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Okay so my usb port has been a bit annoying the past week - where i had to vigorously wiggle the cable to get it to charge or to sync (and even when it did decide to connect to the computer, it would chop out eventually)
But now it's no longer charging or being recognized by my comp
It's strange because the headphone adapter was working fine, and so was the usb host, but it just wont charge anymore - I effectively now have a dead TG01
Currently, i'll get the orange light, telling me it's charging, but when i try to power on, nothing happens...
So i'm thinking a new USB port which is where I need some help: I'm not sure on what part to get
But maybe This is the one? Comparing the images with the ones found on the net of the TG01 (Yep - I still haven't got mine open yet)
But yeah, just a heads up on whether you think it would work would be epic, or whether you think i should just try a different battery/charger/throw it away (Although i'm almost certain it's the port, as it was working intermitently before - it's now gone altogether)
are u using only usb to charging or an wall charger?
djtonka said:
are u using only usb to charging or an wall charger?
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Wall charger, but i tried USB, and still no luck
It just wont charge at all, regardless of the orange light when plugged in now that it's off (though i wouldn't get it when the phone did still have charge left and was therefore still switched on...)
BUMP: Any ideas you clever people? Just some guidance would be nice...
I'm still without my beloved TG01, I'm having to use a **** old Samsung G600
I do have some problems of my own with my USB cable. I believe the problems are due to the cable, though. The wall charger works fine. The USB cable that I use, has to stay somehow "forced"... imagine having the cell laying face up on a desk. The USB cable gets out and is forced by a small pen that stays right near the cellphone, to have a 30% slope upwards, so pushing a bit the cable onto the upper part of the USB port. I do know that you are telling us a different issue, however, maybe this way you could check whether it's just a broken connection and not a completely dead port.
No, this sounds like the exact issue i had...
It was like this with the Charger and USB - where i had to force it to be recognised or charged, and it would still cut out after a while - and wiggling it or knocking it wouldn't actually affect it, it would be of it's own accordance...
But it was strange because the headphone adapter worked fine...
Nothing happens at all now though
Are you try: Settings- Connections- USB to PC- unmark Enable advanced network functionality
I can't turn the phone on because it wont charge, so it's not that
Battery may be defective. Try with any 5V charger, connect directly to battery pin in 10 min
Hi
It vaguely remembers me of something I read on the forum about different micro usb (explaining my different cables do not connect just the same, some easy, some bit forced); I think there also was a drawing. (but I don't have time to search for the exact thread; it was not the "solving usb port mistery one))
Maybe your earphone adaptator don't have exactly the same as your charger? And if it is not battery trouble, find a charger with the "very right" micro usb plug?
Thank you both so much for your response:
I understand why you say it could be the battery problem with the charger - but it doesn't explain the intermittent connection with my computer when using the USB cable. Which is convincing myslef more and more that it's a port problem
One solution for now would be to buy one of these cheap external battery chargers from eBay, but it would mean i still wouldn't be able to use sync using the USB cable and i'm a bit conscious on whether the charger is safe and wont fry my battery
Which is why i'm leaning towards having a stab at reparing it myself
It'd solve the issue directly and it'd be a safer and more secure solution too... (the external charger would have to be ordered in from Hong Kong eBay)
I'm having what seem to be exactly the same problems. I have used 2 x usb based chargers on it - and neither work (whereas they had been working for the past 6 months). Got a mains charger last week - was working for a while - but as of right now, no longer works.
I'm not sure what else to do. I will try later to use the other adapter I have for connection to usb keyboard. The strange thing is - this will probably work but charging won't!
So....is it the micro usb port that's broken? (strange if it is but still works for data)
OR
could it be the battery?
I touched on this in the EOS thread, but I've discovered it's probably not the ROM's fault and some other problem. I was staying in a very old hotel, which I assume had very poor electricity (not sure if relevant, but wife's iphone was charging slowly too, so maybe it could be part of the problem - way too low voltage or something). Plugged the (TF101) in and it charged barely, if at all. If I recall, the wall adapter got hot on the first try (didn't really take much notice as this has happened semi-frequently since I got it - might describe it more as "warm" in the past, where in this case I'd call it "hot") and from then on probably charged to about a max of 25% in 24 hours. So assuming the problem was the hotel, I tried it again at home, where I knew it always worked, and it still doesn't charge. so...
TL : DR - charger isn't charging - thought it was the electrical supply but it's not (though it could have started the downward spiral of breakage)
I tried freezing the adapter, bending pins, hard reset/cold boot, etc as per different threads on the subject. Didn't help.
Tried plugging the USB cord into a PC and it shows up as a connected device - doesn't show charging on the Transformer, but I don't think it's supposed to - so I think that means the cord is okay.
I plugged a Blackberry with its USB cord into the wall charger and it shows "charging" so it would seem that part is okay - but not necessarily definitive proof as it's a completely different device, just my only other USB device I could test.
This all happened right after flashing the newest EOS Jellybean ROM (from #70 to #72 - no full wipe - cache & dalvik wipe only), but I've switched back to Megatron, which worked perfectly in the past, and nothing changed with the charging. So unless it's possible for parts of the EOS ROM to remain (after a full wipe this time), it would seem the problem is with the charging circuit or the battery itself, right? Not sure what steps to take to test that.
I think I will probably try a new charger anyway, as that seems the cheapest of the $$$ options to try first, but are there any tests I can do in the meantime without spending money on replacement parts? At the moment I have it plugged in with the power off to see if that does anything - will update with any positive results
(Sorry for long-winded question, I wanted to get as much relevant info in there as possible. Hopefully I got it all)
Start by buying a new usb cable, that fixed my issue. Wall socket and usb port only trickle charged my tf101 (about 48 hours for full charge) tried all the freezing, bending pins but nothing worked. I then brought a new usb cable as a last resort (Wall warts are quite expensive so i was apprehensive of buying a new one) and it started charging straight away. seemed strange because the charging issue was just out of the blue (No damaged to the cable)
doubt this needs an update, but my new charger and (longer!) cord came today and it's charging my tablet perfectly. thanks for the info
now to catch up on 2 weeks worth of ROM updates
Dunno if its the right thread but I was also wondering:
My TF101 charges perfektly with the Wallcharger (TF to USB Cable + Adapter). But as soon, as I put
an USB-to-USB-Cable between Adapter and TF-USB-Cable to enlarge the range ... it wont charge anymore.
But: if I connect the same config it to my PC... I'm fully able to Up/Download/ ADB etc... so it can't be the connection
at all.
What's the trick? What am I missing?
Post Android Pie update I've noticed issues with the PD rapid charging. The original usb-c cable that came with the phone no longer works but I had no issues with the replacements but now occasionally I have to unplug/replug or reboot my phone in order for it to activate the "rapid charge" mode. I've tested this at various battery levels, power supply's and in general it doesn't seem to activate like it used to. My 3rd party Auckley charger was great but now I get more out of the 2.4A USB-A port than the USB-C PD/QC port.
I've heard the rapid charge feature hasn't been working correctly on Pixel's post update and was wondering if the causes were related? I'm hoping Essential responds to my concerns and if the issue is widespread issues a fix.
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Post Android Pie update I've noticed issues with the PD rapid charging. The original usb-c cable that came with the phone no longer works but I had no issues with the replacements but now occasionally I have to unplug/replug or reboot my phone in order for it to activate the "rapid charge" mode. I've tested this at various battery levels, power supply's and in general it doesn't seem to activate like it used to. My 3rd party Auckley charger was great but now I get more out of the 2.4A USB-A port than the USB-C PD/QC port.
I've heard the rapid charge feature hasn't been working correctly on Pixel's post update and was wondering if the causes were related? I'm hoping Essential responds to my concerns and if the issue is widespread issues a fix.
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I did a clean install of P and I am not having issues.
Factory and 3rd party cables and chargers work fine.
Similar problem here except OEM cable works fine; 3rd party cables are having the problems you describe.
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Similar problem here except OEM cable works fine; 3rd party cables are having the problems you describe.
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I suspect some 3rd party stuff is not really PD capable.
3rd Party VS OEM
I accept that some 3rd Party stuff may not be up to the same standards as OEM stuff but they (different USB-C cables) worked before the update and stopped after... If it was a single type/set up I would accept that as the cause but in this case it has happened with several different ones so I'm thinking it's a broader issue.
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I accept that some 3rd Party stuff may not be up to the same standards as OEM stuff but they (different USB-C cables) worked before the update and stopped after... If it was a single type/set up I would accept that as the cause but in this case it has happened with several different ones so I'm thinking it's a broader issue.
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There is a handshake protocol and maybe there is a more strict adherence to the handshake?
I'm experiencing the same issue. Some PD chargers work; some do not. I just got my PH-1, so I'd never charged it prior to Pie.
Make sure your PD charger can do 9v and 12v for fast charge.
Ironcow said:
Post Android Pie update I've noticed issues with the PD rapid charging. The original usb-c cable that came with the phone no longer works but I had no issues with the replacements but now occasionally I have to unplug/replug or reboot my phone in order for it to activate the "rapid charge" mode. I've tested this at various battery levels, power supply's and in general it doesn't seem to activate like it used to. My 3rd party Auckley charger was great but now I get more out of the 2.4A USB-A port than the USB-C PD/QC port.
I've heard the rapid charge feature hasn't been working correctly on Pixel's post update and was wondering if the causes were related? I'm hoping Essential responds to my concerns and if the issue is widespread issues a fix.
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Finally yes I have this issue almost thrice a week dunno what causes it considering to factory reset.
got the same issue I have to plug in and pull out the cable one, two, three times until fast charging works!
Same issue... Using ampere to test and a few cables as well.. same issue.
I have some issue, how to fix it?
i'm going to revive this thread quick. Just got a Aukey PA-D1 (https://www.aukey.com/products/dual-port-30w-pd-wall-charger-with-dynamic-detect) and a matching type c-type c cable from them. plug the phone in and it goes from charging slowly, to rapidly, then drops completely, then restarts that whole sequence over and over. usually a restart will fix it, but its every time i plug it in. has anyone found an answer as to why this does this?
btw, running latest android 9, with june patch....
It happens to me only with power bank that supports PD.
It says charging slowly, normal, rapidly and disconnect.
Tried it with Galaxy s8, Galaxy note 8, lg g6 and it charge them great, without disconnect and with speed charge.
Also tried few cables, original cable and 3rd party who supports PD charge.
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i'm going to revive this thread quick. Just got a Aukey PA-D1 (https://www.aukey.com/products/dual-port-30w-pd-wall-charger-with-dynamic-detect) and a matching type c-type c cable from them. plug the phone in and it goes from charging slowly, to rapidly, then drops completely, then restarts that whole sequence over and over. usually a restart will fix it, but its every time i plug it in. has anyone found an answer as to why this does this?
btw, running latest android 9, with june patch....
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This has happened to me since I've owned the phone on one of my car chargers I own. It's just that one charger too. Issue has survived one RMA and multiple cables being used. In general I just plug it in and check in couple minutes to make sure it says fast charging and if not, unplug and replug it in.
Who knows if it's the charger's fault or essentials fault. I'm kinda leaning essential because it works just fine on my wife's pixel but the pixel is much more "understanding" in general when it comes to chargers (like it seems to fast charge on qc 3.0 too).
Anyone on Q beta seeing this?
I have been seeing this issue with 3rd party charger for months. I am wondering if anyone who has tried Q beta saw this issue resolved in Q beta.
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I have been seeing this issue with 3rd party charger for months. I am wondering if anyone who has tried Q beta saw this issue resolved in Q beta.
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My understanding is Quick Charge is broken...
So if the wallwart supports QuickCharge in anyway... It's trouble...
It has been that way for me on every iteration and security patch going back to 11/17 or so...
Somewhere... Way deep in the forum covered by ETA requests and useless banter... There's an article linked about how the PH-1 requests too much voltage from QuickCharge and forces it to reset...
This is an issue at the hardware level... And the only workaround is to make sure your charge brick does not support QC at all
Sent from my PH-1 using Tapatalk
Just figured I'd chime in as well. I'm experiencing the "Charging / Charging Slowly / Charging Rapidly" issue with my USB-C Car charger. One a Verizon branded and one an Anker branded. I know the Anker one is a "Q.C." one because it says it right on the device - but with the Q.C. enabled one, I only get "Charging Slowly" on it (so slow in fact, that the battery actually drains on the device). With the Verizon charger, I get the "charging loop".
Q beta 4 resolved this issue for me but it's back on both beta 5 and 6 . I've tried the OEM charger, a Nexus 6p charger, a OnePlus 7 charger and a Samsung Galaxy note 9 charger. They all cycle between charging slowly/ charging/ charging rapidly and not charging.
Has absolutely nothing to do with third party cables not being up to Power Delivery specification (at least in my extensive experience with this God-forsaken no end in sight charge speed bug. I've had absolutely asinine experiences with it myself where I've routinely {more than 25% of the time) had under 1000ma upon fresh plug in with battery below 30%. Also worth noting that I've seen the problem albeit less often pop up with USB a to c cables and ports as well.
So I think I have a faulty or a failing usb c on my phone. I can't seem to get to fast charge anymore.. the estimated time for a full charge now shows 5 hrs plus but when I wireless charger it takes 2hrs 30 minutes.. is it advisable to get a battery change and USB change. If so would I be able to perform the change myself.
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So I think I have a faulty or a failing usb c on my phone. I can't seem to get to fast charge anymore.. the estimated time for a full charge now shows 5 hrs plus but when I wireless charger it takes 2hrs 30 minutes.. is it advisable to get a battery change and USB change. If so would I be able to perform the change myself.
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I am assuming you have checked with different chargers. I had the same problem, turned out to be faulty charger.
I have the same issue although the other side of type c cable is not fast charging and when i flip it thats the time it fast charge but looks like my port is faulty. Tried cleaning it but still it stop charging/fast charging when i move the cable.
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I am assuming you have checked with different chargers. I had the same problem, turned out to be faulty charger.
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i have tried all the usb c chargers around my house and it's not working . i had the same the same problem of my charger only fast charging on one side.. but not it seems like the usb is completely bad.
I need some opinions on what part to repair on my Poco X3 NFC. My story is the following:
One day, precisely 2 years and 2 months after purchase (so just outside of any waranty, grrrrrr...), my mobile stopped charging the battery with a normal 1 Amp USB charger. Only a fast charger with USB power delivery still worked. 5 charging cycles later the phone did no longer charge at all, it ran out of battery and couldn't be turned on again.
I changed the charging port PCB, which is quite cheap and for a few days things were normal again. Then the same thing happened: Only a fast charger with USB power delivery still worked. 5 charging cycles later the phone did no longer charge at all.
Now my phone is dead again. Since changing the charging port PCB with the IC was not the problem, what do you suggest to do next?
Had the same problem.
Neither new charging port nor a new batterie helped.
The problem was die Mainboard cable. It only costs a few euros/dollars and is very simple to change.
I don't understand how a cable which doesn't move can break but the problem was definitely the cable.
https://m.de.aliexpress.com/item/1005003590047910.html?gatewayAdapt=Pc2Msite
Do you happen to have a good explanation why this happened to me twice? What are the odds of "first normal charging breaks, then fast charging breaks a few days later"? And to continue speculating: do you think I need a new charging port PCB this time as well?
It looks like my charging problems are solved by using a new charging port PCB and cable. At least for now the phone is still charging. However, I seem to have problems with 4G reception after the change. Does anyone have similar problems? No 4G after charging port PCB change?
I had the same issue with not being able to charge. I also couldn't use the aux port anymore. I replaced the port dock, but happened to break the main flex cable so I also replaced that. So it could've been either.
My 4G is working fine. Maybe you messed up the antenna?