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Non-Nexus 4 Charger Charging On/Off?

Hi All,
Is anyone having issues with their non-nexus 4 chargers charging on and off? When I plug my phone into my car usb charger (5V/1A), the charging icon flashes on and off; I didn't want to ruin the phone so I unplugged it. I googled it and saw this thead; someone mentioned that the N4 required a 2A charger so I wanted to see the experience here.
Link: http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/mobile/xQhUljmWY5E
The charger I'm using: http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Micro-Auto-Charger-5VOLT/dp/B002F0200Q

Stock charger is 1200 ma.
My HTC car charger gives 1000 ma and works fine for my nexus 4.
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I haven't had an issue with the charging going on and off, but I have been having an issue when I'm charging and using the phone with a non-LG charger. If I use the one that came with the phone, all is well... But if I use any other charger like my old one from HTC, the phone heats up real bad and I get horrible thermal throttling. I've tested it a few times, always doing the same thing (looking at XDA) and the LG charger is the only one that plays well with the phone while charging/using.
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I just checked with another USB wall charger that I had which puts out only 500mA; that one works fine... so I guess my car charger is broken.

I've been using the charger that came with my nexus one and had no problems. The last couple days I've been charging off my PC because apparently slow charging is better for the battery.

Nexus 5 draining in the car

I bought a dual usb car charger from eBay that is supposed to output 5v 2A on one socket and 5v 1a on the other, but while leaving it like that in my car it still drains the nexus 5. Tried to only have the nexus 5 connected to the 2A socket aswell but still discharges over time.
What can be the issue here?
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Probably either a bad USB cable(s) or chargers that are not putting out the amperage as advertised. There are a couple posts you can find in the accessories forum that show the effect of low vs high quality USB cables. Summary: there is a big difference.
I've personally been on the hunt for good cables and charges for a while and recently bought a car charger that charges while I listen to music and use Waze while driving. Very happy now, we'll I am, my wallet isn't.
Try current widget while hooked up to the charger. You can test how many amps you are drawing.
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It may be like the post above, drawing USB charge. I think I read somewhere there is a mod to enable fast charge.
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Tried some different cables in the truck now at lunch, the ones I used before got minus even while charging, these were cheap flat cables from China, tested with an Asus one i had laying around and that gave me ~700+ mah. So from -70mah to +700mah is quite the difference just by switching cables.
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[Q] Stock Nexus 5 Charger

Hey XDA'ers.
A quick history of my situation:
Last week my Nexus 5 32GB (3.5 months old) died during the night whilst it was on charge. Phone KIA. Google sent me a refurb Neus 5 32GB phone which I have been using for 3 days now.
The Nexus 5 which died was getting a nightly charge from an official iPad charger and my original Nexus 5 USB cable with a QI charging pad http://www.qi-wireless-charging.com..._Pad/Wireless-Charger-Transmitter-Pad-T5.html. I think the iPad charger is rated at 2.1A.
Now my new Nexus 5 is here I decided the iPad charger working the QI charging pad may be stressing the battery so I have now gone back to the official Nexus 5 charger and QI charging pad. For the last 3 nights my phone has gone on charge around 10:30pm with about 20% battery remaining - I wake up at 7:00am and my phone is roughly 65% full. This has happened 3 times in a row so far.
So...................is it a case of the QI charging pad I have is rubbish, or is the Nexus 5 charger not giving it enough juice??
I have no idea why I am thinking the higher iPad charger killed my last phone - is this at all possible through a QI charging pad?

chrisgtl said:
Hey XDA'ers.
A quick history of my situation:
Last week my Nexus 5 32GB (3.5 months old) died during the night whilst it was on charge. Phone KIA. Google sent me a refurb Neus 5 32GB phone which I have been using for 3 days now.
The Nexus 5 which died was getting a nightly charge from an official iPad charger and my original Nexus 5 USB cable with a QI charging pad http://www.qi-wireless-charging.com..._Pad/Wireless-Charger-Transmitter-Pad-T5.html. I think the iPad charger is rated at 2.1A.
Now my new Nexus 5 is here I decided the iPad charger working the QI charging pad may be stressing the battery so I have now gone back to the official Nexus 5 charger and QI charging pad. For the last 3 nights my phone has gone on charge around 10:30pm with about 20% battery remaining - I wake up at 7:00am and my phone is roughly 65% full. This has happened 3 times in a row so far.
So...................is it a case of the QI charging pad I have is rubbish, or is the Nexus 5 charger not giving it enough juice??
I have no idea why I am thinking the higher iPad charger killed my last phone - is this at all possible through a QI charging pad?
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I can't say for sure that it wont damage the battery but I have been using my iPad charger (yes it is 2.1A) for 11 months without any problems. I've even enabled usb fast charge for the last few months again without any problems.

Check to see the power requirements of the charging pad, it's possible the N5 power supply isn't powerful enough. I think most qi pads require a 2 amp power supply. Also, the iPad's power supply didn't kill your old N5. It's the phone that regulates the charging amperage, not the power supply. You could use a 10 amp power supply and it still wouldn't damage your phone. All that matters is that it's the correct voltage.

Cheers guys.

Anyone tried using their samsung 2.0 amp charger?

Plugged my phone into a 2.0 charger from either b my s4 mini or my n3 before going to bed, woke up and phone wasnt fully charged. Didn't think anything of it, just went on my way. Now my phone just died completely went to use that same charger and didn't charge.
Downloaded a galaxy battery current charging app and it shows negative amperage when plugged into 2a charger. Also with the screen off it only shows one green dot instead of the trail leading to the battery.

Sounds like your 2 amp cable was defective. I've plugged mine into a 2 amp and it just takes a lot longer to charge

I thought so too, so I used the brand new cable that came with the n5, same result.

If the other cable was defective it could of damaged your usb port possibly. I use a 2 amp in my car sometimes then my 5 amp at home no ill effects

I use my note 3 charger every night because ive always heard a slower charge is better for battery longevity. I have had absolutely no problems and wake up with a full charge after a average 5 hour sleep every morning. I only use my note 5 charger for quick fill ups during the day. Im guessing your wall wart is bad. Try the 2amp cable on the note 5 charger then U will know its not the cable
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Same, no problems with the 2 amp here.
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Huawei Fast Charger is slow as heck

I have imported my Huawei and I absolutely love the phone. Since it is an import it came with a UK Type fast charger. I simply used a wall adapter and powered it over the US current. Well, that fast charger isn't working what so ever - after 2 hours I only go to about 35 percent from 0. I have used my Note 7 charger to charge it, and there the charging times are much faster. Any ideas on what, if anything, I am doing wrong and maybe where I can buy a working Huawei charger. I can't return the charger since I bought the phone over Amazon and it strictly came with no warranty. It is not the end of the world if I can't use the included charger I just want to see how fast this phone truly charges.

Either this post is a joke or someone sold you a non supercharge Huawei charger. Also are you using both the charger and charging cable that came with the phone in the box. It's white with purple in the USB A area

Here from 10 to 80% in 45 minutes

Same here. I find the first 80% to be lightning quick and then it slows to a "normal" charging speed for the last 20%.
Must be something wrong with your charger or cable.
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Using the european adapter, not the UK one, but charging is lightning fast for me as well.

hi
the orginal adapter and cable
i charge from 0% to 90% in about 55 minutes, the last 10 % are slower maybe 30 minutes to full
greetz benji

Mine took almost 2 hours from 48% to 100%. I'm using Original Huawei charger.......

Install ampere and see what the milliamp charge rate shows as. When the battery is almost dead it should charge at just under 5 amps and will slowly decrease as the battery level increases.
Mine typically goes from 0 to 65% in half an hour, then 90% around half an hour on top of this. The final 10% takes almost another hour.
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sinkoo1979 said:
Mine took almost 2 hours from 48% to 100%. I'm using Original Huawei charger.......
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Well there is obviously something wrong with your charger, cable or phone. I would guess the first two.
Mine turbocharges in a few minutes. I've been using fir about a year now.

Could be that an "European" charger intended for 220 volts does not provide rapid charge when plugged into a 110 volts wall plug. I have for example an electric toothbrush I bought here in Europe and it refuses to charge on a 110 volt system when using an adapter. Maybe see if you can buy an OEM charger intended for the US?

There are 2 different chargers that are official, there's the supercharge one that comes bundled with the phone which I guess everyone is using and is getting great charging speeds... (Gotta use both the charger and the cable)
And then there's the fast charger which is pretty slow compared to the bundled charger.
The next time you wanna travel abroad make sure you buy a supercharger for that regions type of socket.
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If you buy a replacement make sure it actually says SuperCharge on it.
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