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my TP won't charge?

Hey my TP won't charge anymore...
I tried alot of things but nothing worked:
I tried another ROM,
i tried another battery, another charger
The guys @ the shop did'nt know what todo either?
ANd i wont send my tp to htc because the last time it came with alot of scrathes back so.....
I'm kinda desperate here...

Have you tried a hard-reset (not the same as installing a different ROM!)?

yep didnt work either...

Do you still have warranty? I would go for a replacement, because it certainly isn't a software issue.

if you don't want to send it back, another way is to get a cradle that charges just the battery
of course, this wouldn't fix your problem, but it's something you could do

Mr_stickz said:
Hey my TP won't charge anymore...
I tried alot of things but nothing worked:
I tried another ROM,
i tried another battery, another charger
The guys @ the shop did'nt know what todo either?
ANd i wont send my tp to htc because the last time it came with alot of scrathes back so.....
I'm kinda desperate here...
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Well is sounds to me like you have got to make a choice, A Working Phone or a Pretty Phone.
At this point its going to need to be replaced, and if you don't want to pay to get it replaced you'll have to get a warranty replacement. In a warranty replacement they will sent you a Refurbished Phone, and It will have scratches, but it will Charge.

[Q] LG E900 Won't Turn On

Good morning XDA,
Was hoping to get a hand with this issue before I throw my phone against the wall and cry!
My issue started Saturday evening. My phone was low battery, died normally. I went to charge it, screen responded like normal so I walked away.
Returned shortly after and I noticed the screen was still black. Not faulty charging black, just OFF black.
I had an issue before with boot looping, but that was fixed by a simple charger replacement. But now, I can't even get a response!!!
I'm thinking the only option is a new battery (Which I'm really hoping not to deal with as I can't really order one right now, and it's also hard to find the battery in my city.)
Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thank you so very much,
Filiab

I wonder if one could get the Internet sharing update by doing what you did. Hmm... I'm curious are the HTC apps better than the LG apps? Also, can you try renaming your phone to Nokia Lumia or something? Maybe you could download their gps app lol. That would be kind of cool.

Lpedraja2002 said:
I wonder if one could get the Internet sharing update by doing what you did. Hmm... I'm curious are the HTC apps better than the LG apps? Also, can you try renaming your phone to Nokia Lumia or something? Maybe you could download their gps app lol. That would be kind of cool.
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I think you may have posted in the wrong thread.

Are you charging your phone from your computer? If so, charge it from the wall.

Wireless charging stopped working

After almost a year of flawless operation, the wireless charging on my Nexus 5 stopped working. Over a period of 4 days or so, it became intermittent and then stopped working completely. I have multiple wireless chargers and it fails to charge on all of them. Similarly, my N7 charges fine on all chargers, so I concluded my phone was bad.
After doing a TWRP backup, I did a warranty exchange with Google. Wireless charging initially worked fine on the replacement phone and I restored my TWRP backup. Again, over a few days, wireless charging became intermittent and then stopped completely. Again, my N5 fails on all of my chargers while my N7 works on all my chargers.
What could cause this? Could a rouge app be doing this? I'm planning to install a factory image to see if it charges then, but I haven't had time to do so yet.
Any thoughts? Thanks.

FletchF said:
After almost a year of flawless operation, the wireless charging on my Nexus 5 stopped working. Over a period of 4 days or so, it became intermittent and then stopped working completely. I have multiple wireless chargers and it fails to charge on all of them. Similarly, my N7 charges fine on all chargers, so I concluded my phone was bad.
After doing a TWRP backup, I did a warranty exchange with Google. Wireless charging initially worked fine on the replacement phone and I restored my TWRP backup. Again, over a few days, wireless charging became intermittent and then stopped completely. Again, my N5 fails on all of my chargers while my N7 works on all my chargers.
What could cause this? Could a rouge app be doing this? I'm planning to install a factory image to see if it charges then, but I haven't had time to do so yet.
Any thoughts? Thanks.
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Have you tried pressing down on the back of the phone in case some contacts are loose?

Lethargy said:
Have you tried pressing down on the back of the phone in case some contacts are loose?
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Yeah worth doing this if it's been dropped or compressed in any way. There are various contact clips that need to be in place around the back. I had an issue when I removed my back. I had to push it down firmly around the edges and centre to get it working again. Although if it stopped again after a restore, it could well be software and a reset will determine that

Thanks guys. Yes, I have tried squeezing the back with no success. I am aware that there is an additional clip near the upper middle of the phone. It appears to be properly clipped in place. I should add that since this is a new (refurbished) phone, I have never removed the back or dropped the phone, so I haven't done anything that would loosen any of the contacts on the back cover.

Does it work when the phone is switched off? That should eliminate any software issues.

krs360 said:
Does it work when the phone is switched off? That should eliminate any software issues.
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Ah, of course!
I just tested both while off and while booted into recovery and it does not charge. So, the question is, am I really unlucky enough to get a phone with a bad charging mechanism after just returning a phone with the same fault? Or am I doing something to damage the phone? Is it possible that one of my wireless chargers is defective in a way that damages the phones charging circuit?

FletchF said:
Ah, of course!
I just tested both while off and while booted into recovery and it does not charge. So, the question is, am I really unlucky enough to get a phone with a bad charging mechanism after just returning a phone with the same fault? Or am I doing something to damage the phone? Is it possible that one of my wireless chargers is defective in a way that damages the phones charging circuit?
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That does sound pretty unlucky!
What current does each of your wireless chargers use? Mine is 1.2A, never tried a stronger charger. Not sure if a stronger current could damage it though.
Have you had a read of this thread? There's some pretty detailed testing done there.
Maybe @Datsun.510 might know?

krs360 said:
What current does each of your wireless chargers use? Mine is 1.2A, never tried a stronger charger. Not sure if a stronger current could damage it though.
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I don't know. My primary chargers are a Nokia DT-900 and DT-910. I think there are many people using those with the Nexus 5.

I finally called Google and they think I just got a bad replacement unit. I'm skeptical, but they're sending me another one, so we'll see.

FletchF said:
I finally called Google and they think I just got a bad replacement unit. I'm skeptical, but they're sending me another one, so we'll see.
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For the benefit of anyone with the same problem who reads this:
I've been using the 2nd replacement unit for almost 2 weeks now, and wireless charging still works fine. I still find it unlikely that I just happened to get a replacement with bad Qi charging, but I'm glad I requested another replacement. As expected, Google offered to replace it with no questions asked. Great customer service. (I thought I read somewhere that each purchase is only eligible for one warranty exchange. I suppose in my case, if they really sent me a bad one, I'd be upset if they refused.)

FletchF said:
Great customer service. (I thought I read somewhere that each purchase is only eligible for one warranty exchange. I suppose in my case, if they really sent me a bad one, I'd be upset if they refused.)
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Google is much better than any other company when it comes to these things

[Q] LG G2 will not power on, seemingly no reason

Here is what happened exactly:
So the phone is sitting on my windowsill so i can get service and receive texts messages. i get a text so i walk over, pick up my phone, unlock it, and i pressed on the textbox to start typing my reply message. as soon as i press the text box my phone freezes, and thinking its no big deal i hold down the power button to turn off my phone (took about 10 seconds to power off). Now my G2 will not do anything at all, wont power on, wont charge, the red light doesn't even come on with the charger plugged in.
Things I've tried:
holding power/power+down/power+up for 2 minutes+
disconnecting the battery for 5 minutes and trying ^ again
disconnecting every component and reconnecting then trying ^^ again.
disconnecting battery, plugging in charger
disconnecting battery, plugging in charger, then reconnecting battery with charger still attached
charging with lg charger for 12 hours
additional details that may be useful:
at&t D800
rooted
cwm recovery
optimus g3 custom ROM
literally never have had an issue with this phone before
a new battery is on its way in case that is the issue

blacklight215 said:
additional details that may be useful:
a new battery is on its way in case that is the issue
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Scratch that, i actually canceled the purchase of the new battery because i think i may need a new mobo instead. I'm not gonna buy anything until i get a second opinion at least.

sorry about the 3rd post in a row
I've ordered a new motherboard that has arrived today in the mail. after i get that in my old phone ill update the thread again.
I have to say though, i am extremely surprised and irritated by the absolute lack of support I've received from this site. i would always come here to find answers in other threads and the community seemed pretty awesome, so its pretty unfortunate that i haven't gotten even a single reply. i guess people only want to help others when they already no the answer...

blacklight215 said:
I've ordered a new motherboard that has arrived today in the mail. after i get that in my old phone ill update the thread again.
I have to say though, i am extremely surprised and irritated by the absolute lack of support I've received from this site. i would always come here to find answers in other threads and the community seemed pretty awesome, so its pretty unfortunate that i haven't gotten even a single reply. i guess people only want to help others when they already no the answer...
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Have you found a solution to this? My phone did the exact same thing yours did last Friday. I tried several button combos and the only thing that gave me some hope was resetting (power + vol. down). I was able to get the LG splash, then the ATT splash and jingle with the LED lights changing colors, but that was it, went back to dead. I'm debating ordering a battery and some tools to try and get this working again.

thestrangebrew said:
Have you found a solution to this? My phone did the exact same thing yours did last Friday. I tried several button combos and the only thing that gave me some hope was resetting (power + vol. down). I was able to get the LG splash, then the ATT splash and jingle with the LED lights changing colors, but that was it, went back to dead. I'm debating ordering a battery and some tools to try and get this working again.
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Yeah, so i got the mobo in my phone and it turned on and everything was working again! however the mobo i bought had a broken battery connection so i could only use it if it was on the charger so i had to send it back. but replacing my motherboard will fix my issue.
as for yours i have no idea, if it wont turn on even with the charger plugged in then replacing your mobo may be a solution.
i still think its pathetic that no one with real experience has replied to this thread, i guess you cant believe what your told about this place unless your question is easy to answer.

blacklight215 said:
Yeah, so i got the mobo in my phone and it turned on and everything was working again! however the mobo i bought had a broken battery connection so i could only use it if it was on the charger so i had to send it back. but replacing my motherboard will fix my issue.
as for yours i have no idea, if it wont turn on even with the charger plugged in then replacing your mobo may be a solution.
i still think its pathetic that no one with real experience has replied to this thread, i guess you cant believe what your told about this place unless your question is easy to answer.
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Where and how much was your mobo? Did you have to solder anything?

thestrangebrew said:
Where and how much was your mobo? Did you have to solder anything?
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i got it on eBay, the original price was like $120 but i put in an offer of $75 and they took it. when you buy it make sure you compare the pictures on the posting to your actual Mobo.
All that you will need for the switch is a credit card, a knife, an extremely tiny screw driver, and some double sided tape(the tape is optional).
as you can see in my picture, the board i bought is on the right and the old one is on the left. you have to watch for stuff like that when buying a part like this.
i think I'm about to buy a D800 G2 with a busted screen for $40 in the next hour, if i get it ill let you know how it goes.

Success!!!
Alright so yesterday i did buy that busted G2 and when i met up with the kid i made sure everything worked before i bought it. i got back to work and made the switch(i was going slow and i was debating on swapping the charging component, took about 35 minutes).
I did not wanna put my Sim in the phone until after i had downloaded all my apps and configured all of my settings the way i like them, so about 6 hours later i get a chance to make the final switch over. when i did put in my SIM everything APPEARED to work fine, but when i left my home i realized that my data was not sending or receiving anything at all? i went to the grocery store and bought a glasses repair kit for the screwdriver inside and opened the phone back up, everything appeared to be connected properly.
I left and called AT&T customer support and this guy helped me fix the issue, apparently their system though i was still using the temp iPhone 4 i had. after he switched the old IMEI number to my new Mobo's IMEI, i restarted my phone and it worked perfectly! i highly recommend taking this route if you can get a new board for less than a new G2 costs.
The Mobo i got off the kid is legit too, i guess he bought it only a month or two ago because it has some features i did not have like the knock code. i also got it rooted and flashed TWRP, not sure if ill flash a G3 ROM or leave it like it is.

Anyone had issues with the phone charger?

Anyone had issues with the phone charger?
My girlfriend is using an S7 and she has a lot of problems with the charger. Phone is not rooted or any custom ROM. Just stock. I replaced the chargers twice until now. The first one took almost a year to break. This one took like 6 months or so.. Has anyone encountered this type of issue before? All the chargers are taken directly from Samsung.
Charger starts to show signs of malfunction when it's missing the fast charge option or not charging at all. Then it returns to normal. Then in a matter of days the charger is not working anymore.
Phone variant is G930F. I'll attach a screen of Ampere after the last "charging" with the broken charger. It took the print screen after a minute or so. It's hard to keep a girl away from her phone.
P.S. Charger is 100% broken as I'm not able to charge my phone with it, so I just want to know if this is a phone issue or a voltage issue.

Sounds more likely that the phone is damaging the chargers vs you constantly getting bad charger replacements
Had mine a year now with no signs of problems and fast charging still working fine

*Detection* said:
Sounds more likely that the phone is damaging the chargers vs you constantly getting bad charger replacements
Had mine a year now with no signs of problems and fast charging still working fine
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Yeah thought about the same thing. But I don't really understand how this is happening.

doriandiaconu said:
Yeah thought about the same thing. But I don't really understand how this is happening.
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Unless there's a problem with your mains power socket you use for charging mostly / house electrics?

*Detection* said:
Unless there's a problem with your mains power socket you use for charging mostly / house electrics?
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Yeah that is my first guess. I bought a new charger and I'll ask her to use another place to charge her phone.
Thanks for the help!

doriandiaconu said:
Yeah that is my first guess. I bought a new charger and I'll ask her to use another place to charge her phone.
Thanks for the help!
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Good luck, sounds an annoying problem!

doriandiaconu said:
Anyone had issues with the phone charger?
My girlfriend is using an S7 and she has a lot of problems with the charger. Phone is not rooted or any custom ROM. Just stock. I replaced the chargers twice until now. The first one took almost a year to break. This one took like 6 months or so.. Has anyone encountered this type of issue before? All the chargers are taken directly from Samsung.
Charger starts to show signs of malfunction when it's missing the fast charge option or not charging at all. Then it returns to normal. Then in a matter of days the charger is not working anymore.
Phone variant is G930F. I'll attach a screen of Ampere after the last "charging" with the broken charger. It took the print screen after a minute or so. It's hard to keep a girl away from her phone.
P.S. Charger is 100% broken as I'm not able to charge my phone with it, so I just want to know if this is a phone issue or a voltage issue.
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You should bring it to the service center, and they will check the port for you. Thing is, the port might be bad, and for this reason it kills all the chargers you buy as a replacement. A sign of this if the charger cable gets very hot on the end closer to the port. I mean the micro usb plug itself. But thats one thing, if it isn't happening, the port could still be broken. You should go see if the port is fine. If it is, then I suspect it as a voltage issue in the house, or something. So worth checking that too. Hope you still have a guarantee on the phone. Because then they supposed to fix it no cost. You sholud try if data transfer is working through cable. If not then it shows again, port issue. If you don't want to to use the phone connected to a PC, or otherwise an easy solution could be buying a wireless charger. So then you didn't fixed the port, but the phone will be charging. But first make sure it's not the houses voltage problem, or the wallplug, because if it is, then it can ruin your wireless charger too.
Thats all I can help. Hope it helps.
Regards, and Good Luck fixing it!

Tados99 said:
You should bring it to the service center, and they will check the port for you. Thing is, the port might be bad, and for this reason it kills all the chargers you buy as a replacement. A sign of this if the charger cable gets very hot on the end closer to the port. I mean the micro usb plug itself. But thats one thing, if it isn't happening, the port could still be broken. You should go see if the port is fine. If it is, then I suspect it as a voltage issue in the house, or something. So worth checking that too. Hope you still have a guarantee on the phone. Because then they supposed to fix it no cost. You sholud try if data transfer is working through cable. If not then it shows again, port issue. If you don't want to to use the phone connected to a PC, or otherwise an easy solution could be buying a wireless charger. So then you didn't fixed the port, but the phone will be charging. But first make sure it's not the houses voltage problem, or the wallplug, because if it is, then it can ruin your wireless charger too.
Thats all I can help. Hope it helps.
Regards, and Good Luck fixing it!
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Any idea on how can I discretely check the voltage? Me and her are not living together.

doriandiaconu said:
Any idea on how can I discretely check the voltage? Me and her are not living together.
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Well thats not an easy one. But I don't really think that's the issue here. If she isn't living in an old house, then there is very little chance of a problem with the curcits. You should ask her if she had any random power breaks or such things in her house. Or light bulbs going wrong too fast. But as I said, I don't think thats the problem. It will be the port, I just mentioned the voltage as a possibility, and the thing what you should keep in mind.
So I suggest Her buying a wireless charger, as her phone is an S7, she can do that. But if I were in her situation I would bring it for a check to Samsung, or wherever she bought the phone (ofcourse if she still has a guarantee as I mentioned earlier). To tell the truth, as I see the problem is with the port, and depending on what you said, I don't think a home solution or buying another charger would be enough in this case.
That's why I mentioned trying wireless charging, because thats not using the port. I hope she can get the problem fixed soon. Poor girl without a phone...

Tados99 said:
Well thats not an easy one. But I don't really think that's the issue here. If she isn't living in an old house, then there is very little chance of a problem with the curcits. You should ask her if she had any random power breaks or such things in her house. Or light bulbs going wrong too fast. But as I said, I don't think thats the problem. It will be the port, I just mentioned the voltage as a possibility, and the thing what you should keep in mind.
So I suggest Her buying a wireless charger, as her phone is an S7, she can do that. But if I were in her situation I would bring it for a check to Samsung, or wherever she bought the phone (ofcourse if she still has a guarantee as I mentioned earlier). To tell the truth, as I see the problem is with the port, and depending on what you said, I don't think a home solution or buying another charger would be enough in this case.
That's why I mentioned trying wireless charging, because thats not using the port. I hope she can get the problem fixed soon. Poor girl without a phone...
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Yeah, I would've sent it to warranty if she had any. She doesn't know much about phones so I feel responsible with this matter.
I think wireless charger is the best solution.

doriandiaconu said:
Yeah, I would've sent it to warranty if she had any. She doesn't know much about phones so I feel responsible with this matter.
I think wireless charger is the best solution.
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Yeah I think so too. And you know. There is the swag in that She can show to friends like: "Look my phone is charging without plugged in" or something like that.
Hope that really will help Make sure to send feedback if you fixed it somehow. I'm now planning to buy an S7, so I hope this is a one-of-a-kind problem.
Anyways Good luck really. If she buys a wireless charger make sure she is buying an original Samsung one, because that has fast charge included, and it will sure not ruin the phone.

I'm the one buying stuff here. Haha. Not interested in second hand/fake/refurbished phones.
She got the phone unsealed with "one hour use before" from a local "dealer". I don't approve this and I don't trust him. Apparently he's a good friend with some of her family's friends.
Still returning a phone after one hour of use is not something someone would do if it was working ok. He told me the other user loves Apple more.
Even though i think the other user didn't notice the voltage issue, as it took almost a year for me, until the first charger broke down.
But i prefer sealed products. Even though they don't have warranty as I flash a lot of stuff.
I'm also interested in buying an S7. I have been for the past year. But unfortunately I had to support my mom with some "donations". It's a damn good phone.
Will write here once I manage to get the Wireless Charger. Thank you for your help.

doriandiaconu said:
I'm the one buying stuff here. Haha. Not interested in second hand/fake/refurbished phones.
She got the phone unsealed with "one hour use before" from a local "dealer". I don't approve this and I don't trust him. Apparently he's a good friend with some of her family's friends.
Still returning a phone after one hour of use is not something someone would do if it was working ok. He told me the other user loves Apple more.
Even though i think the other user didn't notice the voltage issue, as it took almost a year for me, until the first charger broke down.
But i prefer sealed products. Even though they don't have warranty as I flash a lot of stuff.
I'm also interested in buying an S7. I have been for the past year. But unfortunately I had to support my mom with some "donations". It's a damn good phone.
Will write here once I manage to get the Wireless Charger. Thank you for your help.
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Okay so hi again! Just a quick update here. Maybe if someone reads later. So I was watching this video for fun:
There is a part of the video where he disconnects the battery. He clearly says that the micro-usb port and the wireless charging part is connected with a different cable. Thus the wireless charging still works, even if the port is broke.
I thought it was good to mention this, I was sure about this before, but here you can see clear confirmation on it. The part in question is somewhere in the middle of the video.
So if you manage to screw up your port, wireless charging will be still functional for sure!
Hope I could help!
Tados

Everything works fine with the wireless charger!
Thanks!

doriandiaconu said:
Everything works fine with the wireless charger!
Thanks!
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I'm glad it worked Happy I could help