It was not the battery but at least the charging port burned during fast charge.
I was using the officially supplied Fast Charger which came with the phone.
Seems the phone got so hot that it switched off. The phone was lying on the carpet while it happend. Luckily it didn't lit the carpet next tpo my bed while I was sleeping...
I've put detailed info into this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxeYSV8toXA
Samsung picked up the phone today, waiting for their reply.
As far as I know there was no damage on the phone prior to the event. Even the Liquid Damage Indicator is ok.
The Phone was 6 month old.
Should I better use wireless charging overnight in the future? Any experience?
AirHH said:
It was not the battery but at least the charging port burned during fast charge.
I was using the officially supplied Fast Charger which came with the phone.
Seems the phone got so hot that it switched off. The phone was lying on the carpet while it happend. Luckily it didn't lit the carpet next tpo my bed while I was sleeping...
I've put detailed info into this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxeYSV8toXA
Samsung picked up the phone today, waiting for their reply.
As far as I know there was no damage on the phone prior to the event. Even the Liquid Damage Indicator is ok.
The Phone was 6 month old.
Should I better use wireless charging overnight in the future? Any experience?
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Scary
I would not charge that phone in any possible way...just in case
Let us know what they tell you when you get the phone back
yea i would use a wireless charger because i think the rubber protection near the charging port gets weaker after months of use with the normal charger. You can buy a fake wireless charger for 12 bucks on aliexpress.
Wow, things are not good with Samsung and their exploding / catching fire phones, this is slightly worrying that it's happened with an S7
Lucky that it did not go any further than the charging port, especially if it was on the carpet
Perhaps it overheated because the back of the phone was on the carpet and not a solid surface where heat could escape, but they should not catch fire, just overheat and shut off charging and power
Keep us updated with what Samsung tell you, I don't fancy this happening to mine
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Perhaps it overheated because the back of the phone was on the carpet and not a solid surface where heat could escape, but they should not catch fire, just overheat and shut off charging and power
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It lay down with the display-side to the carpet. It was the same way as every night. Floor-Heating is still off at this time of the year. Room temperature in our sleeping room is around 18°-19°C (~ 65°F)
So this should not create a heatspot. And I never noticed that the phone was so hot that I was afraid it might catch fire.
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It lay down with the display-side to the carpet. It was the same way as every night. Floor-Heating is still off at this time of the year. Room temperature in our sleeping room is around 18°-19°C (~ 65°F)
So this should not create a heatspot. And I never noticed that the phone was so hot that I was afraid it might catch fire.
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No, that definitely should not have caused it to overheat
I hope Samsung are honest with you about the reason for the fault
And tbh, it doesn't seem like an overheating problem, it sounds more like whatever the fault was, caused the battery to overcharge and overheat
I think you are very lucky this didn't cause another battery fire
Are you using the "fast-charging" option? I would recommend disabling that,
This was my main concern since I bought my s7 in july. I noticed that when it's charging with regular 2A/5V option, the plastic on the port which goes into phone gets warm. On fast charging it doesn't get warm, because the voltage is higher, but amperage is 1.60A.
Does anyone else have this "problem", or should I replace my cable? I don't want to end up with a fried port too.
since the spot of where it burned is at the contacts it was probably just a short because moisture between the contacts or maybe conductive debris got in there.
also its normal for the battery to warm up during peak charge.
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Last night I charged my new nexus 5 with the charger my wife always uses with her galaxy s3. I noticed the charging icon turned on (lightning symbol) before putting the phone under the pillow.
I woke up this morning realizing the phone is extremely hot and it seemed like it hadn't been charged at all.
I charged the nexus 5 again with its original charger and everything wad just fine.
Anyone has this problem before? Will the extreme heat damage the phone or the battery at all?
Thank you
Please don't put your phone under your pillow.
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Please don't put your phone under your pillow.
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Absolutly... and do not use other wall chargers I would say. Especially if you haven't tested it with your phone yet.
But... that still sounds strange imo, it obviously should be hot while charging under a pillow, but why would it be discharged and still hot way after the normal end of the charging ? I'm thinking of a black screen of death i'm afraid..
Happened in the past with my optimus 2x until i got a kernel which fixes it.
And so, exactly the same situation was happening sometime before the fix ; put on charge during the night and in the morning, got a very hot powered off phone with an empty battery despite beeing still pluged...
Just my 2 cents
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Absolutly... and do not use other wall chargers I would say. Especially if you haven't tested it with your phone yet.
But... that still sounds strange imo, it obviously should be hot while charging under a pillow, but why would it be discharged and still hot way after the normal end of the charging ? I'm thinking of a black screen of death i'm afraid..
Happened in the past with my optimus 2x until i got a kernel which fixes it.
And so, exactly the same situation was happening sometime before the fix ; put on charge during the night and in the morning, got a very hot powered off phone with an empty battery despite beeing still pluged...
Just my 2 cents
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It was probably searching for a signal all night... and heat kills batteries.
Hahaha mine doesn't do that
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My galaxy s2 used to get extremely hot when charging under a pillow. Don't do it.
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and heat kills batteries.
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heat will definitely destroy the overall capacity of the battery
just put in water itll cool it off....
I'm wondering if anyone else has run into this or has any ideas as to what may be happening...
I've been charging my Nexus 5 wirelessly at home and at work with my TYLT VU wireless charger. The N5 is listed as compatible on the Tylt website, so I don't think that is the issue. It has been charging successfully overnight since I got the phone about 3 weeks ago. However, for the last two days, I wake up to find the phone has stopped charging at 80% and 84% yesterday and today, respectively. Also, the phone is INSANELY hot to the touch, to the point that it is unsafe to hold. I have to set it aside to cool for a few minutes before I can handle it.
Yesterday, I thought it was a one time glitch, and that I hadn't placed the phone properly in the charger. But last night I was careful to lay it in the charger so the green light activated. No improvement, same result.
Notes:
- The phone is in a Spigen case
- I do NOT have Developer Options enabled
- Stock Android, locked, unrooted
- YES, the screen times out after about 2 minutes (does NOT stay awake)
Any ideas? I'm really worried about the phone getting this hot and not charging.
Lipmonger said:
I'm wondering if anyone else has run into this or has any ideas as to what may be happening...
I've been charging my Nexus 5 wirelessly at home and at work with my TYLT VU wireless charger. The N5 is listed as compatible on the Tylt website, so I don't think that is the issue. It has been charging successfully overnight since I got the phone about 3 weeks ago. However, for the last two days, I wake up to find the phone has stopped charging at 80% and 84% yesterday and today, respectively. Also, the phone is INSANELY hot to the touch, to the point that it is unsafe to hold. I have to set it aside to cool for a few minutes before I can handle it.
Yesterday, I thought it was a one time glitch, and that I hadn't placed the phone properly in the charger. But last night I was careful to lay it in the charger so the green light activated. No improvement, same result.
Notes:
- The phone is in a Spigen case
- I do NOT have Developer Options enabled
- Stock Android, locked, unrooted
- YES, the screen times out after about 2 minutes (does NOT stay awake)
Any ideas? I'm really worried about the phone getting this hot and not charging.
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its probably your charger. mine gets warm but nothing insane. i charge during the day in my cube and typically have a full charge when i leave, and it lasts all night till i get back to work. so i basically sit by my charging phone all day and its never really caused me any concern. i have a knock off "qi compatible" charger from ebay. works great for $20
Holy s*it that thing is expensive. Sounds like there is a process that is getting triggered by charging and running the cpu to 100%. Think about a new app installed since heating started. Ordered 2 of these with no odd heating of device.
Off topic: What would developer options being enabled or disabled have to do with wireless charging? (just wondering)
good day.
Have you tried it out of the case? Maybe it's not vented properly in it
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I saw several comments about this very thing in a qi charging thread after the phone started to ship and they all used that charger. Most said it ended up being a one or two time thing but the charge you mention was common to all the situations. I suggest getting better battery stats from XDA and then check it after charging. Also try charging in short half and hour to one hour time frames until you know it is not truth so hot.
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Mine doesn't get noticeably warmer charging on the Nokia Qi plate than it does over USB. Maybe you should contact Tylt.
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Off topic: What would developer options being enabled or disabled have to do with wireless charging? (just wondering)
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Developer Options is where the "stay awake while charging" setting is. I just wanted to make it clear that I didn't have that setting enabled. That's all.
Ben36 said:
Have you tried it out of the case? Maybe it's not vented properly in it
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I haven't yet. Thanks for the tip! I will try this tonight and report back...
Valdeck said:
I saw several comments about this very thing in a qi charging thread after the phone started to ship and they all used that charger. Most said it ended up being a one or two time thing but the charge you mention was common to all the situations. I suggest getting better battery stats from XDA and then check it after charging. Also try charging in short half and hour to one hour time frames until you know it is not truth so hot.
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Thanks for this info... I will try it out and see what happens.
Thanks for all of the help everyone, hopefully this was just a random incident. It's charging fine now at work: on the VU, in the case, at 100%, no overheat. Weird. I'll try it again overnight tonight and see what happens.
Or maybe the case causes the heat because of the added distance between the charge pad and the coils in the phone? Dunno if that's possible tho? Lol
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There's something about that Tylt Vu charger that sometimes doesn't recognize when the phone is fully charged and go into trickle-charge mode, as it should. (Although I've never heard a conclusive answer as to why the battery is usually found at a low charge percentage, so there may be another reason.) There are numerous reports of overheating with that specific charger. It doesn't happen all the time, and in fact, many people report that it works fine for weeks, then one day it does this, then works fine for weeks again. Still, it's a VERY common problem with that charger, and it only takes one time overheating to damage your battery.
I'd contact the manufacturer and see what they'll do about it (refund, working on a fix, etc.). In the meantime, you could try the Nokia DT-910. It's a similar stand-up type charger, and doesn't seem to suffer from the same problem.
chopper the dog said:
Holy s*it that thing is expensive. Sounds like there is a process that is getting triggered by charging and running the cpu to 100%. Think about a new app installed since heating started. Ordered 2 of these with no odd heating of device.
Off topic: What would developer options being enabled or disabled have to do with wireless charging? (just wondering)
good day.
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thats what i have as well
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I'm wondering if anyone else has run into this or has any ideas as to what may be happening...
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Come join our club. If you're lucky, it only happens once.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2522361
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Come join our club. If you're lucky, it only happens once.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2522361
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Glad I'm not alone. Thanks for the link.
I realize this thread is old but this happened to me last night. I woke up this morning to my Nexus 5 shut off (it was turned on when I placed it on the charger) on the Tylt Vu charger and when I picked the phone up I couldn't hold it comfortably. It physically hurt to hold my finger on the screen. I have never felt a phone that hot before. I would imagine it shut down due to heat but shutting it down didn't stop it from continuing to charge in some sort of error state.
I am done with wireless charging. I am actually curious what would have happened if I had left it all day. I truly believe I'd have ruined my phone or started a fire.
Since there’s a fair amount of posts that note this, particularly with this charger, I figured I’d start a poll. If you have a TYLT Vu, have you run into the overheating issue/does your Nexus get uncomfortably hot while charging?
FWIW, I have two Vus and have not had this issue, at least not yet. While the phone does get warm, it’s not hot and I would consider this to be expected. I also happen to keep the phone in this case: http://www.maxboostpower.com/shop/m...stand-fits-all-versions-of-google-lg-nexus-5/.
UPDATE: While I have not yet tried this, an XDA member has some steps for reproducing the issue consistently, and subsequently how to potentially avoid it, at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49282197&postcount=119.
UPDATE: Lastly, we have acknowledgement from TYLT on the issue and how to work around it—maybe they’ll become a responsible company one day and actually fix the problem one. From http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49467213&postcount=157:
Hi ****,
Thank you for contacting TYLT customer support. We actually found a solution for this issue, when you place your phone on the VU put the bottom part of the phone onto the base of the VU at an angle so the screen is tilted towards the ground a bit then put the back part of the phone onto the VU. This way the middle coil will be activated which is a perfect match for the coil inside your phone.
Please let me know if this solves the issue.
Thank you!
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My tylt charger is causing my Nexus 5 to overheat. It gets above 50 degrees when I charge in portrait mode. I have read in forums that your company is working on a fix. I just want to be put on the list to have mine replaced once it has been addressed.
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Cheers.
I haven't had the issue with mine.
I've had one of these for just over a month and I leave my phone in it to charge every night. I also use it regularly as a stand when I'm at my desk.
The phone does get warm while charging, but no warmer than it did when plugged into the stock charger.
It takes about 3 hours for my phone to charge from <10% to 100% (about 30%/h).
How to you define overheating? I have two TYLT and the N5 tends to get warmer by a few °C compared to other Qi chargers. However, it depends very much on the actual battery status (SOC, temperature) prior to starting a charge.
I have also noticed that turning off Day Dream reduces temperature rise during wireless charging by about 3-5 °C in average.
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How to you define overheating? I have two TYLT and the N5 tends to get warmer by a few °C compared to other Qi chargers. However, it depends very much on the actual battery status (SOC, temperature) prior to starting a charge.
I have also noticed that turning off Day Dream reduces temperature rise during wireless charging by about 3-5 °C in average.
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I’d guess I’d simply describe is as uncomfortably hot. While I haven’t experienced the issue myself, the people who have tend to describe it this way. I’ll make the OP a little clearer.
I have three wireless chargers, the Nexus charger, Tylt Vu and an older WPC-700. Same issue with all three, sometimes they're slightly warm, other times they're hot. No rhyme or reason as far as I can tell.
Welp, add me to the list. Just pulled my N5 off the tylt and the back near the camera was almost hot enough to burn me. Charge stopped at 85%. It's become pretty warm in the past, but nothing like this. Very alarming.
Can't help but wonder if it has something to do with the metal discs in the N5 and the multiple coils in the tylt... It's like putting a steel pan on an induction cook top.
No heat with mine. I leave my phone on it all the time. At least every night, sometimes during the day as well. It is never warmer than when charging with the standard USB charger. Same goes for my Nexus 7.
I have a one and I've noticed the N5 getting very hot but only if I leave the screen on and slightly hot during Day Dream so now I just make sure the screen is off and everything is okay.
I DEFINITELY feel it get warm... haven't noticed it coinciding with screen being on for periods of time, but my screen WAS on last time it got super hot...
Mine overheated once overnight. In the morning the N5 was so hot I couldn't hold it in my hands.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2522361
My N5 has also gotten very hot numerous times, too hot in my opinion when using the tylt. Doesn't happen every time though. I've tried to determine if it has anything to do with placement, but have not been able to tell. I also have a Google Nexus wireless charger and the phone never gets hot when charging. I'm now trying the phone on it's side on the tylt and will see if it continues to overheat.
I had my Nexus 5 overheat once when I pulled my Nexus 4 off the charger and place my N5 on immediately after. Woke up in the morning and the phone was off and HOT. No issues since but I never charge one phone right after the other.
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Happened again! The back of my phone measured a little over 130F. Starting to think something has gone wrong with my VU. I've owned it for a month and haven't had a problem, now suddenly it's attempted to deep fry my poor N5 twice in the last week.
Emailed TYLT about this, but not confident I'll ever get a response. Seems like they've been ignoring emails lately.
My N5 overheated (to the point it stopped charging) every day on my Tylt for 4 days until I disabled Daydream, now it hasn't happened since.
That said, looking at Battery Monitor Widget tells me it's still charging too warm (40-46c) just not warm enough to trigger an overheat warning. Daydream probably just pushes it over the edge.
My guess is this is a fairly common problem with the Tylt and the N5 due to the metal disks the N5 has for magnetic alignment - something I'm not aware of many, if any, other Qi compatible phones possessing. The Tylt has 3 coils and a 1amp charger which lets it charge faster than other Qi chargers but probably pushes the envelope in the process.
Could vary between models, I guess, but I wonder how many N5 users with Tylts who also use Daydream (or otherwise have the screen on when charging) have this issue?
Also I've read that charging in landscape helps - slightly more airflow around the back of the phone, and less of the metal disks come in contact with the coils I bet are the reasons.
PS: I have the stock Nexus Qi charger (the new one) on my dresser and a Nokia N910 at my office and have no problem with either of those - and temps stay in the 30c range. Both of those are also single-coil chargers powered by 500mA US and charge slower than the Tylt as a result.
Welp. Unfortunately, it looks like I can be added to the list of those who have been "burned" by the Tylt Vu. I've been using two different ones for about two weeks now with no issues at all. The hottest my N5 would ever get would be around 37C (but it would usually hover around 34-35C). I've been keeping an eye on the battery temp since reading all these horror stories of overheating. Tonight, it was charging fine when I picked my phone up to check a text and mess around for a couple minutes. When I put it back on, it was probably around 37-38C or so. I was sitting next to it and touched the screen to check the temp, and it felt REALLY hot (only about 5-10 minutes after setting the phone back down to charge). So I took it off and the battery temp was showing 49.5C with "health" saying "overheating". I always make sure the screen is turned off after putting it on the charger, so I know it wasn't in daydream or anything. Kinda freaked me out. I love these chargers, but my faith in leaving them unattended while charging is now shaky at best.
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My N5 overheated (to the point it stopped charging) every day on my Tylt for 4 days until I disabled Daydream, now it hasn't happened since.
That said, looking at Battery Monitor Widget tells me it's still charging too warm (40-46c) just not warm enough to trigger an overheat warning. Daydream probably just pushes it over the edge.
My guess is this is a fairly common problem with the Tylt and the N5 due to the metal disks the N5 has for magnetic alignment - something I'm not aware of many, if any, other Qi compatible phones possessing. The Tylt has 3 coils and a 1amp charger which lets it charge faster than other Qi chargers but probably pushes the envelope in the process.
Could vary between models, I guess, but I wonder how many N5 users with Tylts who also use Daydream (or otherwise have the screen on when charging) have this issue?
Also I've read that charging in landscape helps - slightly more airflow around the back of the phone, and less of the metal disks come in contact with the coils I bet are the reasons.
PS: I have the stock Nexus Qi charger (the new one) on my dresser and a Nokia N910 at my office and have no problem with either of those - and temps stay in the 30c range. Both of those are also single-coil chargers powered by 500mA US and charge slower than the Tylt as a result.
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I have a cheap Chinese QI charger for 21$ single coil its charging faster than the wall adapter AC i plugged it into a Asus Nexus 7 2Amp charger and it doesn't overheat at all i think this overheating has to do with the Tylt having 3 Coils instead of One
I've never used an app to look at internal temperatures. Do any of them have an alarm that would sound if the temperature went over a certain mark?
Mine was hot several times when an app was running in the background. Since then I've made sure that all apps and antennas/radios, and the screen is/are off. I have two vu. Same problem.
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I've never used an app to look at internal temperatures. Do any of them have an alarm that would sound if the temperature went over a certain mark?
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You can use tasker and have the phone ring on battery overheating condition but to my knowledge not a specific battery temp. It's kind of too late but at least the phone won't sit there and continue to cook.
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Welp. Unfortunately, it looks like I can be added to the list of those who have been "burned" by the Tylt Vu. I've been using two different ones for about two weeks now with no issues at all. The hottest my N5 would ever get would be around 37C (but it would usually hover around 34-35C). I've been keeping an eye on the battery temp since reading all these horror stories of overheating. Tonight, it was charging fine when I picked my phone up to check a text and mess around for a couple minutes. When I put it back on, it was probably around 37-38C or so. I was sitting next to it and touched the screen to check the temp, and it felt REALLY hot (only about 5-10 minutes after setting the phone back down to charge). So I took it off and the battery temp was showing 49.5C with "health" saying "overheating". I always make sure the screen is turned off after putting it on the charger, so I know it wasn't in daydream or anything. Kinda freaked me out. I love these chargers, but my faith in leaving them unattended while charging is now shaky at best.
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The screen can be completely out when this happens. It runs a bit hotter during normal charging with Daydream but its definitely not the cause of the overheating condition.
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BTW, for the record mine has overheated twice in excess of 132 F and stopped charging at around 70%
I set my N5 on my charger (it was at 90%) after lunch and then walked away from my desk. I got back to my desk and saw the LED blinking from a text message so I turned the screen on and realized it was SUPER hot and the charge was only at 81% even though it had the lightning bolt over the battery icon as if it is charging.
Has anyone else had this happen and should I be worried it damaged my phone?? The phone was almost too hot to handle, so I turned it off immediately in hopes it would cool down faster/reduce the harm to hardware.
I've been using the charger without any issues for over a month now, but this might be the last time I trust it.
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I set my N5 on my charger (it was at 90%) after lunch and then walked away from my desk. I got back to my desk and saw the LED blinking from a text message so I turned the screen on and realized it was SUPER hot and the charge was only at 81% even though it had the lightning bolt over the battery icon as if it is charging.
Has anyone else had this happen and should I be worried it damaged my phone?? The phone was almost too hot to handle, so I turned it off immediately in hopes it would cool down faster/reduce the harm to hardware.
I've been using the charger without any issues for over a month now, but this might be the last time I trust it.
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This is a known issue with the TYLT and the N5: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2571188
You can try turning off Day Dream. This will help some.
my cheap ass 21$ Qi charger never does this check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2585159
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I'm really curious as to what's causing this because I've been using the TYLT daily for a few weeks and my phone doesn't even get warm. Kinda nervous to continue using it though.
Wireless charging already can heat up the phone by a few more degrees then using a wire.
People are then doing things such as Daydream or simply running apps which are causing the phone to have a high current draw which could potentially cause issues such as:
-using more power then is being provided
-getting very hot from being both used and charged at the same time.
Welp. Unfortunately, it looks like I can be added to the list of those who have been "burned" by the Tylt Vu. I've been using two different ones for about two weeks now with no issues at all. The hottest my N5 would ever get would be around 37C (but it would usually hover around 34-35C). I've been keeping an eye on the battery temp since reading all these horror stories of overheating. Tonight, it was charging fine when I picked my phone up to check a text and mess around for a couple minutes. When I put it back on, it was probably around 37-38C or so. I was sitting next to it and touched the screen to check the temp, and it felt REALLY hot (only about 5-10 minutes after setting the phone back down to charge). So I took it off and the battery temp was showing 49.5C with "health" saying "overheating". I always make sure the screen is turned off after putting it on the charger, so I know it wasn't in daydream or anything. Kinda freaked me out. I love these chargers, but my faith in leaving them unattended while charging is now shaky at best.
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Welp. Unfortunately, it looks like I can be added to the list of those who have been "burned" by the Tylt Vu. I've been using two different ones for about two weeks now with no issues at all. The hottest my N5 would ever get would be around 37C (but it would usually hover around 34-35C). I've been keeping an eye on the battery temp since reading all these horror stories of overheating. Tonight, it was charging fine when I picked my phone up to check a text and mess around for a couple minutes. When I put it back on, it was probably around 37-38C or so. I was sitting next to it and touched the screen to check the temp, and it felt REALLY hot (only about 5-10 minutes after setting the phone back down to charge). So I took it off and the battery temp was showing 49.5C with "health" saying "overheating". I always make sure the screen is turned off after putting it on the charger, so I know it wasn't in daydream or anything. Kinda freaked me out. I love these chargers, but my faith in leaving them unattended while charging is now shaky at best.
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When it happened to me I never turned the screen on during charging either.
And for the record I have never used the Daydream feature :-/
I was excited at first of the premise of wireless charging particularly to cut down on wear and tear to the micro USB port, but now I'm back to the old fashioned way.
Hello XDA,
I've bought s8 recently and I have a question about how should I charge the phone. Before s8 I had z3 and one m7 and I was charging them arbitrary like %45 to %75 etc. Their battery died pretty easyly and closing once it hits under %20 - %25. So I thought I was doing it wrong but when I searched the internet I saw that charging phone arbitrary give no harm at all. Is it true? How should I charge my phone?
You should plug it in and charge it when needed. Either using the original charger and cable that shipped with the phone, or a high quality replacement. Alternately, you can use a wireless charging pad to charge it.
Turning off fast charging may also extend the life of your battery. (It will obviously mean it will take longer to charge the battery).
Extra note:
You don't need to do anything extra, modern devices are well suited to be charged whenever you feel like it.
Plug it in when it needs charging, unplug it when it's done and/or you need to leave. You don't need to overthink it and monitor the finer details. It's a phone.
You are over thinking this. Just like a lot of people who obsess about battery e-peen. I got the S8 to save myself. I was in that rabbit hole, I went from enjoying smartphones to worrying about why my phone cannot perform as well as the ohers.
You plug it when it needs a charge. You take it off when it's done. It's a battery, it's gonna suffer wear and tear whether or not you baby it. It's gonna run its course and you will probably buy a new phone even before that happens.
My phones have a 2 year life cycle and Ben then they are still great as hand me downs to the family who don't care to buy their own.
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Only charge between 20-80%
Don't quick charge
Don't wireless charge
Angle the phone at a 45 degree angle when charging, this will allow the new electrons to slide naturally to the bottom of the battery so it fills up properly
Submerge the phone in cold water to keep the temperature of the phone cool while charging
With these 5 simple steps your phones battery will last 1% longer!
peachpuff said:
Only charge between 20-80%
Don't quick charge
Don't wireless charge
Angle the phone at a 45 degree angle when charging, this will allow the new electrons to slide naturally to the bottom of the battery so it fills up properly
Submerge the phone in cold water to keep the temperature of the phone cool while charging
With these 5 simple steps your phones battery will last 1% longer!
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