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Hello all,
I live in the sacramento area, and this mornig, I discoverd my phone wouldent charge, got a yellow charging light and the phone says charging, but it just discharges, which batterystaus confirms :-( I would love to flash the stock rom back, but i need a battery with a 50% or greater charge on it. So i went down to the local att store and bought my self a stock battery, yay right? Not so..... This new battery has only a 43% charge and the loader wont work :-( So i am asking if anyone here who lives in the sacramento area, or close, would be willing to trade me my 43% charged battery that i just bought today, for one that has a charge on it. Any takers?
EDIT: I fixed my problem and warrenty exchanged my tilt just now. MODS FEEL FREE TO DELETE! Thank you!
Just brought the extended battery from Verizon. Using the stock charger I let it charge over night and im still stuck at 30% . So anyone know what the deal is? Or have similar problems?
Thanks
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I would use it it until 0%/power off then try recharging it again to see what happens. It may just be a bad batt.
I normally do the drain complete then full recharge anyway. I know it has been said you don't need to do a batt conditioning anymore, but I still do at least once a month for a better calibration. Heck, even the Evil Empire over at Apple suggests it for my MacBook batt.
GertBFrobe said:
I would use it it until 0%/power off then try recharging it again to see what happens. It may just be a bad batt.
I normally do the drain complete then full recharge anyway. I know it has been said you don't need to do a batt conditioning anymore, but I still do at least once a month for a better calibration. Heck, even the Evil Empire over at Apple suggests it for my MacBook batt.
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I'd do what this guys said. I got the extended battery on Monday, but didn't put it in my phone until Monday night to charge overnight. It dropped to 90% battery the next morning in about 15 minutes, but I still got about 14 hours off the charger and was at 30% battery before going to bed. Today, it was on 100% for over 2 hours. Batteries don't reach their full potential for about a week, so I've heard and experienced. Charge up your stock battery and keep it in your pocket, then try charging up the extended battery again. If it is stuck at 30% still, go swap it out under warranty and try again.
Whats your way of keeping your nexus 7 battery healthy? I wanna keep it as healthy as I can for as long as possible. Nothing irritates me more than having a battery lose its charge faster and faster every day. Just to be clear im not asking how to prolong battery usage between charges; I'm asking how to keep it from losing its charge quicker and quicker when the power usage is relatively the same. One thing I do know is once it the battery hits 100% to take it off the charger. One thing i have heard is try not to let the battery dip below 50% and rarely let it completely discharge but I have also heard to ALWAYS let it die out by completely discharging. Feel free to add to the myths, folklore but preferably facts on how to keep the battery healthy and holding its charge very well
N7 has Lithium polymer battery, right?
Well then read about it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery
But from what I heard: rather charge it then let it drain below 30%, don't let it charge too long, and so on - probably the same stuff you heard or read yourself
but that's something that upsets me: no chance to replace the battery. Used my DHD for 2 years and after those 2 years the battery was just ****ty. Replaced it, works like a charme. On N7 or TF300T there's no chance to replace the battery. Right now I'm using TF300T very often when I'm not at home, so even with dock and tablet it'll most probably go below 20%...well if that's bad for my battery, then I don't know what to do if it doesn't last an entire day :-/ (though that'll take some time)
Certainly I wouldn't let the Nexus battery completely drain but maybe down to 5 % then fully charge
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l33ch0r said:
N7 has Lithium polymer battery, right?
Well then read about it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_polymer_battery
But from what I heard: rather charge it then let it drain below 30%, don't let it charge too long, and so on - probably the same stuff you heard or read yourself
but that's something that upsets me: no chance to replace the battery. Used my DHD for 2 years and after those 2 years the battery was just ****ty. Replaced it, works like a charme. On N7 or TF300T there's no chance to replace the battery. Right now I'm using TF300T very often when I'm not at home, so even with dock and tablet it'll most probably go below 20%...well if that's bad for my battery, then I don't know what to do if it doesn't last an entire day :-/ (though that'll take some time)
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You can change the battery on the nexus 7. Its actually relatively easy and simple to do so. I havent had the need to replace it but I did have to disconnect it. Just pop off the back with your choice of apparatus. I used a small flat head that i could wedge between the sides but a guitar pick is another popular choice. Then just disconnect the wire and take the battery out! no screws just slight pressure holding it in. right here is a guide with pictures showing it step by step.
What I would do is time my charges. In my experience, my Nexus 7 gets fully charged in 2 and a half hours from 20% battery. I then take it out immediately so that in won't get hot(sometimes it does, and also to save energy.:good And also, if after 3 days my battery is still 50% or above, I drain it to 20% then charge since Li-ions tend to not want to get not drained often.xD
Charge early and often and keep out of extreme temperatures. It boils down to that.
If you can, charge it nightly. Try to avoid discharging below 20%.
And a little myth busting... There is no need for you to manage its charging cycle, it will do that itself. Charging a LiIon/LiPoly battery partially is NOT a "charge cycle".
If you're actively using your Nexus 7, just charge it as often as is reasonable, nightly should be just fine. If you're NOT using it for an extended period of time, discharge it to 50%, turn it completely off and store it in a cool (20c/70f range) location.
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?! i was told i should drain it under 20% more often -.- oh well, my battery is going to be the first dying
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The battery's are $20 for a new one so as long as it lasts a year I don't mind buying another one. In another question has any one bought a replacement battery yet? And if so does the charge last about the same as stock?
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fushla said:
?! i was told i should drain it under 20% more often -.- oh well, my battery is going to be the first dying
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Nope, that was NiCad information, LONG LONG AGO. LiIon/LiPo, charge early and often.
Everything you could need to know:
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/charging_lithium_ion_batteries
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My advice : Charge it when it's between 20%-30%. That's the ideal charge point. Any lower and you're just damaging the battery and any higher is just a waste. As for immediately plugging it out once it hits 100% is utter bull. You see, these modern day batteries found in most phones/tabs have their own resistors which decide how much power enters the battery or if it should enter at all. Once a battery hit's 100%, the resistors kick in and block all incoming power. The "discharging" many believe to happen if we over charge beyond 100% doesn't exist. What happens if you leave a phone or tab alone idly ? It discharges like always. Same thing here, which is why you see your battery bouncing from 100% down to 97%. When that happens, the resistors will allow power back in and thus charging it back to 100%. So you can leave it charging all night and not having to worry about it going beyond 100%. It'll get it's own sh!t together .
So bottom line :
1. Charge when it hits 30%-20%.
2. Don't discharge it (0%) and back to 100%. It doesn't work on modern batts.
3. Don't worry about pulling out when it touches 100% immediately.
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My advice : Charge it when it's between 20%-30%. That's the ideal charge point. Any lower and you're just damaging the battery and any higher is just a waste. As for immediately plugging it out once it hits 100% is utter bull. You see, these modern day batteries found in most phones/tabs have their own resistors which decide how much power enters the battery or if it should enter at all. Once a battery hit's 100%, the resistors kick in and block all incoming power. The "discharging" many believe to happen if we over charge beyond 100% doesn't exist. What happens if you leave a phone or tab alone idly ? It discharges like always. Same thing here, which is why you see your battery bouncing from 100% down to 97%. When that happens, the resistors will allow power back in and thus charging it back to 100%. So you can leave it charging all night and not having to worry about it going beyond 100%. It'll get it's own sh!t together .
So bottom line :
1. Charge when it hits 30%-20%.
2. Don't discharge it (0%) and back to 100%. It doesn't work on modern batts.
3. Don't worry about pulling out when it touches 100% immediately.
Enjoy your tab
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Thank you, you mythbusted almost every battery myth there is.
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Okay.. Since I did everything wrong with charging...
Is it okay to reboot the device while charging? Or is it bad for my battery.. :/
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fushla said:
Okay.. Since I did everything wrong with charging...
Is it okay to reboot the device while charging? Or is it bad for my battery.. :/
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Nope. Reboot away. Remember, the only harmful thing you can do and see immediate effects are charging the battery in a very hot enviroment or if you charge it when the battery is 40-50 degrees celcius. It'll either swell up or it'll just catch on fire or explode.
okay guys, I need your help! I bought my moto x from verizon on wednesday. Since I bought it my battery has been acting REALLY strange. I brought it home and it had about 40 percent charged. When it got down to 23 percent it shot down to 3 percent in 2 minutes! I plugged it in right away and it shot back up to 23 percent. I didn't even think anything of it. I charged it up 100 percent. It was working perfect untill it got down to 23 percent. It shot back down to 3 percent in about 2 minutes once again! so I plugged it back in and then unplugged it at about 30 percent. it did the same thing once again so I just let it die completely. I charged it up to about 10 percent. It was working fine so I thought it fixed itself. So I charged it completely once again. then once it got low again it did the same thing. I let it died and charged it up to about 20 percent and it was working fine. I forgot to mention whenever it got down to 3 percent...it began to work normal again. Its very very very weird! So have any of you guys heard anything like this? Please help me! and P,S I have tried resetting the whole phone.
I know it would have been hard to hold back from using the Moto X straight away after buying it, but I'm guessing u didn't let the phone charger for a few hrs before powering it on for the first time hey? Maybe its a battery calibration issue? Short of rooting the phone and running software to recalibrate, I reckon u should just take it back to Verizon and try get it swapped over... Just in case it may be a faulty battery after all.
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I think I should take it back and swamp it for another one. like the first 3 or 4 full charges of the phone it did it...but I just fully charged it this morning and its down to 15 percent. it seems like its working fine. I dont wanna think its working fine and then a couple of weeks down the road it does it again. then im out of the return dates. So I should just return it just in case?
My moto x also have same problem, don't know why, and I can't return it because I live outside USA, the problem just when I update the ota update
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skatewiz722 said:
okay guys, I need your help! I bought my moto x from verizon on wednesday. Since I bought it my battery has been acting REALLY strange. I brought it home and it had about 40 percent charged. When it got down to 23 percent it shot down to 3 percent in 2 minutes! I plugged it in right away and it shot back up to 23 percent. I didn't even think anything of it. I charged it up 100 percent. It was working perfect untill it got down to 23 percent. It shot back down to 3 percent in about 2 minutes once again! so I plugged it back in and then unplugged it at about 30 percent. it did the same thing once again so I just let it die completely. I charged it up to about 10 percent. It was working fine so I thought it fixed itself. So I charged it completely once again. then once it got low again it did the same thing. I let it died and charged it up to about 20 percent and it was working fine. I forgot to mention whenever it got down to 3 percent...it began to work normal again. Its very very very weird! So have any of you guys heard anything like this? Please help me! and P,S I have tried resetting the whole phone.
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I have the opposite problem, from 85% it gets fully charged in two minutes. My battery seems to drain normally but I have significantly worse battery life since it started doing this. I'm down to about 17 hours with 2 hours of screen on, the first weekend I had it, it was over 24 hours with 3+ hours screen time.
I have the DE so I haven't returned it just yet due to the hassle.
Update...so i returned it back to verizon and got a new phone. DOES THE SAME EXACT THING. UGH. I noticed on my old moto x with each charge it was getting better and better. like the first charge it started at 20 percent and then drained. then last night before i returned it..it started at about 10 percent and drained quick. so maybe this is normal? and just see how it is with every charge?
That's sucks man. What are that chances! Are u doing the initial charge before use per the manual? I know it sounds trivial but I think it might be important to calibrate the battery?
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every one tells me that how I should charge it completely before using it. I didnt do that with this device. I just used it right away. I never gave it any thought cause I never did it with my old devices. I talked to a person from motorola and they said because all the stuff you do right away it could mess up the phone and confuse the battery. They said with every day and every charge it should get better and better. does this sound possible? how would I calibrate it?
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every one tells me that how I should charge it completely before using it. I didnt do that with this device. I just used it right away. I never gave it any thought cause I never did it with my old devices. I talked to a person from motorola and they said because all the stuff you do right away it could mess up the phone and confuse the battery. They said with every day and every charge it should get better and better. does this sound possible? how would I calibrate it?
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Good to get official confirmation that the initial charge is indeed important .. Thanks for letting us know!
I'm pretty sure that once u root the phone you can get an app to clear the battery stats / recalibrate.. Personally though, I would take this second one back to Vzw again and just get a new one to start again and maybe this time pls do the initial charge before going nuts... Don't worry, I know how hard it was to refrain from using it lol
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Actually I found an app on the playstore to recalibrate without needing root. So I did charge it to 100 percent and calibrated it. Hopefully it works! I would return this one also but verizon is a joke. They said im only allowed one exchange even if its a bad phone. They said the second exchange will have to go through warranty which means they will send me a refurbished phone through the mail. which is complete bull**** if you ask me. I dont want a refurbished phone when I just got a new one. I think ill wait a few days to see if it fixes itself.
skatewiz722 said:
okay guys, I need your help! I bought my moto x from verizon on wednesday. Since I bought it my battery has been acting REALLY strange. I brought it home and it had about 40 percent charged. When it got down to 23 percent it shot down to 3 percent in 2 minutes! .
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I suggest that you should return it,cause the battery is integrated.
I calibrated my battery. seems to be working fine. ill just keep an eye on it for now. I do have two weeks to return it.
I saw where the S10 is capable of 25 watt charging and the selling point was that the battery could be charged from 0-50% in 30 minutes. Well, heck, my Galaxy S9+ does that right now. And my battery lasts all day with no issues. I run med power saver mode, but I still have anywhere from 20-40% battery remaining when I go to sleep, so battery life is not an issue for me but I do have some questions.
1. Does the phone stop charging or know how to not hurt itself when on the charger at 100%? I was told Apple phones have this technology, and surely I figure Samsung phones do because they are atleast on par, and now I feel like ahead of people in terms of technology.
2. Does each charge take away a cycle? I heard on the radio that phones can be plugged up for quick charges throughout the day with little to no effect on the battery. Was wondering if anyone can confirm that.
3. Does the 80-20 rule still apply. I know we are still using li-on batteries, but does the rule that says it is best for a phone to stay between 80 and 20 percent still apply?
Thanks in advance.