Does anyone know why my XDA IIi will not charge from my car charger when the battery charge is less than approx. half? It's fine if I'm just topping up and and fine with the 'proper' charger at home. Anyone else have this problem? Strange... :?
Mine does the same! It goes into a cycle - power off, strats to charge, power on - states no chage left - powers off etc etc. Have tried different chargers, the only way I have round this is to carry a spare bettery!
What amperage is your charger, you will need at least 500mA.
As many of you, I struggle with charging my Note.
I've recently bought a 2.5A charger but struggling to find a good cable that can handle it. When using my stock charger with it and playing games etc. my battery slowly depletes. I did buy a cable from the same company as the charger that is designed for the higher power and does work as expected, makes charging quicker and actually charges while playing games, the only problem is the connection is loose a slight move of the phone and it stops charging.
So does anyone have any recommendations and success stories when charging their note?
For those curious this is the charger: http://www.amazon.co.uk/PortaPow-Qu...=UTF8&qid=1365954674&sr=8-1&keywords=portapow
I didn't see this in any other posts, so I thought I'd ask.
I have a aftermaket car charger that does not show "slow charging" but when I am using google maps, it will slowly drain the battery, but if I use a power inverter and use the ac adaptor and cable that came with the phone, it charges faster than the screen, gps, and maps can use it up.
does anyone know of a car charger that is up to this challange?
robfedorafield said:
I didn't see this in any other posts, so I thought I'd ask.
I have a aftermaket car charger that does not show "slow charging" but when I am using google maps, it will slowly drain the battery, but if I use a power inverter and use the ac adaptor and cable that came with the phone, it charges faster than the screen, gps, and maps can use it up.
does anyone know of a car charger that is up to this challange?
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Because most likely it is a 800ma-1amp charger. Get a 2 or more amp charger... very extensive car charger thread here....
My father bought one of these for his G2:
http://www.amazon.com/Vehicle-Charger-Dual-Output-Universal/dp/B00C9D5EJI
I'm not sure where he ordered it from.
I tried it out on my G2 with Waze running, screen on, and GPS running. No slow charge indicator. I left work with the battery at 69%, drove for a little over 20 minutes, and ended up at 81%. That's a nice fast charge with all of that running. I'll try it sometime with bluetooth and pandora on as well, but I imagine it'll keep up.
I purchased one of these.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009KY4AMG/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Make sure you have a micro usb cable that can handle it as well. My old cable had the "slow charging" notification but once I switched it out for the one that came with the phone, it went away.
hope that helps.
I just buy a car charger for iPad and it works perfectly with 2.1A max. Screen on 100% light, battery turn 60% to 80% on 40min.
Have a nexus 5 qi charger (googles own) and proclip setup in car. When using the nexus 6 with google maps for navigation, phone is losing charge even while on qi. This never happened on my previous nexus 5.
Is the power draw on the 6 with screen on much higher than what the charger puts out? If so, this would be extremely inconvenient since I use my phone for navigation every single day.
xxaarraa said:
Have a nexus 5 qi charger (googles own) and proclip setup in car. When using the nexus 6 with google maps for navigation, phone is losing charge even while on qi. This never happened on my previous nexus 5.
Is the power draw on the 6 with screen on much higher than what the charger puts out? If so, this would be extremely inconvenient since I use my phone for navigation every single day.
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yup, the power output of the n6 could possibly be much more than whats going in, while using the wireless charging plugged in via a car.
I would say so, my nexus 5 would lose charge while navigating and charging in the car too
Can anyone point me to an app that would automatically dim the screen when phone is charging? I can save some juice that way in the car
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Can anyone point me to an app that would automatically dim the screen when phone is charging? I can save some juice that way in the car
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you need a high power car charger to keep up with the charging. USB charging and wireless charging is not going to cut it.
there are turbo cigar port adapters that you can pick up. I have one.
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you need a high power car charger to keep up with the charging. USB charging and wireless charging is not going to cut it.
there are turbo cigar port adapters that you can pick up. I have one.
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Not plugging in a phone each time I get in the car. Defeats the entire point of qi charging for me. I'm going to automate screen dimming when charging and see if that gets me to stable power while navigating.
Anyone have a recommendation for an automatic app?
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Not plugging in a phone each time I get in the car. Defeats the entire point of qi charging for me. I'm going to automate screen dimming when charging and see if that gets me to stable power while navigating.
Anyone have a recommendation for an automatic app?
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... Tasker?
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Not plugging in a phone each time I get in the car. Defeats the entire point of qi charging for me. I'm going to automate screen dimming when charging and see if that gets me to stable power while navigating.
Anyone have a recommendation for an automatic app?
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the stock nexus 6 wired wall charger can put in as much as 2500mV(what the n6 takes in). my nexus 5 takes in 1100mV max. where the heck are you going to find something thatll put in that sort of charge, from in a car? by default, you will get less power than my nexus 5 maximum intake. it may say AC while charging, but in reality you are just getting a fraction of a full charge. keep it plugged in, not wireless, and it might keep the charge, and not drop.
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the stock nexus 6 wired wall charger can put in as much as 2500mV(what the n6 takes in). my nexus 5 takes in 1100mV max. where the heck are you going to find something thatll put in that sort of charge, from in a car? by default, you will get less power than my nexus 5 maximum intake. it may say AC while charging, but in reality you are just getting a fraction of a full charge. keep it plugged in, not wireless, and it might keep the charge, and not drop.
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Most car chargers only output 1 Amp, car chargers are available that can output 2.4 Amp. Getting a more powerful charger could solve your problem. See Link http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-usb-car-charger/
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Most car chargers only output 1 Amp, car chargers are available that can output 2.4 Amp. Getting a more powerful charger could solve your problem. See Link http://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-usb-car-charger/
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Yes, I have a 2A cig lighter socket in the car already. I downloaded the "automateit" app and set a rule to dim screen to 50% when on charge. Otherwise, I like the screen at 100% all the time.
We'll see if that solves it.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P9UILUM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
do me a favor next time you charge with it, grab the current widget app, and post how muvh voltage is coming into the phone. thanks https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manor.currentwidget
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do me a favor next time you charge with it, grab the current widget app, and post how muvh voltage is coming into the phone. thanks https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.manor.currentwidget
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I don't think you guys understand what I am saying.
Yes, I realize the N6 takes in a lot more mA's than previous phones.
Yes, I do know all about 2 amp cig lighter socket chargers.
Neither of those is relevant to my challenge. I use the phone for navigation extensively and I have a proclip dock + qi pad setup in both cars. I get in the car, and dock the phone. I am NOT going to get in the car and fiddle with plugging in wires. That's going backwards to 2005. That's going to a pre-Qi phone, which is a deal breaker for me. So, I either get the phone's power use while on Qi minimized to a point where its not draining while navigating, or I get another phone.
If I can't solve this, this is yet another major disappointment with the Nexus 6, for me. Frankly, I am regretting getting rid of my Nexus 5 so quick. The big screen on the Nexus 6 seemingly takes NUMEROUS sacrifices in usability with power draw being one of them.
my man...
Qi charging is SLOW! it you have gps running, which is a CONSTANT data connection, no trickle charge USB port power is going to keep up with that.
PERIOD.
keeping the screen off or muted/dimmed will not help if you have a CONSTANT data communication!
you need AC power to keep up with this type of battery discharge!!
same as if you are watching a video on your device. that is a lot of power being used (cpu, ram, screen, decode/encode file to watch, other things happening in the background) and no trickle USB port power can maintain a charge thats AHEAD of that.
qi charging is cool tech but its not yet ready to keep up with these types of demands.
you either use a turbo charger, high amp cigar port charger, in other words WIRES, to plug up the phone and keep it charged or stop using battery intensive applications.
Qi charging is not very efficient, there is no way you will maintain a positive charge while navigating, add to the heat issue, your phone could stop charging entirely. Qi is great for around the house or in the office but otherwise it can't really replace a physical connection.
I hear you guys. But I also know that my nexus 5 was used with a qi dock for navigation for well over a year. Thousands of miles. So I know its possible, maybe or maybe not with this phone. Well see.
I solved this. I am using the app called automateit and created two rules: when phone gets external power, I set the screen to 25% power and when external power is disconnected, I set it back to adaptive brightness. At 25% brightness, with navigation and use of an mp3 app and making calls, phone is stable on qi. In fact, it even charges at the rate of 1-2 additional percent each hour.
i have a question
i am planning to buy a wireless charge and want to know something
if i buy the wireless charge where do i must look?
input or the output for more faster charging ?
example:
Wireless charging standard: Qi standard
Power: 10W
Wireless distance: 5mm
Input: 5V 2000mA
Output: 5V 1000mA
Frequency: 100-200 kHz
Power transform efficiency:> 75%
or dou have a link for a fastercharger already?
thank you
I have a wireless charger. It doesn't charge fast at all. You need a powerful charger to power the wireless dock. That's the 2000mA you see above.
I use a turbo charger to power my wireless dock. When connected to my phone directly, Ampere reports that it will reach up to 2200mA.
My phone now is at 50% charge and in the wireless dock charging wirelessly at 570mA.
Wireless charging is trickle charging only.
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I am using several cheap QI-pads from eBay (China)
Use with standard usb-chargers (different types).
Disadvantage of QI-pads is that it's critical how the phone is placed on the pad.
Extra difficult with a Nexus 6. The back isn't flat.
With plastic material of a sleeping mat l've made a 'charging bed' that fits​ my Nexus 6.
I have a wide variety of Qi chargers scattered around the house, car, and office.
They all do an acceptable job of keeping my phone topped up throughout the day. None of them are even close to as fast as the QC 2.0 plug in chargers but that's not a problem for me. Because I can just set my phone down to charge anytime it is almost always fully charged.
Qi pad on my desk at work and night-stand at home. Phone is on it about 6-8 hours at night, and another 2-4 hours during the day. If my phone is below 50%, it will take a few hours to get back to 100%. But it is a great way to start the day at 100% charge without stress on teh USB port.