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I purchased the Note 5 from Best Buy, yesterday, and received the free charging pad. I used the charging pad for the first time last night while I was sleeping. I woke up a couple of times during the night and noticed that the charging pad was flashing blue and the phone was not charging. I pulled the phone off, waited about 30 seconds, then put the phone back on an it started to charge again. I did this three times and it always ended up back with the flashing blue light. Doing some research this morning, a flashing blue light indicates the phone is not placed on the charging pad correctly. I had try to make sure the phone was properly centered on the pad each time. Has anyone else been battling a similar issue? Thanks in advance.
Yes I had the same problem here and I think that's same solution fix it once I got it centered where the Samsung word on the charger is Horizontal with the Device and I get a good connection everytime
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waco2hot33 said:
Yes I had the same problem here and I think that's same solution fix it once I got it centered where the Samsung word on the charger is Horizontal with the Device and I get a good connection everytime
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Thank you for the response. I have been messing with it this morning and it does seem to be ok if I really make sure it is centered. I guess it is just really sensitive with alignment. I will see how it goes tonight. With my previous wireless base, it would always have issues after the phone was on it for 4+ hours. I am hoping that is not the case here.
Yeah. I had issues with it last night. It started charging right when I put it on there but sometime right after I went to sleep, it must've stopped working.
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Juice3250 said:
Yeah. I had issues with it last night. It started charging right when I put it on there but sometime right after I went to sleep, it must've stopped working.
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I also experienced the issue again last night. It just stops working after the phone has been on the wireless charger for a while. It looks like wireless charging overnight is not an option . Has anyone had success with wireless charging for an extended period of time and had the phone get to and stay at 100%?
I had to turn daydream on. Mine would start flashing blue after the screen timed out. I have daydream set to activate while charging and no issues since.
ajrich80 said:
I had to turn daydream on. Mine would start flashing blue after the screen timed out. I have daydream set to activate while charging and no issues since.
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The problem with that is I want to charge the phone in my bedroom while I am sleeping...I do not want the extra light from the screen I guess I could just create a black photo and have it use only that one.
PrsnlCrcl said:
The problem with that is I want to charge the phone in my bedroom while I am sleeping...I do not want the extra light from the screen I guess I could just create a black photo and have it use only that one.
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I use Google clock and the light from the charger is brighter than the dim clock on the screen
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All,
I purchased the Note 5 from Best Buy, yesterday, and received the free charging pad. I used the charging pad for the first time last night while I was sleeping. I woke up a couple of times during the night and noticed that the charging pad was flashing blue and the phone was not charging. I pulled the phone off, waited about 30 seconds, then put the phone back on an it started to charge again. I did this three times and it always ended up back with the flashing blue light. Doing some research this morning, a flashing blue light indicates the phone is not placed on the charging pad correctly. I had try to make sure the phone was properly centered on the pad each time. Has anyone else been battling a similar issue? Thanks in advance.
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You have to have something creating a small gap between the phone and the charger, I had the same issue and found the answer in some thread I can't find now. I just put a couple pieces of paper in between the phone and the wireless charger I guess because it works through some sort of electronic field the phone without a case sitting right on top is too close. Either way when I get my case the issue should be gone but put something there and that should do it, mine charges all the way now and it's fast.
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You have to have something creating a small gap between the phone and the charger, I had the same issue and found the answer in some thread I can't find now. I just put a couple pieces of paper in between the phone and the wireless charger I guess because it works through some sort of electronic field the phone without a case sitting right on top is too close. Either way when I get my case the issue should be gone but put something there and that should do it, mine charges all the way now and it's fast.
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Well, I picked up a case today and am still having the same issues .
My girlfriend works for Samsung, she told me the issue lies within verizon's software with the new note 5's, and they are working on an update. Mine does the same thing on a Samsung pad that worked fine for my note 4 with wireless case back. Apparently it happens every time the phone receives any kind of notification, I'm going to place the phone on airplane mode tonight to see if that works. Case/no case is not the issue.
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My girlfriend works for Samsung, she told me the issue lies within verizon's software with the new note 5's, and they are working on an update. Mine does the same thing on a Samsung pad that worked fine for my note 4 with wireless case back. Apparently it happens every time the phone receives any kind of notification, I'm going to place the phone on airplane mode tonight to see if that works. Case/no case is not the issue.
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That is interesting. I just stopped by a Best Buy store and talked with the Samsung rep. He said he has the same issues and thought it was a problem with the charger. Best Buy said they would let me exchange it for a different charger, but I may wait to see if an update can fix it. Thanks for sharing!
The problem is using it without a case. The charger is assuming there is a case and if there is no space between the phone and the charger it will stop charging after a few minutes because the voltage is too strong when they are too close. Put a few pieces of paper in between and you should be fine. Or get a case.
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The problem is using it without a case. The charger is assuming there is a case and if there is no space between the phone and the charger it will stop charging after a few minutes because the voltage is too strong when they are too close. Put a few pieces of paper in between and you should be fine. Or get a case.
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Have a case on and it seems to be working fine. Never tried it without a case though.
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The problem is using it without a case. The charger is assuming there is a case and if there is no space between the phone and the charger it will stop charging after a few minutes because the voltage is too strong when they are too close. Put a few pieces of paper in between and you should be fine. Or get a case.
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I no longer have the Samsung charger, but when I did, I could not get it to work even after adding a case and paper. I think some carriers seem to have more issues. I am on Verizon.
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I no longer have the Samsung charger, but when I did, I could not get it to work even after adding a case and paper. I think some carriers seem to have more issues. I am on Verizon.
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I'm on Verizon and mine works fine. It took me a few minutes to get it placed on the charger correctly but it works great. Also, I came from the s6 and it would charger as well but I would wake up with only 80 something percent since once it charges to 100 it stopped charging. The N5 however if it discharges to a certain point it apparently restarts the charging process.
Tried 2 of the Samsung wireless chargers and both had the same problem on the S6 Edge + and the Note 5. The Samsung rep at Best Buy said that the workaround is to put the phone in daydream mode. She said the Note 5 and S6 Edge + go into too deep of a sleep. She said to use the work around or we have to wait for the fast wireless charger to be released.
Has anyone confirmed that the Verizon Note 5 will not have the blinking blue light not charging problem? I haven't seen any OTA updates to fix this issue on Verizon like others have reported that AT&T did.
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No, I'm still having the blue blinking light on the samsung fast wireless charger (it happens a little while after placing the phone on it). Basically makes the charger useless for now until we get an update. It's a shame because I bought the official Samsung charger and I'm having to resort to plugging in my phone still.
Verizon has never been quick to release phone updates, so it is likely still in "testing" phase....
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Verizon has never been quick to release phone updates, so it is likely still in "testing" phase....
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Not that I am missing questions and answers on this topic. I have seen some here and Android Central.
However I am getting a bit of conflicting answers.
I figured I would ask here and see if I can get maybe 2 answers that agree.
I simply want to know...the Energizer Qi Charging Pad is the best one (by opinion) out there now, until Google puts their orb out ???
With regards to the Energizer, I was told at Best Buy it would not charge with a TPU on. But on AC Forum it said YES, you can leave the case on you have to put it in the right spot.
1. Is that true, you can leave the case on? And finding that "spot", is it a tedious thing or is it fairly easy to lay down?
2. One poster said he would hope that we would not leave the $400 phone charging for many hours. I said, did you mean the Charging pad, or simply plugged into the micro usb, or on a desktop dock.
I don't know his answer. I would assume he just meant the Pad. Would it be bad to leave the phone on the pad, for example, overnight.
While I could hear someone saying that, I would think it would be fine. I think most makers know that overnight is prime time for charging.
3. With regard to my Newtrent external batteries, when full charged, are you supposed to unplug. Or can I leave it plugged in
4. I asked Newtrent if I have my ext. battery plugged in, can I use the phone thru that, if I am for instance working at my desk.
He says he doesn't recomment charging two things at once. I didn't know if he meant anything, like using a a/c to 3 a/c adaptor which wouldn't make sense. Or just the example I am speaking of.
Your help is greatly appreciated.
As far as the charging with a case, mine works just fine. Here's a video I made to show it. Once you know where about to place the phone it's actually a decent area. As you can see I just set it down without tweaking it each time and it works just fine except the 2 times I show where the too low points are.
It charges about 30 percent an hour this way. I haven't left it on over night yet, but when I get another one for my bed room I plan to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO7yTm6enLE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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As far as the charging with a case, mine works just fine. Here's a video I made to show it. Once you know where about to place the phone it's actually a decent area. As you can see I just set it down without tweaking it each time and it works just fine except the 2 times I show where the too low points are.
It charges about 30 percent an hour this way. I haven't left it on over night yet, but when I get another one for my bed room I plan to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO7yTm6enLE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Thanks for the video and letting me see it. As someone said, it is sold out on Amazon. And a friend ordered it for me as a gift from Sears, only to find 4 days later when I called (They did not tell me ) that the order was cancelled. They did not know why. They assumed it was because it was out of stock. (Nice way to communicate with the 3rd party LOL )
Do you know where I can get it. I would get the dual one, but I checked the dimensions, they are pretty big. that is like 12" x 9"
Is the Orb coming out soon?
Lastly, I assume it will be ok to let sit there for hours. How about my ext battery, once that is charged: Can I leave it plugged in?? Can I leave it plugged in while having the micro usb come out to my phone and use the phone the same time. Newtrent guy said he doesn't recommend it I don't know much about it
Walmart Carries Them
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Thanks for the video and letting me see it. As someone said, it is sold out on Amazon. And a friend ordered it for me as a gift from Sears, only to find 4 days later when I called (They did not tell me ) that the order was cancelled. They did not know why. They assumed it was because it was out of stock. (Nice way to communicate with the 3rd party LOL )
Do you know where I can get it. I would get the dual one, but I checked the dimensions, they are pretty big. that is like 12" x 9"
Is the Orb coming out soon?
Lastly, I assume it will be ok to let sit there for hours. How about my ext battery, once that is charged: Can I leave it plugged in?? Can I leave it plugged in while having the micro usb come out to my phone and use the phone the same time. Newtrent guy said he doesn't recommend it I don't know much about it
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Walmart sales them for around 20 bucks your local superstore should have them.
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Walmart sales them for around 20 bucks your local superstore should have them.
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20 bucks?
You mean 41 bucks?
I would me more than happy to buy more for 20 bucks, but for me I'm not paying the 50bucks ish the inflation has gone too on these since I already have one. :/
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=19852649&adid=bzv_fb_revshr_001
I was gonna say.... LOL
The one originally ordered from Sears for the single pad was 60
As to your first question, I have the Energizer charger and my phone charges perfectly fine with a TPU case on it. Also, I've had zero problems lining it up. It's not tedious at all. It charges every time, all the time.
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nyijedi said:
As to your first question, I have the Energizer charger and my phone charges perfectly fine with a TPU case on it. Also, I've had zero problems lining it up. It's not tedious at all. It charges every time, all the time.
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Much thanks
eric0668 said:
2. One poster said he would hope that we would not leave the $400 phone charging for many hours. I said, did you mean the Charging pad, or simply plugged into the micro usb, or on a desktop dock.
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The QI protocol turns charging off once the battery is fully charged so I see no problem with leaving it on the charging pad all night.
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The QI protocol turns charging off once the battery is fully charged so I see no problem with leaving it on the charging pad all night.
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Thanks Sorci to you too
that is one of the ones I wanted to know. I knew that...I must have had a brain fart and forgot that. Even most of the chargers that come with the phone do right?
So you would get this, it's no pain in the neck, and you would get this instead of a dock
Do you know if by chance the Seidio Innodock would fit. I believe so. I think the one they had on the past 10 phones was the same model LOL
I use the same case and charger. I do not place the phone as high on the charger and it still works. I will also confirm that my charger turns off after the phone is charged. I leave mine on the charger at work.
I found my charger on craigslist. Traded a girl for a Nintendo ds and she paid ME $20! The charger still had the plastic on it.
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thanks.
I can't find anywhere. Need the single one, as the double one is too big for where it will go
sorcie said:
The QI protocol turns charging off once the battery is fully charged so I see no problem with leaving it on the charging pad all night.
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Can someone confirm the behavior of charging on their QI charger. Does it charge to 100% and stay at 100%, or does it drop a few percentage then charge up again? Mine seems to charge to a max of 97% and stay there, but I have not experimented too much yet.
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I decided to use my phone without the case today. I noticed that the phone starts wireless charging almost immediately when I set the phone on the charger without a case. With case it takes a couple seconds usually before it starts. I'll have to do some testing over the next day to see if it actually chargers faster or just initiates the charge quicker and I'll let you guys know.
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I decided to use my phone without the case today. I noticed that the phone starts wireless charging almost immediately when I set the phone on the charger without a case. With case it takes a couple seconds usually before it starts. I'll have to do some testing over the next day to see if it actually chargers faster or just initiates the charge quicker and I'll let you guys know.
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Something else to consider. With my energizer charger, charging starts immediately when my battery is low, but when it's near full, there's a delay before it starts charging.
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Something else to consider. With my energizer charger, charging starts immediately when my battery is low, but when it's near full, there's a delay before it starts charging.
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Agreed. That is the behavior that I'm seeing as well.
I own an Energizer single charger.
Normal thickness cases will still work. The N4 will charge so there's no issue there.
Just that the N4 does seem to get a toasty charging overnight and my N4 only has a back screen protector on so I just caution to be mindful of that.
Personally, if I had a full case or like a leather/vinyl/thick pouch, I would simply take the N4 out of it for overnight charging just to be on the safe side but then again, I baby my devices so... Lol!
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This is a combo heads up and question to those using the same setup if you've experienced the same thing...
Picked up a couple of the Energizer Qi single position inductive chargers off Amazon, and started using them about 2 weeks ago. I can verify that between the surface of the pad, the fact that there's a natural incline to the pad, and the Nexus 4 being slick as snot - you really need to prop something under the front edge of the pad if not using some kind of non skid tape or TPU case.
Not really a big deal, couple small strips of foam later and problem solved. In case it makes a difference, we tend to charge overnight, and are not using cases or bumpers of any kind. Nor are the aforementioned foam strips interfering with the airflow to the heatsink visible on the backside of the pad.
We have noticed some peculiar behavior. One morning my wife goes to grab her phone off her charging pad and notices the blue indicator light is blinking at a fairly fast rate. The phone seemed to be properly aligned, so we picked it up and noticed no noticeable charge from the night before. Thinking maybe it was an alignment issue, we didn't think much of it. Couple days later, it happened again, this time to my Nexus 4 / charger combo. Since then, I have tried interchanging every combination of power supply, charging pad and Nexus 4, and we've still gotten it a few times.
Researched that particular symptom and the few posts I could find that had any info mentioned it seemed to be an overheat/overcurrent situation. I will note that in none of the cases did either Nexus or pad seem to be abnormally warm. All I could find on Energizer site was someone posting in the FAQs and getting the reply to call their 800 number. I did so, and the really nice agent I talked to is sending me shipping labels and boxes to send both units in.
So, anybody else experiencing the same?
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In short yes. But it hasn't interfered with charging to 100%. I notice it when I wake up before the sun does (weekdays) and the light flickers on and off. I think it's trying to keep charge. I don't see anything necessarily wrong or not working.
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In short yes. But it hasn't interfered with charging to 100%. I notice it when I wake up before the sun does (weekdays) and the light flickers on and off. I think it's trying to keep charge. I don't see anything necessarily wrong or not working.
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Thanks for your reply! We get that too and I agree that particular case it does seem to be topping up the battery. But what we have seen on these several occasions doesn't seem to be that. Topping up looks to be light on for a few seconds, then off for a few seconds. The fast blink is just blinkety blinkety blinkety once triggered, with no end in sight.
I was tempted to put on some dubstep and start whirling a glowstick. I don't think the wife would find that as amusing as I would :laugh:
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Thanks for your reply! We get that too and I agree that particular case it does seem to be topping up the battery. But what we have seen on these several occasions doesn't seem to be that. Topping up looks to be light on for a few seconds, then off for a few seconds. The fast blink is just blinkety blinkety blinkety once triggered, with no end in sight.
I was tempted to put on some dubstep and start whirling a glowstick. I don't think the wife would find that as amusing as I would :laugh:
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*oommff**oommff**oommff**oommff**oommff**oommff**oommff**oommff*
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Ah..I see said the blind man to the deaf dog....
Same issue
I purchased 4 of the energizer's from Amazon, 2 for me, 2 for the wife. within 2 weeks 2 of the chargers started frequently blinking very fast, and when this occurred the phone wouldn't charge. We each woke up at least once with the charger blinking very fast and a dead phone. Only way to fix was to unplug the charger. We returned all 4 to amazon for a full refund.
Anyone figured out what might cause this yet? I just bought a N4 from a guy on craigslist and he threw in one of these chargers for free. It's been working most of the time, just worries me a little if there's some sort of damage that could be done to the battery or phone...
http://mobile.dailysteals.com/
Ordered a white and a black for myself. New with 1-year warranty.
Do you happen to know if they ship to Spain?
Many thanks!
Looks like USA only going by the the States drop down box - no 'other' included.
That being said maybe a few will pop up on eBay with a little bit more of a price increase.
confused as the title says friday 6/13 and was posted today..... but friday is 6/14 ...and i cannot find the deal
I know that a recent update made the N4 play well with all wireless chargers, but can someone confirm this categorically for me? Are the frequent disconnects with the DT900 fixed now?
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I know that a recent update made the N4 play well with all wireless chargers, but can someone confirm this categorically for me? Are the frequent disconnects with the DT900 fixed now?
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I think if you have a revision 12 phone then it should be fixed
Dimatchka said:
I think if you have a revision 12 phone then it should be fixed
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No DT900 for me then :crying: I ordered my N4 on DAY UNO :victory:
Kennedy udeboo
Ordered one hoping it will work with my nexus 4 and nexus...
I just wanted to chime in on this old post and say that my phone works fine with this charger. It flickers twice when I first put it on, but it sticks after that. It seems to charge at the same rate as my OEM wall charger and cable, but it's hard to tell for sure.
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I just wanted to chime in on this old post and say that my phone works fine with this charger. It flickers twice when I first put it on, but it sticks after that. It seems to charge at the same rate as my OEM wall charger and cable, but it's hard to tell for sure.
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Do you have one of the new revision phones?
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Do you have one of the new revision phones?
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I'm not sure. How can I find out?
If it helps I just got my phone this month, new from the Play Store.
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I'm not sure. How can I find out?
If it helps I just got my phone this month, new from the Play Store.
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Ymmv, but my experience with this charger and an early (2012 delivery) Nexus 4 is poor.
The phone initially recognizes the charger and begins charging, but soon looses interest and the charging stops.
By contrast, the Orb, which I swapped for this Nokia unit to save space, worked very well.
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I'm not sure. How can I find out?
If it helps I just got my phone this month, new from the Play Store.
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You can check the revision in the bootloader. But I guess that won't be necessary. The newer version has better compatibility with QI chargers.
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I'm not sure. How can I find out?
If it helps I just got my phone this month, new from the Play Store.
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Doesn't matter you need to check boot loader. My gf got a revision 10 and ordered this month. Fkn google. She didn't even get the free bumper. They told her to send it back and order again. Fk logic
I have to report back and say that while I don't seem to have a connection problem with this charger, it doesn't seem to give me a full charge. Twice now I've put it on at night, woke up 6-7 hours later and my phone was at 97-98% (still charging). It was on a completely flat surface so I can't image the phone slipped or moved at all during the night causing it to stop charging.
I should have checked my hardware revision before ordering three of these... I'm r11.
I picked one up from the AT&T site. Just over $25 with free shipping. Only have white and yellow left. I'd imagine they will be sold out in a few once this news gets out.
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/ac...arging-plate-sku6290264.html#fbid=avgxWXsmr1s
Hi,
Just got one from Media Markt in Germany for 28€.
They had in Blue, Yellow and White.
I took the white one.
My Nexus 4 is on Rev. 11.
The guy at the shop was kind enough to agree to unpack it and hook it up, so we could put the phone onto it and see if it charges.
Well it did.
So now I am at home... it is charging and even pretty fast. Got about 6% in 10-12 minutes, so I guess in about 3 hours I should have a full charge.
The connection seems to be lost every 10 seconds, but it keeps charging.
I'll report further in 3 hours.
Regards.
NexusPenguin
[EDIT] : Same as Daewond3r here : it stops charging when it reaches 98%. Not a big deal anyways, but still worth mentioning... I might give another charger a try...
anybody with the official circle case having issues with wireless charging after lollipop? any fix?
Really nobody?
I haven't been able to charge since the official lollipop OTA. Worked fine with KitKat. Frustrated by the lack of any attention this problem is getting!
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I haven't been able to charge since the official lollipop OTA. Worked fine with KitKat. Frustrated by the lack of any attention this problem is getting!
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I know right, I'm surprise nobody else is having the issue or not even commenting on this. I went back to KitKat and is working fine.
I don't have a circle case. I put in a third party charging sticker and all was working well until Lollipop. With Lollipop, it starts to charge, it stops, it starts to charge, it stops. Chimes are going off constantly. I went back to the plug. I now wish I never got the the G-3. Wireless charging was important to me. My last two devices were nexus's. I will avoid carrier branded phones in the future.
that is what mine does and I have the official Circle Case, it will chirp as charging then 3-4 minutes later it will chirp again, it will do that for like 20 minutes then it will just stop charging at all.
I called LG and there solution was to go back to KitKat. lol
Somewhere I read that if you do a system restore, it "might" help. And much like yourself, I don't get why you don't hear much about this issue.
I have the circle case with PMA wireless charging; I'm using the duracell powermat. After upgrading to Lollipop, I noticed that there was some strange charging behavior. The phone would start to charge, then stop after about a minute - Then start again - then stop. Repeat.
It was so annoying, I ended up opening up the Duracell Powermat so I could disconnect that damn piezo speaker, as it would be making the "charge on/off" sound all the time.
The phone will charge - but not without this constant start/stop cycle.
I've pretty much resorted to just using a usb cable until there is an official fix.
-Ryan
Just came here looking for this - it's driving me crazy. I guess it's good to know that I'm not alone, but still.
I've got 2 powermat chargers - on my nightstand and on my desk at work. It was all fine until the LP update, now it's just constant on/off noise. The phone does seem to charge, but the charger talks a lot. Guess I'll be puling the speaker from them too.
I wonder if the non-ATT phones with Qi charging have this problem too, or if we're just the lucky ones?
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Just came here looking for this - it's driving me crazy. I guess it's good to know that I'm not alone, but still.
I've got 2 powermat chargers - on my nightstand and on my desk at work. It was all fine until the LP update, now it's just constant on/off noise. The phone does seem to charge, but the charger talks a lot. Guess I'll be puling the speaker from them too.
I wonder if the non-ATT phones with Qi charging have this problem too, or if we're just the lucky ones?
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Knowing that it is not an issue only for me helps. There might be a solution down the road. Mine has an aftermarket charging sticker and not the circle case so I can't complain to ATT. Has anyone taken their phone back to ATT? They should all still be under warranty. I wonder what their take on it is.
wow this issue sucks. glad I didn't buy the circle case... I was literally clicks away from purchase but the price point turned me away!
hope everything works out for you guys. a simple software fix should be in the works. who knows where the blame should be placed on this one.
google / att / lg ? maybe all three!
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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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!
barywsf said:
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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