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Galaxy S dead?

Hey everyone,
My galaxy S ran out of battery, I plugged it into my car charger and it went into download mode? Got home, it completely died. Plugged it into my charger and the screen wont even turn on.
Can someone help?

Anyone? Ideas? It's completely dead.

Tried removing the battery, wait for say, 2 minutes, and putting it back on?

alumine said:
Tried removing the battery, wait for say, 2 minutes, and putting it back on?
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Yeah, I've tried this. Won't work.

This may sound stupid, but could it be that the charger / wall socket is the one broken? Try plugging it into a computer's powered USB socket.
If you're on a laptop, this is usually all ports except one that doubles as an e-sata port, and for desktops, this means all ports. You might need to plug the laptop into a wall socket though. Don't connect it to a USB hub.

alumine said:
This may sound stupid, but could it be that the charger / wall socket is the one broken? Try plugging it into a computer's powered USB socket.
If you're on a laptop, this is usually all ports except one that doubles as an e-sata port, and for desktops, this means all ports. You might need to plug the laptop into a wall socket though. Don't connect it to a USB hub.
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Tried 3 different computers :/

1 of 2 things
1- your battery is ****ed. and i think thats the case because u plugged it in a car charger
" why you people keep doing that "
2- your phone is fried " over power from the charger "
again
" why on earth you people keep charging from the car. even the official chargers are stupid . any your car might not have stable elctric current in it. #$#@ >_<
try different battery.

Did you connect your phone before starting the car?
Some chargers don't have a fuse, or the fuse is set for higher currents.
Some cars will run a peak-current (a high jolt of electricity) through the electrical systems when you start them, this might have fried your battery indeed.

Thanks for everyone's help. The car chargers fuse is blown. The battery isn't dead though, just went to a Samsung service center and he "shocked" the battery into starting. Phone went back into download mode so he is keeping it for more diagnostics.
No phone for about a week . The annoying this is, if this was an iPhone they'd replace it on the spot. I love Android, and I couldn't live without it's features, but Samsung really make it hard to love their warranty process.

Just an update for anyone with future problems similar to mine.
The memory had died, and Samsung replaced all the internals of my Galaxy S.

Also, one more thing. Since getting my phone back pressing the power button turns the screen off but doesn't lock my phone. When I press a button to wake my phone up it goes straight into whatever I was doing before, no lock screen.
How do I fix this?

TheFlock said:
Also, one more thing. Since getting my phone back pressing the power button turns the screen off but doesn't lock my phone. When I press a button to wake my phone up it goes straight into whatever I was doing before, no lock screen.
How do I fix this?
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Do you by any chance have an app installed called no lock?

TheFlock said:
Also, one more thing. Since getting my phone back pressing the power button turns the screen off but doesn't lock my phone. When I press a button to wake my phone up it goes straight into whatever I was doing before, no lock screen.
How do I fix this?
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I had that same issue when I swapped from an 8 GB UK to a 16 GB Australian model. I don't know the cause but it's just a bug, if you reboot it should go away. You can also try something like adding a screen unlock pattern. I still get the issue every now and again but I just fiddle around until it goes away.

[Q] HP Touchpad battery doesn't seem to charge. Is it dead?

I have a HP Touchpad that I just opened from its box, so its brand new running stock HP WebOS. The thing is, I bought the tp almost 15 months ago and never unboxed it until yesterday. When I put it up for charging, the dead battery symbol appears( rectangle with a red dash at the bottom and flash on top) and doesn't seem to charge.
Can anyone tell me if this means that my battery has died since it was unused for such a long time?
Or is there anything else that I can do to spring it back to life?
P.S I've tried almost every combination of buttons, e,g Power+Home, Power+Home+Vol Up etc.
Any suggestions on this will be extremely helpful. Thank you very much!

sylar73 said:
I have a HP Touchpad that I just opened from its box, so its brand new running stock HP WebOS. The thing is, I bought the tp almost 15 months ago and never unboxed it until yesterday. When I put it up for charging, the dead battery symbol appears( rectangle with a red dash at the bottom and flash on top) and doesn't seem to charge.
Can anyone tell me if this means that my battery has died since it was unused for such a long time?
Or is there anything else that I can do to spring it back to life?
P.S I've tried almost every combination of buttons, e,g Power+Home, Power+Home+Vol Up etc.
Any suggestions on this will be extremely helpful. Thank you very much!
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Just plug it in with the supplied USB and power connector for up to 4 hours. Do not use computer USB.

Carey4782 said:
Just plug it in with the supplied USB and power connector for up to 4 hours. Do not use computer USB.
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I've been charging it overnight. But it still hasn't booted normally.

sylar73 said:
I've been charging it overnight. But it still hasn't booted normally.
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I have no idea if this will work, but you might try it:
http://www.slashreboot.com/journal/2012/8/18/an-odd-hp-touchpad-charging-problem.html
Here's another miscellaneous advice:
The round part of the charger, that the USB plugs into. That can twist open and closed to remove the part with the plugs. Make sure its fully tight. They can become loose, which prevents them from working.
Hold the power and home buttons down (not the volume +). press these together and hold them down for 30 seconds (actually shouldn't be that long, but it cant hurt)
If its still not working. Let it charge overnight and try again.
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shumash said:
I have no idea if this will work, but you might try it:
http://www.slashreboot.com/journal/2012/8/18/an-odd-hp-touchpad-charging-problem.html
Here's another miscellaneous advice:
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Thanks, I'll try that.

Perhaps not quite the same problem, but what I had fail on mine was the HP USB cable - The little contacts must have gotten dirty or something because the Touchpad just wouldn't charge unless I bent the connector in the socket a little.
Not too keen on that so I now use a different USB cable and it's fine.
I also agree with the above, use the dedicated charger supplied and not a USB port.

[FIX] Revive phone from the drain of death

this is a problem on Xperia Devices (at least the ones with a sealed battery my x10 never had this).
This drain brick happens because the hell i know, but is phone bricked, dark, no light , no vibration, nada, its was a real brick.
how i fixed it? sort of i fixed my Xperia T had to provoke charging but the Z1 doesnt have a red blinking light after charging it for a while... but it does have a magnetic charging port!.
now to the instructions. following what i did to try and revive my phone.
1. try to charge the phone for an hour or so.
2. most like it wont charge but if you connect it to the PC, it will sort of react to it, just try unplugging and plugging the phone till it reacts, you may even leave it to charge there just in case (for about 10 mins if you want i leaved it for 3).
3. get a 2 AMP charger, the original one or a known brand charger like anker (i did it with my anker charger and it worked).
4. get or Use a magnetic cable/dock and connect it simultaniously with the usb cable on the PC. (and no the magnetic cable wasnt enough to jump charge the phone).
5. if the stimulation worked, it should be able to show a really dim red led, that means your phone is still alive
6.let it charge it will turn on alone.
7. smile and cry out of joy because your 500-700 dollar phone still works.
if it worked or you have any modifications on this method leave a comment and hit the THANKS button.
btw i turned on my phone and it had 1% that means it never charged until i jump charged it.

Interesting. For normal charging, will plugging the Z1 to the USB and magnetic ports simultaneously speed up charging as well?

Celestial Fury said:
Interesting. For normal charging, will plugging the Z1 to the USB and magnetic ports simultaneously speed up charging as well?
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no you can't speed up charging. Charging speed is limited to cable quality, AC plug quality and software/hardware restrictions.
the USB on PC and magnetic cable combo for some reason helps to start the phone like you do when you want to recharge an depleted car battery.
It just open the circuit and let the phone charge again.

someone please confirm if this works for more than one person/situation.
Thanks for assistance btw, hopefully it works for all of us.

Nope doesn't work.
I tried it already.
Sorry guys.

Worked for me. Took some time before PCC registered it though.

help me please
Asadroid said:
this is a problem on Xperia Devices (at least the ones with a sealed battery my x10 never had this).
This drain brick happens because the hell i know, but is phone bricked, dark, no light , no vibration, nada, its was a real brick.
how i fixed it? sort of i fixed my Xperia T had to provoke charging but the Z1 doesnt have a red blinking light after charging it for a while... but it does have a magnetic charging port!.
now to the instructions. following what i did to try and revive my phone.
1. try to charge the phone for an hour or so.
2. most like it wont charge but if you connect it to the PC, it will sort of react to it, just try unplugging and plugging the phone till it reacts, you may even leave it to charge there just in case (for about 10 mins if you want i leaved it for 3).
3. get a 2 AMP charger, the original one or a known brand charger like anker (i did it with my anker charger and it worked).
4. get or Use a magnetic cable/dock and connect it simultaniously with the usb cable on the PC. (and no the magnetic cable wasnt enough to jump charge the phone).
5. if the stimulation worked, it should be able to show a really dim red led, that means your phone is still alive
6.let it charge it will turn on alone.
7. smile and cry out of joy because your 500-700 dollar phone still works.
if it worked or you have any modifications on this method leave a comment and hit the THANKS button.
btw i turned on my phone and it had 1% that means it never charged until i jump charged it.
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Hello my friend I have Xperia Z1 and I fall into the Hard Brick Pc didn't recognized my phone but I put myself in the wall charger after a few hours LED red blinking you can post a picture for this solution because I did not understand exactly and thank you

pheel said:
Nope doesn't work.
I tried it already.
Sorry guys.
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did the computer detected the phone but for a brief moment like trying to install the drivers?
Kirkymole said:
Worked for me. Took some time before PCC registered it though.
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@Kirkymole;
can you share what you did exactly and what i can up to the guide?
and im glad that i could help you
momo-infos said:
Hello my friend I have Xperia Z1 and I fall into the Hard Brick Pc didn't recognized my phone but I put myself in the wall charger after a few hours LED red blinking you can post a picture for this solution because I did not understand exactly and thank you
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as i told you on the PM write up how you bricked it exactly and what steps have you done so i can help you correctly.
i will post pictures of the procedure of how i did it when i get a few hours to edit and upload it.

Tried this trick last night. After 2 hours LED stopped blinking and became stable RED (no flashing). This is the first time in 1 month that LED stopped flashing, I was even able to Hold Power+Volume up button and it vibrated 3 times (nothing like that happened in the past). So it was a significant improvement from where I was 2 days ago. However, LED suddenly turned off and when I connected it to charger again it started to blink again. Buttons do not respond again.
Little info from the past:
I bricked my Z1 when I flashed .290 ROM. Left it on charge for 2 days nothing happened, flashtool would not recognize it and kept saying USB debugging off. Then I decided to open back cover and remove the battery so it could reset. That didnt resolve the issue and i just gave up.

Video instruksion would be very helpfull maybe

Asadroid said:
did the computer detected the phone but for a brief moment like trying to install the drivers?
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Yes. But the computer simply recognised it as a normal "unknown" usb device with usb debugging disabled.
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ruinkhan said:
Tried this trick last night. After 2 hours LED stopped blinking and became stable RED (no flashing). This is the first time in 1 month that LED stopped flashing, I was even able to Hold Power+Volume up button and it vibrated 3 times (nothing like that happened in the past). So it was a significant improvement from where I was 2 days ago. However, LED suddenly turned off and when I connected it to charger again it started to blink again. Buttons do not respond again.
Little info from the past:
I bricked my Z1 when I flashed .290 ROM. Left it on charge for 2 days nothing happened, flashtool would not recognize it and kept saying USB debugging off. Then I decided to open back cover and remove the battery so it could reset. That didnt resolve the issue and i just gave up.
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Exact same thing happened to me. "USB debugging off"

All I did was plug in the magnetic connector, then with the PC turned on and Pc companion running I plugged in the USB, it took about 20 minutes to recognise it but once it did, I unplugged it, left it on charge via the magnetic plug for around 5 hours and although the charging symbol never appeared it booted into recovery the normal way (I did that just to see what would happen) then restarted the phone via Cwm and it worked normally from then on.

Kirkymole said:
although the charging symbol never appeared it booted into recovery the normal way .
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BY saying "Charging Symbol never appeared", do you mean LED was not red and turned off?

ruinkhan said:
BY saying "Charging Symbol never appeared", do you mean LED was not red and turned off?
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The symbol that appears on the screen.

I also kind of used this method.
I directly plugged in, in these steps.
1) Plug in magnetic charging dock with 1A charger (Plugged USB into charger)
2) Plug in USB with 2.1A charger (Plugged USB into charger)
Dim-ish red light popped up and the phone began booting.
Plugging into the phone for me wasn't as effective as plugging into the charger as I left it for a while and nothing happened but upon plugging USB into my single dual port charger this method worked to get my phone onto the charging screen, Android L
Had to plug the USB in and out a few times, not too many times, but eventually it booted up to the charging screen.
Be patient is the key I suppose?

For me worked with magnetic and usb 1A charger! Thanks!

Serious charging problem!

Guys please help me out I am in serious problem.
I have an international M7 with developer ROM on it. Till yesterday everything was 100% fine. But this morning when I tried to charge it, it gave me an error saying use a supported charger. I have been using the original charger from the beginning. And since then no other chargers are able to charge it. No error message no nothing.
When I try to charge it while powered off it shows "charging" for 1 second and powers down, then again powers back on saying "charging" and this keeps going on n on.
I tried using an OTG flash drive and its working perfectly. Device is powering on without any problem what so ever. Its just not charging. Its also not getting detected by computer.
Please help me out!
:crying:

Interestingly enough, I had this problem last night.
The first time I plugged it in, I got the error about using a supported charger but i simply just unplugged it and replugged it in and everything was fine.
So... I don't really have a solution, sorry.
I'm on InsertCoin 4.0.2 on a Dev Edition M7

AndrewAmazed said:
Interestingly enough, I had this problem last night.
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I think we have different definitions for the word interestingly...
But seriously guys need help urgently!

BUMP!

have you tried another usb cable? the cable that came with my nexus 4 broke and always connected and disconnected so it wasnt able to charge.

vollmilch said:
have you tried another usb cable? the cable that came with my nexus 4 broke and always connected and disconnected so it wasnt able to charge.
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Tried 4 different chargers and cables bro...

rachitboom2 said:
Tried 4 different chargers and cables bro...
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you also tried charging from your pc's usb port?
if a factory reset and another outlet doesnt work then i'd consider contacting htc..

vollmilch said:
you also tried charging from your pc's usb port?
if a factory reset and another outlet doesnt work then i'd consider contacting htc..
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Its not charging or even getting detected on a PC as already mentioned and HTC CC is charging me 150$ for repairing :crying:
In fact they are charging the first 100$ just for opening the device. Huh...
Cant factory reset, very little battery is left so big risk. Is there no one else who has faced this problem ?
Again reminding you, OTG does still work...

rachitboom2 said:
Its not charging or even getting detected on a PC as already mentioned and HTC CC is charging me 150$ for repairing :crying:
In fact they are charging the first 100$ just for opening the device. Huh...
Cant factory reset, very little battery is left so big risk. Is there no one else who has faced this problem ?
Again reminding you, OTG does still work...
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The OTG still working has nothing to do with charging
their are 4 conncetions inside that usb port you need 2 of them to charge the other 2 for data. You say you cleaned the port.
Define cleaned the port.
I had a Samsung (same microusb port) stop being seen by PC or charging. I shut the phone off and used a paper towel folded to a point on one end, and dipped in rubbing alcohol. I inserted this into the port and let it set about 1 min. Removed it and folded the towel again and inserted the dry end. After 3 attempts at this the charger and data ports all work again. give it a shot.

rachitboom2 said:
Guys please help me out I am in serious problem.
I have an international M7 with developer ROM on it. Till yesterday everything was 100% fine. But this morning when I tried to charge it, it gave me an error saying use a supported charger. I have been using the original charger from the beginning. And since then no other chargers are able to charge it. No error message no nothing.
When I try to charge it while powered off it shows "charging" for 1 second and powers down, then again powers back on saying "charging" and this keeps going on n on.
I tried using an OTG flash drive and its working perfectly. Device is powering on without any problem what so ever. Its just not charging. Its also not getting detected by computer.
Please help me out!
:crying:
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I faced a similar problem while I installed cm11 nightly version. I resolved my problem by letting it charge for 9-10 hours in power off mode. It worked for me.

M7 charges for 20 seconds then stops charging

Dear XDA,
I have a fairly annoying problem. The phone is not charging properly.
When i connect my phone to a charger it charges for roughly 20 seconds. Usually it doesnt show anyting at the start. But after a while it shows the charging icon on the display and the led starts blinking. After 20 seconds it stops doing that and after a while it shows the charging icon + blinking led again. Somehow it's in a charging loop.
I've tried different adapters. Different cables. Let it 'charge' overnight. And hook it on to a computer for a hour or so.
Sometimes i can turn my phone on but then it's on 1% and powers off emediatly. It won't charge when it's turned on.
I'm running MaximusHD 46. I have it for a while now and had no problems whatsoever.
The phone is from the Netherlands but I live now in Zanzibar. They have a different power output and the voltage is not stable. Usually i charge it when there is a stabilizer connected. But hasn't been always the case. Could that be the problem?
Thanks in advanced for your replies,
Lennard

len.asdf said:
Dear XDA,
I have a fairly annoying problem. The phone is not charging properly.
When i connect my phone to a charger it charges for roughly 20 seconds. Usually it doesnt show anyting at the start. But after a while it shows the charging icon on the display and the led starts blinking. After 20 seconds it stops doing that and after a while it shows the charging icon + blinking led again. Somehow it's in a charging loop.
I've tried different adapters. Different cables. Let it 'charge' overnight. And hook it on to a computer for a hour or so.
Sometimes i can turn my phone on but then it's on 1% and powers off emediatly. It won't charge when it's turned on.
I'm running MaximusHD 46. I have it for a while now and had no problems whatsoever.
The phone is from the Netherlands but I live now in Zanzibar. They have a different power output and the voltage is not stable. Usually i charge it when there is a stabilizer connected. But hasn't been always the case. Could that be the problem?
Thanks in advanced for your replies,
Lennard
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This problem occurs all the time? I mean it's the same in all modes like when booted up and running Android, while powered off and while in recovery.
Or only when the device is powered off?
What recovery are you using ? (name and version) please :good:

Danny201281 said:
This problem occurs all the time? I mean it's the same in all modes like when booted up and running Android, while powered off and while in recovery.
Or only when the device is powered off?
What recovery are you using ? (name and version) please :good:
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I have not been able to get into recovery. Basically it's dead in the water and occasionally i can turn it on.
The recovery i use is TWRP. The version i'm not sure of (since i cannot check) but if I think it's 2.6.3.6.

len.asdf said:
I have not been able to get into recovery. Basically it's dead in the water and occasionally i can turn it on.
The recovery i use is TWRP. The version i'm not sure of (since i cannot check) but if I think it's 2.6.3.6.
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Sounds like a Hardware problem either with the usb port or the battery itself.
A new usb cable may help if you've already tried that there's not much else you can do.
Some of the newer 2.8.x.x versions of TWRP have issues charging while off. But it doesn't effect charging any other time. Have you tried powering on while it's connected t an AC wall charger?

Danny201281 said:
Sounds like a Hardware problem either with the usb port or the battery itself.
A new usb cable may help if you've already tried that there's not much else you can do.
Some of the newer 2.8.x.x versions of TWRP have issues charging while off. But it doesn't effect charging any other time. Have you tried powering on while it's connected t an AC wall charger?
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Thanks again for the reply.
I've tried multiple usb cables and chargers . Also I tried to turn it on while connected to a wall charger, even recovery doesnt seem to work. Yesterday I still could turn it on. But today not ..
Ugh, sounds like I have to buy a new phone

You have checked the usb port for dust and lint yeah?

oc74ne said:
You have checked the usb port for dust and lint yeah?
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Lint? What do you mean with that? But yeah, I have cleaned the usb port from dust.
And I managed to get into recovery! I tried finding out where i could reset the battery settings... but I couldn't find it . The phone was getting hot so i think it's sort of charging in recovery mode. So i let it be in recovery mode for the charging. Let's see if that works :]

len.asdf said:
Lint? What do you mean with that? But yeah, I have cleaned the usb port from dust.
And I managed to get into recovery! I tried finding out where i could reset the battery settings... but I couldn't find it . The phone was getting hot so i think it's sort of charging in recovery mode. So i let it be in recovery mode for the charging. Let's see if that works :]
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If you can get a little charge in the battery you can try the USB Host Mode reset. Power off the device and hold Volume up+Volume Down+Power. Hold all three buttons for 2mins plus. The device will appear to bootloop while your holding the buttons. That's normal. When you let go the phone should boot up normally.
Test the charging again :good:

Danny201281 said:
If you can get a little charge in the battery you can try the USB Host Mode reset. Power off the device and hold Volume up+Volume Down+Power. Hold all three buttons for 2mins plus. The device will appear to bootloop while your holding the buttons. That's normal. When you let go the phone should boot up normally.
Test the charging again :good:
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Thanks! That might do it. Anyway i'll try it this afternoon when i'm back home. Should I keep the phone connected to the charger or disconnect?

len.asdf said:
Thanks! That might do it. Anyway i'll try it this afternoon when i'm back home. Should I keep the phone connected to the charger or disconnect?
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I suppose it would be best to disconnect during the reset procedure. But I don't no for sure if it will make any difference connected or not.

Danny201281 said:
I suppose it would be best to disconnect during the reset procedure. But I don't no for sure if it will make any difference connected or not.
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He guys! Just wanted to let you know that nothing really worked so i figured my battery is just broken.
Anyway, Thanks for the help!
Cheers,
Lennard