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Hi guys.
A few days ago I dumped half a cup of McDonald's latte on my phone
I cleaned all traces as best I could, however the phone would not recognise that I had removed the charger, not a big problem I thought.
Over the last few days, the symptoms have been getting steadily worse. Now I cannot turn the phone on unless I have the charger plugged in, I cannot use 3button combo to get into recovery, I can get into download fine.
When I turn on USB debugging to restore from titanium, phone thinks I have connected USB cable. Once I turn USB debugging off, the phone goes mad and starts flashing 1-2 times per second, in the notification bar, USB connected /debugging shows.
After some quick finger action, I can manage to turn debugging on and of again and flashing stops.
Phone has been eating battery, I have been in flight mode with screen off for most of the day, but phone has been awake for 90% of time.
I've cleaned out the charging port out with compressed air, tried a swab with wd40, but no change.
I've flashed back to jpy and cleared batt stats.
Any ideas as to my next step????
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Hi there,
I think there's one option you can do if all else fails, it's the same what you can do if your phone falls into water. Get yourself some IPA (Isopropanol) and put your phone into a dish full of IPA. IPA is miscible with water, but doesn't conduct electricity, so it in some way "extracts the water" out of the cellphone. After this you simply put it on a radiator and let it dry. This is the extreme version, but you can try to do it with a cotton bud with IPA at first and try to clean your USB-port. Hope I could help.
I'll give it a go, hopefully maplins will stock it!
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latte was the problem proper coffee would have been much better as it lagfixes the phone .
jje
I ruined my old Blackberry Storm's screen with isopropyl alcohol. I spilled beer on the phone and the physical buttons and click screen kept sticking after it dried out so I gave it an alcohol bath. The alcohol got in between the layers of the screen and never came out completely leaving a cloudy-looking screen. I'm not sure how the Galaxy S does in an alcohol bath. I would try cleaning the usb port with alcohol before you dunk the entire phone.
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JJEgan said:
latte was the problem proper coffee would have been much better as it lagfixes the phone .
Lol
I'm gonna try flash back to stock and return phone to the orange shop - does the sgs have moisture ingress indicators like the iphone??
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woolf clubs said:
JJEgan said:
latte was the problem proper coffee would have been much better as it lagfixes the phone .
Lol
Its the milk content .
I'm gonna try flash back to stock and return phone to the orange shop - does the sgs have moisture ingress indicators like the iphone??
YES
jje
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Bummer. Cheers for the info though. I've flashed back to jm9, now 'USB Connected' is permanently flashing in notification bar every second (I've hidden notification bar with launcher pro, trying to pretend it isn't happening).
Checked out a good tutorial on youtube about dissembling the phone - might be my only option. I'll post the obviously pitiful results......
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hi, i think there are a million of post like this, but my problem is diferent:
1) power button started to fail
2)used brutal force to turn it on, till it broke....
3) now the button dont even tik when i touch the button , its DEAD.
4) saw a lot of posts about removing battery, its not working for me!!
5) yesterday i got it to boot afther 100 battery removals.... and enter recovery and it was all black... wierd..
6)i cant turn it on!! anyone can help please
7)I DONT WANT TO CHANGE MY NEXUS FOR AN XPERIA X8.... im a dev and i cant work with my power button broken
Same problem here
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Do yourself a favor and just get a flex cable replacement. The prices are around $40 and they aren't too bad to replace.
Popping the battery in and out should be real quick
I had the same problem . Just plug in the charger and keep removing and putting the battery back real fast till it comes on. Usually will within ten times . Its a sureshot. Thank if it helps.
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tojnas said:
I had the same problem . Just plug in the charger and keep removing and putting the battery back real fast till it comes on. Usually will within ten times . Its a sureshot. Thank if it helps.
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It hardly takes 2 mins if done properly
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i agree with 2 post above...
connect your charger into led indicator turn on
pull N1 battery
after led is turn off...put the battery back fast...
gud luck
Charger and battery pull works fine, I dud this for almist a year. I replaced the flex board a month ago to regain the button use. I must say that the Chinese boards have a snappier button and denser support foam for the button. Only $50 for the board on eBay. Very easy to replace. Good luck!
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Starting from about last night, but I haven't done anything with the phones software or hardware. Running it rooted on one of the earlier firmwares.
So now my note is randomly saying it's connected when it isn't connected, and when I do have it connected it sometimes doesn't recognize it and doesn't charge. Battery indicator is moving up when it thinks it's connected but not, and going down when it's connected but thinks it isn't.
Is this a hardware problem? I hope I won't have to mess about with my warranty, I imported my note from the UK, and I am living in Japan so it would mean weeks without it.
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You probably have dirt in your usb port. Try cleaning it with a soft brush or something
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I've been scrubbing away at it with a toothbrush which seems to help, but then whenever I connect the charger it goes back to randomly acting like the charger is connecting and disconnecting.
Try cleaning your charger as well.
Edit: If you have a mobile service point near you, you could try going there with it æ. Worst case you'd have to pay for them to fix it. But it would be faster
May be the problem in the usb cable it self,have u encountered any problem while charging using pc usb?
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The problem isn't with the charger, the phone is doing strange things when not connected to the charger.
For example, I'll turn the phone off. While the phone is off it constantly cycles between the "empty battery with a loading circle in the middle" that you get when the phone is checking the battery state after getting plugged in, and the battery's current level as though it were charging. This is when it's not plugged in.
uh oh... looks like I'm also having trouble turning the thing on!
I think there is some short circuit somewhere in the usb port hopefully not by a hardware defect, is ur device like this since u got it?, may be u sould sent it to Samsung center ,this is very strange indeed
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Last thing to try while ur device is off put some perfume on the usb port ,then use any soft brush a little air blow from hair dryer with no heat could help too,then switch on and try..
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Like I said before, I'm getting these problems when the phone is unplugged, and they just started last night. I really hope I don't have to send this in, there aren't any Samsung repair centers in Japan so it'll probably end up being WEEKS before I get it back and I'll have to pay for shipping and everything.
Get a good closeup look
Get a high power loop and look at the USB connector on the phone close
up. It might have some crud shorting out the connection. Mine did, which
is why I wrote up this>>> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25102882&postcount=18
Might be worth a shot before sending it in.
That does sound exactly like the symptoms I'm experiencing. Only problem is, the Note's usb connector is really tiny. Any suggestions on how to clean it up? I was thinking dripping some alcohol on a toothbrush and trying to scrub it with that, but I really can't think of anything that would fit in the space other than toothbrush bristles and they're not all that stiff nor are they good at scrubbing... Also concerned what would happen if the alcohol were to bridge all the pins--any risk of damaging shorts?
Try a soft makeup brush or artists brush and some isopropyl alcohol/lens cleaner. You won't be likely to short anything if you clean with battery out, and give the alcohol time to evaporate.
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Well I gave my usb port the scrubbing of a lifetime and still no help. It's constantly acting like its in charging mode. the battery reading is all wrong, and if I turn the thing off I spend like 2 hours trying to turn it back on because it keeps switching on and off to charging mode! Please, does anybody know what the hell is going on? If I have to take it in, I need to know where to go with my international unlocked note. This is absolute bull**** if the note is already having a hardware failure a mere two months after purchase!!!!
Man it's very sad to hear that,but i advice u to stop rubbing ur usb port,and start to search for a reliable mobile service center in ur area,there must be one somewhere i am sure, just do a search. Wish u good luck
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That's part of the problem... Here in Japan 99.999% of all cellphones are carrier-branded cellphones. You're not really supposed to have international unlocked cellphones, none of the major networks officially support them. I'm going to have one hell of a time finding a place that will agree to service my phone, let alone a reliable one.
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My note has got thé same pb and just an advice to turn it on :
Plugin it and push the on button only when it shows the green battery
Otherwise Im looking for a final solution too
How long has yours been like this? I'm more concerned that this is a sign that my USB port is breaking and that if I ignore it I'll lose the ability to charge altogether.
Try taking out the battery and the sim card and leave it for 5-10 min. Then put it back in
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Try taking out the battery and the sim card and leave it for 5-10 min. Then put it back in
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I just tried that, still no change.
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Hi
Since yesterday, my note had this issue, but I saw dust attached, I had to look carefully cause I didn't see it before
What I have done:
Turn off my note and take my battery out,
Used a paper clip to take the dust out
I made it carefully too not to destroy the USB connector
And since the reboot, I don't have the problem anymore, I plug and unplug the power cord without any issue
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I just (10 min ago) went to check the time on my phone, and when I grabbed it, it was extremely hot. When I turned it over (I put it face down at night so the notification led doesn't bug me) it was showing the battery charging screen except it was a question mark. The phone was plugged in since 10 pm (its 5 am now) and when it had cooled down enough I turned it back on and it said I only had 50%, even though it had been charging all night. Has anyone else had similar overheating issues, and should I return it for a new phone?
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Tried a hard reset? If ao, return the phone is what I would do. No way its supposed to drain that quick or heat up. Charging, navigating and playing music over BT and my phone is warm, not hot.
Had a similar issue about 3 weeks ago. Wasn't plugged in charging though. It was just sitting in my pocket. I thought it felt warm against my leg so I pulled it out and the phone was super hot! Turned the phone off immediately, let it cool down, and it hasn't done it since.
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The other day I was charging (stock moto AC charger) my battery (40%) and downloading stuff via 4g and mine got to 46 degrees C. I slid open the keyboard and put it in a opening of a vent that was blowing 60 degree F air. 1 hr latter battery was 80% +/- and i dl'd more stuff.
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You said there was a battery with a question mark. Was your phone booted up at this point, or were you in the 'battery charging mode'?
Sounds like the phone overheated, which can sometimes happen. You could try to get a replacement, but unless it happens consistently they might give you trouble trying to return it.
The annoying thing is, they say our batteries aren't supposed to be removed. It was nice being able to swap in a spare when my wife was done with her A855 moto Droid and same with having a "spare" incredible...
Anyone know the reason they made ours not come out?
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It is my understanding that they used a special type of battery to get it so thin. The downside to this special type of battery is that they are easily bendable, but explode when bent
As a result, they don't want anybody touching the battery and exploding themselves.
Somebody who is more knowledgeable in battery tech could probably give a better explanation.
Couple weeks ago I was using the GPS and had the phone on the Motorola cardock while plugged in (with a Verizon charger) to the car. Took the phone off to make a call and I literally couldn't touch it. I kept it on the side and opened the battery doctor app, told me the battery was 58C. Immediately pulled aside and turned off my phone. Stupid phone has the locked battery door also so I couldn't pull it off to let the battery cool faster. Worst battery door design by Motorola.
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You said there was a battery with a question mark. Was your phone booted up at this point, or were you in the 'battery charging mode'?
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It had been booted, it wasn't in charge only mode. I forgot to mention I was on cm9 april 27 build. Its been working since then.
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I have got a swollen battery.My note is 1 year old.It gets switched off immediately after the logo appears but somtimes works okay.I am on an asop rom.Is it the battery or the rom?
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jayOverkill said:
I have got a swollen battery.My note is 1 year old.It gets switched off immediately after the logo appears but somtimes works okay.I am on an asop rom.Is it the battery or the rom?
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This is the most common thing now. I have seen that the stock batteries are not lasting more than a year.
Just go ahead and buy a new battery. It surely is not the ROM
Is it gona blast or something? Lol coz I really need to use that phone untill new battery comes
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Same thing happened with me 2 months back. U need a battery change. I changed my battey and my phone is ok.
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Buy A new battery & everything will become normal
The same has happened with me. My Note is 13 Months old.
I was playing game AVP Evolution till late night. And in the morning battery died, I charged it to full 100% but as soon as i boot up with in 4 second the phone again switched off , No battery low warning nothing. It is really strange but the fact is that the Samsung battery are just die completely all of a sudden, unlike other phones battery which dies gradually as it looses power and all that ........
I ordered a new battery & everything is fine now.
My old battery is unable to boot my phone even for 5 sec.
I am running my note on the swollen battery for about 8 hours now xP.Sometimes it switch off as soon as I turn it on but rest of the time it runs just fine.Anyways I ordered a new battery.
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jayOverkill said:
Is it gona blast or something? Lol coz I really need to use that phone untill new battery comes
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likeliness of it "blasting"... not very likely.. possibility of it "blasting".. it is possible..
batteries just go bad... a battery is only solid for around 500 charges then they just start losing their charge faster. i mean we are using small computers so this is just going to happen more and more. different reasons could cause this.... use of phone (it is what its designed to do..lol), a "cell" could just go bad causing the swelling, the circuitry in the battery fails causing the swelling, your charger goes bad and takes the battery with it (i had a cat bite thru a cable and it ground out..next day the battery showed signs of swelling and within a week you couldnt snap the battery cover on)... etc....
use is up to the user and their needs... there is a danger of the battery shorting the phone out totally and it never working again too. its not something that happens often but it is a solid possibility, so basically use good judgement...
it's usually caused by over charged (u don't unplug the charger when it reach 100%).
I've been using my Note more than a year and my battery still flat as it is new.
razgard said:
it's usually caused by over charged (u don't unplug the charger when it reach 100%).
I've been using my Note more than a year and my battery still flat as it is new.
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i beg to differ... the batteries have smart circuitry to protect against this. overcharging has not been a problem for years... i personally have left one of my notes on charge for days... it always stays on charge for 5-6 hrs past it being 100% and it still is a strong battery.. also just because a battery is flat doesnt mean its good... the swelling just makes the fact it is going bad more obvious...
I agree with kawgirl
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