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Just received my inexpensive amazon wireless charger today (March 8th), shipped on the 27th, so shipping was pretty quick. Cost $29.98 after shipping.
Like the amazon reviews mention, it does beep, but only when the phone is placed on it and not when it is taken off, it also isn't very loud or annoying either.
It looks great and feels solid, it senses the phone right away even with my case, and seems to charge quite quickly.
Overall it seems to be a great alternative to the official orb, especially for Canadians who can't get it yet.
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00B7TBX36/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
EDIT: Ended up opening it up and disconnecting the speaker, it really wasn't that annoying but I noticed the tone it made was "inconsistent", turns out the ground wire for the speaker was barely hanging on, so i just ripped the speaker off and now it's all good
PROS:
-From about 60% to fully charged took about an hour and 15 min, so it seems to be on par with other wireless chargers (2-3 hrs full charge)
-Doesn't seem to stop charging once it hits 100%, judging by the battery profile it looks like it falls down to 95% then starts charging again over and over
-LED turns red so you know it's done charging
CONS:
-Poor soldering on speaker, but i imagine most people would remove it anyway
-Charging LED is a soft blue kinda like the nexus notification light, but it is somewhat bright at night, but again a modification could fix that too.
Go for it if you don't mind opening it up to fix those 2 issues.
Hm, that's good that the charger senses the phone right away. Keep us updated on how this charger is working out, I'm planning to order one this weekend. Hopefully all is good. I will probably end up opening up the charger and removing/desoldering the speaker.
Did the seller just increase the price due high demand?
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Did the seller just increase the price due high demand?
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Here is a U.S. Amazon link. $29.95.
His was a Canadian link. *#^$ exchange rates!
Edit: I'm illiterate...yes it is $5 higher. #@$^ profit! @#%* words!
Thank you for providing the pictures of the internals. I am currently expecting one of these (probably next week) and was a little worried about the noise.
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Ya they must've, that's really odd
hgigh said:
Thank you for providing the pictures of the internals. I am currently expecting one of these (probably next week) and was a little worried about the noise.
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No problem, also there's 4 screws to open it under the little foam pad "feet" on the bottom of it.
Weak that there's no Prime option.
Does this continue to work after a few days? I picked the small, flat charger from Fasttech, and it does not work very well. It will charge the phone fine initially, but refuses to charge the next time I place the phone on the charger until I power cycle it. Kind of defeats the purpose of not messing with wires if I have to unplug/plug in the charger every time I want to use it.
The board looks similar on this charger, although it is different enough that I don't think they are using the same components. Just wanted to see if you've had any issues with it.
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Does this continue to work after a few days? I picked the small, flat charger from Fasttech, and it does not work very well. It will charge the phone fine initially, but refuses to charge the next time I place the phone on the charger until I power cycle it. Kind of defeats the purpose of not messing with wires if I have to unplug/plug in the charger every time I want to use it.
The board looks similar on this charger, although it is different enough that I don't think they are using the same components. Just wanted to see if you've had any issues with it.
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I just got it yesterday so I guess we'll see, I've set the phone down on it many times since it arrived and haven't had an issue yet.
do NOT buy this piece of crap.
I bought one about 1 month ago, so many things are wrong with it.
for most it stopped working after a week.
the surface isnt completely flat and has a very slight arc to it. so the N4 will easily slide off on its own.
you will have to hit a "sweetspot" for it to sense your phone. it's very frustrating to have to look for it.
Annoying sound and more annoying lights, especially at night. they are INCREDIBLY bright.
do yourself a favor and buy google's original.
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Yeap it was only $29.98 a few days ago on Amazon.CA
Must've had something to do with my RFD post.
tt6368 said:
do NOT buy this piece of crap.
I bought one about 1 month ago, so many things are wrong with it.
for most it stopped working after a week.
the surface isnt completely flat and has a very slight arc to it. so the N4 will easily slide off on its own.
you will have to hit a "sweetspot" for it to sense your phone. it's very frustrating to have to look for it.
Annoying sound and more annoying lights, especially at night. they are INCREDIBLY bright.
do yourself a favor and buy google's original.
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I don't know what arc you're talking about, the sides curves down slightly around the perimeter about 1 cm in, but the surface is totally flat. I don't see how it could possibly slide off, unless the surface your's sits on isn't level.
And expecting any inductive charger to work without lining up the coils is kind of unrealistic. You can't just causally throw your phone onto the pad and expect a solid connection, it's physics.
Placing the phone somewhat centered on the pad (as I expect most people would) works out fine.
As for the sound and lights...well I already covered that, its an easy fix.
wtf ,it does NOT work with the TCP gel case on, i had to take it off? anyone get it to work with a backing/case on?
before it works, the nex4 screen has to be ON for it to work right? that kind of sucks, no wonder this thing is cheap! 30+ tx bucks from amazon.ca
another thing is its gotta be put on the pad 'centered' you can't just be off center
giving this a 3/10 , don't recammend it, man the beeps are loud!
holy cow, this thing really HEATS up while charging, doesn't HEAT kill your battery? it was 40c the battery temp, in 2hours my charge only went up 30% from around 40% to 70%, im not using this charger, i think it will kill your battery faster with all that heat
I purchased the same charger, but contrary to your post mine will charge to 100% then the led turns red and won't charge again until picked up and put back on the charger. I'm curious if a different kernel or rom can affect this behavior. I'm on cm10.1 latest nightly. I'm in the process of returning it, but like everything else besides not maintaining a charge.
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wtf ,it does NOT work with the TCP gel case on, i had to take it off? anyone get it to work with a backing/case on?
before it works, the nex4 screen has to be ON for it to work right? that kind of sucks, no wonder this thing is cheap! 30+ tx bucks from amazon.ca
another thing is its gotta be put on the pad 'centered' you can't just be off center
giving this a 3/10 , don't recammend it, man the beeps are loud!
holy cow, this thing really HEATS up while charging, doesn't HEAT kill your battery? it was 40c the battery temp, in 2hours my charge only went up 30% from around 40% to 70%, im not using this charger, i think it will kill your battery faster with all that heat
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Im currently using the ringke fusion case which is probably the thickest there is, i've also switched to my mercury TPU case and they both work, I also don't need to have the screen on for it to start charging either, maybe the manufacturer made a revised version or something.
On the idea of a revised version. Here is a picture of my charger including the model number. It is T-100. I'm very curious if your charger has a different model number.
I am also thinking about ordering this as it seems very cheap for the price. My one concern is does it keep the phone topped up you said it does but there seem to be conflicting reports on amazon as well.
Led/speaker are no issue as they can be easily fixed however waking up with less than a full charge would be annoying.
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On the idea of a revised version. Here is a picture of my charger including the model number. It is T-100. I'm very curious if your charger has a different model number.
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Ya mine is also the same T-100 model
maybe i got a defective one
when the screen is OFF, and you place it on the charger pad, the screen turns on automatically right? is that normal for every android phone?
also the blue led light is very dim, and its 'behind' the white plastic casing inside, i can't hardly see it, its all blurred/low lighting, mine is the same pic as above t-100 model
So I put my phone on charge last night and woke up to this. Bare in mind I only sleep 4-5 hours a night so it wasn't on charge THAT long. The phone was off when I picked it up and would turn on, a quick flash of the I9505 screen and then straight off again. There was a minimal scorch mark on my brand new sofa, luckily it's a dark color so it's barely visible. I'm very VERY glad my sofa and or house didn't burn down while I was asleep.
It is currently being investigated by my carrier and Samsung. I used the original battery and charger + cable. I hope they will replace it as it is still under warranty and my second fault with this phone. The previous fault was due to the bad batch of batteries, the expanded battery problem which was also potentially dangerous.
As a warning again to all. Don't leave your phone on charge and out of sight for long periods of time. I was lucky, maybe someone elses sofa and house could have caught fire.
Stay safe
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So I put my phone on charge last night and woke up to this. Bare in mind I only sleep 4-5 hours a night so it wasn't on charge THAT long. The phone was off when I picked it up and would turn on, a quick flash of the I9505 screen and then straight off again. There was a minimal scorch mark on my brand new sofa, luckily it's a dark color so it's barely visible. I'm very VERY glad my sofa and or house didn't burn down while I was asleep.
It is currently being investigated by my carrier and Samsung. I used the original battery and charger + cable. I hope they will replace it as it is still under warranty and my second fault with this phone. The previous fault was due to the bad batch of batteries, the expanded battery problem which was also potentially dangerous.
As a warning again to all. Don't leave your phone on charge and out of sight for long periods of time. I was lucky, maybe someone elses sofa and house could have caught fire.
Stay safe
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The same happened to me after 8 months with original charger and battery but my warranty was already lost because i've changed the glass of the display. First the battery got a bump after 6 months of use, changed with original one and then this. Suck a bad hardware.My luck was that the charging module and the antena were not so expensive and easy to change by myself.
Well that's a scary picture.Especially since it's a Samsung charger and cable. I assumed it was a random charger.
Try reporting the problem to HTC:
HTC gives away the One M8 for free to the owner of a burnt Galaxy S4
That possibility is always there, but if it were a real problem with that, sure we all should know of it.
How many SGS4 are been charged during every night across the world?
Your battery was faulty, that's all.
May I just ask:
Were you rooted? Any mods?
Did you have a protective cover or case on the phone? What brand was it?
What was the last app you installed?
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May I just ask:
Were you rooted? Any mods?
Did you have a protective cover or case on the phone? What brand was it?
What was the last app you installed?
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Rooted stock ROM. Official Samsung S4 flip case. Maybe grenify? Definitely not something that would mes with the charging procedure.
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Rooted stock ROM. Official Samsung S4 flip case. Maybe grenify? Definitely not something that would mes with the charging procedure.
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Oh no, it's with Samsung already, yeah? You better hope they don't find out that it is Rooted, they will milk that part as they will say it was running unofficial software. With Root access they could mention the fact that you have control of the hardware and may have tampered with something in the SW that controls e.g. power management.
Keep us posted on what happens.
That's scary. Always charge the phone at night, 2 inches from my head
Omg scary...
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Brumlex said:
That's scary. Always charge the phone at night, 2 inches from my head
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+1?
Brumlex said:
That's scary. Always charge the phone at night, 2 inches from my head
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I used to leave mine downstairs but my partner always has her phone under her pillow.... Well not anymore
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I used to leave mine downstairs but my partner always has her phone under her pillow.... Well not anymore
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Under the pillow, during charge???!!!
Leave a phone under the pillow is not recommendable at all, but do it while charging is the perfect recipe for disaster!
Heat generated by the charging process
+ Heat an warm of human body
+ Non-ventilation due to the pillow
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= Nothing good [emoji15]
If you do that, then it's a miracle that you still have your phone alive.
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Under the pillow, during charge???!!!
Leave a phone under the pillow is not recommendable at all, but do it while charging is the perfect recipe for disaster!
Heat generated by the charging process
+ Heat an warm of human body
+ Non-ventilation due to the pillow
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= Nothing good [emoji15]
If you do that, then it's a miracle that you still have your phone alive.
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This.
Even though it's a small risk to start a fire, it's a big risk that the device will overheat and fry itself internally. Not with flames and sparks, but just with general expansion due to heat that exceed the physical limits of the tiny delicate components. It just takes one solder joint to work loose or one little capacitor to defect and the whole thing stops working.
I learned this lesson in 1997 when I put my PlayStation on the carpet. Burned it out because it couldn't ventilate properly.
My i9505 also has started to heat up very much when charging.
Before it was not even warm when charging and not in use. Now it is quite hot durning charge and really hot when in use when charger is connected. Before... um.. nothing. It just started without a reason.
Using stock battery, cable, charger and custom rooted ROM. But it started to heat even when it was not rooted or flashed.
Also PLEASE DO NOT TRY CODE *#0228# BECAUSE IT MESSED UP MY BATTERY AND NOW I AM GETTING RANDOM REBOOTS EVEN ON STOCK!
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My i9505 also has started to heat up very much when charging.
Before it was not even warm when charging and not in use. Now it is quite hot durning charge and really hot when in use when charger is connected. Before... um.. nothing. It just started without a reason.
Using stock battery, cable, charger and custom rooted ROM. But it started to heat even when it was not rooted or flashed.
Also PLEASE DO NOT TRY CODE *#0228# BECAUSE IT MESSED UP MY BATTERY AND NOW I AM GETTING RANDOM REBOOTS EVEN ON STOCK!
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Check serial number on battery. If it starts with BD there is a good chance you have a faulty battery like I did. Had random restarts, battery % changing etc and the battery ended up swelling up. Quite dangerous and very important that you stop using it.
roboflekto said:
Under the pillow, during charge???!!!
Leave a phone under the pillow is not recommendable at all, but do it while charging is the perfect recipe for disaster!
Heat generated by the charging process
+ Heat an warm of human body
+ Non-ventilation due to the pillow
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= Nothing good [emoji15]
If you do that, then it's a miracle that you still have your phone alive.
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I warned her plenty of times but she's very stubborn. As I said, she's learnt from my phone finally lol. Was hard enough to stop her putting her laptop on duvets, covering the fans...
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Check serial number on battery. If it starts with BD there is a good chance you have a faulty battery like I did. Had random restarts, battery % changing etc and the battery ended up swelling up. Quite dangerous and very important that you stop using it.
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S/N YS1F212K*/*-*
The battery is not swelled. I think that code really messes things up.
I sleep with my phone charging every night! I guess I need to stop that for sure :/
You're both lucky and unlucky with this one! Lucky because your house didn't burn down unlucky because I leave my phone plugged in over night all the time! I hope your phone gets fixed soon!
Hi,
On Tuesday night i spilled some water on my s6 during my sleep (ffs) and it was beeping and vibrating all night long. it wouldnt charge, wouldnt turn on without restarting etc. I then put it in rice for 48 hours and it seemed to work fine. unfortunately this morning my phones battery started acting up, jumping from 60% to 90% in a matter of minutes and other random jumps, especially when i restart it.
it now will not reach 100% when charging.
This could also be the result of me flashing a zip which promised to fix the deep sleep bug..
what should i do? ive tried factory reset and battery calibration etc.
on extrolite rom.
thanks.
think my battery is just completely f****d now, doesnt even last 30mins from 50%
Try re-flashing your firmware via Odin, just to be sure that it's not a software issue.
I doubt that a small spill would cause this, check out YouTube on the s6 and waterproof testing (although I know this is extreme and not at all supported by Samsung and should not at all be attempted)
is there any vapor on your screen or camera ?
try another charger
I don't know if ADH is offered on your device in your country but where I live Samsung cover 2 incidents, either broken glass or water damage. Look into this before fiddling with the device.
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Try re-flashing your firmware via Odin, just to be sure that it's not a software issue.
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I've tried re-flashing different roms, dont they contain the firmware? and the factory resets did not help. thanks
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I doubt that a small spill would cause this, check out YouTube on the s6 and waterproof testing (although I know this is extreme and not at all supported by Samsung and should not at all be attempted)
is there any vapor on your screen or camera ?
try another charger
I don't know if ADH is offered on your device in your country but where I live Samsung cover 2 incidents, either broken glass or water damage. Look into this before fiddling with the device.
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Thats what i thought. There was vapour on the camera, but its now gone since i left it in rice.
im trying another charger now, good idea.
Being in the U.K it is not covered by ADH, but i do have geeksquad.
so far with the new charger it seems to be more consistant; could it be that the fast charger was putting to much voltage in? it seemed to charge to around 80% really quickly then would drain (whilst charging) back down to about 30%.
Now it is slowly climbing in the 70%s, much more normal.
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Thats what i thought. There was vapour on the camera, but its now gone since i left it in rice.
im trying another charger now, good idea.
Being in the U.K it is not covered by ADH, but i do have geeksquad.
so far with the new charger it seems to be more consistant; could it be that the fast charger was putting to much voltage in? it seemed to charge to around 80% really quickly then would drain (whilst charging) back down to about 30%.
Now it is slowly climbing in the 70%s, much more normal.
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Just restarted it and it dropped back down to 60%. think i will need to claim insurance
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Just restarted it and it dropped back down to 60%. think i will need to claim insurance
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Vapor in the camera is a 100% indication that your device is compromised and your best action from here would be to stop wasting time and get it replaced via what ever insurance you have on the device.
I'm quite sad to hear that a simple spill on this phone caused a failure. expected a bit more splash proof despite it not being rated.
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Vapor in the camera is a 100% indication that your device is compromised and your best action from here would be to stop wasting time and get it replaced via what ever insurance you have on the device.
I'm quite sad to hear that a simple spill on this phone caused a failure. expected a bit more splash proof despite it not being rated.
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Yep its a shame because apart from this battery issue the device is completely faultless, even the speakers sound clear and as new.
Also will not connect to my pc as a usb device, so there's definitely something wrong.. Im disappointed
to be honest, i watched the videos on how waterproof it was and i have no idea how a tiny amount of water reached so far into the device.
Looks like i'll have to pay around £100 to fix it.
Thanks
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Yep its a shame because apart from this battery issue the device is completely faultless, even the speakers sound clear and as new.
Also will not connect to my pc as a usb device, so there's definitely something wrong.. Im disappointed
to be honest, i watched the videos on how waterproof it was and i have no idea how a tiny amount of water reached so far into the device.
Looks like i'll have to pay around £100 to fix it.
Thanks
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Being on charge and getting wet is never a good combination.
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Being on charge and getting wet is never a good combination.
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yep, it really wont charge above around 70% now,
i dont think insurance will even cover it because the damage is minor..
whone99 said:
yep, it really wont charge above around 70% now,
i dont think insurance will even cover it because the damage is minor..
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damage is damage. you find that the micro usb port got electrical damage
I just purchased my S6 about 2 months ago and today noticed it was coming apart due to the possibility of the battery swelling. I really haven't seen any other problems like this with the S6. Was curious if anyone has had an issue. Gotta call the store when I get off work and see what they say. I attached a few pics to show the swelling.
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I just purchased my S6 about 2 months ago and today noticed it was coming apart due to the possibility of the battery swelling. I really haven't seen any other problems like this with the S6. Was curious if anyone has had an issue. Gotta call the store when I get off work and see what they say. I attached a few pics to show the swelling.
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Just wondering which charging method you have used primarily? This is a scary looking issue my friend
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I used the fast charger that came with the phone or my other samsung charger. Majority of the time it was the fast charger though. Took it to the Verizon store last night and should have a new phone when I get home tonight from work.
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I used the fast charger that came with the phone or my other samsung charger. Majority of the time it was the fast charger though. Took it to the Verizon store last night and should have a new phone when I get home tonight from work.
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Hmmmm might stick to the wireless charger now lol
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What happened at store??
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i used the fast charger that came with the phone or my other samsung charger. Majority of the time it was the fast charger though. Took it to the verizon store last night and should have a new phone when i get home tonight from work.
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my phone started swelling and when i took it to my verizon store they said i would have to go through my insurance and pay $200.00 to get a new phone.
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my phone started swelling and when i took it to my verizon store they said i would have to go through my insurance and pay $200.00 to get a new phone.
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I'd tell them to suck a fat one, then either get on Verizon chat or Samsung support to get a better solution.
blu04 said:
I just purchased my S6 about 2 months ago and today noticed it was coming apart due to the possibility of the battery swelling. I really haven't seen any other problems like this with the S6. Was curious if anyone has had an issue. Gotta call the store when I get off work and see what they say. I attached a few pics to show the swelling.
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It's not the battery swelling, its just the adhesive unsticking. I've heard reports of this before, apparently it happened with some early S6 models.
Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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You voided your warranty by doing that. Kinda sad.
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Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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Old thread I realize but this was the problem I found with a device recently purchased (10 bucks) out of a local pawn shop junk drawer I frequent. Poked a hole ... charges up. Now I'm just wondering why it happened in the first place.
This fixed it!!
N1ghtr08d said:
Ok, so I have one of the earlier releases and I was having the same thing, until today. Today I realized that my battery was swelling up..... Very quickly. It got so bad that I decided to replace the battery. My buddy has a barely used s6 so I decided to use is battery on my phone.
Once I followed the ifixit teardown and got to the battery I noticed that the battery wasn't swollen, but the foil wrapper on the battery had air trapped between the foil and the battery. Now, when air hearts up, what does it do....? It expands!!! All I had to do was make a few small careful cuts on both sides of the battery foil, press out the air, then reassemble the phone.
Now it's working flawlessly and no more swelling!
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I had the same issue pop up and I stuck a needle thru the little slit it made while swollen and pierced the foil wrapper around the battery and "pssssss" I heard the air leave and saw the swelling subside. Tadaa well for anyone else that does not want to tear the phone apart cutting holes or replacing batteries; replacing phones. There is a method you can use.
The battery in my S6 is swelling too. It happened very recently even though I've had the phone since the original launch date.
I just discovered a very thin piece of protective plastic over my fingerprint sensor that really wasn't noticeable unless you scratch it with a fingernail. Once this plastic is removed, your sensor will read your fingerprints so much better.
Just be sure to check for this plastic. If you already knew about it, then please ignore this message.
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I had seen reviews before my phone arrived, all mentioned it but its on there really good and could see how some people could miss it.
I leave it on, still works perfect, FYI the camera also has a protector.
LOL! every device with fingerprint in the back brings a plastic screen. I left it on when i bought my LG V20, It reduces the chances for it to get scratched. Although it has been proven that fingerprint still working even after scratched
Both Google Play and my banking app refused to recognize my fingerprints with the plastic on. They'd constantly disable fingerprint recognition after several failed attempts. Now, without the plastic, they work 100% of the time, So if anyone is having issues, they should remove the plastic. Just saying.
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joseguillen1994 said:
LOL! every device with fingerprint in the back brings a plastic screen. I left it on when i bought my LG V20, It reduces the chances for it to get scratched. Although it has been proven that fingerprint still working even after scratched
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My Note7 and Note 4 didn't have any plastic. They weren't the same type of reader as this phone though.
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My Note7 and Note 4 didn't have any plastic. They weren't the same type of reader as this phone though.
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I said in the back hahaha. Also, samsung is not know to be a device that put that type of plastic in their home button. (talking from experience buying the galaxy s, s2/3/4/5/6 note note 2/3/4)
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I said in the back hahaha. Also, samsung is not know to be a device that put that type of plastic in their home button. (talking from experience buying the galaxy s, s2/3/4/5/6 note note 2/3/4)
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"In the back" didn't pop out at me for some reason. Sorry about that. LOL
My intention of my reply though was mainly what you just said: Samsung usually doesn't put plastic on their sensors. My last 2 phones were Samsungs (LG before that, and that was before fingerprint sensors were ever thought up), so I'm not used to finding plastic on the sensors.
I swear though, this V20 is surprising me several times a day. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. Having fingerprint sensor issues and then finding and removing the plastic and discovering that all the issues have gone away is just one of these surprises.
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"In the back" didn't pop out at me for some reason. Sorry about that. LOL
My intention of my reply though was mainly what you just said: Samsung usually doesn't put plastic on their sensors. My last 2 phones were Samsungs (LG before that, and that was before fingerprint sensors were ever thought up), so I'm not used to finding plastic on the sensors.
I swear though, this V20 is surprising me several times a day. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. Having fingerprint sensor issues and then finding and removing the plastic and discovering that all the issues have gone away is just one of these surprises.
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Yeah i had a surprise today, it rebooted by itself (although it does reboot fast i mean literally, 25 second to turn off, then on, then totally initiate to the homescreen) but well, im going to wait 3 more days to see if it was because of bluetooth compatibility issues with my car old bluetooth fm transmitter or if it was because the phone is defective. If it seems like it is defective, i got a green light to go and exchange it already through the phone,
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Yeah i had a surprise today, it rebooted by itself (although it does reboot fast i mean literally, 25 second to turn off, then on, then totally initiate to the homescreen) but well, im going to wait 3 more days to see if it was because of bluetooth compatibility issues with my car old bluetooth fm transmitter or if it was because the phone is defective. If it seems like it is defective, i got a green light to go and exchange it already through the phone,
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When I had the LG G Pro, I got one that had a bad CPU in it. It randomly rebooted, got really warm in my pocket randomly, and never entered deep sleep. I had to get it replaced because of that. Just keep an eye out for these symptoms.
It could just be a bad battery too. If so, your battery life won't be great, or the level will skip (goes straight from like 50% to 20% instantly). It could also cause a reboot too.
In any case, since you're still within your 14 days, it'd be best to just replace it if it turns out to be defective. :good:
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When I had the LG G Pro, I got one that had a bad CPU in it. It randomly rebooted, got really warm in my pocket randomly, and never entered deep sleep. I had to get it replaced because of that. Just keep an eye out for these symptoms.
It could just be a bad battery too. If so, your battery life won't be great, or the level will skip (goes straight from like 50% to 20% instantly). It could also cause a reboot too.
In any case, since you're still within your 14 days, it'd be best to just replace it if it turns out to be defective. :good:
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yeah, that's the thing, the exchange can only happen if they conclude that the device is indeed defective. So, i will wait for 3 days and see what happens, if it happens again, it s an immediate replacement, and it will be a battle inside the store if they say no
Thank you!!!
spexwood said:
When I had the LG G Pro, I got one that had a bad CPU in it. It randomly rebooted, got really warm in my pocket randomly, and never entered deep sleep. I had to get it replaced because of that. Just keep an eye out for these symptoms.
It could just be a bad battery too. If so, your battery life won't be great, or the level will skip (goes straight from like 50% to 20% instantly). It could also cause a reboot too.
In any case, since you're still within your 14 days, it'd be best to just replace it if it turns out to be defective. :good:
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This is exactly what has been going on with my V20, even the battery issue. I took it back to a T-Mo store and they did a warranty replacement no questions asked. Now just waiting for the new to come in. Hopefully this doesn't occur on the new one.
How does the sensor react to a wet finger? Is it still as accurate as normal?