Otterbox Defender with Samsung wireless charging dock - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Accessories

Is anyone having trouble using this combination? I don't have a problem getting it to initially charge in portrait and landscape mode but after a few seconds or minutes I get the blue blinking light indicating it lost connection.
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You gotta get it dead even in the middle. Or else blinking light. Once you get used to the perfect placement it should work fine. You'll be good. I have both.
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Nexus 7 is not charging anymore

Hi !
So my nexus 7 is not charging anymore... 3 days ago I took it outside ( it was -20°C in Montreal) and tried to use it but it did not start ( I think the battery went off because of the cold).
When I went back home I plugged it to the AC charger but nothing happened. I checked on several forums ans finally succeeded in booting the tablet. But the as soon as the tablet is on, it displays the message that the tablet is shutting down. I can see that the battery is empty and it is like the tablet is not plugged to the charger(the icon displays a red exclamation point instead of the charging indicator)
When the tablet is off and I plugged it to the charger it displays the charging icon for a 10 seconds and then it disappears. During those few seconds I can launch the boot loader. I tryed to shut it down, de plug and re plug the charger. The charging icon appears and then disappears again after a few...
Any advice on this one ? I don't think the tablet is totally dead but I don't find the way to make it charge again.
Thanks a lot,
Guillaume
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djspank said:
Hi !
So my nexus 7 is not charging anymore... 3 days ago I took it outside ( it was -20°C in Montreal) and tried to use it but it did not start ( I think the battery went off because of the cold).
When I went back home I plugged it to the AC charger but nothing happened. I checked on several forums ans finally succeeded in booting the tablet. But the as soon as the tablet is on, it displays the message that the tablet is shutting down. I can see that the battery is empty and it is like the tablet is not plugged to the charger(the icon displays a red exclamation point instead of the charging indicator)
When the tablet is off and I plugged it to the charger it displays the charging icon for a 10 seconds and then it disappears. During those few seconds I can launch the boot loader. I tryed to shut it down, de plug and re plug the charger. The charging icon appears and then disappears again after a few...
Any advice on this one ? I don't think the tablet is totally dead but I don't find the way to make it charge again.
Thanks a lot,
Guillaume
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Does the charger get warm at all when you plug it in? Not that that's necessary but curious. Try charging on a different charger. Perhaps a local BB or similar would let you try plugging in in lieu of buying one. But trying a different charger/cord would be my first step.
Usually it's heat and not cold that devices hate.
HTH
Have you plugged it into a computer and left it that way for a few hours?
Did you tried pressing Power button for 30 seconds ?? It worked for some people, I was not even able to turn on my nexus 7 when its reached to my hands, i was so unlucky, today i given it to Asus service centre as its has international warranty, i lives in india & bought from US, they working on it,hoping for best.
You might have to take the back off and check the battery connector,some people have had them come loose.
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These things are freezer tested and they work. Worst comes to absolute worst complete battery replacement is not that difficult if you are out of warranty. I remember reading that in the disassembly notes.
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Screen keeps turning on with magnetic cable

I charge my phone via magnetic cable that attaches to the dock connector so that i dont wear out the seal on the micro usb door etc. But I've noticed that if i turn off the screen it comes back on within 5 minutes while charging. Does anyone know of a setting I can change or is this a bug?
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n4v1n said:
I charge my phone via magnetic cable that attaches to the dock connector so that i dont wear out the seal on the micro usb door etc. But I've noticed that if i turn off the screen it comes back on within 5 minutes while charging. Does anyone know of a setting I can change or is this a bug?
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I think you can change it in the Smart Connect app
I noticed something else.
I hooked up a MHL cable (Bought long ago for the HOX), to test some response times etc..
And I could not turn of the screen when it was connected (well it turns off, then immediatly turns on again).
Would be nice to know if anybody knows a way to turn it off to conserve battery.
Also I have never used any wireless methods, and am keen to know if one can stream something with the screen off.
This is however a question for a different thread, sorry OP!
I have not changed anything in smart connect, and my screen lights up when put in the dock (just like the Z did).
When I turn it off, it does stay off though.
n4v1n said:
I charge my phone via magnetic cable that attaches to the dock connector so that i dont wear out the seal on the micro usb door etc. But I've noticed that if i turn off the screen it comes back on within 5 minutes while charging. Does anyone know of a setting I can change or is this a bug?
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Most probably it does not snap in fully. I had the same with my DK30 for the Xperia Z Ultra with one of the 3 DK30 docks. Just wiggle a little bit and then it might work continously.
Generally I fear the copper pins will wear out with the time or get slightly corroded so that there will be no full contact anymore. I had this problem with my LG-Smartwatch 5 years ago after 2 years (YES, they had a smartwatch-phone with sim-card and mSD ! already then ! )
Looks like i had to enable smart connect for the dock connection but change all actions to do nothing.
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How you do change actions to do nothing?
I'm currently using my magnetic charger to charge, but slideshow on photo album always starts.
My smart connect has been disabled.

Is my battery fried?

Battery issue-seems to be unique. Didn't get phone extremely wet but it was being used in a bit of light rain yesterday when this issue surfaced. Phone died at some point in my pocket on the way into office from car. Set it to charge and, since then, i get flashing orange light with the battery/lightning bolt indicator-in perpetuity . Tried messing with all kinds of button combinations on and off charger and nothing has changed-flashing orange light w/battery indicator (empty-no green or percentage). Phone doesn't even seem to heat up even after hours on charger. Any help would be greatly appreciated, my m7 getting to feel extremely dated on day two.
ipclark1 said:
Battery issue-seems to be unique. Didn't get phone extremely wet but it was being used in a bit of light rain yesterday when this issue surfaced. Phone died at some point in my pocket on the way into office from car. Set it to charge and, since then, i get flashing orange light with the battery/lightning bolt indicator-in perpetuity . Tried messing with all kinds of button combinations on and off charger and nothing has changed-flashing orange light w/battery indicator (empty-no green or percentage). Phone doesn't even seem to heat up even after hours on charger. Any help would be greatly appreciated, my m7 getting to feel extremely dated on day two.
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Try holding power volume up and down for 2 minutes. It's supposed to reset the battery charge logic
ipclark1 said:
Battery issue-seems to be unique. Didn't get phone extremely wet but it was being used in a bit of light rain yesterday when this issue surfaced. Phone died at some point in my pocket on the way into office from car. Set it to charge and, since then, i get flashing orange light with the battery/lightning bolt indicator-in perpetuity . Tried messing with all kinds of button combinations on and off charger and nothing has changed-flashing orange light w/battery indicator (empty-no green or percentage). Phone doesn't even seem to heat up even after hours on charger. Any help would be greatly appreciated, my m7 getting to feel extremely dated on day two.
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Any update?
Was Mia awhile- thanks I'm trying now!
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Kind of an old.trick but a good one,
Go to: data/system
Delete: batterystats.bin
Plug in phone and let battery charge (if it will)
When battery is fully charged dont un plug your phone, go to data/system again and delete batterystats.bin again. Reboot your phone.
When the light turns green again then unplug the phone. This is basically a manual reset for batterystats.
Would love to try this but I can't boot into recovery whatsoever- almost a month later and I'm still stuck with: empty battery charging emblem and a flashing red light in perpituity
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Update: after giving up. Plugged in and got exclamation point with battery emblem and phone boots fine - BUT second unplugged from power source it dies. ...
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Phone will work fine as long as its plugged in the second it comes off the charger I get this image on the screen The image I get on screen when plugged in looks like the first image and when the phone is plugged in and working when I go to the Power Tab that's the second image screenshot :
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Has anyone else seen this before?
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First time I've seen this.might want to take it in to Sprint. They might exchange it for you
I appreciate the advice- this would be my second exchange in a year so Im tentative to take it in and TEP( or whatever its current equivalent is) seems to get more restrictions/rules every year. Phone will work now if its plugged in but the second it loses connection with external power source -dies immediately.
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ipclark1 said:
I appreciate the advice- this would be my second exchange in a year so Im tentative to take it in and TEP( or whatever its current equivalent is) seems to get more restrictions/rules every year. Phone will work now if its plugged in but the second it loses connection with external power source -dies immediately.
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Update: phone worked plugged in and after about a month it started taking a charge again....then it stopped all of a sudden again and I got the empty battery symbol with a flashing orange light for the charging signal. Bummer. If Any new light has been shed on others with battery issues- I'm all ears. TY
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Get a new phone lithium ion battery's are not to be played with dude!
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ipclark1 said:
Battery issue-seems to be unique. Didn't get phone extremely wet but it was being used in a bit of light rain yesterday when this issue surfaced. Phone died at some point in my pocket on the way into office from car. Set it to charge and, since then, i get flashing orange light with the battery/lightning bolt indicator-in perpetuity . Tried messing with all kinds of button combinations on and off charger and nothing has changed-flashing orange light w/battery indicator (empty-no green or percentage). Phone doesn't even seem to heat up even after hours on charger. Any help would be greatly appreciated, my m7 getting to feel extremely dated on day two.
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I had a similar issue plugging it into my PC via USB and waiting for the light to remain solid before powering it on seemed to work

Screen Flicker? Normal?

Hello, I'm not seeing any others with this issue...don't know if it's normal or not but I often get a "screen flicker" when using the phone with the brightness lower than half. I really notice this when the app has a black background. For example using the dark themed XDA app. It looks like you see with old computer monitors when you tried to take video of them.
I have no such issue, and i use it on a very dark setting, sometimes with an app to make it even darker, amoled is great for this. Only thing i have noticed is that some apps override the set brightness.
Get it to stock and if it continues get it replaced.
i believe ive noticed the same thing but when using the quick charger. when plugged in the screen will constantly flicker but stops as soon as i unplug it. if im using my computer to charge i dont have this issue.
It flickers sometimes only with the quick charger on lowest brightness w/ adaptive on.
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i believe ive noticed the same thing but when using the quick charger. when plugged in the screen will constantly flicker but stops as soon as i unplug it. if im using my computer to charge i dont have this issue.
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OK thanks. Can't recall if I was using the quick charger but I may have been since the likely time I'm using it that dim is while laying in bed. I'm going to keep note of that for a few days and see if that's it.

How can I disable the screen when charging

When I put my phone on the wireless charger at night, the screen turns on. Its like a beacon in my bedroom.
Anyone know how to disable this? I found the xposed module to turn off the sound, but that's just half of the problem.
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Mine only makes a chime. Does yours stay on?
Do you have 'Stay awake' enabled in Developer options (see attached)?
Is the wireless charger magnetized?
Well, it doesn't stay on for long, but its bright enough to cast a light on the celing for a few seconds before turning off.
I dont want it to light up at all.
Its not a magnetic charger, just the little Nokia puck. Worked well withy Nexus 5.
Use a dark black background and the pixels will be off. You could even set it up so it switches to that wallpaper around your bed time or when it gets plugged in.
Just take the battery out.
groo said:
When I put my phone on the wireless charger at night, the screen turns on. Its like a beacon in my bedroom.
Anyone know how to disable this? I found the xposed module to turn off the sound, but that's just half of the problem.
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You can't do that actually. One thing you do is to turn on the adaptive brightness and then put the brightness to lowest, now put it into charging. brightness is too much low with this

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