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Incredible not charging battery properly/fully

Has anyone experienced this issue, seems as tho when I charge my battery to 100% it takes less then 30m before it discharges to 92-92%.
This is happening with the original battery and the Seidio extended battery that I have.
Is there a fix for this, or is this something I should call VZW about. A lot of people at androidforums have been having the same issue.

http://androidforums.com/tips-trick...first-10-battery-drain-quicker-than-rest.html

ufvj217 said:
http://androidforums.com/tips-trick...first-10-battery-drain-quicker-than-rest.html
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Yeah, I've read this, is everyone having this issue, or just certain phones? The battery "trick" does not work for me.

i think everyone has the problem. the "trick" didnt work for me either or my friend, unless we're doing it wrong. i think its a software issue personally, and hopefully an update will fix it.

ufvj217 said:
i think everyone has the problem. the "trick" didnt work for me either or my friend, unless we're doing it wrong. i think its a software issue personally, and hopefully an update will fix it.
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Your battery stats are miscalculated. You need a calibration procedure. Replacing the phone might fix the problem, but if your battery charging habits don't change it'll happen again, unless HTC feels like changing their battery calibration algorithm, and there's no need to wait for that. Any laptap manufacturer will have a good how-to on li-ion battery calibration.

theres no way all the phones are bad, alot of people have this issue that have this phone. i dont think its bad hardware, chances are if i get a new battery its going to do the same thing. im gonna order an extended battery anyways soon so we will see.

ufvj217 said:
theres no way all the phones are bad, alot of people have this issue that have this phone. i dont think its bad hardware, chances are if i get a new battery its going to do the same thing. im gonna order an extended battery anyways soon so we will see.
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I am having the same issue with an extended battery. It's the way the phone is charging the battery. Is everyone just accepting this as is or is not everyone having the same issue. I want to know if I should replace the phone or not...

I completely discharged my battery last night, turned it off, and fully charged it while it was off. Now the first 10% seems a lot more resilient then before. I just hope I don't have to do this every night. I don't have a land line and it sucks having to turn it off just to charge it.

good to see this post, i to have a htc touch hd, and have problems with batteries, ive bought 2 new batteries from ebay.
and seem to get vary results, its as if mobile is showing 100% but the battery is only 40% charged.
charged one last night finished at 12pm and battery was saying it was flat at 7am !
the orginal htc does seem to last longer, but obvisily there is a issue with the phone itself, if it needs reset or something?

t41n7ed said:
I am having the same issue with an extended battery. It's the way the phone is charging the battery. Is everyone just accepting this as is or is not everyone having the same issue. I want to know if I should replace the phone or not...
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Replacing the phone is not necessary. It's actually the OS that cuts the charge short of full. The OS "thinks" the battery is full,thus stopping the charge. Completely drain the battery, then plug it in,leaving the phone on. Let it fully charge while it's on - when the LED indicator is green,and the battery is "full" - while still plugged in, power phone off,and you'll notice the indicator will turn red again,charging the phone for about another half hour or so. That will give you a true full charge.

Days later...and running Froyo, and still battery problems
I'm running Froyo now...battery light green and indicating 100%...and I power off the phone... It has been charging 25 minutes now and still charging. Didn't they(?) say that this had been fixed in the latest ROMs. I'm running Sky Raider's 2.01. Is it just me?
Do I need to erase my battery stats from within ClockworkMod Recovery? I haven't done this because it warns that this cannot be undone. That sounded too scary for me to try.

Lexus One said:
I'm running Froyo now...battery light green and indicating 100%...and I power off the phone... It has been charging 25 minutes now and still charging. Didn't they(?) say that this had been fixed in the latest ROMs. I'm running Sky Raider's 2.01. Is it just me?
Do I need to erase my battery stats from within ClockworkMod Recovery? I haven't done this because it warns that this cannot be undone. That sounded too scary for me to try.
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Yes, clear battery stats. Ive had battery issues like this with any leaked froyo rom, including the one i developed.
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jdkoreclipse said:
Yes, clear battery stats. Ive had battery issues like this with any leaked froyo rom, including the one i developed.
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Thanks! I will give it a try...

How do u clear your battery stats?
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Go into recovery and it is under advanced.
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its a problem with the chargers. youll see if you charge with an external battery charger or a vzw car charger, the phone will charge fine. htc screwed something up with the "trickle" function in the incredible stock chargers. as soon as the LED turns green, the charger shuts off and almost siphons charge from the battery in order to prevent overcharging, which drains the battery to about 95%, but the battery will still show its at 100. ive done the battery stats clear several times and this problem persists even if i leave the phone on the charger for more than a minute after LED turns green, even when phone is turned off. at times the charger doesnt even charge the phone all the way, which is why you can charge completely, unplug, plug it back in and light is red again and takes a few more minutes to charge. both are caused by an "overcharge protection" feature built in to just about every charger these days, but gone horribly wrong in these chargers.

mb02 said:
its a problem with the chargers. youll see if you charge with an external battery charger or a vzw car charger, the phone will charge fine. htc screwed something up with the "trickle" function in the incredible stock chargers. as soon as the LED turns green, the charger shuts off and almost siphons charge from the battery in order to prevent overcharging, which drains the battery to about 95%, but the battery will still show its at 100. ive done the battery stats clear several times and this problem persists even if i leave the phone on the charger for more than a minute after LED turns green, even when phone is turned off. at times the charger doesnt even charge the phone all the way, which is why you can charge completely, unplug, plug it back in and light is red again and takes a few more minutes to charge. both are caused by an "overcharge protection" feature built in to just about every charger these days, but gone horribly wrong in these chargers.
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Oh thanks. I was actually planning to get a new battery today.
Whick one do you suggest?
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mb02 said:
its a problem with the chargers. youll see if you charge with an external battery charger or a vzw car charger, the phone will charge fine. htc screwed something up with the "trickle" function in the incredible stock chargers. as soon as the LED turns green, the charger shuts off and almost siphons charge from the battery in order to prevent overcharging, which drains the battery to about 95%, but the battery will still show its at 100. ive done the battery stats clear several times and this problem persists even if i leave the phone on the charger for more than a minute after LED turns green, even when phone is turned off. at times the charger doesnt even charge the phone all the way, which is why you can charge completely, unplug, plug it back in and light is red again and takes a few more minutes to charge. both are caused by an "overcharge protection" feature built in to just about every charger these days, but gone horribly wrong in these chargers.
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I can tell you it doesn't have anything to do with the chargers. I have this problem while the phone is turned on whether I plug it into my Computer, original charger, off brand car charger, usb car charger, usb cable from the lg ally, or the OEM lg ally charger. it has everything to do with HTCs software on the phone. it is using two different ways to charge the battery, one while the phone is on and in use (that uses HTCs software/algorithm), and one while the phone is turned off(uses the batteries overcharge protection circuit).

jeeeeezz
I have tried everything, I tried resetting / removing the battery stats etc. Nothing works...Its useless ppl...have to wait for a fix from HTC. Which bring my question, does anyone know when or if this is planned to be fixed?

Question about battery calibration

What is the purpose in doing this?
On to my real question
So anyways I charged my phone to 100%, removed it from the charger and wiped battery stats, used my phone and let it run all the way down and it turned off before I put it back on the charger. From reading you are not supposed to let it turn off. So should I do the process over again?
Thanks.

When I do the batter calibration I let it die completely and that's what it says everywhere so I think you'll be ok unless you really don't see an improvement in battery.
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Seriously.. I think the USB charging port is bunk.. I brought the 2 batteries and a wall charger for 9.99 on ebay. I would always have to top off the batteries to they stay full charged...
With the Wall charger.. it's a way better way to charge. I"ve done 4 charge cycles.. and every time I plug in a charged battery off the walll charger it's stays fully charged for a long time.. then it trickles down... I serioulsy don't think calibration is the problem.. it's the USB charging port. There shouldn't be a need to Calibrate your battery.
Just my speculation.

bomix said:
There shouldn't be a need to Calibrate your battery.
Just my speculation.
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i think he is talking about calibrating your battery in use with a new custom kernel, in which they recommend to calibrate battery.
to answer your question though, like you already know i did the same thing. the response i got from that is that it should not matter.
also i too got the 2 battery deal and wall charger for 9.99 and can deff say using a wall charger charges your phone way better than the included usb charger.

surveysays said:
i think he is talking about calibrating your battery in use with a new custom kernel, in which they recommend to calibrate battery.
to answer your question though, like you already know i did the same thing. the response i got from that is that it should not matter.
also i too got the 2 battery deal and wall charger for 9.99 and can deff say using a wall charger charges your phone way better than the included usb charger.
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What is this two battery and wall charger?

For the kind of batteries we use in the cell phones, it is never advised to let the battery drain completely - this is stated in the manual that comes with the phone, too.
I believe it is wrong information that the battery needs to be drained completely in any case. Draining the battery completely actually reduces the storage capacity of the battery.

If you have more than one battery are you supposed to do the battery calibration for each one?

Desperately need battery advice - wont charge

I got a extended battery (from the Sprint store) about 3 weeks ago and since then I've been having some weird issues. Lately, when plugged in and turned on my battery will charge overnight to about 60% sometimes it will drop 20-30% while plugged in.
The last few days I've seen it completely drain while plugged and turned off. How can it be draining, while turned off and plugged into the wall?
When I first noticed this behavior I cleared the battery stats but now I can't even get to 100% - not even when the phone is turned off and charging for 8+ hours - it's actually going down to 0% It's doing this with the extended and the stock battery.
Any ideas? I searched but most threads say to charge to 100% - and I can't do that!

Well first off with that money I would have bought a seidio, but I digress, use an sbc kernel or a wall charger

iitreatedii said:
Well first off with that money I would have boughtna seidio, but I digress, use an sbc kernel or a wall charger
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I'm using a wall charger though. I've actually tried two of them (and using 3 different cables with them.)

nolageek said:
I'm using a wall charger though. I've actually tried two of them (and using 3 different cables with them.)
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When do your take it off the charger, use the app battery monitor widget and when the app shows your phone receiving 4-10 milliamps of power instead of the normal 500-800 ma's, then it's charged, until then, your phone is not charged, it should be an estimate of 1-2 hours after the light turns green

[Q] I9515 Not Charging

I have Galaxy S4 I9515 Black Edition, KitKat 4.4.2, stock rom and not Rooted.
I bought this phone new 6 months ago. I charged my phone completely yesterday and used it till midnight when its charging got 0%. I put it on charging whole night but I saw it that it was not charging. I left it for whole and night and saw it next day. I turned on my phone and it was 54% charged. I was using original charger that came with phone. I put it on charging again, it showed that it was charging but actually it was discharging. I installed battery monitor app to check it. It showed: Usb connected and discharging. Battery health was good. I used another charger of nexus 7 (2012) but it did the same. Showing that it was charging but it was actually discharging. The current sign on battery is black as it should be.
I think battery is not working well. I restarted phone. Took out battery and put it in. Still same. There is no physical change on battery. I am thinking to change the battery. It won't turn on now.
What do you suggest guys?

usama36 said:
I have Galaxy S4 I9515 Black Edition, KitKat 4.4.2, stock rom and not Rooted.
I bought this phone new 6 months ago. I charged my phone completely yesterday and used it till midnight when its charging got 0%. I put it on charging whole night but I saw it that it was not charging. I left it for whole and night and saw it next day. I turned on my phone and it was 54% charged. I was using original charger that came with phone. I put it on charging again, it showed that it was charging but actually it was discharging. I installed battery monitor app to check it. It showed: Usb connected and discharging. Battery health was good. I used another charger of nexus 7 (2012) but it did the same. Showing that it was charging but it was actually discharging. The current sign on battery is black as it should be.
I think battery is not working well. I restarted phone. Took out battery and put it in. Still same. There is no physical change on battery. I am thinking to change the battery.
What do you suggest guys?
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Buy other battery.

Joku1981 said:
Buy other battery.
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I just bought a new battery. Put it in and its still discharging. PLEASE HELP........
Any help will be appreciated

usama36 said:
I just bought a new battery. Put it in and its still discharging. PLEASE HELP........
Any help will be appreciated
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It still in warranty if you bought it new 6 months ago. Fix or replace it in the store that you took it.

Joku1981 said:
It still in warranty if you bought it new 6 months ago. Fix or replace it in the store that you took it.
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Well its imported and it has no warranty. What do you think will be the problem? What will be the cost of repairing? Another option is that I will sell it.

I reset my phone via recovery. Now its not charging with any charger. No sign of charging. What is the problem??? Please Help....

usama36 said:
I reset my phone via recovery. Now its not charging with any charger. No sign of charging. What is the problem??? Please Help....
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It could be the mainboard or USB port. You can change the USB port manually following this little GUIDE or going to one service center store.

software related?
Joku1981 said:
It could be the mainboard or USB port. You can change the USB port manually following this little GUIDE or going to one service center store.
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It could be a lot of software running on your phone bogging your cpu. Hold home button swipe away running apps. Open task manager and clear memory.
Then go to android settings, more, battery and look at what is using the most power.

usama36 said:
I have Galaxy S4 I9515 Black Edition, KitKat 4.4.2, stock rom and not Rooted.
I bought this phone new 6 months ago. I charged my phone completely yesterday and used it till midnight when its charging got 0%. I put it on charging whole night but I saw it that it was not charging. I left it for whole and night and saw it next day. I turned on my phone and it was 54% charged. I was using original charger that came with phone. I put it on charging again, it showed that it was charging but actually it was discharging. I installed battery monitor app to check it. It showed: Usb connected and discharging. Battery health was good. I used another charger of nexus 7 (2012) but it did the same. Showing that it was charging but it was actually discharging. The current sign on battery is black as it should be.
I think battery is not working well. I restarted phone. Took out battery and put it in. Still same. There is no physical change on battery. I am thinking to change the battery.
What do you suggest guys?
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its possible that your phones charger may be shot or the connections may be dirty probaby more on the dirty side clean it with a q tip

So, I sent my phone to repair centre and they said that the crystal ic in it is not working. I will be fixed from the Samsung Centre. Now I am going to send it there. Lets hope it gets fixed.

Nexus 7 2012 Hardware Issue?

Hi Folks...
My Nexus 7, rooted with Cyanogenmod 10.2.1. Grouper since 2014, has been absolutely trouble free until now.
The charging icon was spinning, indicating the battery was being charged, but it was not. The charge never went up, it only when down. This is with the factory wall charger.
At first I suspected software issues, as I noticed mediaserver appeared to be draining. I did a data reset, and the mediaserver usage went away. But the charging indicator still indicated charging even though it wasn't. I also tried the "magic bullet" battery apps, but I didn't expect them to help, and they did not.
I replaced the USB port as I thought it might be bad, and a bit worn out. That did not correct the problem.
I bought a new battery and that did not correct the problem.
That brings me to where I am now. I modified a USB cable that externally charges the battery. The battery quickly and fully charges, and the tablet works as it used to. When that battery starts going down (to about 20%, but it takes a while as it is only sipping the juice!), I pull that battery out and replace it with a freshly recharged battery (yes, also externally charged). Has anyone else dealt with this? I'm wondering if it's a hardware issue where the data cable in the USB port is working but the charging cable in the USB port isn't getting the charge up to the battery. Should my next step be to replace ribbon cables, and if so, which ones and where would I get them? I know opening the tablet up every other day to switch out batteries isn't the best way to go! I did a search, but did not find anyone with a similar problem.
Thanks!!!

I was too wordy above.
The spinning icon indicates the tablet is charging, but it is not. USB port and battery have been replaced to no avail. Any ideas? Thanks!

LOL.... I'm having a pretty good conversation with myself! That's okay. I talk to myself a lot... and it helps me figure things out for myself. The latest: swapping externally recharged batteries is keeping the tablet running fine. But now, whenever I go to Battery in Settings, the only item listed as using battery is Android System, at 100%. No longer is screen or other apps listed. Oh well... Think I'd better do a Titanium backup soon!

Does it charge it the unit is powered off?
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Thank you for the reply! No. It doesn't charge with the tablet turned off. It will show the charging animation when you press the power button, so it appears to be charging, but it's not. Oh.. I did clear the Dalvic cache and the battery settings is once again showing all battery usage.

You could try a pogo cable if you can find one. Really sounds like a capacitor in the charging curcuit is bad. I would just swap out the motherboard.
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psiphi said:
You could try a pogo cable if you can find one. Really sounds like a capacitor in the charging curcuit is bad. I would just swap out the motherboard.
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Thank you, PsiPhi! I apologize for the late reply. I've just continued to swap battery with a freshly charged one. I looked and saw that the motherboards are not that expensive. Kind of surprised me. I should give that a try. Again... thank you!