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I got a Tab yesterday without any cables. There was a little amout of battery left so i Rooted it and bought the "Euro Tap Bootstrab", i tried it, boot CWM, took a backup and then i turn it off. No battery left.
I got a USB cable today. Plugged it in my pc and tab, but I honestly cant see if charging or not. Sometime comes a large battery icon, but when pressing button it goes black
Cant hard reset.
Please help
Prozel said:
I got a Tab yesterday without any cables. There was a little amout of battery left so i Rooted it and bought the "Euro Tap Bootstrab", i tried it, boot CWM, took a backup and then i turn it off. No battery left.
I got a USB cable today. Plugged it in my pc and tab, but I honestly cant see if charging or not. Sometime comes a large battery icon, but when pressing button it goes black
Cant hard reset.
Please help
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A PC will charge it very slowly. You need to plug it into a wall charger. You probably didn't brick it. See if you can get a USB wall charger from somewhere. Usually Blackberry chargers have a USB port that you can plug the cable into.
Using my HTC usb charger, thanks! So I just have to wait now?
Prozel said:
Using my HTC usb charger, thanks! So I just have to wait now?
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Yeah, pretty much. I don't think backing up your Tab would have bricked it, even if the battery died mid-backup since you're reading from memory (internal), not modifying it.
Ehm, to be precise, I pressed "Reboot System", a samsung logo popped out, I waited a long time and it didnt change so i turned it off. Dont hope it's bricked
Just what!? I've charged it for about an hour and have litterly tried everything, this suck big time! It just wont start
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Using my HTC usb charger, thanks! So I just have to wait now?
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I've charged it for about an hour
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Just plugging it in HTC charger gives you almost nothing! Original Samsung charger has a "trick" inside - it has pins 2 and 3 of its USB output connector shortened, and on top of that it has also 2 resistors between these pins and +5 and GND pins. When you plug the cable in common charger the tab does not "understand" that now it must take full power from the charger and does not charge the battery actually (it should take appr 1 A current from the original charger for 4 hours to be fully charged). You should get an original charger, or get a special adapter connected between your HTC charger and tab's cable (I have seen some at Amazon.de), or to make an adapter yourself.
PS. There is a strong recommendation: never do any programing, flashing, backup or restore with battery discharged below 80%, better to do it with charger connected.
Thanks, good to know, however the orginal is lost.. so can i still use the HTC but it will take longer or?
Prozel said:
Thanks, good to know, however the orginal is lost.. so can i still use the HTC but it will take longer or?
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I am afraid the tab will "think" that there is no charger at all. Connecting it to USB port of PC may give a result after several hours (very-very slow charging). Why don't you think over getting (or making) an adapter?!
Will defo get one, but then I would have wait till monday
Don't think i can make one
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Don't think i can make one
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Actually I have made this adapter in 20 minutes (but I am formerly an electronic engineer, though).
Well, then try to connect it to PC for the whole night (do not forget to keep PC running ), maybe it works out...
First try to run it, if it hangs, try CWM/restore, if it is bricked - re-flash it.
Good luck!
Thanks alot, really! Will report back tomorrow. Again tanks
Just to be clear, when it's charged, does the battery icon have to be there all the time? It does disappear after some while when it's connected
Battery icon disappears in several seconds when the tab is switched off. Short pressing on power on button shows it again for some while. Moving dots under icon show charging in progress.
When the tab is fully charged it makes a short sound.
When the tab "understands" that it is connected to a charger, it also makes a short sound.
PS. After recovering the unit I recommend to install Battery Watch from the Market - it has a widget and you will always know the state of battery etc. And you can see a graph showing a battery behavior. And this application is on top of that shouting - "Charging started!", "Charging complete!", which is funny...
Guess mine doesn't charge?
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Sorry for delay - no, it does not charge... the reason was explained.
Yeah i see now. Thanks for taking you time. Defo appreciated
Just for reference, do NOT turn your GTab on while charging from a pc. It won't charge at all. Keep it turned off, and then wait for like 9 hours (it takes about 50 minutes to increase the charge to 10% from my laptop).
And when you flash, always have a full charge. ;-)
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Hehe, yeah I just couldn't wait
Gonna pick up a HDMI dock tomorrow, until I've connected it to a laptop to see if it will charge.
So i got a proper charger, but does it charge?
I know you all were wondering where the charging LED is.... Well, you see that little dot in between the micro USB and micro HDMI ports? That's it.
(I apologize for the horrible quality pictures, they were taken with my 3DS.)
As you can see here, the charging LED does not work properly when the phone is on.
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When you turn it (fully) off, unplug it and plug it back in, however, it works.
Clear shot.
And, once you turn your phone back on, it goes away.
This is a software bug that a rumored OTA bugfix may address.
Apps like lightfow can allow you to use the notification light for the time being as a charging indicator.
Thank you, I was curious about this myself.
Cool
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?? Really ?? What is the point of that LED. I don't think I have ever charged my phone when it was turned off. Someone should spank the engineer that came up with this bright idea!!
I knew my eyes weren't seeing things.
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Anthrax79 said:
?? Really ?? What is the point of that LED. I don't think I have ever charged my phone when it was turned off. Someone should spank the engineer that came up with this bright idea!!
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i always used the light as an indication of properly attaching the usb cable, since it can sometimes be cumbersome, especially in the dark, when trying to insert it.
but then, when you use a cradle, who cares?
Not to mention your phone kinda turns on (if its already on) when you insert the charging cable/dock it.
Not true. You can plug the Droid 3 in while it is off, and it will continue to charge while being off without turning the phone on.
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Not true. You can plug the Droid 3 in while it is off, and it will continue to charge while being off without turning the phone on.
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technically, yes. but there is actually a program that kicks in, that prevents the phone from completely powering up, and the also displays the sloshy battery icon. AOSP Android would automatically power up the phone.
the only reason your phone doesn't seem to power up is because of Motorola.
mine doesn't show up even I turn off the phone, why...
I've run the battery dead, and plugged it in and never got the charging LED to work. Is my phone defective, or is this still part of that bug? And why did Moto not hard wire this to the USB power. It'd serve as a diode, not letting the charge flow back through the USB cable (like when a laptop goes to sleep when charging) and would be a notifier, not to mention would be cheaper, replacing a diode that is probably already there and not having to use software to control it.
Wow, poor design.
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I've run the battery dead, and plugged it in and never got the charging LED to work. Is my phone defective, or is this still part of that bug? And why did Moto not hard wire this to the USB power. It'd serve as a diode, not letting the charge flow back through the USB cable (like when a laptop goes to sleep when charging) and would be a notifier, not to mention would be cheaper, replacing a diode that is probably already there and not having to use software to control it.
Wow, poor design.
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It has been discussed and we are all hoping it will be fixed with an update.
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Ordered one of these today, big battery plus qi charging, should get it Tuesday, I'll report back with a quick review how it does with the turbo
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J409JCM/ref=pe_385040_30332200_TE_item
Was looking to buy the same item. Let us know how it is. Specifically, if really charges ~10,000mAhr worth of battery. Thanks!
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Ordered one of these today, big battery plus qi charging, should get it Tuesday, I'll report back with a quick review how it does with the turbo
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00J409JCM/ref=pe_385040_30332200_TE_item
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Got it in the mail yesterday, nice looking packaging, the instructions are a bit strange, think it was translated but not proof read, but not a big deal since there is just one button.
The qi charging is pretty neat, slower than ordinary chargers (all qi chargers are limited) but so much nicer to use the phone without having to plug and unplug device. Both usb ports claim 2.1a, one labeled Samsung, one Apple. Everything seems to work fine, will get better idea today after letting it full charge overnight.
How many times can you can fully charge your phone using this?
Depends if you use the usb or wireless, usb is roughly 90 percent effective, so that works mean only 9,000 mAh, so about twice fully charging the droid, wireless is roughly 70 percent effective, that's about 1 full charge and three quarters charge.
That's on paper, haven't fully tested yet, doubt I'll ever will, like knowing I have a fully charged device ready to go. I just charged my nexus 7 wifi from half full, charges pretty darn fast. Love the wireless charging, no need to plug phone in, slower charge but that's expected. It has worked with every device we own, 2 iPad's,2 iPhones,3 android phones,2 android tablets and a kindle, yes we own a bunch of electronics, three kids plus the wife and me, the biggest kid of them all!
Can it be used in a "bypass" mode as a dock? In other words, have it plugged into the wall and charge devices without it constantly charging the internal battery of the qi device.
Yes it can, it is different from my ankor 12,000 mAh external battery, if it's plugged in to charge it will charge it's battery and whatever you have plugged in, this one seems to only charge the phone when plugged in, when the phone is full it charges the battery.
Now that could be wrong, the charging lights on the battery can be confusing what is actually going on, it could be charging the external battery and whatever is plugged in, the device manual looks like it was crudely translated,I hear the company is releasing a new pdf with updated instructions, either way it doesn't effect me.
One of the best features over other batteries is a normal micro usb is all you need to charge it, the ankor has it's own brick, lose or break it the battery is useless. Really love this, owned several packs and this one goes everywhere with me, my Droid hasn't gone below 55% , just too easy to charge wireless, set the phone down, hit a button it charges, no cord to undo to use the phone, awesome
Just looked at the online faq, there is pass thru charging, plus I found out it has two modes by long pressing the only button, red light on wireless on, red light off,usb charging only, here is from the faq
Pass-Through Wired Charging: While the power bank is connected to a USB charger, long press the power button so that only the red LED is on. You can now use the USB1 (1A) jack to charge a device (USB2 is disabled due to insufficient current).Pass-Through Wireless Charging: While the power bank is connected to a USB charger, long press the power button so that only the red LED is on. Place a mobile device on top of the power bank, and align the center of its wireless receiver with that of the wireless transmitter within 2 cm (0.6 inch).
I don't know anything about qi charging and am just learning. Are there others out there like this? This looks really nice I'm just curious for comparison.
Hi all
Is it just me or after charging the device via Qi Wireless charger, does the battery drain quicker??
I charge mine via QI every night. It get great battery life. No issues at all.
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Well I've gone from 49% too 38% in the time it took for you to reply! Reboot sorts it but still!!
Nope, no issues here, if check your battery page and see what is causing the drain. I get a full day of usage even with my heavy usage
It might be the charger. Have you tested it with other phones?
QI chargers actively communicate with phones while they charge them, so it could be that the charger is telling the phone it's getting more power than it actually is.
90% of my charging is done on Qi pad on night stand and I get phenomenal battery life.
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90% of my charging is done on Qi pad on night stand and I get phenomenal battery life.
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Maybe it's just the case of the battery meter being screwy....as it seems to jump hideously...turbo charger is fine.
I get great battery life, I'm on the maxx though, I had the turbo for a month on tmobile. I had to tether for about an hour so it dropped my battery down 15%. But 2.5 hours of SOT and 16 hours off the charger. Connected to my moto 360 as well.
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you could have a calibration issue, here's how to fix it;
plug in to your turbo charger,
press and hold the power button till the phone shuts off (on it's own, not just the power off prompt), keep holding the power button,
it will flash a battery icon and then show the charge %, make sure it matches what the os said (if you're mis-calibrated, it will not),
you can turn it back on, but leave it on the turbo charger till it's %100.
Some odd charger methods cause this issue (like usb3.0 ports)..
Good luck!
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you could have a calibration issue, here's how to fix it;
plug in to your turbo charger,
press and hold the power button till the phone shuts off (on it's own, not just the power off prompt), keep holding the power button,
it will flash a battery icon and then show the charge %, make sure it matches what the os said (if you're mis-calibrated, it will not),
you can turn it back on, but leave it on the turbo charger till it's %100.
Some odd charger methods cause this issue (like usb3.0 ports)..
Good luck!
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Hey, thanks for the info. With my phone showing 16% I turned off the phone as you suggested and it immediately showed 75%!! So I'm continuing to charge on Turbo charger.
Is this a known issue then? Any other posts about it and what causes it?
Wiggz said:
Is this a known issue then? Any other posts about it and what causes it?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=56862617
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Is there any way to automatically stop charging at, for example, 80% without root?
I would also be interested in determining for myself how fast the device is charged, as I use the same two 65 watt cables for everything (laptops, tablet, phones, headphones, ...) and the speed on this phone doesn't exactly feel healthy. Perhaps it is possible to give the required permissions via adb or twrp.
Tanaseda said:
Is there any way to automatically stop charging at, for example, 80% without root?
I would also be interested in determining for myself how fast the device is charged, as I use the same two 65 watt cables for everything (laptops, tablet, phones, headphones, ...) and the speed on this phone doesn't exactly feel healthy. Perhaps it is possible to give the required permissions via adb or twrp.
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Stopping charging requires a device that has a hardware switch. No software will do it by itself. I recently read that such models have appeared, so look for information.
As for charging, smart chargers adjust the charging current according to the request from the battery controller.
Anyone knows if this option really works ?
From time to time I'm charging the phone overnight with slow charger, 5V, 1A. And sometimes on a morning I have 80% charged only... Will have to try a few more times to confirm. Or it is applying only for continuous charging ?
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Stopping charging requires a device that has a hardware switch. No software will do it by itself. I recently read that such models have appeared, so look for information.
As for charging, smart chargers adjust the charging current according to the request from the battery controller.
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I came to xiaomi from a sony 5 II and it had a function called "Battery Care", that would stop the charging at 80%, the battery is still in a very good condition, after two years.
veimus said:
Anyone knows if this option really works ?
From time to time I'm charging the phone overnight with slow charger, 5V, 1A. And sometimes on a morning I have 80% charged only... Will have to try a few more times to confirm. Or it is applying only for continuous charging ?
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May I ask which device are you sending the screenshot from? and if it is an 11 ultra, how you reached this screen? Thanks!
phaker said:
I came to xiaomi from a sony 5 II and it had a function called "Battery Care", that would stop the charging at 80%, the battery is still in a very good condition, after two years.
May I ask which device are you sending the screenshot from? and if it is an 11 ultra, how you reached this screen? Thanks!
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Its a hidden menu in miui, can be opened by installing activity launcher and search for optimized charging, its there under security, i guess by default its on.
Tanaseda said:
Is there any way to automatically stop charging at, for example, 80% without root?
I would also be interested in determining for myself how fast the device is charged, as I use the same two 65 watt cables for everything (laptops, tablet, phones, headphones, ...) and the speed on this phone doesn't exactly feel healthy. Perhaps it is possible to give the required permissions via adb or twrp.
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There's an app for that but i guess it needs root and 65W charger is not always charging at same power, phone will draw the charge according to its battery level.
Just root. You lose nothing. I use "AccA" to manage battery with root.
It is possible to set a charge percentage limit , but on custom rom , not Miui.
I recently switched to Evolution X rom (A12L based) and there's an option for that.