Does anyone else have battery contact issues? I have 2 Chinese ebay batteries, the Incredicell battery, Motorla standard and extended battery and i've had contact issues with all of them. Most of them have gotten to the point where the phone doesn't even see the battery. What i'll have to do is get a razor blade or something and pry all the little tabs on the battery in further so that they make contact. This works for a while...
Right now i've been using the motorola extended battery and ecently I've been catching the phone rebooting or just off. Just now I drove to Walgreens, left my phone on the charger and lightly tossed it in the arm rest real quick, I had 70% battery at that time. When I come back out the phone is off, i try to turn it back on, and it indicates battery at 5%. WTF
So now I've crammed tin foil into the battery contacts to get a tighter fit. I'm still pissed.
I cannot have a phone with an unreliable power source. I have really been enjoying the Atrix 2 problem free...except for this.
You managed to "fix" the contacts of a (very) cheap battery, thats good.
Why open a thread about it?
Having the to bend the tabs in on multiple batteries only to have the problem reoccur != fixed. And cramming foil into the battery tabs is not verified to be a permanent fix, or even a fix at this point...nor is it something I should have to even do. And btw I created the thread to see if anyone has any similar problems.
Yeah i am still having this problem.
Just now out riding the trails on my mountain bike, i pull my atrix 2 out and it is off. I try turning it on but nothing happens. Then i bop it on my knee, the battery gets a connection again and then i can turn it on.
I wonder if it is a batch issue and i can find a tighter fitting battery.
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zephxiii said:
Yeah i am still having this problem.
Just now out riding the trails on my mountain bike, i pull my atrix 2 out and it is off. I try turning it on but nothing happens. Then i bop it on my knee, the battery gets a connection again and then i can turn it on.
I wonder if it is a batch issue and i can find a tighter fitting battery.
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I got a replacement battery via att warranty because of this issue.
All has been good.
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I got a replacement battery via att warranty because of this issue.
All has been good.
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Word. So here's what i did:
I lined the sides and end of the battery so that it fits tightly into its cradle since it could wiggle around before. I then crammed a little bit of masking tape behind 1 tab of each electrical connector to help keep the tabs pushed out. So far it's been working but will need more time to tell if it will work for the long term. If so i will be really happy as I really like this phone, especially with ICS on it now
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I'm having an odd problem with my Charge. Sometimes when I set it down or even when I'm just using it, it will turn off. I've resolved that my battery is loose as I can slap it in my hand and it will turn off.
I've resorted to putting a piece of a paper towel in between the battery and the cover. Is anyone else having this problem or is my device unique?
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We've never received any complaints of this. Is your backplane fully secured?
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This is the first I'm hearing of this as well.. def does not sound right. I say you go try swapping out a new cover or even the whole device if need be.
Make sure the back is on correctly. Start with snapping in the top part (above the flash) then snap in the rest of the back. Are you sure it is your battery that is coming lose? Maybe just a new battery...maybe the one you have is just cut wrong.
Hi guys!
Well after trying and trying I didn't find any solution about the random reboots. So I thought I go back to the begin.. So I used a RUU install was flawless, but after an hour or so my phone reboots again and 30 minutes ago too.
So please can anybody help me?
Thanks!
Sounds like a detective phone. Mine never reboots unless I reboot it.
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The first thing I'd check is the battery. Is it physically loose in the housing?
Doesn't have to be very loose. All it needs to do is break contact with the copper pins for a half a second and the device will shut off.
Here's the other question. When you say it reboots, do you mean it shuts down through the normal "Phone is now shutting down" process? Or does it like go instantly off and then reboots?
If it's instantly off and then reboots, the battery thing is the mostly likely problem.
Skipjacks said:
The first thing I'd check is the battery. Is it physically loose in the housing?
Doesn't have to be very loose. All it needs to do is break contact with the copper pins for a half a second and the device will shut off.
Here's the other question. When you say it reboots, do you mean it shuts down through the normal "Phone is now shutting down" process? Or does it like go instantly off and then reboots?
If it's instantly off and then reboots, the battery thing is the mostly likely problem.
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Yes, thanks!
I've removed my backcase and touched the battery and it shuts off (i have not a really reboot, it just shut off)
But wht can I do about it?
Thanks
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I've put a little piece of paper between the battery and the cover so the battery is pushed harder to the connectors.
It's looks and feels alot harder to get it out now. I hope this will work.
I will try this now and will give you more info tomorrow ;-)
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Glad I could help.
The lesson to be learned here is to always check the stupidest thing first, before you spend hours changing ROMs or looking for rogue apps.
You need to be sure you're fixing the looseness properly though. If the wiggle is side to side or up and down in the battery housing, the paper trick along side of the battery should work perfectly.
If it's wiggling forward as though it's trying to fall out of the housing, the paper trick works but you want to be careful not to pile 3-4 sheets thick of paper on top of the battery. That's just going to act as thermal insulation and will help the battery retain heat (not a good thing).
It won't catch the paper on fire. But it'll wear the battery out faster.
Instead you might try to put something that gives the battery more pressure against the back cover in a small area. Maybe try those little foam sticker circles that are on the bottom of things to keep them from scratching the table. (look under a lamp or something that like). They are thing pieces of felt that aren't real thick, but prevent a heavy metal object from sitting directly on a table.
A small one of those would stick right to the inside cover of the phone, put pressure on the battery, and not cover a large portion of the battery that would retain heat.
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Yes, thanks!
I've removed my backcase and touched the battery and it shuts off (i have not a really reboot, it just shut off)
But wht can I do about it?
Thanks
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I've put a little piece of paper between the battery and the cover so the battery is pushed harder to the connectors.
It's looks and feels alot harder to get it out now. I hope this will work.
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try cleaning the battery contacts and make sure the contacts in the phone are not bent.
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Buy a new battery problem solved
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tommeke19 said:
Hi guys!
Well after trying and trying I didn't find any solution about the random reboots. So I thought I go back to the begin.. So I used a RUU install was flawless, but after an hour or so my phone reboots again and 30 minutes ago too.
So please can anybody help me?
Thanks!
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Did you superwipe or at least factory reset, cache and dalvik?
tommeke19 said:
Hi guys!
Well after trying and trying I didn't find any solution about the random reboots. So I thought I go back to the begin.. So I used a RUU install was flawless, but after an hour or so my phone reboots again and 30 minutes ago too.
So please can anybody help me?
Thanks!
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Did you get solved the problem..?? i have some reboots when my phone isn't in use
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Did you get solved the problem..?? i have some reboots when my phone isn't in use
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You can try to change your battery, maybe this is the problem.
My son took his phone swimming, got it dried out and actually works but kills the battery very quickly, will stay on as long as its on the charger. I have tried a new battery (I have many) and its not the battery. any suggestions not able to get a new one under warranty.
First things - turn phone off, remove from charger, take battery out. Leave in this condition to avoid further damage which may occur when you apply power to a wet phone.
Also, getting started on the drying process quickly is somewhat important (but not so important that you should rush to do anything without finding some instructions first).
Google using three words
wet phone rice
The first two hits look good:
http://www.wikihow.com/Save-a-Wet-Cell-Phone
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how-to/tips/4269047
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First things - turn phone off, remove from charger, take battery out. Leave in this condition to avoid further damage which may occur when you apply power to a wet phone.
Also, getting started on the drying process quickly is somewhat important (but not so important that you should rush to do anything without finding some instructions first).
Google using three words
wet phone rice
The first two hits look good:
http://www.wikihow.com/Save-a-Wet-Cell-Phone
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how-to/tips/4269047
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thanks but have been thru the drying and no power scenerio...... was over a week and a half ago.. did the batt pull and store in rice......
Sorry, I misunderstood. Yes that's a lot harder question.
You apparenlty have a high battery drain.
You've ruled out battery by swapping.
I guess before trying anything drastic, you might try typical approach to see if there is an application drawing battery (for example power tutor). That's a longshot since it would be unrelated to the water, but would be a shame to get intrusive if it's not required.
Other than than I guess you can try to have it cleaned to remove some contamination that may be causing like high-resistance short circuit causing a battery drain. I have no experience or recommendations on who might be able to do that. If trying yourself you might try inspecting accessible areas and disassembly to gain more access to the extent you feel comfortable. Possibly clean with compressed clean air or q-tips soaked in alchohol.... targeted cleaning if you can see corrosion, or longshot just clean everything in sight.... but that increases the risk level of something that is already risky (easy to damage things poking around inside your phone). If it were my phone I'd definitely be looking for someone else to do it rather than trying myself.
Sorry, not much help. Maybe someone else will chime in...
Sadly.... It is probably something on the board of the phone. If it only works when it is on the charger that means that no power is going from the battery to the motherboard. Same problem with a 3gs. Although that turned out to be a curoded chip on the battery itself, there is probably a bad part on the motherboard. You will most likely have to take it apart and look for water damage. Like curoded spots, and clean them of by CAREFULLY scraping the white off with a TOOTHPICK or something else soft and non metallic. That's all I can say, I've fixed a good many water damaged devices. But they all had on board battery's and the same part always went. The little chip controlling charging on the battery.
If you get it apart look around where the battery prongs are. Either there or maybe around the processor.
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Did the phone get powered on straight of water???
If so corrosion is a possibility more that likely the currenent arched and damaged the circuit .
Does the phone heat up when running off or on the charger ???
Again if so then phone motherboard. Was damaged and the power circuit is causing the drain and allows for it to function on the plug because it bypasses the damage.
Just my humble opinion....
My only suggestion is if our handy with electronic find another on eBay and switch out mother board.
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Also may besomething by the battery connections causing a bad connection resulting in.bad power...just another idea
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Want give a thanks to every one for the suggestions... gonna pull out apart tonight and attempt a cleaning if that does not work will buy a new motherboard
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Want give a thanks to every one for the suggestions... gonna pull out apart tonight and attempt a cleaning if that does not work will buy a new motherboard
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Others have recommended this product for cleaning gunk out of the buttons on Samsung phones. It also works to remove corrosion on electrical contacts - plastic safe, no residue. Might be worth a shot if other avenues don't pan out (available on Amazon and elsewhere):
CRC 05101 QD Electronic Cleaner
That is for the suggestion.. had the phone apart, cleaned all the contacts.... phone boots up nicely, but totally shuts down when allowed to sleep N needs to be rebooted to start again.. also still killing the battery within minutes.... gonna get another mother board from eBay... thanks again for all the suggestions
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WS5I0SpL6c
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See qkster here's a place where this video is appropriate, lol.
I just purchased my S6 about 2 months ago and today noticed it was coming apart due to the possibility of the battery swelling. I really haven't seen any other problems like this with the S6. Was curious if anyone has had an issue. Gotta call the store when I get off work and see what they say. I attached a few pics to show the swelling.
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I just purchased my S6 about 2 months ago and today noticed it was coming apart due to the possibility of the battery swelling. I really haven't seen any other problems like this with the S6. Was curious if anyone has had an issue. Gotta call the store when I get off work and see what they say. I attached a few pics to show the swelling.
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Just wondering which charging method you have used primarily? This is a scary looking issue my friend
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I used the fast charger that came with the phone or my other samsung charger. Majority of the time it was the fast charger though. Took it to the Verizon store last night and should have a new phone when I get home tonight from work.
blu04 said:
I used the fast charger that came with the phone or my other samsung charger. Majority of the time it was the fast charger though. Took it to the Verizon store last night and should have a new phone when I get home tonight from work.
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Hmmmm might stick to the wireless charger now lol
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What happened at store??
blu04 said:
i used the fast charger that came with the phone or my other samsung charger. Majority of the time it was the fast charger though. Took it to the verizon store last night and should have a new phone when i get home tonight from work.
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my phone started swelling and when i took it to my verizon store they said i would have to go through my insurance and pay $200.00 to get a new phone.
travelbug114 said:
my phone started swelling and when i took it to my verizon store they said i would have to go through my insurance and pay $200.00 to get a new phone.
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I'd tell them to suck a fat one, then either get on Verizon chat or Samsung support to get a better solution.
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I just purchased my S6 about 2 months ago and today noticed it was coming apart due to the possibility of the battery swelling. I really haven't seen any other problems like this with the S6. Was curious if anyone has had an issue. Gotta call the store when I get off work and see what they say. I attached a few pics to show the swelling.
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It's not the battery swelling, its just the adhesive unsticking. I've heard reports of this before, apparently it happened with some early S6 models.
Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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You voided your warranty by doing that. Kinda sad.
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Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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Old thread I realize but this was the problem I found with a device recently purchased (10 bucks) out of a local pawn shop junk drawer I frequent. Poked a hole ... charges up. Now I'm just wondering why it happened in the first place.
This fixed it!!
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Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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I had the same issue pop up and I stuck a needle thru the little slit it made while swollen and pierced the foil wrapper around the battery and "pssssss" I heard the air leave and saw the swelling subside. Tadaa well for anyone else that does not want to tear the phone apart cutting holes or replacing batteries; replacing phones. There is a method you can use.
The battery in my S6 is swelling too. It happened very recently even though I've had the phone since the original launch date.
All - My S3 got wet (they really aren't supposed to be put near or under water (though I have heard some do ok but mine didn't)) and it went into a constant bootloop. Waited a while and it was still rebooting constantly. (waited even weeks!)
I am pretty sure water got underneath the connections for the two buttons or maybe on the connector itself which made it short which sent a signal that both buttons were being pressed which is how you would get it to reboot.
Fix - I purchased the triangular screwdriver needed to open the case off of Ebay. I opened the case and took it apart and let it air out. I also put some rubbing alcohol on the button connectors in hopes of getting as much of the water gone as possible. See YouTube for instructions. Pretty easy to do.
Good news is that the watch works again. No more bootloop.
I also decided to purchase the button ribbon part from Samsung parts: Samsung Gear S3 frontier (SM-R760) Volume flex cable GH59-14696A. I might replace it.
Moral of the story is keep the S3 away from water!
Were you able to get your button to be responsive? I got thrown in the pool yesterday and mine was stuck in the boot loop, put it in rice and now it works but neither button will work at all. Ordered a tritip screwdriver to open it up and dry it out but was wondering if you ever got it back to 100%
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JamesR913 said:
Were you able to get your button to be responsive? I got thrown in the pool yesterday and mine was stuck in the boot loop, put it in rice and now it works but neither button will work at all. Ordered a tritip screwdriver to open it up and dry it out but was wondering if you ever got it back to 100%
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It works fine. The buttons are back to normal.
The only issue I have is that when I rotate the bezel, the sensors aren't working. Not sure where the problem is located. I started a different thread in hopes of someone having an idea but nothing yet.
90% working which I can live with just fine.
Open it up (carefully) and let it air dry. I used some rubbing alcohol on the buttons. Air and time are probably the most important part of the endeavor.
I also ordered a part (GH59-14697A) in case the buttons go bad. ($9) I might change the button sensor some day.
Good luck!
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It works fine. The buttons are back to normal.
The only issue I have is that when I rotate the bezel, the sensors aren't working. Not sure where the problem is located. I started a different thread in hopes of someone having an idea but nothing yet.
90% working which I can live with just fine.
Open it up (carefully) and let it air dry. I used some rubbing alcohol on the buttons. Air and time are probably the most important part of the endeavor.
I also ordered a part (GH59-14697A) in case the buttons go bad. ($9) I might change the button sensor some day.
Good luck!
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Got my tool kit in today, no luck reviving my watch. I had it in rice for the last two days and I noticed it disconnected from my phone pretty quickly. I assumed that meant the battery died. Today after opening it up and doing an inspection I put it back together and now it won't charge. Flashing red light on the charger.
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Got my tool kit in today, no luck reviving my watch. I had it in rice for the last two days and I noticed it disconnected from my phone pretty quickly. I assumed that meant the battery died. Today after opening it up and doing an inspection I put it back together and now it won't charge. Flashing red light on the charger.
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Sorry to hear that. Give it more time to air out. I put mine in in-direct sunlight and rotated the parts to make sure all the parts were fully dried.
Maybe the charging coil is still a little wet. It is on the bottom of the lower case.
I would suggest giving it some time...
Update: let the battery die again and sit for a few days, Yesterday decided to give it a try again and now everything is working great. The only issue I have now is the battery drain is extremely high. Took it off the charger yesterday morning at 4 and was at 10% at 5 yesterday afternoon.
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Update: let the battery die again and sit for a few days, Yesterday decided to give it a try again and now everything is working great. The only issue I have now is the battery drain is extremely high. Took it off the charger yesterday morning at 4 and was at 10% at 5 yesterday afternoon.
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You could replace the battery. It isn't hard.
Maybe a firmware update will help.
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You could replace the battery. It isn't hard.
Maybe a firmware update will help.
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Now after the watch sat a day off the charger it won't come on and the charger just blinks red. No matter what I do it just blinks red after a few minutes
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