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Power Mat?

hey guys does anybody know if there is something similiar or the same as the mpower mat for the epic ??

Doesn't the power mat have multiple adaptors for smartphones?
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xddcrazy said:
Doesn't the power mat have multiple adaptors for smartphones?
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Yeah, but they charge through the micro usb port instead of inductive charging through the battery like a touchstone.
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No Powermat for us, and I doubt there ever will be. The Epic isn't popular enough.

Wow, not popular enough.. That sucks

But I feel like galaxy s as a name does have the popularity.. they could do something.. I mean honestly the nexus s is like our twin and it is nexus line....
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There have been tons of phones modded to accept the inductive charge.
Most of the mods include buying a palm pre charging stone and battery cover and removing the inductive circuit from the battery cover and putting it on the receiving phone and making the right connection.
It was actually an extremely simple mod if you know anything about electronics.

dam that sucks cause if your really think about it the evo has the same backing as the epic so it wouldnt be that hard!!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Samsung-Epic-4g-Inductive-Charger/

Kitteh298 said:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Samsung-Epic-4g-Inductive-Charger/
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looks nice, sadly i would never trust myself enough to do this lol

Great guide but there is no way I could do this.

I did that with an EVO. The Epic looks a little harder because of where the solder points are at. I wonder if could be another spot to hook up the + to.

Magic Oreo said:
looks nice, sadly i would never trust myself enough to do this lol
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I trust myself to do it, but not enough to do it without ####ing something up. lol

When I was at CES this year, the Powermat rep gave me a kit and told me that there would be a back for my Epic this year. Pow!! We'll see.

bigray327 said:
No Powermat for us, and I doubt there ever will be. The Epic isn't popular enough.
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what?? they told me the epic is one of the best selling phones?!

Nabisco_12 said:
what?? they told me the epic is one of the best selling phones?!
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If you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you.

well how strong is the usb charger port on the epic i know on the BB it sucked and i had to get the phone replaced a few times a power mat would fix this if it is crappy on the epic or is it built for the abuse and the amout of times u need to charge it

Only can charge to 94%

Hey guys, just picked up a nexus the other day and noticed that no matter what I can only get it to charge to 94%. Any tips or ideas?
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Use the search function on xda or google. That's my recommendation.
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xsteven77x said:
Use the search function on xda or google. That's my recommendation.
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Yea i'm at work so that's not going to happen but thanks for nothing
kid
Ooh btw since you're using the app too, tell me how a search goes and you'll see why I posted this topic.
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.OmEgA said:
Yea i'm at work so that's not going to happen but thanks for nothing
kid
Ooh btw since you're using the app too, tell me how a search goes and you'll see why I posted this topic.
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You're asking people a question with that tone? Good luck finding the answer alone...
BTW for the other interested and more polite members of these forums here's my answer - that's a common "issue" with the Nexus S and I found this without even searching for it... This "issue" or also called a feature is here to prolong the battery's life, to reduce rapid degradation (because they don't "like" to be charged to the maximum nor staying in the empty state).
If you don't like this "feature" try bump-charging the battery or "hack" the charging process.
Want to know how? Google it

atirage said:
You're asking people a question with that tone? Good luck finding the answer alone...
BTW for the other interested and more polite members of these forums here's my answer - that's a common "issue" with the Nexus S and I found this without even searching for it... This "issue" or also called a feature is here to prolong the battery's life, to reduce rapid degradation (because they don't "like" to be charged to the maximum nor staying in the empty state).
If you don't like this "feature" try bump-charging the battery or "hack" the charging process.
Want to know how? Google it
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Lol thanks. I asked in a nice tone in my op if you're referring to my reply to the second post, then yea, that tone its well deserved. I did ask nicely.
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The Nexus S does this on purpose,
to give you the technical reason why, I can't answer that. Should be something about overall battery life.
Heeter

This is by design.
Samsung and Google are watching your wallet by trying to prolong your phone battery's physical life.

Gelladuga69 said:
This is by design.
Samsung and Google are watching your wallet by trying to prolong your phone battery's physical life.
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Cool, makes sense now. thanks everyone.
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Heeter said:
The Nexus S does this on purpose,
to give you the technical reason why, I can't answer that. Should be something about overall battery life.
Heeter
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But i can charge the battery to 100% in a block charger, and it keep well when i use it.

lshking said:
But i can charge the battery to 100% in a block charger, and it keep well when i use it.
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The feature is built into the phone, not the battery.
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Gelladuga69 said:
The feature is built into the phone, not the battery.
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So, why not just let our battery full and make it works more.
I really don't know yet.
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Or maybe it is just a imperfection, not a feature.

If your rooted go into recovery and wipe battery stats to recalibrate may be off a bit
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lshking said:
So, why not just let our battery full and make it works more.
I really don't know yet.
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Or maybe it is just a imperfection, not a feature.
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Because charging to 100% isn't needed and hurts the physical life of the battery.
The battery only stays at 100% for a couple seconds off the charger.
97% is close enough, those 3% wont help you.
its definitely not an "imperfection" though. Seeing as, crespo and crespo 4g users all have this.
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if you use matr1x kernel v9.0 .. it takes this feature off. the battery charges all the way to 100%

surveysays said:
if you use matr1x kernel v9.0 .. it takes this feature off. the battery charges all the way to 100%
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Our at least reports that it does.
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No really it does xD
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Gelladuga69 said:
Because charging to 100% isn't needed and hurts the physical life of the battery.
The battery only stays at 100% for a couple seconds off the charger.
97% is close enough, those 3% wont help you.
its definitely not an "imperfection" though. Seeing as, crespo and crespo 4g users all have this.
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well it could be implemented so that 100% is the new 95%.
after all it's an arbitrary number (more or less)

Oh, for the love of... NO-ONE READ MY REPLY??
Here, get on reading and getting some knowledge...
And if you must charge to 100%, maybe try this.

Simply let the phone not go to sleep when charging (stay awake) and it will charge to 100%. Easy. Done.
Dunno why people couldnt just simply reply with this.

matr1x 9.0 can truly charge to 100 or it's only digits ?

Anker Batteries + Battery Wall Charger for Skyrocket

Does anybody know or have even used Anker batteries and can give some feedback on them?
Also wondering if the wall charger can charge the OEM Samsung battery that came with my phone.
Thinking about ordering this for my Skyrocket:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0078WR4KW/ref=cm_sw_r_an_am_ap_am_us?ie=UTF8
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I bought an Anker for my Captivate, it was probably the best investment I made for that phone.

I use that exact set. The batteries are wonderful, but the charger itself is a little poorly made/easy to break
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I have the exact set also, and yes you can use it to charge the OEM batteries. Have done it numerous times. I've had great success with Anker products. I've purchased so many of their products they send me free items.
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burgeswe said:
I use that exact set. The batteries are wonderful, but the charger itself is a little poorly made/easy to break
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About the charger, did yours break and if so, did you buy a new one afterwards?
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Actually, when I bought the batteries, I got 2 chargers. The one that a rarely touch at work is still working like a champ, but the one I was using at home broke at the plug.
They're both kind of flimsy, but I probably just got one bad one. Still a great deal

burgeswe said:
Actually, when I bought the batteries, I got 2 chargers. The one that a rarely touch at work is still working like a champ, but the one I was using at home broke at the plug.
They're both kind of flimsy, but I probably just got one bad one. Still a great deal
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You got two? Was that on purpose or was it by accident?
In any case, I'm not sure what to do if I only receive one that will be flimsy and break.
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I bought 2 on purpose to have one at home and one at work. The chargers themselves are flimsy, but I have two small boys in the house, which makes most tech scream in terror anyway
I'd say that if you get one and it breaks, $10 for a new charger isn't much risk
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burgeswe said:
I bought 2 on purpose to have one at home and one at work. The chargers themselves are flimsy, but I have two small boys in the house, which makes most tech scream in terror anyway
I'd say that if you get one and it breaks, $10 for a new charger isn't much risk
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Does the Anker charger work with the original skyrocket battery as well?
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Yea, it does
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I didnt have great success with that battery. It was fine - roughly the same as the stock, but not better. Maybe less.
The Nexus Extended Battery worked much better for me.

lirong said:
I didnt have great success with that battery. It was fine - roughly the same as the stock, but not better. Maybe less.
The Nexus Extended Battery worked much better for me.
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Really? That nexus battery was able to fit in the skyrocket?
I wasn't concerned about getting better battery life than the stock just cause they're 2200mah but more concerned about the quality of the batteries and the wall charger.
Thanks for your input though!
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LG WCP-700 wireless charger works perfectly

For people looking for a wireless charger pick this up. Works 100% perfectly with Nexus 4, been using it for a week without a problem at all. I just ordered another one for home as I was using first one in office.
Sold on Amazon and in Verizon stores. Absolutely loving wireless charging. Any questions let me know.
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mobilehavoc said:
For people looking for a wireless charger pick this up. Works 100% perfectly with Nexus 4, been using it for a week without a problem at all. I just ordered another one for home as I was using first one in office.
Sold on Amazon and in Verizon stores. Absolutely loving wireless charging. Any questions let me know.
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Does it work with a TPU case on the back?
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
Does it work with a TPU case on the back?
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Couldn't tell you sorry don't have a case. They usually have them on display at Verizon stores so try it out yourself!
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
Does it work with a TPU case on the back?
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I'm almost positive that it will. Me and a friend were testing the distance of charging and it is quite a big margin.
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Link?

Heres a Link
http://shop.htcpedia.com/lg-wcp-700-wireless-charging-pad.html

prasadudwadia said:
Heres a Link
http://shop.htcpedia.com/lg-wcp-700-wireless-charging-pad.html
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Amazon has it for $45-50 shipped and Verizon sells it for $50.
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Excellent charger
I can confirm that it does indeed work with a tpu case. And it works great. Some of the comments on amazon complaining about all the beeping is really crazy as it only does it when you first place it down. Otherwise it is quiet. I have two, one for myself and the other for my wife and they both work the same way regarding the beeping.
Again highly recommend this charger and about where you place the phone to charge it is very good as you do not have to place it exactly in the same position.

I just got the charger today, it charges really fast but the phone also becomes hot really quickly too. Is this normal?

Anya.Fennec said:
I just got the charger today, it charges really fast but the phone also becomes hot really quickly too. Is this normal?
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Mine gets a bit warm while charging with the WCP-700, so I believe it is normal.

Anya.Fennec said:
I just got the charger today, it charges really fast but the phone also becomes hot really quickly too. Is this normal?
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I'd say so, I do notice mine getting pretty warm on there
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So I decided that I want to get one today, since it's probably going to be a while before the charging orb is out, but I can't find it in stock at a reasonable price anywhere! There aren't any in stock on Amazon or Newegg, and they don't seem to exist on Verizon Wireless's web store.
Anyone know where I can find one for around $50.00?

x3haloed said:
So I decided that I want to get one today, since it's probably going to be a while before the charging orb is out, but I can't find it in stock at a reasonable price anywhere! There aren't any in stock on Amazon or Newegg, and they don't seem to exist on Verizon Wireless's web store.
Anyone know where I can find one for around $50.00?
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I got mine at a VZW store today for $40.12! (25% discount from a friends account!)

Nice! I guess I'll have to try my local VZW stores then. Crazy how quickly they all sold out. Even the Energizer single position charger is sold out on Amazon!

Does your WCP-700 charge your phone to 100%? Mine only charges to 97%
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Broke down and bought one from Verizon today. Works awesome.
And mine seems to be stuck at 97% right now.

CobieS said:
Broke down and bought one from Verizon today. Works awesome.
And he's mine seems to be stuck at 97% right now.
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That may be normal behavior. I'm just trying to get a sense for what other people are experiencing.

Dr Zoidberg said:
Does your WCP-700 charge your phone to 100%? Mine only charges to 97%
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This is expected behavior. It charges to 100% BUT if you remove it and put it back on when the phone has over 95% charge it will not charge until it drops below 95%. So if you let it charge it will go all the way up to 100% but if you then remove it and put it back it will not beep and the battery indicator will turn green until the battery drops below 95%.

This site appears to be selling them cheaper than the guys on Amazon for now:
http://gamestoysonline.com/product/...e-Power-Mat-Home-and-Office-Charging-Pad.html

rosemachinegun said:
This site appears to be selling them cheaper than the guys on Amazon for now:
http://gamestoysonline.com/product/...e-Power-Mat-Home-and-Office-Charging-Pad.html
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how reliable is this site, never heard of them

LG / Nexus 4 OEM car dock?

Check out the video below, specifically at 0:35. Anyone think thats a wireless charging dock for the nexus 4?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZGDcthVyD0

sure looks like it

I don't know, but it is great ad. Best I have seen for an android phone!

It looked like a universal dock the first time I saw it. Nice avatar by the way. Can't wait for the second half of the season.
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No way. There's no cable going to it.

It would probably never be released like every other accessory Google has planned.

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tysj said:
It would probably never be released like every other accessory Google has planned.
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Yes but this is an LG commercial suggesting its an LG accessory.
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Sorry if its a repost
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The battery in the status bar, though, doesn't have the electricity bolt icon that you see when it charges. So I'd assume it's just a regular stand. Not wise when using GPS constantly

Ivan Fuentes Hagar said:
The battery in the status bar, though, doesn't have the electricity bolt icon that you see when it charges. So I'd assume it's just a regular stand. Not wise when using GPS constantly
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Eh, commercial is a commercial. Could go either way IMHO.
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robstunner said:
Eh, commercial is a commercial. Could go either way IMHO.
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I'd say PRECISELY because it's a commercial, they would want to make the charging part really clear. At least from the years I worked in publicity video production, the director and representatives from the ad agency and brand itself were always paying huge attention to details like those.

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No way. There's no cable going to it.
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Probably because it's a commercial and they didn't want to show any clutter. I'm going to go ahead and think it's an inductive charger car dock that somehow magically also does audio.

wynand32 said:
Probably because it's a commercial and they didn't want to show any clutter. I'm going to go ahead and think it's an inductive charger car dock that somehow magically also does audio.
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I have to assume if it was a legitimate accessory for the Nexus it would not have a universal cradle as shown.

robstunner said:
Check out the video below, specifically at 0:35. Anyone think thats a wireless charging dock for the nexus 4?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZGDcthVyD0
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Looks like a style matched screen holder with magnet to me. Hope it does have a charging capacity.
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It looks like the official charging orb with holders on it! I hope so bad this comes out!

I don't see how this could be a charger its not connected to a power source so i can't see how it would charge your phone through just the windshield would be nice though but highly doubtful
this is the closest i found to a charger/dock for it which would be nice but i don't use my gps enough for this
ebay.com/itm/Bracketron-USB-Power-Dock-Pro-Flex-Car-or-Truck-Mount-for-T-Mobile-LG-Nexus-4-/350649696461?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item51a459c0cd

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I don't see how this could be a charger its not connected to a power source so i can't see how it would charge your phone through just the windshield would be nice though but highly doubtful
this is the closest i found to a charger/dock for it which would be nice but i don't use my gps enough for this
ebay.com/itm/Bracketron-USB-Power-Dock-Pro-Flex-Car-or-Truck-Mount-for-T-Mobile-LG-Nexus-4-/350649696461?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item51a459c0cd
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Its a commercial. They never show cables in commercials.
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true that would be awesome accessory to have and have the charging orb at home. This phone would be to wireless lmfao if that's possible granted there are workarounds like charging mats just be nice to have official stuff