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Battery charge issues

Hello all. I had an issue w/ my proximity sensor so I got an AE. It was defective, so I got ANOTHER AE.
Since I owned my EVO I always get extended batteries. I bought a 2750mah and it worked great. Then it started charging slowly.
I got giftcards to Best buy for my birthday so I got a new on there. (Sedio 3400 I believe)
Now when I try to charge my phone, it will literally take 2 hrs or so to get 15-20% charged.
I use my handset heavily, but w/ my EVO it was like 2hrs = a full charge and all day heavy use got me to a minimum of 25%.
I know LTE is to blame for a little battery drain, but any ideas? Full charge to 30% in like 5 hrs sometimes. Should I order another AE?
I'm on stlck w/ the most current software btw. Thanks.
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system6 said:
Hello all. I had an issue w/ my proximity sensor so I got an AE. It was defective, so I got ANOTHER AE.
Since I owned my EVO I always get extended batteries. I bought a 2750mah and it worked great. Then it started charging slowly.
I got giftcards to Best buy for my birthday so I got a new on there. (Sedio 3400 I believe)
Now when I try to charge my phone, it will literally take 2 hrs or so to get 15-20% charged.
I use my handset heavily, but w/ my EVO it was like 2hrs = a full charge and all day heavy use got me to a minimum of 25%.
I know LTE is to blame for a little battery drain, but any ideas? Full charge to 30% in like 5 hrs sometimes. Should I order another AE?
I'm on stlck w/ the most current software btw. Thanks.
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Are you using an original stock charger? Are u charging through PC?
Battery could be defective..

I was thinking if he was rooted he needed to do battery calibration since he swtiched from stock to extended battery. Clear the stats and start over fresh. Maybe I am wrong, we'll see when we answers when or if he is rooted.
Jrocker23 said:
Are you using an original stock charger? Are u charging through PC?
Battery could be defective..
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I am stock.
I switch between the HTC charger that came with it and several other after market cables/usb wall adapters.
I try to use plug in outlets as I know the "trickle" method takes forever.
I'm on my 2nd extended battery.
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I had alot of issues with charging my Incredible to the point where my phone took 5 hours to charge and 1 hour to drain. No simple answer here but if you root your phone many options exist to fix this battery issue. Recal the battery would be the first option. If you are able Root try that and come back and report.
system6 said:
I am stock.
I switch between the HTC charger that came with it and several other after market cables/usb wall adapters.
I try to use plug in outlets as I know the "trickle" method takes forever.
I'm on my 2nd extended battery.
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Random Shut Off While On Charge

Hey guys, last night I put my phone on charge and left it that way overnight. I woke up late to school because my phone turned off on its own, charged partially to 45%, and no alarm/calls/texts (obviously). I tried to hard reboot with vol up+ power and no luck, then I had to pull the battery for it to turn back on.
I also was told by my friend they texted me and called me a few times and I did not get any missed texts or calls.
What may the issue be?
I am on Whitehawkx's MIUI port 1.9.9.
Another issue: I have a car charger ($2 off amazon) and it turns the charge on my phone for 20sec to 2min then turns off the charge.. Or when it says charging it actually takes away battery life...
Could these two problems be linked? For instance, the charger in my car messed up my battery and now my home charger does not charge it well and the phone dies because of it?

Happened to me also .exactly the same way .
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mentosone said:
Happened to me also .exactly the same way .
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What was your solution?
I bought a 3500mAh battery off eBay gonna see if that happens on just regular battery life or just with charger. Still waiting for it to arrive though.
I need a solution ASAP though.

All the cheap chargers take away battery and do not charge my phone.
After 3 cheap car chargers. I bought one at WAL-MART. Works great.
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KRAZYADROIDMASTER said:
All the cheap chargers take away battery and do not charge my phone.
After 3 cheap car chargers. I bought one at WAL-MART. Works great.
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That's one solution. I just bought this from eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/160645894679?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

I got my for $10.
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It did it again tonight. I had 82% When I put it on charge then after taking out the battery and rebooting it was 74%.
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Try charging it via a USB port on a computer and see it it happens again..
If not...its an issue some of these have where the phone over heats. One solution may be to disable wifi and gps while charging from a wall charger, but even then it can still run hot.

Thanks for the idea, I will try it. Also, idk bout overheating but my battery smells like crap?!!??!
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[Q] my non-modded sensation died??

I haven't done anything to the sensation like I have to my other phones. I have had a couple HD2's and did everything I could to those with very minimal problems, and now my Sensation that I have had for about 6 months decided to just die. I never S-off'd it even though I thought about it a lot, and I never tried to put a new ROM on it. I can't get it to turn on and I don't see a reset pinhole button under the battery cover. I wish I had let go of the stock ROM now. Is there a way I can reverse this?
problem solved..lol..the USB cable that I always charged it with apparently doesn't work anymore. I swapped cables and it works fine. Glad it was simple!

Faulty battery?
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hmm..update..
I took the battery cover off and cleaned the little connections (not sure if that even did anything). After this I plugged it into the wall and after about 30 seconds the orange charge light started blinking slowly. I just woke up about 2 hours ago and the phone was plugged in all night I believe, unless somehow the usb charger cable wasn't plugged in all the way and it died overnight (battery was low last night)

Must be something wrong with your battery
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so now instead of charging it just blinks orange sometimes and I've had it plugged in for an hour. The battery has been fine until now if it is a faulty battery. It will last nearly all day and not even be down to half. I don't leave the data wifi and GPS on, I only turn them on when I need them, so the battery lasts a long time. Basically why I said this is I easy on the battery, and I don't overload it and pull too much from it.

i dont believe ur battery is faulty....its ur charger.
For battery to run(to be charged)it needs 3.3 to 3.6 volts to even start charging,ur battery is to low with volts and charger cant charge.
There are many solutions for this,some are good and some are crazy but both will do the trick.
1.find another battery to turn ur device,tick in settings fast boot,put ur battery in and connect to charger,wait a little bit and it will charge.
2.This one is crazy....find a charger for a car battery,put in on 6 volts,the red one is + and the blue or black is -,look on the battery of ur device where is + and -,connect it shortly,about 5 sec,put the battery back in ur device and it will charge.
3.Buy another charger that has 550 to 700 mah,it will charge.
4.Sorry for my bad english

thanks for the reply, but I have already explored the faulty charger possibility. I've tried using the computer usb port to charge it too to no avail. It blinks the same way whether I'm charging it via computer usb or wall usb charger. Thanks for offering the help though!

wicked.igor said:
i dont believe ur battery is faulty....its ur charger.
For battery to run(to be charged)it needs 3.3 to 3.6 volts to even start charging,ur battery is to low with volts and charger cant charge.
There are many solutions for this,some are good and some are crazy but both will do the trick.
1.find another battery to turn ur device,tick in settings fast boot,put ur battery in and connect to charger,wait a little bit and it will charge.
2.This one is crazy....find a charger for a car battery,put in on 6 volts,the red one is + and the blue or black is -,look on the battery of ur device where is + and -,connect it shortly,about 5 sec,put the battery back in ur device and it will charge.
3.Buy another charger that has 550 to 700 mah,it will charge.
4.Sorry for my bad english
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I must commend you sir for making me think it was a charging problem again so I would look back into it. I swapped out the usb cable that I was using and it started charging. When I had originally checked to see if it would charge on the computer instead of the charger I used the same USB cable to charge it..I just plugged it in with a different cable and it works fine now! so thanks bro! It seems 90% of the time it's something simple.

Glad it works.
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Now that it works join the community and get a custom rom on your phone?
Swyped From My Sensation.

match417 said:
I must commend you sir for making me think it was a charging problem again so I would look back into it. I swapped out the usb cable that I was using and it started charging. When I had originally checked to see if it would charge on the computer instead of the charger I used the same USB cable to charge it..I just plugged it in with a different cable and it works fine now! so thanks bro! It seems 90% of the time it's something simple.
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Just so you know, charging via PC USB tends to be slowly due to a lower available current.

Now it's working you should root s off and enjoy the custom roms available here At xda. Do you know most.custom roms are MORE stable than stock? I found this out. When I was stock I would
Get many reboots ! Drove me crazy. On.custom roms I've NEVER got a reboot! They are smooth fast and really nice! In fact I'm running Android 4.0.3 and sense 4 now. Really great Rom! It truly frees you to be rooted. You.can truly make your device your own with new roms, kernels, radios, and of course MODS! It has opened a whole new world for me! You you want a truly customizable experience you Must root! I don't regret rooting for a second!! So many wonderful options thanks to the wonderful developers here! I highly recommend you giving it a try . You won't regret it for A second! You will love it! Best wishes! Just think about the possibility?
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HTC sensation

Hi I have an HTC sensation I thought the phone was good but now the phone says its charging but will actually decrease. I have it on a custom ROM and it just charges up to 70 percent or less when I look leave it on all night. Any help for this noob would really be appreciated.
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ruefrancis said:
Hi I have an HTC sensation I thought the phone was good but now the phone says its charging but will actually decrease. I have it on a custom ROM and it just charges up to 70 percent or less when I look leave it on all night. Any help for this noob would really be appreciated.
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i think u need to calibrat the battery. go on recovery wipe battery state, maybe this will delete the old wrong battery information for android.

ruefrancis said:
Hi I have an HTC sensation I thought the phone was good but now the phone says its charging but will actually decrease. I have it on a custom ROM and it just charges up to 70 percent or less when I look leave it on all night. Any help for this noob would really be appreciated.
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You need to calibrate the battery...
Follow this, charge the phone till u r sure its fully charged(not what the battery shows), reboot to recovery, wipe battery stats...
After the restart, keep the phone on charging for half an hour to 45 min.
Hopefully this should help unless the battery itself has gone faulty.
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'Calibrating the battery' is not actually a real thing.
It's a myth that has been thoroughly debunked. The battery stats only show what has used the battery, not how much of it should be left.
And nothing relating to battery stats would explain why the battery level is decreasing while it's plugged in. However 2 things will explain that.
1) You are using a charger that's less than 1 amp. The stock charger than came with the phone and most any other smartphone charger is a 1 Amp unit. If you are using a generic charger it might not have the power needed to charge the phone while you're using it. Same with charing via a USB connection on a computer. Or, you do have a stock 1 amp charger and it's just gone bad. Test this by trying another charger. However if the phone loses battery while plulgged in and not being used, then the charger probably isn't the problem.
2) Your battery is on it's last legs and needs to be replaced. They don't last forever. After a year, maybe two, they start to lose their ability to take and hold a charge. This is the more likely problem. The sollution is to just get a new battery. New stock batteries cost about $10 on Amazon. New Anker larger capacity battery will last longer and only cost about $18.

10-hour for full-charge

Hello, I purchased the device on ebay about a week ago, new from hong-kong (sensation xe) the device was s-off already, and i just made ​​it super CID and put the latest firmware 3.33 and then flashed cm10.1 at first, then MIUI, and finaly viper rom 4.0.4
They all had the same problem, the battery is charging really really slow! At least 10 hours to reach 100%.
I tried to delete battery stats, when the battery is at 100.
Problem persists with the original battery and with my anker, the problem is not the battery.
Is there a way to fix it? Perhaps if i'll flash original RUU maybe?
Or is it definitely hardware problem?
I'd be happy to advice friends.

Hi
The most probable reason for slow charging is the charger. Are you using the original one?

alainr said:
Hi
The most probable reason for slow charging is the charger. Are you using the original one?
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I tried with HTC original chargerer from box,
tried original charger from my old sensation.
I tried with motorola's original charger,
I tried with samsung original charger,
tried with my new lg nexus4 charger.
And I tried from my computer.
Same result

havlaz said:
I tried with HTC original chargerer from box,
tried original charger from my old sensation.
I tried with motorola's original charger,
I tried with samsung original charger,
tried with my new lg nexus4 charger.
And I tried from my computer.
Same result
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R u sure problem is not in battery???
Coz I have same problem with my 1 year old stock battery , and problem solved when I bought new battery
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Itsakash said:
R u sure problem is not in battery???
Coz I have same problem with my 1 year old stock battery , and problem solved when I bought new battery
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Sure.. I have a new anker and it workd fine on my old sensation.

havlaz said:
Hello, I purchased the device on ebay about a week ago, new from hong-kong (sensation xe) the device was s-off already, and i just made ​​it super CID and put the latest firmware 3.33 and then flashed cm10.1 at first, then MIUI, and finaly viper rom 4.0.4
They all had the same problem, the battery is charging really really slow! At least 10 hours to reach 100%.
I tried to delete battery stats, when the battery is at 100.
Problem persists with the original battery and with my anker, the problem is not the battery.
Is there a way to fix it? Perhaps if i'll flash original RUU maybe?
Or is it definitely hardware problem?
I'd be happy to advice friends.
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¿Is your phone turned-on when you charge the battery?
¿Are you use the phone when you charge the battery?
In my case when the phone is turned-OFF the battery reaches 100% in approx 3 hours.
¿Did you charge the phone when is OFF?

padre629 said:
¿Is your phone turned-on when you charge the battery?
¿Are you use the phone when you charge the battery?
In my case when the phone is turned-OFF the battery reaches 100% in approx 3 hours.
¿Did you charge the phone when is OFF?
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Yep did that as well
After 3 hours only adds 10%
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havlaz said:
Yep did that as well
After 3 hours only adds 10%
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Ummmmmm...... Maybe try with another battery (neither your stock battery nor your anker battery), maybe with a friend's battery.
Or try to clean the battery contacts with an eraser (finely please), battery-side contacts and phone-side contacts.
Or the problem is software related (I don't believe because you'd flashed several roms).....
Or the problem is hardware related (some components in the board maybe damaged)

I would suggest checking battery contacts and then trying the other battery.
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When I bought my phone it had the same problem. The problem was the usb cable that attaches to the ac charger. I had a blackberry usb cable tried it and it solved the problem. Got another cable from HTC and it has the same problem. So I just use blackberry usb cable with the HTC wall charger.
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Maybe its the charger issue. Try enabling Fastcharge?

KiD3991 said:
Maybe its the charger issue. Try enabling Fastcharge?
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I tried various of chargers, and not only the ones that the usb cable attached. Olso i tried samsung built in charger.
How can enable fastcharge?
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I forgot this!
Also you can try to clean the usb-connector port.... Likely with a clean brush and isopropyl alcohol (only if you have)

padre629 said:
I forgot this!
Also you can try to clean the usb-connector port.... Likely with a clean brush and isopropyl alcohol (only if you have)
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But its new phone... Unlikely that this is the problam

havlaz said:
But its new phone... Unlikely that this is the problam
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Ok, I know.
I don't believe that 'dirty' pins of the usb connector can make the difference.
But you can try it! Why not?
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havlaz said:
I tried various of chargers, and not only the ones that the usb cable attached. Olso i tried samsung built in charger.
How can enable fastcharge?
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Here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27249925) explains that the charging can takes 44 mins in Fastboot mode .
and...
Here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22829766) the OP explains a mod/trick but sincerely that seems to be VERY risky.
In my (short) knowledge I didn't heard about "Fast Charge"

There are kernels that have fast charge options..
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