were the case, pressure would presumably cause the issue to go away, which it does not.
I am hoping it might have been a tiny piece of metal or something that got in there and was causing issues. So far so good this morning when plugging the phone in. Still working the replacement route with OP, but at least it seems to be holding for now.
Ill try to keep this thread updated with results.

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The direction I insert my USB C cable seems to have issues with one direction vs the other.... seems to make me think something is screwed up with teh contatcs within the phone.

asuhoops8628 said:
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The direction I insert my USB C cable seems to have issues with one direction vs the other.... seems to make me think something is screwed up with teh contatcs within the phone.
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That's possible but I think trying to clean the port with condensed air is still worth a try. I don't like the way the USB connection feels when a cord is inserted or removed from the OP5 so it wouldn't surprise me if a contact did go wonky. Keep us updated. This is a problem other owners may eventually encounter as well.

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That's possible but I think trying to clean the port with condensed air is still worth a try. I don't like the way the USB connection feels when a cord is inserted or removed from the OP5 so it wouldn't surprise me if a contact did go wonky. Keep us updated. This is a problem other owners may eventually encounter as well.
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Yep, tried after that post with condensed air too... gave it a spray 3x for about 1-2 secs each time. Still only working one direction with the USB-C.
I am confident its a hardware issue at this point. Im waiting to hear back from OnePlus on approval for an advance replacement. Phone is not even 2 months old

asuhoops8628 said:
Yep, tried after that post with condensed air too... gave it a spray 3x for about 1-2 secs each time. Still only working one direction with the USB-C.
I am confident its a hardware issue at this point. Im waiting to hear back from OnePlus on approval for an advance replacement. Phone is not even 2 months old
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That sucks. Are there any authorized service centers for OnePlus phones or is the only option sending the phone in? I tried to find out before buying the OP5 but nobody seemed to know.

asuhoops8628 said:
Hi XDA,
OP5 has recently started having this issue. Was wondering if any of you have had or fixed it.
When plugging in my USB cord, the phone behaves as if it is being rapidly plugged in and out, like 2-4x per second. As a result, I cannot get to the phone via adb or fastboot. The phone also seems to have the issue regardless of kernel installed. However, I have not tried with an older OOS version.
Any ideas?
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I've had this with a powerbank when other devices are drawing too... Other than that nope! Get a ticket raised!!

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That sucks. Are there any authorized service centers for OnePlus phones or is the only option sending the phone in? I tried to find out before buying the OP5 but nobody seemed to know.
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Dude, dont buy a OP... only option is to send it in. Being told they denied my request for an advance replacement. Its a 1.5mo old phone. & I have to be without it for weeks while you (oneplus) fix. Um, no.
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I've had this with a powerbank when other devices are drawing too... Other than that nope! Get a ticket raised!!
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I have one with them. Problem is, they are asking me to go without a phone for over 2 weeks. I am in sales and make my living on having my phone with me at all times.

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Dude, dont buy a OP... only option is to send it in. Being told they denied my request for an advance replacement. Its a 1.5mo old phone. & I have to be without it for weeks while you (oneplus) fix. Um, no.
I have one with them. Problem is, they are asking me to go without a phone for over 2 weeks. I am in sales and make my living on having my phone with me at all times.
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Won't they send you a loaned phone? What country are you from? In the UK you'd have rights against this.

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Won't they send you a loaned phone? What country are you from? In the UK you'd have rights against this.
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No they wont send me a phone. I have to send this out for repair be without it for god knows how long.
I am in the US.

asuhoops8628 said:
No they wont send me a phone. I have to send this out for repair be without it for god knows how long.
I am in the US.
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Had a quick law and it looks like consumers rights are rubbish in the US! I'm sorry I couldn't be more help.

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Had a quick law and it looks like consumers rights are rubbish in the US! I'm sorry I couldn't be more help.
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All good. Our rights suck with stuff like this.
Anyway. Hope this thread is helpful to prospective buyers. Shame, because this phone is pretty sweet otherwise.

asuhoops8628 said:
Dude, dont buy a OP... only option is to send it in. Being told they denied my request for an advance replacement. Its a 1.5mo old phone. & I have to be without it for weeks while you (oneplus) fix. Um, no.
I have one with them. Problem is, they are asking me to go without a phone for over 2 weeks. I am in sales and make my living on having my phone with me at all times.
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I have a backup phone so that wouldn't be a disaster for me but I can understand how it could be a huge inconvenience for many people. It's too bad they don't contract out with one of the phone repair chains. That would make things much easier for owners.