After the latest update (WW .18) battery life seems to be improved but today something strange happened: while in the dock and on charger I was playing Ravensword 2 (Bluetooth on with MOGA Pro). When I saw both dock and tablet where fully charged I unplugged the charger and kept gaming. After 2 hours the battery's of both dock and tablet were still at 100%! Of course this wasn't correct. A reboot didn't fix it. Full power down and restart neither.
When I disconnected the tablet from the dock it immediately shut down, because the battery was depleted. Putting the charger back in the dock gave a green light, so the dock was still fully charged! Disconnected the dock from the charger and put the tablet back in the dock > orange light at the tablet stating it was charging from the dock. Right after boot it shut down again due to depleted battery so it seems it wasn't charging at all from the dock! Disconnected it from the dock and put the tablet right on the charger > tablet charges. Waited for a while to have a little juice in the tablet and put it back in the dock > finally started charging again from the dock!
Hopefully this was a one time failure and not a new issue due to the latest update!
probably the dock software froze up hence reboot device does not fix
btw is there a way to reset the dock??
ThaDoc said:
After the latest update (WW .18) battery life seems to be improved but today something strange happened: while in the dock and on charger I was playing Ravensword 2 (Bluetooth on with MOGA Pro). When I saw both dock and tablet where fully charged I unplugged the charger and kept gaming. After 2 hours the battery's of both dock and tablet were still at 100%! Of course this wasn't correct. A reboot didn't fix it. Full power down and restart neither.
When I disconnected the tablet from the dock it immediately shut down, because the battery was depleted. Putting the charger back in the dock gave a green light, so the dock was still fully charged! Disconnected the dock from the charger and put the tablet back in the dock > orange light at the tablet stating it was charging from the dock. Right after boot it shut down again due to depleted battery so it seems it wasn't charging at all from the dock! Disconnected it from the dock and put the tablet right on the charger > tablet charges. Waited for a while to have a little juice in the tablet and put it back in the dock > finally started charging again from the dock!
Hopefully this was a one time failure and not a new issue due to the latest update!
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Actually I'm facing the same issue. Yesterday the tablet remained unusually long on 27% (not docked) and when I tried to access it some time later it was off. So I guess Power went out. I'm not sure if I docked it to get it recharged or did put it on Charge directly, so I have to check again.
From your description it seems that if the tablet is totally empty it cannot be charged with the Dock (which is kinda ridicilous), but has to get some juice through the charger first. The Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013) show something similar: If drained completely you cannot start them until they have been charged at least a bit.
With the tf701 it's either a fault of the software not reading the battery statistics correctly or it's an hardware issue where the circuits are unable to monitor the power level accordingly. I will try as you did, draining the tablet to zero and recharge, and after that try charging by Dock again.
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Actually I'm facing the same issue. Yesterday the tablet remained unusually long on 27% (not docked) and when I tried to access it some time later it was off. So I guess Power went out. I'm not sure if I docked it to get it recharged or did put it on Charge directly, so I have to check again.
From your description it seems that if the tablet is totally empty it cannot be charged with the Dock (which is kinda ridicilous), but has to get some juice through the charger first. The Nexus 7 (2012 and 2013) show something similar: If drained completely you cannot start them until they have been charged at least a bit.
With the tf701 it's either a fault of the software not reading the battery statistics correctly or it's an hardware issue where the circuits are unable to monitor the power level accordingly. I will try as you did, draining the tablet to zero and recharge, and after that try charging by Dock again.
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Didn't work, as soon as the charger was disconnected the battery level display froze. I had to return the device.
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Hi,
I have a new and flawless Note, the USB connector is OK.
At night I connect the Note to the charger and I put some music on to fall asleep. Playback is configured to just play one album once.
Normally I put the phone in Flight Mode, in order to sleep without unnecessary radiation next to me.
On some few occations (it happend to me for like 5 times now), in the morning, the phone is not charged at all! But I am 100% sure that the battery status icon on the top bar signaled the charging mode.
This morning it happend again and I noticed that I left the Flight Mode off (because my wife is away and I want to stay in contact if needed).
Also, I noticed that I have been using a ZTE charger specked with 750mA, while the original Samsung Galaxy Note charger is rated 1000mA.
Can it be, that I was using the ZTE charger on its limit and that having apps running, or maintaining flight mode off, was enough to actually not being able to deliver that extra juice to charge the battery?
The other reason could perhaps be a software problem, like some app draining the battery as much as the charger is able to charge, so in the end the battery stays more or less the same.
I am positive that the USB port is not broken. I.E. I tested by unplugging and plugging the charger from the wall socket instead from the phone and all is recognized OK. Also, no issues when connecting to the PC.
What is odd: on previous occations I think I remember that I just plugged the phone back and it charged.
I swapped the chargers, but still I have this odd impression, fearing that the device might have an issue.
Anyone had similar problems?
Cheers,
vma
Yes, looks like a weak USB charge problem. You get similar behaviour if you try to charge the device from a PC - sometimes I have mine plugged in to my PC at work all day and it barely charges. Get home, put the official charger from Samsung in from a walk socket and it charges in an hour or two max.
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is it just my unit or anyone else have this issue? the battery indicator (lock screen and notification bar) shows 99% and just wont go up anymore.
UPDATE 2: Trick - when the phone stop at 99% while charging after a while, unplug the cable and immediately plug the cable back in. The battery indicator now should show "Charged".
UPDATE 1: Seem to be a safety mechanism to protect the battery from overcharged.
Also notice the following issues:
2) battery indicator may show as still charging when cable is already unplugged (only happened 2 times so far)
3) screen on by itself randomly while charging (not always but do happen some times)
4) battery discharging mechanism (to protect from over charge) may go haywire! It may go down from full/ 99% to 90% or less while still charging (may be related to (1) ).
Check your cable while charging. Also check to see if its charging as AC not USB. When it switches to USB, then screen will turn on.
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Can't speak for the other 2 issues, but only charging to 99% isn't really a bug. This used to occur on the Galaxy Nexus. More reading here
Battery Charges Only to 99%
You can just ignore it, as it's apparently a way to safeguard the battery. Not sure the exact percentage point at which your battery stats reset, but it will have already occurred at 99%, for sure.
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Check your cable while charging. Also check to see if its charging as AC not USB. When it switches to USB, then screen will turn on.
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I was charging with AC, and I used a cable which is for charging only (can't transfer data). I tried it again today with the original cable from the Nexus 4 box, and have not noticed the screen turn on by itself again... Suppose it is the cable fault.
As for the stuck charging icon, it happened twice since I got the phone, but have not appeared again. Can't pinpoint the issue.
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Can't speak for the other 2 issues, but only charging to 99% isn't really a bug. This used to occur on the Galaxy Nexus. More reading here
Battery Charges Only to 99%
You can just ignore it, as it's apparently a way to safeguard the battery. Not sure the exact percentage point at which your battery stats reset, but it will have already occurred at 99%, for sure.
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Ah... this is my first Nexus device. Surprised to find that it is actually a safeguard feature :silly: well as long as it is not faulty I guess I just have to get used to it. Thanks for sharing.
It has to be the dumb usb adaptor that comes with the phone. Mines charges perfectly fine to 100% using an LG AC wall charger I bought.. And even if I restart the phone it stays as charged at 100, USB would be at 99% when I rebooted..
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yea my screen turns on randomly sometimes.
also, try this , when u plug in your charger to the wall but dont plug it into the phone , listen to it itll sound like its gonna explode.
The other day I was in a hospital and my phone was next to the bed but the charger wire was tangled in the bed. So a nurse came up and rolled out the bed and the phone fell from quite high on the (hard) floor.
It still worked, screen wasn't cracked so I didn't think much of it.
But now, the phone can be charged with the charger. As soon as I unplug the charger there are 2 things that can happen:
1. The phone keeps saying it's charging. Other than that the phone is fully functional. Battery drain is much higher though, in 10 minutes I lose 7% battery.
2. The charging icon in the battery will flash on and off. When I switch off the screen, the lock-screen immediatly turns on and the text charging blinks, it's like someone is plugging in the charger and takes it out immediatly, battery drain is even higher when this occurs, I lose 50% within the hour, depending of what I'm doing.
Sometimes the problem is not there, the phone will function normally, but the problem will come back within 1 or 2 hours and usually when I plug in a charger and take it out later. Also, sometimes it seems the phone is not charging and the charge indicator will stay at a certain percentage but when I reboot the phone it it fully charged (according to the indicator).
First I thought it was an android problem. But when I switch off the phone the charging image appears as well and starts blinking, also the menu and back button flash on and off. It's also quite difficult to switch on the phone at this point and the battery image shows only the outline of the battery, not how much charge is in it.
So far I tried 2 other chargers, 2 other batteries (1 original Samsung and 1 after market). Rebooted the phone many times and left the battery out for an hour.
Anyone knows of what causes such a problem? Of course, the fall was the start of the problem. Could there be some pins bent in the usb socket of the phone?
vinz3nt said:
The other day I was in a hospital and my phone was next to the bed but the charger wire was tangled in the bed. So a nurse came up and rolled out the bed and the phone fell from quite high on the (hard) floor.
It still worked, screen wasn't cracked so I didn't think much of it.
But now, the phone can be charged with the charger. As soon as I unplug the charger there are 2 things that can happen:
1. The phone keeps saying it's charging. Other than that the phone is fully functional. Battery drain is much higher though, in 10 minutes I lose 7% battery.
2. The charging icon in the battery will flash on and off. When I switch off the screen, the lock-screen immediatly turns on and the text charging blinks, it's like someone is plugging in the charger and takes it out immediatly, battery drain is even higher when this occurs, I lose 50% within the hour, depending of what I'm doing.
Sometimes the problem is not there, the phone will function normally, but the problem will come back within 1 or 2 hours and usually when I plug in a charger and take it out later. Also, sometimes it seems the phone is not charging and the charge indicator will stay at a certain percentage but when I reboot the phone it it fully charged (according to the indicator).
First I thought it was an android problem. But when I switch off the phone the charging image appears as well and starts blinking, also the menu and back button flash on and off. It's also quite difficult to switch on the phone at this point and the battery image shows only the outline of the battery, not how much charge is in it.
So far I tried 2 other chargers, 2 other batteries (1 original Samsung and 1 after market). Rebooted the phone many times and left the battery out for an hour.
Anyone knows of what causes such a problem? Of course, the fall was the start of the problem. Could there be some pins bent in the usb socket of the phone?
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I had a problem recently in which even though I kept my phone on charging (and it showed that it is charging), the battery percentage either remained same or it went down even though it was plugged in.. went to samsung and they said the usb port is damaged and they replaced it.. I think the same resolution will be for your problem
Mmm....makes sense. What does Samsung charge for that?
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HI all,
C6903 would previously charge using an official Sony dock cord. Yesterday, however, the phone started making the 'phone flat' beepjng noise (it was close to flat), so plugged into the dock to charge. The beeping continued every few seconds, the screen rotation started playing up (I do have a screen rotation lock that hasn't been a problem) and the phone won't fully charge (the charge symbol is there, just keeps dropping. The error message "the connected power source is not sufficient. The battery is draining faster than it is charging. Minimise device usage while charging" popped up. It does charge VERY slowly if the phone is off airplane mode and the screen is off (it charged approx 30% in 10 hours, this way).
No rogue apps, etc. I reset to factory settings and the problem is still there. Phone charges fine using standard micro-usb.
Here in the NL, the carrier (KPN) send your phone away for minimum 2 weeks (& will not give you a replacement), and they will likely just test with the standard USB charger, which is fine.
Anyone experienced this & any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Adam
sounds like the cable is faulty, probably only one way to find out if you know someone with a dock - or just send the dock back to were you purchased it declaring it faulty
I've had similar issues, I solved it by rebooting the phone and plugging it in using sony usb charger until the charge is over 30%, after I got mine to 30% using usb, it then was able to charge using the dock.
you could check the dock with a multimeter, but there's not really much to the dock itself, so unless it's a broken wire, the problem is with the wall charger which the docks plugged into or the phone
Thanks all. I will check if it is the dock/cable or the power plug when my wife gets home - she also has the Z1.
Thanks again, will keep updated.
Adam
Yeah, sadly the cables don't last too long - went through 2 cables up until now and many more to come.
So I slapped on the wireless charging style shell and put the phone on a wireless charger before even turning it on for the first time. The screen lit up and told me the phone was charging with the battery at 66%. I let it sit for half an hour then check it again by tapping the power button. The battery is now at 58% and falling. So much for that. Phone isn't even on and the battery is being used instead of charging the device.
xamindar said:
So I slapped on the wireless charging style shell and put the phone on a wireless charger before even turning it on for the first time. The screen lit up and told me the phone was charging with the battery at 66%. I let it sit for half an hour then check it again by tapping the power button. The battery is now at 58% and falling. So much for that. Phone isn't even on and the battery is being used instead of charging the device.
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Mine works fine with the tumi battery mod.. I'm using the Samsung fast charge wireless charger
I have the wireless charging mod and it charges fine.. not as fast as my s8 but good enough.
I was listening to music on the JBL mod with the phone plugged in. I took the phone off the chager and left the mod on. 10 minutes later the phone was at 98% from doing literally nothing. Typically I lose about 1% every 2½ hours when then phone is on standby. I'm guessing the mod is trying to charge itsef using the phone.
I have the Moto Style Shell with wireless charging and use a few different wireless charging pads (at work right now and have the LG WCP-300) and have had no problem using any of them. You might want to go into the Moto Mods Manager and check if there is a software update, my current software version is 0.55. If you software version is up to date then maybe a restart of the mod is necessary.