So after finding out there's no way to get a custom bootloader, I find that my phone refuses to fast charge. Swapping usbs and charger don't help. Downloaded ampere and find that the phone will only take about 330mA max when charging, but when unplugged is using 480ish mA. I did remove a lot of system apps since I can't get another ROM on here in an attempt to speed up/eat less battery. Now takes me 5+ hrs to charge fully. Did I remove something I shouldn't have?
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Within the last few days I've notice that my phone is charging at unbelievable slow rate via the wall charge that was supplied. I usually get a full charge in maybe 1-2 hr depending on what percentage the battery is at. Once it is fully charge it hold the charge, but when it drains then it would take like 6 hrs to do a full charge. I've tried to soft reset it to see if the percentage goes up, but it stay the same. I turn off the phone to let it charge, but it still charge at a slow rate. I'm wondering is it time to purchase a new battery.
What do you think? And is there any other test I can do?
The slow charge could be one of a few things... One could be the battery as you suspect (and probally most likely).. Also, are you chargign the phone in a diffrent place? If the battery gets too warm from lack of circulation, it will not charge (or just charge much mroe slowly).. It also could be that your USB port is starting to go... IF you have a stand alogn abattery charger available for it (like one on a docking station) try to charge it on there and see if it still charges as slowly.. Another though could be if you are charging it in your car while using GPS or Wifi.. IF those are left on, they suck down the battery a lot faster and thus it uses the electricity as fast as it can pull it in.. I woudl suggest powering the phone down while charging.. that could also help...
i always charge it in the same spot since i got the phone. i dont have a dock charger. its weird last night i was at 49 and i turn off the phone completely and plug it in. woke up today the orange light indicating that it was charging still was on. turn on the phone and it was at 55 percent. WTF!!!!!!!!!!
I guess that touch pro 2 better come out soon.
itzstevo said:
i always charge it in the same spot since i got the phone. i dont have a dock charger. its weird last night i was at 49 and i turn off the phone completely and plug it in. woke up today the orange light indicating that it was charging still was on. turn on the phone and it was at 55 percent. WTF!!!!!!!!!!
I guess that touch pro 2 better come out soon.
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i have the same problem. Its either your USB port or the charger, so simply go buy a new charger and if it still does it the port is bad....if not, problem solved
or put it in your computer to charge, that avoids buying a new charger.
usb charging is always slower then wallplug charging as usb can only provide
5v * 0.5Amps == 2.5Watt
where
wall charger can provide as much watt
as the charger is made to
but of cause the pda will only draw as much
amps as it was made to support
I think its common knowledge that the HTC One has a slow charging speed compared to other smartphones.
Thus, since i use my phone all day..on the move, leaving it to charge at a stationary spot is rather annoying, so therefore the only workaround is to charge it overnight and use it during the day. But the problem with this is that it'll be done charging far before the night is over, and stay plugged in, therefore my question is, (or rather two questions)
Does the phone automatically stop charging once it hits 100%? Or does it continue to keep the phone at 100%, reducing the battery life of the phone?
HTC should have included a faster charger. My One takes a few hours to fully charge and doesn't even really charge when I'm using it while charging.
As for your question, I don't have a actual answer but I imagine it maintains the 100% charge by constantly charging it.
Sent from my HTC One
killman2659 said:
HTC should have included a faster charger. My One takes a few hours to fully charge and doesn't even really charge when I'm using it while charging.
As for your question, I don't have a actual answer but I imagine it maintains the 100% charge by constantly charging it.
Sent from my HTC One
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A faster charger wouldn't make a difference as the amount of charge the phone can accept is determined by the phone itself. The phone requests X amount of power, and the charger provides it, as long as it is capable of outputting that X amount. A 2amp charger wouldn't charge the phone faster.
And yes the phone has an intelligent charging chip. It stops charging at 100%, and drip feeds the phone when it detects the battery level going down. On the HTC One X, they did it in a weird way.
The charger goes up to 100%, then lets the phone go down till 95% before starting to charge again. This confused a lot of people as they would unplug their phone at 100%, then 1 phone call/text message later it drops to 95%, showing the real battery level
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A faster charger wouldn't make a difference as the amount of charge the phone can accept is determined by the phone itself. The phone requests X amount of power, and the charger provides it, as long as it is capable of outputting that X amount. A 2amp charger wouldn't charge the phone faster.
And yes the phone has an intelligent charging chip. It stops charging at 100%, and drip feeds the phone when it detects the battery level going down. On the HTC One X, they did it in a weird way.
The charger goes up to 100%, then lets the phone go down till 95% before starting to charge again. This confused a lot of people as they would unplug their phone at 100%, then 1 phone call/text message later it drops to 95%, showing the real battery level
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This is exactly what i was looking for, thanks. So it does stop charging at 100%, allowing me to charge it overnight beyond the length of its charge cycle without reducing the battery life?
I understand that dropping down a bit and charging again is better than constantly keeping the battery at 100%, but isnt it technically...still bad for the battery in the long run?
Hey guys,
I haven't used my Galaxy Tab S2 in a while now. When I plugged it in it was at 0%. I used "a" (possibly not original that came with box) OEM 2.0A Samsung Charger + Note 5/Samsung Official Cable to charge my tablet. It has only gone up by 5% in the past 30 minutes.
Also when it was at 0% it said it'd take 7hr 12min to fully charge.
Is this normal when the tablet has not been used in a long time, or am I possibly looking at a bad charger/cable as the charger and cable charge my Note 5 just fine at the normal (non-fast charge) speed where it charges my phone fully in just over 1hr 30 min.
If someone could help me out to resolve this I'd be grateful.
Thanks! :laugh:
Don't think the charger and cable are faulty as they work on your mobile. Generally whenever I charge my Samsung galaxy tab s2 using a different charger it shows a notification if the charger plugged in is slow. If it didn't show this I don't see why it would take so long other than the charger your using has a lower output causing it to take a lot longer than usual to charge.
Every android device I have will sometimes not charge fast enough - it doesn't matter what charger I'm using. If I catch that the charge is slow I just unplug it and replug it a it'll be normal again. I think the "smart charge" goes crazy sometimes.
I had the same problem on the tab s2 8''. It was because the motherboard broke. They fixed it under warranty.
When I had this problem I couldn't attach any external device (usb, playstation controller) through USB. Try if you can
I don't have the original charger anymore to compare on my 9.7. I use anker potable batteries to be free of wall sockets. It isn't 2.0. In battery monitor widget, really good app, shows charge anywhere from 1200-1600mA 20% per hour while in use during charging. 5 hours total. I think with screen off I get 30%. I get 10 hours of screen on time zero loss with it off over night. Using 5.1
It could be the motherboard. I know with laptops charging starts to mess up a few weeks before it no longer works at. The connection between the USB and board weakens over time/use.
moustafasadek11 said:
Hey guys,
I haven't used my Galaxy Tab S2 in a while now. When I plugged it in it was at 0%. I used "a" (possibly not original that came with box) OEM 2.0A Samsung Charger + Note 5/Samsung Official Cable to charge my tablet. It has only gone up by 5% in the past 30 minutes.
Also when it was at 0% it said it'd take 7hr 12min to fully charge.
Is this normal when the tablet has not been used in a long time, or am I possibly looking at a bad charger/cable as the charger and cable charge my Note 5 just fine at the normal (non-fast charge) speed where it charges my phone fully in just over 1hr 30 min.
If someone could help me out to resolve this I'd be grateful.
Thanks! :laugh:
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Sounds normal. The big Lion batteries in these devices are just weird at time. Running one down to 0 is a good way to kill the battery permanently. Let it charge slowly and then keep it above 20-30% from now on. Should improve over time.
I think its a myth you shouldn't let the battery get low. As long as the battery itself says I'm at zero at the correct voltage then zero is perfectly fine. I'm not an expert here but at 5% battery I'm at 3.6v and will turn off in a few minutes after that. I think batteries are manufactured to safely go down to 3.2 before saying no more. Need to charge.
So I do understand that the Note 5 has fast charge and normally we should leave it enabled to enjoy the charging speed. But the thing is, when fast charging my phone heats up very fast and although it does charge fast, I feel like it could have a negative impact on the battery. So recently I tried turning the fast charge option off (in the battery settings). I expect it to charge normally like when you plug in a non-fast charge adapter, like the one from Note 4 for instance, but it's very very slow. Measuring via ampere it shows ~480 for a couple first minutes, then it drops to ~180 for the rest of the time, then the phone even shows a notification of charging slowly. And that's using the original fast charge adapter, even. Not sure what's happening here. Anyone has a similar experience?
Cables make a world difference when it comes to charging. Are you using the original cable as well ? If you use ampere , and try different cables , you will see that the same charger , outputs different values , depending on the cable. It is also normal for the mA to reduce as the battery gets closer to 100% So a lot of things affect the current at which it is charging.
Hi, so I'm having problems with my phones battery when charging. The phone charges to 100% in like 20 minutes, but when I disconnect it, the percentage drops to the actual percentage, i.e. 40%. This happens both with the phone turned on and with the phone turned off. And its easier to notice this when using the turbo charger.
I decided to check the charger output with Ampere and it tells me every charger I plug in delivers 5 Amps, which is impossible, as the Turbo charger has a max of 3 Amps and the other chargers I used where lower than 1 Amp.
If it helps, I'm on Stock Oreo, not rooted, and locked bootloader.
Is there any solution to this? I tried completely draining the battery and charging it fully, and it still happens.