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This problem just started last night and I can't figure out what's the cause of it. After a few hours into charging, the phone just turns itself on and charging stops!
I'm running stock rom with a few performance tweaks. I'm not sure whether this's software or hardware related and if a hard reset would fix anything.
Cheers.
Are you charging using a PC or directly from adapter?
if from PC, click on the battery icon when the device is on and make sure that "When device is turned on, do not charge the battery when connected to the PC." is unchecked
I use the adapter to charge, I did try to untick the option afterwards and now just osberving if it does it again.
May be this's another bug when it's supposedly only applicable when charged from USB.
Charging issue and low battery life
Hi, I have had my X1 for 4 days now and overall I am very happy with the features, and I have obtained a lot of very useful tips from the XDA forum, thanks. However I am experiencing problems charging the phone and also not happy with the battery life. Last night I left the phone plugged into the USB of the pc that I installed activesync on (pc was, of course, also on) I switched the phone off and ensured that the charging light indicators were flashing. This morning the charging indicators were off but the phone was only partially charged. I then plugged the usb cable into the mains charger and the phone charged to full in 1.5 hours. Does this mean that charging via the pc is inefficient? During the day I made no calls and sent 2 texts, I did have messenger and skype running although I put the phone into sleep mode. Its now about 8pm and the battery has died. I have plugged the usb into my laptop (which does not have the activesync software on it) the charging lights are flashing but I dont think that the phone is charging as the battery is draining. I read on this forum that you must have activesync installed on the pc that you want to charge the phone on, but why is this. Whats the point of that, the whole point of being able to charge via usb is that you can top up anytime you are near a pc, and looking at the battery life I assume I will need to top up a lot. Can I have your thoughts please.
i have been in the same position.
it's probably because your laptop / pc is in hibernate mode / power saving mode..hence it doesnt charge.
try disabling it and see how it goes
Thanks for the prompt reply Berlinberlin
Hi I can confirm that my PC is set to turn off monitor after 20mins and to never turn off Hard Disks and never go into standby and never hibernate. So I don't think that this is the problem but thanks for your thoughts
How long does/should it take to fully charge the phone via usb? How long does it take yours to charge? Since I wrote the post above I have had my phone plugged into my laptop but with the phone swithed off, the charging indicators lights are pulsating. I have now turned the phone on and the battery is 40% charged from being nearly totally depleted (about one hour of charging) . I do not have Activesync on this pc, so the phone will charge on any PC, I assume.
hello.
once i had one x1 charged via usb over night (with a pc with active sync)
the battery depleted the next morning and it doesnt turn on again
so maybe it's better to quit active sync before charging?
toucam said:
This problem just started last night and I can't figure out what's the cause of it. After a few hours into charging, the phone just turns itself on and charging stops!
I'm running stock rom with a few performance tweaks. I'm not sure whether this's software or hardware related and if a hard reset would fix anything.
Cheers.
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The charging problem I've observed has a different effect:
when on charge using the adaptor, the battery charges OK to full and then charging ceases (as it should do)
BUT
if the X1i is connected to WiFi on my LAN, after a time (maybe 30 mins), it commences to recharge and never stops, so the battery can become dangerously overheated.
Disconnecting from WiFi and soft-reset seems to bring the system back to normal.
At this stage I don't know the root cause, but I have a new battery on order. When this turns up, I'll try the same routine and post results. Obviously, I suspect (hope, too) that the "smarts" in the battery are faulty.
x1 charging problem
I' have the same problem with my x1 charging.
The phone after i started charging, turn on and stop the charging.
In the mornig the battery is low.
Is there any solution that fix the problem?
ianl8888 said:
The charging problem I've observed has a different effect:
when on charge using the adaptor, the battery charges OK to full and then charging ceases (as it should do)
BUT
if the X1i is connected to WiFi on my LAN, after a time (maybe 30 mins), it commences to recharge and never stops, so the battery can become dangerously overheated.
Disconnecting from WiFi and soft-reset seems to bring the system back to normal.
At this stage I don't know the root cause, but I have a new battery on order. When this turns up, I'll try the same routine and post results. Obviously, I suspect (hope, too) that the "smarts" in the battery are faulty.
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In your case I tend to think the problem is with Wi-Fi using more battery than what it's gaining through charging. I had similar problem with a generic mini-USB charger. Most charging problems are associated with either battery or charger itself.
Even i had a same issue,
But i luckily remembered the setting which i had changed,
Try this,
Setting`s->System-> Power-> Advanced Tab
{code}
Make sure u have selected this option and set it to minimum value,
"Turn off device if not used for"
{code}
Hope this solves issue
Hi!
I have a strange problem: sometimes when I connect the charger (mains outlet) to the Diamond it does not charge. Sometimes it it also does not indicate that the power is plugged in, other times it indicates charging but the battery level does not increase.
If I go to battery settings, tick then untick the checkbox "Do not charge when USB is..." it suddenly starts to charge but sooner or later the charging stops again.
Soft reset usually helps. Is there any patch for this?
EDIT: I noticed it mostly happens when I use the Diamond as a Bluetooth modem. If I stop the connection it starts to charge. Maybe bluetooth consumes so much power that it cannot get enough from the power adapter?
Honestly, I found I had this exact issue. I was not using any applications though, it was simply a bad charger.
Have you tried to duplicate this with just using a USB cable to PC?
I found out it is due to overheating. I was using the Diamond in my car, plugged into the car charger. However, the device turned itself off and would not charge. It was a hot morning. I put a hat over the phone to prevent the sun from shihing at the phone and directed the air cooler of the car to the phone. After a few minutes it started to charge.
The brand new charger I got with my Diamond was defective, i tried an older usb charger from my TyTN II and its been fine since.
For some reason the HD7 doesn't seem to charge from PCs. I've tried my HD7 and another unit, and while both show the orange light when plugged into a PC, they're both depleted the next morning if I leave them to charge from a PC.
I've tried multiple PCs' ports, all of which charge my HD2, iPhone, and such just fine-- only the HD7s seem to have an issue.
The only way to charge them seems to be to use an AC adapter (putting out 1A, unlike PC USB ports, which are usually specced at 0.5A).
Anyone else able to charge from a PC?
that's odd. I've been charging my HD 7 with my laptop just fine.
Can't be that all those other sources don't work. Something is wrong with cable or the phone.
Confirmed this with one more HD7 and four more PCs-- not an individual device, PC, or cable issue.
What happens is that the HD7 will charge while the connected PC is on, but then if the PC goes into standby mode, the HD7 stops charging (while all other phones - HD2, iPhones, etc. - continue to charge).
To get the HD7 to start charging again, you need to unplug and plug it back in (it'll resume charging even though PC is still in standby) or wake up the PC.
Hi,
I have a new and flawless Note, the USB connector is OK.
At night I connect the Note to the charger and I put some music on to fall asleep. Playback is configured to just play one album once.
Normally I put the phone in Flight Mode, in order to sleep without unnecessary radiation next to me.
On some few occations (it happend to me for like 5 times now), in the morning, the phone is not charged at all! But I am 100% sure that the battery status icon on the top bar signaled the charging mode.
This morning it happend again and I noticed that I left the Flight Mode off (because my wife is away and I want to stay in contact if needed).
Also, I noticed that I have been using a ZTE charger specked with 750mA, while the original Samsung Galaxy Note charger is rated 1000mA.
Can it be, that I was using the ZTE charger on its limit and that having apps running, or maintaining flight mode off, was enough to actually not being able to deliver that extra juice to charge the battery?
The other reason could perhaps be a software problem, like some app draining the battery as much as the charger is able to charge, so in the end the battery stays more or less the same.
I am positive that the USB port is not broken. I.E. I tested by unplugging and plugging the charger from the wall socket instead from the phone and all is recognized OK. Also, no issues when connecting to the PC.
What is odd: on previous occations I think I remember that I just plugged the phone back and it charged.
I swapped the chargers, but still I have this odd impression, fearing that the device might have an issue.
Anyone had similar problems?
Cheers,
vma
Yes, looks like a weak USB charge problem. You get similar behaviour if you try to charge the device from a PC - sometimes I have mine plugged in to my PC at work all day and it barely charges. Get home, put the official charger from Samsung in from a walk socket and it charges in an hour or two max.
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Hi
I'm not sure if this is related to just my particular computer or a general charging bug. Several times I've plugged the Nexus 4 into my computer USB port to charge overnight (okay it's slower by USB but overnight it doesn't matter and convenient to use the computer USB port) only to find it hasn't charge but continued to discharged.
My computer USB ports are powered while the computer is in Sleep mode (suspend to RAM) and I've charged many gadgets over night with no problem, including the Nexus 7.
To replicate the bug:
1) Computer is on, plug the Nexus 4 in to charge, Nexus confirms it is charging by icon in notification tray and it will start to charge
2) Computer goes to sleep, Nexus 4 still shows it is charging, however at this point it is no longer charging, and actually starts to discharge quicker than normal.
3) While computer is still in sleep mode, unplug the USB cable from the Nexus, plug it back in, phone now starts to charge normally.
There seems to be a bug when the computer sleeps and disconnects the USB data part of the connection, the Nexus gets a bit confused and stops charging even though it still indicates it is charging. I suspect the faster discharge I've seen is because the Nexus 4 thinks it is powered and doesn't deep sleep as it would on only battery power.
An HTC One X, a Nexus 7, an MP3 player and numerous other gadgets have all continued to charge normally after point 2.
Thought it worth pointing out in case others have similar issues and wonder why the phone isn't charging.
Regards
Phil
Noticed the same just a day ago, went to take my phone off charging from my laptop and was very surprise/d/ that i had lost 2-3%
Sent from Nexus 4 - cm10 - faux kernel beta001
Same here with Mac. Once goes to sleep it drains phone even though icon shows its charging.
I've noticed this too. The Nexus 4 is my only device that won't charge from my PC while it's sleeping.
Edit: Actually I need to use the PC, so this isn't going to work
Had this happen too. Is there a fix? or is it just like that
Thanks for this. I wandered why my phone was 0% one night I had it on the charger all night.
Mine shows the charging symbol on the statusbar, but at the battery screen in settings it shows it isn't charging,
Screenshot included.
Screenshot was taken when my laptop was in sleep mode with my nexus 4 connected over usb.
Had the same thing happen to me.
Well, after JB update 4.1.2, the same happens with my GNex. So it must be OS related.
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This is super annoying as that's how I've charged my phones for years. Now I have to put the stock wall wart somewhere and have an extra long USB cable to reach my desk. Sometimes I forget about this bug when developing stuff and it says "charging" so I wake up with a dead phone
I'd noticed this issue when charging with a battery pack, though I haven't tried it from my computer USB port yet. One thing - if the phone charge is above 50% it seems to be fine, it's only when it's below 50% that it doesn't recharge from the battery pack. Has anyone noticed something similar when charging from a computer USB - does it work if the phone battery is over 50%?
Same here--my Nexus 4 doesn't charge by a sleeping computer. Every other phone worked fine (though I had to connect my iPhones before the computer was asleep for them to continue charging after it was put to sleep). I've tried this when my Nexus was over 50% and with two different cables. It also worked with my Galaxy Nexus from OS 4.1 to 4.2.
I have the same thing when I try to charge it over a powered USB hub (you definitly get 5V from it) while the PC is turned off... It shows that it is charging but it is not.. really annyoing especially when you use it as your alarm in the morning (don't ask, that is how I noticed it the first time ). Never had a problem when the PC is turned on though...
something like this happens to me but charging with AC adapter...it would say connected to AC then after awhile when i wake the phone up, it would say charging with USB but it is connected to AC adapter...to get back to charging as connected to AC, i would have to unplug and replug...weird
Try different USB Ports and other USB cable.
I have a notebook which has on the left side 2 USB ports and on the right side 1 USB port.
The mobile doesn't charge with original USB cable on any of these USB ports.
But if I use a standard USB Cable and plug it into the USB port on the right side, mobile gets charged over night.
However, when plugging in any of the USB ports on the left side, it won't get charged.
(Left side is sharing the 500mA, right side won't)
And yes, my computer is put to sleep, just keep the USB ports alive
Yup is also happens to me. I think it is a bug, might as well use the mains as it works better and it charges very quickly.
4.2.1 has a lot of bugs that needs to be sorted out in my opinion, and this is one of them.
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It's a bug with the Nexus 4. I have tried the same USB port with a:
1. Nexus 7
2. Galaxy Nexus
3. Galaxy Note
4. Motorola Charm
All except the Nexus 4 work fine charging when computer is in sleep.
Hi
Fingers crossed this is fixed in the next OTA happening shortly. In the change log we have this:
5194a3d power: charger: need sometime to handle the usb disconnecting events
Fixes listed here
A computer going to sleep would cause the data part of the USB connection to disconnect, if this event is now handled correctly by the charging system perhaps it will continue to charge normally after the computer has slept. Like I say, fingers crossed but looks hopeful.
Regards
Phil
A work around that most of you probably know is that as soon as your computer has been put to sleep, unplug the cable and replug it again. The phone will start charging again.
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