Hey all,
my son's HTC One has a broken charging port. It looks like two of the pins have been bent up and pushed back and now the plug will no longer correctly seat into the phone and obviously, it will no longer charge. I've found various videos on youtube that show how to get the back off....and some that go into full dis assembly. What I'm wondering is where would I get a new charging port part?
Thx
Mark
Any help....anyone....
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My N7000 suddenly doesn't want to charge or connect to pc.. I tried with several other cables and they all don't work.
The phone only charges when I push the MicroUSB plug downwards.. I think I twisted my phone in a wrong way when the charger was plugged in or so.. Can i repair it?
If you have the expertise then yes by ordering yourself and new one and changing it. Lot of videos on that.
Have you tried to check if all the pins in the port looks ok. Not twisted and touching each other.
Or warranty. I swnt my year old note off last week and got ot back yesterday (2 year warranty in UK) all fixed nicely
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Clean your micro usb thoroughly using a pin or tooth pick. Make sure you get out all the fuzz and then it should work. Get right under the tight spot of the micro usb where most buildup is.
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Does anyone know of a charger USB cable with a really short / stubby micro USB plug piece? I have my Nexus installed in the car, and due to the size of the plug that goes into the Nexus, it gets pushed to an angle by the dashboard, which causes things like my USB flash drive to unmount suddenly, USB-DAC to lose signal etc. I have tried both with the charger plugged directly into the Nexus, and using a 90 degree adapter, both are just slightly too tight and I am afraid with the pressure on them may cause damage to the connector on the Nexus itself.
I am hoping to find a USB cable with a stubbier plug, or possibly even an OTG cable with a 90 degree connector on the end of it. Either one of these should give me an extra couple mm in order to not run into this problem.
Thanks.
Have you tried something like this?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Micro-Cable...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1363605833&sr=1-1
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dicko1975 said:
Have you tried something like this?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Micro-Cable...1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1363605833&sr=1-1
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Thanks for the link, I have not tried one of those (yet). I did find this link searching around yesterday and ended up ordering the down angled cable. It's not cheap for a 5" USB cable, but should work and give me a little extra slack for plugging/unplugging the Nexus.
Before I send it back to HTC to repair I wanted to know if anyone had experienced this problem.
I was plugging in my car charger which I have done since the phones release. Everything is working fine.
I have been running OrDroid ROM(current) with his supplied kernel. I then tried Elemental X kernel and it ran fine for the past few days.
Earlier today I was plugging in the phone and smelled a funny smell. The Micro USB port on the phone was smoking a little. I immediately unplugged the phone. The phone is working fine but its low on battery.
I thought it was a bad cable or charger so I replaced both and still the same problem. So now I am home and I plug it into the computer USB and I get a message from Windows that I have a power Surge in the USB port and the tip of the micro-USB cable is burning hot!
I don't think I have enough juice to back up the data to Helium online or to Dropbox. I can't plug it in to back up. Can I do anything with a Bluetooth sync?
I was able to backup my message to email from the HTC backup option. But my pictures and things are not backed up and I don't want to send it to them without a backup.
This really sucks. My only regret at this point is not buying it from AT&T since I could just walk in and get another one. At least that would be better than waiting up to 2 weeks.
I have an back up phone but not of the data.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I have turned off the phone for now until I can figure out what to do to back up my data at least.
How about a wifi file explorer?
Probably a long shot, but is there anything in the socket that could be shorting it?
If ur that worried go buy a battery wall charger where ubonly charge the battey not the phone. Then u can back it up and do what you do.
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If ur that worried go buy a battery wall charger where ubonly charge the battey not the phone. Then u can back it up and do what you do.
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The battery is non removable
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Ah sorry. I seen ur post somewhere and ive had problems like that on my evo and just bought a wall charger. Or take the phone apart. Take pictures of what u take off so u know how they go back together. Sorry ita just nobody seems like theyre intereated in helpen u
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You could try mounting an External SD card and moving your files that way. I know that will still use the micro-USB port on your phone, but that's the only thing I can think of.
Have you tried charging the phone while it's off? Does it still smoke?
Thank for the input/help peeps.
The USB port was dead off or on. I charged up a 5000mAH battery Backup that has indicators if the USB source is drawing power. It would come on and then off immediately. Did this for a few times with different cables.
I tried charging only and with data/charge cables and it wasn't that helpful.
For it to get hot so quickly that meant there must be something in there or resistance immediately upon plug in. My cables where new so I know it could be that.
I went out today and purchase a few cans of compressed air since I ran out and took a fine pick/needle and cleaned the contacts. I blew it out and clean. It started showing signs of progress as the LED indicator would like up for longer than it had since I had this problem.
Cleaned it a little more and now I got it back to charging again and my data is backed up. I have tested it in the car with a 2A charger and with my 3.1A wall charger and my laptop and it seems to be working fine again.
Whatever small particle that got in there must have created a resistance that started burning the connectors and left residue behind to cause the USB Surge Errors. I mean it got hot quick. Less than 2 seconds and it was sizzling hot at the Metal Micro USB tip.
Crossing my fingers that its working right now. Patience and cleaning the very small contacts did the trick.
Yea i always ALWAYS check my charger for little hairs or anything that could get in there. I went thru this with a blackberry
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Hmm... I would have never thought to do that. I'll keep that in mind if I come across that type of issue.
mrmomoman said:
Thank for the input/help peeps.
The USB port was dead off or on. I charged up a 5000mAH battery Backup that has indicators if the USB source is drawing power. It would come on and then off immediately. Did this for a few times with different cables.
I tried charging only and with data/charge cables and it wasn't that helpful.
For it to get hot so quickly that meant there must be something in there or resistance immediately upon plug in. My cables where new so I know it could be that.
I went out today and purchase a few cans of compressed air since I ran out and took a fine pick/needle and cleaned the contacts. I blew it out and clean. It started showing signs of progress as the LED indicator would like up for longer than it had since I had this problem.
Cleaned it a little more and now I got it back to charging again and my data is backed up. I have tested it in the car with a 2A charger and with my 3.1A wall charger and my laptop and it seems to be working fine again.
Whatever small particle that got in there must have created a resistance that started burning the connectors and left residue behind to cause the USB Surge Errors. I mean it got hot quick. Less than 2 seconds and it was sizzling hot at the Metal Micro USB tip.
Crossing my fingers that its working right now. Patience and cleaning the very small contacts did the trick.
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You clean USB cable or Micro USB port on phone?
Hope this trick works for me.
Or rather, one that actually STICKS? I've used the HTC cable, Amazon's brand, Monoprice, ect. Can anybody recommend a brand that will actually stay in place consistently? Even with a bumper case on? Sick of he damn power cable falling out as soon as I pick up my device.
Maybe the problem is not in the cables, but rather in the port itself.
Yeah I have zero issues with any of the cables especially the HTC one. One problem I do have is with the headphone jack. All my headphones seem to come out easily but maybe that's just because the port is on the bottom
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Mine stays in place fine with the htc cord. Is your case getting in the way of the plug?
Check out dollar tree. Picked up one for $1 for the hell of it , was kinda shocked that it worked.
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im using a bestbuy rocketfish lighted usb cable in my car and it stays plugged in great, during a couple stops and turns the phone has gone flying and it stays plugged in lol.
Don't use the Samsung ones, they seem to fall off easier than all you mentioned. One that really sticks for me is the wire i got from my sony xperia. If you have the chance maybe stop by a Sony store and try them out. Although I'm not sure if you can buy them separately
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I have no problems at all with the HTC adapter except for when I try to use it at it's maximum length. Where the wall adapter is and my bed it jusssst reaches. So if I am charging and want to play a quick game or surf the web at 1AM, the cord is at it's maximum length with my arm extended out a bit.. so any slight movement yanks it out of the wall or the phone, but that's entirely my fault.
I would recommend taking your device to the store and getting your charging port looked at. Also try taking your case off and try just handling the phone while charging, as mentioned above maybe its the case that's getting in the way of the cable.
It's rather tight in and out of my port. Almost to tight. I have to use a good amount of force to insert and remove.
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Original HTC cable is working very well for me ... port is very tight, solid connections with or without case ...
I think others are right: take it to AT&T and ask them to check out the port.
Good luck!
-doc
Amazon cable is great for me with original adapter. It has length options and its pretty cheap in price, not in quality.
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yuppicide said:
I have no problems at all with the HTC adapter except for when I try to use it at it's maximum length. Where the wall adapter is and my bed it jusssst reaches. So if I am charging and want to play a quick game or surf the web at 1AM, the cord is at it's maximum length with my arm extended out a bit.. so any slight movement yanks it out of the wall or the phone, but that's entirely my fault.
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I think it's time for a power strip. That'll give you 2 extra feet lol
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I love mediabridge cables. By far the fastest charging, best "teeth," and perfect length.
I own two, one for my car and one for my bedside. I use the cable the phone came with for my computer for data transfer and stuff, but their charging only cables are fantastic.
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Plus one for media bridge cables. I have a dozen of them of various lengths and ages spanning from a few months to several years old. All work perfectly.
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usb port board wasnt letting me charge the phone anymore
so i ordered a part from ebay which said for att note 3
swapped out the board and charging is fine but now no sound im a bit tech savy
didnt use force nothing broke headphone port works
any ideas?
Try the old board and see if you broke anything?
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did you put back all the screws? when I was repairing mine I tried to test everything, but without the back and screws, some things wouldn't function, sound being one of them. also, there's several press-on connectors to the mainboard; perhaps the speaker/mic/earphone tab got unseated?