So.. this is what happened with my girlfriends a5 2016.
The original battery got bloated so i replaced it with a non oem by myself. It was all ok untill the phone started to shut down by itself when reaching 30% charge-that was the first month. The second it got worse and it started doing it 40-50-60% charge. After that i bought a brand new original battery and changed it again. Only to notice it does the same thing with that battery too, around 30% it shuts down and will not power on.
Anyone has any clue what could be the problem? Anyone heard any simmilar issues?
P.s. the phone is on bone stock fw.
Where did you get that original battery? I replaced my battery at a Samsung service centre last year September and my phone is fine until now. No random 30% shutdowns.
Edit : what I'm trying to say is maybe the so called original battery is not original if you get it online.
The first one is aftermarket, the second is genuine from samsung.
I have the very same problem.. Even after a battery replacement
Anyone found a solution??
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Has anyone noticed a severe drop in battery life with the new over the air update? Since the new update my phone lasts around 12 hours before I'm running looking for a charger.
Yup, having the same problem and I can't figure out why.
Keep an eye on this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9931380#post9931380
Thanks topdawgn8, that seems like that is probably the issue. Unfortunately I am not rooted and it doesn't look like I can revert to an old PRI or software version w/out unlocking. =/
My friend actually had his evo battery die suddenly while it was on the charger after the OTA, he showed me a thread on sprintuser forums that showed several other people having the same problem.
He tried my battery and his phone worked again, his battery didn't work in mine, so his battery just completely died and would not charge, wouldn't boot up for more than a split second either.
He took it in today and asked them to replace the battery, they were out of stock and the sprint salesman gave him the battery out of an evo he was holding lol.
Battery life for me is about the same after the update, but my is phone completely stock.
Hello,
I have a problem with battery, it drains normally until it reaches 40 or 30 percent, after that it suddenly start dropping rapidly until it shuts off in just a few minutes and acts like dead. I think this started happening after MM update, I've found several answers online but none of them is from an active Note 4 user but from tech specialist, suggesting it might be both a battery problem or a software problem too. Also, some people state that a new battery solved the problem, but also many of them bought the new OEM battery but the problem still exists even with the new battery.
Does any of the users on xda have the same issue after MM? I don't want to waste money for a new battery if it's not a battery problem. And again, I dont know if and when will Samsung release an update for this kind of bug if its a software thing... I would like to know if I'm alone with this and hear some thoughts on buying a new battery or no?
ljubimci said:
Hello,
I have a problem with battery, it drains normally until it reaches 40 or 30 percent, after that it suddenly start dropping rapidly until it shuts off in just a few minutes and acts like dead. I think this started happening after MM update, I've found several answers online but none of them is from an active Note 4 user but from tech specialist, suggesting it might be both a battery problem or a software problem too. Also, some people state that a new battery solved the problem, but also many of them bought the new OEM battery but the problem still exists even with the new battery.
Does any of the users on xda have the same issue after MM? I don't want to waste money for a new battery if it's not a battery problem. And again, I dont know if and when will Samsung release an update for this kind of bug if its a software thing... I would like to know if I'm alone with this and hear some thoughts on buying a new battery or no?
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It's your battery!
Your battery has deteriorated to a point that it only hold around 70% of its original capacity.
I have 4 original batteries which 2 of them are new & 2 of them are old, deteriorated ones.
One of them only holds around 70% like yours & one of them holds around 90%.
The new ones.....they works perfectly.
They holds around 99%.
Remember that lithium batteries deteriorates through time whether you use it or not.
Thanks for your opinion.
Once it also happened that my battery level was showing 50% and in the middle of browsing, my display went black, touch keys working and display is completely black. Even after a couple of restarts and cache wipe from recovery it remained black after booting, while the screen was working properly on the boot and showing samsung logos and all. I assumed there's a voltage problem, but I still was not sure is it a defective battery or system not reading the level of it properly. Never happened before with any of my previous Samsungs.
I've got almost same problem as @ljubimci.
The only problem is that I bought new battery (from samsung shop, 100% original not fake) and it dies even faster then my old one
The bigest drops are when i use high demanding aps, especially camera (4k recording) then it can drop from 60-70% to 0 in "0 minutes". This started to happen to me on MM, so i downgraded to LP (5.1.1) Nothing changed... And at the end i've changed my ROM to stock, unrooted 4.4.4 (ANK4). Problem still existing End the last biggest problem of them all is that i've lost somwhere my receipt, so i can't give samsung my battery back ;-(
I know that to some people changing ROM's help, to some new battery help, and it looks like to me only xda can help Is there a possibilty that new battery is damaged, or maybe there are any kind of fixes?
MarcinMilosz13 said:
I've got almost same problem as @ljubimci.
The only problem is that I bought new battery (from samsung shop, 100% original not fake) and it dies even faster then my old one
The bigest drops are when i use high demanding aps, especially camera (4k recording) then it can drop from 60-70% to 0 in "0 minutes". This started to happen to me on MM, so i downgraded to LP (5.1.1) Nothing changed... And at the end i've changed my ROM to stock, unrooted 4.4.4 (ANK4). Problem still existing End the last biggest problem of them all is that i've lost somwhere my receipt, so i can't give samsung my battery back ;-(
I know that to some people changing ROM's help, to some new battery help, and it looks like to me only xda can help Is there a possibilty that new battery is damaged, or maybe there are any kind of fixes?
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I think that you bought a faulty battery
I have a problem with my note 4, the phone shuts down by itself before reaching 0% battery and then it goes in a bootloop or it remains shutdown. If I want to power it up it doesn't pass the first "note 4" screen and it shuts down again.
The only way to power it up is to connect it to a power source. And the charging continues form the percentage at wich it did shutdown. Sometimes does this at 10% sometimes at 20%.
Sometimes after a sudden shutdown it powers itself up and the percentage is 0% and shuts down again, but if I plug the charger it continues from the percentage at wich it shuted down (25% for example).
I read somewhere that buying a new battery will do the trick. So I bought a new oem authentic Samsung battery but the problem is even bigger now. The new battery sometimes shuts down at 60%.
I thought the problem is my custom rom so I flashed the stock one unrooted, just stock firmware. The problem persists.
I tried to calibrate the battery using diferite methods, root method, classic method, a method where I type *#0228# in the dialer. No luck.
Another thing is that the new battery it's not at all better at battery life than the old one, it looks like it's draining at the same speed as the 2 year old one.
I found a lot of topics on Google about this problem but no solution.
Should I get my new battery replaced? Some people did this but with no luck.
Please help, I don't want to buy a new phone because I really love this note 4 but if I can't find a solution I will have to replace it.
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Where did you buy the "new oem authentic Samsung battery"? In my experience, if it didn't actually come from Samsung or a carrier, it's probably fake. Maybe try an Anker?
It's probably a fake battery. I bought (against my will ) a refurbished Note 4 a couple of days ago and I had that problem. The battery that came with the phone was not an original one. You can verify it by touching it or just looking at it. The original ones have a NFC chip under the label, the fake ones don't.
Before returning the phone i bought an OEM battery and it went down to 0 before shutting down. With the fake battery it would shut down between 18 and 15%.
Buy a brand new genuine Samsung battery mate. If not online go to them Samsung cafes or whatever they are called in your place.
The battery looks like a original one and has the nfc chip.
I bought it from a big online retailer and I have warranty and invoice. I will go to a Samsung service center and ask for a replacement under warranty and if they say the battery is fake I will return it from where I bought it.
I will update the thread when I have news.
Thank you for your advices.
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Same here I'm thing of selling this Samsung Galaxy Note 4 even if I enjoy it alot
Hello and Happy New Year to all,
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I came across an issue with my Note's (N910C) battery today and I would like your opinion on it.
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A quick background:
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The phone has never been rooted.
9-10 months ago I downloaded an official firmware (6.0.1) which I flashed via Odin and it began to drain the battery very fast, killing the phone in less than a day.
I got a new battery, but the problem was still there.
Eventually I tried another firmware which worked nicely and consumption returned to normal levels. Since then, I had no problems whatsoever.
Yesterday night I got a notification to update. I had already done another two in the past - if I'm not mistaken - , without noticeable difference.
I did the update overnight and I removed the charging cable in the morning. It seemed that it was a little warmer than usual, but I did not pay attention.
The battery percentage was reducing at the rate of 1% per minute and it died within 2 hours.
I checked battery info, nothing abnormal.
I have two questions:
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1. Does anyone have similar experience with this model (or other)?
2. If I reinstall the previous firmware, normally the problem should be fixed, right? I mean it started after an official update which AFAIK affects native apps only.
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Thank you in advance
I have noticed on my Note 4, after upgrading to marshmallow, the battery drained like crazy too. It would drain 10-20% when I use it for 20 mins or so. The battery that I'm using is a 'new' one that I bought just about a year ago although the problem still occurred when it was fairly new.
I'm speculating that there might be some sort of battery or software issue with marshmallow as the original battery that came with the phone also had the same issue. It would drain fairly quickly until one day it just stopped working and would boot loop until I plugged it in to the charger.
Ever since marshmallow, I have never seen my battery get to 15% before switching off completely. Sometimes even 45% lol.
mha93 said:
I have noticed on my Note 4, after upgrading to marshmallow, the battery drained like crazy too. It would drain 10-20% when I use it for 20 mins or so. The battery that I'm using is a 'new' one that I bought just about a year ago although the problem still occurred when it was fairly new.
I'm speculating that there might be some sort of battery or software issue with marshmallow as the original battery that came with the phone also had the same issue. It would drain fairly quickly until one day it just stopped working and would boot loop until I plugged it in to the charger.
Ever since marshmallow, I have never seen my battery get to 15% before switching off completely. Sometimes even 45% lol.
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I had a faulty N910F and got another (used) one and it's had occasional forced closes at between 15-20%. This worries me that it might go the way of the old one where it developed the issues with it freezing and the frequent reboots....does yours exhibit any other issues?
woldranger said:
I had a faulty N910F and got another (used) one and it's had occasional forced closes at between 15-20%. This worries me that it might go the way of the old one where it developed the issues with it freezing and the frequent reboots....does yours exhibit any other issues?
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Yes. Unfortunately. Currently, it would just die halfway even when I'm at 50%? That's the highest that I've noticed. So I had to charge it up for a bit maybe to 60% and it would be fine before dying around the 20+ - 40% mark. Previously, the original battery that came with the phone had this weird issue where the battery won't hold any charge even when it's fully charged. Like it will go to a bootloop when I've unplugged it even though it's at 100%. When I bought the new, current battery I noticed that it would still die off at 15-20% and the original battery became bloated a few months later.
Are you using any custom roms? The bootloops and freezing could be related to using some custom roms. I changed from a N7 port to a deodexed stock rom and the frequency of the freezing and reboots just plummeted. Reboots only happening when the battery is close to dying.
mha93 said:
Yes. Unfortunately. Currently, it would just die halfway even when I'm at 50%? That's the highest that I've noticed. So I had to charge it up for a bit maybe to 60% and it would be fine before dying around the 20+ - 40% mark. Previously, the original battery that came with the phone had this weird issue where the battery won't hold any charge even when it's fully charged. Like it will go to a bootloop when I've unplugged it even though it's at 100%. When I bought the new, current battery I noticed that it would still die off at 15-20% and the original battery became bloated a few months later.
Are you using any custom roms? The bootloops and freezing could be related to using some custom roms. I changed from a N7 port to a deodexed stock rom and the frequency of the freezing and reboots just plummeted. Reboots only happening when the battery is close to dying.
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Ah right, so you had only the reboots, nothing else? That's fair enough.
No, it's nothing at all to do with the ROM. I'm stock but LOTS of people have had the same issue. As it stands, the only way to fix it is to get a new mobo :crying:
woldranger said:
Ah right, so you had only the reboots, nothing else? That's fair enough.
No, it's nothing at all to do with the ROM. I'm stock but LOTS of people have had the same issue. As it stands, the only way to fix it is to get a new mobo :crying:
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Well besides the usual overheating that's related to our snapdragon CPU, nothing much but mostly battery issues.
Although there is thread that I'm following that promises to fix the 15-20% issue. Checking their method to see if it works or not
https://forum.xda-developers.com/note-4/general/battery-shutdowns-15-20-fix-root-t3513268
leebro83 said:
Hello and Happy New Year to all,
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I came across an issue with my Note's (N910C) battery today and I would like your opinion on it.
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A quick background:
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The phone has never been rooted.
9-10 months ago I downloaded an official firmware (6.0.1) which I flashed via Odin and it began to drain the battery very fast, killing the phone in less than a day.
I got a new battery, but the problem was still there.
Eventually I tried another firmware which worked nicely and consumption returned to normal levels. Since then, I had no problems whatsoever.
Yesterday night I got a notification to update. I had already done another two in the past - if I'm not mistaken - , without noticeable difference.
I did the update overnight and I removed the charging cable in the morning. It seemed that it was a little warmer than usual, but I did not pay attention.
The battery percentage was reducing at the rate of 1% per minute and it died within 2 hours.
I checked battery info, nothing abnormal.
I have two questions:
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1. Does anyone have similar experience with this model (or other)?
2. If I reinstall the previous firmware, normally the problem should be fixed, right? I mean it started after an official update which AFAIK affects native apps only.
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Thank you in advance
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hey can you give me the link of that firmware that improved your battery life
I had a similar problem with fast battery drain - did a factory reset and it's back to normal. Make sure you're using a battery from a reputable source like RavPower (don't think there are any genuine Samsung ones left and Anker stopped making them).
Kinsman-UK said:
I had a similar problem with fast battery drain - did a factory reset and it's back to normal. Make sure you're using a battery from a reputable source like RavPower (don't think there are any genuine Samsung ones left and Anker stopped making them).
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i have done every thing bought new batteries from different Companies but still my phone dies with in 1.5 to 2 hours please if there is any fix do tell me.
hasanrworld said:
i have done every thing bought new batteries from different Companies but still my phone dies with in 1.5 to 2 hours please if there is any fix do tell me.
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Try GSAM Battery Monitor:
Free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm
Pro: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm.pro
Root: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsamlabs.bbm.rootcompanion
[EDIT: Sorry, Root version is only necessary for KitKat and older devices]
If you're not rooted, you can use the ADB commands to get the enhanced statistics, this is explained in the app. User Guide: http://blogger.gsamlabs.com/2011/11/badass-battery-monitor-users-guide.html
This will help you understand what app or aspect of your device is draining the battery, and also show you when it is using doze, deep sleep etc.
Hi Every one,
I've got the battery issue on my 6p 8.1. (fast drain and shutdown at 40 or 60%...)
I have found a shop who Can replace it with a new one.
Does the replacement fix this lifetime/fix this issue?
thanks,
Is the fast charging in cause of bad battery life? Is it advised to take a slow tradtionnal charger?
bilatche said:
Hi Every one,
I've got the battery issue on my 6p 8.1. (fast drain and shutdown at 40 or 60%...)
I have found a shop who Can replace it with a new one.
Does the replacement fix this lifetime/fix this issue?
thanks,
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Yes.
Awful.... I was outside with my son (Lost 30% with nous data ans light lin), I took only one photography... And phone died et 61%..
And impossible to reboot....
All my hopes are in the hands of the guy who will change my battery next monday.
(Lost 6% to write this message)
Accubattery estimates my battery at.... 22%.
I understand the shutdowns and Big drains...
Hope the replacement will be efficient.
My next charger will be a slow charger, it's said it's very bad for smartphone's batteries.
bilatche said:
Accubattery estimates my battery at.... 22%.
I understand the shutdowns and Big drains...
Hope the replacement will be efficient.
My next charger will be a slow charger, it's said it's very bad for smartphone's batteries.
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1-With your new battery the issue will be gone.I replace mine a few weeks ago and my Nexus 6P feels like a new phone.
2-Do not use any other charger.The best one so far ahead is the stock/original charger.
Did for me.
bilatche said:
Hi Every one,
I've got the battery issue on my 6p 8.1. (fast drain and shutdown at 40 or 60%...)
I have found a shop who Can replace it with a new one.
Does the replacement fix this lifetime/fix this issue?
thanks,
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I left the US a few months ago for a long term gig here in mainland China. I brought my 6P with me. It was to the point that within 15 minutes coming off the charger at 100 percent, it would read around 50 percent and shut down. Took it to a Huawei service center here in Shenyang - they wouldn't touch it (claimed it wasn't a Huawei phone, it was a Google phone and I should take it to a Google store when I get back to the US. Talk about clueless (hey Charlie Chan.... what's that vendor mark on the back of the phone??). Anyway, ordered a new battery (cost me about 15 bucks US) and took it to one of the thousands of mom and pop shops that do cell phone service and had them replace the battery. Since then it's like I have a brand new phone. I'm getting usage of 6 - 8 hours of heavy use. I wake up in the mornings after forgetting to put it on the charger ... i'm still at 70 percent. It's awesome!
bilatche said:
Hi Every one,
I've got the battery issue on my 6p 8.1. (fast drain and shutdown at 40 or 60%...)
I have found a shop who Can replace it with a new one.
Does the replacement fix this lifetime/fix this issue?
thanks,
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Yes, it'll fix it. I did it and now everything is normal. Accubattery shows me 107% .
bilatche said:
Is the fast charging in cause of bad battery life? Is it advised to take a slow tradtionnal charger?
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Had the battery replaced in January. No problem since then... As you said I think the problem is mainly the fast charge. Now I always use a normal charger and never had a problem since :good:
ok, thanks for advices.
Battery replacement is planned in few days.
Just hope it will be good quality, and have to find a slow charger.
Yes it does. Just make sure you get an OEM battery.
I did mine a few weeks ago, no issues with the install and no issues with the phone, and long battery life ever since.
Not possible for me to verify if OEM or not... (Will happen on a shop).
I will see how stands the new battery. I bring my phone tomorrow morning.
It coasts to me 50$.
back from the shop, job is done: I'v got a new abttery (for 50$).
Seems to be ok. big battery life.
The guy has broken the piece up in the back but will replace it for free.
now, have to buy a slow charger to take care of the battery.