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[Q] Only charging from Sony chargers?

So, for the past couple of days I've run my battery pretty much dry, when I got to a charger it was at about 6-12% both times. What I've noticed is that my phone doesn't seem to charge from anything except the charger it came with (in the dock... now that I think of it, I should probably have tested that as well, so it isn't just shutting down USB when low on battery) when it is in this low-battery state, nor does it appear in ADB. I tried shutting the phone off and charging like that, but it didn't work. As I am typing this, the phone (currently at a much higher charge) is successfully charging from exactly the same machine and same USB cable that it wouldn't work with last night while at 6%... what gives?
Has anyone else experienced this?
For the record I am running CyanogenMod nightlies (2013-06-10), however I am finding it difficult to believe that software would have an impact on this.

Rekoil said:
... What I've noticed is that my phone doesn't seem to charge from anything except the charger it came with...
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That's strange. I'm currently using my. Old x10 charger and got no trouble. The manufacturer should not have any impact for charging. You can use an iDevice charger if you really need juice. ( of course with the right cable )
Rekoil said:
...I tried shutting the phone off and charging like that, but it didn't work.
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I believe it's CM that not allows off charging... If I want to charge my old x10, I had to tun it on. If I connect the charger the green light tun on. So it go into flashmod.
Rekoil said:
I am finding it difficult to believe that software would have an impact on this.
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I don't know how deep dose CM control the charging. Seems to be enough to make troubles... An answer from a dev would be welcome.
Hope I could help a bit.
"I know that my English isn't perfect, but I still hope it's comprehensible." Send over the cool Xperia Z

naphets8 said:
That's strange. I'm currently using my. Old x10 charger and got no trouble. The manufacturer should not have any impact for charging. You can use an iDevice charger if you really need juice. ( of course with the right cable )
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Well like I said, at the moment (at 80%) it is charging fine using all manner of chargers (Apple iPhone charger included). It is only when I really need it that it doesn't seem to want to charge from "lesser" chargers
naphets8 said:
I believe it's CM that not allows off charging... If I want to charge my old x10, I had to tun it on. If I connect the charger the green light tun on. So it go into flashmod.
I don't know how deep dose CM control the charging. Seems to be enough to make troubles... An answer from a dev would be welcome.
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I guess I will have to restore Sony software on it and try at some point. It certainly doesn't seem like there is a good reason for this behaviour to be hardware related, I mean what if I didn't have the dock? (Again, need to test if the original charger will charge via USB in low battery state)
naphets8 said:
"I know that my English isn't perfect, but I still hope it's comprehensible." Send over the cool Xperia Z
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Not as bad as you seem to think

Ok, I think I've nailed this down. My Xperia Z dropped to 18% at some point during the weekend. And all I had to charge it with was an iPhone charger (providing up to 1.1A so that's still not too bad) and a USB cable without a data pair. This didn't start charging. However, luckily my friend had an LG charger with a USB cable containing data pairs. This did start charging! (And his phone charged using my iPhone charger with data-less USB cable) Unfortunately I am an idiot and didn't think to try his cable with the iPhone charger, but at least this is a start! (I'm starting to believe it is the iPhone chargers somehow, which is strange because electricity is electricity, and chargers don't discriminate)

I use my old N900 charger
Sorry to hear you have problems with the charger, I use my N900 charger to charge anything (that charges by micro USB - Including my Xperia Z) around the house with no problems. I can't charge the phone in a MAC or PC USB port if the device is not detected (even if the port has power), but I found out that lots of devices behave like this (I guess its a good way of forcing users to buy a "quick" charger).
Rekoil said:
Ok, I think I've nailed this down. My Xperia Z dropped to 18% at some point during the weekend. And all I had to charge it with was an iPhone charger (providing up to 1.1A so that's still not too bad) and a USB cable without a data pair. This didn't start charging. However, luckily my friend had an LG charger with a USB cable containing data pairs. This did start charging! (And his phone charged using my iPhone charger with data-less USB cable) Unfortunately I am an idiot and didn't think to try his cable with the iPhone charger, but at least this is a start! (I'm starting to believe it is the iPhone chargers somehow, which is strange because electricity is electricity, and chargers don't discriminate)
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Ok. It's effectively a start of and answer. It make me believe that the phone communicate somehow someway with the charger. But that sounds unrealistic.
You wake up my curiosity. Will try to look at this. But it will take some time.
"I know that my English isn't perfect, but I still hope it's comprehensible." Send over the cool Xperia Z

zunido said:
Sorry to hear you have problems with the charger, I use my N900 charger to charge anything (that charges by micro USB) around the house with no problems. I can't charge the phone in a MAC or PC USB port if the device is not detected (even if the port has power), but I found out that lots of devices behave like this (I guess its a good way of forcing users to buy a "quick" charger).
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That's odd, a micro USB cable doesn't change by the manufacturer, except if they change de voltage, i use the Sony cable and a GS3 usb cable at work, no any problem.
Anyway just in case i always prefer to use the manufacturer cable to avoid damage my phone.

QualQuek said:
That's odd, a micro USB cable doesn't change by the manufacturer, except if they change de voltage, i use the Sony cable and a GS3 usb cable at work, no any problem.
Anyway just in case i always prefer to use the manufacturer cable to avoid damage my phone.
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We don't think it is the cable (unless it is a cable which only has the power pair and no data pair, that could be a problem), but rather the charger, that is causing problems.

Z1 4.4.2 (.757) Won't charge via USB

Hi guys,
I've been running Z1 4.4.2 (14.3.A.0.757) for some months now and have been working around this issue by using the connection points + adapter to charge my phone. I thought i would come and see if there had been any updates but .757 still appears to be the latest, so my hopes of upgrading to fix are pointless.
When i plug in the standard Sony cable into the phone via the connection under the flap; the phone will constantly "wake" - If i try to turn the screen off it will constantly turn back on. The phone will not charge.
Phone charges without issue using the connectors on the outside.
Summary-
Phone won't charge direct by cable (standard wall adapter)
Phone charges fine using connector points + adapter
Any ideas?

If you connect the Phone to PC vie USB you can transfer data without problems? ..and it charging from PC?

Plugged into PC
- Screen wont sleep
- File transfer fine; 155mb Transfer in <5 seconds.
- Does not appear to charge

Sproooty said:
Plugged into PC
- Screen wont sleep
- File transfer fine; 155mb Transfer in <5 seconds.
- Does not appear to charge
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Try different USB Cable.

eclyptos said:
Try different USB Cable.
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Different cable doesn't work; same issues.

Sproooty said:
Different cable doesn't work; same issues.
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Then is the USB port defective, send it via warranty or something.....oor.....use the Dock DK31 to charge the phone aand FTP Pro for transfer files, at last a good solution.

or buy new magnetic charger cable at sony center/shop its so cheap
Sent from my C6903 Xperia Z1 using Tapatalk

Alex Tan Hao Nam said:
or buy new magnetic charger cable at sony center/shop its so cheap
Sent from my C6903 Xperia Z1 using Tapatalk
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Or don't waste your money and just use the wall for charge if you need juice.
Derp. That huge oversight. Sorry about that.

kentexcitebot said:
Or don't waste your money and just use the wall for charge if you need juice.
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The problem is that the OP cannot charge it via USB with wall charger so he have to use the magnetic cable or dock.

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[Q] Z3c won't charge on DK48 dock

So, I have the official Sony DK48 dock for my Z3 Compact (no case). The phone will recognize that it is connected to the dock by giving the notification sound, but the battery will not charge while on it. I've tried wiggling it all sorts of different ways, and tried at least 3 different USB cables, but still no dice.
Is anyone else having this issue?

Have you used original cable? I had this problem with some poor quality cables, they were too thin inside for the designed current

plug it in the mains...

techguyone said:
plug it in the mains...
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With 'mains' you can mean so many things.
I guess you mean plug the cable in an electrical outlet, rather then in a computer. I believe that I had the same issue. (Worked fine in an outlet)

The DK48 will only charge the phone when power comes from the mains. It does not charge the phone when connected to a USB port of a PC or laptop.
Use the original charger and the original cable that came with your phone and the Z3/Z3C should charge just fine in the DK48; that's at least what my does.

Yes all of my attempts occurred while plugging the dock into the AC adapter that came with the phone.

I guess then it seems like its a faulty DK48...
It should work with the original cable, adapter and electric outlet (not a PC).

Why wouldn't the DK48 charge through PC? How does it know? Amperes?

The input from the computer is too low even when you plug the USB to 3.0 port... Unfortunately you MUST use wall charger for the DK48 to be working.

Lazer72 said:
Why wouldn't the DK48 charge through PC? How does it know? Amperes?
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I am a bit late in this thread, but I will post it anyway in case somebody has the same problem. Dk48 won't charge phone while connected to PC, because it checks if data lanes in Micro USB port are used. If they are, charging is stopped. If someone wants to charge phone using dock connected to PC (I for example connect it to my active USB hub, which is connected to my PC) it is necessary to use Micro USB cable, which doesn't use data lanes, just charging ones.
I hope it will help somebody.

Oryginally cable was charging normally and for now charge but with out effect

Hello
1 year ago i buy used p880 with box charger usb cable. Charger and usb cable working but 1 mounth ago telephone need a lot of time to charge (icone of charging shows charge mod with out slow charge!) after i plug to the same charger usb cable from xperia neo v and it works what happend? Oryginally usb cable from 4xhd was working for one year and stopped? icone shows charging mod but i need 2h to charge 3%
Sending files works on these 2 cables
I dont uderstand what happend
Telphone was working on JellyFish, oryginal rom and for now CM11
Greetings from poland

exon3981 said:
Hello
1 year ago i buy used p880 with box charger usb cable. Charger and usb cable working but 1 mounth ago telephone need a lot of time to charge (icone of charging shows charge mod with out slow charge!) after i plug to the same charger usb cable from xperia neo v and it works what happend? Oryginally usb cable from 4xhd was working for one year and stopped? icone shows charging mod but i need 2h to charge 3%
Sending files works on these 2 cables
I dont uderstand what happend
Telphone was working on JellyFish, oryginal rom and for now CM11
Greetings from poland
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When your phone is hot, It will charge the battery at slow speed until it cools down. If that's not the case, there may be a physical damage on the cable somewhere or dirt had gathered in usb plugs. Try to clean usb cable plugs and try again. If not working, you should change that USB cable.

Galaxy s5 not charging correctly.

My phone stopped charging correctly all of the sudden. The only way I can charge it is by plugging the USB into a computer,and that takes HOURS. If I try to plug it into the wall with the white box adapter then it won't charge at all for some reason. I know there is nothing wrong with the outlets or cord because my sister has the same phone and charger. Anyone know a simple fix? I already tried restarting the phone and pulling the battery out and stuff. Thanks

jeffcojake said:
My phone stopped charging correctly all of the sudden. The only way I can charge it is by plugging the USB into a computer,and that takes HOURS. If I try to plug it into the wall with the white box adapter then it won't charge at all for some reason. I know there is nothing wrong with the outlets or cord because my sister has the same phone and charger. Anyone know a simple fix? I already tried restarting the phone and pulling the battery out and stuff. Thanks
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Have you tried a different white box adapter? If the cord works through USB then it should work through the AC adapter. Tried charging with your sisters charger?

talkingmonkeys said:
Have you tried a different white box adapter? If the cord works through USB then it should work through the AC adapter. Tried charging with your sisters charger?
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I have no idea what happened. It wouldn't charge right for 2 days and now all of the sudden it is working. Thanks though!