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Elfin won't charge at all

I got my elfin for about 3 years now and today it stopped charging. It won't charge at all with any usbcable nor the wall-charger. The led doesn't turn on. I think the usb jack is broken, but all the pins seem fine. Does anyone have any idea what to do?

If you say the USB jack is gone? did you try conn ur elfin to the computer? is it getting detected?
remove the battery, wait for few minutes, put it back (DO NOT TURN ON ELFIN) and put on charge.

If the USB jack is really broken then you can use a universal battery charger and transfer your files and activesync via bluetooth (only slower)

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If you say the USB jack is gone? did you try conn ur elfin to the computer? is it getting detected?
remove the battery, wait for few minutes, put it back (DO NOT TURN ON ELFIN) and put on charge.
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That didn't work. The computer doesn't detect it at all, I've tried several USB cables.
in_da_cloud said:
If the USB jack is really broken then you can use a universal battery charger and transfer your files and activesync via bluetooth (only slower)
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Well yes, that is the only thing I could think of, but I have none of those. They are fairly expensive to try if you're not even sure.

May be that light is not working properly.
Jus chk whether u see "Charging" in Power settings available in settings -> system.
If it says charging then ur light might have a problem.

svvv said:
May be that light is not working properly.
Jus chk whether u see "Charging" in Power settings available in settings -> system.
If it says charging then ur light might have a problem.
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I can't check anything, the battery is empty. That's why I think the USB is the cause and not the battery being dead, because it was already near empty when I saw it 'alive' for the last time.

I have the same problem.
Is the battery broken or the phone?

tried another battery
same result
now i'm waiting a tattoo

omg...currently my elfin behave the same way...unfortunately i don't have any other battery to try on
is it possible that your elfin one day just completely stop working? no life whatsoever???
i just can't charge my elfin at all...and yes the battery completely gone
what to do...what to do... *sigh

My Elfin did this last year. The problem for me is the contact pin used for charging in the mini USB jack on the bottom of the phone was squished.
If you look at the bottom edge of the phone with the screen facing the ground then you should see 5 contact pins along the top edge of the mini USB connector. The contact pin on the far left is the charging pin. The contact pins are springy. To fix mine, all I did was use the point of a small pin and gently pried up on the charging pin so it was more exposed.
Hope this helps,
dunlopkr

Same problem on my side
In actual fact, when I got my fist elf, it only worked for a month then the screen stopped working. A quick stop at the distributor and a new unit was supplied. The new unit lasted 3 days and would not charge. After spending many hours swapping cables and trying other chargers and batteries, i came to the conclusion that the charging circuit had been damaged. I had the device replaced with another brand new elf and lo and behold, 3 days later, it wouldn't charge again. I took all I had back to the distributor and had everything replaced with new ones, from cables to charger to phone. I got home, flattened the battery with video playback then charged the phone again. To my dismay, it refused to charge. The broken device was returned again The distributor got so sick of seeing me for the same issues, they took my kit, and replaced it with a new elfin which has been working perfectly till today.
My guess is that the HTC devices have a very low tolerance to electric fault or spiking through the USB which causes the charging circuit to malfunction. All in all, my elf was repaired twice and replaced 6 times with new units in the first year alone. My elfin on the other hand may not be the most feature rich phone on the market but has certainly been my favorite.

Hi all,
same problem here. The power-pin just broke off. I'll try to mend it and report here.

Some galaxy s4 charging problem.

Hi everyone ! I encountered a problem with my galaxy s4 ( I9500 ). It is related to charging, i'm usually charging it via PC and the problem is that it keeps "charging" even after i unplug the charger ( even if i plug it for like 2 seconds and unplug it, it will say it's charging ). ALSO most of the times i wanna charge it, it wont charge if i just plug the charger in but it WILL FLASH "Usb connector disconnected" "Usb connector connected" messages on the top @ notifications( so i can see that message everytime, but it won't charge ) and in order to charge it i have to unplug it and wait like 1 minute then plug it back. I want to flash stock rom now, and make it just STOCK, with nothing else on it. I want to know if there is something to take in count before flashing. I'm used to flashing ROMs but since last time i encountered "unknown imei" problem i didn't flash it anymore. OR If you may have seen this before and u can tell me what to do, it would be great !
NOTE : It hasn't got that problem when i bought the phone 4 months ago. BUT the charger always fits hard into the phone. I mean it's somehow smooth, i feel like that isn't a reason to worry about.

Your micro usb connector need to be replaced.

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Your micro usb connector need to be replaced.
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If you're talking about charger, i'm almost sure it has not too much to do with it. I tried more than 3 chargers so far ( some of chargers i tried didn't work on my i9500 but it works on another i9500 ) .
NOTE : I have changed the charging port some time ago because i was encountering the same problem, but this changed nothing .
ALSO i flashed stock rom, the phone it's all clean and the problem still showing up.

Im talking about the mobile microusb, not the charger.
Regards

I have to reiterate what Rap0ns says, this sounds like a cast iron case of a failed MicroUSB port on your phone. They're a poorly designed connector, so they fail far too often. If you're back on stock then there is no reason for this issue to be happening from a software bug (seen the unplug still charging bug on loads of custom ROMs for different phones).
You're lucky though, unlike iPhones and other devices where the connecting port is soldered onto the board, those clever boys at Samsung used pop connectors for almost everything, and have done for years (I recently replaced the SIM card tray on an S1 and it was pop connector).
These phones are dead easy to work on with the right tools, so just get a cheap set of screwdrivers and pry tools and you'll be sorted. Have a credit card on hand as well.

skezza said:
I have to reiterate what Rap0ns says, this sounds like a cast iron case of a failed MicroUSB port on your phone. They're a poorly designed connector, so they fail far too often. If you're back on stock then there is no reason for this issue to be happening from a software bug (seen the unplug still charging bug on loads of custom ROMs for different phones).
You're lucky though, unlike iPhones and other devices where the connecting port is soldered onto the board, those clever boys at Samsung used pop connectors for almost everything, and have done for years (I recently replaced the SIM card tray on an S1 and it was pop connector).
These phones are dead easy to work on with the right tools, so just get a cheap set of screwdrivers and pry tools and you'll be sorted. Have a credit card on hand as well.
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So that micro-usb i am plugging charger in ? That's what u are talking about ? Doesn't it comes with the motherboard ?
NOTE : Whatever i repair it in order to sell it. I mind to buy a zenfone2.

USB connect or connect

Hi,
Today my edge+ started to pop up randomly USB connector connect and USB connect or disconnect... But i dont have any cable plugged in! Already made a restart and a wipe cache. Dont want to do a Factory reset
?. Help plast
Update..it stopped charging..tried different cables and no luck..WTF!?!? Always with the official cable..no drop..nothing..really unhappy!!!

Same happened with my Galaxy S2 before. It is due to a faulty charging port. You need to get the charging changed.

I have the phone for about a month...that means..a new phone..already with faulty parts..a top of the line..a flagship one..€700...
Damn..I'm extremely disappointed
Thanks any way...
Always showing dock connector and disconnect even when I'm typing..../&#&#&##€£₩÷

Help! S5 charging port is not working

Hi,
My s5 charging port suddenly stop working . I have checked the cable charger even battery. The battery is charging fine in another s5. The problem is when I put the charger in power off mode the charging animation appears for a 1 second and then gone again like its disconnected and this keep happening again n again also there is msg in this screen in yellow set warranty bit: kernel. if any one know whts wrong with my phone please help

Hi!
Charge your battery full in other phone and try again. If you phone is able to turn on, you will be able to control whether your usb port is dead or not

try a different cable. I use a USB 2.0 Cable for charging. You may need to have the charging jack replaced. plus the screen requires specific glue if the unit is repaired

I bought a used s5 knowing it had a flaky usb port, I thought that I would replace it.
Maybe usb port was dirty and/or corroded and cover was missing so I decided to clean as best I could w/alcohol and toothpick split down the middle wrapped in tissue, alot of crap came out
Mine is now functioning 99% of the time
As for your warranty bit error idk so maybe you have a bad usb port but why would USB give a warranty error

imz161 said:
Hi,
My s5 charging port suddenly stop working . I have checked the cable charger even battery. The battery is charging fine in another s5. The problem is when I put the charger in power off mode the charging animation appears for a 1 second and then gone again like its disconnected and this keep happening again n again also there is msg in this screen in yellow set warranty bit: kernel. if any one know whts wrong with my phone please help
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Maybe if repair turns out to be exspensive, you can try Wireless charging?

The repair is easy just clean the port as suggested above, if that doesn't work order a new charging port its pretty easily replaceable for under $10.
As for the warranty bit that means the phone has been rooted or another ROM flashed at some point in its past. It doesn't affect anything except void the warranty, which is probably long since expired anyway.

if cleaning doesnt work then replace the usb port or do wireless charging.
seems as if the hardest part of replacing usb port would be unglueing the lcd off the frame, maybe 5 out of 10 in difficulty

I had to replace my wife's S5 charging port. I used this Youtube video as a guide. Worked like a charm.
https://youtu.be/vOEbMPENigc

I was too lazy, I ordered a wireless charging kit, takes a bit longer to charge but it's easier. The s5 needs either a special back cover or a receiver that goes in the back cover to work on a pad. You can also spend some money on Amazon and order an external charger and second battery and just swap them when dead. If you are already rooted or gave a custom recovery at least you don't really need the USB port

radar9 said:
I had to replace my wife's S5 charging port. I used this Youtube video as a guide. Worked like a charm.
https://youtu.be/vOEbMPENigc
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It's a very difficult operation, especially removing the lcd without cracking it.

imz161 said:
Hi,
My s5 charging port suddenly stop working . I have checked the cable charger even battery. The battery is charging fine in another s5. The problem is when I put the charger in power off mode the charging animation appears for a 1 second and then gone again like its disconnected and this keep happening again n again also there is msg in this screen in yellow set warranty bit: kernel. if any one know whts wrong with my phone please help
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Think. Is a kernel problem.. try to flash stock firmware with odin and try again...

[Help] USB not Recognized! and Phone Charging is very very slow.

I have been facing the issue of slow charging from 3 days now. It takes 9-10 hrs to charge completely. Interestingly I just plugged my phone to my PC and USB not recognized pops up every time. I tried changing USB Cables and Chargers , nothing helped. I think these two issues are closely related and some chip is blown up inside. Any idea if what could be causing this?

Use custom kernels

you find the solution ???? please help me if u can !!!

Same issue happened with me when actually Imy phone was bricked,I changed and used other usb cable,then I got solved my issue,then after 3 months,tht cable stopped to work only for my mobile (works in other mobiles still),so I have to keep changing cord n adaptor for fast charging,now iam currently using Moto turbo charging,n from 6 months it's working properly,n never use phone while charging

if pc says that the last usb you plugged is malfunction... than thats the problem with me also.. i guess phone usb port is damage some how... coz my phone also takes 5hrs to charge and pc plug say usb malfunction

You need to get your motherboard change if usb charging board is not seperate. i experienced the sam eissue on my zenfone 5, i did a thourough check, even bought its psu and relaced it. turns out its motherboard was buggy and a slight water drop on the cable mouth caused this issue. better get it replaced if its still in warranty else you will have to buy a new mobo.

jpdmostwanted said:
I have been facing the issue of slow charging from 3 days now. It takes 9-10 hrs to charge completely. Interestingly I just plugged my phone to my PC and USB not recognized pops up every time. I tried changing USB Cables and Chargers , nothing helped. I think these two issues are closely related and some chip is blown up inside. Any idea if what could be causing this?
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I have same problem you have to change mobile usb charger connector i.e. charging port of mobile. then it will be solved.

Dude do these 3 :
1.check with another adaptor, along with ampere app make sure charging is 2A
2. Change the usb configuration, dont charge from pc it chaarges slow bcoz its DC
3. Change your rom, use custom ones or reflash whatever u r on.