Phone always thinks it's charging - Galaxy Ace S5830 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey guys I'm from the galaxy S3 forums, my sister has a galaxy ace and the phone is always showing that it's charging, even when it's unplugged.
The battery icon in the status bar is showing the charging indicator, throws lock screen show it's charging and (the weird one) when the phone is switched off it shows the charging icon.
I did think it could be a problem with battery stats, but (as far as I know) the charging indicator when the phone is switched off its independent from battery stats (based on the hardware.)
So I turn to your community I'm thinking a reflash is needed, is this the same process as my S3 add PDA in Odin and flash?
Any help will be appreciated.
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delsus said:
Hey guys I'm from the galaxy S3 forums, my sister has a galaxy ace and the phone is always showing that it's charging, even when it's unplugged.
The battery icon in the status bar is showing the charging indicator, throws lock screen show it's charging and (the weird one) when the phone is switched off it shows the charging icon.
I did think it could be a problem with battery stats, but (as far as I know) the charging indicator when the phone is switched off its independent from battery stats (based on the hardware.)
So I turn to your community I'm thinking a reflash is needed, is this the same process as my S3 add PDA in Odin and flash?
Any help will be appreciated.
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Try flsahing a new ROM or just wipe data and cache from recovery.
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Hello Delsus, there is already answered thread about "always charging bug" in this forum. You should read this first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1944585
And I believe It's not a software problem.

Sentrax123 said:
Hello Delsus, there is already answered thread about "always charging bug" in this forum. You should read this first: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1944585
And I believe It's not a software problem.
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Thanks had a little check but can't really search on the app and I didn't see the other one.
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delsus said:
Thanks had a little check but can't really search on the app and I didn't see the other one.
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Mos likely on the battery plug you must have a faulty pin ! Its no software faillure its for sure hardware
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SnowPluralism said:
Mos likely on the battery plug you must have a faulty pin ! Its no software faillure its for sure hardware
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Sorry about the delayed reply, but thanks. I'll let my sister know.

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Battery drain after restarting note on 4.0.4

My battery has been sluggish right after updating 4.0.4. Right after restarting my device, i left only 20% of battery instead of 90% before restarting. Im getting sick n tired of samsung. Thers always a problem after software update. Im wondering wether they ever tested their software before releasing it to consumer. LOUSY
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safuan7822 said:
My battery has been sluggish right after updating 4.0.4. Right after restarting my device, i left only 20% of battery instead of 90% before restarting. Im getting sick n tired of samsung. Thers always a problem after software update. Im wondering wether they ever tested their software before releasing it to consumer. LOUSY
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Calibrate your battery.
Let it empty untill blackout. Take out battery for 2 min then put it back again, and charge it to full, do not push the on button while charging.
My suggestion is to install and SPYCPU podesiš processor clock so you would not spend the battery more than they need. We also have a large selection governo, naćićeš best balance of performance and battery life.
Thanks jonpaslim! i will try to do that and will update the results
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Battery life better
safuan7822 said:
My battery has been sluggish right after updating 4.0.4. Right after restarting my device, i left only 20% of battery instead of 90% before restarting. Im getting sick n tired of samsung. Thers always a problem after software update. Im wondering wether they ever tested their software before releasing it to consumer. LOUSY
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After i updated to 4.0.4 baterry life was significantly better. try using carat, it works
I found this on a site somewheres ......
1.turn on aeroplane mode
2.turn off device
3.take out battery for 10 seconds
4.turn on device
5.wait for everything to load
6.turn off aeroplane mode
Hi dickwyn, thanks for your reply.
Done with the installation. But it seems not doing anything.. As in 'nothing to report' is that normal?
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safuan7822 said:
Hi dickwyn, thanks for your reply.
Done with the installation. But it seems not doing anything.. As in 'nothing to report' is that normal?
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Install CpuSpy from playstore.
Check if ur device goes in deep sleep mode.. If not then follow these steps.. :-
1.turn on aeroplane mode
2.turn off device
3.take out battery for 10 seconds
4.turn on device
5.wait for everything to load
6.turn off aeroplane mode
Thanks.
Done everything. But it messed up with my time and date. It went all the way back to year 2000.. Is that normal?
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safuan7822 said:
Thanks.
Done everything. But it messed up with my time and date. It went all the way back to year 2000.. Is that normal?
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Settings>Time &Date>Use Network Provider Values..
which rom are you on?
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Baz77,
Im not sure which rom tho. Well i hv totally no idea. Its a stndard rom i guess. Im just a normal user that need to hv the phone working like it used to be. Lol
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The total of 1 week I was on both OS builds I had these issues that I identified to be the battery:
Facebook
GPSD
and then not going into deep sleep (the phone gets warm)
Badass Battery (now another name, but you can still search Badass battery) and BBS (Better Battery Stats) helped me.
Thanks zkye.
So far i hv been using pretty alot of apps. Been using carat,netqin and cpu spy. Well the batt is still i would say average.. Im wondering how to read this thing on cpu spy. Especially the deep sleep graph. Is it sufficient? Or am i doing the wrong thing or what?
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safuan7822 said:
Baz77,
Im not sure which rom tho. Well i hv totally no idea. Its a stndard rom i guess. Im just a normal user that need to hv the phone working like it used to be. Lol
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You can check version in settings, then about phone in bottom Guess you are on stock. Be carefull wiping, factory resetting and deleting large files as kernel can trigger a bug in emmc chip, corrupting partitions.
good you started analysing root causes. Always best case.
now if you dont care for warrantee you can follow directions from this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29139461 to get back to starting point of install. Or to install the awesome speedmod kernel.
Alteratively you can add apps one by one and together with battery usage analysed you can fin culprits. With tools like betterbatterystats, cpu spy and badassbattery monitor
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did you try re-calibrating your battery?
Hi xfox,
Done with calibrating as in let it empty, take out the batt for a while then turn it on again. It seems okay for now. Is there any other way instead? Im sorry for asking this stupid question again and again. And thank to all of ya for replying my so called newby question. Lol.
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Thanks baz,
How i wish i could use those speedmod kernel and so on. Well im quite afraid to root it cuz im not too sure that im gonna use this phone for a long time. As the phone value will decrease if i void the warranty. But thx for replying my post tho. As for now im still monitoring my batt behaviour.
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jonpaslim said:
Calibrate your battery.
Let it empty untill blackout. Take out battery for 2 min then put it back again, and charge it to full, do not push the on button while charging.
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this done it for my brothers Note
thanks
Galaxy Note problem
When I got my Galaxy Note, the battery used to last for 10 hrs on GB. After upgrading to ICS, that time dropped to 8 hrs. And after ICS updates, it went down to less than 4 hrs since it was discharging much fatser than charging, and it was the same whether I used the original power charger or direct USB cable.
The original charger is an adapter + USB cable.
Everything went fine when i changed the USB and used the one originally used to charge the Sony 3D glasses.
Now it's charging normally and the discharge rate is around 8% /hr with WIFI and mobile data ON.
Hope it will work for you.

Phone Acting weirdly - Flickering, Battery issues, Random Restart

I keep shifting from rom to rom but never had a problem. Recently after I shifted to Utacka's PA I have been having issues with the phone. Sometimes the battery charge drops to zero suddenly. Sometimes the phone screen flickers with bands across the screen and sometimes it just restarts on it's own. Even after shifting to Alliance's JB i get the similar issues. PLEASE HELP
Pullout the battery, is it bloated? Download betterbatterystats and check for what's using the battery most at these times, first place to start in guess.
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Time to say goodbye to your battery and buy a new one
SpyderTracks said:
Download betterbatterystats and check for what's using the battery most at these times, first place to start in guess.
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Agree... if that will not work, try to shift to again to other rom.
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The battery is a little fatter in the centre. I just hope its a battery issue and not some corrupt motherboard..
abushek said:
The battery is a little fatter in the centre. I just hope its a battery issue and not some corrupt motherboard..
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Its only your battery dude..:thumbup:
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Does your phone think its charging even when not plugged in. If so it's your USB charge flex board. It would show as battery plummeting to zero charge indicator flashing on off and in settings about phone status it would switch from charging to disconnected
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Shutting down constantly

Hi everyone,
I'm having a Galaxy ExhibitG and it starts to shut down constantly everytime I open too many apps or run something too heavy. And it won't let me power on the phone and even if I can the bettery status went crazy (from 90% to 0% then 20%)
One solution to this is to plug my phone in the charger constantly, but I need to take it to work and school.
The problem actually started to happen after I flashed Linaro CM 10.1 romm by smartguy(for got the number)
Any idea why?
Thank you.
Sounds like you might have a bad battery
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smartguy044 said:
Sounds like you might have a bad battery
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So I should get a new battery now ?_?
I an positive its your battery myself and plenty of others have had this exact problem. Amazon and eBay are your friend if you don't want to spend $40+
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quyenqchau0813 said:
So I should get a new battery now ?_?
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Yea. Check the threads - I'd start with the q&a one- there is a lot of suggestions for which battery to buy and where
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[Q] Trouble with my tablet, Is it bricked, dead, need a battery or?

Hello I have Verizon CDMA SCH-i800 Samsung Galaxy Tablet, I cannot get it to turn on, all i get is this battery icon, I have left the battery unplugged for days and it still will not function, Any help would be greatly appreciated, I would love to get my tablet running again.
BelannaBi said:
Hello I have Verizon CDMA SCH-i800 Samsung Galaxy Tablet, I cannot get it to turn on, all i get is this battery icon, I have left the battery unplugged for days and it still will not function, Any help would be greatly appreciated, I would love to get my tablet running again.
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Does that battery icon fill up or not? And have you tried restoring with odin
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jazz995756 said:
Does that battery icon fill up or not? And have you tried restoring with odin
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The battery icon doesn't fill up or turn any other color. The tablet is not recognized by odin or my pc
BelannaBi said:
The battery icon doesn't fill up or turn any other color. The tablet is not recognized by odin or my pc
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Then yup your battery is defiantly dead if your tablet goes to that screen but isn't recognized in download mode then you need a replacement battery
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jazz995756 said:
Then yup your battery is defiantly dead if your tablet goes to that screen but isn't recognized in download mode then you need a replacement battery
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Thanks so much for your quick responses, just have to get a new battery now

Trouble when charging

Hi, i've been having for a while some trouble when charging my s3 mini. When i plug the cable, instead of charging it discharges easily, but if i dont use it for hours it doesnt charge completely but very little and it is annoying already. Also, i could get ir to a 100 percent yesterday after a few days and discharged really quickly.
Im currently using pac 4.2.2 i dont know if its useful info.
Hope you guys can help me. Sorry if my english isnt very clear im from argentina thanks.
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yagosalva said:
Hi, i've been having for a while some trouble when charging my s3 mini. When i plug the cable, instead of charging it discharges easily, but if i dont use it for hours it doesnt charge completely but very little and it is annoying already. Also, i could get ir to a 100 percent yesterday after a few days and discharged really quickly.
Im currently using pac 4.2.2 i dont know if its useful info.
Hope you guys can help me. Sorry if my english isnt very clear im from argentina thanks.
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hmmm....have you tried different charger?? for example an usb - cable connected to your computer? for me it sounds like the charger is broken
aluk4rd said:
hmmm....have you tried different charger?? for example an usb - cable connected to your computer? for me it sounds like the charger is broken
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Ive tried connecting the USB to the computer bit didnt try using another charger, ill try ir and then post here with the experience
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Ive plugged it for about an hour and it has charged no more than 2 percent. Help please
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yagosalva said:
Ive plugged it for about an hour and it has charged no more than 2 percent. Help please
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hmm, maybe you have the 1000mhz bug. what does cpu-spy or similar app s saying?
or your battery is broken..... ever tried to go back to stock?
aluk4rd said:
hmm, maybe you have the 1000mhz bug. what does cpu-spy or similar app s saying?
or your battery is broken..... ever tried to go back to stock?
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Even with the 1000mhz bug, the battery wont drain when charging even from the lower powered usb port
You could try and use another battery for a while and see what happens. If that diesn't help i think you should go back to stock and see what happens.
If these answers don't help, then i guess that your charging port is broken and you probably should unroot the device so you can use the waranty...
I went to a samsung centre and bought a new battery and a new charger and it is working fine right now thanks for your answers people .
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