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On Charge Draining Like No Tomorow

I Have A Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 I Got It About 8 Months Ago I've Used The Samsung Official Charging "Cable" For Most Of That 8 Months but about 2 months ago the cable became loose at the Samsung cable to tablet end exposing the wires so I was careful with it and put it away and used my friends official cable then he needed it back so I went off and brought a generic cheep cable for $3.50 So all was good there but slowly I've noticed my battery going crazy like taking longer to charge "2 Days to full" and things like it discharging by 2% when I am on Google while its on charge and when its off charge playing 1 game uses almost all the battery.
so being the awesome soldier that I am I made myself a 5cm cable hoping that the long cable I was using had something to do with it but still I had the problems listed above so I did some Googleing and maybe a 2.5A charger would be helpful But its not recommended. also I sent a email to Samsung and being the "SUPER HELPFULL COMPANY THAT THEY ARE" has not responded to my emails in the past week's Also I Spoke To A live chat person thing and Being "Soo Helpful! " Said that its a hardware fault and I need to take it into a Samsung repair place and fork out $100+ Bucks to get it fixed "HELL NO AnT No BoDy GoT TiMe FoR ThAt" so I didn't go to Samsung to get it repaired so I want to know if any of you guys out there have any idea to fix this problem im having because its so hard to do anything.
Just Checking my emails while its on charge uses %4, On Google for like 5 mins Uses 2%, Playing A Game For 30Mins Uses Well Almost Flattens It, And Watching Some YouTube Takes It Down To 0% And Then Shuts Down( I Watch Lost Of Videos) All This While Its On Charge
At The Moment How Im Copeing Is I Carry Arrount An Inverter And A 12V Battery To Keep It Charging

The SGN 10.1 charging cable is a specially designed cable to deliver 2.1A 5V to the device.
Most "cheap" cable on the market can only deliver 0.5A - 1A 5V when used to charge SGN 10.1
You should find the correct cable specifically built for SGN 10.1

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d4rkkn16ht said:
The SGN 10.1 charging cable is a specially designed cable to deliver 2.1A 5V to the device.
Most "cheap" cable on the market can only deliver 0.5A - 1A 5V when used to charge SGN 10.1
You should find the correct cable specifically built for SGN 10.1
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Thanks but how can a cable make all the difference i managed to charge off my old one its just got exposed wires and it still drains when i use it

Are you certain that the battery is actually draining that fast and not simply misreporting it in the UI?
I had a similar problem where the battery didn't seem to last but I eventually noticed that a reboot would completely change the amount of charge remaining, sometimes by as much as 20%. I cleared the battery stats and is been fine since.
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bsaman said:
Are you certain that the battery is actually draining that fast and not simply misreporting it in the UI?
I had a similar problem where the battery didn't seem to last but I eventually noticed that a reboot would completely change the amount of charge remaining, sometimes by as much as 20%. I cleared the battery stats and is been fine since.
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Well actually when-ever I turn it off it doesent charge much and if I restart it the battery stays the same but over the last few days ive noticed something weird when its on chatge and I play a game it drops about 20-30% but when its not on charge and on battery it drops by about 5-6% could the charger be draining it? also I have a new new cable its generic (IM NOT PAYING $60 FOR A CHARGER CABLE) and there is no difference still does the weird charging thing also I tried the old cable and still does the same thing the olny thing wrong with the old cable is that the wires where exposed so I dident want to use it just incase it broke
THanks -Commander_Shran

If you don't want an OEM cable and charger you can buy a crap chinese one. But as you and many others have discovered - they suck. This is one of the biggest complaints I have always heard about Samsung.
The solution, and the only on that I have found that works 100% of the time is to buy a replacement from Samsung. Period. Nothing else works like the OEM parts because they aren't OEM parts.
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Temetka said:
If you don't want an OEM cable and charger you can buy a crap chinese one. But as you and many others have discovered - they suck. This is one of the biggest complaints I have always heard about Samsung.
The solution, and the only on that I have found that works 100% of the time is to buy a replacement from Samsung. Period. Nothing else works like the OEM parts because they aren't OEM parts.
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Ok i will buy new cabLe and note its olny the cable that is broken also any chance samsung might send a new one im still under warrenty and is there any chargeing habbets i can get it in to like drain then charge and drain and charge or something like that to reset the battery'S memory? Or is it diffrent

Commander_Shran said:
Thanks but how can a cable make all the difference i managed to charge off my old one its just got exposed wires and it still drains when i use it
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The wiring on the OEM cable is somehow different than most cheap cable.
I'm experimenting by buying a 3M long "cheap" N8000 cable on eBay, may be it can help (delivery time is VERY long )
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Ok i will buy new cabLe and note its olny the cable that is broken also any chance samsung might send a new one im still under warrenty and is there any chargeing habbets i can get it in to like drain then charge and drain and charge or something like that to reset the battery'S memory? Or is it diffrent
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What ROM are you using?
Stock or Custom?
Rooted or not?
If you are Rooted (Stock or Custom) you can use Battery Calibration app to erase batterystats.bin to calibrate your battery percentage which are needed if you change ROM.

Commander_Shran said:
Well actually when-ever I turn it off it doesent charge much and if I restart it the battery stays the same but over the last few days ive noticed something weird when its on chatge and I play a game it drops about 20-30% but when its not on charge and on battery it drops by about 5-6% could the charger be draining it? also I have a new new cable its generic (IM NOT PAYING $60 FOR A CHARGER CABLE) and there is no difference still does the weird charging thing also I tried the old cable and still does the same thing the olny thing wrong with the old cable is that the wires where exposed so I dident want to use it just incase it broke
THanks -Commander_Shran
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$60 just for a cable? Really? I live in the UK and I bought a whole new charger (official Samsung one, too, including a cable) for about £12 on amazon. Just go to Amazon and replace the charger, it sounds like it'll be cheaper than just the cable (probably 15-20 USD or maybe 30-35 AUD, I'm not sure what the rate is and where you live ) and if it is a charger related issue that'll be fixed too.
Just so you know, I bought the 'travel charger' (the white one) and it works perfectly. Supplies the same current and voltage, and it's a smaller unit, and cheaper! I'd just look into getting one of those.

Slow Charging?

whenever i try charging my phone through the OEM charger that i got with it,recently these days SOMETIMES i get a pop up saying something about Slow Charging...??
besides the charging doesn't start always dont know if my charger plug is loose or my cable is broken or my socket is bad or my phone port has been damaged?
any way to find out?
and does use of another charger,with a less amp output brick the phone?
i have heard stories about car chargers!

I agree. I'd suggest buying another HTC charger.
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The factory charger shouldn't give you that warning. I suspect either the power "block" or the cable is defective and malfunctioning. Yes, its possible it could be the port on the phone. But trying a different charger is of course the easier factor to eliminate first.
Agree that another OEM HTC charger is the safest way to go. Technically, its been stated on here (by folks likely smarter than me) that the battery will only pull the amps that it needs, and using a higher amp charger will not have negative effects. And using one with lower amperage shouldn't damage it either. But even if this is true, things do not always function 100% as designed or as they are "supposed to". So using an official HTC charger is the safest thing to do, if you are nervous about it.
If the amp rating is the same (as it often is for most phone charges, although specs on tablet chargers are often different), I'd day using a different manufacturer micro-USB charger is probably okay (I do it all the time). But if you have to buy a new charger anyway, it might as well be an "official" HTC one.

I recently put a custom rom on my phone and i get that message when my phone hits a 100% never seen this message ever on my stock rom.
HTC One X ATT&T

Darthdiddy said:
I recently put a custom rom on my phone and i get that message when my phone hits a 100% never seen this message ever on my stock rom.
HTC One X ATT&T
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[Q] Official Nexus wireless charger stopped working after 4.4.4 update

Last week I updated my Nexus 5 to 4.4.4. Everything is fine except that my phone no longer charges using the official Nexus wireless charger. It was working fine before. I have tried my phone with other wireless chargers and it works fine. It is just with the Nexus charger which is connected to my car dash and is powered using the original cable. Nothing has changed except the update to 4.4.4. I am rooted but on Stock 4.4.4 and use Xposed.
I have rebooted but it does not help.
Any ideas?

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Last week I updated my Nexus 5 to 4.4.4. Everything is fine except that my phone no longer charges using the official Nexus wireless charger. It was working fine before. I have tried my phone with other wireless chargers and it works fine. It is just with the Nexus charger which is connected to my car dash and is powered using the original cable. Nothing has changed except the update to 4.4.4. I am rooted but on Stock 4.4.4 and use Xposed.
I have rebooted but it does not help.
Any ideas?
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I have the official nexus charger, an lg 3000 and one of the really super cheap Chinese chargers that stands up.
All 3 work in 4.4.4.
I am not saying "shenanigans" but I think there are some shenanigans. This is very likely a situation of something else changed that makes your official charger not work, having nothing to do with 4.4.4.
Check your setup. I'm sure everyone would seriously doubt an update, especially an extremely minor one, would cause wireless charging to stop working on just ONE type of wireless charger. Especially the official one. Hah

Cirkustanz said:
I have the official nexus charger, an lg 3000 and one of the really super cheap Chinese chargers that stands up.
All 3 work in 4.4.4.
I am not saying "shenanigans" but I think there are some shenanigans. This is very likely a situation of something else changed that makes your official charger not work, having nothing to do with 4.4.4.
Check your setup. I'm sure everyone would seriously doubt an update, especially an extremely minor one, would cause wireless charging to stop working on just ONE type of wireless charger. Especially the official one. Hah
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Tonight, I'll try rolling back to Stock 4.4.3 or a custom ROM and will report back if I get to the bottom of it.

samizad said:
Tonight, I'll try rolling back to Stock 4.4.3 or a custom ROM and will report back if I get to the bottom of it.
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I think it would be much easier for you to pull the nexus charger out of your car and bring it inside your place and plug it in to the wall and see if it works there.
FYI the official nexus charger will not work with a lot of power/usb cords because it requires a higher power than what some of them provide. It is also possible that through using it in your car the adapter for it might have became damaged.
Seriously.
Here is why I say this...My phone will charge on a wireless charging plate even with the phone turned completely off. Think about what that means for a second.

I did what you suggest. It charges fine so somehow my in car adapter had been damaged at the same time as my upgrade to 4.4.4.
I see your point about the charger working even without the phone being on. It means it is purely a hardware charging process. No firmware required, not related to Android.
Now I'll get a new adapter for the car and carry on.
Thanks
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Can't charge from 2.1 amp chargers anymore

I recently (finally) updated my Verizon GS3 to the newest OTA TouchWiz KitKat ROM and since then my phone won't charge from my 2.1 amp car chargers. I have been using the same 2.1 amp car charger and USB cable for years and had no trouble until installing this update. I didn't even notice at first. I eventually realized that my battery percentage was lower when I got home than when I left work, after being plugged in the whole drive home. I noticed the battery icon in the notification bar has a red x on it when plugged into the car charger but when I plug it into a wall charger it gets the little lightning bolt on the battery icon, regardless of which wall charger I use. I have a 6-port USB wall charger with a total output of 6 amps (2x 2.1 amp and 4x 1 amp) and my phone charges just fine from the 2.1 amp port on it. I tried a different USB cable in the car and it made no difference. I figured there must be a problem with my car charger, so I bought a new one. This one is a 3.1 amp 2-port charger with a designated 2.1 amp port and a 1 amp port. If I plug into the 1 amp port my phone will charge and I get the lightning bolt on the battery icon. If I plug into the 2.1 amp port it gets the red x on the icon. Either way, the LED on my phone turns red, which is how it is set for when it is charging and then turns green when it get 100% charged. My battery is OEM too. I really have no idea what is causing this but it is very annoying. I want my phone to charge faster, especially when I'm on the go. The only thing I can think of is that the phone can now tell, somehow, what charger it's connected to and will only accept certain 2.1 amp chargers. Does anyone know why this is happening?
TL;DR: Why won't my phone charge from 2.1 amp car chargers anymore, after upgrading to KitKat?

It's a software issue on verizons end. My gf had to replace hers at least 4 times for this same issue. VZW managed to screw up the 4.4.2 update. All they can do to fix it is offer you a replacement device
My S3 running BlissStalk

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It's a software issue on verizons end. My gf had to replace hers at least 4 times for this same issue. VZW managed to screw up the 4.4.2 update. All they can do to fix it is offer you a replacement device
My S3 running BlissStalk
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If it's a software bug, what good is a replacement if it has the same software? Would they give me a newer device as a replacement? I'm off contract and don't want to lose my unlimited data plan and I can't afford full retail price for a new phone but I have been wanting a new phone for a while. This could be my opportunity to get a new phone. I'll have to contact Verizon support and ask.

CapnShiner said:
If it's a software bug, what good is a replacement if it has the same software? Would they give me a newer device as a replacement? I'm off contract and don't want to lose my unlimited data plan and I can't afford full retail price for a new phone but I have been wanting a new phone for a while. This could be my opportunity to get a new phone. I'll have to contact Verizon support and ask.
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It's worth a shot, I'm not sure if they will or not. They didn't seem too quick to help my gf and offered no real solution. There's a slight possibility that a replacement phone will actually work right and I get the out of contract and unlimited data, I once was an unlimited data customer myself
My S3 running BlissStalk

Fast charging on Nougat broken?

Does anyone have fast charging working on a Nougat version firmware, stock or otherwise?
I've seen lots of reports of people losing that ability once they moved on from MM. Couldn't find any reports to refute that. My hypothesis thus far is that LG dropped the ball with updating the fast charge detection capability when they updated the software version.

No fast charging issues on Nougat, specially stock and stock based roms.
There might be some issues on AOSP though.

suhridkhan said:
No fast charging issues on Nougat, specially stock and stock based roms.
There might be some issues on AOSP though.
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What are you running now?
Trying to troubleshoot, so you are getting the fast charge notice on the lock screen and pulldown notification?
And what kind of cable and charger do you use?
Appreciate it!
I had a Nougat stock G5 which could not fast charge. Reverted to 10J and it works again.

waylo said:
What are you running now?
Trying to troubleshoot, so you are getting the fast charge notice on the lock screen and pulldown notification?
And what kind of cable and charger do you use?
Appreciate it!
I had a Nougat stock G5 which could not fast charge. Reverted to 10J and it works again.
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Currently I am on the latest t-Mobile stock 20k with root. I have also tried other stock based roms like Fulmics in the past and didn't have fast charging problem.
The fast charging notification is shown on the lockscreen. I have a original LG charger plus couple of QC 2.0 chargers (Choetech and tronsmart) at work. They all do the fast charge just fine.

suhridkhan said:
Currently I am on the latest t-Mobile stock 20k with root. I have also tried other stock based roms like Fulmics in the past and didn't have fast charging problem.
The fast charging notification is shown on the lockscreen. I have a original LG charger plus couple of QC 2.0 chargers (Choetech and tronsmart) at work. They all do the fast charge just fine.
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Interesting. My final troubleshooting point, are you using a normal USB-C cable, or a micro-USB to USB-C adapter?

waylo said:
Interesting. My final troubleshooting point, are you using a normal USB-C cable, or a micro-USB to USB-C adapter?
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Normal USB-C cable. I have my original from LG, I also got a few purchased from Choetech. They all work fine. Using an adapter is not recommended. USB-C cables come with a 56k registor for overcurrent protection, the adapter may not have that. Besides, an adapter would always add extra resistance to the circuit.

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Normal USB-C cable. I have my original from LG, I also got a few purchased from Choetech. They all work fine. Using an adapter is not recommended. USB-C cables come with a 56k registor for overcurrent protection, the adapter may not have that. Besides, an adapter would always add extra resistance to the circuit.
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Thanks. I forget if I actually used my USB-C to test the Nougat version now, but that might have been a significant difference.
The newer adapters (not really that new since the big push was last year) do have that resistor built in now. I've done quite a bit of testing with the adapters and found that for QC2 and QC3, the amperage and voltage did not change at all and the charging times were identical. But I didn't have all the equipment to test it more thoroughly. And certainly, just because it 'works' doesn't mean it "works."
I did find that one of my adapters may have degraded and cannot reliably do USB data connections anymore, only charge. Time to move on to USB-C cables exclusively then!

As a 'final' update, I took another G5 I own and upgraded it from 10J to the 20A KDZ. This one fast charges fine with the adapter, no issues. So my working theory that it's the adapter is NOT correct. (Plus I was pretty sure I used a real USB-C cable to test it originally).
Not sure why my other one did not fast charge on Nougat. Probably/hopefully not a hardware issue, as it fast charges fine on MM 10J.

waylo said:
As a 'final' update, I took another G5 I own and upgraded it from 10J to the 20A KDZ. This one fast charges fine with the adapter, no issues. So my working theory that it's the adapter is not correct. (Plus I was pretty sure I used a real USB-C cable to test it originally).
Not sure why my other one did not fast charge on Nougat. Probably/hopefully not a hardware issue, as it fast charges fine on MM 10J.
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Did you ever figure out your other device? Mine sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. It will begin fast charging then switch off. After that I can unplug it and plug it back in to get fast charging to usually stay on.
It seems like a software issue to me...
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I never got to the bottom of this. I returned the one that worked just fine as it was on T-Mobile Jump on Demand. I've kept the newer device on the MM revision and never had an issue with fast charge. I'd be really annoyed if I couldn't get fast charge working on Nougat reliably, but I've not been tempted to upgrade the software at this point.
In your case, it might be the chin piece USB connection that's breaking down. That's the only thing I can think of that would explain why it works only intermittently.

Same issue
I have the same issue after update to android 7.0 and after the update to android 8.0 any solution ? I have the latest update to oreo from T-mobile and fast charging not working for me just i have the notification that fast charge is working . i have the original lg adapter with usb-c cable .

There was no resolution or confirmation of this when I posted it originally. I do know I saw a lot of posts about fast charge not activating when moving from MM to Nougat. There was a report of it working again with the newest Oreo update.
Your post is confusing, you say you DO have the notification that fast charge is working? So what makes you think it is not working?

waylo said:
There was no resolution or confirmation of this when I posted it originally. I do know I saw a lot of posts about fast charge not activating when moving from MM to Nougat. There was a report of it working again with the newest Oreo update.
Your post is confusing, you say you DO have the notification that fast charge is working? So what makes you think it is not working?
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Yes i have the notification but Fast charge not working, generaly my batterie charge decrease 1%/1 minute , when it's powered off (my phone) i think it charge correctly. Now i have the latest update from T-mobile and the same issue

I'm not sure you are properly able to tell it is NOT working. It absolutely won't fast charge if the screen is on and you are watching it.
So measure the time it takes to go from whatever % you start off with to 100%, with the screen off. I have very detailed measurements of QC working that I can compare your data with.

When the screen is OFF or ON i have a discharge for exemple after 1min from 40% to 39% but when the phone is powered down i have a full charge after 75 min 80 min

1. Are you telling me that if the phone is on, and plugged in and supposed to be charging, the phone doesn't charge? And actually loses charge?
2. And if the phone is COMPLETELY turned off, the full charge takes 75-80 minutes?

Yes exactly i found the same issue in other forum