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Ok so this nook was bought brand new in December 2010 For my mother In-law. She hasn't used it much. So I asked if I could put Android on it? She said sure cause she hasn't used it at all. As a matter of fact the NC was totally dead when she gave it to me. So I get back to my house and put it on the stock charger. I let it charge for 2 hours. I picked it up and turn it on and all I see is this message: Battery too low to power ON. I did a search and turned up similar problems but the nc where all rooted. I'm wondering if other people have had this same problem? And what they did to solve this as it is more then likely an easy fix. A. Take it back to the store and exchange it. Or. B. Send it off for repairs. C. Someone On XDA has the answer.
Also I've done some trouble shooting like trying to reset it. Also I've used 3 Other chargers and its still not charging or turning on.
Edit: It turns on it just stays at the screen with a red battery displaying the message in the title. Also after charging for a while the screen kind of lites up like its going to turn on but only goes black after that and then comes back to the same red battery screen.
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Ok so this nook was bought brand new in December 2010 For my mother In-law. She hasn't used it much. So I asked if I could put Android on it? She said sure cause she hasn't used it at all. As a matter of fact the NC was totally dead when she gave it to me. So I get back to my house and put it on the stock charger. I let it charge for 2 hours. I picked it up and turn it on and all I see is this message: Battery too low to power ON. I did a search and turned up similar problems but the nc where all rooted. I'm wondering if other people have had this same problem? And what they did to solve this as it is more then likely an easy fix. A. Take it back to the store and exchange it. Or. B. Send it off for repairs. C. Someone On XDA has the answer.
Also I've done some trouble shooting like trying to reset it. Also I've used 3 Other chargers and its still not charging or turning on.
Edit: It turns on it just stays at the screen with a red battery displaying the message in the title. Also after charging for a while the screen kind of lites up like its going to turn on but only goes black after that and then comes back to the same red battery screen.
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what are you charging from? are you using the stock nook cable and plug?
Yes. And charging it from the wall outlet. Did that with the stock charger. my charger from my HD2 and also tried with the charger from my vibrant. All have the same affect. It has the red battery and the messege below and it also has been a total of 6 hours of charging 2 hours each with the all the chargers.
That stinks. You may have to contact B&N for it. If your using the stock and other chargers then it must be a battery failure.
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That stinks. You may have to contact B&N for it. If your using the stock and other chargers then it must be a battery failure.
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Yeah seems to me thats what it must be I'll post back what I find out.
When that message is displayed, try holding the power button for 30+ seconds and then turning it back on.
That has worked for me the couple of times it seemed stuck on that screen.
RobertsDF said:
When that message is displayed, try holding the power button for 30+ seconds and then turning it back on.
That has worked for me the couple of times it seemed stuck on that screen.
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Nope its not working at all. I was wondering is there an SD card that come with the NC bought brand new from B & N?
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Yes. And charging it from the wall outlet. Did that with the stock charger. my charger from my HD2 and also tried with the charger from my vibrant. All have the same affect. It has the red battery and the messege below and it also has been a total of 6 hours of charging 2 hours each with the all the chargers.
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If you're using other chargers, it's possible that you've damages the usb port. The NC uses a non standard usb port, which has two stages. The first stage is standard 5 pin uusb communication, the second stage is non-standard 12 pin charging...
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Non-Standard chargers...
As far as I can tell it works fine with any microusb cord.
Their charger cables break...(bend and break) very easy. I have gone through 2.
The upside is that their charger provides power far faster than the normal microusb cords.
At this point...I'm charging mine almost exclusively from my stock evo cord.
If you don't turn off the screen when charging...it may not have enough power coming in to actually build a charge without their cable.
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If you're using other chargers, it's possible that you've damages the usb port. The NC uses a non standard usb port, which has two stages. The first stage is standard 5 pin uusb communication, the second stage is non-standard 12 pin charging...
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I never used another charger besides the stock charger that came with the NC. Up until this happened all that was ever used was the stock cable for charging. I only used another charging cable once I ran into these problems cause I figured the cable was damaged. Its happened to me before with other devices. But the same results happen with every cord I use. When I plug it in it lights up and shows the red battery screen. So that tells me that the cord or USB port couldn't be the problem. Cause its clearly getting power its just not charging.
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As far as I can tell it works fine with any microusb cord.
Their charger cables break...(bend and break) very easy. I have gone through 2.
The upside is that their charger provides power far faster than the normal microusb cords.
At this point...I'm charging mine almost exclusively from my stock evo cord.
If you don't turn off the screen when charging...it may not have enough power coming in to actually build a charge without their cable.
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When charging I can not turn the screen off it's stuck on the screen with a red battery.
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Nope its not working at all. I was wondering is there an SD card that come with the NC bought brand new from B & N?
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No. They sell it without one...the 8GB internal storage is enough for looooottts of books. The microsd was just a nice + for people with lots and lots of music.
I had this issue as well, but I found a fix!
No matter what I did or how long I let it charge, it would always have that red low battery icon.
What I ended up doing to fix it was opening up the back of the unit and disconnecting the battery cable from the unit. I then plugged it directly into the wall without the battery connected to see if it would boot, though I don't know if that was necessary, I don't even remember if it booted that way or not.. I think it did not.
Anyway I unplugged the power cable again, reconnected the battery, then plugged in the power cable and tried to boot and it booted up perfectly after that. The battery icon indicated 13% charge, but it quickly charged back up just fine.
FYI I left the unit in the car overnight right before this happened, and it was pretty chilly that night, 10-20 degreed Fahrenheit. I suspect that caused the issue for some reason, so I've been sure not to do so since.
P.S. I had to do a fair amount of googling around before I found good instructions on taking apart the NC. I think I had to take off the 2 screws under the SD card slot and use a butter knife to just pry the back off. It's just held in with clips and you can't tell it was opened except for the little stickers over the screw holes.
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I had this issue as well, but I found a fix!
No matter what I did or how long I let it charge, it would always have that red low battery icon.
What I ended up doing to fix it was opening up the back of the unit and disconnecting the battery cable from the unit. I then plugged it directly into the wall without the battery connected to see if it would boot, though I don't know if that was necessary, I don't even remember if it booted that way or not.. I think it did not.
Anyway I unplugged the power cable again, reconnected the battery, then plugged in the power cable and tried to boot and it booted up perfectly after that. The battery icon indicated 13% charge, but it quickly charged back up just fine.
FYI I left the unit in the car overnight right before this happened, and it was pretty chilly that night, 10-20 degreed Fahrenheit. I suspect that caused the issue for some reason, so I've been sure not to do so since.
P.S. I had to do a fair amount of googling around before I found good instructions on taking apart the NC. I think I had to take off the 2 screws under the SD card slot and use a butter knife to just pry the back off. It's just held in with clips and you can't tell it was opened except for the little stickers over the screw holes.
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Thanks for the feed back. I'm wondering by un-pluging the battery from the nook if it resets it. Kind of like if a phone freezes or if your computer freezes and you pull the battery. Seems like a plan. Not sure if this is what I'll do as I'm sure its still under warranty. If it comes back and its not covered or B & N wont replace it I guess thats my only hope.
im having the same problem as well it was off for a while and now its at the red batter screen. i guess ill try and take it apart?
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im having the same problem as well it was off for a while and now its at the red batter screen. i guess ill try and take it apart?
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If your not worried about voiding the warranty then sure I guess its worth a shot.
So I got it fixed right. All it was was a faulty cable lol!
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So I got it fixed right. All it was was a faulty cable lol!
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I had this problem too, but I'm not sure "faulty" is the right word for the cable.
My friend borrowed my nook and returned it with a dead battery (Thanks asshole). So I plugged it into my computer at work and just got the always-on low battery message. After 45 minutes I took it to my car so I wouldn't forget it. I plugged it into my USB charger in the car using a different cable. Two hours later, same state.
When I got home I pugged it into the Nook wall charger with yet another cable (not the nook's original) and got the same thing. I searched here to see if I could figure out what was going on and decided to try the original cable with the wall plug. literally two seconds after plugging it in it started booting into Froyo.
I'm sure I didn't have four "faulty" cables. I think those that are saying you should be using the original are correct. The others worked fine when the battery wasn't empty, but mine only responded to the original once it got to the point of the unending low-battery message.
Original charger / cable required with totally empty battery
Same here. With battery completely empty and non standard cable,stuck at red battery sign forever. With orginal cable, boots fine and charges.
solution I found
Have CM7 installed on SDCard, got the battery icon, even with the unit plugged into the charger with oem equipment. Held the power button 'til the unit turned off completely, removed the sdcard, rebooted. Nook booted into stock fine, turned off, re-inserted sdcard and rebooted. All is well.
I've seen several threads about this in the past month on other websites with no solutions so it seems to be a common issue.
The problem I'm having is that after not using my gear for a few days it refuses to charge or turn on. Not even a flicker when the charger is attached. Tried two different cords. Pins are clean and lined up. Left it plugged in overnight several times. Anyone else having or had this issue? Thanks
I don't have an answer for the problem at hand but I would like to stay updated with this thread. I'm looking into getting one very soon.
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Had not heard of issue before. Did you try holding down power button for 10secs+?
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Had not heard of issue before. Did you try holding down power button for 10secs+?
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Yes but since the unit is completely dead it has no effect
Here are some other threads where users are having the same issue:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-gear-smartwatch/345647-gear-wont-power-charge.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...watch/348248-gear-watch-wont-charge-turn.html
http://forums.androidcentral.com/sa...watch/323132-galaxy-gear-will-not-charge.html
After trying a third cord for a Samsung blue tooth headset I finally got the gear to show it is charging and states 60% battery. Very strange. Tried turning it on and resetting it several times beforehand too so even though it had charge it was temporarily bricked. Hope this doesn't happen again
I had an similar experience the other day, the clock wouldn't start/charge or react to the power button. After i repeatedly tried to hold the powerbutton i finally rebooted. I suspect the gear was actually on, but that the system froze. Was about to do the surgery to remove the battery to check when it booted up
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I recently had this issue with one of my gear.this problem comes when you leave you watch on and battery drains and you don't charge for couple of weeks.I think it has something to do motherboard.only way to fix this is to replace battery which has juice in it.that's how I got mine working.I replaced the battery from my working watch and it started working and the dead battery I took out put in my other watch also started charging and working.this is a factory defect and Samsung should replace it free lifetime of watch instead of one year.
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I've seen several threads about this in the past month on other websites with no solutions so it seems to be a common issue.
The problem I'm having is that after not using my gear for a few days it refuses to charge or turn on. Not even a flicker when the charger is attached. Tried two different cords. Pins are clean and lined up. Left it plugged in overnight several times. Anyone else having or had this issue? Thanks
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I found that if you take the Galaxy Gear apart and disconnect the power from the motherboard then plug back in and put the gear back together has got them to turn back on almost every time just give it a charge for a few minutes. This will fix it as long as the issue was not due to rooting to trying to put a custom ROM on the Gear. There is a few videos on YouTube that can help you take it apart.
- I work for Samsung experience shop and i have run into this issue often and just about every time this has fixed it.
- sorry for late response hope your back in the business with the Gear.
I've had this issue with wall chargers and did some reading online. Someone suggested to plug it into a computer/laptop usb port.
I plugged it into the laptop and walked away and guess what? It's charging. I tried many different chargers varying in ratings but nothing worked
Try leaving it plugged into the pc for a good while. After two days of trying various chargers, my gear is back up and running
Had this issue as well. I tried a series of taps to the power button followed by a hold and it eventually turned on and has been working fine since.
tap - hold
tap tap - hold
tap tap tap - hold
eventually it will come on, i cant remember how many taps it was when it finally reset.
Hi had this issue also spent 3 hours trying to figure it out as had just got gear out of its box at very first plugging charger in a quick image appeared on screen then off after that nothing. Eventually being as carefully as possible while gear was in charging dock still plugged in i opened the lid not once did i move gear off contacts but did give sight wiggle then it came to life appears to me its a docking problem of some sort. of course I DON'T RECOMMEND opening lid while charging but thought id pass on what i figured out do at your own risk, I hope this helps others with this issue
Thanx
robfarley772 said:
I found that if you take the Galaxy Gear apart and disconnect the power from the motherboard then plug back in and put the gear back together has got them to turn back on almost every time just give it a charge for a few minutes. This will fix it as long as the issue was not due to rooting to trying to put a custom ROM on the Gear. There is a few videos on YouTube that can help you take it apart.
- I work for Samsung experience shop and i have run into this issue often and just about every time this has fixed it.
- sorry for late response hope your back in the business with the Gear.
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I was suffering from this issue for days.. Finally made it.. Thank you buddy... Now working like charm!
Gear Watch Charging FIXED!
Thanks to this thread I am very happy!
Just bought a 2nd hand Gear Watch at auction. No idea about how they work and wondered why it wouldn't switch on or respond when charging. Just a black screen regardless of which charger or cable was connected. Read above about disconnecting the power from the motherboard so watched this youtube video on tear down ( won't let me post the full link but this is the video number... v=5WzGC0786U0 )
Luckily had a small 'star' toolset available. Pulled the watch apart... disconnected the power...reconnected the power...reassembled the watch... plugged into the charger and voila! Instantly showed up on the screen with an orange timer and then went black (held my breath) then came on with the battery symbol with 0% charge. Looking at it as I write...touched the screen and now has 10% charge (only been about 5 minutes).
Looking forward to playing with it when fully charged Thank you to the contributors to this thread. I thought I'd been ripped off...but now it seems I'm the one who has scored a working Gear Watch for £20 )))
mine started working on its own... strangely enough.
taking the advice from this thread, i looked into alternate ways to get my Galaxy Gear up and running. I tried cleaning the metal tabs that connect, tried opening the holster while it was plugged in, nothing. i didn't have a star kit to take it apart, so i left it on the charger while i could go find one. thing is, i completely forgot about it, since i've got the Gear 2 for my S5. i was cleaning around my desk and bumped into the gear which fell over and showed that it was at 100% charged capacity. beforehand, it was completely dead, despite the fact that i left it on the charger for a solid 24 hours and no response. maybe it just needed a little more time on there, who knows. but i powered it on, and it's fully functioning. the only drawback is that it needs a factory reset since it was without power for so long. i could connect it as an accessory to my S5, but i couldn't use it in the place of my Gear 2 as it's been rooted/running a _null ROM, and the Gear Manager software has been updated a few times. i'm going to factory reset it and pair it with my Note 3, and see if _null has an updated version of his ROM out there. but i figured i'd let someone know my experience in case it might help in some way.
Fixed it !
terryzzz said:
Thanks to this thread I am very happy!
Just bought a 2nd hand Gear Watch at auction. No idea about how they work and wondered why it wouldn't switch on or respond when charging. Just a black screen regardless of which charger or cable was connected. Read above about disconnecting the power from the motherboard so watched this youtube video on tear down ( won't let me post the full link but this is the video number... v=5WzGC0786U0 )
Luckily had a small 'star' toolset available. Pulled the watch apart... disconnected the power...reconnected the power...reassembled the watch... plugged into the charger and voila! Instantly showed up on the screen with an orange timer and then went black (held my breath) then came on with the battery symbol with 0% charge. Looking at it as I write...touched the screen and now has 10% charge (only been about 5 minutes).
Looking forward to playing with it when fully charged Thank you to the contributors to this thread. I thought I'd been ripped off...but now it seems I'm the one who has scored a working Gear Watch for £20 )))
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Just to share my experience, I left my gear about 2 months discharged, today I tried to charge it and nothing. I tried everything, clean, connect, disconnect etc, so, I pulled the watch apart and disconnected the power etc and everything is working fine now, charging as usual.
Here's what worked for me
I read on another site to try a piece of paper folded and put next to the on button so when the charging cradle is snapped closed it pushes it down. I just tried it and after many days of a dead gear watch....ta da! Success. Now it's on and charging. Take the paper out once it starts to reboot otherwise it will just cycle over and over. Hope this helps someone else. It's tricky to fit just right...i folded a tiny piece of post it note ...good luck. Penelope
ph00ny said:
I've had this issue with wall chargers and did some reading online. Someone suggested to plug it into a computer/laptop usb port.
I plugged it into the laptop and walked away and guess what? It's charging. I tried many different chargers varying in ratings but nothing worked
Try leaving it plugged into the pc for a good while. After two days of trying various chargers, my gear is back up and running
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I had the same problem: the gear is dead and not charging with a wall charger after leaving the gear for more than 1 month unused. I followed ph00ny's advice and tried to charge it via usb and it immediately started to charge. So before taking it apart I suggest try it out with usb charger.
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Stopped my gear update by shutting off my phone and now gear wont power on
I have been trying everything to get it to turn on.... (holding down the power button, tap and hold, charging with USB) nothing is working. Don't have a star driver to open it up, but may have to invest in one.
Anyone have the same issue? This is driving me crazy!
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itisagoodname said:
Had this issue as well. I tried a series of taps to the power button followed by a hold and it eventually turned on and has been working fine since.
tap - hold
tap tap - hold
tap tap tap - hold
eventually it will come on, i cant remember how many taps it was when it finally reset.
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Bingooooooo, It's paradoxal All you have to do when the battery is left drained for a couple of days is to start charging on a Laptop or a desktop with a s4 usb cord for about 10 mn then you continue charge if you like with à wall charger
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Bingooooooo, It's paradoxal All you have to do when the battery is left drained for a couple of days is to start charging on a Laptop or a desktop with a s4 usb cord for about 10 mn then you continue charge if you like with à wall charger
Regards
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Oddly enough this is nothing but the truth. Funny enough. I lost my charger dock thingamajig recently and not one hour ago i started making my own out of a 2x4, and a few bits laying around. Was sad to see gear wouldnt charge or boot. tried different chargers and nothing. I read everything and saw this and didnt think to try as im only running two wires to charge my gear, as those with homemade chargers know. Plugged it into a laptop and boom. charging... please someone explain to me the theory behind this. and dont say the current as i even tried 500ma and 250ma chargers to no avail. how does a pc usb magically do it without data lines connected.... so confused..
I tried severals usb outputs and wall chargers but nothing! also my usb cable is not defect because I meαsure the output with a polymeter and the cable works perfectly!
Any ideas?
thanks in advance!
Be patient. If you haven't used it in a while, leave it connected for a while, then hold down button to turn on
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Brendo said:
Be patient. If you haven't used it in a while, leave it connected for a while, then hold down button to turn on
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The watch is on! But the charging icon(battery with a bolt) is not appear. I think something is going on with the watch....
Tapatalked with my Nexus5(AKA The Hammerhead)
And of course I tried everything....
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I don't think the icon always shows when it's charging. Only at a few times depending on the percentage. I could be wrong though haven't really paid attention when I charge mine
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Nilsonf said:
I don't think the icon always shows when it's charging. Only at a few times depending on the percentage. I could be wrong though haven't really paid attention when I charge mine
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My Pebble is not charging any more....! It is only 3 months old. I think now I'm going to have doa.
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Where exactly should I ask for doa? Is there a site or a mail?
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Pebble not charging issue - fixed
Just in case anyone else hasn't sorted this out yet, if your pebble is still on, do a factory reset and let the battery run until it goes completely off, then plug the cable and wait it will come back in a few minutes just like the first day.
If it went off before you were able to do the reset, unplug it and let it rest for an hour and plug it in it will go on, as soon as it does, do the reset "DO THE RESET" then let it charge for two hours and sync, your apps will be gradually restored from your phone.
In case you were thinking you got a faulty device, think twice! This will eventually happen to all pebbles out there! I have 5 of those gizmos in house (from wife to children and mine too) all suffered from same!
Hope this helps!
I had a problem charging at first using a blackberry wall plug, when I got rid of that thing I haven't had a prob since.
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How do I do factory reset??!!
juanqg said:
Just in case anyone else hasn't sorted this out yet, if your pebble is still on, do a factory reset and let the battery run until it goes completely off, then plug the cable and wait it will come back in a few minutes just like the first day.
If it went off before you were able to do the reset, unplug it and let it rest for an hour and plug it in it will go on, as soon as it does, do the reset "DO THE RESET" then let it charge for two hours and sync, your apps will be gradually restored from your phone.
In case you were thinking you got a faulty device, think twice! This will eventually happen to all pebbles out there! I have 5 of those gizmos in house (from wife to children and mine too) all suffered from same!
Hope this helps!
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Hopefully very much helps! But how do I factory reset? Thank you
I had a cable go bad. New ones are $15.
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After having the problem of it not charging, tried everything, factory reset, still not charging, different USB ports etc.
After it went flat it still wouldn't charge and was dead. There was voltage on the charging pins so the cable seemed ok.
I gave up on it a month or so ago.
Well I just got it out in a vain attempt to get it working again after reading another post I found and I now have a watch that it charging again!!!
Initially, same problem after an hour plugged in, watch was dead.
Then I squeezed the plug while holding in the middle button on the other side of the watch for about 60 seconds then the battery icon' came up on the display!!!!
A few minutes later, the watch has booted up!!!!! yay!
I am guessing it was a misalignment of the charger pins inside the watch which has somehow been corrected by holding the middle button firmly in, or maybe holding the middle button in for 30 seconds was a full reset which allowed it to charge again. Who knows but its working again.
The same problem here, no solution yet. It is really frustrating. After a year of using the pebble.
I had a problem with the contacts on the watch being dirty prevented charging.
Try your cable with other Pebble watch. If it is charging then there is a problem with your watch or charger pin otherwise problem with your cable.
This worked!
juanqg said:
Just in case anyone else hasn't sorted this out yet, if your pebble is still on, do a factory reset and let the battery run until it goes completely off, then plug the cable and wait it will come back in a few minutes just like the first day.
If it went off before you were able to do the reset, unplug it and let it rest for an hour and plug it in it will go on, as soon as it does, do the reset "DO THE RESET" then let it charge for two hours and sync, your apps will be gradually restored from your phone.
In case you were thinking you got a faulty device, think twice! This will eventually happen to all pebbles out there! I have 5 of those gizmos in house (from wife to children and mine too) all suffered from same!
Hope this helps!
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Hi all, this suggestion fixed my charging issue. Thanks!
Just like the original Pebble having an internal issue with the display cable getting loose resulting in a corrupted display, I believe the Pebble Time has the same problem with internal connections, but this time it's the charging port. I too have run into this issue and bought new charging cables and continue to have issues getting a charge to start so I do not believe the cables are the issue. If you look at the iFixit teardown of the Pebble Time, you will see the power port connects via pass through charge pins that contact the back of the Pebble Time motherboard inside. I believe the motherboard is not making good contact with the pins. Some have noticed if you squeeze the charging cable to the watch it starts to charge and if you let go it will lose connection again which supports my theory. This temporarily fixes the internal connection issue. The only handsfree method I have found to work for me involves using a strong clothespin (or some kind of clamp). This holds it long enough to maintain full contact inside to get a full charge. I believe Pebble is throwing replacement cables out because it is cheaper to do this than to admit there is a problem in the watch design causing the loss of ability to charge and issue recalls for repairs.
Hiya,
My Gear Live arrived today after shipping it overseas and I've got it plugged into my old gear 1 charger due to USA plug shipped but there's no sign of it charging, doesn't want to power on via the button either.
Ant ideas?
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Pcmanrules said:
Hiya,
My Gear Live arrived today after shipping it overseas and I've got it plugged into my old gear 1 charger due to USA plug shipped but there's no sign of it charging, doesn't want to power on via the button either.
I have found not all USB cables will not charge my watch. Try a Charging Cable only with a different wall wart and see if it works. Good Luck
StevieJ
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Hiya,
Tried several different cords and combinations on ports and wall adapters including the included one with an adapter, looks like i'll have to return it.
What should appear on the screen if it's charging? at the moment i get nothing.
My first Gear Live arrived DOA too....
Not a fan of quality control.
Got my second device, and it powered up had 65% battery life out of the box.
Sounds like you have the same issue.
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My first Gear Live arrived DOA too....
Not a fan of quality control.
Got my second device, and it powered up had 65% battery life out of the box.
Sounds like you have the same issue.
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Yeah, I'm not holding out hope for Samsung NZ helping, so it's gonna cost a bit to send it back to the states for RMA.
I was soo excited when it arrived but no.
If you got it from Google they would provide return shipping of the defective watch.
The only thing is they actually ask you to go through the motion of purchasing a second watch, so if they do not get the original watch back they would charge you after I think 20 days.
Me I called them,
They emailed me the instructions, UPS label.
I clicked on the link ordered the replacement.
Taped up the original defective watch, used the supplied UPS label.
Dropped the box at UPS drop box location.
They sent out the replacement the same day.
The original defective watch arrived at Google in two days.
Got an email the cost of the replacement watch was completely refunded.
Got the new working watch in 3 days.
Now you being overseas may complicate things.
I know NZ does not use 110volts 60hz, the power could be an issue but I sound like you dealt with this issue before. (Can not see why the Gear adapter would not work) it should supply the same required 5v DC, USB is universal.
Pcmanrules said:
Yeah, I'm not holding out hope for Samsung NZ helping, so it's gonna cost a bit to send it back to the states for RMA.
I was soo excited when it arrived but no.
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Was playing around with it and it turned on for a second and showed the logo, gonna leave it on charge, may just be completely flat after shipping for a while, took almost a month to receive it.
I saw a video on YouTube where the watch was already turned on out of the box. Maybe your are in the same situation, most likely due the delayed delivery.
Mine comes o 5 August in Romania, ordered from Google Play. Can I use the charger that comes with Gear Live with an adapter? I bought a Nexus 4 from US a year ago and I used it only with the adapter and original charger, no problems until now.
Pcmanrules said:
Hiya,
My Gear Live arrived today after shipping it overseas and I've got it plugged into my old gear 1 charger due to USA plug shipped but there's no sign of it charging, doesn't want to power on via the button either.
Ant ideas?
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I have found that the Live does not like chargers that put out 2.1a. I've also found that 1a basic chargers are hit and miss.
I'm currently using a charger that puts out 1.8a and everything works perfectly.
Sent it back under warranty and have a new one on it's way, hope it's a good one.
I have run into the same thing. I had a Gear Live delivered last month and I didn't have time to unbox it until yesterday. It wouldn't turn on so I used the charger that came with it. When I plugged it into AC power it showed a battery charging indicator on the screen. I waiting until morning and it would not power on.
I have tried the following:
AC Power with original charger
AC Power with charger from another Gear Live (which works)
USB power from Desktop with both chargers
USB power from MBP with both chargers
USB power from 1 mA battery pack with original charger
USB power from 0.5 mA battery pack with original charger
Holding down the button for 3, 5, 10, 15, 30 seconds many different times
What am I missing?! I guess I might have to make a warranty claim at this point, but I was planning on giving it away as a prize at a big Android DevFest event tomorrow!
same problem here
i bought the watch in July
days ago i removed from the charger as usual to find that was dead
i try all sort of thing nothing happen
i need to call for warranty if not solution come in
AFor sure FIX
So many people have had this same problem including me, I have tried all the different ways posted if trying to fix this but I know that the only way that will for sure fix it guaranteed is this;
The problem is that the charging port does not make direct contact with the battery, it actually runs through the main board and then to the battery which is only connected by exposed contacts, in other words the battery is not actually plugged in, it's just one half of the watch sandwiched up against the other half containing the main board and all the other components.
To fix this problem of the watch not responding to the power button or to charging, you need to disconnect the battery from the main board, like isaid it is not actually plugged in so all you have to do is take the watch apart for aminute and put it back together. This will reinitiate the connection and it WILL start working again. If you go to ifixit.com there is a good teardown guide which is all you need. It is only four screws and than the only hard part is separating the two halves but that's it.
all good is working for me
thank you for your help
bda714 said:
So many people have had this same problem including me, I have tried all the different ways posted if trying to fix this but I know that the only way that will for sure fix it guaranteed is this;
The problem is that the charging port does not make direct contact with the battery, it actually runs through the main board and then to the battery which is only connected by exposed contacts, in other words the battery is not actually plugged in, it's just one half of the watch sandwiched up against the other half containing the main board and all the other components.
To fix this problem of the watch not responding to the power button or to charging, you need to disconnect the battery from the main board, like isaid it is not actually plugged in so all you have to do is take the watch apart for aminute and put it back together. This will reinitiate the connection and it WILL start working again. If you go to ifixit.com there is a good teardown guide which is all you need. It is only four screws and than the only hard part is separating the two halves but that's it.
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Thank you so so much glad i found your post . Opened it closed and it powered on.
bda714 said:
So many people have had this same problem including me, I have tried all the different ways posted if trying to fix this but I know that the only way that will for sure fix it guaranteed is this;
The problem is that the charging port does not make direct contact with the battery, it actually runs through the main board and then to the battery which is only connected by exposed contacts, in other words the battery is not actually plugged in, it's just one half of the watch sandwiched up against the other half containing the main board and all the other components.
To fix this problem of the watch not responding to the power button or to charging, you need to disconnect the battery from the main board, like isaid it is not actually plugged in so all you have to do is take the watch apart for aminute and put it back together. This will reinitiate the connection and it WILL start working again. If you go to ifixit.com there is a good teardown guide which is all you need. It is only four screws and than the only hard part is separating the two halves but that's it.
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Now is working ....
Thank you!
So my galaxy gear one did not turn on this morning! No idea why! Any idea what to do? Odin and kies won't find it. Is it possible to get it repaired and how much would something like that cost me!
klauspabst said:
So my galaxy gear one did not turn on this morning! No idea why! Any idea what to do? Odin and kies won't find it. Is it possible to get it repaired and how much would something like that cost me!
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You need to charge it internally, This issue is mostly a battery problem, i had the same issue the Device it dead, or you can tell a store that the battery is dead, and if they can jump start it once again.
Just Charge it with Positive 1v and negative 1v cables to the pin sockets inside it, if you do not want to go do this, see if there is a Repair shop nearby.
Let me know if you need anymore help.
Regards
JonteStark74 said:
You need to charge it internally, This issue is mostly a battery problem, i had the same issue the Device it dead, or you can tell a store that the battery is dead, and if they can jump start it once again.
Just Charge it with Positive 1v and negative 1v cables to the pin sockets inside it, if you do not want to go do this, see if there is a Repair shop nearby.
Let me know if you need anymore help.
Regards
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Can I buy or make me a cable like that?
Would it be ok if I cut a charging cable and switch the wires?
Plug it into a computer, somehow that works when my gear fully drains and wont charge with the normal charger
Mine went dead last week also, I've been researching threads and most say charging via USB from laptop or desktop (USB 2.0 seems to be preferred) will bring it back to life. I've also read about hair dryers being helpful. None of that worked for me.
I read earlier that separating the motherboard from the battery could be helpful. I just did that (literally 20 minutes ago) and while the screen isn't on, nor do I see any indication of charging, my computer let me know that a USB device was connected this time.
I'm leaving it sit overnight (I still haven't screwed the back back on yet) to see what happens.
Well I left it overnight and still no life. I've gone even further and completely removed the battery now and will leave it out of the watch for a while and reassemble it later tonight and then leave it overnight again fully assembled in the charger connected to my PC via USB.
Another day of charging via USB after completely removing the battery and still no sign of life. I think I'm giving up. The computer still recognizes something is attached but that's as far as I get.
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Can I buy or make me a cable like that?
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All you need is two telephone wires the same type you would typically use in the USB Cable and Insert on the two copper sockets inside
Let me know if you need anymore assistance.
Mine completely overnight and then I didn't feel like charging for a few days. After a few days I went to go charge it and I could not get it to charge. I tried roughly 5-6 different chargers/cables and all sorts of different usb ports on laptops, car chargers, and nothing work. In middle of moving I took my chromecast off of my tv and remembered it was a microusb charger. Plugged it into my watch cradle and it came back on.
Connect your gear watch to USB port on your Notebook , after 5 min open charging cradle , while pressing gear watch to charging cradle try to turn on watch from power button with plastic card. After several attempts gear watch will turn on , close charging cradle and continue charging.
It seems to me there is a problem with the battery. Maybe you battery is dead. You need to remove the battery from your watch and keep it in the sun light for 15 min then try to charge it. If it doesn't work properly then contact with service center.