The battery in my SGS will not charge. I have had the phone since September and have had the phone replaced in December, so the phone is 3 months old, but the battery is about 7 months old.
About a week or so ago the phone started to not charge well. It would take upwards of 6 hours to charge from about 50%. Last night I plugged the phone in and again, it took about 6 hours to fully charge and the charged tone went off (it woke me at 5:15 am). I unplugged the phone and within an hour the battery was down to 38%. I had it charging in the car for a couple of hours and it did not charge at all even though the charge indicator was on. When I got home I plugged it in and turned it off and it has been charging for a hours now but the battery will not charge at all.
My phone was on stock JL2 with the SpeedMod kernel, but I flashed it back to stock JL2 with the stock kernel when I got home.
Any ideas? Is it normal for these batteries to die after about 6 or 7 months? How good or bad are the batteries sold on eBay, the ones where you get two batteries and a charger for about $10? I'd hate to have to spend $40-$50 bucks on a new battery. I paid $500 for the phone and have had a lot of problems with it.
Thanks for any help,
Ian
Try to wipe battery in CWM. I hope it will help
I did wipe battery stats and it didn't help.
Maybe you can try this:
1) full wipe first (factory reset and flash new).
2) charge until full
3) use until it shutdown by itself
4) charge full again
That's what I would try before buy anything
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Hannibal226 said:
2) charge until full
4) charge full again
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The battery will not charge.
Battery will not charge try another battery to see if its the phone the charger or the battery is your only choice .
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280611921222
Thats a genuine battery .
jje
What is the voltage range the SGS works at? My battery reads 2.99v. Should the phone still work at this voltage?
*Edit*
Well, I made a desktop charger from an old cell phone charger, a couple of brass nails and a block of wood. I charged the battery for about an hour and the voltage now reads 3.14v. I would presume the phone should work at this voltage since the normal voltage is 3.7v and 3.14 is less than a 20% drop.
I guess it's my phone that is no good. It's back to the service center for me.
Thanks,
Ian
Am other idea: You checked the charge cable?
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Anyway, I stripped the wires on an old charger and connected it directly to the battery pins on phone and bypassed the battery and the phone boots, so I guess it's the battery.
Does anyone have any feedback on the eBay batteries. The ones you get two and a charger for around $10?
Ian
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my captivate is v2.2 froyo rooted w z4 and lagfix, My stock battery barely lasts me through a night at work,
I ordered a 3500mah battery from ebay and when i received it I charged it overnight with my phone off....
The next day was a miracle! Battery stayed at 100% for 2 hours, by the end of the day I still had 60% battery left!
I read that the first couple charges need to be cycled so i tried to drain the battery by playing a movie over and over with screen brightness and volume at max.....
the battery lasted forever, after getting it down to 7% I charged it overnight- sameway with phone off, but now nomater what i do it only lasts the length of a stock battery.
I tried unplugging,plugging back in, phone off , phone on, waiting hours after it says 100%(on charger overnight) and tried ac and usb charging, but it just isnt seeming to charge all the way.
I was going to buy a second extended battery and an external battery charger but all the external chargers i see on ebay say are only good for li-ion batteries up to 2000mah, plus i had to modify my otterbox defender case to support my new battery and it would be a pain to have to take case apart everytime i swap batteries.
Ive been reading for days about what to do to no avail, all the external chargers i see arent rated for 3500mah capacity and I wouldnt mind flashing a custom rom that would support extended battery charging but the more research i do the more confused i get.....
Is there a kernal out there that is stable and supports charging these batteries with no bugs or issues????
What custom rom would be best?
please help......
any info is greatly appreciated
you didnt need to start a new thread your questions were being aswered already!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13320313#post13320313
its not the kernel
Thread closed due to double posting.
Anyone else having a similar problem or know of a way to fix it?
It takes a *while* to charge. Mine just hit 60%.
We shall see, been charging all day... anytime i take it off charging drops to 40ish%
Im using battstatt and it drops by 10 percent.....90.80.70 im gonna let thr battery die completely before charging and see if it changes
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OK, I just saw this in another thread too... mine has maxed at 60%. Gonna le it rest, shut it off over night and put it on another charger. See what everyone says tomorrow!
Seriously guys, charge it from an outlet. It charges *really slowly* through USB.
anyone else go through the initial charge, recharge and have it at 10% 9 hrs later?
eakrish said:
anyone else go through the initial charge, recharge and have it at 10% 9 hrs later?
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10 hours total on 4G? That's not terrible.
Charge via USB that is connected to your PC takes forever...but it does charge.
But if you unplug it and charge via the power adapter, it is much faster.
i charged mine via usb and the wall socket, wouldn't go past 50%.
I went to bed and plugged it in to teh wall charger (charge for ~7 hours), checked when i woke up, 50%
went to the verizon store and they gave me a new battery (started at 50%). plugged the phone in 2/3 hours ago, im still at 50%
my dad mentioned it could be a bad fuel gauge chip (he works at TI)
So for whatever reason, you have to use the charger that came in the box. I've had the same problem, but it was because I was using chargers from older Moto phones and HTC phones. Now that I'm using the actual Bionic charger, it's charging fast like it should.
Silly, but it apparently is the case.
I bought a wall charger that you take the battery out of the phone and charge.takes 2 hours with xtra battery 15 bucks mobiletech
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From what I've read about newer handsets, the phone needs some time to figure out know how to convert raw readings into percentage of capacity. I believe, the phone figures out how much charge a battery has based on the voltage. And, I don't think the relationship is linear.
My battery seemed to be horrible the first day. Today, I've gone through 30% after 5 hours, with the screen being on for 35 minutes and wifi connected for just under two hours. I don't know if the battery is "breaking in" or the phone is reading the level differently, but things are looking better.
Just brought the extended battery from Verizon. Using the stock charger I let it charge over night and im still stuck at 30% . So anyone know what the deal is? Or have similar problems?
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I would use it it until 0%/power off then try recharging it again to see what happens. It may just be a bad batt.
I normally do the drain complete then full recharge anyway. I know it has been said you don't need to do a batt conditioning anymore, but I still do at least once a month for a better calibration. Heck, even the Evil Empire over at Apple suggests it for my MacBook batt.
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I would use it it until 0%/power off then try recharging it again to see what happens. It may just be a bad batt.
I normally do the drain complete then full recharge anyway. I know it has been said you don't need to do a batt conditioning anymore, but I still do at least once a month for a better calibration. Heck, even the Evil Empire over at Apple suggests it for my MacBook batt.
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I'd do what this guys said. I got the extended battery on Monday, but didn't put it in my phone until Monday night to charge overnight. It dropped to 90% battery the next morning in about 15 minutes, but I still got about 14 hours off the charger and was at 30% battery before going to bed. Today, it was on 100% for over 2 hours. Batteries don't reach their full potential for about a week, so I've heard and experienced. Charge up your stock battery and keep it in your pocket, then try charging up the extended battery again. If it is stuck at 30% still, go swap it out under warranty and try again.
Hi,
How long does it usually take u guys to recharge ur note from dead or almost?
It took mine. Over 8 hours to charge from 12%.
Also if keep my note on charge but im usimg it for browsing or whatever, my note still dischares.
Is this normal for the note as my htc Desire didnt diacharge while using it while connected to the charger.
Thanks
Neil
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Hmmm I've never really timed it but its gotta be around 4hrs for a full charge.
I have been playing Stardom even when charging and it gains battery.
That doesn't sound normal at all.
If u r charging from USB port den its possible. Charging from ac will be a different story
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Charging by USB is at around 12% per hour, so it does take 8 hours.
Charging by a/c is upwards of 35%/hr.
Some of the apps usage would demand battery usage at 20-25% per hour, so if your battery usage is more than your charging rate then you would be losing battery which is what might have happened when you are using USB charging etc.
If your stats are for a/c charging, then I suspect the charger.
Yeah i charged for 8 hours with ac and also got discharge while using the note and charging.
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Yeah i charged for 8 hours with ac and also got discharge while using the note and charging.
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Are you using the stock charger? What is the battery time you are getting?
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Yeah i charged for 8 hours with ac and also got discharge while using the note and charging.
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Depends on what you are using for, but it still doesn't sound right.
Mine charges from 5% to full in about 3 hours when it's just sitting
on the table and I'm just using it for a phone call every now and then.
charging shouldn't take more than 4 hours when done from an AC outlet. just check if you have original batteries and charger. if not, take it to the shop and get it replaced immediately. 8 hours is just too much.
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Are you using the stock charger? What is the battery time you are getting?
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Im using the stock charger.
Rocket rom / Abyss 4.2 kernel
And battery life was around 20% after around 14 hours then i put it on charge and used it for about an hour but it discharged to 12%.
I am using the device heavily at the moment as ive had it only a few day.
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I am using the device heavily at the moment as ive had it only a few day.
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When you are using it heavily while charging it might be normal,
try leaving it alone while charging for one cycle, that'll give you
an indication.
If it's still substantially higher than 3 to 4 hours under these circumstances
you've got a problem, either battery or charger have an issue, or there's an
app sucking battery like hell.
as said, 3-4 hours is normal. Do you have a battery drain issue when in normal use? if yes, then u can use betterbatterystats to check which process is using the juice.
Also, its advisable (in the first cycle after flashing a rom) to charge the phone with switched off. After full charge, take out the battery, wait for 1 min , reinsert & restart. This will help to reset the battery & start afresh.
From 8% to 100% with the charger it took me less than 3 hours.
I only charge by USB on my PC and its never taken close to 8 hrs for a full charge..
The only time charging has taken a very long time for me is when I ran a ICS ROM.
So i did a charge with my usb cable and it tool half the time. Maybw theres a problemwith my ac charger.
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use a different charger, i put it down to a **** charger from samsung as mine did the same, woudl discharge even tho was supposedly plugged in and charged
Comments of Mugen Power Battery from Facebook user Anlyn Bankos:
HLI-i510XL 3.7V for Samsung Charge: This battery was a complete waste of money. It was a gift and my dad seriously over paid for a battery that won't hold a charge. It's to the point where every day now I have to plug my phone in during the day b/c my phone says "battery low", I plug it in and "wow look at that - I'm charged to 100%". Imagine this happening 5+ times a day. I can't be without a charger because if I can't plug the phone in immediately, it dies. If I do plug it in, the battery miraculously recharges to 100% in mere seconds, only to go through the whole charade again 10 mins after I unplug the phone. I have dug out the original battery and am going back to that. Crappy product.
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Comments of Mugen Power Battery from Facebook user Anlyn Bankos:
HLI-i510XL 3.7V for Samsung Charge: This battery was a complete waste of money. It was a gift and my dad seriously over paid for a battery that won't hold a charge. It's to the point where every day now I have to plug my phone in during the day b/c my phone says "battery low", I plug it in and "wow look at that - I'm charged to 100%". Imagine this happening 5+ times a day. I can't be without a charger because if I can't plug the phone in immediately, it dies. If I do plug it in, the battery miraculously recharges to 100% in mere seconds, only to go through the whole charade again 10 mins after I unplug the phone. I have dug out the original battery and am going back to that. Crappy product.
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have u tried calibrating the battery?
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i think this is just a repost of a different user having this problem,
i personally have the mugen 2000 slim bat and have no problems whatsoever, everytime i flash a new rom or backup i both wipe the bat stats through recovery and use the battery calibration app in the market
i'm guessing user error on this one, however its not unheard of to get a bad battery
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Comments of Mugen Power Battery from Facebook user Anlyn Bankos:
HLI-i510XL 3.7V for Samsung Charge: This battery was a complete waste of money. It was a gift and my dad seriously over paid for a battery that won't hold a charge. It's to the point where every day now I have to plug my phone in during the day b/c my phone says "battery low", I plug it in and "wow look at that - I'm charged to 100%". Imagine this happening 5+ times a day. I can't be without a charger because if I can't plug the phone in immediately, it dies. If I do plug it in, the battery miraculously recharges to 100% in mere seconds, only to go through the whole charade again 10 mins after I unplug the phone. I have dug out the original battery and am going back to that. Crappy product.
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Contact Mugen .They have excellent customer care
they will replace it if its under warranty period (1yr warranty)