I have a major problem with my Tilt, when it is off and I plug it in, the phone will not charge and instead just boots up into Windows Mobile. While turned on, the phone will not charge; nothing happens when I plug in the USB cable.
The USB connector *looks* OK, no obviously bent pins or damage compared side by side to other HTC phones, but I'm not an expert with a microscope.
Is this a lost cause or are there things I can try to get the device to charge?
i'm not sure my observations will help you but i noticed the following behavior ONCE...i was too lazy to re-test and confirm my theory, but here goes:
1. if the phone was improperly shut down, the phone would turn on and start booting as soon as i would plug in my wall charger (NON HTC, its a generic Motorola charger). in my case, my device charges fine once the boot up has cleared the boot splash screen.
2. using the usb cable plugged into my pc, the phone would NOT turn on when i would plug in the usb cable. i MIGHT have shut down the phone properly prior to trying this but my memory isn't keeping up with me right now
i guess what i'm trying to say is that i THINK the device is built to turn on the moment a charging source is available, that is if it was improperly shut down.
Thanks for that tip...my Tilt is now plugged in via USB and will charge whether or not it is on or off. I still have to try it with the regular AC adapter, but at least it's not dead!
Edit: Everything is good to go Thx for the tip
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Here's an interesting discovery - would be interested to know if anyone else has the same issue.
Basically, my old WM6.5 phone (Touch Pro) used to take charge from a powered USB socket, even when the computer was turned off.
Plugging the HD7 into the same USB socket, and the phone won't charge. That's fine, I can understand there may be valid reasons for it.
What's *really* interesting is that if I leave the phone plugged into this powered down PC overnight, the battery is pretty much dead in the morning. Compare this to leaving the phone unplugged completely, and I'd generally see 15% battery usage overnight.
The solution is pretty simple - don't leave the phone plugged into this USB socket, but it seems odd.
Any chance someone else can try this?
Is the Zune client on your pc open because my phone will not charge with zune open
but once i exit out of zune on the pc it charges fine...
ive lost my charger and too lazy and cheap to buy a new one so im just using the pc to do it....
no - the PC is actually powered down. However, with soft power switches, the USB port stilll can get power, as proven by my ability to charge my Touch Pro from USB when the PC's off.
I'm not sure what could be causing this, but i will try to see if mine is the same too, then i will post feedback
I've charged mine on a USB port at work, but there isn't any Zune software in the way there... Honestly, I don't sync through USB, so I never noticed this, but at work I have used the USB port on our camera system to charge my phone...
most likely cause is the fact that the computer reduces the amount of current send to the usb port when powered down.
normaly all that is needed is a move of the mouse or a key press to power the computer back on.
now both the keyboard and mouse are low power devices.
now my guess is that the touch pro needs less power in standby then the hd7, and therefore the first will charge and the second will drain.
so to solve this question you need to measure the power comming from the computer in standby (powered on it's 500mA), and both the phones in standby mode.
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Here's what I find odd:
The phone will not charge unless powered on. For example, if I have the phone turned off, and plug it into the wall charger it came with, the phone boots up. It will NOT charge while turned off.
Anyone else notice this?
jimbonics said:
Here's what I find odd:
The phone will not charge unless powered on. For example, if I have the phone turned off, and plug it into the wall charger it came with, the phone boots up. It will NOT charge while turned off.
Anyone else notice this?
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i saw someone mention that the led won't turn on during charging while the phone is turned off.
sadly he didn't wait long enough to see if the led turns on when the battery is fully charged.
also i have no idea which model he was using.
plopper
I posted earlier about charging issues on the HD7: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849548
What I found was that if you have the HD7 plugged into the USB port and then you suspend/shut down the PC, it'll stop charging (while all other phones I've used - iPhones, HD2, etc. - will keep charging).
Once you suspend/shut down, you need to then unplug and replug the HD7, and it should start charging again. Not sure why this happens, but I need to do it every night, otherwise I have a dead phone in the morning.
jimbonics said:
Here's what I find odd:
The phone will not charge unless powered on. For example, if I have the phone turned off, and plug it into the wall charger it came with, the phone boots up. It will NOT charge while turned off.
Anyone else notice this?
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That is apparently a "feature" of WP7-- the phone will automatically turn on when plugged in.
I've tried fixing something in recovery console (with the charging/data cable plugged) once, but I suspect the battery ran out of energy and now I'm stuck with the phone not starting. I've tried removing the battery and putting it back in a few times and additionaly tried starting the phone without the SIM card or the SD card. Whenever I plug the cable in, the white led near the socket lits, and stays like that at least for an hour or so, then it turns off (sometimes it stays lit for more), when I try to unplug the cable, and put it back in, it never lits up again. When I remove the battery, put it back and the plug the cable again it lits again. Also, what I noticed is that the led only lits when I connect it to the PC. If I try to connect it to the outlet adaptor, it never lits. I've tried taking it to a shop nearby, and asked an employee if he could try to put in a new battery or try with a different charger. I'm not sure if he used a wall charger or connected it to the PC since he did it behind the counter, but he tried charging the phone with the old battery and with the new one, but it didn't budge, he said the phone's dead or bricked. So now I ask you, should I persuade into buying a new battery, or could it be salvaged with the fact that it could link to the PC?
Oh, and forgot to mention the battery was from another Milestone's that the guy said he used to showcase. He said he used that phone to show the menu, launch applications, he turned it off and then he couldn't turn it on, so I suspect that battery might have been busted.
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I've tried fixing something in recovery console (with the charging/data cable plugged) once, but I suspect the battery ran out of energy and now I'm stuck with the phone not starting. I've tried removing the battery and putting it back in a few times and additionaly tried starting the phone without the SIM card or the SD card. Whenever I plug the cable in, the white led near the socket lits, and stays like that at least for an hour or so, then it turns off (sometimes it stays lit for more), when I try to unplug the cable, and put it back in, it never lits up again. When I remove the battery, put it back and the plug the cable again it lits again. Also, what I noticed is that the led only lits when I connect it to the PC. If I try to connect it to the outlet adaptor, it never lits. I've tried taking it to a shop nearby, and asked an employee if he could try to put in a new battery or try with a different charger. I'm not sure if he used a wall charger or connected it to the PC since he did it behind the counter, but he tried charging the phone with the old battery and with the new one, but it didn't budge, he said the phone's dead or bricked. So now I ask you, should I persuade into buying a new battery, or could it be salvaged with the fact that it could link to the PC?
Oh, and forgot to mention the battery was from another Milestone's that the guy said he used to showcase. He said he used that phone to show the menu, launch applications, he turned it off and then he couldn't turn it on, so I suspect that battery might have been busted.
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Not 100% sure if you have tried this yet or not, but you should try taking the battery out and plugging the phone into the wall charger, leave it to charge for a bit and try booting it up then, and then put the battery back in.
The guy at the shop tried that...
I appear to be having wired issues related to the USB port as has been previously reported on the Galaxy S2.
When not plugged in to anything, it constantly says it is charging. It will not let me select between USB debugging mode as it says the cable is connected.
Despite it's belief that it is charging, when I actually plug it in to the mains to charge, it doesnt charge!!
If I power off the device, it shuts down correctly, however it will constantly switch between the grey battery icon, then a almost full green one, then off. It then wont allow me to turn on the device. Ive tried plugging it in to the mains (but I guess that as it wont charge this way, this is why it wont let me turn it on this way either) the only way I can boot it up is holding vol up, middle button and power together for 10 seconds or so. It then goes to CWM recover where I can reboot the device
If I plug in a jig, that allows me to connect a USB flash drive, it all seems to work OK. it no longer says it's charging, and i'm able to mount the drive.
The only way I can actually make it charge, is by plugging in to a PC.
Im very careful with my USB connectors, and I can only think that slight dampness may have entered as the phone has been with me in the bathroom during showers.
I dont want to send my phone in for repair, my first plan is to wait it out and hopefully any moisture dries out. Ive tried cleaning the inside of the USB port, but it makes no difference.
If I changed the USB port myself, a) is that a hard task, b) would it solve my issue?
I had a very similar problem with my note.
Solution was to take out the battery and leave the cover off, in a dry p;ace over night. It could definitely be related to dampness in your phone.
My HTC One had a full discharge a couple days ago.When I got home to plug it in, it showed a blinking red LED and the battery charging animation, but didn't charge at all over a full day. I tried rebooting while still plugged in to the wall charger, which took me to the OS. From the OS I could do anything -- text,call, use Chrome, etc -- but the battery symbol had an exclamation point and the LED was still blinking red. As soon as I took it off the charger, it turned off.
I have tried Power + Volume Down, Power + Volume Up + Volume Down, and the bright light methods.
I was able to restore the phone to a previous backup from TWRP while plugged in, but the problem continues.
Any suggestions?
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My HTC One had a full discharge a couple days ago.When I got home to plug it in, it showed a blinking red LED and the battery charging animation, but didn't charge at all over a full day. I tried rebooting while still plugged in to the wall charger, which took me to the OS. From the OS I could do anything -- text,call, use Chrome, etc -- but the battery symbol had an exclamation point and the LED was still blinking red. As soon as I took it off the charger, it turned off.
I have tried Power + Volume Down, Power + Volume Up + Volume Down, and the bright light methods.
I was able to restore the phone to a previous backup from TWRP while plugged in, but the problem continues.
Any suggestions?
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Try connecting the phone to your computer's USB port. If it charges there, then your charger is bad. You can check to see if is charging by going to Settings -> Power on the phone. If you are using the cable from your charger to connect to the computer and it isn't charging then try another cable. It that works, it may just be the cable that is bad and the rest of the charger is OK.
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Try connecting the phone to your computer's USB port. If it charges there, then your charger is bad. You can check to see if is charging by going to Settings -> Power on the phone. If you are using the cable from your charger to connect to the computer and it isn't charging then try another cable. It that works, it may just be the cable that is bad and the rest of the charger is OK.
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I have tried multiple cables, including the HTC stock cable and charger. When I plugged the phone into my computer, it did not show the blinking red LED and did not power up. The phone was basically unresponsive. I assume this is from lower amperage from the laptop's USB ports, but could be wrong. The laptop was also plugged into its charger at the time.
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I have tried multiple cables, including the HTC stock cable and charger. When I plugged the phone into my computer, it did not show the blinking red LED and did not power up. The phone was basically unresponsive. I assume this is from lower amperage from the laptop's USB ports, but could be wrong. The laptop was also plugged into its charger at the time.
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The battery is severely discharged. Since, it will not charge via the charger or the computer it looks to be a phone hardware issue. You probably need to take it back to your dealer for servicing. Before you do that, give the connection to the laptop one more go except leave it on the for about an hour or two undisturbed. When batteries are severely discharged, it takes a while for it to recharge enough to give any indication of life.
I ended up sending the phone to HTC. I had modified the kernel and OS, but figured it was worth a shot since the phone was dead and it was still under warranty.
They told me it was out of warranty due to liquid damage. I have no idea how it may have been liquid damaged, but oh well. I wasn't going to pay the $200 to replace the motherboard so I asked them to send the phone back to me.
I received the phone last week and plugged it in. I wanted to make sure I could repeat the symptoms and that HTC hadn't further messed up the phone before I took it to a local repair shop. But what happened when I plugged it in? It came to life and began charging as normal. Either a generous HTC tech fixed my phone for free or the phone needed some interior jostling to get circuits back to normal.
Whatever the situation, my phone has been good as new with all the data just as I left it. For a full week, I've had no problems charging.
Hello
My phone thinks its charging when I connect the USB, but actually loses power even though I'm not using it. Then when I remove the USB cable, it still says its charging. Even after reboot, it still thinks it is charging. Only way to remove the charging icon is to hold volume up button + power button untill it vibrates 3 times
Only way to charge it is through the magnetic cable I bought for it. But even when I remove this cable, it says its still charging,
When the phone reaches 100%, there is no problem whatsoever with the connection detection etc. It all works fine.
This started just out of the blue, already tried the PC Companion app to restore it to original firmware.
Funny thing is, I can still use the usb port to exchange data etc, it just wont charge. And it gives false information about it charging while there is nothing attached to it.
Thanks in advance
U will gwt unlimited battery like that
Lucky!
How did u do that?
Wish that was true! Wish that it indeed could pull power out of thin air
BTW; I tried to adjust the microusb tongue en cleaned it out, even with a air pressure can blowing into it. Still no luck.
When I connect a USB cable without putting the adapter into the wall socket, It doesn't register as charging. Only when I put the adapter into the wall it says its charging, after this it doesn't matter if I pull the usb cable out. It still says charging
Sobakel said:
Wish that was true! Wish that it indeed could pull power out of thin air
BTW; I tried to adjust the microusb tongue en cleaned it out, even with a air pressure can blowing into it. Still no luck.
When I connect a USB cable without putting the adapter into the wall socket, It doesn't register as charging. Only when I put the adapter into the wall it says its charging, after this it doesn't matter if I pull the usb cable out. It still says charging
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Hmmm... I'm not very sure if it's a hardware or a software issue... try using flashtool instead of PCC just in case!
Regards,
~J2C
What is Flashtool? I haven't even rooted this device. Will try a totally different rom
Well, I've had the USB-charging port replaced. Still same issue!