Galaxy s6 won't charge? - Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Today I noticed that galaxy s6 won't charge anymore. Tried different cables and chargers.
If I move charger cable a bit it, 'charging logo goes on' and nothing else. Also somehow I managed to turn on the device but it showed 0% and after couple sec it went off.
What could be the problem? Charging port or battery ?
Regards

Its been happening to as well.. but because I wet it once...

eddyys said:
Today I noticed that galaxy s6 won't charge anymore. Tried different cables and chargers.
If I move charger cable a bit it, 'charging logo goes on' and nothing else. Also somehow I managed to turn on the device but it showed 0% and after couple sec it went off.
What could be the problem? Charging port or battery ?
Regards
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Have you ever dropped it in water ?

Mine did this a few weeks ago until I blew into the charge port and then it was fine. It didn't really look that dirty so I was surprised it worked.

If you already replace the cables it must have something in the USB port on your phone, try cleaning with a thin pin, it helped me more than once.

Thanks guys for your replies. I took the device to the warranty service in one of the European countries, they checked and refused to fix. They said that there is a corrosion inside the charging port. As it is my brothers' phone I cannot confirm if the phone was wet or something. He just said that he tend to use his phone when it was raining outside. The best part was when I went to the service she plugged in with her charger and phone started to charge, but I still agreed to check the phone. Now I got refused warranty and not sure what to do next.

eddyys said:
Thanks guys for your replies. I took the device to the warranty service in one of the European countries, they checked and refused to fix. They said that there is a corrosion inside the charging port. As it is my brothers' phone I cannot confirm if the phone was wet or something. He just said that he tend to use his phone when it was raining outside. The best part was when I went to the service she plugged in with her charger and phone started to charge, but I still agreed to check the phone. Now I got refused warranty and not sure what to do next.
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Think you've got 2 options here, if you are capable of taking apart the phone you can see the level of corrosion and see if you can clean things up or take it to a 3rd party and get the charging port replaced.

sofir786 said:
Think you've got 2 options here, if you are capable of taking apart the phone you can see the level of corrosion and see if you can clean things up or take it to a 3rd party and get the charging port replaced.
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I had some experience when I was changing some parts for LG G4 and galaxy s4. Hopefully it's similar.
Do you think that I should replace that port? as it's charging now.

eddyys said:
I had some experience when I was changing some parts for LG G4 and galaxy s4. Hopefully it's similar.
Do you think that I should replace that port? as it's charging now.
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I think for the time being see how it goes, maybe what happened is when the charger was inserted at centre it may have worn away some of the corrosion on the pins when the contacts rubbed against each other, but long term id look at getting it replaced.

sofir786 said:
I think for the time being see how it goes, maybe what happened is when the charger was inserted at centre it may have worn away some of the corrosion on the pins when the contacts rubbed against each other, but long term id look at getting it replaced.
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That's really good point. I know that for the car you can use spray against corrosion and the corrosion goes away. Would that be something that can be used for the phone and some stick to clean it ?

eddyys said:
That's really good point. I know that for the car you can use spray against corrosion and the corrosion goes away. Would that be something that can be used for the phone and some stick to clean it ?
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You have to becareful with anything that's liquid based, as it could possibly cause a short so becareful with that.

The lg and s4 would have been a lot easier to work on. I've had a few lg phones apart since they always break on me and their one upside is that they were very easy to fix.

eddyys said:
Thanks guys for your replies. I took the device to the warranty service in one of the European countries, they checked and refused to fix. They said that there is a corrosion inside the charging port. As it is my brothers' phone I cannot confirm if the phone was wet or something. He just said that he tend to use his phone when it was raining outside. The best part was when I went to the service she plugged in with her charger and phone started to charge, but I still agreed to check the phone. Now I got refused warranty and not sure what to do next.
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I'm form Israel and here we got lots of 3rd party phone labs that fixes phones.
If its like that there too, use them.

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[Q] Galaxy Tab 2 constantly rebooting - not charging?

Someone gave me a Tab 2 - GT-P3113TS. I let the battery be dead for a couple days, and yesterday tried charging it (samsung cable plugged into USB wall outlet.) It just shows a hollow battery icon with a spinner, then the battery partially filled with orange, then the screen goes blank. Repeat.
I left it plugged in overnight but it didn't help. Today I tried plugging it into the USB port on my monitor, but does the same thing. Seems like other threads I've read on this say "take it to a service center" but if that's what I really need to do, I'll pass. Any other tricks?
Thanks
snokarver said:
Someone gave me a Tab 2 - GT-P3113TS. I let the battery be dead for a couple days, and yesterday tried charging it (samsung cable plugged into USB wall outlet.) It just shows a hollow battery icon with a spinner, then the battery partially filled with orange, then the screen goes blank. Repeat.
I left it plugged in overnight but it didn't help. Today I tried plugging it into the USB port on my monitor, but does the same thing. Seems like other threads I've read on this say "take it to a service center" but if that's what I really need to do, I'll pass. Any other tricks?
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it seems to be a hardware prob so better take it to service by the way did u root or do any other thing that breaks warranty if not the go
No, I haven't rooted it or really done anything to it, yet. Any idea what the cost of repair might be?
snokarver said:
No, I haven't rooted it or really done anything to it, yet. Any idea what the cost of repair might be?
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U should have 2 years of warranty!
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What happens if you go into device manager while it's plugged in? Do you see "OMAP4430"?
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You mean the Device Manager in Windows? I don't use Windows.
What os do you use?
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snokarver said:
Someone gave me a Tab 2 - GT-P3113TS. I let the battery be dead for a couple days, and yesterday tried charging it (samsung cable plugged into USB wall outlet.) It just shows a hollow battery icon with a spinner, then the battery partially filled with orange, then the screen goes blank. Repeat.
I left it plugged in overnight but it didn't help. Today I tried plugging it into the USB port on my monitor, but does the same thing. Seems like other threads I've read on this say "take it to a service center" but if that's what I really need to do, I'll pass. Any other tricks?
Thanks
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MultipleMonomials said:
What happens if you go into device manager while it's plugged in? Do you see "OMAP4430"?
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Hi have the same issue with my Tab and when i plug it to the computer it just reconnecting and that it say faild to install OMAP4430 drivers.
Sorry, that means your tab is permabricked. It is technically fixable, but only with a dev who either works at Texas Instruments or one who has intimate knowledge of the tool called OMAP Flasher.
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Had the same problem with my 7" tab
MultipleMonomials said:
Sorry, that means your tab is permabricked. It is technically fixable, but only with a dev who either works at Texas Instruments or one who has intimate knowledge of the tool called OMAP Flasher.
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Dropped mine in water, couldn't take the battery out fast enough, when i did finally get it dried out it was in the same loop u described. I assume that the water had enough minerals in it to cause a minor short across some pins, I took out the mother board and shield, got a injector and put dis-stilled water over every pin and ic on the board including all the contacts. used Qtips to clean off the pins and put water on again. Then used a hair dryer to dry it off. Plugged in the charger, let it go for a few hours and the unit was up and running like new, Be careful of the speakers and take the camera off, and the board out of the case first.
buck95 said:
Dropped mine in water, couldn't take the battery out fast enough, when i did finally get it dried out it was in the same loop u described. I assume that the water had enough minerals in it to cause a minor short across some pins, I took out the mother board and shield, got a injector and put dis-stilled water over every pin and ic on the board including all the contacts. used Qtips to clean off the pins and put water on again. Then used a hair dryer to dry it off. Plugged in the charger, let it go for a few hours and the unit was up and running like new, Be careful of the speakers and take the camera off, and the board out of the case first.
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Thats very interesting! What injector did u use? Whats qtips? A contact cleaner?
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mitchellreece said:
Thats very interesting! What injector did u use? Whats qtips? A contact cleaner?
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Had one of those injectors like u use to inject liquids into a turkey, Simply a plastic tube with a piston (like u get a shot from the doctor) to let me control the amount and location of where I wanted the water, Could use anything, even just dump the water on. I checked the amount of total dissolved solids in the water I dropped my tab and it was around 500 PPM, not really that high, but enough when it evaporated, minerals were deposited on the pins Id guess. The water will puddle on the boards, so i used a Qtip (the thing u use to clean your ears) to clean up the pins, If i had I might have used a new tooth brush. Important that once you clean the pins to put more water on to wash the deposits away. I did not use contact cleaner, Distilled water has no minerals and will dissolve out the minerals dried on the board. You don't need cleaner, nor would I recommend it since it may cause other issues. There is nothing I saw on the board other than the speakers and camera that looked like ti would be harmed by distilled water. I also cleaned the 5 or so ribbon connector junctions including the charging port. Guessing this would work on any phone or electronic devise that got wet with lower tds water that didnt short out.

[Q] Got my phone wet. Everything still works but charging is unreliable

Hey everyone,
I wish I wasn't here under these circumstances, but yesterday my phone got drenched by the faucet when I accidentally dropped it in the sink. I turned it off right away and tried to dry it by blowing out all the holes/buttons/etc. with canned air. then (maybe stupidly) I turned the phone back on and used it the rest of the day, not really noticing that it wasn't charging when I plugged it in until later when the battery got very low and I plugged it in again and noticed that the charging symbol didn't appear.
Ultimately, what I found DID work, (at least temporarily, sometimes it still stops charging) was turning the phone off, then plugging it in, then turning it back on . When I did this, usb (and wireless) charging work, as well as the USB connection for getting files off the phone on my computer.
It's a bit odd that this is what worked, but so far, it seems to. I'm just not quite sure if there's anything else I can do other than maybe send the phone to LG for repair, or find a local shop that might be cheaper...
Just looking for any suggestions or information anyone may have to help me fix this. thanks in advance!
shorty6049 said:
Hey everyone,
I wish I wasn't here under these circumstances, but yesterday my phone got drenched by the faucet when I accidentally dropped it in the sink. I turned it off right away and tried to dry it by blowing out all the holes/buttons/etc. with canned air. then (maybe stupidly) I turned the phone back on and used it the rest of the day, not really noticing that it wasn't charging when I plugged it in until later when the battery got very low and I plugged it in again and noticed that the charging symbol didn't appear.
Ultimately, what I found DID work, (at least temporarily, sometimes it still stops charging) was turning the phone off, then plugging it in, then turning it back on . When I did this, usb (and wireless) charging work, as well as the USB connection for getting files off the phone on my computer.
It's a bit odd that this is what worked, but so far, it seems to. I'm just not quite sure if there's anything else I can do other than maybe send the phone to LG for repair, or find a local shop that might be cheaper...
Just looking for any suggestions or information anyone may have to help me fix this. thanks in advance!
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You should have not used the phone but put it turned off in a bowl of uncooked rice for a few days. Optional also removed the back and the battery if possible. You will have corrossion now and maybe worse electrical damage.
gee2012 said:
You should have not used the phone but put it turned off in a bowl of uncooked rice for a few days. Optional also removed the back and the battery if possible. You will have corrossion now and maybe worse electrical damage.
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Yeah, I recognize that it was a bad idea... but there's not much I can do about that now. I'm just trying to figure out what my best course of action going forward is.
shorty6049 said:
Yeah, I recognize that it was a bad idea... but there's not much I can do about that now. I'm just trying to figure out what my best course of action going forward is.
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Try to remove the back and battery and place it in a bowl of uncooked rice asap for 2-3 days, this will limit the damage. Your warranty will also be voided i`am afraid as the moisture indicators are colored now.
gee2012 said:
Try to remove the back and battery and place it in a bowl of uncooked rice asap for 2-3 days, this will limit the damage. Your warranty will also be voided i`am afraid as the moisture indicators are colored now.
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what do you think the chances of the moisture indicators NOT being colored would be?
I had the phone inside a bumper case which covers the sides of the phone and the back. Some water got inside the case, but maybe not enough to wet the indicators.. I'd hate to open the phone and then realize they weren't colored. I hate opening phones if possible, but that'd be the only way to know for sure , I guess...
I'm working on getting my hands on a back up phone to use currently , but I hate to see the condition of this one get worse... (my nexus 4 that I was going to use as a backup hasn't wanted to power on in a couple months after I botched Rom flashing attempt and subsequent failure to accept a charge)
shorty6049 said:
what do you think the chances of the moisture indicators NOT being colored would be?
I had the phone inside a bumper case which covers the sides of the phone and the back. Some water got inside the case, but maybe not enough to wet the indicators.. I'd hate to open the phone and then realize they weren't colored. I hate opening phones if possible, but that'd be the only way to know for sure , I guess...
I'm working on getting my hands on a back up phone to use currently , but I hate to see the condition of this one get worse... (my nexus 4 that I was going to use as a backup hasn't wanted to power on in a couple months after I botched Rom flashing attempt and subsequent failure to accept a charge)
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Water goes through the tiniest cracks and openings so i guess the indicators are colored. Only one sure way to find out and that is looking inside the phone. Look on YouTube for a Nexus 5 iFixit dissasembly video.
Opening up the phone doesn't really void the warranty. Breaking something while opening it does. You still had the headphone jack and the usb port open right? That means water got in and tripped the sensors. This is pretty much guaranteed. IMO, those sensors are too sensitive. Just using the phone in a humid place (bathroom while shower is running) trips them.
If everything works fine just try a wireless charger
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The fact that your charging doesn't work reliably anymore probably means the moisture indicators would be coloured... I've had phones where the water didn't damage it at all and they still were
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Water damage? Serious battery problem

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.
Sevael said:
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
kimkara said:
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.
whone99 said:
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
whone99 said:
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.
kimkara said:
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
whone99 said:
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.
kimkara said:
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

Anyone had issues with the phone charger?

Anyone had issues with the phone charger?
My girlfriend is using an S7 and she has a lot of problems with the charger. Phone is not rooted or any custom ROM. Just stock. I replaced the chargers twice until now. The first one took almost a year to break. This one took like 6 months or so.. Has anyone encountered this type of issue before? All the chargers are taken directly from Samsung.
Charger starts to show signs of malfunction when it's missing the fast charge option or not charging at all. Then it returns to normal. Then in a matter of days the charger is not working anymore.
Phone variant is G930F. I'll attach a screen of Ampere after the last "charging" with the broken charger. It took the print screen after a minute or so. It's hard to keep a girl away from her phone.
P.S. Charger is 100% broken as I'm not able to charge my phone with it, so I just want to know if this is a phone issue or a voltage issue.
Sounds more likely that the phone is damaging the chargers vs you constantly getting bad charger replacements
Had mine a year now with no signs of problems and fast charging still working fine
*Detection* said:
Sounds more likely that the phone is damaging the chargers vs you constantly getting bad charger replacements
Had mine a year now with no signs of problems and fast charging still working fine
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Yeah thought about the same thing. But I don't really understand how this is happening.
doriandiaconu said:
Yeah thought about the same thing. But I don't really understand how this is happening.
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Unless there's a problem with your mains power socket you use for charging mostly / house electrics?
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Unless there's a problem with your mains power socket you use for charging mostly / house electrics?
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Yeah that is my first guess. I bought a new charger and I'll ask her to use another place to charge her phone.
Thanks for the help!
doriandiaconu said:
Yeah that is my first guess. I bought a new charger and I'll ask her to use another place to charge her phone.
Thanks for the help!
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Good luck, sounds an annoying problem!
doriandiaconu said:
Anyone had issues with the phone charger?
My girlfriend is using an S7 and she has a lot of problems with the charger. Phone is not rooted or any custom ROM. Just stock. I replaced the chargers twice until now. The first one took almost a year to break. This one took like 6 months or so.. Has anyone encountered this type of issue before? All the chargers are taken directly from Samsung.
Charger starts to show signs of malfunction when it's missing the fast charge option or not charging at all. Then it returns to normal. Then in a matter of days the charger is not working anymore.
Phone variant is G930F. I'll attach a screen of Ampere after the last "charging" with the broken charger. It took the print screen after a minute or so. It's hard to keep a girl away from her phone.
P.S. Charger is 100% broken as I'm not able to charge my phone with it, so I just want to know if this is a phone issue or a voltage issue.
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You should bring it to the service center, and they will check the port for you. Thing is, the port might be bad, and for this reason it kills all the chargers you buy as a replacement. A sign of this if the charger cable gets very hot on the end closer to the port. I mean the micro usb plug itself. But thats one thing, if it isn't happening, the port could still be broken. You should go see if the port is fine. If it is, then I suspect it as a voltage issue in the house, or something. So worth checking that too. Hope you still have a guarantee on the phone. Because then they supposed to fix it no cost. You sholud try if data transfer is working through cable. If not then it shows again, port issue. If you don't want to to use the phone connected to a PC, or otherwise an easy solution could be buying a wireless charger. So then you didn't fixed the port, but the phone will be charging. But first make sure it's not the houses voltage problem, or the wallplug, because if it is, then it can ruin your wireless charger too.
Thats all I can help. Hope it helps.
Regards, and Good Luck fixing it!
Tados99 said:
You should bring it to the service center, and they will check the port for you. Thing is, the port might be bad, and for this reason it kills all the chargers you buy as a replacement. A sign of this if the charger cable gets very hot on the end closer to the port. I mean the micro usb plug itself. But thats one thing, if it isn't happening, the port could still be broken. You should go see if the port is fine. If it is, then I suspect it as a voltage issue in the house, or something. So worth checking that too. Hope you still have a guarantee on the phone. Because then they supposed to fix it no cost. You sholud try if data transfer is working through cable. If not then it shows again, port issue. If you don't want to to use the phone connected to a PC, or otherwise an easy solution could be buying a wireless charger. So then you didn't fixed the port, but the phone will be charging. But first make sure it's not the houses voltage problem, or the wallplug, because if it is, then it can ruin your wireless charger too.
Thats all I can help. Hope it helps.
Regards, and Good Luck fixing it!
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Any idea on how can I discretely check the voltage? Me and her are not living together.
doriandiaconu said:
Any idea on how can I discretely check the voltage? Me and her are not living together.
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Well thats not an easy one. But I don't really think that's the issue here. If she isn't living in an old house, then there is very little chance of a problem with the curcits. You should ask her if she had any random power breaks or such things in her house. Or light bulbs going wrong too fast. But as I said, I don't think thats the problem. It will be the port, I just mentioned the voltage as a possibility, and the thing what you should keep in mind.
So I suggest Her buying a wireless charger, as her phone is an S7, she can do that. But if I were in her situation I would bring it for a check to Samsung, or wherever she bought the phone (ofcourse if she still has a guarantee as I mentioned earlier). To tell the truth, as I see the problem is with the port, and depending on what you said, I don't think a home solution or buying another charger would be enough in this case.
That's why I mentioned trying wireless charging, because thats not using the port. I hope she can get the problem fixed soon. Poor girl without a phone...
Tados99 said:
Well thats not an easy one. But I don't really think that's the issue here. If she isn't living in an old house, then there is very little chance of a problem with the curcits. You should ask her if she had any random power breaks or such things in her house. Or light bulbs going wrong too fast. But as I said, I don't think thats the problem. It will be the port, I just mentioned the voltage as a possibility, and the thing what you should keep in mind.
So I suggest Her buying a wireless charger, as her phone is an S7, she can do that. But if I were in her situation I would bring it for a check to Samsung, or wherever she bought the phone (ofcourse if she still has a guarantee as I mentioned earlier). To tell the truth, as I see the problem is with the port, and depending on what you said, I don't think a home solution or buying another charger would be enough in this case.
That's why I mentioned trying wireless charging, because thats not using the port. I hope she can get the problem fixed soon. Poor girl without a phone...
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Yeah, I would've sent it to warranty if she had any. She doesn't know much about phones so I feel responsible with this matter.
I think wireless charger is the best solution.
doriandiaconu said:
Yeah, I would've sent it to warranty if she had any. She doesn't know much about phones so I feel responsible with this matter.
I think wireless charger is the best solution.
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Yeah I think so too. And you know. There is the swag in that She can show to friends like: "Look my phone is charging without plugged in" or something like that.
Hope that really will help Make sure to send feedback if you fixed it somehow. I'm now planning to buy an S7, so I hope this is a one-of-a-kind problem.
Anyways Good luck really. If she buys a wireless charger make sure she is buying an original Samsung one, because that has fast charge included, and it will sure not ruin the phone.
I'm the one buying stuff here. Haha. Not interested in second hand/fake/refurbished phones.
She got the phone unsealed with "one hour use before" from a local "dealer". I don't approve this and I don't trust him. Apparently he's a good friend with some of her family's friends.
Still returning a phone after one hour of use is not something someone would do if it was working ok. He told me the other user loves Apple more.
Even though i think the other user didn't notice the voltage issue, as it took almost a year for me, until the first charger broke down.
But i prefer sealed products. Even though they don't have warranty as I flash a lot of stuff.
I'm also interested in buying an S7. I have been for the past year. But unfortunately I had to support my mom with some "donations". It's a damn good phone.
Will write here once I manage to get the Wireless Charger. Thank you for your help.
doriandiaconu said:
I'm the one buying stuff here. Haha. Not interested in second hand/fake/refurbished phones.
She got the phone unsealed with "one hour use before" from a local "dealer". I don't approve this and I don't trust him. Apparently he's a good friend with some of her family's friends.
Still returning a phone after one hour of use is not something someone would do if it was working ok. He told me the other user loves Apple more.
Even though i think the other user didn't notice the voltage issue, as it took almost a year for me, until the first charger broke down.
But i prefer sealed products. Even though they don't have warranty as I flash a lot of stuff.
I'm also interested in buying an S7. I have been for the past year. But unfortunately I had to support my mom with some "donations". It's a damn good phone.
Will write here once I manage to get the Wireless Charger. Thank you for your help.
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Okay so hi again! Just a quick update here. Maybe if someone reads later. So I was watching this video for fun:
There is a part of the video where he disconnects the battery. He clearly says that the micro-usb port and the wireless charging part is connected with a different cable. Thus the wireless charging still works, even if the port is broke.
I thought it was good to mention this, I was sure about this before, but here you can see clear confirmation on it. The part in question is somewhere in the middle of the video.
So if you manage to screw up your port, wireless charging will be still functional for sure!
Hope I could help!
Tados
Everything works fine with the wireless charger!
Thanks!
doriandiaconu said:
Everything works fine with the wireless charger!
Thanks!
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I'm glad it worked Happy I could help

Help! S8 won't charge after washing with tap water

Hello, I usually wash my phone with tap water once or twice a month and I carefully try to avoid letting water run into the charging port as much as I can. Last night, after washing the phone I let it sit a while to dry because the phone was detecting moisture in my charging port. The notification didn't go away for a while so I thought I'd let it sit like this for the whole night. But, it was still there even in the morning and I thought maybe the software was bugged, So, I restarted my phone and it did go away. Afterwards, I charged my phone and all was fine but when the next time I tried to charge my phone, it didn't. It wasn't even being detected on my pc when I connected to it. I restarted my phone and found that it only charges and detects the phone on pc if it's plugged in while restarting. I am able to give the phone a full charge with this method but once it has completely booted up and I plug in the charger, it won't charge or get detected on the pc. Another strange thing I found is that I am constantly getting a notification that a USB device is connected to my phone and the phone is trying to charge it when nothing is plugged in. Any ideas where the issue might be? A software bug or an issue with PMIC?
So far I've tried:
Using a different charger and a USB-c cable
clearing cache and data of USB settings app in app manager
Tapped phone to see if there's any moisture or dust in the charger
Thoroughly cleaned the charging port with alcohol swab
And this is why we don't openly and actively get our devices wet. Ip67 doesn't mean water proof.
Make sure their isn't any dirt in the port what so ever. It can retain moisture
TheMadScientist said:
And this is why we don't openly and actively get our devices wet. Ip67 doesn't mean water proof.
Make sure their isn't any dirt in the port what so ever. It can retain moisture
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Yup you're right, My bad. All those advertisements made me think it was fully water proof . Took my phone to a repair shop and got it repaired overthere. He told me the charging circuit was damaged by water so he replaced it. Its working fine now
aamirshakir said:
Yup you're right, My bad. All those advertisements made me think it was fully water proof . Took my phone to a repair shop and got it repaired overthere. He told me the charging circuit was damaged by water so he replaced it. Its working fine now
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When they test these its in a dunk tank. No pressure except standing water. Their not technically rated for any pressure. Tap is pressurized. Ingress can and will occur. People have been lucky to this point swimming and everything else they do with them in water.

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