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strange charging problem

i plug the tilt into the charger and it does not charge. the left led starts to blink amber and the phone recognizes that it's plugged. but still doesn't charge.
i tried some tricks and i found out that when i take out and put back in the battery(while connected) it starts to charge (the led is amber, not flashing and the battery level goes up).
after I use it for a bit and try to charge again the problem comes back.
(i haven't found any post describing that kind of symptoms)

Sounds like you battery is the problem, try to replace it and see it it changes something!

First, unfortunately I don't have an answer to your problem.
But to make it easier on someone else to eventually help you, could you please answer the following questions:
1. Is it the original charger and battery you are using?
1a. If the answer is no, what charger/battery model are you using?
2. Does the phone charge if connected via USB to a computer?
3. How long have you had your Tilt for and how long does the battery last when it's on full charge?
4. Do you know anyone else that has a Tilt/kaiser who would let you see if you can charge their battery in your phone? (to see if the problem might be with the phone and not the battery although I highly doubt it)
The battery cells might be "dead" - after charging your phone repeatedly over a long span of time it can happen.

Jonasteddybear said:
1. Is it the original charger and battery you are using?
1a. If the answer is no, what charger/battery model are you using?
2. Does the phone charge if connected via USB to a computer?
3. How long have you had your Tilt for and how long does the battery last when it's on full charge?
4. Do you know anyone else that has a Tilt/kaiser who would let you see if you can charge their battery in your phone? (to see if the problem might be with the phone and not the battery although I highly doubt it)
The battery cells might be "dead" - after charging your phone repeatedly over a long span of time it can happen.
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1. Both are original
2. Does the same thing as with the charger.
3. The device has around 2 months, the battery life is same as it was brand new
4. i might be able to check it with different battery during the weekend
Although, i think the battery is fine. It looks like the phone does not initiate the charge, but when you will do the trick (take the battery out and put it back) it will be charged normally.

I had a similar problem yesterday, whilst charging the phone during a car journey.
My suspicion is that the problem in my case was due to overheating. It was a hot day and the phone was getting cooked in the sunlight on top of the dashboard (the phone did feel very hot). Removing and re-inserting the battery worked for about 5 minutes then problem re-appeared. I put the phone away and tried it later on, when it had clouded over and the temperature had dropped - the phone charged OK. Have not had any problems since.

Please help with battery charge issues (differt issue than normal)

I just got my captivate and it is clean except from root and sideload and have lead to my first issue. I put my phone on charge over night and went to bed. Then after I woke up I unlocked the phone and saw the phone fully charged sign. I then checked my battery percentage which indicated 100, but when I pulled the charger out it shows 59! I rebooted but it still shows it and I pretty much am sure that it is really 59 and not a miss reading. But why did not fully charge? IS there a setting that I did wrong because my hunch is that when the fully charged sign comes, it stops charging (the zigzag on battery goes of) and the battery drains and the phone never charges again. This is really retarded implementation! Does anyone else have the same problem or any solutions?
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EDIT: PLEASE DON'T POST ANY RECALIBRATION THREADS IT IS NOT AN ISSUE ABOUT CALIBRATION (HENCE I HAVE DIFFERENT ISSUE ON THREAD TITLE) THE ISSUE IS FURTHER EXPLAINED THREE POSTS BELOW.

Have you tried any of these methods?
HOW TO: Reconfigure Battery Stats
When you flash a new ROM it may be necessary to reconfigure your battery stats.
Signs you may need to re configure:
1. . Using more then 10% battery in an hour or less
2. . While plugged into the charger you lock screen shows a different percentage charge then the battery icon
3. . After a full charge your battery icon only shows 99% and quickly drains.
4. . Any general weird battery activity
Step by step battery reconfigure process: (This is the process that has worked for me time and time again with ROM after ROM)
1. . Flash the Rom on a full battery. (skip to step 6)
2. . If you flashed on less then full plug into AC charger asap and charge to full while the phone is powered on
3. . Once the phone blinks full 2.1-battfull popup shows 2.2-battery sign shows on left of notification bar power off
4. . Charge till full while powered off. the phone will vibrate and the green battery will show 100% in white text
5. . Unplug phone and power on.
6. . Using Root Explorer or a comparable program navigate to (Mount R/W first): data>system> and delete file batterystats.bin
7. . Reboot
8. . While the phone reboots it will rebuild that file and the software and phone should now match.
9. . If any of the symptoms persist start at step 2 and repeat.
10. . As with any rechargeable battery fully discharging the battery once in a while isn't a bad idea
HOW TO: BATTERY Calibrate
1. Connect the phone to the charger with the phone powered on, and allow the phone to charge until it shows 100%
2. Disconnect the phone from the charger, and power it off.
3. Reconnect the phone to the charger with the phone powered off, and allow the phone to charge until the battery indicator shows 100% (you can use vol-up/vol-down to make the indicator come back up when the screen goes to sleep).
4. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it on.
5. Once the phone is powered completely on, power it off again and reconnect it to the charger until the battery indicator shows 100%.
6. Disconnect the phone, power it on, and use it.
You should only need to use this sequence one time.

dfuse06 said:
Have you tried any of these methods?
HOW TO: Reconfigure Battery Stats
When you flash a new ROM it may be necessary to reconfigure your battery stats.
Signs you may need to re configure:
1. . Using more then 10% battery in an hour or less
2. . While plugged into the charger you lock screen shows a different percentage charge then the battery icon
3. . After a full charge your battery icon only shows 99% and quickly drains.
4. . Any general weird battery activity
Step by step battery reconfigure process: (This is the process that has worked for me time and time again with ROM after ROM)
1. . Flash the Rom on a full battery. (skip to step 6)
2. . If you flashed on less then full plug into AC charger asap and charge to full while the phone is powered on
3. . Once the phone blinks full 2.1-battfull popup shows 2.2-battery sign shows on left of notification bar power off
4. . Charge till full while powered off. the phone will vibrate and the green battery will show 100% in white text
5. . Unplug phone and power on.
6. . Using Root Explorer or a comparable program navigate to (Mount R/W first): data>system> and delete file batterystats.bin
7. . Reboot
8. . While the phone reboots it will rebuild that file and the software and phone should now match.
9. . If any of the symptoms persist start at step 2 and repeat.
10. . As with any rechargeable battery fully discharging the battery once in a while isn't a bad idea
HOW TO: BATTERY Calibrate
1. Connect the phone to the charger with the phone powered on, and allow the phone to charge until it shows 100%
2. Disconnect the phone from the charger, and power it off.
3. Reconnect the phone to the charger with the phone powered off, and allow the phone to charge until the battery indicator shows 100% (you can use vol-up/vol-down to make the indicator come back up when the screen goes to sleep).
4. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it on.
5. Once the phone is powered completely on, power it off again and reconnect it to the charger until the battery indicator shows 100%.
6. Disconnect the phone, power it on, and use it.
You should only need to use this sequence one time.
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Ill try that but the thing is that I didny flash any roms so i don't know if it is a calibraion problem. Also can anyone confirm that the battery stops charging once full while connected into charger?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=765656

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EDIT: I did some more searching and found that some people said they have this problem and some people don't?!? Pretty much what happens is that when it hits 100% it stops charging so then it drains over night without charging again. This is STUPID! But just to make sure this is a stock problem I want to test if this happens to people here. Can you please post if this happens to you or not? (also post if your on a custom rom)

joeshmoe08 said:
EDIT: I did some more searching and found that some people said they have this problem and some people don't?!? Pretty much what happens is that when it hits 100% it stops charging so then it drains over night without charging again. This is STUPID! But just to make sure this is a stock problem I want to test if this happens to people here. Can you please post if this happens to you or not? (also post if your on a custom rom)
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It's never happenned to me stock or custom ROMS, it really looks like you need to callibrate your battery. I've experienced a similar issue as you and a simple callibration fixed it. I've never had it stop charging when plugged in after a full charge.

Rhiannon224 said:
It's never happenned to me stock or custom ROMS, it really looks like you need to callibrate your battery. I've experienced a similar issue as you and a simple callibration fixed it. I've never had it stop charging when plugged in after a full charge.
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Really??? Ok I will try recalibrating, but I don't know how my calibration got messed up since I really didn't flash any roms.

I think ( dont know for sure) this happens when you first get the phone and do not charge it fully before first power on. I think android stores this half chrged battery as full and starts the cycle from their so it never actually charges.
i would use rom manager delete battery status pull battery for 5 min then put battery in and charge from the wall till it sais full and repeat this over once
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bwill87 said:
I think ( dont know for sure) this happens when you first get the phone and do not charge it fully before first power on. I think android stores this half chrged battery as full and starts the cycle from their so it never actually charges.
i would use rom manager delete battery status pull battery for 5 min then put battery in and charge from the wall till it sais full and repeat this over once
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Ya thats actually a likely explanation. Recalibrating now. Almost to the point to remove battery stats.

[Q] Battery problem?

A strange thing happened to me: last night I turned off the phone with about 60% of charge remaining, this morning I turn it on and I find 13%, after a reboot it gave me 50% ...
What can be the cause?

I found that here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=755903&page=33
You can try it :
This is the procedure that works for me:
The following steps should significantly extend the battery life on your phone:
1. Let the battery drain close to empty (5% or less).
2. Connect the phone to the charger (AC or USB, USB is better) while powered on and allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green, indicating the device is fully charged and untill the voltage is at least 4187mV. A higher voltage like 4192mV or more is even better. Use a tool like Overcharged or Battery Indicator to monitor this. Note that a green notification LED does not automatically mean that the voltage is good too.
A higher voltage means in practice that it will take longer to discharge, a lower voltage means that the battery will discharge a lot quicker! The difference can be quite significant!
3. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it off.
4. Reconnect the phone to the charger while powered off and allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green. The notification LED may turn green immediately. Leave it on the charger for another hour.
5. Disconnect the phone from the charger and power it on.
6. Once the phone is powered on completely (has restarted fully) wait 2 minutes and power it off again.
7. Reconnect the phone to the charger while powered off and allow the phone to charge until the notification LED is green. The notification LED may turn green immediately. Leave it on the charger for another hour.
8. Leave the phone on the charger and reboot into the ClockWorkMod recovery menu and wipe the battery stats via -> Advanced -> Wipe battery stats.
9. Disconnect the phone from the charger, restart the phone and start using it as normal.
From then on always let the battery drain close to empty (5% or less) as often as possible and then charge untill the voltage is at least 4187mV. A higher voltage like 4192mV or more is even better.
Normally you will have to do this only once. However, on all Android ROMs, if you flash a ROM while charging or during the first boot screen on, first boot mucks up the levels Android thinks the phone is at, i.e. Android will think you’re at 100% when maybe you’re only 90% or whatever. So in theory you will need to repeat this every time you flash a ROM while charging!
Better is to make sure the battery is charged before you flash a ROM and just remove the USB/charge cable before you flash a ROM. Put it back in (if you must) after the first boot screen (when the custom screen or whatever shows).

Thank you, I'll try it

What's wrong with my battery?

Can somebody please tell me what is wrong with my battery? During usage it drops very fast but then when the phone is idle, it goes back up without charging!
And also when sometimes I restart my phone it drops by around 50-80% as seen in the screenshots!
P.S. I should mention that my phone is not rooted and running on stock 2.3.3

i had the same problem i upgraded to slim ics 3.5 now problem is gone and use battery calibration too . BTW which modem do you use i m from india too and my battery life is not good

I'm on ddjv9 stock modem and rom! Actually I have 1650 mah battery. It used to give a gud battery backup but lately strange things have started happening!
How long does ur phone last?

don't know yar i get around 5-6 hour video playback on full charge and facebook and browser last for only 2 hour and music around 7-8 hour N on a normal usage i get around a day :| don't know its normal or not n screen brightness on auto and i use only 2g

I used to get around 8-9 hours of video playback and about 2 days on normal usage! But the brightness used to be around 10%!! 2 hours of browsing is less, even on auto brightness!

janish_aggarwal said:
I used to get around 8-9 hours of video playback and about 2 days on normal usage! But the brightness used to be around 10%!! 2 hours of browsing is less, even on auto brightness!
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Have you tried "bump charging"?
1) Power up (if not already) and plug your device into a power source.
2) Wait until your phone indicates it is fully charged.
3) Unplug, press and hold the power button, and select the option to power off.
4) Once powered down reconnect power source.
5) The display will show a battery charging, wait til it says 100%
6) Once it's fully charged(100%), unplug the device and quickly reconect again
Repeat steps 5-6 process (approximately 3-4 times)
this is called "bump charging" and its the same principle for all android phones

nikhoter said:
Have you tried "bump charging"?
1) Power up (if not already) and plug your device into a power source.
2) Wait until your phone indicates it is fully charged.
3) Unplug, press and hold the power button, and select the option to power off.
4) Once powered down reconnect power source.
5) The display will show a battery charging, wait til it says 100%
6) Once it's fully charged(100%), unplug the device and quickly reconect again
Repeat steps 5-6 process (approximately 3-4 times)
this is called "bump charging" and its the same principle for all android phones
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Yes I've tried bump charging also. It works fine for that cycle but the next time I charge it normally, it goes back to being wierd!
The problem is also that when I turn on my phone after full charge, it shows less than 15% battery and then rises slowly itself- as seen in some screenshots!!

[Q] First Time Use

I will be getting my Xperia Z tomorrow, I've read somewhere that upon first use I have to charge the battery to 100% and then let it drop to ~5% and then to charge full again. This apparently extends battery life.
I just wanted to confirm whether or not this was correct or what would you recommend? Thanks :good:

This doesn't matter. The only thing Sony recommends you to do is charge the battery for 30 minutes before turning it on for the first time. Use it until the battery is dead, then charge to 100%, and then just use it as you normally would - no extra steps needed for Xperia's type of battery

If there is not a peice of paper in the box that tells you what you have to do on first use, eg charge for x hours... before you turn it on, would suggest that it is not a problem.
Pretty much what Akiainavas says if you are worried, would not hurt and I am sure would help prolong the life, although I would tend to charge for longer until it shows as fully charged, normally an LED colour change.

Thanks for your replies !
The staff will most likely power on the phone in the store tomorrow to set it up.
After that, I'll power it down and when I get back home I'll follow Akiainavas method